Tt FOR ALUMNI AND _ FRIENDS OF WEBER DEO IRA ee Ay ET 7h ages: 2h Sicha ak . i neadl Seana WINTER 1996 THE BILL CHILD STORY IT IS A PLEASURE oo introduce Vista, a new publication for alumni and friends of Weber State University. A vista is a broad and beautiful view to the distant horizon. Our name symbolizes our role in placing readers where they can see the vista that we see—students, faculty and administrators actualizing their potentials through WSU. Each issue of Vista will feature one of our seven colleges. This issue features the College of Business & Economics where the American spirit of progress, innovation and entrepreneurship thrives. Utah Business recently reported that WSU’s “growth in the area of entrepreneurship has been phenomenal.” Since 1991, the College has instituted a bachelor’s degree emphasis in entrepreneurship and has designed a series of non-credit courses, seminars and workshops for the northern Utah business community, including the highly acclaimed Ralph Nye Executive Lecture series. Equally remarkable are the students themselves who bring a wealth of ingenuity and energy to the College. Take for instance Brad Garfield and Mike Roberts, who have started successful businesses this year, and senior Martina Crawford who is designing a computing system for the Management and Training Corporation (pages 8,9). We hope you enjoy Vista and welcome your comments. Our best wishes to you for the new year. — Darcy A. Olsen, Editor VISTA win ASSOCIATION NEWS ALUMNUS NEWS COLLEGE FEATURE CLIPS CLOSE-UP AMONG in winter, fax 801.626.6243. Submissions on H. Child, Campus, summer, US Book Review, photo for alumni Achievements, by Robert and Robert should include the writer's full name, Winward @ Editor Darcy A. 4 7 friends of Weber © Consultant 2 8 10 10 Casey address and Olsen 3 II State University. State University, University Publications, 4020 University Circle, Ogden for publication Director of Publications spring and and Events for Alumni, Reaching into the Community, Alumni Cover three times yearly, 6 William What's New PARTNERSHIPS directed to: Darcy A. Olsen, Weber 9 The College of Business & Economics, BRAVO Vista is published 19 Announcements AUTHORS WSU TER home telephone, Barbara Comments are appreciated UT 84408-4020, and P. Bernstein and should be phone (801) 626-7359, may be edited for purposes of clarity or space © Designer Robert Winward VISTA WINTER 1996 ASSOCIATION news ANNOUNCEMENTS JOBS AVAILABLE AND EVENTS FOR ALUMNI Your dream job could be a phone call away. Steven Eichmeier, director of career services, explains, “The office of career services receives the same job listings as expensive head hunter organizations. For a small, one-time fee [$25], alumni can open a file with us, receive an access card, and connect to thousands of job opportunities through a touchtone phone.” © Employers advertise more than 1,000 positions IT 1S A PLEASURE with career services every year and want more alumni 6o introduce Vista, a new publication for alumni and friends of Weber State University. A vista is a broad and beautiful view to the distant horizon. Our name symbolizes our role in placing readers where they can career services call (801) 626-6393. ADVICE see the vista that we see—students, faculty and administrators actualizing their potentials through WSU. to take advantage of the job line. Only about 550 alumni annually check into the listings. Free career services include résumé assistance and career advisement. To contact NEEDED [If you know the ins and outs of your profession, Each issue of Vista will feature one of our seven colleges. This issue features the College of Business & Economics where the the university needs you. The Alumni Association has organized a mentor program to facilitate networking American spirit of progress, innovation and entrepreneurship thrives. Utah Business recently reported that WSU’s “growth in the between students and professionals and is inviting alumni and interested professionals in the community to par- area of entrepreneurship has been phenomenal.” Since 1991, the College has instituted a bachelor’s degree emphasis in entrepre- ticipate. 