Stetson Reporter

Stet son Reporter Volume B9 Number 23 JWscw Uni¥er$ttf %^n^ * 'Fbrkh- April 22, 1977 Duncan Named President To Take Office In July ti;-li.A\'i> fir Pt-** «*,- fi trtcxt. president of t"A*Liri*;a Semhcrr CoileiiA* in .ar,atcsfi'.r'i. Aax-rgia, is as •.Acrt-d pr-isifienl ..4 Sftlstiia I'mis.-iaily :sl «. special a it el irs; .sf tlx riuarti of Tuslesrs rVsitssaay. Tsit 56.i,t-si-;x<ld t"durat*>r ji.«1 -.atnar/strator has xsraveaj --j -xsxt.laxt of Gsatirs-La Sauthent since ISH. He will assume his responsibilities tss Ifie sevemli president of Florida's tildes! insfitntittn of higher learning about July 1, The anne-jneement af the election of Iar. Duncan ciime daring a news t-onlerensae at Stcissar. University Mensla) raairaaiijig and rlmiasieda nine rosMlfa search by a special Dr. Pope A. trijstee search i-oinitiittet: to fill ihe post. Pr. Juhn Pelham, rharrmaii uf trustees, and Or, Earl li Etliaajtott, ehairrrian of the trustee seareh eotitnitttee. made the annonn-rcnier.!. "The trustees are eon- voiced that Par Duncan will pro tide the necessary leadership which will enabh- StetsM! I'tiiirersi!} :o man ita i?: and stren.|the-i ,ts ponture us t. Christian javersity t"oii.ia/iilfed lo tlar- higbesT fjoals of aeaderet*. eatt-eHetit-e," Ur. Pelham slated in ina km-- die an- notineenient. "Dr. Duncan na? an outftaiadion repntafitin as buih a scholar and an ad- Diinisiraior He has nearly twenty years of etpenensro in leathirtg on a university level and fifteen years tri unicerstty asitnintsi ration His laurels in scholarship are me*-; eminent." Dr. Oiim-an received the B.S, degree fnsni the Catverstty isf Getsri-ia in W-Pa with a mtsjor in physics and ma thematic*, and ins \*S. des*rce from Georgia in physics in 19-tl He received ihe Th.M degree frorn the Southern Baptist TfreoLoi-ica] Strtmntiry in *W-t and the Fla Ta .lejjre-; from tnat srlis..Lsi in imr it- bar, had posi dos*tL8r';ii sTiidifj. at U n i ts n T h c o i 0 |i: o a ! Seiriinary. the UnLiersrfi of Zurich and research at u*tfoni t'ttiversilt-, Tbe election of Pr. f iimcan as president of .Stetson will be a reunion for tbe new chief eiefrtive. He aereswi on tbe faculty of Stetson in ihe late iMB's as professor of religion, An ord aired Baptist minister. Dr. Dtirxaa sereed pasTt«r,*tte* in Kentucky and iiifernn pastorates in numerous churches in- cludinc tne First R-iptist t "hurrah ir, DeLand and the Wieiiea HoadBape*T Church in Alianta, Or. OTtntaan is bsted m Who's Who la America, »1te*s Win ia Ajitrieaa College and tlatverstty Istaiiistwioiai, Pteltaary fafiraatioi*! Seisitars Wreetfiif and the tfUtmrr & American $&&tm. He is a mess-laer of Phi Beta Lapp and has sen-erj in numerous pillions ef leadership in thai prestigious fraternity of scholars, Err, Duncan lias served as present ef fhe Georgia Or, Pope A. Duncan (second from right) was named president of Stetson at a news conference lost Monday, Association of Coiie**es ans the Georgia s\,-saxiafion of Educators, He has served as ehainnan of the toanrii of Presidenls of the Southern f'anKsrtiijanj for International Education. He serces on the Committee or. Workshop and Conferences of the American Association of Slate Coliege*- and Cnivarsaties, the Georgia tAsiaaaiitfee for fhe Humanities, the Georgia Statewide Advisory Coai- tnrtiee for the American issues Fsaram and as a caiiaisitltattf for the Mational