1981 v 61 no 1 4,6

Volume LXI No. 1

March 1981

Pacific Lutheran University (USPS 417-660l

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Children's Theatre at PLU cele­ brated its 25th anniversary in February. Eric Nordholm was the founder a nd is still di rector.

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Regen t/Alum na/D r. C risty U lle­ in greater emphasis on he importance a nd respon ­

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ERA Debate Stirs controversy .....

Phyllis "'chlafty and Kare n DeCrow debated ERA AmendMent dt PLU

before a demonstrative audience.

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C lass ics professor Dr. Samuel Carleton wins a national award for teaching excellence.

Cove r Choir of the West performs i n Orches ra Hall, Minneapolis, dur­ ing Ja nuary cross-country concert tour. See page 12.

Photo by Mark Pederson

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By Jim peterson

Twenty-five years ago Eric Nor­ dholm, a young drama i nstructor from Chica g o , o r g a n i ze d Tacoma's firs a nd only on-going Children's Theatre. It was founded and sti l l thrives under his leader­ shIp at Pacific Lutheran University.

His fi rst prod ucti o n , "King Midas and the Go den Touch," was pre­ sented in the old PLU Classroom Building, which was torn down 12 years ago to make way for the new Univers ity Center.

Fitting ly, N o rdholm selected "Ki ng Midas" agai n to mark the 2 5th a n n iversary of Child ren's Theatre at PLU . The production was staged in February.

"King Mida s Is one of my favo­ ntes , " the 54-year-old professor observed . "It's a timely play today, A familiar PLU Sight: Eric Nordholm watches intently as Children's Thea tre cast rehearses.

maybe even more so than 25 years ago. We' re in an era of i nflation and greed; people are wanting more a n d more but they're not looking where the money will come from. " Perhaps the timeless morals usually fo und i n child re n 's stories a re among the reasons the popu­ larity of the genre has end ured, he suggested . ''These plays are enjoyed by both adu lts and chi ld ren ," Nor­ dholm poi nted out "C h i l d re n quickly identi fy with cha racters then they identify other charac­ ters with friends and family.

"For adu lts there is mor sym­ bolism; they may see the play in the context of society as a whole.

'King M idas' is a good example, but most children's tales a re like that."

The very first production played for three days to an aud ience of about 300, prima rily from Park­ land Elementary school . But i nter­ est g rew rapidly a nd prod uctions were moved to Eastvold Au­ d itori um. By the early '60's there were severa l packed houses for every production .

Dr. Seth Eastvold , he president of PLU for 20 yea rs prior to 1962, atte n d ed the first Chil d re n ' s Theatre performa n ce . "After that, he never mIssed on e as rong as he was at PLU , " Nord holm reca lled "Once, in 1 962 , he and his wife came a bit late to a 'Peter Pan' prod u ction . The house was pa ck ­ ed; there were no more seats. S o they watched the enti re show with ch ildren sitting on their laps . " Throug hout the years chi ldren have regularly been bussed to Chi l d ren's Theatre prod uct i o ns from Fra n klin Pierce, Bethel and Clover Park School Districts. Oth­ ers, like U nivers ity Place, Sumner a nd Puyallup, have come peri od ic­ ally, depending upon the produc­ tion, school budget. and to some extent. teacher interest. In prior years there have been :>chool g ro u p s from as fa r away as Chehalis or north of Seattle.

Costs are al ways a drawback, No rdho l m a d m i tt e d . M o n e y ha mpers the school districts ; it also is a roadblock to the oft­ stated wish that the prod uctions could go "on the road."

An end u ring Child ren's Theatre i n Tacoma does n 't happen with­ out continuous ded ication a n d effort, much of which conti nues to come from Noldholm "with strong sup port from our d rama department heads," he pointed out, "first Ted Karl, a n d now Gary Wilso n . " Some student thespians must be convinced . Before they be­ come involved, many a re of the opinion that they should con cen­ trate on "ad ult" shows. "But they find Children's Theatre just as challenging to them, and it's a n important experience to have, particula rly if they plan to teach .

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Creative d ra matics is a usefu l tool in many educational setti ngs," Nordhol m noted .

He co ntinued, "There is also the competition with televi sio n . However, we have fou nd that when children and their parents are exposed to Children's Theatre, they retu rn, again and again."

After 25 years, there have been a n umber of instances of parents who attended as children many years ago now bring ing their children, he indicated Another a spect of Child ren's n,ea tre Is that it "trains" the theater goers of tomorrow at a you n g a g e . "We have to give some of our u l ture to our youth, " ordholm said. "They should be acq ua inted with o u r heritage and the stories of the old days .

"It's part of an overall program of theater, art and music that should be a part of chi ldren 's l ives.

They are much less likely to ap­ precia te these t ings as adults if they have had little exposure to i t a s children . " Born i n Sweden, Nordholm and his family immigrated to the Un­ ited States when he was five years old . He fi rst became involved with entertaiment as a tee nager In the Army after World War II. He served as entertainme nt director for Afri­ ca and the M iddle East, in charge of a l l soldier's prod uctions and U .S. O. tours.

He had grown u p near the home of the director of the Goodman Memorial Theatre, a subsidia ry of the Art Institute of Chicago, so with his interest whetted, he de­ cided to attend there from 195053. At Goodman he was exposed to the "old guard" of Children's heatre, including Charlotte Chor­ pen n ing, G race Price and Aurand Harris. He came to PLU following graduation from Goodman .

One of the continuing rewa rds for his efforts are the responses of the children. Many teachers gi e studen s a n opportu n' to write their impressions of the play fol­ lowing the ir attendance, and the letters and drawings Nordholm has received over the years n u mb­ er in the thousands.

He has remembered for years one that said, "I saw the play once on television, but the actors were not as good as you had . " And he never gets tired of watchi ng the wide-eyed delight on the faces of children or hearing them cheer the hero a nd boo the vi llian as the mag ical stories of make believe u nfold before their eyes.

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at PLU has been pfiesen'/" , VI ng a venerable genre and training the theater-goers of tomorrow " Riddle Me Ree"-1979

"Yankee Doodle" -1980

4 Children

The Most Important Responsibility Dr. Ulleland Urges Renewed Emphasis On Child Welfare And Family Responsibilities

By Judy Davis

Not long ago, I went to lunch with a friend who was expecting a baby.

I expressed surprise when she did not order her usual glass of white wine.

She explained, ''I've given up drin king while I'm pregnant . . . there are some studies out now indicating a lcohol may harm un­ born babies, and I don't want to take any chances . . . " At the time, little did we know the studies my friend spoke of were i nfluenced by resea rch pioneered by PLU graduate Dr. Christy Ulleland ('63) a decade ago.

It was while she was the chief resident in pediatrics at Harbor­ view Hospital in Seattle that Dr. Ulleland noticed a group of chil­ dren coming to the clinic were not growi ng and developing as they should.

"Since it's a pediatricia n 's duty to help promote the normal growth and development of a c h i ld , I beg a n to search out reasons for the problems these c h i ldren faced, " explained the graduate of the University of Washington Medical School.

I n gatheri ng information, the Burien (Wash . ) pediatrician disco­ vered several of the children's mothers were chronic alcoholics.

As she "tracked" the mothers' pregnancies, the link between a l ­ cohol and abnormal physical a n d me ntal deve lopment beca me clea rer; in 1970, she presented her findings at a national pediatric scientific meeting.

Since then, research in the area of a lcohol and birth defects has expanded worldwide. The late Dr. David Smith, a pediatrics professor at the U of W with whom Dr. Ullela nd worked closely, fi rst coined the term "fetal alcohol syndrome" to describe the mental and physical growth retardation that can result when a pregnant woman uses alcohol - of unde­ termined amounts.

H owever, Dr. U llela n d em­ phasized the association between alcohol and birth defects has been suspected over the ages . "Even i n colonial days, there were refer­ ences to 'gin and rum babies'," she noted .

Now the correlation between alcohol and birth defects is being verified by the scientific process.

"I still keep in touch with those involved in research in the area of

fetal alcohol syndrome and derive satisfaction from knowing I contri­ buted to the overall effort.

"I thi n k work in this area is extremely important . . . especial­ ly since fetal alcohol syndrome is an enti rely preventable problem," said the native of Kent. Wash.

"U n fo rt u n ately," she con­ tinued, "I thi n k the problem of a lcohol a nd damage to unborn babies is going to get worse as drin king becomes more and more acceptable a mong younger wo­ men during their child -bearing years.

"The simple solution to fetal alcohol syndrome is - if you're pregnant, don 't drink."

Besides supporting efforts to prevent a lcohol abuse a mong pre­ gnant women, Dr. Ulleland's inter­ est in the welfare of children has extended to preventing child ab­ use and neglect - another unfor­ tunate consequence of alcohol abuse and other social ills.

"It is a problem that is becoming more and more common as our society becomes more violent and families break down, " said Dr. Ulleland . ''I've enjoyed working with such groups as police officers, case workers, parents and the medical profession to help identify and prevent child abuse and neglect," said the former PlU alum of the year.

Dr. Ulleland also has been a boa rd member of the Big Brother program, Lutheran Child Center and sings in the choir at St. Paul's Lutheran of Shorewood .

The former Alumni Association president says her community

involvement stems from a per­ sonal conviction that "physiCians, because of their prestige and economic status, have an obliga­ tion to the community broader than treating patients in offices . " Her alma mater has benefited significantly from this philosophy; Dr. Ulleland now serves on the PLU Boa rd of Regents.

In addition, she is a frequent visitor to the PLU ca mpus where she finds a strong "sense of belonging" and "reassurance that the values I believe in a re still important."

Born into a Lutheran family, Dr. Ulleland is a mong six children who have attended or graduated from PLU .

"The school has made a signific­ a nt contribution to my life, not only in terms of the knowledge I acquired, but also because of the friendships I 've made here.

"I cherish and enjoy nurturing these pleasant associations," she continued.

For Dr. Ulleland, the ties with PLU offer a positive experience in a world she sees becoming ex­ tremely complex and frustrating for children. An advocate for all aspects of the welfare of children, D r. U l leland sees an alarming trend: "I feel the narcissistic. 'me first' mentality among many adults as extremely detrimental to the fu­ ture of those who will someday be our leaders.

"If only for self-serving reasons, I thi n k it is important for all ages of adults to be concerned about schools, homes and other institu­ tions and decisions affecting chil­ dren.

"Unfortunately," she observed, "with the 'graying of society' (as the average age of the population increases), children a re becoming the 'poorest of the poor: with no voice and no vote.

"Children can give us joyful moments we can 't obtain any other way - they are importa nt to all of us:' she said .

She added, "I feel sorry for people who don 't count a mong their acq uaintances a relationship with a child - they a re poor people, indeed . " Because of her concern for children, Dr. Ulleland stresses the importance of being a parent.

"It is the most important re­ sponsibility men and women can have . . . therefore, I feel society should do everything it can to allow and encourage both moth­ ers and fathers to partiCipate in raising and n u rturing their chil­ dren, " she said adamantly.

"I encourage parents to enroll i n classes a n d programs which pre­ pare them for this most important job," Dr. Ulleland said.

Her own advice for parents?

She paused a moment . . then her eyes twinkled as she said, "Well, I think it can be parap­ hrased, 'Love your children, set appropriate limits and then let them group up. '"

Issues

spring Slate Of Off-Campus Orad Courses Listed Minority- Majority Relations, Life a n d Career Planni ng, Social Sci­ ence Methods, Plan ned Organiza­ tional Change, Seminar in Grant Writing, and seminar in Public Policy are courses that will be offered beginning March 9 as part of Pacific Lutheran U niversity's off-ca mpus g raduate program in social sciences.

The classes are part of a prog­ ram in which students may earn either a Master of Arts degree i n Social Science o r a Master of Public Administration degree . They will be taught at either Ft. Lewis or McChord Air Force Base by PLU faculty mem bers March 9 through April 30.

All classes at McChord and Ft. Lewis will meet from 6-9 p. m. o n either Monday and Wednesday nights or Tuesday and Thu rsday n ights.

Seminar in Grant Writing will be offered only on the PLU campus, 121st and Park in Spanaway, on Saturdays.

Information about these classes or admissi o n t o the PLU off­ ca mpus graduate program may be obtained by cal ling 964-5695 or 383-7444.

Reg istration for the spring term is now open.

PLU Hosts WOrship. Music Conference A Lutheran Conferencefo r Wor­ ship and Music will be held at Pacific LUtheran University Aug. 37. of 14 such conferences On scheduled on Lutheran college campuses across the cou ntry this summer, the four-day event of­ fers worship a n d music courses for pastors, organists, choir direc­ to rs, choir members, worship com mittees, education com mit­ tees, church councils and other Interested persons A faculty of seven will help inform and prepare pastors, musi­ cians and educators for more effective leadership in worship renewal.

The confere n ces are j o intly sponsored by the American Luthe­ ran Church and Lutheran Church in America. For complete informa­ tion call Mari Thorkelson, M i n ­ neapolis (612) 330-3193.

Schlafly, DeCrow Campus Guests

Controversial ERA Spa rks Spirited Deba te At PLU

By Joelle Cohen Tacoma News Tribune Motherhood was caught in the cross fire between Equal Rights Amendment foe Phyllis Schlafly and former National Organization for Women president Karen De­ Crow here last n ight (Feb. 12).

A crowd of more that 500 jeered and cheered the debaters in Chris Knutzen Hall at Pacific Lutheran Un iversity.

Schlafly incited the loudest jeers of the evening when she riled pro­ ERA people in the audience with the statement: "If we ever have a society where all women earn the same as all men, we will have wiped out the career of motherhood."

DeCrow countered: "I hope we all can think that our mothers had us because they wanted us, and not because they could n 't make a living any other way."

Schlafly said laws could not elimi nate sexual harassment in the office, and that legally improvi ng women's eco nomic status in the workplace actually might be harm­ ful to society.

The debate, part of the continu­ ing battle between opponents and proponents of the proposed constitutional amendment, also touched on wheth er women should be drafted, the newly pro­ posed anti-aborti on amendment and the effect on women's right laws of the new Republican U.S. Senate.

Schlafly, fo under and national chairman of Stop- ERA, insisted that the year-old ERA amendment was a bill "whose ti me has passed " She said it would not eliminate discrimi nation against women in the workplace or in government, but that it would create a "gen­ der-n eutral society" and a new, burdensome federal bureaucracy.

"ERA will not give you a job, or a raise; it won 't get you a husband, and it won 't make your husband do half the diapers and the dishes.

"It will require every law in every state to be sex- neutral, and it would wipe out all those excep­ tions in the law that protect the minority of people in the country who like discrimination on ac­ count of sex."

PhylliS Schlafly, speaking; Karen DeCrow, seated, with moderator Mark Dunmire.

ERA demonstrators

She said current employment laws, i ncluding Title VII of the federal Equal Employment Act of 1972, al ready prohibited discrimi­ nation based on sex.

DeCrow cou ntered that laws protecting women's rights were only as secure as the make-up of Congress and state legislatures.

"All you have to do is look at the compOSition of the U.S. Senate," DeCrow said. "A shift of just a few votes there could wipe out equal opportunity in credit, i n social secu rity and in jobs . E RA will make the gains we have permanent."

DeCrow cited Washington state's experience with the state­ level E RA as providing examples of courts' "civilized" response to the challenge of maki ng all laws gen­ der-neutral. She said courts here had held that all-girls' schools, locker rooms and clubs were legal, but that unequal admission prices to a skating rink were not.

The evening's format saw each woman make an openi ng state­ ment, then respond to each oth ­ e r's c o m m e nts f o r s h o rter

periods, and then answer ques­ tions from the audience.

One woman asked why her own sons should have to go to war, but Schlafly's daughters should not. " When the bad guys come, I hope the men defend the women of this country. It's perfectly prop­ er," the I l linois lawyer replied "I thi n k it is contemptible for any . civilized society to send its women off to war."

DeCrow, a New York attorney, was asked why so many propo­ nents of ERA favor abortions.

"Many of us favor freedom of choice, not necessarily abortion," DeCrow responded, stating her opposition to the proposed "life" amendment.

(Reprint courtesy of the Tacoma News Tribune)

6 Issues

National Secu rity Forecasts Should Combine Science. Politics - Wa ng

By Eric Johnson

I n t e r n a t i o n al relati o n s a n d foreign policy studies are general­ ly domi nated by liberal a rts such as history and political science, but accord i ng to PLU alumnus Dr. Peter Wa ng, of the Naval Post­ grad uate School's Departments of Mathematics and National Security Affa irs, one of this cou ntry's major problems is that "sci entists don't pay a ttention to pol itics, and politicians don't pay attention to scientists ."

Dr. Wang, 1 979 PLU Distinguish­ ed Alumnus, claims that in order to come up with an accu rate forecast of the futu re, the two must be combi n ed . "It's d ifficult to put them togeth er," he adds, " but I want to try . " T h e kind o f p ro ject Wang specializes i n is the piecing togeth­ er of certain bits of information to g i ve the United States a clear picture of the future technolog ic­ al developments of the Soviet Union. Soviet scientific publica­ tions, research budgets and the visibility of individu al Soviet scien-

tists a re the types of information with which Wang deals.

He is also the author a nd editor of many works dealing with the application of mathematics to practical fields ra nging from en­ g i n eeri n g t o f o r e i g n p o l i cy studies. H e is the originator of the Wang Th eory of Threat Fore­ casting.

In looking at the political and technological capabil ities of the Soviet Union, Wang claims that h e a n d h i s col leag u es assume "that there is a major Soviet weapons a c q u isition p rocess going on, whether we know a bout it or not."

Th reat forecasting is only one way the mathematics is applied to politics, however. Wa ng and other scientists at N PS have made exten ­ sive use of computers for graph­ i ng d ifferent political data . Apply­ ing math to pOlitical pOlicies re­ quires a person to look at prob­ lems from all viewpoints, he ma in­ tains.

"In the study of international events, " wang said, " if there is one failure, it is in the a rea of . perception; we limit oursel ves too much to the U . S. point of view . "

H e suggested that this na rrow viewpOint has led the U .S . into troubles that could have been avoided had U .S. policy makers analyzed and projected the li kely consequences of American acts on other, particula rly Third World , nations.

Wang comments t h a t math emati c a l projection could easily be ap plied with good results in the political and di plomatiC fields, but adds that the "impract­ i c a l d reamer" image of the mathematiCian has caused this field to be overlooked in a reas where large contributions could be made.

Ana lyzing the U . S. pOSition in the world today, Wang comment­ ed that the united States "is in a very strong positio n . " It is clear from Soviet literature, he says, that the key U.S. strengths do not live in new wea pons or weapons systems, but in o u r basic capabil ity to manufacture and p rod uce. The U .S. is a threat to the Soviets even with most of its prod uction de­ voted to consumer goods. Full i nd ustr i a l mo b i l iza t i o n c o u l d swam p them, h e maintains.

Dr. Peter Wang

Prod ucti vity is as dependent on attitude as on technology, howev­ er, and Wa ng adds that we need a willingness to seek out ways to produce more.

It all comes down to a trade off between politi cs a n d science, h o w e v e r . W a n g emp h a s izes , " How can you d ivorce these two groups and yet come up with charting for the future? You try to marry the two," he concludes.

(Summarized with permission from an article by Kevin Howe, Monterey (Calif) Peninsula Herald)

Visiti ng PLU Pr fess or Assesses Politica l un rest In His Homeland

By J i m Erickson Tacoma News Tribune

Despite the economi C gains made by Poland's workers, they have no i ntention of abandoning socia lism, according to Dr. Stanis­ law Sawicki .

I n fact, the gains have not jeopardized the security of the Soviet Union or undermi ned Com­ munist Party ideology, said Sawicki d u ri ng an i nterview at Pacific Lutheran Uni verSity.

However, Sawicki d id n't rule out the prospect of a Soviet invasion of Poland to q u ell un rest.

If its security was th reatened , the Soviet Un ion "wouldn't toler­ ate a d isturbance within its own sphere of Influence," he said.

The Poli sh dispute i s over work­ ing conditions, said Sawicki, who visited the country at the heig htof last yea r's stri kes . But, he added , everyth ing is g u ided b y the Com­ munist Party's emphasis of social goals and it is i mpossible for the trade u nions 0 emerge as a th reat to the party.

That was evident. he said, by the fact t at the Gdansk strikers care­ fully abstained from a ny obviously anti -SOViet gestu res and pledged that he new trade unions would not try to become political rivals of the Commu nist Party. " Poland is in the heart of the Soviet bloc," Savicki explained . "It is not in a position to decide where it likes to be. " Sawicki, a native of Poland, is a faculty member at the University

of Victoria in New Zealand. He was a viSiting professor i n the PLU School of Business Admin istration d u ring the January I nterim.

Poland is a uniq ue country, he noted, because it is the result of the Yalta Ag reement signed by the Western powers; it is integrated withi n Eastern E u ropean politics a n d eco n omics and enjoined militarily by the Warsaw Pact, and is not the same cou ntry it was before 1 945.

"Poland's frontiers have been moved, " Sawicki said. "It gave up one-th ird of its territory to the Soviets on the east and it gained territory on the west.

"S o, P o l a n d i s n o w a homogeneous mix. Before the war (World Wa r Ill, it had different g ro u ps . That's all been removed . It basically is one eth nic group now.

It's harder to control the system beca use you cannot turn one ethnic g roup against another . " Poland has had a history of being on unfriendly terms with the Soviets over the past cen­ turies. In this century, Poland has been at the center of East-West relati ons. It was over Poland that World War II started, and largely over the Polish question that the Cold War bega n .

The 60-year-old Sawicki knows only too wel l . He was caught i n the middle as a young man.

Duri ng World War II, he spent nine months in a labor camp and another nine months in prison when Poland was occupied by Germany.

When Germany attacked the Soviet Union, he said, he and other

prisoners were released in order to form a Polish army .

After serving n i ne months in C entral Asia, he said, he evacuated to the Middle East under a British command and later joi ned the Royal Air Force.

Sawicki obtained the bulk of his education in Great Britain.

In teaching all over the world , Sawicki has become an expert on socio-economic relations among eco n o mically adva nced nations and countries in the ascent stages of political and economic d evelop­ ment.

H i s P L U c l ass, "Worlds of Cha nge: Global Issues of 1980," compared various social systems, including Pola nd, the Soviet Union and the U nited States.

Sawicki beli eves t h e U n ited States shouldn't play any role in

the Polish labor disputes, other than being sympathetic.

But, he warned , there is even a danger of being too openly sym­ pathetic because the Soviet Union might take an overly profuse ex­ pression as an encourag ement to action .

"It is my persona l feeling that Pola nd's problems a re best left alone to be solved by the Poles , " Sawicki sa i d .

Poland i s hard hit eco nomically but the stri kes were the result of adverse conditions not the cause of them, he said .

One way that Western powers could help alleviate Po land's crisis, he said, is to provide economic assista nce - adva ncing credits and resched uling Poland's repay­ ment of loans to Western nations.

(Reprint courtesy of Tacoma News Tribune.) .

Toll-Free Numbers Offered As Service TO Prospective students Toll-free num bers may be used to ca ll PLU regardi ng admissions, financial aid, housing or academic programs, according to dean of admissi ons Jim Van Beek.

The numbers will be in service through he end of March, he indicated .

The numbers a re:

From Washington state: 1-800-562-6540 From all other states: 1-800-426-1230 Local: 383-7151

Calls will be received Monday through Friday, 8:30 a . m. to 4:30 p . m. and Saturdays 1 0 a . m. to 1 p.m. (all Pacific Sta nd ard Time!.

Counselors on duty are Va n Beek, Phil Miner, Don Yoder and Sue Bles.

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7 Faculty

A Classic Classics rofessor Dr. Sam Carleton Earns National A ward For Teaching Excellence Dr. Sam Carleton

By Jim Erickson Tacoma News Tribune

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The so-called "dead" languages are anything but that at Pacific Lutheran U niversity.

That is because of Dr. Samuel Carleton, who is considered a classic classics professor.

He makes his classes - Greek a nd Latin - come alive by injecting a dry sense of humor and an easy­ gOing style that creates a relaxing atmosphere in which to learn.

Carleton's students have known he's a good teacher. Fellow faculty members and administrators have known he's good . But now the rest of the country does too.

Carleton recently was named winner of the American Philologic­ al Association's 1 980 award for excellence in the teaching of class-

ics. It was one of seven awards presented nationally.

The personable PLU professor has his own ideas about what constitutes excellence in the clas­ sroom .

"A g ood teacher tries not to be dull," Carleton said. "One way is not to be too complete. Don't tell everything you know, and deliber­ ately make mistakes."

Make a mistake?

Well, Carleton said, if a professor makes a m istake, then a student is apt to correct him or question the point and a d iscussion ensues. And that's when students begi n to really learn .

Another important factor in be­ coming a good teacher, Carleton said, is to establish a good rapport with students. The ability to de­ velop that rapport comes with experience and security.

"If you have an ease about you and are open rather than un­ friendly, it helps," he explained .

Carleton himself did n 't always have the knack of being at ease i n h e classroom . H e had taught a t a New Jersey boarding school and at h is alma mater, the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn. ut h e said it was not until later, when he taugh at the University of Texas, that he a ttained the security necessary to become a good teacher.

Carleton came to PLU i n 1 969, and is credited with designing the school's flourishing classics major program.

PLU Provost Richard Jungkuntz nominated Carleton for the na­ tional award .

Carleton was even supported for the award by the president of another university - Dr. Philip M .

Phibbs of the University of Puget Sound. Phibbs' letter of support came because U PS is using PLU's classics program as a model for instituting one of its own .

Students' evaluations of Carle­ ton's teaching skills also were instrumental in the nomination .

Some of the comments from members of a Greek class tell what m a ke s C a r l e t o n ' s a p p r o a c h special: • "He explains things and uses historical examples that make the lessons stick in your mind. " • "He h a s a good sense of humor and the classes a ren't drudgery. " Carleton is a bit of a showman in his own way. He may raise upward on one leg in a slow-motion-type of jump and stretch his arm upward while making a point.

But it is nothing bOisterous, a d

his voice still maintains a calm, mild-mannered tone.

He's relaxed. His students a re relaxed . The atmosphere is condu­ cive to learning.

In this age of advanced technol­ ogy, Carleton still sees a value for the classics.

"Anyone wanting to do a ny­ thing with the New Testament has to know Greek," he said. Both languages a re extremely helpful because large portions of the English language are derived from Latin and Greek.

There is an importance in know­ ing about other people from oth­ er cultures, he said. For example, he noted that the founding fath­ ers of the U nited States based this country's constitution on Greek and Roman ideals.

Carleton uses these kinds of examples to g ive students the realization that the classics are important and that the "dead" languages are alive and well.

(Reprinted courtesy of Tacoma News Tribune.J

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LCA, PLU Join I n Capita l/ E ndowment Ca mpaig n Effort Waldo C . Lindberg, assistant to the bishop of the Pacific North­ west Synod of the Luthera n Church In America, and PLU vice­ president for development Luther Bekemeier recently completed an eight-city tour of Alaska, visiting Lutheran congregations which will be moun t i n g "S h a r i n g in Strength" campaign d rives in April and May. The visit was the latest in an ongoing series of activities leading up to this s p ring's campaign among LCA congregations in the Northwest.

According to Bekemeier, the Alaskan visits included both ALC and LCA congregations "because of time and distance. " Throughout March and the first week of April, Bekemeier will be conducting regional educational meetings at LCA congregations throughout the Northwest.

Purpose ofthe campaign, a five­ year $ 1 6. 5 capital/endowment ef­ fort, is to provide new science and fi ne arts facilities at PLU, as well as strengthened scholarship and en­ dowment programs. Now in its second year, the campaign has reached the $ 5.25 million mark.

The drive has previously been

taken to the North Pacific District of the American Lutheran Church, corporate owners of the universi­ ty; PLU alumni and the campus community, along with ongoing efforts a mo ng corporations, fou nda t i ons a n d i n d i v i d u a l donors.

The LCA effort got underway last summer with recruitment of top campaign leadership. A series of training workshops were held with Bekemeier in the fall.

According to PLU President Dr. William O. Rieke, the campaign is a further testimony of the coopera­ tion between the LCA and the university. The relationship goes back many years and continues today under the statement of i ntent formalized by the LCA sev­ eral years ago. Relations are being further cemented by a vigorous co ngregation a l representative program between the university and the synod.

I n addition, the LCA has long been represented on the PLU Board of Regents, along with the ALC and alumni. Countless services a re rendered in both directions regularly and continuously, Rieke observed .

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cam pus Person nel Contribute Million To PLU Ca pita l Ca mpaig n Faculty and staff members at Pacific Lutheran University have pledged over one-third million dollars during the next three years in support of thei r own institution.

The bulk of the pledges and gifts were the result of a fall campus solicitation on behalf of the un­ iversity's $ 1 6 . 5 million "Sharing in Strength" capita l/endowment fund campaign.

Seventy-five percent of PLU 's 572 full-time employees made pledges to the campaign, includ­ ing 99 percent of those on con­ tinuing contract.

The Tacoma News Tribune called attention to the success of the drive in a Jan. 6 editorial which read in part: "Pacific Lutheran University's faculty and staff deserve recogni­ tion for the example they have set in financially supporting their own institution .

"As Dr. William O. Rieke, PLU preside'lt, put it, 'It is this kind of internal response that makes such a significant impact on major c o r p o r a t i o n s , fo u n d a t i o n s , busi nesses and individuals who will eventually determine the success of our campaign effort. It indi­ cates that our own people are overwhelmingly in support of our efforts to provide facilities that enha nce the q u a lity of P L U

academic programs.'

"PLU 's importance to the Taco­ ma-Pierce County community is unmistakable, and the $ 1 6.5 mill­ ion campaign goal is i ntended to enhance that role. The capital and endowment funds are to be used for construction of a new science bui l d i ng a n d performing arts center on ca m p u s a n d to strengthen PLU's scholarship and endowment programs.

"The faculty and staff of the Parkland i nstitution have demons­ trated a faith and strength of purpose that are truly hallmarks of Pacific Lutheran University itself.

With the start they have provided and the example they have set, PLU can look with confidence toward reaching its campaign goa l . " C a m pus d rive chai rpersons were Dr. Marlen Miller, faculty; David C h ristia n , a d ministrative staff; and Shirley Zurfluh, support staff. Athletic director David Olson was the general campus chair­ person.

The average gift size a mong PLU campus donors was $ 804, Rieke explained . Figures include three­ year contributions to capital, scholarship endowment, and an­ nual fund programs. In addition, there was a gift of land worth $ 35,000.

Kim Stafford, right, and Rhoda VanTassel examine a handset flyer.

Do nated Presses Spa rk Reviva l Of Handset Letterpress Printi ng Handset letterpress printing, a time-honored skill that has been rapidly disappeari ng from the American scene, is enjoying a mini-revival at Pacific Lutheran University.

A special workshop offeri ng basics of the craft will be held on three Saturdays, March 21 and 28 and April 4. The two-semester­ hour course, taught by Ki m Staf­ ford, will be held for six hours daily on each of the three class days. f=lJch workshops became some­ thing more than a dream over a yea r ago when a 70-year-old Chandler and Price large hand letter press was donated to PLU by Larry Hagman, a contract printer from Puyallup.

Subsequently PLU rece ved a Vandercook proof press and sev­ eral galley storage cases from the Northern Kittitas County Tribune in Cle Elum. A small C & P press was purchased from state surplus.

Other acquisitions included a sec­ ond Vandercook, a Mayfair press, type cabinet, composing stone and galleys.

Previous workshops were con­ ducted by Stafford at PLU last summer and during the January Interim. Another four-semester­ hou r cou rse is p l a n ned th i s summer.

In addition, the skill is being incorporated into a brand new "Publishi ng and Printing Arts" minor expected to be approved in time to i nclude on the PLU fall schedule.

The Division of Humanities is also planning to incorporate the printing instruction with services to the university. The hand-letter print shop on lower campus will be accepting printing requests from departments in those instances where the art form is appropriate and the volume is low, according to division cha i rman Dr. Daniel VanTassel .

Stafford, a resident of Portland, is a poet, writer a nd lecturer as well as printer.

"Handset letterpress is both aesthetic and practical," he ob­ served . "The procedure is slow­ paced, and the result inspires an appreciation of the physical quali­ ty of printing " According to VanTassel. the anticipated publishing and print­ i ng arts minor increases students' accessibility to careers in publish­ ing, editing, journalism and adver­ tising. Besides printing, the prog­ ram i ncludes writing, composi­ tion, editing, reporting, graphics and photography courses as well as the well-established "World of the Book" course which acquaints students w ith the publ ishing world. It often leads to internships with pu blishing firms.

Registration for the March-April workshop may be completed by contacting the PLU registrar by March 1 3 .

Norwegia . May Festivals TO Be Held May

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Ente rta i n m e nt , c ra fts , d e ­ monstrations and Scandinavian foods will be featured during the 7th annual Norwegian Festival at Pacific Lutheran University Satur­ day, May 2 .

The festival will be held i n the University Center from 1 1 a . m . to 5 p.m. Admission is free.

C ra ft d i s p l a y s w i l l include rosemaling. stitchery. woodcarv­ ing and costumes.

Among the participa nts a re Sons of Norway, Daughters of Norway, Western Rosemalers' As­ sociation and Nordlandslaget.

In a separate but related event, the PLU Mayfest Dancers and the crowning of the May Queen are highlights of the 47th a nnual May Festival in Olson Auditorium at 8 p.m.

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Beq uests Aid sc holarship And Other Progra ms

'81·'82 Tuition Reflects Inflation; PLU's Relative Position Maintai ned Costs of tuition , room a n d board at Pacific Lutheran Unive rsi­ ty next fall will reflect double digit inflation, but PLU will continue to be ranked among medium-priced independent u n iversities, accord­ i ng to Dr. William O. Rieke.

The PLU president Tuesday an­ nounced Board of Regents' ap­ proval of a 14.6 percent i ncrease in costs for the 1 980-81 academic year. He added that as a resUlt, PLU costs next year will ran k sixth among a group of 14 Northwest private colleges a nd Lutheran col­ leges nationwi de w h i ch offer comparable programs and ser­ vices.

1981 -82 tuition will be $4672 com pa red to this year's $4064 for a full 32-semester hou r academic load. Room and board increases $255 to $2090, accordi ng to Rieke.

The president explained that the new cost structure reflects the concern of the Regents and ad­ mi nistration for an adequate fa­ cui -staff salaN i ncrease next year. At PlU, as has been true in private higher education national­ ly, sa laries have lagged behind the rapid rate of i flation, he sa id.

University-funded financial aid and student help wages will be i ncreased to help offset i ncreased costs, Rieke indicated .

To offer perspective, Rieke ob­ served that as a percentage of average national annual fa mily income, PLU tuition was 1 3.8 per­ cent in 1 938. "Today it is 1 5 percent." he said, "so the real costs have i ncreased little, while the quality and qua ntity of prog­ rams have i ncreased many fold. " Rieke reported to the Regents

that a recent study by the Luthe­ ran Educational Conference of North America ranked PLU the second-largest Lutheran-affiliated college or university in the United States and Canada. Earlier this week Rieke was elected vice-presi­ dent of the organization (LECNAl, which is comprised of the presi­ dents of the 45 Lutheran institu­ tions.

In other business, the Regents approved the appointment of J a m e s G a t e s, a K e n n ew i c k businessma n, to fill the board vacancy left by the recent death of Roger Larson of Pullman.

They also approved the promo­ tion of 1 6 faculty members and the granting of tenure to 1 0 professors. New division and de­ partment chairpersons were also announced .

7th An nual Schnacken berg Le ture Featu res Anthropolo gist Dr. Ma rgot Liberty, a n an­ thropologist and enthnohistorian, will be the featured speaker at the Department of HistoN'S 7th An­ n ua l Wa lter C. Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture Series at Pacific L u t h e ra n U n iversity M onday, March 23.

Dr. Liberty, whose special inter­ est is the American West a nd its people, will spea k at 7:30 p.m. i n PLU's University Center. H e r topic, Cowboys vs. Coal: Agriculture vs.

E nergy on the High Plains, is one u pon which she is u n iquely suited to speak.

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by the aci!ic Christmas was brighter for some PIerce County children as a result .

Lutheran University chapter of Circle K, an international youth servIce organization sponsored by KiwaniS International. The PLU students sold candy Sar: tas to raIse, fur:ds tor toys which were later distributed to needy children through a Manne Corps dlstnbu on program The project was coordinated by Circle K president Jim Troyer of Ta�ma and vlce­ president Jeanine Partridge of Auburn. Accepting the toys at the Parleland FIre Station was

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secretary Dolly Lindsey.

Usa Marie Corwin of Centralia was selected as 1980 Lucia Bride at Padfic Lutheran University Dec. 5. The daugh­ ter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Corwin, a sophomore, reigned over the annual PLU Lucia Bride Festival in Eastvold Auditorium.

Dr. Liberty, ea rned her PhD. in anth ropology in 1 973, is currently at work on two books on the American cowboy: The Auto­ biography of a Contemporary Cowboy and Tongue River: Cowboy and Ranch Culture In Southeastern Montana. She has

also done field research on ranch­ ing and strip mi ning in southeast­ ern Montana. Her other fields of i nterest i nclude Plains Ind i ans, American Indians scholars and in­ tel lectu als, m odern Am erica n ranch culture, and native Ameri­ can art. Dr. Liberty has received a number of gra nts and awa rds to continue her studies ofthe Ameri­ can cowboy.

Following her lecture on Mon­ day, Dr. Liberty will take part in a Pu blic Policy Forum sponsored by the PLU's Center for the Study of Public Policy Tuesday, March 24, at 1 1 a . m . in the University Center.

The topic will be Alternative Claims to La nd Use in the West. Appearing with her will be Ellis Vanheeder, a geologist with the Washington State Department of Natural Re­ sources, and Karl W. Mote, execu­ tive director of the Northwest Mining Association .

Dr. Walter C . Schnackenberg was a 21 -yea r member of the faculty in the Department of His­ tON, and from 1 963-73 served as its chairma n. It was one of Dr. Schnackenberg's goals to esta b­ lish a conti nuing lectureship on the ca mpus that wou ld bring to PLU disti ngu ished members of the academic community. After his death in 1 973, the Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture Series was es­ tablished in the 1 974-75 school year.

Beq uests from the estates of Anna Sharpnack, Albert Kehrer and Havana Brad ner are among those received by Pacific Lutheran Un­ iversity in recent months.

Mrs. Sharpnack, a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Spokane, left a bequest that will provide over $50,000 to PLU. She also remembered her own con­ gregation, the Lutheran Bible In­ stitute, a n d n u merous other charitable orga nizations.

Both a final bequest and a charita ble gift annuity benefiting PLU were included in the estate of Mr. Keh rer of Royal City, Wash .

Although he had never visited the campus, he had become i nterest­ ed in the un iversity through visits by a PLU alumnus and staff per­ sonnel. The bequest and annuity will provide PLU with approximate­ ly $30,000.

Mrs. Bradner of acoma stipu­ lated that her bequest be used for scholarships in the area of natural resources or related d isciplines.

PLU will receive approxi mately one-sixth of her estate.

Kato Hava S Strin g worksho p On PLU Summer Sched u le "You taught me more i n six hours than I was able to accrue i n 35 years of practice a n d profes­ sional endeavor," an Italian violin­ ist told Kato Havas recently.

The violinist had participated in a Kato Havas String Workshop simi­ lar to a five-day session that the i nternationally-renowned Hunga­ rian violinist-teacher-author will be conducting at Pacific Lutheran U n iversity June 22-26.

The workshop, coordi nated by P L U m u s i c p r of e s s o r A n n Tremaine, is sponsored by the PLU Department of Music and School of the Arts as well as the American String Teachers' ASSOCiation Havas, whose America n concert debut in Carneg ie Hall at age 17 was acclaimed by critics, e m ­ phasizes an approach to string playing that releases phYSical ten­ sions and mental anxieties. " It has a tremendous impact on players of a l l levels of ach ievement."

Tremai ne said.

"Havas' warmth, liveliness and, wit are a ppealing to non-musi­ cians as well," the PLU professor added.

More workshop i nformation is availa ble from Mrs. Tremaine c/o the PLU Department of Music.

10 The President

{J:4. � ?� Tu ition I ncrease Tied To I m p roved Financia l Aid Pa rtn e rs h i p s ; Conti n u ed C o m m itment To Service a n d Exce l l e n ce Each year private postseconda ry educa ­ tional institutions engage the d ifficult ques­ tion of determ i n ing tuition , room and board charges for the succeeding yea r. The cha l ­ lenge is t o establish those rates which wi l l ass u re advancement o f t h e institution, and s i m u ltaneously respond i n an equitable fash­ ion to the conflicting interests of students for whom i ncreased cha rges may be burden­ some, and facu lty and staff for whom i ncreased rates a re essential if sala ries a re to be improved . Th is yea r the a n nual cha l lenge is co mpoun ded by: 1 ) the contin u ing nega ­ tive impact of i nflation on i ndivid ua ls as wel l as i n stitutions; 2) t h e expectati on that as a nati on we somehow have, or soon w i l l , turn a corner in the battle to control i nflatio n ; 3) the u ncerta i nty about how, specifica lly, the ef­ forts to control i nflation will affect money ava ilable to colleges and individua ls; and 4) the q u estion of when , if at all, the downtu rn in adm issions predicted from current high school enrollme nts will occur. pa radoxically, and i n the face of these u ncertainties, Pacific Luthera n u niversity cur­ rently is experienci ng not on ly the best year in its h istory (largest n u mber of studen ts served), ut a l so has had sign ificantly more req u ests for ad mission of n ew students th is com i n g fa l l than for a ny fa ll p reviously . As we consider the effects of the current economy fo r II of lJS, it is time for some plain talk about higher edu cati on .

Relative to Pacific Luthera n U niversi ty we are com m itted to develop even further those academic, pla nt, and personal services which in agg regate have made Pacific Luthe­ ran tru ly d istinctive.

Always strong in academic and co-curricu­ lar activities, d u ring the past year, the U niversity has: • reass u red the reg ional and national ac­ creditation of all its progra ms; • received fou r times more National Merit Scholars (and finalists) from Washi ngton h igh schools to th is year's class than did a ny other col lege or u n iversity in the nation; • experienced particu lar success and national acclaim for its athletic a nd musical prog­ ra ms; • recog nized the demands placed on stu­ dents by a rapidly s h ri n king world through developi ng a new Foreig n Area Study Prog ram ; • responded to a n increasingly tech nolog ical era by pla n n ing a new major i n Computer Science to be effective this fall ( 1 981 ); • engaged the "work-a-day world" by ex­ p a n d i n g its c o o p e ra t i v e e d u c a t i o n prog ra m ; a t"l a rray of other academic • com pleted changes in a variety of prog ra ms across the U niversity so as better to address the needs of the students of the 1 980's .

In spite of i ncreasing costs, the U niversity will remain accessible to qualified students of aU economic strata . Sensitive to the i m port­ ance of assisting students with financial need , the U n iversity has and will: • increase its own fund ing of financial aid by the same percentage that tuition i ncreases In 1 981 -82 ; • work diligently with all needy students to

construct a nd su pply a ppropriate fina ncial aid " packages " from a va riety of sou rces; • conti nue' to e n roll many students from fa mi lies of very limited fi nancial means; with an ever stronger voice at • speak national levels to the point that new federal progra m s for stu dent aid should be "tu i ­ tion sensitive" a n d i n other ways desig ned to assist the student in the p rivate col ­ lege/u n iversity .

Constant mon itoring of cost control is I l lustrated by ongoing programs of energy and materials conservation . These efforts a re widely supported by students, facu lty and staff and h<lve produced a pattern of decli ni ng energy consu m ption for each of the past several years; these efforts will be conti nued . A new assessment of admi n istra­ tive and academic efficiency is u nderway, stemming from performance eval uation be­ gu n last year and conti n uing at present.

AcademiC and ad min istrative productivity will be the subjects of re newed emph asis with fi nancial and oth er i ncentives for productivi­ ty being offered.

Relative to costs, each person has thf> rig ht to k now that the U niversity has gone on pu blic record at n a ti onal meeting s asserti ng that i nflatio n is the most serious proble m for all citi zens and pledgi ng its su pport to hel p cu rb it. Yet inflation i s not now under control.

Plans of the c r rent national a d m i nistration appea r to project relief from inflation one yea r hence, not at the present. Even if inflation were im med iately lesse ned, the U n iversity wou ld re main faced with the need to rectify previous neg ative im pacts. The cost i ncreases for 1 981 -82 when viewed against many strong opportu n ities for program development will work to increase productiv­ ity rather than fuel inflation .

The overwhelming proportion of the U n ­ iversity's expense, as i s true for all personnel i ntensive industries, is committed to sa la ries for facu lty and staff. These sala ries in com · Dr.

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parison to those of similar institutions a re not only low but a re out of proportion to the quality of services delivered. Wh i l e t h e sala ries o f many different working g roups in our cou ntry have failed to keep pace with the cost of l iving, facu lty sala ries nationally, and at the U niversity, have fared worse. I n recent years, genuine efforts have been made to i m p rove this situation but conti nued i nfla tion h a s hampered these. The U n iversity not only m ust address the salary n eeds of its em ployees, but a lso m ust i nvest those fu nds needed to conti nue the program a nd qualita tive g rowth in excel lence experienced in recent yea rs .

The charges esta bl ished to accomplish the foregoing for 1 981 -82 a re : $4 , 672 (for a fu l l load of 3 2 Tuition hours, o r $ 1 46/hourl Room and Boa rd 2 ,090 (Fall, I nterim and Spri ng) Total $ 6,752 All private colleges/un iversities and most publ ic i nstitutions a re faced with increased chClrges for 1 981 -82 . The i ncrease at Pacific Luthera n falls near the rnid point of i ncreases p lanned by 1 4 s i m i l ar I nstitutions ( Northwest and national) wh ich h istor ically have been used as reference poi nts for the U niversity.

Among these schoo ls , i ncreases in total costs rangi ng from 1 0 . 3 % to 1 8 % have been annou nced or are pla n ned . The increase at Pacific Luthera n is 1 4.6% .

Even with its increase for 1 981 - 82 , the U niversity will rema i n wtlere it has been in the middle-th i rd of s i m i la r i nstitutions with re­ spect to total cost. Costs a re mon itored ca refully year by yea r in relation to fam ily i n come. In spite of a n nual increases in tota l charges, the percent which costs were of fa mily i ncome is as follows : for 1 976-77, 23%; 1 977 -78, 23%; 1 978-79, 22%; 1 979-80, 2 1 % a nd 1 980-81 , 2 2 % . It i s importa nt to emphasize that our policy is to combine i n creases of student charges with similar or g reate r i n c re a s es expected from g ifts, g rants, a nd other non -student sources.

Even though economic times a re troubled, there is legitimate reason to believe the costs of a q ua l ity education remains affordable.

Financing of higher education for years has been a matter of partnership among stu­ dents, u niversity, fa mily, donors, and gov­ ernment. Though the next years may see variation in the exact form a nd roles the respective partners play, the partnership will remain a n d i n one way or another, it will accomplish the fina ncing of postsecondary education .

Althoug h possible decreases i n present federal student aid programs a re projected, the programs themselves will not disa ppear.

In fact, the relative availability of money will be greater i n 1 981 -82 tha n it was at the beg i n n i n g of these programs i n 1 978-79. At such time as tuition tax credit may be esta blished, concerted effort will be made to make them "tuition sensitive" (that is, a percent of tuition) so that particular assist­ ance comes to the student of a private

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Reco rd December H e l ps the Q C l u b TOp

$2 M i l l ion Mark

By David L. Berntsen and John Aakre Offi ce of Development

A record breaking December i ncome of over $1 24,000 put the Q Club over the top i n reach ing its 1 980 goal of $2 million in accum lated contributions since 1 972. This total is particula rly im pressive when you note that while it took the Q Club over six years to reach its first million, the second million was raised in less than three years.

Total Q Club income for 1 980 was a record $388,000 - up over 1 3% from last year. However, with the necessary uition increases for this coming year, your g ifts to the Q Club are more im portant than ever.

This IS because Q Club gifts not only help minimize ecessary increases in tuition, but they a lso help provide direct scholarshi p aid to students from the u niversity.

One of he most successful ways we have to gain ew Q Club members to help us i n th is effort has been through volunteer phonathons. The December phonathon set a new Single day record of 1 6 new Q Clubbers with January's total of 1 2 not far behind.

January's p honathon, however, set a re­ cord of an other kind. Paul Nordquist, the 13 year old son of PlU history professor Dr. Philip Nordq uist, became the youngest per­ son to ever recruit a new Q Club member .

Pa ul saw the prospects at the PlU·Concor· dia basketball game, got their verbal com­ mitment, and then dropped by the Q Club office lust before our phonathon ended to r port the news!

Wt, en things li ke that begin to happen , you jus know 1 981 i s going to be a good year. For those of you who would like to h e l p , t e d a tes for o u r u pc om i n g phonathons are February 24th, March 24th and April 28th. We meet in the Q Club office in the Nesvig Alumni Center, orientation

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instituti on . Progressive reductions i n federal income tax proposed for this and each of the next two years promise greater discretionary income availa ble for investment in some­ th ing as val uable as ed ucation.

In times of economic uncerta inty, each of us struggles anew with determining priorities for expenditu re of our funds. Each person's future may be protected by assigning first priority to obtaining the best possible ed uca­ tion . Pacific lutheran is providing this a long with a direction for l ife that comes from Christian values. The history of the University in preparing its students for leadership, for successful careers, and for meaningfu l, fulfil ­ ling lives strongly argues that all of u s students, donors, parents, faculty, and i nter­ ested individuals - must bond together to conti nue this record . H istory a lso suggests that such bonding of people into a team ded icated to this pu rpose will conti nue to occur. Through this team, and your efforts i n it, the paradox of a great U n iversity respond­ ing to challenging times not by shrin king but by even greater growth in service and excellence will conti n ue to be a reality.

begins at 6:40 p.m. and we call from 7 :008:30 p.m.

On another front, January also saw a strong increase i n the nu mber of con­ tributors subm itting matching forms from lutheran Brotherhood. Nearly $40,000 in matchi ng money for 1 980 g ifts to PlU was submitted for the fourth quarter. looking ahead to the spring, we are plan ning a few changes for the Q Club banquet. In order to provide more dini ng space and easier parki ng, better attenda nce the banquet will be held on SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 1 6th in OLSON AUDITORIU M. Frosty Westering, head coach of PLU's 1 980 NAIA Division II National Cham pionship foot­ ball team will be the featured speaker for the even i n g . Put that date on y o u r calendar.

As we did last year, there will be drawings and prizes at the banquet for those who recruited at least one new member during the year. This year's "incentives" include the use of a deluxe cabin on Puget Sound and a condominium in Hawaii!

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Parent's Corner

Di l e m ma Of Rea l Estate Ap p reciati on

By Edgar Larson Director of Planned Giving

Real estate, with its rapid appreciation in recent years, has been a "good news" "bad news" item. The good news is that the i ncreased values have swelled the a mount in the estate of many people. The bad news is that such an increa sed figure in one's estate a lso has the effect of I ncreased ta ation ­ ei her capital gains taxes when the property is sold; or estate taxes when the owner dies and the property is incl uded in the estate For this reason, many people feel with regard to their real property that they "ca n't afford to keep it, but also, ca n't afford to sell it. " With this in mind, real estate becomes a great item for a charitable gift, with a lifetime i ncome included. Not only is an income offered for l ife, but a donor can get a substa ntial charitable contribution deduc­ tion . To top things off, the lifetime income is based on the appreciated, current fair mar­ ket value - not some amount that one arrives at after payi ng capital gains taxes. A charitable trust can make such a situation a reality.

Another possibility is a revocable trust.

Under such an arrangement, a person places property i nto a revocable trust, which pro­ vides that the property go to PlU upon the donor's death . Because the trust is revoc­ able, there are no tax advantages (except estate taxes at the death of the donorl.

However, if the donor changes h is/her mind about the possible gift of real estate, the trust ca n be revoked and the property reverts to the donor. The benefit of such a revokable trust is that if the trust is not revocable trust is that if the trust is not U n iversity without having to go through probate proceedings. Publicity is also av­ oided under such an arrangement.

For further i nformation on how real estate ca n be used either as a gift or as a way to provide lifeti me i ncome with an eventual gift, contact: Edgar larson Director of Plan ned Giving Pacific lutheran U niversity Tacoma, WA 98447 (206) 383- 7420 All replies will, of course, be kept confiden­ tial .

I n closing I would like to tell you about a particula rly moving g ift from a Q Club Fellow. Mr. lind Karlsen a 1 958 graduate from Dayton, Ohio, recently made a $50,000 Sharing In Strength pledge for a music endowment. Mr. Karlsen does not draw a large i ncome and lives modestly in a small a p a rtment. He d oes, however, believe strongly in PlU. His gift was made possible with the help of matching dolla rs from the National Cash Register Corporati on .

Pa rent' s Weeke nd I n M a rch H igh l ight Of Yea r For Pa re nt' s C l u b

By Milton Nesvlg Parents ' Club Representative

Parents' Weekend, the big event of th year for parents f students, is scheduled for March 1 3 -1 5. 5 udent committees a re plan­ ning the activities A hig hlight will be the banquet Saturday even ing. President William O. Rieke will be the featu red speaker, and the fir t ann ual Pa­ rents of the Yea r award will be made.

Ind ications a re that there will be a fu ll house for t e di n ner, so get your reservati ons made early Ad missions prospects

The Adm issions Office is grateful for the big response to our Parents Club admissions prospects program. Scores of prospects from all over the nation a nd world were submitted . All of these youth are being contacted . hanks to all who submitted na mes. if you have plan ned to send in names, it's not too late. Do it today.

PLU Events

Pa rents, along with a lumni and friends, attended a series of PlU dinners and recep­ tions in the western United States in Ja nuary They were held in connection with Choir of the West concerts i n Spokane, Walla Walla, Phoenix, San Diego and los Angeles; with U niversity Chorale concerts in Sacramento and Concord, Calif.; and with the va rsity basketball game agai nst Washington State University in Pullman . (See page 1 9).

Bleys Resign

John and Ruth Bley of Spokane, faithful members of the Parents Council for over two years, have resigned from the Council be­ cause their son has completed his studies at the U niversity. Son Joh n was a captain of the lute team which won the national football championship in December.

Fifth Anniversary

When the Parents Club holds its annual meeting Saturday, March 14, at 10 a.m. in the U niversity Center, it will mark the fifth anniversary of its founding. Ernest Hopp of Puyallup presided over the first meeting . He and his wife, Irene, were elected co-chairmen of the Council and Club and continue in that post to this day Their youngest daughter, Jeanine, is a junior at PlU .

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12 The Arts

Choir Returns From Successfu l Concert Tou r; Congressional Lea ders Among Pleased Liste ners

By Jim Peterson The PLU Choir of the west is in the Cong ressional Record .

Washi ngton's Sixth District Re­ presentative, Norm Dicks, made the entry J a n . 29 following the Choir's Jan. 25 concert in Ken nedy Center. Attendi ng the concert and reception were ,nembers of the Washi ngton State's congressional delegation and other distinguish­ ed guests .

In the record, Rep. Dicks in­ cluded the following remarks: "Mr. Speaker, last Sunday many In the House and Washington, D.C., were treated to a superb concert by one of this country's fnest choirs - the Choir of the West from Pacific Lutheran U n ­ iversity i n Tacoma, Wash.

"At the Ken nedy Center, the Choir demonstrated why it is in­ ternationally renowned for its rare ability, musica l intensity and quali­ ty of VOice. " .This outstanding company has given hu ndreds of concerts in th is country and in Europe, Cana­ da and Mexico. All have received acclai m . " . . . 1 am proud of this choir and I was delighted that this city and many i n this chamber had the opportun ity to hear this group sing.

"Truly, PLU's Choir of the West is a national treasure and Sunday they showed us that once again."

Across the country, only five days earlier, the Choi r performed in an equally prestigious concert hall, the Los Angeles Dorothy Cha ndler Pavilion .

The los Angeles Times review

by John Henken echoed many of Dicks' words. He wrote, "The Choir of the west has the sort of choral sound - vi brant, controlled, i m ­ pactive - that gives substance to

the cumbersome pretension of its name.

"The group brought with it a stunningly dramatic a cape l l a piece, " A Riveder I e Stelle" by I ngva r Lidholm . . . Lidholm cer­ t a i n ly un dersta nds the choral idiom a nd the Choir of the West clearly understa nds Lidholm . Ur­ gent and ethereal in turn, the singers provided accurate, flexible sound and plenty of it " He added later, "The perform ­ ance was well paced and bursting with vocal and dynamic color " Stil l earlier on the tour, in St Louis, St. Louis Globe-Democrat reviewer James Wierzbicki made the following observations follow­ i ng a Powel l Symphony Ha l l concert: "(The) students sang with a cla rity of diction and a subtlety of nuance that remains beyond the reach even of st. Louis' finest choral groups. "(Skones) must be an extraordi­ narily gifted molder of sound one could tell from the several soloists that the voices he works with are ma rkedly varied in both power and ti mbre, yet when he puts them together the blend is one of the most homogenous that's ever struck my ears."

The critical acclaim that followed the Choir on its third consecutive cross-country concert tour was even more remarkable due to the off-stage rigors caused by the logistics of such an am bitious undertaking.

Senior Cary Bassa ni of Yakima, this year's choir president and a veteran of the yea r-long Up With People tour, remarked, "Profes­ sional choirs wouldn't maintain that kind of schedule (19 concerts in 21 days1."

He admitted that lack of exer­ tion rather than activity - long hours sitti ng in airplanes a nd ter-

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IStephen Brandt '56 and Margaret (Ellickson '59) Cantrell were among the alumni attending a San Diego dinner prior to the Jan. 19 Choir of the West concert.

minals - made it harder to pre­ pare for a concert.

But individual fatigue, he be­ lieved, struck singers at different times, so the overall sound of the choir was not noticeably affected .

He observed that du ring his three yea rs with the choir he had heard many members vow, fol­ lowing the tour, that they would "never go through that again . " " But by the time the next year's tour rolls around, we're all excited and ready to go!" Bassani added.

The rewards are worth the ef­ fort, he believes. "Besides the obvious advantages of visiting dif­ ferent pa rts of the country and performing i n great concert halls, there is the musicianship. We're learning to perform the very best, the most difficult a nd demanding choral literature.

"And we're receivi ng the music­ a lity that Skones has to give, a nd that is a very unique experience.

He offers the very best example of musicianship and organization of a choir. " Non- performace highlights of the trip i ncluded a tour of historic Boston courtesy of Rev. James Allen, a visit to Dis ney World in Florida, and im promptu mini -con­ certs for passengers on the vari­ ous airline flig hts.

Bassan i has kind words for Eas­ ter Airlines person nel who were very helpful a long the way, as were the host groups in the various concert cities.

The Choir of the West will be performing three more times this spring. On March 22 in Eastvold Auditorium at 4 p . m . the Choir will perform Rossini's "Petite Messe Sol e n n e l l e " ( " S m a l l S o l e m n Mass").

On May 12 in Eastvold at 8 p.m. the Choir joins the University Chorale and University Symphony

in a performance of Verdi's "Re­ quiem ."

Th e traditiona l graduation con­ cert is scheduled for May 23 at 8 p . m . i n Olson Auditorium.

Choir To present Ros sini 's 'petite Messe' March 22 Rossini's last major work, "Pe­ tite Messe Solennelle," will be presented in concert by the Pacific Luthera n U niversity Choir of the West Sunday, March 22.

The prog ra m, which features a c c o m p a n i m e nt by f a cu l ty members David Dahl on the har­ monium and Richard Farner on piano, wi ll be held in Eastvold Auditorium at 4 p . m .

This recently scheduled special concert adds to an already heavy repertoi re of major works bei ng performed th is year by the Choir under the direction of Maurice Skones.

It comes in addition to demand­ ing programs prepared for the annual Christmas Festival Concert and nationwide concert tour. And on May 1 2 , the Choir will join the U n i versity Symphony Orchestra and Un iversity Chorale i n a per­ formance of Verdi ' s "Requiem . " The " Petite" (or small, solemn . mass) is known best for what it isn't rather than what it is. Accord ­ ing to Skones, the work is neither small nor particularly solemn . It was composed and premiered in 1 864.

Tickets for reserved $3 and $2 seats are available at the University Center information desk (38374571. Students and senior citizen adm ission is half-price.

concert in A ttending a Bay Area dinner prior to a Jan. 24 '59) Beckner Barbara Enger.

'68) (Ormbrek Eloise Concord were Ronald '65 and Groenveld chaired the event.

Alumni

'80 PLU O rad Earns Rota ry

Fellowship April K u h r o f Parkland, a 1 980 g rad uate of Pacific Lutheran U n ­ iversity, has been awarded a Rot­ a ry I nternational Fellowship for a yea r of g raduate study.

Ms . Kuhr, who malored in piano performa nce a PLU and has con ­ ti n ued h e r studies with piano professor William Doppmann, will study piano performance at the Vienna Hochschule for Musik and Darstellende Kunst .

T h e year's study, living and travel e x p e 'l s e s , p l u s t h r e e m o nt h s o f intensive lang uage study in Vienna, are paid for by Rotary International. This year the i nternational service organization presented over 1 ,200 fellowships worldwide.

The daughter of Mr. and M rs .

Alex Kuhr o f Shelton, Wash . , Ms .

Kuhr was nominated for the award by the Shelton Rotary Club.

I n addition to continu ing her piano studies th is year, Ms. Kuhr teaches piano privately and is organist and choir d irector at P e a c e L u t h e r a n C h u rch i n Puyal l u p .

April Kuhr

Binz Leads Rose Hill Roya ls To 3rd stra ight Title Walter Binz 7 2 o f Wood inville is the coach of the Rose Hill J u n ior High Roya ls of Red mond, a foot­ ba ll team that has won th ree s t r a i g ht K i n g c o C o n f e re n c e champions h i ps A S a m m a m is h Val ley N ews s ports editor, Eri c J o rgens o n , spoke h igh ly o f Binz i n a colu m n written before the f i n a l g a m e of the season. He wrote: "Binz isn't willing to volu nteer any of the credit for h i mself being of the modest variety - so I'll have to do that myself. ' ' I 've had the good fortune to stand a mong the pa rents of Rose H i l l players d u ring ga mes over the past three years. And to a man (or woman) they heap praise all over Binz. Even the loud mouths who haven't said anythi ng nice about anybody since Winston C h u rch i l l . " B i n z h a s done a n incredible job, and 'not j ust of building a wi nning progra m . H e teaches sound football and sound charac­ ter. Rose Hill's l ucky to have h i m , and i t seems their l u c k i s just beg i n n i ng : Binz has no plans to leave in the near futu re.

"There is little dou bt that Binz has provided the positive sta rt for the kids who have had the good luck to play for h im . "

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Linka Johnson

New Alu mni Directory Sched u led For publication I n October A new 1 981 edition of the Pacific Lutheran University Alumni D i rec­ tory i s on the d rawing boards.

Accord ing to a l u m n i d irector Ronald Coltom, an October publi­ cation date is anticipated . It has been approximately three years since PLU's fi rst ever alu mni direc­ tory was published .

The d i rectory has proved to be popular and useful, Coltom indi­ cated . It has been of g reat assist­ ance i n bri ngi ng alums together i n both formal a nd informal reu n ­ ions o r through correspondence .

Since it is orga nized alphabetic­ ally, by class, and by reg ion, it has also been helpful i n developing i nformal alumni support groups across the country among people who wou ld otherwise have no l i n ka g e or knowledge of one another.

One of the problems with the first d irectory, however, was i n ­ com plete a n d inaccu rate informa ­ tion, Coltom observed . "Wh ile we accept the fact that it will be a bit obsolescent even as it rolls off the press, and we won't be able to elimi nate all errors, we'd l i ke it to be as accu rate as possible, " he sa i d .

T h a t ' s w h e re Linka Johnson comes i n . M rs . Johnson, now retired in California, volunteered to spend several weeks on ca mpus in February a nd early March, work­ i ng on alumni records, particularly those pertaining to alums from 1 92 1 -65.

M rs . J oh nson is known by virtu­ ally every alu mnus who attended Pacific Lutheran from 1 938-65 .

D u ring that time she served, with a cou ple of brief absences, in the PLU registrar's office. She was the u niversity registrar from 1 960-65.

She then moved on to California L u t h e ra n C ol lege i n Thousand Oaks, Calif., where she served as registrar u ntil her retirement in 1 978.

Her di rectory research includes cross-checking present a l u m n i re-

cords with old catalogs, card files and archives materials.

"We are trying to make an accu rate d i rectory of alumni," she said . " It's a Simple statement. but it's not so simple to d o ! " Along with the vol um inous re­ cords checks, the alumni office is u rging alums to contact the of­ fice, both to assure that their own records are correct, as well as to i nd icate any other errors or omis­ sions in the 1 978 d irectory of which they are aware. You may use the "What's New With You " cou pon on the back page. To assist f u rther in the process, lists of "lost" a l u mni will be pu blish'.?d in com ing issues of Scene.

TObiason To preside Over PDK I nternational This coming October Ray To­ biason '51 , su perintendent of the puyallup School District. will beg i n a two-year term a s president o f Phi Delta Kappa I nternational, 2 1 20,OOO- member educational re search and leadership fraternity.

In his sixth year as head of Puyall u p Schools, Tobiason has been g ra nted a leave of absence to handle h is new d uties. Particu­ larly during the first year of h i s term h e w i l l b e traveling exten­ sively, visiting and spea king at chapters throughout the world.

Phi Delta Kappa, celebrating its 75th ann iversary this year, has 528 chapters in the U . S . , Canada, Great B ri ta i n , the Philippines, Guam, Centralia, Turkey a nd other coun­ tries.

Men and women in education are invited for membership based on leadership in their fields.

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Va riety of Activities

Al u m n i Have Opportu n ity To Exe rt

Offered for

stro ng I nfl u e nce On Pote ntial Stud ents

A l u m n i E n ri c h m e nt

By Ronald Coltom Alumni Director

Many exciting things a re going to be taking place in the next several months to which I would like to call your attention. These activities or services are made available to you by your Alumni Association or the University for your particip?tion and I recommend that you strongly consider any or all.

Whitewater Raft Trip

From June 27-29 we will be "river run­ ning" the Deschutes River in Central Ore­ gon with Lute Jerstad Adventures. You row or go along as a passenger for a safe but exciting experience that you will remember forever. Bring your sleeping bag and clo­ thing - everything else is provided. Write the Alumni office for a brochure and appli­ cation.

Alumni Dorm

Thinking of vacationing in the Puget Sound Area this summer? Why not head­ qua rter on the PLU campus? Dorm rooms are available from June 1 6-August 22 at the rate of $ 1 0 . 50 for a si ngle and $ 1 5 .00 for a double (children sleeping in sleeping bags - no extra chargeJ. Advance reservations are necessary on a space available basis. Write or call the PLU University Center, Information Desk 206/383-7457.

Holden Week

Any week at Holden Village is a good week but many PLU alumni and friends will be there the week of August 1 6-22 . Why not contact a few friends and experience the joys that Holden can offer, tucked away in a remote valley of the Cascades. Reserva­ tions should be made immediately by con­ tacti ng Holden Village, Chelan, WA 9881 6.

Alumni Directory

Wondering what has happened to your classmates? They a re probably wondering a bout you also. It's been three years since our first printing of an alumni directory so we are presently in the process of u pdating information and WE N EED YOUR HELP. Is your address correct and the information we may have about you, or do you know the whereabouts of an alum we have lost or you think we may have lost? Please let us know immediately so the directory can be as accurate as possible.

Homecoming '81

October 1 6- 1 7 - 1 8. Set that weekend aside and put it on your calendar now. Reunions for the classes of 1 976, 1 971 , 1 966, 1 956, 1 951 , 1 946, 1 941 , 1 936, 1 93 1 , the Golden Club and all past STUDENT GOVERNMENT LEADERS. Travel

Hawaii in December? PLU will be playing three basketball games in Hawaii the week of December 5 - 1 2 so why not join a g roup of PLUers in the sun and on the beaches at that time?

Duri ng the summer of 1 982 plan to spend 2 weeks on a cruise ship viSiting ports from Bergen to Oslo, Norway a long with the Choir of the West. The flight to Bergen will I ave the day after g rad uation (If you are i nterested in either of the tours write the Alumni office.>

By Carol Celdaker, President PLU Alumni Association

This is the time ofthe year when many high school seniors are trying to decide which college they want to attend . They are probably bei ng influenced by such reasons as: where their parents want them to. go, partiCipating in a sport under a particular coach, teachers and friends recommending various schools, what school has the prog­ ram strengths they a re i nterested in, such as business, education, etc., and then there are even some attracted to a particular school because of the climate.

What do you say if someone asks you a bout PLU as a school to consider? What makes it special? Why did you chose to go there? Did it fill your expectations? These are questions a future student may ask. Have you thought about how you would answer?

Perhaps you would say some of the following: It is a small college where there is an opportunity to know your instructors better as people, and they i n turn to know the students. The school is founded on Christian prinCiples. True, all kinds of people attend PLU, but the opportunities for strengthening your Christian faith are readily available. It has a pretty campus. The Universi­ ty is located near McChord Air Force Base, but you quickly get accustomed to the planes.

The food is baSically good, though after you have been there a while you realize it is the thing to do to complain a bout the food . You probably speak strongest regarding your major and how you feel PLU prepared you for your profession.

You probably cannot quote statistics regarding the school, but you can share your college experiences. I'm sure that many of you may wonder if you even know about the school because it has been so many years since you last went there. Does it still have some of the qualities that ' made it special for you? I want to urge you to take the opportu nity to try to stop by the campus ­ look at the changes, ask questions, talk to the students. If you have a son or daughter there, the opportunities to get updated a re many.

For those of you who find it impossible to stop by at this time, I'll share some of my discoveries during the five years that I have been on the Alumni Board.

There is now the radio station with its beams reaching the length of Washington.

The music department continues to grow in excellence as you may have witnessed for yourself as the groups toured various pa rts of the cou ntry.

The quality of education continues to g row - engineeri ng is now being considered as a possible major, and students still get upset over various subjects. Back in the '50's it was unhappiness with the rules regarding no cards or danCing a nd req u i red cha pel .

They've come up with such gimmicks as pra n ks on roommates, and there is a dating service to help the shy meet.

Don't hesitate to talk about PLU . You are more of an i nfluence than you think. (That college you attended is getting even better.l Don't hesitate to communicate your con­ cerns. It helps the University work out the kinks.

1 980-81 Alumni Boa rd Officers Carol Bottemille r Geldaker '57 President West Linn, Ore. Rev. Charles W. Mays '62 First Vice President Renton, Wash .

Pau l Kusche 70 Second Vice President Gig Harbor, Was h .

Ronald A. Miller, M . D . '65 Immediate Past President Whitefish, Mont.

Ronald Coltom '61 Executive Secreta ry P.L.U.

Regent Representatives Michael A. McKean '68 G ig Harbor, Wash.

Roy H; Virak, M.D. '52 Tacoma, Was h .

Victor F. K n utzen '36 Federal Way, Wash

Members-At-Large One-Year Appointments Connie Haan Hildahl '65 Tiburon, Calif.

Rev. Charles W. Mays '62 Tacoma, Wash.

Kent Kekrony 6 2 San Carlos, Calif. '

Denny B. Nelson '60 Corona, Calif.

Terms Expire May 1 983

Lynn (Burchfield) Rasmussen x'68 Portland, Ore.

Otis Grande '38 Tacoma, Was h .

Willa mae (Anderson) Stu him iller x'59 Edwall, Wash.

Karen Fynboe Howe 73 Fox Isla nd, Was h .

Harry Wicks '69 Colorado Springs, Colo

Paul Kusche 70 Gig Harbor, Was h .

Terms Expire May 1 981

George Nowadnick '52 Snohomish, Was h .

Gayle Severson Berg 72 Martinsdale, Mont.

Terms Expire May 1 984

Stephen M . lsaacson 76 Boise, Idaho

Carole Haaland Fredrickson '64 Seattle, Was h .

Carol Haavik Tommervik '40 Tacoma, Wash .

Con nye Idstrom Hager ' 6 3 B i llings, Mont.

Martha MilierWard 77 Kent. Was h .

Robert Klavano '69 Taco ma, Wash .

Terms Expire M a y 1 982 Karin Pihl Leander '66 Mt. vernon, Was h .

A nita H illesland Londgren '59 Tacoma, Was h .

Wi lliam Ra mstad '47 San Diego, Calif.

EX-Offi Cio Student Rep. Bob GomUlkiew cz, Presi d en t

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15 Alumni

Class Notes 1 949 LESTER STORRMSLI is principal at Collins Elementary in the Franklin Pierce School District, Tacoma, Wash.

He has been a principal in this school district since 1 954 and went to Collins after having served the past two years as the director of the Abidjan school in Africa .

After more than 30 years of dealing with retirement benefits, HOWARD LARSON is planning to retire from his position of the past 14 years as di rector of Social Security for North Central Washington. I n his retirement Howard plans to attend to household jobs, maybe travel some, then return to some new kind of work in the Wenatchee, Wash. area in the fa ll. He also plans to help out in planning the new senior citizens center in Wenatch­ ee. He helped promote last fall's successfu l bond election and predicts the new facility will d raw many seniors never before active. HIS ca mpaig n efforts and his organization of a Social Secu rity I nfo rmation sem inar last spring have brought him a reg ional com missioner's citation. It was pre­ sented as part of a Feb. 6 retirement dinner.

DUAN E BERENTSON of Burlington, Wash , former co-speaker of t h e Washington State House of Represen­ tatives, has been hired by the state's new governor, John Spellman, to serve as his personal am bassador to the Legislature. Berentson was nar­ rowly defeated by Spellman in last fall's Republican primary election.

1 952 KATHERINE (Reule) BOE of Reeds­ port, Ore . , has been appomted to the Governor's Commission for Women .

She will serve a three-year term .

Katherine is a violin ist and singer. She participates in the Summer Festival of Mu sic held at the University of Oregon and assists in festival fund raising and reception activities. The Governor's Commission for Women currently has 1 7 members. Duties of the commis­ s i o n i n c l u d e worki ng fo r l eg a l , economic, social and political equality for Oregon women and to maintain a contin uing assessment of the issues and needs confronting women.

1 953 ERN EST M . JOHNSON of Tokio, N . D . , received a plaque from ALC thanking him for his service as missionary i n Cameroun, West Africa for the past 1 7 years. He i s currently working with the Sioux Indians on an ALC mission in he Eastern North Dakota District.

1 956 HELEN (Smeby) HEARD received her master's deg ree in g uida nce and counseli ng from Seattle Pacific U n ­ iversity in December 1 980.

CLARE E V. (Osterlil OLSON married Lt. Cdr. Ret. Allen R. Johnson Dec. 2 1 , 1 980. They are making their home i n livermore, Calif. Clarene has four sons, Dave, Bria n, Paul and Knut. Dave and Bria n are sophomores at PLU .

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1 970

TERRY SVERDSTEN was elected as a Republican state senator for the Koote n a i District in Idaho in the November balloti ng . It was the first try for political office by the Cataldo logging company executive.

HENRY COATES is in his first year of theological studies at Pacific Lutheran Seminary, Berkeley, Calif. His wife is the former DENISE LOTH, class of 72.

JOHN ERICKSEN and Marita L. Herivel were married Dec. 28, 1 980 in Issa­ Quah, Wash. John is a pastor at Central Lutheran Church in Anchorage, Alaska.

K. ROB GRAY was installed as pastor of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Covi na, Calif. o n Dec. 7, 1 980. Rob and his wife, Bette, and son, Robert, will make their home in San Dimas, Calif.

1 960 GEORGE HAGEVIK is director of policy coordination for the Association of Bay Area Governments. headquarters are in Berkeley where he lives. Hagevik earned a doctor of philosophy degree in urban planning and administration from the University of North Carolina after which he taught at Rutgers University (N.J.l for five years. He has been in his present position since 1 976.

1 961 MARIE KORSMO is principal at Mid­ land Elementary in the Franklin Pierce School District, Tacoma, Wash. Marie has taught in the district since 1 959 and last year was an education special­ ist in the district.

1 962 SANDRA (TYnes) HAGEVIKIS is a career adviser to Life and Soil students at the Un iversity of California, Berkeley. Until this past fall she had taught four years in Lutheran elementary schools in the Berkeley area . She a nd her husband, George, have two children, Rondi, 1 2 , and Eric, 8.

1 964 ALAN HOKENSTAD, former prinCipal at Ch ristensen Elementary School, Tacoma, Wash , is the district's new di rector of curriculum. Alan is also in charge of traffic safety education, b i l i n g u a l e d u cation, libra ries and health services.

TINA (Dempster) TOSSEY of Puya llup, WaSh . , has been appointed to the Commission on Services to the Men­ tally Retarded by JAO. Preus, presi­ d e nt, Lutheran C h u rc h , M issouri Synod, for a four-year term effective January 1 981 . She is also editor, Sharing Our Caring, a journal for parents and professionals concerned with Down 's Syndrome, as of Nov. 1 , 1 980. She was assistant to the editor from August 1 984 until she became editor.

1 965 FRANCIS STACK is the new pharma­ cist at M urray's Drug in Heppner, Ore. He formerly lived in E u ene, Ore . , where h e worked for several large stores and also owned his own drug store for six years Francis and his wife, Karen, have four children. They will live in Heppner.

