Missouri S&T Magazine, April 1976 by Missouri S&T Library and Learning Resources

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... Richard H. Bauer ' 52 ........ Missouri Electrochem . Inc _. 8013 Dale Ave .. St . Louis . MO 63117

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Lawrence A_ Spanier ' 50 . . 5 Pettit Dr .. Dix Hills , NY 11746 . ............. _ ... _... _ . . .... . _ . ... 1976 John 0 _ Wilms ' 43 . 7505 Variel . Canoga Park . CA 91303 .. ... . __ .. _. __ _ . _... . 1976 Area Zip Code Numbers AREA DIRECTORS Term Expires 00-14 H_W.Flood ·43 ............. .. 183 Main St .. Acton . MAOI720 . .... . . .... . ... 1977 15-21 J _ D. Patterson ' 61 . . . 1660 Ashlawn Dr. ; Pittsburgh. PA 15241 ....... . . __ . . 1977 22-33 John B. Toomey '49. . .7412 Admiral Drive. Alexandria. VA 22307 . . . .. . . .. .. • . . . 1976 35-45 Harold Kosten '60 . . ... . .. 11566 Plumhill Dr .• Cincinnati . OH 45242 .. .. 1977 46-59 Eugene C. Fadler ' 62 . 19716 Coachwood . Riverview . MI48192 ... . .. 1978 60-61 Frank C. Appleyard '37 . 808 Solar. Glenview . IL 60025 ................... _... _ . .... 1976 62-62 C. Stuort Ferrell ·64 . 219 Timothy Lane . Carterville . IL62918 ... ..... __.. __.. _.... 1978 63-65 Alfred J _ Buescher ' 64 . 624 Golfview Dr_. Ballwin . MO 63011 ..... ......... . . ...... 1978 63-65 RobertW. Klarer ' 44 . . 7500 Natural Bridge Rd_ . St_Louis. MO 63121 . . .1977 63-65 Harold A. Krueg e r ' 42. Ozark Lead Co .. Rural Branch , Sweetwater. MO 63680. . .... . 1976 63-65 J_ R. Patterson ·54 ......... .. .. P.O . Box 573 . Sikeston . MO 63801 ..... 1977 63-65 George R. Schillinger ' 63 . .. 7598 John Ave .. Oakville. MO 63129 ..... ... ... _... . . . 1977 63-65 Clifford C. Tanquary . 57 . . . 14219 Denver Ave .. Grandview . MO 64030 .... _ . . . • . . . 1978 63-65 Bruce E_Tarantola . 51 . . 9000 Skycrest Dr _, St. Louis . MO 63126 ..... .... _ . 1978 63-65 George D. Tomazi ' 58 . 12723 Stoneridge Dr .• Florissant. MO 63033 . .... _. __.. . . . . 1978 63-65 R. Michael Salmon ' 63 . 2310 Texas . Joplin . MO 64801 . . .. ...... . . . .. _ . 1978 63-65 Ed w in J _Werner ' 49 . . . . . . .. 11015 East 39th , Independence . MO 64052 . . .. . . .. . . . _.... 1976 66-74 Herman Fritschen . 51 . . ... 5249 S. 68th East Place . Tulsa . OK 74145 . . . _ . . . _ . . .. .. .. 1976 75-79 Rex Alford '40 . . .5743 Jason. Houston . TX 77035 . . .. 1976 80-90 Thor Gjelsteen . 53 . 3065 South Ingalls Way. Denver. CO 80227 . 1977 and 96-99 .. 1976 157 Hickey Blvd .. S_ San Francisco. CA 94080 . 90-95 E. Murray Schmidt '49 .

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EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS Paul T. Dowling ' 40 ........ ... ..... .. . Nooter Corp _. 1400 S. Third St .; St . Louis . MO 63131 Karl F. Hasselmann ' 25 . Melvin E. Nickel ·38 .

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President- elect Richard Bauer presents Governor Christoph er Bond with Honorary Life Me mb ershzp plaque. On Friday , March 12 , 1976 , during the St. Pat 's festivities, Christopher S . Bond , Governor , State of Missouri , was presented with a plaque attesting to his election to Honora ry Life Membership in the MSM-UMR Alumni Association . The presentation was made by Richard Bauer, president-elect of the Association . The Governor has a long association with MSM-UMR. He is a son of Arthur Doerr and Elizabeth Green Bond and is a grandson of A. P. Green , founder of the refractories company of that name in Mexico, Missouri. Mr. Green was awarded the Doctor of Engineering (Honoris Causa) by MSM in 1935. A. P . Green, Jr., Class of 1932 and R. S. Green, Class of 1933, are uncles of the Governor. The Governor was selected as Honorary St. Pat in 1975 . Christopher (Kit) Bond was inaugurated as the forty-seventh governor of the State of Missouri on January 8, 1973, when he was 33 years of age . He is the youngest governor in the nation and the youngest governor in the history of Missouri .

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St. Pat looks on. The Governor and his lovely lady, Carolyn, have often visited Rolla and the university campus, and they are welcome visitors. In his remarks of response to the presentation ' by Mr. Bauer, the Governor acknowledged his pleasure at the honor and his anticipation of being on the mailing list for the Alumni Fund.

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AIME Las Vegas Beautiful Las Vegas was the site of the annual AIME meeting, 1976 beautiful , that is, if you have a strange, warped sense of beauty. The Miners gathered for their annual AI ME-Dinner Meeting on February 23 , at the Las Vegas Hilton. A cash bar was set up at 6 p.m. and was followed by dinner at 7 : 30. The minimum cost banquet meal at the Hilton was only $18.50 per place, which makes this a record setting event. Although there was a certain amount of grousing over the price, which might be expected , still more people showed up than they were able to feed. Ernie Spokes and Frank Mackaman did their best to present a program which would top the Smothers Brothers, for patrons could see them at about that same price . Among those present was Don Frommer , research supervisor at the Twin Cities Metallurgical Research Center, U .S. Bureau of Mines . Don was the first winner of the coveted A .M.

Gaudin Award presented by the Metals Processing Division of the AIME. Mel Nickel , past president of the Alumni Association and founding chairman of the Iron and Steel Institute Section of the AIME, was also in attendance . Post meeting discussions have resulted in the suggestion that next year at the AIME, rather than sponsor an extremely expensive dinner meeting, a series of hospitality room functions should be organized and available to alumni and their guests at a modest cost. Following is a list of those who made reservations and / or attended the Alumni Dinner in Las Vegas : Grant R. Brown '65 , Roger Clifford, Peter Conroy '7 3 , Joe Crites '49 , John T . Cullom '49, Dr. & Mrs . D. S. Eppelsheimer '64 , Mr. & Mrs . Glen N. Foss '66, Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Frommer '44, Mr. & Mrs. D. G. Hestetune '51, Dr. & Mrs. Victor J. Hoffmann '60 , Mr. & Mrs . R. N .

Holme '50 , Gordon E . Johnson '59, H. N . Kalia '70, Mr. & Mrs. Tom Holmes '50 , Mr. & Mrs. A. James Kiesler '40, Kenneth C . Ko '70, Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth P. Larkin '50, Phil Leighly, Frank & Nancy Mackaman, William H. Magruder '49, Mr. & Mrs. Art Morris, Mr. & Mrs . Clarence Moser '51, Mr. & Mrs. M. E . Nickel '38, Mr. & Mrs. James R. Ogle '61, Chester M . Pomeroy '47, Joseph S. Quinn '49, Richard L. Reyburn '64, J. K. Richardson '32, Jim & Edna Scott '50, Mr. & ÂĽrs. James W. Shaffer '42, Ernest M. Spokes, David A. Summers, Harold and Florence Tibbs '50, Mr. & Mrs. Fred A. Todd '48 , Louis F. Toth , Jr. '70, Michael H . Vallez '5 6, A . C. Van Besien '70 Gary & Gwen Welch '62, Mr. & Mrs. Reg. R . Whitlock '50, Mr. & Mrs. Morris W orley '61, George Clark, Erich Sar apuu '51, Tom and Jane O'Keefe '5 8, Ku ldip Chopra '61 and probably others.

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Pacific Northwest The Pacific Northwest Section of the Alumni Association met on Friday, February 20 , 1976 , at the Windjammer Restaurant South (Des Moines Marina) 421 South 227th Street, Des Moines, Washington . The social hour began at 7 : 00 p.m. and dinner was served at 8 : 00p .m . Following a delightful dinner, President Victor Hoffmann ( '60) introduced our special guests , Frank and Nancy Mackaman from UMR . The following persons were nominated and elected as officers for 1976-77: President, Stephen Wright ( '68 & '70); Vice-President, Chuck Hollenbeck ('61); and for SecretaryTreasurer, Pat Duvall ( '62) . A summer alumni activity will be planned by the new officers. Victor Hoffman reported that Roy and Kay Perry have moved to Texas . A motion was made and passed to make Roy Perry ( '40) a paid up member of the Pacific Northwest Section for life . A

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short letter of appreciation signed by all present was prepared for the Perrys. Frank Mackaman narrated some excellent slides of the campus at UMR and brought us up to date on the status of the University . Victor Hoffman informed us that three new members were present. John Harlen ('10) was honored for his many years of support to the Alumni. A Miner jacket was presented to him as a token of our appreciation. The meeting was adjourned at 11 : 00 p .m . and the social activities continued. Among those present were: Vic & Rosey Hoffmann '60, Jack Harlan ' 10 , R. W. Schneider '50, Bill Brunjes '59, E. A. & Ardell Henke '47 , Vince & Georgianne Crane '66, Steve & Sue Wright '68, Pete & Marilyn Maisch '62, Lee & Harriet Spanel '59 , Chuck & Sandy Hollenbeck '61, Gerald & Kathleen Hammond '5 0 , Art & Ella Krause '50 , Nancy & Itsu Arimura '59, and Nancy & Frank Mackaman.

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Arizona Section

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Ollie Kamper , '35, former director of the MSM-UMR Alumni Association and now resident of Sun City, put together a fine meeting on Friday night , February 27 _ The group congregated at the Saddleback Restaurant in the Wilshire Center in Phoenix for cocktails and dinner. Milan Detweiler won the distinction of being the most senior in date of graduation, 1911; Charlie Freeman , most distance covered to attend; and Ollie, most reverend _ Frank Mackaman presented the program, a slide show of the campus and surrounds . Present for the event were: Clyde & Frances Bower ' 16 , Milan & Ethel Detweiler ' 11 , Robert & Mary Hanna '43, Therold W. & Kathryn M. Perkins '49 , Charles L. & Mary Kitchen '26 , -Robert & Genie Darr '70, Don & Anne Ascoli , Sr. '69, Randolph P. Gault '73, Bob & Beryl Winkle '42, A. Michael Deichmann '48, Lee & Alma Grafft '37, Harry & Leora Grigsby '48, R. J. & Helen Pennington '50, Charles B. & V irgini a L. Gossett '68, Jeanne & Wood Rudolph '61 , Jack N. & Margaret Conley '31, Charles & Ada Huffman '48, Rupert & Marguerite Baumgartner '28 , Edwin & Dorothy Sievers '27 , Charles & Janet Atkinson '65 , Gary & Sue Brunner '65 , L. D . & Erlinda Stevenson '7 0 , Jim & Dianne Scanlan '67, Charlie & Betty Freeman '28, Bill & Frances Kay '32, Daniel E. & Lydia Huffman , and Lynne & Art Winter '63.

DETROIT SECTION MEETING REPORT AND PICTURES TAKEN AT THE GOLD COAST, HOUSTON AND BATON ROUGE MEETINGS WILL APPEAR IN JUNE ALUMNUS.

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Houston Section Phelps County has Thox Rocks and Houston has the PokRok Club, whatever that means . T hat's where the thirsty, hungry Miners gathered on Sunday afternoon, April 4, 1976. Trusty Jim Paul , with assistance from wife Lou and Wanda and Howard Yorston put on a great party. Ted and Miriam Planje and Frank and Nancy Mackaman joined the group . Senior alumni present were Virgil Whitworth, '23, and Walter Casey, '24. Former UMR faculty member R. L uther ''Fingers '' Reisbig and Barbara were there. It was a fine afternoon and evening, and whatever residue remained in the keg was left to the younger set, including some Sig Eps who have rented a R / V to drive to Rolla for Greek Week. Those attending the meeting were: Lou and Jim Paul '43, Wanda and Howard Yorston '53, Nancy and Frank Mackaman, Miriam and Ted Planje '40, Robert Bellm '74 , Ray Betz '66, R. H. Birk '75, Richard Boyd '75 , Paula and Bill Brune '73, Mr. and Mrs. Buck Buchanan '58, Jack and Mary Anne Burst '44, Lonnie and Karen Burris '62, Walter Casey '24, Eric Casey, Janet and Jim Christen '65, Pam and Tom Lloyd '75, Sylvia and C. G. Colling '36, Gail and Walter Conavay '69 , Joy Ann and Jim Damsgard '68, Mr.and Mrs. George Donaldson '51 , Frank Gerig '68, Barbara and John Griessen '48, Darlene and Ron Hall '73, Peggy and Bob Jaeckel '73 , Jacquelin and Russell Judah '50, Rodney Kellison '74, Rosanne and Curt Killinger '73, Sheila and Allan LaPlante '63, J erry Lebo '6 7, Lollie and Jimmy Means '73, Kenneth Metz '7 0 and Jim Moore '7 1. Laura and Pernell Moore '39, Janice and Jim Mulligan '72, Marjory and John Van Nort '50, Lesley Ann and Sal Pagano '73, Mr. and Mrs. W . E. Patterson '53 and four children , Dr. and Irs. David Peacock '64, Lynda and Terrell Phillips '68, Richard Matthaei '52, Mr. and Mrs . Pollack '66, Patricia a nd Howard Prichard '69, Barbara and Luther Reisbig, Randall Rhoads '70, Gary Robinson '74 , Mr. Sims , Sherry and N. E. Smith '61, Harriet and Victor Spruill '59, Wilma and Robert Thornton '59, Barbara and Derrel Triplett '74, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Webb '70 , Mr. and Mrs. Harry West '59, Virgil Whitworth '23, Keith 10

Wilham '69, Anna and Tom Wirfs '49, Pham Cong Xuan '75, Marian and Bob Yochum '49 , Maggie and Mike Zwirbla '48, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Moore '70, Mr. and Mrs. McCaffey '49 and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Hunt '50 .

