Texas Techsan May/June 1990

Strong -will gets West Texans through bust

Recent changes in the·economy, in society and in the cultural aspects of America have produced a generation of citizens who no longer see the world that their parentsknew

Gone is the predictability of occupational mobility based on the acquisition of a college degree, or on entrance into the labor force and a steady rise in opportunities for advancement in pay and position. The energy crisis of the '80s and rampant inflation caused policy shifts in "faraway places" like Washington, D.C., that were influenced very little by those who felt the repercussions most.

Families and individuals in the Permian Basin of Texas (and other parts of the Southwest) experienced the boom and bust of a regional depression. Those changes in economic environment led to unprecedented change in personal and family circumstances. Businesses failed, jobs were lost and occupations disappeared.

Family and individual values were put to a test that, in some cases, was more than morals and mores could stand. Personal relationships were strained by economic and social changes that dramatically affected the people involved Numerous marriages and financial fortunes formed during the boom went bust along with the economy. Those relationships that remained required change and, sometimes, additional professional help to endure. Marriage and family therapists, financial counselors, bankruptcy lawyers and courtrooms became major players in the lives of many people. Lowered standards of

BYJIM .MAY FAMILY THERAPIST, MIDLAND, TEXAS

living, lost symbols of status, and lost friends and business partnerships often resulted.

In my own practice in the Midland area and my experiences during study for my Ph.D., I saw much of this sort of thing first-hand.

The changes that seemed incremental in their occurrence have become part of the culture of the '90s. The "me" generation has to perform in a new culture that has become global in perspective and emphasizes teamwork at the corporate and even national levels.

A world in which the rules for success are obscure was produced by:

proposed government regulations on leveraged buyouts that made millionaires and produced unemployed college graduates overnight;

changes in the tax code that emphasize saving rather than buying on credit;

the lack of guarantees on the future of retirement funds; the severe problem of access to health care services by all citizens; and the ownership of American companies by foreign interests.

As our culture changes from a manufacturing orientation to a service orientation, occupations that

were once stable and safe are disappearing. The relationship pattern that have allowed us to experiena higher and higher standards of living are being replaced with the need for both partners to work, an work hard, just to experience the quality of life enjoyed by their par ents.

Establishing and maintaining reb tionships in this new society requires different ways of viewing tlx family as a unit for mutual satisfac· tion and enjoyment.

Despite all the burdens and hard ships placed on the people affected by the bust of the oil industry in tb 1980s, many of them adapted to their new lives The fundamental qualities that have characterized West Texans- a strength of char· acter, a will to survive, a belief in God helped turn this tragedy into opportunity Yes, there were plenty of tragedies but there were also plenty of miracles For many, this was an opportunity to reevalu· ate their lives and determine what really was important and lasting. This is the stuff West Texans are made of.

Dr. james May earned a Ph.D in mar· riage and family therapy from Texas Tech. True to the context of his colwnJ be changed from the corporate world of Gulf Oil to his oum practice in Midland, Texas An honor graduate oftlx indusf!ial engineering program at tbt University of Houston, be earned a master's degree in industrial enginef!· ing from the University of Pittsburgh. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have tuXJ children and are active in the civic ll1l social activities ofMidland.

DIRECI'ORS

ABOUT THE COVERPhotographer Darrel Thomas illustrates the theme of this student-written issue about our lifestyles in transition. The '70s song, "Bye Bye, Miss American Pie," was written and recorded by Don McLean. Although primarily related to music, the song's title has been s tretched to serve as the theme of this magazine

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Excellence

Excellence, you can't really see it or touch it. But it has a presence, sustained by achievement.

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Something Different

BY MARSHA GUSTAFSON EDITOR

Working on this issue of The Texas Techsan has been a real pleasure for me. The feature stories, plus several of the smaller articles, were written by Texas Tech students. Their sources for interviews, in nearly every case, are University professors - experts in their own areas and current with the statistics and trends that affect their subjects. The students chose their own topics to fit into a theme called '7be Changing of America's Values." The stories they researched, interviewed for and wrote outline many of the changes in the society that has been shaped by them, by the Baby Boomers and by the older Americans who make up a larger and larger segment of that society. As jar as I have been able to learn, this is a first for an alumni magazine to feature aU student writers. I'm proud of the subjects they have tackled, and that my boss, Dr. BiU Dean, backed me on this idea. Thanks, too, to Dr. jerry Hudson, director of the School of Mass Comm, for his support of me while teaching in the journalism program. Students need to get their work published while stiU in school, and The Texas Techsan is very pleased to offer them our pubUcation for that opportunity. I'm sure you wiU enjoy reading each of the articles as much as I have enjoyed working with the students and editing their work for this issue.

Where lieth religion in a secular society?

BY R. PATRICK IRVIN

True

ve r rec ent years, events h ave o c curred changing American's views on religion Prayer was ban ned in public schools by the United States Supreme Court, church ministers and religious leaders admitted wrongdoing, and church attendance de clined.

America did have a "moral majority," but that concept is now dead, according to Bruce McGowan, director of the Texas Tech Baptist Student Union (BSU).

"The 1980s were the "me" decade," he said " Religion was forgotten so people could further themselves "

In the 1980s , people thought that 'if it felt good, do it,' said Amy Lerner , assistant direc tor of the Tech Wesley Foundation "As far as a 'moral majority,' there are lots of

story last fall.

The r eport shows that 80 percent of the students consider religion important in their lives, and 55 percent had attended worship services once or more in the month preceding the survey

The survey was conducted for the Christian Broadcasting Network

Religious leaders call trends in basic religious beliefs and practices " steady" rather than in growth or decline. This is documented in books, among them "Religious Indi cators,'' in which the Rev. Andrew Greeley, priest-sociologist and nov elist, says over the past half-century religious practices and beliefs have remained steady.

Cornell writes, however, that "the thesis persists among both religious and non-religious commentators that religion is in decline, giving way

The recent Gallup poll found that religious concern remains high with college students, but their views on sexuality and family life have changed.

"Two-thirds of the women said their ideal life would include marriage, children and also a full-time job, while only 9 percent envisioned an ideal life as being married and staying home with children

"This apparently reflected influence of the feminist movement among modem young women, who find the old homemaker-mother image insufficient. Least attractive -just 1 percent- was the fulltime homemaker with no children.

''While the majority of the female stude nts took a flexible attitude toward premarital sex, they never theless overwhelmingly affirmed fidelity in marriage Ninety eight percent said it is important for a married couple to remain faithful and have sex only with each other Catholic students, whose church rejects divorce, were more likely to approve divorce, according to the poll, with 76 percent approving it, compared to 63 percent of the Protestants.

moral Americans, but they are not moral in a biblical sense They may obey the laws of man, but not God."

Many people acknowledge that God exists, but He is not a part of their everyday lives, McGowan said.

"I've found that many Tech students, for example, were raised in church going families , but once they arrived at the University, religion was no longer a major priority."

A re cent Gallup poll, involving questionnaires completed by 539 students at 100 colleges across the country, found that religious concern among the young is still strong That steadiness has turned up across the board in research data on the religious pulse of America, reports George W Cornell in an AP

to secularism, materialism, scientism and hedonism."

Greeley contends that the data simply don't back the " conventional wisdom of many elite Americans" that the country is sinking into secularism. " He says that view is propagated either by people who broke with their childhood religion and need to think what they did accords with the march of history or by religious leaders who do it to urge a return to past piety.

"The secularization model, which has never been confinned by the data and has often been disproved nonetheless remains as strong as ever in scholarly and journalistic circles, unshaken and apparently un shakable," Greeley said.

Many Christians felt that the revelations of the wrongdoings of several television evangelists in the rec ent past would or had hurt religion. Both Lerner and McGowan at Tech said these revelations have caused Christians to question suspicious activity in churches more closely

" Fewer people are going into the ministry field because of a loss of respect for minis ters after 1V ministry scandals," Lerner said. Other Christians feel that as America becomes a more skeptical society, Christianity will be abandoned for new ideas or theories Some even fear a world rejection of the Bible.

" People are becoming more educated and are starting to question the validity of the Bible now more than ever," McGowan said. Both he and Lerner said they felt strongly that the Bible would withstand the test of man and time

or untrue, depending on the poU you read, the practicing of religion in America is, at best, stable.

Two-thirds of the women said their ideal life would include marriage, children and also a fuUtime job, while only 9 percent envisioned an ideal life as being married and staying home with children.

The Rich-Quick Dream

In an instant-everything society, young adults have been conditioned to want wealth and comfort . .. and want it NOW!

BY CHRISTI WHARTON

rnhe American Dream of obtaining career success and personal happiness has been reinterpreted by young adults today. Money has taken on new importance And above all, they want these things NOW!

It' s a "get rich quick" mindset that has permeated their dreams.

More college students are choosing majors that will bring them the best chances for careers that pay well, not that will necessarily be personally fulfilling. Above all, the goal for immediate financial rewards has become more important than HOW th ey achieve the goal

Dr Jerome Schuetzeberg, attor ney and professor in the College of

Business Administration at Tech, said today's young people h ave tb same dream of success that peopl had in the past, but now there is 1 drive to reach that dream as fast a possible He said it is expected fo young adults to want everything NOW, since they have been raised in what he called the "instant evet thing" generation.

According to Schuetzeberg, in the past, there was a tendency to save money, especially true of those people who experienced the Great Depression of the 1930s

But now, with the ability to buy on credit, people are able to buy more immediately and worry about paying for it later

Modem techno logy has allowed many more services to be provided faster and more efficiently. For example, mail can now be delivered

in a matter of minutes through a FAX machine, and computer advances have helped businesses become more efficient in catering to the fast pace of society.

Schuetzeberg pointed out the ris ing cost and standard of living is forcing people to have to make more money to buy the things they want. In order to meet these mate

rialistic demands, there are more families with two wage earners.

He said this drive to have a highpaying job is good, but money must be kept in its perspective. "Everything in life should balance with the rest. H money becomes the primary goal for a person and is not kept in that balance, then greed can consume that person and cause him or her to do things that might not just be unethical, but perhaps even immoral or illegal."

Accounts of breaking the code of business ethics have increased in recent years, Schuetzeberg said, adding that there have always been people who would lie or cheat to get ahead But with this new "get rich quick'' idea, there has been an increase in the number of people willing to break the code of ethics to reach their goals faster.

Schuetzeberg said it is imperative that ethics be taught , starting with parents teaching their children at home , then repeating it in school. In his classes, Schuetzeberg stresses the importance and impact of ethics in all decisions. He said many people believe a little white lie or flirtation is worth the quick results it could get them, but they fail to see how it could jeopardize their job in the long run

''Young adults entering the business world should set their goals high but at the same time be realistic," he said. Most people will not reach that high-paying level instantly.

He added that, ' 'You can't plant an oak tree today and hang a ham-

mock tomorrow."

If money becomes the primary goal for a person and it is not kept in balance, greed can consume that person.

Dr. Jerome Scbuetzeberg

Adolescents and Misconduc = Normal and Expecte<

Misconduct and disrespect by young people often drive to their wits, end, but Dr. Elvira Lim explains what lies this behavior and why it,s not

BY SARITA REEVE

?olescence, m contemporary tunes, can be a turbulent age with discipline problems occurring with little provocation. Caused by anything from peer pressure to substance abuse , behavior problems have become so prevalent in our society that even many pro fessionals have come to term them as "normal" or at least "expected."

Some say the solution to these behavioral problems is for the you ng person to be provided psychlatric help But Dr. Elvira Lim thinks jumping into that without trying other solutions first is a major mistake. Lim earned her medical degree from Texas Tech in 1989 in psychlatry and is now in a professional prac tice.

"I think it is devastating to a child or adolescent to be forced to get psychlatric help for a conduct that is really normal for many young people," she said "It can even be ego damaging. "

One area where some adolescents have problems is with authority figures, whether that be the parents or teachers or employers anyone in a position of making and enforcing "the rules."

"Many adolescents are in search of their own independence and want to have control," Lim said "It is difficult for them in any setting where there are rul es and regulations."

She suggested other underlying causes for misconduct: anxiety concerning home prob· lems or academic performance, problems with a family

aggressive traits, identity probleffi.l home stressors, low self-esteem and peer pressure anger, are other p ossible underlying intense emotions, of discipline problems, Lim added interpersonal relationships at Most ado lescents will act out ca school , tain behaviors which release ten -a learning disability or even sion. Often the release of tension mental retardation occurs as aggressive behavior Personality problems, passive::.,......----"T!_'eachers have a very importanr

member ,

role in assessing potential problems with their students because most adolescent children spend the majority of their time at school," Lim said. "Parents, at times, are the last ones to know about the problems."

Once teachers pick up on significant problems with a student, they should make an attempt to involve the parents They should further assess the problem and decide if it only occurs in school or if there are extensive problems outside of school. After evaluating the prob lem, professional help such as coun seling or a psychiatric evaluation might be considered , lim said

Many communities have private free-standing psychiatric hospitals or departments for dealing with behavioral problems. In Lubbock, the health sciences center's department of psychiatry and Charter Plains Hospital are just two of the facilities available for such help .

"Most schools have counselors," lim said , "and I think they are a very positive, helpful part of the school system that should be utilized by th e teacher who has a student with a problem."

Urn offers suggestions to teachers who are having conduct problems in their classrooms such as using consistency in disciplining the children, developing a hierarchy of sanctions depending upon the sev erity of the offense, using fairness and judgement in determining the sanctions, issuing " time-outs." immediately after the misconduct and reinvolving the student into the classroom situation after the " timeout. "

Teachers should be aware of their own fe elings and be aware that they might b e provoking the student. "Provoking is just as bad as being provoked," she said.

Teachers should avoid overreact ing in certain situations or becoming overinvolved with the student's problems

lf there are personality clashes that can' t be resolved, it is appropriate to bring it up to the proper authorities so they can change a class for the sake of both the student and the teacher

lim's advice to teachers includes the following: Try to ignore the student's misconduct, allowing it to become extinct because of no reinforcement; verbally reprimand the student; withhold privileges; or reinforce the good behavio r of other students in the class

Lim advises teachers generally to try and ignore the misconduct and address it at a later time. If the behavior severely disrupts the class, she suggests physically removing the student from the classroom or suspending the student as a last resort. Suspension should be used only if the action has occurred repeatedly

lim suggests that the parents be notified of the suspension, which should last only for a short time Lim strongly suggests that teach-

handle college work because I wouldn't settle down and learn anything in school made a believer of me, " he said "I truly believed that by being called a 'problem student,' I didn 't need to try anything differ ent. That was my role and my fate in life. It took two years working for people who were not as smart as I was to make me realize that maybe I could try college It turned my whole self-concept around, not to mention my life "

Lim said that misconduct outside the home occurs mainly for peer acceptance "Seeking acceptance by one's fellow students and friends is a natural phase of development in adolescence," s he said.

Many young people who are hav ing problems in school are likewise having problems at home

Our society is fond of labeling . .. Once the students are labeled, they go through a self-fulfiUing process. where they have to live up to the image of what they have been labeled.

ers should avoid labeling a student who has conduct problems because labeling only creates further problems for the student, she said "Our society is very fond of labeling If somebody has a peculiar way of presenting him- or herself, they get labeled."

Isolation occurs for the labeled student which can cause anger, anx iety or depression, she said. Once the students are labeled, they go through a self-fulfilling process where they have to live up to the image of what they have been labeled.

One current Tech faculty member explains how being labeled in his early years of public school education worked exactly as Lim suggested it does. He said he was always talking in class and generally causing trouble for the teachers, disrupting the work and attention of fellow students.

" Being told by teachers and counselors that I'd never be able to

" Children are very sensitive to problems at home," she emphasized " If the child or adolescent is not well-equipped with his or her own defenses, then usually the weaker, more se.nsitive child is more affected. They are the ones who come to the treatment, whereas the other, more integrated children can tough it out. "

Lim said that many times the par ents are having marital discord, or the adolescent is having problems with some family member such as a step-parent or step-brother or -sister

" In a punitive and dysfunctional family, maybe the child doesn't have any outlet or place to release his or her anger or anxiety except outside the home, because when the child is at home , he or she is punished."

As discipline problems are ex pected in the stages of adolescence, Lim said that many students can be helped by a simple supportive approach rather than a punitive one rt'l

"When health is absent: wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot become manifest, strength cannot be exerted, wealth becomes useless, and reason is powerless " Herophilus, 3rd Century B C.

3rd Century advice still pertinent for the '90s

BY CARLE£ DIXON

[C]ertainly not all Americans take Herophilus' words to heart, but Dr. Mike Bobo does. A Tech professor of health, physical education and recreation, he strongly advocates regular exercise, particularly in this day and age of stress-inducing careers and problems.

Besides that, there is the simple fact that, as Bobo points out, regular exercise increases the average lifespan by two years

Studies show that working off 2 ,000 calories per week tacks an additional two years onto your life, even after taking into account the possibility of one developing cancer or heart disease or having a severe or debilitating accident, Bobo said.

This revelation was first discovered in 1986 through a controlled study that showed the outstanding benefits of exercise Despite these staggering results, the Western culture, in general, does not encourage regular physical activity

"Our society is much more tuned toward being sedentary than engaging in physical activity," Bobo said.

"Many people go years without exercising, and When they do finally decide to include regular exercise in their lifestyles, injury is likely. "

Preventive medicine is a key to the future of this culture's health

"Monitoring our bodies by testing our bl<><>4 components, body composition and blood pressure must be made easy and convenient," he said " Health fairs and wellness facilities that include health care services, fitness testing, cardiovascular rehabilitation and exercise programs should be made available·to the masses so it is convenient to know our level of fitness. "

The educational priorities in this country must be changed in order to teach students how to take good care of themselves, Bobo said

"Curriculums require students to take more classes in English, history, math and computer science than the few required courses in health," he said

Bobo added that the basic sub jects are vital to good education, but they are not all-important, especially when health is considered

''There are four factors of well· rtess: intellectual activity, spiritual activity, emotional activity and phy ical activity," he "Each is a lin of the chain, and they are interde· pendent. When one factor is out a balance, the other three parts can· not function at their highest levels.

There is constant talk of the American family and of religion in this society Unbalances of this t}'JX could be the result of other unbal· ances in the umbrella of wellness, according to Bobo.

"The body responds to stress whether it is a result of an argurner or a result of jogging. But the b ody can adapt to the stress resulting from physical activity because the major muscle groups are being ustl and the heart rate is being raised The body can work with this type o stress. "

Americans are living in the Information Age, which means ther spend a lot of time sitting. This re· suits not only in a decrease in ical activity, but also a decrease in intellectual activity, Bobo said.

"We want all of our problems to

Dr. Mike Bobo suggests guidelines for living longer.

be solved as instantaneously as computers solve mathematical problems. But interpersonal prob lems cannot be solved in that manner."

Eating nutritionally balanced meals is important to good health , but Bobo maintains that regular physical activity plays an even more important role than nutrition

"Look at the diets of the pioneers. They ate foods with large amounts of salt, cholesterol and fat, yet people of that time rarely died of heart diseaSe, which is today's most common cause of death," he said. The lifestyle of the pioneers did

not include good diets, but the pioneers' lives included intense physical activity

Bobo said he doesn' t believe that fitness is a cure all Other factors are also involved, such as genetics and stress. "But research shows we

must guard against a sedentary lifestyle in order to lead healthy lives "

He suggested that simple lifestyle changes, such as taking the stairs rather than the elevator, can make a difference in one's fitness level.

Several large scale studies suggest

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the following as guidelines to living longer:

I Eat regularly

2 Eat moderately.

3. Don't snack.

4. Take part in regular exercise.

5. Sleep seven-to-eight hours regularly.

6. Drink little or no alcohol.

7. And don't smoke

"None of these guidelines is unreasonable ," Bobo said. "The studies tell us how to eat but do not mention what to eat. "

He contends that the future for our culture' s fitness and health is not too bright.

"There are some good programs that can be found throughout th e country, such as mall-walking and the creation of walking tracks in public parks But in the future, our sedentary lifestyle will probably become more sedentary due to an increase in the amount of leisure time."

An increase in this sedentary life style could cause an augmented need for sports medicine professionals due to the increased number of sports injuries caused by people who exercise infrequently, he said

"We must change our priorities and make health as important as other subjects in our public schools," Bobo stressed. ''Unfortunately, our society will probably continue to place more importance on computers than on the study of complete wellness, which includes regular physical activity." l'l'l

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'We want aU of our problems to be solved as instantaneously as computers solve mathematical problems. But interpersonal problems cannot be solved in that manner. ,,

Dr. Mike Bobo

s America is growing older, so is its population. People are living longer and problems, therefore, are occurring that were unforeseen in earlier years Younger Americans need to be aware of the conditions that elderly people face and how these problems could alter the way we all live in the future

As birth rates remain low and medical science improves life expectancy, we can plan to see the

BY CAREY GOODRICH

proportion of persons 65 and older growing more rapidly than any other age group. What implications will the growing number of elderly have on America? What are we doing now to prepare for the elderly in the future?

These are some of the concerns Americans are facing as the elderly population continues to grow, said Dr. Jean Scott of the human development and family studies depart ment.

