The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 42, Ed. 1, Friday, April 30, 1976 Page: 1 of 4
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Lacewell Sweeps
Many
A freshman biology major
from Borger walked away with
top scholastic honors in the an-
nual Awards Assembly Thurs-
day morning at Hardin-
Simmons University.
William R. (Bill) Lacewell a
1975 graduate of Borger High
School won the Minter Medal
the highest scholastic honor a-
vailable to all students; the
Alpha Chi Award for being the
university's top freshman stu-
dent; the Biology Award for
being the most outstanding
freshman biology student; and
the Chemistry Award for high-
est achievement in chemistry of
any student.
Lacewell had a grade average
of 98.1 on a full course-load of
more than 30 semester hours.
The Minter Medal is awarded by
Minter's Department Store of
Abilene.
Dozens of students were in-
volved in the ceremony with
awards being presented for a
variety of achievements in the
form of cash scholarships
books trophies and certificates.
The Atwell Medal sponsored
by the Abilene Reporter-News
in honor of the late Federal
Judge William H. Atwell was
presented to Bob Ellis a junior
from Abilene. This award is for
the junior or senior who writes
the best essay on the subject
"Lights That Never Fail."
The Dean's Trophy which
goes to the campus group or or-
ganization which make" the
greatest total contribution to
Cowboy spirit was won by Phi
Phi Phi women's social club.
Thirty-three students were
awarded Who's Who Certifi-
cates: Jimmy Mac Alcala Col-
eman senior; Ladonna Allison
Fort Worth senior; Dennis
Wayne Austin Abilene senior;
Robert Dale Bergen Los
Alamos N.M. senior; Stacy Dee
Blair Eastland junior; Lenora
Kay Bouza Ralston Neb.
senior; Victor Ernest Chesky III
Halstead Kans. senior; Barry
Foster Dowell Irving senior;
Thomas Lowell Edwards
Brigham City Utah senior.
Gary Lee Erwin Farwell
senior; Paul Jonathan Krake
Glendora Calif. senior; Phillip
Michael Lee Wichita Falls
senior; Bryan Morgan Borger
senior; Gail Lynne Parkey
Cantu Hale Center junior.
Laurene LaVerne Peterson
Houston junior; Judson Alan
Powell High Ridge Mo. senior;
Bobby Glen Schmucker Mid-
land senior; Mark Alan Smith
San Diego Calif. senior; Ted
Cleburn Spear Lubbock senior;
Stuart Wesley Tolle Abilene
senior; Leigh Ann Weathersbee
Evans Floydada senior; De-
borah Diami Whitson
Lafayette Ala.' senior; James
Robert Williams Abilene
senior; Debra Kay Wood
Amarillo senior; and Dan Mark
Woodard Vernon senior.
The Science Achievement
Award presented to a graduat-
ing senior who has majored and
minored in the natural sciences'
and has displayed unusual abil-
ity and aptitude was presented
to David Glenn Morris of Anson.
Other Awards:
Bill R. Austin Ministerial
Award Robert Bergen Los
Alamos N.M. senior.
Bible Department Award-
David Morgan San Antonio
senior.
Baker's Dictionary of Christ-
ian Ethics Award to a minister-
ial student Ted Spear Lub-.
bock senior.
'"Word Pictures in the New
Testament" award to a minister-
ial student Phil Edwards .
Humble senior.
Dan A. Oglesby Jr Memorial
Award to a senior ministerial
Scholastic Prizes
Students Honored on Awards Day
student Glen Schmucker Mid-
land senior.
American Bible Society
Awards Bill Travis Grand
Valley Colo. senior and Carl
W. Parker Borger senior.
McFaddom Greek Scholarship
Award Randall Parks Rich-
mond Va. senior.
Bradbury Political Science
Award Cheryl Roland De-
nver Colo. junior.
Rifle Team Marksmanship
Award Chuck Glenn Rapid
City S. D. senior.
