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Academic Update
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Pour faculty have received recognition in the form of
exhibitions awards or commissions of their work.
Arthur Williams (sculpture) exhibited by invitation in
the eighth annual Outdoor Sculpture Show In Santa Fe
N.M" He will be joined by Ted Rose (painting) in a two-
person show at Western Texas College in Snyder during
April. Williams has work In galleries In San Antonio
Albuquerque and Santa Fe. He has a grant from the ACU
Research Council for a continuation of his study of
"Resins: ThcrmoandHcatSctllng Molds."
Jeff Tabor (painting) was awarded best in show in the
New YorkParis Small Works Competition second place
in the 38th annual Painting Competition and honorable
mention in the "West '82 Art and the Law" competition in
New York. Tabor recently has had shows at Texas
Woman's University at Denton the Stewart Gallery In
Dallas and Western Texas College.
Rose exhibited in the Lubbock Classic Exhibition where
he received the watercolor award. He exhibited paintings
in the Abilene Fine Arts Regional Exhibition tlie Midland
Art Association Exhibition Images II Gallery Group
Exhibition the Southwest Contemporary Gallery Group
Exhibition and the National Sun Carnival Exhibition
where he received honorable mention.
Brent Green completed the installation of a historical
mural commissioned by the Abilene Chapter of the
American Association of University Women. The mural is
in the Abilene Civic Center and takes as its theme the
history of Abilene.
Mel Rlstau (graphic design) received the 1962 Top
Award f rem the Art Museum for his design of the Abilene
Fine Arts Museum Annua) Report. Rlstau Is engaged In
research te develop a theory for visual communication
through Investigation In semiotic analysis and In-
formation theory.
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Three ACU art students took highest honors two years
in a row in the Kappa Pi national art competition. Several
others have received recognition in regional art com-
petitions with students (rem other colleges and univer-
sities in Texas.
Three recent art graduates have Joined the group of art
exes presently In graduate study. David Brigman was
admitted to the North Texas University MFA program in
ceramics. Jeff Brederick entered the Southern Illinois
MFA program in sculpture and Polly Compton was ad-
mitted to the University of Arkansas MFA program in
painting.
Three art exes will complete graduate programs this
year. Robert Green will graduate from the University of
Nebraska with an MFA in painting. Kevin Lyles and Chris
Powell will graduate from Bradley University with
MFA's in scalpuue and ceramics
The recent addition of two faculty has enabled the art
department to expand the areas in which an art student
may concentrate while fulfilling degree requirements.
Glna Sadler MFA Indiana University teaches courses in
jewelry raetak and art education. Mel Rlstau MFA
University of Kansas tenches courses In graphic design
and basic design. A recent Innovation In the graphic
design program Is the practlcum in which students
receive course credit for work in advertising agencies.
Bible
The Department of Bible is now offering graduate
courses in Wichita Falls and Houston leading to the
master's degree in Biblical and Related Studies. These
extension programs are to encourage the professional
growth and development of men who are presently
engaged in full-time church work such as preachers and
youth ministers and who would find it difficult to return to
Abilene for graduate study. However enrollment is not
restricted to full-time church workers and a number of
elders and teachers have taken the courses.
Nearly 40 ore enrolled In tho programs. The classes
meet at the Faith Village church in Wichita Falls and at
the Llndale church in Houston. The classes meet on
Friday evening and Saturday morning every other
weekend and students are able to earn six semester hours
each semester.
The Wichita Falls program is in its second year. Dr.
Roycc Money is teaching Counseling for Church Leaders
and Dr. Ian Fair is teaching Romans this semester. In
earlier semesters classes have been taught by Dr. Neil
Lightfoot Dr. J.D. Thomas Dr. B.J. Humble and Dr.
Furman Kearlcy. Several of the students work with
churches In Oklahoma and commute to Wichita Falls for
classes.
The program in Houston began lost fall with Lightfoot
teaching two New Testament courses. This semester Dr.
