Missouri S&T Magazine, February 1977

AlulI1nus February 1977

University of MissouriRolla

MSM-UMR Alumni Association Telephone (314) 341-4171; (314) 341-4172

Alumnus MSM-UMR Alumni Association

OFF I CERS Richard H . Bauer '52

Missouri Electrochem , Inc. 8013 Date Ave ., 51. Louis. M 063117

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Joseph W . Mooney ' 39

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Robert D . Bay '49 .

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James B. M c G r ath ' 49 .

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Robert V. Wolf '51

Dept. of M etallu rgical 8. Nucl ear E ngr UMR . Rolla . MO 65401

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Vernon T. Loesing '42

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DtRECTOR S AT LARGE Allan H . La Plante ' 63 Belding H . M cCu rdy '3 8 E. L. ( Roy) Perry ' 00 Walter C. M ulyca '65 .

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The April MSM ALUMNUS will feature pictures of the campus and the town, responding to a suggestion of Charles Murray , Class of 1970.

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KANSAS CITY, MO--Dr. James C. Pogue was named interim chancellor of the University of Missouri's Rolla campus on December 17 by the UM Board of Curators.

Dr. Pogue currently is UMR's provost and dean of faculties. He took over chief administrative duties of the Rolla campus Jan. 1 when Dr. Raymond L. Bisplinghoff left to become vice president of research at Tyco Laboratories , Inc. , Boston.

UM Interim President James C. Olson said that Dr. Pogue has been charged with the responsibility "of moving ahead vigorously in the effective administration of the campus. Dr. Pogue will have my full support in the important task ahead."

Dr. Olson also has named a nine-member search committee composed of faculty , administration, students and alumni to screen and nominate candidates for chancellor. Dr. James

H. Tracey, UMR professor of electrical engineering, was named committee chairman.

Dr. Pogue, 44, has been a professor of English at UMR since 1964 and has held his present administrative post since December, 1974. Previously, he was chairman of UMR's humanities department and director of the division of liberal arts before becoming acting dean of faculties in 1973.

He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in English from Kansas State College at Emporia in 1955 and 1956, respectively , and his Ph. D. in English from UM-Columbia in 1964 .

He was an instructor in English at UMC from 1956 to 1963 and taught a year at Wayne State College in Nebraska before joining the UMR faculty. Dr. Pogue's general area of research has been in English Renaissance drama.

He has been an official judge for

the National Council of Teachers of English achievements awards program. He is a member of Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Kappa Psi, and listed in Who's Who in America, 1972-73; the Dictionary of American Scholars, 1969; and The Newcomen Society in North America . He also is affiliated with several professional organiza tions .

Besides Dr. Tracey, the search committee for UMR chancellor is composed of Dr. Donald L. Warner, professor of geological engineering ; Dr. Harold Q. Fuller, professor of physics and dean emeritus; Dr. J. Stuart Johnson, dean of UMR's School of Engineering ; Joseph D. Wollard, business officer ; Aaron Cook and Andy Schwartz, both students; and Richard Bauer, UMR Alumni Association representative. Dr. A.G. Unklesbay , UM vice president for administration, will represent central administration.

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Past President Honored

Paul T. Dowling

Paul T. Dowling, alumnus of UMR, Class of 1940, national chairman of UMR's Development Council, past director and national president of the MSMUMR Alumni Associa tion, was awarded the honorary doctor of engineering degree by the University of Missouri-Rolla at winter graduation exercises Dec. 19,1976.

Dowling is chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors of Nooter Corp., St.

Sisplinghoff Cites Dowling Honorary Degree Citation Mr. President, I have the honor to present Mr. Paul T. Dowling for the honorary degree, Doctor of Engineering, in recognition of his distinguished service to MSMUMR, to the engineering profession, and to the State of Missouri and the nation. His life should serve as an example to all sons and daughters of Missouri who aspire to a career in the field of engineering. Born and reared in Missouri, he is regarded by alumni and faculty alike as one of MSM-UMR's outstanding graduates. He has combined in one remarkable career, a Missouri heritage with the roles of metallurgist, business executive, civic leader and contributor to higher education. No other MSMUMR graduate exemplifies more than Paul Dowling the American

Tradition of "can do" carried out within the framework of our free enterprise system in which he so fervently believes.

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been one of the prime factors in the state-wide and national stature now enjoyed by this university.

In recognition of the exceptional contributions that Paul T. Dowling has made to the nation and the state, to Missouri industry, to the engineering profession and to MSM-UMR, the faculty of the UniverSIty of Missouri-Rolla recommends him for the Degree of Doctor of Engineering. I now present him to you so that you may confer upon him this highest accolade.

Louis, and delivered the commencement address.

A native St. Louisan, he began his professional career as an apprentice metallurgist with Inland Steel Co. He later worked for Jones and Laughlin Steel Co., Granite Steel Co., and as the engineer in charge of ammunition component inspection for the St. Louis Ordnance District. During World War II he joined the U.S. Navy and served at various Bureau of Ordnance installations.

Following his term in the navy, he joined Nooter Corp. as a sales engineer. He served as divisional sales manager, general manager of sales, executive vice president, and president before assuming his present position.

Dowling is a registered professional engineer in Missouri and was awarded th_e professional degree of metallurgical engineer by UMR in 1963. He is an active member or past member of some 25 professional and CIVIC organiza tions and has served as president or chairman of several of them. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of CulverStockton and William Woods Colleges.

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I Believe" Excerpts from "This I Believe" , the Commencement Address given by Paul T. Dowling on December 19, 1976. .. Under our economic system, each of us has free choice in all that we do. We can hope and strive to ensure that our endeavors as individuals can produce enough economic wherewithal--money, if you wish-to provide us not only the necessities but some of those little extras which make life even more enjoyable ... For a fee , we may live in a shelter owned by someone else--or we may choose to build or buy living quarters of our own. We may choose between riding public conveyances or purchasing our own automobile. Even there we have a choice for, if we don't like for any reason the products of General Motors, we may look at those of Ford, Chrysler, or American Motors. We are not told that we are one ... who will be permitted to own one of this year's models of the stateproduced motor vehicle in latest basic black ...

Our freedom of economic choice is guaranteed by the Declaration of Independence and our Constitution. Rights which have been given to us under the Constitution can only be taken away with our consent and agreement.

Our free enterprise system has given us , and individual Americans , the highest standard of living ever known ... Yet, we as individuals seem hell-bent to promote the destruction of the system which has given us these bounteous returns .. .! assure you that the destruction of this system will also destroy our personal freedom , for in no other economic system does the individual have

Paul T. Dowling, center, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Nooter C~rp., St. Louis, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree at the recent wInte~ co~mencement ex~rcises by the University of Missouri-Rolla. Offering congratulatIOns are UniverSity of ~ssouri Interim President James C. Olson, left, and UMR Chancellor Raymond L. Bisphnghoff. Dowling, who started as a sales engineer with Noot.er Corporation following service in the U. S. Navy during World War II, is a past preSident of the MSM-UMR Alumni Association and is national chairman of UMR's DeveloPI?ent Council. He was awarded the professional degree of metallurgical engineer

by UMR In 1963.

the opportunity of developing his own unique talents and abilities for personal gain and advancement as only he sees fit.

It has become ever-increasingly popular to blame all of our ills and imperfections--and we do have many--upon "big business". What is big business? It, in truth, is nothing more than an organization which uses the talents and resources, the brains, the physical strengths, and the money of a heck of a lot more individuals than does its smaller counterpart. It must produce a product or service that is wanted and needed by individuals and-or

other businesses. If it does not meet a need, it cannot survive regardless of its size.

Neither can any business .. .survive unless it makes a profit on its invested capital.. ..

"Profit is not a dirty word . In the U.S . today , it requires , on the average, almost $38,000 to create one new job. It is only through expansion of existing businesses (made possible through retained profits ) and the starting of new businesses that new jobs can be created to productively use the everincreasing work force. New business can be started only if individuals are willing to invest the savings which they have accumulated from their earnings .

The investor risks his hardearned savings only in the hope that he can earn a profit on his investment which is greater than the return he would get by putting his money in a bank or savings and loan institution. His investment helps to create a new job--but, if the creation of that job does not produce a satisfactory Continued on page 4

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"This I Believe" profit, the investor certainly will not soon risk his earnings to create another job. Yet, more than three out of every ten businesses in the U.S. lose money each year.

In 1975, net profit, after taxes, of all American business averaged only 4.2c per dollar of sales; while , during the same period, banks and savings and loans were paying from 5 percent to 6 percent or even more interest on savings.

On this basis, are profits bad?

Excessive? Unconscionable?

Without profits, no new jobs will be crea ted and existing jobs will disappear.

Our economy is controlled by ... the consumer, the producer (or business ), and the government. All make decisions affecting the course of our economy, bu t the key role has been ... that of the consumer ...

In a free economy , the consummer must be the controlling factor but he is (in the United States) gradually relinquishing his power of decision to the government. Automobile seat belts have been conclusively proved to be excellent safety devices. However, it should be our decision--yours and mine--as to whether we wish our individual, personal automobiles to be equipped with them ... Purchasers of cars produced in 1974 paid over $3 billion extra for the equipment and modifications needed to meet federal requirements. Multiply this instance by the many , many bureaucratic actions which restrict our personal choice and you can see how our entire system of freedom and free enterprise is being threatened.

Probably the greatest threat to our personal freedom and our free economy is inflation? What causes it? Do rising prices force wage earners to demand ever increasingly high wages? Or , do Page 4

wages increase costs and push prices up. I submit that neither of these is the basic, root cause.

Wages and prices have solid economic values .

Wages represent the vaue of the workers' efforts in the production of a commodity or service to meet a need. Prices represent the value of a commodity or service to the purchaser or user. Neither is created from thin air.

We all know that no one ... can indefinitely spend more than he receives. Neither can government. .It is my firm opinion that the root cause of inflation is central government's continually and grossly spending more than its income ...The central government creates money which has no basis in productive labor or solid commodity. Phoney money reduces the value of previously good, solid money to the point where things of value .. command higher prices, and the productive wage earner must demand higher compensation in order to trade less valuable money for the necessities of life.

Government spends beyond its income to increase its power over the individual, though the action is usually masked as a program to help the individual. In our form of government, we individually aid and abet in the destruction of our personal freedom--and , thereby, our free economic system. Each of us is guilty of directly supporting one or more forms of

central government extravagance because these programs help us ...

If our economic system is to survive, and if we are to maintain our personal freedom of choice, we must tighten our belts, put our shoulders to the wheel, probably suffer some pain, and work toward and insist upon the government's doing only those things that were originally intended to be its function and within the limits of its resources .

There is a universal and unalterable economic fact which can be most dramatically expressed with one word. Actually, it is not really a word, but an acronym that stands for a rather ungrammatical sentence expressing an infallible theme for our salvation. I ask that you take that word--that acronym--with you and savor it. Say it to yourself often. Say it to others, and ask that they keep it, but yet spread it even unto others--because, with adherence to this rallying cry can come the salvation of our personal freedom and its inalienable ally, our free enterprise system. The word--acronym--is this: TANSTAAFL! "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch! " This I believe.

Thank you .

May you have a Merry Christmas and may good health, happiness , prosperity, and freedom of choice be yours in 1977 and forever thereafter.

Paul T. Dowling.

HOMECOMING 1977 October 14- 15 Reunions:

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Student Marshals Leading the School of MInes and Metallurgy In the University of Missouri-Rolla's recent winter commencement processional as student marshals are Deborah Kay Gower, left, 950 Forestwood, Ferguson, and WIlliam Alan Besnon, right, 518 Oak HIll Dr., Edwardsville, m. With them Is Dr. Theodore J. Planje, center, dean of the school. Marshals were graduating seniors selected by their deans on the basis of their scholarship, leadership and activities. Gower, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Gower, received a bachelor of science degree In petroleum engineering and Benson, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Wallace Benson, received a bachelor of science degree In geological engineering.

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Leading the School of Engineering In the University of MlssourlRolla's recent winter commencement processional as student marshals are David Muenks, left, Star Route 2, Jefferson City, and David E. Brandon, right, 321 S. W. 6th, Newton, Kans. With them is Dr. J. Stuart Johnson, center, dean of the school. Marshals were graduating seniors selected by their deans on the basis of thier scholarship, leadership and activities. Muenks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard H. Muenks, received a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering and Brandon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Brandon, received a bachelor of science degree In electrical engineering.

Leading the College of Arts and Sciences In the University of Missouri-Rolla's winter commencement processional as student marshals are Joyce Elaine Agnew, left; Route 3, Newburg, and Robert John Dewitt, right, Route 3, Rolla. With the marshals Is Dr. Adrian H. Daane, center, dean of the college. Marshals were graduating seniors selected by their deans on the basis of their scholarship, leadership and activities. Agnew, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. WIlliam, 8336 Cherry, Kansas City, redleveda bachelor of science degree In computp.r science and Dewitt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Dean Dewitt, 2430 Callevista, florissant, received a bachelor of science degree In physics.

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Section News Ark-La-rex Judy Grotefendt, secretarytreasurer , sent us the following write up.

The fall meeting of the Ark-LaTex Section of the Alumni Association was opened with a social hour at the Petroleum Club in Shreveport, La. on November 6, 1976. After a good meal of bar-bqued brisket the meeting was called to order by President James Forgotson. Homecoming on the UMR campus was discussed. We had a large group up at Rolla including the Fords, the Englishs, the Mulycas, the Moscaris, and the Fleshs. All who went felt Frank Mackaman deserved a round of applause for a job well done.

