FRIEND OF THE FACULTY Richard K.Hemingway, Longtime Ogden Banker, Helps Revitalize Professors Were proud to be part of your neighborhood. VOLUME WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2 NUMBER2 « SPRING Table of CHAIRMAN: Richard E. Myers Vice-CHAIRMAN: Fred S. Ball MEmBERS: Emest F. Durbano, Bryce C. Flamm, Morris Hansen, John A. Lindquist, Shaun Myers, Carolyn R. Nebeker, Melinda Roylance, John E. Ulibarri ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT: Paul H. Thompson Vice PRESIDENT: Academic Affairs — Robert B. Smith; Advancement — William C. Loos; Student UNIVERSITY TIMES Services — Marie L. Kotter, Administrative Services— Allen F. Simkins. ASSISTANTS TO THE PRESIDENT: Governmental Relations — Robert H. DeBoer; Diversity — Forrest C. Crawford. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT: Shaun Myers Vice PRESIDENT: Randy Skanchy Antelope Research Page 16 Students begin long- PAsT PRESIDENT: James D. Urry Historian: Carolyn Deru EXECUTIVE DiRECTOR: Edie George term study A, VISA King G Musical Magic 1O Faculty Friend MEnBERS: CaroLee Bell Baggerly, Robert Brueckner, Dale C. Campbell, 22 Kelly G. Cardon, Tim Critchlow, A. Stephen Dirks, Jon J. Greiner, Susan L. Hiatt, Janet P. Johnson, Kory D. Larsen, Judy Mecham, 28 Alumni Update Betty Stewart Moore, Kay H. Richins, Sheldon A. Smith, Susan Van Eerden, David Van Eerden, Roy Van Orman, Mose Watkins, Charlean R. Wilson, Brenda M. Zehnpfenning YOUNG 4i O leh el ee rsaw a ne # Az RaBeete) — oo?"ee OF me ane 2) _ aia ie py a ma ALUMNI COUNCIL PRESIDENT: Murray Olsen || Vice PRESIDENT: Kelly Miles ta ry oe? Aen — ee wk * PS tg PAST PRESIDENT: Curtis Breitweiser MenBers: Troy Baldwin, Julie Bobowski, Rick Bullock, Douglas Clawson, Jenni Critchlow, ps Doyle Dittmore, Marjorie Fox, Simone Fritz, Ca) Robert Hooper, Kim Morris, Dan Murdock, Todd Murdock, Todd Nichols, J.P. Nielson, Tracy Peterson, Quinn Richins, Marilyn Smith, Paula Wright EMERITUS ALUMNI COUNCIL Master Sleuth Page 17 Weber State's Jim Gaskill keeps an eye on criminals PRESIDENT: Althea Roberts VICE PRESIDENT: Dorothy Carty Past PRESIDENT: Dorothea Van Erden-Wiese MEmBERS: Betty P. Baker, Alvin Carter, Marjorie Crittenden, Ruth H. Darrington, Rulon Dye, Nuana H. Esterholdt, Paul Esterholdt, Margaret B.Fackrell, Dexter Farr, Close to where you live and work, there’s a neighbor you can count on. A bank that’s managed right here in Utah. Key Bank of Utah. Like you, we stand behind our state’s dreams for the future. Whether we’re supporting the arts, hosting community events, helping students afford college, or backing local business, we’re part of its vibrancy and success. 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Member FDIC. Kent B. Petersen, Paul H. Thompson WILDCAT CLUB PRESIDENT: Jim Wold Director: Carol A. Nelson Campus Currents On the Cover Richard K. Hemingway (seated) with faculty whose projects he has funded: Diane P. Grueninger (from left), assistant professor of performing arts; Robert J. Twiggs, director of the Center for Aerospace Technology; H. Lon Addams, professor of management; and Nancy Haanstad, associate professor of political ‘ science. - ¢g 33 Ivory Tower 1993 ‘MISPLACED’ VALUES Your article on Betty Lou Lamoreaux “Courtroom Crusader” (Winter 1992, p. 15) obviously indicated several biased points of view. To present her as a beacon (past and present) of hope for family values in Orange County is to mislead your readers. For one, I would suggest that a municipal or superior court judge should direct legal decisions toward fairness to those who come before them and not be a judge to “assure women of fair treatment.” Secondly, the rest of the world may disagree that “a nice normal Utah background” is required or necessary. People can have “nice backgrounds” from other parts of the world as well. Having observed Betty Lou’s judicial expertise first-hand reveals a bias based on her Morman (sic) background and a strictly feminist point of view. Fortunately, most male and female judges (past and present) have a much better understanding of the legal system, and the administration of the law. Robert C. Hulse Huntington Beach, Calif. Class of ’55 Letters should be sent to: Editor, University Times, Weber State University, Ogden, UT 84408-1010 or faxed to (801) 626-8875. Letters also may be submitted by telephone by calling (801) 626-7500. Letters must include writer’s name, address, daytime phone number and graduating class. Submissions may be edited for space and clarity. I question why the executive editor of the University’s alumni magazine would dedicate four pages to someone (J. Spencer Kinard, “Overcoming the Hurdles,” Winter 1992, p.7) who is neither an alumnus of the University (it takes 45 credit hours to become an alumnus) nor whose exploits do little to enhance the image of the University. With this story of general interest, which has no connection to the University, our alumni magazine regrettably joins the ranks of the television tabloids “Hard Copy” and “A Current Affair” in seeking sensational stories to fill space. While Mr. (Ron) Cantera’s loyalty to old friends is laudable, his judgment in using the University Times as a vehicle to rehabilitate a colleague is misplaced. The University Times should be a forum to promote the University and feature its alumni. Mr. Cantera’s article does neither. Randall Skanchy Alumni Association Vice President Class of ’77 Mr. Kinard received the Alumni Service Award from the Alumni Association in 1981. He was introduced as a former student at the 1989 centennial-year commencement program. Mr. Kinard also has served twice as emcee of the annual Crystal Crest Campus Awards program. — Editor PUBLICATION PRAISE May I add my accolades to those of Ed Arnold — the University Times is the best alumni magazine I have ever seen. Usually I put magazines of this sort to one side without opening them — but not this one. I can relate to just about every person and every item you have included in it. Yes, it’s fantastic. As a Weber Junior College alumnus from the late 1930s, congratulations on a job well done. Wilmer “Bud” Perry Ogden, Utah Class of *40 I just received your Winter 1992 edition and read it from cover to cover and thoroughly enjoyed it — it made me want to go back to school, and I am 61! I do much reading, and you have a very high quality publication. Congrats to those who do it! My daughter graduated from Weber State on the Centennial year, and I will never forget that meaningful graduation exercise. She graduated in the field of communications and won the award for journalism on her medical article in 1988 for the entire state of Utah. I have many happy memories of three of my children attending Weber State while we resided in Ogden. Mrs. Eunice H. Young Sandy, Utah Weber State beats BYU in basketball and in magazines. Congratulations! Ken Shelton President, Executive Excellence ENTRANCE EXAM SLOW P The University’s new admission standards mean some students may have to jump through academic hoops, but those standards pale in comparison to the fin-flipping, snorkelbreathing, rope-jumping racing requirements of Welcome Week activities. LEARNER One student has taken 535 credit hours of classes and still does not have the right classes to graduate. (The University requires 183 credits for a bachelor’s degree.) The student told a counselor he would have enough to transfer to another school if he could get just 16 more hours. Provo, Utah LOST ALUMNI We are updating all the alumni records to correct phone numbers, addresses and other class information. If you are not receiving any Weber State mailings, we may not have your current information. We have many exciting activities that involve all of us at Weber State. We want to make sure you are receiving alumni information. Also, we are looking for volunteers to assist our committee in this research project. If you are interested in helping out the alumni or want to update your information, please contact the alumni office at (801) 626-6564. CaroLee B. Baggerly Ogden, Utah Class of *85 MAJOR SMOKE INDECISION Only about 15 percent of the University’s students graduate with the major they originally declared, but one student took indecision to new heights. During an 18-month period, the student switched majors 23 times. “It got so we recognized the student’s voice on the phone,” an admissions officer said. SNOW TALES _ Record-breaking snowfall on campus this winter prompted a “first” for Dave Maxson, director of physical plant. Grounds personnel couldn’t keep up with the heavy snowfall, so Mr. Maxson drove to the Ogden Rescue Mission and hired a vanload of the homeless. “We do whatever it takes,” Mr. Maxson said. SCREEN Some students got all puffed up when the Utah Legislature made it a crime to smoke in campus buildings and heavy winter snows threatened to collapse an outside “smoking tent.” The students mellowed after President Paul H. Thompson visited their puffing place and promised to improve conditions. By Edward Iwata ver the dreamers and optimists, Americans love our rags-toriches stories. The pauper turns into a prince. The coal miner’s daughter finds fame and glory. The computer nerd is reborn a high-tech wizard. A poor country boy from Ogden becomes one of the most respected leaders in finance history. Dee Ward Hock, Class of “47, is a modern-day success story who overcame shyness and personal hardship to found VISA International, the global credit-card giant. Few outside his industry know his name. But insiders lionize VISA’s retired president in tones usually reserved for great athletes. All of them credit the strong-minded, visionary Mr. Hock as the force behind the rise of VISA International and VISA USA. “Dee singlehandedly did more for the credit-card industry than any person I know,” says Spence Nilson, editor of The Nilson Report, a trade newsletter. “He understood the future of the industry when nobody else did and time has proven him correct. Now they’re all benefiting from his early concepts.” Today, VISA is by far the largest consumer-payment system in the world. The corporation dominates the credit and debit-card market, surpassing even MasterCard. And it’s still going strong, with revenue growth rates in the double-digits every year. Mr. Hock grew up outside Ogden with five siblings and his DEE HocK: THE parents in a cramped, two-room house. “Nobody was abysmally poor and nobody was obscenely rich,” Mr. Hock says. “It was a culture of sharing. You couldn’t get sick without someone leaving food at your doorstep. “It was a fun-loving, family-oriented society. If you held a steady job, didn’t lie, paid your bills and attended to the simple virtues, you were considered a fine, upstanding person.” What he most remembers is the “extraordinary work ethic” of that era. As a young teenager, Mr. Hock spent summers picking fruit for two cents a pound. In other summers, he found jobs in a dairy, a military depot and a slaughterhouse. “T was pretty proud of being able to go in and do a man’s job,” he recalled, “At the same time, while the people at those jobs were good, decent, hardworking people, I knew that I needed options in my life.” Surprisingly, the eloquent man who would one day brush shoulders with the rich and famous of the world was a shy little boy in Utah. “I was always happier alone than being in a crowd,” he says. Mr. Hock fell in love with reading, which he regards as the most important education for a business person. The young Mr. Hock devoured everything he could get his hands on. He especially liked the children’s books known as Big Little Books, which sold for a nickel. “T found school as dull as ditch water,” he says, laughing. “I was consumed by utter, total, frantic boredom. I can’t remember ever bringing home a schoolbook.” Like many young men, Mr. Hock dreamed of being a baseball or football player