Alul11nus Vol. 60 No.6
University of Missouri-Rolla Rolla, MO 65401-9990
December 1986
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Lucien Bolon, '59
Gerald Bersett, '65
Paula Hudson, '73
Richard Hunt, '50
Russell Kamper, '62
New Board Members
Robert Peppers, '50
Picture of
David Blume, '65 not available
Homecoming 1路986 Richard Rueter, '68
Carlos Tiernon, '54
MSM-UMR Alumni Association Minutes of the Annual Meeting, Friday, Oct. 17, 1986 Outgoing Alumni President Jim McGrath opened the fall meeting of the MSM路UMR Alumni Association on Friday, Oct. 17, in the Mark Twain Room of the University Center-East by welcoming the 38 board members present and expressing his appreciation for their assistance and cooperation' during the past two years. Armin Tucker reported for the nominating committee that all those nominated officers and directors had been elected by mail ballot as follows: Officers (two路year terms) president-Art Baebler, '55; president elect-John Toomey, '49; vice presidents-Pat Broaddus, '55, Al Buescher, '64, J. Robert Patterson, '54, Ernst Weinel, '44, and Robert V. Wolf, '51; secretary- Matteo A. Coco, '66; and treasurer-J. L. "Jack" Painter, '50. Directors (three-year terms) at large-Paula Hudson, '73, and Carlos H. Tiernan, '54; area-David J. Blume, '65 (zip codes 00-14); *Richard E. Rueter, '68 (zip codes 15-26); Russell A. Kamper, '62 (zip codes 37-45); *Gerald W. Bersett, '65 (zip codes 63-65); *Lucien M. Bolon Jr. , '59 (zip codes 63-65); Robert E. Peppers, '50 (zip codes 6-3-65); J. Richard Hunt, '50 (zip codes 78-84). Jim McGrath introduced the newly elected president, Art Baebler, and turned the meeting over to him. Outgoing board members, Harold Crane, Bob Klorer and Robert Perry were recognized and presented with a token of appreciation from the board. Harold Crane offered to furnish a picture of Mark Twain to hang appropriately in the Mark Twain Room of the University Center, and the offer was gratefully accepted subject to approval by the administration. Harold Crane, incidentally, is from Hannibal, Mo. Minutes of the April 12, 1986, board meeting were accepted as mailed. *First time board members-others re-elected .
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A dis tinguished group participated in halftime ceremonies at the Homecoming football game. In路 cluded were members of the 1936 football team , UMR's Chancellor and the newly crowned Homecoming Queen. They we re: left to right, Bura n Brown, '37, Bill Busc h, '37 ; Ralph Wilkey, '38; Frank Appleyard, '37; Bob Klug, '40; Garianne McNu tt, Pete Mattei, '37; C ha ncellor Marti n Jischke; Harley Ladd, '40; Mel Nickel, '38, J oel Loveridge, '39. Queen Garian ne is a junior in nuclear engineering from Jefferson City. Other homecoming activities are recorded on pages 1 through 13 in this issue. The only sour note of the whole weekend was that the Miners lost the game to the Cape Girardeau Indians.
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Bill Collins, '50, made the report for the Financial Committee. Total assets (trust accounts and members' equity) of the association for the year (1985-86) were $731,040, an increase of $86,867 during the year. The financial success of the association 'was recognized and thanks extended to Frank Mackaman for the work. Art Baebler, '55, reported on activities of the Alumni Alliance (representatives of the four UM campuses.) A reception for UM President Peter Magrath was held in Kansas City Oct. 9 and there was to be one in St. Louis Nov. 5. Legislative Day is scheduled for next March or April. Al Buescher, '64, gave the report on the association's annual fund. He noted that the association received more money during the year even though there were fewer donors . The average gift was $56.50. A motion was made and passed that an amount of up to 5 percent of the donation be spent to send a memento to the donors of $250 and $500 gifts. The total amount donated to the annual fund for the 1986 year to date was $160,404.37, ($44,580 in matching gifts). Joel Loveridge, '39, reported 140 students participating in the grant-in-aid athletic fund program. A motion was made and passed to increase the athletic funding from $10,000 to $14,000. Ron Tappmeyer, '47, listed those to whom Alumni Awards would be presented at the Saturday banquet (see pages 4 and 5 this issue), and Bob Berry named the four mfi!mbers of the faculty who would be presented a $500 award for being an outstanding adviser, at the board's noon luncheon (see page 10 this issue). Bob Wolf, '51, announced that the association had made $200,000 available to 147 students for scholarships and educational assistant grants for the 1986-87 year. A motion was made and passed to increase the 1987-88 budget by $22,500 (support for 15 additional students). A report on the Jackling Summer Institute, submitted by Ron Kohser, associate professor of metallurgical engineering at UMR, was read. Jim McGrath reported that an ad hoc committee would be formed to study ways to better expedite needed monies . The following motion was made and passed that: "The President appoint a committee of at least six board members to: 1. Investigate the appro priateness and likely success of an endowment fund approac h to our funding needs; 2. Develop a general plan fo r the recommended fund program, if appropriate: 3. Report at the spring 1987 board meeting on 1 and 2 above and, if appro priate, report on the general plan developed." continued next page-
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