Missouri S&T Magazine, Summer 1995 by Missouri S&T Library and Learning Resources

A PUBLICATION OF THE MSM-UMR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

MSM-UMR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

DIRECTORS AT LARGE CHRISTA DEGONlA ANDREW, ' 85, 13108 Dougherty Ridge Ct., St. Louis, MO 63 131-2212 ROBERT S. BRUCE, ' 69, The ew Engla nd, 12400 O li ve Blvd., Sui te 102, St. Louis, MO 63141 GENE W. EDWARDS, '53, 159 Hillmont Drive, Paducah, KY 42003 ALISSA GAllAGHER, '81, 816 Sou th Berry Road, St. Louis, MO 6312.2 DENNIS F. JAGGI, '70, Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp., 7301 orthwest Expwy., Oklahoma City, OK 73132 ROBERT R. MORRISON, Jr., '71, 730 Raintree, aperville, IL 60540

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Ca stl eman Hall University of Misso u r i-R o lla Ro lla, M O 65401 -0249 Teleph o ne (314) 341 -4145 FAX: (314) 341 -6091 Email: alumni@umr.edu

OFFICERS President GE RALD L. STEVENSON, '59 Jacobs Engineering Crou p, Inc. 25 1 Soulh Lake Ave nu e, Pasad ena, CA 911 01

Preside nt-elect MATTEO A. COCO , '66 J.5. Alberici Constructi on Co., Inc.

2 150 Ki enle n Ave., 51. Lo uis, MO 63121

Vice Preside nts ALFRED J. BUESCHER, '64 Sverdrup Corpo rati o n 13723 Ri ve rpo rt Drive, Mary land Heig hts, MO 63043 W. R. " PAT" BROADDUS, JR., '55 Assoc. Agg regates Internati o na l 1'. . Box 2545, Da lto n, GA 30722-2545 ROBERT T. BERRY, '72 Burns & Mc Do nn ell 370 t S. Lindberg h Bl vd ., Sunse t llills, MO 63127 J A IES E. BERTELSMEYER, '66 3303 E 100 th Place 5, Tulsa, O K 741 37-3536

Secretary LUC IEN M . BOLO , JR., '59 902 S. W. Murray Roa d , Lee'. Summit, MO 6408 1

Treasurer J ERRY R. B YLESS, '59, Assoc. Dea n, School o ( Eng inee rin g 10 1 ERL, UMR, Ro lla , MO 6540 1

Assistant Treasurer J. L. "JA C K" PAI NTE R, '50 1200 Ilo meilfe Plaza, Ro lla, \1 065401

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S. DALE McHENRY, '81, AT&T-Communica tions, 900 US Hwy 202/ 206, Room 3A223, Bedminster, ROB ERT C. PERRY, ' 49, 302 Fox Chapel Road, Apt. 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 WILLI AM H. GAMMON, '49, 4142 Southwell Way, Sarasota, FL 34241-6055 WILLIAM M. FARRELL, '65, 6204 Bertram Avenu e NW, Canton, OH 44718 DENNIS J. KINCHEN, '78, 10836 Curri er Court, Brighton, Ml 48116 ROBERT J. WILSON, '62, 548 Ran ce Road, Os wego, lL 60543 ROBERT F. UTHOFF, '52, 42 Circle Drive, Spri ngfield , l L 62703 WILLIAM W. COLLINS, '50, 1608 Wi lson Circle, Ro lla, MO 65401 MICHAEL E. FERRETTI, '67, 2492 Country Place Drive, Ma ryland Heights, MO 63043 JAMES L. FOIL, '74, 207 NE Country Lane, Lee's Summi t, MO 64086 PHILIP A. JO ZWIAK, '66, 1747 Staunton Court, Creve Coeur, MO 63146 DARLENE S. RAMSAY, '84, 155 Forest Drive, Labadie, MO 63055 ROB ERT J. SCHNELL, '78, Unio n Electric Co., P.O . Box 38, Lake Ozark, MO 65049 KEVIN SK IBISKI, '75, 330 Texas Drive, Ozark, MO 65721-9807 WILLIS J. WILSON , '73, Burns & McDonnell, 10881 Lowell, Overland Pa rk, KS 66210 JOHN MOSCAR I, '51, 503 Coleman Drive, Longview, TX 75601 STEPHEN M. TI-DES, '72, 3301 E 99, Tulsa, OK 74137 WA YNE T. ANDREAS, '58, 1802 Wili tefeather Trail, Crosby, TX 77532 RANDY G. KERNS, '74, 4797 Valha lla Drive, Boulder, CO 80301 WILLIAM M. HALLETT, 55, P. O. Box 64216, Tucso n, AZ 85728-421 6 SIDNEY J. COLE, '54, 13640 Paseo d el Roble Co urt, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

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STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES ROBIN ANN RUIZ, Studen t Union Board , 218 Un iversity Center-Wes t, UMR, Rolla, MO 65401 ANDREW SEARS, Stud ent Co unci l Presid ent, 202 University Center-West, UMR, Rolla, MO 65401

COMMITIEE CHAIRS J. RICHARD HUNT, '50, 14913 Hig hwa y 82, Carbonda le, CO 81623 JOHN CURT KILLINGER, '73, 14823 Pres to n Park, Houston, TX 77095 CA LVIN M . OCHS, '49, 1304 Bello Pa seo Court, Je fferso n City, MO 65 109 CRAJG S. O'DEAR, '79, Bryan Cave, P.O. Box 41 9914, Kan sas City, MO 64141 GRA HAM G. SUTHliRLAND Ill , '64, Eichleay Corpora ti on, 6585 Penn Avenue, Pitts burgh, PA 15206-4407 JAMtS K. VAN BU REN, '63, Sverdrup Civil Co., 13723 Riverport Dr., Maryland Heights, MO 63043

PAST PRESIDENTS ARTHUR G. BAEBLER , '55, 17 Z illzer Court, SI. Lo uis, MO 63 123 RICHA RD H. BAUE R, '51, Missouri Electrochem, Inc., 10958 Lin-Va lle Drive, SI. Lo uis, MO 63123 ROB ERT D. BAY '49, 673 Princeton Ga te Drive, C hes terfield, MO 63017 ROB ERT M. BRAC KBILL '42, 9148 Clea rl ake Drive, Dallas, TX 75225 PAUL T . DOWLl G, '40, 10144 Winding Ridge Road , St. Louis, MO 63124 RA YMO N D O. KAST EN, '43, 901 West 114th Terra ce, Kans. City, MO 64114-5220 PETE R F. MATTEI, '37, 9954 Hollisto n Court, St. Lo uis, MO 63124 JAM ES B. M CG RAT H, ' 49, 12425 Balwyck Lane, St. Louis, MO 63131 JOSEPH W. MOONEY, '39, 211 N. Central, Clayton, MO 63105 MELVIN E. NICKEL, '38, 10601 S. Hamilton Avenue, Chicago, lL 60643 J. ROBERT PATTERSON, '54, Show-Me, Inc., P. O . Box 573, Sikeston, MO 63801 LA WR E CE A. S PAN IER, '50, 246 Eagle Drive, Jupit er, FL 33477 JOHN B. TOOMEY, '49, 9 Wilkes St., Alexandria, VA 22314-3853 ROBE RT V. WOLF, '51 , 1504 Sceni c Drive, Rolla, MO 65401

STAFF DO ALD G. BRACKHAH ,'93, Executive Vice President , MSM-UMR Alumni As oeiati on LI DSA Y LOMAX BAGNALL, '76, Assistant Vice President, MSM-UMR Alumni Association

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FEATURES MINING COMPETITION UM-Rolla men's and women's teams show the rest of the world how tou gh the Miners are.

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LETTERSTO THE EDITOR

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UNDOING A LEGACY The Spring 1995 issue of the MSM Alumnus is correct in pointing to the pra iseworthy contributions of MSM-UM R graduates in th e cleanup operation s at Weldon Spring and Tim es Beach , but I think there is an unfortunate omission in your stories. Tim es Beach was caused by the actions of a man who had no way of knowing that what he was doing was sowing th e seeds of disaster, but everyth ing at Weldon Spring was created by managers and technical staff who certainly should have known better. Given the dominance of MSM-UMR in technology, especially in the St Louis area, it seems virtually certain that our fellow alums were among the responsible people with the U.S. Army, Atlas P owder, the Atom ic Energy Commission, and Mallinckrodt Chemical Company. If MSM -UMR accepts some of the praise for the restitution of Weldon Spring, it sho uld also accept some of the blame for creating it in the first place. Dr. Charles C. Fuller, Math ' 73

LETTERS, RE: MEN AT WORK I was surprised (shocked? dismayed?) to read the letters in the curre nt issue taking exception to the "Men a t Work " picture [Spring, 1995] Perhaps it 's m y age (having graduated in 1944) but to be this sensitive about one 's place

in the hie rarchy of one 's profession must be a rather heavy load to bear. It seems to me that their time would be be tte r spe nt in doing the job th a t gains them the respect of their peers that are from th e "majority. " If they can get this upset over a picture/title, then I hesitate to think of th e reaction to some direct a nd personal slight Or, maybe it just all comes down to the fact that I don 't care much for "whiners, " and feel that anyone capable of graduating from MSMUMR should have the self-confidence to not be looking for th e "nits " to pick! And, may I compliment you on your answer? It certainly fit the adage: "a soft answer turneth away wrath "! Ed Waltenspiel, CE '44

The MSM-UMR Alumni Association publishes the MSM·UMR Alumnus to communicate and reflect the past, current a nd future interests of the alumni of the Missouri School of Mines and the University of Missouri-Rolla.

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI·ROLLA CHANCELLOR John T. Park MSM·UMR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT Gerald L. Stevenson , '59 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Donald G. Brackhahn The MSM·UMR Alumnus is written, edited, photographed, and designed by the staff of the UMR Publications Department, the UMR News Services Department, and the MSM·UMR Alumni Association .

MSM is recognized throughout the world as a leading scientific and e ngineering institution, a degree from which is something to be very proud of. It is not, I hope , turned into some sort of politically correct-quota status-whining institution that its graduates demand to be recognized for those qualities instead of their individua l talents. In my opinion , if you do something noteworthy it will be recognized as such or you can elect to go through life as being part of a quota. In su mma ry, in the words of today 's generation , "get a li fe. " Th omas M. Englert, ChE '60

. M-UMR Alumni Association: To my fr iends In the .MS e to serve as editor of the MSM It has been my pnvdeg . The publication has h e years noW. Alumnus for over t r; es during the time, and I'm gone through many c tang I ch.anges. I'm also b a part of t lOse l?roud to haveI een rke d for an I'nstl'tution as fine as the pri vileged to 1ave WO ., R II The alumni, students, fa culty . . 1MISSOUl!- 0 a. d' h ' . d ec ial group an a .as Unlv ersay 0 ,fF UMR are Indee . a sp and staJJ at d wo rk with them. r to know an been an h ono · . . this summer to move to I'm leaving the UniVersI ty '. I . bu.siness and a new 'aphlc c.eslg n Kentucky to start a new gl . . ' d in May. (He' s an life with the wondelful man I mal n e alum, too! ) . ' I le ry capable hands of ga m e [ leave the ma : m~~e ;'90. I kno w that she will Rebecca Martl.l1 Fllsbe e, g h [ have. . . I II 01 YoU as muc as enjoy workmg wal. a _ Kathy FUlmer McH aney

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MSM·UMR Alumnus magazine

EDITOR Kathy Fillmer ASSOCIATE EDITORS (Alumni) Lindsay Lomax Bagnall, '76 (Features & News) Andrew Careaga CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Laura Best

Mindy Gardner '95 Dick Hatfield John Kean Marianne Ward

SUPPORT STAFF Tamie Hance Ronda Peplow

PHOTOGRAPHY Robert Phelen Dan Seifert/Stone House Photography

MSM-UMR Alumnus (ISSN 107S·279X) Issued four Urnes per year (Ma rch, June, September. D ecember ) in

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School of Mines and Metallu rgy t'lnd the University of Missouri-Rolla. The MSM -UM R Alumnus Is published by the MSM-UMR Alumni Assodatlon, Castleman H all. University of Missouri -Rolla. Rolla. MO 6540 1-0249. Second Class postage paid at Rolla. MO and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER:

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We welcome your comments and suggestions for your MSM·UMR Alumnus. Letters to the editor may be addressed to: UMR Publ ications 1201 State St., Room 105 University of Missouri·Rolla, Rolla, MO 65401 by FAX at 314-341·4262, or email at alumni@umr.edu

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RADIO-ACTIVITY: KUMR program puts scie n ce on the air A UMR pro fessor and a high sc hool science teacher are giving N atio nal Publi c Rad io listeners a wee kly dose o f science w ith a dash o f humo r w ith " W e're Science," a new half-hour program prod u ced by KUMR , th e NPR affili ate stati o n o n campus, and ca rri ed o ver th e NPR sa tellite radio syste m . Dan Armstrong , Curators' Professor of chemistry, an d H arvey R ich ards, an award -winnin g sc ience teacher at St. Clair (M o) Hi gh School, cover a vari ety o f science and tec hnology topics in th e hal f-ho ur program . Recent top ics in cl ude: oH ow adhes ives work- from Elm er 's Glu e an d Super Glu e to

This is another vehicle not only to encourage us to think more positively about lab and research work, but it's also a way to get us working with professors. I definitely t hink it will make a d iff ere n c e.

th e adh esives used on jet ai rcraft. oTras h-derived and refuse -derived fu els. oM ood -alterin g drugs. oThe history of Earth 's atmosph ere. T he program , produced by KUMR' s Jo hn Fr a nCiS , is avail abl e free o f charge via satell ite to all publi c radio stations in the United States. T he program made its debut in January and is currently heard on N PR affiliate stati ons in seven states. "T he show is taking off better than any of us imagined ," says Francis. " It's quite unusual for a small stati on like KUMR to produce a program with this much national appea l. " â&#x20AC;˘

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Program promotes research careers for minorities UMR has found a sure way to encourage m ore minority studen ts into gradu ate school and research ca reers: UMR 's Senior Un dergraduate Research Expe rience (S URE ) program . Sixteen minority undergraduate students are conducting a variety of research through the SURE program. T heir projects include developin g an in teractive software program to help teach engin eerin g, using electrical signals to determine underground geological formations, and testing new materials for use in coatings. Organizers hope the program will lead to an increase in the numb er o f minorities pursuing doctoral degrees. According to th e National Resea rch CounCil, no more than 35 minorities ea rn ed doctoral degrees each

gram b eca use of its potential im pact," says Cath erin e Ri ord an, a SURE organizer and professor of psychology. " Th e number of minority stud en ts in th e graduate pip elin e is sma ll , but we are creatin g an infrastructure that could m ove UMR into the national spotlight as a leader in brin gin g m inority studen ts into research ca-

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is matching the grant w ith inkind services , according to Daopu Numbere, the prinCipal investigator for the project and an associate professor of petroleum engineering. SURE links each studen t with a volunteer faculty mentor who wants to help adva nce the student 's career. "T his program is very m uch needed for minority students, " says SU R E student H erman " J.R . " Smith III of Belleville, III. , a senior petroleum engi neering major. "T his is another vehicle not only to encourage us to think more p ositively abo ut lab and research work , but it 's also a way to get us working w ith professors . I de fi nitely th ink it will make a difference. " Harvest C o llier, a professor of chem istry and another SURE organ izer, was o ne of the first to volunteer as a mentor. "I know how critical a m entor is to a student 's success," he says. " A men tor is more than an adViser; a mentor is someone who can help you find resources , serve as a source of recomm endations and in some cases , b e a friend for life. " SU RE is designed to enhance UMR 's existing m inority programs. UMR al ready ra n ks among the top eng ineering schools in m inority reten tion and graduati on rates, according to the Nationa l Actio n Council for Minorities in Engineering .

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A bull market in economics U MR ' s econom ics dep art men t is enjo ying a bull m arket in recent years, as enrollment in economics as a m inor has hit record levels. T he b oom is the result o f a plan begun four yea rs ago to draw more of U MR 's engineering majors in to the economics program. " I b elieve en gin eering stu dents w ho have econo m ics m inors will b e more successful in their car eers," says Gr eg o r y Gelles, assistant professor of economics and the econ om ics m inor adviser. " H owever," he adds, " you have to b e careful abo ut cause an d effect It' s hard to isolate the minor as a single factor, because students w ho are in terested in a m inor an d w ho see the n eed for a broad -based education are also stu dents who are go-getters and ten d to be successful. " Th e economics department initiated the minor progra m in 199 1 to broaden engineerin g stu den ts' knowledge in business and managem ent Th e number of economics minors increased from 13 in th e spring of 199 1 to 140 this sprin g.

Mo st engin eerin g stud en ts take one or two economics courses as p art o f th eir core curricu lum . T o encourage them to com plete 15 hours an d earn an econo mi cs min o r , eco nomi cs professors extol the b en efits of a m inor. Economics C hair Walter Johnso n encourages stud ents w ho earn A 's an d B 's in th e b eginnin g eco nom ics courses to enroll in th e min or program. G elles, who has degrees in both engineerin g an d econ omics, has lo ng seen the conn ectio n betwee n th e two fiel ds. " I feel there is a great similari ty between en gin ee rin g an d econom ics ," G ell es says. " In econom ics, we analyze th e probl em s of market failure an d are concerned w ith effici en cy. En gin eers also are concerned with efficiency and being able to produce a given level o f o utput at th e lo w est cost. " Engineers w ith a good grasp o f econ omics w ill b e b etter ab le to focu s o n the importance of their work in society and th e bo t· tom lin e, G elles says. " A n engi· n eer 's job is to ta ke resources and turn them into somethin g more valuable-some thin g co n sum ers n ee d , " he says. " I t

Looking good: Foxy finds success Fo xy M anufacturing of Popl ar Bluff, Mo ., whi ch w on an " Exc ellence in Bu sin ess Award " in February, c redits its success in part to a long·distance partnership with UMR. The company, which manufactures and distribute s a wid e range of hand tool s for hom eowners and contra ct ors, w as on e of 19 Missouri firms to receive the Excellen ce in Bus ine ss Award fro m the Missouri Small Busin ess Devel o pm ent Cen ters. Foxy Manufacturing was nominated for the award by its SBDC counselors, Fred Goss and Ellen Pearce of th e SBDC 's Technology Search Center at UMR . Goss and Pearce first us ed on -line database sou rces t o create a target·market list to help Fo xy ex pand its market s and identify customers in a sp ecific geographic region . Foxy later called on the UMR center for more inform ation and techni cal ex perti se. More rec ently, th e UMR center has coordin ated a project in v olving a UMR metallurg ical e ngineering profe ssor and a stu · dent team that will help Foxy solve a production problem . Sin ce he began working with the SBDC, owner Scott Lady has see n his company' s sales increas e by 18 perce nt and h as been able to retain worke rs at a time wh en the company usu ally redu ce s its work force.

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does n 't do an y good to make comp l icated , h igh- tech , advanced prod u cts tha t are not useful. En gin ee rs hav e to foc us o n b ein g crea tors of va lu e, n ot o f things. " T hrough the eco nom ics departm ent, students m ay study speci fic areas of in terest, such as energy an d technology econom· ics, or intern ational, financial or business econ o mi cs. In p articu· lar, pu rsuin g the fina ncial op tion provides students with prerequi· sites for an advanced degree, such as a m aster of business administration degree. T o kee p courses relevant, G elles conducts exit interviews with students wh o earn an econ omics minor. As a result of these interviews, G elles changed the em p hasis in his microeconomics theory course this past fall to a m ore managerial and companybased focus. "AII th e main eco-

nomics top ics were coveredmarket failures , pro blems of in· com e d istributions, busin ess structures- bu t I also sp ent ti m e on applicable concepts used in firm management," G elles says. Students already are reaping b en efits from the progra m . N eil Massart of Imp erial , Mo. , who earned a chemical engin ee ring degree with an economics m inor in Decemb er, says his educational m ix was exactly what Montana Tech of the University of M ontana in B u tte , Mont , was looking for in som eone to study op en -pit mining remediation. "T hey needed someone who understood chemical engin eerin g, bu t had the econo mics back· ground, " says Massart, who is analyzing options for rem ovin g hazardous heavy m etals from op en- pi t min es wh ile earni ng a master 's degree in environm en· tal engineering . •

Co-op is booming A total of 164 UM R studen tsth e m ost in a decade-worked full -tim e last semester instead o f going to class through UMR 's coop erative ed ucation program. T hat num ber represents a 50 percent increase over a year ago and poin ts to good news for the nation 's eco nomy , accord in g to David Br itton , assistan t director of U M R's Career Opportunities C en ter. Accordin g to Britton , th e in crease is du e to a num be r of factors, in clud in g: -N ew employers. Fourteen of the 130 em ployers in th e program are new .

- A n influx of com panies that q ui t recr uiting co-op stu dents several years ago but are return· ing to th e program . " One of th e reasons for their return was the need to hire en try -level engineers. ,. says Britton . " One corpOl'ate recruiter stated, 'We ca n't get back into co-op too soon . '" - An increase in th e number of co-op students companies employ. On e company that hired only o ne co-op stud en t last se· mester has hired six students this semester, Britton says. Abo ut 200 stude nts typically work in the program during the summ er. Britton says . •

AROUND CAMPUS Cruise was no vacation for geo professor An ocean cru ise so unds like th e perfect way to sp en d a relaxin g vacation. But for Francisca Obo h , an assistant professor of geology and geoph ysics, a recent stint at sea has b een far more th an a vacatio n. Oboh spent January and Feb ruary on a scientific cruise off the sho res of Cote d ' ivoire and Gha na, in W est Africa , to explore an eq uatori al Atlantic Ocean th at formed ab o ut 100 million years ago when So uth America sep arated fr o m Africa " Our work fo cused on documenting the rifting processes that separated the two contin ents around th e equa tor an d formed a new ocean," Oboh says. Th e researc h is sp onsored b y the Ocean Drilling Program, an interna ti ona l partnership of scientists and governments from about 20 cou ntri es that expl ores the Earth 's stru cture and history b enea th th e sea fl oor. From the drillin g, researchers retri eve sed iments, rock samples and ot her geoph ysical data from

NeWP the plate layers b eneath the sea floor. " M y speci fic job as a sedi m en tologist was to describe the

for th e em ergency chargin g o f electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Th e

cores of sedim ents, and also to investigate sp ores and pollen sa mpl es taken from within th e rock sed im ents to determine the

co nverter uses high-frequency power-switching tech nology so that it is both lightweigh t and

rock's age, " says Oboh , whose expertise is in the area of palynol ogy, or th e stud y of sp ores and p oll en s. " I will also exam ine the

efficient for routine overni gh t use. It is fitted with an adaptab le p ower cord so that an EV ca n be cha rged from almost any power

changes in color o f the spores to determine the burial temperature." Th e research co nducted

source. " It is even possible to safely charge th e EV 's high-voltage system from anoth er car 's 12-volt

ab oard the sh ip will be published in a b ook to be released in about a year. "Th e resea rch has already been proven successful ," Oboh says. "T he scientists foun d th at the sprea ding ocean ridge formed after the land was sep ara ted and probably p assed through the study area millions o f years earlier th an previously thought. " l ew W ein garth , EE '8 1, also took p art in th e cruise. Wein garth , formerly of SI L o uis, is an electrical engin eerin g supervisor for SEDCO, th e sh ip 's op erator. Th e U .S. N ational Sc ience Fo und atio n is the prin cipal fun din g agency for th e Ocea n Drilling Program. Th e Joint Oc ea n o graphic Institu ti ons Inc., a con sortium of 10 U .S. ocea n ograph ic in stitution s, m anages t h e program . •

A "shocking" discovery about electric cars A new power converter developed at UMR m ay plug more electric ca rs o nto the highways. T he converte r, wh ich makes it easier to recharge the batteries of electric veh icles , " may be the breakthrough needed to rejuvenate consu m er interest in the electri c car as a viable means of transportation. " says Norm an R. Cox, an assistant professor of electri cal engineering.

Cox developed his " U niversa l Power Converter " to be used

ignition battery using jumper cabl es," Cox says. " Th e converter gives the driver and p assengers in elec tric veh icles the secure feelin g that th ey are not goin g to b e strand ed so m eplace far from home. " •

Solving a slick Iwhodunit' Cu lprits of o il spill s m ay not b e able to escape resp onsibility

the b each that n o longer has a discern able fin gerprint," Armstrong says. But ratios of enantio m ers tend not to change. Armstrong and his team of researchers will further stud y enantiomers through a $2 10,000 grant from the U .S. D ep artm ent of En ergy. " W e hope to prove th at this techniqu e works and it can b e use d to prove liability " whe n a spill occurs, he says . •

Burning rubber in China T ec hnology developed at UMR w ill soon be used in Ch in a to recycle millions of o ld tires into oil , gas, carbon and steel. T he tire convers ion process was developed by V irg il F l an i gan, ME '60, a professor of m echan ical engin eerin g and a researcher at UMR 's Center for Environmenta l Sc i en ce and

in the future, th anks to a UMR professor 's research. When oil sp ills, it carries clu es with it, says Curators ' Professor of chem istry D a n Ar m str ong ,

T ec hno logy. Flanigan and his coll eagu es at CEST have b een work in g w ith PCC Group of Los A ngeles to develop th e techno logy, wh ich hea ts the tires to separate th e in gredients. In a jOint venture w ith the

who has co m e up w ith a way to help oil sleu th s. Arm strong identifi es crude oil by its " ena n tiomers "- th e left - and right-han ded m irror-image molecules tha t

Chinese go v e rnm en t , PCC Grou p is building a 60 ,000squar e-foo t pl ant in Dalian , a city in northeast Ch ina, to co n ve rt 7 milli on tires a year. Th e

act as biologica l markers, much like amin o acids in human s. Just as sc ientists use DN A to iden ti fy hum ans, Ar m strong uses enanti omers to identify oils and other complex organ iC mixtures. Current o il-ident i fication m eth ods often do n 't distinguish

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T he old tires will be exports from th e West Coast of th e Unit ed States, Flanigan says. " We d isca rd 260 million tires a yearapproximately o ne p er p ersonin the Uni ted Sta tes," Fl aniga n says , " so it wou ldn 't take very many of these plants to ge t rid of o ur waste tire problem .. ,

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New primer vanishes in a flash An easily removable, environmentally saler primer may be gone in a flash, says developer Michael Van De Mark, a UMR associate professor of chemistry. Through a $ 121 ,19 7 grant from th e Air Force , Van De Mark is developin g an aircraft coating that can be used with " flash-lamp" technology to cut th e waste that comes from stripping primer from aircraft. " In th e past, peopl e haven 't addressed the issue that a plane's coating doesn 't need to last for infinity ," says Van De Mark, director of UMR 's Coatin gs Institute. Aircra ft paint and primer must be stripped about every five years so th at a plane's aluminum can be inspected for microscopic stress fractures and corrosion, he says. If left unchecked, such fractures can cause aircraft bodies to fail. To make his prim er more re movable, Van D e Mark builds instability into th e primer 's polymers. W hen a flas h lamp strikes these unstabl e p olym ers, the

primer decomposes. A flas h lamp " dumps a huge amou nt of energy in a very short p eriod of tim e onto th e plane's surface and vapori zes th e coating," Va n De M ark says. Whe n th e flash lamp pulses, " you hear a bang th at is caused by th e coating going from a solid to a gas. " Fl as h lamps effectively r emove the top coat of paint but are less effective on traditional primers , Van De Mark says. "With m y approach ," he adds, "we can use the flash lamp to take off th e primer- down to the bare metal- and at three tim es the strip ping rate of standard primers. " As a result, " all you have left are pigments and a little bit of charred organic materials, but far less volume than with traditional stripping meth ods," Van De Mark says. " You only have a few bags of waste materials to disp ose of, in stead of doze ns and dozens of drums of liquid hazardous waste. This system really tries to minimize pollu tion. " •

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Attention UMR Moms and Dads!

