

Homecoming 1982 promises to be a weekend full of activities, pageantry and fun!
The Homecoming Committee has been bitten by the bug, and is planning a wider scope of activities than ever beforedisplaying them under the theme, "The Wonderful World of TECHnicolor."
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Although it may seem early to some to be working hard on an event that occurs Sept. 24-25 this year, time flies when there are a lot of things to do. For instance, Homecoming will be concluded with a NIGHT football game. Beginning at 7:30 p.m. against Baylor, the Red Raiders hope to not only capture their first SWC win of the '82 season, but allow fans and friends the entire day Saturday to enjoy other Homecoming activities. But specifically, we hope that changing to an earlier fall date will provide better weather for the Homecoming weekend.
At a mid-April meeting of campus and city representatives, ideas were presented for Homecoming activities that have since been put into action. For instance, in the University Center (SUB to some), continuous ·musical presentations will go on throughout Friday and Saturday. In conjunction with these, the art department and UC planning committee are scheduling demonstrations and displays for the halls and court yard areas. Registration of exes and friends will be held in the UC all weekend.
If one decides to leave the UC and stroll outside, we hope to promise a campus full of decorated dorms, administrative and class buildings. And what can't be seen in a leisurely walk can be taken in on one of several bus tours of the campus available during the weekend.
Friday evening, members of the Ex-Students Association Century Club will be invited to a formal dinner in the UC Ballroom, complete with entertainment. The reception will begin at 6:30p.m. the court yard, with dinner following at 7 p.m.
Simultaneously, the Tech Orchestra will present a concert in the University Center, and elsewhere on campus will be the annual bonfire and pep rally. Highlight will be the announcement of the 1982 Homecoming Queen.
At 9 p.m., in the Coliseum, the Homecoming Dance will begin, featuring the absolute best country I western dance music around-The Maines Brothers. (You may remember them from two years ago when we held a super Homecoming Dance at the KoKo.) It is country I western music at its BEST! Tickets will be sold at the door, so don't worry about reservations.
Meanwhile back at the UC, the midnight movie that has been scheduled is Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and Rodney Dangerfield in "Caddyshack."
Saturday begins with a new activity this year-a 10 kilometer run to benefit academic scholarships. The route will coincide with the parade, so when the race ends it will be televised on Channel 28 as the parade begins. The run is set for 9 a.m., concluding at 10 a.m. at the parade's judging stand on Broadway Avenue. The parade will proceed down Broadway and end at the campus.
Open houses will also he held at the Rec Center, Museum and Ranching Heritage Center throughout the day. Special events are being scheduled at the University Center, such as musical presentations, plant sales, films, theatrical excerpts, and art displays and sales.
Reunions for the classes of '57 and '62 will be held, with several activities planned for these spec ial people. A get together coffee will begin their day, with campus tours, intra· ductions during the barbecue supper prior to the football game, and a cocktail party afterward.
For those visitors athletically inclined, there will be events scheduled throughout the weekend at the New Student Recreation Center. Members of Tech basketball and baseball teams of the past are being invited to take part in alumni games in their respective sport Saturday afternoon All these activities are open to the Homecoming public.
Got some shopping to do? Campus area merchants will be participating in Homecoming in their own ways, passing out free popcorn, free champagne and offering special Red Raider sales.
Strolling through campus, don't miss the campus bazaar· I concert in the park on Memorial Circle. There could be anything from kite flying and frisbee-throwing exhibitions to food and game booths. There may even be a mini chili cook· off! Plus, area musical groups will be performing jazz, coun· try I western, rock and bluegrass music.
"Beat Baylor" buttons will be on sale, as well as souvenir photographs with campus mascots, Raider Red and the Masked Rider.
At 5 p.m., the annual barbecue, fried chicken and fish "luncheon" will be a "supper" this year, still in the Coliseum for all Red Raider fans. Complete with all the side dishes, dessert and drinks, the meal will offer an opportunity to visit with friends, faculty and students, and be entertained with music, hear the cheerleaders and still have time to walk across the parking lot to Jones Stadium at 7 p.m. for pre· game activities.
The Homecoming football game against Baylor will begin at 7:30, followed by fraternity parties at their respective lodges. Lubbock restaurants have marked their calendars and
adjusted their closing hours to accommodate the large n a eparture from the past, deans and department Homecoming crowds. heads have been asked to schedule their coffees and open
Plan now to be a part of Homecoming 'S2 Further word for parade ends, at 11 a m. Recep- regarding reservations, ticket prices and times of various tlons that have COincided WJth the parade in previous years activities will be mailed out or listed in the August issue of the never been as fully attended as we think they would be Texas Techsan. But to assure getting good seats for the 1f held after the parade's conclusion. Athletic Department now for tickets.
Vol. 35 No.3
Association News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Word Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Endowed Scholarship Donors 6 The Old Red Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
New Century Club Members 8
Texas Tech In Retrospect ....................... 9 About Town 0 0 10 Jug Little's- THE Place to go on Fridays in Lubbock 0 0 13 Texas Tech Trivia ............................. 0 16 1882-1982: One Hundred Years of Forgotten History 0 18 Video ManiaExpensive is the Name of the Game . . . . . . . . . 20 Video Game Players Akin to Athletes 21 Tech Today 0 24 Inquiry: How Successful is Tech's Career Planning and Placement Service? 29 Sports 0 0 30 Annual Spring Game Takes New Twist 30 Texas Tech's Women's Athletes: All-American Showcase 0 33 Sports Shorts 34 Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Obituaries 0 0 4 7 Ed itor's Notebook 0 48
ABOUT THE COVERNe ither rain, nor sleet nor dark of night keep loyal Jug Little's patrons away on Fridays. Photo by Darrel Thomas.
PRESIDENT Larry Byrd '57, Dallas
PRESIDENT-ELECT Scott Hickman '57, MidJand
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT J. L. Gulley Jr. '49, Tyler
ATHLETIC COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE
Dr. Kenneth Talkington '61, Arlington
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Bill Dean '61
Dr. Clark Bondurant '47 Wichita Falls
Bill Boyd '62, Houston '
Magdalen Carpenter '36, Lubbock
Dr. David Carr '71, Austin
Shirley Cary '58, Little Rock
Bob Dyer, '60, Houston
Gayle Earls '58, Odessa
Robert Gantt '68, Dallas
W. W. Nicklaus '28, Amarillo
B_ert Pope '62, Temple
Rtck Price '70, Arlington
John Sims '66, Lubbock
Bill Adair '50, Houston
Anna Belie Collier '29, Dallas
Don Guest '69, Paris
David Hassler '73, El Paso
Tommie Hatch '51, Lubbock
Pete Laney '65, Hale Center
Karolyn Lively '64, Austin
Clark Pfluger '66, San Angelo
Keith Williams '75, San Antonio
PUB USHER Bill Dean '61
EDITOR
Marsha Gustafson '76 ASSISTANT EDITOR Judy Pearce 78 ARTIST
Rick Sales '79 PHOTOGRAPHER
Darrel Thomas '70
ADVERTISING DIRECTOR June Gould '80
Printed by Texas Tech Press
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Chapter activity has been at full speed this spring and summer as the number of local groups approaches 70 nationwide. We have already completed our East Coast swing and re·instituted the New York/Connecticut chapter in the process. The West Coast is scheduled for late June.
Many of our chapters have listened to programs by such Tech dignitaries as president Dr. Larry Cavazos; Dr. John Bradford, vice president for Develop· ment; football coach Jerry Moore; and basketball coach Gerald Myers. A slide show narrated by Dr. Cavazos has also made the rounds this year and has been very well received.
Trips to Seattle and to Hawaii are planned for this fall and winter as Tech fans follow the Red Raiders while they do battle in football (University of Washington on Oct. 23) and in basketball (Rainbow Tournament over Christmas holidays).
We still have several chapter meetings scheduled for the remainder of the travel season. Those set at press time include:
June 24
By Jim DouglassSan Francisco, Calif.
San Diego, Calif. June 26
June 25
Los Angeles, Calif. June 29 Kansas City, Mo.
St. Louis M · J July 8
June 30
Salt Lake City, U ti · July 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado Springs, July 10 Denver, Col:! July 10 Lakes chapter (Breckenridge, Texas, July 17 Lubbock, July 17 July 19
San Angelo, Texc July 20 San Antonio, T July 21
Houston, July 23 Rio Grande Valley, TejJ July 24 Arlington, Tex: July 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F art Worth, Tei:: July 26 Beaumont·Port Arthur·Orange, July 27 Corpus Christi, Texi July 29 Denton, T July 30 ........................ . ..... Dallas, Te1c July 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Odessa, T August 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waco, T August 6
Wichita Fails, August 13
August 7
Bryan/College Station, August 27
Pans, Tet Make plans now to attend the chapter est you.
Wick ALEXANDER (1978)
Don ANDERSON (1966)
Pete BAKER (1975)
E. M. BARNETT (1928) W. K. BARNETT (1977)
Ralph BLODGETT (1955)
Art BUSCH (1980)
Larry BYRD (1982)
Frank CALHOUN (1965)
E. W. CAMP (1927)
Hurley CARPENTER (1948)
M. Warlick CARR (1958-9)
R. G. CARTER (1947)
T. Glen CARY (1976)
David CASEY (1969 70)
J. C. CHAMBERS (1962)
Tom CRADDICK (1979)
Lloyd CROSLIN (1941) C. H. CUMMINGS (1967)
Manuel DEBUSK (1974)
All 51 Presidents of the Association are listed somewhere in the jumble of letters below.
They are listed by last names. The names may be forwards or backwards and vertical, horizontal or diagonal.
Etheridge EAGAN (1930) C. Donnell ECHOLS (1971)
Fred FAIRLEY (1938)
J. Clint FORMBY (1961) Marshall FORMBY (1939) Royal FURGESON (1942-5) E. Earl FUSON (1963) Jason GORDON (1937) Guion GREGG (1968) J. L. GULLEY, Jr. (1981) J. Culver HILL (1956)
Jack R. HINCHEY (1960)
J. W. JACKSON (193 1) Raymond JOHNS ( 1940)
Olaf LODAL (1951)
Jack MADDOX (1953)
E. A. MCCULLOUGH (1949) D. M. MCELROY (1952)
Mart PEDERSON (1934) C. W. RATLIFF (1929)
Floyd READ (1964) T. C. ROOT, Jr. (1972) Dub RUSHING (1950) J. Doyle SETTLE (1935) Hart SHOEMAKER (1954)
Wilmer SMITH (1973)
John E. SPEER (1933)
Curtis STERLING (1957) W. E. STREET (1932)
Elmer TARBOX (1946) Holmes WEBB (1936)
C A R P E N T E R A S G N I MMU C H I N C H E Y A R 0 S R F Q B H C C A S E Y P F U R G E S 0 N 0 R U E A S 0 D 0 H C M E N S L 0 H C E C B 0 S 0 R T S U K L R J A C K S 0 N C R E K J E L T T E S L E H F E A MMG D S P U G MJ 0 G N I H F I U R E R I H T R B E D I U E L B R I E 0 C A R Y J B E C F N L Z E Y
The Old Red Club is composed of a very special group of people-individuals with an interest in the future of Texas Tech University.
Members in this group have secured or given $500 in new or additional contributions in money or kind to the Loyalty Fund. A current donor may increase his or her gift to $500 or combine that gift with additional new contributions from others to total at least $500.
To show our appreciation for these generous gifts, a special wall in the Ex-Students Building displays the portraits of our Old Red Club members.
Add your name to this growing list, and help us help Texas Tech!
(Contributions to the Loyalty Fund are tax deductible, of course.)
Our newest members are:
Dr. George W. Burnett '37 Augusta, Georgia
Mr. Larry R. Byrd '57 Dallas, Texas
Dr. & Mrs. J. Michael Cornell '65 Rebecca Madole '66 San Angelo, Texas
Mr. & Mrs. Dana Juett '69 Gwynne Hopkins '69 Dallas, Texas
Mr. Johnny L. Little '64 The Netherlands
Mr. Joe M. Morris '49 Dallas, Texas
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen L. Stallings '74 Kathy Perrin '72 Stanton, Texas
Mr. Dennis N. Watkins '64 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The following persons' names were shown as Loyalty Fund rather than Century Club in our April listing of contributors: Mr. & Mrs. William (Bill) Tinney, Mr. & Mrs. William Weir, and Mr. & Mrs. James H. Murdaugh Jr. Mr. M. Dallas Powell was inadvertently left off the Loyalty Fund list, and Mr. Joe B. Abston should have appeared in the Century Club list.
The Century Club is a division of the Texas Tech Loyalty Fund set aside for $100 and above contributors Membership in this group entitles the individual to privileges reserved for our special donors, such as the Centu ry Club dinner and program at Homecoming each year. Membership may be obtained in one single contribution , or over a period of months. Join today and help insure the continued excellence of Texas Tech University.
Amarillo
Mr. James M. Bowen
Mr. Irl E. Brown
Mr. David V. Eck
Mr. Michael 0. Harris
Mr & Mrs. Bobby D. Laughry Austin
Mr. Zane E. Jones Carrollton
Miss Sherry J. McAllister Colorado City
Mr. John T. Merritt Dallas
Mr. & Mrs. Henry B. Dirks III
Mr. Stephen W Locke
Mr. & Mrs RiChard W. Slaven El Paso
Mr Tommy J. Razlonik Fredericksburg
Mr Jonny Ohlenburg Hale Center
Mr & Mrs. Mark W. Laney Henrietta
Mr. George W. Scaling II Hewitt
Mr. Jimmy D. Mallory Houston
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph B. Cantrell
Mr. Robert G. Hix
Mr. J Carlton Jones
Mr. William M. Pearce III Katy
Mr J. Tom Gamble Lubbock
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Burrus
Mr. 0. L Byrd
Mr. J. Ray Dickey
Dr. Elizabeth G. Haley
Mr. C Jerry Hubbard Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Steve M. Hurt Mrs. Wynelle A. Kilcrease
Dr. & Mrs. Michael F. Owen Mrs. Jacqueline U. Specter Mr. T. Scott Wallace
Midland
Mr. William Henry Banks Miss Denise K. Beckham Mr. Lynn F. Cowden Mrs . Sherry P. Kim brow
Mr. Randall K. Moore Mr. Johnny W Mulloy
Mr. & Mrs. F. Ed Welling Mr. R. Rex Westerman
Richardson
Mr & Mrs. T. Richard Allen
San Antonio
Mr . & Mrs. Roland R. Nabors
Spring
Mr. Phil W. Suitt
Tyler
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Bosworth Waco
Mr. & Mrs. Steven H. McFerran
Alabama, Mobile
Mr. & Mrs. Ivan N. Hickox Ar izona, Mesa
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Murphy California, Hawthorne
Mr Ross W. Dowdy California, Oakland
Lt. John L. Haller Illinois, Jerseyville
Mr. & Mrs. Roy W Gustafson Louisiana, Lafayette
Mr. Charles B Graves III Maryland, Silver Spring
Dr. & Mrs. R. L. Ridgway
New Mexico, Albuquerque
Mr. Joseph A. Cooper New Mexico, Hobbs
Ms. Judy L . Landusky
Mr. Robert H. Whittemore Oklahoma, Stillwater
Miss Mary Elizabeth Leidigh Oklahoma, Tulsa
Mr. Larry Darden Virginia, Vienna
Lt. Col. Sam M Gipson Jr.
I THE TEXAS TECHSAN/JUNE-JULY Dr Norman Jasper, Century Club memberA campus landmark easily recalled by all Texas Tech alumni since 1950 is the statue of humorist Will Rogers sitting astride his horse, Soapsuds. The statue is located at the entrance to Memorial Circle.
This memorial, on Feb. 16, 1950, was a gift of the Amon G. Carter Foundation of Fort Worth, Texas. Carter, newspaper publisher and oilman, was a long-time friend of Rogers.
Although it may seem strange to have a statue of Rogers at the University, Carter, who worked hard for the establishment of Texas Tech and served as the first chairman of the college's board of directors, believed that it was appropriate. "This statue will fit into traditions and scenery of our great western country," he said. "Will Rogers felt at home in the Lubbock section. He punched cattle not far from this site. His statue is a befitting monument to your students and faculty."
To be sure, Rogers was not an urban cowboy. He loved to visit ranches on the Texas plains, especially during branding times. One of his favorite ranches was the Mashed 0 spread owned by Ewing Halsell, which was located to the west of Lubbock. In fact, Rogers last visited the Mashed 0 in 1935, shortly before his fatal flight to Alaska.
Carter commissioned Electra Waggoner Biggs of the Waggoner ranching family to sculpt the statue. It stands 9' 11" tall and weighs 3,200 pounds; its estimated cost was $25,000. The Texas Tech statue is one of three cast at Carter's request; the other two are located at the Will Rogers complex in Fort Worth arid at the Will Rogers memorial in Claremore, Okla. The inscription at the base reads: "Lovable Old Will Rogers on his favorite horse, 'Soapsuds,' riding into the Western sunset."
Considerable folklore abounds about statue. According to one story, the plan to place it with Rogers "riding into the Western sunset" went awry as it causedthe horse's rear to be pointed toward downtown. Supposedly, because of the indignation raised by the townspeople, Soapsuds was turned 23 degrees to the east, reportedly aiming its posterior in the direction of Texas A&M.
Another legend, and perhaps the most popular, is the story that, if a virgin graduates from Texas Tech, Rogers will dismount from Soapsuds. When a visiting alumnus remarks, "I see that Will is still on his horse," most students readily understand the implication.
Out at the Lubbock Speedway in April, Lubbock observed its first ever "West Texas Sandstorm & Tumbleweed Chili Cook off."