Pictures taken at the Houston meeting will be published in the JUNE ALUMNUS .

Past President Paul Dowling Accepts Assignment '. company has enjoyed its best sales and . profit years. Nooter, specialists in industrial fabrication, makes complex equipment from a wide variety of m eta ls . Nooter works with stainless steel and nickel alloys to zirconium, tatanium and tantalum at thicknesses ranging from 3/ 16th to as much as six inches . N.o oter, free from major strikes for over fifty years, is noted for its enviable labor-management record. This was a factor in the 1974 decision to begin a $10, 000,000 expansion of the St. Louis fac ilities ra ther than accept attractive proposals from Houston and other Gulf Coast cities to build a new plant in the heart of the petro-chemical area. Paul T. Dowling, ' 40, '63. Mr. Paul T . Dowling, '40 , Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Nooter Corporation of St. Louis, has accepted appointment from Chancellor Raymond Bisplinghoff as Chairman of the UMR Development Council. Paul earned the B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering in 1940 and the degree Metallurgical Engineer in 1963. He is known to thousands of Miners through his service in the MSM-UMR Alumni Assoc:ation as past National Director, Past National President , and his current service as an ex-officio Director. After service with the U .S. Navy in World War II , Paul joined the Nooter Company as a Sales Engineer. Af~er serving in various staff positions, he was named President and Chief Executive Officer in 1968 and Chairman earlier this year. During Paul's tenure as Chief Executive Officer , Nooter has expanded its work force from 900 to 1600 and the

As reported in the February Alumnus , the new development program will consist of a coordinated approach to corporations, alumni and friends. Certain members of these latter two groups will be selected on a specific basis for major and deferred gifts. The remainÂˇ der will be contacted as part of an annu al fund drive. Dowling, assisted by a soonÂˇto-be- appointed executive committee and working with UMR staff, will coordinate the activities of the UMR Development Council in contacts with corporations, alumni, and friends . The St. Louis area has been selected as the first target of the new effort for a number of reasons, including its proximity to Rolla and its concentration of 3,000 UMR alumni . The first members of the Development Council will be from this area . As the organization is developed and market penetration achieved, the program will expand to other cities throughout the USA, with additional members being a ppointed to the Council from these new localities. April 1976

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Meeting Cancelledl That's the news that greeted the speaker when he arrived at the Section Meeting Site, on the proper date and at the proper time. Explanations of the receptionist were nebulous , but did suggest that there would be a gathering of MSM-UMR Alumni at a near-by motel. So it was off to the Edgewater Hyatt House where we were expected. Host John Wilms was able to explain the fov.l-up , a result of publicity , believe it or not. He had to do much scurrying but did, and successfully , to arrange a new place three days before the meeting, call all who had reserved, and get ready to go again. It didn't hurt the crowd, since more arrived than had reserved. It was the second meeting of alumni in five days for Fred and Marilyn Todd, and Fred is now fully capable of giving the slide show which he heard on Monday and Saturday. Frank Mackaman gave the program , which was followed by some remarks by Eva Hirdler Greene. Then John led a discussion regarding profes-

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sionalism and engineering. If a consensus was reached , it might have been that engineers will have to organize a new professional organization which can speak with one voice for all engineers, self-employed and industry employed. Those present for the Saturday, February 28, 1976, occasion were: David '71 and Susan '73 Beshore, Mike and Carol Vancil '60, Fred and Marilyn Todd '48 , John and Ruth Parmeter '73 , Bill and Evelyn Schirmer '49, Shirley and Tad Graves '50 , Vic and Deanna Andoe '63, Janet Benne't '68, Bill and Mayme Fletcher '34 , John and Phyllis Wilms '43, Robert and Joyce Topolse '65 , Ted and Elka Weissmann '49 Floyd and Ellen Smith '41, Ron and Pa~ Henson '64, Carl and Jan Henson, Welby and Dorothy King '42 , Eva Hirdler Greene '11, Lloyd and Rosa Maria Jenkins '56, Nancy and Frank Mackaman, Bev and George Roberts, Jerry and Helen Fridenberg '59 , and Theda and Jim Gostin '44 .

florida Gold Coast The first m eeting of the Florida Gold Coast Section was held on March 6, 1976, at the Coral Gables Country Club, Coral Gables, Florida. Those present enjoyed the social hour, buffet dinner, and the speaker 's presentation for the_evening. Dr. Paul Munger, '5 8, '6 1, Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the UMR Institute of Ri ver Studies, gave a slide presentation on UMR and the information and happenings around the UM R Ca mpus as well as giving the group information about the work being done in the River Studies Institute. Those present were: N ick W. Barre '59, Harry F. Bossert '27 and Beulah, Jerry N . Burford '69 and Coleen , B . Brent Gregory '63,Jim D. Hahs '61 and Ruth , Richard G. Halder '72 and Doro thy Waddell , R ene J. Leonard '61 and Martha , Paul R. Munger '58 a nd Freida, John D . Riege '70, 'Larry W . Scott '67 a nd Jane, Paul L. Singer '58, LeRoy E. Thompson '5 6 and Joanne , Keith R. Troutma n '6 9 and Carole, Royal S. Webster '55 and Zenny , a nd R . Dalton Welsh '65 and Gayle . Those present discussed the schedule of future meetings for the Section. It was decided to have semi-annual meetings in early November and in March (St. Pats). The alumni are welcome to bring their spouse or guest to the meetings. The newly formed Florida Gold Coast Section consists of the counties of Palm Beach, Broward, Dade , Monroe, Collier, St. Lucie, and Martin. The Section Meeting was organized and chaired by LeRoy E. Thompson; and, Rene J. Leonard arranged the meeting place , social hour , dinner and served as the photographer. The Alumni Office and Frank Mackaman did an excellent job with the coordination and the mailing of invitations for the initial meeting.

MSM ALUMNUS IS MAILED SIX TIMES A YEAR TO DONORS TO THE ANNUAL ALUMNI FUND

ALUMNI ANNUAL FUND as of April 1,

1975 $54,155.18 Century Club 186 Members 1976 $59,468.70 Century Club 226 Members Alumni Meetings ST. LOUIS GOLF STAG MAY 1 TULSA SECTION MAY 1 Summit Club - Tulsa CLASS OF 1926 MAY 8-9 Banquet & Commencement Ro"a ARK-lA-TEX MAY 15 AUGUST 7 NOVEMBER 6 locations to be announced

Ark- La- Tex Section The winter meeting of the Ark-LaTex Section was held on February 6, 1976, at the Sheraton Inn, Shreveport, Louisiana. The meeting was opened with a social hour, followed by a medicore, but expensive dinner. President John Moscari called the meeting to order and the minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved. The first order of business was to discuss the location of the next meeting and possible ways of finding less expensive places to hold future meetings. It was decided to try to reserve a room at the Excelsior House in Jefferson, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. David Flesh were to coordinate the arrangeÂˇ ments . The date for this meeting was set for May 15, 1976. John Moscari then appointed a nominating committee to prepare the slate of candidates for the election scheduled for the next meeting. Those appointed were : Walt Mulyca , Chairman , Ragan Ford, David Flesh and John Livingston. Walt Mulyca was also congratulated on his recent election as Director of the Alumni Association. There being no further business, except discussing the distinct possibility that a female may be elected as an officer, the meeting was adjourned. Those in attendance were : Walter and Helen Bruening '34, Kevil and Helen Crider '28, David and Florence Flesh '23, Ragan and Evelyn Ford '23, Rande '73 and Judy '74 Grotefendt, Rick and Sue Katterhenry '75, John and Eilyeen Livingston '39, John and Loretta Moscari '5 1, Walt and Ann Mulyca '65 , Gerald and Leona Roberts '28, Byron a nd Terry Vermillion '70, James and Selma Forgotson '22, Harry ODell '50 and June Jones and Dennis and Janet Jaggi '70.

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It was the Dutch Inn in Lake Beuna Vista Florida for the first joint meeting of the upper Florida alumni, held Saturday, March 20 , 1976. Arrange ments were made by Jerry Stevenson '59 , who is vice president of Davy Powergas. Jerry is a world traveler and additional credit should go to his secretary, Ms. Jimmie Hartley, who got to handle all the last minute, nitty gritty details. A bountiful Florida barbeque was arranged under the stars, pool side at the Inn. The native Floridians spent the pre-dinner period explaining the unusual nature of the sustained breeze which continued past sundown. Fortunately for the visitors, antifreeze was available for protection from said breeze. At the conclusion of the dinner Adrian Danne, Dean of the College of Arts and Science, presented his now famous lecture, 'What's the Matter with Matter, :' which was well received by all present. Past association director

Jim Vincent and current director Belding McCurdy were introduced. At about 9: 00 , it became apparent that in spite of the protestations of the Florida boosters , it would be more comfortable to adjourn to the nearest bistro . Hearty souls devoted themselves to post-dinner libations and exchanged comments about a startling series of coincidences. Don Feaster was the congenial host for this portion of the evening. Present for the occasion were the following : Mr. & Mrs. James H. Bock '56 ; Mr. & Mrs. William J. Campbell '34; Mr. & Mrs . Donald R. Feaster '59 ; Mr. & Mrs. Michael E . Kelahan '69 ; Mr. & Mrs. David L. Lester '72 ; Mr. & Mrs. Belding H . McCurdy '38 ; Mr. & Mrs . John K. Olsen '42; Mr. & Mrs. Jack J. Scheid '49 ; Mr. & Mrs. Gerald L. Stevenson '59 ; Mr. & Mrs . James A. Vincent '37 ; Mr. & Mrs . Frank Mackaman ; Mr. & Mrs . Adrian Daane ; and Ms . Jimmie Hartley.

Baton Rouge Section Although everyone did their best, On Saturday, March 27, 42 MSMUMR alumni and their families from some staying until 11 0 'clock that night , the southeastern part of Louisiana got we were unable to completely emp ty the together for a picnic. Because of this keg or finish the jambalaya . This means enthusiastic response, the future of a that we need more alumni to turn out permanent alumni section looks bright. next timel The alumni supporting this effort George Stenger and Marvin Borgmeyer organized the day's activities . A were : Jim Bitting '65 , Marvin Borgdelicious jambalaya dinner highlighted meyer '74, Fred Brost '63, Phil a day of volleyball, softball , horseshoes Browning '48 , Lamy Chopin '64 , and frisbee. Six-packs of Michelob were Juanita Ortmeyer Clark '73, Bob awarded as door prizes and Phil Dennis '70, Bruce Enloe '74, Lyle Browning was recognized as the one Gastineau '73, Gary Graham '67, Gary who came the farthest (240 miles). In Hinz '65, Don Hornback '69, Jerry fact, Phil left for home before we had a Janes '62, Gary Korzep '73 , Ralph Kramer '66, Ed Mabie '72, Pat Mihalik chance to give him his awardl '73, John Oeffner '69, John Shucart '73, George Stegner '74 and Denny Townson PICTURES IN JUNE ALUMNUS. '70 .

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St. Pat Planners Celebration of St. Pat's Day at the University of Missouri - Rolla has been one of the major social occasions of the academic year since 1908. Those responsible for planning events taking place during the weekend are the 44 members of the St. Pat's Board. Board Members are all UMR students, chosen by campus organizations , to see that St. Pat 's festivities are better each year. Each member serves for two years. These are not , incidentally , all engineering students. Members of the board who planned this year's celebration are: Donald R. Thurman , Roland Poertner , Ellis Sisk, Gary Underwood, Alan Jare, Mark Lekar , Michael D. Kim, Ed Luecken hoff, Richard Markey , Leo Valla, Rich Weaver , Barry Baiotto, Jack Bruns, John Heidbreder , Joseph Vehige , Gary Howorth , Paul Koeper, Dave Funke , Dwight N . Tidquist, John Pendergrass, Brian Walker, Michael Schaefer, Joseph Grana , James Grelle, Frank Jost, Jr. , Hugh Kind, Bill Merten , Bob Naeger, William Nichols , Randy Picolet , Tom Sontheimer , Bill Wagener , Steve Wagner, James Doubek, Joseph Gioia , George Schubert , Jr. , Dewayne Roberts , Michael Mayou, Robert Allen , Tab Schmidt, Kent Richardson , Rob Stamer , Gerald Meyr, and David Driemeier. Faculty adviser for the board is Virgil Flanigan.

St. Pat and his Queen of Love and Beauty reign over the 68th annual St . Pat 's celebration at the University of Missouri - Rolla this weekend, March 12 -13. Tammy Young, left, 562 Glenco Dr., St . Charles, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Young. She is a senior at St. Charles High School and plans to enter Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, next fall. She was crowned in ceremonies at UMR Friday, March 12. Gerald Meyr, this year's St. Pat, t5 a senior in engineering management at UMR. He 15 the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meyr, Route 4, Jackson. The pair will reign at the Coronation dance and again Saturday morning, March 13, as particIpants in the annual St. Pat's parade.