Leonard F. Koederitz, ChE ' 68, PetE ' 69: 70, Distinguished Teaching Professor and head of the petroleum engineering program, is one of the 1994 recipients of the Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching . Gov. Mel Carnahan honored Koederitz during the annual Governor' s Conference held in December in Kansas City, Mo. The award , Carnahan said , is for "those individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the quality of education at Missouri's colleges and universities ." Koederitzjoined UMR ' s faculty in 1975. While at UMR he has received 15 Outstanding Teaching Awards. In 1992, he was named the third Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor in the University of Missouri System . He also has received three Faculty Excellence Awards, the Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement Award and the Society of Petroleum Engineers Distinguished Faculty Award .

Bledsoe wins Jefferson Award Wayne Bledsoe, UMR professor of history, has won the University of Missouri System's 1995 Thomas Jefferson Award. The annual award goes to a faculty member who "through personal influence and performance of duty in teaching, writing and scholarship, character and influence, devotion and loyalty to the university, best exemplifies the principles and ideals ofThomasJefferson ." The award isfundedthrough a grant from the Robert Earll McConnell Foundation and carries a $5,000 stipend. Bledsoe joined the UMR faculty in 1969. He holds a ba chelor's degree from Tennessee (Chatta nooga) Temple University and master's and doctorate degrees from Michigan State University. He has won a number of teaching awards while at UMR . He also is editor of the international journal Comparative Civilizations Review and is UMR ' s archivist.

NSPE honors Paul Munger The National Society of Professional Engineers has chosen Paul R. Munger, CE'58:61, a professor of civil engineering at UMR, as the recipient of this year's NSPE Distinguished Service Award. The NSPE presents the award to members for their outstanding services to engineering and for "eminence attained by technical contributions to the field of engineering or by exceptional contributions to the engin eering profession ." Munger was nominated for the award by the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers and from NSPE-affiliated state societies in Arkansas and Illinois. Munger will receive the award during NSPE's annual meeting in Louisville, Ky. , in July. Munger has been a member of the UMR faculty since 1958.

Professor awarded Fulbright scholarship Jay M. Gregg, an associate professor of geology, has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to University College-Dublin in Dublin , Ireland , where he will lecture and conduct research in the department of geology. Gregg begins his scholarship in September and will return to UMR in June 1996. The opportunity to spend an academic year at UCD came after Gregg visited Dublin in 1993. That vi sit was fu nded by the Jefferson Smurfit Foundation, which sponsors an acad emic exchange program between UCD and UMR . The Fulbright Scholarship, established in 1946, is designed " to increase mutual understanding between the peopl e ofthe United States and the people of other countries. "

Parents ' Day is Oct . 21 , and we'd love to see you on campus the n ! The UMR Parents ' Association will be holding its annual me eting, and th ere will be oth er activities plann ed for y o ur enj oyment . W atch your mail for furth er det ails!

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Recipients of professional degrees at spring commencement ceremonies

Clark addresses gradua t es a t spring commencement Entrepreneur Clin to n Cl ark , MetE '63 , and 19 o ther alum ni received honorary degrees at Spring Commencement. Clark , president of Ironwood Equity Inc. of Ironwood , N.J. , and of CAC Investments Inc. of Morristown, N.J. , delivered the co mm encement address and received an honorary doctor of engin eerin g degree. Additional honors at the ceremony included th e awarding of the Chancellor medal to Ji m C. Pogu e, UMR professor emeritus of En glish. T he medal, which is ~;.;.;..;.....---- authorized and sponsored by the MSM -UMR Al um ni Association , honors individuals who have contributed to the well-being, growth and development of UMR. Pogue joined th e UMR facul ty in 1964. He holds bachelor and master of science degrees in English from Kansas State Col lege in Emporia, Kan. (now Em poria State University), and a Ph.D. degree in English from the University of M issouri-Columbia.

Above, Clark delivering his com mencement address. Below. a new graduate waits his turn to receive his diploma.

• Anil K. Agarwal, PhD CerE'BO, co-founder and vice presi dent of technology development for Voice It Technologies of Poway, Calif. • G.D. Bucci, PhD Chem'7l, president, chief executive officer and founder of CONTACT International Corp. of Sunnyvale, Calif. • Dwight l. Deardeuff, M.D., Chem'72, an internal medicine specialist in Rolla and the director of health services at UMR. • Monte E. Deckerd, GeoE'76, vice president of the energy department at Colorado National Bank of Denver. • John O. Farmer III, PetE'63, president and owner of John O. Farmer Inc. of Russell, Kan. • Donald R. Fosnacht, PhD MetE'7B, senior research engineer at Inland Steel Co. of East Chicago, Ind. • Donald J. Gunther, CE'60, executive vice president of Bechtel Group Inc., and president of Bechtel Europe, Africa and the Middle East, of London, England. • Gary W. Havener, Math'62, president and owner of Havener Enterprises Inc. of Fort Worth, Texas. • Julius Hein, MS EMgt'73, director of the central region of the Defense Systems Management College for Defense Acquisition University of St. Louis. • Herman R. Hirner, AE'70, director of operations at Diemakers Inc. of Palmyra, Mo. • Richard E. Jordan, ME'70, president and co-founder of Paric Corp. of St. Louis. • Vernon l. Kasten. CerE'45, president and co-founder of Ceramo Co. Inc. of Jackson. Mo. • Prakash Krishnaswamy, MS EMch'73, co-founder, president and chief executive officer of EASi Engineerin g of Bingham Farms, Mich. • J. Ronald Miller, ChE'64, vice president of worldwide products supply coordination, laundry products and fabric conditions for Procter and Gamble Worldwide of Cincinnati, Ohio. • J. Michael Party, GGph'7B, geologist/geophysicist at Wagner and Brown Ltd. of Midland, Texas. • Peter W. Sauer, EE'69, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois-Urbana, III. • James J. Scott, MinE'50, president and owner of Scott Mine Technical Services Inc. of Rolla . • John D. Wiggins of Rolla, Hist'70, circuit judge of the 25th Judicial Circuit of Missouri. • Ronald C. Woodard , ME'69, president and founder of Rou sh Industri es of Livonia, Mich.

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Mines and Met students helped by writing center Th e School of Mines and Metallurgy now has its own academy of distinguished alumni. Th e Mines and Metallurgy Academy was established April 27 with the induction of 13 founding members: ·John G. Bartel ,CerE '52, president of Cercan Inc., of H erm ann , Mo. ·William H . Dani els, MS CerE'64, PhD CerE '69, vice president and general manager of H olin ee Corp. , of Shawnee, Ohio. ·Harold R. " Skip " Garner, NucE ' 76, associate director of the Genome Sciences and T echn ology Center at the University o fT exasSouthwest Medical Center of Dallas, T exas. ·Robert A. Garvey, MetE '6 1, president of North Star Steel of Minneapolis.

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·Thomas A. Holmes, MinE '50, retired as chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Ingersoll-Rand Co. of Woodcliffe L ake, N.J. ·J.R . Hunt, MS Geo '50, retired as president of J.R. Hunt and Associates o f Carbondale, Colo. ·Robert J . Miller , MinE '50, MS MinE '52 , vice president, exploration for Ramrod Gold (U.S.A) Inc. ·Walter Muell er Jr. , M inE '63 , retired as president and chief executive officer of Apogee Coal of Creve Couer, Mo. ·Marvin E. (Bob) N evins Jr. , MetE '4 1, retired as preSident, chief executive officer, chairman of th e board and founder of Wisconsin Centrifugal Foundry Inc. of Waukesha , W is. • John R eiss, GeoE ' 71 , president and owner of John Reiss Jr. and Associates Inc. , of Westminster, Colo. • Jam es J. Scott, MinE '50, chairman of the board of Scott MTS Inc. of Rolla , Mo. , and adjunct professor in the UMR School of Mines and Metallurgy. · J ames L. Spehr, M etE '64, retired as vice president and general manager of McDonnell Douglas Aerospace of SI. L ou is. ·Richard J. Stegemeier, PetE '50, retired as chief executive officer and chairman of Unocal Corp. , of Brea, Calif. ·Jeffrey L. Z elms, MinE '70 , president and ch ief executive officer of Doe Run Co. of SI. Louis . •

A writing center is helping faculty and students write on in the School of M ines and M etall urgy. Through the writing center, created in the fall of 1993, faculty learn how to incorporate wri ting in their curricul um and students sharpen the ir communication skills, says Gregory Stratman, a writin g consultant for the center. "The center illustrates to the faculty how writing can be used to teach their material more effectively, while helping studen ts improve their writing skills," Stratman says. " Faculty are thinking and approaching their teaching differently. They are call ing the writing center for advice and referring students to the center for help. Th ey are also attending w riting workshops and spreading the information to their colleagues , and are accepting the idea that writing is a learning tool , n ot just an end product of learning." M ines and Metallurgy Dean L ee W. Saperstein established the center to " ensure that our students are as good communicators as they are engineers and scientists. It is also intended to pOSition the courses and curricula in the School of Mines and M etallurgy for our n ew general education req uirements in com munications," Saperstein says. The writing center, primarily intended for the School of Mines and Metallurgy, is open to all students and facu lty at UMR. •

Mining i during the 1 visor of UM "An und key and ab, included a p a hammer," those tools mountain te narrow laYE silver.ÂˇÂˇHe\\ follow itunn "The only or see with his "Today, shovel and a are to aseve Robison sal several addil reclamation : mined out. " Moreovel makes $26 1 Withsucr back to the 9' ahammera~ are cars? Some U~ they have de Three teal leams and 01

DMB TEAMS TAKE BOME FIBST PLACE IN 17 TH ANNDAL COMPETITION hen the first Pony Express left St. Joseph, Mo., for Sacramento, Calif, on April 1, 1860, it took 10 1/2 days to deliver the mail at a cost of $5 a letter. But technology took its toll on the service, which ended 18 months later on the day the nation's first transcontinental telegraph line was completed. During those same years, gold and silver mines were flourishing in many parts of the western United States, thanks mostly to the brawn of the miners. Technology eventually made mining easier, just as it changed communications. But for mining, the technological transformation was much, much slower.

Mining tech niques didn 't change much during the 1800s, says Ron Robison , supervisor of UMR 's Experimental Mine. "An underground miner had a $50 donkey and about $6 worth of hand tools that included a pick, shovel, drill steel (chisel) and a hammer," Robison says. "Th at miner used those tools to drill or ch isel a hole into a mountain to find a vei n of ore-usually a narrow layer of quartz containing gold or silver. " He would chisel his way into the vein , follow it until it stopped, and then start over. "The only ore a min er got was what he could see with his naked eye," says Robison. "Today, the min er uses a $30 million shovel and a $ l.5 million truck and hauls th e ore to a several million dollar cleanup plant," Robison says. "Then it costs the co mpan y several additional millions o f dollars in la nd reclamation projects after the mine has been mined out. " Moreover, he adds, "today, the miner makes $26 an hour in benefits and wages. " With such progress, who would want to go back to th e good old days o f drilling rock with a hammer and chisel, or shoveling muck into ore cars? Some UMR mining students have. And they have done well at it. Three teams of UMR students-two men 's teams and one women 's team-have spent

the last six months or so gett!ng down and dirty with the old-fashioned way of mining. Th eir efforts paid off. The women 's team and one of the men's teams took first place in the 17th Annual Intercollegiate Mining Competition, which is th e Olympics of old-fashioned mining. Th e event was held at UMR 's Experimental Mine from Thursday, April 13, through Saturday, April 15. UMR hosted this year's competition because its men 's team won the 1994 competition in Elko, Nev. While UMR has fielded a men 's "mucking " team several times during the last few years , UMR women have been in volved in only the last two annual competitions. The women 's team was started by Lori Wisdom of Bunker, Mo. , who is president of UMR 's student chapter of the SOCiety of Mining Engineers, and teammate Daphne Place of Belleville, III. "Th e men 's team won the event last year and they basically dared us to get a women 's team started," Place says. After the women 's team won several events last year, Place says it has made them work even harder for this year 's competition . "Everybody on the team likes each other and we work very hard as a team ," she says. "B ut once we put the hard hats a nd the boots on , we become a different gro up of people. "

During this year's competition , 11 men 's and four women 's teams from nine schools in the United States took part in timed demonstrations of the old-fashion ed mining techniques of gold panning, surveying, handmucking , hand-steeling, track-standing , Swede sawin g and jackleg drilling. Hand-steeling was the event of choice fo r Wisdom , a senior in mining engineering. "The women 's team can chisel about eight inches into the concrete block in the time allowed. which should win the event," she said before the event. "That's about an inch deeper than the second-place women 's team had last year. " Wisdom , who has been on the team for two years , recently broke a bone in her left hand-the one that holds the ch isel-while taking part in a hand-steeling practice session. But she still managed to drive some steel during the competition , and the UMR women surpassed their eight-inch goal. Other students prefer other events. "Swede sawin g is my best event," says Don Richards of Omaha, Neb. , a sen ior in mining engineering. With Swede sawing, team members vie to be the fastest to saw through a six-inch square pine timb er with a 36-inch bow saw. "It takes me about six seconds to saw through the timber, and I hope that will be good enoug h to win the competition ." Th e men got off to a tough start in the Swede

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sawin g competiti on , w hich was won by another sc hool. For min in g engin eerin g junior Bill Podrazik of Omaha, Neb. , track-sta n din g was the most chall enging even t. In track-sta nding, the team must work together to bu il d a I S-foo t sec ti on of rail trac k and th en dismantle it in th e shortest time to wi n the eve nt. " We have an excell ent team this year," Podrazik says. " Wh en we first started , it took us six to seven minutes to get throu gh this eve n t. N ow, after all the practice, we ca n set the track in about two an d a half minutes, and take it apart in abou t one minute ... Th e m en fared well in this eve nt, fin ishin g second to M o n tana T ec h. T hen there 's the m essy, bac k-brea kin g job of mucking, in wh ich team m embers m ust shovel mu ck into a two -ton ore ca rt and then push it down 75 feet of ra il in the shortest ti me

to wi n th e eve nt. " L ast year we won the eve nt by n early a minute over th e second -place team ," says Place, " an d this yea r we 've been around four m inutes and 20 seco nd s, wh ich shou ld b e good enough to w in ."

It was. Oth er e vents in cl ud ed Ja ckleg drillin g, in w hich two team memb ers, a driller an d a helper, drill two holes in a sixsquare- in ch area of solid con crete bl oc k w ithin a design ated tim e; surveyin g, in wh ich th e students have o ne minute to set up and survey three points to tell th e distan ce b etween points, both verti cally an d horizontally; and gold pannin g, in w hich fiv e

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mem bers must sift through a coffee ca n full o f dirt to fin d the "gold "-five flattened BBs-as qU ickl y as possible. The UMR stude nts were grateful to win on their home turf. But win or lose, the competitio n was a success because "it helps the students remember where mi ning ca me fro m ," Robiso n says. Wisdo m agrees. "After taking part in this competition, yo u really a ppreciate the modern mining techn iques," she says . •

AND T H E WINNERS ARE Men 's and women's teams from UMR took top honors in the 17th annua l Intercollegiate Mining Competition held April 13-15 at UMR's Experimental Mine. Eleven men 's teams and four women's tea ms from colleges and universities across the United States took part in the competition. Forthe winning UMR men 's team, it was the second first-place fi nish in as many years This was only the second year UMR fielded a women 's team (the first women 's team fi nished in second place last year.) The event gives modern-day students a feel for how mining must have been in the " good old days."

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Top, Seth Burns uses a jackleg drill; above, Lo ri Wisdoll1 in Ih e han d-sleeling competit ion. Top right, Ihe fi rSI place Irophy in silhoue/l e.

Here's a brief history of the old-fashioned skills UMR students used in the mining competition .Hand-steeling. In the 1800s, miners would use a hammer and hand chisel to drill holes about two feet deep into rock, then put a small explosive charge in those holes to break the rock apart. This created the beginning of a mine entrance. "The method was very time-consuming and very difficult, back-breaking work," says Ron Robison, supervisor of the UMR Experimental Mine. ·Jackleg drilling . Hand-steeling was soon replaced by a more advanced method known as jackleg drilling. This process called for the use of an air compressor and a rotary percussion hammer for drilling holes into a rock wall. ·Mucking . Once the mine entrance was created, miners had to load dirt and rockknown collectively as "muck"- into saddle bags (later a loading cart), usually attached to a donkey, and haul it out of the mine. ·Swede sawing . As the mine grew deeper, miners had to cut large beams of timber to support the roof. This process was known as timbering or Swede sawing. ·Track-standing . The next step involved building and placing sections of railroad track on the floor of the mine to be used as an are cart track. The carts, which were made of wood with steel wheels, were pulled by donkeys and used to move are out from deep in the mine. ·Surveying. The miners then had to survey their mine to determine if it was being drilled in a straight line so as not to inadvertently drill into, or trespass, someone else's mine. ·Gold-panning. One of the popular and least expensive mining methods was panning for gold. Prospectors would wade into streams and use a pie plate to pick up dirt as it was being washed downstream in the hope of finding gold.

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by Daniel P. Rice

For You The War Is Over On Sept. 16, 1943, I had delivered myself, my crew and our new camouflage pink B-24D airpl ane, the Strawberry Bitch , into the hands of the 376th Group at an air base known as Berka T wo , n ear B enghazi. I fl ew m y first combat missio n th e following day, exactly o n e yea r and one day after m y first pilot training flight. As the Axis forces retreated no rth up th e Italian pen insul a, we m oved up also in o rd er to shorten the range to some of th e strateg ic targets in sou thern Europefirs t to T unisia , and th en to San Pancrazio. Italy, about 30 m iles east o f T ara nto. T oday , Dec. 19, 1943 , I would b e a part of th e very first heavy bomber penetration of native German air space from th e south. Our target wo uld be the M esse rsc hmitt Aircra ft D e velo p ment Plant a t A ugsburg. It would be about 1,400 mil es round trip and w o uld use nearl y eight hours from take off to landing. About 500 miles would be over en emy land. W e wou ld have fi gh ters escort u s on our flight up the A driatic Sea, and for about half th e distance from the coast to th e target. Th en on the way o ut, our fi ghters

would pick us up again about 125 miles south of Augsburg and escort u s home. For th e interven ing 250 miles or so , ou r o w n gu ns would be our only defense. Th e interve ning three month s and three days had taught us much. Perhaps the first thing we learned was to forg et any lingering ideas we might still have had abo ut the glamorous life of an Air Force fl yi ng officer. T his was a grim business. We dealt in death and destructi on, and it was a two-way transaction. Our o nly value lay in our sk ill and abili ty to deliver a given load of bombs to a given target. Furthermore. we were expe ndabledeclared so to us directly b y our own commandin g general, w ho had p erson ally earned the righ t to make th at statement-Jim mie Dooli ttl e himself. H ome was one of four ca n vas cots in a British-style dese rt tent. For th e m ost part, our food was Army fi eld rati ons, prepared in a fi eld kitche n and eate n from mess kits. T wo of these last three m onths we had lived in the desert- first in lib ya and th en in T unisia. N ot until w e moved up to Italy in late November did we have any sign of civ ilization in sight and there th e one buildin g ava il able to o ur squ adron was for headquarter 's use only. H ome was still our tent. In Italy the late fall wea ther was clo udy, damp and chill y. W e had on ly ca nvas betwee n us and th e wea th er , with only a candle to provide a little ligh t in our tents, an d nothin g at all for heat. Between th e discom -

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fort of the wea ther and the an xiety abou t the next m issio n, th ere was little relaxation , and a good night 's sleep was a lu xury we co uld o nl y drea m ab out. W e had learned abo ut co m bat. W e knew the sights and soun ds o f battle-the ra ttle of m ach in e guns, b oth ours and th eirs; the bright w hite fl as h o f th eir explod in g 20m m and 30m m aerial ca nno n shells; the muffled b oom an d the angry red ball of flame in the black sm o ke boilin g out of th e 88mm an tiaircraft bursts; the hail of shell fragm en ts impin gin g on and p enetrating o ur m etal skin . W e felt th e savage satisfaction o f seein g our enem y forced to bail out, or to crash and burn ; an d th e soberin g sorrow of see ing o ur own fri ends and flying com rades come back w ith wo unded or li feless bodies-or o f wa tch ing them go

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Sq uadron . Shortly after "bombs away," th e enemy figh ters caught up w ith us an d the battle b egan. Mi ssion reports indicate that there were ab out 50 or 60 en em y plan es, in cl uding J U -88s. ME - l 09s, ME -l l Os and FW -190s. T he action was very fierce. After abo ut 20 mi nutes or so of continuous battle, we were still in good shape. H o wever, No. 21 on our left w ing had b een hit an d severely dam aged b y an enem y rocket. Wh en the en em y pilots saw tha t it was in tro uble, ab out a half dozen of them concentrated on it to ensure its final deH structio n . I throttled back a little in order to give him a better cha nce to stay close an d so that we could give him some cove r wi th o u r ow n guns. In th is co ndition , both of us were slip pin g backward relative to th e rest of the formati on . M y poin t of reference for position was Section D on our righ t. As I looked toward o ur righ t fro nt q uarter, I saw our copilot , Fred , turn ed to his right with his head in the side w in dow bubble, lookin g to the rear, w atchin g th e b attle action I supposed. T here were sheets of armor plate directly be hind th e p ilots' sea ts for protection fro m gunfire from th e rear, but his head and sho uld ers were o ut o f that cone o f pro tectio n. Recognizin g the

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and return ed to b ase. So as we went across the target and started hom e, we had o nly ourse lves an d our left w ingman in Section F. O ther airplan es had also aborted from th e other fi ve sections, and only Sectio n D had as m any as fiv e airplanes left-all from the 5 l4th

down in flam es un der enemy guns. W e had exp erience d the m iraculo us in bea tin g som e very lon g odds; and m arvell ed at a ca pricious fa te w hich would pass us b y and doom our squadron m ates. We felt as one w ith Sh erman. T oday 's m ission was to be a maximum effort op eration _ T hat m eant th at every servicea ble airplane whic h could be m ann ed would be going. Our gro up p ut up 34 airplan es. T he 98 th , w hich would be trailin g close b ehin d us p u t up 3 1. Our group 's 3 4 airplanes wo ul d be arranged in six sections, A thro ugh F. T he fir st fiv e sectio ns wo uld b e m ade up o f six airplanes eac h, and Secti o n F would have four-two short of normal strength. It wo uld be at th e left rear corn er o f th e forma tion, to th e left of Section D, w hich was its lead unit. W e would be fl yin g in N o. 35 , in th e lea d p osition of Section F. No. 5 0 woul d be on o ur right w ing, N o. 2 1 on our left an d No. 73 directly b ehind and slightly below us, in w hat was som etimes called th e diamo nd positio n. On th e way to the ta rget, N o . 50 and No. 73 turned back due to m echanical tro uble

How much and what sort of damage had we suffered? Was this the end? I recall addressing in my own mind the question of whether to give the order to bailout immediately, or to wait and see if the airplane would still be flyable.

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My story is not very exciting as I had a critical defense worker deferment for being classified essential by my draft board and Wright Aeronautical Corp., builder of aircraft engines. I was given the assignment in material control group to find out why an aircraft engine failed in many aircraft of the military. I guess I contributed to the war effort in some small way by find ing the reason(s) why an engine "failed"- manytimes in combat, sorry to say. I finally was allowed to enlist in the Air Corps late in 1943. ! went to O.C.S. to become maintenance engineering officer. I stayed in the States to "keep 'em flying." At times I was frustrated and cussed my background for working in the aircraft industry and my boss, the chief metallurgist, who thought I must know something since I went to the Missouri School of Mines & Metallurgy. Little did he know how dumb I was! In conclusion, I guess my job was important since I had to "keep 'em flying" by correcting problems that developed at the production level and later at the front-line with the actual aircraft at the maintenance level. Perhaps I saved some lives in the process. I do, however, thank the dear Lord for allowing me to live a full life and still pray for those classmates who never came back to attend their class reunions. - Art Retzel, '41

danger he was in from the heavy gunfire, I called to him to get his head back in the cockpit. Just as I fi nished speaki ng, he turned and made a desp era te lunge toward th e control wheel.

I was born in Roxbury, Vermont. When I was about 12 years old I met Amelia Earhart. This may have influenced me to become a pilot. Anyway, while a student at the University of Vermont I got a private pilot's license in April 1942, flying a singleengine Aeronca at the Burlington airport. When the draft started for WWII I enlisted In the Army Air Corps so I would be flying instead of marching on the ground. Following basic and flight training I was promoted to 2nd Lt in 1944 as a navigator. I was assigned as a navigator on a B-24 aircraft dOing photo reconnaissance in the Pacific. We were stationed at Clarke Field and flew some bombing missions against the Japanese occupied bases in China and on Formosa. We flew missions every third day, and on the other days made floors for our tents from lumber. One day we landed on Ie Shima, of the Okinawa Island group. While I was on Ie Shima I saw a field filled with crosses representing American soldiers killed in

My attention was drawn o nly momentarily to Fred 's acti on , and th en returned immediately to the outside. T here I saw an other B -24 from our own formation very close in our ri ght side, and parallel to us in all ways. It had the number 66 p ainted in large numbers on the left side of its nose. I was filled with alarm , as I instantly realized that collision was in evitable for two airpl anes in th at situa tion . In th e next half second or so it happened. I heard very loud crashi ng no ises , some just above and behind me, and felt us sudden ly drop down . What was happening? T he sights and so unds and se nsations were so nearly simul tan eous that I could not imm ediately eva luate and assimilate th em . T he crash in g sound above my head cou pled w ith the sudden

action, including one for Ernie Pyle, the famous reporter, who had been killed by a Japanese sniper. My unit was later transferred to Okinawa in preparation for the invasion of Japan. Because there was a lack of transport planes we flew to Mindoro Island in the Phillipines and flew U.S. infantry soldiers to Okinawa in preparation for the invasion. We used boards to make ball-game type bleacher seats in the bomb bay. After the Japanese said they were ready to surrender, following the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, our squadron was assigned to fly over Japan to see if they sent up any fighter planes. Being the navigator I directed the pilot to fly over Hiroshima, then we changed direction and flew over Nagasaki. At Hiroshima we were low enough (maybe 500 feet! so that we could see the only thing above ground were the concrete posts on bridges and one smoke stack. At Nagasaki, which is hilly, we flew over the bomb epicenter and saw that everything was destroyed on that side of the hill, but on just the other side there were leaves on the trees and glass in the windows. Because of the grave field I had seen on Ie Shima, and knowing that there were soldiers waiting for the invasion on Okinawa, I did not feel any objection to the use of the nuclear bombs.

