TH E Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
June 7, 1984
Vol. 82, No. 55
Professor chosen for research project
Perceptions of solar power need changing Marks says
Pinning the bars on a brand new 2nd Lieutenant are the wife and mother of the former cadet, now Lieutenant Jimmie Starling. Starling was a member of the ROTC Corps here and was commissioned May 4.
Tuition hiked for fall 1984 The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education have announced a new fee and tuition schedule for Central State University that will go into effect for Fall, 1984, enrollment. The State Regents for Higher Education took action recently on the new schedule that will affect all state colleges and universities including Central State University. Lower division enrollment fees for resident students have been raised from $13.90 to $15.30 per credit hour, an increase of $1.40. Upper division enrollment fees have been increased from $15.15 to $16.65 per credit hour, an increase of $1.50. Graduate division courses were raised from $17.55 to $19.30 per credit hour, an increase of $1.75. Non-resident tuition for lower division courses was raised from $28.45 to $32.70, up $4.25. Upper division non-resident changes have been raised from $31.40 to $36.10 per credit hour, up $4.70. Non-resident graduate student tuition has been raised from $36.40 to $41.85, up $5.45. Students who have already enrolled and paid fees for the fall semester will be billed for the tuition and fee increase, said CSU officials. The State Regents have stated in the past that their intention is to raise fees until students in OKlahoma colleges and universities are paying 25 percent of the total cost of a basic 4-year education. Students currently pay approximately 19-20 percent. .
In this issue... Victims deserve justice...page 2 Regents fee hike ill-timed...page 2 Special Olympic photo section...page 4&5 3 administrators honored for service...page 6 Sisson heads for the barn...page 6
By Matthew Driskill Editor With renewable fossil fuels running low and nuclear energy up for debate across the country and around the world, alternative energy sources seem to be the way to go to power man's multitude of inventions. But the lack of funds to finance research projects such as solar power and wind power, have put alternative energy projects on the back burner, while the cost of nuclear power plants and the changing world situation make fossil fuels increasingly hard to find and more expensive. One man who wishes to change the way the country thinks about solar power is Dr. Whit Marks, professor of physics at Central State University. Marks recently received a grant to study solar power and the ways and means in which that power might be made into electrical energy. Accompanying Marks on his 10-week research session at Fort Monmouth, N.J., will be CSU graduate student Nick Tolliver, North Little Rock, Ark. "We've said for too long, that solar power is too expensive," Marks said. "We are putting billions of dollars into nuclear energy and a few million into solar development and that has got to change. "The thinking of the vested interests-- the oil companies and the like— has to change before any alternative can come about. "They are tryiung to put all this money into fossil fuels and clean up messy systems rather than put that money into a non/polluting system such as solar energy," Marks said. Marks referred to studies from
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As with most new technological innovations, progress comes slowly and sometimes not at all. Marks realizes this but has hopes for the future. "After this (research project), we will have taken a little niche in one program and pushed the information on that a little further—and that's what research is all about," Marks said. "We don't imagine any great breakthroughs, but we expect to have a good summer doing the research." Although Marks is not a nuclear advocate, he does see a limited future for nuclear technology. Dr. Whit Marks the International Hydrogen Association that he said showed in detail a method whereby "we could produce an air transport system in which the airplanes burned hydrogen which produces little or no pollution. "It (hydrogen) also has a higher energy-to-weight ratio than any other fuel ever known," Marks said. "We have sent men into space with it—we have the systems to handle it and make it as safe or safer than gasolilne or jet fuel—but you are going to have to change the way people think—the vested interests—before we can have any of these changes," Marks said. "We have all these interests in oil wells and other things and they want to milk every dollar from that before they'll let anything else come along," Marks said. "I don't want to change the free enterprise system, but we need to do something."
"For medicine, I see an increasing future for nuclear technology. But for energy itself, I say we ought to let it rest in peace." "I've said for so many years that solar research is the best way to go that I feel like I'm shouting in the dark," Marks said. "We have the biggest resource that man has ever known— the biggest resource there has ever been and the biggest resource there ever will be and that is the sun," Marks said Marks said solar energy concepts have been around since the 50s, but nuclear energy came in and stole the limelight. "Nuclear energy is an economic monster...not only the storage of the waste but the burden on the ratepayer is bad. "I think education is the prime essential in all of this," Marks said. "I plan on staying in education so that I can help to change the way some of these people think and get solar energy on the right track."
