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Volume LX No. 1

February 1980

Pacific Lutheran U niversity Bulietin(USPS 417-660)

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Top PLU academic officials dis­ cuss the futures of their discip­ l i nes and the role of PLU in that future.

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Dr. Rieke d iscusses fina ncial a id outlook a n d its impact on stu ­ dents d u ri ng the 1980's.

Cover The PLU Division of Natural Sciences recently acquired an eight-i nch Celestron telescope.

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Published six times annually by the Office of U n iversity Relations, Pacific Lutheran University, PO. Box 2068, Tacoma, WA 98447 (USPS 417-660). Second class post­ age paid in Tacoma, WA. Postmaster: Send address changes to Development Data Center, PLU, Tacoma, WA 98447.

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Top PLU academic officials discuss the futures of their disciplines and the role of PLU in that future

New Teacher shortage Likely

By Dr. Kenneth Johnsto Dea n, school of Education

"Believe it or not - a l l evidence p O i nts towa rd a n i mp e n d i n g teacher shortage crisis proportion in severa l sujec areas and some reg ions by 1 985 - U.S. News & World Report, Nov. 197 8 .

The 1 9 7 0's were a d ifficult o_nod for persons seeki ng careers in educatio n Following m ore than a decade of rapid g rowth sti mu ­ l ated by th e post-war "baby boom ," education experienced Just as rapid decline as delayed marriages a nd o ve rpo pul ati o n concerns led to fewer and smaller families Enrol l ments a n d demand fo r t e a chers declined; ma n y schools were closed o r not fully utilized .

The PLU School of Education felt the effects of t e recent decline, but for serveral reasons it was n ot nearly as acute as at many other i nstitutions. AmOng the reasons are.

1) P LU has long held a reputa ­ tion for a qual ity teacher ed ucati o n p rog ra m . Ou r g raduates are hignly qual­ ified In their fields.

2) Our program is c rrent and constantly u pdated in re­ spo nse to new trends and tech niques . We do not over­ react to pa sing fads.

3) The Education Placement Of­ fice ma i ntained one of the hig h est placement rates i n the state thro u g h out the 70s. Among teacher ca n d i ­ dates actively seeking teach­ ing positions, that rate re­ mained above 80 percent.

The majority of u nsuccessful seekers were those with Ii· mited geogra phi c pre fer­ ences.

This record of successes did not Just h a p pen . Both student and al u m n i teacher an dida tes receive extensive assistance in develo p ing job searcll tech niques, mater ials "

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and skills to assist them in their contacts with potential emp­ loyers They also receive advice and inform ation a b out potential openings, and the placemen� di­ rector works actively and contInu­ ally with school district officials on behalf of the candidates.

Not to be overlooked are the efforts throughout a student's career to help them screen them­ selves regarding teaching interest and aptitude, and to prepare them to be adaptable as professional trends and techniques change.

During the '80s the employ­ ment cycle is expected to change once ag In for at least two signific­ ant reasons. 1) Children of the "baby boom" babies of the '50s and early '60s are beginning to enter the public schools. While the flux won't be as great as it was a generation ago, there will still be a pronounced impact. 2) During much of the past decade the large oversupply of teachers created a plentiful pool of substitute tea�h­ ers. That pool is gradually drying up as previously trained teachers secure employment in other areas of the job market.

I the imeediate future there is expected to be an increasing de­ mand for specialists in special education and teaching of the gifted. P LU has offered a concent­ ration in special ed for several years - a program in teaching of the gifted is underway with the first course offered this spring.

More prospective teachers are realizing it is to their benefit to attend a school like PLU with a long, proven record of accomp­ lishment. There is every reason for us to be optimistic about the future of the PLU School of Educa­ tion.

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Business

,Busi ness Faces IA New Oamel

By Dr. Ciundar King Dean, SchoOl of BusIness Ad ministration

"The 1980's are going to be an exciting period full of great busi­ ness opportunities. BUt, for all of us it will be a new type of game we'll be playing. The traditional management techniques that served us so well these past 40 years will stop producing winning results very soon.

"For example, the combination of continuing higher but varying inflation rates, the redistribution of wealth being accomplished by more effective pricing by the providers of basic materials (such as oil) the increasing governmen­ tal interest worldwide in providing ever greater financial support to those unable or unwilling to sup­ port themselves, and the continu­ ing high income tax structu.re, assures us that retention of capital (by those who now have it) in non­ appreciating assets (such as cash and even blue chip common stocks) is no longer 'conservative sound' financial management.

"It will take nimble intelligent action of a new type of 'succeed' in the 1980's. It really is a new game. But it will be a great game for those who are prepared and who then act decisively as the opportunities arise."

These are some comments ex­ pressed by Archie E. Kovan�n, President of Custom Craft FIX­ tures, Inc., located in the Tacoma area. Added to the concerns indi­ cated by Mr. Kovanen are issues dealing with labor, the human aspects of the employee, atten· tion to business ethics (respon­ sibilities internally as well as exter­ nally), and shortages of middle and upper level managers.

The School of Business Ad­ ministration has given consider­ able thought to these issues and has interwoven general classroom instruction with an introduction to some of these issues, helping students develop the background to deal with the issues. The intent of both the Bachelor of Business Administration and the Master of Business Administration is to give the student a well-rounded edu­ cation in business. Each student graduating with these degrees , knows and will have an acquaint­ ance with the four basic areas of business: accounting, finance, m a nagem ent a nd marketing Specializatio alternatives for , bachelor candidates are available in the form of concentrations.

The dimension of international business has been added to both programs. Instead of offering a single optional class, we have

chosen to incorporate thi� dimen­ sion into most of the required courses. For example, students enrolled in Managerial Finance have readings and case analyses covering international corp�rate financial investment alternatives.

In addition, on the undergraduate level, an experimental forum in International business manage­ ment is being offered jointly this spring by bUSiness .and � oreign Area Studies. Also thiS spring, he School is hosting the Third Scan­ dinavian Trade Conference.

Philosophy professor C E. Hub­ er a business ethics specialist, has helped students appreciate the importance of business ethics. He is a guest lecturer in both th� undergraduate and graduate p�ll­ cy scourses. During the Inten�, MBA students have the opportunl­ ty to enroll in an elective c.ourse dealing with contemporary Issues in management. It includes dis­ cussion of current topics in ethics.

We are very concerned that our students have ample contact with the business world and encourage the participation of executives and other managers in our classes.

Students also spend time visiting businesses. Junior management students are required to interview a second-level manager in a local organization, finding out about the organization, the background of the manager, and the manag­ er's philosophy and style of management. . .

Policy students are active In a consulting project th�o�gh .the Small Business Administration.

Teams of students analyze a com­ pany's needs, make recomme�­ dations and in some cases help In implementation The .Ma.nagers at Work Interim class InVites local managers and executives to class to speak of the management ,role in business. This course IS deSign­ ed for all majors, so that non­ business students can find out more about the business world.

The School of Business Ad­ ministration faculty is active in research and consulting, which adds to their classroom effective­ ness. The Center for Executive Development sponsors seminars in the Seattle-Tacoma area, enabl­ ing employees to develop skills in a particular area.

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one aspect of their education the fundamentals of sound man­ agement. This learning. must be . coupled with the experience In a firm or firms for the student to develop the skills to deal with the complex issues and concerns which we will face in the 1980's.

Nursing

Nursin g Education An '801s Issue

By Dr. Doris Stucke Di rector, School of N urslng

Florence Nightingale once de­ scribed nursing as "a progressive art in which to stand still is to step backward." It was an assertion that would be embraced by most nurs­ ing professionals today.

Among the significant forward strides in nursing during the 70's were a greater measure of pr.ofes­ sional respect and more satisfac­ tory working conditions, salaries and fringe benefits. A major issue which will continue to arouse controversy during the '80's will be educational standards in the various nursing categories, with likely major changes in the categories themselves.

Practicing today are licensed practical nurses with one year . of training; registered nurses w!th either two (associate), three (dip­ loma) or four (baccalaureate) years of education, and some direct

'80's care personnel (clinicians, . n�rse practitioners, etc') with speCialized training.

Si nce 19 6 5 the A me r i c a n Nurses' ASSOCiation has sought to institute the baccalaureate degree as the entry-level prerequisite for professional nurses. The ANA also advocates two, rather than sever­ al nursing classifications. The bac­ ca laureate prerequisite will tak.e effect in 1985, but there Will continue to be broadly differing attitudes regarding the status of nurses educated prior to that date. More than 80 percent of today's nurses have not earned a baccalaureate degree.

The ANA position reflects sever­ al factors: (1) that the scope of nursing practice is changing and expanding, and ba.ccalaureate preparation best equIps .nurses to enter professional practice; (2) that the availability and ac­ cessibility to health care will not improve until larger numb�rs of nurses are equipped to function In a variety of health care settings.

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through baccalaureate programs; and (3) there is increased pressure . from outside groups to upgrade standards of nursing education.

Within the profession there is a long history of concern for in­ -creasing standards of professionalism.

The directions the nursing pro­ fession is taking in the 1980's offer the PLU School of Nursing great opp o r t u n i t i e s f o r s e r v i c e .

Throughout the decade there will be an increasing demand for the baccalaureate degree and a variety of continuing education prog­ rams already being offered.

Optimism must be tempered, however, by awareness of the I shortage of clinical facilities for student experience. Such facilities are needed to meet ANA and National League for Nursing edu­ cational s ta n dards. H o s p ital facilities in Pierce County are al­ ready being utilized to the great­ est extent possible.

The shortage is a nationwide problem and is even more acute in the East. Thus, it is possible hat during the next decade the trend will be toward increased speciali­ zation in nursing at the under­ graduate level.

Clinical training in nursing also involves a very low stUdent-teach­ er ratio, so cost will continue to be an obstacle.

On the positive side, there will . be a growing demand for continu­ ing education and PLU's program will expand accordingly. PLU also !offers a special program for associate degree and d i p l o m a nurses seeking baccalaureate de­ Igrees, and continued growth is foreseen in that area.

Before the end of the 1980's it is likely that there will be a much greater need for a master's de­ gree program in nursing. At present the University of Washington ioffers the only graduate program . lin Washington.

The cost of such a program is prohibitive for a small college or university. It is possible that a consortium among several inde­ pendent schools or a major new funding source might make such a program feasible.

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By Dr. David M. Olson Director, School of PhYSical Education

Interest and participation in ex­ ercise and sports has reached unprecedented levels in the Un­ ited States during the 1970's. A recent Surgeon General's report has credited this resurgence with breaking the past generation's slide into a sedentary life style. The percentage of American adults who exercise regul rly has doubl­ ed since 1961 and 55 percent of all men and women (90 million peo­ ple) regularly engage in some form of physical activity. In addi· tion, seven million young people take part in interscholastic and intercollegiate sports and another 29 million are involved in or­ ganized out-of-school sports programs.

The intensity of exerdse has risen along with the rate of partici­ pation. One of every six adult Americans invests an average of 300 minutes/week in vigorous physical activity. There are now 200 marathon races (26 plus miles) in the U.S. each year and more than 50,000 Americans have suc­ cessfully completed at least one marathon.

Despite evidence of dramatic increases in physical activity, sig­ nificant portions of our popula­ tion remain inactive and certain statistics point to prevailing health problems.

In 1980 it is expected that this country will spend $224 billion (over $1000lpersonJ on health care and only three-tenths of one percent will go for preventive medicine.

During the past 20 years, despite our medical advances, the death rate has not significantly declined and life expectancy has risen only 2.9 years since 1950. In the population under 65 years of age, "lifestyle" is the cause of death in 51 percent of the cases.

Seventy million Americans are over­ weight.

Doing nothing is the most popular . activity of 40 million U.S. adults. Heart disease kills approximately 2,000 Americans each day.

As we enter the decade of the '80's the interest and importance of professionals in physical educa­ tion and health parallels the rising tide of participation and offers some solutions to the above stat-

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istics. This is true primarily because we are gathering more and better scientific evidence of the effects of exercise, and leisure time can be expected to increase for most Americans. These data encourage reasonable yet vigorous, extensive yet prescribed, physical exercise for enhancing the quality of living.

Efforts to promote "well ness" as a positive preventive approach to health will greatly enhance the opportunities for those in physical education and health who adv­ ance "a sound mind in a sound body. " These opportunities will continue to expand in educational

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settings, in municipal county and state recreational agencies, in pri­ vate fitness centers, and In the corporate sector where practically every major business firm is pro­ viding facilities, program and lead­ ership to promote fitness. In addi· tion, the tremendous rise of youth sports programs and the con­ tinued development of athletiC opportunities for girls and women will provide expansion of coaching and administrative outlets.

PLU, through curriculum de­ velopment in teaching, recrea­ tion, health, and fitness, and by its unique purpose and mission, pro­ vides men and women with a grasp of the "holistic" approach to health and fitlless. Such profes­ sionals have much to offer the emerging concept of "wellness" in America.

Fine Arts

Reputation For Artistry To Crow

By Dr. Richard Moe Dean, School of Fine Arts

Seeking quality is and will con­ tinue to be the crucial issue for the School of Fine Arts in the decade of the '80s. The immediate past provided significant oppor­ tunities and occasions through which qualitative improvements hava been made . Several out­ standing faculty have been added.

Significant improvements in the quality of students attracted to the School are apparent each year.

As we get better so do the students who come to us.

Now we may have reached a plateau, however, that could be­ come almost a limit until such time as we can provide improved and additional facilities in theater and music, and substantially increased scholarships funds for students in all areas of the arts.

Our theater and music facilities were adequate until about a de­ cade ago. Then began a surge of additional talented students that now places us well beyond our physical capacity for accommoda­ tion. They came because of out­ standing programs and faculty.

How .long they will continue to come may well depend on our ability to provide suitable facilities.

With increasing competition for a d iminishing student pool, we could lose our competitive edge.

Adequate facilities and scholar­ ships will be our best defense.

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Natural Sciences is common to all institutions of higher education, I thin:< that our awareness of the need for con­ tinuing professlonai QfG'vvth !s especially acute.

Will the shape of the arts at PLU be different in the '80s?

"YES!" Our performance emphasis will continue to produce unforgett­ ably artistic experiences for per­ formers and audiences. In fact, we will become known for producing the most significant drama, music nd -art in the area. Our "New Music" will stretch the minds of students in exciting ways. Our new facilities will enable LIS to stage plays and concerts that possess visual and sound Qualities that complement the aesthetic and intellectual content already pre­ sent so that the ultimate impact on the viewer/listener will be pro­ found. The arts make a difference in 0 r lives, and it is our goal to use every opportunity to enrich the lives of all in the PLU community hrough creative and imaginative visual. musical and dramatic pro­ ductions.

As for our graduates during the '80s, I think we can predict fairly accurately that a higher percen­ a g e will en ter professional careers in he arts. However, eaching will continue to be the primary goal of most. Currently all of our teaching grads are hired each year and we a ticipate that they will cominue to be in high demand.

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Ene gy, Defense Are TOP Priorities

By Dr. John Herzog Chairman, Division of Natural Sciences

The decade of the '80s will provide such a wide range of opportunities for persons with scientific knowledge that it is n e a r l y i m p o s s i b l e to make ge eralized predictions.

Two national concerns point to an Increased demand for science majors. Tremendous research ef­ fort will be necessary if the United States is to make significant prog­ ress toward energy self-sufficien­ cy and a modernized military capa­ bility during the next ten years This effort will increase the de· mand for Qualified scientists.

The sciences generally and PLU Natural Sciences programs specif­ ically relate to professional career fields that will experience Signific­ ant growth Among them are computer science, engineering, a nd science and mathematics ....eaching.

These trends essentially con­ tinue the trends of the 70s, which contributed to a 35 percent in-

'80's crease in PLU Natural Sciences credit hours during the decade compared to a 1 3 percent increase for the entire univerSity.

A 12 percent increase in the past two years alone was the result of large increases in mathematics /computer science and good gains in physics/engineering.

In response to demand, particu­ larly from potential employers, for increased computer knowledge, five n e w computer s c i e n c e courses were added to the cur­ riculum this year. These courses are becoming increasingly relev­ ant �2?ther a.reas of the.u�iver�ity ess administration such as bl.J;:.n

and social sciences.

The advisability of a comi7�:!er science major in the near future is being considered. Such an offer­ ing has become more feasible with the anticipated installation of a modern VAX 1 1/780 campus computer system later this year.

The demand for engineering courses is also continuing to grow.

Quality of the PLU engineering program could be stimulated and its regional prominence enhanced by accreditation from the En­ gineer's Council for Professional

Development (ECPD), and investi­ gation of that possi b i l i t y i s underway.

For years PLU has maintained a reputation of excellence in its health sciences programs. That record has generated steady growth . 'v'v'h::2 t�e;e will continue to be Significant opportunities for professionals in the health sci­ ences, a leveling off of numbers of students in these areas is antici­ pated.

PLU's high standards and subse­ Quent success ratio can be attri­ buted in part to the Division's Health Sciences Committee, which conscientiously counsels students to realistically evaluate their ap­ titude and commitment to a med­ ical. dental. pharmaceutical or other health sciences career.

In spite of the recent decrease in demand for teachers due to the decline in the number of school­ age children, availability of posi­ tions for math and science teach­ ers will remain strong.

The 1970'S saw an increase in the number of women science students, particularly in engineer­ ing and chemistry. A new campus Women in Science organization helps inform both women and men about science-rela ed career opportunities, and the niversity's new cooperative education prog­ ram also will help students in making career choices A Murdock Foundation-funded project last year made po sible a comprehensive study of PLU's science programs. The expected constrUction of a new science building will make possible im­ plementation of programs that will insure continued strength in the Natural Sciences at PLU.

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Humanities

careerism Vs. Life Philosophy

By Dr. K.E. Christopherson C!1alrm a n , Humanities

"W hit h e r g o e s t t h o u , " Humanities, in this new decade?

Wherever, the road will not be easy. (Was it ever?) The jobism that lures students, from their first thoughts about college, i m ­ mediately to professional training that is obvious preparation for a specific job, increased throughout the latter 70's and shows no signs of abating in the early '80's. Such careerism sees no "bread" in the humanities. The most recent ( 1 979) national study of college students' attitudes showed higher percentages than ever of students interested mainly in earning a lot of dollars, and fewer students interested in formulating any comprehensive philosophy for liv­ ing their lives. ' Economic receSSion, forewarned for a year or more and just now showing statistical evidence of beginning, will make job competi­ tion tougher . And this will likely intensify the job-preparation at­ titude of s t u d e n t s t o se humanities as a useless luxury.

The shrinking pool of 18-22 year-olds in the '80's will automat­ ically sharpen competition for stu­ dent enrollments among all disci­ plines. This will heighten the temptations for professors to "buy" students by grade inflation, or offering easier courses. There may also be increased temptation to "entertain" students - and this may not be all bad: the Humanities have always insisted their subject matter - humanity itself - is most interesting for most humans to study. But the lure will be for the genuinely interesting study, sharpened to its sparkling best. to become instead superficial "entertainment" for the croWd. But all is not gloom and doom­ though the world of education has too often talked that way for decades. To the above minuses there are pluses, genuine count­ er-forces and moves.

The humanities are finally show­ ing signs of proving that their education also "pays off" (besides being a worthwhile end in itselfl.

Humanities has long claimed that it is an ideal preparation for a wide ,qr-;�tv of careers - while the 'e i ".� ens" but us SJ � . sal the n��­ I h actually increa �;,:9 Y .1I t\..o l speCial­ a , : , C r' rowly-trained profess ist. Now the humanities su ��r­ ters are beginning to realize they must and can convince employers and students that the humanities graduate has many valuable skills

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for the market - the abilities to think clearly, to make judgments involving many values, to com­ municate all this, orderly and ef­ fectively, in speech and writing, perhaps also to people of other cultures and histories and lan­ guages in our highly mobile and C;:GIT!r!:�r1:Cdtlve ;'one world." But humanities graduates will have to prove and sell this to the employer market!

The more competitive job mar­ ket ahead will probably also call for better quality college degrees.

Colleges that set sights according­ ly will encourage departments to resist that in-house competition that debases their degrees by pandering for student enroll­ ments by grade inflation and snap courses.

Especially should the humanities aim for more of the ever-increasing older student market (post-22), returning to school after raising a family, or finishing one career, or retiring.

These older students, the facts show, are very often even more interested in studying humankind as such in literature, language, religion, philosophy, and history, and less near-sightedly interested in training only for the new job position.

And a final general note of hope: there are signs that humanities Ifaculties too have learned that we must "try harder." Rather than cluck our tongues self-righteous­ ly, we must do more to interest students by showing them how intensely exciting the study of humanity itself can be. We must convince students, by teaching it with our whole selves, that. as much in the 'BO's as ever in all human history, they and we all need to formulate our own inclu­ sive philosophy of life, to discover, choose and sharpen the values that make us distinctly human and make truly human life worth living.

In specific Humanities discip­ lines: Foreign Languages, most emaciated in enrollments since the nationwide lowering of re­ quired courses a dozen years ago, see signs of upturn ahead. More of our colleges and lower schools will respond to our government's re­ cent awakenit"lg (and promised financial answer) to the scandal of Americans unable to compete in the worlds of business and diplo­ macy because of our poverty in languages.

English departments have al­ ready tasted, and expect more of, the renewed widespread aware­ ness of the necessity tc; S'C a'olp 1-,.­ - "l..1 write good ��,�',;sn ' 'ThF"'" _fnote t00 . thprl,.. '· htfUI f - ,:,cllg � that people are r �dln� ';';'I(xe books, not less, as T. «. ceases to entrance, and hence more adults want to study litera-' ture.

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already led the way with brochures for students in other disciplines, showing that our various niches in the world increasingly need peo­ ple, trained to think clearly who realize that our increasing con­ flicts, internationally and domest­ ically, are really confrontations of various human values that must be sifted through.

Religion departments take heart from the fact that religious inter­ est is rising again, in forms both new and old. The legal and profes­ sional battle for teaching about

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r e l i gion is won and settled.

Humankind seems perennially to be homo religiosus. The '80's fu­ ture looks good - for sensitve, s y m p a t hetiC and imaginative teachers in Religion.

To recap: These '80's will not be easy for the Humanities - of that there are warnings aplenty. But Humanities does after all deal with that which is most basic to humankind itself - humans' creativity in the arts of writing and speaking, their relation to the divine and transcendent, and their thoughtful reflection on all this.

Humankind must not and will not cease to be thus human. Of such being human, there are still in academe some real signs of hope and of tactics to exploit them.

Dr. Kenneth Christopherson

Social Sciences

H uman Problems Are IntertWined

By Dr. James Halseth Chairman, Division of social sciences

As members of the Division of Social Sciences look ahead to the 1980's, they forecast changing roles for social scientists in re­ search and in higher education which will affect the quality of life for all Americans.

In the 1980's social scientists will become more concerned with the relationship of theory and re­ search to actual social practice.

Public policy makers in the 1970's have become increasingly disil­ lusioned with much science re­ search conducted without con­ cern for its application to the solution of society's problems.

One of the effects of this disillu­ sionment becoming more appa­ rent in the 1980's will be tighter pursestrings among the agencies that award grants for the funding of research.

AS researchers in the social sciences ground their work more securely in social realities, social science educators will continue to explore the relationship between learning and experience in such programs as Cooperative Educa­ t i o n a n d AURA (Accelerated U n d e r g r a d u a t e Ree n t r y f o r Adults). In a time when many students are turning away from the liberal arts and seeking train­ ing that promises a career, PLU's faculty will study the mutual be­ nefits of liberal education a d professional education and reject as false the assumption that learn­ ing on campus and learning on the job are mutually exclusive mental activities.

In social science research and in higher education, there will be more cooperative end e a v o r s among different disciplines. Hu­ man problems are inextricably intertwined, and public policy makers and educators in the 1980's will become increasingly aware that no single discipline it"l isolation can even study. I �: a'lon� . ad?ress: t!;e�8 :-'i�':"':',� hal lenges. nc At PL_'� ';i'lany more programs will � coordinated among different units of the university. This snow­ balling of interdisciplinary effort will include the natural sciences, humanities and business, along with the social sciences. An impor­ tant benefit of this emphasis on interdisciplinary programs will be the intrinsic rewards experienced by both students and faculty in study that makes connections a m o n g d i f f e r e n t f i e l d s of thoughts.

Improved access to higher edu-

cation for all those seriously seek­ ing it will affect the lives of many Americans and increase the open­ ness of America's private colleges and universities. PLU and other priVate universities will design un­ iversity-wide programs for so­ called "non-traditional" students, those outside the more familiar 18 to 22 year old age range of undergraduates. Programs in bas­ ic education and international education will be expanded, and special mUlti-media programs will be designed for off-campus stu­ dents. As the student body be­ com e s i n c r e a s i n g l y d i v erse, understanding and meeting the special educational needs of a wide range of individuals will be recognized as a crucial challenge.

There will be a continuing review of the programs offered to all students - to assure that the courses and programs offered are both useful and intrinsically valu­ able.

Compared to the more socially aware and active students of the 1960's, students in the 1970's have been called the "me" gener­ ation, with primary goals of per­ sonal satisfaction and job security.

Research in the social sciences focusing more on personal aware­ ness (ESP, biofeedback, altered states of consciousness) than on programs of social improvement has had a similar inward-looking, personal focus. Social realities of the 1980's may lead to a change of outlook, as the possibility of a peacetime draft, for instance, and the likelihood of reduced federal support for certain kinds of re­ search remind us all of our con­ nections with each other.

Dr. James Halseth

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Special progra m Offered For High School Students Project Advance, a special PLU enrichment program for high school juniors and seniors, begins on campus March 12.

The program, present-ed on six consecutive Wednesdays from 3:30-5:30 p.m., offers one semes­ ter hour of college credit and is designed to complement high school studies.

It is also intended to give stu-

Black History Month Features Noted Speakers A Black History Month observ­ ance at PLU in February featured lecture appearances by California educator Dr. Asa Hilliard and Illinois Congresswoman Cardiss Collins.

In addition, the official observ­ ance was preceded by a campus visit from Georgia State legislator Julian Bond in January.

Hilliard, who spoke on Black African civilization, is dean of the School of Education at San Fran­ cisco State University. Rep. Collins is chairperson of the Congression­ al Black Caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Other campus guests during the month were Superior Court Judge Jack Tanner; Mona Bailey, assistant superintendent of public instruc­ tion for Washington State; the New Jerusalem Choir of Tacoma; and representatives of the Seattle Seahawks and World Champion Supersonics.

The events were sponsored or co-sponsored by the PLU Office of Minority Affairs, the Black Alliance Through Unity !BANTU), and the ASPLU Lecture and Convocations; Committee.

dents an opportunity to experi­ ence college, according to prog­ ram coordinator Dr. Judy Carr.

The program has previously been offered during the past two fall semesters. One student last fall said, "If real college is like this, I'm going to enjoy college."

SeSsions this spring deal with the topic, "The Roots of Human Behavior," and offer perspectives from biological science, social sci­ ence and the humanities. They begin with the topic, "Classical Animal Behavior," and conclude with the th m , "What Does It Mean To Be Human?"

Other subjects nclude genetics; sex roles; cultural, social and psychological influences; kinships and various kinds of "normal" and "abnormal" behavioral character­ istics.

Course tuition is $15 compared with the regular PLU tuition rate of $111. Scholarships for the remain­ ing costs are provided by PLU and local civic-minded businesses.

Broadcasti ng stude nts Earn Scholarships Cindy Kloth of Newhall, Calif., and Greg Lehman of Brookings, S.D., both juniors at Pacific Luthe­ ran University, are recipients of $1,500 Awards of Merit from the Saul and Dayee G. Haas Foundation of Seattle.

The awards are presented each year to students evidencing ability to contribute to the advancement and betterment of the field of communications.

Both students are majoring in broadcasting at PLU.

Judy Georgia state legislator and civil rights activist Julian Bond, center, chatted with PLU's prior to a Carr, special program coordinator, and Phil Miner, associate dean of admissions, lecture appearance at PLU in January.

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Gretchen Wick, 19, of Seattle, was crowned as PLU's 32nd Lucia Bride early in December b y ASPLU pres.ldent Stephen Rieke. A PLU sophomore, Ms. Wick is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. W1c:k. She and members ofthe PLU Spurs viSited the Tacoma Elks Club and retirement homes dunng the Chnstmas season.

PLU Students Awarded Aid Association For Lutherans schOlarshi ps Twenty-four Pacific Lutheran University students have been awarded scholarships totalling $16,150 through the Aid Associa­ tion for Lutherans Campus and Minority Scholarship Programs .

Campus scholarships have been awarded to Terry Arnhold, Bruce Jensen and Carmen Orendorff of Tacoma, Wash.; Jeffrey Baer and Glenn Ziese, Fair Oaks, Calif.; Mary Bekedam, Modesto, Calif.; James Baegl and Gracie Maribona, Olym­ pia, Wash.; Michael Carlson, Rio Linda, Calif., Daryl Fuerstenau, Bend, Ore.; Carlyn Haney, Port­ land, Ore.; Lori Huber, Dennis Kerr and Robert Kerr, Shelton, Wash.; Debra and Janet Lapp, Lacey, Wash.; Maria Meyer, Walnut Creek,

Calif.; Susan Wetzel, Lynnwood, Wash.; and Randall Schmidt, Ken­ newick, Wash.

Recipients of ML minority scholarships are Beverly Green, Taco­ "ma; Patricia Owens, Colorado Springs, Colo., Andreas Umamoto, Kaneoho, Hi.; and Sandra Wong, San Francisco.

Aid Association for Lutherans is a fraternal insurance society head­ quartered in Appleton , Wise.

8 students/Adults

Its Ouest for Persona Crowt d

AURA Attracts Mature Students Seeking New Educational Challenges

By Judy Davis

K tie Hass picked up a stack of bulging notebooks and announc­ ed to her husband and three children, "Well. I'm off to study at the library."

"Hey, mom." said 1S-year-old David, "I think I'll go with you I've got a lot of homework."

For several ho u rs that Su day afternoon, mo ther a n d s o n "cracked the books" to§)ether in a mutual pursuit of knowledge.

"It's this kind of family support that makes it possible for me to return to college at age 37." said Katie, enrolled in an Accelerated U nderg raduate Re-entry for Adults (AURA) program at Pacific Lutheran University.

For most of her adult years, Katie has been a homemaker, mother and dedicated communi­ ty volunteer But now that her children are ages nine, 15 and 15%, she has "blocks of time" she wants to fill by obtaining a degree in political science and sociology.

"I don't have my sights set on a specific job goal, but I want the credentials in case I need them in the future," said Katie.

A "graduate" of the experimen­ tal program, Barbara Simpson, 55, decided it was time to seek her own self-fulfillment and college degree after all but one of her six children had left home.

Katie and Barbara are typical of "women in tranSition" whose educational needs are being met by the AURA program.

Those enrolled in AURA can earn advanced placement up to the junior level on the basis of assess­ ment of their academic potential, a portfolio documenting ast learning experiences and sue es ful completion of three university classes.

Ordinarily, program applicants are at least 30 years old and have not been enrolled in a formal degree program for at least five (years.

To make the program more attractive to adults, AURA helps in planning for child care, transpor­ tation a n d other c o ncerns; throughout the program, AURA students work closely with faculty advisers.

After completing the orienta­ tion phase, which includes de­ velopment of study skills, and three classes, students complete requirements toward a bachelor's degree in any university depart­ ment.

"The AURA program recog izes' that people like Katie and Barbara have had learnmg experiences in non-formal settings that can be t r a n s l a t e d in t o t r a d itional academic concepts," said Dr. De­ cky Fiedler, coordinator of the program for the Sod I Sciences DiVision at PLU. For instance, while raiSing her family, Barbara was frequently involved in directing, acting in and sta ging dramatic productions around the city.

The wealth of knowledge and experience she gained during these actitivities - combined with meeting other requirements of the AURA program - enabled Barbara to attain junior standing when she began her formal de­ gree program in 1978.

Since attaining junior status, she has acquired a job as artistic director for "street theater" per­ formances for the Panel for Family Living, an agency that focuses on educating the p u b l i c a b o u t causes, treatment and prevention of child abuse and neglect.

"Without being enrolled in a college degree program, I'm Quite certain I never would have been considered for the job," Barbara

Katie Haas

concluded. Katie is now In the process of preparing her portfolio to document how her life experi­ ences have earned her certain "competencies" which can be integrated into her academic dedits.

"During the process of develop­ ing my portfolio - m stly on my kitchen table - I've discovered there haS been a correlation among my experiences." ''I'm gaining a picture of myself, my values and my concerns, as well as my strengths and weaknes­ sess. " Dr. Fiedler said the portfolios developed by AURA students re­ flect a "richness of experience" that the college student. because of his youth, has not yet acquired.

"As a result. we find AURA students not only gain from their classroom experience, but also contribute to it." said the social psychologist who initiated the program along with Dr. Katherine Briar.

Dr. Fielder explained the AURA program recognizes that wo­ men's roles change many times over during their lives: when chil­ dren leave home, jobs reach a dead end or family relationships alter.

"Our program is a reflection that women today value educa­ tion, Quest for personal growth, and are seeking routes toward advancement." she added.

In a sense, the program meets the needs of women - and some men - who have encountered barriers to personal career adv­ ancement.

Barb Simpson

Dr. Fielder sClid the composite AURA student is typically a woman between ages of 35 and 40 who feels a need to make a change in her family or life-role However, she added, a number of men have recently enrolled in AURA classes "Generally, they have a positive self-image, have developed a sense of success in their lives, but are a p prehesive ab o u t returning to the classrooms after many years absence.

(As one AURA student ruefully said to Dr. Fielder, ''I'm great at writing shopping lists - but how do I write a term paper?")

An integral part of the AURA program is preparing the older students to meld with younger students and helping them de­ velop study skills necessary to meet challenges of the classsroom.

Both Barbara and Katie said the support they receive from Decky, their professors and classmates has been extremely important to their successful involvement in the AURA program.

Barbara commented, "At times, it was very difficult to juggle my schedule and meet my obligation at home, but I learned to be a self­ starter, an expert in time manage­ ment and sensitive to when it was time to put aside my books and go to a movie with my 1S-year-old son, Joe. Katie and Barbara agreed the age difference between them and the younger college students sim­ ply did not make any difference­ after they passed the initial stage of apprehension and began to understand "college lingo."

The pair discovered the AURA program besides exposing them to "new" knowledge, also tended to "confirm" some of the ideas and concepts they have acquired during their life experiences. ''I'm now gaining the theory to give me greater inSight into the political processess I've been in­ volved in as a community leader," said Katie, former president of the Planned Parenthood board and an officer in the Junior League of Tacoma.

"It's part of a process of gaining self-confidence," she added, "I liked myself before I entered the AURA program. But now I like myself even better."

9 Administration

Major Gifts Give Momentum To PLU 'Sharing In strength ' Ca mpaign

, i (J Club officers Inez Weir, Thora Larson and Mary Tommervik map strategies for the club's spring membership drive.

o Club ets Goa l Of 1 ,000 Members By May '80 The PLU Q Club will have 1 ,000 members by May 3 1 , 1 980' That IS the goal set recently by he clu b's officers and directors, accord ing to Q Club president Marv Tommervik. "In fact, we hope to enlist the 1 ,00Oth memb­ er by May 9 so the event can be celebrated at the annual Q Club banquet, " he said.

A plan has been developed that will a llow the goal to be achieved by recruiting one new Q Club member each working day, Tom­ mervik i ndicated . "Everyone can help by either joining now, or if already a member, referring the name of a prospect to the De­ velopment Office at PLU .

To help encourage volunteers, the FREE use of two deluxe con­ dominiums in Hawaii for one week have been donated by an alu mni board member and a Q Club officer. (One condomin ium is on Maui, the other in Honolulu.l The person who recruits the most new members will be eligible for the fi rst prize. Anyone who recruits at least one new Q Club member will be elig ible for a drawing that will determine the second wirJner.

Other prizes, according to De­ velop ment d irector Davi d Berntsen, include a cruise on a luxury boat in Puget Sound and a weekend vacation at a deluxe cabin in the Northwest.

Members of the PLU Q Club are dedicated to the following objec­ tives: 1 . To create a greater under­ sta nding of the backg round, pre­ sent program and future plans of the university.

2 . To help increase financial su pport for the Un iversity's annual operating budget.

3. To serve as ambassadors of good will for the University.

4. To interest others and enlist them in support of the University.

To help acco m plish these goals, members commit themselves to a specifiC amount of support each yea r . T h e reco m m e n d e d minimum is: $20 per month ($240 annuallyl .

D o n o rs , i n c l u d i n g firms, churches, organizations and indi­ viduals qualify for full membership in a special organization known as the Fellows of the Q Club when they contribute $1 000 or more to the Annual Fund.

PLU Ra nks High In Cottrell Grant Analysis Pacific Lutheran University ranks s e v e n t h a m o n g 205 private undergrad uate colleges and un­ iversities in the total a mount of grant support received from the Cottrell College Science Program during the past 1 0 years.

The analysis prepared by Re­ search Corporation, the program sponsor, measures activity i n natural sciences research which has generated grant support.

The PLU total of $98,61 0 places the u niversity among the top ten institutions as follows; Lawrence U n iversity, Occide ntal College; PLU ; University of the Pacific; Ca rleton College and Wil l iams College.

During the past decade Cottrell awarded 600 grants totaling $5.3 million .

The Pacific Lutheran U niversity "Sharing in Strength" capital fund ca mpaign has gained momentum with the receipt of a nu mber of significant major gifts and pledges from individuals and organiza­ tions, according to Luther Be­ kemeier, PLU vice-president for development.

These gifts have made it poss­ ible for the ca mpaign to surpass the $2 .5 million m ark in total gifts and pledges during the fi rst 1 1 months of the drive, Bekemeier reported.

Examples of major gifts re­ ceived to date include a $1 00,000 gift of property from George Wade of Seattle, a member of the PLU Board of Regents.

Wade is president of Secu rity Savings and Loan of Seattle and has been a majority owner or officer of severa l corporations. He a lso serves as vice-chai rman of the board of Lutheran Brotherhood Insurance Company.

The Wade gift has been desig­ nated as the Wade-Hinderlie Scho­ larsh ip Fund. Wade's wife, Arlene, is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs . Berent S. Hinderlie.

Hinderlie was a member of the PLU staff from 1 924 until his retire­ ment in 1 955. His wife served full­ time from 1 923-28 and later as­ sisted her husband on a part-time basis. Hi nderlie Hall on ca mpus is named in their honor.

Another Regent, a l u m nus Ronald Lerch '61 of Kennewick, has solicited two major gifts from the Tr i - C it i e s a rea tot a l l i n g $ 1 7 5 ,000 . The g ifts, don ated anonymously, include a $1 00,000 stock transfer and a $75,000 cash gift.

A third member of the Board of Regents has contributed more than $50,000 worth of corporate stock to the "Shari ng in Strength" campaign, Bekemeier indicated.

Fred Muenscher of Burli ngton, a '55 alum nus and recent member of the Board of Regents, has donated shares in Shakey's Pizza valued at $36,000.

Another Burlington -area donor recently contributed a 1 0-acre parcel of land valued at more than

George Wade

$36,000. The individual's anonym­ ous gifts over the past two yea rs now exceed $60,000.

A n a n o n y m o u s th ree-year pledge of $75,000 has been re­ ceived from a Puget Sound-area trust. Other recent corporate g ifts i nclude $50,000 from the BOeing Company and a four-year $30,000 g rant fro m C o me rco Inc. of Tacoma.

The value of a recent major bequest to PLU is still in the process of final determination and will be announced at a later date, accord ing to Bekemeier.

Rhodes AppOinted Ca pita l Ca mpaigns Director At PLU Raymond Rhodes has been a p­ pointed as the new di rector of capital campaigns at Pacific Luthe­ ran University, according to Luther Bekemeier, PLU vice-president for development.

Rh odes replaces Jerry Dahlke, who was employed by Commu nity Counseling Service. The contract between CCS and PLU was com­ pleted this past December.

Rhodes will initially be i nvolved i n completion of the "Sharing in Strength " campaign among ALC churches in the Northwest. Be­ kemeier indicated .

Before joining the PLU develop­ ment staff, Rhodes was campaign director for Ca lifornia State Com­ b i n e d Hea lth Agen Cies D rive (CHADl, a federation of 1 5 national health agencies based in Palo Alto, Calif.

10 The Campus

PLU Regents Approve Tuition I ncrease For ext Year costs of tuition , room a n d board at Pacific Lutheran Universi­ ty next fall will reflect double digit inflation, but PlU will continue to be ranked among medium- priced independent universities, accord- , ng to Dr. William O. Rieke.

In January the PLU president ,an nounced Board of Regents ap­ proval of a 1 3 .7 percent increase in .costs for the 1 980-81 academic year. He added that as a resu lt, PLU

IEvening. Weekend 'Short Courses IBegin March 8 "Understa nding Human Con­ nectIons" is the theme of a series of short evening and Saturday courses sta rting at Pacific Luthe­ ran University March 8.

I n he six courses to be taught

by PLU faculty in the spring Inter­ face series, the drama of human relationships will be explored from many points of view.

Starting off the series March 8 is "Preserving Your Herita ge," a workshop which will teach par­ ticipa nts the skills needed to col­ lect and preserve previously unre­ corded h istories.

Understanding human connec­ tions in different cultures is the focus of the two courses that follow. "Ethnocentris m : M i s ­ u nd erstanding Other Peoples" (beg inning March 1 0) will explore the causes of misunderstanding between people from different backgrounds and cultures. "The World through Its Films" (March 1 3) will examine the effects of modernization and change in Afri­ ca. Asis. Europe and Latin America by means of eight films from those continents.

Human relationships will be studied through the imaginative lens of poetry in "Poetry as Hu­ man News" beginning March 1 8.

"Darwin's Theory of Evolution" (April 1 4) and "Money, Cold Debt and Inflation" (April 28) round out the series with an examination of the biolog ical a nd economi c realities that connect us all.

Members of the community are invited to audit a ny or all of the classes in the series or to enroll for regular academic credit. More in­ formation about the Interface series " U ndersta nding Human Connections" may be obtained by calling 531 -6900, ext. 496 or ext.

289.

costs next year will ran k seventh among a group of 1 4 northwest private colleges and Luthera n col­ leg es n ationwide which offer comparable programs and ser­ vices.

1 980-81 tuition will be $4064 compared to this year's $3553 for a full 32 -semester hour academic load. Room and board increases $200 to $ 1 835, according to Rieke.

The president explained that the new cost structure reflects the concern of the Regents and ad­ ministration for an adequate fa­ culty-staff salary increase next yea r. At PLU, as has been true in private higher education national­ ly, salaries have lagged behind the rapid rate of inflation, he said .

U niversity-funded fi nancial aid and student help wages will be increased to help offset increased costs, Rieke indicated .

Former Washington State Assis­ tant Attorney General Michael McKea n , a Seattle attorney from Gig Harbor, was named as the alumni representative to the PLU Board of Regents. He succeeds F red M u enscher of Everso n , Wash .. who recently resig ned .

Specimens from Binford rock, mineral collection a t PLU

special Scene Edition Focuses On Minorities A special mini-edition of Scene entitled "Focus on Minorities: A Campus Enriched, " came off the presses in January.

The 1 6-page publication in­ cludes features on PLU minority students, staff and alumni. Univer­ ity programs for minority stu­ dents are also discussed .

The mini-Scene edition was co­ sponsored by the PLU Admissions Office, Alumni Association. Office of M inority Affairs and U niversity Relations.

To receive free copies. send name and address to Phillip Miner, Director of School Relations. PLU. Tacoma, WA 98447.

(PLU's effort to better serve the minority communities would be assisted if inquiries from minority groups or individuals would be identified as such .)

valuable Rock. Minerai Collection Donation Benefit To Students A beautiful collection of rock and mineral specimens was re­ cently donated to PLU by Lin Binford of Portland. Ore. The selection and assembly of the collection are the result of many -years of experience in the fields of mineralogy a nd petrolo­ gy. as well as related areas of study.

According to PLU Earth Sciences professor Dr. Brian Lowes. the collection "will have a tremendous impact on the quality of geology teaching at PLU . allowing students to become familiar with a ppear­ ance and physical properties in ways not possible with small or poor specimens," Binford. who has recently been in Peru assembling South Ameri­ can rock and mineral specimens, has been accorded Field Associate status with the PLU Department of Earth Sciences i n recognition of his efforts on behalf of the univer­ sity's academic program.

Portions of the extensive col-

leciton have been on exhibit in the M o rtvedt Libra ry Gal lery th is winter,

PLU Offers CPA Exam Review Course A comprehensive CPA Exam Re­ view Course will be offered at Pacific Lutheran U niversity this spring by the PLU Executive De­ velopment Program, Beginning March 1 and continu­ ing through May 5, the course will be taught by instructors from CPA firms a nd universities in the Puget Sound area . PLU business ad­ ministration professor Dr. Eldon Schafer is the cou rse coordinator.

Six auditing sessions will be held on Wednesday evenings; six ses­ sions on theory meet on Saturday mornings; nine sessions on prac­ tice a re scheduled for Saturday afternoons; and the six law ses­ sions meet three times weekiy durin g the final two weeks of the course.

Further information is ava ilable by calling Jim FrederiCksen. 531 6900, ext. 374.

The Campus

A mission Offers Toll Free Number _

Promine t Scholars Slated For March Appearances At PLU PLU will host four of the nation's prominent scholars during the first two weeks of March.

They are Raul Hilberg, professor of political science at the Universi­ ty of Vermont; Roland Bainton, Yale Divin ity School professor emeritus; Arthur Ki rsch, professor of English at the University of Virginia; and Kurt W. Forster, pro­ fessor of art history at Stanford University.

Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture

Dr. H i l berg arrives Monday, March 3, to present the 6th annual Walter C . Schnackenberg Memo­ rial Lecture. The prog ram will be held in the University Center at 8:1 5 p.m.

An expert on the Holocaust and author of the book, The Destruc­ tion of the European Jews, Hilberg will speak on the topic, "Adam Czerniakow: The Dilemma of Jew­ ish Leadership."

H ilberg has recently completed the editing of The Diary of Adam Czerniakow, who was the chair­ man of the J ewish Council of Warsaw, the largest Jewish g hetto in Eastern Europe during World War II.

Lecture Series

Professor Bainton, a n eminent church histori a n , Refo rmation scholar and author of numerous books and articles, will speak at PLU Monday, March 1 0, at 3 p.m. in the University Center.

His topic is "Thomas Muntzer: Revolutionary Firebrand of the Reformation. " Bainton, whose visit to campus continues th rough March 1 1 , is accompanied by world-renowned cellist Cecylia Barczyk. Also from Yale. She will present a concert Tuesday at 3 :30 p.m. in the Univer­ sity Center.

Pacific Northwest Renaissance Conference

PLU and University of Puget Sound are co-hosting the 1 980 P acific Nort hwest Renaissance Conference, featuring Professors Kirsch and Forster, March 1 9-22.

Kirsch will present the topic, "Sorrow and Anger in Hamlet. " Thursday, March 20, at 1 1 :1 5 a . m . in the University Center.

The author of several books, he is presently completing a book on Sha kespeare. He has also been a member of the editorial boards of

Dr. Roland Bainton

New Literary History peare Quarterly.

and

Shakes­

Forster speaks at U PS Friday evening, March 21 . His topic is "Architectu re Sets the Sta g e : Politics a nd Planning in the Re­ naissance City."

The conference also features scholarly presentations and spe­ cial events on a wide range of Renaissance-related topics.

More information is available on the conference and the Bainton visit from Dan Van Tassel. PLU Department of English. History professor Chris Browning is coor­ d i n ating th e S c h n a c k e n b e rg lecture.

PLU Su mmer chool Respond s To Lifelong Education Trend Education has become a life­ long process, and PLU Su mmer Sessions is a good example of the trend.

Last year PLU summer students ra nged in age from 1 7 to over 70, according to Dr. Richard Moe, dean of Summer Sessions. In fact.

80 percent were older than tradi­ tional college age and 40 percent were between 30 and 50, he indicated .

Each year the PLU summer class schedule has included more fea ­ tures which would attract return­ i ng students, according to Moe. Last year and again this coming summer, the number of evening and early morning classes has increased , ma king attenda nce more convenient for working stu. . dents, he explained .

In addition, there is also a g reat number of one and two-week sessions, Moe indicated .

Two brand-new courses listings have been added for the 1 980 Summer Sessions which begin June 23. Two new one-week self­ improvement workshops are en­ titled "Stress Without Distress"

and "Strategies for Self-Transfor­ mation . " There are also new workshops on "Crisis Management. " "Com­ puter Science," "Suzuki String Techniques" and "H istory and Art of Fine Printing."

"Perspectives on 20th century Women " is an independent study course There are also introduc­ tOry courses on bird a nd flowering plant identification, the latter in­ volvi ng use of the PLU biology field sta ion of Puget Sound .

The final new course is "Multi­ Cultural Concepts and Skills for the C o n t e m p o r a ry F a m i l y a n d School." other courses of current inter­ est include a history course on the Middle East. an economics cou rse on Money and Banking that talks about inflation, and a Shakespeare course that includes a visit to the Ashland (Ore.l Shakespea re Fes­ tival .

For the second year, drama professor William Becvar is pre-

senting a course entitled "Acting for the Non-Actor."

There are several progra ms for high school students, including Middle Colleg e , a pre-college transitional program for college credit. the Northwest Summer Music Camp, an piano institute and nu merous sports cam ps.

"One attraction of the summer progra m is that we can offer more non-traditional cou rses," Moe ob­ served . Additiona l featu res of summer school are smaller classes and a tuition rate 25 percent less than the reg u l a r school yea r tuition.

"Thus the prog ram is very at­ tractive for students returning to the classroom after a number of years, either for enrichment or to work toward a deg ree," he added. " Nu merous summer students have told us that attendance gives them a feeling of satisfaction , having used part of their summer to accomplish something of Sig­ nificance," Moe noted .

PLU Summer Sessions catalogs ca n be requested now by calling Moe's office at PLU, 531 -6900, ext.

209. They will be available after mid-March .

Regular sessions this summer a re June 23-July 18 and July 28Aug . 22 with mid-session July 21 25.

Persons a nywhere in the conti­ nental United States may call the PLU Admissions Office toll-free through Ma rch 31 to inquire about admission, financial aid, housing, academic prog rams and activities, according to Jim Van Beek, dean of admissions.

Calls will be received MOndaYI through Friday, 8:30 a . m . to 4:30 p.m. a nd on Saturdays, 10 a . m . to 1 p.m. (Pacific Sta ndard Time).

Counselors available to offer assistance include Van Beek, Phillip Miner, Don Yoder a nd Sue Bies.

Toll-free nu mbers:

1 -800-426-1 294

(contiguous U.S.l

1 -800-562-6300

(Washington State)

E nglish Language study Program Begins At PLU A program of intensive English language study and academic skills: development began in February atl PLU .

Additional sessions begi n on campus April 2 and June 1 6. The spring session continues throug h May 27; the s mmer session ends Aug . 1 4.

The program is specifically de­ sig ned for persons of recent foreign extraction , pa rticula rly those who Intend to - pursue COl­ lege level study in America .

It is conducted by the American Cultural Exchange, a non-profit organization with headquarters in Seattle. It is intended to develop all essential language skills - com­ prehension, reading, speaking and writing.

In addition, students will be prepa red for reg ular university­ level study through introduction to American educational systems, study skills and curriculum plan­ ning .

Classes are organized according to proficiency level, a nd may in­ clude audit of a regular university course. Though institute students are not formally admitted to PLU, they will be encouraged to take advantage of PLU facilities and participate in activities, according to Institute vice-president for spe­ cial prog rams Sam Shepherd .

Further information is available by writing to Intensive English Language Institute, PLU, or calling 531-6900 ext. 589.

12 Interim

Experience Teaches students Problems of Ha ndicapped

By Gayle Blomme

"I felt smaller, shorter and slow­ er. I hated having to look up at people all he time. " "I became very touchy - any­ thing saId to me would make me a ngry. " "It made me feel I was at the mercy of my environment."

These PLU students discussed Itheir feelings after an experie­ ment conducted in an environ­ mental psychology course during the recent I nterim . The experi­ ment? A wheelchair tour of PLU and its surroundings.

Students explored the campus in teams of two or three. Team members took tu rns operating one of the 10 wheelchairs bor­ rowed for the experiment by psychology instructor Dr. Chris­ tine Hansvick.

The purpose of the experi­ Man y hurdles are as yet unforeseen as class members prepare for wheelchair project. ment was twofold. "I expected students to become more aware of how being in a wheelchair affected them - how they felt. . how they perceived themselves and others," said Dr. Hansvick.

"Also, people have the power to change their environment. as well ,as to adapt themselves to it. So !this gave students a chance to Ilook critically at obstacles a person Iconfined to a wheelchair might encounter a nd to think creatively about ways of improving the envi­ ronment. " Activities students usually took , . for gra nted became serious chal­ lenges to them in wheelchairs taking a book from a shelf in the library or using the xerox machine, getting a meal at the University Center, reaching lower campus a nd getting back again.

Confined to wheelchairs, stu­ d e n ts b e g a n to see ra i sed ,thresholds as barrriers to sur­ mount as p a rt of the tricky maneuver of getting through a doorway; sidewalks and pathways 't hat before had seemed perfectly level felt rough and uneven. It was a major accomplishment to sur­ vive the washboard surface of the apparently smooth Red Square.

They recommend such an ex­ periment both for a rchitects de­ signing new buildings or renovat­ ing old ones a nd for people i nter­ ested in developing insight into the lives and feelings of the hand­ icapped . "I was glad when the experiment was over and I could stand up a nd walk away from it, " said one student. "But I'm also glad because I think I have a better understanding of what it's like to Xavier Hall stairway is a typical obstacle faced b y handicapped persons. be confined to a wheelchair."

"When I was in the wheelchair I wanted to do things on my own , " when a wheelchair-bound person it. or when you're really tired out said one. "I didn't l ike having to ask may welcome an offer of help: and you realize there's still one for help, and I avoided it if I could . " m o r e d o u b l e d o o r to g o "There's nothing so lonely as the Yet a s a nother member of the feeling you have when there's a through . " class pointed out, there are times book you need but you can 't reach

Cover

New Telescope Aids Astronomy Pro gra m At PLU A new eight-i nch Celestron tele­ scope has been recently acquired jointly by the earth sciences a nd physics departments at PLU .

The new equipment will be a major asset in the study of as­ tronomy at PLU, according to p h y s i c s p rofe s s o r D r . H a rry Adams, shown on the cover in­ structing a student on the use of the telescope.

Adams is a member of the Tacoma Astronomical Society a nd a former teacher of astronomy at PLU. This yea r's astronomy course was taught during Interim by earth sciences professor Dr. Brian Lowes.

Elsa Bjerck

Norwe gia n Artist p'a rticipates In PLU Interim Hardanger embroidery and oth­ er forms of needle crafts were p resented at P LU during the Ja nuary Interim as a part of a course dealing with Norwegian folk arts.

The instructor was Elsa Eikas Bjerck from Jolster, Norway, who has taught weaving and needle work both in Norway and abroad .

For the past five years she has been a rts and crafts consultantfor the d istrict of Sog n and Fjordane in Western Norway. She is also an expert on folk costumes and con­ tributed to a book on costumes published two years ago.

Her visit to PLU was the result of a cooperative effort between the Needle Crafts G u i l d of Puget Sound, Northwest Needle De­ signs, and the PLU Scandinavian Studies Program .

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PLU contemporary M usic Program Celebrates 1 0th Anniversary

Dr Chris Browning

PL History Prof Awarded Humboldt Grant Dr. Ch ristopher Browning, as­ sociate professor of history at PLU, has been awarded a research fellowship from the Alexander von H umboldt Foundation in Germany.

The prestigious Humboldt Fel­ lowship, valued at over $20,000, provides for a year of post-doctor­ a study in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Browning , the author of a book, "The Final Solution a nd the Ger­ man Foreig n Office," published a year ago, will be continuing his research work on facets of the Holocaust. His research topic will be "The Destruction of the Serbian Jews."

According to Browning, Serbia is important because it was the only area outside the eastern front where the German army was i n ­ volved in killing, a nd the only area outside Poland and Russia where a local death ca mp was established and killing by gas employed .

He also indicated that the "final solution" policies a nd methods were "refined " there in 1 941 -42 .

T h e H u m boldt Fo u ndation, funded by the West German gov­ ernment, grants approximately 400 post-d octo r a l res e a r c h awards per year to scholars of all nations a nd disciplines

PLU Profs' Economics Text Now In Second printing

A series of Evening of Contem­ porary MUsic concerts March 1 3 1 5 will mark the 1 0th anniversary of the series and the organization of the Contemporary Directions Ensemble at Pacific Lutheran Un­ iversity.

The Ma rch 1 3 a nd 1 5 concerts will be held in the PLU University Center at 8 : 1 5 p . m . On March 1 4 the program will be presented at Tacoma's Stadium High School Auditoriu m a 8 p.m.

Under the direction of David Robbins, founder a nd d irector of the Ensemble, the program will feature works by Charles Wuori­ nen, Ruth Crawford Seeger, John Harbison a n d Peter M a xwe l l Davies.

The Davies work, "Eight Songs for a Mad King , " is the story of George III of England, the King who lost the American colonies. Text will be narrated by Randy Knutsen .

The prog ram also features fa­ culty a nd student musicians.

The first contemporary music concert was held at PLU during the spring of 1 970. It featured new performance techniques, elec­ tronic tape a nd jazz improvisation .

"The success a nd excitement generated by that and subse­ quent concerts led to the estab­ lishment of the Contempora ry Directions Ensemble," Robbins re­ called . "The Ensemble provided the nucleus of performers for the Evening series as well as Compos­ er's Forum."

Since then, there have been 25 Evening concerts and 20 Compos­ er's Foru ms, featuring 1 18 major works a nd 1 09 student composi­ tions.

Virtually all major contemporary composers have been featured on the Evening progra ms. Several have been present on campus for performances of their works, in­ cluding William Albright, Sven -Erik Back, William Doppmann, Karel Husa, Krzystof Penderecki and George Balch Wilson.

Guest artists have included the Kronos Quartet, Norman Perry­ man a nd Vivian King, the Rova Saxophone Quartet. a nd Arthur Weisberg a nd the Contemporary Cham ber E nsemble.

"A program like this cannot succeed without the support and enthusiasm of the music faculty,"

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Robbins said . "In the past 1 0 years every full-time member of the faculty has participated .

"Two worthy of special mention are Dr. Maurice Skones, depart­ ment chairman, and Jerry Kracht, University Symphony Orchestra. conductor. Dr. Skones has pro­ vided the support to create and susta i n the progra m. Kracht's guest conductin g , perfor m i n g and coaching has made possible performances of many works nor­ mally beyond the resources of a school the size of PLU . "

Prof Addresses Lutheran, CathOliC Dialogue Group "Dream a little.

"Drea m, if you will, that there are no longer Catholics a nd Luthe­ rans . . . only members of the same Catholic a n d Aposto l i c church . " The comments were made by Dr. Walter Pilg rim, PLU religion professor and director of the Lutheran Institute for Theological Education (UTE) at PLU . He was a featured speaker at a Lutheran ­ Roman Catholic Dialog Seminar held recently in Seattle, Pilgrim continued, "You might wake up in the middle of the nig ht and say, 'Just as I thoug ht. it was only a drea m: but the d ream might linger on, and it might even, as has happened before to a Joseph or Paul. one day become a reality, " The seminar was the beginning

of a planned year-long dialog among Lutheran a n d Catholic priests, pastors, theologians and church workers in the Seattle area , "It's purpose is to seek a g reater degree of unity and to work toward a healing of the breach that occurred in the 1 6th cen­ tury:' Pilgrim observed .

A Catholic theologian, Fr, Peter Chirico of Seattle, alluded to the possibility of reopening discussion of the Papacy between the two Church bodies. "New perspectives may further our dialog together:' he said.

The year-long dialogue will bring discussions down to the local level and will include joint Biblical and topical studies, social events, re­ treats and joint Reformation fes­ tivals later this year, Pilgrim indi­ cated .

The second edition of an in­ novative economics textbook co­ authored by two PLU professors is being published by Prentice-Hall Inc, The book, "Economic Scenes: Theory in Today ' s World, " was origi nally published three years ago, It is being used today at colleges and universities in 40 states.

Authored by PLU economics professors D r, Stanley Brue and Dr. Donald Wentworth, the original text i ntroduced economics con-

cepts through fa miliar scenes.

"Our purpose was to make ab­ stract theory more mea ningful and comprehensible," Brue said, A number of revisions have been made in the second edition to update and improve the con­ tent. he indicated. An instructor's manual has a lso been added, "The book's success has pleased us," Brue said , "We view 'Econom­ ic Scenes' as an extention of our teaching. Instead of a n audience of 50 we have an audience of thousands. But the purpose is the

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same - to help people enjoy and u ndersta nd economics, " Among the colleges and univer­ sities using the Srue-Wentworth text are Brandies, Hampton and Middlebury, as well as Seattle Pacific and Whitworth in Washing ­ ton State.

Both Srue and Wentworth are associate professors, Brue joined the PLU faculty i n 1 971 ; Went­ worth in 1 972. Wentworth is also associate director of the Washing­ ton State Council for Economic Education ,

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Fed eral Aid T o Stu d e nts Wi l l Affect Private H igher E d u cation . F utu re Many volu mes have been written and more will continue to be published regarding the future of higher education in the U nited States. Research and analysis are on-going in every possible segment affecting those who will be students and the institutions which will provide the services.

Some of the forces governing the direc­ tion of higher education i nclude the national eco n o m i c envi ron me nt, d e m o g ra p h i c trends, the social milieu, cultura l needs, governmental aid and control. ma rketing prog ra ms, and global pOlitical developments .

There a re not exclusive factors, nor, taken individually, is any one of them necessarily critically determinative. But as related ele­ ments in the sensitive web of the hig her education system , agitation i n one area sets in motion tremors which reach to the fa rthest point in the network.

Moreover, the historical isolation from govern mental political process and the time­ honored autonomy of the private academic setti ng are no longer viable. Like it or not, private postseconda ry institutions enter the future without the comfortable structure of complete independence from government.

Although still much more unencum bered than their public sister schools, private colleges and universities are gradually awa­ kening to the degree of dependence they, too, have on state or federal government prog rams. With this awakening there comes both concern and opportunity.

While demog raphic stud ies a nd population trends indicate that the actual nu mber of college-age students will decline, the percen­ tage of those who will opt for college i s expected to i ncrease somewhat beca use of the significantly generous financial aid pro­ vided by state and federal governmen s, as well as by i ndividual institutions. There is a remarkable upsurge in the number of adults, pa rticula rly professional grad uate students and those who want to re-enter college; all indices point · to continued acceleration in these sectors. The influx of non-traditional students generates a reassessment and developmen t of i nnovative programs.

Some experts feel that the next twenty years will be a "golden age" for students.

They theorize, and perhaps rightly, that with higher education more accessible and with financial assistance more readily available, students will become increasingly selective.

Institutions will give attention to the quality of academic offerings, and to developing their unique assets in order to strengthen their pOSitions in the market place Indepen­ dent institutions a re particularly able to respond to improvements and new prog­ ra ms because even though not completely free, they still a re not tied so closely to cu mbersome political structures.

I will focus my comments on just one facet i n the broad field of the future of higher education - the current and future pros­ pects for stude nt fi na ncial assista nce ,emanating from the federal government.

The a rea of Student Financial Aid is extremely icomplex. Financial Aid officers in every I s chool a re continually studying new materials !to understa nd and im plement the programs.

However inco mprehensive, it is importa nt to give a brief resume of the va rious alternatives available and how they may be affected in the future.

There is an increasing awareness on the part of national educational organizations and the Cong ress to establish prog ra ms that will provide a way for students to be able to attend the college or un iversity with academ­ ic prog ra ms of their choice, whether public or private, without the constraints of economic limitations. The greatest single step toward realizing this goal to date ca me with the passage of the Middle Income Student Assistance Act of 1 978. This benefi­ cial Act provided funds for students from middle-income fa milies whose spendable incomes a re most negatively affected by inflation. The g reat majority of all students belong to this category.

The elements of the program include the followi ng: Guaranteed Studen t Loan (GSLl. This fund provides underwriting for i ndividu­ al loans up to $2500 per year for any underg raduate student, regardless of fa mily income, attending at least half-time. The maxi mum outstanding loan accu mulation is fixed at $7500. While attending college, there is no interest charge to the student on the loa n, nor is there an interest charge if the loan is repa id within nine months after g raduating or leaving school. The repayment schedule may stretch from five to ten years, depending upon individual circu mstances, with interest accruing at a modest seven per cent. The GSL is not need-based; the student is responsible for finding a private lending agency, but the loan is backed by the govern ment.

The National Direct Student Loan (NDS Ll is similar to the GSL, except that the govern­ ment is the lending source. Loa s may be cancelled if the graduate teaches in certain a reas such as in a school for the handicapped or low-income area . Otherwise, repayment is to beg in twelve months after g raduation at three percent i nterest. The NDSL allows up to $2,000 for the first two years, with $5,000 maximum accu mu lation. The usual average size of the loa n is approximately $800 per year.

The student loan budget is cu rrently under study in Congress with implications favoring the creation of a nonprofit Government Student Loan Association to admi nister the prog ra m. Savings resulting from the reforms would help stem the escalating costs of the loan program . Action is pending before the Senate Laborand Human Resou rces Com mit­ tee. In the meantime some states, such as Washington, have already established non­ profit state-backed o rganizations to facilitate and guarantee student loans The Basic Economic Opportunity Grant (BEOG) is need-based. These outright grants of up to $1 800 per yea r are set aside for students with exceptional financial needs.

National educational agencies are vigorously working through congressional channels to secure passage in the Educational Amend­ ments of 1 980, a package prog ra m which will "establish a federal policy goal that every eligible student should receive sufficient aid under the BEOG, SEOG, and SSIG (State Student Incentive Grants) prog rams so that the sum ofthese g rants fu nds - in combina­ tion with reasonable parental or independent student contributions and state matching gra nts - will constitute 75 per cent of total student expense . " This House- passed ver­ sion sti ll must go before the Senate.

I n addition, efforts are being made to secure increases in the maxi m u m BEOG Award, moving from $1 800 to $2000 for '8081 , and reaching for $3000 in '85-86 to keep students from losing their BEOG benefits by reason of inflation of family incomes that reflect no real increase in purchasing power.

Supplemen tal Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG) are awarded to full-ti me stu­

dents after BEOG and other g rants. These speCial funds may be awarded to full-time students and may reflect half of their documented need up to $1 500 per yea r. This is reserved for those students with proven exceptional need, and must be matched with at least an equivalent amount of other aid s uch as employmen nt. loa ns or other fu nds.

The federal allocation for SEOG g rants is scheduled for a slight increase in he com i ng yea r.

College Work Study Grants (CWS) are provided jointly by the government and the institution. Depending on available time and skills, a student may earn up to $1 200 an nually, working at jobs either on or off campus. Work study progra ms are important not only because of the funds they provide students, but a lso because it has been shown that students who work du ring col lege identify better with their institution and a re most likely to finish their college training.

All of the federal programs a re under constant study by education factions . Their aim is to insure legislation wh ich will provide a balanced and coordinated pattern of student g rant prog rams which, if fully funded, will help to assu re financial accessibility for all America ns to the various types of postsecon­ dary educational study programs. The ba(Cant an page 15)

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lance is a delicate one which requires careful monitoring and. where necessary, political advocacy, such that the option of student choice between private and public institu­ tions be mai ntained.

NO TE: president Rie ke was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Lutheran Educa tional Council of North America (LECNA), an organization which is inf­ luential in promoting fe deral legisla­ tion favorable to private and public colleges, universities, and their stu­ den ts.

Estate P l a n n i n g Saves Taxes ; Avoids Dou ble Taxatio n

By Edgar Larson Director of Special Giving

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Estate planning ca n - and does! - save taxes.

One of the biggest culprits in causing people to pay more taxes than necessary is the enemy called DOUBLE TAXATiO N . Basical­ ly, wh at this mea ns is that a person is taxed on the assets in his or her estate at the time of death; then the assets are transferred to a n heir, a n d o n the death of the heir, the assets are taxed again. Such a predicament can refer to a couple where one dies leavi ng every­ thing to the remaining spouse. or to any two people where assets are left to one person who in turn leaves the assets to a nother person .

For example i n an estate owned by a husband and wife, where the assets amount to $300.000, the difference between plan­ ning and no plan ning can mean a difference of over $35.000 as far as what is passed on to the children after the death of both husband and wife.

Proper planning can enable such a couple to minimize their taxes and. as a result. have more to pass on to their children . In a similar fashion, this is true of someone who is single if they pass their assets on to someone, say a brother or sister, who in turn will at death distribute those assets on to perhaps their children. Planning can prevent DOU BLE TAXA­ TION a nd thus save taxes.

If you would like more information on tax savi ngs by avoiding DOU BLE TAXATION. write or call: Edgar Larson Director of Pla nned Giving Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma. WA 98447 Phone: (206) 531 -6900 Ext. 232

Q C l u b Co ntri butes R ecord

$348,000 D u ri ng

'79 ; Te l eth o n s H e l pfu l

By David Berntsen Director of Development

A record $348,000 was donated to PLU by Q Club members and Fellows during 1 979.

These essential unrestricted gifts and scho­ larships are the backbone of the Annual Fund.

The Annual Fund supports present prog­ ra ms and students and must be kept strong d u ri n g the importa nt ca pital ca mpaig n.

"Shari ng in Strength ." Gifts of all sizes are essential a nd most welcome.

In November we began experimenting with monthly Telethons, and the results have been very g ratifying . There were eight callers in November; they raised $2000. In Decemb­ er. nine callers raised $6200. Through Feb­ ruary we have had 39 callers; the total dollars raised is $1 4.500.

Anyone can partiCipate in the Telethon effort by volunteering as a caller or sending us the name of a prospective supporter. The training and collective enth usiasm generated during the Telethons will help you in recruit­ ing Q Club members, which gives you a n opportunity to participate in the drawing for the use of a condominium i n Hawaii.

We welcome the following new Q Club members who have joi ned since the De­ cember issue of Scene: Mr. and M rs. Gene Ahrendt. Mr. Marshal Alworth III. Mr. a nd Mrs. Donald Anderson. Mr. a nd M rs. John Ander­ son FELLOW. Mr. a nd Mrs. Mike Appel, Mr. and M rs. Gary Baug hn, Mr. a nd Mrs. Tom Bondo, Mr. and M rs. Ron Boomer, Mr. and Mrs. James Brink, Mrs. JoAnn Briscoe, Dr. and Mrs. Chris Browning, Mable Buli to FELLOW. Also. Mr. and Mrs. Dayle Collison. Comfort and Fleming Insurance Brokers. Mr. a nd Mrs. Chuck Curtis. Mrs. Ellen E. Davies to FElLOW. Mr. a nd M rs. Gerald Evanson. First Lutheran Church of West Seattle to FELLOW, Dr. Josephine Fletcher. Miss Magda Foss to FELLOW. Dr. and Mrs. David Haaland to FELLOW, Dr. and M rs. Norman Hagen, M r. and Mrs. Naubert Hamilton . Mr. a nd M rs. Curt Hammond.

M r. a nd M rs. Philip Hayes. Dr. and M rs.

William Hecht, M r. a nd Mrs. Glen Huffma n to FELLOW. Immanuel Lutheran C hurch. Wood­ burn. Oregon. Mr. Ed John. Mr. Lind Karlsen to FElLOW, Mr. and M rs. N ick Kelderman. Mr. a nd Mrs. Kent Knutzen, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Knutzen to FELLOW. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Korsmo. Rev. and M rs. Erv Krebs. Lake Chelan Lutheran Church, Mr. and M rs. Ken neth La rson. Dr. John Leraas, Mrs. C . Robert McGill. Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Nordquist. Mr. and Mrs. George Nowad­ nick. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Omdal. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Omdal to FELLOW. Miss Ruth Pflueger. M r. and M rs. Brian Price. Mr. and Mrs Roger Reep. Mr. Armand Riveness, Dr. and M rs. Brian Sandeno to FELLOW. Mrs. Theodore Scheele. Mrs. Herb Scheuer­ man. Dr. and Mrs. John Schiller to FELLOW, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Schi mke to FELLOW, Rev. and Mrs. Lorance Schoenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Burt Severeid. Mr. and Mrs. Selmer Shervey, Rev. and Mrs. Silas Torvend. Trinity Luthera n Church. Enumclaw to FELLOW, M r. a nd M rs.

Walt Tushkov. M r . and Mrs. Steve Ward and M r. and Mrs. Alfred White to FELLOW.

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Pa re nt Questi o n n a i re Resu lts Su pport Present Po l icies

By Milton Nesvlg Executive ASSOCiate To The President

A question naire to parents regarding 1 cohol a n d residence policies for students u n ca mpus was sent t o the parents of 1 , 5 70 students in December. A total of 683 re­ sponses were received from the survey which was conducted by the Associated Students in cooperation with the administra ­ tion.

Ninety-two percent, 61 0 votes. were agai nst changing the cu rrent policy which· prohibits the drinking of alcohol on campus. I On the subject of permitting 24-hourl visitation in the residence halls. the percen-, tage against was even hig her. 95 percent or 629 votes.

In reply to questions on off-campus living policies 65 percent favored maintai ning the current regulations. The regulations in ques­ tion deal with age and class limitations.

Parents Weekend

PLU students will be holding their a nnual Parents Weekend March 14-16. As usual the banquet Saturday evening will be a highlight.

To insure adequate room for all who wish to attend. the din ner will be held i n Olson Auditorium. Get your reservations in at once.

You should have received a letter on this by now. If not, contact your son or daughter at the University and ask them to make arrange­ ments for you for the dinner and other weekend events.

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You r Estate May Be Worth More Tha n You Th i n k

By Ronald coltom Alumni Director

If I were to tell you I could save you hundreds or perhaps thousands of dollars you would be silly not to at least take a look, wouldn't you? Well the opportunity is right here. But YOU need to take the initiative.

I'm talking about maximizing the value of your estate, right now while you are l iving, and at death . ESTATE? "Who has an estate? " you may ask. "I can't even keep up with

inflation ." Everyone has something and most people have far more than they realize. That $50,000 home purchased 10 years ago is probably w0rth in excess of $1 00,000 today.

And how about all of the other assets that have accumulated - household items, boats, vacation homes, insurance policies, pension plans, etc.? It is not at all unusual for most people today to have assets well in excess of $1 00,000. You worked hard for those assets. Are you willing to set back and let the government take its slice of the pie (many times over half) or would you rather that a majority of your estate be put to use where you really would like to have it go family heirs, perhaps charity, and even additional spendable income for yourself right now.

You don't have to wait u ntil you die or reach the age of 60 or even 50. Whatever

your age or situation estate planning should start now. A first step would be to contact Ed Larson here at the University who works with people helping them organize their estate planning. Chances are if the estate is large enough he will recommend working with your attorney, banker, accountant or insurance agent to reach fullest benefits. What does it cost you? Nothing . What do you stand to gain? The peace of mind that you r estate is doing for you what you want it to do, not what the courts dictate.

NOW is the time to do something . Don't procrastinate. Contact Ed Larson, PLU (206) 531 -6900-ext. 232. Maximize your oppor­ tunity.

Milt Nesvig TO Be Honore d At May 2 Retirement Di ner

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If there is one person who has personified Pacific Lutheran Un­ iversity across the nation and around the world more than any other, few would arg ue that that person is Milton Nesvig .

Among alumni, throug hout the American Lutheran C h u rch, i n business and professional organi­ zations, in Norway, and in many other cou ntries around the globe,

Nodtvedt Family Donates valua,ble Books To PLU

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When Dr. Magnus Nodtvedt died i n 1 970 in Oslo, Norway he was writing a history of Norway in the 1 9th Century. He had com­ pleted 20 of 23 chapters he had outlined for his book.

In working on this project. Dr. N odtvedt accu m u lated m a n y ,books, most of them out of pri nt.

On behalf of the Nodtvedt fami­ Iy, daughter Mrs. Gordon (JoAnn) IB riscoe, '52, have presented the Sca ndi navia n books and book manuscript to PLU .

"These are very valuable acquisi­ 'tions for our Scandinavian collec­ tion," stated John Heussman. PLU llibrarian.

Dr. Nodtvedt was a member of 'the PLU history faculty from 1 947 u ntil he retired at the age of 70 in 1 963.

"Milt" has been there, Milt knows the people personally, and he has witnessed tirelessly on behalf of PLU, its misSion, its students and constituents - officially for 33 years; unofficially for nearly a half century.

Nesvig attended PLU during its junior college era from 1 933-35.

After earning degrees from st.

Olaf College, Luther Seminary and the University of Min nesota and serving as a Navy chaplain and Lutheran minister, he returned to PLU as an administrator and teach­ er in 1 947.

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OFFICERS: Ronald A. Miller. M . D . '65 President Whitefish. Mont Carol (Bottemiller) Geldaker '57 First Vice President West Linn. Ore. Michael A. McKean '68 Second Vice President Gig Harbor. Wash.

John McLaughlin 71 Immediate Past President Federal Way. Wash.

Ronald Coltom '61 Executive Secretary P LU

Regent Representatives Suzanne (Skubinna) Nelson '55 Tacoma, wash Roy H. Virak, M . D . '52 Tacoma, wash

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Esther Ellickson '58 San Diego, Calif.

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Please send me ticket(s) for the official University dinner honoring Milt and Hazel Nesvig for 33 years of service to PLU.

Jennie (Lee) Hansen '34 Honolulu, Hawaii

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Michael McKean of Gig Harbor has been named to serve on the Pacific Lutheran U niversity Board of Regents, according to Dr. Wil­ liam O. Rieke, PLU president.

McKean, a former assistant at­ torney general for Washington State, is general counsel to Forest Investment Corporation .

He will represent the PlU Alumni Association on the board, replac­ ing Fred Muenscher, who resign­ ed recently. A 1 968 PLU alumnus, he earned his law degree at New York University School of Law. His w ife, D i a n e , i s a 1 969 PLU graduate.

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MIL T NESVIG RETIREMENT DINNER

May 2

On Friday, May 2, a din ner will be held at the PLU U niversity Center honoring Nesvig and his wife, Hazel. The dinner commemorates his retirement from full-time ser­ vice at PLU at the end of the current academic year.

Reservations for the dinner, which begins at 6 p.m., may be made by retu rning the form below.

F u rther com memoration of Nesvig's service at PLU will be featured in the J une issue of

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Carol (Bottemillerl Geldaker '57 West Linn, Ore. Ken "Skip" Hartvigson, J r . '65 Seattle, Wash.

Ronald A. Miller, M . D '65 Whitefish, Mont

Tel'ms expire May 1981 Gayle (Severson) Berg 72 Martinsdale, Mont.

JoAnn (Nodtvedt) Briscoe '52 Anchorage, Alaska Stephen M. Isaacson 76 Boise, Idaho Carol (Haavik) Tommervik '40 Tacoma, Wash .

Terms Expire May 1982 Karin (Pihll Leander '66 Mt Vernon, Wash Anita (Hillesland) Londgren '59 Tacoma , Wash.

Michael A. McKeen '68 Gig Harbor, Wash.

Rev. Charles W. Mays '62 Renton, Wash.

Terms Expire May 1 983

Michael Ford '68 portland, Ore.

Otis Grande '38 Tacoma, Wash.

James Kauth, M . D . '53 San Francisco, Calif.

Karen (Fynboe) Howe 73 Fox Island, Wash.

Martha (Millen Ward 77 Kent. WA 98031

Paul Kusche 70 Gig Harbor, Wash.

Terms Expire 1980

George NowaClnick '52 Snohomish, Wash.

Kenneth J . Edmonds '64 Puyallup, Wash

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About People D r . Dan iel Leasure, vice-president for student life at PLU from 1 967-73, recently moved from Pen n State to C o okevi lle, Ten n . , where he is dean of student services at Ten nessee Tech. "

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Dr. P h i l i p Bea l. dean and later vice­ p resi de nt for student life at PLU succeeding Leasure, is dean of stu­ dents at Saginaw Va lley State College i n Un ivers ity Center, M ich .

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Ro bert 0 ko, who received a n h o n ­ orary doctor of laws degree from PLU In 1 9 71 , has been a p poi nted M in ister of Foreign Affairs by President Moi of Ken ya Dr. Ouko also represents his home region of Kisu m u in the Kenyan Parl ia m ent "

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Dr. J o h an n es Sc hiller, professor of soci ol ogy a n d d i rector of grad uate programs for tile PLU Division of Soc ia I Sciences, has been elected president of the boa rd of directors for Lutheran Socia! Se rvices of Wa s h i n gton He began h is du tie s J a n . 1 . +

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Class Notes 1 941 BOB TOM M ERVIK reti red in 1 978 after teach i ng and coaching in Kent M e rid i a n H ig h School. He coached foot a l l for 31 years a n d track for 26 years. H e presently has a part-time job at the Kingdome His wife, N oreen, is teaching at East Hill Elementary In Kent, Wash , w h e re they res i d e .

Da ughter, M a rlene Wag ner Is a PLU grad a n d teaches in Kent Son, Terry, also a PLU g ra d , is working for Boeing In Everett a n d son Bob is a pha rmacist in Enu mclaw.

1 947 RICHARD C. LANGTON accepted a position as superintendent of Central Val ley School Dsitrict (Spokane Valley) In July 1 979. He was formerly superi n ­ te ndent of Medford, Ore. schools for 1 1 years. He lives in Spokane, Wash , with h i s wife, J u n e .

1 950 CALVIN M _ WATNESS will reti re next J u l y after 30 years in public educati o n .

He cu rrently is a n administrator a t Fort Steilacoom C o m m u nity Co l l e g e i n Taco ma, Wash , a pOSition he has held since 1 967. Fort Steilacoom Co m m u n ­ ity College was first known a s C lover Park C o m m u n ity College Cal has been a teacher leader on his own time since 1975 for People to People, a u . S . State Department h igh school a m bassador p rogra m . He has t a k e n stud e n t groups to H olla nd, France, England a n d Russia.

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HAROLD " Ole" A N K E R h as reti red fro m the us. Marine Corps as major after 24 years of service . He now l i ves in Bend, O re , where he sells real estate . He has re - d o n e an old farm house a n d h is office i s what used to be the milk shed. Ole wil l be ha ppy to see a nyone that m ight be in Be n d a n d would be m o r e than happy to sell you a house.

R OBE RT J BRASS is living in Portla n d , O re . He h a s rece ntly been elected M aster of Beaverton Lodge #1 00 , A . F . & A . M for the current year.

LUE LtA (Toso) J O HN SON is i n Norway this year teaching pre-school child ren in a two year old private school . Most f a m i l i e s a re con nected with pet­ roleum companies. Luel l a says it is a very u n ique experience to teac�l ' to live, to travel, a n d to learn more ab out the Norweg i a n culture as well as 1 5 other countries. She w i l l retu r n 0 h e r home in Tacoma, Wa sh. i n J u n e .

HARLAND MALYON i s teaching at Tacoma Commun ity College He a n d h i s Wife, Kare n , reside i n Gig Harbor, Wash .

ROBERTA Sch oessle r ( FALK) is liVing i n Reardon, Wa sh. She spen t eight yea rs counseling at Reardon H i g h School but is n o w retired a n d i s spending her time with husband, Phil, who i s a pastor .

Rev. M ICHAEL LOCKERBY has been named chairman of the 1 980 Summ er Theological Conference fo r Luthera ns i n Aspen , Colo. Each s u mmer this conference d raws over 600 clergy, educators, lay leaders, and nati o n a l ch u rch staff f o r a week- long program of theological dialogue with this n a ­ tion's outsta n d i n g Biblical scho la rs .

Michael is cu rrently serving as pastor of an ALC cong regation in Kenyon, M i n n . He i s also a d i rector of the Lutheran Lay Foundatio n . He is mar­ ried to MAE (Plumb) whom he met at PLU .

RAY T.o BIASON, J R was el ecte d presid ent- elect of Phi Delta Ka ppa ( National Educational Resea rch Frater­ n ity, 1 2 0,000 mem bers) at its recent bien n i a l convention in St Lo uis. He will become p resident in October 1 981 .

Ray is superintendent of schools i n the P u ya l l u p School District, Puya l l u p , Was h .

1 954 K. ORVILLE SIEGELE, former di rector of deferred giving a n d estate p la n n i n g at California Lutheran College, has been ap pointed acting vice-president for develop m e n t . H e j o i n e d t h e California Lutheran staff in 1 97 5 .

1 958 DAVID B . WAKE, professor of zoolo­ gy at University of Califo r n i a , Berkeley, represented PLU at the i n sta l lation of President Walter M. Stu hr at Pacific Lutheran Theological Sem inary

1 959 DALE F. N IELSEN was recently pro­ moted to associate profe s s o r of psycho l ogy at Western State College in G u n n ison, Colo.

1 961 G E RALD L. RIDER has tran sferred to Exxon Nuclea r Idaho Compa ny as vice president, techn ical department The company operates the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant for the Department of En ergy. Gerald lives in Idaho Falls, Ida . , with his wife, MAU REEN (McAllis­ ter '61 l .

1 962 SUE (Berger) DAVIS is a membe r of the stri ngs section of the Seattle Sy m p h ony O rchestra.

1 968 P H I L I P RAN H E I M recen Iy com pleted fa mily practice residency a n d is n ow practicing in Wapato, Wa s h . Hi s wife, Karen , is a n u rse teaching childbirth ed ucati o n . They live in Yak i ma, Was h . a n d have a son , Joh n .

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1 963 D R . J O N KVI NSLAN D caught an 84pou n d K i ng Salmon on the Kenai River in Alaska last July The Gig Ha rbor (Was h . ) dentist lan ded the h uge fish o n a rod and reel with a 2 5 - po u nd test line.

1 965 JOANNA (Vinaas) CARLSON and hus­ band TED '67 are living i n Tacoma, Wa s h . Joanna owns "The Childlren 's Playroom ", a drop-in child -ca re center in Taco m a . Ted is employed by Boei n g .

They have 2 children, J o n , 1 1 , and Anne, 8.

RONALD W . C O R N E H L, CLU, District A g e n t , a s s o c i ated with Lutheran M utual Life Insura nce in Spoka ne, Wash . , has been awarded the CLU (Chartered Life U nderwriter) diploma a nd profession a l desig nation by The American Col lege, Bryn Mawr, Pen n . , a fully accredited, n o n - profit educa ­ tio n a l institution fo r the advancement of lea rning and p rofession alism in life i n s u rance and related fi n a ncial sci ­ ences. Th e American College awards the C LU designation to persons who successfu lly complete a te n-cou rse CLU curricul u m and fulfill stringent experience and eth ica l req u i rements.

Ron and CAROL ( Menke '64) attended the college's 52nd Annual National Conferment Exercises held in New Orleans, La .

