| Weber State College Comment, October 1987, Page2 Inthis issue I WSC Alumnihonorfour Nothing is more American than freeways, says artist Richard Van Wagoner, and he has captured the power of this nation’s highways in over 70 paintings. See story on page 4. We say we abhor violence, but actually society condones and encourages it, say two WSC professors. Each generation inherits the vlegacy of violence of the past, and the implications for the future are sobering. See pages 6 and 7. Three alumni and an Ogden man have Arslainian in 1966. He became atwo-year been selected to receive the WSC Alumni All Conference selection at flanker in the Distinguished Service and Distinguished Big Sky Conference. He was a leader in Alumni awards. receiving, yardage and touchdowns for the Dr. Spencer Seager, a professor of chemWildcats in 1966-67, and is still ranked in istry, Phil Tuckett, vice president of the top five lifetime category in all three Operations for NFL Films, and Dr. Bart areas. Wolthius, a dentist and former mayor of After graduating from WSC Tuckett Ogden, will receive Distinguished Alumni signed as a free agent for the San Diego Awards. Ben Day, president of Coca-Cola . Chargers. In 1969 he began working for Bottling Co. of Ogden, will receive the NFL Films as a writer and editor and in Distinguished Service Award. 1971 directed and edited the critically acThe alumni awards are given to former claimed “Pro Football: Pottstown, PA.” students who “by their distinguished service Since 1978 he has won five Emmy to the college, the state, nation or profession Awards; two for cinematography, two for have brought honor to Weber State and to writing and one for editing. In 1979 he themselves.” The Distinguished Service became Director of Field Operations for Award recognizes non-alumni who have NFL Films and three years later became “served the college, community, state or vice president. nation, and who have distinguished themDr. Wolthuis was born in Europe and selves in their career, community service or came to the U.S. at age 10. in some other positive way.” He has been a practicing dentist since The awards will be presented during the 1946, and spent four years as a dental annual alumni Homecoming Banquet Oct. surgeon in the Army. 30 at 7 p.m. at the college. He attended Weber Junior College and Dr. Seager is currently a professor of the University of California at Berkely chemistry and chairman of the chemistry where he received his bachelor's degree department. He joined the department in and D.D.S. degree. 1961 and helped build that academic area Dr. Wolthuis was Ogden mayor befrom a two-year to a four-year program. tween 1965 and 1973 and served previHe received his associate of science deously on the City Council for four years. gree from Weber Junior College in 1955, and his bachelor of science and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Utah. He is the author of a number of widely-used text books in chemistry. Dr. Seager was named a Dupont Fellow at the University of Utah, a member of the Sigma Xi Research Society, and in 1980 received the college’s first Distinguished On Oct. 24 students, faculty, staff and Presidential Professor Award. alumni will re-create the hike to the top of Tuckett was born in Oregon, went to a Mt. Ogden that was a part of Weber State University of Oregon football game when he history for over 30 years. was six months old and, ina symbolic sense, On Oct. 5, 1923 Weber College stuhas never left the stadium. He grew up active dents, faculty and staff hiked to the top of in sports and at the age of ten played in the _ Mt. Ogden carrying sand, cement and four Pop Warner Bowl at Stanford University. sections of steel flagpole weighing 300 He was active in sports throughout high pounds. The flagpole was planted, and the school, and accepted a football scholarship U.S. flag and the Purple and White were to Weber State from head coach Sarkis raised. In the years that followed the hike became an annual event, in which students and WSC employees climbed to the top of Mt. Ogden. Eventually the students began hiking to a lower spot on the mountain known as Malan’s Basin. The hike to He also served on the Ogden City Council, as well as on a number of state and city boards. He became a regional representative for the LDS church in 1982. Day graduated from the University of Georgia with a business administration degree. He has been active in a number of civic projects since coming to Ogden in 1954. He has worked in the Boy Scount program, served as president of the Ogden Rotary Club, helped in the Red Cross organization, and was an officer in the Utah-Idaho Soft Drink bottlers and the Utah Speed Boat associations. He was also director of the Ogden Area Chamber of Commerce, and the originator of the “Ramblin Route Bear” school safety program. The Ogden Standard-Examiner called the program “one of the more unique and successful school safety programs in Utah and possibly the nation.” Day he is amember of the North Ogden City Council. He has received many awards from a wide variety of city, state and national organizations. Day has been an active supporter of many Weber State activities and events. Traditional Mt. Ogden hike setfor Oct. 24 COMMENT Robert Nielsen started bee keeping ona dare. Now he has become a recognized expert in that area, and at one time had approximately 35 Executive Editor Howard G. Noel Editor million bees. See page 8. Craig V. Nelson Graphic Artist Karen Wimmer Comment is published four times each year: October, January, April and July, by the Department of College Relations, 316 Miller Administration Building, Weber State College, Ogden, Utah 84408-1010. COMMENT is mailed to alumni, faculty, staff, the business community and friends of the college at no Pe The Mayan Calendar says that this is the year for "Harmonic Convergence,” but a Weber State astronomist is a little skeptical. See the story on page 9. charge. Second class postage paid at Preston, ID. POSTMASTER: Form 3579 to: Alumni Relations Weber State College Ogden, UT 84408-1011 Alumnisurvey The Weber State Development Office is conducting a survey of alumni, and approximately 5,000 alumni will be mailed survey forms. The idea of the survey, said Sheila Woodard, research coordinator for the development office, is to get an idea what alumni think of Weber State as a teaching institution. “Pres. (Stephen D.) Nadauld will incorporate the information into college plans to begin a new 100 years of excellence at WSC,” Woodard said. The survey covers such topics as faculty, equipment, scholarship, library facilities, and building needs. “Alumni opinions are extremely important to the college, and we would appreciate those who receive the survey complet- ing the information and returning the survey to the college,” Woodard said. Malan’s included a bonfire, and that hike continued, with some interruptions because of World War II, until the early 1950’s. The modern-day hike is under the direction of Dr. Gary D. Willden, the chairman of the WSC department of health, recreation, physical education and dance, and has an exertion rating of “difficult, but rewarding.” The Oct. 24 hike has two trails, one eight milesround trip and another a little over 10 miles. The elevation climb is a little over 3,000 feet for the first trail and 4,800 feet for the second. The shorter trail starts at the Snow Basin upper parking lotat9 a.m., and the climbers of the longer route will begin at 7 a.m. at the top of 26th street. “Tt wasn’t an easy walk in 1922, and it won’t be an easy walk now, but it’s important to keep traditions alive and hang on to our heritage. I also believe that it’s important that we push ourselves,” said Dr. Willden. Those who plan to attend should bring 2 quarts of water per person and their own lunch, he said. He also suggests layered clothing, a jacket or sweater, sturdy shoes, and a hat. There will be a 1 p.m. program at the saddle of the mountain, and climbers will then be free to continue to the top. Those who reach the top will be eligible to buy a $1 “Flaming W” hike. FLAMING