Missouri S&T Magazine Spring 2003

'Hell, I Saved the School' George E. Ladd Director of MSM 1897-1907

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STAFF LINDSAY LOMAX BAGNALL, 76, Executive Vice President, MSM-UMR Alumni Association (lindsayb@umr.edu) MARIANNE A. WARD, Assistant Director, MSM-UMR Alumni Association (mward@umr.edu) STEPHANIE MARTENSEN, Coordinator of Alumni Sections, MSM-UMR Alumni Association (smarten@umr.edu) BETTY J. VOLOSIN, Administrative Assistant, MSM-UMR Alumni Association (bjv@umr.edu) RENEE D. STONE, Administrative Assistant, MSM-UMR Alumni Association (renees@umr.edu)

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A PUBLICATION OF THE MSM-UMR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

SPRING 2003

VOL. 77, NO. 1

I N THE N EX T ISSUE:

'Hell, I Saved the School7 George E. Ladd, director of MSM from 1897 to 1907, took a college that was little more than "a country academy," and turned it into a first-rate technical institution.

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UMR: AN ECO NOM IC ENG INE UMR may be the sm allest campus in the University of M issouri system, but it is an economic engine in the M issouri economy.

UMR generates income and jobs for the local and regional economies, and our graduates are the lifeblood of the much-touted "knowledge-based economy" the state is trying to move toward.

Read all about UMR's impact on the state economy — and beyond — in our summer issue.

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The issues sound as though they were ripped from yesterday's headlines: A campus struggling with enrollment and high drop-out rates. State budget problems. Concerns about academic reputation. The possibility of a campus closing.

But the story of George E. Ladd and how he confronted those issues is not yesterday's news. The tale began more than a century ago.

Ladd, who became MSM's director in 1897, inherited a litany of administrative problems, including the aforementioned.

The campus in those days was known more as "a country academy" than a first-rate technological institution. The president of a competing university even went so far as to call MSM "unworthy of being called a mining school." Ladd himself put a bleak spin on the situation. "The outlook was dark!" he said. "The School had been in existence twenty-six years, and as far as growth and development were concerned, it was scarcely better off than in 1871."

That may sound like a harsh assessment. And it was.

But as Larry Gragg, professor and chair of history at UMR, points out in our cover story, Ladd "often portrayed the situation as bleak as possible to embellish the magnitude of his accomplishments." But Ladd, a tall and imposing figure well known for his boasting, also backed up his words with corresponding deeds. During his decade at MSM's helm, Ladd did much to improve the campus. He also took on the task of

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courting legislators and initiated a statewide public relations campaign to increase the campus's visibility. Although his

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tactics — especially his approach toward state politicians —

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Joann Stiritz

During his decade at MSM's helm, Ladd did much to improve the campus.

He also took on the task of courting legislators and initiated a statewide public relations campaign to increase the campus's visibility.

would not pass muster today, and while his claims of saving MSM may be more spin than substance, perhaps we can learn something from this brash and colorful leader.

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MSM-UMR Alumnus (USPS 323-500) (ISSN 1084-6948) is issued four times per year (March, June, September, December) in the interest of the graduates and former students of the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy and the University of Missouri-Rolla. The MSM-UMR Alumnus is published by the MSM-UMR Alumni Association, Castleman Hall, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO 65409-0650.

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CORRECTION: In our winter 2002 issue, the feature about new alumni association president Zeb Nash incorrectly stated his degree as being in civil engineering.

Nash earned a bachelor of science in chemical engineering from UMR in 1972.

The Alumnus staff regrets the error.

We welcome your comments and suggestions for your MSM -UM R Alumnus.

Letters to the editor may be addressed to: UMR Publications, 1870 Miner Circle, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO 65409-1520, by fax at (573) 341-6157, or email at alumni@umr.edu. We reserve the right to. edit letters for length as space allows.

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C A S E ku d o s and national aw ards The same creative team that helps put together this magazine has been winning both regional and national awards recently.

Regionally, UMR's public relations, publications, video communications and web communications offices — all four housed in UMR's Division of University Advancement — won six awards from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education during the CASE District VI annual conference held in Kansas City, Mo., in January.

The awards were: • A Gold Award to the public relations office for Excellence in Institutional Relations, Media Placements on a Single Topic, for news releases about Delbert Day's research with glass beads to treat liver cancer.

• A Silver Award to the public relations office for Excellence in Institutional Relations, Overall Media Placement Program.

• A Bronze Award to the publications office for Excellence in Writing, Brochure Copywriting, for a student life brochure.

• A Bronze Award to the UA web communications office for Excellence in Multimedia, Single Web Page, for the redesigned UMR Extranet website (www.umr.edu).

• A Bronze Award to the video communications office for Excellence in Multimedia, CD-ROM (UMR's entry was actually a DVD, titled "It's Your World — Jump In," created for the geology and geophysics department).

The four offices also won the runner-up for the Sweepstakes Award in the enrollment division of 3,000-5,000 students. "The Sweepstakes Award is a tremendous honor given to the institution that wins the most awards in one of four enrollment categories," says Connie Egged, vice chancellor for University Advancement. The UMR entries were among more than 900 received from colleges, universities and independent schools in Missouri, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Nodh Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.

Nationally, UMR's publications, video communications and web communications offices won six awards in the 18th Annual Admissions Advertising Awards, sponsored by Admissions Marketing Repod.

• The publications office won a Silver Award for Newspaper Advedising/Single Ad for its "Louie Ad" and a Merit Award for Search Pieces for the UMR international viewbook.

• The video communications office won a Bronze Award for Television Advedising/Series for its admissions commercials and two Merit Awards: one in the Television Advedising/Single Spot category for the engineering management master's degree TV commercial, and one in the Video Viewbook category for "It's Your World — Jump In!" DVD for the geology and geophysics depadment.

• The web communications office won a Bronze Award in the Internet/ World Wide Web site category for the UMR Extranet website.

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'Hell, I Saved the School'

How George E. Ladd, one of MSM'smost flamboyant dir led the institution out of "the bog of country academyism"

by Larry Gragg (lgragg@umr.edu) Images in this article are from In and About the Missouri School of Mines: The Photography of George

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In 1938, George E. Ladd, who had served as director of MSM between 1897 and 1907, came across a short history of the institution’s first few decades. When he scanned the paragraphs dealing with his years as director, Ladd found precious little evidence of his contributions. In a letter to Ray Rucker, then president of the MSM Alumni Association, an angry Ladd asserted, “Hell, I saved the School.” Never one to hide his accomplishments or his sacrifices, Ladd portrayed himself as a virtuous champion of MSM and the community. “I made it great in all respects,” he wrote, “and I made the town livable and incredibly improved through my influence and direction. All of this and much more, I accomplished through indomitable will, sacrifice of my personal interests, and always jeopardizing my position.”

Photo by Beidler-Viken, Manhasset, N.Y. 193f/courtesy of UMR Archives

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There is no doubt about Ladd’s bluster, but as the great 20th century philosopher Dizzy Dean said, “It ain’t braggin’ if you can back it up.”

George Ladd certainly could look back upon a decade of remarkable accomplishments serving as the head of MSM. He took a college which the president of the Michigan School of Mines described in 1897 as “unworthy of being called a mining school,” one which was little more than “a country academy,” and turned it into a first-rate technological institution.

Born in Haverhill, Mass., in 1864, Ladd attended Harvard University, where he received three degrees, including a Ph.D. in geology, and where he had the good fortune to study with Nathaniel Shaler, the nation’s leading geologist. Following his graduation in 1894, Ladd pursued further study at the University of Munich. While completing his graduate studies, Ladd taught an occasional course at Harvard and served as assistant geologist in both Texas and Missouri and for the U.S. Geological Survey.

When MSM offered him the position of director, Ladd was employed as assistant geologist and chemist for the Georgia Geological Survey.

Upon his arrival in Rolla, Ladd and his wife, Mary, had four children.

An imposing figure at 6 feet, 2 inches tall, Ladd impressed all as a vigorous and dynamic leader. He admitted that as a young man he was “wilful, quick-tempered” and “inclined to be rebellious,” all traits he continued to display as director. A resolute man, Ladd did not tolerate opposition. For example, over a unanimous student vote, Ladd appointed someone they did not want as a professor of chemistry. He demeaned those who opposed him. Ladd labeled one Rolla clergyman a “vicious, hypnotized, half-wit tiny-church preacher.” He described other opponents as “chronic grouches,” “pigmies” and “selfish, small, petty” men. He believed that those who disagreed with him were “unscrupulous” and engaged in “treachery.” He saw enemies everywhere: his “bosses at Columbia” and a host of “harassing, rule-or-ruin, self-seeking enemies in Rolla.” He often diminished the role others played in the successes of MSM while he was director and easily became indignant when observers failed to give him the credit he believed he deserved.

This man with a large ego who seemed always engaged in improving MSM nonetheless had many diversions. Ladd enjoyed hunting and

Ladd took a college which was described as "unworthy of being called a mining school/ one which was little more than "a country academy/' and turned it into a first-rate technological institution.

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A h, what avail the largest gifts of heaven when drooping health and spirits g o amiss.

How tasteless then whatever can be given; Health is a vital principle of bliss, And exercise of health.

mountain climbing, playing billiards and whist, and smoking cigars and telling “dirty” stories. Fortunately, he was an avid photographer and is responsible for many of the photos displayed in an exhibit in the Leach Theatre Lobby of Castleman Hall during the 2000-2001 academic year.

Arrival in a backwater Rolla represented quite a culture shock for Ladd on his arrival in fall 1897. There were about 1,600 people in a town with no running water and no sanitary sewer system. There were two banks, a building and loan company, two hotels, five boarding houses, two restaurants, and about 50 other retail establishments, including seven saloons. Nine churches provided religious care for the residents and there were nearly two dozen professionals — physicians, dentists, and lawyers. The public schools accommodated an ever larger student body, over 10 percent of whom were black students attending the segregated Lincoln School

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located at First and Pine streets. The community did have electric streetlights, and telephones were being installed with long-distance connections to area towns.

Still, it seemed a real backwater place to Ladd.

The Missouri School of Mines he had agreed to direct had a small, poorly maintained campus with few students. Bounded by 11th, Main, 14th and State streets, the campus had only four buildings: the Rolla Building, the campus’ original structure; a chemistry laboratory; a mining and metallurgical laboratory; and a student dormitory which became the director’s (and now chancellor’s) residence during Ladd’s tenure. The latter building was not being used, and the exterior walls of both the Rolla Building and the Mining Building had serious cracks. The buildings were lit by gas from a tank buried in back of the chemical laboratory. Most water for the campus had to be hauled from the nearby Frisco stock pond. With no sanitary sewer system available, all had to use the frame toilets located on the west side of the campus. The only attractive feature of the campus was its nicely graded and trimmed lawn “surrounded by a neat stone wall surmounted by a low iron fence.”

Besides Ladd, there were only eight faculty members who provided instruction for 115 students, 11 of whom were women. While MSM had seen

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During Ladd's first semester in Rolla, the Board of Curators considered aboiishing instruction of civil engineering and English at MSM, but the motion failed to get majority support.

enrollment increase by more than 40 students in only two years, most of the students attending did not complete their degree requirements. In the four years preceding Ladd’s arrival the school awarded fewer than 10 degrees per year. The poor academic record contributed to a high turnover among faculty members, and those who remained often were divided by factional strife. Underlying these concerns was the constant fear that the university’s Board of Curators would limit the courses offered at Rolla or move entire programs of instruction to the Columbia campus. Indeed, during Ladd’s first semester in Rolla, the Board of Curators considered abolishing instruction of civil engineering and English at MSM, but the motion failed to get majority support.

While Ladd often portrayed the situation as bleak as possible to embellish the magnitude of his accomplishments, he accurately captured the nature of the challenge facing MSM upon his arrival.

“The outlook was dark! The School had been in existence twenty-six years, and as far as growth and development were concerned, it was scarcely better off than in 1871.” MSM had “very little in the way of equipment; poor buildings; and an utterly inadequate income.” Yet, this was the kind of challenge that determined men like Ladd relished.

STUDENTS WORKING IN ORE-DRESSING AND METALLURCJCAL LABORATORY Surely there h .» vein for silver «nd * place lor gold where they Hi

The new director enthusiastically threw himself into an attempt to improve the campus. Improving its appearance, he believed, was an essential first step.

Through his early years as director, Ladd had the lawns sown with Kentucky bluegrass and had Boston ivy vines planted to cover the buildings. The planting of masses of shrubs and white elm shade trees further enhanced the beauty of the campus. Then, there were the flowers. “In early spring,” Ladd explained, “thousands of low-rising crocuses bloomed on the lawns, and in the late spring and summer the low stone wall that surrounded the old campus, was brilliant with blooms of massed nasturtiums.”

Wining and dining legislators As important as a more aesthetically pleasing campus was in attracting attention and perhaps a few students for MSM, Ladd understood that most of his energy had to be spent on gaining the support of influential men in Rolla and around the state. Ladd quickly gained the support of two local men who

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remained key allies throughout his years in Rolla: Col. Charles L. Woods, the publisher of the Rolla Herald, and Luman Parker, attorney and solicitor general for the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad. He established cordial relations with governors Lon Stephens and Alexander Dockery and several members of the university Board of Curators. But it was the members of the state legislature, the men responsible for providing funding for MSM, who attracted most of Ladd’s attention. In his decade in Rolla, Ladd demonstrated a remarkable creativity in gaining their support for increased appropriations.

In 1901, Ladd, hoping to obtain funding for a new building, decided to bring the entire state legislature to Rolla to demonstrate the crowded conditions of laboratories. Certainly working through Luman Parker, Ladd persuaded the Missouri Pacific and Frisco railroads to provide free tickets on Pullman cars, and he called upon local businessmen to help pay for accommodations and meals for the legislators. He even paid for part of the trip out of his own pocket. He truly “wined and dined” the legislators. He ensured there was always plenty of food, and to enliven the train ride to Rolla, Ladd had two entertainment cars, one with plenty of whiskey, added to the train. After an overnight stay in the town’s two hotels, the delegation toured the

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campus and then Ladd had them assemble in the Chemistry building. Besides having students demonstrate a few chemical “stunts,” such as freezing water on a red hot plate, Ladd had the entire student body attend the demonstrations to persuade lawmakers of the crowded conditions in the laboratories. As the delegation strolled to the mining and metallurgical laboratory, Ladd had the students quickly exit the chemistry building through the back door and race next door “so that when the senators and representatives came in this place was crowded, too!”

To gain newspaper support for MSM, and again put pressure on legislators for increased funding, Ladd wrote an article on the campus and persuaded Charles Woods to publish it in the Rolla Herald as an editorial.

He purchased 300 copies of that issue and sent it to newspapers throughout the state, excluding those in the Columbia area. With each issue, Ladd sent $5 and asked each editor to write an editorial on the value of MSM to the state and, if they were willing to do so, to send him as many copies of their papers as the $5 would pay for.

Dozens of editors from across the state complied, and editor Woods reprinted all their editorials in two special issues of the Rolla Herald. Ladd had these issues placed on the desks of all legislators as they considered appropriations for MSM.

DRAWING ROOM. to build, we first survey the plot, then draw the model .-Shakespeare.

As the delegation strolled to the mining and metallurgical laboratory, Ladd had the students quickly exit the chemistry building through the back door and race next door "so that when the senators and representatives came in this place was crowded, too!"

The tactics Ladd employed worked wonderfully.

State appropriations for MSM more than tripled from 1897 to 1907. The increased funding permitted Ladd to enlarge the campus. In 1902, he bought the land bounded by 12th, Main, 14th and Pine, a purchase that increased the campus size by more than a third. The additional state funds also permitted Ladd to add two wings and a second floor to the chemistry building and to construct Mechanical Hall and Norwood Hall as well as two frame structures: a workshop and a gymnasium.

To staff these new academic buildings, Ladd nearly tripled the number of faculty members. He was also able to recruit more students. By 1907 there were 210 students enrolled, an increase of more than 80 percent since his first year at MSM. Because he raised admissions standards, a higher proportion of them graduated. An ever-smaller percentage of the students came from south-central Missouri. Instead, as the campus recruited ever more widely, students from more than three dozen states and from almost a dozen nations were attending MSM in Ladd’s last year.

Ladd always took great pride in transforming an institution that “was stalled” in what he called “the bog of country academy ism” into, according to a state legislative oversight committee, a school of mining and metallurgy that had “reached the highest standards of

excellence of any school of its character in the United States.” His successful promotion of the school rested in part on his talent as a photographer. Believing that publicizing the school was critical in attracting students, Ladd, along with professors Arthur Timmerman and Alexander Forsythe, began to take pictures of academic life at MSM. According to the Rolla Herald, Ladd photographed “various laboratories, pieces of apparatus and lecture rooms at the school ... for the sake of adorning a circular to be sent abroad, showing the buildings and equipment at the school.” He continued to pursue his hobby throughout his years in Rolla.

Larry Gragg is chair o f the UMR history department This essay is published in its entirety on the UMR Archives website, web.umr.edu/-archives/ladd.html.

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Picturing The Old Town'

by Mary Helen Stoltz (mhstoltz@umr.edu)

History may not be John Bradbury’s middle name, but perhaps it should be.

Bradbury, Hist’74, is a senior manuscript specialist in the Western Historical Manuscript Collection, which collects and catalogs unpublished historical material for 54 counties in southern Missouri.

The collection, housed in UMR’s Curtis Laws Wilson Library, includes “everything from personal and business papers, war letters of Missourians in service, church records, photographs and miscellaneous historical papers,” he says.

It’s a job that fits Bradbury well.

“I’ve been interested in local history all my life,” he says. Bradbury’s family moved to Rolla from Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., in 1957, when his father was assigned to the ROTC program at MSM. He retired in 1960 and the family stayed in Rolla. “Except for 10 years here and there,” Bradbury has lived in Rolla ever since.

In November 2002, Bradbury combined his nose for history with his love for Rolla to publish Rolla: The Old Town, a collection of historical photos of downtown Rolla, including the UMR campus.

In addition to his own collection of postcards of Rolla, Bradbury relied primarily on two collections of

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photographs: The Clair V. Mann collection in the UMR archives and the collection of the Phelps County Historical Society, where he serves on the board. (Bradbury has been active in the historical society for more than 20 years, serving as the co-editor and main contributor to the organization’s newsletter for more than a decade. He also serves on the Old Courthouse Preservation Committee.)

More than 120 images of Rolla from 1860 through 1970 are reproduced on the book’s glossy pages, many of which have never before been published. “Beginning in the 1960s and 1970s, the traditional business area has changed greatly and some formerly notable buildings are now gone,” he says. “The photos appeal to folks who remember, as well as folks who just wonder what Rolla was like.”

Of all the photos, Bradbury does have a favorite. “The Democrats for William Jennings Bryan parading on Pine Street, which had only recently turned up, was a nice discovery and made a great cover illustration.”

On Nov. 16, Bradbury held a book­ signing in the lobby of Phelps County Bank, one of the most significant historic structures still downtown. The bank, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, sponsored the book’s publication.

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New UM President:

CAMPUS NOT CLOSING "W e are one university with four campuses" UM President Elson Floyd at a press conference on the UMR campus in December.

New UM President Elson Floyd wasted no time putting to rest rumors of a campus closing. Speaking to reporters on his first day on the job in January, Floyd said that closing a University of Missouri campus is not and never was an option for dealing with budget issues.

“I don’t think it ever was on the table,” Floyd told the Columbia Daily Tribune. “I think it was an example of the magnitude of the cuts being faced by the university.”

Floyd’s predecessor, Manuel Pacheco, said last summer that closing one of four campuses was an option if the state made further cuts to the university’s appropriations. Pacheco’s comments raised speculation that UMR might be chosen for closure. But Floyd downplayed both the closing option and Pacheco’s declaration.

“We are one university with four campuses,” he said.

International partners UMR WORKS WITH UNIVERSITIES IN ALGERIA, NAPLES UMR’s global outreach expanded last fall as the university entered into partnerships with universities in Algeria and Naples.

Through a $263,000 grant from the U.S. State Department, UMR is helping the Universite Abou-Bekr Belkaid de Tlemcen (UABT) in Algeria update curriculum, develop new graduate programs in engineering and construction management, and develop Internet and distance learning programs. Abdeldjelil “DJ” Belarbi, associate professor of civil engineering, and Scott Grasman and Can Saygin, both assistant professors of engineering management, are coordinating the effort through the State Department’s North African Educational Partnerships Program.

“Our goal is to help them adapt to the new economy model and management models as well as modem teaching

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technologies,” says Belarbi.

“UMR has a good reputation in engineering management in the United States. It just happens that developing countries, such as Algeria, lack this specialty.”

The other project involves an agreement between UMR and the University of Naples Federico II (UniNa) in Italy, where UMR’s Antonio Nanni, the Vernon and Maralee Jones Missouri Distinguished Professor of civil engineering, has already established research partnerships in infrastructure engineering. Last November, Nanni and other UMR officials traveled to Naples to sign a cooperative agreement that calls for the two schools to develop and implement a student and faculty exchange program, as well as an online degree program.

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A new discipline: interdisciplinary engineering Photo by Bob Phelan/Photomasters

One of the problems with engineering education these days is its narrow focus.

But a new effort at UMR will go a long way toward breaking down barriers between engineering disciplines. Aided by a $100,000 planning grant from the National Science Foundation, UMR educators are creating an interdisciplinary engineering program.

The program allows students “to work as design engineers at the boundaries of two or more traditional engineering disciplines,” says Robert B. Stone, assistant professor of basic engineering at UMR and the project leader.

Stone and his colleagues in basic engineering hope the program will grow into a new interdisciplinary engineering major at UMR. “Today’s brightest engineering students prefer to have some control over the courses they take,” Stone says. “The proposed program takes this idea one step farther by allowing students to define a meaningful engineering program that bridges traditional departmental boundaries.”

The one-year NSF planning grant is supporting the development of coursework for the program.

