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DR . J. STUART JOHNSON Dean, School of Engineering

DR . J. R. FOOTE Chairman , Mathematic s

DR . JOHN ROBERT BATTEN Chairman, Electrical Engineering


67 MSM Alumni Association OFFICERS

Published by the Missouri School of Mines Alumni Association Rolla , Missouri 65401

Term Ex pires

President ................... ......................R. O. Kasten '43 ............ .......... Armco Steel Corp . .. ............. 1968 7100 Rober ts, Kansas City, Missouri 64 12 5 Executive Vice-President ...............James J. Murphy '35 ............ I\>Iurphy Company ...................................... 1968 4376 Oli ve Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63108 Vice-President Areas 1,2 ,3 ..........]. Craig Ellis '38 ..................... 310 Woods End Road Westfield, New Jersey

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Vice-President Areas 4,5, 6......... Joseph W. Mooney '39 ..._...... 7383 Westmoreland University City 30, Missouri

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Vice-President Areas 7,8 , 9.......... William B. Fletcher '34 ... _...... 1208 1 Smallwood .................... .................. . 1968 D owney, Cali fornia

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Secretary-Treasurer ........................ Dr. Thomas R. Beveridge '42 .Department of Geological Engineering. UM R, Rolla, Missouri 65401 Executive Secretary ....................... Francis C. Edwards Editor, "MSM ALUMNUS"

.. ]I1SM Alumni Association, Grzyb Building, 9th & Rolla Streets, Rolla, Missouri 65401

DIRECTORS A T LARGE

ON THE COVER

Allan J. K iesler '40 ....... .

...... 2068 Coolidge Place, Schenectady, New York ... .................... . 1968

James A. Vincent '3 7 ...... .

.... 372 1 Neptune Drive, Orlando, Florida

Rex Z. Williams '3 1 ... .................... .

.... Rolla State Bank, Rolla, IVlissouri .......... ................................. . 1968

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AR EA DIRECTORS

Area No. Director 1.. .......... Lawrence A. Spanier '50 .... . 1551 Franklin Avenue Mineola, Long Island , New York

... J. O. Ferrell '40 1605 North 10th St. Longview, Texas

Dr. Johnson

States and Provinces Embraced

Term Expires

............ New England, N. Y., N. J ., East Pa., .... Dist: of Columbia, Md. , Va. , Delaware, Province of Quebec

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.................................. Pennsylvan ia, W. Va., Ohio, W. Pa. , ·3 .... ....... 0. W. Kamper '35 .... 608 Villa vista, Pittsburgh 34, Pennsylvania Ky. , Tenn. , Ind. (Except Chicago In dust rial Area)

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........... Richard H. Bauer '52 ......................... 5 Sappington Acres Drive SI. Louis 26, Missouri

.... S. III. , E. Mo., N. Ark ............................................. 1967

Dr . Betten

Thes e are the successors of Dr. Aaron J . Mile s, Dean of the School of Eng i nee r in g, Dr . C h a r I e s Antle, Chairman , De partm e nt of Mathematic s, a nd Dr . Rog er Nolte , Chairman , De partment of Electrical Engineering .

Issue d bi -monthly in the interest of th e graduates and former students of t h e Missouri School of Mines and M e tal lurgy and th e Un ivers ity of Mi ssour i at Rolla . Subscription price, $1.50 , included in Alumni Dues. En · ter ed as second-class mailer October 27, 1926, at Po st Office at Rolla, Mis souri under the Act of March 3,

7. .......... Robert M. Brackbill '42 ..................................... .Texas , Arizona, New Mexico ................................. 1967 Texas Pacific Oil Company Box 747 , Dallas, Texas 8..... ......F. W. Heiser '39 16 Viking Drive Englewood, Colorado

.. Ida., Montana, N. D ., S. D .. . Wyo., Colo., Nev., Utah, Provinces of Manitoba, Sask., Alberta

9 ........... William B. Fletcher '34 ........ ............................... Alas ka, Washington , Oregon , California, Hawaii 1208 1 Smallwood

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F. C. Schneeberger '25 No. 1 Briar Oak , Ladue, "Missouri

Dr. E. W. Engelmann ' 11 1048 E. 1700 S. Salt Lake City, Utah

Dr. Karl F . Hasselmann '25 1203 Esperson Building,

Paul T. Dowling '40 139 Frontenac Forest,

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C. G. St ifel ' 16 8201 Maryland Avenue, St. Louis, " M issouri

Dr. Mervin J . Kelly ' 14 2 \¥indemer Terrace,

James W. Stephens '47 406 East Third,

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.... Frank C. Appleyard '37 .................................... N. III., Chicago Indust rial Area in Indiana , Wisc. , Mich., Minn. , 1209 Milwaukee Ave. , Glenview, Ill.

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672 Degrees Awarded at Commencement May 28 pires

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A total of 672 degrees were awarded at the 94th Annual Commencement held in the old Jackling Field, i\Iay 28 . Armin F . Fick '41, Vice Pre ident, Manufacturing, W estern Elecrric Company, Chicago, Illin oi delivered the ommencement address, " The Creative Man and the Organizati o n. " Fick said th at th ere is a growing r ea lizat io n on the part of management that o nly by tapping the creative human resources in the organ ization can enterpri e p r ogres .

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" Organizati on are bec oming better places for the individua l to develop his pot ent ial," Fick sa id. " Nowhere i thi opportunity greater than in the o utfits emp loy ing peo ple with good technical background s . " H e p r a is e d UMR; "Knowing what I do about the Univerity of tllisso uri at Rolla, I can think of no one more qualified than its gradu ates to s tep into the wo rld as professionals of s tature," he said.

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Ir. Fick received the degree Doctor of Engineering ( H ono riS Causa).

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Dr. John C. Weaver, Pr es id ent of the University of i\1isso uri , was present to confer th e d egrees, and Judge R obert G. Brady and William C. tlIyers, Jr. , members of the B oard of Cu rators participated in th e exerc ises .

To Three Alumni Three alumni of th e School received H onorary D octorates at the 94th Commencemenr, H arry H. Kess ler '2 4 , Armin F. Fick '4 1 and illr ~ . V. H . ,\!c ;\Jutt, who was awa rded an honorarv members hip in th e Alumni As soc iation in 1960 .

The other recipients of honora ry d octorates we re; H arry H . Kess ler '24 and Mrs . V. H. Mc utt.

Edwa rd W. Parsons '27, Research t\1ining En g ineer, U.S. Burea u of Min es, Spokane, Was hingt on, Engineer of Mines; George E. Fort '4 0 , sen ior partner i.n th e petroleum engin eer i ng co ns ulting firm Fo rt and Miller, Oklah oma City, Okla., Petro leum Engin eer; Edward A. Ballman '38, Refinery Man-

Dr. H. Guy i\l oore, President of William J ewell College, Lib erty, i\lissouri, delivered the baccalaureate address at the morning services. Speaking on ' being ready to face the difficu lt yea r s," Dr. J\1oore advised the grad uates to realize that " life i lived in an open sea of tenSions, " and to learn how to meet life's challenges.

Honorary Doctorates

There were 5 1 8 Bachelor d egr ees awa rd ed; 124 tllaster 's; 15 Honorary Professiona l; 12 Doctor of Phil osophy and th;-ee H onorary Doctorates .

Fifteen individuals were honored with the Honorary Profe s ional degree. They were: ]. J. Offutt '32 , S'(ecutive Vice President, A. P. Green Refr actori es Co., Mexico, Mi souri, Ceram ic Engineer; Ralph C. Padfield '4 9, uperv iso r , Research on Refractories, Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethl ehem, Pa., Ceramic Engineer ; Hubert S. Barger '39, founder and Pres id ent of Barger Engineering, Inc., Evan ville, Ind., Geo log ical Engineer; Melvin E. Nickel '38, Manager of Steel Pr od ucti on, Wiscons in Steel Divis ion, Internati o nal H arvester Company, Chicago, Ill inois, Metallurgical Engineer.

ooter Corp. , St. warz '3 2 , PreSident, Louis, tllo., i\Iechanical Engineer.

H ar ry H. K essler reCt.:ived his Bachelo r 's degree in i\ letallurgical Engineering in 19 24 and a Pr ofessional Degree , i\l etallurgica l Engineer in 19 59 .

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Wayne, Ind., Electrical Engineer; Elmer L. Luehring '55, Technical Director, HiVoltage Equipment Divis ion , Jos lyn Mfg. and Supply Co ., Cleveland, Ohio, Electrical Engineer; Lo uis H. Schuette '29, Senior Executive Vice Pres ident , S undstrand Corp., Rockford , Ill. , Electrical Engineer; Francis V. Breeze '49, Plant Manager, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. , Crystal City, Mi ssouri , Mechanical Engineer; Arthur S. Sch-

Starting with link more than hi ~ profess ional training and an invent ive s pirit , Dr. K ess ler has built an industrial fo undry cons ulting bu si ne ~s or intern ational eminence, perhaps I h e most important in the nation . H e hold s patents fo r cast ir on in oc ulants and innovative cast iron production techniques . His con s ulting firms ha ve contributed much to the improve ment or qualities of cast irons and the efficic:ncy offound ry o pc: rations . Dr . K ess ler is cu rrently President of tl1eehanitc: tl1<:tal Corporation,whi ch s uppli es complete cons ulting se rvices to found ry licencees all over the wor ld; Pres ident of So rb o-tllat Pr ocess Co rporation , which li cen ses foundries producing closely-controllc:d s ptcifica ti on cast metals; Pres iclent of Found ry D ts ign Compan y, which conc ern ~ itselr with fo undry engi neering and layout; 3


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He began his career \"\Ii th \Ves tern Electric, in 1941, as an assistant eng ineer. In 1946, upon return from service, he was appointed engineer , and in 1951 he was promoted to ch ief of the engineering department of the company's Hawthorne works near Chicag . In 1956, he was named assistant s uperintendent of manufacturing, and in 1957, he became s uperintendent of the telephone equipment plant at H awthorne.

