Bi Be, Weber State College Comment, January 1986, page 10 ; | - F Don Spainhower on giving and receiving) by Don Spainhower, Development Director former faculty member who spent many years at the his is my _ first of several columns in the Comment and I hope they will be of some interest. I first came to Weber State Col- of Weber's growth benefit. minus any withdrawn funds not replaced by policy teaching his skills and knowledge to eager students. This former professor said he had an in- lege in 1963 as sports information director and enjoyed some great years surance policy that he might want to donate to the college and wanted me to visit with him about how this might be done and how he and the college would The continued premium payments from Mr. Jones through the Foundation to the insurance company means that the death benefit of $30,000 may still be in effect. The donor receives lifetime satisfaction of helping students receive an education, and when he passes away, the college receives the death benefit college and I met with him and made several situations: development. In 1972 I transferred to the College Relations Office and with Dead W. He opted for the following: The $30,000 policy is a whole life policy with a built-up cash value of $5,000. Mr. Jones (not his real name) changed the name of the owner and beneficiary of the policy to the Weber State College Foundation, and plans to continue to make premium payments on the policy through the Foundation so that he might receive a tax deduction for the premium payments in a addition to a deduc- Hurst as liason between the college and the community in a variety of activities. In 1981, after a three-year absence from Weber State to develop some new skills in sales and marketing, I returned to the same office area and same boss but to a new and exciting responsibility. As the Director of Development I have an opportuni- tion which is a figure similar to the cash value of the ty to work with many alumni and friends of the col- policy. The foundation, upon receiving ownership and posession of the policy, may annually borrow or lege who have an interest and desire to assist students and repay Weber State in some way for the glorious and productive days they spent here. withdraw funds from the cash value to be used for scholarships to Mr. Jones’ favorite depart ment. A few weeks ago, I received a telephone call from a a interest earnings. r S The end result is that the college will likely receive the full death benefit and the donors receive the . satisfaction and enjoyent of seeing their gift benefit. many students during their lifetime, in addition to tax deductions. Of course, an insurance policy may be held until death by the college and then a scholar- |} ) ship endowment ceeds. F * a can be established with the pro- You can do ie same » with an insurance policy that is paid up, or will be paid up soon, that is not needed any more.If you have your heirs taken care of and have an insurance policy that really isn’t needed, please call me at (801) 626-6568 and let's explore the possibility of helping you “give, and receive.” sent up a program that compiled information about the craft itself during one entire orbit around the earth. He said, “We put a timing device in the program and when the satellite got over Weber contact State we didn’t have to it again. It just automatically dumped the information down. That’s Donations to benefit students The fund is in the name of his late wife Sharlene Brewer Glasmann and will provide loan funds for students on a short term basis. gden resident, Dr. Reed at WSC for scholarships and awards for physical education majors. Swenson, former chairman of the department of health, physical educa- development director, students will be able to borrow funds neccesary for their education. Repayment will not be tion, recreation and dance, taught and coached at the college for 40 years, retiring in 1973. The Swenson Gymnasium is named in his honor. During those years he was _ nationally- required until the end of the quarter. prominent in college athletics and serv- Mrs. Glasmann, the daughter of Ogden resident Myrene Brewer, was killed last March in a bicycle accident. Her husband donated $20,000 to the college while family and friends con- ed as president of the National Junior College Athletic Association. He was named to the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 1980. According “to Don Spainhower, tributed $7,000. Spainhower said that the fund will “assist countless students in enrolling in college who otherwise might have difficulty because of ae of current next five the way the years dean Glasmann will be awarded in physical to students majoring education according scholastic achievement and need. to envisions there will be a dramatic change in health education. Computer teleconferencing between faculty on the campus and students in remote areas and microscopic video are a few of a series of projects that are part of “Emphasis 89” currently under development in the school. Dean Reed M. Stringham said the innovations are designed to meet