The degree would be the first of its kind in Missouri, and UMR would become one of the few colleges and universities in the nation to offer such a program. Possible emphasis areas for the program include energy systems and the environment, industrial automation and control, robotics and control, and product design.

Working with Stone on the project are fellow basic engineering faculty members Nancy Hubing, associate professor, and Tim Philpot, assistant professor.

INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING PROGRAM Associate Professor Nancy Hubing, center, works on a design project with UMR students, left to right, Mike Stock, mechanical engineering, Jamie Schroetlin, engineering management, and Matt Bohm, mechanical engineering.

Boeing gift bolsters product innovation program UMR's plans to develop a state-of-the-art facility to teach students how to design, make and market products got a boost from Boeing Co., which presented a $245,500 gift to the campus for the project. The gift is part of a $645,000 pledge from Boeing for a new Product Innovation and Creativity Center at UMR.

Robert Feldmann, MS CSci'80, general manager of Boeing's AV-8B (Harrier) and the T45TS Navy Trainer programs, presented this gift to UMR Chancellor Gary Thomas during a campus ceremony last November,

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Plans heat up for summer solar car race Solar M iner IV, UMR's latest sun-powered racer, w ill take to the open road once again this summer in the American Solar Challenge, a cross-country race along old U.S. Route 66 from Chicago to southern California. This year's ASC begins J u ly 13 at the M useum of Science and Industry in Chicago and ends Ju ly 23 in Clarem ont, Calif. Along the way, UMR alumni w ill have plenty of opportunities to see the car and visit with UMR Solar Car Team members.

The team is planning special events in Chicago, Rolla, Albuquerque, N.M., and Claremont.

For more information about the team and plans, go to the team's website at solar42.umr.edu or contact the team via email at solari@umr.edu

DONT FORGET YOUR ST. PATS GREEN For more information or to place a credit card order call 1-800-617-6750 or (573) 368-5578 TO ORDER ONLINE: www.umr.edu/~stpats

This is the last year for Kelly Green!

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Cheryl Gordon-Farmer, far right, receives applause from her family during Family Day 2002. Fler son, Flobbie Gordon, far left, nominated her for the UMFI Parent of the Year Award, which she received during the event.

Parent TA of the year named Through courage and inner strength, Cheryl Gordon-Farmer of Crescent Springs, Ky., has overcome many obstacles in her life, including the tragic death of her first husband and a difficult second marriage. Now a nurse who also holds down a second weekend job, she supports two children in secondary school and two in college. One of her children is Robbie Gordon, a senior in electrical engineering, who nominated his mom for the UMR Parent of the Year Award. Gordon-Farmer received the award on Family Day, Oct. 19. “We have all gone to good schools, and have grown up to be people that will make a positive contribution to society, in spite of all that has happened in our lives,” Robbie Gordon wrote in his nomination letter. “This would never have happened if it wasn’t for her strength, courage and support.”

The Parent of the Year Award is given annually by the UMR Parents’ Association. Also on Family Day, the association presented its other annual award, the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, to Srinivas “Jack” Jakkidi, a teaching assistant in UMR’s computer science department. Jakkidi is Srinivas "Jack" Jakkidi working on a master’s degree in computer science at UMR. He also is a member of the UMR Solar Car Team. The award is based on student evaluations, and the recipient receives $500 from the association.

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Students plan a spin on NASA's 'vomit comet' In hopes of finding ways to improve construction in space, eight UMR students will conduct reducedgravity experiments on welding properties April 23 through May 3 aboard NASA's KC-135 aircraft, the "vomit comet" that doubled as a command module for Tom Hanks and other cast members during the filming of the movie Apollo 13.

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Student wins residential life award Kyle Lampe, a senior in chemical engineering from Clarinda, Iowa, and a resident of Thomas Jefferson Hall, won the National Residence Hall Honorary Member of the Year Award in November 2002 at the Midwest Affiliate of the College and University Residence Halls conference.

Lampe has been involved in UMR's NRHH since 2001 and has served as president, vice president and treasurer of the organization.

Also at the conference, held at the University of Northern Iowa, UMR's NRHH chapter won the NRHH Chapter of the Year Award.

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SAFER SHUTTLES UMR professors developing better tiles for future space vehicles In the wake of the Feb. 1 space shuttle Columbia tragedy, the national media spotlight turned to a couple of young faculty members in UMR’s ceramic engineering department. Greg Hilmas and Bill Fahrenholtz have just started work on a three-year, $300,000 project for the U.S. Air Force to develop ultra-high-temperature ceramic tiles — tiles that also could be used on future space shuttles.

While news reporters were interested in whether such tiles would have prevented the Columbia disaster — some experts blamed the shuttle’s disintegration on damage to some of the tiles that provide heat protection — Hilmas and Fahrenholtz explain that their project is focused on the future of the space program.

Future space launch vehicles — not necessarily the blunt-nosed shuttles of today — might have a sharp, pointed front and be more aerodynamic than the current shuttles, say the two assistant professors of ceramic engineering. Shuttles with pointed fronts would encounter even higher temperatures than the 2,300 degrees Fahrenheit currently encountered by the blunt-nosed shuttles, thus requiring even better, stronger ceramic tiles.

Although the UMR researchers’ work is funded by the Air Force, NASA would benefit from their studies by applying the findings to plans for future space travel.

In the days immediately following the Columbia tragedy, word of the researchers’ work spread nationwide via various TV, print and Internet news sources.

Images courtesy of NASA

Future space launch vehicles might have a sharp, pointed front and be more aerodynamic.

If you have any questions or comments about campus news articles, contact Public Relations at news@umr.edu or call 573-341-4328.

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Cold War cleanup

Photo by Bob Phelan/Photomasters

UMR researchers did their part to make the world a little safer in 2002 by helping Ukranians disarm and dispose of some of that nation’s Cold War-era armaments.

UMR's waterjet technology evaluated for use in disassembling missies in the Ukraine.

Researchers from UMR’s Rock Mechanics and Explosives Research Center and the High-Pressure Waterjet Laboratory spent several weeks in the Ukraine last summer and fall to show scientists there how to use waterjets to neutralize missiles that once were aimed at the U.S. and its European allies.

“We were subcontracted to train and supervise the Ukrainians on how to evaluate the safety of waterjet technology for the removal of the explosives and propellants from the missiles,” says Paul Worsey, professor of mining engineering and one of the key researchers in the group.

With the use of a specially designed waterjet, the operator is able to disassemble the missile from a safe distance, Worsey says. After the missile called an SS-24 - is disarmed, the casing is washed out and crushed. The propellant

Academic departments reflect broader missions with new names Three academic departments at UMR have new names as a result of their broadening emphasis areas: • UMR's chemical engineering department is now the department of chem ical and biological engineering.

• UMR's civil engineering department is now the department of c iv il, architectural and environmental engineering (CAEE).

• UMR's economics department is now the department of economics and finance and has moved from the College of Arts and Sciences to UMR's newest school, the School of Management and Information Systems.

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then can be recycled by blending it with emulsion explosives and used in mining in the Ukraine. This method is more environmentally friendly than the traditional method of burning them, Worsey says.

With the ability to carry more than 10 nuclear warheads, an SS-24’s range is more than 6,200 miles, Worsey says.

Production of the missiles ceased in 1991.

More than 50 missiles have been disarmed during the course of this project.

“The sum of rockets that are being dismantled and destroyed on this single project had the capability of destroying every major U.S. city, over 2 million people per city, and wiping out more than half of the United States population,” Worsey says.

Working with Worsey on the project were David Summers, Curators’ Professor of mining engineering and director of UMR’s Rock Mechanics and Explosives Research Center (RMERC); John Tyler, research engineer for RMERC; Bob Fossey, research specialist for RMERC, and Scott Parker, senior laboratory mechanic for RMERC.

Time-ly invention

Among the whiz-bang gadgets featured in Time magazine's listing of 2002's best inventions was a small, tank-like contraption designed to wash away land mines.

Invented by Photo courtesy of Bob Fossey researchers in UMR's High-Pressure Waterjet Laboratory, ELADIN (which stands for Eliminating Landmines by Aqueous Detection Identification and Neutralization) was featured in the Nov. 18 edition of Time as one of the magazine's Best Inventions for 2002.

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Tailor-made for anti-gravity Suitmaking is rarely considered a mathematical endeavor. Yet mathematical

UMR Professor Emeritus Xavier Avula has developed a mathematical theory which will help optimize the design of anti-gravity suits and increase their effectiveness.

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modeling seems tailor-made to at least one type of suit, as a UMR professor emeritus recently demonstrated.

Xavier J. Avula, professor emeritus of mechanical and aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics, has developed the mathematical model that shows how anti-gravity suits work. The suits are worn by fighter pilots and rely on buoyancy to protect the pilots from the effects of high acceleration.

“I have shown mathematically and computationally that the blood accumulated in the lower part of the body during high-performance aircraft maneuvers can be lifted by external submergence,” says Avula. He adds that high accelerations and tight turning capabilities of modem fighter aircraft exert forces of up to 12 times greater than normal gravity. Pilots cannot tolerate this unaided.

High gravity forces push the pilot’s blood supply down the body to the legs and feet, drawing it away from the brain. This results in impaired vision, lightheadedness and even loss of consciousness, says Avula.

Body suits lined with liquid bags, called “liquid muscles,” ward off the effects that high acceleration has on the body. These liquid-filled anti­

gravity suits simulate the body’s natural buoyancy when submerged in water. The suits respond in a self­ regulating fashion to the change in pressure and apply external pressure to the lower extremities of the body, shifting the blood back to the upper regions, maintaining much-needed circulation in the brain.

Using the nonlinear theory of large deformations, Avula developed the mathematical model that describes how the liquid-filled suits work and identified the design parameters for the suits. He presented his findings at a Safety and Flight Equipment conference in Sweden in March 2002 and to the U.S. Air Force-sponsored panel on foreign comparative testing at the 2002 SAFE conference last October in Jacksonville, Fla. “This mathematical model will enable the (anti-gravity pressure suit manufacturing) company to utilize these with the necessary design parameters for the improvement of the suit,” says Avula. “The problem with the current suit is that the liquid in it does not make full contact with the skin, which decreases its effectiveness and does not take into consideration other creative configurations that enhance its performance. This mathematical theory will help optimize the suit’s design and increase its effectiveness.”

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Fuel cell research could bolster president's energy program President George Bush's plans to pump more federal funding into the development of hydrogenpowered vehicles, as outlined in his State of the Union Address, is good news for researchers at UMR, who are working to develop cheaper, more efficient fuel cells similar to those that may one day replace the internal combustion engine.

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A black-and-white approach to cleaning paper That clean, white piece of paper in your laser printer is the product of a not-so-clean process. But a UMR researcher is hoping to change that by improving the way paper-makers make black and white liquor. No, we’re not talking about white lightning, or black label. We’re talking about the chemical mixtures — called “liquors” — used in the paper-making process.

William Headrick, CerE’91, PhD CerE’OO, a post-doctoral fellow in ceramic engineering, is looking at ways to develop more efficient materials for “black liquor” gasification, a crucial step in the paper-making process. Black liquor is the chemical mixture used in the

early process of turning wood into pulp. It eventually is recycled into “white liquor” — the stuff used to digest wood to make pulp for paper.

Headrick is creating new refractory materials for the gasification process. He hopes these materials would result in a more economic and environmentally friendly way to obtain white liquor from black liquor. He believes his system would result in annual savings of $12 million to $17 million and significant reductions in carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide emissions.

His efforts are funded through three annual $200,000 grants from the U.S. Department of Energy.

William Headrick, left, a post-doctoral fellow in ceramic engineering, and researcher Bill Davis are looking at ways to develop more efficient materials for "black liquor" gasification, a crucial step in the paper-making process.

Defining the future of warfare UMR's partnership with the U.S. Army got a big boost recently through a $2.15 million grant from the Army. The funds will allow UMR researchers to develop an array of advanced technologies for the battlefield, including: • Customized obscurants, developed from "nanoscale" (sub-molecular) particles that would conceal U.S. military from enemy eyes, radar and other surveillance.

• Advanced chemical and electronic sensors to sniff out biological and chemical agents.

• Robotic systems to deploy the high-tech obscurants and sensors, keeping soldiers out of harm's way.

• Robotic systems to neutralize chemical agents in dangerous areas.

Much of the work will take place at the University of Missouri Technology Park at Fort Leonard Wood, about 30 miles southwest of Rolla. In addition, UMR scientists and engineers will work with chemical specialists from the Army's Chemical School at Fort Leonard Wood and with officials at the Army's Soldier Biological and Chemical Command (SBCC0M) at Edgewood Arsenal, Md. U.S. Sen. Kit Bond "was instrumental in securing this grant for UMR," says UMR Chancellor Gary

Photo by Andrew Careaga/UMR Public Relations

UMR researchers are creating obscurants, such as this soy-based smokescreen, to help the Army develop advanced warfare technology

Thomas. "We're very thankful for his leadership in these critical areas of national security."

"UMR's excellent work will help the U.S. Army survive and win on the battlefields of the 21st century," says Bond. "This is a great partnership between our soldiers and UMR scientists that I hope will continue to grow in coming years."

The program involves scientists and engineers from UMR's chemistry, mechanical and aerospace engineering, electrical and computer engineering, and computer science departments.

"UMR's excellent w ork w ill help the U.S. Army survive and w in on the battlefields of the 21st century."

U.S. Sen. Kit Bond

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Faculty Feature Photo of Jack Morgan by Bob Phelan/Photomasters

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by Mary Helen Stoltz (mhstoltz@umr.edu)

There’s more to the horror genre in books and film than the gross-out, inyour-face fright flicks “Friday the 13th” or “Nightmare on Elm Street.”

So says Jack Morgan, a UMR instructor in English and the author of The Biology o f Horror: Gothic Literature ancl Film. Published just before Halloween 2002 by Southern Illinois University Press, Morgan’s book explores the deeper, underlying rhythms of dread and anxiety found in Gothic literature and film. And while fear is a common element in horror stories, some are based entirely on those ongoing elements with no terror-filled climax. In other words, no chainsaws or bloody axes are needed.

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“A good example of that is the original 1956 version of ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers,”’ Morgan says.

“There is no blood or guts, just people being slowly taken over. It’s the sense of disestablishment of order that gets to you.”

Morgan defines Gothic literature to refer to “macabre, weird literary material in general” and adds: “We are experiencing a renaissance of Gothic literature today.” Stephen King, Clive Barker, Katkin Kiernan and Peter Straub are among the more popular authors in the genre.

And like any horror movie worth its salt, The Biology o f Horror will have a sequel. Morgan’s next book on horror, tentatively titled Games in the

Ghastly Mansion: Play and the Poetics of Gothic, examines the connection between play and horror.

The title refers to the scene in Charles Dickens’ novel Great Expectations, where Miss Havisham requires Pip to play. “A common theme in horror films and literature is the abduction or murder of a child while playing — the monster lurking in the shadows, watching the children play,” Morgan says. “That juxtaposition of play and horror is the central theme.” That theme struck close to home for Americans last fall during the D.C. sniper shootings. “It is implicit in the image of a sniper drawing a bead on a playing child in a schoolyard — the terrible incongruity of that.”

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In October 2002, M ic h e lle Paulsen, a poet and lecturer in the English department at UMR, published her third collection of poetry, Labor and Delivery. The inspiration for the book came from the birth of her daughter.

The book is available from Hope and Allen Publishing, Grants Pass, Ore. (www.hopeandallen.com).

EXCERPT FROM PAULSEN’S BOOK WITH COMMENTARY

under ‘normal’ circumstances, water flows, accommodates, conforms; it can warm or cool or clean - it sustains life, even when it does damage, it gives warning and only hurts those without respect, but when water breaks, you either try to give birth, or you fall through the ice “Water has always played an important role in my poetry ...from what snow can coverIhideIprotect, to how rain reflects emotion, to the oppressive nature of humidity, etc.

“As human beings, we have rather unusual relationships with water. It is utterly common (it even falls free from the sky) and we can be totally apathetic about it (as when we get a glass of water from the sink).

But, we are totally dependent on it.

“It sustains life. It also takes it.

“And, of course, the human child forms in it. In my case (as in so many others), the breaking o f it — which seems so unnatural (especially the ‘language’ of it) — was the warning of the impending birth.

“But, there are other times when water breaks. It breaks over waterfalls, and when someone steps on ice.

Both o f these represent a fall into the unknown, into something dangerous. Labor is a common and an utterly remarkable experience ...it gives life, but is perfectly capable o f taking it. It is a human oxymoron.”

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Debra Robinson named to lead student affairs Debra A.G. Robinson, a member of UMR’s student affairs staff since 1980, was named vice chancellor for student affairs on Jan. 1.

Debra Robinson She succeeds Wendell R. Ogrosky, who retired from the position in December 2002. Ogrosky joined the campus in August 1987 as UMR’s first vice chancellor for student affairs.

Prior to her appointment, Robinson was associate vice chancellor for student and international affairs.

She joined UMR as a counseling psychologist, then later became assistant director and associate director of the UMR Counseling Center. She was director of UMR’s Center for Personal and Professional Development from 1990 through 2001.

New associate deans for Mines & Metallurgy Robert C. Laudon, professor of geology and geophysics, and David C. Van Aken, professor of metallurgical engineering, became associate deans in School of Mines and Metallurgy on Jan. 1.

Robert Laudon Laudon, a UMR faculty member since 1980, is associate dean of instruction. Van Aken, who joined UMR in 1993, is associate dean for research and graduate studies.

They replace former associate deans Ronald A. Kohser and Nicholas Tsoulfanidis.

Leadership changes in geological/ petroleum engineering

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Jeff Cawlfield, a member of the geological and petroleum engineering faculty since 1987, became chair of the department on Jan. 1. He succeeds Distinguished Teaching Professor Leonard Koederitz, ChE’68, MS PetE’69, PhD PetE’70, as department chair. In addition, Anuj Gupta, associate professor of geological and petroleum engineering, is now head of the petroleum engineering program within the department. Gupta joined UMR in 2001.

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Nisbett receives governors award J. Keith Nisbett, associate professor and associate chair of mechanical engineering, received the 2002 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching from Missouri Gov. Bob Holden ill December.

The annual awards recognize effective teaching and advising, service, and commitment to excellence in nurturing student achievement.

J. Keith N isbett

Huebner named vice provost for research Wayne Huebner, CerE’82, PhD CerE’87, UMR’s interim vice provost for research since July 2001, was appointed to the permanent position on Nov. 1, W a yn e Huebner 2002. A professor and former chair of ceramic engineering, Huebner was director of the UMR Graduate Center for Materials Research prior to being named interim vice provost. He joined the UMR faculty in 1987.

Drewniak named MRC director

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James Drewniak, professor of electrical and computer engineering, was appointed director of the Materials Research Center in September 2002.

He joined UMR in 1991 as an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering. Prior to this, he was a research assistant for the bioacoustics laboratory and electromagnetics laboratory at the University of Illinois.

Gragg returns to history chair History Professor Larry Gragg began his second stint as department chair on Jan. 1, replacing Wayne Bledsoe, who retired in December 2002. Gragg held the position from 1992-1998. In September, Gragg won the University of Missouri System Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching, a $15,000 award for long-te achievements in teaching.

Larry Gragg

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pMiner Sports W omen's soccer earns NSCAA honor The UMR women's soccer team was among 213 teams nationwide - and 29 in the NCAA Division II ranks - to earn a team academic award from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America for the 2002 season. The Lady Miners also won the award last season under second-year head coach Diana Niland. The award is for teams that post a minimum team grade point average of 3.0 and whose coach is a member of the NSCAA. The national awards were presented Jan. 16 at the College Coaches Luncheon as part of the NSCAA Convention in Kansas City, Mo.

UM R basketball team s earn M IA A honors A pair of UMR basketball players - one from the men's team and one from the women's earned "Player of the Week" honors from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association for their play during the early portion of the 2002-03 season.

On the men's side, junior Brian W estre earned the honor Dec. 2, 2002, after averaging 22.3 points, 11 rebounds and a blocked shot per game as the Miners won two of the three games they played during that week. He had double­ Brian Westre (44) doubles in all three games.

Senior Leah Kessenich of the Lady Miners won her award a week earlier after averaging 22.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocked shots a game in two UMR victories wins that helped the Lady Miners end a 21-game losing streak and post back-to-back victories for the first time in two seasons.

M en's soccer finishes successful year Although unable to reach the ultimate goal of an NCAA Tournament berth, the UMR men's soccer team Leah Kessenich (with basketball) had a successful season, finishing with a 9-5-2 record under first-year head coach Vince Darnell.

The Miners were in a position to nab a tournament bid, but late-season losses to Truman State University and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville ended those hopes. UMR ended the season on a high note, however, by shutting out regionallyranked Quincy.

Senior John McQueary ended the year as the Miners' leading scorer with 12 points on four goals and four assists.

Sebastian Bustamante, the Miner goal-scoring leader with five, had 11 points, while Sean A ckley finished with 10 points on four goals and two assists.

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named to the Verizon Academic AllAmerica team for 2002 by the Colleg Sports Information Directors of America Kimmel, a civil engineering major from Ringling, Okla. was a second-team selection to the Curt Kimmel (69) squad for the second consecutive year.

Despite missing three games due to a knee injury, he finished the 2002 campaign with 10 tackles, including one for a loss. Off the field, he is a three-time recipient of the MIAA Presidential Scholar award and a three-time member of the MIAA Commissioner's academic honor roll.

UMR also had three players named to the academic all-district squad: sophomore defensive end Aaron Gage, a second-team selection, and sophomore Joe Tomasek, an offensive guard, and junior defensive tackle Chad Taake, both third-team picks.

