W.E. 'Bill' Perkins, Sarasota, Fla., professor of business education and marketing from1970 to 1996, died March 14, 2008. He held bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Ball State and a doctorate from UCLA. In addition to teaching occupational, vocational and business education, he served as the university’s coordinator of alternative class scheduling, coordinating weekend, off-campus and closed-circuit television courses. He spoke frequently about business communications and wrote several business textbooks as well as the book Moving to the Positive Side.