Events besides the cookoff included tobacco spitting, jalapeno eating, washer pitching, mud racing and a tug of war. Music was provided by two bands and the whole afternoon's receipts were turned over to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
If you've never been to a cookoff, it can best be explained by A-J Entertainment Editor and Tech Ex Bill Kerns '75:
"The first year I came back to Lubbock to work for the A-J, I was asked by a University organization to be one of the judges at its chili cookoff. My first reaction was that they liked me, but that opinion changed as the day wore on. Folks, I'm telling you, you have not seen or tasted strange chili until you attend one of these events. Hot? You don't know the meaning of the word. By the second bite, my taste buds had suffered first degree burns!"
Rules for the cookoff are: Chili has to be cooked from scratch; you have to start with raw meat, and you can't use any commercial chili mixes. It has to be sani· tary and it has to be cooked in the open.
In probably no other city is there the connection between a rock/ country music concert and a tornado. But in Lubbock, one commemorates the other.
Each year since 1980, the city's own Joe Ely has put together a Goncert in the park called "The Tornado Jam."
The name is based on the storm that ripped through campus and parts of Lubbock on May
11, 1970, changing the face of the city.
Growing from local and regional entertainment of the highest calibre in the first couple of years, the 1982 Jam included top acts like Linda Ronstadt, Leon Russell, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Gary Morris, the original Crickets (who sang with Buddy Holly) in addition to the Maines Brothers.
Reminiscent of outdoor concerts of the 60s, when people sat on blankets, grass or hillsides as far as the eye could see, the Tornado Jam, still attracts crowds in the 20,000 to 35,000 range in Buddy Holly Park.
On the changing scene, typical of any college town, we thought we'd give you a little update: Cathy's, Lazario's, the Arnett Benson, Village and Lindsey Theatres have gone out of business . Broadway Drug, as it used to be known, with a soda fountain and grill, moved across the street into new quarters without the fountain; and a record, book and video business took over the old building.
La Crepe Suzette began on 8th & University but has moved to larger and more elegant surroundings at 2420 Broadway. The Hi-D-Ho has been razed and replaced by Dunkin' Donuts and Der Wienerschnitzel. Likewise, Mr. C's Subs is now on the corner of University and 6th St. in the Samba's Restaurant building. But foreign food fans are keeping the Hong Lou and Great Wall restaurants going strong and in the same locations. Like. Wise, you can still find a crowd at Fat Dawg's any day, any night, any time. And Dr. Redlove's ice cream shop is now J. Patrick O'Malley's.
Uncle Nasty's has gone on to other endeavors now, but another club with less ap'peel' has moved in.
Copper Caboose is becoming known as "the" place for video games and pool. And Buffalo Beano's on University is still alive and fighting for the counter culture!
The Lubbock Arts Festival, for the fourth straight year, has achieved its purpose of offering a unique opportunity for both artists and individuals from all walks of life to explore and enjoy the arts and humanities.
Held annually in the Lubbock Civic Center, the Festival began in 1979. The turnout of artists and visitors was greater than even the most optimistic planners
According to one of the city's newest businessmen, there is one thing you take with you to your final reward-and that same thing can't be taken away by the government. Give up?
It's his business. Tat toos.
Ron Shearer says tattoos used to be asso ciated almost entirely with sailing men, but anyone might be sporting one today. He has created tat toos for lawyers, salesmen, police officers, motorcycle riders, stu dents and even grandpar ents.
had predicted, and atten tion and recognition for th e city came from acros s the s tate and nation.
The "Celebration of th e Arts" is h e ld each sprin g and includes exhibits and demonstrations by painters, photographers, sculptors and craftsmen; musicians, dancers and actors performing in every tradition from classical to con temporary and native folk; and foods to sample from all over the world.
The city-wide project, held this year from April 16-18, is always free to the public.
The proprietor of Ron's Tattoo Parlor, he says the average tattoo takes 15 to 60 minutes to do and costs about $30. A fasci nation with tattoos, com bined with his natural artistic ability drew the Ohio native into the tattoo business.
At the age of 18, Ron was taught the trade by an older artist who was about to retire, and since
that time, he has tattoed his way around the coun try.
One of the newer f trends in his business is I the popularity of tattoos · with women. They com prise about one third of his clientele and usually request tiny butterflies, flowers or hearts, he said.
S in ger David Otwell wh o' IS featured r egularly with hi s tw in brother, Roge r , on the " Lawrence Welk S h ow ," will be d oi ng le ss pickin' an d mo re grinnin' fo r th e n ex t c o upl e o f mo nths He is r e c ove ring from hand surgery per formed April 27 at Lubbock General Hospital.
David's hand problems started in February, when a mishap with a weight machine in a Houston hotel sent 75 pounds of metal hurtling down on the middle finger of his right hand. The finger was broken and tendons around it severely damaged.
David's surgeon, Dr. Royce Lewis, worked on the finger for an hour and said the chances for the young man to play the bass guitar again are excellent.
The 25-year-old twins, natives of Tulia, are fiveyear veterans of the now discontinued Welk show.
Just when you thought you couldn't afford your own home, Gatewood offers students, young marrieds and small families the benefits of home ownership at an affordable price.
The price for our most expensive,. two bedroon:t, one and a half bath condominiums is only $34,500. We have three smaller floor plans at a lower price: one bedroom efficiencies, one bedroom with one bath and two bedrooms with one bath.
All Gatewood condominiums offer central heat and refrigerated air, dishwashers, disposals, smoke detectors, cooktops and ovens, landscaping and private parking.
Yard work and exterior upkeep of your home are handled for you. Devote your energy to studying, being with the family or recreation.
Gatewood Condominiums are located at 45th and Elgin, right in the center of town. Shopping areas within walking distance. Schools, churches and Citibus routes are within a few blocks. Tech is only 4 minutes away, South Plains Mall is 7 minutes, L.C.C. is 10 and Reese is only 17 minutes away.
If you can pay 15% down, your interest rate is 12%. 10% down will give you an interest rate of 12 112%. Monthly payments will probably be about what you now pay for rent but you get the tax breaks, not your landlord.
You can do whatever you want with the inside of your Gatewood Condominium. All are tastefully decorated, but it's fine to change things. Choose a new paint color, hang a bookcase, install your gym equipment, build in your stereo. It's your home.
Call for an appointment to see Gatewood for yourself. Don't put it off. At these prices, Gatewood won't be on the market very long.
Throughout the rare West Texas downpour, people continued streaming into Jug Little's. Outside, the wind blew and the rain pelted the ground. · But inside, the aroma of hickory smoke and barbecue mingled warmly with familiar songs played by a country/western band. Dampened spirits were nowhere visible. this was just one day. On any given Fnday year round-people fill the 5,000 square feet of Jug Little's Barbecue res taurant to capacity, eating, tapping their feet, clapping their hands, singing along with the music, greeting friends and just soaking up the atmosphere.
People start arriving at 10:30 a.m. on Fridays to assure themselves of a good seat before the crowds thicken around 11. But don't mind a wait in line to get thetr food, because there is enough going on at to keep everyone entertained. We try to make things interesting," said
Jug (alias Alton Ray Little '66). "Besides the band and all the antiques to look at, people usually run into someone they haven't seen for awhile or find a new friend to talk to.
"When we decided to go with a buffet line, some people felt like it would be too much like a cafeteria. But foolin' with waiters or waitresses, we could never get this many people fed."
By "this many," Jug means the 1,000 to 1,500 people who crowd in on the average Friday between 10:30 and 2:30, "or till we run them off," he said, laughing.
"We get a broad range of customers married people, single people, businessmen and women, farmers, Tech students, professional people and whole families, young and old. It's just what we wanted."
And Jug's people come in wearing threepiece suits, jogging outfits, tennis shoes, boots, work or field clothes and cowboy attire.
The antiques and curiosities at the barnlike restaurant are a major aspect of its appeal. All designed with the patron in mind a wall behind the band even displays'
The line forms to the rear-and to the left, right and all around at Jug Little's. Jug, himself, with a small portion of the barbecue that made him famous.A beer can-eating stuffed boar peeks out from a wooden Indian and antiques to guard Jug's front door.
hundreds of business cards of those who have waited in line at Jug's.
Among the many antiques are an old upright chest with glass doors which holds a collection of dolls. It is just to the left of a wild boar and an antique wheel chair.
Painted, life-size Indians sit resting near the counter, while a real buggy and lifelike horse stand nearby. Fighting cocks are mounted high on a wall, and in the back of Jug's, appropriately enough, is a stuffed rear quarter of a deer.
Farm implements from early eras are represented, as well as numerous "taxidermied" animals, including a snake, a buffalo, beaver and many others.
Late in the afternoons when the crowds start thinning out, the bartender- "a gray black gentleman" named Hamp "just ' Hamp," he'll tell you-will breather and sit a spell in the old barber chair that's positioned near the bar.
Occasionally, he is joined for a few minutes by one of Jug's helpers, Hubert who has been known to break out tn a spontaneous jig when the band plays "Memphis."
Starnes is not the only one affected by the music. One day as a band member out over the crowd at Jug's, he nottced a young lady sitting at her table playing a pair of spoons.
Another "musician" who plays along witn the band from his seat is juice harpist Ken Jensen. Ken looked up from the twopronged instrument he was humming through just long enough to grin and "Think I'll get a solo gig out of this?"
Occasionally couples will take off on a fast two step or Cotton-Eyed Joe, but there's just not much spare room for dane ing at Jug's, unless ones joins Hubert Starnes in a jig!
Aside from the regular restaurant busi· ness, Jug and h is wife, the former Linda l!ensley '65 , also do catering for private ttes, rent out the main building and the party building next door, plus they own ana operate Jug Little's Cotton Club in anot her part of town.
Their menu features three meats-beef pork ribs and German sausage-and potato salad, cole rolls and all the trimmings . Soft drinks , tea, coffee and a M line of bar drinks and beer are also availa· ble.
On the average Friday, customers con· sume anywhere from 650 to 800 pounds o! meat. Two pits are used, one in the main restaurant, and a larger one next door in the old building on heavier days or for big parties, Jug said.
"It cooks 2,000 pounds of meat. We use all wood, too , no gas. In fact, we get here every day between 4 and 5 a.m . just to sta r the fires. "
The original Jug Little's was in front oftn old building next door, he pointed out. It had been one of the first clubs in Lubbock When it was bulldozed , Jug and company kept the dance floor, covered it with carpel
Ken Jensen, a regular customer at Jug's, sits at his table and plays along with the band on his juice harp.
"She. was really good," said Joey Bird of Armadtllo Flats, the band. "So we said sit there. Come on up here 'and JOin us. She did, and every now and then we see Sandra in the restaurant, we tnvtte her to play a couple of songs with us.,
Steve Ellis looks like he might have just ridden into town, waiting in line for his food near one of the many antiques at Jug Little's.and put it in party house. Five of Jug Little's 13 years on East Broadway have been in the new building.
Jug came to Lubbock to attend Tech on afootball scholarship after graduating from Stephenville High School in 1964. He played with the Raiders for a year and a half, then tore up his knees and had to quit.
"I got a job at Underwood's Cafeteria and went to school part time after that," he said. Two or three years with jobs in Amarillo and Colorado, later brought Jug back to Lubbock to purchase the Hilltop Barbecue.
"There was another Hilltop in town, on 50th and Q, in fact it's still there," he said. "People were always getting the two confused, so when I bought the one on Broadway, I changed the name to Jug Little's. It had been established in 1948, and I took it over in January 1968, increasing the hours, expanding the seating capacity and adding the catering service."
Ranking what he feels are the reasons for the current restaurant's success, Jug says it is first, the quality and taste of the food 'then the fact that it is probably the only restaurant in town that offers live countryI western music during the lunch hour. Third is the unique decor.
Jug Little's features bands three days a week, frorri 11:30 a.m. till 1:30 p.m. The Ginger Blue Band plays Wednesdays,
Armadillo Flats on Fridays, and Henry Lester and the Drugstore Cowboys on Saturdays.
"Many people remember Henry Lester's band," Jug said. "Their average age is 70, and they were one of the first bands in Lubbock, playing at the old Halsey Drugstore many years ago."
The popularity of Jug Little's is such that little advertising or publicity has ever been done. Word-of-mouth keeps the restaurant operating at standing room only more often than not.
"I have been approached by bigger companies about opening up other stores or franchises. But I am not interested in it at all," he said emphatically. "Ours is a family operated business, and I want it to stay this way
"Maybe it doesn't say much for my goals in life, but that's the way I want it. By running the business ourselves, we can do what we want and put personal pride into our work. When you have to start hiring strangers, they sometimes don't care about things like the owners do."
Jug says he likes seeing the people who come to his restaurant have fun. "I don ' t get to have as much fun as they do, because I can't. I'm in the back dishing up the meat. But knowing that I am providing a place and an atmosphere where people can come and have a good time, besides just eating their lunch, well, that's very important to me. In fact, that's all I. want."
Jug Little's Barbecue is located at 1514 East Broadway in Lubbock. It is open 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with expanded hours for private parties. [I]
I. Jug Uttle, "reflecting" on his work Painted Indian couple sit on an old horn and hide couch. Patsy Turvey (left) and Cindy Grimes, former Tech students now on the University's staff, wait in line under one of many clever posters.How well do you know your University???? This liHie quiz is designed to separate the "Pink Raiders" from the true Tech fanatics. Good luck!!!!
By Jim Douglass Rick Sales, artist1) Who wrote the "Matador Song"?
2) What is the name of the Will Rogers sculpture on the campus?
3) What is the official name of Tech's football stadium?
4) How many individual water spigots are in the Tech Fountain at the Broadway entrance to the campus?
5) What was the original name of the campus newspaper?
6) Who is considered the founder of the Saddle Tramp organization?
7) What was an "ODA" and an "ODI"?
8) Who were referred to as "Slime"?
9) Who was the captain of Tech's first football squad?
10) What year did Tech play in its first Bowl game?
11) When was the last time Tech played in the Cotton Bowl game?
12) Which former Tech football star was named All-America but failed to be named to any All Southwest Con· ference teams?
13) Who was the first Red Raider mascot?
14) How many large Double-T's are located on the campus?
15) Where does the Tech campus rank in geographical size with other campuses across the nation?
16) In what year were Greek social fraternities allowed on the Tech campus?
17) Which former Tech student has sold over a million records and once was named "Country Music Male Entertainer of the Year"?
18) Who was Tech's first All-Southwest Conference athlete in any sport?
19) Who has the individual Tech record for mos t points scored in a basketball game?
20) How many bricks did it take to complete construction of the Administration Building?
20)IttookjustONEbricktocompletetheAdministrationBuilding.I'msorry...Ijustcouldn'tresistthisone!!!
19)In1966,DubMalaisescored50pointsagainsttheUniversityofTexasestablishingtheTechrecord.RickBullockisinsecondplacehavingscored44pointsinasinglegame.
18)ThatdistinctionbelongstocurrentRedRaiderbasketballcoachGeraldMyers,earningAll-SWChonorsin 1958.
17)HenryJohnDeutschendorffIII,alsoknownasJohnDenver.
16)1953
15)Wearethesecondlargest.
14)Therearesix:threearelocatedatoraroundJonesStadiumoneonthenorthend-zonegrass;oneneon Double-Toutside(eastside)thestadium;andthesouthend-zonescoreboard.Anotheronecanbefoundon thesouthwalloftheIntramuralGym;thereisoneonthesouthsideoftheMusicBuildingparkinglot;and don'tforgettheDouble-TBenchsouthoftheAdministrationBuilding.
13)JoeKirkFultonwasthefirstMaskedRidermakinghisdebutonJan.1,1954,asTechplayedintheGator Bowlgame.
An"obviousdisplayofaffection"oran"obviousdisplayofintoxication"couldgetaTechcoedinplentyof trouble!! 8)First-semesterfreshmenwereaffectionatelyreferredtoas"slime"andthefirstweekofschoolwascalled "slimeweek." 9)Wintield"Windy"NicklauscaptainedthefirstMatadorsquad. 10)The1938SunBowlsawTexasTechfalltoWestVirginia,7-6. 11)No,thisisnotatrickquestion.AlthoughTechhasneverwontheSouthwestConferencefootballchampion shipoutright,wedidplayinthe1939CottonBowlgamelosingtoSt.Mary'sofCalifornia20-13.Thiswas beforetheSouthwestConferenceservedasthehostschoolforthisBowlGame. 12)ThisISatrickquestion.E.J.HolubwasnamedAll-Americain1959butwasnotnamedAll-SWC,because TechdidnotentertheSWCuntil1960.Thefollowingseason,1960,HolubwasnamedbothAll-Americaand All-SWCasasenior.
Long-timeLubbockCountycommissionerArchLambstartedtheSaddleTrampsin1936.
TheToreador
Seven
CliffordB.andAudreyJonesStadium
"RidingIntoTheSunset"isthenameofthisTechlandmarkcreatedbyElectraWaggonerBiggs.
R.C.Marshallwroteourschoolsongin1930.
There is very little awareness of the strength of character and quietness of the past that exists in the little towns of West Texas and the Oklahoma panhandle.
Indeed, the beauty of this area may be in the eye of the beholder, but Alex Karther senses a sort of "silent beauty" there-silent, simply because it is gone. But the character still remains in these small towns through their original western architecture.
Karther, an assistant professor of art at Texas Tech, is using his talents, coupled with an interest in history to conduct "visual scientific research" in the character of the West Texas and western Oklahoma regions.
His work encompasses architecture, landscape architecture, fron tier city planning and western industrial design, of which, Karther contends, many persons have very little awareness.