until he tore leg muscles during a football practice. The intellectual playing field was more friendly. A high school teacher who noticed Mr. Hock’s way with words persuaded him to join the debate team. The rest is Utah debate history. Mr. Hock and his debating partner went undefeated that year and won the state high school championship. The future VISA executive also placed high in extemporaneous speaking. In the final championship round, Mr. Hock and his teammate took sweet satisfaction in beating the wealthier students from Ogden High School, which boasted “a new brick school up on the hill.” Mr. Hock grins at the old memories. “We had utter contempt for them,” he says. A year later, the smooth-talking Mr. Hock and his partner won a national debate championship as members of the Weber College debate team. eet KING OF VISA The rough-and-tumble world of debate taught Mr. Hock the art of persuasion and clear thinking under pressure. The clash of ideas, the research and public speaking skills, the political gamesmanship — all proved keen training for his later work in the business world. “Tt was a microcosm of what you run into in life every time you meet somebody,” he says. After college, Mr. Hock and his longtime sweetheart — the former Feral Cragun of Pleasant View whom he had known since the fourth grade — got married. While she toiled as a seamstress, he worked as a laborer and hod carrier, hauling bricks for a brick mason. “We were flat broke without a dime to our name, living in a basement apartment and too proud to say anything to our parents,” he says. A brother-in-law gave him a lead for a job in a finance company. For his interview, Mr. Hock roared into Ogden in a 34 Chevy that had lost its muffler. He got the job. Six months later, at 21, he was named office manager. In the coming years, the young man from Ogden worked at several different jobs in finance. Twice, he was fired after run-ins with bosses he regarded as dishonest and unethical. Not one to carry personal grudges or bitterness, Mr. Hock declined to talk about those incidents. “T was convinced I was a failure, that I would never rise in business because it was so rotten to its core,” he says. “Those experiences toughen you, teach you that life goes on. I swore that if I ever ran anything, I would never tolerate the atrocious things I was seeing in business.” Ironically, the future credit-card king, also vowed that he would never again let his family slip into debt and owe money to anyone. Shortly after his baptism in the cold, cruel world, Mr. Hock gave birth to the VISA card. In creating it, Mr. Hock says he was simply modernizing a very old business concept. Credit cards have existed for centuries, but were a rarity in the era before World War II. At that time, only a handful of department stores, oil companies and airlines offered retail and gasoline cards to the public. The post-war economic boom and the rise of the middle-class changed everything. Consumers wanted more and more purchasing power. The phrases “Cash or charge?” and “Do you take plastic?” zoomed into the American lexicon. As a finance officer at the Rainier Bank in Seattle, in the late 1960s, Mr. Hock led a consortium of bankers that restructured and bought the Bank of America’s domestic bank card system. A few DEE HockK: THE years later, Mr. Hock’s new company purchased Bank of America’s entire foreign card system. Then, in 1977, Mr. Hock and his brainstorming executives came up with their masterstroke: The VISA concept. The team created a universal financial tool, the VISA card, with a name that could be pronounced easily around the world. VISA International, based in San Mateo, Calif., would be the administrative brains of this vast credit network. And VISA’s member institutions— thousands of banks and financial institutions in hundreds of countries — would offer the card and its services. The business structure may sound simple nowadays, but it was revolutionary 15 years ago. As Mr. Hock puts it, “We ended up inventing a whole new concept of business that never existed before.” The birth of VISA, Mr. Hock explained, seemed strange and different because it was “surrounded by paradox. We had to create a new concept in the most conservative, tradition-bound institution of the business world. It had to be not subject to any regulatory authority in the world. Its name had to be short and graphic and pronounceable in every part of the world and it had to transcend culture, currency and laws.” The beauty of VISA, he says, was in its sim- plicity of design and execution. “Our global business is done by millions of constituent parts which never have to be capitalized,” he says. “The smallest bank in Arkansas can become a member on the same basis as the largest bank in the world.” Mr. Hock saw the VISA card not as a traditional product to sell to customers, but as a paperless vehicle that simplified the buying and selling of goods for busy consumers, merchants and bankers. “Our business was the exchange of value, so our product had to be transformed into an exchange of value,” he says. Mr. Hock says that VISA only could have emerged in an open corporate atmosphere that nurtures creativity. To that end, the VISA president trashed the formal corporate hierarchy and the traditional, authoritarian style of management. Bureaucracy became a dirty word. Staff meetings and paperwork were frowned upon. Dress codes disappeared. Mr. Hock and his lieutenants met informally to toss around ideas. Charles Russell, Mr. Hock’s protege and successor at the helm of VISA, once called the company a “think tank.” Eight years after Mr. Hock retired, VISA still follows his general corporate philosophy. “Essentially, VISA is still doing what he \\N Ys = MW si, — a KING OF VISA envisaged,” says Nilson, editor of The Nilson Report. “There have been a lot of refinements, but it’s basically the same.” VISA’s numbers stagger the mind. The company boasts 300 million cardholders and 19,000 member institutions around the world, according to Dave Brancoli, vice president of communications for VISA. VISA dominates its industry. In 1991, VISA held a 51 percent share of the global market, while its closest competitors, MasterCard and American Express, trailed at 29 percent and 14 percent respectively. VISA also runs the world’s largest network of automated teller machines, with 100,000 ATMs in 50 nations. If VISA were sold today, Mr. Hock estimates it would be worth $60 billion. And he believes the card has reached only the early Stages of its ultimate potential as a financial tool. Its future is nearly limitless, Mr. Hock says. “I may not live long enough to see the full realization of my dream,” he says, smiling. “If that’s so, then I’ve succeeded.” Today, Mr. Hock and his wife (“one of the smartest, toughest persons I know”) live on a 200acre ranch estate in Northern California. The property was barren when they bought it, so the couple had 10,000 trees planted, miles of roads and trails built and a trout pond installed. They also designed their own home, a spacious structure with gorgeous, sweeping views of the countryside. Mr. Hock leads a fairly quiet retirement life. Occasionally, he’ll give talks to business groups and schools on his philosophy of management. (Teaching, he says, is a career he may pursue in the near future.) Much of his time is spent reading, reflecting, or writing. He also spends hours relaxing with his wife, his children and grandchildren. “For a long time, my grandchildren only knew me as their nice grandpa, the guy who took them for hikes to the trout pond,” says Mr. Hock. “Now they’re getting into their teens and they understand credit cards. When they found out who I am, they thought it was kind of neat.” Mr. Iwata is a free-lance writer in Stanford, Calif. UTAH MUSICAL THEATRE ‘MAGICALLY CREATES EXPANDED 1993 SEASON BY CHARLIE SCHILL SOFT SHOE — Jim Christian leads student actors through a dance rehearsal. y September, Jim Christian will have earned the right to add “magician” and “juggler” to his official titles of associate professor of performing arts and artistic director of the University-based Utah Musical Theatre. “Many of our loyal patrons were disappointed when they couldn’t get tickets for our sold-out season last year,” Mr. Christian says. “For UMT to be successful this year, we knew that we’d have to significantly increase the number of seats available to our audiences. That meant figuring out a way to present more performances of our musicals without lengthening the late-June to late-August season or diminishing the quality of our acting, singing, dancing and stagecraft.” Impossible? That’s what most people thought until Mr. Christian announced plans to move one of the season’s four productions from UMT’s main stage in the Allred Theater of the Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Jim Christian to the smaller, more intimate Monson Theater in the center’s basement. Then Mr. Christian and the UMT staff creatively “juggled” the troupe’s production schedule to extend the run of the three main-stage productions (“Peter Pan,” “Fiddler on the Roof” and “West Side Story”) from two to three weeks each while performing the fourth musical (“Pump Boys & Dinettes”) for eight consecutive weeks. “We think that everybody on both sides of the footlights will really enjoy this new schedule,” Mr. Christian says. By stretching the run of the main-stage productions by one week, Mr. Christian increased the number of available seats by about 50 percent to nearly 5,000 per show. “The new schedule will also benefit UMT’s cast and crews by giving us three weeks of rehearsal time between mainstage productions rather than the two weeks we’ve had in previous years. That means more time for the performers to craft their characterizations and practice their singing and dancing, more time for our technical crews to polish the sets and lighting, more time to fine tune particularly challenging scenes. “T believe the staging process will be less stressful and more professionally rewarding for the company,” Mr. Christian says. The end result is a 1993 season that will provide shows that are of a higher quality artistically as well as more chances to see productions. UMT was organized in the fall of 1980 when a small but determined group of theater artists met to discuss ways the summer theater offerings at Weber State could be expanded. They decided to focus their efforts on a single theatrical form — the musical — and to offer productions of the finest possible quality. Originally called the Golden Spike Repertory Theatre, the name was changed to Utah Musical Theatre in 1984 in recognition of the program’s emphasis on musicals. UMT’s popularity has reached unprecedented levels in recent years. Sue Hiatt, the troupe’s publicity manager, says only about one-third of the program’s 12,000 total seats were sold to season ticket holders in 1989. But season ticket holders occupied about 8,000 seats last year and all 52 performances on the UMT 1992 schedule were sold out. UMT organizers hope to eventually relocate their summerstock productions to a renovated Egyptian Theatre that is the centerpiece for the proposed Weber County conference and performing arts center in downtown Ogden. That move would boost the audience capacity for each performance of UMT’s main-stage productions to 650, nearly doubling the seating now available in the Allred Theater at Weber State. In the meantime, Mr. Christian believes his “magic trick” of moving one production each summer into the Monson Theater will satisfy local audience demand for a few years at least. “The Monson Theater seats fewer than 200 people,” he says, “but our ‘juggling act’ will let us perform ‘Pump CENTER STAGE — Brad Boys and Dinettes’ 33 times rather than the 15 performances scheduled for each main-stage show upstairs in the Allred Theater. So the overall number of seats available for ‘Pump Boys’ will match that of our main-stage productions.” Mr. Christian says the 1993 season will offer more of the same theater fare that has delighted local audiences for more than a decade. “We always tried to vary the emotions and tones in our seasons,” Mr. Christian says. “We give our audiences something a little frivolous alongside something serious; mix something very traditional and something innovative. So we run the gamut from something as light as a child’s fairy tale in ‘Peter Pan’ to clashing traditions in ‘Fiddler’ to racial and ethnic prejudice in ‘West Side.’ ‘Pump Boys’ has a lively county-western flavor without descending into lyrics as inane as ‘I lost my dog, my girl, my pickup truck and my job.’ ” Despite that obvious diversity, Mr. Christian says there is a thematic thread between “Peter Pan,” “Fiddler on the Roof” and “West Side Story.” Each show was originally produced on the Broadway stage by Jerome Robbins. “Few people are aware of that link because Robbins never put the kind of characteristic trademarks on his productions that audiences have grown accustomed to from producers like Bob Fosse or Gower Champion,” Mr. Christian says. “Robbins’ genius was to let the originality and strength of each play shine through rather than molding them to his particular likes and dislikes. I think our audiences will appreciate his wisdom by the time the 1993 season is over.” = Mr. Schill is a writer with Continuing Education at the University. Sikorski, a freshman from Monroe, Minn., majoring in musical theater, tries to steal the scene during a UMT practice while fellow student actors look on. RIDE THE HIGH PLACES; The Eagle calls: ‘‘Come. 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Bonneville Broadcasting System Chicago poster Communications Salt Lake City Bonneville Entertainment Company Bonneville Washington News Bureau Salt Lake City Washington, D.C. cee eae atellite Company Salt Lake City BONNEVILLE INTERNATIONAL —C 0 RPORATIO N— A Values-driven Company Composed of Values-driven People Seattle Avenue uctions Video West Salt Lake City While Mr. Hemingway learned banking at the knee of father Harold E. Hemingway, he says higher education was important to his success. “I needed the background of college, “ he says. Mr. Hemingway attended the University of Washington in Seattle. He further pursued his studies at the Pacific Coast School of Banking and the School of Financial Public Relations at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. He received an honorary doctorate of business from Weber State in 1975. His wife, Shirley Stranquist Hemingway, graduated from the University of Utah and earned a master’s degree in dietetics from the Teachers College of Columbia University. Their son, Henry Stranquist “Hank” Hemingway, says education topped the family’s priority list. “It was always expected that we would go to college,” he says. “Our parents looked at higher education as a way of becoming more effective and broadening our horizons.” The Hemingway children — Ann Hemingway Van Meeteren, Hank of any school is the faculty and we Richard K. and the late Shirley Hemingway Hemingway, Jane Hemingway wanted our money to go there,” Mr. Mason, Helen Hemingway Cardon and daughter-in-law Cathy Hemingway says. “Our contribution to Weber State is one of the Hemingway King — also support the Weber State faculty trust. largest of all our commitments. We just felt like that’s the way we Hank Hemingway, Cathy King and Helen Cardon help choose wanted it to go.” which professors receive awards. “Our belief is that you can have a The father of five and grandfather of seven speaks in plural, sugbuilding, but without the human resources, it’s just brick and morgesting the strong ties that bind a banking family of three generatar,” Hank Hemingway says. “It really takes people to make things tions. “All the children participated in the gift,” he says. hen Richard Hemingway sold Utah-based Commercial Security Bank and Idaho Bank & Trust Company to KeyCorp of Albany, New York, he wanted to share his new-found fortune with his hometown. “Weber State was our first priority and our first major philanthropic gift,” says Mr. Hemingway, 73, during an interview at his home in Salt Lake City. “It is my belief that we need to return to the community both our resources and our time in order to make it a better place to live.” This year, the Hemingway family will make the last of five annual $200,000 contributions to complete a $1 million endowment that funds faculty awards. The Hemingway Faculty Development Trust hits at the heart of the University’s main objective — teaching. The grants encourage professors to investigate special projects and bring their newfound knowledge to the classroom. “We could always put money into a building. But we thought the heart happen. We want to cultivate and develop Weber State’s faculty. That will enhance the human element. The trust’s purpose is to help the University attract and retain quality faculty,” he says. This year, the grants funded hands-on courses in computer networking, weather satellite educational conferences, geography courses using small satellites, a field experience in the Galapagos Islands, a performing arts dance series, studies in environmental pollutants, training in computer manufacturing and a study of the corrections system in China. Twenty-one faculty members received $40,000 in awards. The grants range from $708 to $7,544. They are funded by interest earned on the endowment. 12 Robert B. Smith, vice president of academic affairs, says that “maintaining the interest and vitality of faculty” is Weber State’s “highest priority.” The investment serves students, as well. “The projects give faculty a chance to get involved with different ideas and experiences,” Dr. Smith says. “They bring that back and sometimes restructure ways of teaching. Students get more attention when professors consciously rethink how and what they teach.” Says Mr. Hemingway: “One professor used the money to study in the Galapagos Islands, which I thought was unique. The fund gives instructors opportunities they will help the students.” Daughter Helen Cardon agrees: that’s what you want.” Mr. Hemingway retired in 1988 became Key Bank of Utah. “After might not have otherwise. That “The professors get excited and when Commercial Security 40 years in the banking business, it was time to smell the roses. So, I guess that’s what I’m doing now,” he says. The roses of retirement, however, also have carried thorns. In 1991, Shirley Hemingway was diagnosed with lung cancer. The next year, Mr. Hemingway’s trusted companion died — a loss that has pulled the tight-knit family even closer. Mr. Hemingway’s investment in his family is easily evident when two grandchildren stop by with their mother for a visit. The patriarch’s attention quickly moves from talking business to his family. Two-year-old George gingerly gives grandpa “five.” In return, the toddler “gets five” back — plus a big hug. A quick and nifty profit. = Ms. Glissmeyer is a writer with public communications department at the University. 13 ment for all women students, drop the “Students for a Democratic Society” from official recognition and, of course, improve campus parking (an issue neither born in the 70s nor yet resolved, I fear). Weber State was in its basketball heyday under the tutelage Coach Phil Johnson (now assistant coach for the Utah Jazz). It was during the early ’70s that Utah State University, with mis- placed self-confidence, agreed to schedule the Wildcats on the USU home floor. I recall being late for an important meeting because I sat in the parking lot and listened on the car radio as Weber State tossed in the winning basket at the buzzer. Mr. Noel, Class of ’74, is director of public relations at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City. He was director of public relations at the University from 1979 to 1990. by Howard Noel ong sideburns, bell bottom pants and short skirts were enjoying the last vestiges of popularity in the early 70s at Weber State. We who walked the hallowed halls during those years saw the reins of authority handed over from the very popular William P. Miller to the controversial Joseph L. Bishop. And we studied in an atmosphere of social change and anxiety — a carry-over from the angry *60s. We were enjoying our first years in the new addition to the union building, where in each of the lounge areas, I remember, for a time, “The Edge of Night” and other popular soap operas were replaced on the television sets by a grizzled, but jovial Senator Sam Ervin and his Watergate hearings. There was standing room only to hear the likes of John Dean and Charles Colson bearing their testimonies concerning the infamous misdeeds of our president and his top aides. Consistent with the atmosphere of change came new buildings, programs and achievements in the early 70s. The campus began taking new shape with the addition of the current administration and education buildings. An ambitious drive to build a large arena was launched and ultimately added the Dee Events Center to the landscape. These were the years that first saw “Black Emphasis Week,” “Earth Days,” and the addition of the Army ROTC program, which marched onto the campus amid strong anti-military feelings spawned by the less-than-popular Vietnam War. A new form of entertainment was added among the pinball machines in the union building. “Pong” it was called — the first of a genre of video games. (Many updated versions of these early machines have been added to the campus since, I have noticed.) My student colleagues of the early ’70s were not shy about actively discussing the issues of the day. Among those I recall 14 By Chris Hicks Deseret News movie critic Starring Weber Students, Faculty and Staff, with Special (Cameo) Guest Star Joseph L. Bishop as The Big Guy; rated NU-40 (not understandable for anyone who isn’t approaching or hasn’t recently passed 40); Now playing (probably inaccurately) in our memories. My children refer to “The Seventies” as “ancient history.” They like to ask me what we did before VCRs and video games came along. I tell them movies were shown on rocks and we had a primitive video game called pinball. And when they occasionally see photographs of me from those days, pictures taken when my hair was long (and dark), my sideburns were longer and my clothing was far more colorful, their usual response is disbelief. They want to know, “Who was it that played you then?” Yes, you’re right, my children see far too many movies. Then again, when I think about it, it’s hard for me to believe best was the construction of the Stewart Bell Tower. The first stages of this beautiful landmark were shaken by detractors who made unflattering comparisons and suggested the privately donated funds could better be used on campus. It took but a few years for that all to die down and give way to a beautiful and practical structure which provides a central landmark that is now accepted as the very identity of Weber State. Other issues stimulating the campus during this time included drives to establish co-ed dormitories, expand smoking areas in the union building, eradicate the “outdated” home living require- that I actually owned — much less wore — a green leisure suit. Personally, I prefer to think of “The Seventies” as “nostalgic.” But, to quote the title of actress Simone Signoret’s autobiography, “Nostalgia Isn’t What It Used to Be.” The memory plays tricks on you. It’s distorted. Memories are both happier and sadder than the actual event being remembered. On the other hand, critics of “The Seventies” who see the decade as negligible, bland or without value are being overly cynical. Of course, “The Seventies” made important contributions. How could any 