President o( Harkess Meta ls, Inc., a pig iron producer; President of Lincoln Foundry Company, Los Angeles, California; and President of Gra- l1'on Found ry Corp ., ~larshalltown, I owa. H e appear s befor e many indust ri al and technical grou ps each yea r and is also widely known in the world of s ports because of his long avocational career as a professiona l boxing referee the income from which he g ives to charity. He i a member of the American Society for Metals, the Amer ican I nstitute of Mining, ~1etallurg i cal and Petroleum Engineers, the American Foundrymen's Society, and the Institute of Br itish Fo u ndrymen. His compan ies are members of the Foundry Educational Foundat ion which has an active scholarship program on the UMR campus. He has been the contributor of the K essler Scholarships on the campus since the 1958-59 school year. The ~lS~l Alumni Association awarded him the Certificate of Merit in 195 7 .

Dr . Fick received hi s Bachelor 's degree in Meta llurgical Engineering in 1941, an d !... I. S. degree in B usiness Administration fr om the Graduate School of Busin ess, University of Chicago . In World W ar II , h e served withtheCor ps of Engineer s r etiring from act ive duty with the rank of Major. H e was assigned on th e construction of the Alcan

Dr. Fick was transfe r red to the company's headquarters in New York in July 1 959, as assistant enginee r of man ufacturing . Subseq uently . he was appointed assis tant manager of the Omaha p lant, and then man ufactu r ing com ptroller in New Yo r k . Prior to his present assignment he was manager of the Baltimore plant. Hi s responsib ilities include supervision of \Vestern's interes t in seve ral major ub Sidiaries, including the T eletype Corporation. Dr. Fick has been a member o r an officer of a large numbe r of bus iness, philanthropic, and civic organizations, including the Baltimore City Hos pitals Commission, the AmCl"iclI1 Red Cross

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Gifts and grants, exclus ive of state fun d s, received by UMR totalled $1,699,355.41 during the year ending May 15, 1'967, were announced by Judge Robert G. Brady , member of th e University Board of C urators at the Spring Commencement.

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of Baltimore, the Maryland Judicial Selection Council, the Urban League, the Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry , and the Chicago Crime Commission. Mrs. V . H . McNutt received the first degree of Doctor of Humane Letters (Honoris Causa ) ever conferred at UMR. She is also the first woman to receive an honorary de g r e e at the SchooL She is the widow of the late V. H. McNutt '12, and former instructor in Geology at MSM. The McN utts left the cam pus in 191 3, when they established a consulting firm in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1919 , the McNutts embarked upon extensive field investigations in the Rocky Mountain states which led, in 1925 , to the discovery near Carlsbad, New Mexico, of the first commercially valuable potash deposits in the Western Hemisphere. Dr. McNutt, as a result of her industrious sharing of her husband 's activities over the years, became a competent and highly knowledgeable field assistant, transcriber of notes, and in fact, expert in the practical aspects of geo logical discovery and exploitation of mineral res ources. Ju ne 1967

The McNutts for med the United Potash Company, in 1925, and it hecame the nation's most important producer of this valued industrial and agricultural resource . In the years since Mr. McNutt 's passing in 1936, Mrs . McNutt has carried on their tradition of astute business practices premised upon careful planning and application of her experience in mineral industry. Mrs. McNutt's contributions to the University of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy and the U niversity of Missouri at Rolla over a period of many years have been invaluable to the institutions national stature, its faculty and its student body. Her most recent large philanthropy on behalf of the University was the creation of the V. H. McNutt Foundation, the income from which is used to advance the professional development of th e staff and student body of the Department of Geology. She is also concerned, personally, with the progress and scholarly d evelopment of the people of the campus community. Her interest extends to an intimate and regular association with the faculty members , members of the administration and students. Dr. McNutt calls home, her 10 ,000

Judge Robert G. Brad y of gifts and g rants totalled 386 this year compared with 309 the previous year. These funds were received from corporations, fo undations, governmental agencies, organizations , and individuals for purpos e of providing student financial aid as well as assistance to research and instruction and other endeavors at UMR. Significant contributors to the research effort includ e the National Science Foundation, Atomic Energy Commission, Public Health Service, Office of Naval Research , Army Research Office , National Aeronautics and Space Administration, American Chemical Society and the Department of the Interior. 5


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additir Bottom row left to right: Hubert S. Barger, '39; Elmer Luehring, '55; Ra!ph C. Padfield, '49; George E. Fort, '40; Edward A. Ballman, '38; Louis H. Schuette, '29 . Back row, left to right: James J . Offutt, '32; Edward W. Parsons, '29; Fra n-cis V. Breeze, '49; John G. Duba, '49; Frederick H. Holt, '35; Melvin E. Nickel, '38; Joseph B. Schmitt, '42; Arthur S. Schwarz, '32; Garvin H. Dyer.

50-Year Graduates Attend Reun ion

Highest Honors Go to Crestwood Graduate Highest honors of the University of Missouri at Rolla May, 1967 graduating class went to John Cronan Kieffer, s on of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Kieffer , 1009 Grovena, Crestwood. Kieffer, wh o received a bachelor of science degree in applied mathematics, was graduated with the highest grade point average in his class, a 3.97 out of a possible 4.00 . Kieffer was a member of the U.M.R. Intercollegiate Knights, honorary service fratern ity ; the Engineer's Club, a cooperative eating club; and Kappa Mu Epsilon, honorary mathematics society. John August Nelson

The class of 1917 were honored on their 50th anniversary at the spring commencement. 36 Miners graduated in 1917 and 50 years later 14 are still living. Five returned to the campus to personally receive their 50 year Recognition Award. They are front row - left to right: John Stafford Brown, Towson, Maryland ; Joseph C. Barton, Tucson, Arizona; Emmett L. Arnold, McAllen, Texas: Back row - left to right: Howard J. Teas, Sarasota, Florida and Willia", H. Kamp, Kansas City, Missouri.

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John August N elson, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, died June 8, 1967, in Red Cloud, Nebraska. He had been in ill health for the past year. Professor Nelson joined the mathematics facu lty in 1956 and was app ointed assis tant professor in 1960. Mr. Nelson received his B.S. degree from Bethany College and M.S . from the University of K ansas.

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Dr. J Stuart Johnson, dean of the College of Engineering at Wayne State University, Detroit , has been appointed dean of the school of Engineering at the U .M.R. The appointment is effective August 1. He will succeed Dr. Aaron Miles , who has reached mandatory retirement age for administrative officials . Dr. Miles , who has been dean of the School of Engineering since 1965, will assume a special assignment which will include teaching and working with industry.

Corp., Florida Power and Light Co., and has done consulting in industry, ed ucation and government. Dr. Johnson is a member of h onor societies Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Tau , (engineering), Sigma Xi (research), Eta Kappa Nu (electrical engineering), Pi Mu Epsilon (mathematics), Sigma Pi sigma (phys ics), GammaAlpha (graduate) and Omicron Delta Kappa and Mackenzie Honor Society (service). He is a member of Triangle social fraternity.

The U.M.R. School lof Engineering, with 3 150 students, is one of the largest in the country. The School of Mines and Metallurgy, which includes engineering programs closely related to the mineral industries, enrolls an additional 450.

Dr. Johnson is the author of a number of published technical papers.

A former member of the Rolla faculty, Dr. Johns on was on the electrical engineering staff from 1937 to 1944. Befo re going to Wayne State in 1957 , Dr. J ohns on was head of the school of Electrical Engineering at Purdue University from 1954 to 1957, and was assistant dean of engineering at the University of Florida from 1947 to 1954. He has also been o n the faculty of Iowa State University. In announcing Dr. johnson 's appointment, Chancellor Baker said, "Dean Johnson has m any years of administrative experience and has been responsib le for the development of strong teaching, research and extension programs in engineering. He brings to us proven leadership for a balanced program in engineering." A native Missourian, Dr. Johnson received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering fr om the University of Miss o uri, Columbia. He received the Ph.D . in electrical engineering at Iowa State University and was awarded the SeD . (Honorary) by Lawrence Institute of Technology. Last year, D r. Johnson was the recipient of the Honor Award for Distinguished Service in Engineering from the University of Missouri , Columbia. In industry, Dr. Johnson has been an electrical engineer with Century Electric Co., General Electric Co., Westinghouse Electric Corp., Florida Power June 1967

Dr. Johnson has been an active member of many professional societies. H e presently holds national committee posts in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the American Society for Engineering Education, the American Academy of Transportation, and the Highway Research Board. Dr. Johnson has been a member of the executive committee of the Engineering Division of the Association of state Universities and Land Grant Colleges; the Engineers Council for Professional Development, accred iting agency for engineering schools; the board of directors of the National Electronics Conference, and the National Society of Professional Engineers. A fellow in the Institute of Electrical an d Electronics Engineers, Dr. Johnson is currently a member of the Edison Awards Committee and has held several national and sectional offices and committee positions. In the American Society for Engineering Education , Dr. Johnson is a member of the Relations-With-Industry board of directors and chairman 'of the membership policy committee. Previous national offices held include vice president; chairman, vice chairman, secretary and executive committee member of the Electrical Engineering Division , and member of the General CounciL He has also been chairman of the Michigan Section and of the Council of Sections East. Dr. Johnson is a member of the board of trustees and secretary-treasurer of the American Acanemv of Transportation, and is institutional liaison representative of the Highway Re-

search Board . He is now serving on the Michigan Governor's Special Commission on Transportation, and on the Detroit Mayor 's Committee on Public Utilities . In the Engineer 's Council for Pr ofessional Devel opment, the accrediting agency for engineering sch ools , D r. Johnson has been a member of accreditation visiting committees and has been a chairman of the student development committee. He was also delegate from that organization to the American Council on Education . A registered profess ional engineer in Indiana, Dr. J ohns on is a member of the long-range plan steering committee of the Michigan Society of Professional Engineers. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Engineering Society of Detr oit, and has served as chairman of the education committee. He has also been chairman of the education committee of the Michi gan Engineering Society. Dr. Johnson served as an electronics officer for tw o years during World War II. Dr . Johns on is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and has at various times , served on the board of elders, board of deaco ns and board of trustees. His wife is the former Lucille Woodson Johnson, of Columbia , also an M.U . graduate. They are the par ents of three children, Russell and Martha, who are married , and Sylvia, a sophomore at Michigan State University. Dr. and Mrs. Johnson expect to move to Rolla about August 1.