Next year's meetings were discussed and it was decided that they would be February 5, 1977, at the Holiday Inn in Bossier City, May 7, 1977, at the Petroleum Club , August 6, 1977, and November 5, 1977, with the location of the last two meetings to be determined later.

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Those attending the November 6, 1976, meeting include: W.R. & Elizabeth Mays, '32; John and Loretta Moscari, '51; Judy and Rande Grotefendt, '74 and '73; Byron and Terry Vermillion, '69; P. A. and Ardella Browning, '42; Mr. and Mrs. Compton, Ragan and Evelyn Ford, '23; J. H. and Eilyeen Livingston, '39; Gerald and Lorna Roberts, '28; T. O. and Mildred English, '29; James and Selma Forgotson, '22; Walter and Helen Bruening, '34; Walt and Ann Mulyca, '65; Claude Valerius, '25, and daughter Laurie. and daughter Laurie.

Florida Gold Coast The Florida Gold Coast Section held a meeting on November 20, 1976 at the Coral Gables Country Club, Coral Gables, Florida.

Those present enjoyed the social hour, buffet dinner, and the speaker's presentation for the evening.

Left to Right: Dan C. Shay '25, R. Dalton Walsh '85, LeRoy E. Thompson '56, Richard G. Halder '71, Robett Hudek '63, Rene J. Leonard '61, Jim D. Hahs '61, Keith R. Troutman '69, Lester A. Brockmann '55, William H. Bourne '41, Bernard Barker (Dinner Speaker) , and Harry F. Bossert '27.

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Those present were: Harry F. Bossert '27 and Beulah, William H. Bourne '41 and Bernadette, Lester A. Brockmann '55, Jim D. Hahs '61 and Ruth, Richard G. Halder '71 and Dorothy Waddell, Robert Hudek '63 and Mary Sue, Rene J. Leonard '61 and Martha, Dan C. Shay '25, LeRoy E. Thompson '56 ana Joanne and daughter Julie, Keith R. Troutman '69 and Carole, R. Dalton Welsh '65 and Gayle, and the evening speaker Bernard Barker and Clarita.

Mr. Bernard Barker gave a presentation of his background and experiences with the governmental positions he had with Cuba and the United States.

The more notable involvement was his position as the one who headed the team which burglarized the office of Dr. Lewis Fielding in 1971 searching for the psychia tric records of a pa tient, Pentagon papers figure Daniel Ellsberg and as " Chief Plumber" of the team which had the burglary role in the June 1972 Watergate break-in.

The presentation was very interesting and enlightening to the group who felt that Mr. Barker was a very courageous and loyal man.

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Those present discussed the schedule of the next meeting of the Section. The meeting will be in March 1977, and it will probably be held in the Fort Lauderdale area. Dalton Welsh is to survey the situation and see what arrangements he can make for the Section for the March Meeting The alumni of the section should keep this forthcoming meeting in their future plans.

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Florida West Coast and Florida Lakeland The Florida West Coast and the Florida Lakeland sections held a joint fall meeting on Saturday, November 13th at the Holiday Inn, Plant City, Florida. The meeting was presided over by Gerald L. Stevenson, '59 and an extremely interesting and enlightening program on the citrus industry was presented by David L. Lester, '72, of D.L. Lester and Associates, Winter Haven , Florida.

Dave pointed out that in the citrus industry the only thing tha t is wasted is the "snap" when the citrus is picked from the tree.

After they have made the various citrus juices and fruit sections, they get everything from essence used in soap down to molasses which is used to make gin and vodka and that a successful citrus operation includes cattle farming and the cattle are fed the fiberous ma terial tha t is left after everything else has been removed.

We were very sorry tha t more alumni did not turn out for the meeting as they all missed a very enlightening program, a good meal and a good time.

The following alumni and their wives were in attendance.

Gerald L. Stevenson, class of 59; David L. Lester, class of 72; Donald R. Feaster, class of 59; Elmer W. Gieseker, class of 33; Harry W. Smith, class of 51 ;

James H. Menefee, class of 36 ; John K. Olsen, class of 42 ; Wallace H. Holmes, class of 52 ; Albert F. Vondrasek, class of 54.

North Texas On December 5, 1976, North Texas alumni met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schafer, The affair was designed as a social event and featured excellent food , varied and ample libations, and what used to be known as much good fellowship.

Each one present had a favorite memory of the "good old days " which ranged from 1974 to 1947.

Senior member Joseph M. Wilson, Class of 1921 , had to regret at the last minute but was there by phone.

Signed up with reservations were: Edwin H. Barsachs, '50; Michael M. Cook, '71 ; William H. Wescoat, '60; Stanley E. Rand, '62 ; Leonard Keller, '55 ; Bill Lewis, '70; Jack Hubbard, '51 ; Jim Mulligan , '72; Francis Minden ,' 72; Byron L. Keil , '52 ; Hans Schmoldt, '72 ; Gerald J. Kettler , '65 ; Gary Hamilton, '71 ; James Hess , '73; Erwin Blankenmeister, '49 ; Ron Dawes , '74; Bob Whaling, '73; Paul Bennett, '47; Bob Schafer, '52 ; Earl Worstelle, '69; Donald G. DeBolt, '49 ; Joseph M. Wilson, '21; and Frank Mackaman.

Tulsa The Tulsa Section had its winter luncheon meeting on Friday, January 14 , 1977. Scheduled to present the program was Bobby Wixson, Professor of Environmental Health at UMR. Other Rolla guests were to include Interim Chancellor Jim Pogue and Frank Mackaman. Paul Munger was also planning to catch an almost free ride on the airplane. But the birds didn't fly on January 14, at least not from Rolla International Airport (known locally as the strip at

Vichy). Fortunately , Dick Bauer, President of the Associa tion, had scheduled himself to be in Oklahoma that day. He was reached by phone and graciously consented to give the program.

Dick was able to explain the screening procedure for the selection of a new chancellor as he serves on the committee as an alumni representative appointed

by Interim President James Olson. He also urged full participa tion in the Alumni-StudentFaculty Conference which will be held April 13-14, 1977, in Rolla.

Present for the luncheon were: H.A. Fritschen, '51; Dave Kick, '57 ; Jim Fuller, '75 ; Bill Vark , '50; Bennett D. Howell , '50; Fred Scharf, '53; Bob Anderson , '54 Lynn Calton, '70; Glen W. Jones , '70; Jim Collins" '64; Roy Wilkens , '66 ; Don Sandkuhl ; Joe Vatali , '59; Rich Mueller, '62; Harley W. Ladd , '40; Vic Spalding, '39 ; Eugene M. Veale, '42; Nick Muscovalley, '55; Larry Holland, '68; Jack Shafer, '43; Randall Staponski, '74; Wayne Calvert, '71 ; Jim Schottel, '70; Ralph Barnett, '70; Ronald Tracy, '69; Terrance Ridenhour , '69; David Mintner, '69 ; Tom Barrett, '69 ; Dick Bauer, '52; G.W . Leck III , '61.

The annual Tulsa hosted allOklahoma spring alumni meeting has been scheduled for Saturday night, April 30, 7 p.m. , at the Summit Club high atop the FO'u rth National Bank Building in beautiful downtown Tulsa.

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Remmers Fund Established Walter R. Remmers of Tucson, Arizona, recently made a gift to the University of Missouri to establish a fund to be used to enrich the quality of life on the Rolla campus. Mr. Remmers, who earned the bachelor's degree in 1923, a master's in 1924, and the degree Metallurgical Engineer in

1927, also holds the Doctor of Engineering Degree (honoris causa) conferred by his alma matedn 1948. Walter and his wife, Miriam, are frequent visitors to the campus, most recently at Homecoming 1976. This generous gift was accompanied by guidelines which reflect a long

association of the Remmers with higher education and which will assure the most effective use of the fund. A campus committee will be formed to administer the fund and the programs it will support. Further information will be published in the ALUMNUS when it becomes available.

Job Opportunities For information concerning positions listed below, please contact Mr. Larry Nuss, Director of Career Development & Placement, UMR, Rolla, Missouri 65401, giving File Number of the position, state your degree, discipline and month and year of your gradua tion.

During times of high activity in the employment market, some positions will be filled before they are published. The Placement Office will make a search for similar positions that may be open if you enclose your resume with your inquiry.

1235-BSEE or ME with EE background. 2-5 exper. Missouri.

1236-Ph. D. Math-Physics. Midwest energy corp.

1237-Engr. with 3-5 in lightmedium industrial construction.

1238-Energy company needs Met Engs new and exper. Western location.

1239-0penings in patent office, GS5, 7, 9 & 11 for EE, ME or Chern. E. 1240-Agency. Multi-listings.

1241-Eastern slope brewer. Multiopenings.

1242-BSCE Structures. Mid-west.

1243-BSME Chern. or Engr Mgt 25 in manufacturing. Mid-west.

1244-BS Met 1-3 non-ferrous company lab work. Mid-west.

1245-BSCE state gov't. Eng. 1 position. Missouri.

1246-BS Ceramic or ME tech sales support. Southern loca tion.

1247-Agency. Mining specialties.

1248-MSEE design and application automatic equip.

1249-BSCE, ME or Mining 2-5 project engr. Texas.

1250-Agency, Multi-listings.

1251-Mid-west food mfgr. Multiopenings.

1252-Mid-west chemical mfgr. sales openings.

1253-BSME or Compt. Sci. software development. Upper midwest.

1254 BS Geol. 5+ yrs. field exper.

Drill site selection. Well log core, etc. analysis preferred.

1255-BS Met 2 yrs aluminum foundry. National corp.

1256-Major mfgr. with openings all disciplines, all levels. Midwest.

1257-BSEE for Silver Dollar City.

Permanent opening in the beautiful southern Missouri Ozarks.

1258-BSME 3-5 auto or heavy equip. field . Michigan.

1259-BSME or CE or EE 2+ exper construction. Mid-west.

1260-BSME for training RR. 1261-BSCE construction. Midwest. degree +7.

1262-Mining Preparation engr. Mid-west.

1263-Midwest chern. co. Multiopenings and exper.levels.

1264-Mid-west switching co. Multiopenings. All levels .

1265-Mid-west fastner co. needs

ME-Met or Met-ME for quality control.

1266-EPA has multi-openings .

1267-MS Met or Chern Engr. 3+ in R&D or operations. Western location.

1268-BS Met 5+ in foundry. Brass.

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1269-Agency.

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1271-Southwest energy co. has openings for engrs. geologists and computer types.

1272-BSEE or ME 5-10. Mid-west.

1273-Ph. D. analytical for R&D corporate research center. Midwest.

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1275-International const. co .

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1276-AgencY7Multi-listings.

1277-State agency. MS Comp Sci. Missouri.

1278-Sales rep. with exper. in cement. Must be free to move.

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1279-Agency. Multi-listings. All levels.

1280-Upper mid-west mfgr. ME 's, EE ' s , Chemists , advanced degrees.

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UM System Seeks Full Funding JEFFERSON CITY, MO-Citing the University of Missouri's many contributions to the state's economy and wellbeing of Missourians, Interim President James C. Olson presented to Gov. elect Joseph Teasdale the reasons for the University's $147.8 million request for state funds to operate the four-campus system in 197778.

Dr. Olson delivered his remarks at the governor's state budget appeal hearing at the capitol. He called the annual state appropriation the Uhiversity's "largest and most critical source of funds," making up about half of the UM system's total education and general operating budget.

UM's total state request is some $20.1 million more than its current year appropriation. Most of the increase, $18.2 million, would be used for an 11 per cent increase in the University's salary and wage base. Dr. Olson cited figures published recently by the American Association of University Professors which put the University of Missouri at the bottom of the 17 public Big 8-Big 10 universities in average compensation for faculty.

For non-teaching staff, the problem is the same, he said.

"Low salaries make recruiting difficult. Since we were able to provide only a four per cent increase in the salary and wage base for 1976-77, our current situation has not improved." He said that $1.6 million would be required for everyone per cent increase in the University's salary and wage base.

The interim president noted that some of the additional funds would increase the expense and Page 12

equipment base "a minimal amount, considering sharp price rises for goods and services necessary to operate a statewide uni v ersi ty. " An in crease in funding, he said, will improve the University's ability to perform assigned tasks more efficiently and effectively.

UM is requesting $755,000 to strengthen its research efforts in energy development and food production.

Olson stressed, "The quality of life in Missouri is intimately linked with its only comprehensive public' university.

Our budget request is designed to help us preserve the UniverSity's quality and vitality." He told his listeners, "Your decision on the

level of funding for UM in 1977-78 will have a profound influence on the future well-being of the citizens of the state."

In his presentation, Dr. Olson also requested $1,825,735 for the MissourI. Institute of Psychiatry, an increase of $288,300 in state funds; $344,439 for the State Historical Society of Missouri, an increase of $49.207: and $1,887,200 for the Renal Disease program, which is an increase of $687,200.

He explained that the latter also needs an emergency increase of $215,000 this fiscal year to meet increased patient demand.

UM is responsible for administering these three additional state programs.

"Bus" Adds Duties COLUMBIA, MO--G.H. (Bus) Entsminger, a veteran administrator at the University of Missouri, and chairman of the President's Development Council, assumed additional duties as the UM system's liaison for governmental affairs, Jan 1.

UM Interim President James C. Olson, in making the announcement, said Entsminger will be working with state officials during the upcoming legisla tive session on ma tters rela ting to the University system. He will retain his present title and position as vice chancellor for alumni relations and development on the Columbia campus, although some of the duties may be reassigned within his office.