During the 1990s, growth of the elderly will slow somewhat becaus of the relatively small number of babies born during the Great De· pression of the 1930s. The most rapid increase is expected betweOI the years 2010 and 2030 when the Baby Boom generation reaches age 65 This information is based on data from the U.S Bureau of the Census

Scott said the influx of elderly people is bound to change views d

With nearly one-third of their lives left after retirement, Americans face untold problems that can only be absolved by acting on them NOW.

the general public in dealing with elderly matters Elderly people of the year 2000 are going to be well educated and more politically vocal, she added.

"Two of the biggest problems facing the older adults today are health care and long-term care," Scott said. The majority of care provided to elders is provided by spouses, adult children and other relatives. The added emotional and financial re sponsibilities that fall upon families must be eased with affordable health and long-term care from the formal service sector, she added.

Some of the elderly are also finding it difficult and too costly to acquire the most basic needs of food, shelter, medical care and transportation. As mandated through the 1965 Older Americans Act, an extensive service network has been created across the United States to address the basic needs of older citizens. One example in West Texas is the South Plains Association of Governments (SPAG). SPAG has several functions within a community, and one of those is to assist the elderly by providing services for basic needs.

SPAG helps plan, deliver and coordinate services for persons 60 years of age and older. Services include senior citizen centers, information and referrals, adult day care, in home service, legal assistance and care management. Organizations like SPAG are helping the elderly a great deal, but because of the rapid increase in the number of elderly, the problems associated with growing older will become a national issue.

Scott thinks there should be more attention and coordination given to health care particularly in rural areas. The rising costs of acute and long-term health care make needed care unaffordable and, in rural areas, inaccessible

Through organizations like SPAG, many problems are being acted upon and addressed. As the American population gets older, doing so will be less frightening as society works to eliminate the problems that face our senior citizens of today.

Is there life after·

BY CAREY GOODRICH

ac and Penny seemed to be the perfect "AllAmerican Couple. "

Penny was a second grade teacher, and Mac was a bigcity police officer. The couple had only been married a few years when their troubles began

Penny was well respected by the people with whom she worked, and she had recently been appointed to assistant vice principal. She had been doing an excellent job, but within the last three months she had missed more than five weeks of work.

The quality of Penny's work had

also begun to deteriorate. She was now quiet and sad, whereas before she had been friendly and open. Penny's boss was very concerned about the situation and decided to visit her the next time she called in sick.

The visit provided Penny's boss with some helpful but surprising insight Penny had been violently abused by her husband. This was the reason she had been missing work so often. Penny was embarrassed and said her husband had been under extreme pressure lately She was sure he had not meant to hurt her Mac had never done anything like this prior to the last three months Penny's boss finally convinced her that her husband needed help.

After receiving professional COlli seling, Penny and Mac realized were not the only ones with these kinds of problems. Through suppa groups and private sessions, Mac was able to see that being a police officer was too stressful and emo· tional for him to handle. He was su feeing from vocational burnout. When the pressure was too much, he would vent his angers and frus· trations on Penny.

Mac quit the force , and he and Penny are now living in a small community outside the city. happily working in a small compul er company servicing computer hardware Penny drives in to the city daily where she does a ful job teaching and performing hf duties as vice principal.

Tech professor tells how to recognize the symptoms of burnout and deal with it - before it deals with you!

Penny and Mac's situation is a fictional example of the severity of burnout. Each case will differ, but any level of burnout left untreated can cause serious problems in the present and future of one 's life . No pill or medicine can ge t rid of burnout. It is a mental state that requires a change in the situation or the person

"Burnout is a state of mind in which an individual is no longer able to effectively use his or her coping features with the stress and strains of the everyday world," said Dr. Jane L Winer, professor of psychology at Tech Burnout can occur in any occupation or with any lifestyle

"You do not have to be a CEO or the chairman of the board to feel the stress and strain of burnout," she said "It can affect grocery store cashiers, librarians, baby-sitters or any other position, because stress is present with nearly any job."

Winer said those who work in people-oriented jobs are the ones most susceptible to burnout. This would especially apply to positions such as social workers, police offi cers, nurses and teachers These positions, she said, deal with large numbers of people who have special needs and problems.

This is not to say that everyone in people oriented positions is going to experience burnout. Everyone handles stress and pressure differently Some people exercise, some meditate and others join suppo rt groups These are all positive ways of dealing with stress, according to Winer

Some people turn to what she calls "self prescribed solutions." These can involve overeating, drinking, using drugs or abusing others, for instance

Self prescribed solutions do nothing to alleviate burnout. Anything that lessens the health of a person lessens his or her ability to deal with the stress and strain of life, Winer warns.

Among the symptoms of burnout are:

1. A greater sense of dissatisfac tion with life or work,

2 . More complaining, increased irritability and/ or frequent outbursts,

3 Inability to maintain emotional control,

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4 Overeating and/ or drinking or drug abuse,

5 Mistreating of others or blam ing them for your mistakes.

Professional therapy can help you find the road to recovery, Winer said, if you feel you are suffering from burnout.

H you feel you are susceptible to burnout, there are many precautionary steps you can take to help prevent it, she said. For instance:

1. Stop and ask yourself, ' 'Where can I cut back? Why am I doing too much? How can I put more fun in my life?"

2 Conserve energy. Evaluate the costs in time and energy of each project you undertake. Then ask yourself, "Is it worth it?"

3. Define your goals. Focus on the really enriching, satisfying aspects of a project you are about to under take. Never be afraid to ask yourself, "What is in this for me?"

4. Get help Do not be afraid to admit you need assistance. Delegate as much work as possible Doing it yourself may seem simpler in the short run, but you are sure to exhaust yourself in the long run.

It is true some people work better in a pressure situation, Winer said. The question is, "How much is enough?" Stress should be seen as an " inverse, U shaped curve," she said An increasing amount of stress will to some extent lead to an increasing amount of performance , but at some pomt the person becomes overtaxed and the performance breaks down

Therefore, it is inappropriate to say the solution for stress is more stress, because at some point the person is taken over the edge, Winer explained

"Then, they are on the downside

of the curve In order to recognize these limits, you must look at each individual and the circumstances of each situation."

Winer made some simple s uggestions since burnout has become such a problem in modern times:

Every now and then stop and ask yourself, "Am I doing what I am doing because I feel good about it, or am I doing it because of some social myth or prestige related to it?"

Also ask yourself, "Am I staying in this position just for the money?" Examine your priorities and objectives H you are being restricted or are not reaching your full potential, she said, try something else.

Above all, Winer said, "Do not let burnout get the best of you " !'fl

Dr. Jane Winer

piU or medicine can get rid of burnout. It is a mental state that requires a change in the situation or the person.

How to Overcome Your Worst Fears

BY MARGARET HOUGHTON

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t is not uncommon for young people to be afraid of the dark or of strange animals But what does one do if at age 40, those fears still exist? With the numerous changes occurring in our contemporary lifestyles, the development of new fears or phobias is affecting many people.

Many people have to deal with fears that have followe d them from Dr. BiU]. Locke childhood into adulthood. These

fears can range in intensity from a small twinge to a full-scale internal war between you and your fear. Sometimes, fear wins out, leaving the individual crippled and defen se less when faced with the fear-inducing object or situation

In the " old days," there was little a person could do to fight off or even understand his or her fears . But today, there are alternatives for help, according to experts from

Texas Tech University.

Dr. Bill ]. Locke, professor of psy chology, works with trauma victims emphasizing survivors of natural disasters; Dr. Robert Pinder teaches family s tudies as well as counseling patients on a professional basis; and Dr. Joan Harrigan, currently of Tennessee, formerly counseled students with their academic and personal problems in the Tech Counseling Center.

fear situations. If the fears have pro gressed beyond specific elements to a generalized state, however, pro fessional assistance will probably be required.

Most practitioners treat fears as learned behavior response, but Locke acknowledged that there may well be other elements in some fears Certain fears may respond well to medication Such medications may prove particularly helpful in treating the generalized anxiety disorders.

According to Pinder, all of counseling is put on a continuum. At one end is the Freudian idea that fears stem from traumatic events in childhood , and we need to get at those hidden feelings.

At the other end, Pinder sug gested, the behavioral approach looks to change the self-concept and behavior of the victim, which in turn will change basic attitudes.

Locke suggested that there are many behavioral approaches and many do not necessarily deem

extreme elements of the fear expe rience. Part of this can involve taking the associated elements in imagery and applying the worst-case scenario, or as Pinder s uggested , looking at what is the worst thing that can happen.

In the case of an emotional fear, for example, the worst thing that can happen might be a breakdown. Recognition that the probable result would be that helpful rest and medication may lower the felt thre at as the victim attempts t o face other elements of his or her fears.

New coping s trateg ies can be learned through actual confrontation with the situation when the fear is largely irrational. Locke was asked to consult on a phobia case that had not responded to a full year of alternative treatment.

The patient had a long histo ry of trying to avoid invasive medical procedures and literally fainted at the sight of blood or exposure to syringes and needles Locke set up arrangements in which the patient chose and moved through successively more demanding encounters.

The direct experiences proved so much less devastating than the client's expectations that the problem was resolved within a co uple of weeks.

. They agree that professional intervention is the route many will eventually have to take to under stand and deal with their fears.

For those people who hope to overcome their fears without professional intervention, the following steps are provided , paralleling some of the measures use d by practitioners in the professional arena.

Identify the seeming cause of the distress and determine as specifically as possible which aspects of the environs are associated with the fear experience. Locke noted that most interventions proceed on the assumption that the majority of fears are acquired through experience.

If unfounded, those fears may be altered through ongoing exposure to the associated elements of the

changes in self concept to be essential to effective behavioral inter vention.

Identify actions and images in your mind. Harrigan recommended pinning down these images and determining why the response is tak ing place

For instance , o ne of Harrigan's former patients was afraid of her parents' possible death due to an illness or accident. With counseling, the patient was able to see in her mind the images of a funeral and the grief associated with it. She also saw herself as alone with no one else in the world. This realization made her understand that what she really feared was being alone

To get over a fear , take behavioral steps to confront at least the less

"Sometimes the treatment in volves facing the feared object or situation more than would normally occur without treatment," Locke said . " The purpose is usually laid out so that the client goes through successive steps while trying to maintain positive or neutral feelings that are incompatible with anxiety."

Locke suggested that there is usually little to lose by attempting selfhelp before going to a professional. Ten to 14 sessions are average , he said, for desensitization , one of the more common professional treat· ment approaches.

Whether or not the person decides to look into self-help or chooses professional assistance, there is one thing to be remembered : real change must come from client effort and commitment. "No doctor or psychologist is likely to help unless the patient is willing to work at it and change." · IT

Psychologist offers advice on facing and dealing with your phobias.

Fears can range in intensity from a smaU twinge to a fuU-scale internal war between you and your fears

How We Use Our Free Time

Leisure has become an increasingly important component of life satisfaction in the

BY BElli PARRISH AND KRIS11 SHEARER

uring the past two decades, free time has increased for the American people With this has come more diversity in leisure time patterns, and participation in outdoor recreation has continued to accelerate.

"The use of free time is becoming an increasingly important compon ent of life satisfaction to the American public," said Dr. jeff A. Stuyt, associate professor in the department of health, physical education and recreation, in which there is a major in recreation and leisure services.

In the 1960s, the Outdoor Rec reation Resources Review Commission ( ORRRC) reported that Americans spent one-eighth of their personal income on leisure Today, there is more participation in adult education, more interaction with the mass media, and more time spent with sports and outdoor recreation

The biggest constituent of free time is media usage (television, radio, movies). According to nationwide surveys, time spent in front of the television has risen from 18.2 hours per week in 1975 to more than 23.5 hours today.

Americans spend another large portion of their leisure time travel ing " The amount of traveling an individual does is shaped by trans portation costs, and their activity choices will more often be shaped by availability of nearby resources,' Stuyt said

But it' s no longer enough to just have beautiful scenery, according w Dr. Pam Cummings of the restau rant, hotel and institutional man· agement department. "People want something to do."

Scenic beaches used to be the ideal vacationer' s spot when sun· shine was considered healthy, she

said. Now that too much sun has been linked with cancer, people are finding new things to do.

People now want to see things, do things and enjoy a nightlife, she said.

cummings added that people are traveling more often because they have more money and more leisure time , not because they aren't working hard. They are also becoming more inventive regarding travel opportunities.

"Hybrid travel ," that is, combining work with pleasure, is one way Americans are finding more time to traVeL One form of this is convention travel. Almost any organization has annual meetings, and that also provides a built-in group of travel ing companions, if that is desired

These annual conventions allow business people or people with special interests travel opportuni ties, Cummings said.

America has also experienced an increase in traveling among young people, she added. This is possible through such programs as foreign exchange.

Yuppies want to educate their children through travel, to Curnrnfu.gs. A.niericans are able to view the rest of the world on television, sparkirig interests for travel abroad, which has also increased

The fastest-growing form of travel is cruise liners, research has shown. People can enjoy more cities by tak ing cruises than flying to one single destination by plane There have been improvements in technology · and travel agencies , making it more convenient to make reservations and understand the various options in travel plans.

People are also traveling for shorter periods of time, Cummings pointed out, making it economical to take more trips There aren' t as many of the two- and three week trips as there used to be.

"Travel is elastic ," she said. "If people have the time and money, they'll travel. If not, they won't go as far."

Nationwide recreation surveys agree, noting that high travel costs result in Americans taking shorter trips, traveling in larger groups,

using public transportation, using fuel-efficient modes of travel and substituting activities which provide similar satisfactions, but with less or no fuel costs.

Recreation has become a central component of the economy, accounting for 12 percent of personal spending. One of every 15 jobs in the United States is directly related to the "pursuit of leisure," Stuyt said.

Monetary spending on leisure activities has increased 47 percent since 1981, and predictions are that it will continue to grow faster than discretionary income, according to research findings.

"It's all a part of a cycle ," he said.

Dr. Jeff Stuyt

"Th<; family unit as a whole is dividing Families spend more time watching television In most cases, both parents work, therefore, subtracting from 'family time.'

"They are eating out more, but mostly on the run," he added

The increase of free time that has become such an important part of American society is due to high levels of education, greater partici pation among women, increased value on physical fitness and the· natural environment whether that be the nation's parks or resort travel.

It may be concluded that leisure has emerged as a separate social institution , which is the vehicle for self-improvement and expression, no less than work.

TEXAS TECH IN RETROSPECT Practice Makes Perfect

Poets , scholars and musicians have long contemplated what it takes to make a house a home. But whatever, the particular ingredients necessary, all would probably agree that it takes a lot of practice and hard work. This is the philosophy which inspired Tech's Home Management House

students were responsible for all duties including budgeting , planning and preparing meals, house cleaning and even caring for a baby. A baby, usually the child of Tech students, was included as a member of the family in order to stimulate as closely as possible a real family situation

The Home Management House, 1932. Today the building is almost hidden from the street by dormitories built around it.

Built in 1928 for approximately $25,000, the Practice House provided students an opportunity to put into practical application those principles learned in traditional courses. Each semester from six to nine students and an instructor lived in the house.

While living in the house, the

The household had to be managed within a strict budget and all duties were rotated to provide the students with experience in all areas. The Home was equipped and furnished in a style similar to the average American home and was also utilized as a practical laboratory for classes in home furnishing and design.

In 1960, the Home Management House was converted to the Child Development Center and the resi dential program was moved t o the former President's Home In the late 1960s, two mobile homes were moved onto campus and added to the program, and the Practice House moved into Robby's, a private off-campus dorm.

As college life changed and increasing numbers of students began moving into off-campus apartments, the residential program was eventu· ally dropped in favor of other cur riculum.

But hundreds of Tech alumni have fond memories of their days in the Practice House of hard work, budgets and cleaning, but also of excellent meals, social occasions and good friends.

As one student noted, "We worked hard, but it was definitely not all work and no play." And as another commented, ''Where else might you expect to see your pro· fessor in a nightgown or in curlers?"

The kitchen of the Home Management House was furnished with aQ the "modern fixtures and conveniences" when it was built in 1928.

TECH TODAY

BY CARLEE DIXON AND CAREY GOODRICH

Lemons hails from a family of lo ng time Red Raiders. His father, Bobby Lemons, graduated from Tech in 1961 with a degree in agricultural education, and his sister, Dawn Lemons Chaney of Hobbs, N M., earned a bachelor's degree in business management in 1987. His brother, Robert, plans to graduate in December with a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics.

"My dad took me to a Tech game when I was eight, and I have wanted to be the Masked Rider ever since," Lemons said.

not sex, a group of Tech students launched a petition drive to persuade administrators to bow to student sentiment and place condom machines on campu s.

The group handed out condoms and information on AIDS as part of its pub licity campaign.

Tech administrators responded that condoms and AIDS information will be available free at the Student Health Cen ter and that condoms will be available for purchase in the University Center

Blaine Lemons of Colorado City has been named as the 1990-9 1 Masked Rider at Tech.

Lemons, a junior animal production major, will continue the 36-year old tra dition of circling the football fie ld on horseback in celebration of Tech's touchdowns. He also will represent the University at rodeos, parades and many other school and civic func tions.

· Lemons said in addition t o promoting Tech, he hopes to visit with public school children who consider the Masked Rider their h ero.

He said his stint as a member of Tech's horse judging team helped pre pare him for the horsemanship trials of the Masked Rider selection process " I from my judging experience what kind of things the judges would expect of me during the trials," he said.

Earth

Day 1990, officially celebrated on April 22 t o launch the "Decade of the Environment," was the focus of a month long series of lectures in April at Texas Tech. Earth Day was established in 1970 to promote awareness of enviro nmental

issues

Sophomore student Dan Gregory and :11 a core of seven volunt eers worked on th e local activities since l ast fall with the support of the Texas Tech Residence Hall Association and Bledsoe Residence Hall where Gregory is a resident assistant.

"

I didn't know anything about Earth Day until I read about it last year," he said. "I th ought it was a great idea, and I started working on getting people in volved last October ." Gregory, an English major from Sugar Land, said h e and the other student vo lunteers p lan t o organize a campus group to continue environmental awareness promoted by Earth Day.

Earth Day 19 70 , the last active obser vance of the day, was celebrated April 22 with more than 20 million people demonstrating National organizers say the initial demonstration was instrumental in the subsequent creation of the U.S. Environmental Pro tection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air and Clean Water acts

Among lectures presented during this year's observance were faculty members from political science, geosciences, chemistry, soil science, atmospheric scien ce, bio logy and the Texas Tech Water Resources Cent er.

Tech spokeswoman Dr Margaret Simon, after a meeting with Preside nt Robert Lawless, said the University " is very sensitive to the AIDS issue" and that it is important that students ge t information on AIDS when th ey acquire condoms.

of readin' ' 'ritin' and ' rithmetic that of retention

The offer of grant monies to research ways of keeping students in school is one of the most recent efforts being used on university campuses.

Tech's College of Arts and Sciences recently granted a total of $12 ,538 t o 14 separate faculty projects aimed at get ting Tech students to remain in school long enough to graduate.

Dr. Raymond Linville, one of the 14 grant recipients and chairman of the department of speech and hearing sciences, currently is working on a sur vey to be sent to all first year Tech freshmen.

"We need to find o u t why students are leaving college after their first year, and decide what we can do as a univer sity to change c urrent retention statis tics," he said.

Linville said the surveys will ask second term freshmen to rate their Uni versity experiences in five different categories: classroom instruction , faculty, facilities, collegiality and cost vs benefit. ·

"I think university faculty as a whole are missing "the personal touch," Linville said

Students are more willing to stay in school if they feel they are a part of the University.

COMPILED

Blaine Lemons, Masked Rider

Saying the issue is safety,

Tech has added a fourth " R" to the education principles

Physical Plant Administrators

International Award for Excellence in Facilities Management The achievement follows last year's APPA Central States Award for Excellence.

Areas included in the physical plant that received recognition are Grounds Maintenance under the direction of Dewey Shroyer; Building Maintenance under Hiram Eugene West; and Custodial Services under Elvin Verett.

The award will be presented in Ottawa, Canada, at the organization's international meeting in July

The National Cowboy Symposium and Cele-

bration will be held at the University Center May 31 , June 1 and 2, and at the South Plains Fairgrounds on June 3.

According to chainnan Alvin G Davis of th e Ranching Heritage Center at Tech, the second annual symposium is planning out to be even bigger than last year's inaugural event

"Last year's National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration was the most comprehensive event on the cowboy that was held in our e ntire nation," Davis said "Participants from 20 states and th e District of Columbia were involved."

Participants included cowboy poets, singers, artists, pho tographers, danc ers, musicians, movie actors, historians, academicians, craftsmen, museum direc tors, editors/ publishers, horse traine rs and riders, cartoonists, rodeo cowboys, ranchers and working cowboys.

Registration gets underway for the public from 1 5 p m Thursday, May 31, in the University Center courtyard, followed by a reception and the opening of exhibits that evening at 7:30p m

Exhibitors include book stores, cowboy artists, bit and spur makers, saddle makers, western wear, boot and hat makers and numerous other merchants and artisans.

Tickets are S5 for adults and S2.50 for children For additional information, call the Ranching Heritage office at (806) 742-2498.