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Dr . J ohn Robert Betten has been appointed Chairman of the Electrical Engineering Department at the U.M.R. effective June 1, 1967. Dr. Betten succeeds Dr. Roger Nolte who will assume the pOSition of chairman of the department of electrical engineering at the University of Miami, Coral Gab les, Florida, in September. Dr. Betten received his B.S., M.S. and Ph .D. degrees from Iowa State University where he also served as a 7


member of the electrical engineering staff. H e has als o been employed as a seni or electr onics engineer at General D yn am ics Conva ir in San Diego, Califo rnia. During his service as a lieutenant in the Army Signal Corps he taught and s erved as the head of a Radar a nd Fire Control Electronics Training Department at Aberdeen Proving Gr o und, Maryland. Dr. Betten joined the electrical engineering s taff as an associate professor in 196 2 and was promoted to full professor in 1964. He has completely des igned and developed s everal graduate level cours es in the area of communications. Thes e courses deal with s ignal analysis and synthesis , statistical communication theory, information theory and coding , statistical detection and statistical signal filtration. He is a member of the graduate faculty and has been heavily engaged in the development of a graduate research program in communications . He has directed many graduate students at both the M.S. and Ph .D. level, and has helped develop a geophysics program for the campus. He has also co-directed geophysics-oriented graduated students in applications of communication theory. In addition to his contributions in teaching research he has been actively engaged as a consultant for the oil industry and has worked for several summers in the Geophysics Departments of the Jersey Production Research Company in Tulsa Oklahoma and the Continental Oil Company in Ponca City, Oklahoma. At Continental Dr. Betten served as a teaching consultant in the development and presentation of advanced communication topics which were vitally needed in the modernization of Continental 's seismographic applications program. Approximately 80 of Continental 's top professional people were brought in to attend this program from many national and international locations . Dr. Betten is scheduled to continue his efforts in this program for the next several years. He has also been active in the Graduate Extension program which U.M.R . offers in St. Louis. He has worked on several University committees and was instrumental in obtaining faculty wide approval of the recent-

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attend a Space Mathematics Symposium at Cornell University.

Dr. Betten is a member of Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Xi, Scabbard and Blade, honor societies, The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and the American Society of Engineering Education. He is a member of the First Methodist Church and active member of the community and has participated in several plays which have been presented by th e faculty Little Theater Group. He has served as toast master, master of ceremonies and guest speaker at several professional and civic gatherings. He presently resides with his wife, Connie, and his five-year-old daughter, Barbara Jo. at 505 East Second Street in Rolla.

Dr. Foote is author or co-author of 24 technical publications. His special research interests are in the techniques of optimization.

Dr. J. R. Foote Dr. J. R. Foote has been appointed chairman of the department of mathematics at U .M.R. effective June 1. Dr. Foote, a member of the Rolla faculty since September, 1966, is presently professor of mathematics. He will succeed Dr. Charles Antle, who served as chairman during the past year. At the time of his initial appointment, Dr. Antle had requested that he serve only one year. Before coming to Rolla, Dr. Foote had been director of Holloman Gradu.i ate Center and professor of mathematics at the University of New Mexico since 1958. He has also been on the faculties of Iowa State College, the University of Oklahoma and Purdue University, and was a temporary member of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. Foote received his B.S. in 1940 at Texas Technological College, where he graduated first in his class, and his Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1949. Dr. Foote has been a mathematician at Wright Air Development Center. From 1956 to 1965, he was a consultant in missile research in the fields of operations and ICBM Defense, and he has been a research mathematician for Analytical Mechanics Associates and consultant to NASA. For the past six years, he has been a participant in the Visiting Science Program sponsored by NSF through the New Mexico Academy of Science. In 1963, he was selected to

He is a member of a number of professional and honorary societies including the Mathematical Association of America, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics , American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society for Engineering Education, and Sigma Xi and has served as an officer in the AIAA. Dr. and Mrs. Foote have four children, Auburn Jane, Craig Warren, Larry Wayne, and Marcia Joyce, and live at 907 East 7th Street, Rolla.

Oliver Fer9uson Heads Board of Cu rators Oliver B. Ferguson, publisher of the Fredericktown, Mo., Dem ocrat News, has been elected president of the University of Missouri Board of Curators. William C. Myers, Jr., Webb City attorney, is the new vice president of the group. Mr. Ferguson, who is president of the Missouri Press Association, has been a member of the board since 1954 and served as vice president before succeeding Robert Neill, St. Louis attorney, in the presidency. He is a 1939 graduate of the Uni versity's School of Journalism and took over the news paper from his fath er , the late O. J. Ferguson in 1946. A veteran of World War 11, he was in the Army Air Corps in 1943 and 1944 and spent the next two years as news chief of the U.S. Office of War Information at Beirut, Lebanon. Mr. Myers , who was appointed to the Board in 1965, was graduated from the University 's School of Law in 1949 , establishing a law practice that year in Webb City . He served three years as Jasper County prosecuting attorney and was a representative in the Missouri General Assembly in 1955 and 1956. He was a pilot with the 8th Air Force in Europe for four years in World War II.

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E. C. Miller '28, has been elected Pres ident of the Am.erican Welding Society. He was officially presented to the membership at the opening ceremony of the 48th Annual Meeting on Monday, April 24, 1967 , in the Crystal Ballroom of the Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel in Detroit. The meeting was held concurrently with the giant AWS Welding Show at Cobo HaiL

E. C. Miller served in World War II as a Naval officer. With AWS, Mr. Miller has served two terms as District Director, one term as Director-at-Large, is completing his third term as Vice President, and has been Chairman of the Educational Activities Committee and the Technical Committee on Piping and Tubing.

He is past chairman of local Sections of AWS and ASM; member of Tau Beta Pi , Phi Kapp~ Phi, Sigma Xi, AIME , ASME , ANS , SNT, ASM and ASTM. Mr. Miller h as published numerous papers and given talks on zirconium, liquid metal corrosion, codes, nondestructive testing, integrity of nuclear pres s ure vessels, welding in the U.S.S.R., and reactor fabrication and inspection.

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ship Representative, president of the Parent-Teacher League , and alternate delegate from the Rolla Circuit to the Synodical Convention of the Lutheran Church Misso uri Synod to b e held in New York in July, 1967 .

Herbert W. Schroer '60 was named "Young Engineer of the Year " by the Rolla Chapter of the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers. Schroer is one of ten young engineer.s selected by MSPE chapters aro und the state who will compete for the Missouri "Young Engineer of the Year" award to be conferred at the state convention in Kansas City in June.

Roger L Feaster '57 was named Northwest Chapter 's "Young Engineer of the Year, " during the Engi neers ' W eek meeting in St. Joseph , Missouri. Feaster, who resides at 2106 North 34th Terrace , is employed by the Portland Cem.ent Ass ociation.

Schroer is a project engineer with Heagler and Company Consulting Engineers, at Rolla. For the past year Schroer has been president of the Rolla chapter of MSPE, after serving in various other offices. Active in civic and church work, he is a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rolla, where he has been a Sunday School teacher, secretary of the Voter 's Assembly, and a member of the Church CounciL He is currently Lutheran Laymen's League MemberJune 1967

Eugene Anspach '58, of Tullahoma, Tennessee, ha s be e n named stat e, " Young Engineer of the Year " by the Tenness ee Soc iety of Pr ofessiona l Engineers.

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In 19 39, he joined the U.S . Army as a private in the Seventh Field Artillery stationed at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont. He went to Officer 's Candidate School at Fort Sill and was commissioned a lieutenant in the artillery. He was sent to the Euro pean Theater of Operations.

neering profes s ion and his service to the society and h is fell ow engi neers . " H e has been employed at th e Arnold Engineerin g Development Center for about ten years . H e received his B.S . degree at R o ll a in 1959 and his Master 's at the U. of Tennes see . Ans pach received the Young Engineer of the Year Award from th e Tullahoma Chapter and has served in several posts in the cha pter.

At the end of the hostilities , Fine left the service and took an office position with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration wor king in Germany s upplying displaced persons with necess ities for living . After a year, h e returned to the University in the spring of 1947.

Dr. Daniel N. Miller gree at UMR in 1951 and his d octorate from the University of Texas in 195 5.

Heads Wash ington Professional Engineers Eugene Anspach Eugene is a membe r of the First Christia n Chur ch, the Instit ute ofElectrica l and Electronic Engin eers and Eta Kappa Nu , nat ional h onor s oc iety. The Ans pach family res id es at 1607 Bel Ai re D ri ve, Tullahol~la.

Bruce R. Land is '43, h as b een elected State President of the Washington Society of Professional Engineers. Mr. Landis moved to Seattle, Washington, in 1957 , and is Engineering Supervisor, Boeing Com pany. Bruce was a founding member and the first National Treas urer of the American Association of Cost Eng ineer s . The Landis fam ily lives at 71 07 34th Avenue, N.W., Seattle.

Heads Geology Dept. At Southern "linois Dr. Daniel N. ~liller '49, has been appoin ted Chai r man of the Department of G eology of the Southern Illin ois Un ivers ity at Carb onda le. Dr. ~ 1ill e r has been ser ving as acting chairman of the department s ince last September. H e has b een on the S I U facu lty since 1963 and h e has s pent more than a d ozen years as a petroleum geolog ist in ex pl oration and a ppiied research and a cons ultant with major o il co m panies in the Southwest and \Vest before jo ining the SI U facu lty. Dr. Miller received his Master's de10

Attended UMR Ouer Span of Thirty Years; Receiues His Degree

Fine was recalled as a reserve officer to active duty in Septemb er of 1948 at Camp Chaffee, Ark. After several months service there, he joined the U.S. Army Milltary Intelligence and was sent to Fort H o labird, Md. whe r e he was made a member of th e Counter Intelligence Corps and was a d uly accredited s pecial agent. In this pOS ition , he was sent to Japan and Kor ea and returned to the U .s . in 1954. From 1954 to 1956, he served in Washingt on, D. e. in the e. l. e. and from 1956 to 1957, h e took an advan ced intelligence cour se at Ft. H olabird. In July, 195 7, Fine left for France where he was stationed in Orleans . In 1961, h e was stationed in Newark where h e eventually took charge of all e. 1. C. affairs in New J ersey. In thefall of l96 3, he entered the D efense Lang uage Schoo l fo r a three month course in Vietnamese. In March, 1964, h e went to Vietnam and was stationed in Saigon as a member of intelligence. H e returned to the U .S . in March 1965 , to b e stationed at Fort Bragg as a lieutenant colonel. In Decem ber , 1965 , he retired to Fl or ida after 27 year s of service.