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University is and does and his capacity to relate to others convinced me tha t this decision is the best for the university and the governmental groups with which the University relates." . Entsminger began his career with the University in 1949 and has been associated with UMC or UM system administrations since then in alumni and development activities. He is a native of St. Joseph and a 1949 UMC graduate where he received both bachelor's and master's degrees in education.

Entsminger was named assistant director of alumni activities at UMC in 1949 and director two years later. In 1961 he also was assigned fund raising responsibilities and his title was changed to director of development.

In 1964 he assumed coordina tion duties among UM's four campuses as assistant to the president, and in 1967 was named vice president for development and alumni relations for the system. The position was eliminated in 1973 and Entsminger returned to the Columbia campus as vice ' chancellor for alumni relations and development.

As chairman of the President's Development Council, he has .continued to coordinate fund raising and alumni acitvities of the four campuses.

The nominations from four Charles T. Dougherty, campus search committees will professor of English, and Robert be turned over to the screening S. Bader, dean, College of Arts committee, which will obtain and Science, St. Louis campus; additional information on the James W. Johnson, professor of nominees and submit by March 1 chemical engineering and a list of five to eight candidates to Theodore J. Planje, Dean, School a presidential selection com- of Mines and Metallurgy, UMR. mittee yet to be named.

Lynn O'Shaughnessy, a UMC The selection committee will junior journalism major from interview nominees and Belnor, Mo., and former student recommend not less than four at UMSL, representing students candidates to the board by June 1. of the four campuses; Williams said the board will Dale R. Spencer, UMC appoint a new president by Sept. professor of journalism, 1. representing the UM system Members of the screening In tercam pus Faculty Council; committee are: A.G. Unklesbay, UM vice Robert S. Daniel, professor of president for administration, psychology, and Charles C. representing the central adLobeck, Dean of the School of ministration, and Medicine, representing the Ramona Howard, director of Columbia campus; personnel at UMC will represent Wheadon S. Block, professor of non-academic employees. education, and J . Joseph Doerr, The committee is expected to dean, School of Education, convene later this month once Kansas City campus; classes resume.

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The appointment follows the departure of the present chairman, Dr. Jerry Eyer, who is leaving UMR to return to industry with Professional Geophysics,

Dr. Gerald Rupert checks UMR's new seismic recording equipment to see what kind of activity has been going on underground. This instrument will show students in the department of geology earth movements ranging from a local quarry blast to an earthquake in Chile or Russian nuclear tests.

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V.H. McNutt Foundation Gift Recording ROLLA, Mo. Jan--Had you been one of the sleepy students heading for a 7: 30 a. m. class in Room 207 of the University of MissouriRolla's Norwood Hall Wednesday, Nov. 24, you could have seen an earthquake. In the second floor corridor was a record of the disastrous earthquake that occurred in Turkey (6:35 a.m. Rolla time) At UMR the earthquake was actually some extraordinarilywide jiggle marks made by a pen resting on paper wrapped around a rotating metal drum. The usual marks made on the paper are tiny up and down movements that are uniformly small and constant.

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That morning , the pen recorded movement of the earthquake that had come (6,600 surface miles) through the earth to a cave five or six miles west of Rolla and had then been transmitted by radio waves to the campus. The equipment on campus that enables the viewer to see an almost instantaneous movement of the earth was installed this fall-a gift of the V.H. McNutt Foundation.

Equipment in the cave--which receives and records the movements of the earth--was installed as a part of a nationwide federal project in the mid-1960's.

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Observatory , the seismic recording instruments are so situated as to make this one of the most sensitive recording stations in the country.

Dr. Gerald Rupert, director of the observa tory and interim chairman of UMR's department of geology and geophysics, explains the advantages of this particular station. " Location is very important when setting up sensitive seismic equipment," he says. " UMR was fortunate to find a remote cave back in the Ozark hills with access from a good but little-used county road.

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"By walling up the entrance to the cave, a constant temperature and humidity factor can be insured. This is also important when sensitive instruments are involved. The value of this station lies in the fact that relatively little background noise (vibrations from traffic, footsteps etc.) has to be considered in the recorded data in order to get a true reading of seismic activity," Dr. Rupert says.

The observatory instruments record movement in the earth in three ways--vertical, north-south and east-west. The records are made on photographic paper which is removed and developed periodically by the observatory's seismic technician, Carl Yelton.

Information about location and intensity of the activity is the result of data taken from all three records. Interpretation of the data is figured by either Yelton or Dr. Rupert and copies are made for use in geology classes. The original photographic data is sent to the U.S . Geological Seismic Center in Denver. There it is used, together with reports from each of the seismic network sta tions .throughout the country , to esta blish exact loca tion and intensity of earthquakes and heavy explosions throughout the world.

The equipment installed on campus is an extension of that in the cave (vertical movement only). It took more than a year to apply for and receive a broadcasting license from the Federal Communications Commission Page 15

(FCC). Departmental graduate and undergraduate students and technicians put . together the transmitting equipment for the project. The advantage of the new installation is that it records the signal, visually, at almost the same time action is taking place.

"There are several reasons for adding this equipment," Dr. Rupert explains. "Because of the population increase, earthquakes are creating more and more damage to both human life and property . Interest in and study of this phase of geology and geophysics is growing all over the world.

"An earthquake is something that seems to fascinate people," he continues. "Maybe it's because man knows so little about what causes them , how to control them , or even how to predict when or where they are going to happen.

In general, man likes to be able to control his environment. .

"That's why this new equipment is such a valuable teaching and research tool. It supplies information quickly. It triggers a student's imagination and interest at the time of an event. He doesn't have to wait several hours or days while someone goes out to the cave , develops the photographic data and brings it back. With the new equipment a student has a chance to make his own calculations as to place and intensity of an earthquake, rather than merely confirm some other station's information which has been broadcast on radio or television or is printed in newspa pers. " According to Dr. Rupert, the new equipment will not change the educational emphasis in UMR's geology and geophysics department which is primarily economic geology and petroleum exploration. It is meant to enhance the scope of general or

basic knowledge of geology necessary for students in the department.

Information from UMR's Geophysical Observa tory may also be used for research on problems other than earthquakes.

Data about underground areas gathered as a result of man-made explosions can be recorded and measured and applied to such projects as mapping the earth's sub-surface. One or two such projects by UMR research faculty and students are being explored or are in the planning state.

"We have a good seismic station," Dr. Rupert says. "An interesting sidelight about our station is that--due to some quirk in the earth's makeup--our station seems to have a particularly good window to the Russian nuclear test sites. Our information about their testing has proved to be highly accurate.

"With each improvement we can make in observatory equipment, we hope to use the data to improve our educational programs for students. Of course," he concludes, "it's also nice to be able to know right away when some big, newsworthy earthquake has taken place. It's frustra ting to hear about something like tha t from someone else when you know you have the same or better information out in the cave."

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The bitterest loss came in Rolla when the Miners let an ll-point lead slip away in the last five minutes and were upset 64-61 by Central Missouri State. It was the first conference defeat UMR felt on its home court in five years.

Two nights later, the Miners traveled to Springfield and were soundly thrashed by the Bears, 8063. The Warrensburg loss appeared to have some effect on the Miners as they seemed flat, shooting only 41 per cent and committing 19 turnovers.

The latest game on the Rolla schedule was a Jan. 31 nonconference encounter with Westminster College in Rolla. The Miners had little trouble on their way to a 92-77 win. Senior forward Bob Stanley scored a career-high 28 points and the 6-5 Baltimore product grabbed 18 rebounds . Ron Scroggins, 6-6 center from Kansas City, Kan. , contributed 26 points and had 14 rebounds as the Miners upped their record to 13-5. Ross Klie, a 6-5 senior from Edwardsville, Ill., scored 14 points which put him over the 1,000-point mark for his career. He is only the eighth player in UMR history to reach that plateau.

Two nights earlier, the Miners snapped a two-game losing streak with an 89-75 victory over Southeast Missouri State on the Rolla court. The win brought the Miners' record to 3-2 in conference play. Stanley brought down 21 rebounds to tie a UMR single game record held by Wayne Lewis and Rich Peters. He also added 12 points in a balanced scoring attack. Klie led the Page 16

Miners with 20, followed by Scroggins with 18. Junior guard Mike Keusch, from Jasper, Ind., added 17 and 6-6 sophomore forward Dennis DeBondt, of Mexico, Mo., had 10.

The Miners led 41-26 at halftime and by as many as 22 points in the second period but allowed the Indians to come within eight points with 2: 38 remaining. Then the Miners scored seven straight points to pull away for the win.

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A week earlier, the Miners were riding high because of a big comefrom-behind victory over Northeast Missouri in Kirksville.

UMR led 39-36 at halftime but the Bulldogs outscored the Miners 182 in the first five minutes of the second period to lead 54-41. It began to look like a slaughter for the Bulldogs but Mike Keusch began hitting from long range to pull the Miners back into the game. He scored three straight baskets to cut the Bulldogs lead to 54-47. Keusch scored 14 of his 17 points in that second-half rally. . Another hero of tlie game was senior wingman Terry Buzbee from Springfield. He also scored 17 points but it was his defense that helped the Miners win. The Bulldogs' 6-5 senior forward Bob Young was scoring nearly a t will during the first 30 minutes of the game. In fact, he had accumulated 27 points. But then Buzbee took over defending Young and allowed him only two more points in the last 10 minutes.

Klie contributed 16 points, DeBondt 14 and Stanley 11 in a balanced scoring atttack. Stanley also had 12 rebounds in the game.

Two nights earlier in Rolla, the Miners had an easy conference

opener when they blitzed Northwest Missouri 80-64. Stanley had his best scoring game of the season to that point with 26 points and had 10 rebounds. Scroggins and Klie each had 12 points, DeBondt 11 and Buzbee 10 before head coach Billy Key cleared the bench midway in the second half.

The Miners tuned up for their conference schedule Jan. 12 by hosting the University of New Haven (Conn.). They proved rude hosts by pounding the visitors 8746 with reserves playing most of the game in an obvious mismatch.

Keusch led the scoring with 16 points, Stanley had 14, Klie 12 and sophomore guard Joel Schreiner of Ankeny, la., had 10. Almost everyone on the squad got into the scoring column.

The UMR squad came back from Christmas break to participate in the MIAA tournament in Springfield and came away with third place. The Miners opened the tourney with an 87-72 win over Warrensburg. UMR shot 51.6 per cent from the field and held a 41-32 edge in rebounding.

Scroggins paced the Miners with 26 points and Klie, playing his first game of the year scored 20. He had missed the Miners' first eight games with a broken wrist. DeBondt chipped in with points and Buzbee had 10.

In the semifinal game, UMR was defea ted by Northeast Missouri 82-76 in a contest that saw the Miners commit 24 turnovers to just six for Kirksville.

The Bulldogs played a nearly perfect game while the Miners were less than overpowering. Klie scored 20 points for the second night in a row and Buzbee had 17.

Scroggins had 12 points while DeBondt added 10. The Miners outrebounded Kirksville 50-32 and outshot the Bulldogs 49-45 per cent but lost the battle of statistics where it counted-- the scoreboard.

UMR won third place in the tourney by defeating Southwest Missouri 60-57. DeBondt led the UMR attack with 16 points and Keusch had 14. Stanley and Klie scored 10 each. Scroggins, the Miners' leading scorer at that time with a 17.2 average, did not score a point.

Lincoln won the championship game by tipping in a last-second shot, giving the Tigers an 81-79 victory over Northeast Missouri.

In pre-Christmas activity, the Miners raced off to a 6-0 record, matching the longest single season winning streak in UMR history. They opened the season with a three-game home stand and defeated Arkansas College, 77-62, Harris Teachers' College, 62-42, and Drury College, 71-64.

UMR won two games at the Shrine Classic in Kirksville over Washburn, 71-68, and Peru State, 79-70. They returned to Rolla to easily defeat Kansas State College Pittsburg; 81-51.

The Miners' bubble burst on a road swing into Kentucky and Arkansas. Kentucky Wesleyan gave UMR its first loss of the year, 87-73 . Then Arkansas State soundly trounced them 87-57.

While the conference race is far from decided, Warrensburg and Lincoln have the inside track with one loss each and Rolla is alone in second place with two losses.

Warrensburg has already defeated the Miners in Rolla while Lincoln and UMR have yet to meet. If Coach Billy Key and his players hope to repeat as conference champions and go to their third consecutive NCAA playoffs, they almost certainly will have to win the remainder of their games because two conference losses probably will win the title while three defeats will -be enough to say "wait 'till next year."

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Science Fiction UMR is one of the few libraries in the United States or Canada to have an indexed science fiction collection. It will be listed in two book appendices to be published this year. Both of these achievements are a direct result of Alumni activity.

Thanks to the Alumni Associa tion' s Educa tional Assistant Program, Nicholas S. DeLarber is indexing the short stories in books and periodicals held in the UMR Collection.

DeLarber, an English major from Arnold, Missouri, is in his second year with the project, supported

by Alumni funds. With a phenomenal memory for science fiction, he has literally years of reading knowledge in the field. He also has the ability to write with precision and do sound literary analysis.

Each story will be cataloged according to author, story title, and anthology title. DeLarber has also initiated a theme index. The completed file will be especially valuable to UMR students for supplementary reading and preparing papers in science . fiction classes. It will also aid researchers who come to Rolla to use the collection. Bryan Williams, UMR Librarian, has made available a four-drawer case so the Index can be housed in the library.