10-year period in history not make valuable contributions? And one of the most significant things “The Seventies” did was continue “The Sixties.” After all, you can’t simply isolate “The Seventies” as 1970-1979. Much of “The Seventies” was really just “The Sixties, Part II.” Think about it: The Vietnam War, Richard Nixon, bell-bottom pants, paisley shirts, free love, drugs — all of that was part of “The Seventies.” But it was really just spillover from “The Sixties.” It wasn’t until the second half of “The Seventies” that the decade really came into its own, with disco, Donna Summer, “Charlie’s Angels,” “Star Wars”— all that stuff Nickelodeon now makes fun of. But admit it. You kind of get tingly all over remem- bering, don’t you? And whether you were into “M*A*S*H” the movie, the TV series, “Saturday Night Fever” or “Saturday Night Live” (the Bee Gees or the Killer Bees), it was apparent at the time that, like “The Sixties,” “The Seventies” would be a decade of change. Here are the seminal comparisons — the movies, of course: SIXTIES: “Take the Money and Run” SEVENTIES: “Annie Hall” SIXTIES: “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” SEVENTIES : “The Sting” SIXTIES: “Goldfinger” ag SEVENTIES: “The Man With the Golden Gun” SIXTIES: “Cleopatra” SEVENTIES: “Barry Lyndon” SIXTIES: “Beach Blanket Bingo” SEVENTIES: “Animal House” SIXTIES: “Psycho” SEVENTIES: “Halloween” SIXTIES: “Bob &Carol & Ted & Alice” SEVENTIES: “Kramer vs. Kramer” SIXTIES: “Easy Rider” SEVENTIES: Easy everything So, summing up, the decade of “The Seventies” was derivative, predictable and redundant. In other words, not so different from all those previous decades. Or the one that followed. So, on the Deseret News four-star rating system, “The Seventies” gets four stars. Parents should be accompanied by their children, to keep them rooted in the present. i Mr. Hicks attended Weber State College from 1974-1976. He is a movie critic for the Deseret News, he reviews movies for KSL Radio and Television and is cohost of “The Movie Show” on KSL-TV. 15 FACULTY Northern The ‘Sherlock H olmes Uses Campus Lab to Solve Local Crimes Campus Z by Joseph Bauman \wo dozen pronghorn anteIsland, unaware that they were now the targets of high-tech snooping about their sex lives. The herd of 24 not only have reintroduced antelope to the island, but serve as subjects of studies by University students and faculty. The researchers hope to unlock secrets of wildlife reproductive strategy and learn about genetic diversity. Mary Tellius, spokeswoman for the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation, says that for three days after their capture, the antelope were checked for tuberculosis and the disease brucellosis. “No sign of any disease,” she says. The release went smoothly, says Antelope Island Park superintendent Mitch Larsson. “All of them seemed to be doing well.” In the mid 1840s, explorers Kit Carson and John C. Fremont noticed the island had many antelope, he says. The beasts could have walked across sandbars or got onto the island by a natural bridge that connects it with the mainland during low water. “There were quite a few there, the way it sounded,” Mr. Larsson says. But 60 years ago, they died out. The island may have been overgrazed. Overgrazing would have promoted the growth of cheatgrass, which burned fiercely when lightning started fires. “The island was used for domestic livestock grazing from the time the pioneers came into the valley,” Mr. Larsson says. 16 ifs All of the antelope released this winter carried solar-powered radio transmitters on ear tags, which will be used by faculty members and students from the University to track the animals. “Each transmitter has a different frequency, so we can track the individual animal with a radio receiver and an antenna,” says Sue Fairbanks, an assistant professor of zoology at Weber State, who heads the studies. Blood samples were taken from the animals during their three days of captivity. The samples are the basis for DNA fingerprints. “We’re looking at the genetic consequences of reintroducing small populations of large animals,” she says. Several University faculty members and student researchers are involved in these studies. In addition, some students will be carrying out independent projects. The antelope study offers “a fantastic opportunity for our students here,” she says. “The antelope are close to Ogden and, because they are cut off from contacts with the mainland, they amount to a captive population in the wild.” Each spring, the year’s fawns will be captured and checked for genetic diversity. “A few of the males will probably get to do most of the breeding and only their genes will get carried on to future populations,” Dr. Fairbanks says. Blood tests should establish paternity and allow wildlife researchers to learn more about the dynamics of antelope herds. “Genetic work has some very important management implications, because this by JaNae Francis “Wrames Gaskill grins when he Tecalls finding a single cat «hair that linked two rapes and led to one of the most noteworthy cases of “elementary deduction” solved by University criminal scientists. Mr. Gaskill, director and founder of the Weber State crime lab, says a hair found at the scene of a rape about five years ago was traced to the cat of another rape victim. That linked the two incidents and provided evidence needed to obtain convictions in both cases. Those cases helped to earn Mr. Gaskill a reputation as the “Sherlock Holmes of Northern Utah.” This reputation is strengthened by Mr. Gaskill’s affinity for the same type of English “deer stalker” hat made famous by the fictional Holmes. PRONGHORN CLINIC — Zoology students inoculate an antelope as part of a study of large mammal breeding patterns. Researchers hope the study will unlock the secrets of genetic diversity. method of reintroducing large numbers by transport in small numbers is a common technique,” she says. For example, researchers may be able to tell if the herd starts to become inbred through the limited genetic diversity. In addition, the zoologists will know which bucks are successful in passing along their genes. They will compare the animals’ physical characteristics and behavior and check which territories they stake out “to see which are important in determining the mating and reproductive success of the male, “ she says. Radio transmitters will let the scientists know which terri- tory each buck claims. The radios will have another use: every spring, they will inform zoologists where the does are. Then they will be able to capture fawns and take blood samples for the DNA fingerprinting. The fingerprints will show which bucks are the fathers of the fawns. “We can only catch the fawns when they’re four days or younger,” she says, “after that they’re too fast; they’ll outrun us.” # Mr. Bauman is a reporter for the Deseret News. This edited article origi- nally appeared in that newspaper Feb. 1. But you won’t often see Mr. Gaskill with magnifying glass in hand. With modern science at his fingertips, Mr. Gaskill uses technical X-ray devices and chemical methods more accurate than any device Holmes ever could have imagined to analyze evidence brought to him by Northern Utah police. “We were once able to narrow a blood sample down to 30 percent of the population,” Gaskill says. “Now we can often get it down to less than 1 percent.” The thrill of being on the cutting edge of technology keeps Gaskill excited about his work. “There have been an awful lot of people arrested, convicted and rehabilitated because of new methods we have been able to employ in the lab,” he says. This quest for new science helped Mr. Gaskill open the first crime lab to serve the entire state. He opened it in 1971, shortly after he began teaching at Weber State. He says the lab was a natural undertaking because many of his students were police officers who were already bringing him evidence for analysis. “Setting up the lab was not as difficult an undertaking as you might think,” Mr. Gaskill says. “If you’re careful and give police and juries the information they need, people begin to accept you.” The Weber State criminal justice program educates about 80 percent of the police serving Northern Utah. Weber State remains the only Utah school to offer a four-year criminal justice degree. Weber State also is the only university facility in the United States to promote largescale cooperation with profes- James Gaskill sional law enforcement. “People come here to study because of our excellent lab,” Mr. Gaskill says. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that Mr. Gaskill’s presence makes the lab feel a bit like “Number 221B Baker Street.” = Ms. Francis writes for the public communications department at the University. STUDENTS ON CAMPUS 10mics and as president of the Greek Council in charge of all campus fraternities and sororities. In »“ looked up at the statue of her great-great-grandfather every day for four years. “T feel a sense of comfort when I look at him,” Ms. Roylance says of Louis F. Moench, first principal of what is now Weber State University. “T think he would be pleased with what I’ve been able to accomplish at his institution.” She, no doubt, is correct. During her tenure on campus, Ms. Roylance has made significant contributions to the University. Even before Ms. Roylance stepped on campus, she was involved with student administration. Two weeks before her first freshman class, she was asked to fill a vacant seat on the senate of the Associated Students of Weber State. That led to her appointment to a student fee allocation committee and to membership on a presidential search committee that eventually recommended the hiring of Paul H. Thompson. By the end of her freshman year, Ms. Roylance was a delegate to the Utah Intercollegiate Assembly, a member of Phi Kappa Phi honor society and the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority and was selected “Woman of the Year.” She also managed to maintain a four-year tuition, fees and book Presidential Scholarship given in honor of Louis F. Moench. In her sophomore year, Ms. Roylance was elected president of sorority Psi Gamma Pi. She also has served as news director of a student radio station, as a reporter on a student newspaper 18 by Jennifer Katleman addition, she was the featured speaker at a statewide student rally, selected as the only student in the state to speak this year to the legislative higher education subcommittee and elected three years as a delegate to the Utah Collegiate Assembly. She also was first attendant in the 1991 Homecoming royalty. “T feel like I’m giving service to an institution great-greatgrandfather loved more than 100 years ago,” Ms. Roylance says. Ms. Roylance had not intended to come to Weber State. In fact, a high school counselor told her she was too smart for the Ogden school. “That makes me so mad,” she says. But a friend persuaded her that the small, discussion-oriented classes at Weber State made it the best choice. “T’ve never regretted my decision,” she says. “Tt’s been a real rush ride,” Ms. Roylance adds. “It feels like I just got here and now I’m leaving.” Ms. Roylance graduates this June. She has been accepted into a master’s degree program in communication at the University of Utah. Her longterm goals include a doctorate degree and an eventual post as a university president. “Everything has been right with my education at Weber State,” she says. “My learning experience has been exceptional and my extracurricular activities have taught me a great deal. I have had opportunities here that ANCESTRAL TIES — ASWSU President Melinda Roylance stands by a statue of her great-great-grandfather. “I think he would be pleased.” I never would have had at another school. “T feel like I’ve come full cir- cle,” she adds. “My great-great- grandfather was very committed to students and to the concept of education. 