Missouri S&T Magazine, Spring 1996 by Missouri S&T Library and Learning Resources

MSM-UMR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

DIRECTORS AT LARGE CHRISTA DEGONIA ANDREW, '85, 13108 Dougherty Ridge Ct., St. Louis, MO 63131-2212 ROBERT S. BRUCE, '69, The New England, 12400 Olive Blvd., Suite 102, St. Lou is, MO 63141 GENE W. EDWARDS, '53, 159 Hill mont Dri ve, Paducah, KY 42003 K. DANIEL HINKLE, '73, 4019 Felicia Dr., Sugar Land, TX 77479 DENNIS R. MCGEE, '69, HCR 82, Box 445, Bixby, MO 65439 ROBERT MORRISON, '71, 730 Raintree, Naperville, IL 60540

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ZEBULUN NASH, '72, Exxon Chemical Co., P.O. Box 23, Linden, NJ 07036 GRAHAM G. SUTHERLAND III, '64, Eichleay Corpora ti on, 6585 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-4407 WILLIAM H. GAMMON, '49, 4142 Southwell Way, Sarasota, FL MYRON H. BIDDLE, '76, 2409 Doubletree Court, Lexington, KY 40514 DENNIS}. KINCHEN, '78, 10836 Currier Court, Brighton, M1 4811 6 ROBERT }. WILSON, '62, 548 Rance Road, Oswego, IL 60543 ROBERT F. UTHOFF, '52, 42 Circle Drive, Springfield, IL 62703 WILLIAM W. COLLINS, '50, 1608 Wi lson Circle, Ro lla, MO 65401 MICHAEL E. FERRETTI, '67, McDonnell Douglas Corp., P.O. Box 516, MC5981731, St. Louis, MO 63166 JAMES L. FOIL, '74, 207 NE Country Lane, Lee's Summit, MO 64063 PHILIP A. JOZWIAK, '66, 1747 Staunton Court, Creve Coeur, MO 63146 DARLENE S. RAMSAY, '84, 155 Fores t Drive, Labadie, MO 63055 ROBERT J. SCHNELL, '78, Union Electric Co., P.O.Box 38, Lake Ozark, MO 65049 KEVIN SKIBISKI, '75, 330 Texas Drive, Ozark, MO 65721-9807 WILLIS J. WILSON, '73, Burns & McDonnell, P.O. Box 419173, Kansas City, MO 64141 JOHN MOSCARI, '51, 503 Coleman Drive, Longview, TX 75601 STEVE THIES, '72, 3301 E 99, Tulsa, OK 74137 WAYNE T. ANDREAS, '58, 1802 Whitefeath er Trail, Crosby, TX 77532 TERRY W. DONZE, '71, 3280 Ingalls St., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-7430 WILLIAM M . HALLETT, 55, P. O. Box 64216, Tucson, AZ 85728-4216 SIDNEY J. COLE, '54, 13640 Paseo del Roble Court, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

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OFFICERS President GERA LD L. STEVENSON, '59 Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. PO Box 2008, Lakeland, FL 33806

President-elect MATTEO A. COCO, '66 J,S. Alberici Construction Co., Inc. 2150 Kienlen Ave., St. Louis, MO 63121

Vice Presidents ALFRED J. BUESC HER, '64 Sverdrup Corpo rati on 13723 Ri verport Drive, Maryland Heights, MO 63043 W. R. "PAT" BROADDUS, JR., '55 Assoc. Aggre ga tes Internatio nal P.O. Box 2545, Dalton, GA 30722-2545 ROBERT T. BERRY, '72 Burns & McDonnell 3701 S. Lindbergh Blvd., Sunset Hills, MO 63127 JAMES E. BERTELSMEYER, '66 3303 E 100th Place S, Tulsa, OK 74137-3536

Secretary LUCIEN M. BOLON, JR., '59 902 S.W. Murra y Road, Lee's Summ it, MO 64081

Tre asurer JERRY R. BA YLESS, '59, Assoc. Dean, School of Enginee ri ng 101 ERL, UMR, Ro ll a, MO 65401

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LELAND C. HAHNEL, Student Union Board, 218 UniverSity Center-West, UMR, Rolla, MO 65401 KE ITH BLACKFORD, Student Council President, 202 UniverSity Center-Wes t, UMR, Rolla, MO 65401

COMMITIEE CHAIRS JILL S. FINKLANG, '87, 879 Whitmoor Dr., Sa int Charles, MO 63304-0562 J. RICHARD HUNT, '50, 14913 Highway 82, Carbondale, CO 81623 DENNIS F. JAGGI, '70, Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp., 7301 Northwes t Exp ressway, Oklahoma City, OK 73132 JOHN CURT KILLINGER, '73,14823 Pres ton Park, Houston, TX 77095 CALVIN M. OCHS, '49,1304 Bello Paseo Court, Jefferson City, MO 65 109 CRAIG S. O'DEAR, '79, Bryan Cave, P.O. Box 419914, Kansas City, MO 64141 JAMES K. VANBUREN, '63, 9807 Copper Hill Road, St. Louis, MO 63124

PAST PRESIDENTS ARTHUR G. BAEBLER, ' 55, 17 Zinzer Court, St. Louis, MO 63 123 RICHARD H. BAUER, '51, Misso uri Electrochem, Inc., 10958 Lin-Valle Drive, St. Louis, MO 63123 ROBERT D. BAY '49, 673 Princeton Gate Drive, Ches terfield, MO 63017 ROBERT M . BRACKBILL '42, 9148 Clearl ake Drive, Dallas, TX 75225 PAUL T . DOWLING, ' 40, 10144 Winding Ridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63124 RAYMOND O. KASTEN, '43, 901 West 114th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64114-5220 PETER F. MATTEI, '37, 9954 H ollis ton Court, St. Louis, MO 63124 JAMES B. MCGRATH, ' 49,12425 Balwyck Lane, St. Louis, MO 63131 JOSEPH W. MOONEY, '39, 211 N. Cen tral, Clayton, MO 63105 MEL VIN E. NICKEL, '38, 10601 S. Hamil ton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60643 J. ROBERT PATTERSON, '54, Show-Me, inc., P. O. Box 573, Sikeston, MO 63801 LAWRENCE A. SPANIER, '50, 246 Eagle Drive, Ju piter, FL 33477 JOHN B. TOOMEY, '49, 9 Wilkes St., Alexa nd ria, VA 22314-3853 ROBERT V. WOLF, '51, 1504 Scenic Drive, Roll a, MO 65401

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Clarifica tio nKaren Daily Clifford, Engl ' 77, H ist ' 77, was the first female Air Fo rce ROTC cadet com missioned at UMR in 1977, H e r name was inadvertently left o ut of a story abo ut ROTC on the UMR ca mpus in the Winter 1995 issue of the Alumnus, Th e edito rs regret the oversight.

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spend a semester of study taking Ameri can co urses at Imperial College, located in th e South Kensington area of Central L ondon. Th e sem ester abroad cha nges students forever, says Jack R idley, a Distin guished Teaching Professor of history w ho has spent some time teaching in the Missouri L o ndon Program. " Students co me b ac k differe nt people," Ridl ey says. " Th ey 're more sophisticated and more mature. Th ey experience a much different culture th an th ey an ticipated. And they probably appreciate A m eri ca a little m ore when th ey co m e back. " For Keilholz and Moll , th e semester turned out to be a blitz of exp eriences th ey will treasure forever. Now back in Rolla, th eir eyes light up as th ey fire off the nam es of th e landmarks, performances and muse um s they saw: St. Paul ' s, Westminster Abbey, th e Tower of London , Stratford-on-Avon , Arcadia, " L es Miserables," Pica dilly Circus, Victoria and Albert Museum , Kensington Palace, Canterbury. A nd w ith each site comes a special story. " Picadilly Circus was o ne of the m os t interestin g places I 've ever seen ," says Keilholz, who is from tiny Frankenstein, M o. , with a p opulation of abou t 30. " We 'd go there just to watch th e peopl e. We called it freak-watc hin g. It was amazing to see how many body parts they had pierced. " Moll , a native of Oakville, Mo. , near St. L o uis, was just as amused . " We could sp en d hours walk in g around , listening to the people play ing music and watching people going to the night clubs," he says. London w as just the beginning of th eir adventures. During semester breaks and after th e sem ester ended , they travelled to Ir ela nd , th e Canar y Islands and thro ughout Europe-to th e N eth erlands , Swi tz erl and , G ermany , Belgium, Ital y , France, Au stri a and H ungary. Traveling thro ugho ut Europe was an educa ti on in itself, says Teresa Heith aus , a se nio r civil en gin eerin g maj o r from Sprin gfi eld , M o. " Yo u lea rn so mu ch abo ut o th er cultures," she says. " I had developed som e perceptio ns, but it w as totally di ffere n t th an wh at I th o ught it wo uld be."

First-hand fun Books, m ovies and even th ree-dimensio nal multim ed ia presentatio ns ab o ut London can not replace experiencing L ondon first-hand , say students who participate in th e Missouri L o ndon Program . Studying abroad adds an extra $4,000 to the semes ter 's tab , but the stud ents say it's worth it. " Th e professors made the co urses co m e to life," says H eithaus. " I could sit

som ething, yo u see and exp erience it. BeSides, you ca n only get so much from b ooks and movies. " Sue K ellem s, Hist'91 , agrees there is no substitute for th e real thing. Kellem s, who is now the assistant to th e director of th e Missouri London Program o n UMR 's ca mpus, attended th e 1987 intersession co urse, " A M edieval W indow: Th e Gothic Cathedral ," where she studied cathedrals and abbeys as symbols. " To stand o n th e steps where Th omas Becket (th e archbishop of Canterbury) was murdered-you can ' t get th at out o f a book or movie," Kellem s says. " It's a hairraisIng exp erience. As part of th e course, she stud ied th e art o f ca th edrals. "Th ere are hundreds of stained -glass windows in ca th edrals, and each has a m essage. It was wonderful to learn how to read th em . " At Canterbury, we went to a stained-glass restoration site where th ey clean and repair th e Windows," Kellems says. " We actually got to h o ld pi eces of stain ed glass th at were hu ndreds of yea rs old . It was fantastic. " Of all th e experiences during college, this is th e o ne I will always rem ember m ost. "

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and listen to th eir lectures forever. " B etween th e lectures and th e travel, sh e says, " I learn ed so much it was incredibl e. " Students took regular classes on Monda ys , Tu es d ays and Thur sd ays, with Wedn esdays d evo ted to field trips tha t were part o f th e British life and Culture co urse. Stops in cl uded th e H o uses o f Parliam ent, Tate Gallery with Turn ers, th e L o ndo n Museum , Museum o f th e Moving Image, O xford , Stonehenge, Stratfordo n-Avo n and Blenheim Palace. " S tudying in England is better beca use th e history happened th ere, o r th e artist lived th ere or th e playwri ght lived th ere," H eithaus says. " Yo u n ot only hear ab o ut

Teaching in L o ndo n is a 4,300mile tun e-up a professor needs ever y d ecade or so , says Ja m es Boga n, professor o f art, who spent tim e in Europe as a student but had not been back in 30 years. Bogan 's w inter 1995 semester in L o ndon " revived much of what

I had studi ed and learn ed, not o nly with the arch itecture, but also w ith th e great art and museums." " You can learn a lot from books and slides, but th e opportun ity to be in L ondon certainly enhanced my ca pabili ti es as an art history teacher," Bogan says. Bogan incorporated L ondon 's sur round ings and treasures into his cou rses. " In m y art history class , we would talk about Goth ic arch itectu re and then go to Westminster Abbey. Wh en we were stu dying baroqu e, we went to St. Paul 's," Bogan says. " At Stonehenge, students imitated th e arch itecture, making human trilathons. It was wond erful to let the students experi ence it. "

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High-spirited fun came to Bogan 's class on William Blake, author of "Songs of In nocence " and "Songs of Experience. " One day Bogan invited guests to his class and conjured up "Blake 's spirit" in one of the guests. After telling the author's likes and dislikes and singing a couple of Blake 's songs, th e "subject" revealed his true identity. He was Michael Loughnan, a British actor who does one-man Blake performances. The hoax was a great hit. On a more serious note, Bogan says studying abroad is not only important for students, but also faculty . "A real university creates opportunities for all its faculty to have international experience," he says. "International experience is a privilege, but it's not the stereotype of going and being a tourist. It has to do with enlarging your horizons, learning from other cultures and wo rk ing. (Most professors teach three courses while they 're in London.) Th e enthusiasm of learning ends up back in our classrooms at UMR. It's contagious. " Ridley was so enthused with his first winter semester there in 1990 that he went a second time in 1994 as director for th e Missouri London Program. "For me, it was an opportunity for a European historian to visit Europe, " Rid ley says. "That was a selfish motive, but I also thought it sounded like a good idea for students to be introduced to a foreign culture in a gentle sort of way. That is, they can go to an English-speaking country, but yet a foreign country. " The first semester, Ridley taught Political Exiles in London , a course about 19th century Europeans who had been driven from their countries and settled in Lon don. The exiles included such historical figures as Karl Marx, Charles X, Napoleon III and Louis Philippe. "London was sort of a political asylum for exiles at the time," Ridley says. "When we talked about Karl Marx, we paid a visit to his grave. When we talked about Charles X, we went to his home where he lived in exile. " The ab ility to step into a piece of history is one of the advantages of teaching in England, Ridley says. "On campus, you rely on your library for you r research material. In London , yo u rely on London to be your laboratory. "You can walk a mile in any direction from Imperial College and virtually every home is historic. Hundreds of great historic characters lived in th e region ," Ridley says. Sprillg, 1996

Faculty members not only have to teach courses, th ey also must conduct research wh ile they are in London. For his research, Bogan retraced (on a bicycle) the route of the mythic character Los, the hero of Blake 's epic poem "Jerusalem " (18051820). "This never wo uld have happened had I not participated in the Missouri-London program. It gave me th e chance to do brand n ew, innovative , experimenta l teaching and research ," Bogan says. The essay that resulted from Bogan 's adventurous excursion wi ll be published in the Blake Society Journal. At the society 's invitation , Bogan will return to London to deliver his slide lecture, "Blake on a Bike," to the society.

Culture shock While Great Britain and the United States share a common language, the cultures are noticeably different, the students discovered. At the beginning of her semester in London , Keilholz says, she and the other Americans stood out like tourists. Their brightly colored clothes, constant eye contact with strangers and volume of speak-

"Studying in England is better because the history happened there, or the artist lived there or the playwright lived there. You not only hear about something, you see and experience it. Besides, you can only get so much from books and movies. " -Teresa Heithaus, senior civil engineering major ing shouted out their nationality. "After a while we became more adept at blending in ," Keilholz says. Aside from culture, art, architecture and history, students learned a big lesson in economics. They learned to budget th eir money so they could afford to make the trips th ey wanted. Eating out in London is more expensive than cooking in , so "we

bought our own food-mainly fruit and vegetables," Heithaus says. "We never bought meat. We did , however, splurge on an Eric Clapton concert in Barcelona. "

Nuts and bolts UMR first go t involved in th e Missouri Lo ndon Progra m with one student in 1984. Eight other Missouri universities participate in program. Four students are enrolled this semester. The program is a resident program. Students sign up for courses a nd pay their fees at UMR but study in London , says Wayne Cogell, director and founder of the program on UMR 's campus. Students also may borrow mon ey from th e Gold Fund , a new loan/work program for students who pursue leadersh ip opportuniti es. The MSM-UMR Alumni Association provided $8,000 to the Gold Fund for Missouri London Program students. Courses are taught by American instructors who become adjunct UMR fac ulty. Thus, students earn credit and are unaffected by the differences in academic years between London and Missouri. Cogell 's own experiences as a college student led him to get UMR involved in the Missouri London Program . "I spent a year at the Uni ve rsity of Bristol , England, as an undergraduate and it changed my life in a positive way, " Cogell says. "I come from a working-class family , and my experience changed my perspective, my life and my attitude. I want the same oppOliunities for UMR students. " The university pays $1 ,000 a year to be a member of the Missouri Lon don Program consortium. "We tried a couple of other programs, but they didn't work as well. What makes this one work is th e students are able to take the courses as if they are at UMR," Cogell says. It's a toss-up of who benefits more, the students or th e faculty. ''I'm an e nthusiastic advocate of the Missouri London Program , both for faculty and stude nts ," Ridley says. "Th e opportunity to live in a 2 ,000-year-old cityone of th e world 's great cities-and the opportunity to explore historic London is a n e nriching experi ence. " • On pa ge 3: Todd R obe ll so ll , Am y Spiege /g /a ss a nd Andrew Sc h wa n z, panic ip ants ill th e Mi sso uri London p rogram, imitale Ston ehenge a rchilecture, lIIakin g human tri/clfhons.

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J. Paul Grayson , a transplanted Missourian who now calls Texas home, had Texas-size plans for his small software firm when he and brother George strolled the halls at Comdex, th e comp uter industry's biggest trad e show, in the \all of 1983. T he brothers, co-foun ders of a fledgling company called Micrografx [n G., had come to Comdex to find a gt:aphics environment for their new software package. Durin g th e trad e show , Bill Gates , the fo und er o f Mi cr o so ft , announc ed his compan y 's newest product, the now-famous Wind ows operatin g so ftware . Th e Graysons were intrigued by Ga es' plans. L ess th an three m o nths later, th ey attended th e first-ever W indows developers conference in Sea ttl e. And th ere th e Grayson s got th e chance to sell Gates o n th eir new product. " We saw Bill (iJates comin g down th e hall , and so G eorge and I grabbed him ." says Grayson , CSci '74. " We said, 'Bill , we want to do a drawing program for Win dows. and we wan t to m ake sure you 're no t do in g o ne. ,.,

Gates hesitated. suggesting that the Graysons develop a painting program instead . Bu t the brothers insisted o n crealing graphics software that wou ld build on th eir first product, PC Draw, a DOS-based program for the personal comp uter. Gates agreed to the brothers ' plan. 60 th e Graysons got busy, and jn July 1 85 their com pany became the first to release a product for th e Windows environment. T he company even bea Microsoft, shippin g its product six months before Win dows was on the market.

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Grayson "I got pretty good at brin ging in the soft- company through th e lean times. "We returned from his brief hiatus, determined knew their vision was the right one ," to become more of a hands-on manager. ware Marines, " he says. But the work was stressful , and Grayson says. Current events , such as Today, Grayson continues his close Grayson was itching for a new opportu- sales of Microsoft's Windows 95 and the relationship with Windows. Micrografx' nity. Always interested in developments company 's recent move to develop prod- three main products all carry the Windows in the computer industry, he followed ad- ucts for the Intern et , have proved 95 logo. The products are ABC Graphics vances in the PC field intently. At the same Grayson 's foresight. "Today th ey're driv- Suite, which offers a gamut of diagramtime, he saw at Peat Marwick th e need for ing this industry forward much faster than ming, flowcharting , c1ipart, painting, image-editing, drawing and three-dimen a software product that would help people anyone ever imagined ," he says. sional presentation tools ; create slides, flow charts and I!"!"'_ _ _ _ _~------PHO-TO-C-OURT-ES-YO-F"'C-ROCRAFX ..,IN C Crayola Art Studio 2, described other graphics for business preas a "multimedia art playroom " sentations. He saw the niche for children; and Micrografx Winfor a new kind of software apdows Draw 4.0, the latest sucplication , and he pursued it. cessor to the company's original He set up shop in product. Windows Draw 4.0 feaRichardson, near Dallas, where tures diagramming and photoPeat Marwick had stationed editing capabilities, thousands of him at the time. Grayson , who clip art and photo images, and was born in Searcy, Ark. , and hundreds of type fonts. , raised in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Other Micrografx products quickly put down roots in Texas are more whimsical. These insoil. His company headquarclude Hallmark Connections, a ters remains in Richardson , joint venture with the greetingand every year a non -profit card company that allows users group established by Grayson to create customi zed greeting conducts a Texas-style shindig cards on their computers. But the at Comdex. The party, which company 's core business refeatures live music, a chili cookmains business graphics , off and armadillo races, is the Software prog rams creelled by Micrografx fil e. Grayson says. biggest charity fund-raiSing event in th e information techBy 1987, sales for Windows started to Punch cards to greeting cards nology business (see related story on page kick in. Micrografx was well-positioned , To day 's sophisticated softwar e has 9). shipping three different products for Win - come a long way from the days of dows at that time, and the fortunes of Grayson 's first programming exp erience. Early success In January 1983 , Grayson shipped the Grayson 's compa ny soared along with That was in Cape Girardeau , w hil e first copy of his graphics presentation soft- Microsoft's. In 1989, Micrografx's earnings Grayson was studying at Southeast Misware , PC Draw , and brother George hit $1 mi llion on revenues of $11.8 mil- souri State University. (H e attended started selling the product full time. Th e lion , and the company caught the interest SEMO for two years and earned an assoGraysons sold $10 ,000 of the software in of some venture capitalists. "We became ciate degree in data processing bef,ore the fi rst month , and sales hit $250,000 by the seven-year overnigh t success story," transferr ing to UMR.) A com puter operathe end of the first year. Sales reached Grayson says jokingly. In 1990, Micrografx tor position opened at th e local Procter & Gamble plant, and Grayson got th e job. $1.2 million in 1984 and $2 millio n in made its first public stock offering. "There were probably only two com1985. Rough road puter jobs in Cape at th e time, and one Even back in those early days of PC The company contin ued to prosper was at Procter & Gamble a nd th e other software development, when the field was relatively free of competitors, the Graysons until 1992 , wh en a fo urth -quarter loss was at SEMO ," he says. Grayson 's job was to run punch cards saw the need to improve and refine their forced layoffs. The brothers decided it was product if they were to stay on top. "We time for som e changes in leadership. through the computer. One day he knew we weren 't the world 's greatest pro- George Grayson resigned as chief oper- dropped several cards, effectively spoiling

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Grayson is positioning his company to be a leader in providing graphics packages the World Wide Web, which Grayson expects to continue explosive grofNth. The result was a quality assurance program for the company. Grayson "got a fair amount of recognition for it, considering I was a computer operator. " Interested in continuing his computer science education , Grayson transferred to UMR. "It was a real challenge for me, " he says. "People kept telli ng me that Rolla had a reputation as a very tough school, and I had no idea at the time how right they were. He spent most of his time at Rolla studying. He went home most weekends. That left little time for a social life while at UMR. "It was a great place to stay focused on your education . " After graduating in 1974, Grayson went to work as a programmer for the Iron Workers Union headquarters in Washington , then took a job with Rockwell International in St. Louis. While in St. LouiS, he made a "short-term career change " by joining Brown Group Inc. , the parent company of Brown Shoe Co. , as an electronic data proceSSing auditor. He earned a master's degree in data processing in 1979 from Washington University, and gained some valuable man agement experience while at Brown . But he soon discovered that auditing was not for him. "I decided I really enjoyed being directly involved in software development more than I did criticizing other people's attempts," Grayson says. He did enjoy some aspects of the job, however. He got to try his hand at hacking one day, when he was assigned to run a security test of Brown 's computer ·system. The executives were shocked at how

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There are fe w surprises about Grayso n 's plans for the future. After a dozen years a t th e helm of hi s so ftware for company , Grayson today spends a lot of time thin king about his firm 's direcits tion. Th e challenges boil down to two things: com petition and technology. The two are interrelated, Grayson says. The computer business has taken on many of the aspects of a traditional consumer commodity market, and computers are mass-marketed , much like TV sets or CD players . The price of software and hardware keeps going down , forcin g companies to keep th eir costs low. Driving the intense competition is th e rapid pace of technology, Grayson says. "Technology has advanced so rap idly that just staying up with it is very difficult, and it's difficult to decide where to go next. " But one emerging technology-the Internet-is a sure winner, says Grayson. The adve nt of the Internet is "a watershed event" that will transform his industry as rad ically as desktop publish ing changed software products in the 1980s. "It (the Internet ) is going to lead to an other explosion for demand in graph ics programs and documents, only these will be electronic documents instead of paper docum ents. " Toward that end, Grayson is position ing his compan y to be a leader in providing graphics packages fo r the World Wide Web , which Grayson expects to con tinue its explosive grow th . Ind eed , with th e In tern e t ga inin g promin ence in the world of information technology, the climate for the industry toda y is much the same as it was some 15 yea rs ago, when Grayson decided to risk it all on a dream. It paid off then , and Grayson is betting tha t it will payoff again . •

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HOT time at Comdex In 1989 Microg ratx organized its first chili COOK-off to raise money for charity while raising visibility for the company. Today, the Micrografx Chili for Children Cook-Off is the hottest fund-raising event in the information technology business. The annual pa.rty is sponsored by the Chili tor Children Foundation Inc., a non-profit organization created by Micrografx founder Paul Grayson. The Texas-style party, held in Las Vegas each year during Comdex, the computer industry's biggest trade show, nets about $500,000 a yea r for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, based in Washington. Th e $50-a-perso n even t features some 50 different chili dishes, prepared by the finest cooks in the co mputer business. The fun includes a ba ttle of the bands (last year's event featmed some hot licks from Paul Allen, cofound er of Microsoft, and hi s band The Threads; Dave Stewart of Eurythmics fam e sat in with th e band for last fall's contest), a big-name gro up (in 1995 it was the Temptations, in keeping with the theme "Mo' Chili, Motown"), and the always-popular armadillo races, which feature so me of the biggest names in the computer business. "Bill Gates has never raced one, but some of his direct reports ha ve," says Grayson. The money raised through the cookoff goes to support the use of technology to help solve the problems associated with fi.ndin g missing children. Recently, the proceeds have been used to support "photographic age progression" technology, whi ch u ses imageediting so ttware to create composite pictures of children as they would look today. This process has led to the recovery of some 60 children who might not h ave b een found o th e r w ise, Grayson says . Proceeds also have been used to create electronic fonuns for the discllssion of missing-children issues and on-line clearinghouses in all 50 states.