1 967 TIM QUIGLEY a nd his wife TISH (Letitia A. Bu rchfield '67) have started thei r own independent insur nce agency and are dOing well . Tish is active in the busi ness with Tim. They reside in Bremerton, Wash., and have two chil­ d ren, lan, 9, and Siri, 7 .

Benson

PAUL BENSON of Dallas, Tex., recent1y received a Ph.D. in Eng lish literature from North Texas State U niversity. The title of Paul's dissertation is Pre­ Raphaelites: The First Decadents. Paul teaches at Mountain View College in Dallas.

1 968 DALE TO M M E RV I K. a registered physical therapist. has opened a new phYSical therapy clinic in Tacoma's Bay View Medical Center.

BILL KRIEGER is English professor and cha irman of the huma nities divi­ sion at Tacoma's Ft. Steilacoom Com­ munity Col/ege. In his spare time he works clea n - u p and pulls g reen chain for Louisiana -Pacific in Taco ma. Wash.

He was recently featured in Louisia na­ Pacific's fall 1 980 publication.

GAIL (Roen) PEARSON is cou nselor for the North Da kota Foundation for Women's Health located in the depart­ ment of OB/GYN of the University of North Dakota Medical School. She was recently featured in the profile in the Grand Forks Explorer. For the past six years, Gail has been an active particip­ ant in the University of North Dakota Law School musicals. Gail was Sobra nia in "Letitia" and Baroness Galya Lelan ­ dovna Roumel in "Tovarich. " She i s the author of their 1 980 show, "The Empire Builder." Being an author is not new to Gail. She's not only had a rticles published. she is a published poet. In addition to her many profes­ sional activities she is in partnership with her parents and brother Bill in raising Roen Herfords.

1 969 Navy Lt. DARRELL W. JONES has returned from a deployment in the I ndian Ocea n. He is an officer assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Midway. operati ng from Yokosuka, Japa n . Dur­ ing the six-month deployment. the ship and its permanently embarked air w i n g steamed more than 41 ,000 miles, spending a total of 106 days at sea. This was the Midway'S second Indian Ocean cruise this year to help maintain a U . S. presence In support of national objectives. Cr w members had the opportun ity to visit the East Africa n port of Mombasa, Kenya, and Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines.

NANCY (Gaston) KING O N will be living in Helston, Cornwal i, England for the next two years while her husba nd, a USCG pilot, flies on an exch nge with the Royal Navy RICK NELSON orga nized The Norse Construction Company this past fall.

The compa ny specializes in remodel­ ing and additions and welcomes calls from anywhere in the Puget Sound area Rick intends to return to PLU this spring to work on his master's in business administration. He resides in Seattle, Wash.

1 971 DAVID HALSTEAD, principal of Nook­ sack Valley High School, Nooksack, WaSh. , was recently elected to the office of second vice-president forthe Washington Association of Secondary School Principals. The pOSition means that in two years he will be president of the association. He has been asked to be a presenter at the National Association of secondary School Prin­ cipals national convention in Atlanta, Georgia in February 1 981 . He will be presenting "The Principals' Su rvival Kit." developed by him and other principals in the No rthwest District Principals' Association.

MlM Hansen (KAREN HENDRICKSO N) are the parents of a da ghter, Angela Dawn, born July 1 7 , 1 980. She joins a sister, Gina Marie. Karen is the voca ­ tional director for Puyallup School District. She and her h usband own Traveli nes, Inc. , a charter and sig htse­ eing bus company which operates out of Puyallup, Wash.

TOM a n d PA U LA ( Johnson 71 ) HOLMES of Mt. Vernon, Wash , are the parents of a daughter, Bethany Chris­ tine, born March 26, 1 980 She joins a sister, Brooke, age 4.

JOHN IRION is teachi ng math and coaching football at Mark Morris High School i n the Longview, Wash. area.

MlM JON STEINER a re the parents of a son , Travis William, born Nov. 27, 1 980. Jon is a pilot for United Airli nes based in Seattle, Wash. They reside in Bellevue, Wash.

LI NDA HEADE transferred to James Sales Elementary from Collins Elemen­ ta ry in the Franklin Pierce School District, Tacoma, Wash. She had been principal at Collins for the past four years and prior to that was a teacher at Sales.

TOM GUM PRECHT, M . D . , recently passed the certifying exa mi nation of the Am erican Boa rd of I nternal Medicine He is curren tly servi ng as chief resident in otola ryngology in the department of otol aryngology, Un­ iversity of Colorado Healt Sciences Center, Denver, Colo.

1 972 ARVID A. BOE is cu rrently assistant professor of plant science at South Dakota State Un iversity He lives I n Brookings, S . D . with his Wife, Shari.

They have two daughers ALA OSTENSON is coordinator for vocational and career d cation in the Aleutian Region School District, An­ chorage, Alaska. (cont. on page 16)

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(cant. from page 15) M/M JIM RIDG EWAY 72 (LY N N E ALL PHIN 72) adopted a baby girl . Amy Lynne . Amy was born Ma rch 28. 1 980.

J i m received his master's deg ree in gui dance an d counseling in 1 976 and is currently counselor at Fife High Sch ool. Fife. Wash. Lynne ta ught first g rade in Tacoma u ntil Amy came to live with them. They reside in Tacoma .

Wash.

MARK and SHERI (Stein 72) SC HOLZ moved to Albuquerque. New Mex .. i n Aug . 1 972 a nd are both employed by Albuquerque Public Schools. M a r k teaches choral music at Cibola High School and Sheri teaches seco n d g rade at Sierra Vista Elementary. Mark is working on his master's deg ree at the U niversity of New Mexico in music and Sheri is working on her doctor's deg ree in special education . They have two daug hters. Amy Liane born i n 1 977. a n d Jennifer Dawn born Sept.

29. 1 980 . They would like to hear from classmates. Their address is: 461 3 Boulder Ct. N W . . Albuquerque. N . M .

871 1 4.

STEVE LANSING. Seattle. Wash .. re­ cently com pleted part-time work i n outreach for Gethsemane. a n d i s cur­ rently studying for a docto rate at the He is a Univ(�rsity of Washington member of the Lutheran Campus Council and serves o n the synod task force 0.1 lay min istry.

1 973 GREG and BARBARA G U RSKI OF Tum ­ water. Wash .. a re the pa rents of a son.

Jeffrey Bryant. born Mar. 1 8. 1 980. He joi ns a Sister. Kristen . 3. Greg is the Dean of Students at Olympia Technical Community College.

BRUCE P . LYMAN and wife. Alice. a re living in Bremerton. Wash. Bruce was recently promoted to reserve anal yst with the Federal Reserve Ban k of San F rancisco - Seattle B ranch.

DENNIS PHILLIPS married Len o ra Hamilton of Bolivar. Mo . . May 24. 1 980.

He was named head basketball coach of Southwest Baptist College in J u ly 1 980 a nd is in his third year of teachi ng a nd coaching there .

STEVE RAMSEY and family recently moved to Portland. Ore . . where Steve is worki ng in the specIal chemistry lab of Providence Medical Center. HiS main work Is n he development of therapeutic and toxic drug assays. along with dOing much work with hormones .

MARK R E I N E R recently moved from Kentucky to Bil lin gs. Mont. . where he is worl<ing as a real estate salesma n . He continues to be active in the aviation world as a flight instructor.

KRISTI N E L WALLEN and C raig M .

Loveland were married Nov. 23. 1 980.

M/M Davrd Howe (KAR E N FYN BOE) are the parents of a son. James David. born J a n . 23. 1 981 . He joins sisters Kirsten. 4. and Andrea. 2 . They live on Fox Isla n d . Wa sh.

1 974 PETER FU KUYAMA is plant manager for R. Hoe & Company. Mt. Vernon.

N . Y . The company manufactures saws for sawmill operations. he lives i n Springdale, Con n .

DAVID a n d JANICE (Marshall 77) JO � NSON are living i n You ngstown.

OhiO . where David is program coor­ di nator at Kilcowley Center. Young ­ stown State U niversity. Janice received her master's in busi ness a d m inistra ­ tion from Youngstown State Univers i ­ ty in Dec. 980.

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Joseph Conner JOSEPH J CO N N E R is pastor at Los Altos Lutheran ChurCh. Los Altos. Calif He g rad uated from Wartburg Semi­ nary in 1 979. Joseph is pla nning to host a trip to the Holy Lands in May 1 981 . He was PLU's first student to spend his junior year at Hebrew U n ­ iversity i n Jerusalem and since he speaks Heb rew and is fa milia r with Israel decided he would conduct a tour there. he would like to have some other alums make this trip and if anyone is interested they should con ­ tact: Rev. Joseph Con ner. 460 S. EI Monte at C uesta. Los Altos. Ca. 94022 - Phone: (41 5) 948- 301 2 - C hurch or (41 5) 964-031 2 - home.

WE N DY E NGER and John M . Gibson were married Dec. 20. 1 980 in st. Paul's Lutheran Church. Lodi. Calif. Wendy received her master's deg ree from P�att I nstitute in New York and is a p a i n t e r . c u rre n tl y e x h i b iting i n Man hatta n . M u rray. origi nally from Scotland. obta ined his P h D . in physics from the U n ivers ity of Cambridge in England a n d has held research fellow­ shi ps there and with IBM in New York.

They live in Manhatta n .

New Newsletter F r S A Al ms.

1 976 JOAN AC KERMANN of Northfield Minn .. left last sePtem ber as an Ameri� can Refugee Committee vol unteer to work with Cambodian refugees in Thailand. Joan. an RN. will be working with medica l tea ms in Thailand. She said that the people with whom she will be working have been forced to flee their homeland because of starva­ tio n. illness and repression. Prior to her departure for Thailand she was emp loyed in the emergency room of the Hennepin Cou nty Medical Center.

GAYLE TRASK and David E. Booth were married Oct. 18. 1 980 at Christ O u r King Lutheran Church in Coeu r d ' Alene. Idaho. Gayle is assistant head n u rse in the intens ive care nu rsery and a member of the neonata l transport te a m . David is employed by the Washington State Patrol and has been a trooper for the past eight years.

M/M PAU L CAMPBELL 70 ( D EANA C U RTIS 76) are the pare nts of a baby g i rl . Lindsay Ma rie. born Aug . 1 1 . 1 980.

She is the second baby g i rl born to the couple. They live in Aloha. Ore . where Deana is a registered nurse and she works at st. Vincent Hospital. Paul is a s t o c k b r o k e r f o r D e a n W i t t e r­ Reynolds JOYCE D . H EGGEM is a capta in in the USAF and was discharged on Jan. 7.

1 981 . She will remain in Vacaville. Calif. a rea for a t least six months as a civilian and will be working as an RN in the intensive care un it at Queen of the Valley Hospital. Napa. Calif . She plans to join the USAF Reserves.

A med itation by SUSAN KINTNER. pastor of G race Lutheran Church i n Palo Alto. Calif. . was published in the October 28 edition of The Lutheran Standard. The article. deal ing with patience. is entitled. "Are you called to wait?"

M/M LEE KVALHEIM of Spokane.

Wash .. are the parents of a son. Leif EriC. born. Dec. 1 3. 1 980. He is their fi rst chi ld .

MARK J O H N N E LSON is pastor o f st.

J ohn's Lu th eran Church i n Sprague.

Was h . . and Good H o p e Luth eran Church i n Lind. Wash . and associate pastor of Emanuel Lut hera n Church in Ritzville. Wash. He was ord ained at Prince of Peace Lutheran Churc h .

Seattle. Wash . on Nov. 30. 1 980.

Friends Pla nned

Alu ms Honored For CPA Exa m

The first issue of a new news letter for alumni and friends of the PLU School of Busi ness Admi nstra­ tion is being planned for June publication. according to Sandi Stevens. SBA d irector of research a nd development.

Ms. Stevens. a n Ohio native who holds a bachelor's deg ree from Miami of Ohio and a master's degree from University of Puget Sound. has been serving i n the newly created R&D position si nce fal l .

She previously served i n ad­ ministrative posts with the U .S. House of Representatives and the Washington State Legislature.

Persons interested in receiving the new SBA newsletter. Business Scene, are encouraged to write or cal l Ms. Stevens c/o PLU School of Busi ness Ad m i n i stratio n . (206) 383-7328.

Pe rforma nce Two PLU alums, Evelyn Cornwall and Doug Stubsten '80 were recently awarded the Robert T. Knight Award for outstanding per­ formance on the Washi ngton State CPA (certified pu blic accoun­ tant) exa m.

The award is presented each year to the Pierce Cou nty resident who earns the highest score on the CPA exa m .

Two additonal '80 graduates also e a rned l a u rels for their achievements. Kurt Maass and Kari Schultz teamed with Stubsten to win PLU's Dwight J. Zulauf ac­ counti ng award for passing the entire CPA exam on their first attempts.

All three participated i PLU's CPA exa m review course.

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ROLF TRAUTMANN has been named an Associate of the Society of Ac­ tuaries (A. S.A.l and is an assistant actuary with Safeco Life Insurance Company, Seattle. Wash. Actuaries a re m a t h e m a t i c i a n s w h o stud y a n d eva l uate contingencies which affect human beings. like birth. marriage, sickness. accidents. retirement and death. H e l ives in Everett, Was h . with his wife. BON N I E (BENE DETIO 76J.

1 977 MA RGARET ELIZABETH AND ERSON and Greg Lyn Smith were married Ju ne 21 . 1 980 in the First C h ristian Church, longview, Wash. They a re making their home i n longview where she is a teacher at Olympic Elementary and he is em ployed as a teller for Rainier Ba nk.

MlM RONALD BROWN 76 (GRETC H ­ E N ELLE RTSON 7 7 ) are the pa rents o f a son, Jared Michael. born July 5, 1 980.

He joins a brothe r . E ric. 3. They live in M i lton- F reewater, Ore DARRELL PROV E N C H E R a n d his wife, Jan, are living in Santa Clara, Calif.

Darrell com p leted his master's deg ree in applied behavior analysis at the U niversity of the Pacific and si nce last July has been working as a train i ng supervisor for Intel Co rporation . Jan i s working i n technical publications for E a to n - K aspe r Co rporation in S u n ­ nyvale. They would l i ke t o hear from friends. Their add ress is' 1 730 Halford Ave. #348. Santa Clara. CA 95051 .

AMY POLLOC 79 and PAU L SWA N ­ S O N 77 were ma rried Oct. 1 1 . 1 980 at Phin ney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seat­ tle, Wa sh.

M / M G l e n Lue b k e ( C I N DY SOVEREIGN) are the parents of a son.

Joshua Glen. born Sept. 1. 1 980. He is their first child. Glen is a firefighter for the . C ity of Puyallup, Wa S h . , and Cin dy is busy being a mother and dOing some substitute teaching PAUL F. WHITE is a planner (ma n u ­ facturing eng i neering) at Boei ng . he lives in Kent, Was h .

1 978 TRINA M . A D E RSON is currently worki ng at the local hospital in Fa ir­ banks , Alaska . She is e njoying new experien ces on the medical floor and says she has received many compl i ­ ments o n PLU's n u rsing cap. She has p u rchased a home at 7 1 9 Bentley D rive. Fairbanks, AK 99701 .

DAVID N E LSON BARTHOLOMEW and Nancy Lee Spring were married sept.

6, 1 980 in Calvin Pres byterian Church.

Seattle, Wash . They reside in Ed­ monds, Wash.

BONNIE BORC H E R D I N G and Larry E .

Free burg were married i n a dou ble ceremony with her sister, Ja n. on Dec. 27. 1 980 i n Good Shepherd Lutheran C h u rch, Novato, Calif They will l ive in New Castle. Ind . where Larry is emp­ loyed by Indiana Erecto rs . Bonnie graduated in June 1 980 from the U niversity of South Alabama with a deg ree in physical education .

JAN E. BORCHERDING an d William A. Smith were married Dec. 27, 1 980 i n N ovato , C a l if . at Good Shepherd Lutheran Ch urch. It was a double ceremony with her sister, Bo nn ie.

They live in Mobile, Ala . . where Jan is em ployed at Un iversity South Alabama Medical Center (pediatrics) as an R N .

H e r husband i s empl oyed with Scott Paper as a systems enginer.

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(cant. from page 16) GEORGIA BROWN is currently run­ ning the Breast Diagnostic Clinic in Seattle, Wash. She plans to wed John Galus on March 2 1 , 1 981 .

CHARMEE COWAN, a lieutenant in the Un ited States Army and Captain Roger Maxwell were ma rried sept. 30, 1 980 in Honolul u , H a wa i i . Rog e r g raduated from West Point, U .s. Milit­ ary Academy.

BARBARA GATCH was married Oct. 1 1 , 1 980 to Enrique Cerna . E nrique is a producer for KING-TV and Barba ra is working in the retail business. They are making their first home in Seattle, Wash.

DOUGLAS HINSC HBERGER is cu rrent­ ty in his fi rst year as a volu nteer with the Agape Force, an eva ngelical, inter­ denominational ministry working pre­ domina ntly in the Un ited States, but also in Canada, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand. He is working as a counselor with the training school.

KARLA RUTH LUNDGAARD and Ed­ ward Robert C rowell were mar ied Dec. 20, 1 980 in Trinity Lutheran Church, Tacoma, Wash.

KENT ALAN OLSON and Barba ra Lynn Lobeda were married in Christ Luthe­ ran Church, Tacoma, Wash . , this past December. They will make thei r first home in Tacoma where Kent is a psychiatric child care counselor.

J O N RIVENBURG has received a graduate teaching fellowship in the division of educational policy and management at the University of Oregon. . MICHELLE STORMS of Olympia, Wash. recently became engaged to Jim Sear of Fort Dodge, Iowa . Both Michelle and Jim a re second-year students at St. Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo. Marine 1 st Lt. THOMAS M. TVEIT has reported for duty with Marine Helicop­ ter Training Squadron 301 , based at the Marine Corps Helicopter Air Sta ­ tion, Tusti n, Calif.

G REG NOTHSTEIN '80, and DIANE SC HU LSTAD 78, were married Dec. 27, 1 980 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on Mercer Isla nd, Wash. Greg is in the g raduate program of civil engineer­ ing, Water and Air Resources Division, at the University of Washington. Diane is working at Perkins, Coie, Stone, Olsen and Williams, a legal firm in downtown Seattle . They live on Mercer Island.

1 979 JON BREVI K is probably Tacoma's youngest chief executive officer. His company, Brevik Western Ti m ber­ lands, Inc. which came into existence on Sept. 2, 1 980 iust a year and three months after Jon g raduated from PLU . After only three months the firm has, under its control, more than 7 million square feet of commercial p roperty . B revik Timberlands was formed to buy timberland, sell the timber and subdivide and sell the land to developers. Jon says that as ti mber­ land becomes scarcer, the time will come when the word will be dropped from the name of the Brevik firm and the emphasis be principally on the acquisition of land which can be prepared for development. Thefuture is nothing but b right for investors, large and small, and is as sure as the economic g rowth of the Pacific Northwest.

KATHY (Groat) BATSON and husband, Bill, have just bought their first home in Seattle, Wash. Kathy is in her second year of teach ing elementary physical education for the Edmonds, Wash .

SChool Dist. Bill is a hair desig ner.

MAREN J . EGERTSON and Michael Oppelt were married Aug. 30, 1 980 and a re now living in Tacoma, Wash.

ROBERT and STAR (HOLTMAN 79) HULSE a re living in Eagle River, Alaska,. where Rob is teaching sixth grade and Star is teaching third g rade in the Eag le River area . They have a daughter, born Aug . 20, 1 980.

BETH PETERSEN was married to Brian Haskell of Bellevue, Wash ., on Nov. 29, 1 980. She is employed in Kent as a first-grade teacher. Brian teaches piano privately and is music intern at Westm i n ister Chape l in Bellevue, Wash.

DEBORAH BARNES is news director for KFLS radio in Kal math Falls, Ore. She is also chairman of the board of the women's crisis center and a mem ber of the Red Cross boa rd . She has acted in a Klamath Civic Theater production and was a candidate in 1 980 for governor of the mythical State of Jefferson .

JERI SCHJ EI and Steve Cole were ma rried July 1 9, 1 980 at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Snohomish, Wash .

They are now living in Seattle where Steve is owner's representative and project manager for Continental Plaza Associates and Jeri is an executive secretary to the president of Howard S. Wright Construction Company .

BONNIE (Clare) LOW was married on Oct. 1 1 , 1 980 to James Edwin Low. Jim is a wildlife officer in Kodiak, Alaska.

Bonnie is su bstitute teaching in the Kodiak School District.

DON MUELLER is the new Yamhill County district executive director of Boy Scouts of America. Don has been in scouting all his life and earned the Eagle Scout award. He worked 1 '12 years in Portland with the Boy Scouts before taking his present position . He will work out of the Boy Scout office in McMinnville, Ore., where he resides.

1 980 CHERY L ( Daehlin) and GLEN DUNHAM 78 are presently residing in Richland, WaSh., where Glen is a g raduate research assistant in the Solar Ener�y Laboratory at the jOint center for g raduate study. He is also working towa rds his master's degree in mate­ rial science engineering at the center.

Cheryl is a public health nurse for the Benton - Fra nklin District Health De­ partment.

J ULIE ANN HAGERMAN and John Kaloper an nounce their engagement and a May wedding is planned. The couple will reside in Seattle, where J ulie is employed at Northwest Hos­ pital.

JIM KOSKI worked in Skagway, Alaska as tour-bus driver and guide for Westo u rs Motorcoaches this past summer and is now attending Univer­ sity of Oregon Medical School in Portland, Ore. CHERYL OPGAARD is teaching third g rade at St. Leo's School (Catholic) in San Antonio, Tex. E R I C R U N N I NG a n d STEPHAN I E OLSEN (attended 75-77) were mar­ ried May 31 , 1 980 a nd a re now living on Queen Anne H ill in Seattle, Wash.

MARLENA SCHELLER and BRAD FALK 79 were married in Zion-Emmanual Lutheran Church in Odessa, Wash. on June 28, 1 980. Ma rlena is a nurse at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane, Wash . , and Brad i s a teacher.

JOHN E . SC H U LTZ a n d Tamara Stewa rt of Colville, Wash. , were mar­ ried Aug . 1 6, 1 980 at the United Methodist Church in Colville. John is a hall di rector at PLU and Tamara is completing her internship in occupa ­ tional therapy at P LU .

GLENN ALAN HALL, J R . and Cheryl June Capelli were married recently at Christ Lutheran Church in Lakewood (Tacoma), Wash. Glen is employed with Ted Brown M usic Company and Fife Presbyterian Church. After honey­ moon ing in Ha rrison Hot Springs i n British Columbia, the newlyweds a r e at home in South Tacoma.

KATHARIN E JOHANNE JOHNSON and DAVID MARTIN CARSON were married Sept. 20, 1 980 in the Aberdeen Trinity Lutheran Church. They are making their first home in Richland, Wash .

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J O H N BI LLDT, x'52, of Puyallup, Was h . , passed away Nov. 2 3 , 1 980. Mr. Billdt was a log truck d river for the St. Regis Company He was a veteran of the Korean Wa r and a member of Peace Lutheran Church.

Survivors include his wife, Beth; a daughter, Deborah of Puyallup; two sons, John Jr. of Everett and Gregory J. of Puyallup, a sister a n d two b rothers.

STANLEY FRIESE '41 , passed away Oct. 23, 1 980. He lived in Soldotna, Alaska . He is survived by his wife, Sue, and daug hter, Nancy, of the family home.

EINER KNUTZEN, a former member of the PLU Board of Regents and longtime university benefactor, died in Burli ngton, WaSh., in Novem ber.

He was vice-president of the Land Title Company and a partner with his brother, Iver, in Christ Knutzen and Company, a dehydrating firm. Both enterprises were founded by his fath­ er, Chris, a PLU benefactor after whom PLU's Chris Knutzen Hall and Chris Kn utzen radio complexes are named.

Kn utzen, who started farming in the Lynden area in 1 933 before moving to

Burlington in 1 940, was a lifetime member of the Burlington Lutheran Church. He was active a nd a past president of the Western Washington Farm Crop Association.

He is survived by his wife, Ruby; one son, Ronald; three daughters, Norma, Linda and Kerma; his brother Iver; three sisters, Ida, Christina and Ella; and 16 g randchildren M RS. FORESTIN E (WISE) MONSEN, '67, died Feb . 1 3 at the age of 37 in Tacoma after an extended illness. Memorial services were held Feb. 16 in Peninsula Lutheran Church , Gig Harbor. She was a teacher at Artondale Elementary School near Gig Ha rbor.

She is survived by her husband, Dr. Robert Monsen, a dentist and son of Melvin Monsen, '36; three children, Ann Marie, 1 0; Forest Robert, 8; and Adam Muir, 4; a sister, Mrs. Dale (Katharine) Sch imke, '58; brothers, Norton Wise, '62; Stephen, 71 and Paul. 71 and her mother Nell Wise.

Foresti ne was a member of the C h o i r of the West which toured Eu rope in 1 963 and she studied i n Norway in 1965-66 and 1 967-68. To­ gether with her husband she was part of the " Friendship Force" in Korea in 1 978

conti n uing E Courses For N u rses Plan ned Conti n u i ng education cou rses for n u rses will be offered this s p r i n g by the PLU School of N u rsing.

The new continuing education coordinator, Sylvia Novak RN MSN, explained that the new program is made possible by a bequest to the School of N u rsing from the Helen S . Long estate .

Persons i nterested in receiving program notices or further i nfor­ mation may cal l the coord inator's office, 383-7685 .

parents was held in Pullman Jan. 13 following the PLU­ A reception Washington State basketball game. Among those present were from left, Gus Kravas '65, Leif Dahl '61, Carol (Teslow) Dahl '62 and Connie (Farnham) Kravas '67

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Wi nter Sport Ath letes Score Successes wrestling

PlU '5 finest

our came against Wash i n gto n State, t h e Lutes scrappi ng to a 27-21 victory. Dan Hensley's grapplers nea red the conference showdown with a 6-8 dual meet record . Defending NWC and district 1 34- l)ound king Paul Giovannin i c om pi l ed a 1 5 -1 - 2 mark . Mike Agostin i (1 77) was 1 5 6 - '1 , whi le heavywe i g h t D a n McCracken registered a 1 5-5-0 record .

Men's Swimming

Freshmen nm Daheim, Mark Olson , Todd Sells and Neil Tracht cruised the currents at trolling speed, but giveaway poi nts in diving, where the Lutes ha.d no entries, did a number on team performa nce.

Women's Swimming

Liz Green, a freshman from Pullman, broke three school re­ cords in the span of a week. Green authored new ma rks in the 50 backstroke, 1 00 back, and 200 individual medley. Another frosh medal collector, Kristi Soderman, defeated the defending 200 but­ terfly national champion in a late January dual.

Women's Basketba ll

Jack Benny knew the import­ a nce of ti ming and so did the Lady Lute hoops. Just 6-1 0 overall at the three-quarter juncture of the sea­ son, PLU went for selective suc­ cess, building up a 5-0 mark i n WC1C league play. C indy Betts and Pat Shelton averaged in double figures.

Skii ng

Slalom speCiallst Liz Davis and cross country stepper DIa nne Johnson picked the same date for their best showing of the season. Each was runner-u p at the University of Washi ngton Inv'tational . In the men 's ca mp, Greg Timm had a pai r of fourths In cross country .

Tennis Coach Add Athletic Faci lities Duties Mike Benson , beg i n n i ng rl is twelfth season as Pacific Lutheran tennis coach , wil l be wearing sev­ era l hats this spring .

Benson, a 'part-timer at PLU the last seven years, was named Feb. 2 as Pa cific Luthera n ' s athl etic facilities coord inator.

In that capa City, Benson will hand l the general management of the athletic facilities for all events, including concerts and conventions.

Benson, who ea rlier was tabbed to coach women 's ten nis as 'Nell as men's, will also teach racquet sport classes .

----"Rieke for the presentation of the national championship The 1980 Lutes, coach Frosty westering and President trophies following PLU's 38-20 defea t of Wilmington College (Ohio) in the national NAIA finals.

Westering, Kessler Represent National Champjons On All-American Squad For the first time in 39 years, PLU is showcasing a pair of first team footbal l All-America ns.

The NAIA Division II nationa l champions claimed both offen­ sive and defensive first team picks on the NAIA All-America squad in senior tight end Scott Westering a nd se n i o r free s afety Scott Kessler.

Cited on the second team were senior ru nning back Guy Ellison, senior offensive tackle John Bley, and junior linebacker Scott McKay Sen ior quarterback Eric Carlson and junior defensive tackle Greg Rohr earned honorable mention scrolls.

I n 1941 , Marv Tommervik was tabbed as Associated Press Little All-America halfback, Tea mmate Marv Harshman, also a halfback,

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Ali-AmerIcans Scott Kessler, left, and SCott westerlng

was cited the same yea r on the New York Sun All-America squad .

Westering, a 6-5, 227 pounder, who has been approached by 25 of the 26 National Football League clubs, caught 48 passes for 61 5 yards and nine touchdowns. Kessl­ er, with eight interceptions in the three national playoff games, was voted the game ' s most valuable player in the quarterf'nals and finals.

Lute All-Americans didn't have a monopoly on the grid awards. PLU fared well on all-conference, all-

district. and Little All- Northwest balloti ng . Na med to one or more of the dream teams were senior guard Tom Wa hl. junior fullback M ike Westmiller, senior center Scott Davis, junior run ning back Chris utt, and junior guard Dave Reep. On defe nse, the Lutes placed junior safety Jay Halle, senior tackle Jay Freishei m, senior linebacker Glenn Roh r, junior cor­ nerback Mark Lester, ju nior cor­ n e r b ck D e n n i s McDonoug h , senior end Don Gale, and junior end John Feldmann.

Lutes Romp Th rough

layoffs

TO Win National NAIA Crid Title Pacific Lutheran underscored the credibility of pre-season na­ tional football polls by starti ng the 1 980 ca mpaign number one on paper and fi nishing number one on gold .

Using virtually every scori ng ap­ proach short of burrowing under the Li ncoln Bowl Astroturf carpet, the Lutes rolled over Wilmington College (Ohio) 38-10 Dec. 1 3 to capture the NAIA Division II nation­ al cha m pionship.

In winning the school's first­ ever national sports title, PLU scored via tne conventional quar­ terback pass, by field goal, fumble recovery, punt return, end-to-end pass, a nd circuitous ru n .

PLU , wh ich hosted all three rounds of the playoffs, qualified for the title game by downing Linfield 35-20 in the Quarterfinals and Valley City ( North Dakota) 32 � 0

in the semifinals.

A pair of vetera n defensive backs, one a convert to the offen­ sive side, shared NAIA player of the game honors . Senior safety Scott Kessler intercepted four passes to tie a NAIA playoff record, broke up four more attempts, and figured in 1 6 tackles. Junior ru nning back Christ Utt scored twice, one of his romps a NAIA playoff record 84yard punt retu rn.

Frosty Westering, honored at the Januarv gathering of the Na­ tional Football Foundation a nd Hall of Fame in Florida, guided the Lutes to an 1 1 - 1 -0 record.

"We had a real good following of former Lute players through­ out the playoffs, " said Westering .

"This eam stood on the shoulders of previous squads, so all modern PLU football rs can share in this cha m pionship. "

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J u niors C ra i g H a m i lton a n d Scott C harlston will again be the one-two punch on the Lute tennis squad which will go after a sixth straight title at both the confer­ ence and d istrict levels. The paid, 22-3 in doubles, undefeated i n a r a competition, made it t o the fo urth ro und at nationals , where PLU placed 1 8th .

Lady Lute netters will have five of the top six 1 980 players back on cou rt. PlU , 1 2 -8 last year, 5 -0 i n W C I C play, won the conference itle and placed second at region­ als J u n io rs Tracy Strand ness and Sue La rson a re regal returnees .

Track Sophomore decath lon sta ndout Phil Schot is the principal fig u re i n m e n ' s tracl<. Sixth at nationals, Schot's 6-9% high ju m p topped the . NAIA decathlon standard by 2� Inches. Another h ig h flyer is sophomore Dave Johnso n , who set a school record in the pole vault (1 5�6) two years ago, then sat ut las season.

M iddle distance and distance events will be the strong SUit of the Lady Lutes. Re rnees i ncl u de j u n ior Dia nne Johnson, school re­ cord holder t 1 500 a nd 5000 meters, and Debbie Tri . Freshman whiz Kristy Pu rdy has a l ready Qu al ­ ified for AIAW ationals i n the 5000, on the strength of her s h ow i n g at the U n iversity of Washi ngton I ndoor meet Oolf In golf, where PLU has won seven NWC titles in the last eight years, senior capta i n M ike McEn­ tire heads a skilled, but youthful cast. The Lutes will also defend th e i r N o rthwest Small College Classic cham pionship. soccer This is the transition year for women's soccer, which will switch from a s p ri ng club sport to a fal l varsity p rogram . Colleen Hacker will i ntroduce a college game a week to an otherwise rec league s c h e d u l e . S o p h o m o re J u I i e Haugen , the team ' s leading scorer in 1 980, is the feature performer.

Baseball Pitching woes, which contri­ buted to a 9-23 basebal l mark last year, may be alleviated . The prog­ nosis IS a deeper and more ex­ perienced mound staff. No one could find fault with Lute hitting, with PLU swatting .297 as a tea m .

T e big sticks are back, led by infielders Eric M onson ( , 446), Rich Vranl es ( .370), and M ike DaVIS ( ,3391.

Softball Lady Lute softballers, 7 - 9 i n a season which was predominantly slow pi ch, have moved up to the sna ppy-pitch game . Pitcher- Infi el­ der Jean Ma nriquez , a . 500 h itter last year, and shortstop Diane B a n ks o n , who str o k e d . 4 1 2 ' should ignite the offense.

Rowing Men took a back seat to women in crew last year, but should again be dashing i n the light shells. The lute light eight won its Meyer Cup race and was a finalist at reg ionals.

Four ranking members of the women's crew were lost in the sea of g rad uation following the p rog ­ ra m's g reatest na utical season .

Coach Dave Peterson's challenge Will be to fill the seats which propelled PLU to fo u r medals at the a ional Women's Rowing ASSOCiation cha mpionsh i ps .

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"We deeply reg ret that at a ti me w h e n o n - c a m pus pa rtiCipation and achievement in field hockey a re very positive, there is practica l­ ly no other school to play:' said Lute athletic d i rector Dr. Dave Olson.

"However, the demonstrated interest in soccer on our ca mpus and i n the N orthwest makes the decision to elevate soccer to varsi­ ty status reasonable and attrac­ tive . " Colleen Hacker, who d irected the Lady Lutes to a 1 3-6-2 record and the Northwest Division III field hockey title, will remain at PLU taking over the varsity socce rei ns.

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Hoopsters Clo e With Eight Win " Skein Following SI ggish sta rt For Pacific Luthera n , it wasn't a shot of iron in the l uteus g l uteus maxi m us , but rather, wel l -a i med shots through the iron wh ich lifted the Lutes from an anemic start to a healthy 1 4- 1 2 basketball season.

A shooting malady, which reg is­ tered just 44 on the field goal percentage charts, appea red to be terminal as the Lutes staggered through a 6 - 1 2 start. Then, p resto­ chango, Ed Anderson's court i n ­ terns suddenly developed a sur­ geon's touch, hollowing the hoop with 52 percent precision as PLU swept its fi nal eight games.

P e a k p e rfo r m a n c e s ca m e agai nst nouveau NCAA affi liate Eastern Wash ington, Concordia, Central Washi ngton, and Seattle Pacific. Com ing off the bench, sophomores C u rt Rodi n a nd M ar­ t i n R e i d trig g e red the 88-83 shoot-out win over Eastern.

Magnetic shooting accu racy i n the first half, 24 for 30 from the field, a Sizzling 80 percent. hoisted the Lutes to a 1 1 3-85 victory over Concordia . PLU canned 50 field goa ls, a school record .

Senior guard Tom Koehler, who owned stock in bench pla nks d ur­ ing the first 8 games, sco ring j ust 24 poi nts. plunked i n 1 6 to spa rk the Lutes to a 60-59 win over perennial power Centra l . It was PLU's first win over the Wildcats In 1 0 years and snapped a 1 5 -game losing streak against CWU .

PLU spoiled the homecoming plans of NCAA foe Seattle Pacific with an 83-82 nudg i n g . The Lutes, fi n ishing second in the NWC with an 8-4 mark, can ned 1 5 field goals in as many attempts during the nine minute stretch of the Linfield game at Olson Aud itoriu m .

Individ ually, th ree Lutes aver­ a g e d in d o u ble fig u res, Dave Lashua ( 1 5 .2), John GreenQuist ( 1 4 .9), and Dan Allen ( 1 0.9). Lashua, a 6-7 senior, fi n ished his career with 1 430 pOints, passing former Lute luminaries Phil Nordquist.

Tom Whalen , Jim Van Beek, AI Kollar, a nd Leroy Si n nes this year in the a l l -time PLU scoring derby Lashua rests in the nu mber seven position be h i nd Ch uck C u rtis Roger Iverson, Harry MCLaughlin C u rt Gammel, Ake Pal m , and Gene Lundgaard.

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M R Kn udson, chai rman Richa rd Klei n George Lagerquist M ichael McKean Harry Morgan

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Mitchell and tenor Austin G ray, Aida Ingram Hall, a p.m

30 Audubon Film Series, Un­ iversity Center, 7:30 p.m.

Seattle Symphony Or­ chestra, Olson Au­ ditorium, a p.m.

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Concert, M u Ph, Epsilon, Universtty Ce nte r, 8 p m.

Washi ngton State H . 5 . De­ bate Finals, University Center

1 0-20 EASTER REC ESS 22 Symposium, Contempor­ ary Norwegian Literature, Univ. Center, 1 p.m.

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Some occasio s rate unabashed jubilation.

NASA and Shuttle Control per­ sonnel recently succumbed to the im pulse to grin, backslap and congratulate one aother upon the successful orbiting and return of America's, a nd the world 's, first true spacecraft . Success was sweet. because the ti me and effort invested has been great There were similar reasons for jubilation at Pacific Lutheran Un­ iversity i n early March when Presi­ dent William O . Rieke announced the receipt of the largest g ra nt in PLU's 90-year h istory.

A Division of Natural Sciences newsletter reflected the mood departi ng from its usual under� stated. typewritten format to ex­ claim in a large. handwritten head­ line. "We Did It! " The $1 . 5 million grant toward the construction of a new science building on ca mpus was awarded by the M .J . Murdock Charitable Trust of Vancouver, Wash. In addi­ tion to being the largest grant ever received by PLU, it was the largest single award made by the M�rdock Foundation to any in­ stitution for any cause in the last sev� ral years. according to Dr. Sa m Smith. executive director of the foundation.

The grant brought the total of funds raised on behalf of the PLU "S� aring in Strength" capital cam ­ paign to $6.75 million . A campaign update released In mid-April put

the drive total above the $7 million mark.

According to Smith, who made the joint a nnouncement with Dr. Rieke, one million dollars was g ive� o utrig ht with language specifically identifying the gift as "a vote of confidence in the work that is being done at the univer­ sity."

An additional half mi llion dolla rs was defined as a challenge g rant to be matched by Dec. 1 5, 1 981 .

Dr. Rieke observed that the challenge portion of the gra nt will

" . . One million dollars was given outright . . . as a vote of confidence in the work that is be­ ing done at the univer­ sity' - Smith be a significant boon to the cam­ pa i g n effort, enco u ra g i n g a number of major donors. "This is a tremendous incentive, both for us and for potential benefactors. " he said.

The Murdock Foundation pre­ ceded the award by thorough investigation of the PLU program and proposal. academic quality a n� general reputation through a variety of inquiries and two site visits by trust officers.

The fou n dation i nter p reted Pacific Lutheran as "showing a s�rong sense of mission, profes­ sional com petence at all levels and confidence in itself and the future, " Smith observed .

Rieke noted that c a m p a i g n funds which may be specified for the science progra m are now over $3.5 million, more than half of the

cost of the laboratory and lecture facility being funded by the cur­ rent ca mpaig n .

The overall comprehensive sci­ ence progra m a ntiCipates curricu­ lar development and organization which will be complemented and enhanced by the new facilities ' he indicated . ':we are envisioning new integ ­ rative programs built upon the combined resources of several departments, " Rieke explai ned "Student and faculty work, study and exchange with the industrial c o m m u n i ty w i l l a l so be en­ hanced . " H e noted that computer science and engine�ring options sought b y l o c a l I n d u st r i e s w i l l b e strengthened.

The Portland, are., architectural firm of B roome, O ri ng d o l p h , O 'Toole, Rudolf a n d Associates has been working for several months on programmatic plans for the first phase of the science project a $6.2 million complex featuring over 55,600 square feet of la borat­ ory, lecture hall and lab-classroom facilities.

Rieke added that the M u rdock awa rd is a c o n seq u e n ce of "genuine teamwork" among all segments of the university. "I thank God for each of these

The Murdock a ward is a consequence of genuine team work among all segments of the university. I thank God for each of these people on this occasion of recognition and hap­ piness ' - Rieke

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He continued, "With sincere gratitude we acknowledge the generous gifts of many Pacific Lutheran U niversity friends and alumni. We are grateful for the time and effort that so many have volunteered to ca rry the program forward .

"Continuing support will be crit­ ica in helping to meet the obliga­ tions of the program as well as rising to the challenge stated in the Murdock grant" . Luther Bekemeier. PLU vice-pre­ Sident for development and direc­ tor of the capital campaign, said, "The challenge that lies ahead remains formidable, but we are optimistiC a bout achieving the $1 6.5 million goal. The campaign to date is right on target " He added. "Alumni and friends who have not yet had the oppor­ tunity to pledge will be contacted during either the 'Sha r i n g i n Strength ' efforts that are planned for this fall, or the comi ng two­ year period . "

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Heritage Society commi ttee members are from left, James Sparks, Lori Steen, Katharine Monroe, Patricia Fisk, Gerald Evanson and (not pictured) Si Torvend.

New PLU H e ritage society Recog nizes Deferred Givers Persons who have na med Pacif­ ic Lutheran Un iversity as a be­ neficiary of a deferred gift are invited to become mem bers of the new PLU Heritage Society, according to PLU President Dr. William O . Rieke.

"The purpose of the Heritage Society is to show our gratitude and to recognize persons who have made estate planning provi ­ sions on behalf of the u n iversity," Rieke said .

Edgar Larson, PLU d irector of plan ned givi ng, indicated that members of the society will each receive a framed print of H a rstad Hall (Old Main), will be invited to an annual get-together that will i n ­ clude a n estate pla nning seminar a nd complimentary din ner, and will receive period ic newsletters which will provide incisive estate planning material .

Assisti ng in the organization of the Heritage Society a re members of a steeri ng comm ittee, all of whom have provided for PLU th rough a deferred gift, whether

it be a bequest in a will, charitable remai nder trust, gift a nnuity or life insura nce.

Steering committee membe rs a re Katharine Monroe, an emeritus professor of languages at PLU; a l u m n i G e r ry Eva nson '63 of Steilacoom; Rev. Silas Torvend ' 47 of Tacoma; and Lorilie Steen '58 of Olympia . Others include Tacomans James Sparks a nd Patricia Fish.

"We hope that the Society will encourage people to consider in­ cluding PLU in their deferred gift plans," Larson said . "We also ex­ pect that there is a significant nu mber of people who have done so but have not i nformed us. We'd like to identify more of them so we may express our g ratitude to them . " Persons interested i n Society membership are encou raged to fill out the form below. Persons who have not yet made deferred gift provisions but would Ii ke to do so a re encouraged to contact Larson by mail or phone (206) 3837420.

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"The fine reputation of Pacific Lutheran University and its prox­ imity to our pla nt location make it imperative that Boise Cascade of­ fer some support" The remark by Bernard A. Martz, resident manager of the firm's plant in nearby Steilacoom, ac­ com panied the first insta ll ment on a two-yea r pledge to the PLU "Sha ring in Strength" campaign .

According to Martz, the gift was made "in spite of the com petitive demand for educational funds and containments in spend ing i m posed by an u ncertain eco nom­ ic environment " The Boise Cascade gift was one of several received in recent m o n t h s f r o m c o r p o ra t i o n s , busi nesses a nd foundations. Sev­ eral expressed encouragement i n spite of economic constraints .

Other new corporate do nors from the forest prod ucts industry a re Simpson Timber with a science g rant and C rown Zellerbach with an u n restricted grant. They join the Weyerhaeuser and St Reg is corporations.

Gran s from the Florence Kil­ worth and Dupa r Foundatio n s b rings to six the n umber of family­ based founda ions supporting the cam paig n.

Also added to the l i st a re pledges from Concrete Technolo­ gy, Puget Power, Chem N uclear and the Fra n k Russell Company, together with su bsta ntia l comm it­ ments from Puget Sound National Bank, Pacific National Bank of Washi ngton, and Sears Roebuck Co. A further word of encou rage­ ment from Andrew V. Smith , pre­ sident of Pacific Northwest Bell, accompa nied his firm's i nitial con ­ tribution to "Sharing in Strength " He told PLU President Dr. William O. Rieke, "We believe the u niversi­ ty has demonstrated a true com­ mitment to excellence and, in your words, the 'spi ritual fiber' of our you ng people."

All corporate grants a re $5,000 or more.

Several prominent busi ness ex­ ecutives have been serving on the "Sharing in Strength" busi ness major gifts committee and have been assisting the PLU Office of Development in the solicitation .

They i nclude three members of the PLU Board pf Regents: Tom Anderson a nd George Lagerq u ist of Tacoma a nd George Davis of Gig

Harbor; former regents Michael Dederer of Seattle and Gene Grant of Tacoma; as well as Tacomans Bill Baxter, Sam Brown and Rick Ohl­ son Dan Ward of Bellevue and Will;'am Ostenson of Bainbridge Islan d . Wa rd is a PLU School of B u s i n es s A d m i n i stration Col­ leag ue.

Ara m. Lees man Estates Name PLU Beneficia ry Pacific Luthera n U niversity has been named a beneficiary by the estate of Mrs. John Aram of Tacoma, who died J a n . 3 , 1 981 , at the age of 66.

Mrs. Aram, a prominent com­ mu nity leader and wife of a retired Weyerhaeuser company execu­ tive, named th ree cha rities in her will. They are PLU, the YWCA and her alma mater, the Un iversity of , Idaho.

Born in Montana a nd raised in Idaho, Mrs. Aram and her fa mily moved to Tacoma in 1 958. Her co m m u n ity activities included serving as president of the Y WCA board and as a board member of United Way. She was an active member of st Mary's Episcopal Church in Lakewood and the PLU Q Club.

Her beq uest to P LU will create an endowed schola rship in her name.

Among her survivors a re her husband; son John, a professor at Case Western University i n Cleve­ land, Ohio; son James, a business­ man involved in the sola r energy field in Chico, Calif.; and daughter J a ne Shanaman, a marketing di­ rector for Nalley's Fine Foods of Tacoma, and a former assistant vice- president for development at PLU . * * * * *

Pacific Lutheran U niversity is also the beneficiary of a $90,000 gift ann uity esta blished by M rs .

Louise Leesma n .

M rs. Leesman, who died i n Feb­ ruary, established the annuity in 1 979. She received income from the annuity until her death , at which time the proceeds were designated for a memorial scho­ larship in her name and that of G uy Leesman , her late husband.

The Leesmans were residents of San Diego, where he was a cement contractor. Their da ughter, Lore­ na N itz, cu rrently of Belfai r, Wash. , was employed i n the PLU Universi­ ty Relations office in the 1 960's.

5 contInuIng EducatIon

The Future

Of Continuing Education ·

Towarci A er I for

ed

Citizenry

By Richard D . Moe

Predicting the future is a pres u m ptuous activity and subject to many pitfalls. Howev­ er, accou nta bility really is i nescapable so I shall say what I t h i n k IS a ppropriate, pred ict a l ittle, a n d be prepared to accept the conse­ quences.

The idea of contin u i ng education is rela­ tively new - a 20th centu ry phenomeno n . As is the case with so m uch of what we confront daily, conti n uing education changes reg ular­ ly, both in its content and in our understand­ ing of it.

To a large n u m ber of people, it is a n evening study i n a n adult education format.

For some, it's academ i c credit courses leading to a deg ree . To others, it's just pla i n personal e n richment through courses taken for credit or non-credit. but for the pu rpose of expa nding the m i nd or the intellect.

Almost a lways, it has been thought of as c o u rse w o r k ta ke n with i n a classroom setting .

Costs for partici pation in such prog rams have va ried from a few dollars to several hundred dolla rs per course A weekend or two-day seminar in " Fi n ancial Ma nagement for the Non - Financial M a nager" could cost up to $600. A course i n photog raphy for begin ners m i g ht cost only $1 5 for an entire semester.

Thousands of oppo rtunities such as these have been ava l la ble to most adult America ns since the end of World War II. At fi rst it was the adult education program of the high school . Then j u n ior a n d com mun ity colleges

began to feel responsibility for conti nuing education , a n d now even places such as PLU and the U niversity of Washington go out of their way to respond to the needs of adults i n their constituency. Costs have gone u p a little , but accessibility to most prog ra ms is possible for those who a re motivated suffi­ ciently to seek out courses that are needed for personal or professional g rowth.

M ore a n d more cou rses a re being made ava i lable at night and on weekends . Child care is provided on many cam puses. Financia l a id for part-time students, a rare possibility u ntil now, may well be a rea lity beg in n i ng i n 1 981 .

However, the most exciting new directions in conti n u i ng education a re in the area of media development. By the end of this decade, one out of every two homes will have a comp uter. Better yet, it won 't be a term inal such as you see advertised currently. Rather it will be strea m l i ned and interactive. That is to say, you will be a ble to receive i nstant feedback a n d your response to the feedback will be responded to.

The same process is very likely to be available via Cable TV, such that i m mediate access to both teacher a n d other lea rners will increase sig n ificantly the amount of interac­ tio n . Also, N PR (National Public Radio) is expanding its services to an amazing extent.

Excellent prog ra m ming will be available to nearly all Americans with the possibil ity of as many as 1 8 simu ltaneous choices of excel ­ lent. high quality educational prog rams.

Whether use of the media a n d its exciti ng tech nological advances will really catch on rem ains to be see n . Thus fa r i n our history, people have tended to prefer the more traditional forms of education in a classroom setti ng with d i rect teacher contact. Possibly the younger generation, having been bom­ barded by med ia sights and sounds from birth, will feel more comfortable with elec­ tronic modes of education .

I n either case, i ncreased desire for conti nu­ ing education is inevita ble. Adults have discovered that change is a way of life. Most adults have accepted the fact that to su rvive in our rapidly cha n g i ng SOCiety, continuing education is essenti a l . H a ppily, the providers of conti n u i ng educCltion have come to know that aciults a re very adept learners, and add a

u n i q ue quality to the classroom; the learning enviro nment is en riched because it includes adults who bring real world experiences to it.

As for costs of continuing education , I thi n k it is safe to say tha t the future wi l l be not too different from the present. Educational costs a lways have been withi n reason . To those who desire education, costs will not prevent their acqui ring it. For those lacking the motivation or desire, educational costs will not be the determi ning factor in their not receiving it.

Future co nti n u i ng e d u ca t i o n o p p o r ­ tu n ities for adult American s w i l l b e u n believ­ a bly varied a nd available, and I predict that most of the readers of this a rticle will take advantage of the rich a rray provided for them . The end result, of course, will be a better i nformed citizenry a n d a society using its human resou rces to a g reater deg ree than has ever been dreamed possible .

Dr. Richard Moe is dean of graduate and summer studies and School of the Arts at PLU. This arti­ cle is reprinted with permission from a recent edition of T a c o m a J u n io r League magazine.

continuing Education/Heritage

Are elcome Too A ttending College Together Adds New Dimension To Mother-Daughter Relationships

BY Judy Davis

" I a lso th i n k we mature students

can offer a different perspective

When her daug hter, Ba rba ra , became a Pacific Lutheran U niver­ sity student. Caro l Asklund of Bellevue realized her role as "total mom " was wan ing . . . it was time to do something for herself.

Pat Shearer felt like she had lost her " best bu d dy " w h e n h e r daughter, Estel le, left home i n Hawaii to a tte n d PLU .

To m eet their Individ ual needs -- Pat to be near Estelle a n d develop new interests and Caro l to prepare for her future without her on and daughter a round - both mothers enrolled at P LU .

Pat and Carol a d m itted they were a pprehensive, at first.

"Although I ' d sandwiched i n some schooling t o work toward a deg ree in social work while the children were g rowing u p , " said Ca rol, " I wasn 't q u ite sure how I wou ld handle the commitment and challenge of being a fu lltime student and d riving to classes clear from Bellevue . " At first, Pat was i ntimidated by the age d ifference between her and the you nger students.

"But when they started teasing m e about my age and calling me by my first name, I knew I 'd been accepted , " said the Norwegian major.

Both mothers found the teach­ ers and admin istrative staff to be extremely receptive to the needs of "older students . " "Professor J anet R a s m u s s e n (head of the Sca n dinavi a n Studies Prog ra m ) has been a g reat i nfl u ­ ence and i nspiration for both Estelle a n d me," said Pat whose daughter also is enrolled i n Sca n ­ d i n a vi a n Stu d i e s , a l o n g w i t h English.

Another "voice of encourage­ ment" for Pat has been J ames Va n Beek, ad missions di rector at P L U . " I met J i m w h i l e he w a s on recru iti ng trips to Hawa i i , " said Pat whose fam i ly is involved in a hotel chai n on the islands. ' ' I 've fou n d it's easy to receive one-to-one help - if I ask for it," said Carol.

She added, "In addition, I 've been very impressed with the willing ness of PLU students to integ rate older students into their l ives on ca mpus.

to younger students - we tend to i nterpret th ings differently be­ cause of our experiences, a n d , in some a reas , our m i nds a re a lot sha rper, " she observed .

How do thei r da ug hters like havi ng the i r mothers as fellow students?

Ba rba ra Asklund said, " I encou r­ aged my mother to com e t o PLU - she'd been i nvolved witl"! you ng people as a com m u n ity volunteer while I was g rowing u p a n d when I brought friends home, so I knew she wouldn 't have any trouble fitti ng i n . " Este l l e observed, "Since my mother and I are as m uch 'friends' as we a re m other a n d daughter, I 've enjoyed having her as a class­ mate - in fact, I 've been tutoring her i n Norwegia n ! " Both Pat a n d Ca rol share i n the friendships made by their daugh­ ters at P L U : thei r homes have become "hospitality houses " for many of their daug hters' class­ mates.

Even though their college ex­ periences generate a "together­ ness " a mong the mother-daugh­ ter coeds, each maintains her independence.

"At fi rst, mom and I found we were seeing too much of each other, so now, I know where she'll be at certa i n times - if I need to see her, I ' l l stop by, " said Barba ra , a special education major.

"Sometimes, I go to B arb's apartment for a 'free l u nch: " qui pped Carol.

Estelle a n d Pat have the privacy of l iving in adjoi n i ng duplexes . " But to make thi ngs more con­ ven ient, we knocked out a wal l and put in a storage a rea and doorway between the two a partments," said Pat. Sometimes Estelle is a lone - her mother reg u l a rly travels back and forth to Hawaii because of her involvement i n the travel ind ustry there.

Both Pat and Carol agreed a n adult student h a s to have determ i ­ nation a n d t h e desire to juggle being a student with other re­ s ponsibilities in one's life .

Carol said, "I thi n k it's i m portant to let your friends know you will be a iming toward a d ifferent goal . . . it helps them understa nd why you are cutting off ties you have had , previously . '

Pat Shearer, left, fits Norwegian costume on daughter Estelle.

Pat sa id, "If adults a re a p ­ prehensive a bout coming b a c k to school, they need to let the school know that right when they a re i n q u i ri n g a b out admission re­ q u i rements .

She contin ued, "With the right attitude, family support and the help of the university, I th i n k women today ca n successfully combine gOing to school with keeping a house, leading a Brow­ nie troop and trips to the g rocery store . " Fo r Pat, there i s no "idle tim e . " When s h e i s n o t studying for her classes at PLU, she most l i kely is using her dexterous fingers to relax by sewing - a skill she has developed since ch ildhood .

This spri n g , she has been busy creati n g a uthe nt i c N o rweg i a n d resses for membe rs of the P LU Mayfest Dancers and Daughters of Norway.

Because of her i nterest i n pre­ serving Norweg ian heritage, Pat offers a unique "comm u nity ser­ vice " : " I will m a ke Norwegian d resses for anyone who provides me the material and accessories, or I will just charg e the m what it costs to m a ke the d ress," she revealed . But only those who are of Norweg ian descent a re g ranted this privilege.

"Si nce coming to PLU, " Pat added, "I've gained a respect for the Norweg ian culture - this is my way of helping continue an important trad ition "

7 Heritage

Profiles From The Past

Newnham. The ' Big Scotc h ma n ' , H a d 'The Biggest Voice Aro u n d '

By Harold Leraas

Mayfest Dancers

PLU M ay Festival Celebration Nears Half century Mark For 47 years, the first Saturday in May has been a special heritage day at Pacific Lutheran University featu ring the a n n u a l May Festiva l, a performance by the Mayfest Da ncers and crowning of the PLU May Queen.

For the past seven years, the celebration has a lso i ncluded a Norwegian Festiva l, held in the U niversity Center d u ring the after­ noo n . The festival began in 1 975 as part of the festivities honori ng King Olav of Norway d u ring his visit to PLU . That visit marked the 1 50th anniversa ry of Norweg ian immig­ ration 0 America .

Th is year's Norweg ian Festiva l

featured demonstrations and ex­ hibits of Norweg ian crafts and foods, as well as entertain ment by the Skandia Spelmanslag and Nor­ manna Male C horus .

The western Rosemalers pre­ sented an extensive rosemaling display, and Emil Indrebo was on hand to demonstrate the a rt of fiddle making .

In the evening the Ma yfest Da ncers presented a prog ra m of folk dances featuring dances from Scandinavia, Germany, Poland and many other pa rts of the worl d .

They a re also sched uled to per­ form at the Issaquah Folk Festival at Issaquah H igh School Sunday, May 1 0, at 3 p . m .

O ra l History project TO Preserve Sca ndi navia n I m mig ra nt Experie nces " N ew Land-New Lives: Sca n ­ d inavi a n Experienc es in the North­ west. " is the topic of a PLU oral h istory project funded recently by an $ 1 1 ,067 g rant from the L.J .

Skaggs and Mary C. Skaggs Fou n ­ dation of Oakland, Calif. project di rector is Dr. Janet Rasmuss en, coordina tor of the P L U Sca ndinavian Area Studies Program .

According to Dr. Rasmusse n, the pu rpose of the project is to gather the oral reflection s and rem i niscenses of persons who emig rated from Scandinav ia d u r­ ing the early pa rt of this century.

"These interviews should provide extensive informati on about the process of emig ration to a new land and a bout the lives of the

settlers as they established them­ selves in the reg ion , " she sa i d .

D r . Rasmussen w i l l be working with trained i nterviewers to re­ cord reco l l ections of pastors, educators, women, crafts m e n , a n d persons em ployed i n the fishing and l u m be r ind ustries.

Project materials will become part of the special Sca ndinavian Immigra nt Experience Collection in the PLU Mortvedt Libra ry. To­ gether with a g rowing collection of documents a nd photog raphs, these histories will be analyzed, i ndexed and catalogued for the b e n efit of stud e nts a n d re­ searchers.

Persons who know of potential i nterviewees are invited to call Dr. Rasmussen (383-731 5).

Frederick (Jock) Newnham was the biggest Scotchman on the c a m p u s . H e w a s n o t r e a l ly " Scotch"; he was, i n fact, quite generous. He did h ave the biggest voice a round, and he was gener­ ous i n using it. How we enjoyed hearing his Scotch songs with that genuine accent. No less enjoyed were his anecdotes and stories about "Little Albert" and others.

Jock was pri m a rily the teacher of voice from whom many a student got his fundamenta ls. He was no less the organ ist. Every student must remember how he made the Casavante reverberate through Eastvold Chapel. Beside that, he was a frequent soloist as well as choir director.

If you knew h i m , you knew a man who was sturdy and reliable, who worked h a rd and did a thorough job, and who found enjoyment and laughter in his daily task. For a long period of time, he made reg ular biennial trips to Scotland to visit his aging mother of whom he was very fond. This kept him in touch with the homeland, the flavor of which was all a bout h i m .

A favorite recreational activity was golf. Jock played the Parkland course regu la rly and frequently was joined by other PLU profes­ sors on the course. He is reported to have been a real com petitor i n the g a m e .

Jock came to PLU i n 1 950 follow­ ing a prominent m usical career in Canada a n d London. He reti red in 1 969, but continued to teach part­ time until 1 973, when he and his

wife June moved to Calgary, Al­ berta . They returned to Tacoma i n 1 97 7 . Ju ne works part-time in the PLU Mortvedt Library.

Editor's note: Frederick Newnham, PLU professor emeritus of music, celebrated his 80th birthday in April.

Attending a surprise birthday party for him were several retired PL U faculty members and golfing partners, in­ cluding Dr. A. W. Ramstad, Dr. Paul Vigness, Dr. Arnold Hagen, J. E. Daniel­ son and Frank Haley, Dr. Ramstad will be 90 years old June 2.

PLU Hosts Aug. Worship. Music Conference A Luthera n Conference for Wor­ ship and M usic will be held at Pacific Lutheran University Aug . 3 7.

O n e of 1 7 such conferences scheduled on Lutheran college cam puses across the cou ntry this summer, the fou r-day event of­ fers worship and m usic cou rses for pastors, organists, choir direc­ tors, c h o i r members, worship comm ittees, education commit­ tees, church councils and other i nterested persons.

A facu lty of seven will help inform and prepare pastors, musi ­ cians, and educators for more effective leadership i n worship renewa l .

The confere nc es a re jOi ntly sponsored by the American Luthe­ ra n Church and Lutheran Church in America . For com plete inform a ­ tion ca ll Mari Thorkelson, M i n ­ neapolis: (6 1 2 ) 330- 3 1 93 .

Ted Ka rl Chairs

High SC hool

PLU Sca ndi navia n

Students ' Pia no

Cultura l Cou ncil

Institute Offe red

Theodore O . H . Ka rl, P L U com ­ m u n i c a t i o n a r t s p rofe s s o r emeritus, i s the new chai rman of the year-old PLU Scandinavian Cul­ tural Counci l .

Other 1 981 Council officers are Joanne Klei n, Vice-chairman; Dee Knig ht, secreta ry; Claes H agstrom­ er, treasurer; Ma rjorie Postman, p u b l ic relations cha irman; and Florence Buck, heritage collec­ tions chairm a n .

T h e council was founded to enrich the Scandinavian Studies program through com mu nity in­ volvement a nd to assist the un­ ivers.ity i n the development of a Scandi navian Cultural Center.

A sum mer piano performance institute for junior a n d senior high school students will be held at Pacific Lutheran University beg i n ­ ning June 22.

The 4th annual institute, taught

by PLU music professor Dr. Calvin Knapp, is offered in either three­ w e e k o r f o u r - week sess ions through mid-July.

Classes include history of piano literature, style and interpretation, keyboard harmony and improvi­ sation, plus two private lessons per week.

For further information contact Dr. Calvi n Knapp c/o the PLU Department of Music.

8 campus

PLU Provost Heads Luth eran Schola r's Oro p

Boyd Schlaefer

Mira Frohnmayer

Special Spring Concert

PLU Musical Groups Join To present Verdi's Acclaimed 'Requiem Mass ' The "Req uiem Mass" by Guisep­ pe Verdi. one of the most highly acclaimed works in 1 9th century choral -orchestral l iterature, will be presented by the Pacific Lutheran Un iversity Department of Music Tuesday, May 1 2 .

The concert, which will be held in Eastvold Auditorium at 8 p m . , features the University Symphony Orchestra, Choir of the West and University Chorale PLU Orchestra conductor Jerry Kracht will be on the podium .

Guest soloists for th is special performance are soprano Jean Kopta of Seattle, mezzo-soprano M i ra Froh n m ayer of Tacoma, tenor Larry Potts of Seattle, and bass-baritone Boyd Schlaefer of Lake Stevens .

Kopta has been a member of the Seattle Opera Company for four years and has performed leading roles with opera workshop groups. A PLU alumnus with a master's deg ree from Centra l Washi ngton State University, she jOined the PLU music faculty in 1 979.

Frohnmayer, the acting chair­ man of the PLU voice department at PLU, has performed extensively in Europe and the u .s. In the Northwest she has been featu red at the Britt Festival, the Oregon Shakespearean Festival and the American Guild of Organists' na­ tional convention . She performed the mezzo solos when the PLU Sy m phony presented Beeth ­ oven's "9th Symphony" several years ago Potts has previously performed as a soloist during performances of Verdi's "Requiem" by the Mid­ Columbia (Tri -Cities) Symph ony and the University of Victoria . He has taught vocal music in both the Tri -Cities and Kent (Wash.l School Districts.

Schlaefer has appeared in opera, musical comedy and other roles in Washington, California and Ohio.

He was a backu p singer for Neil Diamond in The Jazz Singer and was a Cecilia Schu ltz Auditions

win ner last year.

Performance of the "Req uiem" adds to the already heavy reper­ toire of classical masterpieces per­ formed this year by PLU musical organizations According to Kracht, it is a m a rvelously com posed score, " perpetually a musician's delight."

At the same time, he indicated, it is also a listener' s delight M usic critics have described it as "frankly theatrical at times, i nfla ming the imagination, and red hot with expression of terror of man's dissolution and death . " Therein lies the controversy, Kracht pointed out "There have been many who do not believe it to be sufficiently somber or reve­ rent in the ecclesiastical music tradition," he said .

Still, mi ngled with the fury are g e ntle, h us hed mom ents of prayer and benediction . O n e critic wrote, "Like all geniuses inspired, Verdi, in a few bars, puts us under the dread spell of the 'Req uiem Mass.' " The "Requ iem, " though often controversial si nce its fi rst public

performa nce in 1 874, has long been considered a master work by a master composer.

The " M ass" was com posed when Verdi was 60. He had estab­ lished himself as the undisputed maestro of Ita l i a n opera a n d perhaps the foremost opera com­ poser of his century.

His busy and unparalleled career had reached its climax two years before with the production of "Aida, " and he had settled into retirement The death of acclaimed Italian n ovelist-playwright and close friend Alessa ndro Manzoni, how­ ever, had a profound effect on Verdi, and he began to work immediately on the "Mass" in Manzoni's honor. It became one of the composer's own favorites, and he took it on tour personally throughout Europe.

Tickets for the concert ($5, $3) are ava ilable at the PLU Informa­ tion Desk and The Bon, or may be ordered by mail from the PLU Music Department Ad mission is half-price for students and senior citizens.

Dr. Richard Jungkuntz, provost of Pacific Lutheran University, has been elected to a three-year term as president of h e Lutheran Academy for Schola rship.

E s ta b l i s h e d i n 1 9 4 2 , th e Academy serves a s a m eans whereby professionally trained . persons can collaborate in cross­ disciplinary enterprises of a scho­ larly nature relating to a variety of issues that confront church and society.

Mem bership in the Academy, . which is by invitation only, pre­ sently numbers 341 . Representa ­ tion is found in all major profes- . sions - such as law, medicine, journalism, social work, engineer­ ing, music, business, ministry - as well as in the field of higher education itself.

Or. Richard Jungkuntz

Rege nts Approve New Com puter Scie nce Major, '80·'81 Budget In response to the ever increas­ ing need for computer scientists, the Pacific Lutheran University Board of Regents approved estab­ lishment of a major degree prog ­ ram in computer science at their April meeting .

The annou ncement was made

by PLU President Willia m O. Rieke following the quarterly meeting of the board.

Rieke explained that develop­ ment of the PLU com puter sci­ ence program has been gradual, beginning with a limited cou rse in 1 970. A minor was added in 1 977.

A new VAX computer system installed at PLU last year is quite capable of supporting a major program , he indicated .

According to Rieke, the new program meets an increasing de­ mand both by current and pros-

pective students seeking a com­ puter-oriented career as well as a liberal arts education.

He observed that the number of students who have taken compu­ ter science cou rses at PLU have increased from 34 in 1 970-71 to 270 this year, a number expected to grow even more rapidly i n response to the new major.

At the meeti ng the board a lso approved a $23.5 million budget for the 1 981 -82 fiscal year at PLU .

Rieke indicated that the budget represents a 1 5.8 percent increase over the current year's $20.3 mill­ ion budget The increase, he pointed out, is due primarily to i nflationary in­ creases in costs.

Earl ier this year the PLU govern­ ing body approved increases in both salaries and tuition that a re

reflected in the new budget The board also authorized relo­ cation of the PLU maintenance plant facility, the first step toward eventua l construction of a new science building on campus. No date for construction of the sci­ ence facility has been set, but Dr. Rieke reported to the board that the "Sharing in Strength " capital campaign which will finance a new science building a nd other pro­ jects, has passed the $7 m illion mark toward a goal of $1 6.5 million.

A final action, appOintment of James Gates as a new member of the Board of Regents, was also approved . The appointment of the Kennewick, Wash . , business­ man fills a vacancy created by the death of Roger Larson of Pullman, Wash .

9 students

PLU Student Jour nalists Rea p Awa rds; Koehler New Mast Editor Kathleen Hosfeld, the cu rrent editor of the PLU Mooring Mast.

Tom Koehler, recently na med editor for 1 981 -82, and sportwri­ ter Eric Thomas earned fi rst place awards in the recent Washi ngton Press Association an nual awa rds competition Their winning categ ories, re­ spectively, were editorial writing, news writing and sports writing.

The Mooring Mast staff earned 1 1 WPA awards, including a sec­ ond place for "general excell­ ence . " In additi on, the Mast rank­ ed second in a five-state reg ional Society of Profess i o n a l J o u r ­ nalists/Sigma Delta X i competi­ tion.

Other Mast staffers winning in­ dividual WPA awards were: second place - Sharon Storey, investiga­ tive reporti ng, a nd Brian La ubach, educationa l affa irs reporti ng; th ird place - Tom McCready and Linda Crippen, investigative reporti ng; Jeff Wilson, column writi ng; Dan Voelpel, news writing; and John Wallace, sports writing .

Individual SPJ/SDX awards i n ­ cluded a third place to Hosfeld for editorial writing and an honorable m e n t i o n to Thomas for sportswriti ng.

Koehler, who takes over as Mast editor next fall, is a senior from Renton, Wash . , majoring in En-

Kathleen Hosfeld

Tom Koehler

glish . Before becoming associate editor this spri ng, he served as sports and news editor.

A g raduate of Li ndbergh High School i n Renton, he is the son of Rev. a nd M rs . Ja mes Koehler ' 1 8207 1 08th Ave. S . E .

Na ka m u ra E lected 1980-81 Student Body President A l a n Nakamura of Honolulu, Hawaii, was elected president of the Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University in an early March election.

Nakamura , who is majoring in philosophy and minoring in phys­ ics and religion, will serve as ASPLU p resid ent thrugh early March 1 982 . He succeeds Robert Gomul­ kiewicz of Wenatchee, Wash.

A year ago Nakamura became the first PL U undergraduate to join the PLU Q Club. Coi ncidentally, he also officially was recog nized as the cl ub's 1 000th member.

Also elected to serve as ASPLU officers during the coming year w e r e B r e n d a n M a n g a n of Wenatchee, vice- president; Jackie Spencer of Puyallup, program di­ rector; and Judy Mohr, co m ­ ptroller.

Mangan and Mohr, both sopho­ mores, earned val uable political and organizati o n a l experience earlier this year as coordinators of a series of political debates. One of those debates, between guber­ natorial ca ndidates Joh n Spellman and James McDermott, gained nationwide attention.

New ASPLU senators are David Batker, Betty Bekemeier, John Kist and George Pender of Tacoma; Bruce Berton of North Hollywood, Calif.; Cheri Cornell of Kent; David Grem mels of Olympia; Kent Ross of Portland, Ore; and Leslie Va n­ dergaw of Ketchi kan, Alaska .

Alan Nakamura

Stephan Kienberger

PLU M u sician Athlete Ea rns Ful bright Scholarship A n accomplished trombon ist who served as a defensive line coach for Pacific Lutheran Univer­ sity's national championship foot­ ball team has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for graduate study in Germany next year.

Stephan Kienberger, 23, a form­ er Lute defens i ve e n d w h o . graduates from PLU this spring with a bachelor's deg ree in music, is PLU 's seventh Fulbright Scholar in the past seven years, accordi ng to PLU Ful bright representative Dr. Rodney Swenson During his PLU career Kienberg ­ er has also been a member of the PLU Symphony Orchestra, Sym­ phonic Band, Jazz Ensemble a nd C o n te m p o ra ry D i rections E n ­ sem ble.

The Fulbright grant provides transportation, plus all tuition, fees and expenses for Kienberger d u ri n g his yea r of study i n Germany.

He pla ns to attend the U ni versity of Erlangen, where he will study the evol ution and development of brass instruments in the late Re­ haissance and Baroque periods .

He wou ld like to eventual ly teach

trombone a nd music history at the college level.

Kien berger graduated from Benson PolytechniC High School in Portland, Ore , while his father, Rev. Walter Kienberger, was serv­ ing as pastor of Portsmouth Tri ni­ ty Lutheran Church. His parents now reside in Brau nschweig, Ger­ many, where his father is an exchange minister at St Georg Eva ngelical Lutheran Chruch.

Accordi n g to Swenson , F u l ­ bright competition is rigorous for students wishing to study i n En­ glish-speaking cou ntries or Ger­ many The Fulbright Fou ndation also provides stipends for stu ­ dents planning studies in many cou ntries throughout the world.

10 The PresIdent

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The Pro m i se And Pe ri l s O f M a n a g i n g S uccess Are R e ca l l ed As Ba n n e r 90th A n n ive rsary Yea r D raws To Close

I n a lucid, hard-hitting March 3rd a rticle for the Wall Street Journal, Peter F. Drucker notes that education is the major infrastruc­ ture of today's society. He predicts that demand for education will increase, not decrease, in our "knowledge society" and so, too, will the demand for performance and accountability in schools at all levels.

For Pacific Lutheran University, the per­ formance and accountability requirements are readily measured by the telling yardstick of demand for its services by students. That the slope of the demand curve continues upward is heartening and productive of both promise and perils in managing response to that demand.

The imminence of Spring Commence­ ment, with its formal closure of the 90th anniversary year of the University, prompts recollections of major evidences of promise and progress in academic 1 980/81 . Nearly 1 00,000 credit hours were taught. exceeding even the most optimistic enrollment projec­ tions of a year ago. Four times more National Merit Scholars and finalists from high schools in Washington came to Pacific Lutheran than went to any other college or university, public or private, in the nation. For the seventh time in as many years, a Fulbright Scholarship was awarded to a student of Pacific Luthera n . The list of academic gains among both student body and faculty rapidly becomes too long to bear recounting .

But progress occurred, too, in the equally important dimensions of university life that complement the academic side. Maintaining one of the largest and best balanced men's and women's athletic programs is, in these difficult days, significant gain in itself. When, however, such maintenance is augmented by a national footbal l championship - the first national trophy in any sport in the entire history of the institution - that is special reason to celebrate progress. Such celebra­ tion is truly made com plete w en it is possible 0 report hat victory was attended by real growth in service and spiri ual commitment demonstrated not only by th athletes involved, but also by stude ts, faculty and adm inistration university-wide.

Agai n the list of accomplishments grows beyond the limits of this report.

The progress of the year soon ended may even be surpassed by that of the year ahead .

Although all post-secondary educational in­ stitutions, and students who want to attend hem, are concerned about I nqeasing costs plus the c anging patterns of federal stu­ dent financial aid, the im pact at Pacific Lutheran has thus far not been negative In fact, advance admissions for fall of 1 981 are significantly ahead of those m de last year.

More students have been accepted than ever

before and, interestingly, more have also been counselled to a pply elsewhere before coming to Pacific Lutheran.

Recruiting the largest freshman class a mong all private institutions in the North­ west. the University will find this coming fall that 80 percent of the freshman will derive from the academic top one-quarter of their high school classes. Scores of these individu ­ a l s o n college admissions tests (ACT, SAT, WPCT) will average 1 0 to 1 2 percent above the national means. These able students will come to work in the many a reas of long established strength at the University plus i n new a reas of g rowing reputation, such as Computer Science (where an academic major will now be available), the Foreign Areas Study Program, the degree track (AURA) for older persons who have had no or little previous collegiate training, and many others. One way of expressing the promise overall for con­ tinual progress in the year ahead is to note that the dollars committed from the Univer­ sity budget for direct instructional expenses per student in 1 981 /82 are greater than those at almost any other comparable in­ stitution.

Like the fabled perpetual motion machine, progress generates yet more progress. Suc­ cess breeds success. Enhanced quality and performance lead to enlarged expectations.

The total university spirals upward, and the promise of even greater service and accomp­ lishment stands bold before it.

Yet the promise is not without peril. Of what use is the progress unless it continues to facilitate critically and centrally the Univer­ sity'S Objectives? Those Objectives call for the interdigitation of the best of human reason with that which is most noble in the Christian faith . The mission of the University is to hold in dynamic tension the sometimes paradox­ ical issues of head and heart in such a manner that the whole person is ed ucated, edified Or. William O. Rieke

and led to serve. Of primary importance will be the continued avoidance of the peril of smug complacency by challenging all to keep mission foremost as that which informs and g uides progress.

