The Vista March 25, 1982

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TgE "STIST'AEL March 25, 1982

Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma

Vol. 80, No. 46

Pierce fund inching toward $6,000 mark Over $4,000, one-third of the #12,000 needed to purchase a special wheelchair, computerized communications equipment and a breath operated computer for

Terry Pierce, has been raised, according to Dr. Lewis Irving, chairman of the Terry Pierce Fund drive. "I was amazed at some of the

Senate argument decided by board By Donna Bennett The Student Senate began their weekly session with an adjournment bid quickly failing. Vice President Susan Witt announced the filing period for Student Senate petitions is March 29-April 12. Thirty seats will be open for the spring elections with ten seats to be filled in the fall. Mike Anderson, chairman of the Terry Pierce Task Force, said that approximately $700 was raised for Pierce before spring break with a one day drive. Money is still coming in, added Anderson. Another campus drive is in the planning stages. Any student interested in contributing may send money to: Terry Pierce Fund, Office VP Administration, Room 204, Central State University, Edmond, Ok. 73034, or to the Student Senate office on the fourth floor of University Center. Witt announced the delegation who will represent CSU at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislatue (OIL) semi-annual meeting March 24-26. They are: David Anderson, Mike Anderson, Janet Bowling, David Francis, Lori Holman, Jamee Neal, Mary Kelly, Lauren Hoyt, Lorri Inda, Terri Kizer, Karen Klinglesmith, Joe McCormick, Joe McCourry, Gavin McInnis, Craig McVay, Michael Cooke, Larry Mitchell, Price Oswalt, Susie Quigg, Tim Reese, Tim Reid, John Roper, Tiger Sparger, Bo Summers and Susan Witt. Sparger, the present chairman, and Summers, vice-chairman, will be in charge of the delegation. Witt and McInnis will assume these duties in the fall. The delegation was unaimously approved by the senate. President Tim Reese presented

Iyk Nsiegbe's name for approval of a senate seat, and he was approved with consent. Resolution 82-111, calling for the criteria for Miss CSU selection to be enforced, failed after considerable debate. The school spirit and social activities committee gave the bill a do not pass in cornmittee and a motion to table for an indefinite period failed. Authors Tonia Lee and Mike Anderson stressed that the bill only asked that the listed criteria from the Central State Handbook be enforced. A similar bill dealing with the same subject is being written.

student response and the faculty response has been great also. We're almost half-way there," Irving said. "Our outside campus response is doing quite well, " he added. "We're getting money from all over the state." The fund was given a tremendous boost from the Westoaks Restaurants of Edmond, according to Irving. The two restaurants pledged five percent of their gross receipts during the week of March 22 to the Pierce fund. The drive will continue throughout the month of April, with tallies recorded on the "tote" board located in the central campus quadrangle. "By the end of the semester, we will have the money. We're not even considering not reaching our goal," Irving said. Twenty-five-year-old Pierce was injured in an intramural wrestling accident when he was a student at CSU in 1979.

Vista photo by Daniel Smith

Dr. Lewis Irving (kneeling), chairman of the Terry Pierce

Fund drive and Tim Reese, Student Senate president, chart the progress of the campus drive. The organization is one-third of the way to $12,000.

Board okays Lillard

Regents rehire regional six presidents By Kim McConnell The Board of Regents for Oklahoma Colleges has voted unanimously to rehire CSU president Bill Lillard, although reservations still remain among some campus personnel. The six-member board, at their monthly meeting held at Northeastern University in Tahlequah, voted March 18 to retain Lillard and the other five regional presidents. The rehiring is done on an annual basis, according to Ruth Holmes, Bartlesville, who is the chairman of the governing regents. "There was never a question whether we should or should not renew his (Lillard) contract for this year. Ed Livermore (Edmond Regent) stated that he saw a definite improvement on Dr.

In this issue. . . Historical sites restored...page 3 Sociology workshop slated...page 4 Comfort found on Golden Pond...page 5 History tested...page 6 Baseballers beat Langston...page 7 Bronchettes win regionals...page 8

Lillard's part," Holmes said. "You could say this year that Dr. Lillard has taken very seriously efforts for a better rapport with the campus." Holmes also felt that since the regents unanimously voted to retain Lillard, it could be said the Lillard has made some improvements in his performance. "Relatively speaking, yes. But, no one can be a perfect president. Some changes will always be more objectionable to different people," she said. "Problems arise all year long." While the regents voted unanimously to retain Lillard, there is still uncertainty among some campus personnel, according to Anne Lynch, Faculty Senate president. "They feel much the same way as they felt before, but there was less surprise," she said. "Everyone figures that the faculty have a responsibility for the well being of the university. If something is wrong, we need to make it clear and inform the regents. They are the ones who have to act. Lynch also said she was "rather curious" about reports that regents felt Lillard had upgraded his performance over the past year. "I don't know what sort of information or data they gathered. I don't know what it means. Relations with the Faculty Senate are

important and we were not approached to gather any information," she said. According to Holmes, the regents have the responsibility to set guidelines and evaluate each university president. "University presidents must have earned a doctoral degree. That is the only hard core criteria," she said. Holmes added that presidents are also viewed and graded on academic leadership, including growth in academic areas; financial responsibility; and support and respect for the people they deal with. Lillard was favorably impressed with the decision to rehire all six regional presidents. "I think that the six regional presidents were reemployed on a unanimous vote. It was very complimentary to all six university presidents," Lillard said. "In the same motion, they included the retention of the regents staff. It was a very positive action," he added. The presidents the regents voted to retain include: Lillard; Dr. Stanley Wagner, East Central University, Ada; Dr. Roger Webb, Northeastern University, Tahlequah; Dr. Joe Struckle, Northwestern University, Alva; Dr. Leon Hibbs, Southeastern University, Durant; and Dr. Leonard Campbell, Southwestern University, Weatherford. In other board action concern-

ing CSU, four temporary faculty members were reappointed to positions for the 1982-83 academic year. Those rehired were: Royce Singleton, accounting instructor; Dr. Bonny Ford, assistant professor of curriculum and education; Cynthia Coleman, chemistry instructor; and Phyllis Thornton, computer science instructor. Larry Heard, assistant football coach, submitted his resignation effective April 1 and Norma Leslie, assistant professor of nursing, tendered her resignation effective May 7. Both resignations were approved. Sabattical leave for the summer semester was granted to Dr. Edgar Petty, professor of teacher education; Dr. Donna Younker, professor of teacher education; Dr. Russ Goodno, history professor; Dr. Donald Green, history professor; Dr. T.C. Leckie, assistant professor of music; Vernon Ribera, assistant professor of math; Beverlyn Gunning, nursing instructor and Wanda Wilson, home economics instructor. Sabattical leave for the 1982-83 academic year was given to: Dr. Bobbye Persing, professor of general business; Dr. Bette Roberts, professor of curriculum and instruction; Dr. William Radke, assistant professor of biology; and Dr. Barbara Henthorn, professor of nursing.


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