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The signs of techie eminence are everywhere: -Th e world 's richest man is no typical captain of industry. It's software maven Bill Gates, the preside nt and founder of Microsoft Co rp. - When Netscape, a software package for the Internet's World Wide Web , we nt public on the stock exchange last summer, its stock doubled before th e end of the first day , mak ing 24 -yea r-o ld Mar c Andreessen , the creator of Netscape, a mill io nai re overni ght-and proving that even Wall Street investors know that technology is hot.

- The comics page, always a barometer of societal leanings, is no longer the domain of "The Far Side," the hippest strip of th e '8 0s , or "Ca lvin and Hobb es, " whose creator, Bill Watterson , retired on New Year 's Eve. It has been comma nde e red by an unassum in g tech nocra t named Oilbert. "Oilbert" is now distributed in more than 800 newspapers wo rldwide, and the comic strip 's World Wide Web s ite , "Th e Oil b e rt Zon e " f..h1JnJL www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbertll. is a hot spot on the internet, visited by hundreds of tho usands of Web surfers daily. "Nearly

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Millions are on line Some 24 million people in the United States and Canada are plugged into th e Interne t, according to a Nove mber 1995 report by Nielson Media Research and CommerceNet. In the forefront of this plunge into cyberspace are colleges and universities like UMR, which provides one networked compute r for every eight students. Students and faculty can also plug into the Internet from their home computers via modem by dialing in to UMR 's Internet connection. The campus is also getting elementary and secondary school teachers on line through th e campus ' South Central Regional Professional Development Center, which trains math and science teachers on the basics of Internet. Meanwhile, UMR staff members-including Meg Brady, CSci '83 ,'89, manager of user services , and Richard Altheide, CSci '84, a senior systems programme r-are lending their expertise to the community by developing a local

People like Gate s say th e highway metaphor is misleading because it implies distance, and the Internet transcends all boundaries of place. Instead , Gates says in his book "The Road Ahead ," th e Internet will become "the ultimate market," where people will buy and sell , invest, haggle, argue , meet ne w people , hang out, and conduct all manner of human activity. Gates is helping to shape that market. His most recent venture , with NBC , merges television ne ws with an on-line computer service. The result will allow computer users to watch the news on their PCs. Othe r compa nies, meanwhile, are taking the reverse approach , turning channel surfers into We b surfers by making the World Wide Web accessible via All of this on-line activity is television . dramatically changing the way "The In ternet is a watershed event that is transpeople conduct business, engage forming the e ntire socially or communicate within industr y, " says software entrepreneur J . Paul traditional organizational structures. Grayson , CSci ' 74 . The Internet ope ns up a wide frontier of opportunities for Gra yson 's " freen e t " called RollaN e t l.b..t1nJL company , Micrografx Inc ., which pio - www.rollanet.org I. RollaNet. now over a year neered graphics and business-presentation old , gives area computer use rs access to software in the 1980s. the Internet from their home computers. "Just as desktop publishing generated demand for new graphic images for publiLiving the virtual life cations and other documents in the '80s, All of this on-lin e activity is dramatically so is th e World Wide Web generating de- changing the way people conduct busimand for electronic documents and im- ness , e ngage socially or communicate ages," says Grayson. within traditional organizational structures.

MIT student S ears often begins his da y catching th e news through th e on-line ve rsion of USA Today (http://www. usatoday.coml. He also uses the World Wide We b to conduct res earch , and spends time "readin g oth er electronic newspape rs and magazines, and keeping up-to-da te on techn ology. However, I've found th a t I can spend hours on the web wasting time if I don 't watch it. " That's o ne of th e pitfalls of Web-surfing , says Sears , who h e lp e d creat e cyberspace 's In te rnet Headquarters for Student Governme nts (http://www. umr.edu/ -stuco/ihsghtml ) whil e he was a t UMR. (Sears la ter created a Web site devoted to the Republican primary fhttp://www.umr.edu/ -sears/primarv/main.htmlJ-a site recently fea tured in The New York Times. "Since I started it several months ago , it's received over 100,000 hits," Sears sa ys. ) People with a bit of know-h ow and time management, however, find the Interne t a vast resource of information. Lt. Ronald B. Shankland , CE '92 , who is stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, uses it frequentl y to stay abreast of NASA projects (http://www.ksc.nasa.govl. But his daughter may have gotten the best value from Sha nkland 's Inte rnet access. Wh e n she was preparing a report a bo ut cats for her third -grade class last year, sh e plugged into th e Internet with a request about how to say "cat" or "kitte n " in diffe re nt languages. "The number of responses wa s amazing , sa ys Shankland. His daughte r e nded up with more than 160 differe nt names for felines-from th e Afrika a n "kat" to th e Yoruban "ologbo." The In tern e t is becomin g a more popular sh o ppin g reso ur ce . Greg Boice , CSci '92 , re cently save d ab o ut $2,000 by purchasing a new car through an on-line service.

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On-line design Th anks to the ubiqUitous Internet, en gin eers hund reds of miles apart can be m embers o f the same v irtua l d esign team. Th eir relianc e on th e comp u ter as a com-

mun ications medium changes th e way they work. " You have to move beyond traditional p erspectives and look at things in a new way," says Catherine Riordan, a professor of psychol ogy and director of managem ent systems at UMR. Riordan , an expert in organizational psychology, says computer-based communicatio n in a business " ca n have a very lib era ting effec t " on p eople-especially those who aren 't in the traditiona l p ositions of power in corporate hi erarchi es. E-mail gives th ese p eople more of a voice in decision-making , Riordan says. Compani es are recognizing th e value of e- mail 's anonymity and are letting emplo yees u se th e network to engage in " compu ter brainstorming. " This technique is more effec tive than traditional , smallgroup brainstorming because employees are more co mfortable sharing ideas via email , Riordan says. Riordan herself knows th e va lue of em ail for big projects. She recently co-wrote a textbook-all on line-with two other authors, one in San Diego and on e in Virginia. " We never met when we were doing th e active part of the writing, " she says. " We developed an outline and passed it along to each o th er electroni cally, then we divided the work up. " T he result was " ImpreSSion M anagem ent in Organizations," published last sum m er by Ro utledge. In addition to co mmunicating elec tronically with each other, Riordan and her co -authors exchanged text and notes electronically with their L ondo n -based publisher.

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dards among their students to ensure that they use the new technologies responsibly, Riordan says, Once the brainstorming part of a project is over, it's difficult to move people toward consensus via the new medium, Riordan and Colin Benjamin, an associate professor of engineering management at UMR, are using "group decision support software " in studies on virtual consensus-building. Leslie Monplaisir, a Ph,D, candidate in engin eering management, is also conducting research in this emerging area, "I think eventually we'll become more skilled at using computers to influence people, but we still rely on a lot of nonverbal communication methods " to build consensus, Riordan says, Those methods are missing in computer-mediated work environments, she adds.

While many engineers use the Web for work, it comes in handy for recreational use as well. People like Levings and Boice use the Web to stay in touch with professional and social organizations. While Riordan agrees that "the potential is fabulous " for organizational improvements through computers , she cautions that "there are some th ings you just shouldn 't do " with the new communications technology, "You can 't deliver a performance appraisal over e-mail , for example," she says,

Voice e-mail over a cup of Java But you can "talk " to somebody via e-mail. Using "freeware " called Speak Freely , which delivers voice messages

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over the Internet, Sears has been using cyberspace like a telephone, Another advance that promises to broaden the Internet's use is a new computer language called Java, Ja va , which is the creation of Sun Microsystems, allows computer users to create World Wide Web sites that include animation, movin g text and interactive games, In the future , Web-surfers could use Java to digitally test-drive a new car fro m a dealer's home page. Or companies could use the lang uage to create animated logos. "It could revolutionize the Web just like the Web revolutionized the Intern et," says Sears,

Not just work While many engineers use the Web for work, it comes in handy for recreational use as well. People like Levin gs and Boice use the Web to stay in touch with professional and social organizations, (Levings, who cybersurfs a couple of hours every week from his home in Lake Jackson , Texas, visits the home page for his professional fratern ity, Alpha Chi Sigma [http:// www.dfw.neti-eearroli/axe.html).Boice hits

UMR 's Sigma Tau Gamma site at http:// www.umr.edu/-sigtau , visits the Web site for KMNR [http://www.umr.edu/-kmnrl and takes the long, stran ge trip to "Dead Express " [htto://www nowhere neti-dead123/J, a page for Grateful Dead aficionados,) Some people, like Cisco's Bush and Dana S . Nau , AMth '74, a computer science professor at the University of Maryland , use the Internet to check on the weather, In North Carolina, Bush travels to http://meawxl.mre,nesu,edu/index,html the North Carolina State University Meteorology Page-for local weather information, Nau consults gopher://wx,atmos,uiuc,edu/, the University of Illinois' weather page, "whenever I am getting ready to take a trip out of town, " For some audio fun on the Web, Nau suggests Star Trek fans browse to http: // www.ama.caltech.edu/users/mrm/kirk.html . home of the J ames T Kirk Sing -Along Page, "You won' t believe your ears," he says, Net entertainment is fine for some folks, But after a long day in front of a computer, some engineers like to look elsewhere for amusement. (Continued on th e next page)

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tional Park all listed events, area attractions and lodging information. " From this information , I was ab le to determine that the time I propos e d to visit Banff was a major fes tival that normally sells out all hotels in the area," Bondurant says. "As a result, I ended up choosing Va ncou ver for o ur vacation. "This is my favorite us e of the Web: findin g informatio n about cities a nd products of interest. " Bondurant a lso visits the Web sites of movie studios to preview mov ies in Quicktime format-a video format accessible via the Web. Like Shankland ,

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a senior engineer at IBM , likes to keep tabs on NASA. His Internet connectio n helps. "I was at work at the tim e a space shuttle was scheduled to la unch , and I didn 't have access to TV to see what was happening," Ogroski says. "The WWW came to the rescue. By stopping by a t NASA ' s space s huttle pa ge l..h1J.J2;lL www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdownniftoff.htmll. I was able to see th e progress of the countdown , as well as live video snaps of the liftoff." •

Advanced netiquette: a mini-FAa OK, so you know how to use a smiley, and you've avoided the flame wars. Are you ready for the next step? Net veterans never waste time typing a full phrase or sentence when an acronym will do. Some favorites:

• BTW: By the way.

• BRB: Be right back.

• F2F: Face to face. When you actually meet those people you've been corresponding with. • FAQ: Frequently asked questions. or a compilation of answers to these. Many Usenet newsgroups have these files, which are posted once a month or so for beginners .

• IMHO: In my humble opinion.

• IMNSHO: In my not-50-humble opinion.

• ROTFL: Rolled on the floor laughing (a way of responding to a funny comment) .

Netiquette 101 : manners of speaking Until Miss Manners comes out with her own Web site, users of the Internet- particularly "newbies "-can be at a loss when it comes to courteous communications. But with the boom of e-communication has come the idea of "netiquette" - or good manners for Internet users. Netiquette is designed to facilitate civil communication via e-mail, Usenet newsgroups or other electronic forums. One of the most common breaches of netiquette is the flame. A flame is on-line yelling and/or ranting at another user. The anonymity of the Internet seems to bring out the rudeness in some people. Flaming can lead to flame wars, in which other memb ers of the Internet community exchange nasty messages back and forth. The straight-text nature of on-line communication can make humor or sarcasm difficult to detect. To avoid unintentional flame wars, you could use emoticons-symbols that help a person portray" mood" in the very flat medium of computers. There are litera lly hundreds of emoticons, from the obvious to the obscure. The most common is the smiley: :-1 This particular example expresses "happiness" or, in the proper context, "sarcasm." Don 't see it? Tilt your head 90 degrees to the left. An abbreviated smiley- :) - is also common .

Other emoticons and their meanings: ;-) Wink :-( Frown :-0 Surprise 8-) Smiley wearing glasses 7:-) Smiley with hair :* 0 Smiley clowning around =1:-) Abraham Lincoln smiley @@@@@:-) Marge Simpson smiley When communicating on line, remember one simple rule Be courteous. "Think about the person who's receiving the message," says Catherine Riordan, professor of psychology and director of the management systems program at UMR . "Also think about other potential receivers," she adds, noting that e-mail messages are easily forwarded. "You have to be extra conscious of their perspective to minimize the potential for miscommunication."

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Adams: Oh , yeah- and a better life. I figured that sitting at home as I am with my feet up on my comfy chair, doing an interview with yo u, is a lot better than actual work.

Alumnu s: Well , you are pretty damn funny! Adams: That's like when you go for a job in terv iew and they ask, "Tell me about yo ur weaknesses. " It's the o ne question yo u do n 't wa nt to get. But wha t makes p eople like it? A fairly broad range of people like it, fo r different reasons. Which is why that is a hard question to a nswer. I know, for example, when the 10-year-olds write and say it is th eir favorite cartoon , th ey are pretty much liking the fac t that th ere is an insolent little dog in it, and authority is being questioned and tweaked as much as possible . The cubicle-dwelling set and the technology folks I think are mostly relating to the frustration and horror of cubicle office life, and th ey are kind of living vicariously through me as I skewer it. So there is a bit of enjoying the cruelty of it all, some revenge. Alumnus: Is that o ne of the reasons you go t started with Dilbert- to lash out abo ut th e existe nce of th e cubicle -dwelling e ngin eer? Adams: No, I did it to make money. It was p urely an economic decision.

Alumnus: Right. Is Dilbert your alter ego? Adams: Yes, sometimes. There are certainly aspec ts of his personality that map to me pretty well. I have th e same love of technology for the sake of technology, and I do have a houseful of electronics and an insole nt pet of my own. Only my pet is a cat. Alumnus: Is Dogbert also your alter ego, then ? Adams: He 's kind of that program that runs in my head, th e voice track that I can 't actually say because I would get slapped if I did. He is what I'm thinking but am afraid to say. Alumn us: Why did you publish your email address in your comic strip? Adams: There were a couple reasons. One was just a marketing thin g. I thought th at if people wrote in that th ey liked the strip, then I could show that to the editors who weren 't runnin g it. The demographics of my readers show they are not the kind of people who write in to cartoon polls, so I was getting hammered in cartoon polls a nd the editors, having no other kind of in formation to go on , were assum ing that no-

Intervie\N body liked it, even if th ey liked it themselves. They thought it was just them .... But the b iggest benefit is that people started sending in their ideas a nd suggestions about what the script should be li ke.

Adams: In particular, they suggested that it should be more focused on business and technology .... People didn 't like so much the far o ut stuff, but they were loving th e cubicle-related stuff. They were cu tting th em out, faxing them , putting them in presentations. S o when I changed the emphasis, that's when th e strip really took off. Alumnus: So you think th e Intern et has helped make Dilbert more popular? Adams: Oh , imm ensely. The World Wide Web , electronic mail and the electronic mailing lists (through wh ich fans receive a newsletter bye-mail) are probably the reason that it is successful. I would say that the last big cartoon to launch was Calvin and Hobbes 10 years ago. I'm not sure about this, but I think that I am probably the only cartoon that has reached 800 newspapers since then. I also would not have d one that witho ut th e electronic edge. Alumnus: In what other ways has e-mail a ffected yo u since you have publish ed your address? Adams: Well , it has sucked up all my free time, for one thing. I spend most of my free time reading (e-mail notes) , and then I respond to as many as I can in my time. It takes about four hours a day just to pore through e-mail.

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Alumnus: Why are engineers th e subject of so much of your humor in Dilbert?

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Adams: Well, mostly because I write about what I know. I spent most of my career surrounded by technical people , and I found them amusingly interesting. That's really all yo u need-something th at is in teresting, something you kn ow.

Adams: They are of course my most en thusiastic group and they are tremendously happy. I think they like the attention. It is kind of the Oprah effect. You always wonder why people go on a daytime tal k show and say, "Yep, 1 slept with my sister," and you know they are going to be arrested as soon as they leave the building, but it's easy to find people clamoring to do it because a little bit of attention is validation; it's worth a lot. And so, I can just make horrible fun of engineers and almost never does any engineer ever say, "You have made us look bad. " They just like the attention. It's not true of other professions, by the way. Technical writers, for example. I made fun of techn ical writers and I just got absolutely lambasted. The ones who contacted me were just totall y incensed that I would put a technical writer in bad light. You just don 't get that with engineers. It never happens.

Alum nus: I am assuming that you get a lot of ideas from e-mail. Adams: Yes. In fac t almost all of my ideas are from e-mail now. And I use it to look for trends and I try to find out what things are really bugging people. Alumnus: When you were at Pacific Bell, was it a kind of breeding ground for ideas? Adams: I really haven 't used my day-today Pacific Bell experience th e last couple of years I was there anyway. Most of my ideas came from the Internet already .. .. But I used all my work experience as the filter that I put other people's suggestions through. There aren 't many suggestions that are things I haven 't experie nced myself in some form . Occasionally, there are, but it all gets funneled through my own window. Alumnus: Are most of th e people yo u hear fro m engi neers or techies or peop le who are into tec hnology? Or are th ey from a broader audience? Adams: Well, they have to be in to technology inasmuch as they have e-mail. That is kind of the first filter. I would say that about a th ird of the people that I hear from are at un iversities, and most of the m are in technology fie lds, but not al l. Most of the rest are with high-tech companies, or at least big companies that have e-mail. And then there is a smattering of work-athomes, consultants and stuff.

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Alu m nus: Why do yo u fi nd e n gi neers amusingly interesti ng? Adams: It 's very hard to find any technical person who doesn 't have some really interesting and varied tastes, and you will find th at most engineers are really concert pianists, expert bridge players, private pilots, or into jumping horses-they are doin g some other thing. They tend to be far more intellectually active than the averag e marketin g professional. Alum nus: I wonder why that is. Do you have any theories? Adams: Yeah. I do n 't know why people are engineers, you know-what it is at birth that forces th eir brain to be like th at. But o nce th ey are born th e thing that distinguishes them is that they are in tensely curious about thin gs and how the world is put together and making it all work. That is really what makes music work a nd what makes a lot of other things what they are. If you are a sales guy or a marketing profeSSional , then yo u ' re probably most stimulated by contact with other p eople, no matte r how meaningless that is. Your average engineer is not willing to talk about the weather more tha n once a day-as in, "Is it rainin g? " and then yo u look o ut th e window and have all the data you need. Whereas your sales guy can talk about th e weather for hours and have a good time.

Alumnus: Tell me a little bit about how you see engi neers in society. Do you thi nk th ey are becoming more popular, or at least less maligned , than in th e past? Adams: I can point to a few th ings that probably have something to do with that. The biggest thing is Star Trek. Because, if you watch any Star Trek show, you will notice that often the solution is an engineering solution. Like, you kn ow, re-channel th e photon through the Jeffries tubesor whatever it is. If you don't need to know what it is, it doesn 't really matter. But you are fu lly aware that the un iverse has been saved yet aga in by a clever e ngineering solution. And you know, over time, that starts to seep in to the consciousnesswhen you see that the people who are

dr iving the biggest cars and have the most money, the people who are on the cover of Time magazine, are either politicians or technology gurus. And the importance of people that know technology has kind of finally reached the point where it cannot be ignored. There definitely is a geek chic. And there is clearly a percentage of the female population who have formed a clear preference for people in this field. People who are looking for their own Dilbert. Alumnus: Was Scotty your fav orite Star Trek character? Adams: I was partial to ·'Star Trek: The Next Generation. " And the interesting th ing is that even (starship commander Jean-Luc) Picard often would have to use an engineering solution-so it wasn 't confined to the engineers. That I think made a big difference as well. Alumnus: W h o we re yo u r influe n ces a mon g cartoonists? Adams: Oh , probably Charles Schultz (creator of ·'Peanuts ") when I was a kid. And after that I would say MAD Magazine. Alumnus: Did yo u read MAD a lot when you were a kid? Adams: Oh , yeah. That was the dirty pleasure. Alumnus: Well, now th at Dilbert is the most popular comic strip in the world , how are you going to maintai n your cutting edge?

Adams: You mean , how am I going to keep it funny? Well , there is a big assumption in there, which is that I will keep it funny. I would like to think that that is true. When I left Pacific Bell , people were watching quite closely to see if within a few weeks I would lose my edge and get soft. Most of my mail has said that I have become more vicious than ever and I think that that's true, because I have nothing to lose at this point. But there certainly was a whole level of cartoons that even I was afraid to do (while at Pacific Bell) because of the repercussions. But now the gloves are off, and if you watch the strip in the beginning of January you will see a bearded boss character, so you be the judge as to whether or not I am getting soft. Alumnus: What else does th e future hold for you? Adams: Well, I'm kind of riding this crest right now, and the biggest impact of all this is the licensing (of "Dilbert" T-shirts, screen savers and other products). The licensing stuff is going wild. So we are doing all kinds of stuff, like stuffed animals, shirts, notepads, more books. Alumnus: You have quite a few people sending you pictures of their sock pupp ets to t he Web p age (http :// www. unite dm edia.co m/co mics/dilb ertl puppets). Adams: That is more of the Oprah effect. "I will give you two seconds to be seen by lots of people and all you have to do is look foolish. Will you do it? " "Sure! Where do I send it? '· I had no idea that that would be as popular as it was. I had to write a little introduction for the Web, and I was thinking, How about doing me with a sock puppet? That would be funny. And they just started pouring in. We haven·t been able to keep up with it. Alum nus: It is a mazing what people wi ll do for a little bit o f attentio n.

Adams: The other thing, to answer your earlier question: One of the things that makes the strip a little different than other strips is that it is interactive in a sense. I consciously aim to make people do something with it. Whether it is cut it out, or talk about it, or get mad, or write me a letter, or send me a suggestion , or look in the Web to see the ones you missed , or buy a book or an an imal or fax it to a friend. So whatever it is-change the names, use them in a new presentation , I'm always aiming to answer that q uestion , What is it about that strip that makes somebody do something with it? And I think that kind of makes it special , because I think we have passed the time where it's li kely there would be a no th er comic strip that is so damn good just wh ile you 're looking at it that you don 't want to do anything with it, that that is enough to make it popular. Those days may be over. It just takes more to stimulate us now. Alumn us: So you make a conscious effort to make Dilbert mo re interactive th an th e average comic? Adams: Yeah. The e-mail was really the first foray into that, but I also do surveys. In fact, on Jan. 1, I th ink, you will see the result of the vote on Tina the Brittle Tech Wr iter. You will see the hell that that caused. Alumnus: Is th ere going to be an oth er "Dilbert Gripe Index " poll? Adams: I changed it a little to answer this question from a list of eight choices. The question is, " If you could hit your boss in the back of the head with anyone of these objects, with no risk of being caught, wh ich would you choose? " And the list ranges from harmless things from Nerf balls and bean burritos to heavier th ings like framed certificates of accomplishment or your last performance review, still in the file cabinet where it is stored. The most brutal one is the Ford Pinto with a full tank of gas. And so we tabulated the votes and that will be announced . • (Th e 1995 Dilberllndex of Workplace sentime nt will be posted o n Th e Dilbe rl Zo ne web page late r this year.)

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cent say the UMR graduates they hire are capable of moving into leadership positions. Seventy-eight percent say they are satisfied with UMR graduates ' interpersonal skills. Not surprisingly, UMR graduates fared well on the technical side of things. Ninetyone percent of those surveyed are satisfied with the UMR graduates ' problemsolving abilities, and 86 percent are satisfied with their computer skills.

