Missouri S&T Magazine, Spring 1998

A PUBLICATION OF THE MSM·UMR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

SPRING 1998

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DIRECTORS AT LARGE JOHN F. EASH. '79.4622 Briars"e Dr.. St. Charles, MO 63304 GE E W. EDWARDS, '53, 159 Hillmon t Drive. Paducah, KY 42003 K. DANIEL HIN"'LE, '73, 4019 Felicia Dr., Sugar Land, TX 77479 DENNIS R. MCG EE, '69. HCR S2, Box 445, Bixby, MO 65439 RI CHARD R. PAUL, '66, 60 1 Youm Dr.. Wri ght Pallerson AFB, OH 45433-1146 THEODORE L. WEISE. '67. Fede",1 Express Corp., 2005 Co ~mteAve .. Memph is. TN 38132

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Castleman Hall 1870 Miner Circle Rolla, MO 65409-0650 Telephone (573) 341-4145 FAX: (573) 341-6091 E-mail : alumni@umr.edu http://www.umr.edu/a lumni

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GE RALD W. BERSETT, '65. P.O. Box 2200, ell' London, NH 03257 GRAHA M G. SUTHERLAND Ill. '64. Eiehleay CO ~)Qm ti o n, 6585 Penn Avenue, Pinsbursh. PA 15206 WILLIAM E. STEINKAMP, '64, 126 Westwood, Clinton. TN 377 16 DANIEL L. CARNAHAN. '68,6042 NW 66 Ave .. Parkl and. FL 33067- 1302 DENNIS J. K1N CHE '. '78. 10836 Currier Court. Brighton. MI 48 11 6 JOHN MOSCARI. '5 1. 503 Coleman Dri ve, Longview. TX 75602 GREGORY JU GE. '65.350 '. Pilot Knob Road, Galena, IL 61036 HENRY E. MIDDEN Ill. '69. Mansfield Electri c Co .. P.O. Box 1453. Spri ngfield. IL 62705 MYRO H. BIDDLE '76. 2409 Doubletrce Court . Lexington, KY 40514 JAMES L. FOLL. '74. 207 NE Country LmlC, Lee's Summit. MO 640 6 LARRY L. HENDREN. '73,2 10 S. Glenwood, Columbia, MO 65203 RONALD IV. JAGELS. '86. Homer & Shifrin. 5200 Oakland Ave. SI. Lou is, MO 63 11 0 PHILIPA. JOZWIAK. '66. 1747 Staunton Court. Creve Coeur. MO 63 146 DARLENE S. RAMSAY , '84, S07 Lari at Lane. Rolla MO 65401 JOSEPH F. REICHERT, '59,73 12 Chari one. Kansas City. MO 64 131

ROBERT J, SCf!J'IELL, '78, Union Electric Co., P.O.Box 38, Lake Ozark. MO 65049 KEV IN C. SKIBISKL '75, 330 TeX3S Drive. Ozark, MO 6572 1 WILLlS,I, WILSON. '73, Burns & McDonnell, 1630 Des Peres Rd .. St Loui s, MO 6313 1 STEPHE ' M, THIES. '72. 330 I E 99, Tulsa. OK 74 137 WAYNE T. ANDREAS. '58. 1802 Whitefeather Trail. Crosby, TX 77532 KENNETH G, RILEY, '56, 3390 Monterey Rd .. San Marino, CA 911 08 TERRY W, DONZE, '71, 404S Simms St, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 KAMILA JEAN COZORT, '85,5037 Keller Ridge Dri ve. Clayton. CA 9451 7 H. PAT DUVALL. '62. 111 00 30th Place SW, Seattle, IVA 98 146

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES OFFICERS

DAVlD E, DELLEART, Student Union Board. 21S Uni versity Center-West, UMR, Roll a, MO 65409 KARLA. SCHMI'IT. Student Council Preside nt, 202 Uni versity Center- West UMR, Rolla, MO 65409

PRESIDENT MATTEO A. COCO, '66 J .S. A lbe ri c i Construc tio n Co .. Inc.

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

2 150 Ki enlen Ave .. SI. Lou is. MO 63 12 1

PRESIDENT-ELECT ROB ERT T. BERR Y, ' 72 Bums & iv1cDonn ell 1630 Des Peres Rd .. SI. Loui s. MO 63 13 1

VICE PRESIDENTS J AM ES E. BERTELS~'I EYER , '66 3303 E 100th Place S. Tulsa. OK 74137

PAST PRESIDENTS

P.O. Box 2545. Da han. GA 30722 ALFRED J . BUESC HER, ' 64 Sverdnlp Corporation

13723 Riverport Dri ve. Mlryland Heights. MO 63().l3 DENN IS F. J AC C I '70 1509 Nighthaw k. Ok lahoma City. OK 73034 CALVIN M. OC HS '49 13().l Bello Pasco 0 .. Jefferson City. MO 65109

SECRETARY LUC IEN ~1. BOLON. JR., '59 902 . IV. Mum y Road. Lee's Summit.

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ARTHUR G, BAEBLER, '55. 17 Zin zer Court. St Louis, MO 63123 RICHARD H, BA UE R. '5 1. 12406 Courtyard Lake Dri ve, St Loui s MO 63 127 ROB ERT D, BAY '49,673 Princeton Gate Drive, ChC>lCrfield, MO 630 17 ROB ERT M, IlRA CKJlILL '42, 9148 Clearlake Drive, Dallas, TX 75225 PA L T, DOWLING. '40. 10144 \\'J.di ng Ridge Road, St Louis, MO 63 124 RAYMOND 0, KASTEN , '43,90 1 West 114th Temce, Kansas City, MO 641 14 JAM ES B, MCGRATH. '49,12425 Balwyek Lane. St Louis, MO 6313 1 JOS EPH W, MOONEY, '39,2 11 N. Central , Clayton. 1063105 MELVIN E, NICKEL, '38, 1060 1 S. Hamihon Avenue. Chicago, IL 60643 J , ROB ERT PATTERSON. '54, Show-Me, Inc .. P. O. Box 573, Sikeston, MO 6380 1 LAWRENCEA. SPANIE R. '50. 246 E.1gle Drive, Jupiter, FL 33477 GERALD L. STEVENSON. '59. Jacobs Engineeri ngs Group Inc .. P.O. Box 2008, Lakeland, FL 33806 JOHN B. TOOMEY, '49, 9 Wi lkes SI.. Abandri a. VA 22314 ROB ERT V. WOLf, '5 1,1504 Scenic Drive, Rolla, MO 65401

JERRY R. BAYLESS. '59.

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JILL S, FINKLANG , '87, 879 Whitmoor Dr., Saint Charles, MO 63304 WILL IAM H. GAMMON, '49, 4142 Soud1\ve ll Way. Samota, FL 3424 1-6055 J, RI CHARD H T. '50, 14913 Highway 82, Carbondale. CO 81623 DENNIS F, .JAGGL '70. 1509 ighlh awk, Oklahoma City, OK 73034 JOHN CU RT KILLINGER , '73. 14823 Preston Park , Houston. TX 77095 ROBERT MORRISO N, '7 1, 730 Raintree, Naperville, IL 60540 ZEBULUN AS H, '72. Exxon Chemical Co.. 5000 Bayw.y Dri ve, Baytown. TX 77522 CRA IG S, O'DEAR, '79, Bryan Cave, P.O. Box 41 99 14. Kansas City, MO 64 105 RA t DALL L. SKAGGS. '89. 3262 Mango Dr.. SI. Charles, MO 6330 1

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STAFF DONAL D G, BRA CKHAHN, '93. xecuti\c Vice President. MS 'I-UMR Alum ni Associalion LINDSAY LO~ IAX BAG, ALL, '76, A"iSlant Vice Presiden t MSM-UMR Alumni A>sociation J UL IE L. T RL EY, Coordinator of AlumOi ecuons, MSM-UM R Alumni Association

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A PUBLICATION OF THE MSM·UMR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

SPRING 1998

VOL 71. NO 1

I AUUMNUS The MSM·UMR Alunmi Association publishes Ole MSM·UMR Aiumllils to communicale and refieet the past, CIUTent ruld future interests of the alumni of the Missouri School of Mines and the University of Missouri-Rolla.

UNIVERSITY OF l\oJISSOURI·ROLLA CHANCELLOR John T Park

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Today ' s graduates need a compass for leadership, not a road map for management. UMR is helping equip students fo r leadership roles in a changing wodd.

SlueD President Karl Schmitt . .. . .... .. 8 Excel-ing to the top ..... .. .. . ... . .... 10 Jeffrey C. Bruns excelled as a student at UMR. Now he's on th e fast track to success with Procter & Gamble Co.

Maleika Patterson's empowering lesson ... . .. 12 One of Maleika Patterson 's first lesso ns in leadership came durin g her freshman year - and appropriately enou gh, it occulTed in the Chancellor 's Leadership Class.

Patri ck Painter feels at home developing his ski lls in the residence halls.

Leadership in athletics takes many forms . . .... 19 Coaches and former athletes tell how athletics and leadership go hand-in-hand.

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ASSOCIATE EDITORS RiGhard Hatfield John Kean Marianne Ward

ALUMNI SECTIONS EDITOR lulie Turley PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Cheryl McKay Joru1l1 Stiritz

MSM- UMR Allllnl1llS (USPS 323-500) (ISSN I084-69.JS)

As a mother of four and a former small-busi ness ow ner, Barbara Baird has gained more "real world" leadership experience than most UMR students.

ALUMNI NOTES ASSOCIATION NEWS SECTION NEWS

EDITORS (Alumni) Lindsay Lomax Bagnall, '76 (Features & News) Andrew Careaga

SUPPORT STAFF Trullie Hance

Entrepreneurship and the English language . .. . ........ .. ...... 16

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ART & PRODUCTION EDITOR Rebecca Frisbee, '90

ALUMNI NOTES EDITOR Ronda Peplow

Leader in residence .......... . .. .. . . 14

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EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Donald O. Brackhahn, '93

The MSM·UMR Alumllus is written, edited, photographed, and designed by the staff of Ole UMR Publications Department, the UMR Public Relations Deparunem, and the MSM-UMR Alumni Association.

Twenty years ago the odds were against Karl Schmitt. Now as president of STUCO, he delivers on his promises.

LETTERS CAMPUS NEWS SPORTS

MSM·UlVffi ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT Matteo A. Coco. '66

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On the cover: STUCO President Karl Schmitt. Photo by Jill Michaels Photography On the back cover: collage of images from special event held on the UMR campus for KY3 TV's Celebrate the Ozark series. Juggler Curtis E. Miller, EMgt'97. Photos by Dan Seifert/Stone House Photography

ISSUl!d fo ur limes per year (Man::h, June. September. December) in lhe interest of lhe graduatcs :md fomler smdcnlS of lhe Missouri School of Mines and ~klallu rg)' and the Uni\'ersity of Missouri- Rolla. The MSM- UMR AlulI1!Jus is published by Ihe MS~'l -UM R Alumni Association. Castkman Hall. 1870 Miner Circle. Rolla. MO 65409-0650. Periodicals postage paid al Rolla, ~:I o . and :1ddi[ionaI1l1:liling offices, POSTMASTER: Send address changes 10 MSM-UMR AIIII/UlIIS. Castleman Hall. P.O. Box 249. Rolla. MO 65402-0249.

We welcome your comments and suggestions for your MSM·UMR Alulllllus.

Letlers to the ed itor may be addressed to: UMR Publications. 1870 Mjner Circle University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla. MO 65409-1520

by FAX at 573-341-6 157. or e-mail at alunmi@umr.edu

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C, Just got my winter editi on (MSM-UMR Alumnus) today here in Thailand. It looks great. Keep up the good work.

I enj oyed the timely articl es on land mines. Land rnines have been left allo ver Asia and co ntinu e to destroy the innocent. I hope yo ur articles hel p in troduce the prob lem to new minds whil e keeping the iss ue fresh in others .

KeLlie M. Covington EMgt '92

A special highli ght of UMR's annual Industry Career Day this year was the presence of the new OM electric vehicle EV-l designed by Jonas Bereisa, ' 67 graduate, pictured at ri ght, with COC Director Jamie Archer.

About "Celebrate the Ozarks" UMR won a bronze award from the Council fo r th e Ad va nce ment and Support of Education (CAS E) fo r its rol e in coo rdinatin g th e "Celebrate dl e Ozarks" eve nt in Rolla on Thursday, Au g. 28, 1997, with Springfield, Mo., tel evision stati on KY 3 (KYTV ).

This li ve 30-minute broadcas t was designed to showcase the Roll a co mmunity and UMR to a potential 684,000- member adult viewing audi ence. The event was part of KY3 's eight- week "Celebrate th e Ozarks" seri es held in co mmuniti es throughout th e TV station 's view ing area. A crowd of more th an 1,000 turned out fo r th e event.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU to Joann Stlritz, art and production assistant, who took over the winter Issue of the magazine while I was on maternity leave Her creative eye and graphiC design background has helped give the magazine a new look, which I think many of our readers will appreciate Also a special thanks to art and production assistant Cheryl McKay for her work on the honor roll of donors -Rebecca Frisbee

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From the Editors=Not so long ago, the road to leadership was long and arduou s. New college gradu ates were expected to be fo ll owers. Leadership was so mething acq uired over time through life experience, on-the-job training and long-term mentorin g rel ationships.

In today's world , however, organi zati ons are flatt er, co mpetition is keener and tec hnological advances are di smantlin g traditional , hi erarchi cal structures at a rapid rate.

All of these changes are placing new ex pectati ons on colleges and uni versities. We are now expected to produce graduates capable of taking their place as leaders in this new environment.

Nowadays, it's hard to find a college or uni versity that doesn ' t claim to be "ed ucating leaders" even if that phrase isn' t pru1 of an official mission statement, as it is at UMR. So what makes UMR's approach to educating leaders any different?

Several things. There's a new emphasis on communication, group problem-sol ving and hands-on research - issues our al umni aJld empl oyers consistently emphasize as be ing important ingredi ents to success.

Coupl e these approaches with our traditional emph asis - providing a rock- solid technological education for our engineers and scientists - aJld you have a uniqu e institution. Then there's our atmosphere aJld affordab ility - a private school environment at a public school plice.

All of these thin gs help prepare our students for leadership in the real world. In thi s issue, we foc us on how we' re ac hi evi ng our mi ssion edu cating leaders - by turning the spotli ght on a few current students and recent graduates. You' ll see, from their perspecti ve, how leadership development is happening on campus tod ay.

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"Discovery" is part of the professorshi p's title, says William J ames, professor emeritus of chemistry at UMR and member of the FCR board , because "discovery is such an important

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part of science. It's the appropri ate word that signifies what we hope the person in thi s position will do, Di scoveri es lead to scientific breakthroughs, and scientific breakthroughs benefit all of us in the long run."

The campaign to rai se the funds for the professorship began three years ago , It was headed by Mel Rueppel, Chem' 66, who at the time was associate director of UMR's Center fo r Environmental Science and Technology and president of FCR's board, and Oli ver Ma nuel, who at the time was the chair of UMR 's chemistry department.

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"This unit is ideally suited fo r gra duate-level studies using real-world, hands-on eq uipment typical of current industrial applications worldwide," Saxer says, Amcec, a 25-year-old design/build engineering firm bought by Saxer and other employees in early 1997, spec ializes in deep-bed activated carbon adsorption systems fo r solvent recovery and emissions control. The company works worldwide on air pollution emissions control applications,

More mi nority high school students will get to spend time on campus in the summer, thanks to The SBC Foundation, The phi lanthropic fo undation of South western Bell Corp. has pledged $200,000 to support academic enrichment programs associated with UMR's Minority Engineeri ng Program, The fund s will support summer programs for 30 minority high school students and pre-engineering courses for 20 incoming freshman minority students, It also will help students adjust to the uni versity environment, enhance their academic skills and increase their probabi li ty of success at UMR, says MEP Director Floyd Ha rris, Psyc'74 ,

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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Dea r fe l/owalul1lni, In This issue of Th e MSM-UMR A lumnus magazine, we STar! a new /J'adiTion of providing an annual repo rT of Th e associaTion To our lI1 embers.

We plan TO include in This reporT info rll1aTion abouT Th e pasT yea r's acTiviTies, a reporT of The Annual Fund, progress toward The association's porTion of Th e Full Circle Campaign goa ls, and a brief OUTline of Th e goals fo r The coming yeaJ: Your board of direCTors was hard aT 1V0rk lasTyew; not only lI1aking impro vemews TO The associaTion and iTS progral1ls, but formulating a sTrategic plan ThaT will guide The aCTiviTies in the COIl1ing yea rs. Th aTplan is outlined here, along wiTh The aCTion sTeps planned fo r Th e neXTyear ThaT will, we hope, bring us closer TO our 10ng-Terll1 goa ls.

As you read This information, I hope you will think about the part YO U play in yo ur alumni association. Could ThaT parT be bigger? Could you do more?

Th ere are many ways in. which you can volunteer your Tim.e, and I'm sure you'll see ThaT your gifts TO the Annual Fund ha ve never been more needed or more app reciaTed. I look forward 10 your joining me, in the cOll1ing yew; with a renewed sense of excitemenTfor whaT your associaTion is doing, and wiTh a renewed comm iTment TO help as much as you can.

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Unrestricted gifts are the lifeblood of your assoc iation . They provide the funds for your alumni association to operate its programs, including the Alumni Association I and II scholarships, each year. Gifts to the Annual Fund itse lf are divided into two categories, restricted and unrestricted. Restricted gifts are usually invested in an endowed scholarship account, for the purpose of generating income to be used as scholarship s in perpetuity.

Along with the gifts to the Annua l Fund , your alumni association earns additiona l funds through investments. In 1997, more than $380,000 was earned in this man ner.

The investment income is earned, for the most part, from endowed scholarship accounts estab li shed by alumni and friends, and the usable portion of the income Ithat is, the part that is not re-invested for growth) is restricted to providing spec ific sc holarships for more than 200 students each semester.

How did your association spend its money this year? Here is an accounting of some of the major expense items, as of Nov. 30, 1997: student financial aid 1$279,155); direct support to the campus 1$21,750); support for section activities 1$40,963); MSMUMR Alumnus magazine 1$55,939); and fund raising expenses 1$53,294).

Please see the association's web site for a complete financia l report at http://www. umr.edu/a lumni .

Thank you to retiring directors ...

Ch rista Andrew '85, Bob Wilson '62, Bi ll Gammon '49, Ash ley Peifer '97 and Josh Grove '97 for their service on the association's board of directors.

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Larry Hendren '73 was appointed to serve on the Alumni Alliance, re placing Bo b Bruce, whose te rm expired. Th e Alumni Alliance is a group of alumni of all four campuses of the University of Missouri System, who wo rk together to further the interests of the system as a whole.

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Credit card contract renewed ... with MBNA to provide the MSM- UMR credit card . Improveme nts to the pro gram include the association receiving a $100,000 advance against royalties to be earned; lower interest rate for alumni who carry the card; and increased compensation per transaction Ifrom .25 percent of each sale to .4 perce nt).

Student Financial Aid changes ... the board approved distributing transfer sc holarships from the Al umni Office.

They also voted to establish an audit committee to assure donor's wishes are being met in terms of awarding endowed schola rsh ip s, and to review loan repayment and accelerate co ll ection attempts.

St. Pat's Ball returns ... the SI. Pat's Committee wi ll get some help from the alumni association an d MBNA to bring back the SI. Pat's Ball.

MBNA also committed to sponsoring a pizza drop-in party for gra duating seniors, whe re new al umni can be welcomed to the association personally.

New scholarship endowment funds accepted ... from the Class of '47, Charles C. Copeland, Joseph Howe rton Charitab le Gift Annuity, Dan and Loretta Pau lson, and the Ark-La -Tex Secti on.

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alumni and friends gave more money than last year to the 1997 Annual Fund, but fewer of them made gifts than before. This appears to be a trend in higher education fun d rai si ng, one that MSM-UMR hopes to co unter in the next year with new strategie s to encourage new donors to the association.

The perce ntage of alumni who support the ir al ma mater financ ially is one of the factors that rating groups take into consi deration when determining the stren gth of an institution.

Some of you may have seen the US News & World Report ratings of colleg es and universities, and you may have wo ndere d why UMR ranks where we do; one of the reason s is our percentage of donors. The MSM-UMR Alumni Association would like to see this percentage in crease dramatica lly in the co ming year, so that we brin g ourselves up to the level of the top sc hools in thi s aspect of the ratings, suc h as MIT. where 44 perce nt of al umni support their alma mater with annual gifts.

Here are the fin al numbers for the 1997 MSM-UMR Alu mni Association Annu al Fund , with some co mparisons to the past five years: Year Number of Donors Total

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In 1987 there we re 3,603 dOllors giving a total amount of $211, 108. If you compa re 1997 with 1987, yo u see we've had a tremendous increase in total amount, with no increase in the number of people giving that money !

" In 1996, the association also received an additional $189,672 from the estate of Wayne '23 and Helen Frame, whic h is not included in this total.

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AND VVHERE VVE PLAN TO Your association's board of di recto rs has established a strate gic plan to ca rry th e association into the future. As a part of thi s process, members estab lished general goals for 1997-98. Li sted beneath each goal are th e acti on steps that have been comp leted, and the action steps left to com plete (marke d with the target comp letion date!'

1. Improve communication with and expand the involvement of alumni - especially recent graduates and current students. ,(Completed and updated th e association's World Wide Web site. ,(C ontinued e-mail forwarding se rvice for re ce nt graduates. ,(I nvolved current students in the al umni office operation. ,(D evelope d new programs of recognition for vo lunteer achievement and se rvice. .I Added a new Homecoming event (dancel to encou rage greater attendance by recent grad uates.

2. Increase financial resources of the association and the university. ,(Continued to emphasize endowment funds through th e association and incre ase restricted endowmentto $3 million.

Increase unrestricted endowment to $550,000. (Compl ete by Dec. 31, 19981 ,(D eveloped additional marketing strategi es to in crease unrelated business income fo r assoc iatio n. '(Participated actively in the Full Circle Capita l Campaign an d introduced the pledge program within the associa tio n.

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,(Campus representatives visited fifteen sections this year. ,(Increase telephone contact by staff with section leaders to once a month . (Complete by June 30, 19981 ,(Formed two new sections (Mi d-Missouri and Motor City!. ,(Revive three ai ling or dormant sections. (Complete by June 30, 19981 '(E stablished more formal structu re in sections, including the addition of stand ing committees. '(Ch anged criteria for outstanding section award to promote more involvement of sections in ca mpu s.

4. Increase volunteer support to the university and its students '(Promote possible avenues of alumni volu nteer support to campus through personal contact, pub lications and section meeti ngs. (Complete by June 30, 19981 ,(I ncrease number of alumni in vol ved in Public Resource Ambassador program . (Complete by June 30, 19981 ,(Strengthen efforts to assist with student recruitment.

(Com plete by June 30, 19981 ,(I ncrease mea ni ngfu l involvement of alumni in student mentor program. (Complete by May 16, 19981 ,(I ncreased number of alumni speaking to UMR stude nt groups.

5. Provide a vehicle for coordination w ith va rious alumni organizations '(Worked toward publishin g a comp lete Homecoming event sche dule in th e MSM-UMR Alumnus. '(I nform alumni groups about current alumni association programs that provide direct and indirect benefits to them an d involve th ese groups in the programs. (Complete by Ju ne 30, 19981 MSM·UMR ALUMNUS I Spring 1998

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n hi s best-sellin g book on perso nal growth and leadership, Th e Seven Habits of Highly Effecti ve People, Stephen R. Covey uses the metaphor of a jungle exped ition to exp lain just how different manage ment is from leadership.

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He asks us to "env ision a group of producers cutting their way throu gh the jungl e w ith machetes." " Th ey' re the prod ucers, th e problem solvers," Covey ex pl ains. 'They' re cutting throu gh the undergrowth , clearing it out. " T he managers," he co ntinues, " are behind them. sharpen ing th eir machetes, writin g policy and procedu re manuals, holding muscle deve lop ment programs, bring ing in improved techno logi es and settin g up wo rkin g schedu les and co mpensati on programs for machete w ielders. " T he leader is the one who clim bs the tallest tree, surveys the entire situation , and ye lls, ' Wrong jungle!'"

In recent years, several leaders many of them from th e corporate world , and a grow ing number of th em fro m co ll eges and uni versities - have surveyed the hi gher educati on landscape and have arri ved at thi s concl usion: co lleges and uni versiti es are indeed making progress, but are trudgi ng throu gh the wrong jungle.

Rath er than equipping students for roles as leaders in thi s rapidly changing society, many co lleges and uni versities have been co ntent with preparin g

graduates to get a good job, find their ni che in the co rporate wo rld , and make progress - much like the machete w ielders and managers of Covey's metaphor.

But co lleges and uni versities can no longer afford to churn out graduates who are co mpetent technicians but unprepared for leadership. These days, markets change so rapi dly that produ cts successful a few yea rs ago or even a few months ago - are now obsolete. Iss ues of deregulati on and environmental co ncern s pose other challenges to the wo rld of bu sinesschallenges that demand effective leadership. rathcr th an management.

Cultural, politica l and societal changes also affec t th e way co mpani es do bu siness.

B ecause of thi s climate of uncert ainty. indi vidual s, groups and bu sinesses are, in Covey's word s. "in need of a vision or des tinati on and a co mpa ss (a set of prin cipl es or directi ons) and less in need o f a road map. We often don't know what the terrain ahead will be like or w hat we will need to go through it. ... But an inner co mpass w ill al ways gi ve us directi on."

At UMR. stud ents get th e chance to tes t th eir leadership co mpasses in a vari ety of ways. Th e stories in thi s issue fea ture four current students and one recent graduate w ho discuss how UMR has gi ven th em th e opportunity to develop leadership skil ls that have helped th em succeed on campu s, and will guide th em into leadership in va ri ous fi elds in the fUlUre.

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Twenty years ago the odds were against Karl Schmitt.

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Ogrosky is vice chancellor for But during his first semester, stu dent affai rs. something happened that changed Schmitt's mi nd . He got in volved in residence hall acti vities, and in his second semester he was While Schmitt is elected governor of his fl oor in most proud of his Thomas Jefferso n Residence accomplishments on Hall. From there his leadership ski lls and involvement in the academic side of campus snowballed.

"Second semester I decided to things, his legacy join STUCO (the UMR Student will probably live on Council) to see what it was like," most prominently in Schmi tt says . concrete - in an He liked what he saw as a committee chair, and the next expanded and year became STUCO vice president. Along the way, he also improved University became a student ambassador Center-East. and T1 Hall Associati on parliamentarian . He also got in volved in other organizations, joining Blue Key and the Schmi tt 's campa ign garnered the attention of not only the American Institute of Aeronauti cs & Astronautics. By the end of his students, bu t also the facu lty and junior year, he dec ided he wanted staff. Almost immediately, UMR to pursue the ultimate student Chancellor John T. Park called for leadership job on camp us: STUCO a meeting.

"Dr. Park said he wa nted to ta lk president.

