U N I V E R SM AI G ATZ I NYE SPRING 2011 WEBER STATE Weber State University News for Alumni & Friends Weber State University Magazine Vol. 16, No.1, Spring 2011 editor in chief Amy Hendricks art director Hillary Wallace ’98 Contributing writers Kathryn Edwards Amy Hendricks Allison Barlow Hess Karin Hurst John Kowalewski Jonathan McBride ’08 designers Emily Caraballo contributing editors Kathryn Edwards Margie Esquibel Lynell Gardner Contents 8 A Golden Anniversary WSU’s Union Building celebrates 50 years. photographers Bryan Butterfield Robert Casey Brian Griffin ’86 Jonathan McBride ’08 Zac Williams ’01 Contributing Researchers WSU Archives Staff Comments and questions about Weber State University Magazine may be sent to the editor at the address below or forwarded by phone: 801-626-7359, fax: 801-626-7069 or e-mail: magazine@weber.edu postmaster: Send address changes to Weber State University Magazine, Weber State University, 4025 University Circle, Ogden UT 84408-4025. 12 Cultivating Curiosity WSU helps parents teach children to embrace science, engineering. weber state university web weber.edu wsu alumni association web alumni.weber.edu weber state university board of trustees 2010-2011 Alan Hall ’69, Chair Jim C. Beardall, Vice Chair Rex Baxter ’96 W. Bryan Bowles Camille Cain Barney Chapman ’72 Kathryn Lindquist Steven E. Starks ’03 Gen. Kevin Sullivan (ret.) Victoria Thompson ’11 We hope you enjoy the extra content, including videos and slideshows, only available in this digital fomat. Watch for the highlighted links. 15 ‘Brightening’ the Globe WSU’s Fulbright scholars share their worldly experiences. 18 100 Years of the Bookstore Reflecting on the past, looking to the future 21 Class Notes Classmates check in. 28 Only at Weber, Only Online Did you ever see anyone famous on campus? Jane Fonda, maybe? Or Robert F. Kennedy? Did Bobby Fischer beat you in a game of chess when he visited Weber State? You weren’t the only one. Go to weber.edu/onlyatweber to read all about it. Weber Now Lindquist Family Summer Pops Concert and Fireworks July 17, 2011 2011 is full of fun things to do. Look what we’re offering at WSU! Alumni Golf Classic Union's 50th Birthday June 10, 2011 Aug. 22-Oct.11, 2011 10th Annual Drive for Scholarships Celebrate Good Times! Proceeds fund scholarships for WSU students. Reserve your tee time now! Festivities begin Aug. 22 and wrap up with a gala Oct. 11. alumni.weber.edu weber.edu/union Homecoming • WSU vs. Idaho State • Oct. 15, 2011 ALUMNI ACTIVITIES WSU Salutes Oct. 13 Bring the family and join the fun of the 33rd annual concert and fireworks spectacular, featuring the New American Philharmonic at WSU’s Ada Lindquist Plaza. 11th Annual Wildcat Alumni Band Reunion Oct. 14-15 Visit weber.edu/homecoming for festivity updates. GET YOUR SEASON TICKETS Family pass: 6 tickets for just $95 COME SEE THE WILDCATS ON THEIR NEW FIELD AT STEWART STADIUM! General admission: $40 Level 3: $50 Level 2: $60 Chairbacks: $150 (includes $50 donation to the Wildcat Club) 2011 HOME SCHEDULE Sept. 17 Sacramento State Oct. 15 Idaho State (Homecoming) Oct. 22 Southern Utah Nov. 5 Montana State Nov. 12 Northern Arizona weberstatesports.com WEBER WATCH wsu news & events john kowalewski, university communications new coaches brookings fellow Economics professor John Mbaku has been named a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the influential Brookings Institution — a nonprofit think tank based in Washington, D.C. Nominated by a current Brookings Fellow, Mbaku will spend the year advancing his research on issues surrounding water rights in Africa, especially the contentious debate surrounding access to the Nile River basin. A native of Cameroon, Mbaku is a leading expert on African economic issues. a daughter’s tale Hundreds of students and members of the community flocked to campus to hear Alina Fernández, the exiled daughter of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Fernández shared her experiences growing up in Cuba, both before and after the revolution that brought her father to power. She recalled watching cartoons on TV when the program was abruptly replaced by revolutionaries who took control of the airwaves. As an adult, she actively opposed her father’s government, eventually fleeing Cuba in 1993. Today she is a radio host and outspoken critic of Cuba’s Communist regime. Tom Peterson, PhD, has been selected as the new head coach for women’s volleyball. Among the most decorated volleyball coaches in the western United States, Peterson brings more than three decades of collegiate experience coaching men’s and women’s volleyball. His teams have twice won NCAA Division I national championships, with the Penn State University men (1994) and Brigham Young University women (2004). Bethann Shapiro Ord brings 21 years of coaching experience to her new role as head coach of the women’s basketball team. She spent the past four years as an assistant coach for the University of Louisville. During her tenure, Ord helped the Cardinals reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament three times, including an appearance in the 2009 NCAA championship game. wsu magazine | spring 2011 giving kids a smile 4 Dental hygiene students and faculty teamed with local dentists to help give 75 children reason to smile. As part of the Give Kids a Smile Day activities, area youth from low-income households received a free dental screening and cleaning at WSU’s Dental Hygiene Clinic. Dentists donated their time to perform fillings, extractions and root canals on site, and offered vouchers for moreextensive follow-up procedures. Patients also received a free toothbrush, paste and floss along with instructional materials on how to take better care of their teeth. growing wsu davis A second building at Weber State University Davis is one step closer to reality, as Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert has signed legislation that will provide funding for its construction. Plans are to build a 120,146-square-foot building that will primarily include classrooms and laboratories to expand offerings for high-demand programs at WSU Davis. Space will also be provided for student support needs, food services, and the Northern Utah Academy for Math, Engineering and Science. MBA GOES GREEN The Stars of Physics Two physics professors were honored this spring for their passion for science and teaching. Adam Johnston was named the University Science Educator of the Year by the Utah Science Teachers Association, in recognition of his work in mentoring current and future public education science teachers. Johnston also was named the 2011 John S. Hinckley Fellow at WSU, an award that honors faculty who excel in teaching, scholarship and service. Graduate Certificate in Environmental Sustainability for business weber.edu/mba weber.edu/wsumagazine John Sohl was named the 2010 Utah Engineering Educator of the Year by the Utah Engineers Council. Sohl was recognized for his engineering work with WSU’s High Altitude Reconnaissance Balloon for Outreach and Research and his work mentoring students on a variety of applied-physics and engineeringrelated projects. Introducing the 5 WEBER WATCH wsu news & events wsu trivia for $500 Who is Ken Jennings? That’s the answer to the clue: WSU students had a chance to match wits with this record-setting “Jeopardy!” champion when he visited campus in April. Jennings, who won more matches than any champion in the history of the syndicated game show, competed against three students in a Jeopardy!-like demonstration in the Shepherd Union Wildcat Theater, complete with podiums and clickers. Jennings was stumped by the Final Jeopardy! clue: The last player selected in the 2010 NFL draft. The correct answer: Who is WSU's Tim Toone? BRYAN BUTTERFIELD At the beginning of the 2010-11 basketball season, there were high hopes for Damian Lillard, star point guard for the Weber State University Learn. Inspire. Lead. With a Master of Science in Nursing from Weber State University. men’s basketball team. Just nine games in, those hopes were dashed when Lillard, the 2009-10 Big Sky Conference MVP, suffered a season-ending Jones’ fracture in his right foot. Specialties Nurse Educator • Nurse Administrator Lillard sat down with Jon McBride just before the Big Sky Conference Tournament to talk about his Hybrid learning, designed for the working professional wsu magazine | spring 2011 Attend class on campus three days per semester. The remaining course work is delivered online by outstanding faculty. New cohorts start every fall. Scholarships are available. Visit weber.edu/msn for more information. The MSN program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. 