Carroll confesses that starting the project was the most difficult part. The responsibilities of a yearbook editor involve leading a group of busy volunteers, educating a staff about yearbook publishing, in addition to writing, critiquing, and editing articles, pictures, and drafts. The editor also must build campus support, advertise yearbook sales, locate and hire photographers, act as a liaison between administrators and students, and serve as a liaison for companies working with the yearbook staff. Despite the overwhelming list of duties, Carroll has been driven by the anticipated pay-off. Most encouragement comes from the checks mailed in from student, faculty, and staff orders.
Many payments have notes attached offering praise and gratitude for the yearbook staff's hard work.
Carroll has no plans to serve as editor again next year. The rewards and experiences are invaluable, and because of this, I would like to see that sometime in the near future this opportunity be counted for academic credit. She suggests that a faculty member could adopt the yearbook and make it a fun course for those interested in photography, English, journalism, or communication. Its purpose is to remember the atmosphere at SU, in addition to the memories of friends and events. Without a published account, it's as if those friends, events, and an entire year of history never existed in the eyes of future students, staff, and faculty.