0 The mentor program is run through alumni councils composed of volunteer students and alumni, neurship and has designed a series of non-credit courses, seminars and workshops for the northern Utah business community, established to increase the visibility of each college and strengthen WSU’s relationship to the community. Indi- including the highly acclaimed Ralph Nye Executive Lecture series. viduals interested in participating in the mentor program or on an alumni council should contact alumni rela- Equally remarkable are the students themselves who bring a wealth of ingenuity and energy to the College. Take for instance Brad Garfield and Mike Roberts, who have started successful businesses this year, and senior Martina Crawford who is designing a computing system for the Management and Training Corporation (pages 8,9). tion. AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS Children and grandchildren of alumni may qualify for one of four scholarships offered through the Alumni Association, but they must apply before February 1, 1996. © The 1994 recipient of the Harold and Phyllis George Alumni Association Scholarship, Staci Call, said her $750 award We hope you enjoy Vista and welcome your comments. Our best wishes to you for the new year. covered unexpected expenses. “A lot of programs have costs beyond tuition and books,” said Call. “I had to buy $600 worth of dental instruments and I’ll have to pay for board exams at the end of the year.” Call said she is — Darcy A. Olsen, Editor grateful for the award and added, “When you're a student, every little bit helps!” 5 A second Alumni Association scholarship provides tuition assistance for students enrolled in the Army ROTC program and a third is set aside for a student enrolled in the Early College Program. The fourth scholarship is open to a student who is married, VISTA has at least one child, and witnNnNteER 19 9 6 is active in student affairs. © Alumni Association President Jon Greiner said the Association wants to encourage alumni, community members and local businesses to start scholarship funds. ASSOCIATION NEWS ALUMNUS NEWS COLLEGE Announcements FEATURE CLIPS CLOSE-UP AUTHORS WSU three times yearly, in winter, spring and US Book Review, photo for alumni Achievements, by Robert and Scholarships may be tailored to the interests of the founder and often are titled with a family name. For more 3 information, contact alumni relation. 4 reunion 7 on May CLASS OF 17 and 1996, 18, ’46 AND '’56 The in connection with 40-year the Emeritus Class members are invited to participate in planning reunion festivities. Contact alumni relations for more information. 10 II STAY State University. Comments are appreciated and should be directed to: Darcy A. Olsen, Weber State University, University Publications, 4020 University Circle, Ogden UT 84408-4020, phone (801) 626-7359, fax 801.626.6243. Submissions for publication should include the writer's full name, address and home telephone, and may be edited for purposes of clarity or space Director of Publications Robert Winward © Editor Darcy A. Olsen © Consultant Barbara P. Bernstein ® Designer Robert Winward 2 ATTENTION will be celebrated Alumni Banquet to be held May 17. 0 The golden reunion for the Class of 1946 will be held June 7 and 8, 1996. 8 Casey friends of Weber for the Class of 1956 10 Reaching into the Community, Alumni summer, Child, What's New on Campus, PARTNERSHIPS Cover Vista is published H. The College of Business & Economics, AMONG BRAVO and Events for Alumni, William VISTA WINTER 1996 IN TOUCH [f/f you have questions or information pertaining to association news, contact alumni relations by phone (801) 626-7535 or (800) 848-7770 ext. 6564, fax 801.626.6563, e-mail: alumni@cc. weber.edu or write to: Alumni Relations, Weber State University, Please include a daytime phone number with correspondence. WINTER 1996 VISTA 3 3701 University Circle, Ogden UT 84408-3701. a © O s a boy ona Syracuse, Utah, dairy farm, Bill C reamed of running a multi-million-dollar business or making a million-dollar donation to the local college. “I thought I'd be very happy ifI could make Today, Child is the CEO of R.C. Willey Home Furnishings, one of the fastest growing companies of its kind, with 1995 sales reaching $300 million. His recent donation to WSU of 41 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock, valued at $1,050,000, has funded projects across campus including the creation of the William H. Child Center for Entrepreneurship in the College of Business and Economics. Surrounded by mementos marking milestones in his life— photos of children and grandchildren, an honorary doctorate degree from WSU, and an aerial photograph of the $15 million R.C. Willey store in Salt Lake City, Bill Child speaks softly from his corporate office about the events that motivated him to surpass even his own childhood expectations. “The one motivating factor was the farm,” said Child, who recalls tending to cattle on damp, frosty mornings before sunup, only to return home from school to perform his share of evening $10,000 a year.” chores through sunset. “You were tied to it. I wanted more freedom than that, something to challenge my mind, and something that would reward my efforts. I knew college was one