Faculty, students and alumni of Tech are

being asked t o help a seven mem ber, adhoc committee of the Faculty Senate rate the state of teaching on campus

Committee chairman Dr John Howe, associate professor of history, told the senate that questionnaires have been mailed to all full-time faculty members, 1,200 randomly selected students and 3 ,500 alumni who graduated between 1982 and 1989.

"We h ope to learn how Tech teach ing is perceived by various Tech consti· tuencie5," Howe said

The findings will be put into a final report, which will be available for future use by the University, he added.

known

cartoonist Jack Tippit

has donated the original cartoon art from his "Amy'' and ''Dr Bill" cartoons to Tech's Southwest Collec tion, ac cord ing t o Dr Dav.id Murrah, direc t o r

Tippit began his "Dr. Bill" cartoon in 1959 and retired it in 1963 The cartoon is a tribute to a Lubbock retired cardiologist, William Gordon Sr "Amy," which is popular in European countries, Canada and the United States, began in 1963

The syndicated cartoonist attended Tech in 1941 , 1946 and 1947

The Southwest Collection is to receive the cartoons in the n ext few months, Murrah said.

The d onation represents the variety of non traditional material in the archive he said. '

The roots of the Southwest Collection began in 1926, when Tech's first librar ian, Elizabeth West, began collecting historical materials. "Since 1955 , we 've grown to be the second largest universi ty research archive The University of Texas at Austin is the first ," Murrah said.

The Tech livestock judging took firs

at 1990 Southwestern uon and livestock Show in Fort Worth and also in the National Western livestock Judging Co ntest in Denver, Colo.

Although the team did well on plac. ings in b eef cattle, horse and swine judging, the team soared past the other teams when justifying those placings with oral reasons. The team accumu. lated 33-40 points more than its n earcs competitors in the contests.

The team was led -to victory by its new coach, Sam Jackson, a lecturer in animal science and a member of Tech'! 1985 championship livestock judging team "Our performance in the r easo111 portion of the competition is what wn the contest," he said.

in the world, stay in business today they must learn 1 market their goods.

The family farm itself is even chang ing "Family farms are considered a "M of life, but it was the people who ' thought of it that way who went undu: in the early '80s," said Dr. Steve Fraze, assistant professor of agricultural eduv tion and mechanization.

"There still is a place for the family farm, but it cannot just be a way of lift and a place to raise kids. It has to be

Texas Tech's physical plant has won the Associated

American farmers are known as the most productive

Champion livestock judging team poses with Dr. Robert Long (right) chairman of the animal science department, and Sam Jackson (left) team coach.

halldled as a business from top to bottom."

Aspects such as marketing, that were not considered by farmers in the past, haVe become a key to success.

"Consumer demand and consumer marketing have become more important than ever," said Dr. Steve Morse, associate professor of agricultural economics. "Agriculture as an industry has had to become market oriented to compete in world and domestic markets," he said.

Some agricultural educators feel that a flaw in higher education is that students do not graduate with a good background in marketing. (By Ralph Means)

producers, including cultural practices, the timely use of harvest-aid chemicals and stripper modifications.

Bark, the outer covering of the stems of cotton plants, often is torn off during the stripper harvesting and contaminates cotton lint. Because bark behaves somewhat like cotton fiber, it is difficult to clean from cotton and often causes yarn to break during the mill's spinning process.

Dr. Dan Krieg, professor of crop physiology at Tech, is researching weatherrelated causes of bark on the High Plains

"Wet, warm weather, just before frost , has been found t o set the crop up for bark conditions," he said.

.ARCHITECTURE

the preservation of architecture through summer work with the Historical Amer ican Buildings Survey.

White, who teaches courses in fifthyear architectural design and a graduate course in preservation, got involved with the program in the summer of 1974, his first year at Texas Tech. He has worked in several locations in the United States and spent the past summer in San Juan, Puerto Rico. There he worked on the project of recording El Morro, a 450-year-old fort .

The

videotape, "Minimizing Bark Contami-

nation in Cotton," is the latest tool to improve cotton fro m stripper har vested areas. Cotton Inc. helped to fund the tape developed by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service and produced by Texas Tech.

According to James R Supak, extension cotton agronomist and chairman of the project, the tape examines the causes of and problems with bark. The tape offers management options for

Annually, 4 to 40 percent of South west cotton production is reduced in grade because of bark. Discounts on barky cotton range from $5 to $18 per bale.

The losses average more than $5 million per year in the Texas High Plains alone, rising to more then $25 million in some crop years, according to Dr Don E. Ethridge, Tech professor of agricultural economics.

Pam Creel Alspaugh, manager of the broadcast bureau in Tech's Office of News and Publications, produced the tape.

The survey projects deal with recording historic buildings, measuring the structures as they exist, then documenting the records These records are stored in the library of Co ngress and are used to study and illustrate the development of American culture through architecture.

Architecture students also benefit from the survey's projects. The Historic al American Buildings Survey sponsors a competition in which some 300 students from the 92 accredited schools of architecture in the U.S. vie for the 100

Professor John White pursues his interest in

Tech Today Briefs

Tech's Board of Regents has recommended the approval of a program for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian language and area studies. Dr. Peter Barta, assistant professor of Russian, said the department currently offers a minor in Russian studies The degree would be an interdepartmen tal discipline, with courses in language, history and economics given by the respective departments. Texas Tech third-year law students Carlos Balido, Larry casto and Ethan Shaw have won the 1990 Spring Advanced Mock Trial Competition, which was held at the School of Law. Three Tech professors were recently awarded a $38 ,100 grant for accounting research from the KPMG Peat Marwick Foundation. The grant recipients are Drs. Steve Sutton and Robert Freeman of accounting and Dr. David Hale of information systems and quantitative sciences. Their research will focus on the development of a collaborative auditor computer support system to aid in performing single audits. Tech's enrollment hit a spring semester record of 22,872 students. The new record, shattering the spring 1988 record of 22 ,567 University students, follows a fall 1989 enrollment reco rd of 25,003. According to University records, spring and fall enrollments consistently have set new records since the fall of ·988 The South Plains Chapter of th e Data Processing Management Association donated $1 ,000 to the College of Business Administration to be used for scholarships Tech's Continuing Nursing Education ( CNE) program recently cele brated its 1Oth anniversary. The program has provided 584 courses reaching 14,500 nurses at 63 different sites since its b eginning in 1980. Dr. John McGlone, associate professor of animal science, was selected by the widely circulated industry magazine Hogs Today as one of the industry's 24 national pacesetters for the '90s. Tech presently has three students working on projects coordinated through the Texas Cooperative Fish and Wild life Research Unit, which has been at Tech only one year. The co op unit has received combined funding amounting to more than $1 million from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Tech, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as well as o ther sup porters of the co-op unit

positions available with the project This past summer, six architecture students from Texas Tech were selected.

Students receive a monthly salary out of which they take their expenses The students also get credit toward their internship for professional registration. Through the project, they learn construction, design, history and culture, as well as the economics and politics involved with architecture (By Delisa Dyess)

ARTS & SCIENCES

Mark your calendar for the Arts & Sciences

changing world, using strong skills in critical thinking, communication, and the broad awareness of the world around them

There are some 9 ,000 students in tit College of Arts & Sciences, Brashears said, with 600 faculty and 31 ,000 alumni

She is encouraging alumni and friend to purchase personalized bricks for thr Recognition Garden. Information about the bricks or the week of activities can be obtained from Brashears at (806) 742 3834.

Ad Shack

Advertising

Agency, a full-service

agency managed by m otivate d, creative, enthusiastic students, is ready and eager to service any campus and alumni organizations needing their expertise .

Ad Shack Advertising Agency is a dhi sion of the American Advertising Feder ation at Texas Tech and is headed by advertising students who are deter mined to create effective and successfil advertising for clients, at very reasona· ble prices, according to Thomas E. Berry, an officer in the group

Services of the new organization include developing advertising plans, doing design and layout work, providiq media suggestions, copy writing, grapll ic design, and public relations.

" Our major goal is to create an atlllf.! phere to help educate students," Be£!)' said. "We also want to provide valuabk experience in techniques of the trade. Ad Shack's final goal is to satisfy customer wants and needs, and we think v.t can do that."

'91 , to be held at Texas Tech Feb. 17-24. A week of activities, displays, performances, demonstrations, lectures, and the year's distin guished alumni celebration will take place.

Showcase

"You will discover why graduates of Tech's College of Arts & Sciences are landing to p jobs in industry and the corporate world," said Paula Brashears, director of external r elations for the college and coordinator of the show case.

"Alumni will show and tell the realities of the job market for people with a diverse academic background in the humanities and social scien ces Students will assure you they are learning how to think instead of being told what t o think. ''

She added that faculty would be demonstrating the ir efforts in educating young people who c an adapt to the

Dr. Jerry Hudson, director of the School of Mass Communications, is adviser of the group He e ncourages any interested person or organization to a! either Berry at (806) 765-6338, or an· other officer Loren Deprez at (806 ) 742 5825 to arrange consultation

Tech Horn Professor

Dr. David B. Knaff was named chairman of the department of chemistry and biochemistry

He replaced Horn Professor Rich ard who stepped down from the position to continue his research and teaching in organic chemistry.

Knaff, who came to Tech in 1976, received his bache lor's degree in chem istry from the Massachusetts Institu te a Technology in 196 2. He earned both li master's and doctoral degrees in che nr

John White

istfYatYale University in 1963 and 1966.

Knaff spent two years at the Universiry of California, Berkeley, as a National InStitute of Health Postdoctoral Fellow in the department of cell physiology.

At Tech, his research foruses on bioenergetics, including the study of electron tranSPOrt in photosynthetic bacteria. He also studies specific properties and electron transpOrt mechanisms of plant enzymes

B Knaff

Looking back after 15 years, the confrontation between the United States and Vietnam may prevent the Communist country from further aggression due in part to great economic dissipation caused by the war, said Dr. James Reckner, assistant professor at Tech.

Although the United States lost the war militarily, the Communist Vietnamese may have lost in the long run.

"In the end, the Communist Vietnamese have been weakened by this whole thing," said Reckner, labeling the confrontation a battle of the cold war. "Perhaps their potential for further aggression has been limited because of the great destruction of the war."

As a Navy lieutenant, Reckner spent two years in Vietnam in 1968 69 and again in 1971 72

Because of the country's unsuccessful bid for democracy in Vietnam, the war will continue to have an immense im pact on U.S foreign policy, Reckner said.

American television and the news media contributed to the public's outrage of the war in that the American audience for the first time saw women and children being killed right in front

of their very eyes Television was not available in World War I and ll, Reckner pointed out.

The biggest misconception about the war, he added, is that the Communist guerillas, the Viet Cong, won the war

"The Viet Cong did not win the war. The war was ended as a result of a conventional invasion for North Vietnam," Reckner said.

"The armed forces spent very little effort trying to teach the guys who were being sent to Vietnam such things as understanding Vietnamese culture and what was happening in Vietnam itself " Reckner, who teaches a senior course detailing the Vietnam War, said students who take the course come away with more knowledge of the region than most veterans had when they arrived in the country.

Thomas Cadwaleder jones, Playwright-InResidence

in the department of theatre arts at Tech , has won the Fargo Moorhead Playwright's Competition for his play "On the Road to East LA."

According to Drystine Cramer, Dramaturg for the c ompetition, Jones' play was selected from "an unprecedented number of scripts from all over the country."

This is the second national playwriting award Jones has won since 1987 when his play "A Circle On The Cross" won the Drama League of New York Award. That play received professional productions in both Los Angeles and New York and is presently optioned for a film project.

Jones's play "The Wall Inside," which premiered at Texas Tech in the New Plays Production Program, was subsequently produced professionally in New

Law students Trey Gordon and Lane Odom recently won the spring 1990 Advanced Moot Court Competition held in Lubbock, and Bruce Flowers, Bob Jenevein and Rayne Rasty won best brief in the competi tion. Gary Bellair, Tom Herald and Fon Carrothers, second-year law students, placed second in the regional American Bar Association Law Student Division Client Counseling Com petition in Houston Preston Lewis, director of the Health Sciences Center's Office of News and Publications, has received the Achievement Award for interpretive writing for his article "Dilemma," published in the Nov.Dec. 1989 issue of The Texas Techsan (pg 14) The article covered the July 4 burglary of a HSC research lab He also received the Grand Award in 1V news for a series of medical news video spots he produced in conjunction with KAMC 1V in Lubbock. Both awards were presented at the regional CASE meeting in Corpus Christi in April In addition, Lewis, who is a western author with three books to his credit, was a finalist for the coveted Spur award, presented annually by the Western Writers of America, for best western short non fiction He was one of only four finalists in the nation for the honor. Judges praised his work, "Faro is a Four Letter Word," published in " True West," for the quality of writing and for Lewis' depth of research Two Tech faculty members were named fellows of the Texas Academy of Science Hom professor of biological scie nces Dr. Robert Baker, who is also curator and director of the Natural Science Research Laboratory, and Dr. Clyde Jones, a biological science professor, were honored for contributions to the study of mammalogy. Tech' s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society for two-year college transfer students, was named Chapter of the Decade at a state convention. The Lubbock chapter of the American Institute of Architects has donated S20,000 to establish three endowments for the College of Architecture One endowment will fund a scholarship begun by friends of former Tech architecture professors James A. Burran and Walter L Calvert One endowment will provide resource materials for the college's reference library The third endow ment, funded through the Texas Architectural Foundation, will sup port graduate studies in the college

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james R. Reckner

Dr. Gary S. Elbow, professor ofgeography and director of the Latin Ameri can Area Studies Program at Tech, has been named the recipient of a Fulbright grant by the Board of Foreign Scholarships and the United States Infonnation Agency. The grant will allow Elbow to co nduct geography seminars and field programs in Quito, Ecuador, during the sununer Two Tech industrial engineering students recently placed second and third in a technical paper contest at a University confer ence. Gabtiel Bottazzi placed second in the contest and Leanne Marshall placed third. Tech's Institute for the Gifted has received a S10,000 grant from the DeBusk Foundation for student scholarships The institute, an educational program at Tech's Division of Continuing Education, is one of the nation' s largest self-supported, year-round programs for gifted and talented children, according to Deborah Milosevich, assistant director ofcontinuing education. Dr. Robert Lawless was the main speaker at the Eighth Annual Community Convocation at the Tech Regional Academic Health Center in Amarillo in March. Dr. Jane 0 Bums, professor of accounting and holder of the Frapk M. Burke Chair in Taxation, is serving as associate edito.r of the Journal of Infonnation and Decision Technologies She was also the 1988-89 president of the American Taxation Association. Dr. Gary E. White , professor and director of accounting programs at Tech, re cently led the visitation team for accreditation of the accounting department at the University of Minnesota White is serving his second year on the Accounting Accreditation Committee of the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, the national accrediting association for academic business and accounting programs

York. Two other ofJones' plays h ave received professional production "A Murder in Mind" by Ed-Man Productions in New York and "Scarred Ground" at Chicago's Victory Gardens Theatre in April

film critic Molly Haskell writes, "They are coming, certainly, the women who live not just through and for men but fo themselves : women who insist on see ing as well as being seen

"Until these women have come to write, direct, and act in the stories that will illuminate our interior landscape, chart our 'passages, ' and make u s accep the unacceptable, change will come in isolated segments

have slightly improved , but they still have a long way to go to equal the substance of men's roles.

"It seems to me that Hollywood still has not focused on films that deal with women' s liberation as a genre," said Dr. Michael Schoenecke, film studies pro fessor at Tech "The films, if they do anything, will focus on the liberation of a single person, on the single or married woman, rather than women's liberation as a whole. "

Schoenecke said there are two films that are often sight ed as "women's films," one directed by Paul Mazursky, "An Unmarried Woman," and the other by Martin Scorsese, "Alice Doesn' t Live Here Anymore."

"Of these two films, I think we'd find that neither o ne truly focuses on libeta tion , but focuses on equality," Schoenecke said.

Although there are some films that have dealt with the liberation of a woman, those films, if they have been made within the Hollywood mainstream factory, have not received the publicity that other films have, according to Schoenecke.

"The films may be directed toward a female audience, but the female audience as a whole won't go see the film unleSs their boyfriends go along. There are obvious exceptions, but as a whole, the general audience won't go see it "

Discussing a few movies of the past, he said "Officer and a Gentleman" re inforces o ld values, showing deceit o n the part of women, showing a woman's place is as a good mother and wife There is no growth for the woman.

Anti feminist films include "Tenns of Endearment" and "Urban Cowboy," highly successful films in Hollywood tenns, though

Sigourney Weaver's part in "Aliens" was a strong female role The strength, both physical and emotional, and the leadership ability of the woman was shown. ''I'm not sure if 'Aliens' was successful because of the female role or because it was a thrilling horror film," Schoene cke said.

In a 1983 " Psychology Today'' article titled "Women in the Movies Grow Up,"

"For the bottom line is that most adults have given up on movies alto· gether, and th ose who haven' t, see only four or five movies a year."

(By Julie Hrebec)

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Military

and highperformance microchips have to be 100 percent defect-free Current inspection systems are slow and expensive, making defect· free chips an expensive commodity.

A team of Tech researchers comprised of students from business, engi· neering and computer science, has found a solution to the problem.

Dr. Kathleen Hennessey, an assistant professor in the Institute for Studies rJ. Organizational Automation, and Dr James Bums of business adrninistratioo received a grant to prove the of a system created by a team of Tech researchers that visually inspec ts and detects defective microchips

The system, called the Automated Visual Inspection (Syntactic Represenn tion), o r AVI-SR, will replace the stan·

Dr. Gary E. White

In the past decade, women's roles in tllm

Michael Schoenecke

dard way of detecting discrepancie& in microchlps. The system is based on the doctoral dissertation ofKwang Soo Hahn, a Korean student who earned his doctorate in January and now works for Hyundai in Seoul.

Hennessey said the problem with existing inspecting methods is that don't specify the exact location of the defect on a chip.

"Ours does. Our system is a completely new concept," she said. "It's faster and cheaper than existing systems "

Trade friction between the United States and

Japan should not interfere with cooperation between the two countries, said a Tech professor studying management procedures in both countries.

Dr. Mark Peterson, associate professor of business administration, is studying cultutal and pragmatic factors affecting decision making, leadership and municipal government effectiveness He received a grant to do so from the JapanUnited States Friendship Commission.

"The project compares management procedures in selected dties in Japan and the United States," Peterson said. "There is a whole series of research being done on this theme. We are specifically studying municipal govern ments in both

''All kinds of orgimlzations have struggled with managing facilities," he added "By studying other countries' systems we can get better information about decision-making fuctors."

.Peterson said the study will uncover methods of management performing effectively in other countries "The study will give us information on how to train managers better," he said

EDUCATION

Alumni, faculty and students were honored

May 2 during the 14th Annual Col lege of Education Awards and Recognition Banquet in the University Center.

In addition, the graduating class of 1940 was honored as they celebrated their 50th anniversary reunion

Receiving the college's awards were Reuby Rhodes, the 1990 Distinguished Alumna, and Abner Emesti, who was named the Friend of Education for 1990.

