VOLUME 4 NUMBER 3 « SUMMER 1995 University THE ALUMNI PUBLICATION Alumnus Nolan Archibald Earns Praise and Respect In Corporate America OF WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY . Table of . | & | The University hopes to enroll 150 new freshmen in a pilot program next fall designed to improve student success while reducing the chance they will drop out. Kathleen Lukken, associate provost, said a “First Year Experience” program will group students together for some 100-level general-education classes. The program also will include seminars on collegiate survival skills, information on majors, career information, and community and campus services. The program will emphasize increased contact between freshmen and faculty, staff, advisers and upper-class students. “The key to student retention is to build strong ties between the students and mentors,” Dr. Lukken said. Administrators hope the new program will help students succeed in college. UNIVERSITS 2 Legacy Society 2 Tool King 6 50-Year Reunion ~% Alumni Update A HOOPLA — Ruben Nembhard prepares to pass while Kirk Smith (5) screens out opponents during the second round of the NCAA tournament. Weber State lost to Georgetown University on a heart-breaking, last-second basket. My wife and I, resident Tallahasseans, sat through the NCAA tournament just behind the Weber State band. We were infected by the Weber State fans’ enthusiasm and rooted for the team during both games. Your school can be mighty proud of the team. They were top performers and should have been in the “Sweet 16.” But that’s the way it goes. Tell your guys that Tallahasseans loved them and invite them back to our fair town. Charles B. Nam Tallahasse, Florida Your team was the hit of the first round and the heartbreaker of the second. As a University of Connecticut fan, I know what a last-minute shot can do, on both sides of the ball. You held a tough team and a very experienced coach to a very low score. You have every reason to be proud of your efforts, and NCAA fans everywhere will remember those games and cite them often. Well done. Jack Bray Malborough, Connecticut A TOUGH ‘D’ — Jeff Lentfer (40) and Kirk Smith (5) force a Georgetown player to pass during the NCAA tournament held in Tallahassee in March. HAIR DOINGS— Rick Nef, a member of the University’s pep band, uses a unique hairdo to encourage the men’s basketball team. <¢ ANXIOUS MOMENTS — Members of the 1994-95 men’s basketball team anxiously watch the action during the team’s first NCAA appearance in 16 years. Weber State upset Michigan State 79-72 to advance to a secondround game. The team’s 20-win season helped Coach Ron Abegglen earn the “1995 Big Sky Coach of the Year” Award. Postmaster Send address changes to: University Times Weber State University Ogden, UT 84408-3701 * Three distinguished former students, a retired math professor, and the current chief executive of a major Utah corporation received honorary degrees from the University during commencement exercises June 9. The three alumni recipients attended the University when it was a two-year college: * Richard Myers, president of Myers Mortuaries, who graduated with honors in 1952. * Ray Noorda, former chairman of Novell, Inc., who attended in 1940. * Louis S. Peery, past president of the Weber scholarships at the University. Willard M. Heed of Ventura, Calif., left all but $60,000 of his estate to the University, said Dwight Morrell, a family friend and executor of the will. Mr. Heed, 80, died April 29. Mr. Heed and his wife, the late Donna Forsgren Heed, had no children. Mr. Morrell said Mr. Heed also attended Utah State University and the University of Southern California, but felt Weber College gave him “an excellent starting base for his life.” Mr. Heed sold textbooks for Prentice Hall Publishers. He lived in Ventura, Calif., for 27 years. nas Bacy County Medical Association, who attended in 1931. Two others had close ties with the University. * Patricia P. Henry, a member of the University’s mathematics faculty from 1967 to 1994, * Robert L. Marquardt, CEO and chairman of Management Training Corp. in Ogden. Two University debaters captured the nation’s top spot in parliamentary debate during a spring competition held in Ithaca, N.Y. Nick Coburn-Palo, a senior from Portland, Ore., and Steve Clemmons, a junior from Richmond, Calif., defeated a team from Creighton University to win the Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha National Championship. Judges also selected Mr. Coburn-Palo as the best individual parliamentary debater in the nation. Parliamentary debaters attempt to convince an audience on a particular viewpoint of an assigned topic. The University is the