Also to be avoided is the peril of allowing a disparity to develop between real or antici­ pated success a n d the support systems needed to sustain success. The University has been blessed by receiving support of many types. Yet the need for ever greater support grows dramatically.

Not only must the U niversity complete the planned multi-million dollar campaign for new buildings for science and fine arts, it must simultaneously enlarge and upg rade many existing facilities in recognition of the fact that growth and success a re hardly confined to science and fine arts alone.

Beyond the matter of need for space IS the truth that academic quality can only be supported if growth in faculty numbers and compensation occurs parallel with g rowth in student body.

Somehow the history of Pacific Lutheran has been to operate from a fiscal position that is virtually com pletely dependent on annual income in a venture of faith, g reat progress has been made on such a year- by­ year approach .

This faith must and will be preserved, yet res ponsible management forces the ques­ tion of how much success and promise can be supported when financial reserves are miniscule. There is fiscal wisdom in having reserves function as a cushion against an unexpected downtu rn; beyond that lie the questions of rate and a mount of support possible to meet the expanded demands which a re generated by success. The matter of risk-taking needed to change with the times and remain strong becomes infinitely more difficult when financial reserves are meager.

Mr. Drucker is correct I believe, in asserting that education remains the major i nfrastruc­ ture in today's knowledge society . Correct also a re the assertions that Pacific Lutheran has experienced m uch success and looks eagerly at the balance between promIse and peril which success brings. Tipping that bala nce for the good will require even g reater effort from within the University and complete support from all, with i n and with­ out. who affirm the mission of Pacific utheran.

That kind of support and encouragement has been thp anchor which has held the U niversity stable throug hout its history. I am confident that the . ork and the vision will "ontinue to be upheld, even as our need escalate with our success . The 27,000 per­ sons who receive Scene may be credited directly for providing a firm financial under­ girding so that PLU may flourish . On behalf of the entIre university, I extend our continuing thanks a nd deep appr ciation

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Q Club

Parents' Corner

westeri n g To Speak

Rohrs, Rore m s S h a re

At 1 0th An n u a l

Q C l u b Ba n Q u et

By David L. Berntsen and John Aakre OffIc e of Developmen t

This year's 1 0th annual Q Club Banquet will be held at 6 p.m . Saturday evening, May 1 6, in Olson Auditorium. Frosty Westering, head coach of PLU's 1 980 NAIA Division II National Cham pionship football team will be the featured speaker.

President Rieke will also bring a greeting and a quartet from the Choir of the west will provide musical entertai n ment for the evening.

The tremendous g rowth of the Q Club in recent years has made it necessary to move the banquet to larger quarters in Olson Auditorium. The new location will provide more room and easier parking. The weekend date will encourage all members to consid­ er bringing guests who might be club prospects. We believe it will offer a fine opportunity to introduce them to PLU and t� encourage their support. (The banquet I S free for members and their spouses. Howev­ er, we do ask that those bringing prospects cover the cost of their guest's din ner at the rate of $ 7.50 per person.)

Volunteer cultivation and recruitment of Q Club members has proved to be very successful during the past year. Forty-two different volunteers have recruited at least one new member since last year's banquet.

Their efforts have accoonted for 95 of the 202 new members recruited since that time.

Our volunteer phonathons continue to be an im portant part ofthat effort. February set an u n believable new record of 23 new Q Club members and $9,687 in one day. The March phonathon also beat the previous single day record of 16 and 17 new members and $ 4,800.

Fi nally, we'd like to remind you that all unrestricted gifts - both large a nd small ­ help the university provide scholarships, minimize tuition increases, and operate .In the black. Our current fiscal year ends on May 31st and we must reachs our goal of $400,000 in unrestricted gifts by that date.

Your contribution this month could help put us over t e top. he following people have joined the Q Club slOce the December issue of SCENE: RIM John Adix, Dr. Arlis Adolf, M/M Elmer Alskog, M/M Chris Amend. DIM Marti n nderson, Dr. seth Anderson. DIM Robert Andrew, B & P Tra nsmiSSion, M/M David Bangsund, M/M Mike Benson. Brian Berg to Associate Fellow, Ron Berg, M/M Gary Brandel - Associate Fellow. Rev. J . B. Brandt, and Jon Brevik FELLOW .

Also joining we e Central Lutheran Church Bellingham to FELLOW, M/M Alan Chilcoat.

M/M Don Clark, Hamet Daily. Howard De­ mpsey, Eleanor Dobson Richard Dobson FELLOW, DIM Joa n n Duehoelter, Dr. Elmore Duncan, M/M Larry Eichler. M/M Ken Ellertson and Margaret Ellickson .

Aslo DIM Jon Ericson. Faith Lutheran Church Seattle FELLOW, Mrs. Aileen Fi her, M/M Michael Ford. RIM Gerry Fosen, M/M David Garberg, M/M Tom Hager, M/M Frank

Haley to Associate Fellow, M/M Jack Hamil­ ton DIM David Hansen, M/M Gerald Hansen, M/ M John S. Hanson, and M/M William Herival Associate Fellow.

In addition to that M/M Michael Henton, Mrs . Arne Herstad, M/M Herbert Heublein, DIM Darrell Hines, M/M Roger Holtey, M/M Everett Holum, M/M H. Marc Howell, Joseph Hustad, Jr., DIM Lute Jerstad, M/M Ken Johnson DIM Ronald Johnson, Theodore Johnston e, M/M Henry Kiel and M/M William Klancke FELLOW. Also Glen Krantz, M/M Bill Krippaehne, DIM J a mes Krueger, M/M Steve Kvi n sland, Lakeridge Lutheran Church, DIM J . Douglas Lambrecht. M/M John Lonn, M/M Jim Lorenz, Jr., Gregg May, Dr. Jennifer McDonald, M/M Mert Milson, Clinton Mogen Associate Fellow and M/M Bob Monson.

Also joining were M/M Harry Morgan FELLOW M/M Stew Morton, M/M Dale Moul­ tine DiM Arne Ness, M/M Gary Nicholson, M/ M Herbert N ienstedt. M/M Bill Nitz, M/M Robert E . Olsen, M/M Bob Olson, M/M Marvin Omdal to FELLOW, Our Saviour's Lutheran Church Seattle, Our Savio u r ' s Luthera .n Church Columbia Falls, MT and M/M Morns Paulson.

Also M/M Richard Peterson, M/M Fraser Rasmussen, M/M James Ray, DI M John R. Reay, F. Eugene Riggs to Associate :ellow, RIM Robert Roiko, Rev. Harold RUddiCk, Ida Rudsit. M/M Doug Ruecker, Joe Running, M/M Jerome Sandvig, M/M Range Satrum, M/M Ralph Severson and M/M Randy Shipley.

Also Jodi Simmons, Paul Skones, DIM Pau l Smith, J r . , M / M David Soderlund, Soine's Red Wing Shoes, DIM Olav Sola, M/M Lloyd Solie, Dr. John R. Stewart, DIM Robert Stivers, M/M Arne Strand, M/M John Talonen, Trinity Lutheran Church Silverton, OR, M/M Gordon Turcott, M/M James Van Beek to Associate Fellow and Debbie Van Soest.

Also M/M Steve Wall, DIM Jon Wefald, M/M Walt Wendlandt. Joa nne Widman, DIM �a n Wiklund, M / M Gerhard Willms, M/M Mike Willis, J . David Witten becher, and M/M Randall Yoakum were .added to the list of new Q Club members.

F i rst PLU Pa rents Of Yea r Awa rds

By Milton Nesvlg Parents Club Representative

Glenn and Betty Rohr of Tacoma and Jon a nd Sandra Rorem of Mercer Island, Wash. , a re co-winners of the first Pacific Lutheran University Parents of the Yea r Award .

The award is given for support of Christian higher education a nd leadership in church and community life. The selections were made by the Parents Council selection committee from a long list of outstanding nominees submitted by students.

The Rohrs have four sons, all of whom are PLU students. They a re Greg, Kevin, Glenn and Jeff. Glenn was captain of this year's national cham pionship football team and Greg has been elected to captain next year's club.

There a re three daughters including Pam and Glenda, each the mother of two boys; and Shelly, a senior at Washington High School.

The Rorems have four children including Susan, a senior at PLU; Rich, a student at Ripon College (Wis.); Brad, College of Idaho student; and Brendan, ninth grader at South Mercer Ju nior High School.

N e w Cou ncil Members

Mayo and Elaine Erickson, Spokane dentist and his wife, have been appointed to the Parents Council by President William Rieke to succeed John a nd Ruth Bley of Spokane. The Ericksons' son Todd is a sophomore at PLU .

Trt-Cltles Potluck

A potluck dinner for parents, alumni and friends of PLU will be held Monday evening, May 25, at 5 : 30 p . m . in Richland. The Rev. and Mrs. Palmer Gedde, Parents Council memb­ ers, will host the event which will be held in Richland Lutheran Church . Following the dinner there will be a program by the PLU Mayfest Dancers who will be on their annual spring tour.

Glenn and Betty Rohr of Tacoma, left, .

Parents of the Year plaQue from Parent's CounCIl co-chair Irene Hoppe.

Members of the PLU Mayfest Dancers invited to join in a folk dance d�r;ng a Parent's Weekend reception at the preSIdent,S home m

parents March.

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Summer Sessions Offers More Evening, Ea rly Morning Cou rses

Depa rtment Of Energy Funds Summer E nergy Workshop

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Thirty-five Northwest seco n ­ dary school teachers will soon be selected to participate in a con­ centrated three-week summer energy education workshop at Pacific Lutheran University.

The J u ly 20-Aug 7 workshop, now in its third year, is sponsored by a $24,000 g ra nt from the Department of Energy, according to Dr. John Herzog, PLU math professor and workshop coor­ dinator.

Herzog indicated that the work­ shop will equip participants to provide energy sections in their courses as well as to serve as energy resource persons to other teachers in their schools.

No tuition will be charged, and necessary expenses will be reim­ bursed . Initial selection of particip­ ants will be made by May 1 5 .

Further information i s available from Dr. Herzog at PLU .

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More evening and early morn­ ing courses are among the fea­ tures of Summer Sessions '81 at Pacific Lutheran University, ac­ cording to Dr. Richard Moe, dean of summer sessions. " T h e se s pecial ly scheduled courses have been popular, be­ cause there is a large number of potential students who must work during the day," Moe observed .

Traditional four-week first and second sessions a re J u ne 22-July 17 and J uly 27-Aug. 21 . A one­ week pre-session is scheduled to begin J u ne 1 5 with a one-week mid-session beg inning J uly 20.

Numerous one and two-week workshops and courses are also scheduled during reg u l a r ses­ sions.

Summer enrollment has been growing steadily at PLU in recent years. "Studies have shown that our biological 'clocks' run our bodies at different speeds at diffe­ rent times of the year, " Moe noted . "In the summer, our clocks are attuned to learning . The at­ mosphere is pleasant and the pace is informal and relaxed .

"In addition," he added, "PLU summer courses cost 20 percent less than regular tuition.

Several courses this summer could make a difference in per­ sonal lives or benefit work. In sociology, there is Strategies for Self-Transformation . A psycholo­ gy course on Behavior Modifica­ tion Techniques can be a pplied personafly or to others. In com­ munication a rts, there a re offer­ ings on Running Effective Meet­ ings or Effective Listening .

Biology offers four one-week worksho ps dealing with Flowering Plants, Birds, Fish or Intertidal Ecology, PLU's biology field station at Manchester State Park will be utilized , Planning for Change is a one­ week workshop designed to help a person organize, either personally or on -the-job, For interested pa­ rents, the commu nication a rts

Breast Ca nce r TOpic Of ay u rses Cou rse Breast cancer, including related issues of reconstruction and re­ habil itation, is the topic of a nursi ng conti n u i ng ed ucation c o u rse offered by the Pacific Lutheran Univers ity School of Nursing Friday, May 22.

Course instructors are Dr. James Stillwell, a plastic surgeon involved in post-mastectomy reconstruc­ tion, and Constance Kirkpatrick, PLU nursing instructor with a research background in post- mas­ tectomy reconstruction,

department is offering a work­ shop on the effects of television on children and a course which teaches a rg u mentation skills for use in small claims court.

There are special programs for high school students. Middle Col­ lege is a six-week program design­ ed to help juniors and seniors make the transition from high school to college. They study English, math, study skills, history and field biology, and are assisted in i mproving their learning skills.

The program offers 8-10 college credits and a vital "head start" on college life.

Other programs for high school students include an institute for pianists, the annual Northwest Summer Music Camp, and a wide variety of sports camps.

For com plete Sum mer Sessions '81 information, drop a line to or call Dr. Richard Moe, Dean of Summer Sessions at PLU ,

LITE Offers Summer I nstitutes Of Theology Two Institutes of Theology for clergy, chu rch staff workers and lay persons are being offered this summer by the Lutheran Institute of Theological Educaion (UTE) at PLU .

"Meeting the Challenges of the '80's" is the theme of a J uly 6 - 1 0 i nstitute o n the PLU campus, At Concordia College in Portland, Ore , J uly 28-31 , the theme is "Focus on Change."

The campus-based institute fea­ tures g uest lecturers D r. Jack Kingsbury, Dr. Ted Peters and Dr David M illar.

Kingsbury is a New Testament interpreter presently teaching at Union Seminary in Richmond, Va .

His topic will be the Gospel of Mark.

Dr. Peters, a professor at Pacific Luthera n T eological Seminary in Berkeley, wi l l foc u s o n t h e theological challenge of the '80's.

Millar, a professor of practical theology from the Un iversity of Glasgow, Scotland, will speak on church, society, human rights and human freedo m .

In Portland, featured speakers are Dr. Horace Hummel, Old Testa­ ment scholar from Concordia Seminary, st. Louis, whose tOPIC w i l l be "The C h a n ge less and Changing in the Old Testa ment"; and Dr. Merton Strommen, presi­ dent of the Search Institute in Minneapolis. His topics are "Five Cries of Youth " and "Overcoming Obstacles to Needed Change. " Further information is available from the LITE office at PLU (3837341 ),

13 AlumnI

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Tri bute and a Tha n k You

By D.E. strand ness, Jr., M.D.

Dr. D.E. Strandness

Arvis Olson

Tee ns Benefit F rom New Book

By Arvis Olson Arvis Olson, wife of athletic director Dr. David Olson , has writ­ ten a book entitled, "Sexuality, Guidelines for Teenagers. " Published recently by the Baker Book H ouse of Grand Rapids, Mich . , the work has attracted wide attention . Shortly after it reached the shelves of Tacoma area Chris­ tia n bookstores, it sold out.

"The book seems to be supply­ ing a need for a Christian approach to the topic of sexuality," com­ mented the author.

The book is a frank discussion of sex in a Christia n context and is aimed at the teenager.

In the book's introduction, Arvis writes, "God has said a lot about sex u a l ity . U nfortu n ately many people think sexuality is a modern idea and that the Bible does not relate to the topiC. But let us remember that It was God who had the brilliant idea of reproduc­ tion through a fantastic sexual experience between h usband and wife. He had a patent on that i nvention a n d h a s p ro v i d e d guidelines i n using it. Times have ch anged but God's laws have not."

Editor's note: The fo"owing testimo­ nial was received recently from Dr. D. E. Strandness of Seattle, professor of surgery at the University of Washing­ ton School of Medicine. Dr. Strandness was a recipient of the PLU Distinguish­ ed Alumnus A ward during the Alumni Homecoming Banquet at PLU last fa".

Receivi n g the Disti n g u i sh e d Alumnus Award was the greatest academic honor of my entire career. It is easy to accept such an award as the culmi nation of one's achievements. Yet, for me and after considerable thought, this would have been very shortsight­ ed - i ndeed selfish. All of us, in a sense, stand on the shoulders of our predecessors who for the most part go u nnamed and u n re­ cognized . Thus, in accepting the award I was g iven that rare oppor­ tunity to express in very personal terms what Pacific Lutheran Un­ iversity meant to me, and I hope, to those who follow after me.

No one would argue that i n ­ stitutions of h igher education have as their primary goal prepara ­ tion of the stUdent for his or her life's work. This is of course done very well by many colleges and u niversities i n our cou ntry . I s Pacific Lutheran U niversity a ny different? For me, the a nswer is clearly yes and is i n large part responsible for whatever success I have achieved i n my professional career. I would like very much to explain my reasons for this belief.

When I a rrived on the campus i n 1 946, i t was largely an institution without facilities. In fact, at first glance, I even wondered if it really was a college worthy of my at­ tendance. Classes were held in ma kesh ift b u i ld i ngs; m o d e r n equipment was i n short supply, and students often lived in croWd­ ed quarters. The faculty was small with very few professors who possessed advanced degrees. The situation appeared bleak, but I soon began to realize this was a special place.

As I became familiar with my coaches and professors, I found they all shared common features, which incl uded a strong Christia n faith, a dedication to excellence,

and a personal concern for each and every student. This was trans­ lated i nto a sense of enthusiasm for the institution, its goals, and most i mportantly its products .

This was evident i n many ways which not only fostered my career but left a permanent impression and impact on my life.

First and foremost, they took a n interest i n the students a s human beings and friends. This concern was evident not just in the clas­ sroom, but beyond as well. They learned a bout our families, our heritage, as well as our strengths a n d weaknesses . As every student knows, there are times when he or she seems to be perilously alone, pa rticularly when things are not goi ng well. For me they were always available to not only pro­ vide assistance but bolster my confidence when I became dis­ couraged . We were taught to strive for excellence but never resent defeat. A proper balance between these two realities of living is essential if one is to maintai n a Christian perspective on nearly every aspect of one's personal and public life.

For the college student, this represents the most important transition that can occur. It is in this a rea where Pacific Lutheran University provides such a unique opportunity for its stUdents. It can express with g reat cla rity its Chris­ tian purpose which is reflected most vividly by its faculty. This provides an added d imension to its witness to the nation and the world . The faculty provided me the necessary seeds which given the proper soil will never have to fear the future. Thus, in truth they become a living legend which is reflected most vividly in their g raduates. It is also my belief that the changes brought a bout by such exposure to these dedicated people can n ot help but be exa m ­ ples to those whom w e come i n contact with in our everyday lives.

Fortunately for me, I have had the opportunity of comparing the experiences at Pacific Luthera n with those i n medical school a n d thereafter a s a Professor in a major u niversity. I would not want to leave the impression that the state supported institutions do

n ot p rovide excellent training.

However, it is clear to me thattheir primary missions are d ifferent.

With few exceptions, it is scholar­ ship alone which counts, and there is little emphasis on those personal needs which can be so i m portant to a you ng student.

For me, the faith shown in me at Pacific Lutheran not only changed my life but sustained me d u ring some very difficult times in medic­ al school. In fact, during a period when I considered changing my career goals, one of my professors from Pacific Lutheran came to Seattle to counsel me and urge me to continue. My career was sal­ vaged because of the ongoing faith he a nd his colleagues had i n m e a n d m y future potential. This is why Pacific Luthera n U niversity m u st p revail and continue to flourish.

My final tribute to those indi­ viduals at Pacific Lutheran Univer­ sity who loved and n u rtured me during the most critical part of my early l ife is best expressed by a prayer Peter Marshall gave when he was C ha plain of the Congress of the U nited States.

"The measu re of life, after all, is n ot its duration but its donation . . . these men and women g ive of themselves to others."

Alu m n i Hawaii Tou r Coincides With M a ratho n Next December i s the time for all runners who have ever aspired to run a marathon . The Alumni Association is sponsoring a one­ week tour to coincide with three basketball games that PLU will be playing i n Hawaii, which also coin ­ cides with the Hawaii Marathon o n Sunday, Dec. 1 3 .

The flight will b e leaving Sea/Tac airport on Sunday. Dec. 6 with return on either December 1 3 or left open for you to set. Accom­ modations will be at the Waikiki Village Hotel and airport transpor­ tation will be provided.

Write to the Alumni office for further information. Join other alumni and PLU friends for a week in the sun and perhaps a run .

14 Alumni

Al u m n i Boa rd I nvo lve ment Helps I n d ivi d u a l , U n iversity At least once during the year, a presenta­ tion and possibly a tour have been given to the board by one of the departments of the university. This year we took a tour of the newly established a rchives in the basement of the libra ry , currently being developed by Milt Nesvig and his staff. When you a re on campus stop by the library to see Milt and the work they are doing ! Also at each meeting there is desig nated time for the committees to meet and go over the projects they have Identified for the year. They then report back to the board before the conclusion of the boa rd meeting.

Beca use the alumni association is growing, the current board will be involved this year with restructu ring, to make it possible for more alumni to be more actively involved .

These plans will be shared with you as the yea r progresses.

What else is gained ? There are the ac­ quaintances of all those serving on the board with you. There is the updating of personal knowledge about the university, both from administrators and students. Since two of our children are presently students at PLU, I learned a g reat deal about concerns of students when I would stop to see both of them and their friends. We certainly weren't able to solve all of the things we d iscussed , but hopefully the airing was helpful to both the students and me as the alum.

There is the opportunity to better under­ stand what direction the university is going, and how an alum can help, telling others abo'.Jt PLU, praying for support, sharing time as a volu nteer, and sha ring money that ca n further the work of the University.

I want to personally take this time to say thank you to the alumni association and to the board for all of the above and for a llowing me this opportunity of g rowth.

By Carol Celdaker PreSident, Alumni Association

During the time I have served on the alumni board, I have received a variety of phone calls regarding PLU . The phone call i want to share with you at this time is the one that asked me, "What do you do when you serve on the alumni board? What involve­ ment is there? How much time does it take? " Since I. too, had these same questions before I served on the board, I would like to sha re with you the present involvement of a boa rd member.

The alumni board presently meets three times a year (the third week of Aug ust, at Homecom ing, and in the spring - March or Aprill. The Aug ust meeting is two days long, the others are day meetings. The fi rst meeting is a retreat type meeting that may or may not be held on ca mpus. New members have the opportunity to get to know the other board members, be introduced to the operation of the board, learn more about the committee on which they will serve, and develop committee plans for the year.

Current committees are: Awards, Annual Fund, Clubs and Cha pters, Prog ra ms and Services, Student Relations, and Class and Homecoming. As you can see by the titles, some of these com mittees have consider­ ably more involvement between meetings than others.

At each board meeting, there is a report given by the president of the university, the ASPLU student body president, and the office of development. The board is brought in touch with what is currently ha ppening at PLU, and the members have an opportunity to ask questions.

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Vo lu nteer Assista nce Key To Conti n u ed Ca mpa i g n Prog ress

By Ronald Coltom Alumni Director

I recently received in the mail a letter reminding me that next week is desig nated as Volunteer Recognition Week locally, coin­ ciding with National Volu nteer Week.

This reminded me of the tremendous job that so many of our alums do for us in helping with student referral and recruit­ ment, attenda nce and pa rtiCipation in PLU activities and events, the good word gener­ ated about their alma mater to friends and associates, and not least the financial su pport given throug h the Annual Fund, Sharing In Strength, and deferred giving .

All of these areas of support, combined, total hundreds and thousands of hours of effort that we wou ld never have if it were not for our volunteers. For this we are tha nkfully appreciative.

This thinking triggered a thought - that since our alums have supported us so well in these areas, I'm sure they would also be willing to help us meet another need .

As you are probably aware our capital campaign, Sharing in Strength, is just about at the halfway point of our $16.5 million goal.

To reach that goal we need your help. Yes, we do need you r dolla r su pport, but that's not what I am asking for now. We a re presently contacting both alumni and friends of the university who we feel could make a major gift to Sharing in Strength. DO YOU KNOW who could possi bly help us do this?

Could you take a few minutes to think of one or several persons we could contact about the possibility of helping with a gift of $1000 or more a year over a five-year period?

Perhaps it is a neig hbor orfriend, someone in your church or a clu b you may belong to, or maybe a fellow employee or busi ness as­ sociate. They may have a tie to PLU or might just be interested i n quality higher education in a Ch ristian context.

Probably by the time you have finished reading this a rticle you will have come up with a name or two. Would you i mmediately take another couple of m inutes to complete the following form. If you have additional names please use another piece of pa per.

Keep in mind that gifts may be other than cash (i.e., stocks, insura nce, annuities, trusts, property; gifts in kind, and any other method convertible to cash).

Don't be afraid of du plication. Submit a card for every top prospect you know ' regardless of whether you feel another person will do so or not. Duplication i nd icates a closer identity with PLU and sometimes provides additional background information.

Please be assu red that your name will be kept in complete confidence. Thanks for all you continue to do for your university.

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Class Notes 1 937 HELEN MARIE (Holtcam p) SAN D E RS is living i n San Jose, Calif . , where she is active in the First Cong regational Church.

1 938 ELVA ( Berg man) WI LLIA M S retired from teaching physical educati o n , health and biology a t Stad ium High Sch ool in Tacoma, Wash. She is now living in Pasadena, Calif

1 940 M rs. MAY ( Pellett) KUNZMANN of Haigaer, Neb , writes that nothing special has happened to her recently except mOI'e g randchild ren She now has four g ra ndsons and five g rand­ daughters

1 951 JASON BOE has been a ppointed to t h e state Econ omic Development Com mission by Gov Vi c Atiyeh of Oregon Jason is the first person in Oregon's his ory to be elected Oregon Senate p resident four consecutive ti mes. He served as president from 1973 u ntil the cu rrent Leg islature convened in Jan. 1 981

1 953 Pastor RICHARD J. BORRU D present­ ly serves as associate pastor of First Lutheran Church in Ellensburg, Wash.

The parish includes two churches and a ca mpus ministry at Central Washing­ ton U n iversity In addition to his pastoral duties in the cong regation, he is also Lutheran campus pastor at the university and administrator of the Center for Campus M inistry He a lso teaches part-ti me in the physical edu ­ c a t i o n d e p a rt m e n t a t C e n t r a l Washington. H e and his wife, Cynthia Ann, have four children .

1 955 After 1 6 hig h ly successful years in the hig h school basketball coaching ranks, RON BILLINGS has accepted the head men's basketball coaching job at Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, Wash .

1 959 JAMES Hill is now principal at Keith­ ley J r. High School in the Franklin Pierce School District, Tacoma, Wash.

He fo rmerly was principal at Ford Jr. High DICK SELLE has retired from the military as a chaplain after serving 20 years. Sixteen years of that time he served as a chaplain i n the Navy and Army. He worked two years as a counselor at a women's prison in Washington State and now resides in Roswell, N . M .

BRYAN H . WALL of Linden, N .J was na med New Jersey Teacher of the Year. He is instructor-coord inator at Linden high School in a program to provide handicapped children with vocational skills. He spends his off hours counseling at a mission in New York's Bowery district Evaluation of the individual, followed by encourage­ ment to capitalize on abilities, is the basis of Wall's educational philosophy.

Bryan is ma rried and he and Na ncy have two sons, And rew and Timothy

1 960 PADDY (O'Ca l laghan) MY ERS is back in the Puget Sound Cou ntry after being away for 18 years. She is currently substitute teaching and hus­ band, Steve, is pastor at Vashon Lutheran Church where they reside.

1 961 ELDA (Reede) CHAN DLE R and hus­ band, Sa m , are living in Oxford , Ohio, where Nelda is a staff n u rse in O . R . at Mercy North Hospital in Ha milton, Ohio. Her husband is a professor at M iami U niversity - Oxford . Thev have two ch i ldren, a daughter, Li nda. age 1 2 . and a son , Bill, age 1 0.

PEGGY (Ogden) HOWE i s a master's of divin ity student in the S.O .5. prog­ ram at Tri nity Lutheran Seminary i n Columbus, Ohio. S h e lives in Beaver­ creek. Ohio .

M I M PAU L L. U RLIE '64 (AN N E GRAV­ ROCK '65) are the parents of a son, Jonathan David, born April 1 5, 1 980.

He joins sisters Karen, 1 0; Mary, 5; and Andrea , 3. They live in Oakland, Calif JANN ETIE (Brei mer) MASSA is enroll ­ e d a t Seattle Pacific University working on her home economics education emphasiS. Stle and er husband and their three children, Sharon, 1 3; David, 1 2; and Pau l . 1 0, live in Tacoma, Wash .

1 966 SANDY (Oleson) KU KA has been transferred to the Denver a rea from Portland, O re , where she is working as a nurse in oncology. She has two daughters, Karina, 9, and Holly, 7. They live in Lakewood, Colo.

RICHARD W. MILLER of Calgary, Al­ berta is vice president of Organization Resources Consultants, L d. in Calgary

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1 962 Dr. NORTON WISE, is professor of the history of science at the U niversity of California in Los Angeles. He has a doctor's deg ree in physics from the University of Califorll1a, Berkeley and a doctor's deg ree i n h i story fro m P rinceton UniverSity.

1 963 KARLEEN (Isaacson) KENN EDY is liv­ i ng in Seattle, Was h . , where she is active in refugee work with Vietnam­ ese . Her husband, Bruce, is president of Alaska Airlines. They recently visited Eng Sik Tang '64 in Bangkok, Thailand .

Tang is with his father in the export­ im port busi ness.

1 964 JANET RAIHL and husband, Dean, a re the parents of identical twin daug h ­ ters, Janel and DeAnna, born o n Oct 1 1 , 1 977. They joined their two b roth ­ ers, Steven and Gregory, now 1 3 and 11 years old respectively. They live in Renton, Wash.

JE RRY DODGEN of Modesto, Calif is district manager and millionnaire pro­ ducer with Investors Diversified Ser­ vices. He c o n d u cts semi n a rs i n churchs on Biblical prinCiples of finan­ cial planning, accompanied by much personal counseling in financial and spiritual matters. He recently taught "Creative Sales" classes at Modesto Jr. College.

1 965 C Y NTHIA (Weaver) BENNETI and h usband are the new owners of Daybreak Ch ristian Bookstore in Fern ­ dale, Wash. They a re changing the name of their store to Psalms of Joy. They will conti nue their wood working company, Cou ntry Craftsman, and continue to live in Lynden, Wash RICH '65 and CONNIE (Haan) HILDAHL '65, of Tiburon, Calif. a re the parents of a baby girl, Britt Astrid, born Jan . 1 0, 1 981 . She joins two brothers, Trygve, 7, and Lars, 5 .

cently received a new son from Korea, Matthew Allen Hak-Goo. He joins a brother, Eric and a sister, Kirsten.

Matthew is three years old . They live at 776 North 8th , Redmond, Ore. 97756 and their phone nu mber is 503/5488042. They are used to friends and visitors stopping by throughout the year and they say eig ht mountains are visible on a normal high plateau su nny day They challenge you to count them some time.

P H Y LLIS ( Booth) SCHN EID ER has been na med Editor-In-Chief of Young Miss Magazine, a Parents Magazine Enterprises publication. She was for­ merly employed with Weight Watch­ ers Magazine as managing editor.

1 970 Thomas and J U DITH CARR are the parents of a son, Ma rk Jacob, born Feb. 24, 1 981 . He joins a b rother Benjamin Christopher. age 2 .

Pastor JOHN N . FI NSTU EN has ac­ cepted a call to Wooden C ross Luthe­ ran Church in Woodinville, Wash J o in ­ ing him in the move will be his wife, KATH ERINE '70, and his children, Pe er, 6; Andrew, 4; and Katherine, 2 .

RICK JOH NSON was recently elected an officer of Wi lliam N . Mercer, Inc. Mercer is the largest empl oyee benefit consu lting fi rm in the world . Rick h a s also been selected to Who's Who and other organizations for the past th ree years for his work in the employee benefits field . He l ives on Mercer Island, Was h .

ROGER KASPER and wife, JANICE (Johnston ) '73 are now livi ng in Aber­ deen, N.J where Roger is employed as an accountant at Mobil Corporation'S national headquarters i n New York City. Janice has her hands full at home taking care of Janene, age 4 years, and Ada m, 1 '/2 years

1 971 Dr. Robert Krieger

ROBERT I . KRIEGER of Issaq u a h , Wash . , has been appointed to the faculty of the Washington, Oregon, Idaho (WOIl Program in Veterinary Medical Education . Bob was named a professor in the depa rtment of veteri­ nary comparative anato my, p h a r ­ macology a n d physiology a t Washing­ ton State U niversity and a professor of toxico logy in veterinary medicine at the U niversity of Idaho. He has a doctorate In toxicology from Cornell University, Ithaca, N .Y . After teaching toxicology at the University of Califor­ nia at Davis for 1 0 years, Bob said he came to the Palouse for "increased opportunities in teachi ng and re­ searc h . " He lives in Moscow, Idaho.

NANCY WILLIAMS, who was manager of communications for the Economic Development Council of Puget Sound, Seattle, has been named director of t h e five- m e m b e r s t a ff of t h e S n o h o m ish County Economic De­ velopment Council i n Everett, Was h .

1 968 RONALD A. MELVER '68 and wife, CAROL (Berg '08) a re living in Re­ dmond, Ore., where Ron is pastor of Zion Lutheran Church and Carol main­ tains her R.N. credentials working part-ti me at Central Oregon District Hospital in Red mond . They have re-

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KENNETH DOGGETI (Brian Jennings) of KXL NEWSITALK RADIO in Portland, Ore., has been awarded the Ohio State Award in the 1 981 competition for his program "Mt st Helens - A Radio Diary . " The Ohio State Awards recog­ nize excellence in educational, infor­ mationa l and public affairs broadcast­ ing. It is the oldest broadcasting award in th e nation. The program has also rated a Broadcast Media Award from the Broadcast Industry Conference.

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M/M ROGER W. A N DERSO N , J R . , a re the parents of a daug hter, Brita Catheri ne, born N ov . 1 0 , 1 980. Roger is working o n his Ph D . dissertation at the U niversity of Chicago Divin ity School in the area of Old Testament He plans to go to Israel again i n the s u m mer of 1 9 81 for a rchaeologist excavation at Tell el - Hesi M/M Walter Binz '7 2 ( E U N I C E LYSO ' 7 ' 1 ) are the pa rents of a dau g h ter, Katie Aileen , born J u ne 2 5 , 1 980 . She joins a brother N atha n, 4. Walter is head footb a l l coach at Rose H i l l J r .

Hi g h School at Red mond, Was h . He a lso is an Eng lish teacher.

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W I LLIAM GEBH ARDT and wife, Carly, and ty,/O sons, M a rk a nd Matthew a re l ivi ng i n Spencerport, N .Y . Bill has been prom oted to senior man ufactu ring analyst at Sybron/pfaudler Compa ny.

M/M MAR K A . N ESVIG are the pa rents of a son, Paul Arnold, born Feb. 20, 1 9 81 in Phoenix, Ari z .

J O H N a nd J U L I E (Turner '71 ) SVE N D ­ S E N of Yakima, Wash , have started a new busi ness there, "Svends M o u n ­ ta in Sports " , specializing i n backpack­ ing, mou ntaineeri ng, and cross-co u n ­ try skiing eq uipment and cloth ing John manages the store a nd J u l i e is the bookkeeper as well as a fourth­ g rade teacher. They have a 4-year-old son, Mark.

DR. STE P H E N WISE i s professor of economics at Ha rvard U n iversity, C a m ­ bridge, Mass. He h a s a doctor's d e g ree from Washington State Un iversity.

1 972 KARL ARNE is a chemist for the Environ mental Protection Agency i n Washington , D . C . H e has a doctor of philosophy degree in chem istry from Washington State Un iversity RICK and GAIL < Botz '72) GARLAND have both co mpleted master's de­ g rees at the Un iversity of Wisconsin­ Madison, Rick i n agri c u ltura l eco n om ­ ics and Gail in a pplied E n g l i sh lingu ist­ ics (TESU. They moved in Janu ary 1 980 to the Wash i ngton , D . C . area where Rick works at USDA in the coo perative development division as a sm all farm coo perative advisor. Gail is a volu nteer p rogram specialist at Peace Corps headquarters. They live in Annandale, Va. On March 21 , 1 981 LI N DA GATCH was ma rried to Don Lacombe (g rad uate of the Un iversity of Washington) in a small private fa m i ly ceremony at Sno­ qualmie Fa l l s . Li nda recently left the SEAnLE TON IG HT TONITE show at KING- TV to go into the public relations field . Don is cu rrently production manager/executive producer of prog ­ ra mming for KING -TV. They will m a ke their home in Seattle, Wash .

M / M M i c k M a rq u a r d t U O D Y SCHWICH '72) are the parents of a son, Paul Thomas, born on Nov. 1 0 , 1 980.

He joins a brother, C h ristia n, 4; and a sister, Eliza beth, 2 % . M ick is a M issouri Synod Lutheran pastor in I nternational ' Fal ls, M i n n , a nd Jody teaches part­ time at Rainy River Community Col­ lege in HPER and is assista nt girls' volleyball coach at Falls High Sch ool .

She received a master of science degree i n H P E R from Utah State U n iversity in 1 9 79.

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Or Tim Brooks Dr. TIMOTHY BROOKS M A ' 7 2 , as­ sociate dean of students at the U niver­ sity of Delaware si nce 1 979, has bee n reassigned to the office of the vice president for student affairs as assis­ tant to the vice president and coor­ din ator of jlJdicial affa irs at the u niver­ sity.

1 973 CAROL O. ELLIS MA '73 is cu rrently employed by U S . D . a s di rector of mil itary education at E l lsworth A . F . B . i n Ra pid City, So. Oak, He is working o n h i s doctorate at Nova Un iversity They have two childre n , Carla, 3 years old and Joshua, born Nov. 1 980.

RIM HAROLD B. H E N DRI CKSON of S u n b u rst, Mont, a re the parents of a son, Paul Joseph Viken, born Aug 5 , 1 980. h e joins a brother, J o h n , 2 Harold is pastor at Lutheran C h u rch of S u n b u rst M/M MARK MEYER '73 (C O N N I E H E I N EMANN '73) a re the parents of a daug hter, Rachel Marga ret, born Feb. 5 , 1 981 . She joins a sister, Em ily, 2%, Mar k teaches Engl ish and German at Ritzville High School and is a part-time wheat farmer.

KARL and LINDA ( H ansen '73) N E L­ SON '72, a re now making their home In New Orlea ns, La . , where Karl is on the facu lty of the Lou isiana State Universi­ ty Medical School a nd Linda is busy teaching i n a pre-school at Ch rist the King Lutheran C h u rch. They have a son, Brian and are expecting their second child late this s u m m e r LORNA (Ma ndt) ROBERTSON x ' 7 3 and hus ba nd, D o n a l d , and their three sons, David, 9; Andrew, 5 and Peter, 4; have lived in Ka ilua, Hawaii for 1 0 years M/M DALE SODEN '73 ( MARGARET K R I N G E N '73) a re the parents of a son, Joel Edward, born Mar. 1 0, 1 981 . They a re now living i n Shawnee, Okla , where Dale is an assistant professor of history at Okla homa Baptist U n iversity He received his P h . D . in American H istory at the Un iversity of Wa shing­ ton last faiL M/M ARTH U R SPURRELL '72 ( LAURA GUSTAV '73) are the pa rents of a son, E rik Thomas, born Mar. 1, 1 98 1 . Art continues working for I ntel Corp in Aloha, Ore, Laura q uit her part-time job a month ago to be home with Cyn di, 2'V2 and baby Eri k .

D A N A WALK a n d Kyle L D y e were ma rried M a r. 1 4, 1 981 at O u r Savior's Lutheran C h u rch in Clarkston, Was h .

Dana i s cu rrently teaching Eng lish to I ndo-Chin ese refugees at Lewis & Clark State Ccl leg e and Kyle is a radio a n n o u n ce r at KCLK radio i n Cla rksto n .

LI N DA C H RISTIAN is teaching at Ka la­ ma High School i n Kalama, Wash . She is chai rman of the Engl ish department and d i rector of the school d rama program RANDY and Cindi DeKO KER of Kent, Was h . , a re he parents of a son, Steven Buc kho ltz, born Jan . 2 2 , 1 981 . He jOin s a sister, Kristen, 2 . Randy teaches a n d coaches a t Cascade J r . H igh i n Auburn, Was h .

J O E M . ESCAMILLO i s living in J effer­ son City, Mo , where he is start- u p test eng ineer at Call oway N u clear Power Stati o n for MATSCO, a division of M u lti a m p Corp TU RI (Thompson) H OVERSTEN a n d h usband, Ma rk, a re living i n Albuq uer­ q ue, New Mex , where Turi is beg i n ­ n i n g a master's i n French literature a t the U niversIty of New Mexico, and Mark is in the MFA program in paint ­ i ng He a l s o works part-time a s a n a rchitect M/M MARK SALTER '73 ( D E BORAH BAKER '74) a re the parents of a son, Jonathan, born Jan. 1 9 , 1 981 . Mark is an eng ineer for Boeing Com puter Services a nd Deborah i s a clinical tech n o l o g ist at the U niversity of Washington They live in Both ell, Was h .

1 975 MARK FREEMA N recently joined the Ba n k of Pou lsbo as vice president a n d cashier. He lives in Poulsbo with h i s wife a n d two s o n s , Kyle, 31.12 , an d Peter, 1.

SUSIE GATC H is living in Chehalis, Wash , where she works for the State o f W a s h i n gto n c o o rd i na t i n g emergency services prog ra ms f o r Lewis Cou nty. S h e says with Mt St Helens a nd a l l the flooding it has been an interesting job. Susie rece ntly a n ­ nou nced her eng agement to Lewis C o u nty D e p uty Sheriff, Randy C .

Ham ilton . A May 3 wedding is plan ned JOYCE GRAN is teaching French a n d E n g l i s h a t Wah kia kum High School i n t h e Longview, Was h . a rea .

ERIC L1DER and Anne Freeman were married on Sept 2 0 , 1 980. They a re making th eir home in West Linn, Ore. Eric teaches elem entary P.E, in Lake Osweg o and Anne works as a dental hygienist i n Portland.

M/M M I K E DEGN '75 (J I LL STEN E H J E M x'76) a r e t h e pa rents o f a daug hter, Sarah Michelle, born Sept 24, 1 9 80 .

They live in Sidney, M o n t , where they are enjoyi ng life managing a l a rge, irrigated fa rm.

M/M J I M FLADLAND '75 ( KA T H Y T RO N D SEN ' 7 5 ) have ado pted a s o n , Stephen Pa u l , b o r n Sept 2 3 , 1 9 80 .

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27, 1 981 .

Naomi ( Lyso) a n d Mark Hagen a re living in the Mi dwest where Mark is a second -year student at Luther Sem i ­ nary in s t . P a u l and Naomi i s e mployed at Kidder-Peabody, Inc, in M i n nea polis, MlM Tide rma n ( M i m i Mogck) are the parents of a son, Bret Lawrence, born Jan. 1 5 , 1 981 . They live i n Port Angeles, Wash

1 976 RICK K O U H L, D D S , was g rad u a ted fro m the U niversity of Washington De ntal School last J un e. He has beg u n private practice at 1 06 S . 1 3 1 st st , Ta coma, Was h .

MARIE SCHAU ER received a M S degree in m i neral engineering from the University of Californ i a - Berkeley i n June 1 980. She is currently working towards a Ph . D . in civil e n g i n eering at Berkeley, specializing in geological engi neering.

RUTH SC HEPM AN is th e director of m u s i c at Geth s e m a n e L u t h e r a n C h u rch i n St. Paul, M i n n . She teaches sixth g rade half days a n d classroom music half days Her address is 1 905 Wilson Ave, #103, St, Paul, MN 5 5 1 1 9 and she would like to hea r from her PLU friends.

M/M ROBE RT EVERSON '76 (MARLYS MAnER '74) are the parents of a daug hter, Cara Cllristine, born J u n e 29, 1 980. She joins a brother, J osh u a , 2112 , The Eversons l ive i n Tacoma and Bob is employed by West Coast Vi nyl. and H a l l m ark Properties ELLEN COREY, MA '76, received special recog nition from the U n iversi­ ty of Chicago for dedication to her job a nd success in relating to a rea youth She is a j u n i or cou nselor and g uidance cou nselor at the schooL

Or. A. W. Ramstad, PLU professor emeritus, and Jeanne Ahrendt 78 were the Trinity Lutheran Church (Parkland) congrega tional captains for the recent LCA Seminary Appeal.

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M/M D. PATRICK M I C H E L 76 (VICKI HAGE N 76) are th e parents of a daug hter, Kelly An ne, on Nov. 1 6, 1 98 0 . Pat is tea c h i n g m u s i c at Was h i ngton High School a nd di recting the concert choir at PLU . Vicki is teaching ki nderg a rten at Ti l l i c u m Elementary School. They live in Taco­ ma, Wash .

LO RI HOFFMAN i s back in Portla nd, Ore , living with her parents temporar­ ily w h ile she gets further established in the A merican Red C ross where she is a blood services n u rse. She does health histories a nd draws blood from the donors, but she will be off traveling again soon as her job is on the mobile u n its covering Oregon and southwest Was hingto n . In 1 979 she had a trip to the British Isles , then moved to Hawaii for 1 1 months where she worked i n a n u rses agency She was a ble to fly i nter-island as a maternity n u rse. While there she saved her money for a vacation in Australia and New Zeala nd.

CONNIE TAN N E R and Rand Huggett were ma rried Aug . 1 6, 1 980. After several months in Modesto, Ca lif. , where Connie worked as a learning handicapped instructor at the j u nior high level and Rand worked as a g raphic artist. they moved to Jackson, Calif . , where Rand was offered a high school art teaching position They are expecting their first baby in August.

Maj. ELAINE L. JAMES is employed at the Gorgas Army Hospital and at present is working as a n orthopaedic­ EENT medica l -surgical R . N . She was recently selected to attend the US Army Comma n d and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Ka nsas, and will be a student there from J u ly ­ December 1 981 . S h e says i t h a s been interesting to be at Gorgas d u ring the tra nsition of th e Panama Canal from U . S . control to Panamanian control, due to the 1 979 Treaty.

BECKY S N I D E R has been teaching for the past three yea rs at a church ­ related ju nior college in Kofu, Japa n .

S h e was sent the re b y t h e Lutheran C h u rch i n America . Following a five­ month return to the States, including her home in Anchorage, Alaska, she will return to Japan in J uly to study the Japa n ese la nguage at I nternational Christian U n iversity in Tokyo.

JANET THO M PSON is an admi nistra­ tive resea rch assistant for an allergy research foundation in Seattle , Wash .

The foundation i s involved in studying the effects of the Mt. St. Helens Volcanic Ash fallout on a llergiC chil­ d ren . She is engaged to Dr. Wes Schreiber, and they pla n to exchange marriage vows i n August. He is a graduate of Oberlin College and Baylo r College of Medicine, and is a Senior Fellow at the U niversity of Washington Department of Biochemistry .

M/M Damon Wrig ht (KAREN WRIGHT 76) a re the parents of an adopted baby g i rl named Rebecca Jean on Jan. 27, 1 981 . Karen has been working as back-up WIC n u rse at Clatsop Cou nty Health Department. The family will be moving to Colorado Springs, colo. in the s u m mer, where Damon will be entering Nazarene Bible College for preparation for the mi nistry .

1 977 PAUL K . LEUNG 77 a nd SY LVIA K U M '80 were married in Jan. 1 981 . Pa ul will receive his master's deg ree on May 1 6, 1 981 and they will move to Portla nd, Ore. in J u ne. Pa ul will start his training in psychiatry at the U niversity of Oregon Hospital thereafter.

M/M Hal Russell (KAREN EDLIN 77) a re the parents of a son, Jeremy Daniel, born J a n . 3, 1 981 . He is their fi rst chi l d . Karen is the occupational health n u rse at J M . Martinac Ship­ building C o rp o ra t i o n in Taco m a , Wash , a n d Hal i s assistant manager of the Willows Branch of Puget Sound National Bank in Puyallup, Was h . They live in Spanaway.

JOSEPH M. FISCH E R is director of student activities a nd housing at cent­ ral Oregon Com m u n ity College in Bend, Ore. He received his master's of education deg ree in college student services administration from Oregon State U niversity in Corva llis in June 1 980. Following his g raduation in J u ne 1 980 he took a one-month tou r of New Zealand, before assuming his present pOSitio n .

AL LEWIS is n o w living a n d working in Athens, Greece. He was promoted by the Air Force Audit Agency after being assigned in Madrid, Spain for two years . He is now chief of the a rea audit office at Hellen ikon Air Base, G reece. AI has completed 27 semester hours of g raduate study and is currently work­ ing on the remai ning three semester hours req uired for a master of science degree in management by the E u ro ­ pean Region o f Troy State U niversity

1 978 A daug hter, Tammie Jean, was born to D EBBIE (Mase) CORRELL MA 78 and h usband, Bill, on Feb. 23, 1 981 . Debbie received her master's deg ree in gui­ dance and counseling in 1 978 from PLU . This is their first child. When her schedule allows, Debbie plans to con ­ tinue teaching part-ti me for Big Bend Community College and also private pian o teaching They live in E p h rata, Wash.

AU DREY CORY E L was married on Oct. 28, 1 980 to Katsuhiko Okuda in Kobe, Japan while Aud rey was a short­ term missionary there. Her h usband has a n electric heater company in Japan where they pla n to reside permanently.

CATH E R I N E DOROTHY is engaged to marry Paul Speral o n Aug . 8, 1 981 .

They will be married in G race Lutheran Church, Bellevue, Was h . , and will be moving to Fargo, N . D . after the wed­ d i n g . Catherine is currently teaching first g rade in the U n iversity Place School District, Tacoma, Was h .

LISA ( Buck) HALEY i s working i n su rgery at t h e local hospital in Mos­ cow, Ida ho.

KRISTEN (Anderson) KALBRENER are living in Tacoma, Wash ., where they have just pu rchased a new home.

Kristen is working for a travel center in Lakewood and she and h usband, John, spend as m uch time as possible traveling.

LAU R I E KRA M E R and Philip D rage were married recently in U niversity Place Presbyterian C h u rch in Tacoma, Was h . Laurie is employed by U nited Fisheries, Inc. of Astoria, O re . , and Philip is a commercial fisherman a n d skipper o f t h e fishing vessel Coho.

They are making their home in West­ port, Wash .

M/M DAVE LARSGAARD 7 6 (CHERYL DAVENPORT 78) a re the parents of a daug hter, Katie Ann, born Mar. 1 1 , 1 981 . They live in Portla nd, Ore. LAY N E PREST and Karin Marasko w e re ma r r i ed D e c . 20, 1 980 in Chinook, Was h . They now live in Naselle where Layne works for a State institution for juvenille delinquents as a counselor. Ka rin is a sixth g rade teacher i n Astoria, Ore . They would like to hear from friends and fellow Mayf­ est people Thei r address is NYC 203-A, Naselle, Wa 986 1 4 .

JOYCE SUTHERLAND a n d R o n a l d H a h n were ma rried J a n . 5 , 1 980 a n d a re n o w stationed a t Carswell A F B , Tex. Joyce is a 1 st Lt. n u rse and Ronald is a 2nd Lt. both in the U . S . Air Force.

1 979 STEVE ANDERSON 79 and wife SHA­ RON (E nyeart 78) a re living in Portla nd, O re. where Steve is working in a private clinic. He g raduated from Northwest­ ern School of Physical Therapy in Sept.

1 980. Sharon teaches fi rst g rade in Beaverton School District, Beaverton, Ore. J EA N BLACK is now working for the Naval Supply Center Puget Sound in B remerton, Wash . As a n accou nting tech she is in the operating accounts section at the control desk. Prior to her new job she was a lead cou rier for Pan Am at the Trident Support P roject, Bangor B O N N I E COUGHLIN became M rs . Don Blair on the 26th of May, 1 979, the day before graduating from PLU . She is now working as a real estate agent for Sun Realty in Lakewood, Wash. Her h usband, Don, is a carpenter and is employed with Absher Construction Compa ny They have recently purch­ ased and a re now living in their new home in Tacoma .

BETH COUGHLI N , twin sister to Bon­ nie, also g raduated on May 27, 1 979.

She has n ow completely recovered from being involved in a near fatal car accident on the 1 4th of Jan . 1 980. I n t h e accident Beth sustained a broken pelVis in fou r places, 1 0 broken ribs, a ru ptured bladder, a ru ptured spleen (which had to be removed) , a collaps­ ed lung, nerve damage to her left a rm, and even u nderwent cardiac and re­ spiratory arrest. After being revived through CPR. she remained on a respirator for nine days Beth has written an account of her experience, through which she learned much . She hopes for possible publication some­ day. Since the fall of 1 980, Beth has been teaching physical education clas­ ses, part-ti me, at Tacoma Commu nity College, as well as doing some substi­ tute teachi ng D E N ISE DAVIS has joined the staff at the Ad Gallery, East Wenatchee, as an advertising consultant.

LESLI E FORSB ERG is working in Seat­ tle for Hill & Knowlton Pu blic Relations as an acco u nt executi ve / m e d i a specialist. I n h e r spare time Leslie dances with two Scandinavian dance g roups, N o rdiske and Leikarringer.

Demystifying the media by J EAN WILEY H UY LER, MA 79, is gaining international attentio n . lt is bei ng used as a college text by several com m u n i ­ cations program instructors and has been reviewed in several national publications and state newspapers.

Jean also is instructing media relations workshops based on the manual. She has spoken in the Tacoma a rea, and also spoke at the National School Boards Association convention and for

the National School Public Relations Association held i n Dallas, Tex. on April 1 1 a nd 1 2 . The manual is available for $9 . 1 0 including packaging and post­ age and 40¢ Washington state sales tax, from Jean Wiley Huyler, c/o J a n Fader, P . O . B o x 2862, Olympia, W A 98507.

1 980 DANIEL R. CRO M I E and Natalie Mob­ ley were ma rried recently in South Tacoma Baptist C h u rch . Dan is a branch manager of Dightman's Bi ble Book Centers, Inc. They a re making their home in Tacoma , Wash .

M E LISSA FLOTREE i s currently work­ i ng for the state and will begin e d u c a t i o n s t u d i e s at W e st e r n Washington U niversity in Bellingham, Was h . in J u ne.

DOUGLAS W . STUBSTEN was awarded the Robert T. Knight Memorial Award in Tacoma, Wash . last Dec. Doug gained the award from the Tacoma Chapter of the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants in recog ­ nition of gaining the hig hest score i n Pierce Cou nty d u ring t h e 1 980 spring CPA exa m.

I n Memoria m ROBERT M . J USSILA '51 , passed away on Aug 1 8, 1 980 of a heart attack. Bob had been a claims exa miner for 26'/2 years for M utua l of E n umclaw Insur­ ance C o mpany He is su rvived by his wife, Barbara, who resides in Buckley, Wash .

FORESTIN E (Wise) MONSEN '67 of G ig Harbor, Was h . passed away Feb. 1 3, 1 981 in Tacoma, Wash. She was a teacher and taught at A rt on d a l e School. S h e i s survived b y h e r hus­ band, Robert, and three children, Anne M a rie, Forest Robert, and Adam .

M u i r; also her mother, Nell Wise of Gig Ha rbor; her sister Katharine Schimke of Parkla nd; and her brothers, David Wise of Newtonvil le, Mass , Paul Wise of Gig Ha rbor, and Norton Wise of Los Angeles, Calif.

JERRY E . LU BKING '64, passed away March 7, 1 981 . He worked for Sta ndard Oil Co., from 1 962 until 1 973, when he became a wholesale d istributor in Tacoma, Eatonville and Enu mclaw. He was a Presbyterian and a M a rine veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include h is wife, Diane; two daughters, Debbie of U niversity Place and Teri of Bellingham; a son , Wake R , at home; and his mother, Edna M urray, and a brother, Gene, both of Wenatchee.

G E RHARD A. MOLDEN '30 passed away Mar. 1 4 , 1 981 . He is survived by his wife, Edna, of Seattle; sister, Ma rie Sundene, of Olympia; four nieces, and 23 g rand-n ieces and nephews.

GILBERT G. STORAASLI ' 1 0, passed away Mar 24, 1 981 in Parkland, Wash .

He was a retired dry clea ner. A n Army veteran of World Wa r I, he was a member of the World War I Vetera ns.

Survivors included a daug hter, M rs .

Doris Johnson o f G resham, Ore . ; a son, Kenneth of Tacoma; a sister, Elsie Daniels of Parkland; nine g randchil ­ d ren a n d five g reat- g randchildren

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Winter sports Wrapup Highlights Lute Successes SkIIng

Lute sophomore Greg Timm, an eleventh-hour entry at the March 8 National Colleg iate Ski Confer­ ence meet at Cliffs Ridge, Michi­ ga n, enjoyed his finest outing of the season, placing second in skimeister com petition The PLU team captain, from Bend, Ore., was runnerup to Scott Miller of Sierra State (Calif.) in the com bined nordic-a lpine scoring.

Swimming

Freshmen made the biggest splash in national swimming com­ petition. Mark Olson earned AII­ America honors by placi ng sixth in the 1 00 butterfly at the NAIA meet in Li berty, Mo. He was seventh in the 200 fly and 1 1 th in the 1 00 breast Liz Green placed i n four events at the AIAW tank test in Cedar Rapids, la . Green's best showi ng was a seventh in the 200 individual medley As a team, the Lute men finished 1 1 th , the Lady lutes 41 st Wrestling

Exactly o n e month after-the­ fact, PLU was declared NAIA Dis­ trict 1 wrestling champion, based on extracts from the bi-district meet staged i n February. Four Lute grapplers, Pa u l Giovannini (1 34), Russ Netter (1 67 ) M i ke Agostin i (1 77), and Jeff Ro h r ( 1 90) claimed individual titles, while PLU mentor Dan Hensley was named district coach of the yea r. The Lutes were thi rd in conference action. Giovannini, seventh at na­ tionals in 1 980, wrapped up his collegiate career with a fifth place medal at the NAIA meet in Ed­ mond, Okla. Giovannini's four-year record was 90-1 2-3.

Women's Basketball

L a d y L u te hoopsters, who breezed th rough the Women's Conference of Independent Col­ leges (WCIC) season with a 10-0 mar �, found the going rough outSide league boundaries' finish­ ing 1 3 - 1 3 overall. PLU, 1 3-5 agai nst Division III schools, placed fourth at � CWSA regionals. J unior guard JOrle Lange, a sterling defensive performer, was named to the WCIC all-star first tea m. Sopho­ more Cindy Betts paced the Pac­ lutes in scoring with an 1 1 .1 average.

Basketba ll

Dave Lashua, who moved into the nu mber seven slot in PLU's all­ time basketba ll scoring derby this year, earned several other ac­ co ! ades during his final cage cam­ paig n . The 6-7 senior was na med first team all-conference and all­ district, as well as second tea m Little All-Northwest Lashua added team captain and MVP awards to his trophy shelf. Another senior John Greenquist, was a first tea m NWC and NAIA District 1 all -star.

Wome n's Softba ll Tea m Off To Fast Sta rt Regaining the batting touch that swelled the team sock aver­ age to . 364 will be the last- half goal of PL.U women softballers, who experienced a 1 9-day layoff the result of inclement weather a nd a 1 0-day spring vacation break.

The Lady Lutes, 6-1 i n their fi rst full fast-pitch season, have a cadre of heavy bat wielders. Shortstop Diane Bankson was belting . 500 at t � e break, Jorie La nge .474, Tracy Vigus A44, Jean Man riquez .42 1 , Mela nie Steen .400, and Kim Am­ burgy .364.

In the pitching depa rtment Manriquez started out 4-0 with a 2 . �0 ERA. Lange was 2 - 1 with a 3 . 1 4 yelld .

Fres h men Spark Lutes To NW Li nks Leaders hip A swinging group, The Five Freshmen, have made a big hit on the PLU tour, but unlike their plagia rized antecedpnts, this quin­ tet specializes in classics.

PLU, which jumped off to a nearly insurmountable 1 22 poi nt lead after th ree rounds of the six­ stop Northwest Small College Golf Classic, has five frosh playing on the top six.

Todd Kraft (Tacoma -Wilson) the individual classic leader, is joi ned

by J �ff Clare (Redding, CAl, Tim Dahelm (Tacoma - Washi ngton) John Briggs (Pleasanton, CAl, an d Jo h n N o k l e b e r g ( T a c o m a ­ Washi ngtonl. Breaking up the frosh fraternity is senior team capta in Mike McEntrie (Vashon).

At the midway j u n cture of the tour, Kraft, Clare, and Daheim ra n k one-two-three in classic medal play.

Olson President Of AAH PE R D N W District Dr . . David Olson, d irector of AthletiCS and the School of Physic­ al Ed ucation, is sporting another elongated title.

Ol �on has begun his reign as preSi dent of the Northwest Dis­ trict of the American Alliance for H �alth, PhYSical Education, Recre­ ation and Dance. . His term of office is this profes ­ Sional organization, which encom­ passes Oregon, Montana, Idaho Alaska, and Washington, extend s th rough February, 1982 .

Eig ht PLU Cinder Ma rks Fall I n Ea rly Spring Com petition If you thin k i ndividual track and field accomplishments will out­ shine team performa nce at PLU this spring, well , that's a Purdy good guess.

It's a record -breaking year for Lute women and men, with Kristy Purdy the author of three of the eight marks etched by Easter vacation .

Purdy, a Spoka ne (Central Valley) freshman, was better than a mi­ nute under the AIAW national qualifying standard with a 37 : 1 2 .8 reading for 1 0,000 meters. She u �dercut the 5000 national fig ure With a 1 7 :43.9 run i n January. Her 1 0:22.4 time in the 3000 is another PLU record . .

Debbie Tri ' s 4:48.2 i n the 1 500 and Heather Jahr's 1 5 .6 for the 1 00 meter hurdles have been written i n the PLU record book.

Dianne Johnson legged an 1 8 :08.6 in the 5000 to qualify for nationals .

I n t h e m e n ' s c a m p , Nava l Academy transfer Bob Sargent

zipped through 800 meters in 1 :53.8, a PLU record . Phil Schot upped his own decathlon mark to 691 8, which was also a national qua lifying effort. Neil Weaver un­ coiled the 16 pound hammer 1 60 1 0, 2 0 feet 2 inches beyond his own school sta ndard .

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Underclass Dominance Brightens Future Outlook For Lute Athletics

Senior tackle Mike Peterson entertains Lister Elementary School students.

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Well over 1 00 students at Lister Elementary School i n Taco m a "earned" their way to last fall's PLU football games by achieving weekly personal and academ ic goals.

Their achievements are the re­ sult of an "alliance" formed in September between the Lister students, Lute football players and PLU Coach Frosty Westerin g.

The year-long program began with a school assembly in Sep­ tember. PLU gridders and cheer­ leaders talked with students about personal goal setting, attitudes and behavior.

Since then, 1 4-1 6 players, work­ ing in teams of two, visit Lister classrooms at least once every two weeks, building friendshi ps and discussing citizenship and motiva­ tional subjects.

After the football season ended , Westering plan ned a special work­ shop for Lister parents.

One of the coordinators, Ted Joh nstone, a 1 961 PLU alumnus, said that the prog ram gives stu­ dents contact with young, self­ disciplined men who have a good attitude about themselves, school and life in general.

"Sports figu res can serve as models for success in school and at home," he added .

In 16 Yea rs Call it a solar deficiency, present and past, for the PLU baseba ll nine.

The ra in-plagued Lutes, who haven't been on the sunny side of a season diamond record for 1 6 years, took a 7 - 3 ledger with them on a spring vacati on Ea stern swing .

With makeup games stacking up after seven washouts, PLU's pitch­ ing staff will get a stern test in the e n s u i n g weeks . Fortunately, mou nd miseries , which have plagued the Parklanders for years, have abated.

The Lutes' three-man starting rotation is headed by Steve Klei n, a junior rightha nder, whose under­ handed deliveries are a blend of Kent Tekulve and the roto- rooter.

Klein won his first three decisions, struck out nearly a man per inning, and fashioned a 1 . 23 earned ru n average.

PLU's principa l forte continues to be hitting. Junior shortstop Mike Davis was . batting an even . 500 after ten games. Third sacker Eric Monson, also a ju nior, was stroking .467, with four home runs . Sophomore left fielder Rich Vranjes had a .333 swat mark along with 1 2 RBis.

Lig ht FOU rs Key To PLU Rowi ng Sea son Success Taking a page from the bever­ age industry, the premium local product in crew this spring is PLU Lite .

Light fours, in pa rticular, repre­ sent the strength of both the m e n ' s a n d women's row i n g prog ra m Lute oarsmen peaked at the Western Wa shi ngton Reg atta , trai ling runneru p Wash ington, the recog nized West Coast na utical power, by just a second . Sopho-

more Kerry McMullen stroked the four; Doug Love was in seat three, Armen Sha nafelt in two, Steve Knudsen in bow, Rachel Running the coxswain.

Both the Lady Lute light and open fours were victorious i n the Daffodil Classic on American Lake.

The light shell had Anne Gamble at" stroke, Jenny Nelson in bow, Beth Liming in seat two, Kath leen Bra n h a m t h ree with N a n c y Thom pson the coxswai n .

Where have all the seniors gone, long -time passing? While the hit tu ne's lyrics had the flowers in exodus, at PLU it's the fourth-year athletic performers.

Of 1 93 names appearing on the spri ng rosters of nine sports, only 27 a re seniors, 1 3 .9 percent of the total.

In women 's tennis, there are no seniors on an 1.8-player roster.

Golf is 1 -for-1 0, baseba Il 1 -for-25, men's crew 2 -for-28. Men's track and women 's softball each have six seniors, to combine for nea rly half the total . " It's h a r d t o ex p l a i n t h e rhythms," said faculty athletic re­ presentative Phil Nordquist, not­ ing that footbal l alone had 1 6 seniors. "I suppose it relates in pa rt to the recruiting habits of the coaches . There's a tendency for older students to fade out when career goals dictate or when per­ formance doesn't meet personal standards, but I think this spring's low-count of seniors is more of a fluke.

"Considering the strong show-

i ng of all the sports and the retention aspect the situation has to be appealing to the institution, " added Dr. Nordquist a former Lute basketball sta ndout.

18 Of 21 Foes Fall At Ha nds Of Lute Netters There's not a touch of malevo­ lence in his makeup, but Lute tennis coach Mike Benson has conducted burial rites for oppo­ nents of both genders this spring.

PLU men, in starting out 1 0-0, outscored opponents 72-10, de­ spite Benson's attempts to create com petitive parity through jayvee insertion. The Lady Lutes, during the same time frame, outdistanc­ ed Division II and III foes 62- 1 0 while running up an 8-3 flag .

Benson , who has filched the prem ium ha rdware out of the Northwest Conference and NAIA District 1 trophy vaults for five stra ight years , · is observing nifty net play at every level.

Scott Charlston, playi ng fi rst singles, started 5-1 , Craig Hamil­ ton 6-0, Eddie Schultz 6-1 , Larry Floyd 7-0, Ken Woodward 4-3, and Craig Koessler 4-1 .

In doubles, Charlston-Hamilton were 4-1 , Koessler-Schultz 4-0, and Woodward 4-1 . Schultz was also 3-0 with other partners.

For the women , Tanja Jang was 8-2, Sue Larson 9-1 , Tracy Stra nd­ ness 8-3, Sharon Ga rlick 8-3, Stacia Edmunds 8-4, and Karen Stakkes­ tad 8-3 .

Doubles play found Jang-La rson 6-2, Garlick- Mary Nordi n 8-2, and Stra nd ness- Edmunds 6-3.

Scott Charlston

Tanya Jang

Boa rd of Rege nts Tacoma a nd Vici nity Dr. T W Anderson

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Concert and Dance, PLU Jazz Ensemble, U n iv.

Center, 8 p . m .

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7th Annual Norwegian Festival, U n iv. Center, 1 1 a.m.-4p.m.

47th An nual May Festival, Ol s o n Aud , 8 p . m .

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M r Pa u l Hoglund Mr Vi cto r Kn utz e n

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Lecture, Dr. Frede (ck Hale, "The Church of Norway, " Umv. Center, 7:30 p . m .

M r. George Davis M r. M.R. Knudson, chai rman Dr. Richard Klei n Mr George Lagerquist Mr M'l chael McKean Mr Ha rry Morgan

Of. W O . Rieke D r Roy Virak Rev David Wold vice-cha i r m a n

seattle a nd VICinity ReI) C h a rl es Bo mgren Mr L If Eie Rev Or. A.G Fiellman

M r . C layton Peterson Mrs Doris Rola nder Rev Dr Cla rence Solberg Dr. C h risty U l leland, secreta ry

Dr. Ge o rge Wad e

Western Washi ngton

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Mrs . Helen Belg u m Rev David Steen

Eastern washington Mr. Alvin Fink

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Mr James Gates

Oregon M r Howard rl u b b a rd Mr Galven Irby Rev John M i l b rath Dr. C:lsper (Bud) P a u lson

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C oncert, Facu lty Cha m b­ er Series, U n iv. Center, 8 p.m.

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Northwest Baptist Yo uth Co nference

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Un iversity Theatre, "A Delicate Balance," East­ vo ld Aud . , 8 p. m .

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Con cert, Compose r' s Foru m , Univ. Ce nter, 8 p m.

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Concert, Voca l Jazz E n ­ semble, U n iv. Center, 4 p.m.

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Q Club Ba nquet, Olson Aud . , 6:45 p , m .

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N urses' Capping and Ba nding Ceremony, Trin­ ity Lutheran C h u rch, 2 p.m Opera Workshop, uc­ ci ni's "Gianni Schicci" a nd "Suor Angelica , " Eastvold ALld., 2 p . m

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NAIA Dic�rict I Confer­ ence

F ra n k l in Olson, faculty Alan Na kam u r- , Brend an M a n gan . Cheryl Sperber, stud ents PLU Officers

Ed itorial Boa rd Dr. Willia m O. Rieke . . . Pres i dent Lucille Gi roUx . . . Pres . Exec. Assoc.

Ronald Coltom . . . . Dir. Alum n i Relations James L. Peterson . . . . , . . Editor James Kittilsby . . . . Sports E d itor Edith Edland . . . . . . . Class Notes Kenneth Dunmire . . , . . . . . Staff Photographer linda Wa lker . . . . . . . Tech. Asst o K. Devin , I nc. . . G raphics DeSign

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Elderhostel No. 1 Forensi cs Institute LeA Word and Witness Con fere n ce Puyal!up Latter Day Saints Conference

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PLU g rad to tackle resea rch related to schistosomiasis, one of the world ' s most debilitating d iseases.

Anders Ra msta d : I n M e moria m . 1 2 PLU professor emeritus Anders Ra m stad passed away in May .

Long -time friend D r . H a rold Leraas offers his recollections.

Cover Pacific Lutheran U n iversity's 90th year came to a close with the awarding of 658 bachelor's and master's d eg rees May 24.

Published six times an n u a l ly b y t h e Office of Un iversity Relatior;ls, Pacific Lutheran Un iversity, P O Box 2068, Taco ma, WA , 98447 (USPS 4 1 7 -660). Second class post足 age paid In Taco ma, WA. Postmaster: Send address changes to Development Data Center, PLU, Tacoma, WA 98447 .

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658 Graduates, Honorees Receive Tribute A t 1981 PLU ommencement Trad itional Com mencement ceremonies at

Pacific Luthera n U niversity May 24 ho no re d 658 ba c h e l o rs a n d ma sters degree candi ­

dates .

Among the g raduates were 547 ba c h e lors

1 1 1 masters deg ree ca ndidates .

The 1 981 class included 1 84 ca ndidates far bachelor of arts degrees 1 1 2 bache lor of arts in ed ucation . 105 b a c h el o r of busi ne ss a d m i n ist r a t i o n 65 b a c h e l o r of science i n nursing . 46 ba c h e l o r of science 36 bachelor and

of fine arts , 1 2 bachelor of music and one bachplor of science i n medical tech nology.

Among the masters deg ree cand idates were 43 in so c i a l sciences, 36 i n ed ucation, 23 in busi ness administration, fo u r i n public adm i n istration a n d two in m usic.

Three seniors g r ad u ated with perfect 4 . 0 g rade a erages . They were Eric Bea n , a math ematics major f ro m Wenatchee; S h e rri Snider, a psyc hology major from p u ya ll up; a nd Krlsti Standiord , a psycho logy-m usIc

major from Vancouver, Was h .

Fou rteen add i t i o n a l graduates received SUmma cum laude h o n or s (3 91 . Ninety -one gra d u ate d magna cum laude ( 3 . 6 ) an d 1 1 4 were ra ted cu m la u d e ( 3 . 3 1 .

The g raduating class pres ented a g ift of $1 1 , 7 0 to its alma mater. The gift was deSig nated as an endowment fo r upper c l a s s scholarships

H l nderlies Honored For U nique Service At Holden Vi llage They establ shed tne Imposslble, observ­ ed PLU Preslden Dr Wltliam a Ri e as he pr J red to 11onor Rev Carroll and : a ry H aerlie du Illg 198'1 C ommencemen e 'E C1S€S at pi U ili1(lV 24 For 1 11 yea Rev InclerllE served 5 he first and stfll dl recror 0 Holden Villag the only rptrEa t cen er of i 5 kind operated by th LLI heran churc .

ervi ng bv l1is side. M rs t-ilnderlle became Widely I ecogr:\Ized for tler role in 'lelp ng to srnbhsh tile progra m, which Wac ed re­ nowned theologian ' 3nd scholars 0 partlei­ pc te In lecture. worship and forum prag lams a r Id \...o nferences In recogmtion of their dedi � ed and unique service , PLU presented Its Disti ng­ uis hed service Award to Rev H I T jeri Ie a n d a Citation of Ho nor to Mary Hindelllp. .

R morely isolated mor- than ')0 m i l e s up Lake Chelan fronl Che la n . Wash H olden Vil lage ne verti"leless hcl b comt:: nationallv a nd International ly renowed a a center devoted to Intel lectual, s pi ritua l and physica l renewal "It w as rebuilt and fashio ned after the

Rev Carroll Hinder/ie displays PLU Drtinguished 5enii",'e A ward medallion

v i s ion of one dynamic man, " Rieke added This year H o l d e n V illage, formerly a n a bando ned mining s e, celebrates its 20th a nniversary,

A rne Pederson, left, educatiOn. and Lars Kittleson, art, were honored at commencement for 25 vears of service to Pacific Lutheran University. At right is PLU President Or William 0 Rieke.

Grand Marshal Dr. Geo rge Arbauqh escorte Mary Hln derlie from the stage aher she recelVe(l PW's Citation of Honor.

PLU hO n ored the Rev Dr Clarenc:e Solberg, left, who retf�s later this vear after 12 years as bishop of the North PaCific District, American Lutheran Church. He a/so served for 12 years on the PLU Board of Regen ts

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Dr. L vnn Stein 'Retires ' A fter 44- vear Teaching Career

By J i m Peterson

"I feel I could live n i ne lives a n d never ex haust m y i nterests , " Dr. Lyn n Stein reflected a few days before h is offici I reti rement f ro m t h e Pac'fic Luthera n U niversity faculty in May " I l i ke to h u nt. fish, look through m i c roscopes o b s e rve n a ture, travel , work in the garden sports, m usic , d ra m a , you name it! " the vete ra n of 44 years of teaching co tin ued .

The always enth u s i a stic a n d ebull ient education professor i s a prime exa m ple of a fai rly co mmon phenomenon at Pacific Lutheran - the non - retired p rofessor. He w i l l teach the I nstru ctional Media course he developed a nd has ta ught fo r 1 5 years through the coming yea r . He will also repeat the I n enm "Science for the Hand­ icapped" offeri ng h e has taught th past two years T he latter course whIch he tea m teaches With ch emistry p rofessor Dr Larry H Ut; tis, IS p a rtic u larly i m partan w i h ttlp I ncreased " malnstr a m ln g " ot tile h a n d ­ i ea ppd students "1 the p u blic schools, tel n believes.

Most teac h e r a ren 't a e ­ Quatelv prepar� i n t h i S area, a n d it can be a 10 of ex ra warv " he explained. "SO If sometl)ing has to �

be neg lected , science is often the fi rst to go . " is professiona l Reflecting on field, Ste i n sees education going through a d ifficult period of re­ trenchment . Slashed budgets a re having an im pact on both prog ­ rams and personnel in p u b l i c schools. " S ut a t the same time there is a sig n ificant effort to mai nta i n q ua l ity of basic ed uca ­ tio n , " he said .

"The long - range effect. " Ste i n conti nued, " may b e that teachers will have to accept carrying a heavier load . Only the more dedi­ cated may conti n ue to g ive of themselves; others may d rop out of teaching . " I n s pite of criticisms leveled at the public schoo ls in recent years, he bel ieves that college entra nts a re as well prepared as they ever were . Earlier students were well acquai nted with a basic body of knowledge; today's students have had a broader variety of experi ­ ences, he mdicated, He cou l d n ' t resist ta l k i ng a bout PLU, where he has taught fo r he past 20 yea rs. "Students at PLU sta nd a whole head ta ller tha n those I have ta u ht elsewhere, " he said "An the ded ication of the facu lty and staff has an i m pact on students , ' he co n ti n ued " M a ny Q f our p rofessors CQuid earn d ou -

Or. L ynn Stem

blp what they m a ke here, but they stay . " It s a two - way thri l l , facu lty worki n g with q ua l ity stud ents and

Edith Johnson Honored

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e nt E n d s Lo n g N u rsing Ca reer

Ed h Jo h n so n s profeSSi o n a l care r has .a en her across the Un ted "tates a ,-1 to the E u ropean heater a t o peratio n s during World War I She. beg-:. I her ca re r i n the mld­ '40's as a student a nd lat r as a staff nurse at Lutheran Deaconess H os Pital ' Min neapol is After the war sh e worked in M a rgaretville, N Y . a n d Philadelphia , Pa .

