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Southern California	Friday, February 3, 1984
Accounting awards given to 2 professors
By Karen Kucher
City Writer
Two university professors from the School of Accounting were recently honored by the California Certified Public Accountants Foundation for their contributions to accounting education.
Theodore Mock, professor in the Accounting School, was awarded the Faculty Excellence Award, while Doyle Williams, the Accounting School's founding dean, was awarded the Distinguished Professor Award.
Only once before in the foundation's history' have the awards been presented to two representatives from the same school in the same year. The awards are not necessarily awarded annually, since they are based on outstanding contributions over a sustained period of time.
The Faculty Excellence Award was given to Mock in recognition of his “exceptional achievements as a contemporary leader in accounting education" and for his "contributions to the development of future members of the profession."
"These awards reflect the strong accounting faculty at USC," said Mock,who is the school's Arthur Anderson Professor of Accounting, a title that represents the accounting firm of the same name which has donated money to the school. Mock is also the head of the Center for Accounting Research.
"Accounting includes financial reporting, auditing, tax accounting and management accounting," Mock explained. "The research looks into the different aspects and appropriate ways of measuring profits as well as many other things."
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Volume XCV, Number 19	University of
Journalism director named
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BRYCE NELSON
Noted writer Bryce Nelson takes post
Campus honors black history
By Joann Galardy
City Editor
Bryce Nelson, who over the past 19 years has established himself as a premier journalist without ever having taken a journalism class, has been named director of the School of Journalism, effective Feb. 1.
Nelson, who received a similar offer from American University in Washington, D.C., said he decided to accept this university's offer because the administration and faculty here are committed to improving the school's reputation.
"I'm stepping into a good and improving situation," he said of the Journalism School. "It's a good department and the faculty is committed to making it better."
He said that the potential of a school can best be measured by the extent to which it prepares the students for their profession.
Nelson has not yet formulated specific plans for the school, but he stressed that his highest priority is his commitment to the development of undergraduate education.
"I want to wait until I leam more before I try to persuade
people to make changes," he said.
He said that in a classroom situation it is important to emphasize writing, thinking and speaking ability so that students "do not act passively." "Good writing," he said, "is the crying need of every profession."
Before coming to the university, Nelson tried his hand in a number of different professions, including journalism, politics and education.
He began his journalism career in his home state of Idaho as a reporter for the Lewiston Tribune. During his career he has worked for the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and most recently the New York Times.
On the political scene, he spent two years as a Senate aide to Senator Frank Church of Idaho. He was also a speechwriter on foreign and defense affairs during the vice-presidential campaign of the late Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota.
He held his last administrative position at a university in 1962 w hen he spent a year as a political science teacher and an assistant to the dean of the School of Liberal Arts at the Uni-
versity of Pittsburgh.
Nelson plans to return to teaching while at the university but said his primary role is to "preserve the quality of the Journalism School and make it better."
While he also plans to continue writing on a free-lance basis. Nelson seems to view his new position as a transition in his life.
"I'm 46 years old. You get to a stage in your life where you hope you have something to pass on to other generations," he said. "The idea of being responsible for running something appeals to me."
Nelson said he had originally planned to go into teaching and explains his career in journalism saving, "I just took a detour for 25 years."
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By Rebecca Esquibel
Qty Writer
During the month of February, various on-campus organizations will be sponsoring events to celebrate Black History Month. Among the groups involved in the activities will be the Black Student Union (BSU), Black Student Services (BSS),
the African Student Association and the USC Gospel Singers.
"We're going to try to combine contemporary activities with historical activities so students won't be bored and will want to get involved," said Sherrie Keys, coordinator and chairwoman of the Black History Month activities.
Keys, who is also involved in the Black Student Union, said the first event of the month took place on Thursday when Dr. Jack Kent, of the Friends of Grenada Society, spoke at Topping Student Center. Kent is a noted speaker on liberation struggles.
The BSU is also sponsoring a free showing of two films today dealing with the black experience.
On Feb. 7, a noted speaker on black history. Dr. Uriah Fields of the Mutuality Center, will speak on campus.
Keys said that a slide presentation, to be given by the newly formed group United Against Black Genocide, will deal with
the current problems blacks have to face in such areas as education, police brutality, health, pre-natal care and unemployment.
Performances by various musical groups will also take place in celebration of Black History Month. The USC Gospel Singers will perform in front of Tommy Trojan on Feb. 8 and the highlight of all the events will be a gospel concert on Feb. 24 featuring gospel artists Twinkie Clark and the Clark sisters.
During the concert's intermission, achievement awards will be given to outstanding blacks from the community.
"We're inviting special guests from the black community," Keys said. "The expected attendance is about 5,000."
The BSU will also give an Outstanding 'SC Alumni award at their annual Black Alumni Dinner, which will take place Feb. 25 in Town and Gown.
BSU activities will end on Feb. 29 with a candlelight vigil (Continued on page 7)