of the steps I had to take.” Child attended Weber College as a freshman and earned a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Utah. In 1954, Child took the reins of R.C. Willey from his fatherin-law, Rufus Call Willey, whose illness kept him from running the business he had begun twenty-two years earlier. When Willey began selling appliances door-to-door in 1932, he would persuade customers to try an appliance by offering to install one for a free trial period—promising prompt removal at the first sign of dissatisfaction. “But,” Child said, “I don’t recall him saying he ever took one out!” When Child took over the company, he was operating from a 600-foot cinder block store with a single A. O L S E N . P ri - 4 “ 7 Ee as co - ae ee ae A -~ yp employee and a nine-party telephone line. “If I had twelve customers a week, I was thrilled,” he said. As CEO, Child has brought R.C. Willey to the forefront of the home furnishings industry. R.C. Willey operates seven stores in Utah, has sales approaching $300 million and has achieved a statewide market share greater than 50 percent. Child attributes the unprec- edented growth of R.C. Willey to his 1300 dedicated associates and forwardthinking business decisions. “Our sales mirror our emphasis on giving the Advice {rom a Hence Competitor “Competition, that’s what makes life exciting,” said Bill Child, whose passion for competition was cultivated during adolescence through sports, especially track and boxing. “I loved athletics and used to listen to the Army-Navy games. My favorite sportsmen were Glen Davis and Doc Blanchard, and Joe DiMaggio was my baseball hero. In high school, I fought a national Golden Gloves champ and won, but I also got a broken eardrum and decided boxing wasnt worth it,” said Child. Child shared with WSU students his six secrets for competing in business during a lecture sponsored by the College of Business & Economics: m m m m m m Improve constantly Be honest in advertising Be consumer driven Earn the support of your associates Never sacrifice quality for low prices Always stay “one step ahead” by investing in training and research He emphasized R.C. Willey’s 63-year history and reminded students to be patient. “There's no such thing as instant success.” Possessing a natural affinity for aspiring entrepreneurs, Child allocated the largest share of the gift, $500,000, to the College of Business & Economics. “My hope is that we can help more students acquire the education and drive needed to be successful in their start-up ventures,” he said. The donation established the William H. Child Center for Entrepreneurship and will finance a statewide conference for high school students and professionals interested in entrepreneurship. Dean of the College Michael Vaughan customer added value on every purchase. We buy right; we treat our customers right. Over the past few years, our said the gift will put the university on the path to establishing one of the leading increased attention to technological improvements, computer enhancements, “Iam proud that the WSU College of plus new and expanded facilities have combined to give us additional clout in the market.” Child received one of the finest compliments available in the business world when Warren Buffett, one of the world’s leading investors, expressed a desire to purchase the company. In June 1995, Child sold R.C. Willey to Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Company, whose holdings include shares of Coca Cola, Gillette, and Geico Insurance. Speaking of his munificent donation to WSU, Child said graciously, “We are fortunate to be able to do this and we will continue to support Weber State University’s worthwhile projects with additional funding. Warren Buffett and I both support putting money back into the community.” A long-time supporter of WSU, Child served on the Board of Trustees from 1987-91, and the College of Business & Economics Advisory Board from 1978-86. “I have a great love for Weber State University,” Child said. “WSU does possibly the best job in Utah of preparing graduates for the workplace. They bridge the gap of practical application and theory. A Weber State graduate can produce the first day on the job.” entrepreneurship programs in the nation. Business & Economics is associated with a business leader like Bill Child. Bill’s genius for managing the rapid and sustained growth of R.C. Willey is remarkable. His business achievements, his integrity, and his generosity should serve as a model for all of our students.” With eight children, one of Child’s greatest challenges has been learning to balance his career with his family—which meant closing the store on Sundays, coaching Little League baseball