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Campus Review
May 7, 2013
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Trivia Time
Benita!
by John Shiffert, University Relations
She’s still much more popular around
Clayton State than “Evita!” She’s Dr.
Benita Moore, Clayton State graduate,
first director of the Alumni Association,
former professor and interim dean of the
School of Technology, and the answer
to the last trivia question… an inquiry, it
might be added, that drew some pretty
good answers.
“She was Moore or less the best Interim
Dean the School of Technology ever
had. If she had been “acting Dean” she
would have earned the Academy Award
for her role!” said first correct respon-
dent Rob Taylor.
“Do I get brownie points for knowing
that there’s a Benita Moore scholar-
ship?” asks second place Lou Brackett.
(Yes, you do.)
“I never do the Trivia Game, but must
answer this time: Benita Moore. Don’t
forget that she is also a native of Clayton
County and was a majorette at
Jonesboro High School. Surely there is
a photo somewhere of her twirling at
Faculty Frolics a few years back!!”
commented Dr. Angelyn Hayes, who
was fifth. “And we should probably list
all of her other titles she had while
employed at Clayton State. I know of
only one person who has had more.”
(And that would be?)
To give the complete rundown on the
correct respondents, they were; Taylor,
Brackett, Vickie Fennell Smith, Kathy
Garrison, Hayes, Dirk Morrell, Dottie
Bumbalough, and Tom Eddins.
So, just who at Clayton State has had
more titles than Dr. Moore? We can
think of one candidate who was in the
news recently. Don’t send your answers
to Dr. Hayes, she’s busy enough as it is,
send them to johnshiffert@clayton.edu
and we’ll try to sort it out. And, if you’re
really good, and want to earn Bonus
Points, you’ll know who joined Dr.
Moore as one of the all-Ph.D. “Twirling
Professors” in the Homecoming Parade
some 10 years ago.
“Making the honor roll for the NACS
CROY is just one sign that we are provid-
ing great customer service to al of our
campus stakeholders,” proclaims Smith.
The Loch Shop provides materials stu-
dents need to be academically successful,
while also offering the items students
want to enjoy a happy and productive col-
legiate lifestyle. The Loch Shop’s goal is
to help students save on all of their course
material needs, especially through the
shop’s strong rental and digital book pro-
grams. All of the Loch Shop’s proceeds
stay on campus, from their sponsorship of
Operation Study’s Study Bucks program
to worthwhile improvement and building
projects for Auxiliary Service operations.
“I am extremely proud to have the Loch
Shop at Clayton State and am impressed
with the tremendous progress that it has
made in the last few years,” comments
Gooden, “The entire staff there has
worked very hard to make the bookstore a
leader among college retailers.”
Operating for 30 years, the NACS
Foundation is the only charitable resource
for the collegiate retailing industry. Since
its inception, it has disbursed more than
$3.1 million for industry education and
research, and awarded more than 3,000
professional development grants to col-
lege store personnel. The NACS
Foundation has touched the careers of
thousands of collegiate retailing profes-
sionals and counts some of the industry’s
leading vendors among its top corporate
donors.
Headquartered in Oberlin, Oh., the
National Association of College Stores
(NACS) is the professional trade associa-
tion representing the $10 billion collegiate
retailing industry. NACS represents more
than 3,000 collegiate retailers and approx-
imately 1,000 associate members who
supply books and other products to col-
lege stores. NACS member stores serve
America’s college students while support-
ing the academic missions of higher edu-
cation institutions everywhere. Additional
information on NACS can be found
online at www.nacs.org.
record, winning the Southern Conference
regular season and tournament titles. The
Terriers advanced to their first NCAA
Division I national tournament, falling to
Wisconsin 53-49. The squad beat both
Georgia and South Carolina that season
and won 22 of its last 25 games.
The program also advanced to the NCAA
Division I national tournament in 2011 after
posting a 21-13 record, tying for first in the
South Division of the Southern Conference
and winning the 2011 Southern Conference
Tournament. The Terriers faced BYU in the
opening round of the NCAA Tournament,
falling to Cougars 74-66.
While coaching at the College of
Charleston as an assistant and as a graduate
assistant, Harrison was part of four 20-win
seasons, several conference and conference
tournament championships and two trips to
the NCAA Division I national tournament.
“Paul worked as an assistant at the College
of Charleston for four years and did a
tremendous job in teaching, recruiting and
mentoring our players,” said Kresse. “We
were successful because Paul was a real
professional in handling his duties and
responsibilities. I feel like Clayton State
has hit a home run with the hiring of Paul
Harrison.”
In addition to his coaching experience at
Wofford and at the College of Charleston,
Harrison also served as an assistant coach
at Southeastern Louisiana and as an assis-
tant at Long Island University.
Harrison, 41, attained a law degree from
Tulane University in 2004 and graduated
from Washington & Lee University with a
Bachelor of Arts in History in 1993. He
and his wife, Heather, have two children,
Grace (10) and Henry (eight).
He takes over the Clayton State program
after head coach Gordon Gibbons
resigned after 12 years as the Laker men’s
coach.
Harrison, cont’d. from p. 31
Loch Shop, cont’d. from p. 25