"By talking to some of the oldtimers while I'm sketching, photographing and going through regional libraries doing research, I found out that many of the structures have been dilapidated or wiped out through the years," he said. "Others have just been forgotten, which is really sad."
An example of this is in the town of Matador.
"The little main street has been overlooked and forgotten," he said. "The old movie theater is still standing there, dilapidated. It makes me wonder what happened here back in 1923. This used to be a very busy street. And trying to recapture this moment in history is very, very important to me. It's something a camera cannot do."
At one time, there was great activity in small towns, both in agribusiness and in early Western expansion with the railroad. A structure that stands as a testimonial to this period is in the old locomotive repair shop in Childress, Texas, still there, but likely forgotten by most people, Karther said.
"It's a beautiful structure, and it creates a moment of great activity during the boom days of the railroad," he said. "It is that quiet moment that we somehow forget. We document things pretty well, historically, and we can show in a photographic form just how they are today. We may even have some old pictures in archives and libraries that show how things used to be.
"But I hope in my character sketches to combine something which says time and place that I
sense as a human being-that I could have been there and felt that activity which is no longer here."
The artist-historian maintains that people should not take regional history lightly, even though little has been written about this region.
"It has been bypassed by the many scholars, although a few, very excellent pieces have been written. I just don't think we have the visual magnitude of the beauty of this part of the country.
"If we could document it more fully, I think it would be a great help to students of American and West· ern history and architecture, but also a rare opportunity to redefine the fact that West Texas and west· ern Oklahoma do have their own identity and character, and a tre· mendous strength in the silence of their architecture."
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EARLY POLK STREET, AMARILLO 1907-"This is what I term turn-of-the century retail. Nobody thinks of the magnitude of commerce that took place during the boom of the railroad. This section of Polk Street describes the kind of activity (commercial, industrial and agricultural) that took place. In those days, if we compared it to now, it would be called the financial district. Then, it was a retail/commerce center."
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COTTON BIN-"This storage bin for cotton was used around the early 1900s or turn-of-the-century about 20 miles east of Lubbock. It was made of brick like a kiln. Later I found it was used to burn cotton waste. This procedure was outlawed in 1975 by the Environmental Protection Agency."
OLD TUSCOSA BOYS' RANCH-"The original building has frontier-western architecture. The beauty behind it, to me, is the very simple fort architecture-very similar to some of the early buildings in Fort Concho. And here in the extreme part of the Panhandle on the Canadian River, we find this native stone building."
TRACTOR, EARLY 1900s-"This period was the beginning of historically important product design. This machine becomes more than just mechanical engineering. To me, it is an example of early developments in (man-machine) human factors. Note the semblance of an enclosed cab."
:ANK (1907), PLAINVIEW-"Only a block away from Main treet, this building is still standing, but the picture includes some of the trees and detail that were present years ago, but are no longer there. This structure, although in miniature :cale, possesses much of the architectural craftsmanship in larger buildings in larger metropolitan areas in the :: Y But one can detect regional application of conuctton detail and ornament."
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ADAMS-"Adams, Okla., is a tiny community of about 200 people. At one time, there had been a whistle stop there. The church was built by the hands of the parishoners and was moved from an earlier site close to the railroad station about 500 yards away, to the edge of town (about four square blocks in size). It is the only communitygathering structure in town besides a gas station and a tiny grocery store. There is also a school, but that's all. That's the beauty of it. I sketched it because it has the character of a simple frontier church, made of wood frame and the front elevation has stucco facia."
Repairs are the Pac-Man of the real world. If consumers are not careful, repatrs wtll eat up their wallets.
By Preston LewisDespite advances in electronic technology that have brought home computers and video games within the economic reach of many Americans, there's still a blip on the electronic horizon.
Americans are spending more and more time out of this world, fighting invaders from space or dodging asteroids, or in orbit after· the home computer figures out how much is due the IRS. But there is one thing that will bring computer owners back to earth quickly. It is called repairs, and it is spelled E-XP-E-N-S-I-V-E.!
Repairs are the Pac-Man of the computer owner's real world. If consumers are not careful, repairs will eat up their wallets.
But to help keep those video screens lit and money in the consumer's wallet, Horn Professor Richard Saeks of electrical engineering at Tech is spending his time on the outer reaches of mathematical theory looking for "THE FORMULA" for automatic maintenance.
"The electronics industry is the only industry in the world where the costs are getting cheaper," Saeks said . "If you look at the industry, you'll find that every 10 years it doubles its productivity and cuts prices in half . The average person can more and more afford electronics, but as they become more inexpensive, maintenance costs still rise."
TEXAS TECHSAN/JUNE-JULYBiggest cost in consumer electronics today is not the initial investment, but the maintenance over the long run, Saeks said.
Automatic maintenance would bring those repair costs back in line with savings that have accrued with technological advances in electronics equipment.
Electronics repairs are done today by technicians who test equipment, take measurements of voltages and currents, and use their "past experiences and intuition" to figure out what is wrong.
"A computer doesn't have intui-
tion," Saeks said. "I'm trying to take a technician's intuition and iso· late it in a mathematical formula. The only thing a computer is capa· ble of doing is evaluating a mathematical formula. If you don't have the correct formula for resolving a problem, the computer is useless."
Essential to determining that · formula is an understanding of how basic electronics work and how they fail. Saeks said it is not just a question of coming up with a theory, but instead with THE FORMULA that works quickly and efficiently-the keys to low cost.
"I could have given an answer 20 years ago, if I didn't have to do it cheaply," he said.
The need for automatic mainte· nance will continue to grow as computers are integrated more and more into the every day utilities and conveniences of modern life.
"Most home appliances today have micro-computers that the consumers don't even know about," Saeks said.
Electronic equipment and appli· cations will grow cheaper and more affordable in the years ahead, he added, noting that silicon, the main element that has made advanced electronic technology possible, is simply refined sand.
"What else but affordable can you expect in an industry where sand is the main raw material?" Saeks said.
'ds giving up bats and balls or micro-electronics isn't a cene out of the next century. Video games are a growing phenomenon with youth and with adults.
Two Texas Tech professors say that may not be all bad.
The physical education teachers suggested that eye-and-hand coordination and audio and visual reinforcement may be achieved by playing video games as well as by participation in sports.
Dr. Bill Kozar said motor skills
1.1) are the result of a very complicated E problem-solving system involving the senses and "perception information processing" relayed through o ....__._.......,...,. muscles to perform a task.
"When you have a ball coming at you at 90 mph, you use motor skills to determine when to swing the bat," he said. "With video games you have to use some of the same motor skills-peripheral vision, hand-and-eye coordination, perceptual anticipation-to get a high score."
Dr. Mary S. Owens said people proficient in video games and those are good in sports have tmproved their motor skills through Practice.
"People who are good at video games can anticipate what the
machine will do before it does it and respond," Owens said. "That is the same as in sports. You have to anticipate when to swing the bat or, on a basketball court, where to move to avoid the guards."
Kozar suggested that hand-andeye strategies developed through video game playing may aid a person in developing movement patterns which later can be recalled by a sports participant, making the activity easier to learn and quickening reaction time.
Video games, like sports, appeal to all age groups, amateurs and
professionals because, the professors suggested, the player gets immediate reinforcement.
"Benefits to the entire body are greater through physical sports, Owens said, but video games do employ some of the same, less complicated physical tasks.
Dr. Arlin V. Peterson, an educational psychologist -counselor with Tech, said he also believes the appeal of electronic games stems from their ability to satisfy many basic psychological needs.
"The need for worth and recognition as a result of something one achieves is accomplished when we play well or beat the game," Peterson said. "Our social needs are realized with the interactions we have with partners or opponents and, finally, the games satisfy our need for fun."
The psychologist warned, however, that problems can develop if a person spends enough time with the games to become negatively addicted.
"If a person is so hooked that he neglects school, job or family and cannot function effectively in his daily life, he is considered negatively addicted," he said. "Balance and moderation are key concepts in determining the value of involvement in any activity."
''People who are good at video games can anticipate what the machine will do before it does it and respond. That is the same as in sports. You have to anticipate when to swing the bat or, on a basketball court, where to move to avoid the guards."
The need to solve systems ofpolynomial equations arises in pursuits ranging from georiwtric optics to chemical kinetics. A practical method ofsolution, developed at the General Motors Research Laboratories, provides designers of mechanical parts with a new capability.
Two equations in two unknowns
G(x)=O
F(x)=O
The two pairs of parallel lines of G(:x) = 0 evolve into the parabola and ellipse ofF(:x) = 0.
The three pairs of parallel planes of G(:x) = 0 evolve into the paraboloid, ellipsoid and ofF(:x)=O.cylinder
Three equations in three unknowns
LASSICALLY difficult non__..linear equations-those made up of polynomial expressions-can now be solved with reliability and speed. Recent advances in the mathematics of continuation methods at the General Motors Research Laboratories have practical implications for a wide range of scientific and engineering problems. The immediate application at General Motors is in mechanical design. The new method finds all eight solutions to three quadric equations in a few tenths of a second-fast enough for computeraided design on a moment-tomoment basis. Algorithms based on this method are critical to the functioning of GMSOLID, an interactive desig.n system which models the geometric characteristics of F(x) = 0
automotive parts.
Systems of non-linear equations have been solved for many years by nhit or miss" local methods. The method developed at General Motors by Dr. Alexander Morgan is distinguished by being global and exhaustive. Local methods depend on an initial est} mate of the solution. They by iterative modifications of this estimate to converge to a solution However, success is not guaran. teed, because there are generally no practical guidelines for making an initial choice that · will ensure convergence. Reliability is further compromised when multiple solu· tions are sought.
Global methods, by do not require an initial estimate of the solution. The continuation method, as developed by Dr. Mor· gan, is not only global, but exhaustive in that, assuming exact arithmetic, it guarantees conver· gence to all solutions. The conver· gence proof rests on principles from the area of mathematics called differential topology.
Here is the way continuatton works. Suppose we want to solve a system F(x) = 0. We begin by gen· erating a simpler system G(x)==O which we can both solve and con· tinuously evolve into F(x) = 0. It is important that we select a G erly, so the process will converge. Dr. Morgan has devised a for selecting G which gives raptd convergence and reliable computa· tional behavior. He first theorem established by Garcia an
Zangwill to select G. However, the resulting algorithm could not achieve the speed and computational reliability necessary for several applications. Next, he utilized some ideas from algebraic geometry- Hhomogenous coordinates" and ucomplex projective space"-to prove a new theorem for selecting G. The result of Dr. Morgan's efforts is a practical numerical method based on solid mathematical principles with innate reliability.
Reliability is the critical element for mathematical methods embedded in large computer programs, because errors may not become evident until after they have ruined a large data structure compiled at great expense and effort. Speed is also important to economical real-time irnplementaThis method has proved to be reliable and fast in solving probinvolving equations up to the Sixth degree in three or four variables. However, there are obvious practical limitations on the number of and their degree, due to.the hmited precision of computer anthmetic and computer resource availability.
in the curvature of the final shapes in each figure.
In figure 1, the four dots on the left plane represent the set of simultaneous solutions to the system of equations G(x) = 0. The four dots on the right plane represent the set of simultaneous solutions to the system of equations F(x) = 0. The dashed lines represent simultaneous solutions to intermediate systems whose graphs would show the evolution from one configuration to the other. With the addition of a third dimension in figure 2, the number of dots representing simultaneous solutions doubles. Representation of the transitional points, as in figure 1, would require a fourth dimension.
ttContinuation methods, although well known to mathematicians," says Dr. Morgan, uare not widely used in science and engineering. Acoustics, kinematics and non-linear circuit design are just a few fields that could benefit immediately. I expect to see much greater use of this mathematical tool in the future."
Dr. Alexander Morgan is a Senior Research Scientist in the Mathematics Department at the General Motors Research Laboratories.
Dr. Morgan received his graduate degrees from Yale University in the field of differential topology. His Ph.D. thesis concerned the geometry of differential manifolds. Prior to joining General Motors in 1978, he taught mathematics at the University of Miami in Florida and worked as an analyst at the Department of Energy's Savannah River Plant in South Carolina.
While serving in the U.S. Army, Dr. Morgan participated in the development and analysis of simulation models at the Strategy and Tactics Analysis Group in Bethesda, Maryland.
HE FIGURES illustrate the transition from simple G(x) == 0 to final F(x) = 0. In both the usimplicity" of G(x) = 0 IS reflected graphically in its linear structure-seen as lines and planes. The non-linearity of F(x) = 0 is seen
Dr. Morgan's current research interests include the qualitative theory of ordinary differential equations and the numerical solution of non-linear equations.
The future of transportation is here
More than 1, 700 students took part in grad uation exercises May 14-15 at Texas Tech. Commencement was held at 7:30 p.m., May 14, in Municipal Coliseum featuring Army Gen. Richard E Cavazos '51 as speaker. Individual college exercises followed the next day at various locations on campus
Speakers for these services included Dr. WarrenS. Walker, Horn professor of English-Arts & Sciences; Alan D. Brown, senior vice president of the First National Bank of Dallas-Business Administration; U S. Congressman John Hightower, 13th Texas District, House of RepresentativesAgricultural Sciences; Lubbock Mayor Pro tern Alan HenryEducation; Dr. John Bradford, vice president for Development and former dean of engineering-Engineering; Dr John R. Darling, vice president for Academic Affairs-Law; and Joanna Warminski, student-Home Economics. Gen. Cavazos also addressed the commissioning for 12 Army and 13 Air Force ROTC graduates. General Cavazos is the only Texas Tech graduate to become a four-star general. He heads the U.S t.. Army Forces Command
A way of life that helped "shape the distinctive civilization of the United States" was celebrated April 3 with the dedication of the 6666 Barn, a flagpole monument and several other items for the University's Ranching Heritage Center.
Among them were a salt trough once used on the Hank Smith Ranch near Crosbyton, presented by Smith's granddaughter, Mrs. Georgia Mae Smith Ericson '36; and a snubbing post from the Nance Ranch near Justiceburg, given by Lewis "Sonny" Nance of Azle.
The flagpoles, which were dedicated to the memory of Claude S. Denham '27, were in commemoration of the outstanding work Denham did for the Ranching Heritage Association in various leadership capacities
A hand-carved Venus harp was also presented to the Association by Edith Whatley McKanna of Fluvanna, who has donated and furnished the formal parlor in the David M. DeVitt and Mallet Ranch Building.
But the highlight of the day was dedication of the 6666 bam. Speaker Dr Lauro Cavazos, called the barn a landmark for travelers and a work place for the ranch.
In the first meeting of its kind, Texas Tech's Hom professors were guests at a recet tion in their honor given by Dr. and Mrs. John Darling in their home this spring. Dr. Darling is vice president of Academic Affairs. The "Horn professor" is a distinction granted by the board of regents to a faculty person displaying exceptional achieve· ment in his or her academic area. Present at the reception were (front row, from left) Clarence Kincaid, Aldrena Beatrix Cobb, Eric G . Bolen, Harold E. Dregne, Magne Kristiansen, Henry Albert Wright and Robert J. Baker; (back row, /rom left) WiUiamJ Conover, Henry J. Shine, Richard Albert Dudek, Marion 0. Hagler, Richard E. Saeks and Pill-Soon Song. (Not pictured are Elo J. Urbanovsky, Carl Hammer Jr., Ernest Wallace, WiUard Forrest Williams, Faye Laverne Bumpass, George Neff Stevens, Warren Walker, Richard W. Hemingway, Morris Wallace, Russell Strandtmann andM. M. Ayoub.)
He said the barn, like all other buildings at the Ranching Heritage Center, symbolizes the pioneer spirit.
It was given in memory of the legendary BurkBurnett and his family by Burnett's great-granddaughter, Mrs. B. F. (Anne) Phillips, a Tech regent.
Shrubs that have encircled the flagpoles at Memorial Circle for some 25 to 30 years were removed during the Christmas break .
Interim Planning Director Bob Bray said Tech President Lauro Cavazos thought three flags should be displayed at Memorial Circle : the U.S. flag, the State of Texas flag and the Tech flag. Tech administrators agreed with Cavazos' suggestion
Bray said a landscape study of the area
found that junipers on the site were over· grown. Landscape architect Jim Vaughn said administrators believed the landscape of the area could be improved
The flagpoles are still aligned with the Broadway access at the entance of the caDI' pus.
The plans also call for planting of sheare< evergreens, annuals and perennials. The lot. , sheared plants will give a more formal appearance to the circle.
A cement sidewalk was poured about 28 feet from the flagpoles to define the planting area
The landscape renovations and purchase of new flagpoles was paid for out of ground$ ; maintenance funds. The work is being done in-house by building and grounds mainte· nance forces at Tech.
Memorial Circle was established in 1948 by the Tech War Veteran Association to honor those who died in war and "brought service to their college and country."
Frank Herbert stood at the foot of the stage at the UC Theatre and, with the house lights up, delivered a humorous, but foreboding, speech on the man:
A noted science ftchon wnter vtsthng the campus, Herbert did not entertain. the audience with tales of green men, but instead, he spoke of the corruption of government and the dangers men have created for themselves.
"Our world has gone nuts," he said "We've opened Pandora's Box, and there's no way to close it."
From his early beginnings in dimestore westerns and Startling Stories magazine, Herbert has become known for his Dune trilogy, a group of novels in which he ana- "'C lyzes the problems of society.
The College of Ag Sciences' various judging teams have been busy competing this spring in contests from Dallas to Canada.
The livestock team took third place overall and fourth high in horses, fifth high in sheep and swine and eighth in cattle in Fort Worth. Members of the horse judging team competed at the Southwest Regional Horse Judging Contest in Oklahoma City and won first place. ·
"One of my ambitions in Dune was to tell x people no matter how charismatic the c 0 leader, he can get you in deep water," Herbert said. He delivered his speech with an easy-going style, yet stressed the urgency in his message, often leaving the audience stunned with his statements.