Sidney A. Fine received a B.S. degree in geology after sporadically attending the wliversity in 19 3 7, 1938, 19 3 9, 1946, 1947 , 1948 , and finally 1966.

After working for a short time with an engineering firm, Fine returned to U.M .R. where he participated in a one month cours e in field geology in the Black Hills of South Dakota W1der the s upervision of U.M.R. chairman of the department of g eological engineering and geology, Thomas R. Beveridge. This gave him the hours he needed for a degree .

A native of Connecticut, Fine enr o lled in M.S.M. in 1937 and stayed until June of 19 39 , withdrawing for financial reasons.

He is now living in Palm Bay, Florida with his wife and five children, one of wh om, Diane, is a junior at the University of Fl o rida .

A forty-nine year o ld retired U.S. Army lieutenant col o nel was among the bachelor of science d egree recipients at the U.M. R. in June.

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Prof. Samuel H. Uoyd retired at the end of this academic year after 46 years o n the faculty of the University of Missouri at Rolla, and was honored May 20 with a dinner at the Oak Meadow Coun try Club. Uoyd , who received the title of professor emeritus of management atcommencement exercises, has been on the Rolla faculty since 1921. From 1946 to 1964 he was chairman of the department of humanities and social studies. About 150 friends, U .M.R. alumni and fellow faculty members attended. Speakers were Dr. EImer Ellis , pres ident emeritus of the University of Missouri; Dr. Curtis Wilson, dean emeritus of the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy; and Chancellor Merl Baker of U.M.R. Dr. Thomas R . Beveridge was master of ceremonies. Lloyd was lauded for his influence in bringing humanities to the engineering student, for his dedication to teaching and to the individ ual student, particularly the undergraduate, and for his long lasting influence on thousands of students who took his classes. J un e 1967

'When I meet alumni usually the first question I am asked is not concerning the progress and new programs of the school, but 'How are Sam and Margaret? '" Dr. Baker said. Gifts were presented by Bill Castle, for the St. Pat 's Board, Bernard Schweigert, for tfle student council, and Prof. Gale Bullman for al umni, faculty and friends. Gifts included two personally autographed lithographs by Thomas Hart Benton from the Student Council, a silver tray and six goblets from the St. Pat's Board, and a check for a trip to Peru from faculty , alumni and friends . The dinner was a complete su rprise to Lloyd , who s e two children and families were on hand for the occasion. Their daughter, Jean, now Mrs. Robert Arras , her h usb and and son Charles, came from Lima, Peru, and Robert Arras, Jr., from Yale University. The Lloyds' son , Sam flew from Paris , where he had been doing cons ulting wor k , and was joined in Rolla by his wife. The younger Lloyds live near Los Angeles.

Other out-of-town friends present 'Nere Mrs . Lloyd 's brother, Robert F. McCaw , Barrington, Ill. ; Mr. and Mrs . J. H. Keller, Los Angeles; Dr. and Mrs. Carl Johnke, Boulder, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Barnard and Mr. and Mrs . E. Fuez Thatcher, all of St. Luuis, Both of the Lloyds ' children , McCaw, Keller, Johnke, Barnard and Thatcher are Rolla alu mn i. Lloyd came to Rolla in 1919 as a graduate student, after receiving his A.B . fr0111 DePauw University. He received his M. S. with specialties in chemistry and metallurgy here in 1921, and joined the faculty as assistant professor of English. He later taught in the biology department and in 1946, when the department of humanities and social studies was formed, he became chairman of the department. Professor of economics for many years, Lloyd was recently des ignated professor of management. Lloyd was facu lty advisor for the student Council for over 20 years, and was for many years advisor to the St. Pat 's Board. He was chairman of the General Lectures Committee for a numb er of years. 11


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William]. Jensen, who will retire Sept. 1 as profes s or of physics , was honor ed May 23 with a recognition dinner at the Carney Manor Crystal Room. About 65 faculty memb ers, friends and family attended the dinner which was given by members of the physics department. Malcolm B. Cole, assistant professor of physics, s erved as master of ceremonies. Dr. Harold Q Fuller, chairman of the department of physics and acting dean of the School of Science, praised Jensen for hi s o utstanding teaching ability, his loyalty to the school, his integrity and his cooperation . Dr. Fuller said, " to my knowledge, Prof. Jensen hasn 't missed a class because of sickness in 20 years. " Jensen was presented a monetary gift in appreciation of his services here. jensen, who received the title of professor emeritus of physics at the C011lmencement exercises May 28, has served on the U.M.R. faculty since 1924 when he was appointed instructor of physics. He holds an A.M. degree in 12

physics fr011l the University of Illinois and an A.B. degree cum laude in physics fro m Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota. He is a member of the American Association of Physics Teachers; the American Society for Engineering Education; Gamma Alpha, graduate honor society; Sigma Pi Sigma, physics honor society and is an assoc iate member of the Soc i e t y of the Sigma Xi. The U .M .R. Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi , for which he has been secretary-treasurer for 29 years , honored hinl for his outstanding service at the recent spring initiation banquet. He is a senior warden and vestry member of the Episcopal Church . J ensen is the son of the late Jacob and Johannah Maria J ensen. He was born in Morocco, Ind., and was graduated fro m the Currie, Minn . High School. Members of the family who attended the dinner were Mrs. Jensen, their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs . David F. Flota of Harrisburg, Ill. and

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Donald Branson '6 I, Killed In Mohawk Airplane Crash

grade point average. He is a sophomore in chemistry and plays end and running back on the football team.

Dr. Donald L. Branson '61, ass istant professor of ceramic engineering at UMR, was killed in an airplane crash June 23,1967.

Ron Miller earned a 2.87 grade point average. Ron won a Lion 's Club Scholarship from UMR this past year and he is a quarterback on the team. He is a fres h man in electrical engineering.

Dr. Branson, along with 33 other passengers and crew, was k illed wh en the Mohawk Airline BAC 111 went down in a wood ed area near Blos sburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Branson was returning from a research conference in Alfred, New York . Dr. Branson joined the staff ofUMR in 1965. Prior to that, he served as assistant research speCialist for the school of Ceramics at Rutgers University. He held a Ph. D. degree in ceramic engineering from Ohio State University and a B. S. in ceramic engineering from UMR. He was a member of the American Ceramic Society, the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers, Sigma Xi, and K eramos, a ceramic engineering society. H e was the author of several published papers in his field. Dr. Branson, who was 27, was the son of Mr. and Mrs . A. R. Branson, of Sullivan, Mo . Other s urvivor s are h is widow, the former Marian Markum and two brothers , William, Long Island , New York, and Darrel of Sullivan.

Three Varsity Football Men Also Star in Scholarship Three members of the UMR varsity football squad were named to the honor roll for the spring semester. R obert M. Nicodemu s earned a 4.00 average out of a possible 4 .00 grade point average. Nicodemus, a fullback, who was r ecently picked the o utstanding back of the year, has made a 4 .00 grade point average for three consecutive semesters. H e is a member of Delta Sigma Phi social fr aternity , Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, and Theta Tau, profeSSional fraterni ty. Nicodemus received a letter in football, and has served as vice president of the "M " Club. H e is a soph omore in mechanical engineering. David Pf effer k orn earned a 3.64

New Members Named to Faculty for Coming Year The fo llowing are new full-time faculty members for 1967 - 68: John W. Hubler, Professor of Civil Engr; Ju-Chang Huang, Asst. Professor of Civil Engr. & Asst. Research Profes sor of Environm.ental Health; Stanley V. Marshall, Michael Grimes, Assoc. Professor of Electrical Engr.;James E Adair, John S. pazdera, Asst. Professor ofElec. Engr.; Paul R. Sims, Joseph L. Azarewicz, Richard Ray Kuenzel', Dennis O. Wiitanen, Instr. in Elec. Engr.; Chung You H o, Assoc. Professor of Computer Science & Mechanical Engr. Shell. C. Lee, Clark R. Barker , Rob ert A. Medrow , Richard T. Johnson '62, Ross O. McNary, Asst. Pr ofes sors of Mechanical Engr.; Warren G . H eidbrier '49, Instr. in Mechanical Engr.; Richard W. B olander '61, Instr. in Ceramic Engr.; John Charles Robinson, Instr. in Mining Engr.; J oseph F. Stampfer, Assoc. Prof. of Chemistry and Sr. Investigator (Cloud Physics) SSRC; Larry M. Nich olson, Asst. Pr ofessor of Chemistry. Lyle E. Pursell, Assoc. Professor of Mathematics; Farroll T. Wright, Asst. Professor of Mathematics; Henry P. H otz, Associate Professor of Physics ; Wayne E. Tefft, Asst. Professor of Physics; Norval D . Wallace , Assoc. Professor of Mathematics (at St. L. Grad. Entr.); David S. G oforth , Asst. Professor of English; Th omas L. Hunt, Instr. in Span is h ; Franklin E. O ' Neal, Instr. in English. Wayne C. Cogell, Instr. in Philosophy; Francis E. Warren, James E. Quinn, Instr. in English; Marvin Russell Cain, Professor of History; Harry J. Eisenman, III , Donald B. Oster, Asst. Professor of History; Lance Williams , Instruct or in History; Rich ard M. Strandberg, Instr. in Computer Science & Systems Analyst. 13


Nine Master's Degrees Awarded First Group From St. Louis Graduate Engineer ing Center

Columbia , Mo ., w ith a base bid of $881,80 0. B idd ers for the heating-ventilat ing and air cond itioning co ntract were the Ass ociated Engineering Co ., with abas e b id of $547,900; the . Kramer Hicks Co ., St. Louis, w ith a b ase bi d of $ 5 9 7,60 0 . Bidder s for the electr ical wo r k were th e Eckelkamp Electric Co ., W ash ington , Mo ., with a b ase b id of $165, 8 3 2 and the Eva ns Electric Co ., of Kansas City, Mo., w ith a b ase bid of $ 175,660. T he State Leg islature appropriated $ 2, 000,000 for this str uctur e and a grant of $ 7 72 ,000 was received fr om the fe deral government.