D ring [he m id - ' 50's she spent two ears as a n i nstructor at Tacoma Genera l H ospital Sch ool of N u rsi n g . Thoug h she later spent 17 years eaching at Wayne State U niversi y College of N u rsing i n Detroit, s h e remem bered her fon ­ dess for the Pacific orthwest. An ope i ng i n th e Pacific Lutheran U n iversity School of N u rsing made i pos5ibl for her to retu rn i n

1 974 Durin her even years on the PLU n! ' mg faculty, M iss Johnson

has served firs as s upervisor i n the skills I boratory, a n d fo r the past two years as coordinator over the entire lear i n g resour es a rea .

H er Ir volvem en t has spa nned the period t....at h e School of N ursi ng ha been i m plementin the PSI

Edith Johnson

( Personalized System of I nstruc­ tio n ) . " It's been a rewa rd i ng experi­ ence," she reflected as she neared her retirement date in May. "In the skills lab I have had contact with facul ty at all the teach i ng levels, and the students have rea lly been fi rst-rate. They are h i g h ly moti ­ vated and si ncere, a nd ttleir goals a re well d efi ned .

N u rSi ng students today, she

b li eves, are mar i ndepe nd e n t a n d assertive, ager to take adva n ­ tage of tile br oade n i ng oppor­ tunities in the field . " But the i r major objective e ­ m a i ns the same' to g o into a helping pro ession, to serve, to g ive ana to share, " she added .

Like her reti ring co l league, Dr. Lynn Ste i n , who hosted a C h i nese student in his home several yea rs ago, M iss Joh nson is p resently hosting a C a m bodian fa m i ly "Why not share some of the abundance we have?" she asked regard i ng her i nvolvement. which is ta king a large amount of her post-retire­ ment time.

The refugee family, particularly the father, must lea rn the English language for job potentia l. she ind icated She is active in the Peninsula Lutheran C h u rch FISH org a n i z a ­ t i o n which i n addition to sponsor­ ing to C a m bodian fa mily provides a variety of emergency services.

F u rther i nto the future, M iss J o h n s o n p l a n s so m e t r a v e l . p e r h a p s to r e n ew friendships m ade d u ring her cross- country ca reer .

students working with .:1ua llt I , d ­ cu ty . " The resu lt h e sees i., It. vi ous " Th ere will a lways b dema l l d for a s c h o o l t h - t h <: Q u a l i t y grad uates , " Stei n added ! he lis of tein '; careel accom ­ plish m en ts covers fiVE' s i n g l e ­ spa ced pages and i ncluJe - ca m ­ pus , co m mu nity and c h u rch ac ­ tivities After 4'1 years of 5cou tit g h e holds several L'f Scoutlng's Ig hest awa H e ' S a vetE'ran of World War II a n d has say d five lives 35 a result of h i s e d C ross fi rs t a id training He has been Su n day School teach ­ er a d a c h u rc board mem ber H e a ug ht i n Laos for two yea rs in the early 70's and for th ree years thereafter he and his wife, Ad riadne, spo nsored and hosted a C h i n es e st u d e n t , P a u l Leung .

Leu ng is a PLU g rad uate a nd med ical doctor doing his residen­ cy i n psychiatry i n portland, Ore. One of his daug hters, M a ry, teaches kindergarten i n her home.

Daug hter Sandy is wo rking on a doctorate in a nthropology at the University of Orego n . Each has three children.

Most recently Stein received Dicki nson State ( N . D . ) College's h i ghest a l u m n i honor, the Alu m n i C h iefAwa rd . Pu rpose of the award is to recog n ize d isti ngu ished p ro ­ fessional and career ach ievement. com m u n ity service and loya lty to the col lege (from which Stein g ra duated in 1 937l.

Few wou l d q ua lify for the award as emi nently as Dr. Lyn n Ste i n .

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PLU Professo rs Pla n Sabbatical Leaves In Africa Two Pacific Lutheran U n iversity professors will spend their sa bbat­ ical leaves in Africa d u ring the 1 98 1 -82 acade mic year Dr. Stewart Govig , religion, will serve as visiting professor in pas­ toral theology at the theolog ical college in M a k u m i ra , Tanza nia, where he will also teach social science cou rses .

He was invited by the Evan gelical Lutheran C h u rch of Ta nzania- East Africa . H i s leave is supported in part by a g ra nt from the Luthera n World Federation and an ALC Fa ­ culty Growth Award .

Dr. G a ry Wilson, com m u n ication arts, has been a ppoi nted senior principa l lecturer at Ogun State Polytechnic in Abeokuta , Nigeria He will be teaching comm u nica­ tion theory and research methods i n the Department of M ass Com ­ mun ication .

- PLU Prof Earns State Ca reer Woman Awa rd Carol O lson, assistant professor of busi ness a d m i n istration who com pleted her fi rst yea r of teach­ ing i n M ay, has been named W a s h i n g to n Sta t e ' s " Y o u n g Career Woma n " b y the Washi n g ­ ton State Federation o f Busi ness a n d Professional Women's C l u bs .

She will b e honored this month i n San Fra ncisco along with w i n ­ ners from other states a t the orga nizati on's national conven­ tio n .

To w i n t h e state com petition , she earlier won both club and district levels, then com peted with 1 1 other d istrict winners .

S pea k i n g on a n assig ned topic, writin g essays and personal inter­ views were among the contest criteria .

Beta Gamma Sig ma Honors Two Executives John W. Ba rker of Bridgewater, N . J . , and Archie Kova nen of Taco­ ma were recently awarded honor­ ary members h i ps in Beta Gamma Sigma, national busi n ess h o n ­ orary.

Barker, executive vice- p resident of Wofac Division of Science M a n ­ agement Corp. , was o n ca m pus April 30 to present the keynote address at a p roductivity confer­ ence sponsored by the PLU School of Business Ad m i n istratio n .

Kovanen is president o f c ustom C raft Fixtu res I nc. of Puya l l u p .

Troll Club Boosts Sca ndi navian Activities

Dr Cary Wilson

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The Troll Club is a new organiza­ tion for friends of the Sca n d i n a ­ via n Studies Prog ram at P LU .

Pu rpose of the club i s to pro­ mote citizen participation i n Sca n ­ di navian activities a n d i n t h e p l a n n ed Sca n d i n a v i a n C u ltural Center at P LU . The troll, from which the club gets its name, is a fol k character common to all Sca n ­ d inavian cultures.

Leif Eie of Seattle, area m a nager for Scand inavian Airline System , is the club's honorary chairm a n .

Persons interested i n Troll C l u b members h i p are i nvited to write PLU Troll Club, Xavier Box 1 1 5 , P LU , Tacoma, WA 98447, or cal l Odny Wise (206) 863-4206, between 4-6 p . m.

Kari and David Knutson

Kn utson Bike-A-Thon Effo rt Ra ises

$1 .600 For Dia betes Association

Pacific Lutheran U n iversity relig­ ion professor David Knutson , a legally b l i nd a m putee as a result of dia betes, was one of over 200 finishers in a May 3 Washi ngton Diabetes Association B i ke-A-Thon .

K n utson rode t h e 2 2 - m i l e course on a ta ndem bicycle with his 1 5 -yea r-oi d daug hter, K a r i .

They ra ised over $ 1 ,600 from '1 2 5 pledges.

The 44-yea r-old professor has been a dia betic for over 30 years, but has suffered from a variety of serious related ha nd icaps pri m a ri ­ l y during t h e past decade. H is right leg is a m putated below the knee and his sig ht consists only of hazy shadows .

The b i ke-a-thon, he m ai nta ined, was relatively u n eventf u l , a l ­ though "the traffic was heavy . " At the end he seemed fres h , and expressed a n eagerness to con­ tinue unoffici a l ly "to try to m a ke

30 m i les . " That idea , however, was a ba ndoned .

It was the second b i ke-a -thon for the father-daug hter combo. In 1 974, before his sight deterior­ ated, Kn utson and Kari, who was eight years old at the time, com­ pleted a n 1 8- mile course through south Tacoma o n sepa rate bicy­ cles.

A 1 958 g rad uate, Kn utson has taught at the u niversity since 1 969.

students

By Jim Peterson

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we care PL U Education Students Tutor Youngsters In Tacoma PUSH/EXCEL Program

Dozens of slow lea r n ers or d i s ­ advantaged j u n i or h i g h students in Tacoma have been assi sted i n their stud ies this past yea r by PLU students majoring in elementary education .

As a result of a new oPtion offered by the PLU School of Ed ucation , sopho more students have had t e opport u nity to serve as one-to -one tutors in the Taco­ ma Public Schools' PUSH/EXCEL prog ra m , a n arm of the nation ­ wide prog ram headed b y t h e Rev. Jesse J ackson of C nicago.

O rd i n a ri ly, elementa ry educa ­ tion majors spend 60 hours or more i n elementa ry classrooms d u ri ng their sophomore year, ac­ cord ing to education professor Marlis H a n so n .

This past yea r more than 40 members of the class chose the tutoring optio n , she expla i ned .

Y o u n g s te r s i n v o l v e d i n PLUS/ EXC EL a re trying to make a new start, M rs . H a n son i ndicated .

Whether their ed ucational prob­ lems a re due to lea r n i ng difficien ­ cies or socio-enviro nmental fac ­ tors, they have fallen beh i n d their peers.

Through PLUS/EXC E L they a re changing d i rections a n d a re bei ng constantly rem i nded of the i m ­ p o rta n c e of ed u c a t i o n a n d ach ievement i n their lives . I n re­ tu rn for their com m itment to strive for excellence, their com­ m u n ity - p a r e n t s , tea c h e rs, c h u rches a n d other volu nteers have pledged additional efforts to hel p them .

The PLU students comprise part of the volu nteer corps at eight Tacom a j u nior and senior h i g h school s . The prog ram is enriching them as well, accordi n g to M rs .

Hanson. " F i rst o f a l l , they a re seeing first­ hand what ha ppens to you ngsters when they don't get a good fou ndation in basic ski l l s in the primary g rades , " she said . " I n addition, they a re bei ng

Debbie Morris and student

e x p o s e d to c u l t u r a l - s o c i a l ­ economic diversity " M a rge Sage, 25, is one of the P LU student volu nteers . She ex­ pla i n ed , "These you ngsters really have a des i re to make somethi ng out of th eir l ives . But for m a ny there has been f a i l u re all a long the way. It affects their entire self­ image " It's a struggle at first. a n d takes a lot of encouragement But s i m ­ ply to finish a pa per i s a real accomplish ment a n d g ives them a feeling of satisfaction " She added, "It's really a rare opportun ity to be a ble to help a student on a one-to-one basis a n d t o see a cha nge i n attitude . " I n some cases t h e stu d e n t tutors become confidants. Anoth ­ er of the PLU students observed, " M a rt i n knew I was truly i nterested i n h i m , a n d he was having troubles other than i n his math class that he co uld discuss with me . " One student tutor wondered, "What can be done when good kids a re in bad situations? The boy I worked with was a real good kid and had good sense, but h is environ ment was terri ble. He was smart, but the environment had a n effect on his work . " A final stUdent reflection may have offered a partial a nswer. It was s i m ply, " I think they a re glad just to know we care."

BANTU ASSists Tacoma PUSH/ EXCEL Effort Members of PLU's BANTU black student org a n i zation have also partici pated i n Taco ma PUSH/EX­ CEL activities d u ring the past year This past Februa ry the organiza­ tion hosted a Big Brother/Big Sister Day on ca m pus for students from Lister Elementary School .

The students spent a f u l l day o n ca mpus attending classes, meet­ ing a d m i n i strative a n d facu lty re­ presentatives, other students, a n d Seattle Sonic stars who were o n ca m pu s for a B l a c k Awareness Month event BANTU president Wilbert Haw­ kins, a j u n ior pre- law major, visited with a variety of high school black student orga n izations as a result of a r r a n g e m e n t s m a d e b y PUSH /EXC E L cou nselors.

PUSH /EXC EL high school cou n ­ selors received com pl i m enta ry tic­ kets to a Februa ry lecture by Dr. Alvin Poussa i nt, dea n of Harvard Medical School.

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Graduate Fel lowships Aid PLU Student's Ca reer Resea rch Plans Schistosom iasis.

Beyond certa in a reas of the scientific commu nity, the word is b oth l ite ra l l y a n d fig u ratively foreign to most Americans. Yet. after malaria, it is the world 's most common parasitic d isease.

"The disease presently affects more tha n 200 million people world-wide," explained M ichael Graven, a Pacific Lutheran U n iver-

PLU Stud ents Win I n National U rba n League Contest Two of 1 5 winners in the 1 981 National Urban League essay con­ test are from Tacoma, and both will be students at Pacific Luthera n University this fall J anice Hayes, the daughter of M r. and M rs. Alvin H ayes, is a g r a d ua te of B e l l a r m i n e H i g h School A PLU senior majoring i n journalism, she is worki ng this sum mer as a reporter for the Fort Lewis Ranger She was a recent s e m i - f i n alist in the 1 981 M iss P i e rce C o u n t y s c h o l a r s h i p pageant.

Myra Qua rles, a C u rtis H i g h School g radudte, will enroll a s a freshman in p r e - med at PLU this fall The daug hter of M r. and M rs.

John Quarles, she was the 1 981 Afro-American Princess at Curtis and a 1 980 Red Rose Cotillion debutante, as well as the Jack a n d J i l l Corporation of America's Most Outstanding Teenager.

The two winners' essays pre­ sented m inority viewpoints on "education" a n d " life in America " respectively.

Janice Haves Photo courtesv Fort Lewis Ranger

sity spring g rad uate, who plans to spend the next five years studying the genetics of the snail that hosts the disease worm .

His studies, leading to a P h . D . at R utgers U niversity, will be funded by a National Science Fou ndation Fellowship and the Rutgers Busch Fellowship. G raven estimates that the sti pends will be worth a pproxi ­ mately $55 ,000 over the five-year period .

The former McFarland, Wise , and Sioux Falls, S . D . , resident is excited a bout his immediate fu­ ture. He has already visited Rutg­ ers and has become familia r with the research tec h n i q u es a n d prog ress being made i n his chosen fiel d .

He noted that t h e World Health O rganization, which era d i ca te d smallpox from the world during the 1 960's a n d 1 9 7 0 ' S , h a s t a rgeted schistosomiasis a s its n u m ber one target.

Coincidentally, it was a 1 95 7 PLU a l u m n us , Dr. William Foege, who s pearheaded the smallpox eradi­ cation progra m . He is now the director of the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta , Ga. "Schistosomiasis is contracted by physical contact with or by dri n king water populated by snails ca rrying the disease worm: ' Gra­ ven explained . "The worm eats its way into wa rm-blooded creatures, including h u mans. Symptoms are a major chronic loss of energy, but it can also lead to sclerosis of the liver, rupture of the spleen , or maladies of the brain, heart or lungs," he added.

Control of the disease will be vastly more complex than small­ pox, he indicated . Ta rgeted i n ­ noculation, a s i n t h e case of smallpox, could be part of the strategy, but would have limited effect until the waters could be treated and the snails, or their disease- hosting capability, could be eliminated .

"Rutgers has a powerfu l genetic research prog ra m u n d e rway: ' Graven said . One possible research goal is to find a way to breed a disease-resistant snail A breeding program designed to i ntroduce resistant snails into the various i nfected rivers of the world could contribute to substantial reduc­ tion of the host problem, he indicated .

The P LU senior became i nterest­ ed in the problem d u ring the visit with his father in Egypt several years ago. Dr. Sta nley Graven, a p rofessor of pediatrics at Un iversi­ ty of Missouri at Col u m bia, was serving as a consultant with a maternal child health prog ram . " Effects of the disease are a tremendous social and economic b u rden on Egypt and many other d ev e l o p i n g co u n tr i es , " t h e younger G raven said.

Michael Craven

At PLU Graven, a n honor stu ­ dent. has been a teaching assis­ tant in biology and a biology

department fellow. He was a lso a member of the rowing team and the Karate C l u b .

Robert Ball o f Tacoma, recipient o f a PLU bachelor o f science in nursing degree Mav 24, carries his familv's nursing tradition into a third generation With him are his mother, Marion Ball, left, who earned her RN diploma at Bridgeport Hospital in connecticut in 1946, and grandmother Zelma Svndenham, who became a n urse in A Ca .. in 1927.

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G rad uate Prog ra ms Show Sig nificant E n rollment Increase . The n � tio n a l tre n d indicating increased Interest In g rad uate busi ness prog ra ms is one fa c�or contri buting to conti n ued g rowth .

In Pacific Luthera n U n iversity g raduate prog ­ ra ms .

The observation was made by Dr. Richard �oe, PLU dean of g raduate studies, fol lowing his yea r-end a nalysis of g rad uate e n ro l l ment. . T"ere were 1 2 1 new students accepted I nto the PLU master of busi ness a d m i n istra­ tion ( M A) pro g ra m this past year, a 57 percent I ncrease over the previous yea r he i n d icated .

Acc �editation by the America n Assemblv of Col legiate Schools of Busi ness and the con ­ venience o f a n eve n i ng program a re con­ tri buting factors i n the prog ra m ' s popula rity, Moe observed .

The increase contributed to an overa l l 2 8 percent i n c rease i n g raduate e n ro l l ment.

S i g n ificant g a i ns were a lso recorded i n oth � r g r� d uate programs, according t o M oe .

Socia l sCiences showed a 1 7 .4 percent i n ­ crease, reflecti ng conti n ued strength, par­ ticu la rly In the h u man relations track and i nterest in the new master of pu blic a d i n ist ­ ration prog ra m .

I n th e School of Educati o n , PLU 's traditi o n ­ al strength w a s reflected i n a 1 3 percent i ncrease in spite of the career u n certai nties i n the teaching fiel d . He reca l led the assertion often m a de by education professionals: "There will a lways be demand for good teachers with strong credenti a ls . " Sig n ificant increase was a lso reflected i n t h e g r aduate music progra m .

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Hagru p Keynotes April Sca ndi navian Trade Conference Knut Hag rup, c h a i rm a n of the board of Sa a b - Fa i rc h i l d Gro u p in Paris, was the keyn­ ote spea ker at the 5th Sca ndinavian Trade Conference at Pacific Lutheran U niversity April 2 9 .

T h e a l l - day conference was sponsored by the PLU School of Business Adm i n istration .

Hagru p , the former president of Sca n d i na ­ vian Airli nes, is a p rev io u s recipient of an honora ry doctor of laws degree fro m PLU .

Other key executives from Scandinavia and the U nited States speaking during the con­ ference included Trygve Solhaug, professor of bUSi ness history, Norwegian School of � usiness in Bergen; Tom J acka, trade special­ Ist for the U .S. Department of Commerce a nd International Trade Commission ; a nd Donald Lorentz, trade specialist for the Washington State D e pa rtment of C o m m e rce a nd Economic Development.

Other speakers were Gerhard Meuller U niversity of Washington Graduate School of Business Administration professor; Paul Ban­ gasser, president of Bangasser and As­ s<?ciates, Seattle; Pan u Puranen, sales en­ gineer for Fin n -Aqua America Inc., Bellevue; a nd Ted Kennard, president B.A. McKenzie Compa ny Inc., Tacoma.

PLU speakers included Mordechai Rozans­ ki, director of I nternational Education; and Audun Toven, chairman of the PLU languages department.

Brought From Madagascar

E l epha nt Bird Exti nct, But Coloss a l Egg Re m a i ns I nta ct F o r 1 ,500 Yea rs A secu re g lass d isplay case in Pacific Lutheran U n iversity's M ortvedt Library is the most recent resting place for one of the oldest and largest eggs i n the worl d .

It m a y seem d ifficult t o attri bute much s i g n ifica n ce to a single egg u ntil one g rasps the fact that this egg is more than a foot long, nea rly 10 inches i n diameter, weighs 26 pounds, and is sti l l i ntact complete with the bones of an u n born creature inside, at least 1 , 500 years after it was " l a i d . " This egg was laid by a n aepyornis maximus (elephant bird), a flightless bird which wei g h ­ ed more and laid larger e g g s th a n any known

bird, living or fossil . According to PLU biology professor Dr. Dennis Martin, adu lt elephant birds weighed up to a half to n .

The creature is believed to have been extinct since the 1 1 th or 1 2th centu ry Martin indicated that the elepha nt bird resembleu a n ostrich, and belonged to a group of large birds (rattites) which also include emus a nd kiwis.

"One elephant bird egg could hold six ostrich eggs, 1 48 hen eggs or 30 000 hum' mingbird eggs, " he observed .

Some 1 0 years ago the egg was found in the remote desert wilderness of Madagascar the bird's native habitat, where such eggs are occasionally still found. It was eventually obtained by Milton Larson, currently of .

M i n neapolis, who served i n Ma dagascar for 18 yea rs as a math and science teacher for m issionary c h i l d re n . He has been affil i ated W i th the American Luthera n C h u rch .

Larson orig i nal ly loa ned the egg to the Bell M useu m of Natural History at the U niversity of M i nnesota . It later was exhi bited at Augsburg College in M i n nea polis, where the two older Larson c h i l d ren were g raduated A you nger son, Pier, enrolled as a freshman at PLU last fall. When he retu rned to ca m pus follow ng C.h ristmas vacation he brought the egg With him to be ex h i b ited at PLU .

According to Milton Larson ten u re of the e x h i b it at PLU as not b en definitely d.etermlned, but It will remain i n Mortvedt library at least through the com ing sc ho ol yea r .

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PLU Senior Ca rla Breeden Wea rs 1981 Miss Pierce Cou nty Crown

Carla Breeden

C a rla Kae Breeden, a 22 - yea r -old PLU senior, was recently sel ected fro m among 26 other contesta nts as M iss Pierce County 1 981 . The pageant Is an official Miss America prel i m i n a ry com petitio n .

A com mu nication arts major with a n emphasis i n television producti o n , Miss Breeden h a s been involved with t h e student prog ra m , " Foc u s , " for the past th ree years and served as directo r-producer this past spring .

She is cu rrently i nterning I n the promotions department at KSTW-TV C ha n nel 1 1 in Taco m a .

Ca rla w i l l represent Pierce Cou nty at t h e M iss Was hi ngton pagea nt i n J u ne 1 982, T h i s yea r h e r duties i nvolve travel througho ut Wash ington state and visits to the M i ss O regon a n d M iss Colorado pagea nts .

Other PLU students involved in this yea r's Pierce C o u nty pagea nt were Barbara Ellis a n d J a nice Hayes, both of Taco m a .

M iss PIerce Cou nty received a $1 ,000 educational sch olarship a n d a l l contestants were g u a ra nteed a mi n i m u m of $100 scholarship T h e Miss America p rog ra m awards $2 m i l l i o n a n n u a l ly in scho larshi ps .

·Women I Science' Prog ra m can Lead To New Ca reer opportu niti es

ew AC u isitions Help Sca ndi navia n Collection Grow

Enhancement of career oppor­ t u n ities for women with col iege science tra i n i ng is a major goa l of a new "Women in Sci ence" prog­ ram at Pacific Lutheran U niversity.

The prog ra m , which gets u nder­ way this fa l l . Is also i ntended to p ro m o t e i nte rest i n s c i e n c e careers a m o n g cu rrent women col lege students, accord ing to

Jeff Probstfield El ected To PLU Boa rd of Rege nts Dr. Jeffry Pro bstfie l d , a n i n ­ structor a t Texas Medica l Center i n Houston, Tex , was elected t o the Pacific Luthera n U n i versity Board of Regents d u ri n g the a n n u a l PLU C o r p o ra t i o n m e et i n g h e l d in Spok n e J u ne 1 3 .

The meeti ng was held i n con ­ ju nction wi th t h e a n n u a l conven ­ tion of the N o rth Pacific District, American Lutheran C h u rc h .

Probstfield, a 1 963 P L U a l u m ­ nus, was the only newco mer elect ­ ed to the boa rd .

Re- elected w e re R e v . D a v i d Wo l d of Puya l l u p, George Lager­ q u ist a n d George Davis of Tacoma, Dr. C h risty U l l eland of Seattle , Clayton Peterson of Bothell , G a l ­ ven I rby of Portland a nd James Gates of Ken newick.

El ected at the Pacific North west Synod ( LCA) convention, held o n e day after t h e a n n u a l corporation meet i n g , was Jordan Moe of Seat­ tle The Sy nod re -elected Dr. Ro­ land Lund of G reat Falls, Mont.

A l l will serve three-yea r terms.

program di rectors Dr. J oAn n Jen­ sen and Dr. Sheri Ton n .

Dr. J ensen i n d icated that the prog ra m w i l l help both working women and women desi ring to re­ enter the work force by u pg rading thei r skills and ide ntifying career o p p o rt u n i t i es compatible with their tra i n i ng It is a lso desig ned to help cur­ rent col lege women prevent ob­ solescence when their careers a re i nterrupted, she pOi nted out.

The prog ra m is funded by a $20,000 National Science Fo u nd a tion g ra nt . .

A " ca reers i n science" workshop next fa l l Is the fi rst of a series of prog ra m events. Other featu res include i n d ividual co u n seling re­ lated to science career obj ectives and i n- depth exploration of o p ­ portu nities d u ring a J a n u a ry I n ­ terim "Working Wom e n " co urse.

A series of sh ort cou rses w i l l be offered next spring eval uating a nd . u pdating math, comp uter or oth ­ e r acade m ic s k i l l s . r"'. resource center Will provide i nformation about ca reers, jobs and train ing prog ra ms, An i nterns h i p prog ram i nten d ­ e d to give experience i n i n d ustry or govern ment a genCies is pla n n ­ e d for t h e summer o f 1 982, accord i n g to D r . Ton n , a PLU chemistry professor.

Jensen, a PLU biology professor, said, "There are many women w h o have a degree or nea rly completed deg ree in the sciences, math o r eng i n eering b u t a re not utilizing th e i r educatio n at a l evel accept­ a ble to t emselves. T i s progra m i s designed t o hel p make thei r d es i red professional goal more , atta i n a b l e . ' NSF g ra nts for "women in sci ­ en ce" progra ms were recently awarded to 34 d ifferent colleg es a n d u ni versities nati onw ide. PLU i s t h e only Wash i ngton i n stitution and one of th ree on the West C oast pa rtici pating in the program

Pacific Lutheran U n iversity's col­ lection of Sca ndinavian books , ar­ tifacts, memora b i lia and historical records has grown sign ifica ntly d u ring the past yea r.

Among the newer acquisitions a re six framed pri nts of scenes of life in Ka rmoy, N o rway, and six bea utifully b o u n d volu mes of Kar­ moy local history.

They were presented to PLU by J a kob E n g , the mayor of Karmoy, d u ri ng a visit to PLU May 1 5 . Eng spoke to students and a l u m n i on the economy and soci a l l ife of his reg ion of N o rway, Scra pbooks and h istorical re­ cords of the Leif E rikson Lea g u e were donated by Trygve Nakkerud of Seattle a nd the Leif E ri kson Lea g u e of G reater Seattle.

Alvf i n n Arne ' 3 6 of Poulsbo, Wash " has donated a n extensive collection of Norweg i a n theolog­ ical e d u cational and h isto rical bo kS fro m the li brary of his late father, Rev. Ka rl Arne.

Add itional Norweg i a n artifacts, b o o k s , n ewspapers, magazi nes and i m migrant h i st o r i e s h a v e c o m e fro m Rev. J o h n E . Borgen, rece n t l y r et i re d f r o m Tri n i t y Lutheran C h u rch i n Si lverton, Ore. ( now of Sioux Fa l ls , S . D . ) ; Dr. Haaken S . M oen of Seattle; and M r . a n d M rs. Arvid Nelson o f Gig Harbor, Wash .

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Ta mi Loidhamer Reigns As PLU 's 47th May Oueen Ta mi Lo i d h a mer o f Taco m a , a P a ci f i c L u t h e r a n U n i v e r s i t y g raduating senior, beca me PLU's 47th May Q ueen d u ring the 1 981 May Festiva l .

The Wilson High School g raduate and d a ug hter of M r . a n d M rs . John Loidh am er g ra d uated from PLU May 24 w ith a major i n art edu cati o n .

Her Mayfest princesses incl uded senior Sue Lee from Edmo nds' j u nior a ren Flanegan from Bu r­ bank, C alif . ; sophomore K a r e n M cKean from Lib by, M o n t . ; and fresh man Na ncy Stern from Port­ land.

C eerleaders TO HOld S u m mer ca m p At PLU T h e All-Star C heerlea der Confer­ ence w i l l present a week- long cheerleader ca mp at Pacific Luthe­ ra n U n iversity J u ly 27 -30.

G i rls of a ny skill level from j u n ior igh throu g h college a re i nvited to attend. Room and board is pro­ vided on campus for partici pants who do not commute.

Further information i s ava i l ab le from tile P LU summer convention office or by ca l l i n g (206) 383-7453.

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An Elegant Light Opera

Summer Opera In Tacoma Brings Strauss' 'Die Fledermaus ' To PLU Campus In July

Spoka ne m usic lovers will have the opportunity this yea r to hea r the a n nual Pacific Luthera n U n ­ i v e r s i ty C h r i s t m a s F e s t i v a l Concert,

The school year has ended at Pacific Luthera n U niversity, b u t a n u n usually d isti ng uished succes­ sion of outsta nding m usica l pro­ d uctions has not. " Die Fledermaus" is Summer O pera in Tacoma, the first Tacoma com m u n ity opera production in sevel 3t years . It is sponsored by PLU in cooperation with the Seat­ tle Opera Association, the Tacoma Opera Society and the Tacoma Opera G u ild It is s u bS i d i zed in part by a g ra nt from the Washington St3te Arts Com mission .

Performa nces wi i l b e held J u ly 6 , 8 , 1 0 1 r1 Eastvo ld Auditori um a t 8

The concert will be held Thurs­ day, Dec. 3, at the Spokane Opera House.

The special hol iday prog ra m re­ turns to Portland, Oregon' s Civic Aud itori u m for the seventh yea r Saturday, Dec 5 The eighth a nnual Seattle Opera House concert will be presented Sunday, Dec. 6 . All three off­ ca m pu s programs beg i n at 8 p . m

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The prod ucer IS PLU drama professor emeritus Ted Karl .

Seattle Opera 's com m unity out­ reach program provides for the m usical di rector, Hans Wolf. The associate di rector of Seattle Op­ era, Wolf has selected a ta lented cast through a rea -wide auditions he l d in May. The cast i ncludes Steven Tachell of the Seattle Opera who has previously been associated with the Vien na Academy in Austria a n d the st. Ga llen Opera Com pany in Switzerland .

Chris Kerr, Stephen Wal l , Rick

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Vale a nd Ed Noyes a re,a lso memb­ ers of the Seattle Opera, and Terry Palasz has appea red with the Seat­ tie Civic Light Opera Fou r former PLU Choir of the West soloists i n the cast a re Li la Larson, Mary Piper, Vicki Day a nd Randy Knutson .

B i l l Parker, PLU's director of theater, is the stage director. He worked with Wolf in 1 979 in a production of Milhaud's "Chris­ topher Columbus, " presented in Renton .

PLU graduate Phil Holte is i n charge of set desi g n a n d con­ struction.

Costu mes a re being desig ned

by Tacoman M icki Kra mer and prepa red by members of the Tacoma Opera Society, The Taco­ ma Opera G uild is worki ng on ticket sales and other support, The production also featu res chorus, dancers and orchestra .

All seats are reserved at $6, $5 and $4, For bank ca rd reservations call 383-7457 .

Skanes Pla ns Leave Of Abse nce; Robbi ns. McTee Assume New Duties Dr. Maurice Skones, chairman of the Pacific Lutheran U niversity Department of Music and director of the PLU Choir of the West. has been g ra nted a one-year leave of a bsence to become visiting pro­ fessor of music and head of the choral program at the U niversity of Arizon a .

T h e announcement w a s made

by Dr Richard Moe, dea n of the PLU School of the Arts.

D u ring his yea r at A r i z o n a , Skones will b e i n charge of the choral conducting prog rams at the master's and doctor's levels.

He will serve u nder Dr, Robert Werner, nationally-renowned d i ­ rector of t h e U niversity of Arizona School of Music.

David Robbins, head of the com posing prog ram and Contem­ porary Directions Ense m b l e at PLU, will serve as acting depa rt­ ment ch a i rm a n i n S k o n e s ' absence.

Cindy McTee, one of the na­ tion's outstanding young com ­ posers, will assume Robbins' clas­ s ro om d uties . A 1 976 PLU g raduate, McTee i s completing work on a doctor's degree at the

A n n u a l Ch ristmas Concert To Be Hea rd I n Spoka ne

University of Iowa . She previously studied with Krzysztof Penderecki at the Warsaw Conservatory in Poland a n d later at Yale U niversity, where she also served as a teach­ ing assistant.

An interim director of the Choir of the West is expected to be na med in the next few weeks, Moe indicated .

Skones, who has served at PLU for 1 7 yea rs has g uided both the department and the Choir of the West to national stature, express­ ed the personal need for new ideas and influences in an nounc­ ing his decision for a leave "This o p po rtu n ity for p rofess i o n a l g rowth will have long· range be­ nefits for PLU , " he said .

He stated that his service at PLU has been, and contin ues to be, one of the great JOYs of his life.

"The strong support for the De­ partment of M usic by our chief administrators must certainly be u nparalleled in higher education," he added .

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C a m pus performances will be presented in Olson Auditori um Saturday, Dec. 1 2 , at 8 p . m . , and Su nday, Dec. 1 3, a t 4 p m The final prog ram on the Ch rist­ mas holiday schedule is a com­ p l imenta ry Service of Lessons a nd Carols, being presented Friday, Dec. 1 1 , at 8 p . m , i n Eastvold Auditori u m .

For festival concert ticket i nfor­ mation write " M a nager of Music Organizations, " PLU, Tacoma, WA 98447, Further information will be available in the fal l issue of Scene.

Cindy McTee

10 The President

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B u i l d i n g O n The Sense Of Com m u nity In The Ch u rch/C o l l ege Rel atio nship Is O u r I n s u ra n ce Of C o nti n u ed Exist enc e

It is a pleasure to introduce Mr. Melvin R. Knudson, Chairman of the Board of Regents a t Pacific Luth eran Universitv. His tireless energies on behalf of the institution, his enthusiastic support in countless areas, his wise leadership of the governing body, and his personal counsel to me have been mvaluable durmg recen t years. His service is appreciated, and I am happy to have an opportunity to thank him publicIV. Chairman Knudson presided over the annual Corporation meeting of PaCIfic Lutheran Universi­ ty, Inc. on June 12, 1981, at the Spokane Convention Center. Delega tes and pastors to th e convention of the North PaCific District of the American Lutheran Church make up the voting membership of the corporation Mr. Knudson 's remarks to that gathering follow.

William O. Rieke, M O. Presiden t Pacific Lutheran University

Delegates and pastors of the N P D , g uests, and friends of PLU, Bishop Solberg, President Rieke, PLU Corporate Family a l l .

I am pleased to report to the Corporation and its delegates on the state of the U niversity - its successes and its co ncerns.

For me it is a welcome opportun ity to voice thanks and a p p reciation of the PLU Board of Regents to the Body which gives the U niver­ sity its strength , to President Rieke and his staff, to the students, to the faculty, and to a l l those ca retakers who a re s o actively i nvolved in daily sustaining o u r u n iversity. I say, too, th a n k the Lord for those ded icated and committed colleag ues who give of the m ­ selves, t h e i r t i m e , and t h e i r talents a s Regents o f this u n iversity.

I assure you the u niversity is richly blessed with a committed Board of Regents, a one­ of-a - klnd president, a h i g h ly p rofess iona l , com petent, loyal , a n d supportive faculty an d staff, and a student body which reflects a proud , g rowi ng, and respected u n iversity.

These a re sign ifica nt elements in the creation a nd susta i n i ng of the u n i que atmosphere and environment that is PLU and that truly does promote q u a lity education i n a Christia n context.

Sta n d i n g here, after a rare summer day i n Spoka ne, t h e h u b of the inland e m p i re, I must ad mit feel i ng a l ittle l i ke Henny Pen ny - that impetuous chicken of child re n ' s literature w�o ran a bout on a s i m i la r day, warning her fnends that the sky was fal l i n g . For if the sky is about to fal l , it doesn't look like that today i n the inland empire. H ow much easier m y task would be if it were a g ray, smoggy, t h reaten­ ing day, if o u r setting were New York C ity o r t h e ed.ge of an o i l stai n ed estuary, or we were h u n g ner than we are . But we a re not in such a setti ng . . We a re in eastern Wash i ngto n , deliberati ng about Pacific Lutheran U n iversi­ ty. We a re clothed with the comforting assurance that we a re doing the Lord 's work,

and that work has resu lted i n one of the most successful years in PLU's h istory.

And yet, perhaps, the setting i s right. For i t is i n ju st such tra n q u i l setti ngs that people have become most conscious of the very real cri sis facing 0ur I nstitution s of hig her ed uca­ tion, particula rly i nd ependent public educa­

tio n . In recent months, many q u a l ified voices have been heard, all of them cauti o n i n g u n iversity a d m i n istrators to be aware of the signals and wa r n i n g signs that are bei ng ra ised . We read William C. Nelson i n the Lut eran Herald, Fortune magazine, The Office of Education's Projections, Forbes mag a z i ne, the Eric/Higher Education Report, Dr . . Elden T. Smith , executive secreta ry, National Cou ncil of I n dependent Col leges and U niversities; and the l ist goes on .

Al l of them warn that while the real a n d projected enro llment numbers go d o w n , t h e operational costs go up, especially i n i n de­ pendent colleges. Competition between i n ­ stitutions becomes i ncrea s i ng ly severe, a nd with thiS picture, one could assume that the future of h i g her educati o n , especially inde­ pendent colleges, is less bright.

But havi ng called that to your attention, and thus sou n d i n g as o m i nous as Henny Penny i n hera l d i n g the fa l l i ng sky, why do I seem to expect that those of us here tonight should be able to find a nswers, a nd feel a confidence, that apparently has eluded , and maybe conti n ues to elude, many of our colleagues elsewhere?

All colleges a n d u niversities have ex­ perienced good times and bad, times of birth a nd times of g rowi ng, times of change, or expa nsio n , of consolidati o n , of reorg a n i z a ­ tion, even of decay. A l l have experienced moments of bri l l iant success a nd periods of frighten ing stagnati o n . There have been honor-students and failing -students, g reat professors and mere pedants. There have been ti mes of celebration and times of remorse and u ncerta i nty. Of such experi­ ences Pacific Lutheran has been tempered an d honed for the challenges of today In 1 965 President Mo rtvedt said:

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past accomplishments, and in the face of th e demanding challenge of the vibrant times in which we live th e University is trying with all its resources to stand at full height, it is seeking to demonstrate both unique purpose and excellence as it looks to the fu ture.

But what about the future to which Pacific Luthera n is co m m itted ? This w i l l depend to a great exte nd upon the people aSSOCiated with this u n iversity - we have someth i n g special . g o i n g for u s , a n d t a t someth i n g speCi al I S Simply t h e assurance of ou r ' ' Life - i n ­ Relationsh i p , " and our u n ique stewardsrdp opportu n ity!

In defi n i n g the relationship of church and college, the Board of College and U niversity Services a nd the C h u rch Council of the American Lut heran C h u rch issued a state­ �ent of comm itment stating that "our life is In our relationsh i p . " Building on the sense of co m m u nity in the C h u rch/College re lation ­ sh � p I S o u r g reatest insurance of co ntin ued eXistence. Thinking of o u rselves as a " I ife­ relationship' : which assu mes res ponsibility fo r the conti n uing g rowth and wel l-being of each other t h roug h open and honest rela­ tionships - therein is our gua rantee of conti n ued g rowth !

That is clea rly a statement of faith , but one that I'm convinced you u ndersta n d . Y o u r response t o the Cong regational Representa­ tive prog ra m , i m plemented a n d coord i n ated

by John Ad ix, is ta n g i ble evidence of this u ndersta nding . That prog ram of strengthen­ Ing u n iversity ties to i n d ividual cong reg atio ns of the North Pacific D istrict must result i n : • Congregations that are i n ­ formed a bout t h e accomp­ l i s h ments and needs of the U niversity.

• C o n g regations that a re com­ mitted to provide appropriate financial support to the U n ­ iversity.

• Cong regations that see the U n iversity as a valua ble col­ league wh ich sha res and adv­ a nces the C h u rch's concerns for society.

• Cong regations that a re ac­ tively urging its best youth to seek admi ssions as students .

On February 1 0th of this year President R ieke, in a memora n d u m add ressed to students, pa rents, facu lty and all interested persons, entitled " P l a i n Tal k Concern i n g P L U , " wrote: Particularly in times of uncertain­ ty, greatest protection derives from assigning first priority to obtaining the best possible educa(Continued on page 1 1)

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Vo l u ntee r I nvo lve ment Key to Su ccess And Growth Of Q C l u b

By John Aakre, Associate Director of Development

On May 1 6th over 520 Q C l u b mem bers a n d guests attended the 1 0th Annual Q Club Banquet in Olson Auditoriu m . They were there to help celeb rate a decade of success­ ful volunteer involvement a nd commitment to Pacific Lutheran U niversity.

In ten years this organization of f iends a nd a l u m ni has contributed over $2 m i l lion i n u nrestricted g ifts t o P L U and has g rown to over 1 1 45 members Ap p ropriately , one significant part of the program du ri ng the banquet was set aside to honor tile work of the many vol unteers who have hel ped during the past year Some served in leadership capacities as Q Club Di rectors or Area Chairmen . But many more helped by sharing their enthusiasm for PLU by recruiting new members for the Q Club.

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tion. Pacific Lutheran is providing this along with a direction for life that comes from Christian values.

The history of the University in preparing its students for leader­ ship, for successful careers, and for meaningful, fulfilling lives strongly argues that all of us - students, parents, faculty and interested in­ dividuals - must bond together to continue this record. History also suggests that such bonding of people into a team dedicated to this purpose will continue to occur Through this team, and your ef­ forts in it. the paradox of a great university responding to challeng­ ing times not by shrinking, but by even greater growth in service and excellence will continue to be a reality.

In sum, this call for continued support i mplemented th rough the Congregational Representative program - which I believe is based on faith in the U niversity, not hopel­ essness - asks that we reassert our best traditions. And from the perspective which sees our "Iife-i n - relationship," let us truly test the power of our u nique relationshi p in carrying out our stewardship challenge.

I would like to share a little story with you : There's m y friend named Pau l who was asked by a street urchin, "Is this your car, . M ister?" Pau l nodded , " My brother gave it to me for Christma s . " The boy looked astonished . "You mean your brother gave it to you and it d id n 't cost you n othing? Gosh, I wish . . . " He hesitated, and Paul knew what he was going to wish . He was going to wish that he had a b rother like that. But what the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels. " I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother l i ke that. " That; to me, defines the essence of " Lifein- Relationsh i p . " M a y God 's grace give us insig hts that enable us to be the fin ite through which He contin ues His acts of creation, particularly those relating to the Church's mission i n higher ed ucation .

This kind of volu nteer i nvolvement is crucial to the continued g rowth of the Q Club and the vitally needed g ift i ncome it provides to the university.

Most Q Club members would be surprised to find out how i nfluential a casual comment about their support of PLU can be to others.

Why? Beca use it comes from a volunteer. No one pays them to talk about PLU needs so whatever they say - whatever you say about the u niversity carries a special weight.

There is nothing magical about good vol u nteer recruiters . They a re simply willing to share their own reasons for supporting the u niversity with others.

• They believe i n the importa nce of private education.

• They want to su p port a n d encourage the q uality they see i n a PLU education .

• They bel ieve i n the im portance of provid ing a C hristian context for that education .

• They understand how a n u nrestricted gift helps the u niversity right now where the need is g reatest.

• And perha ps most of aiL they wa nt to see the kind of ed ucation PLU provides remain accessible to every student.

The following people have joined the Q Club since the May issue of SCE N E: DIM John C. Anderson, Dr . Donald Arstein, M/M Terry

Asbjornsen to FELLOW, M/M Gary Baughn to F ELLOW, M/M Jake Breimer/Associate Fellow, M/M Art Broback, M/M Robert Campbell, DIM Wa lter Capps, M i riam Cowan, M/M Leif Eie, The Farmer's Daughter, DIM Marv Frederick­ son , and M/M Charles Gelda ker.

Also joi n i ng were Dr. Ronald G rewenow­ Associate Fellow, M/M George Haakons, Dan Hassenpflug, M/M Milton Hefty, M/M Jesse " Herbert, M/M M ichael Jennings, M/M J . M .

Johnson to Associate Fellow, Estelle Kelley, M/M Kenneth Kilen, M/M Gus Kravas, Jan Krogstad and M/M Howard Kvinslan d .

Also M / M Charles Logan, M / M Bruce Lude­ man -Associate Fellow, DIM George Muedek­ i ng , DIM Philip Myh re, M/M Clint Names, M ichelle N orstrom, M/M Martin North , DIM Lloyd Nyhus, M/M Leif O ksenvaag , Fl o rence Orvik, J udy Pea rson, and M/M R . T . Reep to FELLOW .

In add ition to that Ra n dy Rowland, Pat K e l l ey Shearer- F E LLOW, J ill Skones, M/M LeRoy Spitzer to FELLOW, RIM Gerald St J oh n , Shirley Sutherland , DIM D u a n e Swa n , M/M Tracy Toten, Duane Van Beek, M/M William Weiga nd, Andrew Win berg, and M/M Fran k Wise.

If you would l i ke more Q C l u b information, call or write Q Club, Office of Development; PLU, Tacoma, WA 98447 (206) 383 -7428 .

Estate Tax Savi ngs

Parents Corner

Lost By Ma ny As

Picnic Potl u c ks O n

Res u lt Of I n a ction

P L U Parents C l u b S u m m er Ag e n d a

B y Edgar Larson Director of Planned Giving

Recently I was ta lking with a stockbroker.

He told me how he had set forth an estate plan for an individual which would provide that client with tens of thousa nds of dolla rs i n tax savings. However, the savings never materialized beca use of one reason : the client failed to act!

The g reatest reason for the assets in a n estate being reduced b y u n n ecessary taxes i s i naction. ''I'll check with m y attorney, o r my accou ntant; or my financial adviser - to­ morrow . " A twofold tragedy exists in one's inaction with regard to estate pla n n i n g . First; there is the payment of need less taxes which could be legally avoided (even encouraged to be avoided by the actions of Cong ress!). Sec­ ondly, for those who are charitably i nclined , there i s the missed oppo rtu nity of letting U ncle Sa m share i n the making of a charitable g ift.

If now is the time for action on your part with regard to you r estate planning, we would be tha n kful for the opportunity to assist you . Why not look at the brochure we a re offering entitled " Have You a Plan . . . or a Proble m ? " Write or cal l : Edgar Larson, Director of Planned Giving Development OffIc e - Nesvlg Alumni center pacific Lutheran university Tacoma, WA 98447 Tel. (206) 383-7420

By Milton Nesvlg Parents Club Representative

Potluck picnic suppers for new a nd return­ i ng students, their pa rents, families and friends will be sponsored by the Pa rents Club in the Spokane and Portla nd a reas i n August.

For those l iving in the Inla nd Empire area and Northern Idaho the event will be held Wednesday, Aug . 5 , at 6 : 3 0 p . m . in the garden of Dr. Mayo and Elaine Erickson, E .

2 2 2 7 1 7th, Spokane, WA 99203 .

The Portland-Vancouver area picnic will be held Wednesday, Aug . 1 2 , at 6 : 3 0 p . m . at St Andrew's Luthera n Church, 1 2405 S . w . Butn­ er Road, Beaverton . Albert a nd Marilyn Ha nson will be hosts.

President and Mrs. Willia m O . Rieke hope to attend these picnics and bring a g reeti ng from the u niversity.

The Ericksons and Ha nsons are members of the Parents Counci l .

Bob a n d Connie B rog of Bellevue, Washi ng ­ ton, Parents Council members for the past three years, have resigned because of the press of work and family responsibilities. The Parents Club expresses than ks to them for their dedicated service to the U niversity through the Counci l .

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Profiles From The Past

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Or. Anders Ramstad

Or. Anders Ramstad, PLU professor emeritus of chemistry, died May 8, a month before his 90th birthda y He had been associated with PL U for 56 years. Following is a tribute by one of his longtime close friends and as­ socia tes, professor emeritus Or Harold Leraas.

By Ha rold Leraas Versati l ity was a g reat asset i n PLU 's early days, a n d Anders Ram­ stad had his share of this qual ity "Ask Rammy. He can p robably tell you " was a com mon refra i n Born a n d raised o n a M i n nesota farm, he knew a l l the tricks of that trade. A g radu ate of St. Olaf College, he lea rned a few other tricks. He learned about railroads, and worked as a bel lhop in Glacier Park. He g raduated from Luther Sem i n a ry and served in the pa rish m i nistry for several years.

When he came to Pacific Luthe­ ran College, he rea lly started to bra nch out I n t i mes of need or pressure, yo u can do many things.

Ra mmy was pri m a rily the chemis­ try teacher. B ut he was a lso a sometimes dea n of men, a some­ times coach of footba ll and bas­ ketba ll as well as wome n ' s basket­ balL As to tea c h i n g , he at some time or other ta ught a lmost all of the science a nd math cou rses except biology. He a nd biology were somehow a llergic to one a nother. For several semesters he taught a basic, g round aeronaut­ ics cou rse for budding pilots. He also found time to serve as a fill- i n or as a su bstitute pastor i n the local a rea .

Professor Ramstad conducted a wide awake and l ively class. You

knew you h a d t o listen i f you were to be successful, ultimately If things g rew a little dull a n d too q uiet, he always had a little story or a n anecdote with which to spice things up and awa ken the lis­ teners.

There a re few people with as many stories.

On exa m i nation days he wou ld often walk up in front of the room, with no books or papers. Then he would s i m p l y g i v e Q u e s t i o n N u m ber One ora l ly, and set the class worki n g . W h i l e they wrote he composed the rest of the test and put it on the board .

The chem istry lab was an i nfor­ mal place; students th rived i n it and often tu rned i nto com petent chem ists. Someti mes a loud crash or minor explosion could be hea rd ema nating from that d i rectio n . It was all info rmal and students referred to the teacher as " M r .

Ramstad , " " P rof . Ramstad, " "Rev. Ramstad , " but mostly just "Ram­ m y . " Possibly he had had more personal friends tha n a ny other teacher at this school .

Among facu lty colleagues, Pro­ fessor Ramstad was a pillar and a leader. He was a n excellent com­ m ittee worker and could be relied u pon to get things done . He was so well l i ked because he was friendly, warm, cord i a l , a good conversationalist, had a positive approach to matters, and over­ flowed with ideas. He believed i n open ness, fai rness, t h e right to speak out.

We admired the physique a n d stre ngth of t h i s mild-mannered, u nsophisticated Norwegian g i a nt .

H e probably knew more people across the nation than a nybody else. Visit with Rammy, no matter who you were, and cha nces are that 10 to 1 you would have acquai ntances in common .

I recall motoring with Rammy from Tacoma to Detroit, M ich .

Every evening w e would sit out­ side a motel visiti ng with other m o t o r i st s . I n va r i a b l y , R a m m y would have some acquaintance i n com mon with these folks. Start telling your best yarn, and Rammy would go you one better every ti me.

Sidelines, hobbies, or com m u n i ­ ty services were a part of Profes­ sor Ramstad's daily life. For several years, he did a sort of subsistence fa r m i n g . He had a fine milk cow that produced m i l k and butter .

Y o u often saw her tethered a t the back of ca mpus. Sometimes other a n i mals joi ned the cow on his "farm . " He raised his own beef a n i mal a n d slaug htered in the fal l .

Actu al ly, this was a l l a necessa ry means for s u rviva l .

Ramstad was also a n inventor who pioneered development of the modern movie screen a nd oth er p resent day develo pments .

Duri n g World Wa r I I he was a p ­ pointed t o t h e local d raft board and served for a quarter of a century . Also d u ring the war he worked in the Tacoma shi pyard in the construction of a i rcraft car­ riers .

For seve ral years, after reti ring from colleg e teac h i ng , Dr. Rams­ tad served as a substitute teacher in h i g h schools of the Tacoma a rea. He cou ld su bstitute in a l most any su bject, and could usually do a

good job of teach i n g . Often he beg ui led the students with his stories. O n e student stated: " I heard the g reatest presentation today of the Norweg ian resistance during World War II in the chemiS­ t r y c l a s s D r . Ra mstad was teaching . "

An honorary doctor's deg ree was bestowed upon Professor Ramstad by Luther Col lege, a nd it has been an honor for Luther to count him as a n alumnus . After th ree-score years and ten he re­ tired from the faculty at PLU . A research lab was developed and na med for him i n the Chemistry Department.

Later, the Science Hall was re­ named as Ramstad Hall to honor this lifelong servant of the C h urch and of Pacific Lutheran U n iversity.

Church/Alumni

LCA Resolutio n Pledg es Co nti n ued Su pport of PLU Ca pita l Ca mpaign

Dr Paul Braafladt, former assistant to the bishop of the North Pacific District, A merican Lutheran Church, presents a copv of his doctoral thesis to PLU President Dr William 0 Rieke, left, and PLU Provost Dr. Richard Jungkuntz The thesis is a comprehensive s tudv of the North Pacific District.

Zim ba bwe Student su pported By New C h u rch Schola rs hip Prog ra m " My major objective is to serve God 's people as a doctor, hence I wish to begi n my studies at your u niversity."

So writes M ufaro D u be, a native African from B u lawayo, Z i m ­ babwe In fluent English M ufaro describes his academic credentials and refers proudly to his fa mily· " I belong to a Christian fa m i ly - m y father was a Luthera n evangelist " M ufa ro will be a ble to attend PLU in the fall of 1 981 due largely to the energetic efforts of Julie Denn i son and K e n N y m a n of Beaverton, Ore. He is chairman of the North Pacific District m issions com mittee.

Through their efforts the EAZY s c h o l a rship, Education Aid for

Zimbabwean Y outh , was i n sti ­ tuted .

Two congregations - St Matth­ ew Lutheran of Beaverton a nd First Lutheran of Richmond Beach - have underwritten a full scho­ larship for the first Zimba bwean s t u d e n t . Other co n g regations have bee n h e l p i n g , i n c l u d i n g G race Luthera n of Port Townsend, Was h . Tentatively, a second stu­ dent from Zim babwe will be able to enter PLU in 1 982.

A m issions com m ittee state­ ment clarified the purpose of the schola rshi p effort, pOinting out that "in February, 1 980, Zimbabwe ach ieved independence after a long , destructive war. To rebuild will requ i re a mighty effort by Zimbabweans and the i nternation­ al com m u nity. A sta ble, bi-racial Z i m b a b w e c o u l d e n c o u ra g e peaceful change of South Africa's a partheid society. By helping ed u ­ cate com m itted Christi a n leaders, American Lutherans can play a vital role as peacemakers in southern Africa . "

Off-Off Broadway rod uction Jells For N .Y. Alumni A n article i n the December 1 980 issue of Scene, "PLU is the Ru bber Ba nd that snaps us all together," related activities of alums i n New Y ork City, i ncludi ng Judy Carlson 77, David Chase 76, Marnee Hollis 77 and others.

At that writing they were i n the process of formi ng a m i n i - reper­ tory group The g roup, in fact, did jell , and four performances of an ori g i nal musical revue, " Eat the Clock , " were presented at Holy Trin ity Lutheran Chu rch .

The g roup is hoping to launch a more extended run at a n off­ Broadway location .

Mufaro Dube

A resolution passed by congre­ gations of the Pacific Northwest Synod, Luthera n Church i n Ameri­ ca, at its 20th annual convention i n J u ne gave added su pport to the PLU "Shari ng in Strength " cam ­ paign being cond ucted by the synod this yea r, according to Rev. Luther Bekemeier, PLU vice-presi­ dent for development The resolution called for "Shar­ i ng in Strength " programs i n synod congregations which have not yet organized their university support appeal to be cond ucted t h i s fa l l from Septe m b e r to November.

At the convention, held on the PLU campus, PLU President Dr. William O. Rieke reported that the ca pital campaign had passed the $7 million m ilestone toward a n overall campaign goal of $ 1 6 . 5 m i l l ion, Funds are earmarked for con ­ struction of new science a nd f i ne arts faCilities on campus as well as

Lunde E lected Bishop of ALC N. Pacific District The Rev. Clifford Rolf Lunde, a 1 95 1 PLU g raduate, was elected to a six-yea r term as Bishop of the North Pacific District of the Ameri ­ can Luthera n Church at Its con ­ vention i n Spoka ne J u ne 1 3 .

Lu nde, who will assu me office i n Decem ber, has been a d m i nistra­ tive assistant to Bishop Clarence Solberg for the past five years.

Solberg is retiring at the end of this year.

After h is grad uation from PLU , Lunde served i n the U , S Air Force for seven years He was graduated from Luther Theological Seminary i n St Pau l i n 1 962, and serve parishes in Newberg, OR, a n d Spokane from 1 962 to 1 976.

Runner-up to Lunde i n the six­ b a l lot e l ectio n was the Rev .

Charles Mays, PLU class of 1 96 2 .

O t h e r P L U g ra d s w h o w e re nomi nees for the position i nclude the Revs . David Wold, '56; Paul Braafladt, '52; Ludwig Siquela n d , '51 ; and Luther Kroenk, '52.

The Rev. Robert Keller, '55, was elected vice-president of the Dis­ trict

increased schola rsh ip and endow­ ment funds.

Approximately 70, or 40 percent of the synod's congregations, be­ gan thei r "Sharing in Strength " efforts this spring, Bekemeier in­ d icated .

Other leaders from the South­ ern, Northern and I ntermounta i n D istricts of the synod met with Bekemeier recently to plan for the fa ll e m phasis

Kasta ma New Wa rde n At wa lla Wa l la penitentia ry Pierce Cou nty Jail Superinte n ­ dent B o b Kastama 71 was recentfy appointed warden of the trouble­ plagued Was h i ngton state pen itentiary at Walla Walla.

The new warden, who takes over his new post J uly 1 , considers it his biggest challege in 23 years in the corrections busi ness . He plans to continue the authorita ria n style of his predecessor J a mes Spald­ i ng, who is credited with wresting prison power from the i n mates and returning it to the administra­ tion.

The style, he believes, promotes safety, secu rity and a h u ma ne environ ment i n the large prisons of the U nited States. Nevertheless he would prefer a system of smaller institutions l i ke he has witnessed i n Scandinavia that "al ­ lows more rehabilitative work and less warehousing . " The Walla Wa lla i n m ate popula­ tion has been reduced d u ri ng the p a st yea r, and Kasta ma plans further reduction efforts, i nclud­ ing possi ble remodeling of a form ­ e r wo m e n ' s p r i s o n o n t h e pen itentiary g rounds.

Kastama beg a n t11S ca reer as a probation and parole officer La ­ ter, as su peri ntendent at Firland Correctional Center in North Seat­ tle, he i nitiated a com mun ity rela­ t i o n s progra m which reduced p u bli c o p p o s i t o n to t h a t m i n i m u m security prison, He was also associate superi n ­ tendent a t the State Reformatory in Monroe a n d state prison region­ al coord inator fa r Pierce and Kit­ sap counties before assu m i ng duties at the Pierce County J a i l .

A g raduate of Western Washing ­ ton State university in Bel l i ng n a m , he earned a master's deg ree i n social sciences a t P LU ten years ago

Alumni

Class Notes 1 951 Former Washington State House Speaker, DUANE B E R E N TS O N , h a s been appointed state Secretary of Transportation. Duane quit the leg isla ture after 18 years in 1 980 to seek the governorship and was a close second to Gov. John Spellman in the Republi­ can primary He most recently served as legislative liaison for Gov. Spellma n .

1 954 GLORIA (Evanson) KE LLER recently returned with her h usband, Walter from sabbatical leave at St John University at Collegeville, Minn. While at Collegeville they attended Atone­ ment Lutheran C h u rch whose pastor is Jack Eich horst and his wife, Judy Larson Eichhorst x'54 was a roommate of Gloria's while they were at PLU .

G l oria is working as staff n u rse at Vale V iew Conva lescent Center in Val ­ paraiso, Ind . , where they reside.

IVER and G I N NY (Grahn ' 56) HAUGEN a re l iving in Bellevue, Wash. Iver be­ came paster of C ross of Ch rist (ALC )

Lutheran C h u rch in Bel levue in Nov. 1 980 after servi n g t h e L u t h e ra n C h u rch of the Redeemer ( LCA) in McLea n , Va. for seven and o n e - half y e a rs . They have fou r daughters, Andrea, Kari, Lynnell and Kirsti. Kari is a sophomore at P LU . Lynnell is staying in McLean to g raduate from hig h school and will enter PLU next fal l . Andrea attended PLU 1 978-79 and is cu rrently a student at North Texas State U n iver­ sity, Denton, Tex.

1 956 Dr. TERRY BROWN , a former teach­ er, cou nselor a n d coach in Tacoma, Wash , has been named president of Yakima Valley Community College .

Terry, w h o h a s been vice president of Lassen College in Susa nville, Calif . , the past three years, will assu me his new position J u ly 1 .

1 957 DONNA AHRENS ( M i ller) has moved to Pasadena, Calif . , where she is now executive d i rector of the Pasadena Foothill Valley Y MCA She was chosen for this position out of 45 candidates.

She formerly served as executive

Homecoming 1981 F ri d a y , Satu rd ay, Oct . 1 6 - 1 7

Copies Of

1981 Al u m ni Dire ctory

The first 3,000 alumni donors to the 1 981 -82 Pacific Lutheran U n ­ iversity Annual F u n d w i l l receive a complimentary copy of the 1 981 edition of the PLU Alu m ni Direc­ tory, according to alumni director Ronald Colto m .

The directory, expected off the presses in Novem ber, will include a class listing, an a lphabetical listing with married women cross re­ ferenced to their class name, and a --city a nd state listing It will be similar in format to the University's first a l u m n i directory, published in 1 978, Coltom i ndi­ cated . Listings will be more com-

plete, however, following months of alumni office effort in tracing lost alums.

As reported in the March issue of Scene, former PLU registrar Linka Johnson , now a California resident, spent several volunteer weeks this spring cross checking alumni records with old cata logs, card files, yearbooks a nd archives materials.

"We look forward to a very accurate directory," Coltom said.

(Persons who do not wish thei r address to a ppear in the directory shou ld contact the alumni office prior to Aug . 1 , 1 981 . )

director of the Vancouver-Clark Coun­ ty YWCA near Portland, Ore.

appointed director of development at Washington State U n iversity, a post she has held in an acting capacity since last summer She earned her master's in sociology at Indiana State U niversity, and a doctorate at Washington State U niversity. She joined the WSU faculty in 1 972 as a teaching assistant in the department of educatio n . In 1 97 3 she served as a n associate in education for research at WSU and in 1 974 was n amed assistant professor of educa­ tio n . She joined the WSU Development office in 1 978 as associate d i rector and last Aug ust she was appointed acting di rector.

1 959 M E L NOVOTNEY x ' 59 , recently be­ came mayor of Wilbur, Was h . He formerly served on the counci l . He is a merchant in Wilbur.

TWI LA (Gillis) SPRI NGER and her hus­ band are livi ng i n Port Angeles, Wash , w here he teaches and Twila has done some substituting She is just beg i n ­ ning h e r fifth-year program a n d plans to return to full-time teaching They have lived in Oregon, Hawa ii, Tan zania, Panama, Micronesia, and Washington.

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Ka nsas City Basketba l l Tri ps Reu n i o n (fa ns a n d players) also Friday Corona tion-songfest - 7 p.m.

Class reunions 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976

Saturday Student government reunion - 9 a. m.

Campus tours Family brunch 1 1 a. m.

Reunion tables for classes of 1951, 1946, 1941, 1936, 1931, Colden Years Foo.tball: PLU vs, Willamette 1:30 p. m. halftIme - Luterun 5000 (3. 1 mile fun run) Awards Banquet 5:30 p. m.

Kansas City Basketball Trips Reunion 9:30 p. m.

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R ev . G E RA L D F O S E N a n d wife, JANICE KARLSTAD '65 have moved to E n u mclaw, Wash , where Gerald is now pastor of Trin ity Lutheran C h u rch i n that city. They were formerl y of Beaverton , Ore. The Rev. G EORGE W . LARSON is serving a new cong regation as pastor in Puyallup, Was h . The new ch u rch was named Celebration Lutheran C h u rch in an Easter sunrise service attended by 1 42 persons on the future building site. George served pastorates i n S o u t h Da kota before coming to Puyallup.

1 967 C ONSTANCE H. KRAVAS, has been

1 968 MlM H ESS (Ginger Movi us) a re the parents of a son, Cha rles Donald, born Mar. 1 6, 1 981 at Keesler Medical Center, Keesler AFB, Biloxi, M iss.

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Ocea n Fishing Offer Benefits PLU ca m pa ig n PLU a l u m n i , students, faculty and friends are invited to fish the Pacific Ocean this summer - and help the PLU "Sharing in Strength" capital fund cam paign at the sam e time.

The opportunity is being of­ fered for the third year by Don Samuelson, a 1 965 PLU alumnus, who o perates a 50-foot charter boat off Westport. Wash . . through Sept. 1 5.

Sam uelson has pledged 25 per­ cent of his charter fees from PLU constituents to the "Sharing in Strength" cam paig n .

For i nformation or reservations, call toll-free (800) 562-01 84.

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New Jersey Teac h e r Of The Yea r Offe rs Ho pe For H a n d i ca pped And U nfo r tu nate

By Judy Davis Sometimes, Brya n Wa l l feels li ke "the Mad Hatte r . " ' ' I ' m consta ntly r u n n i ng a ro u n d , t r y i n g to g et i d e a s off t h e g ro u n d , " confessed the former PLU student who coordinates a vocational prog ra m for h a n d ­ ica pped students i n a h i g h school in Li n d e n , N .J .

Fortu nately, Wa l l ' s peripatetic p u rs uits achieve res u lts; last yea r, he was named New J e rsey's teach­ er of the yea r.

I n a n n o u ncing Wa l l ' s selection, Fred G. B urke, education commis­ sioner for New Jersey, said, "The story of Bryan Wall is one of extra a c h i evement and com m itment . . Bryan Wall exemplifies t h e role of a teacher beca u se he gives of h i m self, n ot only i n t h e classroom , b u t i n t h e com m u n ity as well . " Besides teachi n g , Wall a n d his wife coun sel chronic a lcohol ics at t h e Bowery Mi ssion in N ew York City .

W a l l ' s i n volveme n t w i t h t h e h a n d i c a p pe d a n d " down - a n d ­ outers" reflects h i s convict i o n that, " Despite l i mitations, a per­ son can succeed if, t h rough g u i­ dance and love, we ca n se ll them o n their worth as c h i l d re n of God . " W h e n n ot worki ng i n the clas­ s room, Wa ll has been tou ring the state of N ew J e rsey, speaking to various g roups on behalf of voca ­ tio n a l education for the hand­ ica pped as well as on -the-job safety .

"This year, for insta nce, I 've been prepa r i n g a n eye - s a fety m a n ual for the state; its chief pu rpose is to conv i n ce i n d ustria l workers t o wea r gog g les a n d glasses when necessary si nce 90 percent of a l l eye aCC I dents are preventa ble.

W a l l 's ach ievments i n the clas­ sroom a re tied to his success i n motivating representatives of i n ­ d ustry' to pa rticipate i n the ed uca ­ tional process for h a n d ica p ped stude nts. " I n stead of desig n i ng educa ­ tional prog ra ms to fit the needs of students as we perceive them, our vocational prog ra ms tra i n stu­ dents to 'fit' i nto the needs of i n d ustry, " Wall exp l a i ned. " I ndustrial firms send m e m bers of their staff to our school to teach students skills they w i l l need "

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1 969 JERRY ALLEN has been na med ex­ ecutive di rector of the King Cou nty A rts C o m m i s s i o n . A p r ofessional sculptor, Jerry has served as KCAC 's visual a rts coordinator since 1 9 77.

D u ring that ti me, he managed several i m portant pu blic a rt prOjects for the com mission . I n 1 9 75, as an arts com­ mission CETA a rtist- i n · residence, Jerry com p leted a bronz sculpture for Va l ­ ley Ridge Park. Other o f his scu lptu ral works have been com missioned by the Metropolitan A rts Comm ission fo r Portland's Peninsula Pa rk, by t h e Washi ngton State Arts Com m ission for the Ponderosa School and the Granger School a n d by the C ity of Mou ntlake Terrace at Lake Balli nger Pa rk.

M/M JIM BENES of EI Toro, Ca lif , a re the parents of a daughter, Katie lyn n , born Dec. 3 1 , 1 9 80. J i m is teach ing fou rth a n d fifth grades i n Garden G rove, Calif.

MARC I A (Welch) RI NTA has been teaching elementary school in Sum n ­ er, Was h . , a n d living i n Puyallup. She and her h u sband, J i m , will be moving to Ridgefield, Wa s h . this s u m mer to take over his fa mily far m . T h ey both p l a n to c o n t i n u e t h e i r teach in g careers

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Brian Wall supervises voc-tech student at Linden High School in New Jersey

to work i n a particular company , " he conti n u ed . Wa ll coor d i nates a network of " s u p port systems" a n d e d u c a t i o n a l resou rces to u nderg i rd these "teachers" for i n d ustry. " I n one case , " Wall poi nted out, "a g i rl who c a n 't read was ta u g ht how to microfi l m confidential i n ­ formation for a local i n d ustry . . . as a resu lt, she now is a prod uctive m e m ber of society and an asset to the company she works for. " U nder Wa l l ' s leaders h i p , the dis­ trict developed an a p p r e n t i c e p ro g r a m fo r t h os e repa i r i n g va lves , ga u g es a n d i nstru ments for industry.

"Th is prog ra m i s attract i n g handicapped students who can use these skills to work i n a va riety of i n d u stries in the a rea , " said the Su nday School tea cher.

Born i n Longview, Was h . , Wa ll studied b roadcasti ng at PLU in the late '50's, then joi ned the u.s.

Coast G u a rd .

While stationed o n the East Coast, W a l l beg a n presenti ng his opinions o n "What's wrong with education? " d u ri n g a conversa ­ tion with officials of the New J ersey e d u cational system .

"We'd met at a ' g eneral store' that was a local g athering place , " W a l l reca lled .

I m p ressed with W a l l ' s observa­ tions, the officials hel ped h i m

obta i n a n early discharg e from the Coast G u a rd so he could p u rsue a tea c h i n g career.

W h i l e w o r k i n g towa rd a bachel or's deg ree i n i n d ustr i a l ed ucation from Kea n College i n U n i o n , N .J . , Wall su bstitute ta ught i n Newark. After obta i n i n g his deg ree, he began teac h i ng in E l i z a beth , N .J . , where he met his wife, a former Peace Corps vol u n ­ teer w h o teaches gifted a n d ta ­ lented child re n . They have two children, And rew, 7; a n d T imothy, 3.

M rs. Wall said of her h usband, " Brya n is a ha ppy person a l ways conscious of the needs of others . He bel ieves in spending that extra ti me, in going that extra way, to meet the needs of chil­ dren, no matter wllat they may be . " W a l l commented , ' ' I ' m s u re my PLU professors would be s u rprised to find me i n education - my career si nce studying broadcast­ ing has taken a n 1 80·deg ree tu rn ! " H owever, the dedi cated teacher ag rees his j o b requ i res public relations skills and the abi lity to "sell ideas" - skills also i m portant to broa dcasti ng .

He concluded , "As a teacher, I t h i n k it's im portant to develop i n students a sense o f pride a nd self worth . and to make s u re the educational prog ram is more fun t h a n re- r u n s of 'The Dati n g Game. ' "

STEVE STOUT has recently been ap pOinted to the position of d i rector of the Golde ndale astronomical obser­ vatory in G lendale, Wa s h . For the past 1'1 years he has lived in Seattle where he worked in the comp uter and He invites e l e ctro n i c i n d u s tries friends to visit h i m at t h e observatory wh ich is being developed as a new state park

1 970 ROB GRAY was recently i n stalled as pastor of Pri nce of Peace Lutheran C h u rch in C o vi n a , C a l i f . A 1 9 80 g radu ate of Pacific Lutheran Theolog­ ical Semi n a ry, he began h i s theological studies at Luther Theological Se m i n a ry in St. P a u l , Minn He a n d h i s wife of seven years, Bette, have 3 son, Robert Andrew, who will be a year old on Aug 11.

1 971 PA U L K . B E R G is an education specialist in teleco m m u nicCJtions for the state of Alaska He provides assist­ a nce and consu ltation to schools for i m p l ementation of computer- based i n struction programs He resides i n J u nea u .

RONALD G . LARSON has been a p ­ pOinted treasurer of t h e Board of Publi cation of the Lutheran C h u rch i n America . Ron is a staff ma nager of Finance a n d Con troller with Pacific Northwest Bell in Seattle, Wash . He has been with PNB for ten years He is al so president of the church council at St. James Lutheran C h u rc h , a n d has been active i n the United Way, the lutheran C o m p a s s C e nter, Y M C A , J u n i o r Achievement a nd Kiwanis. H e i s mar­ ried to the former Linda Bossha rt, class of 1 973.

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1 972 CATHY ( Crog han) ALZNER and hus­ b a n d , Bob, an a n e st h e s i o l o g i st , moved t h i s summer t o 20 acres i n West Li n n , O re , where Bob plans to start a n u rsery Cathy works part-time as a home visiting n u rse for U pjohn H ome Health Care They have two daughters, Angela , 5'12 and M a ria a l ­ most 4 yea rs , as weil as Bob's son, B ruce, 1 5 . I n addition they a re in the process of adopting a pre-school ­ aged child from Ecuador.

JIM and DEBBIE (Herivel 72) HU SHA ­ G E N 70, a re the pa rents of a son, Morgan Pa ul, born Feb. 7, 1 981 . He joins A nnie, 7 years, and Bozo, 5 years.

J i m is p racticing law with the firm of Eisenhower, Carlson, Newlands, Reha, Hen riot and Quinn in Tacoma, Was h . , a nd Debbie is h o m e being mother until fall when she will return to half­ time teach i ng kindergarten in the P uyall u p School District TOM and C H E R Y L ( Bergen) KOONS­ MAN have moved to Englewood , Colo. , where Tom has a new position with Mobil Oil. Aaron, their 2 2 -month­ old son keeps C heryl busy at home. In September C heryl hopes to work part­ time at Aa ron's preschool with the four-year olds.

M/M DAVID PAULSON 72 (Diane Schaefer 72) a re the pa rents of a daughter Kari Astrid , born Mar. 1 , 1 981 . She joins a sister, Kirsten, 4 and a brother, Johannes , 3. They are cur­ rently i n Papua New G u i n ea , but will be retu rning to the U n ited States for a six - month study leave from Sept 1 981 to Feb 1 982 .

SCOTT a n d NANCY ( Richards 72) PEBBLES 73, a re the pa rents of a daughter, Amanda Marie, born Apr 30, 1 981 . She joins a brother 'Adam , 2'12 . They l ive i n Olympia, Wash .

DA N I E L C R U U D has been promoted to assistant vice president at Seattle­ First National's Ban k ' s Port Angeles Bra nc h . Dan has been working at the bank since 1 97 2 . He has served as assistant manager since 1 97 6 .

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BOB and DIA N E ( Bengston 72) V E R ­ N O N with their two children Jeff, 5 a n d E m ily 2 , will be moving t o t h e Sa n Francisco Bay area this s u m mer. Bob has completed h i s master's of science deg ree in health sciences with a concentration in health care ad m i nist­ ration and public health at Chapman College in Orange, Ca lif He has accept­ ed a com mission as a LTJG in the U .S .

Navy Medical Center in Oakland. Diane has served on the LCA Southern District's Comm ission for parish minis­ tries and is a member of the educa­ tional m i n istry team . She also is vaca­ tion church school series workshop coordinator and d i rects the youth choir at Gloria Dei Lutheran Ch u rch i n Fontana, Calif.

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M/M DAVID L. COOK of Spokane, Was h . , a re the parents of a daug hter, Julie Ann, born Feb. 5, 1 981 .

M/M FRANK METTLER ( Linda Stone) a re the parents of a daug hter Su nny Lyn, born Dec. 1 5 , 1 980. They live i n Glenoma, Wash .

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CRYSTAL SC H U H is wo rki ng as a n en gineer for the A BC <l ffi l iate - WPLG I n M ia m i , Fla S h e formerly wo rked for a radio/TV station in Portl a n d , O re.

1 974 GARY HOFER, former women's swim tea m coach at PLU, took first place i n the 200-ya rd backstroke a t the Mas­ ters National Short-Cou rse Swim Meet at Ervine, Calif. He co mpeted in the men's age 30-34 g roup JOAN SO DERSTROM ma rried Dr. P G Parikh on Mar. 1 7, 1 979 and is working as a med tech in Los Altos, Calif. Her husband is a research associate in the engineering department of St2nford U niversity. They are c urrently traveling in France, Germany a nd India.

ALICE WELC H E RT of Hermosa Beach , Calif., is working at the Aerospace Corp, in EI Sequ ndo, Calif. as a tech n ic ­ a l assistant She plans to beg i n a master's prog ram at Pepperdine U n ­ iversity in the fa l l .

KATHR Y N TOEPEL w a s ma rried to Rick Minor on May 1 6, 1 981 , at the home of her parents in Eugene, Ore. Both Kathy and Rich a re archaeologists and a re doctoral students at the U niversity of Oregon, Eugene Kathy received a master's in anth ropology in 1 976 and a master's in linguistics in 1 978 f rom the U n iversity of Oregon .