The UMR .Collection will be listed in two book appendices: Science Fiction Reference Book, edited by Marshall Tymn and A Research Guide to Science Fiction Studies, edited by Marshall Tymn, Roger Schlobin, and Lloyd Currey. Both listings are being prepared by Elizabeth Cogell , ;::J member of the Humanities Department and Faculty Curator for the UMR SF

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UMR alumni and faculty. Ms. Cogell urges alumni who have science fiction magazines, fanzines, and books to donate them to ' the library. Many of these items are extremely hard to find because of limited publication, the fragility of pulp paper, and subsequent high cost. Alumni may contact Ms. Cogell at the Humanities Department.

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When a couple of engineers at the University of Missouri-Rolla talk about low cost housing they mean low not only in terms of less expensive but low in terms of space -- like underground.

In a presentation made at the IAHS International Housing Symposium in Atlanta, Ga., Drs. N.B. Aughenbaugh and John D. Rockaway suggest that there are a number of advantages to building living units beneath the earth's surface--particularly in urban areas if geologic conditions are favorable.

Because of land constrictions in metropolitan areas, costs are high and low cost housing projects for the limited income population have developed as apartment complexes, the engineers explain. "All too frequently , these complexes of closely-spaced structures have created more social problems than they have solved," they say.

"In addition, maintenance costs of the buildings have been excessively high and much needed recreational areas, parks and green zones are inadequate." .. Citing examples of current development of underground space for commercial and industrial use in Montreal and Kansas City, Aughenbaugh and Rockaway propose to carry this type of development a step further and create living units beneath the surface.

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vibrations; high load bearing capacity for the floor; more freedom of loca tion , and preservation of the surface for other uses.

According to the authors, cost studies in the United States and other parts of the world have established that equivalent space can be developed more cheaply underground than at the surface.

If the subsurface space is developed in an earth material that has a marketable value, such as limestone or other sound rock for aggregate or sand and gravel, the excavated material can be sold thereby reducing development costs. In many cases, profits from selling the excavated material cover the cost of mining. " Probably the biggest reason for developing underground is the attractiveness of the huge savings in energy for venti!!ltin~ the space," they say. "Costs for heating and cooling underground are just a fraction of those needed for surface structures. Cost ratios for installation and operation are in the magnitude of 10: 1 or higher. " Technically, the development of underground housing is feasible in most areas. Mining and excavation techniques used for commercial and industrial purposes are well developed, according to the two engineers.

Some modification, with emphasis on geological , architectural and aesthetic factors , will be necessary. For instance, rock walls can be utilized to give a pleasing appearance. The two engineers say once false ceilings and walls are in place and carpeting laid , rooms underground are comfortable. " Unfortunately, it is generally assumed that the psychological

responses to 'subterranean living' overwhelmingly would be negative," say Drs. Aughenbaugh and Rockaway . " However , opinion surve'ys of people who work underground indicate a strong acceptance of the underground environment. If properly educated in advance; people should ha ve no fear of living underground. The 'back-tothe-caveman' image will have to be supplanted by one of comfortable, economical and environmentally pleasing living in step with modern technology. " Therefore," the two educators conclude, " it is time planners seriously consider developing underground living complexes because the space is available, technology suitable and the economics feasible ."

ALUMNI FUND February 1 1976 $49,938.60 2444 Donors Century Club 189 Members 1977 $66,720.82 286 1 Donors Century Club 267 Membe rs

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Suggestions Solicited The Awards Committee of the Alumni Association is always pleased to receive suggestions of people who should be considered for the Merit, Service and Achievement Awards. The three types of awards cover most areas of individual effort which should be recognized by the Association.

It is not necessary for the suggestor to pre-select a type of award to be considered, as the committee will judge in the appropriate category according to the supporting information on hand. Regulations of the committee which are important to the person making nominations are these: (1) Awards are not normally made to a person during his reunion year , and (2) No nominations are discarded; they are carried forward from year to year. Just recently, past awardees were asked to make suggestions and have brought forward some excellent names, many new to the files of the committee. We ask that you consider forwarding your suggestions to the Alumni Office., Following is a list of those who have been honored in past years: Andrews, William A. Atchley, Billy L. '57 Aughenbaugh, Nolan B. Baker, Merl '63 Barnard, Albert E. '27 Bauer, Richard H. '52 Bayless, Jerry R. '59 *Bedell, Milo N. '23 Belew, ElmerW. '47 Betten, J . Robert Beveridge, Thomas R. '42 Bisplinghoff, Raymond L. "Blair, James T. Jr. Bodine, Jack R. '68 *Bowles, John H. '08 "Boyle, Alfred A. '25 Brasunas, Anton Des Brazill, Matthew P. Jr. '20 Brewer, William '32

Brown, Guy Jr. '40 Brown, JohnS. '17 Bruzewski, Robert F. '47 Bullman, Gale '64 *Burgin, William H. '40 Busch, William D. '42 "Butler,Joe B. '24 Campbell, E. Taylor '23 "Carlton, Ernest W. '26 "Clayton, Charles Y. ' 13 Cody, Benjamin H. '11 *Cowan, ClydeL. Jr. '40 *Dalton, John M. Dowling, Paul T. '40 Dutton, Donnell W. '35 *Easley, George A. '09 *Edwards, Francis C. '69 Edwards, Mrs. Francis C. Ehrlich, RobertL. '43 EI-Baz, Farouk E.S. '61 "Elfred, F. Stillman Jr. '17 Ellis, Elmer '56 Ellis J. Craig '38 *Engelmann, Edward W. '11 English, Thomas O. '29 Fagan, Durward E. '34 *Ferguson, OliverB. '68 Ferrell, James O. '40 Fick, Armin F. '41 Finch, James Jr. '57 Fine, Morris '48 Finley, Fred W. '41 Flanigan, Virgil J . '60 Flesh, David J. '23 Fletcher, William B. '34 Ford, Ragan '23 Fort, GeorgeE. '40 Freeman, Charles A.' 28 Fris, Edward S. '43 Fritschen, Herman A. Jr. '51 Gammeter, Elmer '26 Garver, AugustJ. '64 Goslin, Roscoe B. *Green, Allen P. Jr. '32 Green, Sidney '59 Greene, Eva Hirdler'11 Grimm, C. James '30 Haddock, A. Glen * Hanley, Herbert R. '01 Hansen, Peter G. '53 "Hasselmann, Karl F. '25 Heiser, Frederick W. '39

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Hershkowitz, Leon '41 Holmes, Thomas A. '50 Homyk, Anthony Jr. '42 "Hubbard, Noel '54 *Hunt, Russell W. '21 "Ingram, John C. '13 *Jackling, Daniel C. '92 James, William J .

Johnson, Gunnard E. '16 Jones, Vernon T. '53 Kamper, Oliver W. '35 Kassner, James L. Kasten, Raymond O. '43 "Kelly, MervinJ. '14 Kelly, Mrs. MervinJ. '74 Kennedy, Daniel '26 *Kennedy, John R. '12 Kent, William D. '43 Kessler, Harry H. '24 Kilpatrick, A. Vern Kratzer, William *Krebs, Joseph J. '66 Kummer, FredS. '55 Lambeth, Jennings R. '41 *Layne, Mark B.' 28 Leach, Mrs. Frances '73 Leber, Walter P. '40 Lindgren, Roy A. '23 * Lloyd, Samuel H. '21 Lottman, WalterF. '19 Loveridge, Joel F. '39 Lovett, Israel H. '24 Lynton, Edward D. '12 Lyons, John H. '42 *Mann, Frank C. Mayhan, Kenneth G. '65 McBrian, Ray '24 McGhee, Vernon T. '42 McKelvey, James M. '45 McNutt, Mrs. V.H. '67 . . McReynolds, Allen "Metz, Gilbert F.' '14 Michel,Hilbert F. '36 "Middlebush, Frederick A. Miles, Aaron J. '30 Monsch, Henry D. '29 Muhlbauer, Karlheinz C. '56 • Muilenburg, Garrett A. '25 Munger, Paul R. '58 . Murphy , James J. Sr. '35 *Needles, Enoch R. '14 Continued on page 21 Page 20

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Nelson, Leonard C. '49 Nevins, Marvin E . Jr. '41 Nickel, Melvin E. '38 ¡Nuell, Barney '21 O'Keefe, Thomas J. '58 Pagano, Sylvester J. ' 46 Palmer, Clarence C. '40 Patterson, James F. '68 Paul, James R. '43 "Pence, Mr. Harry S. '23 Pence, Mrs. Harry '74 Perry, E.L. Roy '40 Planje, Theodore J.M . '40 Potter, Charles J. '29 * Prange, Herbert L. '38 Randolph, Earl J. * Rankin, Roliff M. '27 Ratchford, C. Brice '75 . . Reid, Joseph H. '27 Remington, Charles R. Jr. ' 49 Remmers, Walter F . '23 Rieke, Vernon W. '40 Riggs, W. Robert '32 Roberts, J. Kent '50 *Salmon, Julius C. Jr. '22 Sawyer, Robert N. Schaffer, Rodney A. '47 Schneeberger, Fred C. '25 Schrenk, Walter T. '58 Schuler, Leonard L. Jr. '49 ""Schuman, John M. '16 Schweickhardt, William K. '28 Scofield, Gordon L. '49 Scott, James J. '50 *Scott, John W. Skitek, Gabriel G. '43 Smith, Edward A. '24 *Smith, Tom K. Sorrell, Charles A. -Sparks, Charles H. '44 *Steinmesch, Jesse H. '06 Stephens, James W. '47 *Stifel, CariG. '16 Stone, S. Allan '30 Summers, David A. .~ Tedrow, Harvey L. '11 * Terrell, Arthur D. '98 Thompson, Dudley Thompson , Jack H. '52 *Thornberry, Martin H. '12 Townsend, Frank F. '11 Tracey, James H.

Tucker, Mrs. Louise S. Valerius , Claude N. '25 Wanenmacher, Joseph M. '23 Weaver, John C. '67 ' Weigel, Melvin P . '23 Westerfield; Wilfred W. '34

Wiethop, Russell H. '32 Williams, Rex Z. '31 Wilson , Curtis L. '46 Wixson, Bobby G. Yancik, JosephJ . '56 Zoller, Henry E. '23 ¡Deceased

Past President Nevvs Research Fellowships in honor of James J. Murphy, Sr., Chairman of the Board and President of Murphy Company, Mechanical Contractors and Engineers, Inc. , and Melvin J. Zimmerman, President and Business Manager of Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local 36, have been established by the City of Hope Medical Center. Murphy and Zimmerman were the 1976 Spirit of Life honorees at the 18th Annual Greater St. Louis Labor and Management Committee Awards Dinner.

Murphy is President of the Board of Mechanical Contractors Associa tion of St.Louis, and is a Director of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America. He is a Director 0; the Commercial Bank of St. Louis County. Murphy is a member of Theta Tau and Chi Epsilon. He is an Eminent Engineer of Tau Beta Pi and a charter member of the Academy of Civil Engineers. He is a member of the Univer's ity of

James J. Murphy Sr.

Missouri Consulate, advisors to the Board of Curators, is past national president of the MSMUMR Alumni Associa tion, is a member of the Firms and Corporations Council of St. Louis University, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the St. Louis Priory School.

Zimmerman is president and business manager of Sheet Metal Workers Local 36 and has numerous other affiliations.

The City of Hope Medical Center serves all America as a National Pilot Medical Center.

Founded in 1913, its ultra-modern facilities provide completely free and personalized care of unsurpassed quality for patients from throughout the nation suffering from the catastrophic maladies--cancer and lukemia; heart, blood and respiratory afflictions ; diabetes and other disorders of heredity and metabolism. The City of Hope has pioneered in programs stressing psychosomatic approaches, personalization of patient care, and family-centered medicine. A consultation service is available at no cost to doctors and hospitals regarding the diagnosis and treatment of their patients .

Both Murphy and Zimmerman commended labor and management in St. Louis who, through their generous contributions to the City of Hope, made possible the Research Fellowships.

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Nevv Association Program A new scholarship program was adopted by the Alumni Associa tion Board of Directors in April 1976. The new program was in response to suggestions from admissions counselors who deal with high school juniors and seniors on a daily basis. Non-state schools have for many yeats made early commitmenl of scholarship money to the extremely talented high school student. UMR has previously not been able to make a firm scholarship commitment until the spring before the expected enrollment of the student. In the crucial three of four month period when the exceptional student is attempting to decide which university to attend, many had to weigh a promise of consideration from UMR against a firm commitment from another school. The Alumni Special Scholarship Program was adopted on a test basis to judge whether an early commitment would influence decisions. The program was initiated the first of January and following are three letters which are self-explanatory.

"I was extremely happy to receive the news that I am to be the recipient of the Alumni Special Scholarship. With the ever-increasing costs of education, $500 will certainly help defray my college expenses and promote my peace of mind. I appreciate your confidence in me."

"I would like to thank you for your selection of me to receive one of your Alumni Special Scholarships. This will surely help me towards coming closer to' being able to attend your fine school. It is quite an honor, especially since this is the first scholarship 1 have received.

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that 1 would qualify for , 1 would very much appreciate consideration.

"Again, thank you very much for this honor. It is greatly ap'precia ted."

"As 1 have been selected as one of the recipients of your Alumni Special Scholarship, 1 want to take this opportuni ty to express

my most sincere thanks to all those involved in the funding of this special scholarship. " I understand that through the voluntary efforts and goodwill of those members involved, such scholarships are set up , defraying college expenses, and enabling the less endowed students to finance their college education."

Students Seek Support The UMR Engineer is the engineering college magazine written by the students at the University of Missouri-Rolla. It is issued in October, December, February and April. This magazine is an 8%" x 11", twenty four-to thirty-two page, highquality student journal with technical articles of general interest, local & national advertising, and campus & organizational news.

Each issue has 3,000 copies

circula ted. Two thousand are distributed on campus to UMR students and faculty, and onethousand are mailed to high schools, alumni and companies.