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The survey of personnel officers at these companies revealed that 96 percent of them are satisfied with UMR 's overall degree program. In addition, two-thirds of them are satisfied with graduates' written communication skills, while nearly three out of four employers (73 percent) are satisfied with their oral communication skills. This is good news, Park says, because campuses like UMR, which are so focused on engineering and science, are sometimes criticized for producing graduates who are strong in technical areas but lack good communication skills. Even though UMR got high marks in the areas of communication and leadership training, the survey showed that employers think UMR should place even more emphasis on these areas, as well as global business issues. Seventy-three percent of the employers indicate that they would like more topics from business schools-such as marketing, finance and accounting-incorporated into the engineering curricula. All in all, employers were well satisfied with UMR's preparation of graduates. Ninety-one percent of those surveyed say they were satisfied with the departmental training of UMR graduates, and 80 per-

Only 22 percent of the companies surveyed feel that more emphasis should be placed on flexibility to allow students to tailor their own degrees. Conversely, 92 percent feel that more emphasis should be placed on the development of motivation for lifelong learning, and 93 percent feel that more emphasis should be placed on co-op or internship work experience. Seventy-one percent of those surveyed think UMR's graduate programs should be more practical, while 32 percent say more emphasis should be placed on researchoriented graduate programs.

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Graduates well-prepared The bottom line of the survey: Most employers say UMR graduates are wellprepared for the wo rk force, and the employers rank UMR at the top of the class in terms of schools they recruit from . Ninety-one percent of the companies say UMR grads are successful in their entry-level positions, and 90 percent say the grads succeed beyond th eir e ntry-level jobs. And how do these corporations rank UMR against other universities from which they recruit? Eighty-seven percent of them rank UMR as a top choice . •

Geology on the web UMR geological engineering students are surfing th e Internet to do their homework. For n ear ly two years now , David J. Barr, a UMR professor of geological and petroleum engineering, has been teaching his students how to use the World Wide Web for their classroom assignments. "Wi th all the information available to us on the system, " Barr says, "we can gather the data faster and obtain insight on how to best analyze that data for the solution of contemporary environmental problems. " Barr and his students use the World Wide Web to find resources in two geological e ngin ee rin g courses: Remote SenSing, which involves the analysis of aircraft and satellite imagery, and Geographic Information Systems, in which students use vario us maps to characterize sites through terrain modeling. Other faculty in the department are using the Internet for the same purpose, Barr says. "Professors in our department are aware of the benefits of the Internet," he says. "Some of my assign ments have been to have the students do their own searching on geological engineering topics to see what they can find out on their own. " If a student needs to find tech nically accurate data, or find someth in g geograph ical in a certa in state, Barr says, "Whatever the in for matio n, if students can get the infor mation at th eir desk, they are ahead of the ga me. " Barr hopes this approach to education will give UMR students an edge. "I want to make sure that my students know what is on the Internet," he says. "That technology will give them the timely in formation they have to have to be successful in their professional careers. " •

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"Focus on your custo me r either externally or with in your co mpany, Everyone has a customer or th ey don ' t have a job, "Be a team player and make sure you are adding value to your tea m, Don ' t be satisfied wit h NOW , be in constant dissatisfaction ," Gunther told th e grad uates , "Be a teader in continual improvement an d don 't be concerned about being in first place, be concerned about being best a t Improvmg, Bechtel Group Inc. , based in Lo ndon , is th e private holding co mpany for six engin eer in g and co nstruction subsidiaries,

Curators' Professorship conferred on Switzer Also during commencement, Jay A. Switzer, a UMR professor of chem istry , was na med Curators' Professor of chemistry, The Curators' Professorship is awarded to outstanding scholars with established reputations in their fields of expertise, Switzer, a senior investigator in UMR 's Graduate Center for Materia ls Resea rch , is known for his work on nanoscale electrodeposited superlattices and defect-chem istry supertattices, These atom ic-scale ceramic materials conduct electricity nearly as well as metals and could be used as "smart" switches for fiber -optic commun ications, Switzer joined the UMR fac utty in 1990, He received a

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UMR's expertise in quality management got a big boost recently when Mohammad H . (Mo) Qayoumi joined the senior management team, Qayoumi, who became UMR 's vice chancellor of administrative services on Dec, 1, is an expert in total quality management. He is the former associate vice president for administration at San Jose State University in California, Qayoumi fills the position vacated by Neil Smith when he became vice chancellor for university advancement in December 1994, Smith had been vice chancellor for administrative services since 1983, Qayoumi holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from American University of Beirut, Lebanon, He holds four other degrees- master 's degrees in nuclear engineering and computer engineering, an MBA, and a Ph,D, in electrical engineering-from the University of Cincinnati, and he has a certificate in total quality management from San Jose State University, "We're very pleased to have Mo Qayoumi as part of our leadership team ," UMR Chancellor John T. Park says, "Mo 's engineeri ng and administrative background will be a valuable asset to this campus as we progress with our current and future construction and renovation projects, His background in total quality management a lso fits well with our campus's quality initiatives, "

History professor wins governor's award Lawrence O. Christensen, a Distinguished Teaching Professor of history. was among some 50 instructors from throughout Missouri to receive the 1995 Governor 's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Gov, Mel Carnahan presented the award during th e 1995 Governor 's Conference on High er Education at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park. The awards go to instructors known for their effective teaching and high standards of excellence, Christensen, a member of the UMR faculty since 1969, is the author of dozens of articles and two co-authored books on Missouri's history, He also co-wrote "UMRolla: A History of MSM-UMR," with Jack Ridley , also a Distinguished Teaching Professor of history,

Nader challenges students

Leji/above: Ralph Nader answers questions during a press conference. Nader sign ing books followin g his speech.

Ra lph N a d er , America 's most prominent consumer advocate, visited campus last fa ll to challenge students to make a difference dur ing their time at UMR. "Don 't miss the opportunity to leave th is university a better place when you graduate than it was when you entered it," Nader said during his speech on Nov. 6 in the Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building. Nader 's visit to campus was sponsored by the Center for Economic Education, th e Harry WL. Porth Distinguished Lecture Series , and the Leaders for the 21st Century Lecture Series. H e spoke earlier that evening at a banquet sponsored by the Center for Economic Education.

Hard times for Gulf Coast fishermen Forr est Gump m ay hav e made a fortune in th e shrimp business, but most Gulf Coast s hrimp fis h er m en see t heir dreams of th e good life drifting away du e to increased regu lations . Th a t's the con clusion of Cath erin e R io rd a n, a professor of psycho logy and director of managem e nt systems at UMR. For more than a decade , Riordan , working with University of South Alabama researchers Stephen Thomas and David Johnson , has examined how fish ing reg ulation s a ffect Gu lf Coast fishermen. Gulf Coast fish er men are hearty , rugged individuals who have wea th ered storms, fluctua tions in fish po pu la tio n a nd an influx of Vi etnamese fisherm en in the 1980s. "But it 's the regu la tion s that are ov e rwh e lming them ," Ri ordan says. "Many of the commercial shrimp fisher men feel th e ir govern m e nt is keeping th em from ma king a living. 24

"Shrimp fisherm e n fee l that the regulations are not justified, based on the numb er or habits of th e fis h the regu latio ns are design ed to protect," Riordan says. "Th ey th ink the regu lations are being put forward on the con se rvative side b y white-collar workers to uting a print-out , rather than by someone who has spent much tim e on th e waters of th e Gulf. " Th e re gulations , propos ed regulations and ambiguity of it a ll have fishermen fee lin g hopel ess, she says. "Th ey hav e ser iou s forms of depression that are twice and thr ee times th e nationa l rates. Fishermen also see k help in much sma ll er numbers than males with comparable mental health prob lems. " Riordan and he r colleagues addre sse d th e me nta l health needs o f fishermen in a prese nta tion th ey made to the Ameri can Sociological Association last sum mer in Washington.

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Program designed to attract more Ph .D .'s UMR 's School of Mines and Metallurgy hopes to see more Ph.D. students in materials en gineer ing th rough an effort sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. Th e program sponsors materials engineering fellowships through the education department 's Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Program. The effort is designed to encourage some of the best undergraduate studen ts from the Unite d States to pursue Ph . D. ' so The fellowship also gives th e students management and professional experience as well as hands -o n research in some of the hottest areas offered today . Everything from information technology to new energy research depends on the development of advanced mater ials, says Lee W. S aperst ein, dean of UMR 's School of Mines and Metallurgy. "The technological revolution of the last few decades in almost every way of li fe is a di rect result of advances in mater ials eng ine e ring , says Saperstein. And the future for materials engin ee rs is equally br ight, he says, as research in the areas of fue l cells, flat-pane l computer displays, information technology, "smart" structures, mobile and rem ote telecommu nications, and superconductivity continues to be fueled by deve lopments in th e mater ials field .

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For years, the U.S. Bureau of Mines and UMR have been partners in a variety of areas. UMR 's mining engineering and metallurgical engineering facu lty have worked closely with the bureau on numerous research projects. Now , with th e imminent closure of the bureau 's Rolla Research Center due to federal budget cuts, th e research center building adjacent to campus is being turned over to UMR. UMR 's Environmental Trace Substances Laboratory (ETSL ) has nearly completed its move into the 50-year-old brick landmark , and with the move come 15 scientists and a research , in structional and analytical services budget of nearly $1 million. Th e relocation is a cooperative effort of the U.S. Bureau of Mines and UMR. Th e ETSL, formerly under the direction of th e University of Missouri System and loca ted at Sinclair Farm in Columbia, Mo. , has been under UMR 's di rection since July 1, 1992.

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Th e move comes at a time when the Bureau of Min es' Rolla Research Center faces elimina tion. Th e research center's work force has decreased substantially in recent years as a result of budget-cutting moves in Congress. Some bureau researchers ' jobs may be saved through the new arrange m ent , however. "Two of the 15 ETSL staff directly working with the UMR trace substances lab are former bureau staff," says ETSL Directo r Me lvin L. Ruepp e l, Chem '66. "In addition, there may be five to 10 current bureau people who will carryon min ing and metallurgical programs by mutua l contract or agreement. "We negotiated a memorandum of agreement with the bureau that provides for on -site cooperation and sharing of facil ities , research programs a nd staff," says Rueppel. The bureau 's ent ir e Rolla complex-its main landmark building, three buildings adjacent to the main building and four oth -

ers on Nagogami Road , and much of the equipment- is slated to transfer to UMR in September 1996. "The only cost to the un iversity will be required main tenance and operational fund ing that go with the building," Rueppel says. The ETSL currently tests about 4 ,000 samples, such as soil, water and fish , for contaminants. Environmental chemistry is th e major area of emphasis for the laboratory and CEST

Another UMR research laboratory also plans to move into the building. "Dr. William James , director of UMR's Center for Environmental Science and Technology (CESTl, will be making this building the main headquarters for CEST," Rueppel says. CEST, established in 1992 , promotes research in the areas of waste reduction , pollution prevention and other enviro nmental issues.

UMR named School of the Year, thanks to residence hall programs The UMR Residence H all Association takes the total qua lity ma nageme nt approach to heart. RH A gives students a say in how th ey want their residence ha lls run. Now that customersa tisfaction a pproach has gained so me r eg iona l recog ni t io n . Thanks to RHA a nd its pro gram s, UMR was named School of the Year b y the Midwest Association of College an d Unive rsity Residence Ha lls. T he award, p resented in Octobe r during MACURH 's annual conference in Grand Forks , N.D. , ho nors th e student-l eaders from RHA for their efforts to give students a say in their living condition s. "Winnin g th e school of the yea r is a significant award for UMR ," says James H. Murp hy, director of UM R's residentia l life de p ar t men t. Th e awa rd , he adds , shows "that o ur residential life progra m demonstrates a leve l of excellence in o ur efforts to give students a reside nti al en v ironment that co mplem e nts their college learn ing exper ie nce.

Th e s tudents ' le ad ers hip skills a nd advocacy for reside nce hall im provements have been cr itical to RHA 's success. The assoc iation recen tl y recommended cha n ges to give stude nts a b roader choice o f living e nvironm e nts-incl uding o p portunities to c hoose from rooms tha t have access to the campus compute r network and ca ble te le vision , s moking or non-smoking e n v ironm e nts , a nd three- and four-room suites. In addition , RHA students select th e ir own residen t assistan ts for the camp us resid e nce halls-a n approach not foll owed by many colleges and universities. Th e approach is part of the camp us' "learning community " concept, wh ich promotes studen t involvement in a ll aspects of campus life-right down to the menus at residence hall cafe terias. "Th e fact that we are winn ing these awa rds te lls m e th at we are serving and representing th e residents well, " says Na talie Dixon of St. Ch arles , Mo. , a n aerospace engin eer ing stude nt

New recreation center getting a workout Th e new Recreation and Intramura l Center is now open , giv in g students more room to play a nd keep fit. Th e $4.1 million addition to the Gale Bu llman Mu lti-Purpose Building provides add itional racque tball and sq uash courts, aerobics and martial arts rooms , and an in door track. Already, th e stud e nts have been giv ing the new rec center a workout , says Mark Mullin , d irec tor of a th letics at

UM R Fund ing for the project has come from student fees a nd p rivate contributions , includin g a

Buy -A-Brick campaign. That fun d-ra isin g project has ra ised more th an $65 ,000 toward its $ 100 ,000 goa l. Contr ibutors m ay see their br ic ks at the new 10th Street entrance to t he Bullman Building. Anyone inte rested in ta kin g part in the Bu y-A-Bric k ca mpaign shou ld contact Mary lo u Shomaker, Eng l' 90 , UMR ' s Phon-a-Thon coord in a tor, at (573) 341-6386. For in forma tio n about naming opport uni ties , contact Kittie Robertso n at (573) 341-4002.

who is active in RHA. "We are doing things for them that o ther sc hoo ls don 't do fo r the ir resi de nts, an d we a re doing these thin gs on a regular basis. " On e o f th e biggest projects the residence hall stude nts und e rtake each year is a two-week tra inin g session for reside nce hall sta ff and s tud en t leaders. This projec t involves stude nts from RHA , th e Nati o na l Res id e nce Hall Ho no rary a n d the campus ' other two residence hall groups, the Th omas J effe rson H all Asso -

ciation a n d Quadrangle Ha ll Association. Fo ll owing th is effort, the NRHH students run a leade rship forum for a bout 100 students. MACURH is a regio na l association of residence ha ll student lead ers fro m about 50 u niversi ties in Iowa, Ka nsas, Minnesota , Missouri , Nebraska and North a nd South Da kota. It is affiliated with th e National Association of Co ll ege a nd Uni versi ty Resi dence Halls.

Also during the conference ... UMR received furth e r recognition during the MACURH conferen ce: • Brenda WiesIer of Yankton , S.D., a junior in aerospace engineering, was a n om inee for the Student o f th e Year award. • Amy Grazier, assistant resident director in UMR 's reside ntial life department, was a nomin ee for th e Advisor of th e Year award . • WiesIer and Kevin Solofra of Oak Forest, III. , a senior in ceramic engineering, have been asked to coordin a te the training sessions d uring the National Association of College and University Residence Halls conference to be held next summer in Norman , Okla. • UMR also received recognition for th e best school display and school spirit among large schools.

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Dear fellow alum ni, Members are the li feblood of associations everywhere. And associations exist to address their members' top challenges - in o ur case, such things as keeping the value of your degree high and the reputation of your alm a mater stro ng, helping today 's students, and keeping in touch w ith old friends. Who knows these issues b etter th an yo u? That is w hy volunteering your knowledge and experience to the association is so important and gratifying. H ere are some ways you can get involved: o Serve on a committee or task force. There you ca n join with oth ers to direct th e association 's efforts, choose award recipients, or plan reunions and other events. o Speak to a class or present an educational short course at Homecoming o n a topic in wh ich yo u have exp ertise. o Serve on the board of directors of the MSM-UMR Alum ni Association to direct the policies and long-term direction of the associatio n. o Vol unteer to be a Public Reso urce Am bassador (if you live in Misso uri) to help public officials understand th e need for support of UMR. o Work w ith the ad missions office as an Admissions Am b assador and help recruit students. o Be a Class Coordinator and help organize your next reunion. o Get involved in your local alum ni section, if you have on e, or work with the alumn i office to start one. By volunteering for your alumn i association, you increase your exposure, broaden your mind, and contribute to the overall advancement of MSM-UMR. Most importantly, you make th e association yours. T o volunteer for one of the activities above, or to find o ut more about how you can help your alum ni association, contact D on Brackhahn in the campus alumni office by phoning him at (573)341-4145, bye-mail at alumni@umr. edu, by fax at (573)341-609 1, or in writing at the MSMUMR Alumni Associatio n, C astle m an H all, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO 65409-0650. Sincerely,

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Th e MSM-UMR Alumni Association 's 1995 Ann ual Fund closed w ith a record $753 ,400 in gihs from alumni and friends. Th ese funds w ill go to support the association 's scholarship/loan /ass istantship program , as well as help in g to fund production o f the MSM-UMR Alum nus magazine. Other programs funded by the An nual Fund are the Golden Alumni Reunion ; H omecom ing; sec-

tion in vitations ; awards for outstanding alu mni, faculty and staff; the A lumni Directory and the alumni locator service ; and support for the athletic and music/art programs as well as the library. In recent years , A lumni Association scholarship recipients have been asked to remember their " moral obligation " to give back to the A lu mni Association after graduation, to help keep the schol-

arship program going, and they have been very dedicated in doin g just that. For examp le, one yo ung graduate who received scholarships from the association all four years is m aking a gift every month , and another made a gift six months after graduation in th e amount of 25 percent of th e funds he had received during his years at UMR. Many of these recent graduates have sta ted that th ey appreciated

the scholarsh ips they received and th ey planned to be loya l A nnual Fund donors as a result. T hank you to those of you who contributed to this fund . We realize tha t many of you are also contributors to yo ur acad emic department phonathon or to some other area of interest at UMR , and we appreciate your remembering the MSM -U MR Alumn i Association and its programs, too.

Your MSM-UMR Alumni Association It truly is YOUR alumni association , made

MSM-UMR Alumni Association mission and goals for 1995-1996

MISSION The Association will proactively strive to create an environment embodying communication with and participation by MSM·UMR Alumni Association and friends - to foster strong loyalty to UMR and growth of the association. The association will increase itsfinancial strength aswell as provide aid and support to deserving students and appropriate projects.

In order to facilitate th ese objectives and purposes, th e association sha ll :

up of you and yo ur fellow al umni, govern ed by a board of directors comp osed of alumni, and design ed to serve both current and "future " alumni. T he MSM·U M R Alumn i Association is

· Bring together alumni of the Missouri School of M in es and Metallurgy and the Uni-

a not·for-pro fi t corp oration , separate from th e University of Missouri-Roll a. According to th e bylaws of the association , th e objectives and purposes of th e association are as follows :

ve rSity of Missouri-Rolla interested in the advance m ent and developm ent of the campu s and higher ed uca tion. - Provide support for UMR and its programs in matters o f finance, pub lic affa irs, placement, and in th e identification, recruit· m ent and retention of new stude nts.

- Th e furtheran ce of ed u cation at the Uni versity of Missouri-Rolla. -To advance the standards of th e U niversity of Missouri -Ro lla, techn ica l scien ce an d th e engineering profession in general.

· Continually and regularly communi cate the affa irs of the university, th e association an d its members, - by recognizing alumni ach ievem ent

·To accomplish this , the MSM -UMR Al umni Associa tion shall solicit co n tributions from alum ni, industry, and friends fo r sch olarsh ips, student aid, an d for other activities in th e

- b y enco urag ing involvem ent in University activiti es and programs and - by publicatio n o f th e MSM-UMR Alum· nus magazine.

promotion of th e university. - Cooperate w ith other such age nCies to promote study an d resea rch for the health an d welfare of the general publ ic.

GOALS ·Increase involvement of young alumni in the association. ·Improve section programming.

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The officers and other members of the association's board of directors provide leadership and actual participation to achieve these goals and fulfill this mission. Fortheir efforts to be a success, they need YOUR active participation as well, in whatever alumni activities you choose.

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Th e directories are sched ul ed to be released in late Apri l. All alum ni who reserved a copy o f the directory b y m akin g a gift of $50 or more to the M SM-UM R A lumni Association from Aug. 3 1, 1994, through Dec. 3 1, 1995 , should receive their copies two to three weeks after th e release. If you have a question about wheth er or not you are on th e list to get a copy, please e-mail us at al umni @umr.edu, call us at (573)341-4 145, fax us at (573)3 41 -609 1, or write us at the MSM· UMR Alumni Associ ation , Castleman H all. 1870 Miner Circle. Rolla , MO 65409 -0650. It' s not too late to ge t a d irectory if you haven't already made you r gift- just send

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During MSM -UMR 's 125th an niversary year, celebrate our distinguished history by inscribin g yo ur name and class year on a commemorative brick. A person al ized brick also makes a terrific gift for a birthday, gradu ation , special holiday, or an ann iversary . So p ut your n am e on ston e and ce lebrate the 125 years MSM-UMR has educated leaders in en gineerin g and science. Funds received will support the n ew Student Recreatio n and In tramural Center so our students can p lay smart and stay fit whil e preparing for the future.

For only $ 125 your name, or the nam e you designate, w ill be engraved on a red paving brick and placed o n th e terrace just outside the m ain entrance to th e facility. Or you may prefer to engrave your nam e on our gold, executive brick for $500. Th e executi ve bricks w ill be specially placed among the red to spell out MSM- UM R on the terrace. Your gift is fully tax deductibl e. Order your brick (s) today by completing the form below or call (5 73) 3 41-6386.

,--------------------------, Bricks for Fitness Order Form Name(s) _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ Address _ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ City_ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ State _ _ __ _ _ ZIP _ _ _ __ _ En closed is my gift of $_ _ for a red, personalized brick( s) @$125 each. 800160 (92) _ Enclose d is my gift of $_ _ for a gold, person alize d brick(s) @$500 each. 800160 (92) _Enclosed is $5.00 plus $0.77 postage for a brick certificate suitable for frami ng. (R-4-25095) _Check here if you wo rk for a matching gift company & enc lose your company's matching gift form .

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I Student Council , in cooperation with th e I Alum ni Association, desires to start a program that will help both students , alu mni and businesses. A mentoring program is greatly needed by the studen ts at MSM-UMR Th e idea of this program centers on your participation and on gettin g the students involved . The program would greatly assist freshman studen ts who are undecided on what engi neering field th ey wish to e nter Also, th e program wo uld give students a cha nce to see

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practical application of the knowledge th ey are l acqu iring and the opportun ity to make contact I with MSM-UMR graduates in busin ess. The l program will require you to allow a student tO I see what you do in a typical day . This will not require an ongolOg com mitmen t from you. l Would you be interested in participating in this l excitin g new program? If so please ema ill stuco@umredu , fax us at (573) 341-6972 1 with the followi ng information , or clip and send th is to:

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UMR 's Career Opportunities Center has released th e 1994-95 Annua l Report of Fulltim e J ob Status, and th e news is good. UMR 's graduates are getting jobs and are com mand in g good salaries , above the national average in many cases. Of th e 755 graduates included in th e report, more than 625 had either accepted a job, been accepted to graduate school , had other plans such as teach in g/military se rvice/further undergraduate educatio n, or had not yet reported th eir status. UMR graduates ' average salaries were high er th an the national avera ge in th e follo wing fie lds: managem en t systems, mathematics, p hysics, history, English, aerospace engineering, engin eerin g management, ceram ic e ngineerin g, and minin g engineering. The highest starting salary reported was $44,400 (for a chemical e ngi neer), wi th the overall UMR average salary being $33,40 1.

Th e UMR Career Opportunities Center can helpl To find out how , pl ease e- mail Marcia Ridley at mridley@umr ed u. Or you ca n ca ll her at (573) 341-4229 or write her at 1870 Min er Circle, Rolla, MO 65409-0240.

Alumni Salary Survey Several alumni have requested that we conduct a salary survey , so th ey can see how they measure up to th eir peers. Won 't you take a moment to send us the fo llowi ng information ? We 'll tally it up and print the results in a future issue , so yo u can see where you standi

Current sa lary: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ Your major a t MSM -UMR _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Highest degree received (BA, BS , MS , P hD , etc.): _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ Numb er of years since receipt o f highest degree: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ Clip and mail this form to: MSM -UMR Salary SurveY,Castleman Hall , 1870 Min er Circle, Rolla , MO 65409-0650; fax to (573)341-609 1; or e-mail information to alu mni @umredu

Belt buckles again available Many of you have asked us where yo u can get the "J oe Min er" belt buckles that used to be advertised in th e MSM-UMR Alumnus. The UMR stude nt chapte r of th e Society of Mining Engin eers is once again offering these brass belt buckles fo r sa le , for only $10 each. For more informa tion or to obtain a buckle , get in touch wi th Barbara Robertson at (573)341-4753 , write to her at 226 McNutt Hall , 18 70 Miner Circle , Rolla , MO 65409-08 10, or e-mail her at barb@umLedu .