STEVE and Cherie TORKKO are the parents of a da ug hter, Krystel Shia n a , born J a n . 1 , 1 980. S h e j o i n s a brother, Seth . They live in North Bend , Ore .

J O H N a n d H EL EN ( H a rd tke ' 6 9) GARDN E R ' 6 8 a re the parents o f a th i rd son , Seth J o h n , born April 1 7, 1 979 . H e ;oins brothers J a rrod , 5, and J u sti n , 3. fhey live i n Buckley, Was h .

P H I LI P GO LDE N MA N o f Bellevue Wash . , Ilas been aPPOi nted a district representative for Luthera n Brother­ hood, a M i n neapolis-based frate rnal i ns u ran ce society He will serve the insu�ance needs of L uth era ns as an Jssociate of Lutheran Brotherhood 's Roald Severts o n Agency, headqua r­ tered in Seattl e. Prio r to moving to the Pacific Northwest, Phil was employed as an acco u n t representative a t Ver­ non Graphics , I n c . , Ch atsworth , Calif.

Dr. and M rs. ROBERT A. KRAUSE ( L I N DA S H E R ROW 70) are the parents of a s o n , Dan iel Paul Robert, born C h ristmas Day 1 978. Bob is a patholog ­ ist working in a private laboratory Lin d a has " retired" from teaching high school to become a full-time mother a n d homemaker. They live in Farmingto n , N . Mex. NORMAN '67 a n d SHARON (Swanson '69) LeMay of Spanaway, Wa s h . , are the parents of a son, Craig H oward, born J u ly 1 9, 1 979 . he joins a brother, Eric, age 9, and a sister, J i l l , age 5%.

WI LLIAM B. LEONARD a n d Lu Ann Upto n , both of Portland , Ore., were married early last fa ll and are now at home in Portland following a wed di ng tri p to the Oregon Coast Bill is currently empl oyed as an internal auditor for the City of Portland and Lu Ann is a registered n u rse at Eman uel Hospital in Portla n d .

1 970 BILL ALLEN was appointed as di strict product manager in Northwest Dis­ trict for the Burroughs Corporation last September He is still single a n d lives In t h e Magnolia area of Seattle, Wash .

KEVIN M I LLER is teaching E n glish at Port A n g e l e s H i g h S c h o o l , P o r t Angeles, Wa sh. Kevin did grad uate work at the U n iversity of Washi ngton and at Western Was h i ngton U n iversi­ ty. H e taught English for seven years i n the N o rthshore School District before moving to Port Angeles (Cont. on page 181

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outreach Program Upgrades Medical Care In Rural Colorado

By Judy Davis

In many cases, physicians avoid setting up practices in rural co m­ m un ities because of a lack of "back-up su pport" for their pro­ fession.

Frequently, there is no hospital i n the area. Specialists patients may require are located long dis­ tances away.

Because he may be the o n ly doctor a rou nd, the small-town, rural physician has difficu lty taking time away fro m his practice For reasons like these, medical care in many rural com m u nities may be sorely lacking .

A Pacific Luthera n Un iversity g rad uate is i nvolved in a n experi­ mental program to correct some of the ills besetting health care i n ru ral areas of Colorado. Dr. Arlis Adolf a fa mily practitioner in Denver, Colo ., is part of a sophisti­ cated consortium of physicians, educators, a d m i n istrators a n d other health-ca re professionals providing important "back- u p " su pport fo r doctors i n rural moun­ tai nous a reas of Western Colorado and eastern Colorado plains.

"The Mou ntain/Plains Outreach Prog ram (M-POP) was set up four

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DAVID L. ROLLER is teach ing career education a n d a lternative education, plus being the head football coach, at Yelm High School. He was named the outstanding teacher of the year In 1 972 and 1 974.

Dr. RICHARD J. TUFF, and his wife, Dr. Wandz Costa nzo, have begun a full­ time private practice in psychology; specializing in the treatment of depre­ ssion, psychosomatic illness, a n d ac­ . rophobia. They also have a part-time house restoration business. They have three children a nd live in Philadelphia, Pa.

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Rev. and Mrs . STEVE CARLSON a re the pare nts of four children, Daniel, Je n n ifer, Eric and Kristin , ages 5 to 1 years. Steve IS pastor of First Lutheran Ch urch in Dollar Bay, Mich.

PRISCILLA MARTE NS is a social worker for the pokan e Tribe of Indians at Wellpinit, Wash . PriSCilla also serves as coord i nator for the Inter-Lutheran Amen an Indian Concerns Commit ee i n Spokane, Wash.

ALYSON (Sproule) N ICK and family nave moved back to Virginia Beach, VA, following a two-year tour at the Pentagon Her h usband has been chief engineer on USS TEXAS in the Mediteranean Sea for 3'12 months and will soon join USS EISENHOWER. Aly works part-time for a cancer speCialist as his office n u rse. Their children, Heather and Louis III, are 6 and 4 years old .

years ago as a non-profit corpora­ tion to provide high-quality. com­ prehensive medical care for all family members in needy rural areas," explai ned Dr. Adolf.

Esta lishing tile rural network of medical care is a joint effort of the U niversity of Colorado med ical a n d dental schools, the school's n u rsing program, the Colorado Department of Public Health, Rose Hos ital in Denver and a computer firm in Denver.

I nitially, the M - POP prog ram was fur ded by a federal grant to the Un iversi y of Colorado; now it receives monies not only from the federal govern ment but from various other sources .

Besides building up their own young practice in Denver, Dr. Adolf and her colleag ue, Dr. Val Dea n , provide "clinical" su pport to the program through their partici­ pation in the Mounta in / P l a ins Fa m ily Practice "Through this facet of the M­ POP program, rural physicians can have access to 24-hour medical support as well as referral services and consultations for their pa­ tients," expla ined Dr. Adolf, a graduate of the Univers ity of Ida ho Medical School.

1 972 JIM and JAN <Teppo 72) RICHARDS 7 3 , are the parents of a daug hter J e n n ifer Lee. She joins brothers, Jus­ tin, 5; J o h n , 3'12; and Jeremy, 2. Jim is leaving his 'job with Ocean Spray Cra n berry to go back to M ultnomah Bible School in Portland, Ore. i n the spring semester.

MARCIA (Stockstad) HOLMER has moved to Detroit, Mich . , where her h usband, Bill, is now general manager of Weyerhaeuser Shipping Container Plant They have twin girls born Oct. 3 1 , 1 979, Ashley Patricia and Haley Kathleen. They also have a son, Whit­ ney, 2 % .

1 973 LY NN PAULSON and Joseph L. Blazek were married Nov. 1 7 , 1 979 in Des M o i n e s , W a s h . Lyn n w o r k s for Weye rhaeuser in Federal Way, Wash.

Joe is employed by Washington State Depa ment of Natural Resources i n Olym pia C H ERYL (Stoddard) G I BSON and hus­ band, Sam, and daughter, Aimee. have move to their new hOme in Adna, W a s h . S a m is e m p l o y e d b y Weyerhaeuser and Cheryl Is working as a bookkeeper.

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Dr. Arlis Adolf with young patient

In addition , Doctors Adolf and Dea n are among physicians who su bstitute for the rural doctors when they are on vacation or must be away from their practices .

"One of the most importa nt aspects of the prog ram is the adm inistrative services it offers to rura l phYSicians," Dr. Adolf said .

Besides sea rching out health­ care needs of rural areas, the

GO RDON and PAULA (Carraway '69) a re living in Ba rrow, Alaska, where they both teach In upiat Eskimo students.

Gordon is 7th and 8th grade com­ m u nication skills, a n d Paula is elemen­ tary and high school special ed ucation .

Gordon also coaches 7th grade bas­ ketball and is high school d rama club a dviser. They have two children, Shel­ ley, 9 ; a n d Mark, 6.

M/M Jeff Pierson (CLAUDIA BARNES) are the parents of a daug hter, Sara Marie, born Sept. 25, 1 979. Jeff was recently selected for appointment as warrant officer, U . S. Army. They live in Fort Stewart, Ga.

1 974 M/M Chuck Cooney (SARA LEE) wel­ comed a daug hter, Lisa A n n , born ov 22, 1 979. Sara is employed by Group Health Co-op in outpatient n urs i n g .

C huck i s studying for a master's in Guida nce and Counseling at PLU . They live i n Federal Way, Wash.

RON FOSTER was ordained as a minister in the U n i ted C hurch of Christ in May 1 979 and is currently serving as associate pastor for two c urches In La Mirada, Calif. He is also attending Pepperdine University working to­ wards a master's degree i n marriage a n d fa m i ly counseling .

JOANN GORRELL (Ferko) and hus­ band, John, have moved to Atlanta, G a . , where John flies for Eastern Airlines. Joa n n will be working part­ time at Clayton General Hospital in IC U .

They have two daughters, Elizabeth, 3%, and Janet 1 '1 2 (Cant. on page 19)

administrative staff recruits physi­ cians and assists them in setting up medical services and laying the grou ndwork for commu nity ac­ ceptance of a new doctor in the area .

The coord i nation of M-POP's efforts is enhanced by a computer service which allows for easy re­ trieval. storage a nd dissemination of data and faci litates billing ser­ vices for partiCipating physicia ns. " Rig ht now, there are 1 0 doc­ tors in eig ht rura l sites who have a computer terminal linked to the computer center at the University of Colorado, " explained Dr. Adolf.

The com puter system also is being used for research purposes .

Th rough M-POP, rural physi­ cians have access to consu ltations with other phYSicians via a Watts telephone line. Another M - POP advantage is availability of re­ sources and facilities at Rose Hos­ pital. and M-POP physiCians use a common syste m for recording patient i nformatio n.

"As a result, there is a great deal of contin uity and feedback among physiCians providing an individual patient's care," Dr. Adolf said .

Although the M - POP program has been operating for only th ree years, it is "running well and g rowing , " observed Dr. Ad olf .

There are plans to expa nd the prog ram i nto Wyoming. .

Prior to setting u p her practice and becoming involved I n M -POP, D r A olf completed her residency at the U niversity f Coloiado where she has been a fellow in he Family P ractice Department.

The 1 971 PLU g raduate said her a l ma m ter prepared her for med­ ical school "in good stead " "I also feel the humanistic ap ­ proach I received at PLU serves me very well i n family practice, " she contin ued. "The humanistiC as­ pect is one reason I wen� i �to family medicine; now, i ' m finding it helps foster our family practice. "

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DAVID 74 and JAN (Marshall 77) JOHNSON a re n ow living in Young­ stow n, O h io. Jan is pursuing a master's degree in business admi nistration at Y o u n g stown State Un iversity and working at Farraghar Marketing in nearby Canfield, Ohio. David is the program coord inator i n K i lcawley Center, the college u nion at Young­ stown State. David is the second Lute on staff in Kilcawley; the associate director is K.J . SATRUM 7 1 .

MARK ROWLAND is in Colum bus, Ohio, where he is in his senior year at Trin ity Lutheran Seminary. He will g raduate i n J u ne 1 980.

WILLIAM RUDOLPH has completed his first semester at the U n iversity of Wisconsin Law SchooL He is married and they have two childre n , Kerry Megan, age 2 and Ehren Nathaniel born Oct. 5, 1 979.

LI N DA G . SCHARF is living i n Olympia, Wash .. where she is a part-time faculty m e m ber and science instructional tech nician in the chemistry depart­ ment of Centralia College. Her oldest son , Mark, is now in his fi rst year at U n ited States Air Force Academy.

JAMES D. 74 and A. LY N N E SMITH 75 are in Columbia, S . C . where Jim is a social worker for DSS Columbi a , S.C. with protective services. Lynne is a major with the U . S . Army N u rses Corps stationed at Ft Jackson, S . C . They have two children, David, 2'12 a n d Lori A n n , 5.

1 975 BON N I E BIGOn is living in Kerrville, Tex , where she is a newscaster/repor­ ter for KERV and KPFM Radio.

DEBBIE BOMG REN 75 and PAT WINS­ B E RG 73 were ma rried Sept. 1 . 1 979 in G race L u t h e r a n Church, Bellevue, Wash . They are currently residing on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, where Pat is em ployed with the American Cultural Exchange and Debbie with Seattle Pacific U n iversity.

Capt. THOMAS G. BROWN recently fi nished his second master's degree, in human relations, and has been transferred to Sheppard AFB in Wich.i, _ ta Falls, Tex. He is teaching Spd ce and m iSSile technoloel; - Titan " syste m .

GORD O"! � . CAMP BELL passed the ���rl'l ngton state bar exa mination this past summ er and is assistant attorney for the city of Seattle's law depart­ ment.

M / M Kevi n C o n n o i i y (JO A N N WALDSCHMiDT) are the parents of a daughter, Maren Jo, born Aug . 1 4 , 1 979. The family is residing i n Fresno, Calif, where Kevin is practici ng neurol­ ogy a nd Jo is working part-time in ER, I C U , CCU. MlM DOUG DAVIDSON ( BARB NYE 75) are the parents of a son, Benjamin Douglas, born Nov. 25, 1 979. Doug IS the assistant manager of the Re­ dmond office of Seattle Trust & Sav­ i ngs Bank. Barbara is on leave from her position as com munications super­ visor for the Washi ngton State PatroL TOM DEY received his Ph . D . degree in geophysics from the U niversity of California, Berkel,=y in J an ua ry 1 980.

Tom and his wife, DENISE (Guss 751 d re now living In Los Alam QS, New Mex. Tom is empIQ'ye:o as a research geop!w;ist at the Los Alamos Scientific Lab i n the geOSCiences division .

M / M D a n Esswei n ( MA R Y KAY SCH ME DAKE) are the parents of a daughter, Brianna M ichelle, born Jan. 25, 1 980. Mary Kay will return to part-

time work as a pediatric n u rse practi ­ tioner at Orange Cou nty Health De­ partment after a six- month mother­ hood leave. Dan continues to work as a cost-scheduling engineer for Fluor Corporation, where he has been emp­ loyed for the past five years. They live in Cypress, Calif.

DUANE LARSON and his wife, Lizette, are now living in San Diego, Calif., where he is serving as associate pastor of st. A n drew's Lutheran Ch urch.

Duane g raduated from Luther-North­ western Semi nary, St. Pa ul. in May and was ordained in Aug ust.

ALETA LOFTIS is living i n Goldendale, Wash . , where she is teaching her fifth year at Middle SchooL She coaches girls' high school tennis, is a libraria n , teaches eighth grade Spa nish and 'seventh grade reading .

JAN TOBIASON and Frank Washburn were ma rried in Tacoma, WaSh . , i n J u ly 1 979 and honeymooned in Hawaii. Jan conti n ues to teach third grade in Un iversity Place Elementary School and Frank is in youth ministry at People's Church in Tacoma. Frank is attendi ng P LU at present to obtain h is teaching certificate.

VIRGINIA Win-TRI M M E R has been promoted to position of j u n ior art director with Foote-Cone and Belding Adverti si ng Company i n Ch icago, III. M/M LARRY WOOD ( E LLEN MADSEN x'69) are the parents of a son , Jeremy Dea n . He joi ns a brother, Matthew, 2 .

Larry is a n assista nt attorney general for the State of Alaska. Ellen is a full­ time homemaker. They live in Fair­ banks.

1 976 DARCIE ALA N E ANN EBERG and Ste­ ven W. Fulkerson were married Aug 1 2, 1 979 in Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Aberdeen, Wash. They hon­ eymooned in Hawaii and are at home in Auburn, Wash. Da rcie teaches elementary music in Puyallup, Was h . public schools . Steven teaches bio!QQV in Au burn Public Schools.

MIKE OSBORNE was recently hired as a third flJ!!-time reg istered physical cnerapist at North Lincoln Hospital in Lincoln City, Ore. JOAN (Peckenpaugh) REYNOLDS is a second g rade teacher in the Lynden School District, Lynden, Wash. She taught third grade for three years in Longview, Wash. before moving to Lynden.

M/M PAUL GROVEN x76 (ALICIA PERKINS 74) have moved to Spokane, Wash. from Seattle, Wash. Paul is the administrator of Hawthorne Manor, a retirement apartment and n u rsing home facility, and Alicia is doing paste­ up and lay-out work at Ross Printing Company.

LOU IS SCH U LTZ is living in Holy Cross, Alaska where he is teach ing for the Iditarod Area School Dist.

1 977 RON and PATRICE (Reiner 77) CHAT­ TERTON 76 are the par��t'; of a son, JdSOI"l Ron , t;sr7'1 J Uly 5 , 1 979. They are !i'J\li(;j in Portland, Ore , where Ron is working in a CPA firm and Patrice is working part-time i n labor and deliv­ ery at the Un ive rsity of Oregon Health Sciences Center.

JENE MARIE CHRISTO PH ERSON and Philip Holte were marriea Nov. 21 , 1 979 in Trin ity Lutheran Church, Taco­ ma, Was h . The couple will live i n Parkla nd, Was h . , where Philip i s at­ tend ing PLU .

PAU L HEWEn is now living in Seattle, Wash. , where he is employed by Associated Groceries.

STEVEN and CH RISTI NE ! Baldwin 77) HILDEBRA N D are the parents of a daughter, Heather Alyssa, born Nov. 7, 1 979.

1 978 Lt. CARYL J . SCHAFFTER is stationed at Madigan Army Medical Center, Taco ma, Wash . Lt. Schaffter is in the nurses corps and works on the mater­ nity ward.

MARY JO BRAATEN a nd Daniel Jarrell were married in Nov. 1 979 in Ascen­ sion Lutheran ChurCh, Medford, Ore. Mary Jo teaches first grade for School District #9 where they are making their home. The honeymoon was a trip to the California and Oregon coasts. Dan is attending southern Oregon State College.

CURTIS and M ICHELE (Myers 78) KOG ER a re living in Waco, Tex. , where Curtis is attending graduate school at Baylor U n iversity in the geology de­ partment. He will have a su mmer job with Amoco Oil Company as explora­ tion geologist this year. Michele is employed with Trin ity Lutheran SChool as a first grade teacher.

KATHY S U E AND ERSON and M ichael J. Caba were married J a n . 4, 1 980 at Hinson Memorial Baptist Church in Portland, Ore. Kathy is employed by Portland General E lectric and Mike is fi n i s h i ng school at M u l to n o m a h School of the Bible LINDA GAHN is teaching fifth grade in Yelm Middle School, Yelm, Was h .

CLARK W. DONNELL a n d wife, (Joa nie Beeksma x'80l are living in Sedro Woolley, Wash. Clark is director of marketing for Islan d Savings a nd Loan Association, Oak Harbor, Wash.

REGINA BRAKER is back in school again after one year in the business world. She is working on her master's deoree in Cerman at Portland State U niverSity She is also teaching first­ year German classes as a grad uate assistant.

KAREN KNUTSEN is living in Mil­ waukie, Ore . , where she is operating her Sca ndi navian gift shop, the Chris­ tian Supply Center. She is also working part-time as an accountant for a canopy man ufacturing firm in Clack­ amas. A third job is with Promotion of Oregon Fund Raising Counselors that organizes jog-a-tholls, swi m - a-thons, etc.

LISA. BUCK and Stephen Haley were ma rried Dec. 31 , 1 979 at the home of Stephen's parents in the Marshall Islands. They wete married i n Island Memorial Chapel. Kwajalein Is l a n d .

They are now at home in Moscow, Ida.

1 979 SHARON CANTRILL is teaching in the Raymond School District, Raymond, Wash .

STEPHEN FJELSTAD recently left for Ge;�;:my where he will spend the next year i n study at the University of Mu nich . He will also be involved in a month of i ntensive study at the Goethe La nguage Institute. He was granted the full year of study with a Fulbright-Hays travel gra n t a n d a Bava­ rian government fellowsh ip.

JOHN S. GLASSMAN 78 and DIANA RASSBACH 79 were married Dec. 29, 1 9 7 9 , at M a g n olia Congregational Church in Seattle, Wash. John is cu rrently attending Puget Sou n d Law School a n d Diana is employed as a

coord i nator of Senior Service in Au- ' burn, Was h .

JANIS L. GRIF FITH and Richard T. Mower, Jr. were married Nov. 24, 1 979 at Central Lutheran Church, Everett, Wash .

G REG HAHN 79 a n d KRISTIN BROWN 79 were married J u ly 29, 1 979. They are now living in Davis, Calif., where Greg is a graduate student in chemis­ try. He is also a teaching assistant.

Kristin is working as a secretary in the Davis School of Medicine.

ALANA KOETJE is living in Tacoma, Was h . , where she is associate, com­ munity relations at Mary Bridge Chil­ d ren's Health Center.

ROBERT KRATZKE of Camas has been accepted for medical school and is taking his first-year courses in the WAM I Basic Medical Sciences program at Washington State U niversity.

M A R G RETH E LARSON is teaching third grade at Grantham Elementary School in Clarkston , Wash . She plans to start grad uate work at Washi ngton State U niversity this coming su mmer.

CATHY LYSENG and Martin Andrews were married on Dec. 22, 1 979 in Va ncouver, Canada. They are presently living in Pullman, Wash . , where Martin is attending Washi ngton State Univer­ sity.

DAN I E L M c D O N E L L a n d T a m a ra Pierce were married on Aug 1 8, 1 979 in a candlelight ceremony at John Knox Un ited Presbyterian Church . The couple took a wedding trip to the Oregon Coast and are now at home in Portland, Ore. J ULIE L. SMITH is living in Salem, Ore . , where s h e i s teaching fifth grade at Jefferson Middle School in Jefferson, Ore.

1 980 CH ERYL LAWSON -Win x'80 is emp­ loyed as flight attendant for Eastern Airl i n es and flies out of Atlanta, Ga.

In Memoriam Dr. KIRKLA N D J FRITZ, 42 , of Rich­ land, Wash ., passed away Jan. 3, 1 980.

He was born in Fond du Lac, Wise . , and lived in the Tri- Cities since 1 971 . He was a major in the Army and served as chief psychiatrist for NATO, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, and the American Em bassy i n Belg i u m .

He graduated from Pacific Lutheran U niversity in 1 959 and the U niversity of Washington Medical School, 1 963.

Survivors include his wife, Luci, of Richland, sons, Kirkland, And rel.o\I 3nd Kendall, all of Richland; his mother, Adelle Fritz, Richland; and a brother, Alvin Fritz, Seattle.

Memorials may be made to the Pacific Lutheran U niversity L i b ary Fund, Tacoma, Was h . 97447.

ELA I N E E. OnE M, 49, of Othello, Was h . passed away Sept. 2 1 , 1 979 following a long illness. M rs . Ottem was born i n Ha rri ngton, Was h . , and a tte n d ed high school in Ritzv i,','le, Wa s h . S h e att e n d e d P L I,j a n d graduqte d from Wash i ngton State U ni'v'ersity . She taugl"(( school in the Mead and Othello school districts Mrs. Ottem is survived by her hus­ band, Lloyd, three sons, David and John of Othello, and Martin of LaCros­ se; three daughters, Diane Kregel of S p o k a n e , N a n cy J o h n s o n o f Bridgeport, a n d Gail at home; and father John Freese, of Ritzville.

Alumni/Parents

TUSTIN - Edward Harmic, '62, director of the University Chorale, visits with Liane Kleepe, '12, left, and Secelia Holte, '68, at a PLU reception following the Chorale 's concert in Red Hill Lurheran Church, Tustin, Calif in January. 5ecelia was in charge of the receptIon.

HONOLULU - Ronald Coltom. '61, receives a lei from Mrs. Robert 5. Ostrem, Jr. at the PLU reception in Honolulu in December Ostrem. '69, who headed up the event, is on the right

ANCHORAGE PARENTS - Ed and Mary Monaghan, parents of Timothy, were among the throng which attended the PLU dinner in Anchorage, Alaska in December. JoAnn Nodtvedt Briscoe, '52 alumni assocation board member, and Jane Brevik Johnson, '61, headed up the event -

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PALO AL TO ALUMNI - Ted Carlstrom, '55 and his wife Alzora, '57. visit with President William a Rieke, left, at the PLU dinner in Palo Alto, Calif Dr. Richard Haines, '60, and his wife, Carol, '62, headed up the event.

FAiRBANKS - The Rev. Bruce Engebretson shares a joke with Mark Woldseth, '10, at the PLU dinner in Fairbanks (Alaska) Lutheran Church in December. Jan Flodin, mother of PLU student Michael, was in charge of the dinner.

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SAN DIECO - Paul Steen, '54, was unable to attend the homecoming banquet last November and his sori dCCďż˝:)te6 it;; Di5t!nf]uished AlumnusA ward for him On behalf of the Alumni Association, Milton Nesvig, rjgtlt made a personal iJieSf'!ntation of the plaque at the PLU dinner held in San Diego in January. Pa ul'; :ďż˝/ife, Patty, is in the center fstl')f}r Ellickson, '58, alumni board member, was hostess for the event ;;n1 served as mistress of ceremonies.

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'What We Didn t Lose In Winning' '

By Dr_ David M_ Olson Director Of Athletics

The scoreboard, though barely discernible through an Ohio bliz­ zard, told the story: Find lay Col­ lege 9 - PLU O. The setting was the semi-final game of the NAIA footba ll nati onal championship. Yet the story told by the verd ict of the scoreboard was incomplete . For the Lutes had just completed the winningest footba ll season in the history of PLU and were ra nked "Number Two" in the final NAIA - Division I I rankings - the highest AlA finish i n P L U ' s g l a m o rous g ri d i ron history.

During these days when "We're umber One" is challenging "In God We Trust" as a national motto, and "win at all costs" seemingly means just that, a Number Two ranking might suggest a pologies for he "cost" of such an attain­ ment, or, for some, a feeling of fa ilure for not win ning at a l l .

Neither view reflects the happi­ ness and fulfillment evidenced by players, coaches, thousands of fans, and PLU's athletic di rector towards the football season.

For most, the justifiable joy was in what was attained. Like the others, I shared in this joy, al­ though. my jubiliation was also ..

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First, the fact that everything was not lost (or gained) with the scoreboard 's edict in Findlay (or any other sports scoreboard any other place at any other time) needs to be remembered and respected by us all. Be assu red the Lutes will always play to win. We have, a nd hopefully will continue to win more tha n our expected share. If, however, winn ing be­ comes the sole goal and not a "by­ product" of our collective efforts, we would of necessity, resort to a host of questionable tactics (only a few are being publicized in the national sports scene) and we would soon "kill the goose that laid the golden egg . " "sports" ca n be such a "goose" and the "gol­ den eggs" can be identified with the learning and maturity as­ sociated with this participation.

The fact that winning did not preclude some other desirable derivatives for our Lute football players is evidenced by a few excerpts of letters received after our successful fa ll campaig n: From a college preSident: "You, your assistant coaches, and your football players made a tremendous Im pres­ sion upon everyone In Findlay. Our coaches and players say they have never met a finer group of people. The conduct Of your players, on a n d off the fJeld, was a model for all college teams."

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er: "From the mayor on down, fans went away from Donnell Stadium with a warm feeling for the sportsmanship d isplayed on both sides of the field Saturday."

From a college administrator: "Your football program obviously is success­ ful l n ways beyond the won-lost record, although your team left us painfully aware of their excellence on the fiel d."

From the referee officiating a play­ off game: "When after nearly three hours of all out effort in truly deplor­ able weather, your team in a nearly impossible position to win could stili display the sense of fair play and sportsmanship it did, is an extreme compliment to you," From the coach of our play, off oppo­ nent: "PLU Is the classiest team we have ever played."

From a fan of our play - off opponent: "Yes, the Findlay College Oilers are the NAIA DiviSion II national champions by virtue of their wi nning the three play off games. However, they aren't the only champions. Indeed, the Pacific luth era n lutes are true champions, also. After witnessing the Oller-lutes football contest, I was very Impressed at the attitude and sportsmanlike con­ duct of the lute players."

From a fan of a conference oppo­ nent: "I thought you might appreCiate learning that a significant number of Linfield supporters have the highest admiration for the fierce. clean play of your team and the most remarkable sportsmanship they have displayed under adversity and In defeat."

From a cheerleader of a play-off opponent: "Especially I want to thank you for the shining light Of your faith I n Christ a s It was a very effecttve witness to m a n y s t u d e n t s h e r e at C a l lutheran."

Secondly, a successfu l football

program has not cost us com­ prehensive o p portunities for sports participation among men and women on our campus nor excellence in their achievements.

Intercollegiate athletic programs at PLU exist in 22 sports. Over 400 student ath letes partiCipate in our varsity programs and approxi­ mately 60% of our students take advantage of an extensive prog­ ram of intramural sports. We ha­ ven't had to " put all our marbles in one basket." , Fortunately, this diversity has not led to mediocrity. Evidence of such excellence is indicated by national pa rticipation by our stu ­ dent athletes in swimming, tennis, golf, track and field, basketball, crew, cross cou ntry, and wrestling (in addition to footbalil. Further the John Lewis All sports Trophy, symbolic of overal l supremacy in the Northwest Conference, has rested in the PLU trophy case six of the past seven years. The Lutes have never finished lower than thi rd in the history of this award .

Third ly, we didn't have to sac­ rifice our h i g h i n st i t u t i o n a l . academic standards to put to­ gether a successful football prog ­ ram . Because of eligibility stan­ dards of our conference affilia­ tion. participation in athletics at PLU requires a higher level of academic achievement tha n is ex­ pected of non-participatory stu­ dents.

Practically every academic major is represented by participants on our 1 979 football roster. It is n o teworthy that the perso n selected for the highest national football recognition (second team NAIA All-America n) has a cumula­ tive grade point average of 3 . 9 (on a 4.0 scalel .

Each year, the selection of our institutional scholar athlete (men and women) becomes more dif­ ficult as the number of student athletes qualifying (3.3 G.P.A.l for the award increases. PLU student athletes have ca ptu red more scholar athlete awards in the NAIA D istrict I selections than any other college in our District (1 1 colleges).

It is not a coincidence that in a su rvey to assess the sign iflca ncE' of reasons for attending PLU re(Cant. on page 22)

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cently conducted among our stu ­ d ent athletes, the most influential reason selected by our student a t h l etes w a s " P LU's academic program " .

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Fo u rthly, the cost of having a successful football prog ra m has not been a financial a l batross .

In su pporting athletics, PLU ex­ periences the sa me co mpounded fina ncial problem that p lagues most schools today, i . e . , s ig nific­ ant i ncreases i n the n u m ber of participa nts and h i g h ly inflati o n a ry expenses to support such partici ' pat ion . This is true for footba l l , for al most every other sport, a n d for a l m ost every other schoo l . The res ult in many schools has been curtai lment or e l i m i nation of at least part of the progra m . This has not h appened at PLU .

To m a i nta i n , in fact enla rge, this broad base of participatio n , an in creased fina ncial co m m itment from P LU has been necessary. We have bee n the recipients of th is i n stitutio nal com m itment. PLU's athletic program is budgeted u s ­ ing' the s a m e process a p plicable for support of any educatio nal endeavor on o u r ca m pus. Student ath letes, like a l l other students, m ust qualify for fina ncial a id on a "need basis" , i . e. the a m o u nt of financial a i d is lim ited to demons­ trated fina ncial need .

Y et o u r ath letes have not s i m ply had their " pa l ms up" asking for more, fo r they have been active i n provid ing the fina ncial su pport . necessary fo r a q u a l ity prog ra m.

This has been clearly evidenced a m o n g o u r f o o t b a l l te a m .

Th rough a jog-a -thon, pro motion of tickets for the a l u m n i footba l l game, spo nsors h i p o f a music concert, moving of furniture i n the dorm itories, and player con­ tri b u ti o n s , o u r footb a l l tea m raised over $6,000 to assist i n f u n d i n g for this past football seaso n .

In add ition to o u r i n stitutional com m itment a nd player su pport, we enjoy the fina ncial assista nce of many a l u m n i and friends who sim ply believe this program me rits their enthusiastic i nvolvement, i n ­ c l u d i ng financial h e l p .

- T o win w i t h o u t th e scoreboard being the Judge and jury, - To win without sacrificing excellence in diversity.

- To win without forfeiting academic integrity.

- To win withoutfinancial bank­ ruptcy, This is the p h i losophy of PLU ath letics! Tha n k you students, pa ­ r e n ts , facu lty, a d m i n istration , frie nds and a l u m n i for e nabli ng this to ha ppen.

OreenQuist Sparks Lutes' Drive From 1 -6 TO Conference Lead

By Jim Klttllsby

Both i n a collective a nd i n d ivid u­ a l sense, Pacific Luthera n 's resurg ­ ence from a h u m ble 1 -6 begi n­ n i ng to a co m m a n d i n g position i n t h e Northwest Conference bas­ ketbal l race co u l d be consid ered a J o h n ny-come- lately awa ken i n g .

T h e Lutes entered the wa n i ng weeks of the season with a n overall 1 2 -7 record a n d 7-0 N WC perfecto .

Eleven wins i n the first twelve 1 980 ca lendar year engagem ents could be attrib uted to both i n ­ s p i red tea m play a n d a leveli ng of com petition afte r a n a mbitious Dece mber slate. However, t h e catalyst of the transformation was J o h n (co me- lately) G reenqu ist.

A 6-7 j u n io r, G reenq u i st's speed a n d 1 978-79 jayvee scori ng cre­ dentials of 1 7 . 1 p pg cast h i m in a front l i n e reserve role as the season u nfolded . In that settin g h e perfo rmed a bly, with 8 . 2 scor­ ing stats in six December contests before a hyper-extended el bow i n j u ry put h i m on the shelf for three weeks .

G reenqu ist elbowed his way i nto the sta rting l i neup with a n 1 8p o i n t effo rt a g a i nst California Lutheran in the title game of the A i d Assoc iatio n fo r Lutherans To u rna ment staged at PLU. Yet to

Swimmers Set New personal Career Marks N a t i o n a l q u a l i fy i n g t i m e s proved to be elu sive for Pacific Lutheran swim mers, but the fi n fol ks did splash to a n u mber of perso nal bests prior to the confer­ ence.

J i m Joh nso n 's men, h o p i ng to reclaim the N o rthwest Co nfer­ ence crown which eluded th em last year after an eight yea r rei g n , got lifetime bests fro m Drew Nelson (200 butterfly), J o h n Lew is (200 free), Alan Stitt (200 breast), Drew M a rtin ( 1 00, 200, and 500 freel, Steve Lucky (50 and 1 00 free), and Mark Doug lass (500 a nd 1 0001.

For the Lady Lutes, Kristi Bosch , a freshman from Havre, Mo nt. , backed up national aspirati ons with near-weekly career bests. In a d d i t i o n to reco rd ing national q u a l ifying ma rks in the 50 and 1 00 freestyle, Bosch had perso nal best in the 200 and SOC free, as well as the 1 00 butterfly. C h risti M ixson had lifetime best in the 200 a nd 500 freestyle , as did Debbie H u n t.

A fourth fresh man, �arty upton, a !so fared well in dual meet action .

come was a dazzl ing 3 1 poi nt explosion against Whitwo rth o n 1 3 -for - 1 6 shooting and a five-for­ five cha rity line effort. The M o u nt­ l a ke Terrace product a lso cornered 1 0 rebou nds before checking out of the game with six min utes rema i n i n g . A 2S -point outburst a g a i n st Weste rn i n Be l l i n g h a m h elped the Lutes aven g e their only Jan uary loss and gave Greenqu ist an 1 8 -4 average over a ni n e - g a me haul.

PLU . which u pped its fou r year NWC home cou rt record to 24-1 also had othe r favorites to cheer.

J u n i o r a l l - c o n f e re n ce forward Dave Lashua ruled both the league a nd d istrict i n rebound i n g , avera g ­ ing better tha n 1 0 caroms a ga me, to go with double d i g it scoring . !;e n i o r center Butch Williams a nd

Shelton Leads Lady Lute HOOp Resu rgence Pacific Lutheran ' s Pat Shelton is going to the hoop a nd boards less freq uently this year, but enjoying it more.

The 5 - 1 0 C hatta roy j u nior, who led the Lady Lute basketba l lers in both scoring (1 1 . 7 ) a n d rebo u n d ­ i n g ( 6 . 5 ) last year, h a s moved from center to forwa rd . In another move, PLU has gone from no­ where to respecta b i l ity i n a rea cage circles.

Kathy H e m i o n 's q u i ntet, j u st 919 a yea r ago, hit the home­ stretch of the season with an 1 1 -7 m a rk, highlighted by a six-game w i n n i n g strea k.

Sh elton rem a i n s the tea m lead­ er, but h e r stats a re down a shade, si nce the em ergence of a s u p p o rt­ i n g cast frees her fro m the sol ita ry offe nse shackles. Key fig ures for the Lady Lutes include g u a rd Sa n­ dy Krebs, who earned NCWSA play of the week h onors after a 1 9 p o i n t a n d e i g h t - stea l effo rt agai nst Puget Sou n d . Krebs is the top scorer, h itti ng just under nine poi nts a game, while freshmen Cindy Betts a nd Kim Kru mm are the rebou nd a n d assists leaders.

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sophomore g u a rd Dan Allen made it a fo u rsome in double fig u res.

PLU scores at the two -th i rds j u ncture of the season Alaska-FB 68 Alaska-FB 74 Seattle Pac 89 BYU-Hawall 60 Hawall 80 Hawall 1 01 Central 73 St. Martin's 65 Luther 65 94 cal Luth 63 100 Linfield 63 92 Pacific 72 69 Western 73 99 Whitman 68 110 WhitwOrth 79 87 Western 83 78 Willamette 69 92 Lewis & Clark 63 101 Pacific 68 69 63 69 59 65 83 63 n 83

Skiers Ta bbed For Conference Title Meet Th ree Pacific Luthera n downhill skiers qua lified fo r the Northwest Colleg iate Ski Conference cha mp­ ionships a n d it was expected that the entire m e n ' s a nd wo m e n ' s cross co u ntry deleg ation w o u l d b e selected f o r t h e M o u nt Bachelor meet.

M i ke Eva ns was the men's lone dow n h i l l q ualifier, while Cisca Wery and Linda Daven port were ta bbed, o n the basis of reg u l a r season meet fi nishes, to represent the women in alpine action .

G ro Styrmo's slat squad had the s t r o n g est p e rfo r m a nce from cross c o u n t ry s pe c i a l i st D a ve Susong . The Y e l lowston e Park.

Wyo ming prod uct was third at Wh istler a n d M u ltipor, fou rth at Snoq ual mie, a n d n i nth at Crystal .

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New Faces Will Determine Fate Of Spring sports Hopes

By Jim Klttllsby

Brad Westering

Scott Kessler

Lute O ri ders NO. 2

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Honors , New Record s Abou nd U nprecedented achievement at the institutional and national level highhghted PLU's 1 979 football season .

The Lutes, who bowed to Find­ lay (Ohio) 9-0 in the N IA semi­ finals, enjoyed the winningest (92) campaign in school history and earned a number two finish in the final Division II national poll. It marked the first time since the inception of the national ra nkings in 1 970 that the loser of the national championship game was not na med to the number two position . PLU was seventh in the 1 974 standings, tenth in 1 975.

PLU's hefty collection of post­ season honors included the John Heinrick Award, named in honor of the long-time University of Puget Sound coach . This awa rd , emb­ lematic of Northwest small college u premacy, based on a poll of news media , rests in the State of Washington for the first ti me since the Tacoma Athletic Commission instituted the plaque in 1 975.

Frosty Westering. who master­ minded t e L tes' d rive to the Northwest Confere ce title and PLU's first venture into national post-season play, earned his 1 00th career wi n enroute. Westeri ng, in his 1 6th year as a collegiate men ­ tor, was voted Northwest small college coach of the year.

Eleven school records were er­ ased, six by senior quarterback Brad Westering. Brad, who estab­ lished six schools standards previ­ ously., virtually re-wrote the pas­ sing ledger, the key marks being 4401

career yards and 47 career touch­ down passes.

In addition to the ni ne wins, team records include a remarkable 97 consecutive games in which the lutes scored, an eleven year skein snapped at Findlay.

Liberally splashed by waves from the post-season all-star storm, PLU gridders carted off a myriad of individual honors, w ith junior Scott Kessler making the biggest haul. The safety of Lodi, California earned second team NAIA AII­ American recog nition and com ­ pleted the sweep of fi rst team all­ league, all-district. and Little AII­ Northwest honors Others pocketing the grand­ slam of first team regional honors a re senior center John Schultz, senior defensive end Steve Kien­ berger. junior guard John Bley, and sophomore linebacker Scott McKay. The 1 979 squad's final get­ together produced the unveiling of 1 980 co-captains, all juniors: running back Guy Ellison, Kessler, tight end Scott Westering, Bley, and ii nebacker Glenn Rohr.

If the g round hog appea rs to be a l ittle shaky with its 1 980 spring forecast. the wunderkind of the woodchuck lair can find consola­ tion in not being a solo act.

Nine PLU spring sports coaches a re tottering and vacillating more than usual as they attempt to assesss the strengths of their respective squads . The reason none of the Lute entries are laden witll veterans, so the emergence of new talent will dictate he finishes.

Men's track should be stronger in distances, sprints, nd relays after a cellar finish at the 1 979 NWC meet. Coach Paul Hoseth will lea towards Jeff Cornish, Willie Jones, Rob Mason, and Steve Schi ndele In the mile relay, an event PLU championed last year at the conference level. Freshmen Phil Schot. in decathlete, and Neil Weaver, discus, a re welcome addi ­ tions.

Lady Lute striders, under Carol Auping, were thinned by gradua­ tion . Jana Olson is the only ex­ perienced spri nter returning. Debi Tri is meet-tested at 800 and 1 500 meters, while Dianne Joh nson ranks with the a rea's elite at 5000 meters.

Graduation and defection cost PLU two tennis All-Americans, but four lettermen a re back from the squad which posted a 20-8 record, the winningest in school history.

Sophomores Scott C ha rlston and Craig Hamilton are coming off 1 8 1 4 and 1 7-1 3 seasons. Charlston battled to the district singles semi­ finals, while the Charlston-Ham il­ ton combine advanced to the semis at both conference and distriCt. The women's net se has three of the top six back, b t there is uncertainty whether the incoming match skills with the outgoing.

Sophomores Tracy Stra n d nec;s hopes to move up from number two singles, where she was 8-14 in 1 979. She'll e joined by another soph, Sue Larson, 1 3-8 playing number three. Coach Alison Dahl will also welcome back senior Lylas Aust. 1 5-5 in the fifth position Lute golfers a re hitting practice balls by the bushel and the peck, with Peck the leader. Senior Jeff Peck. an all-conference pick for the Lutes last year, heads the delegation which Will defend PLU's NWC title, the sixth for coach Roy Carlson in the last seven years.

Junior Mike McEntire a nd sopho­ more Terry Martin a re other retur­ ne€?s from the ch a m pionsh ip squad.

Jim Girvan, a staunch supporter of a respectable ERA - not equal rig hts a mendment, but earned

run average - makes his debut as PLU baseball coach . The lutes submerged to 5-27 last year, a I �fty .1 . 39 earned run yield by the pitching staff negating a respect­ able .289 team batting average.

The mound mates should im­ prove, with outfielders Greg Rielly and Randy Ayers, plus shortstop Guy Ellison, offering the principal bat support.

In crew, PLU reached the ligh weight men's finals at the Western Spnnts for the first time in five years last spring, but only sopho­ more Dave Lemley is back. On the, distaff side, Dave Peterson 's ladY Lutes harbor high hopes in the senior four, whlc will live up to its a ppellation . The fifth fastest shell among 1 6 entries at nationals in Detroit. the four will have a senior sailing staff of Ruth Babcoc Paulette Bergh, Kim Brown, an d !

Ja net Bedingfield .

I Women's club sports soccer and softball, 5-3-1 and 5-5 respectively last year, a re hopeful of nOSi ng above the .500 mark.

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PL Wrestlers Prime For Spring Tourna ments ot the conventional approach perha ps, but Pa cific Luttleran wrestlers enjoyed the dessert be­ fore getting into the mea t of the schedule.

As primers for district and con ­ ference tournaments, the Lutes concluded the dual match slate opposing a rea powers Southern Oregon, Portland State, and Un­ iversity of Washington . PLU got the short end of the tal ly in each but gained valuable experienc� and fashioned a respectabl 6-7 record for the season .

Paul Giova nnini (1 34) and Tim Judkins (1 90), defen d i n g NWC champions, boasted pre-tourney marks of 1 4-1 and 1 5-0-1 Tom Wah l (1 77) was 9-3-1 , while D Ie Thomas (1 67) battled to a 7 -5- 1 record .

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Dr TW. Anderson M r. George Davis M r . M . R . Knudson, chairman Dr. Richard Klein Mr. George Lagerquist Mr. Michael McKean M rs . Suzanne Nelson D r. W.O. Rieke Dr. Roy Virak Rev. David Wold, vice-chairman

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Internationa l Fair and Bazaar, University Center, 1 0 a . m .

Concert, American Organ Guild, Eastvold Auditori um, 8 : 1 5 p.m Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture, Raul H ilberg, Un­ iversity Center, 8 : 1 5 p . m .

Art Exhibit, paintings & sculpture by Richard Ki rsten, Wekell Gallery Lecture, Roland Bainton, Un­ iversity Center, 3 : 30 p.m.

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23 Concert, cellist Cecylia Borc­ zyk, University Center, 3 : 30 p m.

Concert, Washington Brass Quintet. U niversity Center, 8: 1 5 p . m University Theatre, "Ghosts," Eastvold Auditorium, 8:1 5 p.m.

Concert, A n Evening o f Con­ temporary MUsic 1 0th An­ niversary Concert, University Center, 8:15 p.m.

Concert, A n Evening of Con­ temporary Music 1 0th An­ n iversary Concert, Stadium High School, 8 p . m .

Fellowship o f C hristian Ath ­ letes Basketball Marathon, Olson Auditorium, 9 a . m .

Concert, A n Evening of Con­ temporary Music 1 0th An­ niversary Concert, University Center, 8: 1 5 p.m.

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PARENT'S WEEKEND Faculty Recital, vocalists Patty Pease Clark and Harriet Lindeman, University Center, 8:15 p.m.

Concert, Un iversity Sym­ phony Orchestra, Eastvold Auditorium, 8: 1 5 p m .

Pacific Northwest Renaiss­ ance Conference Instrume tal Music Festival, Olson Auditori um, 7 : 30 p . m .

U niversity Theatre, "Ghosts," Eastvold Auditori um, 8: 1 5 p.m University Theatre, "Ghosts," Eastvold Auditorium, 2 : 1 5 p m.

Audubon Film Series, Un iver­ sity Center. 7:30 p m .

Concert, N orthwest Wind Qui ntet, U niversity Center, Recital , soprano Jean Kopta, University Center, 8: 1 5 p . m Concert, U niversity Sym ­ phoniC Band, Eastvold Au­ d itorium, 8:1 5 p.m Daffodil Festiva l Musical, Ol­ son Auditorium, 8 p . m .

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Art Exhibit, BFA Candidates, Wekell Gallery Concert, Universlty Sym­ phonic Band, Eastvold AU ­ d itorium, 8 : 1 5 p . m .

Retirement Dinner, M i lt and Hazel Nesvig , U niversity Cent­ er, 6 p. m .

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Children's Theatre, 'The Hob­ bit," Eastvold Auditorium, 2 p.m.

Concert, g u itar-voice, Ingram Hall, 8: 1 5 p . m .

Concert, University Singers, University Center, 8: 1 5 p. m .

A n Evening of Dance, East­ void Auditonum, 8: 1 5 p . m .

Concert, Student Chamber Ensemble, University Center, 8 : 1 5 p. m .

Art Exhibit, West Coast Reg ­ ional Art Exhibit, Wekell Gallery Lectu re, TV producer Jerry Paris, University Center, 7 :30 p.m Concert, Mu Phi Epsilon, Un­ IverSity Center, 8: 1 5 p . m .

Rotary youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Concert, PLU Student Sol­ oists, Eastvold Auditorium, 8:1 5 p.m.

Concert, L. D S youth Choir, Olson Auditorium, 7:30 p . m.

Artist Series, Preservation Hall J a zz Band, Olson Auditorium, 8:15 p.m.

Scandinavian Trade Conference Recital, Knapp pia no stu­ dents, Eastvold 228, 8:1 5 p m.

Small Business Association Seminar Careers and Sciences Workshop Opera Workshop, CAVE, 7 p.m.

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May Festival, Mayfest Danc­ ers, Olson Auditorium, 8: 1 5 p.m.

N urses' Capping Ceremonies, Trinity Lutheran Church, 2 p.m.

Concert, g uitar-violin, Ingram Hall, 8: 1 5 p . m .

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Minorities at PLU: A campus Enriched

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Rieke

Pres ident Pacific Lutheran u niver sity

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

You Can A chie vel You can achieve I That statement hasn't always been true for blacks and other minorities in America.

Our history, l i ke that of too many other countries, abou nds with i n cidents, events, bel iefs and policies that perpetuated ra­ cism, discri m i nation and even worse forms of intolerance.

While there is good rea son, i n looking baCk, to be d i s mayed by much that has happened, I believe there is good reason to look ahead with hope Prog ress in race relations, particularly over the past genera­ tion, has i ndeed been g reat Pacific Lutheran U n iversity is one exa m ­ ple o f such progress D u r i n g m y u n der­ graduate years here in the early 1 950's, there were virtually no m i norities on campus That was true in a great many institutions, businesses and organizations across the country I believe that the problem for many institutions was one of lack of awareness, rather than intent to exclude The courageous black leaders in the 1 960's made great strides in changing our perception s . Many of them suffered; i n ­ deed, diedl We cannot. f o r example, b ring

careers. They will be tel l i ng you, In their words, about thei r experiences at PLU and what that experience has meant to them.

We are proud of these students, both past and present And we hope that you will consider their examples as you make plans for your future.

You will also read i n greater depth about some of our faculty members, adminis­ trators, organizations and special prog­ rams.

Through a combination of both people and programs, we at PLU are reach i ng out to you. If we, as an educational institution, can be of service to yo u , we invite your response. Y o u r presence among us will contribute to the enrichment of the PLU experience for everyone concerned.

Regardless of the life decisions that you make, or whether PLU becomes a part of your life experiences, we urge you to consider the examples of those who have gone before you - aspire greatly, prepare you rself thoroughly, and don't let disap­

Division of Humanities English Modern and Classical Languages Philosophy Religion Division of Natural Sciences Biology Chemistry Earth Sciences Mathematics and Computer Science Physics and Engineering Division of Social Sciences Economics History POlitical Science Psychology Sociology and Anthropology Social Work SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SCHOOL OF EDUCATION SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS Art Commun ication Arts Music

pointments or temporary setbacks defeat your pu rpose.

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SCHOOL OF NURSING

SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

back D r . Martin Luther King, b u t we can honor his memory by conti n uing to strug­ gle to achieve the goals that h e set Our i ntent at PLU is to do iust that, and we bel ieve that in some measure we are being successful . It is our firm desire that aI/ who

DIVISION OF GRADUATE STUDIES

would seek an education at PLU be afford­ ed that opportunity, regardless of race, sex, nationality or creed .

DEGREES OFFERED Bachelors Bachelor of Bachelor of Bachelor of Bachelor of Bachelor of Bachelor of Bachelor of

Toward that end, we have established programs specifically designed to assist minority stud e n t s in a c h i e v i n g t h e i r academic goals There are academic prog­ rams which are designed to appeal to special i n terests . Our scholarship and f i n a n ­ c i a l assistance programs a r e geared to help meet monetary needs. There are student org a n i zations which give minority students opportunities for meaningful social i n ­ teracti on. These programs, forms o f assist­ ance and support have been a maior part of the reason why it has been possible for more than 700 minOrity students to be i nvolved with PLU duri n g the recent past On the following pages you will be readi n g about some of those students.

Many are alumni now, pursuing mea ningful

Arts Science Busi ness Admi nistration Arts i n Education Fine Arts M usic Science in N u rsing

Masters Master of Arts in Education Master of Arts in H u ma n ities Master of Arts i n Social Sciences Master of Business Administration Master of Music Master of Public Administration

Dr. William O. Rieke

Heritage

Th e Challeng e TO Lead

By Phillip M i n er Associate Dea n , Ad missions

What will be the social, economic and educational posture of America's minority g roups in the year 2000?

Will we be represented among the nation's leaders across the broad spectrum of 2 1 st century occupations and profes­ sions?

Or will our i nfluence have declined?

Today the outlook does not appear promisi n g . Recently a series of occupation­ a l forecast tables for blacks and other n o n ­ w h i tes was compiled b y Walter W. Stafford, chairman of Urban and Regional Studies at State Un iversity of New York and now special assistant to the Economic Develop­ ment and Em ployment Department of the Natio nal urban Leag ue. (The department esta b l ished the rankings and analyses based on Bureau of Labor Statistics fi­ g u res . l The 1 5 fastest growing occupations, i n cl u d i ng dental hyg ienists, other health technologi sts/techn icians, teachers' aides and clerical workers, show a sign ificant percentage of mi nority perso n ne l . Howev­ er, a closer evalu ation of the data shows most of these occupations as relatively low-pay i n g . In those areas that do pay wel l , usually requiring speciali zed education o r a p p renticeship, m i n o rity percentages are less significant Among the 15 fastest-growi n g , highest­ paying occupations, only two show m i nori­ ty representation over 1 0 percent in 1 978.

They were school· admin istrators and life and physical scientists. As ian-Americans represented the greatest percentage of m i n o r i t i e s . P h y s i c i a n s , l a wyers a n d economists a r e i ncl uded i n this category.

H igh percentages of m i norities, particu-

Black Public Officia ls Honor Phil Mi ner P h i l l i p M i ner, aSSOciatE oean of admis­ sions and director of school relations at Pacific Lutheran U niversity, h a s b e e n selected a s a Potential Black Com m u n ity Leader for the '80s by the North west Conference of Black Public Officials.

The a n nouncement was made by Seattle City Councilman Sam Smith. Miner and selectees from other Northwest com ­ munities were hono red in Seattle, in Octob­ e r 1 979.

Miner has served on the PUJ admissions staff since his g raduation from Pacific University, Forest Grove, Ore , in 1 972 He is active in several comm unity orga nizations

Phillip Miner

larly black women, were represented in the 15 fastest decl i n i n g occupations (Table 1 1 1 1 .

These i n cl uded knitters and loopers, show makers, machine and elevator operators a n d stenographers.

College and seco ndary school teachers are also included in this category. Twenty­ seven percent of all black professionals a re teachers at these levels.

Finally, the 15 occupations with the highest non-wh ite percentages i ncl uded cleaners and servants in private service, clothing ironers, housekeepers, cab drivers and chauffeurs.

Figu res can be used to tell conflicting stories, and it is likely that comparisons with similar figu res of 1 0 or 20 years ago might show significant gains. Nevertheless these fig ures deeply trouble me. I t is very apparent that great strides must yet be made for mi norities to be a t least propor­ tionately represented in the mainstream, let alone our country's leadership.

American minorities today desperately need leaders at national, regional and local levels, not only as minority com m u n ity spokespersons but with in their chosen profession s . How visi ble they will be in tomorrow ' s world will depend upon how well we are able to i n spire, motivate, mold and educate them today W h e r e w i l l these young people be trained?

Although the black com m u n ity has the only major system of mi nority collegiate I n stitutions in the country, only one-fourth of all black college students were attending black colleges i n 1 978. The percentage will probably decline i n the future.

Thus it is apparent that most of the responsi b i l ity for educating future mi nori­ ty leaders will fall on the predominantly "white" colleges like PLU . Priorities and capa bilities among these i nstitutions do a n d will conti nue to vary widely.

I nd ividual m i n ority citizens, m i n ority communities collectively, and even more specifica l ly , the students themselves, bear a major responsibility. It is they who m ust influence and direct change on their respective cam puses which will contribute to the fullest development possible of m i nority student potenti a l .

Both overt a n d subtle forms o f d iscrim i ­ nation s t i l l exist o n t h e nation's college campuses in spite of the best i n tentions of a maiority of whites. However, rather trl a n being a deterrent. exposure to these experie nces se rves as excel lent training and can help prepare young minori ty people for later life obstacles, in the co m m u n ity and the world at large.

This challenge to lead faces every col­ lege-aged minority youth today The de­ gree to which mi no rity youth fully accept a n d master this challenge will determ i n e the economic statu s a n d social posture of m i norities i n to the 2 1 st century

Heritage

Hi panic. Asian American Profs Describe PLU capsules

An i ncrease i n t h e n u mber o f m i no rity students at a school l i ke Pacific Lutheran U n i versity i s i m portant, not o n ly for the m i n o rities, but for the majority, accord ing to Dr. Arturo Biblarz.

A sociology professor who jOi ned the PLU

A s the 1 980's got underway, P L U minori­ ty a l u m n i were serving i n many walks of life.

A few exa mples: • Willie Stewart '69 was assistant superi n­

faculty i n '1 977, D r . Biblarz said that stu­ dents at a s m a l l e r school l i ke PLU are "sig nificantly sheltered." not by chOice,

tendent for Tacoma Public Schools in charge of personnel; • Shirley Aikin 71 was a member of the PLU School of Nursing faculty; • Reginald Pearsall 75 was serving as organist and choir di rector for Peace Lutheran C h u rch in Tacom a ; • Hazel J o h n s o n 75 w a s a Tacoma public school teacher; • Cynthia Wilson 76 was i n her final year

but by the fact that opportunities for broader cultural friendships are limited.

"It's im portant to know that other countries. other people. other lifestyles really exist, " he sai d .

A good exa m ple o f his point took place d u ri n g the I ra n i a n crisis. There were o n ly two Iranian students attending PLU, but one took the i n itiative to hold a foru m , whicll made the tragic event m u c h more real for students.

Biblarz is a native of Colombia who came

of medical school at Washi ngton Un iversity i n St. Louis; • Olivia Do rsey was a communications

to the U n ited States In 1 95 1 to study at UCLA. so he understands the problems of

Or. John Moritsugu

m i n o rities. "We had a Latin student organ i ­ zation and activities." h e recalled . "Without

aware, however, that the general campus orientation is white and C h ristian ."

that it would have been much tougher " At PLU. he indicated. his ethnic identity Ilas been of no slgniAcant consequence

LIKe tsliJidl L . i I e; u"ii"v"" Li IdL wnat snort­ comings there are stem from lack of cultural knowledge o r awareness, rather than attitudes . To help build awareness of

' ' I ' m not aware that I a m perceived any more o r less attractive . " Biblarz said .

Dr. John Moritsugu. a third-generation Japa nese-America n , offered a s i m i l a r i m ­ pression

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without discri m i n atio n , " h e said. "There's a positive, open atmosphere here. One is

his heritage he teaches a cou rse at PLU called "The Asian-American Experience."

He encourages potential students to look at PLU because of the high qual ity of academics and the positive faculty-student and student-student relationships .

special ist and TV hostess for KCTS-TV (Channel 9), u n iversity of Washington; • Pian ist J oa n ne Richardson 76 had recently been playing for an off-Broadway stage production in New York City; • J oyce Barr 76 was with the U .S. Foreign Service in Washington, D . C . ; • Clara Miller 78 was attending Columbia U n iversity grad uate school; • Darlene Conley 79 (COVER) was study­ i n g a t N o rth western U n iversity on a g raduate fellowship; • and Gil Whiteside was completing his

undergrad uate work at the California Insti­ tute of the Arts after an outstanding drama career at PLU.

Pacific Lurnt:rall universIty does not discrIminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, color, national origin, age or handicapped condition In the education programs or activities which It operates, and Is required by rltle IX of the Education Amend­ ment of 1972 and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, by rltle VII of the Civil Rights Actof 1974, and

by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 not to dIscriminate In such manner. The requirement not to discriminate In education prog­ rams and activities extends to emp­ loyment therein and to admission thereto. PLU also complies wIth the Family EducatIon RIghts and privacy Act of 1974.

Or. Arturo Bib/arz

He ritage

MCCoy H i l l

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"It does not seem so very long ago that my Creator brought me into this chaotic world, to share my life with all the l iving creatures, with strea ms that start from a trickle of spring bubbling out of the rocks, and our days beginnin g with a beautiful dawn.

"I g uess that's why the Nezperce I n d i a n s called m y h o m e - t h e State o f Idaho - 'E足 Da-Ha', the land of beginning " These

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H i l l , the grand- nephew of the i m mortal Chief Joseph , i s a n American o r i g i n a l . The years of his life are a vivid mosaic blend i n g the ancient I n d i a n ways o f h i s child hood i n to a successful career in 20th century America.

He was born i n a tepee "on the banks of Lawyer's Creek near Clearwater River, a

our earthly belo n g i ng s " The record of his birth in 1 908, carved on a tree by h i S father, long ago succumbed to a l u m berma n ' s axe. Lawyer's Creek was b u l ld ozed for flood control.

Hill was fortu nate. His grand mother, "a very wise old woma n , " spoke no E n g l i s h , b u t s h e continually coaxed h i m , "Learn to speak E n glish; learn the wh ite man tal k . " And she i n sisted that he b e enrolled i n school " I can stil l see the students stari ng at me as if I were some ki n d of exh ibit in my moccasins and buckskin shirt" he reca l l s , "Those were t h e hardest days o f my educati onal life. It's easy to understand why there is a tremendous n u m ber of I n dian student dropouts."

A pharmaCist i n the com m u n ity, Wade Wilson, con t i n u e d to e n c o u r a g e H i l l through h i s early school years and later encouraged him to leave the I n d i a n com足 m u nity to work and to go college

Hill

place once al ive with a g rove of yellow pine

graduated from Yakima BUSi ness College

trees to provide shade and p rotection for

He has lived I n the Tacoma a rea for over 40

years, work i ng as an acco u ntant and aud ito r . For 15 years prior to his retirement he was an admi nistrative officer in the surgeon general's office at Madigan Army Hospital near Tacoma.

Hill's attitudes and goals are more l i ke those of a person 50 years his j u n i o r . He is presently hard at work compi l i n g a h istory of h i s people, along with a study of I n dian and American West a rt . Just a s i m portant to him is the educational future of his people, particu l a rly the youth "I hope to conti nue to work with I n d i a n students t o overcome cu ltural obstacles and to be more aggressive," he said. He pointed out that I n d i a ns, by cultural nature, are not aggressive, This i s an increasing d i sadvantage as life i n American society becomes more complex "The res ult can be a lack of pride or i n a b i lity to cope , " H i l l explained " P LU has provided me with research studies and experience that I can a p ply as means to emphasize to my people the importance of educati o n , " he conCluded .

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Ad ministration

Minority Affairs Office

Enhan ci ng Ed ucational And Persona l Experiences "We intend t o do everything w e possibly

social life of a u n iversity , " he added . "For

can to enhance both the educati o n a l and perso nal experiences of m i n ority students

minority students, there are a variety of additional concerns which might be dif­

at Pacific Lutheran Un iversity , " Amadeo Tiam said recently.

Tiam, the d i rector of the PLU Minority

ficult for the majority to understa n d .

"We try t o provide our students with the

Affa i rs Office, has the tra i n i n g and experi­ ence to make his statement a realistic goal.

He holds a master's deg ree (from PLU) in

personal a n d i nstitutional resou rces they need to meet those challe nges . " There a r e either special m i nority prog­ rams or u n iversity services available to deal

gu idance and counseling He has broad experience i n both co m m u n ity and stu ­

with most anticipated needs, whether they be personal. social, academic or financial.

d e n t affairs. A n d he has experienced college life as a student, instructor and

But even beyond programs is the w i l l i n g ­ ness o f Tiam and an informal network of

admin istrato r.

The M i n ority Affairs Office at PLU is a

mi nority personnel on campus to assist i n d ividuals on a one-to-one basis.

Personal attention is one of the advan­

branch of the Student Life Office. As such i t c a n offer not only those services t h a t a r e specific concerns of minorities, but has access to the total range of services available through Student Life.

"We see the role of this office as that of a catalyst," Tiam explained, reflecting a lso the directions that he and the vice­ president for Student Ufe, Donald Jerke, here esta b l ished .

"All students face certa i n challenges as they learn to adapt to the academic and

tages of a smaller institution for all stu­ dents . The u niversity as a whole is committ­ ed to the concept, which enhances particu 1ar y a m i n o rity services progra m . Tiam I S personally and professionally acquai nted with the persons or departments which can help to meet specific needs as they arise.

M i n ority Affairs services i n cl ude: job listings, academic a nd personal advise­ ment, book loans, career - p l a n n i n g and

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Amadeo Tiam res u me-writing advisement, academic i n ­ formation resources, h u m a n g rowth and relationship tra i n i n g seminars, lectures a nd s t u d e n t a c ti vities progra m m i n g , work study and internship adviSi ng, and involve­ ment with m i nority student organizations F i nally, the office ma kes a n effort to involve the local and regional minority commun ities in P L U , its students and activities.

Specia l ca mpus Events Featu re Min oriti es Every year a variety of special events are held on the PLU campus wh ich are of special interest to minority students.

Early i n 1 979, for instance, actress Cicely Tyson and orator W i l l i a m young presented lectu res at PLU. In March there was a Minority and Third World Women Confer­ ence which featured a variety of local and regi o n a l profess ional participants.

I n J a n u a ry 1 980, Georgia legislator Julian Bond lectured on campus, He was followed

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Georgia legislator and civil rights activist Julian Bond, cen ter, chats with Judy Carr and Phil Miner prior to a PLU lecture.

in February by Dr. Asa G. Hilliard , dean of the School of Education at san Francisco State University; and Rep. Cardiss Collins, chair­ person of the Cong ressional Black Caucus, U .S. House of Representatives.

Other special programs have included presentations by Superior Court Judge Jack Tanner and Washington State Assis­ tant Superintendent for Public Instruction Mona Bailey.

The New Jerusalem Choir from Tacoma and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band have been scheduled for concerts.

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Students

The/rna Payne

Wi/bert Hawkins

BA NTU A n Expression of Lifestyle Going off to college, leaving home and fa mily for the first time, can be a difficult adjustment for any student The adjust­ ment can be even more severe for mi nority students, particularly if they were raised i n pred o m inantly ethnic communities a n d a re enrolling a t a predominantly white college The new environment can seem alien.

People, lifestyles a n d activities are strange.

For that reason it is im portant that educa­ tional institutions be aware of the problem and make a sig n ificant effort to respond to students' needs.

At Pacific Lutheran U n iversity an active student organizaton, BANTU (Black Allia nce Through Un ity), hel ped provide activities and social opportunities which can aid in the adjustment process Activities include dances, guest lectures, a banquet, a fashion show and fi l m prog­ rams as well as regular meeti ngs. Black History Week and Black Awareness Month offer opportunities for mi norities and whites alike to become more fa m i l a r with

black heritage. Recent highlights at PLU have included appearances by actress Cicely Tyson and orator William Young, and civil rights leader J u l ia n Bond.

BANTU members also visit high schools with high eth nic enrollments to talk about college i n general and PLtJ in particular.

But organizational activities demand only a portion of a person ' s time So perhaps the most important role served by BANTU and its members is personal. "It ' s i mportant for the students themselves to give one another extra support," said Thelma Payne, a sociology p rofessor and BANTU advisor.

Some students m i g ht decline to admit Ms. Payne ' s role as a mother figure, but for many her su pport and empathy is vita l . The n u m bers of m i n o rity faculty and staff at PLU is growing gradually, but it is sti l l sma l l .

While the vast majority of faculty mem bers and a d m i n istrators can be cou nted on for support, it can still be difficult for either prof or student to com pletely overcome racial or cultural barriers to understanding. " P LU is making progress toward more diverse activities and a more diverse stu -

dent body," Will Hawkins, a BANTU memb­ er, observed. "But. " the Los Angeles political science major poi nted out. "there are things I l i ke that I don't want to give u p , and BANTU is helpful i n those areas. " M s . Payne explained that there i s a n institutional tendency t o view a racially­ mixed campus as a melti ng pot. " Perhaps a better concept would be that of a salad bowl, where each group or "in gredient" retains its identity within a greater whole," she said .

BANTU is making strides i n new a reas.

This past year the organization began working actively toward in creased repre­ sentation and participation i n campus student government There is also interest in developing a program involving PLU minority a l u m n i .

There i s support on ca m p us for mi nority students willing to seek it and accept it, accord i n g to Ms. Payne. But, she added, PLU is also like the real world, and there are chal lenges to face, both personally and academically.

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B roth e rs Ia n Ca ree rs n M ed ic i n e " M a n y kids in my neig hborhood in Los Angeles never t h i n k about the advantages of a n education , " said Doug W i l l i a ms, a 1 980 graduating senior at P L U .

posi tive social change. " P L U has had a positive i m pact i n helping me ach ieve my goals , " H i ram said " I t is not a l l peaches a n d crea m , " Doug

"Others dream of i m p roving their status in society, but are somehow ca ught by circumstance, a n d they re main in the

responded, " b u t i t is a positive environ­ ment. And it is conducive to shedding of the p rotective a rm o r which develops from

giletto for a lifetim e . " Doug i s t h e younger o f two brothers

certa i n l i fe styles and habits. The i n divid uali­

whose PLU educations have started them on the road to careers i n medicine.

Will i a m s continued, "Today, however, min orities that a re given di rection are

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learning that knowledge is the key to respect, equal rig hts and independence Once acquired, i t is priceless and can never be taken away " Besides the usual til i n g s : a com mun ity feeling, close, friendly relationshi p s and small classes, PLU has helped me b u i ld my self-confidence and character even more . " D U r i n g his sen ior year a t PLU Doug , a pre­ med student majoring In biology, served as president of BANTU, the PLU black student o rg a n i zation His brother, H i ra m J . Willi a ms I I I , earned a PLU deg ree in biology I n 1 97 7 a n d h a s been working f o r G u l f O i l Company in

tlleir research

laboratories and as a

p h a rmaceutical representative for Parke­ Davis & C o .

Both a r e plan ning t o attend medical school.

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tradition with a father who is an X - ray tec h nician and an uncle in radiology H i r a m ' s wife i s also i n med icine.

Like their mother, a n accountant, and father, w h o was a Harlem taxI driver when the boys were small, Doug and H i ram believe persons can m i n i mize obstacles in life by setting goals as early as possible "That way you ca n esta b l i s h a record of excellence early o n , " H i ra m said. "Always be conscious of your future. Be mature

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enough to expect setbacks, yet i ntense enough to overcome temporary prob­ lem s . " A s medical p rofessionals, Doug i n d i ­ cated, h e believes t h a t n o t only c a n he a n d other fa m i l y mem bers d i rectly help thei r people, but they w i l l have access to people i n authority w ho ca n help b r i ng about

ty that is often lost from playing cover-up games and from being 'coo l ' can be regained here . "

'N atu ra l Sciences Offers I n novative Prog ra ms Health sciences, computer sciences and engineering conti nue to be among the most glamorous of the careers of the future, and the Division of Natural Sciences offers h ig h ly successfu l , i n n ovative prog­ rams

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traditional prog rams PLU a n n u a l ly places more than twice the percentage of medical and dental school applicants a s the national average The flexible computer science program, which can be taken o n its own or with tie­ ins to busi ness or mathematiCs o r with advan ced study at Washington State U n ­ iverSity, also offers t h e advantage of a solid l i beral arts backg rou n d .

A h i g h l y uncommon engi neeri n g - phys­ ics major, which provides a blend of the practical and theo retica l, also offers the option of advanced study at Col u m bia o r Stanford U niversities under 3 - 2 coopera­ tive ag reements The School of Nursing features a per­ sonalized cu rricu l u m that emphasizes one­ o n-one teacher-stud e n t r e l a t i o n s h i p s , step-by-step s u bject mastery and com pet ition with one's "best self . " There i s a growing nu mber o f career options i n n u rs i n g today, particularly in disease prevent i o n , and the new cur­ riculum i s geared to prepare students to be ready to consider these options.

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'A Po rtra it Autog ra p ed Wit

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"I bel ieve a person 's l i fe is h i s/her self­ portrait and should be autographed vv ith excellence. " M rs . Emmer Jackso n ' s l ist of life accomp­

ration and a m i n o r in busi ness a d m i nistra­ tion

l i s h ments are proof that stle i s i n d eed fulfilling h e r l ife credo.

M rs . J a ckson b e g a n h e r n u rs i ng career i n 1 9 5 5 after e a r n i n g a R N diplo m a a t W i l ­

She is presently servi ng as a part-time n u rs i n g supervIsor at America n Lake Vete­ ran's Hospital i n Tacom a . D U r i n g 1 978-79 she was a W . K . Kellogg Fou nd ation Fellow studying a t the u n iversity of W shington

m i ngton Com m u n i ty Hospital i n North Ca rol i n a , her home state. D u ring the next

She earned her bachelor of science degree i n n u r s i n g from P LU In 1 97 4 .

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Virg i n i a , N o rth Caroli n a , A l a b a m a , New Jersey a n d Cal ifornia before j o i n i ng the American Lake staff in 1 967 The mother of th ree c h i l d ren hopes to eventually serve a s a VA hospital chief of n u rsing service, and all of her training has been focused on t h a t goal " D ue to f a m i ly respo nsibilities, eco nomic status and social restraints, m y goals have seemed elusive at times," she said. " B u t I believe that i n d ividuals should develop t h e i r potential to the fullest. " P LU encourages the development o f t h a t potentia!," she a d d e d . " M y experience a t P LU sti mu lated my i n terest in higher education and nursing a d m i nistration .

It provided me with needed s u pport t h rough its strong family-Christian atmos­ phere, financial assistance, a n d motivation for conti n ual educational g rowth and de­ velopment. " I t offers opportunities to a l l students, m i norities a n d females a l i ke . " A woman of strong religious convicti o n s , M rs . Jackson added, " Life m a y b e filled with dangers and perils, but with our Heavenly G u ide we need not fear Safety is not the absence of danger but the presence of the Lord . "

fo r a master's degree in n u rsing ad m i n i s t -

PLU O rad Ea rns Med Sc hool H u manita ri a n Awa rd As a teenager in Los Angeles, Louis Redix J r . p la n n ed to be a carpenter ' ' It ' s a wel l ­ oaid s k i l led occupati o n , " h e thought, : 'pe haps as high a s I d a re aspire "

;

Today at age 26 he is a s u rg ical intern i n the trauma center at H i g h l a n d General H os p i t a l in O a k l a n d , C a l if. When he graduated from U n iversity of Califo r n i a ­ I rvine Medical School i n t h e spring o f 1 97 9 , he received t h e H u m a n itarian Award.

It is the h ighest h o n o r a student can receive f o r patient care and outsta n d i n g i n d ividual performance B u t it wasn ' t the first time his achievements have stood out among Il is peers.

During the spring of 1 97 5 prior to h i s g raduatio from Pacific Lutheran U n iversi­ ty, Redix was accepted b y five medical schools. Most p re - m ed students a re de­ l i g h ted to be accepted b y one.

The course of h i s l i fe cha nged some eight years ago At the time neither his aspirations or motivations 'Nere very h i g h Then a h i g h school counselor told h i m , "Y o u ' re too g o o d at m a t h a n d science to t h row your l ife away " "I began pOinting toward a career i n

Emmer Jackson

medicine o r dentistry , b u t m y motivation was money , " h e recalled. "Then about a year later, a baby belonging to a g i r l I knew

Louis Redix d ied . She h a d n ' t been able to get help, even a t a free c l i n i c . " For Redix, something clicked. " T h a t has become my moti)Jation , " h e explai ned. "I now feel a responsi b i lity to try to help my people. I chose med i c i n e for reasons beyond economics "

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coord i n ators, students and professors who took part in the Middle College progra m , " Rosalund said . "1fie only problem ' had was that of ten d i ng to my recreation before

·Outstanding Black stud ent' Enjoys PLU Middle College The National Merit Scholarship Corpora­ tion annually conducts a nationwide pro­ ject which iden tifies the most outstanding black high school seniors across the nation .

The corporation is very selective; for i nstance, only 35 students from the state of Was h i ngton were so commended in 1 9 79.

One of them , Rosalund Jenkins of Au­ burn, Wash , e n rolled as a freshman at Pacific Lutheran University i n the fall of 1 979.

In her brief 17 years, Miss Jenkins has lived in five different states and the Bahama Islands. As a n Air Force dependent, she has attended 13 schools, ranging from i n ner- city public schools to private girls' boarding schools. ' ' I've been exposed to people of quite varied racial, economi c and religious back­ g rounds," she said .

Prior to her fall en ro l l m ent, Rosa l u nd attended PLU's " Middle College," a com­ prehensive six-week summer program in­ tended to give students a head start on college.

"I have nothing but praise for the

Exciti ng New Social Sciences prog ra ms Abound

Rosalund Jenkins

Middle College is just one of many i n novative new programs offered by the PlU Division of Social Sciences.

• The legal Studies Program offers both a major a n d a minor, It is intended to familiarize students with law concepts and problems and to develop skills useful in a broad range of careers, not just the practice of law. C l asses may be taken either d u ring the day or evening.

• There is a special Evening-Weekend Deg ree Prog ra m , The Department of Sociology, for example, offers specializa­ tions in ethnic and minority structures Isocial services or government), crime and society (law enforcement or criminal jus­ tice) family and gender (social services or ' women 's studies), and social organization (ma nagement, public service or politics ) .

• A Masters in Social Sciences program presents t racks i n C riminal J ustice, H u m a n Relations, Individua l i zed Study, Marriage and Family Therapy and Psychological Counsel i n g .

tending to my studies, and my grades reflected this poor choice of priorities. I found dormitory living so en terta i n i n g and fun that I spent most of my time playing ping pong against, tal ki n g to, eating with and enjoying the company of my fellow boarders of both sexes.

"Racial li nes were drawn, in jest, only after we had come to know each other as people first. An earnest appreciation of racial identity and i n d ividu ality existed among a l l groups - C h inese, Japanese, b l a c k a n d w h ite. We found a happy medium between the melting pot me n tali­ ty and the concept of separate but equal friendship and romance. There was no racial conflict that I could see," she co n­ tinued .

"The pervasive attitude among students and professors at PLU is one of mutual respect and adm i ration . Students respect but don't fear thei r i nstructors. The aSSig n ­ e d work is demanding b u t n o t i mpossible.

Grading is reasonable but not lenient. I knew I could expect a challenge in the fall, but not jobs that are impossible or g rades that are u n reasonable," Rosalund ex­ plained.

Her goal IS to complete the n u rsing program and "have as much fun as possible w h i le doing so. " S h e concluded, "My experience at PLU has taught me that all things in moderation are best and that finding a proper ratio between work and play is essential to success in college."

• rne Foreign A rea Studies Program offers Asian, E u ropean and Thi rd World concentratio n s . An African specialization is ex pected to begin in 1 980-81 with the assistance of a Fulbright Scholar from Africa.

• AliRA - Accelerated Undergraduate Re-entry for Adults - awards up to two years of college cre d i t f o r p re v i O U S academic work and assessment of s k i l l s a n d knowledge. Evening and sum mer classes are offered .

• I n terface features short courses for adults on current issues. Recent topics have included lifestyles, assertiveness, ag­ i n g , h u m a n inti macy, the '60's, mi norities, women, and pioneers of modern thought.

• High School juniors and seniors can receive college credit through project Advance, which presents current issue topics in five or six-session courses.

There are also experiential education and cooperative education programs, a nation­ al park and forest communities program and more.

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B l a c k Wo ma n Ch a l l e ng es Od d s I n ,Law Sc h 100 l " I want to do good work; I want to do it for the people who are so grossly u nderre­ presented i n the legal system " Palma Reed, a 1 975 PLU g raduate, states her life goal with the same intensity that has ca rried her to her final year of law school at Drake Un iversity in Des MOines, la.

To get as far as she has in a field domina ted by white males, Ms. Reed has, by her own admission, had to adopt a fighter's stance.

"I began my fight at P L U and haven't stopped fighti ng, " she sa i d .

P L U was her fi rst experience away from the "cus h i o n " of t h e C o m p t o n / L o s Angeles black com m u n ity "When I got to PLU I rea l ized I was different," she ex­ plained "For the most part, my experi­ ences were foreign to the people with whom I was beg i n n i n g to interact. In fact, we just didn't understand each other and for the fi rst time I knew what i t meant to be BLACK in America.

"To get comfortable with the environ­ ment, I knew I would have to do one of two " I I I Igs - adjust my lifestyle to conform with the majority, or assert my Blackness

Palma Reed

and mylifestyle and defy anyone to tell me I coul d n ' t do it "The former would have been easiest at that time, but I probably would have suffered emotionally. I chose the latter, and from there I began to g row and mature as a person, and more recently as a wo man."

Her four years at PLU were a time of

PLU Ath l etic

growing up, of learning, both in and outside the classroom. " I made many mistakes," she admits, "but they all served a pu rpose I learned not to make them agai n . " I t was at PLU, she believes, that she learned to "become responsible for Palma, to define who that person is. ' ' I ' ve never reg retted attend ing P L U , " s h e added. " I establ ished friendships that I'm sure will be lifelong " Today Palma is thoroughly enjoying life ' ' I ' m so glad this life was given to m e l " she asserts.

She hasn ' t always felt that way. "For a time I was so preoccupied with negative thoughts that it was im possible for any­ thing positive to happen in my life. The chances were there, but I closed the door on them . Thank God for second chancesl" she added.

Reaching her goals has not been easy Sometimes at PLU it "looked shaky . " At Drake it is often " n e rve-wrack i n g . " But, she emphasized, ' ' I ' m not backing down be­ cause I fought too hard to get herel" Her message to the Brothers and Sisters is: "Do the best you can, strive to fulfi l l your pu rpose in bei n g , and be HAPPY . "

prog ra m stresses

pa rtici patio n . Acade mics I n 1 979 Pacific Lutheran Un iversity won Northwest Conference championships in basketba ll, footba l l , golf, soccer and tennis. its footbal l team ranked No. 2 in the nation i n NAIA Division I I .

P L U h a s won t h e NWC All-Sports Trophy six of the past seven yea rs; seven confer­ ence basketball championships in 13 years; and has had 11 consecutive winning foot­ ball seasons. Over 400 men and women participate in 2 2 varsity sports.

Yet PLU does not offer athletic scholar­ ships (athletes qualify for aid on the same "need" basis as a l l students) and confer­ ence eligibility standards are actually higher than university requirements for non­ athletes.

It may seem paradoxical in an age of high- powered sports programs and lucra­ tive athletic scholarships, but PLlJ has not had to sacrifice academically or financially to maintain competitive excellence athlet­ ically.

Don Tuggle, a 1 979 grad uate, is repre­ sentative of ath letes who have benefited from the PLU ap proach to athletics. Fol low­ Ing both h igh school and com m u n ity college, he received several offers, but chose PLU . "PLU was a g reat experience for me," he said.

Two other black athletes, Tony Hicks and Jeff Byrd, rank fifth and n i nth respectively on PLU's a l l-time basketball season scoring

list They both achieved that level duri n g t h e 1 974-75 ,eason .

I ra Hammon, who played in the now defunct World Football League after a tryout with the Philadel p h ia Eagles, fi nish­ ed his collegiate g rid career at PLU after varsity experience with the U n iversity of Washington Huskies.

Don Tuggle

12 H u m a n ities ( Re l i g i o n )

M a ria Copeland

A Pi o n ee r Bla z i n g N e Maria Alma Copeland is a pioneer. She is b l a z i ng new frontiers, not only for her race, but for women and for mature ad ults seeking new directions for their lives.

Today Mrs. Copeland lives in st. Pau l , M i n n . , where s h e is enrolled in t h e Master of Divini ty program at Luther Northwest­ ern Theological Semi nary and is a candidate for ordination in the American Lutheran C h u rc h There a r e sti ll very few women i n t h e ALC m i n istry. There are even fewer b l ack wo­ men and none, except M a rra, who plunged i nto such a n undertaking in their late 40'sl Maria was born in Gastonia, N.e. After her graduation from high school with three scholarships in 1 949, nearly three decades passed before a rapid series of s m a l l , but significant events changed the course of her life.

During many of those years Maria, the wife of a career soldier, was raising a family and working The Copeland household was moved a numb er of times in the continen­ tal U S , Alaska and Germany.

I n early 1 972, Mrs. Copeland was i nvolved in an auto accident in which her life was miraculously spared. The experience in ten­ sified her faith . She had previously consi­ dered the ministry, b ut after her experi­ ence "I knew without doubt that I would seek with all diligence to fulfi l l the call to the m i n istry . " While her husband was stationed in Mainz, Germany, Maria was appOi nted by the U . S . Army E u ropean Command to a post as a civilian female chapl a i n . Her service there lasted 15 months before the family was transferred to Fort Lewis, near Tacoma .

A friend in Germany had told her about Pacific Lutheran U n iver s i t y , b u t as a Methodist minister she resisted the idea .

Her husband, however, "checked out" PLU and u rged her to cal l .

"That telephone call on my birthday, Oct. 1 3 , was the greatest gift I could have chosen for myself," she recalled . " I t opened u p a world for m e that continues to expand "Retu rning to school after 27 years was very frightening for me, yet I knew I would

o nti e rs

never be satisfied if I d i d n ' t try When I completed my interview with mean of Admissions) J i m Van Beek, I wasn't sure whether to shout, yell, or jump for joy; he had made it so easy for me to e n ro l l and I had been so frightened. It was only the second time I had ever been on a college campus."

Maria then visited Dr. Kenneth Chris­ topherso n, professor of religion and chair­ man of the Division of H u m a n ities . "I shall always be grateful for his patience and concern , " she said. "My interest in religion was heig htened after our conversation . " M rs. Copeland began her PLU career i n Jan uary 1 976, "as a bewildered and excited fresh man who was older than some of my , professors! ' She continued, "That spring I took E u ropean history I took one look at the syllabus and was so petrified I cried . 'How will I ever understand this: I thought. It didn't help that it was an upper level course. The understa n d i ng and kind ness of my professor helped me to finish the class with a B average

"I could never repay o r sufficiently thank my professors for their help and encour­ agement. Without them I could have never fin ished in less than four years."

Mrs. Copeland gradu ated in May 1 979, taki ng part of her fi nal year a t Augsburg College i n M i n neapolis after her husband's transfer to the Twin Cities. She had also received a gra nt from the ALe. "I am i n debted to PLU and to everyone who cared enough to encourage me while I was there," she explained. "I have accomp­ lished all of these things because I never had a p rofessor who was too b usy to answer the simplest of questions. I am today what I am because PLU has been endowed with people who care and I am g rateful .

"As a wife a nd mother, t h e role of student does not have to be the most d ifficult. For me it wasn't, thanks to a faculty that cares.

"Strive for higher heights and uncon­ quered depths; the goals can be obtained.

And life at Pacific Lutheran University can at least steer you i n that d i rection."

ALe Seeks Minority Lea ders

Maria Copeland

The American Lutheran C h u rch is com­ mitted to the recruitment of more minori­ ty clergy and lay leadership, according to D r . Walter Wietzke, di rector of the ALe's theological education division.

