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By TAMMY KIRK
Staff Writer >
Unitedbank College Station
has selected two Texas A&M stu
dents, Brad Dacus and Steven
Griner, as full advisory directors
to the bank’s board.
“We are delighted to once
again have two very highly qual
ified upperclassmen associated
with Unitedbank,” says the bank’s
president, James E. Scamardo.
“These are not honorary appoint
ments,” he says. “T heir positive
input and ideas will receive ap
propriate consideration.”
Dacus, a junior finance major
with a 3.70 grade-point ratio, was
named to the Dean’s List for
Achievement and the Distin
guished Student Last. He also has
been selected to participate in the
College of Business Administra
tion Fellows Program for 1985-86
and was nominated for
“Outstanding Young Men of
America.” Dacus has a real estate
agent’s license and is a member of
the A&M Finance Association,
A&M Christian Fellowship and
A&M Young Republicans.
Griner has maintained a 3.40
GPR while majoring in finance
and Spanish. In addition to being
the finance chairman for Town
Hall/Broadway and president of
the Spanish Club at A&M, Griner
has also been selected to partici
pate in the College of Business
Administration Fellows Program
for the 1985-86 academic year.
Scamardo says the endow
ment-educational program offers
a unique opportunity for the stu
dent to gain practical and mean
ingful business experience. He
says the bank gains valuable in
sight on current and innovative
trends in the academic commu
nity.
The advisory directors for
1984-85 were Renell Carter and
Steve Schwarzbach, both finance
Brad Dacus
majors. They say the program is
outstanding for getting hands-on
experience and learning how the
decision-making process works in
the “real world.”
Schwarzbach says the program
is an excellent opportunity to get
experience that a student can’t
get in the classroom because
things don’t always work as they
do in theory.
“One of the benefits is being
involved in first-hand decision
making at a business level,” Car
ter says.
Both Scwarzbach and Carter
also agree that they were free to
express themselves, and any sug
gestions they had were definitely
listened to.
The program was instituted in
December 1980, and is unique,
not only to Bryan-College Sta
tion, but to the nation, according
to the Texas Bankers Association
and the American Bankers Asso
ciation.
The Student Advisory Director
Program is one of the largest
scholarships at Texas A&M, Sca
mardo says. A student advisory
director earns $3,600 per year for
Steve Griner
serving on the board.
The student director is given
the same responsibilities as other
advisory directors, Scamardo
says. Attending board meetings,
serving on committees, reviewing
and evaluating bank policies and
procedures and setting short and
long term goals for the bank are
all included.
In order to be considered for
the student positions at the bank,
a student must have at least a cu
mulative grade point average of
3.25 and have completed a total
of 75 credit hours with as least 21
hours of economics or business
courses. A student must also be
able to show leadership abilities in
campus activities.
But a big part of the selection
process, Scamardo said, is the in
terview because it shows the ma
turity of the student’s judgement
and how well he deals with peo
ple.
“There were 11 applicants this
year, and believe me, if I could
have taken a couple more on the
board, I would have,” Scamardo
said.
English classes
have different
numbers in fall
By MIKE DAVIS
Staff Writer
English 327 and 328 — American
Literature to 1870 and American
Literature 1870 to Present, respec
tively — have new numbers for the
fall semester, English 227 and En
glish 228.
Dr. Jeffrey Cox, an assistant pro
fessor of English at Texas A&M, said
the courses are basic surveys of the
major authors and major devel
opments in American Literature
from its beginning to the present.
The change in course numbers is
an effort to put the course on an
equal level with other English survey
courses, he said.
“It doesn’t really reflect anything
about the course,” Cox said. “It
didn’t really belong at the 300 level.”
The only change being made, Cox
stressed, is in the numbers; the cur
riculum will be the same.
“It’s exactly the same class,” Cox
said. “Same reading, same classes
and designed for the same clientele.”
The change in the numbers has
caused confusion for many students
and faculty members because many
people were not aware of the
change, he said.
“The word did not get out,” Cox
said.
Because the predicted preregis
tration enrollment was less than ex
pected, concern within the depart
ment has been expressed that maybe
students think the courses have been
cancelled, he said.
The courses are listed in the fall
catalog as English 227 and 228, Sur
vey of English Literature. Cox said
the new numbers will not affect sum
mer school students.
The English department offers
two other courses — English 231
and 232, a Survey of English Litera
ture — which are comparable, he
said.
Regents hopeful about A&M’s budget
By ANN CERVENKA
Staff Writer
• proposed legislative cuts
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6 that will decrease the amount of
Ave. Iwoney going to the University,
co, Bryan) Board of Regents Chairman David
2 « G. Eller said he is optimistic about
the future of the Texas A&M Sys-
im tern.
“The first few weeks of the legis-
Jative session looked pretty grim for
Higher education in Texas,” Eller
aang foM the regen ts Saturday.
;M| I However, in recognition of the
problem, the board has been curtail-
* ing expenses, and efforts have pro-
t ven effective, he said.
JM p “We are in a stronger position to-
| day than we were a few months ago,”
He said.
| Eller said the board will do its part
? to help the system progress.
H “We will not forgo our quest for
xcelfence,” he said.
Because of a good administrative
|eam, Eller said, the system is ad-
artcfng. Examples of progress in-
:lude the approval of a space tech-
IRAL
nology institution, the integration of
the engineering program and the
success of the agricultural experi
ment station, he said.
Eller noted the importance of
having a good faculty and staff in
the system.
“There can be no question that
our greatest asset is people,” he said.
Because of the fierce competition
in the country for qualified faculty
members, the board recognizes the
need for enhanced salaries, he said.
The board plans to hire top people,
support achievers, encourage new
initiatives by faculty and students
and be aware of the total system’s
needs.
In a progress report on long
range planning, Arthur B. Hansen,
chancellor of the A&M system, said
the specific mission, objectives and
strategies first must be defined.
“Broad statements of intent can
be achieved only to the degree that
their meaning is precisely under
stood,” he said.
As part of a five-year plan for the
four campuses in the T exas A&M
system; Texas A&M, Tarleton State
University, Prairie View A&M Uni
versity and Texas A&M University
at Galveston, Hansen outlined a sys
tem mission.
The mission is to promote excel
lence, provide top administrative tal
ent, foster a creative and productive
environment, provide a catalyst for
change and provide fiscal lead
ership.
Areas of emphasis for further re
search at Texas A&M include veteri
nary medicine, math and science ed
ucation, micro-electronics and
computer engineering, building de
sign, construction management and
masters program development in
business, Hansen said.
The regents plan to study the
E lans and present a progress report
y the end of the summer, he said.
In other matters, the regents de
cided to change their meeting dates.
Because the legislature closes on
May 27, the regents’ meeting sched
uled for the same day was moved to
June 18 so the actions of the legis
lature can be fully discussed.
The meeting scheduled for July
23 wds postponed to Aug. 20 to al
low for more time to write the sys
tem’s budget.
Regent William A. McKenzie
brought up three points to be dis
cussed at the next meeting.
First, he moved to show apprecia
tion to Lt. Gen. Ormond R. Simp
son, who will be retiring in August.
Simpson is a retired three-star gen
eral with the Marine Corps and assis
tant vice president of student serv
ices at A&M.
Second, he moved that the drill
field to the north of the Memorial
Student Center be preserved and
never built upon.
Finally, McKenzie moved that be
fore any permanent construction is
made on canipus, the chairman of
the planning and building commit
tee be informed of the plans 21 days
in advance. Therefore regents
would also be informed and would
be able to have some input.
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