Everett Ferguson is offering New Testament
Backgrounds and Ancient Church History.
Graduate programs have already been offered in
Dallas Fort Worth and Lubbock and approximately 30
students have received master's degrees in these
programs. Programs will be offered at other cities in the
future.
StMtmctr Short Course
The Department of Bible will offer a number of two-
week courses during summer school at the upper division
and graduate level. These courses make Jt possible for
students who have left Abilene but who lack a few hours
to complete their degrees to return and earn three
semester hours. Preachers education ministers and
youth ministers can often come for the two weeks and
miss only one Sunday at the churches where they are
working.
Three courses will be offered from May 30 through June
10. They are Prophetic Literature of the Old Testament
taught by Kearlcy; Religious Teaching of the New
Testament by Dr. Tom Olbricht; and Introduction to
Marriage and Family Therapy; by Dr. Tom Milholland.
Dr. Paul Faulkner will offer a popular course Theory
and Practice of Counseling July 11-22. Another counseling
course Counseling for Church Leaders will be taught by
Money as a one-week short course June 27-July 1. Though
all Instuction will be given In thte one week students will
have to do assigned readings and other work before and
after the week of class meetings.
Dr. Holbert Hideout will teach two short courses In
religious education. Principles of Teaching will be July 11-
22 and Seminar In Religious Education will be July 25-
Aug. 5. These courses should be of special interest to
ministers of education who are working on master's
degrees in religious education. Another July at-Aug. 5
course will be Apologetics Seminar taught by Fair.
These short courses are another example of hew the
Department of Bible is trying to accommodate the needs
of students trying to finish degrees but unable to return to
the campus for long periods of time. Auditors who do not
need college credit may attend these classes.
Research and) PahHcatfeas
The ACU faculty Is Involved in many activities outside
the classroom including preaching and serving as elders
In local churches scholarly societies and extensive
research and writing. Some faculty publications appear in
scholarly journals; others are written for general
brotherhood use.
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Commtntary produced by Sweet Publishing Co. The 19
volumes of the New Testament have all been published
and were all edited by Dr. Everett Ferguson. Work has
now begun on the Old Testament series and Dr. John
Willis Is editing It. Willis has also written two of the
volumes GenesU.U&TO) and Ptabn (I960). It will
require several more years for the Old Testament com-
mentaries to be completed. Willis Olbricht and Kearley
are oil at work on future volumes. Willis has contributed
numerous articles to scholarly journals and has written
several books on the Old Testament for the Way of Ufa
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Ferguson has published several important books In-
cluding' Early Christians Speak Acaptlla Music (n the
Public Worship of the Church and three volumes in the
Way of Lift workbooks published by Biblical Research
Press. He la active In the American Society of Church
History. Next September be will present a paper at the
International PatrisUcs Conference at Oxford University
In England. He also serves as editor of a scholarly journal
Second Century.
Oterlcat now dean of the College of liberal and Fine
Arts serves as editor of Restoration Quarterly which has
just celebrated its 25th anniversary. A special dinner was
held at the Society of Biblical Literature meeting In New
York in December to honor the magazine's 25 years.
Olbricht has worked with the journal during most of those
years. He Is abo the author of two recent books He Live
Forever a study of Old Testament theology and The
Power to fie from the gospel of Mark.
Lightfoot has a number of books that have been widely
used: How We Got the Bible Lessons from the Parables
and The Role of Women: New Testament Perspectives.
The study dealing with women was first presented at the
W.B. West Jr. lectures for the Advancement of Christian
Scholarship at Harding Graduate School. Lightfoot Is also
the author of Usus Christ Today a commentary on
Hebrews published by Baker Book House In 1976. Ho has
done a set of fllmstrips How We Got the Bible and has
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 52, Ed. 1, Friday, April 15, 1983, newspaper, April 15, 1983; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth96061/m1/24/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.