Dr. Wietzke recently annou nce a five­ point plan in support of that commitment.

It i ncluded : 1 . visits to colleges and university cam ­ puses; 2 development of "People for M i n istry" conferences in mi nority and integrated congregations; 3 . a proposal to establish an i nterns h i p program i n the context o f t h e Martin Luther King Center for Social Cha nge i n Atlanta, G a . ; 4 . clergy renewa l ; a n d 5 . conti n ui n g educaton.

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PLU prepares stu de nts For 21 st ce ntu ry Careers Intellectual and moral vigor characterize PlU a s i t steps forward into the 1 980's, its 10th decade. All across the ca mp us one finds scores of new programs and options designed to better prepare students for lives a nd careers s pa n n i ng well i nto the 2 1 st century.

There is proof of vis ion, vitality and quality in every academic u n i t with prog­ rams focusing on both people needs and professional needs.

• The School of Business Admi nistration has both ItS BBA and MBA programs accredited by the prestigious American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business.

It is one of the smallest schools in the nation to be so honored. The School emphasizes the entire spectrum of busi­ ness concerns rather than the more co m­ mon concentration on personnel and accounting. Special projects give students extensive practical experience in the field

and close ties with t h e reg ional busi ness community offer students frequent con­ tact with professi onals. strong reputation of the PlU • The School of Education goes back nearly a half century, to the days when PLU was a teachers' col lege. Alth o u g h the teacher ma rket is cu rrently slow, there are still many opportunities each year for talented, mobile, well-trained educators. Spec i a l mi nors i n Education (early child hood, read­ i n g , learning disabil ities, etc.) give students an additional edge and assist in keeping the PlU rate of teacher placement h i g h .

• Acad e m y Award-winning composer Miklos Rosza recently called the interna­ tionally-known PLU Choir of the West "one of the best i n the world" and selected the choi r to record an album of his works. It is the best known, but by no means the only, acclaimed organization within the School of Fine Arts. The Art Department features a faculty of reg ionally and nationa lly-known professional artists and the best facilities in relation to nu mber of students of any school i n the Northwest. Comm unication Arts ( d rama, forensics, radio-television, journalism) graduates are h i g h ly visible throughout the entire West Coast. And PlU has served more music majors in a year than any other North west college or university or lutheran school nation-wide.

I n addition to professional trai n i n g , there is strong emphasis in all areas on extracur­ ricular participation by all students in various performing groups a n d ca mpus radio and TV. • The School of N u rsing features a new, personalized curricu lum that emphasizes one-on-one teacher-student relationships, step-by-step su bject mastery and "com­ petition with one's best self. " There is a growing n u mber of career options in the n u rs i ng field today, partic u l a rly in the area of disease prevention, and the new cur­ riculum is geared to prepare students to be ready to consider these options .

• The focus of the School of Physical Education is participation of the whole student body, not just top athletes. Over 3 ,700 students enrolled in 30 lifetime sports last year: intramurals attracted 2,000; and 24 intercollegiate athletics i n ­ volved over 400 men a n d women. I n seven sports male and female ath l etes competed at a national level last yea r. The women's program is one of the best among small colleges; the men have taken the North­ west Conference a l l - sports trophy for six of the last seven years. The academic program includes emphasis on modern sciences such as exercise physiology, kinesiology and biomechanics .

• Recent emphasis across campus on interdiscip l i n a ry studies (tying many facets of knowledge together into a coherent whole) received much of its in itial impetus lcon t. on page 14)

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(cant. from page 13) from the Division of H u manities. Tlae I n tegrated Studies Program offers both a n alternative to the traditional core courses and an opportu nity for students to sample this uncommon learning experience at any stage during their campus career. New majors i n Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies and numerous off-campus and i nternational learning experiences reflect a continu ing dynamism in a grouping of diSCiplines that traditionally offer the basic essence of the l i beral arts experience.

• Health sciences, computer scien ces and engineering continue to be among the most glamorous of the careers of the future, and the Division of Natural Sciences offers highly successful i n novative prog­ rams in a l l three areas along with its traditional disciplinary programs. PLU an­ n u a l ly places more than twice the percen­ tage of medical and dental school applic­ ants as the national average. The flexible computer science program, which can be taken on its own or with tie-ins to business or mathematics or with advanced study at Washington State U niverSity, also offers the advantage of a so u n d liberal arts background The h i g h ly un usual engineer­ i n g- physics major, which provides a blend of the practical and theoretical. also offers the option of advanced study at Col umbia o r Stanford Un iversities u n der 3-2 coopera­ tive agreements.

• The Division of Social Sciences is literally b u rsting with new programs in recog nition of the fact that academic pursuits and societal concerns can and should be closely related . There are study opportunities, i n some cases academic specializations, i n areas such a s cri minal justice, law enforce­ ment, adult probation and parole, the family, women's studies, m inority or eth nic studies and foreign area studies, along with the broad gamut of courses i n history, political science, economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology and social work.

There is a new Legal Studies Progra m , uncommon across the nation, which gives extensive backg round for the many career fields that require knowledge of law short of attorney status. And wide-ranging expe­ riential and cooperative education prog­ rams give students practical field experi­ ence in many areas.

• The PLU 4-1 -4 calendar, now in its 1 1 th year, is a proven innovati o n . It features a one-month January interim between 14week semesters, during which students select one course for concentrated study.

The classes are exciti ng and in novative, featuring activities and topics often quite different from traditional course offerings They may i nvolve travel. nationally or internationally, or inten sive exami nation of cu�rent topics or issues. Indepen d e n t stLldy proiects are also encouraged

Generous Aid Prog ram Relieves Fina ncial Burden Every yea r more than 60 perce nt of all PLU students a n d th eir families enter into a partnership with the Financial Aid Office to satisfy the cost of their education at PLU. These students have qualified for assist­ ance on the basis of "need . " Among these students, the average a i d " pa c k a g e " amounted t o about $ 3,000 i n 1 979-80, o r 6 0 percent of their expenses for tuition, room and board A financial aid package consists of various schOlarships, grants, loans and campus employment For some students, however, even a generous aid package does not prevent financial hardsh ip. For m i n o rity students attending PLU, two special scholarship programs pick u p where the F i n a ncial Aid Office leaves off.

The Undergraduate M i no rity Student Grant Program provides $300- $600 a n n u a l ­ ly and is renewable. It i s sponsored b y the Division for College and Un iversity Services of the American Lutheran Church, but an applicant need not be Luthera n .

T h e PLU BERG Scholars h i p Program i s sponsored b y PLU a n d i s funded by donations from concerned Individuals and

groups BERG is an acronym indicating the fo u r thrusts of the program which include Book Fund, Emergency Fund, Restricted Minority SchOlars h ips and General Mino rity Grant F u n d . other organizations providing schOlar­ ships and financial information include the fOl lowi ng: * The NAACP offers $ 1 ,000 scholarships to black college students showing academ­ ic promise and leadership abil ity. Write: NAACP, 1 7 90 Broadway, New York, N Y. 1 00 1 9 . * U n dergraduates a n d grad uate students of Latin -American origin can win awards ra nging from $50 to $1 ,000 from the League of United Latin-American Citizens ILULACl. Write LULAC, 400 First St NW, Suite 7 1 6 , Washington, D.C. 20001 .

A prospective student will be in the "first round" of the financial aid awarding pro­ cess if a Fina ncial Aid Form has been submitted to the COllege Scholarship Ser­ vice by Feb . 1 of their senior year and they have been offered admission by PLU by March 1 .

For specific information contact the PLU Fina ncial Aid Office.

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The "Personality" of the PLU community does make a difference i n determ i n i ng the type of student. professor and employee w h o chooses to become associated with PLU . Each knows that the u ni versity is c o m m i tted to Christian principles and Idea l s . T h a t comm itment i m p l ies fellow­ s h i p , willingness to help and serve, a b u n ­ d a n t l i v i n g and a sen sitivity or tile welfare, happiness and per onal integrity of others.

Students wittl strong Ch ristian convic­ tions have many opport u n i ties for expres­ sing and deepe ning their faith, and stu ­ d e n ts seek i n g a moral and spi ritual fo unda­ tion for their lives can find g U i d a nce and counsel .

At the same time a broad variety of l i festyles, beliefs and forms of self-expres­ sion enriches a campus devoted to the development of knowledgeable, thought­ ful. responsible a n d dedicated citizens.

Students d iscover how diver'sity can contri­ bute more to their lea rn i n g than can m i ndless u n iformity.

Founded i n 1 8 90 by Scandinavian Luthe­ ran pioneers, PLU retains a strong Sca n­ dinavian i nflu ence and heritage Over 50 percent of PLU students ind icate their Lutheran prefel'ence

At the same Dme, PLU continues to aggressively seek cui ural and racial diverS I ­ ty to stimu late exchange a n d broaden and deepen understa n d i n g .

Today the P l . U campus i s e n riched by students frorn many religious, racial and cultural backgrounds The 2 .700 full-time and 800 part- ti me students represent most of the 5 0 sta es and some 20 foreign co u n tr ies .

D u r i n g the late 1 9 60's a n d early 1 9 70's the campus m i nority and international population g rew rapidly. I t has since leveled off at approximately 1 2 percent of the total ca m p us population

The PLU campus Itself !S a com m u n ity c u l ture a n d recreation center. Not only does i t offer a park-like setting and exten· sive recreation facilities, but its auditori u m faCilities a r e u n excelled in Taco m a . The list of top- name attractions who have per­

formed on the PLU campus In recent years is too long to give in its entirety, but i ncludes Bob Hope, B i l l Cosby, Doc Sever i n ­ sen, Paul W i l l i ams, C h uck Berry, George Benso n , AI Stewart, Mac Davis, Ike and Tina Turner, The Ca rpenters, Andrae Crouch, Pablo Cruise, Harry J a m es and Cicely Tyson, as well as dozens of music, dance and theater attractons from all over the world .

PLU is located 1 0 miles south of down­ town r-coma, 10 m i les east of Puget So u n d , 40 miles from Seattle, 70 miles from Mount Rainier, 90 m i les from the Pacific Ocean and 1 60 mi les from Canada .

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Most powerful on-Commercial Radio station In Northwest Reaches Out To Potential Two Million Listeners Classical music, radio concerts. jazz and public affairs are some of the h ighlights now being offered to Western Washington residents since KPlU -FM at Pacific Lutheran University began b roa dcasti ng at 1 00.000 watts March 28 Accordi ng to station manager J udd Doughty. KPlU - F M . 88 . 5 mhz. is. now the most powerful non-commerCial station north of san Francisco, and can reach a potential audience of over two m i l l ion people in six western Washi ngton counties .

With the Increase comes a new 1 9-hour broadcast day, he Indi­ cated .

The change also brings to an end a chronic television Interfer­ ence problem In some parts of Parkland . The problem began in 1 972 when KP LU -F M bega n broad­ casting from campus at 40,000 w atts The station will now be transmitting from a 420-foot tow­ er located in a remote a rea on the K i tsa p pen insula. Doughty ex­ plained .

KPLU - F M offers an alternative prog ramming schedule unlike any other in the Northwest. Doug hty i ndicated . "There is a market for classical m usic. lazz an d public affairs, " he said . "As a university with a n on- com m erc i al l icense, we have the resources available to make such programmi ng a re­ ality. " For Instance, a KPlU - FM concert series every nig ht of the week featu res Clevela nd, Boston and San Frandsco SYmphonies, New York Philharmonic and BBC I nter ­ national and LibraI)' of C ong ress concert series.

Operas are presented every Saturday morn ing. Jazz is a late eveni ng hig hlig ht 365 days a year, every weekday morning and Sun ­ day noon .

O t h e r u n c o m m o n m u sical prog ra m m i n g i nc l u des ava nt­ garde and experimental music and a stage and theater music series.

Special prog ramming includes "Radio Smithsonian," a science .history and fine a rts series; "cam � bridge Forum , " a sti m u lati n g .

p u b l i c affa i rs s er ies; and the " studs Terkel Almanac. " Terkel , w hose p ro g r a m s o r i g i nate i n Ch icago I s one o f America 's most colorful media personalities.

KPlU -FM will also produce its own musIc and public affairs prog ­ ra ms. "88.5 Magazine" will in ­ troduce a variety of local and regionaJ personalities and issues, a l o '1 g w ith book a n d m u s i c reviews.

"The Changing World of Wo­ men " presents a broad spectrum of women's top ics each Tuesday morning. A weekly g u itar music series featu res PlU gu ita r profes­ sor Andrew Sch u l m a n . Ma n y puget Sound area musicians will perform on " Northwest Concert Ha l l ."

The Sunday afternoon " Scan­ di navian Magazine, " hosted by PlU N orwegian professor Audun T o ve n i n c l udes Sca n d i navia n music a nd news occasional nter­ vi ews a nd some Swedish and Norwegian dialogue.

"We also plan a variety of public affairs prog ra ms d e si g ned to meet the needs of o u r Puget D oug hty Sound area a udience, said . "We will be assisted by va ri · ous city, county and state officials and agencies."

KPlU - F M initially went on the a i r in 1 966 as a 1 a-watt station se rving PLU and the nearby Parkland com­ m unity. Doughty. who became the station director in 1 967 , im ­ m e d i a tely began plann ing for further g rowth, and In 1 972 power was i ncreased to 40, 000 watts.

Coverage was expanded to Pierce Cou nty and o t he r surrounding areas. But while station personnel were able to a lleviate many of the TV i nterference proble m s , a search was begu n immediately for a new transmitter site. The new site and tower were acquired from Burlington Northern Railroad in 1 977. ,

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Gleam In Its Founders' Eves

KPLU-FM : 30 Years Of Progress

By Jim Peterson

KPLU -FM at Pacific Lutheran Un­ iversity was a gleam in its eventual· founders' eyes at least 15 years before it was "born" in 1 966.

During the late '40s a nd early '50s, Professor Theodore O . H .

Karl, who had served for several years as PLU 's one-man Depart­ ment of Speech, was teaching students how to produce radio progra ms on primitive wire recor­ ders. When Eastvold Auditorium (then the chapel- music-speech building) was built in 1 951 , "Prof" Karl insisted on construction of ra d io-television studio facilities.

"His foreSight was remarkable," says David Christian, chief radio-TV engineer who has served at PLU for 20 years. "Conduits and other structural capabilities provided

then are sufficient. not only for today, but into the future. " The studios were made possible financially through the generosity of the late Chris Knutzen of Bur­ lington, Wash . , a long-time PLU supporter and benefactor.

During the '50s, PLU broadcast capability was still well in the future, but Karl and his students prepared a variety of programs for local radio stations, KTAC initially and later KMO and KTNT. There were also periodic projects with Channel 1 3 television.

Three of those PLU students of the '50s have played vital roles in the development of KPLU · F M .

Paul Steen, a '54 graduate, joined the speech faculty in 1 960 and served as the department's radio­ TV director. With Prof. Karl's up­ port he spearheaded the efforts that put the station on the air in 1 966.

Christian, a '59 alumnus, has provided the behind-the-scenes engi neering expertise vital to the station and the campus electronic instructional progra m for two decades.

J udd Doughty '55 returned to PLU in 1 962 and became head of the new PLU Division of Broadcast Services in 1 967 . His commitment to KPLU -FM, PLU and its students has in large measure been re­ sponsible for the success of the station during the past 1 4 years.

In 1 965 Steen a nd Karl asked the PLU Board of Regents for permis­ sion to seek FCC approval for broadcast. In their resolution to the Regents they specified that "the purpose of the radio station shall be for the extension of education, the disseminatio n of informatio n, the developme nt of culture and the promotion of free and critical inquiry into the prob­ lems of public concern . " That objective, as well as the station's programming emphasis, was similar to what it is today.

Programs featured classical music, news and informational and edu­ cational productions.

But as far as the public was concerned, KPLU-FM was virtually "unheard of," literally and figura­ tively, with 10 watts of power and a reception radius of seven miles.

Nevertheless, Steen asserted.

"We will be just as professional iFl our approach as we possibly can l We hope to achieve professiona broadcast quality."

In 1 967 Steen moved to San Diego State U niversity. He has associated with KPBS-TV/FM at San, Diego State U niversity. he has become recognized as one of the c o u ntry's outsta n d i ng p ublic broadcasting profeSS ionals. I n' 1 979 PLU recognized his achieve­ ments by presenting him the Distinguished Alumnus Award, thE u n iversity ' S h i g h est a l u m n i honor.

Doughty, his successor, i m ­ med iately began planning for growth . In 1 968 he submitted a plan to the u niversity for develop (continued on page 4)

'New KPLU-FM studios Na ed In Honor Of Longti me PLU 'Voice'

T OR Karl

It seems appropriate that new studios at KPLU-FM, Pacific Lutheran U ni ersity, were dedicated March 28 in honor of a man long known as "the voice of PLU . " Theodore O.H. Karl, retired chairman ofthe PLU Department of Communication Arts, was honored during a dedication ceremony at the newly renovated facility in Eastvold Auditorium.

The evening also marked the official station change to 1 00,000 watts of power and a 1 9hour broadcast day. Now the most powerful non-commercial station north of San Fran­ cisco, KPLU - FM offers a format of classical music, jazz, news and public affairs.

Karl. who retired two years ago after 32 years on the PLU faculty, was one of PLU's best-known professors. In addition to serv­ ing as university parliamentarian and gra nd

marshal, he was a narrator for countless music a nd drama events. . As a long -time forensics teacher 'and coaCh, he de eloped the public speaking skills of hundreds of PLU students, including the present PLU president and his wife.

A 1 953 PLU graduate, Rieke was a champ­ ion debater as an undergraduate. "Any achievements I have attained are closely related to something I lea rned from Karl the ability to speak coherently and cogently on short notice," Rieke said.

Karl has served for the past five years as secretary-treasurer of the national Pi Kappa Delta speecil honorary. He is a past president of the national PKD as well as the Washington State Speech Association.

Karl might well be considered the founder of KPLU-FM. (See 'Progress' story.)

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ment and expansion of public broadcastin g services. In 1972 ser­ vice was expanded to most of .Pierce County and other sur­ rounding a reas with a n i ncrease to 40,000 watts of power.

The n w capability proved a m lxed blessing While many more thousands of listeners were reached, the more powerful KPLU-FM signal played h a voc with many TV sets in the im mediate Parkland area . For a while, partly because of media coverage of the s now job," It seemed that PLU was being blamed for every television mal­ function in the county Christian , fellow engineer Terry Den brook a n d several tem porary

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helpers spent und reds of hours, much of it on their own ti me, handling over 1 ,000 complaints .

Where reception pro b l em s were caused by KPLU-FM, they installed ante nna system filters wh ich al­ leviated most problems But for techn ical reasons the difficulty could n ever be elim inated entirely. and i m mediately there began a search for a more remote trans ­ mission site .

The result of that effort was the 1 977 p u rchase of a J1h acr e parcel of land and a 420-foot com muni­ cations tower from BUrlington Northern Inc . I t i s located four miles south of Port Orchard .

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was offered to PLU for $1 0,01 0 Several local businesses, corpora ­ tions and private citizens res po n d ­ ed quickly and generously to cover that pur hase cost.

During Commencement exer­ cises that year, Burlington North ­ ern President Norman Lorentzsen officially presented th deed to the land to PL U Pre s i dent Dr William 0 Rieke.

PLU applied to the Federal Com­ mun ica tions CommiSS ion for a construction permit which would allow the station to both transmit from its new site and increase power to 1 00,000 watts. The sta­ tion also made application to the Depa rtment of Health, Education

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Thirty years ago the late Chris Knutzen of donated the funds to build radio studios in the then-new campus la n dm a r k building now known as Eastvoid Burlington, was h . ,

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of th e first of many significant gestures of support from the wider com ­ munity o n behalf of radio communications at PLU. I n recognition of his gift and in his memory, the newly renovated KPLU - FM com plex has been named the Chris Kmttzen Radio Complex.

Today, KPLU-FM benefits from the involve­ ment of a C itize n ' s Advisory Boa rd, members of which nclude loren Denbrook, M rs . John D. Powell, M rs. Stanley Larson, Ray J ohnson, Max Bice, M rs . Clara Cox and J udd Day. A strong relationshi p has also been de­ veloped between KPLU - FM and community . organizations, particularly civic arts groups in Tacoma and Seattle as well as local public schools a nd social service agencies.

and Welfare for a grant earmarked for purchase and installation of a new transmitter, new broadcast studio, a nd radio wave equip­ ment Affirmative response from both agenCies was received i the fall of 1 978. In October the FCC granted per mission for construction and increase to 100, 000 watt s . I n Novem ber, Senator Warren G. Magnuso n ( D-Wash .l announced that a $1 50,000 grant to PLU had been approved by H EW. During the past year, PLU has been proceedi ng with necessary construction, both at the remote site and on campus.

Clockwise from above: harvard Olson, Barbara Bullock. Craig Hanson, David Klein, Scott Williams and student assis· tants.

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I ngram : 'A Heart As Big As All Outdoors'

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Pacific Luth era n U n iversity has received th e l a rg est be­ q u est in its h istory fro m the estate of the late C h a r les I ng am of Ta coma, accord ­ i n g to PLU P res i d ent Dr. W i l l i a m O. Rieke.

The beq uest, w h ich I n ­ c l u d e s I n g r a m ' s f o r me r home a n d 5112 a cres of la nd on America n Lake, has re­ ceived p re l i m i n a ry esti mates ra ng i n g up to $1 .2 m i l l io n , R ieke i nd i cated . "Th e m a n ­ n e r a n d ti m i ng o f eve ntu a l d i s pos ition o f th e property w i l l d ete rm i n e its fi n a l d o l l a r va l u e , " R i eke sa i d .

P roceeds from the p ro­ perty will constitute a major step towa rd th e success of PLU 's $1 6.5 m i l l i on "Sha ring in Stre ngth " capita l fund Ingram estate

ca m pa i g n , the P L U president poi nted out.

That ca m p a i g n w i l l fu n d constructi on o f new science a n d fi ne a rts fac i l iti es at PLU, along w ith fu rther d evelop­ ment of en dowm ent a nd sch o l a rs h i p p rog ra m s . R i eke reported that th e ca m p a i g n h as passed t h e $2 .9 m i l l ion m a rk at the e n d of its fi rst yea r.

The I n g ra m estate i s the second recent major be­ q u est to PLU from a Tacoma donor. Two yea rs ago a be­ q u est of over $1 m i l l i on in c o r po rate stock was re ­ ceived from the estate of th e late H elen Lon g . I n re­ sponse to th at g ift, PLU h a s esta b l ished th e H e len Long Conti n u i n g Ed ucation Prog ­ ra m fo r N u rses .

By J i m Peterson

During his long career as a top exec utive with Weyerh aeuse r Compa ny, C harles Ingram was known for a brusque, tough, no­ nonsense approach to problems and to associates.

Yet it was also said of him, " Behind his unyielding , drivi ng exterior he has a heart as big as all outdoors."

Never was his com passionate side more apparent tha n i n his relationship with Pacific Luthera n U niversity during the latter years of his life. During the decade prior to his death last yea r, Ingram Qu ietly donated gifts totalling well into six figures, primarily on behalf of the PLU School of Nursing and its students.

Upon his death at the age of 87, Ingram beca me PLU's most gener­ ous individual benefactor. He be­ Queathed his mansion a nd five­ a n d - o n e - half acre estate o n American Lake, Tacoma, to PLU. The property featu res a large, Spanish-style residence, built in 1 920 in the g ra nd style of the finer dwellings of that day. The mansion is su rrounded by acres of beauti­ fully-landscaped land.

During the early 70's Ingram donated a six-figure g ift to PLU to fund construction of Aida Ingram Lecture Hall, a n i ntegral part of the art- nursing complex on campus.

The structure was named in mem­ ory of his late wife.

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e ucation, it had been his wife's particular concern for nursing stu ­ dents that i nfluenced the focus of his recent philanthropy, Ingra m had indicated .

E a rlier i n 1 979 he donated $50,000 for an endowed nursing scholarship in memory of his daughter, now know n as the Suzanne Ingram Schola rship Fund.

David Berntsen, PLU di rector of deve lo pment, was i n reg u lar touch with I ng ram during the' 70's, along with other PLU offi­ cials; Regent and former vice­ p re s i d e n t fo r deve l o pment, Clayton Peterson , mai nta i ned c o n tact d u r i n g t h e 1 9 6 0 ' s .

Berntsen recalled that I n g ra m would ask frequently about the needs of the School of Nursing and its students. "1 often was surprised to be notified of a major gift, frequently within a few days," Berntsen said .

In addition, Ingram had been a Q Club Fellow since the early 1 970's.

As a top corporate executive, Ingram was an expert in money management. A colleague once said of him, "He spent more money than any industrialist in the state of Wash i ngton a n d h e squeezed every nickel tighter tha n a ny other man I have ever known."

Thus, he was acutely aware of various tax provisions which can have a major impact on the pro­ ceeds from personal estates. "He believed that gifts such as he bequeathed to PLU can be of far g reater benefit than 0 see a personal estate vastly diminished by taxes," Luther Bekemeier, PLU vice-president for development, pointed out. "However, he recog­ nized that many people fail to adequately administer their wills because they a re unwilling to fully accept their own mortality , " I ngram was born in Eau Claire, Wise., in - 1 892, the son of one of Weyerhaeuser Company's foun­ ders, Charles H , I ng ram After g raduating from Dartmouth i n 1 91 5 and serving during World War I , he began his Weyerhaeuser career In th e shipping department of the Everett plant I n 1919 , He , became gene ral manager of the S noq ualmie Falls lumber Com(continued on page 6J

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pany, then Weyerhaeuser assis­ tant manager, and took over as the company's general manager in 1 956.

He served as vice-president from 1 947-56, executive vice-pre­ sident from 1 956-58, and as direc­ tor from 1 947-63. Along with J . P. Weyerhaeuser, J r , he is credited with leading the company into the front ranks of forest manage­ ment.

PLU President Dr. William Rieke was the speaker at Ingram's funer­ al. During his remarks he said, "Charles Ingra m was a vital, bright and unassuming man who re­ mained aware and concerned, yet never cyn ical, even as the years and the burden of change rolled on, A generous philanthropist and kind person, he always had a way of giving more to any visitor than they could bri ng to him. Eager to recognize, even to memorialize, others, he s h u n n ed perso n a l acclaim.

"Our conversations often would ' t urn to how he could help people - students and others. His desi re was that help be g iven so that people would reach a pOint where th ey cou ld su bseq uently help themselves," Rieke continued .

"He lived with a strong comm it­ ment to the integrity and con ­ tinuity of people and institutions that served humani y purposeful­ ly, " the PLU president added " He had patience n either for waste nor bureaucra cy and he deliberately chose to support activities and institutions Which followed h i s own l i fe style of being purposeful and effective . He was a model of a g reat human bei ng, and each of us was en r i ch d by his life. "

'Dynamic Lay Advisors '

PLU collegium Provides Lin k Between campus A n d Commu nity

By Judy DaviS

ment has led to other improved visitor services, i ncluding cam pus The PLU Collegium is evolving signs, maps and a stUdent escort into an important link between service," M rs. Hemstad explained. the cam pus a nd the community.

Although Collegium members Established fou r years ago, the represent a wide variety of back61 -member organization includes g rounds - from physicians, to a select group of vital. dynamic civic and bUsiness l eaders to "lay advisors" who set out to homemakers and an ambassador present a nd evaluate ideas for from Norway - they seem to "enriching" the aca demic progMicki Hemstad possess one common characterram at the u niversity. istic - Vitality. Energetic M rs.

Harvey Neufeld, Executive Di"While we're on the subject of Hemstad personifies this quality. rector of the Collegium at PLU, Interests, you might like "0 my Besides heading up the Col said, "The group is, in a sense, a know I raise llamas, toO! ", she said legium, she is an a rtist. a rt patron sounding board for the PLU fawith a chuckle. (The unusual "fam­ a nd stalwart Repu b l i ca n Party ily pets " come in handy on pack cUlty . " worker . C u rrently, she i s co"So fa r, I think the influence of manager of Slade Gorton's cam trips, she pointed out . . . ) the Collegium has been very posiA g raduate of st. Olaf College, paign for the u .s . Senate. tive - from the beginning, we M rs_ Hemstad said she is committ­ A mother of four children ranghave been very sensitive to preed to the Collegium because of a ing in age from 17 to 23, she also senting ideas without giving the belief in the value of private sits on the board of the Capitol faculty the impression we are colleges and universities as a Museum, has her own desig n firm, "looking over thei r shoulders'," and was the "prime m ver" i n the choice for students pursuing said Micki Hemstad , this year's establishment of the Centrum higher education , chairman of the Collegiu m .

"Private education is faCing a Program for the a rts at Fort Although the Collegium meets Worden . critical time," she observed " I. formally only three or four times a - Her husband, Richard, legal adalong with other members of the year, members keep contact with viser for former Gov. Daniel Eva ns, Collegil ''l1, want to make whatev­ the cam pus through participation er contnbution I can toward mak­ is a professor at the U niversity of in special academic interest areas.

Ing good things happen for PLU .: ' Puget Sound Law School .

There a re Colleg i u m interest groups for the five schools and 1 000th Member TO Be Honored three divisions within the academ­ ic structure.

At May 9th 0 Club a nquet "In some cases, the Influence of Collegium members Is very SUbtle Awards and prizes for those i n other Instances, their con ­ A c elebration of the 1 000th Q who have recruited the most new tributions become Quite visible," Club member will highlight the members also will be given The explained Mrs Hemstad, a resi­ Ninth Annua l Q ClUb Banquet on first prize will be the free use of a dent of OlympIa. May 9, 1 980, at the U niversity l u xury condom inium for a w eek in For example, Mr. and M rs. Hans Center on the PLU cam us. A 30 Congregations Hawaii - wit!l transportation in­ Lehmann, active in the art Interest rec e ptI on Will begin at 6:1 5 WIth cluded Several other prize will be La u nch Spring PLU group, donated to the university a din ner following at 6 :45 p m g ive n also, an donated by Q Club rare collection of African ceremo­ Th e program will i n clude a Capital Campaigns nial masks, sculptures and ar­ greeting by President William O . m embers. tifacts, Rieke a n d feature musical offer­ In the Norwegian interest a rea, ings by the PLU Choir of the West John Aakre Joi ns "Sha ri n g i n Strength" cam­ Collegium members have been under the direction of Dr. Maurice evelopment paigns a mong some 30 American working closely with those explor­ Skones.

Lutheran Church congregations ing the possibility of establishing The Q Club, consisti ng of friends Staff At PLU a re bei ng kicked off this spri ng a Scandinavian Cultural Center on and alums of PLU who contribute a across the Northwest, according cam pus. minimum of $240 each yea r to the Another Collegium member, to Raymond Rhodes, PLU director Annual Fund, was beg un in 1 972 .

Florence Buck, made possible the John Aakre of Seattle has been of capital ca mpaign�.

Since that time, its membership appointed associate di rector of Campaign educational training campus visit of a noted Scandina­ has grown from 1 00 to over 990 development at Pacific Lutheran meetings have been held recently vian rosemaling artist. a m o n g individuals and businesses. Work­ U niversity, according to PLU Presi­ in Tacoma, Seattle, the North many other activities. ing together they have contri­ "When involved with the various dent Dr. William O. Rieke.

Puget Sou nd a rea and Spokane, he buted over 1 .6 million dollars in departments, Collegium memb­ Aakre, a 1 971 PLU alumnus, will indicated . un restricted gifts and scholarships assist in development and ad­ . Many of the involved congrega­ ers focus on building as well as to the university in the past nine ministration of the PLU annual It ions chose spri ng to conduct academic projects, " Ms. Hemstad years. fund, including the 990-member David Berntsen, Director of De­ Itheir "Sha ring in Strength" cam­ revealed .

I n the science interest a rea, for PLU Q Club. velopment, stated "there is no Ipaigns to better fit into their For the past three years Aakre individual congregational calen­ instance, Col leg i u m mem bers Question that we will be celebrat­ have contributed ideas for the has served as director of financial dars, he said. ing our 1 000th member by the develop ment for Lutheran Out­ "Sharing in Strength " is a five­ proposed new building .

May 9th Banquet. It is a tribute to Besides adviSing in their interest door Ministries Association (LO­ year $ 1 6 . 5 million capital d rive all the volunteers who have helped MA), headquartered in Auburn, launched by PLU last year to a reas, Collegium members also recruit at least one new member Wash. provide funds for new science and a re contributing toward com­ for every working day since we set The former editor of the PLU: f i n e a r t s f a c i l i t i e s a n d . munity awareness of PLU, particu­ the goal of 1 000 members on newspaper, the Mooring student strengthened endowment a n d larly by inviting more visitors to January 30th. I hope every memb­ Mast. Aakre holds a master's de­ ischolarshi p prog rams. After one campus a nd helping to make er can be with us to celebrate this g ree in church history from Har­ year the drive is approaching the them feel welcome. tremendous milestone in the his­ vard University.

"Specifically, Colleague involve$3 million mark. tory of the Q ClUb. -

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Record 10.000' .persons Anticipated, On Ca mpus For S mmer Events More than 10,000 persons are exp�cted to visit Pacific Lutheran I University this summer as partici p­ lants in over SO conferences, work­ ' ShOPS and cam ps, according to PLU conference coord i nator Rick Eastman .

The first. and one of the la rgest g roups scheduled is the an nual c o nvention of the Ame ri ca n lutheran Church, North Pacific District. Some 600 delegates will attend he June 5-7 event.

The western zone AAU wrestling finals June 1 9-22 brings 1 .400 pa rticipants, the largest single group, Eastman indicated. Over 1 ,000 partici pants are expected for an Eastern Sta r convention June 26�8, he added .

"PLU makes its facilities available for conferences, workshops, re­ treats and camps as a public

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PLU To Offer Energy Workshop For Teachers T h i rty -five North west h i g h school teachers will b e selected to participate in a three-week "ener­ gy workshop" at Pacific Lutheran University beginning June 23.

According to workshop director Dr. John Herzog, the sessions will equip teachers with the under­ standing and techniques to in­ dude energy sections in their courses and to serve as energy resource persons to other teach­ ers i n their schools.

A $24,000 gra nt from the De­ partment of Energy allows the workshop to be offered tuition­ Ifree with reimbursement to pa r­ lticipants for travel and lodging, !Herzog indicated. The workshop may be taken for four semester h ours of credit.

The workshop covers the techn­ lical deta ils of various energy re­ sources as well as social. political and economic ram ifications, he said.

There also will be an introduc­ tion to materials available for clas­ sroom use and instruction in oper­ ation of the popular Energy-Envi­ ronment Simulator, a special com­ puter available to teachers on a loan basis from PLU, Dr . Walter Youngquist joins Her­ zog on the workshop faculty. A widely-known Northwest geolog­ list with vast experience in energy­ !trelated matters, he will present wo days of lectures. A third : faculty member will be selected 'soon , Im mediate application is vital to be considered for the limited number of workShOp openings, More information is available from Dr. Herzog at PLU .

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s e r v i c e , " Eastman said , "Churches, educational g roups, youth organizations, Civic clubs and other non-profit g roups have the opportu nity to Use the many campus facilities in an ideal setting at a reasonable cost " Eight of the workshops a re sponsored by PLU, They include the 1 1 th annual Northwest Sum­ mer Music Camp for high school stUdents J uly 20-26, piano work­ shops for both yout and adults (June 2 3-July 1 1 and July 8-1 1 ), a choral workshop Aug . 4-8, a Suzuki String Workshop July 8-1 1 , Sum­ mer Institute of Theology Sessions (July 1 3- 1 8 and 21 -25), and Ed A n d e rson ' s basketbal l ca m ps (June 29-July 4 and July 7-1 1 l .

Six one-week cam ps feature soccer instruction by the Seattle Sounders, There are three one­ week wrestling camps, a footbal l kicking clinic, a volleyball camp and a cheerleaders' ca mp, Church groups include Lutheran Marriage Encou nter, LCA Global Witness Conference, Evangelical Chinese Luthera n C h u rch and Church of God, and LCA Word and Witness Seminar.

The Pacific Northwest Writers' Conference, held ann ually at PLU for many years, retu rns July 24-26.

Washington State Department of Game, Radio Club of Tacoma and Washington Dahlia Society are also a m o n g the l a rg e r g ro u ps scheduled .

Fou r different organizations wHl bring a total of more than 500 foreig n exchange students to campus i n July and Aug ust. ac­ cording to Eastman .

Seven local high schools will be holding graduation ceremonies at PLU in early June, he added.

F u rt h e r i nformation about scheduled events or conference scheduling is available from the PLU Convention Center.

Problems In Classroom Focus Of Education Courses A va riety of grad uate level courses focusing on specific con­ temporary classroom problems is being offered this sum mer by the Pacific Lutheran Un iversity School of Education.

The issue of "Civil Liberties and the Public Schools" is a special pre­ season workshop taught by edu­ cation professor Carrol DeBower a n d political science professor David Atki nson . It meets Tuesdays

PLU Hosts 11th H.S. Summer Music camp A week of intensive instrumen­ tal and choral study for students grades nine through 1 2 is offered during the 1 1 th annual Northwest Summer Music Ca mp at Pacific Lutheran University July 20-26. ' Daily music camp events include choir, band and orchestra rehear­ sals, keyboard, ensembles, clinics, jazz band, individual practice time, lessons and programs, according to camp director Dr. Larry Meyer.

Edward Harmic, director of the PlU University Chorale and other campus choral ensembles, is the camp choir director.

C . Irvin Wrig ht. conductor ofthe Tacoma youth Symphony and an Olympia music educator, will di­ rect the camp orchestra.

D on Cammack , d irector of

bands for Evergreen School Dis­ trict in Vancouver, Wash . , is the camp band director.

A student variety night. evening recitals, special prog rams a n d seminars are planned, along with solo and ensemble contests scheduled throughout the week .

The orchestra, band, choir and piano ensembles will be featured at a final camp concert Saturday afternoon, July 26.

In addition, camp partiCipants have access to the myriad of recreational and leisure facilities on campus.

Further i nformation is available from Dr . Meyer c/o the PLU De­ partment of Music.

throug h Thursdays from May 27 through June 1 2 .

Two classroom diSCipline and ma nagement workshops e m ­ phasize the reality therapy con ­ cept. Jane Willia mson presents a one-week workshop, "Discipline in the Classroom: A Reality Therapy Model, " June 1 6-20. Leslie Butcher 'of the Educator Training Center in Los Angeles will teach an advanced rea lity therapy workshop dealing with classroom management J u ly 21 -25.

Child abuse is the focus of a .

"Violence in the Family" seminar July 21 -Aug. 1 . The instructor is Jo Fletcher.

Several education courses relate to handicapped students. Paul Whiteside of Seattle presents G "Seminar on Mental Retardation" during the first session. "Teaching!

Handicapped Children in Regular Classrooms" and "Arts for the Handicapped" are two additional first session offerings.

"An Experience in Deaf Aware­ ness" is a July 21 -25 workshop taught by Janet DeSherlia, a PlU lecturer in modern and classical languages. It is appropriate par­ ticularly for teachers, social work­ ers and nurses.

Further information is available from the PlU School of Education .

For a complete listing of the more tha n 200 PlU Summer Session offerings, write or call the Su m­ mer sessions office at PlU .

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Global Modernization; Development Topic Of PLU Symposium

Middle college Assists In H.S., College Transition Again this su.mmer, PLU Mid�le College is offenng an oPPOrtU � lty for hig h school juniors and seniors to get a head start on their collegel education .

The six-week prog ra m July 7Aug . 1 5 provides 8- 1 0 transfer­ able, reg ular seme�ter hour� at a reduced price while also aiding students in the sharpening of learning skills.

Five professors and college s�u­ dent tutors work closely With Middle Collegians In a program designed to make college level academics easier. . .

Financial assistance IS avai lable .

More i nformation may be ob­ tained from Dr, Judith Carr, P LU . special programs coordi nator.

New PLU .Debate Prof Heads PKD In Northwest

Fillmore Heads New Information, Safety Office

Michael Bartena n, instructor . <?f com m u nication arts at Pacific Lutheran University, has been elected governor of the north­ west province of Pi Kappa Delta, national forensics honorary.

In his first year as director �f forensics at PLU. Bartenan Will serve a two-year term as head of PKD cha pters i n Washington. Ore-i gon. Idaho and Montana.

The election was held at the PKD, regional tournament i n Coe u r 'd 'Alene, Ida . . i n March. At the I tournament. members of Barte­ nan,s PLU tea m took �irs� and second in debate, a superior In oral interpretation by Pat Madden, and. an excellent in oratory by Joan, Koehler.

A native of Aberdeen, Wash" 1 who recently earned his doctor'si degree at the U niversity·of South­ ern California, Bartenan g raduated from Pasco, Wash .. High Schooli and Western Washington stat U niversity.

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Michael Bartenan

Kip Fillmore '

K i p F i l l m <? r e , .a f o r m e r Steilacoom police officer and U.. S. Coast G u a rd rese rve � ecunty sp�cialist. has been apPolnt�d di­ rector of cam pus safety and I�for­ mation at Pacific Lutheran U niversity. ..

In the newly created posl�lon, Fillmore will train and supervise a campus safety and information force which will offer broader services through use of a larger number of carefully trained student officers. .

Fillmore also will coordi nate supervision of switchboard per­ sonnel and communications ser­ vices. I n connection with this func­ tion, campus conversion to a new direct-dial 24-hour access tele­ phone system will be completed

by August.

The expanded safety program replaces the narrower concept of security represented by a s�all number of full-time reg ular offiC­ ers, according to PLU President William O. Rieke.

Former security officers were offered assistance in obtaining alternate employment. either on or off campus, he pointed out.

The series of changes will vastly enhance campus safety and com­ munication for both students and visitors, the president indi�ated.

Within a short time there Will b.e a highly visible visitor informa�lon center on upper campus. Rieke said . . F i l l m o re s e rved with t h e Steilacoom Police Department from 1 974-78 and in the Coast Guard Reserve from 1 977-79. He also had secu rity responsibilities in the U.S. Air Force from 1 969-72 .

Guest speakers from Clark Un­ iversity in Boston and Howar� University in Washing�on. D.C .. Will be featured during an Internatl<?�­ al issues symposium at Pacific L u t h e r a n U n ivers ity Monday th rough Wednesday, April 28-30.

"Global Perspectives on Moder­ nization and Developm� nt" is the symposium theme. Major speak­ ers are Ann Seidman , professor of i n tern ation al developm ent at Cla rk U n ive rsity, a n d Kodwo Ewusie , visiting profe�so( . of economics at Howard Un I ve.rsIty' Seidman Will discuss "Malar Is­ sues in Industrial Development" at 8: 1 5 p . m . i n Ingram Hall Monday ; Ewusie s topic. "TowaTd a Ne� I nte rnational EconomIc Order, will be p resented i n Ingram at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. .

Panel discussions Will be held Tuesday and wednesday � t 4 p : m . in room 207 o f the Ad mlnlstra�I0.n Building . On Tuesday the tOPIC IS "M inority Women and the Prob­ lems of Development. " Speakers are Mona Bailey. assist:a�t state superintendent for public Instruc­ tion and PLU professors Laura Klei n , anthropology, and Kathleen Blumhagen, sociology. .

U niversity of washingt�n Af�l­ can Studies director David Spain and UW economic anthropology professor Edgar Winans join PLU anthropology professor Greg Gul-

Program TopiC IS Women In Military : , Should women be drafted?

Should they serve in combat? A May 5 program at Pacific Lutheran University will address these con­ troversial questions and offer a variety of perspectives on women in the military.

Julie Kesler. a visiting law profes­ sor at the U niversity of Puget Sound and a speCialist in military law will give the keynote add ress on : 'Women i n the Military: Should They Be Drafted?" at 7 p . m: in t�e Regency Room of PLU's University Center. Kesler worked as a draft counselor during the Vietnam War and has represented a number of military clients in court.

Additional perspectives will be . offered in an informational �isplay beginning at 5:30 p . m . In .the U niversity Center. Representatives of military services and other organizations will answer ques­ tions and offer brochures a nd a slide show on women in the military services.

Members of the public are in­ vited to attend the program, which is free of charge.

din Wednesday for a discussion of "Third World Development Prob­ lems."

The symposium is sponsored .by the PLU Foreign Area Stu dies Prog ram .

Money, Inflation TopiC Of LU Short Course Are high Interest rates . al�ays bad? Does tight money diSCrimi­ nate against housing? Should we worry about the national debt?

"Today people are verY con­ cerned about questions such .as these, " says Sta nley Brue, assls­ . ta nt professor of �con!?ml� at Pacific Lutheran University. But often the popular answers to these questions are based o.n misconceptions about economic processes . " Dr, Brue plans to offer � �o­ week evening course beginning April 28 at PLU to help clear a'!" ay some basic misunderstandings about "Money, Gold. Debt and I nflation . " The class will meet Mondays and Wednesdays. April 28 through May 7 from 6 to 9 p.m . in Ingram Hall, Room 1 1 6. Members of the co � ­ munity and PLU students ar� In­ vited to attend, either to audit .o r to earn one semester hour credit.

PLU CoOperative Education Model Landed By ACS The American Chemical Society has selected Pacific Lutheran Un- ' iversity as one of six .win ners nationwide in a Cooperative Edu­ cation Development Model com­ petition.

According to Alan McClell� n, chairma n of the ACS cooperative education advisory boa rd, PLU was selected from a stron � field of , candidates on the baSIS of the quality of its proposed co-<;>p prog ra m . the strength of Its chemistry department and the campus com mitment to coopera­ tive education. .

PLU was the only institution selected from the western part of the United States, he indi�ated .

The co-op program being �e­ veloped at PLU WOUld . proVide opportunities for cheml�try stu­ dents to work in related Industry jobs that have applications to their academic program. .

Students benefit from lob ex· perience and a�ditio �al inc�me; employers are aided In th�lr ef­ forts to identify good candidates tor eventual career employment.

Heritage

Ge nea logy Semina r, Norwegia n Festival Are May 3 High lig hts Gerha rd Naeseth, an interna ­ tionally- recognized authority on Norwegian-American genealogy, will present a one-day Scand ina ­ vian Genealogy Seminar at pacific Lutheran University Saturday, May 3.

S po n so red by the Taco ma Genealogical Society and the PLU Norwegian Festival . the seminar wi l l be held i n Xavier Hall from 8 a . m . to 4 p.m Naeseth is the director of the Vesterheim Genealogical Center, a division of the Norwegian-Ameri ­ can Museum in Decorah, la . , and editor of the Ce nter's newsletter, " Norwegian Tracks . " He lectures widely on his specialty and is presently working on a biog raph­ ical directory of Norweg ian im­ migra nts prior to 1851 .

The seminar will feature a morn­ i n g l e c t u re on N o rweg i a n genealogical research and an af­ ternoon lecture on Swedish, Dan­ ish and Fin nish research, along with other topics.

To reg ister, send $ 7 . 50 to "Genealogy Seminar," c/o Marian­ ne Montgomery, 4106 N. 27th St. .

Tacoma. WA 98407.

Norwegian Festival

May 3 activities on campus also feature the 6th Annual Norwegian

May(est Dancers

Mayfest Da ncers Perfo rm At 46th Annual Festiva l A ut h e n t i c , tra d i t i o n a l folk dances from around the world will be presented at Pacific Lutheran University Saturday, May 3. by the PLU Mayfest Da ncers.

The annual PLU Mayfest prog­ ra m, now in its 46th year, will also feature the crowning of the 1 980 May Queen. It begins in PLU 's Olson Auditorium at 8:1 5 p.m.

The Mayfest Dancers, a com­ petitively selected troupe of 35 sem i-professional da ncers, per­ form regularly throughout the Puget Sound area . In addition to performing da nces from Sca n­ di navia. the troupe a lso features dances from Germa ny. Poland.

Russia and many other parts of the world.

During the year the Mayfest Da ncers perform for schools, churches, community organiza­ tions and festiva ls. For the past severa l yea rs the troupe has toured annually throug hout the western Un ited States.

Three performances at Disney­ land and an appearance at Expo '74 in Spokane are among the highlights of tours as far south as San DIego and as far east as Min neapolis.

Tick ts for the program are available at the door .

Gerhard Naeseth

FEstival from 1 1 a . m . to 5 p m . i n the University Center, a nd the 46th Annual May Festival in Olson Auditoriu m at 8 : 1 5 p . m . (See sepa­ rate story.)

The N orwegian Festival i ncludes folk art d isplays and demonstra­ tions - rosemaiing, harda nger embroidery and violin making as well as Scandinavian food and entertain ment. The latter will in­ clude the Norma nna Male Chorus, Sigurda Aamodt Dancers. and a Norwegian fiddler ensemble.

6th Norwegian Festiva l Pa rt Of May 3 Celebration Enterta in ment, crafts demonst­ rations and Sca ndinavian foods will be featured du ring the 6th Annua l Norwegi a n Festival a t Pacific Lutheran University Saturday, May 3.

The festival will be held in the University Center from 1 1 a . m . to 5 p . m . Ad mission is free.

Featured performers i n c l u de the Skandia Spelmanslag Fiddlers Team from Seattle ( 1 2 : 30 p . m . and

Band Reunion Homecoming

'80 Highlight A PLU Concert Band reunion wil l b e a m ong the h i g h li g hts of Homecoming 1 980 on Saturday, Nov. 8.

This is the third in a series of organizational reunions which be­ gan two years ago with the Choir of the West. This past year former Mayfest Da ncers were reun ited .

C l ass re u n i o n s a r e a l so sc heduled for g raduates of 1 975 , 1 970, 1 965, 1 960, 1 955, 1 950, 1 940, 1 930 and Golden Years.

The Ho me c o m i n g f oo t b a l l game wi!! feature the Lutes vs . the Lewis and Clark Pioneers.

3:30 p . m . ), the Norma nna Male Chorus (2 p.m.), Liekaring Da ncers (2:20 p . m . ) and the Scandia Folks­ i ngers from Sunrise Elementary School (1 1 :1 5 p . m . ) .

Emil Endribo of Parkland will d e m o n st rate H a rdanger fid­ dlema king . There will also be stitchery, rosemaling and food preparation demonstrations.

The Norwegian Festival began in 1 975 as a part of the festivities honoring King Olav of Norway! during his visit to ,PLU . The visit!­ marked the 1 50th anniversary o� N o rweg i a n i m m i g r a t i o n t o America. i Further festival information isl' available from the Office of community Relations at PLU .

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Volunteer members of a newly-formed Scandinavian Cultural Council at PLU enjoyed an organizational kickoff banquet March 21. The group will be helping support and promote Scandinavian studies and activities on campus. Among the members are from left, John Postman of Steilacoom, Inger and Guttom Gregersen of Parkland, and council secretary Florence Buck. President and vice-president respectively are T O. H. Karl and Joanne Klein, both of Lakewood

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History Has Rhythm

Renowned Church Historian Draws Reformation , Modern Parallels

By Jim Peterson

Thoug h threatened With the capacity to destroy Itself mllitarilv or bankrupt itself economically, one can be optimistic about the 10 g - range future of the world , according to Or. Roland Bainton Bainto n . 86, a world - renow ned ich urch historian from Yale U n iver ­ sity, spoke at Pacific Lutheran U niversitv i n early March as a prelude to the Pacific orthwest 'Renaissa nce Conference, co-host­ ed by PLU and University of Puget Sound Bainton spoke of the past. the present a nd the future with equal ease. His conversation was pu nc­ tuated with long verbatim pas­ sages from literature and his eyes had a faraway look as he spoke.

"There is a certain kind of ' rhyth m in history. " he observed .

"There will be an eruption, like a ,volcano; then the lava turns even­ Itually to pumice stone, waiting for ithe next eruption of molten lava . " O u t of m a ss m i l ita ry o r eco n o m i c d estru ctio n w o u l d come h unger, poverty and mis-

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ery, " Bainton continued, "There would be internal revolutions. Out of that could come eIther a series of new dictatorships or, perhaps, world govern men" " If such destruction can be av­ oided, he Indicated, there is hope Communism is not the prede ­ sti ned force in the world it claims to be and it is already beIng modified in many parts of the world .

"And tho gh there is much attention today on the ' me' ethiC and defiance of custom, there is still a strong foundation of per­ sons who have developed a more altruistic character," he added.

"Among my 18 grandchildren, only two do not have deep social concerns. " With each of his comments on the present day condition, the Whitman College alumnus who was raised in Colfax, Wash . , de­ veloped lengthy parallels with the 1 6th century and the Reformation era, his specialty.

He spoke of Thomas M unster, a Reformation contemporary of Luther, who is today being redis­ covered by Eastern Eu ropean Mar­ xists. Munster, who beca me a

PLU Art E xhibi t Featu res Richard Kirsten Sculpture

by R i c hard Kirsten were on exhibit at PLU's W ekel l Gallery during March.

Kirsten is a staff a rtist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and is associated with the Kirsten Gallery in Seattle. He has exhibited exten · Prints

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sively across the United sta es.

The Wekell Gallery, located in the PLU art department complex in Aida Ingram Hall, presents exhibits throughout the school year. Gal.' lery hours are 8 a . m. to 5 p , m weekd ays ,

Dr. Roland Bainton

revolutionary and was eventually martyred during the Peasant's War of 1 525, advocated com mun­ ism, though the Marxists "conve­ niently forget" that it was the Biblical commu nism of the Book of Acts.

Other Reformation leaders, Cal­ vin and Luther, are also prog ­ enitors of modern attitudes to­ ward capitalism. personal respon­ sibility and human freedom, he pointed out Thus within 1 6th century Europe one could find

movements simllar to those of o r modern world. in many cases Influenced by similar cultural and economic conditions, Ba I nton as­ serted Author of three volumes on women of the Refo rm ation . Bain­ ton took issue with those who believe wom en of that day were degraded "There was no oppor­ tunity for most to get outside their homes," he explained " Life expectancy was 2 5. What adul life they had was spent as mothers or g randmothers " But among the relatively few with m ore personal freedom, there were consequential influ­ ences, accord i ng to Bainton . He pOi nted to queens and other aristocracy, women of the church , and wives of prominent men, many of whom made social a nd cultural contributions .

Bainton, who went with the Quakers under the Red Cross to France during World War I, con­ tinues, 65 years later, to promote world peace as president of a world peace society which has distributed over 1 6 million pieces of literature. "War is obsolete." he observed.

Commenting on politics, he said he had previously favored Carter's "moderation" which he believes the president is now somewhat forsaking . He noted that a Chris­ tian politician will never be able to deliver all that he promises, or expects, because there will always be a conflict between pragmatism and idealism .

Summer Institute Of Theology Is Hosted By LITE "Creation and New Creation" is the theme of a Summer Institute of Theology at P U July 1 3-1 8 and July 2 1 -25.

Week one of the institute is designed for pastors, spouses, lay people, church staff workers and families. Week two is a more intensive continuation, with credit available.

Lecturers incl ude Or. Daniel Simundson, professor of Old Tes­ tament at Luther-Northwestern; M ichael Aune, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary ; a n d Or. Philip Hefner, professor of sys­ tematic theology at Luthera n School of Theology.

M ore information is available from the PLU LITE office.

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Orad To Market Modern Technology In World's 'Hotspots' PLU

stripped of their assets "When my father called from Europe to tell us to leave, my N,.e xt m o n t h , a M a y P L U mother, two brothers and I litera lly g raduate, Mokhtar Ramada n, will had only the clothes on o u r begin a job requiring him to travel backs. ' Ramadan said.

Initially, the family re settled in around the hotbeds of the world the United Arab Emirates where - the Middle East and Africa . faced decisions on how to re­ they After 1 4 grueling interviews, build their hves At loose ends, Texas Instruments. Inc . selected Ramadan to be manager of their Ramadan left to visit former consumer prod ucts division i n the neighbors from Lebanon who had moved to Bellevue, Wash. , when Middle East and Northern Africa. the war broke out.

"In this capacity, I will, in a sense, Since arriving in the United be creating a market for Tl pro­ ducts in these developing coun­ S ates, Ramadan's life has been a . tries," said the dark-haired, dark­ see-saw of uncertainty. Deciding to continue his education - he eyed M uslim. had been a university student in During his sojourns, Ramadan Lebanon for two years - Rama­ will avoid those countries beset by dan enrolled at Seattle Pacific political, religious and civil strife College. such as I ran and his homeland, "Since I've been in the United Lebanon.

States, I've never known from day "I have told my employer it would be far too dangerous for to day whether my family would me to return to Lebanon until the be able to provide, financially, for my housing and education . . . but turmoil is resolved, " said the 26somehow, they have," Ramadan yea r-old Lebanese who will be said. based in Fra nce.

At one point, his mother spent Five years ago, Ramadan and his 10 days in Lebanon tracking down family were forced to flee from the dean of a university to obtain Lebanon when civil war broke out.

Ramadan's transcript so he could "At the time, we were M uslims graduate from Seattle Pacific. Af­ living among Ch ristians in an up­ ter receiving his underg raduate per- middle class residential area degree, Ramadan completed re­ where life was relaxed and ca ref­ for a master's in busi­ quirements ree, " explained the son of a ness admmistration at PLU . Rama­ Lebanese import-export entrep­ dan, who has obtai ned extensive reneur now in Italy. experience in international busi­ Since the civil war involved fight­ ness working with his father'S ing between M uslim leftists and firm, has high praise for the PLU C hristians, the Ramadans a nd their program . neighbors feared for t elr lives.

"The school has a very stro 1 9 " I n fact, those who stayed be­ program . I have really learned a hind when we decided to leave lot from the professors here, " he ended u p getti ng shot . . . our said. omes were bombed and confis­ Besides the quality of education cated," Ra ma dan revealed. he has received at PLU, Ramadan Although they had lived an . has been pleased with the support he has received i n the Christian affluent, comfortable lifestyle be­ community fore the war, the Ramadans were

By Judy Davis

Kathleen HosfeJd

Hosfeld New Editor Of MOoring Mast K thleen Hosfeld of Wenatchee, a junior at Pacific Lutheran Univer­ sity, has been appointed editor of the Mooring Mast. the PLU stu­ dent newspaper.

Hosfeld, who succeeds Jody Roberts as editor, will be in charge of the publication's operation dur­ ing the 1 980-81 academic year.

In addition to serving as Moor­ Ing Mast news editor the past year, she is a member of the University Chorale at PLU .

A graduate of Wenatchee High SChool, she is the daughter of Mrs. D.C. Phillips of Wenatchee and Robert Hosfeld of Pittsburgh, Pa

Junior Earns $1 500 Haas Foundation Award Cindy Kloth of Newhall, Calif. , a junior at PLU, is the recipient of a $1 , 500 Award of Merit from the Saul and Dayee G . Haas Foundation of Seattle.

Miss Kloth, a broadcastin g major at PLU, is the daughter of Rev. and M rs. Paul Kloth of Newhall .

Attending a Cheney Foundation scholarship luncheon on campus recently were from left, back row: Mike Graven, Cheney director and former PLU regent Gene Grant, Jodene Anderson. Cheney director Peter Vale and PLU vice-president for student life Donald Jerke.

Front row: Chuck Lund, Cheney director John Hansler, Kristen Sherman and Cheney executive director Elgin Olrogg.

Mokhtar Ramadan

"The people here are truly car­ ing, concerned and interested in my future and my past," he said.

The intense 26-yea r-old will be leaving the United States with g reat reluctance. "The freedom and independence I've experienc­ ed here mean a g reat deal to me," he said.

But Ramadan also is looking forward to his new job since "it is everything I've studied for, and it will enable me to pay back debts and help my brother continue his sc Doling . " R a ma d a n s a i d Texas Instru­ ments has told him to prepare for a "cultural shock" when he begins his new job.

"After what I 've been through, I'm confident I can adius ," he said . ' T'.:e had to - to survive . "

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students arn Cheney Merit Scholarships Five Pacific Lutheran University students have been selected to receive $1 ,000 merit scholarships from the Ben B. Cheney Fou nda­ tion of Tacoma, according to Elgin Olrogg, executive director of the fou ndation.

This year's recipients a re Charles Lund of Parkland, an art major; Mary Piper of Roy, music; Kristen Sherman of Oak Harbor, econom­ ics; Jodene Anderson of Billings, M ont., business administration ' and Mike Graven, natural sciences .'

This is the fourth year that the Cheney Foundation has provided $5,000 in scholarships for deserv­ ing PLU students.

Student Body Elects 1 980-81 Officers PLU

R ob ert G o m u I ki ewicz of Wenatchee has been elected pre­ sident of the Associated Students at Pacific Lutheran University.

A sophomore pre-law student, Gomulkiewicz will serve as ASPLU president th rough earlv March, 1 981 . He succeeds Stephen Rieke of Tacoma.

Also elected to serve as ASPLU officers during the coming year were Mark Davis of Portland, Ore., vice-president; Rick Mattson of Brush Prairie, progra m director; and Alan Nakamu ra of Spokane, comptroller.

New ASPLU senators a re Judy Mohr of Mount Vernon, Mark D u n mire of Tacoma, Brenden M a n g a n of Wen atchee, Bra d Seeborg of Kent, Mike Ron ning of Marysville, Wayne Heaston of Pas­ co, Steve Vitalich of Seattle and Mark Beeksma of Oak Harbor.

12 The President

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Serva nthood : The Ministry

Of The La ity I n The Body Of Christ (Excerpts from an address delivered by President Rieke at the installa tion of The Reverend Dr. Richard Trost Central Lutheran Church, Eugene, Oregon March 9, 1980)

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National surveys i ndicate that Lutherans look for pastors wh have qualities in order of importance of: 1 ) strong spiritual founda­ tions, 2) warm and open people orientation a nd, 3) potent ability to preach and teach. ("Lutheranism: The Theologica l Movement and the Confessional Writings," Gritsch & Jensen , 1 976.) The lord has blessed Central in leading you to a new leader who has these and many more positive raits.

Concerning the latter quality - viz . , preachi ng and teaching - the presence of the presen speaker thiS afternoon In this service is problematic. By what authority do I express my theological views? Clearly it is not my authority, but the authority of scripture which I share. Specifically, I call attention to a familiar and, to me, key portion of Scripture (John 1 : 1 - 1 2 ) which I offer as a n addition to the Gospel for the day (Mark 1 0:42-45l.

In the scripture from Joh n we read of the Word (from the beginning), the Word which was Light and which produced sons and daughters of God . From that great back­ ground , I address the theme of 5ervanthood: The Ministry of the Laity. How do we - the lay persons of the Church - minister, serve i n the body of Christ, this Word that came to dwell among us?

To answer <.juickly and briefly, we do it in celebration. A celebration which brings a n assignment to you, a nd a different assign­ ment, at least at this moment, to me. The assignment of yours is to listen; mine is to speak. Lest you complete your task before I finish mine, I hasten to suggest the entire substance of what is to follow now, up front, while we remain together.

The ministry of the laity is through celebra­ tion which is to be understood in three ways: rejoicing, affi rming that which has been i n the past, a nd anticipating that which i s yet to come.

We rejoice at this happy occasion, this moment of triumph. You have not lost, but have won. The loss you felt with the departure of your previous pastor has been replaced by the gain of a new spiritual leader.

The time of Central has not faded, but begins to blossom anew . And so we rejoice.

We affirm what has been: with the words of our text in mind about the Word which came to dwell among us, we recognize more specifically that the Word (Gospel) - ca uses faith which creates new life, which in turn creates the Church.

In affirming what has been, that is the causality and sequence of Word, faith, new life, and church, we affirm where we as lutheran Christians have been in our under­ standing of our heritage.

Finally, we anticipate what is yet to come.

We anticipate the ministry, the servanthood of the laity in this church which has been created by the Word: and we anticipate a ministry of the Word ' where the phrase, "ministry of the Word" may be understood In two ways. A ministry to the Word - a " tending " of the Gospel whIch we will expect from our oastor. and a ministry by the Worct, the effects of the Gospel on the world about

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us. The servanthood of the laity is to promote the ministry by the Word.

Hardly anyone has a problem with that portion of cel ebration which we identified as rejoicing . We all appreciate joy, understand, and embrace it. Yet, even if only in one sentence, it deserves rementioning. for rejOicing, joy, not only g races this after­ noon's service. but should characterize each day of every Christian 's life. There is little room and even less need in God's creation for the sullen, long-faced Christian. While joy should not be understood as nirvana, utopia or as existence devoid of trial and sorrow, it must be understood as confidence even in trial , as hope even in despai r a nd certainty amidst the greatest of dou bts beca use - no matter what the circu mstance - the Word has indeed come to dwell among us. Let us bid each other, "Rejoice."

The portion of celebration which has to do with affirming what has been is, perhaps, more problematic and troublesome for many. There is little difficulty i n affirming specific accomplishments of i ndividuals or organizations. But there often is great difficulty in affirming what has been when we mean not specific events or accomplish­ ments, but more importantly what has been . the heritage, the roots, the real substance of our belief as Lutheran Christians. We have trouble affirming what has been because we often do not understand what the teachings of our faith truly are .

Somehow in recent decades, in a n over­ reaction against the perceived ponderous­ ness, the presumed incomprehensibility of lutheran doctrine, we have de-emphasized our teachings, ou r confessions, to the point that we don't even know them any more.

It bothers me that in the year of the 400th anniversary of the Book of Concorde and the 450th anniversary of the Augsburg Confes­ sion most Lutherans have no knowledge of either. This bothers me, but it bothers me less than the recognition that by believing our doctrine too heavy, our teachings too demanding, we have become terribly super­ ficial. In reacting to the criticism of being too Dr. William O. Rieke

intellectual. too heavy, we have thrown the baby out with the bath water, a nd verged on becoming nothing theologically.

It concerns me intensely that, even on the camp s of a great University of the hurch such as PLU, and much more so on state university campuses, i fi n d youth who genuinely wish to be growing, maturing, deeply- rooted Christians but who, for lack of adequate affirmation of what has been simpl'y have no tools for such growth. They therefore are faced with but one of two chOices - either cynical agnosticism or, at the other extreme, a well-i ntentioned but all too superficial. brittle, u nendunng, unserv­ ing pietism which emphasizes only the "see Jesus," "feel Jesus, " "find Jesus" - the glittering , dazzling, simplistic Jesus who at once and forever is presumed to make aU things well. To leave our youth and our ad ults with no choice but one extreme or the other ' is tragic. It tears me up, for it should not be if we would affirm what has been - our real heritage. It is not that difficult.

Affirming our heritage starts simply with the Word, the beginning by which God made himself known. Affirming our heritage what has been - then moves easily to the u ndersta nding that it is the Word which creates faith . Faith is so much a part of everyday life, there should be no problem accepting it.

Affirming what has been also means that the Word which created faith now appoints us to new life through baptism. It is baptism which brings us to Christ and new life. lutheran theology, thought to be so difficult is not. luther's stance about the Word alone, g race alone, faith alone, was aimed solely at allowing us to understand and accept Christ alone. luther's theology was. purely and! simply, Christology. Christ is appropriately and assuredly brought into our lives through baptism.

New life requires a response. A form of new life comes to Central today . Do not resist it simply because new life will also requirei new energy. Each of us sometimes resents the requirement to invest new energy. The Word created faith, which creates new life, which creates the Church. Our assembly of i believers, now the Church mifitant. will in ' eternity be the ChUrch triumphant. Since today we still exist i n time, we are the Church militant. As the Church we are called to invest new energy in the new life brought to us by faith.

We turn now from affirming what has been. i n the sequence of Word, faith, new life, and the Ch urch, to the matter of what is the mission of the Church . Particularly, what is the mission , the reason to be, of the laity in the Church.

That brings us to the final part of our celebration, anticipating what is yet to come, anticipating t e mi sion of the Church . It perhaps is ot surprising that since it was the Word (Gospel) which created the Church. so the mission of the Church is the "ministry of the Word." The Word through the Church (continued on page 13)

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leads back to a further spreading of the Word .

But. as mentioned above, the phrase "ministry of the Word " may be understood d ually. The ministry to the Word, the tending of The Gospel, is the primary responsibility of the pastor. The ministry by the Word, the effect of the Gospel on the world, is the laity's responsibility .

Now, today, as you a nd I - the laity a nticipate the ministry by the Word, that portion of the mission of the Chu rch is ours.

We must recogn ize that the Gospel is i m pacting a world which more so than ever before is characterized by change. If we are to impact the world with the Word, the effect of the Gospel. we must be able to handle change.

The newspapers are filled with examples of rapid change. In the decade of the '80'5 for i nstance, It is seriously expected that the knowledge explosion will double all the information that h umankind has accu mu­ lated from the begi nning of time to date Consider the i m pact of change on us in the last twenty years alone: Sputnil<, abortion, Vatican II. Vietnam, Watergate, I nflation, the metric system, binary system , Iran and Afghanista n . Our response to change will determine how wellwe minister bythe Word .

An i nappropriate response is to resist or lash out agai nst change. An a ppropriate response is to directchange through loveand concern .

Love your pastor a nd his family. Pastor, love your people. Love your neighbors a nd your fellow parishoners. Only in love, as the text tells us, have we the power to become sons and daughters of God . Love alone replaces fear a nd brings deliverance. There is a Cry for deliverance in Afghanistan, but for Ch ristians, a m uch more important type of deliverance is already at hand in the person of Christ. whose body a nd blood we receive in comm union.

We end as we began - in celebration .

Rejoicing, affirming that the Word leads to faith , to new life, and to the C h u rch, and a nticipating a ch u rch whose mission for lay persons offers a ministry by the Word in a world of change, war a nd fear. We remember in this that through love we can go forth boldly with the Word in a changing world confident that God is at hand to deliver us. laity of the Church, let us be servants in celebration!

. U n restricted An n u a l F u n d Gifts Need ed

By Fiscal Yea r E n d

Lack Of 'Wi l l Powe r' Wastes D o l l a rs, Benefits

By Edgar Larson Director of Special Giving

On a recent visit to �n attorney's office he showed me some material dealing with estate planning. The captIon over a col u m n o f com ments was headed "advantages of not planning your estate." and the first reason given was "you don't have to think about dying ! " , m ust admit that each time I have updated my will, the thought went through my mind that now "I was ready to go . " (After I got a hole - i n -one a few years ago. my dilemma was complicated, I thought that with my will being written and having had a hole-in -one, what else was there to ha ppen in my life?)

Many people share this su perstition that if they write a will or u pdate their will. they will most certainly die in short order! Such reasoning has delayed people in either having a will drawn up or updating an already existing will, oftentimes with the results that one's intentions were not fulfilled, as well as with unnecessary shrinkage to an estate through needless tax losses.

An entire catalog of reasons could be gathered why people ignore proper estate planning. None of these reasons are suffi­ cient to remove the frustrations of those who a re left behind to settle an estate that is poorly pla nned and extremely wasteful . On the other hand, a will that is properly executed can result in well-plan ned distri bu­ tion of assets and tax savings which ca n be passed on to surviving heirs or desired cha rita ble a reas . For a free copy of "Will Power" write or call:

Edgar Larson Director Of Planned Olvlng PacIfIC Lutheran University Tacoma, WA 98447 (206) 531-6900 Ext. 232

(Editor's note: It should be noted that President Rieke 's address at Central Lutheran Church is the first time in the history of North Pacific District that a lay person has given the major message at an installation)

Parent's Club

Pa re nts, Seniors TO B e H o n o red At Recepti o n

By Milton Nesvlg Executive Associate To The President

Do you have any suggestions regarding projects and activities for the Parents Club?

Send them to the Parents Club office at PLU Ifor consideration at the next Parents Council meeting scheduled for Saturday, May 24.

President and M rs . William O . Rieke will be having their an nual reception for graduating seniors and thei r pa rents i n the form of a buffet su pper Saturday, May 24, from 4:30 to 7 p . m . in the U niversity Center Commons.

Parents, alumni and friends living i n the Big Sky Country are welcome to attend a PLU breakfast meeting Sunday, May 1 8, at the Ramada I n n in Billings, Mont. Tickets may be

purchased at the door for the event which will start at 7 a . m . This will be held in conju nction with the a n n ual convention of the Rocky Mountain District of the American Lutheran Church. The Rev. Harvey Neufeld, Director of the Colleg i u m a nd Church Rela­ tions, and his assistant, Martin Wells, will be at the meeti ng.

Norway, here we come. The annual Oslo gathering for parents, alumni and friends is set for Sunday, June 29. The event will sta rt at 5 p . m . in Hanson Hall the American Lutheran Church, Firtznersgate 1 6 . The writer of this column and Dr. Janet Rasmussen, member of our modern languages department facul­ ty, will speak. Hostesses will include Berit Bjercke a n d H i l de Bjorhovde who are graduating from PLU this spring in co mm uni­

By David Berntsen Director of Develop ment

May 3 1 st marks the end of the PLU fiscal year. We are very pleased to have operated with a balanced budget In the past without cutting quality. With you r h el p P L U can co ti n ue to do so if we can meet our u n restricted gift goal by May 3 1 st.

The An n ual Fund provides the only source of unrestricted gifts to the university'S operating budget. During the course of an extensive capital fu nding program like Shar­ i ng In Strength , it is especially important to maintain Ann u al Fund contributions The majority of those gifts come from the Q Club.

If you are a member or Fellow of the Q Club please remember the May 31st date in planning your ann ual contribution .

This date concerns other donors as well .

Remember, a n y gift - however small - i s i m portant a n d really helps . We w i l l b e listing the names of all donors to the P LU Ann ual Fund i n a future Scene and we would like you to be listed to enco u rage others to give.

There a re many friends and a l u ms who may not co ntribute beca use they feel their "small" g ift is inSignificant. Yet. if the 1 0.000 alums who have never given to PLU contri­ . buted as little as $25 or $30 annually it would total over a quarter of a m illion dollars .

Remember May 31 st. your gift really does help.

The following Q Club members have joined since the February issue of Scene. M/M John Aakre, Trina Anderson, George Don Blair, M rs.

L. E . Barrick, RIM Chris Boerger, DIM Mike Boyd, M/M Paul Busse, M/M William Clink, Ancil Davis, M/M Darwin Detlef, M/M Tom DoW, Dr. Ch risten Eidal. DIM Richard El­ lingson; Also, M/M Art Ellickson, First Lutheran Church of Ketchikan, M rs . Patricia Fisk, DIM James Freisheim, DIM Leroy Gilge, DIM Kenneth Gilliland, M/M Ronald Gintz, M/M Dick Goodwin, M/M Gordon Gradwohl, M/M Richard Ha mlin, M/M Jerome Herfindahl.

M/M Ray Hinderlie; Also, RIM Thomas Housholder, M/M David Howe, DIM Gary Johnson, Kimball's Body Shop, M/M William Kroeger, Dr. Dennis Langston, M/M William Larsen, M/M Clyde Lashua, M/M Greg Leeland, Lord of Life Lutheran C h u rch - Renton, DIM John Main, Mapl e Leaf Lutheran C h u rch; Also, DIM Richa rd McGinnis, M/M Frisco Mitchell, M/M Lyle Nelson, DIM John Oa kley, DIM Svend Pedersen, M/M Lynn Pettit, Printing Control Services, John Rankin, M/M Bill Robinson, DIM David Roe, M rs. Vernon Schei, M/M Dale Sch i mke; Also, DIM Jack Shannon, M/M Jack Sinder­ son , RIM Ludwig Siqueland, Skinner Founda­ tion - Pepsi Cola/Seve n - U p of Tacoma to FEL­ LOW, David Strandemo, DIM Jeff Ton n , Utopia Instruments-FELLOW, Dr. Ted Vige­ land; Also, Tom Wake, DIM Ronald Walsh, M rs.

Ruby Watness, M/M Harry Wicks, M/M lester Wigen, Dr. Jane Williamson, M/M J i m Willis, and M rs. Mable Wing .

cation a rts. '"

Al u m s : Do We Want To Be Ranke d Last A ...

on g ALC Colleg es?

By Ronald A. Miller, M.D. President PLU Alumni Association

What is the Alumni Association? What are its goals and objectives? Where has it been, where is ittoday, and where IS it going? These Questions and others were considered a nd discussed at a recent special ad hoc commit­ tee meeting of the Alu mni Board , n-Iere was u nanimous agreement that the Alumni Association's stated purpose in the constitution, "to increase our spirit of loyalty and fraternity, and to assist in better organi­ zation and development of a continuous and effective progra m of united action in pro­ moting the welfare of the University and its alumni" is still a noble perception of its purpose. Stated a nother way, one could say that annual giving ("dollars"l, recruitment and maintenance of students ("scholars"l, increasing the visibility of PLU, and fostering the fellowship of alumni are our objectives, What has our track record been for these different areas? Annual Fund giving has gone from $72,000 In 1 970 to $1 55,000 in 1 979, Though this seems admirable on the su rface, it really has just kept up with inflation . Annual giving at other Lutheran church colleges (from alumni) has made our participation look pitifully poor, with one of our Lutheran schools receiving over $1 million from its alumni last year. PLU's alumni are at the bottom of thE:: giving ladder. This is one area of great concern - we owe a lot to our University and giving is one of the ways in which we can show our gratitude.

The Alumni Association members (you!) are

responsible for bringing new students to PlU. In spite of a declining pool of graduating high school seniors, enrollment has in­ creased at the rate of approximately one percent per year, as projected the last two years, a nd the U niversity plan has prOjected a three percent total g rowth over the next five years, but recession or depression could certainly pose a problem unless we conti ue to actively recruit new students.

What has the Alumni Association done for its members? A PLU week at Holden Village is planned for this summer, A "catalog" of items available to alums at the PLU bookstore is being prepared . A ski week in Sun Valley is being considered . An alumni directory was published two years ago, Your Alumni Association has tried to increase its visibility to students with such programs as Senior Night at Shakey's, co­ hosti ng the President's reception for graduating seniors and their- parents, a "finals coffee" program, alumni ads in the Mooring mast, hosting senior career serni­ nars, and distributing mugs to graduating. �n�rs, It has tried to promote the spirit of PLU and the fraternity of its alumni in their respective geographic locations by coordinating club and chapter events.

The Alumni Association maintains a class representative system and coordinates reun­ ions at Homecoming. There has been a "special" reunion each year for the last two years starting with the Choir of the West in 1 978 and MAY FEST in 1 979. The PLU band will be honored this year at Homecoming plann­ ed for the weekend of November 8.

The accomplishments of PLU alumni have

1 979-80 Al u m ni Board OFFICERS Ronald A, M i l ler, M D , '65 President Wh itefish, Mont.

Carol I Bottemiller) Geldaker '57 First Vice President West Linn, Ore, John McLaughlin 71 , Im mediate Past President Federal Way, Wash.

Ronald Coltom '61 Executive Secretary P,L.U.

Regent Representatives Suzanne (Skubinnal Nelson '55 Tacoma, Wash.

Michael A. McKean '68 Gig Harbor, Wash.

Roy H. Virak, M . D , '52 Tacoma, Wash.

Members-At-Large One-Year AppOintments Esther Ellickson '58 San Diego, Calif.

Jennie (Lee) Hansen '34 Honolulu, Hawa i i

Stephen M. Isaacson 76 Boise, Idaho

M ichael Ford '68 Portland, Ore,

Carol (Haavik) Tommervik '40 Tacoma, Was h ,

Ja mes Kauth, M D . '53 San Francisco, Calif.

Terms Expire May 1 982

Martha (Miller) Ward 77 Kent, Wash,

Terms Expire 1 980

Karin (Pihll Leander '66 Mt. Vernon, Wash, Anita ( H illesland) Londgren '59 Tacoma, Wash.

Kenneth J , Edmonds '64 Puyallup, Wash .

Rev. Charles W. Mays '62 Tacoma, Wash.

Carol (Bottemiller) Geldaker '57 West Linn, Ore,

Terms Expire May 1 983 Otis Gra n de '38

Ken "Skip" Hartvigson, Jr. '65 Seattle, Wash. ,Ronald A. Miller, M . D , '65 Whitefish, Mont.

Terms Expire May 1 981 Gayle (Severson) Berg 72 Martinsdale, Mont.

JoAnn ( Nodtvedt) Briscoe '52 Anchorage, Alaska

Tacoma, Wash.

Karen (Fynboe) Howe 7 3 Fox Island, Wash.

Paul Kusche 70 Gig Harbor, Wash.

George Nowadnick '52 Snohomish, Wash.

Ex-Officio Student Rep. Bob Gomulkiewicz, President ASPLU

been honored with "Alumnus of the Year" and "Distinguished Alumnus" awards, DeSig nated funds from alumni giving have gone toward projects such as the all·weather track, KPLU/FM station development, stu­ dent body van, and scholarships to children of alumni attending PLU .

These are only some of the activities of your alumni association, and each is being re­ evaluated in regard to its effectiveness in promoting the welfare of the U niversity, I make a plea for you r active involvement in PlU . Perhaps this might mean a first-time donation, increasing your financial commit­ ment, vol unteering for committee work or just taking the time to tell a potential student about PLU and what it meant to you ,

wavi ng Yo u r F l a g For P L U Bri ng s Positive Resu Its

By Ronald Coltom Alumni Director

What kind of a flag? No, I am not talking about the American flag ( that is not such a bad idea), but I'm talking about you r PLU flag.

You don't have one? Why, of course you do.

You are the PLU flag . What you say and do reflects PlU. The average alumnus has many oppor­ tunities during a week to let someone else know about PLU . When the opportu nity presents itself at work why not let others know you went to PLU? You always seem to hear it from those who went to Stanford, Harvard or many other schools. You might say. "When I was at Pacific Lutheran" and someone says, "Where?", Well there's your chance to let them know. Or you may be at church, a party, or wherever and have that same opportunity.

You also have a chance to wave your flag when you are around students or their parents who may be in the selective process of considering where they may go to college.

They may even be your own friends or relatives, Here's your chance - tell them a little about PLU , You may even want to get on the phone and call the Admissions Office at PLU and alert them of the student you feel should be contacted.

If you live in an area where PLU activities take place, attend and bring someone with you. If yours is an area where nothing has been organized for PLU and there are enough PLUites around see if you can't organize something . Call the Alumni office and we will help you. Perhaps yours may be an area where our Choir, Chorale, or Band should be performing . If you are willing to help organize such an activity, let us know.

Something else that is very easy to do is to display the Alumni window sticker in your car or cars. It is amazing how many times you are driving down the street that someone waves to you . This seems to be more ofthe case the further from PLU that you get. Wave back and wave your flag for PLU . .

Alumni

Class Notes Faculty

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Dr. Ralph Gehrke's translation of one of his Keidelberg mentors, Claus Wes­ termann's The Psalms is one of Au ­ gsburg Press's spring books. The book edi t o r was B o b M u loff, a 1 9 7 6 g raduate of PLU and currently a student at Luther Semi nary . Mu loff got his start in ed iting in the PLU publishing i nternshi p program with Les E l l iot, part-ti me P LU E ng l ish i n ­ structor and retired Harper and Row book representative.

STAN LEY A. JACOBSO N , coordinator of elementary physical education for the Tacoma School District, has re­ ceived the " Educator of the Year" award from the Washington State Association for Supervision and C u r­ ricu l u m Development. Sta n has been em ployed with the district si nce 1 9 59.

He coordinates a g ro u p called the Young Am bassadors, wh ich performs at area sports and civic events. He was also appointed as a co nsultant to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports last year

1 930 HAROLD V. JOHNSON , a Fel low of the America n I n stitute of Chemistry, was recently elected to mem bershi p in The New York Academy of SCiences . He has also been accredited as a certified professional chemist by the National Certification Commission in Chem istry and Chemical E n g i neering Harold and h is wife, Louise, live i n Gig Harbor, Was h .

1 931 HARO LD GRAY , who retired from

public schoo l admin istration in the C l aver Park School District, Tacoma, four years ago, has started a new career as a travel agent He has the G r a y T r a v e l office i n s u b u r b a n Lakewood .

1 933 After the death of 11er h usband i n Brussels, Belgium last yeEr S HI R L EY H EC HT CLASSEN returned to thei r' p revious h ame, 90 Marshall Road, New Canaan Conn Sh i rley recently visited th e PugE't Sound area and while he re was entertai ned at a party in the home of FLORENCE POST W E SSO N '34 . other PLU grad uates attendi ng the party were INGRID (Grolid) BR U F �OT ' 32 MARGARET E L LI O n ' 3 2 , LO R R A I N E (Thoren) FORSBE RG ' 33 , ELLA (J ohn ­ s o n ) FOSN ESS '34, RA C H E L ( F l i n t ) FR EE LIN ' 3 5 , R UTH ( Newber g ) CASC H E ' 32 , KATH E RI N E ( Lamb) KELSO '32, A L B E RTA ( Sc h m itz) K tn L E S O N ' 3 3 LOUISE ( M i ller) KVAM M E '34, ANGE LA (Jacobson) SIVERTSON '33, and KATH­ RY N (Johnson) McCLARY '34. Sending 'g reetings were BERNICE (Schaffer) ' H U R D '32 living in Seq u i m , Wash . ; VIRG I N IA ( Byers) HAUGE '34 vacationing i n Florida; and RUTH (Goodw i n ) PFLUG­ MAC H E R '32 wintering i n Desert Hot Spri ngs, Ca l if. Also attending were Monda Helmer and Doris Hecht Trent.

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CHAPLAIN PAU L H. RUNNING and wife, Marilyn, a re residing in Okinawa, Japan where Paul is Division Chaplain for Third Marine Division di recting the work of 22 chaplains serving 1 0,000 Marine and Navy personnel. They have two daug hters with them in Okinawa and a son, Eric, and daughter, Rachel. at PLU .

PAU L STEEN has been named direc­ tor of University Affa irs at San Diego State University, in addition to his post of g eneral manager, KP8S, the univer­ sity'S television station, The new post is on the vice-presidential level and he is in charge of the development, publications and public relations de­ partments,

1 957 Sister FRI EDA GATZKE x'57, is c u r­ rently servi ng i n a team m i n i stry with JOHN E. A N D E RSON '64, at Lutheran C h u rch of Our Savio u r In Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Dr. WILLIAM H . FOEGE, Assista nt Surgeon Genera l for the U .s. and D irector of the Center for Disease Control i n Atlanta, Ga . , was the keyn ­ ote speaker for a symposium spo n ­ sored b y the Wheat Ridge Fo u ndatio n of Chicago. " H ealth a nd Healing M i n istry of the C h u rch" was the topic th t engaged over 90 Lutherans from fou r major Lutheran bodies -- parish pastors, doctors, psychiatrists, chap ­ la i ns, n urses, social workers a n d others - in the five-day symposium held March 1 0 - 1 4

1 958 R ev . K E N NETH GJ E R D E has been appoi nted di recto r of the Luthera n Socia l Services office in G re a t Fa l l s , Mont Lu ther a n Social Services em­ phasizes marriag e a nd fam i ly, an d offe rs individual cnsis counseling ser ­ vices along wi th chapla incY, life enrich ­ ment ' unwed parent, adopti on and foster care se rvices D r . MI LO SCH ERER is di rector of the APA a pp roved C l in ical Psychology I n ­ ternship Prog ram at Patton State Hospital, Ca lif.