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Missouri's offi cia l covered wagon pulled by two teams of Missouri mu les was one of the highlights of the University of Missouri Âˇ Rolla 's 1976 St. P a t 's Parade Saturday, March 13 . The wagon unit will participate later in the year in a nation -wide wagon train whose units come from every state and travel to Pennsylvani a as a Bicentennial ac tIvity. "Ma ch ines That Made America The First 200 Years" was this year's parade t heme. Cartoon floats were entered by 11 organizations. They were: "Trolly Car, " by Phi Kappa Theta (Queen 's Float) ; "Steam Shovel ," by Kappa Sigma ; " Iron Horse ," Pi Kappa Alpha; "Steamboat," Sigma Phi Epsi lon; "Antique Car, " Sigma Nu; ''Biplane ,'' Kappa Alpha; "Lunar Module ," Delta Sigma; "Combine ," Beta Sigma Psi; ''Sewing Machine ," T a u Kappa Epsilon ; "Bulldoze r, " Alph a Epsilon Pi ; ''Steam Tractor," Sigm a Pi. Musical groups pe rforming in the para de we re: The 399th Arm y Band , Di xon High School Band , Bourbon High School Band , Ft. Wood Junior High School Band , Hillcrest Highlan ders from Springfield , Helias High School Band from Jefferson City, St. Fra ncis Borgia Band from Washington , and the Pipes and Drums of Moolah. 16

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Rolla citizens in costumes honoring the Bicentennial celebration . Honorary Knights and other St. Pat 's dignitaries , led by Edwin "Toots " Schuman, perennial honorary parade marsha l, were also on hand. Tradition of many years decrees that the parade route will be painted green in honor of the occasion. Actually , this is supposed to be a green stripe , but the enthusiasm of painters usually extends to the major portion of the street. This activity begins at 8 a .m. Further tradition has St. Pat (riding on a manure spreader) and members of his court preceeding the actual parade at 9: 30 a.m. It is St. Pat 's perogative to kiss any pretty girl he sees along the route and to choose various subjects among the crowd for the honor of kissing the blarney stone . At 10:00 a .m . , the parade began its annual treck up Pine Street and down Rolla Street. This year 's parade was bigger and better than ever. St. Pat 's 1976 parade winners were: first place , "Iron Horse " by Pi Kappa Alpha; second place , "Atom Smasher" by Lambda Chi Alpha ; and third place, "Rea per " by Beta Sigma Psi .

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5t. Pat Honors In ceremonies March 12 , St. Pat dubbed five faculty , a lumni , and friends of the University of MissouriRoll a Honorary Knights of St. Patrick. R ecipients w ere Mrs . Margaret Lloyd, State Representative Jerry McBride, Dean Theodore J. Planje, Hans Edwa rd Schmoldt, and Ja m es S. Trainer. The ceremonies are part of the an nu a l St. Pat's festivities at UMR which have honored the patron saint of engineers for almost 70 years. MARGARET McCAW LLOYD

Margaret McCaw Lloyd is a third generation native of Rolla . She is the wife of Sam Lloyd, professor emeritus of m anagemen t, long -time professor of economics a nd chairman of the departm e n t of humanities and social studies . Mrs. Lloyd has been active in Ro lla 's social a nd civic affairs all her life, serving o n many boards and committees t hroughout the yea rs. She is currently a m ember of the TEAC Club, Gardeners of the Ozark Hills and is a member of the Rolla Bicentennial Commission. She has been producer and hostess of the radio program "Time of yo ur Life , " aired ' weekly on KUMR-FM since October 1973. Mrs. Lloyd's association with the St. Pat 's celebration at UMR dates from the days before her marriage when she was a guest at the dances and ceremonies. She later became the unofficial social adviser to the St. Pat's Board and served in that capacity from 1930 to 1967 , when h er husband retired from the faculty. JAMES SYLVESTER TRAINER

James Sylvester Trainer was born in St. Louis , but has lived in Cuba, Mo . , since the age of 10. A t one time he served as sheriff of Crawford County and he has worked for the State Liquor Department and the U. S. Brewers Foundation. He formed his own organization, Trainer Distributing Co . , and served as the Budweiser distri butor in the area for 18 years until he retired in 1974. Trainer is a past director of the People's Bank of Cuba and was chairman of the local draft board for 20 years. He is currently president of Retirement Homes of Cuba , Mo.

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THEODORE J, M. PLANJE

HANS EDWARD SCHMOLDT

Dr. Theodore J. Planje is a native of St. Louis. He received his B.S. and Ph. D. d egrees in ceramic engineering in 1940 and 195 0 from this institution. He is currently Dea n of the School of M ines and Meta ll urgy at UM R. He is also director of the Space Science Research Center - Rolla.

Hans Edward Schmoldt is president a nd cha irm an of the board of Schmoldt Engin eering Services Co . , Inc., Bartlesville, Okla. He received his B.S. degree in ch emical engin eering from UMR in 1944 and was awarded the degree, Chemical Engineer , in 1975.

After service in the U.S. A rmy Air Force during World War II , Dean Pla nje began his academic career at UMR in 1946 as an inst ructor. He became an assistant professor of ceramic engineering in 1950. He was promoted to professor and served as chairm an of the d epartment of ceramic engineering from 1955 to 1964 , when he assu m ed his present duties. He is a member of more t h a n a dozen professional organizations and has held offices ranging from the local to the n atio n al level in several of them . He served as national president of the American Ceramic Society in 1972-7 3 and has been a member of the National Defense Executive Reserve-Emergency Minerals Administration for a number of yea rs. Induction into St. Pat's Order of Honorary Knights was particularly appropriate in this instance since Dean Planje 's birthday is March 17 .

JERRY E. McBRIDE

Schmoldt began his professiona l career with Phillips Petroleum Co. and served in various capacities with Phillips until 1951, when he founded his own company. He is a member of several civic and professional organizations . He recently became a member of the Sovereign Order of St. John of Je rusalem, K n i g h t s Hospitalles of Malta. Schmold t was a member of the national MSM -UMR Alumni Association Board of Directors for 28 years, has served on va rious fund raising committees and the Chancellor's Task Force and Development Council. He is also active in the Bartlesville section of the Association . AND TWENTY TWO STUDENTS

Saturday afternoon , March 13 , students representing 22 organizations at the University of Missouri - Rolla were dubbed Knights of St. Patrick in ceremonies held at New Jackling Field. Organizations on campus elect a representative to be initiated into the order of St. Pat - usually one of their most active and loyal members. While it is an honor to be named a St. Pat's Knight, the ' ceremonies are most informal. Each n ew knight gets dunked in a vat of "green goo " before St. Pat places the sword on his shoulder for the official dubbing.

Jerry E. McBride, Edgar Springs , is also a n ati ve/ of the area whose maternal and paternal ancestors settled here before the Civil W ar. He is currently serving as Representative of District 130 to the 78 t h General Assembly of Missouri. McBride was graduated from Rolla High School in 1957. He served in the U. S. A rmy Reserves for six years, is a member of the First Baptist Church of Students attaining knighthood in Edgar Springs, is Democratic committeeman of Spring Creek Township , and 1976 were: Nick Barrack, Gary Kallis a member of numerous boards and meyer, Rich Fleschner, Ron Rembold , organizations .In his area. He IS Joseph Offutt, Dennis Gilliam, Gary Schllenberger, Scott Charpentier, Rudi self-employed. During his term in the Legislature , Fischer , John Guerdan, Fred Ludwig, McBride has served as a member of the Paul Verheyen, R . Craig Hafner, James following committees: Dairying and Criese , Greg Chamberlin, Bob Burton, Livestock, Revenue and Economics and Gregg Carlson, Ron Martin, Merle the State P a rks , Recreation and Natural Dillow, James L. McDonald, David Thompson, and Don McCaw . Resources Committee. 17

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tions. In addition to employment with the Bureau of Mines, Don 's government service also includes 3 years in the U.S. Army immediately following graduation with a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering. Sandwiched between the military and Bureau of Mines service , were two years with Alcoa's Research Laboratories, New Kensington , Pennsylvania . In 1971, he spent four months on a UNIDO assignment to Argentina advising the National Institute of Industrial Technology on treatment methods and the potential of Argentine iron ore deposits. In 1972, he was given the Department of the Interior 's Meritorious Service Award.

"When you have a hardjob to do , you call on a 'Miner, "'says Peter left, as h e introduces Harold J. Bruegging and William E. Hedges at the 14th annual Missouri Society of Professional Engineers Engineering (MSPE) Awards Banquet . Mattez~ St . Louis, is president-elect of MSPE. Bruegging and Hedges, both ofjefferson City, are co-chairman of MSPE's Bicentennial Committee . Mattei presented the 1975 Missouri Engineer Award to the two co-chairman for MSPE's Bicentennial project, a leaflet titled "Missouri Engineering Landmarks - 1804-1976, "which recognizes 15 engineering landmarks in Missouri. F.

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Alumnus Honored at AIME Meeting Donald W. Frommer, Class of 1944, was honored at the annual AI ME meeting in Las Vegas at a banquet where he was presented with the first A. M. Gaudin Award. The Award is named for Professor A . M. Gaudin, an internationally known metallurgist most recently on the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This is the highest award made in the Metals Processing Division of the AIME. Don is a research supervisor at the Twin Cities Metallurgy Research Center, U.S. Bureau of Mines. Since his transfer to the Minneapolis center in 1958, he has been actively engaged in iron ore beneficiation, particularly as concerns nonmagnetic taconites of the Lake Superior district. Flotation research on these materials led to the

development of the selective flocculation -flotation process. Following a period of cooperative research , essential elements of the process were incorporated in the new Cleveland-Cliffs Ti lden plant near Ishpeming, Michigan. More recently, he has also been involved with investigations on the use of pulverized coal as a substitute for natural gas in iron oxide pellet induration. Don began his Bureau career in 1948 at Rolla , Missouri. While at Rolla, he had the opportunity to work on flotation investigations embracing a wide variety of mineral occurrences , including sulfides, oxides, and nonmetallics . During the 28 years of Bureau service he has authored, or co-authored, over 40 publications , both in the Bureau format and in outside publica -

He is a member of Sigma Xi. He has been active in the AI ME , serving as Arrangements Chairman for the 1968 SME Fall Meeting, and Section representative in 1970 and 1971. For the past six years he has been active in planning and program functions for the Minnesota Section Annual Meeting, and was elected a Second Vice Chairman of the Section in January 1976. Other activities in the past have included about eight years in the Army Reserve, half of which was as a Company Commander with the rank of Captain. At various times he has been active in church affairs , and with the Boy Scouts of America . Don is 54 years of age. In 1943, he married Barbara Weber, and they have four children , only one of which still remains at home . They presently reside in Bloomington, MN , but will soon be moving to the District of Columbia, with Don joining the staff of the Bureau 's Division of Metallurgy .

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AFROTC Folds Wings Officia ls at the University of Missou ri Ro ll a were notified March 3 by the Department of the Air Force that the A ir Force ROTC unit at UMR would be deact ivated effective June 30 of this year. The UMR unit of AFROTC offered its first aerospace studies program in the fall of 1971 with an enrollment of 69 cadets. As of this date 32 UMR students are enrolled (six seniors , 10 juniors, five sophomores and 11 freshmen) . 'We regret the fact that this unit is closing, " says Lt. CoL Jerry Stroh , professor of aerospace studies and director of the AFROTC program. "The main reason for deactivation of the unit is the fact that minimum enrollment required by the Department of Defense was never reached and future prospects of meeting the goal were dim. There are a number of reasons that contributed to the situation. "Cadets currently enrolled will be given individual options in order to work out the best solutions for con tinui ng their education and military tra in ing with Air Force assistance, .. he concluded. The three officers and two enlisted men operating the UMR program will be reassigned by the Air Force.

EXTENSION NEWS Here ' s a list of some o f the extensio n shor t cou rs es and con fer ences schedul ed by UMR fa culty and the e xtension division. Where titles are not self e x planato ry y o u may call f o r mo r e d e ta iled in f o rmati o n including co sts. Call "E x tension Coordinator ," 31 4 / 3 4 1· 4 201 or (4 20 2) . W ri tt e n r eques ts should be a d d r es sed t o Walter Ries, UMR Extens ion Division , University of Missouri· Rolla , Ro l la , M issouri 65 4 01 .

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" One of the projects ," he continues, " has a direct application in the field of pollution control. We are in the process of studying the chemical breakdown of a compound called NTA that , in Canada and Sweden , is being used as a substitute for phosphates in cleaning products. It isn 't allowed in this country yet - until results of further testing prove it isn 't harmful. "

Other research underway in Dr. Hann a 's la b includes some work he has been doing in collaboration with colleagu es in Switzerland in the field of dye chemistry research . He has spent more tha n two years in that country on leave .