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She is teaching two sections of principles of economics, one to women only and another to a mixed-gender group. The classes will remain alike; the same textbooks, lectures and grading methods will be used for both. She convinced the economics department to try the idea after she read studies showing that men frequently dominate discussions in mixed groups and interrupt women. And with women accounting for only 20 percent of business and economic students nationally, she thought Weber State could do more to attract females to the field. Much of the reason women earn on average 30 percent less than men is that women have been segregated into certain occupations and such crowding depresses their wages, she says. FEMALES ONLY — Professor Sarah Tinkler teaches an economics class where no males are allowed. “Women can tend to fade into the woodwork.” “If we want women to be able to access the higher levels of management, then we must encourage women to go into higher-paying professions,” says Dr. Tinkler. The Weber State economics professor attended an all-female high school in Britain and allwomen discussion sections at Cambridge University. This may mark the first time Weber State has segregated a class section by gender. And other than private women’s universities, Dr. Tinkler doesn’t know of another U.S. university offering a single-sex class, she says. The University is seeking a Title IX waiver from the Department of Education. If federal lawyers determine the class violates the law, the University will integrate the sec- tion. But that would be a shame, says Barry Gomberg, director of affirmative action, because Dr. Tinkler designed the experiment to find out how to best educate men and women. Economics department chairman Richard Alston is holding out hope the class will disprove Dr. Tinkler’s theory and show that gender makes no difference in learning. And if grades are an indication, he already has proof. In the past academic year, women earned higher grades than men in Statistics and economics courses. “Maybe what we need to do for women isn’t give them a special class. Maybe we need to provide a better way for them to break through the glass ceiling in the business world,” Dr. Alston says. The class has sparked controversy on campus, where a male student anonymously wrote to the Signpost student newspaper accusing the department of discrimination and contributing to a sexist environment. Dr. Alston says those comments typify several complaints he has received. Students are claiming discrimination until he informs them that men can enroll in a mixed- gender class that Dr. Tinkler is teaching, he says. Students also have asked why the department is not scheduling a male-only class. “The answer is that men would be hurt by a male-only class. The males consistently do worse in that environment,” Dr. Alston says. Research he has studied suggests that women in mixed classes bring up the men’s grades, while men’s presence holds women back, he says. Senior Pat Varnum enrolled in the class, not because male students have cowed her from speaking up in classes, but because she believes students in an all-women class will understand each other better. “Men have a whole different way of explaining things. My experience has been women understand things better away from the statistics,” says Ms. Varnum. & Ms. Katleman is a reporter for the Standard-Examiner in Ogden. This edited article originally appeared in that newspaper on Feb. 25. ANNIVERSARY Director Gets ‘Chill Remembers Early - ANNIVERSARY Nurses from these nationally accredited programs work in health-care facilities across Utah. “Weber State graduates are good nurses and people like them,” Ms. Swenson says. A May celebration will highlight four decades of growth into a well-respected program. The anniversary has given Ms. Swenson a chance to look back at the 17 years she spent as nursing director. The Weber State program had its share of admirers from the beginning. Ms. Swenson says people from many community colleges came to see how similar programs might work at their own schools. “The country has always looked to Weber State as an example,” she says. Some 60 percent of all nurses in the United States today are educated in two-year associate ays Ruth Stewart Swenson by JaNae Francis 20 uth Stewart Swenson says she still gets “chills” .when she remembers the early years of Weber State’s 40year-old nursing program. Then a community college, Weber State had been chosen by Columbia University as one of eight schools in the United States to offer a revolutionary two-year program in which students would become nurses by completing college-course requirements and conventional nurse training. Nurses previously were trained and housed in strict three-year hospital live-in diploma programs. Nurses and administrators accustomed to being able to get help from nursing students at any time were slow to accept the change. “We were not loved,” says Ms. Swenson, the program’s first director. “No one had ever thought of moving a nursing program into a community college. This was a drastic change.” Weber State students who wore school-color uniforms to hospital labs were called “The Purple Wonders” by cynical col- _ — __ —_ degree programs. Relations with health-care personnel improved with time as Weber States faculty began including hospital personnel in planning. “People responded better when they were included in decision making,” she says. She believes most bad feel—_ings have been long forgotten as many hospital workers of four decades ago have been retired for years. “I think people have accepted Weber State’s program and have forgotten that when it Started it was very revolutionary,” she says. # iestones At May’s 40th anniversary observance of Weber State University’s has organizers will celebrate a number of “firsts” the pro- Ms. Francis writes for the public communications department at the University. MISTY MEMORIES — Student nurses in Weber State's first nursing class use a teakettle and umbrella to design a steam tent. leagues. One doctor interrupted Ms. Swenson’s classes to tell students he never would trust a Weber State graduate. “T told my students if they saw the doctor coming, I’d hide in the linen closet,” Ms. Swenson says. “Isn’t that silly — a grown woman hiding in the linen closet?” She laughs when she recalls the doctor later proclaiming his preference for having a particular nurse in surgery. She believes he was unaware that the skilled nurse was a Weber State graduate. One year, she and fellow nursing faculty members decided to improve relations with hospital personnel by inviting them to a spaghetti dinner. But no one came. “We lived on spaghetti all winter,” Ms. Swenson says. Later, Ms. Swenson says, she began to understand the reaction. “We were upstarts,” Swenson says. We knew what we wanted to achieve, but we had no precedents and I didn’t realize the many implications of the new program. It was like walking into a hornet’s nest.” Ms. Swenson, herself a graduate of the diploma schools her program was attempting to replace, found few in favor of her ideas. When she spoke at a nursing conference in Chicago, the audience stood and shouted complaints. “I defended myself as well as I could, but I’m afraid that wasn’t enough,” Ms. Swenson says. “I still get chills thinking about the bad experiences.” Nevertheless, Ms. Swenson has fond memories of support she received from campus faculty, staff and students. She believes that despite her trials, the first students were the real heroes. “They put two years of their lives at stake,” she says. In time, Ms. Swenson realized her major responsibility was to sell the program as a permanent fixture at Weber State. The nursing program has since grown to be the largest in the state — with outreach programs in many Utah communities. Weber State students can now obtain recognition as licensed practical nurses, registered nurses and bachelor’s degree nurses in Weber State programs. T-SHIRTS*HATSeSWEAT SHIRTS KEYCHAINS*BANNERS GOLF SHIRTSeJACKETSeMUGS AND MUCH MORE! ORDER BY FAK #627 -3 853 “1 C linical Laboratory Sim UO Lah The University has begun remodeling part of the Marriott health building for what is believed to be the country’s only campus clinical laboratory to simulate a working hospital lab. The new lab will bring students face to face with challenges they will encounter in hospital laboratories. “Other schools have tried to create similar labs but not on such a large scale,” said Roger C. Nichols, director of the clinical laboratory science program. The program trains 75 percent of Utah’s clinical laboratory professionals. Students and local hospital laboratory personnel are helping Mr. Nichols design the laboratory. They also are trying to raise funds for the project. Students will receive college credit for the lab. But instead of listening to lectures, they will assume roles as supervisors and section heads. “This is not like any other course,” Mr. Nichols said. “This is an experience. The lab will help students develop the same kind of understanding that normally takes years to develop on the job. “Our lab will provide students with a rare and valuable opportunity to interact with their peers in other health programs,” Mr. Nichols said. “Having students solve problems that come up on a computerized model will be just like having a floor full of patients.” = More Students Take Afternoon Classes Enrollment in afternoon classes increased 36 percent this year, according to Robert B. Smith, vice president for academic affairs. Dr. Smith noted that the “significant” increase in after22 Mr. Godfrey said the program is successful partly because faculty promote an educational philosophy that includes practical experience. “The net effect is a better total noon enrollment helped administrators handle a 5.3 percent jump in student population. It also made better use of campus facilities and eased parking pressures. The University offered 387 afternoon classes fall quarter, an increase of 65 classes from fall quarter 1991. w 4 Dinosaur Park education for students,” he said. Dean W. Hurst Edie George Milton C. Mecham Opened This Spring DNA Lab ¢ Internships Dinosaur Park Gil Slick © Patent Alumni Awards Of Note: Lawyer Receives Shurtliff Award Samuel H. Barker, an Ogden lawyer and longtime civil service commissioner, received the Lewis W. Shurtliff University Club Award in January for outstanding service to the campus and community. Mr. Barker served some 30 years as civil service commissioner for Ogden and six years as the city’s prosecuting attorney. He also worked as city attorney in Roy, Riverdale, South Weber, Plain City, Harrisville, North Ogden and Huntsville. He has practiced law in Ogden for 47 years. Mr. Barker was honored in 1987 as Ogden’s “Rotarian of the Year” and in 1989 as the city’s “Humanitarian of the The University will operate the George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park that opened this spring as part of a development project along the Ogden River. According to President Paul H. Thompson, University Continuing Education will provide a manager and staff for the park. Continuing education staff will direct marketing efforts and provide educational opportunities for local school children. Money to fund the University’s commitment will come from private donations and income from admissions and gift shop sales, Dr. Thompson said. Private donors contributed $1.5 million to create the 5-acre park. The dinosaur park will feature 26 nearly full-size replicas of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. # The Alumni Association awarded six 1992 distinguished alumni and service awards in October. Distinguished Alumni Awards went to