Subscriptions are available at $4 per year- by writing to the following address: UMR Engineer Bldg . T-1 , Room 102 (subscription) University of Missouri-Rolla Rolla , MO 65401

In an effort to be self-supporting in a wide range of activities including the semiannual outings, field trips, honor banquets and special projects, the student chapters of the AIME, including the American Society of Mining Engineers, Petroleum Engineers and Geological Engineers, commissioned the design and casting of a antiqued brass buckle pictured above. Mail orders may be made through the use of the form below and the delivered price of $5.00 per buckle will not only give the recipient a permanent handsome memento, but will support the worthwhile activities of students presently on the campus .

Orders and checks payable to Joint Alumni Clubs, John Little, Agent, should be mailed to SME, Mining Bldg ., UMR., Rolla, MO 65401.

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"The United States has vast quantities of agricultural wastes that could be used as an energy source" Dr_Gaddy says. "For example, in the Kansas City area, some 5 million tons of crop residue are available each year from the production of corn, soybeans and small grains. Only 1.5 million tons of this residue would produce 50 million cubic feet of methane per day if put through the bioconversion process. This amount of methane could be used to generate 250 megawatts of electricity, or enough to satisfy the residential electrical requirements of Kansas City. Alternatively, the crop residues from this area could be used to supply all the residential gas needs of Kansas Ci ty."

A total of 400 million tons of crop residues are available in the United States each year as an energy resource. If converted to methane, according to Dr. Gaddy, these crop wastes could supply one-fourth of the natural gas currently being used.

"In addition to crop wastes," Dr. Gaddy says, "this country has about 40 million acres of idle range and forest land that could be put into the production of energy crops. Bioconversion of

crop ma terials from this idle land could produce all of our natural gas needs."

Bioconversion, Dr. Gaddy explains, is a solar energy process. Most solar energy schemes require expensive collectors and storage systems, but in bioconversion the sun's energy is collected by photosynthesis and stored in the plants themselves. And there certainly is no obstacle to producing the crops which would be used in the collection and ,storage.

"To produce methane," says Dr. Gaddy, "the crop matter is ground, mixed with water and fed into reactors. Cultures of bacteria and micro-organisms are maintained in the reactors to produce the methane. The process is called anaerobic digestion, and has been used as a wastetreatment method for many years.

Consequently, the technology is well advanced."

The bioconversion process could be adapted to either largeor small-scale production. Dr. Gaddy points to the demonstration unit under construction on the Landers farm . When completed, it will produce all the energy needed (heat and electricity) from about four acres of hay.

Research into the feasibility of large installations shows that an investment of about $50 million would be required for a plant that would produce 50 million cubic feet of methane per day. Such a plant could earn a return of up to 20 to 30 per cent, based on current prices. The return might be increased if the effluent from the reactors can be used as a fertilizer.

"Studies at UMR are continuing

to define the digestion characteristics of many materials and the best photosynthetic collectors," Dr. Gaddy says. "This work has confirmed the feasibility of methane production from such materials as cornstalks, various grasses and hay, and even oak leaves.

"The potential for bioconversion is very promising. All of our na tural gas needs could be supplied by this process. No new technology need be developed, and the process is economically attractive at today's fossil-fuel prices. "

Enrollment Up At UMR A total of 4,308 students are enrolled at the University of Missouri-Rolla at the close of registration. The 4,308 figure compares to an enrollment of 3,914 at the close of registration last spring, an increase of 394 students.

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Alumni-Student-FacultyConference,April 14-15 The annual Alumni-StudentFaculty Conference will be held Thursday and Friday, April 14 & 15, 1977. The Alumni Association will host a banquet on Thursday night which will be attended by faculty and student conference participants and returning alumni. A recent tradition will be repeated with the presentation of certificates to alumni scholars and educational assistants. A

speaker has not been announced at this writing. This annual event was first held in 1973 and features alumni from across the country who have returned to UMR a t the invitation of their department chairmen to share alumni expertise with students, faculty and other alumni. Since the conference is organized on a departmental basis, the format varies but in all cases conferees are given opportunities to ex-

change ideas, ask and answer questions, and to pursue a view of the department and the campus and their relationship to the world. Last year the conference attracted 160 participants. Ed Werner is Association chairman for the event and Ted Planje is campus chairman with Paul Munger, Glen Haddock and Frank Mackaman as campus committee members.

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Electric Power Metering Practices Productivity: Methods for Improvement Instrumentation of Soils Land Surveyors Workshop on Celestial Observations 7th Annual Power Apparatus Testing Techniques Geotechnical Lab Testing Techniques 9th Annual Summer Institute in Digital Computing for Secondary School Students Geotechnical Field Testing Hydrology of Dam Design Soil Aspects of Dam Design 4th Rolla Conference on Surface Properties of Materials Catalysis, Surface Dynamics, Plasma Polymerized Thin Films 1st International Conference on Mathematical Modeling Finite Elements in Geotechnical Engineering 4th Annual Patents Conference 35th Introductory Short Course on Composition of Paints and Coating~ 7th Paint Inspectors and Quality Controllers Short Course 3rd Introductory Short Course on Tinting, Shading & Matching of Paint 5th Bienniel Symposium on Turbulence Single Phase Induction Motor Design Short Course 29th Advanced Chemical Coatings Workshop 26th Paint Short Course for Maintenance Engineers 20th Annual Asphalt Conference Applied Ore Microscopy Design of Dewatering Systems Design of Shallow F ounda tions 4th International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures

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Aug. 29-Sept. 1, 1977 Fall 1977 Sept. 1977 Sept. 12-16, 1977

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50th Birthday of UMR Band COlJ1lJ1elJ1orated by Overture A composition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Miner Band at the University of Missouri-Rolla has been commissioned by Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma, honorary band fra ternities, and alumni and friends of the band.

The work, "Overture Jubiloso"

by Frank Erickson, will have its premier performance in a UMR Founder's Week concert Feb. 23.

Dr. David Oakley, UMR band director, says that Erickson is one

of the best-known contemporary composers for band. He has written more than 150 published compositions and arrangements , including 60 major original works for band. Erickson, who has been on the faculty of the University of California at Los Angeles and San Jose State University , now lives in Kansas City and devotes full time to composing. Last year he was guest conductor at an allErickson program by the UMR Concert Band. His son, Richard, is a UMR student majoring in

mining engineering.

The Miner Band was founded in 1926 by John W. Scott, Rolla businessman, who directed it until his death in 1950. Persons interested in contributing to the Golden Anniversary Commemorative should make checks payable to UMR Band Development Fund and mail to Band Office, Harris Hall, UMR. All donors will be recognized through listing on a permanent honor roll.

UMR Graduates at Ft. Wood

Pictured above are graduates of the University of Missouri-Rolla as assigned to Headquarters, 5th Engineer Battalion (combat) (army) Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. From left to right, First Lieutenant Richard Slovensky, '73, Assistant Operations Officer for Training; Captain Samuel Wehn, '75, Assistant Operations

Officer; Major Richard L. Brown, '61, Executive Officer; Captain Harold Liner, '75, Logistics Officer; and Captain David Copeland, '70, Intelligence Officer. It is noteworthy that these UMR Alumni have been gathered at one unit in the Army and assigned in the staff and management positions indicated.

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Schrenk fund Started Walter T. Schrenk, Professor Emeritus and former chairman of chemistry and chemical engineering, has established the Walter Schrenk Loan Fund for the benefit of students in the departments he formerly headed.

Upper classmen and graduate students will be eligible to make long and short term loans at competitive rates of interest and terms will be flexible and tailored to the needs and prospects of the individual. "Doc", as he is af-

fectionately known to generat,ions of students, has long recognized the need for this kind of student support and, in fact, many years ago made provisions for such a fund through a trust agreement which would have been activated

New Directors

The following non-academic employees were recently honored for their service and loyalty to the University:

Matt Coco, Al Behring, and Bill Atchley are newly elected directors of the MSM-UMR Alumni Association. William E.H. Knight has been appointed director to fill the vacancy created when Mike Salmon moved to Florida. Further information about these directors will be published in a subsequent issue of the ALUMNUS.

ALUMNI ANNUAL FUND FEBRUARY 1 1976 $49,938.60 2444 DONORS CENTURY CLUB 189 MEMBERS 1977 $66,720.82 2861 DONORS CENTURY CLUB 267 MEMBERS

through his Will. He recently decided to establish the fund through a current gift. To "Doc's" professional honors and personal distinctions as ball player, quail hunter, and fisherman should be added philanthropist.

UMR Non-Academic Employes Honored

25 Years--Harvey Smith, General Services; Jay Carney, Admissions and Registrar; Claude Harris, General Services; Glen Thorpe, General Services.

20 Years--Raymond Cain, Metallurgical and Nuclear Engineering; Douglas Nash, General Services; Paul Ponder, Student Affairs; Garmal Sanders, Athletics; George Shivers, General Services; Louis Wright, General Services.

15 Years--Louis Bowman, Auxiliary Enterprises; Thomas Gremmer , Library; James Huskey , General Services; Ken Kaunley , Athletics; Lucille Patten, Retired ; Lauren Peterson, Admissions and Registrar; Clyde Phelps, General Services; Margaret Richardson, Finance; Leonard Rush, General Servic~; Leslie White, Physical Plant; Mary Lou Castleman, Chancellor's Office; Jessie Nations, Student Health; Delmar Rinehart, General Services; Henry Workman, General Services.

10 Years--Wilbert (Bear Tracks) Burton, Mail Carrier ; May Christopher, Retired ; Ron Cox, General Services ; Wallace Craig, Finance; James Deskin, Physics; Vivan Fannon, Retired ; Sharon Otto, Public Information ; Hillis Hall, University Police ; Dorothy Hargis, Library; Charley Hart, General Services; James Macormic, General Services ; Linda (Polly) Sump, Auxiliary Enterprises; Bryan Wainscott, General Services; Maxine , Watkins, Admissions; Laura Whitson~ Geology; Charles Wilkinson, Auxiliary Enterprises.

5 Years--Barbara Petrovic , Alumni Activities ; Lillian Moshier, Auxiliary Enterprises ; Fred Sherrill, Engineering Mechanics; Marvin Harrison and Wendell Jeffries , Extension ; Dorothy Cowan and Shirley Salts , Library; Kenneth Allison and Jac~ Smith, Materials Research ; Herman Benson, Lloyd Cross , Ernest Goggin, Lonnie Hines, Vincent Schmidt, and Glen White, Physical Plant ; David Bingham, Ernie Gutierrez, William Judemann and Edward Murphy, Public Information ; Marvi n Schultz, Purchasing ; Denese Green , School of Mines and Metallurgy ; Charles Hadley and David Mace, University Police.

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Former Chancellor Has New Assignment Dr. Merl Baker, special assistant to the University of Missouri president, will return to teaching and research within the UM system having completed his present assignment.

For the past three years Dr. Baker has developed procedures for University compliance with various federal regulations, an assignment given him by former UM President C. Brice Ratchford.

The project includes compliance with affirmative action programs, radiation safety, humane trea tment of research

animals and others. He also completed a study of the administrative structures of 17 university systems.

Dr. Baker, chancellor of UMRolla from 1963 to 1973, will teach courses in engineering management at UMR's St. Louis Graduate Engineering Center. He also will have a joint faculty appointment with UM-Columbia to work with Dr. Samuel J. Dwyer III, director of UMC's bioengineering program. Dr. Baker will assist with research programs related to the

development of engineering aids for the handicapped.

Dr. Baker received his B.S. degree from the University of Kentucky in 1945 and his master's and Ph. D. Degrees from Purdue University in 1948 and 1952, respectively. Before becoming the first chancellor of UMR, Dr. Baker taught mechanical engineering at the University of Kentucky and served as executive director of the Kentucky Research Foundation and director of international programs.

Faculty Author Dr. Frank R. Vivelo, an anthropologist in the Department of Social Sciences, UMR, is the author of a new book entitled The Herero of Western Botswana: Aspects of Change in a Group of Bantu-Speaking Cattle Herders.

The book is based on Dr. Vivelo's ethnographic fieldwork in Africa in 1973 and describes the changes in Herero society tha t resulted from the adoption of a Westerninfluenced economy and technology. The book is being published as Monograph 61 of the American Ethnological Society and is distributed by West Publishing Company (St. Paul) .

The American Ethnological Society publishes only one

ethnographic monograph each year, and the Herero is its 1976 selection. Dr. Vivelo is also the author of a forthcoming textbook entitled Cultural Anthropology:

An Introductory Handbook (which will be released next January by McGraw-Hill) and the co-editor of American Indian Prose and Poetry Putnam's, 1974.

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1923 Edward and Ruth Pesout of 300 Navajo Court, Boulder City, NV 89005, would be glad to see or hear from any Miners on their way through the area. They are still enjoying their collections of lapidary rocks , fossils , and Indian artifacts.

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1905 Former student, Bruce Williams of Joplin, MO died November 28, 1976. Mr. Williams, a graduate of the University of Kansas , attended MSM in 1901-4. He was a member of the Alumni Association as far back &S records were kept. Owner of the Bruce Williams Labs., he was extremely active professionally and in civic affairs. He was past-president of MSPE and past vice-president of NSPE. He was a national officer in Rotary and 33rd degree Mason.

He died at age 93.

1928 Philip J. Boyer is still hitting the ball 200 yards but hasn't yet shot his age or made a hole in one. Phil and his wife, Elizabeth, live at 1640 EolusAve. , Encinitas, CA 92024.