-Curtis C Webster, MS Phys'50

downward thrust of the airplane left th e impression th at we had bee n hit fro m directly above by yet another airplan e. M eanwhile, No. 66 o n ou r right was continuing o n ahead fully und er control as though no thing had happened. H ow much and what sort o f dam age had we suffered? Was this th e end? I recall addressing in m y ow n mind the qu es tion of whether to give th e order to bailout immedi ately, or to wait and see if the airplane would still be Oya bl e. Control had b ee n forcibly wres ted by m e, and w e began a nose low roll to our right. C o nSiderin g the violence o f the collisio n and th e res ulting gyration s which we were experiencin g, I feared that th e two airpla nes had locked toge th er and were falling as o ne mass

of tangled metal. At that time I felt that we would probably conti nue o n as we were until we hit the ground. Believing that every second might m ea n th e difference between life and death for any of us, I gave the order to ba il o ut- both by voice over the intercom, and w ith the alarm bell. At that moment I fully expected to die in the wreckage when we crashed. By th e time Fred had gotten out of his seat and snapped on a parachute pack, the airplane had continued its roll completely through th e upsid e down position and was going dow n nose first. A t that time I knew that the two airplanes had no t locked together. We were alone. When the same mountain peak came around for the second time , I realized that we were spinning and I began to have some hope. While we were still going down out of control, the spin was a recognizable condition which offered the possibility that th ere was some degree o f Oya bility left in the airpl ane, and some chance, however slight, that we co uld deal with it. Again there were qu estio ns to be addressed and choices to be made. Could the crew get o ut of a B-24 in a spinn ing condition? I didn ' t know. I thought that the six men in the forward part probably could get out, but I doubted very much that any of the four in the tail section could make it. But could a B-24 be brought out of a spin ? I didn't know. I had never heard anyo ne say. If I tried to brin g it o ut, would the tail structure have enough stre ngth to withstand the forces im posed o n it? I didn 't know. but I feared the tail would come off. But if I didn 't try, at least part o f the crew would surely die-almost certainly the four men in th e tail section. But would one man have sufficient ph ysical strength to manhandle the controls w ith the force and vigor necessary for a successful recovery? Again I didn 't know , but Fred had not yet left the cock pit, so I asked him to get back in his seat to help me o n the controls. H e did , and we went thro ugh the sta ndard proced ure that I had first learned in Stearman biplanes and last used nearly a year ago in basic hÂˇainers. H ard opposite rudder and dump th e wheel-that 's all. I broke out of the spin cleanly and completely and we esta blish ed a controlled glide. We began pulling out of the dive gently in order to minimize the load on our right w in g, wh ich I kn ew to b e severely damaged. An enem y fighter had followed us down and I cou ld hea r his gunfire hitting us as we pulled out. I didn 't know whether th e fire in o ur right w in g was caused by the collision or by th e enemy gunfire. but in either event it was a sm all matter. Under th ese circum-

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stances, a fire in the wing was pretty inco nsequential. After holding a controlled glide for what I thought would be sufficient time for everyone in the nose and tail to get o ut, I was ready to abandon the airp lane to its own fate in the mountains below. Since Fred already had a parachute pack snapped on, I gave th e controls to him and twisted around to get my parachute pack from beh ind my seat where I had stored it. It was not there. Thinking that it might have fallen or been jarred down onto th e flight deck by the collision a nd roll , I got out of my seat to look for it. It was not th ere . Neither was it in the well at the entrance to the bomb bay. Could it have tumbled all the way into the bomb bay and then fallen out when the door was opened? A moot question. Again I despaired for my life. Without a parachute there was no hope. In these moun-

We began pulling out of the dive gently in order to minimize the load on our right wing, which I knew to be severely damaged. An enemy fighter had followed us down and I could hear his gunfire hitting us as we pulled out. tains the odds were astronomical against a successful crash landing. However, slim as the chance was, it was the only option I had. I started back to my seat, resolved to take over the controls from Fred and order him to bailout. But as I stepped into the cockpit, I saw a parachute pack lying behind th e copilot's seat. My chute had been thrown out of the pl ace in the colliSion , and in Fred's haste to get ready to bailout he had picked up and put on the first one he had come to. Th at one happened to be mine, and his was still behind his seat. Again I had hope. This was no time to be thinking about who was using whose chute. They were all alike and to have exchanged th em would o nly have wasted precious time. So I picked up his chute and snapped it on. Again I addressed a question of procedure . Should I get back into my seat, take SlIIlIlIler, 1995

control whil e Fred got out of his , and then foliow him out? Or should I stand aside on the flight deck while he went past me toward the bomb bay, and then follow him out? Both seemed fruitless to me , and neither would shorten the time he needed to get from the cockpit to the bom b bay. So I clapped him o n the shou lder a nd yelled , "Come o n Fred, let's go. " I stepped down to the en trance to the bomb bay, and turned to see if he was coming. He was. Turn ed to his left and about halfway out of his seat, he was on his way. I made my way a long the catwa lk to the rear of the bomb bay in order to leave the front open for him, stepped over to the right on a structu ral cross member and reviewed my situation. The only training we had ever been given in parachute jumping was merely being told that yo u pulled the ripcord to open it, that you could slip the chute one way or another by pulling on the shroud lines and that you should land with your knees bent. It was an unknown quantity-and sometimes parachutes failed. However, staying with the airplane meant certain death. so I didn 't agonize long over the decision. I jumped. I dropped down out of the bomb bay, waited just about long enough to count to three and pulled the ripcord. The chute opened as it should, and I immediately turned my attention to my landing. I was in a cloud layer, and had no idea what the character of the ground was where I would land. Would I come down in timber with the possibility of getting snagged in a tree? Would I land high up on mountain peak with no way to get down? Would it be in a boulder field , or in a snow too deep to get out of? I kept my eyes focused downward , and tried to prepare for whatever I might see when I came out of the clouds or got close enough to the ground to see it through the fog. As it turned out, I didn't have any chance to even try to control my landing spot. I came down in sparse timber, on a moderate slope, and in shallow snow. Th e trees were not large. Th ey were evergreens, very much like our junipers. Patches of bare ground showed through the snow where the sun had reached it through the trees . I cou ld not see any sign of residential bUildings. Th e only building I could see was a sort of board shack perhaps a half mile or less away , lower down on the mountain and part way across a small broadly rounded valley. In taking stock of my situation, I felt that I should put some distance as soon as possible between me and the place where I had come down . I recall thinking that the canvas cot in

the tent at San Pancrazio and the Army field rations look ed awfully good at that moment. It was a rude shock to realize that I would not be goin g home to them that night. I took what items I thought I might have use for out of my survival kit and discarded the rest, hiding it as well as I could along with my parachute. Checking my compass for a southerly direction, I started down the mountain . It was slow going , especially with a badly sprained right knee and my efforts to leave the fewest possible tracks in the snow. Before I had gone very far , I heard someone coming behind me. Th e timber was not thick enough to provide usable cover and there was no underbrush , so I stepped behind a tree and stood still , hoping he would turn and go another direction. He didn 't. He was probably following my tracks; and then suddenly he caught sight of me and stopped short. He said something to me in EnglishI don 't remember what, but indicated that he was a friend. Seeing that he was just a boy, and alone. I lost my fear for my immediate safety and stepped out to confront him. He appeared scared, but when I made no hostile move toward him, he came closer and offered me food and drink which he had brought. He could spea k English passably well, and he soon convinced me that he wanted to help me. Together we decided to hide out in the mountains until night and then go to his house. Later, he said , they could get me into the hands of an underground movement which might be able to get me back to U.S. or English control. We made our way to the shack where he gave me his civilian clothes and he put on my uniform . He wasn 't quite as big as I, and the clothing was not a good fit , but it wou ld make me a little less consp icuous if I had to pass through any public place in the transfer to underground hands. There were searchers out combing the area , and we felt that the shack would not be a secure hiding place, so we started for a position higher in the mountains , near a bare rock bluff. On the way we were see n by a local youth who was known to my companion. He signaled the other to be qui et and move away from us , wh ich he did . We proceeded to the hiding place at the bluff and waited ou t the afternoon there. When it was pretty deep dusk , we started for his house. The boy 's mother was the Contessa Lyana Alberti -Piva. I don 't know whether sh e had been forewarned by his friend who had seen us in the afternoon or whether sh e had a prem onitio n of what was about to happe n. At the very least, I expect she would have been 17

concern ed abo ut her son 's len gth y absence fro m ho m e, and in her mind probably made some sort of conn ectio n between that and m y arri val in the n eighb orhood . At an y rate , sh e had an imm ediate grasp o f the essen tials of th e situation and lost no

I took what items I thought I might have use for out of my survival kit and discarded the rest, hiding it as well as I could along with my parachute. Checking my compass for a southerly direction, I started down the mountain. It was slow going, especially with a badly sprained right knee and my efforts to leave the fewest possible tracks in the snow. ti me in ge ttin g m e upsta irs. T here w ere p erhap s two or three o th er p eople in the ho use , and at least o ne o r two of th em we n t upstairs , also. T hey w ere rath er frantica ll y trying to decide o n th e b est place to hide m e, w hen th e con fusio n was com po un ded b y word from downsta irs. I b elieve th is was a wa rn ing that som eo ne was approac hin g th e ho use- p erhaps th e local auth oriti es, or p erhaps som eo n e w ho th ey knew w ould no t b e approvi ng of w hat th ey were tryi ng to do. It is easily un derstood th at th ey co uld not afford to be ca ught by th e auth oriti es in anything suggestin g that th ey w ere givin g aid or com fort to the en em y. A nd in that part of Italy at that time, I represented th e enem y. T hey we re in a compro mising si tuati on , first w i th m e in th eir house; seco nd , w ith m e in civili an cloth es which th e son had furnished and third, w ith him wearin g m y uni form. Th ey had to reverse the cloth ing situation , and get m e ou t of th e ho use. Accord ingly, the son and I started im m ediately to exchange

cloth es. Before w e co uld compl ete that, it becam e important to th em fo r som e reason unknow n to m e for us to leave th e room we w ere in . So , we cleared out o f that on e, an d fi nish ed th e exchan ge in anoth er. As soon as that was do ne and it was determ in ed that the coast was clear, I was hurried downstairs an d o ut a w in dow w ith in structio ns on w here to hide until it wa s sa fe; and th en so m eon e would co m e for m e. In all the hurry to change cl othes and get o ut o f th e ho use, I left w hat few p ersonal things I had in the pockets of th e b oy 's pants, including m y m on ey from th e survival kit. So they profited from the deal to tha t exten t, however , m uch or li ttle it m ay hav e been. After a long wait- it seem ed like several hours- an ad ult m an cam e for m e. H e couldn 't sp eak English, bu t he made m e understan d that w e were n ot going back in to the house, but would b e goin g to some oth er place o f shelter. W e followed a road down the m oun tain, and finally came to a sm all tow n. H e took m e to a bUildin g, unlocked it and w ent in. It seem ed to be a shop wh ere wood was used in so m e small m anufacturin g opera tio n. He gave me some foo d and asked m e som ethin g wh ich I soon realized was a request for m on ey. I tried to tell him th at I didn 't have any mon ey-that it had all b een left w ith the people b ack at th e ho use. I don Âˇt know w hether that had any b earin g on the outco m e of the situ atio n or not. I' m not inclin ed to do ubt th at it did. I th ink it is more likely that he was just prosp ecting in case there was anythin g to b e had. H e m ade m e understand that I was to stay th ere and w ait for him , and then he left. Wh en he cam e bac k, he ha d another m an w ith him w ho could not speak En glish either. We wa lked up th e street and we nt into an oth er buil ding w here th e p olice w ere waitin g for u s. I was no lo nger free. A nd thu s it was th at I would on ce again sleep un der a soli d roof, in jail, in the little town o f C anazei, high in th e Dolomite M ou n tains o f n orthern Italy. After 10 days in the local jail, G erm an soldiers ca m e and too k m e to Bolza no , w here I sp en t o ne ni ght. T he nex t day I was ta ken by train to a m ain interrogatio n center at Vero na. From there, back no rth again to Fra nkfurt wh ere I was processed into the Germ an mili tary priso n system an d fin all y on to Stalag Lu ft O n e, w here I w aited o u t th e war. O ur cap tors too k great satisfaction in taun tin g us w ith the reminder th at Âˇ' Foryo u the wa r is o ver. " We respond ed b y tellin g th em tha t we w ere the van guard of a victoriou s A llied arm y. N ever for a m om en t did w e doubt -

nor let them forget- that Al lied victory w as just a m atter of tim e. A lth ough we co uld no t then know th e timing, we still had more than 16 months to sweat o ut our surv ival and eventual release. Postwar books by vario us authors relate that o n at least two or three occasio ns Hitler or his governm ent officials gave seriou s con sideration to executi ng all captive A m erican airm en in reta liation for som e dev elopm ent or oth er in th e war to which they objected . It is just as well that we were unaware of it at th e tim e. O n the nigh t o f April 30, 1945, th e G erm an commandant o f Stalag Luft One turned the ca mp over to the se nior A llied o fficers and departed w ith all his men. A day or two later , el em ents of th e Soviet arm y arri ved in th e area as the eastern front m o v ed by us. A few days later w e rejo iced w ith th e rest of th e world o n V E day, but o ur joy w as tempered som ewhat by an elem en t of un ease. As lo ng as w e were b ehind Russian lin es, we wo uld be subject to th eir control and o ur final well being w ould dep end on their policies. W e took hea rt wh en A lli ed headquarters organized an airlift to ge t us out, bu t not un til that last plane had to uched down at L aon, Fran ce, on M ay 14 could we relax in confid ent ass urance that at last th e tau n ts o f o ur erstwh ile captors were indeed true. For us th e war was over.

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Th e 3 76th G ro up lost 10 airplan es and crews just nine da ys after we went d ow n on the A ugsbu rg m issio n. Friends and fl ying comrades joined us in p rison, both at Stalag L uft One whe re offi cers we re imprison ed, and at Stalag 1 7-B, whe re e nlisted men were held. So m e of th ese incoming people kn e w abo ut the co llision. I talked with a p ilot from the 5 14th Squad ron who was familiar with it, but he refused to discuss it with m e . Wh en I

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airplane which had retu rn ed from the A ugsburg mission with badly damaged propellers and of its pilot's attempt to explain the damage as a landing accident. These revelations seemed to point to the survival and safe return of the other ailplane, as well as to an effort to conceal the fact of the collision. Although I had obse rved No . 66 on our right side and had seen the damage to our right wing and engines, there were so many unknowns that I could not feel absolutely certa in about just who had hit us, and how, and why. It would be more than 45 years later that I would gain info rm ation from recently declassified mission records which would make it possible to reconstruct the manner in which the collision occurred. Th ere was no third airplane such as I had thought might have hit us from directly above. A s we lost ground relative to the fo rm ation in trying to stick with our wingman (No. 21) and give him some cove r from our own guns, No. 66 from the 514th Squadron on our right simply flew fo rward and slightly downward through our right wing, breaking off about 20 feet of its outer section, and sawing out the tops of our numbers three and four engines with its numbers one and two propellers. Th en some fractio n of a second later, its left wing slapped down hard on our fuselage and wiped off ou r top turret as its wing slid forward. Fred 's lunge fo r the control wheel came too late to save us from being hit, but dropped our nose down in time to allow No . 66 to pass on over our propeller arcs. It, therefo re , escaped lethal damage and returned safely to base. Some time after the war ended, I heard that both the Contessa Alberti-Piva and her son had been arrested by the Germans and imprisoned at Bolzano fo r the duration of the wa r. It is not clear whether their arrest was due primarily because of their efforts to help me or because they may have had a continuing involvement with an underground o rganization. In either event, I hope that the postwa r years have been good to them, and that they have been prospero us and happy in the freedom which they tried to do thei r bit to preserve. I salute them.

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An American in Lorraine The following are exerpts from an article printed Sept, 1992 Le Reoublicain Lorraine, -the newspaper in Lorraine, Franceabout MSM graduate Daniel Kennedy, CE'26. Kennedy now lives in Rolla, Mo., and would love to hear from other World War I and /I veterans.

At 92, clear-eyed and sure-footed, in spite of having lived through two wars on European soil, Dan Kennedy has come from faraway Missouri to revisit Lorraine, which he once crossed to the sound of shot and shell. Three months ago, John Kennedy (not the President, but a Monsignor from St. Louis, Missouri) suggested to his uncle Daniel a visit to the grave of General Patton in Luxemburg. Dan Kennedy, born at the turn of the century, had never lost his nerve, nor did he do so this time. Last week the two men were at the hotel "Horizon" in Thionville. They explained the purpose of their visit to the hotel proprietors, Jean-Pascal Speck and his wife, to visit Patton's grave and to revisit the battlefields where the American soldier had so distinguished himself in 1914-18, as well as from 1939-45. A Mr. and Mrs. Bessiere, who were also guests at the hotel, overheard the conversation and acted as interpreters to help relate some of Kennedy's memories of those days. Kennedy was 17 at the time of Verdun. Too young to enlist (you had to be 18), he fudged on his age and ate pounds and pounds of bananas to put on weight and look older. Having fooled the recruiters, he came here to fight alongside the French Gis. He got as far as Varennes, where the enemy shot him. Gravely wounded in the arms and legs, he was returned to America, his left arm nearly paralyzed and his elbow shattered. And so, after enough time for him to become an engineer, earn a doctorate, and live a little, World War II broke out. and the snow stopped ... The veteran had learned to use his badly burned arm, and used it well as he crossed France with her liberators, found himself in Czechoslovakia, then returned to Luxemburg to penetrate deep into Germany The World War I private had become a colonel.

General Patton gave him a medal for combat action near either Nancy or Ponta-Mousson. He remembers that the Germans had placed a gun beneath a railroad tunnel, causing the Allied troops heavy losses. After several days' search the gun had still not been found. Kennedy calculated the trajectory of rounds from the piece and gave its exact position. The gun was found and knocked out that same day. He also remembers the siege of Bastogne, a town which the Germans retook in their counter-offensive of 194445. Patton 's forces were waiting for the weather to clear so as to launch their own offensive. A mass was said and everyone prayed for the weather to change-and the snow stopped-and the skies were blue again Following his three-week tour of France and Luxemburg, Kennedy says, "At 92 I learned in Lorraine that what I did was useful, and that I can really be proud of it. I shall always remember the respect which was expressed by the French people I met."

Lieutenant Colonel Dan Kennedy

-Association accepts six new endowment funds Six new scholars hip endowment funds were accepted by the MSM-UMR A lumn i Association at th e board of directors' meeting in October 1994. T hese endowments were estab li shed by or in honor of the foll owing: Bob '42 and Cay Brackbill, Bob '51 and Dottye Wolf, Class of '44/1ke Edwards, Billy Key. Carlos '54 and Joan Ti erno n, and C. Jam es Grimm '30. The C ath erin e and Robert Brackbill Eng in ee ring S ch o larsh ip Fund , with over $250,000 in principal, will provide scholarship funds for UMR students. with preference to mineral engin eerin g co urses (pe trol eum, geological , mining). Married in April 1962, Bob and Cay Brackbill have spent most of their married life in T exas where Bob has been a leader in th e oil and gas industry. He is currently cha irman of the board of Robertson Onshore Drillin g Co .. wh ich he co-fo un ded in 19 7. having served as cha irm an of both Texas Pacifi c Oil Co. and Dunigan T ool & Supply Co. H e also is ow ner of Brackbill Oil & Gas. Cay graduated from the Bellevue H ospital Nursing School in ew York City and qUickly moved on to become a flying registered nurse with the Military Air Transport. She later became a nurse anesthetist with Th e New York H ospital. Sloan-Kettering Can cer H osp ital, and Jamaica H ospital (L o ng Island , ew York) . Upon moving to Midland, T exas, she was responsi ble for setting up th e anesthesia facilities in a small hospital there. Bob and Cay are both very active in Dallas. Cay is a Stradivarius Patron of the Dallas Symphony, an Associate of the Dallas Mu seum of Arts. a member of the Caprice Civic Club and a member of the Dallas Opera Guild. Bob serves as a member of the Dallas Opera Board of Directors. the Dal las Petroleum Club and the orthwood Club. H e also i a member

of the Twenty Five Yea r Club of the Petroleum Industry, has served as vice president of the Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association , is a member of th e America n Petroleu m Institute Production Operating C ommi ttee and a director of the Independent Petrol eum Association of America . While on campus he was active in Blue Key, St. Pat's Board, Min er Board , Student Cou ncil and Sigma Nu, becoming a member of the H all of Honor. H e is a past president of the MSM-UMR Al umni Association. and has received the MSM UMR Alumni Achievement Award. a profeSSional petroleu m engin eer degree and an honorary doctor of engineering from UMR , and m em bersh ip in T au B eta Pi. He also serves as a class coordinator for the Class of '42 , which takes a reunion trip every year to an interes ting resort or vacation spot. Th e Rob ert V. Wolf Foundry Endowment Fund was endowed through gifts made in honor of Bob's retirement after 42 years of o utstandin g and dedicated service to MSM-UMR. T his fund, which currently holds over $62,000. will provide income to enhance the fo undry or manufacturing metallurgy program. T hroughout Bob 's career, he has been a very popular and respected member of the faculty. H e has been the key professor in the Foundry Education Foun dation. and has served for many years as the faculty advisor to the Pi Kappa Alpha Fratern ity. H e has the distinction of being the on ly faculty member ever to serve as president of the MSM -UMR Alum ni Association . In 1993. Bob and Dottye Wolf estab lished their own endowed scholarship fund. which benefits metallurgical engineering students. Class of '44 Edwards - H ans Schmoldt led his classmates in creati ng this fu nd in honor of Francis

C. " Ike" Edwards, the first alumni association director at MSM -UMR. This fundrais in g ca mpaign was conducted in conjunction with th e Class of '44 50-year reunion in 1994. and they have raised over $94.958 to da te . T he scholarships given fro m the interest income of this fund will support full-time undergraduate students who are U.S. citizens. Friends of retired UM R basketball coach and athletic director Billy K ey established th e Billy K ey Scholarship Fund , which will provide scholarships as recommended by th e m en ' S basketball coach. Curr en tl y this fund contains $5,8 19. C arl os and Joan Ti ernon have long had an expendable scholarship fund in their name w ith in the MSM-UMR Alumni ASSOCiation , but this year th ey have endowed the fund . and it now conta ins over $3,000. Interest income from this fund will support scholarsh ips for students in metallurgical or nuclear engin eering. Carlos is a past m ember of the board o f directors of the MSM -UMR Al umni Association, and he received a professional metallurgical engin eer degree from UMR in 1979 and an Alumni Association Award in 1983. On campus. he was a member of Army ROTC and Sigma Nu frater nity. H e is executive vice president of Carroll In ternational Corp.

C. Ja m es G rimm '30 left a beq uest of $2.500 to the MSMUM R Alu mni Association forscholars hips for electrical engin eering student . A long-time professor o f electrical engineerin g at UMR , Jim received an Alumni Association Award in 1969 and was made an honorary knight of St. Patrick in 1978. H e was also an honorary member of Beta Sigma Psi fraternity and a member of the Academy of El ectrical Engineers.

WANT AN MSMUMRALUMNI lISTSERV? Your alumni association is investigating ways to provide alumni with a way to communicate with each other in an open electro ni c forum , or " Iistserv" . We would like your opinion:

1 Would you subscribe to such a service?

2. Would you be willing to pay for your subscription?

4. Would you be interested in serving as a volunteer listserv manager/owner? Email your answers to: LlNDSAYB@UMR.EDU or mail to Lindsa y Bagnall, MSM-UMRAlumni Associa tion , 114 Ca stleman Hall , UMR, Roll a, MO 65401-0249.

WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE INTERNET? Come to the Computer Science computer lab at 208 Math - Computer Science Building anytime from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 6&7 , to watch a demonstration on "Surfing the Internet. " Learnwhatthe Internet is, how to " surf" it, and check out UMR's piece of the World Wide Web.

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Honorary knights were left to right: Rolla mayor Elwyn Wax, Ft. Leonard Wood commandin g Gen. Joe Ballard, UMR first lady Dorcas Park, Steve Burch , president Boatman 's Bank of Rolla, and MSM-UMR Alumni Association executive director Don Brackhahn.

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Chancell ol advances , ronment, L advantage continues

By Andre w Careaga

MSM was born in an era of rapid technological change, and today it is poised to deliver during the coming era of advances

T hey co uld have co m e up w ith a better name for a 125th an niversa ry celebration" quasquicentennial " is the official term . But for UMR , th e timing co uld no t be m ore appropriate. When the first class was ca ll ed to order at MSM on Nov. 6 , 1 71 , this nation was in th e midst of a ro bust but chaotic economic expa nsion. As the nation rebuilt from the Civil War, th e sp rawling network of railroads provi ded an in exp ensive m eans of m oving goods arou nd . Produce could b e cheap-

challenges that also req uire solutions o nly a tech nical ed uca ti on can provide. While railroads , airplan es and over-the-road trucks still haul m ost of our goods, more and m ore information is traveling at light sp eed on an international communi cations network of comp uters, fib er, cable and satellites. Environm ental issues have moved to th e fore as manufacturers try to strike a balance between consum er dem ands and th e need to conserve resources. T he com-

ly transported from farms to cities , as could raw materials fro m mines to factories. As a result, America's industrial o utput soared past that of Grea t Britain and the other in dustrialized nations of Eu rope. T he United States became an econom ic behe moth. With in dustrializa tion came the n eed for a new typ e of ed ucation. Accord in g to UMR histo ry pro fessors L awrence O. Christensen and Jack B. Ridl ey, th e au th ors of " UM -Roll a: A H istory of MSMI UMR ," th is metamorphosis " brought calls for the introductio n of practical courses of study and sp ecialized ed ucation in the sciences" to ensure that America would continue to fuel this econom ic expansion. "T he University o f Misso uri School of M ines and M etallu rgy ," th ey wrote , " was an idea whose tim e had com e." Today , just as then , the natio n faces

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1874, consisted of John W. Pack, Jo hn H . Gill and Gustavus A. Dun can . Th e three went to work at B oyd Smelter nea r Boulde r, Colo. Pack and Duncan attended the first organized m eeting of M SM alumni, held A ug. 18, 1882, at the Windsor Ho tel in De nver.

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yet unimagined. And businesses , scrambling to keep pace with th e changes , are movin g from traditional. hierarchical structures to less rigid, team-oriented orga nizations that can compete in complex global markets. " We are seeing rapi d cha nges in the type of jobs available and the preparation needed to be a success in those jobs, " says Ro bert Mitchell, dean of UMR 's School of Engin eeri n g. " Gone are th e days w hen most people can be hired by a large firm an d expect to learn to do o ne thing well for the res t of their career . You are now just as likely to work for a small firm and b e expected to handle m any aspects of th e com pany 's operation. In short, jobs of th e future w ill be a littl e m ore complex , but th ey will be a lot more interestin g. " Such advances are placing new deman ds on a nati on and econom y. And such a time as this requires institutions like UMR to draw on th eir history of excellence to meet the world's need for a creative, well-educated work force. " W e're living in an age of trem endous p oten tial and opportunity, " says UMR

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as we retai n o ur focus and attain excell ence in the education of engineers an d scientists ," Park says. " W ith the rapid pace at wh ich tech nological inn ovatio n is increasin g, our mis-

sian and v isio n w ill con tinue to b e important to o ur natio n. It's always b een important, and I can only see it growin g m ore important in th e future. ,. But UMR w ill not go un challenged in this atm osph ere. " Other institutio ns will try to move into o ur turf " as they see growing opportunities in th e busin ess o f engin eering education , Park says. Bu t " b ecau se o f the tigh t focus o f o ur programs, we ca n an d w ill stay ahead of o ur comp etiti on," he adds. UMR , like all other public colleges an d uni versities, w ill continue to feel th e pin ch fin anciall y, Park says. Public funds will continue to be stretched thinly across man y program s, so higher edu cation will need to look elsewh ere for support. " All of high er education is becoming in creaSingly depen dent on th e supp ort of alumni and fri ends, and I see th at as a key fac tor in our fu ture, " he says. " We w ill have to ask o ur alumni and fri ends to participate in this drive for excellence at th e level of the in stitu tio ns w ith w hich we com p ete. " UMR is in the same leagu e as schools like G eorgia T ec h, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Purdue, Park says.