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UMR goes on line The U niversity of Missouri-Rolla has taken an importan t step by placing in forma tion about our school on the Interne t's World Wide Web. A prospective student can discover m ore about the following areas of U M R through the U MR web site: degree programs how to plan a campus visit academic departments student activities scholarship information and application

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If you have any questions or comments about the home page, fee l free to call Jennifer Bayless '89, coord inator of alum ni/ad missions, at 1-800-522-0938 or e-mail heratjennieb@shuttle.cc.umredu.

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Is it a reunion year for you? It is if you are a member of the classes of 1936, 1941 , 1946, 1951 , 1956,196 1, 1966, 1971 , 1976, 1981 , 1986, or 1991. Your classes will have reunions at Homecoming this year, Oct. 4-5. Plan now to attend and join the fun! Some of your fellow alumni are already making plans for activities that weekend - they are your class coordinators. The class coordinators are very important volunteers. They communicate with the alumni association , keeping us up-to-date on addresses and other alumni information. They organize special reunion events at Homecoming and at other times of the year serve as contact for their classmates. They sign their names to the letters inviting their classmates back for Homecoming, encouraging all to attend their reunion. The alumni association plans special events at Homecoming for the reunions , most notably the Silver & Gold Reunion Cocktail Buffet on Friday night, and the Fieldhouse Feed Reunion Luncheon on Saturday. Both occasions offer special areas for classes to gather as well as opportunities for those from other classes to find their friends in the reunion year classes. Some class coordinators also choose to plan other activities for their classmates , such as receptions and parties in private homes or other locations. The alumni office encourages class coordinators to organize these special events, and will advise class coordinators on making the plans. Class members can be advised of special reunion plans through mailings from the alumni office. The a lumni listed on this page have a lready committed to serving as class coordinators for Homecoming 1996, and others will join them soon. A complete list of class coordinators for all classes appears in the Alumni Directory. Jim Van Buren '63 is the chairman of the association 's Reunions Committee, and as such is the person in charge of recruiting class coordinators. He is still in the process of-lining up this year 's reunion coordinators. If you'd like to join these alumni in serving as a class coordinator, please contact Jim Van Buren at (314)770-4342 at work or (314)821-9382 at home , or call Don Brackhahn or lindsay Bagnall at the alumni office at (573) 341-4145.

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1950 Gerald L. Hammond , ME , writes, "I'm fully retired now. Kathleen and I are enjoying it with some travel. Still restoring Mustangs. Enjoying the computer community." • Franklin W. Wyatt, ChE, writes, "Retired from Union Carbide in 1989. Staying active with Union Carbide Retiree Club. "

The four -year project restored the bridge to its original 1849 condition. In the 1960s this bridge graced the month of April in a Trans World Airline calendar.

1952 Kenneth L. Delap , CE , writes , "Tell Patrick D. Smith my Sig Ep number was 100." • Gregory V. Menke, CE , retired in 1993 after 25 years with International Harvester Co. (Navistar) and 15 years with Nation al Steel. • Ernest J. Reeves, ChE , writes, "My first visit to the cam pus in 43 years was last September. The

Three generations of Koopmanns The Koopmanns are believed to be the first fam ily to graduate three consecutive generations of MSM-UMR alumni , and each generation graduated exactly 30 years apart-in 1935, 1965 and 1995. The record-holders are the late August " A.P. " Koopm ann , ME ' 35 , August ' s son , Bruce Koopmann , AMth ' 65 , MS NucE '69 , and Bruce 's daughter, Rayna Koopmann , ME '95 , both of Manteca, Calif. But the family tradition doesn 't stop there. So far , 10 Koopmanns and Hensons (including those who married into the family) have graduated from MSM-UMR " My grandfather (August Koopmann) never believed I was coming to UMR," Rayna says . (Few , if any , women came to MSM in A.P 's days. Even Bruce remembers just six female students in his class.) flying , salling, [ennIS and golt. He plans to remain in the Kansas City area enjoying the "fruits " of his career. • Judson A. Hughes Jr. , ME , retired Sept. 1 from Westinghouse Electric Corp. after 41 years in marketing and sales of electric utility generation and nuclear equipm ent. He writes , "My wife and I will continue to live in Wayne , Pa. , adjacent to the Valley Forge National Park. " • Herbert E. Lincoln Ill, CE , plans to retire to the East Coast (Beaufort, S.c.) in spring 1996. He will concentrate on boating, boat building, bicycling, touring , hiking and camping. • Robert B. Puyear , ChE , was elected vice president of Nace International , the corrosion control society, for 1996-1997.

1955 David J. Davis , CE , writes " I am retired and living on Grand Lake in Oklahoma , where I hope to do a lot of fishing ." · Ri chard L. Jones , MetE, writes, "I am enjoying retirement for four years after 35 years as a metal lurgical engineer at General Dynam ics-FW. My wife of five years , Janis , is still working as an administrative assistant in a doctor's family practice office. We e njoyed a three -week va-

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A trip home Esther Jane met Bruce when her brother, Chester Henson Jr. , CE '67 , brought him to the Henson home in Poplar Bluff, Mo. , during a school break. "I dated him from the time I was 14 until I was 22 and married him ," Esther Jane says. The Hensons have a long relationship not just with UMR , but also with Acacia fraternity. When food was in short supply at Acacia, the Hensons would butcher cattle from their ranch for the fraternity. " My parents were also chaperones of Acacia ," Esther Jane says. The Henson family was so popular that Chester Henson Sr. (Rayna 's maternal grandfather) was named an honorary member of Acacia fraternity. H e also received an honorary degree from UMR in 1969- "not bad for some-

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1957 Charles A. Frey, CE , retired from the Texas Department of Transportation in March 1993. The former supervisor resea rch engineer in the NASA area now teaches high school math on a part-tim e basis. He also does some traveling . • William S. Soper, EE, writes. "Retired on July 1, 1995 , after 35 years with GD/EB Division. Plan to enjoy my place on th e water here in Florida and do a little boating and fishing. "

1958 Edward D. Dud e rstadt , CerE , MSCerE '59 , writes , "We plan to spend the rest of our retiremen t here in New Mexico. Marilou and I recen tly moved to Las Cruces from Ohio , and are bUilding a new home. Our new neighbor will be another alu m, Jack Dorsch , EE '6 1, and his wife, who is a native of Ro lla." • Jack L. Jost , ME , is vic e pres ident at Tropicana/Dole Beverage Group , a division of Seagrams Co. He received his master of engin eering administra-

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ing. " • Th omas J . Stewa rt Jr. , ChE, PddChE '69, writes, "Just returned from a trip to Scotland with two brothers and a sister. We had a family reun ion. "

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F r a nk J. Zva nut , CerE , PhDChem '3 7, writes, "My wife (Kay) had a dance studio in Rolla from 1934 to 1937. At '94 Homecom ing she met four wives of alums who had taken dance lessons from her (during that time ). They were present for '95 Homecoming. "

George O. Na tions, CE, writes, "At age 81 the golf ball doesn 't go as far as it once did but with the year-round golfing climate, being a spectator has its advantages. Motorized golf carts are a big improvement since undergrad days on the MSM golf course. Best wishes to all our con temporaries and those from earlier and later times. " (We were notified of George 's death in early 1996.)

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Vernon L. Asher, CE, writes, "On my 85th birthday (Oct. 31 , 1995) , I have been retired from Southwestern Bell for 20 years. We enjoy traveling (especially cruises) and I am starting my 50th year as a member of the Chancel Choir at Kirkwood United Methodist Church. I was in the old MSM Gle e Club while at MSMUMR. '·

J ack W. Moore, ChE, writes, "I've been retired 123/4 years and enjoy it. Greetings to all "3gers. "

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"We will miss the reunion this year as Peg and I plan to take a 25-day cruise in early November from Athens, Greece, to Singapore via the Suez Canal. " · George L. Mitsch , MetE , writes, "Still kicking! " • J a m es F. Rushing, CE '40 , writes , "Spent four days in Rolla during October 1995. Wife , Evelyn , had a minor heart attack while we were on the road. Three cheers for your fantastic hospital! "

J ohn D. McClendon, ChE, writes, ''I've just turned 77 and been retired 14 years. I'm still reasonably healthy and have good enough eyesight and hearing to enjoy life in Poulsbo, Wash. (little Norway) , on the Olympic Peninsula. " • Edgar S. Miller, CE, writes,

James J . S pringer, EE , writes, "June and I celebrated (sedately) our 55th wedding anniversary on Sept. 20 , 1995. We have now enjoyed 12 summers in Green Valley, Ariz. ,.

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1943 Charl es S . McCormick, ME , writes, "Still active, along with mostly other retirees , in church-sponsored charity focused on making minor repairs in the home. "

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The Un iversity of Missouri-Rolla has taken an important step by placing inform ation about our school on the Internet 's World Wide Web. A prospecti ve student can discover more abou t the followi ng areas of UMR throug h the UMR web site: degree programs how to plan a campus visit academic d e partments student activities scholarship informatio n and application

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In addition to this information , a prospective student can even a p ply for adm ission via the Web. For the 1995-96 academi c year, the $20 application fee is waived if students apply for ad m ission via the Web. A form is a lso on the Web that will e lectronically add students to our mailing list. To view the Admissio ns O ffice home page, the URL is: hltp ://www.umr. edu/-enrol Admissions e-mai l address on the Internet is: eggh ead @umr.edu

If you have any questions or com ments about the home page, feel free to call Jennifer Bayless '89, coordinator of a lumni/adm issions, a t 1-800-522 -0938 or e -mail heratjennieb @shuttl e.cc. umr.edu.

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John V _G laves, ChE , writes, " What does a chemical engineer do after retirem ent? This one took a course in alcohol and drug abuse . I now work in the psych wards of H oustonarea hospitals ." • Donald J. Mathews, ME, moved to Rolla last September after living in Jonesboro, Ark. , for 17 years . • lawrence F_ O'Nei ll , CE , retired in 1986 with w ife Becky. They live at Terre du lac, Bonn e T erre, Mo . • Wilbert F . Stoeck er , ME, PDDME ' 79 , writes that his book , " Volu m e II of Industri al Refrigeration ," has just been published.

D onald J. D owling Jr. , ChE , writes, " Enjoying retirement in the Valley of the Sun- Sun City West, Ariz. T he golf is great. Plan to make the 45th class reunion in '96. " • Charles R.

1949 Josep h E. Greig, ME, writes , " En joying retirement in San Diego, Ca lif. , area . Wife , Rita , had bypass surgery in October 1995. Plan to make Homecoming ' 96. " • H enry P. Schweder, ChE , writes , " Nothing special-enjoying retirement with Irene, my wife."

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1950 Gerald L. Hammond, ME, writes, "J'm fully retired now. Kathleen and I are enjoying it with some travel. Still restoring Mustangs. Enjoyin g the computer community ." • Frank lin W. Wyatt, ChE, writes, " Re tired from Union Carbide in 1989. Staying active with U nion Carbide Retiree Club. "

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h announce wedd' ave oCcurred Ings, births and pr . W· omotlOns aft ' . e will mention a spouse's na " . ' er they Information provided me If It IS specificall . ~ The MSM by the alUmnus y mentioned in the Ferry , EE , writes , " My wife died of . -UMRAlumnuswili . by an Immediate fa . announce deaths if i . lung cancer in October 1994. My daughter died at age 43 in August ~ Obituary inform at' mdy member, or from a news nformatlOn is Submitted Ion on alUm . paper ob/tua na specifically re ues nl spouses will be printed . ry. 1995. " • D avid E. G lenn , ME, writes , "Notmuch new to report. " He 's keep~ We will print add q ts that we print it. only If the alumnus/ ing busy with charitable work, and at s b . resses If specific II u mltting the note a y reqUested to do b ~ We reserve the . h' so y the alUmnus the University of Pittsburgh , college of general studies. • Eugene F. ~ We will use b fig t to edit alumni notes to Kolb , ME, writes, " Retiring after 40 1 su mltted photos only as sp meet space requ irements years with the company. Wife and I - - - -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~~_=~ ac~e~p:e~r:m:'t:s._ _ _ _ _~. _ _ both are in good health, looking forward to leisure time . " • Marion J . ..J Norton, CE , retired from T hiokol Scandinavia this summer. cation in Corp. in February 1992 .• William ca mpus ambassador was an abso Hope to attend first homecoming in R. Oldham , CE , writes , " Retired lute necessity for touring l " 40 years . " • Elmer L. luehring, EE , from U.S. governme nt. Enjoying planned to retire D ec. 31 , 1995. H e new career as massage therapist and 1953 writes , " All is well. " holistic health practition er. " • Elmer John H. Bender , CerE, is still in the

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T he four-year project restored the bridge to its original 1849 condition. In the 1960s this bridge graced the month of April in a Trans World Airlin e calendar.

1952 Kenn eth L. Dela p , CE , writes , "T ell Patrick D. Sm ith my Sig Ep number was 100. " • Gregory V. Menke, CE , retired in 1993 after 25 years with International Harvester Co. (Navistar) and 15 years with Nation al Steel. • Ernest J. R eeves, ChE , writes, " My first visit to the cam pus in 43 years was last September. Th e

refractory industry , working for Refraction Service Corp. , which supplies major steel companies in Northern India.

1954 Jerry R. Custead , ME, MSME '54, retired on A ug. 31 , 1995, after a " wonderful and rewardin g " 41-year career with Kansas City Power and Light Co. Now he plans to do a lot of flying , sailing , ten nis and golf. H e plans to remain in th e Kansas City area enjoying the " frui ts " of his care er. • Judson A. Hughes Jr. , ME, retired Sept. 1 from Westinghouse Electric Corp . after 41 years in marketing and sales of electric utility gen eration and nuclear equipm ent. H e writes , " My wife and I will continue to live in Wayne , Pa. , adjacent to the Valley Forge National Park. " • Herb ert E. Lincoln III, CE, plans to retire to the East Coast (Beaufort, S. C. 1in spring 1996. H e will concen trate on boating, boat bUilding, bicycling, touring, hiking and camping. • Robert B . Puyea r , ChE , was elected vice president of Nace Interna tional , the corrosion control society, for 1996-1997.

1955 David J. D avis , CE , w rite s " I am retired and living on Grand Lake in Oklahoma , where I hope to do a lot of fish ing. " · Richard L. Jones , MetE, w rite s, " I am enjoying retirement fo r four years after 35 years as a metallurgical engi neer at General Dynamics-FW . My w ife of five years , Jan is, is still working as an administrative assistant in a doctor 's family practice office . We enjoyed a three -week va -

1956 Richard A. Hugh es, CE , retir ed for a second time on Nov. 1, 1995 . Hi s new address is 101 3 Kimberly Court, Marion, IL 62959 . " Will advise of phone number later. " • Harlan L. K ebel , MinE, retired " again " in January 1996 and moved to New Bern , N .C. • l eRoy E. Thompson , CE , MSCE ' 65 , was nam ed the outstanding professor for the 1994-95 academic year by civil engineering stu dents at Florida International University.

1957 Charl es A. Frey, CE , retired from th e T exas D epartment of Transportation in March 1993. T he former supervisor res earch engineer in the NASA area now teaches high school math on a part-tim e basis. H e also does some traveling . • William S. Soper, EE, writes , " Retired on Jul y 1, 1995 , after 35 years w ith GD/ EB Division . Plan to enjoy m y place on the water here in Florida and do a little boating and fis hing."

1958 Edward D. Dud erstadt , CerE , MSCerE '59 , w rit es , " W e pl an to sp end the rest of our retirement here in N ew M exico. M arilou and I recently moved to L as Cruces from Ohio , and are building a new home. Our new neighbor will be another alum , Jack D orsch , EE ' 61 , and his w ife, who is a native of Rolla. ,. • Jack L. Jost , ME , is vice pr es id ent at T rop icana/ D ole B everage Group, a division of Seagrams Co. H e received his master of engin eerin g adm inistra -

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INOTES tio n at Wash in gto n Unive rsity in 1969. He was em ployed with Shell Oil Co. from 1958-1964 a nd with Mo nsanto Co. from 1965-1986. He join ed Tropi cana/Dole in 1988 . • Eugene R. Russell Sr. , C E, a civil engineering professor at Ka nsas State University, rece ntly presented a paper at a n internationa l safety conference in Prague, Czech Republic. He received an FHWA Eischower facu lty fellowship award to take two courses in accident reconstruction at Northwestern Tra ffic Institute a nd received a Burns and McDonn ell faculty award fo r excelle nce in research and teaching. He wri tes , "We recently had our 17th gran dch ild born and though ts of retiremen t are beginning to dance in my head ." • Paul W. Taylor, ME, writes , "Enjoying retirement in the Ad irondacks with occasiona l consulting engageme nt. "

1959 Lu cie n M. Bolon Jr. , CE, and wife , Sam my, are the grandparents of Brett James, "Peanu t," bornJu ly 21 , 1995. Parents are Greg Bolon, CE '85 , and Sherrie of Macon, Mo. Granddad says he is a "keeper. " S in ce Lu 's retireme nt, he's rea dy to babysit on call . • J on Langstaff, MinE, is vice preside nt of hu ma n reso urces a t

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Hecla Minin g Co. • Edward L. Ni edr in g h a us , C E, MSC E' 70 , wri tes , " My ne p hew , Bri a n Billingsley, is in th e fres hma n class. " • Ronald E, Volker, CE, MSCE'60, wri tes , "Retire d from McDonn ell Douglas this year. Wife , Pat, a nd I are e nj oyin g trave l. Present address is 54 Jam aica Drive , S t. Peters , MO 63376. "

Sixties 1960 William A, Anderson, CE, a retired colo nel for the U.S . Army, was honored rece ntly by Casper College as an "exemp lar y alumnus." Casper College is ce lebrating its 50th anniversary, and held a banquet to honor 50 form er s tu de nts. An de rson received his associate degree from William Casper College pri- A11derS011 or to a tt end ing MS M-UMR. Before retiring, Anderson owned a n en gineer consulting fi rm in EI Paso. He is a member of the Casper College Alumni Board . • Anth ony Del Prete Jr. , GG p h, MS GGph '63, writes, "Our family went o n a great Caribbean cruise in J uly . We visited fi ve islan ds. In August we spe nt two wee ks in Uta h. Gloria and I we nt rafting on the Colorado River. " • Micha e l R. Vancil , CerE, writes , "See ms li ke I tried to do it all l S tarted with Triangle frate rn ity life, helpi ng with their intra mural successes. I becam e a marri e d man a nd b ega n a fa mi ly . Charlene and Michael were born in Rolla. Randy missed Rolla by two months and was born in S prin gfi eld, III. Housing arrangeme nts changed as our fam ily grew. First we lived across from the golf course and my dog Tim used to swipe golf balls at mid -fa irway o n hole nu mber nine. Later we moved across from th e Cha ncellor's Residence so had only a few steps to view the annual bonfir e. Lastly, we lived in Mili ta ry Court-that was 48 steps dow nhill fro m Bear Tracks Bar! No free time or money in those years. I had fi ve part-time jobs and did a ll the grocery shoppin g o n a motorcycle because we co uld n't afford a car. I remember bei ng late to class ofte n .... a nd was always sleepy or cold or both . Those we re th e years! " • N e a l T. Wagenhe im , MetE , writes , "Re tired

charge of the al the Tech Corp· Earl F. Richards, MSEE'61, PhDEE'71, a UMR professor eme ritus of electrical eng in eering, rece ived the 1995 SMMA Hall of Fame Award from SMMA- The Association for Electric Motors, Their Control and Application. Th e SMMA, based in Sherborn, Mass ., is a manufacturing trade assoc iation with about 180 member compa ni es. The SMMA Hall of Fame Award ho nors those "who have significantly influenced the electric motor and motion industry through their cre ative endeavo rs in techno logy, business, re search or ed ucation." Richards has been teaching rotating mach ine ry classes to undergraduate and graduate engineering studen ts at UMR since 1958. Although he retired from full-time teach ing in 1992, he sti ll teaches a course in electric machines. In add ition, he ha s lectu red at ma ny technica l co nferenc es, taught short courses and served as a consultant to the private se ctor and government agencies. A member of SMMA for seve ral years, Ri chards helped develop the orga nization's Motor Col lege, a seri es of motor des ign cou rses started in 1994. Thro ug h his invol vement in SMMA, Richards has encou raged many UMR engineering students to app ly to the SMMA Phi li p H. Tric key Student Grant program. The program provides the recipient with a cash award and the opportu nity to present a paper at the SMMA sp ring meeting . Richards joined the UMR faculty after working with the Ford Motor Re sea rch Center in Detroit. He rece ived his bachelor of science deg ree in elec trical engineering from Wa yne State University in Detroit. He and his wife, Marjorie, were hon ored by SMMA at a reception and din ner last October.

from Westin gh ouse Sept. I , 1995. Linda and I are planning to relocate to the S outheast. "

1961 S, Mitchell Bowers, ME, writes, "I've been working part-time at Mike Dayton Service & Repa ir a nd volunteering in neighborh ood activities, and doing some church work. I am trying to enjoy semi -retirement. " · Farouk EI-Baz, GG ph , PhDGG ph '64 , a director at Bosto n University , was one of the researc hers at the Million Ma n March held in October in Washington. EI-Baz and his colleagues at Boston University's Center for Remo te Sensing used digital analysis of U.S. Park Police photos to esti mate attendance of 870,000 . • Cha rles R, (Ron) Featherston , Pet E, is a partn er with J &W Engin eering Inc., a n intern ational petroleum engineering consulti ng organization . • Robert E. Hend erson , ME , writes, "I retired from the Air Force (civi l service) in J an uary 1995 and am now a consulta nt with the Universal Tec hnology Corp. of Dayton , Ohio. " • Bill Henning, MetE, was promoted to vice president o f tec hnology at Miller and Co. in Chicago in 1994. He received the AFS-CMI Director's Award in 1993. He writes, "S till proud of th at 10 Ha ndica p!" • Morri s T. Worley, Mi nE , is the ch ie f operating officer for the Rayrock group of co m-

panies: Rayrock Yellow Resources In c. , Min era l Ray roc k In c. a nd Rayrock Min es Inc. He is responsible for operations in the United S tates, includin g Nevada a nd New Mexico, a nd Latin America , including Chile and Costa Rica.

1962 Bhalchandra T. D av e , C h E, MSChE '64 , resides in Southington , Conn . He welcom es visits or pho ne calls from classmates. His son is also a chemical en gin eer a nd works as prod ucti on engin eer in the Baton Rouge area. • He nry P. Duvall, Math , writes that his 2 1-yea r-old daughter Kim spent 10 weeks in Eu rope from J uly to September 1995, study ing a t the Un ive rSity of Sala manca , Spain , for fo ur weeks. S he is a se nior an d member o f Delta Th eta sorority at the University of Was hi ngton-Seattle. His da ugh ter Kri s tin , 14 , is a fres hm a n a t Holyna mes Acade my in Sea ttle. • Donald W. Haas, ChE, writes, "Completed 3 1 years at Eastman Chemica l Co. this yea r. Will be going on expa triate assignment to Malaysia in 1996. My 2 1-year-old da ughter is a junior in chemica l engineering at Ten nessee Tech. University. "

1963 Arvinkumar M, Shah, ME , was recently promoted to group leader in

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D. Franklin Giger Jr. , ME, writes, "Since graduating from Rolla in 1965, I still make itto SI. Pat's annually with D ave Marcee , EE ' 72 , R obert Kl e in , CE ' 72, Robert Grady , EE '68, Tom Manning, CE ' 70, and our families . I appreciate the de-emphasis of the role of liquor at SI. Pat' s. n • R o ney L. Haden, CE, has mo ved from handso n e ngineer to personnel manager for the Highway and Transportatio n Department's Jeffe rson City-based District 5. • J e rry J . Moser, ME, MSEMgt'78, writes, " Betty and I have a new granddaughter, Michaela Lynn Cash , born Jan. 22 , 1995. H er parents are D ea na , CE '93 , and Chris Cash, CE '93. Both are employed in Springfield, Mo., Deana with the Department of Environment and Chris with Larken Ind ustries. Our o lder son, Jerry, CE '89 , and his wife, Jennifer , a nd 5-year-old son , Jacob , reside in Farmington , Mo. , where J erry is employed by G.W.S. Industries. Michael , our 16-year·old, is a junior at Sulph er High (La.) I am starting my 3 1st year with PPG Industries. We are a UMR family! • Barto n A. R ege lbrugge, ME , writes , " Doing business at General Pump & Machinery, Sales Organization . My two offices are in Peoria , Ill. , a nd Atla nta. Phones: (309) 693-7444, (404) 4699332. n

1966 All e n G. Behring, ME , MSME '68 , PhDME '72, writes, " Recently formed a small consulting engineering firm to provide project managem ent deSign , quality ass urance and operations and maintenance service to clients in the power, process , transportation and manufacturing industries ." · G le n N . Foss, GGph , writes "Received my master 's in geology from Texas A&M University in 1994. H ave now retired from the TAMU O cean Drilling Program and am teaching geology and oceanography part-time at commu nity colleges in San Diego County. T he address is 2830 Calle de Ma libu , Escondido, CA 92029. n • Robe rt Kulhan , EE, was recently promoted to manager at Coffeen P ower Station of Central Illinois Publ ic Service Co. His daughter, Michelle, is a graduate of Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. Son Robert is a recent graduate of the University of IllinoisChicago , and daughter T racy is a student at Belmont University, Nash-

ville, Tenn . • Gary M. Turne r , CE , MSCE'72 , a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Arm y reserves, 416th Engineer Command , com pleted the a ir war college correspondence course in October 1995.

moted in February 1995 to manager of su ppo rt services. This in cludes research , e ngin eering, purchaSing, manufacturing, safety, qua lity and m a rketing groups .