Samir B . Hanna, Professor of Ch emistry. by Sally Whit e R emember the advertising slogan Things have changed a bit over the " Be tter Living Through Chemistry? " A years. H e is now a full professor and poste r on Dr . Samir B . Hanna's office though the office isn 't much larger, it is wall depicts the mode rn version. I t is in a nice , new bui lding. He is still distributed by m a nufacturers of the pill teaching at all levels - last semester a and is entitled " Better Loving Through graduate course in physical-organic Chemistry." Although not a subject chemistry for 10 Ph.D . and 2 M.S. ordinarily associated with an academic candidates and this semester a service setting , it points out that there are course in quantitative analytical chemseve ral diffe re nt types of chemistry that istry (with lab) for freshman, sophocontribute to " better living. " Dr. more and junior engineering students. H a nn a's particular field of interest is He is a lso directing the work of two physi ca l-organi c chemistry and his Ph.D. candidates and is co-director for conside rable research work and teach - one M.S . candidate at the Graduate ing are ge nerally involved in this area . Center for Materials Research . A native of Egypt , Dr. Hanna began But most important , Dr. Hanna now his academi c tra ining by earning his has his own research lab. This lab , as he B.S. and M.S . degrees at the University proudl y points out, has the best data of Alexa ndri a in his hometown . Corre- collection system for studying fast sponden ce with a professor at the chemical reactions ("a very tricky Massachusetts Institute of Technology, process') that can be found anywhere . who was working in the same fi eld of A number of projects are underway in inte res t, led to a n A tomic Energy the lab . Most stem from work on Commission schol a rship fo r Dr. H a nna. theo ri es of oxida tion of both organic H e ca m e to this country in 1959 a nd was and inorga ni c compounds , aimed at a awarded hi s Ph.D. degree by MIT In basi c unde rstanding of the mechanism 196 3. of elec tron transfe r. "Much of the work T h at same fa ll , he came to Roll a as we d o, " he says, "could be classified as a n assista nt professo r of c hemistry. His b as ic resea rch . Some of it howeve r, ma y first offi ce in the old chemi ca l eventu a ll y yield information useful for e ngineering building was a sto rage stud y o f biologi cal systems. For inroom between a freshman labora tory stan ce, we suspec t that enzymes in the a nd a stock room. H e ta ught freshman hum a n body may go through similar c he mistry a nd physica l-orga nic chemis- processes , so the work we do may have tryo n both the g radu a te and unde r - som e a ppli ca tions in the biomedical fi eld . g ra du ate leve ls.

Dr. Hanna is active in other areas in addition to teaching and research. He is chairman of his department 's graduate advisory committee . He co-ordinates a departmental "brown-bagger" group that gets together ea ch week to discuss current research projects. And he is a member of an ad hoc committee on academic administrative restructuring which will report to the Academic Council. Last summer , as a particIpant in a National Science Foundation program , he spent several weeks working in industry at Globe Union , Inc., Milwau kee , Wis. The firm makes all types of batteries (including Sear's Die-Hard) and, Dr. Hanna calls them, "all kinds of electronic gadgets. " The aim of the program is to give the educator some experience in industry and industry an insight into academic and research techniques. I t must have been a su ccess in this case because the company has retained him as a consultant. Dr . Hanna is one of a family of eight sons and one daughter. Only two of his brothers are still in Egypt. One brother and his wife and children are part of the Christian community in B e i rut , Lebanon , and, of course, are the subjects of much concern right now . There has been no communication with individuals in the area for some time . The rest of the family, including his mother , now lives in Canada. The U .S. branch of the Hanna family lives on five acres south and east of Rolla on Highway F . Dr. Hanna and his wife , Daphne (whom he met and married while while he was a student at MIT) , have three children: Emily, 13 , Stuart, II , and Jennifer, 10 . Spare time activities for Dr. Hanna April 197 6

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include the preparation and planting of a large garden, "cooking and wine tasting " (he is co-chef with Father Joseph Carlo for the annual Episcopalian lamb dinner and their Mediterranean lamb, egg plant dish moo-se-ka - is elegant), the production of stained-glass art and hiking. Hiking for the Hannas is a family pastime. On nice weekends in the spring, summer and fall, they all participate and usually hike at least five miles. Some weekends , they will undertake a family camping trip - which includes hiking - to one of the many scenic areas of the Ozarks. But even if they don 't venture far afield, they will usually hike cross country between Rolla and St. James on either Saturday or Sunday. Oh yes, Dr. Hanna has started a vinyard on his five acres . In three or four years, when the grape production has matured , "chemistry for better living " just may include a little wmemaking in the Hanna household .

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Eric A. Schmidt , Union High School Senior, receives a scholarshzp award Jrom - Robert E. Myers, president oj th e Rolla chapter oj the Missouri Society oj ProJessional Engineers . The Rolla chapt er makes the annual award to an outstanding high school senior who plans to study engineering.

Barbara Petrovic

Barbara Petrovic has two titles. According to the University of Missouri she is classified as a secretary. According to the MSM-UMR Alumni Association she is a staff assistant . Mrs. Petrovic began her association with UMR in 1970 as a secretary to Ralph Lee, director of the Computer Center which was housed , at that time, in Harris Hall. Not long after she assisted the move the Computer Center made to its new building (1973), she transferred to the alumni office, which took over the space in Harris Hall vacated by the Computer Center. It 's not that she has a particular "thing" about Harris Hall . Actually, she made the transfer because she felt it would give her an opportunity for more contact with the public and increase her general knowledge about people and her work. And Barbara Petrovic is an individual who likes to learn new things. Her job in the alumni office involves a lot of work with records. There is a file which contains specific information about 22,910 alumni - former students at UMR . The record of each alumnus can contain the following : name; current or last known address ; degrees and honors received from UMR; information about employment (where the individual has worked and job titles) ; organization memberships, and information about support of UMR (monetary or activities). Of course , it would be impossible to have a complete record for every individual alumnus. But , compared to many other alumni associations, UMR's records are exceptionally comprehensive.

In addition to the records, she helps keep track of donations made to the association - which come in daily. She helps assemble the six issues of the Alumnus magazine that the association publishes each year. The personal items that fill the last few pages of each magazine are her particular responsibility. And she helps with the distribution of the magazine and other routine mailings sent out by the association. Mrs. Petrovic is also in charge of most of the details of the three major alumni social functions held on campus each year. This means trouble shooting motel reservations, banquet tickets, menus, etc . , and, in general , seeing that alumni not only learn about the campus as it is today, but enjoy themselves in the process. Homecoming, the AlumniFaculty-Student Conference and functions to honor 50-year graduates and outstanding alumni around graduation are busy times for her. About six-months after Mrs. Petrovic joined the association staff, the decision was made to put all the information collected about individual alumni on computer. Her prior work in that office proved to be invaluable in the long conversion process. Today , with the cooperation of personnel in the Computer Center, the alumni office has its own terminal and complete control of what goes into and comes out of computer files concerning alumni. According to Frank Mackaman, executive vice president of the association, it is one of the most sophisticated systems

in use by any alumni association in the country . '1 love the freedom of this job, and the variety," Mrs. Petrovic says. 'h is hard work, but even though you make mistakes once in a while, you have to really think about what you are doing - use your mind. It allows you to grow . " And "growing" is one of Barbara's enthusiasms. Because employes at UMR are able to take credit courses at a discount, she makes it a point to enroll in at least one course every semester. Most are aimed at building up credit toward a degree in business administration someday, but she also takes a fling at some subjects she just wants to know more about. Shortly a fter she moved to the alumni office, she had an idea about something to do with an occasional lunch hour. Working through the personnel office, Barbara started a group called 'Lunch and Learn. " The idea involved inviting a number of staff people from all over campus whose previous contact was usually only by phone, to get acquainted with each other over a brown bag or cafeteria tray lunch. The group meets monthly, has programs that alternate between self-improvement and entertainment, and occasionally tour various campus facilities . Barbara has also been instrumental in starting a group entitled the Rolla area chapter of the National Secretaries Association ( International) . It includes secretaries not only from Rolla but Cuba, Steelville and Salem. This group is an outgrowth of a non-credit refresher course offered by extension to prepare a rea secretariesfor a certification examination offered by NSA . 'TheÂˇexamination is no breeze, " Mrs. Petrovic explains. ''Participants are given as long as five years to pass it. Some colleges and universities will give as much as 20 to 30 credit hours to those who pass it successfully. " She plans to try it for the first time this spring. Barbara is a native of Lebanon, Mo., who grew up around the Kansas City area. She and her family moved to Rolla in 1969. The family consists of husband, Bill, who is manager of the electronics, cameras, lamps and modular furniture departments at Rolla's new Wal-Mart store, and three children. Nikki, 16, is a sophomore in high school; Traci, 14, is a freshman, and Marty, 12, is in the 7th grade. April 1976

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One of Barbara's enthusiasms is their new home . The family recently rented the large , old house on 12th Street where Olive Scott Morris lived for so many years. 'There is so much room , " Barbara says. 'We can all find a quiet spot for homework, etc., without contending with those who want to watch TV or listen to music . " What little spare time she has is filled with other activities . The whole family spends time at work for their church, The Word of Faith Tabernacle , and Barbara is church secretary. In a ddition she makes most of the clothes for herself and her daughters. And she usually has a needle· point or crochet project underway. Barbara Petrovic officially may be a secretary and / or staff assistant. But, if you also count homemaker , seamstress, studen't and assorted organized designations, she has more than the average number of titles to her credit.

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A check Jor $6,000 Jrom Consolidation Coal Co . is present ed by Ivan B . Rahn, leJt, Midwest R egion manager Jor industrial and employee relations, to Dr. Ernest M . Spokes, head oj mining engineering at th e University oj Missouri - Rolla. The gift will provide $5,000 Jor scholarshzps and $1,000 Jor the mining engineering program . This year Jour students were awarded Consolidation Coal scholarshzps.

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John H. Morrissey, University oj Missouri· Rolla student, has received a St . Louis Electrical Board oj Trade student award . An honor student, Morrissey was chosen Jor the award as an outstanding electrical engineering senIOr.

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The Alliance of Alumni Associations, the morning and post-lunch sessions University of Missouri, hosted a "Legis- were very informative and aided lative Leadership Day " inJefferson City , understanding to all participants . February 24 , 1976. The Chairman of The afternoon was devoted to the Alliance is Dick Bauer, president- individuals meeting with their legisla elect of the MSM-UMR Alumni Associ- tors . In the evening, 163 people met for ation. Chairman of the event was Nick cocktails and dinner at the Jefferson Monaco , an alumnus of UMC. The day City Country Club . Alumni hosted the opened with a briefing for alumni of the legislative leadership who have special university who had gathered from across need to know of the university and the the state to be briefed by top officials. missions assigned to it. UMR represenThe budgeting process was the major tatives who were able to attend included topic of consideration. The Lt. Gover- Art Baebler, Dick Bauer, Al Buescher, nor addressed the group and explained Jr., J erry Gilmore, Ra y Kasten, Vernon the executive branch 's consideration of Loesing, James]. Murphy, Pete Mattei, state budget matters. The group James W . Stephens, Ed Werner and a djourned for lunch , but gathered Ken As her who represented the a lumni again for a question -a nswer session office and the Chancellor. Bob Patterwhich involved not only Alumni, but son and Harold Kreuger had planned to President Ratchford and Governor attend , but were kept away by last Phelps . It was felt by many there that minute business conflicts.

Tankers Thrice Tops The Miner swimming season again was marked by mediocrity and outstanding success . The dual meet portion of the season again has had its highs and lows with wins over conference rivals, Southeast Missouri State University and Central Missouri State University and losses to the major college figures of Oklahoma and the University of Missouri - Columbia. The dual meet ledger finished at 5 wins and 5 losses with two 4th place finishes in specialty events , the Miner Relays and the Panther-Bear National Qualifier. All in all, it was a seasoning process for the freshman and sophomore dominated swimming team . . The Miners did finish the season with a tremendous amount of success by .scoring more points in the conference meet than has ever been achieved before by beating arch rival Southwest Missouri State 173-133, with the remainder of the conference trailing far behind. All -American Bill Orr lead the way for the Miners with wins in the 100 and 200 freestyle , both in conference and varsity record time and also anchored all 3 Miner Relays . After the events Bill was named the outstanding swimmer in the meet by a poll of the coaches. Other swimmers who contributed valuable swimming efforts were freshman Mark Draper in the 500 and 1650 freestyle , All -American Mike Norberg in his 200 fl y speciality , sophomore Dana Witt ih the 100 fly and the Medley Relay team of Richard Erickson , Lee Ruppert, Dana Witt and Bill Orr and the 800 F ree Relay of Norberg, Draper , sophomore All-American Rand y Lubbert and Orr . Ten Miners used the conference championships to spring boa rd thei r wa y to qualify for the national championships that were held at Springfi eld College, Springfield , M.ass. Erickson and freshman Brad Schreiber both qualifi ed in the backstroke event with freshman Darrell Taylor in the breastrokes, sophomore Da na Witt in the 100 fly, junior All -American Mike Norb erg in the 400 1M and 200 fly dist an ce m en Randy Lubbert and Mark Draper and of course, Bill Orr. The Miners competed extremely well finishing in 13th pla ce as they had done a year ago , which was actually a step up as last years defending national champion in Division III , Chico State, moved

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up to win the Division II meet this year. All-American in scoring efforts were turned in by the Medley Relay, Norberg in the 400 1M , and 200 fly and Bill Orr in the 200 , 500 and 1650 freestyles . The highest finish for the Miners was recorded by Bill Orr in the 1650 with a very fine 4th place. With all 10 of the national qualifiers being underclassmen , the Miners should again show well in the conference and national competition in the near future_ The pressure being exerted by scholarshipped swimming programs is being felt both in the conference and particularly at the national level and if the current trends continue, soon UMR will be shut out from national competition due to lack of competitive funding. The Miners will pursue their 4th consecutive conference championship next year and again hope to show well in national competition. Robert L. Pease Head Swimming Coach Although the Miner basketball team finished with three losses, the 1975-76 season was still the most successful in history . UMR won its first MIAA championship with a 10-2 conference record , ·recorded its best overall record at 18-9 and made its second straight trip to the NCAA Division II regional championships . Coach Billy Key 's club went into the last five regular games needing a strong finish to make it into the nationals aga in. And finish strong they did. In their first crucial test the Miners turned back Lincoln University, 71-63, in the Multi -Purpose Building. After being destroyed by Lincoln, 79-60 , a week earlier it was a must game for the Miners . Bob Stanley led the way with outsta nding rebounding and defensive pla y while also contributing 19 points. Next UMR suffered a letdown by dropping a 63-60 non-conference decision to Kansas State College at Pittsburg. But the Rolla squad returned to the conference wars the following weekend and won an impressive 74-64 triumph over Central Missouri State at Warrensburg. With Lincoln also winning, this put the conference crown up for grabs in the Miners' final conference game against Southwest Missouri State at Springfield.

