LHOOS\NG E,xC.ELLENC.E rew stude nts would have a problem with being noticed for their hard work academically. Each year Harding faculty n ominated and voted on a select number o f the student body for acceptance into the h on– or society Who's Who , which recognized them for their ch arac ter, activity involvement and academic achievement. " It was rewarding to see faculty members throughout campus value stu– dents' hard work beyond academia ," Who's Who member, se nior Leigh Coun ts said. " I hope that he lps future students to see the importance of be – iog involved in va r ious activities and organizatio n s on campus beyond th ei .' desired major." T h e process behind getting inducted into 'Who's \Vho was more involved than o ne might eKpect. Dr. Butch Gardne r , director o f multi -cu ltural stu – dent services and first year expe rience , said that his office first se nds out a fo r m to faculty, which t hey could give to students they wish ed to nominate to fill out. Afte r the n omination fo rms were turn ed back in the vo ti ng pl·ocess begins. "The facu lty, afte r receiving the full list of n ominees and the i r ac tivities, will then vote for th e students that they think are deserving, " Gardner said . 'The faculty [is] not restricted to voting for their nomin ees, they are free to vote for any of th e students. Each faculty is awarded 30 votes." Selecting nominees and then voting for students r equired a lot of effort on the part of t he faculty, and some saw it as much mo re than just another achi evement to put on one's resume. " I thi nk it' s important for students to r eceive r ecognit ion and honors for the ir achievements and charac ter," Dr. Cathleen Shultz, d ean of the College of NurSing, sa id. "As a C hristia n , I think recogniti o n is a way of mentoring students, validating what they d o and en couragi ng them." Students who received the honor of becoming membe r s of Who's Who could attest to how important one's actions we r e . "As a Christian , i t' s especially important to r emember that your ac – tions represent who and whose you a re," Coun ts said. "Though it's dif– ficult at times , 1 think most would agree that you' ll never look back and regre t doing you r best. " The Who ' s Who o rganizat ion all owed H ardi ng to h ave as many as 150 no m ina t ions, but due to t h e size of the university, the faculty agreed to keep the number small e r . "The faculty d ecided that 70 would be a better number fo r our size (of] institution and st ill main ta in a quality ca nd idate," Ga rdner sa id. Though it's not requi r ed for faculty to use all 30 of their given votes, some t r ied to learn more ab o ut students in order to make a more in – fo rmed decision. " I kn ow a lot of students outSid e [Nu r sing) an d also know my own stu– dents quite well," Shultz sa id. " I u sually do well on the first 25 - 26 votes and if r d on 't know the other remaining ca n didates, I don't use the last few votes or if the r e are severa l candidates who are closely matched, I'll call a teacher in that area and ask for more information." Students who were nominated and/o r vo t ed in to this honor society could take pride in their efforts and accompli shments and also appreci – ate the professors who took notice of th e il· wOI·k and personal qualities. It just g:oes to show that you never know who' s watching. EmIly Houpt/i Senior Tiffany Parrish introduces ASI speaker Nonnie Darwish on Sept. 17. Parrish served as the President of ASI this year. Noah Darnell who's who 241
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