only school to win championships in all three areas of national collegiate debate — parliamentary, policy and value. University debaters won national titles in policy and value debate in 1993. Policy debaters argue the “hows” of assigned topics, while value debaters argue the “whys.” The Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha Championship is the oldest debate tournament in the United States. A 1932 graduate of Weber College has left $549,606 in his will to fund academic &Ove = o ociety favatray Weber State has created a “Legacy Society” to honor those who use wills, trust funds or other ways to donate to the University. Don E. Spainhower, director of development, said the society allows the University to thank benefactors while they are alive. “These donors will help the University meet significant challenges,” Mr. Spainhower said. “Their legacy of kindness will benefit students for many years.” Forty-three alumni and other individuals have joined the new society, Mr. Spainhower said. The seven newest members of the society have willed gifts to Weber State totaling $999,000. The late Willard M. Heed of Ventura, Calif, gave $549,000 for scholarships when he died. Six other gifts have yet to come to the University — $250,000 from the estate of Keith Godfrey of Oakland, Calif.; $100,000 from an anonymous donor; $65,000 from the estate of Althea Bond of Sellersville, Penn.; $20,000 from Charles Cearley of Ogden; $10,000 from Kelly Ward of Sacramento, Calif.; and $5,000 from Chuck Peterson of Provo. In addition, Sid Foulger of Potomac, Md., has willed the yearly interest on $100,000 to the University. Alumni wishing more information about the “Legacy Society” may contact the development office at (801) 626-6568. Named New AD Ata time in life when most men retire, “Dutch” Belnap, at 63, has no plans to “eat soft mush and walk in the mall.” Instead, Mr. Belnap, Class of °56, has become the University’s ‘Dutch ’ Belnap athletic director. He replaces Tom Stewart who resigned to join his family in Illinois. “Somebody asked me about my age,” Mr. Belnap said. “I’m about eight years younger than Bob Dole and he wants to be president of the United States.” Mr. Belnap has spent 25 years in sales, marketing and promotion at First Security Bank, most recently as a vice president. But he has strong ties to athletics. He coached basketball at Utah State University for 12 seasons, winning regional “Coach of the Year” honors in 1974-75. He served two seasons as general manager of the Ogden Dodg- 4 CAMPUS ers, a Los Angeles Dodgers farm team, earning the Pioneer League’s general-manager-of-the-year award in 1967. He has worked as a television and radio broadcaster covering Weber State and Utah State athletics events. Mr. Belnap said the key to his department’s success lies in aggressive promotion and sales activities. He plans to pursue corporate sponsorships; provide entertaining events appropriately priced for families; and push for as much fan support as possible through alumni, student and community organizations. “We want everybody to be proud of us,” Mr. Belnap said. “We’re going to be the best we can be.” Arts Director Takes alik : Daniel L. Martino has taken his final curtain call. After 34 years of bringing world-class culture to Ogden, Mr. Martino will retire June 30. During Mr. Martino’s tenure as director of cultural affairs, he has attracted top international symphonies, Daniel Martino University include the Academy of St. Martin’s in the Fields, the Bolshoi Ballet, and the Chinese Acrobats. “T wanted to put Weber State on the map,” Mr. Martino said. The University twice has CURRENTS become the only Utah organization designated a “National Center of Cultural Excellence.” Mr. Martino built the program into a national center after he convinced the late Val A. Browning to create a $1 million endowment for a cultural-arts program. Impressed with Mr. Martino’s efforts to keep ticket prices down, Mr. Browning created a second $1 million endow- ment. Mr. Martino has received the H. Aldous Dixon Award from the alumni association and two presidential citations from University presidents. Nursing Program Goes ‘Curbside’ When Kristy Chambers enrolled in the University’s nursing program, she did not envision herself at St. Anne’s Center doing tuberculosis skin tests and serving food to the homeless. But Ms. Chambers is part of a nursing class that studies a variety of cultures and circumstances by working in homeless shelters and innercity clinics. They also do research and hold panel discussions with migrant workers, AIDS patients and single parents. “This is a totally new experience for me,” Ms. Chambers said. “But it’s good because it’s not