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Tom Murphy of 19 Courtney Place, Palm Coast, FL 32037, sends this message to those looking forward a couple of years to their Golden Anniversary with MSM : " See you for our 50th in 1978 or 1979 (God willing! )."

1929 1910 The Alumni Office has been notified of the dea th of Harmon Edwin Minor on June 30,1976. His home address was 3103 Banbury Place, Houston, TX 77006. Mr. Minor was retired from Gulf Oil. 1922 Glen and Eunice Christner of 555 Espanade N., Apt. 203. Venice, FL 33595, are still quite active in the Country Club, Yacht Club and civic matters locally. Mr .

Francis Edward Tucker, 470 South Holmes , Memphis TN 38111 , passed away in Dec . 1976, at the age of 70 years .

George W. Talley is retired and living . at RR 5, Box 276, Hayward, WI 54843 . George sa ys he is still guiding and catching his share of muskies each year. He also says he has to walk only 100 ft. from his front door to drill a hole thru the ice to set tip-ups for walleyes.

1932 Edward D. Hale, P .O. Box 64 , Wadsworth, OH 44281, sends us this note, " Quiet retirement continues but not too happily.

Wife (Leora ) is severely handicapped with arthritis. Travel is very limited. We seem the most comfortable right here a t home.

Hobbies keep us interested."

1933 B. J . Gross of Zelkins Lake Box 111 , Huntsville, TX 77034, is president of SOFEC Inc. He has just formed his second company, GAPRO Inc. , to manufacture cable assemblies. A third company is in the making.

Vernon Asher, P.E ., was given the 2nd Annual Distinguished Service Award by the Missouri Society of Telephone Engineers , an affilia te society of the MSPE. This award is presented to individuals who have significantly contributed to the professional growth and development of the telephone engineers. Mr. Asher is retired from Southwestern Bell.

His home address is 1350 Craig Drive, Kirkwood, MO 63122.

Walter H. Braun has reached retirement age, but has no intention of retiring. He is still active in his full time job as manager, quality assurance , for the Bishop Tube Co., and the company has no mandatory retirement age. "In a few years," says Mr. Braun, " I may go into consulting work. " Walter and his wife , Ka tharine, live at 117 Ladderback Land, Devon, PA 19333.

1934 Durward E. Fagan has retired as president of S. G. Hayes & Co. He P age 29

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Mr. Olcott is a self-employed consultant.

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The Alumni Office has been notified that Floyd O. Buell of Route 2, Box 290H, Joplin, MO 64801, died suddenly on February 8, 1976. Mr. Buell was district maintenance engineer for the MO State Highway Dept.

Walter F. Breuer has been retired for two years, after 35 years of pleasurable work with the Corps of Engineers. He and his wife, Hazel, live in a marina apt., Anacapa Isle Marina, 2901 Peninsula Rd., Apt. 344, Oxnard, CA 93030, overlooking Channel Islands Harbor and the Pacific.

They get back to Rolla occasionally to see friends and relatives.

The Alumni Office has been notified of the death of Brooks John Wolfe of 18C Whitten Ave., Hampton Beach, NH 03842, on November 22, 1976.

Robert C. Weigel

Robert C. Weigel, Kaiser Refractories' product manager, Clay-alumina brick, has retired after a 42-year career with Kaiser Refractories and the Mexico Refractories Co. He and his wife, Margo, will remain in their present home at 120 Emerald Drive, Danville, CA 94526.

Walter Bruening retired 9-30-76 as chief mechanical officer-Kansas City Southern RR, after 42 years of railroading--13 with Cotton Belt RR, 29 with the KCS RR. Walt lives at 613 Erie, Shreveport, LA 71106, and stays active in Alumni Assn. affairs. He is past-president of the Ark -La -Tex Section.

John H. McKinley of 4612 Rose of Jericho, Orlando, FL 32808, has retired from the University of Chicago after 30 years of service.

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1938 James DeWolfe Frasier Evans II of 813 Blackshear, Thomasville, GA 31792, died December 4, 1976, after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, a son, James D. F. Evans III, and two daughters, Margaret and Ellen Dale Evans.

Roy C. Cornett, 6109 Everglades Dr., Alexandria, VA 22312, says, "I'm 'thinking' about retirement, but with our youngest son, Bruce, in his third year of electronic engineering technology at Arizona State U. (Tempe), I have no firm plans. I feel I would need to supplement my retirement income--any suggestions?" Mr. Cornett is general engineer, Office, Chief of Engineers, Dept: of the Army.

1940 The youngest child (daughter) of Eugene and Margaret Olcott of Box 16, Route 1, Shepherdstown, WV 25443, will graduate from Univ. of VA with a BS in nursing

Although William C. Alexander, 11401 177th St. Court West, Illinois City, IL 61259, is officially retired, he is still working part-time for McKee Button Co. in Muscatine, IA.

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1941 Robert L. Topper of 11015 Wickwood Dr., Houston, TX 77024, is owner of RELMM Corp., an independent oil and gas corporation operating in Texas and Louisiana.

James R. Roux, 1560 Cohasset Dr., Cincinati, OH 45230, left sales management and opened his own business as a manufacturers representative. His firm, Roux Engineering Sales Co., represents Penn Machine Co. and American Shear Knife Co. He also sells wheels, gears, rolls, and knives to the steel industry.

1942 John K. Olsen of 4494 Trout Dr., SE; St. Petersburg, FL 33705, wrote to say, "We have no snow in St. Petersburg, Fla." Today, as I type this, there are NINE inches of snow on the ground in Rolla.

Boy, talk about rubbing it in!

Fred W. Olde completed 30 years with McDonnell Douglas in March 1976, and is still going strong as senior engineer-design. He and His wife, Kathryn, live at 1585 St. Loretto Dr., Florissant, MO 63033.

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1944 James W. Dowd, 824-15th St., Oakmont, PA 15139, has been appointed assistant director of Alcoa Laboratories. He will be responsible for research and development in alloy technology , including metallurgy, chemical metallurgy, and engineering properties and design. Mr. Dowd is author of a number of technical publica tions on aluminum joining processes and has invented new methods for aluminum rolling and scrap reclamation.

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Lester K. Moeller, 5233 St. Andrews, Corpus Christi, TX 78413, died Dec . 1, 1976, after a short illness. Mr. Moeller was area superintendent for Amoco Production Co. He is survived by his wife, June, and two children.

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Robert L. Ray of 6045 Estates Dr., Oakland, CA 94611, is a consulting metallurgical engineer. He has a lect~reship at the University of Calif, Berkeley and has been appointed for the third year to teach "Welding and ' Casting Designs for Mechanical Engineers." He is also the chief examiner for the State of Calif.

Board of Registration.

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1947 James W. Stephens, 406 E. Third, Lee's Summitt, MO 64063, senior vice president of the Missouri Public Service Co. in Kansas City and past-president of the MSM-UMR Alumni Association , was elected second vice president of the Associated Industries of Missouri at the association's 57th annual meeting. AIM is an organization of approximately 1,000 major employers throughout the state committed to the growth and development of Missouri's business community.

completed, tuna 85 per cent completed and snapper is in design state. Mr. Gager is senior construction supervisory engineer for ESSO. His home address is 49 Patten Street, Sale, Victoria 3850, Australia.

Robert E. Held of 7509 Dew Wood Drive, Rockville, MD 20855, is chief, engineering services div., D.C.P.A.-Region 2. He writes to tell us that his son, Bruce, just received his MSME from VPI and joined Amoco. His daughter, Carol, was married in Feb., 1976.

Congratulations, Mr. Held. Good luck to all of you.

Floyd A. Ellison of 6202 Lost Creek, Corpus Christi, TX 78413, is a self-employed geologist. Mr. Ellison said he is, "actively engaged in the fight against energy dependance so necessary to our economic well-being, so vital to our freedom."

Elven M. Gurnea, Jr. , of 1105 Felix, Magnolia, AR 71753, is an assistant engineer for Firestone Tire & Rubber. He has been on sick leave for several weeks because of a brain tumor, but is feeling much better now and hopes to be back at his job no later than Feb.

Peter F. Bermel has been awarded the U. S. Dept. of the Interior's Meritorious Ser vice Award. He also recently completed a two-month senior executive education program at the Federal Executive Institute in Charlottsville, VA (a program for Federal "Supergrades". Peter and his wife "Bobbie" live at 1000 Wilhelm Dr. , Great Falls, VA 22066. He is chief, Eastern Mapping Center, U. S. Geological Survey , Reston, VA.

Robert A. Perko, 70 Berry Rd. Park, St. Louis, MO 63122, is director of purchasing, Intertherm, Inc. He has notified us that his son, Steve, '75, is now an ensign in the U. S. Navy at Pensacola, FL, and is training as a Naval Flight Officer.

Lem N. Gager is currently employed designing, constructing, launching, and commissioning mackerel-tuna-snapper off-shore production pIa tforms and pipelines for ESSO Australia Pty. Ltd. Mackerel is essentially

Reuben H. Starkweather retired from ARAMCO in 1968. Then, in Aug. 1975, he went to work for Bechtel as a quality control engr. on the trans-Alaskan pipeline. He and his wife, Louise, make their home at RR 1 Box 227, Lake Rd. 529, Sunrise Beach, MO 65079.

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Gordon E. Raym er of 1125 Carme l Drive , Simi, CA 93065, writes to say, " We should have more UMR engine er s working for Lockh ead Corp. Sugge st Electr ical, Electronic , Mecha nical, Mater ials Depts . contac t Lockh ead Personnel. Also need contro ls and com pu ter person nel. "

The Alumni Office has been notified that Roy Gordon Meyer died Augus t 19, 1976.

Donal d W. and Lou Marsh all of Route 1, Box 261-A Sunris e Beach , MO 65079 , write , " No chang e, still retired from USPHS ."

Gerald L. Hamm ond of 12115 SE 22nd St. , Bellev ue , WA 98005, is chief engine er for Hallan ger Engin eers North west Office.

Hallan ger is a consul ting firm for refine ries , chemi cal plants , pulp and paper mills , and food industri es . Their headq uarter s are in San Franci sco.

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Fred M. Spring er of 503 Fores t Gr ove Road, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, has been named vice presid ent, Plann ing for Montg omery Ward & Co. 1950 R. Paul Schmi tz, 715 Butter nut Dr., San Rafae l, CA 94903, has been appoin ted manag er of engine ering and rna ter.ials in Becht el Corp. 's Resea rch and Engin eering operat ion. He will be respon sible for the Engin eering Dept. and the Mater ials and Qua lity Servic es Dept. He has been with Becht el for 17 years .

Donal d L. Honer kamp receiv ed his Ph . D. in Busine ss Administr ation from NYU in June 1976.

He is planning consu ltant for Atl a ntic Ric hfield . He and Valerie Ruth live at 1932 Overlook Rd., F uller ton , CA 92631.

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John M. Abbott, Jr. , 54, Route 1, Warre nsburg , MO , died Dec. 17 , 1976, at the Johnso n County Memo rial Hospital. He had been emplo yed by the Kansa s City Power & Light Co. for the past 27 years. He is surviv ed by his wife, Alice , one daugh ter one brothe r, and five grand childr en .

Ted Gosen celebr ated 25 years of servic e with Atlant ic Richfield on Aug . 3, 1976. He is presen tly an analyt ical chemi st in the quality control admin istrati on at the Watson Refine ry in Carso n, CA. Ted and Joyce live at 2734 Yearli ng , Lakew ood, CA 90712.

D. G. Hestet une was recent ly appoi nted assist ant super intenden t-Taco nite Mining at U. S. Steel's Minnt ac facilities. The mine produ ces some 90 million tons of crude taconi te and waste rock annua lly. The plant suppli es 18 million tons of high grade iron ore pellet s annua lly. Mr. Hestet une and his wife , Beth, live at 1009 17th St. , North ; Virginia, MN 55792.

W. K. Theer man and his wife , Donny e, of 1240 Lynch ester Lane, Kirkwood , MO 63122, have a son, Jeff , now enroll ed in the petrol eum engr. progra m at UMR. Mr. Theer man is projec t manag er at McBro .

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Gerald N. Keller of 209 Elmw ood Dr., Lafey ette, LA 70503 , was one of the 25th annive rsary class to return fo r Home comin g in Octob er. Jerry' s comm ent: " 25 Year Silver Miner Award--How Sweet It is! " He is senior geoph ysicist for Skelly Oil.

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John C. Theiss of 8233 Audra in, St. Louis , MO 63121 , was recent ly honored by the Concr ete Reinforcing Steel Institu te (CRSl) for his innova tive design work on the $16 .7 millio n Breck enridg e Pavill ion Hotel. It was Theiss ' design tha t conve rted the forme r Spanis h Pavill ion into the city's newes t hotel locate d in the Downtown Mall. Theiss is a struct ural engine er and partne r in Heinicke and Theiss , Inc.

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William H. Zvanut of 4 Dana, Florissant, MO 63032, has been promoted to supervising engineer, Nuclear, at Union Electric. Zvanut has been with the company for 24 years .

Jerrel D. Smith, 632 Florence Ave., St. Louis , MO 63119, has been promoted to manager, Environmental Services at Union Electric. He has been with the company since 1958.

Victor H. Catron of 5504 Louisiana Avenue, St. Louis , MO 63111 , has notified us of the dea th of his son, Jerry Ellwood Catron , in December 1976.

The Alumni Office has been notified that Harry W. Firman of 1740 N. W. 3, Gorsham, OR 19044, died December 14, 1976.

Donald W. Capone has been appointed assistant manager, Nuclear Engineering at Union Electric in St. Louis. He has been with the company since 1958. His home address is 4827 Moccasin Dr., St. Louis , MO 63123.