Endowment for irtn- fiam-tnifies. The son of a. BaptLs; minister. Dr Duncan as a native of Glaagpw. Ky„ and is married to Margaret Fleater Dancaia af Braia- swiek, Georgia. Tbey have Three daughters, Mary Margaret Aanie faijrie and Katheririe Maxwell, atd two grandchildren Henderson,EfstathionTo Speak by Tom Cos For the first time in two years Stetson University's commencement will see student speakers according to Debbie Farmer, chair- Summer Committee Reports To Borders by Ttim Co** The Slimmer F**a3"tatiori rjnittirttee. st work slice ***pte»iLaaer 2. lias rained laacl te Pr Gearue BtrrsJers, sahief admiaisi-Xstisre officer, sin --what takes place at Afcfsttr. I'naversity from t-imaatiencetaaierit to the ,speiiinj| of Fail rieniesier,*' Sordex- was srjniible to -."oirianeit direcfiy on the rjidmgs cf the t-oiamit-tiae, bit said a sfaTirmeai ttouid ctrite frorn his sa€ice by asaixt meek, ronirriittee members were assipaaad xo e»miaie the programs, persotiei. iitaiisatioii of facilities, and -what we're doing in market ■tes-m in general, * ilferders said. The committee was t-onj/poaed of repiari-assentetives from all areas of the university, Br, Brian GUlespie of the Hifreaottiea Division, ehaired the eomaiiftee of nine, which incladesj Dr- Cbatrk Vedder rSnctal Seieatrresa, Dr. J3oh fox ^Graduate Council}, Dr. Bon Everitt -'Mataral Scieneei, Mr. Frank Stubhs (Hm'cl, Or, Harry Garber .'Business AteniaaEtratiorii, Dr. Bath Arnold [Education , Pr. Hubert t*ha«viii -Dean 0f ij^^i ArtsK and Mr. Paryl Be-tj * Controller i. Borders last -fectM-aed the Stffi-ij-rier Ei-aiijafien Cswt- iBJH.ee with the Repearter in f ebruary* (Reprter, No, **", February ill. fn that interview, Borders iiidieatesrl a hope that committee suggestitms would "Bt-eathe some new hfe into this irs- stitutien in June, July, and August.** Borders aaia^mpliasiaaies his belief last we-ek that tiie anieersily could mare fully uurJiw tta teflitia in the wwiier amtot. Borders said he woidd place the sludy in the hands of the new prassidenf mhm he takes office. person rsf ttie Stadent Assembly's Senior Affairs Committee. Clay Henderssw and Evie Efstathion will speak at this,. May's can*** men cement exercises, Sara Bennett. Everitt Drew and Jo White mil deiirer the readinp and the ij-i-sKation ai this year's baeeaiatireate ceremony. Farmer stated that enough eoiapiaiats had come from last year's etimiaaeticement eaereises from seniors apsef that no student speakers bad been reprewated on the rostrum. As a result, proarfsione were made ibis year to laeintie a raearnber of the senior class as a spejfcr. Corismittee cfeirperaoa Farmer, Jo White, the president of Omicron Delta Kappa, the president of aartiar BmA. T!mm Tniw and three faculty menibers from each school met and reviewed ail tbe members of the itradajating class The eight people chosen by the committee from that list included Sam Bennett, Adroit Walker, Strifa Kiatght, Clay Henderson, Everitt Drew, Jo White. E*ne Efstathion and Sbariene Saeed. The eight outaajtanarhog seaiers were erjEisidfred by the senior class ballot to determine the speaker*.; their enthusiastic par- iieipation proidded a more than adequate basis for a decision f amer said * We feel the eifhf p#eple lhat wo chose orifaialty deser%*e fhe right to speak at commencement, "Ma. Farmer saii The wetdirig was necessary, however, as the eiercise would only