and basketball after 12-hour work days, and always gathering the family together for holidays. Child echoes the voices of concerned parents and grandparents everywhere, “Raising children and grandchildren in the 1990s is challenging and scary. Their associates are so important...but perhaps example is the best way to guide them. I think they pick up on what you do.” Weber State University expresses its sincere gratitude to Bill and Patricia Child for setting a personal and professional example for students, and for their generous support of the university. ™ Special thanks to Michael Vaughan, Lon Addams and the office of Media Relations for their contributions to this article. VISTA WINTER 3:996 es NEWS clips WHAT'S NEW WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY ON New WSU students already have begun filing applications and interviewing for 200 part-time positions generated by an Dedicated in November with a spiritual blessing by Navajo elder and medicine man Willie Begay of Brigham City, Utah, innovative WSU-Delta Airlines partner- the new Student Service Center became ship. The pilot program will establish a fully operational January 2, 1996, the Delta Airlines reservation center on start of Winter Quarter. “For a structure campus, staffed by students, and will designed to meet each student's diverse commence operation in mid-January. Construction of the reservation center, needs, we think it is extremely appropriate to celebrate our differences at the onset,” said Marie Kotter, vice president Tower residence hall, was completed for student services. The new Student Service Center remodeling and has contracted to lease consolidates under one roof 20 programs space from the university. that previously were housed in 10 For additional information, contact different facilities. The building houses admissions, registration, financial aid and career services as well as the multicultural, international student, women’s educa- tional resource and physically challenged centers. Students also will access counseling, academic advising and a health center in the central location. The Student Service Center wasis Besigned by Neil Astle of Astle/Ericson & Associates in Salt Lake Sas Located st the foot of the Wasatch mountains in Ogden Utah, this instswion is a premier pubbe, undergraduate wuversity Student Service Center located on the first floor of Promontory December 31. Delta financed the SSS GENERAL INFORMATION CAMPUS Delta Airlines Connection career services at (801) 626-6393. Netscape: | Weber State University City.| CALENDAR Universiry LIBRARY YOUR COMMENTS are Appreciated CM (eC a) Coma edu http://www.weber.edu SAT NE OTENT: The WeberNet is a high-tech, low-cost idea whose time has come at WSU. The university has pursued this cutting-edge technology in a committed fashion—contracting with MCI to provide software at discount prices, a how to guide for beginners and a 24-hour technical support telephone line for users. But why should you get connected? Because the internet has things you want; for instance: e E-mail. Electronic letters sent to or from your unique e-mail address—a collection of dots, letters and backslashes which, like a phone number, connect the user to your location, facilitating an immediate, inexpensive, on-screen dialogue. eWSU Connection. Immediate access to the latest WSU press releases, job listings, the Stewart Library catalog system, and general campus information. ¢National Events. From the latest sports scores to nationwide classified ads, real estate listings, and government documents; you can find it on the internet. ¢Professionals On-line. Human resource chat groups allow you to give, receive or exchange information on a wide range of topics from car repair to health and nutrition. To get connected, call the MCI provider service toll free at (800) 611-8091. Service is free through January and the regular we i i r nar: =e I camer subscription price is $12 a month. For ss es “4 ii a — questions about WeberNet, contact Roy Stock by calling (801) 626-7022 or e-mail rstock@weber.edu. COLLEGE CLOSE-UP The College of Business & Economics What do the founders of Swift Trucking, Unishippers, Visa International and Reagan National Advertising have in common? All are Weber State University business alumni. In this month’ college close-up, you will catch a glimpse of WSU’ rising entrepreneurs and discover three programs underlying the College of Business & Economic’s tremendous success. THE WILLIAM H. CHILD CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP A recent $500,000 donation to the College of Business & Economics from alumnus Bill Child has created a center for entrepreneurship in the College. |) Dean of