After losing to the Bears in the pre-conference tournament and having a difficult time winning (67-63) in Rolla, the game was expected to be extremely close . However, the Miners roared to a convincing 83-66 triumph in one of the worst beatings Springfield has ever experienced at home . With Lincoln losing in overtime at Kirksville , UMR captured the conference title that night. All the Miners played well, but the key had to be Royce Vessell with his outstanding defensive play and 15 points . Ron Scroggins led all scorers with 20 and Stanley turned in another strong game on the boards with 15 rebounds . UMR then ended its regular season with a loss to Eastern Illinois University at Charleston, Ill. (Eastern later finished third in the nationals_) The Miners traveled to Thibodaux. , La. , for the NCAA Division II South Central Regional. Lincoln was also invited to this regional because of the Tigers ' outstanding overall record . In the opening game the Miner_ played one of their best games of tit season , but simply could not overtaKe " strong Grambling College squad , losin:.' 67 -61. Grambling had been averaginr better than 91 points a game , but afler the game their coach commented tha · UMR played the finest defense againsl his club he had seen in several yean Stanley was again the team leader , grabbing 19 rebounds, blocking fom shots and scoring 16 points. The game was actually lost at the free throw line where UMR made only 1 of 5 shot~ while Grambling scored on 9 of 1 J frN throws . In the game for third place Lincolr. beat the Miners 86-84 in overtime. in "game neither team wanted to be playing the difference was again al the fre( throw line where Lincoln scored on 1t of 25 efforts while UMR scored on on}, 4 of ] 1 shots_ With three of this year 's srarten returning in Stanley, Ross Klie and Scroggins, the Miners are expected to be a solid club again next season. However, Coach Key and Assistant Coach Jerry Kirksey will have to be successful this spring in their search for one or two outstanding guards to go with the team next season. Dudley Cress Director, P.I.O. April 1976

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Poetry and the Engineer by Larry Vonalt Assistant Professor of English Department of Humanities University of Missouri - Rolla Without thinking about it, we tend to believe tha t there is little or no relationship between engineering and poetry , yet , Jerome B. Wiesner, the Dean of the School of Science at M.LT., has written in his essay , "Education for Creativity in the Sciences," that "We must explicitly encourage (in our students) the development of habits and skills in looking for , and using, analogies , similes , and metaphors to juxtapose, readily , facts and ideas that might not at first appear to be interrelated. " Partly in response to this recognized need for the problem solvers of tomorrow to be able to see the interrelatedness of the problem , and partly from the recognition that poets are masters of analogies, similes, and metaphors, the UMR Humanities Department introduced this year a series of poetry readings. The series consists of five poets of diversified backgrounds and poetric styles. The first to read was the British poet, Tony Connor. His reading was presented on the afternoon of October 10 , 1975, to an audience of approximately 150 students , faculty , and townspeople. While Mr. Connor was on campus , he lectured to literature classes , met for conferences with students , and was interviewed by KUMR radio station. Oxford University Press has published five volumes of Mr. Connor's poems. The latest is The M emoirs of Uncle Harry (1974). Th e Saturday R eview describes Connor as "one of the poets now bringing new life to British verse . . . through the sheer force of an original spirit and of the feeling of his language . .. A dramatist as well as a poet , Connor 's plays have been performed in England , Canada , and the United States. The month of March saw three poets reading poems on the Rolla Campus. On March 4, Howard Nemerov , a Distinguished Professor of English at Washington University and an internationally-known poet , read from his poems. Nemerov has written nine books

of poems, four works of fiction, including the novel , The Homecoming, which was made into the film, Tall Story, starring Anthony Perkins and Jane Fonda, and three collections of non -fiction. A winner of many literary awards , Nemerov served as Consultant of Poetry to the Library of Congress in 196 3-64 . The W estern Approaches, Nemerov 's latest collection of poems, has been cited by Poetry (Chicago) as " a major episode in Nemerov's career, and in modern poetry as well. .. Brendan Galvin , a recent winner of a Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, read his poems on the afternoon of March 17. Galvin is currently Visiting Writer in Residence at Connecticut College and serves as the Director of the Connecticut Writers' Workshop. He has published three books of poems , the most recent being No Time For Good Reasons (University of Pittsburgh Press , 1974) . Galvin 's poems divide themselves into two categories: the urban poems, which become vivid indictments of the waste and boredom which infect most American lives , and the poems whose locus is the country , especially the outer lands of Cape Cod. He has published poems in Th e New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Harp er 's and Hudson Review. The third poet to read in March was Carter Revard. Revard , like Nemerov, teaches at Washington University. He has published one book of poems, My Right Hand Don 't L eave Me No More. Most recently a number of his poems appeared in the collection of American Indian poetry, Voic es of the Rainbow (Viking Press, 1975). While Revard is on campus , he will also present a lecture on Mark Twain and Indians. He has given readings of his poems at Amherst , Massachusetts, Tulsa , and St. Louis. The series concl uded on April 12 , with a reading by the poet Michael >.;tro . Castro , a native of New York City and graduate of State University of New York at Buffalo, is author of The Kokopilau Cycle (1975) and the forthcoming book of poems, Ghost Highway and Other Poems . He founded the River Styx Poets radio show which was a live medium for poets and musicians on station KDNA St. Louis for three years, evolving into River Styx Magazine which Castro edits. He has done much performance work with musIcians and other artists including the " new music" group. The Human

Arts Ensemble . Mr. Castro is an instructor in the English Department at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. UMR has indeed been fortunate to hear readings from such internationally -known poets as Connor and Nemerov and from the young and promising poets , Galvin, Revard , and Castro. Through the generosity of the poets and the hard work of the UMR Humanities Department , a series of this scope and significance has been supported on a little less than a shoe-string. But because of these readings, future engineers are beginning to perceive that their concerns, human in their very essence, are analogous to those of the poets.

Students Honored Gamma Alpha Delta , service organization at the University of Missouri Rolla , has received an award for having one of the 10 most outstanding volunteer programs in Missouri in 1975. The award was presented by Lt. Gov. William C. Phelps at the second annual Missouri Volunteer Conference at Tan Tara March 5. More than 30 service projects were completed last yea r by 650 UMR students. Local projects included the Youth Center, the Senior Center , home winterization for the elderly, cutting a nd delivery of firewood to those in need , and the Sheltered Workshop. Other projects were on campus and St. Louis inner city churches, a nd neighborhood centers. Gamma Alpha Delta is made up of 15 fraternities and two sororities , all of which complete service projects each semester. The organization is sponsored by the United Ministries in Higher Education at UMR. Dr. Richard Stephenson , assistant professor of civil engineering, is faculty adviser. Chaplains are Fr. Don Lammers and the Rev. Clayton L. Smith. GAD 's 1976 Recognition Banquet was held at 6 p.m., April I, at Zeno's with Lt. Gov. Phelps as speaker.

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New Solar Theory

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Work done in the laboratories of the University of Missouri - Rolla has led to a discovery that seems to affect a ll t he current theories pertai ning to the formation of our solar system . As a result of t he research , D r. O live r K . Manuel , professor of chem ist ry at UMR , and a co ll eague , Dr . D. D. Sabu, professor of chemistry a t Gra mbling State Un iversity , Gramb ling, La., h ave deve loped a theory abou t the for m at ion of our sun , the p lanets and their sate llites. Drs. Manuel a nd Sabu , who we re both graduate st udents at the Uni ve rsity of Arkansas in the ea rl y 1960's , h ave been studying the element xe n on sin ce th a t tim e . Xenon is o ne of the noble gases - an inert element that undergoes no c hemical processes in its natural state. Because it has no chem ica l react ions of its own , it is a useful element to study in relation to other e lements. Xenon is made up of atoms of nine different weights ( isotopes) . In their research the two scient ists m easured the re lative abundance of the nine xenon isotopes found in samples of material from earth . the moon and meteorites .

As long ago as 1972 , they noted the presence of very strange xenon (W hi ch they dubbed compone nt X) in sa mples of the A ll ende -type m eteo rites. T his was xe no n that h ad m o re of the e leme nt 's heav iest an d lig htes t isotopes t han comparab le samp les of ot he r metoerites , the moon or the ea rth. "On ly som e type of nuclear ac tion cou ld h ave caused this difference , " Dr. Manuel expla ins. "And the nucl ea r processes did not occu r insi de the meteorites, they had to have occ urred before the meteorite was formed . " Initi a ll y, " he co n tin u e s, "We thought this was xenon from a separate star o r xe no n th at had been subjected to very different nucleosynthesis processes than had occured in our solar system. It had been added , som e how , to the m e teorites th at come from the astro id belt of o u r system. " Wor k in the la boratories has co n tinu ed since 1972 . Once component X was indent ifi ed in Allende-type m eteorites , the two scientists began to find tra ces of it in material from other sources. In 1974 , they reported that the bulk xeno n trapped in ordin ary ston e

Kaiser Refractories Scholarship

Dr. R. E. Moore, left , acce pts a $3, 000 ch eck for scholarships from H . L. Humphrey, cent er, and Mark Martin, right . Th e money is a gift to th e University of Missouri - Rolla from Kaiser R efractories to support women and minority students studying ceramz'c engineering . Form er gift s from th e company are current ly being u tilized by four women stud ents and th e additional amount is expect ed to provide scholarships for six or seven students next fa ll. Humphr ey is manager of the Kais er R efractories Works in Mexico , Mo., one of th e wo rld 's largest refractory produ ct manufacturing facilities. Martin is supervisor of raw materials at th e sam e plant. Dr. Moore is chairman of UMR 's ceramic engineering department.

m eteo rites co ntained component X . T his suggested that large amounts of thi s strange xe non were once present in the region where meteorites formed. In studies of lun a r fines (soi l from the moon) component X was found under co nditions th at meant it had been added to the moon 's surface b y solar wind - directly from the surface of the sun . This observation m ea nt that the a mount of strange xe non was so great that it even a lte red xenon in the sun . Th is reali za tion led Manuel and Sab u to d eve lop a model that proposes a radical new theory on the formation of o u r solar system. The curre ntl y accepted theory suggests th at a little m ore than four and one half b illi on yea rs ago , a large wellmixed cloud of gas and dust moved through sp ace a long an outer edge of our ga laxy. The cloud coll apsed a nd spun rap idly, eventuall y becoming a d isk. Th is action caused the cloud matter to become more dense a nd most of it co llec ted to form a body a t the center of the disk . At some particular stage it became big enoug h , dense enough and hot enough to ca use its nuclear fuel to ignite. This made it wha t we ca ll a star - our sun. At another parti cular stage, some of the remaining particles accumulated and adhered to each other to become planets bound in orb it around the sun or satellites bound in orb it around some of the planets. T hey were not "cast off " the sun, but developed on their own with the materia l collected within their individua l orbits. Those closest to the sun we re the inner , heavier planets. Then came a large be lt of m eteori tes and as teroid material, then the lighter less dense, but la rger p lanets furt herest from the sun . This bas ic theory about the formation of o ur so lar system evolved ap proximately 300 yea rs ago . It seemed to m ake sense and , genera ll y, h as been accep ted by most scientists since that time. "There are many observations these days which are difficult to explai n by t he o ld model ," says Dr . Manuel, " But the major puzzles suddenl y fa ll into p lace when we understand the origin of the strange xe no n. "The xe non m easurem ents are clear on two points, " he exp lains. "First , the hig h co ncentrati o ns of this strange xe n o n in so m e m eteorite gra ins mean th at these gra ins formed in a region of our so la r system where compo nent X was domin a nt over ord in a ry xenon. April 1976

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the prese nce of these volati le elem ents is diffi cu lt to unde rstand in terms of a mod e l where the Earth melted a nd form ed its iron core, sin ce the volatile eleme nts shou ld have been expe lled whe n the mo lten iron sank to the Eart h 's center . " But our mode l does not require su ch a severe thermal history for the Earth , " he says , " and we regard the presence of these volatil es inside the Earth today as additio n a l eviden ce th at the Ea rth accum ul ated in laye rs. " Speculating on the impact the new m odel might have in terms of practica l benefits for man, Dr. Ma nu el cited , among others , the volat ile elem ents. "The more moderate thermal history which our mode l indicates for the Earth m eans th a t the re has been less chemica l d iffer ent ion of terrestrial e lements than previously thought ," he explains, " In addition to the gases , which we know ex ist under high pressure below the Earth 's crust , economica lly interesting e lements now found only in ores and min era ls near the earth 's surface may a lso be discovered at re latively great

dept hs . If these e lem ents can be loca ted a nd ex trac ted under strict controls , the mine ral ores could add mate riall y to our dw indl ing supply and the gases could be ha rn essed as e nergy. " Another adva ntage could be ga ined in the fie ld on m eteorology. Weather co nditions on Earth are re lated to sun spot activity on the sun 's surface. Our new understanding of the interna l stru cture of the sun m ay m a ke it possible for as troph ysists to predict periods of unusual sun spot activity on the sun , thus providing long range wea the r predictions for the Earth. " In a final no te on the new model, Dr. Ma nu el says that they think the su pernova exp losion preceeded the form ation of p la netary solids by a bout a quarter of a billion years. "Even after the la pse of that pe riod , the elem e nts from different regions of the supernova were still not uniformil y mi xed," he concludes. ' When this form ation interval is added to the age of planetary soli ds , we find that the su pe rn ova explosion occurred here al m ost five billion years ago. "

Vice President Presents Academy of Civil Engineering - Fruin-Colnon I Scholarships

University oj Missouri - Ro lla civzl engineering students Bradley Parrish, leJt, and Davz'd Muenks, cent er, are congratulat ed byJames B. McGrath, vz'ce president oj Fruin-Calnan Corp. and vice president oj th e MSM-UMR A lumni Association, at recent award ceremonies . Both stud ents were reCIpients oj $1, 000 UMR A cademy oj Civzl Engineering Fruin-Calnan Scholarsh Ips. Th e scholarships were estab lished by th e Fruin -Ca ln an Foundation, St . Louis. Th e corporation, a nationwide gen eral contractor and designer oj p etroch emical Jacilities, power plants, rapid transit system s, and heavy industrial work, has allocat ed th e Junds to en courage a career int erest in th e constru ction industry.

