Weber State College'Comment; June 1985; page’3 —NUSAT deployed Satellite working well in spite of ground he WSC-built satellite, NUSAT 1, was successfully deployed from the Space Shuttle Challenger April 29, but ground controllers are having a difficult time getting their earth-bound equipment up to the same 29 to capture student reactions as their NUSAT project was deployed from the Space Shuttle Chalienger. Students and faculty who had worked on the project were jubilant when the deployment went off without a hitch. speed as their space-aged technology. “It's like trying to get champaign out of a beer bottle,” said Robert Twiggs, associate professor of electronics and a faculty supervisor of the project. Twiggs said that the college has not received sufficient funds to keep electronics equipment up to date and as a result they have had to make modifications on existing equipment or borrow from students, faculty or industry people who have been working on the project. Twiggs said that the satellite is work- ing perfectly and ground have had numerous, controllers short contacts station with the satellite. The problems, Twiggs said, are in aligning the antenna with the satellite’s orbit and then tracking it as it moves across the sky. The satellite has also had some interference from a nearby soviet satellite. “We're trying a variety of ap- proaches to see what works the best and we're narrowing it down,” he said. Twiggs said he hopes that in the next few weeks they will have all the ground problems solved and can begin to program the satellite to collect data. NUSAT 1 is a satellite built at WSC by students and faculty with assistance from many different industries, from government and other institutions of higher education. It is designed to help adjust the radar system the Federal Aviation Administration uses to control air traffic. Four Ufahn s recognized for service ae prominent ceived Utahns _ re- honorary doctorate of humanities degrees from WSC in recognition of their services to Weber State and Utah. Businessman Obert C. Tanner received his degree during commencement excercises June 7. Heart surgeon William C. DeVries, former Governor Scott M. Matheson and his wife, Norma W. Matheson, were unable to attend commencement and received their degrees at a later date. Dr. DeVries made medical history and gained world recognition when he implanted the first artificial heart into Barney Clark in December 1982. Dr. DeVries attended Ben Lomond High School in Ogden and graduated He received his M.D. from the U. of U.’s College of Medicine in 1970. After his graduation he interned and was resident surgeon at Duke University Medical Center until 1979 when he returned to the U. of U. to be head of the cardiothoracic surgery department in the medical college. He is now at Humana Heart Hospital in Louisville, Ky. Dr. DeVries has been a research fellow with the National Science Foundation, a research associate with the Division of Artificial Organs in the U. of U. College of Medicine, and a teaching scholar in academic cardiothoracic surgery at Duke University Medical Center. He has received numerous research awards and scholastic honors including {the Wintrobe Award for the most outstanding graduating medical stu- dent at the U. of U. Gov. Matheson land partnerships managers, local William C. DeVries _ Scott M. and Norma W. Matheson. Dr. Tanner grew up in Farmington and worked as a salesman for a Salt Lake jewelry firm to earn tuition money to attend the U. of U. In 1927 he started his own jewelry company selling school class rings and pins, and soon began a company that manufactured those products. The O.C. Tanner company has since grown recently funded a lecturship endowment at Weber State in honor of his mother, Annie Clark Tanner. Hé received the Newcomen Society He has served as chairman and as a member of the National Governors Association, helped to shape federal air and water policies as a member of the Western Governors Policy Office and has also served on the President's Advisory Commission on Federalism. Governor Matheson was appointed chairman of the National Democratic Policy Institute to help set policies for the Democratic Party. Mrs. Matheson, in addition to her support of her husband and family, is active in community affairs. She is involved in a law-related education program for youth as well as senior citizen programs sponsored by the State Division of Aging. She has served on the State Commiswas born in Chicago, but grew up in Parowan. He has a law degree from Stanford University and has served as deputy county attorney in Iron and Salt Lake counties. Before he became governor in 1976, he served as legal counsel for Union Pacific Railroad. At the time he left, he was that company’s general solicitor and regional legal counsel. Gov. Matheson served two terms as governor of Utah until 1984. During his tenure at the state’s helm, he forged important Obert C. Tanner ficials and industry representatives for the development of energy and mineral resources in the state. with federal government of- sion on Education for Law and Citizenship, and the Utah State Bar Advisory Committee for Law Related Education. Mrs. Matheson was born in Salt Lake City, but grew up in Nephi. Her family moved to Salt Lake City during her teenage years and she attended East High School. She earned a bachelor’s degree in zoology from the U. of U. in 1951. Her memberships include the Ar- thritis Foundation, the Guadalupe Early Learning Center Advisory Board, Holy Cross Hospital Board of Trustees, the Utah Council Volunteers and State Zoo Board. of to employ over 1,000 with a sales volume of over $100 million. He taught in the Spanish Fork school system, at the U. of U. and is the author of six books. Award in 1981, was a delegate to the World Federation of United Nations Associations, was awarded the Utah's United Nations Association’s Man of the Year award in 1978, received an award from the national conference of Christians and Jews in 1971, and was chairman of Utah’s American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. “The four individuals selected have] Dr. Tanner has endowed academic not only brought honor to their respec- ‘chairs at a number of Utah colleges and universities, and has funded lectures at Cambridge, Harvard, Oxford, Michigan and Utah universities. He tive professions, but also provided invaluable service to their communities, state and nation,” said WSC President Rodney H. Brady. Class reunions scheduled e classes of 1935 and 1960 will hold their golden and silver anniversary reunions during the 1985 Homecoming Week, Oct. 6-12. The search committee is trying to locate all students who started at Weber College in 1958, but tor some reason did not graduate with the class of ‘60. If you are in this category, please contact the Weber State College Alumni Office—1011, 3750 Harrison Blvd., Ogden, UT 84408. _ . Homecoming 1985 will include Family Night, Oct. 7; Art Exhibit and Authors’ Party, Oct. 8; Annual Alumni Awards Banquet, Oct. 11; 5K Race and Awards Breakfast, Oct. 12; Football game vs. University of Idaho, Oct. 12; Former Student Officers Reunion, Oct. 12, and many more events. “If you know of anyone from the classes of 1935 or 1960 who may not be on the alumni records, or who have moved and are not currently receiving mail from the Alumni Office, please let the Alumni Office know,” said Brad! Drake, president-elect of the WSCAA. oe > he from the University of Utah in 1966.