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The Vista wins All American
By Melissa Mercer Associate Editor Continuing a string of All American ratings held since 1981 The Vista and its staff was honored with the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) and the Associated College Press (ACP) All American Award for the fall semester of 1983. Having received seven All American awards since The Vista began, five of the seven have been won in consecutive semesters beginning in 1981. Marks of distinction fall within the categories of coverage and content, writing and editing, design, and photography, art and graphics. "It shows what a little work and a lot of arguing will do," says Mike Sherman, sports writer for the Daily Oklahoman and editor of The Vista for the 1983 fall semester. The Vista scored over 90 percent of the points given in 18 of 24 categories and attained a perfect score in nine of those categories. "It's a great honor and a feather in the cap for Central State and for the journalism department," Sherman said, "A lot of credit goes to the staff and the lab reporters."
The Associated College Press (ACP) and the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) set standards encompassing all areas of journalistic skill. By these a critique is issued to all colleges and universities who submit a publication for review. The All American is given to those schools attaining the highest degree of excellence. It is the highest award a college publication can win for a semester. According to Hank Mooney, director and executive editor of The Vista, "We still need more work in some areas—stronger editorials, depth in our stories and more sports information, but we're competing against schools who are staffed entirely with seniors. We're unique in the fact that we train our students to leave us. Most of the students in our journalism department are working professionally by the time they become seniors. That says our sophomores and juniors are working hard to produce a paper that merits an All American award." "I think it's quite an accomplishment," said Dr. Ray Tassin, administrative publisher and director of the journalism department, "I'm proud of them."
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Regents on the way to fee goal By Matthew Driskill Editor Once again the Board of Regents has seen fit to raise the tuition at institu`:_ms of higher learning in Oklahoma. The fee hike, which will take effect in the fall semester raises the fee for a single credit hour from $13.90 to $15.30 for the lower division courses and from $15.15 to $16.65 for upper division courses. The Regents, continuing despite by student protest over the hikes, are well on their way to achieving their stated goal of having the students pay 25 percent of the total cost of an education in Oklahoma. This in itself is not an altogether unreasonable goal and one which the students should realize is just and fair. But I would like to question the timing
of the hike by the Regents in light of all the tax increases by the legislature this year. Our elected representatives in Oklahoma City raised the state sales tax, the gasoline tax, and eliminated the tax free status of beer and cigarettes, the so called "sin tax." Editorial Add to this the higher cost of living and the fact that many employees have not received any wage increases, especially in the public sector, and it looks as though money is going to get tight for those of us who attend school and also have to support ourselves. We all realize that money in general around the state is in short supply and that we have to tighten the belt in order
to get by—but why is it that when taxes need to be raised or the budget needs cutting it is the students of this state who get the axe. But I drift from my point—that being that although the fee hike in itself is not bad, it does come too soon after the last one. No one likes to pay a bill and then turn around and have the mailman deliver a notice that says "sorry, but while you were enrolling for the fall semester and paying your fees we raised the rates." The tide in education seems to be from the point that we need to educate— to the point "of hey, pay up or else." If that tide is not held in check, then students better get the hip waders out because it could get pretty deep when fee time comes around.
Murdered victims cry out; have they been forgotten? By Ronald Miller The Bible, in the Book of Genesis, relates a story about two brothers, Cain and Abel. Cain was said to have mudered his brother Abel and then buried him. The Bible tells us that the blood of Abel cried out to the Lord from the ground for justice to be done. The Lord is said to have heard the cry and brought Cain to justice. Today the blood of thousands of victims of murders and other violent
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crimes is crying out loudly to the authorities that are sworn to protect them. It is crying out for justice to be done. Editorial The case of Roger Dale Stafford is a prime example of the need for justice to be swift and sure. He stands convicted of the murders of six innocent people whose misfortune it was to be employed at the steakhouse that Stafford decided to rob. he also stands convicted of the murders of three others who he came into contact with on Interstate 35 near Purcell. Roger Dale Stafford was prosecuted
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twice, found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt twice, and sentenced to die for his crimes...twice. Yet six years have passed, appeals have been fruitless, and yet Stafford may get off without having to pay for his crimes. Roger Dale Stafford, convicted murderer and con man, grins and mockingly says, "I cheat the system. I am a professional con man. People love to get taken and they feel good because they are helping me, and I feel good because I am helping me." Yes, Roger Dale Stafford is still conning people and this time he is getting away with the biggest prize there is—his life. It seems as if the victims have once again become the forgotten people.