That's entertainment As an escape from the rigors of the classroom, MSM students attended smokers, danc,,!s and banquets with some regularity. The 1906 senior smoker had something for everyone: fencing, boxing and wrestling for those inclined to physical activity, and plenty of pipe- and cigar-smoking. In 1910, the MSM orchestra played twice a month for informal dances in Mechanical Hall, and formal dances were held in both the temporary gymnasium constructed during George Edgar Ladd 's administration (1897" 1907) and in Jackling Gymnasium after its completion. The Pi Kappa Alpha men threw an annual Halloween dance, Sigma Nu hosted one in January and Kappa Sigma held an elaborate ball in April. Kappa Alpha held an annual Thanksgiving dinner.

Miner jootball's perfect seasons

Miner football began in 1894 with a perfect, onegame season: the Miners defeated Drury College by a score of 8 to 6. But 1914 was a year not likely to be repeated, Under the direction of new coach "Big Tom " Kelly, the football Miners outscored their opponents 540 to 0 during the regular season. The team scheduled a post-season game against Christian Brothers College on Dec. 5 in St. Louis, but the faculty refused to give the team permission to play the game_ Even members of the Board of Curators tried to stop it. But on the day before the contest, the entire team sneaked out of Rolla at 4 a.m. The Miners won, but not without being scored against. (The final was 27 to 6.) The whole team was promptly suspended from school. Later, Leon Garrett, MSM 's acting director, reinstated them. The Miners ' fortunes soon reversed. The 1916 Miners scored only 27 points to their opponents ' 347.

Building jor the future This fall, students will work out in the UMR Recredtion and Intramural Center, a $4 million addition to the Gale Bullman Multi- Purpose Building. The addition is funded through $1.25 million in student fees, $1.59 million comes from campus and private funds, and $1.3 million from private sources,

They just don't build temporary buildings like they used to T-11 , the last of the "temporary ,. buildings that housed campus offices and students during the post-World War II days, came down in May, nearly 50 years after first being erected on campus.

HOMECOMING '9 5 Monday .. Oct:_ 2 .. t:hrough Sunday.. Oct:_ 8 Student-sponsored H omecom ing ac ti vities: ca ll Studen t U nion Board at 314-341-4220 for more inform ation regarding specific even ts. -

Games every afternoo n at the H ockey Puck, 12:30 p.m. Alumn i/Student Golf T ournament Friday, Oct. 6, 1-4 p.m. M -C1ub H omecoming Bonfire Friday, Oct. 6 at 8:30 p.m. H alftime activiti es at the football game Saturday, Oct. 7: Banner Competiti on , Queens Presentation, Overall Competition W in ners

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UMR L eadership Conference (call Barb Cruise for details, 3 14-341 -4898) UM R Board of T rustees m eetin g continues , Missouri Room , UC-E REG ISTRAT ION - Miner L oun ge, U C-E "Surfing on the In ternet " dem onstration/op en house, 208 Math-Com puter Science Bldg. OGS H ospitality Sui te open , Sunrise Room , UC-E UMR Leadersh ip L uncheon, Centennial H all , U C-E Demonstrations of Concurre nt D esign T eams/G rou pware Software, G- 11 H arTis H all (hourl y) Stud ent Union B oard Games - H ockey Pu ck Alumni/Student Golf T ou rn am en t (con tact Studen t U nion B oard , 31 4 -34 1-4220 , to sign up ) SH O RT COU RSES (prese nted by fac ulty, staff and al um ni ) Alumni Association Board of Directors M eeti ng, Misso uri Room , UC -E Corporate Developme nt Council Meeting, Advanced T echnology Classroom , EMgt Bldg. School of Mines and Metallurgy Acade m y O p en H ouse , McNu tt H all Commons Area Estate Plannin g Sem inar: Winton Smi th , estate plann in g attorney, Developmen t Conference Room. Second Floor, Castlema n H all H ouse displays judged , Studen t Union Boa rd Electrical Engineeri ng BU ilding G rou ndbreaking Ceremony and Recep tion , EE Bl dg. Civil Engineeri ng Al um ni Reception, South L awn , Butler-Carl ton Civil En ginee ring H all Chem ical Engin eeri ng A lumn i Reception , Schrenk H all " : !' Engineerin g M anage m ent A lumni Rece pti on, EM gt Bldg. M ec hanical Engineeri ng A lumni Recep tion, M E Bldg. ...\;. School of M ines and M etall urgy Academy m eetin g, 305 M cNutt H all SIL VE R & GOL D REUN IO N C O C KTA IL B UFFET , Cen tennial H all, UC- E (roast pig, delicious hors d 'oe uvres and " liquid refres hm ents" ) Stude n t Union B oard Reun ion Reception, Missou ri Room , U C-E Class of '90 Reunion Receptio n, M ark T wa in Room , UC-E M -Club H omecom ing Bonfire Ph ysics A lumni Open H ouse, home of Ed & Barbara H ale, 6 11 W 9 th Street

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A LL-A LUM N I BREAKFAST BUFFET , Centennial H all, UC-E (all -you can-eat scrambled eggs , bacon , sausage , biscuits and gravy, mixed fresh fru it salad , homemade danish , juice and coffee) REGISTRATION contin ues in M iner Lounge , UC-E Section L eaders Meeting, Mark Twain Room , UC -E OGS H ospitality Suite open , Sunrise Room , UC-E OGS Executive Committee meeting, Development Conference Room , Second Floor, Castleman H all " Surfing on the Internet"' demonstration/open house, 208 Math Computer Science Bldg. Demonstration of Concurrent D esign T eams/Groupware Software, G -l l Harris H all SHORT COURSES continue Physics Advisory Comm ittee (all physics alumn i welcome) , Physics Bldg. UMR Bookstore open for alumni and visitors Women 's Race , 16th Ann ual Miner In vitational Cross Country Meet, UMR Golf Course Alumn i Baseball Game, Varsity Baseball Field (contact Travis Boulware, 3 14-341 -4191 to play - $50 includes hat, T -shirt and snacks) Women's Soccer vs . McKendree College, UMR Soccer Field Men 's Race, 16th An nual Miner Invitational Cross Country Meet, UMR Golf Course 125th ANN IV ERSARY OF MSM-UMR KICK-OFF CELEBRATION FIELDHOUSE FEED REUNION " FAM ILY PICNIC" LUNCHEON for all alumni , fam ily and frien ds, Gale Bullman , Multi-Purpose Bldg. (charcoal -grill ed hamburgers and hot dogs, pasta salad, potato chips , freshfruit,chocolate cake , lemonade, iced tea , coffee) Jugglers, clowns, face painting and other fam ily activities. Features reserved seating for the reunion classes of 1944 and before , 1945 , 1950, 1955 , 1960, 1965 , 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985 , 1990. CLASS PICTURES WILL BE TAKEN AT 12:15 P.M. Men 's Soccer vs. McKendree College, UMR Soccer Fi eld Football Kickoff - MINERS VS EMPORIA STATE HORNETS Admissions Ambassadors Workshop , Mark T wain Room , UC-E Miner Music Section Meeting, 138 Castleman H all Student Council Alumni Reception , STUCO , Walnut Room , 202 UC-W CASH BAR RECEPTION , Miner Lounge , UC-E AWA RDS BANQUET, Centennial H all , UC-E (spinach salad w ith poppy seed dreSSing, cheddar chicken khicken breast stuffed w ith cheddar cheese and pecan stuffing, baked in a p u ff pastry i wh ite/wild rice , green beans almand ine, rolls , white chocolate mousse) Beta Sigma Psi Reunion Banquet, CarverlTurner Room and UC-E Cafeteria (call Dave Ferkel, 3 14-364-8575 for details) MSM-UMR Alumni Association Annua l Meeting, Centennial Hall , UC-E

Come to the computer science computer lab at 208 Math-Computer Science Building any time from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 6 & 7, to watch a demonstration on "Surfing the Internet. " Learn what the Intern et is, how to " surf" it, and check out UMR 's piece of the World Wide Web.

Want to get a feel for how concurrent design teams are using groupware software to support deCision making? Come partiCipate in a one-hour demonstration in G-11 Harris Hall being sponsored by the management systems program and the engineering management department. Demonstrations will begin on the hour running from noon to 5 p. m. on Friday, Oct. 6, with an additional demonstration on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 9 a.m. Participation will be on a first-come, first-selved basis. No prior experience is necessary - just bring your enthusiasm and sense of humor! (Contact the management systems office if you have questions, at 314-

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Student Council Alumni! If you were a member of Student Council during your time at MSM-UMR, join us for a reception/open house over Homecoming Weekend. Come and be a part of the first meeting of Student Council alumni , and see what Student Council is doing today. Just send us (or e-mail us) your name, address and the committee or office held and year(s) you were on Student Council to : Student Council, 202 UC-West, Rolla MO 65401 Email: stuco@umr.edu. We 'll send you details about Homecoming!

Don't Forget

Sunday. Oct. 8 8-10 a.m. 1 p.m.

Order of the Golden Shillelagh Breakfast, UC-E UMR Advisory Committee for African -American Recruitment and Retention Meeting, Missouri Room , UC-E

Reunion class photos will be taken at 12: 15 p. m. on Saturday, at the Fieldhouse Feed Reunion "Family Picnic " Luncheon in the Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building! Be There!

Calling all Greeks! *Don't forget to check at the Registration Desk in the Miner Loun ge (University Center-East, second floor) for late entries into the schedule of events, as we ll as for specific information regarding reunions l

If you can 't make it to the Miner Lounge to register, please register at your fraternity or sorority so we 'll know you were here.

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Alumni Merit Award Donald L. Castleman, President and Chairman, Phelps County Bank, Rolla Gregory Junge, CE'65 Jack B. Ridley, Distinguished Teaching Professor, UMR

Alumni Service Award Gregory D. McClain, EMgt'72, Prof Mgmt Engr '93 John E. Smith, CE'51 Frank H. Mackaman Volunteer Service Award Frank B. Conci, CE'54 Honorary Membership Paul E. Jobe, Executive Director, Missouri Society of Professional Engineers John T. Park, Chancellor, UMR Outstanding Young Alumnus Award Paul G. Baldetti, EE'81 Robert D. Davinroy, CE'80, MS'94 Gail Louise Hahn, ChemE'82 Ronald W. Jagels, CE'86 Outstanding Student Advisor Award Charles E.Dare, Professor, Civil Engineering W. Lance Haynes, Assoc . Prof., Philosophy & Liberal Arts Arvind S. Kumar, Chair, Nuclear Engineering Christopher W. Ramsay '83, Asst. Professor, Metallurgical Engineering

For assistance with Homecoming reservations for meals, football game or short courses. please call or write: Alumni Office Castleman Hall UMR. Rolla, MO 65401 -0249 Information number: 314-341 -4145. FAX number: 314-341-6091. IElectronic mail: ALUMNI @UMR.EOul

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Please make your reservations early, as some activities are limited. Fill out the form below and mail, FAX, email or call in your reservations by Sept. 20, 1995! Your tickets will be ready for you to pick up at the Registration Desk when you arrive on campus. By mail: Enclose check (or charge card information) , fold and tape edges. By FAX: 314-341-6091 , 24 hours a day - be sure to include your credit card information. By electronic mail: ALUMN I@UMREDU, 24 hours a day - don 't forget credit card information. By phone: 314-341-4145, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday-Friday - have your credit card handy.

__ 2. "Oak Leaves and Shillelaghs," Jack Ridley, Distinguished Teaching Professor of history, and Lawrence Christensen, professor of history, Mark Twain Room , UC-E, 1:30-2:30 p.m. __ 3. "Foundry 101: Make Your Own UMR Paperweight Ashtray," Don Askeland, Distinguished Teaching Professor of MetE, and Chris Ramsay '83, Iron and Steel Society Professor, MetE, 244 McNutt Hall,1:30-3:30 p.m. _ _ 4. "Tuxedo Junction," Ray Lockhart, proprietor of Ray 's Records in Rolla and host of KUMR public radio 's weekly radio Big Band music show, Meramec Room , UC-E, 2:30-4:30 p.m. __ 5. "The G.!. Bill's Influence on UMR ," Lt. Col. John Buckwalter '71 , Mark Twain Room , UC-E, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Events # Tickets ___ Silver & Gold Reunion Cocktail Buffet ($ 15.00/person) All -Alumni Breakfast Buffet ($6.50 /person , age 5-12 $3.25, under 5 free)

__ 6. "Thirty Years of Engineering Mangament at UMR," Bernard Sarchet, Henry Sineath , and Bill Omurtag of the EMgt Dept. Advanced Technology Classroom (103 EMgt) , 2:30-3:30 p.m.

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___ Fieldhouse Feed Reunion "Family Picnic " Luncheon ($9.00/person, age 5-12 $4.50, under 5 free) REUNION CLASS PHOTOS WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS EVENT!

__ 7. "Electron Microscopy, SEM, TEM and Digital Images," David VanAken, associate professor of MetE, Electron Microscopy Lab, B18 McNutt Hall, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

___ Miners vs. Emporia State University Hornets ($5.00/person)

__ 8. "Electronic Process Data Exchange," Neil Book, '72, associate professor of ChE, 126 Schrenk Hall, 2:30-4 p.m.

___ Tickets for ALL events ($51.50/person , $23.25 for Golden Alumni!)

__ 9. "Round Table Discussion: Women/Alumnae of MSM-UMR Challenges and Perspectives," Paula Lutz, '76, associate professor of life sciences, and Lynn Flaim,'80, plant & business manager-silica products, Du Pont, Mark Twain Room , UC-E,3:30-5 p.m. (co-

Golden Alumni (those who graduated 50 or more years ago) receive a 50% discount on all tickets except football , which are complimentary from the Athletic Department.

sponsored by the UMR Women 's Student Advisory Committee)

__ 10. Special Estate Planning Seminar: Winton Smith, estate planning attonrney,Development Conference Room , Second Floor, Castleman Hall, 3-4:30 p.m.

Saturday. Oct. 7

___ Awards Banquet ($16.00 /person)

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__ 11. "Protecting Patent and Other Intellectual Property Rights," Donald R Schoonover, '64, attorney at law, Simmons Perrine Albright & Ellwood, Missouri Room , UC -E, 9-10:30 a.m.

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__ 12. "The Role of IS09000 and the Malcolm Baldrige Award in Quality and Productivity Improvement," Henry Wiebe, professor of EMgt, and Gregory D. McClain , '72, manager-quality and materials engineering services, John Deere & Company, Advanced Technology Classroom (103 EMgt) , 9-10:30 a.m.

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__ 1. "Reminiscences of EE," Robert Nau, professor emeritus of EE, Meramec Room , UC-E, 1-2 p.m.

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_ 13. "Athletics, Old and New at MSM-UMR," Jerry Berry, '49, former assistant for sports events at UMR, Meramec Room , UC-E, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

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Twenties 1925 • Ma rion L. Atkinson , MinE , writes, "I am 94 years old and enjoying life in the south. I am wondering how many 1925 graduates are still living.

1927 • Edwin R. Sievers, MinE , is living with his daughter, Reverend Edwina Aker, and her husband Charles Aker in Polson , Mont. Edwin writes , "I miss our old home where Dorothy and I spent so many good years. I feel as I should at age 93. "

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• Carl A. Elsea, EE , writes, "I was ninety years old Nov. 1, 1994, and I have good health. " • Andrew W. Kassay , ChE, writes , "Julia Mae has been in the nursing home for the past year because she has Alzheimer's disease . "

• John C. Austi n, ME , is retired and doing well in Massena , N.Y.

1934 • Lester E. Poese , ChE, and Violet celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary in January 1995 . • J oh n H. McKinley, CE, writes, "Enjoying golf and the Arizona sunshine. "

1936 • Elliott H. Reed , MinE , is retired , is living in San Bernardino, Calif. , and just turned 80 in August 1994.

1928

Forties

• Philip J. Boyer, MinE, writes. "I am living in a retirement home. "

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Thirties 1930 • Edward T. Regenhardt , CE, writes, "As of Jan. 1, 1995 , I started my second quarter of a century in retirement!! "

• J o hn D. McClendon, ChE, writes, "I have been retired for 13 years. I first lived in Spokane, Wash. , where I met and married Mildred. We toured the western U.S . and moved to Montesano, Wash. Next, we toured the northern U.S. and southern Canada and moved to Poulsbo, Wash. "

1941 1931 • Charl es E. Ross , CE , is retired and living in Huntington , W.Va. Heserves as chaplain and pianist for the Multipurpose Center, the Baptist Berean S .S . class, and the Baptist Young at Heart Club. Charles is also the chaplain for th e Corps of Engin eers Retirees ' Club.

• Do nald H. FaIkingha m , PetE , after lOSin g his wife to diabetes complications , went back to work for McDermott International Inc. as managi ng director. He traveled to Romania to set up an office and is managing director of EuroMac - a joint interest company of McDermott and Euroenergy in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Normally il isn'l our policy print wedding photos, bUI Ihis one we couldll 'I resiSI. Joe Mooney '39 ma rried his new bride Mary Ellell in 51. Lo uis on a very imporlal1l day 10 Mine rs ... March 17. He alld Mary Ellen rode 10 Ih eir receplion aLOp a 51. Pat's g reen aillique fire eng ine. 10

1946 • R obert L. Mann , CE , writes , "Sh irley a nd I are doing pretty well for our age (78)! Shirley is active in the church 's women 's work and we are both active at Rebekah Lodge , Senior Citizens, and AARP. "

1947 • G lenn H. Fritz , MinE , will be retiring sometime soon. His sales career took him to South America , India , and all over the U.S. Glenn was in the business of selling rotary drilling tools for mining and water well drilling and just recently sold his business - Glenn H. Fritz Co. , Inc.

1949 • A. Daniel Fentzke, CerE , writes, "I was pleased to learn that Delbert Day, CerE '58, is the 1995-96 president for the American Ceramic Society. It is a great honor following Ted PIanj e, CerE '40, who is a gentlemen, a scholar, and a friend. " • Paul H. Greer , EE , is still enjoying retirement in sunny Phoenix, Ariz. He is busy visiting four children and eight grandchildren in Arizona, Utah , and California as well as doing genealogical research.

1950 • Roy T. C layton, PetE, is enjoying retirement and will be back in Texas County in time for the dogwood season . • Avery A. Drake, Jr. , MGeo, MSMGeo '52, will become emeritus at USGS this summer. In November 1994 he received the Distinguished Service Award , which is the Interior Department's high est award. Arthur G. Gore, CE , would appreciate in formatio n on a very old W & LE Gurley compass transit with about a one-in ch hole in the base for attaching to a tripod. Th ere is just a clam p and no threads . • Robert J. Miller, MGeo, is vice presiden t, exploration for Ram rod Gold (USA) Inc . • John W. Nich o ls , CE , and Marthe are pla nning to enjoy their second home in ChalliS , Idaho. John writes, "Retirement is nearly total now, since my involvement in prior projects is nearly down to zero. " • Lawrence A.

Spanier, EE, and Elaine recently welcomed their first grandchild.

1951 • Ric h a rd L. Bull ock, MinE , retired from Raytheon in September 1994. He is still active as a consultant for DOE and TRW. Richard serves as technical advisor on the Yucca Mountain Underground Nuclear Waste Proj ect. • Marion J. Norton, CE, retired as plant engineer from Thiokol Corp. in Huntsville, Ala. , Feb. 1, 1992 . • H enry A. Sheeley, Jr. , EE , is enjoying being a man of leisure. He writes , "Doris and I have six grandchildren and they are a joy to have around. I am staying busy working as a courtesy clerk in a food store. " • Richard A. Thurston, ChE , is director of Corporate Engineering for Tee Pak, Inc. He had 30 years service in September 1994 . • Do na ld J. WitzI , ME, "suffered a significant stroke Nov. 11 , 1994. He is making progress and should be able to return home before too long. He 's in a rehabilitation facility trying to work his paralyzed left arm and leg - it will take time ...

1952 • All an A. Cole, MinE, writes, "I am planning to retire at the end of 1994. There are many excitin g projects developing in Peru, Chile, Argentina , and even Uruguay. I wou ld like to be in on some of it, but I'm over that hill r I hope some of the gradu ates will find jobs in South America. " • William M. Penn ey, Jr. , CE , is now in Kingston , Jamaica , after spending almost 6 years in Moscow. a few months in Bangkok, and o ne year in Singapore. He has been involved in construction of various facilities for the Department of State. In 1984 he re tired as captain , USNR and will retire after Kingston . • J o hn E. Priest, CE , and Pam completed their first year in Chile for the designi ng of a 160 ,000-acre irrigation project, of a series of large river intakes and of a 75-meters-high dam. J ohn writes, "We expect to be here at least another year.

1953 • Edward L. Creamer, Chem , has worked 39 years for Shell Oil in Houston , Texas. He works in central engineering where he provides support in applied metallurgy to o il refining and petrochemical manufacturing activities.

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1958

• Joe Micke chief enginee way & Tram on Oel. 28, 6,000 emplo: P.E. Joe. his' three childrer Mo . • Lester asassistantcit ilL, onJune I Susan. have retirement. L, not having ar to being retir any money!"

1959

•Robert E. S, IBMJuly31. . in New York field, Mo , N writes, "My r Quail Ct. , Sp

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·JamesM.B alions manag tional'snvo-p City, Kan w the sPrin~' • was current Charles, La. Lube Oil H\ SiteconSiructi L. May, Phy~ daughter, Cel Genetics at NOttingham 10 research staff Alec Jeffreys Irngetprinting Leicester. My rs On the resea sity of Edinbu gy Deparimer William recen to celebrate 'A birthday . • D ME, writes '. elected to h' b er~ erof the Mi& sentatives, Di~

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:eley, Jr" EE,is 1 of leisure. He lave six grand. ! a joy to have JUsyworkingas food store.' . 1. ChE. is direc· neering for Tee lears service in on aid J. Witzl. :antsrroke Nov. 19progress and mhome before :habilitation fa· s paralyzed left lke time.-

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• Billy F. Lest er , MinE, retired Feb . 1, 1993, after 37 years in petroleum , aeronautical , and nuclear engin eering.

• K arl L. Br own , MetE, is now working as se nior p roduct development engin eer with the G S T echn ologies Group at M E International Inc. , which manufactures lin ers for grinding mills and custom castings. I<arl writes, "Carol and I w ill remain at our Phoenix address."

1958 • Joe Mick es , CE , was appointed chief engineer by the Missouri High way & Transportatio n Commission on Oct. 28, 1994. H e directs over 6,000 employees and is a registered P. E. Joe, h,S Wife, Darl ene, and their three ch ildren live in Jefferson City, Mo . • Lester H . Winter , CE , retired as assistant city engineer for O 'Fallon, Ill. , on June 1, 1994. H e and his wife, Susan have been traveling since his retire";ent. L ester writes , " So far I'm not having any problem gettin g used to being retired - that is not earn ing any money! "

1959 • Robert E. Schm edak e retired from IBM July 3 1, 1992. H e sold his house in New York and moved to Springfield , Mo., Nov. 30, 1994. Robert writes, " My new address is 2930 S. Quail Ct. , Springfield, Mo., 65807. "

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ci ting projects Chile. Argenti· y. I would like t. but I'm over : of the gradu: luth America. Jr.. CEo is now after spending 10scolV, a few md oneyear in ,en involved in 'us facilities for ate. In 1984 he J5NR and will John E.Priest. leted their first designing of a on project, of a ltakes and of a I. John writes. eat least ano th ·

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Sixties 1961 • J am es M . Burns , ME, is now operations manager for Constar In terna tional 's two-plant complex in Kansas City , Kan., where he will relocate in the sprin g. • D avid M . L ewi s, ME, was currentl y ass igned to Lak e Charles, L a., on an $800 millio n Lube Oil H yd rocrack er project as site cons tructio n manager. • William L. M ay, Ph ys , writes , " M y younger daughter, Celia , received her PhD in G enetics at the Uni vers it y of Nottingham last year and is on the research staff in the laboratory of Sir A lec Jeffreys , who invented D NA fin gerprinting, at the University of L eicester. Myolderdaughter, Gillian. is o n th e resea rch staff at the University of Edinburgh in the Ph arm acology Department. " Gillian , Celia, and William recently made a visit to Rolla to celebrate William 's moth er 's 90th birthday . • D onald A . O stmann , ME, writes, " Cindy, my w ife, was elected to her second term as a m em ber of th e Missouri H o use of Representatives, District 14."

1963 • Jo hn H . A nd ers on, MSGGph , re tired and is happily settled just north of Tucson, A ri z. John writes , " f am busy with new friends and new proj ects. " • James R. Kn ox, Jr. , Chem , was elected to membership in the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences in January 1995.

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I tions in Troy, Mich . • Lawrence J . Mikeli onis , ChE , writes, " My son, Joel, is a th ird year student in the chemical engineering department at UMR. "

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• Edward H. Crum , MSChE '6 4, is chairman of the chemical engin eering department at W.Va. Institute of T ech nology and director o f the graduate programs.

• Bill Gr ee n, CE, shared the St. Peters , Mo. , Chamber of Com m erce 's Distinguished L eadership Award, wh ich honors exemplary leadership and contributions to the com munity, with Ben Blanton. Bill has served as p resident of th e St. Peters Rotary Cl ub and the United Services for the H andicapped , is on the board of directors for Magna B ank, and is a member of the St. Charles County Emergency Management Agency . • Joseph M. Schardl, Jr. , MSChE, is working as manager of mark eting development for Fina Oil & Chemical Co . in Dallas, Texas. Joseph writes, "Joan and I are glad to be closer to our children , who are in H ouston. Best wishes to Orrin Crosser and I hope all ChE professors are well. " • Ri chard E . Spors , MSCSci, now has responsibility for world wide payroll systems activities for Ford Motor Co. due to global reorganization.

1965 • G .W . B er sett, MetE, PddMetE '8 2, works for O lin Corp. and is president for the Southwestern Industrial Association . • Terence N . M artin , CE , rec ently took on the supervision of two additio nal people wi th the combining of the Water Resources an d T ransportation Divisions at the U.S. DOL H e is currently in volved in the environmental impact statement on the rem oval o f two hydro projects w ithin Ol y mpic Nationa l Park in Washington .

1966 • C h arl es R . McDuff, CE , is a professio nal engin eer and president of the newly formed Matrix Consulting Group in Mari etta , Ga . • Gar y M . Turn er , CE , received a new res erve assignme nt Oct. 1, 1994, which is ch ief, Real Property Maintenance, 416th Engineer Command , Facilities Engineering TD A. Chicago, Ill. T his command provides facility engineering support for all Arm y Reserve cen ters in the U.S.