Rhodes received both bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Tech and started teaching following her freshman year at Howard Payne Her teaching career included schools in Texas and Mississippi, in addition to teaching at Texas Tech. She also served as elementary principal and held other administrative positions, retiring fro m the Lubbock Independent School Dis trict in 1964

She co authored two books in the Juan y Maria Series, published by Steck

Yoqng Democrat members at Tech served as volunteer deputy voter registrars with the Lubbock County Tax Assessor and Collector's office this spring to encourage students and Lubbock County residents to register for the 1990 vote. Tech's 48-member Sellmeyer Henderson Cllapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) was chosen the Southwest's most outstanding chapter during the organization's District Conference. Tech's PRSSA chapter is one of 15 in the District and one of 166 chapters nationally. A Tech adjunct professor and member ofthe graduate faculty Dr. Don R. Rummel received the Recognition Award in Entomology, presented by the Entomological Society of America The award honors entomologists who have made or are making significant contributions to agriculture. The University's computer programming team recently placed 21st in a five-hour programming contest held in Washington, D C. , with 23 other Ulliversities. Doc toral graduates ofTech's department of psychology have been ranked among the best in the nation in the areas of clinical and counseling psychology, according to a national exam ination survey National licensure exam scores of graduates · in the department' s c liniCal psychology doc toral program ranked ninth among 141 programs and the counseling program graduates ranked 12th nationally among 62 similar programs The department of Passical and romance languages is plan.rilng its eighth annual trip to Italy this summer. The trip is open to anyone, and those going will rec eive three hours of c ol lege credit. T e ch President Robert Lawless and Dr. Henry Shine , a Horn professor of chemistry, recently participated in a government-university industry workshop in Washing ton, D.C. , with leaders of seven of the nation's leading research universities. The workshop was sponsored by the National Ac ademy of Sciences, NationalAcademy of Engineering and the Institute of Me dicine and was de signed to outline possible organiza tion, management and decision making structures of universities for research during the next decade . Uni versity Vice Provost for Researc h Dr. Robert Sweazy, a professor of civil engineering, was named 1990 Engineer o f the Year b y members of the South Plains Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers

Mark Peterson

Reuby Rhodes

Abner Euresti

"No substantive evidence" supports charges of animal misuse against Dr. John Orem's sleep research, and the investigation into those charges is being dropped by the National Insti· tutes of Health That is the conclusion of an 11-page report issued by the Office For Protection from Research Risks, the NIH office which investi gates complaints of improper use of research animals. The investigation is the second by an NIH agency to find Orem's research methods to comply with the intent and the spirit offederal regulations overseeing the care and use of research animals Researchers in the Wind Engineering Research Center at Tech are working on a multi disciplinary project studying severe weather and wind research. Dr. Kishor C. Mehta is director of the center and one of several professors in engineering and atmospheric science conducting the research Dr. Bill Lockhart recently returned from a trip to China. He also spoke to the public in Midland on "An Artform: Kites" at the Museum of the Southwest. Hom Professor of English Dr. Walter McDonald was honored with the National Cowboy Hall of Fame's Western Heritage Award March 17. His book, "Rafting the Brazos," was named the outstanding poetry entry for 1989 The College of Arts &: Sciences has been busy this spring, hos ting such events as the Faculty Appreciation Reception April 11 , the 50th Reunion for the Class of 1940 May 3, and a Commencement r eception May 12. Two Tech students have received positions of leadership through the Public Relations Student Society of America Chris Wallace was elected Southwest District coordinator of the PRSSA. He will coordinate the activities of 15 chapters of the organization in Texas and Oklahoma and will serve as a member of the national board of directors Eileen Scott was named editor in chief of "Forum," the national newsletter Cathy Morton, visiting assistant professor in mass communications, is faculty adviser of the group The College of Engineering sponsored the South Plains Regional Science and Engineering Fair April 6 and 7 attracting some 600 student projects from 21 counties in West Texas. According to coordinator of the fair Dr. Darrell Vines, the college works to increase the awareness among young people of the merits of science and engineering

Co , Austin, designed for teaching Spanish in elementary schools

Euresti is anchorman for KLBK Ch. 11, Lubbock. He received the Friend of Eduction award for his longtime interest in education, which has take n him nu merous times to speaking engagements at public schools and on news segments devoted to education issues

He earned a bachelor's degree from Texas Tech in 1974

Euresti is widely honored for his work in education Among the awards he has received are city and state Silver Apples; the Association of Texas Professional Educators' Alafair Hammett Award; and the 1989 Phoebe Award from the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers for excellence in educational programming

ENGINEERING

Five outstanding graduates of the college

Were honored March 30 during the 24th Annual Distinguished Engineers Awards Luncheon in the University Center Ballroom

The award r ecognizes alumni who have made significant contributions to society and who have brought credit to

the college, according to Dean Mason H Somerville

The 1990 honorees were William A Blackwell '49, electrical engineering, professor emeritus at Virginia Polytech nic Institute and State University; R David Damron '6 1, '7 1, chetnical engineering, manager of government affairs at Hoechst Celanese Chetnical Co. in Dallas; Robert E Dragoo Jr., ' 62, mechanical engineering, former presi dent of SETPOINT Canada Ltd.; Bill D Helton ' 64 , electrical engineering, pres ident and chief operating officer of Southwestern Public Service Co., in Amarillo; and Allen P. Penton III '5 7, chetnical engineering, director of production engineering and definit ion at McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Co in Huntington Beach, Calif

The Distinguished Engineer awards were established in 1967 by former dean Dr John R Bradford.

individuals' visual perceptions in an effort to prevent falls in public places, a common accident that results in 4 ,000 deaths per year in the United States

Dr. Tom Leamon recently directed the construction of a fall prevention laboratory where researchers study fall· ing behavior as part of a program on injury in America.

Researchers are investigating what

Researchers are investigating ways to change

Distinguished Engineers are (seated) Helton and Damron, and (from left, standing) BlackweU, Dragoo and Penton wltb engineer· ing dean Dr Mason Somerollle.

The University has received a 1300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Human Services for the project.

The multi disciplinary project incorporates researchers from industrial engineering, mechanical engineering and psychology.

economics.

Lam, a retired senior vice president of Glick and Lorwin in New York, earned a master's degree after leaving Tech and served as vice president of the American Home Economics Association and was a panel member of the White House Con ference on Food, Nutrition and Health in 1969.

Scott continued on to earn her mas ter's degree in nutrition and worked as assistant professor at the Baylor College of Medicine.

Prime-time television programs portray unrealistic

Dal Ho Son is caught by a faU prevention device as be loses his balance while working on a slippery metal surface.

happens to the body before, during and after a fall The laboratory houses a 12foot-tall rig that utilizes a 10-foot long movable ann that cirrulates at a brisk walking speed of up to 5 mph. Volunteers walk across a greasy metal surface where the probability for falling is espe cially high. When the volunteer begins to slip, the fall prevention rig keeps the individual from hitting the floor, thus stopping injury.

To study the falling behavior of elderly and disabled persons, researchers expose volunteers to various tasks in cluding walking staircases, getting into vehicles, performing various occupational and domestic tasks.

The engineering researchers hope to discover physical interventions to prevent people from falling. Such interventions might include manipulating overhead lighting to enhance the glare on a floor or to change the Color of the surface.

Leamon believes the interventions, such as creating visual illusions that cause a surface to appear slippery, may influence people to walk more carefully.

"People change their behavior according to how slippery a surface may appear If we can use lighting and coloring to make a surface look more dangerous than it really is, then some individuals may walk more carefully," Leamon said.

Currently, Texas Tech is one of only a few universities worldwide conducting studies about falling behavior, he added.

ceremonies March 8 in conjunction with Home Economics Awareness Week at Tech

Honored were Dr. Betty Ruth Carruth '65 , ' 68; Dr. Geraldine Clewell '33; Gwen Lam '43; and Lynne W. Scott '67

Carruth, who chaired the department of nutrition and food sciences at the University of Tennessee for seven years, is a teacher/ researcher. She serves as a liaison for the American Medical Associ ation's National Adolescent Health Coalition.

Clewell, who also earned master's and doctoral degrees, went on to teach for 43 years and was instrumental in the development of the home economics graduate studies program at Mankato State University, where she served as chairperson of the department of home

work-family relationships, according to research conducted by Drs. Sue Couch and Ginny Felstehausen of home economic education

"Of all the social changes that have happened in the last two decades, the most important to family and women is the incorporation of women into the work force in astronomical numbers," Felstehausen said.

"Two-thirds of all mothers are presently in the labor force. As a matter of fact, more mothers are looking for jobs than non mothers."

Felstehausen said many researchers argue that most of the social changes in the real world reach television.

"Television has changed a lot since the '50s," she said "The 'Leave It to Beaver' and 'Ozzie and Harriet' families are gone "

Four women were recognized as Distinguished Alumnae during

Home Economics DAs for 1990 are (from left) Dr. GerakUne Clewell, Gwen Lam, Dr. Betty Ruth Carruth and Lynne Scott.

A he l pful pho n e ca l l, a congratula t ory note, a copy o f th e magazine , a v i sit in th e candidat e's h ome , a l itt l e caring for th e co l lege bound stud e nt and a litt le sharin g of yo ur i deas and ex p eri e n ces ca n go a long way i n he l p i ng u s in our continu i ng effor t to attra ct th e best p ossi ble cand i da t es to Texa s Tec h Ex-students' participation can m a k e the differ enc e. THE EX-STUDENTS

ASSOCIATION where academic recruiting is a priority

In the team's research, content was evaluated in a random sampling of 36 ciJDe time 1V shows. Among them "Cosby," "Who's The Boss" and "Rosanne."

They studied the portrayal of the fam rues who had a work family situation, Felstehausen said Of the 16 families studied, 10 were " traditional" (parents in their first marriage, never having been divorced and with at least two children); five were single-parent fami lies (four of them having fathers as the single parent); and one having two sin gle fathers.

difficult as once believed, according to studies by Professor Gwen Sorell, assistant pro fessor of human development.

"Much research has been done with men at the midlife stage of their lives, and the results are most often generalized and assumed to be similar for women," she said

Social roles, biological functions and division of labor are characteristics which are different among men and women and areas which Sorell finds cause for study She defines this group as betwee n 35 and 45 years of age.

One area of her research deals with the misconceptions of menopause

"Women who have not experienced menopause have a more negative view of it than women who have," she said. "Most women do not find it distressing and there is no evidence of change in sexual desire. Rather, many women find it a relief not to have to worry about pregnancy."

Many women in midlife also find it a relief when the ir children leave home, Sorell said. "Most women in my research are happy to h ave child rearing responsibilities over But, women who deeply define themselves as a ' mother' are more bothered by menopause and the empty nest. "

She has found in h e r research that more women are returning to school during midlife, there are few divorces during these years and there are no reports proving midlife years cause a crisis in a woman's life

"We are experiencing a sociological phenomenon with the Baby Boomers," she said "The o ldest of the Baby Boom generation turned 40 three years ago , and marketers have found the m t o be an appealing market The Baby Boomers are blazing new ground and forcing soci· ety to take notice of their age group."

(By Nelda Reyna )

Saying the legal profession has obligations

as well as benefits, 151st District Court Judge Alice Oliver Trevathan delivered the third annual Halbert 0 Woodward Lecture to a capacity crowd earlier this semester in the School of Law Forum.

''We as lawyers can make the right choices or we can make the wrong ones We are here to protect, preserve and serve the system that spawned us," said Trevathan, who sits on the legal bench in Harris County

She praised the legacy of service left by legal predecessors and charged modern attorneys to "glorify legal principle, not legal tender."

"Our group of h e roes should not just consist of the rich and famous ," she said "You do not want to fail your profession. More importantly, you do not want to fail yourself."

Volunteering at the Lubbock Rape Crisis

Center

provides environmental law professor Frank Skillern the opportunity to counsel families and friends of rape victims

"One of the things that made me in· terested in the Rape Crisis Center was that I thought there had to b e greater public awareness o f the problem of rape," Skillern said "I also thought it was important that th e victims who are women understand that m e n are as o ffended by rape as they are. It is a crime that affects all of us It's not some thing that's just a woman's problem."

Skillern said vic tims and their families need counseling and support to ove r come the trauma of rape He said the first thing volunteers do when they are called to the hospital after a rape is pre pare the family for the victim's possible reactions.

Skillern said vo lunteers must con vince families and friends of victims to let the criminal justice system punish the rapist. "I almost h ad to tackle one father who was going out to get a gun and kill the person," he said . "Some times it get a little more hectic than you anticipate "

Besides counseling families , Skillern also volunteers time to answer tele phones at the center He students to vo lunteer because wa.ttmg for calls is a good time for working or studying, he said. While waiting for calls, he has time to work on a book about state water laws, working 12 to 20 hours a week, he said

Trevathan told the group of students, faculty and professionals that they are summoned to speak for those who cannot speak. She added that professionals easily can claim to say they do not have time or "the required bleeding heart" to fulfill the legal obligation of service

"But knowledge and ability are noth ing without action," she said.

A graduate o f Georgetown University and a 1975 graduate of Baylor University School of Law, Trevathan was the first female partner in the Houston office of the national legal firm of Fulbright and Jawarski In 1987 , she was named Out standing Young Lawyer of Texas and Outstanding Young Lawyer of Houston. The Texas Civil Trial Specialists Association selected her in 1988 as Outstand ing Civil Trial Judge in Texas Also that year, the Houston Bar Association named her the Outstanding Judge of Harris County.

The Woodward le cture is spo nsored each year by the Lubbock County Bar Association in honor of Senior U S District Judge Halbert 0. Woodward of Lubbock.

A new video of the law

school is availab le to alumni who would like to borrow it to show to prospective students or to keep fo r their own video library

The video may be borrowed for 10 days by writing Ann Bwbridge, Regis· tear, Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas 79409.

To purchase the video , please send your check for $12 payable to Texas Tech University School of Law a t the above address

The midlife stage of a woman's life is not so

Frank Sldllern

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER

The GIFf Baby

Kimberly Ann truly was a gift to her parents, thanks to the Health Sciences Center's IVF program.

BY PRESTON LEWIS

Physical love is the most personal and intimate act between a husband and a wife It can also be the most frustrating when a child, desperately desired by both, cannot be conceived

Titis is the story of one couple and the medical team whose efforts produced their first child. The baby was the first of, t o date, three successful pregnancies produced by the in vitro fertilization (IVF) pro gram at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center.

THE COUPLE:

Time was running out.

Jeanette Armstrong's biological clock was moving inexorably toward menopause. A pregnancy at her age might prove risky, but she was willing to take the chance, if only she could get pregnant .

Bill Armstrong, a pharmacist, was as committed to having a baby as his wife, but a vasectomy reversal had n ot produced the desired result.

And both knew they didn't have much time, if their marriage was to produce any children. It truly was a case of now or n ever and neve r seemed more likely after three years of drug treatments

They h ad traveled from their home in Carlsbad, N.M., to several specialists with n o result. And then they were referred to the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center.

THE NURSE:

Marie Wolf has a gentle t o uch and a reassuring smile. She has to. She's the one who must tell couples

that there is no hope for a baby or that a procedure has failed to produce the desired r esult a preg nancy.

Wolf is the program coordinator for the in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer program in the obstetrics/ gynecology department Hers is a tough job, an emotional roller c oaster of h ope and despair that she shares with couples as if they were her own children. "It's hard sometimes," she says softly and the pain shows in her eyes.

When the Armstrongs came to Lubbock from Carlsbad, she was the first o ne they saw. She explained the infe rtility workup and the odds against theni -a o n e in 10 chance of a su ccessful pregnancy by in vitro methods. T oo, the health scien ces center h ad never had an in vitro pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound.

Cost of the procedures, whether successful or not, ·was $3,500 The Annstrongs were willing to try and the cost was not as important as gettihg that b aby

THE DOCTOR:

To a visitor, the soft-spoken Frank De Leon, M.D ., appears shy. Maybe it's the time of day b ecause obstetricians put in lo ng hours Or maybe it is frustration After all, his in vitro fertilization team has conducted 10 procedures with no pregnancy to

show for it. Even though the nation. al success rate is only 10 p e rcent, that is no consolation

With the Armstrongs, the infertil· ity problem is mutual. Jeanette Armstrong has a history of irregular cycles After the vasectomy r eversal, Bill Armstrong has a low sperm count of inferior quality

"My job is to see if there are any other options available to a couple b efore we try the more exte nsive and expensive in vitro fertilization methods," he says.

While there are problems t o overcome, not everything is bad J eanette' s Fallopian tubes are nor· mal. Because of that, Dr. De Leon r ecommends a Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer or GIFT proce· dure.

In the operating room, Dr. De Leon uses an aspirating needle to retrieve eggs from Jeanette's folli cles. Several eggs are collected in a test tube, then given to anothe r team member.

THE EMBRYOLOGIST:

When he is not in hospital Sam Prien dresses casually in jeans and tennis shoes. Outside the oper· ating room, you would picture him more as a graduate student , which he is, than as a highly trained tech· rucian. Hunkered over the micro· scope focused on a petri dish in a sterile chamber, Prien finds th e eggs that Dr. De Leon has retrieved from Jeanette, and h e combines them with the semen sample of her bus· band.

Once the eggs and semen are

miXed, Prien gives the liquid to Dr. De Leon who completes the GIFf procedure by a to deposit them m the Falloptan tubes. Had the fallopian tubes been blocked or damaged , the eggs and spenn would have been kept outside the mother' s body for fertilization and then returned to the womb, the commonly understood in vitro fertilization method.

p,.oud parents Bill andJeanette Armstrong with daughter Kimberly Ann.

"GIFf is the preferred procedure," Prien says, "because mom is a much better incubator We can't grow things as well in the lab as the human body can. With GIFT we are helping the process but not really inhibiting anything else that will go on after the fact."

The GIFf procedure takes about 90 minutes and it is only the beginning of a nine-month wait.

TilE WAIT:

For more than five years, conceiv ing a baby has been Jeanette and Bill Armstrong's obsession "Every

month was a little harder," Bill says. Jeanette echoes the frustration, "You get tired of hearing just wait, be patient. When you get to be 35 , it's excessive to keep waiting."

They are prepared to give the IVF team at Texas Tech three chances. Then they are going elsewhere. They don 't have to. There is chemical confirmation of the pregnancy at 14 days after the procedure. Then, there is the ultrasound confirmation.

jeanette Armstrong is with child, finally, and even into the fifth month of the pregnancy, she has trouble comprehending it. "You can see it on ultrasound, you can hear it with the stethoscope, but you can't t ouch it. I guess I'll believe it when I finally can hold it in my arms," she says.

Bill Armstrong believes it. With each visit to the doctor, he returns to Carlsbad with the sonogram images of the fetus. On his desk at work, these images are framed like successive grade school pictures.

Though he knows he will be a new father, Bill is uncertain if his child will be a boy or a girl. The fetus is modest, never turning to reveal its sex during the sonograms.

THE BABY:

"Test Tube Baby" the label seems so cold and harsh.

Kimberly Ann Armstrong is anything but that. She is tiny and helpless, her balled fist a useless weapon against the world, and she is warm and fragile. She is taken by Caesarean section when physicians dis cover the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck, but she is healthy, emerging into the world at 11:53 p .m. on Nov. 3, a healthy six pounds, three ounces

Kimberly Ann Armstrong is a celebrity. Dressed in yellow, she meets the local media with a yawn and a nap. She gets her photo in the Avalanche-Journal and appears on the evening newscasts of three local television stations

Her parents dote over her, contentment flooding their eyes.

And finally, with Kimberly Ann protected in her arms, jeanette Armstrong can believe she was pregnant.

Development

BY PRANGE

keeping the promise

At the grant presentation are (from left) Charlie Trimble and Patsy Lock of St. Mary 's Hospital with Pat Yoder- Wise and Dean Teddy Langford of the School of Nursing and Dr. BernhardT. Mtttemeyer, executive vtce president and provost of the Health Sciences Center.

LOWE

Shared Philosophy Means Better Nursing

TeJW Tech's School ofNQrSing, known for its innovative approaches to health care, and St. Mary of the Plains Hospital in Lubbock share much in addition to a finn dedication to quality nursing care.

Several shared ventures between the hospital and the nursing school serve to enrich the educational experience for both nursing students and faculty, while providing support to St Mary's staff and, ultimately and critically, resulting in higher-quality health care.

Dr. Teddy Langford, dean of the School of Nursing, and Patsy Lock, vice president of St. Mary's, are e nthusiastic about the cooperative ventures already in place and excited about plans for the future

"You could say that by working t ogether, we address both our most critical needs," Langford said "For us, it is educating students. It is very basic to our philosophy at Texas Tech that nursing educapon is not limited to classrooms and textbooks. We provide our students with hands-on experience in the field, in a variety of care facilities , from their first year."

Lock said St. Mary's also receives imI>Qrtant benefits from the shared ven"We have available a level of expertise that we w ould be hard pressed to find , or afford, otherwise," she &aid "And, of course, recruit of our staff from among Tech graduates. In addition, we are able to provide important support services to our own staff. And finally, the impact on patient care is excellent."

Changes in health care systems, the women explain, have had a dramatic impact on the nursing profession "Because of payment methods, today's nurse must be an adept manager of care," Langford said "There is a great deal of pressure to release th e patient very quickly Procedures that once took days or weeks now must be completed in hours or days

"And all the time," she continued.

"The nurse must have aftercare in mind Where will the p atient be cared for after release; who will be the care giver; what kind of support does the family need; how will medication be administered?"

These kinds of pressures place management and administrative skills very high on the list of needed qualifications for today's nurse professional One of the programs between Texas Tech and St. Mary's specifically addresses these qualities

Under a special contract between the institutions, Tech nursing faculty pro vide clinical management on "4 -South," the medical/surgical unit of St Mary's, full time The result is a very high leve l of professional expertise , as well as sup port for the unit's staff.

Lock said, "It would be difficult if not impossible for us to recruit administra tive help ofthe' caliber ofthe Tech faculty. This gives us an extremely high level of performance, and the teaching adds a dimension to our staff experience which is very important

''We have access to the results of research, which keeps us on the cutting edge of patient care," she added " For instance, we have an exciting project in which we are using a pain assessment scale based on nursing research Since the nurse is the one in the most imme diate contact with the patient, i t is important for this care-giver to be able to identify the degree of pain as the patient tries to communicate, and to assess any changes as a result of medication or other nursing care."

Another example of shared expertise is the preceptor program. Students in the School o f Nursing's management courses spend time at St. Mary's under direction of a preceptor, one of the hospital's regular staff, who r eceives special training for the role The nursing students and their nurse-preceptors work one on-one , an invaluable learning experience

More than 20 of St. Mary's staff re sponded to the request for volunteers, above and beyond their regular duti es,

Langford said "I can't emphasize how important this kind of experience is to the student, beyond classroom and textbooks."

St. Mary's provides scholarships for nursing students In addition, the hospital has recently made a grant for a new program to provide support for Tech faculty

The funds will enable faculty with five years or more of experience to continue their professional development.

''We haven't had the funding to pro vide sabbaticals for our faculty," Lang ford said. "This is a real boon to them, to give them the freedom and support to continue their own professional development, even if on a more limited scale than a sabbatical. It can be a major retention factor And, of course, in the long run, this means better education for our snidents."

Both professionals agree that the reason the relationship between Texas Tech and St. Mary's works so well is that it is based on a "real congruence of philosophy."