Special Commencement Festioal of Sound On Commencement morning, May 9, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in and around the University Center and the centra l quadrangle of UMR, there will be a free 'Festival of Sound" to which all are invited. This is to celebrate this year's graduation and coincide with the 50th reunion gatherings. Performing during this time will be numerous sources of music from this region. There will be guitars, fidd les and banjos , and country and western and bluegrass groups. The country and western music will be coming from Mexico and Dixon as well as locally. They will be placed at different stations around the campus area, performing throughout the three hours to produce a symphony of sound which can be experienced by anyone listening to a particular group or anyone walking through the campus and hearing the conjunction of several groups at once . There will a lso be folk, sword, and square dancing performed to live music provided by bagpipes, antique fiddles , and drums. In the cafeteria there will be a 20-piece jazz grou p; and various lounges will contain individual instrumentalists. The quadrangle will contain a brass choir and a string trio. Pipers from St. Louis and drummers and trumpeters of the Hillcrest Highlanders have been invited to circumscribe the performing area from time to time. A possible flyover by the Missouri Air National Guard , at 1: 15, p.m. above Jackling Field, is in the process of negotiation depending on fuel a lloca tion and weather. The events will take place inside University Center in case of rain. Members of the University and the commun ity and those of the surrounding area are invited to listen and participate by playing, singing, or dancing in the resulting events.

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Job Opportunities For information concerning positions listed below , please contact Mr. Larry Nuss, Director of Industrial Relations, UMR, Roll a, Missouri 65401, giving File Number of the position, state your degree, discipline and month and year of yo ur graduation. Regarding the listings that follow , during times of high activity in the emp loyment market , some positions will be filled before they are published. The Placement Office will make a search for similar positions that may be open if you enclose your resume with your inquiry. 888

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BS , MS ChE , ME, EE, CSc, experienced 2-8 yrs. Process control instrumentation projects. Mid-west. Doctorate, Polymer Chemist for R&D, industrial research. BSEE and ME , 5 yrs . or less experience with contractor, Midwest. Agency-Mining Industry positions - 3. BSCE, Mining, Geology, 3 to 7 yrs. experience, technical sales positions. Major manufacturer. BSEE, power. Minimum 5 yrs. experience, design or manufacturing controllers. Mid-west.

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BS + Geological Engr., Geology or Mining. Manager of exploration . Southwest. BS Mining-coal. Mid-west utilities. Experienced_ 2 jobs. Major construction company. Multiple openings, multiple disciplines. International. BS Met Eng. 5 yrs . or more hot cold forming. Mid-west. Agency- Multiple openings, all disciplines. HV AC / ME 5-10 and 10 + experience. Multiple positions. Agency. Major manufacturer-multiple openings. All disciplines. Experienced welding engrs. 2-5 yrs. heavy metals. Atlantic coast. BS or MS Analytical ChemistInorganic or Physical only-research lab . Near west. That golden company agam. Multiple openings. Mid-west food processor. Multiple openings. Mineral process engr. - flotation - iron. International responsibilities . MS Met Eng., GT A - develop tech courses for castings industry. BSEE 3-5 yrs. experience in low power digital circuits. Principal engr . State government copper nickel project. Minimal length 2 yrs. BSCE 10 yrs. management. Midwest RR. BS Industrial engr . 2-5 yrs. classical IE duties.

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Saturday Club, and a member until her death of that organization.

Mrs. Mildred K. Johnston, a prominent civi c leader , widow of the late Congressm an Rowland L. Johnston and chapter sweetheart of Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity died December 22 , 1975. Born in Davenport , Iowa in 1885 , Mrs . Johnston married Rowland Johnston in 1913. Her activities in the community were many. During World War I she chaired the Pulaski County Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives and received a presidential citation for her services. Also Mrs. Johnston participated in the usa during World War II. Other honors accorded Mrs. Johnston were: A member of the Congressional C lub In Washington , D .C. for more than 25 years, president of the Rolla

After the death of Rowland Johnston in 1939 , Mildred Johnston devoted much of her time helping Phi Kappa Theta fraternity serving as chaperone and matron for the Phi Kaps , they awa rded her the honor of lifetime membership.

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University connected research center. Multi-disciplinary and experience level openings. 940, 941 , 942 , 943, 944 Major manufacturer, eastern US, Chern . Eng., ME , multiple openings. 945 Agency listings. Multi-disciplines , all experience levels . 946 BSEE 3 yrs. digital and analog relating to instrumentation and controL Mid-west. 947 BS or MS in AE or ME plus scientific programmers. Midsouth. 948 Agency-mine positions-coal emphasis. 3 openings. 950 BSME and EE . 1-2 yrs. III construction. Mid-west.

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1 923 A. B. Wilkerson retired from ownership of a large foundry and farm equipment manufacturing firm in 1966 , He now maintains an office for free business counselling and has been the executive secretary for the Rotary Club of Fresno for the past ten years. Mr. Wilkerson and his wife, Corinne, live at 560 E. Lansing Way, Fresno, CA 93704. Lois Reeves has notified us of the death of her husband, John Milton Reeves, on Feb. 9, 1976, in Winter Park , FL. 1

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R alph H (Buster) Butts 69 , died in Ap ril 1974, following a heart attack, He was owner and manager of the Farm Supply Co., having been associated with the business since 1924, He was a member of the First Christian Church, the Rotary Club, the Lebanon Masonic Lodge , and was a past president of the Missouri Retail Hardware Association. He was also one of the original members of the Lebanon Country Club. He is survived by his wife and one daughter. His home address was Route 3, Lebanon, MO 65536.

1 930 Elmer F. Cirkal, of 6461 Rosemont, Ft. Worth, TX 76116, chief of the flood plain management branch of the U,S . Army Corps of Engineers , died January 29, 1976. He is survived by his wife, Leatrice; a son , Thomas E. Circkal of Denver, Colo.; a daughter, Mrs. Frances Lea Stuart of Houston; and a brother, Robert Cirkal of St. Louis. 1

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William H. Lenz , of 127 Astec Ave., Los Alamos, NM 87544 , claims to be retired. However, he is teaching tennis and writing a tennis book in addition to his music and gardening hobbies.

1 935 Mrs. Bernice Holtman has notified us of the death of her husband, Louis William Holtman, on February 21, 1976 , He died at his home , 515 W . Tri Lakes Dr., Horseshoe Bend, AR 72512 , at the age of 62. Mr. Holtman was retired from Shell Oil. Roberta (Polly) Hartman McDill died February 9 , 1976 , in San Diego, of a massive stroke. She was the wife of William H. McDill of 4610 Lisann, San Diego , CA 92117. Mr. McDill is chief engineer for Dutton Manufacturing. 1 936 Richard H. Hoffman and his wife , Melba, are enjoying retirement . Their home is 107 Ramona Drive in San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. The Alumni Office has been notified of the death of Marshall Richard Spahr of Route 3, Box 464 , Baton Rouge , LA 70808, on March 8, 1974. Herman and Helen Pfeifer have moved to 5 South Pego Way, Hot Springs Village, AR 71901 , preparatory to retirement about mid-year. Mr. Pfeifer is account manager for Union Carbide in Chicago,

1 939 Harold S. Kidd has retired and he and his wife, Michelle, plan to stay in Europe for a year or two. They have a nice place about 25 miles SW of Munich, 7 Zugspitz Strasse, 8132 Tutzing, West Germany. They also have a place in Italy near Verona . 'The beer is better in Bavaria, but the weather is warmer in Italy," says Mr. Kidd. 'We will be glad to see any old friends who can get here," say both Kidds. 31

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Harold B. Theerman, P .E., recen tly joined the firm of Horner & Shifrin , Inc., Consu lti ng Engineers, as Principal Engineer . Mr. Theerman is a m em ber of The Engineers' Club of St. Louis, The Institute of Traffic Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the Missouri and Nation al Society of Professional Engineers. H is home address is 230 Huntleigh Dr., Kirkwood, MO 63122 .

James W. Jensen, of 2205 Vichy Rd., Rolla, MO, retired from the U.S. Bureau of Mines in 1975. In January and February 1976, he led a five-man group study exchange team under a Rotary Foundation Award to India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. He recently accepted a position with Town & County Realtors in Rolla as a Realtor Associate. 1 9 .4 3

William R. Anderson reports that Lou Rosser's travels bring him to Pueblo often. Mr. Anderson and Mr. Rosser went through high school in Hannibal, MO, and MSM together and are really enjoying their visits . Mr. Anderson's home address is 3304 St. Clair Ave., Pueblo, CO 81005.

1 9 .4 5 Robert C . Rankin has been transferred from Southern Pacific Transportation Company's Houston, Tex., Office to their San Francisco Office and made an assistant architect . His new home address is 950 Chula Vista #1, Burlingame, CA 94010. 1 9 .4 7

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1 950 J. Kent Roberts , assistant dean of engineering at the University of Missouri - Rolla, was one of those honored at the Missouri Engineering Awards Banquet in Columbia during National Engineers Week, Feb. 22-28. Roberts was recognized for "outstanding service to the engineering profession as a member of the Missouri Board of Architects , Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. " He was a member of the board from 1966 to 1974. Kent lives at 1018 Morrell, Rolla .

Elmer W . Belew, P.E. , former exec utive directo r of the Bi-State Development Agency and previously Chief Engineer for a St. Louis construction firm, has joined Horner & Shifrin, Inc., Consulting Engineers, as Director of Operations. He will be assuming responsib ility for the managem ent of the firm's external operations and the marketing of professional services . Mr. Belew lives at 11614 Norgate Dr., St. Louis, MO 63138 .

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A Memorial Fund has been established to honor Francis C. "Ike" Edwards. Gifts may be forwarded to the MSM-UMR Alumni Association 0 f fie e, H a r r i s Hall, University of Missouri-Rolla, R 0 I I a, Mo. 65401. Please make checks payable to the Ike Edwards Fund.

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1 953 1 9 5 1 Jack L. Hubbard , of 12634 Harriet Robert H. Regan, of 8183 East 31st Circle , Dallas, TX 75234, is senior Court, T ulsa , OK 74145, has been associate engineer with Mobile R esearch eleva ted to manager of property & Development Corp. Jack and his wife acco unting and tax from assistant to the Jea n ''hope to make it back to Rolla for manager of taxes for Skelly Oil Co. He my classes ' 25th anniversary at homeÂˇ wi ll be responsible for the property tax, coming. property accounting and joint operaClark F. Houghton has been elected tions sections. 1976 Chairman of Operations & 1 956 Engineering Committee of National Oil Randall Max McClure , of 401 S. 4th Jobbers Council. He and his wife, Orvie, St. , Effingham , IL 12401, has been live a t Osage Beach on the Lake of the accep ted by Lo uisiana Tech. Univ. , Ozarks (P.O. Box 167 , Eldon, MO 65026). Mr. Houghton said , 'Wo n 't Gradu a te School for the spring quarter. make Homecoming because of previous He plans to obtain his MS in petroleum . engineering. commitment. Have fun. " Michael F. Summers, manufacturing 1 957 Philip Stanley Roush has been manager-glass , for Westinghouse , has been transferred from their Salina, KS. , appointed to the Business and Indusplant to Fairmont, WV. His new home trial Development Commission for St. address is 22 Pheasant Drive , Fairmont , Louis Count y. He is manager of the area development department for WV 26554. Joseph and Arcilia Fornari, of 324 Union Electric. His home address is Yellow Creek, Homer City , PA 15748 , 8935 Burnt Oak, St. Lo uis , MO 63123. will be celebrating their Silver Wedding 1 958 Anniversary on September 1, 1976. Mr. B. Neil Lewis, P.E. , was appointed a Fornari is a mechanical engin eer wi th member of the Missouri Board for Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Co. Jerry E. Cotner, age 46 years , 7 Architects, Professional Engineers and months , and one day, died January 11 , Land Surveyors by Governor Christo1976 , in Temple, Texas. He was pher S. Bond on October 7, 1975. This president of Lab Tape Inc. in Taylor , appointment was confirmed by the Texas . He leaves his wife , Lillian , and Missouri Senate on February 4 , 1976 . five children , Debi, Dave, Doug, Diana , His term will end August 29 , 1979 . Mr. and Donna. The family home address is Lewis is a partner in the engineering and surveying firm of Redman and 1223 Cecelia, Taylor, TX 76574. Paul Pender, of 1257 Ivanhoe Dr., Lewis in Kennett, MO. Ray Phillips has been elected Douglas East Lansing, MI 48823 , is writing a book on the history of the Pender County Chamber of Commerce PresiFamily. His book is due for publication dent and is looking forward to an in 9 months. Mr. Pender works as an exciting year in Ava. Phil took over the architect 's representative for Holmes & Otasco Store in Ava in June, 1975 . He and his wife Suzanne and their three Black, Inc. daughters Lorie , Julie and Amy live north of Ava . Mail address is Box 393 ' Ava, MO 65608.

