celine | S A Weber ous Fr foee Alu imnieoand | 3, Summer 2001 Vol. 4, No. for News DP Universit — \/ State . naa CONTENTS Art Director So 4 Contributing Writers Barbara Bernstein 6 Meslia Holmes cb ots Gary Libman Karen Lofgreen Pam Molen Mark Peterson Why 1Q prominent physicians. And a look forward at how his legacy will impact one of WSU's colleges. | TEACH: Inspirational stories from some of the university's most admired professors. | 4 ChHaNeine Minos ToGeTHER: WSU launches a $75 million capital campaign. A LeGAcy oF Carine: A look back on one of Ogden's most WSU's unique, hard-working student body. Sally Bishop Shigley Judy Elsley |? Scholarships help change the lives of Richard Alston ee Ae Allison Barlow Hess Juaevine Act: THE CAMPUS OF THEIR FUTURE: Ogden school children anticipate life as college students. 17 AcuMN UPDATES: Take me out to the ball game. Forget the Cracker Jacks—buy me a pretzel! Spencer Seager Pres. Paul H. Thompson Jason Wanlass Contributing Editors Barbara Bernstein Melisa Holmes La Summer Fun eveaatanners es at WSU's Ada Lindquist Pond and Plaza. One day they just might set sail as students at WSU to pursue their Robert Casey Jon Williams incoming students, WSU must position itseli—now joa! filcup Left to Right: Tayler Mitchell, Kelsey Krusi, and Cache Krusi spend a summer afternoon launching a toy sailboat degrees and dreams. In order to meet the demands of more than ever—to embrace the future. Recently, the Comments and questions about Vista university launched an impressive five-year, $75 million may be sent to the editor at the address campaign to expand scholarships, faculty and staff resources, university programs and campus below or forwarded by phone: (801) 626-6348, fax: (801) 626-7069 or e-mail:vista@weber.edu. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Vista, Weber State University, 4025 University Circle, Ogden, UT 84408-4025. Weber State University web site: www.weber.edu WSU Alumni Association home page: www.alumni.weber.org facilities. With the help of many alumni and friends, the university is realizing improvements and additions that were only dreamed about just a few years ago. Together, we're changing minds and lives forever. Cover photos by Jon R. Williams. lLookiooneg Forward/tooki oo DECADE OF DEVELOPMENT WSU'’s future will be marked by the effort to bring higher education to lifelong learners throughout northern Utah—and beyond. Our busy students tell us they need accessible facilities and flexible schedules. And we've been listening. Plans are under way for our new Davis campus. Students in northern Weber and southern Box Elder counties can take classes at our North Center in the Weber Industrial Park. Our new center in Morgan County is offering convenient courses and advising. Look for another center in western Weber County in the near future. Together with WSU Online, these facilities bring educational opportunities to your neighborhood— and right to your home. Increasingly, you'll see WSU offering traditional courses in a blend of Internetdelivered instruction and classroom meetings, combining the assets of online flexibility with the impact of personal interaction. These ambitious plans would be inconceivable without the commitment of our dedicated faculty and staff. WSU, with its main campus and outlying centers, looks like a large institution, but it remains a place made up of individuals, each of whom contributes distinctive talents and skills. Technology is a wonderful tool, but it can’t substitute for the care and concern of professors or staff who meet the day-to-day needs of students. At WSU, we realize personal attention is at the core of our enterprise, however far we may extend our educational reach. os UMM ER 20 0 1 Back GIFTS FROM ALUMNI AND FRIENDS HELP SHAPE WSU’s FUTURE GROWING, LEARNING AND STILL PERSONAL eber State University has been making a difference in peoples’ lives for more than 100 years. What a remarkable achievement for an institution that began as a smalltown academy! To continue “changing minds” for the next 100 years, WSU will adapt to marketplace and technological demands that we're only beginning to envision. I predict it also will remain what it has always been: a place where students learn, grow and change, guided by the personal attention and care of stellar faculty and staff. While it’s difficult to imagine what the next 100 years might bring, we at WSU are actively shaping plans for the next 20 years. Our capital campaign, with its ambitious goal of $75 million, is laying the groundwork for the campus of our future, and is already making a significant difference. 5 Over the next two decades, WSU students will look very much like the students we're educating today. Many will still be the first in their families to attend college. Nearly all of them will work part or full time, while attending school full time, as they do now. And WSU will continue to partner with our generous friends in the community, as we create scholarships and internships that help convert those students into employable graduates. Some in our community are surprised to learn that state funding and tuition revenues Pres. PAUL H. THOMPSON don't cover the cost of education at WSU. Your contributions close that financial gap, building a bridge to even higher quality education and services. The next time you drive by WSU's main campus, take a moment to observe the dramatic impact of major gifts on our campus skyline. Across the street from the Lindquist Alumni Center, you'll see con- struction under way for the new Ethel Wattis Kimball Visual Arts Center. Glance uphill and you'll see the sky suite addition to the Elizabeth Dee Shaw Stewart Stadium, which will open this fall for our first home game. | am very grateful for the donations that made those projects possible. | also appreciate the many hundreds of smaller donations that give students access to outstanding programs, updated classrooms and laboratories, scholarships, books and supplies. These tangible elements make possible those intangible moments of learning, inspiration, and connection that will determine the future for all of us in WSU's extended community. If you haven't yet contributed to WSU's capital campaign, | hope you will consider writing a check or donating online. Thank you to each of our loyal alumni and friends whose donations, large and small, keep the dream of education alive at Weber State University. With your help, we are “Changing Minds Together.” —Paul H. Thompson 58, WSU President ny uit phreaenNees Mi y Sanit lies Sie ie eee 5Ha URINE co Lae i a Be: fe Ry i defen thie bec itas | ntercept any WSU student who is dashing from the parking lot to a classroom, and you're likely to meet a juggling expert. In addition to taking classes, writing papers and passing exams, 85 percent of the students at Weber State hold down jobs to help pay for their schooling. Since the average WSU student is 25 years old, most of those who attend are independently shouldering the financial burden of paying for college. And because most of the students at Weber are married and many have children, they often take a longer, more difficult path toward graduation and the goal of higherpaying jobs (see related story on page 16). WSU President Paul H. Thompson applauds our students’ diligence, but envisions _ the potential impact of scholarships and fellowships on their studies. “While it’s impressive what our students are able to accomplish within their circumstances, imagine what they'd be capable of if they were able to focus more completely on their field of study,” he said. became life-changing. “While working for Dr. Beischline in the pre-PC era, | was introduced to a very primitive micro-processor. | remember him challenging me to ‘figure out what | could do with this thing,’” he said. Now, 20 years later, Calvert is a senior development manager at Microsoft Corporation. “That experience spawned my career and success,” he said. “I took to computing like a fish does to water and learned where | really belonged. Dr. Beischline was a significant role model for me and helped me form the core values that have shaped my life. It’s true that the income was a tremendous help at the time, situation and appreciation. “| would like to tell you how grateful | am for your help,” he wrote. Your fellowship seems to have been designed to match my needs financially and academically, and is well-suited to my intended career path. It has been equally helpful to my academics by removing the financial worries.” “I can't thank you enough,” he continued. “I had just decided that | was not going to be able to finish my education without running out of savings. | was starting to look for jobs that | might be able to work part time when Dr. Sohl asked me if 1 would be interested in getting paid to work on our project. Needless to say, it was a perfect match with perfect timing and has