H eller qualifies for sw im m ing nationals UMR senior Phil Heller of Ypsilanti, Mich., was the lone Miner to automatically qualify for the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships in December 2002 when the team competed in the Arkansas-Little Rock Christmas Invitational. Heller reached his Phil Heller automatic qualifying mark in the 400yard individual medley, where he posted a time of 4:05.71. Later in the meet, Heller won the 200-IM - the Miners' only individual victory in an event at this meet - with a time of 1:55.22, which cleared the provisional qualifying standard for the meet.

Three other Miners also made the provisional qualifying marks in their events M ike M inard finished fifth in the 500and 1,650-yard freestyle events with times of 4:41.52 and 16:30.54, respectively. Paul Adams and Justin Gorson met the mark in the preliminary rounds of the 100-yard butterfly. The national meet took place March 12-15 in Grand Forks, N.D.

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Association News

N ew scholarship procedure to help students

Member Benefits As an alum nus of M S M -U M R , you are autom atically a m em ber of the M S M -U M R Alum ni A ssociation and are entitled to:

MSM-UMR: Chairs, lamps, watches, rings, pendants, Platinum/Gold MasterCard, license plates for Missouri residents.

Career Assistance: UMR's Career Opportunities Center will help you in your job search!

Services: Online Community, including searchable directory.

Access to alumni office via e-mail (alumni@umr.edu).

Alumni locator service to help you find lost friends.

Address update service so you don't miss your MSM-UMR mail.

To take advantage

The M S M -U M R A lum ni A ssociation hopes to m ake life a little e a s ie r for students receiving association scholarships n e xt fall.

In order for students to have their scholarships automatically credited to their financial aid account, they must now attend one of three information sessions, scheduled during the campus free hour at the start of each semester. At each session, alumni representatives will briefly discuss the alumni association scholarship program. Students attending will receive certificates recognizing their achievement and information about their particular scholarship donor, if they are receiving a named endowed or annual scholarship. If funds are available, the association is also planning on providing food, since free hour is at lunchtime.

New scholarships endowed At the winter executive committee meeting of the MSM-UMR Alumni Association, two new scholarship endowments were accepted.

The Byron N. Verm illion M em orial Scholarship will benefit a student member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity, with preference to qualified applicants who strongly exhibit qualities consistent with the mission and values of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Byron Vermillion was a 1970 graduate of UMR with a bachelor's in electrical engineering. He was also a member of Delta Tau Delta.

The Emily Anne Douglas Scholarship will benefit a student member of Chi Omega sorority who has been active in the sorority for at least two years, who has contributed significantly to the chapter and who has a demonstrated financial need to continue her education at UMR. This endowment was established by gifts from family and friends in memory of Emily Anne Douglas, a Chi Omega active member who was killed in an auto accident in the fall of 2002. The initial award of $250 will be presented in April 2003 at the chapter's founders celebration.

SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET Students who receive scholarships through the alumni association will be honored at the association's Scholarship Banquet on Friday, April 25. Donors who have provided named scholarships through the alumni association will be invited to meet the students who benefit from their generosity. Alumni association directors will also be on hand to greet and congratulate these students.

of these offers, contact the alumni office: MSM-UMR Alumni Association

Castleman Hall University of Missouri-Rolla 1870 Miner Circle Rolla, MO 65409-0650

Phone: (573)341-4145 Fax:(978)926-7986 Email: alumni@umr.edu Web: alumni.umr.edu

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MSM-UMR Alumni Association Mission and Goals M IS S IO N The association w ill p ro actively strive to create an environm ent — em bodying com m unication w ith and p a rticip atio n by M S M -U M R alum ni and frie nd s — to fo ste r strong lo ya lty to UMR and gro w th of the association. The asso ciation w ill in cre ase its fin a n cia l strength as w e ll as provide aid and support to deserving students, fa cu lty, and alum ni friends.

GOALS • A ssist university w ith re cru itm e n t and retention.

• Im prove com m unication w ith and expand the involvem ent of alum ni, e sp e cia lly re ce n t graduates and c u rre n t students.

• Increase fin a n cia l resources of the asso ciation and the university.

• S trengthen alum ni section activity.

• In crea se volu nte er supp ort to the un iversity and its students.

The o ffic e rs and o ther m em bers of the association's board of d ire c to rs provide leadership and actu al p a rticip atio n to achieve these goals and fu lfill th is m ission. For th e ir efforts to be a success, th ey need YOUR active p a rticip a tio n as w e ll, in w h a te v e r alum ni activities you choose.

Throughout its history

Starlighters back together again The stars shone brightly as the Starlighter Band reassembled for a jam session. Formed in the early 1950s at MSM, a group of musically minded Miners started the Starlight Band for their own enjoyment. Several years ago they had a reunion and had such a good time making music again they have had several more reunions. Drummer Bob W alsh '55 and his wife Betty hosted this year's reunion in Sarasota, Fla. Jim Toutz '54 on the keyboard and his wife, Patty, from Texas; Dick Cruse '54 on trumpet and his wife, Connie, from Texas; Al Bogush '55 on clarinet and sax and his wife, Alta, from Alabama; and bass player Ray Hamm (a friend of Jim Toutz) and his wife, Kay, from Missouri complete the ensemble.

The Starlighters played a two-night "gig" Oct. 4-5 at the Cactus Steak House in Venice, Fla. Miners Jack W heeler '53 and his wife, Margo; Jim Gerard '54 and his wife, Nancy; as well as other friends of the Walshes from the area were present to cheer them on.

Oldies, light jazz and Dixieland were enjoyed during the two-and-a-half-hour session.

"We're all looking forward to next year's reunion," said friend Fuzz Tinley. So are we all!

Submitted by Jim Gerard '54

Senior Pizza Party a success Wednesday, Dec. 11, found 153 UMR graduating seniors in the Alumni Lounge of Castleman Hall, enjoying pizza, Pepsi and beer at the Senior Pizza Party. Susan Watson '83 generously donated a Sony Clie PDA for the grand door prize, and Amber Vogt was the delighted winner. Seniors who attended the party received an MSM-UMR Alumni Association Membership Kit with information about alumni benefits. All seniors who attended Commencement on Dec. 21 also received a diploma case courtesy of the MSM-UMR Alumni Association.

MSM-UMR has benefited from the generosity of alumni and friends who have provided support through their bequests and other planned gifts.

The Heritage Society is our way to recognize those who have invested in the university's future through planned gifts.

These gifts include a variety of testamentary and lifetime arrangements that provide future support for the university and financial benefits for our donor.

Take advantage of Planned Giving through The Heritage Society To request information on the benefits of membership, or to learn more about ways to remember UMR through a planned gift, call the Office of Planned Giving at 800-392-4112 or email judyc@umr.edu

Help UMR and higher education in Missouri obtain necessary fu n din g from the state check out the volunteer-run web site â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

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Kappa Delta celebrates 30 years at UMR More than 100 Kappa Delta actives and alumni celebrated the 30th anniversary o f the Epsilon Alpha chapter's founding over the weekend of Nov. 1-3,2002. A t Saturday's banquet, house corporation president Jessica (Thomas) Neimeier '97 unveiled plans for renovating and expanding the chapter house. National Kappa Delta president Julie Johnson spoke to the group, encouraging their continued loyalty to Kappa Delta.

Congratulations, Kappa Delta, on your first 30 years!

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L a rry and Marilyn Cleary of Avila, Mo., w ith th e ir children.

For just $15 you can have a personalized birthday cake or fresh flowers delivered to your student on his or her birthday.

Sponsored by the UMR Parent-Alumni Relations Committee of the Student Council.

All proceeds go to benefit UMR's Student Council.

Meet ouf Larry and Marilyn Cleary are the parents of two UMR students, Virginia Cleary, a graduating senior in nuclear engineering, and David Cleary, a freshman in mining engineering.

Larry and his business partner, Jerry, own DC Custom Garage in Neosho, Mo., where they do bodywork for current-model cars and trucks as well as custom street rods. Their business involves everything from bodywork to major accident repairs to complete construction and painting of cars.

Marilyn works for the Missouri National Guard Show-Me Challenge Program in Nevada, Mo., as a recruiter. Designed for at-risk youth, this six-month quasi-military program provides recruits a chance to turn their lives around as well as prepare them to earn their GED. My mom and dad, Marilyn and Larry Cleary, have been role models to me from the very beginning. Both have encouraged me to pursue my dreams and live life to the fullest. My parents raised me to appreciate hard work and not shy away from the responsibilities of life. Without them I would not be the person I am today. My parents have always been there for me and have encouraged me to do my best in all aspects of life. What I appreciate most is how willing they are to give of their time be involved with the Parents' Association. Twice a year they travel to Rolla to attend the Parents' Association meetings and find out what they can do to improve UMR. Both of my parents have spent hours on the phone encouraging other parents to become involved in the program. I have seen how disappointed they are at the lack of interest some parents have in their college students' life, yet they continue to try to recruit new parents and develop the Parents' Association into a fulfilling program.

by Virginia Cleary

THE PARENTS' ASSOCIATION NEEDS YOU

CALL (573) 341-4753

Cakes are purchased from Country Mart.

Flowers are purchased from Blossom Basket Florist.

The cakes and flowers are individually priced at $15; however, both items may be purchased for $28.

If you have any questions or comments, call the Student Council Office at 573-341-4280 or email stuco@umr.edu.

Forms may also be completed online at web.umr.edu/stuco. m LP K NT INFORMATION N a m e :___________________________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________________ Phone #: ____________________________________________ Birthday Delivery Day:

PARENT INFORMATION N a m e :______________________ Address: ____________________________________________Phone#: ___________________________ Please attach a sheet with the message to be printed on the cake or the card with the flowers. Please mark the item(s) you are ordering below, and remember to check the options you want for each item.

This form may be copied if needed.

_CAKE

CAKE FLAVOR:

O White

ICING TYPE:

O Whipped Cream

O Marble

O Chocolate

O Butter Cream

CAKE DESIGN: (Please add $2.50 for special designs/ No additional charge for floral design) O Floral O Baseball O Construction Site O Football O Hockey O Hunter O Mickey Mouse Hiking

O Nascar Jeff Gordon

O Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore

FLOWERS

O Scooby Doo

O Soccer

O Star Trek

O W innie the Pooh and Tigger

FLOWER TYPE: O Three Roses in Vase

O Mixed Plants in a Basket

O Decorated Carnation with Smiley Face

TOTAL ENCLOSED:,

Please mail form with check to: Parent-Alumni Relations Committee c/o Student Council 202 University Center West, Rolla, M0 65409-0770

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Section News B A Y

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Tag, you're it in laser match Air Capital Section members played laser tag on Nov. 2, 2002, at LaserQuest in Wichita, Kan. Alumni enjoyed running around in the dark, shooting at each other in the two-level maze.

Seven alumni and friends participated in the event, including the organizer, Sean Daly '96, along with Jarrod Grant '98; Tony '98 and Laura (Bandy) '99 McLaughlin; Bob Davis '01; and David '95 and Melissa '96 Herberger.

Chancellor Thomas visits The home and extensive grounds of Dave Robinson in Castro Valley, Calif., served as the gathering place for about 20 alumni and friends to visit with UMR's Chancellor Gary Thomas on Oct. 26, 2002. Alumni enjoyed a delicious carry-in dinner with Robinson providing several choices of main courses. Following the barbecue around the nearly Olympic-size pool, the chancellor provided an update of campus.

Those attending included Dave Robinson '85; Dave Robinson '53 and his wife; Andrew Carr; Roger '64 and Janie Chapin; Eric J. Carleton 79; Mike Patterson 77; Hassen Beshir 79, his son and daughter; Dinesh Venkatachalam '87; Oki Edu 79; Candice Luehrs '01; Jason '96 and Heather Boles; Joe Meachum '80; Theresa Gain; Dave Peacock 64; Don Lee 72; Sam Choi 72; Chancellor Gary Thomas and Julie Turley of UMR's development office.

A R K - L A - T E X

Cooking up Cajun Eighteen members and guests of the Ark-La Tex Section met Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002, at the home of Jerry Poland. The group dined on an excellent meal of Cajun fried turkey prepared by the host. Members spent the evening socializing and enjoying Poland's beautiful home and the lake. A short business meeting was held with the topics of discussion centering on the alumni scholarship and John Livingston's Homecoming report.

Alumni attending were Scotty Gerber '99; Rande 73 and Judy 74 Grotefendt; Ernie 70 and Gerri Green; Joe '86 and Terri Swan; Elmond Claridge '39; John Livingston '39; Jerry '82 and Tammy Poland; Clydelie Compton; Loretta Moscari; Kenny '83 and Beth Cochran.

A U S T I N

Fall happy hour Twelve alumni and friends of the Austin Section of the MSM-UMR Alumni Association celebrated happy hour on Oct. 10, 2002.

Those in attendance included Aaron Shaw '95; Clark Allen 65; George '80 and Connie Dickinson; Rick Reinesch '85; Ed Hassinger '91; Sarah '83 and David Todd; Nik '99 and Brittany Jedrzejewski; Yuning 60 and Liong Chen Shi.

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C I N C I N N A T I

Food flies at Cincinnati event Ten alumni and friends attempted to catch rice and pieces of shrimp in mid-air during the Mock Thanksgiving Alumni and friends enjoyed putting their skills to the test Dinner Nov. 9, 2002, at Jillian's against the latest video games after a fun-filled dinner entertainment megaplex in at Jillian's.

Covington, Ky. Alumni viewed two of UMR's latest television commercials and heard an update on the UMR campus from Marianne Ward of the alumni office. Afterward, everyone gathered around the hibachi grill for a six-course dinner, occasional disco music and a few pieces of food flying through the air. Next, the group gathered around a bowling lane, where having fun was the name of the game, not high scores. After bowling, alumni and friends took in the video arcade and/or one of the four nightclubs in the complex. Bret '93 and Gina '93 Baldwin organized the event and Bret hosted it.

Attendees included Jay Krull 67; Bret Baldwin â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;93; Marianne and Steve Ward; David Cornell 66; Jay Jones 71; Don 67 and Amira Scarpero; and Lamar '95 and Vicky '92 Gerber.

Dinner at Valley Vineyards Sixteen Cincinnati/Dayton Section members participated in the annual dinner Sept. 21, 2002, at Valley Vineyards in Morrow, Ohio. Valley Vineyards features "cook your own" steaks and Ohio wine made at the restaurant. Alumni took part in wine tasting, dinner, and a raffle for door prizes. After dinner most of the group went to Bret and Gina Baldwin's house for more fun and socializing.

The Baldwins organized and hosted the event.

Attendees included Bret '93 and Gina '93 Baldwin; Mike 62 and Trish Ingram; Lamar '95 and Vicky '92 Gerber; Mike 75 and Susie Sheridan; Thomas 69 and Judy Zenge; Donald 62 and Edna Belcher; Jay Jones 71 and his daughter, Erica Jones; Jay Krull 67; and Heath Misak 61.

Section News

Recruiting for UMR A Houston area alumni visited with prospective students during a student reception Nov. 2, 2002, at Transtar in Houston.

In addition, alumni cover many college night fairs throughout the area each year.

Gathering for a taste of Germany The Houston Section of the MSMUMR Alumni Association had a ball at Oktoberfest, a revived event from years past. Thirty-seven alumni and friends met at Old Heidelberg in Houston for a German food buffet, a lot of German beer, and Oktoberfest music. Everyone had a great time, and we hope to continue the tradition in the future.

Lori Stapp Crocker '88 planned the Oct. 25, 2002, event, and she and her husband, Tony Crocker, served as the event's hosts.

Attendees included Rob 79 and Becky Riess and Becky's dad; Lori Stapp '88 Crocker and Tony Crocker; Nicole Talbot 77; Russ Pfiefle 74; Jim '67 and Carolyn Medlin; Wayne '58 and Betty Andreas; Curt 73 and Marybeth KiIlinger, their children and Marybeth's parents; Rex Alford '40 and guest; Greg Savage '02; Jim '53 and Margie Akers and family; Ami and PE. 70 llavia; Herman '60 and Carol Vacca; George '51 and Ellen Donaldson; Shannon '97 and Frances '97 Walker; Jim '92 and Cheryl '92 Erickson; Dave 71 and Charlene Jones; and Helen Elwood '00.

lockey game draws alumni On Jan. 18,2003, 21 alumni, family members and friends were part of a near­ sellout crowd who watched the Houston Aeros defeat the Manitoba Mnose for their 12th win in the last 15 games. The event was hosted by Wayne and Betty Andreas.

Attendees were Wayne '58 and Betty Andreas; Phillip '81 and J. Callen; David '81, Robert and Matthew Gresko; Gary 76 and Pierce Jones; Rob '00 and Erin Koch; Ed May '83; Robert and Patty Porche; Rob 79 and Becky Reiss; M att ‘97 and Gretchen '99 Riggs; Eric ‘91 and Christina Roddiger; and Curt Smith '96.

Members of the Houston Section gathered on Sept. 14 to watch the St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Houston Astros 2 to 1.

Alumni and friends enjoy singing "The Twelve Days of Christmas" at the home of Rob and Becky Riess.

Ringing in the holidays

Houston alumni revived the section's annual Oktoberfest.

The Houston Section kicked off the holiday season with a Holiday Open House on Dec. 6, 2002, at the home of hosts Rob and Becky Riess. While there, the 21 alumni and friends enjoyed the good food of a holiday buffet, singing of "The 12 Days of Christmas," and many door prizes to go along with the good cheer. The Riesses and Nicole Talbot planned the event.

Attendees included Rob 79 and Becky Riess; Wayne '58 and Betty Andreas; Doug Fuchs 77 and Mary Ann Fox 79; Gary Jones '87; George '51 and Ellen Donaldson; Nicole Talbot 77 and Russ Pfeifle 74; Lori '88 and Tony Crocker; Linda Stapp ILori's mother); Jim '67 and Carolyn Medlin; P.E 70 and Ami llavia; David Furnish '61, and Becky and Nick Martinez whose son, Lane, is currently a freshman at UMR.

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Section News H E A R T L A N D _________

A whale of a time Whalers Restaurant on the Paducah riverfront hosted the Heartland Section on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2002, for a reception and brief meeting. Whalers provided a gorgeous spread of seafood appetizers, as well as meat, cheese and vegetable offerings. Lindsay Bagnall, alumni director, attended to greet alumni and friends, tell them the news from campus and show UMR's new commercials.

Jason McHaney volunteered to take over as section scholarship chair and section members discussed plans for a St. Pat's party.

Several of the alumni attended a reception for prospective students in the Paducah area earlier that afternoon, serving as a valuable resource to those students in answering questions and providing guidance about attending UMR. Those alumni were Bob Patterson, Gene Edwards, Jason McHaney, Nikki Pagano, Don Taggart, and Tracy and Darin Miller.

Those attending the Heartland Section event included Bryan '81 and Diana Clayton; Gene '52 and Ann Edwards; Lindsay Bagnall 76 with Hannah and Lydia Bagnall and Clarissa Castro; Jason '91 and Kathy McHaney; Jeff '88 and Sharon (Gates) '89 Douthitt; Bob '54 and Martha Patterson; Tracy (Downs) '94 and Darin '94 Miller; Nikki Pagano '91, '97 and Don Taggart '97; Kenneth Scott '97 and Angela Jackson; Maureen (O'Beilly) '87 and Tom '88 Tavernaro; Michael '67 and Peggy Eastburn; Carol Smith (UMB admissions); and Leslie Bigsby (UMB development).

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Recruiting activities As one of the Kansas City Section's recruiting activities, Kenneth Bandelier '97, vice president of the K.C. Section, gave a presentation to about 55 students in the gifted education program run by the Center of Differentiated Education (CODE) located in the Hickman Mills School District on Nov. 20, 2002. He spoke with students about UMR, electrical engineering, and his work experiences.

L I N C O L N L A N D

Fall dinner with the chancellor The Lincolnland Section held its annual Fall Dinner Meeting on Oct. 29, 2002, at the Springfield Motor Boat Club on Lake Springfield, III. Fifty-one alumni, parents and friends joined in the festivities and to hear UMR Chancellor Gary Thomas and Alumni Association Director Lindsay Bagnall give an update on campus activities, long-range plans for the university, and fund-raising efforts. Dr. Thomas also provided an update on campus enrollment figures and answered questions from the audience. After cocktails and dinner, Jerry Parsons, president of the section, held a short business meeting.

Those in attendance included Tom 70 and Susan Hoppe; Bandy '88 and Jerri Vogel; Bich 71 and Catherine Eimer; Tom Feger '69; Ed W a n d Anne Midden; Gary 74 and Debbie Hutchison; Jim 79 and Theresa Twyford; Joe '00 and Betsy Hutchison; A. J. Girondo III '01; Jerry 70 and Mary Parsons; Thomas Meyer '92; Dan Kerns 74; Sadie Burke '98; Jason Jones '00; Bich '69 and Caroline Berning; Jerry Hirlinger '86; Jim Bechner 70; David Tepan '90 and guest; Amanda '99 and Andrew Withers; Bich '64 and Sandy Mochel; Bart Begelbrugge '65; John 77 and Kathy Stutzman; Terry 72 and Debbie Burke; Lynn '68 and Judy Frasco; Dave 72 and Alice Beinke; Larry Eastep '69; Jim '66 and Connie May; Jim '84 and Judy Miles; parents David and Penny Newton; parents Buss and Pam Irwin and prospective student Ben Irwin.

A L A B A M A

Fall gathering On Nov. 21, 2002, 32 alumni and friends of the North â&#x2013; Alabama Section got together at Wings Sports Grille in Huntsville, Ala. After a few administrative announcements by president Jim Keebler and a delicious meal, attendance prizes were awarded with the "plum" prize going to Dan Kruvand.

Jason Bridges was the lucky recipient of the "Half-and-Half."

The mission statement was announced on this evening: 1.) Conduct social gatherings/meetings for the section's members and 2.) Do something beneficial for the local community.

All MSM-UMR alumni and their guests are encouraged to attend our social events. Our next social is tentatively scheduled for St. Pat's 2003.

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North Alabama alumni and friends gathered at the Wings Sports Grille.