During his campaign last year to me the day after I was elected," Schmi tt says . to beco me Student Coun cil president, Schmitt ran on a The newly e lected president platfo rm almost certain to appeal was prepared to face opposition fro m Park, but instead foun d him to his constituents. He pledged to to be an earnes t all y for most of implement two "dead days" at the end of every semester, eli mi nate his cam paign goals. " He even 7:30 a. m. finals and remove outmade some suggestions about how of-class tests - all by the coming I could get thin gs done," Schmi tt says. fall semester.

"At first, people thought these Even with suppo rt from the top, Schmi tt 's co nfidence wavered on were ploys to get elected," says the issue of dead days - days in Schmitt, now an engineerin g management majo r. "Even my which instructors are not allowed to give tests. When a typical 45roommate, Rich Lee, said, 'Be careful ,' but I was serious. Before I minute acade mic co un cil meeting made my campaign pledges, I tu rned into a two-hour debate on talked with Keith Blackford, the issue, Schmitt thought he

mi ght not ever see a dead day.

Academic freedom iss ues arose durin g that debate, but in the end, it came dow n to a 12-4 vote in favor of two dead days, beginni ng in the fall 1997 semes ter.

On the subject of 7:30 a.m. finals, facul ty readil y agreed to eli minate the m, pro vided they be replaced with ones beginn ing at Photo by Jill M ichaels Photography

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8 a.m. And so Schmitt learn ed an im portant lesso n in politics: the art of co mpro mise.

"We wanted fi nals to begin at 8:30, but co mpro mi sed to 8," Schmitt says. "Through all of this, 1' ve learn ed a lot abo ut co mpromi se."

Re mov ing out- of- class tests proved no hurdl e at all. Walter Gajda Jr. . vice chancellor of academi c affairs, said stri ct rul es were already in place. Out-of-class tes ts must be printed in the course catalog in adva nce, or th e entire class must ag ree to an outside tes ting time.

Nex t, Schmi tt pursued hi s promise to ensure student representati on in the promotion and tenu re process.

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Excel workshops are highly structured, innovative grouplearning experiences. " Excel fo rced me to come up w ith effective ways of so lvin g proble ms," Bruns says .

Exce l fac ilitators lead workshops des igned to he lp firstyear students maste r calculus, c he mi stry, physics and other tough , " ma ke-or-break" c lasses.

Fac ilitato rs design wo rksheets th at bring the studen ts together.

In Excel workshops, the students vo lunteer to practice formulas a nd learn principl es through hand s-o n activities, such as making maps and measuring the he ights of buildings. Despite the ir so metimes chaotic appearance, Excel workshops are highly structured, innovati ve grouplearning ex periences for aU students modeled after programs that helped improve retention rates a mong min ority students in California uni vers ities. " It's di ffic ult to stay on track and keep everyo ne in volved," Bruns says. " Excel taught me that if I see a di scussion that is not goin g in a produc tiv e direction , I need to get it back on track. Th at's a di ffic ult task when you' re

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working with asserti ve people in a limited time frame. You learn very quickly how to get the best result in the shortest period of time."

A select number of facilitators advance to be mentors. Mentors plan agendas, train and moti vate facilitators, evaluate facilitators and their groups, and devise ways to get the groups to produce results quickly.

"I actually learned more as a mentor than facilitator," Bruns says. "The one thi ng that I realized by being a mentor is that there were a number of challenges I wasn' t ready for." Chief among them was "getting a di verse group of individuals invol ved on the same level, even though they were each coming from a different background. " Through feedback, observ ation, and developing a group 's good points and improving its weaknesses, Bruns learned how to be an effecti ve leader.

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Excel skill s also appl y outside the offi ce, Bruns says .

For instance, when he and his wife Amy led a Bible study session at church, "We qu ickly turned it from being a teaching position to a fac ili tatin g one. We asked questions and reall y in volved everyo ne in the process ."

Bruns so believes in Excel that he co nvinced his brother Tim, a mechanical engineering student at UMR, to beco me in vo lved in the program .

"Through hi m I' ve learned that Excel is doing eve n more," Bruns says. "We had this vision and they are making it a reality. It is so great to see that process co ntinu e."

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Instead, Dr. Park suggested th at we create a separate tenure committee within ST UCO to eva luate fac ul ty members."

While th ere are still bugs to work out, the plan is this: Students will evaluate tenure candid ates. Based on th ose evaluati ons, th e STUC O tenure co mm ittee will submit a single, written reco mmendation th at will beco me a part of a candidate's dossier.

"It's a million-doll ar decision every time someo ne is granted tenure," Schmitt says . " 1 think teaching effecti veness should be an important part of th at decision.

Students are here fo r an educati on, and the more input they give, the better. " Gutsy moves have hallmarked Schmitt's tenure as STUCO president. He admits th at to be an effective representati ve of students he cann ot fear the tough issues, or the administrati on. " You can' t be afraid to state your opini on," Schmi tt says.

"You also have to care about the campus and be committed to academi cs, and be willing to have fun. You also have to learn to co mpro mise - without co mpromising your bel iefs or values."

While Schmitt is most proud of his acco mpli shments on the academi c side of things, his legacy will probabl y li ve on most prominently in concrete - in an expanded and improved Uni versity Center-East. (continued on page 18)

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ne of Maleika Patterson's first lessons 111 leadership came during her freshman year - and appropriately enough, it occurred in the Chancellor 's Leadership Class .

Patterso n, a management sys tems major from Kansas City, Mo., was one of several bright freshmen enrolled in the Chancellor 's Leadership Cl ass in 1995 when Michael A. May, CSci'85, ca me to speak. One of several entrepreneurs and business leaders who return to campus to guest lecture to the Chancellor 's Leadership Cl ass, May, th e fo under and president of Empo wer, a co mputer consultin g firm based in Overl and Park , Kan., spoke of a leadership characteri stic th at Patterson has since adopted as her guiding leadership philosoph y.

"His whole co mpany is based on the idea of empowerment the idea that you empower people to do their jobs and they ' ll be better empl oyees and also more loyal," Patterson says . "That reall y impressed me."

Since then, Patterson has learned a lot about empowerment and leadership. Now a junior, she has been acti ve in UMR 's Associati on fo r Black Students since th at freshm an year - she was vice president fo r a year and a half, and now is co mpl etin g her first year as president - and also return ed to the Chancellor's Leadership Class durin g her sophomore year to wo rk as an adviser. As ABS president las t fa ll , she un veiled an ambitious vision to make the organi za ti on more in vo lved in th e entire campus co mmunity - more of a presence on campus. Thro ugh th e leadership of Patterso n and other ABS members, the organi zati on is now

more visible than ever. ABS revived UMR 's Kwaanza celebrati on last December, organi zed a "Dinner to Jazz" event during Afri can Ameri can Cultural Recog nition Month , and started so mething rath er unu sual for an engineering school - a monthl y "Poetry Under the Stars" program.

The Poetry Under th e Stars program, modeled after a poetry club in the mo vie "Love Jones," gives UMR students the chance to read their own poetry every month.

"All kinds of students come," Patterso n says. "Engineering students, English students everybody."

She characterizes leadership as "motivation, delegation, getting everybody to work together." In a word: empowerment.

Throughout her acti viti es, Patterson has found out that learnin g to lead ca n be a di fficult process . She charac teri zes leadership as " moti vati on, delegation , getting everybody to work together." In a word: empowerment.

But empowerment has n' t co me easily for Patterso n. " At first I was n' t a team person," she says . "I was more accustomed to doing thin gs myself. " She soon learn ed that one key to beco ming an effective leader was giving people th e chance to do their j obs - th eir way.

"I' ve learn ed th at just because people don' t approac h thin gs like yo u do doesn' t mean they can' t do thin gs as well as you," she says.

"You have to tru st people to do what yo u ask th em to do, and then let them do it. " It's still a stru gg le at times for Patterso n to let go of the re in s and let others lead. "My offi cers tell me 1 need to learn to go with th e fl ow more," she says . "I think I'm co min g along. I think I'm gettin g better at it."

She decided to run for the ASS presidency because she wa nted to see th e orga ni zati on be more in vo lved in the campus, and she didn ' t think the leadership at the time was accompli shin g th at goa l.

"1 felt like 1 had a vision fo r where I wa nted to see us go," she says .

Other officers in the orga ni zati on have been workin g with her on accompli shing th at vision. "1 have a very good exec uti ve board ," Patterson says. And she 's qui ck to credit an ASS vice president, Joyce Smith, for comin g up with the "Poetry Under the Stars" idea.

"I like working with people," Patterson says . "It's defini tely a growth ex peri ence."

And it's all part of being a leader.

Patterson has two sugges ti ons for students who want to hone their leadership skill s whil e at UMR. F irst: "Get in vo lved . Even if yo u' re a me mber of an organi zati on, yo u can still be in charge of a co mmi ttee or in charge of a projec t. It's so easy to get in vo lved on this campus." And second: "F ind so mebody who makes yo u say, 'I like th e way they lead,' and find out what makes th at person a good leader. " Michae l May 's exa mpl e to Patterso n durin g her freshm an year inspired her to find out more about the co mputer co nsultin g business .

Now, she pl ans to laun ch a career similar to May 's. "I want to be an entrepreneur in co mputer sys tems co nsultin g," she says .

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Res ide nti al life sets the stage for successful careers by developin g stud e nt leadership and profess io na l a nd pe rso na l skill s, says Pa inter. a junior e ng in eerin g ma nageme nt major from Mu s kogee, Okla. '¡Those are the things that make peop le successful in life, rath e r th an ju st the c lassroo m sk ill s. " Res ide nti a l li fe tries to develop th e who le student," he says . "The re is a ba lance between schoo l wo rk a nd outside wo rk acti viti es. Wh e n stude nts focu s o n outs ide acti v ities a nd sc hoo l activities, it puts press ure o n them to learn ti me- ma nage me nt skil ls and th e ba la nce that it takes to work and li ve in th e corporate world that th ey will be li ving in after gradu atin g from co ll ege."

James H. Murp h y, directo r of res iden ti a l li fe at UM R, agrees .

Th e program g ives stude nts "an ex tens ive array of o pportu niti es to deve lop or refin e the ir abi lities to be leaders," he says .

Each year, more th a n I SO U M R stude nt s get in vo lved as res ide nce ha ll co mmunity leaders - e ith er by ass umin g a res ide nce ha ll government office, servin g as a ho use govern or o r by gettin g in vo lved in a res ide nce ha ll governm ent co mmittee.

Pa inte r, who is a senior ass ista nt res iden t in Thomas Jefferso n Ha ll , says, '¡A s students,

we are para- profess io nals. Th at mea ns th at we hand le in d ividu al co mmuniti es w ith in th e res ide ntia l li fe o rga ni zati o n. " Pa inte r is respons ible for o ne fl oor in TJ Ha ll. " I ha nd le admin istrati ve tasks like preparin g work o rders to UMR' s phys ica l fac ilities to get things re pa ired in roo ms a nd in the ha ll o n my fl oor," he says . In add itio n, Painte r takes part in UMR dorm itory po li cy e nforcement reg ul at io ns - from drinkin g to door-todoor sales people.

Those direct leadership opportun ities are augmen ted by reside nti al life's leade rship developme nt progra m, Murphy says .

"T hro ugho ut each acade mic year residenti a l IiFe sponso rs severa l retreats, prog ram s a nd inservice prog ram s to offer stud ents an o pportunity to learn more about th e skill s requi si te to be ing a successful leader," he says . " Du rin g a ny g iven year a majority of the fres hm e n, as we ll as a s ig nifi cant porti on of th e uppe rc lass stude nts, w ill participate in at leas t o ne of these acti vities."

Painte r agrees th at res identi a l life is wo rth whil e in the ca mpu s co mmunity deve lo pme nt for stude nts. " Students sho uld feel th at they be lo ng," he says . "So th e idea is to g ive th em a support gro up wh ich he lps the m soc ia lly by makin g the m fee l like they are an im portant part o f the ca mpu s. And th e payoff is th at the re te ntion is hi gher fo r stude nts who fee l like a part of th e ca mpu s co mmunity. M y j ob is to prov ide the structure within my area of T] Ha ll that w ill make the stude nts feel li ke they be long."

" O ur inte nti on is to a ll ow stude nts to take an act ive ro le in th e fo rmati o n o f the ir res id e nti a l co mmunity," Murph y says. T hat serves a two fo ld purpose: It in c reases stude nt ow nersh ip of th e ir li vin g e nviro nm ent, thu s a lso improv in g stude nt sati sfaction with the res ide nti a l services; and it he lps stude nts improve their ab ility to articu late the mse lves w ith their

pee rs. "Th e seco nd of th ose purposes is part ic ul arl y va lu able to stude nts a fte r g raduation ," Murph y says . " Mo re a nd more, e mpl oyers are seekin g positi o n c andid ates w ho are not o nly techni ca ll y co mpete nt but who have a lso de mo nstrated a n interest in civ ic in vo lve me nt a lo ng with th e ability to effecti vely inte ract with pee rs in g ro up work s itu ati ons."

Be in g a res id e nt ass ista nt has put Pa in te r in a positio n where he is a leade r to about 30 stude nt s o n the res id e nt ha ll fl oo r a nd teamwork pl ays an important ro le in th e success of th e stude nt events.

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Whil e a participa nt in res identi al life at UMR , Painter has taken an acti ve role in so me of th e o utside eve nts th at makes for a mo re balanced ca mpu s ex peri ence. In March 1997, he helped orga ni ze an eve nt th at pl aced UMR in the Guinness Book of Records for the lo ngest paper chai n. The constructi o n o n the 40 .67- mil e cha in bega n at noon Saturd ay, M arch I , and ended 23 hours later w ith 450,000 strips of news paper print linked with 450,000 stap les.

"That paper cha in took two mo nth s to o rgani ze, but it was my mos t successful acade mi c se mes ter at UMR," Painter says .

During th e paper chain event, the students al so raised more th an $ 1,000 fo r the Rolla Area Big Brothers/Big Sisters Organi za ti o n. "T he students in vo lved learn ed so much abo ut leadership and tea mwo rk , and we are now world record ho lders," Painter says. "The paper chain eve nt was a fun thing to do. A nd life sho uld be fun so metimes."

Ano ther eve nt th at Painter he lped o rga ni ze was a haunted ho use he ld in TJ Hall during a recent H allo wee n. "The haunted ho use was a tri ck-o r-treat ni ght where local children came to the res idence hall and went door-to-door to collect candy treats," he says. The youn gsters also we re g iven the o ption to go throu g h the haunted ho use in the base ment of TJ. "The students in res ide nti al li fe took an acti ve tea m role in orga ni zin g the evenin g events, whi ch turn ed o ut to be very successful ," Painter says.

Painter be lieves stro ngly th at be ing an acti ve parti cipant in res identi al li fe gives stude nt members an ad vantage fo r the ir future endeavors. " Yo u actu all y see a prog ress io n fro m students who ju st have bas ic leadership abi liti es to bein g mas ters at moti vating peop le and be ing good o rga ni zers," he says . "A nd th at is where the payoff is. It is develo ping peo ple to be better leaders and it makes better people in th e process."

He does however, warn th at all eve nts do n' t necessaril y succeed . "Some of o ur proj ects fa il , but it is not bad to fail ," he says. " At least here it doesn' t cost a company a lot of money or a los t co ntrac t. An d yo u do learn from the ex perience not to fail later on."

T he ex peri e nce has been helpful to Painter, who has learned th at he ca n take ri sks, fail and succeed. " Yo u always have a nagg ing fear th at yo u mi g ht fa il and th at is a g reat moti vato r," he says.

After he graduates fro m UMR , Pai nter p lans to be in vo lved in th e manu fac turin g enviro nme nt of e ngi neerin g.

"And I plan to dea l with people too," he sa ys .

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Li ke an entreprene ur just starting a busines , Baird has fo und th at the go ing for thi s new undertaki ng isn' t always easy.

O n a campu s so foc used on engineering and tec hn ology, th e need to develop stro ng co mmuni cati on ski ll s can so metim es get short shri ft fro m students so geared toward science and math emati cs . Students determin ed to pass calculu s o r di ffere nti al equ ati o ns may questi o n the need fo r " writin g- intensive" co urses . But after gradu ati on, that same student mi g ht wish he had taken such classes more seri ously. Recent surveys of alumni and corporate leaders have co nfirm ed what UMR admini strators suspected: UMR g radu ates need to know how to write we ll to succeed in the world of business.

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On a campu s dominated by science, engineering and techn ology, th e writin g center 's mi ss ion - to help students improve th eir written communication skill s - seems dauntin g. In the lingo of business

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"We have to deal with so me hostile attitudes so metimes, and we have to put people at ease," Baird say s. "A lot of times, so me students just don ' t think writing is important."

So Baird mu st first sell them o n the program. The res ults are often pos iti ve. " A lot of students co me back to us aft er a tutoring sessio n and say, '1 go t a B+ ! 1've never gotten a B+ before.' Or, '1 got an A without any red marks!'"

From the o nset, Baird has been in vo lved in all aspects of the writing center 's work. She handl es the marketin g and promoti o n fo r the program by writing

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delivers ...continuedfrom page 11 In Octo ber, students faced thr ee o pti o ns for the Un iversity CenterEast: I ) Reno vate (pri mariIy cosmeti cs) th e center at a cost o f $4 mi ll io n.

Barbara Baird works with students in the writing center. artic les for the campus newspaper, pre parin g brochures and bookmarks, and giving " five-minute spi els" to classes and professors. She run s staff meetin gs and coordin ates the work of other wri ting center tuto rs. She also works with Berg mann to recruit an d train tutors, called " wri tin g ass istants" - " we find good writers, and go fro m there," she says - and also does her share of o ne-an-one tu torin g.

"I love o ne-a n-one tuto rin g," Baird say s. "That has he lped me so much as a w riter. When I' m he lpin g someo ne with th eir paralle l structu re, fo r exa mpl e, it makes me rea li ze where 1 need to make improvements as well."

T he wri ting center had five tuto rs, includ ing Baird , last fall and planned to hir e two more in the s pring. The tuto rs co me from a vari ety of disciplines. Bes ides Baird other tu to rs inclu de a doub le- maj or in hi story and En gli sh, o ne co mputer scie nce maj or, o ne li fe sc iences maj o r and o ne ci vil engineerin g major.

Altho ug h Baird has a lo t of respo nsib ility fo r dir ec tin g the prog ra m, she and Bergmann in vo lve the oth er tu tors in plann ing and leadershi p activiti es .

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" As we' re trying to develop our goals fo r the center and fo r ow-selves, we ' re all develo ping our leadership ski ll s," Baird says. " We ' re still a youn g prog ram, and we ' re trying to move toward o ur goals and trying to fi gure out , ' How do we do that?'"

During the center 's fir st full semester at its locati o n in the Campus Support Fac ility, B aird and the rest of the staff held twoho ur workshops o n topics impo rtant to any undergrad uate, regardless of maj or - sessio ns o n how to o rgani ze a research paper, documentati o n and citati o n, editing, and, just befo re T hanksg iving break, "Bea t the B luebook Blues," a workshop o n how to take essay exams.

T he marketing, the tutoring, the strateg ic plan ning - aJl of these tasks are he lpin g Baird develop leadership ski ll s she will need in her new career as an educa tor. Wh ile many dlink of leadership as an attribute needed o nl y in the realm of business o r government, Ba ird believes the ski lls she sharpens at UMR w ill be valua ble a she takes her leadership positio n before a c lass of hi gh school stud ents, the leade rs of tomorrow. She beg ins her stu dent-teac hing thi s fall .

2) Nearly do uble the center 's size, co nso lidate all stude nt services in th e expanded bu ildi ng and raze Uni ve rsity Center-West at a cost of $ 12 milli o n.

3) Do noth in g.

State fun ds cann o t be used fo r the Uni ve rsity Ce nter-East ex pansio n. Priva te fund s ma y be rai sed, but students had to be prepared to sho ulder all of the costs fo r the opti o n they chose .

"S tudent were to ld to th in k abo ut th e wo rst-case scenario - that student fees wo uld have to pay fo r everyth in g," Schm itt says.

ST UCO crea ted and disse minated pac kets o f info rm atio n with sc he mati c draw ings, plans and cos t es timates - inc lu din g th e increased cost in student fees fo r eac h studenl per semes ter. ST UCO re presentat ives too k the info rm ati o n to the ir orga nizat io ns. When it came time fo r ro ll ca ll , th e vote went 68 to 24 in favor o f th e $ 12 mill io n pl an.

"Dr. Ogrosky said , "Co ng ratu lati o ns,'" Schm itt says . " Everyo ne is amazed. but this is what th e stu de nts wa nt."

Plans now awa it Park's bless ings . Fro m th ere, they w ill ad va nce to a focus g ro up, whi ch will have fi nal saya n th e bui lding's details.

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eadership and athletics always seem to go hand-in-hand.

Most fans see it in the form of a team captain, or a quarterback on the football team, or maybe the best athlete on the team . But leadership on the athletic field can come from anyone on the squad.

"Captains are ones that people think of inunediately as leaders," says UMR director of athletics and swimming coach Mark Mullin. "But in a competitive environment, you ' re not always going to have the same leaders. In different instances, you're not always going to have great games, so it is good for so meone else to step up and assume that role.

"That is one of the great things about athletics," Mullin adds.

Linda Roberts, the head women 's basketball coach, likes to use a statement from Martin Luther King Ir. as a philosophy for leadership. The statement, printed on a sign in the Lady Miner locker room, says that th e test of leadership comes not durin g times of prosperity, but times of adversity.

"It is easy to lead when things are goi ng well on the floor," Roberts says.

"But the question is, can yo u do it when you ' re not playing as well as yo u know you can? That is the mark of a true leader. " But what makes a leader in athleti cs?

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"We tend to look to the older, more ex perienced team members, but many times it is the younger ones who earn the ro le through their work ethic and performance."

Preston says. "We' ve had quite a few co me through our program .

Ben Mulvaney came in and ran as our No . I runner as a freshman, while Matt Hagen has bee n a co nsistent No. 2 for us - and they set the pace for the workouts every day.

when the games were on the line.

That changed when McClain, Hist' 96, came into the program, a year in which the Miners won 25 of 3 1 contes ts.

"Adding a player like Mike gave our players some added confidence to make plays," Martin says. "That year, we made big shots and key blocks and hit some big three-pointers, which is what made that year so much fun."

Communication A group effort Cross country and swimming are similar because each athl ete's indi vidual perform ance dictates how the team will fare. Mullin , who has guided the Miners to seven regional championships and a seventh-pl ace finish at the 1997 NCAA Division II Champi onships, emphasizes the team aspect of competi tion.

"While it's obvious th at the student- athl etes need direction, a team also needs leaders from within," Mullin says . "The system works best when the coaches can work with the leaders and vice versa. The leaders bring the team together as a whole to work toward a co mmon goal."

Role Playing While everyo ne can co ntri bute, Miner head basketball coach Dale Martin points out that athl etes need to understand the ir ro le within a program. " A lot of times, athl eti cs gets a rap fo r just teachin g lead ers," he says. "I think the most im portant part of it is role pl aying. Whether th at is being a scorer on offense, a rebounder, a defensive player, athl eti cs along with teamwork reall y teaches ro le pl ay ing."

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Leadership doesn' t have to be limited stri ctly to how one performs on the fi eld.

"You can either lead by example or lead verbally," Roberts said. "The verbal part is the tougher of the two. Most young people are not trained in those techniques . There is a defini te kn ac k for knowing what to say, when to say it and how to say it."

"It is so common for the best intenti ons to be misunderstood, because of either how it was said or when it was said," Roberts said.

"Two people can deli ver the same message. From person A, it may be positi ve, while from person B it isn' t. That is a part of life's lessons that we' re tryi ng to teach people that we care about you and the tea m and that's it's not a selfpro moti on thing. " McC lain and another former point guard , Anita Keck, Hist'92, are in positions today where they can relay their ex peri ences as players to th e ClllTent UMR teams.

McClain is in hi s first year as the men's assistant coach, while Keck - who played for the Lady Miners fo r fo ur years - is in her second year as an assistant under Roberts.

One of Keck's biggest problems earl y in her play ing career was being vocal, mainl y due to the fact th at the Lady Miner teams she played on at that time were laden with uppercl assmen. As time progressed, though, she became more co mfortable in the role.

"I was in a position where I had to call aU the plays on the fl oor, and you have to feel comfortable that you can get the plays run," Keck said. "I never got to call my own plays, but I had to try to get it done in a positive way. Over time, I got more vocal, more confident and more relaxed."

Today, Keck reminds the veteran players on the Lady Miner roster that communication and playing with confidence are keys to team success.

Before coming to UMR, McClain had played in the limeli ght at Washington, in the high-profile Pacific Ten Conference. While there, he learned a great deal about leadership from so me of his opponents, namel y current National Basketball Association stars Jason Kidd and Damon Stoudamire.

"Those two players would get their teammates together, call the game and were on the same page with their coach," McClain says .

"They didn 't always have to look over at their coach, and they alw ays thought alike. That was the same thing I had with coach Martin ."

He also feels th at leadership is something that has to be developed. "You can give them X's and O 's all you want, but until you throw them out there with the people in the seats, you don ' t know how they ' ll react," McClain says .

"And if you give so meone who is not ready to accept the res ponsibility too mu ch rope or leeway, they will take advantage to the point where it becomes detrimental to the team.

"Every team needs so meone li ke a quarterback or point guard, so when things are going bad they can pull everyone together and get them on the same page," he adds.

"A true leader doesn' t get a lot of credit at the start but gets his rewards at the end."

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The Uni versity of M issouri 's new president, Manuel T. Pacheco, has been busy acquainting himself with his new home state since joining the uni versity on Aug. 1. But already he has some ideas of how he wants to see the uni versity address some major issues. Pacheco, who has 13 years ' ex perienceas a uni versity chi ef executi ve officer at Laredo State University in Texas, the Uni versity of HoustonDow ntow n and the Un ivers ity of Arizona sees three major challenges confront ing higher education in the years ahead:

• Forming partnerships.

Uni versities must work more closely with other instituti ons, the pri vate sector, and local, state and federal government to find solutions to societal problems. " Partnerships are a way of making better use of the reso urces available for higher edu cati on," Pacheco says .

• Improving research. Pacheco sees the four- ca mpus system's " mission enhancement" initi ati ve - a process in whi ch each campu s identifies primary areas of emph asis - as an important approach to defining the research areas in which the uni versity can excel. Pacheco said researchers at UM R and the other ca mpuses must

UM President Manuel T. Pacheco condu ct research that meets the needs of society.

• Dealing with technological change. Universities must learn to use co mputer syste ms and other changin g technologies to manage better, to improve instruction and research, and to in vo lve students in the learnin g process, Pacheco said.

"The Uni versity of Mi ssouri belongs to all Mi ssouri ans," Pacheco added, "and every Missouri an should have a vested interest in the U ni versity of Missouri . It is one entity, but that one entity has several different and importan t parts. Each part - each campus - must be strong. The stronger the president is, and the stron ger the chancellors are, the more able we are to strength en th e campuses ."

