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Sports Scene (continued) Carolina, 92-53, a s N a s h garnered 12V2 points b y winning t h e 220 a n d 440 a n d running on t h e victorious 440- and mile-relay quartets. Tech's other double winners were junior Terry Muirheid in t h e high a n d triple j u m p a n d sophomore Chuck Tyler in t h e javelin and discus. Strong E a s t Tennesse State beat Tech, 84-61, even though N a s h a n d Tyler again recorded double wins. T h e n Georgia upended Tech by a similar score, 83-62, in Athens. Muirheid took the high a n d triple jumps, a n d sophomore David Whitmer set a J a c k e t record in t h e 880 with a 1:54.4 but placed third. Tech was successful in two general collegiate meets, literally running away with t h e Southeastern Collegiate title a t Mobile with IO6V2 points to second-place Mississippi's 41 and edging the Bulldogs 117y 2 112 for t h e Georgia Collegiate championship.
t one point during Tech's tennis season, it looked a s if the final record would not be one to advertise. But coach J a c k Rodgers' fortunes turned and his squad captured its final five matches to finish 9-9. T h e Jackets reached their 1970 peak with wins over highly-regarded T u l a n e and Louisiana State in a weekend invasion of Bayou Country. Individually, No. 1 Larry Turville, whose personal best came when h e dealt Miami's P a t Cramer only t h e second loss of his career, compiled a 14-7 singles and 13-6 doubles record. Steve Yellin, generally No. 2, was 12-8 in singles a n d 12-6 in doubles play. No. 3 Chris Baxter was 16-4 and 12-6, while Chuck Sloane wound u p 11-9 and 13-6. T h e s e four juniors were scheduled to compete in t h e N C A A championships J u n e 15-20 a t Salt Lake City.
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RESOURCES
CENTER recently received a $65,302 grant from t h e Federal Water Quality Administration to support t h e training of graduate students in water resources planning and management. Twelve students, selected from several disciplines related to water pollution control and water resources management, will be financially assisted during the fiscal year beginning J u l y 1, 1970. T h i s is t h e second year t h e training program h a s received financial backing from the federal agency. T H E N A T I O N A L AERONAUTICS AND S P A C E ADMINISTRATION also
awarded Tech $45,000 in research funds, $35,000 to be administered by D r . H e n r y A. McGee, professor of chemical engineering, a n d $10,000 to be administered by D r . I. E . Perlin a n d Dr. L. J . Gallaher of t h e computer center. T h e computer center's research project is entitled "Research in Precision Numerical Integration M e t h o d s . " T H E T A U B E T A P I ENGINEERING
C U P went to Benny J o h n Dyer, a senior industrial engineering student, a t the annual Honors D a y exercises on M a y 28. T h e t o p award for a n engineering student, the Cup is given for excellence in scholastics, leadership, activities, and character, a n d for exhibited potential in engineering. Dyer also received t h e Hamilton Watch H u manities Award. T h e P h i K a p p a P h i Scholarship Cup went to Robert Mason Car gill, a senior physics major. Forty-three other students received individual awards, P h i E t a Sigma freshman honorary introduced 93 initiates, T a u Beta Pi engineering honorary introduced 131 initiates, a n d P h i K a p p a P h i national honorary introduced 124 initiates.
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Apollo 10 mission, was also among the eight receiving honorary degrees. D R . H E N R Y S. V A L K h a s b e e n a p -
pointed D e a n of t h e General College a t Tech, and will assume his post a t the beginning of t h e 1970 fall quarter. Presently chairm a n of the physics department a t the University of Nebraska, Dr. Valk, 41, will coordinate curricular developments a n d research activities for degree-granting programs in physics, chemistry, biology, psychology, geophysics, information science, and mathematics; a n d for nondegree programs in English, modern languages, social sciences, physical training, music, and R.O.T.C. Valk was appointed by President H a n s e n on the basis of recommendations from a faculty-student selection committee. A n outstanding theoretical physicist in his own right, Dr. Valk is a Fellow of the American Physical Society. H e has published extensively, a n d h a s served with t h e National Science Foundation during three different year-long periods. OUTSTANDING T E A C H E R S O F T H E
YEAR were honored a t t h e annual faculty dinner on M a y 14. Charles H. Braden of physics, Ronald W. Larson of electrical engineering, Charles L. Liotta of chemistry, and M . Carr P a y n e of psychology each received $1,000 awards provided by grants from the Union C a m p Corporation a n d t h e Standard Oil Company (Indiana) Foundation. T h e y were nominated by students, faculty a n d alumni, a n d were finally selected by a faculty-student committee on the basis of current teaching excellence, t h e teacher's success in leading students to knowledge, a n d t h e students' understanding of the subject. A N E W DIRECTOR O F P L A C E M E N T
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outh was even more of a factor for coach T o m m y Plaxico's golfers, who finished 11-8-1, t h e finest Tech record in three years, with six freshmen on t h e roster. Two of t h e freshmen led t h e team in match averages, Alan Guyton with , 74.6 a n d Chip Allen with 74.9. 20
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received an honorary doctorate from P u r d u e University, his alma mater, at P u r d u e ' s 118th commencement exercises on Sunday, J u n e 7. His was one of eight honorary degrees awarded to alumni a n d former staff members. Eugene Cernan, lunar excursion module pilot on t h e
has been selected—B. D . "Bill" Pickel, former supervisor of engineering placement with Ford M o t o r Company's engineering staff in Dearborn, Michigan. M r s . M a r y N. Carmichael, who served a s acting director following the death of A. P . " N e i l " DeRosa in J u l y 1969, was named associate director. While The Georgia Tech Alumnus