"There is a very high level of mutual trust," Langford said, "which makes it very practical for us to work to develop new programs. We are committed to the best possible care of the patient, whiCh is the bottom line .';

St. Mary's is a site for the "Kellogg Project" of the Schoof of Nursing As part of a highly automated system which includes computerized patient record management, health care-professionals have almost instant access to p atient records, library resources and, if need be, professional consultation via satellite transmission

This is a model project with long term implications for health care, espe cially in remo te and rural areas like West Texas

The cooperative programS between St Mary's and the Health Sciences Cen ter's School of Nursing illustrate the advantages of health care-related institutions working together to serve the institutions and the larger community

Tech's Bill Lockhart (with emphasis on the ART)

BY LENDA ZIEGLER

''You gotta have lockhART," proclaims the button on his bulletin board It is surrounded by photos of the people and things most important in Professor Emeritus Bill Lockhart's life. They're almost all there: his mother and father; his son, daughter in law and grandchildren; an "adopted" granddaughter from' Palau, an island in the Pacific; and some of his brilliant kites.

Something is missing from the bulletin board, though Much of Lockhart's colorful childhood is painte d only in his memory, with the hue , value and intensity seeping out and touching the people nearest this amiable, energetic art professor.

Bill Lockhart's family and childhood have influe nced everyone who is close to him, espedally his students

Lockhart often reminds his art students that the best des igns are in nature. As a young child near Quanah, Texas, during the Depression, he said, "I never felt poor, even though there were lots of things we couldn't afford." His young mother, Lucile, constantly pointed out the natural riches all around them.

"Mother always encouraged imag ination and was very excited about nature ," he said. Without th e luxury of running water, Lockhart and his mom carried water to the family's numerous potted plants, which enlivened the home Lucile taught him to watch and appreciate a new plant growing, the birds nesting or the flowers blooming.

"We often would lie on our backs, look at the cloud formations

and find different shapes in them," he remembered.

The Lockhart roof always leaked, but instead of complaining about the father's lac k of time to fix it, Lucile showed her son how to watch for new stains in the wallpaper She taught him to notice the different patterns and designs that emerged each time it rained.

Lockhart's mother encouraged him to work with his hands, even if it meant doing s titchery with her The fact that it was "girl's work" did not bother him .

The artist said that years later when he saw some of that hand work, full of mistakes and dirty fin. ger prints, he marveled tha t he had r eceived so much applause "Her

Not being allowed to hunt with other boys until age 13, Lockhart spent many hours alone in the pas· tures and creek just watching the animals and birds and being part of nature. Some days, he never loaded the gun or fired a s hot.

When th e Lockharts no longer needed their milk cow, Bill was abo ut 12 Lucile saw t o it that h er son had the lean-to feed shed for a workshop. There he had tools and electric m o tors to tear apart and put back together again and was,

excitement about whatever I did with my hands encouraged me to do more," he said.

Even though Bill's father worked such long hours the young man hardly saw him, Lockhart said he was surrounde d by other men.

Three of Bill' s uncles were just like fathers to him, teaching the boy to hunt and fish

therefore, even more encouraged to make things with his hands.

"All kids were welcome at our house," Lockhart said . "There was no wrong side of the track. Many kids who were not welcome at other homes were always welcome at ours. There was always something to do, so there were lots of kids around Mother taught us never

Lockharrs grandparents owned the town grocery store, and the boy, from the time he could see over the pickup dashboard, delivered groceries to the various kitchens in toum. 'The minister's wife, the gambler's wife, the prostitute, they were aU friends of mine.''

to look down on anybody. "

Lockhart's grandparents owned the town grocery store, and the boy, from the time he could see over the pickup dashboard, delivered groceries to the various kitchens in town.

"The minister's wife , the gambler's wife, the prostitute, they w e re all friends of mine," he recalled That job taught him to treat every one the same , regardless of who they were or whether they owed us money, which most did.

Lockhart's interest in flying began

when he was a young boy He won a kite flying contest in the third or fourth grade. His handmade kite, flown with three spools of thread tied together, was the smallest, but it flew the highest of all the kites in the little country school.

String was hard to come by during the Depression, but thread was always available to Lockhart, as his mother took in sewing to help with the bills. The kids who flew with string were limited by the amount they had.

When Bill was 11 , he and a friend

5l caused a disturbance with a large kite they flew at night. The boys tied together a ball of compressed cotton with baling wire and soaked it in kerosene Then they connected it to the tail of the kite with six feet of wire, set the cotton on fire and flew the kite. The two did this more than once , never considering the consequences in the dry, West Texas town, with no fire department.

'We liked having the whole town buzzing about seeing a light in the sky," Lockhart said. " In the '30s, we didn 't have many airplanes or other things in the skies to see, so it was sort of fun . We never thought about what would have happened if the kite had come down in someone' s field or on a barn. I never dreamed the kite might come down and we might have burned up the whole town. "

His experiences with kites were successful ones, but the one s with model airplanes didn't start that way, he said.

Lockhart was infatuated with planes, starting at the age of 10 at the Texas Centennial in Dallas The first rubber band-powered plane he built taught the boy a valuable lesson.

Lockhart ordered the balsa wood and tissue paper model plane kit from a comic book for 15 cents. He remembers lying on the floor , dreaming about flying the 3-dimen sional SE-5 biplane. He struggled to put it together. Then when he in serted the rubber band, the plane just crumpled in his hand

That failure caused Lockhart's interest in planes to grow. He made

Lockhart credits his mother with instUling in him at a very early age an apprecio.tion for nature and the ability to work creatively with his bands.

up his mind then and there that the next plane he built would fly. It did, too, just as many others have over the years.

Lockhart was in pilot training when it was closed down at the end of World War II. He then went ahead and earned a private license while in the service, but flew only one time before starting college with the goal of playing and coach ing football

As a fre shman student, Lockhart knew that "college ball was not for me. " And he gradually learned that he wanted to teach art. " It was a natural for me , working with people and working with my hands," he said

Lockhart wanted to teach and en courage other youngsters the way he had been, both at home by his mother and in school Over the years, he has done just that.

Lockhart travels frequently giving workshops and teaching classes about the art of making kj.tes. He was an invited guest to France and China, among other countries, and teache s children, teachers and folks of all ages. "I approach kites as both an artform and as a means ofteach ing art at all levels," Lockhart said.

Dr. BUI Lockhart, high on kites

LOOKING AHEAD

Coach Spike Dykes talks about his team and the upcoming 1990 schedule.

BYJOE HORNADAY

0ne thing nobody seems to have enough of is time Especially Texas Tech football coach Spike Dykes Coming off one of the Red Raiders ' most exciting and successful seasons ever, one would think the laid back Dykes would have his feet o n his desk savoring the last few months.

Instead, he is counting the days until the Sept. 8 season-opener at Ohio State.

"We've got to get as good as we're going to get early," said Dykes after the Raiders wrapped up their 1990 spring training period. ' 'With the sch edule we have, we don't have the time to build toward the

end of the season.

"The fact is we play Baylor, Texas A&M and Arkansas in a row. That's three tough conference games to start with Just check the records. We just haven't done very well against that part of our schedule in the last 10 years."

While the Raiders have defeated the Aggies twice in the last three years and are 5 5 since 1980, per formances against the Bears and Razorbacks have been sub-par Tech has beaten Baylor just twice in the last 10 meetings and whipped Arkansas just o nce in that span.

Coach Spike Dykes

1990 Tech Football Schedule

Sept. 8 Sept 13 Sept. 22 Sept. 29

Oct 6

Oct. 13 Oct 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17

at Ohio State Houston at New Mexico Baylor (Homecoming) atTexasA&M at Arkansas at Rice Miami (Family Day) Texas a tTCU SMU Times are subject to change due to t e levision

12:30 p.m 7:00p.m. 4:00p m 7:00p m. 2:00p m. 4:00 p .m. 2:00p.m. 2:00p. m 2:00p.m. 2:00p. m 2:00p.m

"That's been a nemesis to us, something that we n eed to address," Dykes said. ''You can't contend for a championship if you are out of the running after three conference games. We have to fig· ure out a way to get our football team at a great peak earlier."

Even though Dykes' team started out 1-2 in Southwest Conference action last year, no one was frown ing when the dust cleared Texas Tech's 49-2 1 thrashing of Duke in the All-American Bowl set a record for most points in a bowl game by a Southwest Conference t eam, and it capped a brilliant 9-3 season in Dykes' third full season at the helm. Not since 1973 had the Raiders

''"We,ve got to get as good as we,re going to get early. With the schedule we have, we don,t have the time to build toward the end of the season.,,

won their last game of a season. lbe slate was wiped clean this spring, though, and Dykes felt strides have been made in laying the fqundation for another fruitful season.

"We knew going into the spring the main areas of concern were the offensive line, the defensive line and punter. Our lines certainly were better at the end of spring than they were at the beginning. The punting in the spring game was horrible . We're going to have to find a punter who can do a consistent job ."

Offensive line coach Ted Unbebagen's trenchmen were under a larger microscope than anyone. Though the mentor of last year's strongest position said his group has a long way to go, he said the sky is not falling yet.

"Except for jason Duvall, our llilemen have not played enough to know what kind of intensity it takes to be successful. I can tell them until I'm blue in the face , but it won't sink in until they line up against Ohio State this fall. There is no doubt about it. We are going to have a good offensive line. I just don 't know when," Unbehagen said.

Coming out of the spring, the starting offensive group stacked up as Duvall (a 6-2, 275 junior) and Peter Allen (a 6-1, 265 redshirt freshman) at guards; Charlie Big gurs (a 6-4, 286 sophomore) and Bill DuBose (a 6-1, 275 senior) at tackles; and center Brent Barton (a 6-3, 265 senior).

While incumbent quarterback Jamie Gill had his moments during the spring, the most consistent per former was Jason Rattan.

"If jason was to make as much improvement from the end of spring to the fall as he did during the spring, it would be hard to keep him off the field . He showed that he has a big, strong arm this spring. He has really developed. "

The backfield mates could be dubbed "The Titanic Trio." Tech' s ball carriers have a definite big-back look with Anthony Lynn ( 6-3 , 217), Louis Sheffield ( 6-1, 222) and Anthony McDowell ( 6-0, 237) running loose

Rodney Blackshear, Anthony

Manyweather and Byron Ho oper, who was named the spring's most improved player, spearhead a receiving corps that will get a boost in the fall when JUCO Anthony Stinnett and Odessa Permian bluechipper lloyd Hill come to campus.

It is a similar situation in the def ensive front where two potential starters did not see the field this spring Senior Jon Wood (6-7, 280) sat out due to off-season shoulder surgery andJUCO Fred Petty (6-1 , 262) will not arrive until August. Senior Greg Burden (6-3, 250) did come to the front during the spring, proving he can play either the tac kle or n ose position.

With all primary players returning from the linebacker and secondary corps, the spring was used more for polishing than searching for new talent.

"If we can keep our secondary well and intact, we ought to go

back to the days when we really had the good secondaries. Underneath, our linebacker coverage was im proved. It doesn' t hurt anything to have p e ople like Charles Rowe, Sammy Walker and Tracy Saul coming back," Dykes said

One of the key eleme nts of last year's success was the high level of leadership Players like James Gray, Len Wright, Tommy Webb, Tom Mathiasmeier and Charles Perry are no longer there to inspire and push teammates to greater heights.

" It was so obvious last year that you tend to just take the leadership aspec t for granted," Dykes said. "We h ave not had the obvious leadership yet It takes a while for people to understand it's time for them to pick up the slack and accept those roles of leadership I believe it is starting to happen."

As Dykes knows, time is of the essence. IIJ

1990 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL SIGNEES

Q uarte rb ack

Dee Foster , 6-4 , 191 , Waco High

Running Backs

Donald Marshall , 6-2, 190 , Grand Prairie Byron Morris, 6-2, 220, Cooper

Wide Receivers

U oyd Hill, 6-2 , 178, Odessa Pennlan Anthony Stinnett, 5 10 , 185 , Cisco JC/ Munday

Tight Ends

Scott Aylor, 6-4 , 230, Round Rock Eddie Hall, 6-3, 220, Stamford

Offensive Linemen

Michael Austin, 6 -4, 295 , Fort Worth Wyatt Scott Fit zgerald , 6-2 , 250 , League City C lear C reek jeff Wood , 6-5 , 270, San Antonio Churc hill

Defensive Linemen

Ste phe n Gaines , 6-3 , 280 , Electra Chris Ori , 6-3 , 238, West Orange Stark Fred Petty, 6-1 , 262 , Garden C ity Community College, Kansas/ Chi cago, Ill. Robert Rivera, 6-3 , 275 , Devine

Defensive En d , Linebacker

Byron Wright, 6-3 , 2 20, W ichita Falls Hirschi

Defensive Backs

Stan Robertson, 6-1, 185 , Plainview Damon Wickware, 6-3 , 230, Hurst Bell

BY KENT BEST

The NCAA Revisited

name nt bid.

hey don't give Oscars to women's basketball teams anymore. OK, so they never did . But if they did, the Red Raide r women could have been nominated in several categories thanks to their overall and individual performances during the 1989-90 season.

"Driving Miss Daisy" may have won the Academy Award for Best Picture, but the Raiders would have driven home with the golden statuette for Best Performance by a Basketball Team in a Leading Role, a part that Tech parlayed into a 20-11 season and the Red Raider's third NCAA berth in the last seven years.

" It was a great season for our players and for our fans," said Tech coach Marsha Sharp after she watched her team rebound after a shaky start. " I had my doubts there for a while , but we finally got it turned around and headed in the right directio n. Making the NCAA tournament was something that we were shooting for all season, but it took a strong stretch run for us to make it."

Midway through the 1989 -90 season, the Raiders were just trying to survive in the perilous land known as the Southwest Conference, much less thinking about an NCAA tour-

The Red Raiders had started conference play with a something less than-spectacular 1 3 record and they were 8 7 overall. Mo st every one had writte n them off for any kind of post-season action and even the six-team conference tourna- · ment appeared less than a sure thing

All that, of course, was before Sharp had a heart-to-he art talk with her players, especially her four

seniors. She told them that it was iij • · not too late to turn their season around, but that it was going to take some exceptional effort and leader ship from the Raider veterans in order for a turnabout to take place

But even Sharp, who knew what this team was capable of, could not have predicted what the Red Raiders would accomplish over the next eight weeks. Sharp wanted a turnaround. The Raiders gave her a U-turn.

Beginning with an 81-45 win over Baylor on Jan 20, Tech rolled off five-straight wins before dropping a hard-fought 62-55 decision at Arkansas on Feb . 6. The RaidefS then beat TCU and H o uston 'before losing 82-67 to sixth-ranked Texas on Feb 18 That was Tech's last loss before falling 63-60 to those same Lady Longhorns in the championship game of the SWC Post-Season Tournament in Dallas on March 10.

It was the closest Tech had ever played Texas in the history of the

TilE EYES OF TEXAS TECH

Reena Lynch drives past Texas center Cinietra Henderson in first-half action during the Southwest Conference Postsea· son Tournament

Game March 10 at the Reunion Arena in Dallas. Lynch, a second-team AU SWC selection this past season, was named to the AU-Tournament Team in Dd Ilas, thanks in part to her gamehigh 21-point effort against tbt Eady Longhorns Tech made tbt most of their first ever appear· ance at Reunion with a slim 6JI 60 loss to the nationally rankeJ 'Horns 1be three-point deficit was the closest Tech bas ever come to upsetting Texas in women's basketball play

The Red Raiders had a year to remember in the new decade,s opening season.

series and the second-closest game in SWC Tournament championship game history

In all, Tech won 12 of its last 15 regular season games (with two of those wins coming in the conference tournament ), e qualing the best mark ever for a Texas Tech team in the final eight weeks of a season A highlight of the Raiders' run was a 69-60 win over 19th ranked Arkansas in the semifinals of the tournament

After that game, in which Tech played brilliantly on defe nse , Arkansas head coach John Sutherland said the Raiders did as good a job defen sively as he had ever seen.

"They were great," Sutherland

gion, Tech traveled to DeKalb, Ill., to take on the 17 th-ranke d Northem Illinois Huskies on their h o me floor in the firs t round of the NCAA tournament on March 14 And de spite trailing by just two at the half (34-32), the Raiders fell84-63 to end their season.

The game was not a lopsided one -Tech trailed by just eight points with four minutes to play But the high-octane Huskies, who led the nation in scoring this past season with an average of 94 points per game, broke free in the final minutes to seal the Raiders' fate. A bright spot for Tech, as she had been all year, was Lynch, who scored a game-high 23 points and

said. "They stopped everything we tried."

Sharp, who has neve r had a losing season since taking over the head coaching reins eight years ago, was equally impressed "I've never had a gro up of players who I have enjoyed coaching more than these kids," she said. "The way o ur seniors took charge of this team midway through the season cannot be overstated. They just decided they didn' t want their college careers t o end witho ut having gotten into the NCAA tour name nt. "

Tech's four seniors Karen Farst, Kelly Schilling, Reena Lynch and Stacey Siebert had all been starters during Tech's resurgenc e and Lynch started every game for the Raiders this season. Fitting, then, that the seniors would get a chance to extend their season just a little bit longer

"Getting into the tournament was so mething that we had wanted for a long time ," Farst said. "We wanted to keep it going a little longer than we did, but the season was still a great one and one that I'll remember for the rest of my life."

Seeded 12th in the Midwest Re

pulled down 15 rebounds

"Reena d id everything s h e could to help us win the game," Sharp said. "We just didn' t get it do ne in other areas."

Tech did, h owever , do e n o ugh in those other areas t o give Sharp her fifth 20-win season in eight years and give the Raiders a rocket boost into the new d ecade

"You can't put a value o n an NCAA berth," Sharp said. " It means so much to be able t o talk to a recruit and be able to tell them that your team was one of the top 4 8 teams in the country. You can just see the difference in their faces when you talk about the NCAAs. We've been to the t o urnament three times now and each time we've go tte n it , it's helped us bring in the kind of playe rs that we need to compete o n a national level This year should be the same."

Already Tech has signe d a pair of highly c ove ted players for next season. Idalou 's Kim Pruitt, the Lub bock Avalanche-Journal's Class 2A South Plains Player ofthe Year, should be able to contribute immediately, as will Austin Reagan's Dan neue Fresch, a Class SA standout.

P USHING IT UP Tech 's Karen Farst leads the Red Raider fastbreak during Tech 's game against Arkansas in the semifinals of the Southwest Conference Postseason Tournament in Dallas on March 8. Farst, who scored 15 points in the game, was four-of-four from threepoint range to lead the Raiders to a 69 60 victory ooer the 19thranked Lady Razorbacks

Nevertheless it won' t be easy t o replace Tech 's senior foursome that accomplished so much in the ir final season Farst , who became Tech's first female Academic All American this season and was one of only two recipients nationally of the presti gious Baden Scholarship, will next be seen studying medicine Siebert and Lynch are mulling over the prospects of compe ting in professional basketball in Europe next season. Schilling, m eanwhile, is planning on finishing her under graduate degree at Tech this fall.

But take heart Tech fans. The 1990 91 Re d Raide rs, led by returning veterans Jennifer Buck, Tiffany Hobbs and Teresa McMillan, along with some new faces , will be back in the spotlight this fall with their sights set once again on the pos tseason, and maybe a few Academy Awards of their own

Maybe for Best Sequel?

"It was a great season for our players and our fans.,,

Coach Marsha Sharp

Angling for a trophy

BY SARITA REEVE

Many bass anglers involved in fishing tournaments have to watch for and occasionally deal with the worst kind of foul play human dishonesty

Harold L. Schrammjr. , assistant professor of fisheries management in the department of range and wildlife management at Texas Tech , said the tournaments have a 20-year history and are growing in popular ity Major tournaments sponsored by national organizations have increased some four-fold , but the local tournaments have experienced the greatest increase, he said.

" Certainly foul play is to be expected any time large inducements are awarded ," Schramm said , "but the incidence of it is very low. "

Those inducements most commonly are cash prizes up to $100 ,000 or valuable fishing equip ment such as a boat, motor and trailer worth $20,000 , Schramm said.

At Texas Tech , Schramm is conducting research on competitive fishing and improvement of the sur vival of tournament-caught bass. He also researches information on angler education, teac hing anglers how to have better tournaments and take better care of the fish caught during the competitions.

Schramm and Roy Heidinger , director of the fisheries ' research laboratory at Southern Illinois University, have recently published a booklet on the procedures for improving the survival of tournamentcaught fish. Schramm said the booklet, which is funded by the Bass Research Foundation, is getting widespread use throughout the United States.

Various state agencies are purchasing copies of the booklet pub-

lished by Texas Tech Press, which ultimately puts the booklet in the hands of anglers at no cost to the user

Despite the efforts of people like Schramm and Heidinger and countless others who run fishing tournaments, there continues to be foul play on the part of competitors Schramm described one major form of cheating is by anglers catching fish prior to the tournament and putting them somewhere in the lake, such as on a stringer or in a cage where they can be retrieved during the tournament.

Another common example of misconduct that goes on routinely, according to Schramm, is a contestant fishing a week before the tour nament on waters that are declared off limits to the anglers because the tournament is to be held there.