1 959 J OA N (Torgeson ) M ELCHER x'59, chemistry teacher at Issaquah H igh School, was selected as the recipient of the 1 979-80 Outstanding High School Chemistry Teacher Award of the Puget Sou n d Secti o n . This is Joa n 's twenty-first yea r of teaching at Issa­ quah

1 962 RAY HO, a Pacific Northwest artist, was featured in February at Collectors' Gallery in Olympia, Wash . Ray's ab­ stract collages portray the wide colors and moods of the Pacific Northwest.

H is works a re on display in numerous Northwest galleries and i nstitutions.

RIM IVAN LARSEN are the pa rents of. a son, Peter George, born Sept. 6, 1 97 9 . He joins a sister, Anna Kristine, born May 9, 1 97 7 . Ivan has been called as pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church in Millbrae, Calif" effective May 1 , 1 980.

Don Samuelson

Deep Sea Fishing Excursion Can Aid PLU Capital campaig PLU a l u m n i . students , facu lty and friends a re Invited to fish the Pacific Ocean this sum mer - a nd help the PLU " Shari ng i n Strength " ca pita l fu nd ca m pa ig n at the same time.

This u nIque opportunity is bei ng offered by Don Sam uelson, 1 965 PLU a l u m n u s, who operates a 50-

foot charter boa t off westport.

Wash , from M y 10 to September 15.

Sa muelson has pledged 25 per­ cent of h is charter fe e s from PlU constituents to t h e "Sharing i n Strength " cam paign T h e fivE' yea r campaign is i ntended to raise $16 5 million fo r new science a n d fi n e a rts fa C i l i t i e s a n d

s trengthened scholars hi and en­ dowm ent programs.

Sa m u e l s o n ' s " Spi rit" ch a rter b oat , co-owned by Dr . Brian Sa n ­ dena '65 of OlYmpia, i s o n e of three craft operated by H arbor Charters of Westport T h roughout the s u m mer Sa muel s o n h o sts g ro u p s of f i s h i n g enthusiasts seeking their l i mit of salmon, tu n a , s n a p per, ling cod , flounder a n d many other k i n d s of fis h .

westport Deep Sea Fishing Call tOil-free 800-562-01 84

S a m u e l s o n ' s c h a rte r g u ests need not worry a bout i nex eri ­ ence. Their skipper, the d escen­ dant of many genera ti o n s of fi s h erme n in N o rway and America, has been on or near the sea all of his life .

A com mercia l fis herman for 1 2 years and a l ice nsed charter boat operator for four years, Sa m uel ­ son is a lso a marine bio l og ist who teaches a t Grays Harbor College in Aberdeen d u ring th e school year He heads the co l l ege' s i n novative f i s heri es a n d wildlife ma nag e ment progra m .

His ca reer also Includes fou r yea rs as a fisheries sci en t i s t fo r th e Environmenta l Pro e c '-on Agen cy a n d fou r years as an a g e n t In the federal Sea Grant p rog ra m . His wealth of knowledge can make a d a y on the ocea n with h i m a fasci n a i h g e x p e r i e n c e e v e n beyond the th ri ll of deep sea fis h i n g .

A l l cha rter guests w h o identify the mselves as PLU constituents will help his pledge to g row, Sa m uelson ind icated . Toll -free re­ servations for a nine-hour excur­ sion on the "Spirit" may be made by ca lling H a rbor Charters, 800562-01 84. For other i nformation call (206) 268-4004. Cost, i ncluding gear, bait. coffee, etc . , is a pproxi­ mately $36 per person . H a rbor Cha rters also operates a motel a n d recreational vehicle park. ( O n May 10 Harbor Cha rters is offering a free jetty fish ing clinic a n d derby from 10 a . m . to 4 p.m.)

Alumni

Londg ren Active i n Luth era n Media Com m u n ication ' s projects

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Richard E. La ndgren, Tacoma, has been named editor of the dally newsletter to be published during the North American convention of the Lutheran Church in America this summer He was selected by the LCA's office of press, radio and television , New york C ity The LC 's tenth bien nial co n­ vention, to be i n Sea ttle for the first time, will ru n from June 25J uly 2 . Some 2,000 delegates, youth a n d visitors will be par­ ti Cipati ng .

Londgren, who grad uated sum­ ma cum /aude from PLU in 1 959, is a com munication manager in the pu blic relations department at the c o r p o ra te h e a d q u a r t e r s o f Weyerhaeuser Company. During 20 years with the compa ny, he has been i nvolved in corpo rate adver­ tising, marketi ng com munication, financial communication, corpo­ rate identity, and em ployee com­ mu nication .

He has been active in several phases of LCA communication.

For the Pa cific Northwest Synod, he is editor of the North west LUtheran, a representative on the I n te r - L uthera n Commun ications Commission, and formerly was on the board of the Religious Broad­ casti ng Commission. He edits the synorl convention Newsgram.

In ch u rchwide functions, he is a

member of the 1 2 -person man ­ agement committee of the LCA's Office for Communication . The Office for Communication is based at the LCA's headq uarters in New York City.

Londgren is a lso a freq uent c o n t r i b u t o r to t h e L C A ' s m a g a z i n e , The Lutheran, and another Lutheran magazine, The Bond, as well as a variety of secular magazines.

H i s w i f e , A n it a H i l l e s l a n d Londgren, i s also a 1 959 PLU gradu ate and a member of the alumni boa rd . N ext fall, the sec­ ond generation in the fa mily will be at the un iverSity, when their d a u g h t e r K r i s t i n w i l l be a freshma n .

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M/M Richard Kessel ( MARGO K N U D ­ SO N ) are the parents of a daughter, born Oct 23, 1 979. Amanda Bry n joins a brother, B rett, age 9, a n d a sister, M arit, age 7. They live in Puya llup, Was h .

NANCY (Ki ngston) GASTON is living i n Sandwich, M as s . , a n d has applied for acceptance in a master's progra m .

Nancy has been teach ing Spanish part­ time in a small private high school.

1 966 ROY a n d DIA N E (Gerstmann '65) LEDG E RWOOD are the parents of a da ughter, Ann Marie, born Dec. 1 2 , 1 9 79 . She joins a brother, Rian, 2'/2 .

They live in Oregon City, Ore. MARY MARKEN of Long Beach, Ca l i f , h a s been gra nted a year's sabbatical from her school d istrict (ABC U n ified) to s t u d y e l e m e n t a ry e d u ca t i o n thou g hout the world . She will be visiti ng schools on islands of the South Pacific beg i n n ing in J u ly 1 9 80 and from there will go to New Zea land, Austra l ia , and Indonesia, Africa a n d South America . Mary will return in Aug ust 1 981 .

1 968 M / M M I K E McDOW E LL are the p a ­ rents of a daug hter, Fiona J o hanna Yvonne, born Dec. 5, 1 97 9 . She lo i n s brothers Ju stin, 5; and T i mo thy, 3 .

Mike co n ti n ues as a campus staff mem b er with Inter-Va rsity Ch ristian Fe l l o w s h i p a t t h e U n i ve rS i t y o f Wash i ng to n a n d Seattle U n iversity Hi wi e. Inka , is currently r ecuperati ng from massive liver tum o r su rgery Which was s u cc essful ,..

Richard Landgren

1 970 J I M PETERS is livin g in Wash ouga l , Wash . H e i s Deputy Prosecuting Atto r­ ney for Clark Cou nty, Vancouver, Was h .

1 971 DOROTHY B E LLIN is living in Seattle, Was h . , after havi ng taught elementary school fo r six years, attended luthe­ ran Bible Institute i n Issaquah for two years and g ra d u ating in May 1 979.

RIC HARD HANSEN will be studying this summ er at the Mary l h u rst Educa­ ti on Center - with Bernard H u i j bers, i nte rn atio nal ly acclaimed l iturgist and c o m poser fro m The N etherla nds. He is currently livi ng i n Seattle, Wa s h .

P A U L ' 7 1 and WENDY Uech o rt 7 1 ) J O H N SON a r e the parents of a son , Leif PaU l , born Feb . 1 9 . He joins a sister, Heidi lenore, age 3. They l ive in Lacey , Wash , w�l ere P a u l is a fa m i lV physician K EN a n d BARBARA ( K o hl 71 ) DOG­ ern of West li n n , Ore , are the o f a d a u g hter, K i n d e l p a r e nt E lizab eth, bo rn Fe b . 1 8 . She l oi n s a si ster, Kati e Jane.

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Ken a n d ANN (Carruthers) E BE RT a re the parents of a son, Dusti n J a mes, born J u ly 2 , 1 979. They live in Herm is­ ton, O re , where K e n w o r k s fo r U P R . R and A n n is a fu ll -time mo th e r and ho mem aker KRIS MOL ESWORT H has o pened a graphic arts and desig n sh o p in Mon­ tesano, Wash M in d's Eye Crapllics is located at 208 Fi rst Street in Mo n­ tesano. Kris s cree n pnnts sh irts an d oth er c loth i ng , a n d does graphic de­ s i g n work for spo rts teams , c l u bs and b us in esses . She ha s wo rked in g ra ph i c d esig n and fine a rts, and has a ttended Seattl e's Cornish Sch o o l of Al lied Arts.

STEVE a n d LY N NETTE ( M unso n 74) BROWDER of F ra n k li n, I nd , welcomed a daug hter, E ri n J u l ie, born Nov. 24 , 1 979. Steve is a biology professor at Fra n k l i n College and Ly n n ette teaches remedial readin g in a local middle school.

Lee and SUSAN (Lunnam) CASPER­ S O N a re the parents of a n other da ughter, J a n et Marie, born Oct. 3 1 , 979. They live i n Los Angeles, Ca lif.

CLAUDIA R ( REa) BROWERS a n d husband, C a p t B i l ly D . , a re i n West Germany, where Claudia is teach ing i n City College o f C h icag o ' s overseas division In Augs b u rg , West Germa ny.

SONJA STRAN D H O LM an d David L .

Brown were ma rri ed I n Portlan d, Or , Oct 27 , 1 97 9 . Following a Hawaiian h one ym oo n they are making th ei r home in Port A ngeles, Wash , w ere Sonja is substitu te teac hi n g i n the Port An ge les a n d Sequim School Districts.

Her husban d is th e custodian at H o l y Tn itv Lutheran C urch a n d works art- ti me i n the uph ols tery a nd rug c lean i n g bUSiness M/M RAMSEY (MARY SPEN CER) are the pa rents of a da ug hter , bom Feb .

28. They have na med th e little g i rl ViCky Marie Til ey live in Taco ma, Wa s h .

GARY a n d LIN DA ( M cCaul 77) WHIT­ LEY a re living in Bend, Ore., where Gary i s tea ching Eng lish and social studies at Cascade J r . H igh a nd L i n da IS teac h i ng fourth grade at Powell Butte E l emen­ tary schoo l .

1 973 M/M Rich Ogle ( PAT MALZAHN) a re the parents of a daug hter, Sarah Abigail, born M a rch 1 . She joins sister, Becky, age 3 . They live in Everett, Was h .

1 974 KIM G R E E N has resigned her position a s head women's athletic trainer at the U n iversity of Washington and is g oing to conti nue her education. She will be going to g rad uate school in exercise physiology, most likely at Florida State Un iversity in Ta llahassee. She is looking forward to a new experience.

KARIN KOAL, MA 74, has been accepted as a candidate in the doctor­ al program in education at Washing­ ton State U n iversity. Ka rin has been teaching in the E l m a School District s i nce 1 96 7 . Si nce 1 971 she has a l so taught at Grays Ha rbor College a nd has tau g ht graduate education courses as a n a d j u n ct p rofessor for Central Wa shin gton University.

MARILYN LEWIS has moved to Port­ land , O re , where she is presently on the Young Life staff, a Ch risti a n out­ reach in the high schools in Portla nd .

Form erly she ta ught third and fourth g ra d e for fo ur years in Puyallup, Was h .

Dr. KIM D . N O R D B E R G has opened a new denta l practice in S u m mit View, Taco ma, Wa s h . , known a s the Sum m it View Fa mily Dentistry. At recog nition ceremonies this spring, Kim was hon ­ ored with a n award from the American Society of Dentists for Children for his outstanding work in Clinica l c h i ld ren's dentistry. He was also rec ogn i zed by the I nternational Co llege of Dentists for outstanding p rofessional g rowth a n d devel opment.

TIM 7 5 and LY N (Steiner 74) TAY LOR a re the parents of a daughter , A n na Laura born on Feb . 21 . She jOins a sister, Amy, age 2. They live in Renton, Wash .

B. DAVID a n d GALE M . l, A.mo l '- '74) THO MAS are livi ng in Bel l EVUe, Wash , where Da ve is m pl o'led I\lith .3 s rl a l i law fi rm He g radu 3led frOIT'l W d ll met­ te LaW Sch oo l i n M.:JI � 9 7 the t art: 1r a , the par e nts of a da Jg t,!r ' born Oct. 14, i 97

1 976 JOEL a n d SUZA N N E (Lindsay 76) A N D REWS are now living in Tacoma, Was h . , where Joel is a senior in the n u rs i ng program at PLU and Suza nne is working part-time in th e O . B . section of st. Joseph's Hospita l . They have a son, Nathan Keller, born Sept. 24, 1 979.

MARILEE FIJALKA i s living in Taco m a , Wash . , where she is working a t the Tacoma Y M CA, For the past year and o n e-half she has been the di rector of A d a pted Aqu atics, r u n n ing swim programs for the handicapped She is engaged to ma rry Stephen Carr Aug. 2 a n d will conti nue to live in Taco m a .

D E SPINA KATH ERINE McLA U G H L I N a n d Leonidas Stylianos Alatsis were married on Dec. 30, 1 97 9 . Despina is presently teach ing at Was h i n g t o n Elem entary a n d Mason J r . High in Taco m a . Leon i das is attendi ng Tacoma C o m m u n ity Col lege. Professor Ba rba­ ra Poulschock fro m PLU and o rga nist Karen Kuenzi from PLU provided the m usic for the wedding which was held i n St N icholas Greek Orthodox Churc h .

K A R I N SUE STO N E and Stanton De­ Ray Weston were married J a n . 26 in, Gig H a r bor, Was h . KaJ"in i s a registered' n u rse in the neonatal intensive care, unit and on the transport team of . Tacoma General Hospita l . Stanton iSi employed as purchasing agent fo r Tacoma Screw Products.

BARRY and J U DY ( R einhardt 76) N U P E N a re living in Camas, Was h . Barry is teach i ng math/science a t Middle l Sch ool in Wa shoug a l , Wash , and JUd Yi is assistant l ead n u rse in the recovery room of Vancouver Memorial Hospita l , Vancouver, Was h . (contin ued on page 1 7)

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-1 977 M I CHAE L G . FABE RT, has reported d u ty at the M a rine Corps Helicop­ ter Air Station. Tusti n . C a lif . He joi ned the Marine Corps in J u l y 1 977 and is a 1 st l ieutenant MlM P ETE R G U LSRUD 76 ( M ARY E L LE N EZELL 77) a re the pare nts of CJ d a ug hter, Nata l ie Marie ba m Dec. 29.

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BRUCE and E RMA ( H e n nessey 77 ) HOFFMAN have moved from Portla nd .

Ore to San D ieg o , Calif, whee B r uce has been promoted to underwri ti ng. m a n age r of the San D iego branch, Ar onaut I n s u ra n ce C ompan i es .

JEANETIE MAS E is on a leaVe of a bsence from th e P u y a l l up School Dist. to atta i n her m as te r's degree i n education c urricu l u m a n d i nstruc­ t i o n / s p ee c h a t t h e U n iversity of Washingto n . S he p l a n s to teach a gai n i n the P u ya l l u p D istr i ct in 1 980- 8 1 .

Jeanette is the fo rmer Miss Pierce County 1 978 a n d was second run ner­ u p to M i s s Washi ngton 1 979-80. She was MAYFEST q u een in 1 977 w h i l e she was at PLU .

GARY A. CROCKED w i l l be marryi n g CAROLE RAE ENGSTROM 76 June 28 in Redmon d , WaSh . , a n d will be mo ving to Seattle, Was h . He is currently tea ch ­ i ng math a n d coach ing footb a l l and ten n i s at Washi ngton/Mon roe H i g h School i n Portl a n d . O re .

KEVI N a n d M A R Y ( S e w a rd ' 7 7 ) McKEON a re l iv i ng in Santa M a r i a . Calif. , wh ere Kevi n i s an a rtist- i n - resi dence at the Pacific: Conservatory of the Per­ forming Arts - acti ng i n PCPA's repertory theatre and teach i ng i n the conse rlla tory Mary is a free -la nce profess ion a l actress and cutter for PCPA (cutter is a hig h ly pa i d costu m ­ i n g position l .

K I M M I N N E MA N has accepted a pOSition in Chehal is, Wash . , as a re­ search a na lyst for the Department of Soci a l and Health Services reg ional office . Kim will be doing statistical resea rch in all of the programs pro­ vided by the department.

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Robert and Gall (Viele) Thomas with new family

Former PLU Students NOW Proud Pare nts Of ouadru plets .story and photo by J02 Jim Bryant, USN

PEARL HARBOR, HI - "They're the first second, third and t e last ! " That's the comment o f Navy Cryptologic Technician First Class Ro be rt Thomas x74 after his wife, Gail x'75, gave birth to q uadruplets at Tripier Army Medical Center here on March 1 3 .

The infants, two boys a nd two g irls, are reported to be the first q u adruplets born in Hawaii since 1930.

The delivery of q uadruplets wa s a complete surprise for Olympia, WaSh., native Thomas and his wife The cryptologic technician is the son of M rs Barbara Allen of 229 N Tumer, Olym pia. Gail is t h e daugh­ ter of Mr and Mrs Donald Viele of FEKleral Way. Wash Soeak ng for his w ife, who was

still recovering from bearing four youngsters, Thomas said they had been told by the doctors there would be three babies.

"Four babies were the last thing we expected," Thomas said. While they were stationed at the Nava l Security Group Activity, Misawa, Japan , doctors used ultrasonic eq uipment to tell the couple in November that G a l l would have two ch lid ren . Then, ln December, a final test detected she was going to have three babies.

But, when the babies were deli­ vered. the do ctors found a fourth baby had been hidden behind the . others

However, Thomas took it all i n stride "Since we knew she was going to have three child ren, we had already prepared a list of fou r na mes - two girls' and two boys' - ready for the occasion." he said Ch rista Raina. at 3 pounds 9 ounces, was bom first. Then came Ian Edward . 3 poun ds 8.5 ounces� Janan Cari na . 3 pounds 1 3 ounces. and Da vid Kent. 4 pounds 1 2 ounces. The children were born wIthin 2% m inutes Thomas m e t his wife while both were studyi n g m usic at Pac fic Lutheran u n iversity in

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1 978 RACHEL MISTEREK is a psychiatric aSSistant at the Psychiatric Centers in San Diego, Calif.

D E BORAH C. MORGAN and Ph i l i p C .

Ellis of Port Angeles, Wash . . were m arried Nov. 23, 1 979 i n a n aftemoon c ere m o n y at St. An drews E piscopal Phil ip C h u rch . Both Debora ll an teach music i n Port Ange l es Public Schoo ls J I LL MARIE NOWADNICK and STEVE B RU NER 75 were married March 29 at Chnst he K i ng lutheran Church i n SnohomiSh J i ll teaches Germa n at Issaquah HIgh School and Steve Is teaching and coaching at Peninsula High School In Gig Harbo r . Wash PATRICK M WALJ<r:R. MA 78 has ioined Washi ngton MiJt1.Ial Savi ngs Bank as an appraisal offiCEr In the b3nk 5 resl denoal loan adrrunlstrfltion departmen

1 979 NANCY M EADER has besn awarded a Rotary international Graduate Fe l low ­ ship by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary I nternational. Nancy plans to study develo p m ental and clinical psychology at the UniverSIty of Nott! n ­ gham . England , during the 1 980-81 academIC year. She was one of more than 1 ,000 students worldWIde to

teceive scholarships f rom the Rota ry Fo undation .

JAN R U U D is in Madagasca r fo r a yea r . a s a volu nteer English teacher a t the c h u rc h - related h i g h school at M a n a n ­ ta n tely . Before g Oi n g t o Madaga sca r h e t a ug ht o n t h e Navajo I nd i a n Reser ­ vation In Arizona a n d in Ta ipei, Taiwan a nd he was a counselor and photo­ g ra ph e r at a " w ild erness ca m p " i n New Y o rk State .

DE BO RA H J M AS E -C O RRE LL, MA 79 , is presently atten d i ng Luther/Nor­ thwestern The o logicaJ Semina ry in St. Pau l . Mi n n .

B R IA N 0 AND E RSON is worki ng o n his ma s ter's degree in envi ron menta l geology at Baylo r U n iversity in Waco, Tex. He was awa rded a full teaching assista ntshiD for 1 979-80.

JAN HAU G E is livi ng in Tacoma , WaSh . , w h e re s h e is working at Dysfin Boy'S Ranch a s a child care co u n selor.

LORI H US ETH i s working i n a bank I n San Diego. C a l if .

DAVID a n d KARLA ( Beck 78) O LSO N have recently moved to Gig Ha rbor, Wa Sh . , where David has s ta rted a new b USiness called Olson's Woodwork i n g , specializin g i n ha rdwood f urnitu re .

They a nticipate the birth of their first child in August

In Memoriam WESLEY G. B E NSON '51 , a former resident of P a r k l a nd , Wash , d ied J a n .

10 i n West Germany. H e moved to Germany 25 years a g o . He was a sc hool tea c h e r a n d a membe r of ParKla nd Lutheran Churc h .

S urvivors I nclude hi s wife, LaVon n e; a son. G rant of Bad Tolz. Germany; a daughter, Heide, Cl student at Sta nford U n iversity; his mother, M rs . Jenny Benson of p u yallup ; a brother, E a rl of E ugene, O re . ; a n d th ree sisters. Do­ reen Lyons of E l lensburg; E l i n e H a nds of Vancouver; a n d Helen Lowell of Clea rwater, Fla .

EDWIN A. MORKEN. former PLU regent. died Ma rch 1 7 in Moscow, Idaho at the age of 72. Fu neral serll ices were held M a rch 20 in Genesee Valley (Idaho) Lutheran C h u rch with the Rev. William Leed , '55, offiCiating.

Morken, a retired wheat rancher, served for 1 8 years as a regent in the 1 940-60 era . He was a graduate of Spok a ne Colleg e .

In addition to his wife, Cletus, he is sUrllive d by two sons, EdWin a nd Donal d, two daug hters, Betsy Ritchie a nd Mary Lou Stout; fou r brothers.

Oscar, Odean , George a n d Robert; a n d two sisters, Rlke Nicholas and Ida Mo rke n .

M RS. CHARL ES L. ( MA RRY MEAD) HEGTVEDT, 59, assistant director Of food sen/ices at Pacific lutheran U n ­ iversity. died APril 1 80m In New Jersey, she moved to Lakewood , near Tacoma, fmm Califomia In 1 963 She was a member ofthe American Dietet · Ie Association and Chnst Lutheran

Church

BeSIdes her husband, SUrvlvors n­ elude two daughters, Kathryn Hegt­ vedt·WlIsan of Chehalis and Karen Hegrvedt 0 Seattle. and a sister.

Mildred Little. of East Orange. NJ

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First PLU Grid Pro In 33 Years Aims For starting Role With Pats

By Jim Klttllsby

Ladv Lute cagers took an earlv lead. then battled tough against the Figh ting Irish, but the damsels from Notre Dame showed strength at the end for a 57-48 tournament decision

p U YS. ot e Dame!

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Pacific Lutheran nearly shoe­ horned into the AIAW Division III Cinderella basketball shoes until a bunion formed late in the Notre Dame game. It was more like a horse-drawn carriage trip, unlike the pumpkin season of 1 979.

Strangely, except for pushing over the . 500 mark to 1 6-14, there was little statistical evidence to explain the Lady Lutes' sudden 'emergence into the national hoop picture.

In the opening round of the AIAW national playoffs, played i n Olson Auditorium March 1 2 , the Lady Lutes jumped off to a 14-4 lead and held the upper hand for 24 minutes, only to succu mb to the Fighting Irish 57-48. Freshman Cindy Betts had a career high 2 1 points to pace PLU PLU was young and inexperienc­ ed, with just one junior and no seniors. The previous season had started out like d nightmare, a n 010 beginning gaining 9-19 res ec­ tabillty at the final count. Howev­ er, it didn't trigger the advance printing of 1 980 playoff tickets The Lady Lutes didn't win their league, the WCIC; in fact, they lost four of five road engagements. At no time during the season did any player appear in any top 10 listing of sundry statistical leaders in the N o rthwest Colleg e W o m e n ' s Sports Association . Sandy Krebs, PLU's leading scorer, averaged 9.3 ppg .

Pacific Lutheran was NCWSA regional runnerup, but barely got in the eight team tou rney, getting a number seven seed as an 1 th hour entry.

"It would have been fun to have a video tape of the beginning and end of the season," said PLU coach Kathy Hemion. "The rewards of h a rd wo rk a n d d etermination would be quite revealing. It was a learning year, and as we learned, we i mp roved . "

John Zamberlin, Pacific Luthe­ ran's first representative to the National Football leag ue In 33 years, recently flew to Boston to take part in the New England Club's veteran mini-camp. It could be said that attending the cross­ continental congress is the duty of a Patriot A fifth round New England draft pick in 1 979, Zamberlin spent a portion of his first off-season as a weight training class instructor in PLU's physical education depart· ment.

Zamberlin, a Lute All-American in 1 978, started at inside lineback­ er for the Pats in the season finale and d rew plaudits from New Eng­ land coaches for his performance on the specialty teams. He was twice na med specialty team player of the week.

John has taken stock of his mental and physical preparation of a year ago and has come up with some changes.

"It's a dog-eat-dog business and required more of a mental adjustment than if I'd come out of a bigger school with a high· pressure program . Now I'll know what to expect when I go to Foxboro in July. Last year I had to

take a job away from somebody.

Now I ' m setting loftier goals earning a starting job. " Physically, I got carried away last summer doing exercises and lifts that weren't necessary. Now I concentrate in the PLU gym on things that match the actions of football I lift hard and do exercises for Quickness, with a lot of time spent on activities such as bad ­ minton . In both endurance and overall condition, I'm almost at playing level."

'Almost' - this mountain of a man is no piker when it comes to conditioning , but he knows when to peak.

1980 PLU

HOmeComing saturday Nov.

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P U-UPS Crid Battles Off Through 1 982 "Ups" is down and off the 1 980 Pacific Lutheran U niversity foot­ ball schedule.

The Pacific Lutheran-University of Puget Sound football rivalry, a 57 -game series dating back to 1 93 1 , is on the shelf, at least through 1982 .

"It's a suspension, not a termi­ nation, " said Lute athletic director Dave Olson in clarifying P L U ' s stance in the series break. " Philosophically, we have been headed in a different direction from UPS, an NCAA Division II SCrlOOI. for several years, althoug h

we certainly don't begrudge them for the course they've chosen," he said .

"Our schedules are completed through 1 982 , the 1 981 and 1 982 slates tied exclusively to the 12 school Northwest small college scheduling pool. an alliance which UPS opted not to join," Olson continued . "In addition to PLU's com mitment to the pool. differ­ ences in financial aid ( PLU based on need rather than scholarshi ). no spring football, a later fall report­ ing date, and a more restrictive transfer rule ( 1 6 week residency as

opposed to instant eligibility) have for years put us at a distinct competitive disadvantage. " 1 980 PLlJ. FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 1 1 Oct. 18

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ALUMNI WESTERN WASHINGTON At Humboldt state At Central washingtOn SOUTHERN ORECON load'S Day) WHITWORTH ILeague Day) PACIFIC At UOfleid LEWIS .. CLARK I Homecomlng) At Wlllamette

PLU 'L ng Shot' Make No question about it. getting the attention of the Guinness Book of Records authorities is a long-shot proposition .

And so it is that a long shot will put PLU in the tribune of trivia .

The hoopla su rrounding the recent 89-foot desperation shot of Virginia Tech's Les Henson pro· ; duced considerable controversy, with Providence College's Rudy Williams claiming an 89-footer i n 1 979. To add to the confusion , Jerry Harkness of the Indiana Pac­ ers reportedly had a herculean heave in the 89 to 92-foot range.

Then, from out of the wood­ work ca me a former Kelso AAU player, now residing in San Diego.

Steve Myers had witnesses to support a longer shot.

With Dr. Dave Olson, PLU athletic direc.tor, and Dr. Roger Wiley, phYSical education chairman at Washington State penning eye­ witness affidavits, Myers and his public relations agent went to g reat lengths to re-live a dramatic 92-3Y2 shot in PLU's Olson Au­ ditorium on January 1 6, 1 970 in a preliminary game against the Lute jayvees.

The toss was from out-of­ bounds and wasn't even intended to be a shot, rather a hoped-for carom off the backboard to a teammate. Since the Kelso squad was gett i n g b u r i e d on t h e scoreboard, officials counted the bucket.

I m p re s s e d , G u i n n e ss a u· thorities, after airing the con­ troversy in Sport Magazine and Sports Illustrated, said they would list the PLU feat in a "claim" category.

As Casey Stengel used to say to skeptiCS: "You can look it up."

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Set For S u mmer Wh ile much of the news at the national level is rather bleak these days, national h a p peni ngs in PLU winter sports had a brig hter side.

In addition to PLU's rags-to­ rich es climb to national pro m i ­ nence i n women's basketball (see related story), Lute wrestle rs made their best s owi ng ev�r at the NAIA toumey, while lady Lute swim mers were represented at the AIAW meet.

Pau l Giova nni ni beca me the first ;:>LU wrestler to ever place at a latJonal tourney, holding the u p ­ per hand in four of six matches fo r a seventh place finish at the NAIA meet in Hays, Kan s .

Giova n n in i , a 1 34-pou nd ! unior, conference and district champion , fin ished 2 1 - 3 for the season . Four other Lutes went to nationals bu did not place. Tim Judkins, 1 90, won the conference, district. and bl-district titles . Ham pered by an elbow injury , Judkins dropped his onlv match of the year in round two of nationals. The senior's record was 22-1 - 1 .

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Olson Na med President- E leet Of NAH P E RD Dr. David M . Olson , PLU Di rector of Athletics and Director of the School of Physical Education , has added another title to his lengthy list of appellations.

Olson , completi hg his 1 2th yea r at PLU, was voted p resident-elect of the Northwest Allia nce fo r Health, Physical Education , Recre­ ation, and D ance at the organi za­ tion's s pring meeting March 22 in Portland.

Th is allia nce Is co mprised of fitness professionals from Ore­ gon , Idaho, Montana\ Alaska, and Washington .

As president-elect, Olson will begin h is reign i n March of 1 981 and will serve on the Board of Governors for the Amer can AI · liance for Health , Physica l Educa­ t i o n , R e c reat io n , and D a n ce ( AAHPE RDl. Olson is a past preSident of the W a s h i n g to n As s o c i a t i o n f o r Health, Physical Education , Recre­ ation. a nd Dance (WAHPE RDl .

Equally active in athletics circles , Olson is in his third year on the NAIA National Executive Comm it­ tee and served previously as cha ir­ man of NAIA District 1 .

fi n ished 1 1 -7 ; D a n McCrac ken , league and district heavyweight ki ng, was 1 0-4; Tom Wahl, 1 77 , notched a 1 3 - 7 - 1 mark. As a tea m , PLU was second a t the NWC tou rnament.

For the first time i n years, PLU wasn't represented at NAIA swim nati onals, but the mermen placed second in the NWC. Fresh man Drew Martin had solo wins in the 500 and 1 650 at conference .

Femlute tan kers were third in the WCIC, sparked by the eye­ opening performance of fres h · m a n Kristi Bosch. Bosch didn't score any points at AIAW natio nals i n Meadville. Pa . , but won five blue ribbons at the league showdown In addition to top clockings i n the 50 free, 200 free, and 1 00 1M , ' Bosch swam a leg on two winning relays.

PLU was third in both genders in the nort h e r n d i v i s i o n of t h e Northwest Collegiate Ski Confer­ ence.

Paul GiovanninI

Th ird stra ight Confere nce Crown High lig ht Of Lute H OOp Yea r Pacific Lutheran 's fancied flight to the heig hts of NAIA District 1 basketball was deflated by Simon Fraser in the open ing round of the playoffs, but Lute coach Ed An der­ son, who e ngi neered the blimp trip to the NWC title , called the season "Good Year. " "Ce rtain ly, we we re disapPOi nt­ ed in the 85-72 loss to Simon Fraser, since we thought we'd get beyond the first roun d, " said Anderson. "Yet, the season was about a� good as we co uld have expected . " "We had early problems, stem­ mi ng f am i nexperience, but after a 1 - 6 start, we fin ished 1 5- 5 for a respectable 1 6- 1 1 record Cou pl ­ ed wit/1 Win n ing the North west Conference by two games (PLU's third straig ht tltlel, I'd say it was a pretty good year. " I t was a lso a season of miles­ to n es . J u n i o r fo rwa rd D a v e Lashua, w h o made a clean sweep of regional hon ors. first tea m all­ league, ali-district. and Uttle AII ­ Northwest, on Feb. 23 beca me only the 1 2th player in sc/1ool history to reach the 1 000 career point plateau .

Lashua, an academic s e ni or. who has expressed a desire to return next seaso , averaged 1 6.4 poi nts per game and led both the league and district i n rebo unding.

The Lutes, who enjoyed their 3 1 st winning season in the last 33 years, broke the PLU free throw percentage record with 72.8 team p ro fi c i e n c y . After clOSing the 1 978-79 season with six strai9'ht NWC victories, they won their first

seven loop contests I n 1 980 . The 1 3 con secutive NWC wins are also a school standard .

Prospects for 1 981 are brig ht, with Lashua, J ohn Greenquist, and Dan Allen fo rmi ng the nucleus Greenq uist, a jun ior, averaged 1 4 ppg and was a NWC first te m all­ star . Allen, a soph omore, netted 1 3. 3 ppg and NWC second team honors. Allen's 1 4 - fo r - 1 4 free th row pe rfecto against St. M a rtin 's is a school reco rd.

Pacific Lutheran's athletic fields ' and cou rts will be dented with footsteps this s u m mer, with four spo rts camps and a cheerleading ca m p s c h ed u led i n July a n d August.

The in itial ca m p starts on the final day of J u ne when Paci fic Luth e ra n ' s po pu la r b a s ketba l l school , i n its 1 0 h yea r o f opera­ ti on , switches to a bright new day sched ule .

On each of 10 days. J une 30 th rough July 1 2 (excludi ng J uly 45 - 6), campers will dri bble and drive from 9 a . m . to 1 2 :30 p.rn . under the direction of PLU head coach Ed Anderso n and Lute assista n t Roger Iverson This cam p is open to boys who Will be entering grades eight through twelve.

Soccer kicks off July 6 when the Seattle Sou nders open the first of six stay camps on the PLU campus Camp dates are July 6 1 1 , 1 3 · 1 8, 20-25. Aug ust 3 ·8, 1 0· 1 5, and 1 7 · 22.

Do n Conway, head coach at UCLA, will be the feature instructor at the first of two week ·Ion g Champi o n ' s W restl i n g C a m p s .

These reSIdent camps, J u ly 20-25 a nd J u ly 27-Aug ust 1 . are coordi­ nated by PLU coach Dan Hensley.

Hensley and assista nt Dave Dahl a lso have day cam ps booked i n Spokane, An acortes , Puya l l u p , Va n co uve r , a n d Tacoma t is su mmer.

Sports C a m ps International has put together two volleyball camps at PLU, August 1 0 - 1 3 and Aug ust 1 5 -1 8 .

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TOP Lute SprIng Successes During the early stages o f the spring eq ui nox, days and n ig hts were equal. So, . in a collective sense, were the won · loss records of PLU's sports of the season .

One of the sunn iest shOWings came in women 's rowing . PLU won its fi rst regatta in memory by blue-ribboning five of ten races i n a fi eld of 1 3 schools a t t h e Green Lake Spri ng I n vitationa l .

In tennis, PLU women carried a 3-2 reco rd th ro ugh spring vaca ­ tion . Lori Mi ller, playing numbe r four Si ng les, sta rted with a 4·1 mark. The male tenn isians labored through vacation ag a i n s t stiff California opposition, returning to ca mpus with ta ns a n d a 4 - 8 record .

Assessment of the track season is partly cloudy, since team scores were not recorded in any of the fi rst six meets . Steve Schindele was the earlv conference rabbit at 1 00 meters (1 0.8), while the Lute 4

X 1 00 relay squad, when healthY' 1 loo ked capable of repeati ng a� NWC cham pions . F reshman Phil Schot was amo n g the leaders weekly in the high and lo ng i umps.

Schot was second at a speciall decathlon meet in Oregon Lady lute splkers mim icked the strength of the men . with strong s howings in the spri nts a nd r.elays.

Jana Olson broke the schaal stan ­ dard With a 1 2 . 3 reading for 1 00 meters .

Lute baseballers, who won onlv five ga mes the entire 1 979 season, showed some pop at the plate in sta rti ng 3 - 9 . S o p h o m o re f i rst baseman E ric Monson went o n a .477 hitting binge, with 1 6 runs batted i n .

Roy Carlson's l i n ks squad led the. pack after four rounds on the six stop Northwest Sma ll College Golf Classic. M i ke McEntire was the Lute individual season leader with a ,76.5 average.

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Dance E nsemble, Eastvold Aud . 8: 1 5 p m

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July 1 980

Pacific Lutheran University Bulletin (USPS 41 7-660)

Turning Back The 2 Ha nds of Time . . .

Milton Nesvlg, ret i r i n g VIC� p resi ­ dent emeritus, reflects o n h i g h ­ lights of 33 y ea rs of s e r vi a: to PW

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M a n e e and Li l l i a n Knuts n uth.=ran lay l eaders, receive spe­ ci� 1 honor" !"juring spri ng Com ­ mencem E n t exercises

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PLU, Puget Sound area spared direct damages from historic vol­ canic eruption.

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Milt and Hazel Nesvig stand in front of the PLU alumni house, now known as Nesvig Alumni Center. (See page 2)

Published six times annually by the Office of University RelatioQs. Pacific Lutheran UniverSity, P.O Box 2068. Tacoma, WA 98447 (USPS 417' 660). Second class post­ age paid in Tacoma, WA. Postmaster. Send address changes to Development Data Center. PLU, Tacoma. WA 98447.

Heritage

r ing ac Ha ds O T m Nesvig Shares A Few Precious Memories From 45 Years At PLU Al u m n i H ouse, Sch o l a rs h i p N a med I n Nesvi g ' s Honor At Reti re ment Honors mu ltiplied for Mi lton N esvig during the final month of his 33-year career at PLU. During a retirement d inner held in his honor on ca mpus May 2, PLU President Dr. Wi lliam O. Rieke announced that: "Nesvig will retire with the title Vice- President Emeritus; and "The Al u m n i House at PLU has b e e n ren a med the Nesvlg Alu m n i Center.

"In addition, an endowed M i l ­ ton a n d Hazel Nesvig Interna­ tio n a l St u d e n ts Scholarship . Fund has been set u p by fam i ly and friends. Income from the

endowment Wi l l be used to provide financial assistance to students from other countries, one of N esvig's special areas of Interest.

Persons who wish to contri­ bute to the fund may send their contributions to the PLU Development Office.

Nesvig, who has served I n various public relations capacities dealing with news media, a l u m n i , c h u rc h a n d S ca n d i n a v i a n c o n stituencies d u ring his years at PLU, " re­ tires" Into the post of u n iversi ­ ty a rchivist.

Or. Jesse pflueger

1959 - Dr. Philip Hauge breaks ground for the administration buildIng that would be named in his honor 18 years later

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By Milton Nesvlg

It was my second day in college ( 1 9 3 3 l . 1 was sta n ding beh ind H a rstad Hall on a pebble­ covered field which extended from where Ra mstad H a l l and Xavier H a l l a re now located .

Coach Clifford o . Olson had ta l ked this little 1 3 5- po u nder i nto turning out for footbal l . He was barking out orders.

But my attention was diverted by two men trudging across the northwest corner of the field to a g rassy a rea where Eastvold Chapel now sta nds. I stared in amazement One was my chem istry professor, A W . Ramsta d , a n d t h e other my psychology tea cher, P h i l i p E Hauge. They were clothed i n overalls a nd had milk pa ils a n d m il k i n g stools i n their hands.

They wal ked to their cows, which were tethered in the field. a n d proceeded to milk the a ni mals.

The m i l k went to help feed their families and some of it was sold to neighbors. Those were depression days a n d things were tou g h .

T h e s i g h t o f those men walking across campus etched itself i ndelibly in my m i n d Half a century later that picture i s as vivid as it was at first. Why? Because it is symbolic to me of why PLU is what it is today - a strong. virile, positive force i n the stream of higher educati o n .

H auge, Rammy ( both a live today i n Taco­ ma) and a host of others who .preceded a n d followed i n their footsteps were dedicated teachers who had a vision. They beli eved that quality education in a C h ristian enviro n ment is a vital necessity. They strove to give the youth entrusted to their care a desire to prepare themselves for service to their God a n d their fellow citizens. M aterial things were secondary to carrying out the mission of this u n iversity .

PLU is a powerful force in church and society today a nd will co nti nue to g row i n i nfluence a n d qual ity as the yea rs go by Faculty, students, staff. regents, a n d con ­ stituents m a ke up the " warp a n d woof" of the school . They have made it what it is.

The powerful I nfl uence of p ro m i nent PLU personalities such as i 5 presidents have been chronicled in books a nd publications In our trip down memory lane we will present a few vig nettes a b o u t va ri o u s o t h e r peo p l e , memorable, b ut per a ps not so well known H u ndreds of memo ries flood i n , a n d t.llose w h ich follow are not necessarily in order of i m porta n ce . They're just ra ndom thoug hts.

Jesse Pflueger Dr. Jesse P. Pflueger was a colorful p rofes­ sor of religion, p h i l osop y a n d speech who came i n 1 930 and served for three decades.

He was a m aster of the English language who would throw back his head a nd spellbind his audiences. Every Wednesday he spoke i n chapel. When Eastvold was built i n 1 952 h e avoided the a u d itorium microphone like the plague. This was an insult. He cast a jaundiced eye at the mechanism a n d sidled away from it so that ;t could not pick up his voice.

H is lectures were colorful and his booming voice could be heard emanating from his classroom in Harstad u n ti1 1 93 7 when the old Library was built and he moved to the l a rge classroom now occupied by the post office a n d central services.

A foe of legalism, each C hristmas he would tell his classes, "I can dri n k a Tom a nd Jerry in m y home to the glory of God . " His home was a bustling fun place, presided over by h i m a n d his lolly French wife and populated by (continued on page 3)

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five sons and a daughter. People ca me and went constantly. It was Main Street USA. Pflueger had a profound influence on thousands of students and colleagues . Many missionaries and pastors, among others, attri bute their choice of vocation to his lectures. He pointed them to the One who gives meaning to life.

Walter SChnackenberg

Walter C . Schnackenberg came to PLU as a student i n 1 93 5 , returned in 1 943 as dean of men for two years, went off to war, and then returned permanently He served as profes­ sor of history unti l his death in 1 975.

Snack was concerned with academic excell­ ence and strove constantly to build up the caliber of the faculty and its offerings. He wrote books, studied abroad, took study tours to E u rope, and composed piano and choral works .

He was jovial and fu n lovi ng. He had to be with a fa mily of fo ur l ively, pretty daughters and an attractive blond wife . But he could rise up in rig hteous indig nation , too. When he fel there was dupliCity or such on the part of olleagues or adminis rators he wou ld battle for what he fel was right with the tenacity of a bulldog .

About 1 0 yea rs ago the facu lty voted to abolish the positio n of secretary He called for the floor and strode forcefully down the aisle . With eyes fla shing he faced the assem ­ bly and roared like a lion, 'You idiots, " he bellered , "what in the world is wrong with you ? You ought to be asha med of yourse­ Ives!" When he finished his thorough castiga­ tion, the faculty assembly hastily reSCinded its action and prom ptly elected a secretary

Kenneth Jacobs and his wife (Stella Samuel­ son) who gave those trees to the University.

They ca me to PLU in 1 941 when Ken was appointed plant manager, a post he held until 1 963. An i maginative gardener and a perfec­ tionist in construction details, he set the standards of excellence which have charac­ terized the PLU physical plant. "We've got to make this first class:' he would say when discussing various projects.

Gunnar Malml n

Gu nnar J . Malmin, director of the Choir of the West from 1 937 to 1 964, turned from the

' choir to the audience and directed the ' assembly to join i n the singing of the chorus of a familiar song. The place was the resort community of Borkum, Germany and the song was " North Sea Waves:' a beloved folk tune which had been suggested for the program by Ottilie Little, PLU German pro­ fessor.

The aud ience sang with fervor and broke out into thunderous applause when the song was over. After the concert Malmin and his choristers were the toast of the town .

"Swing and sway with Gunnar J," the happy (continued on page 4)

From left, Karl Weiss, Ted Karl, Or. Walter Schnackenberg

Karl WeiSS, Ted Kat1

arl E. Weiss was head of the music department in the 1 950's. He founded the Artist Series and along with Theodore Karl (speech dept. chief) started an annual cultur­ al event ca lled the Drama-M usic Festival , when Eastvold Chapel was built i n 1 95 2 .

An enthusiast, Weiss would wax eloquent in chapel about attractions on the series. He told faculty and students how to deport themselves (no applause between move­ ments in a concerto or sym phony), what to wear and what the music was all about. The result was a packed auditorium for every event even though the student body was less that 1 , 000. (E:stvold seats 1 ,238.l The three-day spring Festival featured the Seattle Symphony, an artist (Jennie Tourel one yean, and a play with a Broadway or Hollywood sta r as the lead with a student cast. Ted Karl directed these with such luminaries in the casts as Walter Abel, Louise Rainer and Basil Rath bone. Basil was colorful , opinionated and exuberant. " H e has a filthy mind," he exclaimed in answer to one reporter's question about a famous play­ wright. " Bravo, Bravo," he shouted from the balcony when Miss Tou rel concluded her prog ram. He ate with the students, visited with the faculty and staff, and had a positive effect upon cam pus life.

While driVing Abel to a TV appearance in downtown Tacoma, a tardy Ted Karl was overha led by a Tacoma gendarme for exceeding the speed li mit. "When the officer started to write up a ticket. Abel demanded, "Do you know wM I am? " , Can't say that I 0 : ' h e replied ' ' I'm Walter Abel " " Never heard of you: was the rejOInder Ted never did tell U� whether he go t he ticket or "ot

1950's - Basil Rathbone with students.

1960 - Stella Jacobs with president Seth Eastvold

Ken and Stella Jacobs

Each spring when the lovely J apanese cherry trees around Hauge Administration Bu ilding are in bloom ! am re minded of

1950's - Cunnar Malmm WIth stucjent5

Heritage

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choir mem bers would say on their annual tours. And the audiences would go away hum ming tunes they had joined with the choir in singing, such as "Beautiful Savior, " "0 Take My Hand, Dear Father," and "Savior, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise . " There have only been tw o fires of any consequence on campus in the 90-year history of PLU . The first one was in 1 942 when a cupola atop Ha rstad Hall was destroyed .

One professor is reported to have said to the Parkland Volu nteer Fire Department. "Don't put so much water on the fire . " Ha rstad now has an automatic sprinkler system and is the most fire resista nt bu ilding on campus.

The other conflagration occurred i n 1 946 when the old gymnasium (built in 1 91 2 ) was completely razed . The building also served as a theater, auditorium and science classroom and laboratory. Staff members were up all night getting out a letter to local citizens asking for support. Many got their letters the next morning. Cl iff Olson didn't take too kindly to facetious remarks by some of the recipients to the effect that the letters were written before the blaze took place.

A Student Union building rose from the fou ndation of the gym nasium and that in turn gave way to the present University Center in 1 970.

Gordon Gilbertson Gordon O. Gilbertson, professor of music since 1 954, d irected the band for many years.

"Don't credit me," he would say upon receiving plaudits after a good concert, "I just hold up the stick and off they go."

He was a serious musiCia n, but also had his humorous side. His players pulled lots of tricks on him, which he relished . One night in Canby, Oregon, the prog ram called for Jerry Bayne to play a trumpet solo in Morton G o u l d ' s " Pavanne. " Instead up popped clarinetist Norm McCullough mouthing the solo which was being played on a muted trum pet by Jerry; who was crouched beh ind Norm .

Later in the evening Gilbertson said there was a distingU ished cond uctor in the audi足 ence. After a bunch of su perlatives he i ntroduced me and handed me the baton. I had never di rected a band in my life, but I just "held u p the stick and off they went. " The Lutes Les Habegger, then Seattle Pacific hoop coach, whose team was next on the PLU sched ule, asked the Montana State coach, " How are we gonna' stop them?" The Lutes had ju st trounced the Bobcats (conquerors of mighty Se attle U . l 86-65 in Memorial Gymnasi um. "You saw. We tried seven different defenses and none of them work足 ed , " the Montanan replied.

There were very few clubs which conta inE!"d the Lutes from 1 955-59 when they won four consecutive conference titles and went to the nationals all four years. The team had three outsta nding players together for four seasons (1 955-59). These include Jim Van Beek, now dean of adm issions; Roger Iver足 son, assistant va rsity hoop coach; and Chuck Curtis, Tacoma salesman and recruiter of 25 Q-Club members this year. Memorial Gym was a wild place in those days. The place was packed to more than capaCity, the band blasted away with "When the Lutes go marching i n , " and the Pipe organ shook the rafters . Cheerleader Roger Reep and his cohorts whi pped the crowds to a frenzy.

Coach Anderson of Gonzaga said after one game, "When you play PLU you don 't play against five men, you play the whole school . "

1946-old gymnasium burns

1960's - Gordon Gilbertson with students. Wick Latimer '63, second from left, is presently an Army Reserve helicopter pilot He has recently been involved in several dramatic rescues near Mount St. Helens)

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Administration

Fou r New Reg e nts Elected At PLU Corporatio n Meeti ng Four new members and six i n c u m be nts were elected to three-year terms on the Pacific lutheran University Board of Re­ gents June 6.

The election was held at the annual meeting of the PlU Corpo­ ration held on campus in co nju nc­ tion with the annual convention of the North Pacific District of the American Lutheran Church.

New PLU regents include' • Leif Eie of Seattle, northwest area manager of Scandi navian Air­ lines. Eie, a native Norwegian who im migrated to the United States I n 1 952, . has long been active i n Norwegia n-America n activities. He is a member of the board of directors, Pacific Nordic Council. fou nders of N o rd ic He rita g e Museum i n Seattle. H e received a King Olav Medal from the King of Norway I n 1 973 and was knig hted

by Swedish King Gustav in 1 976.

• Harry Morgan of Federal Way, senior vice-president for opera ­ tions for Weyerhaeuser Company.

A former trustee of Cha rles Wrig ht Academy and executive board member of the Oregon Trail Cou n ­ cil. Boy Scouts of America, Morgan currently is a mem ber of North ­ west Forum and Canadia n-Ameri­ can committee. He is a director for Omark Industries, Portland, and Pacific Bank, Seattle.

Eie and Morgan are regents-at­ large, nomi nated by the Board of Regents.

• Victor Knutzen of Federal Way, vice - p resident a n d controller, Boeing Company. Knutzen, repre­ sentative to the board from the PLU Alumni Association, is a 1 936 PLU g raduate.

• Rev. Robert Newcomb, pastor of St Marks Lutheran Church in Hayden Lake, Id. Newcomb repre­ sents the AL-': Rocky Mountai n District Incumbents re-elected include board chairman Melvin R . Knudson of Tacoma, Rev . John Milbrath of Portland, Dorothy Schnaible of Moscow, Id., and Gary Baughn of Seattle, all ALC representatives;

also Howard Hu bbard of Portland and Dr. Casper Paulson of Mon­ mouth, Ore., representatives from the Pacific Northwest District of the Lutheran Church of America .

PLU Reg ents Approve

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Millio n Budget A budget of $20,279,000 for the 1 980-81 fiscal year was approved by the Pacific Lutheran Un iversity Board of Regents d u ring the boa rd's quarterly meeting in April The approved budget for the coming year represents a 1 4 per­ cent i ncrease over the cu rrent budget, PLU President Dr. William O. Rieke indicated. The increase, he pointed out, is due primarily to inflationary increases in costs.

Earlier this year the PLU govern­ ing body app roved increases in both sala ries and tu ition that are reflected i n the new budget.

The PLU president also reported further progress toward antiCI­ pated construction of a new fine arts facility on campus with the selection of an arch itectu ra l firm to desig n the facility. The firm, Perkins and Will of San Francisco, will begin the design process with prog rammatic evaluation and pre­ liminary drawings.

At the meeting the board was told that the capital campaign to raise funds for new science and fine arts facilities on ca mpus had passed the $3.2 mil lion mark to­ ward a five-year goa l of $ 1 6 . 5 mil lion . (As of May 3 1 , the total was $3,776,000. The first phase of the cam paig n, now in its wind-up stages, was aimed at the cong re­ gations and church mem bers of the North Pacific District, Ameri­ can Luthera n Church . That drive accounted for half of the funding to date, Rieke indicated .

I n other business, the board approved lowering from 22 to 2 1 the a g e requirement for students living off-ca mpus without u niver­ sity permission.

Also approved was a measure to a lter design and landscape at the ca mpus entrance to further facili­ tate access by ha ndicapped per­ sons . Earlier this year ra mps were instal led in front of major build­ ings and an elevator was i nstalled in the administration build i n g , Rieke reported .

Regents retiring at this meeting i ncluded Robert Hadland of Lam­ berton, Min n . , Sterling Rygg of Kalispell, Mont., and Suzanne Nel­ son of Lakewood. Campus advis­ ory members completing their terms were Milton Nesvig and JoAnn Jensen .

Following the PLU Corporation meeting, delegates and pastors enjoy the hospitality of Bill and Joanne Rieke at their home.

Seven PLU Profs Receive Regency Adva ncement Award s Seven PLU faculty m e m bers were chosen this spring to receive the newly established Regency Advanceme nt Awards.

Th ey are C h a n g - Li Y u i , m a t h e m a ti c s ; C u rt i s H u ber, ph i l osophy; La u ra K l e i n , a n ­ t h ropology; M a rl e n M iller, economics; Thomas Sepic, busi­ ness administration; Robert Stiv­ ers, religion; and Daniel Van Tassel, English.

The Regency Adva ncem e n t Awards were esta blished a t PLU

C layton pete rson Receives - Ma n Of Yea r- Awa rd Clayton Peterson, a member of the PLU Board of Regents and former vice- president for de­ velopment, has been selected as "Man of the Year" by the Pacific Northwest Cha pter of the Norwe­ gian-American Chamber of Com­ merce.

The award is presented for out­ standing service to the Norwe­ g i a n -American commu nity and for promotion of trade between Norway and the United States.

Peterson, a professional fund­ raising consultant, is a past presi­ dent of the Norwegian-America n Cha mber and one of the founders of the Nordic Heritage Museum, established this year in Seattle's Ballard a rea .

He has previously been deco­ rated by both King Olav V of N o rway a n d King Carl XVI of Sweden.

this past year to recog nize and s u p p o rt the research achieve­ ments of faculty members. Each award provides up to $3,000 to assist the professor in com plete­ ing a specified project The Reg ency P rofessorsh i p , previously a n annual honor to a single professor, is now to be awarded no more often than every th ree years Dr. Yui is i nvolved in a project applyi ng physics techniques to game theory used in business and behaviora l science. Dr. Huber is developing a course i n business ethics, and Dr. Klein is studying fou r generations of members of the Tlingit tribe in Alaska.

Dr. Miller's project involves re­ search into ways computers may be incorporated into classes on st a t i s t i c s a n d q u a n t i t a t i v e methods, a s well as to provide models to assist in management and policy decisions.

Dr. Sepic is developing a course concentration in management and organizational behavior. Dr. Stivers is continuing his studies of the theology and ethics of the sustainable society, relating theol­ ogy to energy and the environ ­ ment Dr Van Tassel is continuing his research and developing man u ­ scripts on the writi ngs of Thomas Hardy and the church.

Academia

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Renewing the tradition of a senior class gift to the university, the PLU Class f 1980 , presented a $10,035 pledge to PLU in support of upper class scholarships an<? the hanng in Strength " capital campaign The presentation was made to PreSident William Rieke by Steven Ra y, center, and Jane Roleder, right

PLU Honors M a u rice, Lil lia n Knutso n During 1 980 Comme ncemen t One of the most widely respect­ E:d and dedicated laymen in the American Lutheran Church was honored by Pacific Lutheran U n­ iversity during 1 980 Commence­ ment exercises Sunday, May 25.

I n accepti ng an honorary Doctor of H u m a n e Lette rs d eg ree, Maurice Knutson of Powell, Wyo. , bestowed comparable honor up­ on PLU by the manner in which he described the university.

"PLU has mai ntained strong ties to the church, " Knutson said .

"There is strong Christian commit­ ment here."

The man who has worked close­ :Iy with over 50 church-related icolleges and universities in the Ipast 1 0 years added, "The schools which have chosen to depart from their ties with the church are in the greatest difficulty today."

Knutson continued, "PLU has a !president with superb leadership :qualities and the ability to love and be loved.

"It has a strong faculty and

Hag ru p Earns Doctor' s Deg ree Dr. Knut Hagrup of Oslo, who holds an honorary doctor's de­ gree form PLU ( 1 978), has received a doctor of economics deg ree from Die Hoschschule fur Verkeh­ rrswesen in Dresden, Germany.

His five-volume thesis dealt with the eco n o m ics , administration ' a nd organization of airline com­ panies all over the world.

Dr. Hagrup is the retired presi­ dent of Scandi navian Airlines.

administration and an outsta nd­ ing student body "The ca mpus a n d b u i l d ings sparkle and show tender loving care.

"PLU typifies America at its best."

Both Knutson and his wife, Lillian, were honored during the ceremonies for their years of teamwork on behalf of Lutheran higher education . Mrs. Knutson was awarded a Citation of Honor for her "commitment, participa­ tion and support on behalf of Lutheran higher education i n the U nited States ."

"She has been a full partner in h e r h u s b a n d 's interests a n d travels," said PLU President Dr. William O. Rieke.

Knutson is a board member of Gustavus Adolpus College, st. Pe­ ter, Minn., and a former regent of St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn.

He served as vice-president for finance at st. Olaf and at Luther College in Decorah , la ., and as e xe c utive v i ce - p r e s i d e n t at Califo r n i a L u t h e ra n C o l l e g e , Thousand Oaks, Calif.

In addition, both alone and as a member of a management audit tea m, he has served over 50 church- related colleges and un­ iversities, including virtual ly all A m e rica n Lutheran Church-af­ filiated schools.

"Throughout much of this ac­ tivity he worked without salary or rewa rd, " Dr. Rieke said. "His per­ sonal mission has been to strengthen and save church-re­ lated colleges from fi na ncia l periL" A rancher, buisnessma n a nd former banker, Knutson also has served other national agenCies of the American Lutheran Church as a volunteer advisor and counselor.

More than 3 , 000 family memb­ ers and friends packed PLU 's Olson Auditorium May 25 for the gradua­ tion of 651 bachelor's a n d mas­ ter's degree candi dates.

Among the highlights of the program was the honoring of Mr. and Mrs Maurice Knutson of Pow­ ell, Wyo. (see separate story). "His is an u nusual saga of dedication and inspired insight, " PLU Presi­ dent Dr. William Rieke said of Knutson, a Lutheran layman who has served more than 50 church­ related colleges and universities as an administrator or consultant.

"Many institutions owe their strength and, i n some cases, their very existence, to him," Rieke said.

In his message to g raduates, the PLU president stated that com­ mencement is "a time to con­ g ratulate, to tha nk, and to a ntici ­ pate ."

He thanked the g raduates "for what you are and what you will be to society.

"It is important to anticipate positively," he added, "in an age when there is much questioning of self a nd mission.

"We are made competent, " Rieke conti nued, "in order to serve, and loved in order to return love. Reach out and serve; know what you are doing has intrinsic value."

Graduates steven Ray and Jane Roleder presented a g ift of $1 0,035 to the university on behalf of the class of 1 980. The gift is for u pper-level scholarships and to su pport the PLU " S h a r i ng i n Strength" capital cam paign.

Professors Donald F a r m e r , political science; Eric Nordholm, communication arts; and Dwight Zulauf, business administration, received 25-year service awards.

Zula uf's wife, Emilie, was the reci­ pient of a master's degree in ,business adminstration.

Milton Nesvig, vice-presi dent emeritus, was honored upon his retirement after 3 3 yea rs of service.

There were 534 bachelor's de­ grees and 1 1 7 master's deg rees conferred. Among them were 1 79 bachelor of arts, 1 23 bachelor of arts in education, 93 bachelor of b u s i n es s a d m i n i str a t i o n , 54 bachelor of science, 54 in nursing, 25 in fine arts, five in music and one on medical technology.

There were 53 master's deg rees conferred i n social sciences, 25 in b usi ness administration, 26 i n education, four each i n music and natural sciences, three in public a d m i n i st r a ti o n a n d t w o i n humanities.

There were three PLU ba chelo r' s , deg rees and two master's degrees conferred at McNeil Island Federal Pen itentiary Commencement Ex­ ercises April 2 4 . It was the final commencement ceremony at the priso n , s i n c e t h e f a c i l ity i s sch eduled to b e closed soo n .

Social Sciences Divi sion La u nches M PA prog ra m A n e w m u l t i d i s c i p l i n a ry graduate program leading to the Master of Public Administration degree became official at PLU this May. The program will enha nce the knowledge a nd skills of those seeking careers or advancement in public service.

"There's a real need in the Tacoma area and in Washington state for g rad uate ed ucation which develops students' under­ standing of the human dimension of ma nagement in the public sector," reports Dr. John Schiller, PLU director of graduate prog­ rams i n the social sciences. The new 36-semester-hour program has been designed to meet that need, while allowing students to develop supportive skills i n public finance and accounti ng.

The program fills an educational gap in the Tacoma area , since this year the Schools of Business at both PLU and the University of Puget Sou nd have discontinued their graduate programs in public administration.

Community leaders have given a warm welcome to the new prog­ ram . "In government, working with people is tremendously im­ portant," says Ray Rya n, Pierce County administrative director "Especially si nce it is offered in the evenings," adds Tacoma City Ma nager Erling Mork, "a progra m like this one provides the oppor­ tunity for our mid- management people to develop their profes sional skills." .

More information on PLU's new MPA program may be obtai ned by calling or writing Dr. John A. Schiller, Di rector of Gra d u a te Programs in Socia l Sciences, PLU .

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980 4.0 Scholars Top List Of Honor Craduates

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'1 ) President William 0 Rieke, right, con­ gra tulates Milt Nes vig, vice-president emeritus, upon his retirement.

2) Loreto. left, and Melba Cables of Spana­ way, father and daughter originally from the Philippines, were among the students honored during annual School of Nursing capping ceremonies.

3) Mrs. Lililim Knutson received a Citation of Honor from PLU during Commencement exercises.

Three seniors graduated from PLU this spri ng with perfect 4 . 0 grade averages They a re Wade Hen richs. a psyc hology malor from Albert Lea, M i n n . ; Marvin lansverk of Vancouver, Wash. , an economics·English major; and Kirk Ve is a business administration graduate from Scobey, M o nt Thirteen additional graduates receiving sum ma cum laude hon ­ ors ( 3 9 g rade averages) were

4) An honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree was presented to Maurice Knutson.

Hooders are Dr. JA Schiller, left, and Dr. Richard Moe.

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Lyn n e Al len , Jack Carm ich ae l , Carl Houglu m, Charles Lund, Phyllis N o rw ood . GalE: Wa lke r and Sha ro n W i lson of Tacoma i Gary Fa l de of StudiO City, Calif , Ing rid Johannes ­ sen of Sa nbo rnvil le, N . H ., Nancy La rs o n of OlympIa, J oa n L o fgr e n of Spo kane, Eric R u n n i n g of Oak Harbor and D av i d Southard of LaJolia Californ i a .

I n addition to the 16 top schol­ astic graduates, 90 baccalau reate

d e g ree ca n d id ates g raduated magna cum laude ( 3 . 6 ) and 1 1 3 rated cum laude ( 3 . 3 ) .

A total of 5 3 4 bachelor's de­ grees and 1 1 7 master's degrees were awarded by PLU this spring .

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Cynthia (left) and Shirley Wilson

Believe In Your Children B y Judy Davis

As their two daug hters were growing up, Mr. and Mrs. Welton J. Wilson adhered to the credo, "Believe in your children . . . encour­ age a nd support them . . . and they will believe in themselves. " Today, they are reaping the rewards for instilling that philosophy in their daug hters, both g raduates of Pacific Lutheran U niversity in Tacoma, Wa. N ext month, 25-year-old Dr. Cynthia Wil­ son will begin her three-year residency with the Tacoma Family Practice Clinic at Allen­ more Medical Center. In May, Cynthia re­ ceived her M . D . with a specialty in fa mily practice from the Washington State U niversi­ ty School of Medicine in st. Louis.

In Septem ber, the Wilson's younger daug hter, Shirley, 21 , will be a student at Willamette U niversity Law School in Salem, Ore. There, she will pursue her goal of becoming a trial lawyer. A former Puyallup Valley Daffodil princess from Lincoln High School. Shirley received a bachelor of arts degree from PLU in May with a double major in political science a nd legal studies.

The perky, self-assured honor student will attend law school on a full scholarship.

Although the differences between the Wilson sisters are reflected in their career choices and personalities, they share an "esprit de corps" on many subjects: they both are extremely grateful for their parents' encouragement. they want to help people and believe their minority status - their father is black a nd their mother Korean should not be a basis for judging their capabilities.

"I want to be considered a total person not a black woman who has special advan­ tages or disadvantages," said Shirley, who

Parents ' Belief Rewarded As Sisters Pursue Careers In Law and Medicine was accepted at six law schools before choosing Willamette.

Cynthia, who eventually would like to set up a family practice in Tacoma, said, ''I've experienced some discrimination as a minori­ ty woman, but 1 can 't let that bother me . . 1 prefer to concentrate on my professionalism and what really matters - my patients."

The Wilson sisters credit their parents for helping them develop the attitude, "You ca n jo whatever you want to do, so long as you obtain a good education and work hard toward your goa l . " " I n my fa mily, it wasn ' t. ' I f you go to college - it was WHEN you go to college' ! " Cynthia said with a laugh.

Cynthia's mother admits she and her husband bega n prodding their daughters toward higher education when they were very small.

"When she was just two, I called to see what it would cost to send Cynthia to college'" said Mrs. Wilson.

When Shirley was five, her mother told her she had the ability to become a doctor when she grew up - but then Shirley chose law, leaving medical 'prusuits to her older sister.

"Actually, my decision to go i nto medicine evolved from an initial desire to go into psychiatry to help people with their prob­ lems," said pencil-slim Cynthia, a Lamp Scholarship recipient at PLU for two years.

While in medical school. Cynthia received ' recognition for her honor status during clinical training at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis.

Her sister's decision to help others th rough law a nd the political system meshed with her .

personality: "I love debate, making my mind work a nd using my perceptions a bout people in discoveri ng the truth a bout a situation," Shirley pointed out.

Both you ng women agree their liberal a rts education provided firm backgrou nds for their professional aspirations.

Cynth ia commented, "I think the liberal arts concept has helped me realize that although caring for my patients ca n be more important than sleep at times, it is not my total life."

Ebullient Shirley who "loves fu n" as well as academics, said her liberal arts education has provided the theoretical base she has balanc­ ed with practical, on-the-job experience worki ng in the city's probation and parole office. " Because of working with offenders, I have a much better understanding of the realities of the criminal justice system, " she said.

Both sisters praised the pre-professional programs they studied at PLU .

"I never felt any lack in the training I received at PLU when I went to Washington U niversity, which has a very strong , academ ­ ic, research-oriented program," Cynthia said.

Shirley said, "I feel a smaller school such as PLU offers closer contact with professors a nd encourages me to learn more . 1 chose Willamette Law School - also a small school­ partially because I appreciate that environ­ ment."

Cynthia a nd Shirley exude enthusiasm a bout their futures.

About her career Cynthia says, "I a m completely sold on the value of the family practitioner in medicine today, so I'm very excited about beginning my residency here. " Shirley said, " My experience at PLU has provided a gateway for my future, a nd 1 believe in what I a m doing, body and sou l . " .

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(See related story, Lega? Studies Program, page .1 1)

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BANTU Offers support TO Minority Students At PLU

By Jim Peterson

Milton Battle. with PLU sociologV professor Dr. Kathleen Blumhagen

PLU Master'S Degree elves McNeil Offe nder New Chance Crime is a common way to make a living in the g hetto of Detroit.

Mich . until he was 37 years old, the Detroit ghetto was Milton Battle's home, and crime was his way of life.

On Sunday, May 25, Battle, now 41 , was seated in Pacific Lutheran University's Olson Au ditori u m , along with more the 650 other candi dates for graduation, wear­ ing the appropriate black cap and gown . Some two hours i nto the long ceremony, he walked across the platform to receive a master of arts degree i n sociology from PLU President Dr. William O. Rieke.

Battle hopes soon to be accept­ ed for commu nity study release fr o m t h e sc o n -to- be-closed McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary.

He would like to begin work

toward a doctor's degree i n clinical psychology at the University of Washington.

While Battle's story i s a n unusual story of perseverance, it is also touched with sadness. Battle is a member of the f i n a l M cN ei l graduating class, a n d the only one permitted to attend ca mpus cere­ monies. The education program at McNeil Isla nd had its beg i n n i ngs i n the mid-1 960's.

Since that time several hundred offe n ders have been served t h ro u g h t h e tec h n i ca l a n d academic programs offered atthe prison. PLU, University of Puget Sound and Tacoma Community Col lege have actively supported the program, and commence­ ment ceremonies have been held ann ua lly at t e prison for several years.

Those programs helped change

Battle's life. '" began to see anoth­ er side of reality," he said follow­ ing his PLU graduation.

"In the ghetto it is easy to see crime as an ideal way of life," he explained. "There is a sense of futility about attempting anything else. It's an attitude of course, but perhaps the only one many young people are i n contact with . " After his incarceration, Battle began to see that education might be the way out. First he completed high school by earning a CEO c ert i fi cate. Next, he earned an associate of arts deg ree from TCC. He earned his bachelor's degree i n sociology from PLU two years ago .

Thus he has progressed from high school dropout to a master's degree in three and a h alf yea rs.

Partially through his work as a psychiatric nurse at McNeil, Battle earned a security level one rating, which was necessary for him to have the opportunity to attend camp us graduation ceremonies.

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Going off to college, leavi ng home and family for the first time, can be a difficult adjustment for any student. The adjustment can be even more severe for minority students, pa rticularly if they were raised in predomina ntly ethnic com mun ities and are enrolling at a predomina ntly white college.

The new environment ca n seem alien . People, lifestyles and ac­ tivities are strange. For that reason it is importa nt that educational i nstitutions be aware of the prob­ lem and make a significant effort to respond to students' needs.

At Pacific Lutheran University an active student organization, BAN­ TU (Black Alliance Through Unity), helps provide activities and social o pp ortun iti es which can aid in the adjustment proc ess.

Activities include dances, guest lectures, a . banquet. a fashion show and film programs as well as regular meetings. Black History Week and Black Awareness Month offer opportunities for minorities and white alike to become more familiar with black heritage. Re­ cent highlights at PLU have in­ cluded appearances by actress Cicely Tyso n , o ra t o r W i l l i a m Young, and civil rights leader Ju­ lian Bond.

BANTU members also visit high schools with high ethnic enroll­ ments to talk about college in general and PLU in particular.

But organizational activities de­ mand only a portion of a person's time. SO perhaps the most impor­ tant role served by BANTU and its members is personal. "It's impor­ tant for the students themselves

a racially-mixed campus as a melt­ ing pot. " Perhaps a better con ­ cept would b e that of a salad bowl. where each group or 'ingredient' retains its identity within a greater whole," she said."

BANTU is making strides i n new areas. This past yea r the organiza­ tion began working actively to­ w a rd i n c reased representation and participation in campus stu-' dent govenment. There is also interest in developing a program involving PLU minority alumni.

There is support on campus for minority students willing to seek it a nd accept it, according to Ms . .

Payne. But, she added, PLU is also like the real world, and there are challenges to face, both personal­ ly and academically.

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I n that capacity, "he has worked out his own technique of reality therapy," observed Dr. Kathleen Blumhagen, PLU sociology profes­ sor who taught one of the final courses at McNeil this past year.

"They don't jive me, " Battle said of his clients.

Eligible for parole in about 1 8 months, the one-time drug dea ler has two goals. "I want to do resea rch on people such as my­ self, to try to understa nd better why we go astray and what ca n be done about it, " he said .

"And I wa nt to work with others who may be headed in the same dIrection and help them deal with th eir problems before it is too late. "

to give one another extra sup­ port, " said Thelma Payne, a sociol­ ogy professor and BANTU advisor.

Some stUdents might decli ne to admit Ms. Payne's role as a mother figure, but for many her support and empathy is vita l. The nu mber of minority faculty and staff at PLU is growing gradually, but it is still small. While the vast majority of faculty members and adminis­ trators ca n be counted on for support, it ca n still be difficult for either prof or student to com­ pletely overcome racial or cultural barriers to understanding.

"PLU is making prog ress toward more diverse activities and more diverse student body," Will Haw­ kins, a BANTU member, observed.

"But," the Los Angeles political science major pointed out, "there are things I like that I don't want to give up, and BAN U is helpful i n those areas."

Ms. Pay ne explained that there is an i n stituti o nal tendency to view

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Earlier this year a special edition of Scene, "Focus on Minorities, " was published by PLU. It is filled with interest­ ing stories about PLU minori­ ty students, faculty and alumni, similar to the stories that appear on these pages.

It also explains the variety of programs and services offered for minority stu ­ dents at PLU. You may receive a free copy by writing or calling Phil Miner at the address below.

(It would help us serve you better if you would indicate whether you are a member of a minority group, and whether your interest is as a friend, alumnus, parent or prospective student!)

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10 Environment

Campus Safe and Clean

St. Helens FUry Bypasses PLU. puget Sound Area A few yea rs ago, a popular song described the skies and trees of Seattle as the "bluest blue" and the "greenest g reen."

That is still true. In Seattle, i n ,Tacoma, at PLU a n d throughout the Puget Sou nd a rea, flowers are blooming and the air is fresh.

While this may seem hardly newsworthy to many readers, it has become more and more appa­ rent, since the cataclysmic explo­ sion of Mou nt St. Helens more than a month ago, that there are many people a round the country who have been led to believe that the entire state of Washington is, or will be, bu ried in volca nic ash.

Virtually all Washington resi­ dents have been called by con­ cerned friends and relatives in other parts of the country. At PLU, there have been inquiries about the safety of present or potential students, The Puget Sound area was not threatened by the May 1 8 explo­ sion, which Washington Senator Warren Magnuson recently called "the most devastating and u nique natura l disaster in the history of this country. " Nor is it likely to be t h reate ned by possible future eruptions because of its distance a nd direction in relation to the volcano. (As of this writing, St. Helens is quiet, and the threat of a nother major eruption seems to be diminishing, thoug h it is ex­ pected to remain active for some time to come.!

Mount St. Helens is located in extreme southwestern WashingMount St Helens gutted b y May 18 blast

ton near the Oregon border, some 7 5 -80 miles south of the PLU ca mpus.

Destruction caused by the erup­ tion came from three primary sources: the blast itself, compared to a hydrogen bomb explosion; debris and mudflows; and ash fallout.

The blast, which tore off virtually the top half of the former 9,677foot mountain, leveled everything in its path in the immediate vicinity of its north flank. The p resent a ppeara nce of the area is eerie and colorless; it has been compared to a moonscape .

Mud and debris wreaked further destruction near the mountain and created flooding problems along the Toutle River, which flows west to Longview-Kelso, the Cow­ litz River, which flows south from Kelso into the Columbia, and the Columbia River itself.

Fish a nd wildlife, as well as human life, were destroyed in the i mmediate vicinity of the moun­ tain . Timber, shipping a nd related industries in the region have been seriously affected, thoug h recla­ mation efforts are proceeding, somewhat more rapidly a nd suc­ cessfully than origi na lly expected.

In the Northwest, preva i l i n g winds blow off the ocean to the east most of the time. Thus, on M a y 1 8 , ea stern Washi ngton, primarily along a line through Yakima and Spokane into Monta­ na, was most seriously affected by the ash fallout. Amazingly, parts of the Midwest and points east actu-

ally experienced more fallout than did the Puget Sound a rea, which is north-northwest of st. Helens.

Though it will remain a serious personal and economic nuisance for some time, the ash is being cleaned up in many areas more rapidly than expected due to many ingenious and inventive ef­ forts. Some crops a nd other re­ sources which appeared lost are being saved .

Experts are still disagreeing ab-

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out St. Helens' future activity.

Many believe it will erupt again.

But i n the meantime, people with personal or commercial concerns near the mountain a re resuming their activities - with a ppreciation and awareness of the risk.

Due in some deg ree to ap­ prehension and misunderstand­ ing , the Washington state tourist industry may be reduced by 50 percent this year, accordi ng to Governor Dixy Lee Ray. Contrary to many impressions, however, most recreation areas in the Cascades and west have suffered little, if a ny, effect, with the exception of the st. Helens - Gifford Pinchot National Forest area .

Gary Walker of the Seattle-King County Convention and Visitors' Bureau said recently, "We're get­ ting killed . And it's not an ash problem, it's a public relations problem .

"No one has a conception of where the mountain is," he add­ ed . "As far as they are concerned, Mount St. Helens is in the middle of Seattle. " Many un perturbed Northwest­ erners a re quick to say that if forced to choose among natural calamities, they'd prefer "their" volcano to a hurrica ne, tornado, earthquake or flood . The moun­ tain stays in one place and you can stay a safe distance from it.

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Co nfU ti ng Emotio ns. Pa rodoxe s Are Among St. Helens Legac ies The M ay 18 eruption of Mount St. Helens poses (l somew hat uni­ que psycholog ical problem, par­ ticu larly for residents of the Pacific North west Few, if a ny, other kinds of natural disasters ca n also i nspire senti ments of awe and wonder.

Most northwestern ers enjoy a strong feeling of pride and affec­ tion for the magn ificent, white­ capped sentinels of the Cascade mounta in range Over the years, good- natured regional controver­ sies have raged over which is most beautiful . In the Portla nd vicinity and poi nts south, St Helens or Mt. Hood would get the nod; further north, Mt. Rainier is the favorite.

St Helens, with its symmetrical cone, its pristine forests and crys­ tal-clear lakes and rivers, was in­ deed beautifuL Thus there was a l ingering sadness, even bordering on grief, as we watched her slowly disfig ure herself through April and early May. We wondered at the

natu re of the savage fury that we knew was raging deep within her.

At the sa me time we were awed and fascinated as we followed the early eruptions, events of beauty and grandeur in th emselves .

Then ca me the historic explo­ sion which focused world-wide attention on St Helens and the northwest. Our feeli ngs of awe, wonder and pride were magnified as we witnessed one of natural history's g reatest events .

At the same time, we were forced to rea lize that the once lovely lady had become a killer of dozens of people, had devastated vast areas, and had wreaked per­ sonal and economic hardship on thousands of people throughout the state.

The saga of St. Helens has become one of the great, con­ tinuing stories. Each day we learn of hardships and tragedies caused by the eruption . Yet also, each day, we learn also of valor, courage

Legal Studies Prog ra m Serves va riety Of Career Inte rests Shirley Wilson was one of fiVE spring graduates who are among the first to complete the two­ y e a r - o l d P LU Leg a l St ud i e s Progra m .

The others - Deb Kenneweg,

PLU Expa nds ervices To Even i ng Stude nts Pacific Lutheran Un iversity's ex­ panding effort in adult continuing education has been enhanced by the appointment of an evening student l iaison i n the registrar's office.

Jeffrey Burns, a PLU grad uate stU dent, is ava i l a b l e M o n d a y through Thursday until 8 p . m . to provide a variety of services to PLU eve n i n g students, du ring the summer and academic year, ac­ c o r d i n g to reg istrar C ha rles Nelson .

Burns succeeds Robert Dardis, who served as evening liaison during the past school year. "At first the students were slow to use the service, but now they depend on it." Nelson said. " Under Burns, we are planning to offer more services. In addition to informa­ tion about classes, he will handle evening student fina ncial a n d p a rk i n g matters and will take bookstore orders.

Dan Haire, Pat Gamino and Cheryl Y o u n g - a l s o p lan further graduate study or positions i n law­ related fields.

The interdiSCiplinary curriculum at PLU provides an understanding of the functions and goals of law and the American legal system.

Opportunities for examining the theoretical basis of law and legal processes are co mbi ned with practical experiences throug h in­ ternships and field projects.

Legal Studies is a developing field in higher ed ucation. The first prog ram began at the Un iversity of Massachusetts about 1 0 years ago. Since then, the American Legal Studies Association has been established to assist in the de­ velopment and promotion of al­ ternative ways to study law.

Dr. David Atki nson, director of the PLU Legal Studies Progra m, stated, "In the past, the only formal mechanism by which to study law was within the narrow confines of law school. The very structure eliminated many from studying law."

Knowledge of law and the legal system is useful to many career fields. In addition to the practice of law, Legal Studies can provide career enhancement for such fields as court administration, pro­ bation and parole, legal administ­ ration. legal assista nce and various social service functions.

a n d i n gen uity as o u r fel l o w Washi ngtonians battle to cope with and overco me the difficulties it has become their lot to face.

There is cause for great pride in the knowledge that the first, and dominating concern , followi ng the blast, was for human life.

Ma mmoth search and rescue ef­ forts were mobil ized, and great risks were taken to locate even those known dead .

Further g reat effort was made to protect those populated a reas that were threatened by mUd, floods, health or traffic hazards.

Only then did concerns turn toward reclamation of property, though economic loss has been estimated in the hundreds of millions of dolla rs .

Sadness a n d pride, sympathetic concern and inspiration, are the pa radoxical legaCies of the erup­ tion .

It has given cause for pause, by mystic and cynic alike, to contem­ plate that which is l ife: the majesty and the misery, the beauty and the ugliness, the power and the helplessness, the heroic and the petty, the human and the divine.

Malmin's TO Make New Home In Sioux Fa lls. S.D. Gunnar and Dorothy Malmin have been associated with PLU. the Norwegian and musical com­ munities in the Puget Sound area for 43 years . Following a visit to Norway in Ju ly, they will be making their permanent home i n Sioux Falls, S.D. The move is being made, ac­ cord ing to Mrs . Malmin, to be closer to their son, Olaf, the choral director at Augustana College in Sioux Falls . For the past seven years, since the death of his wife, Olaf has been raising his son, Ch ristian, 1 1 , alone.

Gunnar Malmin taught at PLU from 1 937 until his retirement in 1 969. He directed the PLU Choir of the West until 1 964, and has served as director of the Norma n­ na Male Chorus in Tacoma for the past 3 5 years.

He was awarded the St Olaf Medal by the King of Norway in 1 9 70 for h is contributions to Norwegian culture i n America.

The Malmins have given the university archives copies of their musical co m positions, corres­ pondence with world-renowned pers o n a l i t i e s , a n d m a t e r i a l s gathered in research about Scan ­ di navian im migrants i n America.

They gave many valuable contem­ porary and historical books in Norwegian for the Mortvedt lib­ rary's growing Scandinavian col­ lection .

Students Explore Scie nce Ca ree r Opportun ities Opportun ities available to sci­ ence students of today and to­ morrow were discussed by more than 1 00 PLU students and faculty mem bers during a Careers in Science worksho p on cam pus in April.

The featured speaker was Dr Ha rriett Rigas, professor of electr­ ica engineering at Washington State U niverSity, who em phasized that "flexibility" is a major advan­ tage i n exploring career options. " Don't always take the easiest way, and be prepa red to consider alternative courses," she advised .

M e m bers of the works hop panel incl uded a flight training e n g i n e e r , a n e n v i ro n me nta l chemist, a medical technology training supervisor, com puter sci­ entist, field geologist. chemical engineer, visiting college profes­ sor, and pharmacist. The resource persons emphasized . the oppor­ tunities for women as well as men in science career fields.

Organizers of the workshop i n ­ cluded biology professors JoAnn Jensen and Angelia Alexander, chemistry professor Sheri Tonn, Barbara B a r e n z of the P L U Cooperative Education Office and biology student Gail Walker.

The workshop was funded by grants from Kaiser Aluminum, Al­ coa A l u m i n u m , Pacific Resins, Crown Zellerbach, an anonymous national foundation and the PLU Cooperative Education Program.

PLU Receives Libra ry G ifts .

Opstad Bequest Old books, historic photogra phs and memorabilia from days gone by have been given to the Univer­ sity library and archives recently.

Mr. and Mrs. George Frazier of T a c o m a contri buted va luable Norwegian and German books, plus A merica n works, from the library of the late Carl L. Foss. Many photographs from the early days of PLU pl us various memorabilia were also in the collection . M rs.

Joan Frazier '4 9 is the daughter of Foss.

Mr. and M rs. Ken neth Jacobs gave some Norweg ian books and photogra phs from the early de­ cades of this century. Mrs . Jacobs is the former Stella Samuelson, Class of 1 928. Jacobs was plant manager at PLU from 1 941 to 1 963.

Iver A Opstad, Class of 1 907, who died recently, bequeathed $7,000 in his will to the University.

He designated that the money shal l be used to establish a scholar­ ship fund.

The Campus

Native Ame ica n Leader Describes Co trasts In Cultu ra l Thought There is in Native American h eritage a g reat respect for th e sacredness of all life, the individ u­ al. and the re lati o ns h i p of m an to t1is s u rrou n d i n g s , Rev. M a rti n Brokenleg told a ud iences at PLU in

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Speaking d uring N a tive Ameri­ can History week at PLU, Broken­ leg expla i ned the con trasts bet­ ween his ow n h e ri ta g e and West­

em tho u g ht that have created socia l a nd acculturalizati an prob­ lems a mong his people

"Native American thought is

Amv Park,

Amy Pa rks Reig ns As 1 980 May oueen Amy Pa rks, a Pacific Lutheran U nive rsity senior from Woodland H ills, Calif , was the 1 980. May Queen at PLU . M iss Pa rks reig ned over festivities at the 46th a nn ual May Festival at PLU May 3 .

A secondary physica l education

major, M iss Parks has parti cipated

i n PLU 's performing d a n ce ense m ­ ble a n d l itu rg ical dance ensemble for fou r years a nd has performed in two PLU mus icals . She i s a lso accompli shed in ballet and gy m ­ nastics.

She is the daug hter of Mr. a n d M rs . H . L. Parks of Wood land H i lls.