1967 • R ol and M. Hill, EE , is director of quality improvement for North America n Operations for Gen eral Motors Co. His wife, Pamela, is senior proj ect director for J. D. Power & Associates. Roland's son , DaVid , is goi ng to grad uate busin ess school at the University of Michigan. His daughter is no w working for Eisbrenner Public Rela-

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1969 • E. Fred D or e, II, ME, writes, " My g randdaughter , Shelby J ane Seyburn , was born Sept. 7, 1994 ." · T h eo dor e W . H olland, GGph , is busy wi th work and as secretarytreasurer of the Idaho Association of Petroleum Geologists. H e is a regis tered professional geologist in Idaho and W yoming and is working as a consulting geologist in the areas o f geotech nology, hydrology, environ m ental geology, and in th e clean-up of petroleum storage tank leaks . • J ohn H . R oam , ME, is looking for ward to retiring from A RCO after 26 years in March 1995. John writes, " f plan to restore cars, play golf, travel , and enjoy watch in g my son. Matth e w , 7 , grow up . ,. • L a rr y

Schnurbusch, EE , is vice president administration for Laclede Steel Co. and was re-elected chairman of the Southwestern Ill. In dustrial Association for 1995. · Robert W. Stevens, C E, com p leted 25 years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in June 1994.

Seven ties 1970 • Jerrey D , Finnegan , Ch E, writes, " Barb and I wish all alumni of the Class of 19 70 the best and hope they will attend the 25th ann iversary reunion in 1995. " • Darr el E , Wortman , EMgt, has accepted a new position with Lou-Rich contract man ufacturi n g and has moved to Rochester, Minn. , with wife Nancy. · Dav id D. B eardsl ey, CE , and Eilee n are still living in St. L ouis. Dave is a bridge engineer with Sverdrup Corp. T heir son , Matthew, 19, is in th e U .S. Navy and is stationed in Wales. T heir son, Christopher, 16, and daughter Maggie, 14 , are in high school. • T erry C. Purs ley, CE, is currently working as the project engineer for J.S. Alberici Construction Co . in the constructi on of the new St. LouiS dom ed stadi um.

1971 • J ohn E. A llen Jr. , EE , is currently principal for Barrington Consu lting Group, Inc. • J ohn H , A tkinson III, MSEMgt, is the interim director for Continui ng Professional Education , Coll ege of Engineeri ng at the University of Missouri at Columbia . H e also serv es as a construction arbitrator in th e construction industry and operates his gra in and hay farm in Callaway County, Missouri • David W . B ondurant, EE, is now the director of marketing for Ramtron Corp ., a sp ecial se micond uctor memory company, in Colorado Springs, Colo . • Thomas M. H ayden, CE, was elect-

ed preside nt a nd C EO of Sh iveHa ttery, a consulting a nd a rchitectural firm with offices in Iowa a nd Illi n o is . T homas writes , "ShiveHa ttery is ra nked num ber 3 14 o n ENR magazin e 's listin g o f th e to p 500 co nsul ting firms. " • Ro nald A. Pete rso n, ME, is preside nt a nd cha irma n of the boa rd of Verno n L. Goedecke Co. Inc. , which was named Wholesa le/Distributio n Entrepre ne ur of the Year by St Louis Business Monthly. Ronald completed a leveraged buyou t of the company in 1987 a nd since then has expa nded the compa ny fro m o ne to ni ne locatio ns. • Ri c h a rd M. Starke, NucE, is working as an e nvironme ntal protectio n specia list a nd is worki ng o n a n NPL site that has been doin g pump a nd treat fo r 40 years . • Frederick W . VonKaenel , CE , b ecam e general manager - Ca ballo Mine, Powder River Coal , Pe abody Ho ldin g Co. Inc., Nov. 1, 1994 . The add ress a nd nu mbe r are P.O . Box 3041 , Gillette, Wyo. 82717, 307/686-1991

1972 • William R . Brockme ie r, MetE, is working fo r Micro Research in Sa n Antonio where a staff of six a re developing no n-invasive glucose mo n ito ring fo r d iabeti cs. His d aughte r, J en ni, will graduate fro m high school New Job? New Spouse? New Kid?

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in th e spring o f 1995 a nd is lookin g fo rward to studying computer a nima tio n a t Texas A & M. · Harmo n C. Brown , Ma th , writes , "Myoldest son, Ma rk , wh o is a te no r, sang with Pova ro tti in J a nu a ry 1994 o n th e ' Live fro m Li ncoln Ce nter ' na tional TV sp ecia l. He was o n a nother ' Live fro m Lincoln C e nte r' specia l o n PBS in Ma rc h 199 5. " • Mi c h ae l Bru e mm e r, CE, was recently p ro m oted to assista nt constructio n d ivisio n e ngin eer fo r the Missouri High way a nd Tra nsp orta tio n De pa rtm ent Mike will be invo lved with th e s upe rvisio n of a ll contract work fo r con structio n of the state highway syste m . • George L. Harri s, CE , is still in Cairo , Egypt, and s ho uld fini sh the re in the sum m er o f 1997. Sa rah grad ua tes from high school this year a nd Aaron will gradua te in 1997 . His Wife, Ann , still e nj oys living in Egyp t • J esse M. Haverstic k, EMgt, is a pla nt manager a t De lta Conso lidated Inc., in Arkansa s. J esse has fo ur ch ild re n - Rachel , who is a fres hma n at th e Un ive rsity of Missouri at C olum bia; Jonatha n Jr. ; Luke, who is in e ight gra de ; a nd Jean ne Ma rie, who is in 6th grade . • Ro bert L. Hollid ay, Math , was pro m oted to full professo r a t La ke Fo rest College in Lake Fo rest, lll. , in Ma rch 1995 . • John P . Kus pa , MSNucE '72, is now the director of the Private Secto r Ene rgy Deve lopm e nt Proj ect He a lso serves as project m a nager fo r the India Pri vate Power Initia tive a nd just spent two weeks in India con ducting pri vate power wo rks hops . • Robe rt L. Mio duns ki , ME , a nd Andrea jus t moved to Las Vegas, Nevada , where Robert is president o f United Coin . He wri tes, "United Coi n operates o ve r 5 ,000 vid eo p o ke r machin es a n d ga ming devices thro ugho ut Ne vada " • Edward A. Mo litor, EMgt, became a grand fa ther for th e first tim e with the birth of J ose p h C. Hampto n . • De nnis R. Nethingto n , Hist, will be with Mobil 10 years in Septe m ber 1995. His wife , Nancy (Elfra nk ), GG p h '85 , is working with th e PTA as Odyssey o f th e Mind coordin a to r.

1973

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• J o hn Baz -Dresc h , MinE , is work in g as se ni o r min e e ngin ee r fo r Asamera Minera ls. S in ce 1984 he has bee n assisting in th e closure of the Ca nn on Min e in We na tchee, Wash., whi ch should have final clos ure in Ma rch 1995 . J o hn writes , " New e m p loym en t is s till b e in g sought " • David T. Hearst, EMgt

WVP Corp. Wins Romanstone Design '94 Competition For th e past five years F. W. Ki rche r In c., St. Louis, Mo., ha s sponso red a paver design competiti on to promote its concrete pa ve rs and to recognize land scape de sig n exce llenc e. Rom a nstone De sign '94, the most recent competition, was fini she d last fall. A jury drawn from local architecture firms found WVP Corp . th e winner because of its use of co lor and contrasting laying patterns . WV P Corp . utilized Roma nsto ne pavers in redeveloping downtown Perryville , Mo . Th e project man age r, Mel Millenbruck, CE '70, sai d, "Two co lors and laying pattern s were selected to de lineate between pe destrian wa lkways a nd refuge areas." Part of the Roman stone Design '94 award in c lude s a $500 sc hola rship to be presented in WV P's name. WV P donated the scho larship along with an additional donation to UMR. Dan Chilton , CE '65, is pre si de nt of WV P a nd w rote that WVP selected UMR because many of their engineers graduated from UMR, plu s many of the ir cl ients' enginee rs also graduated fro m UMR , and WVP s up ports UMR's quality efforts. '73 , a nd Sharon are living in Ma lvern , Pa., and just cele brated the ir 25th an n iversa ry. David writes, "Would like to hear fro m som e of the old gang ' Ma rrie d Stude n ts Associatio n '72 - '74 ' a nd UMR a lumni in the area ." • Paul Horstm a nn , CSci. is the IBM prog ra m ma nager for National Industrial Information Infra structure. Pa ul writes, "We also have two da ughters a nd several pe ts to occupy o ur sp are time! " • Ri c h ard G. Schafermeyer, Ch E, was promoted to associate d irecto r of pro d uct de ve lo pme n t for Ol estra , Shorte ning, O il , an d Bake Mix Divisio n for Procte r & G am b le . • Thomas A. York , EM gt, will give up comma nd afte r three years in th e New Yo rk District, U.S. Arm y Corps of En gineers o n Jun e 20 , 1995. His son is e nrolled in the EMgt graduate pro gra m at UMR a nd his da ugh ter-in law is a bou t to com ple te a BS in CE a t UMR.

1974 • J e ro m e P. Dahl , EE, is the owne r o f a n e w co mpa n y ca ll ed O FS Weathe rFax, w hich is a ma nufacture r of weather sate llite earth sta tions. • Eric A. Neef, ME, is presently ope rat io n s m a n ag e r fo r Fr u -Co n Techn ical Services Inc . • Martin R. Aubucho n, P.E. , C E, se rved as preside nt in the past for the St Lo uis S ectio n o f th e Am e rican S oci ety o f Civil Engin eers. Recentl y, he was e lected cha ir of th e Dis trict 16 Coun cil of ASC E. • Mark W. He uc kroth , ChE , becam e ma nage r o f De live ry Systems Resea rch in agri cultura l che micals for Ro hm and Haas Co . in August 1994 . • Linde ll R. Hurst. Jr. , Me tE , was placed o n the lie u te na nt colone l's pro motio n list in th e Arm y Reserve in 1994. He a lso was m a rried in August. c ha nged jobs in Mo nsa nto, a nd move d in to a new

ho use . Lindell w rites , "I'm rea dy fo r a li ttle stability in 1995 ." • Douglas C. Ide n , Pd d EMgt, writes , "I pray the Lord 's co n tinu ed b lessing upon UMR , its staff, stude nts, and all m y host of frie nds in Ro lla - a most hospi table city." · Ro lland J. Po nzer, EMgt, a nd S a ndy live in Blue Springs, Mo ., with Jonatha n, 11 , an d Matthe w, 8. Rolland is technical sa les speCia list a t Re nse n ho use ElectriC Supply a nd S a nd y is a registered nurse at St Mary 's Hospital.

1975 • David M. Beem , Chem , has settle d in Atla nta. He w ri tes, "T he last few years have been hectic with moving, divo rcing, a nd re m a rrying. I still stay in contact with Twit a nd Fails, but where are the rest of yo u o ld swim mers? Drop me a li ne o r call. G e t yo ur rese rvatio ns in now for the Ol y mpi cs! " • Thomas Girard Borowiak, EE, ma rried Lee Herzogin in June 1986. Th ey have two da ughte rs - Alison , who was bo rn in May 1988, a nd Ashl ey, wh o was bo rn in J a nua ry 1995 . Thomas writes , "My second twenty years seems to have gone much q Uicker than my first twe nty yea rs! " · Roger Lee Kell er , MinE , is working as project ma nager fo r Ha p py Dynasty Ltd. in Ho ng Kong. Roger writes, "1 have spe nt time in China a nd o n som e of the wo rld 's biggest construction projects. Gez a nd I had a beautiful girl in July 1994 . who will win th e hearts o f ma ny fu tu re Min ers ''· Robert R. Ro llings , ' CE, writes, "Co mple ted th e Ke nnedy Expressway Reco nstructio n project this ye ar - 28 days ahead of sched ule !"

1976 • Abdu ll a h Y. Ahmed , MSEMgt. is ma rried with th ree ch ildre n a nd selfe mployed . Abdulla h 's wife , Pa tricia ,

works as a regiSlered me ning Occider which condue finn began in 3 employees received the Award for a r for demo nsrr ship skills. Thl by the Feder< ship Chapter ers of Central CE, was one selected for t and Transpo Mercury Teal provement ur priority tasks. ingon a mast< lion degree at souri - Colt Kracum, Min reer in

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tion over ten for the Glem for eight year. pute resolun "Look me up area. - Mark "My\\1fe. Ma, school full tin nursing. and, recently name or SOCiety." MSME'76, hi EnoineerinQA, cidents is his came OUt in Fe been well rec book. Enoinee

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•Keith J. Cou AmocoinHou Eloe.MSMath ematics at the Paul writes. "L 6, Katie. 3, ar LOuis G. Loo working on C standard to m Design Divisio Highway and ROnaldJ. Will City engineer f for the City of hVlng in Wash ~1fe Kathy and 13, and Kimbe

1978

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;, ' l"m ready for 95. - • Douglas mtes. -I pray the blessing upon miS, and all my Rolla · a most lIand J. Ponzer. in Blue Springs. . 11, and Mat· technical sales lhouse Electric is a regisiered 10spital.

hem, has settled ;. -The last few DC with moving, tying. I still stay and Fails, but i you old Slvim· ne or call. Get 1 now for the Ima s Girard ~d Lee Herzogin ave fWO daugh· as bom in May howas born in las writes. -My seems io have an my firsrtwen' e Keller, MinE. ct manager for in Hong Kong. Ie spent time i~ , of the world s ;rojects. Gez and rl in July 1994, hearts of many leri R. Roilings, red the Kennedy ;l1U ction project ahead of sched·

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FUTURE MINERS works as a NICU nurse and he is a registered mechanical engin eer run ning Occidental Analytical Group, which conducts energy analyses. The firm began in 1989 and currently has 3 employees . • Jun e Ahrens, Psyc, received the Federal Leadership Award for a non-supervisor in 1994 for demonstrating superior leadership skills. The award was presented by the Federal Community Leadership Chapter of Associated Employers of Central Ohio . • Kyle Kittrell , CE , was one of four team members selected for th e Missouri Highway and Tran sportation Department 's Mercury Team , a new quality improvement unit that focuses on high priority tasks. Kyle is currently working o n a master of public administration degree at the University of Missouri - Columbia . • J oseph J. Kracum , MinE, changed from a career in mining to one in transportation over ten years ago. He worked for the Glenwood Canyon Project for eight years as a facilitator of dispute resolutions. Joseph writes , "Look me up if you are in the Aspen area." Mark E. Li efer, ME , writes , "My wife , Maureen , has gone back to school full time to obtain a BS in nurSing, and my son , Ti mothy, was recently named to the National Honor Society. " • Randall K. Noon, MSME '76, has written three books. Engineering Analysis of Vehicular Accidents is his second book, which came out in February 1994, and has been well received . His third textbook , Engin eering Analysis of Fires and Explosions, was due to come out in March 1995.

1977 • Keith J . Cowan , CE , is working for Amoco in Houston , Texas. · Pa ul W. Eloe, MSMath , is still teaching mathematics at the University of Dayton . Paul writes, "LaUrie, my wife, Nathan , 6, Katie, 3 , and I are doing well. " • Louis G. Loos, II , CE , is currently working on converting the English standard to metric for the Highway Design Division for St. Louis County Highway and Traffic Department. • Ro nald J. Williams , CE , is currently city engineer/public works director for the City of Sunset Hill , Mo. He is living in Washington , Mo. , with his wife Kathy and daughters , Christine , 13, and Kimberly, 7.

search and Design in the Food and Raw Materials Center. • Mar cel A. (Wehrman) Ma upin , MSMath , gave a talk o n statistics at the AMATYC Convention in Tulsa , Okla. , in Nov. 1994. ·Steph en A. Olson, EE, works for Denmac Systems Inc. selling network management systems and consulting. Stephen writes, "Seven years now in Chicago and I still get energized by the people, the music (jazz in particular) , and I'm still playing soccer. " • J. Mi c hael Party, GGph , writes , " 1 received the Dedicated Service Award from the Permian Basin Section SEPfv1. "

1979 • Sam A. Am a ntia, MSEMgt, is working for the City of Tallahassee, Fla. Sam writes, "Leilah , my daugh ter, is 1 year old. My wife , J acki , received her masters in fine arts in May 1994. " • De nnis T. Dresse l, ME, and family are fine and living in Hu rricane , W. Va. DenniS writes , "Shell 's Polyester business is demonstrating solid performance. Mel and the kids (3) share their time between home , sports, school , dance , music lessons , etc. and occasionally tell me hi' " • J ose ph M. Kelly, MinE , is working for United Science In dustries as an environmental engineer! project manager. • Peggy S. (Veit) Shaffer, Psyc , received her MSW from the University of Illinois in 1980 and her MPH from the University of Oklahoma in 1986. In June 1994 Peggy and her husband , Blaine , moved to Omaha where Blaine works as a professor and director of Adult Psychiatric Services at Creighton Nebraska Department of Psychiatry. • Ro bert L. Shirron, MS EMgt, was promoted to colonel Jan. 1, 1995, and selected to command 937th en gineer group , Fort Riley, Kan ., beginning in July 1995. Robert writes, "I will miss travel and sightseeing in Europe for the past two years as U.S . European Command in Stuttgart, Germany , but I look forward to com mand. " · Kell y L. Wade , EMgt, married Kirk Reimann and is enjoying the Wisconsin style life . She is currently shift coach advisor for S . C. Johnson Wax , and Kirk is starting a new job with Nestle Food.

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1978 • David K. Ho lland Jr. , ChE , was just promoted to research manager at Anheuser Busch Corporate Re-

• Cherie R. Cowan , ChE , is working for Huntsman Speciality Chemicals in Houston , Texas. · Lynn M. Fla im , ChE , and Mike are in the middle of

A. Way ne Cag le, Jr. , ChE '73 , and Perri , their first child , a girl , Ellen Caroline , Sept. 12, 1994. Roger Lee Keller , MinE '75 , and Gez, their first , a girl , July 1994. Russe ll L. Go ldammer, CE '78 , and Shirley, a girl, Ashton Marie , Oct. 13, 1994. Judith E. (Roper) Groves, ChE '79, and her husband , Gary, a girl , Claire Elizabeth , July 21 , 1994. Do na ld O. Darrough , Jr. , EMgt '81 , Diane , and sister Lisa , a girl , Han nah Lee , April 1994. J a ne (R iolo) Nemecek , LSci '81 , Chem '81 , and Doug, their first child , a boy, Gregory Douglas, October 1994. Dav id A. Bruner, ME '83, and Amber, their third child , a boy , Jacob Thomas, Dec. 30, 1994. Denise Ann (Rost) Ma usshardt , Math '83 , Chuck, CSci '83 , and George, a girl , Emily Rose , Sept. 3 , 1994. Kim (Hofstetter) Willia ms , PetE '83, Dave, PetE '83 , aTld Dylan , a boy, Collin , Aug. 30, 1994. Elizabeth A. (Sims) Bertke, Engl '85, and DaVid , their first child , a girl , Danielle Elizabeth , Oct. 18, 1994. Steve E. Watkins , EE '83, and Susan , their first , a boy, Ethan Eugene , Sept. 21 , 1994. Sam A. Amantia , MSEMgt '79 , and Jacki , a girl , Leilah. Do nald Craig Hodg es , ME '87, and Debra , their second daughter. Gary W. Russ ell , ChE '84, and Marianne, a girl , Shannon Kathleen , Sept. 6, 1994. Kerry E. Julian , EMgt '85, and Cindy , their first child , a boy, Nicholas Ames, April 19, 1995. Suzanne (Mand a) Alexander , ChE '86, and Tom , their first child , a girl, Emily Marie , Nov. 20 , 1994. Tracy A. (Mill er) Bays inger, ChE '86, and Conley , a girl , Laura Ashley, December 1993. La ura A. (Oe hl ert) Clegg , ChE '87, and Rick, ChE '87, th eir second son , Christopher, Aug. 30, 1994. Robert Mi chael Prost, ME '88, and Diane (McCarthy) , a son , Brian Scott, Feb. 1, 1994. Gera ld Feldewerth, MetE '86, and Christi (A ldrich) Feld ewert h , EMgt '89, a girl , Caitlin Renae , July 28, 1994. Elisabeth An n (Larso n) Phillips , CE '89 , and Grant Ph illips , ME '88, a girl, Arden Meredith , Nov. 15, 1994. Michael W. Brunstein, EE '90 , and Cynth ia (Patterson) Br unstein , EE '90, their first child , a girl , Natalie Diane, Nov. 15, 1994.

moving to the Ch icago area . Lynn writes, "We look forward to living closer to family in the midwest after ten years in Delaware." • J o hn C. Hesse , ChE , is unit project engineer for the CrudelVacuum Unit for the Lyondell - Citgo Refinery Expansion Project. • Gerard W. McKervey, MinE , is production manager for ESSROC Materials in Logansport, Ind. Gerard writes, "Cathy and I have two kids - Heather, 14, and Nathan ,

10. I would like to hear from old classmates. " • James T. Ph illi ps, ME, is still working for Black & Veatch in Kansas C ity. He is currently living in Bombay, India , for a one-year - at least - assignment. • Th o mas D. Radcliff, NucE, is working on his PhD in NucE and has already accepted a non-tenure track assistant professorship in the nuclear program at Ohio State University.

1983

1981 • D onald O . D arr ough Jr. , EM gt, and his wife, Dian e, have bee n living in Ohi o for o ver a yea r now . In A pril 1994 they had H ann ah L ee, th eir seco nd daughter , and their fi rst, Lisa , is now 4 years old . • T om Hayes, ME, Rh onda , H annah , 7, and Will , 4 , mo ved to En gland last year. T om is a general ma nager fo r Cargill , who is building a new p lant. Tom writes, " W e live in an 18 th cen tury malt ho use on th e W elsh borde r. Stop by for a pint if yo u are in th e area. " • J a ne (Riolo ) N em ecek , LSci, Ch em , and her husban d, Doug, now live in M in nea polis, Minn ., wh ere Jan e is a plastic surgeon practicin g at Park Nicollet M edical C enter. T heir first child, Gregory Douglas, was born in October.

1982 • J effr ey N eil Bruhn , ChE , got marri ed to Christine on June 18 , 1994. Jeffrey and Ch ri stin e hon eymo on ed fo r two w ee ks in Vancouver, Victoria, and Wh istl er , B ri tish Columbia. Jeffrey writes, " W e had a great tim e l " . J a m es Earl Lamb, III , ChE , is still working at Brew er Science discovering a new chem ical prod uct to use. Jam es and his wife, Ja ne, have a new business in their hom e - L amb M edia L abs. Jam es writes , " W e have three children - Jimm y , wh o is in seventh gra de, Amy, who is in fifth grade, and Jacob , wh o is in first grade. " • Lind a M . (H a nd) N oel , M ath, received her MSM ath from Central Misso uri Sta te University in 1984 and th en worked on her PhD at Oklah o ma State Un iversity. She received her EDD in D ecember 1994 and her dissertatio n is titled " Th e Fundamental Th eorem o f Alge bra - H istory an d Proo fs." In 1993 she was tenured at Missouri South ern State C ollege wh ere she is an assistan t pro fessor. Linda w rites , " I have a bea utiful 3 -yea r-old son , A ndrew . " • Eri c G lynn Politte, M E, his wi fe , Sue, and his children , A manda , 10, Jos hua, 8 , and Alyssa, S, are doin g great in Spring, Texas. Eric writes , " I still look forw ard to hea rin g fr om old friends so give us a ca ll. " • T odd Ru sh , Geo E, married Sa rah Miller on Feb. 4, 1995 . H e is working on th e AV-8B and the T 45T S for McD onn ell Douglas and Sarah is both a free lance in terpreter for th e dea f and a college instructor. Th ey are p lan ning a M ay honeymoon to Europ e.

• S.P .R. Am ar es an , MSCSci, is now w orkin g for Quantum Corp . as a prin cipal engin eer responsib le for CAD strategy in th e d esign and developm ent o f disk controller chips. • D av id A . B run er , ME, and Amber had their th ird child , Jaco b Th om as, and are enjoying Bartlett, T enn. David is m anager o f M ec han ica l En gin eerin g for Research and D evelop m ent at Brother Intern ational. H e com p leted his PhD at the Un iversity o f Ken tucky in May 19 93 . • William J. B ohnh off, ME, completed his PhD at T exas A & M in 1991. H e is currently workin g at Sandia N ation al Laboratories in Albuquerqu e, N.M . H e writes, " Kell y an d I now have two kid s tha t are growing up fa st. Am an da is six and Curtis is four. W e are all enjoyin g th e N ew M exico li fes tyl e. " • K evin Gord on , CSci , after working for six years for A lIi edS ignal has m oved on to M arion M errell Dow as a contractor. Kevin wri tes, " still w ork ing for A le. I 'm enj o yin g the new job. Th e co nsulting w orld is very exciting and ch allengin g for m e." • L ewis D a ni e l Isra e l , MSC E, Car oline, C E, Zach , 10 , Andy , 7, and Samanth a, 3 , are living in Yukon , Okla. D an is offi ce man ager and prin ci pa l o f T err aco n C o nsu l ta n ts . Carolin e is a senior proj ect engin eer for T en'acon Environmental. • R oger T. K op p , MSChE, is a m anufacturing engin eer for 3M in Springfi eld , M o. Roger writes, " I have two chil dren - Jenn ifer , 8 , and Daniel, 6 . " • D eni se A nn (R ost) M a ussh ardt, M ath , and her husband , C hu ck , CSci '83, had a ba by girl , Em il y Rose, Sept. 3 , 1994. D enise writes , " Em ily , wh o w eighed 7 po un ds , 2 o unces, and her broth er George are both fin e. I am a stay-at-hom e momm y and I lo ve it, though I hope to teach aga in som e d ay. " • Mi c h ae l A. Seid el , M SEMgt, was appOinted senior vice president for T he Facility G roup 's Beverage and Snac k Food BUSiness Unit. H e is resp onsible for strategic pl ann ing, bu sin ess developm ent, op era tio ns and fi na ncial m anagem ent of the unit as w ell as the S I. L o u is of fi ce . • Sh aro n M. (N oo nan) W aitz, EM gt, was p ro mo ted recently to senior cl ient representative for IBM . Sharon writes, " M y da ughter Jaclyn turn ed fo ur in Febru ary, m y husband, To dd, M SEM ch '90 , is still at MAC and w e live in C hesterfield, M o. " · Kim (H o fstetter ) Willia m s. PetE, D ave, PetE '83 , and D ylan , 2 112, w elcomed Coll in on Aug. 30. 1994. I\im writes , " D yla n and Co llin are really keepin g us on

our toes !" D ave is a project manager at th e U. S. Environm ental Pro tecti on Agency . Th ey moved to L ee 's Summit in N ovem ber 1993. Kim also writes, " I always enjoy th e Alumnu s and accolades to wh oever is respon sible fo r its improvements."

1984 • Pa ul M . L angenfeld , ME, Rae An n , Katie, 8, and Matth ew , S, have moved to 4 8 03 D altrey C ourt, St. L OU iS, M o., 63 129. Paul is w orkin g for Sverdrup and on his m aster 's degree at th e G raduate Eng. Cen ter. • Eric H. Lidh olm, G eoE , was honored by the MSPE as the 1994 Young Engineer o f the Y ea r. Eri c is currently the Colum bia, Mo., ch apter president o f MSPE. H e and his Wife, Susan , have two son s, Ryan and Justin .• Mark A . L o g om a sini , ChE , and hi s Wife , Coll een, are livi ng in Lake Forest, C a .• Steven e. M eyer , AE , and Lora L Richards w ere married on July 30, 1994. Steve is a sen ior proj ect coo rdin ator for M o nsa nto Enviro C hem Systems . H e writes, " Our ad dr ess is: 570 Bri arwyck D ri v e, B allw in , Mo , 63011 ." • James M . Str atton, MinE, an d his Wife, L eslie, are spend ing th eir spare tim e w ork in g around th e house and tryin g to keep up with th eir daughter D ebbie , who is now eightee n m onths old and quite a handfu l. • D a le M . Winter , MinE, is working as a relief foreman for Arch o f Illinois at the Conan t M in e. H e has worked for Arch since February 1992 . Dale married Kay Pya tt and has two chi ldren.