"Do you know the most dangerous president America ever had" he asked the group.
Tech Housing officials and students were satisfied with a trial open-dining program that allows students to eat meals at any resi dence hall, except lunch at Stangel Murdough, without requesting a meal transfer.
An informal survey by the University Daily revealed that most students believe the service is an added convenience and have no complaints about it.
Housing officials hope the program will provide more flexibility and convenience for students, because that is the purpose of open-dining. The program is expected to become permanent in the fall.
Nowhere in the world, not even in the coun try of its origin, is there a larger collection of Turkish folklore than in the Archive of Tur kish Oral Narrative on the third floor of Tech's Library.
The National Geographic Society evaluated the archive's value at $140,000.
The collection contains 800 hours of 3,000 Turkish tales Some 528 of the tales are bound in 14 volumes, with another 800 translated into English, awaiting bind mg The remaining tales are stored on mag netic tape.
The narratives were collected by Barbara
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"John F. Kennedy, because he was so charismatic. Do you know the best president America has ever had? Richard Nixon, because he made us distrust govemmentf"
K. Walker; WarrenS.- Walker, Horn professor of English at Tech; and Ahmet E. Uysal, professor of English at Ankara University in Turkey.
The three have translated, analyzed and recorded Turkish folklore since 1961 when Walker, who was then a Fullbright lecturer in Turkey , shared an office with Uysal at Ankara.
During the wait for Tech to find a secure setting for the valuable archive, the Walkers were approached by people saying 'How about letting us buy it?' Some of the univer sities that wanted to bid on the collection were Harvard, the Universities of London, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Texas and Denmark.
"It's always been our intention to give it to Tech," Mrs. Walker said.
Perry Jo Church, a senior from Friona, has been selected as Tech's 1982-83 Masked Rider. He succeeds Kurt Harris of Stamford.
An agricultural economics-finance major, Church began riding when he was about 3 years old.
After the announcement of the new Masked Rider was revealed at a Transfer of Reins ceremony in Jones Stadium this spring, the Student Foundation presented Church with a $1,000 scholarship.
Earlier this year, a $4,000 gift was made to the Texas Tech Red Raider Endowment by the Student Foundation. The funds were raised through the group's Senior Challenge drive. With a goal of $50,000 for the endowment it was established in 1981 by the Red' Raider Committee to make the University's mascot program self supporting.
Meat judgers won first place in beef and special beef judging and second place in written reasons, beef grading and lamb and pork judging in Dallas. The Tech team placed second in team events and took the two top individual honors at the International Plant Judging Contest in Calgary, Canada
And the W ildlife Bowl T earn p laced third at the Western Student Conclave of Wildlife Societies in Corvallis, Ore.
Tech has carried on many traditions since it was estab li shed, but one of t he longeststanding dating from 1926, is the High School FF A Invitational Judging Contest.
Involving some 1,600 high school students , the annual event includes West Texas Vo Ag areas from Perryton to A lpine.
Students take part in a free hamburger supper Friday night in the new Livestock Pavillion, then begin the work of judging on Saturday morning. Events include ag mechanics, crops, grass , land, cotton, wool, meats, poultry , milk quality and dairy foods, dairy cattle judging and livestock judging.
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"Hamlet," which has been called "some pretty heady stuff, but quite handsome" by a professional actor, was the final production of Tech Professor Ronald Schulz.
After 30 years with the department of theatre arts, Schulz is closing the curtain and retiring. But his career did not end in a whisper. He chose Shakespeare's "Hamlet" to display not only his own talents in direct ing, but those of his current and former students in acting.
Schulz received special permission to invite all of his former students to audition for his final show at Tech. Many returned, and several were selected along with their younger Tech counterparts to work with Schulz on the production.
Among those cast was G. W. Bailey of the TV series "M.A.S.H.," who said Schulz was the biggest influence in his career. (See separate story on Bailey in Class Notes section.)
Hamlet is considered "horribly difficult" especially for young people, but its sellout crowds during the five-day run proved that a following exists, not only for Shakespeare in Lubbock, but for the talents of Director Ron Schulz.
The more university or college math courses a student has, the more companies will seek to employ him or her, according to Dr. John T. White, chairman of Tech's mathematics department
"Many companies are interested in hiring math majors as managers because they have a well developed analytical mind."
In dealing with c.ompany investment projects, the mathematician is most likely to ask the right question upon which a sound decision can be made, he said
Students receiving bachelor's degrees in math rank third in the average salary commanded by other four-year degree graduates, $21,516 for 1982. Those earning more after graduation include engineers at $25,428 and computer science majors at $22,260.
With just 25 students receiving undergraduate math degrees from Tech this academic year, White said, demand for the graduates exceeds the supply. Use of computers in business will further increase the need for math-minded specialists.
Texas Tech University in cooperation with the University of Texas-Arlington will offer courses next fall toward a master's degree in social work.
Dr. H. Paul Chalfant, chairman of the Tech department of sociology, said students during the first two years of the program will take two courses each semester from Tech and UTA social workers and sociologists. The final one-year phase of the degree will be spent in full-time study at the University of Texas Arlington.
Dorinda N. Noble, director of the social work program at Tech, said the manpower required by the Department of Human Resources dictates the need for this degree.
Students enrolling must meet entrance requirements of the University of TexasArlington and Texas Tech and must take the Graduate Record Exam.
Dr Carl H. Stem, dean of the College of Business Administration, has been appointed to a three year term on the Standards Committee of the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business.
The American Assembly is the national organization responsible for accrediting collegiate programs in business and manage ment. The 10-member committee deter mines standards by which college programs are evaluated
Stem is chairman of a subcommittee which reviews American Assembly stand ards on quality and quantity of business school faculty.
This appointment marks the first time a Texas Tech business school dean has served on the Standards Committee
Dr. Richard L. Peterson, economics and finance expert with the Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University has been appointed to the I. Wylie and Eliz. ' a beth Briscoe Chair of Bank Management in the College of Business Administration at Texas Tech. He will assume the position this fall.
The Briscoe Chair was the first endowed chair in bank management to be established at a public university in Texas. Peterson fills the position left vacant by Dr. David S. Kidwell, who resigned to assume an endowed chair at the University of Tennessee.
Peterson, 42, has been at Purdue University since 1976 as a research scholar and associate director of the Credit Research Center of the Krannert School.
He received a bachelor's degree with dis· tinction from Iowa State University and master's and doctoral degrees from the Univer· sity of Michigan, all in economics.
The Briscoe Chair is one of the most heav· ily endowed positions in banking management in U S business schools. It was created in early 1978 by a $500,000 gift from I. Wylie Briscoe, a retired executive of And· erson, Clayton and Co. and active director of Lubbock's American State Bank, which he helped found 34 years ago.
Try using a check to pay for a meal in an out of-state restaurant. Unless your name is synonymous with money, it probably won't work.
But in the future, you may not have to worry about your check being turned down-there won't be any!
Dr. William L. Scott, Texas Tech finance expert, said the use of a personalized bank· ing card plugged into business computer terminals will someday make checks obso· lete and cash less significant in financial trans· actions. The cards and sophisticated compu· ter systems will be capable of immediate transfer of funds between persons and bank· ing institutions.
Electronic banking activity began, signifk j cantly, in this country in the 1970s, but are many reasons why banks have been reluctant to incorporate advanced electronic banking technologies in their operations, · Scott said.
Consumer resistance, a risky financial investment and fear of increased competitior have scared some bankers, he added.
Businesses also like to "float" money. Phy"sical time limitations, between when a check is written and cashed, afford a busi· · ness added interest on its money.
"Customers will come to like electronic · banking as it becomes more convenient," Scott said. Computers and a checkless society will, he believes, open up an entirely new trading arena.
Two Tech education professors have received recognition for their contributions to the field.
Dr. Robert H. Anderson, dean of the Col lege of Education, has been awarded the Robert Howsam Award for outstanding contributions to teacher education by the Texas Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (T ACTE).
Dr. Weldon E. Beckner was presented the Texas Society of College Teachers of Education's annual Ted Booker award for out· standing educator. Beckner is director of the National Center for Smaller Schools at Texas Tech, of which he is founder. He also serves as chairman of educational administration and supervision at Tech.
Anderson's award is presented only periodically when the TACTE deems someone worthy of the honor. The dean was cited as a dynamic leader, an innovator, possessing an undying enthusiasm and a "take charge" attitude.
Dr. Julian L. Biggers, Texas Tech education professor, has been elected chairman of a statewide regulatory board for professional counselors
Appointed by Gov Bill Clements to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, Biggers was elected chairman at the board's first meeting.
The group is meeting periodically this spring to establish regulations for the licensing of counselors for private practice and for public agencies. The board will also adminis· ter the regulations.
Biggers teaches educational psychology and counselor education at Tech He came to the University in 1%6 and in addition to teaching, served 10 years as assistant dean associate dean and certification officer in the College of Education.
The J. F. Maddox Foundation of Hobbs N.M., announced that it is establishing $2 endowment at Texas Tech to create, tn memory of Jack Maddox three profes· chairs in and two ellowshtps m engineering.
The announcement was made at the Dis· Engineers Awards Luncheon J Pnll6, an annual event at which the late ack Maddox had been honored for his
some years ago, following hts graduation from Tech in 1929.
His brother, Donovan, also a Distin· guished Engineer and Tech Ex, announced establishment of the endowment. Don Maddox in president of the J. F. Maddox Foun· dation.
The Jack Maddox professorships will be designated by the president of Tech and can be in any area of the University other than engineering.
Appointment to the two Jack Maddox Chairs in Engineering will be recommended by the dean of the College of Engineering and the academic vice president. Jack Maddox fellows must be doctoral candidates with a specific interest in remaining in the field of engineering education.
During his lifetime, Jack Maddox had expressed his friendship for Texas Tech in many and diverse ways. He held a degree in textile engineering and was president of the Tech Ex -Students Association in 1953 His boyhood home was in Menard and Kimble County.
After college, in 1931, Jack Maddox moved to Hobbs, where he began a lifelong career as a successful businessman in the utility industry. He died in June 1978.
ning, oil and gas division, Union Oil of Cali· fornia, Los Angeles.
The "distinguished engineer" designation is the highest alumni award presented by the college. Awards are given annually to graduates whose accomplishments have been significant both within their profession and to the public.
Four graduates of the Texas Tech College of Engineering were honored April 16 at the University.
Named Distinguished Engineers for 1982 were Larry Byrd '57, Dr. Paul B. Crawford '43, Robert B Dyer '60 and Joseph Wheeler Luckett Jr. '48. ·
Byrd is president of All Plastics Molding Inc., Addison, and current president of the Ex-Students Association. Crawford is associate director of the Texas Petroleum Research Committee and professor of petro· leum engineering at Texas A&M University. Dyer is senior vice president of planning and development for Cooper Industries, Houston, and a member of the board of directors of the Ex·Students Association. Luckett is vice president of administration and plan·
Speed, endurance and maneuverability were goals of participants in the 1982 Mini·Baja West, which took place in April at Yellow· house Canyon near Tech.
The event was organized to allow students coming from 24 schools in 16 states and Mexico a chance to design, build and com...; pete off·road recreational vehicles.
The Tech student chapter of the Ameri· can Society of Mechanical Engineers hosted 5 the event this year, and members built their
o own unusual entry. It had only three wheels,
two in the front and one large wheel in the back The vehicle was designed this way to increase traction.
Teams compete for trophies and $700 in prize money. Tech's contingent finished ninth overall in the three-day competition.
Jean McLaughlin Kahle of Fort Worth, a Texas Tech home economics graduate and a distinguished alumna, has established a schol· arship endowment in the College of Home Economics .
The $20,000 Jean McLaughlin Kahle Endowment will be used to fund scholarships for graduates or undergraduates in the college who exhibit strong academic achievement, leadership, ability and professional potential. Outstanding high school seniors considering a career in home economics are encouraged to submit applications.
Kahle, a dietetics major, graduated from Tech in 1944 with a bachelor's degree. In
Distinguished Engineers for 1982 (from left) Crawford '43, Byrd '57, Dyer '60 and Luckett '48.1981, she was honored as a Distinguished Alumna by the Texas Tech Ex-Students Association.
Not only has inflation carried the interest rates and housing costs out of the average young family's reach, it also has hit the home buyer's tastes, according to a Tech professor.
While the days of the 4 5 an 6.5 interest rates are gone forever, what was quality in the '50s and '60s looks average to this generation, said Dr. Bill Gustafson of the con sumer sciences program .
Other factors barring the young family from the housing market are lenders less willing to make long-term, fixed rate loans and serious cutbacks in housing assistance programs which once aided the home buyer, he said.
Long considered a piece of the p ie for Americans, owning your own home, he said, may give way to renting or other housing alternatives.
"Young adults looking at houses today have come out of a home their parents paid $20-$30,000 for 20 or 30 years ago and want to move right into a house at least that good or better."
That house today is valued at $70-$80,000, also the median house price in the nation right now, Gustafson said.
The parents paid about $200 a month for their home Their children will have to pay about $694 a month, the average national house payment.
horizons. She has an undergraduate degree in economics, a masters in education and has taken courses toward a doctorate in educational administration.
After taking the bar exam this summer, she will start her new job with an oil and gas firm in Perryton , as the only woman out of seven attorneys in the firm
What's it like for a 48-year-old woman to try to get a job in law?
Holmes said it is tough. She went through 50 interviews on campus and got one offer to interview for a second time with a corporation in Houston. However, she decided corporation work was not for her because of the mandatory retirement age of 65
With a firm, Holmes said a person can work as long as he or she wants.
Regents for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center appointed five new members and reappointed nine o t hers to the board of directors of the Texas Tech Medical Foundation.
New appointments include Owen Gilbreath, president, R. C Young Seed & Grain Co.; R. D Greenhill, president , Texas , New Me x ico & Oklahoma Coaches; Robert L. Stripling, M.D .; George Williford, presi dent, Security National Bank; and Mrs. Betty Wright, re a l estate and investments.
Full accreditation has been granted to the Tech Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC ) Fam il y Pract ice Res idency Prog r am in Lubbock by the Accreditation Council for Grad uate Medical Education.
The family practice residency program in Lubbock began in 1973 It is a three-year program in comprehensive pa ti en t care. Firs t- and second-year residents combine experience in the Family Practice Center with hospital-based rotations in internal medicine , emergency medicine , pediatrics , obste t r ics and g y neco logy, psych ia t r y and cardiology. Third-year res idents serve in the Family Practice Center and are required to work in rural ambulatory clinic rotations
Hosp ital and nursing school administrators concerned wi t h the shortage o f nurses are turning increasingly to a heretofore untapped nurse resource pool-men.
The application pool for the Nursing School next year is 12 percent male , as opposed t o 4 t o 6 pe r cent male for last year
The three member mock t rial team for the Texas Tech School of Law claimed the national championship title in the event recently in Houston.
After hundreds of hours of preparation, team members Murray Hensley of Sundown, Brad Frye of Lubbock and Marty Rowley of Portales J N .M. , came a way with the cham pionship trophy.
Team coach was Donald M. Hunt. Jo Ben Whittenburg '71 of Be a umont represented the Tex as Young Lawyers Association , one of the competition's three sponsors.
While some people dre am of the day they can retire and sit back, Marian Holmes , a 48year-old Tech law student , says after graduation she plans to work until the day s he "drops dead."
Holme s apparently is an example of someone who believes in broadening her
Re appointed were S. C. Arnett, M D.; Alvin W Bronwell, M.D. ; Martin L. Dalton , M.D. ; Ted H. Forsythe, M.D ; Do n G. Furr , Jo e R. Horkey, Giles McCrary, William R. Mo ss and B. E. Rushing Jr. All but McCrary are residents of Lubbock. Mc Cr a ry is mayor of Post. He rec e ntly was elected president o f the foundation b oa rd
The number of male nursing school appli· cants should continue to rise in future years. Men are increasing the nursing employment pool despite the stereotype attached to the nursing profession as being predominantly female
John Hurt, a student at the school, said several people have asked him why he is no t going to be a doctor
" I te ll them bluntly , be c ause I'm be coming a nurse! "
These pages are devoted to questions posed by our readers-and our attempt to bring you the answers from qualified sources. Your "Inquiries" are welcomed. Address them: To the Editor'Box 4009, Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX 79409.
By David KrausThe Career Planning and Placement Service at Tech has been quite effective over the years helping Texas Tech students with their career development and eventual placement in the labor market.
In order to assist students, the office offers a number of services. Each year over 600 organizations visit the campus to conduct employment interviews with degree candidates. A big help in this regard has been the new interviewing facilities in remodeled West Hall. Employers have said the interviewing facilities compare most favorably with those on any other campus in the country.
For employers who can not visit the campus, the office encourages them to call or write news of specific employment opportunities These are compiled into job bulletins and made available to students and academic departments. Over 15,000 positions are listed annually with the office .
Tech exes are also eligible to receive the bulletins if they are actively seeking employment. Alumni should maintain an active file with the office so their qualifications can be given to prospective employers Career counseling is available and exes, too, are welcome to use any of the many employment directories available, as well as the Career Library.
A staff of two career counselors, an assistant director and a director are active in counseling with students and exes. Hundreds of students and graduates visit the office each semester.
Aparticular area of emphasis is career planning. The is becoming active in developing programs that will be of value to underclass students to make them more aware of their career options and skills necessary for certain positions.
Other services available:
* A Career Library containing information on several hundred employers is quite heavily used by students.