Attending were Bob Alferink '98; Andrea Bone '02; Jason Bridges '00; Terry 98 and Stephanie Buhler; Brad 97 and Kristi Butler; Dick Campbell '62; James M. Carter '66; Jon Clark '84; Bon '83 and Debbie Clendenny; Allen Crider '80; Curt Dodd '63; John Dunbar '84; Perry Feuerstein 91; David L. Gray '69; Boger Hoffman '62; Jim 75 and Dorothy Keebler; James 75 and Joyce Knoch; Dan Kruvand '69; Boy '88 and Ginger Longino; Craig Maurice '85; Stuart Oberman 79; Don 72 and Nancy Seward; Bob Siron '60; Laura Tomaja 90; and Mark Zeien 91.

Section News I N D I A N A P O L I S

New section forms Alumni and friends gathered in Indianapolis on Friday, Dec. 6, 2002, to form a new section. The group met at The Rathskeller, the oldest restaurant in continuous operation in the city.

Bipin and Linda Doshi of Mishawaka, Ind., served as the hosts for the event and provided underwriting support to help establish the new section. After a formal welcome to the event, Bipin The restored Rathskeller in Indianapolis served as the encouraged alumni to become members perfect backdrop for the first meeting of alumni to form a in UMR's Order of the Golden Shillelagh. new section there.

With the sounds of bagpipes echoing in the hallway and bringing back memories of past St. Pat's, Marianne Ward, alumni assistant director, discussed how to form an official alumni section and gave an update on the campus.

Officers were then elected for the section. They are: Dawn Stufft, president; Emily Wehmeyer, vice president; Aaron Rues, secretary/treasurer; and Andy Jeffers, scholarship chair. The MSMUMR Alumni Association's Executive Board of Directors chartered the section, along with the Peoria, III., and Peru sections on Dec. 19, 2002.

Those attending included Donald FI. Bogue '55; Robert D. '88, '89, '91 and Alice Borchelt; Timothy B. Brown '02 and Angelia Renee Wimbley; Adrian Deneys '98; John DeBuntz '84; Bipin M. '62 and Linda Doshi; Michael 78 and Debbie Haynes; Andy '85, '87 and Mary Ann '86 Jeffers; James M. Kuenz 70; Jae Yon Lee 76; Hans G. '85 and Donna Livingston; Karl '82 and Deborah Morrison; Charles C. '58 and Laura Myers; Ken Pendleton '60; Donald Peterson '63; Nathan Rues '02; Thomas Scott '94, '99; Brian Sharp '99; Linda and Leslie D. '66 Stewart J r; Emily Wehmeyer '97, '00; Steve Werling '85; Richard K. Williams 70; and Marianne Ward.

P E O R I A

Peoria Section formed Alumni and friends gathered together on Dec. 7, 2002, to form the Peoria Section at The Hotel East Peoria in East Peoria, III. David and Jill Akers served as the hosts for the event.

More than 20 alumni and friends kicked o ff the holidays by forming a Marianne Ward, alumni new section in Peoria, III. assistant director, discussed how to form an official alumni section and gave an update on the campus. Officers were then elected for the section.

They are: Brian Call, president; David Akers, vice president; John D. Brocke, secretary; J.D. Bridges, treasurer; and Jason Carter, scholarship chair. The MSM-UMR Alumni Association's Executive Board of Directors chartered the section, along with the Indianapolis, Ind., and Peru sections on Dec. 19, 2002.

Those attending included David '99 and J ill '99 Akers; J. D. Bridges '00; John '97 and Tara '97 Brocke; Brian Call '97; Jason E 96 and Camby Carter; Linda '88 and Russ '86 Harrell; Ken '66 and Sharon Kamman; Richard G. 74 and Sandra McLain 74 Lenz; Larry E. Mueller 75; Matthew A. Ryan '01; Daniel '01 and Amber Shockley; William Strasser '00; M att 97 and Laura 99 Tobben; Jian Zhang 94; and Marianne Ward.

36 alumni and friends form new Peru Section Thirty-six alumni and friends gathered on Nov. 13, 2002, in Lima, Peru, to form a new Peru Section â&#x20AC;&#x201D; our eighth international section.

John Sheffield, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, met with the new section on Jan. 10, presenting the group with their official charter.

The MSM-UMR Alumni Association's Executive Board of Directors chartered the section, along with the Indianapolis, Ind., and Peoria, III., sections on Dec. 19, 2002.

Those attending included Guillermo Aguayo-Horna 94; Gonzalo Emilio Amezaga Menendez 96; Jose Ricardo Arce Alieva 91; Oscar Ballon Barraza 95; Raul Benavides Ganoza 90; Jorge H. Boza terrain '48; Enrique M. Calmet Vega 91; Hector J. Calmet Vega 95; Roberto J. Calmet Vega 97; Walter Casquino Rey 96; Andreas A. Dasso Chopitea 77; Maricarmen Florez Figueroa 73; Luciano Gaillard Nycander '51; Elias Arturo Iturri Urrutia 59; Raul Leon Rodriguez; Dante Marsano Navarro 77; Blanca Baca Doig de Marsano 79; David P Marsano Navarro 79; Miguel A. Montestruque Zegarra 75; Guillermo C. Montori Roggero 97; Johnny Naliui Ortiz 96; Carlos Plenge-Washburn '40; Ricardo E. Proano Seiler 52; Daniel Rodriguez Hoyle 50; Mariana Rodriguez Risco 90; Daniel Rodriguez Risco 79; Diego Rodriguez Risco 93; Gonzalo Rodriguez Risco 93; Bladimiro Sanchez Aguilar 71; Frank Stevenson Ramirez 51; Walter Schnider Capurro 94; Hans Spitzer 96; Jaime Tumialan de la Cruz 59; Pedro Hugo Tumialan de la Cruz 58; Elmer Alberto Vidal Sanchez and Jose Marsano Bacigalupo 72.

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Miners don't get the 'blues' after hockey loss Despite the Blues' loss to the Chicago Blackhawks in a final score of 4 to 1, Miners remained in good spirits on Jan. 2, 2003, at the Savvis Center in St. Louis.

A group of 53 alumni and friends met at Jacques in the nearby Sheraton City Center and then cheered on the Blues. Christina Sfreddo organized the event.

Among those attending included Don Moyer '68; John Mitchell '59; Christina Sfreddo '94; Christy Land Witte '95; Bill Irvine 75; Darrell Case '82; Lloyd '98 and Amy Hanneken '00 Gholson; Michael Alley '96; Greg Martinez '90; Andrew Ledbetter '00; Holly Hawkins '00; Flobert Danganan '98; Susan 74 and Sandy Rothschild; Joe Rich 79; Ron Jagels '86, '91; Jennifer Damron '98; Scott Hopper '98; M ilt Murry '64; Elif Yasar '99; Steve and Marianne Ward, alumni assistant director; Ed and Judy Fisher; Mike and Liz Rawlings; Tim Belshe; and Lori Cox.

A L U M N 1 AIR CAPITAL

HOUSTON

NEW ORLEANS

Jarrod Grant '98 2200 South Rock Road Wichita, KS 67207 (316) 687-5801 aircapital@hotmail.com

Nicole Talbot 77 4006 Lee Lane Pearland, TX 77584-9300 (281)489-0391 cell phone: (832) 236-0182 nicoletalbot77@hotmail.com

Robert J. Long '94 4933 Utica St. Metairie, LA 70006 (504) 888-0076 rilong@ondeo-nes.com

ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Hugh C. Kind 76 1021 Morewood Parkway Rocky River, OH 44116 (216) 331-5848 hugh.kind@fosecoinc.com

ALASKA John Hentges '89 13501 Ebbtide Circle Anchorage, AK 99516 (907) 345-1715

ARK-LA-TEX Ernie Green 70 2609 Cuba Blvd.

Monroe, LA 71201 (318) 329-9554 profgreen@hotmail.com

BAY AREA Kamila Cozort '85 117 Forest Hill Drive Clayton, CA 94517 (925) 673-0437 ccozort@earthlink.net

CAROLINAS PIEDMONT Brian Tenholder '97 2926 Notchview Court Charlotte, NC 28210-7980 (704) 571-4233 btenl 189@carolina_rr.com

CENTRAL OZARKS J. Randy Verkamp 72 18112 Highway 8 St. James, MO 65559 (573) 265-7141

CHICAGO

Thursday, May 1 Kansas City Section Social Hour - Fox and the Hound JimVanAcker '98, (816) 224-5514 Wednesday, May 14 Motor City Section - SAE Formula Car Dinner Jeff Seaman '00 (jseaman4@ford.com) Saturday, May 14 Peoria Section - Golf Outing Brian Call '97, (309) 246-6287 Saturday, June 21 St. Louis Section - Annual Golf Tourney Phil Jozwiak '66, (314) 878-1285 June 15-17,2003 Class of 1953 - Golden Alumni Reunion Rolla, Mo. Betty Volosin, (573) 341-4145 August 2003 TBA Peoria Section - Formal Dinner Brian Call '97, (309) 246-6287 Saturday, Oct. 4 Peoria Section - Bonfire Social Brian Call '97, (309) 246-6287 Oct 10-11 HOMECOMING 2003 alumni@umr.edu, (573) 341-4145

SEC T 10 N S

Kerry Knott '96 3098 Autumn Lake Drive Aurora, IL 60504 (630) 236-9962 kerry.knott@ipaper.com

CINCINNATI/DAYTON Bret Baldwin '93 983 Tyndale Court Morrow, OH 45152-0000 (513) 899-3858 bretbaldwin@mac.com

DALLAS/FT. WORTH Glenn '83 & Mindy '84 Brand 5920 Judy Drive Watauga, TX 76148-1618 (817) 581-1828 texasbrand@juno.com

GEORGIA David R. Ziegler '85 1531 Huntington Drive Marietta, GA 30066-5907 (770) 425-0971 drzfamily@juno.com

HEARTLAND

Sehrazat Omurtak Saridereli '81 HIT Inti Edu. Publishing Buyukdere Cad. HurHan No: 15/A Sisli 80260 Istanbul, TURKEY saridereli@hit.com.tr

KANSAS CITY James Van Acker '98 513 SE Mount Vernon Dr. Blue Springs MO 64014 jvanackerl @comcast.net

LAS VEGAS Tom Doering 920 Morning Sun Court Las Vegas, NV 89110-2921 (702) 459-0192 TWDAgain@aol.com

LINCOLNLAND Jerry Parsons 70 2007 Clubview Drive Springfield, IL 62704 (217) 793-3662

MARYLAND/VA/D.C.

NORTHEAST OHIO

NORTHERN ALABAMA James Keebler 75 1414 Chandler Road SE Huntsville, AL 35801 j.keebler@msm.umr.edu

OKLAHOMA Rich Brown '83 7550 East 106th St. Tulsa, OK 74133 (918) 298-7889 brownrrok@cox.net

PACIFIC NORTHWEST Steve Wright '68 35708 SE 49th St. Fall City, WA 98024-9715 (425) 222-7560 wrightflyers@msn.com

ROCKY MOUNTAIN

Joe Schumer '92 3689 Madison View Lane Fall Church, VA 22041 schumer@calvin.nrl.navy.mil

Clarence Ellebracht '64 7336 S. Glencoe Court Littleton, CO 80122-2527 (303) 850-8934 cellebracht@avaya.com

MID-MISSOURI

SAINT LOUIS

Chris Kump '95 1505 DelCerro Drive Jefferson City, MO 65101 (573) 659-3787 nrkumpc@mail.dnr.state.mo.us CMKGEOE@cs.com

Christina Sfreddo '94 Jacobs Civil 501 N. Broadway St. Louis, MO 63102-2121 christina.sfreddo@ja

MID-TENNESSEE

Kern Reed '84 3919 S. Meadowbrook Ave. Springfield, MO 65807-4491 (417) 886-2893

M. Shannon Lambert '90 3224 Nolen Lane Franklin, TN 37064 (615) 599-1218

MINER MUSIC Thomas H. Rogge '93 430 Elm Crossing Court Ballwin, MO 63021 (636) 256-7818 rogge@tseinc.com

MOTOR CITY Jeffrey Seaman '00 11199 Oak Lane #2108 Belleville, Ml 48111 (734) 697-6019 jseaman4@ford.com

SPRINGFIELD, MO

TUCSON William M. H allett'55 626 N. Hayden Drive Tucson, AZ 85710-2475 (520) 722-9298

WEST TEXAS Mike Party 7 8 6706 West Wind Court Midland, TX 79707-1404 (915) 694-9787 wbog01@IBM.net

J. Robert Patterson '54 PO Box 573 Sikeston, MO 63801 (573) 471-5012 jrpat1@sbcglobal.net _

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IT ISN'T ALL THAT UNUSUAL FOR COLLEGE ATHLETES TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME AT THE GYM. BUT FOR YEARS, THE CAMPUS GYMNASIUM WAS MORE THAN A SECOND HOME FOR MANY MSM-UMR ATHLETES. IT WAS HOME. From the return of GIs from World War II era through the mid-1960s, MSM-UMR's Jackling Gymnasium doubled as a dormitory for many student-athletes. In the years before sports scholarships, the gym's makeshift living quarters - rooms surrounding the basketball court and indoor swimming pool - were the only perks afforded to the athletes. They lived in the cramped rooms, slept in bunk beds, and ate at one of the various "eating clubs" adjacent to campus. "The living quarters weren't the best in the west," says Dewey Allgood, who came to MSMUMR in 1950 as head basketball coach. He recalls that rooms in the attic of Jackling's towers "weren't so bad once you got up there, but it was the trip getting up there that was bad." The only access was by a ladder.

Six years ago, several former Jackling Gym residents decided to get together to reminisce about old times. They named themselves the "Jackling Jocks," designed a logo to illustrate their goal of being UMR's "athletic supporters," and established the Spirit of Jackling Scholarship Fund to help current student-athletes.

"Everybody had such a good time, we thought we ought to continue meeting," says Bill Engelhardt, ME'60, of Broken Arrow, Okla., who helped organize that first gathering, held in Hot Springs, Ark. "But we decided we ought to do something besides just get together and fellowship." In six years, the group has raised around $30,000 for the program and hopes to build on that foundation to offer more scholarships in the future.

Although the Jackling Jocks is not an official alumni chapter, Allgood maintains that "it's probably one of the greatest (alumni) organizations we have right now"

to support the university. The group began in 1997 when Engelhardt, an MSM football standout in the late 1950s, and four other athletes of that era - Perry R. Allison, ME'59; Morris G. ' Chick" Boren, ME'62; Richard E. Boyett, CE'58; and Louis H. Whitehair, ME'59 - decided to hold a reunion of Jackling residents. The five contacted the university for a list of student-athletes from the era, then mailed invitations to the Hot Springs gathering to their fellow jocks. Today, the Jackling Jocks has grown to a core group of about 80 former athletes. They try to get together every year - the group will meet in Tulsa in June - as well as return to campus over Homecoming. About 35 jocks were on hand for the Jackling Jock Homecoming Reunion last October. "More than anything, it's the cameraderie," says Roger Feaster, CE'57,

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Alumni athletic supporters continue "the spirit of Jackling"

by Andrew Careaga (acareaga@ umr.edu)

of Lee's Summit, Mo., who attended that initial meeting and all the others. "We can all look back at our time at Rolla and say, They weren't the easiest of times but we all had a lot of fun.' We shared a lot of experiences."

The common bond for most Jackling Jocks is their former home. Built in 1915, the brick gymnasium was named for Daniel C. Jackling, MetE 1892. One of MSM-UMR's most illustrious graduates, Jackling made a fortune in the copper mining business and went on to establish a student loan fund for the campus. The fund evolved into the Jackling Foundation to support various academic programs.

Grateful campus leaders also named the football field after Jackling.

Stationed at the north end of campus, with turrets at its four corners, the stately brick structure "looked kind of like a castle," says Engelhardt. But there was nothing regal about the living quarters.

"They weren't very fancy," recalls Feaster.

"All you had was a desk and bunks, and the university supplied bedding. Most of us fabricated our own bookshelves."

Jackling Gymnasium was razed in 1965 to make way for the Curtis Laws Wilson Library, but if the gym were around today, Feaster says, "the place would be declared a fire trap and they wouldn't allow anyone to live there."

It wasn't much, but it was home.

"Most of the guys will agree that if not for the support we received - living in the gym, the cooperative eating clubs - we probably wouldn't have had the finances to get through," Feaster says.

And it's support for student-athletes that the group hopes to accomplish with its Spirit of Jackling Scholarship. The jocks want to pass along that spirit - the sense of camaraderie, the generosity embodied by the Jackling Foundation to today's generation of student-athletes.

"The spirit of Jackling is what's driving this thing," says Feaster, who was a quarterback for the Miners and also ran track. "We're a close-knit group, but we're wanting to expand to support intercollegiate athletics in any way we can."

The Jackling Jocks' next meeting w ill be held June 19-21 in Tulsa. For information on the event, contact Bill Engelhardt at (918) 258-7035 or em ail him at sales@ totalvalve.com .

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Alumni brave the great outdoors

ZARK BOY Alaskan wilderness The outdoors has been a big part of Wilson Hughes life since his family lived in Maramec Springs State Park outside of St. James, Mo. His father was the park superintendent at the time, which gave Hughes the opportunity to discover his love of fishing and overall appreciation for the outdoors.

It was during his time in the U.S. Army that Hughes was given the chance to appreciate the wilderness as well. In 1970, "my option was either go to Vietnam or be stationed in Alaska." Neither one of these options held appeal to his wife Nancy, but Alaska appeared to present the greatest opportunity. What began as a temporary assignment soon became a way of life for the Hughes family. By the time his service term ended, he and his wife had fallen in love with Alaska.

"Alaska has such an interesting mix of people. About 90 percent of the state's population is made up of people who made the conscious decision to be there," says Hughes.

Even though the Hugheses choose to live in Alaska, they surround themselves in Ozark charm. Nancy owns Ozarks Americana, the largest antique shop in Anchorage. "It is filled with stuff from right around Rolla, which gives us an excuse to visit more often," says Hughes.

Alaska has plenty to offer new UMR graduates, Hughes says. "Very few brand new roads are being built these days. In Alaska the odds are great that you will be building new roads, bridges and sewer systems that didn't exist before," he says. "This is one of the last places in the United States where a person can do this." In fact, this challenge is part of what kept Hughes from leaving Alaska. He said that he finds it exciting to "bring live television, Internet and phone to people who have never had access to it before."

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Last summer, Wilson Hughes, EE'69, hosted a UMR alumni retreat at a lodge deep in the wilderness of Alaska.

During the week of July 23-27, nine alumni (including Hughes) spent the week getting to know each other and taking time to "fish some of the best waters in Alaska and hike some of the best terrain/' says Hughes, executive vice president and chief operating officer of GCI in Anchorage, Alaska. GCI provides voice, video and data communication services.

The Wak lodge, where the retreat was held, is owned by GCI. The company bought the lodge five years ago and uses it to entertain GCI employees and customers. Between 10 to 15 percent of the lodge's guests are employees who are part of a reward recognition program set up within the company.

"We use the lodge to build good relationships with our employees and customers alike," says Hughes. The lodge is located on the Agulowak River in Wood Tikchik State Park south of Dillingham, Alaska, and is only accessible by plane or boat.

Joining Hughes at the retreat were Paul Grayson, CSci'74, president and chief operating officer of Alibre Inc. in Richardson, Texas; Wayne Huebner, CerE'82, PhD CerE'87, vice provost of research and sponsored programs at UMR; Barry Koenemann, CE'70, chief operating officer of United Construction Enterprise Inc. in St. Louis, Mo.; Joseph "Joe" Perkins, CE'61, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Transportation in Juneau, Alaska; Norman Pond, Phys'59, president and owner of Intevac Inc. in Santa Clara, Calif, J. Ken Thompson, PetE'73, president of Pacific Rim Leadership Development in Anchorage, Alaska; Richard "Dick" Stegemeier, PetE'50, chairman emeritus of Unocal Corp. in Anaheim, Calif.; and Ted Wiese, EE'67, retired chief operating officer of Federal Express in Wellington, Fla.

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1928 Albert L. Hill, C E : “ Still go in g at the age o f 9 8 .”

l93 Q s 1936 Herman J. Pfeifer, M etE : “ W ill celeb ra te ou r 65th w e d d in g an n iv ersary in N o v e m b er 20 0 2 .

S till p lay g o lf o r a re a so n a b le fa c sim ile th ereo f. H a v e e n jo y ed g o o d health and w ish the sam e fo r y o u .”

1939 Edgar S . Miller, C E , an d his w ife, P eg , c eleb rated th eir 59th an n iv ersary O ct. 9 ,2 0 0 2 , w ith a w e ek in L o n d o n aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2.

ls4 0 s 1940 Edward C. Romine, C hE : “ D o ro th y an d I c eleb rated o u r 6 2 n d w e d d in g an n iv ersary this p ast year. W e ex p ec t to celeb rate several m o re, as w e both are in d e ce n t h ealth. I hav e b een re tired fo r 21 years a fte r w o rk in g fo r M obil fo r 41 y e ars.”

1943 H. William Flood, C hE : “I am gettin g b a c k to norm al a fte r a 4 2 -se ssio n p ro to co l o f e x te rn al ra d ia tio n f o r p ro s ta te c a n c e r. E v e ry th in g lo o k s g o o d at this p o in t. I tu rn ed 80 th is y ear.”

1947 Eloy M. Cueto, M etE : “ A fte r 40 y e ars in the steel b u sin e ss, I retired in 1 9 8 8 .1 am in fairly g o o d h e alth , b u t had to g iv e up g o lf.”

1948

Thompson receives outstanding service award The International Association for Housing Science (IAHS) has honored LeRoy E. Thompson, CE'56, MS CE'65, for outstanding service. Delegates from 48 countries attended the IAHS world conference on Sept. 9-13, 2002, in Portugal, where Thompson, a founding member of IAHS and treasurer since 1972, received his award. He is vice president and principal of Corzo Castella Carballo Thompson Salman (C3TS), an architectural and engineering firm based in south Florida.