had an Scholarships and fellowships open a world of possibilities and help turn Students into graduates. TOO MANY BALLS IN THE AIR? Studies show that there is a direct relationship between the number of hours college students work and their academic performance. When students work more than 15 hours a week, there is a resulting decline in their class work and grades. “That's definitely true here. Many of our students are working 30 and 40 hours a week,” Thompson said. “By providing more scholarship and fellowship opportunities, donors are really giving students the chance to be students.” Kelly Calvert ‘81 is living proof. When he was a student studying chemistry at WSU he had no parental or family assistance. To support himself, he worked off-campus at a job unrelated to his ambitions. However, his work schedule and commute often conflicted with his classes. So when the opportunity arose to work not only on campus, but in a chemistry laboratory, Calvert couldn't pass it up. “I worked on research projects for several years with thenchemistry professor Robert Beischline,” he said. “IT was very excited about the internship because it allowed me to complete my education by providing a small source of income that covered my tuition and living expenses.” What began as a means to an end soon S U MME R 20 0 1 but I can’t imagine what direction | might have missed out on had I been forced to look at other alternatives like working at Burger King.” Reflecting on the inspiration that started it all, Calvert is now extending similar opportunities to others. He has established the Beischline Computer Applications Fellowship, which enables one student each year to get paid work experience in his or her field of study. Calvert's $6,000 donation was matched by his company, producing a generous sum that benefits WSU faculty members too. “The idea behind the fellowship was to encourage professors to expand or initiate projects in which they could collaborate with students,” he said. “I knew what position | was in as a student and figured those attending today need the same sort of financial assistance to justify an added time commitment for learning.” GENEROSITY TAKES A BOW John Law, a WSU physics major, can attest to that. Both he and his wife were employed to help pay for his schooling. In addition, he worked long hours outside of class on an atomtrapping experiment with physics professor John Sohl. The opportunity to gain one-on-one mentoring and computer experience was so exciting, he worked without any compensation. As the first recipient of the Beischline fellowship, Law now can focus fully on the project and his studies without feeling a negative impact. He recently wrote a letter to Calvert sharing his enormous impact on my studies.” Upon completing his degree in physics, Law plans to work on the computer interfacing aspect of test and manufacturing systems. And, perhaps, someday he will reach back to help someone much like himself. —Melisa Holmes, University Communications lf you are interested in contributing to the Beischline fund or would like to establish a scholarship or fellowship of your own, please contact the WSU Development Office at (801) 626-6194 or giving@weber.edu. Opposite PAGE: JOHN LAW, LEFT, THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENT OF THE BEISCHLINE FELLOWSHIP WORKS WITH PROFESSOR JOHN SOHL ON TRAPPING ATOMS. Remember what it felt like to learn from a master teacher? Some students attribute classroom quality to personal charisma. Others say it's founded on depth of knowledge. What students seldom realize is the extent of their teachers’ commitment to them. Vista invited seven WSU professors to account for their lifelong dedication to the teaching profession. As you'll see, their essays share a common theme: Our faculty love to learn and strive to share that passion every day, year after year, with their students. Paying It Foward As an undergraduate, | found an academic role model in a wonderful advisor who guided me through a research project and senior thesis. Recognizing that | was a motivated student, she pushed me to recognize my strengths and weaknesses. Mostly, she helped me discover the personal and professional rewards that could result from carefully and conscientiously directing my academic energies. When | moved on to graduate school, | thanked my mentor and wondered how | could repay her. Since then, I've stayed in touch with my former advisor, filling her in on each new career move. At a recent conference, | had a chance to describe my job at WSU. After listening to my long narrative, she noted with pleasure that I was speaking a lot more about my students and less about my own research or professional accomplishments. | must say I was surprised by her observation. | have always liked teaching and enjoyed working with students. As friends will attest, | can talk endlessly about how I try to tailor my classes to promote students’ learning. | can name each student with whom I have worked, describe their strengths and weakness and assess how they've grown through their research experiences. What I hadn't realized is that | was talking more about these things than | usually do. WSU has had that effect on me. Students really matter at WSU and | have felt inspired to think less about my own scholarship and more about how to promote scholarship in students. My conversation with my advisor made explicit a shift in my priorities that began soon after I arrived here: The important and lasting impact of an academic career does not lie in papers completed but rather in lives changed. By the way, she also answered my long-ago question. By promoting scholarship in others, she said, | have repaid her investments in me. — Fric Amsel, Psychology The Joy of Discovery Imagine spending your 40-hour week swapping ideas with the brightest minds of Northern Utah. I have done this at WSU for nine years and | get paid for it. Although I might not think so on a warm spring afternoon after grading the 20th freshman essay, the most joyful hours of my work week happen with students in and outside the classroom. Where does this joy come from? Part of it is the literature | teach. | spend my days studying the world’s best writers and talking with people about mortality, romance, heartache, power and revenge. | challenge students to move outside their “comfort” zones and they push me to find new and relevant analogies to help them relate to everything from “Beowulf” to “Babette’s Feast.” | also love teaching because | remember what it was like to be a student. | remember clearly the first time | grasped the metaphors in a poem by Elizabeth Bishop. | want to share V > TA similar moments of intellectual breathlessness. Conversely, I've sat in enough classrooms where unfamiliarity was treated as ignorance or honest Questions were perceived as challenges. | vowed not to replicate these mistakes in my own classroom. I'm not interested in pulling information out of my deep academic pockets and just telling students things. Showing them the process by which literary or philosophical ideas emerge gives them critical thinking skills that will last much longer than any number of spoon-fed facts. | teach because | want students to experience the almost sacred hush as Dylan Thomas rages against the dying of the light or Jay Gatsby contemplates the green light across the bay. If | can An inside look at the many passions of WSU faculty reveals a range of talents and abilities. After a long day in the classroom, English Professor Sally Bishop Shigley (opposite page) gets re-energized by lacing up her running Shoes and hitting the jogging path with her dog Gracie. show students how to ask the right questions and chart a path to get to those moments, | can go home happy. — Sally Bishop Shigley, English Creating a Climate for Learning The challenges inherent in teaching keep me, even after 20 years, engaged and interested. Possibly the biggest challenge is to serve as a consistent role model of the attributes | want to encourage in students —attributes such as unconditional positive regard, respect for others, empathy, the habit of introspection, and a commitment to creating—to quote poet Mary Oliver—“a life which is particular and real.” It is equally challenging to create a classroom climate marked by civility, relaxed energy, open inquiry and humor. I love the class sessions, which usually come about the third week of the semester, when | can sense a gratifying shift in tone. What had been a room full of individual students enduring a required course on psychiatric nursing, becomes a cohesive, interested and involved group (often much to their surprise). Such moments arise as students push beyond their familiar worlds by identifying and examining their assumptions, writing in journals, thinking about death and dying, and considering how poetry and literature relate to nursing practice. It