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UMR Iron and Steel chapter receives plaque and banner The UMR student chapter of the Iron and Steel Society received an official ISS plaque and banner during the 39th Mechanical Working and Steel Processing Conference, held Oct. ~9-22 in Indianapolis.

Radio-activity

"We're Science" now heard on 100 stations They love it in Alaska . It's heard in big markets like Atla nta, Seattle and New York City. And even listeners in Kuwait, Australia and I.-,~;;:;;=C:=; Panama are raving about it via e-mail.

It's "We're Science," and it recently added station No . lOa to its list.

Radio station KEWU-FM, an upsca le jazz station in Cheney, Wash ., last fall became the lOath station to carry "We're Science," the weekly rad io sc ience program developed jointly by UMR and public radio KUMR-FM. KEWU, a lO,OOO-watt station licensed to the Board of Trustees of Eastern Washington University in Cheney, began carrying "We're Science" in mid-October.

"We're Science" is a 30minute science, engi neering and te chnology program that fi rst began airing nationally on National Public Radio affiliates in January 1995. The program now reache s a potential audience of 40 million listeners.

Co -hosts Daniel Armstron g, Curators' Professor of chemistry at UMR, and Harvey Rich ards, a former science teacher who is now principal at Steelville High School, make science and tec hnology interesting and entertaining by answering listener questions on anything about science and technology.

Some topi cs discussed on recent prog rams include the proc ess for decaffeinating coffee, how mushrooms grow, why the moon looks larger at the horizon, and whether dolphins perspire.

For more information, visit the program 's site on the World Wide Web at http://www.umr.edu/-scie nce.

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When in Rolla, do a Ihl Editor's Note: The Irish love a good story. And, in Ireland every story begins with another story. So begins this story about the UMR-University College Dublin exchange.

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rofessor John Kelly was eager to share St. Patrick's Day 1981 with his good friend, Joseph Marchello, then UMR's chancellor. Across the Atlantic Ocean, Kelly had heard that Rolla was the place to be for St. Paddy's Day. Marchello warned Kelly, however, th at a true Irishman's presence might garner a wee bit of extra attenti on.

And so it was .

Everywhere Kelly went, he was graciously welco med and lav ished with attention. During the annual Coronation and Student and Honorary Knighting Ceremony, the late James Kirkpatrick, '78, then Missouri 's secretary of state, wanted to point out Kell y's presence to the crowd. Kell y recalls how emcee Kirkpatrick, in the most official tone he could muster, said , "We are honored today to have, fo r the first time in my li ving memory, a real live Irishman who has co me to help us celebrate St. Patrick's Day - Dean John Ke ll y. " (Kell y was then dean of UCD 's eng ineerin g school. ) After a moment's hesi tation, Kell y recalls, Kirkpatri ck added, "I' d like you all to look closely at John Kell y. Do you noti ce anything strange about him ?"

Guests all turn ed to stare at the Iri shman among them .

Kell y sat very still in his tweed coat, white shirt and co nservati ve business ti e, wo ndering what might happen next.

With the perfect timin g of a well-seasoned emcee, Kirkpatrick said, "He's wearing no green."

Kirkpatrick then turned to address Kell y and said, "Tell us, Dean Kell y, where the hell did we go wrong?"

The crowd roared with laughter.

Green bo wlers, green j ackets, green ties, green socks and even green shoes surrounded Kell y, but Ke ll y wore not a stitch of green.

"The next day I was marched into Ru ssell 's on Pine Street and was equipped wi th a green bowler, gree n tie and shamrock pin ," Kell y says.

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He wore the green when he was in Rolla, following the sage advice: "When in Rome, do as the Romans do. " For 10 strai ght years, from 1981 to 1991 , Kell y didn ' t mi ss a St. Patrick's day in Rolla. Each year, however, he would leave the bright green behind before returning to Ireland.

"I couldn ' t reall y bring it back home. I' d be the laughin g stock of Dublin," Kelly says from his office at U ni versity College Dublin, Ireland. "The truth is, in Ireland we never wear green. My mother would never allow the family to wear green . She was superstitious that green meant bad luck. It is onl y Iri sh-Americans that crazy tribe over there - that wears green on St. Patrick's Day. If you see people wearing green in Ireland, you know they ' re Americans. You know they' re tourists."

The Irish Connection: Bevond 51. Patrick UMR and Ireland have more th an St. Patrick in co mmon.

The Jefferso n Smurfit Program, established in 198 1

by Michael Smurfit, the chairman of Jefferson Smurfit Corp. , promotes faculty and student exchanges between UMR and University College Dublin by providing funds for travel and fees. Students pay in-state fees onl y, and for one-semester visits, no fees are generally charged.

It has been 16 years since the program was established, and Kell y still ex pounds the program's virtues . " No one can dispute that students benefit greatl y by traveling abroad to do further studi es," Kell y says .

Thomas M. DeGonia II, Hist'93 , agrees . In 1992, he became the first undergrad uate student from UMR to participate in the Jefferso n Smurfit program .

"In the Irish classroom, you' re exposed to a different level of learning," DeGo nia says . "It is a more lectureintensive environment, as opposed to the interaction in UMR's classes . Also, you gain so mu ch knowledge from

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She found that "any place" - and her calling to teach - in Rolla in 1985-86.

"During my final year, I had gone to a lot of presentations on post-graduate study, but Professor (Johnl Kelly was especially persuasive about UMR," Kieran says. " I applied to several colleges in the United States, but getting the teaching assistantship and Jefferson Smurfit fellowship to UMR really made the difference." The move changed her life.

"Coming to the United States made an enormous difference to me," Kieran says. "It confirmed my decision to go on to earn a Ph.D. I always had an idea that I wanted to work in academia, but it was really only when I went to Rolla and started as a teaching assistant that I realized how much I liked teaching students.

I got an awful lot of satisfaction from the research as well, but I really enjoyed teaching, and that was my first chance to work in that area. When I came back to Ireland, I knew that I wanted to get a Ph.D., and ultimately to teach."

Kieran did just that. Today she does research in biochemical engineering and lectures in an undergraduate degree program in biotechnology at Dublin City University.

When Kieran embarked on her study of chemical engineering, there were few Irish women in any engineering discipline. Kelly wanted to change the statistics, and organized a series of one-day events for women nearing the end of their secondary education to encourage them to pursue careers in engineering.

Numbers testify to his success. About four women once enrolled annually in engineering at UCD. Now 60 enroll annually.

"We 're currently running 19 percent fema le, which is above the European average, " Kelly says.

In addition, Kelly has helped about 40 engineering students come to UMR through the Jefferson Smurfit program. He also has faci litated several faculty exchanges - including a nine-year stay for Don MacElroy, who served as a professor of chemical engineering at UMR from 1982 to 1991.

"Engineering teaching is similar across the board regardless of the country," MacElroy says. But there are differences. "There is an emphasis in America on heavy industry, where here, the emphasi s is more on small-scale industries, such as pharmaceuticals, which is more appropriate to the Irish economy."

Exchanges between faculty members are refreshing breaks from the routine , MacElroy says. "It's akin to a sabbatical leave, when it's a short-term visit. It's intere sting to see other universities at work."

But coming to Rolla from greater Dublin, with a population of 1.2 million, "was, in some respects, a culture shock," MacElroy says. "It was very interesting . I enjoyed the town itself. It's a nice place to live, fairly crime-free . The student pop ulation w as highly motivated and very easy to get along with . And the American staff wa s very friendly, and so was the international staff. " It's a little unfair to compare Rolla to the broad landscape of America , but my impre ss ion of the U.S. wa s changed quite a bit by my stay there," MacElroy says.

takin g cl asses in Iri sh and Briti sh modern hi story f rom prof essors wh o are Irish and Briti sh. It is with out equi val ent. " On a larger soc ial scale, li v in g in an other country makes you m ore aw are of how yo u v iew the world ," D eGo ni a says. " There i s a chance to di scover, not just learn in th e classroo m . Yo u become immer sed in a culture. Yo u gain a good gras p of how A m eri cans are percei ved, and see mor e cl early ho w you fit into the global pi cture. You al so gain a better understandin g of where you li ve by leaving it."

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In additi on to hi s classroom and field work, Wright is gettin g a first-hand lesso n in internation al re lati ons.

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"It 's a tremendou s experie nce fo r students," Gregg says. " Even if students do nothin g else, they get college credits. But I beli eve the benefits of li vin g in another co untry faJ· outweig h the co ll ege credits. You quickly find o ut that A merica and Misso uri me not th e center of the world. " Because of theiJ· e mph asis in e ngi neering and sc ie nce, " UMR students aJ-e go in g to be in vo lved more and more in inte rnational (continued on the next page) MSM-UMR ALUMNUS I Spring 1998

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"Coming to the United States made an enormous says. "It confirmed my decision to go on to earn a PI I wanted to work in academia, but it was really only sta rted as a teaching assistant that I realized how m I got an awful lot of satisfaction from the research a teaching, and that was my first chance to work in th Ireland, I knew that I wanted to get a Ph.D., and ultir Kieran did just that. Today she does research in I lectu re s in an undergraduate degree program in biol University.

When Kieran embarked on her study of chemica l Irish women in any engineering discipline. Kelly wa n and organized a series of one-day events for wome n secondary education to encourage them to pursue c Numbers testify to his success. About four wome engineering at UCD. Now 60 enroll annually.

"We 're currently running 19 percent female, whil average," Kelly says.

In addition, Kelly has helped about 40 eng ineerin! through the Jefferson Smurfit program. He also has i exchanges - including a nine-year stay for Don Ma professor of chemical engineering at UMR from 198~ " Engineering teaching is similar ac ross the boar( MacElroy says. But there are differences. "There is ; heavy industry, where here, the emphasis is more or as pharmaceutical s, which is more appropriate to th Exchanges between faculty members are refres~ MacElroy says. "It's akin to a sabbatica l leave, wher interesting to see other universities at work."

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The program is des igned to "increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries." incentives, the Jefferso n Smurfit Fulbright scholars are ex pected Program ma kes it so hard to pass to immerse themselves in their host up. " country's culture. For Gregg, that Beyo nd individual students and meant hi s famil y, too ~ his wife, faculty me mbe rs, inte rnational two sons and daughter. Initially, hi s exc hanges benefit the daughter Tricia, 17 at the uni versity, says Jay Gregg, time, voiced the most professor of geology and reservations about going geoph ys ics at UMR who abroad . She finally agreed to participated in the Jeffe rson go ~ if she could be home Smurfit Program in 1993. in time for the prom.

"Internation al exchan ges " Eventually, she became increase th e stature of a the on ly non-Iri sh student to uni versity," Gregg says . be a delegate for her school "Exchanges make the fac ulty at The Hague International Wayne Wright me mber and uni versity Model United Nations in known internationally."

The Netherlands," Gregg says. " Suddenly, th e prom wasn ' t so important." Tricia is now a Planting a seed sophomore at UMR majoring in Gregg beli eves the Je fferson geology and geophysics .

Smurfit Program sho uld be a While there , Gregg studied Iri sh springboard to even bigger and base metal deposits, and lectured be tter things, and his own work to undergraduate and graduate testifi es to that beli ef. students. His research with hi s Gregg 's initial visit la unched a Irish colleagues, Ian Somerville year-l ong Fulbrig ht study of and Peter Strogan, led to an Irish carbonate-hosted base metal governme nt grant, whi ch in turn deposits in Ireland in 1995-1996. led to UMR student Wayne "Becau se of th e Jefferson Smurfit Wright's three-year Ph.D. program Program , I was abl e to write a in Ireland. Somerville will make proposal that ultim atel y was hi s first visit to UMR in April to awarded a Fulbright Scholarship cons ult on the project, usin g by the U.S. Jefferson Smurfit funding.

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Wri g hts' project in vo lves looking for a poss ibl e regional correlation among the lead a nd zin c deposits and prospects.

"There also is acti ve exploration with new pros pects co ming on line in the near future ," Wright say s. "Th e genesis of the lead-zin c occurrences in th e Mid land s is still debated, so that 's what we ' re tryin g to establi sh. " In addition to hi s class room and field work , Wright is getting a first-hand lesso n in international relations.

"International relations playa key role in business today, and I think I'll have a much better chance of working abroad because I've had thi s experience," Wright says.

Increasing exports UMR and University College Dublin want more UMR students to go to stud y abroad thro ugh th e Jefferson Smurfit Program .

"It's a tremendou s ex perience for stude nts," Gregg says . "Even if students do nothin g e lse, they get co llege credits. But I believe the be nefits of li vin g in another country far o utweig h the co ll ege c red its. You qui ckly f in d o ut that America and Mi sso uri are not th e center of th e wor ld. " Because of their e mph asis in e ngin eerin g and scie nce, " UMR stud ents are go in g to be in vo lved more and mo re in intern ati onal

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relations in their professional careers," Gregg says . "It wouldn ' t hurt if every student would try to go overseas New adv isory board s have been appo inted on both campuses to increase student in vo lvement in the program .

"The program is moving in a new d irection," Kell y says. "Too man y peo pl e don ' t know that the prog ram exists. We pushed it strongly in engineerin g here, and we ' ve had more than 40 graduates from UCD, who have taken th eir hi gher degrees from UMR over the past 16 years. It 's been a great program for our students and I beli eve for UMR, too. It wasn' t sold very act ive ly to th e Ro lla students.

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bit stronger than it has been. No criticism, just a new inj ecti on of interest."

Wri ght, too, strongly endorses the progra m.

"I don ' t thin k any student should ever turn down an opportunity to have intern atio nal exposure," Wright says. "I think it's a broadening ex perience. As large as the United States is, it's still quite isolated in respect to culture."

Wri ght, a nati ve of Hyannis, Neb., a small tow n of 250, is enjoying his stay in Dublin.

"Dublin is a youn g city with a maj ority of the population below the age of 30," Wright says.

"Everything is geared to a younger life style. There are lots of things to do. But it is very expensive.

There's everything fro m museu ms to ni ghtclubs to historical sites .

Transportation can be diffi cult, however, because yo u have to adju st to not hav ing a car. Cycling or mass transit are th e main modes of transportation."

Adapting to the culture is quite easy. Friendliness seems a way of life for the Irish, Wri ght says.

"Li ving in Ireland is, as the Irish would say, j ust grand."

The General Post Office, O'Connell Street, Dublin. It was here that the 1916 proclamation, establishing the Irish Repu blic, was read. Photo by Jay Gregg

A little help from his friends Professor John Kelly didn't set out to establish an exchange program with a university in the United States in the 1980s. It just happened that way - with a little help from his friends .

Kelly, who then was dean of the engineering school at University College Dublin, had two close friends Joseph Marchello, then UMR chancellor, and Michael Smurfit, Hon DocE'9 1, chairman of Jefferson Smurfit Corp.

"Joe asked me down to Rolla in 1979, and we decided it wou ld be a nice thing to establish a positive lin k between our two universities," Kelly says. "We tho ught the best way of doing that was to involve Michael Smurfit, who owned and operated businesses in both Ireland and St. Louis.

The Jefferson Smurfit Corp. provides $30,000 annually for student and facu lty exchanges.

Advisory board members are Kelly, Walter J. Gajda Jr., vice chancellor fo r academic affai rs at UMR, and Lyle Meyer of Jefferson Smurfit.

"Jefferson Smurfit Group has always been very supportive of projects associated with education, research and teaching, " Smurfit says. "We recognize the long-term va lue efforts in this fie ld bring to business and to the community at large. The University of MissouriRolla provides the perfect location, not least given its strong reputation, but also as it is near the headquarters of our U.S. company, Jefferson Smurfit Corp."

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Edward F. Tuck encourages risky business Don 't be a fraid to ta ke risks. That's th e message Edward F. Tuc k, EE '53, brought to th e December gra duates of UMR. "Those o f you who will be the happiest are those of you who will lead , and leadership implies risk," said Tuck, the featured speaker at UMR 's Dec. 20 comm encement. "It means riskin g yo ur career, a nd riskin g your reputatio n, for a new idea that people think is nutty. Yo u 'll be ridiculed. This is your job" Edward F. Tu ck Tuck predicted that UMR 's new crop of graduates wo uld incl ude man y "fa ilures. " Some would get fired , or start a business a nd watch it fa il.

Tuck knows a bit abo ut risk- takin g. He's the fo un der a nd vice chairman of Teledesic Co rp., a business that pla ns to develop an "lnternet-in-the-Sky" by la unching low-orbiting satell ites . Tuck is workin g with investors such as Microsoft's Bill Gates to make this informa tion skyway. Also a venture ca pitalist, Tuck knows a bit about failure as well. ''I' m a guy who creates compan ies, " he said. "Most of the m are failures. In fact, most of the com pan ies anyone starts are failures. " Fortunately, he said, the United States is strong enough to allow failures to try again and succeed. "The strength of our culture . . is that here one ca n fa il , and start again, and fa il , and start again , and finally succeed," Tuck said. "To fa il is not to die , and to fail is not to become a social o utcast. " Th e o nly fa ilure that is deadly, he added , is to fail to accept change. " If you won 't accept chan ges in the world as they happen ... your life will be a failure. "

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Richard R. Janis, ME'58, pres id ent of William Tao and Asso ciates In c. of St. Louis.

Raymond R. Betz, CE'55, chief exe cutive officer of The BETZ Companies of Houston, Texas.

Albert L. Kerr, CE'64, president and cofou nder of Ke rr Conrad Graham Assoc iates of Overland Park, Kan.

Larry R. Buschling, MS EM '7B, global vice president of enginee rin g for Joy Mining Machinery of Warrenda le, Pa.

James V. Leonard, MS EE '75, POD EE '84, of St. Charles, Mo ., senior princ ipal engineer for Boeing-St. Louis, formerly McDonnell Douglas Aerospa ce.

James A. Bush, GeoE'79, president and founder Breeze Resources Inc . of Tu lsa, Okla.

Holger Er-Chah Chen, MS Chem '59, PhD Chem'72, vice president of manufactu ri ng for Sekisui lAo Industries Inc. of Gard en Grove, Calif.

Peter E. DesJardins, GGph'44, retir ed president of Hawthorn e Oil and Ga s Corp. of La fayette, La.

Joseph F. Louvar, ChE'57, director of res earch services for BASF Corp . of Wyandotte, Mich .

Richard A. Meremonte, EE'74, president and founder of K-RAM Corp. of Atlanta, Ga. Calvin T. Peachee, ME'72, vice president and chief technology officer for Em erson Motor Co. of St. Lou is.

Gerald J. Roe, MetE'55, MS MetE'57 . PhD MetE'59, of Chic ago, senior metal lurgica l appl ication engi neer for Beth lehem Ste el Corp.'s Burns Harbor Di vision .

Paul H. Rydlund, Min E'53, MSMin E'55, se ni or vice presid ent of EI Dorado Chemical Co . of St. Louis.

Francis G. Slack, EMgnO, president and owner of Trabue In dustria l Systems of St. Louis.

Vester B. "Brownie" Unsell , CE '50, of Springfie ld , Mo., retired district engineer for the Mis souri Department of Transportatio n, District 8, headquartered in Springfield.

Ronald R. Williams, ME '53, MS ME'54, of St. Loui s, vice president of manufacturing for Sverdrup Facilities In c.

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He's one of only a handful of intern ational researchers who can say, "Been there_ Done that."

Based out of Shann on, Ireland, this tour of duty beats the one Hopkins had 26 years ago as a gunship pi lot during the Vietnam War. Hi s training there, however, has proven beneficial for hi s job today as a CASL research engineer. Nothing shakes him - even when he's ridin g in a twinengine jet just 150 meters behind a European Airbus crui sing over Germany at 37,000 feet.

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Hopkins and four other researchers While right board an already crowded research behind a wideaircraft. Ducking through a narrow body jet may be an ideal place to passageway, past a hi ve of equipment, Hopkins settles into gather aircraft what will be his home for the next ex haust data, it' s a ri sky proposition to four hours - a small, crowded fl y there. It was corner just in front of the plane 's restroom. There, he' ll ho ver over a es pecially so th e computer and a rack of first time, because no sophisticated equipment to gather one knew for certain aircraft exhaust emissions in the if the plane could most heavily traveled airways of withstand the the world. The data he and other turbulence. Based on their models, international scientists gather may calculations and predictions, the one day be used to set new German Aerospace Research Establishment, DLR, determined emissions standards for aircraft exhaust. Space aboard the that the Falcon Falcon is at a premium, could safely fly at "It is very important and scientific equipment 50 to 150 meters for us to go up into takes precedence over back. Modelers human comforts. reasoned that a the atmosphere to Cabin temperatures jet's exhaust is like gather the exhaust a boat's wake: soar as the equipment samples, so that motors generate heat. immediately Outside the cabin it's -40 intelligent decisions behind it is safer degrees Fahrenheit. Inside, than farther back. temperatures can reach 90 can be made about They knew, however, that the degrees Fahrenheit. While aircraft exhaust most passengers would same aircraft emission standards." following between only want to survive such a flight without having to - Phi lip Whitefi eld a few hundred reach for the little white meters and five bag, Hopkins must miles would be analyze atmospheric ripped to pieces. particle samples. He probes the Jonathan Paladino, PhD outside air and determines the size Chem ' 97, a postdoctoral fellow in of the ultrafine particles emitted by chemistry at UMR, was on the aircraft.

Falcon the first time it dove behind "It takes fo ur to six minutes to an Airbus at 150 meters. It was get one size sweep," Hopkins says.

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"We look at the size distribution The risks were staggering: The from 10 to 200 nanometers plane's wings could get ripped off. (billionths of a meter). We do as An engine could flam e out. man y sweeps as we can because it Anything was possible. gives us a profile of the evolution "I don ' t remember thinkin g of the particles." about what could happen th at first He does take notice, however, time," Pal adino says. "If I thought when a wing tip catches a wake about it, I probably wouldn ' t ha ve from a wide-body jet. done it."

"Updrafts, downdrafts and gusts But Paladino's confidence in pale in comparison to getting a pilot Frank Roessler compensated wing tip caught in the wake of a for the risk factors he faced on thi s wide-body jet at 150 meters," maiden test fli ght. "He's an

outstanding pilot who has logged thousands of hours in this type of aircraft," Paladino says .

Once Roessler announced he was going up into the exhaust plume, sil ence followed.

"When we first entered the plume, it was like driving down a country road - it was bumpy, but there were no tremendous jerks," Paladino says.

Data counters shot up.

"The samples saturated our counters ," Paladino says . "No one was prepared for the strength of the signals."

Nor were they prepared for what happened next. In a flash, the aircraft flipped to a 60-degree angle.

"We got caught in the jet's vortex, and I was han ging from my seatbelt," Paladino says. "That part was scary, and I was whiteknuckled through the rest of the flight. " While the fli ght was rough, the plane and its passengers stayed intact, and a new era of aircraft exhaust em.i ssion s stud y was born.

Paladino, by th e way, continues to make th ese flights.

"We can do all th e modeling on Earth we want, but the only way to pro ve or di sprove these models is to test th e actual exhaust," says Philip Whitefield , associate professor of chem.i stry and CASL senior investigator. Whitefield and Donald Hagen, professor of physics and CASL senior (continued

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Dustin Olson's trip to Los Angeles began a couple of years ago, during a project funded by UMR's Opportunities for the Undergraduate Research Experience (oUREl program. In that project, Olson (pictured abovel developed a method to better capture ai rcraft exhaust for scientific study. He wrote a paper about that resea rch, and took first place at UMR's oURE 1996 resear ch competition on cam pus. From there, he went on to a regional AIChE research competition and took first there. Ultimately he took a trip to a national research event in the City of Ange ls.

Olso n, a senior chemical engineering stude nt from Winfield, Mo., was one of 10 students in the nation chosen to take part in the American Institute of Chemical Enginee rs' National Student Paper Competition, held last November in Los Ang eles. His paper, "Development of a Novel Dilution Tech nique for Sub-Micron Particulate Characteri zation," finished third in the com petition.

It was Olson's involvement in the oURE program, which lets students take part in real-world , hands-on research projects under the guidance of a UMR faculty member, that led to his intere st in research competitions. In Olson's oURE project, he worked with Philip Whitefield, an associate professor of chemistry, on a project related to Whitefield's study of how aircraft emissions might affect the ozone layer. Olson developed a method to improve the way UMR researchers gather and test the jet exhaust. As part of their studies, Whitefield and other researchers in UMR's Cloud and Aerosol Sciences Laboratory routinely "c hase" airliners to capture their exhaust. But the resea rchers' instrumentation wasn't equipped to deal with such a high concentration of particles from the jet exhaust, so Olson designed a capillary tube to "di lute " the samples and make it easier for researchers to test them.

"It's a very si mple design that's easy to use," Olson says. "Its beauty is in its simplicity. It is reliable, compact and efficient."

One other l.A. story: two other chemical engi ne ering students - Eric Pape and Chris Day - pi cked up honors for poster prese ntations at the AIChE conference.

Pape's poster earned third-place honors in one division, and Day's poster earned second place in another.

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in ves tigator, lead this research at UMR. " It is very important for us to go up in to the atmosphere to gather the exhaust samples, so that intelligent decisions can be made about aircraft exhaust emi ssion standards," Whitefield add s.

The international team already has proven that air craft ex haust emissions can build up in heavily traveled airways, says Hagen. In September, the team took advantage of an occasional atm ospheric phenomenon called an anticyclo ne to study emission buildups.

Anticyclones, caused by highpressure air masses, are ideal for exhaust studies because the same air re-circ ul ates several days over the same area, allowing aircraft emissions to build.

"Every time an aircraft passes through th e anticyclone, emissions are added," Hagen says_ UMR's preEminary data indicates planes leave behind a trail of submicron panicles that res ults in a four-fo ld increase in an anticyclone over a period of a few days.

UMR 's researchers will co ntinue to test aircraft ex haust for the foreseeable future. Their research res ults are scheduled to be included this year in a United Nations Report, "Aviation and Global Atmosphere," commissioned by the UN 's Intergovern mental Panel on Climate Change.

In the meantime, there's no shortage of air travel. Aircraft make up to 2,000 crossings a day in the North Atlantic Flight Corridor between North America and Europe.

Unlike the researchers, most passengers on those fl ights get head room, leg room, rec lining seats, magazines, peanuts, fli ght attendants and comfortable temperatures .

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Reily, a juni or mechani cal engineerin g maj or from St. Charles, Mo. , works part time as an engineering ass istant at Briggs & Stratto n's Roll a plant. W hil e workin g one day in 1996, he got an idea that has meant big sav in gs to Briggs & Stratton 's di e-castin g operati ons. Reily had noticed that the stainless steel lad le cups the company used for pourin g mo lte n aluminum from a holdin g furnace into the di e-cas tin g machin es were quickJy wearing out.

So Reil y des igned a more durable and longer-l astin g lad le, made so me prototypes at UMR 's foundry, tested them in the Briggs & Stratton plant, and fo und th at

his product las ted several weeks and cos t about one-te nth the cos t of the stain less steel lad les to make .