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You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you. Dale Carnegie
The IRS has made liars out of more Americans than golf or fishing combined, notes Romain Brandt of the Wisconsin Press Association.
The most difficult thing in the world is to know how to do something and to watch someone else doing it wrong, without comment. Dean Inge
What I call a good patient is one who, having found a good physician, sticks to him until he dies. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Letter to the Editor: I hope that all of the people who have been writing about the homosexual vs. religion debate will take a few moments to ponder these ideas. Let me state here that if a person wishes to have a homosexual lifestyle, I couldn't care less. But it seems that they are the latest in a long line of "condemned" souls that churches have decreed will burn in hell, just like the witches in Salem. There are many religions in the world today and even though they are varied, they can be boiled to one thing—a personal philosophy on how to live your life. Most of them have one leader (Christ, God, Mohammad, Buddha, etc.) The reason for one leader, the theory goes, is so that the followers of the religion can have someone to look up to and pattern their lives after. This makes sense because it is much easier for one to focus their beliefs on one person or being rather than a collection of ideas or beliefs. Another common thread that flows through most religions is that there is a better place, a heaven if you will, where one goes if one follows the particulars of one's religion or personal philosophy. The reason for having such a place is so that one will have something to focus on, a goal, so that you will be rewarded for sticking to the religion. Most religions say there is only one God, and if one wants to go to heaven, there is only one way, to believe in that one God. The problem with this idea of "my God is best," and "my God is the only true God," is that the followers if these religions feel that their religion is the only "correct" religion and all of the others are heathens, or wahtever might be the catch-phrase of the time. That is how holy wars get started. If you don't agree, or think that that is all in the past, take a look at the Middle East today. The point of this letter is to say that one should try to think of religion as a basic philosophy of life. It's how you conduct your life and what is important to you that make up your philosophy. But don't be so egotistical as to think thst your philosophy is perfect and that if others don't believe as you they are to be condemned and won't make it to heaven. Chances are, what you believe to be "heaven" may very well turn out to be another person's idea or definition of hell. Hugh Scott
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'Never felt better
State,local world news D-Day remembered Forty years ago yesterday, the combined Allied forces of the United States, Great Britain and Canada stormed ashore on the beaches of Normandy to signal the beginning of the end of the war with Germany. Many of those who survived were in Normandy to pay tribute to those that gave everything they had to win the war, including their lives. Many notables took part in invasion site ceremonies yesterday including President Reagan, French President Francois Mitterrand, Queen Elizabeth II and Premier Trudeau of Canada. A group of U.S. Army Rangers took part in an exercise that re-enacted the scaling of Pointe du Hoc, a sheer cliff upon which was believed to have been a major German gun emplacement which was later found to have been placed in an apple orchard. They were there along with many who came to gaze at the hundreds of uniform white crosses that mark the graves of fallen warriors and perhaps to remember a lost brother, or father or husband. Many shed tears-at the site of the beaches where 40 years ago the battle of Normandy raged on and death seemed so close.
i ns retirement ranks joloins By Matthew Driskill "Never felt better" is how Dr. Donald G. Fitzgerald, professor of physics, describes his retirement from Central State University. Fitzgerald said he has spent his whole life trying to get to this point and "it sure feels good." "If I could have done it any sooner I would have," Fitzgerald said. "I'm going to travel a lot and probably move back in the southwest somewhere." Fitzgerald came to Central State from San Jose State in California, and before that he taught at Arizona State. "I feel like I've really done something," Fitzgerald said. "I've taught a lot more students at other schools but here I have really accomplished something teaching the different mix of students." Fitzgerald said he hopes to catch up on some personal research that "has been put off for 25 years." "There might be a book in the works and there is some further study I would like to do. I don't think I'll ever quit that."
Fitzgerald said it is possible he could teach elsewhere because of his early retirement. "I've still got about eight years of teaching left, so it's not out of the realm of possibilities that I could teach elsewhere...probably somewhere in the southwest states where it stays warmer a little bit longer," Fitzgerald said. While at Central State, Fitzgerald taught general physics, astrophysics, nuclear radiation laboratory and engineering physics. "I've taught for 27 years, 18 at Central State," Fitzgerald said. "At San Jose State I taught the top 30 percent of students--here it is a little different and I think that is good," Fitzgerald said. "The mix is different. There are some very good ones and some very bad ones (students). And I think that is more of a challenge rather than taking the cream of the crop. "I think I've done a greater service to humanity by teaching the mixture. It's just more of a challenge and I feel I really did something."
