SENIOR DAVID WILKINS leads singing atthe Student Impact devotional Aug. 20. Wilkins, afifih -yearsen ior, graduated in December. A. BEENE (ourtni Lombardo - Ballwin, Mo. EarlyChildhood U<:el1lure Rick Love - LivingstDn, Tenn. Mathemoti{~ble. Jonathon Lovil- Carthage, Texas.Management Amanda Lowe -lndianapo1;s,lnd. E1emtntal)' Educatioo Jenn Lowrey - N. Rkhland Hills, Texas. FashKmand InteriorMercllandising. Briana Lutes - Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Interior Design-Art Jason Mackey - Medlaoiclurg,Pa.Adl'trtising Mary Madill- Nacogdoo:hes, Texas. ExErcise Xience. Nathanael Mahaffey - Tulsa, Okla. Prof~ooal5<les Amanda Maneiro - Amewury. Mass. Management. Michael Markiewia - Tannersville, I'a. (ompoter Science. Valerie Marrder - Teguagalpa,Honduras. Management. Andrea Martin - Ellwardsville,lIl. English. Christine Martin -lorena, Tel..ls- HealthlKinesiologylCo.J{hing Rachel Martin - Nolensville, Tenn. EarlyChildhood Ucensure. Alexander Martinez - Br~n, NJ. Milnilgem('f1t. Christina Martinez - Brooklyn,N.Y. P>ydlology. Davene Mashburn - Katy, Texa~ Child and FilmilySciences. Adam Mason - Bald Knob, Ark. Biology. James Mason - ~i1!(Y, An:. Manil!jem('f1t Andrew Masters - Ri!eeland, Ll.Computl'! Enginet'ring. Jesska Matlock - N.l'oIe, Ala'oka . Chi ldand Fam il ySciemes. lesley Maxwell- Kingwood, Texa~ Accounting. Michael Maxwell - Germantown, Tenn. Accounting. PEOPLE - 56 Seniors choose five-year plan For some, hearing the words . "fifth year senior" brought nothing but bad thoughts and ideas to mind. But for others, being a fifth year senior was planned due to other obligations during the course of their college careers. Fifth-year senior Courtney Saul said that being the extra year was not terrible because it gave her plenty of time to take lesser workloads and concentrate on the classes that she was taking in order to make b~tter grades. "Being here for more than four yems has definitely been a challenge," Saul said. "But having played soccer for four years and all the other things that I have had going on in my life, I have taken fewer hours in order to be able to keep up with the nonnal workloads." Realizing the job market was the next step, some stayed an extra year to have more preparation and search time for a job. Fifth-year senior Justin Cates, who graduated in December, spent his final semester at Harding enjoying his free time while looking for a job. "I know that once I get out into the real world, I will never be able to have as much free time to do whatever I want as I do right now," Cate said. "So I am just trying to make the most of this semester to hang out with my friends as much as possible and then I will be ready to get on with my future." Some students stayed for that extra year in order to get the required amount of hours in order to advance to the next level in job markets. For instance, an accounting major needed to complete 150 hours of undergraduate work to qualify for the Certified Public Accounting exam. Chris Jackson, fifth-year senior, stayed at Harding to finish his 150 hours so he could take the CPA exam soon after he graduated. "Being a soccer player and having to get my 150 hours in order to take the CPA, it was kind of a nobrainer to stay that extra semester," Jackson said. "Now once I graduate, I will be able to find a job and take the CPA exam so I can make a lot of money." MICHAEL ALLEN
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