1968 1967 Gary L. Ke lso , ChE, wri tes, " Missouri School of Mines (MSM ), the university can take the School of Mines out of its name, but can ' t take the old Miners away from MSM! Hope the ChE department continues to turn o ut some of the best ChEs in the world. n • Charl es H. McGrady, CE , writes, "I still reside in BOWie , Md. n • Clifford C. McMullen , CE , writes , "Retired from Wilbur Smith Associates in December 1994. Am working again. Seem to be a failure at re tirement as this was my second try." Gary F. Sievert, ME '67 , was pro-

James L. Kre ilich , ME , MSCSci ' 72 , is manager of the design automation and service departments at Cray Research Inc. H e would like to hear from the ' 72 master 's degree graduates . • H enry A . Till , NucE, PhDNucE ' 73 , writes, " I would ju st like to thank MSM -UMR for the fine educatio n yo u gave me. n

1969 Jan R. Lojek, NucO , writes , "I continue at B&W Nuclear Technologies as fuel project manager for ANO- 1 and Davis-Besse. Since we are now French-owned, our name changed

Alumni demonstrate the art of civil engineering Th ere is an art to engineering, as six UMR alu mn i recently demonstrated. Th e six graduates, all civi l eng in eers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engine ers' St. Louis Di strict, were among the re cipients of the 1995 Fed e ra l Des ign Achievement Awards from the National En dowme nt for the Arts. The awa rd s, presented every fo ur years s in ce 19S3, honor " exemplary federal superio r des ign achievement" in various fields. Receiving the awards with Col . Thomas C. Suermann, commander of the St. Louis District, were Claude N. Strauser, CE'69; Phillip S. Eydmann, CE'69:74; Robert D. Davinroy, CE'SO:94; David R. Busse, CE'SI:S3; Stephen L. Redington, CE'71 ; and Donald M. Coleman, CE'SO. The team's winn ing project, "Environmental River Engin eerin g Project on the Mississippi Ri ver," dea ls with obtaining a safe, dependable an d environmenta lly sensitive navigation channel on the Mississippi River. The project was developed to encourage biological diversity of the Middle Mississippi River through re·engineering the design of the navigation structures alre ady in use on the river. Th e competition involved about 400 entries from 75 government agencies and departments.

Receiving the National Endowment for the Arts awards are (from left) Claude N. Strauser, CE'69; Phillip S. Eydmallll, CE '69, '74; Robert D. Davillroy, CE'SO, '94; Col. Thomas C. Suermallll, St. Louis district commander; DW'id R. Busse, CE'Sl , 'S3; Stephen L. Redington, CE'71 ; and Donald M. Coleman, CE 'SO.

to Fromatome Cogema Fuel a t the first o f the year. " · Philip G . Rasc h , ChE, writes, "I am the sa fety d irector ofVanaloc Inc. in Vancouver, Wash. My son, Erik, is a sen ior at Texas A&M-Corpus C hris ti majoring in e n viro nmental eng ineering . My youngest da ughte r, Stefani , isa fresh man at Texas A&M-College Station majoring in animal science . Sh e is also on the Lady Aggies softball team . I also have two grandsons by my daughter, Amanda. She and her husba nd will be making the move to Washington with us in January, and his family is from that area. " • Robert W. Schmidt, EE , is the manager at Union Electric in the WentzVille , Mo. , district. R o b ert has served as underground district manager since 1988 and Robert Schlllidt as manager of the Geraldine distri ct since 1991. He joined Union Electric in 1969 as an assistant engineer in engineering and constructio n and has served in various UE engineering and manage ment positions in the St. Louis metropolitan area .

Seventies 1970 Bruce W. Baumann , EMgt , MSEMgt'72 , is a field support services ma nager for Allan A. Myers, Worcester, Pa. H e manages a 400plus fleet of construction , transporta tion a nd fueling equipment. . David D. Beardsley , CE , writes, "One of my most enjoyable jobs in recent yea rs was being Sverdrup Corp. 's resident inspector for the structural rehabilitation of th e lower (railroad) level of Eads Bridge in St. Louis for the Metro Lin k light rail system . I climbed over just about every square inch of the s t eel !" • Ma x M. Ethridge, CE , moved to Rolla to become the ch ie f of the U.S. Geological S urvey 's Mid-continent Mapping Center. · Art Liang, EE , wri tes , " After a year·and-a-half as the managing director of AIS I (the American Iron a nd Steet Institute), it's tim e for me to move on. Once again , I will be d irecting Fox World Inc." • Larry W. Mays , CE, MSCE '71 , con tin ues as chair and professor of the de partmen t of civil and e nviron m e ntal en gineering at Arizona State University . He is completing a "H andbook of Water Resources " to be published

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by McGraw Hill , and is also author of a new book , "Optional Co ntrol of Hydrosystems ," to be published by Marcel-Dekker Inc. He 's very active in research and has lectured o n his research in Israel, Portugal , Korea , and Greece . • Larry J. Oliver, CE , MSCE '76, MSEMgt '83, writes, "Still working as an environmental engineer for Sverdrup Corp. Have been working in Portland , Ore. , since September 1994 on the city's $ 700 million combined sewer overflow program. Work has been interesting, and Carole , the kids-Jeffrey , 15 , Steven, 12, and Kari , 7-and I are enjoying th e beautiful an d adventurous Pacific Northwest. " • James R. Pierce, ME , a nd wife Barbara have relocated to Pittsburgh , Pa., where Jim is a project engineer in the steel process group at ICF Kaiser Engineers Inc. He an d Barbara live at 132 Fox Meadow Drive , Wexford , PA 15090 . • Charles Pokross , CerE , says he would like to hear from fellow alumni and former St. Pat's Board members who remember UMR in the late '60s. Some alumni might remember him as "Tuna. " Charles is a senior en gineer at Brush Wellman in Ohio. His address is 8028 1vywood Lane , Sylvania, OH 43560 • Thomas F. Wolff, CE, reports that his first textbook, "Spreadsheet Applications in Geotechnical Engineering, " was rece ntly published by PWS-Kent Publishers. · Warren C. Woods, CE , MSCE '72 , served as president of the Kansas Society of Land Surveyors from 1991- 1993 and president of the Kansas County Highway Associ ation in 1994.

1971 Mary C. Alexander , CSci, writes, "I'm looking forward to the new di rectory. There are some old friends I'd love to get in touch with to tell them , 'Hi. ' Our daughter Amanda is now 14 and loves computers, but she wants to be a marine biologist and 'Save the Whales. ' Hi to everyone who went to UMR in the late '60s and early '70s l " • Ri c hard E. Carver, ME, was promoted to manufacturing engineer manager in July 1995. He is responsible for process engineering, tooling and maintenance activities . • Frank J. D oerin g, Ch e , MSEMgt'73 , writes , "Returned to Monsanto headquarters after nine years at company outposts. Enjoying involvement in Monsanto mining op-

erations in scenic Idaho. Getting back to the university with oldest daughter, Angie , graduating from UMSL, and Shelly trying to select a coll ege. Julie 's athl etics and Barb 's social activi ties are keep ing us busy. " • Ma dan (Jim) G. Jah a girdar , MetE, and his family visited India in su mm er 1995 . • Michael G. Ke lly, Ch em , and wife Lin da, have two sons , ages 16 and 14 . • Harold " Hal" D. Mo rgan , EMgt, a nd Joan have lived in Vicksb urg, Miss. , for the last 20 years. He recently returned from Central Asia , where he worked on build ing a new U.S Embassy in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. He would like to hear from 1971 military classmates. • Charles E. Powell , CE , assistant ch ief engineer at Arc her Engineers , Springfi eld, Mo , a nd a reSiden t of Ozark , Mo. , served as a volunteer structural speCialist for the Lincoln , Neb ., Sea rch and Rescu e Team ofthe Federal Emergency Management Agency. He assisted in the aftermath of Hurricane Opal , which hit the Gulf Coast of Mississippi , Alabama and Flo rida . He is also a volunteer member of the Missouri SAVE coalition for emergency response in Misso uri. • Micha el S. S a ndella , CE, writes, "As part of Amoco engineering and construction consolidation , Judy and I are moving to 2507 Briarglen Drive , Pearland, TX 7758l. " • Allen W. S eabaugh , ME , moved to 6814 Autumn Lake Trail , Hi xson , TN 37343.

1972 Billy W. Bourne, Econ , writes, "After 17 years with Honeywell , I join ed Engineered Thermal Systems in May. We are an authorized agent for York International and are located at 2616 Metro Blvd. Maryland Heights , Mo. Th e advantages of a smaller finn are demanding but much more rewarding. " • Terie l E . Burke, CE , writes, "I changed jo bs in May 1995 to chief engineer at Rapps Engineering and Appli ed Science in Springfield, Ill. I'm enjoyin g my new career. My daughter, Sad ie, is a third-year CE student at UMR. Son , Rob , is a senior at Chatham Glenwood . Wife , Deb, is doing fi ne a lso." • William J. Ernst Jr. , CE, writes , "S till city engi neer/pu blic works director of Fulton. Managing maintenance ac tivities in five d ivisions and various uti lity and public works construction proj ects through the engineering division ." • Do mini c J. Grana , CE , MSCE '75, writes , " I have recently joined the St. Louis office of Dames & Moore as principal e ngin eer-air

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. Nitzia R. de Villarreal, PetE'79, the minister of commerce and industries for Panam.a, recently visited her alma mater while she was in the United States discussing trade relations with Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan. She is pictured on the UMR camplls with UMR Chancellor 10hn T. Park and Leonard Koederi/z, ChE'68, MS PetE '69, PhD PetE '70, Distinguished Teaching Professo r of geological alld petroleum engineering.

services Midwest. Rosemary works for S t. Louis Community College. Dom inic is stu dyin g education at UMSL. Emily is studying physical therapy at Maryville University and David is a junior in high school. " • Don Ri ce , GGph , writes, "After 11 years of international exploration (including 2 years in London) , r m again looking for natural gas in the United States. With broth er Ken, GeoE '78 , in Houston , brother David , GeoE '74, and his wife Lynn , Ch em '74, in Dallas, and father , Paul , EE '49 , in Cape Girardeau , the clan is more centralized th an it has been for a long time." · Steven D. Rush , CE , served as the 1995 president of the OMC Chamber of Commerce. His finn , Site Development Engin eerin g Inc. has grown to 13 em ployees. Steve and his wife , Marlen e, live in St. Louis. Their son , Scott, is a junior at UMR. Je nnife r, their daughter, is a senior at Mehlville High School.

1973 A.W . CagleJr , ChE , was retained as th e Kansas City Housing Court judge by the voters of Kansas City, Mo. • David P. Capell e , CEo writes , "My oldest son Chris is curren tly attend ing UMR as a computer science/electrical engineer major. " • Ro be rt J . Miline , CE, is no lo nger e mployed by John Brown Inc. He is ow ner and president of Qualex Engineering of Mt. Vernon , In d. , with 60 engineers. "Wish us luck l " . Th o mas W. Ri chter, C E, writes, "I rece ntly 'fl ew away' from my posi tion as director of plan ning and e ngineering at Lambert St.

Louis International Airporta ndjoined David Mason & Associates Inc . (DMA) as director of marketing. I spent 20 great years at Lam bert and I look forward to 20 great years here at Mason. " • Willis J. Wilson , CE , h'ansferred to Burns and McDonnell 's St. Lo uis office as manager of the environmental and sanitary engineering departmen t.

1974 Ri chard M. Baker, CE, MSEMgt '90, has two sons attending UMR. J essie is a se nior in geophysics and Jack is a junior in civil engin eering . • Gary L. Blanke nship , AE, MSAE ' 75 , writes , "I have formed my own consulting business-Aviation Noise Tech nology Inc. Great to be on my own. Best to all in AE department. ,. • Danny L. Latal , was promoted to site manager of the Dow Corning Cen ter site in Midland , Mich . • Paul E. Miller, MinE , writes , "After 21 years of various prospecting and development adventures in the Western Hemisphere, I have parked my burro in Fort Myers , Fla." • R.P. S a uerwe in , CE , wri tes, "Just marri ed Ms. Kath leen Brown on Jun e 10 , 1995. Will retire fro m the Navy in May '96 a nd continue my career in civil/environment engineering. "

1975 J a mes W. Ab bott , Em gt , MSEMgt'76 , writes , "I was divorced in May 1995. a sad event, but my daughter Carrie, age 5, is living with me and we are forging a new life together. r m planning to retire fro m

at Highland dired as mar to UMR Jo Merritt, age I ers·lo·be. Ev, in another fie and more er Waller Louis Ill... . Jennife "I have chan! 10 SEPR as a manager lor s • John A. ~ "In May 199 City, Mo" 101 home of a dil dition. Iam n( lor Wells AIUI Liberty. Ind. ~ N. Chicago 46628. My I (219) 234-06 Bend alumni how 10 celebr gory G. Willi we make our Texas, I find exciting field 0 tions in one 0 live in- Texa,

Steven R. B 'When I grad to take the P.E But then I als employers by the test now gul (Carter).'·' writes, "Husb still with John old son and 8 ters keep Us bu baseball game D. Larry Van am aprOject m St Lo . Ha' uls·ba ., Vingmove "'C Carthy ti ma on 01 health gel 10 live' still . In g marned 10

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,MSEMgt'90, I UMR. Jessie ;s and Jack is enng . • Gary · MSAE'75, my own can· iation Noise , to be on my department. " ; promoted to )ow Corning Mich . • Paul es. -After 21 ~cting and de, in the WestIe parked my Fla " . R.P. 5. -Just marJWO 00 June 10 the NaVY 10 my career In oeenog.

ott. Erng t, waS divorced ,vent, but my · isliviog with · neW hfe 19 a to retire from

the Army in September 1996." • David A. Colvin , CE , was promoted to president of The Clayton Engineering Co. on April 3 , 1995 . • Dawne E. Sarch et , Psyc , writes, "Served two Presbyterian churches as full-time pastor for eight years (1987- 1994). Currently, I am working on my doctoral dissertation on Bible and the Ancient Near East at Hebrew Union College. 1 was ordained in 1980. "

1976 J. David Lomax , ND , writes, "Susie is still teaching chemistry and physics at Highland High School, trying to direct as many students as possible to UM R. John Mark, age 9, and Merritt, age 4 , are ornery little Miners-to-be. Even though my degree is in another field , 1am assuming more and more engin eering functions at Walter Louis Chemicals in Quincy , III. " · Jennifer W. Posda, CE, writes , "I have changed jobs this past June to SEPR as a sales manager/product manager for surface treatment area ." • John A. Schelin, MetE , writes, "In May 1995, I departed Kansas City, Mo. , for South Bend, Ind.-a home of a different type of Irish tradition. 1am now in quality assurance for Wells Aluminum Corp. in North Liberty , Ind. My new address is 141 2 N. Chicago St. , South Bend, IN 46628. My telephone number is (219) 234-0647. Maybe the South Bend alumni should show the Irish how to celebrate St. Pat 's. " • Gregory G. Williams , ME, writes, "As we make our new home in Austin , Texas, I find myself working in the exciting field of wireless communications in one of the greatest places to live in-Texas. Life 's good. "

1977 Steven R. Bollinger, ME, writes, "When I graduated in '77 I expected to take the P. E. test long before now. But then I also expected to change employers by now. I'm studying for the test now, but still at Federal Mogu l (Carter) " • Jill B. Hanus , ME , writes , "Husband , Vern , and I are still with J ohn Deere. Our 10-yearold son and 8-year-old twin daughters keep us busy going to soccer and baseball games and swim meets. " • D. Larry Van Houten , CE , writes, "I am a project manager for McCarth , a St. Louis-based contractor/C. M. Having moved numerous times with McCarthy managing the construction of hea lth care facilities we finally get to live in good old M'ssouri . I'm still married to wife # 1 and we have

16- and 13-year-old girls. " • Torie A. Vandeven, GGph , Prof GGph '93 , writes , "The Kuwaitis sold Santa Fe Minerals, my former employer , to Amoco and others this summer. I accepted a position with Amoco in

FUTURE M INERS Wayne J. Galler, ChE '71 , and Jan , a boy, Ian Andrew , Aug. 11 , 1995.

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Johanna Yuhas , EE '79 , and Dennis Kin chen, ME '78, BSME '79, a girl , Kate Julianne Kinchen Yuhas, Sept. 17, 1995.

Bruce Bergman, Phys, MSEE '80, writes , "Yes , we finally made it to Colorado l Kathy , the girls and I moved to Fort Collins a year ago with IBM. I'm currently working with IB M ISSC in Boulder leading a team responsible for LAN workstation implementation for IBM sites from Colorado to the Pacific Coast. " • Glen R. Davidson , CE, was elected to the board of directors at Allgaier, Martin & Associates Inc. , and promoted to vice president in February 1995. He writes , "1have three daughters, ages 16, 14, and 6, and one step-son , age 12. My wife , Carole, and 1 live in Webb City , Mo. " • Michael E. Schaefer, CE , received a medal in 1994 from the SOCiety of American Military Engineers. • Roger Zimmermann, EE , writes , "In July I left McDonnell Douglas to join United Defense-LP in Minneapolis, a division of FMC. It was a good move! " He lives with his wife , Karen , and children , Alisha and Mark, at 3016 121st Lane NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433.

1979 Robert "Bob" W. Arnold , EE , is the director of marketing and business analysis for Sprint's long distance division. Bob and his wife, Tamara , live in Atlanta .• Walter R. Bilgram, CE , writes , "I recently began as technical director for Pohlman In c. of Chesterfield, manufacturers of air bag bodies and precision machined components. Ramona , ME '80, and Ijust celebrated our 15th anniversary." • Carl W. Knuckl es III , CE , became the commanding officer for the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Fifteen on Sept. 16, 1995. He is employed at the City of Springfield (Mo.) Pu blic Works Department as an associate civil engineer. • Steven M. Lockington , CE, MSCE '8 1, was promoted to senior engineer at Boyle Engineering Corp . • Anne McIntyre , ChE , writes , "Transferred with Procter & Gamble to Caracas, Venezuela , in J anuary 1996 with my husband , Tim , who also works for Procter & Gamble , and two-year-old daughter , Brandea. " • Mary Watson , EMgt, writes , "My husband , Jeffrey , and I moved to In dy (lndia-

Mark S . Smith , CE '80, and Kim , a boy, Jackson Raile , Feb. 23 , 1995. Stephanie M. Tanka, Geol '8 1, and Christopher, a boy , Bradley, May 21 , 1995. Mark D. Dieckmann, PetE '82, MSPetE '88 and Sherry, a boy , Jedidiah , April 20, 1995. Robert S. Baumgartner, ME '83, Karen , a nd sister, Megan, a boy , Stephen Robert, Aug 29 , 1995. Allen Friedrich, CE '84, MSEMgt'89 , and Cindy, a boy, Joshua , Sept. 26 , 1995. Steven D. Kimes , CE '84, and Debbie, Emgt'84, a boy, Bradley Steven, May 22, 1995. Terry C. Leeds , CE '84, Dan a, and older sisters, Danae and Mariah , a girl, Taren Machelle, Aug. 24, 1995. Brent J. Peterein, CE '84, and Val, a girl , Aug. 24, 1995. William C. Wagner , ME '84, Cynthia, CE '86, and big siste r, Richelle , a boy, Thomas William , Sept. 16, 1995. Greg M. Bolon, CE '85, and Sherrie, a boy, Brett, July 21, 1995 . Marc W. Eshelman , CE '85, MSCE '9 1, Jill , and two brothers, Nicholas , 4 , and Matthew, 3 , a girl , Amanda Nichole. Kristine L. Coon, ChE '86, and Derek Coon , Phys '86, a girl , Taelor, April 10, 1995. Christopher M. Keran, ChE '86, and Chansie, a boy , Nicklaus Martin , Feb. 18, 1995. David W. Snodgrass, ChE '86, and Debbie, a girl, Brittney Nicole, Nov. 20 , 1994. Michele L. Youmans ,ME '86, J ohn , and sister, Stephan ie , a boy , Michael , June 29 , 1995. Denis A. Backer, ChE '87, and Catheri ne, a boy, Paul Michael , Oct. 16, 1995. Kim A. Mengel , CE '87, and David , a boy, Brandon , Sept. 30, 1994. Susan Schumac her-James, MetE '87 , and Jerry, a boy, Owain Rhys, July 8, 1995. Yu Iriyama , ChE '89, and wife , Yasuyo, their first child, a girl, YUi, June 25 , 1995. Steven M. Mertz, NucO '89, and Shelly, a girl , Christina Michelle , Jan. 8 , 1995. Da vid W. Loida, Emgt'90 , and Mary , a girl , Margaret (Maggie) Lee , Oct. 2 1, 1995. Alex H. Vin cent , GGph , '90 and Diane, a boy , Connor James, Sept. 25 , 1995. La wrence R. Youst , ME '90 , and April , a girl , Alexis Raye , JUly 16, 1995. Timothy P. McConnell , CE '9 1, and Julie , a boy , TylerPaul , Feb. 8, 1995. Joseph G. Jones, CE '92 , Valerie , and older brother Nicholas, a boy, Nathaniel Gerard , Sept. 13, 1995. Geo rge (Jay) Doster, Phys '93,MSPhys '95 , and Sabrina Doster, Eng!. '93 , a girl , Katherine Leticia Doster, Oct. 17, 1995.

~~------------ALUMNI NOTES napolis) in 1993 . We have two smart and b ea utiful ch il dren, George , 7, and Jackie, 3. I keep busy taking care of my children and my custom ers . I' ve also become an avid Pacer fan !" • L esli e D . W itt, PetE, MSPetE '88, writes, " I fin ally broke out of apartm ent bl ues and into a house at 3320 L ake Trail Drive , M eta iri e, LA 70003 . "

Eighties 1980 James A. " Buck" Durham , CE , writes, " Would like to hear from form er classmates. Is anyone doing home inspections part-time or fulltime? H ow about failure damage assessments? I need help in Nashville, T enn. " • Ann M. Ha gni , Geol, MSGM gt'85 , PhDGGph ' 95 , has bee n appointed by Gov. Mel Carnahan to M issouri 's first State Board o f Geologist Registration The board will prepare an d admin ister exam inations for geologist registration , issue cer tifications of regis tra tion and renewals , and provid e co nsum er informatio n regard i ng the regulation of geologists . C h a rl es R. Charles Jan'ell Jarrett , M E, was named manager of m anufacturing technology at the Tim ken Co. 's Colu mbus Rail road Bearing Plan t in Columbus , Ohio . H e started with the company in 1980 as an associate engineer. T he Timken Co. is an internati o nal man ufactu rer of highly engineered b ea rin gs and alloy steels. Th e com pany employs 16,000 people worldwide and recorded 1994 sa les of m ore th an $ 1. 9 billi on. • L eslie Gra nger , ME, wri tes, " We moved to a new house last December and are enjoying the extra space." • Thomas M. O'Connor, ChE , has directed the proceeds from a $4 million endowm ent to support a research and teaching program at T exas A&M University. T he gift honors his wife , a chem ica l engin eer who died in a 1989 explosion at a H ouston chem ica l complex . • Mi ch ael S. Schmidt, ChE , MSChE '85 , wri tes, " L ast time you hea rd from me, I me ntioned ho w much I was enjoying my new job as a consulting engineer.

Th in gs are hopping. ChriS, th e kids and I have since moved from Kansas C ity so I could assum e m anagement of our St. L o uiS office . We 're hiring. I'd love to hear from alumni with ME, ChE, or EE degrees. " H e works at Clark, Richardson & Bishop , 650 Craig Road , St. Louis, MO 63141.