is immensely satisfying to read comments in weekly journals, as I often do, such as: “I have to admit I’m actually enjoying the class and learning a lot. I never thought I'd say that about psych nursing.” | consider it both a challenge and a privilege to touch the lives of others and to convey, beyond the discipline-specific content, my sense of what is important and meaningful. — Pam Molen, Nursing Teaching Again for the First Time Teaching allows me to earn a living while doing things that bring me a great deal of satisfaction and pleasure. The idea that | might become a teacher was totally foreign to me when I began my post-highschool education more than 45 years ago. In fact, the very thought of standing before a group of more than two people and talking to them, let alone teaching them, terrified me. At that time, my goal was to become a chemist and spend my professional career working in some secluded laboratory (I love chemistry lab work). Somehow, | found myself serving as a teaching assistant for several years, and | gradually became hooked on teaching. By the time I finished graduate school, | was committed to a career as a teacher, a decision | have never regretted. In a typical working day, | get up in the morning, shower, shave and go to play. I derive great pleasure from sharing with students that enlightening moment when they finally understand a difficult concept, solve a tough homework problem or complete an especially challenging laboratory assignment. As an added bonus, | also get to continue my own education. Through most of my career, | have been intrigued by the question, “Why is chemistry so difficult for many students to learn?” | and my colleagues have developed partial answers over the years that have greatly influenced my teaching. As | recently told a student who came to my office for help, | have been teaching for almost 40 years and | am still learning how to do it. Students often ask, “Don't you get bored when you teach the same course over and over?” My answer, which | think is good advice for any teacher, is this. I always try to remember that it may be a multiple repeat for me, but for most of my students, it is the first time. — Spencer L. Seager, Chemistry SUMMER 2001 When he’s not in the classroom or laboratory, Chemistry Professor Spencer Seager (upper center) is...well... back in the laboratory! His passion for chemistry is as Solid as a uranium atom. Outside of the classroom, nursing Professor Pam Molen (bottom right), loves to read and enjoy nature—or same time! both at the It’s all about presentation, says Teacher Education Professor Karen Blair Lofgreen (below, top), organizer of the university's annual Storytelling Festival. When he’s not counting numbers, he’s counting Strokes. Economics Pro- fessor Richard Alston (bottom) loves challenging himself on the course as much as he loves challenging his students in the classroom. Hallmarks of Excellence My decision to pursue a professional career followed time served in a dozen blue-collar jobs, including roles as chimney sweep, paperboy, dishwasher, janitor, fry-cook, truck driver, warehouseman, inside sales person, waiter (only later would | learn to say “wait person”), and postal clerk. But my childhood teachers inspired me to become an educator. My sixth-grade teacher, Mr. Swindler, taught me to question conventional wisdom, while my junior high English teacher, Mr. Christensen, Quietly but professionally exemplified the importance of diversity and tolerance. In high school, Mr. Robinson helped me see math as an ally, not an enemy. Mrs. Newman and Mrs. Borchardt helped me discover there is far less “inspiration” than hard work behind effective writing. A dozen non-economics university faculty led me to imagine that it might be possible to bring good teaching to the field of economics (in spite of abundant evidence to the contrary). WSU students have taught me the difference between being a good teacher and an excellent one. Good teachers are craftsmen. They believe in themselves and teach their disciplines. Excellent teachers are artists. In addition to the knowledge and tools of the good teacher, excellent teachers are aware of their own humanity and respect students as people, not just as abstractions. They do more than teach facts because they genuinely care about the intellectual and personal growth of the people they teach. Excellent teachers try never to forget what it is like to begin. WSU students demand that | continue to recognize and act upon the difference. — Richard M. Alston, Economics Shared Inspiration | can tell you what I don’t like about teaching. | don't like the long hours, from early morning classes through late-evening classes. | don’t enjoy grading papers, drawings and the many projects | require my students to submit. (This past spring semester I’ve looked at 3,500 pieces of paper!) | have not acquired any love for the endless meetings and duties of committees and task forces. But I digress. These disagreeable tasks are an important part of teaching but they do not define why | am a teacher. | teach because this profession gives me the privilege of working with bright students, staff, faculty and administrators, who are some of the most dedi- cated and focused people | have ever met. But there is another overwhelming reason why | have followed the twisting path into the profession of teaching. That reason takes place every day in my classrooms, labs and office. I get to watch students struggle to acquire new knowledge and understanding. | get to witness the moment when inspiration strikes and they gain one more thread to weave into their graduation cap and gown. This sharing with students at WSU makes every other teaching task worthwhile. — Larry W Leavitt, Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Teaching Tomorrow’s Teachers David O. McKay, former president of Weber College stated, “Teaching is the noblest profession in the world... The parent gives the child an opportunity to live; the teacher enables the child to live well.” Throughout my life, many teachers enabled me to live well and they also inspired me to select teaching as my profession. Mr. Devereaux, my sixth grade teacher, gathered us around the upright piano at Burch Creek Elementary School to participate in a sing-a-long as he played any song we named. Attending Mr. Manning's speech class at Riverdale Junior High was exhilarating. As a cast member in the school play he directed, | valued every softly inflected word he spoke. Miss Watkins, our physical education teacher at Weber High School, became my idol. She was so gifted in sport skills that | would stand in awe of her abilities. Weber College introduced me to some of the greatest teachers of all time. Thatcher Allred, Leland Monson and Glen Hanson created visions of classroom mystique. Each of these outstanding teachers powerfully influenced my decision to become a teacher. My career began in 1954, at the old Hopkins school in west Ogden. One day, through the kindergarten classroom window, | observed little Eddie walking to school, fighting to take each step against a driving wind. When he arrived, his shoes and socks were full of icy snow. We took them off, placed them on the heat register and made him some temporary slippers out of heavy paper. At the end of the day, | found a pair of men’s boots, with many broken buckles, in the school’s “Sunshine” closet. After putting Eddie’s warm socks and shoes on his feet, | slipped on the worn boots. While kneeling on the floor, | looked into his eyes and said, “Eddie, these boots will help keep your feet warm and dry as you walk home.” His large, bold, brown eyes met mine as he responded, “Gee, Mrs. Lofgreen! I've never had a pair of boots before.” | teach because of the Eddies in the world. As an educator for 42 years, | feel it is an overwhelming responsibility to prepare future classroom teachers. Many of the students | have instructed at Weber State University were former elementary students of mine. Some were influenced, by what took place in our classroom many years before, to seek a professional career in teaching. That’s why I teach! — Karen Blair Lofgreen, Teacher Education VISTA CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: A VIETNAMESE WOMAN PEDALS THROUGH A BUSY STREET IN HANOI ON HER WAY BACK FROM MARKET; CAO DAI TEMPLE, NEAR THE VIETNAM/ CAMBODIAN BORDER; A FISHING BOAT MAKES ITS WAY UP ViETNAM’S MEKONG RIVER. PHOTOS BY BILL ALLISON. HEMINGWAY VITALITY GRANTS OPEN NEw Wor.ps TO WSU FACULTY AND STUDENTS | magine you've taught a class for several years and want to inject a new note of excitement and discovery —both for you and your students—into a subject you love. Where do you go to exchange the latest ideas in your field? Last year, Judith Mitchell and Michael Cena, WSU education faculty, went to New Zealand, to share knowledge with colleagues from around the globe. History professor Bill Allison soaked up priceless cultural, political, historical and personal experi- face! dozen days vietnam : staff aso agvance the . oN a8 ences during a Thesevane in many other opportunities Mitchell’s enthusiasm for her Hemingway grant is shared by Bill Allison: “I just want to talk about it all the time,” he said of the 12-day seminar he attended in Vietnam. Sponsored by the Council for International Educational Exchange, the interdisciplinary seminar focused on the war, but also explored a variety of additional topics, such as contemporary politics, iron- Private gifts that support the professional faculty and development of WSU university’s fundamental mission: lifelong for educational travel have enlivened the teaching and research of faculty at WSU since! 