Kind of exciting st an of ne ind ion > ed yr. ork nm School at Ft. Benning, Georgia, last summer where he made five night jumps from jets. From Ft. Benning he went to Ft. Lewis, Washington to an advanced officer preparation course. “There we learned the responsibilities of an officer, how to lead people and deal with situations. We had a chance to learn about different functions of the army - from driving tanks to flying in helicopters. We even learned how army finances work - its role and function - so we'd be informed,” Jeff said. On physical training tests (PT tests) Jeff scored 500, the highest possible. About 10-12 young men out of 2100 made that grade. They were rated on a two mile run, horizontal ladders, sit-ups, inverted crawl, run, dodge and jump as well as tactic and peer reports. “The competition gave me a certain amount of pride in upholding the program here at Weber State College.” He was presented the “Outstanding Platoon Leader” award. LDS mission to Los Angeles, California. Upon returning he realized he’d have to go back into the Army so he decided he wanted to be an officer rather than an enlisted man. He changed over from Army Reserve to Army ROTC and enrolled again at WSC where he had attended several quarters following graduation from Bonneville High School in 1975. “We're placed into a leadership role each week that will help us as officers,” said Jeff. He has learned drill marching, orienteering (reading maps and compasses over rough terrain), water survival and CPR life saving measures to list a few. “The competition gave me a certain amount of pride,” said Battalion Commander Jeff Stuart. Currently Battalion Commander, Jeff is leader of the ROTC student lab exercises. Military Science is his minor. He is majoring in Communications with an emphasis in public speaking. “Lt. Col. Harrell and Major Slater are very career-minded and very willing to help in every facet - as are all the cadre. They counsel as much for a career as for the Army. He will be commissioned before he graduates from college so he'll stay in the reserves. He has the option of staying in the reserves or going active. “Ill go aviation if I go active. I would like to go Class Notes MAJOR JOHN (JACK) SHANNON has been selected for Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He also has orders to go to Florida Tech to study logistics when C.G.S. is completed. Major Shannon, who graduated from WSC in Finance in 75, has been assigned as an advisor to the Montana National Guard. ROBERT H. BOWMAN, deputy public affairs officer, Hill Air Force Base, has retird after 38 years of federal service. In addition to acting as liason between Hill AFB and the news media, Bowman was involved in community relations programs conducted by the base as well as internal information programs. He received an associate degree in business from WSC in 1942 and later completed his education at the University of Utah in 1948 with a degree in marketing and manaement. He and his wife, Beverly reside in Roy. They have three children and three grandchildren. FRED S. BALL, executive vice president of the Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, was elected president of the Utah State Chamber of Commerce. STEPHEN RODELL has started the private practice of dentistry in the Harrison Professional Center, Ogden. He received a degree in microbiology from WSC in 1973 and a masters degree from North Dakota State in 1975. He graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry last June. He is married to the former Terri Clark, Ogden. They have one son. LYNNDA WANGSGARD, assistant director of the Weber County Library was awarded the Beginning Professional Award by the Mountain Plains Library Association recently in Denver. The award was given during the association’s annual convention. It recognized initiative, publications, work in coordinating grants and programs and service through professional associations. She has worked for the library 10 years, recently completing a master’s degree at Brigham Young University. She earned a degree in English from WSC. QUINN G. MCKAY has been named executive vice president and general manager of Ballet West. He is a former dean of the School of Business at WSC and a professor of management at BYU. ANA ELDREDGE has been named “Outstanding Foreign Language Teacher of the year” for Utah by the Utah Foreign Language Association of the Utah Education Association. Mrs. Eldredge was presented the award for “outstanding performnce as a French and Spanish teacher” at Weber High School. She graduated from WSC in 1973 and taught Spanish three years at WSC as a teaching assistant. She is presently in her fourth year at Weber High School. ROBERT W. JOHNSON has been appointed postmaster of the Ogden Post Office. He was formerly postmaster at the Kaysville Post Office. He received a B.S. degree from WSC and he and his wife, Lorna, have five children. KENNETH P. O’CONNELL III has been promoted to the rank of captain in the U.S. Air Force. He is a B52H pilot with a unit of the Strategic Air Command at Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City, S.D. He received a B.S. degree from WSC in 1975 and was commissioned through the ROTC program. His wife is the former Ranae Beus, Ogden. MARVIN J. JOHNS was recently promoted to his present rank of First Lieutenant and completed an officer rotary wing aviator course and received the silver wings of an Army aviator at the U.S. Army Aviation School, Fort Rucker, Ala. He received a B.S. degree at WSC in 976. LON HEINER has been named molding production manager at the Cutter Laboratories in Ogden. He is a WSC graduate and earned a master’s degree from the University of Utah. He joined the Cutter staff in 1968. ORVILLE REX CHILD has been elected as assistant vice president and trust administrator in the main Ogden offices of the First Security Bank. Mr. Child has been a trust officer in the Ogden office. He is a 1965 graduate and graduated from the Pacific Coast Banking School in 1974. to Germany.” He may choose to have a career in Ogden. “It’s an outstanding program. If students realized the opportunities we'd be flooded. Unfortunately a lot of students don’t understand what is being offered,” Jeff said. | Lt. Col. Harrell agreed that opportunities for development are substantial. “Students develop self-discipline, physical stamina, poise, confidence and a strong sense of responsibility. They enhance management skills and personal and professional traits basic to success in any career.” Exhibiting leadership in other aspects of college life, Jeff has been Academic Senator for the School of Business, “79-80 and is presently running for Academic Vice President of the Associated Students Weber State College for. next year. He won the sophomore all-around athlete. Born and raised in Ogden, Jeff is the son of Kenneth F. and Marion W. Stuart and works part-time in the Alpine Ski Shop. in New York City and received a scholarship in the professional studies program of the Opera Training Department which is the professional arm of the American Opera Company. She is studying languages, diction, theory and ear training and performed in the opera “La Rondine” in December and has the mezzo soprano lead in a current production. She is married to Ronald Hyde and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Hurst, Ogden. REX FRASIER, who has served as adminisrative assistant to Ogden City Manager Larry Hunter for the past two years, has assumed new duties as assistant director of the Ogden City Neighborhood Development Agency. He will assist in the administration of the city’s $1.6 million block grant program. He will also help manage various community redevelopment programs. Mr. Frasier, a former WSC studentbody, received his B.S. degree in political science in 1975. He earned his Master’s of Public Administration from the University of Denver in 1977. KRISTEN HURST-HYDE WSC graduate, was accepted into the Julliard School of Music Page 5 mmm ae ‘in rved aS Lt. Col. Burke Harrell, professor of Military Science, said the six-week Advanced Leadership Camp is taken between a students Junior and Senior year, giving cadets the opportunity to put into practice those leadership and management principles they have acquired during on-campus instruction and to learn skills using equipment not available on campus.” Jeff is a two-year cadet due to a previous enlistment in the Army reserves. The two-year program starts at the advanced level. The four-year program consists of a Basic and and an Advanced course. Taking a two year leave from the Army reserves, Jeff filled an —— ah’s ras *“s ers he ‘the It’s kind of exciting jumping from a jet at night - and rappeling from cliffs 120 feet high,” said Jeff Stuart, describing some of his experiences related to the ROTC at Weber State College. As a result of his training in the ROTC he had the opportunity of going to Airborne