Alumnews On the cover . Looking tack William Arthur Budge and Mrs. Josephine Browning Wilson, class of 1907, looking over their yearbook, and recalling their days at WSC. Representing WSC Graduates, class of 1982, Commencement speakers Jill Niederhauser and Richard Hackwell. - Jill has a double major in Communications and Political Science. Jill was named Outstanding Student in the School of Humanities; received the Wildcat and Silver Chalice Awards from ASWSC; was on the WSC Academic Senate for the School of Social Science, news editor of the . “Signpost,” and news director of KWCR. She was vice president of the WSC Debate Team and president of the WSC Scholastic Society. She has been selected to receive a fellowship of $4,500 from Phi Kappa Phi, and will begin her study of law at Yale University this fall. She will spend the summer as an intern for Representative Jim Hansen in Washington D.C., and as first runner up to the Utah State Dairy Princess. : Richard is currently serving as vice president of cultural relations for Associated Students of WSC. In 1980-81 he was special events chairman for the ASWSC College Activities Board. _ Heis a member of the National Honor Society and upon graduation plans to attend law school. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Taiwan. While at WSC he was a member of the Weber State Singers and the performing group ‘‘Choralition.”’ Page 2 by Lou Gladwell The old LDS Weber Stake Academy class of 1907 is still represented by two of its graduates, now in their 90’s. Classmates William Arthur Budge, 96, and Mrs. Josephine Browning Wilson, 95, readily recall their school days of 75 years ago. They glory in the great progress that has seen their little church school expand to what today is Weber State College, with its 10,000 plus enrollment. But they do not spend much time in reverie of those vintage years, dear as they are to them both. “‘T like to live in the present, not the past,’ says Mrs. Wilson. ‘‘I take the daily paper and do other reading to keep up.” She even enjoyed a jet plane trip when she was 80. “I’ve seen many changes,”’ she said -“and I like modern improvements,” she added, naming electricity, the telephone, plumbing and automobiles. “T remember the horse drawn streetcars,” said Aurthur Budge, ‘‘and horses pulling sleighs through the Ogden business district.” He played on the Weber Academy basketball team in 1908. “No dribbling was allowed in those times. We just stood and passed the ball around,” he rerecalls. The cage teams usually had only six members, providing a ‘‘spare’’ in case a player fouled out. The Academy’s curriculum included theology, math, botany and zoology, among others. Mr. Budge taught at Central Junior High for more than five years. Ernest L. Wilkinson, who later became president of Brigham Young ‘University, was one of his students. Mr. Budge got into his banking career at the old Security State Bank, located on the corner of Hudson (now Kiesel) and 24th Street, while he was looking for a summer job. The bank later became the Commercial Security National Bank, and still later the Commercial Security Bank. Mr. Budge worked for the banks 42 years, retiring in 1959 as vice president. — First school in old City Hall The first school Mrs. Wilson attended was in the upstairs of the old City Hall on Grant Avenue where the Ogden Elks Lodge is located. She worked in her father’s printing shop, located in the same building as the Browning Brothers Gun Store. g “I can remember when I was a girl. We operated our washer by hand -- 25 minutes to each load,”’ she said. 17 graduates in 1907 There were 17 graduates in the Academy class of ‘07. Mr. Budge and Mrs. Wilson remember well a fellow classmate, Moroni Olson, who was to become a motion picture actor of note. “Moroni gave us many laughs; he was very witty,” said Mrs. Wilson. Other classmates included Aaron W. Tracy, who served as a Weber College President during the 1920’s and 1930's. Mr. Budge said he well remembers President David O. McKay who was a faculty member and principal of the Academy. ““He used to make us memorize Shakespeare,” Mr. Budge recalled. LDS Ward Dances were ‘“‘wonderful,’’ she said, recalling that they only cost ten cents. ““That’s where I learned to dance,’ she beamed. Mrs. Wilson married Benjamin Andrew Wilson in 1914. They are parents of three sons: Don, Scott and Ray. Mr. Budge and his wife, Jennie Farr, have one daughter, Athleen Johnson, and a son, Arthur. Last year, on their 70th wedding anniversary, they received a letter of congratulations from President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan. Mr. Budge recently quipped while discussing his age with friends: “If I had known I’d live for 96 years, I’d have taken better care of myself.” He displayed a photo of the team wearing what looks like a football uniform with kneelength “‘shorts’’, stockings and shoes. Still, recalls Mr. Budge, the girls who put out the yearbook refused to run a picture of the team, explaining the players weren’t “dressed properly.’”” Mildred Lund Shumway (class of 1933) was chosen Bear River Valiey’s Mother of the ‘Year. She and her husband, Jack, have raised 5 children and live in Tremonton, Utah, where she has been active in civic affairs. She is currently the chairman of the Community Planning and Development Board, has served on the Tremonton Planning Commission and the Tri-County Comprehensive Health Planning Council. She was recognized in 1963 with the “Andy Rytting Community Service Award and in 1977 when she was chosen the Utah Clubwoman of the Year. Dean W. Hurst (class of 1948) _vice president for college relations at WSC, has been elected to the board of directors of Family Bank of Ogden. Hurst is presently at the University of Wyoming where he is associate vice president for academic affairs. He was formerly dean of students and assistant vice president for student affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. He is married to the former Joan Rees. They have four children. 