* Credential Service where job candidates can have their letters of recommendation, employment history and educational data sent to pros-
* pective employers.
Referral of candidates to employers. Many employers ask that our office provide them contact information for candidates seeking employment.
Students drop by to take advantage of the placement office's . many servtces.
* Career Days. A number of Career Days are sponsored or co-sponsored by the office to give students an opportunity to meet informally with representatives from employing organizations.
* Workshops and Seminars on career related topics. Sessions are held on job hunting strategies, resume development, interviewing techniques and other related topics.
Many employers make contact with the office because a Tech ex has suggested to his or her employer that they consider Texas Tech as a source for qualified candidates. It has resulted in those companies conducting employment interviews on campus, which opens up more opportunities for Tech students .
Individual inquiries are welcome at any time. Kraus is director of the office. lil
ho says you can't go back in time? Not Texas Tech football coach Jerry Moore. And certainly not the sixtyodd former players who reunited at a moment's notice for the first of what should be many varsity-alumni spnng games.
There was Rodney Allison (the original "Hot Rod") once again at quarterback, rekindling memories of the '76 co-championship season. Don Rives bursting past a surprised center to sack the quarterback once again was a reality. So was Sammy Williams, Brian Nelson, Rufus Myers, Phil Tucker, David Knaus, Mike Mock and many others in what turned out to be one of the most pleasure-filled spring afternoons ever at Jones Stadium.
"Everybody had a ball and we already are looking forward to next
year," Moore said afterwards. "We wanted it to be a fun thing, something to keep the ex-players in touch with what is going on. We want them to stay involved and this certainly will help."
When it was learned only five days before the spring game that Jim Hart was the only healthy quarterback in camp, the coaches struck upon the idea of an alumni game.
"It was something I have been thinking about for a long time, but our quarterback situation got us moving on it," Moore said.
Coaches Allison, Knaus and Mock promptly got on the phone and began contacting old teammates. Word spread, and in a matter of hours, enough ex-players had committed to go forward with the idea.
Never mind the heaviest thing many had lifted recently weighed 12
Members of the Alumni Team: (Bottom row, from left) Brian Hall, Rick Gage (honorary), Paul Rogers, Don Grimes, Rodney Allison, Robert Barnett, Jimmy Carmichael, Don Roberts, T res Adami, Leonard Duncan, Randy Olson, Bruce Bushong, Danny Willis, Rus· sell Leopard, Clarence James (honorary), Selso Ramirez and Greg Lawrence. (Second row) Mike Patterson, Angel Berlingeri, Rufus Myers, Jerry Don Sanders, Wes Whitman, Greg Tyler, Jim Bates (honorary), Olan Tisdale, C. M. Pier, Rob Best, Mike Mock, Jeff Copeland, Mike Watkins, Ricky Evans, Richard Arledge, Joe Walstead, Don Rives and David Knaus. (Third row) Jimmy Walker (honorary coach), Lewis Washington, Terry Baer, Terry Anderson, Gary McCright, Russell Ingram, Kim Taliferro, Larry Martin, Jeff Crombie, Greg Wessels, Kenny Thiel, David Hill, Dane Kerns, Bob Mooney, Ray Hennig, Cliff Campbell, Jack Mitchell, Ed Mooney and Ben Harrelson. (Top row) Randy Lancaster, Harold Buell, John Harvison (honorary coach), Bill Bothwell, Mike Sears, Phil Tucker, Ron West (honorary) Sammy Williams, Godfrey Turner, Steve Owens, Gaines Baty, David Krischke (honorary), Brian Nel· son, Dave Belloni, Travis Tadlock, Boyd Lyckman, Jeff Bass and Steve Harmon. (Honorary players are coaches who did not play for Tech as students.)ounces! "We won't have any trouble getting them out of the field," kidded assistant coach and alumni team member Rob Best. "Just throw some beer cans out there and watch 'em go."
While many of the exes kidded each other of their mental shortcomings for suiting up against 19year-olds who look like Tarzan, it soon became obvious the old competitive instincts were still glowing. n the varsity's first possesion, they failed to make a first down on four plays despite starting with a first-and-five. "I think some of the kids were surprised that the old guys could hit like that," said defensive line coach Dean Slayton.
The varsity's speed and quickness soon became obvious, though, and they scored on their next possession when Anthony Hutchison circled right end from four yards out. Hart tacked on two more first half touchdowns when he found shifty Leonard Harris for 30- and 36-yard TO strikes. Sophomore Ansel Cole, who was the game's leading rusher with 125 yards on five carries, put it out of reach early
in the second half with an impressive 72-yard scamper.
A 42-yard pass interference penalty set up a six-yard scoring run by Allison, and the alumni were on the board. Ricky Gann countered with a 3 7-yard field goal into the wind and the varsity went into the fourth quarter ahead 31-6.
The alumni came roaring back against the varsity's reserve. A Knaus fumble recovery set up Jimmy Carmichael's 19-yard TD strike to Williams and Tech assistant coach Clarence James returned a pass that Hart mysteriously threw right to him to set up a four-yard TD run by Allison to cut the margin to 31-20.
The alumni closed out the scoring with 13 seconds left to play when Allison hit Nelson for 54 yards. The varsity defense was probably still in shock by the previous play, which saw the 265-pound Tucker, who last put on a uniform 15 years ago, take the snap from center and bulldoze for a 10-yard gain.
Despite the 31-26 final score, it was pretty much a cakewalk fot: the varsity, as one would expect. Moore called off the dogs in the second half, but it was a tribute to the alumni's spirit that they kept playing. The original plan was for the varsity to split and play the second half, but the alums would have none of that.
"I can't wait until next year," said offensive guard Larry Martin. "I didn't know a lot of these guys (alums), but now we all have something in common, no matter when we played here."
Talking about his own team, Moore said he was pleased with the spring training period.
"We got a lot of things done and we worked real hard. We had injuries to some people who needed the work, but overall I'm pleased. We seem to have good depth at running back, defensive end and linebacker, but we can't afford injuries in either line or in the secondary next season."
Maybe the alumni's immunity to injury will rub off on the '82 Raiders. Not a one had to be helped from the Jones Stadium turf.
Phil Tucker, Tech's All American guard in 1967, takes the ball around right end for 10 yards in the Varsity-Alumni game at Jones Stadium Apri124. Linebacker Buzz Tatom (85) looks on in amazement at what is probably the world's largest quarterback! The varsity gridders defeated their elders 31-26. Bob Mooney (70) and Rob Best (43) were so-o glad to see each other again.The athlete with the desire and determination to endure hours, weeks, months and even years of training for competition is the athlete who reaps the greatest awards. One such reward is the distinction .of being named an All-American.
It is an honor bestowed on a small percentage of collegiate athletes who have demonstrated a talent regarded as the best in the nation.
This year, six women from Texas Tech have earned the coveted All-American title.
Athletic ability certainly is a prerequisite for becoming an AllAmerican; however, there are other qualities that set this athlete apart from the competition. Sportsmanship, leadership and academic achievement are just a few of the additional qualities that Sharon Moultrie, Tech's first woman AllAmerican, possesses.
It was those qualities, combined with athletic ability, which enabled her to be named the 1981-82 Outstanding Senior Athlete. The recipient of the award is chosen by the coaches of the Tech Women's Athletic Department and is given to a senior who has contributed to the growth of, and interest in, women's athletics.
This track and field athlete has qualified for five national meets during her four years at Tech, two of which were this year. In 1981, Moultrie gained national recognition
Trackas an All-American when she captured sixth place in the long jump at the AIAW National Outdoor Championships. Her best mark, 20' 7" set last year, is the school record in the event.
Although the long jump is her specialty, Moultrie is no stranger to the running events. In 1980, she was a member of Tech's 400-meter relay team that placed sixth in the national meet. This season she qualified for nationals in the long jump and the 100-meter dash.
The talents and accomplishments of this Tech senior are not, however, limited to the track. She was selected the 1981 Texas Tech Homecoming Queen, becoming the first black woman to receive the honor.
Setting and reaching goals is nothing new to the physical education major from Pampa who hopes to someday become a track coach and possibly even take a shot at the 1984 Olympics.
Hours of long and exhausting work paid off in less than two minutes for four Texas Tech swimmers as they became All-Americans at the AIAW Division I National Swimming and Diving Championship in March.
Kathy Dixon, Debbie Kaufmann, Dorinda Jung and Melanie Schmauch, members of Tech's 200 yard freestyle relay team, swam to an eighth place finish in 1:37.42 to earn the honors. They also hold the Tech school record in the event with 1:36.61 clocking.
These four swimmers were responsible for 283 points for the Raiders this season with Jung ·Iea& ing the quartet with 109 points to her credit. The swimmers helped
Sharon Moultrie gives it all her effort in the long jump.lead the team to one of its most successful seasons as 11 athletes attended nationals, the largest contingency to ever represent the Tech program.
The first of these athletes, Kathy Dixon, was also named the Outstanding Swimmer by her teammates. Only a freshman, Dixon turned in 24 lifetime bests this season and set school records in four individual and two relay events. The Santa Fe, N.M., native was the team's second leading scorer in dual meets with a 9.3 average. She qualified for a record-setting four events to the National Championship.
The second leg of the relay team, Debbie Kaufmann, is a success in her own right. Until this year, she was the school record holder in the 50-yard freestyle with a :24.88 clocking. Her attendance at the 1982 National Championship marked the second time in as many years that she has qualified for the prestigious meet. The junior is a 1979 graduate of El Paso's Coronado High School.
Dorinda Jung, a junior from Lake Jackson, was the leading scorer for the Raiders this year, averaging 9. 9 points per dual meet. Jung has made the trip to nationals each of her three years as a Raider and was the recipient of the 1980-81 Outstanding Swimmer Award. She is the school record holder in five events-the 200-yard freestyle, 400yard medley relay, 200-, 400- and 800-yard freestyle relays.
The anchor leg of the winning relay team was Missouri City freshman, Melanie Schmauch. Considered one of the fastest sprinters to ever come to Tech, she set ?ut to prove the accuracy of public Ity by setting school records in the SO and 100-yard freestyle events. She was also a member of the record holding 200-yard medley relay and the 200- and 400 yard freestyle relays. Schmauch conclude? her first season at Tech by clocktng nine personal bests.
against Ok lahoma which set still another school record for tnost points in one game. She has scored in double figures in 38 consecutive games and led the 1981-82 team in scoring, field goal percentage, rebounds, steals and blocked shots.
Her performances as a freshman helped land her an opportunity to play at the National Sports Festival and to represent the United States in an ABAUSA sanctioned trip to Cuba last summer. At the Sports Festival, Thompson co-captained the gold medal-winning South squad.
As a sophomore, Thompson's efforts ga ined her even more recognition. At the Southwest Conference tournament in January, she was named to the All-SWC second team. In March, she was one of five women athletes in the four state area selected to Kodak's Region IV
Basketball Squad.
Her ability to hit the basket from any spot on the court, coupled with her sure footed moves and catlike reactions earned Carolyn Thompson Honorable Mention AllAmerica honors from the Women's Basketball News Service.
Thompson, a 6' Y2" center from Hobbs, N .M., joined the Tech basket ball program in 1980 not really expecting to start. That first year, however, she managed to virtually rewrite the Tech record books in the scoring and rebounding departments. In fact, she set five school records and was chosen as the Outstanding Basketball player for 1980 81.
She again received the award in 1981 82 for her performances. She became Tech's all time career scorer with 1,249 points. Her 28 rebounds in a game against Rice set a new school record as did her sea son scoring average of 21.3.
During her two seasons as a Raider , Thompson has scored in double figures in 59 of the Raiders' 60 games with one· 41-point effort
When Coach Gerald Myers finally arrived back in Lubbock in mid-April, he strolled into the Tech campus bone-weary but with a smile on his face. The face resembled a man who just became a proud father
And Myers is just like that proud father, only his babies measure 7-1, 6-11, 6-10, and 6 3.
The Raiders picked up three centers-7-1 Bob Evans of Cypress, Calif., Junior College; 6-11 Kent Wojciechoski of Moorpark, Calif., High School; and 6-10 Ray Irvin of Blue Springs, Mo., High School. Myers also got signatures from two gaurds-6-3 Tony Benford of Hobbs, N M ; and 6-3 Tim Ford of Graford.
"I think it's been one of our best recruiting years from the standpoint of getting some height, and we got two good guards," Myers said . "We didn't recruit any forwards, as we have about six forward type players returning But we are extremely pleased in signing the big boys . All three of them have the potential for being good players for us."
The city of Lubbock and Texas Tech University made good on their first bid to host the Olympic Academy by being selected as the site for the seventh such event by the U S Olympic Committee
To be held from May 30-June 3, 1983, the academy will focus on the social, educational, economic, political and philosophica.l aspects of the Olympic Games, to be held tn 1984 in Los Angeles
In addition, various types of competition among athletes will be held. A number of athletes and coaches are to take part, along with the chairman of the L.A. organizing committee. Over 500 USOC officials, international delegates, educators, former Olympians, coaches and journalists are expected to attend.
Two areas of special interest during the academy will be emphasis on the Olympic lifestyle and a program on sports medicine. Tech's newly implemented sports medicine program was touted as the only one in the nation combining a medical school and a university.
Several of Tech's top athletes were honored April 27 at the Red Raider Club's All-Sports Banquet at the Civic Center.
Terry Baer was awarded the Pete Cawthon Memorial Award, which is presented annually to the best football player; and Jeff Taylor received the Polk Robison award for the best basketball player during the past season
Also honored were Maury Buford, Tate Randle and Ron Reeves Buford and Randle shared the Donny Anderson Sportsmanship Award and Reeves was presented the Dell Morgan Memorial Courage Award.
Presented Arch Lamb Spirit Awards were C M. Pier, football; Steve Smith, basketball;
Kevin Rucker, baseball; David Earhart, ten. nis; Mark Whatley, track; Sid Glenn, swim ming; and Larry Seligmann, golf.
The Outstanding Senior Athlete in womens' sports went to Sharon Moultrie, track; while the Margaret E. Wilson Academic Excellence Award was presented to Reina Cherry, basketball. A new award, the Outstanding Home Economics Athlete· honor , went to Lynn Akeroyd, basketball.
Special football awards were given to Roderick Smith and David Eliff. Smith won the JT King Award for the most improved player during the spring training period , aoo Eliff was presented the Dare To Be Great Award for desire and dedication during the off-season and spring workout periods.
Outstanding athletes were acknowledged in women's athletics. Those recognized wen Carolyn Thompson, basketball; Shelley Johnson, cross country; Michele ing; Mary DeLong, golf; Lori Colnan, soft. ball; Kayla Morrison, track and field; Kathy Dixon, swimming; Regina Revello, tennis; and Carolyn Tubbs, volleyball.
Coach Tom Osborne of Nebraska wastb featured speaker.
It was a day later than they would have but three Tech football players received tM phone call saying they had been drafted into the NFL.
On the second day of the draft, safety Tate Randle, punter Maury Buford and quar terback Ron Reeves were selected to try to make a career out of football.
Randle was an eighth-round pick of the Miami Dolphins, Buford an eighth-round pick of the San Diego Chargers and Reeves a lOth-round choice of the Houston Oilers.
The two-year old Tech women's fastpitch softball program will be under the new direc· tion of Kathy Welter, effective Sept. 1.
Welter coached Oklahoma Baptist Uni· versity in Shawnee during the past three years, and compiled a 53-23 record on way to two Women's College World Senes appearances. Last year her team finished in a tie for ninth place at the AlA W Division ll national tournament.
She earned an undergraduate degree froo Kearney in Nebraska and a master's degree in physical education from Western Illinois University in 1978.
Texas Tech will be part of a new tournament to be inaugurated at the Rose· mont Horizon next fall prior to the opening of the regular season
DePaul will be the host men ' s team and Notre Dame will be the host women's team. Joining DePaul will be Tech, Arizona and Davidson. The other women's teamsWJ be UCLA, Georgia and Rutgers.
The tournament is set for Nov. 26-27
T. C. Worley, after 30 years of working in the metallurgy field, has changed to real estate and retailing. He is semi-retired as president of Worley Properties Inc. of Beaumont. In the past years, his wife, Bonnie, and he have traveled widely, including visits to Hawaii, Mexico, Jamaica, London, Switzerland, Rome, the Holy Lands, Munich, Alaska, Egypt and Brazil. They have two sons, Jerry and Garland.
Tom Abraham has a philosophy that "you have to put back more than you take out of this world." This philosophy has resulted in a $55,000 endowment to Texas Tech, given by his brother, Malouf '34, to establish the Tom Abraham Graduate Fellowship in Business, which will be awarded annually to an outstanding student
enrolled in the master of business administration degree program at Tech.
Joel N. Denning retired in 1971 after 37 years as teacher and coach. He has resided in Idalou since 1963. His son, two daughters and both sons-in-law are also Tech graduates. He has hopes that his six grandchildren will also attend Tech some day.
Rector P. Roberts is a squadron education officer for the Fort Vancouver Power Squadron (a national boating club). He also teaches boating classes. His hpbbies include gardening, boating, home shop work and camping. He resides in Vancouver, Wash.
George Elton Smith retired irt 1974 as associate dean of engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington after 28 years of service. After the death of his first wife, Maurine Havis '34, in 1976, he married Mary Swisher. They have traveled
Mary E. Leidigh was honored in February by the Home Ecortornics Alumni Association of Oklahoma. State University, receiving the HEAA Honorary Membership Award. She retired in June 1977 as associate professor of FNIA and director of the dietetic internship at OSU. She resides in Stillwater, Okla.