Her attenda nts at the festival (May Queen finalists) were Jeanne J acks o n , a fres h m a n from Sale m , Ore.; K a r e n Fla n i g a n , a Bu rba nk, Cal if. soph o m o re; Kris Ky l l o , a j u n ior fro m P a rk l a n d ; and K� th­ leen Bra n h a m , a senior from Priest River, Ida.

Homecomi ng -Ba nd Children's Theatre Reunions Slated Special PLU Band and Children's Theatre reunions will be among the hig hlights of Homecom ing 1 980 Saturday, Nov. 8.

1 980-81 is the retirement yea r for long -ti me PLU band director Gordon Gilbertson . · It also marks the 25th yea r for PLU Children's Theatre and its founder and direc­ tor Eric Nordholm.

Other Homecoming reu nions i nclude the classes of 1 975, 1 970, 1 965, 1 960, 1 955, 1 950, 1 940 and 1 930-Golden Yea rs.

T h e H o m e co m i n g footba l l game will feature P L U vs. the Lewis and Cla rk Pioneers.

i ntuitive and m y st i ca l , often se­ e i ng past a ppearances to the essence of a pers o n or object. " he said, " Western th oug t, a l l th e way back to Aristotle, e m p hasi zes a ppearances , logic, co n c l u s i on s a nd proofs " Broken leg is a fasci nati ng exa m ­ ple of a Native American who has bee n able to " m esh" the va rious cu ltu ra l influences in his life. A Lakota I n di a n from the Rosebud reservati on i n South Dak ota, h e is ord ai ned as a priest i n both the E pisco pa l and Greek Orthodox ch urches . He d irects the m i n ority affairs p rogram at Augusta na Col­ lege i n Sioux Fa lls, S . D . , a Luthera n sch oo l .

I n h i s work at Aug usta n a and i n h i s tribe' s youth Corps prog ra m , he encourages Native America n youth " not to become different, to forsake their heritage, but to adapt to situations to m a ke them work for t h e m .

"They need t o reta i n t h e i r self­ esteem and not feel i nferior, " he conti n u ed . "A h i g h ly developed tech no log i ca l society is not neces­ sarily s u perior " For i n stance, Egypt was a great tech nolog ica l Civil izati o n , but it e n sl ave d a n a t i o n ( I s ra e l ) , " B ro keleg added . " D u ring the I n ­ dustrial R evo l uti o n i n E u rope wo­ men a nd childre n lived and died in sweatshops. The U.S. C onstitution is f u l l of noble ideals, but there has

been slavery and discrimination in this country.

"Western m a n ' s mora l a n d spiritual development has always

lagged be h i nd his te c h no l o g ic a l development, " he o b se rved .

There a re i m po rta n t facets of l ife that go beyon d logic and a n a lysis, he i nd icated , in cl ud i ng t h a t w h i c h i s " i n t u itive a n d meta p hysica l . It i s strong i n N ati ve American heritag e and also In C hristianity " H e see s c h u rch c o ll eg es as p la ces where tribal you ng peo ple can be helped in ma k i n g the adjustment between c u l tu r es be­ cause of the blend of rel lg io u5 i nfluen ces with ed u ca ti o n . " A ch urch college should be one of the fi rst n o n - prejudi ced places w h e re N a tive A m e rica n s a n d wh ites can s peak tog ethe r, both because of relig iou s i nflu en ce and beca use it is he natu re of a schola r to relate to the q ual ity of a n other person 's i deas rather tha n h i s a p pea ra n c e , " he said . .

Acco rding to Brokenleg, sOCIe­ ty's problems w o n ' t be solved by progra ms a n d policies, but by better rel ati o n sh i ps a m o n g people.

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Interi m Hig h light A 21 -day c u ltural to u r of Mexico will give stu dent-travellers the op­ portu nity to appreciate modern a n d a ncient M exico during PLU's J a n u a ry I nte rim i n 1 981 .

Seven days i n Mexico City w i l l offer chances to learn about Mex­ ico's colorful past a n d present, the m a rketplaces, native d ances a n d ba llet, pyramids a nd museums of a rt, h i story a nd a nth ropol0.9 Y. Visits to the major archeolog i cal sites of M exico's Y ucata n Pe n i n s u ­ la will give g l i m pses of a stil l more distant past in temples and palaces

representing the flowering of Mayan culture .

Alumni and members of the community a re welcome to join curr�ntly en rolled students for the tour.

Deep Sea Fishing Can Benefit PLU

Alan Nakamura

1 000th 0 Club Recruit Is First Stu dent M e m ber The Pacific Lutheran University Q C l u b reached its 1 ,000 memb er goa l April 25 a nd the person who j o i ne d was the clu b' s flfst student m e m ber.

Al a n Naka m u ra of S p o k a n e , com ptroller fo r Associated Stu ­ dents of P L U , volunteered to join after hearing a presentatio n o n the services and s u pport p ro vi d ed by the ca mpus patron's org ani za ­ tion.

" P l U i s doing a great deal for me so I ' d like to h e l p , " Naka m u ra to l Q C l u b d i r e c t o r D avid Berntsen .

The goal of th e Q C l u b was to reach 1 ,000 m e m bers by the date of the a n n u al ba nq uet May 9. It ha ppened two we e ks a head of sched u l e.

Honored for recru iti ng the most new m e m bers during the spring

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drive were Jens Knudse n , PLU biology professor (25) and Ch uck Curtis, Tacoma businessman and fo rmer Lute basketba ll great (23l.

They were awarded free use of Hawaii condominiums for a week each (Knudsen's p rize included travel stipendl.

Now available!

PLU Choir of the west and Chamber Orchestra

You can enjo y deep sea fishing at Westport this summer and sup­ port the PLU "Sharing in Strength " capital cam ­ paign a t the same time!

Fish aboard the "Spirit, " s k ip p e r e d b y D o n Samuelson! Call toll free:

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13 The Arts

Chandle" carnegie, Kennedv Halls On Choir's Winter Tour Schedule An 1 8- performance Choir of the west concert tour this com i n g w inter will i nclude a p peara nces in several of the most prestigio s concert halls in the cou ntry The Dorothy C ha nd ler Pavilion in Los Angeles (Jan . 20), Ca rnegie Ha l l in New Vorl< City ( Feb 1 ) and Ken nedy Center In Washingto n , D . C . (ja n . 2 5 1 a re a mon g the sch ed uled s ites .

The tou r will also feature a ppea rances I n Boston ' s Joh n H a n cock Hall ( ja n . 1 5 ) , Powel l Sym pho ny H a l l in St Louis ( J a n . 1 3 ) and Orchestra Hal l i n Min nea pol is.

For the third year the choir will be traveling across the cou ntry on Eastern Airlines exc u rsion fares, w h ich have made the coast-to­ coast con cert tou rs eco nomically feasib le .

The 1 980-81 concert tour, u nder the direction of M a u rice Skones , features the followi ng performances: Ja . 10 J an . 1 1 Jan.

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ex., Ham m a n Hall, 8 p m Boston , Mass . , John Hancac H a ll. 8 p m Fla" Zion Luth. Church, 7 p m - D earfield Beach, Jan 1 7 - Tucson , Ariz , ucson H igh SchOol , 8 p m Jan. 1 8 - Tempe, riz , G rady Gam mage Mem . Aud . , 3 p Jan 19 - San Diego, Calif. Claremont Luth . C h u rch , 8 p m Jan. 20 - Los Angele , Calif., Dorothy Chandler Pavi lion, 8 p m J an. 21 - C ha rlotte, N C , t. Mark ' s Luth Churc h , 8 p m Jan 22 - Austin , Tex. , Jan . 23 - DaUas, Tex " Central Lu t h . C h u rcl1, 8 p . rn Jan. 25 - Washi ng to n, D . C . , Kennedy Center, 8' 30 p m Jan . 26 - Englewood , Colo , Cherry Creek H S " 8 p m Jan _ 27 - Fort Collins, Colo , Jan. 28 - Mia ta , Ga , Jan . 29 - Minneapolis, Mi n n . , Orchestra H a l i , 8 p , m - New York.

Y . Ca rnegie H a l l , 2 30 p m Feb . 1 Feb. 1 0 - Tacoma. Wash . PLU Eastvold Aud" 8 p m Feb 1 5 - S eattle, Wash .

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Sculpture Donated To PL U

Physicia n-Sculpto r captures Christ's Burden In Bronze B y Jim Peterson

D u ri n g worshi p services on Sun­ day morn i n g at Northgate Luthe­ ran C h u rch in Ke n more, Wash , ea r Seattle, D r , Howard D a le ' s attentio n was d rawn to the cross a bove the cha n cel .

G radually he began to see he Christian symbol of salvation i n a d ifferent light. No long er was it a n I n a n i mate fra me upon which the S o n of God w a s crUCified It see med to h ave become more of a l iving thi n g , a svmbol of h u ­ m a n i -:v As Dr, Dale conti n ued to gaze, h e no longer saW a structure of wood . but one made of l iving f l esh , D r , Dale, 54, i s a general practi­ tioner in Seattle, who for the past 1 6 year has enjoyed scul pture as a n avocati on . Thoug h formally

u ntrained ,

his work, In ita l ly in wood a n d ivory a nd more recently in bronze, has ach ieved regional ren ow n , Thus h e h a d a medium through which he could share his vision of C h rist's b u rden with others. He bega n work on a scu l pture depict­ i ng the Savior, bea ring His cross toward Golgotha D r , Dale's cross, h owever , was hewn of h u man figures repre­ senting perio s of h istory from Adam a n d Eve to the present day; different races, nationalities and age g ro u ps; and status levels from royalty to poverty, In all, t ere a re 30 fig u res on the bronze scu l p- ' ture, which measures nea rly th ree feet, both vertica lly and horizon­ ta l ly , Each figu re, i ntricately intert­ wi ned with others, is a p proxi­ mately eight inches h i g h .

The scu l pture, entitled "Th e Bu rden , " has been donated to Pacific Luthera n U n iversity by Dr.

Drs. Howard Dale, left, and George Wade, Mrs. Wade and Mrs. Dale inspect Dale's bronze , "The Burden. " at the Q Club recer:;tion in May

Dale and Dr. George Wade, a lso of Seattle. Dr, Wade is a member of the PLU Boa rd of Regents , The sculpture will soon be on perma ­ n e t display i n the PLU M ortvedt Library.

Scores of fascinated viewers studied the sculpture at Its recent unveiling at the annual PLU Q C l u b patron's banquet on ca mpus "It's an u n u sual concept . . o ne onlook­ er said. "It certainly makes the rea lity of Christ's sacrifice very VIVid a n d real ."

Dr. Dale only recalls that "a lot of hours " went into creation of "The B u rden," w ich he rates as one of h is two personal favorites a mong 19 bronzes he has com pleted in the past th ree years, It was a bout fou r months I n p rog ress, he i ndi­ cated .

Most of his other scu lptures have been animals a n d birds eagles, elks, dogs and horses .

Both Dr. Dale a n d his wife are

g raduates of Concordia College i n M oo r h e a d , M i n n , T h e i r s o n , Robert, ea rned a deg ree from PLU i n 1 97 6 .

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Dr. K.T. Tang Resea ch Earns $22.000 Crant

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ew Prof Builds Marriage.

Family Therapy Program

By Gayle Blomme

Jerry McKain retired from active duty in 1 979, stepping down as chief of the Social Work Service and Community Mental Health at Madigan Army Medical Center af­ ter over 20 years of military service in a variety of social work roles.

Now as an associate professor of social work at PLU and chair of

School Of Bus. Administration Honors Wallerich Peter Wallerich, president and chief executive officer of North Pacific Bank, was honored by the PLU School of Business Administ­ ration in April.

Wallerich was inducted as an honorary member of the PLU chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, national business honorary af­ filiated with the American Assem­ bly of Collegiate Schools of Busi­ ness.

Wallerich returned to North Pacific Bank in 1 970 after 1 0 years as president and general manager of South Tacoma Motor Company.

He originally served with the bank from 1 956-59.

S e l ection of BGS honora ry members, begun at PLU in 1 971 , is based on both civic and profes­ sional contributions to the com­ munity. Among Wallerich's many activities was the presidency of Tacoma's "Design for Progress" several years ago.

the new graduate program in Marriage and Family Therapy, Dr. McKain is still gOing strong in a familiar role as director, teacher and counselor.

This year his energies have been directed toward developing and offering courses to meet the needs of the 20 graduate students who have enrolled in the Marriage a nd Fa mily Therapy program in its first year. He has also located field placements and expert super­ visors for the practicums required of Marriage and Family students, and taught and counseled under­ graduate as well as graduate social work students.

"In social work and i n the univer­ sity, I like to be close to service delivery rather than sitting behind a desk playing God with the world," says McKain. "It has been exciting working with college stu­ dents and helping them work out the best preparation for offering cou nseling services to couples and families."

McKain holds a doctoral degree in social sciences and social work from The Catholic University of America and certification as a tra i ning su pervisor from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

His close working relationship with that professional accrediting association has made it possible for McKain to help build a program that will prepare its graduates to be eligible for AAMFT member­ ship.

Its students are enthusiastic supporters. "At first I was looking for a Master in Social Work prog­ ram - but no longer," says Mars­ ha Monegan Ostruske. "Now that I'm more familia r with the job market and the professional stan­ dards of the AAMFT, I'm very impressed with this program it's a complete preparation for therapy."

A $22,000 grant in support of . atomic and molecular research by Pacific Lutheran University physics professor Dr. KT Tang has been awarded to PLU by Research Cor­ poration According to PLU president Dr. William O . Rieke, who announced the grant, funds were made avail­ able by the M .J . Murdock Charit­ able Trust.

Dr. Tang's project has also been funded during the past several years by the National Science Foundation, Rieke indicated .

Entitled "Quantum Theory of Molecular Scatterings, " the pro­ ject is of basic importance in a broad range of pure and a pplied fields of physiCS, according to Dr. Tang.

This kind of project, he indi­ cated, yields answers to many fundamental chemical rea ction processes and can have great practical value in such areas as chemical laser development.

Dr. Tang, a recognized interna­ tional authority in his field, has previously conducted research �t the prestigious Max Planck Insti­ tute in Germany and has address­ ed an international conference of speCialists in his field .

Eklund Heads LCA Clobal Mission Event Dr. Emmet Eklund, PLU religion professor, has been named dean of t h e L u t h e r a n C h u rch i n America's Global Mission Event.

C a l l e d a n " experience, a n awareness trip, and a happening" because of the scope and range of study options, the event will be held at PLU July 3-6, immediately fol/owing the LCA's national con­ vention in Seattle. The Event theme, "Confessing Christ To­ day, " is the same as the conven­ tion .

Dr. Kosuke Koyama of Union Theological Seminary, New York, and Dr. John H.P. Reumann of Philadelphia Seminary will be the principal speakers. Activities are designed to meet the interests of adults youth and children.

Dr Rodney Swenson

PLU Professor Earns Fulbright Fellowship . Dr Rodney Swenson, associate professor of modern and classical languages at Pacific Lutheran Un­ iversity, has been awarded a Ful­ bright Fellowship for study in Germany this summer.

Swenson, who teaches German at PLU, departed Ju ne 8 for a six­ week seminar being held first at the University of Bonn and later in Berlin.

He is one of 20 educators nationwide to be selected for the program . The Fulbright stipend covers all educational and person­ al expenses.

"It is important for a teacher of German to stay current on educa­ tional. cultural and political de­ velopments in Germany," Swen­ son said . "Ultimately it is the students who will benefit. " Swenson has taught a t PLU since 1 968.

Atkinson Heads PLU Chapter Of AAUP David Atkinson, associate pro­ fessor of political science and director of the Legal Studies Prog­ ram at PLU, has been elected president of the PLU chapter of the American Association of Un­ iversity Professors.

Other AAUP officers elected for the coming year include Kenneth Batker, mathematics; vice-presi­ dent; Fern Gough, nursing, secret­ ary-treasurer; and Carrol DeBow­ er, education, state conference representative.

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Merit Scholars Select PLU I n Record Numbers

Kathy Connell

PLU Craduate Helps Develop Opportunities For Army Women B y Gavle Blomme

"It's a challenge to be a woman in the army. And for me it has been a valuable learning experience. It may be assumed that because you 're a woman you would prefer a clean neat office job - typing .

On the other hand, you may find lots of support in new settings, as was the case when I was assigned to a combat unit."

So reports Kathy Con nell, a lieutenant at Fort Lewis until the end of her enlistment in January and a PLU g raduate student in Human Relations until completing the M. A. prog ram this May. "I enlisted in the army originally as a way of helping to finance my u ndergraduate education as an art major at the University of Nebras­ ka-Lincoln," says Connell. "The army was trying to build up its female officer corps; I qualified for a full scholarship in my senior year, a nd in return l owed the army two years military service. " She spent 1 2 weeks in a Woman Officer O rientation Cou rse in Alabama, a program desig ned to bring entering women up to par with men who had been through ROTC or Officers' Training . She then served in the Signal Corps in Georg ia for 1 1 weeks before being tra nsferred to Fort Lewis in 1 97 7 .

"I would advise women consid­ ering the military to learn as much as possible about milita ry service before enlisti ng," she says. "In the military as in society as a whole, there is verbal support for the idea of equal opportunity. But a wo­ man who prefers d riving a truck to tyPing may have to fight hard to prove she should be given the

chance. Military person nel really need new tools or i nstruction to help them deal with new situa­ tions of women working together with men in the m ilitary . " Connell helped develop some of these instructional tools herself while in the army. " My last military assig n ment was with a combat unit that had never had women members before, " she said. " My initial role was as a sort of mediator for women, readying the male supervisors for the women who were coming in."

Connell offered classes related to women and the m ilitary, cover­ ing everything from uniform and hair length to pregnancy and stereotypes concerning women .

"New army regulations require that counseling be offered on options available to single parent or pregnant soldiers," added Con­ nell. "It's really needed, along with some day-to-day cou nseling on men 's and women's roles."

H er interest in counseling was spurred both by a need she per­ ceived in the milita ry and by courses she took at Fort Lewis in PLU 's Human Relations Program.

"At first I entered the HRP because I wanted the mental sti mulation and I was glad to find the oppor­ tunity on post. But I'm excited to fi nd it has g iven me counseling as a new interest, and the chance to develop my counseling skills by additional experience in an i ntern­ ship at the Women's Support Shelter in Tacoma," she said.

"Military service and PLU have both helped me grow and learn more about people, " Connell re­ flected . "But I ' m g l a d to be g raduati n g , too, and looking ahead to new thi ngs to do."

Eight of 24 Washington state high school students na med as recipients of college-sponsored four-year National Merit Scholar­ ships have chosen to attend Pacif­ ic Lutheran University, according to PLU Dean of Adm issions Jim Va n Beek.

They include Rosema ry Jones, Ba inbridge High School ; J ea n Hilde, Cascade; Pamela Bohrer, Issaquah; Laura Jeter, Thomas Jef­ ferson; Mark Hillary, North Kitsap; Paul Ghilarducci. Clover Park; Julie Sutarik, Curtis; and Elizabeth Pul­ liam, Centralia.

A total of 1 3 colleges were listed as destinations of the two dozen state scholarship win ners.

Ka ri n Swenson of Shoreline High in Seattle, another PLU-bound high school g raduate, is the win­ ner of a corporate Merit Scholar­ ship.

Altogether, 15 members of PLU's 1 980 freshman class are National Merit Scholars from ac­ ross the country. The number is believed to be a single year record for PLU, Van Beek indicated .

Middle College Offered For H.S. students Middle College at Pacific Luthe­ ran University is again offering high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to "jump the gun" on their college education.

The six-week prog ra m begin­ ning July 7 provides eig ht to ten transferable reg ular semester · hours at a reduced price while also aiding students in the sharpening of learning skills.

Five professors and college stu­ dent tutors work closely with Middle Collegians in a program designed to make college-level academics easier. Individual test­ ing and counseling are an impor­ tant part of Middle College, as is a cu rriculum that stresses written and oral communication, math skil ls and information retrieval techniques.

Financial assistance, based on need, is available. More informa ­ tion may be obtained from Dr. Judith Carr, PLU special programs coordmator PLU.

Jody Roberts

PLU Student Journalists Reap Honors Jody Roberts, PLU senior and editor of the Mooring Mast dunng the past year, has been named this year's winner of the $1 000 Bobbie McCallum Memorial Scholarship. presented annually by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

The award was one of several awarded to PLU student journal­ ists this spring . The Society of Professional Journalists. Sigma Delta Xi, ranked the Mooring Mast first among all four-year college newspapers in Western Washing­ ton . U n iversity of Washington ranked second, Seattle University third .

In five-state regional SPJ -SDX competition, the Mooring Mast rated honorable menti on . M s .

Roberts won a second in editorial writing, and the Off-shoot month ­ ly supplement, edited by Geri Hoekzema. received a third place in in -depth reporting.

Three 79 g rads earned SOX awards. Allison Arthur (Valley Pub­ lishing COJ. now with the Toppen­ ish Review, shared a first place for health and science writing. Mark Morris (Valley Publishing CO.l, and Ken M orrison (KaMal received photography awards.

The Bobbi McCallum Scholarship is named in memory of an award­ winning PI reporter who died i n 1 969.

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P L U ' s 89th Yea r Is H i sto ry; Al l 'Vita l Sig n s' Po i nt To Positive rowth Exce rpts from Annual Report to th e PLU Corpora tio n

Once each year, as regular as the coming of sum mer, the University meets with its corpo­ rate owners, the pastors and delegates of the North Pacific District of The American Luthe­ ran Church . This group of approximately 600 people constitutes the electorate for the University's Regents. The group hea rs re­ ports from the governing body through the Chairman of the Board of Regents, and from the President of the University rega rding the current state of affairs. I find this meeting one of the most pleasant of the hundred I attend throughout the year, and I look forward to it. Not only is there the satisfac­ tion of reporting on the p rogress of the school. but there is great encouragement in fellowship with kindred spirits. The support engendered by these annual encounters is, I earnestly hope, m utual.

Just a few days ago, we closed the books on our 89th year of operations. It was in very many ways a strong and positive Year.

Student enrollment increased by about 1 .5% to a total of 3376 this fall, and there was a graduating class of 790, including both baccalaureate and masters' degrees. I am happy to report that the financial picture for 1 979/80 is again positive with the University closing its books "in the black." The margin by which positive fund balances are obtained remains challengingly small. On an operating budgetfor the year of $1 7.7 million, manage­ ment to within one-tenth of one percent was required to end "in the black" on May 31 , 1 980. This stringent requirement. with its consequent very modest year end surplus is consistent with our pattern over the past years. As balanced as the budget is, it obviously . provides little or no cushion for variables such as unexpected inflation or miscalculation in student enrollment.

Many of the new programs initiated throughout the past twelve months have been brought to your attention in our publtcations. The establishment of such programs as AURA (Accelerated U nder­ graduate Re-entry for Adults) has opened doors for a segment of our community otherwise not served to continue their education, either toward achievement of a degree, or toward personal enrichment. Our outreach to the Pacific Northwest has in­ creased phenomenally through the facilities of KPLU-FM. With a radio tower on the Olympic Peninsula near Port Orchard, power was upped to 1 00,000 watts, and the listen­ ing audience broadened to include not only Seattle and vicinity, but as far north as the Candadian border and south as far as the Columbia River. Fully operative, the program will remain innovative and changing as new resources emerge.

In an era when an understanding of g lobal affairs is increasingly vital, an area of great potential is the newly-approved Office of International Education at PLU , which in­ cludes the Foreign Area Studies Program •

(F.A.S. P.l. Fu nded in pa rt by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the U .S. Office of Education, F.A.S. P . has grown from last year's thirty declared minors to sixty­ three in 1 979-80. Forty courses were offered last year, with 456 registered students; twenty new or revised courses were added this year, increasing the total to sixty, with 1 ,43 7 registered students in all courses. In the community, symposia, forums, and cu rricular activities have had remarkable g rowth, reaching a total number of particip­ ants exceeding 5 ,000.

Of on-gOing concern to all conscientious faculties is the matter of graduation require­ ments - the core curriculum, which is the heart and center of the academic program .

Over the past two a n d a half years, a committee of the faculty has given intensive study and discussion to those subjects which Qualify a student to earn a bachelor's degree.

A series of faculty meetings a llowed thorough consideration of possible alterna­ tives to the core. One of the finest experi­ ences I have had in many years was to witness and preside at a three and a half hour meeting when faculty debated the final crucial issues. There are legitimate reasons to consider changes. One of the greatest strengths of a reputable University is diversity in curriculum and in student body composi­ tion. A liberal arts education demands a broad and deep perspective of the total range of human effort. The discourses, which in a lesser faculty could have been divisive and volatile, were without rancor.

Viewpoints were respected, even while there was sharp disagreement; sound and logical argumentation prevailed . The high and intel­ ligent plane of discussion allowed verbal partiCipation by a large seg ment of faculty. I was gratified that an interested group of students was granted permiSSion by the assembly to attend as spectators, with their selected spokesman offering comments.

In the final analysis, after various amend­ ments were proposed and voted upon, the faculty voted by secret ballot with a margin of At the 1980 PLU Corporation meeting President William O. Reike, left and brother Bob. Rev. Robert Rieke, Glendale Lutheran Church, seattle. spend a few pleasant moments together.

greater than two to one to preserve as critical to the liberal a rts degree. the requirements of four hours of philosophy and eight hours of religion in the 128 hours necessary for graduation.

Corporate mem bership includes the 288 congregations of the North Pacific District.

Our theme throug hout the past few years, and conti nuing throughout my admi nstra­ tion, is part n ership between the University and the congregations. We share a mutuality of mission, manifested by mutual service. It is extremely important that these ties remain active and functioning . A majority of the churches in the District have a Congregation­ al Representative serving as a link between PLU and the members of the churCh. The program is now approved in the L.C.A. Pacific Northwest Synod . In a year hence, we hope to have close to 500 Congregational Repre­ sentatives in the Northwest.

One of the goals we hope to achieve through this partnership is to increase the number of students from our own churches . who attend PLU by ten percent during the next five years. Astonishingly only four percent of lutheran high school graduates nationally attend any college of the lutheran Church . Price is a factor, but not an overrid­ ing issue in this concern. There are two ways to overcome price, and it is our active goal to . make it possible for any student who wishes to do so to attend PlU . Congregations and pastors can be of invaluable assistance in encouraging exploration of our academic program by their youth . We are willing to provide the kind of service and orientation which will help high school students begin to chart their educational plans, and to assist them in reaching their goals.

Three concerns are paramount in the overall education of a student, and at PLU we strive to provide the best in each area: the Quality of education provided, the prepara­ tion and placement of graduates in useful and productive positions, and the daily living milieu that enables development of the whole person.

To you, our corporate owners, I reaffirm our partnership. The congregations of the Northwest and the University hold one and the same overarching mission : the centrality of the Gospel in every aspect of our lives. In a venture offaith and hope, let us join forces to strengthen each other.

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o C l u b. U n iversity Close Fisca l Yea r On Positive Note

By David Berntsen Director of Development

I am so thankful and inspired by the deep concern and generosity so many of you show for PLU . For example the many who speak positively about the Q Club and even recruit Q Club members made our outstanding 1 000 Q Club member and Fellow record possible!

The successful May 9th Q Club banq uet. featuring the Choir of the West. was enjoyed by a record tu rnout of 460 members thanks to the efforts of many dedicated friends a nd alums under Helen Nordquist's guidance.

I'm very pleased that PLU operated in the black (by 0.1 0/0) at the close of our fiscal year, May 31 st, thanks in a large part to the many unrestricted gifts of all sizes to the Annual Fund. Those $20 and $30 annual gifts are very importa nt. Gift matching by many corpora­ tions was also a key factor in our balanced budget.

I am also very pleased that John Aakre has recently joined our staff. He is a ble to help us to grow in quality and quantity. John has designed an excellent new Q Club b ro-c hure.

If you want a copy please write or call in.

You r suggestions and ideas on improving our productivity are very welcome as we enter into the 1 980s. PLU is a very valuable asset to the students who attend. PLU is also very i m portant to the community and

churches of tomorrow as we graduate students who are liberally educated, profes­ sionally competent a nd able to provide Ch ristian leadership The following Q Club members have joi ned since the April issue of SCENE: Raufu Adig un, Kenneth Anenson- FELLOW, James Beals, Brian Berg, M/M Howard Ber­ gum, M/M John Bley, Dave Bottemiller, DIM James Brink-from member to FELLOW, M/M Eugene Cook, Peter Dahl, DIM Earl Eckland, and CSM/M John Furey.

Also, M/M David Gutzler, Mrs. Edwin S. Hall, M/M Eugene Hapala, M/M Dennis Hardtke, M/M Paul Hartman , M/M Art Hedlund, M/M Ad rian Helgeson, M/M Jim Hushagen, M/M Don Jacobs, Barbara Jacobson, M/M Milton Jeter, DIM Gordon Johnson .

Also, Noel Johnson, Curtis Kalstad, DIM H .

Eugene LeMay, Lutheran Brotherhood- FEL­ LOW, Marvin Company, Cara mae M ilam, RIM John Milbrath, M/M Bob M oore, M/M Jerry Ness, Alan Nakamura, DIM Michael O'Brien, DIM Frank Olson.

Also, M/M James Olson, Our Saviour's Lutheran Church Bremerton- FELLOW, Park­ land Travel Service, RIM Clifford Ponnikas, M/M La rry Poulsen, M/M Fred Reinke, Raymond Rhodes, M/M Tom Sawyer, Schoen­ feld Gardner Foundation .

Also, M/M Roald Severtson, M/M Neil Sta ndal. Stan Standifer, M/M Carl Strock, M/M Don Sturdivant, Mrs. Ron Thibideau, M/M Don Thomas, Topping Motors, Mrs. Doris Trent, and M/M Roy White.

Estate Planning

M axi m u m Protectio n Fo r Beneficia ries p u rpose Of Wi l l s "Death and taxes are inevitable . . . . being taxed to death is not." This quotation from Howard Jarvis portrays in a succinct fashion one of the true benefits of estate planning .

Statistics show us that seven out of ten adults do not have wills. Of those who have written their wills, eight out of ten fail to provide the maximum protection for their beneficiaries . This latter figure reflects un­ necessary taxes being paid because of inade­ quate pla n ning While evading taxes is illegal and to be shu nned, the avoiding of needless taxes is something for which we should all strive .

Such tax avoidance can result in substa ntial savings to one's estate.

If you would like more information on potential tax savings, you might like to receive a brochure, " Have You a Plan . . . . or a Problem?"

Attention - Estate Planning Professionals: From time to time it is necessary to deal with estate planning professionals in diffe­ rent locations. If you would be interested in being on my list of professional estate planning persons who would be willing to assist us occasionally with people in your 3rea, please let me know.

Edgar Larson Director of Planned Giving Pacific Lutheran un iversity Tacoma, WA 98447 (206) 531-6900 Ext. 232

B u s i ness C a rd s : A Good Way To Keep Track Of Al u m n i

By Ronald Coltom Alumni Director

As I travel a round the country and as people stop by the office I am constantly being hanqed a business card . Over a period of years these have accumulated so that I now have a stack several inches thick that I keep bound in a rubber band in my desk drawer. The other day as I was filing through the stack trying to find someone I remember giving me a card several years ago, I started thinking about all of the cards alums must have that I don't have.

Now I know that people have a lot of weird collections but probably no one has a collection of PLU alum's business cards so here is what I propose. How about slipping a business card (or more than one if you have them - husband/wife etc., monkey business or whatever) in with your next correspond­ ence with our office. Or better yet put it in an envelope by itself right now before you forget.

I haven't figured out yet exactly how we will utilize the cards when they arrive. It really depends on how many we receive, but we will work something out so they can be displayed for those visiting the Alumni Office. I realize many don't have a business card, but all are welcome to stop by the Nesvig Alumni Center and see what the others a re dOing .

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By Milton Nesvlg Vice-President Emeritus

Cong ratulations to Proud Parents whose sons and daughters received deg rees at the com mencement exercises May 25. Felicita­ tions also to Proud Parents whose offsprings will be graduating August 22.

It has been nice to have you as members of our Parents Club, but we hope that this is not the end .of your interest in PLU . If yOLJ wish to continue to be on the mailing list for Scene, please drop a card to the Parents Club at PLU .

Clyde and Betty Lashua of Marysville have been appointed to the Parents Council by President William O. Rieke. They succeed Bill and Ethel Tennesen of Bremerton who have served on the Council since its inception in 1 976.

A potluck dinner for alumni, new and returning students and their families will be held Thursday, Aug ust 21 . at 6 :30 in st.

Andrews Lutheran Church, Beaverton, Ore. AI and Marilyn Hanson , Parents Cou ncil memb­ ers, will be i n charge.

Parents Council will meet on Friday, Sept. 5 , in connection with the orientation p rogra m for new students. Council members will greet parents of new students and welcome them 'nto the Parents Club.

By Ronald A. Miller President PLU Alumni Association

It was a great honor to represent the Alumni AssOCiation at the retirement dinner for Milt Nesvig last month. It was a truly delightul gathering of friends, alumni. facul ­ ty , who celebrated together the gift that God gave PLU in Milt.

As a small token of thankfulness to the person who has been "Mr. PLU," the Alumni House was officially named the "Nesvig Alumni Center." We pray that God will continue to provide PLU with leaders as dedicated to the University as Milt has been .

"As I near the end of my term of office as Alumni Board president, I would like to thank the members of the Alumni Board for their service to PLU over this past year. Their work and efforts have gone toward making the numerous programs a nd services offered by the Alumni Association a success in further­ ing the message of PLU; providing an opportunity for fellowship a mong alums, and helping meet the financial needs of the University.

During my four years on the Alumni Board, I have experienced a renewed appreciation for what PLU has meant to me, ana would encourage others to become i nvolved in Alumni activities. Time invested in PLU is time invested in our country's future."

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Class -Notes 1 935 K E N N J O H NSON reti red rece n t l y from t h e staff o f the Was h i ngton State Historical Society in Taco ma, Wa s h . He had been with the Society for 29 years and retired as chief c u rato r .

1 936 E L L E N TO R O N G O of Vancouver, Was h . , is in her 41 st year of teaching " media specialist" at Fort Vancouver H i g h School . She was Washi ngton S tate A m b a s s a d o r for Friends h i p Fo rce to Korea last Octo ber. She also h as been elected fo r a three-year term as r u l i n g elder in Colu mbia Presbyte­ rian C h u rch .

1 945 H E LEN C U N N I N G HA M , a teacher for 39 yea rs , was h o n o red on Sunday , May 1 8, at a ret i rement te a . The event was held at the Meeker School i n Puya l l u p , w h e r e H el en spe n t most o f her career She pl a ns to trave l , r·ea d , garden a n d work with sen io r c i tizen s d u r i n g her·

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1 949 VO N NY ( D ensow) ST U RGEON has p resentad thE' u n i ted Cerebral Pa lsy Association of Central CaJifor-­ n i a ' s hig hest awa rd . She received the W . C. " B u d " Brads haw award fo r "sig n ificant and contin u o u s service , over a lengthy period of ti m e . " The award is symbolized by " Hope, " a b ronze sculpture of a child with one a rm outstretched, seated on a base of Cal ifornia g ranite a n d jade, created by a local artist Helen Emree Banks.

Vonny has given years of inspired leaders h i p and continuous s u p port for U n ited Cerebral Palsy activities.

Under her leadersh i p as president of U C P of Central California ( 1 975-77), the o rgan ization received the National Program Award fo r services to cereb­ ral palsied clients.

Vonny was the 1 974 reci pient of ' P LU ' s Alumna of the Year Award.

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The awards committee of the PLU Alumni �ssociation board is presently seeking nominations for DistinQuished Alumnus and Alum­ nus of the Year.

DistiniQuished Alu mnus Awards are now given in the following categories: science/technology, education, government/politics, communications/arts, church/so­ cial services, athletic ach ieve­ ments and business/professional.

Names of nominees for either award should be submitted along with a paragraph or two support­ ing the recommendations, and should arrive at the PLU alumni office no later than July 1 5 .

Award win ners will be honored at the annual Homecoming ban­ Quet Nov. 8.

1 951 J . B . ROALKVAM, an aeronautical contractor, i s resident team manager for Boeing Internation a l Corpo ration

1 953 J ESSE W . R E E D of Clatskanie, O re . , has retired from teac h i ng a n d l i b rary work in Concord , Calif. He was recently married to Elsie M. Welter, a resident of C lats kanie where they now reside.

STA N LEY KVE R N has been a sawyer for the past three years after teac h i ng in the Kel logg, Id. High School District for 20 years. He and h i s wife, C O R D E LIA ( Proctor '52) a re i n the process of b u ild ing an earth sh eltered home.

Cordelia i s a retired li brari a n . They have four children, Olav - a free lance a rtist; Neil - a poet/writer; Craig - a forestry student at North Idaho Col­ lege a n d Laurie - a h i g h school student

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1 954 EVAN G E LI N E RIMBACH of R i v e r For­ est, I I I , w i l l be s p e n d i n g a sabbatical n ext school yea r i n M u nich and B erl i n d Oi ng research on the cantatas of G ottfried H e i nr ic h Stolzel She h a s b.een awarded a g ra nt fro m Deutscher A k a d e m l scher Aus tauschd i en st for her r esearch in M u n i ch in the fall

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1 956 Dr. M I LD R E D B RA M M ER, associate p rofessor of b i ology at Ithaca Col lege, has received a $ 1 4 1 ,000 g ra nt from the National I n stitutes of Health to s u p port her research i n bio logical clock mechanisms. The g rant w i l l be s h a red with Sue B i n kley of Temple U n iversity, Bra m mer's colla borator in the biological rhythm research. The g rant, admin istered by Tem ple U n iver­ sity, will provide M i l d red with a full­ t i m e tec h n i c i a n and eq u i p ment necessary for the resea rch . She will d i rect eight of the 12 proposed exper­ i m e nts funded by the g ra nt and will involve underg rad uates- i n Ithaca Col­ lege's Biology Department i n her work.

1 959 Rev. ARNOLD OLSON has resigned his pastorate at St . M a rks Lut h e ra n C h u rch, Washington, D . C . , to accept a call to st. James Lutheran Church i n Va ndalia, 11/ . , and Zion Lutheran Church i n Loogootee, The Olsons will live in Vandalia.

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1 960 P H I LI P FO RMO of Austin, M i n n . , has g rad uated from Luther Seminary after eight years ofteaching. He will serve as associate pastor of st. Olaf Lutheran C h u rch i n Austin.

1 961 LOR E N H I LDEBRAND of EI Seg u n , Calif., h a s recently b e e n promoted to vice president of sales at Mattei Toy Compa ny.

1 962 JON 8. OLSON has been elected to the national board of the National Association for Hospital Development.

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New PLU Alumni Board Officers. Members Announced Carol (Bottemiler) Geldaker '57 of West Linn, Ore., has been elected president of the PLU Alumni Association for the 1 98081 academic year, according to alumni director Ronald Coltom.

Geldaker, assista nt vol leybal l coach and girls' tennis coach a t West Lin n High School, received a mater's degree from Lewis and Clark College last year. She is also a substitute teacher and a n advo­ cate for bike trails in Clackamas County.

First vice-president and preSi­ dent-elect is Rev. Charles May '62 of Renton . He is pastor of Lord of Life Lutheran Church there.

Paul Kusche 70 of Gig Harbor is second vice-president. He is direc­ tor of chip and snack operations for Nalley Fine Food of Tacoma.

Victor Knutzen x'36 is the new alumni representative to the PLU Board of Regents. He is vice­ president a nd controller for Boe­ ing Company.

New directors elected to four­ year terms are Carol (Haaland) Fredrickson '64, Connye (Idstrom) Hager '63, Robert Klavano '69, and William Ramstad '47.

Frederickson is a real estate associate for John L. Scott in Seattle. Hager, of Billings, Mont., is a homemaker and conference president a nd secretary for Ameri­ can Lutheran Church Women .

Klavano i s a partner in a Tacoma law firm, and Ramstad is director of personner-----services for San Diego Com munity College district of California.

Kent Tekrony ' 6 2 of San Carlos, Calif., has been appOinted to fill the u n-expired term of M ichael McKean, now alumni representa­ tive to the Board of Regents.

Tekrony is a pilot for Western Airlines.

Martha (Miller) Ward 77 will complete the u nexpired terms of JoAnn Briscoe, who has moved to Japan. Ward is a technical repre­ sentative for Seafirst Computer Services in Tukwila.

At- large members appOinted to serve one-year terms on the board include Connie (Haan) Hil­ dahl '65 of Tiburon, Calif., Denny B. Nelson '60 of Corona, Calif., Lyn n (Burchfield) Rasmussen x'68 of portland, Ore., Williamae (Ander­ son) Stuhlmiller x'59 of Edwall, Wash., and Harry Wicks '69 of Colorado Springs, Colo.

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UFO Sightings Valid, Alumni Author Reassures Observers In New Book B y J udy Davis

"guidebook for a nyone interested the U FO phenomenon "My book ca n be especially useful to pilots, Civil Air Patrol volu nteers, ra ngers - anyo n e who spends a lot of time out­ doors," he said .

According to PLU the alum, placing scientific emphasis on the "natu re of the observer" ca n help reassure the public that "most U FO observers are having very real, valid sensory experiences­ .. .their senses a re not playing tricks on them . " Some of these conclusions a re drawn from Dr. Haines' discussion with pilots who claim to have seen U FO's.

Dr. Haines said U FO sightings are quite common.

"There is a n average of one documented report a day . . . an estimated 85,000 sightings are on record ; however, we estimate there are 1 0 unreported sightings for each of those reported, " said Dr. Haines, who has traveled around the world discussing and studying the UFO phenomenon.

He also has been involved in the Center for UFO Studies in Evans­ ton, III. Through his studies, Dr. Haines has concluded a U FO is an ex­ tremely high -density e n e r g y phenomenon compacted in a very small volume . . . "but I have no evidence that U FO's come from outer space," he said.

Dr. Haines' delving into the nature of U FO's takes on an inter­ esting dimension since he is a scientist who is a Christian . "I don't put all my eggs into the scientific basket," he cautions. "As a Chrisin

Dr Richa rd Hai nes believes i n s I n fact, the 1 960 graduate of Pacific Lutheran University says, ''I'm convi nced U FO's are an ob­ jective reality . . . I think it's time to stop debating thei r validity and start using scientific methods to discover what they are. " Recently, Dr. Haines published a book designed to help U FO inves­ tigators develop skills and techni­ ques for evaluating U FO sightings.

A p rem ise of his book is, "Everyolle is a potential UFO ob­ server . . . and, in most circumst­ ances, i ndividuals ca n rely on their own senses to p rovide reliable i nformation about such an experi­ ence. " I n addition, the research scien­ tist suggests, "We need to dispel the notion that those observing U FO's are hallucinati ng; actually most UFO sightings are made by stable, average individuals . " Dr. Haines studied Clinical psychology while at PLU and later received his d octorate i n e x p e r i m e n t a l psychology a nd physiology at Michigan State U niversity.

Although he has studied U FO's for nearly 20 years, Dr. Haines emphasizes this pursuit is an avo­ cation . Since 1 964, he has been involved in research projects at the NASA-AMES Research Center at Moffett Field near his home in Los Altos, Calif.

Dr. Haines said while his book is designed for the serious U FO i n v e s t i g a tor, it also is a U FO

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NAH D . Jon is senior vice president for development at Orthopaedic Hospital in LOS Angeles.

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needs and competition for the com­ puted tomography ind ustry. He has been with GE for three years He and his wife, Ann, reside with their two children, Kari and Michael, at 1 245 India nwood Dr., Brookfield, Wisc.

DAVID HALEY has been appointed by Washington Governor Dixie Lee Ray to the state's 27- member delegation for t h e W h ite H o use Conference on Families to be held this summer i n Washington, D . C . David i s involved in the independent living project of the U niversity of Washington's depart­ ment of rehabilitation a n d medicine.

LtiCol . DENNIS 0 HOWARD is Chief of the Base Support Division, directo­ rate of Data Automation for the Headquarters Pacific Air Forces at Hickam AFB, Hawa i i . Dennis and his wife LINDA (Stolee '651 reside i n Kailua, Hawa i i .

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ARTHU R BOLSTAD is a student at C o ncordia T h eo l o g i ca l S e m i n a r y studying for a master of d ivinity degree. He intends to be a missionary in Africa. He and his wife, Karen, have four children , Rolph, 6; Ann, 3; Hans, 2 ; a nd Susa n , 9 months.

ANN EnE ( Levorson) MACOMBER is teaching at Peninsula High School in

ALAN H . ROWBERG has been ap­ pOinted manager of computed to­ mography analytical marketing for General Electric Company, Medical Systems Division, M i lwau k€e, Wisc. In his new position, Alan will be respons­ ible for assessment of market trends,

PAUL BENSON recently led a group of 16 students on a seven -iSland study tour of the Caribbea n . Paul teaches literature and religion at Mt. View College, Dallas, Tex. M/M PAUL OLSEN (KAREN WALLEY 73) a re the parents of a daughter, C h ristine Elizabeth, born April 1 0, 1 980. She joins two sisters. Paul is registrar at Whitworth Col l ege i n Spokane, Wash.

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tian, I live by faith.

"It could be U FO studies repre­ sent the marriage of spiritual and physical worlds," he added.

Dr. Haines says although most Americans are not yet ready to "emotionally accept the existence of UFO's a nd such related subjects as 'close encounters of the third kind'," he sees hopeful signs the

phenomena a re being taken seri­ ously by the scientific community.

"In spurts a nd starts, I see a more serious attempt being made around the world to bring science to bear on issues surrounding UFO's," he indicated .

A major difficulty is, we're on a new frontier, and we don't know what we're looking for. "

Gig Harbor, Wash . , where she is the debate coach. Her students took first in individual events at the state tour­ nament (AA) and one student went to nationals. She lives in Federal Way, Wash. .

M/M DAVID G . RICE of Seattle, WaSh . , a re the parents of a son, J o h n Nelson, born March 28, 1 980. He joins a sister, Carrie, 4.

M/M STEPHEN SALLEE (KATHLEEN BEVAN '68) are the parents of a daughter, Gwyneth Blodwen, born March 21 , 1 980. She has a brother, Owen, who is 3112 . Stephen works for IRS in Seattle, Wash . , and Kathleen works part-time as a medical tech­ nologist a nd Lamaze childbirth i n ­ structor at Valley General Hospital in Monroe, Wash. They live in Monroe.

PHYLLIS (Booth) SCHNEIDER is editor of Weight Watchers magazine. Her husband, C LIFFORD "Ted , " is in the Dean's office at New York U niverSity.

They live in New York City.

Don and PAM ( Point) SU NDHEIM are the parents of a daughter, Erika Michelle, born Sept. 1 0, 1 979. She joins two brothers, Christopher Mark, 6, and Scott Mitchell, 4. Both Don and Pam conti n ue in their teachi ng careers in Charleston and Mattoon, III. respec­ tively

1 969 ANGIE (Holm) EICHHOLTZ and hus­ band, Jim, are the parents of a son, Frederick Warren, born Dec. 1 3 , 1 979.

Angie is on a parental leave from the Tacoma School District. They live in Federal Way, Wash.

M/M FRANK JOH NSON (JO ANNE HAGEN '66) a nnounce the birth of their second daughter, Karna Michon, born Dec. 4, 1 979. She jOins a sister, Kirsten Marie, age 3. Frank is the c:oordi nator of the talented and gifted program in the H illsboro, Ore. High School District. Joanne works part­ time at the local hospital.

RICH SLAnA taught history at the U niversity of Colorado at Boulder d u ring the 1 979-80 school term . In the summer of 1 980 he will complete his doctorate in Latin American history at the U niversity of Texas at Austin. This fall he begins teaching history at North Carolina State University at Raleig h .

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done so for seven years. He is a lso in the Coast Guard reserve.

RIC and J ud ith SWENSON now have a daughter, Larraby, born J u n e 24, 1 979, i n Anchorage, Alaska, where Ric and J udith are on the faculty of the Un iversity of Alaska .

1 971 D I M LOWELL M . A N D E RSON (JO MARIE A N D E RSON '73), after serving two years as a flig ht s u rgeon in the Army and two years i n the private practice of emergency m ed i c i n e i n Tacoma are now relocating i n Pasade­ na, Calif , where Lowell will beg in an orthopedic residency They have one son, Ped er, a n d are expecti ng their second child IVAN '70 and MARSHA (Norbert '71 ) GO R N E are the parents of a son, N i cholas Iva n, born Nov. 4, 1 979. He joins a sister, Annel iese E l izabeth, 5 .

Ivan i s currently d i rector for student programs at Edmonds C o m m u n ity Col lege They live in Everett GARY H. J O N ES has accepted a call to serve as parish priest at St Andrew's Episcopal Ch urch in Chela n, Was h . and St J a m es C h u rch in Brewster, Was h .

Gary a n d h i s wife, JANET (Wild rick ' 681 left the Sa n Francisco Bay Area in May a n d are now l iving in Chelan.

R O B E RT W O M DAL has been named a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries ( F S A 1 . To be na med a Fellow, Bob successfu lly com pleted nine exa m i n a ­ tions administered b y t h e Society o n the mathematical b a s i s o f insurance and its specific appl ications to life and health insura nce, pens i o n , and other p r i v a te a nd governmental benefit plans Achieving Fellows h i p is compar­ a b le to receiving a Ph . D . degree i n m a t h e matics. Actu a r i e s a r e m a t h ematicians who study a n d evaluate contingencies which affect h u m a n beings, like birth, marriage, sickness, accidents, retirement and death. By mathematically calculating the chances of these contingencies occu rring, actuaries then design and price i nsurance, pension, and emp­ loyee benefit programs wh ich provide fi nancial protection for people Bob lives i n Pou lsbc with his wife, ELA I N E (Gree n u p '73) and son, Eric.

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1 97 9 . They moved to Fairbanks, Alas­ ka, i n August 1 979, where Nancy is aped iatrician and her h usband an i ntern ist at the Ta nana C l i nic. They live a few m i les out of town in a log house, enjoying a spectac ular view of the Alaska Range.

RALPH WHITMAN '70 a n d w l t e JANIC E (Greenwood ' 7 2 ) , a r e t h e pa � rents of a son, Clayton Meyer, born March 8, 1 980 i n Everett, Wash , where they live.

1 973 J I M and RAN D I ( Leighton '74) HOL­ LA N D l ive i n Gig Harbor, Wash . J i m is a sales representative with ASC Pacific, and Ra ndi is a buyer for the Bon Department store in Tacoma, Was h .

STAN O LS E N o f Sevier, Uta h , i s field e n g i n eer for Hensel Phelps Construc­ tion C o m pany on four Interstate 70 bridges over Cole Pass M r s . EDYTHE ( Marsh) STRI B LING of Oregon City, Ore , a n nou nces the b i rth of Heidi Sue, born April 1 0, 1 980.

SAM U E L TORVE N D has been re­ ce ived into the Order of Preachers ( D o m i n icans of the Central Province) and w i l l beg in the novitiate in August at St D o m i n ic's Priory, Denver, Colo.

SAN D RA ( Ha ugen) WI LLIS has recent­ ly accepted a position o n the Com­ m u n ity Chapel Bible College staff as a voice I nstructor i n the fall of 1 980, teaching classes a nd studio lessons .

Her husband, C h uck, is completing stud ies for the m i n istry. They have two children, Erik, 2, a n d Eri n , 8 month s .

They would love to hear from old friends. Their address is: 3545 S. 240th, Kent, WA 9803 1 .

MlM J I M ZI M M E RMAN '72 (SHE RRY E R I C KSON '73) are the parents of a son, Zachary Ja mes Delos, born March 29, 1 980. Jim i s currently an assistant vice president of North west Correspon­ dent Ba n k i n g - Alaska Dept of Seattle First National Ba n k . Sherry is on mater­ nity leave from teaching at Totem J r .

High School i n Federal Way, Was h .

They live in Kent, Was h .

LINDA Z U R FLUH received a doctor of education deg ree in educational ad­ m i n istration from the U n iversity of Washington in May Linda has taught i n Eatonville, Marysville and Tacoma h i g h schools s i nce g rad uating from PLU .

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MARK '72, and SHARON (Johnson '72) EGG E RTSON of Anacortes, Wash , a re the parents of a son, Soren Mark, born Oct 3 1 , 1 979. H e joins a brother, Leif, 5, and a sister, I ngrid, 2. M a rk is a carpenter and Sharon teaches private piano and voice.

M/M GORDON G U N D E RSON (SIGNE OTH E I M '72) are the pare nts of a son, Erik Gordon, born April 4, 1 980. Signe teaches P E i n the Sum ner High School, Sum ner, Was h . a n d Gordon teaches social studies and coaches football and base ball in the E n u mclaw High Sch ool . They live i n S u m ner.

M/M TOM H O U G L U M are the parents of a son, David Thomas, born April 4, 1 980, Good Friday. They live in Everett, Was h .

LOWELL S C H O C H will b e living o n Decatur Isla n d i n the San J uans for t h e summer. He w i l l be building timber frame structures with materials m i l led on the isla n d . Plans also include de­ vel oping a n aqua culture for better sea ecology and food sources.

NANCY SC H U LTZ, M . D . and husband, Richard Burger, M . D . , are the parents of a son, Nicholas Eric, rorn Nov. 26,

RIM THOMAS BECK ( KATH R Y N FRED­ STROM '74) a re the pare nts of a daug hter, C h rista Elise, born April 1 8, 1 979. She joined a sister, Sarah Liv. Tom i s pastor of G race Lutheran C h urch a nd Kathy i s working as a nurse part-time in the local hospital and with the public health n u rses in Worland, Wyo . , where they live.

B E C KY (WulfJ HAR RISO N and her h u sband, Bob, ex pect to be in Papua, New G u i nea with Wycliffe Bible Trans­ lators for the next fou r years Bob is a pi lot a n d both are i nvolved in the s u p port area of WBT. D E B RA M. J E N K I N S is working for the Timberland Regional Library Syste m ' s Olym pia Li brary. This s u m m e r she i s going t o Hels i n k i , Finland f o r six weeks and hopes to attend the Hels i n ki C u p soccer matches. S h e a l s o p l a n s trips to Stockhol m , Copenhagen a n d possibly the mainland of E u rope and pla ns to visit E ng la nd in two years.

DAVE LEE x'74, i s operations d i rector for KFSK-FM, a non-commercial sta­ tion in Petersburg , Alaska.

Lt DAN I E L '73 and DIA N E (Gormley

'74) TUn welcomed Knsanna E l isabeth on J a n . 30, 1 980 . She joi n s a sister, Danielle Marie, 3. Dan i s presently a com bat crew comma nder in M i nute­ man M is s i les at El lsworth AFB, S . D . H e i s a l s o working on a master's degree i n b u s i ness through an A i r Force prog­ ra m . Diane i s working part-time at Rapid City Reg ional Hospital in Or­ thopedics They live i n Rapid City, S . D .

C O R L I S N I K O LA I S E N a n d Ronald Sc hell berg were ma rried Dec. 28, 1 979 in Beth lehem Lutheran C h urch , Kalis­ pell, Mont They are now living i n Boise, Idaho.

1 975 DAVID and MA U R E N E ( Hansen '75) AAKRE '74, are the pare nts of a daug hter, Ka H i e Aline, born April 8, 1 980. David is d i recto r of vocal music at Marshfield High School i n Coos Bay, Ore . , and Maurene resigned from her position at Pacific C h i ld Center in North Bend to be home with Kall ie.

KAR I N E R ICSON received her mas­ ter' s degree i n public relations from Boston U n iversity in Jan uary 1 980. She is currently employed by Sommer­ s/Rosen p u b l ic relations agency in Philadelphia Kari n was formerly with KOMO -TV i n Seattle, Was h . She lives In Lawrenceville, N . J .

MARK D . F R E E MAN a n d h i s wife ( Lynn Bjo rnson - attended PLU) are living in Pou lsbo, Was h . Mark is a bank exa m i ner for the State of Washington They have two sons, Kyle and Peter.

POLLY H U L M E of M i n neapol is, M i n n . ta ught med-surg n u rsing at Man kato State U n iversity in M a n kato, M i n n . this past year. She a lso received her mas­ ter's degree i n a nthropology from the U n iversity of M i n n esota in March 1 980.

KARl S . ISAACSON of Detroit, Mich . , has joined the staff a t Lawrence Institute of Technology as an associate d i rector of development She received a J. D. degree from the U n iversity of Oregon School of Law and previously worked for the Lutheran Social Ser­ vices of M ichigan as well as several law fi rms.

D U D LUTTO N , head football coach at Rocky Mo u ntai n Col lege i n B i l l i ng s , M o nt , has accepted a s i m i lar post a t Bethel College i n St. Paul, M i n n .

M l M D R EW O . THO M PSON ' 7 1 ( BAR­ BARA S U E PFLUEGER '75) are the parents of a son, Lachlann Barra, born Dec. 6, 1 97 9 . They also have a daugh­ ter, Heather Roe, 2% years old . They live in G raham, Wash .

MARY WAAG has completed her Peace Corps commitment in Colombia and plans to be married Aug 1 . She is now living i n Bothell, Was h .

1 976 R O B E RT H. DALE of Bellevue, Wash , recently joined the Seattle office of an i n s u rance brokerage house, Marsh & McLen non, as a property marketing executive.

M/M STEVE E N G LU N D of Olympia, Was h . , are the pa rents of a daug hter, Stephanie, born in May 1 979. Steve i s head golf pro at Olym pia Golf and Cou ntry C l u b .

LOIS KU LLBERG o f Seattle, Wash . , w i l l be married Aug. 30 i n Colton, Ore . , to Kipp Fisher of Seattle. They will l ive i n Seattle where Lois is currently working a s m a na g i ng secretary for a C PA firm i n Bellevue. Kipp i s e m ployed by an oil d istributor i n Seattle.

B Eny LOn has been promoted to accounts paya ble with the depart-

ment of Transportation D i strict I with offices i n Seattle, Was h . She lives i n Taco ma, Was h .

M I RA N (Arntson) and BOB M O L U F w i l l be moving this fa l l t o Owatonna M i n n . , where Bob w i l l begin a year' semi nary i nternship at Tri nity Lutheran C h u rc h . M i riam has been working in the development office of Luther­ Northwestern Seminaries i n St Paul, M i n n . In add ition to being a student, Bob has been an associate book editor for Augsburg Pu blishing House in M i n neapolis, working on such projects as Living Roots of Reformation, Ten Faces of Ministry, The Joy of Bach, and Farming the Lord's Land.

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E L I Z A B E T H SC H O E N W A L D , s i n ce g rad uati o n from PLU , has pursued pediatrics in chro n ic and nonacute s e tt i n g S h e h a d two ye a r s of emergency-room n u rs i ng with com­ pletio n of field para - m edical tra i n i ng , a n d is cu rrently pursu i ng pediatrics i n acute care setti ng a t Stanford U n iver­ sity Hospita l, Stanford, Calif DAVID DUANE S M ITH received his master's from Stanford U n iversity i n 1 979 a n d h i s eng i neer i n g degree from Stanford i n 1 980. I n Aug ust he w i l l take a pOSition with ARCO as assoCiate research eng i n ee r in Dallas, Tex. CY NTHIA WILSO N graduated from Washin gton U n iversity Medical School i n St Louis, Mo. i n May 1 980 and i n J uly w i l l be a first -year resident at Tacoma Fa m i ly Practice Medicine - Allen more Med ica l Center In Tacom a , Wa s h .

BO B '74 and LI N DA ( H arkness '76) SAARELA are the parents of a l ittle g i r l , Shauna Ly n n , b o r n March 2 7 , 1 980.

They continue to reside in Littleton Colo . , where Bob i s now genera i m a n a g e r of C o l l i n s H a r d w a r e C o m pa ny CAROLE RAE ENGSTROM '76 and GARY A . C ROCKEn '77, will be married J u n e 2 8 , 1 980 at Faith Lutheran C h u rch in Red mond, Was h . Carole Rae will complete her master's degree this m onth i n wildlife biology at the U n ­ iversity o f Wash ingto n . Gary i s cu rrent1y teaching math and coaching foot­ ball and ten n i s at Was h i ngto n - Monroe High School in Portland, Ore. They will be living near Seattle, Wa s h .

1 977 J U DY CARLSON is atte n d i ng an act­ i ng school in New York City and working part- time as a curricu l u m writer.

DOUGLAS '77 and G R ETC H E N (Jerde '77) E LY wish to let their friends know that they are expecting their first child i n late October.

RICK G RAHAM and Katherine Mayne Smith from Mercer Island, Wash , a re engaged to be ma rried on J u ly 1 9 , 1 980 in Kent, Was h . , where they w i l l l i v e . Both a r e employed by Rain ierI B a n Corporation w h e r e R i c k i s a com mer­ cial loan special ist with Rainier Mort­ gage a n d Katherine works for Rainier B a n k in the reg ional office i n Seattle, Was h .

M A R N E E H O LLIS i s spending the s u m mer acting at the Mule Barn Theater, Tarkio ( M issouri) College After a year of co m m uti ng, GREG '77 and MARLENE (Selene '77) KLEVEN have moved back i nto New York City.

Marlene w i l l soon start a new job in the ICU at Me morial Sloa n - Kettering Canc­ er Institute and G reg will be com p l et­ ing his fi nal year at U n i o n Theological Semina ry.

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Spain has been selected for promo­ tion to GS-51 0 - 1 2 and reassignment to Athens, Greece as Chief of the AFAA Area Audit Office effective J u ly 1 980.

J EFF 76 and BEVER LY (Taylor 77) NEHER are the parents of a son, Steven Michael. born Feb. 1 , 1 980. They live i n Wenatchee, Wash ., where Jeff works for a CPA fi rm , Homchick, Koch & Associates. Bev was a staff n u rse at the Wenatchee hospital until Steven ' s birth.

1 978 KEITH BAN KS l ists his occupations as farmer, teacher, a n d coac h . H e coaches basketball, teaches P . E . and mathematics. He and his wife also plan to build a home soon.

PETER BLANK is in a master's of divinity program at the Mennonite­ Bretheren Biblical Seminary, Fresno, Calif., as of Jan. 1 980. Prior to entering the seminary Peter held several jobs, the most recent was in the landscap­ i ng business with his brother in Castro Valley Calif.

MARSHA LEWIS a nd Danny Flowers w e re m arried M a rch 28, 1 980 i n Beaverton , Ore. They live i n Tigard, Ore., where Danny is a n electronics engineer.

LAURIE JONES taught this past yea r a t Aylen J unior High in Puyallup, Wash.

Capt. LARRY MAGNUSON MA 78, has g raduated from the Squadron Officer School at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala. CORRECTION DEBORAH J. MASE­ CORRELL is not attending Luther/Nor­ thwestern Theological Seminary i n St. Paul as reported in the April issue of Scene.

After g raduati ng from PLU on Dec. 1 5, 1 978 with a master's deg ree in education, she was married the same day and then moved to Eph rata where she now resides. She was a full-time instructor at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, Wash . , for the fall quarter of 1 979, taking over while the regular full-time professor was on sabbatical leave. During that time and through the winter quarter 1 980, she taught a night school course for Big Bend Community College at the local h igh school in Ephrata. In addition to these teaching positions, she taught private piano lessons in her home to 1 7 students and continues to do so even now.

CARLA WHITE was married to Erling M. Parlova on Nov. 1 0, 1 979, at Community Chapel . She is cu rrently working on the oncology ward at Providence Medical Center jn Seattle, Was h . , where they reside.

STEVE TEITZEL teaches at Spanaway Ju nior H igh now and will be attending the Energy Education Workshop at PLU this s u m mer.

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fi rst-year student at L u t h e r/ N o r ­ thwestern Theological Sem inary She is the recipient of a full scholarship (Afro-American) and is enrolled in the master of divinity program BOB KRATZKE is now in Seattle, Wash . , where he is working on a su mmer research fellowship at the U niversity of Washington School of Medicine concerning hydrostatic pre­ ssure in cartilage. In the fall he will start his second yea r of medical school at the University of Washingto n . This m o n th ( J u n e ) he is representing washington State University at the National College Bowl tournament in St. Louis, Mo. LORRAINE K. LARSEN is living in La Mesa, Calif., where she is currently employed at the U niversity of Califor­ nia at San Diego Medical Center in the neonatal intensive care unit as a registered nurse. She will be married on June 25 to Louis Bonaldi, a surgery resident at UC -San Diego Medical Center.

G R EG NEUFELD is working at Cam­ rose Lutheran College, Camrose, Al­ berta, Canada as a n admissions coun ­ selor. H is future plans are t o start seminary in the fall of 1 981 , but as yet has not decided on a seminary.

1 980 GARY FALDE is working as a n actuary at Pacific Mutual Life Insura nce i n Newport Beach, Calif. H e a n d Marilee Williams plan to ma rry in late Sep­ tember.

WILLIAM M. L1NDEL has been accept­ ed as a member of the class that will enter the St. Louis University School of Medicine in Sept. 1 980 .

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IREN E B CORBIN ' 1 6, of Taco ma, WaSh . , passed away April 27, 1 980. She retired in 1 966 from the Fra nklin P ierce School District and was a member of the Washington Retired Teachers Associatio n .

Survivors include two daughters, Jeanette Martin and Barbara Spraker, both of Tacoma; one brother a n d three Sisters; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

CHARLES A. (CAP) PETERSON 73, of Tacoma, WaSh . , passed away May 1 6, 1 980 at the age of 3 7 . Survivors i nclude his wife, Elizabeth; two daugh­ ters and a sori, all of the family home; his mother, a brother and gra nd ­ mother.

He was a former major - le a g u e baseball player, noted for h i s batting prowess. He was assigned by the San Francisco Giants immediately after his g raduation from Clover Park High School in 1 960. He also played for the washington Senators a nd Cleveland Indians.

Charles closed out his professional career with the former Tacoma Giants and Tacoma Twins, and joined the family construction business in Taco­ m a . He graduated from PLU following his baseball career.

M RS. CARL L. (ELLA TVETE) FOSS, Class of 1 910, died March 2 7 in Tacoma at the age of 90 years. Her late husband, Class of 1 907, was on the PLU faculty, 1 92 1 - 23, and president of Spokane College, 1 927-29.

M rs. Foss is survived by her daugh­ ter, Joan Frazier, Class of 1 949; a Sister, Nina Shervem, Class of 1 9 1 5 . She was a sister of the late M rs . O. A. Tingelstad, also a P LU g raduate and wife of the former PLU president.

Regent, Faculty Emeriti Notes Thirty years ago Roger C . Larson, PLU regent from Pullman, estab­ lished Camp WSU, an outdoor facility for physically handicapped youth on Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. By action of Washington State University regents, the facili­ ty is now called Camp Roger Larson. Announcement of the re­ naming was made June 14 at a retirement banquet in honor of Larson a nd swim coach Doug Gibbs. Larson has been on the WSU physical education faculty since 1 947.

J.E. Danielson, retired director of admissions, and his wife Cora were honored in Tacoma J une 1 5 on the occasion of their 50th wedding a nniversary. Their only child, Delphine, is a 1 956 PLU g raduate. She is married to the Rev. Thomas Householder, '55.

Their son David is a sophomore at PLU. The Householders came out from Chicago for the anniversary.

The Rev. Kelmer N . Roe, retired religion professor, and his wife Hannah celebrated their golden wedding anniversary June 22 in Tacoma . Present were their son, Dr. David Roe, '55 of Portland and daughter, M rs. Donald (Naomi) Nothstein, '53. Her h usband Dr. Nothstein is a 1 950 graduate. Sons Gregory and Philip, are PLU stu ­ dents . . David's wife i s the former Janet Olson, '55. Their son Steven is a P LU u nderg raduate.

1 980-81 Alumni Board Officers

Members-At-Large One-Year APpointments

Rev. Cha rles W . Mays '62 Tacoma, Wash.

Carol Bottemilier Gelda ker '57 President West Lin n , Ore.

Connie Haan Hildahl '65 Tiburon, Calif.

KentTekrony '62 San Carlos, Calif.

Denny B. Nelson '60 Corona, Calif.

Terms Expire May 1 983

Lynn ( Bu rchfield) Rasmussen x'68 Portland, Ore.

Otis G rande '38 Tacoma, Wash.

Willa mae (Anderson) Stuhlmiller x'59 Edwall, Wash.

Karen Fynboe Howe '73 Fox Island, Wash.

Harry Wicks '69 Colorado Springs, Colo.

Gig Ha rbor, Was h .

Rev. Cha rles W. Mays '62 First Vice President Renton, Wash .

Paul Kusche 70 Second Vice President Gig Harbor, Wash.

Ronald A. Miller, M . D . '65 Immediate Past President Whitefish, Mont.

Paul Kusche '70

Terms Expire May 1 981

Ronald Coltom '61 Executive Secretary P.L.U.

George Nowadnlck ' 52 Snohomish, Was h .

Gayle Severson Berg '72 Martinsdale, Mont.

Terms Expire M a y 1984

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Regent Representatives

Stephen M . Isaacson '76 Boise, Idaho

Carole Haaland Fredrickson '64 Seattle, Wash.

D E BORAH BARNES is news director or KFLS Radio in Klamath Fal ls, Ore. She formerly co-anchored the television ne ws at KOTI-TV in Klamath Falls. She is engaged to Edward Kelly a n d will be married Nov. 8, 1 980 at Trinity Luthe­ ran Chhurch in Oregon C ity, Ore. MARK BUCKINGHAM a n d Lynn Wahn­ er of M ilwaukee, Wisc., were married in June 1 979. They now reside i n New York City.

MARIA-ALMA COPELAND is living in West St. Paul, M i nn . , where she is a

Michael A. McKean '68 G ig Harbor, Wash.

Carol Haavik Tommervik '40 Tacoma, Wash.

Connye Idstrom Hager '63 Billings, Mont.

Martha Miller Ward 77 Kent, Wash.

Robert Klava no '69 Tacoma, Wash.

Terms Expire May 1 982

William Ramstad '47 San Diego, Calif.

Roy H . Virak, M . D . '52 Tacoma, Wash Victor F . Knutzen '36 Federal Way, Wash.

Karin Pihl Leander '66 Mt. Vernon, Wash .

Ex-Officio Student Rep.

Anita Hillesland Londgren '59 Tacoma, Wash.

Bob Gomulkiewicz, President ASPLU

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Awa rd Wi n n e rs , Coa c h Depa rtu res

veterans Key To Grid powerhouse Hopes This Fall

A n n o u nced

By Jim Klttllsby

I f Pacific Lutheran football coach Frosty Westering feels like he's behind the eight-ball this year, he is.

Westering, who in 1 979 directed PLU to its winningest season ever, 9-2, and a second place finish in the NAIA Division II national poll, will have eight starters back on each side of the line of scrimmage.

In its quest to repeat as North ­ west Conference cham pion and national playoff participant, PLU will have 3 3 lettermen I n suit. A strong offensive line sho Uld be able to plow paths for ga me­ tested ru nning backs . On defense, the Lute secondary, which picked off a school record 36 passes last year, returns intact.

PLU 's defense, which yielded iust 1 2 pOints a game I n 1 979, will be m in us two all -conference ends , iVhile senior quarterback Eric C a r l ­ s o n w i l l be ca lled to fill the big shoe of all-time passing leader Brad Westering .

Individual sta n douts include senior tight end 5 ott Westering and Little AII- Northwest senior guard John Bley on the offensive ­ line. AII- NWC running back GUY Ellison, who zipped for 4.9 yards a carry, will be complemented by fullback Mike Westmiller. The Yaki­ ma junior has rushed for 785 yards in two backu p seasons.

Senior safety Scott Kessler, a second team NAIA All-American, heads the seconda ry . J u n io r linebacker Scott McKay recorded a clea n sweep of all regional all-sta r honors as a sophomore

SPORTS AWARDS - Biology ma­ jors planted their na mes on three of four major awards at PLU's May 1 2 All Sports Banquet.

Bellevue senior Cisca Wery, a multi-talented ski, track, and cross . country performer, was named Woma n of the Year in sports .

Jeff Cornish, a four-yea r letter­ man in football and track, was tabbed for the J ack Hewins Senior Award . The P E major from Hill­ sboro, Oregon is listed i n Who's Who in America n Colleges and U niverslti s.

Ruth Babcock, who stroked PLU "rew to fou r straight Lamberth Cup victories, ea rned the George Fisher Scholar Athlete awa rd. Bab­ cock, from Wenatchee, graduated wIth a 3 . 72 g rade poi nt Her mate courterparr was Mick Ziegler, a senior from Kelso . A 3 . 79 scholar, Ziegler has been accepted at the U niversity of Washington Dental School . M i ck lettered twice in cross Phil Schot cou ntry and th ree years in track.

COACHiNG SHU FFLE - There will be some new faces on the Lute Schot's NAIA Record Assault coaching staff this fal l . Carol Aup­ ing, women's cross cou ntry and rightens Track & Field Season track coach for six years, resigned to pursue accounting studies in her native Ohio. Alison Dahl, cross The Schot in Abilene was a high Wichita, Kan . Salzman, who com­ country and women's ten nis men­ tor, is on maternity leave. Gro caliber explosion. petes for the Curtis Track Club, PLU freshman Phil Schot estab­ held the PLU decathlon mark until Styrmo, who directed PLU's ski team, has departed, while soccer lished NAIA, school, and personal this yea r. coach Dave Asher is on a one yea r records last month en route to a sixth place decathlon finish at the excha nge prog ra m in England.

WOM EN'S TENNIS - Lady Lute NAIA track and field meet in netters posted a 5-0 record to win Abilene, Tx. Hamilton, Cha rlston Lead PLU The p roduct of E d m o n d s ' the WClC ten nis title a nd scrambl­ ed to a second place finish at the Woodway High School bettered Tennis Tea m To 5th LOOP Crown NCWSA regionals. Sue Larson and his own school mark, established Lori Miller won number two dou­ earlier in the season, with 6807 bles at reg ionals. For the season, poi nts. Schot's 6-9% high jump With a fixation on fives this final 1 3 dual team matches to topped the NAIA decathlon record PLU was 1 2 -8. s p r i n g , Lute netters extended finish 1 5- 1 1 for the season, were POTPOURRI - Jana Olson's 1 2 .3 by two and a quarter inches.

Schot, who had personal re­ their string of Northwest Confer­ denied a sing les finalist at district for 1 00 meters, a school record, was the h ighlight of the women's cords in five events, will com pete ence ten nis titles, as well as NAIA for the first ti me in seven years. in a junior national meet in Knox­ District 1 crowns, to the quinque track season . The Lady Lutes were However, the Hamilton-Charlston count.

1 6th at reg ionals . . . It was a ville, Ten n . late in June. combine, undefeated in the Pacif­ Appeari ng at the NAIA national Vertically and horizontally, the building year for men 's crew. The ic Northwest all spring, won the oa rsmen tu rned the Meyer Cup 6-1 , 1 55 pounder was nearly a one tournament in Kansas City for a doubles title in an intrasquad over to UPS for just the third time man show for the Lutes, who fifth straight year, Mike Benson's finale, downing teammates Craig in 1 7 races . . . Sophomore Jean finished seventh in the confer­ racketeers bowed out in both Koessler and Ken Woodwa rd .

Manriquez stroked a . 500 batting ence track meet. Schot captu red singles and doubles while seeki ng H a m i lton fe l l in the fourth average for Lady Lute softballers, the district decathlon title, was adva ncement to rou nd five. rou nd of national sing les play. He PLU's n u mber tw o p l a y e r , who fi nished 7-9 . . . Gary Chase, second in the high jump, and and part-Charlston made a simiiar successful swim coach at PLU clai med ru n nerup honors in the s o p h o m o re C r a i g H a m i l t o n , exit in doubles. For the season the emerged a s NWC singles king and from 1 971 -77, is maki ng steady 'NWC long jump with a 2 3 - % effort. duo was 22-3 PLU recorded seven sparked the Lutes to a 5 5 - 3 6 recovery from brain 5urgery fol ­ It was a banner yeal for Lute tea m points at nationals, goo for lowing a bicycle accident two days decath lon men, both present and margin over run nerup Whitma n .

1 8th place. before g ra uation . Chase is an past. M ark Sal z ma n , 28-year-old Hamilton teamed w ith a n a _her sophomore, Scott Ch arlston , th e associate professor of physical curtis H I g h School (Tacoma ) tra ck education Dr Dave Olson. coach, a 1 975 P LU g r a d uate , occupant of PLU 's n umber o n e position to capture the lOOp dou­ wo und U P third in the Track and D i rector o f Physical Education a nd A hletlcs, is the 1 980 reci pient of Flp ld Association - US meet i n bles crown. ""'"he L tes , who won -1 1 of their PhYC:1cal Education Public Informa ­ tion 's highest state I-,onol".

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Don Poier

Art Thiel

First Lute .400 Hitter In Two Decades Sets Four Swat Marks Sophomore third baseman Eric M onson, who indelibly stroked four modern era PLU hitting re­ cords in 1 980, cappea the season by earni ng two-ply all-star ac­ colades.

The erstwhile first baseman, who moved to third in mid -season to bolster the Lute defense, was a first team pick on botti the North­ west Conference and NAIA District 1 aJI-star squads. Monson was the only sophomore selected on the latter.

Monson, who hails from Ephra­ ta, pounded the ball for a .446 average, had 50 hits, scored 31 runs, and drove in 28 tallies to rewrite the Lute record book.

PLU, 9-23 for the year, finished sixth in the NWC with a 5-1 3 mark.

Solid at the plate, the Lutes pounded out a .297 team batting average. Second baseman Rich Vranjes swatted .370, shortstop Mike Davis .339, and outfielder Greg Rielly .319.

Almost to the day in May, two Pacific Luthera n com mu nication arts g raduates were na med to major sports media positions in the Seattle-Tacom a market.

Don Poier, a 1 974 grad, is the new sports director at KING-TV, a step up the broadcast ladder fol­ lowing earlier stints i n Spokane and Sacra mento.

Art Thiel. class of 75, follows the daily fortu nes of the Seattle Marin­ ers as baseball . scribe for the Seattle Post-Intelligen cer. Thiel joined the P-I staff ea rlier this spring as a general assign ment reporter. He was previously a sportsw riter fo r the Bell evue Journal-American.

Both Poier and Thiel represent­ ed PLU on the athletic arena as undergraduates . Poier earned three football letters as a defen­ sive end and captained the Lute squad as a senior. Thiel, a 6-6 basketball center, wore the black and gold for two seasons.

Lutes Claim 7th Golf Crown

In Eight Years A regional fertilizer manufactur­ er likes to take credit for the "greening of Northwest Ameri­ ca ." Some provincial thinkers are inclined to believe PLU's Roy Carl­ son has enjoyed more success on the greens. .

Carlson's Lute golf squad won the Northwest Conference title this spring for the seventh time in eight yea rs . In addition , PLU claimed the six-stop Northwest Small College Golf Classic champ­ ionship, its fifth classic crown . in twelve annums.

Senior Jeff Peck, an ali -confer­ ence selection last year and just two strokes off the title pace as a sophomore, carded a 74-77-7526 to win the NWC individual championship. Peck was runnerup in the classic.

The Lutes were fourth at the district tee test.

Or. David Olson

PLU Regains NW Conference AU-Sports Trophy For the seventh time since 1 973, Pacific Lutheran U niversity will dis­ play the John Lewis Northwest Conference All Sports Trophy.

The large cup, named in honor of the late Willamette U niversity athletic director, is emblematic of overall athletic supremacy i n the seven school circuit.

On a poi nt scale which awards 1 4 points for first place down to two for seventh in -each of ten NWC men 's sports, PLU recorded 1 1 0 points. Willamette had 96, Lewis & Clark 93, Linfield 72, Whitworth 64, Pacific 61 , and Whitman 56.

The Lutes won fOUr champion­ ships outright: football, basket­ ball, golf, and tennis, plus a one­ third share of the title in soccer.

PLU finished second in cross cou n­ try, wrestli ng, and swi m m i n g , sixth in baseball, �nd' seventh in track.

PLU was third in all sports com ­ petition i n 1 970, the year the award was instituted, and regis­ tered runnerup totals in 1 971 and 1 972 . The Lutes took long -term possession for six years, 1 973 through 1 978, before turning the cup over to Willamette last year.

Oa rswomen Head For National Rowing Meet In Ten nessee

Eric Monson

While this issue of SCENE was going to bed, PLU oarswomen were heading for work, a laborious five-day pull at the National row­ ing championships in Oak Ridge, Tenn .

The Lady Lutes, third overall in a field of 21 teams at the Pacific Northwest regionals, are entering a lightweight and senior four, plus

a light and senior pair.

In a two-part format, they'" be competing in both the collegiate nationals and the traditional open regatta , the latter a three-and-a­ half day ordeal.

It's the third national appear­ a nce for Paulette Bergh, Ruth Babcock, and - Kim Brown, the seniors on the varsity four. The trio

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Y et t h e need was b ec om i n g critical a n d Pres i dent W i l l i a m a Rieke and the PLU Board of Re­ gents were determined to meet that need . T h e " Bold step of faith " was ta ken after many months of

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Campus Phase Of Campaign Also Underwa y This Fall

LCA joins PLU In 'Sha ri ng In St re ngth ' ca pita l campa ig n Effo rt When m a j o r c o r p o ra te a n d fo u n dati o n donors begin to seri ­ ously consider the size of gifts that u lti mately w i l l spell the success of the PLU "Shari ng in Strength" capita l fund cam paign , they are very l i kely to be interested I n the d e g r e e of s u p p o rt a n d e n ­ thusiasm demonstrated by the u niversity's major constitu encies.

I n the case of Pacific Luthera n , those constituencies a re a l u m n i , the Luth eran church, and the cam p u s co m m u n ity itself.

The g ratify i n g response of the North Pac ific District, America n Lutheran C h u rch an d early a l u m n i returns t h i s past yea r have hel ped in provid i ng positive respo nses to those i n q u i ries . This year further answers will be glea n ed from campaig ns amon g the co n g reg a ­ tions of the Pacific No rthwest Synod , Luthera n C h u rch in Ameri ­ ca and among the ca m p us faculty a n d staff.

At a recent meeting, synod bishop Rev. Dr. A. G. Fjellman observed that " most synod pas­ tors and congregations gen era lly

feel that PLU is our college. Th us we a re pleased to join hands with our sister ALC church body in Pacific Luthera n U niversity's 'Shar­ ing in Strength' d rive . " F l e l l m a n has a p pointed Rev. Pa u l J. Ba u g h m a , Rev. Waldo C .

L i n d berg a n d Rev. Lla no Thel i n to spea rhead the sy nod ca m pa i g n .

T h i s s u m me r the th ree have been actively recru iti ng top ca m pa i g n leaders h i p .

Tra i n i ng works hops f o r t h e lead ­ e rs h i p teams a re being held this fa l l . The lea d ers will return to their "cl usters" of co ng regations to beg i n recruitment of congrega ­ t io n a l representatives and presen­ tations to ch u rch cou nc i l s .

Following further organ izatio n ­ a l work at t h e congregational level the ca mpaign w i l l be conducted this spring with an a ntici pated co mpl etion date of J u n e 1 .

According to PLU President W i l ­ l i a m a Rieke, t h e ca m pa i g n is a further testi mony of the coopera­ tio n between the LCA and the u n iversity. The relationship goes back many years on a n i nformal

basis. It was fo rmalized by a cove n ­ ant in 1 976.

T h e L C A h a s l o n g been repre­ sented o n the PLU Board of Re­ gents, along with the ALC and a l u mn i , and cou ntless services a re rendered in both di rections reg u ­ larly a n d conti n u o usly, Rieke o b ­ served .

The cam pus ca m pa ig n leader­ ship i s also being orga nized this fa l l . Athletic director Dr. David Olson h eads the ca m pus ca m ­ paign steering co m m ittee, which also inclu des Dr. Marlen M iller, e c o n o m i cs; D r . Erv Severtson, psychology; David Ch ristia n , Office of Radio and Television Services; Shirley Zurfl u h , business a d m i n ist­ ratio n ; and Ted Pu rsley, Office of Fina n ce a n d Operations.

The ca m p us campa ign will be in its most active phase this month .

"The percentage of supporters a mong fa culty and staff has h i s ­ t o r i c a l l y b e e n a u n ivers ity stre n gth , " Rieke sa i d . "It con­ ti nues to influence and inspire other potential benefactors. "

p r e l i m i n a ry g ro u n d w o r k a n d feasibility studies.

This fall Pacific Luth eran i s $4 m i ll i o n , or nearly a qu arter of the way, toward the ca m pa i g n goal. with several major g ifts antici ­ pated in the relatively near futu re .

Architects are busy with prel i m i ­ n a ry proposals for both new sci­ ence and fi ne a rts faci lities In the mea n ti me there Ilave been a vari ­ ety of structu ral and progra m m t­ ic im p rovements on c a m pu S' that ha v e bee n a res ult of the Cd m ­ p a ig n effort to date For exa m pl e • A n e w f a c u l ty 0 , f ice/da s ­ sroom b u i l d i n g on lower camp us is b eing usrd b y the m athe matics department This addition freed space in T i n g e i s ta d H a l l for a d d i ­ tional student l i v i n g q u a rters New studios for KPLU - F M a re co mp leted and in use. The ca m pus ra dio station, 88 . 5 m hz , i s the most powerful n o n - com mercial statio n no rth of San Fra ncisco with a ra nge covering most of western W a s h i n g to n • A new a l l -weather track a nd field facil ity was com pleted last yea r. It is used by both the cam p us and the com m u n ity • Remodel i n g has p rovided ad­ ditional theater faci lities i n Memo­ ria l Gymnasium a nd d da nce studio in Olson Auditori u m .

• Additi o n a l rem odel i n g pr o ­ jects have reli eved cra m ped office conditions in a n umber of a reas.

• PLU scho larship and en dow­ me nt funds have been strengthened .

• Dollar i ncome from d o nors i n 1 979-80 was 69 percent hig her tha n that received the previous yea r.

A fun d c a m pa i g n of the m a g ­ n itude o f " S h a r i n g i n Strength " takes on s o m e of the characterist­ ics of a j ig saw puzzle as the special concerns of i ndividual an d corpo­ rate donors a re fit i n to the total picture, accord i n g to Luther Be­ kemeier, vice-president for de­ velopment.

"These special concerns may di rectly or i n directly fulfi ll our stated ca m p a i g n goals, but all contribute sig nifica ntly to t h e "Shari n g i n Strength " effort, " h e sa i d .

The first year of the ca m pa i g n was devoted pri marily t o a broad effort a mong the cong regations of the North P a c i f i c D i strict, American Lutheran Ch urch .

