ingushed See i # oS Four alumni will be presented =| secial awards at the Alumni ky Banquet, Saturday, November 8, in | gonjunction with Homecoming. _ Distinguished Service’’ awards be awarded to Myrene Rich rewer and Nathan Mazer for . ee a community service and enneth (Kay) Randall and Myrtle +} Ririe Barker will receive } "Distinguished Alumni’”’ award for A) their achievements and contributions =) as alumni of the college. "+ Myrene Rich Brewer has been S| ictive in volunteer, political and given support in promoting cultural opportunities in Ogden. She has also been a booster for WSC. Mrs. Brewer is one of the original members of the Dee Hospital Volunteers as well as being an original member of the McKay Dee Foundation and one of its vice presidents. She served five years as Republican National. Committeewoman for Utah and has been an enthusiastic worker for the American Cancer Society on Weber County and State boards and during World War II was active with the American Red Cross distributing clothing and help to the needy. Considered a highlight by Mrs. Brewer was the opportunity to serve -_ + | years old and developed it into a + | >| » | 1| >| very successful business. Since his death in 1971 Mrs. Brewer has been chairman of the board of the J.W. Brewer Tire Company at the request of her sons. Active in PTA at all levels in 1)| many schools, Mrs. Brewer has months in Kngland with the 8th Air Force in ordinance, armament and gunnery officer assignments. Though not assigned to a combat crew Mazer participated on a voluntary basis on so many missions as gunnery officer that a bomber “‘The Fighting Hebe”’ was named for him. Upon his return to the United States, Captain Mazer was assigned to a B-26 group in South Carolina until released from active duty in November 1945. Colonel Mazer’s decorations include the Air Medal and cluster: Air Force Commendation medal with two clusters, ETO campaign ribbon with four clusters and the American Campaign ribbon with one cluster. As a civilian, Mazer joined TRW for 18 months in the Texas Houston Systems in Utah as Chief of Configuration Control for Mission. But she was glad to return to the ‘gorgeous mountains of Minuteman Ogden.” Presently she plans to enjoy her six children, 29 grandchildren and 7 activities, he has served as National Director of the Air Force Association, Executive Director of great grandchildren, to keep moving the Weber County Industrial her church as a full time missionary (not jogging) and take advantage of Senior Citizens classes at Weber State. Missile System. Among his many diverse civilian Development Bureau, and on the Advisory Council at WSC. He is the recipient of numerous local, regional, and national awards relating to logistics, transportation, pall + | religious service. | She was born in Ogden to Dr. Edward I. and Almira Cozzens Rich. The family home was two doors } south of Weber Academy and she ‘has felt “close to Weber’’ and proud | ofits progress. Mrs. Brewer graduated from ) | Ogden High School in 1923 and = | graduated in 1927 from the 1} University of Michigan with a B.A. degree. She has attended summer +1 sssions at a number of universities, 5 | and Weber State. In 1928 she married Joseph West Brewer and they are the parents of » | dx children, Mrs. Jay William ‘) | Sharlene) Glasmann, Joseph Jr., Edward, Alexander, Rodney and Mrs. Christopher (Mary) Ford. “Joe was born and raised in Jgden, graduated from Weber Academy and was captain of the | | first football team. He later played YPotball at the University of Chicago I “shen Alonzo Stagg was coach,” said / | Mrs. Brewer. Mr. Brewer established |} “Joe’s Tire Shop” when he was 21 taught and served in her church and Kay Randall Nathan H. Mazer has had distinguished careers in the military, public industrial development, retired military affairs and community service. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and as a youth participated in boxing, track and field and baseball. His prowess as an amateur boxer and acquisition of junior olympic records established his acceptance by the “‘corner industrial development, and civic participation. In all of these activities, he has been supported and encouraged by his wife, Frances, and his two daughters. They have resided in Roy since his retirement from active duty. Mazer’s creed has always been ‘‘Whom shall I send and who will go for us? .. . Here am I! Send me.” Isiah 6:8. the end of his banking career 30 years later, he had headed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the largest of the three bank regulatory agencies. Banking, as a profession, was on both sides of Mr. Randall’s family. Following graduation from Weber he earned a B.S. and M.S. at Brigham Young University and attended Stonier Graduate School of Banking. Mr. Randall served with the State Bank of Provo (now the Central Bank and Trust Company) until 1963, progressing through assistant cashier, cashier, vice president and, finally, president. He served as Senator Wallace Bennett’s campaign chairman for Utah County. The Republican was elected in the traditional Democrat county. Senator Bennett did not forget and later called Mr. Randall about a Republican opening on the FDIC board. He was appointed by President Johnson to the position and fourteen months later was appointed chairman of the FDIC. The FDIC has some 3,000 employees and 14 branch offices around the country. In addition to its insurance role, it is a rule-making body, deciding, among other things, on some 20 to 40 applications a week for new bank openings, branches and mergers. In reply to a question of what he spent most of his time on after becoming chairman, Mr. Randall said, ‘“‘An airplane. job is making sure understand what is real world. The real A big part of the that you happening in the world is not in Washington.”’ ‘‘We saw ourselves as referees, with heavy public responsibilities but also with an understanding of gangs.” Inducted as a private in the Army Air Corps in 1941 and subsequently promoted to Sergeant, he flew more than 100 submarine patrols as a bombardier. After being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1942, he spent 20 Myrtle Barker private sector problems,” said Mr. Kenneth A. (Kay) Randall, a WSC graduate of ‘47, entered college determined not to enter the family profession, banking, but he was in banking before graduation and by Randall. He retired from the FDIC in 1970 and joined United Virginia Bankshares Incorporated (UVB) as (Continued on page 4) Page 3 Ae Nathan H. Mazer Myrene R. Brewer