35 James C. Toothaker and his wife, the former Pauline Edgett '38, reside in San Diego, Calif.
ing and marketing for Champlin Petroleum Co., Fort Worth.
L. Edwin Smith is a CPA with Pratas l Smith and Moore, Lubbock.
Edward T. Leidigh will retire from Aerojet General Corp. on Aug.l after 27 years. He is the propellant process engineer for the Sacramento, Calif., plant.
Orval L. Lewis retired as vice president of Weatherby Engineering and accepted the post as president for Engineering, Scientific and Technical Service Co., Houston.
John A. Wright is chairman of the board of the First State Bank of Ahi· lene.
Kathleen Webb Weiss is chairman of the English department at Brown. field High School. She previously served as chairman of the College of Education Development Council at Tech.
J. Weldon Bennett has been employed by the F renship ent District of Wolfforth for 39 years. He has been superintendent of the school for the past 27 years. His wife, Eleanor BaJ. ley '39, taught in the F renship school for 45 years before retiring in 1979.
Charles Bruce is professor of English a t Texas Woman's University in Denton.
*Magdalen Dederick Carpenter was honored for her contributions to the women's division of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce at the 15th anniversary program, "Reflections." Magdalen served as chairman of the committee which worked to form the organization and was elected its first president. After stepping down from the presidency, she continued to offer to the organization her invaluable servtce.
*Georgia Mae Smith Ericson donated a salt trough, dating from the late 1800s, from the Mackenzie Trail on the Hank Smith Ranch at Crosbyton, to Tech's Ranching Heritage Center. Hank Smith was Georgia Mae's grandfather.
Haskell G. Taylor, professor emeritus of accounting, retired in 1978 after serving 42 years on the College of Business Administration teaching staff at Tech. In 1953 he established the Texas Tech Tax Institute, which has become one of the largest and most respected tax institutes in the South and Southwest. The Haskell G. Taylor Endowment was established in 1978 to support studies in tax accounting. Taylor married the former Dorothy Johnson '39.
Dr. Dysart Holcomb is vice president of research and development for Pennzoil Products Co. in Shreveport, La. He was a 1972 Distinguished Alumnus of Texas Tech. 38
Roger .Kuykendall was elected to the position of advisory director of the First National Bank at Lubbock. He is engagedin investments. He and his wife, Jane, are the parents of two children.
Lee N. Perry Jr. retired from Exxon U.S.A. with 35 years of service. He and 1m wife will continue to make their home in Andrews. 43
Dr. Paul B. Crawford, associate director of the Texas Petroleum Research Committee and a petroleum engi· nee ring professor at Texas A&M was honored as a distinguished engineer by the Tech College of Engineering in April. Earlier this year he was named the 1982 recipient of the Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal by the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers.
Clara Mueller McPherson, associate professor of food and nutrition in the Colleg of Home Economics at Tech, received the President's Excellence in Teaching Award from President Lauro F. Cavazos in a convocation on April 7. "Mrs. Mac," as her students fondly refer to her, has been ontlw Tech faculty since 1947.
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Jean McLaughlin Kahle of Fort. Worth has established a endowment in the College of Home Econom ics at Texas Tech. The endowment will be us·ed to fund scholarships for graduates or . undergraduates who exhibit strong acadellll achievement, leadership, ability and professional potential. She has served as chairper· son of a new dean's advisory council in the College of Home Economics.
Robert Schuster is with the American General Life Insurance Co., Lubbock.
*Dr. John W. Sheehan has been elected vice president of manufactur-
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Elmo Walling has retired from Exxon U.S.A. as the district operations superintendent and is currently in the consulting business. He resides in Abilene.
vocation on April 7. Allen has been on the faculty since 1959 and is coach for the University's soil judging teams which have won numerous regional and national contests.
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation office in Post, is retiring after 35 years of service. He is married to the former Maxine Hensley.
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Mary Jean Webb Copeland and her husband, Floyd, have built a permanent home at Lake Kiowa, where they go every weekend, and have an apartment in downtown Dallas to stay during the week. Floyd took early retirement after 32Y2 years with Chevron and accepted a job with First National Bank in Dallas. Their son, Kemp, is ajunior at Texas Tech. Their daughter, Jana '72, and son-in-law, Ed Whealdon Jr. '72, have two daughters.
Joseph Wheeler Jr., vice president of administration and planning for the <?il and gas division of Union Oil of California in Los Angeles, was honored as a distinguished engineer by the Texas Tech of Engineering in April.
George I. Zoller is superintendent of schools in Perryton. He and his wife have two children who are grown and married. His son lives in Dallas and his daughter lives in Albuquerque. His hobbies include golf and fishing.
Leon R. Tabor, after teaching agriculture at Follett for many years, has set up a real estate office in Liberal, Kan. He has made three_ trips behind the Iron Curtain to Bucharest , Romania, where he was held prisoner during World War II He is now sending Bibles and missionaries to towns in A us tria, Romania ·and Hungary on which he anced dropped bombs He says, "It's a tnuch better feeling dropping Bibles rather than bombs."
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C. A. Tannahill, Houston-based regional construction manager, Gulf region, oll and gas division, of Union Oil Co. of California, was among the 50 persons honored at the 1982 Construction's Man of the Year Award Dinner on Feb. 17 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Victor Williams moved to Houston· three years ago after 26 years of teaching instrumental music in the Austin schools. Last year he was band director at Missouri City Junior High School.
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Dr. B. L. Allen, professor of soil science for the College of Agricultural Sciences at Tech, received the President's Excellence in Teaching Award from President Lauro F. Cavazos in a faculty con-
E. _Camp teaches math and social studies in the Union· Inde pendent Scha9l District, Brpwnfield. He attended the fifth annual leadership conference ori free enterprise education by primary and secondary teachers and administrators. His wife, Annie Ruth Paschal '51, teaches the fourth grade at Union I.S.D. They reside in Brownfield.
Andy McNabb is wc;>rking as a mechanical engineer with William K. Hall & Co., a consulting firm in Dallas. he has been designing cooling faCilities for the United States Embassy in French Djibouti, Africa. He and his wife, Agnes, have three sons: Andrew '78, Pete, currently a student at Tech, and John.
Julian Smith, a senior engineer with the
50Dr. Raymond D. Brigham., oilseed research specialist at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at Lubbock, was requested by the U.S. State Department to serve as a technical advisor to the government of Pakistan in January 1982. He was also in India during 1981 as a recipient of an Indo-American fellowship and gave seminars and .lectures at 11 universities and research centers. He was also elected an adjunct professor for the Department of Plant and Soil Science and to the Graduate School at Tech in 1981.
Samuel W Chisholm, CPA, retired after 24 years at Texas Tech He was promoted to the rank of professor in 1969
Jerry Hall , president of Jerry Hall & Associates in Austin, spoke at Texas Tech
during Mass Communications Week in February.
Gerald N. Hise has been named vice president of Cities Service Co.'s Western International Area, Energy Resources Group, based in Houston. The Roswell, N.M., native began his career with Cities Service in 1955.
PAR Technology Corp. His wife, Patsy Jo Blowers, is currently a volunteer income tax consultant for the local senior citizens organization called Silver Key. Their oldest daughter, Mary Franc, is a 1980 graduate of Tech, while their youngest daughter, Martha Jean, is presently attending Tech. The Blackbirds live in Colorado Springs.
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*John Birdwell of Lubbock has been elected to a two-year term as Region IV vice president of the National Cattlemen's Association. He is in the cattle ranching, feeding and farming business.
David P. Blackbird retired in December 1981 with the rank of Colonel from the U.S. Air Force after completing 30 years of active duty. At the time of his retirement he was director of operational intelligence at the headquarters of the North American Aerospace Defense Command located in Colorado Springs. In January he became a consultant in the Colorado Springs office of the
Dalton L. James, who served as superintendent of the New Deal Independent School District from 1953 until his retirement in 1967, was honored at ceremonies at the school in March as part of Public Education Week. A new band hall was dedicated in his name and a plaque and portrait of him and his wife , Minnie, were unveiled They have one son, Wayne '57, of Arlington. They reside in Lubbock.
Dr. James W. Kitchen, landscape architecture and park administration professor at Texas Tech, was named a Fellow of the National Recreation and Park Association Southwest Regional Council at the annual meeting held in Lafayette, La.
Coffee Conner, president of Senl Savings Association, Lubbock, W& presented a plaque in December by the Lubbock-area Council of the Business Pa11 nership Association of the College of Busi· ness Administration in recognition of his work as the founding chairman of the asso dation and his work with the council.
*Verna V. Hively was an army nurse in World War II in the Philippines and a pri soner of war at Santa Tomas Internment Camp in Manila. In 1980 she returned with group of "American Defenders of Bataan and Corrigidor" in honor of the army nur51 who served there. Visitors to the PhillipineJ will find a plaque with their names at Valo r Memorial on Mt. Samat. She resides in Sar Antonio.
Jeri Hudson Howe Byrnes has been an elementary teacher for 16 years for Clovis Municipal Schools. Her husband, Paul A. "Buddy," works with Southwest Real Estate. They reside in Clovis , N.M. Her son, Alan K Howe, is a stu· dent at Eastern New Mexico University.
Harold W. Harris, a partner and chief structural engineer at BGR Architects and Engineers, was named engineer of the year in February at the annual banquet of the South Plains Chapter of the Texas of Professional Engineers in Lubbock. a native of Melvin .
J. M. Hill is president of Rangeaire Corp in Cleburne.
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Bob Anthony has recently opened offices in the Pyramid Plaza in bock as Bob G. Anthony Inc., an ent oil and gas operator. He is married to Marianna Corry and they have two ren , Clay, 21, a senior at Tech, and Amber, 16, a sophomore at Coronado High.
Bill Noble , a fee appraiser for Robert L Noble Co., Brownfield, has been elected to i three-year term on the Governing the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers.
Marshall Pharr is manager of govern· mental relations for Southwestern Public Service Co. in Amarillo.
C. Wayne Smith is vice president of finance and administration for Furr's Cafete rias Inc., Lubbock.
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Bill Crume, president of Crume & Associates in Dallas, spoke on advertising day during Mass Communica· tions Week at Texas Tech in February.
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Clyde S. Cheek retired in November from HUD , where he served as deputy director of housing prodtt tion and mortgage credit for the New Orleans area office He and his wife , the former Ava Nell Turner '46, plan to move to Bella Vista, Ark.
Ben Robinson is managing partner for Main Hurdman, Lubbock
G. Thane Akins has joined O'Briad Engineering of Midland as engineer· tng manager.
T Richard Allen is associated with the Joe ·c. Neel Co. of Dallas, specializing in · come and investment property sales and His wife, Lois Evans, is the owner of Art Engravings. They have four children: Glen, Dan '80, Bruce and Janetta. They are members of the Texas Tech Century Club and have contributed to the ExStudents Association for 19 consecutive years.
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Larry R. Byrd, president of All Plastics Molding Inc of Addison, was honored as a distinguished engineer by the Tech College of Engineering in April. He is president of the Ex-Students Association and past chairman of the Century Club and Loyalty Fund.
B. Dan Kamp has been named director of Lubbock's city parks and recreation department. The Sudan native was Lubbock parks superintendent from 1%1 to 1965. He and his wife, Mary Helen, have two daughters.
*M. Dan Law, president of Fields and Company, Lubbock, presented $6,000 to the College of Business Administration at Tech to be used in equipping and furnishing the Alex K. Cooke Reading and Conference Room in the Area of Marketing. Cooke '47 is chairman of the board of Fields and Company.
on the board of directors of the Fertilizer Institute. He and his wife, Nancy, have three children.
David Nivens is assistant director of parks and recreation in Fort Worth.
Charley Pope is president of First Federal Savings & Loan Association in Lubbock.
Jack D. Russell owns Governmental Service Agency, a municipal management consulting firm, in Dallas. He and his wife, Mary Ellen, live in Mesquite. They have a son, David, 21, who is attending Auburn University, and a daughter, Ann, 20, who is attending Texas Tech.
61P. W. (Bill) Cayce Jr. has been named general manager of Tenneco Oil Exploration and Production's Western Rocky Mountain Division in Denver. He and his wife, the former Lou Ann McKinnon, have two children.
W. R. Collier is president of American State Bank, Lubbock.
James Fisher is executive director of the North Jeffco Metropolitan Recreation & Park District in Arvada, Colo.
J. H. Rhea has been elected chairman of the board of the First National Bank of Roswell. He also serves the bank as president.
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George T. Matson is in the home building business. He and his wife, Elayne Fincher '63, have lived in Houston for 17 years. They have two daughters, Monica, 16, and Megan, 3.
Karl A. Ransleben is vice president and head of the accounting section of Harper & Pearson Co. He has been appointed by Tech President Dr. Lauro F. Cavazos to serve a three-year term on the Accounting Advisory Council. He is past president of the Houston Chapter of the Ex-Students Association.
Marjorie Baird Smith is business manager for the Community Unit School District in Westmont , Dl. She and her husband, Morley S., reside in Mt. Prospect.
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Dr. Thomas I. Bacon, associate professor of German in the College of Arts and Sciences at Tech, received the President's Excellence in Teaching Award from Dr. Lauro F. Cavazos in a faculty convocation in April.
Harlan R. Heitkamp has been elected chief executive officer of his 50-man Maverick Engine ring Co., with corporate headquarters in Corpus Christi.
Bruce Lokey is manager and director of data processing for United Marketing Services of Texas, based in Lubbock.
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Dr. A. James Becton has been named vice president of operations for Funk Seeds International. He and his wife, Bonnie Stewart '59, reside in Lubbock.
Gayle M. Earls is chairman of the board and chief executive officer at First National Bank, Odessa.
Russell Studebaker is horticulturist for the Park and Recreation Department in Tulsa, Okla.
Carolyn Moegle was given special recognition in March by Med Hunt of Med Hunt Real Estate, Lubbock, for meeting or
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Rex A. Pope retired as a commander in the U.S. Navy in May 1981 while on tour at the Pentagon with the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is presently engaged in real estate sales with Estes Realty Corp. in Virginia Beach. He and his wife, Pat, have three children: Christopher, 14, Steven, 13, and Debra, 10.
*C. Jean McMurtry Strehli, an Austin businesswoman in private investments, spoke at Texas Tech during the Home Economics Awareness Week in March.
James D. Bell is director of the parks division of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department in Austin.
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*Dr. K. Jane Coulter is deputy assistant director of the Office of Higher Education, Science and Education Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She spoke during Home Economics Awareness Week at Tech recently
Robert. B. (Bob) Dyer, senior vice prestdent for planning and development for Industries of Houston, was honored tn April as a distinguished engineer by the Tech College of Engineering. He currently serves on the board of directors of the ExAssociation.
Oil Carl E. Jameson is president of Celeron & Gas Co., Denver.
Wesley W. Masters, founder and presiof Center Plains Industries Inc., Amanllo, has been elected to a three-year term
exceeding $1 million in total production of sales and listings in 1981.
Bob C. Parsons of Lancaster demonstrated glass etching at the conference on glass arts held in March at Texas Tech.
Jim Riley is living in Metairie, La.
John Shackelford is manager at Austin IBM. He has been with IBM for 12 years. He says he "lives at the Onion Creek Golf Club in Austin." He has a daughter, Julie, 13, and a son, Sam, 10. He recently built his own house.
*Dr. Jimmy H. Smith has been named interim dean of the Texas Tech College of Engineering. He is a registered professional engineer in Texas and had been associate dean of the college since 1979. He is married to the former Mary A. Rinehart.
James Sudduth is Tech's director of bands He had been director of bands at Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, for seven years.
64Ronnie M. Ayers purchased Nicky Fabricating & Welding Inc. in October 1981. He and his wife, Ann, have a son, Carter, 6. They reside in Houston. As avid Astros' fans, in March they took their second annual trip to Cocoa, Fla., to spend a week at spring training.
John Burdette, the partner in charge of audit practice for the Lubbock office of Main Hurdman, has been appointed by President Lauro F. Cavazos to serve a three-year term on the Accounting Advisory Council at
Texas Tech. He is a board member of the Lubbock chapter of the Ex -Students Association.
Bob L. Cape has been named director of management information systems for Rexnord's Fluid Power Division, Racine, Wis.
Donald Key is a partner with Ernst & Whinney, Dallas.
*Marcus R. Tucker, senior vice president and director of architectural design at 30 I International in Houston, has been advanced to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (AlA), for notable contribution to the advancement of the profession of architecture.
George Biffle is the choir director at Amarillo College.
Mickey Carter is director of El Paso County Parks in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Burl Greaves is president of State Sav. ings & Loan Association, Lubbock.
Raymond Lusk is the principal of Lock ney Junior High School.
*R. L. (Larry) Spore is unit manager for Dow Chemical Company's $35 million plant on an off-shore island on the Adriatic coast· line of Yugoslavia. He and his wife, the former Martha N. Sharp of Lubbock, have two sons, Chris and Steve. They have had many experiences traveling throughout Europe.
Jerry Baker is responsible for sales, hydraulic and pneumatic design, circuit assistance and component selection for TEl Fluid Power Inc., Lubbock.
Mabry Brock is president of the First State Bank of Shallowater.
Bob J. Bryant has been named chairman of the board of directors at Texas Commerce Bank, Fort Worth.
Jerry Darter is director of the Parks & Recreation Department in Kansas City, Mo.
Julia R. Jones is currently a cost planning analyst on the S 38 program in the radar division of Texas Instruments, Dallas.
Roy L. McDaniel is director of finance for the city of Abilene.
Terry M. O'DonneU is chairman and chief executive officer of the First City Bank of El Paso.
Dennis Teasdale is the band director at Lubbock High School.
