2003 Miracle Yearbook

Professors in the School ofSocial Science and Professional Studies devoted themselves to teaching their students about functioning in the world, whether it was in the arena of business, politics, education, or interpersonal relationships. "The best part ofteaching my classes was seeing students expand the horizons of their understanding in the history ofideas and political thought," Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riano said. Mr. John LeBlanc said the best part ofteaching his classes was"giving the students real-world insights ofthe textbook theory, then integrating that into real world Biblical application that could be practiced daily as a Christian in business." Specific projects and semester transitions allowed special experiences this year:"My most memorable experience, academically, was having 14 hours a week ofclass last fall with a bunch of Early Childhood majors who were doing a transition killer semester," Dr. Phil Bassett noted. Dr. Jeffrey Fawcett enjoyed his experience working with the students in the Integrated Business Core as they created an opera- tional company."They were fantastic folks to get to know and work with," he said. Mr.Tim Hansell enjoyed having some fun with his students. He often started the year's first class by speaking German to his programming class, pretending the class was German 101 for a few minutes before he admitted that he was kidding. Students played ajoke on Dr. Nelson Henning once by placing an "Out ofOrder" sign on his computer before he arrived at one ofthe computer labs."I was about to begin instruction when I saw the sign. I thought the hour ofinstruction was ruined. After a short time of panic,they told me what they had done." Even with the changes and hilarious experiences, Dr. Ronald Walker noted the best part ofthejob remained constant:"New faces, fresh minds." Dr. Merlin Ager Dean Professor of Education SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE& PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Dr. Philip Bassett Chair of Education Dr. Michael Firmin Chair of Psychology Dr. Marinus Hazen Chair of Business Administration Dr. Robert Abbas Dr. Richard Baldwin Dr. Omer Bonenberger Dr. Jeffrey Fawcett Dr. Dwayne Frank Professor Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Professor Psychology Business Administration Education Business Administration Education 20 \( \