VOL.63
24 Faculty Staff to Receive Pins
University to Award 7 Plaques for Meritorious Service
Twenty-four persons includ-
ing the president will receive
service pins at Hardin-
Simmons' annual faculty-staff
appreciation dinner tonight
while seven other persons will
be awarded plaques for
meritorious service.
Dr. Elwin L. Skiles H-SU
president will present the pins
and plaques but will also be on
the receiving end when he gets
his 10-year pin. He joined the
university as president in April
1966.
Outward Bound Offers
'Ceiling-Less' Schools
With enough student interest
Hardin-Simmons could offer an
Outward Bound prpgram next
August betwen the end of the
second summer term and regist-
ration. The week-long adven-
ture would be to New Mexico's
Gila Wilderness and might
count as credit in some academic
area for the student.
There are Outward Bound
programs open to anyone all
summer long however this par-
ticular trip would be specifically
for Hardin-Simmons teachers'
and students. Outward Bound
people are looking for teachers
or students who would be in-
terested in an earlier summer
trip then would like to serve as
instructor on the H-SU trip.
Some scholarship help for fa-
culty members and students
may be available but more in-
formation should be obtained
from the Outward Bound
School. Dr. Ross Johnson has
some information about the
H-SU trip in his office in Mary
Francis Hall.
There are 28 Outward Bound
schools throughout the world
md six schools in the United
States; the Colorado School near
Aspen North Carlonia's Table
Rock Mountain School in the
Great Smokies Minnesota's
Canoe School near the Canadian
border the Hurricane Island
School in Maine's Penobscot
Bay the Southwest School in
Santa Fe New Mexico and the
Northwest School in Oregon's"
Cascades. At Dartmouth there
is an Outward Bound Center of-
fering standard courses and spe-
cial leadership programs.
Students from hundreds of dif
Albert G. Maroscher
Scholarship David Champ-
man Groveton freshman.
Biplogy Award to most out-
standing freshman biology
student William Lacewell
Borger.
Chemistry Award to most
outstanding . chemistry
student William Lacewell
Borger.
Physics Achievement Award
to outstanding student in be-
ginning level physics Mike
Herald Abilene junior
ABILENE TEXAS
The service awards will be
presented to five who have
reached retirement age and to
two who are resigning after long
service with the university.
Those resigning are Dr. Earl
Harrison professor of Geology
and head of the department who
is leaving after 19 years on the
faculty and Mrs. Bill (Dorothy)
Maupin who is resigning as re-
gistrar. Those who have reached re-
triement age are Dr. Clyde J.
ferent colleges and schools rep-
resenting most every state in
the country will be attending an
Outward Bound co-ed cours.
"Schools without ceilings" or
"schools of the possible " are
names often used when refer-
ring to OB.
A prerequisite in attending is
apersons genuine desire to par-
ticipate and an understanding of
the rigorous nature of the
course.' The philosophy upon
Armstrong Gets
DKG Schhip
Mrs. Gerald M. Armstrong
assistant professor of political
science at Hardin-Simmons has
been selected to receive an In-
ternational Scholarship granted
by the Delta Kappa Gamma So-
ciety. Mrs. Armstrong will be
completing residence require-
ments for the Ph.D.. degree at
Texas Tech University during
the 1976-77 school year.
The Delta Kappa Gamma So-
ciety is an honor society for out-
standing women in education.
The Society has an interna-
tional membership of 200000
with chapters established or in
process of establishment
throughout the U. S. and twelve
foreign nations. The Society
grants only eighteen interna-
tional scholarships per year.
Mrs. Armstrong was valedic-
torian of her Canyon high
school graduating class and
graduated' with Special Honors
Freshman Mathematics
Award Cynthia Young
Everett Wash.
Secretarial science Certifi-
cates for completion of two-year
program initiated in
1973 Vikki McMellan Fort
Worth sophomore; Teresa
Shepard Kermit junior; and
Mrs. Lori Sims Tuscola sopho-
more. Journalism Award endowed
by the late t Mrs. W. L.
Kincaid Marv'Knbx Wichita
Falls freshman and editor of the
Brand.