1985 • J a m es E . Breit barth , ME, is still w orking at Caterpillar in D ecatur, III. C urrently he is workin g in th e shop bU il ding tractors during th e strike by th e UA W. James writes , " It doesn ' t require much in th e way of engin eerin g skills, but I'm lovin g every minute o f it. M ore importa ntly , I'm gettin g marri ed on M ay 6, 1995 , to Sara

Idleman! I can 't w ait! H op e to see som e of m y Rolla friends there - th e party sho uld riv al S t. Pat'sl " • J ohn A. K oml os, CE, and Lind a Ca pone, ME '8 6, w ere m arried in N ovember 1990. Joh n w as recently p rom o ted to v ice president of BUSiness Developm ent at A RCO Construction Co. John an d Li nda live in W est St. L ouis C oun ty w ith th eir tw o -m onth -old daughter, Ell en Margaret. • D eirk Al a n F ein er , EMgt, and Mar i a L. (D eCa stro ) F ein er , EMgt '85 , are doin g fin e. D eirk and M ari a write, "Jonathan and James are doing great. Th is year w e should be ab le to travel more extensively and w e are plan ning to b e at the 10-year reun ion ." • Ste ve Knobbe, C E, w as one of four chosen m embers from 59 applican ts for the M ercury Team , a new quality improvem ent unit that focu ses o n high priority tasks, for th e Missouri H ighway and T ra nsportation D epartment. • Dan L achance, ME, and John Fahey b ecame partn ers and crea ted En -Sync Group , In c., which is a man u facturer 's rep resentative for ABB Drives, B enshaw , and TC I. En Sync speCializes in energy saving ap p licatio ns and in dustrial information applications. D an writes, " G ive me a call at (3 14) 230 -3 07 9. " • Mike M org an , PetE, is married and has two girls and one boy. H e is w orkin g as a supervisor in th e engin eerin g d ep artment for T enn eco in H ouston , T exa s. • N a n c y J. (Elfr ank) N ethington , GGph , is w orkin g as O dyssey o f th e M ind coordinat or for th e PT A. H er hu sband , D ennis, Hist ' 72 , will have bee n w ith M obil ten years in Septem ber 1995. N ancy writes, " A m y is in second gra de, Emily will go to kin derga rten next year, and Evan just drives me crazy !" · Grego ry P. Ra ym er , Ch em , recently marri ed Cheryl H enderson . G regory is w o rk i n g w ith M i c h ae l , B es t & Fried rich in Milwaukee , Wis. , after obtaining his MS in Bioc hemistry and his law degree at th e Un iversi ty o f

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1986 ·Tracy A . (M ill er ) Baysinger . ChE , writes. " I had a daughter, Laura Ashley, in December 1993. It's a little early for her to make a career choice, but I'll certainly encourage engineering . • Lynn (Murra y) B owman , PetE, misses the oil field , but enjoys worki ng for Nalco Ch emical Co. She has been working with the research group to develop new prod ucts for the kaolin clay industry. L y nn writes, "My husband. T ed, has his own chiropractic office. which has been doing exceptionally well. All in all life is good." · Rog er A. Edmi so n. Jr ., CE, Kendal , Paige, 6, and Loga n, 4 , are still living in Effingham, III. Roger writes, " H ello Jerry, Paul, and Scott (Stu ). Call me sometime." • St eph en F. Groj ean , ChE, and Michelle are living in St. Peters, Mo . Stephen graduated in May with a MS in BUSiness Administration . • Lind a (Cap one) K o mlos, ME, and J ohn A . K oml os, CE '85, were married in November 1990. Linda works as an engineer with McDonnell Douglas. Linda and John live in West St. L.ouis County with their two-month-old daughter, Ellen Margaret. • J oyce A nn M elch ers, Psyc, was promoted to Alternative Services A rea supervisor for the Missouri Division of Aging on April 18, 199 4. She supervises Dent, Phelps, Crawford, and Washington Counties D A workers. • M ich ae l D. Park er, ChE, recently completed six years of sea duty for the U.S. Navy aboard two sh ips. Michael writes, " I 'm enjoying shore duty as the local area network coordinator at the Surface Warfare Officer School in Newport, R. I. " • Laura Lynn Ryterski , EMgt, writes , " I'll see ya this summer at T opsider at the L ake of the Ozarks."

1987 • D avid Bayl ess, ME, passed his PhD final exam in ME at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on March 3, 1995. David and his wife, Sally, will relocate to Athens, Ohio, where he will be in a tenure

track faculty position as an assistant p rofessor of ME at Ohio University. Th eir new address is 289 Carroll Road, Athens, Oh io, 45701. · Geor ge Jam es Brink m an, CSci , is now working for Edison Broth ers Stores in St. L o uis, Mo . • Laura A. (O ehl ert) C legg, ChE , and Ri ck , ChE ' 7. MSEMgt '94. had their second son, Christopher. Laura is workin g in productio n for Monsanto. Rick is now an office manager at Dames and Moore. • Cath y J . Corl ey , MSMath, graduated from the Department of Defense Executive L eadership Devel opment Program in July 1994. Cathy writ es, " Deputy Secretary of Defense Deutsch presented the diplomas. During the course I fired military weapons, rode in an Air Force refueling tanker, and took the first leap in paratrooper training. It was a grea t 14 weeks! ,. • D onald Cr aig H odg es , ME. is curren tly a design engineer for Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, III. , for the Large Tractors Division. Don ald writes, " W e recently had our second daughter. Believe it or not Peoria is a great place to live!" • Cynthi a A. K oll er , EMgt, married Michael F. Chapman on Sept. 17, 1994. Cynthia and Michael are living in Arlington , Va . • M el an ie (Maj or) J . Karn er , EMgt, writes. "T wo yea rs ago God blessed us with a bouncing baby boy named Gage. H e's a real cha rm er, who learned early that a cute smile and a please will get him almost anything!" · And y Park er, CerE, and his wife, Debbie, are looking for Ch arli e Mu erh o ff, Geol '89, and his wife, Debbie. Andy writes, "Wewould like to get in touch with them . Our address is 6535 N . State Highway 123 , Walnut Grove, Mo., 65770 , and our number is (417 ) 742 -2245." • Randall L. Perkins , ME, married Jeril yn M . (Eb erh art ), EMgt '89, in 1989. T hey are living in Bethalto, III. , with Mackensie, 1, and Garnett, 3 . • Lind a Mari e (Ree d) Tutko, MetE, has been in Oklahoma for a year as of April 1995. Linda writes, " Myhusband , Ri ch , CSci '88, isdoinga lotof traveling lately. H e recently completed Squadron Officer School at Maxwell AFB, Ala ., and he also recently did a tour in Saudi Arabia. "

1988 • Robert D ea Dobson, EMgt, married Suzanne Aug. 20, 1989 . T hey have o ne daughter, Amber. Robert works as an environm ental engineer for Midwest Research Institute . • Colby E va n Kinser , CSci , just accepted a position with W all Data Inc.

in Kirkland , W ash ., which is near eattle. • Th om as J. Om ohundro. Jr. , ME, received a pro fessional en gin eerin g license in July 1993. Thomas join ed O 'Brien Equipm ent Co. as a sales engin eer in August 1993 after4112 years as a project engineer at A m oco Petroleum Additives. • Robert M . Prost , ME, married Dian e McCarth y May 4, 1991. and moved to Florence , Ky. Brian Scott Prost was born Feb. 1, 1994 . • J effr ey E. Sulli van , ME, would like to hear from any professors that remember him!

1989 • Caro l in e E. H ock , EMgt, writes, "W ell, the unthinkable has happened! By th e time you read this note, I'll be Mrs. Carrie Wolf - th e wife of .. an acco untant! W e will be married May 6, 1995, move to Bradenton, Fla., and work for Fru -Con Construction Corp. I can still be reached through Fru -Con 's St. L.ouis office." · S t eve n M i ch ae l M ert z, NucE, has been working on waste characterization and certification programs for DDE. Steve writes , " I never though t I' d be working in the trash business. but I enjoy it '' · D or othy L. Kreh er , EMgt, ' married F.L. Mezo, Jr. on Jun e 11 , 1994. T hey are living in EdwardSVille, III. • N ancy (W ehm eyer) Park s, EMgt, is a supervisor for the Wafer Fabrica tio n area for Burr Brown , a manu fac turer of mi cro-computer chips. Nancy and her husband Todd, MinE '91. are still living in Tuscon, Ariz. ·J er il yn M . (Eberh art ) Perkin s, EMgt, married Randall L. Perkin s, ME '87 , in 1989. Th ey are living in Bethalto, III. , with Garn ett, 3, and Mackensie, 1. Jerilyn has worked 5 1/2 years for Olin Corp . and wri tes, " H ello to all! " · Cy nthi a J . S ta fford , CE , is working as the consultant drainage studies unit engineer for the Illinois Department of T ransportation . Cynth ia wri tes. " I got my P.E. last year and I just recently bought a tow nhouse, wh ich I am enjoying."

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his MSAE in 1995 - 1996 at the Air Force In stitute of T ech nology at Wright - Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio . • Ly nn e P. H ay nes , ChE, was p romoted with Procter & Gamble in A ugust. • T h omas C. Roger s, Ch E, fini shed his MBA at W ebster University in the summer of 1994. T homas ' wife. Ra ch el (Wi ggin s), ChE '92 , MinChem '92 . is getting her masters in ChE at Washi ngto n University . • M ich ae l J. Th om as , EE , grad uated cum laude from St. L ouis University School of L aw in January 1995. Mike has accepted a job with Rogers, H owell & H aferkamp , L.C . in Clayton , Mo. Mike married M ar ybeth A. Vo lk , EE '92 , Jun e 5 , 1993. Marybeth is an equipment engineer wi th MEMC Electronic M aterials Inc. , a silicon wafer manufacturer in SI. Peters, Mo. · T odd W ai tz, MSEMch , is still working for MAC. H e lives in Chesterfield , Mo., with his wife, Sh ar on (Noo nan), EMgt ' 3 , who was promoted to se nior clien t representative for IBM recently, and their daughter Jaclyn, who turned four in February.

1991 • Su san Brun s. ME. married Ed ward A. Cas leton, C hE '92 , on Oct. , 1994 . • K enn eth F. H old ener , ME, moved to Martinez, Ga .. in January 1995. H e still works as a process engin eerfor Procter& Gamble. Kenneth writes, " I plan to get married o n New Year's Eve ." · Ja so n M c H aney, ChE, married Kathy Fillm er May 20, 1995 . Th ey live in Paducah , Ky., where Jason is an engin eer for Elf Atochem . • Anil Kum ar N adell a, MSM etE, is tech nical assistant man ager for Southern Iron & Steel Co., Lt d ., T amil Nadu. Anil married Manjulata Dec. 1l , 1994 . • T odd Park s. MinE, was promoted to Drill and Blast foreman with ASA RCO in April 1994. He and his wife, Na ncy (W ehmeyer ), EM gt '89, are still living in Tu cson, Ariz . • Eri c E. Rose, CE , and his wife Tina live in Aurora, III. H e works for Crawford , Murphy, & Till y Consu lting Engineers. Eric and Tina were married in July 1993.

1992 1990 • Mi chael W . Brun st ein , EE, and Cynt hi a (Patters on) Brunstein , EE, had th eir first baby, Nata li e Diane. T hey are living in New Orlea ns wh ere Michael works for Sch lum berger Wirelin e & T esting and Cindy works for SECO Industries, Inc. • Tim o th y J , Di ckinso n, A E, will be working on

• J am es H . B ald win, Ill , EMgt, married Sarah H enderson on Aug. 20, 1994, in SI. Jam es, M o . • Paul Rand all B eth ea, MSEMgt, is moving to Fort Stewa rt, Ga. Paul writes, " Congratulatio ns to Dr. Raper - well deserved!" • Edward A . Cas leton, ChE, married S usa n Bruns, ME '9 1, on Oct. 8, 1994. • Br iana Lynn

Churchich , NucE, married Raymond Davis of Piasa, III. , o n Oct. 14, 1994. • Linda Lee Falken h a in , Psyc, will gradua te from St. Lou is University in May 1995 with a Masters in social work. • Erik S. Ohare, Ch E, married Kristine Tobin April 9, 1994. Erik writes , "Kristine has a BA from Michigan State and works as a customer service represe ntative at Dow Corning Corp. " • J effr ey A. Phillip s, ChE, MinChem '92 , married Beth (Hauer) of Rogersville , Mo. , Aug. 6, 1994. Jeffrey writes, "I am enjoying Black & Veatch. " • Rac h e l (Wi gg ins ) Rogers , ChE, is currently getting her master's in ChE at Washington University and her husband , Th o mas Rogers III, ChE '90, fi nished his MBA at Webster Un iversity in the sum m er of 1994 . • Ron a ld B. Sha nkland , C E, is working on his MS in Environmental Engineering and Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology at WrightPatterson AFB, Ohio , and plans to finish in December 1995. Ronald writes, "Zap me a line at my e-mail address I " • G eo r ge S tep h e n S t ewa rt , ChE , is a controls process engineer for Anheuser-Busch Co. Inc.

1993 Na t a li e L. (McC un e) Bo urgeo is, MetE, married Randy Bourgeois on Oct. 22 , 1994. They are living in Dallas, Texas , where Natalie works for Texas Instruments . • J o n G ibbs , PetE , is working as a reservoir e ngineer fo r Exxon in Spring, Texas. He married Amy M. Cope of Grafton , III. , Aug. 13, 1994. Amy works as a paralegal for Sanes and Stanford in Houston , Texas. Jon and Amy spent their honeymoon at Disneyworld . • Cathlin C. Ma lo ney , Psyc, is working on a master's in higher education adm inistration at the Un iversity of Missouri at Kansas City, Mo. She is the head women 's soccer coach at Avila Coll ege . • Am y E . (Carro ll) S tro m a n, ChE , writes, "I was married to David Stroman on Aug. 27, 1994! "

1994 Kimberly E . Gross , EMgt, is working as an associate engineer for Fed eral Express Corp. in Memphis, Tenn . Kim writes, "Not any exciting news yet! "

Memorials The MSM-UMR Alumni Association extends its condolences to the family and friends of the follow ing alumni:

1926 Morris Lee Tyrre ll , MinE, passed away Feb. 5 , 1993. At MSM he was a member of Kappa Alpha. Morris worked for Certain-teed Products Co. in Acme, Texas, a fter graduating. He also worked as assistant chief engineer and plant engineer for HoechstCelanese. MorriS was retired and living in Bradento n, Fla. , with his wife Beatrice. (Information submitted by his wife Mrs. Beatrice Tyrrell)

ident of his sen ior class: He worked for U.S. Corps of Engineers in Cape Girardeau and in St. Lo uis. Later he worked for the Omaha District Corps of Engineers ; in the Savannah Rivers Operation Office of the U.S . Atomic Energy Commission; the U.S. Air Force Office of Assistant Chief of Staff for Installations; as project engineer for Minuteman ICBM Program Cons truction Development at the Pentagon; NASA , Office of Manned Space Flight; General Service Admin istration ; Hospital Service Division for the Tenn essee Department of Health ; as a project engineer and design and construction administrator for the St. Louis County Department of Public Works; the Science Center in Maryland Heights, Mo .; and Rockwell International. John was retired and living in Kirkwood , Mo. , with his wife Dorothy Lee. (Information provided by his daughter, Mary Schulz)

Mo rris Willia m Turken, CE, passed away Jan. 9 , 1995. At MSM he was a member of the Inde pendents a nd Alpha PS i Omega. MorriS served as secretary/treasurer for the American SOCiety of Civil Engineers, on the Miner Board, and on the Rollamo Board. Morris worked as a plumbing salesman for the Mound City Plumbing Co. , for Thrift Builders Supply Inc., and was the president and founder of Turken Industrial Properties. Morris was living in Phoenix, Ariz. , with his wife , Bee.

Oscar K. Ho lma n, PetE , passed away Dec. 2, 1994. At MSM he was a member of Theta Tau, the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, and Tau Beta Pi. Oscar served as house manager and president for Pi Kappa Alpha , board sports editor and editor for the Rollamo, co ntributing editor and managing editor for the Miner Board, and vice president for Blue Key. He also played football and was active as a Ro llamo and Miner trustee. He worked as a junior engineer for The Texas Co., as chief engineer for Texas Gulf Producing Co. , as vice president in charge of production for Mid-America Pipeline Co ., and retired as president of Oil & Gas Developme nt Inc. Oscar was retired and living in Hot Springs, Ark. , with his wife, Jane . Me morials can be made to: Good Samaritan Cedar Lodge Health Care Unit or 1st Presbytelian Church , HotSprings, Ark.

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Ervin A. Brecke, MinE , passed away Oct. 29 , 1994. At MSM he was a member of the Inde pendents, the Society of Economics Geologists, and the Am erican Institute of Mining, Meta ll urgical, and Petroleum En gineers. Ervin spent most of his childhood in Gilman , Wis., where he graduated from high school in 1930. From 193 1 to 1934 he attended the Wisconsin Mining School in Platteville and went on to finish his B.S. at MSM . Ervin worked as a petroleum geologist in Houston , Texas, for four years after graduating from MSM and then went on to wo rk as a GeoE for Ozark Mahoning in Rosiclare, III. , for 22 years. He retired as senior scien -

G eo rge Ra lph Carp ente r, ChE , passed away O ct. 30, 1993. At MSM he was a member of th e Independents. George received th e Phi Kappa Phi Book Plate and was in the top 10 percent of his graduating class. He worked for Ph illips Petroleum Co. for several years, serving as a sen ior engineer and a correlation man ager. George was retired and living in Branson, Mo. with his wife, Ruby. (Information provided by his wife, Ruby Carpenter)

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1929 Thom as Howard Green, MinE, passed away Feb. 1, 1995. At MSM he was a member of Bonanza, Theta Tau , Quo Vadis, played basketball , and was on the track team. Howard worked for Sunlight Coal Co. , as chief engineer in charge of Operations and vice president for Northern Illinois Coal Corp. and as vice president and president of Jet Oil Co. Howa rd was a member of First Un ited Methodist Church. He was retired and living in Madisonville , Ky. , with his wife , Blanche. Memorials can be sent to: First United Methodist Church , Madisonville , Ky . (Information proVided by his wife, Blanche)

1930 Ha ro ld C. Cook passed away. At MSM he was a member of Lambda Chi Alph a. Harold was living in Tulsa , Okla. (Information prOVided by the Cook family)

1932 J o hn A. P o ll a k , EE , passed away Jan. 18 , 1995. At MSM he was a member of Mercier, Quo Vadis a nd Satyr. John also served as vice pres-

tist for the Un iversity of Minnesota in 1975. Ervin was a registered professiona l MinE in Illinois and Minnesota . He was a member of the Ameri can Association of Petroleum Geologists, the Legion of Honor of the Am erican Institute of Mini ng, Metall urgical and Petroleum Engineers , and a Senior Fellow of the SOCiety of Economic Geology. Ervin was also a member of the Lutheran Church of Peace in Platteville , Wis. He returned to MSM to celebrate his 50th anniversary in 1987. Ervin was living in Platteville, Wis. , with his Wife, Norma. (Information provided by his daughter, Janet Brecke Folstad)

1943

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1944

can Society 0 the Gym Ch AmericanMiJ \Vas an ROT( tant, a stude tary Departn iTeasurer. HE several years a constructio engineer for aSa construc & Webster E ert \Vas retire M . 0., IVlthhis tion provid '43) ec

01 Minnesota in !lJstered profes路 sand Minneso. ~r of the Amen. If Petroleum mol Honor 01 ute 01 Mining, 1lroleum Engi. Fello\V 01 the Geology. Ervin )1 the Lutheran Platleville. Wis. to celebrate his 987. Ervin \Vas Wis. , \Vith his lation provided Brecke Fo~tad) PetE, passed

c. 2, 1994. At

was a member Tau, the Amer路 lrute 01 Mining allurgical Engi. 'i . Oscar served ,d president lor rd sports editor llama, contrib路 aging editor lor Ivice president played football , Rollamo and rked as a junior lSCO .. as chiel )ulf producing It in charge 01 llerica Pipeline ~ident 01 Oil & 'c. Oscar IVas Hot Springs, ne. Memorials lad Samaritan :are Unit or 1st lot Springs. Ark.

rpenter. ChE, Iway Oct. 30, IMSM he \Vas a 01 the Indepen路 jeorge received :appa Phi Book 1\Vas in the lop radua ting class. llipl Petroleum serving as a . I a correlation ,as retired and with his wile, ). 'ded by his proVl r)

1943

1948

Edward L. Hilde bra nd , MetE , passed away Jan . 15, 1995. At MS M he was a member of the Independents and the American Society of Metals. Edward first worked as a sen ior staff e ngineer and a plant metallurgist for H umble O il a nd Refi ning Co. until 1981. He was a registered professional engineer. Edward traveled extensively for S tandard O il of N.J . as a corrosion expert. After retiring he owned and operated Metallurgical Technical Services Inc. Edward made many contributions to the petroleum refi n ing and petrochemical in dustries by presenting technical papers to groups such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Petroleum Institute, teaching metallurgy courses at several un iversities, and lecturing at seminars. He wor ked to deve lop standards to prevent the cracking of welds in wet hyd rogenhydrogen sulfide environments . Edward enjoyed woodworki ng, hunting, fish ing, and camping. He celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 15, 1993, with Marjorie Ann (liVingston). T hey had two children , Edward L. H ildebrand Jr. , who married Carolyn R. Webb, and Carla Catherin e Hildebrand, who married Charles A Lundberg Ill. Edward a nd Marjorie were living in Baytown , Texas.

Carl M. Krog , Min E, passed away Jan. 7 , 1994. At MSM he was a member of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical , and Petroleum Engineers. Carl worked for Pan American Producing Co. after graduating and later he worked as an engineer associate for Amoco. He retired in March 1989 and was living in Houston , Texas, with his wife, Ire ne . (Information provided by Mrs . Carl M. Krog)

1944 Robert Eu ge n e S et c hfi e ld , ME, passed away Feb. 12 , 1995. At MSM he was a member of Lambda C hi Alpha , Tech C lub , the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Gym Club , and the SOCiety of American Military Engineers. Robert was an ROTC Cadet, an NY A Assistant, a student assistant in the Military Department, and senior class treasurer. H e served in the Army for several years and went on to work as a construction supervisor and senior engineer for Union Electric Co. and as a construction engineer for Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. Robert was retired and living in St. Louis, Mo. , with his wife, Phyllis. (Information provided b y John Burst, CerE '43)

H a rvey B. Le a ver , CE , PddCE '66, passed away Dec. 31 , 1994. At MSM he was a member of Sigma Nu and a charter member of the Academy of Civil Engineers. Harvey served as president a nd vice president of the American SOCiety of C ivil Engineers , as an alternate and secretary for the Interfratern ity Council, and as president for Student Council. H e was registered as a professional engineer in Kansas, Missouri , and Georgia. From 1948 to 197 1 H arvey worked as district sales manager, regional sales manager, and assistant general manager of sales, metal products division , Armco Steel Corp . From 197 1 to 1973 he was president of Environmental Structures Inc. in Cleveland , Ohio. From 1973 to 1977 Harvey worked as general manager and then was president of Republic Buildings. From 1977 to 1987 he was general manager of the northern division d irector of marketing , corporate and senior vice preSident, and president of Bank BUilding Corp. H arvey retired in 1986 and went on to be the d irector of public works for Leavenworth , Kan. , as well as working as a consultant for Cock , Flatt and Strobel Engineers from 1987 to 1993. He served in the U.S . Army during World War II. Harvey was a member of the First United Methodist Church , the National SOCiety of Professional Engineers , the American SOCiety of American Military Engi n eers, the American Road and Transportation Builders Association and Chi Epsilon. He was sociall~ active with the Leavenworth Country Club , S igma Nu , UMR Alumn i the Order of the Golden Shillelagh : UM R Corporate Developmen t Council , and the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. Harvey was living in LanSing , Kan., with his Wife , O live. A memorial scholarsh ip fund has been set up under the name of Harvey B.

and Olive Leaver. (Information provided by Paul Munger, CE '58)

retired and livin g in Ove rland Park, Kan . (Information sub mitted by Robert A. Strain , EE '50)

1949

C h arles F. Shukers , ME , died of cancer Oct. 17 , 1994. At MSM he was a member of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical , and Petroleum Engineers, was on the honor list, and worked as a student assistant in the library. Charles was born in Independence , Kan ., March 16 , 1924. He served in the Navy during World War II. Charles worked for USGS T opographic Branch , as a consulting engineer for Frank Horton & Co ., as an assistant plant engineer for Keokuk Electro Metals , and as project engineer and chief engineer for Foote Mineral Corporation in the Philadel phia area . Charles formed his own company in 1985. He was a member of St. John 's United Methodist Church in Richmond, a member of the Methodist Officia l Board , Lay Speaker of the Methodist Church and Elder for the Presbyteria~ Church . Charles was a Mason of Plato Lodge #469; AF & AM of Plato Mo .; Eastern Star #240 of Plato Mo : 32nd degree member of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free Ma sonry of Joplin , Mo. He was a mem ber of DAV , VFW , ASME , of both th e district and state boards of the Boy Scouts of America , the Chamber of Commerce , and the Kiwanis Club. In June 1993 Charles and his wife , Carrie , moved to Houston Texas. Me morials were sen t to th ~ American Cancer Society. (Informa tion submitted by his Wife , Carrie Josephine Shukers)

R oy E. Co pe la nd , ME , passed away April 2 , 1994. At MSM he was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of American Military Engineers , the Missouri Academy of SCience , and was in ROTC. Roy served as historian and intramural sports manager for Phi Kappa Alpha as well as a student assistant for the Engineering Drawing Department. He worked for Peter Kiewit & Sons ', Gordon H . Ball Inc. , and in the late sixties or early seventies began his own business Copeland Engineering. Roy was retired and living in P ittsburg , Calif. (Information provided by his daugh ter, Barbara Allendorfer) C h esl ey C . La M a ster , ME , passed away June 7, 1993. At MSM he was a member of the American SOCiety of Mechanical Engineers and was on the honor list. Chesley worked for McDonnell Douglas as an assistant project engineer. He was retired and living on Merritt Island , Fla. , with his wife , Vi. (Information submitted by his daughter-in -Iaw, Mrs . T. LaMaster) J a m es A . R edding , PddEMin '83 , passed away Jan. 2 , 1995, of congestive heart failure . James was the owner and founder of the James A Redding Co. in January 1959 and president and founder of DUl'aline Inc. in January 1963. He was ~ member of OGS and also supported the James A Redding Scholarship in Mines and Metallurgy . James was living in P ittsburgh , Pa ., with his wife , Mary Louise. (Information provided by his wife , Mary Louise Redding)

1950 Geo r ge J . Boj e , EE , passed away Nov . 10 , 1994. At MSM he was a member of American Institute of Electrical En gineers. George worked for Sverdrup and Parcel Inc. , Maloney Electric Co. , as vice president of the central sales region for Colt Indus tries - Central MaloneyTransfer Division , and started George Boje Man ufacturers in the 1970s. He was

D o nald Ed wa rd Spac kl e r , EE , PddEE ' 62 , passed away Dec. 14, 1994. At MSM he was a me mber of Sigma Nu , Business Manager and lieuten ant Commander his senior yea r, on th e St. Pat's Board , St. P at in 1949, on the Miner Board , and on the honor list. In 1962 Don received his hon orary degree from Eta Kappa Nu . He worked for Ma loney Electric C o. as vice president and general manage r of the Switchgear Division . Don was president of Electro Devices Inc. a nd of Power Market Service. He also worked as a consultant for MEHTA Tech Inc . Don was living in Webster Groves , Mo ., wi th his wife, Lo rrain e. (Information provided by his wife, Lorrai ne Spackler)

-1956

1953 R ei nh ar d A b endro t h , MetE. MSMetE ' 55, Ph DM etE '5 7. passed away October 3, 1994. At MSM he was a m em ber of Beta Sigma PSi, American Institute of Mining, Metall urgical, and Petroleum Engineers. "M" Club , American Foundrym en Society, Theta T au, Interfraternity Council , Tau Beta Pi. and he played basketball for MSM. Reinhard served as food cha irman and treasurer for the American Society of Metals. as corresponding secretary for Gamma Delta. was on the honor list, had a research fellowsh ip his senior year, and rec eived both the Phi Kappa Phi Book Plate Award and the Foundry Education Found ation Scholarship. H e had just retired as lab manager for Owens - Illinois In c. - Kimble Division on July 3 1. 1994 , and was preparin g to move to Toledo. Ohio. from V in eland. N .J., w it h wife B et ty . Reinhard worked in th e MetE Departm en t at MSM , as an assistant research metallurgist in th e Metals Resea rch L aboratori es of th e El ectro Metallurgical Co. - a divisio n of Union Carbide Corporation - and as both a re sea rch and senior sc ientist for Owens - Illinois Glass Co. (lnfonnation provided by his wife, Betty Jane Abend roth)

1955 Wa lter J. Cas ler . CEo pa ssed away July 22, 1994. At MSM he was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and A RB A. Walter served the Glee Club as secretary and also received the Glee Club Award . H e worked for the Missouri State Highway Commission, as director for the Departm en t of Public Works , as an engineer and as ch ief master planner for the U.S. Army at Fort Leonard Wood . Walter was retired and living in Waynesville. Mo. with his wife, Margaret. (Information submitted by his wife. Margaret Casler)

Fr an c is W. Sc hu ll er . EE , passed away in October 1990. At MSM he was a member of the Newman Club, the Spelunkers, the Shamrock Club , and the American Institu te of Electrical En gineers. H e worked for Public Service Co. of Oklahoma and as a co nsulting electrical engineer for Public Service Co. of New M exico . Bovay Engin eers Inc., and as both a consultin g electrical engineer and a principal engin eer for H olmes & Narver. H e was livi ng in Albuquerque. N.M.