Dean W. Hurst, former vice president for college relations; Edie George, director of the alumni association; and Milton C. Mecham, former dean of admissions and records. Distinguished Service Awards were given to philanthropist Richard K. Hemingway, community activist Robert L. Marquardt and Ogden Mayor Glenn J. Mecham. Mr. Hurst graduated from Weber State in 1948. He served as director of alumni and development, director of Samuel H. Barker Year.” Earlier this year, he received the “Advisory Council Award” from the Ogden-Weber Applied Technology Center. The Shurtliff award is named for Lewis W. Shurtliff, who founded Weber Stake Academy in 1889. The institution later became Weber State University. The University is known as one of the country’s best at finding ways to help students gain real-life work experience while they complete degrees. Jim Godfrey, manager of cooperative education and internships, said his program is one of the five largest in the country. More than 4,100 Weber State students participat- ed in cooperative education, internships and similar workexperience programs last year. college relations, assistant to the president, vice president for college relations and director of centennial planning. Ms. George graduated from Weber State in 1969. She joined the Weber State staff the same year and has served as director of the alumni association since 1980. She led a capital fund drive that raised nearly $1 million for the new Alumni Center on campus. Richard K. Hemingway Robert J. Marquardt Milton C. Mecham attended Weber State in the mid-1930s. Mr. Hemingway led the expansion of Commercial Security Bank Corp. from three offices in Ogden to 31 branches across Utah. In 1990, the Hemingway family endowed the “Hemingway Faculty Development Trust” to fund faculty projects at Weber State. Mr. Marquardt built Management & Training Corp. of Ogden into a multi-milliondollar enterprise employing 4,200 workers at 35 locations in 17 states. He also contributed to the development of Beus Wilderness Park, Forest Green Park and the Ogden River Parkway. Students have raised $51,800 for the Stewart Library, money that will be matched 2 for 1 by the state. In 1990-91, the Utah Legislature committed to contribute $2 of state money for every dollar raised by students for libraries. Legislators told students they could raise up to $51,800. The state match He served as football coach, dean of men and dean of admissions and records. He also served as president of the Utah Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers and as a faculty athletic representative to the Big Sky Conference. Many University graduates receive higher-than-normal starting salaries because of cooperative education and internship experiences, Mr. Godfrey said. = would bring the total to $155,400. Other Utah universities charged students a mandatory fee to raise their portion. Weber State students raised their money from donations and Glenn J. Mecham Glenn J. Mecham spent three decades as an attomey, judge, and Ogden City Councilman before being elected mayor of Ogden last year. He has served on state and local advisory boards. Mr. Mecham was an assistant U.S. attorney and as a trustee of Utah State University. # a $7,060 one-time student fee allocation, said Judy Hurst, director of student activities. Joan Hubbard, director of the University’s Stewart Library, said the money enables the library to buy much-needed materials. “Our collection does not compare to other university libraries,” Ms. Hubbard said. “The money from students will really make a difference.” The library already has purchased some of the periodicals and books most requested by students, she said. An academic library book costs an average of $55. The average journal subscription costs more than $150 a year. = 23 ered the contamination early and have kept the impact to an absolute minimum.” The diesel fuel was discovered in the pond by a grounds keeper who noticed discolored water and the odor of diesel fuel. Tests indicated concentrations of diesel fuel were well below limits established by the Environmental Protection Agency. # Wikicat’ Plates The University is hoping sales of Utah collegiate license plates will generate money for scholarships. The license plates feature a logo of a Wildcat and can be purchased for a donation of $40. Alumni can designate which scholarship they wish to fund with their donation. The license plate may be renewed each year with an annual $40 donation, said Edie George, executive director of the Alumni Association. “This is an excellent way to show your Wildcat pride while helping deserving students,” Ms. George said. Those interested in purchasing a “Wildcat” license plate should send $40, their name, address and daytime phone number and the college or area they wish to fund to: Wildcat Pride, WSU Alumni Center, Ogden, UT 84408-3701. The Alumni Association will mail back an authorized, signed tax commission form that may be presented to the county assessor for the plates. County property tax and state license-plate fee will be additional charges. _ More information may be obtained by calling the Alumni dent Wins nternship Association at (801) 626-6564. Oil Contaminates Campus Pond Environmental officers of Weber State, Ogden and Weber County cleaned up a small oil slick that leaked into a campus pond in February from an unknown off-campus source. 24 Some 10 to 15 gallons of diesel fuel contaminated the pond south of the Miller Administration Building, dis- coloring the edges of ice in the pond and coating some ducks with an oily film, said Jerry B. Jones, a campus environmental specialist. Workers used peat moss to soak up the diesel fuel, Mr. Jones said. They left approximately 80 feet of narrow absorbent pads in the pond until March to soak up any residue. “Weber State officials reacted quickly and responsibly,” said Capt. Robert Brian of Ogden’s hazardous materials response team. “They discov- Tonya Johnson, a political science senior from North Ogden, is the first Weber State University student to be awarded an internship by the U.S. State Department. The 25-year-old left campus in January to teach Portuguese to American diplomats at the Foreign Services Institute in Washington, D.C. She also will work as a political liaison at the U.S. Embassy in Lisbon. Ms. Johnson’s experience not only opens the door to her career, but also is cutting a path for other Weber State students to follow. Another political science student has already been notified of his selection for a similar internship in Brazil. “Having a top student who will undoubtedly perform well will help the school enormously when it comes to future selections,” said Nancy Haanstad, associate professor of political science. Ms. Johnson learned Portuguese during a Mormon mission in northern Portugal and four quarters of study at Weber State. Scientists Plan For New DNA Lab Campus scientists and forensic experts hope to have a DNA lab in the Science Laboratory Building by next fall. Zoologists would use equipment to train students in molecular genetics and for student and faculty research, according to Dr. Amelia J. Ahern-Rindell, assistant professor of zoology. In addition, personnel in the University’s crime lab would use the lab to analyze evidence in criminal cases and for student training. “We could have used the lab in 133 cases last year,” said Weber State offers “a solid liberal arts foundation coupled with real world practical experi- ence,” the study said. “(It is) a Kevin Patrick, a forensics DNA expert in the crime lab. Currently, crime lab samples of DNA are sent out of state. It takes six months to get back test results, Mr. Patrick said. The lab will cost approxi- mately $150,000 to build and equip, Dr. Ahern-Rindell said. “The proper location and equipment are very important,” Dr. Ahern-Rindell said. “We need a laboratory that’s scientifically certified and usable.” Robert B. Smith, academic vice president, said the lab will help the University better fulfill its mission. “It ties into our applied technology training and bachelor’s degree programs in life sciences and criminal justice and also serves a community role with local law enforcement agencies.” @ Study Says Campus Identity ‘Misunderstood’ Even though Weber State has provided Utahns with higher education for more than a century, it “remains very much misunderstood” by many citizens of the state, according to a comprehensive identity study released by the University. The study reported that many Utahns “hold a highly inaccurate view” of Weber State. As a result, “alumni and community pride haven’t blossomed | as they can,” the study said. But those who know Weber State best believe it is “a Reed M. Sringham Jr. Note: =Of ee s Dean Receives Dixon Award Reed M. Stringham Jr., founding dean of the College of Health Professions, has received the 1993 H. Aldous Dixon Award, the highest honor given by the University’s Alumni Association. The Dixon Award honors individuals who have excelled in their careers and who have given a significant amount of service to Weber State and the community. It is given annually in memory of the late H. Aldous Dixon, president of Weber State from 1919 to 1920 and again from 1937 to 1953. Dr. Stringham joined the University in 1969 as assistant dean for medical sciences. He became dean of the health colremarkable and very special institution,” the study said. They praised Weber State as “an excellent teaching and caring institution.” The identity study was conducted during a six-month period last year by Downey, Weeks & Toomey, a New York consulting firm. The company has completed similar studies for Penn State, Georgia Tech, Illinois State and Loyola University of Chicago. The study said there are lege when it was created in 1973. He also is a professor of health administrative services and dental hygiene. Dr. Stringham has taught many on-campus classes in health professions, developed a program for off-campus nursing education that reaches into many rural locations in Utah, conducted numerous workshops for health-care professionals, raised a significant amount of money for the college and helped plan and coordinate construction of the Marriott Allied Health Sciences Building. He is stepping down as dean in June. Dr. Stringham has been published often in professional journals and consulted for many health organizations. He is a practicing dentist. “Dr. Stringham has significantly impacted health-care education and delivery both on campus and throughout the state in the 24 years he has been at the University,” said Shaun Myers, president of the Alumni Association. “He exemplifies the attributes the Dixon Award recognizes.” Dr. Stringham will receive the award during a Founder’s Day banquet in May. some perceptions about the University that, though inaccurate, exist and impact the university in a negative way, the consultants said. Nevertheless, respondents familiar with the University described many positive and distinguishing qualities. They praised Weber State for providing small classes, a “beautiful” campus, excellent teaching by full-time professors who teach students in both lower- and upper-division classes. public university with something of a private college atmosphere, a fairly large institution with a smaller school feel and flavor.” For Weber State to establish an accurate reputation consistent with its distinctive qualities, the University should develop and disseminate “a more focused, defined, compelling message,” the study said. That would include creating a system of logos or symbols for stationery, business cards, publications, campus signs and official vehicles. Altogether, the study contains 14 recommendations to help Weber State improve its image. Among them, the university was urged to: ¢ Distinguish itself from major research institutions and