The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 59, Ed. 1, Wednesday, July 11, 1984 Page: 1 of 4
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volume 7 trnumber 59:
Library wing
IT building
moving along
The two most visible construction
projects on the ACU campus are
progressing nicely.
The new library addition looks all but
completed on the outside and the
finishing touches on the inside are being
carried out The rising framework of
the industrial technology department's
new expansion Is visible to anyone
driving north on Campus Court street
past Edwards Dorm.
Inside the new library wing stacks of
os-yet-unpacked tables chairs and
other equipment fill the tile-floored
central atrium and the adjoining office
spaces. In the western-most section of
the addition some equipment and
furnishings for the Learning Assistance
Center's temporary quarters is already
in use and the new office spaces for Dr.
John Stevens chancellor of the
university and Dr. C.L. Kay vice
chancellor of the university contain
some of their furnishings.
Official ceremonies to open the wing
will not take place until Homecoming in
October said Dr. William J. Tcague
president of the university but the new
space will probably be in use for some
library operations before the beginning
of school In the fall.
The Industrial technology depart
menfs expansion which wu begun in
May. Is on an appoximate four-year
construction schedule meaning
completion should come by 1906.
When completed the expansion will
enlarge the IT department's space
from 0.000 to 15000 square feet and will
contain classroom space office space
a power and energy lab and a visual
communication lab said Jim Cooke
assistant professor of industrial
technology.
The existing sections of the IT
facility when originally built in the
l9S0s were designed to one day be
connected by a two-story expansion
Cooke satd. Thus the project in
progress fs following through with the
plans originally made for the building.
Summer packet will speed fall registration
ByKEYPAYTON
EcWoHn-chM
Students wlw prereglstered for the fall
semester will soon receive a packet In
the mall that will if all goes as planned
save them lots of time in the final
enrollment lines Aug. 24 said Dr. Clint
Hurley dean of admissions and
t records
' Hurley who came up with the Idea
for the packet and wrote the instruction
leuer in u wiu sena u om mia wi.t h
all students who completed fall
prereglstratlon during the spring
semester he said.
The purpose of the packet Is to offer
prereglstered students an opportunity
to complete by mall as much as
possible of the final enrollment process
before Aug. 24 the day of final
enrollment Hurley said.
Taking advantage of the packet's
nf for will save students time. 1)0 said
L because they will only have to go
ACU journalists' club best in region
ByKEYPAYTON
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The ACU campus chapter of Uie Society
of Professional Journalists Sigma
Delta Chi was named the outstanding
camnus chaDter In Region 8 for 1963-84.
) SPJ la a iiaUomI association devoted
in th furtherance of nrofessioiul KOttls
and standards In the broadcast and
print Journalism profeaslonB and
Region 8 Is one of lb 11 divisions
TW award U given annually by
Region 8'a directors to a college or
university chapter In Texas or
Oklahoma Uiat is Judged to have
carried out the but program of any
campus chapter in Uie region during
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Looking from tho W03t ond of tho Industrial technology department's expansion. (Photo by Larry Muslck)
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Looking down tho stairway in the central atrium of the new library wing (Photo by Larry Muslck)
through two or three steps on final
enrollment day instead of the at-Ieast
five or six steps they have had to go
through In the past.
The packet will contain five items:
(Dapersonaldataform.orPDF; (2) a
PDF continuation sheet formerly
called a statistical information sheet;
(3) an ACU credit agreement form; (4)
a vehicle registration form; and (S) an
instruction letter.
A tentative draft of the Instruction
letter began: "... settle your current
account (if any) with Uie ACU Business
Office. Then fill out Uie enclosed forms
and return the credit agreement and
the vehicle registration form along
with a $250 deposit (check or money
order) to ACU bafore August 1. An
addressed envelope is enclosed for your
convenience. Be sure to sign the ACU
credit agreement A vehicle
registration form Is required If you
expect to have a car or motorcycle in
Abilene. If you don't please return Uie
Uie year. The past two winners of Uie
Region 8 award were Uie Baylor
University chapter and the Texas Tech
University chapter.
Region 8 directors notified Dr.
Charles Marler chapter adviser and
director of Uie Journalism and mass
communication division and Leigh Ann
Mauls last year's chapter president of
Uie ACU chapter's selection.
Manls a recently graduated public
relaUons major from Abilene said the
award was a real honor and "real-
exciting" especially because the
chapter has only been chartered since
1962 "We're real pleased with our
progress" she said.
The selection commutes bases its
Ootimist
abilene christian university
blank vehicle form."