6 injury, his rehabilitation, what it’s been like to watch from the bench, and his NBA possibilities. “I work on my game all the time. Even when I couldn’t walk, I was in a chair doing ballhandling drills.” JM: What were your initial thoughts when you felt the injury? DL: I thought I rolled my foot a little bit. But we got back the X-ray after the game, and they were like, “We’ve got bad news. You broke your foot.” I was like, “Are you serious?” I didn’t even feel it. I still played two possessions after that. I told Coach (Randy) Rahe, “I don’t think it’s broke. We need a second opinion.” JM: Did it take some time to come to terms with the injury? DL: I was in shock for two or three weeks. After that, I just got over it. JM: Even though you’re injured, you’re still very much a part of the team. What is your role now? court, just being real honest with them. I think it helps them a lot. JM: Perhaps the game of the year this season was against Northern Colorado at the Dee Events Center, when Scott Bamforth hit that gamewinning, half-court buzzer beater. Was it tough being on the sideline for that one? DL: When the team is in tough situations, that’s when it’s the hardest. We’ve been so successful in conference. We went on that winning streak, and it was like, “All right, we’re doing fine without me. We’re winning games.” When the game is on the line, I’m used to being able to take over physically, be in control. It’s kind of irritating when you’re on the sideline, and you know what the coaches need to happen, but you can’t go out there and do it. DL: When my foot gets back to 100 percent, I feel like it’s going to be stronger than it was before. I also think I’m more motivated now. When it’s taken away from you, you get more love for the game and a fresh perspective. I work on my game all the time. Even when I couldn’t walk, I was in a chair doing ball-handling drills. JM: When an injury like this occurs, sometimes people talk about things “happening for a reason.” Do you believe that? DL: Definitely. Maybe I’m supposed to get a master’s degree. Maybe it’s better for me to be here an extra two years so I could have a better chance to be drafted higher. I would like for it to be the fact that I have more time to improve my game and really be able to become a legitimate first-round pick. Click here to read the rest of the interview and see video of Lillard’s rehab. weber.edu/wsumagazine DL: I’m still the leader of the team; I just can’t help physically right now. They (my teammates) still listen to me. I feel like I’m more effective than you would think. They come out, and I tell them what I see going on, on the JM: How are you going to be different when you come back next season? 7 A SIMPLE QUESTION … What do you remember most about the Union Building? amy hendricks, university communications Dances? J “official” sleeping area? The Pretzel-Maker? Wildcat Lair? Dead Man’s Party? Miss Weber State Pageant? The original cafeteria? Fireplace lounge? I PIT? LoveSac chairs? G N I T A R B E L E C 8 Groundbreaking Dedication 69 19 67 2, 19 M ay 6, Ju ly em be pt ,1 Se 13 ay M wsu magazine | spring 2011 96 0 r2 5, 19 61 H Union Build Expansion ground breaking Expansion dedication PHOTOS COURTESY OF WSU ARCHIVES D who could forget the barbershop with its backward clock that, according to former Union Building (UB) barber Ross Kennedy, was as “big as a steam wheel”? “I always went there to get my hair cut, even after I graduated,” said Dee Phillips ’67. While the barbershop, and services such as the “official sleeping area,” have been gone for years now, others, like the bowling alley and bookstore, have been mainstays. Some, like The Signpost and KWCR, moved in, then out, then in again. Through all of the comings and goings of the last half-century, the UB has always been the heart of student activity. And that was its purpose, right from the start … “The Union is the living room of the campus community, a laboratory where students spend their out-of-class time constructively, where they learn leadership and social skills, where they learn to get along with each other, by eating, working and playing together.” –Weber College Union Dedicatory Service Program, Sept. 25, 1961 A Little Pre-UB History “Well way back then we were young and free, we didn’t have a clue what we’d turn out to be. We had a lot of fun in our favorite club, but the best of all was Weber’s old TUB, that’s Temporary Union Building T-U-B, there were guys and gals and an old TV." –Steven R. Mecham ’58 Originally used by the U.S. government as barracks, the temporary union building, the TUB, dates back to the Weber College campus in downtown Ogden, where it was known as the College Inn, or CI. When the campus moved to Harrison Boulevard in the mid-1950s, the CI was physically relocated and officially became the TUB. a MILEST ONE PICTURES Naming of the J. Farrell Shepherd Union 8 00 ,2 25 st gu em Au pt Se ay M SEE MORE Reopening of the renovated west side Reopening of the renovated east side weber.edu/wsumagazine 27 ,1 be 98 r2 2 0, 20 07 ing Turns 50 9 It was small and fun and had one big flaw ... “The lack of facilities has caused many a person discomfort and necessary trips to building four in all kinds of weather. Therefore, it is my humble opinion that the proposed loan for the new union building is very necessary and that the decision made was a wise one. Yours, for toilets in the T.U.B., Gary Olsen.” Letter to the Editor, The Signpost, April 15, 1960 Like its name suggested, the TUB was temporary. According to Richard Sadler’s Weber State College … A Centennial History, students dating back to 1953 had anticipated the need for a larger gathering place and had been setting aside a part of student fees to help finance one. Seven years later, student fees and a bank loan provided funds for construction. On May 13, 1960, ground was broken for the Union Building. A Grand Opening “The Union Building now on the southern skirt of the campus becomes the hub of a whole complex of buildings, the physical center of our community, as we now expect it will be a useful social center indeed.” wsu magazine | spring 2011 – Kent Van De Graaf, editorial editor of The Signpost, written for the grand opening, Sept. 25, 1961 10 A social center it did, indeed, become, and for students of the 1960s, that meant dances. There were Sweetheart Balls and Snowflake Balls, but for Eddie Allen ’63, the most memorable dance was Western-themed. “I thought it would be fun to have horses pull students in a surrey to the front door of the Union. But doing what horses naturally do, they made, well, a bit of a mess. I cleaned up as much I could, but the groundskeeper sure had it in for me,” Allen laughed. While Allen’s horse idea may not have gone over well with the grounds- keeper, it’s proof that students were the very heart of UB activity. In fact, student activities and government have been part of the building from the get-go. And that’s exactly how J. Farrell “Shep” Shepherd and Gerald “Monty” Shupe wanted it to be. Shepherd was the first director of the UB, Shupe the first program director. “Before we moved to the new campus, students had a little say in activities, but not a lot,” Shepherd said. “When they got their own offices, they wanted to do things.” And, boy, did they. They held hootenannies, club meetings, lectures, twists, debates, variety shows, pageants, homecoming festivities, and much, much more. “The activities were carried out by student committees. Shep and I, we were just there to guide them and keep them out of jail,” Shupe said, ducking his head to hide a sly smile. Growing and Changing “Although the present facility was much larger than the space enjoyed by the students before and many skeptics said that we would never use all the space, we had outgrown the new facility.” Acorn yearbook, 1966 In 1969, the UB celebrated the opening of its expansion, what is today the western half of the building. It showcased, among other things, a new area for the bookstore and a grand staircase that led to a new ballroom. Over the next 10 years, the UB continued to be a gathering place. In 1982, Shepherd retired. That year, Lori Memmott Brown ’82, president of the Associated Students of Weber State College, succeeded in her effort to name the building the J. Farrell Shepherd Student Union. The next 10 years brought more changes. New programs were introduced, like Open Hour. Rick Sline, who was Dean of Campus Life at the time, explained that Open Hour was held once a week at 10:30 a.m. so commuter students could attend convocations and other events while they were on campus for classes. Several renovations also took place, some minor, like new carpet, and some major, like the construction of a skywalk that connected the Union to the Student Services Building. While the Union had changed, it remained, for many, the place to be. “It was for me,” said Nancy Barrow Collinwood ’94. Currently Weber State University’s director of student involvement and leadership, she was a student body officer in the mid1990s, a time she described as the “heyday of the Greeks.” “I remember one night some fraternity members captured ducks from the pond and put them in a rival fraternity’s office. It was quite a mess the next morning, but we all got a good laugh,” Collinwood said. “Whether you were Greek or not, the Union offered something for everyone. “We would come in late at night and play ‘Sardines,’ a game where a big group would look for one person who was hiding, kind of a reverse hide and seek. It was a lot of fun. “The Union gave you a sense of belonging. When you walked in, you had a feeling that everybody knew your name.” A Different Look “It’s really uptown.” –Shepherd’s impression of the Union renovation, The Signpost, Sept. 27, 2007 A major renovation in the late 2000s enclosed the open breezeway and brought the two sides of the Union Building together. Students were very much involved in the renovation and provided part of the funding by voluntarily increasing their fees. Kyle Poll ’04 was student body vice president and Union Board chair in 2002-03 and student body president in 2003-04, when the referendum to raise fees passed on the first vote. “It wasn’t an easy sell,” Poll said. BRIAN GRIFFIN The Man Behind the Name If “the student union is the heart of the campus,” as J. Farrell Shepherd used to say, then Shepherd, himself, is the heart of the building on campus that bears his name. “Shep,” as he is known to a generation of students, began his career in 1946 as manager of the bookstore at then Weber College, located in downtown Ogden. Like many of his generation, he attended college on the GI bill after serving in World War II. He met and married Lois Berlin, a student in the Thomas D. Dee Memorial Hospital nursing program, while completing his associate’s degree at Weber. Shepherd recalls how the bookstore and soda fountain, which were housed in a structure dubbed the College Inn, or CI, evolved into more of a student union by popular demand. “At night, the students used to bring their record players in and dance. I used to go back in the evening and open the building, so they could have their dances.” When Weber College moved from downtown to the “campus on the hill” on Harrison Boulevard, the CI moved too, where it was renamed the temporary union building, or TUB. In 1957, Shepherd attended a college union convention in