Johnson moving south Oklahoma State University head football coach Jimmy Johnson is moving to a warmer climate as he accepts the head coaching position at the University of Miami. His contract reportedly includes a five-year pact worth $1 million. Johnson will succeed Howard Schnellenberger, who leaves behind the legacy of a national championship team and many speculate that Johnson will be pressured to produce another one. Johnson leaves Oklahoma State after guiding the Cowboys to a 30-25-2 record in five years. Schnellenberger resigned two weeks ago to take a rich offer from the Washington Federals of the United States Football League.
Saudis destroy planes Saudi Arabian pilots, flying the U.S. built F-15 jetfighters shot down two Iranian warplanes Tuesday overthe Persian Gulf it was reported. The air attack was the first dogfight in Saudi history and the kingsom's first combat involvement in the 44-month war between Iran and Iraq. A statement from the Saudi Defense Ministry said a plane racing toward the coast was detected by Saudi radar and warned to turn back, but the warning went unheeded by the intruder, prompting the Saudis to scramble two inteceptors and attack the plane. A U.S. State Department official in Washington said two Iranian planes, both F-4 Phantom jets, sold by the United States to the Shah of Iran's government in the 1970s, may have been shot down by the Saudis.
Gaylord receives honor Edward L. Gaylord, owner and publisher of The Daily Oklahoman,ame the first person to receive the U.S. Olympic Committee's Spirit of America Award for "outstanding contribution to free enterprise and progress in America." The award was ade to Gaylord in Nashville's Opryland Hotel. Gaylord is the owner of Opryland and also owns the Hee Haw show, along with several broadcast facilities around the country. Gaylord, joking throughout the award ceremony did take time for a more serious speech. "The award is much too much for me," Gaylord said. "The Olympic atheletes are some of our finest citizens and they set us all an example with their determination and their will to win. I'm glad I could share this with all of you," he said to the crowd. On hand for the event were several Oklahomans as well as many Nashville natives. Political figures there were U.S. Senator David Boren and Senator Don Nickles, Oklahoma City Mayor Andy Coats and his Nashville counterpart Richard Fulton. the former Olympic decathalon winner Bruce Jenner was also on hand. Proceeds from the $250-a-plate banquet will go to aid the U.S. Olympic program.
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Special Olympic athletes pictured above are listed clockwise from the top and continuing around the outside. Some names were not available at presstime. Spectators find relief from the sun as competition continued. An exuberant boy shows his pride and enthusiam with "thumbs up." This group of enthusiastic athletes cheer as ceremonies mark the opening of the fourteenth annual Special Olympics. Official ceremonies began with the lighting of the torch by James Runnels, Special Olympian of the Year, and DeeAnn Brown, Coach of the Year. Gov. Nigh addresses olympians as guest of honor at the opening ceremonies. A determined Jimmy Vincent secures victory in the 400 yard relay. A determined athlete beams with excitement at the sight of the finish line. Special Olympics participant and volunteer exchange an affectionate hug.
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Special Olympics
'Everyone is a winner By Melissa Mercer Approximately 3,000 mentally retarded atheletes participated in the 1984 Oklahoma Special Olympics May 9 through 11 in both Wantland Stadium and Broncho Fieldhouse. Several celebrities were on hand to aid in the direction of the games. Opening ceremonies featured special guests Gov. and Mrs. George Nigh joined by Carl Reherman, mayor of Edmond and Sen. Phil Watson as Master of Ceremonies. OU football coach, Barry Switzer served as honorary Head Coach of the Special Olympics. Events included swimming, relays, dashes, runs, broad jump, softball throw, pentathelon, high jump and wheelchair contests. Introduced for the first time this year were a softball tourament and a gymnastics competition. Extra activities were provided in addition to athletic competition. Clinics on clown make-up, aerobic dancing, karate, tennis, cheerleading and skating as well as a victory dance and a tour of Enter-
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prise Square were designed to be of interest to everyone. A prerequisite or age limit to participate in the olympics is not necessary. Entering the standing walk jump event, the oldest athlete in this year's games was 86. "This was one of the best state games we've ever had," stated Jody Thomas, a volunteer and member of the board of directors of Oklahoma Special Olympics, Inc., sponsor of the Special Olympics. "The cooperation we receive is just great, especially from Central State athletic faculty" Thomas added. Volunteers for the 1984 games totaled from 850 to 1000. Many are students or from civic groups as well as people from the general public. "The Special Olympics provide physical activity in a disciplined manner for mentally retarded people. This carries over to other areas of life. They learn to get along, become more outgoing and gain confidence," Thomas said, "for once they're being told they 'can' do something."