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195 9 Richard W. Denise has been made plant manager of Independence FounÂˇ dry & Machine Co. He and his wife Sally are still in the process of relocating from Collinsville to the Kansas City area . They h ave four children at home, including three boys in high schooL T heir oldest daughter teaches science in Waukesha, WI , Junior High. Ron Mouser 's wife, Barbara, died suddenly on January 8, 1976. Barbara had a history of heart trouble and that was the cause of death . Ron and his two

1 9 5 9 (Cont.) sons Russell and David will continue to live at 13 Marjaleen Dr. , Ironia , NJ 07845.

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C. R. Reeves , of 315 N . Hale, Palatine , IL 60067, has been elected a vice president and member of the Board of Directors of Warren & Van Praag, Inc . Mr. Reeves, P .E. , is in charge of the Chicago office with management supervision of the Decatur , IL, office as well. Bruce and Joan Bramfitt have a son , David Livingston Bramfitt, born June 25 , 1975. Their home address is 16 Pleasant Dr., Rd. 7, Bethlehem, P A 18015 . Dr. Bramfitt is a research engineer with Bethlehem Steel.

196 1 Farouk EI-Baz , Research Director of the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies at the National Air and Space Museum recently joined Apollo -Soyuz Astronauts Thomas P . Stafford , Vance D. Brand , and Donald K. Slayton in a lecture tour in the Middle East. They visited five Arab countries: Egypt , Saudi Arabia , United Arab Emirates , Qatar , and Kuwait. The trip was sponsored by the U.S. Information Agency. Twelve lectures were given during the two week tour on significant results of the A polio-Soyuz mission , desert photography from space, and NASA's new program , "the Space Shuttle. " Dr. EI-Baz lectured in Arabic and translated into the same language lectures given by the astronauts.

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964 G. Douglas Schellman, CLU, has been appointed general agent in the Colorado Springs area for Kansas City Life Insurance Co. Schellman received his Chartered Life Underwriters designation in September, 1974 . He has earned several life insurance industry honors and is currently president of the Colorado Springs Life Underwriters Association . Schellman and his wife, Patty, and their three children live at 3107 Nevermind Lan e, Colorado Springs, CO 80917.

Jerry W Huffman '62. Jerry W. Huffman returned in midFebruary from Antarctica, where he acted as the National Science Foundation 's Senior Representative during the austral summer. He was promoted to Station Projects Manager, Office of Polar Programs , in late 1975, and is responsible for management and construction at U .S. stations, which support the U .S. Antarctic Program. The Huffman's reside at 3806 Towanda Rd., Alexandria, VA 22303. Ned and Nancy Hutchins left PA last March and moved to 2138 Banff Court, GrandJunction, CO 81501. Ned is now working for Occidental Oil Co. at their oil shale operation in western Colorado. Douglas Schellman '64. They are using the modified in-situ system for the recovery of oil from the Jack F. Suetterlin has been appointed Green River oil shale formation . Ned is commercial operations manager for general manager of East St. Louis Castings Company's new Specialty Occidental Oil. Division. The new Specialty Division 196 3 will be a no-bake, low volume operation David and Janice Fenton and their with electric induction melting. Castchildren, Scott 13 , Susan 7, Julie & ings will range in weight from 1 lb. to Jennifer 5 , recently moved to 290 Ridge 500 lbs. Mr. Sutterlin lives at 2843 Trail Court , Chesterfield, MO 63017. Amberglow, St. Louis, MO 63129. Dave is now employed as a project manager for Sverdrup & Parcel. Edward A. Kriege has been appointTHANK YOU ed building services engineer specializing in systems analysis and computer It has been called to aur application for Sverdrup & Parcel. His attention that the MSM ALUMhome address is 7144 Washington Ave., NUS carries frequent invitations St. Louis, MO 63130. to membership in the Century The fourth child, but first daughter, Club without any instructions as Christina Denise, was born September to how you join. It is simple. just 3, 1975, to Bill and Beverly Reid , of make gifts to the Annual Fund 2125 Lyman, Billings, MT 59102. Bill is totaling $100 between Septempresently working for the Indian Health ber 1 and August 31 in any Service of the U.S. Public Health given fund year. Service as Deputy Area Sanitation Facilities Const. Officer and holds the rank of Commander.

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1 965 As of March 1, 1976, Walt and Anne Mulyca have three daughters. Amy is the new arrival. Her sisters are Tracee 7, and Jessica 2. Their home address is 203 Hillcrest, Marshall, TX 75670. Walt was recently elected chairmanelect of the Shreveport Chapter of the American Society for Quality Control. He is employed as an area supervisor in production for Alcoa Conductor Products Co.

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James E. Shelby, Jr., of 1408 Ardmore Place , Livermore , CA 84550 , received the 1975 George W. Morey Award for his outstanding contributions to glass science and technol.ogy dur.ing the Glass Division 's fall meeting. He IS a member of the technical staff of the Physical Research Division , Sandia Corp. John Joseph Parker is the recipient of the 1976 Young Engineer of the Year Award from his co· professionals . Mr. Parker is senior engineer of the City Utilities water department of Springfield. He and his wife and their two children live at 3452 South Franklin , Springfield, MO 65804. Alfred J. Thiede has moved to Aschaffenburg, West Germany, after 18 exciting and rewarding months in West Berlin. On 27 January 1976 , he assumed command of the 9th Engr . Battalion (Combat), capturers of the Ramagen Bridge during WWII, and is "having a baill " His mailing address is Commander , HQ 9th Engr Bn (Combat), APO New York, NY 09162. Roger and Karen Stickler, of 1490 Macon Court, Aurora, CO 80012, have a baby girl, Heather Marie, born April 16 , 1975. Heather has a brother Jan and a sister Dawn. Roger works as a project engineer-civil for Black & Veatch.

966 Ralph H. Kramer has written to inform us that Paul David Kramer was born November 16, 1975, joining his older sister, Lisa, and brother, Mark. Ralph and Carol and their three children live at 215 Mulberry Dr., Lafayette, LA 70501. Ralph is a petroleum engineer with Tenneco .

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J. D. Bennett has been promoted to superintendent of chemical and instrument development of Celco, a division of Celanese Fibers Co. in N arrows, VA . In his new position, he is responsible for plant-wide instrument, m~chani.cal and chemical development, IncludIng the application of on-line computers and instrumentation for process control. The mailing address for Dr. Bennett and his wife, the former Cheryl Ann Mueller '67, is P.O. Box 422 , Pearisburg, VA 24134.

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1 9 6 7 Joseph E. Dieterman, of 912 Dover· falls , Manchester, MO 63011, has been elected a vice president and member of Warren & Van Praag, Inc. 's Board of Directors. Mr. Dieterman, P .E. , directs the Western Operations with engineering offices in St. Louis and Davenpor~ , Iowa , and WVP IJockenhoefer Assoclates, Architects.

1 9 6 8 (Cont.) Tom Cadwell and Nancy Goodrich were married on December 20, 1975, and are making their home at 3605 Knollstone Dr., St. Louis, MO 63135. Tom is employed by Monsanto Company as a construction superintendent. Nancy is employed as a first grade teacher by the Alton school district.

Gary A. Hoffman received his MBA in December, 1974, and went to work for Betz Labs in April, 1975. He began in the hydrocarbon processi~g industl)' group specializing in marketIng chemlcal treatment programs to petroleum and chemical industries. His title is Marketing Engineer-HPI Group. Ga:r was married to Jane Marie Hellwege In October , 1975 . The couple is living at 42 Fairway Drive , Yardley, PA 19067 .

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J. E. Dz'eterman '67. John M. Sadowski, of 2209 Montauk Rd. , Apt. 2 , Roanoke , VA 24017, is District Manager with NSPC-Stran . He is a P .E. registered in Connecticut and is currently working on his MBA .d.egree. Jim Christian has ~ ,:ew posl~lOn as sales executive for DIgItal EqUipment Corp. His new home address is 986 Kanakou Place, Honolulu, HI 96825. Martin Capages, Jr. , has been named senior production engineer for ESSO Europe , Inc. in London. He has been supervising engineer in the Houston, Tex ., district of Exxon Co., USA. Mr. Ca pages and his wife and. t.heir tw.o children are currently receivIng their mail at 5 Hanover SQ % ESSO Europe, London WI, England. During 1975 a son, Thomas, was born to Earl and Ellen Weber, of 640 E. Prairie, Lombard , IL 60148. They now have three children, Christine , Jennifer and Thomas. Mr. Weber is a project engineer with Armsted Research Labs in Bensenville. 1 968 Dennis Charles Martin and Mary Elaine Devaney Martin ('67) have a son Michael Dennis, born October 11 , 197'5. Mr. Martin is senior engineer in Components Engineering, Bendix Co~ poration Kansas City Div. He and .hls family live at 11200 Askew, Kansas City, MO 64137 .

Thomas H. Bell was transferred Jan. 1, 1976, to Hercor Chern. Corp., a Hercules Inc. joint venture, in Ponce, P . R. He was promoted to staff engineer for the Corp . Tom, his wife Carol , and children Susan and Tommy reside at Calle C -B8 Valle Verde, Ponce, Puerto Rico 00731. They plan to visit Missouri in October '7 6 and hope to attend Homecoming. John and Julie Trapp have three children , Laura 6 , John II 4 , and Jennifer, born June 8 , 1975, at home. John will be presenting a paper at the International Geological Congress in Sidney, Australia, next August. Dr. John Rockaway , his MSM advisor, will be going also . John is a senior geologist with Dames and Moore. His home address is 1118 Alden, Buffalo Grove , IL 60090. Mr . and Mrs. Donald R. Bush and sons have accepted a position with the Phillips Petroleum Company in Bartlesville. Their new address is 2908 Sheridan Rd., Bartlesville, OK 74003. Mr. Bush is a computer systems programmer for Phillips. Donald L. Traut has graduated from the Univ. of Utah Law School. He will take the Utah Bar Exam and then plans to move to Cranbury, NJ, to start work as a patent attorney at Cities Service Company. The mailing address for Don and his wife Donna is P.O. Box 276E, Cranbury , NJ 08512.

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1 9 6 9 (Cont.) Gary and Doris Koenig. of 1625 N. Franklin, Danville, IL 61832, are expecting their fourth child in May . Gary is Manager, Systems & Programming Services for Hyster Co. Tom and Judy Zenge's first child was born December 30, 1975 . Son Thomas Andrew weighed 7 Ibs. 2 ~ oz. Father Tom is group leader, Engineering Division , Procter & Gamble. Their home address is 126 Junedale Dr. , Cincinnati, OH 45218 . Captain Fred N . Bondurant was deployed with his Little Rock AFB, Ark., unit for temporary duty at Mildenhall RAF Station, England. Capta in Bondurant is a squadron instructor pilot with the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing, a component of the Military Airlift Command. His home address is Ridgecrest Manor , D-24, North Little Rock, AR 72116. Anthony Ralph A. Handler lives at Samuel Castro Neves , 148 Apt. 41, Sao Paulo , SP , Brazil 04700 . He is project manager for Montreal Engenharia S.A. and is in charge of a consulting job to design an integrated operational control system for the water distribution system of the greater Sao Paulo metropolitian area , serving 8 million people, largest in Latin America.

1 9 7 0 (Cont.) Thomas E. Eaton, RR 4, 110 Laurie Lane , Georgetown, KY 40324, received the Doctor of Science Degree from the Nuclear Engineering Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is currently employed as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kentucky at Lexington. James L. and Donna M . Furry are pleased to announce that James Travis has a new baby sister, Tiffany Nicolle , born January 8, 1976. She weighed 7 Ibt 10 ozs. and was 19 in. long at birth. Jim, Donna, Travis, and Tiffany make their home in sunny southern Arizona where Jim is the chief mechanical design engineer for Facilities Engineering in Ft. Huachua. Jim adds, 'Friends may reach me at 5150 Leonardo da Vinci Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635." Michael Sipp, of 16180 Landmark Dr., Whittier, CA 90605, has been promoted to product control supervisor II at the Oscar Mayer & Co. plant in Sherman. His new home address is 410 Ridgeview Rd ., Sherman, TX 75090.

Larry J. Schnurbush has been promoted to Superintendent-Construction & Maintenance Control at Laclede Steel 's major steel works in Alton. Mr. Schnurbusch and his family live at 1402 Langholm Dr ., Florissant, MO 63031. Richard H . Erxleben has joined Midwestern Joists, Inc . as a sales engineer and will be based in their St. Louis office. He has been active in the marketing of engineered construction products in the St. Louis area for the past three years. Mr. Erxleben 's home address is 4347 Canyon Side Lane , St. Louis , MO 63128.

