fa culty Five retiring professors join emeriti e than 1 comhe an-Tourof the takes ll the tition. 1ished tional vill be ators, cords, all. If is a / send /elop> Colte to their oC $500; iness Ford, igital =nce, ight, rkerlee p 200; nics, 11ps, director of the Nursery School and an University Young University. of Maryland; and an assistant professor Brigham at of the teaching faculty of that department since September 1955 and was chairman of the department from 1959 to 1972. Prior to coming to WSC he was employed in the radio broadcast in- She American Association of Women. MARTIE COLLETTE Martie Collette retired in April after |19 years in the Department of Library DR. FLORENCE R. BARTON 1965 and served as an Assistant Pro- Dr. Kunz received a B.S. in English Dr. Florence R. Barton has been with Idaho; her M.S. in Early Childhood Education at George Peabody Colin Human lege; and her Ph.D. tion since 1960. She began as an instructor and has been Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and was made a full Professor in 1975. the at Education She served on the Davis County School Board for 14 years prior to coming to WSC. She also taught high school English for 14 years in the Davis County School District. University of Maryland. acmajor. her of Some complishments include initiating the annual Families Alive National Con- serving as secretary ference at WSC; B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Utah. He received an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering at Utah State University with emphasis on circuits and radio : communications. of the governing board of the United States National Committee of the Organization for Early World Dr. the Ogden Family Support Center. Dr. Ruth C. Gardner is a Professor in the education department at Weber DR. JEAN T. KUNZ Dr. Jean T. Kunz has been chair of the Department of Child and Family and schools in schools high Colorado and the student's personal the value of general education, we have invoked a moratorium on new General Education Requirement technological change This is seeks to bring recommendation current that courses should fall into the following categories: broad survey of the discipline; major courses societal dealing problems such with as man’s relationship to his environment and public health; couses designed to apply scientific knowledge and prin- ciples to everyday life, either to pro- vide tools for dealing with day to day living or to enrich the students enjoy- ment of his life. It has also been that all students recommended should be required to take one laboratory-type class. Another recommended General Education Program change involves decisions from other schools on campus. The report “Science for NonSpecialisits: The College Years" (National Research Council} states that “college graduates in the non-science areas leading to professional work in law, journalism and so on have had little.. science. We believe this is a in the United summarized is States. The between that the natural sciences play an important role in our society as we respond to economic, demographic, and courses until we agree on a revised general education philosophy and course offerings. trollers use the same type of signals all over the world, this satellite will be able to evaluate any air traffic con- trol radar it passes over. "The ideal would be to have a polar orbit (as opposed to the equatorial path NUSAT will take}," said Twiggs. “Then we cover the whole earth.” "The satellite is strictly for civilian purposes,” said Twiggs. "There is no military use or connection with the in the following mission statement. The School of Natural Sciences together devoted students and faculty to the pursuit of selfand knowledge within societal systems a muti-cultural context. scientific realization placed in This pursuit includes a commitment to preserve, transmit add to, and evaluate the accumulated scientific to of the centuries; knowledge develop critical thinking and extend the frontiers of scientific knowledge; to serve society by integrating the in- tellectual with the pragmatic to prepare graduates for the world of work; to provide an environment conducive to effective and inspired teaching and learning; to promote professional development of faculty; to encourage professional achievement and creativity of faculty and students; and to foster value systems with less dogmatism and project." There will be a micro-computer inside the satellite as well as receivers. The receivers will pick-up the signals from the radar antenna and store them in the micro-computer, which the air traffic controllers’ screen, an airplane will disappear when it flies The above has been meant to show Because of the School's concern for Library tion in 1975. that it doesn't maintain a uniform intensity. A radar pattern, instead of looking like the smooth expansion of observed from a flashlight, light and continued attention...." life through Educational ing received the ULA Distinguishd Employee Award in 1982 and the ULA Distinguished Service Award for Librarianship in Higher Educa- tends to look more like fingers. On learning. Utah librarian to have received the three major awards in the profession, hav- terns of intensity of the radar signal is serious problem that deserves early society and, b) to enrich the quality of the Media Distinguished Service Award from the ULA. She is the only Utah with radar. The importance of knowing the pat- continued from page 4 this and hool litha und; 1ith, and t-.