Bids OKd for Mechanical En9ineerin9 Bu il din 9 . Bottom row, left to rig ht : J ohn R. Quick; James W . Smith; Denn is P. Hilenberg; Bob G. Zim me rman ; Joh n A. Campbell. To p row, left to righ t: Jame s E. Auiler; Phillip Mclaughli n; Ric hard A. Mueller; Dr. Brasunas, Associate Dean of Engineering , St. louis Graduate Center; Dr. Merl Baker, Chancellor, University of Missouri at Rol la .

The first graduates of U .M.R. 's St. Lo uis Grad uate Engineering Center received master's d egrees at the U.M.R. commencement exercises May 28. Nine d egrees were granted to students of the center which was estab lished by U.M.R. in 1964 for the continuing ed ucation of St. Louis area engineers . The students , all engineers with St. Lo uis area companies, attended evening classes at the center , 737 Kingsland Ave., University City, while h olding full time jobs . Seven of the me n work at the McDonnell-Douglas Corp. , one of the men works at Eme s n Electric Co., and one at Cond uctro nMisso ur i. Eight master's degree programs are available at the center, which is under the di r ect ion of Dr. Anton deS. Brasunas, Associate dean of engineering, in cooperation w ith the U .M.r. Extens ion Divis ion . Degrees may be earned in civil, electrical, mechanical , metallurg ical, energy conversion and propulsion and s pace engineering . Courses are taught by Un ive rs ity of at Ro lla professors .

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Bids Receiued on New Aud itorium , Gymnasium Bids for the construction of the lTlultipurpose auditorium-gymnasium building were open ed June 14. Award of the bids is s ubject to the approval of the Board of C urato r s and the government agencies wh o s upplied part of the fund s . Bidders fo r gen eral building co n struct ion w o rk were H oel-Steffen Construct io n Co ., St. Louis, Mo., with a bas b id of $1,369,994 ; and Kummer C onstructi o n Co ., of St. Louis, with a base bid of S 1,296 ,29 6. Bidders for the pl umb ing work were B urnett Plumbing and Heating Co., St. C lair, Mo., with a base bid of S2 18,500; and th e E. J. Fisher , C o ., St. Louis , with a base bid of S 194, 853 . Bidders for the plumbing-heatingventilating and air cond iti on ing co mbination contract were the Ass ociated Engineering C o., St. Louis , with a base bid of $7 66 ,9 36 ; and the Natkin Co .,

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Of Science Leaders Three J\ lR faculty m embe rs are listed in th e 1966-67 ed ition of " Leader s in American Sc ience. " Th ey ar e : Dr. l\lerl B ake r , Chancellor; Dr. Martin E. Stra uma n is, professo r of m etallurgical eng in eering and resear ch professor o f materials; and D r. H . J. Sauer ' 56, professor of mechanical eng in ee ring . This d irecto r y of eminent lead ers in researc h , in d us trial , governmental a nd educat io nal sc iemifi c fields in th e United States and Canad a is pub lis h ed by \Vh o's \\'h o in American Erlucati on , Inc .

Course in Process ing Seismic Data Planned A ten-day wor k s hop in modern m ethods of com puter process ing of s eis mi c data wi ll be held Aug. 21 th r ough Sept. 1 at th e Un iversity of l\l isso uri at Rolla. T h e course entitled " Dig ita l R etr ieva l of Informat ion from Seism ic Data," is dts igned for geop hys ica l eng inee r s and explor ation personne l who desir e to inc r ease th eir unders tand ing of compu ters and computer applications to a profi c ient level in modern tec h n iq ues in this area. Prob lems and theory w il l b e fu lly prese nted and reviewed in both the lectmes and workshops. Thecou rse will cons ist of sessions in appli ed mat heJune 1967

m.atics, co mputer tec hn iq ues and int er pr etive m ethod s .

and Pr o fesso r R. V. Wo lf '5 1, m etallurgica l engi n ee rin g .

Classes wi ll b e h eld in th e air conditi o n ed Computer Scie nce C enter of which full faci li t ies will b e available for the class incl uding k ey pu nch operators and com pute r o pe rations perso nn e l.

Others in th e outstand in g teache r group we re: Dr . D. E. O <ly '58, cer amic engi n ee ring; Dr. L. E. Farmer '61, c ivil eng in ee r ing; Dr. S . B . H anna and Dr. J O. Stoffe r , c hemist ry; D r . J R. Betten , Dr. R. C. H ar den a nd C. A . G r oss, electrical e ngineering; Dr. T. F. R aske and J V. Cus um ano '64, engi ne ering mechanics ; Pr o fesso r 1\. W. Culp '52 anu Dr. H. O . K e it h '63, nll:chanica l engint:e r ing; R. f. I:hu zew s ki ' 7, mining engineering and D r . I{ic hard \'\!arren , phYSics.

Enr o ll m ent, which must b e completed b y Aug. I, will b e lim ited t o the fir s t 36 applicants . A bac h elor 's d eg ree in engineering o r scie n ce is th e o n Iy p rer eq u is ite. A wor k s h op fee of $300 per perSon includes a ll ex p enses of th e sess ion exclus ive of r oo m and b oard . A check fo r th e fee s h o uld accompany each app lication. No r efund will b e mad e after Aug. 20. F o r further informati o n o r en ro llment, co ntact D w ight Hafe li, UniverSity Extens io n Division, Unive r s ity o f Mis so uri at R o ll a, ph one 364 -34 1 7 . The wo r k s h o p s taff will includ e Dr. Hug hes M. Zenor, dir ecto r of the Geop h ys ical Ob servatory and professor of geophys ical engin ee ring; H er bert R. Al corn, computer analyst and assi sta.nt p r ofessor of compute r sc ienc e; and J o hn J. Zenor, math ematic ian , Guided Systems B r anch , ava l Ordnance Tes t Station, China Lake , Ca lifo rnia.

Outstand ing Teacher Awards Annou nced The Alumni Assoc iati on 's Out s tand ing T eache r Award which was initiated last fa ll was r eceived b y Dr. W. R . Malisch, ass istant professor in th e d epartment o f civ il engin ee rin g. Th e A lumni Assoc iati o n 's Outs tand ing R es ea rch Award was rece ived by Dr. l\l art in E. Straumanis, resea rch pr ofesso r in materials r esearc h. Each o f th ese award s car r ies a s t ipend o f S 250 and the r ec ipients wer e chose n by s tud en ts and fellow facu lty. There we r e 19 other O uts tandi ng Teac h ing Award s st.,,, of whi ch ca rried a st ipend o f 5500 g ran ted b y the ' talldard Oil ( Indiana) Founda ti on , Inc. T h es e s ix award s were rece i"eu by: Dr . \'</. A. Andrews, ci"il enginecring ; Pr ofessor Jack Bobbitt, humaniti e,; D ,·. K. G. 1I 1ayhan '65, chemical engin eering; Pr o fesso r S . J. Pagan o '46 , mathematics ; Dr. R. D. Recht e in , geol o g y,

Starting Salary Average Continues to Rise T he ave rage starti ng s alary accepted was $735 .00 as compa red to S730 .00 last J an uary a nd 5671.00 in J une of 1 966 . You can al so not e th at 88% or th ose wh o com plet ed the ir req uire ments repo rted to the Placement Office, \Vh ich is quit e hi g h. The fo ll ow ing ar e so me fact s that do not appear on the sa la ry s tati s ti c sheet: 145 acce pted em pl oy m ent in indust r y, 58 in Misso uri and 87 ou t ur the s tate. St. Lo uis had 40, K ansas Ci ty 12 and th e rest wel'e sc attered thr oug h out the state. One of th e m ost o utstanding fact~ was that 69 of the graduates or uver 23 % are going to gradua te seh ou l and probabl y a few m o re of the 3 0 St u· dents w h o did not r epo rt , also intt:nd to ente r graduate schoo l. T h ere w ill be 39 of th is J une'sgraduat es go ing int o military se rvic e. Only 16 of the l\l.S. ca ndidates n:ported to th e Pl acemen t Office. T h ei r sa larie s \\'e re S800.00 lu\\ ,lnd 5 1 ,000 .00 high , with an average ()I 5885 .00 . The Ph.D. ca ndidates we n : a low 01 S9,SOO .00 per year to a high of 516 , 000.00 a yea " with an ave rage 5 1 3, 085.00.

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Alumni Establish Awards The Board of Directors of the Alumni Association at their Spring meeting established several awards for alumni, faculty and non-alumni. A.

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Awards to Faculty. 1. Alumni Merit Award to a faculty member for outstanding service to the School or the Alumni Association. 2. Alumni Merit Award tofaculty member for outstanding accomplishments in teaching; outstanding accomplishments in research; recognition by professional societies, or outstanding leadership.

School through service to the School or the Alumni Association. 2. Alumni Achievement Award to alumni for outstanding service in areas other than service for example: business or ac a d e m ic accomplishment, civic a ff air s achievement or recogniti on.

C. An Alumni Merit Award to any other individual, not necessarily an alumnus or faculty member for outstanding service to the School or the Alumni Association, or in recognition of some outstanding achievement in academic or business pursuits. This Alumni Merit Award would be considered for recipients of honorary degrees should it be desirable for the Alumni Association to honor these certain individ uals in addition to being so honored by the School.

Awards to Alumni. 1. Alumni Service Award to aalumni whohavemadeanoutstanding contribution to the

108 H.5. Teachers on Campus This Summer One hundred eight high school teachers from all over the United States will be on the U.M.R . campus this summer to participate in a National Science Foundation s ummer institute in chemistry , phys ics and mathematics, and a cooper ativ e college-school program in phys ics . Eighty of the teachers, fr o m 2 2 states, will take part in the institute which is o rgan ized to improve the s ubject matter trainin g of the science and mathematics teachers of the seco ndary schools in the U .S. The institute is on e of ab o ut 4 50 h eld a ll ove r the co untry. Twenty-eig ht Misso ur i teach er s w ill par ticipate in th e cooperative pr ogr am which is g ear ed for phys ics teach er s needi!'lg furth er traini ng and teach ers w is hing to b eco m e accredited ph ys ics teach er s. Missouri sch ools partic ipat ing in this program in add iti on to U. M.R. , are the University of Missour i, Columbia, William J ewell College, and St. Lo uis U nivers ity . The pr og rams, which will rWl until Aug. 5 are un der the d ir ection of Dr. Harold Q Fuller , acting dean of the School of Science and ch airman of the department of phys ics . 16

D. Silver and Gold Miner Awards presented to alumni who return to the campus at Homecoming for the 25th Anniversary of their graduation or to the 50th Anniversary of their graduation. E.