Now, hj s design is bein g used by the Briggs & Stratton plants in Ro ll a and Popl ar Bluff, Mo. , as well as in foundries in St. Clair, Mo ., a nd Sparta, II\. The Briggs & Stratto n headquarters in Milwaukee also is phas ing in Reil y 's ladl es, as is a Briggs pla nt in Statesboro, Ala. "It was n' t co mpl etely my idea" to re-des ig n the lad le cups, says Reil y. " But we were consuming one every three days. One day I was talking to one of the guys at wo rk and said, 'Why do n' t we make so methin g better?'" So Reily approached Don Askeland , Distin gui shed Teaching Professor of metallurgical e ng ineerin g at UMR, for advice a nd ass istance, and then hit the foundry. He assembl ed a patte rn for th e ladl e c up out of Styrofoam, the n he a nd a friend , me tallurg ical e ng ineering student Alex Bowman, made a sampl e c up.

"The fi rst one lasted about six weeks," Reily says. "The seco nd one lasted 11 or 12 weeks ."

Briggs & Stratton was interested in using Reily's lo nger-l ast in g design. Through Askeland, Reil y co nn ected with William F. Priesmeyer, ME ' 60, the vice president at Excel sior Foundry in Bell ev ille, m., to mass-produce the lad les for Briggs & Stratto n.

Briggs & Stratton 's Roll a plant recognized Rei ly through its " business improve ment team ." He also has been recog ni zed by the North American Die-Castin g Assoc iat io n. The assoc iat io n chapter that covers Mi sso uri and so uth ern Illino is awarded him a $1,500 sc ho larship , and in Novembe r he was one of four stude nts in the nation to receive the assoc iati on's $2,000 Da vid La ne Scholarship.

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Shindle, a theater and socio logy maj or at North western Uni versity in Chicago, was o n campu s Nov. 4 to deliver the speech, " On the Way to a Cure: Preventin g HIV Transmjssion in A meri ca."

Shindle said the nati on is "at a cross roads" in the HIV preventio n effort.

"Whil e I' m excited about th e new developments in AIDS a nd HIV researc h," she sa id , "there is al so a sense of co mpl acency" among the public.

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Another crowning glory at UMR UMR 's Ho mecom in g royalty thi s year in clu ded a king as well as a queen. The first-ever Ho meco min g King at UMR was Jason Holschen of St. Peters, Mo. , a graduate stud ent in civ il e ng ineering . T he Ho mecomi ng Queen was Kasie Keeling of Rj chl and , Mo ., a seni or in app lied mathemati cs. Both winners were no min ated by Kappa D elta.

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In the late 1960s, Frank Winfield wanted African American students to feel at home - or at least comfortable - on campus.

"Roll a was isolated, both socially and politically," says Winfield, ME' 71 , who was a football tackle while at UMR, and was UMR 's flfst Kodak AIIAmerican.

"At the time there were probabl y 25 bl acks on campus. .. .some of the bl acks didn ' t fee l comfortable in a fraternity, so we fo rmed the Black Student Union (now the Association for Black Students). " ABS 's 30 ori ginal members fo rm ed the foundation upon whi ch the Black Culture House was opened in 1973. The Black Culture House has since been a meetin g place - both fo rmall y and informally - for African Ameri can stud ents.

"We are indebted to Frank and what other black students have done socially, academically and culturally for the students who followed them," says Floyd Harris, Psyc' 74, director of UMR 's Minority Engineering Program, during the Black Culture House's closing ceremonies on Nov. 24, 1997. Winfield, a project control engineer for British Petroleum in Anchorage, Alaska, was the keynote speaker for the event.

During the ceremony, Winfield took a moment to offer advice to African American students. "Stay together and stay focused on what you're here for," Winfield says.

"Do what it takes to graduate; we need you out there. Graduating and being successful is how you ultimately improve black culture."

Although the door to the Black Culture House has closed, another one has opened. African American students have a new home away from home in UMR 's new multicultural center, which opened this semester at 1207 N. Elm St. The building, which was donated to UMR by Southwestern Bell, includes offices for ABS , the Voices of Inspiration Choir and other student organizations, as well as a women 's resource center, an academic enhancement satellite center, a computer laboratory and a study area. It is open to all UMR students.

The Black Culture House will be razed this year and the lot paved to ma)<e room for parking for the expanded Emerson Electric Co. Hall.

For transcript copies, please see the registrar's office link from the UMR web page, e-mail registrar@umr,edu, or call (573j341-4181.

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16 new faces in ME AcademyUMR's Academy of Mechanical Engineers inducted 16 new members Oct. 9:

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Bassem F. Armaly, Curators' Professor of mechanical engineering at UMR and former chair of the mechanical and aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics department. Armaly was inducted as an honorary member of the academy.

Leland F. Belew, ME'50, of Huntsville, Ala., retired vice president of propulsion and space systems for United Technologies Corp.

A. James Berkel, ME'59, of Peoria, III., retired corporate strategic standardization manager for Caterpillar Inc. .

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Fall Sports wrap-up MULVANEY AGAIN AN ALL·AMERICAN UMR senior Ben Mulvaney repeated his AII·America performance Nov. 22 at the NCAA Division II Crass Country Championships, as he recorded a 2Oth·place finish in the 10·kilometer race held in Kenosha, Wis. Mulvaney's time of 32:40 in the race made him the second·highest finisher among the at· large entries. As a result of his performance, he is the first UMR cross country runner to win AII·America honors twice. Mulvaney also excelled in academics at UMR, becoming a Missouri finalist for a Rhodes Scholarship recently.

SANDERS FINISHES AMONG NATIONAL SCORING LEADERS UMR senior Natalie Sanders, who finished her career as one of the top scorers in NCAA Division II history, has finished among the national scoring leaders for the 1997 season.

Sanders, who had 24 goals and eight assists for 56 points during the year, finished high in two categories this year. The 24 goals, which averaged out to 1.26 per game, ranked her in a tie for fourth in the nation. Meanwhile, her 56 points 12.95 per game) put her in seventh place nationally in scoring.

That performance earned Sanders first·team all·Central Region honors for the 1997 season. She ended her career with 75 goals, one of only eight players in Division II history to score at least 70 goals in a career.

JOHNSON AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN GOALKEEPING UMR freshman goalie Michelle Johnson, was among the national leaders in goalkeeping. Johnson finished the year with the ninth·best goals against average in Division II at 0.B7, a figure that was bolstered by a single· season record 10 1/2 shutouts.

As a team, the Lady Miners finished 14th in the nation in scoring with an average of 3.3B goals per game 161 goals in 19 games) and tied for 10th in scoring defense with an average of 0.B9 goals allowed per game (17 in 19 games).

UMR was ranked 24th in the final Umbra/Division II poll; the team was in the national rankings for the first time in school history this season. The lady Miners posted their best record in school history at 15·3·1.

JACKSON SELECTED TO PLAY IN SNOW BOWL After a two·year absence, UMR was represented in the 199B Snow Bowl.

Elliot Jackson was selected to play in the January event, held in Fargo, N.D. Jackson, who was named to the Mid·America Intercollegiate Athletics Association all·conference and all· Midwest region teams at wide receiver, was selected at that position after leading UMR in receiving over the past two seasons.

During the 1997 season, Jackson caught 39 passes for 460 yards and two touchdowns. For his career, Jackson finished third on the all·time receptions and receiving yards lists at UMR with 124 catches for 1,704 yards. He also compiled 3,lBB all·purpose yards during his career, which ranks fourth all· time at UMR. Jackson was also named last week as. the Miners' most valuable offensive player for the 1997 season when the Miners finished with a 3·B record.

Other team award winners for 1997 included linebacker Willie Halliburton, selected as the team's defensive most valuable player; Tom Benassi, who was chosen as the special teams player of the year; and Brad Clarke, who was named as the Miners' freshman of the year.

Besides Jackson, four other players received honorable mention from the conference. Running back Jason Wagoner was the Miners' leading rusher on the year with 547 yards, and one of his blockers, center Clint Botard, was also named honorable mention. Ed Starks, who split time between wide receiver and running back, was named as a kick returner after averaging 26.1 yards per kickoff return - one of the top averages in NCAA Division II - while cornerback Arnett Thomas was the only member of the defensive unit honored. He was part of a unit that shut out three opponents for the first time in 51 years.

TWO MINERS NAMED TO All-REGION TEAM FOR 1997 Two members of UMR men's soccer team, forward B.J. Stuhlsatz and defender Matt long, were selected to the all-Central Region team for the 1997 season, in which the Miners won a share of its first MIAA title.

Stuhlsatz, a first·team AII-MIAA selection and the league's "Freshman of the Year," led the Miners in scoring with 11 goals and three assists for 25 points. The goal figure led the MIAA this year. Long, a sophomore, was a second-team all-conference selection as a defender but did break into the scoring column this year when he got a goal in the season finale against Lincoln.

The Miners finished the 1997 season with a record of 9-8 and were 3·1 in the MIAA, sharing the league title with national semifinalist Truman State and Missouri Southern.

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UMR student-athletes excel in classroom Student-athletes at UMR not only excel in the athletic arena, they also are getting the job done in the classroom.

Last fall, UMR's student-athletes carried an average grade point average of 3.07, which was better than the campus average. Twenty-two Miners and Lady Miners also posted a 4.0 average during the semester.

The men 's soccer team carried the highest GPA of UMR's 14 athletic teams, with a 3.44 average. The men 's soccer team also had five players with straight A's. The Miner swimming team had six members post a 4.0 average last fall.

A total of seven teams had GPAs of better than 3.0.

In the swim of things Third-ranked Miner swimmers Nine Miner swimmers had already qualified for the NCAA Division II Championships when news came that the Miners were ranked third in the nation.

The national poll, announced by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America, ranked UMR behind two of the favorites for the national title, Drury College of Springfield, Mo., and California State University at Bakersfield. The national rankings are derived from the best national times of the season in meet competition. The Miners have fared well with nine national qualifiers.

Automatic qualifiers in individual events are Tom Beccue in the 50-yard freestyle, David Nurre in the 200freestyle, Steve Caruso in the 100- and 200-butterfly, and Mark Pearce in the 400-individual medley. Five other swimmers qualified automatically as part of relay teams: Josh Jolly and Tyler Christensen in the 400-medley relay, along with Caruso and Beccue; Randy Jones and Kris Leftwich in the 200-freestyle relay, with Pearce and Beccue; and Evan Aspinwall in the 400-freestyle relay, with Nurre, Pearce and Beccue.

UMR had teams in all five relay events at the national meet, held March 11-14 in Canton, Ohio. The Miner swimmers also met a secondary national qualifying time in another event, which they will be able to swim at nationals.

Meeting that time were Jones in the 50- freestyle, Beccue and Leftwich in the 100-free, Aspinwall in the 200-free, Nurre in the 100- and 500-free, Jolly in the 100- and 200backstroke, Christensen in the 100-breaststroke, and Pearce and Caruso in the 200-individual medley.

Four school records also fell during the first two months of the seasen. Nurre broke his own standard in the 200freestyle (1:42.141 and Caruso set a new record in the 200butterfly (1 :53.27). A pair of relay marks also fell, with the 200-free relay team of Jones, Leftwich, Pearce and Beccue setting a new mark with a time of 1:24.61 and the 400freestyle team of Nurre, Aspinwall, Pearce and Beccue posting a time of 3:05.75.

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The w o rk i s part o f a two-year resear ch proj ect All ada i s co nduc tin g thro ugh a fell ow ship fro m the N ati o nal Science F o und atio n and Lu cent Technolog ies (th e new company fo rm ed fro m AT& T B ell Labs) . A s o ne of 18 researchers across th e nati o n to recei ve an NSFfLucent Technolog ies Industri al Vel/kala A llada

Eco logy Resear ch Fell ows hip thi s year, All ada is a key researcher in the fi eld of "gree n m anufacturin g."

A ll ada is workin g to fo rm ali ze a produ ct di sassembl y process f o r m echani ca l and electro m echani cal produ cts. H e also is deve lopin g a des ig n too l to evalu ate product "greenness" at th e co ncept des ig n and f in al des ig n stages of products . All ada ho pes th at thi s resear ch will lead to a heig htened understandin g o f the di sassembl y process and help engin eers des ig n products th at ca n be di sassembl ed into reusabl e, recyc labl e or beni gnly di sposabl e co mpo nents. "U ltimately, the goal i s to create m o re env iro nmentall y fri endl y good s and produc ts," he says.

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16 new faces in ME Academycontinued from page 32 Ronald A. Schoenbach, ME'70, of Farmington Hills, Mich., vice president of engineering for the Powertrain Systems Group of Borg Warner Automotive .

Carl A. Schopfer, M E'6B, of Scottsdale, Ariz., vice president of engineering for AlliedSignal Engines of Phoenix.

Robert L. Seaman, ME'69, of Farmington Hills, Mich., president and founder of Synergen Inc. of Northville, Mich.

Frank D. Statkus, AE'71, MS AE'72, of Redmond, Wash., manager of Boeing Co.'s Joint Strike Fighter Program.

Stephen Thies, ME'72, of Tulsa, Okla., president of the Global Aftermarket Division of Mark IV Industries.

Gordon Wright, ME'66, MS ME'6B, PhD ME'70, of Madison, Wis., retired manager of advanced in-line gas and diesel engines in Great Britain for Ford New Holland, now an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin.

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"Cooking that contaminated hamburger properly would have killed the E. coli bacteria," he adds, but a safer and better approach to keeping foods free of contaminants is irradiation. "First, irradiation kills spoilage organisms and slows down the natural ripening processes:' Mueller says. "Second, the process reduces food-borne illnesses by reducing or eliminating pathogens, such as E. coli. And third, the process is safe, cost effective, highly successful, and government-regulated by those countries now using the method."

Still, some consumers are wary of buying and eating what they think might be radioactive. "One of the misconceptions is that when you irradiate foods they become radioactive, but that is not the case," Mueller says.

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Irradiation of meats, fruits and vegetables is an effective way to ward off the threat of E. coli and other harmful bacteria, says Mueller. It's a practice approved in many countries, but only recently has irradiation of beef garnered FDA approval in this country. The practice is still a few years away from becoming commonplace , even though irradiation of poultry has been approved in the United States for some time now.

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"The Food and Drug Administration in the United States has approved the radiation of foods since the 1960s but the practice is not yet used in large degrees," Mueller says. "Canada has been using the method for 40 years, and 40 other countries now irradiate over 50 food commodities."

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uCOBOl C'owboys" to the rescue on' t look at your computeri zed clock now, but we' re less than two years away fro m digital doomsday. That's New Year's Day, 2000, when the dreaded "Millennium Bug" will stri ke computers everywhere and bring our wired civilizati on to its knees.

Or so say the prophets of di gital doom. George Zobrist, however, sees hope - and a fo rtune to be made - fo r solving the Millennium Bug problem.

The Millennium Bug, also known as the Year 2000 Virus, is a very real threat, Zobrist says, but it is not the Apocalypse.

What it is instead is a programming glitch that could strike the world 's big computer systems on Jan. 1, 2000. Unless corrected, it could cause microprocessors with datesensitive programs to fai l when they read the year 2000 as "00."

Computers and microprocessors used in hospitals, power plants, aircraft, air traffic-controlling equipment and other systems could fail when they "read" the two-line date of "00" as 1900, rather than 2000.

In a recent article in IEEE Potentials magazine, Zobrist the chair of computer science at UMR and IEEE Potentials ' editor-in-chief - notes that computer program mers in the 1960s and 1970s wanted to save computer disk space. Instead of using fo ur characters fo r years when writing date-sensiti ve computer code, the programmers used two characters.

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By going the two-character route for years, programmers "netted a savings of $1 million per gigabyte in total storage from 1963 to 1992," Zobrist writes.

That savings pales, however, compared to the potential cost of fixing the bug. "Cost estimates range from hundreds of millions to hundreds of billions of dollars to fix the resulting problems," Zobrist writes. The cost to fi x Chase Manhattan's softw are alone is estimated at $200 million or greater. Approximately 9.3 billion lines of old computer code need to be inspected, Zobrist says. At an estimated cost of $1 per line, that translates into $93 billion.

"Someone is going to get ricb" fi xing the code, Zobrist says.

But first, computer programmers need to brush up on an ancient (by digital standards) computer language: COBOL. Remember COBOL? It stands for Common Business Oriented Language, and it was used for many business applications in the 1960s and 1970s.

"While a pain to do, COBOL is not a hard language to learn," Zobrist says. He adds th at the lure of good fortune is bringing many "COBOL cowboys" out of retirement.

The Millennium Bug is more hype th an threat at the moment, Zobrist says. But he adds that " it is a very real problem that will have winners and losers."

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Building an EMI expert UMR

has one of th e best groups of e lec tro magnetic compatibility experts in the country. And now th ese researchers are building a new kind of "expert" to catch and fix electromagnetic problems in printed circnit boards .

The expert in this instance is a software system that will analyze printed circnit boards in the design stage. The idea is to fi x electromagneti c interference (EMI) problems during the design of printed circuit boards, befo re the boards are ever manufactured.

Thi s approach should result in big time and money savings for companies that make th e ubiquitous boards, now used in everythin g from CD players and computers to automoti ve parts and industria l machinery.

"Co mputer systems are getting faster and faster, and th e faster they get, th e more I ikely they are to ac t as tin y rad ios and emit signals," says Todd Hubing, an associate professor of electri cal eng inee rin g at UMR. "What we have to do is make them extremely inefficient radi ators."

Hubing and three other UMR electrical engineerin g professors, as well as several graduate and undergraduate students, are invol ved in the UMR EMI Expert System Co nso rtium. The threeyear project, now in its second year, will help e lectron ics makers meet federal standards on electromagnetic emissions.

The consortium includes a diverse gro up of businesses from heavy-equipment manufacturer Caterpillar to co mputer giant Intel and Sun M icrosystems - that have in ves ted mo re than $ 1 milli on into the resea rch.

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ran th e PCs often wo uld interfere with the music of an office radio.

That's because dle ci rcuit boards act as miniature radi o stations and broadcast signals of their ow n, resulting in radio static. That's one common example of how electronic noise can di srupt the operation of everyday products.

New problems of electrqmagnetic intelference are likely to arise as portable electronic products such as compact-disc players, laptop computers and hand-held computers - become more commonpl ace. Signals from these gadgets could potentially wreak havoc on the compu ter systems of airpl anes, automob iles and other complex electronic systems.

UMR 's researchers test a variety of products in their E lectromag netic Compati bi [j ty (EM C) Laboratory, then analyze th e results and write the algorithms that will be used to develop th e ex pert software system. The UMR researchers then hand off their algorithms to the consortium 's software partners,

who wi ll develop computerassisted design software products to be used by c ircuit board designers in the industry.

When completed , these ex pert systems wi ll diagnose circuit board designs, catch any potential problems, predi ct the ex tent of th ose problems, and reco mmend ways for designers to fix them.

Hubing and his colleagues in UMR 's electlical engineering department - Tom Van Doren, EE'62, MSEE'63 , James L. Drewniak and Richard E. DuBroff - first got the idea for developing an expert system after worki ng with Boeing on a similar project. With Boeing, the UMR researchers developed software to locate EM! "design rule violations" in circuit board designs. The expert sys tem software now under development not only locates potential problems, but also analyzes them and proposes specific solutions.

Working with the four UMR professors is Sergiu Radu, a vis iting professor from Roma ni a.

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Co nni e KJug . Ru sse ll Gund. Kath eri ne Frame. Jo hn Frame. Doris Pohl , Bob Po h!. Row th ree: Armin ( Ri p) Fick. Willi am Oberbeck. Mary Lo u Nicke l. Mel Nickel. Bob Klug. J im Ca rr, Caroline Elgin. Mari c Blac kbu rn. Cat herine Busc h. Row fou r: Ke n Asher, George Dahm, 10 Dahill. Ro be rt Elgin. Jack Bursl. Vernon McG hee. Bi ll Busc h.

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Na tha n D. Jarree, Me tE: "LA is an interesting c ity! r lead to urs of visit ing fo reigne rs 10 hi storic do wntow n LA, and Pasadena wi lh its rag bands, museums and restaurants. Keeps me go ing!"

Career Assistance:

1942 John C. Austin , ME : " Retired for 21 years. Still enjoy ing it. "

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A lbert S. K eevil , CE: " I am work ing as a volun teer o n the San Diego and Ari zona excursion rail way."

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Alumni Association Services: Access to Alumni Office via e-mail (alumni@umr.edu).

Alumni locator service to help you find lost friends.

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

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1937 Wa lte r L. Holz, ME: " He le n and I ar e e nj oy in g the Ca li fo rni a weath er and sa ilin g o n Mo nterey Bay. Our th ree child ren li ve close to us.

Have six grandc hildren. He llo to a ll "

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1939 Wi lliam R. E lli s, EE: " I am enj oying the be ne fits o f a hea rt va lve re pl ace me nt a nd the installat ion of a pace maker."

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Stay ing in good hea lth and takin g life as it comes." • Wi lli a m M. Rod ge rs, MetE: " I was born Oct. 16, 1909. in St. Louis. Occupati on - most ly at Lockh eed as a manufacturin g and industri al e ngineer. Enjoyed work , never got rich. I was marri ed 1wice, ap prox imately 30 years eac h presenl wire, Z ill ah , is an angel. "

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Rememb er yo ur very first day of work after graduation? Now, if that was n't a character-building and life-altering experienc e from you r past, I don't know what is. And it doesn't matter whether th at da y was 30 years ago or 30 days ago, I think that mo st of us recognized immediatel y that whateve r occurred in tho se first formati ve eight hours wo uld be a good indication of thing s to come.

My fi rst day of rea l wo rk began with my trying very hard to ha ve a civili ze d con ve rsation with a fellow new hire, also a new grad, whil e awaiting human resources to orient us, and failing mis erably at it. It ended with a lot of aimless wa ndering in a despera te attempt to find the hidden co rridor of the building that led to the outside world aga in . (They'd left that part out of the ori entatio n co urse). In between times, I was introduc ed to a considerable numb er of engineers and exactly one secretary; I managed to forget almost all my new co worke rs' names (exce pt the secretary's, which is generally considered to be very good practice); my cubicle was moved twic e, and by 2:30 p.m. I was pretty much convin ced that maybe I should have become a professional basket-weaver after all, as my ve ry first project involved a simple bending stress problem and I co uldn 't come up with = = Mcl l if my life

had depended upon it.

Fortunately, howeve r, I was soon to meet every new grad's saving grace: Mentor Man. Even if yo ur first company did not ha ve an officially sanctioned mentoring program, every fresh -out-ofcoil eg e-o h-g 00 dog rief -why-d idn't -I-p aymore-atte ntio n-i n-my-M i ckey- M at -cIass engineer ends up with a mentor one way or another. The mentors are the fig urative hand-holders of yo ur early career, the fellow engineer who was once a baby engineer like yourself and remembers the pain .

Of course, the really important part is th at they do remember the formula for bending stress and generally wo n't laugh too hard at you when your brain suddenly turn s to mush. They are an absolute wealth of knowledge about everything from rea l live engineering problems to whi ch holidays are paid and which are not. Th ey know almost everybody, and any project to whi ch yo u might be assigned they have either worked on themselves or know the

direction in which to point you, your notebook, and yo ur very confused little mushy brain.

But the truly wo nderful moment in th e mentor-stud ent rel ationship comes after yo u have been at thi s whole work thing for awhile. You'll recognize the day.

It will be the first time that you have a problem on which you've ju st spent seven-and -a-h alf agonizing hours scratching and scribbling out an answer.

You take this to your personal engineering idol, and after a few nervous moments, you hear the most shocking phrase of your yo ung adult life: "Yo u did it right."

Now, if yo u're like me, you have absolutely no grace in these situations, and instead of saying thank you and going back to your happy little cubicle, content and at peace with the wo rld as a whole, you stand there like a wide- eyed, blubbering fool an d say, eve r-so-incredulously, " I did?! " That is probably the moment that you'll hear the biggest laugh from Mentor Man. Just be assured of the fact that he isn't actually laughing at you (well, for the most part). He's just remembering that day, 25 years ago, when he too made that first transition from baby engineer to toddl er. Of course, toddlers do stil l ten d to run into wa ll s now and then, don't th ey?

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A couple of months ago, this column presented the story of the Great Reservoir Robbery. It was the story of a minor governmentsponsored irritation for trave lers tha t turned into a major one.

As it turned out, it also became a lesson for eve ry employee who is too bored to care - and who thinks the boss is too busy to notic e.

It began when your co lumnist, on assignment at Yellowstone National Park, bought a Golden Eagle Passport.

At $50, the wallet-sized paper card is one of the be st travel bargains around - good for a year's worth of entrance fees at national parks and other federa l areas na ti onwide.

The pa rks welcome the passport.

However, when I tried to use it at the recreation area of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir in Georgia, I was told that the co rps doesn't honor it - even though the co rp s is listed on the card's back.

The people in the gate house weren't sure why they didn't accept the card, but they were adamant in refusing it, so I paid my $3 fee under protest. A man at the lake headquarters told me later the card is good only for entrance fees . My $3, he said, was a user fee - so my card was no good there.

By law, the corps can't charge entrance fees, but it can and does charge user fees at many areas. In oth er words, Congress ju st wo n't let the corps call them entrance fees making the promise of the Golden Eagle Passport seem rather hol low.

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th ey should write th eir congressman," he sa id. Instea d, I wrote a co lumn, mild ly reb uking the corps for the confu sion and for what seemed to be a so-what attitude. I thought no more about it until the phone rang one day.

"This is Lt. Gen. Ball ard, chi ef of engi nee rs," the voice sai d. Th at's Lt. Gen Joe N. Ballard (MS Em gt'72l three-star general, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engin eers. Th e top of a very long military chai n of command that reaches from the Pentagon al l the way to the recreation-

For the general. the big issue wasn 't whether I was out three bucks. The issue was whether the corps was be ing the responsive, customerfriendly agency he envisions. area gatehouse at Georgia's Lake Sidney Lani er.

Th e co lumn had landed on his desk in a pile of news clippings. Gen. Ballard said he takes his outfit's customer service very seriously.

"We re you pulling a boat?" the general asked . No, sir. "Was everybody in the car wearin g a swimsuit?" The kids were, and in fact we were going to a beach - but the point, I sai d, was tha t we paid to enter the entire area, not to do something specific such as swimming.

Gen . Ballard mulled a moment. It seems, he said, that the user fee ought to apply not at the front gate, but at the exact place being used - the beach, for example. Th at way, he said, no one wil l think the corps is using verbal camouflag e to get people's money.

Precisely, I said.

For the general, the big issue wasn't whether I was out three bucks. The issue was whether the corps was being the responsive, customer-friendly agency he envisions. " Did the lady at the gate house greet you with, 'We lcome to Lake Sidney Lanier? '" Gen. Ballard asked. didn't th ink so. As I recal led, the greeting was "Three dollars, please."

I got the feeling some Army officer stationed in Georgia was about to have a bad day.