Salt Lake City in preparation for the new facility. “It was really an eye opener for me to see what a college union could do on a campus,” he recalled. He saw the students’ level of responsibility expand as they moved into the new building in 1961, when he was appointed director. “First we had our union committees and things like that,” Shepherd explained. “Then they had to do their budgets. And then they started shifting a little more responsibility to the students, and then a little more. It was the highlight of my career to see this transition and to see what students could really do.” Looking back on his career, Shep sites a number of Weber State students who went on to work with union buildings around the region, including the late Gary Olsen ’64, Curtis Smout ’67 and the late Ray Myers ’71. He fondly recalled, “I couldn’t have accomplished what I did without many capable assistants and a supportive administration.” Shep loved his work and loved watching students evolve. “It’s a very exciting thing to do. No two days were the same. There’s no better place to get acquainted with people than working in a student union.” Visit weber.edu/wsumagazine to share your stories of the Union. weber.edu/wsumagazine “Many students would graduate before it was completed. They’d also have to go through construction. I think we were able to sell the idea of leaving a legacy for the university that gave us our education.” Bill Fruth, current director of the Union, said every piece of the renovation was well planned. “Take, for example, the Center for Diversity & Unity, smack in the heart of the building. Weber State educates about and celebrates diversity, and we wanted to reflect that value in the Union. “And the Community Involvement Center, that was placed in the mezzanine area where people study and meet, in the hopes they might find something new that interests them, like Habitat for Humanity.” Fruth fondly remembers standing in the breezeway with architects as they began to envision the future building. “We marked an X where the Atrium would be and said, ‘This has got to be the heart of this place.’” Undoubtedly it is. On any given day, students gather there, sipping Starbucks or talking to friends before heading to the computer lab or a quiet corner for a ’Cat nap. And while the building looks altogether different than it did 50 years ago, it is still, as its namesake loved to call it, the “heart” of campus. 11 There’s No Place Lik allison barlow hess, university communications Helping parents, especially moms, teach children to embrace science, engineering AmyJo Proctor, who holds a bachelor’s degree in zoology with a minor in chemistry and is completing a second bachelor’s in microbiology with a minor in botany, wants everyone to love science as much as she does. She is the assistant director of the Ott Planetarium, and her nationally recognized work creating stunning star shows has visitors gazing awestruck at images of the galaxies. Yet Proctor’s own interest in science was nearly grounded in elementary school when a teacher told her she could not pursue science education because she was a girl — a prejudiced sentiment she and others at Weber State University are working hard to eradicate. “Women, in this culture particularly, tend to get overlooked as far as science goes,” Proctor said. “They are told it’s a man’s field. If you were to visit any one of WSU’s science classes, you would see a few females and a slew of guys. I wanted an environment where women would be comfortable to speak up.” That desire was the catalyst for her Science Moms course funded by the Utah Families Foundation. On the second Saturday of each month for eight months, 15 women gather to study and experiment with scientific principles. College of Science faculty lead the discussion on topics from astronomy to zoology. “We want to show moms how science works in their daily lives and how they can help their children better understand it,” Proctor said. “The moms influence the children. The child says to the mother, ‘Hey, I’d like to do this when I grow up,’ and if moms are excited as well, and recognize the great opportunities for children in science, they will be more eager and encouraging.” wsu magazine | spring 2011 Engineering Confidence 12 Celeste Baine travels the country with the same message as Proctor. The author of 20 books on engineering education, Baine was invited to lead the activities for Parent-Daughter Engineering Day, sponsored by the WSU College of Applied Science & Technology. On an early Saturday morning in the Hurst Center for PHOTOS BY ZAC WILLIAMS Lifelong Learning, she had 40 giggly teen girls and their engaged parents concentrating on two engineering tasks: cradling an egg from a fall and building a crane. “My favorite moment is when I see the look on people’s faces as they realize they have engineered something,” Baine said as she surveyed the scene. “All their lives, most people hear engineering is only for the super smart or elite. When they take materials that are really colorful and common and have fun and build things, they gain confidence and want more experiences.” At age 12, Matisse Mosher doesn’t lack the confidence to try. She likes arts and crafts, so when she received a bag of pipe cleaners and cotton balls, drinking straws and string, she was eager to design an egg “helmet,” to protect an egg in a fall. “First I dropped my egg from 5 feet, and it didn’t crack,” Mosher happily explained. “Then when the parents started cleaning up, a bunch of us were like, let’s ke Home drop our eggs from the balcony. We ran up and dropped eggs from the balcony, and mine stayed perfect, and we were all like AWESOME!” Working to outdo one another building cranes, sisters Sydney and Shaely Spradley each devised a crane capable of lifting a magnet 4 inches off the table. They discovered that the same principles used to lift a small object a little way could be used to lift a mighty object extremely high. “I learned that everything around us is engineering, and also that there’s no wrong answer to anything,” Shaely said. Sydney had so much fun at the parent-daughter event that she attended two years in a row. “I came here last year because I’ve always been in to inventing stuff and creating things,” she said. “Seeing everyone’s designs and how they work makes me wonder about how everything in the world works.” Physics is Everywhere Sydney Spradley concentrates on her hydraulic crane. understanding and appreciation of the world in her own backyard — literally. Her final project was a homeenergy audit. “We live on three acres of land in the Ogden Valley, and we have a river that flows through the back of our yard, so I started looking into solar, wind and water as sources of energy,” Oberg said. “I found out what energy we use, and how we could improve. I researched solar panels and wind or water turbines, and I’m now considering a wind turbine.” By training and education, Oberg is an artist, but she said great artists and great scientists must have the ability to see the world through a creative lens. Both occupations take courage, practice and support. “I’ve always been a firm believer that mothers have a lot of influence in the lives of their children,” she said. “Children’s excitement to learn and their willingness to explore and discover new ideas comes from parents — especially their mothers.” See next page for a fun physics project you can try at home. weber.edu/wsumagazine Sometimes it’s easier to understand how the world works by understanding what’s close at hand, which was the premise for the honors course, Physics at Home, designed by physics professor Stacy Palen. Every week of the semester, she helped students understand, construct and employ a different household machine. The first lesson was particularly sweet, as the students built a solar oven and baked chocolate chip cookies, setting up the ovens in a sunny spot on the lawn near the Science Laboratory. “Class members were so excited,” Palen recalled. “In the weeks following the oven, we made a radio out of a big hunk of wire and a plastic bottle. We made swamp coolers out of a box, a fan and some paper towels. All the items are found commonly around the house, but the students had never before connected them to science.” Unlike typical science courses, most of the class members in Physics at Home were women, and although none became physics majors, they told Palen after the course that they started annoying their family and friends by constantly explaining scientific principles. “Several of them wrote in their semester review that they had been frightened of science previously and didn’t want anything to do with it, but after the class they were seeing physics everywhere they went. Some of them jokingly complained they couldn’t get physics out of their heads and could never look at an object the same way again,” Palen recounted. Lynette Oberg was one of those students who said she received more than college credit from the course; she received a new Emily Harmon, and her mom, Nonie, are all smiles after a fun engineering day. 13 If You Build a Solar Oven, the Cookies Will Bake A project from Stacy Palen’s Physics at Home course Building the Base: 1. Close the top flaps on the bigger, outer box. Set the smaller, inner box on top and trace around it. Remove the inner box and cut along the traced line with scissors or a box cutter to make a hole. 2. Glue aluminum foil to all interior surfaces of both boxes and to the inside of the remaining top flaps of the outer box. 3. Glue or tape the top flaps closed on the outer box. 4. Add filler to the bottom of the outer box. Insert inner box. Fold the extended flaps of the inner box down so they are even with the perimeter of the outer box. Glue or tape the flaps of the inner box to the outside of the outer box. Making the Lid: 1. Place the outer box on top of the large sheet of cardboard, and trace its outline, pushing hard with your pencil to score the lines. Add three inches on all sides, and draw another line. Cut out around