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Music professor loin retirees
Sisson heads for the barn
Coining Up Central State University will offer the following workshops and institutes. Those interested in attending the workshops should contact the Central State Office of Admissions and Records for details concerning enrollment and fees. Professional Management - 1-5 p.m. Monday thru Thursday, July 2-July 13. The institute will provide a forum for discussions about the causes and solutions to complex management issues facing today's professionals. Youth Leadership - 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday thru Wednesday, July 24-25. The workshop will cover the new problems facing youth today, serving groups and how to deal with them. Applied Biology/High School Teachers- 1-5 p.m. July 9-20. The workshop is designed for high school life science teachers as a handson approach to specific laboratory techniques. Astronomy for Teachers - 1-5 p.m. June 25-29. The workshop will provide teachers with a descriptive overview of astronomy with emphasis on why we believe certain things about the sun, stars, quasars, pulsars and cosmology. Women in Education Administration - 1-5 p.m. June 25-29. The workshop is a followup of Women in Education I, II, III offered in the summers of 1981, '82, '83 and is planned for women who desire to enter or are involved in education administration. Emphasis will be placed on preparation, and daily work on inbaskets to develop management skills. Marshall Hiskey Psychology - 8 a.m.-5 p.m. May 31-June 1. Dr. Hiskey will conduct the two-day workshop and will demonstrate and lecture about the Hiskey-Nebraska Test of Learning Aptitude which has become the standardized test for determing the intellectual aptitude of deaf and hearing impaired children and youth. Ultra Suede Technique 6:30-9:30 p.m. MWF, June 18-28. Principles of handling, construction and application of synthetic suedes and leathers will be the topic of this workshop. Students will be expected to construct a suede garmet to receive credit. French Skills - 1-5 p.m., July 2-6. This intensive course is designed for every student interested in French culture and language.
Retiring professor of music Dr. Jack Sisson, is shown here
odmiring the bridle presented to him by members of the faculty at a reception honoring his retirement.
3 CSU administrators honored for service
By Matthew Driskill Three Central State University administrators have been honored by the American Council on Education National Identification Program for the Advancement of Women in Higher Education Administration. Receiving the awards at the state planning committee's spring reception and dinner were Dr. Bill J. Lillard, president of CSU; Dr. Lucille Patton, dean of the school of special arts and sciences; Dr. Barbara J. Ryan, assistant vice president for administration and director of institutional research. The award program was established to recognize those individuals who have aided in the identification, recommendation and advancement of women administrators, thereby increasing the number of women holding major decision-making positions in higher education. Lillard was named recipient of the first Mentor Award. In addi-
tion, Lillard was named a National Panelist. Patton was appointed the Second State Coordinator of the State Planning Committee by Donna Shavlik, Director of the Office of Women in Higher Education, American Council on Education. Patton was responsible for developing strategies for the actual advancement of women in higher education administration. Ryan was appointed First State Coordinator of the Oklahoma State Planning Committee. She was responsible for the identification and selection of the members of the State Planning Committee. In addition to these awards, the ACENIP awarded the late Dr. Elizabeth Ann Holmes the ACENIP FMWA Consultant Award posthumously. Holmes served at CSU as an Assistant to the President before moving to the University of Oklahoma as an Administrative Associate in the Office of the Vice Provost.
When Central State University music professor Jack Sisson was a kid, he had to practice his horn out in the barn. Now, after 34 years as a band director in the Edmond school system and at CSU, he is going back to the barn. He's not going back to practice, though. He's going to devote all his retirement years to an Appalosa breeding farm. One of eight children, Sisson grew up on a farm near the community of Cleves, Ohio. "We were all musical," recalled Sisson. "Our home was full of music. The girls played the piano and the boys horns." Sisson's father, a math teacher in the community school, didn't care to hear the children practice, said Sisson. "So my brother and I would go out in the barn and play duets." Sisson recalls getting paid $3 for the first night he played with a professional band. "I was afraid they would find out I would have played for free just to get to play," said Sisson. Even though he is almost into his third generation of Edmond band students, Sisson first majored in engineering. "My father thought being a musician was not a reliable pursuit," Sisson said. He struggled along with differential calculus until the second world war came along. "I became disinterested in the academic lift," said Sisson. It was then that he decided music was more exciting than calculus and the changed his major. He graduated from the Cincinnati Concervatory of Music in 1950 and moved to Edmond the same year to begin teaching. He taught all Edmond band students from the fifth grade through high school. His students at Clegern Elementary School, where his
wife, Dorothy, is now principal, met in the janitor's closet. In 1956, he left Edmond Public Schools to become band director at what was then Central State College. "It was a very tearful evening when I left Edmond," recalled Sisson. "I had some of my best years there." Sisson was band director at CSU from 1956 through 1969, when he became department chairman. He served there until 1979. Since then, he has been woodwind instructor. Considering the number of band students who have come under his baton through the years, Sisson has a remarkable ability to remember not only their names, but the instrument each played, even the brand name. "I can explain that," Sisson said. "I used to go by and check the instrument room every day to see who was taking their horn home to practice. I memorized which horn belonged to each kid." Sisson is leaving the world of rehearsal rooms and dance bands to devote full time to his Appaloosa breeding farm in Arcadia. He got into the horse business quite by accident. "we bought a mare we thought was going to foal," said Sisson. As it turned out, she wasn't. By this time, the family was so keen on having a foal, they bought another mare who not only was going to have a foal, but had another by her side. Since then, the herd has grown to 25 and is increasing almost daily. He has show, performance and race horses in his stable. However, Sisson says he is not giving up music completely. "I just don't want to be on anyone's schedule but my own," he explained.
CSU grad has unusual prison post
Like all Central State University graduates, Kelly Jeter simply wanted a job. However, teaching at a women's state penitentiary was definitely something she never pictured herself doing. Jeter is currently employed at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in Oklahoma City, an hour and a half drive away from her home in Stratford. She is in the process of starting a vocational horticulture program in conjunction with Vocational-Technical District 22 in Oklahoma City. "I never imagined myself doing something like this when I finished school," she said. Jeter, who earned her degree in horticulture from Central State University, is the first to earn her bachelor's degree at CSU in the new major of trade and industrial education. "I feel proud to be the first graduate of the program," she said. "I have liked horticulture for a long time and have been really prepared to teach in an industrial setting, thanks to the degree," she added. Mabel Bassett had no educational program until Jeter arrived. Her first order of business was building a greenhouse with the help of the students. When the program is put into its final stages, Jeter will be teaching various facets of horticulture including landscaping, and how to grow greenhouse plants. The problem of the inmates finding a job after their sentence is over is something Jeter is very concerned about.
"If I can teach the women the basics about horticulture, then I know they might have a much better chance of finding a job--at least they will have a skill to offer someone," she explained. The program is designed to let each student go through at her own pace, this way allowing actual hands-on experience to take place. Deter admits that her job requires much more than teaching students to grow plants. "I've got to use psychology all the time because of the mind games that are played," she said. "Many of the women trust me and tell me their problems, and I give them advice, but they have a hard time realizing that I am a teacher, first, and then a friend," Jeter said. She also concentrates on being a role model and a motivator for her students. "This is something I've got to get used to, and it's not an easy thing to do with women who are in here for committing all sorts of crimes," she said. Besides starting the horticulture program, Jeter also has plans to start a VICA chapter at the Center by the fall. Members of the club will participate in activities designed to promote positive attitudes and leadership skills. "From my own experiences in VICA," Jeter said, "I have gained much self-confidence by such things as learning how to be interviewed and how to talk in front of groups of people."
"Many more women are now going into trade and industrial fields such as cosmetology, industrial arts, auto mechanics and even horticulture," she added. "Women are now progressing into fields that have been dominated by men for so long, and they are becoming more aware of the job opportunities," Jeter said. Besides attending Central State, Jeter received an associate degree in agriculture from the Oklahoma State University Technical Institute. While attending college, Jeter was an officer for two years of the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA); received the American VICA degree for initiative and achievement; received the International Industrial VICA degree, and attended two national VICA leadership conventions. She transferred to Central State when she heard about the new addition of trade and industrial education. "CSU has the best program out of all the schools I have attended," she said. "It is much more structured to fit the student's needs." Another key reason for the success of the program, Jeter believes, is due to Dr. Richard Sullivan, teacher educator for trade and industrial education. Sullivan joined the vocational technical education faculty two years ago to develop this new program. "Rick (Sullivan) is an assett to all the teachers in the department. He is very thorough and organized.
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Named to government in exile
Graduate named consul
CSU President Bill lillard and graduate Betty Shreffler look over her letter that won Shreffler international acclaim and the post of Honorary Consul to Poland (in exile).
An interest in political science as a student at Central State University has grown to international proportions involving President Reagan and Polish in Exile for northwest Oklahoma Cityan, Betty Shreffler. The wife of an Oklahoma City attorney, Shreffler, of 12704 St. Andrews Court, obtained her bachelor's degree in political science at CSU in 1977. She is now working with a creative studies professor on a book that brought her into contact with the U.S.S.R. and exiles in the Ukraine. Her outspoken reactions brought her to the attention of the President and resulted in her being named as Honorary Consul to the Republic of Poland (in exile). "When I visited Poland and the U.S.S.R. last year I returned appalled at some of the conditions I found those people suffering and began to speak out," she explains. Speaking out included a letter to the White House. Reagan quoted parts of her letter during a speech to the Polish American Congress and Polish Alliance at a meeting in Chicago. That brought her to the attention of the national media and to the Polish community in the United States. She has since become much more involved in asking "why Polish people in the Ukraine and in Poland must suffer oppression and violations of basic human rights."
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Dean Patton retires; awarded top medal By Matthew Driskill Capping a 38-year career in Oklahoma education by being awarded the highest honor a military person or civilian can receive except for valor, Dr. Lucille Patton retires June 30 after 13 years of service to Central State University. Patton, who for the past eight years has been dean of the school of Special Arts and Sciences, received the Oklahoma Distinguished Service Medal "for unusually distinguished and meritorious service as a career educator, culminating her career as dean of the school of Special Arts and Sciences. "During this period of dedicated service... Dean Patton contributed immeasurably to the simultaneous membership program and the Oklahoma Army National Guard through her unfaltering support of the military science department and the Oklahoma Army National Guard." The award was presented to
Patton at a retirement reception held recently and was signed by Gov. Nigh and by Maj. Gen. Robert Morgan, Adjutant General of the State of Oklahoma. "The cadets and the officers of the military science department felt the best thing they could do for me was to recommend me for this award," Patton said. "When they did that and I received the award, I was totally overwhelmed." Patton was instumental in forming the vocational teacher education program here at CSU. "This is probably one of the achievements that I am most proud of," Patton said. "In the spring of 1971 I came here as the first vocational teacher education teacher here on campus. I think that being instrumental in getting the vocational teacher education program started here was one of my major achievements." Another achievement that Patton is rather proud of was being
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As honorary consul, she will continue her crusade speaking as an advocate of Polish people throughout the world. Her appointment was made by Brig. Gen. Waclaw Bakierowski, minister of foreign affairs and deputy prime minister for the Republic of Poland (in exile). She was also awarded the Golden Cross of Merit "for activity in spreading the truth about communist occupied Poland." Her appointment followed a recommendation from Lt. Col. Sir Harold F. Prentice, minister plenipotentiary for Oklahoma. The organization is comprised of thousands of Polish people no longer living in their homeland but committed to restoring freedom in their native country and its people. There are a number of Honorary Consuls within the United States, persons like Betty Shreffler who are willing to participate in a cause. "Some are committed because they've seen the barbed wire enclosures that make Poland hardly more than a concentration camp as I have," she explains. In the meantime, she hopes to have the first draft of her novel, an historical fiction set in the Ukraine, completed next year. It was research for that book that led her to visit the area with a daughter and sonin-law last year. The visit brought her political science background into active focus, she believes.
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named Dean of the School Of' Special Arts and Sciences. "That has been my most challenging work," Patton said. "You're dealing mostly with people and an educator gets mostly instant gratification when you are working with the students and you can see how they can progress. "As an administrator you work with the faculty and try to help them to progress and become better instructors and reach their potential." Patton worked under four academic vice presidents in her career as dean and says that is the toughest part of being a dean because of the different leadership styles of each vice president.
By Matthew Driskill Editor "I miss her already," is the way Dr. Virginia Lamb, chairman of the home economics department, described the retirement of Mary Alice Fisher, assistant professor of home ecomonics at Central State University. "She built an awfully good foundation for the students here and for the department. I have worked closely with her for seven years and we'll have a hard time replacing her," Lamb said. Fisher, who retired at the end of the 1984 spring smester, has been involved in Oklahoma education for 38 years and has been at Central State 22 years. "She's one of the best," Lamb said, "and her loss will be felt for a long time." While at Central State, Fisher taught nutrition and foods and was named Outstanding Faculty Woman by the Association of Women Students in 1970 and in 1980, the only woman to garner the award twice. Fisher also was named Distingushed Faculty for the School of Special Arts and Sciences, chairman for the Southwest Regents conference of Food and Nutrition Teachers and received a resolution from the Board of regents for Oklahoma Colleges. "Education has been my life," Fisher said. "I have really enjoyed my time here and I think the students are the best. Fisher's husband, Dr. Bill Fisher, also is retiring as the dean of the graduate school at Central State. One of the achievements Fisher is most proud of is the dietetic program she helped to initiate here at Central State. "We were certified for the program in the fall which allows our students to take the American Dietetics Tests which the students have to take in order to be a dietician in the hospital," Fisher said. eY)2e/ta2e e`iial:
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Eight varsity athletes made all A's this spring to highlight Central State University's AllAcademic Athletic Honor Roll, which recognizes the outstanding efforts of men and women athletes at CSU. Making perfect 4.00 grade point averages for the Spring '84 semester were football players Glynn Walker, a Clinton freshman, and Van Wooten, a Grand Prairie, Texas senior; tracksters Dan Erwin, Chandler sophomore, and Joe Dingal, Edmond sophomore; a tennis player Khalid Khan, a senior from Nairobi, Kenya, Africa. Also, wrestlers John Redman, a Lawton sophomore, and Darren Huff, a senior from Perry; and softball player Mary Martin, a sophomore from Shawnee. Huff is a two-time national runner-up at 134 pounds. In all, 67 CSU varsity athletes earned 3.00 (B) or better grade point averages for the spring semester. It was a banner year for CSU players in the classroom. Khan, who majored in business marketing, completed his college career with all A's and was named one of three class marshals for the 1984 graduating class.
Top softball battery in store for Bronchos A top flight battery heads the list of five signees for Dr. Gerry Pinkston and the Central State University softball team. Gladys Griffin, one of Oklahoma's best fastpitch hurlers while attending Putnam City West in Oklahoma City, and Tami Loy, a catcher from Blanchard, have signed District 9 Letters of Intent recently to attend CSU and play softball for the Lady Bronchos. In addition, Carla Hobbs of Kellyville, Lisa Hedrick of Crescent and Lou Edwards of Lexington have made verbal commitments to attend Central State. Griffin pitched her high school team to 4A state championship last fall, recording a 27/2 record for the Lady Patriots. In the five games at the state tournament, she struck out 50 of the 110 batters for OKC's premier young women's team, Purple Power. At PC West, Gladys was named All-Conference and selected to the high school Sooner Invitational All-Tournament team. Blanchard won the Class 3A state tournament with Loy behind the plate. A strong hitter and good defensive catcher, she has been playing fastpitch softball for 10 years. Tami was named All-Conference, and with her 3.8 grade point average, she'll graduate in the top 10 percent of her class. Hobbs will transfer from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M junior college where she was graduated with an associate degree and was a member of the Dean's Honor Roll. She played third base at Sapulpa High School, but was team MVP at NEO while playing shortstop. Hedrick, Crescent's Class of '84 Valedictorian with a perfect 4.0 GPA, is an infielder who has been named to several all/tournament teams and plays summer ball for Purple Power with Griffin. As a junior, her team won the 2A state championship. Edwards, who sports a 3.9 GPA, was named to the Sooner ConferenceAll/Star team. She hit .300 as a senior (.473 as a junior) while playing infield and outfield for Lexington. Lou was named Softball Player of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year at Lexington High School. Coach Pinkston is very excited about the success of her recruiting efforts this spring. "All of the women should be big helps to our program," the CSU coach said. "Gladys is the calibre of pitcher that will again make us one of the top teams in the country. We're very excited about having all these young ladies attend Central State."
Lady cagers sign 5 recruits When Central State University women's basketball coach John Keely began recruiting this spring, he was looking for inside help-tall posts and forwards. With the signing of five Oklahoma high school standouts, it would appear Keely has done just what he set out to do. Signing up with CSU are 5-11 Carla Bell, of Clinton; 6-2 Stacy Cloud, of Spiro, 6-1 Gwen Coyle, of Yukon; 5-9 Jan Halbert, of
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