Gen. Ballard has been pounding the message of responsiveness and customer se rvice into his subo rdinates in the corps, se ldom seen as the nimblest or most accessible of agencies. Along with a letter acknowledgi ng the sl im difference between entering an area and using it, Gen. Ballard sent a booklet with his strategic vis ion.

He wants an organization that "ro utinely receives prestigious awards fo r customer sa tisfaction. " He sai d he has been using the Lake Lanier tale as an example of how not to do that.

"We can never forget why we exist: to serve the public," the general said . "If we can't remember that, we have no reason to be here ."

Feel free to cl ip and save this co lumn . Re-read it whenever it seems that nobody in Washington cares. And take it with you on your next visit to Lake Sidney Lanier. It might earn you a very warm welcome.

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1947 Vincent A. Haak, MinE: "Retired go ld mining eng in eer, 1947-1968. Yuba consolidated its go ld fi e lds at Yuba Ri ver, Cali f."

1948 Richard B. Howell , MetE: "Ma iled in myoid 'Taggart,' per Dr. Watso n's request. Brought back fo nd memories of Prof. Legsdin 's lectures, especially hi s 'vater wa por. '" • Wilbern L. Weddle, MetE : "Co ll een and I ha ve traded suburban house li ving fo r sma ll c ity condo li ving at 3346 Bay berry Cove, Wooster, OH 4469 1."

1949 James J. Bissell, ME: "I have been retired for several years and spend part of my time in Orange Beach, Ala. , and part in St. Louis. Melba and I have three sons and four grandchildren. Me lba keeps busy sewing and qui lting. I keep bu sy fi shing, golfing and gardening ." · Charles A. Peek, GGph : "Still active as a petToleum consultant. " · E. M. "M urry" Schmidt, CerE: "We sold our home in paradise gave everything away to our kids - a nd bought a big motor home. The first things to go were shovels, rakes and ladders.

Now, we can visit our cement mixer in Red Bluff, our lawn mower in Campbell and our dining set in Phoeni x. Home base wi ll be Pismo Coast Village RV Resort in Pi s mo Beach , Ca li f. " • Harold E. Straub, ME: "Still working two days a week or mo re. Continu e to share information with visiting representati ves and engineers. My wife Rosemary is still busy with her antique shop." • Harold M. Telthorst, CE: " Playing golf, traveling,

doing volunteer work, hanging in."

M. Hallet , MetE '55, and I spent a week in Winter Park , Co lo., in January 1997. Had a great time skiing, parrying, vis iting, parrying, ex pl orin g, party in g, etc. We are schedu led to do the same Jan. 10-17 , 1998. All of

us are Sigma Nus."

1951 Donald J. Dowling, ChE: CLASS OF 1942 " Looking fo rward to the ~Icture? lefl to right, row ".

50-yea r re uni on of th e Fred Ki ss lin oer Karh One. CJY BraCkbi ll Bob 1950 Corn Bow l Jda Mae ~Offf. ·Mari/~';a~~~dSlww. G,eorge B'radsha~:a~kbi!1. Rhea KiSS/inger, Cha mpi ons hip Football ewe l LeS Ie ur, Row three' \Ii Urn. Don s Poh/. Bob POI'I ~\~ two; Le n Wolff.

Team (October 2000) !" • Jo Dahlll, Bill BUsch Co', ~rn on McG hee. GCoroe D.',' aro/d Krueger. . ,If lcnnc BUSCh, ,::, d lin.

Warren D. Roach , CE: "Te ll everyo ne in the class of 195 1 he llo! Doi ng fine here."

1952 John B. Nolan , CE: " I cont inue to docume nt o ld bridges for the Illinois Department of Transportation for Hi sto ri c A merican Engineering Records archi ves in the Library of Cong ress ." • Robert J. Owens, EE: "Irene and I have mo ved to Del Webb 's Su n City Summerlin near Las Vegas. Our address is 10305 Lo ng Leaf Pl ace, Las Vegas, NV 89 134 . Thi s is a community with many acti vities. We enjoy li vi ng here."

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1950 'Laurel D. Berger , CE: "On June 14, 1997, after being widowed for six years, I married Elaine, who was widowed for 12 years. We sold our homes and bu ilt a new one. Moved in Aug. 22, 1997 , at 5246 Pepperdine Court, Fairview Heigh ts, fL 62208 ." • Herman C. Kaller, CE: " I have been retired 10 years now. Nonna and I recentl y ce lebrated ou r golden wedding anniversary. We too k a wonderfu l trip to Eng la nd , Ire land , Scotl and and Wa les. We ha ve four chi ldren, 10 grandchildren, and one great grandchild. " • David R. Levy, ME: " I lost my wife in March 1986. I re marri ed JUlla Soffer Fass on March 3, 1996." • John W. Nichols, CE: "Enjoying retire me nt , spending a lot of time at our second home in Challis, Idaho. Would like to hear from any c lass mates via e-mail j wncha llis@aol. com." · Carl E. Zerweck Jr., CE: "Jack Guth, CE ' 50, Harry E. Kennedy , ME ' 51 , John W. Brillos, ME '5 1, Joe E. Gray, GGph ' 54, William

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We go lfed thi s year in Alberta, Briti sh Columbia, Hawa ii , Florida, and a ll over Northern Ca li fornia.

Ca ll if yo u want a gam e." · Robert B. Hopler Jr. , GGph , MSM inE ' 6 1: " Retired from Dyno Nobel in 1996, and He len and I moved east to Oxford , Md. Staying very bu sy operatin g a business speciali zin g in antiquari an books on ex pl os ives, and doing ex pl os ives · related co nsulting at P ow d e r m a n Consultin g Inc., also

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na ld J . Fer gu son , ME : "Th ank s for my four years, 195 3-1 957." • J a m es B. J or enz , CE: " Sta rti ng my 42n d yea r with Bl ack & Vea tch , th ree ITI.inimum , and eight mor mo re to go e Ale xan der H. Ma tz Jr., max imum!" • ME : " Ret ired in Februa ry 1997 fro m the We stin gho use Ele ctri c Corp. , and AB B Daimle r Benz Tra nsporta tion Sys tem s Inc., afte r mo re than 34 years. Rea lly enj oy ing retire ment, play in g gol f, surv ivin g two wed din gs for m y twO dau ghters, and plan nin g with my wife , Peg gy, nex t yea r's maj or trailering trip to We ste rn Can ada a nd the No rth wes tern area of the United States. " • M ilto n E. Wo odh a m , EE: " After 40 yea rs of bein g an eng inee ring gyp sy, 1 rece ntl y retired for the sec ond tim e, this tim e due to health pro blem s. T his tim e I'll stay retired. '1can ' t beli eve that it has bee n 40 yea rs sinc e UM R grad uation. I hav e so man y thin gs to do and enjo y that 1 do n' t kno w how 1 eve r had the tim e to work ."

CLASS OF 1957

Pictu , left to right. row one: Shirle ' Carr S .

Bett yred John sOl~. Row two: Bob Carr, S;m Diba ~l rlley .

Dlb anol?, Joann Mitc hell Johnson. Manl yn Ast rot h. , Gin i Hel m, Frakes, Ron Frakes. Loui Row three' John Ro;e~' James Mnc hell , Rob ert Helm. James s Astr oth R~w fouf ' D ' ~nn Rother. Doll Mue ller. Arlene Wege. y Carol yn Bak er. Elmer Slates Rum Bell ' . T ee atwood, Joy Charless Fow lkes. Ric Ferguson. Donal d Bak hard Mue ll er, R~sselll~ er: Wi ll a e~nq ~y·HRO nW Haro : JIm \Varwood. Don Fe toe. Ju1m e ey.five rouso n. ld O'N eal. Clif f Tan qu Oary.

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ert Dreshl ield , MetE: " I retired in January 199 7 afte r a 33-yea r care er at NA SA Lew is Res ear ch Center in Cle vela nd, Oh io." · J a m es E. Pug h , ME, is a con sult ant for Alli edS ign al Aerosp ace at Boe in g on the join t stri ke fighter pro gra m . • R oyce G. Sch ierd ing , Me tE, PhD Me tE' 65: " Ret ired afte r 30 yea rs with Mo nsa nto /M EM C."

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a ne Wo ltje n , ME : " We have bee n e njo yin g li vin g a nd wo rk ing in Fay ette v ille , Ark. , for 10 yea rs now.

Tha nks MS M for a lon g- last in g care er edu cati on."

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L. Bra mli tt , Me tE, MS Me tE ' 62, Ph DM etE ' 66: " Award ed di stin gu ishe d mem ber of the Iron and Stee l Soc iety

(ISS IAIME ) on Oct. 20, 1997 - hi ghe st award given by soc iety ."

Dic k ens , CE : " Bet ty and · Wa lter H .

1 are retired and live in Dixon, Mo. We welcom e call s from fri end s and clas sma tes. " • Rob ert D. _ - - -- .. F r eela nd , ME , beg an his two -ye ar term as cha irm an of Am eric an Ins titu te of Ste el Con stru ctio n lnc. Boa rd of Dir ecto rs in Septe mb er 199 7. He also is cha irm an of Robert O. Free la nd Hav ens Ste el Co., a glo bal stee l fab rica tio n and stee l con stru ctio n fi nn hea dqu arte red in Kan sas Cit y, Mo .• B. Dou gla s M uns ell , CE: " Our 12th gra ndc hi ld , Be n Phi lip Mo lon e i, arri ved. \We hav e nin e chil dren). Now des ignin g adv anc ed mi ss iles a nd com ple tin g 35 yea rs at Boe in g IMc Do nne ll Do ugl as."

• H erm a n L. Vac ca, PetE : "Ne w add ress, 440 7 Cas tle Court Pla ce, Houston , T X 770 06. Wo rk is 132 5 South Dai ry Ash ford, Sui te 350 , Ho usto n, TX 770 77 , pho ne 7 13- 418 4336."

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James Shelby named John F. McMahon Professor James E. Shelby, CerE'65, MS CerE'66, PhD CerE'68, has been named the new John F. McMahon Professor of Ceramic Engineering in the School of Ceramic Engineering and Materials Science at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in New York.

Shelby is a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society and served as program chair for its Glass Division. He is also a member of the Society of Glass Technology and the American Society of Materials.

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in Seattle in June 1997 with a degree in sociology. Son Mike, 27, is marri ed to Tracy, a metallurgist working at Boeing.

Daughter Kristin , 16, is a junior at Holy Names Academy in Seattle." · Edward T. Horel, ME: "Hav ing recently completed my flfst year of retirement, I am looking forward 10 many more. 0 current plans to relocate from Shelocta, Pa" • Erwin J . Mantei , GGph , PhDGGph ' 65 , recentl y rece ived a unjversity teaching award from Southwest Mi ssouri State Un iversity. · Aaron M. Reuck, CE: "I' m the facility engineer for William Jewell Coll ege. Our daughter Tonya graduated in December from MSM-UMR wi th a civil engineerin g degree." • Dinesh K. Shah, ChE: "Our younger daughter Tania has completed her BA and BS at Berlel ye. Tania has joined Boston Uni versity for law. We welcome MSM alumni in Southern California when visiting." • William L. Sullivan III, ME: "I retired from Monsanto in December 1996. I am doing freelanc e work in business development for Aetna Coatings Inc. My avocation is golf, which is most enjoyable. Ann e and I have also enjoyed travel around the U.S. thi s past year. " • Thomas E. Whitecotton , ChE , 'BSCE'80, MSCE ' 81, has been promoted to maj or genera l and is deputy commanding

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Richard L. Buck, ChE, MSEMgt '70: " Kontek Indu stries busin ess took a surpri se turn in the wrong direction, resulting in my unempl oyment. Any help in locating a new positi on would be appreciated. Joetta and I can be reached at 120 SI. SI. Catherine, New Madrid, MO 63869, phone 573-747-9016." · John A. Reagan , Ph ys, MSEE '64: " Became department head of electri ca l and computer engineering at Uni versity of Arizona in August 1997."

Li vermore Nati onal Laboratory 10 assist in the ali gnment of the laser components for the National Igniti on Facility (N lF).

My wi fe and I will enjoy the Li vermore area for two years while I work at the lab.

Our so n, Robert S. " Rob," ChE' 96, maJTied Karen Klemme, ChE'96, and they are li ving in the Houston area. He is working for Exxon and she is working for Magnum Technologies. Everyone is doing great." • John F. Limberg, ME: "Started taking fl ying lessons. It's great. Doc Miles was ri ght. Just wish I could have afforded it in the early '60s. I just turned 55 , life is good'" • Milton J. Murry , EE, MSEE ' 80: "Teachin g M.E.C. to apprentice electricians. Getting in volved in fiber opti cs and teaching that subject area. Enjoyed homecoming. Had a good time at Chancellor's Cup go lf tournament in Augu st. "

1965 Walter C. Mulyca, MetE: "I am now startin g my fifth year with Tifton Aluminum Co. as quality assurance manager and my 33rd year with Alcoa." • Alfred J . Thiede, CE, MSEMgt ' 72, MSCE'72: "I' m currently in chaJ'ge of providin g co nstru ction management oversight for the $2.5 billion master plan program at San Francisco International Airport (presentl y the seventh busiest in the world)."

1966 Michael J. Brynac, CE: "Had a hole-inone at Creve Coeur Golf Club on the No. 2 hole on Sept. 19, 1997." • William T. Stockhausen, CE: "Retired from the City of Lee's Summit, Mo. , as public works director/city eng ineer in spring 1997. I am enjoying th e leisure." • Charles R. Turner, CE, has bee n named Springfield 's director of buildin g development services. Bob has served as acting di rector of the department since Augu st.

Alumn i Help ~:ft\:~ Ae rospace ;;:~!~~ Design Class / I ~ \ \ Aerospace eng ineering students in the AE 280 se nior design course la st December got some real-wo rld feedback from Rick Jordan, ME'70, and Don Fluchel, ME'72. Jordan and Fluchel, successfu l business leaders from the St. Louis area, critiqued the design work of three teams in the class.

"This was the first time alumni have helped review the teams, and they did a good job of providing a real-world perspective," says Walter Eversman, Curators' Professor of aerospace engineering and the course instructor.

"Th ey ask the kinds of questions that our stu dents ca n expect in their first jobs."

Each te am presented its best final design for a specified airplane after a semester of work with alternative designs using CAD . The teams are actually building remote-controlled planes from their paper designs this semester.

The teams had three different design requ irements for three different types of ai rcraft: one that carries a surveillance camera, one that must pick up a payload while flying , and one that will participate in a heavy-lift competition.

Both Jordan and Fluchel enjoyed the opportunity to interact with the students.

"This is particularly gratifying, seei ng what individual students are doing and interacting with them," says Jordan , who chairs the Senior Desig n Committee of the Academy of Mechanical Engineers and is the academy's first vice president. Fluchel is a member of the design committee.

Jordan is president and CEO of Paric Corporation, a design/build construction company in St. Louis.

Fluchel is executive vice president and founder of Progressive Recovery, a Dupo, III., firm that designs and manufactures solvent recovery systems for industry.

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Donald S. Bartel, ME: "After 32 years in Kansas City working at AlliedSignal I have been tran sferred to Lawrence MSM·UMR ALUMNUS I Spring

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1967 Jonas Bereisa , EE, MSEE ' 70, c hi ef e ng in eer for General Motors Corp ., helped des ign the EV- I electric car shown at UMR th is fall (see page fWO ill

this issue fo r more illformatioll).· F r ank L. E llis , ME: " I am no lo nger with PAM CORP. I have my ow n con sultin g compa ny in aviation mainte nance· Frank Elli s Constructio n."

1968

CLASS OF 1967

Pictured. left to ri ght row one: Fatima Hac hmuth , Lloyd Langsdorf. Jami e A nderson. Peggy Eastburn.

Row two: He nry Hachmuth . Bill Ande rson.

Charles McGrady, Michae l Eastburn . Row three: Harley Hi ckenbotham. Tom Petry.

C harles S. Bach Jr. , CE, MS CE ' 70 : " Poepping , Stone, Bach & Associates Inc . has moved to a new location in Quincy, Ill. The new address is 100 S. 54th Street, PO. Box 709 , Quincy, IL 62306·0709 " • Ja m es H. Eva ns , CE, is a se nior geotechni ca l e ng ineer who e valuates the safet y of federa ll y licensed dams that gene rate hydroe lectri c powe r.

1969

UMR grad publishes book Why do our best efforts at change always seem to stall?

That's the subject of Fatal Illusions: Shredding a Dozen Unrealities That Can Keep Your Organization from Success, a new book by James R. l ucas, EMgt'72.

Fatal Illusions, published by AMACOM Books of New York, shows ho w to recognize - and shred - 12 major illusions that wi ll help people bec ome "unstuck" in bu siness and in life.

The book ha s appeared on the Schwartz Bu siness Book bestse lle r list and the Management General top 10 list. It was selected by the Newbridge Exec utive Program Book Club as a main selection. It also was se lected by the American Management Ass oc iation for distribution to its membership wo rldwide.

Lucas, the author of five other books, is fo under and president of Lum an Con sultants of Sha wnee Mission, Kan ., a firm designed to help make busi nesses more suc cessful.

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Michael L. Mertens, ME: " I recen tly retired fro m Mon san to Co. and was hired

by Mo rrison Knud sen Corp. as an engineerin g manager. I am st ill li ving in Flori ssan t, Mo. " • Josep h W. Stahl , Math , MSCSc i' 72: " Had an art icle o n part of my manu scripts co ll ec ti o n publ is hed in Sprin g 1997 in 'Ma nu scripts' Vol. XLIV, No.2 , titled ' Union Commanders in Virg inia ."' · Gary L. St r ipli ng, ME: " Be th and [ will ce lebrate o ur 29th weddi ng an ni versary thi s year, havin g gotte n married in December 1968 , nine mo nth s before I g rad uated from UMR. We ac tive ly support UMR throug h the Full C ircle Ca mpaig n and e ncourage other grads to do the same."

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1970 Craig A . Li ndq uist, CE, started his own company, Constructio n Contract Service Group , 1724 C larkso n Road , S uite 103, Chesterfield, MO 63 107 , (3 14) 504·6670.

• Ke n neth L. Metz, MetE, MSMetE' 75: " New deg ree (AAS microcomputer program ming) , new job and new career.

Have said goodbye to metall urgy and now wo rk in the excit ing, but not ye t as lucrati ve , fie ld of computer programming.

Wi sh me luck in m y new fie ld. " • Steven J. M ui r , CerE, was named Alumn us of the Year by Tau Kappa Epsilon Internat iona l Fraternit y. Thi s award is gi ven to a TKE alumn i member who has ac hi e ved ou tstanding acco mpli shme nts and success in hi s career. Muir is vice pres ident of Comtech Communications Team , a two· wa y radio service for Californi a . • Ma rtin R. S now, CE, is vice president with Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.

1971 W illiam M . McKjnney, CE, MSCE' 74 : " Busy tran sferr ing in to Co m puter Sciences Co rp. (CSC) after DuPon t/ Canoco o utsourcecJ the ir IT funct io n.

Currently manag ing infrastructure strategy or mjg ratio n projects." · Pafull a C. Mah a t a , MSME , PhDM E ' 7 l: "Continue to provide technical support to the Department of Defense on internat io na l trea ty veri ficatio ns." • Michael A. Moor e , EE, MSEMgt ' 94, superintenden t of Electric Transmiss ion and Di stribution at Springfield (Mo.) City Util ities, has been ap po inted lead eng ineer o n the grounding subcommittee of the Nat ional Electric Safety Code. He will represent the A merica n Pu bli c Power Associat io n.

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Krishnaswamy founded EASi Engineering in 1981 . The company, which has a staff of about 230, is one of the largest suppliers of computer-aided engineering and design services to the transportation industry. The company deals in areas of structural crash and occupant simulation, kinematics and dynamic analysis, noise vibration and harshness, alternate materials such as plastics and composites, and cooling analysis.

As part of the award, EASi received written endorsements from 10 Ford customers verifying the effectiveness of EASi's overall efforts at customer satisfaction. It also had to go through a systems assessment that addresses the sufficiency of the underlying · systems· as well as pass an assessment of its quality operating systems.

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Jack R. Beebe, Psyc: "Joined Lincoln Land Conununity Coll ege in Springfield (Ill.) as a full-time assoc iate professor.

Also teaching computer networking in the computer and office information systems de partment." • George W. Cadwallader, ChE: "Was spun off from Monsanto into So luti a, with the former chemica l business of Monsanto, Sept. I, 1997." • Kenneth K. Kifer , CE, is the 1997 president of the Arkansas Chapter of the Associated General Contractors . • Dennis Nethington , Hi st, GGph ' 82, R. MSGGph'85: "[ survived a merger and now work for Arc h Coal Inc . as a fi nancial analyst. Nancy J., GGph ' 85 , and [ have bought a home in Fenton. Our new address is 978 Oakmoor Dr. , Fenton , MO 63026." • Ralph D. Tate, CE, has joined Heidman and Associates as general manager and lead ci vil engi neer. • Gary W. Vandiver, C hE : " New company address as a resu lt of the Monsanto Chemical spin-off. New address is Soluti a Inc. , 10300 Oli ve Blvd., P.O. Box 66760, St. Loui s, MO 63166-6760. Phone (3 14) 674-6768."

1974 David P. Hardin, Chem: " Our son started college at University of South Carolina in

Terry L. (Bac hma nI Aslin, ME'S2, and Clint had a boy, Anthony Alan , on July 5,1997.

Cathy J. (Raidtl, CE'S3, and William J. Baker, ME'S4, had a gi rl, El iza beth Ann, on Feb. 25, 1997.

Clinton T. Ballinger, Nuc E'S7, and his wife had a boyan Aug. 19, 1997.

David G. Barrett, ChE'S6, and Pippa had a girl, Susanna Elizabeth, on March 4, 1997.

Ma rk A. Be ardsley, CSci'S4, and Kathy had a girl, Ambe r, in August 1997. She joins brother Kevin, 6.

Th oma s J . Bereswi ll, ChE'90, and Joni had a girl, Elizabeth, on Aug. 2, 1997.

Sarah R. Bock, ChE'S7, and Dan had a boy, Micha el, on Au g. 29, 1997. He joins brother Kevin, 3.

Columbi a, maj oring in engineering." •

Bri ana L. Davis, NucE'92, and Barney had a girl, Brenn a Doran, on Oct. 30, 1997.

Stephen H. Howell, ME , has been hired as the director of Kirkwood Electric.

Howell brings to the city over 20 years of experience in the fie lds of public utilities,

Nancy L. Denton, MSME'S3, and J ac k had a girl, Grace Eve lyn, on May 1, 1996. She joins two older si blings.

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Charles "Chuck" S., ME'S6 and Li esa J .

Klump, EMgt'S6, had a girl, Lauren Ro se, on March 21, 1997. She joins Megan , 9; Samantha, 7; and Neil, 5.

Holly L., ND '95, and Martin A. La mar, ChE'95, had a girl, Grace Anne, on Sept. 30, 1997.

Kim A. Meng el, CE'S7, and Da vid, had a boy, Shawn Meng el, on Aug. 10, 1997.

Linda (Hu dge nsl Michaelsen, LS ci'SO, and Ward , had a boy, Matthew Ward, on Ap ri l 16,1997. Matthew jo ins Emma , 3.

Dennis R., BAH ist'72, BSGGph'S2, MSGGph'S5, and Nancy J. Nethin gton, GGph'S5, had a girl, Amanda Erin , on April IS, 1997. She joins th ree old er sib lings.

Christine G. (Fennerl Perisich, EMgt'S6, and Mark had a boy, Jack, in J une 1996.

David B. Porter, CSci'SS, BSMath'SS, MSMath'90, MSCSci'91, and Anne had a girl, Alexandra J ane, on July 3, 1997.

Ann M. Powe rs, Ch E'S5, and Jamie had a girl, Rebecc a Nicole, on Aug . 5, 1997.

tran smi ss ion, and

di stribution . • Jeffrey L. Ivers, CSci: "Our son Brock is a seni or at UMR maj oring in mechani cal engineerin g. Our

daughter Eri n is - majoring in microbiology at Uni versity of Oklahoma, where she is also in terni ng with the Oklahoma State Bureau of investigation.

Dee and I enjoyed a couple of tri ps to Roll a thi s pas t summer to fl oat th e Current. Cave Sprin gs is still cool!" • Mark A. Miller, GGph: " I am a senior geologist for Asarco Copper Operati ons based in Tucson, Ari z. I have been with Asarco since 1979. Joined copper operations in 1993 from the ex ploration department. " • Michael J. Miller, AE: "[ am currently co mm and in g th e 35 4th Support Group at Eielso n AFB , Fairbanks, Alaska , an F-16 and A- IO figh ter base. New address is 5 Eielson Pl ace, Eielson A FB , A K 99702." • Donald G. Montgomery , ChE: " Recently moved to Solu tia Inc. in the spinoff from Monsanto. " • Eduardo S. Silva-Ardila, Mi nE, MSMinE ' 75: "Thi s is to report after being kidnaped by the local guerri ll as in Northern Columbia from March 2 to Jul y 29, 1997 , I got back home safel y. I was coming back from a fie ld trip to one of the coal mines in the area when the incident took place. [ am a min ing consultant for local and foreign companies in vo lved in coal ex ploration.

Happy to hear from U M R grads. " (Colltilllled all the lIext page)

Milton C. Dickensheet, CE'76, and Debbie had a girl, Rachel Makenzie, on Jun e 29, 1997.

Bobby S. Dye, MetE'93, and Deb bie had a boy, Dustin Davi d, on Jun e IS, 1997.

Joseph B. Fau st, ChE'S4, an d Karen had a girl, Hann ah Mae. She joins brothers, Nathan and Ryan .

Stuart J ., CE'90, and Susan L. (Evansonl Gardner, CE'90, had a girl, Emm a Ruth, on April 7, 1997.

Gary, ME'S9, and El izabeth (Haning I Hadle r, Math'SS, had a boy, Joshua lim othy, on April 26, 1997. He joins Dani el le, 4, and Nicole , 2.

Edward N. Schmidt, CSci'S2, MSEMgt'SS, and Karen had a boy, Kevin Eri c, on Sept.

13, 1997. He joins brothers Jo el, 9, and Paul, 7.

Matthew O. Scholl, ME'S7, and Lisa ha d a girl, Jennifer Ann, on J une 24, 1997.

Patrick D. Short, MinE'91 , and his wife had a boy, Patric k Drake, on Jun e 5, 1997.

Th omas E., ME'S5, MSEMgt'S7, and Jean a L. Sm ith, CE'S9, had a boy, Matthew Thomas, on June 27, 1997. He joins sister Me lissa Ann , 3.

David W. Snodgrass, Ch E'S6, and Debbie had a girl, Stephanie, on Dec. IS, 1996.

Patric ia A. Hatem, ChE'S9, and Dale ha d a girl, Maria , on Ju ly S, 1997. She joins Sam, 2.

Na ncy F. (Mc Nuttl Snyde r, EM gt'S2, and Steve had a girl, Stephan ie Faye, on Oct. 16, 1997.

