Development fund news Elizabeth Bell Christian trusts to directed to the college to be used in four academic areas. Income earned each year from the trust will benefit the School of Educa- Croft Arboretum Dedicated A grove of trees which includes 33 ) different species was dedicated as the 7"A. Russell and Irene H. Croft Arjhoretum” during a ceremony tion, peer 10. The trees were a gift of Mr. and study and gather. It also gives botany WSC students a field laboratory. mon name, the scientific name, the geographical area where the tree is Of 4 most common and other useful infor- (, before 4 ation. > of thew ‘the col- — ‘ Hes ) sromptly — Annuity Trust Established by Janet Storey Oberg Dale state, as — the total } 4 $75,000 annuity trust to even- yer State tually benefit Weber ur effort J Dale, of Odgen, Utah. 4 Mrs. Dale has directed that after Its protands on nized as Technology. | The donation was a gift in kind that included high technology parts and systems for aircraft, said Robert E. Wallentine, chairman of the WSC manufacturing engineering technology which received the gift. Wallentine State has been pport of $222,917 worth said that the donated materials are aircraft parts constructed to meet high specifications. He said that students at Weber State would use them as guidelines in manufacturing similar parts. established by Janet Storey Oberg ah. has received | her death and that of her husband, proceeds from the trust will be WSC beneficiary of two trusts total- ling $350,000. The funds from these trusts would be used largely for scholarships with materials used in the WSC Practicum Center. of materials from Parker Hannifin in a donation to the college's School of Each tree has a free-standing infor} mational plaque that gives the com- Mrs. Elizabeth Bell Christian, a long time Ogden resident who passed away earlier this year, has named a portion set aside for equipment and Parker Hannifin donates $222,917 worth of materials to WSC vides a shady place to students to ) Administration, Weber State College. Mrs. A. Russell Croft of Ogden. AcFoording to Croft the arboretum is | + both aesthetic and educational. It pro- ving Business Microbiology, and Police Science. Monies are to be used for scholarships to senior or graduate students at on provide scholarships and more The donations came through Parker Bertea in Ogden which is a local branch of Parker Hannifin. According to David G. Moore, vice chairman of the WSC development fund and administrator for the trust the annual interest $50,000 would be earnings from used for. the Practicum Center, which is a unique concept of child-teacher education at WSC. The center provides remedial diagnosis and instruction for young people in the community who are experiencing learning difficulties. Interest from the remaining $300,000 would provide scholarships for worthy students. These scholarships will be based on need, and scholastic ability with consideration given to students with a railroad background in their family. This will provide approximately $30,000 each year for scholarships. we of 1Alumni Awards presented at banquet We must Judge Stanton Taylor named to alumni board Stanton Taylor, the presiding judge of the 3rd circuit court, has been appointed to the WSC alumni board. He attended Weber College from 1956 until 1958, before getting his law degree from the University of Utah in 1964. Judge Taylor, was a partner in the law firm of Lamph & Newey in Ogden before becoming a judge in 1973. He has also served as chief deputy attorney for the Ogden City Corporation, president of the county bar association, president of the cir- cuit judges association, member of the judicial council (the governing body of judges in the state) and is a member of MOWEDA board of directors. He is married to the former.Shirley They Stowers. have four children. ts day in J | 4 WSC Alumni Association. ™ sident + ____J@ Two Weber State College alumni and the wife of former WSC president were honored during homecoming by the WSC president were honored during homecoming by the A member of the Utah State Legislature Buckner is currently the Utah State Board of Regents. on Corry is a native of Ogden and attended Weber College in 1933 where the received retired, now ‘Distinguished Alumni Award" for he served as student body president. After completing graduate work at American University Graduate School in Washington D.C. Corry and Mrs. Mary W. Miller, wife of the late William i Regional Representative. E. LaMar Buckner, local businessman, and Rowland P. Corry, ) their business and civic achievement formae positions in the L.D.S. Church including his present work as a P. Miller received the "Distinguished Service Award." Buckner is currently the president of Buckner-Radmall Insurance \ctober ai Counselors ; Ogden. with headquarters ae , mare He attended Weber Junior College and completed his bachelor's degree D dcity a fous of thal at Brigham Young University. A veteran of World War II he received numerous military honors. entered the military as a Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Coast Guard. In 1948 he went to work for Arabian American Oil Company where he worked both in New York City and Saudi Arabia until 1963. From then until his retirement in 1972 he worked as a personnel generalist at Hill Air Force Base. Corry has been vice president of the Sons of Utah Pioneers and president of the WSC Emeritus Alumni organization. Mrs. Miller is the wife of the former WSC president William P. Miller. She was born in Syracuse where she met her husband. As wife of the WSC president she hosted numerous functions for both faculty and students. She has served since 1963 in the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and was one of the charter members of Rowland P. Corry Mrs. Mary W. Miller her camp. : Mrs. Miller was also a county board member 1973, of the DUP from 1963 served as first counselor company to to the . president for seven years and is presently serving as captain of the College Heights Camp. She is currently working as a ‘volunteer at McKay-Dee Hospital in the grandmother program for premature babies and a_ temple worker in the Ogden L.D.S. Temple. in nge in | Mat In 1973 he was recognized as the a state senioe a ‘Outstanding Insurance Agent of the Year" by the Utah State Independent es Agent Association. He also served on the board of directors of ZCMI and of 1 and (am m the fii Zions First National Bank of Ogden. Buckner received many awards for ervide his service to the Boy Scouts of America, most recently the Silver Antelope, and has held numerous E. LaMar Buckner St lt La Ligh5 le . 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