1981 Terrance M. Bodin e, CE, has been living in St. Louis since 1990 with wife, Dottie, and three children, Andy, 6 , Alex , 2, and Ari elle, 6 months. • Mi ch ael L. C lark , CE , writes, "The firm I am with , th e Nelson C orp. , recently m erged with the nationa l consulting firm Post, Buckley Schuh & Jernigan , headquartered in Mi ami. I am n ow m anager of civil engineering services for the Dallas office. " . Michael J. F lanni gan, ChE , writes, " I rec ently accepted a job with PHIBRO at th eir H ouston refin ery. I hope to lin k up with the H ouston section of th e alumn i association." • Jeffrey J . H eppermann , Geol, writes,

"Janice and I moved to Lafayette , La. , in tim e for Mardi Gras. Nice change o f pace after 11 .5 years of H ouston. I 'm in development geophysics, working up 3-D surveys in the Gulf of Mexico. " · D oli K. Jones, CSci , writes ''I'm heading up my own consulting firm and have two wonderful girls. My husband is with Occidental Petroleum Co. and we live in Edmond , Okla . Come by and see us! " • Mark R. Jou rdan , CE , MSCE '83 , graduated with a doctor of engineering from T exas A&M University in A ugust 1995. · W. Jeff Mei er , ChE , writes, " Patty , Michael and I have moved to Sugar L and , Texas, from Ponca City, Okla. Patty is in her final year of law school at U of H . I recently transferred to DuPont as an engin eerin g consultant. " • J . Barry S h elden, PetE, wri tes , " Kathy and I are settling in to 'Ex-Pat' life in Jaka rta, Indonesia. It is quite an adventu re. We have run into several UMR Alumni in Jakarta! " • Mary E. (Lawler) Skouby, CE, married Curtis

Explosion nets promotion Christopher A. layton, CE'90, has had an explosive career. Few can claim what Layton can : He was promoted to project engineer on a $15 milli on dollar bridge replacement project beca use of an explosion. Layton helped bring down a lift span and truss bridge over the Red River at Alexand ria, La. Th e demolition required an engineering plan and coordination with loca l officia ls all the way throug h the federa l government. Layton worked with the U.S Coast Guard and Explosives Units of the Lo uisiana State Police to ensure safety and smooth river traffic f low. A sim il ar plan wi ll be used to remove the Cape Girardea u, Mo ., bridge crossing to Illinoi s. Layton, who is with the Marine Bridg e Divis ion of Traylor Brothe rs Inc. of Evansvi ll e, Ind., will se rve as the proje ct enginee r during construction of the new bridge . Layton cred its hi s "so li d family background, Catho li c education and experience at the Universi ty of Missouri -Ro lla fo r giving me the fa ith and ski lls to go out and tackle these kinds of projects," he says . Layton and his w ife Kri sty, both of Perryvill e, Mo., are "enjoyi ng our 2-year assignment in 'Caj un Country: where we are becom in g adapted to regularly eating crawfish and sucking the head s. We are also keeping a close eye on the Missi ssippi Ri ver Brid ge crossing here in Southeast Mi ssou ri in hopes of being able to build a bridge righ t here at hom e, ju st as civil engineers do."

3-2-1 Boom! Thi s photo was taken a split seco nd afte rthe exp losion , which dropped th e 600-ton lift spa n bridge into th e Red River at Alexan dri a, La. Prior to the explosio n, demo lition cre ws removed more than 500 tons of non structu ral steel and assembled rigging to expedite the bridge's removal from th e navigab le waterway. Th e steel was remo ved in le ss than 10 workin g hours and 48 hours shy of the 72-ho ur time limit.

Skouby , CE '85 , on Sept. 9 , 1995 , in St. Louis. They honeymooned in St. T homas and survived the infamous H urricane Marilyn . • John L. Woracek , ME, writes, " Still working the 18 00 p r ogram for RAH-66 C omanch e. " The first flight was scheduled for late November 1995 . H e plans to move to Redstone Arsenal in Hun tSVille, Ala., in 1997.

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1982 D avid B. A k ers , CE, and B ecky, MetE '84, are glad to be back in the United States after th eir year in H ong Kong. Dave has returned to his position as senior civil engineer with Bums & McDonnell and Becky is a process quality engineer with National Steel in Gran ite City , M o. • Vicki S . J ohnson, AE , writes, " I 've joined th e ranks of academe! It 's an exciting new experience. I'm the director of the student success programs and associate professor of aerospace en gineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach , Fla. It is a dynamic, growing university. And gone are the 'good old days' of attempting to weed out stu dents. We still lose too many, but we 're really trying to help them. " • Glor ia Kriegh , CSci, w rites, " I will be married in N ovember to Mike Ford . We are b o th enjoying work at M C I and looking forward to the upcoming ski season. " • Edward X. Ruebling, ME, writes, " I am working for Veco Engineering on Alaska Pipelin e Projects. I cam e to Alaska in 1992 on vacation and decided to stay. It 's li ke living in a big national park ." • Mary E. Simmons, ChE , writes, " My husband, Jeff Simmons, and I conti nue to work for Shell Oil in

phone numb Fax numbe • Rogerl K 'Working for as a manufa( Jenny, Dani, Springfield. " GGPH,MSG ing for oil and Williston Basi writes . • Di writes, "doin! \\;th Marsha and Kim. 7. Steel.andMa grade mather l. Wojciechc almost done Missouri Higf Department. . having fun. "

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1983 Jay B. Imm ele, ME, and Dawna (Brown) , Psyc, with daughters Elizabeth, 7 , and Samantha , 4, have moved again to 174 Hilltop Road. Cadiz, KY. Jay is still with General Electric-IPGS , working as a lead startup engineer in H agit, Israel. Their phone number is 502-522-9214and Fax number is (502)-522-92 10 . • R ogerT. Kopp, MSChE '83 , writes, " Working for 3M in Springfield , Mo. , as a manufacturing engin eer. Mary, Jenny , Daniel and I enjoy living in Springfield. " · Michael T. M oyl ett, GGPH , MSGGph '85 , is " still exploring fo r oil and gas in th e Permi an and Williston BaSins. All is goi ng well, " he writes. • Da v id R . Smith , ME , w rites, " doing great living in Indiana wi th Marsha and Sam , 9 , Brian , 8. and Kim . 7. I am working at Nucor Steel , and Marsha works as an eighth grade mathematics teacher. " · Paul L. Wojciechowski , CE , writes , "I'm almost done with my 12th year at Missouri Highway & Transportation Department. Tim e fli es when you're having fun ."

1984 Douglas L. Kuchem , AE , writes, " After eigh t years on the X-3~ program , which was canceled in January 1995, I am now working on advanced aircraft of mu ch slower speeds. My area of expertise is still air-breathing propulsio n. " . Eric H . Lidh o lm , GeoE , MSCE '90 , has become a senior project engineer for T rinity Engineering Testi ng Corp . (TETCO) . • Paul D . Long , ChE, writes, " L aura , our three so ns and I still live in BOise , Idaho. I work as an engineering section m anager at Mi cron T ech nology. ,. • Patricia M. (M cLaughlin) O ' Brien , EMgt, writes, " I was m arried to T homas F. O 'Brien on June 3 , 1995. New address: 409 M onaco Dr. , St. Louis, MO 63 122." • Brent J. Peterein , C E, writes that he is still working for Wi nchester Ammunition. • Jo hn P. Scheibel , ME, is a senior engineer at M cDon nell Douglas . H e is involved in armament in stall ation design . • David C. Skouby, ChE, writes, " I got m y P.E. license in New Jersey this year. After 4 years of un dergraduate stud ies, 5 years of graduate study and 5 years in industry, I can finally officially call myself an engineer. "

1985 Greg M . Bolon , CE, writes, " I have changed jobs with the Missouri H igh-

way & T ransportation Department as the district materials engineer. " • C hri stop h er J . Bruhn , AE , writes, " We have m oved to 1823 Carriage H ouse Cir. #360 4, Arlington , TX 76011. I'm teach ing Physics I & II in a local high school. I'm working on a new class for next year called pre engineering, which w ill include an aerospace unit" ' · Matt Conlo n, ME, and Brad Stogsdill , EE '86 , rode in the St. LouiSMS 150 bike to ur, which raised more th an $250,000 for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. " Brad used his engineerin g skill to repair his b ike during the to ur," Conlon writes. • Walter P. Glaesser, ME , writes , " M aureen, Colleen , 3, Brendan (born July 28, 1995) , and I recently m oved to Chandler, A riz., where I 'm emp loyed as a space systems engineer for T ASC , a subc ontracto r to Motorola , developing the IRIDIUM satelli te constellatio n , which will pro· vide worldwide 24-hour cellula r telecommunications to authorized subscribers. I recently separated from the Air Force after 9 years in space! satellite operat i ons. " • Jan C. Jungewaelter, ME, w rit es, " I w ill be at Johnso n Space Cen ter in H ouston working on the Space Station Mir project as a Iiasion engin eer between the Ru ssians and NASA. " • Patric k J . Mahon, ME , was promoted to manager , diviS i o n quality fo r Bussmann Division , Cooper In dustries. H eand Kathleen live in Ballwin , Mo., with their two sons.' Edmund T. M oo dy, CEo writes , " I am now a field bridge inspector w ith the Missouri H ighway & T ra nsportation Department, P.O. Box 270, Jefferson City , MO 65 1 02. " • Nanc y J. N ethington , GGph , writes , " After 10 years w ith M obil , Dennis' position was eli min ated in September 1995 as part of a 50 percent red uction in information tech nology staff. This opportunity will allow us to move our family back to Missouri (our goa l for many years) . " Nancy is now substi tute teaching in the L ewisville School District " while D ennis plays 'Mr. Mom. "' . Robert K. Randolph , CE , wri tes, " Monica , David , 4 , Brittany, 2 , and I are doing fi ne in Atlan ta. Our new phone number is (707) 5 16 2838. " • Christopher Schaefer , ChE, writes , "I've returned to our Freeport , T exas, site after having spent the past year atour Plaquemin e, L a., site (near Baton Rouge) . Find myself rea lly missing th e Cajun food. Work goes on. Sometimes interesting, sometimes maddening ." • Sco tt D. Step h ens, CE, is assigned to th e cons truction manageme nt staff fo r Black & Veatch in Orlando, Fla.

Holiday almost thwarts wedding plans It wa sn 't cold feet, but rath er close d doors tha t almost kep t Thomas Threlkeld , MA eE'95 , of Loudo n, Tenn. , and Jessica Glancv, a junior meta ll urgic al engi ne eri ng majo r, of Vernon, Texas, from getting ma rried Saturday, Nov. 11. On Friday, the da y before the y we re to get married , Threlk el d and Glanc y w ent to the governme nt cen ter in Clayto n, M o., to get their marriage li cense. Mu ch to their surprise, they (alo ng w ith two othe r coupl es ) di scovere d it was closed for Veterans Day. Sympathetic security guards phoned Recorder of Deed s Dani el T. O' Lea ry at his home . O'Leary in turn ca lled Mary Faj far, marriage license supervisor. To gether, they opened their offices and got the marriage licenses. Threlke ld and Gl ancy w ere married at Lari more House in Spani sh Lake, Mo .

• Curtis D. Wiseman , CE , w ri tes, " I was married Aug . 26, 1995 , to Susan Pericich , CSci '87 , MSCSci '93. We are currently buildin g our home in South St. L ouis County. '" Ann e M, W ern er , CE, wri tes, " Getting out of the Navy. Going back to graduate school to get my PhD in engineering {I hope). " • Randa ll A. W ood , ME. MSME '87, is the director of engineering for A ble Body Corp. Madison is 1 and Ryan is 3.

1986 Pam ela A. (Savala) Altice, C E, and Rich Altice, CE , are living in Oklahoma City and expecting their first child inJune. · Tracy A. Baysinger , ChE , w rites , " Enjoying life in Hutch inson , Minn ., with my husband and 2-yearold daughter. ,. • Kristine L. Coon, ChE, and D er ek Coon , Phys, both work for Nikon . She is a technology engineer fo r Nikon Precisio n , and he is a system s designer for Nikon Precision Research Center. • R oger A. Ed mi son Jr. , CE, writes, " Fi nall y passed my PE exam. W ill pass the P.L.S. exam in October, I hope . I 'll be a registered profeSSional engineer and land surveyor. I bet (Richard) E l g in , CE ' 74, MSCE ' 76 , would have never believed it. Just bought a house- am thankful for my educa tion ." • Michael E. H erl eth , CE , wri tes , " My w ife M and y and I rec ently purchased a home at 2703 Poppy Way in Colum bia , Mo. We had our fi rst child , Mason , o n May 7, 1995 ." • Phillip G . Kaufmann , CE, is on e o f only four engin eer officers to ever w ear the black beret. " Now, two of

the four engineers ever assigned to the U.S. Army 's 75th Ranger Regi ment have gradu ated from Rolla l " T hey are Kauffmann and Steph en Bridgman , MinE '8 1. " Rangers- not for the weak or faint of heart ," Kaufmann writes. • Andr ew Knudsen , NucO, wri tes, " My wife V icki and I have a 15-month -old son , Maxwell." • Matth ew P. Licklider , M E, and R obin Rui z, EE '95 , were married in September 1995. They live in St. Louis . • W endy Liu, MetE , MS EMgt '89 , has worked as a production engineer at Formosa Plastics Corp. in T exas for the past six yea rs. • David W. Snodgrass . Ch E, w rites, " I' m still working for Dow Corning, and D ebbie, Brittn ey and I live in the historic portion o f M adison , Ind. " • Michael C. Speno cer , ChE , writes, ''\' m not working at H arCros anymore. I'm wo rkin g at Sverdrup Corp. ,. • Brad Stogsd ill , EE, and Matt Co nl o n, ME'86, ro de in th e St. Louis MS150 bike to ur, which ra ised more than $250.000 for the Multiple Sclerosis SOCiety. Stogsdill used his engineerin g skill to repair his bike during the tour. • Forrest T. Thomas , CE , and Mary E . (Mars h a ll) , CE '87 , were expecting their second child in M arch 1996.

1987 Martin J. Ar m stron g, ChE. works as a process engin eer with Chevro n Research and T echnolo gy C o. • C linto n T. Balling er , NucO , wri tes , " T hings are just dandy with m e. I am an adjunct professor at RPI

I) ~_ ALUMNI NOTES and teach Nu ke Reactor Analysis. I still use my notes from D. Ray 's class l " • Chr istopher V. Ca landro, CE, writes , " I passed my P.E . exam in April 1995 and became a Missouri PE . this year. My wife and I have four kids and she is currently ho meschooling ou r oldest, who is 6 years old and in first grade. H ome -schooling is worki ng ou t great-thus far. " • J oseph A. Farrow, M E, married Conni A. Koehler on July 29 , 1995. They reside in Metairie, L a. • Josep h B. Maynard, ChE , writes , "W e've moved and grown l " H e is a process en gineer- the only engi neet' -at Ameron , a little Rock, Ark. , company tha t makes industrial coatings. T heir second child, Sara Nichole, was born in May. • Gregory A. Mitch ell, ME, writes, " still teaching in K.c. Was diagnosed with colon cancer in January 1995. Had surgery and now undergoing chemo. " • M ary E. (Marshall) Thomas, CE, and husband Forrest, CE '86, were expecting their second child in March 1996 .

1988 Ri chard T. Bradl ey , C E, writes , " On Sept. 2 , 1995 , I married Alison M. Riddle. Aliso n received her bachelor 's degree in nursing from SlUE in 1994. We were married in Crystal Lake, ilL (a Ch icago suburb) . " . Timothy W. Cros noe, EE , writes, " I am currently a cap tain in the United States Air Force. In 19931 passed the P.E. and gain ed my professional reg istration. In May of 1994 I was assign ed to th e Air Force Institute of T echnology (A FIT ) to attend gradu ate schooL In December I will be graduating with a master 's in engineering and environmenta l management. I will then b e stationed , again , here at Wright-Patterson AFB , bu t I will be assigned to H eadquarters, A ir Force Material Command , as an en vironmental project engineer. Since w e will be staying for at least another three years, my wife, Kristin , and I bought a house and will be moving in af ter Chri stm as. ,. • William A . H ei nek en, NucE. writes, "Employed at LMES. th e sectio n head for the safety analysis section , facility safety department, Y -12 Plant. In charge of a group of 25 safety analysis engineers. I am marri ed, and w e have on e daughter born on Nov . 11, 199 4." • Tim ot hy S . Hudwalker , CE , works for BSI Co nstructors as a

Field work: Environmental engineer's sideline is cheering for the Rams When time permits, environmental eng ineer Courtney C. Sandford, CE'94, likes to spend time on the sidelines. In her full-time job, Sandford, of Chesterfield, Mo., is a civi l engineer with Black & Veatch Waste Science In c. in St. Louis. As a hobby, she is an NFL cheerleader for the St. Louis Rams. "Cheerieading is strictly a hobby for me," Sa ndford says. And her hobby only comes when her engineering job permits. Sandford joined Black & Veatch in 1995 after receiving her master of sci ence degree fro m UMR. She received a bachelor of scie nce degree in biology from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1992. "1 actually started with an internship at Black & Veatch during the su mm er of 1994," she say~. "The n I started fulltime in January 1995." Sandford is part of a team of engine ers that works on hazardous waste issues in the company's environmental division. Most of the work involves CERCLAIRCRA regulatory support, intrusive investiga ti ons and samp lin g, hydrogeological eva lu ations, remedial design/ remedial action, environmental site assessments, industrial waste pretreatme nt and Clean Air Act Title V services .

Sa ndford missed the Rams' November debut in the team's new Trans World Do me in St. Louis. She was in western Iowa working on a phase II site investigation. Field work involved advancing 20 geoprobe borings and installing three monitoring we lls designed to monitor for zinc chloride that might be present in the ground water. Despite t he rigors of her fu ll-time engineering job, Sandford still finds some time for her hobby of cheering the Rams to victo ry. It gives her an outlet for dancing-something she's done since she was a young girL "N FL cheerleaders actually dance rather than cheer," she says. "And I have been dancing since I was six years old." Sa ndford was a chee rl eader for the fo rm er St. Louis football Cardina ls in 1987 and 1988, whil e she attende d Parkway North Hi gh School in Creve Coeur, Mo. She also has cheered for the St. Louis Steamers soccer team and the St. Louis Vipers roller hockey team . Sa ndford says UMR had much to do with motivating her to become a teamoriented player in the engineeri ng field. "I was invo lved in a number of leadership positions at UMR, which has helped me to excel professionally," she says. She was president of Chi Ep si lon, the

project engineer in St. L ouis. • Alexa nder W. K ott Ill, ME, writes, " My wife , Amy, and I are back to the Peoria, il L, area with our daughter, Allison. I'm testing Caterpillar en gin es and enjoyin g working on our new home. " • Lloyd A. M effert, ME, writes, " Still working for Gen eral Motors in Wentzville, Mo. My Wife, Dean na, and I have two ch ildren , Allison and Andrew , and our home with 10.5 acres is flourishing. Visiting Rolla soon to see my brick on cam p us!" • D enni s E. M el ton , CE , writes, "Wa s promoted to se nior engineer wi th K N Energy this past spring . Wif e linda and bo y s, Jonath an , 4, and Matthew, 3, are doing welL We are enjoying our hom e and life in th e mountains of Colorado." • Craig S. Preva ll et , ChE , moved back to T exas. " Still with Sh ell," he writes. • Mark R. Reynolds, EE, is an electrical engin eer on th e institution al team of the Cedar Rapids' o ffice of Shive-H attery Engineers and A r chitects . • Dani el A . Schaubro eck , ME, married A nn H enderson on Sept. 16, 1995. T hey

live at 171 Whispering Pines L an e. Russellville, AZ 72801.

1989 St ep h en Atkinson , CE , married Michele Rottjakob on April 22, 1995 . H e is employed with the Missouri Highway and T ransporta tion Departm ent as a civil engineer. Th ey resid e in Jefferson City . • William T. Chip ley, CE, a civil engin eer at Fru Con Con struction , is th e project engineer on two proj ects at Anheu serBu sch . H e h as b ee n o n tw o award-winning Fru -Con projects . • Tracey (Cl avenna) C h riske, AE, writes, " In Sep tember I started as an associate in the general corporate departm ent at th e law firm Taft. Stettiniu s & H ollister. in Cin cinnati . I much prefer the law over engin eering." • Tim R. Garvey. CE , is a demolition engin eer for Brandenburg in Chicago. H is Wife, Jennifer, was expecting th eir second child in November. Th eir first child , C ara , is four years old . • K ell y D. H ewl ett . ChE, writes, " Mark and I tran sferred to Dallas with each of our companies.

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W e bought a new home in Plano, T exas, in October, and live there with our sons, Nathan and Dylan ." • Yu l r iyama, Chem , writes , " I was promoted to associate professor at Yama nashi U niversity-Japan in April. W e also had our first baby (a girl i , Yui , in June. " . John " JK " M . Pope, Phys, writes, " I finished my Ph. D. in physical chemistry at the University o f W yoming under Dan Buttry on Sept. 28, 1995. I work at the T okyo University of Agriculture and Technology in the applied chemistry department as an associate professor and researcher working on lightweight o rganic batteries und er Noboru Oyama. I have a wife. Jamie Joh nson , and a new baby. Isabella Marie, 6 months old . Our address is 3-3 -3 122 Nukui-kita-machi , Koganei , T okyo 184 , Japan . W e plan to stay in Japan for two more years. " • Scott A. Rak ers , CE, is now a professional engineer. • Gregory M. W itte, ChE , writes, " Renee and I recently had our seco nd child , Justin Gregory, who turn ed one on Sept. 17 , 1995. H is big Sister, Ashley Marie, 4 , is enjoying

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R o na ld W. Hackl ey, ME , has returned from a six-month deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. which most re o cently partiCipated in the NATO air strikes in support of United Nations operations in Bosnia. H ackley traveled more than 50.000 miles during th e six-month voyage, which included goi ng to the M editerranean Sea , Suez Canal , Red Sea and Persian Gulf. • D av id W. L oida , EMgt, is a project engineer for Fru-Con Engineering. " 'IN HOC" to all my Sigma Chi Brethren ," he w rites . • C laudia C. Sc h eer, CE, writes, " 1passed the PE exam given in April! Now licensed in Indiana. ,. " C hri stop h er A. Thornton , Phys , writes, .' I am enjoying my third year of law school and looking forward to joining Husch & Eppenberger, speCializing in intellec· tual property matters and products Iiabilily defense. " • PaulM . Tobben, CE , married Jane Busboom on June 24, 1995. " We 've bought a house in South T ulsa and are settling in niceIy," he writes . • A lex H . V incent, GGph. was promoted to senior hydrogeologist at GeoTrans Inc., an environmental and groundwater consuiting firm in Steerling , Va . • Lawrence R . Y oust, ME, writes, ""We

1991 Paul T. Lenox, ME. was promoted 10 a captain in the U.S. Marines while serving at the Marine Corps Recruiting Station Eastern New England in Portsmouth , N. H . " MarkSautman, NucE, writes. ""I am now the Defe nse Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 's site representative at the Departm ent of Energy 's Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site located in Golden , Colo. "

1992 Graham B. Em or e, EE , works in the management development program at Army Aviation and Troop Command (A TC OM). " James P . Fechter, ChE, is the environmental engineer on the corporate staff at Titan Wheel International Inc . in QUincy , III. · Cath erin e L. (Jabusch ) M o rs e, CSci , writes, "We bought our first house I ,. " M elani e S . Roberti, GGph, writes , " Steve and I are still living in Newberry, Fla. Steve works for C H 2M Hi ll as a water resource engi neer and I stay home with our 2year-old daughter, Maria. " · R o nald B. Shan kl and . CEo writes. ""Just got word that we 'll probably be moving to Germany in January or February. I'll keep you posted ..,

1993 Dani el W. De Armond, CE, writes, '" Relocated to St. L ouis from H ouston , T exas, in January 1995 , to work for Booker Associates in the infra structure group. " • Ri c h a r d J. Fa l kenra th , CEo graduated from Purdue University w ith a master's degree in civil engin eering in May 1995. H e works in the structural en gin eering department at Burns and McDonnell in St. Louis. • H ea th er R. Governick. GeoE , is a geologica l engineer at Wellington Environmen tal Consulting and Construction In c. in St. L ouis . • Steven D . H oerni g, CE , was promoted to district maintenance engineer on June 1, 1995. " Wayne A. H opkins , GGph. works for Brown and Coldwell. " J o hn L oc hir co , EM g t, and Mi ssy M cMurray. EMgt"95 , were married on Jun e 9. 1995. Missy is a project engin eer at SpOl'lan Valve Co .. and John is employed at Lochirco Fruit and Produce Co. The couple resides in Washington , Mo . • R oger S. Protzman, GeoE, writes, " M y son, Benjamin , celebrated his first birth day on Sept. 8, 1995. " " D ebo r a h L. Rackers , CE , writes, " Our daugh ter, Shaylynn Ann , was born Sept. 8, 1994. When she was two months old we moved to Decatur, III. (My husband , Mitch Rack er s. ME'93, got a better job here), and I have been a full-time mother ever since and love it. " • Vel l eta M . (Grote) Scott, GeoE , and Tra vis Scott. GeoE '92. are in H ouston looking for a house

that is " out of town-a long way! We finished our master 's degrees in civil and m issed UMR a lot in the process ," she writes. · David M. Smith, CE, was married on Jun e 3 , 1995, to Lisa Mo oney , ME '94. H e is a PhD stude nt at the University of Mem phis . • M arc G. Th o m as , CE, and K ell ey Jozwiak, CE·91. were marri ed Aug . 12, 1995 , and live in Kirkwood. Mo. " Step h ani e Trick ey, GeoE, and Cary Hirn er . GeoE ·94. were married on Aug. 26, 1995. She is an environme ntal engineer at Wyandotte County Department of Air Quality. H e is an environmenta l engi n eer at Black and Veatch . • Mark A . Zurbuch en, CerE , re ceived his master's degree in materi als engineering from Rensselaer Polytech nic Institute in August 1995. H e is pursuing a Ph .D. in ceramic sci ence at Pennsylvania State University.