Teresa L. Howard, CE'SS, and J ohn had a boy, Caleb Wayne, on Oct. 2S, 1996.

Sarah J. Todd, MetE'S3, and Da vid had a boy, Dillon Wesley, on Feb. 25, 1997.

Andrew J ., MinE'S5, BSM E'S7, and Mary A. (Aalbersl J effers, EE'S6, had a girl, Hele n Rose, on Aug. 1, 1997. She joi ns Molly, 2.

Raymond M. Webb, CE'S9, had a boy, Mason, on J un e 4, 1997.

Bradl ey C. Kloeppe l, CE'94, and Rh onda had a boy, Brendan John , on Aug. 26, 1996.

David P. Kotsifakis, AE'S I, and Carla had a boy, Christopher, on Sept. IS, 1997.

Bruce E. Yo rk, EE'90, and Wendy had a boy, Justin, on Jan . 14, 1997.

John A. Ziegler, ME'77, and Brenda had a boy, Cameron Mitchell, on Sept. 25, 1997.

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proje wou ld enjoy hearin g from UM R classmates. My address is 39 JOE. Lin wood Street , Springfield, MO 6580922 16." • Mark W. Schmale, ME: "Job titl e has changed to president. Purchased TSI Contro ls Inc. in Jul y 1997." • Michael N. Watkins, Psyc, is the Scout executi ve of the Cherokee Area Counci l in Chattanooga, Tenn.

1977 Paul G. Kossina , NucE: "Still with the Air Force, bu t now in Orl ando worki ng on war game comp uter modeling. "

1978

CLASS OF 1972 Pictured, lert to right. row one: Elaine Myers, Maria Thompson, Laura Rosen-Dcriclllcr.

Betty Harms. Berry Harms. Ann Tribu - Moran , Ian Tribu. Dan Moran. Row two: Ke n iVl yers. Way ne Thompson, Dan Dcriemcr. Kalhy Rages, Carrie Berry. Katie Berry. Bob Berry. Row three: James Herrman, Michae l M o ran, Brian Mo ran , Tim M ora n. Row four: Ly nn Kinca id-Tay lor, Roger Taylor. Elle n Stehly, Dan Stehl y, Kenneth Busc h, John Latllh, Jan e Black, Ra lph Tat c. Row rive: Dallas Leav itt. Sandi Sylveste r.

Denni s Sy lvester. S teve Thies, Greg McCla in . Zcb Nas h, Ne il Book. Bill Black, Ku rt Marshau s.

1975 Harry A. Chappel, CE, is vice president of CSD Environmenta l Services In c. after 19 years with the State of Illinois.

J a mes W. Knock , ME, BSAE, MSEMgt' 80: "As of OCI. I, 1997, th e U.S. Arm y Av iation Troop Co mmand Aviation elements merged with the U.S. Army Mi ss il e Comm and , formin g the U.S. Army Av iati on and Miss ile Comm and. I work on both aviati on and mi ss il e sys te ms performin g tes t and eva lu ation engi neering duties." • Roger McCloud , EE: " In August 1997. I began work for the co nsultin g firm of Sawve l and Associates,

aft er over 20 yea rs with Burns & McDonnel l. " • Willi a m L. Morely, EMgt: 'The Willi am Morl eys have moved back to Cincinnati after 10 great years in Kobe, Japan. Becky has headed off to Bu ckn ell Universit y. Jon is a seri ous go· kart racer. Ruth , my wife, is still teaching Engli sh fo r speakers of ot her languages (ESOL) . I j ust entered my 23 rd year at Procter & Gamb le." • Kevin C. Skibiski, CE, MSCE' 76, was elected secretary of the Mi sso ur i Soc iety of Profess ional E ngi neers. He is director of the eng ineerin g depart ment , head/p rojec t manager fo r Scon Consultin g Engin eers

in Sprin gfie ld, Mo. Brent L. Thompson , ME , is president of AP I Ketema in Da ll as , Texas. whi ch des igns and manufactures heal rransrer equ ipmen t

Dennis L. Chenoweth , CE, has been named corporate director of construction management for Saint Luke's·Shawnee Miss ion Health System. He's responsibl e for all facets of project management, from conception through comp letion, includ ing planning, budgeting and ensuring fac iliti es compl y with local, state and fede ral life safety bu ilding codes . • Wilma K. (Kim), CE, and Robert E. Hilton , GeoE' 76: "We moved thi s summer to 20 18 Thompson Crossi ng, Richmond TX 77469. We have two children , Adam, 14, and Maggie, I I. Drop us a line at hiltons@ texas. net. Wilma would like to locate Jim and Mary Ann Ott. If anyone has a current address or phone number, please send. " • Russell L. Goldammer, CE, MSEMgt '79, was named seni or vice president at Mercan til e Bancorporation Inc . • Martin D. Hoffman, ChE: " I am an assoc iate professor of phys ical medicine and rehabilitation at the Medical College of Wi scons in in Milwaukee, where I have been a faculty member since 1986. My wife and I have two wonderfu l sons ages 5 and 7. We wi11 be in France for six month s whil e I am on sabbatica l to conti nu e exerc ise and sports science research. Of course, I wil l also be doing some running, cross-country skiing and learni ng French!"

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1976 Robert E., GeoE, and Wilma (Kim) Hilton , CE '78: " We moved thi s summer to 20 18 Thompson Cross ing, Ri chmond.

TX 77469. We have two children , Adam, 14, and Magg ie, II . Drop us a lin e at hiltons@ texas. nel. Wi lm a woul d like to locate Jim and Mary Ann Otl. If anyone has a current add ress or phone number, pl ease send. " • D. Freddi e Ipock , EE: "I recent ly co mpl eted 20 years at Ci ty Uti li ti es of Springfi eld , Mo. I continue to des ign e lectri ca l substation s and protect ive relay ing. I have a son, Dwi ght,

who is a UMRj uni or in EE, and a summer em ployee of Sho Me Power. He has me invo lved with UMR aga in. I serve on the UMR Paren ts' Board for the So uth west Mi sso uri area. I have made an

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1979 J effery R. Walker , MinE: "Hope to see everyone at Homecoming '99. Twenty years is Slire a long li me,"

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.......... " project ma nage r. O ur office has moved to 20 14 Williams St. . Je fferso n C ity. MO 65 109. " • James J . Massmann . ME, MSEMgt 'S6: " De ni se and j co ntinue to li ve in Ballwin. Mo. , with our three so ns, Ben. 13. Nick. II , and Chri s. S. I have been w ith Uni o n Electric fo r 15 years." • Thomas D. Radcliff. NucE: " I' m c urrentl y an assistant professor in the mechanical engi neering depart ment at the Uni versity of Akron. St ill do ing nuclear work occasionally. with a patent expected soon o n an incore po\:ver sensor I've in vented." • David E. , EE,MSEE' 82 , and R ebecca S. R eed , CSci'S I,MSCSci'82; Rebecca writ es. ''rve re turned to the j o b fo rce! ['m te stin g CTT so ftware in med ica l equipme nt at REL A In c. in Boulde r, Co lo. Da ve is the tec hnica l representati ve fo r C irrus Log ic to Japan."

1981 W illiam L. Boyle, CE, is district engi neer fo r Amoco Pipe li ne Co. , Mid-continent District. Ho me address is 9515 W. 129th Sr. , O verl and Pa rk, KS 662 13." • Deborah L. Kiblinger, C hE: " M y hu sband Mark and I reside in Cape G irardea u, Mo. , w ith o ur five children, David, 12 , Jo hn. 10. Matthew, 8, Theresa, 6, and Eli zabeth, 3. I am c UlTentl y a ' do mesti c' eng ineer and very bu sy!" • Randall K. Stagner. Hi sl: " After three years at Ft. Bragg N.C., I am being transferred to the Washingto n, D.e. , area thi s summer. Deb (who grad uated from UNC Law Schoo l in May) and o ur sons wi ll stay in orlh Carolin a fo r now." • l

1982 Robert A . Germaine : " My family and I moved to Corvalli s, are. I took a positi on as a structural eng ineer for C H2M Hill. " • Hiroshi Hasegawa , MSEE: " I started up ano ther co mpa ny. Quantum Fus ion Inc., to dea l w ith In te rn e t-related so ft wa re develo pment bu siness. W ill have a web server set up pretty soo n. Start from scratch ''' ' Robe rt J. H err, CE, became Rroject man ager for R.G. Ross Constructi o n Co. Inc. in March 1997 . • Kevin J. 150m , GeoE: " Rebecca, ME'S3 , our sons. and I have rece ntly rel ocated to Pl ano. Texas. I was promoted to general manager of Bunz l USA-Da ll as ." • Vicki S. Johnson, AE: ''I' m into my third yea r as a facu lty member/adm ini strator. It 's never bori ng. Just don't know how our

professors made it look so easy." • Marvi n Wood s. EMgt: " I was recentl y pro mo ted to ass ista nt department manger-p lannin g, ana lysis and control fo r Morri so n-Kn udsen Corp . o n the We ldo n Spri ng, Mo., e nvironme ntal re mediation project. I have two boys, Marvi n Jr. , 15. and Justin. 7. tha t keep both Sharo n and me ex tre me ly busy."

1983 Keit h Boeckenhauer. PDDM inE, is vice pres iden t- a luminum mill eq ui pment a t SECO/WARWICK Corp. He is also the team leader for the mo lten me lt tea m and aluminum process team." • Scott D. Dav is , ME, CLASS OF 1982 MSME' S5: " I made my seco nd career Pi ctured, left to righl. row one' ] 8 ho le-in-one thi s summe r! Onl y 26 Ro w two: L G L M. . OC) )rulll . Josh Byrum. . . OOS, dry Lou By rum, J. Payton Wieland. yea rs apart' " • Kevin M . Gordon , CSci: " t have changed j obs aga in. I' m now back with myoid consulting firm.

Ale. My curre nt contrac t is wi th US Spri nt." • Rebecca 150m, ME: " Kevin , GeoE'S2, our sons and I have recen tl y relocated to Plano, Texas . Kev in was promoted to general manager of BU Il ZI, USA-Dallas." • Ken J . Kozlowski , CE: "As of April 1996, I was promoted to assistant dis tri ct manager in the St. Loui s Office at CECa Concrete Co nstruction L.L.e." • Scott A. Meyer, CE: " I am now d istri cr eng ineer in Southeast Missouri.

Susan, Jake, 8, and Josh,S , are li ving in Cape Girardea u. Jake is an av id baseball player and swimme r. Josh is scoring a lo t in soccer. Susa n and I wa tch !" • Micah el T. Moylett, GGph, MSGGph' 85: "Thi ngs are busy in the o il patch ! Still explo ring and exploit ing for o il and gas in the Penni an and Wi lli ston Basin s." • Bruce D. Murray , ChE: " We're back in Ki ngwood, Texas. Scott and Sara are almost two and keeping us very busy." • Sara h J. Todd , MetE: " I am now wo rk.ing CLASS OF 1982 . f Ko Lissan Ko. Lily Ko. parl-time (6- 10 a. m.) for Motorola and Left to right: Walter Ko, YII1 ung , ful l-time as a 1110 m ."

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1984 Ma rk A . Beards ley , CSc i: " I've take n a new job at Parad ig m Entertainment in Da llas, de velo pin g video games for Ninte ndo. We have a new house north of Da ll as." • Thomas J. Dalton. EE: "Have made the big mo ve thi s year-after 13 years in corporate America. I've started a compan y and am work.in g fo r myse lf.

Richard Ash new rep for conservation group Richard L Ash Jr., MinE'71, recently became the Missouri Parks and Recrea tion Association's repre sentative to the Conservation Federation of Missouri. Ash is the director of parks and recreation for St. Charles, Mo., and was the MPRA president in 1996-97. He's also involved in the St. Charles County Conservation Club, the National Wild Turkey Fede ration, the St. Charles County Arts Council and several other organizations.

We rea ll y enj oy Flo rida, and ca n be reac hed at 608 Oak Ri dge Dr. , In dia lanti c. FL 32903, or e- mail interl og ic_us@co mpuserve.com. " • Ann E. (Berder) E kis , EE: "S arah, 5, Bet h 3, and Mark, 9 mo nths, keep me busy as a sta y-at- home mo m. It is a crazy. noi sy li fe bu t I love it. We moved a little farther wes t a nd ended up in Overland Park, Kan." • Tony R. G aines. EMgt , serves as marketing manager fo r Sili con Mountain Des ig n. a hi g h-tech firm in Co lorado Sprin gs, Co lo .• David W. Gardner, EE, fo unded a nd is presi de nt of Si lico n Mou ntai n Des ig n, a hig h-tech firm in Co lo rado Sprin gs. Co lo. SMD was o rga nized in 1992 and e mploys 20 peop le.

• Cynthia E . H ileman , CE: " 1 'retired ' from e ngi neering to full- time ho memaker and mom to Bethan y, 5, Tyler, 3, and Grace. I. M y fan tastic husband. Steve. is a struct ural engi neer and vice- president o f my ro rmer e mpl oyer, Bucher Wi ll is & (col/lillll ed 011 th e next page) MSM·UMR ALUMNUS I Spring 1998 4 7

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1985 Sherry L. Davis, CSc i: "Well , it 's back to school for me-teaching again, that is! I' m currently jugg ling parenthood with a part -time pos ition teac hi ng int rodu ctory co mputer classes at a loca l commu ni ty coll ege. Old friends (are we old yet?) can e-mail me at sdav is04@maiI.orion.org." • Sha rri L. (Riggs) Hiller : " I' ve recent ly had the opportunity to start my own consult ing bu siness. I' m working at home so I can stay close to John, 4, and Mon ica, 2. Looks like I'm going to speciali ze in CPM schedules and other preconstruction acti vities (for now). Jeff is still at Oklahoma Department of Transporta ti on making sure th e CLASS OF 1987 ditches get moved. " · Andrew J . P!c!Ured. left to ri g ht. row one: Kri stin Ncuoeba ucr. Kirk Neuocba uer J effers, Min E, BSME '87: "Ma ry Li sa Neugebau,e r. Row two: Linda Beran. Kris Ncuocbauer.

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to work at Alli son Transmi ss ion Di vision of GM. Mary returned to her job in October and works as a senior project engi neer on a hybrid electri c bus program.

Andy conti nues to work as senior proj ect engi neer in the milit ary tra nsmiss ion department. Stop in and see us if you are on your way to the Indy 500 or Brickyard 400." • Willi am L. Kovachi ch, MetE: "Accepted a new ass ignment as supp lier qual ity supervisor at Ca terpill ar's mining and constructi on equipment di vision in Decatur, II I. Was in Hong Kong durin g the hand ove r to co mmuni st Chin a-a n interesting l ime in an interesting place." •

Farouk EI-Baz, MS GGp h'8 1, PhD GGp h'84, di rector of Bosto n Univers ity's Center for Remote Sen sing , is to be portrayed in a series of mov ies about NASA's Apollo Program. The 13-part se ri es, cal led "From the Earth to the Moon, " is be ing produced by movie persona lity Tom Hanks for Home Box Office (HB O).

EI-Baz, who is from Egypt, served from 1967 to 1972 as sec retary of the NASA co mm ittee that se lected luna r land ing s ites for the Apo ll o missio ns. He was also principal in vesti gator and chairman of the Astro naut Training Group for visual observations and photograp hy.

During the series, EI -Baz will be portrayed by Isa Totah, an Arab-American actor. EI-Ba z is featured in th e se gment dealing with Apollo 15 to emph as ize his role in th e scientific training of the Moon bound astronauts. Ap oll o 15, the fourth mission to land on the Mo on, was th e first of three mission s that inc lu ded a lunar rover for s urface exp loration, as we ll as advanced cameras and instrum e nts for remote s en s ing from lunar orbit.

The se ries will air on HBO in Ap ri l.

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Car rie L. (Cottrell), CE, and Ga ry 1.

Kowalski, CE'84: "We are in Rochester, III. , still working fo r lOOT. We have two daughters, ages 9 and 7." • Pa tri ck J. Ma hon, ME: " Kathleen and I have recentl y relocated with our two boys to Napervi lle, II I. r am currentl y worki ng as the ope rati ons manager fo r Buss mann Circuit Components, a divi sion of Cooper In du stries." · an cy J . Neth ington, GGph: " Dennis, Hist'72. GGp h' 82, MSGGph' 85, survived a merger and now work s for Arch Coa l Inc. as a fin ancial analyst. We have bought a home in Fenton , Mo. Our new address is 978 Oakmoor Dr., Fenton. MO 63026." • Ann M. Powers, ChE: "Motherhood is grea t! We are li ving in Housto n, Texas, and I am work in g for Stone & Webster." · Mark T. Snyder, Min E: " I was promoted and moved by GM to manage the Wh itestone operation in March 1997 . I am still getting acclimated to the North Georgia Mountain s, but the winters shou ld be eas ier to take th an in lorthern ew York ." · 1ichllel Stein iger, CE: "1 have bought an excava tin g company. We have three so ns, Matt , 6.

Andrew. S. and Mark. 3." · Theresa A. (Ncy) Ziegelmeyer. ChE: "We conti nue to enjoy life in Henry. III. Jim works for the Gron Co. and I'm operati ons manager for

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Thomas J. Anna , CE: " Been w ith MoDOT since graduation, Was promoted in 1993 to bridge inspection engineer, It 's a fun but challe nging job," • Curt A. Beutler, ChE: " I have ' retired ' fro m engineering and now work as a fu ll-time sw im coach and substitute teacher at Elg in Hi gh Schoo l, in Elgin, Ill. " • Suzanne R. C unningham , AE: ''I'm reall y enjoying my new job as the TPS project manage r for the adva nced development and shuttle upgrades office, It 's very c ha ll e nging, " • John G. Darbaris, Geo E, is vice president of Sanford Cohen and Associates Inc, • Michael E. Herleth, CE: "I recentl y received a promot ion to assistant di strict engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation in Macon, " • Mary A. (A albers) Jeffers , EE: "Andrew , MinE'85 , BSME ' 87 , and I continue to work at Alli son Transmi ssion Di vision of GM, I returned to my job in October and work as a senior proj ect engineer on a hybrid electric bu s program , A nd y continues to work as a seni or project eng ineer in the milita ry transm ission department. Stop in and see us if yo u are on yo ur way to the Indy 500 or Brickyard 400, " • Liesa J. , EMgt, and Charles " Chuck" Klump , ME: " Still in Springfi eld, M o, Chuck is now at Dayco in R&D, I'm still part-time at a small contract packager, " • Curtis A. Krueger , ChE: " Li sa, ChE ' 86, was recentl y promoted to director of transmi ss ion services at Illin ois Power Co, Curt 's environme ntal consulti ng firm , Krueger Engineering & Sciences , will be moving into their new offi ce by the end of 1997, " • Ch arles B. Monie, CE: " Depu ty public works director at NAS Meridi an as of March 1997 ," • Ch ristine G. (Fenner) Perisich , EMgt: "M y hu sband Mark and I moved to Rale igh, N,C. , in 1993_ We truly enjoy li ving 'down east' and welcome company anytime !" • David W. Walker, EE: ''I'm now e mpl oyed at Hers hey Foods Corp" 19 E, C hoco late Ave, Hers hey, PA 17033-08 19, My home address is 549 Orcha rd Hill Drive, Palmyra, PA 17078," • Charles M. Zoss, CE: 'Tm retired and enjoying the Fl orida sunshine. When [' m not at the beach, I'm a chemical engineer at Holmes Regional Medical Center, 1350 S, Hickory St. , Melbourne, FL 3290 I ."

1987 John J. Brands, CE: "Just fini shed the resident engineer 's job on the new control tower at Lambert. Mov ing back to KC in Janu ary 1998. " • Laura A. (Oeh[ert) Clegg, ChE: " We are all doing well. After a year, Connecti cut is startin g to feel li ke home. Monsanto Chemica l has just spun off and I work for 'So luti a ' now--qu ite an adj ustment. Missy is a senior and learning how to drive. Alex just started first grade.

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Jimmy C. Massey, EE'69, \ masseyjc@ornl.gov

Thomas J. Dalton, EE'84, interlogic_us@compuserve.com

Susan K. Medlin, EE'92, SKMedlin@aol.com

Scott D. Davis, ME'83, MSME'85, sdavis@mail.orion.org

William L. Morley, EMgt'75, morley.wl@PG .com

Sherry L. Davis, CSci'85, sdavis04@ma il.orion .org

John W. Nichols, CE'50, jwnchallis@aol.com

Nancy L. Denton, M E'83, nldenton@tech .purdue.edu

Thomas C. Nield, Hist'94, tcnield@sprintmail.com

Winston F. Erevelles, MSEMgt'90, PhDEMgt'92, werevell@nova.gmi.edu

Christine G. (Fenner) Perisich, EMgt'86, perisich@mindspring.com

Kevin M. Gordon, CSci'83, kerbo@sound .net

Ann M. Powers, ChE'85, ann.powers@stoneweb.com

Robert E., GeoE'76, and Wilma K. (Kirn) Hilton, CE'78, hiltons@texas.net.

Suzanne M., CE'85, and Thomas L. Riney, ME'83, riney4@primary.net

Martin D. Hoffman, ChE'78, HOFFMAN .MARTIN_D@milwaukee.va .gov

Polly Scott-Showalter, GeoE'83, pollys@vt.edu

Andrew J., MinE'85, BSME'87, and Mary A. (Aalbers) Jeffers, EE'86, Andrew_J._Jeffers@notes.atd.gmeds.com

Eduardo S. Silva-Ardila, MinE, MSMinE'75, cessmc ol@sa ntamarta .cetcol.net.co

Charles M. Jones, EE'72, joneshome@mindspring.com

Thomas M. Stovall, CE'83, tstova ll@kimley-horn.com

Holly L., ND'95, and Martin A. Lamar, ChE'95, threeplusl@juno.com

David W, Walker, EE'86, DWalker@hersheys.com

Robert E., ME'90, and Glynda M. (Winkler) Lavelle, Psyc'88, shellbobl @aol.com

Vincent C. Whaler Jr., NucE'65, HHCO@aol.com

Danny J, McMurphy, GGph'71, MSEMgt'93, mcmurfyl @fidnet.com, Work e-mail: mcmurphy@smtp.mvs.usace.army.mil, his homepage: http://www.lidnet.com/- mcmurfyl /

Milton E. Woodham, EE'57, MEWoodham@worldn et.att.net Mark S. Ziobro, ChE'79, MSChE'82, Mark,S.Ziobro@USA.DUPONl com

Patrick J. Mahon, M E'85, pjm@busscc .com

Chri s is an independent todd ler. Hope yo u all are we ll. " • Jerome A. Hinson, Math , has compl eted a six-month dep loyment to the Western Pacific and Indian oceans as well as the Arabian Sea aboard the guided missi le crui ser USS Lake Erie, as part of the USS Constellation Battle Group, • William T. Pinel , Math , MSCSci' 9 [ , is an ass ista nt professo r in compute r information science at Missouri Southern State Co llege, • Susan E. Schumacher-

James, MetE: " I am still at AlliedS ignal a nd Jerry is at Boe in g." • Scott E. Umba ugh, MSEE, PhDEE' 90: "Author of book, 'Computer Vision and Image Processing: A Pract ical Approach Using CV IP Tools,' Premice Hall PTR , 1998.

5 12 pp ., CD- Ro m inclu ded, See http://www,ee, siu e.edu/CVIPtoo ls.·'

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1988 Steven W. E ngelbrecht , CE, is proj ect manager of the Mi sso uri Departmem o f Transpo rtatio n. • E lizabet h (Ha ning), Math , a nd Gary Hadler, ME' S9: "Gary recent ly took a new j o b as a superv iso r wi th 3 M . El iza beth wi ll rece ive her MD IV fro m semin ary in December 1997 a nd is an o rdained Unit ed Meth od ist pastor. We contin ue to reside in North Sl. Paul, M inn " • Ter esa L. (S tove r ) Howard , CE: "1 am c urrem ly work ing pan -ti me fo r the Mi sso uri Departm ent o f Transpo rtatio n after ha vin g a baby boy, Ca leb Way ne Howa rd, o n OCI. 2S, 1996.

M y yo unger s ister, Cy nthia (S tover) F isc he r , CE ' 90 , who g raduated from Ro ll a in 1990, had a baby g irl. Audrey Mari e Fi scher, the nex t day on OCI. 29, 1996. We both love be in g first- tim e mo ms !" · Timothy S. Hudwalke r , CE : " I passed the PE exa m in A pril 1997!" • Robert S. Ivy , ME: " I moved wit h my famil y to Pa lm Beach Ga rdens, Fl a .. and am now working in co nsult in g w i th Mock. Roos & Assoc iates of West Palm Beach."' • G lynda M. (Wink ler), Psyc, and Robert E. Lavelle, ME'90, were marr ied in Oc tober 1996. She work s fo r W. ~ . Me rcer Co .. and Robert works for S hell Oil Co. They live in Edward sv ill e, III." • Daniel C . N ix, MetE: " I am the q ua lity manage r of M idd letown Wo rk s fo r A K Steel Inc. M y w ife ancy and I have two c hildren, El izabeth and A ndrew." • Joseph J. Rat he rt, AE: " S tru c tura l li aiso n e ng ineer o n site at Tin ker AFB, supporti ng KC- 135 PDM ."

1989 Brian E. Est, AE, MSAE'9 1: " Have started my new job with Boei ng in Sl. Lo ui s, wo rkin g o n th e F/A- I S," ' •

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C hristopher J . F rank , ME: " I' m now worki ng as a chass is des ign engi neer for F reight li ner in Po rt land , a re. " • Ga r y, ME, and E lizabeth (H a ning) Hadler , Math ' 88 : "Gary recent ly took a new j ob as a superviso r with 3 M. Eli za beth w ill rece ive her MD IV fro m semi na ry in December 1997 and is an o rdai ned Un ited Method ist pasto r. We co ntinue to res ide in No rth Sl. Paul, M in n. " • Wi lli a m M .

McDa niel, ME : "Curre ntl y wo rking as senior mechanica l engi neer for Burn s & Mc Do nn e ll. '· • S usa n E . (Yea r ga in) MacDona ld , EMgt, MSEMgt ' 95: "My hu sband has bee n trans fe rred to M il wa ukee , so we moved thi s pas t Sep te mbe r."' • Scott D. Peel, EE, is statio ned at Fa lcon A FB , Colo. He is a ss ig ned to the 11th Space Warnin g Sq uadro n, A ir Fo rce Space Comm and.

My w ife Sa rah and 8-mo nth -o ld so n, Cody. enjoy Co lorado tremendous ly."'

1990 Hea the r L. Barstad , Me tE: "M ichael Med len, my husband, and I ho pe to fi ni sh building o ur ho use by C hri stmas. We bo th e nj oy li ving and wo rking in the Kentucky lake a rea ." • Winston F. Ereve ll es , MSEMg t, PhDEM g t' 92: " 1 have just completed 5 years o n the facu lty at GM I Eng ineering and M anagement Institute, I was tenured and pro mo ted to the rank of assoc iate professor of manu factu ring syste ms e ng ineering in June 1996 ... (and) received the G ML A lu mni Assoc iati o n Award fo r Ou tstand in g Teachi ng i n Manufacru ri ng Systems Engi neering (one of three awarded uni vers it yw ide.)