A full page of instruction and ex-
planation follows but Hurley said if
students' questions were not answered
In the letter they could call ACU and
ask for him the dean of admissions and
records and he would try to answere
their questions.
The fifth paragraph of Uie letter Is
one that should most Interest those
receiving It Hurley said. It reads: "AH
you have to do when you get back on
campus on August 24 Is (1) go to Uie
Living Room in the Campus Center and
get your meal ticket if you plan to eat on
campus (required If you live on cam-
pus) and (2) exchange your PDF for
your ID card and parking sticker (if
any) at the Campus Center ticket
window."
The PDF In each packet will be
personalized for Uie student receiving
it. At Uie top of each PDF will be a list
of any registration restrictions that Uie
student may need to clear up before he
choice almost entirely on an annual
report that every chapter Is required to
complete in order to be considered for
the award Manls said as well as on a
chapter's representation at Uie annual
SPJ national convention. The ACU
chapter sent four representatives to
last year's naUonal convention in San
Francisco Calif.
She said Uie committee Judges each
chapter's fund-raising activities
repreeentaUon at conventions monthly
meeting quality meeting speakers
meeting topics and overall member-
Involvement as detailed In Uie report.
A detailed critique by Uie selecUon
committee which explains the
strengths and weaknesses Uie com
can complete final enrollment. Some
students will not have any restrictions
at all Hurley said while others may
have restrictions that need clearing up
from the Housing Office Uie Graduate
Office the Dean of Students' Office the
Registrar's Office or Uie Business
Office.
Hurley said some of these restriction
problems can be removed by the
student if he wUl call or write before
Aug. 1 Uie office handling that
restriction.
But Hurley Bald a vast majority of
those receiving Uie packet will have no
restrictions and will be able to
eliminate two or three flnaj enrollment
steps and quite a bit of Ume standing In
lines if they use Uw packet.
"I don't have any Idea how many
students will respond to these packets
and use this opportunity" he said "but
I think once they realize how much Ume
and energy It will save lots of them will
want to do It."
mittee members perceived In each
chapter's report is being sent to Manls
so she can see more cxacUy why Uie
committee selected uie alu cnapier.
She plans to place Uie critique In a file
with Uie winning annual report so that
next year's chapter officers can look
over It she said.
Though Uie criUque has not arrived
yet Manls said she feels certain about
some of Uie strengths Uie selection
committee will mention. She believes
they will cite: Uie chapter's fund-
raiser selling Uie ACU Hello Book
which brings the chapter 118000-20000
gross profit each school year; the total
of 62000 in scholarship and awards
granted last year to outstanding
Wednesday July 111 984
New faculty
to join colleges
Twenty four new faculty members In
IS departments have been hired by
ACU for the fall of 1964 Dr. C.G. Gray
vice president for academic affairs has
announced.
Twelve of Uie new faculty members
have doctorate degrees. Six of Uie 24
will be professors five will be associate
professors five will be assistant
professors and eight will be In-
structors. The entire 24 have studied at
more than 40 different colleges or
universities both in Uie United States
and abroad. At least four have studied
extensively overseas and eight are
ACU alumni. Members of the new
group have taught at more than 15
institutions of higher learning and
others have worked In non-educational
professions from government to social
work to industry. '
The College of Liberal and Fine Arts
will add Uie most new faculty with 13
additions in its departments:
Dr. Fred Bailey associate professor
of history has been on Uie faculty of
Freed-Hardeman College since 1979. He
is a graduate of Harding University
and of Uie University of Tennessee
where he received his master of arts
and Ph.D. degrees.
David Brock assistant professor of
musk has been an adjunct' faculty
member at the New England Con-
servatory of music in Boston where he
received his master of music degree.
After graduating from ACU in 1974 he
also studied at the University of Iowa.
Rick CanHMg tMtrtKtsr of English
Is a graduate of Oklahoma Christian
College and Uie University of Missouri
where he received his master of arts
degree in May.
Dr. Marlon Cawood professor of
music has been on the faculty of David
Lipscomb College since 1972. She
studied and performed as a Fulbright
Scholar In Cologne Germany from
1966-70. She holds degrees from Uie
University of Indiana Uie University of
Kentucky and Florida State University.
Dr. David Dillman associate
professor of government has been an
assistant-professor of political science
at New England College since 1975. A
1970 ACU graduate he received his
master's degree from the University of
Houston and his doctorate from Uie
University of Massachusetts.