something I would seek out.” The community nursing course actually is a precursor to changes the nursing program will undergo beginning in September. Instead of just listening to lectures and working in hospitals, students also will volunteer their time in community shelters and inner-city clinics. Instructors also will change teaching strategies to give students more responsibility, hands-on experience and critical thinking skills. It is all part of a plan to meet the health-care needs of the future, said Gerry Hansen, the University’s nursing program director. “Nurses of today no longer provide care only in clean, white, sterile environments,” said nursing Professor Mary Ann Anderson. “They go where people live and provide care at the bedside, chairside and curbside. Nursing faculty began working on curriculum changes two years ago. “The change has been painful,” Dr. Hansen said. “Most of us are comfortable teaching the way we were taught. This is a complete turnaround for the faculty.” Likewise, some students have felt uncomfortable at shelters or inner-city clinics. But the change has provided valuable experience. Student Julie Yeaman said, “This has just been a wonderful experience. It’s an eye-opener. As nurses, we often don’t see this and it is definitely beneficial to be exposed to what is really going on out there.” “This is the real world of nursing,” Ms. Anderson said. “Our students need to understand the culture and circumstances of their patients so they can provide the best health care possible.” ” This adapted article by Lori Bona Hunt appeared Feb. 27 in the Ogden Standard-Examiner. All-American Alumnus Uses Love of Basketball To Climb Ladder of Success in Business two “impossible” goals for himself: to one were pinstriped suits and earn an MBA at Harvard and to play limousines. Forgotten were Division I college basketball. Mr. boardroom clashes over mergArchibald’s success at Dixie College ers, acquisitions and millionled to many scholarship offers from dollar profits. Instead, Nolan four-year schools. Archibald, 52, wore gym shorts and He elected to attend Weber State, fought for a rebound on the basketball where Mr. Motta and two professors, court at the Dee Events Center. Quinn McKay and Gary Carson, beMoments later, Mr. Archibald fell to came his mentors. the floor, upended by players in the “These three are among the greatest “Backcourt Alumni Basketball Game” influences in my life,’ Mr. Archibald who didn’t realize they had dumped the said. “They were tough, but it is expresident and CEO of Black & Decker actly that toughness and the quality of — aman heralded as one of this their instruction that helped me. Weber decade’s greatest executives. State doesn’t need to take a back seat to Mr. Archibald sat on the hardwood anyone when it comes to the quality of floor and laughed. He was home, in FINGER-TIP CONTROL — Nolan its classroom instruction.” touch with his roots. Archibald has more than a basketball under The professors encouraged Mr. “T haven’t played with guys that control. He’s credited with turning Black & Archibald in his quest for a Harvard young in quite some time,” Mr. Decker into a world leader. education. In 1968, when he graduated Archibald said. cum laude and as the Scholar Athlete of the Year from Weber To be exact, 27 years have passed since the 6-foot-5-inch State, Harvard accepted Mr. Archibald. center earned All-America honors and helped Weber State make That same year, Mr. Motta became head coach of the Chiits first appearance in an NCAA tournament. Since then, Mr. cago Bulls. He invited Mr. Archibald to try out for the team, but Archibald has built an international company that leads the Mr. Archibald elected to finish his MBA. Two years later, Mr. world in the sale of power tools, electric outdoor products, lock Archibald tried out but did not make the team. sets, mechanical fasteners, glass-making equipment and true“They had no vision,” he quipped. tempered golf clubs. In addition, Black & Decker produces Professional basketball’s loss was the business world’s gain. more small-kitchen appliances than any other U.S. company. In a quick succession of promotions, Mr. Archibald became vice “Some of the same things that helped me succeed in basketpresident of two divisions of Conroy, a Canadian company. He ball helped me in business,” Mr. Archibald told the Washington later became general manager of Conroy’s Snowjet Division. Post in 1988. “The competitiveness, the hard work, the same In 1977, Beatrice recruited him as a vice president of marketprinciples you learn in basketball have application in business.” ing. He subsequently received promotions within divisions of Mr. Archibald also credits