"The su pport of the c h u rch i s g ra t i fy i n g , " B e kemeier added . " Not only a re we assured of surpassing our c h u rch c a m p a i g n goal o f $3 m i l l i o n , but the c a m ­ paig n vastly increases awa reness of PLU and its prog ra m s which w i l l p a y d ividends i n futu re years . " The a l u m n i ca m pa i g n beg u n last yea r is conti n u i n g . Over $600,000 has been received from a l u m s working a n d contri buti ng i n a l l phases o f the ca m pa i g n t o date, but the fig u re represents o n ly a small fraction of the more tha n 1 2,000 a l u m n i households.

Development/campus

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0 C l u b Civi ng

On July 1 5, 1 980 the officers and di rectors of the Q Club voted to create a new giving level in the organization at $40 per month or $480 per yea r. Those who contri­ bute at the new level will be called Associate Fellows of the Q Club.

Q Club contributions provide u n restricted gifts and scholarships to the u niversity's Annual Fund.

Prior to thiS time there have been only two givi ng levels : Q C!ub m e m b e rs, who contri b ute a mini mum of 520 per month or $240 per year, and Q Club Fellows, who contri bute $1 ,000 or more per year

Leve l Esta blished

John Aakre, associate director of development, noted that "the Q Club di rectors see this new level as a way to encourage those members g iving at the mini mum level of $20 per month to consider i ncreasing thei r contri b utio n s .

They felt that the new level repre­ sents a more natural and realistic jump in the giving prog ression tha n the current gap between mem bers and Fellows.

"It is equally importa nt, " Aakre continued, "to be a ble to recog­ nize and tha n k those people who are a l ready givin g more than $480 per year but who are not able to reach the level of Q Club Fel low.

The new Associate Fellow level will allow us to acknowledge those people who are literally 'going the second mile' fo r PLU by giving at least twice the Q Club minimu m . " David Berntsen, director of de­ velopment, noted a nother reason for the new level . "When we first formed the Q Club back in 1 972," Berntsen related, "twenty dollars a month bought more than twice as m uch as it does today. I person­ ally hope that many of those who helped PLU in the first few years of the Q Club will be a ble to increase their giving to this new level to help us keep u p with i nflation "

E n ro l lment, Fisca l Pictu re B right As 90th An niversa ry Yea r Begins

During a visit to Pacific Lutheran University this summer, National Public Radio president Frank Mankiewicz, left, chatted with PLU President Dr. William 0 Rieke and KPLU-FM student announcer Kelly Allen.

KPLU - FM Becomes Affiliate

Of National KPLU -FM at Pacific Lutheran U n ­ iversity has been accepted a s a n affiliate o f National Public Radio, according to NPR president Frank Man kiewicz .

Mankiewicz, former press sec­ retary to the late Sen . Robert Ken n edy a n d Sen . George McGovern , explained that NPR affiliation gives non-com mercial radio stations a broad choice of programs, including live m usical performances from a round the world, news magazines and com ­ menta ry by such perso ns as Pa uline Frederick, congressional hea rings, British B roadcasti ng Corporation p rograms and re­ views by film and jazz critics .

The non -profit network distri­ butes prog ra ms to 250 stations nationwide, Mankiewicz indicated during a visit to the PLU ca m pus in July.

Headquartered i n Washington, D C . , N PR is a product of legislation . authored by Sen . Warren Magnu­ son D-Wash . in the early '60s. The legislation created a system of pu blic broadcast services as a n

Public Radio alternative to com mercial radio and television stations.

Earlier this spring KPLU - FM be­ came the most powerful non­ commerical radio station north of San Francisco with an increase from 40,000 to 1 00,000 watts. It broadcasts 1 8 hours a day on weekdays and 1 9 hours a day on weekends.

"We see our affiliation with NPR as a way to enrich and enhance the quality of programs we offer our listeners," said KPLU -FM general manager Judd Doug hty. He added the NPR provides mea ns for the station to complement PLU 's lib­ eral arts educational philosophy by " h e l p i n g p eople u n d e rsta nd themselves and the world a round them . " With a ca pa bility to reach over two million listeners i n seven Washington cou nties, KPLU-FM reaches into a reas not served by other NPR stations in the state, he added . The station's current prog­ ramming format features classical and jazz music, news a nd public affairs.

Pacific Luthera n U niversity be­ gan its 90th ann iversary yea r Sept 9 on a positive note, with increases in class enrollment and tempora ri­ ly overflowi ng residence halls.

Figu res available in mid -Sep­ tember showed a 1 .4 percent i ncrease in credit hour production over a similar date last year. Ac­ cording to reg istra r Charles Nel­ son, the fig ure is u p i n s pite of a slight decrease in total nu mber of students, reflecting a higher per­ centage of full-time students.

That factor, in turn, contri butes to a larger overflow than usual in residence h a lls, alth o u g h the problem is normally rectified dur­ ing the early weeks of the school yea r, according to housing direc­ tor Rick Allen.

There is some attrition, he poi nted out, and other students elect to move off cam pus Part-ti me enroll ment figu res are not yet final, Nelson indicated .

The i ncrease follows on the heels of a successful summer progra m which saw a 4.1 percent increase in students and a 7 . 3 percent i ncrease in credit hour production, reported Dr. Richard

PLU Receives

Moe, dea n of summer studies.

Summer enrollment of 1 ,520 was the highest since 1 975, he indi­ cated .

The nu mber of i nternational stude nts en rolled at PLU has reached 67, 28 percent more than last fall, Tina Cables, international student coordinator, pointed out.

A new com puter and new tele­ phone system have been insta lled on campus duri ng the sum mer to strengthen services to students and the public, according to PLU President Dr. William O. Rieke.

Other services added duri ng the past several months include a n administration building elevator and ramps at many ca m pus entr­ ances to improve access for hand­ ica pped students. Improved ca m­ pus signs and bus service and a reorganized cam pus safety and information office will help make student life more pleasant duri ng the coming year, he ind icated .

T h e u n i v e rs i t y ' s g r o w i n g academic and fiscal strength is reflected in all a reas across ca m­ pus, he told the facu lty fall confer­ ence. (See the President's editorial page l

$300,000

Bequest

From Hilda Sch u macher Estate Pacific Lutheran University has received a bequest valued at over $300,000 from the estate of M rs .

Hilda Schu macher, according to PLU President Dr. William O. Rieke.

The beq uest includes half inter­ est in a 372-acre fa rm in Whitma n Cou nty under terms of a charit­ a ble remainder unitrust Mrs. Schu macher, formerly of Spokane, passed away in early July 1 980. She had lived for the past 1 0 years at Panora ma City i n Lacey. A Fellow of the PLU Q Club, she had frequently participated in campus activities during the past decade.

Her u nitrust had been providing income to her during the latter years of her life. U pon her death the assets reverted to the be­ nefiCiaries.

As a result of the Schumacher beq uest, the PLU "Sh a r i ng i n Strength " capital fund campaign is a pproaching the $4 m i l l i o n mark, Rieke indicated . The five­ year drive, now in its 1 8th month, is committed to raising $1 6 . 5 million for new science a nd fine arts facilities and a strengthened scholarship and endowment fund.

campus

Or. Paul Erlich

Phyllis Schaffv

Sen. Mark Hatfield

PLU Lectu re Series Offe rs Issue-Orie nted 1 980-81 Prog ra ms

Karen DeCrow

1 48 Honored At S u m mer

Senator M ark Hatfi el d of Ore­ go n . environ men a l ist Dr. Pa u l Erlich , and a n Eq ua l R i g h ts Amend­ ment d ebate with Phyllis chafly and Karen DeCrow a re bei ng pre­ sented th is year by t he Pacific Luthda n University Lecture Series .

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PLU Photog ra pher Receive Awa rds A ca nd id p hotog raph of theolo­ g ia n Roland B i nton . p b l is h ed In Scene l a s t spri ng, won an honor aw ard fo r ch ief PLU ph otog ra p her Ken D u n m i re recently It was one of two D u n m i re photos selected i n national p ri nt com petition at the 1 9th annual tech n i ca l symposi u m of the Un­ iversity Photog ra ph er's Associa­ ti o n . The second photo was ta ken at the former Charles I n g ram estate i n Taco m a , beq ueathed last yea r to P LU a nd sold recently to Tacoma music entrepeneur Gary G a nter.

Scene m a g a z i n e was awarded hon orable me ntion In the 1 980 Schools a n d Colleges P u b lications Co ntest sponsored by the Nation­ a l Sc hool Public Relati ons Associa­ tion . The magazine was p reviously cited by N SPRA in 1 975 and 1 977.

The u n iversity periodical has also been ra n ked for the past four yea rs among the cou ntry's out­ sta nding ta bloid publications by the Cou ncil for Adva ncement and Su pport of E d u cation (CASEl . EaCh yea r several h u n d red copies a re used by CASE as reso u rce mate­ rials for a tabloid design workshop ha rles Helmken, cond ucted by CASE publ ications expe Dun m i re's p h otos will appear i n a trave l i n g exh ib ition w h i c h will be displayed at colleges and u n iver­ sities across the co u ntry d U ring t h e next two years.

a l ea ding Christia n ri a f i e l d layma n a nd h ig h ly- ra n ked m e m b ­ er of the U S Senate, will disc uss tities: hurch ­ "Christianity and Sta te Rel at io ns hl 5 " The leet re will be h e l d Wed nesday, Oct. 22 E rl i ch , who Will spe a k at P LU J an 1 5. has lo ng been an advocate "f p p u l a ti n con tro l . A leadi ng b i o logist, he i s one of th e fl�t scie nti s ts to speak out on the environ m ent-populati o n ensls He a utho red the best - selli n g boo k,

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Award- winnmg Dunmire photo

"The Popu lation Bom b. " Schafly, considered a natio n al spokes person for the ERA apposi ­ tion, will share the dias Feb 1 2 wit DeCrow, a r'1 E RA advocate a nd former preside nt of the Nation a l Organ i zati on for W o men While si n g le event 3dult tickets �re 53 00 the PLU Lecture Series th iS yea r is affe n n g all th ree prog ra m s for a s eason rate of $5.00 St d en t n d sen ior citize n ti ckets are h a lf - pn ce

Comm encement More th a n 140 bach el o r's and master' s degrees were awarded at P cffie: Luthe r a n U n lveslty summer co m menc ment exercises Friday .A.Ug us _ 22 . PLU Presiden' Dr Wil ­ l i a m O . R i ek e co n fe rr ed t h e deg r es Ron P ru itt of e ntralia , Wash . , spoke o n beh If of the m aster's deg ree ca n didate Pruitt ea rned 2 bach elor's d eg ree rom Biola Col ­ lege i n L Mi rada , Calif. In 1 967.

Followin g two years of sem i na ry tra i n i n g at Ta l bot Semi n a ry i n La M i rada he se rved i n a m i n isteria l capaci ty. At su m mer co m m ence ­ ment he received a m aste r's d e ­ g ree i n socia l science ( ma rriage a n d fa m i ly thera py) . He i ntends to esta bl ish a ma rriage a n d fa mily lire center for ma rita l cou nseling/e n ­ ric h m ent i n th e Centralia area .

Sp e a k i n g an b e h a l f of the bachelor's deg ree ca n d i dates was Marjorie West of Portl a n d , O re .

S h e received a bachelor of bU Si­ ness a d m i n istration degree.

Sixty - n i n e master's degrees a n d 7 9 b a c h e l o r ' s d e g rees w e re awa rded . Master's degrees i n ­ clude 37 i n social sciences, 2 7 in ed u catio n , three in music, and one each i n h u m a n ities and natural sci ence.

There were 37 recipients of bachelor of science deg rees in n u rs i n g , 19 bachelor of a rts de­ grees, 1 0 i n b U S i n ess a d m i nIstra ­ tion, five bachelor of science, fo ur i n educati o n , th ree bachelor of fine a rts, and one bach elor of science/med. tech .

5 Business

PL U Executive Development Program Offers

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By J u dy Davis

The setting may be a "love boat," a luxurious hotel, a Pacific Luthera n University classroom or a com pany conference room, but the goal remains the same: to present seminars which help participants im prove their performa nce on-the-job.

At PLU, the Center for Executive Develop­ ment in the School of Business Ad ministra­ tion bustles year-round pursuing that goal.

Each month, the center presents an average of 1 2 public and in-house confer­ ences and seminars throughout the North­ west and Alaska . Generally, lasting two and three days, the seminar topics ra nge from

time, stress, personnel and fiscal manag­ ment to "How to Buy and Use the Right Busi ness Minicom puter."

At the helm of the center is energetic Bill Crooks, a veteran of 31 years with the U.S Marine Corps. Prior to jOining the PLU staff, Crooks was director of communications for the Aerojet Surface Effects Ships Division in Tacoma. During the PLU I nterim in January, he teaches management.

"Last year, we had the best prog ra m ever in terms of number of participants, and we began achieving our goal of presenting more specialized, in-company programs: ' s a i d Crooks.

In 1 979, for i nsta nce, the center tai lored 1 7 progra ms for the Weyerhaeuser Corpora l

tion; recently, it concluded a n agreement to · evaluate ma nagement practices and co nduct three-day traini g sessions for the Oberto Sa usage Company in Seattle.

"We see the seminars as a way to foster the 'cross polli nation' of ideas and to help participants from 'getting into a rut', said Crooks, whose office staff has grown to five full-ti me staff persons and severa l student helpers. The once-relocated office is again becoming "cram ped quarters."

Crooks said, "PLU conducts the la rgest, all­ inclusive and what we believe is the best series of pu blic and in -com pany presenta ­ tions in the Pacific Northwest. The in­ company sem inars a re offered at approxi ­ mately half the cost normally charged for similar prog rams."

Classes usually have a maxi mum of 30 p a rt i c i pa nts . Facu lty are d rawn from grad uate schools of busi ness, consulting fi rms nationwide, PLU and other leading colleges and universities on the Pacific Coast and from industry.

"When a seminar is completed, we ask participants to rate them: generally, our ratings are between eight and ten on a scale from one to ten," Crooks indicated.

The center has presented conferences and seminars for such companies as Alaska Airli nes, Allied Chemicals, the Boeing Com­ pany, Gulf Oil, North Pacific Bank, the State of Washi ngton, the United States Air Force, the U . s . Navy and Todd Shipyard ' We serve a growing n u mber of local, regional. national and multi -national com ­ panies, " Crooks said .

Complementing the regular exec utive de­

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One of nearly 150 annual PLU Executive Development Seminars

One Executive Developm ent Semi nar Offers Ti m e- Savi ng , Prod u ctivity Tips Conn ie Firm says "body lang uage," "con­ tracts" and "codes" can help busy people escape the snares of "the time trap."

President of her own management consUl­ tant firm in Ch icago, Ms. Firm presented her time- management ideas during a recent seminar on "How to I m prove Your Productiv­ ity" conducted by the PLU Center for Executive Develop ment.

Among Ms. Firm's time-saving suggestions are the followi ng: •

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Try to meet office interlopers or "squat­ ters" in the hall.

Have a clock in a prominent place in your office so you can watch productive time frittering away.

Sta y standing; don 't sit do wn when an office "squatter" enters.

Develop your own personal body lan­ guage to tell people, "This is not the time to discuss that matter. " Re-contract a relationship with an inter­ ruptive co- worker.

"That may mean saying to a colleag ue something li ke, 'Can we meet for lunch on Thu rsday to ta lk about that, and then asking for their opin ions, " suggested Ms. Firm, formerly president of a com puter services organization .

" Remember," said Ms. Firm, "we want to be ruthless with time but gracious with people . " other time-savi ng ideas offered by Ms. Firm include: •

When compiling "to do" lists, use an alphabetical letter to indicate the import­ ance of specific tasks; "A " would refer to the most important. "8" to tasks of lesser importance, etc.

• Keep a time log for 24 hours to see how your time is being used.

"One executive almost cried after he discovered that during a 24-hour period, he spent on ly 2 . 5 hours doing what he was 'supposed to do: " revealed Ms. Firm.

She poi nted out most people waste at least two hours a day "doing thi ngs that don't need to be done, doing things other people can do or just 'goofi ng off' . " M s . Firm believes time ma nagement is going to be increasingly im portant beca use "the 80's are going to require all the energy, creativity and prod uctivity we can muster to meet challenges we've never had before . " (Another " How to Improve Your Productiv­ Ity" se minar will be con ducted by MS. Firm oec. 1 a n d 2 at the Red Lion I n n near Seattle­ Tacoma AlrportJ

velopment prog ra m series of sem inars is the Institute for Business Development. co­ sponsored by the PLU School of Business and North PBcific Bank W�l ereas the ex ecuti ve developm ent prog­ ra m , a s a general rule, appeals to m nagers and supervisors of larger fi rms and d ea ls i n specialized technical material, the insitute is gea red toward the needs of helping small­ busi ness entrepreneu rs run business more efficiently and productively Spearheading the institute prog rams are Dr. Gu ndar King, dean of the school of Business Administration, and Peter Wallench, president and chief executive officer for North Pacific Bank.

Besides givi ng participa nts new skills to use in improving their job performance, the seminars and conferences offered by the center provide high visibility for PLU .

"We find the programs also build alumni relations since a large nu mber of PLU alums are among those who attend the prog rams - we also have a growing nu mber of those attending who have participated in previous conferences," Crooks noted.

Although the center has experienced ra pid growth in its five years of existence, Crooks pOinted out the prog ra ms it offers are "at the mercy of the economy . " "During the last quarter, w e experienced a downturn in attendance because of the general condition of the economy; as a result we have become more agg ressive in seeking new clientele:' Crooks explained .

Crooks believes the Center for Executive Development has received such good ac­ cepta nce because it is providing a much­ needed community service.

He said, "I think our seminars are usually effective in communicating difficult con­ cepts In ways that make them both interest­ ing and easy to understand - Ideas that work in the "real world . "

6 The Arts

Elliot Fisk

Toshiko Akiyoshi, Lew Tabackin

1980-81 PLU Artist Series

Offer, Wide Cultural variety

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One of the most i nteresting and varied slates of attractions in sev­ eral years will be presented by the Pacific Luthera n Un iversity Series during 1 980-81 .

The five-prog ram series leads off Oct. 3 with Seattle lyric soprano Marni Nixon. Ms. Nixon has been recognized nationally since she was the singing voice for Deborah Kerr, Natalie Wood and Audrey Hepburn in several hit movie mus­ icals of the '50s and '60s. She continues to present concerts across the country.

Jazz orchestras are beginning to emerge from the big band nostal­ gia era, and one of the most highly acclaimed of the newer ensembles is the Tos h i ko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabacki n Big B a n d . Combining the best of the swing era, the Orient and today's progressive sounds, the orchestra will perform at PLU Nov. 1 .

Classical gu itarist E l l i ot Fisk, a Carnegie Hall, Wolf Tra p and Kauf­ man Hall concert veteran, will , a ppea r at PLU Feb . 1 1 . He has also been hailed internationally.

The Oregon M i m e Theatre is scheduled for April S . Rated by the

as "su perb mime," the trio is di rected by Pa ris and New York mime vetera n Fra n ­ cisco Reynder The S eatle Sym pho ny, pre­ sented in coo peration with Taco­ ma Philha rmonic, concl udes the season April 29.

"There is more va ri ety a n d strength in this yea r's series than we've been able to provide for several years," Marvin Swenson, the program coordinator, o b ­ served.

Season or single performance tickets may be ordered by con ­ tacting the PLU University Center, New York Times

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Marni Nixon

7 The Arts/science

Orchestra Season Ma rked By performa n ces Of Major Wo rks Concerts on ca mpu s Oct 7 a n d

at Snohomish H i g h School Oct 1 2

High School research assistants Rom Lang, ' ,eft, and Mike Roberson

Chemi try Project I nvolves High S hool Stude nts I n Resea rch Th ree Was h i n gton H i g h School stu d e n t s received college re­ sea rch experienc e this summer as the result of a special project conducted by the Pacific Lutheran U n iversity chem istry depa rtment.

PartiCipating in the prog ra m fu n ded by the American Chemical Society's Project Seed were M i ke Ro berson , Tom La ng and Chon Va n La i .

The 1 0-week project involved a total of more than 1 , 000 laborat­ ory h o u rs u n der the su pervision of c e mistry professors Sheri Ton n and Fred Tobiason . Roberson a n d Lang were studyi ng the properties of a fu n g u s , penici lli um ro ­ Quefortl, a n d its produ ction of secrete en zymes Chon p re pa r ed a n d revi s e d com p uter p rog ra m s which were used to a nalyze To biason's re­ search data .

Accordi ng to La ng, who i ntends to m a jor in engineering w h e n he beg i ns col leg e next yea r, the ex­ peri en ce gave them a valuable " h ead sta rt" toward a college academic career by fa m iliarizi ng

them with proced u res and the kind of work that would be ex­ pected of the m .

PL U Drama Season Features Varied Fare Plays by Sha kespeare and Albee a n d a trib ute to h u m orist Ja mes Thu rber a re among the highlig hts of the 1 980-81 drama season at PLU .

The season also ma rks the 2 5th a n n iversa ry of C h i ldren's theatre on ca m pus, created and sti l l d i ­ rected b y Eric Nord h ol m .

T h e season opens Oct. 1 6 with "D a rk of the Moon , " a mU<;ical play

by Howa rd R ich ardson a nd W i l l i a m Berney. B ill Pa rker d irects , with m us ical di rectio n by David Robbins a n d ch oreog ra p h y b y Mau reen McG i l l . All a re PLU fac u lty m e m b­ ers. Oth er perform a n ces are Oct 1 7 - 1 8 a n d 2 4-2 5 . " H a rvey" by M a ry Chase, a com ­ edy di rected by a n ew member of the PLU d rama faculty, Lise Ol so n , pi ys Nov. 20- 2 2 at 8 p . m . A Nov. 2 3 2 p . rn matinee is sched u l ed .

The Al ph a PsI O mega produc­ tion d i rected by De borah DeGross is a revue ba sed on some of the best material created by Thu rber.

It pl ays J a n . 29-3 1 and Feb . 5-6 at 8 p . m with a 2 p m Feb . 7 mati n e e .

Shakespea re's classic "A M i d ­ summ er Night's D ream " w i l l be staged March 26-28 a n d April 2 - 4.

Albee's "A Delicate Balance " di rected by M s . Olso n , closes o t the season MClY 7 1 0 Two C hi ld re n ' s Th eatre produ c ­ tion s include "The Lion, The Witch ec. 1 3 at 2 an d t h e Wa rdrobe" p . m . , and " King Midas a nd the Go ld e n TO UCh . " Nordholm di rects 2 p m. the l atte r Feb 2 1 and 28 School performa n c e s are a l s o sch ed uled.

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open the 1 980-81 Pacific Luthera n U n iversi ty Sym phony O rchestra seaso n .

Featu red soloist for both con­ certs is h arpist Matter Forman Dea n , w h o joins the orchestra i n a p e rfo r m a n c e o f D e b u s s y ' s " Dans s" fo r h a rp and s ri ng or­ chestra TIl e seaso n a lso indudes co n­ certs Nov. 1 1 , f�atl..Hi ng pi a n i st Will o o p p m a n n ; M a rc 'l 1 7 , featuri ng m e m bers of the North ­ west Wi n d Q u intet; a n d May 1 2 .

The s easo n fi nale spotl ig hts the Choir of the West and U n iversity Ch ora le in a performance of Ver­ di's m a g n ificent " M essa da re - . quiem " M e m b e rs of the orch estra also partici pate i n the Christmas Festiv­ al Concerts in December and the Student Soloist Concert April 7 .

T h e opening progra m , which marks the beg i n n i n g of Jerry K r a c h t ' s 1 3 th s e a s o n at t h e pod i u m , also i n clud es Han del's "Concerto Grosso in G M in o r , " Stra uss' "Su ite from Der Rosenk­ avalier" a n d Schu bert's " Overture to Alfonso and Estrella.

All of the season 's ca mpus co n ­ certs are held i n Eastvold A u ­ d itori u m at 8 p . m The Snohomish H i g h School Auditori u m is the site of the Oct 1 2 perform a n ce, also at 8 p.m M s . Dea n , a harp i n structor at

P L U , is m a k i n g her f i rst solo a p ­ peara nce with t h e U n iversity Sym ­ phony. She h a s perform ed with both the PLU and Tacoma SYm­ phon ies, as well as the Seattle Opera and Seattl e Sy mphony Or­ ch estras.

In Novem ber M s Do pp m a n n joins th e o rc h estra to perform Prokofiev' s " Piano C o n certo No . 3" i n C major . " A wi dely kn ow n no rth west pian ist she c u rre n tly s e rves as d irector of the Second C i ty Chambe r Series The Northwest Win d Q u i n tet a PLU resid e nt faculty e n s e m b e , has been seen o n area public tele visio n th i s past seaso n i n a prog ra m en title d "The Win d a nd the Sea . " D u ri n g the M a rch 1 7 concert fo u r of t h e Q u i n t e t m e m b e rs - o b o e ist Bernard Sha piro, cla ri netist Jerrv Kracht ' bassoo n i st Bruce Grain ger an horn ist Kathleen Va ught Farner will be solosits d u ri n g a perfo rm ­ a n ce of the Mozart Sinfonia con ­ certante i n E-flat major.

The concert will also include the orchestra ' s contrib ution to the 1 00th b i rthday a n n i versa ry of c o m poser Bela Bartok. Several other progra ms featuring Bartok m usic will be presented on ca m ­ pus d uri ng March .

Verd i ' s " Req uiem , " featured May 1 2 , is considered one of the great works of musical l iterature by the acknowledged master of Ita l i a n opera .

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8 Holidays

1980 Event is Nov, 22

1 979 You l Boutiq u e Generates Fu nds For 20 Stu d e nt Scholars h i ps

students benefiting from last year's Yule Boutique by receiving scholarships for the 1980-81 school year include: front, Charles Walsworth of Olympia; Cindy Kloth ·of Newhall, Calif ; Jeff Boreker of Puyallup; Helen Wallace of Tacoma; Susan Pederson of Eastsound; and Kevin Rohr of Tacoma. Seated second row, Kath y Johnson of Williston, N. D.; and Theresa Speakes of Puyallup. Back row, Ken Reidy of L ynn wood; Stephanie Bures of Portland; Kris Geldaker of West Linn, Ore. ; Lisa , Catterall of Ocean Shores; Mark Dahlstrom of Rapid City, S. D.; Joe Frazier of Puyallup; Eric Romerdahl of Everett; and Wendy Dawson of Tacoma, Notpictured, Debra Hunt, Robert Michaels, Steven Dong, and Laurie Wright Miller,

As a result of its annual Yule Boutique and fund-raisi ng en­ deavors, the Pacific Lutheran Un­ iversity Women's Club (formerly Faculty Wives) was able to increase to 20 the number of schola rships they awa rded this year, The recipients of the awa rds were chosen by the Office Of Financial Aid on the basis of indi­ vidual need , A major money maker for this scholarship fund, the 1 980 Yule Boutique wil l be held in Olson Auditorium on Saturday, Nov, 22 from 10 a , m , to 5 p.m

1980 C h ristmas

Pacific Lutheran University

Department of Music - School of the Arts present the annual

ChnsttnaS FeS�val Concert

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The women of PLU annually invite over 60 non-profit organiza­ tions, all of whom sell a variety of hand-made items and holiday food, to participate in the Bouti­ que, Proceeds from these dona­ tions go to cha rity organizations In addition to these items, regional artists and craftsmen exhibit and sell their artwork, which i nclude painting, pottery and sculptures, Baked goods will be on sale in the Women's Club's bake shop a nd "cafe. " Demonstrations on lefse and aebleskiver making also will be given,

a Francisan monk, Joca pone da Todi.

It recalls the "dialogue-laude" of the 1 6th centu ry, which led directly into the ea rly (and opera­ like) oratorio, The "cast" is composed of the Angel, the Virgin Mary and the Shepherd . Recent a l u m s a n d many PLU friends will recall that when the Respighi was last fea­ tu red at PLU six years ago, those solo parts were performed by Juli Holland '75, Dinah Lindberg 76 and Jon Lackey 76.

The 1 980 C h ristmas Festival Concert once again will feautre the memorable Respighi work, along with the also memorable "Fantasia on Christmas Ca rols" by R. Vaughan Williams, which was presented during the 1 976 Christ­ mas Festival Concert, The work, based on carols and fragments of well-known Christmas melodies, features a baritone soloist. organ and stri ng orchestra , Williams' fascination with the Christmas story also produced, many years later, the radiant can ­ tata, "Hodie," The concert, under the direc­ tion of Dr. Maurice Skones and Edwa rd Harm ic, features the Choir of the West, U niversity Chorale and Chamber Orchestra .

The ensem bles perform for the seventh consecutive year in the Seattle Opera House at 8 p , m , Sunday, Dec, 7 , On Saturday, Dec, 6, the program is presented in the Portland Civic Auditorium for the sixth consecutive yea r, Cam pus performances at 8 p , m , in Eastvold Auditorium a re Dec. 4, 1 2 , and 1 3, A 4 p . m , matinee is scheduled for Dec. 14.

Theology

Theol og i a n s U rg e H u m i lity I n Co ntract With Th i rd World Peoples C h ristian m issiona ries fro m the U n ited States, "com i n g from the wealthiest. mig htiest nation on earth, " have d ifficulty in preach­ ing "a h u m i l iated C h rist" to Third World peoples, accord i n g to the Rev . Dr. Kosu ke Koya ma. " sut it's not i m possible," Of. K oya m a sa id , beca use as Third World peo ple see mission a r i e s "come a n d work i n these co u n ­ t nes, they wi l l see g en u in ely some spa rks of the presence of Ch rist " D r. Koyam a , professor of ecu ­ me n ics a n d world Christia n ity at U n i o n Th eolog i cal Se m i n a ry, N ew York, spo ke th is s u m m e r at a Luth eran C h u rch in America global m ission even t at Pacific Lutheran U n i vers ity. The session drew more than 550 m issionaries, pastors and church members. he Rev. Roy Beretta , a pasto r in Peru, said the miss i o n a ry's ro le will be less on the forefront and more as a backu p.

"You must have a skill to s h a re," said Ray Austi n , who teaches i n Liberia . "Govern me nts and the c h u rch now want y o u to b e specialized in a task, do that tas k · a n d teach it to others . And then you leave . " The Rev Carl Joha nsso n , exec u ­ tive secretary o f U n ited M i ssion in Nepal, noted that mu ch mission work tod ay i s interden om i nati o n -

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Adva nce' Cou rse H i g h school ju niors and sen iors have a n opp ortu nity to participate thiS fa ll I n a one- cred it Pacific Lutheran U n iversity course on the topic of c o n s u m e r protection The latest in the PLU Project Adva nce cou rse series beg i n s Oct 1 6 . C l a sses w i l l meet on six con­ secutive T h u rs d a y from 3 . 30 - 5 : 3 0 p m The prog ra m topic was sel ected to corre s p o n d with this year's N tiona I H i g h School Debate topic: " C o n s u m e r Protection - Whose Responsi b i l ity" ?

Project Adva n ce i s desig ned to com plement h i g h school stu dies and to p rovided a head start toward college c redit For more informaiton co ntact Dr. J ud ith Ca rr, PLU special prog ­ ra ms coordi nato r, 383 -71 30.

ai, often i nvolving miSSiona ries from man y pa rts of the worl d , not just American Luthera ns.

Dr. Koya ma said he was disturb­ ed to hear N o rth Ame rica ns s pea k of overseas mission activity "as if the U n ited States is the center and all else is the periph ery - as if the most presence of the Holy Spirit is h ere . " H e warned agai nst Westerne rs ' "fas c i nation with in crease " w h i ch makes people " feel bigger, more s ecUre , more rig hteous . " He sa id t h is l eads peop le to believe SCI9 n ce a n d techn ology a re the savior of ma n ki nd "Tech nology is a n extension of the h a n d , " said Dr. Koyama "The eye is perspective . As long as the eyes a r e Q u esti o n i n g what the hands a re do i ng, then you have healthy tech nology . "

Or. Richard Jungkuntz

Pa stors J o i n ca m pu s M i n istry C h u rc h Relati o n s Two pastors have joined the Pacific Lutheran U n iversity's staff as associates in the Cam pus M i n is ­ try a n d C h u rch Relatio n s offices .

Rev . Ron Pierre Vig nec, a pastor with an u nusua l ly ecu m e n i c a l backg ro u n d , is associate pastor i n C a m pu s M i n istry. He previously served at Rock of Ages Lutheran C h u rch i n Sto ne Mou nta i n , Ga .

Rev . John W Adix is the new associate di rector of c h u rch rela­ tions at P L U . He served at C h rist Lutheran C h u rch in Lakewood for two years before spending the past year as conti n u ing education di rector at the I nternational Family Academy i n Stavang er, Norway Vignec was bo rn in Brooklyn , N . Y , the son of a Russia n Or­ t h o d o x m ot h e r a n d French Catholic father. H i s chi ldhood was h e a v i l y Sca n d i n av i a n , however,

Rev. John W. Adix

a nd he was raised i n N orweg i a n Lutheran c h u rches .

He sees the role of a ca mpus mi nister as h e l p i ng students learn to l ive their faith . " youth is often a time of religious confusion as the more com plex qu estions of life a re confronted , " he said . ' ' I ' m not sure that confusion is ba d . Christ leaves us with a lot of open- ended q uesti ons "The confusion can be tra n s ­ formed i nto exciti n g , living faith , not beca use perso ns a re ha nded answers but beca use they learn to d iscern the an swers for thems­ leves, " h e added .

Adix will d i rect the PLU ch u rc h representative program a m o n g the North west cong regati ons of the Ame rican Luthera n Chu rC h . He will also serve as a liaison with both the ALC a n d Lut h era n C h u rch i n America .

Rev Ron Pierre Vignec

Christ Sem ina ry Honors J u ng k u ntz For Service Christ Sem i n a ry - Sem i n ex h a s presented a woodcut o f st. J o h n the Eva ngel ist t o Dr. Richard p , J u n g ku ntz , Pacific Lutheran U n ­ iversity provost, i n recognition of his six years of service on the school's board of d i recto rs .

J u n g k u ntz h a s served as a mem ber of the school's board and its cha i rman for six yea rs . He is not eli gibl e for re-electio n followi ng co mpl etion of a seco nd three­ yea r term .

The WOOdcut. by the world ­ re n owe d a rt i st S i e gfried Rei n h a rdt, was presented to J u n g ­ ku ntz as p a rt o f C h rist Sem ina ry's co m m encement exe rc i s e s t h i s sprin g .

The school' s boa rd of d irectors adopted a reso lu tion co m me n d ­ i n g J u n gk u ntz as " a m a n of fa ith, c o m p a s s i o n , c o m p etence and wisdom who has served God with h is g ifts . "

The President

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The 90th A n n ive rs a ry Yea r : B u i l d i n g o n Stre n gth Towa rd a Pro m i s i n g F utu re (Excerpts from an address delivered by President Rieke at the Faculty Fall Conference on campus Sept. 4, 198o. J

After an especially positive and prod uctive summer, where both academic and conven­ tion activities su rpassed our expectations, a nd budgets actually gained a little over pro l ections, I take particular pleasure in remi nding everyone that this fall we enter into the 90th Anniversary of the place which we call Pacific Luther'Jn . So, a Happy 90th Birthday to all of usl Ann iversaries, you know, are different things to different people The tlleme that I sha re with you is built around the notion of An n iversary - the 90th year of Pacific Luthera n .

The Mission

This anniversary gives us occasion to rememorize the m i ssion, the essential reason to be of Pacific Lutheran . to be of Pacific Luthera n .

The faculty action last spring, which involv­ ed some revision of Core I, affirmed the centrality of the Li beral Arts Core as it has long been defined at Pacific Lutheran Univer­ sity I n my opinion, the effect and the i ntent was not to downplay any discipline or any depa rtment. Neither do I accept that the i ntent was to make specific affirmation of the h istoric church -university ties, as i mportant as those ties are . Rather, it seems to me that in the correct sense of the word "com muni­ ty, " the faculty simply decided that the core as previously defined truly was essential to mission . I saY' in the correct sense of the word "com mu nity, " for I believe the quality and the manner of the nearly th ree hours of debate last spring which preceded the decision to accept revision of Core I demons­ trated powerfully and poig nantly the correct, and u nfortunately in today's society the a lmost u nique, understanding of community that exists at Pacific Luthera n .

That understanding o f com munity merits both expla natlon and explication, for ques­ tions a bout mission have risen , and state­ ments of a pparent a mbiguity a bout direction have been heard . "Com munity" does not mean conformity, any more than "family" mea ns that all mem bers therei n look alike, h ave identical tastes, t h i n k the same thoughts, or act in a com mon ma nner.

Rather, "community" means a sense of concern for one's fellows as people, an u nderstanding that what is at stake is an ' i ndividual's sense of ca ring and compassion, a genuine feeling of belonging, of being needed, of allegiance to ca use, and the conviction that all h umans sim ply but clea rly need one a nother.

I m portantly, co m m u n ity, w h e n thus u nderstood, and when allowed to operate i n a free environ ment such a s w e cherish at Pacific Luthera n, not only then permits, but actually spawns pluralism Only when the sense of community is strong can pluralism develop, for pluralism is prod uctive both of things we like and those things we dislike. A strong community accepts and examines pluralism without bei ng th reatened ; it ac­ cepts and studies, and uses things of which some will approve and some will disapprove,

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but none need be th reatened if community is present In the free community of Pacific Lutheran there is room for pluralism; there is a home for minority views; there I S nEed for the innovative, even the " stra nge" ideas . Here Individual initiative, participation i n various forms a nd ways, a nd vitality from every i ndivi ual in his or her own style are affirmed All of these forms of diversity, rather tha n being contrary to mission, are i tensely su pportive of it and enrichi ng to it so long as they are consistent with academic rigor and spiritual value. .

As long as there exists in a free community individuals caring for and sensitive to 0 e a nother, pluralism and diversity will only help us deliver a quality ed cation in a Christian context These traits indeed will further that Mission Statement which, as you recall, calls for the developmen t of knowledgea ble per­ sons equipped with an u ndersta nding of the human condition , a critical awa reness of humane and spiritual values, and a capacity for clea r and effective expression. In this, our 90th Ann iversary Year, we lift up this under­ standing of community, and then press a head with mission to which each discipline and every individual can and m ust contri­ bute.

Assessment

In addition to being a time of recollection of mission , anniversaries are also a time for assess ment - assessment of the state of the institution . How well is Pacific Lutheran ?

W e a re grateful that Pacific Lutheran finished academic 1 979-80 in a favorable fina ncial pOSition, again solidly in the black, a nd without need for the "creative manage­ ment" of which oldtimers have heard me speak before, but with a definite, though slim, margin fou r ti mes bigger tha n the �ven slimmer margin of a year ago. The a uditors left our U niversity with smiles on their faces.

So too may we celebrate that summer 1 980 events generated modest but helpful

fiscal cushions against unforeseen exigencies in the year ahead.

During the sixth year of this President'S ten ure, and counting the current '8 /'81 yea r, it is possible to report that to I b udgets of this U niversity have grown much faster than inflation I n fact. i n hose six years we not only have broken the $20 million a nual budget mark, but have inCi eased 1 01 4 percent Such i ncreases reflect oncomitan t growth in p rogram, i n development, and in service. Fu n d raising efforts, too, co nti nu ed to prog ress A total of $1 ,965,700 was received in cash, exclusive of pledg es or gifts in kind from all sources last year This is u p 69.1 percent: from the previous year Man y members of the campus commu n ity deserve credit for that; credit needs to be shared Iso with all administrators involved .

I thank speCifically those who annually have supported the U niversity through Q Club, through Lute Club, and through other means of giving of their money as well as their talent While we rejOice in th is good news, I hasten to add that any interpretation which sug­ gests that the U niversity is now sitting in largesse would be a serious error. Margins remain slim and will call for constant fiscal restrai nt and tight management; but better that than the reversal and the downward trend of some institutions.

Academically, '79- '80 was a strong year also, with a n u m ber of new, vibrant prog rams coming on line. Annual reports from depart­ ments, divisions, and schools reveal that nearly all disciplines were heavily engaged in curricular development Many were also working with faculty development Although some disciplines lost ground in terms of credit hour p roduction, overall during '79- '80 total credit hours increased to 90,2 1 5, u p 1 .2 percent over the previous year's gain of two percent The mainstream - the heart of the U niversity - remains its vital, strong academ­ ic progra m . A cautionary note here, too, though, is i n order. The numbers of persons on the payroll at the U niversity increased significantly during '79- '80 , Full-ti me equiva ­ lent faculty increased from 1 83.7 in '78- '79 to 1 94.4 in '79-'80 - u p 1 0. 6 full-time equiva­ lent faculty positions Though I do not yet have comparable data for i ncreases in staff a nd admin istration, such data are being gathered and very close watch must be maintained so that program matic and pro­ ductivity justifications are clea r for all addi­ tions. With respect to faculty, more faculty are now present than have been present at (continued o n page 1 1 1

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any year d U ring the incumbency of th is President. Likewise, however, productivity is greater tha n it has ever been before.

Physical Plant

To the physical plant m uch has been added and planned . Adoption i n the early portion of '79- '80 of the Architectural Master Plan was a maior forward step for Pacific Luthera n . The new telephone system, the new com puter, the construction of the Mathematics Bu ild­ ing, the remodeling for a dance studio in Olson, the placement of a new small theatre in Memorial Gymnasium, the remodeling of a host of other b ulldi ngs, including Eastvold Auditorium, Hauge Administration , Ha rstad Hall, the Nesvig Alum ni Center, and else­ where have provided classrooms and offices Acquisition of the Knorr House has added 2 .700 square feet of office space. And yet space remains a problem, as all know who leave their offices too long.

And, of cou rse, the fact that the Regents approved a 77,000 sq . ft. new science facility to be constructed on the lower ca m pus and the promise now of a site visit from the Murdock Foundation early this fall give hope that at least Phase I of that facility will not be too far away On Sept. 1 5 the architects' projection fo r a new building for the Arts was ca rried to our Regents for their review. It is an exciting new building further u nifying u pper and lower campus, and bringing with it dimensions of excellence that I believe ca n and will be atta i ned Much, much must be done to fund these and many other improvements that we expect to make in the physical plant of the University We are challenged by the task of riding two horses at the same time: remodeli ng, up­ grading and changing existing plant at the same time as we want to erect major new buildings. This strains our fiscal and our physical fiber g reatly. It is not impossi ble, however, and the time, energy, a nd effort of all will bring us eventually to successful com pletion .

A s we enter the 90th Anniversa ry year, we enter it again with a number of new firsts in terms of our students. It was a recent pleasure to sit at the Kinsmen Dinner with our football tea m - rated num ber o ne i n the Nation this year in Division II of NAIA! All of us struggle to get radio or television or news­ papers to come to PLU to talk a bout things that we think are important; when one has a number one football team, the media ca nnot be kept away. I am proud of that. We ca n all be proud of that. for the sense of community affirms that. just as we affirm many other areas of accom plishment.

In sum, the assessment of '79-'80 shows it to be, when all things are considered, the best year in the U niversity's history.

Su rvival no longer remains the q uestio n . While m a i ntenance certa i n ly is necessary, we a re as a U n iversity now at that point where we are ready for the next i ncremental step that w i l l take us from an excellent to a su perior i nstitu­ tion.

It is no coincidence that our student body grows stronger in n u mber and quality each yea r This yea r we greet 1 ,01 8 new students (681 freshmen, 316 tra nsfers, and 21 read­ mitted students). They include a group of n atio n a l merit scholars, wh ich among Washi ngton high school graduates chose Pacific Lutheran University with nea rly fou r

Estate Planning

Gift An n u ity Rates Refl ect I nte rest Rate Rise

By Edgar Larson Director of Planned Giving

Would you be interested in an agreement that will provide an im mediate charitable contri b ution deducti o n , a g u a ra n teed lifetime i ncome, and an eventual gift to Pacific Luthera n U niversity? If so, a charitable gift annuity may be the thing for you to consider.

Reflecting on the current economic situa­ tion in our cou ntry, with interest rates rising once again, the guara nteed return on charit­ able gift annu ities is also going up. But there a re many reasons for consideri ng a gift annuity: 1 . You receive a lifetime return - guaran­ teed - an annual income you cannot outlive.

2. You can provide for a surviving loved one.

3. You receive generous tax benefits .

4. You a re free of management worries.

5 . You can reduce or avoid capital gain taxes a nd estate taxes .

6 . You support Pacific Luthera n U niversity and its goals of academ ic excellence in a Christian context.

For more information , call or write: Edgar Larson D i rector of Plan ned G iving Pacific Luthera n U n iversity Office of Develo p m ent · Nesvig A l u m n i Center Tacoma, WA 98447 (206) 383 · 7420

All replies will be kept confidential.

The Future

Finally, what may anniversa ries say for the futu re? A summary statement would be that the past five years have seen programs and systems of all kinds improved and consoli­ dated to the point of being beyond certain

pacific Lutheran UniverSity ad­ mits students of any race, color, national and ethniC origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and ac­ tivities generally accorded or made ava ilable to students at the school.

It does not discriminate o n the basis of race, color, national and ethnIc origin In administration of Its edu­ c a t i o n a l p O l i c i e s , a d m issions polldes, scholarship and loan prog­ rams, and athletiC and other school­ administered programs.

ti mes g reater frequency tha n they chose any other college or university, public or private, in our state. Interestingly, the a p plicant pool - those who desire to come to Pacific Lutheran U niversity - is not down, but up; 1 01 more people asked for and received offers of admission to PLU this yea r than ever before (1 ,667 total offers a yea r ago versus 1 . 768 this fall).

As we look to the futu re, we will need the best kind of effort and the most intelligent "heads- up" sort of managem ent - m a n ­ agement that looks not j ust t o '80- '81 , but thinks of this institution beyond its 90th Anniversary to its Centen nial, ahd even into the 2 1 st Century .

And s o the 90th An niversary Y ear of Pacific Lutheran begins I can spea only for myself, but I ' m eager to do so when I say I know of n o place I would rather be. I know of no institution I would rather serve. Most of the reason for this is beca use of all of you, because of your u nderstandi ng of communi­ ty, because of the opportunity for service, and beca use of the kind of people with whom we work and interact Parents Corner

PLU pa re nts C l u b Exte n d s We l c o m e T o New M e m bers

by M I LTON NESVIC Pare nts Club Representative

Most of you who are pa rents of new PLU students this fall a re receiving the Scene for the first time. Welcome into the PLU family and into the Parents Club. All parents of students automatically become members of the Club. There a re no dues, no rules or regu lations. We exist to support the progra m of the University in a variety of ways whenever and wherever we can .

One thing the Parents Club does is to work with the Alumni Association in sponsoring PLU events in various cities. Last summer one was held in Oslo, Norway with 51 persons in attendance, and a potluck di nner was held in Beaverton .

Din ners are slated for this wi nter a s follows: Dec. 6, Portland ; Dec. 7 , Seattle; Jan. 1 0, S p o ka n e ; Jan. 1 1 , Wal l a Wal l a ; Jan. 1 8, Phoenix; Jan. 1 9, S a n Diego; Jan. 20, Los Angeles; Jan. 24, East S. F. Bay a rea ; Jan. 25, West Bay a rea. These will be held in conju nction with PLU Choir of the West and U niversity Chorale concerts . You will receive notices regarding time and place. There will be other dinners during the cou rse of the school year.

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Kicki ng post Long A La n d m a rk On PLU Ca mpus

By Harold Leraas

The Kicking Post was long a landmark and a tradition on the Pacific Luthera n ca mpus. It was at times a romantic spot. and at other times a center for intercollegiate rivalry and strife.

A simple structure it was - a 6" x 6" post secu rely planted in the g round at the west end of the upper ca mpus. It stood fou r feet tall on the brink of the hill where Kreidler Hall now is located . But the dormitories were not there then Literally hundreds of fellows took a young lady for a walk all the way from the Main Building to the Kicking Post and back. It was a daily occu rrence. On sunny days they walked along the g rassy path, across the football field, and on up th rough the fir trees to the Post. On the way the path was li ned by lush g rassy plots in which flowers bloomed . In the spring could be found lupine, paint brush, violets, shooting stars, bronze bells, camas, and hare bells. Then ca me the dusty sunflow­ er, wild parsley, daisies, and goldenrod, and many more. On lucky days, students might even encou nter a tethered cow or two belonging to some professor. I n the 1 930s they might also pass some old, half-fallen bleachers, reminders of the days when the Chautauqua was held on campus.

The Post was soon covered with the initials of the many cou ples who were able to carve i n wood. It was traditional for the boy and the g irl to kick the post before starting back.

Sometimes they lingered quite a while at the post before kicki ng it. On balmy moonlight evenings, a walk to the Post is rumored to have been quite a romantic venture and a favorite occasion for proposals.

At the height of a lively athletic season the Kicki ng Post was frequently in jeopa rdy. ' The cross-town rivalry grew serious and I nter­ campus pranks were not untleard of. Stealing of the Kicking Post by C P S. (U PS) was a real victory. It could be u prooted or sawed off and both methods were employed . W � al most always got it back, though sometimes the worse for wear.

The Kicki ng Post was for years a great landmark, and alumni often walked there to reminisce. It was forced to give way to progress u nder the big building program of the 1 950s, but was not destroyed . Today it is s e c u r e l y h o u s e d s o m ew h e r e in the warehouse on lower ca mpus. One day, perhaps, it will take its place in the PLU a rchives or a museum of the future.

Q Club

PLU Strives To

Q C l u b Ai ms For

Offe r Stu d e nts M o re

9 -Yea r

Tha n 'An E d ucatio n '

$2 M i l l i o n G o a l B y Dec. 31

B y David Berntsen Di rector of Development

Classes have beg un and Pacific Lutheran U niversity is beginning i ts 90th a n niversary year. President Rieke, speaking at the open­ ing Convocation, stated that the u niversity is stronger now tha n at any point i n its history.

I believe that those of you who a re in the Q Club can feel proud of helping PLU reach this point. Your gifts were a key to the u niversity having one of its best years financially, esse �tial to financial aid packages, and helping to keep tuition down .

The Q Club passed a tremendous milestone this past spring when we reached over 1 ,000 mem bers. With you r help i n the coming months we can reach a sig nificant new milestone. Our goal is to su rpass $ 2 million in total Q Club contributions since 1 972 by Dec. � 1 of this year. We will need a 1 6 percent Increase over last year's giving to reach that goal.

One of the ways we hope to increase contributions is through the creation of a new giving level in the Q Club at $ 40 per month or $ 480 per year . An a rticle about the new level, to be called Associate Fellows, can be found elsewhere I n thiS issue of Scene.

We will also be starti ng our pho athons aga i n this fall beg i nning in October. These have pro.ved very successful in the past year - especially when our callers were s peaking to people they knew personally. If you would like to help as a caller in one of our monthly phonathons, just contact the Q Club office at 383-7429 .

The following Q Club members have joined since the July issue of Scene: M r. a nd M rs.

Trygve Anderson , D r . and Mrs. David BeMiller, Mr. and M rs. Trygve Blix, Mr. and Mrs . Mitch Billings, Alene Coglizer, Creator Lutheran Church at Lake Tapps: Mr and M rs. Doug Cross, Leland B. Dawson , Carolie Eggan , M r. and Mrs. Michael Garver, and Mr. and M rs . Ron Gintz to FELLOW .

Also Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Goi n, Dr. and Mrs .

Frank Hagen, Mr. a n d Mrs. Jerry Haralson, M r . a n d Mrs. James Harris, Mr. a n d Mrs. Richard Jackson, Mr. and M rs. Russell Johnson, Janet Karns, M r. and M rs . Mark Knutzen, Mr. and M rs . Gordon Lee, Pamela Lee. Terry Lumsden, John McCallum, Drew Nelson, M r. and Mrs. Arden Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Don Poier, Smith Tractor and Equipment Co., Mr. and M rs . John Valazquez and Dr. and M rs. Calvin watness .

Attention 0 Club Members!!

Due to a scheduling con ­ flict, the President's Recep­ tion and Christmas Concert for Q Club members has been rescheduled for Satur­ day, Dec. 13.

By Duane Berentson '51 washington State House of Representa­ tives

I find it refreshing to take the ti me to reflect on my days as a student at Pacific Lutheran University and the association I 've had over the years with the faculty and administration.

It is not often that a n institution of higher education encou rages students, through a b l e n d o f a cademic ach ievement a nd theological experience, to strive beyond what most people would consider a "college education . " Pacific Lutheran emba rks on that challenge and is very successful in accomp­ lishing this goal .

The university experience instilled in me the strength and drive to look after my own needs and to also take responsibility for the needs and problems of others .

At PLU I learned more than what can be found in textbooks . I gai ned the educational and spiritual stability that. in my case, translated into a sense of community re­ sponsibility. This responsibility to our com ­ mu nities, state and nation is not inherited nor can we say that responsibility is a n automatic reaction to cu rrent situations. The desire to identify a problem, dissect it and then work toward its eventual resolution is a learned experience .

If taking �a re of yo r own life and striving to make thiS world a better place to live for our childre and our children's children is a learning experience worth working toward, then I would not hesitate to recommend the University that helped instill those qualities in me.

An n u a l Al u m n i Ph o n ath o n Set For Late Octo b e r

Dr. Roy Virak '52, chai rman of the Alumni Board Annual Fund Comm ittee, has an­ nou nced plans for the alumni annual fund phonathon to be held the last week of October.

Over 40 callers will be calling their class­ mates and other Pacific Lutheran alumni.

Virak says that nearly 2,000 calls will be com pleted on two nights of calling and is sure alums will be a nxious to talk to former classmates and friends.

Those who cannot be reached during the two nights of calling will be sent information in the mail.

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C h i l d re n ' s Th eatre,

M a ki n g Idea s Known Kev To Stro ng Al u m n i As sociati o n

B a n d R e u n i o n s Are H o m eco m i n g H ig h l i g hts

By Ronald Coltom AlumnI D i rector

Remember the kicki ng post. the kiosk, or trips to Kansas City? How about water skiing and Clover Creek and lower-ca mpus flood­ ing, endless registration lines and the friends you made while waiting, sleepless nights during finals, the Fou r Freshmen or perha ps PLU's fi rst dance. A tri p to the Bug, Len's, the "Slip," Mt. Rainier, or with the band, choi r or debate tours. These and many, many more a re all memories of PLA, PLC and PLU .

Memories around which homecomings a re built.

This year, November 8, is no exception with reunions planned for the five-year classes at brunches on the campus, a nd after the din ner at the Tacoma Mall, and two special reu nions . Special tribute will be paid to retiring Gordon Gilbertson, many years band director at PLC & PLU . Members from all past BAN DS will gather at 9 a . m . in Chris Knutzen Hall to rehash the "good ole ti mes" and those who still have a "lip" will gather for a little ja m session.

Members of past CHILDREN'S THEATRE will cong regate at the same time in Eastvold Auditorium to celebrate the 25th year of the Chi ldren's Theatre all under the direction of Eric Nordholm Nordy's gang won 't be rehearsi ng, but will be doing a lot of remi niscing with cast members of the past quarter century At 8:30 a . m the second annual running of the LUTERU N 5000 will be held. ThiS 5000 meter (3 . 1 mile) fun run is open to all alumni, and their dependents - kids division, PLU students, faculty and staff, will cover a scen ic cam pus route. No entry fee - just register between 8-8:25 a . m . at the entry to Olson AuditOri u m .

Open house in the dorms, tou rs of the ca m pus and a brunch for all alums and spouses (coffee shop will be open for the kids) will provide plenty of ti me for reminisc­ ing that morning.

Afternoon activities i nclude our nationally­ ra nked football team's encounter with Lewis and Cla rk, with ca mpus tours for those who don't care to attend, followed by a get­ together for alums of the past five years at the Raintree.

That evening's Homecoming Banquet will honor former band and Children's Theatre members, the classes of 1 975, 1 970, 1 965, 1 960, 1 955, 1 950, 1 940, 1 930, and those prior to 1 930. Special awards will be presented to Distinguished Alumnus, Alum of the Year and special recog nition recipients.

With all of these events there appears to be someth ing for everyone. So why not plan to join us for Homecom ing '80 and relive and revive some of the old memories. We'll tie a yellow ribbon!

Tickets and further information for events of the day are available i n the Alumni office.

By Carol Celdaker, President Alumni Association

As the dust settled and it slowly sank into me that I was to be the president of the PLU Alumni Association for the 1 980-81 academic yea r, I had tremendous feelings of inadequa­ cy. How could I do it? I'm not a doctor, not a successful business person, nor an adminis­ trator, or a nything else with "clout." How did this happen? My first reaction was - NO Lord , not me. I've got to get out of this. Then I thoug ht of how God spoke to Moses when he pa nicked I'm certainly not a Moses, but I decided to dig in a nd do it. Besides I also found myself thinking of Rhoda Young, who was head of the women's physical education department when I was doing my undergraduate work at PLU . She had a lot of confidence in most all of her P . E . majors. She also let us know if we weren't meeting her expectations. Since she a nd I still remain in touch, and good friends, I don't want a lecture. Yes, Rhoda, I'll do it. (I'm wondering if this isn't a first - a woman physical education major as Alumni presi­ dent. It could only ha ppen at PLU ! ! ) I ' m awed by the number (1 5,658) of alumni we on the board are trying to represent. I'm excited over what I feel has been happening at PLU during the fou r years that I 've served on the board, a nd I feel a real responsibility to lea rn as much about the U niversity as possible, beca use I know that I a m a contact person in my a rea for PLU . Each alumnus is that "contact" person even though you may

not be actively involved with PLU at this ti me.

One of the two main reasons that the Al umni organization exists is to help encour­ age students to attend PLU . It is exciting to find so many alumni dependents coming. It has been an opportunity for me to re­ establish some friendships from college days, since our oldest son and daughter a re now attending PLU . What young people do you know whom you might speak to regard ­ i n g PLY as a place to conSider for fu rthering thei r education ?

The other Alu mni th rust i s to help bring in monies that will continue to provide for scholarships for students. Yes, a private college costs more to attend, but there a re many ways fina ncial aid can be available. We as a n Alu m ni Association can be a very active part in aiding the University in this endeavor, plus its continued striving to improve its facilities and instruction as a place for C h ristian hig her education.

Just as there a re nu merous ways you can assist the U niversity, there are many direc­ tions a n Alumni Association can serve its members. I urge a nyone interested i n seei ng particular progra ms, tours, ways the alumni organization can better function, to please contact the Nesvig Alumni Center (206/383741 5) or drop us a li ne, sharing your ideas, thoughts and/or your concerns. The associa­ tion will only be as strong as each of us makes it.

Please speak up. We will never know your ideas if you don't make them known.

Silence says consent. Is that what you mean to say?

1980-81 A l u m n i Board Officers Carol Botte m i l l e r Geldaker ' 5 7 President west Li n n . Ore. Rev. Charles w . Mays ' 62 Fi rst Vice P resident Rento n , Wash .

Paul Kusche '70 Second Vice President Gig H a rbor, Was h .

Rona ld A. M i l l er, M . D . '65 I m m ed i ate Past President Whitefish, M ont

Members-At-Large One-Year AppoIntments C o n n i e Haan H i l d a h l ' 6 5 T i b u r o n , C a l if

Regent Representatives M ichael A. McKea n '68 G ig Ha rbor, Wa s h .

Roy H . Virak, M D . ' 5 2 Tacoma, Was h .

Victor F. Kn utzen ' 3 6 Fed era l Way, Wa s h .

Kent Kekrony ' 6_ San C a rlos, Calif.

Denny B . Nelson ' 60 Corona. Calif.

Terms Expire May 1 983

Lynn ( Bu rchfield) Rasmussen x'68 Portl a n d , O re.

Otis G ra n d e ' 3 8 Tacoma, Was h .

W i l l a mae (Anderso n ) Stu h l m i l l e r x'59 Edwa l l , Was h .

Karen Fynboe H owe ' 7 3 F o x Island, Was h .

Harry Wicks '69 Colorado Springs, Colo.

P a u l Kusche ' 7 0 G i g Ha rbor, Was h .

Terms Expire May 1 981 Rona ld Coltom ' 6 1 Executive Secretary P . L. U .

R e v Cha rles W Mays ' 62 Tacoma, Wash

George Nowadn ick ' 5 2 Snohom ish , Was h .

Gayle Severson Berg ' 72 Martinsdale, Mont

Terms Expire May 1 984

Step hen M. Isaacson '76 Boise, Idaho

Carole Haaland Fredrickson '64 Seattle, Wash .

Carol Haavik Tom mervik '40 Tacoma, Was h .

M a rtha M i l i e r Ward '77 Kent, Was h .

Terms ExpIre May 1 982 Karin P i h l Lea nder '66 Mt Ve rnon, Wash .

Anita H i l iesland Londg ren '59 Taco ma, Was h .

Connye Idstrom Hager ' 6 3 B i l l i n g s , M o nt Robert Klavano '69 Taco m a , Was h .

William Ramstad '47 San D iego, Calif.

Ex-OffiCIO Student Rep. Bob Gom u l k i ewicz , Pres ident ASPLU

Alumni

Or Eugene Strandness

Or Jon Wefald

Harry Wicks

Stra nd ness. ,Wefa ld . Sva re TO Receive PLU Disting uished Al u mnus Awa rds Seven persons will receive spe­ cial honors during the annual Pacific Luthera n U niversity Alumni H omecoming Ba nq uet Saturday, Nov. 8 The event, which will be held in Olso n Au itorium at 5 : 30 p . m . , will feature the annou ncement o f th ree 1 980 Distinguished Alu mni Dr Eugene Stra ndness '50 for medicine; Dr. Jon Wefald '59 in education; and Richard Svare '50 in the arts .

H eritage Awa rd Selection Is G race Blomquist Grace Blomqu ist, who retired from the PLU English Department i n 1 976, has been selected to receive the Alumni Association's annual Heritage Award at the Homecoming Banquet Nov. 8.

Miss Blomqu ist served at PLU for 37 yea rs, a time span exceeded only by former dean Dr. Ph ilip Hauge Her years of teach ing, which began in 1 939 following her re­ ceipt of a master's degree from Syracuse U niversity had, u ntil her retirement, span ned the college careers of more than 90 percent of the un iversity's alumni.

She previously was honored by her own alumni association at Concordia College, Moorehea d , Minn . , in 1 971 .

Si nce h e r reti rement, M i s s Blomquist has been serving o n the social concerns committee at Trin­ ity Lutheran Church . In that capac­ ity she has been assisting recently­ arrived Laotian and Vietnamese refugees.

Strand ness, a p rofesso r of s u rg ery at the U n i versity of Washington School of Medici ne is the editor or co-author of sev� n books and nearly 200 scientific articles, abstracts and book chap­ ters on a variety of diseases and surgical methodology.

A fo rmer post-doctora l fellow at the Natio nal Heart Institute, he has been associated with the Universi­ ty of Wash i n gton School of Medicine for most of his ca reer since his graduation from PLU . He w a s a U W m e d i c a l s t u dent th rough 1 954, served there as a r'esident in the late '50's, and beca me a member of the faculty in 1 962.

He recently has served on the editorial boa rds of several medical publications.

Wefald beca me the fou rth pre­ sident of Southwest State Univer­ sity in Marshall, Minn., three years ago after six yea rs as Min nesota 's 22nd Com missio ner of Agricul­ ture. At the university he is also at h ome i n the classroom, havi ng taught for five years at Gustavus Adolphus College, st. Peter, Minn.

He has also had teaching fellow­ ships at the U niversity of Michigan and Washington State U niversity.

A dedicated spokesman for rural America, he believes Southwest State can expa nd its dual mission of the traditional liberal arts edu ­ cation a nd strong offerings i n tech nology to include studies of greater depth involving the peo­ ple and cultu re of rural Minnesota a nd rural America .

A third-generation Minnesota n of Norwegian ancestry, his herit­ age supports that commitment.

Richard Svare '50 of Athens, Greece, has been selected as PLU Distinguished Alumnus i n the arts.

An education major who began his career as a d rama teacher at Clevela nd High School in Seattle, Svare currently is a writer and editor i n the office of the Prime Minister of Greece .

He has also been actively involv­ ed in music festivals in Athens and on the island of Corfu off the Grecian coast.

He is the author of a book, The Windows and Doors of Greece,

which is expected off the presses nea r Christmas.

Sva re's artistic ca reer has taken him around the world . It has included work with the Merce Cunningham Dance Compa ny of New York; a docu mentary film produced in Leningrad, Russia; an English-spea ki ng theatre w h i c h performed in England, Norway and Den mark; and editorship of the American language ed ition of a magazine in Japa n . He has also written articles for the New Yorker magazi ne and has done i nterior decorating for Hilton Hotels.

Svare's father, Trygve, was pas­ tor of Trin ity LUtheran Church on the PLU cam pus in the '20's and '30's and taught religion and Latin for the college. Yea rs later he served as United States ambas­ sador to Norway.

Ron Lerch

WiCks. Lerch Are PLU Al u m ni Of The Year Ha rry Wicks '69 and Dr. Ronald Lerch '61 of Kennewick have been selected 1 980 Alumni of the Year at Pacific Lutheran U niversity.

Their awa rds will be presented at the annual PLU Alumni Homecom­ ing Banquet Saturday, Nov. 8.

Wicks, the president of the Management Development Foun­ dation in Colorado Springs, Colo., is an at-large member of the Alumni Association Boa rd of Direc­ to rs. He is also involved in chu rch youth wo rk and theological edu­ cation for laity.

Lerch, a process development manager in nuclea r research at Westing house Hanford, is a past p resident of the PLU Alumni Boa rd.

Both are married to PLU alum­ nae. Mrs. Wicks is the former Mildred Plumb '69. M rs. Lerch is the former J udy Rasm ussen '62 .

Joa n ne Rieke To Receive A l u m n i Honor "When Dr. Rieke was hired as president of PaCific Luthera n Un­ iversity, we actually got two peo­ ple for the price of one."

The com ment by a PLU ad minis­ trator helps explain why Mrs. Joan­ ne (Schief '54) Rieke will be receiv­ ing a special award at the Alumni Homecoming Banquet Nov. 8.

"She's a servant behind the scenes," the admin istrator said. " Not only does she help the p resident with h is work and schedule, but she serves indepen­ dently with a variety of different groups."

Alumni

Class N otes 1 950 MARILY N PFLU EGER S C H U M UTIER served as offici a l deleg ate for her a l m a mater at the i n a u g u ration o f pres ident W i l l i a m N elsen of Augu stana College, Sioux Fa l l s , SD. on September 27.

WALTER D I N G FIELD has accepted a call as pastor of Fi rst Baptist C h u rch i n Lodi, Calif They formerly lived i n Kanka kee, III

1 951 B O B A N D E R SO N of Sonora, Ca l i f , special ed uca tion di recto r f o r the TUOl u m n e c o u nty schools office, h a s been (l a m ed d i rector o f the Tri ­ Co u n t y s pecI a l education con so rtium .

The prog ram w i l l put a l l speci a l eduC2 tlon programs in T u o l u m n e , Ca lavel a s a n d A madol- counties u n der s i n g l e m a nag em e nt

1 955 D O N N A ( S i m k i n s) H O FFMAN, re­ ceived her master of l i b ra ry sCience deg ree from San Jose State U n ive rs i ty on Aug 22 , 1 98 0 .

1 957 AGNES M G R I F F E N has been sel ect­ eej to become d i rector of Montg o m ­ ery C o u nty's Department o f P u b l i c L i b ra cies i n Rockvi lle, M d . She w i l l be i n charge o f Montgomery ' s system o f 1 9 branches, a staff of 220 full -ti m e a n d 320 pa rt- ti me people

1 958 LUTH E R G. J ERSTAD, w h o c l i m b ed Mt Everest in 1 96 3 , has been na med to the newly created Deschutes River Sce n i c Waterway Advisory Tast Force in Oreg o n . Lute is pres ident of Lute J e r s tad Adventures, a com m ercial outfitter in Portla n d , Ore. JON C. SOINE co m p l eted two weeks of active duty at the Natio nal Defe n s e U n i ve r s i t y i n J u n e . T h e defense Strategy Cou rse, held a n n ua l l y s i n ce 1 959, is a profess i o n a l m i l itary educa-

tion prog ram for senior Reserve a n d National Guard co mpon ent officers The prog ram focuses on the study of national strategy, and the relation ­ s h i ps between resource man agement and pol icy objectives. Jon holds the rank of Capta i n

1 959 WAY N E M . B E RG I S pastor in a parish in E steva n , Sask , Canada.

JACK H OLL i s h i storia n for the Energy Department of the US Gove rnment H i s job i s to write books on energy and n ucl ear power He a lso stores the files of defunct agenci es a n d "provides the d e p a rtm e n t w i t h a n i n stitutional m e mory " Jack's office traces its roots back to 1 957, wh en it was set U P as pa rt of the old Ato m i c E n e rg y C o m ­ m i s s i on Its c h ief t a S k , u n d e r the di rection of R i c h a rd Hewl ett, was to w rite the h i story of ato m i c power i n the U S R I C HA R D La N DG R E N , m a n g e r of a verti s i n g and com mu ncati otls ser­ vices for the Weyerh a euser Company, was re-elected to a four -year term 0 t h e 1 _ - m e m b e r co m m u n i c ati o n s ma n a g e m e n t co m m i tt e e of t h e Lutheran C h u rch i n America a t its J u ly cOtlvention i n Seattle, Was h .

1 960 DA N I E L WITM E R i s a d m i n i strative coord i n ator of the Allen Ha ncock Commu nity College ( S a n ta M a ria , Calif) b ra n ch at Vandenberg Ai r Force Base. He lives in Solva ng, Calif

1 963 DAVE and NANCY (Thompson '64) CAM ERON mov ed to S n o h o m i s h , WaSh . , last winter a n d a re i n the process of developing a s m a l l truck fa rm. Dave had an a rticle p u b l i s hed in the "Journal of Fo rest H i story." H e sti l l works for t h e Everett School D i strict

and U . S. Forest Service. N a ncy runs the . farm, but manages to keep up her activities i n m usic and at c h urch .

The first 51 years of the Kirch l iche Zeitsch rift, the theological journal of the Iowa Synod a n d the old A LC , have been donated to the PLU l i brary by ROBERT O LS E N , pastor i n Al m i ra , Was h . (continued on page 16)

OSlO. N o rway Gatheri ng Attracts Al u m n i . pa re nts . Friends

A Rand, second from righ t. U S A m ba.c;.c;ador to Norway, spoke at the PLU meeting in Oslo, Norway, June 29. He wa.c; pre.c;ident of St. Ofaf College until last February Also on the PLU program was Or. Janet Rasmu.c;sen, second from left, member of the faculty who spent the summer in Oslo on a study Qrant Other.c; pictured are Or. Frederick Hale, left, US graduate student and author; and Mr.c; Rand.

1 961 J BY R O N J E NSEN i s executive di rec­ tor of Community Service Council responsible for a l l h u ma n s e rvice p l a n ning in an eig ht-county reg ion of central Indiana . He l ives i n Indianapolis TED J O H N STONE s e rved as co - chair­ man of a n adviSOry co m m ittee which a rranged a benefit showing of the movie, " Ca m elot . " at the Temple Theater in Tacoma last s p r i n g . The benefi t ra i sed funds for the PUSH/EX­ CEL prog ra m , which has challenged over 3 , 000 Tacoma-area students to i m p rove their school work .

Rev. Ivar Haugen '54, third from right, pastor of Redeemer L utheran Church in McLean, Va , gave the Opening Pra yer of Congress in May The occasion was marked by a presentation from Speaker of the House "Tip " a 'Neill Looking on are sevef31 congressionai members of Redeemer Lutheran from left. Sen. William Armstrong (Colo) and Reps. Robert Badham (Calif.!, Douglas Bereuter (Neb), Martin Saba (Minn) and Charle.c; Stenholm (Tex. ). Haugen and hi.c; wife Ginny (Grahn '561 have two children attending PLU, Karin and Andrea.

Jon Fod.c;tad '61, an Oslo attorney, talks with Bente Mellum, who attend­ ed PLU in 1 978- 79, at the PLU gather­ ing in Oslo.

The Rev. Victor Andersson of O.c;lo displays a wool hand- woven tape.c;try which he and his wife gave to PLU at the parents/alumni meeting in O.c;lo

Arild Harvik '67, bu.c;iness executive in orammen, Norway, left, met Andreas Udbve and his mother from Trondheim at the PLU meeting in 0510. Andreas is a freshman at PLU thi.c; fall

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Pastor Bob picked up the set at Wa rtb u rg Se m i n a ry in 1 9 68. The books cove r the years 1 8 76 to 1 9 2 8 . (The l i b ra ry a lready had 1 9 28 to 1 943), The journals conta i n i n teresting commen­ tary on the Lutheran C h u rch in those years

C H U CK B R U N N E R . e m p l o y e d a s m a nager. marketing educati o n . I nter­ national Paper Company in New Y ork City and wife. Carol. are the parents of a son. Mich io, born May 4. 1 980 . They live in M a n hatta n .

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DAVID BORGLU M worked at the Berkeley office of San F r a n c i s c o Theological S e m i n a ry ( P resbyterian). a pa rt of Berkeley'S G rad uate heolog ic­ a l Un i o n . th is past s u m m e r a n d has accepted a ca l l to become assistant m i n ister at H i l l S ide C o m m u n ity C h u rch of EI C errito this mo nth SUE M E RCER x'67 and Jack Boller were m a r ried June 1 6 . 1 9 79 (she kept he r own n a me) . She has been adm itt­ ed to Kansas C i ty Colleg e of Os­ teopathic Medicine. Th y reside i n Des M oi n es. l a .

M/M D a v id M I LLER ( Kari Kruger) a r e the pare nts of a s o n . Ekren David. born May 1 0 . 1 980. He joins two sisters . Seri, 8. a n d Maa rit A n n , 4. They l i ve in Palo Alto, C a l if.

M a j . MERLIN S I M PSON , MA ' 67 . has been transferred from Vandenberg AFB to Oslo. N orway where he w i l l be stationed for the next fou r years o n a NATO as signment

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Jess Hagerman I n o u r J u n e issue mention was made of Dick La tim er '63. a helicopter pilot who was in volved in rescue activities near Mount St Helens in May Capt J ESS HAGERMAN of Puyallup. Wash .. a h e l i copter pilot for the National G u a rd a n d Weyerhaeuser Comp any. also was a mai nstay i n post- eru pti on rescue effo rts.

ROY H = LMS has acce pted a new position of executive d i rector of the C o n s o rti u m for Pacific Arts and C u l u res . a reg ional orga n i zati on o f the state arts agencies of A l aska. America n Samo a. C al ifo rni a. Guam . Hawa ii. and the Common wealth of the N o rthern M a ria na Islands. Roy has a l so been a p pointed to the U . s. Com mission on U N E SCO by the Secretary of State.

1 964 M/M DAH LING (June Newha rth x ' 64) a re the parents of a daug hter. born May 30. 1 9 80 . She has been na med J u lia M a rga reta and joins a sister Joanna G race. 6.

B I L L PETERSON and family (wife M a ry a n d two sons. Seth . 6 yrs and Pa u l . 4 y rs . ) have left Oregon State U n iversity for Long isla nd. N Y Bill is assistant p r ofes s o r of m a r i n e sciences at Sto n y b r.o o k . t e a c h e s B i o l o g i c a l Ocea nog ra p hy and is r u n n ing a re­ search prog ram in coastal zoopla n k ­ ton ecology

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presented were: Colorado, Mo nta­ na. Idaho, Ca lifornia, Oreg on and Was h ingto n .

The A l u m ni Board held their a n n u al fa ll meeti n g the weekend pri or to H olden Week and a n u m b­ e r of boa rd members and their fa mi l ies re mai ned for the bala nce of the week.

From left, Carol (Bottemiller) Geldaker '57 greets Holden newcomers.

KATH LEEN LAWRENCE is an English teacher in MCLa u g h l i n J r . High, Va n ­ couver. Was h . She was elected dele­ gate to Ma dison Sq uare G a rden De­ mocratic National C o nventi on in New Y ork C ity w h ich was held in Aug ust

1 969 RANDY L. ABERN ETHY recently ac­ cepted a ca ll as pastor of the Lutheran Chu rch of the Atonement, C l i nton. la .

He moved to C l i nton from Mason City P H I L IS E N SE E will be ma rried to Martha Helen Maier on Oct 4. 1 980 i n Portla nd. Ore , a n d then will mak e thei r h o m e in Ames, la .

TERRY E. LUMSDEN is l iving in Taco­ ma, Wash . wh ere he IS associated with t h e l a w f i r m . B i ll ett, Comfort & Rosenow. He was li sted in "WHO'S WHO I N AM ER ICAN LAW" 1 9 80 and nomi nated as " O utsta nding Young M en in America" by the Jaycees i n 1 980 .

Beverly (Swanson) Mohr '59 and PLU alumni Regent Roy Virak '52.

1970 JAMES W. AAGESON has resig ned a s pastor of O u r Savior's Lutheran C h u rch in Great Falls. M o n t . to p u rsue doctor ­ al studies at Oxford U n iversity, Oxfo rd , England He will be doi ng research i n the area of N e w Testa ment stud ies at M a n sf i e l d c o l l e g e b eg i n n i n g i n M ichaelmas Te r m . the 9th of Octo ber.

H e will be studying with Mr. Anth ony E .

Harvey. Ba mpto n lecturer a n d cha p ­ lain of Q u ee n ' s College a t Oxfo rd . He has served as associate pastor of O u r Savi or's Lutheran C h u rch. G reat Fa l l s . f o r t h e past three years. H i s wife, the forme r J U LI E TAY LOR 70, and their two daug hters, Eri n and Anne, will accompa ny him to Eng la n d . (continued on page 17)

M / M B EN N ETI (Cynthia Weaver) a re the parents of a son. Joel Peter, born .

June 1 4, 1 980. H e joins th ree brothers, Kenneth. 1 2 ; Daniel, 6; and Timothy.

4112 . They live in Lynden, Was h .

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Vi llage For PLU Week Two members of the PLU facul­ ty, Dr. Philip Nordquist and Dr. Jens Knudsen, were pa rt of the Holden faculty that week and presented some very interesti ng lectures and classes for everyone.

Another Alu mni HOLDEN WEEK is being planned for 1 981 on August 1 6-22 .

"Holden Village is a stimu lati ng place to be away from all the cares of business and home. If you have been there you already know this . . . if you haven't been there you might want to plan to attend with you r fam ily or friends in 1 981 , " alumni director Ron Coltom said.

Kent TeKrony '62, alumni director Ronald Coltom '61 and Charles Mays '62 relive football days at Pacific Lutheran in the early '60's.

Marv Tommervik '42, right. shows Arne Strand '38, left, and Stener Kvinsland '38 how he carried the ball when he was a PLC All-American.

From left, Carol (HaavikJ Tommervik '40, Margaret (HeggemJ Kvinsland '40 and Virginia UahrJ Strand '40.

HARLEN D. M E N K was married to Georgie Solvie of Hayward, Wise., on J u n e 7, 1 980. He is cu rrently pastor at T r i n i ty and Lo n g L a k e L u t h e r a n C h u rches in B i rchwood and Sarona, Wise. They l ive i n B i rchwood .

1 971 GARY ECKHARDT has been transferr­ ed to Dayton, Ohio as traffic manager for the Eastern Distri bution Regi o n 's Dayton wholesale warehouse com­ plex. He previously lived a n d worked in Atlanta, G a .

CARL S . ARSO N , M . D . , has completed a fellowship in medical oncology at the U n iversity of Illi nois Hospitals a n d has moved to Beckley, W . Va . , where he is a member of Southern West Virg i n i a C l i nic practicing oncology a n d internal med i ci n e .

J O H N K. a nd ROBERTA ! Beck 7 1 ) LUnON have moved to Gam bier, Ohio from Denver, Colo . , where John has accepted a position a s assistant pro­ fessor in the chemistry d e pa rtment at Kenyon College in G a m bier. They have one son, John M ichael, age 5 .

MARY (Li nd 7 1 ) and M ICHAEL MARSH are living i n Du Pont, Wash . , w h ere M i ke is teaching fifth g rade at Parkland elementary. Mary is at home with their two sons, Natha n , 2%, and J onatha n , 8 months. They would love to have any and a l l friends drop in for a visit Their add ress is 204 Barksdale, D u Pont, Wash . 9832 7 .

J U DY ( Kopplin) OLSON is residing i n Spanaway, W a s h , w i t h h u s b a n d , Charles, and daug hter, A l iesha , 9 , a n d s o n , Ashley, 7 . She is working for t h e Department o f Social a n d Health Ser­ vices as consulti ng n u rs e i n t h e Brem e rton area n u rsing homes.

PETER OVERVOLD g raduated from Northwestern College of C h i ropractic, St Paul, M i n n . He is beg i n n i ng a chi ropractic practice in Portla nd, O re . , where he now resides.

P A M E LA L PETERSON has been elected vice president of Clayton B .

Peterson & Associates, I n c . , Bel levue, Wash . Pamela was formerly person n el officer for Seattle Fi rst National B a n k .

Cl ayton B . Peterson & Associates is a p ro f e s s i o n a l f u n d - r a i s i n g f i rm s pecializing in counseling a n d consult­ ing to non- profit organizations re­ gard i ng their development progra m s .

1 972 STEVEN T. COOK g rad uated from Concordia Theological Sem inary, Ft Wayne, In d . , on May 2 3 , 1 980. He was i nsta lled as pastor of Faith Lutheran C h u rch in La pine, Ore. on J u l y 1 3 , 1 980 .

M/M PAU L DUGGER are the parents of a son, Erik William, born July 8, 1 980.

They live in Puya l l u p , Wa s h .

M / M KAH L E , (Georgia Dronen) a re the parents of a son, David M ichael, born March 4, 1 980. He joins twi n sisters, Amy and Jenny, 3 yrs. old . They live in Olympia, Wash

1 973 MlM DAVID B EATTY (Judy Swalli ng 72) are the parents of a son, Ryan David , born May 22, 1 980. H e joi ns a Sister, Kristine Marie, 2 They live in Aberdeen, Was h .

ROBERT B . BRADY, M A 73, is a capta i n in the U . S . A I R FORCE stati oned at U p per Heyford Oxon , England He d i rects the d rug a n d alcohol section of Social Actio n .

MlM Robert CHASE (Sharon Ruth Dye) are the parents of a daug hter, Lucy Anne, born May 1 8, 1 980. She jOins a sister, Ja net, 4, and a brother, Robert, J r . , 2. Robert Sr. is a senior scientist at General Atomic Company and Sharon is a homema ker . They l ive in C h ula Vista, Calif.

MlM Patrick DAWS O N , (Joan Ba ng ­ sund) are the parents of a son, J a red Oland, born Aug . 7 , 1 979 . Joan sti l l teaches fourth g rade a t a school i n Kel l ogg , Idaho a n d Patrick is goi ng to school in carpentry for h i s second year.

GORDON and PAULA (Ca rraway '69) G RIFFIN have moved to Kenai, Alaska where Gordon will be teaching drama and managing the new theatre at Soldotna High School a n d Paula will be special ed ucation teacher at Kenai High School. They had been in Barrow, Alaska for the past two years.

M / M R O NALD JAC OBSON ( P h yllis Weaver 73) are the parents of a son, Mark Vernon, born June 22, 1 980.

They live i n Renton, Wash, where they own a general contracting company MARY MANN is living i n Phoenix, Ari z . , where she will teach sig n l a n ­ g uage classes a t Arizona State U n iver­ sity and Glenda le Com mun ity College and wi l l also be in parish education at Bethel Lutheran C h urc h . For the past five years she has ta ught at Phoe n i x D a y School f o r the Deaf.

E R I K M. SEVEREID is cu rrently work­ ing as a broker i n Paris, France for Joh nson and Higg i ns DAVE SODERLU N D co mpleted his P h D in entomology at Berkeley in 1 97 6 . That fa l l his wife, Carol, and he left for England where he spent a year as a Rockefeller Fo u ndation postdoc­ toral research fellow in the I nsecticides a n d F u n g i c i d e s D e pa rt m e n t at Rothamsted Experimental Station i n the village of H a rpenden . They return­ ed to the u . s . i n Jan uary of 1 978 when h e accepted h is present position as assistant professor of i n secticide tox­ icology at Cornell University's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N Y. JAY STULLER x73 o f Kingwood, Tex . , is a staff writer for Shell O il's employee magazine, Shell News. He has also c o n t ri b u t e d a rt i c l e s to n at i o n a l magazi nes, i ncluding Reader'S D i ­ gest, Playboy, Sport, and Smithso­ nian. He is presently working on two books, one on sports psychology and one on pro blems i n the American legal syste m . He is a g rad uate of Golden Gate Un iversity in San Francisco. He and h is wife, Donna, have two daug h ­ ters, Jenn ifer, 5, a n d Nicole, 2 , M l M M i ke WARR (CATHY RA DFORD) a re the parents of a daug hter, Megan Catherine, born March 1 1 , 1 980, She joins a brother, Scott, age 3 , Cathy is currently on leave from her job i n the l i brary at C u rtis j u n ior H ig h , They reside in Taco ma , Wash, (continued on page 18)

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Bere ntson Runs C lose Second I n Wa s h . G u bernatorial Pri m a ry Duane Berentson '51 of Burli ng­ ton, Speaker of the Washington State House of Representatives finished a close second i n th � Republica n gubernatorial pri mary Sept 1 6 .

The 1 979 PLU Alumnus of the was defeated by King Cou nty Executive J ohn Spellma n , whom Berentson has Indicated he will suppo i n the N ovem ber general _ Iectlon, but finished well ahead of t e thi rd Republican conten ­ d r, Secretary of State Bruce Chap man .

On the Democratic side, State Representative Jim McDermott defeated Governor Dixy Lee Ray i n her bid for re-election .

Berentson 11as served in the State House of Representatives for 1 8 years and has held nu mer­ ous committee posts as well as the pc'sitio n s of assistant Minority Leader and Minority Leader.

He is also a past member of the Yea r

MlM Greg C L E RC ( D E B RA ROSC OE) a re the parents of a daughter, Rayna Ann, born April 24, 1 980. She joins a sister, Tierza Renee, 20 months older to the day. Debra works part- tim e in ICU at Sacred Heart Medical Center and G reg works for a n eng in eering f i rm in Spoka n e.

BARBARA S E N FTLE B E N with h u s ­ band, P a u l , a nd children, Terra n , 6 , a d Ananda, 5, are living in Elizaville, N Y whe re Barbara is employed as a phYSi­ c i a n ' s assistant at Vassar Colleg e and Paul i s self -emp loyed in the field of medical electron ics .

1 975 J U DY J ACOBSON a nd Terry E. Col l i n s were m a rried on ug 30, 1 980 and a re now living in Edgemon , Calif , where J udy w i l l teach and Terry is in the Air Force sta t i o n e d at M arch AFB near

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LlN DA A. ZURFLUH has been appoint­ ed director of perso n nel for the Bel levue School District. She has been a teaching assistant in educational a d m i nistration at the U n iversity of Was h i ngton th is past year w h i l e com ­ pleti ng her doctoral studies there.