John P . Zedalis is chief, transportation branch, office of engineering, Agency for International Development. He is responsible for worldwide transportation projects worth some $500 million, with emphasis on development of Egyptian ports and major highways in Syria and Indonesia. His home address is 8723 Gateshead Road, Alexandria , VA 22309.

1953 In November 1976, the directors of Hydrocarbon Trading & Transport Co., Inc. reorganized and elected Gerald J. LaBouff executi ve vice president, treasurer and director. The company trades for its own A-C in LPG refined products & petrochemicals. Mr. LaBouff lives at 10618 Brentway, Houston, TX77070.

James L. Knearem was recently transferred to the food & fragrance development dept. of Hercules as a project manager.

His home address is 1108 Independence Dr. , West Chester, PA 19380.

1956 Mr. & Mrs. Randall M. McClure announce the birth of a son, Randall Max McClure II , born Nov. 3, 1976. He weighed 8Ibs., 5% oz. at birth. The family's home address is 401 S. Fourth St. , Effingham, IL 62481.

John O. Buchanan is senior construction supervisor for Dow Chemical Co. and is now in Canada as chief construction engineer on a large chemical complex being built in central Alberta . He is in sole charge of erecting a chlor-alkali plant which is part of a 1.3 billion dollar project which should be in operation by 1979. The Buchanans moved to 9 Mission S t. , Sherwood Park , Alberta T8A-OV4 , CANADA from Brazil where he was engaged in a similar activity.

1959 Correction on the new address for Stan and Susan Waxman--18 Rossmore Terrace, Livingston, NJ 07039. Stan is a metallurgist at the Pica tinny Arsenal in Dover.

Robert J . Ahlert recently moved to EI Paso as president and plant manager of CCC de Mexico , an affiliate of General Electric. He and his wife , Mary , ask that friends in the area stop in and see them. Their new home address is 6737 Mesa Grande, EI Paso, TX 79912 .

1960 Charles E . Tharp of 9 Champagne Dr., Lake St. Louis , MO 63367 , has been promoted to technical sales director for the Ralph B. Carter Co.

C. R. Featherston accepted a position as SWDIV drilling engineer with Houston Oil & Minerals on Nov. 10, 1976, after 16 yrs . & 9 months with Texaco. He will be responsible for all drilling in SW VS. His mailing address is c-o Houston Oil & Minerals Corp.

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Rd. , Dearborn Heights, MI 48127 , was recently promoted to chief, project management for Glanz and Killian Mech. Contractors. He and his wife, Kay, and their daughter, Ericka , celebrated by taking a Caribbean cruise. Dick is active in the MSPE and other engineering related activities.

1962 Ken and Phyllis Murdock, 26 Carol Drive, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632, have a daughter, Melanie Joy, born March 31 , 1976. She joins sister Bethany, 3 years old.

As of Jan . '77, Ken is vice president of marketing for Popular Club Plan, a division of Popular Services , Inc. , in Passaic, NJ. A new baby boy, Christopher, has joined the Craig A. and Ca roline Valentine famil y at 3934 W. 30th No.3 , Anchorage, AK 99503. Mr .

Valentine is a GS-12 Civil Engineer at Elmendorf AFB. Dinesh and Sumitra Shah have two daughters: Na tasha , 4; and Tania, 1%. They also have a new home at 4021 North Park, Irvine, CA 92714. Mr. Shah is a scientist with Thiokol Corp.

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Glenn E. Stoner, 108 David Terrace, Charlottsville, VA 22903, is a University of Virginia scientist who has invented an electrochemical system for water treatment. Stoner, who recommends the process for large-scale water purification operations instead of chlorination, was recently in Israel to demonstrate the system for Israeli officials.

Israel is among the leaders in the use and reuse of water and their supply of fresh water is highly regulated.

Larry and Mary Goe of 10279 Bret Ave., Cupertine, CA 95014, are expecting their second child in June. Larry is still doing guidance navigation and control work on the Radiometric Area CorreIa tion Guidance System for Lockheed.

1964 Don W. Jones of 815 Esslinger Rd., Huntsville, AL 35802, was recently promoted to advisory engineer with IBM, Federal Systems Div. He is a member of the Range Systems Engineering Group currently installing a drones formation control system at White Sands Missile Range.

1963 R. M. (Mike) Salmon, former Alumni Association area director, has accepted a position as Director of Public Works for the City of Tampa, FL . He had completed six years as Director of Public Works for the City of Joplin. He and his wife, Kay, and their two children are in the process of relocating. Mike's Page 34

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Robert E . Markland, No. 8 Vancrest Lane, Florissant MO 63033, is a professor, management science at UMSL. He is spending the 1976-77 academic year as a visiting professor-quantitative systems, College of Business Administration, Arizona State Univ. in Tempe.

Carlos M. Lago, 24 Peabody Terrace No. 506, Cambridge, MA 02138, is a graduate student at Harvard Business School and plans to receive his MBA in June '77.

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John and Mary Anderson are "Happily back in the San Francisco area." Their new address is 368 School Road, Novato, CA 94947. John is a Lt. Col, US Army, Retired. He is currently working as an instructor of geology in the area community colleges.

Patti Dawn Peters was born May 26, 1976, to Major Donald and Mrs. Sue Peters in Munich , Germany.

Peggi, 11, and Daniel 9, think their new sister is GREAT! Major Peters is currently assigned as director of engineering and housing, U. S. MIL Community Munich for the Corps of Engrs. , mail to D. E. H. USMCA Munich, APO New York, NY 09407. He will be reassigned to the States in JUly.

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Girish T. Dalal has been named senior research and development scientist by B .F. Goodrich Chemical Co., Cleveland, OH, at the company's technical center in Avon Lake. Dalal joined the company in 1966 as an engineer.

Robert and Malloy Ann Huston of 13751 Dolphin Drive, Saratoga, CA 95070, are, " just enjoying California. " Mr. Huston is manager-Applica tions En gineering, Fairchild Systems Tech.

Gary R. Holland of 4921 Logan Ave. S; Minneapolis, MN 55409, has been named head of Toro's newly formed Out Door Appliance Division. He will be responsible for the marketing and production of Toro's product entries of flexible line trimmers under the "Whirl Trim" label. He has established his divisional headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minn.

1965 Bill Farrell was married to Nancy Weems in Waynesboro, VA, on June 26. They are making their home at Kiefernweg 6; 6941 Gorxheimertal; West Germany.

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Bill has just transferred to Babcock-Brown Boveri-Reaktor GMBH in Mannheim , Germany.

He is working in project management for this Babcock & Wilcox affiliate.

Jay Waring opened the Greentree Nursery and Garden Center at 223 Elmira Rd., Ithaca, on Nov. 6, 1976. He, his wife Theresa, and their two children also completed construction of their mountain top home at 432 Enfield Ctr. Rd. , Ithaca, NY 14850, just in time to get two feet of snow on their quarter mile driveway.

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Charles W. and Mary Kathryn Riney are the parents of a second daughter, Anne Elizabeth, born June 27,1976. Their home address is 10 Sunnyslope, Hannibal, MO 63401. Mr. Riney is manager, engineering & operations, L. W. Riney Co.

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His home address is Route 4, Box 500-3 , Morgantown, WV 26505.

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Roy Slocum of 46 N. Fostertown Dr., Newsburgh, NY 12250, wants to know, "What are some of the Miners doing in the field of Alternative Energy? It's going to take some good Miners to make solar and wind energy practicaL " David A. Bachman has been transferred to Jamaica as electrical general superintendent for Alumina Partners of Jamaica.

His new mailing address is c-o ALPART, 2820 Canal St., New Orleans, LA 70119.

E. David Hayes , 3645 N. 52nd St., Lincoln, NE 68504 , formed his own electronic design & industrial control consulting firm in May 1975. He is president, E. H. Engineering Ltd. 1967 Thomas K. Gaylord, 92-26th St., NW; Atlanta, GA 30309, was promoted to assoc. professor of electrical engineering at Georgia Tech. He was awarded the "Outstanding Teacher Award" by the 1976 electrical engineering senior class, and has been appointed associate editor of the IEEE Transactions on Education.

Tom was also presented the " Outstanding Young Faculty Research Award" this spring at the annual Sigma Xi banquet.

Sounds like he has had a banner year.

Gail K. Davidge Kettenbrink has joined the petroleum consulting firm , Peppard-Souders & Associates ( PS&A) , as a geologist. Mrs. Kettenbrink was employed by Geomap Co. prior to joining PS&A. Her previous experience includes geological research for ERDA , exploration geology for Gulf, and teaching earth sciences. Gail and her husband, Edwin Carl, '67, live at 3605 Sinclair Ave. , Midland , TX 75230.

Bruce VanDover recently completed assignment on the Alaska Pipeline and has returned to San Francisco. His family home address is 2044 Meadows Rd. , Poplar Bluff, MO 63901.

Captain Donald W. Hutcheson has received an Air Force Systems Command Certificate of Merit. The captain was honored for his work as an armament systems engineer with the Aeronautical Systems Div. at Wright-Patterson AFB. He is currently an engineering student at the Univ. of Colorado. He and his wife, Gail, live at 860 Morgan Dr., Boulder, CO 80303 .

Jerome M. Lebo was promoted to manager-Mass Merchandising, Shell Oil Co. His spouse, Merri , recently was named principal of Haude Elementary School. They live at 5718 Pebble Springs Drive, Houston , TX 77066.

Larry G. Harmon has been promoted to supervising engineer, Quality Assurance , at Union Electric. Harmon, formerlya captain in the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers , joined Union Electric as an engineer in 1974.

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Charles E. Perez, Jr. , resigned from the military service and accepted a position with McDermott Hudson , an engineering and construction firm specializing in petroleum processing plant design and construction. His mailing address is P . O. Box 37471 , Houston, TX 77036.

Jim Cumper is now assistant professor of military science at Colorado School of Mines in Golden. Captain Cum per and his wife , Janet, live at 7560 Johnson St. , Arvada , CO 80005.

William R. Reynolds , Jr. and his wife, Jeannie, are the par ents of a new baby boy, born November 13, 1976, William R. Reynolds III. They now have 3 daughters and 2 sons ranging up to 9 years old. Mr. Re ynolds is manager of engineering and inspection dept. , Plateau, Inc . Roosevelt Refinery .

His mailing address is P . O. Box 1868, Roosevelt, UT 84066.

1968 Muharrem & Hulya Timucin of Sumer Sok. 38-8 Ankara, Turkey, have a son, their second, Cumhur KilicAslan, born Oct. 29 , 1976. Mr. Timucin is the dean of engineering, School of Middle East Techn ical Uni versity, Ankara .

Kenneth D. Yost received his MS in Engr. Mgt. (Public Works Empha sis Ar ea ) in December . He is a CE with the City of Kirkwood.

Ken and his wife , Cathy, reside a t 667 Green Hedge, Fenton, MO 63026.

William K. Meeker, PSC 2625 , APO San Francisco, CA 96366, is presently serving a 1 year remote tour in Kor ea flying OV-10 as a forwar d air controller. "Wish I was back in Fighters ," is his closing remark to us .

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Dan Carnahan of 6845 Broadmoor, N. Lauderdale, FL 33068, has been promoted to vice president of Craven-Thompson and Assoc. He has also been named to Who's Who in the South and Southwest.

Leslie Bennington III , son of Les a nd Susan Bennington of P. O. Box 1517, Glenrock , WY 82637, was born Feb. 22, 1976. Les is agency supervisor for American National Insurance Co. John A. Munns has been transferred from Control Components in Calif. to Bailey Meter in Ohio.

Both are Babcock & Wilcox subsidiaries. John has held several positions at Bailey and is currently manager of Manufacturing and Planning. He expects to be made manager of International Marketing in March '77. He and Alice are making their home at 7871 Oakridge Dr., Mentor, OH 44060.

Richard and Marlene Lehman announce the birth of their first child ; son Jason Richard was born Oct. 2, 1976. Due to being a little ahead of schedule Jason had to spend some extra time in the hospital. He is now home with his parents at Greenwich Dr ., Merrimack , NH 03054 , and all systems are working well. His father , is a sales representative for Union Carbide.

John A. R. Parker is the new senior pa ckaging engineer for Chesebrough-Pond 's. He and his wife, Janice, have relocated to 722-B Rock Hill ; Jefferson City, MO 65101 , from Wheeling, IL. Lyndell R. Cummins, 1149 Debbie Lane , Macomb, IL 61455 , has been named Division Manager of Tierma n-McClure Engr. Co.

1969 Joseph W. Stahl accepted a promotion and transfer to the fiscal div. at McAir Div. of McDonnell Douglas . He is also enrolled in the MBA evening program at Wash. U. Joe finds time to coach a soccer team, too .

They tied for first in the district with a 6-2-1 record. His home address is 1848 Woodhollow Dr., Apt. 206, Maryland Heights, MO 63043 .

Richard T. Berning of 2613 Bennington Dr., Springfield, IL 62704 , was named " Young Engineer of the year" by the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers , Capital Chapter. He has since joined IBM in their General Systems Div . as a marketing represen ta ti ve.

Gerald C. David is now vice president and on the Board of Directors of his firm , Schnabel Engineering Assoc. P. C. His home address is 19012 Hempstone Ct. , Poolesville, MD 20837 .

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Joseph H. Wildt and Ann Marie Dulatt were married last fall in Chesterfield, MO . They are making their home at 1100 S. Jefferson , Washington , }\'10 63090.

Mr. Wildt is a registered engineer for the U. S. Department of the Treasury.