basketball with helping him deBeatrice — as president of Del Mar Window Coverings, presivelop a down-to-earth common sense that’s been an important dent of Stiffel Lamps, president of a home-products division, part of his success. and finally as chief operating officer for Beatrice. “You experience people from all walks of life and that adds In 1985, Black & Decker, suffering losses of $159 million, to your street smarts,” he said. “Some of that street smartness selected Mr. Archibald as president. Four years later, the comcomes from getting kicked around the locker room a little.” pany posted record earnings of $97.1 million and record sales of Mr. Archibald received his fair share of locker-room kicks, $2.28 billion. Fortune Magazine named him one of the nation’s mostly from then-head basketball coach Dick Motta. He now “10 Most Wanted Executives.” Business Week selected him as refers to Mr. Motta as “the Vince Lombardi of basketball,” but one of the nation’s “Six Best Managers of 1987.” didn’t always agree with his coach. Since then, Mr. Archibald’s company has set industry stan“Dick and I didn’t get along my junior year,” Mr. Archibald dards for growth despite a worldwide recession. said. “I forgot who was the coach.” “Some of my success is luck — being in the right place at the Mr. Archibald joined the Wildcats after two years as a junior college All-American at Dixie College in southern Utah. He had right time,” he said. “But I also believe we must set high goals. We must dream impossible dreams and work as if we can do not played basketball in high school, but saw an athletic scholarwhatever we set out to do” — traits he said he learned on the ship as a way to finance his education. He entered Dixie Colhardwood floors and in the classrooms at Weber State. lege after completing a mission for the Mormon Church and set . ALUMNI Most 70 year olds wouldn’t dress up like chickens — complete with feathers — and sing to the accompaniment of piano and saxophone; most wouldn’t tell of naked sailors in a swimming pool; and most would rather not recall the poignant laboratory smell of formaldehyde and dissected cats. But members of the Class of ’45 are not like most 70year-olds, and, during a 50year reunion in June, they recreated the past with an assembly-like variety show and tales of bare bottoms and smelly felines. “Our class was really the last one before the end of the small-school atmosphere,” said Althea Andelin Roberts, a reunion organizer. UPDATE ASSOCIATION Because of World Ward II, only 96 students graduated in 1945. Enrollment was 465, the lowest since 1929-30. Mrs. Roberts said the smallness reduced the opportunities for dating, since only seven men were enrolled, but also led to strong camaraderie. The college began to change after 1945. Soldiers returning from World War II doubled the 1945-46 enrollment. By 1949-50, the student body had grown by 240 percent. Substantial growth continued until the early 1990s. “Weber was not near the size and scope of today’s university, but we thought we had a pretty ideal school,” Mrs. Roberts said. THE 60 S a 8 NEWS ACM. en The University hopes to entice alumni to join the alumni association with offers of travel discounts and other benefits. For an annual fee of $20 per person or $35 per couple, alumni may receive discounts for performances, independent-study classes and campus events; gym admission; free use of the library; and travel opportunities. In addition, dues-paying alumni receive three issues per year of University Times. Non-paying alumni receive one issue per year. Edie George, executive director of the alumni asso- Rick Bojak, ’74, West Jordan, was named 1995 Utah Teacher of the Year. Mr. Bojak is a psychology teacher and head football coach at West Jordan High School. He lives in West Jordan with his wife, Janet Clontz. THE SOs David Vandehei, ’66, Annapolis, Md., was assigned to open and manage a new J.C. Penney store in Glen Burnie, Md. Mr. Vandehei lives in Annapolis with his wife, Susan Shurtleff, and their two sons. THE 70s Monica Newsome, ’76, Clearfield, Utah, received a 1995 Spirit of the American Women Award in Arts and Humanities. Ms. Newsome is an assistant principal at Holt Elementary. She set up an after-school theater program and an artist-inresidence program to increase students’ involvement in the arts. Keith S. Alder, ’80, Spokane, Wash., was named assistant scout executive for Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Alder has worked for Boy Scouts of America more than 14 years. He was the first district executive in Rock Springs, Wyo. Mr. Alder will supervise the field staff and give leadership to the council registrar and field-service secretary. Major