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April 28, 1987 Vol. 85, No.52
Tuesday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Ryan retires after adapting to work, computer advances By Linda Jones In the fall of 1959, Dr. Barbara Ryan signed her first contract with CSU as an instructor of physical education. Now, 28 years later, she is retiring after working her way up to associate vice president for administration. Ryan signed the first contract under what she called unusual circumstances. "I had been to CSU for a few sporting events, but I never really visited the campus," Ryan said. "I was working on my master's degree at the University of Colorado and met Virginia Peters, who recommended me to Emma Plunkett, the chairperson of the women's physical education department." After a telephone conversation with Ryan, Plunkett convinced the president, Dr. Max Chambers, to hire her sight unseen. The president of the university
who succeeded Chambers, Dr. Garland Godfrey, selected her and 11 others to attend a development seminar in 1970. She was picked as one of three professors to attend the section on institutional research, she said. "At the time, I didn't know for sure what institutional research really was," Ryan said. "When I came back to school and discussed with Dr. Godrey the information I had received, he said, 'This is exactly what we need."' Ryan said she is responsible for coordinating data in given basic areas. Students, courses and programs, personnel, faculty and staff, physical facilities and finance generate a mass of statistics, she said. "It is my job to see that the data is coordinated to insure the integrity and reliability of data distributed by the university," she said. "All areas must be tied
together to show program costs, staff costs and space utilization for budgeting purposes." Ryan said she has moved with the times in the area of computer information systems. She has used the microcomputer extensively in the last few years, she said. "There is a world of yet to be developed applications for the microcomputer in management models," she said. "I want to have time to pursue that." Ryan has worked under three presidents: Chambers, Godfrey and the present president, Dr. Bill Lillard, and two vice presidents, Alvin Alcorn and the present vice president, Dr. Larry Williams. She said she attributes much of her success at CSU to their leadership. She said she believes it was their adaptation to change for the interest of the university that has made it what it is today.
Officers inspect briefcase for explosives
A Sheriff's office explosives truck removes a briefcase that was potentially explosive from beside a car parked on the north side of the Liberal Arts Building. No bomb was found.
By Shannon Blockcolski Campus police, Edmond firemen, AMCARE and the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office investigated a potential bomb threat the evening of April 23 outside of the Liberal Arts Building. Bob Roberts, campus police chief, said a female student contacted his officers when she found a briefcase by the front left tire of her parked car. She told the police she was concerned there could be an explosive device in the briefcase because of the way it was posi-
tioned near her tire, Roberts said. One of the officers looked at the briefcase, Roberts said, and agreed it looked suspicious. "How could anyone just leave a briefcase in the position it was left?," Roberts said. The campus police tried to notify the explosive expert at the Edmond Police Department, but he was unavailable. Roberts said he decided to call the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office, who took
over the situation. "After the Sheriff's officers looked at it, they agreed it was strange, so they kept traffic down in the street near the Liberal Arts Building," Roberts said. A firetruck and an ambulance were brought to the scene in case there was a bomb in the briefcase. The Sheriff's officers took the briefcase, and found there was no bomb. "I guess someone is just out one briefcase," Roberts said. "But you never know what may happen."
Photo by Dan Smith
Dr. Barbara Ryan, associate vice president of administration, is retiring after working for 28 years in both administration and the department of health, physical education and recreation.
Governor orders purchases frozen By Shannon Blockcolski Editor Gov. Henry Bellmon has issued a executive order for all state colleges and universities stating all requesitions must be of an emergency or critical nature, and must be sent to the governor's office for approval. Dr. Bill Lillard, CSU president, said he has pointed out to the governor's office that certain requesitions are urgent to finish the semester. "It is creating a slight delay, but everything we submit is critical and urgently needed," Lillard said. All requesitions made by CSU
will cover what is needed for summer school, Lillard said. "One example of what we can't do is order a year's supply of paper towels," he said. As for the summer school budget, Lilard said it is practically identical to the budget for the last summer session. "We were worried we might suffer a 15 percent cut, so we are pleased with the budget we have to use during the summer," Lillard said. "You hope to see growth in budgets from year to year, but when many state agencies are suffering cutbacks, we are content to maintain a consistent budget."
Housina contracts to increase due to phones, cafeteria policy By Samantha Spencer Student Writer Housing costs will increase for the 1987-88 semesters due to the use of the all-you-can-eat cafeteria system this year and the installment of phones in every room next fall. Students consumed more food than was expected, therefore an increase in housing costs is neccesary to cover the additional food, said Robert Fields, Director of Housing Administration. The phone system being install-
ed by the fall semester carries a line charge to the University, which accounts for the rest of the housing increase, he said. A two-semester 20 meal plan, double occupancy housing contract cost $1,776 for the 1986-87 school term. This same contract will cost $1,896 for the fall-spring term. Other contracts will increase proportionally, Fields said. These increases are a result of a proposal made by Fields and approved through the administration and the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges.