Marina Eaton scholarship fund to be established The Central State University College of Liberal Arts and the CSU Foundation are establishing a Marina Eaton Memorial Scholarship Fund in memory of Dr. Eaton, former French associate professor who taught at CSU from 1971 until September, 1985. The scholarship will be available to students who have declared a major in French, English, philosophy or history based on high academic standing and financial need.
"A number of people have already offered to make contributions to the fund. We received $100 just for flowers for her memorial service," said Dr. Clarence Parker, chairperson of the department of humanities and foreign language. Dr. Richard Peters, professor of history and geography, originated the idea to establish the memorial fund. "Dr. Eaton really lived for her students. She was one of the most
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totally dedicated persons to teaching I know," said Peters. Dr. Parker hopes the scholarship will be available to CSU students on an annual basis, beginning next year. "All of Dr. Eaton's personal colleagues are concerned with establishing contributions on an annual basis. All donations will be tax deductible, and often some companies will offer to match contributions made by their employees," said Parker.
Anyone who wishes to contribute to the fund should send their check to the CSU Foundation addressed to the Marina Eaton Memorial Scholarship Fund, Central State University, Edmond, Okla., 73034. Dr. Eaton was born July 22, 1936 in Athens, Greece, and moved to Oklahoma in 1963. She earned her B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in French at the University of Oklahoma. She taught at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas and was
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a graduate assistant at OU in 1970 prior to teaching at CSU. She served on the CSU Faculty Senate and was president-elect of the Oklahoma Foreign Language Teachers Association. She was an honorary member of the Alpha Mu Gamma national collegiate foreign language honor society and a member of the St. George Greek Orthodox Church. She is survived by her husband, Eric Eaton, a former professor of computer science at CSU, and a brother, loannis Melachrinidou.
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Lillard seeks Senates' help on feasibility of care center By Debbie Martin CSU President Dr. Bill Lillard has asked the Faculty and Student Senates to join in on a feasibility study of a child care facility on this campus, according to the Faculty Senate president. The Faculty and the Student Senates, who have passed resolutions calling for the child care facility, have been allowed one representative each to work on a committee, said Ray Beasley at Thursday's Senate meeting. Dr. Kaye Sears, associate professor home economics, was elected to represent the Faculty Senate. In other Senate business, Beasley said he met with Lillard and the five other regional university presidents to discuss alternatives to university employee's current health insurance. "The presidents seemed genuinely interested in knowing what the faculty would like to have for their dollar," said Beasley. Beasley said this was the first time an adequate opportunity has arisen for faculty input in this decision. He was appointed chairman to head a committee that will draw up a questionnaire that will be given to employees at each of the six regional universities. The results of the poll would then be used by the Council of Presidents in making their decision on what type of coverage to seek bids on.
Student forms group to stop false rumors on AIDS issue
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Checking out the future, Glendell Nix (left) talks with John Phelps, district manager of Waddell & Reed financial services, at the seventh annual career day held Wednesday in the University Center.
ROTC squad 'runs for Liberty' By Italia Carson Saturday, members of the CSU ROTC department ran to answer a Lady's call of distress. The call came from Lady Liberty herself and was answered by many concerned Oklahomans as they ran a five-mile course to raise money for the restoration of the Statue of Liberty in the second annual Stroh's "Run for Liberty" held in downtown Oklahoma City.
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The five miles, which led the runners through blocked-off roads deep in the heart of the city, began at 9 a.m. and lasted until the last runner crossed the finish line about an hour later. Several cadets representing the ROTC department at CSU expressed their feelings toward this race for "liberty." "We wanted to run because it sounded like fun and it was for a good cause," said ROTC cadet Sherri Jennings. "It was also a chance for the ROTC program at CSU to be represented to the public." ROTC cadets and cadre members showed up Saturday morning in camouflage pants and CSU ROTC T-shirts ready for the five mile run. They ran in formation and called cadence at many points during the run. "It was enjoyable getting the cadets motivated to make it through the five miles," said
Master Sgt. Ed Hogue. "I enjoy road racing because you meet wonderful people and have a lot of fun. This one was worth it because the money went for a good cause." "I wanted to see if I could run the five miles," said Lori Fisher, CSU ROTC cadet, "but it was not as hard as I thought it was going to be." Jennings said she felt proud when the ROTC formation approached the finish line because they were greeted by a cheering crowd. "I felt inspired because we accomplished something for ourselves as well as the Statue of Liberty," said Jennings. Each participant in the race donated their entry fee of $11 to $16 dollars toward reconstruction efforts for the statue. For their time and money the participants received a medallion made from materials scraped off the statue during its renovation.
Because "Central State students are getting a lot of bad information," a group of students, organized by Kingfisher sophomore Thomas Schwartz, has formed the Central State University AIDS Education Project. "We feel CSU students have a right to know about AIDS. There have been a lot of nonsensical horror stories passed around," Schwartz said. "Our efforts are designed to counterbalance all the misinformation by providing the public with the facts." The organization has prepared a brochure entitled "AIDS: Myths and Realities," which lists eight common questions persons have about AIDS, giving answers in light of recent medical research. Schwartz said the public hysteria over AIDS has even reached the CSU campus. "Even though there have been no reports of AIDS victims here on campus, people are scared about it," said Schwatz. "We're planning to send our brochure to most of the administration and faculty on campus as soon as we have the funds to get a lot more of them printed. Hopefully, that will answer questions the staff has about the issue." The project is funded solely by the contributions of interested students, Schwartz said. The group's efforts involve both homosexuals and heterosexuals, Schwartz said, adding, "we are focusing on heteroxual involvement." "We aren't trying to discriminate against anyone, but it's a simple fact that more people will listen to a pro-gay heterosexual than a pro-gay gay." Schwartz said future plans for the group include bringing speakers to campus, conducting educational seminars and overall "striving for a better, healthier relationship between gays and non-gays at CSU."