1 974 Rev. U N DA BEADlE is living in New­ ton Centre, Mass , where she is work­ i ng on a doctorate in pastoral co unsel­ i n g at An dover Newton Theological I School i Boston, Mass.

BLAKE and C H E RY L ( H o bson 'IS) BOSTROM are living near L y n d e n , Wash , where B l a ke is working as a l a rge-animal veteri narian in neighbor­ i ng Fernd ale since his graduation from the Was h i n g t o n State U n i ve rs i ty Veteri nary ollege In 1 979. Che ryl , who fi n i sh ed her master's in Engl ish at W ash i ngto n State U n iverSity last J u ly teaches at Mt B aker High School .

SCOD BUSER ha s been named ex­ ecutive d i rector for Puya l l u p Val ley y outh Services' Youth Employment Tra i n i ng Program SCott served as ca reer counselor si nce J a n . 1 978 and was a lso responsible for Y ETP p u b l i c relatio ns f o r t h e past yea r He lives with his wife, Kathy, I n Lakewood.

GAY LE ( Duggan and A dy OLSEN a re the parents of a daughter, Berit Ruth , bo rn on J u ly 2, 1 980 i n Anchorage, Alaska Gayle is working part-time for the U n iversity of Was h i ngton as a coordinator for med i c a l s t u d e nts rotating through the WA M I C l i n ica l u n i t in OB/GY N in Anchorage

THOMAS a n d Na ncy HEAVEY a re celebrating the birth of their first child, Thomas, J r . , born Aug 9, 1 980.

T hey have bought a house near St Joseph 's Hospital in Tacoma, Was h .

Tom i s working i n the administration of CETA programs for the 31 smal ler cou nties of the State. He is active as an executive boa rd member of the State e m p loyees u n i o n . He was elected to represent State employees at the State AFL-CIO convention and the national American Federation of State .

Cou nty a n d M u nici p a l E m p l oyee � (AFSC M E ) conventio n . He is conti n u ing to work toward his master's i n theolo­ gy through courses offered by PLTS in Seattle. N a ncy is on leave from her pOSition as a d m i n istrative secretary to the di rector of Special Education for Federa l Way schools.

M IM B I U. HE BERT 70 (CAMERON G R I FFITH 74) are the parents of a son J a cob W i l l i a m , b o rn April S , 1 980 H � jO ins a brot her Jonath a n , age 4 .

Cameron Si ngs i n the ca pella group M a d n g a l i a featu rin g Madriga l s 1 3 voice g roup She just finished her second year as c h u rch choil di rector They live in Portland, O re .

M I C HAE K E R R g raduated from Wartburg Theological Semi nary in May 1 980, and was orda i ned cl pastor in the America n Lutheran C h u rch on Aug 7 .

H e was i nsta l led a s associate pastor at Lutheran C h u rch of the Redeemer ' Racine, Wise. on Aug. 24.

MlM David LlEZEN (Joy Tuff) a re the parents of a daughte r , O l iVia Dawn, born May 5 , 1 980. She jOins a brother Matthew, 3. David is a fire extinguishe � service man i n Tacoma and Joy is a fu l l ­ time homemaker C H U C K & GAY ( T h o m ps o n ' 7 5 ) M ITCH E LL are o n a five-month "adven­ ture tour" o f Hon g Kong , Si ng a por e, Ba l l , Tha i la n d, B U rma, Nepa l , and I n d i a wh i ch w i l l e n d either i n New Zealand o r E U l ope Chuck gradu ated from U n ­ iverSity ( J F Oreg on Law Schoo l on May 1 7 , 1 980. Gay completed he r second 'year o f teach i ng ki nderga rten

Robb Dale ROBB DALE has been appoi nted as ma rketing ma nager for the ins urance agency of Griffi n , Garrett, Johanson a n d Schacht, i n Bel l i n g h a m , Wash .

Robb will be involved i n he designing, prici ng a n d plaCing of the I n s u rance p rograms for the fi r m ' s co m mercial accounts .

1M B R IA DA N I E LS ( C I N D Y WIBE G 75) are the parents of a daughter, Connie Jean, born March 8, 1 9 80. She joins twin sisters, Kristy and J or ne , 4, and a brother, Russell. 2 . T h ey live i n D e m i n g , Wash. Brian 1 5 a carpe ter I n the a rea.

CATHY H OLKESTAD of Arcadia, Calif. a n d Randy Ken t Pemberton of Wynne, Ark were married Aug . 1 6, 1 980 at Trinity Lutheran C h u rch in San Gabriel Calif. Randy work s for the U niverSity of S o u th e r n C a lifo rn i a - Lo s A n g e l es Cathy will begi n her fourth year of teac h i n g E n g l ish a n d speech at Arcad i a H i g h School . They l i v e i n Temple City, Calif.

MIM JOHN A. PAC H ECO, MA 75, a re th e parents of a son , M ichael J o h n , b o r n J a n . 2 0 , 1 980. J ohn is case manager for the Co-op M ulti -Service Center, a program providing after care s e r v i c e s to e x - o f f e n d e r s i n Bridgeport, Conn H e received his certificate in soc i a l wor from South ­ ern Connecticut State College in Dee .

1 979 He also does volunteer work with alcoholics a nd fa milies of alcohol­ ics at the local Alcohol Council, and private counse l i n g . They live i n Strat­ ford, Con n .

M I M LE M B IT RATASS E P P ( KATH Y WALG R E 7 5 ) a re the parents of a so n, Erik Lee-Edvard, born May 1 7 , 1 980. He joins a sister, Katrin , age 4 . Lem bit is cu rrently a man ageme nt consultant for the Departme t of Social and Health Services. Tiley live i n Tu mwater, Wash .

D EAN R E M I C K is currently playing th e role of Joe Pendleton in " H eaven Ca n Wait" at the J ester Dinner P lay ­ h ouse in LOs Angeles, Calif DON a n d D E B I ( N icol 76) OWBERG a re n ow l ivi ng in WisconSin where Don is i n his secon d yea r of residency I n I nterna l medicine at M t. Sinai M edica l Cen ter in Milwaukee. Debi is wo r king as an R N . on a subspeCia lty s urg i cal fl oo r a Mt Si na i .

MAR A LZMAN cla im ed third i n Norway where h e com peted with the u . s . team in an i n ternatio n a l d al m eet agai nst the Norwegians in A rd a l , N or­ way. It was his 1 9th and final decathlon i n seven years. He says h e is not retiri n g , but will just be active in something else. H e i s track coach at C u rtis H ig h School in Tacoma, Wa s h .

PA U L a n d J I L L ( T a l l m a n ' 7 4 ) SCH ROEDER have moved to Mounta i n View, C a l i f . , where Paul has been accepted for a three-year residen cy in obstetrics-gy necology at the Stanford Medical Center, Stanford U n iversity He completed his Interns h i p at M a rico­ pa Cou nty Hospital i n Phoenix, Ariz.

MlM TRACY REINER 77 ( BARBARA J U H L 75) a re the parents of a daug h ­ ter, A n n Kirstin, born Mother's Day, May 1 1 , 1 980. Tracy attends the U n ­ iversity of Washington Denta l School and w i l l g raduate i n J u n e 1 981 . They live In Seattle, Wash .

K I M (Taylor) SWANSON is living i n Rochester, M i n n . S h e co mpleted her fourth year of medical school spend­ i ng several months on a neurology clerksh i p In London . She received her M . D. in May 1 980 from the U niversity of Ca liforn ia - Davi s School of Medicine and has begu n a residency at Mayo C l i n iC in i n ernal medicine.

1 M TE R Y TIEGEN ( MARTHA S I M P ­ S O N 75) are t h e pa rents o f a baby g i r l , Rachel Kirsten, b o m o n Feb 3 , 1 9 80 i n Berk eley, Calif. Terry and M a rtha tlave been living In Berkeley for the past three years where T er ry has been attending Pacifi c School of e ligion and Martha was work ing for the Girl Scouts i n San Fra n cisco . Terry has been ord a ined a U n i ted Presbyterian m i n i s ­ t e r a n d h a s accepted a call t o F i rst Presbyterian C h u rch In Kent, Wa s h . as assistant mi nister Doug a d KAY ( M essmerl Y OR have moved from Woodi nvi l l e , WaSh . , to Kalama, Was h . , wh ere Doug w i l l be beg i n n i ng his fi rst pastorate at the I Assembly of God churc h . Kay has spent the last five years teaching p reschool, k i ndergarten, and day care She has been teaching most recently at Appletree C h i ld Development Cent _ . e r i n Ken more, Was h . (continued o n page 19)

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1 976 M/M GORDON AU G USTI N E ( C H E R Y L H IGAS H IYAMA 7 6 ) a r e teaching at the Vienna International School in Vienna, Austria . Gordon is teach i ng Eng l ish as a second la ng uage and Cheryl is tea ch­ ing biology. They have both taught at the American Commun ity School in London for the past two years.

STEVE and JILL (Gjertson 78) BROWN moved to Colorado Springs, Colo . , in J u ly and a re enjoying the s u nshine and the beautiful Rockies. Steve is teach ­ i ng seventh g rade science a t Manitou Springs J u n ior High, and J i l l is teac h i n g f i fth g ra d e a t M a n i to u S p r i n g s E lementary. scon B R U N O has set up his own theatrical prod uction company, A . T. Productions. As its president and

Nieman E lected Presid e nt Boecon Corp.

William V. N i e m a n '54 has been elected president of Boecon Cor­ p o r a ti o n , g e neral construction subsidiary of the Boei ng Com pany of Seattle.

Nieman, who previously served as vice - president for business de­ velop ment, was a m ong the g ro u p of Boei ng executives who fou n d ­ ed the company i n 1 972 . He had previously held Boei ng Aerospace prog ram ma nagement positions since 1 956.

Boecon is a general contractor p roviding heavy ind ustria l , civil and mecha nical constructio n ser­ vices prim arily for the power a n d process i n d ustries. Besides heavy construct i o n , it a lso provides con ­ struction m a nagement services and a desig n -con struct ca pabil ity with B E &C Engi neers Inc., a n other Boeing s u bsidiary Niem a n ' s experience with Boe­ ing included i nvolvement i n the Bomarc a nd Min utem an missile progra m s .

A PLU business a d m i n istration maj or, N ieman is the father of Wi lli a m G . Nieman, a PLU j u nior

producer he h a s signed contracts to produce the play " U pstrea m Toward Lethe , " a show he acted in at U C LA and played Was h i ng to n , D . C . He is a lso coordi nating efforts of A T. Produc­ tions with 1 984 Olympics Comm ittee and the Hollywood redevelopment project.

L I N DA KAY DRUGG:: was married to Thomas D. Isaacson on Ma rch 2 2 , 1 980.

The ceremony was held a t Saron Lutheran Ch u rch in H oquiam, Was h .

Linda continues to work as a juvenile probation counselor I I for the G rays H a rbor County J uvenile Department and Tom works as a salesman for th e L. G . lsaacson Equipment Company They a re residing i n Aberdeen, Was h .

P ETER and MARY E LLEN ( E zell 7 7 ) G U LS R U D a r e living i n North H o l ­ lywood, Calif. Peter has accepted a position as pri n cipal at Pilgrim Luthe­ ran C h u rc h School (K-6) i n Santa Monica. Mary E l len is a homemaker and mother to daughter Nata l i e born Dec. 1 979, and she also works part­ time as an R . N . at Saint Joseph Medical Center i n B u rban k .

LA N I L. J O H NSON received her mas­ ter of Divi n ity degree from Harvard Divin ity School in J u n e 1 980, and is cu rrently working as di rector of i nfor­ mation for the i nternational offices of the C h ristia n C h u rch ( Disciples of Christ) in I ndianapolis. She is also doing pulpit su pply for Lutheran ch urches in the area . H e r book, Led By The Spirit, a history of Lutheran C h u rc h Women, was published this spring and is ava i l ­ a b le through Fortress Press, Philadel ­ phia F o r t h e past fo u r yea l"S SUSAN K E R N S has been active i n professional, comm u nity, and c h u rch organiza­ tions, and has been a fifth g rade teacher i n the Kellogg School District.

She has recently moved to Germany a nd is teaching for the Depa rtment of Defense Depend ents program for the next two years She would l i ke to hear from friends. Her address is: Os­ t e r h o l z - S ch a r m b e c k E l e m e n ta r y School, APO New York 093 5 5 .

C H E R Y L LlUE BLAD o f Garden Grove, Calif., has been selected a s one of fou r BSN n u rses from across the nation to participate in a n i ne- month neonatal n u rse practitioner program at the U n iversity of Cal iforn i a - I rvine Medical Center and will be workl hg towards her master's deg ree in Los Angeles PAU L W E N D E U TWEDT and fa m i ly, wife, Gretchen; daughter, Luci nda, 3 , a n d son , Daniel, 9 months, are living i n Mad rid , Spain, where Paul is teaching eleme ntary music for the U . S . Ai r Force a t To rrejon Ai r Base near Madri d .

M / M DAVID V E R N O LA are the pa ­ rents of tw i n boys born March 28, 1 980. They have been named Loren and J u sti n . They live in WaS illa, Alaska .

1 977 LINDA ALLEN , a correctional officer at the McNeil Island Federal Prison Camp for the past two years, i s the Ta c o m a P o l ice Department's new public i n formation officer. Linda was one of the fi rst wo men officers to serve at a men's federal priso n . Li nda

has worked at Western Was h i ngton State Hospital and for the Tacoma Department of H u man Development.

She also worked as a public relations specialist with the U . S . State Depart­ ment a n d the Army i ntelligence school at Fort Hola b i rd, M d .

SY LVIA N EGSTAD and J O H N CO LU NS 76, were married Sept. 6, 1 980.

Formerly i n Portla nd, Ore , they will now be i n Bra i n tree, Mass., where John will be working at the home office of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. They will l ive in Brai ntree .

RAC H E L E I D BO and G US WALBOLT 76, were married at Prince of Peace Lutheran C h u rch, Aug 9, 1 980 i n Seattle, Was h . They will live i n Wa l n u t C reek, Calif . , fo llowing t h e i r honey­ moo n .

B R U C E and E RMA (Hen nessey 77) HOFFMAN a re living i n San Diego, Calif.

Bruce has been promoted to under­ writing manager of Argonaut I n sur­ ance Company and has opened a new b ranch office in San Dieg o . They would l i ke to hear from or see friends. Th eir new address is: 4457 4 1 st St. #4, Sa n Diego, CA 921 1 6 .

M/M J E F F J O H NSON 7 6 ( KATH E R I N E LO R E NTZS E N 7 7 ) a re t h e parents o f a so n , Brian Andrew, born Nov. 8, 1 97 9 .

Jeff is emp loyed at t h e l a w f i r m o f Wil l ia ms, Lanza, Kastner, & Gibbs . They .

live in Seattle, Wash.

C I N DY KLEnKE graduated from the U n iversity of Washi ngton School of Pha rmacy on June 1 3 , 1 980. She s pent a month i n Alaska with PAnI RISDAL 76, waiting for the results of the State board exams and retu rned to f i nd that she was a licensed pharmacist.

J EAN P H I LPOn and B i l l M i ller of St Helens, Ore , were married Aug 9, 1 980. Jean is in her fourth year of teachi ng at Y a n kton School where s h e i s a reading specialist and sixth - g rade teacher. This year she will be i nvolved in developing a program for the gifted and talented children in the St. Helens School D istrict.

STEVE and CA ROLY N (Swanson 77) EINGO a re now l iving i n Ta iwa n . Steve has spent the past two yea rs at Luther Sem inary in St. Pa u l , M i n n , where Carolyn has been working as an R . N . o n a n o . b . ward . They a re now beg i n ­ n i ng a two-year i nte r n s h i p i n Taiwan after which they will return to Luther for Steve's final year of semi n a ry .

C A L and G A L E (Wald koetter 76) SKAU GSTAD are living i n Fai rba nks, Alaska . Cal is emp loyed by the State .of Alaska Department of Fish a n d Game as a fisheries biologist and fish cu l­ turalist. Gale i s currently executive secretary for an Alaskan construction firm .

1 978 S U E S O N D K E R a nd Rev. J e rry E .

Ableid inger were ma rried Aug 2, 1 980. S u e is working a t S t . Joseph Hospital i n Tacoma, Wash . , as a n R . N . in the renal dialysis u nit. Jerry is a n

o rdained P resbyterian m i n i ster and is servi ng at a church in Puyal l u p , Wa s h .

They l i v e i n Puya l lu p .

VICTOR R . ARRISOLA h a s been elect­ ed 1 980-81 chairman o f the U . S .

America n G I For u m , Tacoma C h a pter, a natio nal vetera n ' s fa mily no n - profit orga nizatioll for H i s paniC Advance­ ment in Education & Other Co m m u n i ­ ty Affairs. He lives i n Tacoma, Wash , with his wife, E lsa.

RON B E NTON is i n Ch icago, l I l , where he is attending the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern U niversity i n Evanston, I I I . Ron formerly worked as a budget and fiscal manag ement a n a lyst for the City of Taco ma .

BECKY B RA D LEY is living in Portl a n d , O re . She is teachrng third g rade i n H i l lsboro, O re . , and will enter a resi­ dent teacher master's degree prog ­ ram through the U n iversity of Oregon for the Fall of 1 980.

KAR E N COVER x78, is a bio-physist at Penn State University, State College, Pen n .

S H E RMAN A . DAN I E LSON was accept­ ed in the summer class at America n G raduate School of International M a n ­ agement, G lendale, Ariz.

KAT DOWNS-NOON a nd husband, C h UCk, wa nt to share with friends thei r joy at the birth of Joshua Roy, born Aug. 23, 1 980. They are living i n San Antonio, Tex , where C h uck is televi­ sion d irectorIproducer at Kelly Air Force Base and Kat is coaching vocal­ ists at home. I n Jan . 1 981 they will be retu rning to Calif. to pursue their careers i n cinematog raphy and m usic.

E LEAN OR M. E LY is living i n Seattle working with Genera l Motors in the Seattle office of G MAC as a clerk.

C H E RY L DAV E N P O RT and DAVE LARSGAARD 76, were married Oct. 20, 1 979 at Redeemer Lutheran C h u rch i n Great Falls, Mont. Since that time they have moved to Portland, O re . , where Dave works at Reynold's A l u m i n u m i n i n side sales and Cheryl i s a registered n u rse on a cardiology fioor at Good Sama ritan Hospital SY N D E MANION is i n her th i rd year of sem i n a ry, two years at Wartb u rg , and now a student at PLTS. M/M DAVID O LS O N 79 (KARLA B E C K 7 8 ) a re th e parents o f a daughter, Katrina A n ne, born Aug . 29, 1 980. They own Olson's Woodworki ng in Gig Har­ bor, Wash , where they reside.

DAVE a n d G RE TC H E N ( Brauer 78) RIEKE are cu rrently making their home i n M i n neapolis where Dave is on internship from Luther- Northwestern Semi nary and Gretchen is beg i n n i ng a master's degree program in nu rse midwifery at the Unive rsity of Min ­ nesota.

SUSAN WI ETZKE is living in Lewiston, Idaho where she is the assistant d i rector of Social Services a t S t .

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1 979 MARK T. BAU G H MA N a n d KAR E N BOY D 7 8 were m a rried M a rc h 1 5, 1 980. M a rk is employed at the Ruth Dyckman Home for G i rls i n Seattle and Karen is a n urse at C h i l d ren'S Or­ thopedic Hospital They live i n Seattle, Was h . (continued on page 201

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C O RI N N E JOAN BEY ER of Jackson­ ville, O r e . , has been accepted as a g raduate student at the San Franc isco Conservatory of Music worki ng to­ ward her master's degree in piano performa nce.

TIMOTHY GE RSTMA N N of Wi lbur, Wash , has co m pleted work on his master's degree in social work ad­ mi nistration a nd is presently explorin g job opportunities in the SeattlelTaco­ ma a rea .

D IANA K. H E SS is a su bstitute teacher i n several di stricts i n the Tacoma/Puyallup area.

C H RISTY JOHNSON has been teach­ ing environmental education with Na­ tional Wildlife Federation at a camp for young people in the Blue Ridge Moun­ tains in North Ca rol i n a and has now retu rned to her home in Portland, Ore.

Nancy Kintner N A C Y K I NT N E R of Wenatchee, Wash , has recently und ertaken a C h u r ch of the B rethren Volunteer Service ( BVS) ass ig n ment at the C res ­ cent Youth Resou rce Centre, Belfast, a ncy w i l l assist in orthern Irel a nd . t he s u pervision of the different ac­ tivities, mai ntena nce of the rooms, and the co ordina ion of recreational p rograms .

R A N D Y L I N D B LAD a n d TARA OTONICAR w e re married J u n e 20, 1 980 at St Joseph ' s Catholic Church in I ssaq u a h . She is currently su bstitute teaching in the Issaquah and the Snoqualmie Valley School Di stricts .

Th i s past s u m m er, Randy worked on a research fe l lowship grant at the Un­ i v e r s i ty of Wa shington School of Biochemistry concerning proteolytic enzymes and prote i n s . This month he will begin his second year of dental s c h o o l a t the U n i versity of WaShi ngton MARIE RIETMANN g radu ated from Oregon State University with honors in ag riculture June 1 , 1 980. She was a mem ber of Blue Key National Honor Frate rnity and the student union prog ram council. Leslie Si nex and Ruth Porter both 1 979 g raduates from PLU were in the same pledge class of Sigma Kappa Sorority with Marie at OSU. DEBORA H A . RUEHL is a fl ight atten­ dant for N o rthwest Orient Airli nes. She ' i s based and is living in Min neapolis, Minn.

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CONSTANT T. BILLDT ' 5 2 , passed away J u n e 1 9 , 1 980 at the age of 5 5 . He was employed by Westin g ­ house Company as a millwright general forema n . Constant was a U . s. Navy vetera n of World War I I and the Korean War. H e was a m e m ber of Mount Cross Luthera n C h u rc h .

Survivors include h i s wife, Yvo n ­ n e ; th ree daug hters, Ka ren and Roberta both of the fa mily home in Taco ma, and M rs. G regory ( Kris­ tina) Cook also of Taco ma; two brothers, John of Puyallup a n d the Rev. Verner Silldt of San Bernar­ dino, Calif.; and a sister, M rs .

Jord a n ( E u nice) Moe of Seattle ' Was h .

The Rev. C LA U D E PE LLETI, 88, chaplain of the Lutheran Welfare Society for 30 years, died on Aug. 1 8, 1 980. He was ordai ned in 1 924 at Taco ma G race Lutheran C h urch where he served as pastor for six yea rs before he left to serve as chaplain for the welfare society.

He retired i n 1 960 .

Survivors include his wife, M ilia; a da u g hter, M rs. May Kli nz m a n n of H a ig ler, N e b . ; a sister, M rs. Esther Swift of Irri g o n , Ore.; th ree broth­ ers, Orville of I rrig on, Leslie of Puya l l u p a n d Fra n k of Sa n Francis­ co; two g randchildren a n d ine great-grandchildre n .

O RVE P . RON N El o f Sta nwoo Was . , passed away o n J u n e 1 980.

A RON R O N K E , pasto r - p i l o t f o r t h e America n Lu theran C h u rch was killed i n h i s plane J u ne 1 5 , 1 980 near J opl i n , M o n t H e had preached at I m ma n u a! Luthera n and was flying to the ch u rch in town when the acciden occurred .

He served as pastor to the isolated fa rmers and ra nchers In Montan a , Wyo m i n g a n d the Dakotas. He served a bout 65 fa milies with his plane and there was opportun ity for reach i n g more.

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DONALD RYAN and SHE RRY McKEAN 7 8 were married April S, 1 980 in Libby, Mont They a re living in Tacoma, Wa s h . , where Donald is emp loyed by Alpine Guides of Tacoma and will be a tt e n d i n g g rad uate school in ar­ chaeology a t t h e U n i v er s i t y o f Washington this fal l . Sherry i s emp­ loyed by the Weye rhaeuser Company i n Federal Way, Was h .

J U LIE L. SMITH o f Salem, O re . , was married to Mark Bierly on Aug. 1 S , 1 980 in Salem, Ore.

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J I LL JACKSON and DEAN KNUTSON 79 were ma rried on June 1 4 , 1 980 in Salem, O re . The couple will make their

year second Thursda y ofJuly has been set for a the 30'5 and 40'5. This year a group of 30 enjoyed a da y at Volly Grande's home.

These -pictures show some of those who attended.

new home in Bellevue, Was h . , where Dean i s a marketing research analyst with G MA Research Corp. J i l l is cu rrent­ ly seeking em ployment as an elemen­ tary education teacher.

JAC K I L Y N K. K E M M I S H a n d Lt .

THOMAS M . TVEIT 78 were married in Spokane, Was h . , on Sept 1 3, 1 980.

Tom is a 1 st Lt. in the Un ited States Marine Corps flying CH-S3 helicopters i n Southern Ca l ifo rnia. Jacki g ra duated in August i n n u rsing and will be working in Mission Viejo south of Irvine, Calif. They are living in Tustin, Calif.

J O D E N E AND ERSON i s c u r r e n t l y working as a price estimator with Boeing Com puter Services at the Corpo rate Sq uare office comp lex JANET BEDIN GFIELD is teaching fifth g rade at Mt Angel's Middle School in Mt. Angel, Ore .

ELIZABETH A . IVERSON is employed as a registered nurse at St Peter Hospital in O lym pia, Wash SY LVIA NABBEN is living i n Albert Lea, Minn , where she is co m b in ing her social work and religion by working as a tentmaker at First Lutheran C h u rch in Albert Lea. She is worki ng with j r and s r . high school youth i n prog ra ms and on a one- to -one relational minis­ t ry . This i s a t w o-year program through Tentmakers, Inc. MARY KATH LEEN ROBE RTSON and Lester Wayne Bauck were ma rried Aug . 9, 1 980 in Mu kilteo Presbyterian Church, Mukilteo, Wash.

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Republic of China Art Featured At PLU Mortvedt Library Gallery The U . S . premiere of a Republic of China art exh ibit opened in Tacoma Sept. 1 5 at Pacific Luthe­ ran U niversity and Tacoma Art M useu m .

The travel exhibit o f "Conte m ­ pora ry Calligra phy a nd Painti n g " is sponsored by the new Pacific N o rthwest I nternational/Interc u l ­ t u r a l E d u c a t i o n C o n so rti u m , headquartered at the new PLU Offi ce of I nterna tional Ed ucation and School of the Arts .

Approxi mate ly half of the 64 color scrolls from the N ational M useum of Histo ry i n Ta ipei are o n display at PLU 's Mortvedt Ubrary Gallery th roug h Oct. 1 5 Tile re­ ma r n der of the col lectio n was loa n ed to the Tacom a Art M useum for showi n g Sept. 1 5 - 3 0 T h e exh i bItion wilt appea r d u ring the next five years a t som e 40 America n colleges a n d Un iversities acros s the cou ntry, i n cl udi ng oth­ er N o r t h w e st co n s o rt i u m

members In this panorama of Chinese pail ti ng, modern Chmese artists are bl e n d i ng traditi ona l theo de s and metho s with the newer techn iques and theories of West ern painti ng . Orienta l paintin g or i ginally evolved from he art of calligraphy 80th are skills that date back nearly 4,000 yea rs, and both a re displayed in this eXh ibi ­ ti o n . ­

The N a tIona l M useu m of H IS ­

tory, Republi c of China, vi ews the c u rr ent eXhibiti on as a mea ns to establish a h igher deg ree of CUl­ tu ral and a rti stic i nterflow bet­ wee n the two cou ntries .

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J a n u a ry Interi m A 21 - day cultu ral tour of Mexico witl give student-travelers th e op­ po rtu n ity to a p p reciate mod ern a nd a n cient Mexico during Pacific L u t h e r a n U n iversity's J a n u a ry I nteri m .

Seven d ays i n MeXICO City will offer cha nces to learn a bout Mex­ ico's colorful past and present, the m a rketplaces, native dances a n d ballet. pyram ids and m u seums of a rt, hi story a n d a nthro p o l og y .

Visits to the major a rcheological sites of Mexico's Y ucatan Peni n s u ­ la w i l l give g l i m pses o f a sti ll more d istant past I n temples and pal aces representi ng the flowing of Maya n cu lture.

Th ree PLU professors will lead the tour: Dr. Laura Klein, a n ­ th ropology; D r . Ja mes Predmore, Spa n i sh; and Dr. Susan Ra ndall, h i story . M embers of the com ­ mu nity a re welcome t o join cur­ rently enrolled students for the tour.

More i nformation may be ob­ tai ned by contacti ng the tour leaders .

Pacific Luthera n u niversity stu dents, a l u m n i . faculty, staff and friends a re bei ng exte nded "fi rst notice" reg a rd i ng a 1 5-d ay study tou r of the People's Republic of C h in a. slated to begi n in late May or early J u n e .

T h e g ui d ed to ur a n d introd uc ­ tion to Chinese culture a n d hi story is led by PLU anthropology profes­ sor Dr. Greg G u l d i n .

D r . G u l d i n , a speci a l i st in East Asi a n stud ies, has conducted field ' work i n Hong Kong a n d Southeast Asi a a n d has previously visited a n u m ber of Chi nese provinces.

The tour will i nclude visits to H o n g K o n g , Peki ng, Sha nghai, Xia n , L u oya n g , G u i l i n a n d Guangzhan (Canton l. The " u n der $3 ,000" cost covers rou n d -trip transportation, Hong Ko ng ac­ commodations, and all land costs in the People's Repu bl ic, accord ­ i n g to Guldi n .

B oth stu dents a n d non-stu­ dents may arra ng e to take the tou r as a cou rse for fou r cred i ts.

"To keep the group small, our expectations h i g h and our enjoy­ ment and lea r n i n g maximal, we a re l imiti n g the tou r to 30 people, " G u l d i n expla i ned A PLU tou r g ro u p headed by Dr. M ordecha i Rozanski , now director of the new Office of Internation a l E d ucatio n at PLU, was one of the

ea rly grou ps to visit the ma i n l an d .

That tou r was cond ucted i n the s um mer of 1 979.

For reservations or fu rther i n ­ formation, write o r call the PLU O . I . E Office, (206) 3 8 3 - 7628, or Dr. G u l d i n , 3 8 3 - 7 66 1 . R e s e rvation slots a re expected to fill rapidly, so prompt response is a dvi sed .

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Cridders Sa vor Historic Pre-Season Poll Pinnacle

L tes Are 0. 1

By Jim Klttllsby

Baseba l l 's Pitts b u rg h P i rates j u m ped o n the "We Are Fa m i ly" ba ndwagon last year, replete with dancing o n the dugouts, as they soared to the spire of their s po r i:s .

F o r P L U ' s F rosty Westeri n g , football h a s a lways been a s h a ri n g , cari n g , fa mily experience, n o t a one-shot hype. This year he' l l deal with "fam i ly" literally, from a p i n ­ nacle positi o n .

The Lutes, w h o have fou r sets of brothers i n suit, enter the 1 980 season as the natio n ' S n u m ber one ra n ked AlA Division II tea m , based o n a pre-season poll of coaches.

Whi le the Ripley and G u i ness fol k check o u t t h i s b rethen rari y ( it's the second stra ight fo ur ki nsmen yea r for P L U ) , these fea tu red fa m i l i e s a re m o re tha jour­ neymen athletes Fresh m a n fu l l back Jeff Rohr, a two-ti me prep state wrestl i n g , j o i n s b rothers G l e n n a n d G reg .

G l e n n , a senior li neba cker, is a Lute co-ca pta i n Greg , a j u n ior, earned honora b l e m e n t i o n a l l - l ea g u e

Hockey. Soccer Sq uad'S Rea dy For Fa l l Action

PW's football brother act this year includes from left, Scott and Todd Davis, both centers; Garth Warren, de; Mark Warren, db; Jeff Rohr, fb; Greg Rohr, dt; Glenn Rohr, Ib; Tom Wahl, g, and Tim Wahl, lb.

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PLU women's field hockey a n d men 's soccer have more i n com ­ mon than the s h a pe of their playing fields Both a re co ming off seasons two games over the . 500 m a rk .

That foot feat is a first -ever for the kickers, who were 9 - 7 - 4 . As for the flickers, 8-6-4, it was the first time they had su rfaced above the b reak-even plane in six years.

Col leen Hacker will have seven hockey p layers i n suit with previ ­ o u s experience, including AII-WCIC selections J u l ie Haugen a n d Kim Kru m m . Haugen, a n attack player, a n d Kru m , attached to the l i n k position, a re smart a n d a g g res­ sive .

I nterim coach Arno Zoske takes over a squad which gave up j u st 1 . 5 goals per game in 1 97 9 . NWC a l l - sta r midfielder Harold Kutz, ful l back Randy Koetje, and fo r­ w a rd Pa u l Sw e n s o n a r e key fig u res.

honors last season at defensive tackle.

Senior Scott Davis, a three-year lettermen, will be pus hed at the center position by b rother Todd, a sophomore. Fres h men li nebacker Tim Wa h l will have scri m mage contact with his b rother, senior g u a rd Tom Wa h l . Tom was a fi rst team Northwest Conference a l l ­ star i n 1 97 9 .

J u n ior defensive e n d Garth War­ ren will offer some stop-squad h i nts to you n ger (and 60 pounds lig hter) b rother M a rk, a fres h m a n i n t h e secondary picture.

The Lutes o pe n Northwest Con ­ ference play October 1 8, hosti ng Wh itworth .

Co nfe rence Title Re peat Is Lute HOOp Tea m Ooa l An N -W-C R - E- P - E -A-T tapestry req u i res n i ne l etters a n d P LU bas­ ketba l l will have enough mono­ g ra m bea rers to stitch the piece together.

N i n e lettermen, i ncl u di ng the th ree leading scorers of 1 97 9-80, will give Lute coach Ed Anderson va l u a b le depth experience as he attem pts to knit together a fourth s tra ight No rthwest Conference cha m pionsh i p tea m Better team s peed is forecast for PLU, which opens hoop drills Nov. 1 .

The lea d i n g retu rnee is 6 - 7 fo r­ wa rd Dave Lash ua, an a l l - league, a l l - district. and Little All - Northwest fi rst team pick last yea r. Las h u a , who averaged 1 6 .4 POints per contest. beca me the twelft Lute player in h istory to reach the 1 000 ca reer poi nt plateau PLU, 1 6 - 1 1 last year, 1 0-2 i n league pl ay, h a s other front court scori ng punch . John Green quist.

6 - 7 , zeroed in of 1 4 poin s a game a n d earned a l l - conference l a u rels .

G u a rd Dan Allen, a seco n d tea m NWC a l l -sta r, brings 3.3 g u n nery stats into the new sea son .

1 980-81 PLU BASKETBALL ST. MARTIN'S 6 CE NTRAL 13 WESTERN 22 at ORECON 28-29-30 at ORE CON TECH TOURNAMENT: OIT, LINFIELD, L.A. STATE JAN. 9 WHITWORTH JAN. 1 0 WHITMAN JAN. 1 3 at WASHINGTON ST. JAN. 1 6 EASTERN JAN. 1 9 PACIFIC JAN. 21 at ST. MARTIN'S JAN. 23 at WILLAMETTE JAN. 24 at LINFIELD JAN. 27 CONCORDIA 10REJ at WHITMAN JAN. 30 JAN. 31 at WHITWORTH FEB. 3 at CENTRAL FEB. 7 at SEATTLE PACIFIC FEB. 9 LEWIS & CLARK FEB. 1 3 LINFIELD FEB. 14 WILLAMETTE FEB. 1 7 at WESTERN at LEWIS & CLARK FEB. 20 FEB. 21 at PACIFIC FEB. 26, 28 & MAR. 2, 3 DISTRICT PLAYOFFS DEC. DEC. DEC. DEC. DEC.

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Women ' s C ross Cou ntry Tea m Has New Coach PLU has fou r reliable women road ru nners back, b t with cross cou ntry scoring based on a flock of five, the Lady Lutes need one more.

I n a sens e, they have one Moore.

Brad M oo re, who has success­ ful ly put dlsta nre ru nners th ro gh eir paces at the University of Oregon and Lewis & Clark, takes over a squad which placed second at the 1 979 WCfC meet, fourth in NCWSA regional com petition Setti ng the pace will be junior Dianne Johnson, defending welc champion Johnson was fourth at reg ionals and 45th at the n ational chase.

Another Joh nson, sophomore Mon ica, on the mend from a track i n j u ry , is a steady performer Senior Kris Kyllo, a three year vetera n, has shown improvement each year Sophomore Lisa Cor­ win, who passed u p cross co untry las season to concentrate on track, is the fou rth point pro­ ducer.

Pacific Lutheran arriers, whose daily meanderings incl u d e the Fort Lewis fringe, run at ease to the marching cadence "hep," but not with kin word hepatitis.

The Lutes' to p four run ners are back, including senior sta ndout Rusty Cri m , who was slowed in 1 979 by the liver infla mmation . other vets, whose collective ef­ forts gave the Lutes second place in the Northwest Conference, fourth i n the District 1 chase, a re senior Steve Kasta ma, senior Mi ke Ca r ls o n , a n d junior Randy Yoa kum.

With Kastama setting the pace at both conference and district races, a pattern was established .

Kastama was 9th a nd 22nd, Carl­ son 1 0th and 24th, Crim 1 3th and 26th , and Yoakum 1 4th and 27th .

New h a rrier honcho Brad Moore was a cross country assistant at University of Oregon d u ring the Ducks' 1 977 national champion ­ ship season .

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Brad Moore relinqu ished a posi­ tion as p rogra m executive with the Tri-Met Fitness Center in Port­ land to take on th e PLU's men's and women's cross country as well as women 's track coaching duties .

Former Notre Dame soccer coach Arno Zoske will be the Lute boot mentor in 1 980, a one yea r replacement for Dave Asher, who is in England on a teacher ex­ change prog ra m.

A fu ll-time appointment, Moo re is a specilist in biomechanics and ada ptive physical education and will serve as an assistant professor.

A record-setting pole vaulter at Green River Commu nity College, Lewis & Clark, and Portland State, More has had coaching stints at Reed College, Lewis & Clark, and the University of Oregon.

Zoske, a p a rt-ti mer at PLU, was a standout soccer player at North ­ ern Illinois University. Over an eight year spa n, Zoske served Notre Dame as assistant trainer and had tou rs of duty as both assistant and head soccer coach of the Fighting Irish .

Closing the book on the most successful crew season in school history, PLU placed in four races at the National Women's Rowing Association cha mpionships staged in mid-June near Oak Ridge, Tenn.

The Lady Lutes, entered in both the collegiate and open brackets of the fou r day regatta, got a third place senior pair finish from Paulette Bergh and Ruth Babcock in the open d ivision .

Dave Peterson's rowers were fifth in senior fours, sixth i n both the light pai r and light four. Pa irs medals ca me i n open competition , the four with cox hardware ea rned in the collegiate bracket I n the best showing ever for PLU women in national com petition, Berg h and Babcock, both seniors, had the fastest ti me of any collegiate pair, trailing only Philadelphia's Vesper Boat Club ( 3 : 48 . 1 2) and the merged College Boat Club-Eastern Development Camp (3:51 .26l . Missing second place by inches, P LU was 3:51 . 3 1 .

Stocked by Bergh, with Babcock in seat th ree, the Lute senior four trailed only California, Washi ngton, Wisconsin, and Stanford .

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PLU's reconditioned volleyball machine, which broke down last year, slipping from low gea r into reverse, has a chance to get back on respectability road if Kathy Hemion can get the custom trans­ mission parts to mesh.

The Lady Lutes, who cruised through a 2 3 - 1 5 season in 1 978, sputtered through a 2 - 20 ca m­ paign last fall.

Coach Hemion will look to the new recruits for a setter to com ­ pleme t ju nior Jorie Lange. Senior Pat Shelton is PLU 's best hitter, while ju niors Lon Ha nson and Robin Koch can set and spike.

Senior Luan n Macan is an excellent back row player.

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'We Have Ignored T e World· Even as nations and peoples around the globe were beginning to assert themselves on the world stage, the U. S. was less a ware of them than ever.

By Jim Peterson

"It is a fact that we have ig nored the world to our d isadvantage. " The observation was made by Dr. Richard Jungku ntz, Pacific Lutheran U niversity pro­ vost and chairman of the new PLU Council on International Ed ucation.

"Around this globe there are peoples and c u l t u re s w i t h i n tern al trad itions a n d strengths," Jung ku ntz conti nued . "If we knew them better and understood them better, we would be more successful in our relationships with them. Di plomacy, rather than power, would be the key to solving more problems . " A general ignora nce of other cu ltu res has

affected U .S. foreign policy. as well as more i nformal relations, at least since the end of World War II, Jung ku ntz believes.

Korea, Vietnam, the Middle East, China, Africa, Latin America - crises of varying proportions in these regions have directly affected our lives for more than 30 years, he indicate d . As each of these crises hits us, often by surprise, unfamiliar names, cultures, peoples and geography are added to our perception. Our global perspective is expand­ ed - belatedly.

Ira n - Afg hanistan - Iraq: just in the past year.

We wring our hands in frustration and seeming impotence.

Why have we ignored the world? Why are we so ignorant of the forces at work in these lands?

While there are no s i mple answers, Jung­ kuntz pointed to some trends in education that are believed to have been contributing factors.

Beginning in the 1 930's and conti nuing into the '50's, there was a gradual decline in the traditional emphases on langu ages, geography and history. " Lati n, for exa mple, was commonly taught u ntil the '30's; by the

'50's it had virtually disappeared from cur­ ricula across the country," the provost observed.

Languages Disappear "When languages disappeared, with them went an awareness of the rest of the world," he added .

"After World War II we were enjoying phenomenal advances in science and tech­ nology," J u ng kuntz continued . "It seemed a waste of time to go back into earlier periods of mankind . " America had become the world 's domin­ ant power; we believed that we could control events from that perspective; we assumed that if other peoples did not already thi n k as

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we did that certainly they would as they developed; it was the era of the Ugly American.

Em phasis on historical and cultural pers­ pectives reached its nadir . in the '60's, ironically at about the same ti me that small, "obscure" nations around the globe were asserting themselves, fighting for liberation from colonial powers and from ane another; demanding rights and recog nition a � d vari­ ous compensations for past oppression .and exploitatio n . Vietnam was the most obVIOUS and tragic example as far as the U .S. was concerned, but there were many others.

Rather than understa nding the forces that were at work in these developing regions and responding with policies of mutual advan­ tage, U.S . reaction was usually a condesce�d­ ing reminder of colonial, western explOita­ tion. Even to the present day our nation has not found the key to a foreign policy widely acceptable in these regions.

According to Jungkuntz, there have been voices in government and academe' calling attention to these shortcomings for many years, but they have gone generally unheard or unheeded.

Attitude Change

It is really only in the past couple of yea�s that there has been a sign ificant change In attitude nationally, he indicated . The catalyst. he believes, was a recent report by the President's Commission on Foreign Lan ­ guages a n d International Studies. "The docu­ ment elicited surprising response, " Jung­ kuntz said, "and a number of agencies are getting into the action."

PLU has been "into the action" for many years. Its Scandinavian heritage quite natural­ ly and regularly spawns programs and events with that emphasis, and has recently been academically formalized th rough the . SCa � ­ dinavian Area Studies Program. The unlvers � ­ ty's location on the Pacific R i f'!l has co.ntrl­ buted to a continuing interest In the Orient, illustrated by a series of China and I nterna-

tional Trade Conferences during the past decade.

A still wider global view has been develo�ed by the Foreig n Area Studies Program dUring the past th ree years. That ef.T0 � h �s r�,ted PLU accla im as a "showcase Institution by the U .S . Office of Education, the Council on Learn ing, and the American Association of Colleges. .

This year, Jungkuntz explai ned, the new Office of International Educ�tion at � L� , under director Dr. Mordechal Rozanski, IS working to develop an international focu� across the curriculum. The campus CounCil for I nternational Education, an advisory group ' brings together a number of memb­ ers of the faculty and administration who have a di rect stake in the program, he indicated .

During the past year Rozanski h � s also spearheaded a regional program with the awesome title, Pacific Northwest In.te r­ national/Intercultu ral Education Consort� um.

It serves as a means for colleges, unJv�r­ sities and community organizations to a�s/st one a nother in bringing global perspectives to their curricula, in expanding their overs�as programs, in improving s�rvic �s to fo �elgn students and in nurturing Internat/ona� awareness in their communities, Rozanski indicated . This year ' it received an $�2,000 grant from the Department of Educa�lon to train 234 faculty in sig nificant global Issues.

Its members include 31 institutions with a total enrollment of over 1 25,000, a long wit� such non -academic members as the Ameri­ can Cultural Exchange and both Seattle and Portland - based World Affairs Councils.

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Both the PLU prog ram and the consorti.um h a v e r e c eived n a t i o n a l atte n t i o n throug hChange magazine and Forum for Liberal Ed ucation.

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FASP, the PLU Office of . International Education and the consortIum have a!1 received their initial impetus from Rozanski, who joined the PLU faculty four years ago � s a history professor specializing in AS ian studies. For example, most members of the consortium agree that Rozanski's leadership has been one of the secrets of the consor­ tium's success so far. " If it weren't for Mort, we wouldn't have come so far so fast," says consortium coordinator Mike Gordon of Seattle.

The ultimate goal of all of these efforts, according to Jungkuntz, is to vastly increase awareness and knowledge of the di mensions of global interdependence. "To deal with the major issues of the present. an� th.e future: populatio n, energy, food dlstnbutlon, nuc­ . lear proliferation, health hazards, enVJr <;J n­ mental decay and international economiCS, there must be a broader and deeper under­ sta nding of global relationships, and of the diversity of cultures and experiences," he said .

What does an institutional emphasis on international studies mean to today's stu­ dents?

According to Dr. Mordechai Rozanski, di rector of the new PLU Office of Internation­ al Education , the impact is three-fold: " First of all, as private citizens, today's students will all be living, to a far greater extent than previous generatio ns, in a shrink­ ing interdependent, global community," he beg an. "A g reater understanding of that com munity will help them make more intelligent decisions as citizens ." . .

"Second is the influence of thIS Inter­ dependence on their careers, regardl.ess of what those careers might be," he contln ued.

"And third there will be a ra pidly growing number ot' career fields that involve direct contact with other countries and cultures, careers for which formal academic back­ ground in international studies wi � 1 be a distinct advantage. Today those areas Include pri marily g ov e r n m e n t , b u s i n ess a .n d economics, but are increasingly including education, the sciences, the arts, health, religion, agriculture - in fact, virtually every major profession ."

To what extent are today's students pre­ pared for life in a global community?

"In one sense they are smarter than we were at their age," Provost Dr. Richard Jungkuntz observed. "They have seen first hand the people of Vietnam and Iran on television .

H e indicated that this knowledge, howev­ er, has not been complemented by strong academic programs at elementary or secon ­ dary levels. He pOinted to a recent survey by the Educational Testing Service which showed that a majority of elementary and secondary students had a su rprisingly limited u nderstanding of other countries. Among high school seniors, a mean survey score of 50.5 showed a considerable lack of know­ ledge on topics felt important by the assessment committee .

As unimpressive as these findings are, there has generally been more creative work in this area in K-1 2 than in higher education.

Harlan Clevela nd, former assistant secretary of state and U . S . ambassador to NATO, says, "High schoolers who have learned to th ink in these wider ways may wonder, when they get to college, why the higher education establishment has not yet internalized the con nections between its parochial concerns and the wide, turbulent and exciti ng world which will deeply effect students' destinies.

The Office of International Education and the international programs it assists and coordinates are intended to help students "think in wider ways" and prepare them for life in a global com munity.

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By Jim Peterson

Across the Pacific Lutheran University campus, in virtually every academic discip­ line, there are either formal programs, special projects or events which relate to international awareness.

Still less than a year old, the PLU Office of International Education assists in the coordi ­ nation of more than 5 0 such prog rams. They range from full academic majors to mini­ courses to one-time events.

The role of the new office, according to director Dr. Mordechai Roza nski. is to en­ courage further development of global em­ phasis throughout the curriculum and to cooperate with departments and organiza ­ tions in developing a va riety of activities.

Present prog rams include Scandinavian Area Studies, Foreign Area Studies, Interna­ tional Affairs, International Trade, Study Ab­ road and the Intensive English Language Institute.

Scandinavian Area Studies, directed by Dr. Janet Rasm ussen , PLU foreign languages professor, offers a 40-semester hour major, incorporating courses from nine disciplines.

Foreign Area Studies, directed by Rozanski, offers a 20-semester hour minor. Students select from one of four world area clusters (Asia, Third World, Europe, Sca ndinavi a) or one of four global issues clusters (develop­ ment and modernization ; global resou rces and trade; war, revolution and peace; cUl­ tures and traditions) .

FASP also offers a certificate prog ra m at McChord Air Force Base coordinated by Joe Candiotti .

This year FASP received a $40,000 grant to develop the Sca ndinavian and global re­ sources and trade clusters.

Minors are also offered in International Affai rs or International Trade. The former is coordinated by Dr. Paul Ulbricht, political science; responsibility for the latter is shared

by Dr. Gundar King a n d David McNabb, busi ness administration .

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by Dr. Judith Ca rr, offers semester or year­ long study/travel opportunities of many kinds.

The Intensive English Lang uage Institute, directed by Sa ndra Plann, is an affiliate of PLU offering intensive classes in English, design­ ed primarily for international students and recent immigrants. PLU also has an interna­ t i o n a l student coordinator, Tina Cables, whose role is program and service-oriented, and a minority advisor, Amadeo Tiam, who has also been active in coordinating intercul­ tural prog ram.

The scope of activities, however, reaches far beyond these progra ms a nd is growing broader every yea r. Following are only a few of the many exa mples: • The School of Ed ucation offers in-service graduate credit courses in Global Perspec­ tives, directed by Dr. William Brochtrup and co-sponsored by OlE. Courses this fall have been taught by Sandra Jerke (China) at Keithley Junior High and by Ed Frodel ( Middle East) at Central Kitsap High School.

Preparing For The Clobal Century Programs and even ts across the disciplinary spectrum aid understanding of international issues, cultures and peoples • The School of Business Adm inistration has offered ann ual I nternationa l Trade Con ­ ferences for severa years. An Interim course, "World in Change," will be taught by a visiting professor from New Zealand.

• The School of the Arts has offered several European study tours. This fail'S Republic of China a rt exhibit and the permanent African primitive art exhibit are other examples related to the arts.

• School of Nursing faculty are participat­ ing in Pacific Northwest Intercultural/I nter­ national Education Consortium training ses­ sions to help " i ntercu ltu ra l ize" other schools' nursing programs. There have also been exchanges with Australian students. addition to the Scandinavian Area • In Studies Progra m, the Division of H u manities is working on a work study in Europe progra m , coordi nated by lang uage professor Louise Faye. It co-sponsored a lecture by a n Argentine theologian this fall, a n d has spon­ sored study tours to Israel and other lands.

• The Division of Social Sciences, which originated FASP and other actively involved prog ra ms, is planning a spring symposium on "The New International Order. " A master of arts International Studies track is being developed .

• This winter there a re Interim study tours to Mexico and Italy. A Peoples Republic of China tour is scheduled for next su mmer.

Africa history and H ispanic culture are also offered during Interim. An International Festival is sched uled for March 7.

• Areas where international courses are being taught or are being developed include anthropology, art, business, cooperative education, economics, integ rated studies, interface (mini-courses), political science, religion and sociology.

The late Dr. Walter Scnnackenberg, profes­ sor of history at PLU for 23 years before his death in 1 973, believed strongly that PLU should take advantage of its location on the Pacific Rim to become a center for interna­ tional studies.

If he could visit the campus today, no doubt he would be pleased as PLU strives to prepare students for lives reaching into the 2 1 st century.

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Poor, Argenti ne Theologian Says By krlsta lanes

Poverty is an affliction of both the poor and the affluent, Dr. Jose Miguez - Bonino asserted during a lecture at Pacific Lutheran Univer­ sity in early October.

M i g u e z - Bonino, a prominent theologian from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and a past president of the World Council of Churches, was the featured speaker at the third annual Beckman Memorial Lectureship.

"Today, poverty is a sin, our sin, the sin of the powerfu l," Mig uez-

Tour Of Ita ly Offered Duri ng January I nteri m Florence, Venice and Rome are among the highlights of a January Interim study tour offered by Pacific Lutheran University.

Pu rpose of the three-week tour will be to examine the history, culture and art of Italy, particularly the Italian Rena issance, according to tour leader Cha rles Bergman.

The study will begin with an introduction to Renaissance au­ thors, he indicated. During the tour works by Michaelangelo a nd DaVi �ci will be highlighted during visits to museums, cathedrals and cha pels.

The course ca n be taken on either a credit or audit basis. Since enroll ment is li mited, inquiries should be made soon, according to Interim coordinator, Dr. Judith Ca rr.

For more information call the PLU Interim office, 383-71 30.

PLU Semi nar Focuses On Iran History, Politics Iran was the topic of a six-hour seminar at Pacific Lutheran U n ­ iversity Saturday, Nov. 2 2 .

The program featured lectures by an Iranian grad uate student from the U niversity of Colorado and PLU history i nstructor Dr. Ed Frodel, who has lived in Iran.

PLU Food Services served an Iranian dinner prior to an evening videotape progra m that featured a look at 20th century Iranian history and the Shah of Iran's regi me, as well as current events.

The program, sponsored by the International Student's Organi za­ tion on campus, is one of numer­ ous programs offered this year wh ich am plify an inte national education emphasis

Bonino said . The wealthy a re con­ tinually searching for a new lifes­ tyle; that search should include faCing the challenge of poverty, he i ndicated .

"The struggle of the poor must be, for us, good news," he said.

M ig uez- B o n i n o reca lled the words of Jesus, "Blessed are the poor, " then added, "the blessed­ ness of the poor lies in their anger and hope . " He emphasized that "because they stand in a different place, they can see things we cannot see."

If a transformation - which he defi ned as deliverance of the poor - is to take place, it lies at the hands of the poor, but all must enter i nto their struggle, he em­ phasized.

"The suffering of the poor is actually their strength ," he con­ tinued, pOinting out that as a group, the poor attack problems slowly, while the wealthy feel it necessary to conquer problems dUring their life (me.

M iguez-Bonino began his lec-

Study our TO Depart For Orie n t Ju ne 1 1

ture with the statement. "Poverty is a fact." He conCluded with Jesus' statement, "The poor will always be with you, " if not in an economic state, in a manner that will honor Him . " The annual Beckman Lecture­ ship is na med in memory of Rev. James Beckman, who served as university minister at PLU for three years before his death in 1 976.

Yule Boutique Scholarship Helps Exte nd Fa mily college Tradition Funds raised by more tha n 60 organizations during the a n nual Pacific Lutheran University Yule Boutique benefit many charities.

Among them a re the college sch ol a rs h i ps awa rded by the Boutique sponsors, the PLU Wo­ men's (formerly Faculty Wives) Club. This past year the club awarded 20 $500 scholarships, an increase from 14 the previous year.

One of the year's recipients is Kathy Johnson of Will iston, N . D . , a PLU junior. Kathy is the youngest of six daughters for Mr. and Mrs .

Wayne D . Johnson . All six girls have journeyed to the West Coast to attend PLU. The tradition began in 1 964 Kathy Johnson

when Penny, the oldest daughter enrolled i n the PLU nursing prog­ ram . She came to the Northwest primarily to attend PLU, but she also loved the climate and envi­ ronment. Penny eventually re­ ceived her bachelor's degree­ nursing and then taught at PLU for five years. She then moved on to Luther College in Decorah, la . , where she hel ped found a nursing progra m . She is currently teaching there.

According to Kathy, each ti me one or more of the girls visited Penny, they beca me more im pre­ ssed with the beauty of the orth­ west and the friendly envi ron­ ment of PLU . Each girl seemed to want a change of cli mate and a chance to "try her wi ngs" away from home.

Another sister, Sally, received a degree i n physical education from PLU and is now employed In that profession.

Like her oldest sister, Kathy is majoring in nursing and she antici­ pates a career i n that field follow­ ing her graduation in 1 982 .

The only boy I n the Johnson family, Jerome, is a senior in high school and may follow his sisters to the Tacoma ca m pus. He is i nterested i n mech a n i cal en­ g i neering.

The 9th annual PLU YUle Bouti­ q ue, the largest pre-Chr stmas bazaar in Pierce County with more tha n 60 organizations pa rtiCi pat ­ ing, was held Saturday, Nov. 2 2 .

A 21 -day visit to the People'S Republic of China gets underway from PLU next J u ne 1 1 under the leadership of anthropology pro­ fessor Greg Guldin and his wife Mun-Jong Fong .

"China is the most exciting exa mple of contemporary cultural change," Dr. Guldin says. "There is a massive effort to transform the present country i nto a modern social structure . They are dealing with the problems of one quarter of humanity. It is important for America ns to appreciate the scope of the task, especially with the new leadership in both countries and the closer ties between the two peoples. " Guldin is a specialist i n East Asian studies and has conducted field work in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. He has previously visited a number of Chinese provinces. His wife is a native Chinese who is also well versed in the history and culture of the cou ntry. Both speak Mandarin and Cantonese and will be able to add additional i nSights to those offered by the govern­ ment tour guide.

The tour features visits to Hong Kong, Shanghai, Hefei. Nanking, Xian and Peki ng . "We will see areas representing early Chi nese his­ tory, the Imperial period and Re­ volutionary China ," Guldin said.

"We'll also be visiti ng many of the national monuments like the Great Wall and Forbidden City."

Fi rst notice of the tour is bei ng g iven to PLU students, faculty, alumni, staff and friends. For students ta k i n g the tour for academic credit. there will be lectures before the group leaves and a paper expected upon their return. Tuition for four credits is $50. The cost of the tour is $2,730.

Appl icatio ns must be accom­ panied by a $ 1 00 deposit, and a $250 additional deposit is needed to confirm the reservation.

Reservations are now being ac­ cepted by Dr. Judy Carr, study a b roa d coordi nator (383-71 30l and the Office of I nternational Education (383 -7628)

6 Development

ca mpus Projects a nd Research Sparked By GIftS and Gra nts An $1 1 ,067 g rant from the U .

Skaggs and Mary C . Skaggs Fou n ­ dation of Oakland, Calif., will sup­ port a n Oral History Project o n the Sca n d i na v i a n H e rita g e of the Pacific Northwest at PLU, accord­ ing to foundation program officer Phillip Jelley.

Recipient of the gra nt is Dr. Ja et Rasmussen, a professor in the Modern and Classical La n ­ guages Dtpartment. Her specific I nterest is to gather oral reflec­ tions a n d reminiscences of per­ sons who immigrated from Sca n ­ dinavia duri ng the early pa rt of this centu ry.

"These i nterviews should pro­ vide extensive i nformation about the process of immigration to a new land and about the l ives of settlers as they established them­ selves in the reg ion , " Dr. Rasmus­ sen said .

She indicated that she will be working wi h a group of trained interviewers to record recollec­ tions of pastors, educators, wo­ men, craftsmen, folk artists and persons employed i n the fishing and lu mber industries.

Together with the growing col­ lection of documents and photo­ graphs associated with the immig­ rant experience, these ' histories will be analyzed, indexed a n d catalogued s o students, scholars and researchers will have access to them, she indicated .

The project materials will be­ come part of the special Sca ndina­ . vian Immig ra nt Experience Collection in the PLU Mortvedt Library.

The project has also received support from the Joel E. Ferris Foundation of Spoka ne .

Other g ifts a nd grants from foundations and businesses have sparked progress and activities i n several campus areas d u ri ng the past two months: Cheney Foundation A $25,000 g ift toward construc­ tion of new science facilities has been received by PLU from the Ben B . Cheney Foundation of Tacoma. The a nnouncement was made by Elgin Olrogg, executive director of the foundation.

The Cheney Foundation launch-

ed the fund raising cam paig n for this project with a n earlier g ra nt of $50,000.

Research C o r p o rati o n A $1 5,000 g rant from the Research Corporation will support the research of Dr. Angelia Alexa n ­ der i n biology. S h e is studying "Antigen Structure a n d Function in Mycoplasma argenln i . " The g ra nt was a nnou nced by Kendall King , Research Corp. gra nts prog ­ ram vice-president.

Aid Association for Lutherans A $1 0,000 g ra nt from Aid Associ­ ation for Lutherans, Appleto n , Wisc . , will be used to support the PLU cong regational representa ­ tive prog ram . The program is a d m i n i stered by the ca m p u s ch u rch relations office, d irected

by Ha rvey Neufeld. ML manager D o n a l d Sto i ke announced the grant.

U nited SU pply Company A $5,000 pledge to the PLU "Sharin g in Strength" capital cam ­ paig n was received i n October from the U nited Supply Company of Tacom a . The announcement was made by company president William Baxter.

The Autzen Foundation A $5,000 g ift from the Autzen Fou ndation of Portla nd, O re . , has been designated to support the anticipated new science facility at PLU . The g ift was a n nounced by f o u n d a ti o n p resident Thomas Autze n .

Other recent g ra nts have been ' received from the Wheeler Fou n ­ dation and the Deluxe Check Print­ er Foundation .

Naney Crane Memorial Fund A memorial loan fu nd i n honor of Nancy Crane of Carmichael, Calif., has been created at PLU by s t u d e n ts i n t h e S c h o o l of Nursing .

Miss Crane was beginning her senior year as a PLU nursing. student when she was killed in a n auto accident Sept. 6.

C ontributions may be address­ ed to the PLU d evelopment gifts records office.

Members of the campus campaign steering committee are from left, top: David Christian. Dr. Marlen Miller, Ted Pursley. Bottom: Dr. Erv Severtson, chairman Dr. David Olson and Shirley Zurfluh.

campus Phase Of capita l Fu nd Drive Reflects Broad Support To what extent a re the u n iversi­ ty 's facu lty, staff, a l u m n i and friends su pporti ng the "Sharing in Strength" capital fu nd cam paign?

The a nswers to that question a re of vital interest to fou ndations, co r p o ra t i o n s a n d i n d i v i d u a l donors whose major g ifts a re vital to the success of the ca mpaign, according to Luther Bekemeier, PLU vice- president for develop­ ment.

The goal of the ca m paign is to raise $1 6 . 5 million for new science and fine a rts facilities on cam pus and to strengthen u n iversity scho­ larshi p a n d endowment ' p rog ­ ra ms.

To get those answers, the early phases of the ca m paign have focused on PLU's constituencies: church, alumni and, this fall, facul­ ty a n d staff.

As Scene went to press, the campus drive was nearing com­ pletion , with final results expected to be a n nounced i n early De­ cember.

There had been pledges made by more tha n 50 percent of the u niversity's 650 employees . Pre-

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sent fig u res indicate the d rive has the potential to reach $200,000.

"These figu res, still far from complete, a re already very g ratify­ ng," Bekemeier said, "The per­ centage figu re, particu larly, is sig­ nificant, and shows the broad base of suppo rt withi n the cam pus com m u n ity. " The ca mpaign a s a whole passed the $4 .3 million m a rk in Novemb­ er, with further organizati o n a l work being done i n preparation for this coming spring's campaign among the churches ofthe North­ west Syn o d of the Luthera n Church in America .

LCA leaders from throughout the Northwest and Alaska have been attending meetings to pla n a n d orga n ize the spring d rive.

At the sa me time, major foun ­ dation proposals are pending a n d there are continuing efforts being made with major donor pros­ pects. :'The campaign is on target and there is reason for confident op- . timism a bout its successful com ­ pletion," Bekemeier sai d .

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The Arts

saxifrage In Seventh Year; Opens pages TO Alumni Works

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Saxifrage, Pacific Luthera n Un­ iversity's literary a rts magazine. marked its seventh year of publi­ cation with the fall 1 980 issue.

The issue. edited by Amy Blake of Tucson. Ariz .. i ncludes poetry. prose. photog raphy, prints and drawing from the PLU com m unity that have been judged outsta nd­ i ng by professional ly recognized artists .

According to Miss Blake, this Issue was opened to include alum­ ni contributions, a policy depar­ ture from previous issues.

Among the contributors are William T. Plumb 80, a previous Saxifrage contributor cu rrently working in Tacoma; James Taylor '64, a nd English teacher at Rogers High School in Puyallup; Ron Trim­ ble 74, editor and publisher of Circinatum Press and a dealer in rare and used books; and Ri chard Weatherman '50 (MA Ed. '62), superi ntendent of the I nterna­ tional SChool in the Philippines.

The new policy will continue a�cording to saxifrage adviso Richard Jones, PLU English profes­ sor. "We are curious to see what our alumni are doing in those arts this magazine was founded to encourage," he said.

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previous issues. a re ava ilable by sending $2 .00 per copy to: Saxif­ rage. Xavier Box 1 3 1 . PLU. Tacoma.

WA. . 98447.

Alumni contributi ons for the spring issue. slated for publicatio n

i n ISlte April, are being accepted at the same address. Deadline for subm issions is March 6, 1 981 . (All work will be returned . > Following are several entries from the fall issue of Saxifrag e :

A Fisherman's Decisions A fisherman's decisions are influenced By currents and depth, the glacial, blue-gray pull Of the Hoh River, legs encased in nylon waders; The whirling, white- water insistence Of the upper Quinault; The subtle suction of the Humptulips As I struggle, bait-can deep, Felt soles searching for security Among slippery stones, to gain that certain spot At Moody's bar.

The current 's speed, the water's depth, The fickle footing are balanced ' Against the imagined presence Of the quarry, blue-backed and silver-sided ' Nosing against the current Under the windfall fir on the farther Side.

Now, half a world away from steelhead trout' Migrating salmon and sandbars rimmed By alder, the world mist-filled, snow-silenced, Ice-encrusted, I /ook for other aossings, safer footing, finer fishing, but the currents Of my rivers pull me Home.

- Dr. Richard H.

Weatherman (2nd prtze)

The spider In the darkness I have come to weave the threads together spinning sticky silver for beads of ice to cover In the morning when you wake and the future stands before you the pieces spun into the silk and you draw the lines between them so you will know it better and your fist inside the pillow shows dreams of rage and weather I did come in darkness to play up in the corner In your curtain I have left eggs in beds of powder In the darkness they will hatch and weave the threads between them In the morning when you wake you will know it better.

- Ann BlberdOrf (1st prize)

oolng Home Two beds rumpled from troubled sleep, a breakfast tray and two pipes cleaned for the trip up the Baltic.

We go back to the farm her father left in '03 while he stays in Everett wrapped in memories or fighting tides of change, smiling as he recalls goats leaping off the barn roof following their leader who slipped.

- James L Taylor

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Lee Anne Campos

LeeAnne Campos Wi ns Music Scholarship A Pacific Lutheran University senior bested the Northwest's most prominent young singers i n capturing the coveted "200 + 1 " prize i n Seattle Nov. 2.

Soprano Lee Anne Campos won a $1,000 scholarshi p from the Seattle- based m u s i c patro n ' s group, which sponsors the annual singing competition.

Miss Campos of Spanaway, a featured soloist with the PLU Choir of the West, Opera Workshop and other campus musical produc­ tions, was one of 45 partiCipa nts in the competition. Their ranks in­ cluded members of the Seattle Opera and Portland Opera and past winners of the MetropOlitan Opera, San Francisco Opera and Cecilia Schultz singing competi­ tions.

Two PLU a lum ni , sopra nos Juli Holland 75 a nd Janet Hi ldebrand l 78, also were finalists in the c,?ntest. Miss Holland, regiOn ' winner of the Met audition i n 1 977, recently Signed a contra with the Portland Opera.

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Keyes Work In New York City Art Exh ibition A c u rre n t exhibition at the American Crafts Museum in New York City features two sculptural porcelain works by David Keyes, PLU art professor.

The exhibit, wh i ch continues through Dec. 28, also includes works by Frank Lloyd Wrig ht, WaI­ ter Gropius, Ray Lichtenstein and others.

Pu rpose of the exhibit, Keyes indicated. is to present works by artiSts and designers from the early 20th century to the present.

The exhibit is reviewed in the current issue of the American Craft magazine. It will tour major U nited States m useums during 1 981 .

Keyes also exhibited 1 2 porce lain scul ptures recently at the Whatcom Museum of History and Art i n ellingham, Wash ­

8 Art

- Altars of Cele r tlon In 20 years as a liturgical artist, Sch widder has helped churches rediscover 'celebration ' in worship

"Palingenesis"

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ran, Livonia, Mich.

In June, 1 949, Ernst Schwidder had just completed the h i g h school p rogram a t Concordia Academy (now College) in Port­ land, Ore . He had been in pre­ min isterial studies but after taking a course i n Greek he began to feel he might have a different ca lling .

That fall he entered the Un iversity of Washington as a student of a rt, initially majoring in painting but sti ll q uite u nsure what the future had in store.

It was not until he started grad uate work four and a half yea rs later that a reason for those ' early studies i n theology emerged - he decided he wanted to go into liturgical art. In 1 955 he was awarded a M . F A degree for a thesis involving the study of how certai n contemporary trends in art could be applied to the liturgical traditions of the Lutheran church.

(This was done at a state institu­ tion!)

By the mid -fifties the great post-World War II church building boom was well u nder way. Al­ though new, modern forms had become q uite accepted , such as the so- called "A" fra me , a n d chuches clea red out much of the medieval tra p p i ngs a n d tri m ­ mings so common up to that poi nt. there was l ittle real interest in a contemporary expression i n art and even less awareness of the l iturg ical changes that had come to the fore in Eu rope.

At that time Schwidder was still primarily a pai nter and was ex­ periencing some success. After his work had been i ncluded in a series of exhibitions at several of the major museums a nd galleries of "The Four G05pels" Beaverton, Ore.

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1960, st. Paui Lutheran, Mt. Prospect, III.

the Northwest. th ings began to happen. The director of the Sa n Francisco M useum of Art came to the a rea i n search of work to be included i n the world. the Interna ­ tional Bien nial a t the Museum of Modern Art in Sao Paolo, Brazil .

Schwidder was one of only six from the Northwest to be select­ ed and at 23 years of age the youngest artist represented in the world-wide exhibition .

Although some things were happening, nothing seemed to be developing in the area of his real interest, liturgi cal a rt. Then 1 956 he received a telephone call from Luther College in Decorah , l a . , would he like to come there and teach ? After one yea r there a nd another at a college i n Ohio, he accepted an a ppointment to head up a new department of art at Valparaiso U niversity i n India na .

Still teaching and painting was not what he really wanted . It was while at Va lpa ra iso that he met Charles Stade, the campus ar­ ch itect as well as one of the more infl ue n ti a l people worki ng i n church desig n , His first project with the Stade firm was a Pre­ Sbyterian church in Winnetka. III. Alth ough invited only to consult concerning some " a rt work , " Schwidder convinced them they should start over on the design of the chancel. Thus, in 1 960, he received his first major commis­ sion for carved wood church fur­ n ishings for st. Pa ul Lutheran Church, Mount Prospect, III . , and the Im pressive copper repousse' work at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Arlington Heights. In a year's ti me he had so many com missions he

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resigned his teaching position to open his own st u d i o i n the Chicago area.

The colla boration betwee n Stade and Schwidder was a fruitful one. Together they produced a series of outsta n d i n g church buildings - more than a dozen earned awards from the American Institute of Architects or allied organi zation s. They had much in com mon, not only were they concerned about quality of design i n architecture and art, but liturg­ ical renewal and the theological I mpl ications of what they were doing . (Stade had also been a ministerial student for a ti me.)

Some sa nctuaries were con­ structed "in the round" to reflect the rediscovered concept of the C h u rch as the family of God . Even when circu mstances demanded an axial plan. they insisted on at l e a st a freesta nding altar. As Schwi dder likes to point o u t , " Luther made t h e suggestion to return to a table more than 450 years ago . . . read his preface to the German Mass and Order of Service perhaps it's time to do it.

Another concern was the prac­ tice duri n g the Fifties and into the Sixties of putting large wooden crosses against chancel walls. This is what SChwidder calls "the Jolly Green Gia nt syn drome . . . God is not 'up there' . " His concern is for focusing the co n g re g at i o n ' s attention to where God really is, at the altar in the eleme ts of the Holy Euchar­ ist; if one believes in the "real presence" then indeed the altar becomes a very special place - a place where God and His people meet.

As Schwidder expresses it, "The best table in town for the best meal in town . . .

He was Involved in a number of what at least appeared to be in novations - in fact more resto­ rations. In 1 962 he included ba n ­ ners i n the chancel of the st. John Lutheran Church of Lincolnwood, III. "This proved to be quite con.

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"Mountains of the Lord" - 1964, Mountalnview Lutheran.

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troversial - banners were 'Cathol­ ic'," he reca lls.

Within th ree years almost every Lutheran church in the Midwest had ban ners draped from pillar and post. I n 1 957 he presented a paper on Lutheran use of vest­ ments at the Institute of Liturgical Studies. In it he proposed a return to more historical types, in par­ ticu lar the alb a nd chasuble; and designed stoles on a large scale with appliq ues of different mate­ ria ls. Today the vast majority of Lutheran clergy wear at least the alb and similar types of stoles.

In 1 964 he received a commis­ sion to do the interior of Mountain View Lutheran Church i n Puyallup.

As he usually worked up his ideas from some aspect of the congre­ gation'S name and/or as a reflec­ tion of the reg ion, he began to think about mou ntains.

"The Bi ble is full of mountains: Mt. Sinai. Mt. Hermon, Mt. Calvary, Mt. Olive, Mt. Zion . . . but I found that living in the Midwest I missed the Washington mou ntai ns . . .

Mt. Rainier, the Cascades and the O l y m p i cs I be c a m e s o homesick working on this lob I decided that somehow 1 would "

return to the Northwest. " he said. decided that somehow I would return to the Northwest," he said.

It happened . An offer to head up the art department at seattle Pacific University brought him a nd his fa mily back to the area. He found the return to academe' was good, not only for his own intel­ lectual sta bility, but now he rea lly had someth ing to "profess. " As he explains, "I must accept the possibility that there are those who are very successful teachers but are ot active professionally . . . yet I must th ink of these as exceptions. If I did not have the experie nces or d i d not keep working I am not at all sure what I could share with my students . " In 1 967 h e was offered a similar position at Pacific Lutheran U n ­ iversity, as chairman of the De­ partment of Art. SChwidder has been on the PLU ca mpus since, ' successfully combining his teach­ i ng and admin istrational d uties with his professional practice.

Not only did his early studies in theology relate to what he is doing now, but his experience as a painter. " As a you ng artist I used to roam the forests of the North ­ west, looking at the different pia nt forms, rock outcroppings and the like," Schwidder observed . "One of the thi ngs that i mpressed me was the 'nurse log . ' Here was a tree th a t had reached matu rity, died, fallen to the ground, yet served to nou rish a new genera­ tion of life . . . what a beautifu l allegory to the offering of Jesus Christ on the tree of the cross . It is what I have referred to as 'pali ng­ ensis,' or continuing rebirth.

"Another was the seagull . I used to sit on the shore of the Sound and watch them by the hour. On a number of occasions clients com ­ plained that the form above their b ptismal font looked more like a "The Holy Trinity" - 1980, Phinney Ridge Lutheran.

Seattle. Wash.

seagull than a dove - they were right. " The theme of wings has reoc­ cured many times in this work ­ from his ea rly paintings titled "Winged Sun" to later wood carv­ ings of "The Sun of Righteous­ ness . " Fire, too, appears often in his i magery, as do many thi ngs related to his ea rly love of nature - trees, pla nts of various types, mountains and the animals. Yet his work is strongly figu rative.

He insists that the art of the Church is not there to entertain, yet it must be something that is to a deg ree u nderstood by people.

"When we build chu rches we are making an offering to God , we should at least u ndersta nd what we are sayi ng, " he asserted .

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da mental level the work says that here is something im portant. or at least different from other build­ ings and other tables. On another level one can begin to identify images, to be reminded of biblical ::: ha racters or events. The highest level, however, is when the sym­ bols become invested with mean­ ing - when the person viewing them responds in terms of per­ sonal belief.

"To me", Schwidder says, "sym­ bols should be understood in general terms but must avoid being pedantiC. They should be as provocative as possible - to stimulate an individual response.

Liturgical art should never be just p ropaga n da . no matter how sound the theology. What would be even worse is art used as decoration. " Towa rd the end of the Sixties new church construction dropped off dramatically. SChwidder's work began to diversify. yet after only a very brief time he had more church related work than ever before - this time it was in . renovation of existing structures.

For the first time he was receiving commissions from congregations in the Northwest.

Liturgical reform of the last qua rter century are now begin­ ning to be felt on the grass roots level. The introduction of the new Lutheran book of worship has had a su bstantial impact on liturgical formations, SChwidder indicated.

All of these things have created some real opportunities for the sort of work that Schwidder does.

"Attitudes are changi n g . . . people have stopped apologizing for the Church," he conti nued.

"There is a genuine renewal of interest in worship, in worshipping God with a sense of celebration . . . worship seen as something special, not ordinary. We know King Solomon's temQle was a speCial place. In the biblical ac­ count 'He carved all the walls of the house round about with carv­ ed figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers . . .' At least we know that God likes woodcarvi ng . " This year marks the twentieth anniversary of Schwidder's first major commission. To date he has completed nearly two hundred

Project Benefits students

Farmer Leads Freeholder Effort That Olves Pierce county Historic New Charter By paul Rlchert-Boe

After one year of meetings and d iscussion involving some 250 hours, Pierce County voters have a new home rule charter and PLU political science professor Dr. Donald Farmer has a wealth of new experience to bring to his classes.

As chairperson of the 2 3 member freeholder committee.

Farmer was there from beginning to end. The "end" to his respon­ sibilities came Nov. 4 when county voters approved the charter with a 61 percent favorable vote.

"This sum mer. I taught a course on political parties. and I found many times I was making refer­ ence to the freeholder process," Farmer reca lled . "It has tremend­ ously enhanced my knowledge. I have been in politics all my life. but the freeholder experience h a s helped me better interpret politics l i n the dassroom."

Farmer and his fellow freehol­ ders began working weekly on the cha rter in November 1 979. In

such projects around the country, in 1 6 states from Massachussetts to California and Alaska to Florida; and for congregations represent­ ing 1 1 different denominations.

For a number of years he has served on the Commission on Architecture of the LC-MS; he pa rtiCi pated in the consultation on liturgical art and architecture for the American Luthera n Church; he has recently been certified by the office of worship of the Seattle Roman Catholic archdiocese to work with their parishes. At the present time he has more than a dozen projects in various stages of development with a steady flow of new work coming in.

Of the first twenty years, he said, "I beca me involved in this field early enough to have seen things go full circle, from a time when we were throwing out large elaborate altars with statues and paintings, through the 'card ta ble' type altar, and now to a greater sense of richness and awareness of the holy. The Church, as she renews her worship forms, is rediscover­ ing what it means to worship ­ she is learning to really celebrate what she has been preaching forso many yea rs.

"I only hope that the things I have made have become truly altars of celebration ."

Dr. Donald Farmer meeti ngs throughout the country they gathered what they could of public opinion on what the new c o u nty g o v e rn m e nt s h o u l d include.

"I was disappOinted i n the citi­ zen participation. " Farmer said.

"Not surprised. but disappointed .

We heard from only 850 people in nine months. In addition to the public hearings. there was an opportunity for people to speak out at our meetings. but there were few who did. Usually they were representing groups of one kind or another.

"I feel a charter should be a form of government." he con­ tinued. "There is a da nger when writing a charter that you will put in too much detail. The Constitu­ tion of the United States is a brief document. Many states have con­ stitutions that are longer than the U .S. Constitution. and that can be a problem. Many times the state constitutions go into details best left to discussion by the legisla­ ture. It is easier to write or change a law with a simple majority than it is to change a charter, which requires a two-thirds majority. ''I'm amazed at how well we have done. I am aware of what I think are imperfections, but basic­ ally it is a good document."

Briefly, the new charter calls for the election of a county executive, the chief administrative officer of the county, and a seven- member county council . While the county assessor, auditor, attorney and treasu rer will remain elective of­ fices, the sheriff, a recently con­ troversial post. has become an appointive office to assure that

the job goes to a professional law enforcement officer.

There were. of course. disagree­ ments among the freeholders about the nature of the charter, but Farmer says that by and large they are all ha ppy with the docu­ ment they approved . .

He expressed gratitude for the PLU support he received. "Of course I still did my work here, teaching and serving on the rank a n d tenure co m m ittee , b u t everyone i n the administration, Division of Social SCiences and the department have been very sup­ portive. They seemed to feel that PLU had a contribution to make and that it would be beneficial to the university," he said.

As for me, I know I have made contacts that can be used for many years to bring people to PLU and to refer students to when they need to deal with political or governmental figures," Farmer said.

Farmer is in his 24th year as a member of the PLU faculty. He was PLU's first Regency Professor in 1 970.

11 Politics

Brendan Mangan and Judy Mohr

persistent Sophomores Spark campus Interest In Political campaign When two young sop homores at Pacific Lutheran U iversity de­ cided that PLU should host a g u bernatorial ca ndidates' debate this fa ll, they sim ply "persisted" until they were successfu l .

"Persistence was the key, " sa id J udy Mohr of Mount Ver on , "We wrote letters a n d made phone calls, We were told we got the debate mainly because we kept at

it. "

She and Brendon Mangan of Wenatchee conceived and carried out the invitational phase of the project by themselves with the blessings of the u niversity a nd student govern ment, then con ­ tinued a s project coordinators, The debate, scheduled for Oct. 1 5, was carried live on both radio a nd televisio n .

Miss Mohr a n d Mangan, howev­ er, did n 't stop there. They also successfully arranged for repre­ sentatives of the three major preside, ti al candidates to a p pea r on cam pus Oct 1 3 , and pu to­ gether an attorney general ca ndi­ d ates' debate for Oct. 28.

"The events give PLU students an opportun ity to meet the ca ndi­ dates and to get a first-hand look at the political process, �' Mangan said. "That was one of our goals, The other was simply to gain the experience. " M iss Mohr, a sociology major, is the daug hter of Dr. Armin Mohr of Mou nt Vernon , Mangan, the son of Mr. a nd Mrs. John Mangan of Wenatchee, is a political science­ economics major at PLU .

Chip Carter, son of the President of th�' United States, visited PLU in October on behalf of his father's campaign.

PreSident's Son, .G u bernatoria l Ca ndidates Select PLU Foru m Rarely in recent memory had Pacific Lutheran University stu­ dents had such an exceptional opportu nity to view the workings of politics "up close and person-

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The second of three televised debates between gubernatorial cand ates John Spelfman, left, and Democrat James McDermott was held in PLU's Olson Auditonum.

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The rapid -fire series of events began Oct. 1 3 with a three-way debate between state representa­ tives for the three major presiden ­ tial candidates.

Only two days later, with a host of radio, TV and newspaper repor­ ters on hand, Washington state's gu bernatorial candidates, J o h n Spel lman and J i m M cDermott, met in debate i n Olson Au ­ ditori u m . It was the night that Spellman waved a real waffle to ill ustrate his opinion of his oppo­ nent's stands on the issues.

Oregon's Senator Mark Hatfield, a PLU Lecture Series g uest, spoke at length Oct. 22 on the 1 980 phenomenon of politically active ' rel i g i o u s g ro u ps . A professed born-again Christian himself, he nevertheless has been the target of religious activists who have d isputed h i s " libera l " political record , Washington's attorney general candidates met in debate at PLU on oct. 28.

And finally, there was a whirl­ wind stop by the president's son, Chip Carter, co mplete with Secret Service entourage. One pundit observed that "Chip is probably the best speaker in the Carter family . " Several ca ndidates for local of­ fice also paid visits to PLU during the campaign .

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Choir of The west, university Chorale Con cert Tours Follo w Half-century-Old Wayfaring Tradition Fifty years ago a group of 42 young singers from Pacific Luthe­ ran boarded a rickety bus and embarked on an a,OOO-mile con­ cert tour which eventually took them as fa r east as Columbus, Ohio.

The trip, supported by Tacoma civic groups to help promote "the lu mber ca pital of the world," took six weeks . Forty-one concerts were presented in 1 1 states under the direction of Joseph O. Ed­ wards, who founded the choir three years earlier.

It was during that extraordinary tour that the unique a nd a pprop­ riate name, "Choir of the West, " was popularized. To midwestern­ ers in those Depression-era days, contact with the West Coast was a rarity.

Chora le To Visit hree States On Concert Tour O n Jan. 1 5 the PLU U niversity Chorale emba rks on a two-week West Coast concert tour that will include 20 concerts in Washing­ ton, Oregon and California.

The 65 -voice Chorale, under the direction of Edward Harmic, will also present a pre-tour concert in Seattle Jan. 10 and the traditional Homecoming concert in Eastvold Auditorium on campus Feb. 5.

Choir o f the West

Over the years the name has assumed several symbolic mean­ ings. A Europea n reviewer several years ago compared the choir voices to those he imagi ned he might have heard 2,000 years ago when the "Choir of the East" heralded Christ's birth . In Norway, "West" d escribed the U n ited States. The choir members were the "sons and daughters " of those who long ago left their homes i n Norway to emigrate to the West.

As the name has stuck, so has the choir's reputation for intrepid wayfaring. Tours of Europe, Cana­ da and Mexico have given the choir international acclai m . And 1 9a1 is the third consecutive year that the choir will be heard coast­ to-coast across the U nited States.

Taking advantage of airline excur­ ision fares, the Choir of the West is performing in 1 7 cities, from New York to Los Angeles and from Mi nneapolis to Jamaica .

Featured on the tour progra m are major works by Vivaldi a n d Lidholm, a s well a s selected an­ thems, folk songs and spirituals, according to director Dr. Ma urice Skones.

Viva l d i ' s "Dixit Dominus" is based on the text from Psalm 1 1 0 and features choir, chamber or­ chestra and soloists .

"A Riveder Le Stelle" is a major work by contemporary Swedish c o m po s e r I n g va r L i d h ol m .

Lidholm several years ago heard the choir perform the work in Stockhol m a nd was deeply moved.

Choir of the west 1 981 Concert Tour S pokane Jan. 1 0, Opera House, a p . m .

Walla Walla J a n . 1 1 , Cordiner Hall, 4 p . m . st. Louis - Jan. 1 3 , Powell Symphony Hall, a p . m .

Houston - Jan . 1 4, Hamman Hall (Rice U .l, a p.m.

Boston - Jan . 1 5, John Hancock Hall, a p.m.

Kingston, Jamaica Jan. 1 6, State Theatre, a p.m.

Dearfleld Beach, Fla. - Jan. 1 7, Zion Luth., a p.m.

Phoenix (Tempe) - Jan. 1 a, Grady Gammage Aud. , 3 p.m.

S a n Diego - Ja n. 1 9, Clairemont Luth. , a p.m.

LOS Angeles Jan. 20, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 7 :30 p . m .

Charlotte, N.C. J a n . 21 , St. Mark's Luth., a p.m.