Burst honored with two international awards The Russian Academy of Natural Sciences recently honored John F. (Jack) Burst, CerE'43, MS CerE'47, with two international awards for petroleum engineering work he did in 1959. Burst, president of Triangle Environmental Science and Engineering in Rolla, is also an adjunct professor of geology and geophysics at UMR. Burst received the Albert Einstein Gold Medal of Honor from the U.S. branch of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences and the Kapitsa Medal from the academy's Moscow headguarters. He has also been invited to join the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. The work that prompted the awards was Burst's paper, "Diagenesis of Gulf Coast Clayey Sediments and Its Possible Relation to Petroleum Migration," published in 1969 — 10 years after Burst wrote it — in the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin. Burst's paper has received international recognition in meetings held in Madrid, Spain, in 1973; Strasbourg, France, in 1989; and Nottingham, England, in 1997.

9S Q s 1950 Eugene A. Bartels, C E : “ W e celeb ra ted our 5 1st an n iv ersary on A u g . 12,2002.” • Delmar W. Breuer, C E: “ C o n tin u in g to be reaso n ab ly a ctiv e, m en tally a n d p h y sically .” • Russell Day, C E : “ In 1993,1 retired fro m g o v ern m en t serv ice after 41 y ears as a civ il/stru ctu ral en g in eer. S om e o f m y pro jects w ere in N ew Jersey , D e law a re , S o u th C aro lin a, C a lifo rn ia, O k la h o m a , Illin o is, F lo rid a and M a ry lan d .” • Robert H. Erskine, M etE : “ R etired Feb. 1, 2 0 0 2 , a fte r 51 y e ars o f fu ll-tim e w o rk w ith th ree co rp o ra tio n s — 29 years, seven years an d 16 y e ars.” • Albert Krainess, M etE : “ I re tired as a p ro jec t m etallurgical e n g in e er w ith th e D y n a -D rill d iv is io n o f S m ith In tern atio n al Inc. in Irv in e, C a lif., w h e re I did e n g in e erin g su p p o rt fo r the m an u factu rin g d e p artm e n t. M y w ife, Sarah L ou (B a le s), is fro m W ay n esv ille, M o. W e w ould lik e to visit in the R o lla , W ay n esv ille and B ran so n areas at least o n c e m ore. W e tru st it is a sp len d id y ear at M S M -U M R .”

Kenneth E. Niewoehner, M etE: “ M y w ife , P h y llis , a n d I ju s t re tu rn e d fro m b ik in g P ro v e n c e , F ra n c e , w ith E ld e rh o s te l. W e re co m m e n d the e x p e rie n c e !” • Bernard J. Sexauer, M etE : “ S till h a p p ily re tire d in

1951 Howard A. Olson, G G ph: “R etired 10 years ag o an d h av e b een trav elin g e v e r sin ce. I t ’s b een w o n d e rfu l!”

N ap les, F la .”

1949 Roy B. Deason, C E : “Ju n e and 1 are d o in g fine and en jo y liv in g in the fo o th ills o f the G reat S m o k y M o u n tain s in E ast T en n e ssee .”

1952 Gregory V. Menke, C E : “ R e tire d fro m In tern atio n al H a rv este r C o. w ith 25 years o f serv ice and from N atio n al Steel w ith 15 years

1955 Herman A. Ray, CE: “ I c h o se to let m y M isso u ri re g istra tio n E l 1834 ex p ire as o f D e c. 31, 1992.”

1956 Joseph B. Dillon, C E , retired fro m the L os A n g eles C o u n ty p u b lic w orks d ep artm en t in 1990 after 33 y e ars o f service.

1958 Richard C . Dendler, G G ph: “ F ran k ie and I m o v ed to F a irfie ld G lad e, T en n ., am o n g st o th e r old fo lk s. I t ’s a b eautiful p lace. C o m e and see us.” • John F. Kirse Jr., C E : “R etired in Ju n e 2000. E n jo y in g 11 g ran d ch ild ren w ith th ree m ore in th e oven. L ots o f go lf, along w ith h u n tin g , fish in g and lo o k in g after a little fa rm a creag e.”

1959 James E. Saultz Sr., E E , w as in d u cted into the B elton (M o.) H ig h S chool H all o f F am e in O c to b er 2002. S au ltz w o rk ed at N A S A in H o u s to n , T e x a s , in se v e ra l p o s itio n s , in clu d in g M issio n C o n tro l ro o m supp o rt for the Gemini and Apollo m issio n s. In 1978, he w as the lead c o n tro lle r fo r Sky l a b ’s retu rn to E arth . • Carl R. Schumacher, C E : “ R etired Ju ly 1 ,2 0 0 2 , fro m the C ity o f S t. L ouis w ater d iv is io n w ith 43 y e ars o f s e rv ic e . I am sp en d in g m y e x tra tim e at the Y M C A and w o rk in g w ith the B oy S c o u ts.” • James L. Shoemaker, C E : “ R etired in Ja n u a ry 2001 an d sold the c o m p a n y .”

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Many bridges have been crossed During World War II, Lt. Col. John H. Livingston, CE'39, led the Army's 245th Engineer Combat Battalion in building bridges and clearing the way for allied troops.

Livingston was awarded Bronze and Silver Star Medals "for heroic service in connection with military operations against the enemy in Germany on March 6,1945," as his official military citation points out. When Livingston was assigned to build A bove: John Livingston, C E ’39, in Germany during a foot bridge World War II with members o f the 245th Com bat across the Kyll E ngineer Battalion (he is the one on the fa r left in River in Ehrange, the above photo) an d today .

Germany, he did so under enemy artillery, mortar and small-arms fire. Despite the danger, Livingston forged ahead with the bridge construction, determined to finish it so that infantry troops could cross. At one point he was wounded, but refused to give up, inspiring his men to keep on going.

According to Col. John S. Niles, "His personal courage, inspiring leadership and heroic devotion to duty are keeping with the highest traditions of military forces of the United States."

Livingston was born in 1912 in Elk Prairie, Mo., and grew up on a farm, then attended MSM. He served in the Members of the 245th Combat Engineer Battalion watching Germans crossing their bridge Army Corps of Engineers from Branau, Austria to Simbach, Germany — after the war was over!

Photo from the National Archives and achieved the position of regimental commander with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He then served in the European theater during World War II and on occupation duty in Germany after the war.

In 1948, Livingston married Eilyeen of Shreveport, La., and received a master's degree in civil engineering from Texas A & M University. He and Eilyeen enjoyed 55 years of marriage in Louisiana until Eilyeen's death in 1998.

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1960 Carol L. Blackwell, C E : “ S till e n jo y in g re tirem e n t an d o u r c ab in at the L ak e o f the O z ark s.” • Bruce L. Bramfitt, M e tE , M S M e tE ’6 2 , P h D M e tE ’66: “ Still w o rk in g in the re sea rc h d e p artm e n t o f B eth leh em S teel (36 y e a rs ). P u b lis h e d a b o o k th is y e a r, The

Metallographer’s Guide: Practices for Iron and Steels, th ro u g h A S M .” • Glenn I. Swartz, M etE : “ R e tire d A pril 2 9 , 2 0 0 1 . S p en d m o st o f m y tim e fis h in g a n d w ith m y fiv e g ra n d ch ild re n . I live on a 2 7 -acre lak e in so u th east Io w a .”

1961 Eugene D. Brenning, C E , w as p ro m o te d to bu reau c h ie f o f safety p ro g ram s on S ep t. 16, 2002. • Farouk El-Baz, M S G G p h , P h D G G p h ’6 4 , w as ap p o in ted c h ie f a d v iso r to the S u p rem e C o u n c il o f A n tiq u ities o f E g y p t, to re v ie w th e v a lid ity o f sc ie n tific r e s e a rc h p ro p o sa ls fo r arch a eo lo g ica l in v estig a tio n s in E g y p t. • Charles F. Hollenbeck, C E : “ M y d a u g h ter, M ary A n n , g ra d u ated in Ju n e 2 0 0 2 w ith a B .S . in e n v iro n m en ta l scien ce fro m E v erg reen S tate C o lleg e in O ly m p ia , W ash.

S h e sp e n t th e last q u a rte r in C o sta R ica re s e a rc h in g b u tte rflie s , th e n th ree m o n th s b a ck p a ck in g around C en tral A m erica. N o w s h e ’s jo b h u n tin g .” • Wayne C. Horton, G G p h , M S G G p h ’62: “ T ook early re tirem e n t fro m an in d ep e n d en t oil a n d gas c o m p a n y in T yler, T exas. M y w ife, A n n , and I plan to see the c o u n try in ou r 2 5 -fo o t A irstre am trav el trailer.” • Bill Mathews, C E , an d h is w ife, J u d y , tra v e le d w ith D ia n n e a n d Gene Brenning, C E ’6 1 , fro m F o rt W orth, T ex as, to N a p les, Italy , on N avy p la n e s, trav e lin g “ sp ace a v a ila b le ,” in S ep tem b er 2 0 0 2 . T h ey th en flew to E n g la n d on m ilitary a irc raft an d on to S c o tla n d c o m m e rc ia lly fo r a w e e k -lo n g v acatio n . B oth m en are re tired c o lo n e ls in the U .S . A rm y R eserv e and are e n jo y in g th eir re tirem e n t ben efit from m ilitary se rv ice . • Morris T. Worley, M in E , a m em b er o f S M E sin c e 1956, has b e e n s e le c te d S M E ’s H eartlan d S tan d b y a lte rn a te d irecto r. H e is a re g is te re d p ro fe s s io n a l e n g in e e r in N e w M e x ico , N e v a d a , W y o m in g , U ta h , O k la h o m a and M isso u ri. W orley is also an asso c iate m e m b e r o f th e I n te rn a tio n a l S o c ie ty o f E x p lo siv e s E n g in e ers a n d a m em b e r o f the M in in g H isto ry A sso c ia tio n .

Alumni 1962 James O. Guest, M E , M S E M g t’71: “I w as recen tly e lected to the M isso u ri H o u se o f R e p resen tativ es fro m n o rth w est M isso u ri. I still o w n an d o p erate G u e st F a rm s, G u est R en tals and a co u p le o f p izza re stau ra n ts.

S h arro n a n d I h av e b een m arried fo r 40 years w ith tw o ch ild ren and tw o g ran d d au g h ters.

L o o k in g fo rw a rd to th e p o litic a l life in Jefferso n C ity, M o .”

1963 Richard L. Jaquay, C E : “ P resen tly starting up the 2 4 0 M G D d e sig n -b u ild D e tro it w a ter p lan t.” • Clifton R. Jett, C E : “R e tire d in Ju n e 2 0 0 2 fro m th e M is s o u ri D e p a rtm e n t o f T ra n s p o rta tio n a fte r 4 0 y e ars o f se rv ic e .

R eally e n jo y in g m y g ra n d ch ild re n , fish in g , g en ealo g y and o th er h o b b ie s.” • Narendra M. Naiknimbalkar, G G p h : “ M a g d a le n a and I w en t to M u n ic h to h elp o u r d a u g h te r a n d h er fam ily fo r th eir retu rn to B e llin g h am , W ash., w ith B rita x , after sp en d in g three years in G erm an y .” • Gary N. Pointer, G G p h , M S G G p h ’65: “ C o n tin u e g eo lo g ical c o n su ltin g fro m easte rn T exas. S em i-retired n e a r the L o n g v ie w a rea .”

1964 L. Lynn Pruitt, C E , M S C E ’6 5 , is vice p re s id e n t a n d fe d e ra l m a rk e t le a d e r fo r S ta n le y C o n s u lta n ts , w h ic h w a s re c e n tly re co g n ize d by C iv il E n g in e erin g N ew s as the n u m b er o n e p lace to w o rk am ong co n su ltin g civil e n g in e erin g firm s.

1965 Terence N. Martin, C E , w as re co g n ize d by the secretary o f in te rio r w ith a M e rito rio u s S erv ice A w ard on M ay 15, 2002. S ince 1973,

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Mystery author Lora Roberts publishes new book Wordplay has paid off for mystery author Lora Roberts Smith, Engl'71, who writes under the pen name Lora Roberts. "I enjoyed playing with words from an early age," Smith, of Palo Alto, Calif., said in an interview with The Holla Daily News. "And I loved to read. Mostly I became a writer because it was a way to justify my addiction to reading."

The Rolla native's eighth novel, Another Fine Mess, is the second book in a new mystery series. Before becoming a mystery writer, Smith worked as a reporter, public relations writer, technical editor and romance writer. As a mystery author, she has penned a six-book mystery series about a character named Liz Sullivan. Another Fine Mess is about a character named Bridget Montrose. The author describes the work as a "catchy whodunit" about the investigative path Montrose took to find out who murdered two fellow writers.

Her next book in the series, The Incognito Detective, will be available this spring. Roberts' books can be found at www.amazon.com,www.borders.com and barnesandnoble.com.

h e h as b e en a m em b e r o f the D e p artm en t o f th e I n te r io r ’s e n v iro n m e n ta l p o lic y an d c o m p lia n c e o ffic e in th e o ffic e o f th e secretary. H e is cu rre n tly team lead er, n atural re so u rce s m an a g em e n t. • Robert L. Otto, C E , M S E M g t’79: “ R etiring at the e n d o f 2 0 0 2 . H o p e to p lay m ore g o lf an d tra v e l.”

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Another Fine Mess follows Bridget Montrose as she uncovers the mystery surrounding the murder of two fellow writers.

1967 Lawrence J. Mikelionis, C hE : “I am still w o rk in g as an in d ep en d en t co n su lta n t to th e p h a rm aceu tical industry. W ith the b o o m in g econom y, and a little lu ck , I fig u re I’m d o w n to nine y ears b e fo re retirem en t. L ife is g o o d .”

1966

1968

Willard W. Diel, C E : “I am sem i-retired .

Bobby T. Cox, M etE : “ A c o rn ’s m ove to a

W orked on n u c le a r p o w e r plants fo r 16 years a n d o w n e d m y o w n com pany, surv ey in g and e n g in e e rin g .”

new b u ild in g in 2001 has m ad e it p o ssib le to e x p an d o u r b u sin e ss this year. S andy and I h a v e a d d e d n in e p re s s e s an d re la te d e q u ip m e n t to stam p and assem b le all the c o m p o n en ts o f a series o f H D D iesel O il C o o lers fo r m y b ro th er, Rick Cox’s, M E ’7 0 , co m p an y R & D E n te rp rises. S o far, w e are still h av in g fun an d have no p lan s to re tire.” • Rodger L. Elliott, G G p h , re tire d fro m P hillip s P e tro le u m a fte r m ore th an 34 years o f service. • Leroy Halterman, G G ph: “I am still en jo y in g A lb u q u e rq u e and serv in g as vice p re s id e n t o f o p e ra tio n s fo r T ec u m seh P ro fessio n al A sso c ia tes. I still get to do som e geology, m o stly in oil and g as w ith so m e field w o rk lo o k in g fo r in d u strial m in erals.”

Academics before athletics Letting athletes slide by with low grades is unacceptable to Gregory McClain, EMgt'72, of Cedar Falls, Iowa. A member of the Iowa State Board of Education since 1992, McClain is working to make grade requirements higher for students to participate in athletics. He believes the academic standard for high school students should be raised to a C average. "It's not that I don't support extracurricular activities. I do," McClain told the Des Moines Sunday Register. "They build character, leadership and all of that. But academics come first."

Having grown up in south Chicago just above the poverty line, McClain could have used this as an excuse to do poorly in school, but his mother would have none of that.

"My mother made it very clear that average or substandard performance was not acceptable," McClain told the Register.

Now manager of John Deere Engine Works in Waterloo, Iowa, McClain participated in sports throughout high school, at UMR and even professionally. He believes that all students can be held to higher standards and emerge successfully. McClain also stands firm in the belief that doing well in the classroom should be a top priority.

1969 Joe Stahl, M a th , M S C S c i’72: “ It has b een a very go o d y e a r fo r m y c o lle ctin g in terests. A t the 30th A n n u al F airfax C iv il W ar show , m y e x h ib it w on th e B est M e m o rab ilia E x h ib it aw ard . A lso , I hav e started w ritin g articles ab o u t in d iv id u al so ld iers and th eir ID tag s, w h ich I c o lle ct. In M a rch , th e Washington Times p u b lish ed m y first a rticle and I hav e been n o tified th at the Gettysburg Magazine w ill pu b lish a n o th e r article n ex t y ear.”

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umni Notes

Ehie named associate dean at Kansas State Ike Ehie, PhD EMgt'89, recently joined Kansas State University's College of Business Administration as an associate dean, director of undergraduate studies and an associate professor of management. Ehie spent 13 years with Southeast Missouri State University as professor and as chair of management and management information systems. His research work has included implementation of advanced manufacturing technologies, manufacturing outsourcing, identifying critical issues in enterprise resource planning implementation and a study of strategic logistics information systems. In 1998, Ehie served as a United Nations consultant to the Transfer of Knowledge Through Expatriate Nationals program in Nigeria.

Crawford receives GEM Black Engineer of the Year Award Mark Anthony Crawford Jr., ME'96, received the Graduate Education for Minorities (GEM) Student Leadership Award in February at the 17th annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards Conference in Baltimore, Md. The awards recognize successful black inventors, technical innovators, gifted scientists, budding engineers, and high-level managers and executives. Crawford works for Ford Motor Co., where he is part of the Global Core Engineering Vehicle Dynamics Group and is working to integrate software to assist in the development of chassis control systems. He was awarded the GEM Ph.D. fellowship in 2002 and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan. At UMR he was a member of the Association for Black Students, the National Society of Black Engineers, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the Society of Automotive Engineers, and was a writer for The Miner.

Jiminy Cricket!

This calendar is the latest work o f Keith M. Anspach, the son of E M . (Gene) A n spach , EE}58.

The artwork was done completely by mouthstick.

Keith Anspach holds a Ph.D. in engineering science from the University o f Tennessee Space Institute, and is working full time at the Arnold Engineering Development Center.

■7 0 s 1970 Kent T. Florence, C E :

“R e tire d fro m M e tro p o litan St. L o u is S e w e r D istrict in Ju ly 20 0 1 . D o in g v o lu n te e r w o rk at St. L o u is Z o o , a c tiv e in A m e ric a n L e g io n P o s t III, S h re w sb u ry , M o ., and also tu to r th ird g ra d ers at N o rth G le n d ale E lem en tary , G le n d ale, M o .”

• Dennis W. Schroll, A E : “ W orking n o w in the T -6A p ro g ra m o ffice, W rig h t-P a tte rso n A ir F o rc e B a se , O h io , as a lead crew sy stem s en g in eer. R e c e n t e ffo rts are to m in im iz e n o ise e x p o su re to in stru cto r p ilo ts.” • Arthur A. Schweizer, M e tE , is p re sid en t-ele ct o f S M E .

S c h w e ize r h a s b een in v o lv e d w ith S M E and the m in e ral p ro c essin g d iv isio n fo r m o re th an 30 y ears. H e also serv ed fo r several y e ars on the S M E b o a rd o f d ire c to rs , the in v estm e n t c o m m itte e an d as v ice p re sid en t o f fin an c e fro m 1998 to 20 0 1 . • Richard K. Thomson, A E , M S A E ’71: “ G od c o n tin u e s to b less m y fam ily a n d m e. I find p a rticip a tin g in the p riso n m in istry K airo s to b e esp e cially fru itfu l as G o d p o u rs o ut b lessin g s fro m h e av e n on th ose w ho se rv e .” • Anita L. Williams, G G p h , M S G G p h ’73: “ I am s till in A n c h o ra g e , A la s k a , e n jo y in g th e w a rm e r s u m m e rs .

T h an k s, g lo b al w arm ing! I w o u ld lo v e to h e ar fro m a n y g e o lo g is ts o r s p e lu n k e rs fro m th e y e a rs o f 1 9 6 5 -1 9 7 2 . M y e m a il is a w illiam @ a la sk a .n et.”

1971 John H. Atkinson III, E M g t, re tired fro m tea ch in g in the civil en g in e erin g d e p artm e n t at the U n iv e rsity o f M isso u ri-C o lu m b ia to fu lly d ev o te h is tim e to fa rm in g , a rb itratio n a n d his c h u rc h . • Patrick M. Dulatt, E E , M S E M g t’8 2 , is a p ro fessio n al e n g in e e r at S c h u ltz D e sig n , an a rch itectu ral en g in e erin g co m p an y .

• Michael T. Hermesmeyer, C E: “R e ce n tly ele cte d c h a irm a n o f the E co n o m ic C o u n c il o f M artin C o u n ty w hile co n tin u in g to serv e as the c iv il d ir e c to r o f th e F lo rid a In s titu te o f C o n su ltin g E n g in e ers an d on the b o a rd o f d irec to rs o f the S tu a rt/M a rtin C o u n ty C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e . I w as also fo rtu n ate to be n am ed E n g in e e r o f the Y ear fo r th e T rea su re C o a st o f F lo rid a fo r th e se co n d tim e .” • Robert L. Ward, C E , M S C E ’74 , a p ro fe s so r o f c iv il e n g in e e rin g a t O h io N o rth e rn U n iv e rs ity in A d a , O h io , in tro d u c e d th e TEAM S c o m p e titio n (a h ig h sc h o o l e n g in e e rin g co m p e titio n ) to O N U . L ast y ear, th e c o m p e titio n d re w 4 5 0 h ig h sc h o o l stu d e n ts, th e fifth larg est site in the U n ite d S tates.

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Alumni

THE

BACHE

by Mary Helen Stoltz (mhstoltz@umr.edu)

photos courtesy of ABC

Aaron Buerge's public quest for romance did not succeed — but he appreciates the opportunity his notoriety has given him to help others.