1957 C h arl es A . C r anda ll. Phys, passed away Oct. 18, 1994. At MSM he was a member of Sigma Xi , Dormitory C ouncil. Glee Club. Indepen dents, T ech Club T ent M ember, the Ameri can Institute of Electrical Engineers. Charles served as treasurer for Sigm a Pi Sigma and as a student assistant in the Physics Departm ent. H e received the Phi Kappa Phi Book Plate Award. the Gold Key Awa rd. and was o n the honor list. Charles worked for Dou glas Aircraft Co. Inc. and for ational Cash Register. H e was living in Azusa, Calif.

1959 H er ber t L. Hu r st. ME. passed aw ay Sept. 27. 1994. H e had transferred to MSM from Southwest Missouri State and at MSM he was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Baptist Student Union, and the Society of A ut omotive En gin eers. H erbert worked as both a sales engineer and field engineer for H agan Ch em ical and Controls. as a sa les engineer for Beckman Instruments, and for Southern Calif. Edison . H e was living in Diamond Bar. Calif. (Information provided by his daughter. Catherine R. Gray) W il l ia m H enry Love . ME. passed away Sept. 9. 1994 At MSM he was a member ofTriangle, Inter-fraterni-

ty Council , the American SOCiety of Mechanical Engin eers, the SOCiety of Auto motive Engineers. and was o n the Rollamo staff. William wa also on the honor list. H e worked for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co ., as a senior engin ee r for Sperry Rand , as a senior engin eer for Unisys, and director of engineerin g for MTA. Wil liam was also in the U .S. Army. H e was living in Madison, Ala .. with his wife, Eleanor. (I nforma tion provided by his w ife, Elean or H . L ove)

1961 C arl D. SI. O nge, ME, passed away June 20, 1994. A t MSM he was a m ember of the American SOCiety of Mechanical Engineers , Pi T au Sigma. and Tau Beta Pi. Carl was a student assistant in the Registrar's Office and was also on the honor list. H e worked as the department head of mechanical design department for Martin Marietta. Carl was livin g in Oak Ridge, T enn, with his wife, Gloria. (information submitted by his wife . Gloria St. Onge)

1962 Ca r l T o lm an, H onSci, died of complications from a stroke Feb 13 1995. Carl earned a BSG eol' fro~ the University of British Col umbia and both a MS Phil and PhD Phii from Yale University . H e specialized in eco no mic and Precambrian geology with his involvement in geological exploration and mapping as well as mineral dep osit investigations. Carl was cha ncellor. dean , and professor at Washington University in St. Lou is. Mo. H e served for 68 years. during which he was an assistant professor, associate professor and professor. Carl served as dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and vice chancellor-dean of facilities. During World War II he was a mineral specialist for the Foreign Economic Administration. After Carl retired from Washington University he took a position as science attache in Tokyo for the U .S. Sta te Department. Later he managed a training program for mining engin eers in the Philippines and also helped to set up a graduate program in economic ge-

ology at the University of th e Philippines. After his return to the United States Carl received honorary doctor of science degrees from MSM and Washington University. H e was re tired and living in St. Louis. Mo., with his w ife, Irene. Contributio ns may be made to: Washington University T olman Fellowship. Departmen t of Earth and Plan etary SCiences, 1 Brookings Dr. , St. Louis, Mo., 63 130.

1963 J o hn Lawr e n ce C l em ents, EE , passed away Oct. 23 , 1994. A t MSM he was a member o f Delta Sigma Phi , Eta Kappa u, T au B eta Pi , Phi Kappa Phi. and the Institute of Radio Engineers. John was a Na tional M erit Scholar, was on th e honor list. received the Phi Kappa Phi Book Plate Award , and received the G old Key Award . H e worked as a programmer for Bell T elephone Labora tory, as both a staff and senior engineer for Automatic Electric L abs, as a senior engineer and ch ief programm er for GTE - Automa tic Electric L abs, and as a systems engin eer and chief programmer for GT E. John had obtained an MS from th e Uni versity of Arizona and he was a member of th e United Methodist Church. H e was living in Ph oenix, Ariz., with his Wife, Flora (Gubin ).

1969 C h arl es T. G rim sh a w. CE , passed away Nov. 19, 1994. At UMR he was a member of the American Society of Civil En g in eers, Stude n t Council , and Student Union Committee. Charles also served as stew ard and corresp onding secretary for Triangle. H e attend ed the University of T exas, EI Paso, majorin g in physical ed uca tion. Since 1977 Charles served as Regional Environmental and Consumer H ealth Protection Director for the T exas Departme nt of H ealth. Charles was living in EI Paso, Texas. His wife, Cathy. preceded him in dea th. (in formation provided by Mrs. William H . Randolph)

1910

ramic SociE Garbor F HarbisonÂˇV in researd Dresser Ind research an Mineral Pr< living in Cr \Vife, Barbi sent to: UN Columbus, tion provid '56)

1919

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1981

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DianeC. (H passed a\Va UM R she Collegium! Foundation ITa. Diane engineer a Schlumberg General Ele Calspan Fie neer for Co homemake Bradyvjlle T Roger. (Inio husband, R

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)epartmem of I Sciences, 1 is, Mo., 63130.

Lawren ce ;. EE, passed . 23, 1994. At .vas a member 3igma Phi, Eta 1. Tau Beta Pi. :he Institute of ,hn was aNa· las on the hon· 'hi Kappa Phi d received the ~ worked as a ~Iephone Lab· lff and senior : EleclricLabs, md chief pro· Jtomatic Elec· terns engineer for GTE. John from the Uni· lewasamem· ,odisl Church. lix. Ariz.. with

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away Nov. Ai UMR he ember of the SocielyofCivil rs. Student and Student Charles also d correspond· , Ie HeaHend· ·exas. EI PasO. lucation. Since .5 Regional En· 15umer Heallh dhe Texas De· . Charles was :as His wife, in death. (In· I Mrs William

1970

1990

James Dudl ey Parmelee, CerE , passed away Feb. 16, 1995. At MSM he was a member of the Shamrock Club and the American Ceramic SOCiety. James worked at the Garbor Resea rch Cent e r for Harbison -Walker Refractories Co. , in research and development for Dresser Industries , and as director of research and development for Allied Mineral Products Inc. James was living in Columbus , Ohio, with his wife , Barbara. Donations may be se nt to : UNICEF, 51 Jefferson Ave., Columbus, Ohio , 42315. (In forma tion provided by R.E.Moore , CerE '56)

Lewis H. Payne , EE , BSEMgt '93 , died in a car accident Feb. 6 , 1995. At UMR Lewis was a minority engineering student and played footba ll. Lewis was living in Va lley Park , Mo. , with his wife , LaWa nda Mi ch ell e (Pritchard) . CE '91. (Information submitted by Lawrence George )

1979 David J. Greco , ME , died Jun e 3 , 1994, as the result of a brain tumor. At UMR he was a member of th e American Society of Mechan ical Engineers , UMR Sports Club Car, and ASH RAE. David worked as an engineering supervisor for Area Alaska Inc. David 's wife , Elain e, preceded him in death in J anuary 1994. He was living in Seattle, Wash.

1981 Darian R. Dickinson , GeoE, died in January 1995 after an unsuccessful bone marrow transplant from his brother for leukelTJia. He worked fo r Tenn eco and lived in Cypress, Texas. (Information submitted by Steve Werling GeoE '85 ) Diane C. (Hasselplug) Sherrell , ME, passed away March 16, 1994. At UMR she was inv olved w ith Collegium/Musicu m, the We sley Foundation, and Choir and Orchestra . Diane worked as a junior field engineer and field e ngi neer for Schlumberger, as a field engineer for General Electric , as an engineer for Calspan Field Services, as an engineer for Calspan Corp. , and as a homemaker. Diane was livin g in Bradyville , Ten". , with her husband , Roger. (information provided by her husband, Roger Sherrell)

Friends of MSM- UMR • Gertrude "Babe" Alberici, wife of Gabriel J . Alberici, PddCE '73 , died of complications from a stroke Feb. 1, 1995 . • Virginia L. Atki nson , wife of Marion L. Atkinson , MinE '25, passed away. • Harry Brown, an emeritus physics professor at UMR, passed away Jan. 20, 1995. • Margaret Coil , wife of Benjamin R. Coil, MinE '29 , passed away Aug. 2, 1994. ·Nellie Eagan , wife of Thomas Eaga n, MetE '25 , PddMetE '30, passed away May 11 , 1994. Thomas preceded Nellie in death on July 28 , 1991. • Eun ice Knight, widow of E.H . Knight, ChE '24, died in June 1994 . • Veda Mitsch , wife of George L. Mitsch, MetE, passed away Nov. 3 , 1994 . • Kurt Schmoldt , son o f Hans E. Schmoldt , ChE '44, PddCt£ '75 , died of bone cancer in early January 1995.

ALUMNI SECTIONS Ark-la-lex Section President John Mascari, Jr. 503 Coleman Longview, TX 75601

903 . 753 · 7786 The Ark-La -Tex Secti on held their winter meeting Jan. 21 , 1995. John '39 and Eilyeen livingston hosted an "attitude adjustment hour " in their home in Elm Grove , La. Later the group of 31 members and guests had a delicious meal of prime rib and ch icken cordon bleu at the Officer 's Club of Barksdale Air Force Base. Officers for the com ing year were announced. John Moscari '51 is president, Walt Mulyca '65 is vice president, and Gene Rand '62 is secretary/treasurer. Beth Cochran, the section 's ambassador, discussed a student from Ft. Smith , Ark. , who is eligible for the section nonresident scholarsh ip. The winner, who will be the fifth recipient of an Ark-La-Tex Section scholarship , will be confirmed at the next meeting. John and Eilyeen received a plaque commemorating their dedication and support to the section with respect to time, hospitality, and finances. A letter of appreciation was rece ived by the section from Neil K. Smith , vice chancellor, Un iversity Advancement, for a $100 contribu tion from the section to the School of Mines Development Fund. Th e spring meeti ng will be in Longview , Texas, and the "attitude adjustment hour " will be at th e home of Gene and Judy Rand , with dinner following at the Canton Chinese Resta urant. (Submitled by Gene Rand, '62, '77) Attending : Phil EE '48 and A rdelIa Browning; Kenny '83 and Beth Cochran ; John Mosca ri '51 ; Gene. '77. '62 and Judy Rand: Jerry , '82 and Tammy Poland; Don '75, '88 and An n Simpson ; John '39 and Eilyeen Li uin gston ; Walt BfLlening

'34; Mr. and Mrs. John Meghan: Denuer '52 and Shirley Patton ; Mrs . Francis H . Conley; Mr. '68 and Mrs. Ken Gereau; Gunthe r '52 and Elean or Jensen ; Louise Patton ; Frank '32, '37 and Kay Zuanut.

Colorado Section president Hugh E. Blevins Jr. 2155 Owens Ct. Denver, CD 80227

303 · 986 · 8273

Chicago Section presidents Deirk and Maria Feiner 217 Green Mountain Drive Bolingbrook, IL 60440

708 · 439 · 7977 The Chicago S ecti on had its annual St. Pat's Dinner March 18, 1995. This year 's dinner was held at the Carriage Green Country Club. Special thanks go to Maria (Willman) '85 for plan ning the dinner. Twenty-five alumni and guests attended and everyone had a good time. The section also conducted their annual business meeting. Deirk '85 and Maria (Willman) '85 Feiner were elected co-presidents and Kathy (Bryan) Andersen '79 was elected vice president. Plans for the summer send-off, plans for next year 's St. Pat's dinner, and the progress of their scholarship re cipients were discussed. Th e section looks forwa rd to heari ng from new al umni in the Chicago area. (Submitted by Deirk Fein er '85) A ttending: Bob '71 and Liz Morrison: Tim '85 and Marla (Willman) '87 J edlicka: Deirk '85 and Maria (DeCastro) '85 Fe ine r; Rex '90 and Gisela Jenkins; Richard '59 and Jane Wieker; Kathy (B rya n) '79 and Erik Andersen: Robert J. '62 and Julia J. Wilson ; Frank '50 and Co lette Packheiser; Bob '61 , '62 and Linda Saxer; Jim '77 and Mary Clifford; Greg Kia e r '84: Frank '60 and Janet Watson .

The Co lorad o S ection held its annual St. Pat 's party on March 18 , 1995, at th e Zang Brewing Co. in Denver, Colo. A social time a nd dinner were followed by a short meeting. At the meeting , President Hug h Blevins '53 , introduced the officers of the section. Hugh also asked for volunteers to serve on the section board and got five to commit. Jerry Plu nkett '54, reviewed the results of the section scholarsh ip and commented on the procedure and the candidates. Future events were discussed and these included a summer family picn ic and a get-together to welcome the UMR solar car race entra nts when they arrive in Golden , Colo. , inJune 1995. (Submitted by Randy Kerns '74) Attending: Dauid '91 and Jacinda Manka ; Dauid J. Bufalo '66 and Cynthia Powers; Clancy '64, '72 and Sharron Ellebmcht; Gene '51 and Lee Lindsey; Jack '59 and Pam Lutz; Jerry Plunkett '53, '54; Charlie '73 and Marti Schroeder; Hugh '53 and A nn Blevins; Karen (Dunajcik) '83 and Mark Knight; William '55 and Dorothy Lidster; Paul '84 and Joan H enehan; George '75 and Elaine Carlstrom ; Kenna (Roberson) '84 and Steue Yarbrough; Jackie Miller '86: Tro y Vega: Randy '74 and Cherie Kerns; Paul Ridlen '89. '91 .

Houston Section President Wayne Andreas 1802 White Feather Trail Crosby, TX 77532 713 · 324 · 1485

On Oct. 2 1, 1994, a beautiful Friday eve ning , forty-two MSM UMR alumni from th e Housto n Secti o n gathered for a tradition a l Octoberfest at the European

Tavern and Gardens. The night featured traditional German music, and of course an outstanding country music singer, since they are in Texas. After other parties left, the ever hardy MSM crowd moved inside to hold a brief meeting followed by the long anticipated door prize giveaway. The big winner was Lanie Hauschel '92 , who took home the "History of UMR. " (Info rmation submitted by Alan Hopkins '89) Attending: Donald Gjerdevig '83 and Ginny Cook; George '51 and Ellen Donaldson: Joe '81 and Karen ( Williamson) Trapani '81; Warren '59 and H ope Carroll; Jim '72 and Jackie H onefenger: Wayne A ndreas '58: Austin '69, '70 and Loretta Ferguson ; Les Birbeck '50; Charles '61 and Joann Featherston ; Rich '87 and Stephanie Langenstein; Mike '77 and Debbie Weiss; John Miller and Amy Hollman ; Lanie (Yonker) Hausch el '92; Alan '89, '93 and Dixie Hopkins: Dean '62 and Trudi Culnan ; Tom '74 and Robin Belsha; Rex Alford '40. 74: Carma '79 and Glen Gibler; Curt 73, '80 and Marybeth Killinger: Arnavaz and Adil '67 Godiwalla ; Sherri '78 Clark and Tom Sheelar; Kevin BO and Dorothy Hagan: and Jim '86 and Sue Ryan.

Northern Alabama Section president John P. Dunbar 622 Patterson Lane Meridianville, AL 35759

205 · 828 · 5874 The North Alab a ma Section celebrated St. Pat's at Finn egan 's Pub in Huntsville, Ala. Dr. Robert Mitch ell , dean of engineering , spoke about what is happening on campus. (SLlbmitted by Mark Moelle nhoff '88, '90) Those in attendance included: Mark Moellenhoff '88. '90 : DOLlg Morris B9; Brian Est '89, '91; CLI/tis Gentry '68; Larry Atha '58, '60: Jerry Dawson '58; Bill Malone '64: David Lanteigne '80; John Peery '67; KG/'e n (Peacock) Bishop; Don J o nes '64 ; Dave Gra y '69. '70; Dick Campb ell '62.

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Kansas City Phoenix Section president Walter Knecht 17207 Desert Glen Drive Sun City West, AZ 85375 602 - 546 - 6672

The Phoe nix Section held a reception Dec. 30, 1994, priOlO to the Ladies ' Basketball Tournament at Grand Canyon University , for alumni , staff, and fam ilies of the MSM/UMR ladies ' basketball team. The team played SI. Martin 's University of Washington. About 20 alumni , parents, and friends attended the reception. About 40 Miner boosters, including parents, friends of the players, and about 20 alumni attended the game. The section planned to go to a spring training game at Peoria, Ariz. , for their spring outing, but the "Baseball gods" were against them l Not only were the regular players not available due to the strike, but the heavens let loose the day before and the better part of game day and as result the game was cancelled. Ten peopl e were scheduled to en joy the Arizona sun and a day of baseball, but were denied the opportunity. But as the manager frequently says, "Wait till next yearl " (S ubmitted by Walte r S. Knecht) Attending: George Axmacher '42; Don and Nancy Brackhahn; Lawrence and Maxine Christensen ; Bill '55 and Todd Hallet: T ed Kaerch· er '62; Walter '49 and Shirley Knech t; R obert '49 and Betty Perry: Stacey (Stover) Polton '86; A rminJ. Tucker '40; and Norman P. Tucker '40.

Spokane In Spokan e, Wash., an informal breakfast was held before the Northwest Mining Association Convention. (Submitted by John Baz-Dresch '73) Attending: Robert J. Mille r '50.

'52, '89; Gle nn H . Fritz '47; William M. Shepard '51, '52, '81 ; John BazDresch '73 .

Section president Nancey R. Spaith 12300 W 65th Terrace Shawnee, KS 66216 913 -63 1- 9541

Th e Kansas City Section held several events in 1994. First, on June 23 , 1994, approximately fifty alumn i and fam ily members attended the annual picnic, which was held at Longview Lake Park in Grandview, Mo. The midseventies grad uates were well represented a nd many new graduates also attended and showed much enthusiasm for continuing activities and becom in g officers. Vintage alumnae were also in attendance. Second, on Aug. 13, 1994, th e KC Section went to the Woodlands dog races in Kansas City, Mo. Twenty-one al umni attended. Th e event included a buffet dinner and a night filled with win ning bets. The Woodlands even dedicated a race to the KC Section alumni an d a picture of the winning dogs along with selected alum ni was taken. Th ird, the KC Section went to some Miner basketball and football games. On Oct. 29 , 1994, nine alumni representing the KC Section attended the UMR men 's football game versus the Missouri Western Griffons in SI. Joseph , Mo. On Jan. 25, 1995 , six KC Section a lumni attended the men 's a nd women 's basketball games versus the CMSU Mules in Warrensburg, Mo. Unfortunately the Miners did not win the football or basketball games, but they gave the other teams good games. The officers of the KC Section are: president, Nancey S paith , ' 72; past president , Charles Fugate, '90; preSident-elect, Joe Reichert, '59; secretary/treasurer, Drew Ri mmer, '92; members at large, Cliff Tanquary , '57 , and Fred Steele, '65. (Submitted by Drew Rimmer '92) And more recently , the KC Section celebrated St. Pat 's March 11 , 1995, at Stone Manor, Teetering Rocks, Raytown , Mo.

Those in attendance included: Forrest Swafford '72; Fred '65 and Pat Steele; Charles Fugate '90; Carol (Maxei ner) Edwards '84; Jason Stratman '94; Nancey (Drissel) '72 and Jim Spaith ; Mark '75 and Judy Young; Jim ' 74, '75 and A nn Foil; Larry '64, '66 and Carolyn Gilmartin; Dave '61 and Pat Owsley: Jon '82 and Vicki Kraft; Grego ry K. Hicks '76, '80; Kathy (Hand) Becker '76 ; Don and Nan cy Brackhah n; Sam '82 and Jan e Otto ; Gary L. '67 and Barbara Fouts ; Joseph F. '59 and Mary Reiche rt; Lucien M. '59 and Sammy Bolon; Fe rri ll '78 and Debbie Ford; John Frerking '87; Cliff '57 and Bettie Tanq uary; Willis 73 and Nancy Wilson.

Fun at the Kansas City St. Pat's POlty: Top photo, left to ligh t: Ferrill Ford, '78; BOI'bara Fouts, Gary Fouts '67, Deb bie Ford, Larry '64 and Cam/yn GilmOltin, Willis '73 and Nancy Wilson. Middle photo, left to right: Lu Bolon, '59, Judy Young, Carol Edwards '84, Pat Steele and Jo e Reiche rt '59 Bottom photo, left to right: Greg H icks '76, Mary and Joe '59 Reich elt , Lu Bolon '59, John Frerking '87, and Jane and Sam '82 Otto.

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Springfield, Missouri Section president Lawrence O. Wolf 2360 Grandview St. Springfield, MO 65803 417- 869 - 6578

The S pringfie ld Secti on held their Engin eers ' Week meeting Feb. 23, 1995. Dr. Joh n Park, C ha ncellor of UMR, was th e guest speaker. Scholarsh ip winners and th e Youn g En gineer of the Yea r we re a nnounced. (S ubmitted by Kevin Skibiski '75, ' 76)

Top photo, left to right: Denn is Jaggi, '70, Dave Rottman '92, Eric Husm an, '94 and Bill Givens, '51 Bottom ph oto, left to right: Cliff and Ca rla '89 Ja ckson; Janet and Dennis '70 Jaggi, Teresa and John '84 Loiacono and Dave Rottman '92. Th e Oklahoma City area of th e Okla h oma Sect ion he ld their St. Patri ck's Day party Ma rch 9 , 1995. Don a nd Na ncy Brackh a hn traveled down from Rolla and soci alized with 23 alumn i and spo uses. Ca rla J ackson '89, Dave Rottma n '92 , a nd Da ve Eck '86 , did a great job organizing the function eve n with a hectic last minute change of location. Bill Norfleet '66, won the contest for the old est S t. Pa t's sweats hirt with his 1964, 56th edition. They did not, however, make him try to fi t into it againl A great time was had a nd th ey even con ducted some business! (Submitted by Dennis J aggi '70 ) Attending: Bennett Abbott '88; Richard '86 and Pam (Sava la) '86 Altice; Jeff Davies '86; Jim Franklin '55; Bill Givens '51: Tom '66 and Ca rla Holcom b; Eric H usma n '94; Carla (L aster) '89 and C/iffo l'd Jackso n; Dennis '70 and Ja netJaggi; Jo hn '84 and Te resa Loiacono; Jeff Mitchell '92; B ill NO lfleet '66; Bob '60 and Ja n Ridle: Dave Rottman '92: Tim '89 and Patti Th ompson; Ve rno n Volke r '54.

Section president Ron LaManque 7807 S. Florence Tulsa, OK 74736 978- 488 - 8345

Th ose in attendance included : Kevin Skibiski '75, '76; R oger Phillips ' 74; Michael G rabber '94; Roddy Rogers '81, '83, '90; Rebecca Grunbaum '94; Te resa Turne r '94; Cha rles R . Turner '66; Wilb ur Feaga n '76, '79; Michael Brown '76; Ralph Tate '72; Brad R . Parrish ' 77, '78; Jim Sparks '65; Robert S p ratt '58; Jim L yons '66; Ea rl Burk '70; R. David '59, '75 and Earli ne (Moulde r) Plank; Fred Ipock ' 76; Co lt Wise '84, '85; Veste r "Bro wnie " Unsell '50; B. E. "Chris" B ute rbaugh '50 , '73; B re nt Fu llerton '94; B ud Burke '62, '73; John Palmerton '64; Will Napper; Ki rby Nelson ; Leo Day; Glen K. Halley '91; Gary Gibson '91; Bill Murray '80; Eric Atkinson; Greg Atkinson; Jim Wra y '79; Jim Dow; Mark Smith ; Neil Fossnight; Bill Lindsey '72; Don and Nancy Brackha hn; Elizabeth and Randy Hirron; B ru ce F. Helion; Ch ris Zimme r; Cha rles Powell '71; Joh n and Do rcas Park; Amy (Ho rst) Ruggeri '90, '91; Windso r Wa rren '48; Michael G iles '72; Larry '79 and Carol Wolf; Jason Kwaoz and Elea nor Casey; Dave Frazier '68; Karri Halley '91; Fred Hall; Kevin Downe n: Gene Keene ; Lynn Nolole; Je rry Borland; Chris Halle r; Bill Heist.

Tulsa Section president Ron LaManque 7807 S. Florence Tu/sa, OK 74736 918 - 488 - 8345

Th e Tulsa area o f th e Okla h o m a S ecti o n got together on Dec. 3 , 1994 , a tthe house of Tim '89 and Jane Coppinger '90. The purpose of the gathering was to

bring together old friends and to celebrate the holiday season. (Submitted by Tim Coppinger '89)

Attending: Ti m '89 and Jane (Ewers) C oppinge r '90 ; C raig '90 and Ci ndy (Ge reau) Bailey '90 ; Dan '90 and A m y Jo (Painte r) McKean '90 ; Russ '8 9 and Liza (Japlit) He nderson '89; Tracey Ball '92; and Susan Scott '8 9.