In Nove mber 1996 I recei ved the Society of Ma nufac turin g Eng ineer ' s Ph ilip R. Marsi l iu s O ut stand in g Yo ung Ma nu facturin g Eng in eer Award (one of II awarded worl d w ide.) In June 1997 I was awa rded GM I Alu m ni Associatio n's 1997 Rodes Pro fessorshi p in suppo rt of my research in ro boti c po li shing .... l owe my success , in la rge measure, to the guidance and support of Dr. Bi ll O murtag. my Ph .D. adv iso r and me mo!'. whi le I stu d ied co mput er- int eg rat ed manufacturin g at UMR. " • Robert E. Lavelle. ME'90, and G ly nda M. (W inkl er ), Psyc'88 . were marri ed in October 1996. G lynd a works fo r W. M . Mercer Co. He wo rks fo r She ll O il Co. They li ve in Edwardsville, III. • Bret A. Riegel, AE: "Compl eted MD degree at Sl. Lo ui s Uni vers ity in May 1997. Wi ll co mplete e mergency med ic ine res idency in 200 I." • John P. Witha m , CerE: " Made the move fro m the East Coast to the West Coasl. I started wo rkin g fo r SMC Pneumat ics (in Tustin , Calif.. ) in June . A lso, I met up with Dr. (Dan) S tutts and J a m es F ri end at 2 nd Wo rl d Co ngress on U ltrasoni cs i n Yoko hama.

Japa n. in late A ugust. Prell y good co nference.·'

1991 J effrey D. C ole, CE: " Wo rking as a researc h e nviro nm e nt a l e ng in eer for Researc h Tria ngle Institute and doing C lea n A ir Act wo rk for the area. " • Meli ssa R . (Benedick) Co rkill , CE: " Married Kent Corki ll o n Sepl. 27, 1997.

C urrent ly wo rkin g fo r Camp Dresser & McKee in Kansas C ity." • James E .

DeVaney , AE: "1 returned to the States and got married on June 7, 1997 , to Sheil a Broph y in Peoria, III. We are o n an ex tended ho neymoon with my assig nme nt to German y a nd to uri ng Europe. " • J ennifer K. Diskin , MetE: " I am still wo rking at O li n Brass and e njoying il.

Ou r two linl e g uys , Cl ay, 3, and Spencer, I, keep us busy in o ur free time !" • Ma tth ew D. Masterso n , Geo E, was marri ed o n May 24, 1997, to Angela D. Ku e bl er. Matthew is empl oyed at and Bruc ker Earth EnviroStaff Engineeri ng and Testing, Sl. L oui s, as a geotechn ical inspecto r. Angela, a 1995 grad uate o f Wi lli am Woods Uni vers ity, is co- manager of Lev i's O utlet by County Sear, Warrenton. After a honeymoon to Mo nt ego Bay, J a ma ica , th ey li ve in Was hin gton, Mo. • S unil a (Lahiri) Yo ung, MeLE: " J got married o n Sept. 20, 1997. M y new add ress is 2679 Sunny Meadows Dr., Sl. Cha rles, MO 63303."

1992 Karl F. Burkha lter, CerE: " In May 1996, I le ft the mi li tary after fo ur years with the Army Corps of Engi neers at Fort Stewart , Ga. In June 1996, I jo ined Ford Motor Co. as a prod ucti o n s uperviso r at the Sa ndu sky Plastics Plant, Sandu sky, Oh io.

Ford Mo to r recentl y reorgan ized all it s auto moti ve component operat ions under a ne w e nterp ri se ca lled Visteon. Loo k o ut De lph i, here we come! M y wife Heid i and I ha ve a daug hter, 22 mo nths ."' · Patrick S. Daly. ME, married Susan L. Summers o n Jul y 19, 1997. She is a teacher fo r the Seda l ia School District 200. He is a pl an t e ng ineer fo r S ierra Bullets. They li ve in Sedali a, Mo. ' Gregory S., MeLE, and Kim (Roper ) Head , ChE , " I am wo rking fo r Nationa l Steel in Portage, Ind .. as a process q ualit y eng ineer. In additio n, I am wo rkin g o n my MBA at DePaul Univers ity. Kim a nd I wo uld like to say ' Hi' to everyo ne . She works in Ho usto n, Texas, fo r Engage Energy. We travel to spend weekend s together" • Paula S. Homan . GGph: "Curre ntl y wo rking at CB&M Assoc iates in Lawto n, Okla., as a geo logist. I rea ll y e nj oy il. We do a lot o f environm ental work , in clud in g deve loping new re medi a ti o n techno logies." • Michael S. Moa ts , MetE, MSM etE ' 95: " Mi chele and I arc enj oy ing T ucso n. S he is wor kin g at Hu g hes Mi ss il es. I sho ul d fin ish my PhD nex t sum mer. " • Eri k S . Ohare, C hE: "S pencer is now I yea r o ld: time sure ni es ' I've accepted a new positio n at He m loc k Se mi co nduc to r Corp. as a manu factu r in g buildin g leam leader. super v isin g three engin eers and 24

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Steph a nie A. , ME, and Stephen R. Pulj ak. EMgt: "S teve and I relU rned to SI. Loui s after four years in Dall as. We' re glad to be home. Steve is a quality engineer for Pohlman Inc. and I am pursuing my MB A from Washington Uni versit y" LaChelle ReNae Warbington . LS ci. marri ed Shaun P. Arredondo on May 3 1. 1997. LaChell e received her PhD in bi ochemi stry and cell bi ology from Rice Un iversity in HouslOn, Texas, in 1997. She is a research fellow at th e Washin gton Uni versity Sc hoo l of Med icine in SI. Loui s. Shaun is a portfolio analyst at orwest Financial Leasing Inc. in SI. Loui s.

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from Uni versit y of Dub lin, Trini ty College, I've been serving in the Greek Army's Ranger fo rces as an engineer. I was promoted to the rank of seco nd

David M. Borrok, GGph, marri ed Peggy Kenney on Aug. 16, 1997. Da vid received a master 's degree in economic geology from the Uni versity of Michi gan in 1997, and works as an exp lorati on geologist for

the Eastern Division of ASA RCO Inc. Peggy is a senior at UMR in the life sc iences departmenl. The coupl e li ves in Sa lem, Mo . • J a mes P. Crowe , CE , grad uated from the Naval Basic Ci vil Engineer Corps Officer School at Port Hueneme, Cali f. · Shannon J. Howe, CEo "Marri ed Chri stin a on Oct. 12, 1996. We reside in Macon. Mo." • Alexandros A. Kombokis, CEo "S ince December when I received my master 's in c ivil engineering

Bobby S. Dye. MetE, is pi am metallurgist for New Haven Foundry in ew Haven, Mi ch · Scott W. Shylanski , MinE, is a qu a lit y co ntrol/fi eld engin eer with MetroWest Tunnelers in Southboroug h, Mass. He writes. " Hey guys, on a new tunnel job in Massachu selt s. Keep in touch."

1994

lieutenant. I ' ll re main an active me mber till February 1999 when I jo in the

reserves." • Da ni el B. Marsh, PhD Phys, is an ass istant professo r of phys ica l sc ience (physics) at Mi ssouri Sou thern State Co llege.

Cla rence A. Givens, AE. beca me a nava l

1996

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Robert S., ChE, and Karen E. (Klemme) Bartel, ChE: "We were marri ed on Aug. 3 1, 1997, in Kan sas City, Mo. Rob works for Exxon Chemical Co. at the Baytown Ol efin s Plant. Karen work s for MAG UM Tec hnologi es in Houston , Texas , as an engineer l. We li ve in Clear Lake, Texas." • Brian M . Fo rtelka , MinE: "Started my new pos iti on as the mine supervisor. Rolla and the mining department has prepared me well for my future challenges." • Antoll "Tony" B. Kirkweg, ME , marr ied Me lani e A. Cli fton. The coupl e li ves in Salem, Mo. , and Tony works at Salem Wood Products.

• Dominic L. LeNoir, Math , is teaching fres hman and sophomore algebra and

Squadron 86, Nava l Air Sta ti on, Pensacola, Fl a. Givens was presented with the "W ing s of Go ld," markin g the culmination of months of ni ght traini ng . • Justin W. Hiller. NucE: "M y wife Pam and I now live in Columbia, Mo." • Thomas C. Nield , Hi s!: " I fi nished my master's in educati on from Drury College last August plus I recemly started working for Exec uTrain of Kansas City (I work in Jefferson City primaril y) as a computer in structor focusin g on end user applicati ons and ba sic OS management. " • Karen D. Yeoma ns, CE, is a seni or hi ghway des igner for th e Mi ssouri Department of Transportati on.

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The goal of this program is to involve alumni, parents of currently enrolled students and other friends of the university in the recruiting process.

Opportunities for participating include attending college fairs in your area as a representative from UMR, calling local students to answer questions about our school, talking to the pre-engineering classes at your local community college.and referring students to us for entry into our database, which allows us to reach them with a comprehensive recruitment program. You may participate in as many or as few of the activities as you wish. The typical ambassador spends between two and 10 hours on the program per year.

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geometry at Berkeley Hi gh School in SI. Loui s. • Bradley J. Lind , EMgt, and Angela R. Hatfield were married on Aug. 9, 1997. Angela is a substitute teacher in Bentonville, and Bradley is empl oyed by First Brand s Co rp . in Rogers. Ark. • Stephen G. Poskin , CE, and Brooke A. Mertens were married on Sepl. 20, 1997.

Brooke is empl oyed with Kansas State University. Stephen is in the U.S. Army.

They live in Man hattan, Kan . · Mark Sm ith , CE , has joi ned He ideman & Associates Inc. in Springfie ld, Mo. He will work on th e civil and structural engineering teams.

1997 J a mes T. Cord ia , ME , rece ived hi s co mmi ss io n a s a na va l officer afte r

completing Officer Ca ndidate School in Pensaco la, Fla. · Step hen iVI. Lytle, ME, received hi s co mmi ss ion as a nava l officer

after comp leting Offi cer Candidate School (OCS ) in Pensaco la, Fl a. · Joel S. Mi keli o.us. ChE: "1 started work in Jul y 1997 at Uni versal Oil Products in Des Plaines, 111." · Derick A. M il es, EMgt, and Mi sty R. Jansen, were marri ed on May 24.

1997. Mi sty is emp loyed by Ti e Communica ti ons In c. and Deri ck is employed with Black & Veatch Pritchard Inc. They li ve in Overland Park. Kan . • Paul F. Pritchard. CE, has joined Tarlton Corp., a SI. Loui s-based ge neral con trac Lin g/co nstru c ti o n firm , as projecLe ngineer.

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1930 Anthon y W. Ludas', ND, death was re ported to UMR. t Oc to ber 1997.

of Civ il Engineers and a reg istered profess ional engineer in Texas. t Jul y 8, 1997.

Alvin A. Wehrman , CE, t Oct. 13, 1996.

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1942 Arthur T. Guernsey , MinE, t A ug ust 1997.

Ke nn eth A. Schowalter, C hE, was reti red from USC Corp. He a nd hi s wife, l Betty, were li vin g in ;.-.... Murrysv ill e, Pa. t Nov. I, ..-, 1997.

Rolla T. " R.T." Wade, MinE , ProfGeoE'65, was e mpl oyed by Breden Copper Co. of Sewell , C hil e, after graduati on. In 1932. afte r 50 percent of the mine was shut down , he was re leased and came bac k to Flat Ri ver, Mo .. to teach at the hi gh school from 1932-1934 . He was the n empl oyed

by Sch lumberger We ll Services. He retired fro m Schlumberger in Aug ust 1967 , as assistant to the vice presiden t of operations. He was a 50-year membe r of the State of Texas Registered Petroleum Engi neers, a 50-year member of American Associati on of Petroleum Geo log ists, and a me mber for 50 yea rs in the Society of Petrol eum Engineers.

Whil e at MSM , he was a me mber of Phi Kappa Phi. R.T. and hi s wife. Mary, were li ving in Houston. Texas. t Sept. 10, 1997.

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Rudolph " Rud y" J. Knoll , ME, served w ith the U.S. Arm y Engineering Corps durin g World War II, mostly in the Sou th Pac ifi c.

He re mai ned ac ti ve in the Reserves unt il his ret irement with the rank of colo ne l. Rud y and hi s wife, Harri ett, moved to A lbuquerque after he retired in 1983 frol11 Wea n U ni ted Engineerin g in Penn sy lvania. Wh ile attending MSM , Rud y was a me mber of Tau Beta Pi , Theta Tau. Ph i Kappa Phi , Officers Club and swim ming team. tA ug. 22 , 1997.

Ro bert W. Klorer, ME, was a member of the MSM · UM R Board of Directors, a class coordinator, and a 1988 Al umni Association awardee. He was vice president and found er of Klorer Co. While attendin g MSM, Robert was a me mber of Theta Kappa Phi. t Nov. 6, 1997.

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1936 John J. Livingston , MinE'32 , CE'33, ProfCE'38. was an av id wrestler wh il e attendi ng

MSM. He had an illustri o us war record w ith 17 campaig ns in Europe,

A fri ca and Korea. He had 2 I decorat ions. both fore ign and domestic, in c ludi ng Legion of Me rit a nd Di stingu ished Unit C itati on. t Feb. 17.

1997.

J a m es K. Richardson , MinE, was retired fro m Copper Range Co. W hil e attendin g MSM , he was a member of Kap pa Sigma, T he ta Tau. football , MSM Players and a seco nd li eute nan t in ROTC. Ja mes was made an Honorar y Kn ight of St. Patrick in 1989. t April II , 1997.

1933 E dred N. Eve rett . CEo bega n wo rking fo r the U.S. Departme nt of Agriculture, Soil Conservat ion Service.

Alan J. Hoener, CerE, was president of Hoener Associates Inc. A lan was act ive in the Webster Groves Rotary Club and served as a di stri ct governor. He a lso combin ed the United States and Canad ia n clubs in the prog ram of Fore ign Exchange Stude nts. Wh ile attending MSM , A lan was a member of

Jam es H. Menefee, CE, ·rA pri I1 2, 1997.

1940 Robert N. Lorance, CE, t Jul y 8, 1996.

locati on s w ith SCS inclu ded M issouri Val ley, Sydney and Sioux C ity, Iowa, Spartanburg, S.C .. and Ft. Worth . Tex as.

He retired from the SCS in 1977 with 42 plus years of service. During hi s SCS career he was in strument al in the in sta ll ation o f 2,300 mi les of terraces.

1.600 mi les o f chan ne ls a nd 9.000 ea rth darns. invo lving the movement of an estimated 10 milli on c ubi c ya rds of ea rth.

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Gilbert J. CarafioI, ME, was a member of the Engi neers Club, M Club and AS ME, and also pl ayed footba ll while at MSM . Hi s death was reported to UMR in September 1997.

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1948 William A. Ellis, EE, was retired from Central Illinois Li ght Co. after 25 years.

Whil e attend ing MSM, he was a member of A lEE. He and his wife , Marjorie, were living in Peori a. III. t Oct. 23 , 1997.

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1949 Sam P. Jones, CE, was retired from the U.S. Departme nt of Transportation Federal Highway Admini stratio n.

While attend ing MSM, Sam was a member of ASCE, and he received first honors. He and hi s wife , Dorothy, were li ving in Springfi e ld, III. t March 25 , 1997*

1950 Robert M. Harrison , CE, t May5 , 1997.

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1951 Howard T. C la rk , C Eo retired with Mc Donne ll Doug las after 37 years. He served in the A iI' Force duri ng the Korean War. Whil e anending MS M. he was a me mber o f the photo club, ASCE and g lee cl ub. He and hi s wife, Frances, were li ving in St. Charles.

Mo. t Oct. 16, 1996.

James A. Spilman , CE, MSCE '57. e nrered the Ann y and served during the Korean conflict. then returned to MSM to earn hi s master 's deg ree. He was the past post co mma nder for the VFW Post O. 2025 of Roll a, and was a lso a member of the American Leg ion Post 270 and Ro ll a Elks Lodge.

James was li ving in Roll a. " Se pt. 7, 1997.

R obert L. Winchester , CE, was retired Fro m Dow Che mi cal USA. Robert and hi s wife were li ving in O lney, 1I1. t June I. 1997.

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james H. Borgerding, M inE (geo logy option). was empl oyed by Texaco aft er graduati on as a pe tro le um engineer working in Co lorado, North Dakota and Wyoming. In 1976 he establi shed an independenr consult ing petro leum e ngi nee r business in Cas pe r.

Wyo. He acti vely pursued dri lli ng prospects and did consulting. He was a n avid runner. regul arl y fi ni shing in the top of hi s age group in local and r gional

races . He combi ned hi s love o f runn in g with a genera l love o f the outdoors. includ ing campin g, hiking, biki ng, fi shi ng and astronomy. In recent years. he read ex tensively in phil oso ph y. art and the humani ties . Pro Fess io nal me mbershi ps included the Soc iety o f Petrole um Engineers, Wyomin g Geo log ical Assoc iati on and A meri can Associati on of Pe tro leum Geolog ists.

Whi le attending MS M, Jim was a member of the ew man C lub, a student assistanr and a me mber of Si gma Gamm a Epsil on. tA ug. I, 1997.

Alla n G. Weh r , MetE. PhDM etE'62, was fo rmerly e mpl oyed at Mi ss iss ippi State Uni versity, where he he ld various ti tles du ring hi s te nure, Whil e attending MSM, All an was a member of Student Counc il and Phi Kappa Phi .

He was a stu dent ass istant and made the honors li st. He and hi s wife . Peggy. were li ving in State College, Mi ss. t Oct. 5.

1997.

1960 Ger a ld R, Casteel, EE, worked in Tex as oil Fields For two years be Fore j oining Co ll ins Radi o Co. in Cedar Rapids, Io wa. in 1957 as a technical writer. At AS A, he was invo lved in many proj ects, includin g the Mercury, Ge mini and Apo llo mi ss ions. Jerry was named director of the Rockwell Graphi c Services Departme nr in 1974, a post he he ld unril hi s retirement in 1992 . While attending MSM , Jerry was a me mber of Kappa Alpha, ROTC, Stude nt Council and Blue Key, and was a student ass istant. He and his wife, Agnes, were li ving in rural Coggon, Iowa. t A ug. 8, 1997.

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jerry D. Stearns. MetE, death was reported to UMR in October 1997.

1963 C hester H. Gosney, CE, t Feb. 27, 1997.

1958 T homas E. Light. ME, was retired from the U.S. Arm y Corps of Engineers with 23 years of service.

He and hi s wife, Patri cia, were li ving in Folsom, Ca lif. While attending MSM , Thomas was a member of BSU and received the Curators' award. t Oct. I I, 1997.

A ndrew S. Matias , MetE. t Ju ly I I, 1997.

Former Missouri Secretary of State James Kirkpatrick dies at 92 Former Missouri Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick. who became an Honorary Knight of St. Patrick in 1972 and returned nearly every March to help St. Pat in the formal knighting ceremony. died Dec. 26. 1997. at age 92, Proud of his Irish heritage. Mr. Kirkpatrick often wore green to public appearances. He also changed the color of the Official Manual of the State of Missouri - known as the "blue book" - from blue to green during his tenure as secretary of state from 1965 to 1985. The MSM-UMR Alumni Association bestowed on Mr. Kirkpatrick the title of "honorary alumnus" in 1978.

G lenn R. Taylor. CE, t May 3 1, 1997.

1965 Harvey R. Ben nett. EE. spenr his e nrire career with Co noco, fi rst at Lake Charl es . La .. and fo r the pas t 20- plu s yea rs at Bi lli ngs, Monr. He li ved in Monta na with his wiFe, Ca ro l. Wh il e att endin g MS M-U MR , Harvey was a member of Gamma Della.

Tech Clu b and IEEE. tSept. 19, 1997.

1966 Wi lli am Doran Jr.. MetE. MS 1e tE·8 1. was a ro rmer welding engi neer for lhe U.S. Arm y. He was ".i... awarded a second gradu ale degree in engineerin g • management fro m Ol d Domini on Uni versity in 1987. Wh il e atte nding MS M-U MR , Willi am was a me mber or Alpha Phi Alph a. He and hi s wife. Ell a, were li vin g in St. Charles, Mo. t March 12. 1993.

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1969 Ha r vey E. Pautler , ME, retired fro m Caterpillar Inc. aft er 29 years. He was last working for Cat erpill ar Chin a LId . in Hong Kong.

Whil e allending MSM· UMR , Harvey was a member of the ewman Club, SAE and Engineers Clu b. t Jun e 16, 1997.

Mrs, John E. (Harriet) Brinkmann's death was reported to UMR in October 1997.

Margaret Conley, wife of Jack N. Conley, PetE'31, ·;·Jan. I, 1997.

Jeanette Ellerman, wife of William E. Ellerman, MetE'47, ';'August 1997.

Charles M. Huddleston's death was reported to UMR in November 1997.

Helen H. Kirchoff, wife of Elmer Kirchoff, CE'36, who was one of the first five to be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame. ';'April 22, 1997.

1970 John W. Demmitt, MSEMgl, was a retired seni or tec hni ca l speciali st fac iliti es engineer at McDonnell Douglas.

John and hi s wife. Mary, li ved in Chesterfi eld , Mo. t Sepl. 15, 1997.

Ronald L. Lane, CE, t Jul y 23 , 1996.

1972 E. Ca rl Olson , AE, MSAE'74, t Apri l 26, 1997.

Elizabeth Miller, wife of Dennis H. Miller, CE'30, ';'May 7, 1997.

Ray Morgan Sr. was a professor emeritus of geology and geophysics at UMR from 1948-1978. During the course of his career he taught most of the geology courses offered by the department, chaired the V.H. McNutt Foundation, led geology field camp expeditions and served as the coach for the UMR men's varsity tennis team for 32 years. In addition to his academic career, Ray's professional work in many parts of the United States, Canada and South America involved exploration for and evaluation of deposits of oil and gas, coal and non-metallic mineral deposits. He was a professional engineer, registered land surveyor and certified professional geologist in Missouri. ·;·Oct. 11, 1997.

Sonia Pendergrass, wife of Raymond L. Pendergrass, ·;·Aug. 27, 1997.

1977 Charles R. Peavler. CEo owned and operated Pea vler Ci vil Engineering Services. He belonged to the Kansas City Breakfast Club and Kansas Civil En gineering Soc iety and served on Shawnee Board of Zoning Appeals. He was formerly the Wyandolle Count y engineer. He and hi s wife, Linda , \vere li ving in Shaw nee. Kan. t March 25 .

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Dorothy Penzel, wife of George A. Penzel, CE'35, ·;·AprilI997.

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Alumni Association in Cyberspace It's changed, and we hope you'll find it more user-friendly.

The ma in UMR we b site has also undergone a dra sti c renovat ion, using new technologies for a cleaner look and better organization.

1984 Sharon K. Acker. CEo was employed by Sverdrup Corp. as a design engineer in Maryland Heights. Mo. She was a member of SMP E since 1987, and li ved in SI. Louis' t Sepl. 4. 1997

The association's si te can be accessed f rom the ma in UMR site by clickin g on " Alu mni an d Frien ds," or you can go directly the re by using the URL httpJ/www.um r. edu/alumni.

1986 Barbara A. Highland Herum . PetE, ea rned a master 's degree in env ironmental engi neeri ng from Iowa

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ISU. Barbara was emp loyed as a petroleum engineer on both off-shore and on-shore drill ing ri gs. She also operated a cross-stitch pallern company. Comp- Stitch. with her sister. She was liv ing in Ames. Iowa. t SCPI. 3, 1997.

UMR HOMEPAGE To get to the main UMR site, go to httpJ/www.umr.edu.

No Class Year Mark A. Kretzer 's. ND. death was rep0I1ed to UMR in October 1997.

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Several of the volunteers who serve in the alumni office were recognized recently for their outstanding contributions of time and effort. The following volunteers received MSM-UMR scarves at the volunteer recognition luncheon: (left to right) John Smith '51; Betty Eyberg '50; Bill Todd '49; Nancy Brackhahn '96; Chorlie Hell; Evelyn Wills; and Jack Painter '50 (not pictured).

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Central Ozarks Section St. Pat's Reception, Rolla, Mo. -Dennis McGee '69, 573·626·4422 (H)

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Kansas City Section Spring Social Hour, Kansas City, Mo. - Joe Reichert '59, 816-361-9147 (H)

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MDIVA/DC Section St. Pat's Party, Brookeville, MD -Bob Scanlon '73, 301-570-8070 (H)

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St. Louis Section "Happy Hour," St. Louis, Mo. - Mike Burke '91, 314-261-2611 (B)

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St. Louis Section "Happy Hour," St. Louis, Mo. -Shannon Lambert '90, 314-909-1367 (H)

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St. Louis Section Winery Event, Augusta , Mo. - Natalie Bourgeois '93, 314-978-2725 (H )

St. Louis Section Cardinals BasebaliGame, St. Louis, Mo. - Christina Sfreddo '94, 314-770-4041 (B)

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Many alumni have asked how to purchase MSM-UMR T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats and other memorabilia. There are now two bookstores in Rolla that carry such items and offer alumni the chance to look at the merchandise on the World Wide Web. Both sites are linked to the MSM-UMR Alumni Association's web site (http://www.umr.edu/ alumni).

You can find them by clicking on " Benefits," then clicking on "Merchandise."

Patty's University Bookstore is located just off campus at 12th and Pine Streets. The bookstore carries a wide selection of MSM-UMR items, many with the "Joe Miner" logo.

If you don't have access to the Web, or if you'd prefer just to call, the phone number is (BOO) 667-8257 or (573) 364-4743, fax (573) 364-4742, or email pattys@rollanet.org. The company will mail order merchandise to alumni upon request, and expect to be able to accept orders through its web site soon. Patty's also plans to have a color brochure available in the near future . Copies of the brochure will be available by mail and at all alumni association events, including section meetings.

The University Bookstore, located in the University Center-West, also carries many MSM-UMR items and is currently offering mail order service through its site. If you 'd like to contact the bookstore directly, the phone number is (800) 431-7778 or (573) 341-4705, fax (800) 431-7779 or (573) 341-8343, or e-mail umissouri-rol'a@bkstore.com.

Many other local businesses in the Ro lla area offer MSM-UMR merchandise, too. Some of them are Key Sport, Kent Jewelry, Apple Tree Craft & Gift, Helen's Gifts, even WalMart and K-Mart! The Alumni Office can assist you with directions or phone numbers to these businesses; please contact us if we can help you . apublicservice announcement from the MSM·UMR AlumniAssociation MSM -UMR ALUMNUS I Spring 1998

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TRAVEL WITH THE MINERS! Call your friends and book passage now on one of these exciting alumni association-sponsored tours!