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James and Janet Burke, 324 N. Water, Rochester, IL 62563, are happy to announce the birth of their first child, Valerie Elise, born June 5, 1976. Mr. Burke is a civil engineer with the Ill. Dept. of Transporta tion.

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Robert C. Vorwith of 3301 Carbon Canyon Rd. No.5 , Chino, CA 91710, recently passed the Calif.

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Gene C. Dawson, 1304 Greenwood Lane, Alamogordo, NM 88310, has left the U. S. Air Force to become an operations analyst for General Dynamics at their Ft. Worth plant. He would like to announce the arrival of his first child, Jennifer Michelle Dawson, born Jan. 4, 1977. Mother, Jain C. Dawson, and child are doing fine.

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Stephen C. Sims, 139 Golf Terrace, Danville, IL 61632, has been made plant engineer of the Danville plant of Central Foundry Division, General Motors Corp.

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Lt. William C. Kruckemeyer, Jr. , swore in his wife, Army Captain Margaret Kruckemeyer.

He has since received his promotion to captain and is serving as aviation maintenance officer and test pilot stationed at Ft. Bragg. Captain (Mrs.) Kruckemeyer is a family nurse practioner, also stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC. Michael Finkelstein has been promoted to specialist--Project Planning for all fluorescent lamp products at division headquarters of General Electric. His new home address is 4093 Ellison, South Euclid, OH 44121.

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Taylor are the proud parents of a baby girl, Amy Beth , born Dec. 14, 1976.

Ron is an electrical engineer with Union Carbide-Nuclear Div. The family lives at Route 4, Box 41, N. Catherine St. , Metropolis, IL 62960.

Russ Nekorchuk, 6201 Franks Rd., House Springs, MO 63051 , has been appointed by Governor Bond to a two year term as Magistrate Judge for Jefferson County, Missouri. Judge Nekorchuk received his BS in Math froll, the Ill. Inst. of Tech. in 1968, his MS Comp Sci from UMR in '70, his J .

D. from St. Louis Univ. in '76, and was admitted to the Missouri Bar in Sept. 1976.

V. Darryl Orr, 100 Ridgetop Dr.; Dexter, MO 63841 , has been selected outstanding young engineer of the year by the Southeast Chapter of the MSPE. Darryl is a principal and part owner of Trotter Assoc., a consulting engineering firm. He is one of 12 outstanding engineers selected throughout the state for this honor, and will be considered for higher honors at the annual sta te meeting next spring.

Phillip G. (Gary ) and Janie Hamner are proud to announce the birth of their son, Ma tthew Phillip, on Nov. 18, 1976. Matt has an older sister, Marcy, 31J2. Gary is finishing his 6th year with Monsanto as a market manager.

The family lives at 828 Windmill Dr. , Ballwin, MO 63011 .

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Michel Chourain has a new position with CDF -Chime, Paris.

He is now product manager. He also has a new address : 13 Rue Millet, 78103 Les Mureaux, France.

David W. Bondurant has returned to Minn. and settled at 4508 W. 90th St., Bloomington, 55437. He is currently employed by SperryUnivac designing military minicomputers.

Michael B. Clapper and Mary L. Klos were married on Nov. 21, 1975. They are living at 6723 Larry Lane , Berkeley, MO 63134. Mr. Clapper is an investigator for the Food and Drug Administration.

Steven Carl Hanger and Dana Lynn Woods were married Oct. 1, 1976, in Universal City, TX. The couple are living at 5909 Ranchester Dr. , No . 404; Houston, TX 77036. Mr. Hanger is systems director for Technical Systems Associates.

Benjamin Hudson, Jr. of 1518 N. Sarah St. ; St. Louis , MO 63113, received his J. D. from St. Louis Univ . on May 8, 1976.

On October 22, 1976, Vincent John and Christina Budd of 208 Wisner Ave., Middletown, NY 10940, became the parents of a new daughter, Julia M. Budd. Mr. Budd is assistant supervisor, System Operations for Orange & Rockland Utilities m Spring Valley.

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A lumn; News . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Archibald M. and Nancy Gallup make their home at 30 Park Drive, Waterford, CT 06385. Capt.

Gallup is chief of construction for the Far East District, Corps of Engrs. , Seoul, Korea.

David E. Heinlein, Route 1, New Haven, MO 63068 , has been appointed operating supervisor, Labadie Plant for Union Electric.

Heinlein has been employed by Union Electric since 1972.

Jim and Judy Bondi, 27 E. Central Ave., Apt. K-8, Paoli, PA 19301, are the proud parents of a little boy , Robert James, born Sept. 4, 1976. Jim works as a senior engineer for Burroughs Corp.

James J. Commerford has been promoted to captain in the U. S. Air Force. Captain Commerford, a navigator instructor, is assigned at Carswell AFB with a unit of the Strategic Air Command. He and his wife, Clare, live at 1001 Mistletoe, Ft. Worth, TX 76126.

Kurt K. Marshaus has been promoted to senior construction inspector with the Missouri State Highway Dept. Kurt and his wife Gail also wish to announce the birth of their second child, Julie Gail , born Nov. 11 , 1976. Julie has an older brother, Christopher, who is 2%. Their new home address is 1004 Kent Road, Mexico MO 65265.

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Michael L. Fureigh began a new job on Jan. 17 , as an associate mechanical engr. with McDonnell Douglas after 4 years with General Services Admin. in K. C. Mike's new address is 1855 New Florissant Rd, Apt. 8, Florissant, MO 63033.

Stephen J . Boyd has resigned from S. G. Hayes & Co. to go into partnership with his brother Jeff in Boyd Brothers, Inc. They are engaged in earth moving, land clearing , and highway construction. Mr. Boyd's mailing address is P.O. Box 347, Sesser, IL 62884.

Robert C. and Diana L. (Harrison '74) Toth have a new son , Roger Charles, born May 24 , 1976. Bob also has a new job. He left Murphy Co. in Jan . to join Monsanto as a facilities engineer at their world headquarters in St. Louis. Diana is temporarily retired from Ryckman, Edgerley, Tomlinson & Assoc. where she held the position of environmental engineer. The family lives at 3095 Postport Lane , Maryland Heights , MO 63166.

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David E. Woosley and Sandra Jo McClean were married Oct. 23 , 1976, in Moline, 11. They are living at 1639 Park Towne Court, NE , Suite S-3; Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.

David is asst. traffic engr. & parking director for the City of Cedar Rapids.

Dennis, Charlotte, and son Mark Scholl have moved from Gulfport, MS, to 3414 Elmhurst Lane , Bel Ridge, MO 63121. Dennis was honorably discharged in an earlyout program of the U. S. Air Force in June and accepted a position with Grinnell Fire Protection Systems Co., Inc. as a design engineer. Son Mark Daniel celebrated his first birthday Aug. 28 , 1976. Dennis & Charlotte celebrated their fourth anniversary on Nov. 15th.

James E. Politte recently left Bethlehem Mines to become assistant superintendent, Metals Division-Coal Group for Union Carbide at their No. 7 Mine at Sanderson, WV . His home address is 6544 McCork le , Apt. 10 , Charleston, WV 25304.

Bryan P . McWeeney of No. 5 Terry Court, Florissant, MO 63031 , received his MBA from St. Louis Univ. on May 8, 1976. He is employed by McDonnell Douglas.

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Kenneth W. Werner has been transferred from MacDill AFB, FL, to Andersen AFB, Guam. The island is still recovering from the devastating effects of supertyphoon Pamela in May 1976.

However, Ken and his wife, Julie, are enjoying the island life. Ken's next assignment is USAFE HQ at Kapaun Barracks, Germany. He will work with the Air Force Regional Civil Engr. Center as part of the design-construction management team . His current mailing address is 43 CES , PSC No . 1 Box 76, APO San Francisco, CA 96334.

Denis and Karen Kluba of 8 Briarwood Circle, Jackson, TN 38301 , wish to announce the birth of their second daughter, Corri Elaine, on Nov. 30, 1976. She weighed 7 lbs . 15 oz. Denis is quality control manager for Container Corp. of America.

Montie Gauss and his wife Caryn have a son , Matthew Jason, born Sept. 25 , 1976. Montie recently received a transfer to Industrial Engineering at the Ingot Plant of Alcoa. The family lives at 1815 West 40th, Apt. 8, Davenport, IA 52806.

Gary Lee Duke, formerly aU. S. Air Force reserve officer, has been named for regular status on the basis of educational background and outstanding duty performance as an Air Force officer. Captain Duke has been assigned at Offutt AFB as a mission planner with a unit of the Stragegic Air Command. He and his wife, Mary, live at 2609 Roselane Rd ., Omaha , NE 68147.

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After that, he will return to Iowa State Univ. in Ames to finish his Ph. D. in Physical Chemistry. His mailing address is Labora toire de Magnetizme-CNRS, Av. Jes Martyrs, BP 166 Centre de Tri, 38042 Grenoble Cedex, France.

Chuck said, "A bottle of wine will be consumed in honor of anyone who writes."

Major Stephen E. Shepard, 6760 Calmont No. 205, Ft. Worth, TX 76116, is currently stationed in Saudi Arabia, where he will complete his assignment as resident engineer on a multibillion dollar project in March. He will then be reassigned to the Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth, KS. Terry R. Thomure has joined the sales staff of ARCO Polymers and will work from the firm's Southern District office, Atlanta, GA . His home address is 1617 Mardis Ave., Birmingham, AL 35235.

A son, Thomas K. Mills, Jr., was born to Tom and Janice Mills, 252 Tulip Dr., West Carrollton, OH 45449, on Sept. 1, 1976. Mr. Mills, Sr., began work on Nov. 1, 1976, as a development engineer for Monsato Research Corp's.

Nuclear Operations Dept.

David C. Ratherman and Arlene Bush Raterman, '71, 215 Bynum Ridge Rd., Forest Hill, MD 21050, announce the birth of thier first child, Rebecca Elizabeth, on Jan. 7, 1977. Dave has been promoted to maintenance supervisor at the Havre de Grace Monsanto Plant making plastic coke bottles.

Arlene has quit work to become a full time mother and housewife.

Arlene is a former employee of the Alumni Assn.

The Alumni Office has been notified of the dea th of Mohammed Badruddoza on April 29, 1976.

Eugene L. Benner of 11829 Claychester Dr. , St. Louis, MO 63131, has been named manager of engineering, a new position, for the GSI Engineering Division of General Steel Industries.

1974 John R. Bouzoun, Box 330, Hanover, NH 03755 , is R&D Coordinator in the U. S. Army Cold Regions Research & Engineering Laboratory's Research Division Office. He is also principle investigator of 2 research work units in Land Treatment of Wastewater Research Program. But better yet, John wrote, "After 11% years in Army finally got an assignment in New Hampshire. Best State in the USA."

Michael E. Ragan has been reassigned to the Trane Co. 's Cape Girardeau Office as a sales engineer. He and his wife, Linda, now live at 2014 Brink Ave., Cape Girardeau, MO 63701.

James A. Briggs has assumed duties as assistant city engineer for Washington, Mo. He was formerly a design engineer for the City of Wichita, Ks. Mr. Briggs' address of record is 811 Edith St., Washington, MO 63090.

Salil and Carol Banerjee wish to extend a very Happy New Year to all their friends and notify them of their new address: 5806 Fontenelle, Houston, TX 77035: They are expecting their first child by the end of Jan. '77. Salil is a senior research engineer with Exxon.

John and Karen Blase have moved into their new house at 5 Harvest Drive, Frederick, MD 21701. John is a nuclear engineer with Bechtel.

The Nick Duane family have just recently moved to Houston and are currently residing at 16338 Autumn Wind, Houston, TX 77090.

Diane, Laura and Nick are expecting a new arrival sometime in March '77. Nick is a petroleum engineer with Amoco.

Steven J. DuPont has been transferred by Burroughs to their Eastern Application Development Center in Malvern, PA. He is a systems analyst. His new mailing address is 1611 Meadowview Lane, Mont Clare, PA 19453.

Dan and Lauri Kerns and their two sons, Pat and Brandon, are the proud owners (well, part owners ) of a new home at 831 Hackberry, Chatham, IL 62629.

Dan is a civil engineer with Hanson Engrs ., Inc. in Springfield, IL.

Anthony L. and Patricia Mei bought a new house at 1225 Ridgeview Court, Novato, CA 94947. Mr. Mei also changed jobs and is now an environmental engineer in EPA, Region Xl's Water Division. He is working in facility planning area and wastewater management planning and related environmental impact statements in northern Calif.

1975 Mitchell F. Peterson of 2525 S. Voss 6510 No.1, Houston, TX 77057, is workiIig as an electrical engineer in the Rectifier Dept. of Harco Corp. for another alumnus, C. Ronald Ferry, '52. Mr. Peterson has been doing some R & D in automatic controls for cathodic protection and currently has two patents pending.

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A lumn; N e w s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Michael J. Quinn is entering undergradua te pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base. He expects to graduate in Dec. '77.

His current mailing address is Box 2337, Laughlin AFB, TX 78840.

HOMECOMING 1977 October 14-15 Reunions: 1927 and Before 1932, 1937, 1942, 1947,1952, 1957, 1962, 1967 & 1972

Mark McGee and Bonnie Ferguson were married Oct. 8, 1976, and are making their home at Route 1, Box 392, Festus, MO 63028. Mark is assistant plant engineer for Union Electric's Rush Island plant.

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TULSA SECTION Summit Club April 30

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ARK-LA-TEX Shreveport Petroleum Club May 7

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CLASS OF 1927 50th ANNIVERSARY BANQUET Rolla May 14

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ARK-LA-TEX August 6 AIME(SPE Section) Denver Petroleum Club October 11

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