the College of Business & Economics Michael Vaughan said the recent creation of The William H. Child Center for Entrepreneurship will “build upon our past success in the area of entrepreneurship and establish our program as one of the best in the nation.” EASTERN ENGAGEMENT International business activity is on the increase in Utah in part due to WSU’s US-Japan Center. WSU is in good company with counterparts at the University of California at Berkeley, Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Center is one of 12 federally funded centers built to address the nation’s need for a cooperative exchange of ideas between the United States and Japan. |) For Utah, this means more interaction with the Pacific Rim nations, increased business and a stronger local economy. Center Director Dean Collinwood said, “Within 10 years, Utah will be one of the best equipped states in the country to engage in global business.” The two-year-old center already has provided translators to local businesses such as lomega Corporation in Roy, Utah, and offers advice and networking contacts in Japan. () The Center has six principal components: ™ An internship arrangement where students work abroad in Japanese companies like Toyota and Sony. @ A five-week summer study-abroad program. Past activities have included visits to Mazda’s main auto assembly plant, the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Nippon Broadcasting Corporation, the Japanese Parliament and Hiroshima Peace Park. m@ A research associates program for United States faculty and scholars to meet and work with Japanese counterparts. ™ A public seminar and lecture series designed to bring Asian scholars and business experts to Utah. ™ An intensive Japanese language program. @ A business assistance program created to assist Utah companies with their business relations in Japan. 0 Individuals interested in learning more about the US-Japan Center should call Dean Collinwood at (801) 626-7203 or e-mail ucon@weber.edu. STEPHEN R. COVEY Stephen R. Covey, international consultant and author of the national best seller The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, challenged an Ogden audience to improve effectiveness in business and personal relationships through building and sustaining a high-trust culture. Covey recommends living a principle-centered life and suggests, for example, that personal responsibility is an unchanging principle, not a situation-based value. 1) The lecture was brought to Ogden as part of the College of Business & Economics’ Ralph Nye Executive Lecture series, established in 1991 to bring business leaders to WSU to share their thoughts and expertise with students, faculty and the surrounding business community. () Nye Lecture speakers have included: John Byrne, senior writer for Business Week; Fred Musone, president of the automotive safety products division of Morton International; and Robert McFarlane, former National Security Advisor under President George Bush. Bernard Goldstein, president of Dillard’s Southwest, has been invited to lecture next spring. 8 VISTA WINTER 1996 STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR MARKETS MAGAZINE Last summer, WSU student Brad Garfield of Tremonton, Utah, mailed out the first issue of Bears Magazine, a 46-page color publication featuring a sagacious combination of stories and photographs covering scientific, historical and general information on bears from the grizzly and black to the polar, panda, spectacled and sloth. As publisher and photography editor, Garfield is involved with Bears from start to finish. () Garfield credits his College of Business & Economics marketing classes for enabling him to put his plans for Bears into action. “The marketing program opened up my eyes to the logistics of the magazine industry, how to target the market, and how to channel the distribution. It was a great learning experience.” () Garfield’s arresting wildlife photography has been featured in national and international publications including Alaska Magazine, Montana Outdoors, Sports Afield and Bugle Magazine. He is currently working on a book about the history of Weber County for the Utah Centennial Celebration. STUDENT INTERN BECOMES COMPUTER PROGRAMMER When business student Martina Crawford received a minority scholarship and in- ee id ternship award from the Management & Training Corporation (MTC), she didn’t foresee that she would be working part-time as a computer programmer only one year later. () Crawford is currently designing and programming a property control system for MTC’s 25 Job Corps Centers located across the United States. She began her internship as a computer operator doing backups, data transfers and job