Vincent R. Blaylock, 80, Seoul, South Korea, has been assigned as a logistics staff officer to the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff at Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea. Major Blaylock graduated from the U.S. Army Command and ciation, said alumni who join also will help current and future students. Money collected from membership dues helps provide scholarships for children of alumni and for other alumni association programs. More information may be obtained by contacting the alumni association at (801) 626-7535. their alma mater. In addition, some of the proceeds provide funds for alumni scholarships and other programs. Alumni wishing to order the Wildcat checks should void a check and send it to the University Alumni Association, Weber State University, Ogden, UT 84408-3701. A box of 150 checks with duplicate copies costs Sad? HD Gea? there were Wildcat license plates. Then, Wildcat credit cards. Now, the alumni association offers customdesigned checks that feature a Wildcat atop a purple “W.” Edie George, executive director of the alumni association, said the checks give alumni a way to show pride in General Staff College in 1994 and from Northwest Missouri State University with a master’s of business administration. Jane Fraley, ’88, Layton, has been named human resources manager for HK Systems in Salt Lake City. She was formerly with Eaton-Kenway in Bountiful. Ms. Fraley also was appointed to a two-year term on the board of directors for United Way of Davis County. Kathleen J. Armbruster, ’89, Ogden, has joined the staff of the Oracle Corp. as a senior consultant. Mrs. Armbruster works in the Denver region and specializes in customized databases. THE 90s Lori Case, ’93, Ogden, received a 1995 Spirit of the American Women Award for service to the community. Ms. Case, a registered nurse, volunteers her time to teach first aid to church and community groups. $15.95. More information may be obtained by contacting the alumni association by telephone at (801) 626-7535, by e-mail at “alumni @cc.weber.edu” or by fax at (801) 626-6563. Receives Honor Thomas R. Burton, English professor for 32 years, has received the alumni association’s H. Aldous Dixon Award for 1995. The award, named for a former president of Weber State, is the most prestigious honor given each year by the alumni association to a University faculty or staff member. It recognizes exemplary faculty and staff members who serve students and attain professional excellence. “Tn 32 years of teaching, Dr. Burton has touched the lives of thousands of students,” said Richard Sadler, dean of the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences. “He has served with | distinction on Thomas Burton committees and led the Faculty Senate as chairman for seven years when many dramatic changes in planning and strategy occurred.” The Faculty Senate named Dr. Burton chairman six consecutive times — more than any other faculty member. In 1985, he received the university’s “Presidential Distinguished Professor Award” and in 1993, he received the “Faculty Extraordinary Service Award.” Dr. Burton was chairman of the English department, assistant vice president for academic affairs, and founding president of the Weber State chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. Dr. Burton graduated from Weber State in 1953 after serving as a student-body business manager. He won office under the banner, ‘Honest Tom: The People’s Choice.” hopes to capture a portion of the University’s history from alumni who attended from 1939 to 1950. Althea Andelin Roberts, Class of ’45 and project coordinator, said campus archives have little information about those years on campus. The alumni association hopes to gather written and oral histories and photographs that it plans to publish in a book. To date, alumni have submitted some 50 anecdotes, but more are needed, Mrs. Roberts added. “Our intent is to recapture those lost days, days that were vital to Weber’s history,” Mrs. Roberts said. The stories collected so far tell of ghost hauntings, “po- lygamy” dances and the tragedy of war. “People who attended then are getting older and the stories are disappearing,” Mrs. Roberts said. “We need to collect the stories before they’re gone.” Greiner of Ogden was appointed in June as 199596 president of the University Alumni Jon Greiner Association. Mr. Greiner graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1975 and a bachelor’s degree in police science in 1976. He earned a master’s degree from Utah State University in 1983. He serves as a lieutenant with the Ogden City Police Department and as a major in FISHY BUSINESS — Natalie Richardson (center) from