Century Club Awards would be awarded to those alumni who contribute, within the calendar year, a minim um of $1 00 . 00 to the MSM Alumni As sociation . Five, ten and twenty-five year awards would also be made to those continuing to contribute $100. 00 per year over this s pan . Types of Awards

Awards under Paragraphs A, B, and C, would take the form of printed certificates, which actually c o uld be the same. The res olutions adopted by the Board, to be read at the presentation w o uld , of cours e, b e specific to the individual, and define the r eas on for the citati o n under the g eneral areas of service o r accomplis hment as set o ut ab ove. Award s to faculty could carry a stipend of an am o unt deter m ined by

the Board , not to exceed $500 .00 cash. Silver and Gold Miner Awards would take the form of printed certificates, suitably framed. The Century Club Award would also take the form of a framed certificate, plus a suitable award to be given to the reCipient , as an ash tray, paper weight, etc. Eligibility for Awards Any member of the faculty or administration of UMR would be eligible for the Alumni Awards given to the faculty . They need not be alumni. Any alumni of the school , who has attended the school for at least one year is eligible for awards as an alumnus. Any other person, not necessarily an alumnus or faculty member, who in the judgement of the Alumni Award Committee, subject to approval by the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association, is worthy of the award, would be eligible for the Alumni Merit Award under Section 1. Each of these cases would however, be s o special and specific that it would be most unusual to make such an award, and the Awards Committee and the full board would handle each nominee so recommended as an individual act. Selection Procedure

An Alumni Award Selection Committee w 0 u I d be appointed at each Homecoming Meeting of the Board of Directors, and this Committee would serve througJ-. the next Homecoming. From the thne of appointment through the Spring Commencement , the Committee would receive from other Alumni , the Chancellor's Office , and the Alumni Office reswnes of nominees for the various awards . This committee would narrow these nominations to a reas onably small list and present this list and recommendations to the Board of D ire c tor s at the Commencement Meeting where final selections wo uld be made. The nominees would then be con tacted within 90 days to assure that they will attend the Homecoming Meet ing to personally receive their awards . If they cannot attend, the committee will contact th e next n o minee o n the Iist, etc ., until attendance is ass ured. MSM Alumnus

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will be presented by a representative of the Alumni Association Board of Directors at the 25 and 50 Year Class luncheons. An announcement of the award would be made at the General Meeting . Century Club Awards will be made at the General Meeting to all those eligible who are present, and the names of all other members will b e read befor the General Meeting. Five, ten and twenty-five year Century Club Awar ds will be made separately to those pres-

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This type of membership is provided by th e by-laws of the alumni Association. The Awards Committee is asking alumni to submit names of nominees to the Chairman of the Committee, Joseph W. Mooney, Suite 900, Pierre Laclede Building, Forsyth at Hanley, St. Lo uis, Mo. , 63 105 . T h e form p rovided in this issue of the Alumnus may b e used for nominations.

ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS WANTED For info rmati on ab o ut these pos itions, please contact Ass is tant Dean Leon H ershkow itz , Placement Office, UMR , Roll a, i\ lisso uri. MANAGER - Applied Phys ics for Corporate Research C e n t e r of large manufacturer of automotive and indus trial equipment, builder and consumer products , and ch emical and steel materials. Ph.D. graduate of several years experience. Refer File No. 7. JR. METALLURGIST - Helpful if exper ienced in aluminum industry, with potential to become senior metallurgist. Would work with finest metallu rgists in aluminum industry. Refer File No.

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GLASS COMPANY - Assistant data processing manager; comp uter operator. R&D chem ical, E.E., M.E. and Ceramic. Refer File No. 10. MET. E. - Forge works in Los Angeles area. Process control, material testing and evaluation of c ustomer requirements for forgings from steel titanium, aluminum, nickel-base and exotic alloys. Refer File No . 1 2 . CERAMIC - Supervise applied research and development program in hi-alumina ceram ics. Refer File No. 13 . LARGE GYPSUM COM PAl\.ry Needs Sales, Process, Electrical, Project, Mining and Plant Engineers. i"lidwest and eastern locati o ns. Refer File No. 270. 17


ELECTRIC COMPANY - Midwest. E.E. watthour meter engineering lab. Sys tems analyst. Design Engineer. Applications Engineer. Metall urgist. Refer File 0 .27l. ENGINEERS - Lar ge machinery manufacturer needs engineers in des ign and developm ent , test and service , sales . Mid west. Refer File No. 272. SALES - Air conditioning division large electrical firm. Any engineering disciplin e. Excellent opportunity in this field. Refer File No. 27 3 . ENGINEERS-SCIENTISTS - Acoustic phys icist, industrial engineer, sales , product engineer, chemical and chemists . Rubber company in east. Refer File N o . 274. CIVIL OR MINI G - To fill pos ition in engineering d epartment of a Missouri lead mine and mil l. Prefer experience but n ot necessary. New operation. Refer File o . 275. ENG I NEERS - Ceramic, Instrument , Standards and Quality, Technical Administrator and Electronics Engineers . Large eastern bas ed electrical ind ustry. Good salaries. Refer File No. 276. METALLURGISTS - M.E.-C.E.MI NING - Mining company. Positions in concentrator , smelter and design department. Located in a dynamic and spectacular district with ideal year-round climate . In the west. Refer File No. 277. GLASS COMPANY - R&D and Manufacturing . M.E., C.E. , Ceramic, Chemical and E.E. Both experience and non-experience. Refer File No . 2 7 8. ENGINEERS - Latin-American. Established chemical company, chemical or metallurgical to work in Mex ico C ity. Market research and s upervision of manufacturing. Refer File N o . 279. ENG INEERS - Sales trainee, Market devel o pment , Technical advis or , in brass division of large mid west co mpany. Refer File No. 280. ENG INEERS - Openings in develo pm ent , admin istratio n and pr ocess ing areas of compan y in San Francisco . M.E. , E.E. , ch emical and C.E. R efer File 0 . 2 8 2 . CONSULTIN G FIRM - Per sonnel with d es ign ex peri ence in h eavy ind ustrial pr ojects partic ularly for p ulp and 18

paper industl¡Y. Almost all engineering disciplines. Refer File No. 283. C.E. and GEOLOGY - Sur v ey agency with headquarters in Panama Canal Zone. Employment in LatinAmerican countries . Refer FileNo. 281 . CHEMICAL COMPANY - Maintenanc e Engineer , Polymer Supervisor , Instrument Engineer. Experience. Good salaries . Near Kentucky Lake. Refer File N o . 285. MIN I NG - Plant manager. Prod ucers of high quality industrial silica sand. Experienced 10 to 15 years . Capable of motivating entire organization. Good salary. Refer File No. 287. ENG INEERS - All types. East coast. Munitions and propellants. Experienced and non-experienced. Refer File No . 288. ENGINEERING MANAGER - For company's three plants of their insulation division. Twenty years of power transmission experience, interested in testing of porcelain , development, design and quality control. Salary dependent on experience upward from $15, 000. Refer File No. 289. METALLURGIST - Precision Metals Division of watch company. Sales , also senior metallurgiSt. In the east. Refer File No. 290 . MINING - Company produces 1 million tons of phosphate annually . Montana. Can offer good pay. Refer File No. 29l. ENG INEERS - Injection mold designer, package engineer, Systems analysts, Chemist. Toledo, Ohio. Engineers for manufacturing areas, all types. Refer File No. 295. MINING-GEOLOGY - Mining co mpany in Venezuela. 5 to 10 years ex perience. Large open pit iro n mine. Refer File No. 296. EN G INEERS - All disci p lines. Large tractor company . W orld-wide. Midwes t based. Refer File No . 2. M.E.-Ch. E-CHEM - Chemical firm. Openings in Pa ., Texas , Kentucky, and N.C. Proces s Engineering , Plant D esign , Sales, Pr oject Eng in eers . Refer File No. l. ALL DEGREE LEVELS - T ennessee b ased nuclear plant. M.E ., desig n , d evelo pment , improve ments , analysis and evaluation s; o perati ons and manufactur-

ing problems. Ceramic, Ch.E., Nuclear and Met., R&D. E.E. , design and development. Refer File No.3. ST. LOUIS FIRM - Electrical manufacturing. Needs engineers and scientists in all fields. Involved in home basics, construction, automation , aerospace and do-it-yourself. Refer to File No.5.

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Glenn E. Rinkel '6 3 and Marti Roberts were recently married. They reside at 259 N. E. Randolph , Peoria, Illinois. Glenn is Supervisor of Electroplating for Caterpillar Tractor Co. in East Peoria. Myer:,-Dean

Stephen E. Myer s '67 and Mis s Linda Dean , of Lecoma, Mo. , were married April 8 , 196 7 , at th e First Baptist Church in R o lla . The brid e was formerly employed in the Chemistry Department at UMR. Stephen is employed at The McD o nnell-D o uglas Co ., St. Louis , Mo . The n ewly wed s ar e now res iding at Ballwin , Mo .

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William R. Luckfield , Jr. , '20 , age 69, died May 4 , 1967 , in San Diego , California, where he has been residing. H e was a retired construction engineer for the Great Lakes Pipeline Company. He is survived by hi widow , Jeanette, William R. III, of Springfield, Mo ., and Gene S. '6 3, of San Diego; a brother Charles F. '2 7, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and a sister, Mrs. Harley Primm

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Clarence L. (Dick) Merrell, '42, age 46, Production Director of the Exploration and Production Division of the International Department of Phillips Petroleum Co., died May 24,1967, in the Jane Phillips Episcopal Hospital, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, where h e had b een a patient for a week . A native of Newburg , Missouri , he joined the Civilian Air Patrol in Davenport, Iowa, after his graduation from MSM. He entered the Naval Air Corps in 1944 and was discharged in December, 1945. He joined Phillips in their res earch d epartment in 1946. H e married the former Anita Louis e Cummings, of Bartlesville, in 194 7 and in 1949 he was transferred to the International Department of Phillips and assigned to Venezuela. The Merrells resided there until their transfer back to Bartlesville in August 1962 . Since that time, he has remained among the key personnel in the International Department. He is survived by his widow, Anita; two sons, Gary and John , of the home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Merrell of Newburg ; two brothers , Everett of Rolla, and Orville, of Newburg, and one sister , Mrs . Paul Odell of Ottumwa, Iow a.