They live in Eugene.

1 975 C lAU DIA REA BROWERS is living i n Stuttga rt, West Germany. S h e is a rt di recto r f o r t h e U .S. Army Arts Prog­ ram a n d is e n joying traveling in Europe.

KARIN ERICSON joined KYW News­ radio, Ph iladelphia, in Aug ust 1 980 as the assistant promotion ma nager.

Karin reports being on speCial assig n ­ ment with the W o r l d C ha m p i o n Ph iladelphia Phillies d u ring the Series a n d at spring tra i ning in Clearwater, Fla. She a lso promoted the largest CPR event ever held i n one day, Feb. 1 4, a nd had local a n d nation a l coverage for KYW a n d Philadelphia Dr. a nd M rs . NOEL JOH NSON 76 (Trisch Bla ir 75) are the pa rents of a son, Brice Allen, born Mar. 26, 1 981 . He joins h is 1 9- month old brother, Tyler Blair. The Joh nsons are currently resid­ i ng in Cleveland, O h io, where Noel is taking a residency in i nternal medicine at the Cleveland clinic.

A N N E M. N I ELSEN is currently work­ ing on a master's deg ree i n psychiatric n u rsing and n u rsing education at the U niversity of M i n nesota . She is livi ng i n Coon Ra pids, M i n n . a nd is planning on bei ng married to Steven B . Gresh a m on J u n e 20, 1 981 . They will continue to live in Coon Rapids while both attend­ ing school and working .

TODD WAGNER is serving two con ­ g regations; Shepherd o f t h e Valley i n Sta rtup, Wash. a n d Prince o f Peace i n Everett, Wash. H e is living in Snohom­ ish . After completing seminary in 1 979 he took four months to tour a nd study in Germany He then retu rned to the Pacific Northwest to await a call to a cong regation.

1 976 M/M LEN ANDREWS ( PAM M O N SEN ) a re the parents of a son, Benja m i n J a mes, born Dec. 2 2 , 1 980. They live in Sedro Woolley, Was h .

PETER ANSI NGH has been named s u p e ri nten d e n t o f t h e BO i stfort School District Boistfort is a small K-8 district i n southwest Wash ington Pe­ ter has ta ught seventh and eigth g rade there fo r the past two years and this past year has been the head teacher. Peter and C a rrie have a daughter, Caitlin, 2 , and a re expecting a nother baby in Dec. LOGAN and VERNA (Powers 76) HAZEN , MA 74, are living in Pasadena, Calif. Loga n finished his doctorate in college student services administra­ tion at O regon State U niversity in 1 980.

Verna finished her master's in the same field in 1 979. Logan is di rector of resident student development at the U n iversity of Southern California, and Verna is assista nt di rector of scholar­ ships and financial a ids at Pasadena City College. They would welcome letters at their new address: 1 01 5 N .

Rose Avenue, Pasadena , C A 9 1 1 07 .

LI N DA ( Drugge) ISSACSON and hus­ band, Tom, are the parents of a son, Joel Thomas, born Dec. 2 3 , 1 980. He is their first child Linda is a full-time mother a nd Tom works for the L.G. · Isaacson Eq u i p m e n t C o m p a n y i n Aberdeen, Wash . , where they reside.

THO MAS E . JACKS, a nd Kristen K. Halverson were married Mar. 2 1 , 1 981 at Our Redeemers Lutheran Church in Seattle, Was h . Tom is attending dental s c h o o l a t t h e U n i v e rs i ty o f Wash ington

1 977 MARLENE (SELE N E 77) a nd GREG KLEVEN 77 are living in New York City Greg recently received his master's of divinity from U nion Theologica l Semi­ nary a nd is pursuing a career in professional writing M a rlene was p ro ­ moted t o senior cli nical n u rse at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer cent­ er's ICU . In Feb. she passed her certification exam on critical care n u rsing (CCRN) PAU L LEUNG was ma rried to Sylvia Wing Apr 18, 1 981 In Reston , Va. Pa ul has completed medical stUdies at the University of Virginia Medical School and will be doing his residency in psych iartry at a Portland, Ore. hospita l .

STEVE and KARlA (Anderson 7 7 ) SCHAEFER 77 a r e t h e pa rents o f a son, Jeffrey Austin, born Feb. 25, 1 981 . He joins a sister, Amy, 2. They live in Golden, Colo., where Steve is the assistant manager at Meyer Home Center.

1 978 MlM SCOTT HANING 78 (NANCY C U RTIS 78) a re the parents of a son, Matthew Scott, born Apr. 20, 1 981 .

They live in Tigard, O re . , where Na ncy has been worki ng as an RN in intensive care u n it in Portland Hospital . Scott is self-employed contractor and artist

KEN ORTO N is with the U S Navy currently stationed in Boston after one year in Okinawa . He will be in Boston two or three years Ken is contem plating entering H arvard Di­ vin ity School i n 1 983/84 to study for the mi nistry in the U nity church .

SUE (Sondkerl ABLEIDINGER has re­ cently moved with her h usband, Jerry, to Coraop o l i s , P a . , a s u b u r b of Pittsburg h She is employed as an RN i n the hemodialysIs unit of Allegheney General Hospita l . Jerry is the assistant pastor at Sharon C o m m u nity Pre­ sbyterian C h urch . They would love to hear from their PLU friends at thei r new address: 1 7 1 Shafer Rd , Cora­ opolis, Pa . 1 51 08.

DONALD W . WI LSON and Kath ryn Ann Tremaine were recently ma rried at The Little C h u rch on the Prairie. Don is a n employee f o r an earth science con ­ sulti ng firm They reside in Tacoma, Wash.

1 979 K E N M ORRISON of Seattle, Wash . , a nd Terri Johnson pla n to b e married on Sept. 26, 1 981 at Holy Trin ity Lutheran C h u rch, Mercer Island, Wash .

Ken is a prod ucer/writer for P . M .

Northwest on KOMOITV. Terri is a freelance a rtist and a grad uate of Burnley Art School . lAU R I E STE E LE has been selected as a member of a 30-voice choi r to sing at the s u m mer Bach Festival in Anchor­ age, Alaska, under the d i rection of world- renowned conductor Antonio Brico. She is living with her parents i n Anchorage until the fall o f 1 982 when she plans to return to PLU for her teach i ng certificate a nd a master's i n m u sic.

JOHN G . ZAM BERLIN and Ann Kath ­ leen Lomax were married May 1 3, 1 981 at St. M a ry's Episcopal Church , Taco­ ma, Wash . A reception followed-at the McChord A . F . B . Officers C l u b .

1 980 D IA N E H I DY , x'80, was recently awarded the g rand prize from the California Young Artist Competition.

She won a cash award of $ 2 ,000 and a contract to a ppea r next year as a pia no soloist with the Carmel M usic Society's regular subscription concert series.

Diane a lso won first prize at the College of the Desert Piano Com peti­ tion in Palm Desert. The prize there included a contract to a ppea r next year as piano soloist with the Los Angeles C ha mber Orchestra . Cu rrently Diane is studying with John Perry at the U n iversity of Southern California.

K E N N ETH G. WOOLMS is cu rrently working for the patent and trademark law firm of Sugh rue, Mion, Zinn, Macpeak and Seas in Washi ngton, D . C .

He w i l l begin h i s formal legal education this fall at the National Law Center at The George Washington U niversity. He plans to continue working full-tim e while attending classes at n ight.

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Fi rst Yea r I n Classroom M a kes vetera n Of Novice Teac h e r

stacie Hansen

By Lynn Nowak Port Townsend Leader When a beg i n n i n g teacher en­ ters her classroom fo r the f irst t i m e s h e i s s m ot h ered w i t h doubts, hopes, a n d expectations and because of all these, the novice teacher will inevita bly lea rn as m uch as her students .

Stacie Mogck Hansen, is a Pacific Lutheran U niversity g rad uate, who had her f irst teaching experience i n Quilcene, Wa s h . , where she ta ught fifth g rade.

A few days before school sta rt­ ed Stacie rem embered asking her­ self, " I wonder what I'll feel l i ke at . the end of the year?"

When the last day of class finally a rrived Stacie d i d not feel a s fu lfi lled as s h e h a d hoped . She sa i d , "There was so much left undone! I wa nted to shout, 'wait - it's j u st beg i n n i n g to work ! ' " Stacie feels that a teacher needs to display enthusiasm for teaching to their students. " If a teacher is enthused and excited abo u t learn­ i n g , the kids will pick up on it," she sa i d . Stacie encourages beg inning teachers to have a good sense of h umor, too. She said, "They're ha ppy if they know you ' re happy " When Stacie started prepa ring for school she ex pected that she would have to concentrate on the students' attitudes rather than j u st d r i l l i n g t h e m with the

academ ics . A s t h e yea r prog ress­ ed , though , she d iscovered that the behavioral needs req u i re at­ t e n t i o n p ro p o rt i o n a l to academics .

"I was more concerned a bout reaching the kids, and helping the m , i nstead of using a cur­ ricu l u m , " she sa i d . Stacie learned that because of her own personal­ ity, along with the person a lities of the students, classroom atmos­ phere was never a problem .

Sta cie d iscovered that teaching is a fulltime job, both at school and at home; after getting home she would spend up to 3 hours each e ve n i n g p l u s t i m e o n t h e weekend . Stacie set up a prio rity system which started with lesson ' pla ns for the next day. Then came correcti n g pa pers a n d f i n a l l y , Stacie would plan special projects for her class.

Stacie expla ins that one of her most memorable learning expe r i ­ ences was realizing that her stu ­ dents were peo ple.

"I was often amazed a bout what they thoug ht, " she said . ' ' I ' d have to rem i n d myself that they were still children even thoug h they had

adult thoug hts They're part little ad u lts, but part frig htened 1 0 yea r-olds.

"It was g reat to be a ble to laugh with the kids and enjoy them as i n d ividuals. H a lf the class would stay i n at recess. I beg a n to real ize how comm itted I was to the kids. I cared about a l l the ph ases of their l ives , " she added .

"I did have to d raw the line, thoug h . It was important for them to do that. It demanded respect and I tried to teach respect , " Stacie said .

Stacie noted that at first she encountered disCipl ine problems but eventually they wanted to behave because of the cohesive bond that evolved between her and the class.

Another concept that emerged for Stacie during the yea r was that there is norma l ly a reason for a child's misbehavio r. One day a boy in her class was acti ng un usually out of cha racter, when Stacie as ked him why, he replied s i m ply, " My G ra n dmother d ied . " Stacie said that she encou raged her students to build a stable reasoning process by presenting problems or issues and then ask­ ing , "What do you think?"

"The hardest thing of all and the best thing of all i s to step out of the picture and let the kids take off on thei r own . I had to remind myself to let the kids do the lea rn i ng a n d not concentrate on

me doing the teachi n g , " she said.

Stacie seemed pleased with the experiences she gai ned in a small school district. "I learned more a n d had a better experience in a s m a l l tow n , " she said.

Stacie also said that she felt a certa in sense of respo nsibility to­ ward the com m u nity. "I need to work h a rd to be worthy of their respect , " she sa id .

As far as Stacie's rapport with the other teachers was concern­ ed , she said, " I res pected and was a w e d by t h e i r cap a b i l i t i es . I co uldn't spend enough time with them . " Stacie conclu ded "As each year comes to an end, I w i l l be able to reflect back to my lea rn i ng experi ­ ences for that yea r and look forward to the prospect of a new g roup of kids and a new load of adventu res " (Editor's note: Th e above story and photo are reprinted with the permis­ sion of the Port To wnsend Leader. The story was edited for Scene by Krista Janes as part of a journalism indepen­ dent study')

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Benson 's I nfluence Behind PLU 's I Decade Of Achievement' In Te n nis B y J i m Kittilsby

Sports a wards winners from left are Scott Jorie Lange and Dave Lashua.

Westering,

Scott Kessler, Debbie Tri,

Major Sports Awa rds Winners Mai nta i n High Scholastic Sta nding Major award winners at PLU's 1 1 th Annual All Sports Banquet on May 1 2 a re h o me- based along a n Interstate 5 path from Sa n Joaquin to Snohomish Cou nty Debbie Tri, a senior n u rs i ng major from Everett, was cited as Woman of the Year in Sports. Tn lettered i n cross cou ntry for two years a n d ea rned fou r mono­ grams in track. As a senior harrier, she piaced th ird i n the confer­ ence, 1 0 h a t regionals, a nd 80th at AIAW n ationals M a i nt a i n i n g a

PLU Hosts sports Ca m ps All Summer Sports ca m ps ga l o re, o n the field a nd floor, are sch eduled at P aCif i c Luthera n t h i s s u m mer .

Lute basketball coach Ed Ander­ a three-phase hoop cam p in J uly. All day cam ps, the session for boys entering grades six to n i ne is J Uly 6-10. Boys in g rades ten to twelve will i nvade ca mpus J uly 1 3- 1 7 . A ca mp for g i rl s i n g rades eight through twelve is set for J uly 20-24.

The Seattle Sou nders Soccer Club will operate six stay ca m ps for boys a nd g 'irls age nine th rough seventeen , Ca m p dates are J u ly 5 1 0, J u ly 1 2 - 1 7 , J u ly 1 9-24, Aug ust 2-7, Aug ust 9 - 1 4, and Aug ust 1 621 , In football, Ray Pelfrey's Profes­ sional Kicking Camp is slated for J uly 1 7- 1 9 on the PLU cam pus, The Fellowship of Ch ristian Athletes' National west Coast Conference comes to PLU J uly 27-31 , Two USA National Volleyball De­ velopment Camps are booked at PLU . The dates are Aug ust 9 - 1 2 a n d Aug ust 1 4 - 1 7 , the second camp recom mended for males. son will co nd uct

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3 . 47 g rade point. Tri set a school record in the 1 500 meter run a n d competed a t t h e AIAW national track and field meet i n the 4x800 relay For the second time si nce the Inception of the award in 1 971 , the Jack Hewins Senior plaque bea rs two na mes. Th is award, Which reco g n i z es l eadershi p q u a l ities and physical skills, went to Dave Lashua a n d Scott Westering Lash ua, a busi ness a d mi n istra ­ ti o n major with a 3 .68 g rade point. l ettered in basketball four years , rea c h i n g 1 43 0 c a r e e r p o i nts, seventh O il the a l l - ti me P L U s (or­ ing d e rby The M a rvsville prod u ct, LutE:: ca pta in as a sen io r, earned a l l ­ d istrict, a ll -con feren c�, a n eJ tea m MVP 'laurels for ttl ree years Westering, wilo recently S i g n ed a series of th ree one-year free a gent contracts with the Buff3 1 0 81 1 1s o f t h e N FL, was a th ree-yea r L ute m o n o g ra m w i n ner after tra nsferring from UCLA A P E major from Tacoma with 3 . 60 academic credentiClls Westering was a 1 980 first tea m NAIA AII­ America selection as a tight end , J u n io r elementary education major Jorie La nge, from Sac­ r a m e n to , was the w o m e n ' s George Fisher Scholastic Athlete winner, PLU 's 1 980-81 basketball captain, Jorie was named to the WCIC all-star first tea m , As a softbal l pitcher-third b a s em a n , she was also a first team WCIC pick, La nge's g rade point is 3.75, The men's George Fisher Scho­ lar Athlete is senior Scott Kessler. A P . E . major from Lod i , CA, who g raduated summa cum laude with a 3 ,97 g pa, Kessler recently sig ned a professional football pact with Denver Broncos as a free agent. A first tea m NAIA grid All-America n as a safety, Kessler had eight interceptions in the national play­ offs,

Fig u re filbert Allan Roth has been a voiceless contributor to hundreds of major league sports broadcasts and once authored a colu m n i n a national publication called "Statistics Tel l The Story , " Statistics only start the story when applied to M i ke Benson and the PLU tennis prog ra m , The n u mbers are there for Ben ­ son, i m pressive, the boldness i n harmony with contin u ity, Benson, 34, a 1 969 PLU g raduate who once pa rtnered a d istrict doubles cha m pion, got i ntert­ wined in the net coaching busi­ ness the fol lowing spri n g , His 1 2 yea r stint a t PLU i s without a brea k, M i ke dou bled as PLU equ i pment manager for three yea rs, then took on a teaching professiona l job at a private club, later beco m ­ i n g chief i nstructor a t t h e Sprin ker Recreation Center, Benson re­ joi ned the PLU staff fullti me i n February a nd now serves as ath let­ ie facil ities coordi nator, P E. i n ­ structor, a n d coach of both the m e n ' s a n d wom e n ' s tea m s .

He has g u ided the men 's net set to n i ne conference champion­

ships, Includ ing six stra ight to the p resent. At the district level , B en ­

son ' s ra cq uetee rs have heisted seven crowns, including the last SI X . H is coaching peers h a v e voted tl i rn NAIA Dist. 1 coach of the year eight times. Be nson 's coa ch ing record , i n men 's competiti o n , ! S ·1 5 4 - 69 , i nclud in g 21 - 3 th i s past spri n g I n 1 981 , h is first seaso n at the h el m of the women's prog ­ ra m , the Lady Lutes were unde­ fea ted i n wi n n ing the WClC title, g Oi ng 1 4 - 5 for the season Benson has been to NAIA ten n is nationals i n Kansas City on e i g h t occasions, Seven of tll ose years he

ushered by tea ms. The fi rst year, 1 97 3 , he accompa n ied Ted Carl­ son, his district singles cha mpion Begi n n i ng i n 1 974, excluding 1 975 ( PLU sli pped to district runnerup), men in Lute suits have finished 1 3th, 9th , 8th (tiel, 1 0th, 9th, 1 8th, and 1 0th (tie) , Beca use Benson's sum mer convention duties con­ flicted , assista nt coach Alison Dahl took the women's tea m to AIAW nationals in Trenton, New Jersey J u ne 1 0 - 1 3 , where they placed fou rth , It was PLU 's hig hest finish ever, in a ny women's sport, at the national leve l .

Dave Trageser, PLU's three-time All -America n , a 1 979 g rad, says Benson's success goes beyond his tactica l skills, " M i ke is such a positive individu­ a l and makes the game so much fu n , " said Trageser recently, " He gets so i nvolved , yet he doesn't put pressure on players to per­ form . Rather, he tries to m a ke the experience comforta ble for the

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athlete, He rea lly knows the game, yet there a re other coa ches, m e c h a n ic a l l y com petent, for whom I could n 't have pl3yed , Benson is a q ua l ity person a nd produces well-knit teams with good spirit.

The tea m s p i rit con c e pt i s echoed by J u nior Tra cy Strand ­ ness, a key fig u re on the wom e n ' s squad ' ' I ' ve seen fantastic im­ provement i n everyone game­ '

Wise, me ntally, and sp i ritually th is

year, wh ich rea l ly tied the tea m together, Mike I nsti lls confidence i n everyone and m akes the game mo re e njoya ble . " AthletiC director Dave Olson is one of Benson ' s b iggest boosters . " M ike has enabled ' outsta nding ten n is ach ievement' and 'PlU' to be syn onymous For Mike the process has b ee n as im portant as tile performa nce. H i s a t h l etes h ave been great a m bassadors fo PLU - on and off the cou rt .

Benson's record l ends credence to the term stud e nt a t h l e te , since h is perfo rmers have conSis­ tently WOrl titles and scholar­ '

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athlete awards," There are bound to be many more cha pters to Tales of the Benson Bunch . Conference a n d d istrict doubles cha mpions Scott Cha rlston and Craig Hamilton , who adva nced to the third round at nationals, will be back, the men losing j ust one mem ber to g radu ­ ati o n , On the women's side, start­ ing with n u m ber one player Tanya Jang, the sing les contingent re­ turns i ntact.

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pu rdy, Schot Rea p I n divi d ua l Tra c k H o n ors ; Wom e n ' s Tea ms Exce l

By Jim Klttilsby

Baseball F o u r d i a m o n d jewels, w h o spa rkled with a l u m i n u m bats, a n d a sterl i ng su bmari ne pitche r led PLU to a 1 5 - 1 5 season , the Lutes' first on-the -field break-even cam­ paign since 1 966 (the 1 978 sq Ua d 's 1 6- 1 6 pr i nto ut i nc luded a paper forfeit wi n ) Shortstop M ike Dav is swatted 343 . th i reJ basema n Eric Mo n son a n d fi rst sacker Joh n C a me rer 32 6, and left fielder R ich Vranjes 300 Third in the N o rthwes t COrl ­ ference With a 9-7 ledger PLU got five victories from rtg h Ilander Steve Klein a convert to the l o wer than "sidearm delivery . M o n,;on and Klein were all-conference and ai l- distl'ICt pIcks, wll l!e DavIs Jnd catcher Mikp La rs on w ere NWC a l l ­ '"tars . Coach Jim Gi rvan nd M on ­ -,on wi l l travel to the oriellt [h iS -,u mmer With "11e AthlNeS in Ac tion te m .

Softball I n th e i r f i rst se as o n of f ast - p itch play , the Lady Lutes were 1 3- 7 , fi n ish i ng th i rd I n the wCle E n g m eeri ng major J ea n Ma nri quez ' p i tc h i n g t r a j ectory ca lC Ulati o ns p ro d uced a ersona l 9- 3 mound mar . A l l -conference thir d base­ man Jorie La nge stroked fo r a .438 average . ­

The PL U baseba ll team s unc omm on l y hIgh finish this spring added the pornts necessary to rerain the North west Conference A ll- Sports Tro plly, dIspla yed abOve by baseball coach Jim Girvan. Tf1e women 's WClC AII- Sports Troph y h(}s not yet been delivered to campus

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Grid Outlook O pti m istic AS Nationa l

Men's, Wo men's

C h a m ps Prepa re Fo r 181 Battles

All -S ports Awa rds Coveted C u p - b ra n d p o l i s h is on back o rder to buff two ha ndsome pi eces of hardwa re p resented to the PLU ath letic department for tota l sports achievement For the eig hth time i n n i n e years, P L U has c l a i med the J o h n Lewis A l l Sports Trop h y , e m b ­ lemati c of over a l l s u p remacy in the s even - mem b e r N o rt h we s t Co n ferenc e . M a tc h i n g the feat o f thei r male counterparts, P LU wo­ men ea rned the i r fi rst Wo men ' s Conference of I nde pend ent Col­ l eges All Sports A wa rd , the s y mbol of wta l - p mgram excel lence in the six-school circuit

PlU men ca ptured two team c h a m p i o n sh ips , swi m m i n g a n d ten n is. fi nishi ng no lower tt1 a n fo u rth i n a n y s port . F Lu te athletes won l ea gue titles in bask etba! l , trac k, and ten n i s .

Frosty Westering is g o i n g t o h a lf h i s work to cut out this fa l l - and that's no typog rap h ica l error.

Westeri n g , w h o g u i d e d t h e Lutes to the N A IA D ivision / I nati o n ­ a l football title l a s t Decem ber, bade bacca l a u reate fa rewell to eleven starters, i n clud in g two A I I ­ America n s . H i s losses i n c l u de six on offense, five on defense. The tenth -year coach w i l l g reet 29 letterm e n .

R e b u i l d i n g both the offensive a n d defensive l i nes will be Wester­ i ng ' s biggest ta s k . P LU , 1 1 - 1 last yea r, is well-stoc ked with r u n n i n g b ac $, p rom ising at q u arte rback, and solid at the e n d s . The kicki n g g a m e is re lia bl e Defensivel y , the Lutes a re strong in the seco n d a ry, sta ble at l i nebacker S e n i o rs M i ke We s tm i ller ( 200) a n d Chris Utt ( 80), a l ong with sophomores J eff Roh r ( 98 ) and J o e l J oh n son ( 1 87 ) h ave goa l l ine vis on as ru n nn i n g ba cks. Westm il ­ ler. a fi rst team ali -distrI ct pick, rushed for 830 y a rds i n 1 980. utt wa s N A IA's o ffensive MVP in the nat i o n a l c h a m p i o n s h i p g a m e S o p h o m o re q u a rterback Kevi n Skogen ( 1 87 ) th rew for 1 0 tou c h -

d o w n s i n a backup role, nine in the last five ga mes Seni o r co-capta i n E ric Monson (200), a l o n g with J u n iors C u rt Ro­ din ( 2 1 5 ) a n d Dan Ha rkins (205), return a t end. Senior co-capta i n Dave Reep ( 2 2 5 ) , a g u a rd . senior tackle Dave K n i g ht ( 2 45 ) , a n d s o p h o m ore center Todd Davis ( 200) a re i n te rior l i n e sta lwa rts .

Three of four starti ng sec o n d a ry backs return . C o -capta ins M a rk Lester ( 1 80), Jay H a l l e ( 1 80), a n d D e n n is McDo n o u g h ( 1 68) are a l l seniors . H al le earned a l l - league a n d a l l - district accla i m in 1 980 .

S en ior C h ris Miller ( 1 7 1 ) a n d j u nior J eff Cha n d l e r (1 80) a re seaso ned sentries .

Seni o r co-captain Scott McKay ( 2 2 5 ) ha rvested all he reg ional Il ono rs at line backer a n d was a N AIA seco nd team All- America n .

J u nior E ri c Anderson ( 1 95), a n a lternate sta rter last year. and so phomo re Dea n DeMuili ng ( 2 1 0), f i g u re i n the li ne bac ki n g pla ns f-l ighly decorated at the reg i o n a l level, senior co - ca ptai n Greg R o h r (235) ea rned honorable mention NAIA A l l - A merican recog n ition at defensive tackle.

Track Men 's track again g ot a s h ot in the a rm from Phil Schot, sopho­ more decath lete from E d m o n d s .

S c h o t bettered , b y a fract i o n , h is 1 980 fi nish by placing fifth at the NAtA track a n d field c h a m pion ­ s h i ps i n Ho uston . He was s i xth a year ago The two -time d i strict d ecath lo n c h a m pi o n also hel ped boost P LU from s event h to fou rth at the N WC track meet.

Wome n ' s Track For the F i rst time i n its rel a ti v eiy short history . Pacifi C Lutheran's wo men ' s tr ac k and field progri1m can lay clai m to an Al l -Ameri can Fresh man K risry Purdy piared fifth In _ he 1 0, 000 me f r run It the A1AW D iv i Si on 1/ national m�er i n Hayward , CA .

The lady Lutes welc cl1a mp ­ i o n s , rhird i n D ivision III egicn a [s abo go n i nth place Fin l � he 5 in ,

n ttonals fro m Dianne J o h nson ' 1 0,000l and hE' 4 X 800 r I:lY, made up of Debble Tn . Lori Johan ­ son Mo l ica J o h n so n and Kr'sra ,

Dong P u rdy won the 3000 a nd 1 0, 000 at the co n feren c e leve l , r a t reg i on als , rep eating in the iel w h e re she bro e he meet record by n ea rly two m i n utes ( 36 '1 6 . 8 )

Golf With fres h men Tim D a he l m , J eff C l a re, a n d Todd Kraft fi n ish ing secon d , thi rd , a nd fou rth respec­ tively, PLU g o lfers won the i r s i xth Northwes t Sm a l l Col lege C lassic title I n 1 3 years The Lutes were denied a third str·a i g ht N ortllwest C onferen ce c rown, fa l l i ng by a single stroke to Wh it m an Crew Row i n g at the Western Spri nt Regatta i n Vallejo, CA, PLU 's lig ht­ wei g h t fou r recorded the fastest q u a l ifying time, but had to settle for t h i rd pl ace when they were nearly swam ped by the wake of the referee' s l a u nch i n the f n a l s .

Stroked b y J i m Sc ha cht, the fo u r w a s made u p o f Armen Shan afelt, Kerry M c M u l len, and Bob Trond­ sen , with A n n ie Gerber and cox .

PLU, 1 1 th i n a field of 30 coed tea ms at the Northwest Rowing C h a m p ionsh i ps, l ost th e Meyer C u p eig ht-with -cox race to UPS by a seat.

Wome n's Crew P L U wome n posted the fastest time of a ny col leg i a te entry to pla ce th i rd in light fo u rs at the N orthwest Row i n g C h a m p i o n ­ shi ps . C oxed by N a llcy Ttlom pson , with p u l l power from A n n e G a m ­ b l e, Kath leen Bra n ha m, Beth Lim­ I n g , a nd J e n ny N elso n , the lig h t four enjoyed su ccess earl ier i n the seaso n as w e l l w i n n i n g the Cas­ cade Sprints a nd Daffod i l C laSSic races. The La dy Lutes won their fifth stra i g ht va rsity eig h La m ­ berth C u p over U PS . .

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Pacific Lutheran University Bulletin (USPS 41 7揃660>

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claim of personalized attention is genuine ' Don Yoder, associate dean of admissons, counsels Cindy Bahr of LaCrescenta' Calif.

By Jim Peterson

The relief was visible on the face of Ashlyn Flanders of Chehalis Wash , as she left the Pacifi c Lut he ra n University admissions of­ fice one day last June Like nea rly 700 of her fellow fresh man, Ash lyn had been spared the someti mes frightening ordeal of a mass fa ll registration.

Th ree months before school started , she was registered for fall classes. She was confident that her course selection was ta ilored to her needs and i nterests. She knew her options were open if she dec ded to change the d i rection of her studies at a later time. She knew her course load would not be too heavy. She was confident that she would feel at home in the classes she had chosen, a nd that she had a com patible faculty ad­ visor. She knew that she would not be frustrated by closed classes A l m ost a s i m po rta nt. she wouldn't have to stand in l i ne for hour; in the fa l l . or chase a ll over campus trying to find unfam i l i ar people a nd places She felt ac quai nted with cam pus fa c i l iti es , opportun l ie5, and procedures .

There was no reason to fret about decisions to be faced in the fal l . She co u ld enioy h e r summerl Ashlyn had just received an hour of personal one- on -one counsel­ Ing from one of 1 1 campus coun ­ selors. Pacific Lutheran is one of o nly two i nstitutions on the West Coast and a rel ati vely few na ti o n ­ wide that offer ea r ly s u mme r , one- on - one registratio n counsel ­ Ing to freshman students, a ccord­ i ng to Don Yoder Y oder is associate dean of ad­ m i s s io n s a nd director of new studen t services One of his m a jor res pons i bil iti e s IS co o rdina tio n of the freshman registration prog ­ ra m , which not only involves the nearly 700 counselin g hours , but o r ien tati o n of coun selo rs a n d

Transfer coordinator Jean urb�n, see,n Mre with Kris Rocke of Belfair, Wash , is one of the administrators In the provost s diVISion who assists with freshman counseling

m a n y, extra h o u rs developing m ateria ls a nd coordinating a p­ pOi ntment schedules . A majority of appoi n t men ts are sched uled i n J une, but continue throug h the summer.

The load is massive. "But the consequences of not havi ng the program would be chaotic," ob­ served PLU Provost Dr. Richard J u ng k u ntz . J u n gku ntz h i mself a nd six members of h is admin is­ trative division assist the PLU ad­ m ission staff in accomplishing the counseling process Their partici­ pation is in addition to their nor­ mal job responsibilities.

At PLU, the days of mass fall r e g i stratio ns a re l o n g g o n e , though the practice i s still com­ mon across the country PLU alumni who g raduated p rior to the early 70's can recall mass registra­ tions in M emorial Gymnasi u m and later the long lines near the regis­ trar's office in the administration b uilding .

Early registration began to be phased in at PLU a bou 1 5 years ago. By 1 975 the admissions offi ce w s registering over 500 fresh­ men . Assistance from othe r of­ fices has been added as the load has i ncrea s ed and the counse i n g service has ex p a n ded .

While the scope of the p rogra m results In a very buSY summer for the counselors, all i nvolved agree that the concept m ust be retained because of the g reat ad va n tages to both the tudent a nd the n iversity. Yoder observed .

He listed som e of the ad va n ­ tages to freshmen . Th ey include ( 1 ) K e e p i n g academic o ptions open Many students change ma ­ jors several times during their college years , and a counselor's knowledge of the en bre cu r ­ riculum can hel p avoid expensive a nd t i m e - con s u m i ng c h a ng es l a te r .

(2) The co u n se l o rs hel p students begi" their college careers by focusing on the student's i nter­ ests and sUblects he or she has enjoyed and handled wel l i n the past

( 3 ) Knowledge of university fa ­ culty helps cou nselors pair stu ­ dents with com patible faculty ad­ visors.

(4) Co u n s el o rs help freshmen avoid too h eavy a course load their first semester. Th irteen or 1 4 semester h ours IS a sufficient load for new students.

(5) The cou ns e l o rs provide a genera l cam pus orientation and answer students' and pa rents' q uestions .

The pe rsonal counseli ng ! n ­ clu d e s processing of more tha n 1 50 ma ll registrations Which re­ ceive t h e sa me kin of att€nt ivE.> a nalysis as i n person e n c o u n ters ' Yoder indicated Also Incl uded in the sched u le a re more than '100 off-c..ampus a p po i n t m e nts, p r i m a r i i v i n SpOkane and Portland According to registrar Cha rlec:.

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Use Computers To Help Develop Reas ning S kil ls Computers will b e u sed a t Pacif­ ic Lutheran U niversity next fal l to assist students in developing crit­ ical and c reative reasoning skills.

The new cou rse will be offered by the phi losophy d e pa rtment, but a lso i nvolves the depa rtments of rel igion a n d physics/engi neer­ i n g , according to the p roject d i ­ rector, philosophy p rofessor D r .

Jon Nord by.

Development of the course and the com puter p rog rams is sup­ ported by a $9,850 grant from Aid Association for Luthera ns, a frater­ nal benefit society headquartered in Appleton, Wise.

Nord by is spending the cu rrent academic yea r at Sta nford U n iver­ sity, where he will be working on development of the computer prog rams.

The course, entitled "Critica l a nd C reative Thinking: Reason , Relig ion and Tech nology , " will fea ­ tu re self-paced p rog ra m med i n ­ struction modu les . " It will be l i ke having a p rofessor at you r shoulder while you a re doing homework, only it will be the com puter wh ich is you r assis­ tant. reacting to your responses, " observed D r . Pau l Menzel. chair­ m a n of t h e D ep a rt m e n t o f Ph ilosophy.

The computer programs, read ­ i n g and lectu res w i l l hel p students u nderstand their own i ntellectua l ­ ly, theologically a nd tec h nolog ica l­ ly developing lives, Nordby poi nt­ ed out "The reasoning skills developed through the th inking process will be a pplicable i n m a ny area s , " he said .

The i nterdisciplinary course will involve eight to 12 members of the PLU faculty a nd a pproximately 1 40 students per yea r. (continued from page 2)

counselors, the prog ra m p r o ­ motes good feelings from the personal contact a nd u ndoubted­ ly boosts the matriculation rate, encouraging students who may stil l be u ndecided about PLU . "It also assists us i n advance p la n n i ng of enrollment and credit hou rs, " he said .

Occasionally classes have been added in response to registration demand, a much more difficult task if the need is not identified u ntil fa ll. The program a lso helps i d e n t ify oth e r student needs, which often results in m odifica ­ tion or addition of services, he noted .

Yoder added, "This program may be one of the i n itial i ndica­ tions to students that our claim of p e r s o n a l i z e d a t te n t i o n i s genui ne. "

PLU Spearheads Project

NW nternation al Trade

utu re Boosted

B y Major N ew Five - U niversity Consort i u m

By J i m Peterson

International trade, the n u m be r one employer i n t h e Pacific North ­ west, is receiving strengthened support from the academic com­ m u n ity as the result of a new p rog ra m underway at five reg ional un iversities.

The prog ra m to i nternationa l i ze underg raduate business curricula gets underway this fa ll at Pacific Lutheran U n iversity, Seattle U n ­ iversity, Wi l l a m ette U n i v e rS ity , Idaho State U n iversity and the University of Portland The five-school Consortiu m for International Busi ness Ed ucation has received a $66,000 g rant from the Office of International Educa­ tio n , U . S. Department of Educa­ tion, i n s upport of the first year of a three-year p rog ra m .

Together with a ntici pated s u p ­ p o rt from t h e govern ment, pri­ vate foundations a nd i nstitutional fu nds, the tota l p roject is expect­ ed to top orie m il lion dollars.

The p roject. which will affect nea rly 1 0,000 busi ness students d u ring the th ree years, is i ntended to prepa re students for leadership . roles i n U .s. business a n d i nd us­ t ry ' s expa n d i n g i nt e r n at i o n a l trade activities, according to G u n ­ da r K i n g , Dea n o f P L U ' s School of Business Adm i nistration and con­ sortiu m chai rma n . " I n t h e Pacific N orthwest, one of every five jobs is involved i n i nternational trade , " he pointed out "The northwest's two-way i nternationa l trade exceeds $28 billion a n nually, a n d is growing by 20 percent per yea r. " N ationwide, one of every three p rofit dollars is derived from i nter­ national activ i t i es , " K i n g c o n -

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"The u . s . is i ncreaSi ngly depen­ dent on international trade to sustai n its economic wel l - being , " h e added. " I ron ica lly, we lack busi­ ness g raduates tra i ned i n i nterna­ tional busi ness skills, cu ltures and lang uages to hel p America n busi­ ness com pete internationally . " The consorti um prog ra m i s i n ­ tended t o g ive both fac u lty a n d students a more mature and i n ­ f o r m e d u n d e rs t a n d i n g of America 's role i n a n econom ica lly a n d p o l i t i c a l l y i nt e rdependent world .

Of particular i nterest to Pacific Northwest busi ness wil l be the prog ra m 's emphasis on Asi a , Latin America and Europe, explai ned John Eshelm a n , Dea n of Seattle U n iversity's Al bers School of Busi­ ness.

The modu le-style prog ram for­ mat is a pioneering effort, and will eventually be a national model .

The America n Assembly of Col­ legiate Schools of Busi ness, the n a t i o n a l accre d i ti ng body for Pacific Luthera n , Seattle U niversi ­ ty, Idaho State a nd Portland U n ­ iversity, h a s requested t h e com­ pleted and tested modules for i nformation, review a n d possible d issemination to other business schools, according to Eshel ma n .

The program will b e developed over a three-year period. During the fi rst year, international mod­ ules will be i ncorporated i nto the nine core business courses at each schooL " Every student in our business school will receive tra i n ­ i n g i n i nt e r n a ti o n a l b u s i n e s s skills," Eshel m a n said .

The second year will see the development of speCialized i nter­ national business cu rricula a n d

revised u pp e r l evel speCia list cou rse tracks.

A prog ra m in international busi­ ness with a major in busi ness administration and a m i nor in i nternational studies will be incor­ porated d u ring the th i rd year A c c o r d i n g to M o r d e c h a i Rozanski, Di rector of I nternational Ed ucation at PLU and Executive Director of the consortiu m, " La n ­ guage, culture, politics, l a w and h istory will be among the a reas where students will develop a m o re c o m p r e h e n sive u n d e r­ standing of the envi ronments of internationa l business . " Diffusion of i nternational studies throug h ­ o u t t h e cu rricu lum w i l l integrate, rather than isolate, awa reness of i nternational i m pl ications, he indi­ cated .

The need for International busi­ ness education is critical to the country's well - being, Roza nski ex­ plai ned . In 1 980 the U .s . suffered a $30 billion trade deficit One problem is that only 1 00 m ajor firms accou nt for 50 per­ cent of U .s. exports.

G e o rg e Weyerhaeuser, Presi­ dent of Washi ngton state's sec­ ond-largest corporation, observ­ ed recently that part of the solu ­ tion to the problem will come from mid- level and smaller firms who m ust get involved i n exports But at present these fi rms lack person nel with the tech nological and cultura l knowledge to engage i n exports.

"These fi rms usually can 't h i re i nternationa l busi ness experts, " King asserted . " But they would rea d i ly h ire business g raduates with fu nctional international skills and knoW-how. That is the type of g raduate we i ntend to provide . "

Dr. Mordechai Rozanski Chatting with Or. Gundar King, center, dean o f the PLU 5c.hool of Business Administration, are two international students enrolled m the p,LU MBA program. They are Lt Commander Conrad Mohr of the Royal No.rweglan Navy, left, and Thierry Quignard, an honor graduate of the French Busmess School at LeHavre.

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Cooperative Education Prog ra m Boon For PLU Students. Local Busi nesses

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Rev. David Wold

David wold New Boa rd Of Regent Cha irma n Rev. David Wold of Puya l l u p has been elected chairman of the Boa rd of Regents at Pacific Luthe­ ran U niversity, according to P LU President Dr. William O. Rieke.

Wold, who has been servi ng the board as vice-cha irman, has been a PLU regent since 1 97 2 . He suc­ ceeds Melvin Knudson of Tacoma, the boa rd chairman for the past five years.

The new chairman is pastor of Mou ntain View Lutheran C h u rch in Puyallup and a 1 956 g rad uate of PLU .

R. Gary Baughn of Seattle, a vice­ president for Nordstrom's I n c . , is the new boa rd vice-chairman.

Dr. Christy U lleland '63, a Seattle pediatricia n , a nd Perry B. H e n ­ dricks, vice-president for fina nce and operations at PLU , were re­ elected as board secretary and treasurer respectively .

KPLU-FM Ai rs Sunday Morning worship Service KPLU - F M (88 . 5 mhz) a t Pacific Lutheran U n iversity is a i ri n g a locally- produced 1 1 a . m . Su nday worship service weekly, according to Rev. Ha rvey Neufeld, executive d i rector of church relations at PLU The half-hour ecumenical prog ­ ram, called " Morning Prayer, " fol­ lows the Order of M atins, which i ncludes prayers and Scri pt u r e read ings which follow the themes of the ch u rch ca lendar yea r.

Guest speakers from the u n iver­ sity and the com munity a re fea­ tu red on a monthly basis, Neufeld indicated. Special music is pro­ vided by the PLU Choir of the West a n d the Am e r i c a n L u t h e ra n Church Office of Wors h i p and Music.

The program is co-sponsored by KPLU-FM and the PLU Office of Church Relations.

Cooperative ed ucation, a con ­ cept of learning "on -the-job" with academic supervision, is not new.

It was first offered at the U n iversi­ ty of Cinci n nati i n 1 906 .

But in the 1 980's, with tuitions high, credit tig ht and federal aid u ncerta i n for many students, "It's time has a rrived ," accord ing to Kathy Olson M a n nelly, co-director of the P LU Cooperative Education Prog ra m .

The success o f the fledgl i ng P LU program resulted in the recei pt earlier this fa l l of a $ 1 28,973 g rant from the Office of Cooperative Ed ucation, U . S . Depa rtment of Education .

The program bega n two yea rs ago u nder the leaders h i p of social work professor, Vern H a n s o n .

D u ri ng the first five years, 45 em ployers and 70 students par­ tiCi pated in the prog ra m .

Last year 80 employers used 1 50 PLU cooperative education and work study students. M s . Ma n nelly joined the staff in December.

This year Hanson returned to t h e c l a ssroom and economics professor Dr. David V i n j e h a s joined Mannelly a s co- d i rector.

The goal for the cu rrent academic year is 1 20 employers and 250 students. " I n thn?e yea rs we hope to have 500 students involved , " M a n n elly sa i d .

T o reach these goals, there must also be a proportionate faculty i nvolvement, "We're re­ ceivi ng strong facu lty support, and the n u mbers a re g rowi n g , " she pointed out. " D u ring t h e past yea r faculty from 1 5 d isci pli nes were involved a n d the n u m bers a re g rowi ng . " U p to 1 6 elective credit hou rs may be ea r n ed t h r o u g h the cooperative education prog ra m .

According to the fig u res to date, the PLU program has g rown twice as rapidly as more than half of the similar programs nation­ wide.

The nu merous benefits to both students a n d employees h a ve contributed to the success of the prog ra m . For students there is a financial benefit at the same time that they a re lea rning to integ rate classroom theory with practical job experie nce.

They a re able to explore various careers before g rad uation a nd

b e c o m e a c q u a i nted w ith the fu n ctions a nd responsi bilities of the working world .

In addition, they develop re­ s po n sibility, maturity and self­ confidence.

An added benefit is the i m ­ proved prospects for future e m p ­ loyment, Mannelly indicated . This past s pri ng 35 percent of students w e r e h i r e d by t h e i r c o - o p employers fol lowi ng g rad uation " E m p loyers, too, a re en­ thusiastic about the prog ra m , " she continued, "and they a re calling us now.

"The program helps them find trained pers o n n e l at red u c e d tra i n i ng costs. W h e n considering students for permanent em ploy­ m ent they know their capa bilities.

And the students a re highly moti­ vated and eager to learn , " Mannel­ Iy observed .

Add itionally, the program pro-

vides a g rowing tie between the u niversity and the busil1ess com ­ m un ity.

The P LU program d iffers from many si milar prog ra ms in its em­ phasis on placement of l i bera l a rts students. Traditi o n a l l y, co - o p programs have focused o n pre­ professional fields.

"Our experience contradicts the sti ll common i m pression that lib­ era l a rts students aren't trained for the job market, " M a n nelly noted . "In real ity, thei r versatil ity is an asset."

At PLU's request, the program was officially eva l uated this past summer. Following a strong com ­ mendation, she concluded , "With the fi ne development, administra ­ tive suppo rt and strong staff, it appears this program wi l l conti nue to g row and be a credit to Pacific Lutheran U n iversity "

Neeb AppOinted Head Of PLU Com m u nications D r . M a rt i n J . N e e b o f Los Angeles, an Em my Awa rd -wi nning television producer, has been ap­ poi nted executive di rector of u n ­ iversity com m u n ications at Pacific Lutheran U n iversity.

Dr. Neeb, 48, who has served for t'he past three years as d i rector of the broadcast division for Francis­ can Com m u n i c a t i o n s i n Los Angeles , will su pervise a n d d i rect the PLU Office of Radio and Televi­ sion Services and Office of U n iver­ sity Relations.

His n ew responsibilities will in­ clude management of KPLU - F M , PLU 's 1 00,000 watt National Public Radio facility He will also be involved in assess­ ment of all ca mpus outreach ef­ forts and coord i n ation of prog ­ rams to enha nce the u niversity's relati o n s h i p with a variety of p u bl ics .

For 1 0 yea rs prior to 1 978, Dr. Neeb served as executive secret­ a ry a n d g e n eral ma nager for Luthera n T elevision in St. Louis, Mo , where he was executive pro­ d uce r for the acclai med "This is the Life" fa m i ly··television series .

The prog ram won n atio nal E m my Awards in 1 974 and 1 977 in addi­ tion to n u merous other critical a nd p rofessiona l plaudits.

From 1 959-68 he was d i rector of public relations and associate professor of speech at Concordia Teachers College in Ch icago, I I I .

U nder h i s direction, Fra nciscan Com m u n icatio ns ea rned th ree n a ­ tio nal awards th is year for televi ­ - s ion spots a nd spec i a l broadcast programs Neeb holds bachelor'S and mas­ ter's deg rees fro m C o n cord i a Theolog ica l Sem i nary I n St. Lou is.

He also holds a master's deg ree in speech from St. Louis U n ive rsity and a Ph . D . In com m u n ications from Northwestern U n iversity. At Northwestern he managed the ca mpus radio station , W N U R - F M .

He a n d h i s wife, Barbara , have three chi ldren - Douglas, 20, John 1 8, and Kristi na, 1 6 . John is beg i nning his sophomore yea r at PLU .

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Improved Stud ent writi ng kills Ta rget f NW Co nsorti m Effort

Kato Havas, left, during the Kato Havas ' String Workshop held at PLU this summer Ms. Friedman, of Seattle, IS a studen t at the Juilliard School of Music.

I m p roved Science Ca reer oppo rtu n ities Focus Of PLU Works hop Persons with d eg rees i n the social or natural sciences who a re i nterested in new or i m p roved career opportunities can benefit from a two-day workshop at Pacif­ i c Lutheran U niversity Friday and Satu rday, Oct. 30-31 .

The workshop, which will beg i n a t 9 a . m . Friday in the U niversity C e nter, w i l l e m phasize career pla n n i ng skills, e m ployment op­ portu nities, a nd the variables in­ volved i n i ntegrating personal a n d professional lives, particula rly for women.

"Many of our invited profes­ sionals a re wome n , " observed p ro g ra m assoc iate Susan Pre­ d more. " Because women have trad itionally been u nder- repre­ sented in science a reas, we are trying to demonstrate that they a re succeeding in science careers a n d making valuable contrib u ­ tions. " H owever, the information pro­ vided d uring the workshop applies to both men a nd women , " she added .

The workshop is entitled " Direc­ tions for your Future. " Featured speakers include Cathryn God ­ dard, a career professional from Alexa nd ria, Va . ; Dr. Jean Mater, rated one of Oregon's 1 00 most

Or. Forrest Westering

powerf u l w o m e n by O regon Magazi ne; Milton Mater, a n Ore­ gon "engi neer of the year," and Dr. Mary Hall, vice- p resident of Weyerhaeuser Company Fou ndac tion .

There will a lso b e career map­ pi ng activities and panel d iscus­ sions conducted by science pro­ fessionals.

The workshop is the first i n a series of "Ca reers in Science" activities f u nded by a recent $20,000 g ra nt from the Nation.a l Science Fou ndation's "Women I n Science" prog ram . I t will b e fol­ lowed soon by a re-entry progra m for a d u lts with science back­ ground who are either u nderemp­ loyed or returning to school after an i nterruption in their career.

The project also i ncl udes a va rie­ ty of short courses d u ri ng Interim and spring semester, internships in busi ness and industry, and i ndividual cou nseling. A resou rce center has been esta blished in Ivy Hall on ca m pus.

Interested a l u m n i , parents and other science-oriented i ndividuals a re invited to attend. For more i nformati o n co ntact M s . P r e ­ dmore c/o the P L U chem istry depa rtment or ca l l (206) 535-7641 .

Wri i n g ski l l s o f Northwest col­ lege and univerSity tude ts will be g etti ng g reater a e ntion i n the future as the result of a $380,00 grant from he N ational E ndow­ ment for the H u ma nities Th e g ra n t 0 the Pacific North 'est Wri ting Consort i u m w i l l f u n d a series of projects wh i ch w i l l encou rage g reater emphasis on writi ng across the cu rricul u m on six camp uses .

T e six m em bers of the Consor­ tium a re Pacific Luth eran U n iversi­ ty, U niversity of Puget Sou nd, Evergreen State College, U n iversi­ ty of Washi ngton, U n iversity of Oregon Honors College and Lewis a nd Clark College.

The PLU portion of the g rant, $48,000, wi l l fund summer work­ shops for facu lty and some h i g h school teachers d u ring t h e next th ree years, according to P LU English p rofessor D r . C h a rl e s Berg man P LU faculty members atte nding the workshops will be encouraged to use writing opportunities as a tool to help students learn course material better, Bergman indi­ cated . They will a lso become more fa miliar with writing reference and resource materials wh ich will help them better evaluate writing and identify i nstances where remedial tra i n i ng wo u l d be u sefu l , h e added .

"Students learn better if they write well, not j ust in Eng lish composition, but in a l l of their classes, " Berg ma n sa i d . "Writing helps students formulate, develop and see the complexities in ideas.

It also gets them more involved a n d helps sti m u late discussion . " National experts headed the first faculty workshop at PLU i n Aug ust. They were Dr. Kenneth Bruffee, professor of E ng lish at Brooklyn College, a leadi ng a u ­ thority on corraborative learn ing, a n d Dr. Elaine Maimon, Eng lish professor at Beaver Colleg e . She is the country's leading a uthority on writing a p plied across the cur­ ricu l u m .

P L U members of t h e consor­ tium board of d i rectors are Berg ­ man a nd Dr. Sharon Jensen-Jaech, a lso an Eng lish professor.

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14 Members Of

PLU Facu lty Earn Promotions

T h e promotion o f 14 faculty m e m b ers w a s a n n o u nced a t Opening Convocation Sept. 9 .

New full p rofessors a re D r . Ar­ thur Gee, b iology; Dr. Fra nklin Olson e d u ca t i o n ; Dr. Rodney Swen on, modern a nd classica l lang uages; Dr. Paul Ulbricht, polit­ ical science, and Dr. Forrest ( Fros­ ty) Westering, physical education.

Promoted to associate profes­ sor were J . Thaddeus Barnowe, business admi nistration; Arturo B i b l a rz , sociology; William Brochtrup, education; Gene Lu nd­ gaard, physical education; Dennis M a rtin, biology; Celesti n e Mason, n u rsing; and David Suderm a n n , modern a nd claSSical lang uages.

Assistant p rofessorsh i ps were g ra n ted to M ic h a e l Ba rtanen, com munication arts, a n d Ma ureen McGill, physica l education .

Achieving ten u re were David Atki nson and Wallace Spencer, both political SCience; Barnowe, Biblarz, Marie Churney, education; M ichele C rayton and David Han­ son, both b i o l o g y ; K a r l R i c k ­ abaugh, education; Suderman n , a nd Chang - l i - Y i u , mathematics .

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By J udy Davis

From Crisis To 'Model Program '

Five Yea rs

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LU I nvolvement At Pierce Cou nty J a i l H u ma n izes I n mates Lives

Dr. Kath v Briar .

Five years ago, a juvenile i n mate of the Pierce Cou nty Jail was bruta l ly raped As a result of the publicity that followed, the com mu nity beca me aware the rape incident was only a sym ptom of a myriad of p roblems facing the jail Bill Regan, jail su peri ntendent at the ti me, asked PLU social work professor Dr. Kathy Briar, "Is there a nything you and PLU can do to help us?"

Regan had worked with Dr. Briar when she became the first female to represent the academ ic side of the corrections field i n the Pierce County Jailers Association . The former PLU professor's willing­ ness to answer Regan's req uest with a n u neq uivocal "Yes" has resulted in development of a program that has become a model for p roviding social services for jails nationwide. (Or Briar recently accepted appointment to the so­ cial work faculty at the University of Washington ) "The overall focus of the prog ­ ram has been to develop ways to get people out of jai l a nd steer them to situations that will pre­ vent them from reoffend i n g , " explained K i t Bai l . associate correc­ tions a d m i nistrator of programs a nd services at the jail Si nce its i nception, Ms. Bail has been responsible for i m p lement­ i ng various facets of the progra m outl ined b y D r . Briar.

Before designing the social ser­ vice prog ram for the j a i l , Dr. Briar assig ned a student to assess needs of i n mates, i ncluding what types of cou nseling a nd crisis i nterven­ tion they req u i red While the social service needs were being defined , Dr. Briar or­ gani zed a team of PLU students to help meet pressing " i mmediate needs" of i n m ates a n d th ei r fam i lies.

The " Fa m i ly Resource Team " incl uded six students w h o do­ nated approxi mately 1 2 Ilo u rs a week to the jail Su pervised by Ms. Bai l , the team babysat children of those visiting i n mates, tried to make visitors more comfortable and otherwise provided support and reassura nce for jail visitors .

One member of the Fa m ily Resource Tea m was Pat Anthony, now a n employment counselor for the jail staff. At the ti me, Ms. Anthony was a sen ior at PLU . " Because of my experience on the team , I decided to enter the corrections field si nce I saw such a tremendous need i n that a rea , " said the P L U Q raduate Cu rrently, she is working on a master of social work deg ree at the U niversi ­ ty of Wash i ngton Building on the achievements of the assessment project and the Fa mily Resou rce Tea m , Dr. Briar coordi nated a g rant application effort. As a result, PLU and the sheriff's department obta i ned ap-

proxi mately $300,000 in federal funds in 1 979 to develop a com ­ p rehensive socia l services prog ­ ram for the Pierce Cou nty J a i l .

"We esti mate nea rly 75 t o 80 percent of the crimes com m itted by i n mates a re related to drug and alcohol abuse, " indicated Ms. Bail .

The University also received a U S Department of Labor g rant to develop a Pierce Cou nty Jail e m p ­ loyment a n d education p rog ra m Although the g rant was awa rded to PLU, the Pierce County Sheriff's Department has su pervised the p rogram which p rovides job tra i n ­ i ng a n d placement services a n d educational opport u nities for i n ­ mates w h o q ualify On Sept 30, admin istration of the education p rogra m shifted from PLU to the sheriff's office.

Bail is in charge of the p rogra m .

Since the LEAA g rants have expired , PLU no longer will be officially involved providing social services for the jail.

However, M s . Bail. who has taught cri minal justice courses at PLU, foresees PLU students con­ ti nuing to partici pate in the prog ­ ram , as part of thei r "experimental lea rning " " I certai nly want PLU students i nvolve d , " s h e e m p h a s i z ed " Nearly half the staff we ired for the progra m were PLU students; they have been very well tra i ned for thei r job " Employment cou nselor Carey Lewis, now on leave of absence from worki ng on his master of social work degree at PLU, has derived job satisfaction from bei ng able to " help keep families together" th rough his cou nseling with i n mates, their employers a nd prospective employers Working closely witt, Lewis a nd Ms. Anthony is PLU a l u m An ita Londgren ' 59 who helps screen inmates who m ight benefit from the jail employment prog ra m A member of the PLU A l u m n i Board , Ms. Landgren said, " I believe the development of the social service prog rams at the jail was a clea r message that PLU does care about our com m u nity and wants to bring about positive changes " Ms. Bail com mented , " I think the university deserves cred it for allowing its students and staff to be i nvolved i n an a rea that has overwhelming needs.

"As a ma nagement tool, the prog rams beg u n by PLU have been veri useful in diffusing po­ tential crises, relieving rampant anxieties a nd responding to many critical human needs of those who often a re in jail because they had problems or needs our society is either u nwilling or u n p repared to meet "In my opinion, without social service prog rams in the jail we would see a more violent world both for the inmate popu lation i n the j a i l and the population of o u r com m u n ity as a whole. "

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PLU Facu lty News lette r Shares O pinions. Tech niques. Practica l Ti ps " If o u r cou rage t o change i s not hardened, o u r arteries w i l l be. And at this moment. I thi n k it i s the want of c o u rage rath e r tha n ideas that besets u s . " T h e ca n d i d assertion concluded a n article by Dr. C u rtis H u ber i n the i n a ug ural issue of a PLU facu lty newslette r, Teaching and Learn­ ing FORU M , fi rst pu b l i shed in the s p r i n g of 1 9 8 0 . T h e vete ra n h i losophy professor'S co mments entitled, " O n Fac Ity Arteries , " were perhap more provocative but no more thoughtful than other s u bm issions to the you ng p e ri o d i ca l by P L U fa c u lty m em bers .

Parenthetica l ly, H u b er does ob­ serve that " I t is to the facu lty's cred i t that it has endorsed a va riety of changes in the kinds of progra ms PLU offers " But he bel ieves there is nee for a vast i n c re a s e , a n d w a r n s a g a i n s t , academic s m ug ness " The three issues of FOR U M u b l i s h ed t o date have been ed ited by sociology professor Dr. Dwig h t Obertlo ltze r a n d are sup­ ported by the Provost's 0 ice a n d

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campus Task Force o n Teach i n g and Lea rnin g Oberholtzer calls the periodica l "an experime nt in co m ­ m u nicatio n .

"The com m u n ication should re­ a l ly beg i n when you finish the rea d i n g , " he admoni sh ed h i s col­ leag ues in the first issue. " I thin of the newsletter as more of a ra i n bow than a m o n u ­ ment . " he ex p l a i ned " After sever­ a issues, if o u r conversati o n to­ gether as a facu lty is u ntouched, if what we say to those who have w ritten the a rticles is u nchanged , or if w hat we com m u n icate to our s u dents is u n ruffled, then the rai n bow w i l l disappear

"After all, a ra inbow l ives only as long as its gold -fi l led pot is ful l . " From a l l i n d ications, FORU M seems to b e a welcome addition to campus com m u nications and f i l l s a previous v o i d , Oberholtzer i n d i ­ cated A lth ough t h e budget h a s been l i m ited , there i s s o m e dis­ tri b ution, u pon request. to fa cu lty on oth er ca m p u ses a n d to the P rofessio nal Organ izational De ­ velopment Network, a nati o n a l

Phil NordQuist, left. and Dr Janet Rasmussen

Or Dwight Oberholtzer

f a c u lty d e velopment orga n i za ­ Ion. H i s primary concern i s to b e a b le to p u b l i s h challeng i n g mate r i a l co n t ra s t i n g o p i nions, teach i ng tech n i q ues, a n d practical i nforma­ tio n . Of that there h a s seemed to be no lack to date; the Spri n g 1 981 issue reflected an increase from fo u r to six pages Several a rticles explored teac h ­ i ng techniq ues, from t h e u s e of student journals a n d overhead projectors in classes to prepara­ tion of co u rse sy l l a b i . There was an i n -depth a rticle last fall by E n g lish professor D r . Cha rles Berg m a n on the va lue of writi ng a s a learni n g and teaching tool throughout the c u rric u l u m . ( Berg man recently announced the approva l of a $48,000 g ra nt

from the National En dowment for the H u m a nities i nte nd ed to boost writing skills and usage across the PLU curri c ul u m . The monies a re a pa rt of a larger g rant to a co nsor­ ti u m 0 six Northwest schoo l s . See a ccompanying story ) The FORU M logo will conti n ue to be a key to the su ccess of the n ews l ette r , a cc o rd i n g t o Oberh oltzer Encouraging the PLU facu lty, he said, "The newsletter's energy b u i lds through our own work; we a re the sun that powers the ra i n bow " Other members of the Task Force on Teaching and Learning a re p rofessors William Giddings, chemistry; Dennis M a rt i n , E n g l i s h ; Robert Menzel, social sciences; and Karl Ricka b a u g h , edu cation

NW Luthera n Ch u rch Life Focus Of History Project Preservation of the h istory of Lutheran c h u rch l ife i n the Pacific N orthwest is being u n dersco red by a new p roject coo rdi nated by two Pacific Lutheran Un iversity p rofessors The project. d i rected by Sca n ­ di navian stud ies p ro fess o r D r .

J a net Rasm ussen and h isto ry pro ­ fessor D r . P h i l i p Nordquist, i s s u p ­ ported by a n $ 8,093 g rant from Aid Assoc ia t i o n fo r L u t h e r a n s (AAU, a fraterna l ben efit society headq uartered i n Appleto n , Wise.

An Oct. 22 sym pos i u m "The Luthera n Presence in the North­ west: 100 Y e a rs of Congregational History , " is a hig h light of the project. The featured speaker will be Dr. E. C l ifford Nelso n , professor

emeritus of chuch h isto ry at st.

Olaf C o l lege, a nd editor of the d e f i n i tive Th e L u t h era n s i n North America , p u b l i s hed i n 1 975. Nelson is a l s o co- a uthor with Eugene Fevold of The Luthe ra n C h u rc h a m o n g N o rw e g i a n­ Ame ri ca n s, p u b l i s hed i n 1960,

Th e s ym p os i u m beg i ns a t 1 p . m i n the P LU U niversity Ce nter.

As additio nal facets of the pro­ ject. Rasmussen and N ordq u i st plan to deve lop a h istory m a n u a l fo r u s e by l o c a l c o n g egations and a b i b l iography of existi ng North ­ west h i storica l materi a l s .

Persons w i t h i nfo rmation co n ­ cerning such materials a re i nvited to contact the project d i rectors at PLU (206) 535-7637 or 535-73 1 5 .

8 Development

o Club Offers

Attention : Life

stu dy Tou r Of

I nsu ra nce Ag ents

China Next May A 1 9-day study tou r of Hong Kong and the People's Repu blic of C hi na begin ni ng next May 27 is being offered to members o f the PLU Q Cl ub, accordi ng to director of development Davi d Berntsen.

The tour , which c onti n u e s throu gh June 14, featu res visits to H ong Kong (shopper's parad ise), Xian (site of the excavation of the fi rst Chi nese emperor), Guill n (a scen ic wonder), Shang hai (the romantic, h istorical city), Peking, now Beij i ng ( po litical and re­ volutionary capitall, the Great Wal l .

Changsha (associated with Mao's early life ) , a n d G u a n g z h o u s (Canton).

Participants will tou r museums, communes, temples, archeolog ic­ al sites, schools, restau rants, fac­ tories, monu ments and scenic vistas.

Tou r leaders wi I! be Dr. Mor­ dechai Rozanski . PLU Director of I nternat i o n a l Education and a Chinese history expert; Dr. Greg Guldin, PLU anthropology profes­ sor and a China specialist, and Berntsen .

Accordi ng to Guldin, the g roup will explore Chinese cultu ral con­ tin uity and cha nge, from the Stone Age th rough the Age of Imperial Gra n d e u r to the re ­ volutionary and ra pidly changing present "China is the most exciting example of contemporary cultural change, " Rozanski said. "There is a massive effort to transform the present country into a modern social structure. It is important for America ns to appreciate the scope of the task, especially with the new leadership in both countries and the closer ties between the two peoples " Rozanski first visited the PRC in 1 970-71 as a Canada Council Fel­ low and led the first PLU study tour of China in 1 97 9 . This past summer Guldin headed the second PLU China tour, assisted by Roza nski.

Both professors spea k Mandari n .

The tou r costs $2,795 a n d is limited to the first 40 completed applications accom pan ied by a $100 deposit Academic credit is available for an additional $50.

More i nformation is available from the PLU Q Club office, (206) 535-7428 .

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Life insura nce agents inter­ ested in ass i sting Pacific Luthe­ ra n Un i v erS i ty in a Life Insu ra nce Gift Plan, please contact : Edgar Larson OffIce of Development Nesvig Alumni Center PaCific Lu theran U n i versity Tacom . WA 9844 7 (206) 535- 7420

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Wade . And erson Head corporate Phase Of PLU ca pita l ca m paign Dr. George Wade of Seattle and Dr. Thomas Anderson of Tacoma have been named co-chairmen of the corporate phase of Pacific Lutheran U niversity's "Shari ng in Strength " ca pital/endowment fund campaig n , according to PLU President Dr. William O. Rieke.

The co-chairme n , both o f whom a re members of the PLU Board of Regents, will su pervise contacts with more than 200 Seat­ tle and Tacoma area businesses by a volu nteer group of 50 area business and corporate leaders, Rieke indicated .

Pu rpose of the five-year "Shar­ ing in Strength" campa ig n , now in its thi rd year, is to raise $ 1 6 . 5 million for new campus science a nd fine arts facilities and to strengthen the un iversity's en­ dowment fund . Funds raised to date tota l over $7.3 million.

Previous campaign phases have been directed toward Luthera n church bodies i n the Northwest.

PLU alumni, campus personnel and local fou ndations. A new cor­ porate phase, along with an ap­ proach to national foundations, begins this month and continues through Decem ber, R i e ke ex­ plained . " PLU is grateful for the su pport of the Puget Sou nd area business and corporate com munity, " Rieke said. "There is proven recog nition of the university's major econom­ i c i m p a ct u p o n t h e a re a ' s economy, a s well a s services re­ ndered both to the business com­ munity and to the public at large."

For example, he explained, PLU is one of the reg ion 's arger emp­ loyers with 660 em ployees. Its 1 981 -82 consolidated budget of over $23 million includes con­ su mption of over $6.5 million in goods and services.

Among di rect services to area businesses are PLU's Executive Development Prog ra m , Small Bus­ iness Institute and bachelor's and master's business administration programs, Rieke pointed out In accepting his leadership role in the ca mpa ig n , Wade, chairman

and president of Security Savings and Loan Association in Seattle said, "The U .S. business and cor­ porate communities su pport the concept of private phila nthropy.

The a lte rnative is government fu nding, money from tax-paying individuals and businesses . T at involves a complex and costly redistribution process and does not directly offer a choice of worthy recipients."

Anderson, chief executive offic­ er and chai rman of the board of Concrete Technology Corp i n Tacoma, added , "Busi ness must increase its level of co mmitment If the non- profit sector is to make the same contribution to society that it has i n the past" Eight campaig n captains from the corporate commun ity have also been named, according to Luther Bekemeier, PLU vice-presi­ dent for development and direc­ tor of the ca mpaig n .

They i ncl ude R. Gary Baug h n , Nordstrom's, I nc . ; Pau l Hoglund, Washi ngton Natural Gas Company; and Peter Wick, Jr., Wick Construc­ tion Compa ny, all of Seattle; Ray Chalker, Chalker Engineers; Wil­ liam Gill, Bill Gill lincol n - Mercury; Carroll O'Rourke, Weyerhaeuser C o m p a n y ( ret . ) ; N e d S h e ra , Schwarz, Shera Associates Inc.; and George Davis J r . , Pa mpas Enterprises, all of Tacoma.

Speak At Dad 's Day Bru nch Awa rd -winning Portland news­ man Ken Doggett '71 (professional name: Brian Jenn ings) is the fea­ tured speaker at the PLU Dad's Day brunch Saturday, Nov. 7 .

The ann ual event. for PLU stu­ dents and thei r fathers, will be held at 9 a . m . in the University C e nter. A professional photo­ grapher will be on hand to take pictures of students and parents.

The event precedes the PLU · Linfield football game i n Franklin­ Pierce Stadium.

Doggett (Jennings) is the news director fo r KXL newsradio in Port­ land, Ore.

1 1 5 PLU Troll Club Me mbers Enjoy Picnic The PLU Troll Club, a new sup­ port club for Scandinavian Studies at PLU , was inaugurated Aug. 30 at a picniC hosted by Dr. and M rs.

Richard Klein of Lakewood.

The picnic was attended by 1 1 5 members and guests.

Following a welcome by master of ceremon ies Ted Karl, they en­ joyed tra d i t i o n a l Sca n d i navia n music by a trio which included Sylvia Storaasli of Puyallup, Sel ma Johnson of Mou nt Vernon and Leroy Anderson of LaCon ner.

PLU President William Rieke and his wife Joanne greet Troll Club members Florence Buck. left and Inga Morris. At right is hostess Joanna Klein.

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Teenage Fashion Fad I n Idaho Fa lls Boosts PLU And ca pita l ca mpaign

Among the 20 PLU Women 's Club scholarship recipients this year are from left, top row, Kris Geldaker, Mike McNamara, Eric Romerdahl and Ken Reidy; front, Charlie Walsworth, Charlene Johnson, Helen Wallace, Debbie Hunt, Denise Anderson, Kathy Johnson and Wendy Dawson. Not pictured, Steve Alcorn.

Christie Kipp, Christin Vance, Marcus Dahlstrom, Michael Kemmer, Jeff Broeker, James Cotta, Suzanne Gabler, and Susan Pederson.

PLU Yule Boutique Celebrates Te nth Annlvera ry On Nov.

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The Pacific Lutheran U niversity Y u le Boutique is celebrating its 1 0th a n n iversary.

Pierce Cou nty's largest holiday bazaar, sponsored by the PLU Women 's club, will be held Satur­ day, Nov. 2 1 , in Olson Auditori u m .

Beg i n ning at 9 a . m . , a n hour earlier than i n previous years, the event will accommodate booths representing more than 50 charit­ able organizations, prim a ri ly from Pierce Cou nty, and 45 a rts and crafts persons from throug hout the state.

ACCord ing to the Boutique's chairman, Nel Batker, arts and crafts persons consider this event one of the best opportu nities i n the state for them to exh i bit and sel l their works. Represented are s c u l p t u r e , p otte ry , p a i nt i n g , p h otog ra p h y , s t a i n e d g l a s s , wheatweaving, toy maki ng and many other skills.

PartiCi pating cha rity organiza ­ tions, including medical g uilds, c h u rch g roups, sororities, social welfare clu bs , a n d police and fire societies offer thousa nds of hand crafted items a nd h o m e m a d e foods for sale. Many o f the items make ideal Ch ristmas g ifts, ac­ co rding to Women's Club presi ­ dent Alberta Kittelson .

Among the featured items a re wooden toys, woven ga rments, jewelry, pictures, dolls and pillows, as well as evergreen wreaths, C h ristmas candles and decora­ tions and many other assorted g lftwares.

The Women's C l u b again fea­ tu res its Scandinavian " kafe" a nd bake shop, with demonstrations of lefse making and sale of holiday delicacies .

P a r t i C i p a t i n g o rg a n i z a t i o n s ' s a l e s b e n efit th e i r i n d i v i d u a l cha rities. P LU Women' s C l u b pro­ ceeds are used for student scho­ larships. I"ustrative of the popu la r-

ity o f the Boutique is the fact that 20 Club-sponsored scholarships of $500 each have been awa rded to PLU students the past two years.

Boutique patrons are encour­ aged to consider public transpor­ tation or carpooling to the PLU ca mpus.

Pacific Lutheran U niversity T­ shirts were one of this past sum­ mer's hottest fash ion items with Idaho Falls, Id. teenagers.

The fad began in early s um mer when members of Fi rst Evangelic­ al Lutheran Church met to plan the cong regation's effo rts to raise funds for the PLU "Sha ri ng i n St re n g th " c a p ital/endowment ca mpaign.

"Sharing in Strength" is a five­ year effort to raise funds for new science and fine a rts facilities on the ca m pus. First Lutheran is par­ ticipating i n the Lutheran C h u rch i n America Pacific N o rt h west Synod phase of the campaig n .

In a n effort to publicize the cong regational project, the First Lutheran campaign co m m ittee decided to order PLU T-shirts for the congregation's senior high students. " The students are wearing the T -shirts to school. church, a n d a l l around Idaho Falls," Rev. Paul Hanson reported to the PLU de­ velopment office . " Now young people who a re not mem bers of the church a re dropping by the parish asking , " 'Where can I get a P LU T-shirt?' " Orig inally the church had or­ dered 30 shirts, but a nother 30

PLU Sym phony Orchestra Ope ns Season Oct.

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Concerts on campus Oct. 6 and at Shorewood H i g h School Gym­ nasium, Seattle, Oct. 7, open the 1 981 -82 Pacific Lutheran u n ivers i ­ t y Symphony Orchestra season .

The a l l -o rchestra concert, like a l l season performances, will b e held on campus i n Eastvold Auditori um at 8 p . m . The Shorewood Concert ( N . 1 73rd and Fremont) is also at 8 p.m.

The first of fou r season concerts feature works by Beethoven , De­ bussy and Respig h i , "each one an essay on the wonder and bea uty of nature," according to conduc­ tor Jerry Kracht.

"It's a n u ncommonly rich sea ­ son opener, " he added .

The remai n i ng concerts on the season schedule feature soloists from the m usic faculty. On Nov. 1 0 , bassoonist B ruce G ra i nger will perform a Weber concerto on a program that a lso features works

by Mendelssohn, H i n demuth a n d Ravel.

O n March 9 pianist Richard Farn ­ er will perform a Chopin concerto with the orchestra. The program a lso i ncl udes works by Berlioz and Stravinski M ez zo - s o p ra n o M i ra Fro h n ­ mayer a nd baritone Boyd Schlaef­ er a re the soloists during the final orchestra concert May 1 1 . The

p ro g r a m f e a t u res works by Sch u m a n n a nd Mahler.

In addition, mem bers of the orchestra perform with PLU choirs d u ri n g the Ch ristmas Concert series and several will be featured individ ually d u ring the a n n u a l Stu­ dent Soloist Concert March 30.

All PLU orchestra concerts a re com pli mentary.

were soon necessary.

The project has made PLU a "household word" in Idaho Falls, some 850 m i les from the campus, and has helped the congreg a ­ tion's campaign far exceed it'S orig inal fund goa ls .

For exa mple: *The con g regation's campaign tota l w i l l a m o u n t to a b o u t $20,000, than ks to matching gifts from a rea employers, i ncluding Exxo n N uclear, which matches on a three to one basis, and Lutheran Brotherhood Insurance Company.

The goal was $1 3 ,000. * M e m bers George a n d June Weyma n n have esta b l i s h e d a $1 ,000 annual scholarsh i p for Fi rst Luthera n students planning to attend P LU . The incentive scholar­ ship will be offered through 1 983.

The Weymann's three children Lois, Ron and Don - are all PLU a l u ms . *The Wey m a n ns a n d oth e r members are coordinating a fal l visit to the P L U ca mpus for u pper level high school youth. "We hope to make a big event of this , " Rev. H a nson said .

"We are overwhelmed by the enthusiasm in Idaho Falls," Luther Bekemeier, PLU vice-president for development and campaign d irec­ tor, said . " It's g iven a big boost to our efforts and a g reat deal of i nspiration as we move i nto the second half of our five-year cam­ paig n . " Because of responses l ike that from Fi rst Lutheran , our campaig n totals are right on target. " The "Sha ri ng in Strength" ca m ­ p a i g n h a s raised over $7 million toward a goal of $ 1 6 . 5 mil lion, he reported .

Members of the First Lutheran campaign com m ittee a re Joyce Start, chai rma n ; G e r a l d R itte r, Na ncy Ch ristenson, George Be­ ment. and Rev. Hanson .

Idaho Falls youth, in their PLU T-shirts, are from left, Trina Leaf, Kristin Peterson, Tina Douglass, Berta Stoneberg, Steve Olson, Paul Gronbeck, Carolyn MacTag­ Tracie Thompson, Beth Watts, Rici Lewis, Dave Start, and Steve Start.

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Artist Series Sea son Featu res Lu boff. Herm a n Two long -time national enter­ ta i n m e n t favo r i tes, N o rm a n Luboff a n d Woody Herman, head the list of featured performers being offered during the coming season by the Pacific Lutheran University Artist Series.

Season tickets at a reduced price are on sale for the remaining five programs in the series. The series opened Sept. 30 with the Bi" Evans Dance Company of Seattle.

Luboff, one of the nation's acknowledged leaders i n choral music, brings the Norman Luboff Choir to PLU Oct. 24. The choir, which will perform in Olson Au­ ditorium, offers a broad range of music, from sacred and secular classical music to popular music, folk songs and spirituals.

