! _ MARCH 1979 COMMENT Fund for ‘“The Stone Mason’’ scholarships donated to college in financial, cultural, and educational institutions. The sculpture has been placed for the present in the Special Collections and Howell Library of the WSC Stewart Library where students and the general public may see it. Dean W. Hurst, assistant to the president, noted the piece is all the more valuable to the college since it is the work of Mr. Young, a Utah artist “who is ranked with the great sculptors of the day.” Mr. Young’s major works of sculpture include the figures of Hyrum and Joseph Smith and also the Seagull Monument in the Salt Lake Temple grounds, “This is the Place’ monument — +) sculpture at the Canyon east of Ganz’ — a figure York’s Madison mouth of Emigration Salt Lake Ctiy, “Joe of a boxer now in New Square Gardens. He is a director of Zions Utah Bank Corporation, Salt Lake City; director of the joint operating Staff-West, special Nato petroleum assignment for the Department of Energy, and an executive of several other petroleum operations. He is the 1974 recipient of the University of Utah’s Distinguished Alumnus Award, and has served on councils and boards of the Utah Symphony Orchestra, Brigham Young University and University of Utah. In acknowledging the gift President Brady cited the need for such quality art objects. ‘“‘Weber State is desirous of increasing its permanent art collection of five paintings and sculptures,’’ he said, “‘we are most grateful for the generosity of Mr. Sears in making art work available to the college and community.” Lou Gladwell In Memoriam AFTON B. “PETE” PETERSON, 58, Ogden, died Dec. 4, 1978. He had been an aircraft inspector at HAFB and reitred three years ago. He attended WSC. He is survived by his widow, the former Beth Erskine Carr, two sons and one daughter. NETTIE WANGSGARD RANDALL, 59, Ogden died Dec. 4, 1978. She had been a licensed practical nurse at the McKay-Dee Hospital before retiring and had attended the WSC nursing program. She was president of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Carpenter Local Union No. 450 and was first vice president of the auxiliary to the state. Her husband, George C. Randall, preceded her in death. She is survived by four sons and three daughters. VINCENT KOFOED NELSON, 60, Layton, died Nov. 18, 1978 in Ogden. He was a retired master sergeant in the US. Air Force. He served 23 years in ~ ~ Africa. Iceland, Italy and many States. He received an Sciences degree College and was Germany, bases England, in the United program.Surviving are his wife, the former Linda Fay Peterson, one son and one daughter. GOLDEN JOSEPH NIELSON, 80, Washington Terrace, died Dec. 22. He was a farmer in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho and worked for Weber County from 1933 to 1945. From 1945 to 1952 he worked at the Clearfield Naval Supply Depot as a fireman. He graduated from Weber Academy. Surviving are his wife, the former Vera Hobson, one son and one daughter. NORMA D. MAYER, 69, Washington Terrace, died Nov. 19, 1978. She was a teacher in the Morgan Elementary schools. A graduate from Weber College, she also served a as a Pink Lady at Weber County Hospital and was an officer in the Pink Ladies Auxiliary. Surviving are her husband, Hugh E. Mayer, two brothers and one sister. associate of Applied from Utah Technical attending WSC. Sur- _ viving are his wife, the former Pauline Edna Ingalls, _ daughters. tended the University of Texas and the University of Utah and was completing work in geography in the masters three sons and two JOHN ELLIS LEE, 64, Brigham City, died Dec. 15, 1978 in Brigham City. He operated a farm at Snowville prior to his retirement. He served in the Utah National Guard 6 years. He is survived by his wife, the former Iris LaRue Hopkins, nine sons and_ three daughters. SCOTT ALAN RICH, 30, Wenatchee, Washington, died November 27, 1978. He attended WSC ‘66-68 and ‘71 where he was active in the Phoenix Fraternity and worked with the Rodeo Club. He served an LDS Mission in the CanadaAlaska area. For the past six years he had resided in Washington in the contracting business. He is survived by his wife, the former Sheri Roberts, one daughter and his parents Joseph I. and Joyce Peterson Rich, Ogden. an assistant planner for the Weber BONNIE GUSTAVESS, 23, Bountiful, died Dec. 29, 1978 of injuries from an automobile accident. She graduated from Bountiful High School and WSC and was teaching at the Clearfield Job Corps Center. Surviving are her County mother, _ ROBERT ELTON’ LONG, 31, _ Washington Terrace, died Dec. 24 in _ Salt Lake City of leukemia. He had been Planning graduated from Commission WSC in 1969. and He at- Elvira Packer Gustaveson, four brothers and five sisters. An identical amount will be given se Utah State University at a later a executive ate. Mr. Parson and his wife, Bonnie F. Parson, have provided for an additional $38,000 to go to each school, either through subsequent contributions or as a provision of their will. The fund will provide scholarships for a number of students in the departments of business, engineering and athletics. Earnings from investment of the contributions will be divided equally among the three departments. The scholarships will be awarded to sophomore students on the basis ‘of scholastic ability, a ‘‘commitment to high moral and social values,’’ and financial need. Faculty members from each department will be named to select scholarship recipients. Weber State President Rodney H. Brady accepted the donation for the college. He expressed appreciation from the school, and cited the contribution as ‘‘another example of terrific community support.”’ He said the multi-departmental scholarship will benefit many students. Mr. Parson and his sons have given active support to athletic programs at Weber State and Utah Gift of marquee and entranceway A gift of $156,000 from Wade and Harold Mack of Ogden for the building of an entranceway and marquee at the west entrance to the Dee Events Center was accepted by the WSC Institutional Council. The Mack brothers are the sons of the late Edith Dee Mack Green and are trustees of the Edith D. Mack Green Charitable Foundation, through which the gift will be funded. The new entranceway will be constructed on the access road which leads west from the Dee Events Center to Harrison Blvd. The entranceway, which will be a memorial to Mrs. Green, will be built in a style and of materials which will complement the Dee Events Center. It will be landscaped to fit. The marquee units will sit on both sides of one of the entryway pilastes. They will be lighted. Design work has been handled by the Salt Lake City architectural firm of Design West under assignment from the State Building Board. One marquee on the main campus is constantly filled, and the new units will help relieve the burden and give the events center its own place for displaying information on coming events. Harold Mack is a retired fireman and Wade Mack has been purchasing agent for the McKay-Dee Hospital. Ray Wight. JACK B. AND BONNIE F. PARSON State for many years. The Parson family maintains membership in the Wildcat Club and contributed to the building of the Dee Events Center as well as other programs at the college. The family also donated to the construction of the Spectrum on the USU campus. ee f at $12,500 in 1977. ‘“‘The Stone Mason”’ is a dramatically strong sculpture depicting a stone worker using a hammer and chisel. Mr. Sears is a graduate of the University of Utah and of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. The founder of an Ogden-based construction, asphalt and readymix company with facilities throughout Northern Utah and Idaho has given funds which will eventually total $50,000 each to Weber State College and Utah State University. . Jack B. Parson, owner of Parson Construction and Parson ReadyMix, presented Weber State College with a check for an initial contribution of $12,000. ied cast bronze sculpture by the late Utah artist Mahonri M. Young, has been donated to Weber State College. The work is a gift from Robert N. Sears, New York, senior vice-president and director of Phillips Petroleum Company. Mr. Phillips, a friend of WSC President Rodney H. Brady, has a considerable Utah background as an Mr. Hurst said the Hunter Gallery in San Francisco appraised the sculpture The Parson Construction Co., founded soon after World War II, has become a major builder of highways and roads in Utah, Idaho and Nevada. Parson Ready-Mix and Asphalt is an outgrowth of the construction firm and has outlets in the three states. Mr. and Mrs. Parson presently reside in Logan. The company is now family-owned and the couple’s sons supervise operations of the company in Ogden, Brigham City and Logan. Industrialist presents gift Eastern industrialist J. Marriott presented WSC with $50,000 for a program which defined later. Purpose and eventual use determined by conferences Willard a gift of will be will be between Mr. Marriott, WSC President Rodney Brady, and other college officials. H. A gift of around $81,000 was received from Mr. Marriott about a year ago to endow scholarships and a lecture fund to promote and support free enterprise. It was set up as the J. Willard Marriott scholarship and lecture fund and proceeds are already in use. The current gift and the scholarship fund are not related. Over the years Mr. Marriott has given WSC approximately $200,000 for a variety of uses. A strong advocate of the free enterprise system. Mr. Marriott is a native of Weber County who has become a national leader in food services and other enterprises. He is a former studentbody president easy high ~~ a 20-inch at WSC, a commencement speaker, and the recipient of an honorary degree in 1970. A 1923 graduate, Mr. Marriott was a member of the last high school class to be graduated from the old Weber Academy before the school dropped the high school level and went strictly to the college level. oe Mason,” reyTs “The Stone