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gree at UMR and served on the fac ulty in the Department of Mechanical Engi neering from 1956 to 1964. During the summers of 1955 , 1956 and 1957, he was em ployed by the Cities Service Oil Co., Oklah o ma City, the Caterpillar Tractor Company, and the Shell Oil Com pany. H e served as pr oject director with the U. S . Corps of Engineers for the Ir oan Pr ogram in Rolla during the s ummer s of 1960 and 1961. H e was a memb er of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers , th e Society of Autom.otive Engineers , the Amer ican SOCiety for Engineering Educati on, Pi Tau Sigma , national h onor soc iety and Lam bda Chi Alpha , social fratern ity. H e is s urvived by his widow and two son s, Brad and Greg, of the hom.e; h is parents, Mr. and Mrs . Arthur A. J ones, Springfield, Ill., and one brother Don '64, of Huntsville , Alabama . Jame s A. Clearman ' 24

James A. Clearman '24, age 74, former engineer with the Army and St. Louis Co unty died June 5, 196 7, in the Lutheran Hospital after a stroke . Mr. Clearman w orked for Pure and Orinoco oil companies in the United States and South Am e rica prior t o working 16 years for the Army Corps of Engineers, r etiring in 1950 . H e was employed s ix years w ith the county Department of Public Works befor e retiring in 1961. He is s urvived by h is widow, two sisters and a brother.

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Julius C. Miller '14, wealthy pioneer member of the Owensboro, Kentucky, oil fraternity, died Friday, May 19, 196 7 in the Owensb oro - Daviess County Hospital after a long illness. H e was an Army Captian in World W ar I , and became interes ted in oil aft er his arrival in Owensboro in 1923. The first well he drilled in Kentucky he hit and by 1929 , he formed a partnership with the late N . W. Shiarello, known as Miller & Shiarella oil producing firm. Mr. Miller was responsible for the return of organized baseball return ing to Owensboro in 1936, with a Class D team of the Kitty Leag ue and he spon-

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sored the building of a modern baseb all park , with the first game played on May 20, 1937. Mr. Miller was the first president of the Ow ensboro R ecreation Corporation. It was named th e ORC Field and was later changed to Miller Field, in h onor of the man largely res ponsible for the return of organized b aseball to Owensboro. On August 1 8, 19 39, "Miller Night " was held and "J ule 's " ambition to "fill " th e park was achieved when 5,932 persons paid their way to honor him . Mr. Miller during the depress ion days raised money from the oil men of Owensboro for needy boys and girls making a brighter Christmas for them. "Eggie," the nickname he acquired at the School of Mines , was the center on that fam o us 191 4 Football Team and the "s p ark -plug" that attained their road to fame that year. H e married Miss Etta Bernice Fitts, in 1929, who preceded him in death in July 1965. Mr. Miller was chairman of the Daviess County Draft Board in World War II, a mem.b er of the Owensbor o B.P.O. Elks , the Owensboro Country Club , Kappa Alpha social fraternity, and the Trinity Episcopal Church. Surviving are a nephew, Fred Ellis, of Centralia, Ill. , and three nieces, Mrs. Edward Clark, Miss Mary Ann Fitts and Miss Virginia Lee Fitts, all of O wensboro; a greatniece, and a great n ephew.

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Alex Grosberg has a new address in St. Louis, Mo. , 665 S. Skinker Blvd . Alex is r etired. 1 9 2 5

Thomas E. Eagan , retired Chief R esearch Metallurgist of the Cooper Bessemer Division of the Cooper Industries, was hon ored by Mahoning Val ley Technical Societies Council , which includes the soc ieties of Youngstown, Ohio, Sharon Pa. , and Warren, Ohio , as the recipient of the Outstanding Per son 's Award for 1967. This award is given to an individual in the Mahoning and Shenango Valley who has contributed an unusual amount of time and effort in the Engineering and/ or Management field as well as community affairs. 19


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Mr. Eagan is well k now n in the Foundry industry in that he is a past director of the American Foundry Society and a holder of the Joseph S. Seaman Go ld Medal of that Society. He also has been given the Merit Award of A.S.T.M. and has received a number of other honors. Mr. Eagan is now doing consulting work on the applicati on of materials. The award was presented to him by Mr. L. Vaughn Graham, Chief MetaEurgist, Grove City Plant, of the Cooper Bessemer Divis ion of Cooper Industries.

192 9 Thomas O. English, currently vice president and general purchasing agent for Aluminum Company of America, will s ucceed Boynton ]. Fletcher as vice president in charge of engineering and purchasing. Mr. English joined Alcoa in 1929 after receiving his pro-

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gressive companies offer ing salaries in the $9,000 to $30,000 range. Anyone interested? All transactions are strictly confidential. Colonel Davis resides at 1025 Croton Drive, Alexandria, Virginia.

193 3 Bernard ]. Gross has been elected a vice president of ACF Industries by the board of directors with the title and responsibilities of vice president of marketing. He will take office on ] uly 1, when he will move to cOl'por ate headquarters from his present position as dil:ector of marketing of the W-K-M Valve division in Houston. In addition to his staff responsibilities in marketing, M1'. Gross will supervise advertising, public relations, marketing services, and international licensing. After receiving his B.S. degree in 1933 from MSM Mr. Gross was employed by the Key company of St. Louis, a maker of return bend fittings. He became its president in 194 7 and joined W-K-M eight years later when his company was acquired by ACF. He has held his present job since that time. M1'. Gross lives at 5210 Champlain Bend, Houston. Texas.

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194 1 Michael M. Henning, who has been the plant manager of Universal Atlas Cement Company's plant at Hannibal , Missouri, has been promoted to manager of marine operations and will move to the general offices in Pittsburgh, Pa.

194 2 William L. Pollock, liaison engineer for the Missouri State Highway's Department of Construction, is in charge of the personnel training program now being cond ucted by the Highway Department for the second year. The purpose of the program is to improve construction inspection techniques and to develop state-w ide uniform practices. Last year the Department executed $ 134 million of work and had 280 active projects to superl'ise . Sel"t.~ ral articles have been published i.n the highway magazine relative to the different aspects of the training including Pollock 's own article, "You Aren't Selling Anything?" Bill discusses the resident engineer as the Department's representative, saying, "Missourians want to know that the project is in good hands. "

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193 2 Colonel Stuart L. Davis, USAF Ret., has joined Tomsett Associates, Inc., Management Personnel Counselors as as Associate representing the Washington D. C. area . This is in addition to hi s second career job as Senior Instructor and Civil Engineer Counsultant at the U.S. Army Engineer School, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Colonel Davis places qualified engineers with strong, pro20

Harold S. Kidd is Supervisory Hydraulic Engineer for the U.S. Army Engineer District in Omaha, Nebraska. Harold was married last year to (quote) "a beautiful vivacious girl from Switzerland, whom I met in Philadelphia. We are very happy. We will be pleased to see or hear from any old buddies who may be passing through ." Their address is 4906 Sigwart Ave. Omaha, Nebraska.

Theodore R. Hadley just moved to his new home located at 7808 W. 99th St. Overland Park, Kansas. Theodore is now Sales Engineer for Cooper-Bessemer Co. located in Mission, Kansas.

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Robert H . Mendell , 1130 Dovergate, Kirkwood, Mo. Gen. Supt. of the Fred Weber Contr. Inc., has a son Fred, who is now in his first semester at U .M .R .

1 944 Richard S. Mateer has been named Manager of Research , Stellite Division of Union Carbide Corporation, Kokomo, Indiana. H e was formerly head of the Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Kentucky.

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Richard E. Cole, manager of the Reynold s Listerhill reduction plant at Sheffie ld , Alabama , has been promoted to reduction divis ion manager for Reynolds Metals Company . H e will be based at the company 's headquarters - at Rich mond, Vi rginia. In his new pos iti o n , Mr. Cole will be responsible for the operation of seven R eynolds

reduction plants in the United States. H e has been manager of the Literhill plant, R eynolds la~gest red uction plant , since August 1965 . H e prev iously was manager of the Reynold s J ones Mills, Ar k., plant and the Messena, N .Y. plant. He also had a two-year assignment with Reynold s International, at Hamilton, Bermuda, and Bombay, Ind ia, where he worked on plans for a proposed reduction plant in India . Before j 0 i n in g R eynolds at Longv iew, Washington, reduction plant in 1952 as senior engineer and general foreman, he was chief chemist with EaglePicher Mining and Smelting Company, H enrietta, Oklahoma . In 1956, he was transferred to the Listerhill plant as assistant red uction superintendent working succeSS ively as superintendent and then in a newly created post of the plant, industrial engineer, before going to Messena as assistant plant manager in 1960. H e is a director of the Alabama State Chamber of Commerce, Associated Industries of Alabama, the Muscle Shoals Chamber of Commerce, Col bert County United Fund and Turtle Point Yacht and Country CI ub, Sheffield Rotary Cl ub and Florence Chamber of Commerce and many professional engineering societies.

194 8 C. N . H udson has been named manager of petroch em icals, s pecialty products and quality cont r o l in the manufacturing dept. of Sinclair Refining Co . New York. Mr. and Mrs . Hudson and thei:' fo ur childr en reside at 66 Nottingham Drive, S pring dal e, Conn ecti cut.

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Dr. John T. Ballass announced the forma l creation of a n ew welding and metall urgical eng ineering consulting firm, John T. Ballass & Associates . This fir m, with laboratories and the main offices located in Norwich, Conn ., is a coast-to-coast operation with district offices located in key states throughout the U.S.A ., which provides the manufacturing community, both domestic and foreign, with technical ass istance through personnel and services on a short term basis in an ar ea where a shortage of qualified personnel exists. Scientific, engineering, design drafting and other technical personnel and services are pr ovided in all areas of welding and metallurgy including Welding and Metallurgical Design in Manufacturing, Materials, API Codes and Military Specifications, Failure AnalYSis, Corrosion, Heat Treatment, Quality Control, and testing . Dr. Ballass has been elected to the newly created post of President of John T. Ballass & Associates. He has served in a number of key technical and administrative positions in engineering, design, research, and development with General Dynamics-Electric Boat, Whitlaock Manufacturing Co., and Hobart Brothers Co. over the pastthirteenyears prior to assuming his present position . He is credited with a number of patents and publications in the metallurgy and welding fie ld. He has done extensive work in the area of metall urgical and welding design and performance characteristic studies connected wi th s ubm arines, pr ess ure vessels mis s ile motor cases and pipelines.