O n S e p t. 2 5 , m illio n s o f A m e r ic a n s tu n e d in to th e p re m ie re o f th e s e c o n d

A f te r g ra d u a tin g fro m U M R . B u e rg e s tu d ie d in Italy f o r a y e a r to o b ta in a

H is n o to rie ty h as h e lp e d h im p ro f e s s io n a lly a s w e ll. E a r lie r th is m o n th

s e a so n o f A B C ’s “ T h e B a c h e lo r,” to w a tc h

m a s te r ’s d e g r e e in in te rn a tio n a l fin a n c e

h e g a v e th e c lo s in g sp e e c h at th e a n n u a l

Aaron Buerge, M E ’9 7 , b e g in th e v e ry

th r o u g h a C le m s o n U n iv e rs ity p ro g ra m .

c o n f e r e n c e o f th e I n d e p e n d e n t C o m m u n ity

p u b lic q u e s t f o r th e lo v e o f his life . It w a s

H e p la n n e d to g o in to m id d le m a n a g e m e n t

B a n k e rs o f A m e r ic a , w h e re F e d e ra l

th e c h a n c e o f a life tim e f o r a g u y w h o is a

in e n g in e e r in g , b u t w h e n h e r e tu r n e d he

R e s e rv e B o a rd C h a irm a n A la n G re e n s p a n w a s th e o p e n in g sp e a k e r.

U M R g r a d u a te - th e c h a n c e to tu rn th e

h ad a c h o ic e : a c c e p t an o ffe r at M o d in e

ta b le s o n U M R ’s in fa m o u s ly lo w g u y -to -

M a n u f a c tu r in g in J o p lin , M o ., w h e re he

g irl ra tio by d a tin g 25 w o m e n in a m a tte r

w o rk e d p rio r to g ra d u a te s c h o o l, o r g o to

B a c h e lo r ” a ir e d in N o v e m b e r, B u e rg e

o f w eeks.

w o rk in th e fa m ily b u s in e s s . H e c h o s e

tra v e le d a ro u n d th e c o u n try o n a m e d ia

b a n k in g . “ It w a s th e b est c a r e e r m o v e I ’v e

to u r. H e v is ite d w ith Ja y L e n o , C a ro lin e

m a d e .”

R h e a , th e la d ie s fro m “ T h e V iew ,” C o n a n

T h a n k s to th e T V p ro g ra m , B u e rg e is n o w r e c o g n iz e d w h e r e v e r he g o e s . In his h o m e to w n o f S p r in g f ie ld , M o ., p e o p le try

T h o u g h n o t an e n g in e e r, B u e rg e u ses

A fte r th e fin a l e p is o d e o f “ T h e

O ’B rien a n d D a v id L e tte r m a n , a m o n g

to re s p e c t h is p riv a c y , b u t in N e w Y ork

th e s k ills he d e v e lo p e d a t U M R o n a d a ily

o th e rs . “ I d id a s m a n y a s 3 2 in te rv ie w s in

a n d L .A . he q u ic k ly d r a w s a c r o w d . H e

b a s is . “ E n g in e e r in g te a c h e s o n e to th in k

o n e d a y - w ith 2 4 th e p r e v io u s d a y .”

re c e iv e s b o x e s o f fan m ail - e v e r y th in g

a n a ly tic a lly ,” h e s a y s , “ a n d th a t h a s b e en

fro m p ic tu re s o f w o m e n in b ik in is to

th e b ig g e s t b e n e fit fro m a tte n d in g U M R .

T V g u e s t a p p e a r a n c e s , in c lu d in g th e A B C

m o th e rs in tro d u c in g th e ir d a u g h te rs .

W h ile h e h a d fu n w ith h is n u m e ro u s

K n o w in g h o w to a p p ro a c h a p r o b le m a n d

sitc o m “ L e s s T h a n P e r f e c t,” B u e rg e h a s n o

s o lv e it in an a n a ly tic a l m a n n e r w ith o u t

p la n s to s w itc h c a re e rs . “ I ’m n o t an

s e n io r v ic e p re s id e n t o f F irs t N a tio n a l

a n y e m o tio n a l in v o lv e m e n t h a s h e lp e d m e

a s p irin g a c to r ,” he sa y s. "I h a v e a c a r e e r in

B a n k in S p r in g f ie ld , M o . H is fa th e r a n d

th r o u g h o u t e v e r y a s p e c t o f m y c a r e e r .”

b a n k in g a n d I lo v e m y jo b a n d th e p e o p le I

b r o th e r a re in th e b a n k in g b u s in e s s in

(Y ou m ig h t im a g in e th a t skill c a m e in

w o rk w ith .” I f a s h o rt-te rm p ro je c t in th e

J o p lin , M o . (H is o th e r b ro th e r is s tu d y in g

h a n d y d u rin g h is tu rn o n “ T h e B a c h e lo r.”

e n te r ta in m e n t in d u s try c a m e h is w a y ,

B u e rg e , a th ir d - g e n e r a tio n b a n k e r, is

m e c h a n ic a l e n g in e e r in g at W a s h in g to n

It d id . “ B u t, y o u h a v e to b e c a re fu l n o t to

h o w e v e r, h e w o u l d n 't p a ss it u p . “ It's a lo t

U n iv e rs ity .) B u t B u e rg e w e n t o u t o n

o u ts m a r t y o u r s e l f b e in g o v e rly a n a ly tic a l,”

o f fu n . I t ’s b e e n a g re a t e x p e r ie n c e .”

his o w n to d e v e lo p a n e w b ra n c h in

h e s a y s.)

a n e w m a rk e t.

B e in g a b a n k e r w a s n ’t a lw a y s B u e r g e ’s

F o r B u e rg e , o n e o f th e b e st p a rts o f th e

B u e rg e r e c e n tly a d d e d e n tr e p r e n e u r to h is list o f j o b title s . In J a n u a ry , h e o p e n e d

w h o le “ B a c h e lo r ” e x p e r ie n c e is th e

T r o lle y ’s D o w n to w n B a r a n d G r ille , a

d r e a m . A s a k id h e w a n te d to b e e ith e r

o p p o r tu n ity h is c e le b rity sta tu s g iv e s h im

s p o rts b a r a n d re s ta u r a n t in S p rin g fie ld .

an e n g in e e r o r an a rc h ite c t. “ I lik e

to h e lp o th e rs . “ E v e b e e n a b le to c r e a te a

e n g in e e r in g a n d I lo v e h ig h e r m a th .”

v e n u e to g iv e m o n e y to th o s e w h o n e ed

B u e rg e s a y s , so h e c a m e to U M R

it,” he sa y s. F o r e x a m p le , B u e rg e h e lp e d a

to p u rs u e a d e g re e in m e c h a n ic a l

d ia b e tic b o y fro m B u tle r, M o ., b y ra is in g

e n g in e e r in g .

m o n e y f o r a n e w in s u lin p u m p .

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umni Notes 1972 Donald E. Rice, G G p h : “ M y jo b sco p e has in cre ased to include n ew ven tu res o n th e sh elf and o n sh o re w o rld w id e , th o u g h W est A frica is still m y m ain in terest. I w o u ld like to d isc o v er a n o th e r 2 9 0 M M B O E b e fo re c a llin g it a care er.”

1973 Donald Ray Frikken, C E , an en g in eerin g fello w at S o lu tia Inc. in St. L o u is, re ce iv e d the M elv in R . G reen C o d e s and S ta n d ard s M edal fro m A S M E In tern a tio n a l. • Gary Frossard, E M g t, p re sid en t o f K a d ea n C o n stru c tio n , and Pete Arman, G e o E ’87 & C E ’8 8 , th e c o m p a n y ’s v ice p re s id e n t a n d p ro je c t m a n a g e r, w ere fe a tu re d in th e S t. L o u is B u sin e ss Jou rn al in Ju n e 2002. T h e g en eral c o n tra ctin g firm b a se d in F e n to n , M o ., had a re co rd y e a r in 2001 a n d w as e x p ec tin g an even b e tte r y e a r in 20 0 2 , p ro jec tin g $30 m illio n in re v en u e .

The Matteoni brothers: Andrew, Dominic, Devin and Nicholas

Suzanne M. Alexander, C h E ’86, and h er h u sb a n d , T om , had a g irl, C laire E lizab eth , in M ay 2 0 0 2 . S h e is settling in w ith sister, E m ily, a n d b ro th er, T om m y.

Thomas Butryn, A E ’9 8 , M S E M g t’0 1 , an d h is w ife , Ann, E M g t’9 8 , had a boy,

Joshua W. Kathrinus, C E ’9 5 , and his w ife, K ath y , had a boy, C o n n o r Jo sh u a, on Ju n e 16, 2001.

Nancy Matteoni, C E ’9 0 , a n d h er h u sb a n d , T ony, had a boy, N ic h o la s, on N ov. 2 9 , 200 1 . H e jo in s o ld er b ro th ers A n d re w , D o m in ic a n d D evin.

M o rg an P h illip , o n M ay 2 4 , 2002.

Chris R. Nibeck, E M g t’8 9 , an d h is w ife, Kathy, E M g t’84, M S E M g t’87, had a g irl, E rin K a th le en , o n N ov. 15,

2002.

Sheila (Otto) Roth, C h E '8 6 , and h er h u sb an d , D a v e, had a g irl, M ary T h ere se , on N ov. 1 1 ,2 0 0 2 . S he jo in s h er big siste rs, C aly n and S u san , and big b ro th er, B en jam in .

1974 John E. Adams, C h e m , w as n o m in a ted to be a c an d id a te fo r g ra n d m aste r a lc h em ist fo r the A lp h a C h i S igm a S u p re m e C o u n c il’s 2 0022 0 0 4 B ien n iu m , as rep o rte d in th e S p rin g 200 2 issu e o f T h e H ex ag o n o f A lp h a C hi S ig m a. • Don AufderHeide, M a th , retired fro m tea ch in g at H e rm an n (M o.) H ig h S ch o o l.

F o r th e last 23 y e ars, h e tau g h t p re -a lg e b ra and g e o m e try c o u rse s at H H S . P r io r to th a t A u fd e rH e id e ta u g h t fiv e y e a rs a t th e C a m d e n to n J u n io r H ig h S c h o o l. • Col. Michael J. Miller, A E : “ R ecen tly reassig n ed fro m v ice c o m m an d er, 37th train in g w in g to d irec to r, p erso n n el, h e ad q u a rte rs a ir ed u catio n and train in g co m m a n d .”

1976 Russell J. Crane, C E : “ C u rre n tly serv in g as

Mary Therese Roth Daniel Carbery III, C E ’9 6 , and his w ife, L isa, h a d a g irl, L au re n R o se , on

John Spegal, E M g t’9 7, an d his w ife, Gretchen, M g S y s’9 9 , h a d a g irl, M e rce d e s Jan e, on Ju n e 5 , 2 0 0 2 .

200 2 c h airm a n o f the bo ard o f d irec to rs o f a sso c iated general c o n tra cto rs o f M isso u ri, re p re se n tin g m ore th an 350 m em b e rs in the h ig h w a y , h e a v y a n d u tility c o n s tru c tio n in d u strie s in M isso u ri.”

S ep t. 9 , 2 0 0 2 .

Korena Sundell, Seth A. Coggin, C E ’9 8 , an d his w ife,

1977

on S ept. 2 0 , 2 0 0 2 .

C E ’9 4 , and h er h u sb a n d , B o b , had a g irl, S e re n a Ja d e , on

Mary A. Florich, G G p h ’8 4 , and her

A ug. 2 9 , 2 0 0 2 . She jo in s h e r o ld e r

h u sb an d , B ill, h ad a g irl, M a ry -K a te ,

b ro th er, Ja le n K arl.

on D ec. 2 9 , 2 0 0 0 . S he jo in s sib lin g s, W illiam , 12, R o b e rt, 10, a n d A nneM arie, 8.

James L. Donahoe III, G G p h , an d Rona J. (Whittall), G G p h ’78: “ S till at the U n iv ersity

James E. Thrner, M e tE '9 7 , and his

o f A la b a m a . T he c h ild re n , Ja m e s , 8, and C a itlin , 15, a c c o m p a n ied us on re c e n t trip s to S w itz erlan d and N o rth C a ro lin a .” • Alan W.

S tacey, h ad a so n , G a rrett A lex an d er,

Terry A. Sudholt, C E , re c e n tly re ce iv e d c ertifie d co st e n g in e er c e rtific atio n .

Kaitlyn Mae Turner

w ife, V icky, h a d a g irl, K a itly n M ae, on Ju n e 2 9 , 2 0 0 2 .

Green, C E : “W e h a v e ju s t re tu rn e d to the

Donald B. Gripka, C E ’9 9 , and his w ife, H e ath e r, h ad a g irl, M a d iso n C h ristin e , o n S ep t. 20, 2 0 0 2 .

1978

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H o u sto n area a fte r fiv e years o v e rse a s.” •

David W. Ihms, C h e m , P hD C h e m ’87: “M y son a n d

I a tte n d e d an In te llig e n t D esig n

c o n fe re n c e in K an sas C ity. T h ere w ere som e e x c e lle n t b io c h e m is try p re s e n ta tio n s .

H o p e fu lly , m y son w ill be at U M R th e fall o f

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Alumni Notes 2 0 0 4 in the c h em istry g raduate p ro g ram .” •

James G . Kettinger, C hE: “A s o f O ct. 4, 2 0 0 2 , I am w o rk in g for C o n o co P h illips as a d v a n c e d p ro c ess co n tro l e n g in e e r at the B o rg er, T ex as, refin ery. S am e jo b , sam e p lace, d iffere n t c o m p an y .” • Michael E. Schaefer, C E : “ Ju s t re tire d fro m th e N a v y , a fte r 2 4 y e ars.”

Weddings Seng Chu Chow, E E ’8 8 , M S E E ’9 1 , and his w ife, M e ifin g , w ere m arried in Ju n e 2 0 0 2 . T he co u p le no w lives in K u ala L u m p u r, M a lay sia .

1979 Kenneth R. Foster Jr., CE: “ M y w ife, Joyce,

Steven W . Fry, E M c h ’84, and T erese D ren n an , w ere m arried July 6 , 200 2 ,

C E ’8 3 , an d I recen tly receiv ed pro m o tio n s.

M y n ew p o s itio n w ith M O D O T is a su p e rv isin g b rid g e in spection engineer. Joyce is a stru ctu ral liaiso n e n g in eer w ith M O D O T .

W e n o w live in Jefferson C ity, M o .” • Greg Wayne, EE: “ O u r d au g h ter is a fresh m an at K -S ta te and o u r son is now 14.” • Katie Wesselschmidt, C E , M S C E ’81: “Keith, C E ’8 0, and I are b u sy w atching o u r boys, Ben an d S am , g ro w in to ‘M in e r’ m aterial. Ben is a ju n io r and Sam is a freshm an at L indbergh H ig h S ch o o l. I am serving a second term on th e L in d b erg h B o ard o f E ducation and K eith is b u sy sellin g b e er fo r A n h eu ser-B u sch .”

in D en v er. T he couple e n jo y e d a ro a d trip through the w estern states fo r th eir ho n ey m o o n starting at Jack so n H o le, W yo., and c o n tin u in g th rough Y ellow stone N ational P ark .

Heppermann, G G ph: “ I ’m p resid en t o f the

1984

S o u th w est L o u isia n a G e o p h y sic al S ociety fo r 2 0 0 2 -2 0 0 3 . S to p by the P etro leu m C lu b o f L afa y ette, L a., on the seco n d T u esday o f the m onth for o u r lunch m eetin g s.”

Mary A. Florich, G G p h : “ Bill is a tte n d in g

1982 Vicki Sue Johnson, A E: “ I jo in e d B o ein g W ichita in Ju ly 2001 as m an a g er o f aerial refu elin g sy stem s. M y team is re sp o n sib le fo r all the h a rd w are to get fuel o ff and on the airp lan e. It is e x citin g to h ave jo in e d at the start o f the p ro g ra m .”

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1983 Joyce Foster,CE: “ M y h u sb a n d , Ken, C E ’7 9 ,

1980 Timothy L. Hildenbrand, G eo E : “ S in c e g ra d u atin g in M ay 1980, I have w o rk ed for T en n eco O il C o ., R o yal D utch Shell and I am n o w in y ear 12 w ith H . B. Z ach ry C o . S top by an d see Debbie (Foy) Dorsett, G e o E ’8 0, w ho is also in San A n to n io , and w e w ill buy you lu n c h .” • Keith D. Wesselschmidt, C E : “Katie, C E ’7 9 , M S C E ’81, and I are bu sy w a tch in g o u r b o y s, B en and S am , grow into ‘M in e r’ m aterial. B en is a ju n io r and Sam is a fresh m an at L in d b erg h H igh S ch o o l. I am b u sy selling b e er fo r A n h eu ser-B u sch and K a tie is se rv in g a se c o n d te rm on th e L in d b erg h B oard o f E d u ca tio n .”

1981 Brian Gavin, G G p h: “ L iving in S p o k an e,

and I re ce n tly receiv ed p ro m o tio n s. M y n ew po sitio n w ith M O D O T is a stru ctu ral liaiso n e n g in e e r a n d K e n ’s n e w p o s itio n is a su p erv isin g b rid g e in sp ectio n e n g in e er w ith M O D O T . W e now live in Je fferso n C ity, M o .”

• Glenn S . Heil, C hE : “ C u rre n tly d o in g e n v iro n m en ta l w o rk for D u P o n t at the S ab in e R iv er W orks. M y three sons: N ic k , 14, B re tt, 11, and M itch , 9 are e n jo y in g O ra n g e, T ex a s.”

• Don Markus, C E , jo in e d M o rris s e y C o n stru c tio n C o . as an e stim ato r. H e liv es in E d w a rd sv ille , 111. • Doug Wesselschmidt, C E : “ I hav e been elected p re sid en t o f the K ansas C ity M etro c h ap ter o f the A m erican P ublic W orks A sso c ia tio n . T h e c h ap ter has m ore than 800 m em b ers and recen tly h o sted the Intern atio n al C o n g ress a n d E x p o sitio n in K ansas C ity .”

graduate sch o o l (w ork sp o n so red ) this y e ar, so w e are very busy. A w a rm ‘h e llo ’ g o es o u t to all.” • Jeffrey W. Knight, P etE , M S P e tE ’87: “ M elissa and I are still d o in g w ell a fte r 13 years. O u r son, Jo sep h , is now in the fo u rth g rad e, w h ile o u r d a u g h ter, K aitlin , ju s t started k in d erg arten this fall. I ’m b lessed to still be em p lo y e d in the p e tro leu m industry .” • Terry C. Leeds, C E : “ A fter 17 years in so u th K ansas C ity , M o ., D an a, o u r fo u r d a u g h te rs and I re sid e in the n o rth la n d o f K an sas C ity w here w e b o th grew up. M ay G o d b less you and the U S A .” • Paul L. Schattgen, E M g t, M S E M g t’96: “ I w ill tak e co m m an d o f the N O A A sh ip R U D E in M a rch 2 0 0 3 . T h e ship w ill co n d u ct h y d ro g rap h ic survey o p e ratio n s on the e ast c o ast o f the U n ited States. M y w ife K im m i, W illie , 8, C h a rlie , 5 , and A b b ie , 1 1 /2 , are d o in g g re a t.”

1985 Rebecca J. Mulcahy, C E : “ I ’m w o rk in g p art tim e now as a traffic e n g in e erin g co n su lta n t. It allo w s m o re tim e w ith o u r child ren T y ler, 7, and R a ch e l, 5. W e live in Ju p iter, F la .”

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Giving back to UMR: a rational choice

by Mary Helen Stoltz (mhstoltz@umr.edu)

Austin Armbruster, ME'OO, (below) w as working in a co-op job, doing typical engineering work, w hen he w as assigned a task norm ally reserved fo r a com puter scientist.

He loved the new work and realized computer science was where he wanted to be. Now Armbruster is working toward his Ph.D. in computer science at UMR with hopes of becoming a college professor. "While I thoroughly enjoyed my work as an engineer, I found a true passion for computer work," Armbruster says. "I have found having both skills to be very beneficial."

He uses those skills in his research at UMR, a combined effort between the computer science and electrical and computer engineering departments to develop flexible alternating current transmissions systems, or FACTS. These devices could be used by utility companies to transfer power flow to lesser-used lines when main transmission corridors become overcrowded, helping to avoid cascading power outages like the New York City blackout of the 1960s.

Armbruster's role is to assist his advisor, Bruce McMillin, professor of computer science at UMR, in developing computer software to control the devices. Soon that work will be made much easier thanks to two new software programs obtained through Rational Software's SEED Program. Through SEED (Software Engineering for Educational Development), Rational grants software licenses and instructor materials to assist university faculty in developing curriculum for classroom instruction. Frank Liu, associate professor of computer science and director of UMR's Software Engineering Laboratory, coordinated the SEED project for the campus.

The programs are Rational Suite DevelopmentStudio and Rational Suite DevelopmentStudio Real Time. Armbruster works with the development and analysis of the distributed control algorithm.

"Rational's software will be used to model the software and the hardware of the FACTS devices," Armbruster says.

Armbruster is looking forward to working with the Rational software because it allows for code generation. "With the code generation feature we will be able to generate text similar to what a computer programmer would write for the Unified Modeling Language (UML) model," Armbruster explains. This feature saves time and is more accurate, since the code is no longer hand generated.

"You must create a more detailed or complete model, but the extra time spent on the model is well worth the effort."

Undergraduate students will also get to take advantage of the software as part of the CS308 course on object-oriented analysis and design, although probably not until next semester.

John Lovitt, MS CSci'70, understands the importance of giving UMR students this type of opportunity. As the vice president of worldwide services for Rational, he is responsible for the company's services strategy and operations around the world. "UMR helped build a foundation for me that has been very useful in my professional career," Lovitt says. "It has allowed me to play a significant role in building Rational Software, and improving its software development capability. Enabling others to do that as well is important to me personally, and to Rational Software as an enterprise." That is why in addition to his personal giving, Lovitt supports the SEED program "to provide access to our tools and technologies for universities like UMR who train the next generation of software development professionals."