this line. 2. Fold the three-inch frame down along the scored lines. Cut, fold and glue the corner flaps around to make a lid. Materials: Making the Reflector: • 1. Trace an outline of the inner box onto the lid. Cut around three sides of this rectangle, and score the fourth side with a pencil. Fold the newly made flap up. Glue aluminum foil to the inside of the flap. 2. Use a scrap of cardboard, wire coat hanger or other method to make a “prop” to hold the flap open. 3. Glue the oven bag to the underside of the lid to make a window. wsu magazine | spring 2011 • • • • 14 • • Two cardboard boxes (one must fit inside the other, leaving at least one inch of space between the two all the way around) Scissors or box cutter One sheet of cardboard for the lid One roll of heavy-duty aluminum foil Adhesive (duct tape, white glue, glue stick or spray glue) One oven bag (turkey size) Filler (popcorn, packing peanuts or crumpled newspaper) Baking the Cookies: 1. Add spoonfuls of your favorite cookie dough. Put the lid on, and place in the sunshine. On a sunny day, the cookies should take less than one hour to bake. 2. Eat the cookies! WSU recognized for producing Fulbright scholars allison barlow hess, university communications A After returning to Weber State University, Schvaneveldt developed Managing for Environmental Sustainability as a course in the Master of Business Administration program — a first for any university in the state. The John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics recently took another step and created a graduate certificate in sustainability. The Fulbright experience put Schvaneveldt and WSU well ahead of the curve. “It was very stimulating to be in Tokyo as a global center of business,” he said. “The interactions I had with the international business weber.edu/wsumagazine yearlong stay in Japan as a Fulbright scholar in 2000 gave business administration professor Shane Schvaneveldt the opportunity to work with a number of organizations, including Sony Corporation and the Green Purchasing Network — the world's first and foremost organization on sharing ideas for environmentally friendly purchasing practices. Schvaneveldt said he targeted Japan for his research, as companies there considered sustainability a sound business practice five to 10 years before the idea received mainstream attention in the United States. 15 community have given me valuable perspective that I continue to share with students and business leaders.” Ten years later, Shane's brother, Paul Schvaneveldt, an associate professor of child and family studies at WSU, became a Fulbrighter, as they are known in the program. He traveled to Ecuador to research, develop and implement a parentingeducation curriculum. He wanted a program that was sustainable and culturally appropriate for Latin America. wsu magazine | spring 2011 Top to bottom: Paul Schvaneveldt and the children he worked with in Ecuador. Shane Schvaneveldt in Japan. 16 LEARNING AND SHARING The Schvaneveldts are two of nine faculty Fulbright recipients at Weber State since 1999. The scholars have traveled from Belarus to the United Arab Emirates, with the stated goal of “promoting mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries of the world.” Fulbright scholars are cultural and educational emissaries. “You don’t go to another country and tell them what they’re doing wrong,” Paul said. “You share your experience and expertise, but you learn from each other. You build capacities within students and faculty in your host country. The Fulbright program wants scholars to develop what they call mutual understanding, a sense that we have a lot in common and that stereotypes are just mostly stereotypes.” Paul embraced an exchange of ideas, conducting focus groups and administering 1,500 surveys to better understand the complex dynamics of Latin American families. Only after he asked many questions, listened carefully and thoroughly analyzed the data did he and an Ecuadorean colleague help teachers and school counselors develop a parenting-education curriculum, which they shared with hundreds of families. Paul gave but also received. He returned from six months in Ecuador with a deeper understanding of families and a reservoir of examples for his own WSU courses. The same is true for visual arts professor Suzanne Kanatsiz, who received a one-year Fulbright appointment at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) University female campus. At the same time, she had a solo exhibition of her art at a contemporary gallery in Dubai. Her works blend a unique understanding of the Eastern and Western art traditions — a union that came naturally to Kanatsiz, whose father is from Istanbul, Turkey, and mother is from New Jersey. Kanatsiz is the only Fulbright fine arts scholar to be sent to the UAE. She spent her year developing a degree program in the visual arts, as well as teaching global and Islamic contemporary arts — a first at the university. Her experience intensified her desire to transcend differences between the East and West. WSU students have been amazed by her images of Dubai and of Arab women studying at a university. “The students conceptualize Arabs as they are depicted in some movies, dressed in rags and riding camels,” Kanatsiz said. “When I share my images and experiences of the Middle East, it dispels stereotypes, which is wonderful.” The work of Kanatsiz and Paul Schvaneveldt led the Institute of International Education to recognize WSU as one of 23 master’s institutions nationwide to produce two or more Fulbright scholars in the 2009-10 school year. PASSING ON THE FULBRIGHT ENTHUSIASM WSU Fulbright scholars have not only become cultural ambassadors, but also have become Fulbright ambassadors. For example, associate English professor Hal Crimmel spent spring semester 2004 teaching courses in environmental literary criticism at the University of Salzburg in Austria, an area of study that was relatively new, particularly in Europe. He arrived back brimming with ideas for three new courses at WSU, as well as with the enthusiasm to volunteer on the Fulbright Senior Scholar peer-review board. The board matches top scholars with short-term teaching opportunities around the world. After five years on that board, Crimmel now serves as the chair of the Intermountain West Fulbright Teacher Exchange peer-review committee, which reviews high school teachers who apply for foreign exchange teaching positions. “Personally and professionally the Fulbright experience meant a lot to me, and I wanted to help facilitate that experience for others,” Crimmel said. “While in Austria, I was impressed with the professionalism of the Austrian Fulbright Commission, and I felt that I could apply those standards to my work with the Fulbright programs back in the U.S.” TODAY’S FULBRIGHT History professor Greg Lewis is WSU’s current Fulbright scholar. He’s meeting with scholars and reading all he can in Beijing, Shanghai and Changchun, China’s three primary film capitals. “I have read 2,050 pages in English and 900 pages in Chinese over a 24-week period, compiling many pages of notes,” Lewis wrote in a Fulbright progress report. All that talking, reading and note taking will be the basis for Lewis’ evening class on film studies in the fall of 2011. Many in the community have enjoyed Lewis’ long-running Chinese film series, which screens six to eight significant Chinese films each year that he has captioned with English subtitles. “Of great benefit and importance to me is the learning that takes place where I just sit for hours at a time and grind through an article, a paper, or a chapter in a book,” Lewis wrote from China. “Even though I am grateful to read things in translation, I can tell you a lot more about a book and its author if I read it in Chinese.” The Chinese recognize Lewis as one of the pre-eminent Chinese film scholars in the United States. Fulbrighters heed two old Chinese proverbs: “Learning cannot be gulped down,” and “Knowledge comes by study.” Study which helps keep WSU scholars ahead of the curve. Suzanne Kanatsiz with her students in UEA and Chinese movie posters from films featured in Greg Lewis' Asian film festival. WEBER STATE’S FULBRIGHTS 2003-04 2010-11 Department of English, Austria Greg Lewis Ron Holt Department of History, China Department of Anthropology, Belarus 2009-10 2002-03 Suzanne Kanatsiz Jeffrey Eaton Department of Visual Arts, United Arab Emirates Department of Geosciences, Czech Republic Paul Schvaneveldt Linda Eaton Department of Child and Family Studies, Ecuador Department of Anthropology, Czech Republic Hal Crimmel 1999-2000 Shane Schvaneveldt Department of History, Norway Department of Business Administration, Japan weber.edu/wsumagazine 2004-05 James Dolph 17 In 1911, a small, one-room bookstore served the Weber Academy campus. Today, 100 years later, the bookstore’s three locations and online store serve 24,000+ Weber State University students, as well as faculty, staff, alumni, the community and a whole lot of impassioned Wildcat fans. What a difference a century makes. From Bookstore to Campus Stores 100 years of meeting students’ needs wsu magazine | spring 2011 jon mcbride, university communications 18 When J. Farrell Shepherd was hired as the Weber College Bookstore manager in 1946, the bookstore — a 30-by-30 foot room on Weber College’s original campus in downtown Ogden — was outfitted with two shelves. The most expensive book, an auto repair manual, sold for $18.95, Shepherd recalled. That’s a far cry from textbook prices in 1935, when they ranged from $2.25 to $4.33, prices that outraged the faculty, sparking them to ask the bookstore to refund money to students. Prices aren’t the only things that have changed in the 100-year history of the bookstore. Shepherd himself witnessed the addition of a soda fountain in the late 1940s. “They cooked food all day long,” he said. “The fountain was like a soda and ice cream fountain … drinks a nickel, sandwiches a quarter.” And students of the late 1960s saw an emergence of new technology