Schramm said this rule has been almost impossible to enforce because the contestants are simply practicing. "It's like saying Jimmy Connors has to retire his tennis racket until the next Wimbledon. "

This rule was often enforced to make it fair for all contestants, he added. " People have learned, though, to quit imposing rules that can ' t be enforced. "

He said the rule is used and effectively e nforced in some high-dollar tournaments.

The structure of tournaments helps to minimize cheating, Schramm said. For example , draw tournaments are the most common type of competitions. This is where one angler fishes with another angler whom he or she doesn ' t know or isn ' t associated with in the tournament, except as a compe titor.

This strategy sets up a competitor/ spectator situation where both

competitors have a common goal · mind winning the tournament. Other strategies leave the door wide open for foul play, he said. Boat tournaments , for instance, involve a two-person team where both members fish together in the same boat. Individual tournaments are under the heaviest suspicion because each angler in the touma· ment fishes alone.

"Where a fair amount of money · involved, they administer a polygraph test," Schramm said, adding that the lie-detector test is not used in all tournaments Normally the first-place anglers will be tested along with randomly chosen angle who placed.

Schramm said the polygraph test is commonly used in tournament trails. These are long-term contests where anglers fish on different waters over a period of time and accrue points toward a final "fish· off. "

The polygraph is administered to prevent cheating, but according to tournament officials, it works more as a threat than it does as a way to catch cheaters. The test is not with· out its problems. For people who know little about polygraphs, the test creates angler anxiety and no one knows the reliability of test results.

Schramm said that because poly· graph tests measure internal emo· tions, he is not sure that different people would not score differently on the test , even if they are honest.

Despite some of the test's prob· !ems, Schramm said "Polygraphs are really the only solution we've got at present. "

Another device he said has been used in bass tournaments is an elec· tronic device that estimates the

Dishonesty among competitors in fishing tournaments has put officials on the defensive.

freshness of a fish 11tis electronic device was developed originally for commercial saltwater fisheries by the fish processing industry to mea sure taste and health quality.

The device, when held up to the flesh of the fish estimates the freshness and helps determine the time of death 11tis device has bee n used in some bass tournaments, but it has not seen widespread use because it is a very expensive instrument, Schfatn1TI said.

"I think a lot of the accusations of cheating are much less frequent among the contestants than they are from people who basically have a negative outlook toward competitive fishing ," Schramm maintained is a truth basis to it, but I think it may be overexpanded."

He does believe there is a good side to the accusations of cheating

Harold L. Schramm Jr says there is foul play in many fishing tournaments.

b ecaus e when people are under suspicion, they usually keep their act clean.

" Personal reputation is a big factor with most people, and I think it is a simple but erroneous infere nce of society that when big money is involved, people start doing b ad things ."

There are two kinds of tourna ments trophy bass and total catch tournaments. The trophy b ass tournament awards anywhere b etween n 00 and $100,000 to th e person who catches the biggest fish , Schramm said. The total catch t o ur nament, usually awarding SlO,OOO and noo,ooo , is judged by the to tal weight on a specified number of fish that a team brings in after a des ignate d time period.

Schramm said that most of the tournaments now are live-release contests, where anglers fish all day, either alone or with a partner Then they bring in their fish to be weighed . A penalty usually is as-

sessed for any dead fish .

"

It is rather difficult to keep fish alive in a cage or on a stringer for two or three days," h e said

Schramm's o th e r projects incl ud e the fi sheries improvement program in Lubbo ck, which is supp o rt ed by privat e and local d o n atio n s and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The purpose of the fis h eries improve me nt program is to improve the quality of fishing in lakes in Lubbock's city parks and to involve the citizens in natural resource enhancement.

He and his s tud ents also conduct research o n introduced blueback herring as a forage fish , evaluating competition between it and th e native crappie populations He is investigating playa lakes to determine facto rs affecting pro du ctiO!l of aquatic plants and animals.

A laboratory in the departme nt of range and wildlife allows Schramm and other fac ulty to condu ct wa t er chemistry and fish analyses. T

SPORTS SHORTS

Head football coach

Spike Dykes rtlled two vacancies on his coaching staff this spring by hiring a household name from the Texas high school ranks and a household name from his own house

Gary Gaines, coach of defending Class SA state champion Odessa Pennian, accepted the position of defensive backfield coach with the Red Raiders.

Dykes' son, Rick, 29, was hired to di rect the Tech running backs. The younger Dykes coached wide receivers last season at Temple and had spent the 1982 through 1988 seasons as a Rice assistant

The coaching additions fill a void left by the departures of Lance Van Zandt , who accepted an assistant's job at Alabama earlier in the year, and by Jack Tayrien, who left in August to become the Midland Independent School Dis trict athletic director.

" Byron has improved in all areas of his game," said wide receivers coach Ivy Williams about Hooper, who caught 10 passes for 97 yards in 1989 for Texas Tech . "His catching abilities always have been outstanding, but he is much better in running routes and blocking down field ."

Texas Tech pole vaulter Brad Pursley distin guished himself at the NCAA Indoor Track Championships in March by gain ing All America honors with a seventh place finish in the pole vault

The sophomore from Merkel cleared 17-8 3/4 and earned All-America h onors because a foreign athlete placed ahead of him That dropped Pursley into sixth place for All-America consideration and secured the honor since the t op six are recognized for national honors.

Senior Mike Turner of Levelland also competed in the pole vault at nationals He finished 14th with a jump of 17 0 3/4.

March 26 Men 's tennis coach is Ron Damron

Hyou want Texas Tech's exciting

1989

football season to be more than a mem ory, purchase the "We Came to Play'' highlight video

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highly recruited player coming out of San Antonio Clark High School in 1987, but you never would have known it by his performance this spring with the Texas Tech football team.

The 5-8, 175-pound former walk-on made such great strides at his wide receiver spot that he was named the recipient oftheJT King Award, which goes annually to the spring's most improved Red Raider

In the women's division, Tech 's Amanda Banks, a senior from El Paso , was ninth in the triple jump with an effort of 40-4

first national ranking ever this spring after winning 19 of its first 21 matches. Tech tied Arkansas for the No. 24 spot in the na tional college men's teams rankings of

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major from Wichita Falls, placed first in the 198-pound division at the American Drug-Free Powerlifting Championship held at Virginia Tech University March 17-18.

With his deadlift of 650 pounds, Scruggs set a new collegiate national record

In addition to weights, Scruggs finds time for being a Big Brother in the Lufr bock chapter and works as a manager in Tech's Student Rec Center.

He is president of the National Society of Black Engineers and treasl!lll for the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. l

Gary Gaines

Byron Hooper might not have been the most

Rick Dykes

The Tech men's tennis team secured its

Keith Scruggs

Keith Scruggs,

One of the great things about having a nation-wide chapter program is that I get the opportunity to travel to some very special parts of the country. It is a very rewarding part of my continuing education. Being an incurable tourist, I always try to take advantage of any free time I might h ave and see the sights of various U.S. cities

jogging in Central Park (during the daytime, of course), following the Freedom Trail in Boston, touching the liberty Bell in Philadelphia, strolling through China Town in San Francisco, visiting the revived water front area of Seattle and the countless muselims of cities like Chicago, St. louis, Fort Worth and Denver these are the treasures I've accumulated during my 10 years of attending meetings. Each city has something unique to offer visitors.

There is one city, however, that stands out from the crowd. One of our chapters is located in an area that is more than just a tourist town (which it is) It is Wash ington, D.C. I firmly believe that every U.S. citizen should visit our nation's capitol at least once before they die. No matter how often I visit, I always find something new and rewarding to file away in my memory bank. This last visit to Washington proved to be another very special time for me.

Located adjacent to the lincoln Memorial is the most visited monument in Washington, D .C. the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Each day thousands of visitors pass along "the wall. " While every other attraction in this city is filled with the dull roar of conversation, noise and all sorts of sounds this one is different. There is an eerie quiet as each visitor reverently passes the black reflective marble. You can't help but be impressed with names yards and yards of names. The names of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for all of us. At the entrance is placed a statue representing three soldiers from that war On their youthful faces you can sense their bravery, but you can also sense their fear

Next o n my tour was the Arlington National Cemetery I had seen the ceremony of the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier before but did not want to miss seeing it again. It never disap points. My Uncle Hank died this past year and was bur ied at Arlington Not being able to attend the burial ceremony, I wanted to find his marker at least. After a lot of searching (with the help of the cemetery's visitor center), I found it. The stone is a simple one with a

Washington, D.C.

BYJIM DOUGlASS

very plain message: Henry]. Chisholm World War II Korean War USAF: along with his rank and years of birth and death. Uncle Hank was a wonderful man and a much decorated patriot. It was a real thrill to find his gravesite and to see the beauty of its surroundings. I was happy for him.

As I was leaving, a funeral procession approached I decided to sit in the distance and watch. I'm sure glad I did. What an impressive sight! The Honor Guard led the horse drawn casket covered with an American flag. A small military band followed along with the family and friends of the deceased The ceremony itself was not very long but most memorable. The folding of the flag, then handed to the widow, the playing of "God Bless America" by the band, the 21-gun salute and then the lone bugler playing "taps" from a short distance away. Our country sure knows h ow to say "goodbye and thanks" to its heroes

I have always been an advocate of travel to anyone who will listen It is a great educator Whether you prefer cities or small towns, beaches or mountains, or foreign or domestic travel, it d oesn ' t matter The world is full of wonderful sights and wonderful people, all from which you can learn a great deal. Many of these places are merely vacations Washington, D .C., is an experience.

CAPTURE THE SPIRIT

/ n a n ovel way of combining a fund-raising activity with an outing for its members, the San Antonio chapter of Tech exes has come up with the trip to top all trips this fall

It'll be "all aboard" the Red Raider Express on Oct 6 , 1990, when Red Raider fans travel to Aggieland for the Tech vs. A&M football game. limited seating is available on the old-fashioned train especially chartered to de part the historic Southern Pacific Amtrak Depot in downtown San Antonio and take 250 Red Raider fans to the gates of Kyle Field Proceeds following expenses will benefit Texas Tech' s academic scholarship fund

The Red Raider Express is a vintage train with 1930s, 1940s and 1950s dining and club cars that have been restored to their glamorous time period. The San Antonio Conservation Society has given this train the Cit· ation for Historical Presentation Return to the days of yesteryear, and travel by rail.

The trip inclu des hors d ' oeuvres, two gounnet me3ls (with gratuity included) , tickets for block seating to Itt game, commemorative T-shirt and other memorabilia EMS, security on board and secured parking at the Sao Antonio Depot will be provided.

Three seating options with limited capacity are avail· able. The all-inclusive price is $175 per person for the Deluxe Cl ub , $200 per person for the Dome Club Lounge, and $225 per person for the Dome Dining. Smoking and n on smoking cars are available. Price is non-refundable unless trip is cancelled . Deadline for reservations is june 1, 1990

For Visa and Mastercard payments, contact Texas Southem Railroad, ( 512) 3 77-2900. For payment by personal check or money order, make payable to "Scholarship Train Trip," c / o Monty Montgomery, 11710 Parliament #1305, San Antonio , TX 782 13

in Lubbo?', where his parents reside. He is majonng m accountmg at the University.

The Association is proud of all the recipients of its scholarships and extends gratitude to Marty Grassel and her staff in New Student Relations for their cooperation and assistance.

The Ex-Students Association New Faculty Awards

were presented April 3 during the University-wide Faculty Honors Convocation. Nine persons, representing each college and the School of Law, were recognized. Each was presented a plaque and a $500 check

Valedictorian/ Salutatorian scholarships are presented each faU to aU the top two high school graduates who attend Texas Tech. Among that large group receiving the scholarships this year were (from left) Kevin McCuUough, Stephanie]. Gilbreath, Dr. BiU Dean presenting the checks, Carol jeanette Brittin and johnny Gomez.

Each year, the Ex-Students Association provides scholarships to any vale dictorian or salutatorian from Texas or New Mexico who enrolls at Tech their freshman year. That number reflects students from high schools as large as those in the Metroplex or Houston and as small as some of the West Texas high schools that serve the vast ranchland connecting one small community with another

During the fall, a reception is held for the valedictorians and salutatorians to meet with members of the ExStude nts Association staff and to pose with Executive Director Bill Dean for hometown publicity.

The Lubbock area group of recipients got together for their picture and told us a little about themselves .

Kevin McCullough graduated as salutatorian of Frenship High School and is majoring in electrical engineering at Tech His family resides near Lubbock in Wolfforth.

Stephanie ]. Gilbreath was salutatorian at Idalou High School, where her family resides. She is a public relations major

Carol Jeanette Brittin graduated as salutatorian from Coronado High School in Lubbock, where her family A member of the marching band at Tech, Carol ts a music education major.

Johnny Gomez was salutatorian of Estacado High

The awards are given annually to faculty members who have been in their first tenure track appointment for no more than four years Recipients for 1990 were: Eduardo Segarra, assistant professor of agricultural economics in the College of Agricultural Sciences; Guenter Lehmann, associate professor in the College of Architecture ; Katherine Hawkins, assistant professor of speech communications, and David H.]. Lannour, assistant professor of classical and romance languages, both in the College of Arts & Sciences;

Robert L. Phillips, associate dean of research and associate professor of management in the College of Business Administration; Mary K Tallent, director of the Institute for the Gifted and assistant professor in th e College of Education;

Michael G. Giesselmann, assistant professor of electrical engineering in the College of Engineering; L. Mallory Boylan, assistant professor of food and nutrition in the College of Home Economics; and Will E Rice, assistant professor in the School of Law President Robert W Lawless, after providing remarks on the occasion, presented the awards on behalf of the Ex-Students Association.

New Faculty Awards for 1990 were presented to (from left) Dr. Mary K Tallent, Dr. Robert L. Phillips, Professor Guenter Lehmann, Dr. Katherine Hawkins, Dr. David HJ. Larmour, Dr. WiU R. Rice and Dr. Eduardo Segarra. (Not pictured are Dr. Michael G. Giesselmann and Dr. L. MaUory Boylan.)

One is a freshman send-off with a twist: Techexes there are leasing a semi-trailer rig and moving all incoming freshmen's belongings to Lubbock at one time.

Another activity involves members going as a group to Denver Zephyrs baseball games . This sounds like a fun idea for any chapter located in a city with a major or minor league franchise.

One more thing Denver has done is take part in the Adopt-a-Highway program. Now, the Denver chapter of the Texas Tech University Ex-Students Association has its name o n a sign seen by everyone driving that stretch of highway.

It sounds like Roger Scott and the gang in Denver have come up with some unique and fun activities for their chapter Maybe groups in o ther parts of the coun. try can take some cues here and do something similar with your chapters!

Introducing Ex-Students Board Member Ken C. Furman

Name: Ken C. Furman

City where you reside: Palatine, Illinois (Chicago)

Position on the Ex-Students Board: Director Degree, major and class year at Tech, plus any other degrees you have earned: DBA, marketing, class of '75 (graduat ed Dec '74); MBA, marketing, class of '76, University of Colorado

Where are you employed and what is your position? Adolph Coors Company, assistant divisional sales manager.

Family: None

Major student activities at Tech: Phl Eta Sigma, Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phl, American Marketing Associa tion, and tutored for the Athletic Department.

What is one of your fondest memories from Tech days? Having never been in the state or Texas prior to driving to Tech as a freshman , I was some what concerned about the reputati on of Texas having grown up in Colorado. I found (and still do find) that Texans, particularly West Texans, are the absolute nicest, most congenial group of peo ple I have ever met

What would you like to see implemented, changed or improved at Tech? A greate r sense of pride and loyalty among the ex students around the country and a greater commitment to "payback" to the institution that gave us so much

What is your favorite book? "No Direction Home The life and Music of Bob Dylan"

What is your favorite movie? "On Golden Pond"

What are your interests/ hobbies? College athletics fan! What character trait do you value highly in an individual? loyalty

If you could invite six persons to your home for an evening, who would they be? (My assumption was that these had to be presently living) Bob Dylan , Graig Nettles, jessica Lange, Pat Felux, the coach of Tech' s first SWC Cotton Bowl team (T B.D ) , and Dr. Lauro Cavazos

The Denver chapter has come up with some interesting ideas for chapter activities

Recogn1z1ng our new members

BY GALE WELLS

NEW CENTURY CLUB

Mr. wry K. Akin '66

Mr. Paul L. Ammon '63

Mr. Kent D Anderson '82

Mrs. Debi Avery '78

Mr. Brian A Beck '82

Mrs. Joan Fulton Breith '80

Mrs. Nancy F. Brisend '84

Dr. Fred C. Bryan! '70

Mr & Mrs Ronald R. Bryant '73 (Becki Brownfield '72)

Mr R. Gale Campbell '74

Mr. & Mrs Jim H Clary (Friend of Tech) (Sue Collings '69)

Mr. Michael D. Clasby '85

Mr Michael}. Cotter '83

Mr & Mrs. Benjamin R. Courville '88 (Donna Ripple '88)

Mr Robert Crain '82

Mr. & Mrs Donald L. Davis '73 (caryn Camoron '70)

Mrs. Donna Gardner Edinburgh '82

Miss Diane L. Ensminger '83

Miss Cynthia I. Evans '88

Mr. Robert E Exum '71

Mr. & Mrs. Joe W. Ezzell '82 (Debbie Schoemaker '82)

Mr Jimmy Fitzgerald, N '85

Mr Robert F. Frances ' 54

Mr. Russell G. Gilliam '85

Mr. & Mrs. Mike B . Glover '84 (Wendy Morrow '84)

Mrs. Sandra R. Griffith '85

Mr Stephen P Hartnett '82

Mr & Mrs. Stephen E. Henderson '82 (Carol Collier '81)

Mr. & Mrs Reed H. Hitch '85 (Denise Dues '84)

Mr. Dennis R. Foster '66

Mr John C. Groos '8 1

Mr Orville E. Harris '49

Miss Sandra E. Harshey '89

Mr. & Mrs. Steven E. Hodgkins '83 Qudy Nixon '83)

Mrs. Sally B. Jilek '82

Mr Mark C. }ohlke '88

Mr. John}. Johns '80

Miss Susan K. Jonas '86

Mr Richard D }ones '87

Mr. Glenn P. Jorden '84

Mr.H.Gene}oslin'63

Mr. Joe L Joyce '87

Ms Erika K. Kautz '82

Dr Mark R. Kotlarek '83

Dr Steven S. Larson '79

Mr. Joel K. Lewallen '84

Mr. & Mrs. }. David louder '82 (Elizabeth Haller '81)

CENTURY CLUB

Century Club is a division of the Texas Tech Loyalty Fund set for $100 and above contributors. Membership in this group entitles the individual t ? privileges reserved for our special donors, such as the Century Club dmner and program at Homecoming each year.

Loyalty Fund Member

$25 to $99

Century Club Member $100 to $249

Bronze Century Club Member ........... .. .. . ... . .. $250 to $499 Old Red Club Member .. . ..... .. . . . .. .. ........ . .... $500 to $999

Golden Century Club Member $1,000 to $1 ,499

Ruby Century Club Member .. .. . ............. ... $1,500 to $1,999

Diamond Century Club Member .. ... . .. .......... $2,000 or more

Mr. Steven R. loveless '84

Mr. & Mrs. John L. McCavit '70 (Sherry Haliburton '69)

Dr. Barbara A. McDougal '59

Mr. Jeffery L. Mabe '83 Miss Jennifer A. Maret '89

Mr. & Mrs. Scott M Merritt '85 Oane Holloway '85)

Mr. Michael R. Miller '79)

Mr. & Mrs. Mark T. Moody '86 Oan Zimmermann '86)

Mr. David R. Moore '86

Mr. Asaad R. Nahvi '68

Mr. Phillip B Nichols '81

Mr R. Glenn Nolley '83

Mr. L. Pat Oden '65

Mr. Derrell M. Oliver (Friend of Tech)

Mr. Andy C. Payne '65

Mr. Joe B. Rammage '81

Mr Jeffrey T. Rembert '82

Mr. Ronald}. Reynolds '70

Mr. Robert}. Richardson, Jr. '65

Mr. Mauro V Rodriguez '88

Miss Terry L. Rolan ' 83

Mr Charles K. Roth '88

Mr. Victor Salas '86

Dr. Robert W . Schultz (Friend of Tech)

Mr. M. Kent Sims '69

Mr. Eric T. Smistad '84

Dr. & Mrs. Leslie E. Smith '68 (linda Greer '69)

Mr. William C. Sonricker '72

Mr. William C. Sowder (Friend of Tech)

Mr Gary W. Spross (Friend of Tech)

Mr L. Scott Stringer '80

Mr Billie D Sumners ' 55

Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy D. Taylor '78 (Lanae Snider '78)

Mr Hussein A. Tejani '87

Mr David F. Thomas '83

Mrs. Mary Hagler Thomason '82

Mr Allen R. Thrasher '74

Mr & Mrs D. Kyle Touchstone '80 (Flo Lust '78)

Mrs. Ann Bracher Vaughan '66

Dr. Darrell L. Vines '59

Mr. G Danner Watson '88

Mr. & Mrs. Johnny W. Webb '79 (Vicki Cypert '79)

Mr & Mrs. James L. Wedel '80 (Susan Kidd '83)

Mr Scot L. Wylie '78

NEW BRONZE CEN1URY CLUB

Mr. & Mrs Eugene Alderson '39 (Rolinda Chappell '40)

Mr & Mrs Jeffrey D Barker '81 (Peri Mechler '8 1)

Mr. & Mrs Ro nald R. Bryant '73 (Becki Brownfield ' 72)

Miss Diane L. Ensminger '83

Mr. S. L. Garrison '40

Mr & Mrs. Mike B. Glover ' 84 (Wendy Morrow '84)

Mr John J Johns '80

Mr Asaad R. Nahvi ' 68

Miss Leslie Skelley '76

NEW OLD RED CEN1URY CLUB

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. Bryant '73 (Becki Brownfield ' 72)

Mr. John}. Johns '80

Mr. & Mrs. George R. Morris '50 Oo Ann Applebay ' 52)

Mr. & Mrs Robbie R. Sartain '79 (Kathleen McKee '79) ·

Mr. & Mrs John C. Sims '65 (Debbie Reed '71)

Mr. Jimmy D Ward '69

Mr. Gilbert R. Weaver '60

NOTES

W.W ''Windy" Nicklaus (BA Sociology), Amarillo, was interviewed for an article in the fall '89 issue of the Amarillo College Student Magazine Nicklaus celebrated his 86th birthday in January and still plays golf every pretty day and "pumps iron" at least three days a week. He says lifting weights is the secret to keeping one's strength as an elderly person. 48

George R. Wall (BS Agricultural Engineering) , Childress, is retired and spends a lot of time "travel trailering. " Prior to his retirement, Wall was assistant district engineer for the Childress district of the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation. His wife, Zena Bolin Wall ('47 Elementary Education), travels with him 50

William L " Bill" Adair (BS Electrical Engineering), Houston, is the owner of Adair & Associates Inc. The firm engineers and manufacturers representatives.