1994 S ea n P. A nt l e, CE , was named continuous improvement program coord inator in Morrison Knud sen 's St. Louis office in July 1995 . " Krista L. (M oulin) Burnett, CE , writes , " I got marriedJune24, 1995, to Paul (P.J .) Burnett. We bought a 160-acre farm just outside Coffey . M o." " K evin D. Grant. CSci. married th e former Christy Draves in August. Th ey live in Omaha. Neb .. where he is a pro· grammer for U.S. StrategiC Air Com mand at Offutt Air Force Base. " Aaron J. H a nkin s, AE , writes , '"\'m

Below: at County Galway, Ireland, Seplelllber 1995. Left to right:

Lesler (Woody) Holcomb '51 , all d John Skain'73, '85.

In Ireland, aJew oJ the Tra veling Miners pose outside the Connemara Marble Factory. Left to right: lila Bell, Peggy Fox, Merle Ranney, Louise Edscorn, "Doc" Ranney and Betty Eyberg.

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a flight test e ngineer at McDonnell Douglas Aerospace , working o n the Swiss F/A· 18 program . As an FTE , I'll be assigned to their first C·model F/A-18, and participate in flutter , loads, weapons separatio n, software a nd Swiss follow-on tests at re mote sites with Swiss engineers and pilots. Exciting! " • Shanno n D. J o hns on, ME, was ma rried to Kristina Fern Gross o n Oct. 21 , 1995 . He is a product develo pm ent engineer in the Ford College Grad uate Program at Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn , Mich . • Nooka ia h V, Ko lluru , CSci, married Sangeetha Dara on April 14, 1995 , in Madras, India. Sangeetha

pla ns to earn a n MBA in the United States . • D av id J. McE ue n, CE , and wife Deborah were expecting a baby boy in December. • Mi c h ae l E. Pod o la k, ChE , writes, " Do ing well in the Windy City. Staying out of trou · ble. Really like my new 1995 Ford Thunderbird LX V·8. If a nyone I know is in the area , give me a call. " • Dale Re dhage, ME , is e mployed with Washington Engineeri ng as a building syste ms designer.

1995 Mark B. J oersz, CE , married Jill Marie Bittick on Sept. 2, 1995, at Salem Luthern Church in St. Louis. • Wayne A, Web er, GeoE , is an associate staff e ngineer at SCS En gineer's Springfield office.

Memorials 1923 John H . Riddle , CE , o perated Riddle Quarries Inc. He was the form e r president of the Kansas lim estone Association a nd the Na tion al Aglime Institute. He served in the Kansas House o f Re presentatives from 1932- 1934. He la ter served a term as a member of th e Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission. He was a resident of Lee 's Summit, Mo. t act. 5, 1995.

1926 Bennet R. Thompson , EE, re tired with Gulf Oil Corp. At MSM he was a mem ber of the Mercier Club , track and Se nior Council. tact. 18, 1995.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEER GEORGE AXMACHER DIES After retiring in 1988, followi ng a career in sales with Sample Broth ers In c. o f St. Lou is , George Axmacher, MinE '42 , took on a new fu ll -time career: working as a volun teer for the MSM-UMR Alumni Association. For six years, "Ax " worked between 32 and 40 hours a week in the alumni office, helping to organ ize class reunions, greet visitors, give tours of campus , stuff and label envelo pes, run errands and perform other tas ks as needed . When Mr. Axmacher died on Feb . 2 1, 1996, at age 76, MSM UMR lost one of its most a rde nt su pporte rs. "We could not have do ne our jo bs without George 's help, " says Don Brackhahn , executive vice president of the Alumni Associa tio n. "He always sa id he was the lucky one because we a llowed him to work here, but the truth is that we were th e fortunate ones to have him as our volunteer. " Mr. Axmachers volu nteer activities with the Alumni Association earned him the 1995 Volun teer Spirit Award , presented by Buick a t a special ceremo ny on ca mpus.

1930 Myr o n F. Thoma s , MetE , retired from Repub li c Steel C o rp . Myron was a member of Kapp a Al ph a , T heta Tau , MSM Players and Senior Council. t April 6 , 1995.

Correct io n: in the Fa ll 19 95 issue, we acci denta lly re pea ted info rmation in the me mo rial in forma tio n for Ro be rt S imm o ns a nd Seymour Beers. Th e correct in forma tio n is th a t Robe rt Simm o ns a nd his wife J ane lived in Wi ttma n. Md ., at the tim e of his dea th. a nd Seymo ur Beers lived in Rock Hill , S. C .. with his wife S op hia. We a po logize fo r the error.

Frank L. Hillm eyer, ME , retired as vice preside nt fro m Black Angus Meat Packaging Co. Frank and his wife, Billie, lived in St. Lou is. tAug. 29 , 1995 .

1938 J o hn "Jack" R. Lo ng, ME, was a Registered Professional Engin eer a nd worked at Meramac Mining Co. until his retire ment in 1977. He was a licensed HAM radio operator a nd charter me mbe r of the DOERS Am ateur Radio Club ofS te. Genevieve. and was chosen as the group 's Man of the Year fo r 1994-1995. He was o n the board of directors of Chann el 7 Public Access Te levision . He worked as a volunteer in maintenance at St. Mary 's Seminary in Perryville for 15 years. While atte nding MSM-UMR he was a mem-

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1941 Me rritt M. Fra ncis , ChE, was a member of Al ph a Chi Sigma , S .A.M.E., a stud en t assistant for th e chem istry department a nd a n ROTC cadet. tl993.

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1942 Herb ert P. Brueschke, ChE, retired from Aluminum Co. o f America in Pittsburgh . His wife Betty preceded him in death. He atte nded his 50th an niversa ry reunion in Rolla in 1992. t a ct. 7. 1995. Irwin L. C h e rrick, EE, was a mem ber of th e Radio Club at MSM . He was form e rl y e mployed with NASA a nd retired with Be chtel Po we r Corp. He a n d his wife, Bette, lived in Maryland. t Nov. 26, 1992.

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1936 While at MSM , Mr. Axmacher was a member o f T heta Kap pa Phi (now Phi Kappa Th e ta ) and a me mbe r o f the St. Pat 's Board and the Interfraternity Council. After graduation , he served in the Navy du ring World War II. He is survived by his wife, Norma Axmacher, of Ro lla ; a da ughter, Patricia Axmacher Rice, and her hus ba nd , David Rice, of St. LouiS; a son. S tephen Axmacher , of St. Louis; grandc hildren William a nd Sara Axmacher; and a sister , J an e t L. Axmach e r, of Annan dale . Va . Memorial contributio ns may be made to th e George W. Axmacher Scholarship Fund wi th th e MSM UMR Alum ni Associa tio n.

ber of the band, the Athletic Association, Officers Club a nd Radio Club. He also was a thle tic manager, Alpha Psi Omega director, vice president of Blue Key a nd an ROTC cadet. t act. 10 , 1995.

Rob e rt D . Davi e s , MinE , retired from Eagle Mine Products Inc. as plant manager. t June 19. 1995. Melvin A. Hagan , CerE , retired in 198 7 with California Tech -Propul Lab as a principal investigator. He lived in Gran ite City, III. , with his wife, Delores. t Dec. 30, 1994.

1949 Lou is B. Ingo ld , CE , served four years in the Army during World War II in the United S tates, North Africa a nd Europe. He was a member of the American Legion a nd a lifelong me mber of First Christian Church. At MSM. he was a member of ASCE and on the honor roll . He lived in Columbia with his wife, Helen . toct. 10, 1995 .

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20, 1995.

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Athletic AssOCind Radio Club. nanager. Alpha lce president of rc cadet. tocl.

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P. Brueschke ired from Alu: of America urgh. His wife 2ceded him in :e attended his miversary re992. toct. 7.

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Cherrick, EE, nember of the lub at MSM. He lerlyemployed SA and retired echtel Power e and his "ofe, md. iNov. 26,

Robert W. Wilks, MetE, was formerly a manager at Teague Brick Co. At MSM , he was a member of ROTC and honor roll He lived in Louisiana for the last 10 years. t May 1995.

1950 John J. Kovach , EE , retired after 30 years as a district engineer w ith Westinghouse Electric Co. in St. Lo uis. He was a me mber of the Engineers Club at MSM . t July 13, 1995 Eldon C. Lindimore , CE, was a professor of civil engineering at Metropolitan State College. He was a member of ASCE and Tau Be ta Pi and on the honor roll He a nd his wife, Th elma, lived in Denver for the last 20 years. t March 26, 1995. Neil C. Martin , ME, was a member of Phi Kappa Phi , honor roll, ASME and was a stude nt assistant in the mechancial engineer in g department. He won the book plate award. He lived in Alabama with his Wife, Eileen. t J an. 20, 1992.

, tJ990.

D. Davies, tired from EaProducts Inc lanager. tJune

:erE. retired in Tech-Propul Ivestigator. He I. Ill. , \Vith his

30. 1994.

. Ingold, CEo ,ur years in the jng World War United States, frjea and Eu\Vasa member ion and a lifeirst Christian \Vasa member honor roll. He his \vife. Helen.

Philip B. Newlin , CE , was a registered surveyor a nd professional engin eer. He o rganized and conducted the Arizona Land Surveyor's Conference for 25 years. He was named Engineer of the Year by the Southern Chapter of ASPE in the 199 0s. He wasa me mber of Tau Beta Pi and Th eta Ta u, a fellow in ASCE a nd a supporter of the UA Student Chapter ASCE. He also was a member of the America n SOCiety of ProfeSSional Engineers a nd a member and past board me mbe r of the American Congress o f Surveying Mapping a nd Photogramm etry. He is survived by his wife, Audrey, of Tuscon , Ariz. t Oct. 20 , 1995. leslie B. " Robby" Robison, CE , was active in stude nt affairs at MSM, serving as president of his junior class. He served as a n adviser to his fraternity, Sigma Pi , after gradua ting. He worked at the Mid -Continent Mapping Center, Nation al Mapping Division, U.S. Geological Survey. He

was affilia ted with the National Socie ty of Professional Engin eers, Missouri SOCiety of Professional Engin ee rs , Am e rican Congress on Surveying a nd Mapping a nd American SOCie ty of Civil Engineers. He served 14 years as a district chief in Ro lla before retiring after 32 years in surveying in July 1980. tAprii 16, 1995.

1952 Forrest C. Mosley, CE, was a member of ASCE, Engineers Club and the golf squad. He retired fro m th e Missouri Highway and Trans portation De partment after 3 0 years. He was a residen t of Jefferson City, Mo., for 40 years . t Ma rch 22 , 1995.

1953 James L. Kneare m , ME , was e mployed by He rcules Powder Co. from 1955 through 1982. He retired in 1993 as executive vice president from Grindsted Products Inc. in Ka nsas City. He served in the U.S . Army fro m 1953 to 1955. He was a member of the United Church of Christ and treasurer of the Rotary Club of Eagle River. He was a deacon at the Webb Horton Presbyterian Church in Middleton, N. Y. , and a member of the Optimist Club of Stanley, Kan . At MSM , he was president of Kappa Alpha fraternity. He received an honorary degree from UMR in 19 74. He is survived by his wife , Mary. t Oct. 10, 1995.

he retired in 1987. He previously worked in St. Louis as a n electrical e ngineer for Emerson Electric. He was a registered profeSSiona l e ngineer in Missouri and lived in St. Charles, Mo .. with his wife. t Oct. 8 , 1994.

William S. Wood , CE , retired from the City of Phoe nix as a n architect, e ngin eer and supervisor. At MSM he was a member of Canterbury, ASCE, honor roll and Chi Epsilon. He retired in Arizona with his wife, Muri el t May 10, 1991.

1960 Edward J. Jankowski, CE, was a lifelong resident o f Illino is. He is survived by his wife. t Aug. 3, 1995.

Frank M. Wilson , EE, was a se nior engineer a t McDonnell Douglas when

Clarence A. Horst, CE, was a lifelong resident of the St. Louis area. He was e mployed for man y years with Alberici Construction Co. tAug. 1995.

1963 Raymond H. Popp , EE, retir ed as a senior engineer from Westinghouse Electric Corp. tl995

1965 R obert N. Del ozier , CSci, retired after 20 years with Phillips Petroleum Co . He and his wife, Barbara, lived in Texas. tNov. 10, 1993.

William F. Bland, ME , joined the United States Air Force after graduatio n a nd then was employed with McDonnell Do uglas as an e ngineer. He lived in the Bridgeton , Mo. , area with his Wife, Jean. t June 28 , 1995

1967 David A. Nelson. ME , was for m e rl y e m ployed as an engineer at Magnete k in St. Louis. He is survived by his Wife , J a net, of St. Loui s. tSept. 8 , 1995.

1970 lance V. Wade , EE, was a me mber of the 4gers, GDI , IEEE, Raiders, Esperanto and the Russian Club . He was a resident of Wisconsin. 11994.

1972 louis L. Werner was formerly emptoyed with Reilly Tar & Ch emical Corp. He and his wife , Barbara, lived in Texas. t J uly 1992.

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1962

1966 louie G . Jon es, MetE, was employed by many foundries. He was vice president and general ma nage r of the McNall y- Pit tsburg h foundry division , Pittsburgh , Ka n. In addition. he helped build a nd was general manager for th e Gardner- Denver foundry in Pryor, Okla. He retired from Electron Corp. of Blackwell , Okla. He was a member of AFS. tA ug. 19, 1995.

Robert L. Delaney Jr. , EE , was a me mber of MRHA Rad io, Newman Club , MSM Radio Clu b and Phi Kappa Th eta at UMR. He re tired as an electrical e ngineer with Control Da ta Corp. after 25 years. He lived in Minnesota with his wife, J a nice. t June 5, 1994.

1959

1957 Ralph L. He rring , ME , retired fro m McDonnell Douglas after 30 years. At MSM Ralph was a memb er of Gamma Delta, ASME, Be ta Sigma PSi, SAE, Phi Kappa Phi a nd on the honor roll He also won the Book Pla te Award. He lived in Florissa nt with his wife , Nola. tSept. 22, 1994.

1968

David A . Simpk in s , ChE , was valedictorian of his class. He was a membe r of Tau Beta Pi and AICHE. He was employ ed with Lhyondell-Citgo Refining. He and his Wife, Maureen , lived in Ho uston. tAug. 30, 1995.

Friends: R obert A. Cooley was a chem ica l explosives a nd defense metals expert with the Navy and founded and worked with several aerospace compani es . tOct. 26, 1995. J. Stuart J o hnson, earn ed his Ph . D. in electrical engineering fro m Iowa State University. He was a former dean of e n g in ee ring at MSM - UMR and Wayne State University; an assistant dean at the UniverSity of Flo rida, and head of electrical e ngin eering at Purdue University. He was included in "Who 's Who in America " a nd "American Me n of Scie nce " and was a membe r of Sigma Psi Gamma and Triangle. He is survived by his wife. Lucille. t Dec. 9 , 1995.

Kay Ruc ker , wife of Ray Rucker '54, and daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Gale Bullman. tOct. 30, 1995.

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Ark-La-lex Section Section president Walt Mulyca '65 307 Clarice St. Delhi, LA 77232-2003 (378) 878-9073 Th e fall meeting of the ArkL a-Tex Section was held in Longview, Texas, on Oct. 21 , 1995. Kenny Cochran '83 and his wife, Beth, hosted th e event in their home. T he activities began with th e usual "a ttitude adjustment hour " from 4 to 6 p.m. After that, a potluck dinner was served. Jerry Poland '8 2 deep -fried a turkey for th e group. T he food was outstanding. If you have never ea ten a deep -fried turkey, you need to try it. It is fabulou s. Th ere were 19 alumni and spouses present. After dinner, a short business meeting was held. PresidentJohn Moscari '5 1 and his wife Loretta attended this year's H omecomin g events in Rolla. John reported th ey had a grea t tim e and th is year's events were better than ever. New offi cers for th e co min g yea r were elected . They are: W alt Mul yca '65, president; Gene Rand '62, vice president; and Jerry Poland '82, secretary/treasurer. Our scholarship ambassador, Beth Cochran (Ken ny' 3), reported that college nigh ts were scheduled for ov. 14 in L ongview, T exas, and ov. 17 in Bossier City, La . She and Kenn y and any others interested planned to attend. A motion was passed to reimburse the scholarship ambassador for out -o f-pocket expenses while conductin g a search for section scholarship candidates. T reasurer Gene Rand reported a balance of 232.45 in the treasury. President Moscari led a discussion about the benefits of section scholarships to UMR. T he

scholarship provides approx imately $20,000 of ben efits to a studen t over a four-yea r period. This is an outstanding valu e. Th e nex t section meeting was scheduled for Jan. 20, 1996, in th e Shreveport, La., area. Din ner will be at th e Barksdale Air Force Base Officers Club. (Submitted by Gene Rand) Th ose attending were Phil '48 and A rdella Browning; Kenny '83 and Be th Cochran: Basil '39 and Clydelle Compton ; Judy '74 and Rande '73 Grotefe ndt; John '39 and Eilyeen Liuingston; John '5 1 and Loretta M oscari; Walt '65 and Anne Mu lyca; J e rry Po land '82; Gene '62 and Judy Rand; Frank '32 and Katherin e Zuanut.

Central Ozarks Section Section president Dennis McGee HCR 82, Box 445, Bixby, MD 65439 (573) 626-4422 T he C entral Oza rks Section, along with the Misso uri SOCiety of Professional En gineers. held th e annual shrimp feed on Saturday, Sept. 23 , at lions Club Park. Proceeds from th e shrimp feed wen t to su pport th e Rolla chapter MSPE scholarship fund . Those attending we re JerTY '59, Shi rley and Je nnie '89 Bayless; Ri ck and Sharon '72 Stephenson; Mildred G euecke r: Elwyn and Debbie Wax; Bob '5 1 and Dottye Wolf: Burns and Ka y H egler: Peggy T ex: AI '61. '62 and She rrell Bolon; Tom '67 a nd Susan Pe try; A rm in Tu cke r '40: C harlie and Ja ne Dare: Dixie '67 and C harlie Finley: Han k '56 and Pat Sauer: Cal '49 and Jackie Ochs: Don and Nancy Brackhahn : Dick Elgin '74. '76 and Lu cy S utcliffe: Bob and Janie Mitchell; Don a nd Ca rol Ben nett : Bill '67 and Jamie Anderso n: Sha ryn andJohn '47 Powell; Ke n and Kittie Robertson : Erma and Ken '35 Asher: Delbert Day '58 and Ted Day : Barbara '61 and Gary '60 Patterson: Ed Car-

ney '79; HE '66 and Joyce Fie belma n : Larry G eo rge '90 ; Steue '85 and Tra cy H argis: Don My ers '61; Clmrde St rause r '69: Ke n '72, '76 and Beuerly Oste r: J o hn '71, '79 a nd Amy BLlckwalter; B ob Ybarra and Camille Consolvo: Do n '52 and Mabel Spe nce r; Lindsay '76 and Kent '76 Bagnall; Leon '64 and Helen Kreisler; Chuck '49 and Agnes Re mingto n ; Dan '90 and Lo retta Paulson : Me rrill Steuens '83; Me rle '6 1 and Jud y Southern: Ma x '70 and Martha Ethridge; Paul '62 and Mar'y Stigall: Susan Murray : A nnemarie Daniel: Paul Jobe '95; L ee and Priscilla Sape rstein: Glenn Brand '39: Ruth Fauce tt: Robert '37 and Sybil Lange; RLISS '66 and Paula Linde nlaub ; Suzanne Olson '94: J o hn and Dorcas Park: J. Ke nt '50 and Winona Roberts: Mabel and My rna Rueff; De nnis Sourlas; Larry Th o m as; Nick Tsoulfa nidis; Do n and Pat Warn e r: Kim Colter '73 and Elaine M enke '73; Pe rry Allison '59.

th e Atl anta Falcons in this case. The riva lry was settl ed, however, with a decisive Cowboys victory. Scholarship chairman Warren Unk '91, '93 reported that th e scholarship applications had been sent. H e looks forward to receivin g a healthy response. Warren also spoke of th e section's next event, the Feb. 10 hockey game between th e St. L ou is Blues and the Dallas Stars. Plans are also being developed for a St. Pat's celebration-stay tun ed for more details. Th e Dallas-Fort Worth sec tion loo ks forward to growing the group by hearing from more al umni in th e area. (Submitted by Stephanie Puljak) Those attending were Steue '92 and Stephanie '92 Puljak: Glenn '83 and Mind y '84 Brand; Dauid Witt '93, '95: Chris Gorsuch '93; Warren Unk '91, '93: Mark Jones '82; Jame You nger '92; D e nni s Chasten ' 70 ; Law rence '90 and A pril You st: Chuck Kin cy '94 and Che ryl H amm ond.

Dalias-FortWorth Section

Georgia Section

Section presidents Stephen & Stephanie Puljak 478 Castlewood Drive, Garland, TX 75040 (274) 276-9927

Section president Dave Ziegler 7537 Huntington Drive Marietta, GA 30066-5907 (404) 425-0977

T he Georgia Section had a T he Dallas-Fort Worth Secbusin ess meeting on Nov. 5, tion celebrated its H omecoming 1995, at the Blue Willow Inn in event at Yegua Creek Brewing Social Circle, Ga., just east of Co. , a local microbrewery in A tlanta. Eighteen alumni and Dallas, on unday, Oct. 29. The spouses atgroup ga th tended , and ered for Donand anbrunch, beer cy Brackhahn and Dallas joined th e owboys group. Th e football on a main purpose large projecwas to elect tion TV. Th e new officers. grou p conDave Ziegler, sisted of both '85' 7 will owboys Atlanta officers: George Leck '6 1 . serve as presfans and fans past president ; David Ziegle r '85. ident. James of any team president; Mindy Gardner '95, C. Roberts playing secretary, treasu re r; James Roberts . 1 is the new aga inst th e '81, vice president. presiden t owboys-

elect. Mine the secreta A Kahl 'f section's n the schola: Winkeler '! at-large. E UMR souv Phoenix AI most impl Georgia 5 more acti' Mindy Gar Those ( andNancYI gler '85 '8; '95; Richa ChnsKahl er'88;Mab nelly '53 an neanne (; Schnoede Bomar '61 Ruth DuHc '75; Jim '8 George '61

Heartlam

Sectron presi Gene WEd" 159 Hillmont

Paducah, KY Âˇ (502) 554Âˇ241

The He, on Nov. 1 Lake Resor hosted by F Conci. Gen Frank Con speakers. T ship fund b the chapter recruiters IV the need for the alumni CUssed. ISL COnci) Those at P 'Punch" nett; Max '5 gel!, Jim B~ andLeonaC '53-,DonFU ClemenceS er '7J. L bel. ' orr

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in this case tled, however' .vboys Victory: lirman Warren Jrted that the tions had been vard to receivonse. Warren section's next hockey game luis Blues and Jlans are also cor a 51. Pat's llned formore Is-Fort Worth ltd to growing ng from more

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ection had a on Nov. 5. Willow fnn in . just east of alumni and spouses atÂˇ tended. and Don and Nancy Brackhahn joined the group. The main purpose was to elect new officers. Dave Ziegler, '85'87 will serve as president. James C. Roberts . 1 is the neW president

e lect. Mindy M. Gardner '95 is the secretary-treasurer. Richard A. Kahl '63, '69 is one of the section 's members-at-Iarge and the scholarship chairman . Kim Winkeler '88 is also a membe rat-large. Brackhahn gave out UMR souvenirs, as well as the Phoen ix Award for 1994 for the most improved section. Th e Geo rgia Section is becoming more active' (S u bmitted by Mindy Gardner) Those attending we re Don and Nancy Brackhahn; DaveZiegler '85 '87; Mindy M. Gardner '95; Richard A. '63. '69 and Chris Kahl '63, '69; Kim Winke/e r '88; Mabel Niewoeaner; Connelly '53 and Rose Sanders: Jeaneanne Gettle '85: Ge rald Schnaedelbach '50: James Bomar '61 ; Don '35. '59 and Ruth Dutton; Bruce R. Duncil '75; Jim '8 1 and Kim Roberts; George '61 and Barbara Leck.