scheduling, and said the position complemented her WSU business courses by showing her the practical side of programming. “You really have to listen to understand what users want in terms of computing systems, and be able to repeat it back to them in terms of practical system activities,” said Crawford. Crawford said her hands-on internship experience confirmed her desire to work as a computer programmer. After receiving her bachelor’s degree next spring, she will pursue a master’s degree in business administration. STUDENT FORMS MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE COMPANY Senior Mike Roberts isn’t waiting until graduation to put his College of Business & Economics education to work. Roberts already has designed, developed and sold his first computer software program, Behind the Camera, an animated interactive multimedia course that teaches novice photographers how to capture the perfect shot. 0 Behind the Camera began as a project for a course taught by WSU Professor Wan Fu Chi who encouraged Roberts to pursue programming outside the classroom. “Professor Chi saw some talent and encouraged me to develop it,” said Roberts. “He spent a lot of extra time with me.” This year, Roberts formed his own company, 12 Hats Multimedia, and has already hired a second computer programmer and a marketing director. He has won national awards for technical excellence and design and is currently creating an instructional software program on automotive technology. WINTER 1996 VISTA 9 AUTHORS AMONG US WSU partnerships REACHING RN F:O oF eG Oe Maa oy THE SAVAGE VIEW Charles Savage, Pioneer Mormon Photographer Sweet Success written records include details of the Students Save Kencraft Thousands of Dollars Frosting a cake seems simple enough. Commercially however, designing a technical process by which thousands of baked goods can be frosted efficiently presents a veritable challenge. This is the dilemma that was brought to a group of senior engineering students in WSU’s Technical Assistance Center—a program that matches students and professors with Utah companies needing assistance with manufacturing problems. The students were asked by Kencraft Candy Company of Alpine, Utah, to modify a machine to produce frosting that could be dispensed evenly in large quantities. Kencraft had purchased a $70,000 machine to make circles and wreaths but workers could not find a way to get the machine to apportion the frosting evenly. After studying the problem, the engineering students decided to separate the frosting from pressurized air and to modify the machine with cylinders and a rotating valve to seal off measured amounts of frosting before dispensing. “We could have done cartwheels when we saw those wreaths coming out the way we had planned,” said student Larry Stevens. Kencraft General Manager Stan Howell said, “The re-designed machine has saved Kencraft thousands of dollars in linking of the transcontinental railroad engineering costs.” The Savage View: Charles Savage, Pioneer Mormon Photographer Bradley Richards ’81, CA: Carl Mautz Publishing, 1995. 192pp. $29.95 paperback. $45 Limited Cloth Edition. Bradley Richards tells the story of Charles Savage in The Savage View: Charles Savage, Pioneer Mormon Photographer, revealing the artist’s life and work in a style as intricate and detailed as the images preserved in Savage's historic photographs of the American West. Using excerpts from Savage’s personal journals and a 45-page photographic portfolio, Richards takes readers into the heart of the pioneer experience—the harrowing eleven week Atlantic passage, the arduous overland trek, and the death of the Savages’ firstborn child. Savage's vigilant visual and in Promontory, Utah, the development of the state of Utah, the growth of the Mormon community, and the construction of the Mormon Church temple and tabernacle in Salt Lake City. The Savage biography fills a void in the historical and visual record of the settlement of the American West, appealing to the academic and casual history buff alike. Larry Stevens operates machinery WSU students redesigned for Kencraft. ?4010/ DALON HADFIELD 10 Professor Edward Walker analyzes fluorescent dye for use in a Zip drive prototype. PHOTO/ AUGUST MILLER An Enlightening Idea Partnership with Hill Air Force Base BY SEAN SPILLANE The Iomega Corporation of Roy, Utah, was the first local business to benefit from a new partnership between the WSU Center for Chemical Technology and Hill Air Force Base (HAFB). The agreement allows students access to the HAFB science and engineering laboratory and its high-tech equipment for a reasonable fee. “It helps us do a better job of teaching,” said professor and director of the Center, Edward