sold in the bookstore. In 1969, a Union Building expansion allotted 20,000 square feet to the bookstore, providing space for new items such as typewriters and tape recorders for sale or rent. Today the bookstore is much larger, encompassing the west wing of the Shepherd Union with two additional locations in the Kimball Visual Arts Center and at Weber State University Davis. You can’t get an ice cream float, but you can get the newest MacBook Pro, WSU golf balls, WSU sweatshirts, and of course, textbooks. Even the name has been amended to better reflect the variety of merchandise available in multiple locations. The bookstore is now officially Weber State University Campus Stores. New Technology Over the years, one of the most significant changes has been in the area of technology. Now, with mobile technology developing at a rapid pace, Campus Stores is doing its best to keep up. “I don’t think there’s anything more dynamic right now than where college stores are,” said current bookstore director Tim Eck. “It’s a fascinating time. Stores really have to compete at a level that we’ve never had to before. We have to think smarter and have a much clearer vision.” Recently, Campus Stores added in-store textbook rental kiosks. Students can save money by renting select textbooks for a shorter period of time. According to Eck, it’s only the beginning of technology’s impact on Campus Stores. “Technology is changing everything,” he said. “We’re around the corner from everything being digital. Maybe instead of selling books, we’ll be selling the instruments for students to read those books. We’re working with faculty on integrating the use of that technology.” Teaching and learning from laptops, iPads and smartphones are already happening on campus. New Competition Not only have local competitors popped up over the last few years, students also have the ability to buy textbooks online from a variety of sources. Those options offer some real challenges for Eck and Campus Stores. “It’s a hard sell,” Eck said. “It’s always something we’re struggling with, trying to convince our student body that ‘yes, sometimes you might end up spending a little more, but those proceeds end up getting recycled back into the university.’” For example, the bookstore helps fund a number of endowments, scholarships, labs, performances and other projects campus wide. “Without that, students may end up paying higher fees and higher tuition costs. So we’re trying to fill holes where nobody else can,” Eck said. Meeting Students’ Needs Whether providing a social outlet and eatery like the soda fountain or selling the newest technology, the bookstore has always strived to meet students’ needs, even by offering them a place to work. The bookstore has a long legacy of employing students, going back to 1922 when a young J. Willard Marriott managed the bookstore as a student. Campus Stores currently employs more than 40 students — the majority of whom are hired as freshmen and stay until they graduate. “We get them as freshmen, train them, and by the time they’re seniors, they are doing remarkable things,” Eck said. “We have students who are so sharp and so ready for the workplace because we’ve given them a laboratory to apply what they’ve learned in the classroom. We put a lot of trust in them.” An example of that trust is in the bookstore’s social media presence. Well before businesses were realizing the power of social media, the bookstore was utilizing Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. That presence was student driven and continues to pay off. “We get their energy, creativity, and smarts,” Eck said. “It pays off on both ends. The fun thing is really seeing the students evolve.” Cause for Celebration Throughout the year, Campus Stores will hold a number of events and a few big announcements to celebrate its 100th anniversary. It will unveil a special legacy gift to campus in September. “This kind of a milestone is worth pause and reflection for any business,” Eck said. “But our real focus is on building the foundation for the next 100 years.” Although it’s hard to tell what the future holds, he is confident in what Campus Stores represents. “Campus Stores is often one of the first places people visit when they step onto our campus,” Eck said. “It has to reflect the quality and commitment of the university. I take that seriously. That’s a big part of what drives us.” Information for this article was gathered from Richard Sadler’s Weber State College … A Centennial History, The Signpost and the Weber State University Archives. weber.edu/wsumagazine 19 20 West wing of the Shepherd Union Building or WSU Davis second floor u bookstore.weber.ed wsu magazine | spring 2011 e v ’ e w got r u o y ! k c ba Your favorite brands for men, women and youth CLASS NOTES A L U M N I U P D AT E S Whatever happened to ... 30s LM Donna Wood Frisbey ’36 worked as a cosmetician at several Ogden department stores, including Auerbach’s and ZCMI. She and a friend were instrumental in starting La Dianaeda sorority at Weber College. Donna is 94 and enjoys spending time with her numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. LM 40s LM Stewart Radmall ’48 owned an Ogden insurance business for many years. A volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America, he has served on the board of the Trapper Trails Council. Stewart and his late wife, Roma, had three children, all of whom graduated from Weber State. 60s LM 50s Merlin D. Compton ’51 was a Spanish professor at Brigham Young University for 25 years. He also taught at Colorado’s Adams State College and Weber State. Merlin published five books about Peruvian writer Ricardo Palma, one in the U.S., the others in Spain and Peru. He and his wife, Avon, have been married more than 60 years. LM LM AM AM has strong family ties to the university. Ed’s father was a dean of students and education professor. Patty’s mother was a family life professor. Roger H. Wood ’66 enjoyed a lengthy military career, serving in the Army Reserve for 22 years before retiring as a lieutenant colonel. He retired from Hill Air Force Base after 32 years as division chief in the Logistics Management Directorate. A lifelong resident of Ogden, Roger and his wife, Norma, have three sons. Elizabeth (Liz) Peterson Brewster ’61 runs two homebased businesses. For 17 years, she volunteered as co-advisor for Weber’s La Dianaeda sorority. A past president of the WSU Emeriti Alumni Council, she was also on the Alumni Association board of directors. She has three children, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Linda Devlin Stokes ’68 worked for the Internal Revenue Service for 23 years. She volunteers for Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City and enjoys quilting, gardening and following most sports. She and her husband, Dan, have been married 50 years. They have four children, 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Keith H. Butler ’61 worked at Hill Air Force Base for more than 42 years. His involvement in lifesaving support systems and accident investigation took him across the U.S. and to 25 foreign countries. Keith has celebrated his 80th birthday. He has one daughter, two granddaughters and four great-grandchildren. 70s D. Edgar Allen ’63 is an Ogden dermatologist who shares a practice with one of his sons. He is also a former state senator who participates in many volunteer activities. Along with his wife, Patty More ’67, Ed serves on WSU’s Emeriti Alumni Council. The couple met at Weber State and Lifetime Member of the Alumni Assocation Annual Member of the Alumni Association Former IBM executive Michael R. Beasley ’71 is advisor to Rocket Software and is also a venture partner of Nobska Ventures, a strategy consulting and merchant banking firm. For 11 years, he was board chairman for MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement). In 2000 Black Press Online named him Most Prominent African-American in High Technology. Michael and his wife, Wanda, live in Morgan Hill, Calif. Curious 'Cats want to know. alumni.weber.edu/profile Brent R. Gardner ’71 spent more than 31 years with the Utah Department of Financial Institutions. As supervisor of banks and senior examiner, his duties carried him nationwide. Prior to working for the state, Brent was employed by Commercial Security Bank. He and his wife, Marie, have five children and 18 grandchildren. LM Tom L. Day ’72 started at Weber State in 1973 as its day care center director. The following year, he joined the faculty. His wife, Kay, also taught at Weber State as an adjunct education professor. Tom retired in 2010 but still instructs an online human development course. The couple enjoys traveling and spending time with family. weber.edu/wsumagazine Norman R. Farr ’51 retired from civil service in 1979 from Hill Air Force Base after almost 38 years of continuous government employment. He is 90 years old and has six children, 39 grandchildren and 86 great-grandchildren. Dale G. Swenson ’54 was a member of the Allied Occupation Forces in Europe during WWII. During the Cold War, he served in the U.S. Army’s counterintelligence operations in Vienna, Austria. Dale retired from McKayDee Hospital Center as staff development director. His wife, Karen Poulter ’57, ’72, taught first grade for the Weber School District for 26 years and was the 1997 Utah Teacher of the Year. 21 CLASS NOTES Utah Sen. Scott K. Jenkins ’73, owner/operator of Great Western Supply, is the senate majority leader of the Utah Legislature. He chairs the Weber County Boundary Commission and serves on the Weber Area Council of Governments. Scott has received a Silver Beaver Award from Boy Scouts of America. He is married to Rebecca Bingham ’73. Kevin H. Folkman ’74 published an article about the 1873 colonization mission to Arizona’s Little Colorado River in a scholarly journal. He and his wife, Katie Lyons ’73, live in Redmond, Wash., where she is a National Boardcertified mathematics teacher and junior high math teacher with the Lake Washington School District. For