*Harold Bergman (General Business ), Lubbock, has been promoted to assistant vice president in the trust division of Plains National Bank. 56

Brad Crawford (BA Political Science), Lubbock, was named as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Membership is by invitation of the board of regents of the college. Crawford is a partner in the firm of Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam.

Raymond D Powell (BAR Architecture), Lubbock, has been appointed to

BY SUSAN BOWEN

the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council The council hears building code grievances appealed from the Department of Labor and Standards Powell is an architect and member of the Texas Society of Architects. 62

Dagny Headland Hull (BSE Elementary Education) , Lubbock, and her husband, George (MA '64) are senior supervisors for the Shaklee Co.

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Beverly Alexander Thomas (BS Home Economics Education), Vernon, was appointed by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service as Agent-At-Large to serve Hall, Motley and Throckmorton counties, where she will conduct h ome economics educational programs

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Clive Lankford (BS Mechanical Engineering) , Austin, has been appointed executive vice president for research, development and manufac turing by Electrosource Inc

"Schaffner '81 "Bowen '88 68

L. Keller Smith (BA International Trade) , Fort Worth, and his wife, Susa£ announce the adoption of their daugh. ter, Mary Alexandra. Smith is president of the Ex-Students Association for the 1990 term and chairman of the board 1 Landmark Financial Group in Fort Worth 69

Robert R. Godfrey (BBA Manage· ment ) , Armonk, N Y. , is the executive vice president and director of the underwriting and administration divi· sion of Municipal Bond Investors Assur· ance Corp. 70

Frank M.Johnson (BBA Finance ), Dallas, has been named vice presidenu Financial Resource Management Inc., a subsidiary ofNCNB Texas 71

Elizabeth Herrmann Watson (BA Psychology), Houston, was recently named the Houston chief of police. 1.lx appointment by Mayor Kathy Whit.nlire makes the force one of the few and the largest in the nation to be led by a woman. Watson, 40, is a 17 year polict veteran and previously served as deputy chief

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*John T. Neal (BA Agricultural Economics ) , San Antonio, was awarded till Member Appraisal Institute designatioo by the American Institute of Real Estatt Appraisers Neal has a valuation and co sultation practice in San Antonio 73

William H. Breland (BS Physical Education), Wichita Falls,

Leidigh Scholarship Fund honors rtrst ag dean

PeOple have always had dreams. Some of those people are contemporaries hoping to honor the dreams of a single man of the early, early days of Texas Tech. His name was Arthur H. Leidigh, and he was the first dean of agriculture in 1925.

When Leidigh came to the new West Texas campus, he was assistant direct o r of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, a position he had held since 1923. The campus of Texas Technological College held two new buildings, little grass and no trees. But for Leidigh, it held the promise of many possibilities.

Born at Hutchinson, Kansas, in 1880, he had earned a bachelor's degree from Kansas State in 1902 and a mast er's from Texas A&M in 1923.

One of his first tasks after coming to Tech was to develop an agriculture program then assemble a fuculty to teach the courses. His first fuculty members hired during the next two years included W.L. Stangel , C.H Mahoney, Kenneth M. Renner, Ray C. Mowery, "Doc" Fred G. Harbau gh, Hershel M. Bell and Leander D. Howell.

Leidigh's next objective was simplebuild a balanced, flexible program. Mahoney was to handle horticulture and cotton, Stangel would put together the animal husbandry offerings and Leidigh would be responsible for agronomy, plant breeding, genetics and small grains Their subject matter fields corresponded to the needs of West Texas agriculture

Leidigh later put Renner in charge of dairy manufucturing, and Mowery was hired to teach animal husbandry and coach the livestock judging teams. Har baugh was the departmental veterinarian, and Bell was agronomist. Agricultu ral economist in those early years was Howell.

Leidigh co ntinued through the 1930s, through the ravages of the Great De pression and the Dust Bowl, to build his program and fuculty In the 1940s, he saw the college ravaged by World War U. A faculty of 1 3 was on board in 194 5 and a total of 361 students were enrolled as agriculture majors when he retired, 20 years after his meager but ambitious beginning A total of 630 stu dents had graduated from Leidigh's agriculture program during that time. Leidigh died two years later in 1947. His educational programs have con

tinued to grow and develop into what is today one of the major agricultural col leges in the nation, including some in land grant universities. He would have been proud to see how his dream has prospered

Leidigh's memory and his dream are being honored with a special memorial fund established in his name. The Dean Leidigh Memorial Fund is spearheaded by Ms. Billie Wolfe of Lubbock. It is set u p to support graduat e fellowships and undergraduate scholarships in the College of Ag Sciences. When it reaches $150 ,000 , interest from the principal will be used to support an endowed professorship, named the Dean Leidigh Professorship in Plant & Soil Science .

Those interested in contributing to the fund should contact Dr William Bennett in the College of Agricultural Sciences at (806) 742-2802, or mail contributions to: The Leidigh Fund, Box 4169, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409.

Dean Leldigh

When Joe Pevehouse '48 of Midland looks out over what he calls "the charred battlefield" of the American oil and gas industry, he can smile broadly

At the height of the great oil boom, in the frenzied summer of 1981 when everybody said oil prices could go nowhere but up, the crafty Texas wildcatter put his finger to the wind and decided it was not going to last much longer. So, he ordered the company he founded in 1960, Adobe Oil and Gas, to cut spending, reduce its debt and sell off some of its producing properties.

Thus, when dentists, lawyers, get-richquick artists and other rhinestone wild catters were rushing into the oil business, buying rigs and loading on debt at 22 percent interest, Joe Pevehouse was getting out.

The crash that followed wiped out hundreds of independent oil and gas operators and oil-service companies across the United States, but Adobe emerged as a shining example of foresight, one of a handful of healthy companies in a shattered and shaken industry. And Joe Pevehouse- BJ. Pevehouse if you want to be formal about it, which he never does earned the admiration of the industry.

"He has demonstrated an uncanny ability to buy and sell at the right time, " said Fred P. Leuffer, who used to track Adobe stock at Cyrus J lAwrence Inc.

The oil bust cast a pall of gloom over the Pennian Basin of West Texas, which used to produce a quarter of the o il and gas extracted in the United States The slide squeezed the profits of even solidly managed companies like Adobe

Despite the low prices per barrel, Adobe's net income held relatively steady, and the company did not have to resort to layoffs This was partly because drilling and exploration costs had dropped along with the prices of oil and gas

''We got more wells drilled for the dollar spent," Pevehouse said, adding that he cut costs in every possible corner

like others in the industry, Adobe was eager for new financial muscle 1n November of 1985, it merged with Madison Resources, an investment company that had wanted to expand into oil and gas operations. The new company, called Adobe Resources Corp and traded on the New York Stock Exchange, had initial combined assets of

A reputation for smarts

S709 million and long-term debt of only S85 million, a remarkably low 12 percent of capitalization.

What Madison bought was not just oil and gas wells, but Pevehouse Then at age 60, he was the very embodiment of the flinty, shrewd Texas oilman He operates yet out of a modest office in an older building in downtown Midland with prints of cowboys on the wall and copies of The Oil Daily on the floor

He dresses in open-necked sportshirts, prefers his secretaries to call him ''Joe ," and spends the company's money like it is his own, which, until the merger, it mostly was.

One of his investments was not in oil, but in the future of oil education. Through a sale of stock, Pevehouse contributed $1.2 million to his alma mater, Texas Tech University, to establish the Adobe Chair in petroleum geology

The endowment enabled Dr. Alonzo Jacka, chairman of the geosciences department, to attract one of the nation's foremost authorities in log analysis to Tech, Dr. George B Asquith "The geosciences department is genuinely grateful to Mr. Pevehouse for this splendid endowed chair," Jacka said, "and for his generosity which allowed us to attract a man of Dr Asquith' s stature He is truly one of the world's top a uthorities in his field."

Pevehouse, the son of an oilman who retired from Shell, entered the industry in 194 8 armed with a degree in geology from Texas Tech. He worked for Bay Petroleum until1955 , then struck out as an independent geologist for five years until he founded Adobe.

There were many dry wells before the first big strike in 1968, a 20,000-foot gas well about 80 miles west of Midland A year later he struck oil at the Sale Ranch, 20 miles northeast of Midland With that, Adobe went public in 1970 and expanded rapidly, buying not only oil and gas operations, but also coal properties in Pennsylvania (spun off during the merger) and a small refinery and gas pipeline.

Traded on the American Stock Ex-

change, Adobe's stock went up like a gusher with the boom, hitting a peak of S45 in November 1980.

Despite its success, salaries at Adobe have not gone up much over the years, nor has the fixed overhead.

''We' re still in the same old building,' says the founder "It's very comfortable The rent is one-half of what it costs to be in one of the new empty buildings. So we're setting here just like we were in the poor days. Everybody's happy, everybody's got a job. We did not hire much during the boom, so during the bust we did not have to fire anyone. "

Pevehouse takes a philosophical view of the industry's volatility, recalling that the decades have seen many a boom am bust in the West Texas oil fields

1n retrospect, he said, "S40 was too much for a barrel of oil, S9 too much Co a thousand cubic feet of gas, $1.25 too much for beef on the hoof."

He sees a turnaround in energy with· in the next couple of years.

By that time, Pevehouse says he hope to be spending less time at Adobe and more at his two ranches near Midland, where he likes to hunt and fish Sixty· five, he says, would be a good age to stop cutting deals and drilling holes in the ground, a good time to retire to " chase children and grandchildren " (llf Robert Reinhold, excerpted from his New York Times article)

Joe Pevehouse

Tech important to West Texas. and to Wesley Masters

The finest measure of a university i s the quality of people it produces. Texas Tech University is fortunate to have a man like Wesley Masters '60, '62 among its graduates

Actively involved in the support of his alma mater, Masters takes part in the College of Agricultural Sciences, as well as other support offices at Tech, in their activities and programs He served as a member of the Texas Tech Board o f Regents, appointed in 1983 by Governor Mark White, and served until 1989, including two years as vice-chairman.

Masters does not shy away from expressing his opinion when asked, particularly where his Texas Tech is concerned He said of primary importance

"the single most important issue, in fact" is the growth of Texas Tech as an independent flagship institution of higher education in the western part of Texas

The key to maintaining this position lies with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Masters said. This board will decide where Texas Tech will stand among institutions of higher education in Texas.

The value of Texas Tech, financially, to West Texas is in the vicinity of half a billion dollars a year, he added Masters believes that money, as well as the pres tige that Texas Tech brings to the area, would be seriously lessened if the University lost its independent status and incorporated with another institution's

system.

Masters feels the possibility of a m erger is always present, particularly if fi. nancial backing for higher education is lessened He urges all Tech-exes to get involved in the effort to maintain Tech's independence and improve its position among universities in the state.

Accordingly, ex-students can be very proud of what area legislators are doing on Tech's behalf in Austin. Masters singled out a few legislators including John Montford of Lubbock, Pete Laney of Hale Center and Jim Rudd of Brownfield.

When asked to list some of the accomplishments of the board of regents, Masters readily placed at the top of the list the board's hiring of Dr. Robert Lawless as president of Texas Tech.

He said the academic and business experience of President Lawless complement each other very well. "The combination will make Lawless a formidable force, in my opinion," h e said Masters chaired the search committee and was very excited that the University was able to attract a person of such quality

He also listed the hiring ofT. Jones as director of athletics as one of the highlights of his tenure on the board. "The hiring ofJones gave Texas Tech instant stability and credibility in the athletic department," Masters said.

He also named the hiring of Spike Dykes as head football coach as a significant accomplishment.

Still, Masters feels there are things left undone. One of the most important issues to face is how indigent health care will be delivered throughout the state. This is an issue that affects not just Texas Tech, but all the university health science centers in the state.

Currently, according to Masters, dollars are being shifted away from education to pay for indigent care dispensed He believes those dollars should be for education and other money should be allocated for indigent health care.

When asked about his future plans, now that he is off the board of regents, Masters said he enjoys being a Tech-ex and keeping involved with the University. He intends to support his alma mater in any way.

"The fight to protect and preserve Texas Tech has just begun, " he said, "and I intend to do my part to see it grow and prosper." (By Toby Burleson)

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cialist certification in sports physical therapy from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. Breland was required to successfully complete an examination and demonstrate specialized knowledge and advance clinical proficiency in an area of physical therapy practice in order to receive certification

BobbyW. Hall (BBA General Business), Lubbock, was married in March to Sharon E. Kirkman. Hall is employed by Texas Instruments.

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*Dr LarryJ Stotts (BS, MS '76, PhD '78 Electrical Engineering), Freeport, has been promoted to the new position of director of Integrated Circuit Design Engineering for Intermedics Inc. He and his team of IC engineers designed the Omega chip developed for Cosmos 11, the world's smallest dual chamber cardiac pacemaker Stotts is a former fuculty member at Texas Tech.

Mike Terrell (BBA, MBA '75 Finance), Lubbock, was promoted to senior vice president for First National Bank. He had been manager of the commercial lending department.

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The annual Century Club Scholarship and Awards Dinner, a major event of Texas Tech 's Homecoming Weekend, is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 28, 1990, at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. The fun filled evening will include

and dancing to the delightful Roy Roberts Band. Texas Tech's own G.W. Bailey of the famous M•A •s•u series will serve as master of ceremonies. The 4th Annual Lauro F. cavazos Award w, also be presented, along with the surprise Distinguished Service to Texas Tech Awards.

MS '78 Agricultural Economics), LubboCk. was promoted to senior vice pres ident for First National Bank. Coomer was fonnerly manager of the agri business department.

Ron Thomas ( BA Advertising) , LubboCk. president of RD. Thomas Adver tising, was presented with the Lubbock Advertising Federation's 1990 Silver Medal Award at it$ "Best Sellers" Addy Awards program in January. The Silver Medal is presented to recognize an indi vidual who has made outstanding con tributions to advertising and who has been active "in furthering the industry's standards, creative excellence and re sponsibility in areas of social concern."

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•John Hunter (BBA Accounting), Lubbock, has joined Plains National Bank as vice president of COs and IRAs. 77

James P. McCright (BS Agricultural Education), Stamford, has joined the Cotton Board as Southwest regional field representative. The board administers cotton research and promotion programs on behalf of U.S. upland growers. 78

ChristianS. Nielsen (JD Law), Dallas, and Kerri M. Coats ( '86 History) were married in January. Nielsen is self-employed. 79

Deborah Wall Williams (BA Speech Communication), Georgetown, is a business manager for Advance Custom Molding, a plastics manufActurer 80

Ann McFadyen (BBA Marketing, MBA '8 1 Business Administration), Dallas, has been appointed vice president of corporate banking at NCNB TexasDallas

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Lance Cansino (BS Chemistry, MS '82 Chemical Engineering), Lubbock, 'WaS promoted to senior vice president ofAmerishare Investors Co ofJackson ville, Fla

Phyllis Heinrick Clark (BBA Accounting), Lubbock, was promoted to vice president and controller for First National Bank •Jerry Scha.fJn.er (BBA Finance) , has been promoted to senior vtce president of the commercial lend-

ing department for Plains National Bank

David Underwood (BBA Manage ment) , Lubbock, was appointed national/ regional sales manager by Fox-KJ1V.

Curt Wheeler (BS Agronomy), Lub bock, has been promoted by the Cotton Board to senior field manager in the Southwest region of Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. The board adminis ters cotton research and promotion programs funded by U.S. producers

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Robert F. Doviak II (BBA Accounting) , Dallas, recently formed Doviak Securities and Doviak Partners Ltd., an investment limited partnership, of which he is general partner

Greg Garland (BBA Finance), Lub bock, was promoted to vice president/ lending for Lubbock National Bank

Dr. Bernard A. Harris (Medicine), Houston, a medical officer at the Johnson Space Center, has been selected by NASA to be one of 23 new astronaut candidates The selection was made from a list of 1945 applicants. Harris was chosen as a mission specialist and will be one of the 16 mission specialists and seven pilots to begin an intensive year long training program in July.

Kim Harris (BFA Interior Design), Lubbock, has been appointed as the bus iness and industrial relations and employee assistance program director for Charter Plains Hospital's Southern region

Howard). McCabe (BS Zoology), Lubbock, and Melanie A. Mahnken (BS '89 Human Development) were married in January. McCabe is employed by the Texas Tech Health Sciences Cen ter and Melanie by the Lubbock ISO .

Kelley Roach (BA Advertising) , Lubbock, joined the RD Thomas Adver tising firm as account executive She will service existing agency accounts, contact prospective accounts and service new ones.

Mary Margaret Dougherty Sullivan (BA, MA '88 English), Beeville, was recently married to Joe D. Sullivan and moved to Beeville. She is now an instructor at Bee County College. 83

William R.C. Watson (BS Agricul tural Education), Orlando, Fla, was named as executive director of the National Watermelon Board He also serves on Texas Tech's Ag Communicators Advisory Board 84

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was named as banking officer in Febru ary for First National Bank.

Ens Mike d e Ia Guardia (BS Mechanical Engineering), Jacksonville, Fla , has been designated a Naval Flight Offic er and will be assigned to Air AntiSubmarine Squadron 27 in Jacksonville.

Danny R. Gibson (BA Political Science), Lubbock, was married to Cynthia K. Lewis in March. Gibson is employed by Ryder Systems.

Penny I. Gregory ( BBA Accounting! Finance) , Lubbock, was married in Feb ruary to Russell D. Ne lson. She is em ployed by the Edu cation Service Center.

Duwaine K.Joiner (BS Landscape Architecture) , Watauga, was married in February to Nancy L Balfour Joine r is employed by Central Office & Engineer ing in North RiChland Hills.

Capt. John K. Love ( BS Physical Education) , Atlanta, has been promoted to his present rank while serving at the 6th Marine Cotps District.

Todd Tittle (BS Agricultural Eco nomics) , Wolffo rth, has been named as assistant vice president for agricultural lending at American Bank of Commerce.

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Sherri Spruill Adams (BS '84 Human Development) announce the arrival of their new son, Seth Ryan Adams on Dec. 28

Peggy A. Forgason (BS Human Development), Lubbock, was recently named executive director of Meals on Wheels

Debbie R. Smith (BSE Elementary Education), Lubbock, was married in February to Michael S. Sales She is em ployed by Brownfield lSD

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Jill Blalock (BM Music Performance), Houston, has been selected to tour Japan with the Robert Strauss production of "The King and I" starring Stacey Keach After her return in April, Blalock will begin 10 weeks of intensive study as an apprentice in the San Francisco Opera's Merola Program She was chosen from 600 persons who audi tioned Lt. j.g. David G. Brownlee (BBA Accounting), Norfolk, Va., recently returned from deployment to the Mediterranean Sea with Helicopter Squadron 17, while serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea.

Brent Hoffman (BBA Finance),

Lubbock, has been promoted to banking officer in regional and correspondent banking for First National Bank.

Susan Jonas (BSE Secondary Educa tion), Lubbock, has completed a master's degree in educational psychology at Texas A&M and is employed by Texas Tech as the Hulen Hall director.

Margaret Picon (BA Social Welfare) , Lubbock, was married in February to Frank Hernandez. She is employed by St. Mary of the Plains Hospital

Ens. Win Somboonsong (BS Civil Engineering), Wayne, Pa., has graduated from the Basic Civil Engineer Corps Officer Course . Somboonsong received instruction on engineering management, network analysis, financial management and Naval organization

Tracy N. Thomas (BS Agricultural Economics) , Albuquerque, N M. , was married in February to Susan M Briggs Thomas is the manager of RX Treadmill Fitness Co.