Steve Brin is sales and marketing manager for Sterling Warehouse & Distribution in Grand Prairie He and his wife, the former Judy Hendrix, have two sons. They live in Arlington.
Reynolds Lee Foster is controller of TDC Exploration in Austin. He and his wife, Janet, are endowed scholarship donors to the Tech Ex -Students Association.
David L. Nelson was admitted into the partnership of Ernst & Whinney in October 1981 He resides in Houston.
Cecil G. Puryear is Lubbock Municipal Court Judge.
Jerry Starkes has joined the sales staff o l Jent' s House of Music in Lubbock.
E Joyce Thompson is associate profesEnglish at Texas Woman's University
She has just had published her a T:ail: f>:. of the Texas Woman s
Carson E. Watt ts project group superVl· sor in recreation and parks at the Texas Agricultural Extension Service in College Station
f. Ed Welling became vice president of operations and engineering for Perry Energy in Midland. He and his wife, Shielda ltichards '68, have two children, a son, Glenn, and a daughter, Diane.
M.Tom Wilson, former player and assistant coach at Texas Tech, has been offered a partnership with Sam Wood Jr. of the Wood Energy Co. in College Station. He and his wife, Daun, and their two children, Randal Mark and Julie Diann, reside in Bryan Edwin G. (Ed) Young II is a personal lines agent representing Employers Insurance of Texas. He was named the life agent of the year for 1981, and he and his wife, Carol, will take a cruise in the Caribbean as an award for this achievement. They live in Houston with their two sons.
68 Major V. was marned to Captatn Kann E. _ Thacker in March. He is the finance staff officer at HQ, Sixth U.S. Army, and she is an operating nurse at Letterman Army Medical Center. They reside in San Francisco.
Pat Campbell assumed the duties of associate general counsel for the Health Sciences Center at Tech last fall. He and his wife, Ji:m, have two children, Kelle and Kristen. They reside in Lubbock
Kirk Carr is the business and advertising manager for the Wall Street Journal
Carolyn Fincher Dobbins and her hus band, Wayne, teach at Sundown John Ellison is superintendent of forestry and landscaping for the Parks & Recreation Department in Austin.
AI Johnson is assistant director of parks and recreation in Richardson.
John P. Kegerreis is a staff psychologist in the adqlescent unit at Terrell State Hospital
Robert T. Knowles has reported for duty With Attack Squadron 128 of the Naval Air
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Hyou ever thought professional actors only enjoyed stardom and big paychecks, you'd think again after talking with G. W Bailey '66, known to some as Sargeant Rizzo on the TV series, "M A S H "
Bailey was back in Lubbock recently to audition for a part in the final play of Tech Director Ron Schulz, who was presenting "Hamlet" as his farewell production at the University Bailey was cast in the humorous gravediggers scene.
Originally from Port Arthur, Bailey came to Tech in 1962 on a debate scholarship, and fell into theater by chance. His first show at Tech was "Waltz of the Toreadors." He was also in "Romeo and Juliet" in 1964, when the University Theatre first opened
"After that, I never stopped," he said. "It's a tough way to make a living, I'll tell ya."
Bailey will be the first to dispel the myths of a glamorous actor's life. He said pay for the stage is horrifying, especially if one has a family to consider. Finances are not the only worry for an actor.
"It's not so much the uncertainty as living with constant rejection," he explained
Upon leaving Tech, Bailey advanced to the finals in the National Theatre Group, a competitive audition program. Performing before representatives from renowned regional theaters across the country, he established contacts and received some offers.
In the following years , Bailey worked in dinner theater and stock theater. Performing Shakespeare in California, he found he liked living there has since made Los Angeles his home
"Most good things happen for me when I'm doing Shakespeare," he said "Two and a half years ago, I was doing Shakespeare's 'As You Like It ' when my agent called tell I interview to read for Burt Met calf (of M A S.H.).
Station of Whidbey Island in Oak Harbor , Wash. His wife, Sharon, is from Lubbock. Andrew Sansom is the Brazoria County Park board corntnissioner h1 Lake John F. Scovelt is president of Woodbine Development Co r p , balias.
. 9 ·· David T. Greell of Houston has
_ qualified for in the top 50 Club of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Philadelphia
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Douglas B. Henson is in industrial devel opment with 1.D.C. Enterprises in Midland.
Bill G. Hinson is park planner for the Park & Recreation Department in Dallas
Marjorie Cone Kastman was elected as a director of the First National Bank at Lubbock in February. She is involved in independent oil production and investments She and her husband, Jack, have five children.
J. Mike McGowan is a partner with Arthur Young & Co. He resides in Houston.
"I have just finished my 15th episode. The exposure has been terrific I like Harry Morgan particularly. Harry and I are good friends. Harry's a wonderful man. Alan (Aida), too, is a very pleasant man. He can be very aloof, somewhat cool, but never unkind. I've enjoyed the show "
M.A S H. will conclude its long TV run next fall with nine episodes and a two hour _ movie about the end of the war, Bailey said.
But he already has a new series lined up. It's called "Saint Elsewhere" and takes place in a hospital in inner-city Boston. Bailey plays a staff psychiatrist-a wonderful character , he said.
"It 's my first chance in a major show to play a very nice, plain person." Bailey said he has often played brash, obnoxious characters and welcomes this chance to do some thing different.
Russell Pate, editor of "Adweek1Southwest" of Dallas, spoke Mass Communications Week at Texas Tech in February. _
Terry Putman ma rried Mendy Wim_ berly '81 ih February. live in Colorado Springs.
Torn Ward has been named president of Texas Cornmerce Bank, Fort Worth
7. o· Steve F. Annstrong owns an energy investment firm. He and his wife, the former Barbara Rogers '69, have three children: Slade, 8, Jennifer, 6, and Ste phanie, 3. They have lived in Pecos for the past 9 years. They are members of the Texas Tech Old Red Club
Karl Clifford is with Smith, Baker, Field & Clifford Inc., Lubbock.
Dr. Carol D. Haire is director of speech language pathology and audiology at Hardin Simmons University, Abilene
Nick M. Jackson practices diagnostic
radiology in and around Junction where he and his wife, Deborah, live.
*Dennis R. Meals, an audit partner of Rylander, Clay & Opitz, a large accounting firm in Fort Worth, received the Outstanding Metroplex Accountant Award on April3.
Max Robertson is director of the Parks & Recreation Department in Dallas.
Larry G. Strickland is director of operations and business development for Paragon Properties, an Austin-based commercial real estate company. He ran the New York City marathon in September and qualified for the Boston Marathon.
Steve Watt has been hired by Allsup's Convenience Stores Inc. as controller. He and his wife, Carolyn, and their sons, Brian and Shannon, reside in Clovis, N.M.
Bill Woods is band director at HardinSimmons University in Abilene.
71Robert l. Adams is an area manager for the Western Company. He and his wife, Suzanne Gallagher, have two children, Beth, 9, and Rob, 4. They live in Shreveport. La.
Missy Finck is ·a horticulturist consultant specializing in exterior and interior foliage plant design and maintenance. She resides in San Antonio.
Armando Garcia was promoted to loan analysis officer at the First National Bank of Lubbock.
Arlen Griffith was promoted to manager of market development for Baker Oil Treat-
ing, a subsidiary of Baker International. Prior to his transfer to Houston, he was regional sales manager in the Lubbock office. He and his wife, Janie, have a son, Chad, 3, and a daughter, Lara, 1. They reside in Spring.
Bill D. Horton, president and chief executive officer of Southwest Lubbock National Bank, chairs the Lubbock-area Council of the Business Partnership Association for 1981-82.
Patsy Lokey is office manager of the Lubbock based United Marketing Services of Texas, in addition to being director of the Direct Mail of Texas division of the corporation.
Ty Probasco is the director of park planning for Harris County in Houston.
Bobby Rountree is director of parks and recreation for Baytown. he was honored as the Outstanding Young Professional at the annual parks and recreation meeting held in Lafayette, La.
Jerry Wakefield is the owner of Circle L Supply & Irrigation in Dumas. He and his wife, Linda Kay, have two children, Heather, 4, and Heath, 1.
72Phyllis Bridges is vice president for academic affairs at Texas Woman's University in Denton.
Gary B. Gilliam has joined Bell Petroleum Services Inc. as vice president of finance and treasurer. He lives in Midland.
Gary Hudson has been promoted to vice president at Lubbock National Bank.
He has been referred to as "eccentric extraordinaire" and former Tech football player Dicky Grigg '70 continues to live up to his title.
Most people wouldn't take the time to write a letter to their local newspaper's household hints column asking about how to get the smell out of 2,500 musty, mildewy Copenhagen snuff cans. But Dicky did. He said he plans to display them in his new home[
But Dicky has made the paper in bigger and better style. How? To quote:
"That was one reception none of the wedding guests will ever forget!"
That's because a fully clothed exotic dancer shed her clothes to the bare basics, leaving little to the imagination. The culprit who hired her was none other than Austin attorney Dicky Grigg.
The bride's reaction was a sign of relief. "At least she didn't explode." That was a reference to his setting off firecrackers last year at the wedding reception of another set of friends.
. Commented Dicky's wife, Mary Gay; rolltog her eyes, "We'll never be invited to wedding." As a couple, they weren't tnvtted to this one. Bob Gibbins, the groom and friend of Grigg's, played his by sending Mary Gay a proper tnvttabon and mailing a different one to Dicky with the wrong wedding date!
Rick Kloiber works for Kraft Inc. His wife, Lydia Louder '80, works for Kellosq Sales Co. They live in Amarillo.
Gary L. Lindsey is president of Architec. ture Inc. located in Fort Worth. He and his wife, Sharon Smith '70, have two children, Blake, 6, and Lauren, 3.
Charles Rothwell is manager of the newly opened Odessa branch of Hugo Reed & Associates. He is a registered engineer in Texas.
*W. Terry Winn Jr. is vice president of Kindle, Stone & Associates, Longview corr suiting firm. He and his wife, the former Phyllis Hobart '73, have two children , Holly, 10, and Timmy, 5.
Larry M. Winton is a Lubbock realtor and sales manager for United Van Lines. He and his wife, Oressa Smith '73, have a son Landon, 4. They are members of the Century Club.
Nancy Clack Wright has joined Jeff Wheeler Realtors, Lubbock.
John W. Baker has been promoted to vice president and cashier at the Citizens Bank of Lubbock County. His Jill, is a teacher at the Slaton Public School system. They have two children, Jace, 3, am Jennifer, 10 months.
Betsy Bates is with the Park and Recrea· tion Department in Dallas.
Jedda Jones Brown teaches choir at Euless Junior High School in the Dallas met· roplex.
W. Mike Driver is a drilling Phillips Petroleum Co., stationed in their Albuquerque office. His wife, Brenda Johns, is office manager for Thorson Oeser! States. They have two sons, Heath, 5, and Blake, 2.
les Eubank, vice president of the com· modities department of First National Bank of Lubbock, has been named crusade chairman for the 1982 American Cancer Society fund raising drive. The Idalou native and his wife, Sharon, have two children.
Dr. Robert A. Fink, assistant professor in English, has been granted tenure at Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene.
Michael (Mike) A. Hagan is a unit man· ager with Southwestern Bell of Dallas. His · wife, Candace (Candy) Moser, is directiX of youth and children's music at Canyon Creek Presbyterian. They have a son, Dus· tin (Dusty) Michael. They reside in Dallas. While living in St. Louis, Mike and Candy received their master's degrees from Webster College.
Catherine Ann Horn was married to Dan Merrill Forbes. She is attending the New England Conservatory of Music in lb ton.
Kevin McMahon is with Caraway, Sp'ke & McMahon, Lubbock.
Walter Olivares is concertmaster of the Missoula Civic Symphony and continues to teach at the University of Montana. _ '
Melvin L. Owen was elected treasurero Universal Resources Corp., a Dallas-based.' oil and gas exploration company. ·
Buck Pascholl is associated with BNB; Development Co. in Dallas. He and have a daughter, Stephanie.
JRoger K. Scott is chairman of the news! tter committee for the Department of ;arks and Recreation in Northglenn, Colo.
Joseph M. Spillar and his wife, Kathy, live and work on a ranch, Carter Mountain Land &Cattle Co., in Kremmling, Colo.
Bobbie Winn Weir is a physical education teacher for A. B. Duncan Elementary in floydada. Her husband, Bill, is a sales representative. They are members of the Century Club.
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Andy Davidson joined the staff of Westlake High School near Austin.
Roanne Vidal Draker is employed with Sandoz Pharmaceuticals as a sales representative. Her husband, Scott, is a tax accountant with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. They reside in Houston.
John C. Duggan was promoted to executive vice president of the First National Bank of Brownfield. John and his wife, Beth, have lived in Brownfield since March 1979. They have a son, Eric, 1.
*Dr. Robert D. Fugate has been promoted to vice president of sales for SLM Instruments at Urbana, Dl.
Dr. David R. Gibson practices optometry in Lubbock. His wife, DeAnna Myers '75, works in the purchasing department of Methodist Hospital. They have a son, Andrew David, born Jan. 24, 1982.
Don J. Heinrich is co-owner of Slaton Gas & Equipment Inc. He is a member of the Century Club.
Janet Miles, the first woman regional manager for the National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, D.C., spoke during Mass Communications Week at Texas Tech in February.
Dr. James M. Smallwood, a member of the Oklahoma State University faculty since 1975, received the Coral H. Tullis Award in Texas history, as well as $1,000, for his book, "Time of Hope, Time of Despair: Black Texans During Reconstruction."
Alton Smith was advanced to the position of assistant controller and director of accounting and taxation for Furr's Cafeterias, Lubbock.
75 Jon Bohls and his wife, Sally Whitlock '80, are the parents of David Robert, born Jan. 7, 1982.
Nancy Anne Fowlkes was married to Kenneth George Donley. They live in Holywell Village, England.
Ken C. Furman has worked for Adolph Coors Co. for the past four years. He is the area sales manager for the brewery for the state of Missouri. He lives in Columbia.
James L. Gorsuch is an associate trial attorney in the firm of Crenshaw Dupree & Milam, Lubbock. '
C. Pat Hamilton is vice president of CitiNational Bank of Weatherford. He and hts wife, Sharon, have two daughters, Julie, 4, and Carol, 3.
J Janette Inman was married to ames T1mothy Couch. They live in Dallas. Capt. L. Frank Marlow completed his master of science degree in operations management from the University of Arkansas in December· He is in the process of being
assigned to the USAF I Canadian Exchange Program as a C-130 navigator. He will fly with the Canadian Armed Forces and will be stationed at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Bob McMinn was promoted to assistant data processing officer, serving as applications programming manager, at the First National Bank of Lubbock.
Robert Montemayor is a reporter with the San Diego bureau of the Los Angeles Times.
Consultants Corp., a well-site geological service company in Midland, for the past five years. He is controller and manager of finances, and married to Cora Jane Gibbon. They are building a new home in Green Tree Country Club estates. This is also his fifth consecutive year as a Century Club member.
Richard Lee Mattox has joined E. F. Hutton's Lubbock office. He had previously served as a production director with KLBKTV. He and his wife reside in Lubbock
Karen Price Allam is employed by Lubbock National Bank. Her husband, Byron, is self-employed.
Robert S. (Bob) Anderson Jr. is a practicing architect in Dallas. He and his wife, Diana Purdy, have a son, Eric.
Jim Brown is a CPA He is married to Cindy Hall and they live in Dallas.
Melissa Hudgins Caraway is teaching in the music education division of the Music Department at Texas Tech.
Staci Faye Griffith was married to James Henry Myers. She is employed by Metzdorf Advertising and he is employed by Columbia Gas. They reside in Houston.
James C. Hall is employed by Brown & Root Inc. of Houston. He is currently project architect in a joint venture for a U.S. Naval Base project in the Indian Ocean, Diego Garcia. He and his wife, the former Denise Newton, have two sons, Jimmy, 6, and Jeff who was born in August 1981.
Mark D. Land has been with Advance
Lisa Marie Morgan was married to James W. Keys. She is employed by Texas Instruments and he is a professional florist. They reside in Lubbock.
Steven Craig Myers is employed by R W. Matthews Jr. High School in Lubbock. He is married to Kerri Lea McClendon '81.
Marcia Smith is a reporter I feature writer for the Dallas Times Herald.
Karen Whitson Snoddy and her hus:band, Tom, had a baby girl, Heather, on Dec. 6, 1981. Tom is treasurer-savings officer of Odessa Savings Association and Karen has retired from work to be a full-time housewife.
William E. (Bill) Ward Jr. was recently named a partner in the law firm of Kerr, FitzGerald & Kerr of Midland
Carol Ansley is an account execu tive in marketing for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. She resides in Dallas.
A few years ago when Lauri Ball '76 married Thomas Bunch '72, '75, they had no idea that their last name would give birth to a balloon business.
"It just all clicked," explained Lauri. "We saw a program on TV about a similar business in Boston, and with a last name like 'Bunch,' it was a natural choice-'Ballons By The Bunch' was born.
"We'd always wanted to own our own business, though I don't know if balloons was quite what we had in mind," Lauri said. "But we thought we'd try it because it could be done out of our house, and it was something I could do while taking care of our little boy" (Jon Cody, age and another baby expected in July).
Balloons By The Bunch is a balloon bouquet delivery service, with little extras like personalized balloons, balloons attached to potted ivy plants, stuffed pot-bellied bears or rabbits, and always something special for the holidays.
"The little gifts give the person something to keep long after the balloons are gone," Lauri said.
The helium-filled balloons are special in themselves, imported from Europe. Others are silver mylar. Some feature characters like the Incredible Hulk or Wonder Woman 'and others are personalized with a message like "happy birthday," "congratulations" or a person's name
Each balloon is tied with a crinkle ribbon of the same color Free city-wide delivery is offered, and the Bunch business has recently expanded into Plainview.