four years, Katie has used a Microsoft Corporation grant to coach fellow educators. A L U M N I U P D AT E S Maxine Boyce Young ’76 is a former nurse. She recently celebrated 65 years of marriage to her husband, Jack. The couple has five children, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. School District. He is an outspoken advocate for families and seniors. He and his wife, Sylvia, have four children. A lifelong resident of Weber County, Utah Rep. Dixon M. Pitcher ’78 owns Pitcher’s Sports and Best Western Canyon Pines Hotel in Ogden. He chairs the Weber County Sheriff’s Foundation and has served on the Governor’s Task Force on Workers Compensation. He is married to Darlene Joos ’84. They have six children and eight grandchildren. Jolene Dalton Gailey ’80 teaches vocal music at Port Angeles High School in Washington and was selected North Olympic Region Secondary Music Teacher of the Year. Her husband, Doug, is band director. The couple was featured in Teaching Music, a National Association for Music Education publication. They have two children. Randy E. Rounds ’79, ’87 was an elementary school teacher for 16 years, an elementary school principal for 16 years, and is currently a Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) Grant administrator with the Davis Launa B. Vaterlaus ’82 taught at Doxey and West Clinton elementary schools in Utah. Her hobbies include music, gardening and spending time with family. Launa and her husband, Rodney, live in Clinton, Utah. They have been married 50 years and wsu magazine | spring 2011 | class notes Join your WSU Alumni Association. alumni.weber.edu/membership LM AM Lifetime Member of the Alumni Assocation Annual Member of the Alumni Association Brett Davis ’84 is the worldwide director of engineering for BD Medical – Pharmaceutical Systems. He oversees process development and automation at the company’s Grenoble, France, location. Brett supervises 80 engineers in France and 120 engineers at other plants. He and his wife, Nanette Pace ’82, have four children. 80s GET CONNECTED 22 have seven children and 24 grandchildren. AM Utah Rep. Brad L. Dee ’84 works as a human resources director and currently serves as majority leader in the Utah House of Representatives. He and his wife, Marsha, live in Washington Terrace, Utah, where he served as mayor for 10 years and on the city council for four years. LM Originally from Lake Oswego, Ore., Doug Eilertson ’84 came to Weber State in 1981 to play basketball. After graduation, he spent a year in Ireland playing professional basketball. He started Eilertson Enterprises in 1986 and added Wildcat Storage to his business ventures 10 years later. Utah Rep. Brad J. Galvez ’85 is a commercial real estate developer. He chaired the West Haven City Planning Commission and was treasurer of the Rotary Club of Ogden. Brad is a member of the Weber County Farm Bureau and Community Emergency Response Team. He and his wife, Lisa, have four children and two grandchildren. AM LM LM iPods. iPads. Pros. c a M . is in M c Ma rives. d d r a H . s e iv r Flash d Cams. k ic u Q . e ic M Mighty need – u o y g in h t y r Eve or just want. Teresa Morgan Dozier ’89 works for HCA MountainStar Physician Services in Salt Lake City as a human resources manager. A licensed social service worker and certified human resources professional, she is a member of the National Society of Human Resources Management and the American Society for Training and Development. She is also on the WSU Alumni Association board of directors. Shop the rized Apple-autho e. Campus Stor the West wing of ion Shepherd Un SU Building or W o fl or Davis second Michael R. Fine ’89 is with Centercode, a beta testing software and services firm he helped establish in 2001. His wife, Tricia Barney ’94, is the business systems manager in Asia for Autoliv, an automotive safety product manufacturer. They lived in France, returned to Utah, then transferred to Bangkok, Thailand, with their two daughters. .edu bookstore.weber Marlaine McGary Johansen ’89 and her family reside in Kaysville, Utah, where she and her husband run a condominium project management company. 90s Former ER nurse Cynthia “C.J.” Johnston ’91 is now PRN charge RN at the Moran Eye Center in Salt Lake City. A member of Operation Smile, she has served medical missions in Asia, Africa, Peru and China. Her daughter, Amanda Johnston Freestone ’06, is a post-anesthesia care unit charge nurse at Phoenix Children’s Hospital in Arizona. Shannon K. Freestone ’90, ’01 teaches at the Academy for Math, Science and Engineering in Salt Lake City. She and her husband, Craig Winger ’90, have two children. Craig is a computer programmer for Overstock.com. AM LM Andre M. Lortz ’91 worked for premier accounting firms in Utah and California before AM Steven M. Johnstun ’92 is owner/president of Steve Johnstun & Associates, Certified Public Accountants in Ogden. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants. He sits on the WSU Alumni Association board of directors and has served on the Wildcat Club board. Steve and his wife, Wendy, have three children. Utah Rep. Brad R. Wilson ’93 is a home builder/developer and past chair of the Davis Chamber of Commerce and Davis Economic Advisory Council. Brad is a member of the Weber State National Advisory Council and the Brigham Young University Construction Management Industry Advisory Council. He is married to Jenilyn Critchlow ’93. Tonya Johnson Christensen ’94 worked for the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., where she also served as a legislative aide to U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett. Tonya and her husband, Blake, now live in Lehi, Utah, where she cares for their three children. In addition, she works at Nordstrom as a freelance makeup artist for MAC Cosmetics. alumni.weber.edu AM Heather Kimball Hales ’91 teaches at H. Guy Child Elementary School in Ogden, where she lives with her husband, Robert ’77, and their being hired as CFO of Flying J Corporation’s Retail Stores Division in 2004. This past year, he was promoted to CFO of Flying J Management. He and his wife, Cara Snow ’86, live in Kaysville, Utah. family. She is a member of the Utah Education Association, Eccles Community Art Center, the League of Women Voters, and she currently serves on the WSU Alumni Association board of directors. ing • Education pric ed • Apple Authoriz r te Service Cen ction • Complete sele ts of Apple produc e ar w • Major soft applications, , including Adobe Microsoft, Apple lid • No tax with va WSU ID 23 CLASS NOTES Shelyse Freestone Anderson ’95 works in human resources at Verizon. She and her husband, Brent, have four children and live in Litchfield Park, Ariz. David J. Welch ’97 is vice president of Human Capital Management for Goldman Sachs. His global projects have taken him to different parts of the world, including India and Japan. David was a presenter at WSU’s recent Young Alumni workshop, Career Tools in Tough Times. He and his wife, LM Shino Kusumura ’96, live in Kaysville, Utah. LM A L U M N I U P D AT E S Danielle M. Gardner ’98 is a partner in the law firm of Cook Schuhmann & Groseclose, Inc. in Fairbanks, Alaska. She is a 2004 graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law and a member of the Order of the Coif honor society for U.S. law school graduates. John D. Peterson ’98, ’99 is a certified public accountant and owner of AD Peterson, CPA in Ogden. The business specializes in family and small business taxes, payroll and accounting. John and his wife, Melinda, live in Ogden with their son. Kira Zeeman Rugen ’98 is pursuing her doctoral degree in choral conducting with a cognate in vocal performance at Arizona State University, where she conducts Schola Cantorum, the undergraduate choir. She is also assistant director of the ASU Men’s Choir and a soprano soloist with the Grammy Award-winning Phoenix Chorale. A tax manager for Schmitt, Griffiths, Smith & Co. in Ogden, Beth Raymond Baldwin ’99, ’01 is a member of the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She does accounting for the Ambulatory Surgical Center Association and is treasurer of the Ogden Symphony Ballet Association. She and her husband, Jason, have two children. Jason P. Hansen ’99 is a dermatologist at Intermountain Healthcare’s Memorial Clinic in Salt Lake City. He completed fellowship training in Mohs surgery, focusing on the treatment of skin cancer. He is married to Kelly Felsted ’00, who taught biology at West High School in Salt Lake City wsu magazine | spring 2011 | class notes A new Utah law puts our WSU license plate at risk of extinction. 