Rs New year brings many exciting events Ted C. Lung, '82, has been employed by the {Veterans Academic Improvement Center at WSC as a coordinator/counselor assisting veterans who would like to enter post-secondary education. _ need to review the ultimate purpose of around the United States with very active participation in student recruiting, dividuals who will contribute to socie- legislative lobbying, and providing a source of contact for other former ty while experienceing a high quality of WSC students. Because of their efforts life.” Thus, as products of an excellent we have increased the number and institution of higher education, we are quality of out-of-state students coming in an excellent position to evaluate the educational experience the school of- ~ to WSC in the past few years. Kickoff activity this year for the fers and contribute to perpetuating and extending the kind of education we ex- Alumni Association was Alumni Night at Wildcat Football, where we honored perienced. Head Football Coach Mike Price for We have hundreds of concerned higher Scott M. Allgood, ’83, recently graduated from | |Monatana State University with a master of science degree in home economics with emphasis on marriage and family therapy. He is currently enrolled in a doctoral program in marriage and family therapy at Brigham Young University. _ Second Lt. Douglas Andrews, ’83, has participated in Global Shield 85, an exercise involving the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, Navy and Marine Corps units, and elements of the Canadian forces. The exercise, coordinated by the Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC), was designed to enhance Ireadiness and the ability of SAC to carry out orders should deterrance fail. Andrews is a missile launch officer with the 44th Strategic Missile Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Base, Tx. The Bradford R. Drake, WSCAA 12-week Marine Cpl. Brian M. Berger, ‘84, recently completed the Radio Fundamentals Course. During the seven-week course, conducted at the Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School at Twentynine Palms, Ca., he received instruction on the electronic theory and servicing principles fused in repairing Marine Corps radio communication systems. He studied transmitters and receivers, transmission lines and antenna fundamentals, basic troubleshooting techniques and the isolation of malfunctions. President his dedication to WSC and his personal public relations campaign on behalf of successful individuals, works diligently the college, its students and alumni. . Our events scheduled for Homecoming Week, Oct.6-12 are outlined in this to oversee the many issue of COMMENT and would be ex- for our board, alumni which activities of and and only students. a short This time ago s we begin a new year at WSC with a new college president, the Alumni Association is also planning an exciting year of events for its membership and the community. As the advocate for the former student with the college and the Utah System of Higher Education, the WSC social group Alumni Association is very active on campus all year. _ There is a common misconseption with registration, hosting events, acting as information assistants and other that the only two roles alumni play in the affairs of their alma mater are attending athletic events as spectators and contributing financially to the institution. Unquestionably these roles are important, but they represent only Second Lt. Dirk H. Checketts, ’84, has completed an officer rotary wing aviator course and received the silver wings of an Army aviator at the U.S. Army Aviation School, Fort Rucker, Ala. Students received instruction in helicopter flying techniques, including tactical instrument flying |maintenance, navigation and radio procedures. . in- defined itself as a “tea and crumpets” course trained selected college graduates to apply communicative skills, professional knowledge, leadership and management in positions of responsibility. He will now be assigned at Vandenburg Air Force Base, Ca. _ prepare the college. Our Alumni Association Board of Directors, which is composed of a wide range of very busy and very Joseph B. Randolph, ‘83, has been commissioned a Second Lt. in the U.S. Air Force upon graduating from Officer Training School at Air Force “to alumni donating many hours weekly to Second Lt. Kevin S. Cullis, ‘83, has graduated from the U.S. Air Force aircraft maintenance officer course at Chanute Air Force Base, Ill. During the course, students were taught principles and concepts of management for supervision of aircraft maintenance activities. He is scheduled to serve with the 27th Tactical Fighter Wing at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. Lackland education, is now one of the most visible and influential bodies participating in the success of the college. Our Emeritus Alumni Council,which oversees the activities of those who have been out of school 40 years or more, has spent thousands of volunteer hours on campus assisting things, to make the work of the college faculty and staff easier. citing and fun for the entire family. We invite you all to participate and find out what the college, the students and the alumni are doing. = While all of the expanded activities of the Alumni Association depend upon