Austin Armbruster is working on research to develop flexible alternating current transmissions systems, or FACTS.

Alumni Notes 1986 William M. Dalton, C hE : “I am still w ith E lish a T ech n o lo g ies o f O rsch eln In d u stries and cu rre n tly w o rk in g resea rch ap p licatio n s to the M etal F in ish in g Industry. T h e w o rk is very e n jo y ab le b u t c h a lle n g in g .” • Greg L. Husmann, C E : “ P ro je c t m a n a g e m e n t is ch allen g in g ; n ev er h av e th e sam e day tw ice and it’s rew ard in g to see co n trib u tio n s in the final p ro d u c t.” • Brent McKinney, E E , M S E E ’87 , M S E M g t’9 6 , w as featu re d in the S p ringfield B usiness Journal's 2 0 0 2 “ 40 U n d er 4 0 ” issu e. M cK in n ey is the m a n a g e r o f e le c tric tra n sm iss io n a n d d istrib u tio n fo r S p rin g field C ity U tilitie s, w h ere h e w o rk s to reso lv e all k in d s o f issu es, from p erso n n el to b u d g et to co n stru ctio n . • Kathie RupertWayne, G G p h : “ I co n tin u e to be the system a d m in istrato r fo r O ttaw a U n iv e rsity ’s o n lin e p ro g ra m . O u r d a u g h te r is a fre s h m a n at K an sas S tate and o u r son is 14 now .”

1987 Pete Arman, G eo E , C E ’8 8, vice p resid en t and p ro je c t m an ag er fo r K ad ean C o n stru c tio n and Gary Frossard, E M g t’7 3 , the c o m p a n y ’s p re sid e n t w ere fe a tu re d in th e St. L ouis Business Journal in Ju n e 2 002. T h e g en eral co n tractin g firm b ased in F en to n , M o ., h ad a reco rd y e a r in 2001 and w as e x p e c tin g an ev en b e tte r y ear in 2 0 0 2 , p ro je c tin g $30 m illio n in rev en u e. • John R. Frerking, CE:

“M y w ife , M ary, and I live in K an sas C ity, M o ., n e a r the C o u n try C lub P laza. W e’ve been m arried a sh o rt th ree years. W as able to to u r th e new civil en g in eerin g b u ild in g over H o m eco m in g an d , w ow ! It looks g re a t.” • Joeddy W . Hayes, C hE : “ M y fam ily and I are en jo y in g living in K n o x v ille, T enn. I am a sy stem en g in eer fo r D O E facility in O ak R id g e , T enn.”

1988 SengChu Chow, E E , M S E E ’91: “ I am w o rk in g as a se n io r lectu rer fo r T a y lo r’s C o lle g e , M a la y sia -U n iv e rsity o f S h effield , E n g la n d . A fter all o f these years o f w aiting and se arc h in g , I fin ally m arried in Ju n e 2002.

M y lovely, w ife, M e ifin g , and I live in K uala L um pur. B eliev e it o r n o t, I still dream o f R o lla fro m tim e to tim e .”

1989 Wayne A . Hopkins, G G p h , M S G G p h '9 3 : “F in ish in g up th e th ird histo rical ren o v atio n .

W e w ill be b u ild in g the ‘d ream h o u s e ’ next.

Ja co b is 6 now an d in first g rade. H o w d y from T ex as.” • Frank L. Kartmann, C E , w as p ro m o te d to v ice p resid en t o f o p eratio n s at M isso u ri-A m e ric a n W ater C o ., w h ich ow ns and o p erates th e p riv ate w ater se rv ice utility in Je fferso n C ity, M o ., u n d er a fran ch ise ag re e m e n t w ith th e city g o v ern m en t. • John Meyers, E M gt: “I am finishing m y m a s te r’s

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in en g in eerin g m an ag em en t at K U and Kristy (Weber), E M g t’9 1 , is s p littin g h e r tim e b etw een tw in k in d erg artn ers and w o rk in g as a fitn ess in stru cto r/p e rso n al train er.” • Jeana L. Smith, CE: “Tom, M E ’85, M S E M g t’87 , w as re c e n tly p ro m o te d to d ire c to r o f ap p lied tech n o lo g y at E m e rg en cy O n e and I am a s ta y -a t-h o m e m o m fo r M e lis s a , 7 , an d M atthew , 5 .”

I!9 0 s 1990 Cynthia L. Fischer, C E: “M y h u sb a n d , Bob, M e tE ’9 0, and I c o n tin u e to re sid e in sou th St. L o u is C ounty. W e are en jo y in g raisin g o u r tw o ch ild ren , A u d rey , 6, an d B lak e, 2 .” • Nancy Matteoni, C E : “Tony an d I w elco m ed the latest ad d itio n to o u r fam ily on N ov. 2 9 , 2 0 0 1 . N ic h o la s jo in s h is o ld e r b ro th e rs , A n d re w , D o m in ic an d D e v in . W e are w o n d erin g if any o f them w ill be fu tu re M in e rs lik e th e ir m o m , U n c le Fred Niemeier, M e tE ’9 5 , o r A u n t Jessica (Thomas) Niemeier, G e o E ’9 7 . I am still w o rk in g fo r Ja co b s E n g in e erin g (fo rm erly kn o w n as S v erd ru p ) as a b rid g e en g in eer but no w on a p a rt-tim e basis. I h av e a w o n d erfu l schedule th at a llo w s m e to w o rk from h o m e m o st o f the tim e. M y one day in th e office is m y ‘v a c a tio n ’ d ay.” • Amy D. Ruggeri, C E , M S C E ’91: “ I am still at the city utilities in S p rin g field , M o ., d o in g lo n g -ran g e p lan n in g fo r natural gas an d w ater. B oth o f m y b o y s are in school no w — k in d erg arten and seco n d g ra d e . M y h u sb an d is g ro w in g h is n ew b u s in e s s e s : w w w .Q u ik d in e .c o m an d w w w .S p rin g field B ev erag e.co m .” • Claudia C. Scheer, C E : “I am a H y d rau lic en g in eer fo r U S D A -N R C S at o u r N a tio n a l W ater M a n ag em en t C e n te r in L ittle R o ck , A rk ., since M ay 2 0 0 0 . N ev er in m y w ild est d ream s d id I ev er th in k this M issouri girl w o u ld en d up in A rkansas! M y m ost re c e n t p ro ject is w ork in g w ith a team u p d atin g T R -55 from D O S to a W in d o w s v ersion. A lso , d ev elo p in g a lot o f h y d ro lo g y train in g fo r new ag en cy em p lo y ees. H av in g a lot o f fun d o in g th at.”

1991 Thomas F. Hughes, E M gt: “ S u e, E E ’9 3 , and I are do in g g re a t.” • Kristy (Weber) Meyers,

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E M gt: “I am sp littin g m y tim e b etw een o u r tw in k in d erg artn ers and w o rk in g as a fitn e ss in stru cto r/p e rso n al trainer. John, E M g t’8 9 , is fin is h in g h is m a s te r ’s in e n g in e e rin g m an ag em en t at K U .”

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umni Notes 1992 John E. Goethe, A E , M S A E ’94: “I m oved fro m B oeing to A irbus in June 2002. A irbus has p laced a startu p en g ineering design office in W ich ita, K an ., th at is the talk o f the to w n .”

• Peter Robert Laudon, M S G G p h , BS P e tE ’95: “ A ll is w ell h ere in H o u s to n .

C ath erin e, Sam an d I are playing lots and lots o f ten n is.” • Charles Misner, E M gt: “ I receiv ed a p ro m o tio n in O c to b er 2002 and w ill be w o rk in g in the C h ica g o area as d ire c to r of te rm in a l o p e ra tio n s in tran sp o rtatio n fo r U nion P acific R ailroad.

Ju lie is a stay -at-h o m e m om tak in g care o f A lex an d er, 17 m o n th s. O u r n e w a d d ress is 1163 N . C a m d e n L an e , S o u th E lg in , IL 60177.

E m a il a d d re s s is ju lie m is n e r@ s b c g lo b a l.n e t.”

• Karla Woods, E co n , w as recently fe atu red in the Springfield Business Journal’s 2 0 0 2 “ W om en in B u sin ess” issu e. W oods o w n s and operates a S tate F arm In su ran ce office in B u ffalo , M o.

1993 Jeffrey T. Butler, C E: “C a ra, o u r tw o-yearold so n , S p en cer, and I live in W entzville, M o . E v ery o n e is h ealthy an d happy. W e alw ay s love to h av e frien d s sto p by for a v is it.” • Bart Collins, C E , h a s jo in e d M e llin g e r C o m m ercial L L C . H e has nearly 10 y ears o f e x p erien c e as an e n g in e er and in c o m m e rc ia l re a l e s ta te in v e s tm e n t in S p rin g field , M o . • Jon Michael Gibbs, PetE: “ H e llo e v e ry o n e ! I am re a lly e n jo y in g tra v e lin g to L o n d o n , A m ste rd a m and K a m ak h stan w ith m y cu rren t j o b .”

1994 Michael M. Hall, C E , w as e lected vice p re s id e n t and p rin c ip a l of M ECO E n g in e erin g C o . In c., w here he w ill be active in the d a y -to -d a y m an ag em en t and op eratio n .

• Christopher A. Kloiber, C E: “ S till w ith the N av al R eserv e as a S eabee and recently a d v an c ed to p etty o fficer first class. L ast year, I m arried C h e ry l.” • Janies Swinford, M E , has jo in e d the law firm o f R a b b itt, P itzer and S n o d g ra ss P.C. as an a sso c ia te . P rio r to

jo in in g th e law firm , he w o rk e d as a m echanical e n g in e er in the co n stru ctio n and m an u factu rin g fields. • Steven E. Weible, C E : “ I w a s lic e n se d as a M iss o u ri P ro fessio n al L an d S u rv ey o r in Ju n e 2 0 0 2 .”

1995 Joshua

W. Kathrinus, C E , c u rre n tly e m p lo y ed at A m erican B o tto m s W W T P in S au g et, 111. H is w ife, K athy, g av e b irth to th e ir first so n , C o n n o r Jo s h u a . • Denise Lenley, C h e m , h as b e en p ro m o te d to m a n u fa c tu rin g le a d e r of a p ro d u c t­ m a n u fa c tu rin g su p p o rt te a m at A v e n tis P h a rm ac eu tica ls.

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M y em ail is k ick s@ ro u te 6 6 b icy c le s.co m .” • Rich Permenter, E n g l, H ist: “In A u g u st 2 0 0 2 1 started m in isterin g to studen ts at S outh C o u n ty B a p tist C h u rc h in S t. L o u is .” • Gretchen Spegal, M gS ys: “John, E M g t’9 7 , and I h av e a b ab y girl. W e are in the p ro cess o f m o v in g y et again. T h is tim e to a sm all h o m e w e h ad bu ilt on 14 acre s.”

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Michael L. Alberswerth, C E : “ In F eb ru ary 2 0 0 2 ,1 lea rn ed th at I had p a sse d the M isso u ri P ro fessio n al E n g in e er e x am . I co n tin u e to w o rk for the F ro n ten ac E n g in eerin g G ro u p as a structural e n g in eer.” • Tony Mezines, C E , w as p ro m o ted to p ro ject m an a g er at C lay co C o n stru c tio n C o . H e has b e en a p ro jec t e n g in e er w ith C lay co since 1998.

1997 Aaron Buerge, M E , w as fe atu red in the

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2 0 0 2 “ 40 U n d e r 4 0 ” issu e. H e is sen io r vice p re sid en t o f F irst N atio n al B ank in S p rin g field , M o.

B uerge w as recen tly featu red on the A B C reality p ro g ram , “T he B ach elo r.” • Jonathon James Luca, E M g t, recen tly re ceiv ed a ju ris d o c to r d e g re e fro m th e F lo rid a C o a sta l S chool o f L aw in Ja c k so n v ille , F la. • Marc A. Sokol, C E , M S C E ’98: “O n M arch 26, 2 0 0 2 , I becam e a gran d d ad to H a ilie A yana K elly (m y d a u g h te r, H e a th e r’s b ab y ). M y o th er d a u g h te r, R e b e c c a , s ta rte d c o lle g e at N o rth ern A riz o n a U n iv ersity . I am pro u d o f th em b o th .” • Jiaxin Zhao, M E , receiv ed the M a rsh a ll B . P e te rs o n A w ard fro m th e A m erican S o ciety o f M e c h an ica l E n g in e ers fo r acad em ic ex ce lle n ce a n d research d ealin g w ith the p ro b lem o f m ix ed lu b ricatio n du rin g start-u p and sh u t-d o w n o f heav ily loaded c o n tacts.

Daniel Fuhrmann, ME'99, kicks@route66bicycles.com James 0. Guest, ME'62, MS EMgt'71, jguest@ccp.com Charles Misner, EMgt'92, juliemisner@sbcglobal.net Anita L. Williams, GGph'70, MS GGph'73, awilliam@alaska.net

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1999 Dan Fuhrmann, M E: “ I o w n and o p erate

2000 Stephen Gose, C E , w as n am ed assistan t civ il e n g in e er in the av iation and arch itectu ral g ro u p a t B u rn s & M c D o n n e ll. • Lee Harmon, H ist, w as n am ed N ew T each er o f the W eek in V ienna, M o . H e teach es sp ecial e d u catio n fo r fifth th ro u g h eig h th g ra d es at M aries C o u n ty R - l school. • Navdeep Singh, M E , w a s n a m e d a s s is ta n t m e c h a n ic a l e n g in e er in the energy g ro u p at B u rn s & M c D o n n e ll. • Mark Winschel, M E , has jo in e d S. M . W ilson & C o . as a p ro jec t engineer. H is ex p erien ce in clu d es w o rk in g at the new se n io r c o m m u n ity c en ter site at the Je w ish C e n te r fo r the A g e d , as w ell as the M a ste rca rd In tern atio n al G lo b al T ech n o lo g y O p eratio n s C e n te r in O ’F a llo n , M o.

2001 Rita Ellen Eye, B ioS , e n te red the U n iv ersity o f M isso u ri-C o lu m b ia S chool o f M e d icin e in A u g u st 2 0 0 2 . She w as o n e o f 96 stu d en ts to en te r the m ed ical school in 2002.

2002 Christopher Leonard, C E , has jo in e d S. M .

W ilson & C o. as a p ro jec t engin eer. H e is w o rk in g on a c o n stru ctio n pro g ram fo r the P atto n v ille (M o.) S chool D istrict. • Nicholas A. Ulmer, E co n , M g S y s, w as co m m issio n e d as a n aval officer a fte r co m p le tin g O fficer C a n d id a te S chool at N aval A viation S ch o o ls C o m m a n d , N aval A ir S ta tio n , P e n sa c o la , Fla. U lm er re ce iv e d ex te n siv e instructio n on a v a rie ty o f sp e c ia liz e d su b je c ts in c lu d in g n a v ig a tio n , ship h a n d lin g , e n g in e erin g , naval w a rfa re a n d m a n a g e m e n t. U lm e r a ls o c o m p le te d a d em an d in g d aily ph y sical fitn ess p ro g ram th at in v o lv ed ru n n in g , sw im m in g and calisth en ics.

Memorials Max M. Fischer, M E , w as a

1933 m em b er o f G lee C lu b , O fficers C lu b a n d T ria n g le f r a te rn ity w h ile a tte n d in g M S M -U M R .

H e w as a W o rld W ar II v e te ran , a 4 0 -y e a r e m p lo y e e o f S o u th w e ste rn B ell T ele p h o n e C o . an d a 5 0 -p lu s-y e ar m em b e r o f K irk w o o d U n ited M e th o d ist C h u rc h . A sh er w as also a m e m b e r o f T e lep h o n e P io n e e rs , N a tio n a l S ociety o f P ro fessio n al E n g in e ers, R etired O ffic e rs A s s o c ia tio n , R e se rv e O ffic e rs A sso c ia tio n , V F W o f B a llw in , R o lla L o d g e # 213 A F an d A M , R o lla C o m m an d ry #5 9 K n ig h ts T em p lar, S c o ttish R ite, York R ite , M o o lah S h rin e T em p le, a n d the R o lla C h a p te r O rd er o f E astern S tar # 1 7 6 . H e w as a p a st p resid en t o f K irk w o o d H ig h 12 C lu b , S o uth C o u n ty S h rin e C lu b , p a st asso ciate g u ard ian o f B eth el #5 and In tern atio n al O rd e r o f J o b ’s D au g h ters, t A u g .2 5 ,2 0 0 2

Robert T. Chapman, M in E ,

Leo H. Merchie, C h E , tJ a n . 3 ,2 0 0 2

1934

1939

m em b er o f A IE E , T h eta Tau O m e g a , S e n io r C o u n c il a n d s e rv e d a s se c re ta ry f o r h is c la ss w h ile a tte n d in g M S M U M R . f U M R n o tified o f death A ug. 3 0 , 20 0 2

1935 Robert H. Buck, M E , w as a m e m b e r o f S ig m a N u , T au B e ta P i, S t.

P a t ’s B o a rd , O ffic e rs C lu b and th e A th letic A sso c ia tio n w hile atten d in g M S M -U M R . F o llo w ­ in g g ra d u a tio n , he w as co m m issio n e d as a re serv e o ffice r in the A rm y , retirin g w ith the rank o f lieu ten an t co lo n el in 1966. D u rin g W W II, B uck serv ed in N ew G u in ea and the P h ilip p in es. H e w as an e n g in e e r at M o n san to for 23 y e ars and v o lu n te e re d at the M isso u ri B o tan ical G a rd en , w o rk in g on the g ro u n d s crew and in the b indery. tA u g . 8, 2 0 0 2

Glennon Louis DeRoy, C h E , w as a m e m b e r o f Pi K a p p a A lp h a and the O ffice rs C lub w h ile a tte n d in g M S M -U M R . f J u ly 14, 2002

“Ken”

Carpenter,

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sp en t his en tire c are er in the zin c b u sin e ss, 32 y ears w ith A m erican Z in c an d six y ears w ith A M A X Z in c. A fte r re tirin g in 1978 h e v o lu n teered w ith In tern atio n al E x ecu tiv e S erv ice C o rp s, in B razil, E g y p t an d P o rtu g al. In 1992, T h e B ar A sso ciatio n o f St. L o u is nam ed him “ M isso u ri In v e n to r o f th e Y e ar” fo r h is m eth o d fo r p u rify in g w a ter o f d eterg en ts. fJ u ly 3 1 ,2 0 0 2

1941 Fred F. Burgett, C E , w as a m e m b e r o f S ig m a P i an d I n te rfra te rn ity C o u n c il an d p lay e d in tram u ral sp o rts w h ile atten d in g M S M -U M R . fJ u n e 9 ,

2001

Marvin C . Grisham, C E , f S e p t. 10, 2001 Arthur W. Clarkson, C E , w as a

Kenneth H. Sievers, E E , w as a

Robert

C h E , w as a m e m b e r o f th e E n g in e e r ’s C lu b , A lp h a C h i S ig m a and A IC h E w h ile a tte n d in g M S M -U M R .

He ir«

1936 started h is c are er as an e n g in eer at th e B in g h a m C anyon o p e ratio n in U tah, th en w orked fo r M o ro c o ch a M ine in P eru fo r C e rro de P asco and A lc o a and R e y n o ld s M etals in A rkansas an d H aiti. H e c o n d u cted e x p lo ratio n in the so u th w e st P acific a n d later w o rk ed fo r U nion C a rb id e , th e P o ta sh C o rp ., M .A . H a n n a , R a lp h M . P arso n s and M inerva O il C o . M uch o f h is tim e w as sp en t in S outh A m e ric a w ith o th er a ssig n m en ts in E u ro p e, J o rd a n , A sia and A frica. A fte r re tirin g in 1973 fro m the D uval C o rp ., C h a p m a n serv ed as a c o n su lta n t for D ra v o C o rp . f J u ly 3 0 ,2 0 0 2

Thomas S. Donahue, C h E , f Ju n e 7 , 200 0

1940

m em b er o f B lue K ey, A S M E , O fficers C lu b , P hi K a p p a Phi a nd T au B eta Pi w hile atten d in g M S M -U M R . H e w as an R O T C h o n o r g raduate. tM a y 4 , 2001

Vernon L . Asher, C E , w as a

m em ber

of

L am bda

C hi

A lp h a , A S C E , In te rfra te rn ity C o u n c il and the g o lf tea m w hile a tte n d in g M S M -U M R . A s a stu d e n t, C lark so n w o rk e d fo r th e M isso u ri P acific R ailro ad in M isso u ri and L o u isia n a . He late r w o rk e d fo r th e M iss o u ri D e p a rtm e n t o f H e a lth an d serv ed in the A rm y A ir C orps S an itary C orps.