Lauri said people are very creative in their ideas for using balloons. For instance a , recent May wedding had balloon bouquets in the bridal colors tied here and there. Each guest was given one balloon, and instead of
throwing rice at the wedding couple, the guests simultaneously let their balloons go to drift into the air as the newlyweds left the reception.
Another wedding idea was thought up by the best man. He called Balloons By The Bunch to help him decorate the going-away car. Balloons were tied to the doors, handles and bumpers of the car, then the inside was packed solid.
"When the wedding couple opened the door to get in, of course the balloons floated out, and it was really pretty," La uri said. "Several weddings since then have decorated with balloons in some way or another."
One of their most unusual requests is for all black balloons to commemorate the 30th or 40th birthdays of individuals, as a sort of "mourning" gift.
No matter how long one works with balloons, Lauri said, there is still the inevitable "pop." In fact, she said there are days when the group looks a little "shell-shocked" from the frequent bursting noises
Although Tom is president of the busi ness, his main form of employment is with Texas Instruments in Lubbock. La uri and Tom's brother, Robby, run the balloon busi ness.
"We all feel it is a personal business," she said. "I don't know if that's because it is family-run and done in our home, or because we're not professional business people. We take pride in our service and interest in the people who order from us.
"We're not making a living from Balloons By The Bunch-that wasn't our intention but it is making money and growing rapidly I think that if we didn't have the personal aspect of making people happy with what we do, it wouldn't be as much fun for us
"After all, balloons appeal to the little kid in all of us."
Bill W. is director of college hons for Halliburton Services in Duncan Okla. Before joining Halliburton he worke · for four years in the admissions office andc three years as assistant dean of engineenll: at Texas Tech. ·
Mary Savage Brock and her husband Ronn, are the parents of Virginia Jan. 4, 1982. ' r
Chadwell, CPA, joined International as a member of their internal · audit staff. He resides in Dallas.
LisaK. Greer is assistant vice preside rr for Southwest Lubbock National Bank. works with business development and mar:· ing. She was selected as one of the Outstanding Young Women in America for 1%:
Joe Dan Holland married Dana Beth Smith. They live in Childress.
Dr. R. Jacobs, an fessor tn history, has been granted tenure c: Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene.
Beverly Beckage Kelly and her hus band, Frank. L , are stationed at Ft. Bragg, N.C. Frank ts presently a captain in theW army. They are the parents of a son Ben· . , Jamtn
John Thomas Krey is vice president d the First National Bank of Tahoka, with primary responsibilities in the agriculture lending area.
Steve T. Krier is with Smith, Baker, Fif: & Clifford Inc., Lubbock.
David Kuykendall is employed with II\·· ing MacArthur High School and is workino toward his master's degree at North State. He will be married to Carol Woody · this summer and they will be living in Tom R. Miller is construction adminislrt tor for Harwood K. Smith & Partners Inc . His wife, the former Mary Pat out '75, is business development officer for Texas American Bank of Dallas. They have a son Matthew Thomas.
James R. Moore left his position of felo: prosecutor with the Gregg County Districl Attorneys Office to go into David S Brabham. Their law office will be ! Longview
Steve E. Skoog is the Mesa Petroleum Co.'s graduate fellowship recipient for 1981 · 82 He will receive his MBA this year.
*Susan Snead was married to Kirk Zimmer. He is a structural engineer with a firm in New York City. She performs in certs and recitals throughout Westchester County and teaches music privately The1r live in Mt. Kisco, N .Y .
David Stoneking is a CPA working for Mellon Energy Corp His wife, the former Cora Lynn McCabe , is a mechanical engi· neer with Vetco Offshore Inc. They res ide Houston
Bob Stuart has been promoted to ad mr: istrative officer in the personnel departme r:: of Lubbock National Bank.
John Synatschk married Carla Sue Moses.
Chris G. Teesdale is vice presidenta i general manager of the industrial division !c The Swearingen Co., Dallas.
Paul F. T eta is a sales manager for the Midwest region for Mohawk Carpet Mills He resides in Chicago.
Walter 0. Theis Jr. has transferred to Pennzoil Exploration and Production Co.'s Denver office as district Iandman.
Larry R. Walker is with Diamond Shamrock in Amarillo as a compensation analyst.
78Emily Armstrong was married to David Scott in August. She has been teaching fourth grade in the Alief Independ;ent School District in Houston since her: graduation.
Pam Baird is news director for KAMCTV in Lubbock.
Roger D. Freeman married Sarah K. 1Knight '81. They live in Lubbock.
Tommy Harris, CPA, is controller of Southwest Lubbock National Bank.
Brian Hendon is a senior sales representative with Sperry Univac in Dallas, working for the manufacturing branch. His wife, Nancy '81, is teaching special education at Williams High School in Plano. They reside in Plano.
Mark L. Hopper has been employed with Champlin Petroleum working as an electronics/instrumentation technician for the past year. He and his wife, Debbie, have a daughter, Amber Nichole, 1. They reside in Bryan.
Cathy Livings has joined the music faculty of the University of Wyoming.
Joni Elaine Lovera is teaching kindergarten at Bolrad Elementary in Odessa. This is her fourth year of teaching.
Andrew McNabb recently returned from Germany where he spent six weeks
researching a chemical plant facility near Frankfurt. He is a chemical engineer with Badische and is based in Freeport. He married Sharon Favor in June 1982.
R. Preston Mitchell is working as a communications specialist for Texas Power & Light Co. in Dallas. His wife, the former Dedo Wray, is teaching in a private school in Oak Cliff. They reside in Irving.
Steven W. Nance is on the corporate drilling staff with Superior Oil in Houston. He is married to Elaine McGann who is substituting in the Conroe school system. They reside in The Woodlands.
Mark D. Nordyke is attending the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He is married to the former Sheila Ann Brownlow.
Jeanne Paine was married to Bruce Odom on June 12 in Lubbock They reside in Wichita Fails and both work for Southwestern Bell.
Nancy Elle Stevens is working for the county government in Omaha, Neb. Her husband, David, is an Air Force pilot and they are stationed at Offutt A.F.B. They have a son, Ryan Victor.
Paul Strief is the owner I builder of a 32,000 square foot office/warehouse in North Dallas. In January he enjoyed a week's vacation in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and has planned a fishing trip in June to southern Ontario.
James Toland is general manager of the Eugene Opera and Ballet in Oregon.
79 John Askins accepted a sales representative position in March with Plastic Applicators, a leading oil field coating firm. He resides in Houston.
Michael Chetty is working toward his engineering license with the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation. He lives in San Angelo with his wife, Staci, and their son, Patrick.
Jo Ann Davis is a microbiologist for Baltimore Spice of Texas in Anthony. She hopes to return to Texas Tech soon to begin working on her master's degree.
Colleen Dorney is working in administra tive management with Standard Oil of Indiana. She is engaged to be married in September to Mark John Klingseisen, a petroleum engineer who works for Amoco Production Co. She resides in Webster.
Cheryl L. (Cheri) Eldred is an apprentice horse trainer at AI- Marah Arabians She lives in Tucson.
Steve Farmer is a second year medical student at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston His wife, Dianne Klarich '78 , is a special education teacher with the Galveston Independent School District. They have a daughter, Stephanie Lynn
Jeanne Field is pursuing a master of business administration degree at East Texas State University in Texarkana. She is also employed by the Texarkana National Bank's marketing department.
Timothy E. Gafford works as a field sales manager for Van Waters & Rogers in
The "Sundancer'' frame is manufactured of American-made flexible square tubing steel specially drawn to a near perfect 38"-diameter circle. Equally spaced around the frame are six 7" legs of round tubular steel which provide perfect balance and support. Each leg is equipped with a heavy duty rubber tip in which a steel plated washer has been inserted to provide long life. The suspension system is made of 32 high-tensile, zinc-coated music wire steel springs, installed in an exactly engineered "V" position between hand-installed grommets in the mat and frame. The mat is made of "Permatron," a material so tough, it is used in bullet-proof vests.
The frame and springs are covered with heavy duty Nautolex , both top and bottom. The cover is alternately red and black. A red DoubleT is in the center of the mat.
The "Sundance" weighs only 18 pounds but takes the direct jumping force of a 300-pound person. The ''Sundancer" has an unconditional one-year warranty.
New Orleans selling pesticides. Last year he took a trip to Red China, where he lectured at several universities on modern pesticide uses in the U.S.
Tom Rigsby has been promoted to vice president of Texas Bank and Trust Co., Lubbock.
Alan Shinn and his wife, Chris, are the parents of Erin Stephanie, born Jan. 13, 1982.
D. Blake Taylor is in commercial real estate with Vance C. Miller Interests. He is married to Janie Seay and they live in Dallas
Bart Tucker and his wife, Kathy Mitcham ' 80, will be traveling through Europe this summer with Robert Jones '78 and his wife, Betsy Goebel '77. The Tuckers live in Fort Worth.
Linda S. Wooten is a title analyst in royalty owner relations of Exxon Co , U.S.A. in Houston.
80Mary Franc Blackbird works for the firm of Atkinson & Atkinson in Lubbock.
Brian D. Carr is working on his M A in clinical psychology at St. Mary's University in San Antonio.
Lisa Commons is employed by the Henderson Independent School District as a business teacher.
Dorrie Cook is a field executive with the
West Texas Girl Scout Council. She resides in Big Spring.
Lynn Cowden is managing two ranches in the Midland area which he and his brother lease from their father. He has also been active in the oil and gas business. He and his wife, Caroline, have been married a little over a year
Denise Edwards has been named administrative officer in the savings department at Lubbock National Bank.
Marvin R. Ensor was appointed new county extension agent for Yoakum County. The Bronte native is married to the former Karen Arrott, and they have a daughter, Emily.
Elizabeth Haughton is married to Martin Peck. They reside in Dallas where Martin is working for Hines Industrial in the property management department.
Cherie January joined Tom Thumb- Page in March as home economist. She resides in Dallas.
Roger Clay Jones is a CPA for Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. He married Dianne Morris '81 in February. They reside in Amarillo.
Jerry Killion is assistant high school band director in Plainview. he is married to the former Kristi Mason.
*C. A. "Buck" Lively is employed by Eastman Chemical International Ltd. His
assignment involves spending two weeks each month in Mexico as a technical rep. resentative. He commutes from his home in Kin gspor t, Tenn
Mitchell L . Lucas is an engineer with Texas Utilities Generating Co. at their Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station near Granbury. He is also working on his M.B A He and his wife, Sarilyn , have a daugh ter 'Julie Michelle.
Rick Neves is an account executive for agri-business sa les for KGNC Radio His wife, Sharon Shryoc, works in the department of the Amarillo Globe-Ne ws They reside in Amarillo.
Luis Perez was promoted to assistant vice president and installment loan officer a! the First National Bank of Lubbock.
Thomas Wayne Robison married GiN Annette Boothe. They live in Big Spring
Dr. Richard Rode an is on the facult yol Texas Woman 's University , Denton.
Kevin S. Rooker has joined the staff at Merrill, Lynch, Pierce , Fenner & Smit h Inc , Lubbock, as an account executive.
Robert L. Bray has been named director of planning for Texas Teen University and the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center.
Carla Jo Bright was married to Lt. Mar· tin L. Stratmoen in December Stratmoe ni)
degree in petroleum land management and April graduated in accounting from Texas Tech.
Both maintain that going to school and raising their son was an opportunity they wouldn't have missed.
"I feel I've had a unique opportunity," James said. "Many fathers don't have time to spend with their children. But while April was at school, I had time to share with Jamie. I think that is something both Jamie and I will miss when I go to work."
In June, the Allison family sold their home in Lubbock and moved to Odessa where James is working for AMOCO as a Iandman. April plans to continue her educaton in computers at the University of Texas Permian Basin.
Whether ·it's going to college or a Sunday outing, the Allisons have always done things together, and Jamie was part of his parents' graduation ceremony as well.
He was seated between grandparents Paul and Pat Slayton and Helen and James Allison, all of Roswell, for the ceremony they had waited for so long.
"Sometimes we'd get depressed," James said of responsibilities in going to school and having a family. "But then it seemed as if Mom and Dad would always call and get us going again."
James and April Allison had swapped 3-yearold Jamie in front of the Business Administration Building for some time. During last spring semester, James got out of class at
with the U.S. Army, and the couple make their home at Ft. Bragg, N.C.
Kay Lynn Delozier was married to David Wayne Scott. They live in Dallas.
J. Sep Graham is attending law school at Texas Tech, enrolled in the joint J.D.-M.B.A. program. He is also presently employed by the Claude Freeman law office in Lubbock. His wife, the former Kay McClellan '80, is a graduate student and teaching assistant in the English department at Tech.
Michael Grinnell married Tommie Ann Tucker. They live in Lubbock.
leslie D. Hurley married Laura Nordyke, and they live in Midland.
Randy Laycock has been promoted to cashier at Southwest Lubbock National Bank.
Bruce Lokey is general manager of Uni ted Marketing Services, Lubbock.
Arnold NaU is a petroleum engineer for Mesa Petroleum Co. at its Permian Basin division office in Midland.
Mikell Kay Sanders was married to Dewayne Bollinger. They live in Lub-
EJohn Young has joined Tenneco Oil xplorabon and Production's Southwestern Division in San Antonio as an engineer. 82
Kirkland Jr. will begin will resident training July 1, 1983, and ,. continue until June 30 1986 at Texas aech' H a1 ' 'f 5 e th Sciences Center's department0 ophthalmology and visual services.
11:55 a.m., just 10 minutes before April's class began.
But, the son-swapping has ended.
On May 15 James received his bachelor's
H. J. "Doc" Blanchard, 58, died in March from a heart attack suffered at his home. The former Texas legislator and Dennison native was a 1948 graduate of Tech.
"Jerry" Jearl Buchanan, 39, died March 8 in South Park Hospital, Lubbock, after a lengthy illness. A native of Bryan County, Okla., he received a degree in engineering from Texas Tech in 1972.
Leon G. Cox died on Dec. 2, 1981. The 1939 Tech graduate was a charter member of the Saddle Tramps. He lived in Houston.
Richard H. "Dick" Godeke of Corpus Christi died in March. His father was head of the mechanical engineering department at Tech for many years.
Verne Richard Jackson, 61, of Odessa died in April at the Medical Center Hospital. He was a graduate of Texas Tech.
Vernon M. Johnson, 70, of El Paso died July
There was pride on both sides of the families at the two receiving their degrees-they were the first in each family to accomplish the task.
23, 1981, of a heart attack in Las Cruces, N.M., where he had gone to play golf. The 1949 graduate of Tech and his wife, Florence, had attended almost every Homecoming at Tech since 1950 and were instrumental in several young people attending Tech.
Larry Paul Lovera of Odessa died Aug. 30, 1981, in an accident in Dallas. He was a 1978 graduate of the College of Business Administration at Tech.
Mary McKelvey, assistant professor of speech pathology and audiology at Texas Tech from 1978, died in August 1981. A Mary McKelvey Endowed Scholarship in deaf education has been established at Tech by her husband, George W., in her memory.
Hugo Mika, 74, died Nov. 12, 1981, in the Comanche Community Hospital. He was a 1932 graduate of Texas Tech.
C. L. "Chuck" Siewert, 57, died on April 13 after an apparent heart attack. The founder of Great Plains Construction Inc. in Lubbock, he had attended Texas Tech, and served as director of the Texas Tech Foundation, the Red Raider Club, and was a past member of the President's Council. Lfj
April, Jamie and James AUison have made coUege a family affairas a child when our mothers or grandmothers would take a sheet of paper or even old newsprint and fold it back and forth, then cut out a pattern in the accordion folds? She would lay down the scissors, then slowly pull the two ends apart, and like magic! (to a youngster), a string of little boys or girls would appear, each identical to the other.
I recall this "magic" particularly in the summer. To be able to replicate ourselves, like Grandmother's dolls, would allow us to do all the things we have to do-and would like to do-during the busy summer days.
In my own case, as it is with many other people, work does not let up just because it is summer. The magazine maintains the same publication schedule year-round, so there is never a let-up in deadlines to meet. But outside activities increase tenfold, either in plac es we have to be or things we would like to be doing.
So you finally say, "I'm doing what I want to do, I don't care what!" You put on the coconut suntan oi l so thick you smell like a grove, and head for the pool or the back yard to relax in the sun. After a brief period of lying there luxuriating in the chlorine or sniffing the fragrance of honeysuckle in bloom, and fee l· ing totally pampered, you hear this tiny voice:
"You really should be doing the ironing," it tells you. (You ignore it.) ·
"Hey, don't you have a report that's due Monday?" (You fidget and change positions.)
"Shame on you. Your students are supposed to have their graded tests back tomorrow, and you haven't even looked at them." (That's all-conscience wins out.)
It's back to the shower to wash off the coconuts and become "Working Person" again.
It is said that staying busy keeps us young and interesting. But as we collapse after a particularly hard day or week, it is difficult to rationalize how this feeling of fatigue is equated with being "young." If there was only some way of being in two places at once, we could satisfy our requirements in life, and also give ourselves a little more time for life's pleasures, even if that means just reading a book or enjoying a golf game rather than cleaning the tar off the sides of the car.
Oh Grandmother, where are you and your magic when we need you most! If only it were so easy to divide ourselves into replicas-to "share the load" so to speak. But wishes aren't horses, so in the mean· time, we keep at it, doing the work and enjoying the pleasures as often as we can fit them into the "lazy summer days." (I'd like to have a talk with the guy who came up with that phrase!)
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