emphasize its “special niche as a focused undergraduate school.” ¢ Downplay terminology that describes Weber State as a “metropolitan university” because the term is confusing and could “undermine the student-centered, faculty-accessible, personalized-attention environment that is the hallmark” of Weber State. ¢ Design a visual symbol that will “boldly project Weber State as a significant model for a new type of real-world-focused, community-oriented institution that combines the ‘sense’ of a small college with the ‘scope’ of a large university.” ¢ Convey Weber State’s image as a large institution with a small-school feel by eliminating “State” from the official title and “adopting Weber University as the preferred communicative name.” Paul H. Thompson, president of Weber State, said faculty and administrators are studying the recommendations. # | 2 Officials Hope Students Shorten Their Stay Sid Otton Jim Schmedding Of Note: Athletes inducted into University's Hall of Fame Weber State has inducted Sid Otton, Danny Rich and Jim Schmedding, former football players; Cindy StumphStevens, a former women’s basketball star; and team physician Dr. Russell Hirst into the University Athletic Hall of Fame. Dr. Hirst also received the Reed K. Swenson Distinguished Service Award, which honors administrative or other service to the athletic department, during March ceremonies. Mr. Otton was an offensive and defensive tackle from 1964 to 1965. In 1965, he became the only player in Big Sky Conference history to earn firstteam, All Big Sky honors at both positions in the same year. He also earned Associated Press first-team honors that year. In 1988, he was named to the Big Sky Conference Silver Anniversary football team. Mr. Otton is head football coach at Tumwater High School in Washington state. Mr. Rich played linebacker from 1978 to 1981. He earned first-team, All Big Sky honors as a junior and senior. He holds Cindy Stumph-Stevens the Weber State one-game record for the most tackles — 31 against the University of Nevada. He is the University’s all-time leader in career tackles with 450. In 1988, he was named to the Big Sky Conference Silver Anniversary football team. Mr. Rich played professional football with the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League. He works as a Salt Lake office manager for Bonneville Collections Agency. Mr. Schmedding was an offensive tackle in 1966 and offensive guard in 1967. He was named to the All Big Sky first-team both years. He was on the Associated Press All American first-team in 1967 and the Big Sky Conference Silver Anniversary football team in 1988. Mr. Schmedding played professional football with the San Diego Chargers. He is a real estate invest- ment broker in Solana Beach, California. Dr. Russell Hirst Ms. Stumph-Stevens played center for the Lady Wildcats basketball team. She is second in scoring and rebounding in the University’s all-time record book, behind Hall of Fame member Kathy Miller. Ms. Stumph-Stevens earned three Intermountain Athletic Conference first-team honors, was named to the Big Sky Conference All 1980s Decade Team and was a two-time Wade Trophy finalist for the national women’s Player of the Year. Ms. Stumph-Stevens became the first female athlete to receive the University’s Joseph Breeze Outstanding Athlete Award. She lives in Canon City, Colo. Dr. Hurst has served as team physician since 1946. He also has a private practice in Ogden. ® University officials are trying to reverse a disturbing trend of students who take nearly a decade to complete a four-year degree. The students who graduated in June 1992 spent an average of 9.9 years obtaining their degrees, according to President Paul H. Thompson. That compares to only 6.3 years needed by 1972 graduates. Dr. Thompson said the University’s enrollmentnow includes more than 100 students who have amassed more than 250 credit hours and no degree. Only 183 credits are required for a bachelor’s degree. Dr. Thompson said factors that contribute to slow graduation rates include: * Rising costs of tuition. More students have been forced to attend part-time while working full time. Thity-seven percent of the student body consists of part-time students. ¢ Mormon missions. About 17 percent of Weber State students interrupt their studies for up to two years to serve missions for the Mormon church. * Career and family pres- | | | | | | | | | | Dr. Thompson said the increase graduation rates. @ SONGWRITER RECOGNIZED DURING CLINTON INAUGURATION Portia Nelson their college educations to have children. Many students leave the University altogether for a period of months or years to deal with career or family pressures. ¢ Student failure to satisfy graduation requirements. More than 25 percent of the 3,250 students who applied to graduate last year were denied because they had not accumulated proper credits. dent counseling efforts to | le sures. Some women interrupt University has intensified stu- | | | | | | | ay ortia Nelson, ” Class of 40, was home ‘_/ — watching the inauguration of President Clinton on television when her good friend, Metropolitan Opera singer Marilyn Horne, stepped to the microphone. Ms. Nelson knew the song President Clinton had asked to be performed was one of her own compositions. What she didn’t know was that the announcer would recognize that fact. “Tiiterally fell out of my chair in shock,” said Ms. Nelson. “I knew Marilyn was going to sing my song, but I didn’t know it was programmed to be sung just before the president was sworn in, or that I’d hear my name spoken in front of the world, alongside Aaron Copland yet.” After the performance of “Make a Rainbow,” the cards and letters started to pour in. “I was stunned by the response,” she said. “People called me from all over the world.” Music stores, record- ing artists and hundreds of individuals wanted sheet music. Ms. Nelson signed a partnership arrangement with Warner-Chappel Music and within three weeks, sheet music was available in music stores across the country. “For me, the whole thing is a miracle,” said Ms. Nelson. Though this was the first time her music had been performed for a president, Ms. Nelson is no stranger to success or fame. When she left Weber College for Hollywood she began a singing and acting career that includes 10 years as a cabaret singer in New York, performances with the King Sisters, a job at Universal Studios, five show albums and three solo albums. Her first acting audition was for the movie “Sound of Music,” and within an hour she had a role as Sister Berthe. She also has starred as Sister Elizabeth in “The Trouble with Angels” Sarah Dolittle in “Doctor Dolittle,” Mrs. Rowe in “The Others,” and eight years as Mrs. Gurney in the soap opera “All My Children.” “T feel very lucky,” she said. “I’ve been in the right place at the right time.” Throat cancer forced her retirement from singing and acting several years ago. “I decided to go back to songwriting, my first love,” she says. Currently, she’s working on a musical for animation. Her roots in songwriting date back to her first year at Weber College. She helped produce the first campus vari- show included a song written by Ms. Nelson called “Three Little Fishes.” An orchestra touring Utah heard the song, changed the title to “Boop, Boop, Dittum, Dattim, Wattim, Bo,” and played it as its own composition. The song became popular. “T was very young and naive then and I let it go,” she said. Ms. Nelson is the author of a book titled “There’s a Hole in My Sidewalk.” Alco- holics Anonymous, drug cen- ters and other self-help clinics have used the book as part of their programs. The book is being republished this spring. “T don’t regret any of my life,” she said. “Except I really didn’t like my name. It never fit.” Ms. Nelson was born Betty Mae Nelson. When she got to California someone dubbed her Portia after the leading character in “Portia Faces Life,” a then-prominent soap opera. The name stuck. “As I got older, I began to realize that anyone under 30 thought I was a car,” she said. @ ety show, which toured a num- ber of Utah universities. The 27 Dale W. Young, ’38, Brigham City, Utah, was presented the Distinguished Citizen Award by Willie Hunsaker, state president of the Sons of Utah Pioneers. Mr. Young received the award for contributions to educational and civic organizations. He and his wife are members of Weber State’s President’s Club, the Old Main Society at Utah State University and the Order of the Knoll at Iowa State University. They have made contributions to the Heritage Theatre and the Dale Young Park in Perry, Utah. THE Portia Nelson, ’40, New York, New York, was honored as composer of a song performed at the inauguration ceremonies for President Clinton. “Make a Rain-bow” was sung by Metropolitan Opera singer Marilyn Horne minutes before President Clinton took his oath of office. Ms. Nelson wrote the song in 1969 when Ms. Horne’s daughter was born. Ms. Nelson received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Alumni Association in 1989, among the publication’s Executive Educator 100, a listing similar to the Fortune 500 business listing. He earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate from the University of Utah. Mr. Burton is superintendent of Granite School District in Salt Lake City. Jim Hawkes, ’65, Boise, Idaho, has purchased Flameco/Idaho, a marketer of fire and rescue equipment. The company also carries equipment for law enforcement, corrections, utilities and mining industries. Mr. Hawkes owns Jim Hawkes Advertising & Public Relations in Boise, Idaho. Frank L. Salimeno, ’65, Ogden, was appointed to the Continuing Competency Committee of the International Association of Boards of Examiners in Optometry. Dr. Salimeno is a graduate of the Pacific University College of Optometry. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. Dr. Salimeno serves on the Utah Board of Examiners in Optometry, and in the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing. Bryant E. Grossenbach, 66, Bountiful, Utah, was promoted to vice president and commercial loan officer at the Davis Business Financial Center of First Security Bank. Mr. Grossenbach was senior examining officer in the examination division. THE 28 Loren G. Burton, ’60, Salt Lake City, was named one of the nation’s brightest school executives by The Executive Educator magazine. Mr. Burton was listed Stephen D. Larsen, ’66, Ogden, was promoted to director of installation services at the Defense Distribution Depot in Ogden. Mr. Larsen is one of seven key directors at the depot. His department oversees environmental protection, base supply and contracting, administrative services and morale, welfare and recreation. David Halversen, ’70, New York, New York, was promoted to vice president of global strategic planning by Avon corporation. Mr. Halversen was director of corporate planning and development. Jack Helgesen, ’71, Ogden, was selected president-elect of the 300-member Utah Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Helgesen eared his law degree from Brigham Young University. He is amember of the law firm of Helgesen, Waterfall & Jones. Marie Mendoza, ’72, Denver Colorado, has been named assistant to the provost for minority affairs at the University of Denver. Dr. Mendoza has worked as manager of corporate development for INROADS and as community development manager and director of human resources for the Denver Community Development Corp. She also was program administrator of the Denver Emergency Housing Coalition and associate director of the Curtis Park Community Center. Dr. Mendoza received her doctorate and master’s degrees from the University of Colorado-Boulder. Richard M. Atwater, ’73, was selected International Man of the Year by the International Biographical Center of Cambridge, England. He is married to Yekaterina