F o llo w in g W W II, h e tran sferred to the A ir F o rc e R ead y R e se rv e p ro g ram , re tirin g as a c o lo n e l. H e w o rk e d fo r th e M o n ta n a D e p a rtm e n t o f H e a lth , head in g the w ater su p p ly sectio n , a n d served on the G o v e rn o r’s T e c h n ic a l A d v iso ry C o u n c il to G a lla tin C a n y o n p la n n in g gro u p . A fte r retirin g he s e rv ed on L ew is and C lark C o u n ty W ater Q u a lity D istrict. H e w as a re serv ist w ith the U .S . F e d e ra l E m e rg e n c y M anagem ent A g e n cy from 1982 u n til 1998. f O c t. 1 ,2 0 0 2

1942 Robert M. Dunham, C h E , w as ^

^

Albert L. Tetley, C e rE , w as a m em b e r o f the E n g in e e r’s C lu b , T au B e ta P i, S tu d e n t C o u n c il, T h e ta T au O m e g a a n d th e RollaMO staff w h ile atten d in g M S M -U M R . tS e p t. 26, 2002

a m em b e r o f A lp h a L am b d a T a u , S tu d e n t C o u n c il, th e R O T C B and, A lp h a C hi S igm a a n d A IC h E w h ile a tte n d in g M S M -U M R . t A u g . 19, 2002

Orville D. Penrose, M in E , w as a m e m b e r o f the T ech C lu b w h ile a tte n d in g M S M -U M R . tS e p t.. 16, 2002

Gilbert R. Shockley. C h E , tA p r il 2 9 , 2002

1943 James R. Paul, P etE , w as a m e m b e r o f S ig m a P i w h ile a tte n d in g M S M -U M R .

He r e c e iv e d an A lu m n i S e rv ic e A w ard in 1974. fO c t. 3 ,2 0 0 2

A.E. Rhodes, M E , w as a m e m b e r o f S tu d e n t C o u n c il, T h e ta T au O m e g a , A S M E , I n d e p e n d e n ts and th e E n g in e e r ’s C lu b w h ile atte n d in g M S M -U M R . tN o v . 1 1 ,2 0 0 1

f

1945 Harold F. Webers, M E , w as a m em b er o f T rian g le fratern ity , th e RollaMO sta ff, M C lu b , A S M E , In terfra te m ity C o u n c il an d B lue K ey w hile atten d in g M S M -U M R . f A pril 8, 2002

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Memorials Kenneth A. Guth, M E , w as a m em ber of ASM E w h ile atten d in g M S M -U M R . fJ u n e 26, 2002

1947 George A. Allison, M etE , w as a m em b er o f T h eta T au O m ega, A IM E , S A M E , the R O T C B and an d M C lu b w h ile a tte n d in g M S M -U M R . tJ u n e 10, 2002

Earl E. Hoehn, C h E , w as a m e m b e r o f K a p p a S ig m a , A IC h E , G a m m a D e lta , A lp h a C hi S ig m a, B lu e K ey, M C lu b an d Tau B eta Pi w h ile atten d in g M S M -U M R . f J u ly 1 1 ,2 0 0 2

1949 Milton R. Boehme, M E , w as a m em ber of ASM E w h ile atten d in g M S M -U M R . fU M R n o tified o f death A u g . 1 9 ,2 0 0 2

T. Cullom, M e tE , a re g is te re d p ro fe s sio n a l e n g in e e r in A riz o n a and C alifo rn ia, w as an o fficer in the S ignal C o rp s d u rin g W W II. H e w o rk ed at the M a g m a C o p p e r sm elter at San M an u el a n d the A S & R H ay d en S m elter. H e has fiv e p a te n ts fo r sm eltin g co p p er co n cen trates in co n v erters a n d p ro c e s s in g a n d h a n d lin g th e re la te d p ro c ess g ases. C u llo m w rote th e section on re v e rb e ra to ry sm e ltin g p ra c tic e s in th e A IM E “ H an d b o o k o f M ineral D re ssin g .” tS e p t. 2 6 ,2 0 0 1

1950 Arthur O. Kruse, C E , w a s m em b er o f S ig m a N u , G a m m a D elta, C hi S ig m a, A S C E and T h eta X i w hile a tten d in g M S M U M R . fA u g . 7 , 2002

John

Arthur R. McDermott, C h E , w as a m em b e r o f A lp h a C hi S ig m a , A IC h E a n d M S P E w h ile atten d in g M S M -U M R . t F e b . 2 4 ,2 0 0 2

Richard L. Dickens, E E , w as

m e m b e r o f K appa S ig m a, A IE E , M C lu b , the sw im team and the M isso u ri A cad em y o f S cience w h ile a tte n d in g M S M -U M R . t J a n .1 2 ,2 0 0 2

an e le c tric a l e n g in e e r w ith W estin g h o u se E le ctric C o rp . fo r 36 years. fJ u ly 9, 2002

George R. Eadie, N D D , w a s a g ro u p n a v ig a to r d u rin g the b o m b in g s o f the P olesti oil field s in R o m an ia in the A rm y A ir F orce d u rin g W W II. H e re ceiv ed the D istin g u ish ed F ly in g C ro ss, th e A ir M edal w ith tw o O ak L e a f C lu sters an d th e P urple H e art and retired fro m the reserv es as a lieu ten an t colonel in 1983. E ad ie re ce iv e d B .S . and M .S . d eg rees in m in in g en g in e erin g from the U n iv ersity o f Illin o is an d w as a re g iste re d p ro fessio n al e n g in e e r in O k la h o m a . H e w o rk e d in P e n n sy lv a n ia , O k la h o m a and Illin o is coal o p e ratio n s an d tau g h t m ining en g in e erin g at the U n iv ersity o f Illinois and S o u th ern Indiana U n iv e rsity . E ad ie w as a sso c ia te e d ito r o f “C o al M in in g a n d P ro c e ssin g ,” an d an Illinois G e o lo g ic al S u rv ey adm in istrato r. H e w as on th e S M E b o ard o f d irec to rs, c h a ir o f the C oal D iv isio n , altern ate re p re se n tativ e to A B E T an d S M E ’s re p re se n tativ e on the T echnology A ccred itatio n C o m m issio n . H e w as ch air o f

Clarence A. Lange Jr., C E , w as

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Charles H. Heeger, C E , w as a m em ber o f S ig m a Phi E p silo n w hile atten d in g M S M -U M R . H e served in the N avy fro m 1946 to 1948, w o rk e d fo r B rid g e s P aving C o . for 14 y e ars, and then as a c arp e n te r fo r 25 y ears.

H e w as a m em b er o f U n io n A m erican L eg io n P o st 2 9 7 , U nion M oose L o d g e an d C a rp en ters L ocal 1839. fA u g . 3 ,2 0 0 2

Robert C . Spitler, M E , w as a m em b er o f P i K ap p a A lp h a and A S M E w h ile atten d in g M S M U M R . H e serv ed tw o y e ars w ith an A rm y a n ti-airc raft artillery b attalio n at F o rt B liss in El P aso , T exas, th en re tu rn e d to S t. L o u is a n d w o rk e d at E m e rs o n E le c tric a n d M c D o n n e ll A ircraft C o . In 1966 h e o p en ed C o u n try A c res K en n els, tu rn in g th e b u sin ess o v e r to h is son in the late 1990s. H e w as a m em b e r o f the B allw in M etro -W est R o tary C lu b a n d the A m erican L eg io n , f S e p t.8, 200 2 Jack K. Wade, C E , w a s a m e m b e r o f th e M S M D o rm C o u n c il, C h i E p s ilo n and A m e ric a n R oad B u ild e rs A s so c ia tio n w h ile a tte n d in g M S M -U M R . fA u g . 2 5 , 2 0 0 2

1951

Calvin W. Duke, E E , w as a

the C h ica g o S ectio n in 1972 a n d w as elected a d istin g u ish e d m em b e r o f S M E in 1988. f J u ly 2 1 ,2 0 0 2

1953

1954 C. Scott Johnson, P h y s, w as a

{

a m em b er o f A S C E a n d w as on the H o n o r L ist w hile atten d in g M S M -U M R . f M a rc h 12, 2001

William E. Rushton, C h E , w as a m em b er o f A IC h E , A P O and M S M P lay ers w h ile a tten d in g M S M -U M R . f A u g . 3 1 ,2 0 0 2

1952 Mark F. Winton, C h E , f J a n . 1 6 ,2 0 0 1

m em b e r o f T ech C lu b , R ifle C lu b , S ig m a Pi S ig m a, T au B eta Pi, Phi K ap p a Phi an d receiv ed th e G o ld K ey A w ard w h ile

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attending M S M -U M R . Jo h n so n p io n e e re d re s e a rc h in to d o lp h in s’ listen in g ability, d isco v erin g in the 1960s th a t th e ir h e arin g w as e ig h t tim es stro n g e r th an h u m an s’ , a d isc o v ery d e fin e d as the au d io m e tric “Jo h nson C u rv e ,” re co g n ize d today as the classic study in its field . In a s u b m e rs ib le n a m e d See Sea, Jo h n s o n c o n d u cted the N a v y ’s first studies o f sh ark s, d e v e lo p in g a d e v ic e to p ro te c t m ilita ry p erso n n el in sh ark -in fested w aters. H e w as nam ed an hon o rary N avy Seal in 1977 and w as re co g n ize d by the A co u stical S o ciety o f A m e ric a . Jo h n s o n h e ld 10 p a te n ts a n d p u b lis h e d m ore than 4 0 sc ien tific p a p ers. fJ u n e 18, 2002

Memorials John L. Tines, E E , w as a

1956 Kenneth A . Kleberger, C E , w as a m em b e r o f A S C E , M S P E , In d e p e n d e n ts , T ech C lu b and A m erican R o ad B u ild ers w hile a tte n d in g M S M -U M R .

He o b ta in e d h is p ro fe s s io n a l e n g in e e r’s licen se in 1962 and w o rk ed at Jo y ce E n g in e erin g and R e se a rc h , P la n n in g a n d D e v e lo p m e n t A s s o c ia te s .

K le b erg e r serv ed as city e n g in e er to the C ity o f W ash in g to n an d w o rk e d at K le b erg e r and A sso ciates fo r m o re th an 40 y ears. H e w as a m em b er o f M S P E , the A ircraft O w n ers and P ilo ts A s s o c ia tio n , a n d the P re s b y te ria n C h u rch o f W ash in g to n , M o . f July 15, 20 0 2

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m e m b e r o f A IE E a n d the xc N ew m an C lu b w h ile attending M S M -U M R . A K o re a n W ar v e te ra n ,T in e s w as an electrician w ith th e 5 3 8 th E n g in e e rin g C om pany. He w as C E O o f T ines In d u strial S ales, JG S E n g in eerin g an d M agne C o rp . H e also serv ed on the b o ard for the F o u n d a tio n fo r S p ecial E d u catio n o f C h ild ren . f A u g . 1 9 ,2 0 0 2

1958 William D. Zieba, C E , w as a m em b er o f the S h am ro ck C lu b , A S C E , C h i E p silo n and w as on the H o n o r L ist w hile atten d in g M S M -U M R . fF e b . 2 4 , 2002

I960 John O. Bloodsworth, M etE , w as a m em b er o f T au K appa E p s ilo n , In te rfa ith C o u n c il, C a n te rb u ry C lu b , A IM M E and A S M w h ile a tte n d in g M S M U M R . fA u g . 20, 2001

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A1Ph a S ig m a N u , A IM M E , v A m e ric a n F o u n d r y m e n ’s, A m e ric an S o c iety fo r M e tals T| ^ and re ce iv e d the P hi K a p p a Phi B ook P la te A w ard w h ile atte n d in g M S M -U M R . f Jan . 7, 2002

William

A. Kruger, C E , e a rn e d th e D istin g u ish ed S erv ice A w ard w ith S p ecial C o m m en d atio n from the N ational C o u n c il o f E x am in ers fo r E n g in e erin g and S u rv e y in g for h is re c o rd o f d e d ic a te d se rv ic e to the e n g in e e rin g a n d su rv e y in g p ro fe s s io n s .

1967 Clifford C. McMullen, C E , fN o v . 19, 2001

1968 Carl R. McCalla, C E , tN o v . 14, 2001

1969

Albert W. Eddy, E E , w as a m e m b e r o f A IE E -IR E w h ile a tte n d in g M S M -U M R . E d d y w as an A rm y v eteran o f the K o re an W ar and serv ed in the sta n d b y reserves until 1961. He w o rk e d fo r th e M iss o u ri C o n se rv a tio n C o m m issio n , W agner E lectric an d S achs E le ctric, B ull M o o se T ube C o ., In d ep en d en ce S tave C o ., and re tired in 1995 fro m R o p e r E le c tric in S p rin g fie ld , M o . f A u g . 22, 2002

John P. Szuch, M e tE , w as a

William F. Dennison, M e tE , w as a m em b e r o f T ech C lu b ,

A rm y, the M a rin e C o rp s, the R eserv es and the N ational G u a rd , f July 6 ,2 0 0 2

James D. Payne, C E , fD e c . 16, 2001

1959 Ronald C. Casagrande, C E , w as a m em b er o f K ap p a S ig m a, the RollaMo staff, T ech C lu b an d In d e p e n d e n ts w h ile a tte n d in g M S M -U M R . tJ a n . 6, 2001

C h ev ro n C h e m ic al C o . and C oastal fertilizer p lants in S t. H e len s, O re. H e w as a m em b er o f the St. H elens E lk s, the K iw an is C lu b and the C o lu m b ia H u m an e Society. H e served in the

Elwood T. Langley, M E , f A p ril 6 , 2002

Tibor F. Loeffler, E E , w as a m em b er o f A IE E , R a d io C lu b an d S h am ro ck C lub w hile a tte n d in g M S M -U M R , and re c e iv e d th e E n o c h N e e d le s S p e e c h A w ard. f U M R n o tified o f d eath A u g . 2 7 , 2002

1965 Kenneth E. Eimer, M E , w as m an ag er o f the

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m e m b e r o f Tau K ap p a E p silo n , A P O , A S M , A F S , th e M S M S tam p C lu b and w as on the H o n o r L ist w h ile a tte n d in g M S M -U M R . fJ u n e 2 , 2002

1970 Donald J. Marek, E M g t, fM a y 8, 200 0 Reginald K. Owens, E E , fA u g . 1 1 ,2 0 0 2 Frederic Schiller, G G p h , f A u g . 1 1 ,2 0 0 1

1971 Harvey O. Wende, E M g t, f A p ril 3, 2002

1973 Don L. Young Jr., E M g t, fD e c . 11,2 0 0 1

1976 John D. Herman, G G p h , fF e b . 2 6 ,2 0 0 2

1977 1962

Terry D. Logan, M E , w o rk ed Don E, Bates, C E , w as a m em b e r o f C hi E p silo n , Tau B e ta P i, Phi K a p p a Phi an d A S C E w hile atten d in g M S M U M R . fJ u n e 7, 2002

Jack E , Maley, E E , w as an A ir F o rce veteran o f the K o rean W ar. H e w o rked as a field e n g in e er fo r W estern U nion fo r 25 years and as an en g in e erin g co n su ltan t fo r A rinc Inc. and R M S Inc. fo r 12 years. fA u g . 2 2 ,2 0 0 2

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fo r Jo h n D eere in Io w a and later

f o r M o n s a n to /M E M C as a m aterial e n g in e e r fo r 23 years.

H e w as a m em b e r o f C alv ary B ap tist C h u rch in F u lto n , M o ., a n d A lpha Phi A lp h a F ratern ity , E psilon Psi c h a p te r o f R olla. f O c t. 14, 200 2

1983

Merton G . Walker, A E , fF e b . 1 ,2 0 0 2

fJ u n e 3 0 , 2001

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J.

John M. Brewer, p ro fesso r em eritus o f E nglish at U M R , w as a m em b er o f the S p e e ch A s so c ia tio n o f A m e ric a , th e M issouri S tate S peech A sso c ia tio n , the F o re n sic s A s so c ia tio n o f A m e ric a , the A m e ric an S o c iety fo r E n g in e e rin g E d u catio n , R o lla C ivil D efen se C o u n c il, Phi K appa P h i, C entral S p e e ch A sso ciatio n and the M isso u ri S tate S p eech A d v iso ry C o m m ittee. H e directed the U M R G lee C lub for 12 years and se rv ed on such faculty co m m ittees as, P aren ts D ay, public o ccasio n s, sc h o larsh ip , and c o n d u ct and faculty ten u re. H e o rg a n iz ed the O zark C h ap ter o f In terco lleg iate K n ig h ts, w as p resid en t o f the E sp eran to A sso c ia tio n o f N o rth A m e ric a fro m 1 9 5 5 -1 9 6 3 , ad d ressin g th e n atio n al E sp e ran to m eeting in W ash in g to n , D .C ., in 1954 an d directin g the G o ld en Ju b ilee C o n fe ren c e o f E A N A in 1961. H e is listed in “W h o ’s W h o in the M id w e st” a n d “ D ire cto ry o f A m e ric an S ch o lars.” B re w er p u b lish ed three books in clu d in g Steal-Easy: My Home Town.

H e receiv ed th e A lu m n i M e rit A w ard fro m M S M -U M R A lu m n i A sso c ia tio n in 1977, th e In terco lleg iate K n ights S erv ice A w ard in 1975 a n d th e V e n e z u e la n S tu d e n t S erv ice A w ard in 1975. f O c t. 2 3 , 2002

Audrey V. Glenn, w ife o f D a v id E . G len n ,

Marie Ruester, w ife o f Jo h n T. R u ester,

M E ’51. f O c t. 11,2001

M E ’5 9 . f A pril 3 0 ,2 0 0 0

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Lena Sarchet, w ife o f B ern ie S arch et.

G. Glynn e s ta b lis h e d a sc h o larsh ip fu n d at U M R a fte r three o f his c h ild re n g ra d u a te d fro m U M R . G ly n n w o rk e d w ith d isa b le d c h ild re n fo r 29 y ears. fA u g . 6 , 2002

Ruth Seelig, w ife o f A lb ert F. Seelig Jr., M E ’49. f M a rc h 27, 2002

John W. Hamblen, p ro fesso r em eritu s

David W. Shaw, f O c t. 15, 2002

and fo rm er c h a ir o f co m p u te r science at U M R . D u rin g his ten u re, th e d ep artm en t ho sted tw o in tern atio n al A C M con feren ces in St. L o u is and w on the in ternational A C M stu d e n t p ro g ra m m in g c o n te s t.

B efo re leav in g U M R , H am b le n started a c o m p u te r sc ie n c e s c h o la rs h ip fu n d . fS e p t. 5, 2 0 0 2

Daniel A . Irsik, a senior in m echanical en g in e erin g at U M R and a m em b er o f Phi K ap p a T h eta fraternity. fO c t. 8, 2002

e n g in e e rin g at U M R a fte r tra n s fe rrin g from S o u th w e st M issouri S tate U niversity. fA u g . 3 1 ,2 0 0 2

Wilma Kassay, w ife o f R o b e rt W. K assay, G G p h ’5 9. fN o v . 1 ,2 0 0 1 John Locke, a fre s h m a n e n g in e e rin g stu d en t at U M R . fA u g . 2 8 , 2002

Art Corn, h u sb a n d o f M ary L ou C o m .

Marian Lund, w ife o f L o u is L u n d , a fo rm e r m e m b e r o f th e U M R p h y sic s faculty. f A u g . 15, 2002

tS e p t. 1 9 ,2 0 0 2

Anne Damko, fM a rc h 2 3 , 2001 Emily

Anne Douglas, a ju n io r in e n g in e e rin g m a n a g e m e n t at U M R an d a m em b e r o f C hi O m e g a sorority. fA u g . 1 9 ,2 0 0 2

James W. Evans, f A pril 12, 2001

Margaret Metcalf, w ife o f T h o m as C .

M e tc a lf Jr., M E ’58. fJ u n e 14, 2002

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Katherine McCutchen, w ife o f A .C .

John C. F. Morris, fAug. 12, 2002 Alba Murney, w ife o f W illia m M u m ey , E E ’4 8 . fS e p t. 4 , 1998

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Brenda Zoellner, s e n io r s e c re ta ry o f th e S p e e c h C o m m u n ic a tio n C e n te r at U M R a n d w ife o f F ra n k Z o e lln e r. fS e p t. 2 5 , 20 0 2

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Marjorie Presnell, w ife o f A lb e rt W.

Steven Charles Fridley, a se n io r in ch em ical en g in e erin g at U M R . F ridley w as w o rk in g in a co -o p p o sitio n w ith L yondell C itg o in H o u sto n . H e w as a m em b er o f S ig m a N u fratern ity and p lay e d on the U M R b aseb all team . fS e p t. 8, 2002

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Patrick Nolan Roberts w as a fresh m an in c o m p u te r scien ce at U M R . f A u g . 2 8 ,2 0 0 2

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DONOR PROFILE

That same year, Baker's wife, Evelyn, started work in the cashier’s office at MSM. In 1948, she left MSM to take a position as the secretary to the division chief at the U.S. Geological Survey in Rolla, a position she held for 43 years.

In 1950, Baker followed Evelyn to the USGS, where he was assigned to the topographic division. He worked in all branches of the National Mapping Program until his retirement in January 1981.

He did a lot of field work as well.

hen Chester Baker, CE'55, graduated from Potosi (Mo.) High School in 1933 he wasn’t planning to become a civil engineer. But when he returned to the states after his tour of duty on a Navy air/sea rescue boat in the South Pacific during World War II, Baker decided to take advantage of the G.l. Bill and go to college.

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In 1946, Baker enrolled in the Missouri School of Mines — 13 years after he was last in a classroom. Aaron Miles, the chair of MSM’s mechanical engineering department at the time, was also from Potosi, and Baker knew him and his family well.

Miles' influence convinced Baker that Rolla would be a great place to get his education.

"I was headquartered in Rolla, but I was in and out of the office all the time," he says.

"M y wife was working at the USGS at the same time I was and since we had no children, they decided I would be a good one to make short trips into the field."

Baker's travels took him to several states, all the way from the Canadian border to southern Kansas. "I enjoyed it. It was a break from my everyday work in the office." In 1961, he had the opportunity to spend a two-year term in Washington, D.C., working at the USGS national headquarters learning the details of staff operations. When he returned to Rolla, Baker oversaw the activities of engineering and technical personnel required to maintain National Mapping Program standards.

"Being a graduate of civil engineering, I've often wanted to do something for the school," Baker says, so he chose a gift to help the civil engineering department's environmental research at UMR. "My wife, Evelyn, passed away in 1995. She always loved flowers." Baker's gift will fund a greenhouse on the roof of the newly renovated Butler-Carlton Hall. "I'm sure my wife would have been pleased."

This spring, UM R will break ground for its first Residential College.

The college, scheduled to be completed in August 2004 to begin the academic year, will be located at the intersection of 14th Street and Bishop Avenue, the "Gateway to UMR."

You can also keep track of the Havener Cente construction by checking out our webcam at www.havenercenter.org.

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