Th e Tulsa area of th e Okla h o m a S ection celebrate d St. Pat's March 17, 1995, a t the So uthern Hills Co untry Club . Bradford pear and rose bud trees were in fu ll bloom and it was a bea utiful spring day with life everywhere beginning to renew and reach with refreshed spirit. Approxima tely 78 alumn i, spo uses, a nd frie nds attended . Tom Willia ms '73, a Southern Hills Co untry Club member, master-minded and hosted th e eve nt. A drawing was held for sweatshirts with Phil Wade '95, and Jose Machado '46, bein g the pro ud reCipients of the two classic Rolla ga rm ents. Hans Schmoldt '44, '75 , and his lovely wife, J immie, were dressed fro m head to toe in traditio nal S t. Pat's green. (Submitted by Ron LaManque '85, and Gl en Larse n ' 70) Th ose in attendance included : Kev in '79 and Karre n 0 'S ullivan; To m Williams '73 ; S teve '72, '73, and Ma ry Ann Walke r; Matt Ullm ann '89; Tom '93 and Maria Sulli van; Sea n '90 and Betty S cott; Harry Sc hneide r '61 , '70 , '73; Ro be rt A. '79 and Re becca Riess; Te rry '69 and Pat R idenh our; Bob '88 and Patti Pen nington ; Jeff Mo rton '88; Dan '90 and A m y Jo (Painte r) '90 Mc Kean; Jose A. Machado '46, '83; Larry T. '57 and B arbara M. Lee; Pa ul J. '92 and Sa ndra (Todd) '94 Ku stere r; C hris Jun gers '91; D ennis Jones '78; B ob '64 and Kath leen Jewell; Da vid Hopkin s '84; Mary A nn (C hambers) '79 and Do ug ' 77, '79 Fu chs; Bill '60 and Ce lia En gelhardt; Brian DeLuca '89 and T ricia Cox; L ori (S tapp) '88 and Tony C rocker; Do ug '94, '91 and Leigh (Cla rk) '92 Co rdie r; Jan e (Ewers) '90 and Tim '89 Copp inger; C. Cam p bell '64; Nichole (Geo rge) '90 and G reg B ray; Gordo n '70 and

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The UMR chapter of the Society of Mining Engineers (SME) held a meeting March 7, 1995, at the SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit, March 6-9, in Denver, Colo. The meeting took place at the Marriott City Center. Ninety a lumni , facul ty , and friends from the UMR SME chapter and from Denver Section attended. The attendance was one of the largest in recent years and larger than other university receptions held that night. The alumni enjoyed visting with the students, staff, and faculty. Jack Burst '43 was in attendance and is now the president elect of SME.

At the SME reception in Denver were, top photo, left to right: Mary Lo u Nickel, Dick Hagni '62, UMR student John Carl, Mel Nickel '38, Jack '43 and Mary Anne Burst. Bottom photo, left to right are: Jerry Plunkett, Hugh Blevins and Jack B urst.

Elle n B ra nno n; Doug '93 and J e nn i· fe r Bo nne r; Craig '90 and Cindy (G e rea u) '90 Bailey; Hans '44, '75 and J immie S chmo ldt; Roy '66 and Marga ret Rice; Gle n '70 and Na ncy La rsen; Ron '85 and Deb La· Manque; Dave Kick '57, '62; Ed· ward L. '50 and Lois Johnson; Jeff '74 and D ee Ive rs; John Ham by '53 ; Russell G und '4 0; Mi ke '70 and D o nna Fri ese; Ron '70 and Sandy Da vis; Gary C hristophe r '73; Jim '59 and Maria n Chittenden; Gary Warre n '77; Phil Wade ' 71 ; Joe '59 and Mary Jane Vitali.

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Th e West Florida Section held th eir spring meetin g a nd a St. Patrick's Day party March 17, 1995. Th e meeting was held in the recreation room of J oh n '42 a nd Ba rbara Olsen 's condomin ium , which provides a wonderful view of th e bay, Al - La ng S tadi um, and downtown St. Petersburg , Fla. Eleve n UMR al umni attended and the total attendance was twenty-two. Dea n Robert Mitchell , the new dea n of engineerin g, atte nded and gave th e group a n update on the basic strategies and p hilosophies being pursued under Cha ncellor Park 's admin istration. El ections were held a nd th e fo llowin g will serve one year terms: Jo hn Van Nort, preSide nt; Bob Walsh, vice

Attending: Todd A lthoff '95; Hugh Blevins '53; Don & Nancy Brackhahn, alumni staff; Dick Bullock '51 , '55, ' 75, '86; Jack '43, '47 and Mary Ann Burst; George Carlstrom '75; John Cash '94; Kenneth & Coleen Cliffo rd, fo rm er faculty member; David Cottrell '91 ; Russ Dahlgren '82; Roger Dewey, '69, '71 ; Terry Donze '71 ; Clancy Elle-

bracht '64, '72; Steve Fisco r '86; Brian M. Fortelka '96; Steven W. Fry '84; Rich Gertsch '97; R. D. Hagni '62; Jim Humphrey '79; Dale Hursh

'81 , '82; Paulette Jackson, de velopm ent staff; Linda Jacobs '80; Bill Jacobs '64; Joo Y. Kim '69; Dean '5 1, and Nancy Kleinkopf; Mike Korb '68; Dennis '70, and Mary Kostic; R. Lory '58. and Coma Miller; James R. Morris '70 , '72; John Monrisey IV '69, ' 72; Scott Monrison '85; Melvin '38, and Mary Lou Nickel; Brian E. O 'Neill '95; Duk-Won Park, ' 71, '75; Daphne Lien Place '96; Jerry Plunkett '53, '54; Bill Poderazik '97; Paul Reed '82; Donald Richards '96; Don Routon '58; Lee Saperstein, dean ; Art Schweizer '70; Bill Sh epard '51 , '52, '81 ; Craig Sorenson '95; Thomas P. Stefa nsky '70 ; Dave Summers, faculty; Jerry Tien '88; Bill Tierney '76, '77; Carlos '54, '79 and Joan Tiernan ; Bryan Tilley '96; Joh n Townsend; Ahmet Unal, faculty ; Chris Upp '96; Sterling Wainscott; Walter Wallace '48; Brent Ward, '94 ; Chris Ward '96; John Watson , faculty; Layland J. Watson '96; Tom Webb , development staff; Douglas Wilson '96; John & Meg Wilson, faculty ; Jenri Lynn Wortham , development staff; Jack '42, and Margaret Zoller.

president; Bill Gamm on , secreta ry/tr eas u re r; J ack Wh ee ler, Executive Comm ittee. Dinner consisted of delicious J amaican chicken with all the trimm in gs. (Submitted by Bill Gammon '49, '68) Attending: Bob Mi tchell, dea n of engineering; Willia m H . '49, '68 and Dorothy Gammon; Jim '54 and Na n· cy Gerard; Joe '49, '73 and Hanriet Sevick; J. '53 and Ma rgo Wheele r; Robert P. '55 and Betty Walsh ; Joh n R. '50 a n d Marjory Van Nort; Ralph '58 and Joan S . Yo ung; Belding H . '38, '76 and Ru by McCurdy; Emil A. '50 and H elen R. Roloff; James H. Me nefee '36; Jo hn K. '42 and Ba r· bora Olsen .

Attention Section Shutterbugs! We'll be glad to print photos taken at your events - just send them in I They need to be good qua lity, clear pic t ures, preferabl y showi ng some of the fun at your event . Either co lor or black-and-wh ite pictu res are acceptable, but please identify those people in the picture. If you'll send several, we'll pick th e best for pu bl ication.

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St. louis Section president Ron Jagels 8678 Elgin Ave. St. Louis, MO 63 723 (374) 537-4327 (w) The St. L oui s Section got together Jan. 14 to attend the women 's and men 's basketball games at UMSL Immediately after a reception was held at Posh 's Club & Grill at the Airport Hilton . (Submitted by Randy Dreiling '81) Attending: Phil '66 and Barb Jazwiak; Damon Allen '92; Greg Martinez 90, 92; Armin '40 and Norman '40 Tucker; Billy Key ; Tom Webb : John Eash 79, '90; Ron Jagels '86, '91; Neil and Susan Smith ; Mike '92 and A ngie Castro ; Dick

Napper; Randy Dreiling '81; Jeannie Ja ckson '92; LG. Laos 77, '82; Kelley Jozwiak '91 ; Marc Thomas '93; Flo yd Harris 74; Paul '81 and Christa (DeGonia) Andrew '85; Don and Nancy Brackhahn . The St. L oui s Sectio n celebrated St Pat 's March 11 , 1995, by watching the St Pat 's Parade. Th e weather was beautiful and the sea of green sweatshirts and faded board jackets attested to the great turn out After the parade, over fifty alums with nu merous family members and friends in tow , elected to continue the celebration at Mike Shannon 's Restaurant and Bar where a cash bar and hors d'oeuvres were enjoyed in the banquet room. A special thank you goes out to the following companies

Having a great time at the MinerlUMSL basketball game are: Greg Martinez '90, Damon Allen '92, Jeannie Jackson '92, Angie and Mike '92 Castro, LG. L oos ' 77, Kelly Jozwiak '91 , Mark Thomas '93 and Ron Jagels '86.

St. Louis St. Pat 's celebrants inchlded (photo below) Joe Jaegers, '82, Jim Whetsel '81, Paul

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who underwrote the cost of hors d ' oeuvres ; Asahil America Corp. , Atlas Plumbing Supply, Burns & McDonnell, H orner & Shifrin, Inc., and RollieJohnson , Inc. Not being known for their moderation , a core group of alumni continued to " reminisce " at the downtown street party where bands and beverage were in abundance. (Submitted by Lisa Gallagher '81, '83) Those in attendance at Mike Shannon 's included: Gene '84 and Marcia Metheny; Ray '85 and Marylynne Shea ; Jessica (Smoot) '85 and Danny DuMaine; Payton Wieland '82, '86; Todd '82, '84 and Sarah Rush; Wayne '54 and Peggy Aceto; Mark '90 and Beth Abernathy; Stephen ' 77 Kienstra ; Joe Grana 78; Jim Brendel 74: Scott Kenney; Tony '73 and Bonnie DiMercurio; Lyle S. Gastineau 73; Jay Tyra 74 ;

Greg '83, '85 and Anne (O 'Connor) '88 Symes; Mike (Jake) 77 and Alyson Kim ; Don Beinart '60; Dave Diestelkamp ' 77; Rich Manning '82; Rich 79 and Margaret (Gohn) '80 Koch ; Pete '88 and Barb (Parsons) '80 Telthorst; Mikel (Smash) '84 and Trish Ingram ; Wayne Schmidt '83, '91 and Sue Cahill; Sue (Hadley) Rothschild 74; Beth Hall '92; Joe '82 and Kathy Jaegers; Tom 75 and Julie Jackson ; Kent Goddard '81 and his daughter Dana; Dave '89 and Cheri (Schroede r) '88 Zimmerman; Eddie Rodriguez '93; Shannon Wilgraham '92; John Lodderhose 79, '92: A ndy Tayon '80; Mike Wrob '81 ; Dyan Pulsipher '94; Angelika Adams '93; Rom '53 and Joan Bueshcer; Jim Lude wig '53, 70; Bill Barbier '54; Tony Kirtley '92; Liz Schnettler '93; Beth Dare '93; John Laschober '81 , '86; Paul ' 77 and Carol Fellin; Ron Jagels '86, '91; Jim '81 , '83 and Lisa (Gallagher) '81 , '83 Whetsel.

St. louis Area Miner Music Section Several of the St Louis area members of the Miner Mu si c S ectio n got together Saturday, February 4, at the home of Cynth ia Millangue. T hey ate dinner, played cards , and chatted all even ing. T hey also congratulated two of their recent graduates, Tom Rogge and Karen Schoor, on their engagem ent! T here was much advice from the married couples in the group! Everyone had a good time and they are plann ing on having more small get-togethers to keep commun ication open. Since their section covers the entire country, it is hard to get together. ( Info rmati o n submitt e d b y D e bbi e Hunk e '90 - executive s ec re tary)

Attending: Cynthia Millangue '91 ; Randy Skaggs '89; Debbie Hunke '90; Gary '76 and Nancy (Brown) '80 Fisch e r;Tom Rogge '93; Ka ren S choor '94; Craig '92 and Libby (Perkins) Blair.

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CHANCELLOR'S CUP GOLF TOURNAMENT The Second Annual Chancellor' s Cup Golf Tournament wi ll be held at The Legends, a Robert Trent Jones designed course in Eureka, Mo" on Monday, Sept. 18, 1995, The fou r-person scramble tournament wi ll tee off at 8:00 a,m, The tournament entry fee of $250 wi ll benefit the Chance llor s Schola rship Fund at the University of Missou ri-R olla, Corporate sponsorships of each hole are also available for $500, Please call 1-800392-4112 to receive add itional information and to register yourse lf or your foursome.

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MINER SPORTS

At UMR this spring, the only strike was dow n the middle of the plate

Play baiL Wh ile most baseball conversations this sprin g were about strike talks and replacement players, real games were takin g place just south of the Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building on campus. On Feb. 22 , spri ng training camps in Florida and Arizona looked li ke a fa ntasy camp. Instead of Gr eg Maddux, Ke n Griffey J r. and Frank Thomas , th ere were truck drivers, stockbroke rs and college pitch ing coaches on th e field, all trying to make it onto a big league roster. That sa me afternoon , the 1995 UMR baseball team took th e field for the first time, and there were no replacement players amo ng th em. Two weeks later, the UMR softball team made its annual excursion to Florida to get its season under way after a couple of ea rl y dates were postponed d ue to the weath er. So as the surreal spring involving major league baseball went on , fina ll y leading to th e Major League Players Association ending its strike in th e hours precedin g the original open ing day - and find ing th e regu lar players spending April in a seco nd rou nd of spring training th e diamond ga mes we nt o n at

UMR by Joh n Kean

Although mid-season sl umps have brought th eir records below th eir pre-season hopes, it was

still a successful sprin g for both th e men 's and women's teams. The Min ers finished their season with a 14-28 record - not a great mark in terms of percentage, but it was th e most wins for a Miner team since 1988. In addition , UMR beat 25th -ranked Quincy University 17-10 on April 4 - th e team 's first victory over a nationally-ra nked team in three years. "Th e year started out good until some people got hurt, wh ich set us bac k," says head coac h Travis Boulware. "Our goa l this yea r was to win 20 ga mes, and we came up short of that. But with th e players we have now and the ones we can recru it, we 're co un ting on reaching those goals next year." Th e softball team started fas t, winning 11 of 14 games on that seaso n-opening trip to Florida. And aside from a 10-day stretch in early April , th e team had its good moments in 1995. The Lady Min ers posted a record of 24-25 th at included 12 one-run losses, two of which ca me in the fin a l a t-bat aga inst Missou ri Southern State College, the topranked team in NCAA Division II. Non eth eless, UMR still outscored its opponents by 45 runs over th e course of the season. "We had high expectations of our own for this season, but some pitchin g problems held up our progress." says Lady Miner head

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coach Da V( his first yel also play il expanded, ' ting better; were able beam befor try to "keel teams. The Lad year as the school histo 308 for thE amongthe It Mid-Americ; letics Asso Southem is one of sever set by the L son. For insl • Left fiel senior, tied c seta UMR si going five-fa game of the inning vielo College, Sh, year mark fa 36 and fini~ hom the ca King also me reer hit recor esa Dickens finish ing sece list \Vith 155. dent, King is nee for the K en's Student award presel ence.

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pring for both men's teams. shed their seaecord - nota ns of percentmost wins for ~ 1988. In ad25th-ranked 17-lOonApril ;t victory over Iteam in three

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coach Dave Burwell , who is in his first year at the helm. "We also play in a league that has expanded, and everyone is getting better all the time. But we were able to get back on th e beam before the year ended to try to keep pace with those teams. " The Lady Miners fini shed th e year as the best hitting team in school history. Th e tea m batted .308 for th e season - ranking a mong th e top three teams in the Mid-Ame rica Intercollegiate Athle tics Associat ion. (Missouri South e rn is first ) This was just one of several records that were set by the Lady Miners this season. For instance: • Left fielder Kristan King, a senior, tied an MIAA record (and set a UMR single-game mark) by going five -for -five in th e second game of the season, a 6-4, 10inning victory over Mississippi College. She has set the oneyear ma rk for runs batted in with 36 and finished just six away from th e career record of 88. King also made a run at the career hit record of 165 set by Teresa Dickenson (Psyc '93) before fin ish ing second on the career hit list with 155. Also a strong student, King is the school's nominee for th e Ken B. Jones Wom en 's Studen t-Athlete of the Year award presented by th e confere nce. • Junior center fielder Nicki Wray ranks second in the MIAA and 12th in NCAA Division II with he r 18 doubles on the sea son - six more than th e previous UMR record. Wray also tied a team record with her three doubles against C umberland College on March 16. • A budding star, sop homore shortstop Melanie R o hrer hit .33 1 on th e season with 23 stole n bases, lyi ng th e record she also tied as a fre shman. Ro hrer, whose twin sister Melissa had an 8-5 pitchin g record fo r the Lady Miners, tied a national record during her freshman year, whe n she stole six bases in a game

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against St Louis Unive rsity. This season , M_e lani e Rohrer has scored more run s in one year a total of 45 - th a n any previous Lady Miner player, a nd she stands a good chance o f breaking Dyan Rishe r 's career mark of 102 in the next two seaso ns. Rohrer has already scored 75 runs in two years, and also broke the singleseason hit record of 52 held by Angie Ho nse (AE '90) with 56. • On e of Rohrer 's infie ld mates , sophomore Brandy Broeckling , did the near-impossi ble. Broeckling , who plays seco nd bas e , b ecame t he first infielder in MIAA history to play a n e ntire seaso n without an e rror. She handled all 130 of her chances flawlessly this year. As a team , the Lady Miners are ranked 13th in NCAA Division II in defense . All of this comes during a time of rebuilding for the Lady Miners. " When Li sa (Burwell , EMgt '90) beca me the interim coach in 1992 , we had a lot of talent in o ur junior and senior classes," Dave Burwell says. "But we had to build a new founda tion and brought in a good class that included Wray , Teri Marvich (a .343 hitter and outstanding defensive first baseman), Amy Buttime r and Valerie Osborn to join Kristan . T he next year, we got the Rohrer twins and Brandy, whil e this year 's class included Erin Collins, Becca Alt and J e n Damron - three freshmen who have seen a lot of playing time. "Hopefully we can get to the point where we can be more selective and need to bring in o nly four or five new players a nnuall y to fill various holes ," says Burwell. W hile the Lady Miners have been rewriting the record books, th e men have n 't put the p e ncils down eith e r. Senior center field e r Chad Fuesting made a run at the Single-seaso n mark for stolen bases with 21 a nd came within three of th e career record of 38 set by D a n Daily (ChE'89). He also broke the single-season run

reco rd by scoring 35 tim es in 1995 , and was one triple shy of the record in that category. Th e other two starting o utfielders , juniors N at h a n Wade and Dan McGinnis , spent the year chaSing th e mark for run s batted in. McG in nis eve ntua lly broke the record by leading the Miners with 33 RB is on the year, while Wade finished right behind him at 28. Wad e , who also led the Min ers in hitting with a .333 average , set a new mark for hits in a year with 46, while Fuesting finished with 45. Fresh man Matt Bryant, who prim a ril y serves as the team 's designated hitter, tied the Single-season record for home runs with fiv e. On top of that , Bryant posted a record-lying twohome run , six-RB I game in th e Miners' 27-2 win over Webster on March 2 1, the highest onegame scoring output in UMR history. On the mound , Alle n Jon es battled through a year with te ndon itis in his shoulder to break Jeff Walte rs ' (CE '8 1) strikeout mark of 47 set in 1978. Jon es , who fa nned 14 hitters in the season

opener among his 50 for the year, also came within o ne win of a record-lying six victories this year. Lefty Mike Banfield , a junior, ranked fourth in the MIAA in strikeouts with 7.8 per nin e innings. He whiffed 13 hitters in just five innin gs of a combin ed no-h itter with Brya nt at Webster in March. Th e Miners ' best a ll-aro und player may be Mike Williams , a sophomore who played six positions during his freshma n yearpitcher, catc her, first base, shortstop, right fi eld and deSigna ted hitter. This year, he has basically stuck to the battery positions and deSignated hitter, a nd as a result hit .316 with 19 RB Is. On th e mound , he was 4 -3 with a 5.9 1 earned run average. But be hind

MINER SPORTS the plate, Williams has played as we ll as anyone in the M IAA. By mid-season , he had thrown out 17 of 32 runners attempting to steal and few runners were takin g the risk of stealing bases aga inst him . Th is is a far cry from the team Boulware inherited when he took over the coaching reins in 1991. "The first year we had only 18 or 19 players, " he says. " Last fall , we had over 50 tryout, so the interest in the program is defi nitely up. We 're at the point now that we are turning down some players . You can build a good program when you do so around the players that you have - and we are improving. It is a tough struggle to get to the next level in our division, because those teams keep getting better also. " The Miners play in the M IAA South D ivis ion w i th Missouri Southern , the NCAA Division II runn er-up in 1991 and fifth-place finisher in 1992; the University of Missouri-SI. L ouis, which finished fifth in th e nation in 1993; and improving programs at Pittsburg State University, Lincoln Univer-

-----, , The first yea r we had only 18 or 19 players. Last fall, we had over 50 tryout, so the interest in the program IS " definitely up.

sity and 5, versiiy.ln, Divisionm, riState Un ing NCAA champion. In softt are in the s just as tou~ souri Soutt champions burg State pant in the Mi ouri-St 40 wins tIreached th, last season. Thegral the progra records. La OUIS were I and the so adorned \\q scoreboard ler field fen An electron process of I baseball fac Also, Bo a public-ad tional fence and campi, bullpenarec il5well as th pitching ma ey was USE SCoreboard obtained fa entities. Th been lookin cage, amon faCility. So as th league level mUch mane have, ballp Colleges acro the one thi every game Play ball

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Swimmers "three-peat" at regional meet sity and Southwest Baptist University. In addition, MIAA North Division member Central Missouri State University is the defending NCAA Divisio n II nationa l champion. In softball, the Lady Miners are in the same division , and it 's just as tough as the men 's. Missouri Southern won the national championship in 1992 wh il e Pittsburg S tate is an annual participant in the national tournament. Missouri-St. Louis has recorded 40 wins this year and Central reached the national semi-finals last season. The gradual improvements in the programs go beyond the records. Last summer, new dugouts were built at both facilities and the softball fie ld has been adorned with a privately-funded scoreboard beyond the right-center field fence for three seasons. An electron ic scoreboard is in the process of being installed at the baseball facility. Also , Boulware indicated that a public-address system, additional fences to close in the fie ld and completing work on one bullpen area is in the future plans, as well as the purchase of a new pitching mach in e. Private money was used to purchase the scoreboard a nd hopefully can be obtained for some of the other entities. The softball team has been looking to install a batting cage, among other things , at its faCility. So as the players at the big league level bickered over how much money each side should have, ballplayers at UMR and coll eges across the nation just did the one th ing they say before every game. Play ball.

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It figu red to be a tougher cha llenge in 1995, butthe Miner swimming team still accomplished its goal of winn ing the Mideast Reg ional Championships for the third consecutive year. Bill Unzicker headed the team's victorious February performance by winning three events in the three-day meet. Unzicker took first in the 400-yard individual medley, 1,650-freestyle and 200-butterfly. Wade Haggstrom came away as the champion in the 1DO -breaststroke, while freshman Tyler Christensen won the 200breaststroke. UMR's seventh firstplace performance in the regional meet came courtesy of the 400-medleyteam of Eric Jelinek, Dikan Rendic, Ryan Uptmor and Christensen. The Miners also had second-place efforts from Rendic in the 100-butterfly, Jay Meyers in the 100-breaststroke, Jelinek in the 100-backstroke and the 200-medley relay team. Rendic and Unzicker went on to win All-America honors at the NCAA Division II Championships, where the Miners finished 14th. Unzicker took fifth place in the 400-individual medley with a time of 4:01 .97 and also finished among the top lOin two other events. Rendic won All-America honors in the 1OO-butterfly for the second yea r in a row, posting a time of 50.58 seconds-an improvement over his time in the 1994 finals .

Reichard named a top freshman by MIAA By becoming only the fourth freshman in Lady Miner history to lead the team in scoring, Becky Reichard was honored by the MIAA as its "Co-Freshman of the Year" for the 1994-95 season. Reichard, whoaveraged 16.5 points per game in helping the Lady Miners

to a 15-12 reco rd, shared the honor with Was hburn University's Nikki Olberding. Re ichard joined the other members of the Lady Miner starting lineup- Christie Williams, Katherine Kersten, Chris Bohannon and Heather Hartman-as honorable mention selections on the all-league team. Reichard was also one of three players to set single-season records at UMR this year. Her 446 points were the most by a freshman at the university. Williams set a new one-year mark with 113 assists, while Hartman blocked 69 shots. On the men's side, Jamie Brueggeman and Tim Holloway were honorable mention selections to the AIl-MIAA team. Brueggeman averaged 15.9 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, making him the first UMR player since 1981 to average in double figures in both categories Holloway led the 10-16 Miners in scoring with 16.3 points a game. Kersten and Brueggeman were also named to their respective GTE/ CoSIDA Academic All-District teams.

In addition ... The Miner tennis team fini shed with a winning record for the second year in a row. The team ended with a 7-5 mark in dual meets. Freshman Steve Kadyk, who generally plays in the No.5-singles position, has the team's best individual record at 9-2, while No. 1-singles players Methi Bengisu is 7-5 in his spot. ... The Miner and Lady Miner soccer programs will have a new coach in 1995, as head coach Eric Swan beck's contract wa s not renewed after the 1994 season . . The Miner football program hopes to get a boost from another large recruiting class. A total of 32 players, 31 of whom played in the high school ranks last season, have signed with UMR for

the 1995 campaign. The Miners will open the schedule by renewing an old rivalry when they face Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Mo., Sept. 9. The teams have met 21 times previously, but not since the 1987 season. UMR has also scheduled a scrimmage game at home against Central Methodist on Sept. 2. Admission will be free to all fans.

Huddleston killed in shooting incident Former Miner basketball star Duane Huddleston, whowonAIl-America honors while playing at UMR in the late 1980s, was killed in March in a shooting in Dallas. According to UMR head basketball coach Dale Martin, Huddleston was attending a private party and had asked a group of uninvited guests to leave when a member of that group allegedly pulled out a gun and shot him. Huddleston won his All-America award in the 1987-88 season, when he averaged 24.2 points per game and made a school-record 52 percent of his three-point attempts. That percentage and the 118 three-point baskets he made that season still stand as Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association records. Huddleston's 10 consecutive three-po inters in a Jan . 23,1988, win over Northeast Missouri State University still stand as the NCAA Divis ion II record. His 1,475 points ranks third on UMR's all-time scoring list, and he also set school records for points scored in a season with 606 and in field goals made in a career with 599. "It's just a severe tragedy to lose anyone, especially someone as close to UMR athletics and the community as Duane Huddleston was," Martin told the Rolla Daily News.

Missouri S&T Magazine, Summer 1995

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