Anatolyvna Panina from Abinsk, Russia. Mr. Atwater is a retired Air Force Major. He served as an intelligence officer, stationed in Russia. He was executive officer and intelligence production manager during Operation Desert Storm. Mr. Atwater received his master’s degree in political science from Brigham Young University in 1975. He taught at BYU for five years. Mark R. Stevens, ’76, London, England, has reported for duty with Naval Forces Europe in London, England. Mr. Stevens received his master’s degree form the Florida Institute of Technology, in Melbourne. Craig A. Hill,’78, Guatemala City, Guatemala, was called as a Mormon mission president in Guatemala. He is director of temporal affairs for the Mormon church’s presiding bishopric offices in Central America. THE Gloria O. Wright, ’81, Kaysville, Utah, has published a book of poetry titled “Heaven’s Heartprints.” Ms. Wright earned a master’s degree from the University of Utah. She is selfemployed as an educator, counselor and public speaker. Jim Mickelson, ’82, Salt Lake City, was named program director at KKAT radio station in Salt Lake City. Mr. Mickelson also is an afternoon disk jockey. He was the primary organizer of the “We Are The World” simulcast in 1985. Grace O’Brien, ’83, Ogden, was selected physician of the year by Creekside Home Health Care of Ogden. Dr. O’Brien maintains her practice at the South Ogden Center for Family Medicine. She completed her studies at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in Pomona, Calif. Marjorie Anderson, ’89, Ogden, has presented motivational workshops throughout Utah and the western United States. Ms. Anderson is writing two books which deal with selfesteem and the challenges of Pam Harrison, ’90, Ogden, has joined Ogden’s Family Counseling Service as a certified social worker. She earned her master’s degree from the University of Utah in 1992. single parenthood. i \¥ H Readers wishing to submit Alumni Update items may mail them to: Editor, University Times, Weber State E University, Ogden, UT 84408-1010. Include your name, address, graduating year, current address and spouse’s name. If your spouse graduated from Weber State, include the year of graduation. Black and white photos may be submitted. Facsimile submissions may Rocky L. Cole, ’90, Norfolk, Robert Lee Bateman, ’84, Ogden, has earned the Certified Financial Planner designation from the International Board of Standards and Practices for Certified Financial Planners. Mr. Bateman sucessfully completed coursework through the College of Financial Planning in Denver, Colo. He operates Professional Financial Planning, Inc. in Ogden. Douglas Wheelwright, ’86, Ogden, was promoted to assistant vice president and commercial loan officer in the Ogden Business Financial Center of First Security Corporation. Mr. Wheelright was a commercial loan officer. He is a member of Robert Morris Associates. Emilie A. Bean, ’87, Kaysville, Utah, graduated from the University of Utah’s Law School. Ms. Bean passed the bar examination in July. She is employed by the law firm Bean and Smedley. Virginia, was commissioned an Ensign in the Coast Guard. Mr. Cole graduated from Officer Candidate School in the Coast Guard Reserve Training Center, in Yorktown, Va. be submitted at (801) 626-8875. Telephone submissions may be submit- ted by voice mail at (801) 626-7500. THE OGDEN SYMPHONY-BALLET ASSOCIATION 2580 Jefferson Avenue Rb bere Wweraetky UTAH Pa SYMPHONY BOLE BALLET ive WEST eetermeaeliay Weber State University 29 Perspective Joseph W. Youngberg, ’58, Ogden, died Oct. 24, at age 62. Mr. Youngberg worked for Hill Air Force Base for more than 39 years. He also worked at Western RV Service. 1960s John V. Lochhead, ’62, Ogden, died Oct. 22, at age 53. Mr. Lochhead was a supply clerk at Hill Air Force Base. Leland R. Hayball, ’66, Salt Lake City, died Dec. 7, at age 49. Mr. Hayball was a condominium manager. Lennis N. Archibald, ’67, North Bend, Wash., died Oct. 29, at age 49. Mr. Archibald was employed by AT&T. Gordon J. Bluth, 67, Ogden, died Dec. 12, at age 80. Mr. Bluth was senior vice president at Prudential Federal Savings & Loan. He also served as secretary of the Utah Savings & Loan League, past president of the Salt Lake Exchange Club and national president of the Society of Savings & Loan Controllers. Lila Dexter Pardon, ’67, Brigham City, Utah, died Sept. 17, at age 57. Ms. Pardon taught in Ogden and Box Elder counties. She was honored in 1972 as an “Outstanding Teacher of America.” Robert L. Sharp, ’68, Plain City, Utah, died Jan. 14, at age 50. Mr. Sharp was a computer programmer. He served as Plain City mayor for eight years. Margaret Mary McCarty, 69, Ogden, died Oct. 31, at age 89. Mrs. McCarty taught high school for 42 years. James Robert ‘Bob’ Rees, *69, Morgan, Utah, died Jan. 1, at age 70. Mr. Rees, a quarterhorse breeder, founded the Utah Quarter Horse Association. He was inducted into the Association’s Hall of Fame. 1970s William Higgs Sr., ’30, ’70, Ogden, died Dec. 19, at age 82. Mr. Higgs worked for the Del Monte Corp. and for Ogden City School District. Charlotte B. McFarland, ’70, Ogden, died Oct. 10, 1992, at age 91. She taught school in Utah and Western Samoa. John P. Oberhansly, ’70, Ogden, died Nov. 5, at age 45. Mr. Oberhansly was a certified public accountant and controller for Gannett’s USA Today for more than 15 years. He was also the controller for the Guam cable television network. Gerald (Jerry) Petersen, ’70, North Ogden, died June 6, 1992, at age 46. Mr. Petersen owned Big O tires in Ogden. Gary F. Kotter, ’71, South Ogden, died Feb. 10, at age 46. Mr. Kotter was vice president of Valley Bank and manager of the Ogden office. He also was chairman of the Northern Utah Group of Robert Morris Associates. Allen F. Hampton, ’72, Ogden , died Jan. 19, at age 85. Mr. Hampton owned Hampton’s Superior Cleaning Company. He was past president of the Utah Dry Cleaners Association and past director of the National Dry Cleaners Association. Albert Martinez, 75, Ogden, died July 6, at age 59. Mr. Martinez was employed by Hill Air Force Base for 15 years as an independent construction worker. He also was Weber State’s vocational improvement program coordinator. Leo Bushnell, ’76, Ogden, died May 7, 1992, at age 82. Mr. Bushnell was chief inspector for McDonald Manufacturing Co. in Los Angeles, a foreman for Richardson Battery Co. in Ogden, a precision assembler for Marquardt Corp. and an employee at the Utah State School for the Deaf and Blind in Ogden. Beth Robinson Call, ’76, Ogden, died July 14, at age 78. Ms. Call taught in elementary schools in Weber County and Ogden City school districts. Sidney Joseph Dwyer Sr., ’77, Clearfield, Utah, died June 5, at age 64. Mr. Dwyer was director of the northern division of the Utah Alcoholism Foundation. LaVoy D. Shepherd, ’77, Paris, Idaho, died May 18, 1992, at age 61. Mr. Shepherd worked for Union Pacific Railroad and the Idaho State Park Service. Richard ‘Dick’ Thackeray, °77, Morgan, Utah, died Oct. 12, at age 66. Mr. Thackeray worked at the Marquardt Corporation, Cutter Lab Inc. and as a self-employed rancher. Rick C. Geter, ’79, Salt Lake City, died Oct. 31 at age 35. Mr. Geter received his nursing diploma from Westminster College. New Rooms In The Ivory Tower teacher education and English 1980s departments with teachers from local schools. The object is to Kevin Dennis James,’80, restructure professional train- Kaysville, Utah, died Oct. 31, at ing of college students seeking age 35. Mr. James served in the U.S. Navy Reserves and was chief pilot for Alpine Aviation. to become secondary English teachers. The program, funded in 1990 by the Hemingway Faculty Katie Hardcastle Johnson, ’80, Ogden, died April 29, 1992, at age 32. Ms. Johnson taught elementary school in Hooper, Utah. Trust, is held on-site at local schools where students can immediately apply classroom lectures. Public education teachers also can complete graduate study in supervisory techniques. The culmination of the origi- Jill Hollingshead, ’87, Salt Lake City, died Feb. 13, at age 28. Ms. Hollingshead was a social worker for the state of Utah. Robin K. Norton, ’88, Roy, Utah, died Dec. 14, at age 28. Mrs. Norton was a founding director of the Maniac Manor haunted house in Ogden. 1990s Shauna Lynn Morris, ’90, Bountiful, Utah, died April 4, 1992, at age 27. Ms. Morris was a registered nurse in the neonatal unit at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City. Readers may send death notices to: Editor, University Times, Weber State University, Ogden, UT 84408-1010. Facsimile submissions are accepted at (801) 626-8875. Telephone submis- sions are accepted by voice mail at (801) 626-7500. nal experience in 1992 was a classroom research project car- ried out jointly by students and faculty. The Utah Association of Teacher Educators designated by Paul H. Thompson, University President } or more than a century, the University has devoted significant energy preparing students to make significant contributions to the work force. But in today’s high-tech, global marketplace, preparation for quality jobs must begin long before a student enrolls at the University. Our concern for and commitment to students must extend back to their high school, junior high school and even elementary years. We simply cannot wait until students come to our campus before we get involved in their education. The ivory tower of higher education must make room for new partnerships with public educators, business repre- sentatives and industry leaders. During the last decade, the University has aggressively sought educational partnerships with local school districts. The 15 operating partnerships at Weber State are a Univer-sity- wide commitment by faculty and staff from a wide variety of disciplines designed to accomplish several objectives. One partnership is designed to increase the skills of teachers currently in the public school system. A Teacher Academy created by the University in 1989 selects 45 of the best and brightest public educators to spend a year studying with campus professors and practicing professionals. The teachers bring back to their classes new knowledge and excitement that directly impact learning. Another type of partnership improves the preparation of teachers coming into the public school system. The Collaborative School-Based Teacher Training Partnership brings together faculty from the ments, get an early start on their higher education and maintain a high interest in learning. These are just a few exam- ples of many successful partnerships that are producing results. New ideas are enriching Classroom experiences, teacher morale is increasing and our faculty are learning from their peers. These efforts demonstrate that education is a continuous process and that educators, business leaders, parents and students all benefit when they cooperate to improve education. # the collaborative school-based program as the 1992 Exemplary Project of the Year. The pilot program was so successful that the University made the program a permanent part of the Weber State teacher education curriculum. Similar programs are being created in other teach- ing fields as well. A third type of partnership involves students with the University prior to their gradu- ation from high school. Students in the Early College Program take some University courses while continuing their high school courses and activities. Some 200 high school seniors attend classes at the University in the morning and return to their high schools for afternoon classes. By year’s end, most of the early college students have graduated from high school and finished their freshman years of college. Academically gifted students, who have already fulfilled most high school require- 33 Weber State University Ogden, UT 84408-1010 Non-profit Organization Permit No. 15 Ogden, Utah