For the second year, the PLU Artist Series will be cooperating with Tacoma P h i l harmonic to bring the Seattle Symphony to Tacoma Feb. 3 . The Olson Au­ ditorium program, under the ba­ ton of Richard Buckley, will feature Edith Peinemann

internationally-known violin sol ­ oist Edith Peinemann, who wi" perform works by M endelssohn and Strauss.

Free Flight, a classical jazz en­ semble, wi" perform in Eastvold Auditorium Feb. 1 8 . The group, which spotlights flutist Jim Walker and pia nist M ileko Levin , has re­ ceived plaudits for its unusual i mprovisati ons in which both classical and jazz styles ming le and reappear, each colored by the other.

Celebrating his 45th year as a band leader, Woody Herman per­ forms in Olson Auditorium March 20. Unlike the nostalgia bands, Herman keeps pace with the mus­ ical times, offering a repertoire as exciting to today's college stu­ dents as to his old -time fans.

The final featured program April 1 9 is a change of pace, with actor William Windom appearing as the legendary war correspondent Er­ nie Pyle. Windom, who will per­ form in Eastvold Auditorium, is best known for his Emmy Award-

winning role in the television series, " My World and Welcome to It. " The show, and a previous PLU appearance two years ago, fea­ tured the wit of the late humorist­ author James Thurber.

Artist Series season tickets are on sale at the PLU Information Desk. the $20 series fee represents a 40 percent savings over single program admission prices and deleti on of the Evans da nce program .

For more i nformation call P LU , 535-7457 .

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Norman Luboff

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Comedy. Drama On university Theatre Schedule "A Flea in Her Ear, " a wild, funny French farce by Georges Feydea u , opens t h e drama season a t Pacific Luthera n U n iversity in m i d - O c ­ tober.

T h e play, d i rected by M ichael Arndt. will be staged in Eastvold Auditorium Oct 1 6 , 1 7 , 23 a n d 24 . P u b l i c performa nces of t h e fi rst of two Ch il dren 's Theatre prod uc­ ti ons will be presented Nov . 7 and 1 4. D i rector Eric Nord holm, in his 2 6t h year with PLU C h i ldre n ' s T h e a tre, presents " T h e T h re e Bears . " " Loo Back in An ger, " a moving adu lt drama by Jotm Osborne, w i l l b e staged b y U nivers ity Theatre Nov. 1 3 , 14, 20 a n d 2 1 . The prod uction is directed by B i l l P a rker.

Following an Alpha Psi Om ega production in late J a n u a ry, C h i l ­ d ren's Theatre prese n t s " T h e Brave Little Ta ilor" u nder Nor­ dholm's direction Feb. 27 a n d M a rch 4.

The final two U niversity Theatre prod uctions are "Antigone," the Aphir adaptation of the Greek classic, March 1 9, 20, 26 and 2 7 , a n d Noel Coward ' s " Hay Fever" April 30 and May 1 , 7 and 8. Pa rker a nd Arndt are the di rectors, re­ spectively.

Campus Events Dr. Norman C. Habe l , a widely­ read Old Testa ment scholar and creative communicator, present­ ed the fourth a n nual Beckma n Memorial Lectures h i p on cam pus Sunday, Oct 4 Dean of the h u ma n ities faculty at Adelaide, South Australia, H a bel is a l so a prolific writer. He has written 20 books, including O ld Testa m e n t stud ies, books for youth a n d books for chi ldren.

"An Evening With Thomas Hardy" will be presented at PLU Wednesday, Oct. 1 4, by a trio of British Broadcasting C orporation l BBC) professionals.

The free progra m, which will be held i n Ing ra m Hall at 7 p . m . , features readings from t h e novels and poems of H a rdy. one of Britai n 's most popular writers.

The performing group i ncludes Desmond Hawkins, a veteran BBC producer. Pauline Wynn. a British actress. and Douglas Leach. a BBC broadcaster and actor. The prog­ ram is sponsored by the Division of Humanities.

Thomas Murton, the former prison warden whose experiences inspired the movie "Brubaker ." will be featured on a PLU Lect ure series program the same evening.

A Gala Festival

An n u a l C h ristm as Concert To Have New Look "A gala C h ristmas festival" - "a totally revised prog ram " - are p h rases that have been used to desc r i be the 1 981 Pacific Lutheran U n iversity Christmas Concert .

The director, the p rog ra m a n d even some of the performance loca ions will have a different look this seaso n , accord i n g to Edward Harmic. H a rmic, d i recto r of the PLU U niversity C hora l e for the past 1 0 years, is d i recting the C hoir of the West d uri ng the one year a bsence of Dr. M a u ri ce Skones .

Skones is serv i n g this year as visiti ng professor of music a nd head of the choral prog ra m at the U n iversity of A rizona . Rich a rd Nace, d i rector of the PLU vocal jazz ensem ble, is d i recting the C horale this yea r.

The C h ristmas Concert prog ra m this season features "A C h ristmas Ca ntata" by Arthur Honegger. The work. composed in 1 941 , was revised by the com poser in 1 953 a nd first performed by the Bask (Switzerland) C h a m ber Orchestra in celebrati on of its 2 5th a n n iver­ sary that year.

The work i n cludes several fa mil ­ iar C h ristmas melodies, including "Lo, How a Rose e'er Blooming , " "G loria i n Excelsis Deo, " and "Si­ lent N i g h t " It is described as having " i ncredible tension" in the opening and a "freshness of vi­ sion " in the second half.

The cantata will be performed

by the Choir of the West, U n iversi­ ty C hora le, baritone soloist a n d members of the U n iversity Sym­ phony Orch estra .

According to Harmic. the con ­ cert will also feature other a n ­ thems a n d carols. a brass choir a nd processionals.

This year for the first time the c o n cert is bei n g off e r e d i n Spokane. ope n i ng at the Opera H ouse there at 8 p . m . Dec. 3 .

O n Dec . 5 at 8 p . m . the concert will be presented in the Portl a n d ( O re . ) C ivic Aud itori u m for the seventh consecutive yea r. Sunday, Dec . 6 will mark the eig hth con­ secutive year that the concert h as

been performed at the Seattle O pera House - a lso at 8 p m.

The traditional campus concert will be presented this yea r in Olson Auditori u m , with 8 p . m . concerts Dec. 1 1 a nd 1 2 a n d a 4 p . m . matinee Dec. 1 3 .

All seats are reserved for the concerts i n Spokane. Portland and Seattl e. General admission tickets o n ly are available for the campus performa nces Senior citizens, students and children will be admitted for half price on any ticket To order tickets for any of the concerts, please use the attached Concert Ticket Order Form.

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Olson Auditorium, PLU Campus 8 p.m.

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Olson Auditorium, PL U Campus 4 p. m.

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1 980-81 A Record Yea r;

Va l u e Of PLU Affi rmed i n G rad uates ' Live s ; G rad uates, 1 n Tu rn , Co ntri bute To Welfa re O f H u ma n ity The following address was delivered by Dr William 0. Rieke at the 1981 Faculty Fall Confer­ ence on the campus of Pacific Lutheran University, September 3, 1981.

Last September, shortly after Opening Convocation, I was i nvited to report to some civic and church leaders, friends of the University, on the status of PLU . I had hardly begu n an account of what was going on and what appeared to be a record breaking year at PLU, when one of the leaders, a friend of mine, interrupted me and said, " Dr. Rieke, it isn't that we don't believe you, but every time we hear from you, you tell us the same old th ing: Things are bigger and better at PLU . Isn 't that a bit old ? " Perhaps it did seem a bit old , but it was true. Moreover, any friend of the University should find it encouraging to learn of the successes of the institution and of the opportunities and responsibilities those successes present.

I hope to meet my friend again this September, for not only is there more good news, but now I am prepared and eager to speak much more heavily from data and documentation. Such data and fact I now share, albeit only partially, with you Academic '80- '81 , the year past, was an extraordinarily positive year for the UniversI­ ty, and in many ways was record breaking.

3476 students began in the fa" semester; 2653 full -ti me, the remainder part-ti me, a record to begin with . To those and other students, you, the members of the faculty, gave and completed 92 ,058 credit hours duri ng the fa" , i nterim and spring semesters.

Those 92,058 credit hours exceeded by 2 .04 percent the total g iven in the record year before. Those credit hours were the largest number in the history of the institution, and were in fact. 1 ,31 6 hours g reater than the closest record year which occurred in 1 97475, when part-time students were present in greater nu mber. Increases in credit hour production were attended by increases in faculty, such that a little over four full time equivalent faculty were added . Through these additions, an average section size of 1 9. 2 , and an average student/faculty ratio of 1 4 .4 to 1 were maintained from 1 979/80 to 1 980/81 . A bullish $20 3 million budget was prOjected for 1 980/81 , increased by 1 4 percent over the previous year's budget. The budget was not only met - it was exceeded significantly. The success was attributable to a combination of meeting or exceeding prOjected credit hours, plus marked success in fund raising. And those successes allowed many other events and activities to occur which had not previously been budgeted .

For example, the success allowed the renova­ tion of a nu mber of office and classroom areas; the acquisition and replacement of much equipment. some of which came with $50,000 to $1 50,000 price tags. It allowed modest growth in the University's endow­ ment, and the completion of the year solidly in the black.

The final aud ited statement from 80/81 will show that the University experienced the largest i ncrease in fund balances of any year on record , and the largest percentage in­ crease of any year in the last decade. Most importantly, the financial successes, attribut-

able, again I say, to the combi ned efforts of faculty, administrators, many students, and a host of off-campus friends, provided the data and the confidence from which the administration could successfully argue for the minimum 1 2 percent salary increases enjoyed in the present yea r when national averages ra nk at 8.7 percent increase.

Cash received for annual and capital funds increased 64 percent in 1 980/81 , or $1 .5 million over the previous year. In recognizing this success, I particularly tha nk the more than 1 30 faculty and administrators who belong to the University's Q Club, and who in fact constitute 1 1 .3 percent of the total membership of this supporting organization.

Gifts from those of us who live i nside and work inside the University are extraordinarily useful in the solicitation of gifts from those who work outside the U niversity, and who look to us for exam ple.

The successes of credit hours, of dollars raised, are of course in the most fu ndamen­ tal and critical way, direct derivatives of successes of academic and cocurric u l a r prog ra ms. I f academic and cocurricular prog ­ rams were not successful, nothing else would be either.

It is si mply i mpossible to detail the level of activity that has occurred during 1 980-81 or the status of the health of our many strong programs as reports have come in over the last year. But faculty and administrators alike should know that a" of these things are both closely observed and greatly appreciated by the President.

Whether it is reaccreditation of a social work program, initiation of a major in computer science, winning a national foot­ ball championship, or any other of a host of similar progra mmatic advances, each work for the good and the increase of the total U niversity.

But programmatic advances require phys­ ical support, and much for 1 980/81 can be reported in this regard as well .

Regent approval of the architectural prog­ ram for a new facility for the School of Arts Dr. William

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was won, and has been followed by the submission of a grant proposal to the Olin Foundation for the first phase of that new School of the Arts, a music building, with a price tag of approximately $4% million .

In preparation for construction of the new science. building, funds have been secured and authority has been g iven to relocate the Maintena nce and Physical Plant from its present site to an area west of the Olson parki ng lot. The new Physical Plant wi" be relocated and completed in March of this coming year, just a few months away. It wi" include in it Central Services currently housed in Xavier. Architects have just recently been retained to begin the d rawings for the new science building; and fund raising, i ncluding the matching of the $1 .5 m illion portion of the new $1 .5 million M u rdock g rant, is progressi ng vigorously for science.

Even as we labor to erect these major new facilities, acquisitions of other buildings, enlargment and securing of parki ng facil ities, and renovations of existing areas continue.

Three additional faculty offices have been created by remodeling the Knorr House garage. Another office has been added to Ivy, and another to Xavier. The post office has been moved into the home i m mediately opposite the University Center parking lot.

Extensive remodeling a nd i nstallation of smoke alarms continues in our major high rise d ormitories. Dormitory capacity has been increased from 1 724 to 1 750. The entire campus continues its i mprovement to be­ come barrier-free for the handicapped . Most recently, the house i m mediately to the west of the Faculty House has been acquired and will be used for additional faculty ofices.

And so the dynamic struggle for increasing the existing pla nt concu rrently with erecting new major facilities continues. And successes in fund raising, as good as they are, somehow never seem to keep pace with demand. But how much better that problem tha n the problem of regression or falling behind.

The 1 980/81 report cannot be concluded without referencing the remarkable 1 981 summer session, even though, for budget purposes, the summer belongs to the cur­ rent year rather than the year past. Again thanks to many of you who, under the leadership of Dean Moe, staffed the largest summer school in the history of PLU . With approxi mately 1 600 students attending, it su rpassed budget projections by more than 20 percent. This record summer school was attended by convention bUsiness on campus which was 40 to 60 percent greater i n volume than the record of the year before. Conven­ tions brought four times more people to see our ca mpus than the number of students present duri ng the entire n i ne months of the regular year. Convention activities g rossed more than $500,000 in income.

And as we leave 1 980-81 , we tu rn to the prospect for '81 - '82 and ask for data about what lies ahead . What are the indications for new and returning students for this fall? Last year on Sept. 4 I reported to this assembly that 681 freshmen had made advance pay­ ments finalizing their applications for fa" semester. The number this year is 684, three larger. Last year there were 31 6 transfer

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stude nts who had finalized a pplications. this year it is 346, 30 larger. Total appl ications for admission last year and offers of ad mission were 1 768. Th is yea r the total offers for admission is 1 00 larger, 1 868. Total advance payment from new students of all kinds, freshmen, transfers, reentry last year num­ bered 1 ,018. There are 32 more this fall, over the record 'high of last yea r.

But what of returning students, for with ­ out retention new students alone will not carry the load . Every i ndication, whether it be from the dormitory file, from a nalysis of people receiving and accepti ng financial aid, from confirmation given by deposits of various kinds, or ana lysis of hou rs preregis­ tered by retu rning students when they left last spri ng , presents a n u nbelievable picture. I will not share with you the number; for if, i n fact; it happens, we will all find difficulty fi nding our way into our own offices.

(Editor's note: At presstime Sept. 24, PLU enrollment for fall was 2.791 full-time stu­ dents, a 5. 2 percent increase; 884 part-time students, a 7. 4 percent increase; total: 3,675, a 5. 7 percent increase. Figures are not official, but only minor varia tions are ex­ pected. )

Now, if the numbers and the information shared above have become a bit tedious, I apologize - not rea lly, but I do formally There a re, however, a few more facts with related numbers I wish to present beca use they bear very heavily on the reasons for the successes, a nd bespeak strongly to the responsibilities we face in accepti ng such success. Motivated to determine from the testimony of our graduates themselves what the strengths and the wea knesses of Pacific Lutheran U niversity are, I employed Mr. Pa ul White, a recent PLU Business Administration graduate, as a summer research assista nt. I comm issioned him to survey the 7, 530 baccalaureate graduates who received their deg rees from Pacific Lutheran Un iversity since the year 1 960/61 when this i nstitution claimed the name U niversity. The mail survey was structured such that g iven the returns received, there is a 95 percent probablility that what now tell you about our survey would be exactly what al1 7 ,530 baccalaureate graduates would have said had they all been contacted .

You will be interested in just a partial report of who these people are, and what they say about their alma mater. Given the period su rveyed, specifically, the 20 years since Pacific Lutheran became a U n iversity in 1 96061 , it is not surprisi ng that the baccalau reate respondents are pri marily young persons About 43 percent are 30 yea rs of age or u nder, and nearly two-thirds are 35 and younger.

Li ke the current PLU student population, 56 percent are female and 44 percent are male. Perhaps because of the relative youth, one-third remain sing le, while two-thirds are married Also perhaps not surprising is that 54.5 percent live close to us in the Puget Sou nd area; 62.4 percent live i n the state of Washington, 1 1 . 3 percent in Oregon, 4.9 percent in Californ ia, and smal ler percen­ tages are in many other states and areas from which the Un iversity draws.

Ethnic distribution was predictably heavily Cauca sion, while Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, a nd other m inorities reported with a fre­ quency remarkably close to that which we now exists in the college-bound youth from mong the University's service a rea.

Perhaps more' revealing, though, and less obvious about these respondents, remem-

bering now that they represent the entire 7,530 of our baccalaureate graduates since '60-'61 , a re the following features: They are working people. Only 2 . 3 percent report that they a re u nemployed and seeking employment; one-third the national average of the u nemployment rate.

They are a religious people: Only 9 . 5 percent stated no religious preference, and the distribution a mong religious preferences parallels closely that which we know exist in our student body at this current time.

They are a productive, happi ly employed grou p. A remarkable 89 . 8 percent, almost 90 percent, reported that they were either satisfied or strongly satisfied with their present job. How many subgroups in today's culture do you k now where 90 percent of any working population would say it is satisfield or very satisfied with its current employ­ ment? They work in many jobs a nd fields. But the greatest single concentration is i n areas relating to education - 23.3 percent; 7 .8 percent in business; 7 percent in medici ne; 6.2 percent in other health sciences care areas; 4.3 percent in social sciences - and on and on the distribution goes in lesser nu mbers. In the main, however, they are employed in activities delivering or related to human services A p o i nt of interest a bout our bac­ calaureates is that they have a strong interest in conti nuing education: only slightly more than one-fifth of them, 22.5 percent; have taken no collegiate level work since gradua­ tion , while nearly half, 45.4 percent; have taken some cou rses. A little over one-fou rth have earned a master's degree, and one­ eighth have completed professional or doc­ toral studies.

Now, how do these people, some of whose demogra p h i c cha racteristics I have j ust shared, how do they rate their experience at PLU? The deg ree of affirmation of the University and of the faculty is so strong as to be almost embarrassing. Certa in bottom lines, or global questions, paint the big picture very clearly.

To the assertion "I received a good education , " 96. 1 percent ag reed or strongly agreed - only 3.5 percent demurred; 85.2 percent agree or strongly ag ree with the assertion "PLU has a good reputation in my circle of acquaintances" - a good measu re, not just with whom the respondent as­ sociates, but what the respondent's friends think of this U niversity.

As to the teaching effectiveness of PLU faculty in relationship to the teaching effec­ tiveness of facu lty in other institutions, 1 6.3 percent had no experience, and hence no opinion .

Of the remai nder, a remarkable 79.8 percent ag reed or strongly ag reed that the comparison favored PLU faculty over others - only 2 . 3 percent disagreed .

Emphasizing clearly which factors the respondents wished strengthened and pre­ served at PLU, 1 00 percent of them said maintenance and enhancement of the quali­ ty of the faculty was important, or very im portant; 99. 6 percent said academic repu ­ tation was im portant o r very important; 98. 1 percent i nsisted that close faculty/student relations were i m portant or very important .

Asked to identify reasons for their choice of PLU as the university to attend , five re­ sponses emerged with greatest freq uency .

Academic reputation was clearly No. 1 , with 97.2 percent affirmation . Size of the Unlversi­ ty, and Interestingly enoug h, parental i nflu ­ ence tied for No. 2 , with 8 2 percent each. I say interestingly enough, parental influence, for in these days many student bodies wou ld deny any i nfl uence from homes at all.

Liberal arts fared remarkably strongly as a reason for attending PLU, with 76.2 percent affirming and responding to that concept.

And Christian environment ranked 4th, with 61 percent identifying it as one of the top five reasons for coming to P LU .

Asked another critical bottom line ques­ tion, specifically, if you had to do it all over again, would you go to college? 98.5 percent said yes - 1 . 5 percent said no. And of those who responded, 87.7 percent said if they had it to do all over again they would come to PLU. The 1 2 .3 percent who disagreed cited primarily fi nanCial or specific program abs­ ences as reasons for not returning for a rerun at PLU .

The willing ness of grad uates to back thei r opinions by placing their own names on the line for the i nstitution was assessed by the question, "Would you recommend PLU to a high school student?" The resounding 94.5 percent affirmative answer ca me, and was only slightly decreased when the question became more personal; specifica lly, "Would you recommend PLU to your own son or daughter?" 86 percent responded yes to this, with those who were negative again Citing absences of specific programs or cost as reasons why not.

While I genuinely believe the data, of which I have a wealth more of many kinds, unq uestionably establish a remarkable re­ cord for all of us and for all of the U niversity i n terms of the value of a PLU education to i ndividuals and the value of those individuals to society, I wou ld not wish any to think the surveys contai ned only praise. The same reasons given as strengths were strongly cited and critized when they were perceived to have either fai led or been inappropriately ba la nced .

All in a ll , the success ingredient seems to be the combination of a caring environ ment; a strong academic challenge, and supporting administrative services. This combination not o n l y helps p repare competent service­ oriented professionals, but also fosters in them a n attitude of caring about others. The final datum I share with you indicates our graduates may be different than those of many i nstitutions, for they do care about others, Most national studies indicate that a decrease in altruism attends formal post­ secondary education. There are even studies done in church -related colleges that indicate that altru ism decreases as postsecondary education i ncreases Yet; fully two-thirds of PLU baccalaureates affirmed the following statement: "PLU was helpful in developing my concern for others . " What. then, may w e say to summarize and conclude this year's report of the state of the U niversity? Briefly, three things: Fi rst; the facts document that 1 980-81 was indeed a ban ner year in many, many ways Second, there are data now which establish without doubt the tremendous value of what we do in the lives of our' grad uates, and what they, in turn, do in society. And thi rd, the respon­ sibilities and opportunities which these facts and data lay on the shoulders of each of us make clea r the need for rededication now to the mission of PLU, to the understanding of community am idst diversity, and to even more diligent labor for the collective gOOd .

I celebrate with you, my colleagues, the opportun ities to work together in this the 21 st year of a you ng Un iversity whose vita lity is push i ng us to ever greater excellence.

Together we will make 1 981 -82 not just bigger and better, but prod uctive of those graduates whose training and motivation are in fact making the planet earth a happier home for all of humanity.

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stu d ent Vocation, Career Pla n n i n g E m phasis A PLU C o m m itment

By Harvey Neufeld Director, Church Relations

Excitement. Travel. world-wide oppor­ tunities . Good friends. Free education. Secur­ ity. A g reat way of l ife. Those a re the convi ncing words that go along with a TV ad a s king youth to consider the Air Force career.

The screen features sleek jets silhouetted against a deep blue sky . Wing tips sl ice the tops of fluffly clouds. Lazy barrel rol ls direct our gaze to the d ream world high above the

Tax Cha nges Affect Estate Exem ptions, Ma rita l Ded u cti ons Just a s many people were beginning to become familiar with the tax c h a n g e s brought about in 1 976, th e law makers have brought a bout new c h a ng es again in 1 981 .

Some of these revisions will take effect immediately, while others will be phased i n over a period of years. A s a result, individuals will want to look at their specific situations in light of the new laws.

Basically, Congress has raised the gift and estate tax exemption over the next six years, beginning In 1 982. The cu rrent exemption is $1 75,625. The tax exemption is raised to $225,000 in 1 982; $275,000 in 1 983; 325,000 in 1 984; $400,000 in 1 985; $500,000 in 1 986; and $600,000 in 1 987 and later years.

Another change deals with the marital deduction. Current law allows a ma rita l deduction for property passing to a spouse of up to the greater of one half of the adjusted g ross estate or $250,000. Beginning Jan. 1 , 1 982, unlimited gift and estate tax marital deductions a re allowed for transfers between spouses. This unlimited marital deduction also applies to transfers of com­ munity property to a spouse.

Additional changes go on and on and on . . .

If you would like a booklet describin g some of the new tax changes, together with tips for year-end financial planning , write for "Year-En d Tax Strategy . " Your free copy IS available by writing or calling: Edgar Larson Director of Planned Giving Nesvig Alumni Center Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA 98447

(206) 535-7420

earth . A hypnotic picture i ndeed, a nd no doubt a good job, too.

But is it really that slick, or does it point to a common dilemma facing youth today?

Career choices are difficult Great variety exists, not only related to future demand (demand for engi neering and technical skills increased 2 1 percent over last year), but i n relation t o economic benefits , j o b security, and upwa rd mobility Compou nding the difficulty is the trend to career cha nges perha ps two or three i n a lifetime.

Little wonder that o u r youth a re hard pressed to answer the perenn ial high school g raduation question, "What are you going to do now? " Space is too short to talk about all of the options. But there is a way of getti ng at the problem PLU affirms the deeply meani ngful i nsight of Luther. who speaks of our calling with words l i ke "through the Gospel, " "enlighten ­ ment. " and "sanctification . " Our calling "should now make our hearts jump and beat with joy, as we undertake our work . " Simply stated, i t i s a Christian understand­ ing that questions about career are a nswered in light of our vocation. Not "What kind of job can I get? " but "Who am I? What is my calling, my vocaton as God's fo rgiven son or daughter? " Elinar Billings, the keen thi n ker of the Church of Sweden a generation ago, says that the process of Christian growth "goes on between two poles, the forgiveness of sins, which conti n ually restores us to our calling, and our calling which continually refers us to the forgiveness of sins. " These two ideas, vocation (calling) and career (daily work), deserve and receive particu lar care at a place like PLU . Our m ission statement (1 979) i s very clear on this pOi nt " I n other words, PLU affirms that realization of one's hig hest potential as well as fullfillment of life'S purpose arises in the joy of service to others. To aid its students in sharing this u n der­ standing, the University seeks to be a community i n which there is a continuing and fruit­ ful i nteraction between what is best in education and what is noblest in Christia n edifica ­ tion. " This commitment to vocation i mplies fel­ lowship, willingness to help and serve, and sensitivity for the welfare, happiness, and personal integrity of others.

So finally the question becomes, "Can PLU help me work out my vocation, my calling in a variety of career options?" The answer is an emphatic "Yes!" The career interest areas in which PLU's leadership is widely recognized are educa­ tion, nursing, the arts, business administra­ tion, social sciences, n atural sciences, humanities, a nd phYSical education.

PLU is your university. It is the University's posture to serve the church. Won't you consider your calling and your career i n partnership with PLU?

Pa re nts C l u b Offe rs I nvolvement I n U n iversity Activities B y M ilton Nesvlg Pare nts Club Representative

Welcome to the club. Every person who has a son or daughter attending PLU auto­ matically becomes a member of the Parents Club. There a re no dues, but there a re opportunities to get together a nd to assist i n th e program of t he U niversity.

Parents who brought members of their family to the campus on Sept 6 were met by Parents Cou ncil members and presented " Proud PLU Parent" buttons and bu mper stickers. If you are i nterested in one or both of these items, we have a supply on hand. Ask the member of your fa mily on ca mpus to stop by our office which is located in the Archives in the basement of Mortvedt lib­ rary. We'll be happy to g ive them one or both of these items which they can deliver to you .

The student orientation com mittee is i nterested in the reaction of parents to the Sunday, Sept 6, program in the residence halls and on ca mpus. Suggestions and com­ ments a re welcome. Add ress them to Donald Jerke, vice- president for student life.

During the school yea r a n u m ber of PLU gatherings are held in various parts of the nation . Meetings set up for the future i nclude: Dec. 3 in Spokane; Dec. 5 in Portland; and Dec. 6 in Seattle. Parents and friends of the U niversity will be receiving notification as to tirne and place of these gatherings.

Allan a nd Ellen Juhl of Seattle have been appointed by P res i d ent Rieke to the Parents Council to take the place of Bob and Connie Brog who have served on the Council for the past three years. Juhl has a wholesale picture f ra m e s u p p lier's b u s i ness. The J u h l ' s youngest son, David, i s a PLU senior. Their two daughters, both PLU graduates, are: Barbara, ( Mrs. Dr. Tracy Reiner, 75), nursing major, of Scobey, Mont ; and Natalie, (Mrs. Rev. Philip Nesvig, 70) Norwegian major, of Milton- Freewater, Ore.

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Gifts To PLU Provide Assi sta nce In Va riety Of Ways

By John Aakre.

AssOCiate Director of Development

Many friends and a l u mni of PLU ofte n ask, "Where does my g ift to the Un iversity really go?"

It is an important question f o r all o u r donors a n d understa nding t h e answer will make a ny gift to PLU more mean ingfu l .

Basically, gifts come to the Un iversity i n th ree separate ways. S o the a nswer to the q uestio n "Where does it go?" depends i n m a n y ways on h o w y o u gave i t . T h e g iving tri a ng le, shown below, helps describe what we mea n .

year. As u n restricted gifts they provide flexibility in meeting various scholarship, faculty, li brary and facility needs.

President Rieke has stated that the positive im pact of one unrestricted dollar is worth four dollars that are restricted to a particular purpose. The Q Club was formed as a way to thank and enco u rage people who were making these essenti al unrestricted gifts.

Today, the Q Club provides app roximately 80 percent of the total amount of u n restricted g ifts raised each year.

The followi ng people have joined the Q Club si nce the J u ly issue of SC E N E : Rick Flatland, M/M Alex Lundell - F ELLOW, Capt.

Patricia Moris, RIM Robert Moore, M/M Pa u l pflueger t o FELLOW, M/M R i c k Shafer, Mary Ann Simpso n , M/M Robert Stohr, M/M Robert Thoren, a n d U n ited Airli nes-Associate Fellow .

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Fellow Dinner Set For Oct. 22

The Rainier Club in Seattle will be the site of a special d i n ner honoring Q Club Fellows Oct. 22. It will be hosted by President and M rs.

Rieke.

The speaker for the evening will be Dr. Mordechai Rozanski. Rozanski is an expert on C hina and the D irector of PLU ' s Office of International Ed ucation .

The reception will begin at 6 p . m . with d i n ner and the program followi n g .

For those Fellows w h o would like to attend the gathering early, Gordon Caswell, nation­ ally recog ni zed expert on charitable givi ng as it relates to estate planning, will be present.

Mr. Caswell will discuss the recent changes i n the new Reagan tax package a t 5 p . m .

PLU : Developi ng Al u m n� Who Contri bute To The Welfa re Of The World In Which We Live

By Charles Mays. President Alumni Association

Annual Fu n d •

Q Club supports the Annual Fund with unrestricted gifts and scholarships

The left side of the triangle includes all capital and endowment g ifts . "Sharing i n Strength" i s a capital f u n d campaign which will help PLU tomorrow by providing new buildings and by i ncreasing our endowment.

These special needs can not be f u nded out of reg ular i ncome sources. Because of this, "Sharing i n Stre n gth" gifts are being so ught above a n d beyond our A n n ual Fund need s .

The rig ht side o f the triangle i n cl udes deferred or plan ned g ifts. These g ifts .also help PLU tomorrow through bequests, trusts and other life income a g reements. These contributions may be earma rked for an nual or capital projects acco rding to the wishes of the donor. While it may take years before a deferred g ift is realized by the U n iversity, it is often a more su bsta ntial g ift than what m ig ht be g iven today.

The base of the triang le, and in many ways its most i m porta nt part, is the Annual Fund.

These g ifts help PLU today, and without them there might not be a u n iversity to strengthen tomorrow.

The A n n ual Fund helps PLU i n two impor­ tant ways. First, it helps students by subsi diz­ ing part of their educational costs by m i n i mizing tuition i ncrease a nd by providing scholarships. Second, it helps keep the U niversity operating in the black without sacrificing q uality.

There are two kinds of A n n ual Fund g ifts: restricted a n d u n restricted. Restricted g ifts are designated for a particular prog ra m or a rea. Examples are Lute C l u b (athletics) and KPLU - F M (the radio station).

U n restricted g ifts are g iven directly to the U niversity for ope rati ng costs. These gifts a re essential for PLU to meet its budget each

The A l u m n i Association of Pacific Lutheran University has as its pu rpose the promotion of the welfare of the Un iversity and it a l u m n i .

During this year, i t i s the g o a l of the Al u m n i Board to attempt to define the specifics of this broad p urpose and then to suggest to the Association a structure which best im ple­ ments these specific objectives.

I bel ieve that it is important to g o one step beyond a n d ask why we as a l u m n i should be concerned about promoting the welfare of the University. After all, as a l u m ni there seems to be little that PLU ca n now do for us.

Why should a l u m n i conti n ue to be involved, why should we g ive of our time and effort a n d money to su pport an institution we left some years ago?

One answer could be that our support i s a way to g ive expression to the appreciation we feel for all that we received while we were on campus. All of us who have attended PLU have been affected by that experience in some deg ree. For a number of us it was the time and place where career decisions were made, spouses met. hori zons broadened, life-long friendships established, and esse n ­ tia l vocati onal skills acq u i re d . C e rta i n ly, g ratitu d e a n d a p p re c i a t i o n are stron g reasons for us to conti n ue our association with PLU . But there are others.

There is the add ition a l motivation to assist ' i n providing an environ ment where learning is set within the context of the C hristian faith, to hel p assure that there will conti nue to be a place where the real ity of l ife a nd the created order in a l l thei r d i me nsions can be i nvesti­ g ated, probed, questioned, and affirmed .

The world needs places where the stage of learning is set within a transcendent perspec­ tive, a point of view that measures all things i n terms of their ulti mate purpose and accountabil ity. We can su pport this U � iversity beca use it provides a setti ng for precisely this kind of lea rning experience.

But there i s yet another and perhaps a deeper reason to continue to give of ourse­ lves to PLU . Our alma mater serves the common welfare of the world in which we live. We are aware of the benefits to stude nts a n d to the PLU com mu nity and we honor a select n u m ber of our a l u m n i who have

disti ng uished themselves in a g reat variety of endeavors that serve others by presenting them with Al umn i awards . But of far g reater significance a re the countless others whose sense of calling or vocation have i nspired them to serve in q uiet and often un noti ced ' yet important. ways, - teachers and doctors nurses and pastors, accountants and scien � tists, m usicians and lawyers, busi ness people and social workers - people who touch, heal. direct, i nsp ire, and serve with the skills and sensitivities that were shaped in part by their sojourn at PLU . As long as the University conti nues to provide an atmosphere i n which such sharing and formi n g h a ppens, it has the right to receive our support.

I n short, our promotion of the welfare of the U n iversity is i n service of a larger, far more sig nificant pu rpose: to restore and keep h uman life, i n all its aspects, h u m a n . I bel ieve that we can proudly affirm that as PLU a l u m n i . we joi n with the enti re PLU com m u n i ­ t y i n actively executing this h i g h pu rpose and ca lling .

The 1 981 -82 Al u m n i Association Board welcomes your ideas, suggestions, a nd criti­ cisms as we attempt to define specific goals a nd a p propriate structures for the Associa­ tion in the context of the overall purpose of the U n iversity. It is our intention to make the ASSOCiation as responsive to the needs of the U niversity a n d a l u m n i as we ca n and each of you with your interests, experience, and needs are important in this process. Help us by making your ideas and views known to us in person, by letter, or a phone cal l . We want very much for our com m u n ication to be as much a process of listening as it is of speakin g . Your i nvolvement is needed and will be sought as we move to im prove your Alu m ni Associatio n .

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Class Notes 1 928 LAURENCE M. HAUGE '28 and MARIE (Espeseth) HAUGE '28 of Portland Ore . celebrated their golden wedding an­ niversary with family and friends on June 14, 1 981 .

1 941 R O N C O LT O M ' 61 atte nd ed a Meritorious Service Award l uncheon at the Marriott Hotel in Seattle recently honoring EDNA L. GOODRICH '41 . The event was sponsored by the Pioneer Cooperative Affiliation, Washington Corrections Association, Washington Council on Crime & Delinquency Gov. John D. Spellman of Wash i ngton State made the presentation of the award .

E d n a received PLU's Distinguished Alumna award in 1 974.

1 942 In mid -June seven 1 942 g rads a n d senior d o r m housemother, Lillian G u l ­ lixson, spent three days at Alderbrook Inn on Hood Canal to celebrate a very special birthday year

1981 Distinguished Alumni

PLU To HOnor Lu nde, To biason T h e p resident-elect of the 1 29,OOO-member North Pacific District of the American Lutheran Church and the president of a 1 2 0 , 00 0 - m em b e r educatio n a l fraternity have been selected a s 1 981 Distinguished Alumni b y the PLU Alumni Association.

They are Rev. C lifford Lunde of Seattle, who assumes his new duties with the district later this year, and Dr. Ray Tobiason, current president of Phi Delta Kappa Inter­ national and educational research and leadership fraternity.

Both are 1 951 Pacific Lutheran g raduates.

Ha rstad Fa mily Reunion Draws To Parkland

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F o rty- seven descendants of Pacific Lutheran founder Rev. Bjug Harstad gathered in Pa rkland this summer to celebrate the 50th w e d d i n g a n n ive rsa ry of Rev. Adolph and Martha Harstad of Madison, Wisc.

Rev. Harstad is the youngest son of Bjug, who organized the P LU Corporation i n Parkland i n 1 890.

Among those attendi ng were a brother, Dr. O.T. Harstad of Milton­ Freewater, Ore., and nine of the couple's 1 0 children . Dr . Harstad is a 1 91 4 PLU alum.

The gathering was assembled at the old family home a few blocks from campus, now occupied by the John Harstad family.

Lunde, who was ordained in 1 962, has served as executive assistant to Bishop Dr. Clarence Solberg since 1 976. He previously served as pastor of lion Lutheran Church in Newberg, Ore., and Emmanuel Lutheran Church i n Spokane.

Tobiason, the superintendent of Puyallup School District since 1 975, was gra nted a one-year leave-of-absence from that post to serve as PDK president this year.

During the year he will be visiting and speaking to chapters across the United States and around the world.

Rev. Lunde, who studied for the

Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Harstad

ministry at Luther Theological Seminary, is married to the former Gillian Chapman, a graduate of Thanet Techn ical Callege at Ram ­ gate, England . They have three c h i l d ren, including Rolf, C hris­ topher and lan , the latter a PLU sophomore.

Tobiason earned his mater's degree in education at PLU in 1 957 and his doctorate at the University of Washington in 1 967. He is married to the former Phyllis Brynestad x'50. They also have three children: M rs. Julie Becklund x73, M rs. Janis Washburn 75 and Jim Tobiason '80.

1 949 LUTHER O . WATN ESS is now pastor of G race Lutheran Church in Mountain Home, Id. Luther formerly served a parish in Okinawa . Just before leaving Okinawa he attended a Lutheran Chap­ l a i n s P rofess i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t Seminar/Retreat at the M a rine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japa n . Other PLU a lums who attended were: ISABEL (Harstad) WATNESS '46; PAUL H . RUN­ N IN G '54; R . WILLIAM JOH NSON ' 57; and M ERLE L. M ETCALF '59. Merle was the retreat leader. (See photo page 1 7. )

1 950 Dr. JOHN G . H EWSTON was elected president of the Conservation Educa ­ tion Association a nd installed a t the a n n ual conference in North Carolina in August this year. He will serve a two ­ year ter m . T h e Association h a d its orig in in 1 953 a nd is now more than "national" in scope There are memb­ ers in all 50 states, several Canadian provinces, plus several other cou ntries from Africa to Australia. Professiona l ­ ly, John is still with t h e School of Natural Resources at H u m boldt State University in Arcata, Calif. He is a professor specia lizing in conservation education/interpretatio n .

1 951 C LI FFORD R. L U N D E of Seattle , Wash , w a s elected Bishop o f the American Lutheran C h u rch, N o rt h Pacific District, a t t h e N orth Pacific District convention held in Spokane H e will assu me the post Dec. 1 .

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1 965 JAMES R FEEK is president of the Seattle Associati on of Life U n derwri ­ ters. Principa l o f financial and insur­ a nce consulting firm James R . Feek, I n c . , J i m is a national!y recog n i z ed executive com pen sati on and sel ect benefit p la nn i ng auth ority a n d h as wl"itten article s for several I n suran ce industry pu b l ic ati on s .

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From left.· Capt Paul Running '54, U S Navy chaplain, 3rd Marine Division' Okinawa, Isabel (Harstad) Watness '46, Los Angeles Community COllege · Comm�'7ci.er Merle Metcalf '59, USN chaplain, Subic Bay Naval Chapel, OlongOpo: The Phlllll?lnes; Rev. Luther Watness USAR, ret. , LCA Service to Military Personnel field service pastor; and Major R. William Johnson '57' asst. division chaplain, hq 2nd Infantry Division, Korea. .

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1 954 BOB RAN DOY a nd wife, BEVERLY (Wei bye '63) and their five children have moved to Calgary, Alberta, C a n a ­ da, whel-e B o b w a s installed as pastor of Sharon Lutheran C h u rch on M a rch 1 . He has been teach ing at Canadian Lutheran Bible i nstitute in C a m rose, Alberta si nce 1 97 7 . Bev was involved In the establ ish ment of a vocational training center for the handicapped in Cam rose.

DAVID ROE was i nvited to go to the Fritz Haber Institute in West Berlin for August and September and then they plan ned to visit their da ug hter Natalie in Geneva before retu rni ng to thei r home in Portla n d , Ore.

1 955 At a ceremony at the Jet Propulsion La boratory in Pasadena on June 2, HAROLD H I LLESLA N D, acting super­ visor, Advance Materials a nd Processes Section, SSO, was a mong 1 3 recipients of N ASA P u b l i c S e rvice M ed a l s .

H a rold's award was for outstanding technical leaders h i p i n the usage of com posite materials on the same su bsystem

1 956 Pastor ELWOOD N. RIEKE was mar­ ried to LaVon Driessen of M i n n ea polis, on June 28, 1 981 . They live i n Dilworth, Minn.

PAU LA (Baker) DAVIS received her ADN from C hemeketa Commu nity College in June 1 980 a nd is cu rrently working as staff RN on the medical floor i n salem Hospital She lives in Sale m , O re.

1 959 The Religious Broadcasting C o m ­ mission for t h e State of Washington selected " A NC H O R " , a 30-mi nute p rogram of religious concerns aired w eekly by KVOS-TV, B e l l i n g h a m , Was h " as the most outstanding public affairs religious prog ra m of the year The program was hosted and moder­ ated for the past 12 yea rs by the Rev. LEONARD C. E RI C KSEN, pastor of Cent­ ra l Lutheran C h u rch in Bellingham

1 960 G EORGE HAG EVIK x '60, has been named director of the Institute for U rban and Public Policy Research at the University of Colorado- Denver His wife, Sandra , and child ren Ronde and E ric moved with h i m from Berkeley, Calif , to Denver in early September.

Sandra had been working as a cou n ­ selor i n the Ca reer Placement Center at the U niversity of Cal ifornia SHI RLEY MAY (Ha rmon) HANSO N , R N , P h D , joined t h e faculty a t the I ntercollegiate Center for N u rsing Education In Spokane as associate professor d uring the fa ll of 1 981 .

1 962 GLEE L. LEWIS of Oxnard, Calif , was installed as president of the Oxnard Business and Professional Women 's Club in May 1 981 . She is cu rrently employed as a computer operator for the city of Oxnard C HARLES W. MAYS, pastor of Lord of Life Lutheran C h u rch in Renton, Wash. received his Doctor of Divinity deg ree from Pacific Luthera n T h e o l o g ica l Sem i n a ry- Berkeley at exercises held J u n e 7 , 1 981 . His doctoral discertation was " P rog ress as Downward Adjust­ ment Toward a Theology of E nough i n Suburbia . " J E RRY PHILLI PS, x'62, is completing h is doctorate in U rban Studies from Portla nd State U niversity and has accepted a position as chairperson of the C riminal J ustice Department at Lin n -Benton C o m m u n ity College in Albany, O re. He and his fa mily will be residing in Corvallis, Ore. CHUCK R I E B has been p romoted to senior vice president and manager at the Bend main branch of western Bank, Bend, O re . He has been with Western Bank for the past seven years He and his wife, Martha, have two sons.

1 964 G EORG E T. AROLA, a major in the Air Force, has been assigned to Maxwell Ai r Force Base, Ala , to attend Ai r Command and Staff College, after a three-year tou r in Germany His wife, KAREN (M itten '66) is taking a one-yea r sabbatical from her pre-school teach ­ ing duties to devote full time to being a homemaker again They will live in Montgomery, Ala .

LY LA (Tsuji '66) an d TRYGVE A ' DER ­ SO N ' 66 a nd their three childre n , Travis , M lchiko and Bryce, spend parts of August and September travelin g to Japan to visit the land of Lyla's ances­ tors, then on to Korea, where a six­ year old girl is waiting for them in Seoul She will return with them to make her home with them in Everett ' Was h . Her name is Julie Sun -Hwa .

STEVE and MARY (Olson '65) C O R N I LS a re living in Palo Alto, Calif , where Steve is pastor of G race Lutheran C h u rc h . He received his Doctor of mi nistry degree in J u ne of this yea r at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary M a ry is doing n u rsing conti n u ing education They have three children, Ch ristine, Stephanie and C a rolyn

1 967 Maj. CRAIG BJO RKLUND has been a ppoi nted <3ss i s t a n t p rofessor of Aerospace Studies, Air Force ROTC at the u n iversity of Uta h , Sa lt Lake City, Uta h .

SUSAN (Von Hollweg) LINDBERG was ordained as a minister in the American Lutheran C h u rch on April 1 2, at St. Luke's Lutheran ( LCA) where she has been an assistant. st. Luke's is located in Park Ridge, I I I . Susan accepted a call to Resurrection Lutheran C h u rch (ALC) in New Berlin, Wisc. She was Installed there on J u n e 7, She l ives in New B e rl i n , Wise , w ith her h usband , Richa rd, and their da ughter, Cristy MIM JONATHAN N ESVIG a re the parents of a daughter, C helsea An ne, born Aug. 22, 1 981 . Jonathan is a news writer for Tacoma News Tri b u ne and they reside in Tacoma. M ilt and Hazel Nesvig are the prou d g randpa rents

1 968 KARLA ( Miller) ANGLE a n d her hus­ band, Ed, a district manager for AT & T will be living in Bridgewater, N . J . fo r the next th ree years, They formerly resided in Sacramento, Calif , where Karla taught band and flute. They have two daughters, C o u rtney, 7; and Ad­ rianne, 3 .

M I K E McDOWELL has been invited to work as a n i nter-va rsity Ch ristian fel ­ lowship staffworker on loa n to the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students in The Netherlands for the coming academic yea r , His wife, I n ka , a Dutch citizen, a nd their th ree children a re residing in Oegstgeest, near the u niversity city of Leiden . M i ke will be working with outreach a nd C h ristian discipleship ministries a m o n g t h e Dutch students as well as E nglish­ speaking i nternationa ls.

KEN SAM MONS, a teacher at Bethel High School, Spa naway, Was h . , pre­ sented a concert in st. J ude's Catholic C h u rch i n Havre, Mont. this past June.

The singers were students attending Bethel High School

P H Y LLIS ( B ooth) SCH N E IDER has been named Editor-In-Chief of Young MiSS Magazine, a Parents Magazine Enterprises publication She was for­ merlv em ployed with Weight Watch­ ers mag.wne as m a nagi ng editor.

Prior to that, she worked for Seven­ teen magazine as fiction/featu res editor.

1 969 After return ing fro m G u atemala last s p r-ing wi Il h i s family Dr. KEN N ETH L, BAKKE N completed a resid ency i n preven ive medici ne a nd a secon d doctorate in public health at the J oh n H o pkins university whe re he is no a faculty mem ber in the Department of Internation a l Health . He is also di rector of St Luke Health Centers, Inc. in Baltimore, M d . His wife is the former The resa Appelo x'69. They have a son .

Trygve E rik.

MIM BYRON BITAR (GAIL MORSETH ' 69) a re the parents of a son, Brandon David, born Jan. 31 , 1 981 . He joins sister, Ka ra . Byron teaches philosophy at Geneva College They a re beg i n n i ng a new mail-order business in gourmet cookware in Beaver Falls, Pa . , where they reside.

GORDON and PAU LA (Carraway '69) GRIFFIN '73, are l iving in Soldotna, Alaska where Gordon is theatre direc­ tor a nd drama teacher at the new Soldotna High School . Pa ula will open " Kin der-Collete" a pre-school, day­ care en richment center, She is looki ng for early child hood majors for teach ­ ers a nd a good part-time director who can work with identifyi ng gifted and talented children, ages 2-8. If interest­ ed write her at P O Box 1 943, Soldot­ na, Alaska 99669 .

R I C K N E LSON married Margie Bred­ berg on M a rch 7, 1 981 They will reside in South Seattle.

1 970 DIM DAV I D BORK '70 (J E N N I FE R ROG E RS ' 7 1 ) a re t h e pa rents o f a daug hter, Amy Jennifer, born May 2 3 , 1 981 . They a re n o w living in Tacoma, Wash , where David is i n private prac­ tice with a radiology g roup, Drs . G ross, Larson , Whitney and Associates, Prior to retu rning to Tacoma they spent th ree years living in West Germany where David worked as a diagnostic radiologist at the Army's referral hos­ pital in E u rope While over there, Jenn ifer co m pleted her req uirements for a second bachelor's deg ree, this one a bachelor of science in account­ ing from the U n iversity of M a rylan d ­ E u ropean Division .

DICK COC KLE is a freelance magazine writer and a correspondent for the Oreg onian i n Portl a n d , Ore. He re. sides in La G ra nde, Ore. MlM GLEN HALVORSON a re the pa­ rents of a daughter, Kelli Lyn ne, born May 1 9, 1 981 She joins a sister, Kristin , 7 ; a n d a brother, G reg, 4. Glen i s at Providence Medica l Center in Seattle doing reha bi l i ta t i o n a n d p hy s i c a l medicine and sportsmedicine They l ive in Issa q u a h , Wash .

BOB JONES, w h o i s beginning his 1 2th year at the U niversity Place School District, has been named by the school board to become vice p rincipal and athletic d i rector at C u rtis High School, Tacoma, Was h ,

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PAUL R. KUSC H E has joined Interna­ t i o n a l M u ltifoods as m a r k e t i n g manager for Adams Food, pa rt of the US Consumer Prod ucts divis i o n . He was formerly emp loyed by N a l ley's Fine Foods of Tacoma as d i rector of cannery operations, di rector of dres­ sing operations and then snack opera­ tions after jO i n i ng that co m pany in 1 974.

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CAROL ( E llison) COZAD is teac/,ing G erman at Sehome High School w h ere her husband i s h ea d basketball a n d track coach . S h e keeps busy with their new daug hter, J e n essa E l l e n , born Dec. 4, 1 980. They live I n Bel l i n g h a m , Was h .

E I L E E N (Wetterstrom) DANDASHI h a s moved from Saudi A r a b i a to Tn pol i , Leb a n o n , where s h e a ntic i pates open­ i n g a n u rsery - kindergarten While i n Saudia Arabia she sta rted a n English I nstitute for adult learners.

P A U L a n d W E N D Y Uechort 7 1 ) J O H N S O N have m oved to Mt Vern o n , Wash , w h e r e Pa u l a n d a partn e r have opened a n ew clinic, N o rth Cascade Fa m i ly Physi cians They h ave two c h i l ­ d re n , Heid i , 4%; a n d Leif, 1 "12 C LAYTON K I R K I N G formerly coor­ d i nator of Tacoma Public library's H a n dforth G a l l e ry has res ig ned to accept a position as l i bra ria n at the Phoenix Art M use u m In P h o e n ix, A r i z .

C O R R ECTION i n olJr l a s t i s s u e w e h a d a n ew n ote about RONALD G .

LARSO N a n d we stated that he was staff m a nager of Finance a n d Co ntro l ­ l er With Pacific Northwest B e l l i n Seattle. T h e a rticle should have stated that he had res ig ned from that pos i ­ t i o n t o accept the position of trea s u r­ e r of the Board of P u b l i cation of the Luth e ra n C h urch in America, w h ich is a f u l l -time j o b They have moved to P h iladelp hia, P a .

W I L L I A M 72 a n d R E I D U N ( B randal 7 3 ) ZA N D E R have moved i nto a new home in Hillsboro, Ore. Bill i s a C PA with a n accou nting firm i n Portla n d , Ore. a nd Reidun i s home with their da u g h ­ ter, A n n elisa, who is o n e yea r old .

1 972 M/M RICHARD BERG (GAYLE SEVER­ SON) are the parents of a daug hter, Solveig J u l ia , born A u g . 1 4, 1 98 1 . She joins a sister, Kari, 2. They live i n M a rti n sdale, M o n t GWEN C RA N E w a s selected as "re­ presentative of excellence i n teach­ i n g " by the Roseburg Rotary C l u b this past s u m m er. Gwen has been teach­ ing i n the Roseburg schools for eight years.

STE P H E N a nd J O Y C E (Vi e l e ' 7 2 ) G R E G O RY a re living i n Terre Haute, Ind , where Steve is teaching chem istry at Ros e - H u l m a n I n stitute. Joyce is home with th e i r children, P h i l l i p , 4; a nd Sa ra , 2.

M/M B I LL H O LM E R ( M A R C I A STOCK­ STAD) a re the p a rents of a so n , born i n M a v He has been n a med Bentley Wi l l iam and joins a b roth e r Whitney, 4, and twin sisters, A s h l ey a n d Haley, 22 month s . They l ive i n Grosse POi nte Farms, Mich .. where B i l l is g e neral ma n a ge r at Weyerh a euser's s h i p p i n g container pla nt i n Detroit.

M/M JOHN MAN LEY ( P a u l a Seib ert) a re living i n Canby , O re . with their own 2 c h i ld re n , foster c h i ld re n , and P a u l a ' s

parents Si nce J a n . 1 980 Pa u l a has been a g ro u p home manager The family has had u p to five delinquent o r distu rbed teenage boys living i n their home. Paula co m pleted her master's in educational psychology i n J u ne 1 98 1 at the U n iversity of Oregon She has also been active i n c h u rch activities and in co m m u nity organizations The fam i ly moved into their new house this s u m m e r which had been i n the b u i l d i ng for th e past yea r. Vis itors a re welcome at 7250 S. Hwy 2 1 1 , C a n by , O re . 9701 3 .

LINDA ( H onold) T H O M PSON i s cur­ rently l iVing i n Sa n Diego, Calif , w h e re s h e i s d i r e c t o r of c o n t i n U i n g educatio n/ n u rsing at Cabrillo Medical C e nter Her h usband, Steve, is an i n structor for the US Navy.

M/M KERM SWARTZ (JAN M ETCALF) a r e the parents of a son, C h risti a n Kermit, b o r n Dec . 1 0, 1 980. J a n is te mporarilv retired after teaching first grade i n the Puya l l u p School District for seven yea rs .

1 973 B ETSY B R I D W E Ll, MA 7 3 , has been n a med educational o utreach coor­ d i nato r at The Evergreen State College i n Olympia, Was h . She formerly was coord i nator of employer/college rel a ­ tions at Fort Steilacoom C o m m u n ity College in Taco m a .

M I KE G UAJARDO w a s p ro m oted f ro m assista nt r a ch a n d teacl,er at Pasco H i g h Sch oo l to head bas ketba l l coach a t U,e same sch oo l .

D O U G H E R LA N D i s head row i n g coach at the U n ivers ity o f M ichig a n , A n n Arbor, M i c h . Doug says look h i m u p i f you a re i n A n n Arbor . h e wi ll proba bly be o n the river .

D E BRA H U R D spent the s u m m e r of 1 980 in Colo m b ia as a s u m mer missio­ n a ry with New Tribes M i s s i o n . After six years of teaching ed ucati onal l y, phys ­ ically and menta l ly h a n d ica pped learn ­ ers , she has retu rned to tea ching a reg u l a r second g rade class in H a i n es , Ore. P E D E R 7 1 and LINDA ( E d l u n d ' 7 3 ) KITIELSON o f u rbana, III, a re t h e parents o f a son, Krister, b o r n sept 3 , 1 981 . H e joins a brother, Kalle, 2 .

G W E N LA R S O N i s a production manager in the college manufacturing depa rtment at Macmillan Publish ing .

She also sings with a 2 S -voice ensem ­ ble which perfo rms everything from early music to contemporary p ieces written especially for the g ro u p . Any­ o ne visiting New York City is welcome.

NANCY MAYS married M a rk Ab­ ra hams in M a rch of this year Na ncy is a social worker for C h i l d ren's Home Society and Mark is a n attorney with a Federal Way law f i rm . They live i n Tacoma, Was h .

P A U L O V E RVO L D a n d h i s w i fe N O R E N E (Smith ' 76) a re living i n St P a u l , M i n n , where P a u l is beg i n n i ng a year-long residency in chaplai ncy at the U n ive rSity of M i n nesota Hosp itais in M i n neapolis. N o re n e is finish ing h e r last year o f stu d i es a t Luthe r - N o rth­ western theolog ical Seminary in st Pau l .

C Y N D I E ROLIN a nd Ja mes M ichael Brown were married on May 1 6 , 1 980 a nd 15 now the mother of three daug hters Cyn d i e i s a lso conti n u i n g h e r career a s a n acco u n tant I n S u n ­ nyva le, C a l if. They live i n Los Gatos.

SAM U E L TORVEND made s i m p l e pro­ fession i n the Order of Preachers ( D ominicans) o n Aug 23, 1 98 1 . He began doctoral studies i n h istorical theology at St. Lo u i s U n iversity this fall

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Ka nsas City Trip. ASPLU Reu nion's Are Highlights of H omecom i ng

'81

Reunions of " Ka nsas City trip" fans and players and former stu ­ dent government members a re highlig hts of Homecom i ng 1 981 at Pacific Luthera n U niversity Oct. 1 6- 1 8.

The " Kansas City" reunion will bring together alumni who en­ Joyed the years of Lute basketball glory form 1 957- 5 9 . It w i l l be held i n the Faculty House at 9 : 30 p . m .

Saturday Fromer student govern m e n t leaders will get together i n the U n ivers i ty C e n t e r at 9 a . m .

Satu rday Post - 1 956 class reu nions will be held at the Oa kbrook Country Club Friday at 8' 30 p . r n Pre-1 951 reu n ­ i o n classes w i l l b e recogn ized a t the Fa mily Bru nch i n t h e U niversity center at 1 1 a . m . Satu rday Other weekend highlights i n ­ c l u d e the PLU-Willamette football

game at 1 :30 p . m . at Franklin­ P i e rce Stad i u m a n d the homecoming banquet at 5 : 30 p.m in Olson Auditorium The annual Luterun 5000, a 3 . 1 m ile run for a l u m n i , dependents, students a n d friends, will be held d u ring halftime of the football game.

T h e rece ntl y - formed Recent Al u m n i Club (classes of '77 ' 8 1 l meet at 4:30 p m. at the Raintree Resta u r a n t . The H o m eco m i n g Dance w i l l be held Satu rday even­ ing at 1 0 p m . at the Temple Theater.

Additional weekend features ! n ­ clude an all -school picnic, song­ fest a nd stomp Friday and open houses and campus tou rs Satur­ day T h e f i n a l e v en t o n t h e weekend ca lendar i s Un iversity Congregation worship services at 1 0 a . m . Sunday

Johnsons. H alvorsons Lead List Of 11 00 percent' PLU Fa i lies Through the years of PLU 's h istory, nu merous families have sent all of their chi ldren to study on the Parkland campus Two of those " 1 00 per cent" fam i lies, represented in the stu ­ dent body this year, have the most children who have all attended PLU, it is believed.

All seven children of Wayne and Dorothy Johnson of Williston, N . D. have attended PLU; a nd the six children of Ernst and Alice Halvor­ son of Scobey, Mont., have also been students here.

The record for the most chil­ d ren from one fam i ly is the Otto Reitz fam i ly where ten out of their eleven children attended PLU In the era from 1 937 to 1 961 .

The Johnson children include: Penny Leake, Class of 1 968, who a professor of n ursing at Luther College in Iowa . Her h usband Jim, also ' 68, teaches at Luther and is the ten nis coach .

Cindy ( M rs . J i m Bendickson), '72, lives i n M issoula, Mont Her hus­ ba nd is also a PLU grad , 70.

Sa l ly ( M rs Kenneth Wallace), Class of '74 and a physical educa­ tion major, is a Gig Ha rbor, Wash homemaker and mother of two.

Wendy attended the school year 1 97?-73 and is now M rs. Dennis Hind erer and lives in Will iston.

Patty, who attened 1 97 5 - 1 977, was married recently to West Sti llwel l , a nd is living i n Williston .

Kathy is a senior n u rsing student a t PLU J e ro m e , the youngest, is a freshman this fal l .

The Johnston mIgration to PLU

started way back in 1 964 when Penny, who had a lways wanted to be a n u rse, was r'efused ad mission to a notn e r- Luther'an College n u rs­ i n g program beca u se its quota was filed . She had e a rd that PLU had a school of n u rsing so she applied and was accepted Her five sisters and brother followed her.

The parade of six Ha lvorsons to PLU from Scobey started in 1 966 when son Glen a rrived on campus He finished i n the Class of 1 970 as d id his wife Karen Seeley. He is a doctor a n d they live in Issaquah.

He was followed by Lynette, '71 , who spent six years teachi ng in Peru and is now on the facu lty of a Christi a n school i n Hol lywood , Florida .

Holly, '73, married Dave Seifert, an architect, and they l ive in Gig Harbor. Lia n ne, '76 is a n elemen­ tary school teacher in her home tow n .

Hope (Gina), '78, i s a Montessori teacher in Red mond, Wash . . The youngest, Kirby, is a sophomore at PLU .

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Al u m n i Select Doug hty. Wa ll For Al u m n us Of The Yea r Citations

1981

J u dd Doughty, general manag­ er of PLU ' s 1 00,000-watt campus radio station KPLU -FM for the past '1 4 yea rs, will receive PLU Alumnus of the Y ear honors d u ring the a n n ua l Homecoming A l u m n i Ba n ­ quet Saturday, Nov. 1 7 .

Doug hty this past summer ask­ ed to be relieved of his ma nagerial d uties following the most recent i n an unfortu nate series of serious illnesses he has suffered in the past several years Those supervisory d uties have been assu med by Dr. Martin J .

Neeb of Los Angeles, recently appoi nted executive director of u n iversity com m u nications (see story page 4) .

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Doughty wil! continue to work ful l-time at the station as his health permits H e returned to work Sept 1 fol lowing a special two-month conva lescent leave of absence.

D o u g h ty ' s co m m itmen t to KPLU - F M , P L U a n d its students has been i n large measu re responsible for the success of the station d u ring the past -1 4 years . When he became head of the PLU Division of Broadcast Services in 1 967 KPLU -FM b roadcasted at 10 watts of power By 1 972 the 1 955 PLU g raduate had spea rheaded expa nsion to 40,000 watts of power, maki ng possible service to Pierce County and other surrounding area s . But he i m med iately began working for even greater station capability, rea l i zed nearly two yea rs ago when KPLU- FM went on the air at

1 00,000 watts. At that moment KPLU -FM beca me the most pow­ e rf u l n o n - co m m e rc i a l station north of San Francisco, offering service to nea rly two m i l l ion peo­ ple in six western Washi ngton counties.

KPLU - FM thus entered the '80's w i t h e n v i a b l e t ra n s m i s s i o n capabilities, National Public Radio affiliation, renovated stud ios a u nique progra mming format em ­ phasizing classical and j a z z music, news and public affai rs , a n extend­ ed (1 9-hour) b roadcast day, a qualified, dedicated staff, a n d strong com m u n ity support.

Brian Wal l , New Jersey's 1 980 Teacher of the Year, has a lso been selected for PLU 1 981 Alumnus of the Year honors.

Wall, whose i nspiri n g c a re e r story was featu red in the J u ly issue of Scene, is the coordi nator of a vocatio n a l prog ram for hand ­ icapped students i n a hig h school in Linden, N . J .

When not working i n the clas­ sroo m , Wall tours N ew Jersey speaki n g to groups on behalf of vocatio n a l e d u cation fo r the h a n d i ca p ped a n d on - t h e - j o b safety.

Besides teaching and traveling , Wal l and his wife, Nancy, counsel chronic a lcoholics at the Bowery M ission i n New York City These multiple roles also earned him an outstanding citizen award from the city of Linden i n 1 976 A member of the class of '59 at PLU, Wall received his bachelor's d eg ree from Kean College in Elizabeth, N .J Uke Doughty, he was a broad­ casti ng student at PLU . He later decided on teaching as a profes­ sion . He is a native of Longview, Wash.

Alu m n i of the Year awards will be presented d u ring the Alumni Homecoming Banquet I n Olson Aud itori um wh ich beg ins at 5 : 30 p m Saturday, Oct 1 7 .

Dr. Harold Leraas, left. professor emeritus of biology, and Theodore OH Karl, professor ementus of communica tion arts, will receive PLU Heritage A wards at the annual Homecoming alumni banquet Oct 17

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Paul K usche

Rev. Charles Mavs

Or. William K. Ramstad

Betty Helseth

Or Jeff Probstfield

New Officers,

Members E lected

To P LU Al u m ni Associatio n Boa rd Rev. Charles W Mays '62 of Renton has been elected p res i ­ dent of the P L U A l u m n i Associa­ tion for the 1 981 -82 academ ic yea r, accord i ng to a l u m n i d i rector Ronald Coltom A 1 966 g radu ate of Luther Theolog ical Seminary, M ays pre­ sently serves as pastor of Lord of Life Luthera n C h u rc h in Renton He and his wife Sa ndy have th ree child ren .

First vice-president and presi­ dent-elect is Paul R Kusche '70 of Gig Harbor. Kusche, who holds both a BA and MA from PLU, is marketi ng manager for Adams Foods, part of the US Consumer Products Division of I nternational M u ltifoods . He and his wife, Teena (Am undson '70) have two chil­ dren .

Dr William K . Ramstad '47 of LaJolla, Calif . , is second vice-pres i ­ dent The director of personnel services for the Sa n Diego Com­ m u nity College District, Ra mstad holds a master's deg ree from University of Washi ngton and a doctor's deg ree from Sta nford .

He and his wife Betty have two ch ildren New di rectors elected to fou r­ yea r terms are Richard H a m l i n '59,

Betty ( J o h n s o n ' 6 6 ) H e l s et h , Katherine ( Lorentzen '77) Johnson and Tracy Totten H a m l i n is superintendent of schools in Colfax, Wash . He and his wife Joa n n (Apker '60) have four ch i l d ren Son Richard is attending PLU. M rs. Helseth is a i ndergarten teacher in the Clover Park School District She and her h usband Denny '63 h ave two children .

M rs Johnson is a homemaker i n Seattle. S h e and h usband Jeffrey '76 have one ch i l d .

Totten is sales manager for Totten Tubes Inc. in Pasadena Calif. He is married to the forme � Terry Pfiefer ']5 Dr. Jeff Probstfield of Houston Tex , has been elected to a th ree � year term as a l u m ni representa ­ tive to the PLU Board of Regents He serves as trial d irector for Lipid Research Cli nic and assistant pro­ fessor of medicine at Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center. He and h is wife, Margaret ( Belgum '65) have two childre n .

Elected t o a one-yea r term as an at- l a rge board m e m b e r w a s Stephen Ward '76, branch manag­ er for Dial Finance Company i n Puyallup. H e is married to the former Martha Miller ' 7 7

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MARCIA WOSSER is living in Sa n Mateo, Calif. , and is currently working for Fox & Carskadon Fina nCia l Corp . , a diversified real estate i nvestment firm located in San Mateo . She als o do 5 volu nteer work at Seq uoia H o s pita l i n Redwo od City

1 974 BAN KS 74 < Ba rba ra M/M ALL E, Schneider '74) are the parents of a so n Taylor Alien , born March 4 , 1 98 1 i n Oak Harbor, Wash They recently moved to Valh i ngton , west Germany iust out­ side of Stuttgart, where they will stationed for the next three years A N N E C . HARRISON is a captain in the U n ited States Army a nd is cu rrently gOing to g raduate school at the Un iversity of Texas in Sa n AntoniO. BECKY HARRISON a nd her h usband are in Papua, New Gu inea as su pport workers with Wycliffe Bible Trans­ lators/Summer I nstitute of Linguistics.

MICH ELE RAY MONS was married to B ruce Popka on May 1 3 , 1 981 in las Vegas, Nev. RUTH ROLANDER received a master of arts degree from Pacific Lutheran T h e o logical Seminary , Berkeley on J u ne 7, 1 981 . Her thesis was entitled, "Sarria's Pastoral letter: 1 8 1 3 " .

MARK ROWLA N D i s cu rrently as­ sociate pastor of E manuel lutheran C h u rch in La Habra, Calif. He was ordained on Sept. 1 4, 1 980 in Salem, Ore. WilLIAM RUDOLPH was appointed to a legal i nternship on the Wisconsin Department of J u stice, Division of Environ mental Protection this past summer. He lives in Madison, Wisc , with his wife, Catherine, and children, Kerry Megan, 3%; and E h ren Nathaniel, 22 months. This fall Bill returned to the Un iversity of Wisconsin law School with a scholarship from the Alaska Bar Association .

PAUL '75 and Jill <Tallman '74) SCHROEDER are the parents of a daughter, Kate Eleanor, born May 23, 1 981 at the Stanford Medical Center.

She joins a brother, Garrett, 2%. Paul is entering h is third year of residency in the four-year OB-GYN program at Stanford. Jill is devoting her energies to motherhood .

M/M BRYAN STU M P (ANN BALE RUDl a re the parents of a daughter, Julia Allison, born, J u ly 6, 1 981 . She has a brother, Kevin , 3'12 .

1 975 J ERRY and PAULA (Waters x'76) BROWN are living in Froid, Mont . , where Jerry is serving a s pastor o f a two-point parish in Froid and McCabe, Mont They have a new baby girl , Hilary Alexis, born J uly 1 2 , 1 981 . She ioins a 3Y2 -year old brother, Nathaniel Josiah .

J I M and RANDI ( leighton '75) HOL­ LAND '73 a re living i n Gig Harbor, Wash . they had a baby boy in January .

M / M M ICHAEL OLSON are t h e pa­ rents of a daughter, Rachel Anne, born J u ly 1 4, 1 981 .

MARK SJOSTROM received the first­ place award in the annual Northwest C o m p o s e rs S y m p osi u m f o r h i s chamber piece entitled "Saxtet" . H e has performed at both t h e Seattle Art M useum and at the Seattle C oncert Theatre.

RE BECCA E. THOMPSON received a master of a rts degree in modern dance from the U niversity of Wisco n ­ sin-Madison in M a y o f th is year. She IS currently teaching dance and gym­ . nastics at a n i nstitution in M a d iso n .

1 976 STEVE '76 a nd J I LL (GJ ERTSON 78) BROWN have been l ivi ng i n bea utiful Colorado Spring s , Colo , since J u ly 1 980. They are really enioying theI r new house and travelin g around the western U nited States. Steve teaches seventh g rade sCience at Manitou Springs J n ior High and is a varsity football coach at Ma nitou Springs High School Jill has been teac h ing fifth g rade at M anitou Springs E lementa ry, but will be on leave from her posltlDn after the birth of their first child thiS month .

HAROLD COOK is principal and teach ­ er of our Redeemer Lutheran School in Y elm, Was h . He previously ta ught at Lakewood Lutheran for th ree years They live in Graham, Was h .

B O B a n d SHARON (Walli nder '76) FRANCE of Coupeville, Was h . , a re the parents of a son, Brian Keith, born July 1 3, 1 981 . Bob teaches physical educa­ tion and is head football coach and Sharon will continue to teach third g rade this fall.

STEVE HOLIAN has managed to re­ main single and has boug ht a home i n Glendora, Calif. He h a s also changed jobs and is now a project engin�er at . lyntone Engineering, Inc. for Ral nblrd .

Agriculture, designing new spnnkler heads. His address is 9 1 9 E. Meda Avenue, Glendora, CA 91 740 and he would like to hear from friends.

E M I LY ( Eckhoff) J EN KI NS a nd her husband, Matt, are living in Ocean Shores, Wash . Emily is busy at home with twins, Jesse and Sarah, who are three and she is expecting another baby i n October. Matt is a sales representative for the Ocean Shores Inn and he plays piano six nights a week. They would like to hear from PLU friends at their new address: P O Box 421 , Ocean Shores, WA 98569 . .

STE P H E N B. KNOX has started hiS resid ency at th e U n i v e r s i ty of Washington in general surgery. he lives i n Seattle, Was h .

CHERY L LlUEBLAD is living in Garden Grove, Calif., where she has accepted a position at Harbor General/UCLA Med­ . ical Center in their South Bay Pennatal Access Project as a neonatal n u rse educator. She completed a neonatal n u rse practitioner program at �he University of California, Irvi ne Medical Center on May 29, 1 981 . She will be conti nuing her work towards a mas­ ter's degree at California State Univer­ sity, Long Beach.

J O N . G. PETERSE N , of Ashland, Ore . , h a s been named a Syntex profeSSional medical representative after complet­ i ng a five-month training program In Palo Alto, Calif.

ELAINE (Johnson) SCHWARTZ and her h usband, M i ke, are the pa rents of a daughter, Kelsey Ann, born June 23, 1 981 She is taking a year's leave of absence after five years of teaching g rade school. M ichael is a professional land surveyor for the u . s. Forest Service. They live in Corvallis, Ore.

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A scenic rendering by Phil Holte for the Lakewood Players upcomin9, produ io of "Carousel" is inspected by from left, Producer Rolly Opsahl, dIrector ar Pederson and board president Frank Calsbeek.

PLU Alu m n i Active in Loca l Com m u nity Theatre Productions

By Mark pederson

When I get i nvolved with th i ngs, usually go all the way. I a lways thought that it was just a personal trait nothing to brag a bout, but a product of the way I was raised. So when I got involved with a small theatre group in Lakewood called Lakewood Players, I went all the way, First I offered to do all of their publicity for the whole year. Then I was asked to direct a play, and happily consented to head up their first show of the season "Carousel."

When I became involved with the organization, a pattern started to develop. It became obvious that I would be working with a few very I

MARK STEVENS was married on July 2 , 1 981 . He left Aug. 1 for South Korea to work for the Department of De­ fense in the American School as a counselor/school psychologist. He re­ ceived a master's in education in school administration from Central Wash ington U niversity in J u ne, MlM JAMES R. STUD N E K '77 ( BARBA­ RA J O TAY LOR '76) are the pa rents of a son, Matthew Eldon, born J a n . 6, 1 981 .

He Joins a brother, Jonathan Robert, 2%. J i m is busy as a heavy equ i p ment operator and Barbara is keeping busy as a homemaker. They live in Anchor­ age, Alaska.

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hard-working people who would form the backbone of this pro­ duction , The first is the producer of "Carousel, " Rolly Opsahl, and the second is Frank Calsbeek, the president of Lakewood Player�' board of control. And here IS where the plot thickens a bit; you see, both Rolly and Frank a re PLU g raduates.

I knew that I would be working with PLU people, The music direc­ tor for the show is Catherine Bennett, a 1 980 graduate and the scenic designer is Phil Holte, a graduate of PLU who is now employed as the shop foreman and master carpenter for the Tacoma Actors Guild (TAGl . What did suprise me was that the back­ bone of the volunteer effort from the Lakewood Players organiza­ tion were PLU products as well .

So, persons interested in seei �g s o me very g ood com m u n ity theatre with a large number of PLU people involved can attend "Carouse!," which runs Oct. 1 6 through Nov. 7 . Current P�U stu­ dents a re also invovled In the production - Lee Ann Campos will play Nettie and sing "When Y�u Walk Throug h A Storm , " Robin Pederson is the choreographer and will dance in the show, and Lisa Boers plays Aminity and leads the girls chorus. , If n o n e of these names IS familiar the director of the thi rd show of the season certainly will be, Theodore Karl will direct "Same Time Next year" at Lakewood Players in February.

E dito r 's n o te : Ma rk Pederson graduated from PLU la� t sprin,g with a major in broadcast /ournall?m. HIS father, Arne, is a PLU educatIon pro­ fessor and his family tree includes many PLU alums. At PLU h� was act/ve in both drama and musIc organiza­ tions. Presently he is establishing himself as a free-lance photographer in the Tacoma area.

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(Continued from page 20) JANET M . THOMPSON a n d Dr. Wes Schreiber were ma rried Aug . 1 5 , 1 981 in a ceremony they fashioned them­ selves, held i n U n iversity Lutheran C h u rch in Seattle, Was h . they recently p u rchased a home on Phin ney Ridge.

Ja net is an a d m i nistrative assistant i n a n allergy resea rch fo u ndatio n , a n d Wes i s a res i d e n t i n l a b o rato ry m e d i c i n e a t t h e U n i v e rs i ty of Washington .

W . P R ESTON WOODALL, Jr. was a mong 1 45 students receiving the Doctor of Osteopathy deg ree from the U niversity of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine i n Kansas City, Mo , o n May 1 7, 1 98 1 .

1 977 CAROL L. G R E E R a nd Ken Moser a graduate of Tufts U n iversity in Boston, Mass . , were married September 27, 1 981 a t the Hiram Ch ittenden Locks in Ballard, Was h . They will reside i n Seattle, Wash . , where Carol i s emp­ loyed by Sea - Land Service, I n c , a n d K e n is employed b y Golder Associates i n Bellevue.

M/M PETER GULSRUD 76 ( MARY ELLEN ESELL 77) are the parents of a daug hter, Maren Kristi, born J u ly 24, 1 9 81 . She joins sister, Natalie Marie, 1 '12 . Mary Ellen will work part-time as a n R N at St Joseph Hos pital i n Bur­ ba n k, Calif, and Peter will beg in his second year as princi pal of Pilg ri m Lutheran School in Santa M o n ica.

MARK 77 a n d J IL L (Pfiffner 76) H E N RICKS moved from St Paul, M i n n . to LaCrosse, Wisc this past J u n e . Mark is in a three-year i n tern a l - m edicine residency progra m at the G underson Clin ic/Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse.

J i l l is a full-time homemaker a n d mother o f their 2 2 - m onth o l d son , Etha n .