the Utah School for the Deaf and Blind braved spring showers to fish for some 400 rainbow trout as part of an annual fishing derby sponsored by the alumni association. Jamie Campbell (right), alumni association; and Johnny Dominguez, buildings and grounds, helped. the U.S. Army Reserves. Mr. Greiner has served on the alumni association board of directors since 1991. He served this past year as the board’s vice president. University Times has gone high-tech. Beginning with this issue, alumni can find the alumni publication on the University’s World Wide Web Home Page. To view an electronic version of University Times, alumni need a computer with a modem and access to the Internet. Alumni may access the Internet through a computer network company. The University’s computer network address is: “‘http://www.weber.edu.” Alumni also may send electronic mail on the Internet to the alumni association at “alumni @cc.weber.edu.” University Times is published by the Public Communications Department, Weber State University, Ogden, UT, 844081010 for the Alumni Association. Address all correspondence to the Editor. Mailed third-class non- profit at Ogden, UT, 84408-1010. Ronald D. Cantera, EXECUTIVE EpIror Craig V. Nelson, Epiror BeeGee aeast} eaetage Bee FE a& 3 e ag : Be A a aadeat oe ac Bee er: 3 E : Ae age a wg chBEey Br eS de # ee BEE a Bi # ae: 4 ef eA Se Be Re By Ann Taylor Mumford Class of °45 ciation for the miracle of the human body; H. Aldous ife on a college campus, according to the movies that played at the Egyptian or the Orpheum theater during the 1930s, included a lot of singing and dancing with some romance taking place in the back seat of a convertible. As a teenager with an over- Dixon, president of Weber, who also taught some sociology classes and accepted students just as they were; worked imagination, I be- lieved all of it. And my fantasies were supported by articles and pictures published in the Ogden Standard-Examiner. When I finally got to college, a great change had taken place at Weber. It was the fall of 1943 and the comics had renamed Weber “Dixon’s School for Girls.” World War II had snatched away nearly all the male students and greatly depleted the ranks of instructors. Left intact were seven social clubs, all female. There are many teachers I remember fondly from those years: Orson Whitney Young who instilled my first appre- Walter Buss, who was a little crazy but it was a lovely craziness (I looked at rocks differently forever after); Mr. Espey who left for active service and was missed by the English department; Lydia Tanner who was past retirement age but her skills in the Home Economics department were desperately needed, so she continued teaching. Classes were small, usu- CORRECTION hour, promised to turn off the instructors generally got well enough acquainted that they could call the students by name. The first year I at- lights and lock the door behind us. He left, believing us. We finished at 5 a.m. The big dance of the sophomore year was aptly named the Polygamist Prance. It was girls choice. It did not matter if the boy you decided to ask had already been tended Weber, I shared a asked, he had to accept all basement apartment with three girls I had known a long invitations. I shared my date with three other girls. One very popular young man had so many dates he had to get a flatbed truck and fill it with folding chairs. He drove carefully to the parking ally 20 to 25 students, and the time. Tuition was $35 per quarter. Since there were no other social outlets, our clubs be- came the main focus of our Weber State University Ogden, UT 84408-3701 ADDRESS attention. Each club presented an assembly and the competition was fierce. Like all college freshmen, we started preparing our assembly a few days before it was to be given. The night before, we held a dress rehearsal on the stage in the Moench Building, then began making scenery. At midnight, the custodian told us to be out of the building in five minutes. We pleaded for an extra half Ann T. Mumford lot with all his ladies in their formals. The girls took turns dancing with their man. I danced every fourth dance. I believe those with the truck driver date danced only once during the evening. Graduation was held in the Moench auditorium on June 2, 1945. We wore formals, the formals we had not worn to dances. There were four male graduates and about 200 female graduates. Wartime Weber College had little in common with peacetime Weber College but in the history of our school our experience was unique. At the very least we carried on traditions and preserved Weber for the day “Johnny Came Marching Home.” US POSTAGE PAID Non-Profit Permit No. 151 REQUESTED Ogden, Utah