1950’s William O. Shaw (class of 1955) was named manager of the Bountiful office of First Security Bank of Utah. He is an assistant vice president of the banking corporation. After his graduation from WSC he attended University of Utah, the Pacific Coast anking School, University of Washington National Commercial Lending School and the University of Oklahoma. He has been manager of the First Security Bank of Idaho’s Vista and Hailey offices, vice president and manager of the commercial loan department for First Security State Bank, and assistant vice president and commercial loan officer of the Fourth South office in Salt Lake City prior to his new appointment. Sharon Morrin operations officer of First Security also serves as a Hospital. Mark E. Austad (class of 1941) who is presently serving as U.S. Ambassador to Norway, is ‘‘all dolled up’ to go to the Palace to present his credentials to the King of Norway. (Pictured below) : .Dr. Clyde A. Parker (class of 1949) has returned to Ogden and is now working at the McKay Dee Hospital as a psychologist. He and his colleagues are in the process of establishing an yeaa psychological service for the communi For the past 18 Bue he has been a professor of educational psychology and department chairman at Beenie giay 2 of Minnesota. He and his wife, Ilene (Kendell), class of 1950, have four children: Thomas, Gregory, Cami and Lisa. Gregory and Cami are currently attending WSC. (class of 1969) is the of the Ogden Main office Bank of Utah, N.A. She volunteer at oy Dee Edie Hester (class of 1969) was named “Woman of the Year” by the Golden Spike Chapter of the American Business Women’s Assn. She has served as president of that organization for the past year. Edie is alumni director at WSC. Bruce L. Nilson (class of 1969) has been named national director of the National Assn. of Realtors. He graduated from WSC with a degree in business management. Leon Blake (class of 1959) received his doctor’s degree from the University of Minnesota in December. He is an assistant professor of psychology and a counselor in the WSC Counseling Center. He is married to the former Suzanne Hargreaves. Spencer W. Wright (class of 1969) is now a vice president of Zions First Security Bank in Ogden. He has worked in banking for the past 12 years. After his graduation from WSC he also received a degree from Pacific Coast Banking School. 1970's Dale T. Johnson (class of 1972) assistant vice president of the Ogden main office of First Security Bank of Utah, was named Timeway Loan Officer. He joined First Security as a management trainee in 1972. 1940’s “Things like dish towels had to be boiled in soapy water on a coal stove, which also heated our irons for ironing clothes,’’ she said. Water for household use was brought in from outside hydrants. One of the girl’s Chores 3 was to clean the kerosene lamps. Doctors made house calls in a horse and buggy. When there was a death in the family, a white crepe was hung on the door. The viewing was held in the home. For recreation, Mrs. Wilson said, there were candy pulls, coasting on the 27th Street Hill from Jefferson to Washington, and ice skating on the river by the Washington Avenue bridge. Knee-length shorts “immodest?” 1930's August L. Ahlf (class of 1932) visited the WSC campus recently. He met with President Brady and toured the facilities. During his years on campus ‘“‘Augie’”’ was captain of the football team, played basketball, and was named athlete of the year in 1982. After graduation he earned a B.S. degree in civil engineering from University of Utah, and went on to the University of Colorado for an M.S. degree. He worked for 20 years for the Bureau of Reclamation, first in the Denver office, then on to Thailand where he was chief designing engineer on the irrigation and navigation development of the central plains of Thailand. Next he was in Baghdad, Iraq, as project manager of the Taiwan office on the Shihmen Reservoir Project. Since then he has lived in Hawaii, where he worked until his retirement with Sunn, Low, Tom & Hara Consulting Engineers. He holds a Nobel Prize for scientific work, and is the past president of the Hawaii Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Since the death of his wife, Dorothy, he ‘married Pat Eisle, who is a practicing psychologist. She accompanied him on his visit to the campus. Dr. LaVon B. Carroll (class of 1959) was named ‘Utah Poet of the Year’ by the Utah State Poetry Society. Her book, ‘‘The Shrouded Carousel,’ won the Morgan/Pehrson Book Publishing Category to set her in the limelight. In addition to having the book published, there is a $100 cash award. After her graduation from WSC with an associate degree, she earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from Utah State University and a Ph.D. from University of Utah. She is presently a professor of English at WSC where she has worked since 1962. She was selected an outstanding educator in America in 1975; appointed Danforth associate in 1978, and won the WSC Cortez Honors lecture in 1976. Her quest for learning has taken her to many parts of the world, including study in Europe in art and music in 1967, and to Oxford University, England, in 1973 and to University College Dublin, Ireland in 1978. Dr. Carroll is presently on sabbatical leave, studying ancient Celtic literature at the University of Edinburg in Scotland. 