APRIL 30 1976
Hurst professor of Bible who
has been at H-SU since 1950;
Mrs. Grace Kline Morrow as-
sociate professor in music edu-
cation and voice and at H-SU
since 1959; Dr. Otho M. Polk
professor in physical and health
education and former head of
the department who joined the
faculty in 1930; Dr. W. Truett
Walton vice president emeritus
and part-time professor of Bible
who first joined the faculty in
1927: and Dr. Rupert N.
which Outward Bound was
founded still strongly
prevails . . . "to discover one's
inner resources ... to instill
self-reliance physical fitness
and compassion as fundamental
values.".
The equipment and activities
may vary at the different OB
schools and according to the
season but the core of the ex-
perience is the same.
in the Social Sciences on a B.A.
degree from West Texas State
University. She received the
M.A. degree in political science
and public law from Texas Tech
where she held a graduate fel-
lowship and teaching assistant-
ship. While attending West
Texas State Mrs. Armstrong
was listed in Who's Who Among
Students in American Univer-
sities and Colleges and was
named the Outstanding Delta
Zeta Sorority Education Chair-
man of Texas. In 1970 she was
named one of the Outstanding
Young Women of America and
in 1972 was named to both
Wh's Who in Texas and Out-
standing Educators of America.
Mrs. Armstrong holds mem-
bership in several honor and
professional fraternities includ-
ing Phi Kappa Phi Alpha Chi
Pi Gamma Mu Pi Sigma Alpha
Phi Alpha Theta Kappa Delta
Pi and Sigma Tau Delta.
E. P. Mead Speaking Contest
winners Oscar Lewis Brown-
wood freshman division; Glen
Schmucker Midland upper-
class division.
Sinclair Scholarship Award
$300 Lou Lindsey Brownfield
senior and Melissa Roberson
Haskell freshman.
Emery Scholarship Award to
H-SU debators in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. William B. Emery
parents of Prof. Emogene
Emery Paul King Fort Stock-
ton sophomore.
Continued on page 3
NO. 42
Richardson president "emeritus
' and distinguished research pro-
fessor in history who joined the
faculty in 1917.
The dinner wil 1 begin at 6 p.m.
in the Moody Center Cafeteria.
Presiding will be Mrs. Nathan
Newman of Abilene vice presi-
dent of the H-SU Alumni As-
sociation which sponsors the
dinner. Dr. David Ray assistant
vice president for development
will give the invocation. Dr.
George Ray assistant vice pres-
ident for development will give
the invocation. Dr. George
" Newman chairman of the fa-
culty will give the response.
Aston Picked
To Chair
76-77 Faculty
Dr. B. W. Aston has been
elected chairman of the faculty
for 1976-77 at Hardin-Simmons
University. He succeeds Dr.
George Newman who has been
chairman for the past two years.
Other officials elected in the
final general faculty meeting of
the semester Wednesday were
Mrs. Billie Martin vice chair-
man and Dr. Lawrence Clayton
secretary.
Dr. Aston is an associate pro-
fessor of history and chairman of
the Department of History. He
also is director of the H-SU
Evening College. He holds the
B.S. M.A. and Ph.D. degrees
from Texas Tech University
where he taught before coming
to H-SU in 1967. He and his wife
live at 2426 Simmons.
Mrs. Martin is an associate
professor of physical and health
education. She earned the B.A.
and M.S. degrees from H-SU and
has done advanced study at a
number of universities includ-
ing summer work at the Univer-
sity of Olso Norway. Her hus-
band Dr. J. G. Martin is a
member of the School of Music
faculty. They live at 966
Washington Blvd.
Dr. Clayton is an associate
professor of English and chair-
man of the Department of En-
glish. He holds the B.S. and
M.Ed degrees from Stephen F.
Austin State University the
M.A. degree from North Texas
State University and the Ph.D
from Texas Tech University. He
has been at H-SU since 1968 He
and his family live at Clyde
where his wife is with the public
school system.
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