988, when the Richard K. and Shirley S. Hemingway family donated $1 million to establish a faculty development trust. Over the past 12 years, $586,000 have been disbursed to 317 WSU professors, who received one-time grants allowing them to pursue and enrich their academic interests. For many, such experiences would have been impossible without the support of a coveted Hemingway Faculty Vitality Award. 8 mental ‘sues. and re | interests, learning. _ inciuding an introduction to 50 traditional musical instruments, all played by one family. During a visit to Hanoi, Allison rose at 5 a.m., to absorb the city’s rich atmosphere. “That's when everyone's out doing their exercise—tai chi, soccer. People are getting ready for the daily markets, crates of ducks are coming in on the backs of motor scootrs,” he said. Allison grew to admire and respect the local people. “It helped me get a sense of what the place is like. It's so busy. The streets are so energetic. | saw a man carrying three large pigs “From the standpoint of professional development, it couldn't have been richer,” said Mitchell of her trip to the International Reading Conference in New Zealand. Her encounters there brought to light the common problems and concerns shared by reading teachers around the world. In her view, reading enables every kind of learning. “If we're not teaching kids to be literate, I'm not sure what else we're teaching them. It’s the foundation,” she said. As the director of WSU's graduate program in education, Mitchell infused her newly acquired international perspectives directly into her teaching. “For a school that doesn't have resea ch money for foreign travel, the Hemingway opportunities on a bicycle. When you see what they can do and what they can get by with, you know how they won all those wars.” Allison has developed a class about Vietnam in the history department, which draws upon his onsite adventures. The experience adds a dimension to his teaching that he “could never have gotten from just reading.” His enhanced knowledge will help bring Vietnam to life for generations of students who were born after the Vietnam War. He summed up the value of his trip by saying, “I came back revitalized.” a : — Judy Elsley, English are quite remarkable,” she said. snares eneynreeae peer iat: << Makinc OpporTUNITIES GROW Since 1998, WSU’s Capital Campaign BVA ANelada inion Or MICO Beet lg tt ae point or incident that 7 aeRO ee Ue courage to aim higher. — In 1998, Weber State University was on the exo mul: largest, Tie (etm lie ecUcllaye TI AMMUeMICOMae SHOOTING FOR THE STARS has generated nearly $6 million for new student scholarships. Donations come from a variety of sources including alumni, community members, busi- many ways by staff, alumni State’s newest arts professor Your contributions, and the invest- © ment interest they generate, could annually pay the way for hundreds of © deserving students. It represents the dream of becoming something better, an aspiration shared in WSU’s students, faculty, and friends. It’s Weber logo. Designed by visual Mark Biddle, the Capital Campaign logo sports a shooting star, CAMPAIGN FOR nesses and our own faculty and staff. aiming for the university of our future. WEBER STATE the school, when the Stewart Education Foundation stepped forward with a lead mrecyniteloleitceln mej $15 million. Now the FACULTY & STAFF TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT CsA WSU faculty and staff are passionate about education and know their students by name. Private gifts generated by the campaign augment the expertise and classroom strategies of PEUiieiteom $75 million TT these dedicated professionals by em ELE helping them exchange ideas with educators around the world. Re Bola aegis scholarships, faculty & staff, Ree and Ieee SCHOLARSHIPS During the Great Depression, Weber students paid tuition with eggs and other farm produce. Today, students juggle jobs, family and classes. Some things may have changed, but getting an education definitely isn’t any easier. One of the priorities is increasing privately funded scholarships. Without | them, many students would never have the opportunity to pursue their dreams. | et a wide range of needs. their gifts, “We Are Weber” focuses on areas: student scholarships, the Stewart Lit staff development oa (a3 and an employee benevolence fund. OF THE REGISTRAR LO] oe a ‘(MEETING OF THE Minos ~ The Campaign for Weber State University is a collective a effort, hence the theme “Changing Minds Together.” Leading | W506 largest fund-raising effort in history are teams of alumni, community r members, faculty and staff. One of — : teams is the Campaign Executive Committee, formedi 79g). These business leaders and volunteers help shape i philosophy, direction and messages of the. campaign. The L a committee. consists of: Dean W. Hurst ‘48, Campaign Chair; Carolyn! R. Nebeker, Campaign Co-Chair; ThomasF.Davidson, | jonn B. Goddard, Alan E. Hall ’69, John A. Lindquist 39, John E. Lindquist, Marilyn E. Modling; all of Ogden, and Gary a L __E. Close '67, of Fair Oaks, Calif. The committee also serves ao Rent : Nees Brenna -\ and campus Becerra Weta eee for both atau facili- / ate Pie execa os Qe atest the - ooeWaar’ INAnninNAME? Since the§ begi g of the ple campaign, |‘two. ae Wsu’ S recognition of the gifts, the names of both colleges. Were changed. WSU's business college was renamed the John a Goddard School of Business & Economics. Its new name cia fureeeCecoirel tee (Ure ite tsce aclee ae Breet nte itucme-vete (cule ivcanmcketi etl tout nae ty Pen eee Ue MET Leo Rice Ale) W rey ace) (ole el vit nated Tey honors the Ogden businessman for his donation of $6.5 million to the school. More recently, the Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions was established throughacol From its earliest beginnings, WSU has served Northern Utah through its academic, cultural, athletic and enrichment programs. Financial support from alumni and friends allows WSU to offer innovative degree and certificate programs that challenge our students. Contributions also help the Ott Planetarium, Utah Musical Theatre and Ue C\)nae Bole ee Cn | team and club sports to reach beyond campus borders to inform, entertain and inspire. oo lective donation of $5 million from Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr., [ _ Martha Ann Dumke Healy, Edmund Wattis Dumke andthe Dr. Ezekiel R. and Edna Wattis Dumke Foundation inmemon of their father, who . ae) 1900s eg 1960. . ey medicine in1 Ogden fifromn the EVERY GIFT COUNTS | PROGRAMS | Foundation Board of Directors. State Ah L - “seven colleges | have received multimillion- dollar donations. In ry eoyerel ieee otros Hoe av Betasceel NIA Leon Con OT Ce Weber i to Gdvanced. descent o oe | | - WSU's Annual Fund offers ne or everyone to para ticipate. Annual Fund gifts are typically | unrestricted donations, _ oO | which are. kept | in a reserve account and allocated. at the dis| qretion of the president, deans, directors and department . administrators for unexpected opportunities such as sending theater students to national competitions. Donations also help update « classroom equipment. or fund. scholarships. Organizers | say the focus is more on getting new alumni donors involved, © te on raising lots of money. There. are no small gus | because each one helps build a os base of ae STUDENTS CONTRIBUTE. a Their dream is to renovate he gece lounge ¢ area in ihe _ Shepherd Union Building—it’ 5 WSU students’ way of taking part in the university's capital campaign. Focusing on the | theme “We are the many faces of WSU; be proud, it’s your — | selivol, ” the Student Capital Campaign was announced this_ > spring with a barrage | of posters, brochures and volunteer 2 - efforts. Students behind the fund-raising effort say they hope oe S initiative will become a. integral part of the campus life, universi- _ a areas of the accounts . giving students the opportunity to fund tuition Currently, improved. see to like 8 they would of WSU's total budget. Stic for fundiapproximately ng accounts for1 8 anpercent additional 40 percent. Clearly, every gift ' ee a difference t to each student's S educational Doe a a and. a a you c can ke.aif a to Wsu? S ge Minds : Together ( Campaign, call the Development Office (801) 626-6194, ae om Prony edu or make a ae La at weber. ee | : An Ogden doctor’s desire to serve and heal will live on in WSU faculty, staff and students. In remembrance of their father, the late Dr. Ezekial R. Dumke, two brothers and their sister recently offered a generous $5 million gift to WSU’s College of Health Professions. The college now bears Dr. Dumke’s name, and will forever embrace his commitment to helping people and advancing health care. A prominent physician’s children carry on their father’s dedication to helping people. he mere sound of his footsteps echoing down the hospital hallway was like medicine—each stride seemed to whisper “help is on the way.” Dr. Ezekiel Ricker Dumke had a way of making his patients immediately feel better. Within the confident, friendly tones of his voice was a message even the smallest child could understand: What he couldn't fix with his skilled surgeon's hands, innovative medicine or common sense, would at least be tamed by his infectious personality, glowing smile and caring heart. He was more than a doctor to those who knew him; he was a healer of both spirit and body. He was a man who loved people and a physician who consulted his patients—not just their medical charts. . Dr. Dumke’s son, Ezekiel “Zeke” Dumke, Jr., remembers when his father’s diagnostic skills saved a boy from major surgery. The young patient was experiencing terrible stomach pains, identified by another doctor as appendicitis. But before agreeing to surgery, the boy’s father insisted on a second opinion from Dr. Dumke. Through careful questioning, the beloved doctor discovered the boy’s appendix was fine. Instead, a hardy appetite and poor judgment were to blame for his misery. “Sure enough, the boy had eaten too many green apples,” said Zeke Dumke, “And because of my dad's many years of experience, he realized these symptoms occurred each spring.” Pioneers Me Sicine Dr. Dumke began practicing medicine in Ogden in 1911, a time when doctors still made house calls and antibiotics had yet to be discovered. During his SO years of service, he eagerly adopted the most advanced medical techniques. He helped pioneer the use of spinal anesthesia and was the first physician to VIS TA use calcium to treat black widow spider bites. A recognized authority on thyroid surgery, he also was instrumental in founding the Ogden Surgical Society and St. Benedict's Hospital, in Ogden. Dr. Dumke performed as many as six surgeries a f C f ~ le nivel < WSU currently enrolls 2,350 nursing and allied health care students, 1,316 of whom attend classes on campus; the other 1,035 get their education in distance learning programs as far away as Alaska. The Dumkes’ gift will be managed as an endowment, The growth and high quality of wsu’s educational ana community prograMs hinge on contributions from caring alumni and friends of the university. day from 1919 to 1940 and admitted and released more patients from the hospital than any other leading physician or surgeon in the Ogden area. He also spent a great deal of time teaching and training his co-workers. Despite his success as a physician, Dr. Dumke’s children say his life was focused on his family and helping people. Zeke Dumke recalls his father always took time to understand others but seldom spoke of himself. “Two nights after his death, | realized there were many things about his childhood and growing up years we had never talked about,” he said. But the dedicated physician readily communicated his love for his patients in many ways. It was common for him to make regular house calls, after-hours phone calls and even travel great distances to conduct late-night consultations with fellow doctors. Fa , ‘#éyncy “9 / ts f) L bf ) OWMEWOLER. %< Dr Dumke and his wife, Edna Wattis, raised three children in Ogden, Martha Ann “Markey” Dumke Healy, Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr., and Edmund Wattis Dumke. Together, the siblings recently memorialized their father’s legacy of caring in Utah through a $5 million donation to WSU'’s health professions col- lege, which was renamed the Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions. Why did they choose WSU? They admired the university's outstanding range of programs devoted to nursing and allied health education. “We are overwhelmed by the generosity of this donation,” said Lydia Wingate, dean of the Dumke College of Health Professions. “This is a tribute to a wonderful human being. He was very caring, a pioneer in his field. | feel as if this college has his pioneering spirit. It is an honor to have his name linked with our college.” Betsy Thorton, granddaughter of the late doctor, remembers accompanying her grandfather on his rounds at Ogden’s old Dee Hospital. “If my grandfather were here, he would be thrilled with this gift for Weber State,” she said. “Not only because of what it will do for the world of medicine and the community, but I also think he would be thrilled with the fact that his three children have his caring attitude, and have come together to make this happen.” UM ME R 200 4 f Jimnpnuct with annual interest income supporting the college in a variety of ways. “Dr. Dumke’s legacy of caring will be passed on for generations—it will go on forever,” said WSU Pres. Paul H. Thompson. “The endowment will continue to grow and touch lives. It will support faculty and better train students to serve the community in expanded ways.” Generosity of time and talent are what made Dr. Dumke so exceptional, said Thomas D. Dee II, one of his former patients. Dee remembers having many ear infections as a young child. On one occasion, Dr. Dumke came to Dee's home with a tank of anesthesia, instruments and two assistants. Within a short time, the infection was removed, giving the young Thomas great relief. “He'd just go into a patient's room with a big smile and ask, ‘How are we today?’ And you just felt better immediately,” Dee said. — Allison Barlow Hess, Communication and Jason Wanlass, University Communications OPPOSITE ENJOYS PAGE: DR. A RELAXING DUMKE AFTER- NOON. THOSE WHO KNEW HIM REMEMBER HIS COMFORTABLE DISPOSITION, WARM SMILE AND CARING EYES. Below: Dr. DUMKE PLAYED KEY ROLES IN FOUNDING ST. BENEDICT’S HOSPITAL IN OGDEN, UTAH. Dr. DUMKE AND HIS WIFE, EDNA, COULD OFTEN BE SEEN RIDING HORSEBACK TOGETHER. THEY REGULARLY COMPETED IN HORSE SHOW PAIRS COMPETITIONS. ae a, ES Poe ee THE CAMPUS OF onner is nine years old and has a better grasp of the world around him than most adults would suspect. He and the other third-graders in Mrs. Bradbury's class at Club Heights Elementary School, in Ogden, were eager to discuss their futures as college students. Many envisioned a journey that could lead them straight to WSU. “Most good jobs need a college diploma,” Conner said. “If you don't have one, you're out of luck, even if you're real good at something.” Right now Conner is not focusing on a specific career, he said, but the path he plans to follow was cut and cleared before he started kindergarten. “Sure I'm planning to go to college,” he said. “I'm saving up money right now in my bank account. It’s really expensive, it costs $100 or something.” His communication skills confirm something Conner already knows. “My mom and dad keep telling me I'm really smart,” he said, fumbling with a well-worn hall pass. “My dad went to a college and he’s really smart. | decided to go to school too so I can have a good job and a good life, so | don't end up like my big sister with no money.” All of the youngsters in Mrs Bradbury's class say they want to go to college, and all have ideas of what they want to be when they grow up. Eight-year-old Jessica fancies teaching. She also wants to be an artist. Andrew, 9, has dreams of being a scientist or “maybe riding to the moon in a rocket.” Kaylee, 9, wants to be a doctor. And Devin, 9, says he wants to play in the NFL—quickly noting point. “I think the teachers in college are a little rougher on you because you're all grown up,” he said in a tough guy, only-the-strong-will-survive kind of his Little League team went undefeated this year. And after football? “I'll play baseball,” he said, shrugging as if to say—duh, mister.” As for curious Conner, figuring out what he wants to be is something worth careful consideration. “I’m voice. “You don’t get recesses because grown ups don't really need to go outside because they don't really like to do anything. They just like to watch TV and boring stuff like golf and tennis.” going to think for a real long, long, long time until | can decide,” he said. Jessica's dreams of what college will be like in ten Getting third-graders to arrive at a consensus is kind of like herding cats. When it comes to higher education, they all have different views on what