Austi n, Tex. Jan . 22, St. Martin's Luth. , a p . m .

Dallas J a n . 2 3 , Messiah Luth. , a p.m.

Washington, D.C .

Jan. 25, Concert Hall, Kennedy Center, a:30 p . m .

Denver ( Englewood) J a n . 2 6 , Cherry Creek H .S., a p . m .

Ft. COlli ns, Colo. - J a n . 2 7 , st. Luke'S Episcopal, a p . m .

Atla nta J a n . 2a, Redeemer Luth ., 7 :30 p.m .

M i nneapoliS Jan. 29, Orchestra Hall, a p . m .

New York City Feb. 1 , Carnegie Hall, 2:30 p . m.

Tacoma ( Homecoming) Feb. 1 0, PLU Eastvold Aud., a p.m.

Seattle - Feb. 1 5, Meany Hall, U . of Washington, 7 p.m.

University Chorale 1 981 Concert Tour seattle Jan. 1 0, MagnOlia Lutheran, 1 1 a . m.

Tacoma Jan. 1 5, Hope Lutheran, a p . m .

SeaSide, Ore. J a n . 1 6, Our Savior Lutheran, a p . m .

B e nd, Ore. Jan. 1 7 , First Lutheran, a p.m.

Jan. 1 a, First Lutheran, 1 1 a . m .

Eugene, Ore. Jan. 1 a, Central Lutheran, a p.m.

Reedsport, Ore. Jan 1 9, Beautiful Savior Luth ., a p.m.

Eureka, Calif.

Ja n. 20, Ca lvary Lutheran, a p.m.

Sa nta Rose, Calif.

Jan. 21 , Bethlehem Luth. , a p.m .

FairfIeld, Calif.

Jan. 22, CiviC Center, a p.m.

Sacramento, Calif.

Jan. 23, st. John Lutheran, a p.m.

Concord, Calif.

Jan. 24, Good Shephard Luthera n, a p.m.

Jan. 25, Good Shephard Lutheran, 11 a.m.

Monterey, Calif. - Jan. 26, Bethlehem Lutheran, a p m. santa Cruz, Calif.

Jan. 27, st. Stephen Lutheran, 7:30 p . m .

Medford, Ore. Ja n. 29, Ascension Luthera n, a p.m.

Salem, ore.

Jan. 30, St. Mark Lutheran, a p.m. portland, Ore. Jan. 31 , Central Luthera n, a p.m.

Feb. 1 , Central Luthera n, 1 1 a . m .

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Christmas Festival Concert Offered In Tacoma, seattle, Portland

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Pacific Lutheran University's an­ nual Christmas Festival Concert, to be performed in Tacoma, Seattle and Portland, features Christmas ca ntatas by Respighi a n d R .

Vaughan Williams.

Tacoma concerts will be pre­ sented in Eastvold Auditorium on ca m pus Dec. 4, 1 2 , and 1 3 with a 4 p.m. matinee Dec. 1 4 .

The Seattle Opera House per­ formance is scheduled for a p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 7.

In Portland, the concert will be presented in the Civic Auditorium at a p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6.

The 50-voice PLU Choir of the West and instrumentalists direct­ ed by Maurice Skones performs Respig hi 's popular 1 930 work, "Laud to the Nativity. " According to Skones, the work Is based on a literary version of a biblical nativity narrative attributed to a 1 3th century Franciscan monk.

The " cast" includes the Angel, Virgin Mary and Shepherd . Skones has selected eight soloists to per­ form the three parts on alternat-

ing nights throughout the six­ concert series.

Edward Harmic directs the 64voice U niversity C h ora le a n d chamber orchestra i n a perform­ ance of R. Va ughan Williams' "Fan­ tasia on Christmas Carols." The work is a sequential arra ngement of four Christmas carols, folk songs and other works. At one point, five tunes are being played or sung simultaneously.

It features a baritone soloist, organ and string orchestra .

Both the chOir and the chorale will also perform a selection of well ·known C hristmas hymns an d carols, including an arrangement of "Silent ig t" by PLU graduate music student Kendal Briggs.

The ensembles are performing In the Opera H ouse for the seventh consecutive year; in Port­ land the concert tradition ma rks its sixth year.

Tickets are available through the PLU Information Desk, Bon Marche Opera House, Civic Auditorium a nd other regular outlets.

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13 Golden Years

Profiles From The Past

PLU Pre- Med Progra m R�a ps Benefits Of Hadd's Dedication

By SOlvelg Nelson

Editor's note: For several years "Profiles from the Past" by professor EmerItus Dr. Harold Leraas has been a regular Scene feature. As a surprise 72nd birthday present for him, his daughter, Solveig Nelson, an English professor at Iowa state Univer­ sity, submitted the following article.

"P LU was the g reat love of his life," his wife said recently. " He always considered it a privilege to teach there. " Intensely dedicated and with a deep respect for his students, Ha rold (Hadd) Leraas habitually spent week­ nights studying the papers he carried home in his elephantine briefcase and Sunday evenings i n the laboratory.

Born duri ng an angry December snows­ torm and raised the youngest of ten children, Hadd com pleted his P h . D . as America was climbing out of the Great Depression . After a year spent in research at the Cranbrook I n stitute of Science, he decided to enter the field of teaching . Placements for zoologists, however, were scarce, and mid-September of 1 935 found him back home on the Mi nesota far m . It was here threshing flax that he received a telegram from Dr. O A Tingelstad, President of PLC, offering him an immed iate position .

H e h u rriedly sold his 1 928 Model A Ford for a badly- needed fifty dolla rs, traveled by train to Ann Arbor, Mi ch . , to arrange for h is fia cee, Helen Stein, to join him later, and boarded the westbound Olym pian.

Arriving at the Tacoma depot in a gentle ra i n , he was met by Vic Elvestrom, whose first advice was to stop at People's and buy a sli cker. U nfortunately, he cou ldn't afford one.

The ca mpus at that time consisted of three bu ildings: Old Main, the chapel. and the gym nasi u m . The biology department was housed i n one laboratory in the basement of the gym, and for seven years, Hadd was the biology departmant.

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Dr. Harold Leraas roomed i n the boys' half of Old M a i n . Then on Nov. 1 his fia ncee stepped off the tra i n . They were married the same day i n the old Trinity Church, which students had decorated with vine maple.

Within a year Hadd had esta blished the Linne Society. It began with a few students who met in his home and g rew till its meetings were sometimes atte nded by fifty.

It brought many science scholars to lectu re on ca mp us, and its annual weekend outings to Hood Canal featured oyster pickin g , clam bakes, and wading out to Seal Rock at low tide.

One summ er evening a nearby resident knocked excitedly on their door. While d igging a garden, he had uncovered some bones and wanted the biology professor to identify them . When they reached the site, Hadd found the grave of a warrior. The PLC a rea, they learned, had once been an Indian battleg rou n d . The skeletal re mains and ac­ com pa nying artifacts were exhumed and placed i n the Indian Collection at the U n iversi­ ty of Washingto n .

Then ensued a five-year absence, during which time he earned a dental degree and PLC erected a science building . He retu rned to Parkland to teach part-time a nd practice dentistry as wel l . The family, now numbering five, lived for one semester in the ma rried student housing on lower campus, then moved to a house on Wheeler Street. where he still resides.

Hadd's work was also his recreation . A favorite hobby, and one that ulti mately led to his deg ree, was collecting mammals. At age ten he began trapping fur-bearing animals for bou nty and for their skins. Later he and Burt Ostenson collected speci mens i n the Sand Hills of South Dakota. It was not unusual for his wife to d iscover a large frog u nder an overturned coffee ca n or a dead bird lying in the refrigerator. On one trip to North Cove, he d iscovered a porpoise washed up on the beach a nd sawed off its head and tai l to use i n h i s classes. H i s fa mily, protesting the strong odor, refused to ride in the ca r with these trophies, so he brought them home lashed to the back bumper. His prize souvenir from his first trip to Norway was a pai r of lemmings he ca ught there by hand and stuffed .

He became a loyal su pporter of the lutes basketball team and of ca mpus musical events, and a membe r of the Norma nna Male Chorus, the Kiwanis Club, and the Trinity Board of Deacons.

But his greatest pride was the PLU pre - med program, which he built. He enjoyed teach ­ ing the freshman courses, clai ming it was here that he fou nd his future scholars.

Devoted to the ideal of the trained mind and gifted at extracting the best efforts from his students, he was for many years the pre­ professional advisor. At his reti rement in 1 973, he had produced 5 osteo pathic doc­ tors, 1 2 veterinarians, 75 dentists, and 1 70 medical doctors. This, he feels, is his most im porta nt contribution to education and to society. It is also the answer to his perennial musing, "I often wonder just who I'm teaching . "

Elderhostel'

PLU

offers Summer Enrich ment program For Senior Citizens

By Krista Janes

As a new member of the nation­ wide Elde rhostel progra m, Pacific Lutheran U n iversity is expected to attract a large n u m ber of particip­ ants in the popular program for two weekly sessions on ca mpus this sum mer.

The pu rpose of this early a n ou ncement i s to give PLU alumni and friends a n early opportunity to partiCi pate before the limited nu mber of placements have been taken, accord ing to Marv Swe n ­ so n , ca m p u s pro g ra m coo r ­ di nator.

El derhostels were inspired by the hosteling traditions for youths in Europe but are geared toward the needs of older citizens for i ntellectua l sti mulation a nd phys-

ical adventure. Elderhostels are based on the belief that retire­ ment does not mea n withdrawal , but that the later years are a n opport u n ity t o enjoy new experi­ ences.

Pacific Lutheran U n iversity is sponsori ng two one-week ses­ sions this summer. The first ses­ sion will be held J uly 5 - 1 0, the second session will begin J u ly 1 2 and will conclude o n the 1 7th. The session's cost. $ 1 44 a week, i n ­ cludes the participant's roo m , board, i nstruction and the use of facilities. This year the maxim u m enrollment at PLU will be 50 persons per week.

The Elderhostel cou rses that PLU is offering this summer are widely varied in content. Each week three cou rses will be of­ fered . Each partiCipant in the

program is expected to take at least one class during the week, but many partiCipate in all three.

During the fi rst week, Dennis Martin , biology professor, will con­ d uct a class on "Birds of the Northwest . " Gary Chase, from the physical education department, will teach the "Wellness Revol u­ tion " ; and David Sea l. English, will conduct a class which analyzes "Drea m s . " The second session courses are "Coping with Iliness and Disability" with Erv Severtson, psychology; "History of the Northwest" with Art Martinson, history, and "Sca n­ dinavian M usic and Culture, " led

by Janet Rasm ussen of the lan­ g uages department.

The Elderhostel program has one primary goal. to encourage persons 60 a nd over not to j ust sit

back, but to become actively in­ volved in our cha nging world . PLU will be reenforcing this goal; d u r­ ing the two sessions PLU will sponsor local tours that will take partiCipa nts to the Washi ngton State H istorical M useum, Point Defiance Park, and other points of i nterest.

If you are interested in the Elderhostel program you may ob­ tain more information or register by writing : Elderhostel 55 Chapel St. Newton, Mass. 021 60

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C h ristmas: A Ti me To S h a re

By Harvey Neufeld Executive Director, COllegi u m and Church Relations

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America ns are generous. They oughtto be.

They have more of almost everything tha n almost anyone else. Both as a national endeavor and individua l ly, Americans give more money to more causes th an any people in the world.

We're proud of the 40,000,000 volunteers who help with every conveivable agent of goodwi l l . Now at Christmas it seems especial­ ly appropriate to consider the reason for this ' givi ng, and to be grateful for it.

We are besieged on every side for more gifts. U n ited Way. Salvation Army. Boy Scouts.

Girl Scouts. The church . Bread for the World .

The hospita l . PLU . In fact, our congregation recently was approached by the "Heifer for .

God" prog ra m! $300 will buy a cow for the poor of the world! The cause, ill named, but righteous, was helped.

Someone has said that Americans are u nited in what always unites the American people - a common imp ulse for the same money.

But why do people give? Why share? Is it really a deeply theological issue? Bishop Hans Ulje once sa id, "To know that with all that we are and all that we have we are God's .stewards is the answer to a particularly deep yearning of the time in which we live, na mely, the yearning for a 'vita Nova , ' a com plete renewal of our life . " That's pretty heavy stuff - "a com plete renewal of our life . " Where do we begin to look for an u nderstanding of such a phenomena?

Perhaps we can begin where s i m p l e shepherds began, where exultant angels beg a n , where Mary and Joseph a nd the meek of the world began. Perhaps we ca n beg in with a simple faith state ment. "The earth is the Lord's and all the fullness thereof . " Psalm 24. All of sharing begins with the understa nd-

ing of this relationship - at least from the J udeo-Christian viewpoint.

For our day, the majesty ofthe heavens has been opened to us in an i ncredible way.

Witness the surprising a nd delightful pictures of Voyager I as it swung past Saturn at 50,000 m . p . h . Newsweek refers to an eminent scientist who calls the whole business "mind boggling . " And why not? For us the majesty of the heavens speaks not to ma n ' s achieve­ ments, but to God's mig hty deeds. It is the response to these mighty deeds of a benevo­ lent heavenly Father that calls for the hea rt to share.

Creation im plies God 's ownership of every­ thing. It is reflected in Old Testament laws dealing with sabbath rest for land, of li nes of i n herita nce, laws agai nst excessive usury, law of the first fruits and the tithe. It couldn't be more blu ntly expressed than in M a l . 3:8- 1 0, "Wil l a man rob God?" This is a time for sharin g , for reflection on the biblical idea of trusteesh ip. All life, home, family, talents and gifts are celebrated and shared .

I recently read of other reasons �hat people share, surely not so profound as the theolog­ ical reasons stated above, nevertheless very mea n i ngful . You see, a place like PLU de­ pends u pon a whole host of generous persons.

No institution ca n affo rd to em ploy all of the help needed to i nterpret the significance of its ed ucational services or to secure reSGu rces requ ired for its operation . There­ fore, our effectiveness as an institution may well depend upon our ability to extend our outreach through the involvement of others .

Someone wisely said, "A man is not all of himself. H is friends are the rest of him . " And we have many friends who are "the rest of us . " The profile of the volu nteer has been the su bject of researchers in the study of philanthropic motivatio n . I refer particularly to a research done by John W. Leslie, former president of the American A l u m n i Council.

His findings are identified i n an article in

Dr. Richard Moe, PLU dean of graduate and summer studies and the School of the Arts, recently completed 12 years of service on the Board of Publications, American Lutheran Church. A year ago Moe was the first lay person to serve as chairman of the board which oversees work of Augsburg Publishing House.

Honoring him during the recent ALC general convention were from left, current board chairman Charles Feste, ALC president Dr. David Preus, and Dr. Albert Anderson, Augsburg Publishing 's chief executive officer.

Development, A Team Approach. CASE. 1 970, pp. 1 1 7-125. Summarized (not in ra nk order) are those characteristics which have fit volu nteers who a re i nvolved in a wide range of phila nthropic concerns.

1 ) The volu nteer has a need to give, and is motivated by h u man personal needs. These needs are the need to feel useful, to belong, need for recog nition, need to conform, to com pensate guilt feel ings, and the group loyalty.

2) The volunteer will fall short of his potential u nless he can relate hi mself to the institutio n ' s purpose. Institutions tend to spend a dis proportionate time on their needs, rather than on the needs of the individual.

3) The volu nteer views phila nthropy as satisfying, the need for self- esteem .

4) The vol u nteer wants a task so challeng ­ ing that the accom plishm ent of the task becomes its own rewa rd .

5) The volu nteer looks u pon g iving as needing constant reinforcement, it m ust become a habit.

6) The volu nteer most easily identifies with p ractica l or ta ngible projects .

Insofar as we a re able to meet these "needs" of the one who shares, to that extent our relationship with the volunteer will be mutually advantageous.

In summary, why do people give and share? Because they need to, because they want to and they ought to. This Christmas season is such a time for shari ng, and the profile of the giver and the volu nteer must a p p l y to t h o u s a n d s , beca use l itera l l y thousands share with PLU this Christmas time.

"Not what we give, but what we share For the gift without the giver is bare; Who gives himself with his alms feeds three, Himself, his hungering neighbor, and me. " Ja mes Russell Lowell "The VISion Of Sir Lounfal"

LCA leaders from throughout the Northwest· and Alaska attended a recent "Sharing in strength " campaign planning meeting in Seattle. Spearheading the pro/ect are from left, Rev. Llano Thelin, Bishop A. C. "Cib " Fie/lmari, and Rev. Waldo Lindberg with PLU President Dr. William Rieke and vice-presidentfordevelopment Luther Bekemeier.

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Q C l u b Seeks To Pass $2 Mi l lion Ma rk

With Choir Concerts

By E n d of Yea r

By Milton Nesvlg Parents' Club Representative

By David Berntsen Director of Development

In connecti on with PLU Christmas concerts in Portland and Seattle PLU dinners will be h eld Parents, fa milies a nd friends of stu­ dents a re invited .

The Portl and dinner will be held Saturday, Dec 6, at 5 :30 p.m in the H ickory Stick Resta u rant, 1 01 S.w. Market The ost is $5.50 per plate for a full-cou rse mea l . Send reservations to Al bert and Marilyn Ha nson, 65 N W . 87th , Portla nd, OR 97229. Telephone: (503) 292-9893 The resta urant is just one block from the Civic Auditorium where the concert will be held . You may park your vehicle for free in the garage adjacent to the Hic ory Stick. Tickets for the concert will be available at the dinner.

The Seattle di nner will be held Sunday, Dec. 7, at 5:30 p.m in the Opera House . Cost for he full-course dinner will be $7 .00. Send reservations to: Bob and Connie Brog, 3046 1 65th Place N . E . , Bellevue, WA 98008. Tele­ phone: 885 3209. Tickets for the concert may be obtai ned at the dinner or you may purchase them in advance at Seattle area ticket outlets.

President and M rs. William O. Rieke will be p resent at these din ners. Dr. Rieke will talk about latest developments at the U niversity and will conduct a question and answer sessio n .

December 31 st is the target date in the Q Club drive to reach the $2 million mark in accumu lated contributions si nce the organi­ zation was fou nded in 1 972. Q Club Presi­ dent, Marv Tommervik, noted that to reach that goal will req uire a 1 6 percent i ncrease over last year.

Nearly one quarter of all Q Club income comes in the month of December. It is extremely important for those of you who make your entire Q Club contribution in December - before the end of the tax year - to remember to send it in soon.

The Q Club officers and directors encour­ age all those who give on a monthly or quarterly basis to make every effort to catch up on any deli nquent payments and even consider an extra g ift this month to help us over the top.

Due to a recent computer billing change, many Q Club members did not receive a payment rem inder in the month of October.

You should have received a "catch-up" notice by now. If you haven't, please try to make up the difference before Dec. 31 so we don't miss an entire month's income.

On another front, the Q Club's Nov. 1 3 phonathon helped lead the way to a n amazi ng 1 2 new Q Club members in one day.

While ten new mem bers and over $3,1 00 in pledges were produced at the phonathon, two other new membership pledges a rrived in the mail!

The success of the phonathon was the result of a real team effort, with nearly every caller recruiting at least one new member.

The volunteers who called from 7-9 pm incl uded John Adix, Lucille Giroux, John Herzog, Ken Morken , SCott Buser, Marv Tommervik and Fred Tobiason.

Anita Londgren and Thora Larson each recruited Q Club members during the day and called in the results for the evening's total.

The final 1 980 Q Club phonathon will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 9 from 7:00-8:30 pm. A training session for a nyone willing to help starts at 6:40 pm, downstairs at the Nesvig Alumni Center.

The President's Reception and Christmas Concert for Q Club members will also be held that week. It is scheduled for Saturday evening, Dec. 1 3. The reception will run from 6:30-7:30 in the University Center with the concert following at 8:00 pm in Eastvold Auditorium .

In clOSing, I think i t is i nteresting to note the many different ways Q Club members help PLU in addition to their contributions to the Annual Fund. Recently I was encouraged by two inspiring gifts by Q Club members. First, M r. a nd M rs. Carl Smick, Q Club Fellows from Endicott, Wash., made a very generous gift to the Sharing in Strength program. Second, Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Fife, Q Club members and a l u m n a e w h o rece n t l y d rove up to Homecoming from Yuma, Ariz., each made a substantial gift by na ming Pacific Lutheran U niversity as sole beneficiary of two insur­ ance policies.

Former Q Club President and Fellow, Claire Grahn, and his wife have also helped PLU in

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In January the Choir of the West and the University Chorale will be on concert tours.

PLU events a re being pla n ned for some ofthe cities in which the groups will be appearing .

Some of the dates and places are: Jan . 1 0, Spokane, Ridpath Hotel; Jan. 1 1 , Walla Walla, Meat Market Restaura nt; Jan. 1 8, Phoenix, Sir George's Royal Buffet, Mesa; Jan. 1 9, San Diego; Jan. 20, Los Angeles; Jan. 23, Sac­ ramento; Jan. 24, Concord; Jan. 25, Sa n Francisco. .

Those of you living in these areas will receive word about these events. We hope you and yours will be able to attend.

Parents weekend

Be sure to save the dates of March 1 3-1 5 .

That's Parents Weekend on campus.

Four Rohrs at PLU

Glenn and Betty Rohr of Tacoma have four sons attending PLU this semester. The sons include Glenn, Jr., G regory, Jeffery and Kevin .

The first three are on the PLU football team.

The parents never miss a PLU game at home or away. The Rohr grandparents a re always along, too.

Many other parents follow the tea m, some coming long distances, to watch their sons play.

ways beyond their personal gifts. The Grahn's not only had two daug hters attend PLU, but have also had four grandchildren attend here.

As you ca n see, Q Club members help PLU in ways beyond their an nual gifts - they help with capital gifts to Sharing in Strength, they provide deferred gifts, and they help with admissions by encouraging students to at­ tend the University.

The fol lowing people have jOined the Q Club since the October issue of SCEN E M r and Mrs. Barry Abrahamson, Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Berntsen, Mr. and M rs. Scott Buser to Associate Fellow, Mrs. Thelma Costle, Mrs. Ju lie Ann C ross, M r. Robert E rckert, Rev. and Mrs . Paul Freese, Mr. and Mrs. H a lvor Gregersen, Dr. and Mrs. Don Gumprecht, and Dr. and Mrs . David H . Hansen .

Also joi ning were Mr. and M rs . Paul Hog­ lund to Fellow, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Iverson, Dr. and Mrs. Jasper Johnson, D r. George Kenny, and M r. and Mrs. Wilbert Kocl, .

In addition to that, Mr. a nd Mrs Rich Marti n, Mr. and Mrs . Dennis Modahl. Mr. and M rs . Ken Morken, Mr. and Mrs Orville Niesz, Mr. and Mrs . Gerald Paulson, Mr. and Mrs. leo Perrault, Ms. Pamela Peterson, Admiral and Mrs. James Russell to Fellow, Ms. Debbie Sammons, Mr. Jeff Spere, Mr. and Mrs. Les Storaasli. Mr. and M rs. John Vingerud, Ms. Kathryn Weidman, and M r. and Mrs . George Wilkinson were added to the list of new Q Club members.

o n ly One Of Ten Ad u lts Have Cu rre nt, Adeq uate Wi l l

By Edgar Larson Director of Planned Giving

Statistics show us that fewer than ten out of one hundred adults have a will w ritten that is current a nd which provides the maxim um tax benefits allowed by law. Translated into everyday terms, this means that a vast number of people both don't care about the final disposition of their estates, and don't mind giving the government needless. tax monies!

Estate planning may take some time, but it is time will-spent Estate plan ni ng will likely cost something, but even more likely it will, in the long run , save much more than it costs.

Much thought is necessary, with sometimes extremely difficult decisions, before a suit­ able estate plan is designed. The size of one's estate is not so much the determining factor in this planning process, but rather the decision that pla ns will be made while the opportu nity still exists.

Intelligent decision -making in estate plan­ ning includes the counsel of many profes­ sionals - attorney, accountant, insurance broker, trust officer and, for the charitably incli ned, a planned giving specialist All of these professionals can work in concert to orchestrate a plan that will fulfill the desires of an individual.

The most considerate thing a person can do for those who survive him is to prepare an adequate estate plan.

For the brochure, "Estate Plan ning", call or write: Edgar Larson Director of Planned Olvlng pacifiC Lutheran university Tacoma, Washington 98447

(206) 383-7420

The President

Christmas, 1980

Greetings I

To all our friends a n d su pporters: Even though we have occasion throughout th e year to be in touch with you for various pur­ poses , it is especia lly gratifying to g reet you a n d express our ap­ preciation at this time of the year.

We are grateful for many th i ngs wh i ch tie our lives together - our common love and concern for Pacific Lutheran U niversity, our personal relationsh i ps , ou r part­ nerships In providing and receiv­ ing a sound e d u ca ti o n , our service to each oth er .

But most i m portant of all is ou r sharing of the Christian faith, broug ht i nto clear a n d sharp focus

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Homecoming 1980

Jerry Bayne '58, of Seattle, left: was the driving force behind the organization of this year's band reunion and provided some of the lighter moments during the banquet program.

Gordon Gilbertson, left, former PLU band director, provided nostalgic moments for members of the audience and the reunion band upon his return to the podium to direct a series of foot-tapping marches and other well-known melodies.

Band Reunion

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Homecoming Experiences Reflect Meaning

Of PLU

"When I was a student at Pa ific Lutheran I thoug ht I wanted to be a coach , " q uipped former Lute quarterback Gene Stra ndness '50, nodd ing toward a smi l ing Marv H a rshma n '42 in the aud ience.

"But beca use of my experience at PLU I become a surgeon," he contin ued . "What a twist. " Dr. Stra ndness, professor of s u rgery at t h e U n i versity of Washington School of MediCine, was a cepti ng his Disti nguished Alu m n us Award at the 1 980 PLU Alu mni Homecoming B a n q u et.

Harsh man is head basketball coach at U of W .

It was one of the many high ­ lights o f Homecoming 1 980, but

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Nancy Doughty Ea r s Volu nteer

Of Yea r Honor "The smiles and hugs and love make it all worthwhile."

The observation was made by Nancy (Halvorson '58) Doug hty following her recent selection as Washington State Health Facilities Association Volunteer of the Year.

Nancy, the wife of Judd Doug h­ ty '55, PLU's director of radio and televis i o n services ( i n c l u d i n g KPLU-FM), has worked reg ularly for 1 2 years at the Jefferson House Care Center in Tacoma The facility serves some 1 20 adu lts "from age 20 to 1 04" with various learning and menta disabilities.

For years Mrs. Doug hty was part of a group from Tacoma's Em­ ma nuel Lutheran Church which visited the Center reg ularly. "We had b i rthday and Ch ristmas par­ ties and picnics," she explained . " I played guitar a nd sang . " This year Na ncy assu med the added responsibility of teaching the Center's weekly Bible class.

Apprehensive at first, her en­ th usiasm a n d co nfide nce h a s grown with the obvious enjoy­ ment and appreciation shown by mem bers of her class.

In Many Lives

there were ma ny others. For inst­ ance: - Well over half the audience stood when asked how many had been Grace Blomqu ist's stu dents Miss Blomquist, a retired English teacher, was the Heritage Award win ner.

- There were warm g reetings for Mrs. Hulda Svare, whose son Rich a rd '50, was a Disti nguished Alumnus Awa rd winner In absen­ tia. Mrs. Svare's husband, Trygve, was a PLU ca mpus pastor during the Depression years.

- Several am using band nostal ­ g ia stories were sh ared before Gordon Gi lbertson led the reu n i o n band through a series of upbeat marches a nd other favorite tu nes.

- Drama professor Eric Nor­ dhol m was recognized for 25 years as d i rector of PLU Children's Theatre and enjoyed a reuni on with his former students.

- There were moving testimo ­ n ials from Alum ni of the Year Harry Wicks '69 and Rona ld Lerch '61 .

- Mrs. Joan ne Rieke accepted an i nscribed si lver tray in apprecia­ tion of her efforts as the wife of PLU's president.

- Flutist Dennis Kn utson '62 and pianist David Dahl '60, along with two student musicians, pro­ vided inspiring musical enterta i n ­ ment, su pposedly with less than an hou r's practice .

Earlier in the day, across the ca m pus, there were a variety of class reu n ions.

The weather amou nted to a deluge, but it didn't prevent the Lutes from defeating Lewis and Clark 27-0 at Lincoln Bowl, or Bob Sargent, a PLU student, from winning the second annual 5000 meter Luterun in a time of 1 6 :02 .

Carol (Holden 77) Chilcort was the women's division win ner in a time of 1 7 :20.

Deborah Maier, Randall'Scott

Maler. Scott Reign During PLU Homecoming

Rev. Robert C. Olsen Jr. '63 of Almira, WaSh., hoists the ntage "PLe" drum resurrected for use during the alumni banquet band reunion performance.

Deborah Maier of Po rtland and Randall Scott of Peachtree City, Ga . . were selected to eign over PLU Hom ecom ing festivities as Homecoming Q ueen and King .

Maier. 20, on elementary ed u­ cation maior, is the daughter of Donald Maier of Rev. a nd Mr Portland . She i a graduate of Lu thera n Hig School.

Scott, d PLU senior, antiCi pates a career i n counseling, The son of Roberta Sco t. c u rre n t l y o f Peachtree City, he g raduated in 1 977 from Gresham High School in Oregon .

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Grace Blomquist, Heritage A ward winner

Joanne Rieke, "L U's "First Lady"

Flutist Dennis Knudson '62 of Sioux Falls, S.D., joined PLU music professor David Dahl, left, and student musicians to pro vide part of the musical entertainment at the alumni banquet.

Hulda Svare, mother of 1980 Distinguished Alumnus Richard SVare '50, was greeted by friends following the alumni banquet. She attended on behalf of her son. who lives in Greece.

Dr Gene Strandness, Distinguished Alumnus

10 :year reunion of 70 included from left, Claudia (McDermid) Members Stevens of Sumner; Gary Brandel of Milwaukie, Ore. ; Julie (Halvorson) Anderson and Dennis Goin '69 of Tacoma

Enjoying scrapbook reminiscences during Homecoming were from left, Doug Anderson '69 of McMinnville, Ore.; Ron Ahre '68 of Puyallup; his wife Joan Ahre and Mrs. Anderson (Julie Svendsen '69).

Alumni

H omeco m i n g O n ly O n e O f M a ny Exciti ng

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Al u m n i Activities

B y Carol Geldaker president, Alumni Association

B y Ronald Coltom Alumni Director

The memories of Homecoming Weekend are sti ll fresh in my mind. Fi rst there were the Alumni Boa rd meetings all day Friday, then touching base with various students, incl ud­ i ng my own, to see how school a n d life is going at P LU . There were the early morning get togethers Saturday for both the band and those who had been i nvolved i n the C h ildren's Theater. The C h ildren's Theater was started by Nord holm in the 1 950's and it is sti ll going stong today.

It was at the bru nch that I had the opportun ity to visit with the Homecoming Ki ng, Ra ndy Scott, and Queen, Debbie Maier.

That a lone brought back many memories of Homecoming 1 957. Then there was the wild experience of sitting throu g h the first half of the game i n the worst downpour I've ever sat throug h . Yet we stayed on for the second half that brought the sun out to help us forget how wet we were, and victory for the football team over Lewis and Clark . The day was topped off by wonderful food and fellowship t the Alumni banquet. The enter­ tai nment by various a l u m n i m sicia ns. i n ­ clu d i ng the real foot-ta pping m usic played by the improm ptu Alu m n i Band u n der the di rection of Gordon Gilbertson , was a real treat. The banquet was then concluded by the brief comments of those who were receiving the various awards. Each individ ual mentioned how various PLU staff a nd/or students had been very i nstru mental in the shaping of his/her life.

Following the din ner, was the gathering of the honored classes where I ' m s u re there were many memories being recalled. plus much catching u p .

For m e , two special PLU staff were recog-

After w h at I feel was a s u ccessf u l Homecoming with over 1 ,000 alums who were i nvolved , I bega n thinking of all of the other ways d u ring the next year where more alumni might be i nvolved . The Alumni Boa rd has made a conscious effort to make availa ble a va riety of activities both on the campus a nd off the ca mpus. Here are but a few : Recept i o ns a n d D i n n e rs scheduled a round the choir/chorale tour and basket­ ball games in Portland, Seattle, Eugene, Walla Wa lla, Spoka ne, St lou is, Boston , Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, Sacramen­ to, Concord, W. Sa n Francisco Bay Area .

Wash i ngto n , D . C , Denver, Minneapolis, and New York City.

SUN VAlLEY skiing the last weekend of Jan uary.

Basketball Ga m e s both on he campus and throughout he N orthwest including ga mes th is year with Washi n gton State in pull m a n , and Oregon i n Eugene.

Tote Bags are being sold by the cheerlead­ ers to help support their progra m . It's an attractive si lver parach ute nylon bag with PLU name and logo. Great for travel, school, etc. A $1 9.95 va lue for only $8.00.

Annual Fund. If you have yet to give this fiscal year, June 1 - May 3 1 , your participation is vital to maintai n our quality program .

RIver D ri fti n g t r i p i n O regon next summer.

Bookstore items are available through the g ift catalog .

HOLDEN VILLAGE week will be August 1 622. Why not be at Holden during a week other PLU ites visit this rustic retreat center in the Cascades?

Admissions Referral. Help mai nta i n the qual ity at PlU by i ntroducing you r friends, neig h bor, or relatives to PLU HO M ECO MING 1 981 . Plan now for 1 976, 1 971 , 1 966, 1 961 , 1 956, 1 951 , 1 941 , a nd 1 93 1 reu nions.

Alu m ni Di rectory to be pri nted this coming fall so keep us up -to-date on your address and any other cha nges that take place.

For further i nformation on a ny of the a bove a ctivities ca l l t he A l u m n i office 206/383 -741 5 .

nized Saturday evening . I recalled Gilbertson and his band at all the footba ll and basketball g ames. They added so much to the spirit of the ga mes . They enjoyed playing, and the rest of us enjoyed hearing the m . The twinkle in G ilbertson 's eye was still there when he led the band Saturday night.

For those of you who have not seen G race Blomqu ist recently, she has not changed which is not something many of the rest of us can say. Her love for children'S literature must have ru bbed off in our own home. Our home could a lmost pass for a bra nch of the main a rea library, mostly in ch ildren's books.

As you might expect, in her brief remarks, she recalled a quote from literatu re that she shared with us , About half of the group of some 500 people stood u p when we asked a l l those who h a d had her as an instructor to sta n d .

M y h usband, Ch uck, our you ngest d a u g h ­ ter, Heidi, and I concluded our weekend by worshiping with our Kris and G retchen at PLU , and the Student Congregation Sunday morn ­ Ing . This was followed by the PLU men 's club volleyball team scrimmage against U PS in the afternoon . Being a volleybally coach, it was g reat to see the men enjoying the g a me as well as seeing good skill development.

Ideas are already begin ning for next year's Homecoming. With the school of education the backbone of the g rowth of PLU, it may be ti me for education people to gather . The possi bilities a re endless - speakers to give a n up-dati ng of various su bjects such a s math ed ucation or someone to add ress the latest ideas i n elementary education. The difficulty wou ld be in knowing what main areas of i nterest to select. Those who have sugges­ tions, or comments about such an idea, please let the Alu m n i office know. This could be an entire day (Friday) of special sem inars.

What do you thi n k?

1 980-81 Alumni Board Officers Carol Bottemiller Geldaker '57 President West Linn, Ore. Rev. C harles W Mays '62 First Vice President R e nto n , Was h .

P a u l Kusche 7 0 Second Vice Pres i dent Gig Ha rbor, Was h .

Ronald A . M i l ler, M . D . ' 6 5 I m mediate Past President Wh i tefish, Mont

Members-At-Large One-Year Appointments Connie Haan Hildahl ' 6 5 Tiburon , Calif .

Regent Representatives Michael A. McKean '68 Gig Harbor, Was h .

R o y H . Virak, M D . ' 5 2 Tacoma, Was h .

Victor F. K n utzen ' 3 6 Federal Way, Was h .

Kent Kekrony '62 San Ca rlos, C a l if .

Denny B . N e l s o n '60 Corona, Calif.

Terms EXpire May 1 983

Lynn ( B u rchfield) Rasmussen x ' 68 Portland, O re.

Otis G ra nd e '38 Tacoma, Was h .

Wi llamae (Anderson) Stu h l m i l l e r x'59 Edwall, Was h .

Karen Fynboe H owe 7 3 Fox Island, Wash .

H a r ry Wicks '69 Colorado Springs, Colo.

Paul Kusch e 70 Gig Ha rbor, Was h .

Terms Expire May 1 981 Ronald Coltom ' 6 1 Executive Secretary P.LU .

Rev. Chii r!es W. Mays '62 Tacoma, Wash .

Georg e Nowadnick ' 5 2 Snohomish , Was h .

Gayle Severson Berg 72 Martinsdale, M ont.

Terms Expire May 1 984

Stephen M . lsaacson 7 6 Boise, I d a h o

Carole Haaland Fredrickson '64 Seattle, Was h .

Carol Haavik Tommervik '40 Tacoma, Was h .

Con nye Idstrom H a g e r '63 Billings, Mont

M a rtha M i l l e r W a r d 77 Kent. Wash .

Robert Klavano '69 Tacoma, Wa sh.

Terms Expi re May 1 982 Karin Pihl Lean d e r '66 Mt Vernon, Wash .

Anita H illesland Londgren ' 5 9 Tacoma, Wash.

William Ramstad '47 San D iego, Calif

Ex-Offi CiO Student Rep. B o b Gom u lkiewicl. Pr esid en t A5PLU

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Class Notes

Community Gets Involved

1 935 LLOYD D . ROTI, senior pastor of West Side United Presbyterian Church, Seat­ tle, retires in December as pastor emeritus; continues as associate chap­ lain for University Hospital, U niversity of Washington, and P rovidence Hos­ pita l , Seattle He led a s u m mer tour to Scandinavia and O berammergau pas­ sion play in 1 980. He resides in west Seattle and cu rrently serves as presi­ dent of Seattle Evangelical M i nisters Association. He Js a former moderator of Seattle Presbytery and has been a Un ited Presbyterian m i nister for 36 years.

1 944 On Aug . 2, the family a nd some PLU friends of Dr. C . C . "SPIKE" FERGUSON and his wife CARRIE (Person '44) celebrated the couple's 35th anniver­ sary in their new "octagon" home i n Federal Way. Hosts were sons Bob, a n d D r . & Mrs. F . Paul 71 and J udy (Di ment 73) Ferg uson, assisted by Nancy (Di­ ment 74) Herald . Alums that helped ce l eb rate the 1 945 wed d i ng i n Tacoma's First Lutheran Church were: Annabelle Jensen Sola, Priscilla Preus Stevens, J u ne Jerves Torkildson and b rothers Richard '52, a n d Robert '53 Ferguson.

Spike and Carrie have been active mem bers of Calvary Lutheran in Fed­ eral Way for over 25 years. H is dental practice together with Paul's is in Auburn. Carrie has taught elementary education in Tacoma, Auburn and Kent, as well as Olympia and Vancouv­ er, Wash., and is now happily retired to a home with a spectacular view.

1 950 D R . CALVIN WATN ESS has joined the N o rthwest Reg i o n a l E d u cat i o n a l Laboratory as d irector of the adult education prog ra m . He previously held the post of dean of continuing education at Fort Steilacoom Com­ munity College, Lakewood, Wash. H e was named adult educator of the year by the Washington Continuing Educa­ tion ASSOCiation in 1 978, and by the Northwest Adult Education Associa ­ tion in 1 980.

1 952 ALFR E D and ALVHID (Romtued '56) STOLTE are living in Richland, Wash., where AI is a counselor at Chief Joseph J u nior H ig h SChool

1 953 DR. NICHOLAS GLASSER, director of the reading center at the University of Northern Colorado, is one of the authors of the 1 981 Houghton Mifflin Reading Program, which is a K-8 basal reader progra m . He lives in G reeley, C o l o . , with h i s w ife, M A R G ARET ( Pedersen '591.

1 955 PHILIP WIGEN, professor of physics at hio State U n iversity is l ooking forward to spending the sp ri ng term doing research at the Solid State PhYSics Institute I n Rome, Italy a nd the Phi lips Research laboratories, Ham­ burg, Germany.

Tiny 'Fireball' lgnites Excitement In Park Rapids Centennial Celebration

By Judy Davis

Ru mohr Ga m m '48 set out to help Park Rapids, her home com ­ munity of 7,000 near the northern M i n nesota "outcountry, " cele­ brate its 1 980 centennial.

By the time she was done, she had : - Comm issioned noted com ­ poser P a u l Ch ristiansen and h i s colleague t o create a major choral work focusing on the people, history, seasons and moods of Minnesota . The work was funded by the Minnesota State Arts Board.

- Engaged a M inesota novelist as cantata na rrator.

- Received permission from several Minnesota poets a nd wri­ ters for use of their work in the cantata .

- Commissioned a wood sculp­ ture commemorating her late h usband, Ed '49, a general practi­ tioner in Park Ra pids until h is death in 1 979; the scul pture went on display in a m useu m wh ich Mr. Gamm helped establish.

- Di rected five performances of the ca ntata by the 1 00-voice Park Area Com munity Choir - a group she helped found.

- Captured the interest of Minnesota Public Rad io w h i c h broadcast the cantata this fall.

- Made it apparent that, de­ spite its size, Park Rapids is a "wonderfu l , s m a l l co m m u n ity deeply involved in the fine arts."

(Thanks, in no small measure, to Rum'S efforts).

"The ca ntata , " said M rs. Gamm, "took n orth e rn Minnesota by storm; I predict it will be published in some form and used by many other choirs to celebrate t h e natural beauty a n d rich heritage of our state. " Last month , Park Rapids paid a special tribute to Mrs. Gamm for her years of contributions to her church as choir director a nd or­ ganist, to the com m un ity choir

The first PlU student to present a senior piano recital, M rs . Gamm was a pia no student of Karl Weiss; Gunnar Malmin directed the mag­ na cum laude PlU g raduate for

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Dr. and Mrs. C. Gordon (NANCY H E LLAN D '56) STROM '56 attended a reception given by the Skaggs Foun ­ dation i n Oakland, Calif. o n Nov. 20.

The reception was given to honor the recipients of grants from the founda­ tion and the Stroms represented J anet Rasmussen from PLU who re­ ceived a g rant for Scandinavian a rea studies.

1 959 Rev WAY N E B E RG has accepted a call to the Luthera congregation at Estevan . sask . , canada.

Rumohr Gamm directs Park Area Community Choir

a nd to fine a rts locally a nd in the state.

In an outpouring of appreCia ­ tion, t h e com m unity hosted two farewell parties for Mrs. Gamm who recently accepted a pOSition as director of audience develop­ ment for the Minnesota Orchestra in Minneapolis. She a lso will be m usic director of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in MinneapoliS. M rs. Gamm said, "I consider this move a growth step for me in re­ shaping my life after the devastat­ ing experience of lOSing my h us­ band a nd father of our five chil­ dren . " Mrs. G a m m credits tw o former professors at PlU for " molding a love for music which has carried me through 30 years of a rts activities. "

SAM GANGE and Audrey Ann Cald­ well were ma rried recently and are now living in san Diego, Calif. sam is presently professor and counselor, san Diego State University Center for Counseling Services & Placement. He is a founding member of the Citizens Task for Prevention of Domestic Vio­ lence and San Diego Men's Anti-Sexist Network. He is a lso involved in his local chapter of Men Allied Nationally for Equal Rights Amendment passage, and has conducted several works hops on sex equality and organized men's consciousness raising g roups since 1 974.

SIG LARSON has worked as a n emp-

four years i n the Choir of the West.

While raiSing her children, Mrs. Gamm put her educational pur­ suits aside. But in 1 975, she re­ turned to school at Bemidji State University, where she received a master's degree in music.

Mrs. Gamm's i nterest in the fine a rts has led to her election as president of Citizens for the Arts, a state-wide arts advocacy group in Minnesota . She also serves on a local arts council a nd is a founding member of the North Cou nty Museum of the Arts.

Described by a fri e n d as a "fireba l l , " the fou r-foot-eleven musician traces her early interest in music to her father, the Rev.' Theodore Gulhaugen of Tacoma .. who "used to sing Norwegian songs while I accompanied him . " She continued, "I praise God often for the love a nd teaching of our parents who often said, 'Our goal in life is simply to glorify God in all we say and d o . ' "And this I have tried to do . "

loyee developmental specialist for the federal government for the past six years, relating to the recruitment of engineers for Keyport Naval Station, Keyport, Wash. Prior to his present employment he taught public school . in Tacoma for ten years and was personnel training d irector for the city of Everett for three years.

1 962 DAVID SM ITH is working in Gaborone, Botswana with a Washington coun­ suiting firm on contract to USAID. HIS wife, MARY (Rogers '62), and two daughters are with him.

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1 964 ELAINE (Olson) RANDOY has been promoted to sales representative for Eastern Airlines working out of the Seattle district sales office.

1 965 Rev. STAN HOBBING, pastor of Faith Lutheran Church, J unction City, Ore . , h a s been active in many local a n d civic groups. He was called to Junction City, three years ago for a six-month's min istry, and immediately found him­ self getti ng involved in commu nity affairs He is presently active in Local Aid and heads the Junction City Com­ munity Chest. Since his involvement with the Local Aid they have had a 68 percent increase in funds.

RUTH (Ellis) ANDERSON , has been selected for promotion to Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. A r Force. She is currently assigned to H q . USAFE at Ramstein AFB Germany, and works in Ithe office for foreig n contracts Her p resent rank is major, and she is married to Maj. John Anderson .

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KONSTANTINOS J . "Gus" KRAVAS, has been named d i rector of the newly established Student Counseling Ser­ vices at Washington State University.

He formerly was assistant director of the Student Counseling Center, a position he has held since 1 97 6 . He has been in teaching and counseling in the state of Washington since 1 965 when he completed his deg ree i n history and political science at PLU .

M/M GRIFF THOMAS '65 (CAROLYN M O NSON '66) are the pa rents of a son, Kevin Robert, born April 10, 1 980. They also have four other children; Mark, 1 2; Michael, 1 0; Jed, 6; and Beth, 4 .

Carolyn was recently honored by P i Chapter, Delta Kappa Gam m a for founding WONDER WORKS, A C HIL­ OREN'S MUSE U M . Coverage of this museum has a ppeared in SUNSET magazine as well as Oregon news­ papers and T.v. stations. They live

A PLU Support System Helps Make 'Big Apple ' Tolerable

By Judy Davis

J udy Ca rlson 77 is convinced experi m e nta l theater "off off Broadway" can set the stafe for a n acting career "on Broadway. " A former writer for "Seven­ teen " magazine, Ms. Carlson and four PLU colleagues now i n New York City are creating a m usical review they plan to hone and polish "off off Broadway" before approaching theatrical producers.

"That way, we ca n avoid the Actors Equity and other restric­ tions affecting 'off Broadway' a nd Broadway productions," said the former student at the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York. " 'Off off Broadway' could be anyplace from an a pa rtment to a church basement - that's prob­ ably where we'll present our re­ view first. " said the Corvallis, Ore., native.

For Judy, writing and perform ­ ing i n the review ( " It's about food i n New York - maybe, ' New Yorl< Goulash"') are among many en­ deavors completing her career aspirations. " Right now, I ' m also establish­ ing contacts with producers a nd other people in the theatrical field; as a producer friend said, 'Being a successful actor is being in the right place at the right time, but if you're in enoug h right places at enoug h right times, you r chances for success i ncrease!'''

J udy also is taking acttng classes and writing children'S books part­ time for a curriculum resource company i n New York City.

Eventually, the PLU g raduate would like to be able to "write everything from television scripts to plays to books, a nd sometimes act in what I've written or in other productions . " J udy began "reinforcing " her acting and writing goals while at PLU . She acted in 1 2 productions, wrote for "SCene" and the " Moor­ ing Mast" and was an intern at a Harper and Row publishing house i n Los Angeles.

As a senior, she was awarded one of 28 internships presented to students throughout the cou ntry

by t h e A m erica n Society of Magazine Editors.

"I worked on Women's Sports Magazine' published by Billie Jea n King , " she explained . "Since I played competitive ten nis at PLU, it was a very exciting experience and gave me my first taste of life i n N e w York City . " Knowing her goals - even as a college student - has helped Judy ferret out opportu nities a n d make contacts relating to her goals.

"For instance, while at PLU, I i ntervi ewed P LU a l u m P h y l l i s Schneider, a 'Seventeen' editor, for a 'Scene' a rticle," she said.

"Just before I graduated, I re­ ceived a call from Phyllis telling me there was an opening on the magazine I might be i nterested i n ; I was chosen for the j o b a n d came to New York City w h ere the Schneiders were very helpful while I was getting settled . "

colleagues and the church they attend in New York can make the Big Apple "tolerable . " "Actually, it's a very exciting place to live; there's 50 m uch to do and see, one has to constantly keep aware of personal goals and objectives to avoid getting 'sidet­ racked' , " she observed . " Everything in New York is mag ­ nified - the joys and the prob­ lems . . . but it definitely is where everything is happening. " For J udy, this is a n especially challenging time: "In my dealing with contacts, agents and prod uc­ ers, I'm constantly p utting myself on the line for possible rejection "I think being successful in the acting profession in New York means having the self-confidence to know you can make it. even if you receive that ' rejection slip' . " "You just have to keep looking

Judy feels that the "support system " provided by her PLU

for more opportunities that rein­

pastor to two Presbyterian churches.

He and his wife, Debbie, have two children, David, 8, and Lewissa, 5 .

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1 967 C ONSTANCE H . ( Farnham) KRAVAS has been appointed acting director of development at Washington State University She had been serving as associate director of de elopment at WSU prior to being appointed direc­ ssistant profes­ tor She served as a s r of ed ucation at WSU in 1 974-75 and then was project development

officer and assistant director in the office of g rant and research develop­ ment at WSU from 1 97 5 until 1 978.

Maj. M ERLIN C. SIMPSON , JR., MBA '67, with hiS family, has m oved to Oslo, Norway to the Headquarters Allied Forces Northern Europe (NATOl. They are looking forward to a winter of cross-country skling .

BRUCE SWANSON has moved t Pacific City, Ore. where he will be .

1 968 Rev. DAVID M O NS E N was ordained at C hrist the King Lutheran Church in Sum ner, Was . , and is now pastor at Emanuel Lutheran Churet) In Yelm , Wash,

Navy Lt. DARRELL W. JONES IS cur­ rently deployed in the Indian Ocean.

He is an officer aSSigned to the aircraft carrier USS Midway, operating from Yokosuka, Japan J ERRY & DEBBIE ( Mildner x70) KOHL­ ER are living in resham, O re. , wh� re Jerry recently opened hi'; C PA practice (Cant or . 2 )

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PLU Is The Rubber Band That Snaps Us All Together B y Judy Carlson

Here In New York, there's a Little Italy, a Chi natown, and a German Tow n . Well, by rig hts, there should be a Little Luteland too. We PLU alums are popping u p in the city like roaches, and, by-and-Iarge, having a great ti me.

How many are there of us? No one knows for sure, but the n u m ber is swel ling, so much so, i n fact, that o n e alum calls N e w York "PLU - i n - Exile." <The church I be­ long to has at least seven PLU members, and with the added n u m be r of PLU visitors, our pastor suspects we'll soon be taking ove r , ) In a way, being a PLU alum in the Big Apple is like belonging to a n exclusive c l u b - even though the cl ubhou e is 3 ,000 miles away PLU is the rubber band that snaps us all together. We all share a common backg round , a com mon love for lefse, and a common uprooting from t e Northwest to the big city. In a place where there are m ill.ions of u nfamiliar faces, it's so

refresh ing to recognize just a few .

With all the alums here, ·a sup­ port system of sorts has sprung u p which can cushion the shock of adapting to the city, and, as in my case, actually makes the leap from coasts possible. Through PLU alum Phyllis (Booth) Schneider '68, I landed my first job: a nd she, her h usband Ted, and cocker Bernie, generously housed me for my initial two weeks here. It's that kind of su pport that makes me realize that there a re some specia l PLU a l u ms in the city.

The support system works nice­ ly in other respects too - crea ­ tively, for insta nce. The twinkles you see in many transpla nted PLUers' eyes a re really sta rs; like the majority of New Yorkers, we want to make it i n the arts. An example of mutual back-scratch­ i n g can be seen i n this scenerio from my own comedy/dra ma; Northwest girl (me) comes to New York to write and act. I meet up with David Chase 76 who wants to write m usic. We put our heads together to write a revue. E nter Marnee Hollis 77, an aspiring sing­ er/actress who needs an accom-

Clockwise from toO: Judy Carlson, David Chase, Patty Peterson and Mamee Hollis.

panist and some material to per­ form. We a re now three. Then enter Patty Ben Peterson '80, also a singer/actress, Viola! Our own mini- repertory troupe. Act Two (which is where we a re now) has the curtain riSing with us shouting " Hey kids, let's put on a show!"

There are other alums here we could call on too, either for crea ­ tive or moral support: Don Nokes 78 and Tim Block 79 actors; J ulie Brye 77 and Kim Doyle 77, in­ stru mentalists; Bob Kissinger 79, engineering student; Greg Kleven 77, seminary student; a nd his wife Marelen (Selene), a n u rse. And the list goes on . . .

We never know when we may run i nto a PLUer on the street. (It actually happens! Last year I ran into Wendy Enger 75, an a rtist. I had no idea she was in the city , ) We may not even be able to tell a fellow alum right away, but sooner or later, we're bound to recog nize each other.

Perhaps it's when we're i m pa ­ tiently waiting for the su bway, mutteri n g , " L utefi sk, l utefi s k , lefse, lefse; we're the mighty Lutherans, ja sure, ya betcha . " Or whistling Santa Lucia while eating in the city's one Scandi navian deli.

Or by showing u p at the Choir of the West's a n n ual New York gig.

When we do, it's like meeting a distant relative - one that you never knew you had .

Although we might not have known one another at school, we feel a special kinship here. In fact, with our families so far away, alums often fulfill that family role, especially during the holidays.

With all of us here, we just may make an impact on this huge metropolis. Who knows? Instead of g raffiti on the subways, soon we may have Harda n g e r tol e pa inting.

There'S no tel l i n g w h at we PLUers ca n do - we made it out here, didn 't we?

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Class Notes as Gerald W. Kohler, CPA, in Gresham, a suburb of Portland, Ore. Jerry a n d Debbie have two daughters, Heather, 6, and Kim , 2 .

1 970 STEVEN and ARDITH (Goldbeck 701 BERG are living in Denver, Colo. Steven has received a g ra nt for $72,000 from the USDA to study the molecular aspects of photosynthesis in higher plants. The research will be done atthe department of biology atthe Universi­ ty of Denver.

J UDY (Antonsen) MALMIN has been named to the faculty at Olympia Technical Community College. as a part-time instructor in the legal sec­ retary prog ra m . Before accepting th position at Olym pia Tech . she was an accountant with the S.C. Ritter Com­ pany. She l ives in IYmpia .

KURT BARTHEL has just received an appointment as a deputy labor com­ missioner for the State of California Department of Industrial Relations, Labor Commissioner's office. He lives in San Jose, Calif.

M/M WALT BINZ 72 (EUNICE LYSQ) are the parents of a daughter, Katie Aileen, born June 25, 1 980. She joins a brother Nathan, 4. Walt is an English teacher and football coach at Rose Hill J unior High in Kirkla nd, Wash . He has led his team to the championship for two consecutive years and appears headed that way again. Eunice is on. leave from a Bellevue law firm where she worked as a legal assistant/sec­ retary.

J U DY (KOpplia) OLSON with husband Charles, and daughter, Aliesha, 9, and son, Ashley, 7, are living in Parkland, Wash. J udy is a consultant nurse for the State of Washington in the Bremerton area.

FRANK and MARCIA <Taylor 71 ) WIL­ SON 72, are the parents of a son, Andrew Philip Arthur, bom July 1 1 , 1 980 H e has a sister, Katie, who is 3 .

Frank i s associate pastor at Central Llltheran Church, Eugene, Ore. GLENN and CECILIA (Satterthwait 73) ZAND E R are living i n Idaho Falls, Id where Glenn accepted a call to Hope Lutheran C hurch a nd was installed i n June 1 980. They have 2 children. Joel, 3%, and Kara, 2 .

1 972 STEPHEN M . G REGORY is on the faculty at Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. Physical c h e m i stry a n d i n ­ strumentation are his fields of speciali­ zation . He formerly taught at Carroll College in Wisconsin .

DAVID R . G ROSS i s manager of the cold storage establishment in Stevens Point, Wisc. His wife is the former Marcia Day 72.

1 973 M/M David Backstrom (LAUREL AND­ VIK) are the parents of a son, Erik Carl, born Aug . 23, 1 980 in Olympia, Wash.

Laurel is taking a 6 mon hs leave then will return to work half tlme as a physical therapist at st. Peter Hospital in Olympia.

LESLEE ANN (Adams) BURTT has returned to Oregon City, O re., after living in the U nited Kingdom for 5 years. A baby son, Stephen Antony was born J une 3 , 1 980 and he joins an older brother, Adam, born Jan. 23, 1 978.

DOUG H ERLAND is living in Klamath Falls, Ore., where he is head rowing coach at Oregon Institute ofTechnolo­ gy. This is his third season as OIT head coach. He has been fortunate in placing five crews in the finals at the National rowing championships in the last six years.

KAREN KAMERRER is living in Tum­ water, Wash., where she is teaching middle school English, drama and speech. Her husband, Dale, is an attorney for the county prosecutor's office. They have a little daughter, Julie, born Oct. 26, 1 979.

STAN and Colleen P RICE are the parents of a d ughter, Courtney Jean, born Aug 1. 1 980 in Everett, Wash.

Stan and Colleen own and operate a stained g lass business in Everett (Cont. on p. 241

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1974

TURI (Thompson) HOVERSTEN and husband, Mark, recently moved to Albuquerque, N . M . , where Mark is in the master of fine a rts program in painting at the University of New Mexico. Turf is working at the Chil­ dren's Psychiatric Center at the Un­ Iversity of New Mexico as a teacher and a mental health worker . She plans to enter grad uate school in the French department in the spring .

M/M BILL KEMPER of Woodinville, Wash . , are the pa rents of a baby boy, Ada m, born Oct. 1 4, 1 980 . Adam joins a Sister, Jennifer, 3%. Bill is employed by Southland Corp . , and his wife, Michele,

by SAFECO Life Company.

THOMAS G. SWANSON is living i n Denver, Colo . , where h e is finishing residency in internal medicine at St IJoseph Hospital. He was ma rried to !

Debbie Frisch i n Denver on Sept 28, 1 980.

Rev. TED GULHAUGEN and his wife, Anna, are pa rents of their first child, IJessica Ann, born Oct. 19. Ted is pastor 0f the Hu rdsfield parish in Bowdon, N .D.

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MARY BETH WAAG and Orlando Castel bla nco were married in an even ­ I ng candlelight ceremony on Aug . 1 , 1980 by the bride's father, the Rev Richard Waag, at Bothell Fi rst Lutheran C h urch. Mary Beth is working at Eastside Group Health Hospital in Re­ dmond, Wash , and they live in a mobile home near Snohomish, Wash.

OLUDAYO OLUSEGUN DADA received a B.S. degree in environmental health and industrial hygiene from the Un­ iversity of Washington, Seattle in 1976; M .S. deg ree in microbioloy in 1 977 from Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont; and is now lectu ring in Ahmadu Bello University, Department ' of Microbiology, Zalia, Nigeria .

JUDY ELMORE recently moved to Las Cruces, N . M . , where she is an ass istant professor of finance at New Mexico state University. She is also· in the process of completing her Ph . D . dis­ sertation from the University of Oregon. ...

NAO M I (Lyso) HAGEN is now living in St Paul. Minn . Shewas married to Mark Hagen on June 7, 1 980 in Issaquah, Wash. She is employed by the Min­ neapolis branch of Kidder Peabody and Mark is at Luther Seminary.

CONNIE JOHNSON i s teaching nurs­ Ing in the associate degree RN prog­ ram in Wenatchee, Was h .

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ROGER LlPERA 7 5 and spouse, LIN DA KING 78 have recently moved to Vincennes, Ind . , where Roger is assis­ tant professor of speech and theatre at Vincennes University. Linda has recently di rected SEE HOW THEY R U N at the award winning Old Town Players. She is also planning to continue graduate studies at Indiana State. Both are involved in the esta blish ment of a theatre consulting firm.

KIRK and MARY (LORENTZSEN 75) NESVIG are the parents of a baby girl, Kristen Elisabeth, born on Oct. 1 7 , 1980. They live in Torrance, Calif.

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SCOTT BARN UM s back in New ca naan, Co nn., after two years in Saudi Arabia Ith class mate OWA RD I BRAH IM 77. He is now attend ing Columbi a Un iversity ' s Graduate School of Busi­ hess.

DOUGLAS and GRETCHEN (Jerde 77) ELY 76 are the pa rents of a baby girl , Erika Anne, born Oct. 26, 1 980. They live in Fremont, Calif.

CINDY KLETTKE is living in Seattle, WaS h . , where she is a pharmacist at C h ildren's Orthopedic Hospital . She graduated in J u ne from the Un iversity of Washington School of Pharmacy.

PETER and NANCY (Holmes) M I LLI­ RON of Corva llis, Ore., are the pa rents of a baby girl, Eliza beth Jayne, born J u ly 22, 1 980. She is their fi rst child.

Peter i s working for U.S. National Bank in Corvallis and Nancy is being a mother and teaching private piano lessons.

STEPHEN and CAROLYN (Swanson 77) RINGO are living in Kaohsiung, Taiwan for two years doing Steve's interns hip program for Luther Semi­ nary, sponsored by the ALe's Division for World Mission and Interchurch Coo peration. The work involves pas­ toral duties within an interdemona­ tional parish of mostly foreig ners­ !Westerners, and teaching English among the several Taiwan Lutheran Churches in Kaohsiung . His super­ visors are Everett and Ardyth Savage, who a re also PLU alums. steve and C a rolyn would like to hear from friends and their address is: 103-1 Min Hsiang St , Kaohsiung 800, Taiwan, ROC DEE ANN OLSON and PETER SIMPSON (x78) were ma rried on July 1 2, 1 980 and are now living in Bellingham, Was h . , where Pete is attending West­ ern Washington U niversity. Dee Ann is working at S . P . I . E . (Society of Photo­ Optical Instrumentation Eng ineers)' DAVID a nd DEBBIE (Oftebro 76) VOSS are living in Orangeva ie, Calif., where David is national sales trainer for Johnson & Johnson Military Sales Department He is presently leading the nation in sales. Debbie has been promoted to associate staff ana lyst for the Solid waste Management Board of California. Her area of re­ s po n sibility encompasses southern California . The position determines state g rants for private recycling centers.

1978 DAVE BARTHOLO MEW was ma rried Sept 6, 1 980 to Nancy Spring. Dave is marketing manager at Mou ntain Safe­ ty Research, Inc. Nancy is prog ram nu rse at CAPRI. They both work i n Seattle, Wash . , a n d l ive in Edmonds, Wash.

MARIAN NE GIBSON is working on a master's degree in physical therapy at Stanford University. She would like to hear from friends and her address is: 523 Oak Grove Ave. , Menlo Park, Ca 94025.

Marine 1 st Lt THOMAS M. TVEIT has been desig nated a naval aviator and was presented the "Wings of Gold" at the end of 18 months flight training .

He joined the Marine Corps in June 1 978.

1979 AL BESSmE is living in Snoqualmie, Wash . , where he is teaching language a rts and old world history -7th grade, at Snoqualmie Middle School. He is also coaching football and track, and play­ ing for minor pro footba ll's national champs, the Pierce Cou nty Bengals.

PAUL GAUCHE is a junior at Luther Theological Seminary Ih St Paul, Min n . , following a yea r of travel and work i n the Seattle area .

PLU Regent Roger Larson Dies In Pullman Roger C . Larson, 6 2 , profes­ sor of physica l e d u cation at Washington State U niversity for 33 years and the founder and long­ time director of the ca mp for handicapped children and adults on Lake Coeur d'Alene which bears his name, died Oct. 9 .

Larso n , a member of the PLU Board of Regents u ntil his death, founded the unique facility which combi nes camping sessions for handicapped and non-handica pp­ ed alike on Cottonwood Bay at Lake Coeur d 'Alene in 1 950. It first was named Camp Manitowish and was sponsored by WSU a nd the Easter Seal Society. The name later was changed to Ca m p Easter Seal, then to Ca mp WSU, and i n July of this yea r the WSU Board of Re­ gents honored Larson by naming the facility Camp Roger La rson.

Larson took early retirement from his teaching position at the u niversity this year for health reasons. He had been battling cancer for yea rs.

Larson joined the WSU faculty in 1 947 a nd served in the Depart­ ment of Physical Education for Men until his retirement earlier this yea r. He was active in many professional organ izations a nd re­ gularly contributed a rticles to pro­ fessional journals in the fields of aquatics, camping and work with the handicapped .

OLE KJ ORREFJORD of Oslo, Norway is attending Harva rd Business Schoof's MBA program. He is in his second year and will graduate in 1 981 .

DIANNE M. SM ITH was recently mar­ ried Sept. 1 3 , 1 980 to Roland Lentz, and they are making their first home in Bellevue, Was h . Diane is an RN at Swedish Hospital in Seattle.

J E FFRY and SUSAN (Rieke 79) SMITH 78, announce the birth of their daug hter, Joanna Ada, born March 1 7 , 1 980. They reside i n Tacoma (Parkland) where Jeff is em ployed as a CPA with Ernest & Whinney and Sue works as a regi stered n u rse in C o m m u n i t y Health.

1980 CY NTHIA HANSON '80 and M ICHAEL EVANS '80 were married June 21 , 1 980 in Marysville, Wash. They are now living in Seattle where Michael is employed

by Far Eastern Shipping Company as a ma rket i ng/sa l e s r e p r e s e n tat i v e .

Cynthia i s employed at the University of Washington Hospital as an R N .

JOAN LOFGREN i s working with the Division for Mission in North America in New York. She is focusing on global justice and world hunger and is involv­ ed in educational programs, youth , advocacy, ecu menical investments a nd Bread for the World.

ELLEN STEN ERSON '80 and PETER STROM '80 were married Aug . 30, 1 980 in Beaverto n, Ore. They are living in Seattle, Wash . , wh ere Peter is working for Emery Air Freight Compa ny

Roger C. Larson He was honored with many awards d u ring his career, includi ng the D i sti n g u i s h e d Service Award from the Washington Soci­ ety fo r Crippled Children and Adults, Red Feather Award for outsta nding service to the com­ m u nity of Pullma n, and Disting­ uished Service Awards from Pacific Lutheran U niversity a nd Kiwanis I nternationa l .

Surviving a re his wife, Lucille, at home i n P u l l m a n , a nd three d a u g hte r s . M a ry C l a r e E n g , Spokane; Christine, of Pullman, a nd Margrethe, of Asotin; one grandson. a nd three brothers, Oscar W .. Wausau; Robert W., Albia, Iowa, and E. Ole. of Boone, North Caroline.

Fu neral services were held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Pullman with co-pastors Robert B. Quello, a former PLU regent. a n d Craig Shi rley officiating .

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J U LIA ROSIN '80 and J I M THORSNESS '80, were married May 3 1 , 1 980 i n Bellevue, Wash. They moved to An­ chorage, Alaska, where Jim is emp­ loyed as a sales representative for B & C Supply and Julia works for Na koyia Health Care Center as a social worker.

BAR DAY WONG is in Houston, Tex. , where he i s working for Arthur An­ dersen Company as a public accoun­ tant in their Houston office.

CAROL WALTERS is di rector of the nursing program at Spokane Falls Commu nity College, Spokane, Wash.

FRANCISCA WERY has been accept­ ed into the American Graduate School of International Management in Glen­ dale, Ariz.

RANDY ZEILER is in Houston, Tex., working for Un ited States Gypsum Company in the employee relations . division. He is currently located in the; firm's Houston offices.

Former Faculty Luther College in Decorah , la . , pre­ sented Distinguished Service Awards to 10 of its alumni Oct. 3 . Among them was Gunnar Malmi n, retired PLU music professor and former di rector of the ChOir of the West In recent years he has directed the Normann a M a l e Chorus and Pacific Coast No rwegian Singers. He was awarded the St. Olav M edal by His Majesty, Klhg Olav V of Norway. In 1 970. The Malmlns now reside in Sioux Faits, S. D.

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ootball As Celebration A ttitudes, Not Stats, Impress Scribes, Fans As Lutes Lead National Grid Pack Lutes A venge Only LOss With 35-20 Playoff Victory Over Linfield About every 20 years, athletic explo its at Pacific Luthera n U n iver­ sity have transcended the g lo ry of the m oment to become a perma­ nent p a rt of folklore.

T h e r e w e r e t h e g ri d i ro n Gladiators of 1 939-41 a n d the ba s ketball g reats of ' 5 7 - ' 5 9 . The 1 979 and 1 980 footba l l tea ms have now w ritten a new cha pter that will be recalled for decades , a n d may be poised on the th res hhold of a na tio na l cha m pio ns :h i p .

On Saturday, N o v . 22, t h e lutes struck swiftly a n d decisively to avenge their 0 Iy defeat of the season The Linfield Wildcats, who had succeeded PLU as the nation ' s t o p NAIA Division II tea m th ree weeks earlier with a on e - poi nt w i n , fell 35-20 t h i s t i m e i n the qua rter­ finals of the national playoffs. The g a m e was played in Taco m a ' s Lincoln Bowl .

As a result PLU is to host a semi-final game Dec 6 against undefeated Valley C ity State ( N . D . l .

T h e c h a mpionsh i p g a m e w i l l be played Dec. 1 3 .

H a lfback C h ri s utt, who later switched to defense d u ring the injury- plag ued afternoo n , put the lutes a head 7-0 with a seven-yard sweeo after a Scott Kessler inter-

ception in the g a m e's first m i n ute.

A Linfield fumble less than two m i n utes iater led to PlU's second score, a 1 5-ya rd pass from Eric Carlson to ha lfback Guy Ellison.

Ea rly i n the second period, after a goal line sta n d , the lutes m arch ­ ed 86 yards i n eight plays. Fres h ­ m a n q u a rterback Kevin Skogen, engi neeri ng the scoring d rive af­ ter Carlson re- i nju red a fi nger broken in the first Li nfield game, hit J eff Ro h r with a 23-yard tou c h ­ down pass.

O n ly three m i n utes later, after a n other Kessler Interception , it was Skogen to Rohr a g a i n for a 1 0ya rd score a n d a 28-0 ha lftim e lea d .

T h e Wildcats d i d n 't fold, scoring twice i n the third q u a rter. But Skogen iced the outcom e with a 62-ya rd scori n g bom b to Scott Westeri n g with 9 :43 left in the game to open a 3 5 - 1 4 lead. li n ­ field ' s fin a l score came at 8: 1 3 , and Kessler snuffed the final Wildcat threat with his th i rd i nterception at 1 :50.

Stil l , the g a m e was closer than the score, with PlU ahead in yardage only 323-271 . Like m ost of the last eig ht g a mes in the series, it was a classic between two big ­ time small college tea m s .

Eric Carlson prepares to fire a bomb early in the PLU-Linfield playoff contest.

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Footba ll fa ns fed for yea rs o n a diet of statistics a nd i nstant re­ plays have been perplexed this season by the PlU lutes a nd Northwest s m a l l -college footba ll generally. " Pacific lutheran is the n u m ber one-ra n ked NAtA Division II tea m i n t h e nation , " they tell themselves, a nd wait a nxiously for tales of ru n n i n g and passing heroics a n d All -America n exploits.

There a re stats, and there are heroes, but mostly the fa ns have been watching and reading a bout a tea m that "p lays the s a me opponent every week - o u rse­ lves . " 'There's n o 'I' i n tea m , " a n d "statistical preoccu pation i s for losers , " says lute Coach Frosty Westeri n g , who has never ex­ perienced a losing season s i nce moving to PlU n i ne yea rs ago Accord i ng to Westering , "Wi n ­ n i n g is a byproduct of goals ach ieved, not a goal in itself. " The lutes enjoyed their byp­ rod u ct at the top of the natlon a l ra nkings for seven weeks this season before toppling by one point at Linfield in a g a me that has to rank as a "classic . " It matched up the nation's No. 1 and No. 2 tea ms.

Then the lutes roa red past lewis a n d Clark a n d Willa mette to cling to N O . 5 and earn a rematch with the Wildcats from M c M i n nville i n t h e NAtA qua rterfina l playoffs a t Tacoma's Lincoln Bowl Nov. 22.

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Oregonian called the g a me "the biggest footba l l game in Oreg o n " that Saturday, N o v . 1 . Sti l l , h e nea rly forgot a bout stats and a play-by-play descripti o n .

I nstead , he wrote, "The ( Li nfield) win was s u rpassed o n ly by the special atmosphere that bubbles out of these Wildcat- lute con ­ frontations.

"The po m pous ceremony of a major college game has its place, but for the rich textu re of what footba l l is s u p posed to be all a bout th is country needs a pl ace li ke M axwell Field a n d a game l i ke this one.

"The term s mall college is i n a p ­ propriate w h e n P l U m eets lin­ field . The game is not fou r quar­ ters of blockIng a n d tackling . It's a celebration. " It's a g a m e pl ayed on rea l g rass, worn out with m u d patches show­ i n g throug h . It is a lso: - A giddy c rowd h u d d l e d u nder a wooden roof ta lking a b­ out players they know personally.

- A prega m e invocation that asks for a clean and fair football g a me a n d that players escape i nj ury.

- A nation a l a nthem snug loud Iy by people who feel genui nely good j ust to be there. " Perha ps most of all, a Li nfield ­ Pacific lutheran game is charac­ terized by a losi ng team that rushes onto the field all s miles and h ug s its conquerors, a s the lutes did saturday.

"Scott Westeri ng, the coach's son and a pro prospect as a wide receiver, was seen at midfield moments after the game consol­ i ng a tea ry-eyed you n g lute fa n . ' H ey, Timmy, what's wrong , bud­ dy? ' he a sked . 'Wa s n 't this a g reat g a me? This was fu n . Be ha ppy.

C heer u p . ' " . . . This g a me was refres h i n g , not so m u ch f o r the events o n the field, but for the attitude of the players and the crowd . It's n ice to know footbal l ca n still be played for fu n . " The lutes ma rched th rough a n 8 - 1 season without a statistica l torch bea rer of national repute.

There were a few i n cidental re­ cords broken, but the week-to­ week heroics came off in m usical cha i rs fashion. PlU ' s a bi l ity to control the line of scri mmage dictated the finish i n many of the g a mes.

After a 34-21 nudging of the Alu m n i , the lutes o u t - ru s h e d western 269 ya rds to nine and tri u m phed 30-0. PlU scored 42 u n a n swered points to down H u m ­ boldt State 45- 1 4. E ric Carlson spira led th ree TD passes to Scott Weste ring .

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screws to Central in a 24-3 contest .

Mike Westmll1er plowed for 1 1 4 yards in the 25*0 shutout of Southern Oregon. In a na i l-biter, Carlson threw for a school record 3 62 yards and four touchdow ns as the Lutes nipped stubborn Whit­ worth 39-38.

The Lutes extended their regu­ lar winning streak to 1 3 games ­ the longest in the NAIA - ' in downing Pacific 41 -20. Carlson threw fo r a PLU record 25 passes, but the Lutes couldn 't overcome a 20-0 halftime deficit, tumbling 201 9 to Unfield. Play,ing at Uncoln Bowl for the first time in 1 6 years, the Lutes got three TD carries from Guy Ellison in a 27 -0 win over Lewis & Clark. In a make-or-break contest, PlU took the measure of Willamette 42 -7 .

Lady Lute cage va rsity I ntact; prospects Brig ht -

Pacific Lutheran's Kathy Hem - . ion, who orchestrated a national playoff engagement for her wo­ men's basketball quintette last yea r, is so busy tapping out a tempo that she may chuck her coaching clipboard in favor of a metronome.

Hemion, in her sixth year at PLU, is hoping hat the ady Lutes can control and maintain game tem­ po, a facet of the game which sometimes eluded her offense last year.

The Lute coach welcomes back all the starters from a squad which fashioned a 1 6- 1 4 slate a n d scrambled t o the AIAW national playoffs PLU, NCWSA regional runnerup, will have but one senior, AIl-WClC forward Pat Shelton. The 5-10 Shelton averaged S.5 ppg last year.

A strong inside player, 5-9 sopho­ more forward Michele Bishop will help with the board work.

Cindy Betts, a 5 - 1 1 sophomore, wi" get the call at center. Betts, PLU's leading rebounder in 1 979SO blossomed in late season as a scorer and tallied 21 points in P LU's 57-48 national playoff loss to Notre Dame.

Kim Krumm, 5-S sophomore, who swings between forward and guard, was PLU's steals and assists leader last year and shot 45 per­ cent from the field. Sandy Krebs, 5-5 junior guard, an ALL-WCIC pick, paced the Lady Lutes with 9.3 ppg last year. Junior Jorie Lange, 5-6, lends tough defense to the guard position.

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Julie Ha gen, PL'U's national women '5 field hockey scoring leader, awa;ts action at far right. Kim Krumm, nat;onal runner-up in assists, kneels in background.

Lady Lute Field ockey Cha m ps Boast Nation 'S Scori ng Lea der

By Jim KlttliSby

Because of the scarcity of nests, the Pacific Northwest hock flock is an endange red s p e c i e s , y e t doomsday droppings didn't fowl up Pacific Lutheran's field hockey flight .

The Lady Lutes, propelled by n a t i o n al sco ri ng leader J ulie Haugen, soared to the Northwest Division "I championship and car­ ried a 1 2 -4-1 record, the school's best ever, with one invitational tourney remaining on the slate.

This happened during a fa" when collegiate coaches publicly bemoaned field hockey's real and rumored demise at rival institu­ tions in this area. These same coaches were taking a long look at the future of their own programs.

T remendously popular in the East, the sport in this sector suffers from a nesting problem.

There is only one high school in Washington, Shorecrest in Seattle, with a competitive interscholastic program, none in Oregon.

Field hockey also suffers from an identity problem in the North­ west. A veteran woman sports writer assigned to do a feature on Haugen for a regional publication admittedly had no knowledge of a team's position makeup, with cer­ tainly no feel for the nua nces of the game. For the record: a team puts eleven players on the field : forwards or attack players (PLU's

system calls for four), links (PLU has two) who play the entire field, back (PLU with three) whose prin­ cipal function is defense, a sweep­ er who shields the goalie, and the goal keeper.

PLU's second-year coach, Col­ leen Hacker, a field hockey stand­ out as a Lock Haven State (Pa.) u nde rgraduate, who endeared herself to her athletes if not to mathematicians, preached team concept and said "our defense really jelled, with the whole grea­ ter than the sum of its parts."

Notwithstanding the incongruity, PLU held opponents to 1 .1 goal oper game, the eighth best defen­ sive mark in the country.

H acker's "total contribution" season summation was evident on offense as well, with Shannon Robinson and Jean Manriquez tap­ ping in the go-ahead goals in games one and three of the regional tournament. It was the lone goal of the season for both women .

The dominant figures o n the team were Haugen a n d Kim Krumm. The two sophomores were Women's Conference of In­ dependent Colleges all-stars in 1 979, stepping up to regional a"­ star status this year.

At the three-quarter juncture of the season, Haugen reigned as national scoring leader, based on statistics compiled by Field Hockey News. An attack player, leaning towa rds a major in either business administration or math, Haugen

slapped in 20 goals. She reached her zenith in the Oregon College of Education tournament, tallying eight of PLU's nine goals i three games. Julie pulled the three-goal hat trick three times du ring the season .

A graduate o f hockey-happy Shorecrest High School, Haugen was to offense what Krumm was to her go-between phase of the game. A product of Tacoma's Clover Park High School, Krumm played the whole field with end­ less energy. The math major was also a national statistical entry, ranking second late-season in as­ sists with 1 2 . " C o- c a p t a i n s H a u g e n a n d Krumm are so close in ability and give us outstanding leadership on a n d off the field, " declared Hacker.

"Julie's strengths are her game sense, stickwork and speed. Her off-the-ba" movement is out­ standing, while her stickwork has improved tremendously. She has that rare ability to execute a" the skills at top speed." " Kim is the best link we've seen this year. She has boundless ener­ gy and leads both the attack and defense. Krumm has the knack of knowing what's going on and is to this sport what a point guard or quarterback is to basketball and football. " In light of their accomplish­ ment. it'S u nderstandable that Hacker would go crackers over the play of her whackers.

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John Greenqufst (30) in action last year against Pacific Boxers.

Lute Hoop ortu nes �ookl ng 'Up'; Lashua May JOI Scori ng Elite If physical characteristics a re an indication , the 1 6 business ad­ m i nistration majors turning out for basketball at PLU may have aspirations towards ca reers in BIG busi ness .

The Lutes, seeking a fourth consecutive Northwest Confer­ ence title, a re big . There are no ri m - reachers, but Ed Anderson

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can look up to eight cagers in the 6-6 to 6-8 range, with equally good talent a shade sh rter.

PLU's parade to the post starts with senior Dave Lashua, 6-7. The NAtA h o n o ra b l e m e ntion A I I ­ American has been a starter since his freshman year. The twelfth player in PLU h istory to reach 1 000 career points (1 034), Lashua could move i nto the elite six of all-time Lute scorers.

Lashua, at home at either for­ ward or center, will be joined u p front b y another all-conference selection, 6-7 John G reenquist. A senior, G reenquist has excellent speed and was a 5 3 . 8 percent ma rksman from the floor last yea r.

Paul Boots, 6-8 sophomore, is a promising transfer from Mesa Col­ lege (CO). Anderson is high on 6-5 freshman Bob Thompson, an all­ stater, from Milwaukie, Oregon, LaSalle H i g h School. Another frosh phenom is 6-1 Mark Falk, twice and all-stater at Reardan.

Qualifies For Nationals

WO M E N 'S CROSS COU NTRY Second at both the WCIC and AIAW Division III regional meets, PLU for the first time qualified an enti re tea m for nationals. The timing for PLU's ascent into big -time racing was perfect, with the national meet site the Tyee Golf Course i n Burien , a Seattle suburb. Fresh ­ man Kristy Purdy, PLU's weekly pace-setter, Debbie Tri, and Dian­ ne Johnson , who finished two, three. and seven respectively at the WCIC test. were na med to the conference all-star tea m .

M EN'S CROSS COU NTRY - Lute h a rriers p la ced fourth at the Northwest Conference chase, slip­ ping two notches from 1 979, but equaled thei r previous NAIA Dist. 1 showing, again with a fourth at the Northwest Conference chase, slip­ ping two notches from 1 979, but equaled their previous NAIA Dist. 1 showing, ag ain with a fourth .

Freshman Zane Prewitt, Lute lead­ er throughout the campaig n, was sixth at conference. Prewitt (1 5th), Mike Carlson (1 7th), and Rusty Crim (21 st) paced the Paclute pack at district.

SOCCER - Defending NWC co­ c h a m pi o n PLU was unable to capitalize on numerous scoring o p portu n ities against Lewis & Clark, falling to the Pioneers 1 -0 in what proved to be the league title game. Arno Zoske's Lute boots had a healthy 7 -4-0 overall ledger with one match remai n i n g . Ma­ jeed Shakour and Hani Iddrisi had nine and eight goals respectively.

John Larsen anchored the PLU defense.

VOLLEYBALL - Pat Shelton's spikes. Jorie Lange's sets, and Luan n Maca n's passes were well executed, but the Lady Lutes had

Lute Swim mers Seek Return TO LOOP Dominance Innovative Lute swim coach J i m J o h n son m a y try sti rri ng h i s natatoriu m water this year i n a n attempt to convert a tidal pool into a Lute title pool .

P U, which hosts the NWC and WCIC cham pionsh i ps in February, placed second i n men's action, third i n women's competition last yea r.

There is reason for opti mism in 1 980-81 , since Johnson's distaff squad has tripled i n size, with recruits making up the medley relay u nit. The men's freshmen contingent is equally strong .

The lead mermaid is Kristi Bosch .

T h e H a v re, Mont., sophomore won five g old medals at the WCIC splashdown and represented PLU

at AIAW nationals. Her conference solo wins came in the free, 1 00 free. and 1 00 1 M .

Ju nior Debbie H unt, PLU team captain, joined Bosch as a WCIC all­ star last year. Sophomores Ch ristl M ixson and Ma rty Upton are the other key returnees.

Sophomore Drew Marti n, a mUl­ ti ple winner at the NWC meet. heads the list of monogram men .

Martin had solo wins in the 500 freestyle and 1 650, then swam a leg on the Lutes' cha mpionsh ip 800 free relay unit. J u nior Alex Evans, 200 free gold medal win­ ner, seniors Drew Nelson and Rick Mattson, plus sophomores Steve Lucky and Alan Stitt are veterans.

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trouble getting variety into the offensive game, tailing to 3 -1 7 i n late season WATER POLO - PLU's torpedo t r o o p s d i p p e d a n d b o b bed through a 2 -6 regu lar season, the Northwest Collegiate tourney to follow. A h ig hlight was the 1 1 - 8 win over University of Washing­ ton, spearheaded by senior D rew Nelson, who had five goals.

SKI I N G - Dan Dole, a 1 978 PLU g raduate, who has skied exten ­ sively in Europe, serving last year as coach at the U n iversity of Strasbourg, Fra nce, will direct the fortunes of the Lute slat squad.

G iovannin i Leads strong ute Cadre Into Mat Wa rs When Pacific Lutheran wrestling coach Dan Hensley maps his com­ bat plan for a ny given meet. he may want to i nspire his troops by reCiting ta les of G .1 . Joe. Paul Giova n ni n i , pro n o u nced Joe-va n n i ni, is a senior 1 34-poun­ der with a gilded record i n the wrestling wars. Decorated as NWC champion the past two seasons after a ru nnerup fin ish as a fresh­ man, Giova n n i ni goes i nto his fi nal cam paign with a 67-8-1 slate.

Giova n n i ni was 2 1 - 3 -0 last year, winning fou r of six matches a NAIA nationals to place seventh .

He is the central fig u re on a squad which Hensley calls h is most ta­ I lented in four years.

Nearly two-deep i n every weightl bracket, PLU has strong returning talent at 1 67 and heavyweight.

Sophomore Dale Thomas is de­ fending district cham pion in the former, senior Dan McCracken conference and district winner i n the latter.

Hensley and his aSSistant. Dave D a h l . a re counting on strong showi 9S from freshmen Kelly Anderson ( 1 42) and Jeff Rohr � (1 90) , Anderson was �hi rd in the Oregon State AAA meet, While Roh r was a two-ti me state champ­ ion while representing Tacoma's Washi ngton High School .

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