D E B H O RST a n d D a n Bode were married in Tacoma on Dec . 28, 1 980.

Deb is a medical tech nologist at Madigan Army Medical Center, a n d D a n is pursu i n g h is degree in account­ ing at PLU .

V I R G I N IA E J O H N SON is a parish/youth worker at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Marysville, Wash M/M MAT KLEIN 77 (SHAR LENE AN ­ DERSON 77) are the parents of a son, Benja m i n Aaro n , born J u ne 29, 1 981 .

Matt continues to ma nage Kent Gyp­ s u m Su pply Co . , a nd Sharlene is ful l ­ time homemaker They live i n Puya l ­ lup, Was h .

KATHLEEN D . PAI N ! . M A 7 7 i s a capta i n i n the US Air Force, currently teach ing the sen ior level Air Force ROTC course at the U niversity of Ari z .

S h e makes h e r home in Tucso n .

1 978 M / M DAVID HAM M E R (SARAH WIL­ LIA MS ) a r e the parents of a s o n , Torre David, born J a n . 7, 1 981 . Sarah is cu rrently working at Provide nce Hos­ pita l in Everett, Wash , where they resi de. She received her C C R N certifi ­ cation in February 1 981 . Her husband is a n electricia n .

VICKI ( Pomeroy 7 9 ) a n d WAY N E LACKMAN were featu red vocal solOists with the B illings Symphony Orchestra in the group's 1 981 Su mmer Concert Series in J u ne. The Lackmans, soprano a nd tenor, performed selections from opera and musicals for an a u d ience n u m bering a bout 3 , 000. Wayne is currently d i rector of mu sic at the American Lutheran C h u rch in Billings, Mont.

LAU RIE McDOUGALL 78 a n d DA NIEL HAUGE 78 were ma rried o n Nov 29, 1 980 at Gloria Dei Lutheran C h u rch i n Taco ma, Wash . They have pu rchased a home in M i n neapolis, M i n n . , where Da n is an elementary school teacher a nd Laurie is a n editor at a g raphics company.

RAC H E L K. M I LLER is taking a leave from Battelle-N orthwest in Richland, Was h . , where she has been working as a chemist for th ree years. She will enter the M BA prog ra m at the U n iver­ sity of Washington this fal l .

B R UCE N ESWI C K i s cu rrently di rector of the choir at Trin ity Episcopal C h u rch on Wall Street in Man hatta n , N Y DEBBIE NOBEL will attend school at the Un iversity of Puget So u n d in Tacoma, Was h . this fall. She will be working towards a bachelor's degree i n physical therapy.

RICHARD D SC H E UE RMAN , MA 78, has co-a uthored a book with C l ifford E. Trafzer entitled "The volga Ger­ mans ." Richard is teach ing at Cash­ mere H ig h School in Cashmere, Was h .

L O R I WE NZEL was ma rried J a n . 1 7 , 1 981 to Ross Taylor and they are now living in Seattle, Wash. Lori has worked for three years as an RN in critical care a n d pla ns to return to school this fall at the U ni versity of Washington to work o n her master' s . Her husband i s an engineer with PugetSound Power and Light Company in Bellevue.

CARRIE A. (Ki pp) VASWI G and her husband Philip are living in Issaquah, Wash . Carrie is working for a construc­ tion firm in Bellevue She is also pa rt­ time publications editor for Preaching a nd Prayer M inistries a nd The Life I nstitute, affiliated Christian orga niza­ tions of which her husband is the a d m i nistrator a nd her fathe r-in -law, Rev. William Vaswig '52 is the director.

M / M T I M WE ATH E R B I E ( V I C K I E WEATH ERBIE) are the parents of a so n , Geoffrey Ea rl, born M a y 28, 1 981 . They have moved to Everett, Wash. Vicki is teaching second g rade at St Luke School in North Seattle .

AMY (Olson) LU U KKO N E N a nd hus­ ba n d , Mark, are living in Plymouth, M i n n , where Amy is working part­ time at a Y M CA. Her husba nd is a banker

1 979 BRIAN D. AND ERSON of Sheveport, La . received his master's in science in petro leu m geology at Baylor U nivers i ­ ty i n 1 981 , a n d is currently emp loyed as a petroleu m geologist with Texas Oil a n d Gas Co , i n Sh reveport MICHAEL D U N BAR has been na med h e a d b a s e b a l l coach at C e n t ral Wa shi ngton U n i versity In addition to his baseba ll duties, M i ke will continue to serve as the defe nsive coordinator a nd chief recruiter o n the CWU foot­ ball staff.

RANDY E. L l N D BALD was awarded a s u m mer research fellowship grant at the U n iversity of washington Regional Pri mate Research Center to study the histolog ical periodontal state of the Macaca nemestrina.

MARIE RI ETMANN is spending this fall in Thailand as a n In ternational 4-H Youth Exchange delegate working u n der a US AID g rand to develop youth programs s i m i lar to our 4-H She w i l l then travel in India for a couple of weeks before retu rning to h e r home i n Oregon in mid- December.

DOUGLAS W. SAU G E N is a n informa­ tion system consultant for Arthur Andersen and Co . , in Seattle, Was h .

D o u g was married i n Aug ust t o Vickie L. Canfield.

MARCY SAKRISON a nd Ge rry Snell were ma rried on Aug. 9 , 1 980 in E u g ene, Ore. They are livi ng i n Hill­ sboro, Ore. Ma rcy com pleted her master's of education deg ree and is teaching sixth g rade. Gerry is a n engineer for a teleco mmu nications company i n Portla n d .

DIAN N E " Dede" VAN DY K spent last s u mm e r waitressing at Sjohu set Ska­ gen i n Stavanger, Norway. She was recently accepted at Naval Officer Can didate School at Newport, R . 1 .

C H RISTI TITUS 7 9 a nd BLAN E BERRY 79 were married at Newport Conven­ a nt in Bellevue, Was h . on Aug 22, 1 981 . They are making their first home in Ki rkland, Was h . Ch risti works for Puget So u nd Power a n d Light Com­ pa ny in Bellevue a nd Blane works for Boeing in Everett.

1 980 VERN COHRS is working as an assis­ tant basketball coach in Southern Methodist U niversity i n Dallas, Tex. JANIE C U RTIS is teaching kindergar­ ten and pre-school at a private Luthe­ ran church school in Lynnwood, Wash .

She l ives in Kirkland, Wash , with JODI AND E RSON '80, who works at Boeing .

C H RIS HALVE RSON is a tte n d i n g Spokane Falls Com mun ity College and i s enrolled in the library tech nician program He lives in Spokane, Wa s h .

1 981 M U NRO CULLUM has been accepted to the University of Texas in Austin as part of that schoo l's clinical psycholo­ gy P h . D . p rogram M u nro was one of n i n e appl icants selected for the special program nationwide.

C H RISTO P H E R FRITSCH is aSSistant footbal l coach a t RA Long High School i n the Longview, Wash . , School District.

MARK E. MAAS a nd ROBIN B E N N E R '81 , were ma rried o n Aug . 8 , 1 981 i n Bellingham, Wash. Following a wed­ d i n g trip to Disneyl a nd, they are livi ng a t 5644 U niversity Way #308 in Seattle, Wash .

JANET M I SKI MENS a n d J E F F BUEGE '80, are being married Oct 1 0 , 1 981 at First Lutheran Church i n Taco ma, Wash . Their first home will be i n Y a k i m a , Wa sh .

B R ENDA RICE a nd JON BREVIK 79 , were ma rried in Sacra mento, Calif , o n J u n e 1 3 , 1 981 . The couple will reside i n U n ive rsity Place (Tacoma), where Jon is currently working for his own land d e ve l o p m e nt firm a nd Brenda is tea c h i n g a t Taco m a C o m m u n i ty College SUSAN scon was married on Aug 29, 1 98 1 to M a rk Saterlee who i s an a u d itor with 1 st I nterstate Bank. They live in Federal Way, Wash .

In Memoria m K I M B E RLY (Comer) N I C H O LS 76, a registered n u rse specia lizing in com­ mu nity and psychiatriC n u rsing, died of cancer May 1 7 , 1 981 at her mother's Portland, Ore . home.

She worked at the psychiatric u n i t of the American Lake Veteran's Hospital in Taco ma, Wash . , the U n iversity of O re g o n H e a l th Sci e n c e s C e n t e r Psychiatric Crisis unit and the M u lt­ nomah Cou nty Com m u nity Health N u rsing Program Most recently she worked with her husband, Dr. Robert D. N ichols, at the Mental Health U n i t a t Lake Chela n C o m m un ity Hospita l , Lake Chelan, Wash .

Survivors in addition to her husband i nclude her mother, M rs . Constance Bowen; her father, William B. Comer, of Oregon City; her twi n sister, Const­ a nce, of Corva llis; her sister, Kathleen Helzer, of Gresham; a brother, Willia m , o f Beaverto n, a nd a gra n dfather, Clayton Comer, of Fresno, Cal if Ea rly W. (8ilD Barn hart, Class of 1 9 54, died September 16 i n Tacoma. He was a lifelong resident of Tacoma and worked for Tacoma City Light Bill was a l i neman on the varsity football tea m , starti ng in the fall of 1 9 50. He withd rew from college in the spring of 1 9 53 to enter the U . S. Army for a tour of active duty Survivors include his wife, Irene; two d a u g h ters , C h e r i F j e r m e d a l a n d Marvela H a n n a , both of Taco ma, a son, Willia m , of Tacoma; and two sisters.

John Heussma n Jr , the son of M r . a n d Mrs . John Heussman (he i s the PLU librari a n ) d ied Aug . 2 in a scuba diving accident off Fox Island near Tacoma.

Born i n Springfield, III , John, 1 9 , was a PLU student at the ti me of his death .

He is survived by hiS parents, brother Pete, si ster Liza a n d g ra n dfather Her­ man Heussman of Atwood, Ka ns.

Cathy Reese of Bellevue, a PLU sophomore last year, died in a n auto­ mobile accident J uly 4. She was re­ turning home from visiting friends o n the PLU ca mpus She i s survived b y her pa rents Mr. and M rs . W . H . Reese, and two brothers

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Retu rnees Boost ero s Cou ntry Seaso Outlook

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Planning ahead, cross country coach Brad Moore has already prepa red a postscript for the late­ fall coed team party: "A good ti me was had by all."

Good times are forecast for the Lady Lutes, who are on sound footing with five returnees from a squad which was eighth nationally in AIAW com petition. Moore thinks the ticks will be reduced for the men also, with five pathfi nders back from 1 980 .

The Lady Lutes, second in both WCIC and NCWSA meets, will have two all-conference and all-district run ners in suit. sophomore Knsty Purdy and senior Dianne Johnson.

Purdy was second in the WCIC, seventh in the NCWSA test. and 31 st at nationals. Johnson was seventh, 1 5th, and 29th in the same series of events.

PLU men, fourth on both NWC and NAIA District 1 paths, will be led by sophomore Zane Prewitt, an all-conference performer who was sixth at the league lope . Co­ captains Randy Yoakum and Bill Whitson should move up in the 1 981 parade.

Men's, Women's Boot Tea ms Show Strong Defense With defense its strongest suit.

PLU may get dealt a fair share of winning hands - or feet - when it shuffles into NWC and WCIC soccer this fall. . , Second-year men's coach Arne Zoske is planning some position switches among h i s' vetera ns, hoping to generate a little more offensive punch. The Lute boots were 7-4-1 last year, second in the Northwest Conference with a 3-1 1 slate.

In their debut as a varsity sport, the Lady Lutes, under Colleen Hacker, are hyped by a 1 1 -0 rec league mark notched last spring.

There hang over Hacker two areas of uncertai nty. PLU will have to prove its worth on offense, where it lost three attack players. Also, the Parklanders d o n 't have a handle on wCle strength, since they've only faced non-collegiate foes in their short history.

Senior Judith Logan is PLU's top returnee in the women's camp.

The center halfback was the team's assists leader and second leading scorer last season. On the men's side, senior. captain John Larsen may be converted from sweeper to playmaker. Another senior, 1980 MVP Axel Arentz could surface as center forward.

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Sibling's Following In Footsteps

JOh nso n . Alexa nder Succeed I n H i g h Press u re World Of Pro Officiati n g

By Milton Nesvlg

Two former star athletes at Pacific Lutheran have not only reached the top in the world of sports officiating; each has a son now getting a start in the de­ manding profession.

Jack Johnson '54 is in his sixth year as a National Footbal l League official . His son, Kevi n, 23, is work­ ing in the Western Washington Official's Association along with Brit Alexander, 2 1 -year-old son of Bruce Alexander '61 . Bruce is be­ ginning his sixth year with the National Basketball Association.

Kev i n , a PLU senior, is the youngest of four Johnson chil­ dren, He is married to the former Sue Hagen, a 1 981 PLU graduate, Brit is the third of four Alexan­ der children, Both pro officials enjoyed distin­ g uished athletic exploits before embarking on officiating careers.

Johnson was an outstanding three-sport athlete at Everett H igh School before enrolling at Pacific Lutheran in the fal l of 1 949. His college athletic efforts earned him three letters as a football center, three letters as a basketball catch­ er and three more as a guard and forward in basketball .

H e gave up h is senior Lute eligibility to sign a pro baseball contract with the Seattle Rainiers and played for Vancouver (B.C,) i n 1 953. Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1 955, he toiled for Denver, Lubbock and EI Paso be­ fore ending his active playing days in 1 957, Johnson's officiating career be­ gan in 1 955, He initially worked basketball and baseball, beginning football in 1 956.

Former PLU athletic great and coach Marv Tommervik '42 was a PAC-10 official for many years prior to his retirement last year. He and Johnson had worked several football games together, and he encouraged Jack to apply for status on the PAC - 1 0 staff. It was also Tommervik's encouragement several years later that led to Johnson's NFL a pplication, which was accepted in 1 976.

During the past five years he has worked 20 to 22 games a season, first as line judge and later as head linesman. He has been on d uty in four playoff games and two Pro Bowls, Since g raduation Johnson has also pursured a teaching career.

He taught physical education in the Tacoma Public Schools for ma ny years and has taught voca­ tional recreation at Green River Community College since 1 967 , He earned his master's degree at the University of Washington in 1 965.

Jack has spend his summers as a supe rvi so r for P i e rce Cou nty Parks, and is the founder of the Spanaway Sports Fitness Camp for children ages five to 1 4 .

Alexander i s a native Tacoman who earned All-State honors as a footbal l halfback and basketball g ua rd at Fra n k l i n - Pierce High School. He repeated the honors feat at PLU, earning All-Evergreen Conference status in both sports.

His wife, Joyce, gave birth to their oldest child, Lisa, now 1 9, the same day Bruce scored all 1 4 points in a 1 4-0 Lute victory over Willamette.

After college Bruce taught at Lincoln High School in Tacoma for

eight years, served as PLU admis­ sions counselor for two years, and has been i nvolved in the business world for the past decade.

He played semi-pro basketball for the Cheney Studs for five years, then began officiating for the WWOA, working high school, community college a nd NAIA games.

Alexander began working occa ­ sional N BA games five years ago and reached full-time status this past season. , Both Johnson and Alexander find a vast talent difference bet­ ween pro and collegiate sports.

Johnson referred to the added quickness: "It's more like basket­ ball on the g ridiron," he said.

In addition to the faster pace, Alexander noted that an N BA official must try not to anticipate plays, "The talent level is so m uch g reater, they often do just the opposite of what one might ex­ pect." he explained .

Among the highlights of his career have been his assignments in Madison Square Garden in New York City, "There are emotions of humility, fright and elation, " he said , Both alumni explained that pro officiating is a serious busi ness, Johnson pointed out. "There's nothing humorous about the N FL. They're professional and they're out there to win , " In the N BA as well, there is no nonsense and an official must maintai n authority and control. even when as i ntimidating a player as 7 -2 Kareem Abdul Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers asks, "Are you sure you know what you 're doing out here?"

It takes courage and confidence to answer the giant as Bruce did: "Absolutely, " he responded.

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Ath letic Di rector On Sabbatica l This Semester Athletic director Dave O l son re­ newed the contracts of a l l memb­ ers of h i s 1 980-81 coaching staff.

In fact, the only face missing in the PLU athletic depa rtment this fa l l is Olson 's .

Dr Olson is on sab batica l leave d u ri g the fa l l semester. Based in M oo rh ea d , M in n . , Olson will visit college cam puses throughout the M id west. studying physical edu­ cation cu rricu l u m s , athletic prog ­ rams, and sports faci l ities.

During h i s a bsence, r . Paul Hoseth will be acting cha i rman of p ysical education , with assista nt a th l eti c d i recto r J i m Kittilsby a s uming Olso n ' s a t hletic d uti e s .

Th is i s the first sabbatical for O l son who has served as P LU athle Ic d i rector s ince 1 968.

Kathy H em ion , Who served as acti n g wom e n ' s athleti c coo r · d i n ator a t PLU d U rin g the 1 980-81 sch o o l year, IS o nti n U i n g i n the role witho ut the " acti ng " prefi x She ep laces Sara Officer, a PLU co a c h a nd ad i nistrato r s i n ce 967 . Offi cer, who ea r ne d her doctorate in J une at th e U ni ve rs ity of New MexIco, w i l l d evote full ­ ti m e to he r teach i ng d uties in the phV5ica e d u ca t I o n malors prog­ ram at PLU

"The Craziest Football Game Ever Pla yed"is a film being produced by evangelist Leighton Ford of the Billy Graham Association. The PLU football team and coach Frosty Westering are featured in th e film . The script called for the

coach to carry the ball alone and unprotected (far right) in the face of a host of tacklers. The scene was filmed at Tacoma 's Lincoln Bowl in late August

Lute National Title Defense Rests On Success Of Defe nsive Corps

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Rod ney Dang rfield m u st love it. Afte r years of to lling in the shadows of ba ll - bea ring b ac ks a n d Sl1 ifty receivers, who I nvaria bly had na mes coi ned in e i ther Hol ­ l yw o o d o r C a m e l o t - M a c Speed ie, La nce Alworth, I . M . Hipp defensive footbal players are sta r ti n g t o c o m m a n d s o m e respect. " Defense is getti ng more em­ ph a siS at every level of pi y, " said Pa ul Hoseth . The Lute d fensive coo rd i n a to r wh o helped engmeer PLU 's 1 980 NAIA D i V is i on /I n at i o na l title dnve, is beg i n n i ng his 1 4th ca m pa i g n wi th h e Paclutes . " I t starts i n the tre n c he s the l i n e , " added Hoseth " The key to be ing s u ccessf u l on de fen s e is stop pi ng the op p o n e nt s ru n n i ng game " N ot su rp r i si n g ly then , PLU w as seventh nationally in r ush i n g defense l ast year, yieldi ng a paltry 70 .1 g rou d yards per game "In recent years our defense has been a ble to control the l i ne of s c r i m m a g e A n yt i m e a tea m -

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Educational athletics, a favorite theme of d ep a rtm e head Dave O l so n was underscored this su m ­ mer w hen three lute pe rfor me r s were nam ed to NAIA Aca d emi c AI I ­ Ameri ca teams Te n ni S standouts Craig H am i l to n ,

and Sco tt Cha rlston , both retu r n ­ i n g seniors, were cited , alon g with i u nior track decathlete P h i l Schot.

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In a non - coun ter. the Lutes survived some A l u m n i vard - ch eat ­ i ng co medy rel i ef acti s to down the g rads 28-26 Sen ior runn i ng back C hris U tt s c o red wice, oncp by land a nd once by a i r Utt, w it h the senpt a p pa re n tl y down pa t. repeated the feat In P LU s 2 3-0 deCIS i on over Westem The Lutes averaged ne a r l y si x yards a carry on the groun d Washin g ­ ton State tra nsfer Nick B ro sso it s 53 y a rd TO run was P L U , l o ng est '

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Chris utt and Jeff Ro h r s ha r i n g 277 of the tea m 's 335 r ushi n g y a rd s Q ua rterback KeVin Skogen kept the defense h o n est With 98 a e nal yards. includ i ng a scori ng toss to

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creates what we ca ll a p r e d icta b l e situ ation , such as s e c o n d or t h i r d down wi th lo ng yardage, defe nse has the advan tage, because the p as s is l ikely Sin ce our potent offense racks up qu ite a few

pOi nts, the score, not l ust down and d i sta n ce , helps determine tile

defense . ' Pu ing the b r:a kes on t h e opponent's g round g a m e , we we re abl e to intercept a sc hoo l '

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hold the completions �o less than 35 percent We want 1:0 avoid the b I g p lay a n d use th e term ' rubber ba nd ' def nse, which g ives a littl e, but then snaps back. Sto pping 75 pe rc e n t of th i rd and fourth down plays is a n ot h e r g oa l , al o ng with l i mi ti ng th e foes to th ree yard s o r l e s s per play " Hose h has six starters back on defense, i nc l ud i ng th ree of fo ur s e co n d a ry b a c k s . "Th at's the g l a m our position on defense, fol ­ lowed by the l i nebackers, where we're led by seni or Scott McKay (225), a seco nd team Al l -Am eri ca n last yea r O u r real sta bilizer, se ni o r Gr e g Rohr (235), who received A I I ­ America mentio n, excels at the g a m e ' s most obscure positio n , defensive tackle . " Hoseth kn ows, h o we ve r, that from the line, the tr e n che s the pits, come the seeds from which na tional champions are grown . .

1 981 PLU FOOTBALL SC H E DULE PLU 28 Al u m n i 26 PlU 23 Western 0 PLU 29 S. Oregon 7 Oct. 3 Oregon Tech, 1 :30 at central, 1 :00 Oct. 10 Oct 1 7 Willa mette, 1 : 30 Oct. 24 at WhitwOrth, 1 :00 Oct. 31 at PaCifiC, 1 :30 Linfield, 1 :30 NOv. 7 Nov. 1 4 at Lewis & Clark, 1 :00

Carlson Elected TO Footbal l Coaches Hall Of Fame Auth or o f a wo s p o rt success sto ry , PLU 's Roy Carlson was one of five new members inducted i nto the W a s h i ng t o State Foot­ ball C o a c h es Hall of Fam on Aug ust 7 .

Carlso n , who s tepped d o w n from the PLU footbal l pos t i n 1 972 afte r a l O-vea r sti nt, i s st i l l a n a ti ve member of the coac hmg fraternity The a ssociate professor of phvslcal education has gu ide d the lUte golf tea m to s even No rt h wes t C o nfe re nce c row ns .

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fou r a nnu ms, Carlson won or shared three E ver g ree n Confer­ ence crowns d uri n g h i s g rI d te ­ nu re at PLU .

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Concert, Facu lty C h a m b er Series, U n i v . Center, 8 p.m.

F o o t b a l l ( Leag u e Day), Oregon Tech at PLU, F P Stad i u m , 1 : 3 0 p m Beck m a n Memorial Lec­ t u re, D r. Norma n Habel, U n i v . Center, 7 : 3 0 p . m Concert, u n iversity Sym ­ p ho ny O rchestra, Eastvoid Aud , 8 p m .

Concert, U n iversity Jazz E nsemble, Univ. Center, 8 p m Art Exhi bit, Scu l pture by Na ncy Mee, Wekell Ga l l e ry, 9 a . m . - 4 p m weekdays Movie- Lecture, " Brubak­ er" a n d former wa rden T h o mas M u rto n , U n i v .

Center, 7 p m Read i n g , " A n Evening With T h o m a s H a rd y , " B B C p rofe s s i o n a l s , I n g ra m Hall, 7 p . m .

Concert, M u P h i E ps i l o n , U n i v . center, 8 p m Con cert, flutist J a n ee n S h i g l e y a n d g u i ta r i s t Bria n D u n ba r, I n g ram Hall, 8 p m U n i v e r-s ity Theatre. "A Flea i n Her Ea r, " Eastvold A u d itori u m , 8 p m H O M ECO M I NG (see sched u l e page ) Footb a l l , Willa mette a t P L U , F P S ta d i u m , 1 3 0 p m .

A l u m n i Banq u et, O lson A u d , 5 30 p_m F a c u lty R e cita l , b ass­ ba ritone Boyd Schlaefer, U n iv. Center, 8 p m F a c u lty Recita l , pian ist C a lvin Knapp, Ea stvo l d Aud , 8 p m.

U n i v e rsity Theatre, " A Flea i n Her Ear, " Eastvold Aud , 8 p m A rt i st S e r i e s , Norman L u boff C hoir, Olson Au d . , 8 p m Concert, C h o i r of the West, Eastvold Aud , 8 p.m C oncert, Facu lty C h a m b ­ er Series, Univ. Center, 8 p m Concert, U n iversity Sym ­ phonic Band, Eastv o l d Aud , 8 p . m .

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Concert, Contem porary D i recti o n s E n s e m b l e , U n iv . Center, 8 p m Art Exh ibit, D rawings by Lou i se Hoschen , Wekell Gall ery, 9 a . m . -4 p m weekdays Footba l l m a d ' s Day), l i n ­ field at P L U , F P Sta d i u m , 1 : 30 p m C h i l d re n ' s Theatre, " T h e T h re e Bears , " Ea stvold Aud , 2 p m

Concert, U n iversity Sym ­ p h o ny Orchestra, East­ void A u d , 8 p m Co ncert, F i n n i s h M usic Festival , U n i v . C e n t e r , 7:30 p m Concert, U n iversity Jazz Ensem ble, Univ. Center, 8 p m Concert, Facu lty C h a m b ­ er Series, Univ. Center, 8 p m.

U n ivers ity Theatre, " Look Back in Anger," Ea stvold Aud , 8 p m P i e rce Cou nty Sheriff's " Va u de­ ville '81 , " O l so n Aud. 8 p.m C h i ld re n 's Theatre, "The Three Bears, " Eastvold Aud . , 2 p m F a c u Ity Recita l , pian ist Richard F a rner, Eastvold A ud . , 8 p m Concert, Vocal Jazz E n ­ semble, U n iv. Center, 8 p.m Opera Workshop, U n iv.

Center, 8 p m U n iversity Theatre, " Look Back in Anger, " Eastvold Aud , 8 p . m Y u l e Bo u t i q u e , O l son Aud , 9 a . m . -4 p m .

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Con cert, Un ivers ity Sy m ­ phonic B a n d , Eastv o l d Aud , 8 p m C h ristmas Concert, O l ­ s o n Aud , 8 p m C h ristmas Concert, O l ­ s o n Aud , 4 p m .

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Cover Quaterback Kevin Skogen led PLU's Lutes, 1 980 national champions, to the schools first undefeated reg ular season in 34 years. See p 22.

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A balancing virtue illuminates our responsibilities to our Creator, our fello w human beings and ourselves

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Thirty-two years ago, in June of 1 949, a very nervous young man stood before his g raduating class. He spoke of the necessity of a balancing virtue, to bring together inner belief and external action in a unified service to God and our fellow human beings He suggested that the balancing virtue, much overlooked and misunderstood, was piety. He d id not mean by that pietistic practices, or false humility, but that piety-in­ practice which brings into focus the duties of the believer This piety is a unifying force that intertwines the Internal and external l ife of an i ndividual. that molds separate individuals into a community, and that u nites mankind with God .

Today, that person, older and somewhat less nervous, stands before you entrusted with an awesome responsibility by the people of the state and suggests that - although science and technology have accomplished profound changes in the past three decades - the fundamental verities remain.

Individuals, groups of individuals and na­ tions - more than ever - are in need of a balancing virture which , i n the midst of change and confusion, will illum inate in sharp focus our duties to our Creator, to ourselves, . and to our fellow human beings.

Great seats of learning , such as Pacific Lutheran University, represent a means to sharpen that focus for succeeding genera­ tions by continuing to instil l in individuals the philosophical framework for pragmatic piety.

In every walk of life, humans have a responsibility not merely to care for and about themselves and their families, but also to care for and about their neighbors, their community, and the extended family and neighborhood that is the nation and the world.

As social beings, we have joined together i n g roup action to accomplish miracles beyond the capacity of the i ndividual .

One of the elements of American society that has been praised and pronounced unique by social commentators from De Tocqueville, over a century and a half ago, to the Dalai Lama, this year, is the public service provided by individuals, churches, and cor­ porations. This caring for and about others ­ this pragmatic piety - is fundamental to the American spirit.

That spirit is alive and manffest today in food banks, in neighborhood clinics, in day care centers, in nursing homes, in volunteer tutoring, in alcoholism rehabilitation, in youth opportunity prog ra ms, in g ro u p homes, and i n a host of programs for the handicapped and disadvantaged IndiViduals, churches, businesses and social

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clubs contribute their dOllars, their services and their time to those prog rams.

In a more structured way, we address the needs of SOCiety through our governmental units. But it's a "cop out" to sit back and expect the organized churches or the gov­ ernment to do this work alone. There are not enough dollars in the tax coffers, and it would constitute too easy a salving of our individual consciences and responsibilities.

Such a "cop out" also denies the individual the opportunity to achieve the enormous personal benefits inherent in piety.

Here in the Pacific Northwest we're fortu­ nate that the pioneer spirit of neighbor helping neighbor is manifestly alive and strong . Faculty members here today, and their predecessors, have had a profound influence on you, on generations of students and others on the campus and on the entire community, assisting in giving them a solid fo u n dation a n d i n sp iration for selfless service.

Good ideas are among the shortest com ­ modities i n the world. They don 't come from

committees or governments . They are born in the individual human mind. That mind m ust be open, receptive and fearless of ridicule. Of a hundred ideas, there may be only one good one and it m ust not be stifled.

"E pluribus unum , " our national motto, implies strength in unified d iversity. From the Boeing crunch of the early seventies through today's impact of high interest rates on the housing and ti mber i ndustries, this state has learned the necessity of d iversification in our economic base, to avoid an inordinate impact of catastrophic statewide proportions of a slump in dominant industries.

Diversification is also necessary for our social base, for competition, for efficiency and for testing of ideas. Pacific Lutheran University was founded by farSighted indi­ viduals with a good idea - "quality education in a Christian context" - and the Vision and cou rage to carry it out. It Is shortsighted to have only one approach to any problem educational or social. Private non -profit organizations with diverse approaches keep government sharp.

Clemenceau said , "War is too important to be left to generals . " Today, SOCiety's problems are too important to be left to governments . . . and it would be a classic abdication of our individual responsibilities.

Don 't let me leave you with the impression that public service in government is of some lesser order than in the private sector. It is not.

I. for one, believe that public service is a high calling . It is the carrying out of the Gospel of justice and love in the real world.

Government exists to assure freedom and justice and opportunity. It is a civilizing influence. It can be a means of carrying out a consensus on how to meet human needs. To the extent that people in general do not consider governmental service a high calling, refuse to partiCipate in it. wouldn't think of serving in it or running for public office, we are all diminished .

The U nited States, a representative republ­ ic, works effectively only in direct proportion to the interest and partiCipation of citizens.

Those who serve in government have a particular need for a balancing virtue to bring their duties into focus to lead toward the attainment of goals for the benefit of the entire community.

They need divine inspiration - wisdom and fortitude - to see what is necessary and to "hang in there" to accomplish it. Certai nly, those in government need your prayers and good will .

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ever, since financial aid money was first available to college stu­ dents, has there been "enough" to meet the real and perceived needs of all students .

Yet each year available funds have increased . After a rapid in­ crease In the '60's, the rate of increase has slowed In recent years, but never has there been a decrease.

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This year, for the first time, the pool of available money is down primarily as a result of federa i budget cutbacks.

The reductions are news. And it isn't too difficult to find individual students who have been affected to the point where the continua­ tion of their college educations IS threatened .

Each and every one of the hardships is unfortunate. But it is im portant that they be seen in persp� ctive, according to AI Perry, PLU director of financial aid at PLU for the past seven years.

The broader picture, he ind ated, would show that while most students with financial need are affected. in most cases the effect is modest. ' ' It IS hard to generalize," he said . " Each Indi idual situation is different. And there are many 'quirks' in the system " The "quirks" may be related to stipulations in any of the many i ndividual financial aid programs - application procedures, qual ifi­ cations or deadlines. In addition, each student's financial situation is different. An identical " need" as determined by College Scholar­ ship Service guidelines could af­ fect two Individual students in � rastlcal lY different ways, depend­ Ing on personal or family financial pressures or priorities.

Perry outlined several cha nges that have taken place or are being proposed in the major student financial aid progra m : Pell Grant (formerly Basic Educa ­ tion Opportunity Grant) (BEOG) Last year the maximum annual award was $1 .750. This year it is $1 ,670. The average grant is ab­ out $1 ,000 . About 700 of P LU's 2,800 full-time students receive Pell Grants. There are proposals in the U .S. House and Senate re­ spectively, for additional cuts of three or six percent.

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any student could get a loan up to $2500 at nine percent, and pay­ ments didn't begin until the stu­ dent's graduation. Since Oct. 1 , 1 981 , students from families with incomes over $30,000 m ust show need to get guaranteed loans. This year applications from PLU stu­ dents i ncreased from $1 .5 million to $2 .5 million prior to the dead-

F na nc lal al n erspectlve Individual Student Responsibility Takes On New Importance As Cutbacks Loom

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line, pri mari ly in antiCipation of the new need requirements.

Because these loans made good financial sense in today's financial inflationary climate, the program grew rapidly to the point where Interest on these loans alone was costing the government more than all other forms of fi na ncial aid combined, Perry pointed out.

A new federal parent's loan program has been passed but will not be in force until sometime after the first of the year. It stipulated a maximum of $3,000 annually at 14 percent. with the government backing the differ­ ence between 1 4 percent and the prevailing prime rate.

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These loans are available from �he � overnment through the un­ �ve� lty, not the banks, with the i n stitution providing one-ninth matching funds. PLU administers approximately $70,000 a year in such loans. This year the reduc­ tion in funds available was about $100 per student. No immediate f�rther reductions are expected.

Supplemental Educational Op­ These portunity Grants (SEOG) -

grants are usually awarded to students with exceptional need.

No specifics are yet available, but some reduction is expected . The Senate has proposed a 40 percent cut from the present $370 million;

the House has proposed no cut.

For those who q ualify for SEOG, cutbacks here could have a severe impact.

College Work Study- Funds will probably remain the same in the i mmediate future State Grants - The widely pub­ licized 10 percent cut could re­ duce funds at PLU from $200,000 to $1 80,000. Students receiving these grants get $720. Rather than an across the board reduction, the need level would probably be raised, Perry indicated.

State Work Study - Proposed changes will have little effect on student wages, but the percen ­ tage paid by the state could be reduced from 65 to 55. The emp­ loyer would pay the additional 1 0 percent.

In addition to the many federal and state programs, PLU provides institutional financial assistance.

Traditionally that amount has in­ creased at a percentage close to the percentage increase in tuition .

Thi � year .institutional aid through various kinds of scholarships and grants is $1 .2 million.

Cuts . . . increases. What does it all mean to individual students?

Perry pointed out that the "av­ erage." cost for a year of study at PLU IS about $8,000, including tuition, board, room, books and incidentals. "While that sounds expensive, one must compare It to

the rest of the economy," he observed. "What is the average cost of a new car these days?"

He continued, "An 'average' student's need is $4,000. An 'aver­ age' student will receive $2 ,500 to $3,000 in gifts and loans, with perhaps an 'average' reduction of $1 00-$200 from last year as a result of the various cutbacks. The �emainder of the need is made up In work study eligibility " Perry remarked, "It's interesting to note that when we announced the $1 00 reduction in the National Direct Student Loan recently, we got no phone calls. There was probably relief that it was n 't worse.

Approxi mately 2 .000 of PLU's 2,800 full-ti me students receive financial aid, Perry indicated The average income of the famil ies of those students was $26,000 last year, nearly $30,000 this year.

"Looking at the figures, it's difficult to make generalizations about need , or lack of it; hardship. or lack of it, " Perry reflected.

"Family and student priorities are a factor too. How important is a college education to the family, or the student? If even a modest sacrifice is necessary, are they willing to make it?"

He added , " Now, more than ever, it is important for students to be on the ball and get their paperwork processed. Those who do, those who make the dead­ lines, will have resources to get through school. But each year the deadlines become more and more critical . " On Dec. 1 , financial aid forms will be available in high school coun ­ selor's offices. As soon after Jan. 1 as possible and before Feb. 1 for new students (March 1 for con­ ti n u i n g students) , com pleted forms should be sent to College Scholarship Service. Following vali­ dation deadlines are also impor­ tant.

"Delay has always hurt students financially, but it will hurt even more now," Perry concluded. "In the past there have always been crumbs left over for the late comers.

"This year there may be no crumbs . "

4 campus

PLU campus stunned By Sudden Death Of Vice-President Donald Jerke Rev. Donald Lynn Jerke, 39, vice president for student life at Pacific Lutheran U niversity for the past three years, d ied Saturday, Oct. 24, following a heart attack.

Prior to appointment as a PLU vice­ president, Rev. Jerke served as PLU university minister from 1 975-78. From 1 967-75 he was Lutheran campus pastor at the University of Oregon and assistant pastor at G race Luthe­ ran Church in Eugene, Ore. He was born Nov. 1 1 , 1 941 , in Pa rkston, S.D. He graduated from Concordia J r. College i n St. Paul, M i n n . , in 1 961 a n d Fort Wayne Sr. College in Fort Wayne, Ind . , in 1 963.

Jerke was married to the former Sandra Ott

of Readlyn, la., June 21 , 1 964. He earned a master's degree in theology from Concordia Seminary in st. Louis, Mo., in 1 967 and a master's degree in psychology from the U niversity of Oregon in 1 972 .

Survivors include his wife, Sandy; daughter Kristy, 1 5; sons David, 14, and Jon, 3, all of Tacoma; parents M r. and M rs . Leonard Jerke of Mitchell, S . D . ; sisters M rs. Eric Notheisen of Aurora, Colo . ; M rs . Hugh Warner of Lar­ chwood, la . ; and M rs , David Swank of Mitchell, S.D. Memorials may be sent to the Rev Donald Jerke Memorial Fund at Pacific Lutheran U niversity, Tacoma, Wash . , 98447 Rev. Donald Jerke

A Word Of Appreciation The cut flowers are fading but the live plants live on to the memory of Don 's life among us, whether at PLU or in our home.

The fading flowers also seem to remind us that although we continue to mourn Don 's life, we must go on with all its zest and fullness as he lived it as a husband, father, friend and confidant.

You will not always see my head held high . for I may momentarily be grieving from remembrances but with the prayers and support of you - our PLU family - I'll try.

It has been the support which has sus­ tained me through these first three weeks and I know will continue to support our three children and myself.

My family entourage of four sisters, two brothers-in-law and mother from Iowa, brother from san Diego and three nieces: from Des Moines, Iowa, and Chicago as well as' Don 's family of two sisters, two brothers-in­ law and parents from Mitchell, South Dakota and Larchwood, Iowa and one sister from Denver, Colorado, were overwhelmed by the generosity and love extended through food, lodging and transporation to and from Sea­ Tac Airport.

At the present I . cannot understand any reasoning in the sudden change in our lives but like the sermon text from Romans 8:0, chosen for the funeral on October 27, "I am convinced that neither life nor death can separate us from the love of Christ. " A sincere thank you for all your patience, love and support,

Sandra Jerke Kristy, David, and Jon

Allen AppOinted Acti ng Vice- PreSident Of Stud ent Life Ethan (Rick) Allen, 34, associate dean of student life at Pacific Lutheran U niversity, has been appointed acting vice president for student life at PLU, Dr, William O. Rieke announced .

The vice-presidential vacancy occu rred as a result of the sudden death of Rev. Donald Jerke, who d ied Oct. 24 at the age of 39. Allen will serve in an acting capacity through May 1 982 pending completion of a formal vice­ presidential selection process at PLU , Rieke i ndicated .

Allen has served as associate dean and director of residential life at PLU for the past six years. The latter post is being filled on an i nterim basis by Lauralee Hagen, present assistant director, Prior to joining the PLU staff in 1 975, Allen was assistant director of residential l ife at the U niversity of Detroit.

He earned a bachelor's deg ree from Eastern Washi ngton State College in 1 969 and a master's degree from Ohio U niversity in 1 973. He is a doctoral candidate in public administration at the U niversity of Southern California.

A Former Student's Tribute (Editor's note: Kathleen Hosfeld of Yakima, Wash., last year's editor of the PLU Mooring Mast, submitted the following reflections in tribute to Rev. Donald Jerke.J

Time hinders me from places I should be, Providence: these clouds often hide the sky and mountains I would take on my shoulders , S o cloistered , m y yoke is easy, m y burden light; but clouds weig h on my eyes remind­ ing: "So little done, so much to do. " Ti mes were I seeded my skies, cirrus distraction, while old men crouched beneath dripping cement sidewalks counting rusted bars on the depot fence.

These mists seal me now i nto a brown valley like fog bound me to my books and typewriter-grey blinders breaking a mustang to a donkey, carrying my King to glory. Ti me was enough for learn ing "to be totally committed, but totally detached, " learning that inspiration makes loaves and fishes of time. How do I feed a starving world by myself? By raising ch ildren who will care to be His hands extended . How do I touch the blind, heal all the eyes? By squeezing words from pen.to paper, th ree rocks piled here and there along my tra i l . Rain steals into the forest pond, rippling, rippling .

In His image the breath of our desire continues, a comforter, enabler, mentor, Our mantles do not fal l forgotten; infilled, they flutter aloft, alive. The Son , almost set, flares through from the horizon, flinging shadows on the grey ceiling . Darkness cries "Craven ! " and snatch of spectrum , tongues. of holy promise fire, dance upon the mounta i n .

5 In Memortam

'Be

still and know that I am God'

(A homily delivered at chapel services

oct. 26, 1 981 , In memory Of

Donald L. Jerke, who died Oct. 24, 1 981 .1

By WIlliam O. Rieke, M.D. president, Pacific Lutheran University

This morning we gather to celebrate the life and grieve the death of Rev. Donald L. Jerk, who, Saturday morning, two weeks before his 40th birthday, gave up his spirit, succumbing to a massive, unpredicted coro­ nary occlusion.

Although I want very much to present this homily, for I, like most of you, have a great need to cry aloud about Don and his life and work, I approach this presentation knowing in advance that I will not complete it without violating two rules I have always enforced stringently for myself.

The first is that in public presentations it is better not to reveal too m uch of one's own person for fear of being either inappropriate­ ly sentimental or appearing self-serving. But Don's whole l ife with people was so sensitive­ ly and exquisitely i nterpersonal that it simply is i mpossible to speak about him without being personal and revealing the i mpact he had on one's self.

The second is that, at least for me, it is wrong to display emotion - either anger or grief - in public. Probably it is some sort of pride or arrogance that normally lets me keep my composure when stressed; or maybe it is fear of being perceived as weak if an emotional d isplay overtakes me in public.

Whatever or whichever it is clear that I will not finish my conversation with you th is morning without feeling the hot crush of a choking throat or displaying a stream of salty tears.

When I do, bear with me, indeed, share with me for th is too is a necessary part of human expression . .

Who was Don Jerke?

He was many things, but among them he was at least the following and in this order: A child of God, called through his baptism, affirmed by his confirmation, and constant in his practice, both of relating to God and displaying that rela­ tionship to others; A faithful husband and loving father of three children - his support and concern for his wife and family was unfailing, complementing his deep understanding of Christian love and responsibility; An ordained minister of the Lutheran church - the confessions and practices of which he lived daily - demonstrating extraordinary concern that people come to know the love of Christ and accepting with humility the grace and forgiveness that come daily to wash his own sin away; A confidant, friend and adviser to many, many people - students, staff, faculty, and administrators - including the pre­ sent speaker; in his relationship to people Don intensely wanted - perhaps to a fault and his own detriment - that things should always go well and that humankind should be happy; Lastly he was an officer of the university - a vice president whom / invited to serve,

who worked closely with me, bringing his tremendous skills of organization, com­ munication and sensitivity to bear to work for the betterment not only of student life, but of the entire University. As an administrator he was in a very real sense my student. As any good student he took

the training offered by his mentor, yet the tie between student and teacher re­ mained .

These five things - a child of God, a h usba nd/father, a Lutheran clergyman, a confidant and friend, and an officer of the university, my student - are, among other things, what Don was!

But for one so able, so vital. contributing so m uch, what happened?

In many ways it began and ended as a nightmare. Refusing to allow his wife Sandy to call Medic 1 , when early Saturday morning the crushing chest pain began, he instead asked her to call me. Because of his youth I could notbelieve that, in fact, he was having a coronary, but all the signs and symptoms indicated to the contrary and I urged calling for the medics, who in turn had him rushed to the hospital.

Hurrying to the emergency room myself, I spoke with Don, saw his pain, and reviewed . the clinical and laboratory findings. There was no doubt, a portion of his heart was indeed dying from lack of blood to its muscle. H ow could it be? Certainly, it must be minor and, after a few weeks, recovery would be his. He would come back.

Y et. the situation was g rave and a transfer of hospitals was necessary. As I sat by his head observing him during the brief ambulance transfer, clinical skills learned decades ago and presumably forgotten, suddenly burst into consciousness screaming, "The situation is not grave, it is desperate!"

But, no it cannot be! It m ust not be! The very best of modern medical treatment is available. Indeed, u pon arrival at the second hospital. a fully qualified, thoroughly profes­ sional medical team began immediate and aggressive treatment. Best of all, the com­ mand person for the team - wh ich at times numbered as many as twelve persons - was a nationally known cardiolog ist who coinci­ dentally was another student of mine. It was I who at another time and in a different setting had first taught that phYSician the structure and function of the heart. Under me he first learned to find, trace and identify the artery that now was blocked in the heart of a more recent student.

An overwhelming sense of irony and age came upon me� Mine was the lot to stand silent by the emergency treatment table for more than two hours witnessing one stu­ dent's struggle to live and another student's struggle to give him life - both of them professionals, highly skilled and regarded and yet each of them would fail. Where had I gone wrong?

In spite of every heroic measure, repeated injections of potent d rugs of many kinds, and constant CPR, it was clear the battle was being lost. Finally after the second horrifying, agonal convulsion - which physicians know signals the death of higher brain centers -

my physician student looked at me and asked, "How much longer shall we continue, .

Bill?" My response was muted, "You are the physician, doctor. " Another round of blood gas analysis, yet one more reading from the twelve-lead EKG, and a final desperate attempt to move the dilated fixed pupils with light. Then my living student simply looked at me. Together we' left the room.

The discipline which had held me for the previous hours then collapsed to a torrent of angry, hateful questions. Why Don? Why now? Why could not both of mY .students, each of whom had learned to serve so well , . continue that service? Why this grief for Sandy and her children? Why this loss to family, church, university? I have been cheated, robbed, wronged in the worst way, and whatever I feel for myself, how much more must Don's loved ohes feel it?

Strangely, pOignantly, at that moment I recalled an experience of a week previously when in conversation with a group of physicians in Eugene, I attempted to answer a cardiologist there who asked what you say when a patient or fa mily asks why. My answer was that the possibility of death was a necessary consequence of God's having made us free. Only free living beings, not controlled mechanical robots, are capable of death .

A lofty answer, and one that really doesn't help with the stinging hurt of why. And, yet it is true. But then, still struggling with my own anger and g rief and yet knowing that it was time then to turn to ministering to the g reater hurt of Sandy and her family, a passage from the Old Testament began speaking to me. " Be stil l and know that I am God . I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth . " That scripture said two things. Be still!

Cease your fruitless, frustrating questionings of things you cannot know. For /, not you, are God. Be still and remem ber who is in charge.

It also said I - God will be exalted i n the earth, not you, Dr. Rieke, whose ego and pride of accomplishment i n your students has been bruised . You too, Dr. Rieke, are, after all, only a student of Mine . . . 1, not you , will b e exalted .

These two understa ndings I leave with you as we thank God for Don and g ive voice to our grief. Be still. That confidence i n God which Don knew must a lso be ours. We must be still, secure, composed, supported by it. God, not we, will be exalted. Don, as a child of God, a husband and father, a minister, a friend and adviser, an officer of the University, lived out that expectation . God is to be exalted in what we do. Then, whether we live or whether we die, God's Kingdom is advanced and our lives are in perspective.

Let's pray. Lord God , eternal, loving, omnis­ cient Father, we thank you for the life of your servant Don! Receive his spirit, Lord, into the church triumphant. Comfort those of us who remai n to serve in the church militant. Assure us again, Lord, that all saints living or dead - can be secure in the stillness of knowing that you indeed are Goa! -

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6 Community

Adm. James

5.

Russell

Ad miral Russell Elected President of PLU 0 Club Retired u .s. Navy Admiral James S. Russell of Lakewood. 78. has been elected president of the 1 1 50-member Pacific Luthera n University Q Club. according to David Berntsen , PLU director of development.

Elected vice-president of the 1 0-year-old PLU patron's organi­ zation was Dr. Donald Mott, an orthopedic surgeon and chief of . staff at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup.

I nez Wei r, ret i r e d Tac o m a businesswoman, was re-elected secretary-treasurer of the organi­ zation.

Russell retired from the Navy in 1 965. He had most recently served as commander of NATO forces in southern Europe and previously had been second in command of U .S. naval forces.

Recalled to active duty briefly in 1 967 -68 d u ring Vietnam hos­ tilities, he has since been active in civic affairs in the Tacoma area .

Tacoma Area Chamber of Com­ merce, Puget Sound Area u .s.a., Pierce County Chapter of Ameri ­ can Red Cross and several military organizations are among his affili­ ations.

A volunteer organization, the PlU Q Club has raised $2 . 3 m illion for the PlU annual fund during the past 10 years.

PLU Awa rd s PreSident's M ed a l To North puget Sou nd Public Serva nts Three long -time public servants from the northern Puget Sound area were honored by Pacific lutheran University at a special dinner in Bellingham Nov. 5 .

They were Duane Berentson of Burlington, Washington State Sec­ retary of Transportation; Terence M a n g a n , Bei l i ng h a m C h ief of Police; and Ted Reep, Mount Ver­ non business and civic leader.

Each were awarded the PlU President's M edal, which is pre­ sented to persons who have de­ monstrated "strength in vocation, exce l l ence i n profess ional o r technical services a n d who exem­ plify Christian values," according to PlU President Dr. William O. Rieke.

Berentson, 52, was appOinted to his present post in May following an unsuccessfu l g u bernatorial campaign in 1 980 and a short term as legislative liaison for Gov. John Spellman.

A 1 951 PlU graduate, Berent­ son, a Republican, served in the Washington State Legislature for 1 8 years prior to his cam paign for governor. Most recently he was co-speaker of the House when the House was split 49-49 between the two parties .

Berentson has served as presi­ d ent of B u r l i ngton lutheran Church, where he also taught Sunday School. and is a past trustee of luther Child Center in Everett.

Mangan, 43 , was appOinted Bel­ lingham Chief of Police i n July, 1 976. Prior to that appointment he served as Chief of Police and director of community safety in Lakewood, Calif.

He currently also serves as a governor-appointed member of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission and

Excerpts from PreSident'S Medal Citations:

Berentson - "A man of integrity, recognized for raiSing the standards of responsible citizenship among his colleagues and constituents Mangan - "An articulate spokesman for . . . issues of law and order, has lived out the challenges of the Beatitudes to be a peacemaker - a peace officer - and not merely a law enforcer. ..

Reep - "A pillar of leaven within the church . . . and because of him, countless youth have been inspired and financially assisted to expand their potential through higher education. "

the Governor's Advisory Board on Criminal Justice. He is a member of t h e exe c utive board of the W a s h i n g to n A s s o c i a t i o n o f Sheriffs and Police Chiefs and the Management Advisory Group on Organized Crime and Narcotics Enforcement for the Chief of the State Patrol.

Chief Mangan holds a bachelor's degree from st. Mary's College in Norwalk, Conn., and a master's degree from st. Albert's College in Berkeley, Calif. He is also a 1 980 graduate of the FBI's National Academy.

R. Ted Reep, 76, is a retired Mount Vernon businesman who has long been active in com muni­ ty service. He holds a life member­ shi p in the Y M CA after serving as its president for 22 years.

During his 48 years as a member of Salem lutheran Church he has been active in all phases of church work.

A rotarian since 1 939, he recent1y received one of Rotary Interna­ tional's h ighest honors, the Paul Harris Fellow.

Reep was one of three persons involved in organizing Skagit Valley U nited Way 17 years ago. He is a former president of the Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce and mem ber of the Skagit County school board .

He was a member of the Mount Vernon council for 1 2 years.

Dr. Baerg Named New Chairman Of PLU collegium Dr. Richard Baerg of Tacoma has been elected chairman of the Pacific Lutheran University Col­ l eg i u m , accord i n g to H a rvey Neufeld. executive director of the Collegium.

Gary Gonter and Nathalie Brown, both of Tacoma, were elected first and second vice-chairman respec­ tively.

Baerg is a surgeon and research­ er at Allenmore Medical Center in Tacoma. A graduate of PlU and University of Washington, he has previously taught at Harvard and Columbia U niversities.

The PlU Collegium is a g roup of community and professional lead­ ers who serve as a bridging net­ work between the com munity and the university's various con­ stituencies.

Norwegia n Christmas Service Pla n ned A Norwegian Christmas service will be held Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Trinity lutheran Church chapel near the PlU campus at 7:30 p . m .

The service may also be heard over KPlU - F M , 88. 5 mhz, Sunday, Dec. 20, at 1 2 :30 p . m .

7 Faculty

Economic Ed ucatio n Progra ms Boon To Teachers . students a n d Public

By Red Keen

Ten years ago, there was virtual­ ly no econom ic education cur­ riculum being taught in elemen­ ta ry o r seco n d a ry schools in Washi ngton State. Or to put it more imply, there was no supply and 0 demand Today, th rough the efforts of the Washington State Council on Economic Education (WSCEE) and the PLU Center for Economic Education , that picture is rapidly changing . According to WSCEE's program director, PLU economics professor Dr. Donald Wentworth, " Most of our work fills a void, since eco n omics has been seld o m taught i n schools. We're trying to make more people realize that economics studies is an im portant part of adult life " Wentworth is also the Director of the Center for Economic Edu­ cation, which provides the WSCEE prog rams to teachers throughout the Tacoma area and maintains a curriculum materials library for their use. PLU is one of five such centers th roughout the state that work with WSCEE. As a non-profit statewide organizatio n , WSCE E provides each local center with both financial support and cur­ riculum development assistance.

In the past ten years the PLU Center for Economic Education has conducted summer work­ shops for more than 400 teachers

N o rwegia n G ra nts Aid Sca ndinavia n Resea rch Efforts T h e N o rweg ian M i n istry of Foreig n Affairs has announced two scholarship awards which will enhance research efforts within the Scandinavian Studies program at Pacific Lutheran U niversity.

In support of PLU 's special lib­ rary collection on the Scandinavian Immigrant Experience, funds have been awarded to Dr. John Heuss­ man, director of the Mortvedt Library, for the microfilming of selected Norwegian local histories.

These volumes are extremely valu­ able for studying both the back­ ground of emigration and family history.

The recipient of the second award is the coordinator of the Scandinavian Area Studies Prog­ ram , Dr. Janet Rasmussen, who will travel to Norway during the summer of 1 982 to research the i nf l u e n ce of A m e r i c a o n n i neteenth - centu ry Norwegian women .

Both grants are in the amount of 1 0,000 Norwegian kroner, or j ust under $2 ,000.

i n the Tacoma area, improving their ability to understand and teach economics.

Since its start in 1 974, WSCE E has developed economic education c u r r i cu l u m fo r g rades th ree through 1 2 . The challenge was to develop appropriate materials so that teachers could not only learn the basics of economics, but also turn around and teach them ef­ fectively. First this meant coping with the two common reactions to economics, which Wentworth describes as "total inti midation or complete disinterest. " Curriculum units were desig ned to counter t h e s e reactions by i nvolvi n g teachers a n d students i n creative, i nteresting lea rn i n g situations which c l e a r l y d e m o n strated economic concepts.

One of WSCEE's most successful curriculum units, innovative and challenging for teachers and stu­ dents alike, is called "The Book Company . " It is currently being in­ serviced statewide in a series of one-day workshops held in seven different areas of the state. Teach­ ers attend these workshops to learn how to transform their third grade classes into bona fide book publishing companies, prodUCing a book of readi ngs written by the th ird g raders themselves.

The curriculum i nvolves stu­ dents in everyth ing from handling initial marketing resea rch and writing orig inal stories to assembl­ ing and marketi ng the fi nished product. Last year, over 600 teach­ ers attended such workshops, and nearly all of them completed the project with their own classes, producing an estimated 60,000 student books i n Washi ngton State.

But the students come away from the project knowing more

Sponsored Events.

Tou rna ments On Forensics Agenda The pacific Lutheran University forensics program features par­ ticipation in more tha n 25 tourna­ ments and sponsorship of three events, accord i n g to d i rector M ichael Bartanen.

Sponsored events include the Mount Rainier Forensic Classic Jan. 1 5- 1 6 . More than 250 participants are expected from throughout the Northwest.

Area high school students are invited to the PLU Student Con ­ g ress Jan . 30. The traditional event features mock legislative sessions.

A pproximately 450 students from 70 high schools wil l be on hand for the T.O. H . Karl High School Invitational Feb. 1 9-20. The event is the largest high school forensic tournament in Washing ­ ton state.

Donald Wentworth trains teachers in the use of economic education projects in the classroom

than just productivity and produc­ tion lines. Hand in hand with economic lessons go lessons in cooperation , developing writing talents, and a sense of pride in a finished product.

All materials develo ped b y WSCEE and the PLU Center are ca refu l l y p i l o t t e s t e d a n d evaluated for interest level, accu­ racy, and teachabllity. Currently a new unit. "Choices in the Marketp­ lace," focusing on consumer deci ­ sion making, is undergoing a pilot test by 1 8 teachers in different h ig h schools throug hout the state.

Having established a good track record for curriculum develop­ ment and teacher training, two of

study Tou r To Cuba A PLU I nterim High lig ht A 1 7-day study tour to Cuba is one of many interesting features of the January Interi m at Pacific Lutheran University.

The tour, which departs Jan. 7 following three days of orienta­ tion classes on campus, may be taken for either audit or credit, according to Dr. James Predmore, tour director and a PLU professor of modern a n d classical l a n ­ guages.

According to Predmore, the tour is planned as an introduction to Cuban history and culture and will provide participants with a unique opportunity to study and observe the many facets of Cuban reality.

"Like China was, the Cuba of recent years is relatively unknown to outsiders, " Predmore said. " It has only been open to American visitors since 1 977 . " The tour includes five days i n Havana; a visit to Santiago, "cradle of the revolution "; and an extend­ ed island tour. H ighlights of Cuba n history, from the days of Colum­ bus to the present. will be studied throughout the tour.

U p to 33 participants may be accommodated on the tour. Final payments are needed in early December. For additional infor­ mation, call Dr. Predmore at PLU, 535-7214.

the WSCEE's original major goals, new areas of involvement are now being considered. According to Wentworth, "We will continue to serve teachers, which has always been our main goal. But we even­ tually want to broaden the audi­ ence that we serve . " Possible di rections would include greater p u b l i c - o rientation in both the WSC E E workshops and education­ al materials.

But whether they are working with teachers, students, or the public, the message of WSCEE and the PLU Center is Simple. U n like many of today's economists who are busy preaching their own particular view of economic truth, W S C E E t a k e s a n o n - pa rtisan sta nce, helping people u n d e r ­ stand the tradeoffs in all economic issues. As Wentworth explains, "We're not trying to tell people what to thi n k . We're trying to g ive them the necessary skills to analyze the economy for them­ selves. "

I nterim Course ASSists Wom e n Pla n ning Ca reers "Working Women," a course desig ned for women presently employed or plann ing to work, is one of the features of the January Interim at PLU .

According to professors D r .

JoAnn Jensen, biology, and Dr. Sheri Tonn , chemistry, the course will cover personal attitudes and self-confidence building, career barriers and how to overcome them, identification of skills and aptitudes and job seeking techni­ q ues.

The class can be the beginning of a women 's science re-entry program. It is one of a series of career re-entry related offerings at PLU this year under auspices of a grant from the National Science Foundation's "Women in Science" program .

The workshop may b e taken for either two orfour semester hours .

Further information i s available by calling (206) 535-7641 .

8 campus

4th Beckman Lectureship

Fou ndation Funds Boost Ca pita l cam pa ig n Totals

' Fa ith Styles' Topic of Lectu re

By Noted Australia n Theologian

By Andy Baldwin

Jesus is not a psychic pill to give us a spiritual high, Dr. Norman Habel asserted at Pacific Lutheran University in early October.

Habel, an Australian theologian who was the featured speaker during PLU's 4th annual Beckman M e morial Lectu res h i p , added, "Jesus is the God Incarnate, killed on the cross as part of the cosmic drama against death; He is the Lord who died for us all and rules as the risen head of the church; yet He is also a brother to each of us as the adopted Children of God the Father. " Reflecting o n his topic, " Faith Styles," Habel observed, "In the thi rst for inti macy, much contem­ pora ry piety has transformed ' Yahweh into a new friendly Jesus­ God, with more fuzz than fire, more sweetness than light. more m a ke - u p than mystery, more glow than Gospel . " T h e d e a n o f hu manities at Adel aide Col l eg e i n Adela ide, South Australia, defined five major models of popular piety: • The Mystic Deep Model which holds that the divine is deep within us and that the outer self must be overcome to reach the divine.

• The New Ego Model which

holds that God is an ally through whom we can realize our inner potential.

• The Inner Friend Model which holds that Jesus Christ is a friend who dwells i n o u r heart.

• The Spirit Flow Model which holds that the Holy Spirit fills our e m ptiness within and expresses itself by outer works.

• The Programmed Will Model which holds that Christians a re s l aves b o u g ht w i t h Christ's blood and must sur­ render their minds and hearts to the absolution of the Bible.

Critiquing these models, Habel asserted, " Let us acknowledge the Spirit of the Risen Christ who works in us as the pervasive power of God throughout His Kingdom and not a private geni bottled within our hea rts to conjure up distorted i mages of gentle Jesus meek and mild. " Let God be Good, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, " he added.

It is the Word which enters the heart and not a diety, according to Habel . "As Law the Word terrifies the heart, and as the Gospe.l it comforts," he said . "It is that spirit-filled Word which g ives new life through message and sacra­ ment. rather than through private internal exercises of spiritual i m -

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agination . " Habel said that i t i s in accepting the Gospel prom ise that we are justified . "A piety which does not make the promise central is in danger of perverting the Gospel," he added. "A piety which bypasses the Word and the sacra ments is in danger of replacing the Gospel assurance of salvation with secon­ dary experience of the human psyche. " A noted Old Testament scholar, Habel is also a prolific writer who has authored 20 books, including Old Testa ment studies, books for youth and books for children.

During his visit to the Pacific Northwest, Habel also conducted prea c h i n g workshops i n Des M oines, Kennewick and Portland.

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A PLU donor may find out if their company has such a program by calling the personnel or communi­ ty relations depa rtment.

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"After touring the PLU science building, I know that the founda­ tion's monies are being used for a good purpose," observed John Tucker, plant manager of Deluxe Check Printers Inc. Such affirmations have accom­ panied nu merous foundation and corporate gifts since the begin­ ning of the "Sharing in Strength" cap ita l /e ndowment fund cam ­ paign a t PLU , according to Molly Edman, PLU director of corporate and foundation funding.

She reported a recent third g rant from the Ben . B. Cheney Foundation, bringing the level of the foundation's support of PLU to $1 00,000.

Other corporations who have recently jOined the "Sharing in Strength" effort with sig nificant major gifts are U n ivar, Washington Natural Gas and Sea First Founda­ tion .

Robert O'Brien, chairman of the U nivar Foundation, noted, "We have lots of opportunities to give money away these days. But we do feel that Pacific Lutheran Universi­ ty is dOing a good job and we are pleased to hel p . " Nadine Heichel. assistant vice­ president for Sea First Foundation, wrote, "The Foundation recog ­ nizes the contribution that Pacific Lutheran has made to the Tacoma area and the state as a whole in terms of resources available to the education and economic environ­ ments . " In addition, a $10,000 gift from the Kreielsheimer Foundation of Seattle has made possible purch ­ ase of three studio pianos for the Department of Music, according to Dr. Richard M oe, dean of PLU School of the Arts .

' Look Back I n Anger' I s PLU's Festiva I E ntry " Look Back in Anger, " staged this fa l l by P L U ' s U n i v e r s i ty Theatre, is PLU 's entrant in the American College Theatre Festival XIV, an annual competition that includes more than 400 colleges and 1 3,000 students nationwide.

ACTF j udges select four plays in each of 1 3 reg ions to com pete at regional festivals. Ten plays from these regions will be invited to a national three-week spring festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washing­ ton, D . C .

The festival , sponsored by the Amoco Companies and produced by the American T heatre Associa­ tion, awards actors, playwrights, desig ners and critiCS with scholar­ sh ips and special grants .

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"Bricks and mortar" phases are nearing in PLU's five- year capital campaign aimed at construction of new science and fine arts facilities on campus, The first step in making room for a science complex on lower campus is the moving of maintenance buildings north of Olson Auditorium to the far west edge of lower campus, C & T Construction of Tacoma was the low bidder among 29 received, The

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project is expected to be completed next spring The planned science facilities are in their schematic design phase, according to Luther Bekemeier, PLU vice-president for development. The Portland, Ore" architectural firm of Broome, Oringdolph, O Toole, Rudolf and Associates is presentlv working with the PLU Division of Natural Sciences to create designs of specific rooms in the complex.

Co nstruction Pha ses On H o rizon As PLU ·Sha ri n g I n stre n g th ' Ca m pa i g n Acce lerates Groundbreaking for a new Pacif­ ic Luthera n U n iversity science building can be expected during 1 982, Luther Bekemeier, PLU vice­ president for development. pre­ dicted in November.

Bekemeier, the director of PLU's five-year "Sharing in Strength" capital/endowment f u n d ca m ­ paign, observed that earlier pro­ jections of a 1 982 g roundbreaking are "on target" as fund-raising activities accelerate on m a n y fronts.

Heading the list of activities is the nearly-completed effort to match a $500,000 challenge g rant from the M .J . Murdock Charitable Trust by Dec. 1 5, 1 981 . The chal­ lenge was a part of a $1 .5 million gift by the Vancouver, Wash . ­ based trust to PLU earlier this year. " Even as we remind potential donors of the tax benefits to themselves of a year-end gift, such a gift to the capital campaign before Dec. 15 would be of double value to PLU by helping to insure the completion of the Murdock challenge, " Bekemeier said.

Not only has the challenge fund passed the 90 percent mark, but total gifts and pledges to "Sharing in Strength" are nearing $7.5 mi l l i o n , Bekemeier re p o rt e d .

Some $3.6 million is earmarked for construction of science facilities, W i t h a n a p p ro x i m ate e q u a l amount needed to complete the

major phases of that project. he indicated.

Several campaign phases are underway this fall simultaneously, Bekemeier explained . They include the corporate campaign, headed

by PLU regents Tom Anderson of Tacoma and Georg e Wade of Seattle.

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busi nesses. Their activities will be continuing through the winter months, according to the cam ­ paign director.

PLU's Scandi navian constituen­ cy is being reached, in part, through efforts of the campus' Sca n d i navian C u ltu ra l Council .

Much of the Council's effort is focused on the inclusion of a Scandinavian Cultural Center con ­ cept in the overall campaign ef­ fort. Council chai rpersons a re Theodore O . H . Karl and M rs. Joan­ ne Klein, both of Lakewood .

At its most recent meeting in November, the PLU Colleg i u m pledged its support of the cam­ paign effort and announced plans for both a drive among its mem­ bership and increased outreach into the wider com munity.

The Collegium is a group of community and professional lead­ ers who serve as a bridging net­ work between the university and its numerous com munity con ­ stituencies.

More than 1 00 new, replace­ ment or returning faculty and staff members were not on cam­ pus for last year's extremely suc­ cessful on-campus "Sharing in Strength " drive. Last year's cam­ pus campaign committee is mov­ ing ahead with plans to reach new and return ing employees, Dr. Erv

Severtson, professor of psycholo­ gy, is serving as chairman of the committee in place of Dr. David Olson, director of the School of Physical Education, who is on sabbatical .

B e k e m eier a lso a n nounced plans for a formal alumni cam­ p a i g n beg i n n i ng n ext spring. " Many, many of our alumni have already been active and involved in various other campaign phases," he explained . " Particularly, they helped spearhead o u r church cam paigns. The upcoming effort will focus on the broader Alumni Associatio n mem bership as a group, and will coincide with the J a n u a ry publication of a new alumni directory. " Estate bequests have increased several-fold during the years of the capital campaign, he noted .

During 1 980-81 PLU received funds from seven estates totalling $564,251 . Bequests over the past three years have amounted to $1 .4 million, a major portion of which has been designated to the "Sharing in Strength" campaig n .

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A 9x1 8-foot art glass window. dedicated Monday. Nov. 1 6. at Pacific Lutheran U niversity·s Mort­ vedt Library. is a memorial to Norwegian-American i mmigrants. some of them ancestors of the artist.

The window. created by Mark Gulsrud of Gig Harbor. Wash . . was commissioned by his parents. Er­ nest and Muriel (Paulson) Gulsrud of Santa Monica. Calif .. in memory of their grandparents. Gullik and Bergit Gulsrud and John and Mar­ git Paulson. as well as all Norwe­ g i a n pioneers. The ancestra l families were pioneers i n the Da kota territories. where they helped fou nd two L u t h e r a n churches and a Lutheran semi­ nary.

The Gulsruds selected PLU for the work because of its Scandina­ vian tradition. the family's lifelong support of Lutheran higher edu­ cation and the university·s prox­ imity to the artist·s home .

In addition. several Gulsrud fam ­ i l y members a n d relatives are PLU alumni. They include Kristin (Gu l­ srud 74) Moultine. Peter Gulsrud 76. Janet (Swanson 70) Holling -

sberry. Dick Downey 74. Don Swanson 72 and Mary Ellen ( Ezell 77) Gulsrud.

The artist earned his bachelor's deg ree at California Lutheran Col­ leg e in Thousand Oaks. Calif . . where his father has served o n the Board of Trustees. Ernest Gulsrud is also a former member of the Pacific Lutheran board (1 948) and a graduate of st. Olaf College.

The window was created from both domestic glass and import­ ed. handblown antique glass. Mark noted. The colors are primarily blue. grey. and opal white. The style is abstract a nd "open to i nterpretation." the 31 -year-old artist observed .

"For me personally and for my parents:' he added. "there is strong symbolism in the organic shapes which reach continually upward and outward . The dark blue at the bottom and the struc­ tu red . architectu ral part of the design give a strong foundation.

The circu lar patterns give it unity and wholeness. " Planning for the design began a year ago with PLU art professor Ernst Schwidder. Ideas were ori-

ginally more liturgical . "But we decided a library is not like a church." Gulsrud recalled . "It is a place to learn. discover and grow.

We wa nted people to be able to enjoy the window for its color. line and design . " A n unusual feature of the ab­ stract work is a cast glass accent human figure in relief. sa ndblast­ ed out of one of the clear panels.

"I consider it my signature." Gul­ srud said.

Many of the artist's major art

glass works a re i n southern California. A large art glass window recently insta l led at Luthera n Church of the Master in Santa Monica has received wide recogni­ tion.

Gulsrud has also exhibited in The Netherlands. Norway. France and Switzerland. He has been achiev­ ing rapid local recognition as well. with several exhibitions in Tacoma and Seattle. He ea rned a master of fine arts deg ree at the University of Puget Sound in 1 979.

Choir of the west - spring Concert Tour March 1 9 - Puyallup. Mountain View Lutheran. 8 p.m.

March 20 - Seattle. First Lutheran. Richmond Beach. 8 p . rn .

March 21 - Seattle. Phinney Ridge Luthera n . 1 1 a . m .

March 21 - Issaquah. LBI Cha pel. 4 p.m.

March 26 - Olympia. Gloria Dei Lutheran. 8 p . m .

March 27 - Oak Harbor. O a k Harbor H .S . . 8 p.m March 28 - Seattle. Magnolia Lutheran. 1 0:30 a.m.

March 28 - Seattle. Our Lady of Fatima Catholic. 3 p.rn .

March 28 - Seattle. Glendale Lutheran. 8 p . m .

March 31 - Vancouver. Wash . . Tri nity Lutheran. 8 p.m.

April 1 Gresham. Ore . . Centennial High School. 8 p rn .

April 2 Salem. Ore . . Smith Aud . . Willamette U . 8 p . m .

April 3 - Fa irfield. Calif . . Holy Spirit Catholic. 8 p . m April 4 - - Fairfield . Calif . st. Mark's LuU1eran. 9 : 30 and 1 1 a . m .

April 4 - San Francisco. St. Mary's Cathed ral. 3 p.m Medford. Ore . . * 8 p . m .

April 5 April 6 - Beaverton. Ore . . st. Matthew's Lutheran. 8 p . m .

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April 1 7 - Coeur d·Alene. Id . . Trinity Lutheran. 8 p . rn .

April 1 8 - Polson. Mont.. Polson H .5. Auditorium. 8 p.m.

April 1 9 - Kalispell. Mont . . Bethlehem Lutheran. 8 p.m.

April 20 - Havre. Mont. . First Lutheran. 8 p.m.

April 21 - Great Falls. Mont.. Faith Lutheran. 8 p . m .

April 22 - Bil lings, Mont. . Amencan Lutheran, 8 p . m .

M issoula, Mont . . St. Paul's Lutheran, 8 p.m A ril 2 3 pokane, Wash . . Our Savior 's Lutheran . 8 p . m April 2 4 A ril 25 Se Ie. University Lutheran . 3 p m May 4 - Homecoming. Eastvold Aud .. PLU . 8 p m .

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get that shaw! ? " He found my explanation both plausible and convi ncing. Then he told us how such shawls were woven or em­ broidered in s i m p l e Kas h m ir homes, often by entire fam ilies, consuming months of painstaking effort. He pointed out a stitched sig nature a nd date i n w h ite against the black background, and he said he believed the shawl was made in 1 775 . As we left, he remarked, " Don't you know that shawl belongs in a museum ? " W e enjoyed i t a s a hanging in our home for many yea rs, but we knew it merited more special attention and care. Eventually we felt we had no suitable place to hang it. and the shawl was careful­ ly packed away. We could still bring it to mind, however, for its beauty was a permanent part of our memories . Practical? I n a sense, there is nothi ng more practical than beauty. Maybe the shawl I really could not afford was the most practical purchase I ever made.

Now it has found a good home, a gift from the Mortvedts to the permanent ethn ic a rt collection of the Seattle Art Museu m . We like to think it may be enjoyed by all who see it for many more years to come.

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By Dr. Robert Mortvedt PLU President Emeritus

J ust how or when I beca me interested in Paisley shawls, I do not remember. I do not even recall when I first saw one, but I have a lingering awareness that I have always admired the long, curving designs and the usually warm colors which delineate the grace­ ful patterns . Nor do I recall when I decided I would obtain such a shawl, if opportunity ever came my way.

The opportunity did come a very long time ago at the beginning of the great depression, while I was a graduate student at Harvard U n · iversity. At the time, I was a good specimen of the serious but very i m pecunious graduate student. A g en erous fellowship, however, made it possible for me to spend several months in London for research in the British M useu m . I still feel chilly when I recall the long hours I spent in the very cold rooms of that treasure-filled place - cold even In the sum mer time.

Later on, I learned how much I missed by confining myself too n a r r o w l y to m y i m m e d i ate studies. I should have spent more time a mong the Elgin M arbles and other treasures.

For recreation, I took a bus as often as possible to London's famous, outdoor Caledonian Mar· ket. for I had been told that. at a small price, one might occasionally find things of g reat i nterest and value. Some of London's finest shops had displays of Calendonian Market goods for sale, such as antique glass, sterling silver and pewter ware.

One day I spotted a Paisley shawl which I glanced at casually as I looked over a miscellany of things for sale. I knew enoug h about buyi ng in the market not to display u nusual interest; but I asked the price and walked on, harbori ng the notion that I might be able to buy it with my limited resources.

A week later, I was back at the stall again , and my heart sank when no shawl was in sig ht. I asked the vendor if he had any shawls, and, to my great relief, he lifted out of a large fibreboard box the one I had already seen; more than that, he brought out two addition· al shawls. But they were not Paisleys; they were Kashmirs!

Paisley shawls, beautiful as they are, a re imitations of Kashmir shawls, deriving their name from the town of Paisley, Scotland, where they were made during the nineteenth century. Orig inal Kash­ mir designs are altered and at ti mes cluttered ; the wool is not nea rly so fine as in the Kashmirs; and colors a re less beautiful.

No one knows when the Kash ­ mire weavers began to make their

shawls in their homes, using the soft under-belly wool of their goats. Originally they were in solid colors with a twill weave, but designs naturally followed . By the time Europea ns beca m e e n a ­ mored of Kashmirs, the gracefully curving cypress design was basic, together with floral motifs.

When Napoleon presented a Kashmir shawl to Josephine in 1 803, he created a raging fashion demand. Every woman of fashion wa nted a Kashmir. Si nce supplies were not adequate, weavers were sent to Kashmir to capture the art.

It is said that Josephine acquired many shawls, i ncluding some for her dogs!

Now back to my own story.

There were two Kashmirs. One was small and white with a beautiful central medallion in gorgeous col­ ors. The other was large, about eleven feet long a nd five feet wide. It has a square black center, the corners of which carried lovely fan-form devices. The main body of the shawl embraced a com plex patter of i nterlocking cypress and floral designs i n tones of pink, red, rust and yellow, all surrounded by a narrow border containing re­ peated stylized floral medallions.