24 Get your WSU license plate today with a contribution of $25 or more to a WSU scholarship. Show your Wildcat pride wherever you go, help a student and help save the plate. Visit alumni.weber.edu/lp for details, or call 801-626-7535. LM AM Lifetime Member of the Alumni Assocation Annual Member of the Alumni Association (Thanks to those who already have WSU plates. Please renew!) BUILDING A PATHWAY TO STUDENT SUCCESS One brick at a time Donate $500 or more to leave a lasting impression on Weber State University students as well as the Lindquist before becoming a full-time mom to four daughters. A passionate runner, she has competed in many races. Alumni Center. Your name will be etched into a brick at the entrance. All proceeds go into the WSU Alumni Association Scholarship Fund. Haydee V. Jacome-Ewing ’99 works as a dental hygienist at Hillside Dental. She was awarded the Utah Dental Association’s Table Clinic Award for “Smokeless Tobacco: Dip into Awareness.” Haydee also received the Clinical Excellence Award from the Utah Dental Hygienist Association and Weber State Dental Hygiene program. Visit alumni.weber.edu or call 801-626-7535 for more information. Brad C. Poll ’03, ’06 is a tax manager with Schmitt, Griffiths, Smith & Co. in Ogden, where he has been employed for five years. His projects range from personal and business income taxes to auditing and retirement plan administration. Brad and his wife, Tara, have four children and live in Syracuse, Utah. 00s Kaelyn Forsgren Wakefield ’01 is a registered nurse who lives in St. George, Utah, with her husband. She works as needed for Coral Desert Surgical Center and Amedisys Home Health Services. Previously, Kaelyn worked in Salt Lake City for Rocky Mountain Home Care and in the recovery room for Intermountain Healthcare, where she still covers a weekend on-call shift. AM Kenneth E. Richardson ’04 works in the Personnel Directorate at Hill Air Force Base as Force Sustainment Division chief. He is a certified compensation professional and a member of WorldatWork Society of Certified Professionals. He is AM married to Janae Johnson ’05, who works for the Davis School District and coaches cross country and track. She and Ken are co-founders of UtahRunning.com and RunUtah.com. allow more natural light and ventilation into basements. Ryan and his wife, Natalie, have one daughter. David B. Dickson ’07 is an agent/associate manager for Farm Bureau Financial Services in Clearfield, Utah. A registered investment representative, he is chapter president for Business Networking International and belongs to the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. He and his wife, fitness and aerobics instructor Antoinette Jenson ’07, have two children. Ryan D. Thornock ’04 is a regional sales manager for Boman Kemp in Ogden, which provides basement windows and window well systems that Scott C. Stringfellow ’07 is a project manager for Jacobsen Construction. He and his wife, Kim, live in Farmington, Utah. An avid outdoorsman, Scott enjoys hunting and fishing. Shock Your Doc! alumni.weber.edu/membership AM Rhoda Struhs ’07 is minority caucus assistant for the Utah House of Representatives. She is on the WSU Alumni Association board of directors and is a member of Altrusa International and the Utah Democratic Party. Rhoda’s alumni.weber.edu Prove you still bleed purple. Join the WSU Alumni Association today. 25 husband, Parry ’85, was an aircraft production supervisor at Hill Air Force Base. They have two children. Utah Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox ’08 is a business manager with Sprint Nextel Corporation in Layton, Utah. He is vice chair of the House Rules Committee and is involved with the Boy Scouts of America and the National Rifle Association. Ryan and his wife, Kristina Beckstrom ’01, live in Ogden and have three children. Christopher S. Bateman ’09 works as a community health educator with the Davis County Health Department’s injury prevention program. He is married to Brittney Lee ’09, who is a business manager for WSU Housing & Residence Life. They live in Clearfield, Utah, with their daughter and new son. Melissa A. Smith ’09 is a health promotions specialist at Hill Air Force Base. She lives in South Ogden, Utah, and 10s enjoys reading, spending time with friends and family, and staying physically active. Melissa has completed the Ogden Marathon. AM Rachel Porter Smith ’09 was recently hired as WSU’s employee wellness coordinator. After graduation, she worked as an employee wellness specialist with RSP & Associates. Her husband, Richard D. ’10, works in human resources at Hill Air Force Base. Cameron Morgan ’10, founder of Weber State STAND, an anti-genocide coalition, is an employment specialist for the Refugee and Immigrant Center in Salt Lake City. His humanitarian efforts also include raising funds for Women for Women International, which provides resources to female survivors of war and other conflicts. A I N I D N D A O M G O A O M G O Y A N Y A N L L U ! A T U ! A T LL August 6, 2011 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Single-Day Passport: $27.95 Regularly $43.95 (all ages, includes rides, Lagoon-A-Beach, Pioneer Village and daily entertainment) wsu magazine | spring 2011 | class notes Children 2 years old and under may enter the park and LagoonA-Beach at no charge and ride the carousel and train on their parents' laps. To participate on other rides, a Single-Day Passport or individual ride tickets are required. 26 Alumni Barbecue Lunch Join fellow alumni for a "Backyard Barbecue" lunch: $5. Children 2 years old and under eat free. To purchase passports/lunch tickets go to: alumni.weber.edu/Lagoon nd annual H. Aldous Dixon Awards Gordon T. Allred, professor of English, and Joel A. Bass, head athletic trainer, are the recipients of the WSU Alumni Association’s 2011 H. Aldous Dixon Awards. GORDON T. ALLRED, Professor of English Throughout his childhood, Gordon Allred remembers calling former Weber College President H. Aldous Dixon, “Uncle Aldous.” Allred’s parents both taught at Weber when faculty members lived on the downtown campus and held official meetings in each other’s living rooms. Despite his early ties to the college, Allred did not initially plan to teach at Weber. He spent one year in graduate school at Northwestern University, followed by a four-year stint writing for the U.S. Forest Service. In 1963, Allred eventually “found his work” teaching English at Weber State College. “Finding your work,” explained Allred, “means discovering the one thing you do best and love most.” Allred, who encourages students to become empathetic human beings as well as enthusiastic scholars, said for the past 48 years he has “always come to Weber with a sense of hope, expectation and excitement.” Allred’s love of the written language is evident in his award-winning publications. Kamikaze: A Japanese Pilot’s Own Spectacular Story of the Infamous Suicide Squadrons is an international bestseller and has been published in multiple languages. Starfire won first place in the Utah Fine Arts Creative Writing Contest. In 1990, the League of Utah Writers named Allred “Author of the Year.” Allred is a fifth-degree black belt in Kenpo Karate — an accomplishment he values as much as the doctoral degree in creative writing and modern literature he earned from the University of Utah. “It’s not about being a tough guy,” laughed Allred. “Karate taught me a lot about the old Hemingway tradition of grace under pressure.” JOEL A. BASS, Head Athletic Trainer Named in memory of the former Weber College president, the H. Aldous Dixon Awards have been presented annually since 1970 to honor WSU faculty and staff members who have demonstrated careers of excellence and gone above and beyond the call of duty to support students. Dixon served as president of Weber College from 1919 to 1920 and again from 1937 to 1953. alumni.weber.edu Twenty years ago, Joel Bass came to Weber State University with a purpose. At that time, students who wanted to become certified athletic trainers would major in a related field, accumulate 1,600 hours of practical experience through internships, and then take a national exam. Bass thought there must be a better way. “The internship route always left some holes,” he explained. “I felt that establishing an athletic training major at Weber State would fill those gaps.” Thanks in large part to Bass’ vision, hard work and determination, WSU now offers both undergraduate and graduate programs in athletic training. Bass is considered the driving force behind the program. Bass’ hands-on involvement with students keeps him on the cutting edge. “I’m really driven by the idea that someone out there might be doing a better job than I am,” he confessed. “It would bother me if the coaches I worked with didn’t think I was the best they could get.” Working primarily with the Wildcat football and men’s basketball teams, Bass’ resolve to safeguard the physical and emotional well-being of student-athletes is relentless. As former president of the Utah Athletic Trainers’ Association, Bass vigorously supported the statewide push to make sure every Utah high school has a certified athletic trainer on staff. Born in Alvin, Texas, Bass earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science at Utah State University and a master’s degree in athletic training from Indiana State University. He was the assistant athletic trainer at Montana State University before moving to Ogden. 27 wsu magazine | spring 2011 28 READ MORE Click here to read more names of famous people who have visited WSU and to share memories of celebrities you’ve encountered at Weber State. VIDEO about 22-year-old WSU student Matthew Maw, a beloved school mascot who had recently shattered two vertebrae. Before the show, Reeve met privately with Maw and encouraged the paralyzed athlete to fight discouragement. Reeve’s advice buoyed Maw at a critical time as doctors feared inevitable depression. Shortly after Reeve’s untimely death in 2004, Maw told a Deseret News reporter that Reeve’s positive attitude and admonition to always “take the high road” had changed his life for the better. Maw eventually regained limited use of one arm and graduated from college. It might be safe to say there is not a building on campus that has not welcomed a celebrity at one time or another. On March 27, 1968, the campaign trail of presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy included a pit stop inside the gymnasium, where the senator charmed an overflow crowd of 7,500. A Deseret News reporter covering the event recalled that as Kennedy paused during his speech, a baby let out a lustful wail. “That sounds like church,” quipped RFK. “And in my church, it would probably be a Kennedy.” Heavy-metal band Metallica thundered into Stewart Stadium on Sept. 7, 1998. According to The Signpost, more than 12,000 screaming fans waited for hours in a rainstorm to gain entrance to the show. Political agitator Mark Rudd recounted his former radical associations with Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the Weathermen at the Stewart Library on Oct. 26, 2010. On March 31, 2011, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Russell Banks spoke in the Elizabeth Hall auditorium as part an annual event that had previously lured notable authors Norman Mailer, Ray Bradbury and Alice Sebold. Recently, a new trend has emerged at WSU — interactive convocations. On Feb. 16, 2011, rapper-turned Pentecostal