the time and efforts of hundreds of volunteers, we couldn't get the work done without the coordination and day-to-day work of the Alumni Office staff. Edie Hester, Executive Director of the Association, Monty Shupe, Alumni Program Coordinator; and the others in the office keep us organized Little Cats Club and the Student Alum- and help us to be more effective. We hope that all WSC alumni will consider contributing some time and energy to the college, either by volunteering for a committee, council, ni Committees. These committees were alumni board or by telling others about The Young Alumni Council, those out of school less than 15 years, have taken on several projects including the formed to orient the children and a small sample of the potential which. can be made, and are being made by grandchildren genuinely concerned alumni of WSC. WSC students to the benefits of the col- of alumni and current As a basis for identifying the range | lege and the activities of the alumni association. of potential contributions that we as We have alumni chapters in 10 areas alumni can make to Weber State we the great education you received at WSC. If you want to know how you can help, call the Alumni Officers or the of- fice and we'll gladly let you grow with us and the college. “i Capt. Carol E. McCosh, '84, has graduated from the Squadron Officer School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Graduates of the school studied communication skills, international relations, manpower management, and _ responsibilities that prepare junior Air Force Officers for command and staff duties. She is scheduled to serve with the Ogden Air Logistics Center at Hill Air Force Base in Ogden. Navy Seaman Scott M. Sorenson, '84, recently reported for duty with the battleship Precommissioning Unit Missouri, based at Long Beach, Ca. Marine Second Lt. Bart H. Stevens, ’84,has completed the motor transport Officers Leadership Course. During the seven-week course at Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Stevens receiv- ed instruction on the procedures and methods to effectively manage a motor vehicle program. He studied the characteristics and capabilities of the motor vehicles used by the Marine Corps; dispatching and vehicle scheduling in addition to ad|ministrative and organizational procedures to manage motor vehicle maintenance and repair | programs. Obituaries Tamera Biddulph Gardner May 11—Clearfield—22 Fannie Brown Clark May 12—Loveland, Co.—88 Sylvia May Tomlinson May 22—Salt Lake City—80 David (Loo) Roberts May 24—Provo—8&6 Robert D. Eyestone May 26—Salt Lake City—33 Craig R. Wilson June 13—San Diego—24 Glen Greenwell June 14—North Ogden—70 Pearl Greenwell Williams June 20—Ogden—87 William Earl Casper Aug. Aug. 5—Magna—76 Rulon P. Peterson Aug. 5—Roy, Ut.—81 Jack G. Charlesworth Aug. 7—Salt Lake City —66 Gene Wixom Tippets Aug. 7—Ogden—64 Larry D. Miller Aug. 10—Hooper—45 Brad Wright McAllister Aug. 11—Ogden—28 Aug. 17—Ceenterville—38 Kevin Bigler Aug 18—Ogden—31 Margaret Spendlove Hancock Aug. 18—West Weber—55 Melvin E. Pike Aug. 21—Ogden—68 Evelyn Yamaguchi Aug. 21—Ogden—57 Jim L. Boog Aug. 25—Bountiful —38 Rodney D. Smyth Aug. 11—Boise, 15—Ogden—41 Sherry L. Smith Id. —64 Lee David Stark Aug. 12—Clinton—36 ~ _ July 6—Washington Terrace, Ut.—78 Officers, board Ruth Tolman Prusse July 7—Salt Lake City —69 Dorothy E. West July 9—Ogden—67 Clair W. Johnson July 15—Ogden—83 was elected 1985-86 president of the 60,000 member WSC Alumni Association (WSCAA). Drake, who has been serving as Blaine M. Peterson July 15—Ogden—79 Joseph F. Majinarich July 21—West Valley City-—65 Edna Baty Treseder July 24—Ogden—75 Wade Nelson Beus July 27—North Ogden—21 Russell K. Gillespie July 28—Layton—35 James K. Scoville Curt Breitweiser, ‘85, has joined Ogden First Federal Savings and Loan Association as a financial services counselor. He will handle the duties of financial service counselor with the newly formed Special Financial Services Division at Ogden First Federal. Joseph S. Wright Eleanor Thomas Hepworth: Aug. 1—Ogden—34 Barbara L. Milroy Theodore Aug. 4—Ogden—60 radford R. Drake of members Layton president-elect for 1984-85, began his one-year term as president July 1. Sharon C. Young was chosen president-elect of the association and will become president after Drake. David B. Handy was elected president of the Emeritus Alumni Council, composed of alumni who graduated from WSC 40 or more years ago, and Bradley D. Berrett became president of the Young Alumni Council representing those who have been out of school for 15 years or less. The Alumni Association Board Directors, which is the of governing named board of the WSCAA, elected nine new members for two-year terms on the board. They include: S. Neal Berube, Roger W. Cox, Christopher G. Davis, Reid Graser, Karen B. Hurst, Arthur R. Jones, Susan C. Krussell, Ilene K. Parker and Patricia H. Williams. New members of the Emeritus Alumni Council include: Domenic Antonetti, Vola Campbell, Carl DeYoung, Ben Hains, Ada Hazen, Jack Hazen, Lavon Higginson, Sophie Richards and Gerritt Wolthuis. Newly elected to the Young Alumni Council are: Jim M. Alvey, Karma G. Dixon, Jeffrey C. Flamm, Tamara Jones, Rex E. Leetham, John G. Morris, Kerry Tobin, Kelly Miles and Mike Waldron. Weber State College Comment, October 1985, page 9