1960’s Dr. James C. Hurst (class of 1961) has received the prestigious Contribution to Knowledge Award from the American College Personnel Assn. He is author of three books, manuals, six chapters in other books, articles and papers appearing in professional _ journals. He was student body president at WSC, and after graduation earned a bachelor’s degree from University of Utah and doctorate from Brigham Young University. a -Jeff K. Thredgold (class of 1973) is a vice president and was recently named manager of the Investment Department of Commercial Security Bank. After graduation from WSC he earned a masters degree in economics from University of Utah and graduated from the Graduate School of Banking Investments, University of Illinois and the National School of Bank Investments at Southern Methodist University. He teaches advanced banking and Kevin R. Damron (class of 1978) received an M.S. degree in Psychology from Northeast Louisiana University, Monroe, Louisiana. David J. Oka (class. of 1979) has joined Commercial Security Bank as a commercial loan officer. He is a graduate of WSC with a degree in finance. 1980's Leigh C. Van Dyke (class of 1981) has been accepted into the American Graduate School of International Management in Glendale, Arizona. His wife is the former Barbara Bennion. Misc. David Pratt, has been appointed to the Layton City Council to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of A. Kent Randall. : He is employed as a civilian by the Navy and is division chief over quality assurance at Hercules. After he left WSC he received both bachelor and masters degrees from the _ University of Utah. David has been active in civic and church affairs and is currently a member of the Layton City Planning Commission. He and his wife, Caroll, live in Layton with their two daughters. Orville R. DeVore, received an award for 30 years of government service at Hill Air Force Base. He is a toolmaker in the directorate of maintenance, Ogden Air Logistic Center. He and his wife, Zandra, live in Clearfield. finance at West- minster College in Salt Lake City. Read R. Hellewell (class of 1974) has been named legal vice president of Sweetwater, a Utah-base resort timeshare development firm. He is presently serving on the WSC Alumni Association Board of Directors. © Rick Lorenzen (class of 1977) was named president of the Utah Society of Respiratory Therapy. He is presently assistant of McKay-Dee Hospital Respiratory Care, ‘and a registered respiratory therapist. He has also worked at St. Benedict’s Hospital in Ogden, and was head of the respiratory care department at Clarinda Municipal Hospital in Iowa. Kim Peterson (class of 1975) is now the head foot ball coach at Bountiful High School, where he has served as the line coach and wrestling coach for the past seven years. He was named outstanding football player and also took third in wrestling in the unlimited division his senior year at WSC. From college Kim took a job as assistant football coach and head wrestling coach at Morgan High, where he guided the team to a third place in state finals. Captain Howard A. Olsen (class of 1977) and former president of Delta Phi Kappa fraternity and WSC Ombudsman, has been named commander of the newly created Utah North Area of the U.S. Army Salt Lake City District Recruiting Command. He will be responsible for recruiting stations in downtown Salt Lake City, Ogden, North Ogden, Logan, Clearfield, and Elko, Nevada. He went on active duty in June of 1977. He was an Army ROTC scholarship recipient, a Boys State scholarship recipient, and a University of Utah Scholarship selectee. Jeffrey Stuart, recently competed in the National Guard Biathlon Championships at * Camp Ripley, Minnesota. He placed second in the individual competition out of 112 competitors, and his four-man team placed second in the 22-team field. Jeff also qualified for the Boston Marathon last year, but was prevented from running because of a broken foot. He presently coaches the boys’ cross country team at Bonneville High. Farrell R. Collett, has been selected to illustrate a series of black and white line drawings depicting Utah’s heritage for the Dixon Paper Company of Salt Lake City. Robert T. Heiner (WSC Institutional Council) has been elected as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Security Bank of Utah, N.A. He began his career in 1951 as a bookkeeper and has progressed through the ranks. Since his graduation from WSC he has received extensive training in the banking field through the American Institute of Banking and Columbia University. He is past president of the executive committee of Utah Bankers Assn. He is a member of the Reserve City Bankers Assn. He has also devoted much time to community, church and civic work, and is currently president of the Greater Ogden Area Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the executive committee of the Weber County Industrial Bureau. Page 11