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George E . Bergen has been promoted to chief of the mechanical section of the Mechanical/Electrical Engineering Department of R. W. Booker & Associates, Inc. His home address is 10 37 Wood Ave., Kirkwood , MO 63122. 1 970 Allen J. Rushing, of 429 Tara Lane, Ronald and Roberta Zylich tell us Webster, NY 14580, was co-author of a that a new playmate for Steven and ' paper describing 'Limiting Factors in Mi chael , now 5 and 3 respectively, Electrophotographic Latent I mag e Kristopher Daniel , was born November Resolution," one of 48 selected for 4, 1975 . Mr Zylich is a planning inclusion in the fourÂˇ volume annual, engineer, Northeast Division, for the "Scientific Publications from Eastman Massachusetts Electric Co. The Family's Kodak Laboratories (SPEKL), just home address is 94 Acton Rd., released. Rushing is a senior physicist Chelmsford , MA 01824 . with Eastman Kodak.

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John Barnes recently received his Ph.~. i.n electrical and computer en.gI~eerIng from the University of Michigan. Dr. Barnes received the outstanding graduate student achievement a~ard an~ graduate teaching award In electncal engineering for 1975 . Presently he is a senior scientist at American Micro-systems, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA. John and Carol Schwager were married in McComb, MS, on January 3, 1976. Mrs. Schwager is employed as an instructor at Loyola Univ. in New Orleans. Mr. Schwager is a production engineer with Shell Oil. The couple lives at 222 London Ave., Apt. 106, Metairie. LA 70005 . James D. Case, Jr., announces his engagement on January 26, 1976, to Mary Sue Martin. Mary is from Dixon, MO, and works for the United Telephone Co. in Rolla. No date has been set for the wedding. J. D. is assistant general foreman-MTCE for U.S. Steel Corp., South Works, in Chicago. His home address is 511-4 Clyde Ave., Calumet City, IL 60409. Walter S. Schamel III , of 1503 Wekewa Neng, Tallahassee, FL 32301, has a new assignment in Florida DOT Bureau of Aviation to airport licensing. He is currently responsible for 400 airports and also assists with flight / pilot safety. He was appointed FAA Accident Prevention Counselor for the third year. Robert and Cheri ( '71) Hardwick are expecting their first child in May. 1976. They live at 701 Ealy, Effingham, IL 62401. Mr. Hardwick is a civil engineer with the Illinois Division of Highways. Sam and Barbara Reed and their two daughters ( age 4 ~ and 1 ~) moved to 514 Westmoreland, Apt. 18, Vernon Hills, IL 60061, last September when Sam enrolled in Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield. He is now a full time student in the Master of Divinity program preparing for the Christian ministry. Randolph W. Schmelzel, of 114 Chesterfield Rd., Greenville, SC 29605 , was appointed to a permanent three man energy conservation team in June, 1975. He attended the UMR Conference on Energy in 1975. Mr. Schmelzel is an Energy Conservation Engineer for Fiber Industries , Inc . April 1976

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Charles (Chuck) Lajeunesse , of 808 S. Providence, Columbia, MO 65201 , was elected internal vice president of the Missouri Jaycees in December , 1975 . Chuck is currently a student at UMC . Robert R. Morrison, Jr. has joined the staff of Abbott Laboratories at their headquarters in North Chicago. He will be responsible for cOnCeIVing and designing improved materials handling and storage facilities , methods and equipments , developing and imple· menting programs for operating. His title is Materials Management Engineer. Mr. Morrison's home address is 312 N. Green Bay Rd ., Apt. 702 , Waukegan , IL 60085 . Lawrence Nolan , of 2345-A Montezuma, Florissant , MO 63031, is a senior systems programmer for McDonnell Douglas. For the past year he has been working in the interactive computer group in the McAuto Computer Division.

Captain William E. Ayen has been named Executive Officer of the Quarter in his unit at L. G. Hanscom AFB , Mass. A computer systems analyst , Ca pta in A yen was selected for his professional skill , leadership and duty performance. He is assigned to the Electronic Systems Division, a part of the Air Force Systems Command . Captain Ayen's home address is 2-C Scott Circle , Bedford, MA 01730 . Joseph R . Ward has moved to 418 Adams St. , Apt. 8 , Rockton , IL 61072 , and has accepted a pOSItiOn as metallurgist with Stateline Foundries, Inc ., in Roscoe . Charles M. Hunsel has been made Industrial Sales Manager for Missouri Edison Co. His duties will consist of both sa les and engineering as well as advising industrial customers. Although Chuck 's duties will cover the company's entire service area , his office will be loc ated at Wentzville. Mrs. Joyce Hunsel is employed by the Continental Telephone Co. Their home address is #3 Ellerman Ct. , Wentzville , MO 63385. Larry Benesh returned from Treasure Cay , Bahamas, where his employer, Maclair Asphalt Co., held a company seminar , just in time to celebrate his daughter , Angela 's first birthday. Larry is a construction engineer with Maclair. His home address is 28 Lakewood Court , Collinsville, IL 62234. Loren L. Bruns has been in the Coast Guard for three years and is currently working as a mechanical engineer in the mechanical! electrical section of the civil engineering branch . Lt (jg) Bruns was recently married and he and his wife Barbara are living at 1582 Orchard Grove, Lakewood , OH 44107 . Gary E. Johney is a field engineer with Westinghouse and is assigned to Kunsan , Korea. His job is to provide technical assistance to the USAF. His mailing address is PSC Box 234 , APO San Francisco , CA 96264.

Walter C. Trnka is now working for Industrial Filter and Pump MFG. Co. in Cicero. At present he is a technical specialist. In addition to his job he is attending evening school and is working on an MBA . His home address is 116 E . Quincy , Riverside , IL 60546. After surviving Viet Nam , a marri-age , a false start in industry, and 8 months unemployment , Richard A. Dumay has re-staffed, retrained, liquedated unnecessary assets, and moved to KY with his 2 kids , wife , and baby son Michael Arthur. The new home address for Richard and Patricia and famil y is Route 2 , Runway Acres , Russell Springs , KY 42642 . Mr. Dumay is a civil engineer with ICOS Corp . of America. A son , Jason Alan, was born to Larry and Nanette Erickson , of 612 E. 72nd Terr. , Kansas City , MO 64131, on April 6,1975. Larry is a civil Engineer II wit h the Kansas City Dept. of Public Works. Ken and Marie Downing announce the birth of their first child , Kenneth Brian Burton Downing, on the 10th of February , 1976. The proud new p arents also have a new home at 2137 44th St. , Highland , IN 46322 . Ken is employed by the Inland Steel Co. in E a s t Chicago as a blast furnace blower foreman . MSMAlumnus

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1 9 7 2 (Cont.) Martin Stephens has transferred from Owens-Illinois New Jersey plant to Toledo. His new home address is 4613 Ottowa Trail, Toledo , OH 4361l. Ja m es R. W hitten, of 203 Windy Lane, Apt. 8, Michigan City, IN 46360, received his MS in Psychology from CMSU a nd is working as Coordinator of Outpatient Services a t LaPorte County Mental Health Center. He is involved in psychotherapy a nd coordinates clinical outpatient activities for a population of 50, 000 . Mr. Whitten also coordinates county wide projects for children and adolescents for the county (population 150 .000) . 1 973 Joseph L. R. Rooks was recently selected for promotion to Major in the U.S . Air Force . His new job responsibility as Chief, Systems Support Division, Directorate of Systems Technology , includes AF Data Automation , personnel management recording, reporting ADS for above inventory utilization, performance, and maintenance / reliability for the systems . His home address is 134A Avenue C , Gunter AFS, AL 36115. Ernie and Charlotte Petermann have a new son , Jeffrey Charles , born 8 Jan. '76 , at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma , WA. He weighed in at 6 lbs . 13 ~ oz. and was 19 ~ in. long. He joins a brother Steve and a sister Cheryl. Ernie (Capt. Petermann) is facilities engineer directorate for the U.S. Army. Their home address is 431 Trailb lazer Loop SE , Olympia , WA 98503. James Edward Keller and Margaret Lynn Schneider were married December 28 , 1975 . Mr. Keller is employed by Ozark Airlines, Lambert Field, St. Louis . Tom a nd G ladys Boschert want their friends to kn ow of their new address 2 11 Cimmarron , R oute 4 , St. Charles: MO 6330 1. T hey are a lso pleased to a nn o un ce that a birth is expected in the fami ly this summer . Tom is a project eng In ee r wit h TRW Piston Ring Di v. Frank M. Yates , of Route 2 , Nevada, MO 64772 , is work ing with the Peace Co rps Forestry Dept. , P.O. Box 209 T a koradi. G h ana , West Africa. I-I ~ spent two years In Gha n a before rece iving a 45 day vacat ion. He was home during August and September a nd has now gone back to Gha n a for a noth er year. 37

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1 9 7 3 (Cont.) William H. Cohrs III and Bonnie Sue Owens were married February 7, 1976. The couple are making their home at 106 East Harper St., Poplar Bluff, MO 63901. Mr. Cohrs is employed by Riddle Engineering, Inc. in Kansas City . Richard E . Buchanan and Beth Ann Campbell were married in October, 197 5. The couple resides at 128 Teaberry Dr. , Spencerport, NY 14613. Mr. Buchanan is a computer systems ana lyst with Eastman Kodak in Rochester. Curt a nd Joan Wegener, of 6705 N. Terra Vista, Peoria, IL 61614, h ave a son, Daniel, born September 10 , 1975 . Mr. Wegener is a market specialist with Caterpillar Tractor Co. Jim,. Nadine , and Christopher Scheller have moved to 209 West First North Mt. O!ive , IL 62069. Jim left Westing: house m October and is now working for McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis as an engi n eer consultant.

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Stephen R. Fraley '74 . Second Lie utenant Stephen R . Fraley has been awa rded silver wings upon gradua tI on from USAF navigator trainIng at Mather AFB , Calif. He will remain at Mather for duty with the 453rd Flying Training Squadron. Lt. Fraley a nd his wife C h a rlene a re living at 2820 Laloma Dr. , #27 , Rancho Cordova , CA 95670. James H . VanHouten, of R .R . #3 , Rock y Point , NY 1177 8, is field enginee r for Dravo Co rp. in Pittsburgh. He IS m charge of construct ion survey ing for the Shoreh am Nuclear Power Stat ion. 38

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Wiegmann ' 74. Gera ld G. Wiegmann is working as a sa les engineer for The Trane Company's Commerc ial A ir Conditioning Division m Houston. His new home address is 560 1 C himney Rock , #9 , Houston, TX 77081. . Michael Dale Rousselot and Janice Eil een Damm were married on Dece mber 27 , 1975. The couple is residing at 40 1 Cheenan-N icholson in Chapman, KS 67431. Mr. Rousselot is office e ngineer for Neosho Construction Co. in Council Grove . . Lieutenant Michael J. Miller, his Wife , Deb, and his daughter , Amy, are now residing in Apt. 106 , Merrimac Heights , Felix Rd. , Selma , AL 36701. Mike is in pilot training with the USAF at Craig AFB. They expect a second child around 5 April 76. Mike reports that his work with Charmin P&G at Cape Girardeau, MO , was a rewarding a nd challengmg ex perience in the area of produ ction management. He sta tes that he has found his UMR education to be " the key to many avenues of ~ pportunity.: ' H e says that flying is a great ex penence ... T.. G . and Barbara Rehkop were marn ed last July 26. and are living at 3905 N. J efferson , Midland , MI 48640. They inform us that, " Phred is alive a nd well and living in Midland. " Mr. Rehkop is a programmer with Dow Corning Corp. Rick and Maggie Jones ('73) have purchased their first home at 112 Merideth Lane in Longmont , CO 80501. Rick is still working for IBM , but Maggie has been working as a teacher since September. They now feel as if they really are Coloradians and are enjoying it very much .

1 9 7 4 (Cont.) James R . Kauten, Apt. 4, 427 South Euclid. Oak Park, IL 60302, is currently enrolled as a medical student at the Chicago Medical School. Paul E. Miller has been transferred a nd promoted to mining engineer at Co nsolid at ion Coal's Matthews OperatIon In Tackett Creek, TN. Miller's new home ad dress is 103 Edgewood Rd. , Apt. 5 , Middlesboro, K Y 40965. . Mark Miller, P.O. Box 753, Austinville, VA 24312, is employed as a mine geoloJ:pst by the New J ersey Zinc Co . 197 5 John L. Smith has accepted a field e ngineering position with General Electr! c ~s Inst allation & Service Engineering DlvlsI(?n. He is a member of the National Engineering Honor Society, the NatIonal Electric Engineering Hono r Society and IEEE. We do not have a current home address for Mr. Smith a nd hi s wife , Patricia. Mr. & Mrs. Gary Bording, of 2717 S . KIngshlghway, St. Louis, MO 63139 have notified us that their son Mark Lindsey Bording, was killed ' in an auto mobile accident on March 3, 1976.

Terry]. Forster '75. Terry J. Forster , of 7322 Devonshire St. Louis, MO 63119, has joined th~ Civil/Structural Dept. of R. W. Booker & Associates I nco as a design engineer. Gregory A . Hellwig, P.O. Box 8183, Chattanooga T~ 37411, is working as a mechanIcal 'engIneer for the TransportatIOn Branch of TVA's Property & Supply Div. He is a member of S.A.E. & A.S.M.E. Current on-the-job projects mcl~de training with respect to heavy equipment. Laura Jean Webber was married to Mark S. Blaser on August 9, 1975. Both Laura and Mark are graduate students at UMR. Their home address is 603 East 11 th St. , Rolla. April 1976

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