Mark Vaughn (BBA Finance) , Lubbock, was promoted to banking officer in special loans at First National Bank.

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Shana Fife (BS Clothing & Textiles) , Euless, was married recently to Randy

Riggs She is employed by Dillard's de. partment store in Fort Worth

Ens. Edward L Kownslar ( BA Eng. lish, MPA ' 89 Public Administration), Newport, Rl. , has completed the Offict Indoctrination School at the Naval Ed!; cation and Training Center

Paige McClendon (BA Public Re lations ) , Burleson, has been promo ted to development specialist by Senior Citiu! Services of Tarrant County

Darla Hendricks Milne (BA Adver tising Public Relations), Lubb o ck, was promoted to media buyer at Phil Price Advertising. Darla will be responsible for the planning, purchasing and traf. ticking of media.

Ray Owen ( BA Agricultural Econ011 ics ) , Lubbock, was promoted t o officer for First National Bank

Dean}. Walker ( BS Recreatio n ) , Dallas, and Tammy L Forrester ( BB.I '85 Marketing) were married in Febru ary Dean is employed by EDS in Dallis and Tammy by American Airlines.

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1st Lt. David P. Backus OD Law), Newport, RI., has completed the Law yers' Military Justice Course at the Na11 Justice School in Newport. Bac kus stu!

Why I Joined The Century Club

By Ken Furman 74, 76

"When it came time for me to attend college, my parents were unable to help me out financially. living in Colorado , I had never been to (the state of) Texas, but I was told that the state-supported universities had a good scholarship program I applied for one at Texas Tech and was fortunate to receive it The scholarship allowed me to waive out of-state tuition, enabling me to enroll full time . Without that scholarship , one of two things would have occurred: 1) I couldn't have afforded to go to college; or 2) It would have been one semester in and one semester out to work, all the way through school. Because Texas Tech was so willing to help me out, I am very grateful to it for giving me the opportunity to attend here. I athletic tickets, even though I live m Chicago and cant use them; I contribute to the Ex Students • Red Raider Club and the College of Business where I earned my degrees; and my insurance policy at Coors is set up so the Association and the RRC will each get 50 percent. I'll never be able to repay Texas Tech for what it did for me , but in this way, I feel I am trying The Cen· tury Club was another vehicle by which I could support the scholarship program at the University, which is what made my education possible " (Furman earned BBA and MBA degrees and has w?rked with the Coors Co. for the past 12 years and tS currently therr assistant division sales manager. He lives in Palatine, lli.)

ied the application of prior law school uaining and legal knowledge to the militarY community

'Shawn Bowen (BBA Marketing), LUbboCk. received a promotion t o assistant vice president in the data processing department at Plains National Bank.

•cathy Caddel ( BBA Finance), Lub)lock, has r eceived a promotion to trust operations officer in the trust division a t PlainS National Bank

Steven G. Cawthon ( BBA Finance), LUbbock, and Lana K. Howsley were married in February Cawthon is employed by the Texas Department of Banking

Jill E. Kerr (BBA Secretarial Administration), Dallas, was married in February to BryanT Maxwell She is employed by Varsity Spirit Fashions.

Jim Pierce (BBA Accounting) , Lubbock, was promoted to assistant cashier at Western National Bank. He will head the bank's data processing departme nt

James Raab (BA Telecommunications), San Antonio, i s currently serving ayear of full time volunteer service as a youth minister at St Patrick' s Parish He

is working under the auspices of Vo lun teers fo r Educational and Social Services

89Denise Adams (BA Advertising), Lubbock, and Van Simkins we re married in February

Ens. Timothy A. Brown (BS Me chanical Engineering) , Newport, RI., has completed the Officer Indoctrination School at the Naval Education and Training Center in Newport. The six week course prepared Brown for duty staff field corresponding to his avilian profession.

Ens. Stephen M. Cox (BS Civil Engineering), Long Beach, Calif , reported for d?ty at Naval Station Long Beach . Cox JOmed the Navy in January 1989

Mark T. Dehlinger (BS Petrolewn Engineering), Victoria, and Rebecca Dominguez were married in February Dehlinger is employed by Dowell Schlwnberger.

2nd U. Patrick L Hernandez (BA English) , Quantico, Va., was recently graduated from The Basic School. He

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was prepared for assigrunent to the Fleet Marine Force

Connie Adams Kelley (BS Human Development), Lubbock, has been named project coordinator for Furr's/ Bishop's Cafeterias, LP She also has been certified as a social worker for the State of Texas and admitte d to the edu cational psychology graduate program at Texas Tech.

*Stacy Peteet (BAJoumalism), Irving, is assistant account executive in the public relations division of Levenson Levenson and Hill. She will be assisthtg o n accounts for hotel and property management and non-profit programs.

2nd U. Lester B. Price (BA Political Science) , Quantico, Va., was recently graduated from The Basic School. Price was prepared for assigrunent to the Fleet Marine Force.

Joan D Reagor (BS Clothing & Tex tiles), Dallas, and Gary M Housouer were married in February.

David Taylor ( BBA Management In formation Systems) , Austin, wits married in January to Angela Armistead. Taylor is employed by the Continuwn Co

RichardS. Underwood (BS Agri cultural Economics), Lubbock, and Eli zabeth A. Ideo (BS Physical Education) were married in January He is

Education key to broadcaster's success

From an era of prejudice, thro ugh a school system that did not favor students in East Lubbock schools, Abner Euresti '74, co-anchor of KCBD news, overcame th e obstacles in his life to become a success.

Euresti was selected for the Friend of Education Award given by the College of Education this spring. And for good reason

"Education is tremendously important and although that was on my mind the whole time I was going to school, I didn't understand how important it would be," he said. "I'm a product of Lubbock schools. I graduated from Lubbock High School, and I graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in telecommunications in 1974. I started to work here (KCBD) as an intern my senior year."

Euresti is one of seven children and is the second oldest child in his family His older brother graduated from high school a year before Euresti but waited a year so the two could start college together Because his brother chose to join the armed services, Euresti was the first person in his family to graduate from college.

"I was at least in my family breaking new ground and I didn' t know what to expect," he said. "I went to school with kids whose parents were both Ph.Ds. But when I went to school, it was one step at a time for me.

"I grew up in East Lubbock and am glad that I did," Euresti said. "I don't think a lot of kids who grew up in East Lubbock got an even break. There were no special classes for advanced students. Thank goodness it has change d for the better."

In addition to inadequate schools, Euresti faced other fonns of prejudice. "I went to school in a time when you got hit on the head fo r speaking Span ish ," he said. "Most of the kids grew up thinking there was something wrong with speaking the language that they had learned at home That was part of my motivation to say, 'Look, Hispan ics are just as good as anybody else.' I believe that about blacks or anybody e lse "

While preparing for college, Euresti sought help with his finances. "My high school journalism teacher, Mrs. Wilson, did all of the work in filling out the application and got me a partial journalism scholarship," he said "It wasn't much but it got me started. My brother

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Euresti said that when he talks to stu dents in the sixth grade, he tells them to take tough courses that will prepare them for college

"Teachers, counselors and administra tors have a responsibility to check a kid's schedule and say, ' Let's talk about this,"' he said. "They need to encourage them to think beyond next year."

Many people make light of Euresti's 0 success and attribute his a ccomplish ments t o his minority status, he said ..,.. Iiiii "A lot o f people in the beginning 5! tho ught I was a token," Euresti said. "I said, 'Lis t en, I started working for the

junior high n ewspaper , worked for the high school newspaper, received a par tial journalism scholarship for college and had a better than 3.3 GPA. I didn't just walk off th e s treet and get this job I worked hard to get here.'

was working full time, and h e helped me out some After he went to the ser vice he still sent me money to help o ut My family has been supportive all along they are very wonderful. "

Although many things have changed since Euresti was in school, Texas Tech still has a low minority enrollment, he said. "For being in the Southwest, Tech should have a higher minority enroll ment," Euresti said. ''We have to under stand that there still are a lot of people who are like I was. Texas Tech is scary. It is a major university. Many of these kids don ' t think about going to college at all

"Somebody needs to say, 'Hey, you can do it.' That will make all the difference in the world," he said. " I know they can do it "

The seed of education should be plante d in the minds of children and their parents as early as possible, Euresti said "I'm talking about pre schoolers and first-graders," he said. "I'm working with a project for head start kids to inform them and their parents about higher education."

The support of parents is important t o s tudents in deciding the extent of their e ducation, he said. "I knew so many s mart kids in school whose par ents fought education for whatever reason because they didn 't have one and they thought that what was good enough for them was good enough for their children.

"Many kids were smart enough and wanted to go to college but weren't pushed by their parents Some were even discouraged by their parents."

''When I first started working at KCBD almost 16 years ago and that wasn't that long ago the station got calls saying 'Take that Spik off the air,' and 'What 's that Mexican doing o n TV? '" he said. "I considered going home and hiding in a closet. I considered changing careers because I didn't know if I could handle it But then I decided that it was their problem, not mine This is what I had always wanted to do. "

Euresti is active in groups that are working to prevent school dropouts "I think I'm a little tough when I talk t o kids about staying in school, but we have to get their attention first," he said.

" I talk to the teachers and parents, too The things I remember most about school are those teachers who cared the fifth -grad e teacher who gave m e a coat because I didn' t have one, the high school journalism teacher who filled out the application for the scholarship They made a big difference in my life and whether they know it or not, they helped me stay in school."

When talking to the children, Euresti said he tries to encourage them to shoot high. "I just want to tell the kids 'You can do what you want to do and you can do a lot better,"' he said.

"I was talking to a boy at an elemen· tary school. I asked him what he wanted to do when he grew up and h e said h e wanted to be a truck driver I said, 'Wouldn't you like to own that truck or several trucks instead of just driving one for someone else?'

"So, maybe he's set his goals a little higher. " (By Carla McKeown of The Ava· lanche-Journal)

employed by Allenburg Cotton Co and She is employed by Corutie's Fashions Mitzi M Wade (BS Interior Design), LubboCk. was married in January to Jeffery L Ford. She is employed by Insights.

DEATHS

(Send obituary announcements to Susan Bowen, P.O. Box 4009, Lubbock, TX 79409 Please include date of death.)

Freddy BosweU Ankele '40

Freddy Boswell Ankele, 72 , of Fort Worth died Dec. 22. She received her bachelor's degree in adve rtising art and design in 1940 She was the editor of the yearbook while she was at Tech Her survivors include her husband, Felix; four daughters and two grand children.

Doyle Drake '60

Doyle Drake, 58, of Ransom Canyon died Jan 26. Drake received his bachelor's degree in architecture in 1960. He is survived by two daughters, a s on and

four grandchildren.

Jean Warnock Finley

Jean Warnock Finley, 61 , of Lubbock died Feb 25. She had worked as business manager for student publications at Tech and records manager for the ExStudents Association. She was a recipient of the Top TechsanAward before retiring in 1983 Her son, Edwin Douglas, preceded her in death. She is sur vived by her husband, Edwin, and three grandchildren

Barbara Schuler Gardner '69

Barbara Schuler Gardner, 49, of Lubbock died Feb. 12 She received her bachelor' s degree in elementary educa tion in 1969. Barbara taught special education at Harwell Elementary for 20 years. Survivors include her husband Aaron; two daughters and two children.

Wallace E. Garets, Faculty

Wallace E. Garets, 73, of Boise, Idaho, died Feb. 2. Garets was chairman of the journalism department at Texas Tech

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from 1956 · 1971. He had been hon ored with induction into the Texas Tech Mass Communications Hall of Fame. His survivors include five children and seven grandchildren

Carl HammerJr., Facuky

Carl Hammer Jr , 79, ofwbbock died March 2. He was a professor of German at Texas Tech for three years and held a Horn professorship beginning in 1967 until his retirement in 1977 During that period he also served as the first chairman of the department of Germanic and Slavic languages Hammer's survivors include his wife, Mae; two sons, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren

Richard C. Hasson '4.9

Richard C. Hasson of Fort Pierce, Fla., died Jan 28. He received his bachelor's degree in 1949 and his master's, both in geology, in 1950 He is survived by his wife, Phyllis

Lillian Hopping Hayne '31

llllian Hopping Hayne , 81 , of Littlefield died Feb 25 She received her bachelor's degree in English in 1931. She was a retired school teacher and is survived by three sisters.

Charles W.jones ' 47

Charles W . )ones, 69, of Ballinger died Jan. 27. He received his bachelor's de gree in petroleum enginee ring in 1947. He is survived by his wife, Cora; a son, two daughters and four grandchildren

james William Kitchen '51 , '52 Dr. )ames W. (Bill) Kitchen, 59 , professor of park administration and landscape architecture, died April 3 from a heart attack suffered while driving his car He had earned bachelor's and master's de grees in h orticulture from Texas Tech and a doc t o rate in 1964 from Texas A&M University. He had t a ught high school in Port Neches, his home town, prior to his Ph.D. work at A&M. At Tech he served as assistant professor and director of grounds maintenance from 1964-67, becoming a full-time faculty member which he remained until his death Highly regarded in his field , Kitchen had earned numerous recognitions and awards for his work He is survived by his wife, Mary, and their children. The family suggests memorials be sent to the Texas Tech University Foundation, Dr. )ames W. Kitchen Memorial P O Box 4650, wbbock, TX 79409. '

Dowden Koeninger '4.9 Dowden Koeninger, 60, of Austin died

Helping students get a second chance

Sue Hall believes suspended students deserve a second chance. An instructor in the X L program at Texas Tech, she said students can have many hardships and problems adjusting to college

Hall came to Tech from Katy, Texas, in the fall of 1984 She graduated in 1988 with a B.S. degree in public relations and married Les Hall She began looking for a job and was hired on the spot with the X L program

Designed for and required of the student returning to Tech after being sus pended for a semester, the X.L program is, according to Hall , "a positive step by Texas Tech toward retaining students. "

The program was founded by Judy Stocks, who is director of P.A S S., aprogram and service for students needing help in a wide variety of areas. ln a pilot class, Hall said, 85 percent of the students who had below a 2.0 GPA received a grade of 2.5 or higher their next semester at Tech One student went from a 1.5 to a 3.7 and is now a teacher for X.L

The program helps students build study skills and develop time manage ment abilities. Students have to abide by the class requirements or they will be dismissed from Tech permanently, Hall said

Those requirements are: remain in the class the e ntire 10 weeks with only two absences; take a pre-test as well as a post t es t ; and do all the homework given by the instructor

Students don' t seem to mind the rules, Hall said They're just glad to have another chance.

There are 300 students enrolled in the X L program and there are 33 sectio ns with 15 instruc tors. All the instructors teach the classes differently, Hall said, but she tries to help students

)an. 27. He received his bachelor' s and master's degrees in agricultural edu c ation in 1949 and 1951 , respectively He is survived by his wife, Bonnie; two daughters and three granddaughters

Terry

H. Miller '65

Terry H Miller, 51, ofLubbock died Feb 16. He r eceived his bachelor's degree in general business in 1965. He had been a salesman for General Elec tric s ince 1979. Survivors include his wife, Deana; a son, a daughter and a granddaughter.

cope with the hardships and stress of college.

"Self motivation is one of the main problems I h ave found in working with my students," she said.

Some of the main points covered in the X.L program are : motivation and goal setting, managing time and envir· onments; r eading textbooks; listening and taking notes; memory technique; preparing for exams; managing resour· ces; scheduling; stress management; career planning; and finally a course wrap up

Students do have many hardships and problems, Hall repeated, "and alth ough they should be able to cope alone, it's nice to know that the X.L. program is there t o help them."

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C Paul Mtlls '49

C. Paul Mills, 77, of Lubbock died Jan. 18. He received his bachelor's degree ir h o rtic ulture in 1949 His survivors in· elude his wife, Betty ' 41 ; two sons, three daughters, eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

]. David MitcbeU 71

John David Mitchell, 42, of San An tonio died Dec 4. He received his bachelor's degree in history in 197 1. He had a pri· vate law practice in San Antonio until his dea th. His survivors include his wik and his father.

Sue Hall

usJie Maness Morgan 77

LeSlie Maness Morgan, 34 , of Lubbock died Jan 16. She received her bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1977. She had been a special education teacher at Ballenger School in Lubbock for eight years Survivors include her husband, Glen; two sons and her par ents.

Iva Polk Naylor '30

Iva pOlk Naylor, 88, of Hereford died Jan. 19. She bachelor's degree in education m 1930. She was a retired school teacher and had been preceded in death by her husband , Otis

Archie Sims '37

Archie Sims, 76, of Lubbock died Jan. 9 .

He received his bachelor's degree in history and math in 1937 and his master's degree in history in 1940 Survivors include a daughter, a son, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild

]o Ann Simmons

'52

JoAnn Simmons, 58, of Las Vegas, Nev., died Feb. 10. She received her bachelor's degree in speech in 1952. She had been a cheerleader during her years at Texas Tech Survivors include her mother and a brother.

james L. "Chip" Wadley '64

James L "Chip" Wadley, 60, of Hills· boro, Ore., died Jan 17 He received his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering in 1951 and his master's in indus-

trial engineering in 1964 He retired from the Air Force in 1974 and worked for Pacific Power and Ught as a contracts manager until the time of his death He is survived by his wife, Carol Ann ' 55, and three children

Katherine Evans Walton, Faculty

Laura Katherine Evans Walton, 77, of Altoona, Fla , died March 2 . She became a member of the College of Education faculty in 1964 and served from 1967 · 1972 as the chairperson of the depart· ment of elementary education She had retired as professor in 1976 and had been preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Her survivors include several nieces and nephews

Much Ado About Nothing???

BY MARSHA EDITOR

here is a line from an old song that goes, "We are what we h ave been." All oflife's experiences r o ll together to shape each of us into what we are today. The past is an integral part of us. Rather than "change," it is more .to say that ":'e

Such is the case with tradittons. Rarely tS anything m the world, mcluding something as pure and sunple as a college tradition, left untouched by the passage of time. At Texas Tech, in the early years, just such a tradition began. It was not a college-approved event, so its participants hid under the cloak of anonymity. In time, due to World War II and attrition of the students involved, the event died a quiet death. It had set a grand precedent, however, for a tradition that was revived many years later, and received Tech' s approv· al, when the Masked Rider appeared at the Gator Bowl

A rift occurred during the week of May 4 regarding the Masked Rider and its evolution. An alumnus of the University has made it clear that he strongly objects to a new bronze statue of the Masked Rider. It depicts the first Tech-sanctioned Masked Rider, circa 1954, as he appeared at that year's Gator Bowl game as a caped, masked cowboy, complete with cowboy hat and chaps, astride a rogue horse before the rider evolved into the matador-look.

Director of Athletics T. Jones explains that no attempt is being made to change the image of the current matador-style Masked Rider, and certainly he is not suggesting a return to the cowboy rider of 36 years ago. As Jones explains, "This was our attempt to tell the official story behind the Masked Rider tradition at Texas Tech, to capture history and preserve it for years to come." Jones' idea is to place the 10-1 / 2 foot statue, being sculpted by renowned western artist Grant Speed, in the new lobby of the s outh wing of Jones Stadium. During football games, spotlights will throw the reared horse and its rider into a pool of light, visible to fans seated in the stadium During regular hours, the lobby will be open for public viewing of the statue

Jones' attempt was to "preserve a moment in time." Many agree with his idea, and between Monday and Thursday alone, five additional persons requested replicas of the statue selling for $3,000 each The replicas help to offset the cost of the project.

An area businessman and longtime Tech supporter is protesting the cowboy-style statue on the grounds that the current rider is a matador, or Zorro-type. He and other sympathizers feel the matador-style rider should be depicted in the bronze.

Questions have been posed by several students and Tech supporters on the "Cowboy vs. Matador" con flict. Like, if progress were halted on the current statue and a matador type substituted, would the Masked Rider be a female, since there were three women riders in a row ( 1987 90) at the time the statue project was begun? Or would a male rider be used since there have been more of them? And what about the changes that have occurred over the years in the style of clothing worn by the rider?

What is depicted in the statue is not as important, in other opinions, as preserving the magnificent TRADITION of the Masked Rider itself.

At a time when we should be worrying about Tech' s future and how to compete effectively with the big boys for resources, students, faculty, endowments and scholarships, an historical statue seems pale in sig nificance

We waste valuable time and effort arguing among ourselves instead of working to present a united front on greater issues Consider that there is no guarantee of institutional status quo , much less growth , in a state where politics are so closely tied to economics Just because you have something today does not mean you will get to keep it tomorrow. Example: Oil Bust. Further Example: Line-Item Veto, which can quickly X-out existing academic and institutional programs.

The Health Sciences Center is another case in point. Tech faces a continuing challenge in educating the public about the vital role the Health Sciences Center is fulfilling in improving health care delivery in West Texas, and in trying to meet the particularly difficult problems rural communities face in maintain ing a minimal level of health care

Tech people are to be commended for their loyalty and sentimentality, but what is REALLY important is not whether we have a statue of a matador or a cowboy. As museums and collectors will argue, "If history means anything, we need to capture it." One way or the other. At Texas Tech, without the PUF, history is one of the few resources we have My vote is to preserve it, with pride and passion, then put our loyalty to work guaranteeing that Texas Tech has a future to go along with its history.