There was a multicolored selvage embroidered at the corners.

I hardly dared ask the price, but I had to; and I learned, to my surprise, that it was very nea rly the same as the price for the Paisley. I recall how I weighed the matter in my mind. I knew I could not really afford the shawl, even though the price was small. I also knew that such a shawl would never have any very practical use for my little family so far away. My wife and I

had never talked of such an item, and we needed many th ings so very much more. But the shawl was beautiful, and I was sensitive to the fact that it represented almost infinite hours of careful work. And it was old, very old ; but it was in remarkable good condi­ tion, fragrant with the a roma of herbs and incense.

The artistic urge won, and I carried my treasure in a brown paper bag back to my pension, where, as usual. I was met by my friendly landlady. As usual . too, she asked what I had fou nd in the market a nd what I had paid for it. I am sure she did not know what I had, but she admired it and re­ ma rked, "I don't think you got bit . " U pon returning home to Cam ­ bridge, I . together with m y wife, took the shawl to an oriental rug dealer to learn more a bout it.

When I u nfolded it. he said in a subdued tone ti nged with poss­ ible suspicion, "Where did you

CBS TO Air Choi r Of The west Ch ristmas M usic For the second consecutive year, the PLU Choir of the West wil l b e featured on the CBS Cavalcade of Christmas Music.

The series, aired nationally by CBS radio affiliates, features eight choirs selected from all areas of' the country. It is one of the oldest continuing Christmas specials on network radio.

The half-hour Choir of the West Christmas progra m will be avail­ able to network affilitates Monday, Dec. 2 1 . If broadcast live, it may be heard at 1 1 :30 a . m . Pacific Sta n ­ dard Time. for program scheduling in your area, call your local CBS affiliate. I n the Seattle-Tacoma area the af­ filiate is KIRO-A M .

Pacific Lutheran U niversity Opera Company presents

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thanlcsgiving, we greet you at Christmas.

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Student Life : Tra n sition U n d e rway The Road To Bli ss : Reca l ling The Spirit Of The Pioneers

By Harvey Neufeld Executive Director, Collegium and Church Relations

It was last summ er's hottest day i n south­ ern Idaho. westward a n d homeward bound on I nterstate 84, I strugg led h a rd to stay awake. The air conditioning was struggling even harder to keep the car coo l .

C ou ntry a n d western station KEZJ was turned up nea r pea k volume to a sleep­ destroying sou nd. Tumbleweeds and smoke from the scorched earth of the morni ng's pra i rie fire obscu red the road a head. Not just m usic, but everyth ing around me was coun­ try western. Off to the left a long freighttra in da nced on the prairie, its image distorted by heat waves . KEZJ boomed o n . "Baby, I should Have Listened to You When You Said Good­ bye! " " Prisoner of Hope," "You Can Eat C rackers in My Bed Anyti me. " Then suddenly, sta rtling exit signs. Pioneer Road to Bliss. That takes some imag ination ­ this is Bliss? The next exit was even more sta rtling - Paradise Valley. A contradiction i ndeed , for it looked like a l l was lost!

But then the next turn revea led an oasis of green - green g rass, green a lfalfa, g reen trees, even a green roof! The contrast was m i nd boggling.

Soon my boggled mind set out to retrace by imagi nation what must have faced the e? rli st settlers in the late 1 890's. I rrigation dldn t come along u ntil the 40's. So where were Bliss and Paradise Va lley before then?

The answer we all know. Bliss was in the resolute minds of the pioneers - a d rea m .

Paradise Valley was someone's h ope. With­ out ever having met these early ranchers I �a n tel you what they were l i ke - lonely, Ind ustriOUS, perseveri ng, hopeful. resigned to hardship, but reach ing for the d rea m .

A few weeks ago, on the Pacific Lutheran ca m pus, Professor Philip Nordquist lectured on the beg innings of P LU . It was obvious, we too had o u r search for Bliss - we call it Parkland. We too had o u r dream for Paradise - we called it P LU . We too had those who persevered with vision - we call them the church .

And this partnership continues today. So does the vision.

"This deliberate and simultaneous atten­ tion to the religious d i mension of the total h u man experience and to the standards of scholarly objectivity, coupled with clear re­ cognition of the integrative impulse in each ' is the essence of PLU . "

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The shocking October 24 death of Donald Jerke, Vice President and Dea n for Student Life, has of course created the need for transition within the Stu dent Life a rea. Due in l a rge measure to Don ' s outstanding con­ tributions to and development of the Stu­ dent Life tea m, that transition is proceeding smoothly.

As Director for Residential Life and As­ s c;>ciate D �a n , I have been apPOinted Acting Vice PreSident and Dean for Stu dent Life t roug h May 1 982 . Lau ra lee Hagen, Associate D irector for Residential Life, has been ap­ pOi nted Acting Di rector through the same date.

In addition �o Residential Life/Housing, other a reas falling un der the ju risdiction of the Vice President and Dea n for Student Life i nclude Cou nseli ng and Testing, Health Cent­ er, Minority Affairs, Foreign Students the U niversity Center, Career Plan ning and lace­ ment, and Summer Conferences.

Importa nt issues and priorities in Student Life at the moment include: 1) responding effectively to the conti nuing demand for o n ­ ca � pus hou � ing space; 2 ) attem pting to p roject the I m pact of increased foreign student interest in PLU; 3) conti nuing to provide adequate assistance to a growing m i nority student popu lation; 4) meeting the needs of a rapidly expa nding sum mer con­ ference program , which last year exceeded 30,000 bed - nights; 5) developing effective means to com mun icate with and provide services for a wide variety of computer students; 6) developing plans for efficient use of available space, especially in the Un iversity Center and the residence halls' 7) conti nuing to support students in thei r qu st of a career path through emphasis on career pla n n i ng, student employment experiences, and career placement activities; 8) providing a ppropriate challenges and support for stu­ den s through effective, caring cou nseling services.

Of special and continuing importance, beyond the Student Life fu nctions noted a bove, is the need to further develop i nteraction and input of interested faculty into the Student Life program . The under­ sta ndi ng developed through. these contacts can only serve to enhance the sense of com m unity and commitment that is already a major part of Pacific Lutheran U niversity.

In all of the a bove areas, a growi ng professional emphasis on student develop­ ment concepts and theory will continue.

Many of these concepts state the need for both su pport and challenge if students are to g row in their own self-knowledge. Inhe­ rent i n these concepts are the need to raise the issues of the importance of one's commitments, the definition of responsible action, the idea of accepting responsibility for one's action, and realization of the important distinctions between independ­ ence and i nterdependence, to name but a few. Thoughtfu l analysis and careful use of these and other student development con­ cepts will be incorporated further into o u r progra m .

An exciting challenge lies ahead a t P LU , not only for the students who attend P LU , but for those of us who work here, as well .

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By John Aakre ASSOCiate Director of Development

Thoug h both Q C l u b and genera l Annual Fund i n come are well ahead of last year's tota ls, student need has grown even faster.

Un met student need increased nea rly $1 ,000 per student at the U n ivers ity this yea r. Your gifts provide the backbone of our efforts to meet that need .

Because so many people make sign ificant year-end g ifts to PLU, December income is pa rticu larly crucial. Last year 31 percent of all Q Club gifts and over 2 5 percent of all u n restricted Annual Fund gifts came in the month of Decem ber.

Your gifts help secure PLU's commitment to quality education. There a re no short cuts to academic excellence and there is no s ubstitute for taking the time to bay atten­ . tlO � tc;> the i ndividual. The challenge of . . mainta ining th iS tradition takes considerable resources - 70% of PLU's fu ll time students need some fi nancial assistance .

The Q Club Officers and Di rectors encour­ age all those who make their entire PLU contribution in December - before the end of the tax year - to remember to send it soon.

On another front, the President's Recep­ tion and Christmas Concert for Q Club m � m bers is a lso approachi ng this month .

ThiS year's concert is s lated for Saturday December 1 2th, at 8 p . m It will be held fo the first time in Olson Auditorium on lower cam pus. The Pres dent's Reception will pre­ cede the cc;> ncert In the Turf Room, adjacent to the auditori u m , from 6:30 to 7 :30 p . m .

T h e following people have joined the Q Club or increased their pledge to a new giving level si nce the October issue of SCENE: RIM Arne Aakre, M/M John Aakre to FELLOW. M/M Leonard Benson, Val Berntsen Dick Bilyeu T�rry Brink, M/M Ray Carlson to ELLOW, M/ Ichael Dederer to FELLOW, Mrs. Clara Fair, Rick Fatla nd, M/M Terry Finseth, First Luthe­ ran of Bothell to FELLOW. and David E. Giles to FELLOW. Also joining were Ron Gratias. Dr. Tom Gu r:t1 precht, M/M Rolph Hanson, Karen Hart, Karl Issacson and Phil SCherr, M/M Richard Jobst, Guy Loudon - ASSOCiate Fellow. DIM John Loney, M/M Hugh Marsh, DIM Martin Ne � , RIM M ilt Nesvig to FELLOW, and the PaCifiC Coca-Cola Bottling Co. - FELLOW. In addition, DIM L . E . Skinner to Associate Fellow, M/M David Stein. M/M Harold Tollef­ son, M/M Jerry Varner, M/M Sta n Weeks M/M Dave Williams, RIM David Wold to Ass ciate Fellow. /M Paul Wuest, John M. Young. and DIM DWight Zulauf to Associate Fellow were also added to the list of new Q Club members.

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PLU I nfl u e nce vast And Diverse Across La n d , Aro u n d Wo rld

By Anita Landgren .

Member, Alumni Board of Directors

In preparation for writing this a rticle, I read several back issues of Scene, and I am OVERW H E L M E D by the vastness and diversity of PLU's i nfluence - across this broad land and throughout the world , as wel l .

PLU alums a re pioneering i n research on the i nfluence of alcohol on u nborn infants, helping sta m p out small pox, i n itiating new programs for han dica pped people. These a re accom p l i s h m e nts t h a t will affect large n u m bers of people for years to come.

But equally i m portant, although less vis­ ible, thousands of PLU g rads a re teaching

virtue . . .

(Continued from page 2) further that. when that poi nt is reached, it is necessary to i ncrease revenues - taxes.

N ow, nobody wants to do that; and it is the d uty of those elected to determine when that brea king poi nt has been reached, to marshal the facts, to advocate solutions, and on behalf of society, hang i n there u ntil the problem is solved .

They need a l l of the divine and human assistance they can get i n carrying out that d uty.

A lasti ng im pact was made on the world two thousand years ago by a man who declared both those who h u nger and th irst for j ustice and the peacemakers to be

today's youth in schools across the country, m i nisterin g to people in c h u rches, social service agencies and in their homes, and raising children to fi l l the places of those who today a re leading our rel ig ious, educational. social and political organizations. ( I n my work with p risoners in Pierce Cou nty J a i l as an employment counselor, I daily see the sad products of inadequate, poorly motivated homes, and I realize again that few of God ' s g ifts a re as valuable a s the foundation for life that a good homel ife provides.)

I ncreasingly, I am aware that P LU is making a strong im pact - in its own com m u n ity, throughout Washi ngton, in g rowi ng n u m be r of locations i n the U . S . , a nd many places on other continents.

For those of us l iving geogra phica l ly close to PLU there is a risk of seeing the u n iversity too na rrowly, of letting our focus be on certai n activities or significant i n dividuals tied d irectly to this locality.

Servi ng on the A l u m n i Board for a l m ost

blessed and who cured the sick, fed the hungry, visited the prisoners, a nd comforted the bereaved .

Those who seek justice and peace i n the world today, th ose who a re engaged in curing the sick, helping the poor, working with prisoners a nd children a nd the hand­ icapped through public se rv i ce have a tremendous opportun ity. But their work is em pty without the proper spirit.

Whether or not any p u blic service governmenta l . i ndivid ual, church or inde­ pendent g roup - is a high calling is not determined so much by what is done but by the spi rit in which it is done If it is j ust doing the socially acceptable thing, or just "earning a living " a nd g rudg ­ ingly g ive n , its q u a lity is less a nd its satisfac­ tion is m i n i m a l . But. if it is prayerfu illy offered

fou r yea rs has had a double effect for me. On the one hand, I have been d rawn closer to P LU and its campus activities; and, on the other, I have a broader view of P LU in its g lobal im pact.

Do you remembe r the Biblical passage a bout "a little leave n " ? Wel l , that is how I see PLU's influence.

While I cherish the "bond" that exists between the "com m u n ity" of people as­ sociated with PLU , a nd enjoy the ready accepta nce, warmth and friendsh ips inhe­ rent i n bei ng pa rt of that "com m u n ity, " I am a lso delig hted with the positive i mpact these people a re having in our society - helping, healing, teaching, m i n istering and serving . ( I a m pleased that s o m a n y fra n kly a d m i t their Ch ristian bel iefs as the motivating factor in their lives. ) As PLU alums a re woven into th e fabric of today's society they add strength as well as beauty. Those a re the same qualities engen­ dered by PLU .

as a testa ment of love, rea l ly caring for others' and meeting their very h u m a n needs , that service will transcend the i ndividual and be toally a bsorbing and reward i n g .

G overn mental programs c a n be cold a nd i m personal. making those who need help feel l i ke chiselers or freeloaders . So can private or church prog rams, if those working in them feel the i r work to be onerous or just a nother job .

What is necessary to u nify the worker with his work, to u n ify the provider with the client, to u n ify the diverse pa rts i nto the whole is a balancing virtue.

And, I submit to you, aga i n - after 32 years of living s ince I addressed my g rad uating class - that that balancing vi rtue is piety. It is a piety which you can not wea r on you r sleeve, but in you r heart.

KPLU · FM 88 Features Special H oliday program s S p e c i a l C h ristmas a n d New Yea r's prog ra m m i n g will be fea­ tu red over Pacific Lutheran U n ­ ivers ity ' s 1 00 , 0 0 - watt c a m p u s radio facility KPLU - F M d u ring Oe­ cember.

Among the classical highlights are the PLU Christmas Festival Concert Wednesday, Dec. 23, at 8 p . m . ; Ch ristmas at St. Olaf, Su nday, Dec. 20, at 1 2 :30 p . m . ; A N o rth ­ west Boy Choir Ch ristmas C oncert, also Dec. 20, 7 p . m . ; and Ch ristmas Eve at the Cathedral of st. J ohn

the Divine Thursday, Dec. 24, at p.m

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P rog ra m m i ng also includes a va riety of National P u bl iC Radio network specials.

For jazz buffs, F M 88 p resents N PR's "Jazz Alive New Year's Eve Specia l , " a 7%-hour spectacular which beg ins at 6:30 p . m . Prog ­ r a m m i n g w i l l orig i n ate from P h i l a d e l p h i a , D a l l a s a n d Los Angeles.

For a complete December F M 88 prog ra m g u ide, call or write KPLU­ F M , PLU, Tacoma , WA 98447.

P L U C h ristma s Concert December 3

Opera House, Spokane, Wa. 8 p. m.

December 5

Civic Auditorium, Portland, Or. 8 p. m .

December 6

Opera House, Seattle, Wa. 8 p. m.

December 1 1

Olson Auditorium, PLU Campus 8 p. m.

December 12

Olson A uditorium, PLU Campus 8 p.m.

December 13

Olson A uditorium, PL U Campus 4 p m.

Carla Breeden o f Tacoma, left, and Kelly Allen of Wenatchee, right. were recent reCipients of the saul and Dayee Haas Foundation A ward, a $750 scholarship for students in the field of broadcasting. With the recipients are Luther Bekemeier, vice-president for development, seated, and Martin Neeb, executive director for university communications.

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A natural progression Culhaugen Family Legacy Spans 75 Years of PL U, Church History

By Judy Davis A family whose association with Pacific Lutheran U n iversity spans 75 years has donated a large America n flag to PlU which is now unfurling in the wind in front of Eastvold Auditori u m .

"One day, while I was sitting on a bench on the cam pus quad rangle, I noticed how old and small the ca mpus flag looked , so I decided a new one would be a n ice g ift from our fa m ily," said the Rev. Theo­ dore G u lhaugen, ' 1 6 . The p resen ­ tation was made d uri ng PLU's H omeco m i ng oct. 1 7 .

Over the years, the now 88-year­ old retired m in ister a nd h is late wife, Gertrude, saw a son and four daughters graduate from PLU .

Four Gulhaugen gra n d c h i l d re n currently a re P L U students. Most were present for a family reunion a n d the flag presentation cere­ mony.

They i ncluded: - M rs . Lee (Grace Elaine) La Bar, '48, of Vineland, N .J . , whose hus­ band is a Lutheran m i nister. The La Bars have three chi ldren .

- M rs . Rumohr Gamm. '48 of M in neapolis, M i n n . , whose late

husband, Edward , attended P LU before enrolling in tile U n iversity of M i n n esota M edical Schoo l . M rs .

Gamm is the mother o f five chil­ dre n .

- M rs . Richard ( Kathy Clare), ' 56, of Redd ing, Calif The Clares' three sons, Scott, Ti mothy and Jeff attend PLU .

- M rs . J . Leland (Teddil Mebust.

'59, of New Freedom, Pa . , whose husband also is a Lutheran m i n is ­ ter. They are the parents of five childre n .

Rev . Gulhauge n ' s s o n , M a rti n , and h is wife, Norene (Skilbred) '48, have a son, Bertra m , who is at­ ten d i ng PLU M a rtin is pastor of G loria Dei Lutheran C h u rch i n Tacoma. Another son, Theodore, 74, is a Lutheran pastor i n Bow­ don , N , D . The Gulhaugens a lso have two other sons.

Rev. Gulhaugen's bonds with PLU and the Lutheran Church began form ing i n 1 91 5 when he was a student at the Pacific Luthe­ ra n Academy located in the m idst of the " Pa rkland prairie , " A Norweg ian i m m ig rant, Rev. Gulhaugen l eft h i s h o m e l a n d when h e was 1 8 , The youngest of 1 2 children, he sai led to Ballard to l ive with his brother, Louis.

Whi le at the academy, Rev. Gulh augen met his future wife.

Her father, M a rtin Alexa nder, was a pioneer Lutheran pastor serving the a rea, " M y wife's mother - whose total l ife was the church - was instru mental in organizing wo­ men in Lutheran congregations on the West Coast." recounted Rev, Gulhaugen, His late wife's fa m i l y i n c l u d e d f i ve Lutheran m i nisters .

Bonds with the Lutheran churc h strengthened i n 1 91 6 when the conference m ission board sent the 21 -year-old student to Teller, Alaska, to conduct a "dogsled m i nistry " "At the time, Alaska was consi­ dered a 'foreign m issio n , ' a nd the conference was havi ng d ifficu lty fi nding a n ordai ned m i nister to s e rv e t h e re , " r e c a l l e d Rev. Gulhaugen.

"Since they knew I was pla n n ing to become a Lutheran m i nister, they asked me if I'd consider servi ng i n Alaska for a year," he conti n ued , The "ca l l " was issued d u ring a m ission board conference Rev. Gulhaugen was attending near

Members of the Gulhaugen family on hand for presentation ofa new campus flag to PLU were from left, Jeff Clare, Dick Clare, Rev. Theodore Gulhaugen, Mrs. Martin (Norene) Gulhaugen, TOOdi Mebust, Grace LeBar, Rumohr Gamm, Kathy Clare and Scott Clare.

Seattle, so there was not much time to ponder a decision.

"In fact. I went off by myself brieflY, knelt and asked God 0 gu ide me, a n d ca me out and accepted the cal l ! " quipped Rev. Gulhaugen.

He displayed a kee n memory a bout h is experience in the land of the m i d n i g ht su n and Northern l i g h t s . W h i le i n A l a s k a , Rev. Gulhaugen condu cted services for Eskimo children in the m ission's boarding school . I n additio n , he a nd a n interpreter skim med ac­ ross the ice a nd snow in a sled d rawn by a 1 7 -dog tea m , visiting Eskimoes living i n settl e m ents dotting the a rea , After his experience i n Alaska , Rev, Gulhaugen contin ued prepar­ ing for the m i n i stry at Luther and Red Wing Sem i na ries in M i n neso­ ta . Ordained in 1 921 , he served parishes in the Yakima Valley i n Washi ngton, British Colu mbia , and Sacra mento, Calif., before retiring in � 962 . H e then served as visita­ tion pastor at Trin ity Lutheran Ch urch, Parkland, until age 80, He stil l teaches a B ible study class there on Su nday and cond ucts the se nior fellowship for the church, Rev. Gulhaug e n ex pects h i s fa m i ly's bonds with PLU to con­ tinue to strengthen H is progeny i n c l u d es 20 g ra ndchildre n , six g reat-grandchildren and " more on the way" who have the poten­ tial to add to the Gulhaugen legacy.

"Our fa mily's association with the Lutheran church and P LU has been a natural progression , " sug ­ gested Rev. Gulhauge n .

I n his mind, " It is a reflecti n of G od ' s b l ess i n g , determi nation , sacrifice and a wi l l i ng ness o n the part of the child ren to contribute to their own education.

"Of course, we also believe that

'all things work to the good to those who love the Lord , ' " he added .

Contented, happy and active i n h is elder years, Rev. Gulhaugen s miled knowingly as he wal ked towa rd a door someone was strugg l i ng to ope n .

"With God's h e l p , " h e sa id, " m y life h a s been as easy a s un latching this lock . " H i s e es began to tWi n ! e a with ease, he opened the door wide. ,

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I n Retirement. Rhoda You ng Reflects On campus Cha nges And Traditions

By Judy Davis

"Wi nter is over.

"Spring is here. Let us celebrate with the bea uty of pagea ntry . " Rhoda Y o u n g , a beloved physic­ al education teacher at P LU for 29 years, offers this simple explana­ tion a bout the origins of Mayfest a tradition she fostered th rough­ out her tenure at PLU , from 1 938 to 1 967.

It was M rs . Young who guided the Mayfest tradition as it grew from a series of a l l - g i rl folk da nces performed on the " Pa rkland Peb­ bles" ( now the quadra ngle i n front of Eastvold Aud itoriu m ) , to a spec­ tacle of pageantry Involvi ng the entire ca mpus. A PLU alum, M rs.

Young was a 'scarf da ncer' in the first Mayfest da ncers organized in 1 935 by Adah Dapper, a physical education teacher who i nfluenced M rs. Young's decision to follow in her mentor's footsteps. ' ' I 've always viewed Mayfest as a delightful b it of fluff i n the spring - an opportunity to preserve our heritage, i nvolve a lot of students in the healthy exercise provided by dance a n d participate in good, wholesome fu n , " said the former head of the women's physical education department at PLU .

In the process of preserving the Mayfest tradition, M rs . Young had to buck tradition .

"It was n 't u ntil 1 950 that men were i n cluded in the M ayfest d ances . . . at the time, dancing was strictly forbidden at PLU, and President Eastvold called me in time and again to offer responses to those who objected to this 'dancing on cam pus: " recalled Mrs. Young .

But with changing times and a ttitu d es , and t h ro u g h M r s .

Young's tenacity, the coed Mayf� est dancers becam e a cceptable,

Class Notes 1 932 On their su mmer vacation trip to Newfoundland and Labrador, Leo and LORRAINE (Thoren '31 ) FORSBERG and their daughter, Mary Ellen, visited L'Anse-aux-Meadows, the historic site of a Viking settlement about the year 1 000. In 1 978 the site was the first one to be placed on U N ESCO's World Heritage List of places of outstanding universal value to be protected and conserved by an i nternational World Heritage Comm ittee and Fu nd . At present the Visitor'S Reception Center is in a former country schoolhouse and is directed by Parks Canada Plans are being made to construct a new and larger center with many more a rtifacts to interest visitors.

a nd a sou rce of ca mpus pride.

"I was very careful a bout who I selected as M ayfest d ancers and I which da nces were performed a d m it I chose da ncers the stu­ dents would respect " said M rs.

Young, whose repertOire of folk dances once n u m bered in the h u n d reds.

She taught them in c l a sses w h ich were a mong the most popu lar on campus for men as well as women students.

U nfortunately, i n 1 9 6 7 M rs .

Young was forced to retire be­ ca use of a breakdown i n her body's i m m u ne system . However, Auden Toven , a Norweg ian pro­ fessor she had " recruited" for the' P LU teaching staff, has used his; expertise as a certified folk-da nce teacher to perpetuate the Mayfest da ncer tradition the past 1 4 yea rs . · I ronica l ly, M rs. Young was the first P LU professor to benefit from a faculty disabil ity i ns u rance prog -I ra m she had helped I nitiate j ust a few yea rs prior to her forced retirement.

"After witnessing the financial hardship which had affected a colleague who became ill, several other faculty mem bers and I serv­ ed on a committee which recom­ mended a d isability pla n ado pted by the board and a d m i nistration , " said M rs . Young who still m a i nta ins a n active i nterest i n "what's goi ng, o n " at P L U , " Each eveni n g , my h usband and I take a walk a round the cam pus, " said the stately a n d fem i n i ne re­ tired p rofessor. Her husba nd, Walt g ra duated from P LU i n 1 950.

The Youngs' home, located nea r campus, offers a n excellent va n­ tage point from which to observe the changes that have occu rred over the years at PLU . But the nonvisible changes - the ones . affecting women's participation in physicial education programs at -

Rhoda Young physicial education program s at P LU - a re the ones Mrs. Young finds most enco u rag ing. " I th i n k it's wonderful that wo­ men's sports a re being recog ­ n ized as an i m portant part of the overa ll physical education prog ­ ra m . When I was teach ing, women students were not a llowed to compete, although we did have an active intra m u ra l progra m , " re­ vealed M rs . Young .

"There was a common belief women did not have the emotion­ a l strength necessary to withsta nd the rigors of competitions, " she said wryly, "And, we never had our own eq u i pment; we used the men's

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NEVELLA (Ross) LEMAGIE and hus­ band have moved to Gig Harbor, Wash .

She is now retired after having taught head start and kindergarten in Tacoma Public Schools.

ROBERT NISTAD has been asigned to the home office of Lutheran M utual Life effective March 1 982 and will be appointed vice president - agency development in January 1 983 . He and his family will be moving from Seattle to Waverly, Iowa, early in 1 982 .

1 952 CLIFFORD "Bud" CAIRNS, teacher of English and photography at Stadium High School, Tacoma, received his doctorate in education deg ree from Laurence University in Santa Barbara, Calif. this summer. He has ta ught at Stadium for 22 years, and had earlier taught at McCarver J u n ior High and Geiger Elementary Schools. He has been a part-time i nstructor at Tacoma Community College and an adjunct professor for Central Washington U n ­ iverSity. His doctoral work involved language arts. His dissertation con ­ cerned the methodology of teaching the writing of short stories. Three of his own stories were included in the dissertation.

1 954 Dr. DONALD M. KEITH of Seattle, Wash . , is president of the Washington State Medical Association. He was honored at a reception in Spokane on Sept. 2 5 , 1 981 .

1 958 THOMAS C. REEVES published his fifth book i n November 1 981 , The Life and Times of Joe McCarthy. The volume was brought out by Stein and Day i n New York and has been accept­ ed for republication by both the Book of the Month Club and the History Book Club. Tom continues to serve as

cast- offs - one yea r we had two bats, two balls and two mitts for the entire seaso n , " she Q u i pped .

If she had conti nued to teach at P LU , Rhoda Young would have retired in 1 981 . In recognition of her yea rs of service, the u niversity recently presented her with a plaque which reads in part: "The Pacific Lutheran U niversity com- . m u n ity expresses its a ppreciation, affection and esteem to Rhoda H .

Young for her years of service . . . a nd for her lasting contributions to the u niversity . . . " It is a fitting tribute to a profes­ sor whose d i g nity a nd respectabil­ ity a re reflected i n the traditions and programs she helped estab­ lish at P LU .

chairman a n d professor of history at the U niversity of Wisconsin-Parkside.

He, his wife Kathleen (Garrison '59), and three daughters live in suburban Racine, Wisc.

1 961 RUDY MANGELS x'61 , lives in New York and is a pilot for American Airlines.

1 962 DICK AND NORMA (Dayhuff '63) HELSTROM are living in Plymouth, Minn., where Dick is executive vice president and chief financial officer for Enercon Data Corporation in Min­ neapolis, Minn. They have three chil­ dren , Jeff, Chris and Julie.

KENT TEKRONY lives in San Francisco a nd is a pilot for Western Airlines.

Other PLU g rads who are Western pilots include Bill Koli. '63; and David Weiseth, '67. Kent is a member of the Alumni Board of PLU's Alumni Associa­ tion.

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ment properties. Prior to entering the real estate business, Joan taught school in Federal Way for 1 1 years and coached the high school gym team.

Bob taught school for 15 years and was head coach for the football tea m .

1 968 MICHA E L FORD is director of campus programming at Portland's Lewis & Clark College. His wife, MARY LY N N (Ra mstad '68) is teachi ng reading.

They have three children, Kristin, 1 1 ; Brian, 8 ; and Katie, 6 . They live in Portla nd, Ore.

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TO TOP De nta l Resea rc h Post

Robert Nistad C LU , '53, head of the Seattle agency of Luthera n M utual Life for 1 7 years, moves to the head office of the co mpany in J a n u a ry.

The move precedes his appoi nt­ ment as vice -president for agency develo pment in January 1 983.

N istad, who has been associated with Lutheran Mutual for 26 years, heads an agency that is now fifth ­ largest in the com pa ny natio n ­ wide. I n 1 979 h e earned the com pa ny's Master Agency Builder Award .

Fra n k Sta rk, a former agent who became a su pervisor for the Nis­ tad agency in 1 977, will head the age ncy following N istad's depar­ tu re .

Leroy Spitzer of Bremerto n , a 1 952 PLU gradu ate, is the agency's pe ren nial leading agent. Both he and N istad are past presidents of the PLU Alumni Associati o n .

N istad attributes his success t o a personal phi losophy based o n C h r i s t i a n p r i n c i p le s . " G ive everyone fair, just and equitable treatment as a Christian person should do," he sai d . " People's feelings a re important; if you consider them , results will fol low . '

Dr. Roger Lundblad of Chapel Hill, N . C . , has been named as­ sociate director of the Dental Research Center at the U niversity of North Carolin a .

Lundblad, a 1 961 Pacific Luthe­ ra n U n iversity g radu ate, has serv­ ed as professor of pathology and biochem istry at the School of Medici ne and professor of oral biology in the department of periodontics at the School of Dentistry. He was appointed to the staff of the center in 1 968 and became acting associate di rector in 1 978. He also is associate direc­ tor of the UNC Center for Throm­ bosis a nd Hemeostasis.

His research concerns protein chemistry and blood coagulation.

B ef o re co m i n g to U N C , Lundblad was a research associate at Rockefeller U n iversity a nd the U n iversity of Was h i n gto n . H e earned his doctorate a t the U of W i n 1 965.

He is an ad hoc reviewer for the National Science Fou n dation a n d a former reviewer for the National Institute of Health a nd the Ameri­ can Heart Associatio n . i'

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1 964 ELA I N E (Olson) RANDOY lives in Seat­ tle and is in the employ of Eastern Airlines .

MI RIAM HEYER is living in Arlington, Va. She received a Ph . D . in Education (cou nsel i n g a n d g ui d a nce) fro m Catholic University of Ayorica this fall.

1 966 ROGER STILLMAN has been named as the new general manager of the Edward J. DeBa rtolo Corporation's Ald erwood Mall located in Lynnwood, Wash . Prior to assu ming his new position with DeBartolo Corporation, he was employed for eight years with the Hawaii based Dillingham Corpora­ tion.

1967 JOAN (Fosness '67) and ROBERT MITION '60 have opened their own real estate firm in downtown Gig Harbor. The name of their busi ness is "Harbor Tides Realty . " They concen ­ trate pri marily in residential , commer­ c' I, land development, and invest-

ROBERT BEATH completed his Ph.D. in theatre from the U niversity of Utah in 1 979. He is employed by the Bellingham School District as a drama teacher and representative for the' fine a rts department at Sehome High School . He is married and they have one son, Joel. 1 4. His wife, Linda, is also employed by the Bellingham School District.

M/M LEE KLUTH '69 ( PAM BACH '69) a re the parents of a son , Chad Nicholas, born Sept. 6, 1 981 . He ioi ns brothers, Ryan Christopher, 7; and Erik Berent. 3. Lee is pastor at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church in Kirkland, Wash .

CATHY (Harshman) SAMLASKA and husband, Richard, are living in Tacoma, wash. , where Dick works for Kaiser Alumin u m . They have a daughter, Brooke Annell, born Oct. 9, 1 980 and Cathy is on a year's leave of absence from her teaching position at Rogers High School in Puyallup, Wash.

1 970 ERIC GODFREY, director of fina ncial aid and enrollment service at California S tate U n iversity-Long Beach since 1 978, is the new di rector of financial aid at the Un iversity of Washingto n . He will su pervise a 45- person office staff.

Eric was housing d irector at PLU from 1 970-72 . He later was an administrator at Penn State University, where he is presently a doctoral candidate.

J A N ( S w a n s o n ) H O L L E N G B ERY moved to Spokane last March . She is busy being a single parent of three girls. She is presently atte n d i n g graduate school a t Gonzaga Un iversi­ ty, where she is a grad uate assistant in administration and curricul u m .

D I C K SMITH was recently transferred from Denver to Spokane with Chevron Chemical Company. He is a sales representative in the Consu mer Pro­ d ucts Division.

M/M THOMAS STUEN '69 ( KAREN RANHEIM 70l are the parents of a son, born Oct. 1 7, 1 981 . They live in Alexandria, Va.

1 971 OMAR AL-BAIZ is currently di rector, Saudi Arabian Education Mission of Californ ia . Education Mission is re­ sponsible for overseeing the Universi­ ty education of several thousand Arabian students on the West Coast.

Omar was on ca mpus in late October to renew acquaintances and friend­ ships and to visit favorite faculty. He also explored additiona l opportunities for Saudi Arabian students. While 0 /1 campus he visited with Dr. Rieke, Richard Moe, Gu ndar King, Richard Jobst. John Schiller, Donald Farmer, Chuck Nelson a nd Jim Van Beek.

JANICE (Elmore) BARSUN is living in San Antonio, Tex. with her husba nd, Karl, whom she ma rried i n December 1973. They are the parents of a son, Phillip Andrew, born Aug . 30, 1 981 .

Janice is now a full-time mother. She received her master's d eg ree in social work in 1 973 from Our Lady of the Lake U n iversity.

LINDA GRAY received a Ph . D. from New York University in June 1 981 in physical therapy. She is currently di­ recto r, Physical Therapy Program , Long Island U niversity i n New York. She lives in Oceanside, N . Y .

TOM GUM PRECHT received h i s M . D . from the U niversity of Colorado at Denver in July and is now a doctor of otolaryngology, includ i ng head and neck surgery, in practice with Drs. Da niel R. Miller a nd Colin S. Doyle i n Lewiston, Idaho. He i s also a diplomate of the American Board of Internal MediCine, which means he is an inter­ n ist q u a l if ied to practice general medicine.

M/M DAVID SO DERLUND are the parents of a son, Matthew Bernard, born March 1 2 , 1 981 . They are still living in upstate New York and David is still assistant professor of insecticide toxicology at Cornell U niversity's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva .

CO NSTANCE A. M ILLER has been appoi nted accou nt executive for the Seattle ABC television affiliate, KOMO­ TV. Prior to her new appOintment Constance was employed by WJZ-TV, ABC television affiliate for Baltimore, M d . , where she served as account executive from August 1 979 through October 1 981 .

1 972 M/M Kenneth Ebert (ANN CAR RUTH­ ERS 72) a re the parents of a son , Scott Jeffrey, born Sept. 1 9 , 1 981 . He joins a brother, Dusti n , 2 years old . Ann was awarded 1 981 Sub Teacher of the Year

by Hermiston School District. She is now full-time wife and mother. Ken is equipment man for Union Pacific R a i l road Com m u n ications Depart­ ment. They live in Hermiston, Ore. LIN DA GATCH has been named as the new assistant general manager of the Edward J . DeBartolo Corporation 's Alderwood Mall located i n Lynnwood, Wash.

M/M otto A . Petersen, Jr. (NAOMI J EFFERY) are living in Montana with their daughter Rikke, 8; and sons, Kiell, 4, and N ils, 1. Pete is a launch control officer for M i n uteman I I I missiles.

Naomi is evaluating an NEH grant to the Great Falls Public Library and is education secretary for Redeemer Lutheran Church as well as being active in Suzuki m usic.

Marine Capt. MICHAEL G. JACKSON recently partiCipated in desert warfare training at the Marine Corps Air/ G ro u nd Combat Center, Twenty-nine Palms, Calif M/M Bill Simmelink (SUZIE SHERIDAN) a re the parents of a daug hter, Mary Katherine, born Sept. 1 9, 1 980. She joins a brother Paul, 3. Suzie works at home and Bill is di rector of marketing for Digital Communications Corp.

They live in Gaithersburg, Md .

GARY and KATH LEEN ( Espeset 72) HUNTINGTON 72 are l iving in Barns- , ville, Minn , where Gary is regional sales rep for Reser's Find Foods - North Da kota area. They have two sons, Travis, 7, and Aaron, 5.

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From

Walden To Waughop

Al u m's Thorea u - Li ke Cabin Offe rs Promise Of solitu de. Conte m plation

By Judy Davis

From the second floor of the main building at Fort Steilacoom Com mun ity College i n Tacoma, one can see the simp le. rou g h ­ hewn framework of a l o g cabin overlooking Wa ughop Lake The one- room ca bin's rustic appearance contrasts sha rply with the sleek, steel a n d c o n c rete structures on the campus. Poised a mong trees. shrubs and grasses that com prise the outer fringes of the 50-acre campus. the cabin seems to beckon one to retreat there . . . . . . To contemplate . . . to ob-

cabin doorway frames Waughop Lake.

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serve a n d enjoy natu re . . . to listen to the stirrings of one's soul . . . to write.

William Krieger ('68), FSCC E n ­ g l ish professor a n d chai rma n of the Hum a nities Department, had a l l these objectives - and more ­ in m i nd when he first envisioned building a log cabin patterned after the one Henry David Thoreau built near Wal den Pond i n Mas­ sach usetts .

"The ca bin is dedicated to the spirit of Thoreau who felt that a natural setting was very conducive to letting the mind work . . . it is a n environ ment that goes beyond the objects of natu re to the ideas spawned by confrontation with nature," said Krieger, who re­ ceived his master's from PLU i n

1 973.

The cabin will be used primarily

by Krieger's students for writing projects .

"Like Thoreau , the students will be em phasizing expressing their ideas in a journal form , " said the life m e m b e r of the T h o r e a u Society .

Krieger is worki ng on a doctoral d issertation dealing with the ma­ jor works of Thoreau; when the thesis is comp leted, he will receive his doctorate in American Stu d ies from Washi ngton State U niversity.

Besides bei ng used as a writing retreat. the Thoreau cabin also will be open to small-group meetings of facu lty, staff and students.

"At the cabi n. we'd l i ke to encourage activities that relate to the huma nities in general - even­ tua l ly. I hope we ca n construct an outd oor a m p h itheate r . " s a i d Krieger.

The cabin was a pproved by the FSCC board of trustees with a stri ngent condition - it was to be constructed without any money from the school .

"It seemed like an enormous

Bill Krieger

challenge, but I adopted the 'Yes, We Can' philosophy of the Lou isia­ n a -Pacific Corp where I work part­ time and real ized it cou ld be done," said the h usky. former offensive tackle for the PLU foot­ ball team .

Fortunately, L - P donated tools and floori ng and helped select logs and materia ls for the p roject; the logs, themselves, were do­ nated by the Wh ite River School District after being cleared off district land by students in the logging techno l ogy cou rse at FSC C .

"We've also had hel p from local businesses. organizations and stu­ dents," said Krieger. I n his free time, Krieger has used his Paul­ Bunya n-like strength to peel. cut and notch into place logs for the cabin - often with his sons, Dick.

9. and Bob, 7. serving as "sidewalk supervisors. " "We've had some fa mily camp­ outs at the cabin, too," said Krieger. an easygoing. friendly professor who dispels a ny notion that studying English is "sissy" for a "dumb football player. " He is married to Patricia Callow Krieger

'69.

As a gesture of appreciation.

Krieger gives out. "Yes. We Can"

buttons to anyone who has in any way contrib uted to the project. " Besides recog n i z i n g contribu ­ tions. the buttons also o pen u p discussion about potential uses for the cabi n , " said Krieger.

The libera l-arts advocate feels the ca bin is especially valuable because it exto ls the h u ma n ities in a community col lege setting emphasizing tech nica l education.

"For me, the li beral a rts educa ­ tion I receive a t P L U h a s been va lua ble in everyth ing I've tried from working in the L-P mill. to the classroom. to dealing with my fa mily. At the co m m u n ity level, I thi n k the h u manities can hel p students focus on something oth­ er than their specialties . . . i nter­ est in the humanities can provide a r e f r e s h i n g c h a n g e of p a c e throughout their l ifetime . " Fo r stu d e nts at FSC C , t h e Thoreau ca bin can represent sim­ ple axioms as va lid today as they were in Thorea u 's ti me.

I n Krieger's words, "Don't con­ fuse what you a re doing now with what you can do . . . l i ke Thorea u , be open t o c h a n g e . . . a n d , most of a l l , have confidence i n you r own potential . "

19 Alumni

Theodore 0. H. Karl, professor emeritus of communication arts, 1981 PLU Heritage A ward winner.

8rian Olson, a junior from Livermore, Calif. , and Karen Flanigan, a senior from 8urbank, Calif. , reigned as homecoming king and queen at PLU oct. 17. Olson is majoring in mathema tics and economir:s; Ms. Flanigan is an elementary education major with a concentration in communication arts.

Glimpses of Homecom i ng

1 981 "No one has enjoyed knowing you more than he has, and no one is more pleased with the things you 've done. " - Helen Leraas, accepting Heritage A ward from the Alumni Association on behalf of her husband.

Bryan Wall, Linden, NJ teacher, 1981 Alumnus of the Year.

Judd Doughty, KPLU-FM station rela 足 tions liaison, 1981 PLU Alumnus of the Year.

PLU President Dr. William 0. Rieke greets 1981 Heritage A ward winner Dr. Harold Leraas, profes足 sor emeritus of biology.

Rev. Clifford L unde of Seattle, bishop of the North Pacific District, American Lutheran Church, 1981 PLU Dis tinguished Alumnus.

Dr. Ra y Tobiason, superintendent of Puyallup (Wash.J Public Schools, 1981 PLU Distinguished Alumnus.

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Class N otes (Continued from page

18)

1 973 ABDULLA EL-KUWAIZ, M BA 73, is deputy minister of finance, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

MlM P H I L F U RTH 75 ( LEAN N E SCHARF 73) a re the parents of a daughter, Megan Marie, born Aug. 23, 1 981 . She joins a brother, Paul, 6%, a sister, Sarah, 5, and another brother, John, 2%. Phil is working as a physician assistant with an Auburn orthopedic physician and Leane is employed part­ time at Good Samaritan Hospital's coronary care unit in Puyallup. They reside in Auburn, Wash.

MICHELLE MANN moved to the Los Angeles area in Aug . , and is working as youth director and with parish educa­ ion at st. Ti mothy Lutheran Parish in Lakewood Church. She lives in Sta n­ ton, Calif.

1 974 M/M RICK EASTMAN 72 (MARY GEISL­ ER 74) are the parents of a daughter, Marga ret Alyce, born Aug. 2 1 , 1 981 .

She joins a sister, Jennifer, 3% years old. Rick is conference manager at PLU and Mary is on leave from Pacific Northwest Bell.

DIM KIM NORDBERG are the parents of a daughter, Molly Eileen, born AP.r.

30 1 981 . She joins a brother, Enc Da�id 2''12 years old. They are living in puyaliup, Wash , w here K i m is a dentist.

1 975 BECKY BOEHNE received her master of science degree in nursing from the University of Kentucky in Aug ust and is currently on the faculty in the School of Nursing at the Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Ore , where she resides.

NANCY QU ILLIN and Michael Wilkin­ son, a high school teacher at Bellar­ mine Prep, a re married and living in Tacoma, Wash. Nancy is teaching speech and English at Rogers High School in Puyallup She will chaperone a high school group to Europe in the summer of 1 982 , M/M TRACY TOnEN 75 (TERRY PFEIFER 75) are the parents of a son, Cory Neil, born Oct. 1 8, 1 981 . They have just moved into a new home i n Pasadena, Calif. Tracy is sales manager of Totten Tubes, Inc. , and Terry is an ornamental horticultural student at Cal Poly i n Pomona. Tracy is a member of the Alumni Board of PLU's Alumni Association.

BARBARA WHiTlEY and Gary Dildine were married Sept. 1 9, 1 981 at Beth­ lehem Lutheran Church in Tacoma, Wash. Barbara is an RN at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup and Gary is assistant manager at Miller's Office Supply a lso in Puyallup.

JAMES YOCKIM is living i n Williston, No. Dak. , where he is part owner in HY­ Plains Energy, an oil brokerage firm.

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JOAN E. ACKERMANN is working for the department of defense in Brindisi.

Italy. She is the school nurse at the American High School Air Force Base.

She also teaches . health to sopho­ mores, juniors, and seniors.

DAVE LEE x76 is working for KJNO­ AM-BC Cable TV in Juneau, Alaska.

Friends can write to him at 7380 N .

D o u g las H i g hway, Juneau, Alaska 99801 .

M/M KEITH JOSEPHSON 77 <ALEXIS WILSON 76) are the parents of a son, Derek M icah, born J uly 20, 1 981 . Alexis is on leave of absence as a PHN from Ramsey County Public Health Nursing Science in st. PaUl, Minn., and Keith is an intern pastor at st. Peter's Lutheran Church in Elk Grove, Calif. They will return to st. Paul next September where Keith will finish studies at Luther Theological Sem inary .

MARIE REITMANN i s working for the Department of Extension , Ministry of Agriculture in Bang kok, Thailand in connection with Oregon State Univer­ sity·s International 4-H Youth Ex­ change prog ra m.

M/M J EFF REY NOLDS 76 (JOAN PECKENPAUGH 76) are the parents of a daug hter, Kate Elizabeth, born Aug. 1 3, 1 981 . They live in Bellingham, Wash.

M/M Rick Souza (MARY WELLER) are the parents of a son, David Michael, on May 2, 1 981 . They have been living in Spokane for the past two years, where Rick is a commercial artist for a local company and Mary is in a master's program at Whitworth College. They would like to hear from friends and their a d d ress is: 1 505 W . 1 6th, Spokane, Wash. 99203.

MlM scon TEMPLETON 75 (SUE ANDERSON 76) are the parents of a daughter, Beth Suzanne, born July 23, 1 981 . She is their second daug hter and joins sister, Hannah Elizabeth, 3 years.

Scott is working for Hillhaven in Taco­ ma as a systems a nalyst. Sue is a homemaker and mother and enjoys it

1 977 ANNE (McLuskie) HAFER and hus­ band, Randy, have moved to Evans­ ton, III., where Anne is attending the J. l. Kellogg Graduate School of Manage­ ment at Northwestern U niversity. She was a recipient of the Austin Scholar­ ship, the hig hest awa rd made to entering students.

ELIZABETH ALLEN 77 and DAVID SPLINTER 77 were married Oct. 3, 1 981 in People's Church, Tacoma, Wash. a nd they are making their home in Tacoma. David is an incentive compen­ sation analyst for Weyerhaeuser and Elizabeth is a music teacher on leave of absence from Tumwater SChool Dis­ trict, Tumwater, Wash .

SUE (Wood 77) and ERIK PEARSON 78 are the parents of a daughter, Lisa Kristine, born Aug . 24, 1 981 . They are living in Gig Harbor, Wash . , where Erik is a firefighter with Pierce County Fire Dist. #5.

A poster deSigned by Richard Hartman 78 w�s one f?f five winners in an international competition sponsored by the United NatIons General Assembly Second Special Assembly on Disarmament, scheduleC! for next May. Hartman IS an art teacher at Elkhorn High School in Elkhorn. WISe.

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1 979

MARY BOHM is cu rrently on a one­ year leave of absence from the Silver­ ' ton School District and is working on her master's degree in guidance and counseling in the public schools. She is also coaching a high school cross­ country team and teaching gymnast­ ics on a part-time basis, She lives in Salem, Ore. MlM PAU L SACKMAN '80 (MARGARET LEE78) are the parents of a daughter, Christina Maria, born Aug. 3 1 , 1 981 .

She is their first child. Pau l is employed

by Sea/First Leasing Corp. in Seattle, W a S h . , a n d M a rg a ret is a chemotherapist at Tacoma General Hospital in Tacoma.

JON RIVENBURG has been awarded a g raduate teaching fellowship at the University of Oreg on. A doctoral stu­ dent in the division of educational policy and management, Jon was employed this past term as an assis­ tant to the associate provost for fiscal affairs.

M/M MARTIN SCH N EITER a re the parents of a daug hter, Marian Carina, born Aug . 7, 1 981 in Rheinfelden, Switzerland. Martin works for CIBA­ GEIGY, Ltd . in Basel in market research for plastic products. They would like to hear from friends. Their address is: Waldsh uterstrasse 69, 4310 Rheinfez­ den, Switzerland, SALLY SCHROEDER 78 and Rona ld Freed II, were married May 3, 1 980 and are making their home in Camas, Wash., where Ron is employed with Crown Zellerbach Paper.

M/M RICH SWANSON 77 (CHRIS JOHNSON 78) are the parents of a son , Jacob Richard, born sept 25, 1 981 .

They live in Moses Lake, Wash.

Marine 1 st Lt. THOMAS M. TUEIT recently completed air-combat train­ ing at Marine Corps Ai r Station, Yuma, Ariz. He is attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squa dron 361 , M a r i n e Corps Helicopter Air Station, Tustin, Calif. He joined the Marine Corps in June 1 978.

GREG VIE is working in the script department of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios while purs u i n g a w riti n g career. He lives in los Angeles, Calif.

JEFF WHITE married Deanna Lund of Woodinville, Wash. in J uly of 1 981 . Jeff is a first-year medical student at Oral Roberts University School of Medicine in Tulsa, Okla .

M/M RON BARNARD 78 (LY N DA RICH 79) are the pa rents of a baby boy, born June 1 3 , 1 981 . Ron is teaching fifth grade in Eatonville. They live in Tacoma.

NANCY KINTN ER is working as a family aide for both Protestants and Catholics in Belfast, Irela nd. She left her home in Wenatchee, WaSh., i n Ju ne of 1 980 to enter the Brethren Volu nteer Service. During her orienta­ tion period in Kentucky she decided to go overseas and chose I reland. Nan­ cy's first project was working at a coffee bar in a renovated building used as a multi-purpose center for various organizations. The center is in the working class section of Belfast between the Protestant and Catholic areas. General a ims of the center are to reduce stress within a family, to encourage a family to feel more confident, capable and in control .

FRITZ LAMPE 79 and DIANE (Lang x78) LAMPE a re living in Lae, Papua New Gu inea this yea r where Fritz is serving his internship year through Wa rtburg Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa.

They welcome you r prayers in thei r work and welcome any mail at: Box 1 3 1 , Lae, Papua New Guinea .

1 980 M/M MARK BROCKER 79 !DONNA THOMAS '80l are the pa rents of a son, Isaac Thomas, born Jan. 27, 1 981 , They are living in Chicago where Mark is attending Lutheran School of Theolo­ gy and U niversity of Chicago.

ROBY N CREASY and Don Watkins will be married Jan. 9, 1 982 . Robyn is a private piano instructor and eleme � ­ tary school substitute teacher. Don IS an electrical engineer with Bonneville Power Administration in Portland, O re.

They will make their first home i n ' Portla nd .

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Class Notes

Tribute To Frank Halev Recalls A Man Who Cared

(Continued from page 20) SY I LVIA NABBE N is a universal teller with Banco Corp. in Mi nneapolis, M i n n .

DIANE N I E M A N is living i n Port Angeles, Wash . , where she is teaching third grade.

DOUG SAH LB ERG '80 and KAREL ANNE ROSE x'81 were ma rried Aug . 22, 1 981 a Bethlehem Lutheran in M a rys­ ville, Wash. Doug is working for Da­ ta/1 0 in Red mond, Wash . , and Karel is working for Rainier National Bank.

They reside in Kirkland, Wash.

KATHY ROWBERG '80 and CHUCK SCHAEFER '81 were married J u ly 1 8, 1 980 and are now living in Chicago where Chuck is studying African h is­ tory at the Un iversity of Chicago and Kathy is studying chem istry at the Un iversity of Ill inois.

1 981 AN ITA M . AMBURN '81 and KENNETH N E LSON '80 are being ma rried Dec. 1 9, 1 9 81 at Lakeridge Lutheran Ch urch in Seattle, Wash. They will be living in Kent, Wash.

JIM BIES is living in Northfield, M i n n . , where he is working for st. Olaf Colleg e .

KATHLEEN KAATZ is currently work­ ing with adult male inmates as a corrections counselor at Cedar Creek Correctional Center. She lives in Roy, Wash.

KRISTIE KRAH M E R is living in Federal Way, wash . , and is employed at Weherhaeuser.

M ELISSA MAJAR is living in Federal Way, Wa sh. and is emp loyed by Ernst & Whinney of Tacoma, Wash.

J U LI E WILLSON and RICHARD HAN­ SON were married on Au g . 9, 1 981 in Centra l ia, WaSh . , where they are mak­ ing their home.

In Memoriam DOROTHY (MCComb) RAMSTAD LESSER '42, mother of Mary Lynn Ramstad Ford '68, died of cancer Aug . 13, 1981 at her home in Seattle, Wash. Su rvivors, in addi­ tion to her daughter, i nclude her son, Timothy Ra mstad; daug hter­ in-law Julie Ramstad; son-in-law, Dr. Michael Ford; father, George Griffin ; sister, Irene La ng; brother, William Griffin, and four grandchil­ dren, Kristi n, Bria n and Katie Ford, and Anders Ra mstad.

New Sculpture to Memorialize librarian'S Son A 16-foot sta i nless steel sculp­ ture by PLU a rtist-in-residence Tom Torrens has been com m is­ sioned in memory of J o h n Heuss­ man Jr. Heuss man, who died Aug . 2 in a scuba diving accident, was the son of PLU librari a n J o h n Heussman and h is wife, Joha nna.

Th e s c u l pt u re , w h e n c o m ­ p eted will be installed in the PLU ' M ortvedt Li bra ry founta i n . Memo­ rial g ifts are being used to defray the cost of the sculpture.

Frank Haley, director of the library at PLU for 25 years, died Oct. 13. He is buried at New Tacoma Cemetery. Among his sur­ vivors are his wife, Nellie, daughter Janet, sons David and Jonathan, and grandchildren. Following are excerpts from a meditation and tribute, delivered by PLU Director of Church Relations Rev. Harvey Neufeld at the funeral service oct.

16:

"A coat of many colors was a symbol of great love, affectio n , warmth a n d pride. It was a s i n g u l a r i ndication of giftedness. In many ways Fra n k Ha ley was a man whose coat had many colors . He was I n many ways most gifted .

"At first in his life he studied theOlogy, for th is is h ow he would affirm his faith and belief in God .

But h ow does one express h is faith most appropriately? Some will com pose a ph ilosophica l medita­ tion or give testi mony to belief out of personal experience. Still oth ­ ers, finding words inadequate, will resort to poetic or artistic sym­ bols. But Fra n k Ha ley did none of these. He chose a path less public, less g rand; he chose the world of books.

"With daug hter in hand he roamed the book shops of Paris as he purportedly was stu d y i n g theology. H is vacations involved N ell and fa m ily bei ng escorted from one li brary to the next all across America. And surely the Mortvedt Library at PLU could not have been b u i l t w i t h o u t t h e dynamic a n d magnetic leadership of Robert Mortvedt. But equally as sure, it couldn't have been done without Fra n k Ha ley . The new l i b r a r y was a n o bsess i o n perhaps more a confession - of heart and mind bent on a sing u l a r task that w o u l d surely uplift the Creator of all knowledge. Frank d i d n 't worship books! His life, in ordination, was pledged to Ch rist.

Let's not be confused about that.

He believed what J o h n said in John 21 :25, "And there are al so many other things wh ich Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. " " But the h opelessness of that task did not stop Frank Haley from collecti ng, buyi ng, catalog u i n g , d i s p l aying, organizing, movi ng, a n d i nsisting on having as many of the books of the whole world as possi ble i n the stacks at Park Avenue.

"We delig hted i n h i m . We all know w h o authored those sting­ i n g " O l d M ot h e r H u b b a r d " memorandums. We l oved h i m as scholar, sport fa n par excellence, friend, h usba n d . He l oved our com m u n ity of scholars. He was

Frank Haley

proud of a nd loya l to it. He was diligent and Single mi nded. He cared much about the students.

He was a simple man. H e prided h i mself on his admin istration but proved the nemesis of most a d ­ m i nistrators. He was g ifted with talents of many colors. Now he is gone . "

TV Equipment

PLU Wrestlers Seek 3rd Straight District Crown An unheralded ana lyst of con­ temporary history, Pacific Luthe­ ra n's Dan Hensley has some posi­ tive things to say a bout the 50's th rough the 70's.

Translated, he thi n ks the Lutes will have six good people wrestli ng from 150 to 177 pou nds.

W h i l e H e n s l e y ' s o u t l o o k is clouded because of the uncerta i n status o f s i x grapplers w h o have post-season co m m i t m e nts i n football, he'll have two, perhaps three, defending champions i n tow when he goes after a third stra ight district team title. PLU slipped to th ird i n the NWC last year after three straight runnerup finis h es.

District champion M i ke Agosti n i , 177 , posted a 1 7 - 1 1 record last year, placed second in the NWC, a n d went to nationals. Another sophomore, Russ Netter, finis hed 9-12 at 167 and claimed the district gold. Agosti ni and Netter may move up a weight bracket.

Other returnees have titles of a n e a r l i e r v i n t a g e . J u n i or D a l e Thomas, 158, was district 167 king i n 1980 . Sophomore Jeff Baccetti , 158-167, was district champ in the lig hter category two years ago.

Senior Kevin Traff, who will labor at 1 50/158, was conference ru n­ neru p at 142 in 1979. Sophomore Jeff Lipp, 150, will attempt to step u p from the NWC runnerup posi­ tio n . Another sophomore, 118 pound Eric Seward, was a member of the U .S. Ju nior Olympic team last summer.

Upgrades PLU Video o utreach J ames Gates of Kennewick, a new member of the Pacific Luthe­ ran U n ivers ity Board of Regents, has made ava ila ble to PLU a major portion of the studio eq ui pment from a television station he re­ cently acquired.

The equipment i n cludes fou r c o l o r televi s i o n cameras, two video cassette recorders, eight telev i s i o n m o n itors, cha racter generators a n d l i g hting equip­ ment, according to Dr. M a rtin Neeb, executive di rector of u n ­ iversity com m u nications.

"The equipment will be most benefic i a l , " Neeb said. "It comes at a ti me when much of our studio equipment is a decade or more old and is just a bout ready to give up the g h ost. " The equipment will enhance and upgrade the university's outreach and closed circuit TV systems, he indicated.

E x p re s s i n g t h e u n i ve r s i ty ' s gratitude for Gates' generoSity, vice- presi dent for development Luther Bekemeier pointed out that loa ns of gifts " i n kind" can be of great use to the u niversity.

Lady Lute Cagers Eye Improvement I n '81 .500 Mark I n women's basketball, PLU's long -range outlook is good. So is the shooting from the peri meter.

Tea m quickness, outside shoot­ i ng skills, a nd experience are the strengths of a tea m which was 1313 in 1981, 1 0-0 in the WCIC. Coach Kathy Hemion doesn't voice guarded opti mism about t h e b a c k c ou rt, b e c a u s e th e guards are established. Sen i o r Jorie Lange, 5-6, who averaged 9. 3 ppg , was a fi rst team WCIC al l-star.

A n ot h e r defe n sive h a w k , 5-5 senior Sandy Krebs, scored at a 7.7 clip. Na ncy Ellertson, 5-5 senior, is back after a year in Norway.

C indy Betts, 5-11 junior, is a fixture at forwa rd. Betts paced the Lady Lutes in both scoring and rebounding last yea r with 1 1 . 1 and 6 . 7 stats . Another forwa rd, junior Michele Bishop, is on the mend from knee surgery. J unior Ka ren Stakkestad, 5-8, an able front court candidate, had 6.5 scoring stats last yea r.

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Pacific Luthera n ' s Q uest for a second consecutive natio n a l footba l l championshi p came to a n abru pt end I n Liberty, Mo., Saturday, Nov. 21 . seeki ng to defend the NAIA Division II title they won last yea r, the PLU Lutes entered the first round of the playoffs as the u ndefeated champions of the Northwest Conference and the top - ra nked tea m In the cou ntry.

They were matched against the William J ewell Col lege Car­ d i nals, also u ndefeated and the nation's No. 2 ranked tea m . O n thi s Satu rday, the Lutes' mid­ west hosts reversed the ra nk­ i ngs n u mbers, stoppi ng the d efe n d i n g c h a m p i o n s from PLU 19-14.

It was a game In which the v a u nted offe n s e s of b o t h teams were b l u nted. Turnovers were the key; the Cardinals were able to take advantage of a pair of I nte rcepted passes and turn them into scores, whi l e the Lutes saw scoring o p po rtu n iti e s thwa rted by a nother pair of aerial thefts.

Sti l l , the outcome of the ga m e wasn't a ce rtai nty u nti l the final g u n. Had one of Q ua r­ terback Kevi n S kogen'S long aeria ls connected, It would not have been the fi rst time that the Lutes' "big play" offense had snatched victory from the Jaws of defeat. But this time Skogen's final passes d ropped Incomp l ete.

Even i n d efeat the Lutes earned the praise of William Jewel l coach Vic Wal lace. "We want to have a class organiza­ tion , " he said, "but we were outclassed today. The way PLU handled Itself after the loss was great. It should be a good lesson for us."

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Former New York Yankee catch­ er Yogi Berra , noted for his malap­ rops, not his erudition, once ob­ served that "it's not over u ntil it's over. " So i t was with PLU football, which ran out of schedule, but not out of season . A nine-game sweep in the regular campaign ushered the defending NAIA Division II national champions into the play­ offs for a third straight season.

Perhaps it was fitting that the holder of the crown should be

Bend. Ore. Orads Add Luster TO PLU Ski Outlook Even in the deepest powder snow, there have been no known ski casualties from the bends. In fact, in PLU's case, Bend may even bring relief to the program .

Bend, Ore. junior Greg Timm, second in skimeister atthe Nation­ al Collegiate Ski Conference meet, heads a list of returning slatmen.

A n ot h e r p r e m i u m m o g u l n eg ot i a to r i s fres h m a n Rick Brooks, considered the best prep prospect in the Bend area last year.

In a lpine, junior Dave Cole, and sophomore Kurt Serwold are back.

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more Dave Larson score in nordic events for the Lutes, who have finished third in the Northwest COllegiate Ski Conference in each of the last three winters.

The Lady Lutes figure to be good in downhill but lost some depth in cross cou ntry. Senior Dia n n e Johnson was a partner o n the second place nordic relay and third place nordic foursome atthe NCSC meet. Junior Liz Davis reigns as PLU's alpine ace (1 3th in NCSC Slalom) and was a member of the medal-winning nordic foursome.

Seniors Gretchen Wick and Mar­ garet Larson are dependable dow­ nhillers .

matched with a lewel . William Jewell College of Liberty, Mo., a Kansas City suburb, was named PLU's first-round foe iust as Scene was going to press. The Card inals were ra nked second i n the nation, while the Lutes headlined the poll si nce pre-seaso n .

Head honcho Frosty Westering, the master of one-liners, late in the season said, "Offense sells tickets. but defense wi ns the games . " His tribute to the Lute resista nce unit, led by All-American candi­ dates Greg Rohr. a senior tackle, and Scott McKay, senior lineback­ er, wasn't a coverup for a sluggish offense.

Balance ("ham and eggs" in Frosty's jargon) was the principal ingredient in the Lute offense. At no time during the season did any PLU runner or passer (ditto William Jewell) appear in any of the NAIA's su n d ry " t o p 2 0 " off e n s i v e categ ories .

That·s not to say PLU's offensive p e rfo rm e rs were cloa ked i n anonymity. Senior fullback Mike Westmiller passed the 2500 career yard mark in the regular season finale. Not only did his yardage collection push him past Dave Halstead (2485, 1 967-70) as the school's all-time rushing leader, Westmiller had a shot at single season marks as well.

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ning back Chris Utt and power­ running sophomore Jeff Rohr. . ' We stm i l l e r has b reakaway speed, reads blocks well, and is especially explosive moving to the outside," said Westeri ng. "The fullback has always played an in­ tegral role in our system and M ike's considerable talents a re accented by the great play of our interior offensive line, headed by seniors Dave Reep a n d Dave Knight. " Other season h i g h l i g hts i n ­ cluded the burgeoning numbers accrued by sophomore Quarter­ back Kevin Skogen and the pass­ catching streak of Eric Monson .

The senior end had TO receptions in eight straight games.

PLU, posting a perfect season record for the first time since 1 947, solidified its num be r one national rank with a 1 7-0 win over Linfield on Nov. 7. Th e crowd of 5.400 at Lincoln Bowl is believed to be the la rgest i n conference history.

Game Scores : PLU 23 Western Washington 0 Southern Oregon 7 PLU 29 Oregon Tech 22 PLU 34 PLU 16 Central Washington 6 Willamette 22 PLU 42 Whitworth 6 PLU 40 Pacific 6 PLU 51 Linfield 0 PLU 1 7 Lewis & Clark 3 PLU 20

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Five Lettermen On Boa rd As Lute cagers open New Season I t sha pes up as a polyester season for the Lute hoop troops.

Not only a re they decked out i n dou ble knit shorts and t a n k tops, but their stretched-out frames have been treated with expa nded pre-season practice.

Ed Anderson , who tooted the fi rst whistle Oct. 1 5 , two weeks early under a relaxed conference rule, has good size to work with and strength at the g ua rd posi ­ tion .

Anderso n , in his seventh year, a n d a ss i sta n t R o g e r I v e r s o n g reeted five retu rning lettermen from a squad which was 1 4 - 1 2 i n 1 981 , 8 - 4 (second) i n the North­ west Conference.

Senior guard Dan Allen, 6 - 3 , p l u n ked i n 1 0.9 p p g last yea r a n d ea rned second team AII- NWC re­ cog niti o n . Ju nior guard Ron A n ­ derson , 6-3 , the Lute floo r gener­ al, had 5.0 scoring stats . A th i rd gua rd , 6-3 senior Ken Reidy, aver­ aged 5 . 5 P L U ' s other two monog ra m win ners are wings. Junior C u rt R o d i n , 6 -7 , who adds m uscle a round the hoop, will be a late a rrival because of footbal l . J u n io r M ike H uff, 6-6, s a w both jayvee and varsity action last year.

Tr nsfers i nclude ju nior Iva n Grulll (6-9, Iowa State), junior M i ke Cra nston (6-9, Eastern Washi n g ­ ton), a n d sophomore R ichard K i n g ( 6 - 3 ) Spoka ne e c l .

Jockeying for positions from the 1 980-81 jayvee ra nks a re 6-2 sophomore M a rk Falk, 6-3 j u n ior Ed Boyce, 6-4 ju nior Jeff J oh nson, 6 - 5 sophomore Bob Thompso n , 6 5 sopho more Gary Koessler , a nd 6 8 j u n ior P a u l Boots.

1 981 -82 PLU BASKETBALL DEC. 2 at ST. MARTIN 'S, 7:30 DEC. 5 at CENTRAL. 7:30 DEC. 8 at BYU-HA WAII, 7:30 DEC. 10 at HA WAil, 7:40 DEC. 12 at CHAMINADE, 8:00 DEC. 13 at CHAMINADE, 8.'00 DEC. 19 CENTRAL. 7:30 JAN. 2 TRINITY WESTERN, 7:30 JAN. 8 at WHITWORTH, 7:30 JAN. 9 at WHITMAN, 7:30 JAN. 12 at SEA TTLE U. 7:30 JAN. 16 at PACIFIC, 7:30 JAN. 18 at LEWIS & CLARK, 7:30 JAN. 19 WESTERN, 7:30 JAN. 22 WILLAMETTE, 7:30 JAN. 23 LINFIELD, 7:30 JAN. 26 at WESTERN, 7:30 JAN. 29 WHITMAN, 7:30 JAN. 30 WHITWORTH, 7:30 FEB. 1 ALASKA-FAIRBANKS, 7:30 FEB. 5 SEATTLE u. , 7:30 FEB. 12 at LINFIELD, 7:30 FEB. 13 at WILLAMETTE. 7:30 FEB. 16 ST. MARTIN'S, 7:30 FEB. 19 LEWIS & CLARK, 7:30 FEB. 20 PACIFIC, 7:30 FEB. 25, 27 DISTRICT PLA YOFFS & MAR. 2 Dianne Johnson

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Pu r y, J h n son Lead La dy Lute Ha rriers To AIAW ationa l erth

Retu rnees Strengthen Swi m Tea ms' Bids for Regiona l , National Honors J i m Joh nson fi nds h i m self in a prepOSition position: he's got an abu nda nce of swim talent back, but not in back.

I n the men's ca m p , 12 letter­ men retu rn from the 1 981 sq uad which won the NWC title and placed 1 1 th at NAIA nationals . Lute strengths i nc l u d e the b reast­ stroke, butterfly, d istances, and i nd ividual medley. PLU will be th i n i n the backstroke.

The Lady Lutes, second i n the WClC, fou rth at regionals, and 41 st at AIAW nationals, have eight mer­ maids back from a team which didn't n ibble on the g raduation hook. PLU should fare well i n the 1 M , breast. and relays, with diving and backstroke the wea k links.

Lea d i ng the Pacl ute men's pack is sophomore M a rk Olson, who earned All -America recog nition af­ ter finishing sixth in the 1 00 meter butterfly He was seventh nation­ ally i n he 200 fly and 1 1 th in the 1 00 breast. Olson blue - ri b bo ned two events at the NWC meet.

A n other s o p h o m o r e , T i m Da he i m, will go for a NWC repeat in th e 400 1 M and 1 650, where he

broke conference records i n 1 981 .

Daheim was seventh in the 1 500 meter splashdown at nationals.

A n ot h e r s o p h o m o r e , Ti m Daheim, will go for a NWC repeat in the 400 1 M a nd 1 650, where he broke conference records i n 1 981 .

Dahei m was seventh in the 1 500 meter splashdown at nationals.

Senior Alex Eva ns, school record holder in the 50 free, junior Alan Stitt, defending NWC 200 breast king, and sophomore Todd Sells a re other national vets.

Sophomore Liz Green is the women's water wonder. Green placed in fou r events at nationals, following five solo victories at the WCIC meet. She ea rned Ali-Ameri­ ca honors at Cedar Rapids, Iowa , placing seventh in the 200 1 M , 1 2th in the 200 breast.

J u n ior Kristi Bosch is defending WCIC cham pion i n the 50 and 1 00 free, while j u n io r Kathy Gotshall holds the school record i n the 200 back. Sophomore Kristy Soder­ man, conference wi n ner in the 200 fly, is the fourth member of a strong relay unit.

Wom e n ' s Cross cou ntry There was noth i ng pokey about the performa nce of Lady Lute ha rriers, who earned a berth to AIAW nationals in Pocatello, Ida. after ca ptu ring team titles at the WCIC and NCWSA meets.

Sopho m o r e K r i sty P u rd y claimed the conference cha m p ­ ionship b y posti ng a l ifeti me best 1 7 :2 3 . 3 over the 5000 meter Bush Pasture cou rse i n Sal e m . Senior Dianne Johnson was runneru p .

The roles were reversed a t the regional chase, with Joh nson 7 . 1 ticks ahead of Purdy. Four other PLU runners, all freshmen, earned spots on the WClC all-star tea m , g iving the Lutes six o f seven positions. The frosh honored were J u lie st. Joh n , Frances Terry, Cor­ rine Calvo, a nd N a ncy M iller.

Cross Cou ntry While pre - med students Za ne Prewitt and Bob Sargent passed cardiovascu l a r i n s pecti o n , the Lute cross country team recorded too many beats on the electronic ticker. PLU was fourth i n the NWC action, sixth at the district derby.

Prewitt, a sophomore, and Sar- . gent, a senior, were 1 3th a n d 1 7th repsectively at the leag ue lope, 1 9th and 28th at regi onals

wom e n ' s Soccer Lady Lute kickers got off on the right foot in their inaugura l season as a varsity sport. PLU outscored WCIC oPPOSition 49-2 en route to a 7 - 1 record and the conference title. The Pa rklanders were 1 1 -2 overa ll during the reg ular season .

Senior center halfback Judith Lo­ gan was the offensive catalyst.

Soccer PLU'S NWC soccer title hopes were alive u ntil the final game of the campaign, the Lutes settling for a second place finish. The kick corps com pi led a 4-1 league mark and 1 1 -7 overall ledger. Selected to meet nationally thi rd - ra n ked Simon Fraser in the district play­ off, the Lutes performed a d m i r­ a bly before bowing 1 -0 . Freshman Mark Stockwell emerged as the tea m 's offensive sta ndout. voll eyball It was an u n rewa rdi n g treasu re h u nt for Lady Lute spi kers, who sought consistency, but coul d n 't fi nd it. PLU, 4 - 1 8 , got bu rsts of o u ts i d e d r i v i n g power from sophomore Carie Faszholz.

Water Polo PLU's men of the deep emerged from choppy seas with a 2 - 3 record . Freshman Dick Leirda h l slammed five goals a match .

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Concert, Student Chamber Ensemble, U niv. Center, 8 p.m.

Lecture, communicator Noel White, "Hidden Cues in Promotional Messages," University Center, 7:30 p . m .

Christmas Festival Concert, Spokane Opera House, 8 p.m.

Art Exhibit, ceramics by John McCuistion a nd Sculp­ ture by Mike Moran, Wekell Gallery, 9-5 weekdays Lucia Bride Festival. Eastvold Aud . , 8 p.m.

Children's Theatre, Eastvold Aud., 2 p. m .

Christmas Festival Concert, Portland (Ore . ) Civic Aud., 8 p.m.

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Seattle Opera House, 8 p m .

Concert, Composer's Foru m, Universit'J Center, 8 p.m.

Concert, Festival of Lessons and Carols, Eastvold Aud . , 8 p m.

Concert, PLU Symphonic Band, Eastvold A d . , 8 p.m Christmas Festival Concert, Olson Aud . , 8 p . m .

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at PLU, Olson Aud . , 7 :30 p.m.

Interim begins Art Exhibit, "Vestments," Wekell Gallery, 9-5 weekdays Lecture, former hostage in Iran Col. Thomas Shaefer, Univ. Center, 8 p.m.

College Debate Tourna­ ment Aud ubon Film Series, "The Land of Shortgrass Prairie," Univ. Center, 7:30 p.m.

Basketball, Western Wash. at PLU, Olson Aud., 7 :30 p.m.

Lecture, geologist Dr. Wal­ ter Youngquist, Univ. Cent­ er 7:30 p . m .

Basketball, Willa mette at PLU , Olson Aud . , 7:30 p . m .

Basketball, Linfield a t PLU, Olson Aud . , 7 :30 p.m.

Concert, Oberlin College Piano Trio, Univ. Center, 8 p.m.

Interim Faire, Univ. Center, 1 0 a . m . - 9 p.m.

University Opera, "The Mer­ ry Wives of Windsor," East­ void Aud . , 7 :30 p . m .

Alpha Psi Omega Theatre, one-act plays, Memorial Gym Studio, 8 p.m.

Basketball, Whitman at PLU, Olson Aud . , 7 :30 p . m H i g h SChool Student Con­ gress, all day .

Basketball, Whitworth at PLU, Olson Aud . , 7:30 p . m .

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Faculty Recital. trombonist Philip Brink, Univ. Center, 8 p.m.

Art Exhibit. Invitational Competition, Wekell Gallery, 9-5 weekdays Alpha Psi Omega Theatre, one-act plays. Memorial Gym Studio, 8 p.m .

Basketball, Seattle U. at PLU, Olson Aud . , 7:30 p.m.

Puget Sound Gymnastics Association, Olson Aud. , 9 a. m.-5 p.m.

Admissions Open House, 1 -5 p. m

Recital. pianist Richard Farn­ er and cellist David Hoffman Intervarsity Ch ristian Fel­ lowship Habakkuk Slide Show, Unlv. Center, 7:30 p.m.

Lecture, career specialist Tom Jackson, "Guerrilla Tactics in the Job Market."

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Basketball, Harlem Globet­ rotters m , Olson Aud . , 7: 30 p m.

Concert, Faculty Chamber Series, Univ . Center, 8 p.m.

Audubon Film Series, "Baf­ ren Ground Summer," U iv.

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Baske ball, st. Martin'S at PLU, Olson Aud, 7 : 30 p . m Faculty Recital. soprano Jean Kopta, Univ. Center, 8 p.m Royal Llch enstein Yo Ring Sidewalk Circus, U niv. Cent­ er, 4 p. m .

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High School Debate Tourna­ ment, all day Washington State AAA High School Wrestling Tourney, Olson Aud., all day Basketball, Pacific at PLU, Memorial Gym, 7:30 p . m .

Concert, Faculty Chamber Series. U niv. Center, 8 p. m Black Awareness Day Child ren'S Theatre, "The Brave Little Tailor," Eastvold Aud . 2 p . m .