Walker, “because we have an Opportunity to expose our students to some of the problem-solving uses of equipment.” Iomega design engineer David Ginosar, sought out Walker’s expertise when seeking to confirm the usefulness of a fluorescent dye material in the development of a computer Zip drive disc in an emerging prototype. Walker contacted HAEFB and assembled a team of advanced chemistry students to research the question. Within months, utilizing the HAEB laboratory equipment and the students’ research findings, lomega was able to verify its proposal and commence production. The Zip drive has been on the market for about six months and costs half the price of the older data storage systems. For further information, contact Edward Walker by calling (801) 626-6162. ViitS TAS WANE Rl 95926 % RAVO ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS ATTENTION ALUMNI Alumni relations is eager to address alumni needs and concerns. Please complete this Relations, Weber State University, 3701 Published poem titled “Spring University Circle, Ogden UT 84408-3701. Se) Sensations” in Tomorrow Never Knows. Cole also was Please place a check mark next to the ee presented with the Editor's item(s) for which you would like to Robert K. Wolthuis 59, Pleasant View, Utah, B.A. University of Utah, M.S. University of Utah, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University. Retired after 30 years of federal service. Wolthuis served as special assistant to former President Gerald Ford and most recently as deputy assistant secretary of defense for global affairs where he administered the Department of Defense humanitarian assistance program. Wolthuis married alumna Carolyn (Heiner) Wolthuis ‘59. They have five children and nine grandchildren. Gordon L. Crabtree ‘71, Roy, Utah. Named senior vice president of finance and controls for the Salt Lake Olympic Organizing Committee for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Crabtree resigned from his post as director of finance for Utah where he managed the central accounting system for 10 years. From 1974-80, Crabtree was audit manager in the State Auditor's Office where he supervised financial and compliance audits of Utah’s state colleges and universities. Carol Zuech Jelaco ‘71, Rock Springs, Wyo., M.Ed. ‘81. Inducted into the Wyoming Sports Officials Association Hall of Fame in Casper, Wyo. Jelaco was honored for —_ 20 years of service as a basketball and volleyball officiator and is the first woman to have been inducted into the Wyoming group. Her husband is George Jelaco, an educator and administrator in Rock Springs. Scott H. Parkinson ‘72, Ogden. Appointed senior vice president of the Bank of Utah. For the past six years, Parkinson has served as CEO of the Ogden-Weber Chamber of Commerce. Parkinson is cochair on the Governor's Defense Conversion Team. WINTER 1996 VISTA whe Curtis W. Youngman ‘72, Layton, Utah, B.S. Utah State University ‘74, M.Ed. Utah State University ‘77. Received the 1995-96 Utah Vocational Teacher and Utah Marketing Teacher of the Year awards. For the past 18 years, Youngman has taught marketing at Salt Lake Community College. Youngman also served as president of the Utah Vocational Association and president of the Utah Association of Marketing Educators. Rick Bojak ’73, West Jordan, Utah. M.A. University of Utah ‘75. Honored by President Bill Clinton in Washington, D.C. for his election as Utah’s Teacher of the Year. Bojak represented Utah during International Space Camp 1995 in Huntsville, Alabama. Bojak coaches football and teaches psychology at West Jordan High School. Edward (Ted) C. Rampton ‘73, Lehi, Utah, M.P.A. Brigham Young University ‘88. Has been named executive director of the Intermountain Consumer Power Association. A member of the board of directors for the Colorado River Energy Distributors’ Association (CREDA) since 1984, he served as CREDA president in 1994. Jerry B. Jensen ‘77, Bloomington, Ill. Promoted to Robert Wolthoff ‘79, Layton, Utah. Owns and operates Bob’s Lockshop in Layton with his wife Eileen and son Mitch ‘92. Wolthoff retired from the Air Force in ‘72 and has three children; Mitch Wolthoff, Paula (Wolthoff) Spendlove ‘80, and Patricia (Wolthoff) Thomas. Patricia and her husband, Robert Thomas ‘85, live in Omaha, Neb. The Wolthoffs have eight grandchildren. Shaun Myers ‘81, Ogden. Has been named president of the board of directors of Hospice of Northern Utah. Myers is vice president and general manager of Evergreen Memo| tial Park and vice president of Myers Mortuaries in Ogden. Brad Richards ‘81, Mountain Green, Utah, M.D. University of Utah ‘85. Wrote and published The Savage View: Charles Savage, Pioneer Mormon Photographer. Richards