Scandinavian Capitals & St. Petersburg, Russia (A 16-day luxury cruise aboard Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Dream .)

Vis it LondonlDover, Tallinn (Estonia), St. Petersb urg, Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen an d Oslo on this fabulous trip. Enjoy the history, grand architecture, cosmopolitan centers of commerce, pristine scenery and world-famous works of art, while savoring the best of crui se ship comforts. Best of all, you don't have to pack and unpack between destinations!

Western Mexico/ Panama Canal Crossing (11- or 12-day luxury cruise aboard the Norwegian Dynasty.)

Acajutla, EI Salvador...Acapulco , Mexico ...Cartagena, Colombia ... Corino, Ni caragua ...Golfito, Costa Ric a... Montego Bay, Jamaica ... Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica ... Pu erto Quetzal, Guatem ala ...Puerto Limon, Co sta Rica ... San Andres, Colombia ... San Bias, Panama ... discover the delights of these location s an d experien ce the thrill of crossing the Pan ama Canal and learning about the ca nal's history, operation, and points of interest.

The Best of Ireland Experience the stunning seasca pe and the unspoiled beauty of Ireland's countrys id e, co mbined with glimpses of her mysterious past, as you visit Shannon, Lim erick, Cork, Kilkenny and other sites. Several of the Miners who took this trip the last tim e are ready to go again!

Highlights of the French A lps and the Italian Lakes Fl y to Turin, Italy... travel to Chamonix, in the French Alps, to en joy th e famous Mont Blanc re sort. A scenic deluxe motorcoach tour will take you through Switzerland and deliver you to Lake Maggiore for the seco nd half of your stay, to discover the beauty and co lo rfu l villages of the Ital ian Lakes.

Contact the alumni office for details!

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Alumni Alliance receptions for new University of Missouri President Pacheco Alumn i from all ca mpuses of the University of Missouri system gathered to we lcom e Dr. Manuel Pacheco and his wife, Karen, in vario us locations around the state this fall. Thanks to the following alumni and friend s who attended and helped us welcome our new president and his wife :

SPRINGFIELD - NOV. 7, 1997 Lindsay Bagn all '76 Gary Bockman '70 Earl Burk '70 Diana Dohmen '83 Chancellor John Park Emmett Redd '77 Roddy Rogers '81 Kevin Skibiski '75 Bobby Wixson ST. LOUIS - NOV. 11, 1997 Art Ba eble r '55 Bob '49 & Peggy Ba y Wayne '41 & Jane Bennetsen Don & Nancy Bra ckha hn Bob '69, Betsy, & Whitney Bruce Randy Dreiling '81 Paul '40 & Ele anor Dowling Jill Finklang '87 Chancellor John & Dorca s Park Todd Ru sh '82 Jim '64 & Carol Spehr Karen Squires '89 Ro ger '68 & Jean Volk Tamiko Youngblood '91

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Josias & Rachel Cavazos Kansas City, Mo. C. Allen & Janet Davenport Godfrey, III. David & Debbie Gretlein Jefferson City, Mo. Anita & Kurt Hardy Belton, Mo .

Larry & Mitzi Huffman Branson, Mo. Robert & Dorothy Hu seman Quincy, III. Fred & Nancy Ipock Springfield, Mo. Lynda & Bill Jurkiewicz Winfield, Mo. Di ana Martin Blue Springs, Mo. Bixby, Mo. Dennis & Judy McGee Walter & Dorothy McVay Jefferson City, Mo. Ed & Anne Midden Springfield, III. Dennis & Lorelei Mikale Des Peres, Mo .

Patti & Kurt Powelson Lee's Summit, Mo. Robert & Janet Ridle Bethany, Okla.

Barbara Rob ertson Rolla, Mo. Tom & Lana Van Doren Rolla, Mo. Cheryl Wilmoth St. Louis, Mo. Douglas & Karen Zanter Ellisvi lle, Mo.

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Ark-la-Tex Section Fall Meeting Secti on President Gene Rand '62 1100 Lovers Lane, Longview, TX 75604-2801, (903) 759-1661 The fall meeting of the Ark- l a-Tex section was held on Oct. 18, 1997, in l ongview, Texas. Twenty-n ine members and guests met at the home of John '51 and l oretta Moscari for a "social hour" and a din ner of Caj un- sty le deepfried turkey. Whi le section members and guests we re socializing, Gene Rand '62 and Jerry Poland '82 deep-fried the turkeys. The turkeys we re accompan ied w ith numerous side dish es and desse rts.

Following dinner a brief bu siness meetin g was held . Gene Rand opened by thanking John and loretta for their ho sp itality. Beth Cochr an updated members on the rec ruitm ent and sc holarship recipient se lectio n activities of the section.

It is planned for section members to attend col lege nights in longview, Texas, and Bossier City, la . On behalf of the sec tion , Gen e Rand presented Beth Cochran w ith an appreciation plaque for her service to the sc hol arship effort.

John Moscari and John l ivingston '39 reported on their trip to the 1997 Homecoming. Gene Ran d informed the section that Andy Matias '58 had pa sse d away. A memori al co llection was taken to be donated to the Ark- l a-Tex Memorial Endowment Fund in Andy's be half.

Don Brackhahn, exec utive vice preside nt of the MSM- UMR Alumni Assoc iation, upd at ed sec tion members on current university activities, inc luding infrastructure improvements, curricul um changes, athletic team accomplishments and new university prog rams. Th e evening's activities concl uded with a sweatsh irt giveaway th at was won by Glenna Mosca ri.

Alumni in attendance included Gene Rand '62, Ed Bryant '89, John Mascari Jr. '5 /, Walt Mulyca '65, Phil Browning '48, Jerry Poland '82, John Livingston '39, Susan '9/ & Ed '92 Casleton, Ernie Green 70, Elmond Claridge '39, '4/, Kenny Cochran '83, and Frank Zvanut '32, '37. (Submitted by Kenny Cochran '83)

An overcast day provided the perfect setting for serious football watching and camarade ri e, as it was too wet to mow the lawn! Th e Dallas/Fort Worth sectio n hosted a Dallas Cowboys watch ing party at the Yegua Creek micro brewery on Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997. Unfortunately the se ction president, Warren Unk '9 1, who had organized this and other events, was un able to attend due to a death in the fami ly. Ou r deepest sym pathy goes out to Warren and his fami ly.

Among those in attendance were Glenn '83 and Mindy '84 Brand, Jim '67 and Dianna Scanlan, Roger D. '44 and Beverly Moeller, David Witt '95, Jag Ghole '69, Tricia Hudson '94, Bryan Schneller '95, Chuck Kincy '94, and Greg Martin '92, '95.

They enjoyed an exce ll ent brunch, a selection of micro brews, and savored a Cowboys victo ry, which wou ld be a scarce co mmodity the rest of the season, over the Arizona Cardina ls. Everyone had a great time and hope to see everyone at St. Pat's, in Texas and in Rolla!

Maryland/Virg inia/DC Section Bowie Baysox Baseball Game Section President Robert J, Scanlon '73 2408 Honeystone Way Brookeville, MD 20833-3219 (301) 570-8070 Th e Maryland/Virginia/DC Section had a function at the Bowie Baysox Baseba ll game on August 23,1997. The event took place at the Prin ce Georges Stadiu m in Bowie, Maryland. Eighteen alumni attende d the game. (Submitted

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The organizing committee consisted of Bruce Anderson '86, Chuck Bost '63, Matt Dunehew '92, Steve Fulkerson '91, Laura Lowe '93, Suzanne Metzner '9 1, Carleen Monroe '84, Bob Shields '51, Allison Smith '96, and Mark Voegele Jr. '97.

Oklahoma Section 1997 College Connection Section President Doug Cordier '91, '94 7527 S. 92nd E. Avenue Tulsa, OK 74133-5209 (918) 459-0924

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Th e "1997 College Connection " was held Se pt. 14, 1997, at the Tulsa Expo Center with several high schoo ls and universities in attendance . More than 120 colleges and universities were represented from the Ea st Coast to the West Coast. Along with the universities, service organizations, such as the Tulsa Alumni Panh ellenic,

as we ll as local educational centers and lending institutions were present at the fair.

Approximately 100 high schools we re invite d to attend the fair with most of the stu dents bein g se niors, but some juniors we re also found within the crowds. The " 1997 College Connection" di rector estimated more than 4,000 students in attendance, plus most having both parents present.

Th erefore, an estimated 10,000 people wa lked through the booths and picked up information from the various educationa l institutions. MSM-UMR was repre sented by Gary Hines, vice president of ambassador affa irs, for the Oklahoma section.

(Submitted by Gary Hines '95)

The Oklahoma section ofthe MSMUMR Alumni Association with the help of Keith Bailey '64 and The Williams Companies Inc., hosted a student reception on Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997. The party was organized by Bailey, The Wi lliams Companies In c., and was held on the 50th floor of The Wi lliams Center in Tul sa, Okl a. The Wi lliams Companies provided snacks and drinks.

Nine prosp ective high school students from northeastern Oklahoma attended the presentation. Five UMR fac ulty/staff members attended : Jennie Bayless '89, from the UMR admissions office; Julie Turley from the alumn i office, Rick Stephenson, Lokesh Dharani, and Dave Carroll from the School of En gineering .

Doug Cordier '91, '94, president of the Oklahoma alumni section, welcomed guests and introduced the speakers.

Dh arani, associate dean of the School of Engine ering, began the day with a greeting from the university. Ba yless then gave a presentation from the admissions office . Carroll conc luded the day with a presentation on the Freshman En gine ering Program.

Eighteen alumni were in attendance and shared their expe riences at MSMUMR. Students and their parents were given the opportun ity to ask question s of the alumni during the break. Students completed the Miner Scholarship Te st fo llowing the presentation .

Alumni in attendance were Cindy Bailey '90, Craig Bailey '90, Jeanne Barkley '96, Steve Bodenhamer 75, Rich Brown '83, Tom Burchfield 73, 75, 77, Doug Cordier '91, '94, Leigh Cordier '92, Brian Gulledge '93, Gary Hines '95, George Jamieson '50, Paul Kusterer '92 Sandi Kusterer '94, Steve Robbins 75 ' Elizabeth Rutledge '94, Tom Sullivan and Bary Warren '85. (Submitted by Leigh Cordier '92)

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Front row. left. Mall Coco '66, president of th e MSM-UMR Allllllni Association lVith M,id-tY/issouri seeliol1 leaders. left 10 rig ht: Wayne Hauley '85. SeC relG1y/rreasllrer:

8,1/ Lnebbe,., '58, publicit)' chair: Deana Cash '93, acti vities chair: Darlene Wescoll '92. president elect; Polly Hendren .73, president.

Mid -Missouri Section Kick-Off Social Section Pres ident Po ll y Hendren '73 210 S Glenwoo d, Columbia, MO 65203-2712, (573) 449-0124 Th e second meeting of the Mid-Missouri section of the MSM-UMR Alumni Association was ag ai n held at Madison's Cafe in Jefferson City.

Th e hors d'oeuvres (especi ally th e toa sted ra violi ) were a wonderful complement to th e open house-style socia l. The alumni began trickling in beg inning at 6 p.m.

By 7 p.m. ju st over 40 MSM-UMR graduates and spouses (includ ing at least two libe ral arts majo rs!) were in attend an ce. Most stayed until nearly 9 p.m. remin isc ing about our time at UMR and catching up with not-so-forgotten fri ends.

Section Pres ident, Polly Hendren '73 kicked off the business portion of the meeting by introducing the officers and the various co mmittee heads. Darlene Westcott '92 is the president-e lect, Wayne Hanley '85 is th e sec retary-treasurer, De ana Cash '93 is the activities committee chair, Bi ll Luebbert '58 is the pUblic ity co mmittee chai r, Rob ert Schnell '78, '86 is the scholarship comm ittee cha ir, and Priya Avu la-B atchu '88 is the memb ership committee chair.

Larry Hen dren '73 briefly disc ussed Missouri Leg islative Day, encourag in g partiCipatIOn III thi s "fun" eve nt wh ich affords alumni a great opportunity to represent our camp us whi le meeti ng with state legislators.

Th e highlight of the soc ial was the introduction of MSM -UM R Alumni Assoc iation Pr esi dent Matt Coco '66, and the pr ese ntation of the Mid-Missouri section charter. Coco also remin ded us that there were now abo ut 5,000 students on ca mpus. Despite these high numbers, the academic standards and the UMR experienc e rema in s the sa me as it has eve r been . Co co then presented to Polly Hend ren the MSM-UMR Section Charter, wh ich Polly glad ly ac cepted .

Alumni present included Priya Avula- Batchu '88, Neil Bowers '92, Chris Cash '93, Deana Cash '93, Matt Co co '66, Karen Curtit '86, '96, Mike Curtit '86, Tom Fennessey 78, Mike Fritz '83, Candice Hamil '86, '90, Wayne Hanley '85, Stuart Harlan '94, Larry Hendren 73, Polly Hendren 73, Angie Herzog '96, Don Howser '90, James L. Kliethermes '67, Doug Kolb '96, Bill Luebbert '58, John Miles '67, Don Modesitt '58, '66, Carol Mudd '83, Rob Murphy '87, Chris Newcombe '90, Richard Nussbaum '87, '88, Bob Phillips '90, Kathy Phillips '90, Shannon Pinkerton '96, Troy PlIlkerton '97, George Poe ttgen '63, Pete Schibler '88, Aaron Schmidt '92, Robert Schnell 78, '86, Dan Sickendick '93, Julie Stotlemeyer '92, Bruce Stuart '80, '89, Roger Verslues '66, Darleen Westcott '92, and Rich Wilkinson '97. (Submitted by Wayne Hanley '85)

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Section President John R. Van Nort '50 4908 W. Country Club Dr. Sarasota, FL 34243¡4714 (941) 351 -1616 A lun cheon meeting of the West Florida secti on was held at noon Saturday, Sept. 17, 1997, at The Castaway Restau rant & Lo unge in Tampa, Fla. A social hour preceded the lu ncheon, which was enjoye d by all. A total of 34 attende d includi ng 18 alumni.

Following the luncheon, President Van Nort we lco med the alumn i and their guests. A special welcome was given to the seve n alumni that we re attending a section luncheon fo r the first time . It was particula rly noted th at two of the first ti me atten dees represented classes from the decade of the '80s and one from the class of '94.

A discussion ensued regarding the awardi ng of a sectio n sc holarshi p.

Sec retary/Treasurer Gammon reporte d that he was currently listed as scholarship chai rm an but had bee n too busy to locate and follow up with qua lified students. Several alumni expressed will ingness to wo rk with Gammon to select cand idates for the sc hola rsh ip.

Attendees were remin ded to ma rk March 7, 1998, on thei r ca len dars as the date fo r the Spring lunc heon. The meeting adjou rn ed at 2: 15 pm .

Alumni in attendance included Andreas Andreae '47, William Gammon '49, Lou Goldfeder '67, Bill Harper '57, David Schmitt '80, Kathy Schmitt '83 & '89, J. Roger Scrivner '52, John Van Nort '50, Robert Walsh '55, Jack Wheeler '53, Thomas Wilcox '69, Ralph Young '58, Dan Underwood 76, Mike Schreiner 77, Daniel Rose '80, Tom Mazzone '44, Jim Gerard '54, and Charles Benner '37. (Submitted by William Gammon '49)

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Thirteen alumni and three guests "scrambled " all over the course on the beautiful Saturday afternoon with the team of Gary Christopher '73 and son Colin, Aaron Rutledge '95, and Steve Thies '72 winning the UMR shirts for top honors. Other prizes went to Chuck Grbcich '88 for the longest drive, John Bronson '59 for the closest to the pin, and Gary Christopher taking home the special drawing prize-a St. Pat's '98 sweatshirt.

Special thanks to John Bronson for coordinating the event and Bob Pennington '88 for assistance on th e flyer.

Alumni present included Bary Warren '85, John Bron son '59, Doug Cordier '91 , '94, Gary Christoph er '73 & son, Colin, Aaron Rutledge '95, Steve Thi es '72, John Pelger '83, Dan Arth ur '86, Ch uc k '88 & Amy Grb cich '88, Crai g Bailey '90, Ron Greer '66, Tom Sullivan '93 & Eri k Van Arsdal e, Tom Moye rs '76, and Joe Vitile '59. (S ubmitted by Bary War ren '85)

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Congratulations to thB following sBctions for thBir outstBnding accomplishmBnts in 19S8.

ThB Outstanding SBction ofthB Year award and the Phoenix award ware given at Homecoming '!/1.

Outstanding Section of tile Year Oklahoma Section

Phoenix Award (most impravad) Chicago Section and Tucson Section (TIe)

Platinum Section Kansas City

Gold SactiOR Houston

Silver Sections Ark·la·Tex St Louis

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Above: Ken Riley '56, Kerstien Padgett ' 88, with Claire Padgett, Bridgett M eyer and Hal Padgett '88.

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Alumni in SOUlhern California gather f or a day at the beach, which included a sack race, above.

Southern California Section Family Picnic Th e first eve nt of th e recently reestabli shed Southern Califo rnia section was a family pic nic hel d at Huntington State Beac h on Se pt. 28, 1997. The picnic was orga nize d by Leonard Wolfberg '52, Rog er Dor! '65, Gary Mueller '66, and Mark Wuttig '88. Approximately 65 folks, includ ing 29 MSM-UMR alumni, enjoyed a day at the beach. It was a great day for good food, games on the beac h, rem inisc ing about tim e spent at MSM-UMR, and a vis it from Cha nce ll or John T. Park and his wife, Dorc as. You haven't lived unti l you 've actu ally witnessed Chan ce ll or Park pl ayin g Lim bo on th e be ac h.

Alumni present included Gary Mueller '66, Ed ward Clifton '90, Robert Todd Hale '88, Sandra Hale '89, Doyle Powell '67, James Harb er '84, Bill Collins '69, '73, Mi chae l Chi '69, '71 , Sanjay Nayar '93, Holger Ch en '72, David Rose '86, Bonnie Weiss Hattersley '85, Gle n Foss '66, Jon Holdma n '8 1, Bruce Wun drack '82, Will iam Du fresne '67, Mi chae l Wong '80, Ken Ril ey '56, Jeff Gl ick '95, Julie Nowell '95, TI m Kaise r '81, Bri an Ritschel '95, Kevin Marrs '88, Tracy Autry '89, Va l Sa m Galaske '89, Ga ry Davis '57, Roger Dor! '65, Ke rsti en Padgett '88, and Hal Padgett '88.

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From left 10 righl: L.G. Loos '77, Kris Fleming '91 , Rachal Robertsoll, Johll Falkenralh '93, Carrie Williams '97, J.R. Sm ilh ' 95 (abo ve Carrie) and Seall AnIle '94.

St. Louis Section "Happy Hour"

NEW SECTIONS RECEIVE THEIR CHARTERS IN 1997 The MSM-UMR Alumni Association is pleased to announce the formation of six new sections in calendar year 1997, The sections continue to grow across the country with a total of 33 active sections, Join us in welcoming the following new sections:

ARKANSAS Charles Germer '55

Section President Kelley (Jozwiak) Thomas '91 837 Glendower Drive, Kirkwood, MO 63122, (314) 966-7505

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Th e St. Louis secti on hel d a " Happy Hour" Friday, Sept.19, 1997. The group met on th e patio at Tra ilhead Brewing Co. in historic downtown St. Charles. More tha n 50 alumn i and guests turn ed out for thi s sec ond annu al eve nt!

Those in attendance included Angelika Adams '93, Oliver Tamaray, Damon '92 and Jeanne (Jackson) '92 Allen, Sean Antle '94, Ramin Ashrafzadeh '97, Mike Burke '91, '92, Scot Colgrove '96, Joe and Jill Congemo, James Cook '90, Mike Cook '91, David Cortivo '97, Randy Dreiling '81, Gene Erker '89, Jeff Erker '96, John Falkenrath '93, Brett Felton '94, Nancy Fetters '91, Kris Fleming '91, Dan '86 and Lisa Gree nwood, Ron '65 and Celeste Halbach, Doug Heckel '94, Jeff Hedgpeth '92, Rick '88 and Stac ey Hoffman, Mike Hurst '92, Cibee Jaime, Erin Jozwiak, Phil '66 and Barbara Jozwiak, Ra y Kattlemann, Bill Kinney, Scott Link '95, L.G. 77, '82 and Cathy Laos, Greg Martinez '90, Ted '86 andSandy Medler. Chris Newcombe '91, Tim O'Hearn '90, '92, Joel Rickman '94, Laura Riegel '94, Rachal Robertson, Bill '86 and Rose Rottmann, Dave Rottmann '92, Robert Schaffer '93, Christina Sfreddo '94, J. R. Smith '95, Jim Swinford, Marc '92 and Kelley (Jozwiak) '91 Thomas, Ken Warbritton '83, and Carrie Williams '97. (Submitted by Kelle y (Jozwiak) Thomas '91)

AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Donald Burzen '70 (Section Organizer)

CINCINNATIIDAYTON Laura Lowe '93 (Section President)

MID-MISSOURI Polly Reed Hendren '73 (Section President)

MOTOR CITY Scott Shockley '94 (Section President)

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Roger Dorf '65 (Section Organizer)

St. Louis· Section Annual Go,!f Tourna,ment Section President Kelley (Jozwiak) Thomas '91 837 Glendower Drive, Kirkwood, MO 63122, (314) 966-7505

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Th e St. Lo uis secti on held its annu al golf tourn ament Saturday, June 28, 1997, at Hawk Rid ge Golf Club. A total of 64 golfe rs parti cipate d in thi s event, organized by chairman Phil Jozwiak '66.

Those in attendance included Sharon Acker '84, Dan Amsinger 75, Sean Antle '94, John Baker. Bob Baumgartner '83, Jack Bertelsmeyer 7 0, AI Bockerstett, Jim Bockerstett, Mark Bockerstett, Bob Butchko 7 1, '83, Scott Canty '94, Bryan Cassity '86, Jack Cassity, Mike Castro '92, Matt Christian 79, Bill Clarke 74, 79, Mike Cook '91, Ste ve Cronin '81, Mike Cruickshank, Le o Ebel, Chris Eichner. Roger Estopare, Chuck Etwert 7 1, '83, Gene Gaenger '65, Kim Fearheiley, Omar Fe eler. Steve Feiner 74, Buzz Gerber. Ray Green, Rick Haar '90, Ron Halbach '65, Tom Herrmann '50, Tim Holst '81, Fred Humphreys 79, Mike Hurst '92, Mike Hutchinson, Carl Jacobi 79, '84, Keith Jozwiak, Phil Jozwiak '66, Joe Krispin '54, John Lodderhose 79, '92, Ed Lynch, Doug Marian, Sean McDermott '91, Brad Moode 72, Bud Moss, Milt Murray '64, '80, Gary Nitz, Jim Petry '68, Mike Potter '69, Ted Rose, Jim Schmid, Jim Schnaar 7 0, Ba rb Shaw '82, Rob Sutton '83, Ray Tauser '56, Kelley (Jozwiak) Thomas '91, Marc Th omas '92, Fred Turman '86, Steve Wade, Sandra Wa lker. Bob Wesolic h, Rob Wesolich, and Dennis Yeh '91. (Submitted by Kelley (Jozwiak) Thomas '91) MSM·UMR ALUMNUS I Spring 1998

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SPE Alumni Reception Seventy-five alumn i and friends attended the an nua l Society of Petroleum En gineers Reception held at the Marriott Riverwa lk in San Antonio, Texas, on Oct. 7, 1997. Th ey we re greeted by Daopu Num bere, hea d of UMR's petroleum enginee ri ng progra m, and his wife Tonye; facu lty me mbe rs Shari Dunn- Norma n and Ph il Schenewe rk; and alumn i director Don Brackhahn and his wife, Nancy.

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by Arco Alaska and Arco's rep resentative, Mark Eck '80. Or. Numbere provided al umn i with an update on activities at UMR, and he bro ught greetings to the group from Lenn Koederitz, '68:69: 70.

Followi ng the meeti ng, a group of San Antonio-a rea alumn i ga the red to discuss the formation of a new section in that geog raphica l area.

Alumni and friends in attendance at the reception included John Auman 78, Tom Belsha 74, Bob Bell (former faculty), Don and Nancy Brackhahn, Larry Britt 79, Ed Bryant '89, Tom Burchfield 73, Don Burzen 70, Jim Collins '64, Cindy Crow '82, Mark Dieckmann '82, Debbie Dorsett '80, Dave DuBois '87, Sid '50 and Joan Duerr, Shari Dunn-Norman, Dennis Dutton 76, Mark Eck '80, Don R. Ellison '66, Harry '53 and Sharon Fitzgibbon, Scott '85 and Lari Frailey, Donna Freyder '83, Mike Fugate 76, Jack Gevecker 75, L. E. '63 and Kathleen Grimes, Marc Gruenfelder 79, Lloyd '86 and Teresa Heinze, Bob Hintermaier 70, Martin Hyatt '88, Jim Honefenger 72, Joseph Jeffrey '84, Michael Jennings '82, J. Curt Killinger 73, Blayne Kirsch '93, John Knepler '67, Jack '59 and Pam Lutz, Jim Marfice '80, Joe M. Martin 72, Ed May '83, Bob McCann '80, AI '57 & Ann Middour, Tom '88 and Deb Nichols, Daopu & Tonye Numbere, Ernie Dnyia 78, Terry Palisch '86, Mark Pickell 73, Greg Praznik 70, Phil Schenewerk, Susan Seiler '97, Don Steinnerd 74, Richard '84 and Nancy Taylor, Herman Vacca '60, R.M. Valenti '8 7, Lee Brian Van Ramshorst '65, Mark '90 and Mary Warren, Scott Wehner '80, Clay Wene '92, TJ. '85 and Jonni Westerhaus, Ken '60 and Ramona Wood, and Larry York

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Left: Dave Dllbois '81, Mike Jenllings '82, Thomas Belsha '74, DOllna Freyder '83, Mw)' Eck alld Mark Eck '80.

Above: DOli Bll r~ell 70, DOli Ellisoll '66, 1. CllrI Killillger '73.

Above: SlIsall Sei ler '9 1, Dellllis Dillion 76, Ed Bryall! '89. Tom Nichols '88 and Deb Nichols.

MSM-UMR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

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UOCLIFFE Oil entrepreneur Donald "Rad" Hewson Radcliffe, Chem'13, and rus wife Dorothy Setnan Rl,ldcliO'e established a trust that has provided $4 millic;m to the UMR geology and geophysics department.

The gift creates a scholarship program in memory of Radcliffe's motber, Josephine Husbands Radcliffe.

Mr. Radcliffe, who died in 1959, set up the trust to benefit bis wife, who later married John Dee. When Dorothy Dee died in 1")96, the trust interest came to UMR. Mr. 'Radcliffe had a successful career as a petroleum geologist. He began his career as an instructor at MSM, then worked for Gypsy Oil Co. After serving in World War I he worked for Josey Oil Co. of Tulsa, Okla., as cbief geologist. In 1926, he founded Radcliffe Oil Co., bis own oil exploration company.