future needs in the health care industry. “We have a sophisticated system of pilot projects,” said Dr. Stringham. “During the next few years a number of things are going to come on line.” Dr. Stringham said that a $1 million endowment established by the late J. Willard Marriott, Sr. brings about $70,000 a year to the school. A portion of that money is being used to finance a number of unique approaches to health education that will be tested and researched until 1989. There are three goals, he said, for “Emphasis funds.” Bethesda, Md. According to Don Spainhower, development director, the scholarships cdkeaaie lives in oe ook A SS HF — — = — future health education f the develop K. Swenson, has_ established a $10,000 endowment ~a “Emphasis 89” looks at of the School of Health Sciences ormer Ogden resident, Jay W. Glasmann, has established a $27,000 student loan fund at WSC. said the chances for a complete success are high. He said, “It looks like we're in pretty good shape to up-load FAA programs, as long as we don’t run into clock problems.” eet vances of the experiment came recently when ground controllers successfully to be heated evenly by the sun, but it may be spinning too slowly to allow that, he said. “We're not even totally sure it’s rotating at all,” he said. But Twiggs a officials to fine-tune their radar so they can exactly pinpoint an airplane's location. He said that one of the biggest ad- said. The satellite is designed to rotate oe used by the FAA for air-traffic control. The data gathered from. space will make air travel safer by allowing FAA oi. hse college-built 89: riculum through ticularly with to improve the cur- technology, parcommunications i, first technology; to bring faculty members to a higher level of expertise; and to provide educational opportunities to geographically disadvantaged students. He said, “We want our faculty to become experts in the use of new technology to train students and we want our students to become experts in learning.” One project that Dr. Stringham said will become a national model, hooks a video camera into a microscope and Ho the satellite in the nation and was designed to collect information on radar dishes | monitor the FAA's radar, so we're going to try as soon as possible to start working on their radar.” The glitch in the system might be caused by cold temperatures, Twiggs Pr ministraton. NUSAT is system on the satellite, does not work. If that quits we'll not be able to old Oe Weber State hopes to gather information for the Federal Aviation Ad- I to pick out one pre-determined radar dish from space, right now scheduled to be the one on Francis Peak, located east of Farmington. Twigg’s explained that with the satellite’s path it can “see” radar dishes almost from the North Pole to the South pole all around the world and in order to be useful it must be able to pick out the radar dishes one at a time, something Twiggs calls ‘radar discrimination.” He said, “Once we can pick out one radar from all the others then we'll begin gathering information on it. That requires an even longer program.” One problem that Twiggs has found recently is an on-again-off-again pro- 6OCUrPLF if 6 to the satellite is crucial a programs blem with the satellite’s computer. “Occasionally the time clock, which is the heart of the whole computer ee on Ree to beam up, he said. That process of sending computer an exciting step.” Once college workers begin the FAA experiment they will program NUSAT ee pro- displays what the microscope sees on ee computer Ne longer four different monitors. The idea, said Roger C. Nichols of clinical laboratory — sciences, is that students can all see the same thing at the same time. Nichols said, “It takes nearly a whole lab to provide prior instruction and that gives students little time for individual practice. This system gives students much more in-lab time for practice and problem-solving.” He added, “The technology has only ree a information,” Twiggs said. A tuning obstacle with the ground station had prevented workers from sending computer programs to the satellite or receiving much in return. But some educated guesses and electronics know-how brought a definite change in the here-to-fore reticent satellite. “It’s sending more information than it ever has,” Twiggs said. The satellite is also now able to much grams that the college is now beginning Se Rt up. All of a sudden we have all kinds of receive Gn the _ college- A I, been available in the last couple of years andI think we're one of the only schools doing this.” Dr. G. Craig Gundy, a _ health Please see “Emphasis” on page 11. | ea USAT built satellite, has overcome a major hurdle and is sending the college information like never before. Robert J. Twiggs, an associate professor of electronics and supervisor of the ground control station, said that over the Christmas holidays the ground station was “tuned in” more directly on the satellite and the result has been a flood of information racing from space to the college and back again. “It’s almost like the sky has opened ee Satellite clears major hurdle for success :