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Dr. Ballas received his B.S. and M.S. from U.M.R. and h is PhD. from Lehigh Univers ity in 1955. Donald J. Dowling , Jr. and family, wife Kath leen, and children, Peggy 13 , Sally 1 2, Ann 10 , Tess 8, Don III 4, and T om age 1, r es ide at 5 169 Rich Road in Memphis, Tennessee. Don is Quality Contro l Supt. for Buckeye Cellulose Corp. in Memphis.

195 3 Andrew H . Larson is Professor of Metallurgical Engineering in Golden, Colorad o. H e is presently on a leave of absence from the Col orad o School of Mines working for the D ow Chemical Co. Texas Div. in connection w ith a Res id encies in Engineering Practice program spon sored by the Ford Founation for college teachers. In Sept emb er he will r eturn to Colorado .

195 6 Erhard M. Neumann has been pr omoted to plant manager, from sales engineer of the St. Louis Div. of Lindberg Steel Treating Co. His address is 4358 Rhine Drive, Florissant , Mo . Gilbert G . Jurenka, is returning to the parent Company of Mobil Oil, in October, 1967, upon completion of a 2-year ass ignment in Iran. Gilbert's address is c/o LO.E. & P.e. Abadan (MIS) Iran. 1 957 Robert W. Eshbaugh is president of Eshbaugh Corporation, manufacturing

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Alonzo Rouse Kieffer III, formerly City Engineer for Maryville, Mo. , is located in W est Ch es ter, Pa. as Environmental Science and Engineering Cons ultant with Roy F. Weston . The Kieffer family lives at 12 7 E. Washington St. West Ch ester. Maj or Kent e. Kelley completed the 10-month regular course, June 9th , at the Army Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth , Kansas . H e was among more than 700 officers from the U.S . and 43 allied nations wh o were prepared for duty as commanders and general staff officers in divisions or logistical commands.

1 960 Lawrence A. Boston was one of twelve young engineers to be selected by Tau Beta Pi for a graduate fellowship award. He holds a master's degree from the University of Kentucky. He is currently employed as a design engineer in New Orleans, La . and will begin work toward his doctorate in structural engineering this fall at Tulane University . He is a member of Chi Epsilon, Phi Kappa Phi, and Blue Key and he was president of the Missouri Beta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi in 1959. He is also a member of Sigma Xi and Delta Sigma Phi social fraternity and he is a registered profeSSional engineer . Dr . Risdon W . Hankinson received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering at Iowa State University this spring and is now in charge of the thermodynamics studies in the Engineering and Science Branch, Computing Department, Phillips Petroleum Company. The Hankinsons have one child, Ken, age 4, and their new address is 712 Johnstone Street, Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

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196 1 Dr. Farouk El Bas is back in the U.S. after sojourns at the Univer Sity of Heidelbe'r g as Instructor of Mineralogy and Petrography and a Special Consulting Geologist with the Pan American UAR Oil Company in Egypt. H e has accepted a position with B ellcomm, Inc ., 1100 Seventeenth, St., N. W. , Washington , D .e., as a geologist. Captain Fred V. Huff just terminated work in Peru with the U. S. Agency for International D evelopment (to which h e was loaned by the Army) and he is now starting course work at the University of Minnesota and he expects to receive a master's degree in Public Health. His address is school of Public Health, College of Medical Science, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis .

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Captain Wayne L. Lucas returned recently from a year tour in Vietnam. He was company commander of the oldest Engineer Company in the U.S. Army, Company A, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division. During his tour he was awarded four Bronze Star Medals, two with ''V '' devise for valor, the Army Commendation Medal , the Air Medal and upon completion of duty, the Legion of Merit.

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196 2 H. P. "Pat" Duvall and his w ife, Kay, were alumni office visitors in May. This is Kay's first visit to the midwest and conseq uently the campus . Pat is with the Boeing Company, as a Flight Test Engineer. Their Seattle ad dress is 1 252 Alki Ave., S. W.

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Terry L Mills recently resigned a position with Southwest Metal Finishi.ng to become a stock and commodity broker w ith Bache & Co. He completed a 6 -month training program in New York , N. Y. and was register ed in J an uary this year. His address is 2421 South Gary Place, Tulsa , Oklahoma. Donald M. Marainkavage is a scientuic executive with E. G. & G. , Inc. , and is presently is a project engineer for the JTF-2 Program. His add ress is 7628 Moun tain Road , N. E., Albuquerque, New Mexico. Doyne Chartrau has b een promoted to Superintendent of Tool and Production Engi.neering of the Central Foundry Division , of General Motors , D anville, IlL The Chartraus have two children, Blake and Todd. They reside at 1614 N. Gilbert. Richard T. Johnson received his Ph. D . in mechanical engineer ing at the Univers ity of I owa and he has accept· ed a position as assistant pr ofessor in the D epartment of Mechanical Engineering at UMR.

he held the positions of student engineer in the Engineer Develo pment Pr ogram, assistant engineer at Taum Sauk and Meramec Pow er Plants, senior as· sistant engineer in Betterm ent Group and Soui.x Plant Start-Up Group. H e was promoted to engineer in February 196 7 . His new employer is Piping and Equipment Company, piping con· tractors, Wichita, Kans as, which is owned by Arthur 's father. His new address is 804 N. Battin, Wichita. Elmer L Burris is associated with Potashnick Construction, Inc., General Contractors, Cape Gir ar dea u , Mo. Currently he is project engineer on the D eGray Dam and Reservo ir proj ect located i.n Clar k County, Arkansas. It involv es an eleven million do llar con tract with the Corps of Engineers for construction of an earthfi ll dam and dike on the Caddo River . Elm er, his wife, J ean , and son s, Scott, age 6, and

twins, K ent and Kirk, age 3, reside at 1808 Sylvia St., Arkadelphia, Ark ansas .

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Burto n H . Kinsworthy, Jr. is pres ently on educational leave from Texas Instruments, Inc. located in H ou ston, Texas, to work on a Ph .D. in EE at the University of Arkansas. Burt on's address is P.O. B ox 426, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Arthur H . Farnham is leaving Union Electric Company, St. Lo uis , Mo. , after 5 V2 years continuous serv ice where June 1967

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Robert A. Steinkamp has joined the Baytow n Research and Development D ivision of Esso Research and Engineering Company, and has been assigned to the Plastics Products Section. Dr. Steinkamp received his Ph .D. degree at UMR in June. Bob and his wife, Janet, and their son reside at 3800 Baker Road, Apt. 150, Baytown, Texas . 1 963 Harry B . Morgan is n ow in the Army Corps of Engineers Officers Candidate School, Ft. Belvoir, Va ., and plans to receive his commission in September. He was inducted into the Army October 1966. Mrs . Morgan is with him and residing in nearby Alexandria, Va. He is using h is permanent address , in care of G. D. Morgan, 10813 Hallstead Drive, St. Louis, Mo .

Miss Kay Lynne Spillman of Phoenix , Arizona, a recent graduate in elementary education at Central Missouri State College, Warrensburg . 196 4

Carl Gales has joined Mickle-Bell & Associates, consultants, as a project engineer. His new company is located in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, 400 N. 15th St. Carl invites alumni to visit him at his new location. His residence address is 1317 S. Phoenix. Stanley Brent Adams received a Master's d egree in Engineering Mechanics from Bradley University, Peoria, Ill., at th eir S pring C ommencement. Captain H ugh A. Langford has received three awards of the Air Medal for air action in Southeast Asia. A F-100 Super Sab re pilot instructor he

R obert Huston has a new job as senior engineer at Fairchild Semiconduct or , Mountain View, California. He is in the design automation section, where he computerizes , designs and tests large scale integrated circuits . His address is 71 00 R ainb ow Drive, No. 6, San Jose, California. Zenas C. Blevins, hydraulic engineer with the Regional Office, Bureau of Reclamation , is now in Boise, Idaho. His address is 6925 Ashland Drive. R alph M. Salmon accepted the pos iti on of City Engineer for the City of Moberly, Mo. H e was formerly employed with theMissouri Highway D ept. Mike plans to be married July 1 to

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was cited for his outstanding airmanship and courage on s uccessful and important missions under hazardous cond itions . He now holds 10 ai.r medals. He is now stationed at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona with the Tactical Air Command which provides combat reconnaissance, aeria) firep ower and assault airlift for the U.S. Army Forces. 1965 1st Lt. Dennis M. Heeger, is a mem_ber of the Air Force contingent taking part in the U.S. Spain training program, "Pathfinder Express, " designed to test the capability for rapid ai.rlift and commitment of airborne forces of both countries in event of emergency. Dennis will return to his duties as a C-130 Hercules pilot at Langley AFB, Va. u pon conclusion of the man euv er. He is a member of the Military Airlift Command which prov ides global airlift for the nations military forces. He was commissioned in 1965 upon completion of Officer Training School at Lackland AFB Texas .

Tsun-Hsiumg Li is project engineer for Processes Research, Inc., Cincinnati, O h io . His residence address is 431 Terrace Ave., Apt. 3, Cincinnati. Barton A. Regelbruge has an approximate two-year assignment with the Goodyear Tire and Rubb er Co., in Uitentiage, South Africa as assistant superintendent. His address is Algoa Road, P. O . Box 126, Uitentiage, South Africa , in care of Goodyear. 1 96 6 2nd Lt. Russell C. Lind enlaub is in Vietnam with the 815 Engineer Battalion. He is a construction officer and received advanced training at Ft. Belvo i r, Va . 2nd. Lt. Leslie A. Pollack received his commission after grad uation from Officers Candidate School at Ft. Belvoir, on March 3, 1967 . Currently he is a p latoon leader in Co. A, 43 rd Engr. Bn. , at Ft. Benning, Georgia.

R ob ert A. Parks recently completed work on a Master 's degree in Electrical Engineering at Purdue Univers ity and he has accepted a pos iti on as a program engineer with General Electric in Burlington , Verm ont. H is addrf'ss is 230 N orth St., Apt. 4 .

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