Dr. Waktemar Elchmann professor
of foreign languages has been since
1981 Uie director of foreign Investments
for Uie State of Arkansas. Born in
Poland he has been a U.S. resident
since 1959 and holds degrees from
Harding University Uie University of
Arkansas and the University of NorUi
Carolina.
Thomas C. Gecr Jr. assistant
professor of Bible received his doc-
torate from Boston University in May
He is a graduate of Lubbock Christian
College and Harding Graduate School
of Religion.
Dr. Dieter Goebel associate
professor of foreign languages Is a
native of Germany. He holds degrees
from Wayne State University where he
was Phi Beta Kappa and from Harding
GSR and Uie University of Chicago. He
also lias studied at Uie Freie Unlver-
sitat In Berlin.
Jack Maxwell Instructor of art
graduated from ACU In 1978 and
received his master of fine arts degree
Journalism-mass communication
majors; Uie number of new members
recruited last year especially from
among radio-television majors and Uie
good quality of their participation; and
the number of student representatives
sent by Uie chapter to various Jour-
nalism convenUons.
Having received this award Uie ACU
chapter will now be under con-
sideration for the national chapter
award which will be announced this
fall at Uie national convention In In-
dianapolis Ind. And Manls said
"We're definitely in the runnIng"'for
that award.
Besides Manls other officers of the
ACU diapter this past year included
from Uie University of Tennessee in
1961. He has been an arttel-ln-reskJeftce
at Brazosport for Uie Texas Com-
mission on the Arts.
Charles Nelson professor ef music is
a nationally acclaimed soloist who has
been a member of the faculty at East
Texas State University in Commerce
for 16 years. He holds degrees from
North Texas State University and also
has been on Uie faculty at David Lip-
scomb College.
Glna D. Peterman Instructor of
English has been a part-time In-
structor at Tennessee Tech University
in Cookeville where she received her
bachelor's and master's degrees. .
Dr. Jack Welch professor of English
has been coordinator of Uie program for
Uie humanities and associate professor
of English at West Virginia University
his alma mater where he has been on
Uie faculty since 1975. He also holds (he
master of fine arts degree from the
University of Iowa and Uie doctor of
arts from Carnegie-Mellon University
Gary Yeats tnstrKCter ef English
received his master's degree from
Oklahoma State University in May.- He
is a graduate of OCC and studied ?t
Ibaraki Christian College in Hitachi
Ibaraki Japan.
Also Dr. Ftavll Yeakley Jr. wllj
serve Uie department of Bible as' a.
researcher-in-resldence and directorial
ACU's new Church Growth Institute
He has been a professor of com-.
municaUon at Uie University of Tulsa:
since 1974. He received his bachelor's
and master's degrees from the:
University of Houston and Uie Ph.D.
from the University of Illinois.
And Joel Solltetay mhtslonary-bi-residence
will work with Uie Center for
Missions Education. Solliday Is a
graduate of Pepperdlne University and
received his master of divinity of from
Fuller Theological Seminary In
California.
The College of Professional Studies
wiU add six faculty members:
Dr. Larry Bradshaw associate
professor of communication has been
on the faculty of Eastern New Mexico
University since 1975. Previously he
taught at Oral Roberts University and
the University of Tulsa. He is a 1963
ACU graduate who holds the master of
arts from Uie University of Arizona and
Uie Ph.D. from Southern Illinois
University.
Burton B. Ferguson instructor ef
health physical education and
recreaUon graduated from ACU in 1963
and wUl complete his master of science
In recreation at Baylor University in
August 1984.
Dr. Waymon Illruoa assistant
professor of marriage and family
therapy has been with the Appalachian
Institute for Personal Growth at
Parkcrsburg W.V. since 19C3. A
graduate of LCC and Harding GSR he
also has the Ph.D. from th University of
Mississippi.
Patricia L. Kerby assistant
professor of social work Is a graduate
of Fairmont State College and West
Virginia University. Since 1977 she has
been a social worker for Uie Cobb
Dialysis Facility in Marietta Ga.
Please see FACULTY
page 2
Kevin Wishard and Amy HatflekL
Wlahard a senior public relations
major from Abilene was vice
prwident and Hatfield a seslor pubtyc
relations major from Dallas who will be
treasurer for the 1984-W chapter was
secretary. Hatfield Wishard and Mania
worked together to plan Uie year's
work meeting and events Mania said.
Other new officers for Uie 1964-M
school year- include Key Payten
graduate in religious communication
from Hobbs N.M. president; Rob
Wwtinan senior radio-television major
from Phoenix Ariz. vice president;
and Angela Counts senior radio
television major from HllkborOj
secretary.
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