college will be like and why a degree is important, but they all agree it’s a necessary step toward a better future. “You go to college to get a good job—you don't make much money flipping burgers,” Devin said. “When you're done with all your tests, the people there give you a trophy or something that says you're smart.” Jessica, the future teacher, says a degree is crucial to her future profession. “You have to have a degree, because if you don't, you won't know how to teach the right way. And so, when you come to school for the first time, you won't know how to control the kids and everyone will be able to hear your class all the way down the hallway.” As with every question, Conner got right to the years would certainly find favor with today’s WSU students. “Well they would give you a three-hour break and you could do what you want. There would be no cash registers. You could get what you want and you could eat in class,” she said, adding that she wants to attend a university that’s close to home “because they're bigger than my school and they have at least 850-900 students.” Devin focused more on the essentials he envisioned for WSU's future campus. “There needs to be smart people there, teachers who teach a lot, nice buildings, clean bathrooms, a cafeteria and no broken windows,” he said. “You can save money or work to pay for it or go for free if you get a scholarship. But you've got to keep good grades—t've got to be smart and good at football.” OPPOSITE PAGE: A BUSLOAD OF ELEMENTARY-SCHOOL STUDENTS ARRIVE ON CAMPUS TO PARTICIPATE IN UTAH MUSICAL THEATRES Kips Act UP PROGRAM; BELow: NICOLE, AGE 9, WANTS TO BECOME A TEACHER. HER DRAWING DETAILS HER VISION OF WSU IN THE FUTURE. —Jason Wanlass, University Communications What will WSU look like when today’s gradeschoolers enroll as freshmen? Recent growth trends, in enrollments and donations, are mapping an expanded campus infrastructure. Since becoming a university in 1991, WSU has experienced an explosion of growth. Student-housing have been constructed, including the new more than 200 degrees are offered on campus, including two new master’s degrees in criminal justice and business administration. WSU-Online currently leads the state in Internet-delivered courses. Nearly 200 classes can be taken from the comfort of your home. By far, the university’s largest goal is a Several new state-of-the-art facilities student Services Building and the Marriott Allied Health Building. The university's Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts (top, left) recently underwent a multimil- lion-dollar renovation and, just last year, construction began on the new Ethel Wattis Kimball Visual Arts Center (bottom, left). To top it off, a $4-million sky suites addition to the Elizabeth Dee Shaw Stewart Stadium (middle, left) will be completed in time for the first 2001 home football game. But WSU is far from finished. Recent funding from the State Legislature will allow us to break ground on a new $23 million branch campus in Davis County. Two additional community campuses were established this year in northern Weber County and Morgan County. The university also broke ground this summer on a new Su MM E A 20 8 | 19 Events Center. complex near the Dee For the first time in history, more than 16,000 students are enrolled at WSU and $75 million fund-raising campaign. Publically announced last spring, the campaign is the largest of its kind in WSU history. A portion of this money already has been contributed and accounts for much of our new conStruction, increased scholarship funding and ever-improving learning environment. These donations, combined with the efforts of faculty and staff, will enable us to expand our resources to find new ways of providing students high-quality, accessible and affordable education. MusicAL ALUMNI Propuce WSU's WSU A STAND ON THEIR CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: PRESIDENT THOMPSON SPEAKS AT COMMENCEMENT; WITH HIS CHILD STEVE THEME SONG GRADS TAKE WORK ETHIC f you have attended commencement ceremonies at WSU during the past few years, you witnessed a dramatic moment that illustrated, better than any number of words, the work ethic of WSU students. The genesis of that moment began when WSU President Paul H. Thompson rolled up his sleeves and began work on a speech designed to pay tribute to the thousands of students who had worked tirelessly to arrive at graduation day. A number of phrases came to mind. Outstanding...No, incredible... Neither said enough. The struggle to find the right words continued as the President sketched out his speech. Against the odds...A phenomenal accomplishment... Nothing seemed to describe their journeys. Finally, the President decided there were no words that truly conveyed what the students had achieved. With only a few remarks on paper, he headed off to conduct the commencement ceremonies —determined to let the graduates tell their own stories. Shortly into the program, President Thompson engaged the graduating class in an interesting exercise. “Would all of the graduates who are married please stand?” he requested. With a rumble, nearly half of the graduating class stood. “Would all of the graduates who are parents please stand?” he continued. Over a third of the group again came to their feet, this time cheering. President Thompson then made yet another request: “Would all of the graduates who have been working part time or full time while attending Weber State please stand?” With an audible gasp from the crowd, an ocean of students rose in unison— leaving only a few dozen classmates seated. With that simple illustration, the audience of students, faculty, staff, families and friends realized something important about the graduates they had come to honor that day. WSU students, many of whom are the first in their families to attend college, truly earn their mortar boards. —Melisa Holmes, University Communications S everal months ago, we challenged alumni to submit an original song to harmonize with WSU's capital campaign. And the winner is...WWSU alumnus Michael Wooden '85, who developed an upbeat and _ inspiring tune and co-wrote its lyrics with | | WSU performing arts professor Jim Christian. Another Weber grad, Kevin Mathie ’91,. arranged and recorded the piece. We thought the song appro- priatel ly captured the spirit ol ie Weber State University and oer (AqpeaGeamintetac the direction this campaign promises to take the insti- at — tution in the future. And we oh 9 al Ws ce \ianee ~ wanted to share the ee ee a ee ‘If you would like a ee copy of the recording, please | call oly 626- 6194 tO request a CD [ : : | Changing Minds Together WSU Capital Campaign Theme : “Changing minds together : a Changing lives forever what —at Building the future is oe a . matters — one ‘student at atime | Wtsa heritage of honor, a tradition of achieverient - _ _ that began more than one hundred years ago . With the spirit of a Wildcat, we pursue the quest for knowledge _ ina place where any eager mind can grow ‘Cause at Weber State we’ re... CHORUS | Granging minds together Changing lives forever a Building the future is what matters— one student at a time Teaching and leading, contributing and ae : is the mission of our staff and faculty The supporting hand of business,- the example of alumni : are united in this great community And prove | that Weber State iS... REPEAT CHoRUSAs we look into and prepare for we can see our As an athlete or " ee pS the oe our tomorrows: goals emerging into sight an artist, a professional or scholar our promises are powerful and bright And thanks to Weber State we're... REPEAT CHORUS —Melisa Holmes, University Communications — Alumni Updates ALUMNUS GETS TEAM Out TO tne Ball Gane hree hours before game time at Dodger Stadium, at the end of the visitor's clubhouse, Reggie Younger, Jr. ’83 sits in a room the size of a large closet. Younger bends over a wooden lid on a portable laundry basket. He places envelopes in rows and fills them with game tickets for friends and relatives engineering from Utah State University. At the awards banquet on the USU campus, he said that the highlight of his profes- 1960s James E. Sawyer, BS ’67, is an associate professor of political science at Jesuit Seattle University. Raised in Ogden, Sawyer is amember of the Church of Jesus Christ, also known as the Mormons. On January 7, 2001, The Salt Lake Tribune published an article he wrote, entitled “Mormons, Media and the Politics of Self-Interest.” He was responding to a brouhaha over a cech by a Mormon tele- ‘State -Colleee student tsdy eeesldert sional career was his involvement in the space shuttle’s cryogenic infrared radiance instrumentation project. Dick Hunsaker, BS ’78, acting basketball coach at the University of Utah last sea- son, was named “Coach of the Year” in (NASPA). as an assistant coach at Ball State Univer- sity under Rick Majerus. When Majerus left for the University of Utah, Hunsaker succeeded him as head coach at Ball State and took his team to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament. Hunsaker has served on the WSU Alumni Board. Michael B. Roberts, BA °78, was chosen from a field of 20 a. to be chief of awarded following the murder of UW @ student Matthew Shepard. A fellow of the American Psychological Association and a licensed psychologist, Hurst is the author of three books. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Utah, and earned a PhD from Brigham Young University. vice. Morse has a bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering technology from WSU and a master’s degree in electrical S UM MER 20 0 1 players in the clubhouse watch a game on TV. “Everyone is going to want something different. You -foot, 5-inch, 230-pound ounger, 41, is perhaps an president of loans in 1986. unlikely candidate for his job. He played his last baseball in Little League and attended Weber State on a track and field scholarship, high jumping 6-feet, 10inches. But he was working at IBM in 1993 and wanted to get back into sports, so 1980s he took a job in guest services with the Giants. He later moved to the ticket office Russell K. Turner, BS °81, is director of Web strategy and development for NorthWestern Corporation in Sioux Falls, S.D. NorthWestern and its partner entities pro- vide Midwesterners with electric, natural gas and communications services; networked communications solutions and _ services; Sioux Falls from Los Angeles, where he David E. Morse, BS ‘70, was honored by party every trip, Younger says as ing secretary you'll be.” Turner and his wife, Jill, are relocating to the Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL), of North Logan, Utah, for 30 years of ser- The job is seldom easy. “You have about 65 in the traveling are not going to please everyone. air conditioning, heating, plumbing and related services, and propane distribution. 1970s gets their rest, it might just mean another win for the team.” The faster you learn that, the better Hurst the heal the campus and Laramie communities pitch a little better today. If | can d idiosyncrasies quickly. You university affairs. In 1999, University of trustees a good night's sleep, he might have to get to know their wants skills at the vice-presidential level, innova Trustees’ Award of Merit, for his efforts to “My goal,” says Younger, “Is to take their minds off the little tidbits of travel so they can do best what they do between the white lines. If (pitcher) Shawn Estes has coach at WSU for ten years. He was hired recently retired from his position as University of Wyoming vice president for student affairs. The Goodnight award is for high-level competency in administrative Wyoming busses, and trucks to carry luggage and equipment. do my job and there are no mis- Hurst tive response to students’ needs, effec tiveness in developing junior staff mem-— bers, and leadership in community and of travel for the Giants. He also arranges for hotels, airlines, rental cars, team takes getting in late, and everyone is remembered as an assistant basketball received the Scott Goodnight award from», Administrators Filling team requests for complimentary tickets is part of Younger's job as director the Mountain West Conference. Hunsaker the National Association of Student Per sonnel of San Francisco Giants’ players and executives. was manager of refining and engineering systems for Atlantic Richfield Company Inc. (ARCO). Besides his WSU bachelor’s degree in computer science, he has a master of business administration degree from the University of Alaska, Anchorage. and was named traveling secretary in 1995. He makes every trip with the team, but the job is not glamorous as an outsider might think. He has no days off between spring training in February and the end of the season in the fall. And he spends games in the clubhouse where it's easy to be reached in an emergency. “| can tell you how many innings I've watched over seven years,” he says. “If you count the playoffs, maybe four.” Still, Younger likes the work, which he hopes will lead to a vice presidency with a team some day. “You do it because it's a challenge,” he said. — Gary Libman, Contributing Writer Darren J. Godfrey, BS °87, MPACC °88, is vice president and chief financial officer for Goldenwest Credit Union in South Ogden, where he has worked since 1990. He was previously an auditor for the Utah John Morris, BA’85, and Holly Morris, BA *85, carried their passion for the theater into their personal and professional lives in Las Vegas. Both John and Holly graduated in theater arts. Ron Laci, one of their Joh uses what he learned at Weber State every day he teaches. He said that despite frustrations he feels with the low value society places on high school students and their theater teachers, a rehearsal with his young, actors can restore his optimism. The Morrises have two children. Kevin Carrillo, BA °86, is program manager of NOC Associates, NOC and Athlete Services for the Salt Lake Olympic Committee. He interviews and hires the volunteers who will be working with international delegations. He and his staff interviewed over 1,800 people from all over the world and accepted over | ,300. Carrillo’s WSU degree is in communications with an emphasis in public relations. Douglas Garfield, BS °86, is a science teacher at North Summit Middle School in Coalville, Utah. He takes his students on a year, where Tim R Carter, BS 89, is the pilot of Air A pecially-configured Boeing : taught him to problem-solve, and that he trip to Yellowstone Certified Public Accountant in 1990. He coaches youth athletics in his spare time. vat carries the U.S. Vice voiced King Artd “Camelot.” John teac arts magnet school in L developed an outr that focuses on pt people today, su and peer pressure for ten years. League of Credit Unions, serving as its president from 1992-95. He became a National they record Park every bear behavior, water pH, temperature, erosion and plant life data on computers provided by a federal grant. A bear enthusiast, Garfield has gone “bear-watching” at Yellowstone National Park with Steve French, the fore- most researcher in grizzly bear behavior. Garfield was born in Coalville, and as a boy trapped muskrats and mink for spend- ing money. He is a member of the Summit County Soil Conservation Unit, promoting stream back rehabilitation and restoration. He and his wife, Kathy, and their three children, live in Morgan, Utah. Richard L. Evans, BA ’88, was appointed vice president of lending for Goldenwest Credit Union. He has worked there since 1992. He graduated from WSU in management. Lieutenant in 1989, attended pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Texas. He received his wings in 1991, and was awarded the Academic Excellence Award for his class. He served in Southwest Asia, Haiti and the Balkans. In 1998, he flew medevac missions from Ramstein Air Base in Germany. A recent article by Doug Johnston in the Morgan Valley Weekly noted that Major Carter is the son of Ted and Sandy Carter of Morgan, Utah, where he graduated from high school in 1985. His wife is the former Jana Burton of Morgan, and they have three children. udy Oram ’88 understands people as well as she does business, two traits that can equal only one thing—success. When she was seven years old, Oram loaded her red wagon with vegetables from her grandfather's garden and sold them door to door. She knew how to make people happy then, and she’s making many more people—and their tastebuds—happy now. Today, she's the founder and chairman of the board of Pretzelmania, a Salt Lake City company specializing in fresh-baked pretzels. What started with a single shop in the Delta Center, home of the Utah Jazz NBA team, has grown to an international company with hundreds of Pretzelmania outlets and millions in sales. Why pretzels? One simple reason: Oram loves them. And apparently, so do a lot of other people. Eight months after starting Pretzelmania, 50 universities across the 1990s nation had signed agreements to sell her product. The special twist that she says Satoshi Watanabe, BA °90, earned master’s degrees from Columbia University in New York City in economics ('93), education (‘97) and statistics (99). In 2000, he received a master of philosophy degree and a PhD from Columbia, with emphases in labor economics, economics of education and applied econometrics. Watanabe, a native of Japan, is currently a research scientist at American Institutes for Research, a think tank in Washington, D.C., that provides research output for federal agencies and international organi- zations. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, works as a consultant for the World Bank and is pursuing a master of science degree in applied mathematics/operations research from The Johns Hopkins makes her pretzels better is a secret recipe and hand-tied, frozen dough that's baked fresh on location for the customer. “Consumers are attracted to our locations by the aroma,” she said. A native of Riverdale, Utah, Oram chose to attend Weber State because “class sizes were smaller, allowing for a relationship with the professors.” She graduated at the top of her class with a degree in marketing and a minor in finance. Despite her success with pretzels, Oram’s entrepreneurial spirit isn't just tied up in knots. She also is president and chief executive officer of CBC Holdings, which represents Fossil Watches and Accessories, Salt Lake City Emporium (both retail stores), and The Werks, a gourmet line of confectionary popcorn, pretzels and candies. The company got its name from Conner, Carter and Brooke, “my two nephews and niece, who remind me that dreams can come true.” — Jason Wanlass, University Communications University’s Whiting School of Engineering. His bachelor’s degree from WSU is in economics. Dale Stanford, BS ’91, opened a South Ogden branch for Primary Residential Mortgage in South Ogden. He has nine years of experience in the mortgage banking industry, and previously worked for Countrywide Home Loans. His wife is the former Michelle Hunt, RN °91. Mikel R. Bowman, BS °93, is a lending specialist at Key Bank in the Small Business Banking Group. He has worked in lending throughout Utah. His WSU degree is in communication with an emphasis in public relations. Andrea Stavrakakis, BIS ’93, exhibite etchings in “Under Pressure,” the first in 2001 at the Utah Arts Council Glendinning Gallery in Salt Lake City. Stavrakakis earned a bachelor of integrated studies from WSU with emphases in visua art and women's studies. Her etchings, black ink on white paper, are small, storytelling pieces containing symbolic human figures. VISTA 2000s Tell Us Your Story Kathy Patterson, BS ’00. is using her Carol Citte, BS 00, is the marketing and bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology in Boise, Idaho, where she is an electrical engineer at SCP Global Technology, worldwide supplier of surface preparation technology, systems and services to semi- development director of the Davis Arts & Humanities Council. She served internships John Hampton, BS 95, and Jean Hampton, AS °83, are the owners of Northern Utah Photographic Supply at Ogden City Plaza in Ogden, which opened in November, 1999. John graduated from WSU with a BS in art with an emphasis in photography. He has worked as a photographer for over 20 years in the Northern Utah area. He has had photographs published in magazines, as well as an article. During the past several years he has taught a variety of photography classes. Also a photographer, Jean, who received from WSU and her from the University worked in marketing her associate degree BA in communication of Utah in 1984, has and public relations. with Design,Solutions and the Utah Foster. Care Foundation, and has worked in the » printing industry. She lives i in Riverdale, Utah. Megan Galbraith, BS "00, is art director for Pinnacle Marketing and Communica- tions. She. graduated from WSU in visual communications and for a time owned a local sign and graphics company. ce com@ictor manufacturers. eS Rugan $aal, BS ’01, was appointed to the audit team of James & Co., Business Advisors and Certified Public Accountants. She will take part in financial and investigative audits. Saal is a resident of Tony Olsen, BS ’00, joined the staff of Riverdale, Utah. on pre-press fax to 801-626-7069. Or send an e-mail message to vista@weber.edu. Our mailing address: Vista Magazine, c/o University Communications,Weber State University 4025 University Circle, Ogden, UT 84408-4025. Pinnacle Marketing and Communications, concentrating What's new in your life? Have you landed a new job? Had a recent wedding? Added to your family? Traveled to Timbuktu? Keep your fellow alumni posted by contributing your news to Vista’s “Alumni Updates.” Call University Communications at 801-626-6348. Or production and graphic design. His WSU degree is in visual communication. Tiffanie Johnson, AS °96, is office manager and administrative assistant at Marketing and Communications. Pinnacle Tracey Stevens, BIS °96, is chief procure- ment officer for the City of Salt Lake. Her bachelor’s of integrated studies from WSU had emphases in logistics, political science and sales and service. She also has a Master of Arts in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix. Ken Doutre, BS *98, is the manager of Key Bank’s KeyCenter on Harrison Boulevard in Ogden. He has a BS in technical sales from WSU's College of Applied Science and Technology, and has experience in sales. Cheri Gochberg, BS ’98, works in the litigation section of Ray, Quinney & Nebeker. She graduated summa cum laude from WSU in political science and legal studies, and received her juris doctor degree from _ Nolen in Romania! aCe Nene The Weber State University Mune | Association for a unique opportunity for service | travel in Romania. If you long to be more thana | tourist in the countries you visit, then consider - joining the first-ever WSU volunteer team to ia. Roman 7h ae25 _ | rough 3 a partnership with Global ona apone in service--travel, our group of wsu A fonpiott, ‘nonsectarian organization with Je noneana friends will a two : the University of Utah, where she was articles editor for the Journal of Land, Resources & Environmental Law. Chantelle Kantor, BS ’98, is public relations coordinator for Crowell & Associates, an advertising and public relations company based in Salt Lake City. Her WSU degree is in communication with an emphasis in public relations, and she has been an intern with the Utah Symphony and Utah Fairpark. a skills are ee _ Volunteers a at a comfortable, ttourist: class hotel in the town of Barlad i in the Moldova rregion ¢of eastern | free-tiinc and ne activities. | a a The average traveler in Romania has fe access to local neonie and often one his or her time to - Bucharest or other Wiehe tourist attractions. Ou Wsu Romania ee offers you a » to See “One additional benefit of volunteering deductible for most U. 5. taxpayers. in Romania is ye cost of the | oo plus airfare, are fully la : ‘WSU Romania Program Dates: ‘August 10 to 24, 2002 ‘Service Program Fee: $1, ae oe person The service program fee covers all meals, lodging, in- country ground transportation, project costs, and the services of an experienced Global Volunteers team ee Transportation costs to Bucharest and free_ time expenses are not included. _ We hope you will join us for this unique program to Romania. To request more Momction. please Al the Alumni Travel Program at (800) 323-7373 or Global Volunteers at (8300) 487-1074. S U MM E R 20 0 1 19 | 8 WF. 2=FQ¢55 20 eo ee =, uo ra O “%. U © from a two-year to a four-year college. No longer would students have divided school loyalties by going somewhere else OO w 3= to finish their education. Today, this S school pride is what fuels our university, mr< as many of those earlier graduates are now in a financial position to give back to their alma TAT anit contributions PTC to make history mater and further its mission of changing minds. Whether you graduated from Weber eber State University’s history _ College or Weber State University, some includes at least two dozen leap things haven't changed. In 1944, | knew years. of the regular calendar the professors personally, and they knew variety. Our success also is marked by me. That's still true for students today. several impressive leaps in size and quality, At WSU, classes are taught by professors and we're about to take another that will — who excel as teachers and who take a gain us more than just an extra day in ©) February. It's a $75 million leap that _ we're calling a capital campaign for WSU: “Changing Minds Together.” Past leaps put WSU in a position to launch this campaign. -and personal interest in their students’ progress development. Weber State is funda- ~ mentally a teaching and learning institution —1'm proud of that. And | trust you take : pride i in WSU, too. Won't you join me in Searing the When I entered Weber College as a student in 1944, approximately 500 students _ Wildcats’ next giant leap? Small contributions were enrolled. When | returned to campus ~ are just as welcome and valued as large ones. What's important for you and for after World War II, the student body had — Weber State is that you stand up and be jumped to about 2,000. We quickly outgrew counted. Changing minds together, we can our seven-acre campus in downtown set new records for alumni generosity. Ogden and made the leap to our current Ogden campus on Harrison Boulevard. —Dean W. Hurst 48 In the 1960s, we made another leap Let’s take a look at two of them. Campaign for Weber State University Chairman _& qK — ee CF Z, in qQ) ag OY ee 5m os OR #z a w a b <H 22° = m1 & S i PG 4S - SG + E> ©