is an ophthalmologist at Ophthalmology Associates in Ogden. He is married to alumna Christina (Fontes) Richards ‘83, and they have two daughters and two sons. Larry Peterson ’83, Bonneville, Utah, B.S. Utah State University ‘72. Elected to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. A mathematics and advanced placement computer science teacher at Bonneville High School, Peterson has held leadership positions with the Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and the Utah Council on Computers in Education. Peterson is married to Lynette (Jensen) Peterson and they have five children. Douglas G. Richins ‘78, Kaysville, Utah. Completed a term as president of the National Association of State Purchasing Officials, an organization providing leadership in professional public purchasing and increased governmental efficiency through information exchange. For the past 10 years, Richins has served as director of the Utah Division of Purchasing. Richins is married and has three daughters. Annual travel programs Farrell Collett limited edition color prints of On the Prowl Temporary major medical and low cost life insurance Upcoming alumni events WSU and Utah license plates WSU apparel WSU board of directors and special interest councils WSU/MBNA MasterCard WSU regional chapters and clubs Other Current Name (Title, Last, First, Middle, Birth) Social Security # Graduation Year Years Attended Home Telephone Work Telephone Occupation Business Name and Address If your spouse is an alumna(us), please complete this section. the position of executive assis- tant in the office of the president of State Farm Insurance. Jensen and his wife, Kit (Ashdown) Jensen, have five children. receive information: Alumni awards Alumni career search program Alumni mentor and lecture volunteers eae tional Library of Poetry for outstanding achievement in poetry for 1995. Cole retired in 1984 after 42 years of service to Hill Air Force Base as an engineering technician. He is married to Evelyn Cole and they have 10 children. i Mm Choice Award from the No- E38 Ce © form and return it to: Survey, Alumni Leslie A. Cole “48, Ogden. Bk wm Current Name (Title, Last, First, Middle, Birth) We are delighted to receive news of alumni promotions, honors, awards, weddings and births. Related photos are welcome. Death notices should be accompanied by a copy of an obituary. Send news to: Darcy A. Olsen, University Publications, Weber State University, 4020 University Circle, Ogden UT 84408-4020 phone (801) 626-7359 fax 801.626.6243 e-mail dolsen] @weber.edu Social Security # Graduation Year Years Attended Home Telephone Work Telephone Occupation Business Name and Address BACKWARD glance HISTORICAL NOTES bz OF ce = O , oes ~ SERZ INTEREST (ZS _ =m OF 6 ZO? 1905 Purple and white adopted as school colors. 19 2 3 Sportswriter describes Weber athletic team as “scrappy as a bunch of wildcats,” originating the Wildcat mascot.1 9 2 4 President Tracy argues mascot should change from the Wildcat to a lion as the “Wildcat does not signify who our boys are.” Students disagree and the Wildcat prevails. 1 9 3 1 Pressures from the depression result in a policy of bartering produce for tuition payments. The Chicago Tribune wrote of the unusual practice. 1 9 46 Boys return from World War II. Signpost reports that “with more men on campus, rationing of men has been discontinued.” The previous year, students had celebrated a “Polygamist Prance.” Men could parade in the event with as many women as they could “reasonably entertain.” Jack Steele ‘42 1942 4s told by Jack Steele. Reed Swenson’s 11 A.M. gym class exploded into the pool area and all jumped feet first into the water—bare naked. As they splashed and cavorted in the pool, someone said he thought he heard girls giggling. How could that be? The pool had been reserved today for men only. However, as some of us looked up toward the south balcony, we saw the girls’ heads popping up and down above the balcony wall, giggling all the while. Coach Swenson quickly cleared the deck of giggling girls and the men continued to splash and cavort in the pool, the area now void of female observers. Immortalize your own collegiate adventures, misadventures, romances and pleasantries. The Emeritus Alumni Council is compiling alumni memories from 1889 to the present for publication. Tangible memorabilia such as school sweaters, photos, and trophies are also being collected for display in the Alumni Center. Submit your memoirs to alumni relations. Typed and handwritten copy, audio tapes, and computer disks accepted. LE Bde bE S ox Oo “ses $B&os no <—f SEES So ~Ae = Heme5 ehh > >& HPS5 52838 “wr ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED REMEMBERING