minister-turned MTV reality show star Joseph Simmons, aka Rev. Run/DJ Run of Run DMC, sat amidst a group of students in the Shepherd Union and casually answered questions. And, Jeopardy phenom Ken Jennings’ presentation on April 13, 2011, featured a segment where students were invited onstage for a trivia face-off. As the years progress and a fluctuating deluge of current events piques the interests of WSU students, big names and famous faces will no doubt continue to grace the university’s everexpanding campus with messages that entertain, inform and inspire. PICTURES Click the icons for extra online only content. weber.edu/wsumagazine With the opening of the Union Building (UB) in 1961, one of the first acts to perform was a popular a cappella male quartet known as The Hi-Lo’s. On April 6, 1962, a group of students in a Roaring Twenties-era Model T Ford picked up ragtime pianist Max Morath from the Ben Lomond Hotel and transported him to the UB for a concert. Not all visiting celebrities have been entertainers, however. On April 8, 1964, the reigning U.S. Chess Champ, 20-year-old Bobby Fischer, came to campus, played 50 local challengers at the same time — and beat them all. As Weber’s campus mushroomed throughout the 1970s and 1980s, so did the number of performance venues. The Fine Arts Center, renamed the Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts in 1978, was the setting for many convocation programs. In 1977, Academy Award-winning actress and political activist Jane Fonda fielded questions about her notorious wartime visit to Hanoi, North Vietnam. In 1982, convicted Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy told cautionary tales about partisan politics run amok. With the completion of its Dee Events Center in 1977, the university attracted a cavalcade of show business icons. Barry Manilow’s appearance on Oct. 6, 1982, was particularly thrilling for members of Choralition, Weber State’s jazz vocal ensemble. Manilow’s manager, who had heard the group perform at the World’s Fair in Knoxville, Tenn., invited Choralition to sing backup for two songs. Afterward, vocalist Karri Allen told The Signpost Manilow had autographed her sheet music, while Becky Sass gushed, “I couldn’t believe I’d ever have this opportunity.” Olivia Newton-John’s consecutive performances on Oct. 12-13, 1982, were filmed for a later HBO television special. The crowd at the Dee cheered when the Aussie crooner donned a sweatshirt, shorts, ankle warmers and a sweatband to belt her hit song Physical. Country legend Johnny Cash appeared at the Dee in 1978 and 1983. Grammy Awardwinning singer and daytime soap opera star Rick Springfield performed his mega-hit Jessie’s Girl in 1982. Aging singer Tom Jones proved he could still send female fans into a frenzy on April 20, 1983. Perhaps the most poignant appearance in the Dee’s history was on April 13, 2000. Superman actor Christopher Reeve, who had been paralyzed in an equestrian accident five years earlier, made the trek to Ogden after hearing 29 JM: Back to the Tulsa game. What actually happened on the play when you injured your foot? DL: I found out that it wasn’t that specific play that hurt my foot. I had a stress fracture that was building up. I felt that long before the season even started. My foot would get sore sometimes, and I thought that maybe I was just running on it too much or working out too much. In the game, my foot got stepped on and when I pulled it out, I was off balance and landed with all of my weight on the side of the foot. So that’s when it broke. JM: Had you ever had an injury this serious before? DL: I’d never been hurt before. This was my first time ever not playing. In high school, I rolled my ankle real bad in a playoff game, but I still played in the next game. I never had to sit out and watch. That’s tough for me. wsu magazine | spring 2011 JM: So you may not have faced adversity in the form of a serious injury, but you’ve spoken before about growing up in a rough neighborhood in Oakland, Calif., and what it took to overcome those challenges. Did facing that adversity prepare you to face a challenge like this? 30 DL: I think so. When I was growing up, a lot of unexpected things happened. A lot of my friends who I was with all the time chose a different route or different lifestyle. Some of them died, some of them are in jail, and some of them are still there, just not living a good life. Experiencing stuff like that made it easier for stuff like this. JM: A lot of times when players get injured they’ll sit at the end of the bench or, in other sports, up in the press box. But you sit right there beside the coaches, totally involved in the game. Was that a purposeful decision you made? DL: Actually we never talked about it. I just kind of sat there to make sure I’m still involved. It was important to me to still be involved and let my teammates know that I’m still going to be here the same for them and that I still want the same success for the team. I try to bring energy to the team and confidence. If they see me still having their back and wanting the same for the team, that can spark a little energy in them. JM: Is there a fine line between supporting and coaching? We heard something about Coach Rahe telling you to kind of back off a little. DL: I don’t think he meant “back off” as far as coaching. He was more concerned about my foot. After everything that happens, I can get so excited. I was jumping up off the bench and hopping onto the court. I was getting so fired up. When Scott hit the game winner, they were laughing at me because on the video you can see me hopping up and down the court on one leg. What I think he meant by “relax a little bit” was to just be careful. VIDEO JM: So Coach Rahe welcomes your feedback? Are you a little like an assistant coach now? DL: (laughs) Yeah, a little bit. He welcomes it. He asks me, “Dame, what do you see?” The other coaches do the same thing. They really respect my opinion. A lot of the time I won’t go out of my way to tell them things because I know they’re seeing the same things that I am. They know a lot more than I do. Compared to them I’m not a coach at all. JM: We’ve watched that video a number of times on YouTube, when Scott hits the game-winning shot. Did you know it was going in right when he let it go? DL: I was at the end of the bench when he shot it. He shot it straight up in the air. I kind of had my hands up in the air, and I started hopping. It almost got blocked, but then when I saw it going, I thought, “That’s going to go in.” JM: When you were left hopping in the middle of that sea of people were you scared you were going to hurt your foot more? DL: Coach Rahe said something about that, actually. (Laughs) I wasn’t scared at all. I had on a cast, and I had a thing under the cast. And if worse come to worse, I was just going to grab on to somebody. I was so excited. JM: You’ve had a really positive outlook during all of this. You’ve said that this is going to be a “minor setback for a major comeback” in the Damian’s Diary videos that you’re doing. Can you expand on that? DL: Going from MVP of the league and then having the same expectations for myself, even higher for us as a team, and then having the injury, it came to such an abrupt end. It stopped so sudden. It was definitely a setback. But I think I’m going to come back a better player. That’s what’s going to be major about it. JM: At the end of last season, people started talking about a potential NBA career for you. You had NBA scouts coming out to your games this season. Do you think about playing in the NBA? weber.edu/wsumagazine DL: I would be lying if I said I didn’t. It’s fun. It just makes it more interesting, especially after being MVP. This past summer I got invited to adidas Nations camp, and I got to play with the best players in the country. There was me from Weber State and almost everyone else was from a power conference, guys from Duke, Texas, Big East schools. So I got to meet a lot of those dudes and play against them. There were scouts from every NBA team there. I got to work out with the same guy who trained Michael Jordan. I started to make a name for myself amongst some of the best players in the country. They started to say that I might be able to go in the first round (of the NBA draft) this year. I had plans to stay in school anyway, but it was just exciting. Things like that make you want to work harder. 31 Non-profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 151 SLC, UT Department of University Communications 4025 University Circle Ogden, UT 84408-4025 For the Records In the fall of 2010, Rich Fry, an assistant computer science professor at Weber State University, asked students in his capstone course if they would like to take on a software project for the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana. The answer: a resounding yes. Fry had visited Korle Bu earlier that year and witnessed its manually intensive process for keeping medical records. “Patients had to carry a lot of paperwork to different buildings before ever receiving treatment,” he recalled. The hospital agreed to purchase computers, and Fry’s students developed software to track patients’ medical records. In March, Fry and 11 of his students traveled to Ghana to install the software and train hospital personnel to use it. WSU senior Tyler Bradovich said reality hit when he first saw the patients in the waiting room. “I had been focusing on the technical aspects of the project for so long, but being there made me think about how everyone would be affected by the software.” The project exceeded expectations. Fry and another group of students will return to Ghana in November. “Given the patientconfidentiality issues in the U.S., this kind of project could never be done here,” he said. “It has given students knowledge beyond the textbook and classroom.” Fry also hopes to provide the software free of charge to other developing nations. To financially support Fry’s upcoming projects or other WSU programs, visit weber.edu/give.