§ ness irles rial tH: and ed The same type of thing can be done She earned her B.S. in Education at Salem College in Massachusetts; and earned her M.Ed. and Ed.D. at the University of Arizona. She is a member of the American Reflections and Utah Library Association. She receiv- beam can be measured with a light meter and then plotted on a chart. Arizona for 30 years before coming to WSC. Studies at WSC for 11 years. Prior to coming to WSC she was director of the Mary B. Eyre Nursery School and professor of psychology at B.S. . Satellite project nearly finished Dr. Gardner worked as a teacher in Connecticut, her and continued from page 2 State College. She has been a member of that department since 1972. grade earned Professor, English. s She has served on numerous campu . committees and is a member of the and Delta Kappa Gamma. She serves DR. RUTH C. GARDNER Telephone License First Class. He also holds the basic professional Teaching Certificate with T.&I. Endorsement, issued by the State Board of Education. Barton Associate became a full Professor in 1977. Mrs. Collette received her B.S. and M.S. degrees from Utah State University in Secondary Education and Utah. She took her Ph.D. in Education, also at the University of Utah. She is a member of the National Council of Teachers of English, the Utah Council of Teachers of English, president of the board of directors for holds, and has held Radio F.C.C. an fessor, M.S. degrees from the University of is a past and Education; Childhood Science. She began as an instructor in the Department of Secondary Educa- and Psychology at the University of Development Committee- Education Association, the Association for the Supervision of Curriculum Development, and the International Reading Association. has taught in the public schools in Utah and Idaho. dustry for 16 years in positions ranging from transmitter operator to chief engineer and station manager. Mr. Urie received an A.S. degree in Physical Science and a B.S. degree in Education at the Branch Agricultural College in Cedar City, Utah; and a He currently 1938, since the at instructor Professor of Electronic Engineering Technology. He has been a member of chairperson as Education Association, the National Ca.; Claremont, College, Scripps HERSCHELL URIE Mr. Herschell Urie is an Associate greater mutual undrestanding using sciences’ criteria for the acceptance of valid points of view. the “fingers’ and reappear when it is within a “finger.” Radar evaluation helps technicians know that the antenna needs to be readjusted to minimize these “fingers” and thus provide safer air traffic control. The cannister which will carry the satellite into space aboard the shuttle is only 20 inches in diameter and 32 inches high. It is estimated that in addition to the $20,000 cash contributed to the project already, an additional time, in engineering $1 million facilities and materials have will relay the data back to the ground station (WSC). From this data, a picture of the radar pattern can be drawn. In this way, the air traffic controllers know what their radar pattern looks like without having to shut down the radar. “This is a big sophisticated project,” said Boyer, “The two major complexities are the electronics, getting the been hardward and software together; and donated by local industry, engineers and students. The satellite will travel at a speed of 18,000 miles per hour and orbit the earth once every 90 minutes. The length of time it will stay in orbit depends greatly on the altitude at which it is released. "At a lower altitude, say 200 miles, there is still enough air to slow it down gradually so it may only stay up less than a building it structurally to fit NASA safety requirements. NASA is building the lid for the cannister and interfacing it with the shuttle so that the astronauts will be able to open the cannister and eject the satellite with the push of a button. Working on the satellite is part of a senior project for many of the approximately 40 students involved in the year,” said Twiggs. “The higher it is when it is launched, the longer it will stay up,” he added. que learning experience that would students to high tech. introduce Students are also able to draw on the The satellite's orbit will pass over the earth's surface about 57 degrees on either side of the equator, or from project. “Gil Moore wanted this project to help the college create a uni- expertise South America well into northern Canada. Because air traffic con- of professional engineers who are donating time and talent to the project,” said Boyer. Weber State College COMMENT June 1984 page 11’