Heartland Section Section president Gene W Edwards 759 Hillmont Drive, Paducah, KY42003 (502) 554-2475 T he Heartland Section met on Nov. 18, 1995, at the Rend Lake Resort. The meeting was hosted by Frank '54 and Leona Conci. Gene Edwards '53 and Frank Conci were the guest speakers. Th e pending scholarsh ip fund being established by the chapter, hosting of athletic recrui ters when in the area and the need for better attendance at the alumni meetings were discussed. (S ubmitted by Frank Conci) Those attending were Carrol P. "Punch " '54 and Jan Bennett; Max '54 and Jo A nn Bu rgett; Jim Burke '69; Frank '54 and Leona Conci; Gene Edwards '53; Don Fulle r '66; Bill '54 and Clemence Stewart; Greg Strother '71; Larry '6 1 and Kay Strobel.

Houston Section Section president Nicole L. M Talbot 4006 Lee Lane, Pearland, TX 77584 (77 3) 489-0397 On Friday. Aug. 4, 1995 , th e MSM -UMR Alumni Association held a UMR new stude nt se nd-off re ception in Houston. Th e Houston S ection and th e UMR Ad missions Office co hoste d the event, which was he ld at the H ouston Ind e pe ndent School District Wesle yan Center. Approx im ate ly 56 freshmen. prospective stud e n ts, alumni and their guests atte nd e d th e reception . Nicol e L. Ta lbo t '77 kept the evenin g we ll-

orga nized as th e a lumni hostess and master of ceremon ies. The even in g began at 6 p.m. with registration , refreshments and time to mingle . David All en , UMR d ire ctor of ad missions a nd student fin ancial aid, started the even ing activities with a n introductol), presentation. Allen talke d about the UMR campus and th e surroun ding a rea , showing some beau ti ful pictures of mid-Missouri in the changing seasons. H e d iscussed incentives for atte ndin g UMR , s uch as small class sizes and excellent computer and lab facilities. H e also discussed the introductory Freshman Engineering Program (FEP ), which a llows

students to explore various e ngin eerin g fields before chOOSing a m ajor. Ro n Fa nnin , cha ir of basic e ngineering , continued th e FEP d iscussion , noting the importance of academ ic advising and placing students in th e proper le vel of courses. The two main goals of the FEP are (1) to ge t students off to a good start academ ically through proper advisin g and (2) to expose new stu den ts to engineering fields. Fann in d isc ussed the 12 engineering degrees available at UMR and th e n answered some basic q uestions the students and parents asked concerning finan-

SPE Alumni Reception in Dallas, Oct. 25, 1995 Alumni gathered for th e a nnual SPE reception at the Wyndham Anatole H ote l in Dal las on Tuesday, Oct. 25 , 1995. This large gathering of alumni , faculty , former fac ulty and spouses renewed old and made new acq uaintances. A number of the Dallas/Ft. Worth S ectio n members from other academic disciplines joined th e revelry a lo ng with SPE attendees. Current copresidents of th e Dallas/Ft. Worth Section, Steve '92 and Stephanie '92 Puljak, and board mem be rs, Mindy '84 an d Glenn '83 Brand , and Warren Unk '9 1, visited with SPE m embers from Norway, Ancho rage, Alaska , and o th er d istant locations. According to Lenn Koederitz, the evening was punctuated by several lively discussions, many of wh ich appeared to cente r a round the "Flyin g Vale ntis," a noted dynamic duo. Don Brack hahn drew names for severa l door prizes, inclu ding a copy o f the history of MSM-UMR. As a historical note, we had in attendance possibly the only former student to receive degrees from all three of the name changes we 've seen at Rolla: Tommie C. Wilson received a bac he lor 's de-

gree from the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, a master's degree from the UniverSity of Missouri at Rolla , and a Ph.D. fro m the University of MissouriRolla. Also, we have Above: Terry Durham '70 , Plano, Texas, it on good authority A ngie St. G e mme, Keith St. Gemm e '91, that the UMR Alum- A nchorage, Alaska, Shari Dunn-Norman ni reception had a and E,ic Gill '86, Lafayette, La. much better turnout than either the OU or LSU reKoederitz; Bill Ko ederitz; Jack ceptions. Way to go, MINERS' Lutz '59; Ed ward A. May Those attending we re Mari'82 '95; J im '53 and Joyce o n (former faculty) and Carolyn McClaine: Tom '88 and Deb A rn old; John ' 78 and Kim AuNichols; Steve ' 92 and man; Ed'50 '5 1 '77 and Ba rbara Stephanie '82 Puljak; Martin Barsachs; Glenn '83 and Mindy Rodseth '87 '89: Robert P. '52 '84 Brand; Don and Nancy and Margaret Schafer; Phi l Brackhahn; Matt Bratovich '73; Schenewerk, faculty; T o m James Chaney '82; Ron D. Craig Schm idt '69: Grant F. Smith ' 78 ; Cindy Crow '82; Shari '90: Keith '91 and A ngie St. Dunn -Norman , faculty; Te rry E. Gemme; Robert R . Steele '50; Durham '70; John Farme r '63; Warren Unk '91 ; R. Vale nti Scott M. '85 and LOli Frailey ; '80: Nick Valenti '8 1; Jack WalEric Gill '86; Mike G liffin '75; lace '73: Robert E. Wallace Lloyd R. '86 & '91 and Teresa '80; Th omas Webb ; Scott C. H e inze; Susan Holley '8 1; Jim Wehner '80; Tommie Wilson Home '70 ; Byron '52 and Mary '64, '65, '69; Ted Woote n '82 A nn Keil: Ron Kelle y '82; John and James Younger '92. C. Killinge r '73; John Kn eple r '67; Lenn '68 '69 '70 & Cheryl

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cial aid and scholarships. A fter Dr. Fann in 's discussion , A ll en talked ab out the EXCEL UMR program , w hich is a sup plem ental prog ram o f sm all stu dent gro ups workin g w i th upperclass m en . S u bjec ts in c l ud e ca lculus, che m istry and English. Thro ugh th e EXCEL UMR program , stu dents develop team wo rk skill s an d co ll ab orati v e lea rnin g skills. L ater, th e UMR alumni introdu ced them selves an d talked abo ut th eir exp eriences a t UMR and in the work force. A short brea k follow ed , during wh ich the students socialized with alumni to ask qu esti ons and share con cern s. A fter th e brea k, A ll en talked abo u t an issu e fo remost in th e stu den ts' and parents' mindsfin ancial aid. H e estimated the total tuiti o n and fees, incl uding room and board , and discussed th e two-year live-in rul e for cam pus housin g. A ll en also discu ssed the variety o f choices for on -cam pu s housing, including th e two residence hall s and the Greek sys tem . H e continu ed w ith a slide prese ntatio n on sc holarships. T he evening concluded w ith a drawin g for door prizes. (S ubm itted by D iane Sc h walje ) Those attending were Rex

A lfo rd '40; Ma rk A llen and guest; Wa yne '58 and Betty A ndreas; Dauid '65 and J eann ie Be rgt; William B rune '73 : Fo rrest '38 and Madelyn C arpe nte r; Ma rk Cha udoi ,· '86; Jo e Cowe n '6 9 ; C urt Killin ge r '73, '80; Dian e Sch walje '93; Ni co le Talbot '77; Ro nald '66 and Marilyn Um phre y. A pproxim ately 3 9 students and their guests atte nded in additio n to the aboue.

Houston Secti on takes on Astros and Cardi nals On Friday, Sept. 22 , 1995, the H ouston Sec tio n a ttended

an A stros gam e against the St. L o uis Cardi nals. Th e A stros lost the gam e, and so m e considered th is un fortu na te, bu t there w ere so m e of us wearing red and roo ting for th e C ardinals. W e had grea t seats close to the field by th e th ird-base lin e. A few fo ul ba lls fl ew by o ur hea ds, bu t no ne of us caught one. A to tal of 23 UMR al um ni, fam il y and friend s attended th e event, now a H o usto n Sectio n tradition . Everyo ne had a relaxing evening at the ba ll park . (SLlb m itt ed by D ia n e

Sc h walje) Th ose attending were Bill A nst '95; Way ne '58 and Betty A ndreas; M ike '78 and Kathy Bayer andfa m i/y.: Lon'en '44 and Pea rl B ridge; Bi/I B run e '73 and guest; G eo rge '51 and Me lba Co m an ich: B rad Fla uaus '94; Jim Humm el '94; Rich Langenstein '87 with sister and da ughter; Ph ilip Ling '92; Dia ne Sc h walje '93 ; N icole Talbot ' 77; Mark Fletch er and Y ash Gidh '95.

Kansas City Section "Happy Hour" Section president Joseph F Reichert 7312 Char/otte, Kansas City, MD 64131 (816) 36 1-9147 A Ka nsas Ci ty H appy H o ur was held N ov. 15, 1995. Th ose attending we re Ja net A lfe rma nn '93; K ,isti Allen '93; S tefa nie A rndt (st ude nt '98) ; G ary '66

and Ba rbara Fo uts; Roge r H atfi e ld '91; Paul R. H od so n (parent) ; Mark Hu be r '93; M ike Hurst '92; C athy (McMillan) /ruin '95: Tra uis Iruin '95; K arin J aco b y '8 5 ; James C. Med lin '95; Darren Peele r '94; Dauid Renfe ,t '93; J ulie (Dickh e rbe r) R ya n '94 ; Steue Starwa lt '92; J ason St ra tm an '94; S haw n Th o m as '94 ; Li nda William s '80; Mike Wi/son '79 ; Richard J. Warsnak '95. App roximately 3 0 attended. pe r Jo e Re iche ,t .

lincoln land Section

Miner Music Section

David Tepen 400 South MacArthur Blvd. Springfield, IL 62704 (2 17) 546-1546

Section president Randy Skaggs '89 12822 Capistrano Drive Creve Coeur, MD 63 141 (3 74) 453-0758

On O ct. 26 , 1995, the linco in land Section hosted a dinn er meetin g at th e Springfi eld M otorboa t Club o n L ake Springfi eld . T he guest sp eaker was Paul R. Munger, '58,'61, professor of civil eng in ee rin g at UMR. Mun ger sp o ke to the 19 alum ni and

The Min er Music Section congra tulates the UMR M archin g Band for o utstanding pre-gam e and ha l f- tim e shows at th e H om ecoming fo otball gam e Oct. 7. W e enjoyed our time in th e

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Above: the ~ brave alumn Pat l/Iert. Do Cynthia Mille and Emily D,

H otel in Kansas City, M o. , and th e subsequ ent investigatio n and action taken against registered engin eers involved in the design an d constru ctio n o f th e hotel. Mun ger gave great in sight in to th e probl ems leading up to th e failure and decisions made by in dividuals in volved durin g th e design and review process. T he presentati o n was greatly enj oyed by all atten dees and helped to promote an und erstanding o f pro fessio nal respo nsibility in everyday practi ce. A bri ef busin ess m eet-

A boue: Lincolnland m et Oct. 26, 1995, at the Splingfield Moto rboat Club on Lake Splingfield.

ing w as co ndu cted by sectio n pres id ent David T ep en . H e discussed the studen t receptio n sc hed ul ed for Dec. 10, and th e n ext cha pter m eetin g sc hed uled for Nov. 30, 1995.

(S ub mitted by J e rry Parsons ) Th ose attending we re Pau l '58, '61 and Flieda Munger; Pat To bb y '88; R ich Be rn ing '69; T o m Fege r '69; Dan K ern s '74, ' 79; Bo b Uthoff '52; Ed '69 and A nn e Midden; J erry Hurlinger '86; Aaron Weathe rh olt '88; J e rry Parsons '70; Mark Riegel '8 4 ; Gary '74 and De bra Hutchison; Dau id Te pen '90, Bill Bu ren '59; Laura N eels '89 and Bill Kra m e r '87. Th e dinn er was co o rdinated b y J e rry Parsons.

stan ds w ith the ba nd an d so m e o f us eve n bro ught our horns and played with the b and. The marching ba nd is just one group o f a growin g music program at U M R th at we, as music alums, are proud to support. Fo llowin g th e foo tball gam e th e Min er Mu sic Secti o n held its annual busin ess m eeting. Th ere were 24 p eople in attendance. As p art o f our busin ess , w e discussed the endowment fund an d th e section scholarship. W e also approved th e budget for next yea r and elected new o fficers. Th e o ffi cers for th e n ext year are Randy Skaggs, president; C y n-

thiaMiUangu Karen (5ch, tive secretar tee member. wards, chair, Blair and Sa Wealsot, to congratul, tificate to this arship recipi, end the eve picnic hostec andKappaK a game of current stud, any senous iI we looked a! football tearr game, we m doorsandtur ical game of Overall. i able weeken old friends ar We are plan for the sectio to Seeing mo the future. ( bie HUnke) Those ON bie , Hunk e, 9; Nicole T Mil/o ngue · L " ,c fischer '76 Wert·, So ndro:

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Above: the Miner Music footba ll gam e was a pick-up game with brave alumni and current band students. Front row , left to light: Pat IIIe rt, Da ve IIIert and Gary Fischer. Second row: R andy Skaggs, Cynthia Millangue and Libby Blair. Back row: Jim Miller, Liz Miller and Emily Donaldson.

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lnd and some ~ht our horns :he band The just one grOUP ;ic program at music alums. )ort. football game ;ection held its leenng. There n atlendance. ;in e5S. we disÂˇ ment fund and rship. We also Idget for next neW officers. enext year are resident: cyn'

thia Millangue, vice president; and Karen (Schoor) Rogge , executive secretary. Finance committee memb ers include Shawn Edwards , chair, and Li bby (Perkins) Blair and Sandra Nelson. We also took this opportunity to congratulate and present a certificate to this year's section scholarsh ip recipi ent, J eff Fischer. To end th e even ing we attended a picnic hosted by Tau Beta Sigma and Kappa Kappa Psi and played a game of touch football with current students. T here weren 't any serious injuries and I believe we looked as good as the Min er football team l After the footba ll game, we moved the party indoors and turn ed to the less physical game of Spades. Overa ll , it was a very e nj oyable weekend as we visited with old friends a nd made new o nes. We are plan ning more activiti es for th e section and look forward to seein g more music alumni in the future. (Submitted by Debbie Hunke) Th ose attending were Debbie Hunke, '90; Randy Skaggs, '89; Nicole Talbot '77; Cy nth ia Millangu e; Lois Cran e '79; Gary Fisch e r '76; Dave '84 and Pat IIIert; Sandra Nelson '95; David

McC ow n '93; David P. Johnson '94 ; Jim and Elizabeth 94 Miller; Libb y (Pe rkins) Blair '94; Tom '93 a nd Kare n (SchoOl) Rogge '94 ; Nancey (D,issel) Spaith ' 72; Tom A lleman; Jeff Digrando; Jeff Fischer ; Matt Benz: A m y Katschman , and Doug Stotter, director of bands at UMR.

Phoenix Section Section president Walter Knecht 77207 Desert Glen Drive, Sun City West, AZ 85375 (602-546Âˇ6672 On Nov. 12 , 1995, a small group from the Phoenix Secti on enjoyed a visit to Th eater Works , a sma ll intimate theater in Gle ndale , Ariz. The 10 p eople attend ing saw Neil Simon 's play, "Lost in Yonkers ." Needless to say, the group had a lot of laughs during the performance, and enjoyed th e chance to rem inisce before and after th e performance. T hose attendi n g were Louis '57 and Mali/yn A stroth ; Cra ig '38 and Joan Ellis; Ea rl '44 and Ruth Ann Kan e; Walt '49 and S hirley

Section president Ted Medler '86 527 Golden Valley Dr. St Louis. MO 63729 (37 4) 892-3306 The St. Louis Section held its third ann ual rive rboat and casino night on Nov. 10, 1995. Th e event started with happy hour after work at the Tap Room Micro -Brewery where members were abl e to taste some of the loca l St. Louis specialty brews. Th e even t progressed with a chartered bus ride to the Alton Belle Casino where a buffet dinner of prime rib , peel-and-eat shrimp , a nd steamed crab was provided in a private banquet room. After feasting o n a grea t di nner, th e group headed to the casino to try their skills (and to test their luck ) at the various games. Black jack, craps and video poker seemed to be the

favor ites of the night with about ha lf the grou p reportin g success a t the tables. (Success is defined as a t least breakin g even. ) Everyo ne reported havin g a good time. The bus return ed to the Ta p Room , where a few di e-hards finished the evenin g celebra tin g th eir wins or lamenting their losses. (Submitte d by Ron Jagels) Th ose attending we re B ruce '90 and Ch ,istina '92 Baker; Dave Diestelkamp: Richa rd a nd Ed Bradley '84 and guest; Bob and J ean Fa enger; Ca rol Duenke; Barbara A nn and Neil Fiala '56; Lisa G allaghe r '8 1; Jim W hetsel '8 1; Ron Jagels '86. '91; Vicki Jensen ; Phi l '66 and Barbara JOZWi ak; John and Judi Laschobe r '8 1, '86; John '79. '92 and Lora Lodderhose; Ted '86 and Sandra Medle r; Walte r '63. '90 and Susan Mueller: Kelley Th omas '91; Tony Rosso; Rich a nd Tracy Spitznagle '86, and Nick '56, '58 a nd Jean Weiss.

St. Louis Section Golf Tournament The S t. Louis Sectio n S pring Golf Tourna me nt was held July 9 , 1995 , a t New Melle Lakes Golf Course. First place went to

A bove: Alumni a nd f liends prepa re to tee off at the St. LOLlis Section Golf Tourney. Left: T he winn ing fo ursome. Steve Cro nin, HalTY Ne wling, Rob Wesolich, and Bo b Wesolich .

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Steve Croni n 'S l , H. Neu li ng , Bob Wesoli ch a nd Rob Wesoli ch. Second place we nt to Gregg Carlson '77, Calvin Cu rdt '74, Doug Workman '71 a nd Steve Brunts Âˇ7S. Closest to Pin: #4 Rob Weso lich. #7 Mike Hutch ison , # 10 Tom Hoffmann 'S3, # 13 Keith Jozwiak and # 15 Randy Lang '74. Longest Drive: #9 Max Waggoner '76 and # IS Rust Reimer. (Submitte d by Phil Jozwiak) T hose attending we re Ro n Jagels '86. '91: Ray Tauser '56; Bob Buechel '73; Bria n Cassity; Jennife r Kuchinski '95: Jack Berllesmeyer: Tom Holst: G regg Ca rlson '77: Jo hn Andesicich '66; Andy Nolfo '71; Bob Reimer '65 ; Bob Wesolich; Jo hn Lodde rhose '79. '92; Pa ul Di llo n '68: Ken Busch '72: Jim VanBu ren '72: Phil Jozwiak '66; Scott Meyer '83: Tom He rrmann '50; Randy Lang; Jack Cassity: B ria n Kuchinski '92; Gene Faenge r '65. '71; Richa rd H umph reys '79; Calvin Cu rdt '74: Mike Swing; Bill Ken nedy; Ron Reime r'89 ; Rob Wesolich; Robe rt H offma nn '8 1; Ron H albach '65: Ed Ly nch; Todd VanB uren: Keith Jozwiak; Tom S chn eider '75; Neil Sm ith; Rod ney L eg rand ' 74 ; Mike

Hu tchinso n; Milt Mu rry '64, '80; Mike Potte r; Steve Wade ; Do ug Wo rkman n; Den ny Nota ; R ich Mu es '71 ; Rusty Rei m e r; Steve Cro nin '8 1; Tom H offmann '83; Randy Dreiling; Jo hn Baker; Kim VanBu re n; Kelley Jozwiak '9 1; De Be rn ard: Tom Webb; J e rry Dombeck: Eric Richards; J im Petry; Joe Mi nello n; Steve B run ts '78: Ken Dubose; To ny Estopa re '87; Ha rry Ne uling; Pa ul Fleischu t '85; Joe Krispin '54; Max Waggone r '76; Tra ci Va n Bure n: Marc T hom as '93.

Prospective Student Receptions St. Charles . III.. admissions reception Left: Lea Anne Howell '81 , talks with a prospective student and his parents at the St. Cha rles, III., admissions reception on Nov . 19, 1995.

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ABB Po w er Comp any hosts re ception A Prospective Student Reception was held Su nday, Nov. 5, 1995. at ABB Power Co. in Jefferson City, Mo. J erry Bayiess '59 stood in for Cal Ochs '49 who was unable to serve as host alu mnu s at the last minute. Alu m ni and "future alu mni " attending were the following: A nne Free m an '84, Edwa rd Little '47, Joh n Prater '70. To m Petry '67, Dale Elifhts '76, Je rry Bayless '59, Je nn ie Bayless '89, David Bi re n ba u m ' 78, Mike Taylo r '72. Dave Bosto n '72. Da ve Reinke '72, Ja n Sko uby '82, Lindsay Bagnall '76, and stude nts A ngie Urba nic, Catherin e Vo rnberg, Rachel Durst and Daw n McCoy.

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reception , left to right, Glen Halley '91 , Earl Burk '70, Brownie Unsell '50, Wilbur Feagan '76 , Karry Halley '9 1, Kevin Skibiski '75 , Bill Murray '67, and Roger Kopp '83. Wilbur kindly provided the UMR headgear for all alumni in attendance!

John W. Hentges Walter C. Mulyca Dennis McGee Oeirk & Maria Feiner Hugh E. Blevins, Jr. Stephen & Stephanie Puljak David R. Ziegler Gene W. Edwards Nicole l . M. Talbot Joseph F. Reichert David M. Tepen Alice Fern Gilbert Rene J. leonard Randall Skaggs Darryl Moore Hugh C. Kind John P. Dunbar Ronald G. laManque Steve Wrigh t Walter Knecht Ted Medler Alben S. Keevil John O. Wilms Earl Burk William M. Hallett Roben J. Scanlon John Van Nort J. Michael Party

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13501 Ebbtide Circle,Anchorage, AK 99516 307 Clarice Street. Delhi, LA 71232 HCR 82, Box 445, Bixby, MO 65439 217 Green Mountain Drive, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 2155 S. Owens Ct., Denver, CO 80227 418 Castlewood Drive, Garland, TX 75040 1531 Huntington Drive, Marietta, GA 30066-5907 159 Hillmant Drive, Paducah, KY 42003 4006 lee lane, Pearland, TX 77584 7312 Charlotte, Kansas City, MO 64131 400 South MacArthur Blvd., Springfield, IL 62704 1150 Heritage Coun, St. Charles. MO 63303 9030 Old Cutier Road, Miami. Fl 33156 12822 Capistrano Drive, Creve Coeur, MO 63141 2425 Oxford Place Unit 107, Terrytown, LA 70056 1021 Morewood Parkway, Rocky River, OH 44116 622 Patterson lane, Meridianville, Al 35759 7807 S. Florence, Tulsa, OK 74136-8711 35708 SE 49th, fall City, WA 98024 17207 Desert Glen Drive, Sun City West, AZ 85375 527 Golden Valley Drive, St. louis. MO 63129-2749 1442 Yost Drive. San Diego. CA 92109 17700 Avalon Boulevard #59. Carson, CA 90746-1537 4740 S. Glenn. Springfield. MO 65810 P.O. Box 64216. Tucson. AZ 85728 240B Honeystone Way. Brookeville, MD 20833 490B W. Country Club Drive. Sarasota, Fl 34243 6209 Driftwood, Midland, TX 79707

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Class of '46 Golden Alumni Reunion Kansas City Section "Happy Hour," Kansas City, MO Springfield Section Golf Outing, ~pringfield, MO St. Louis Section Maifest, Augusta, MO

Alumni Office, 573-341-4145 Rolla, MO Joseph F. Reichert '59,816-274-2069 (BI John C. Jones '58, 417-637-5866 Kelly Jozwiak '91, 314-878-1285 (HI

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Dennis McGee '69, 573-626-4422 (HI Ea rl Burk '70, 417-882-1424 Joseph F. Reichert '59, 816-274-2069 (BI Phil Jozwiak '66, 314-878-1285 (HI Ronald G. LaManque '85, 918-488-8345 (H) Ted Medler '86, 314-892-3306 (HI

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eare t e c am ions! Miners, Lady Miners earn share of MIAA crown, trip to NCAA tournament â&#x20AC;˘ John Kean When the Min ers won the M IAA championship 20 years ago, they had a game dubbed the " Miracle on 10th Street. " (See article on page 54.) If that was a miracle, then what do you call what happened Jan . 13, 1996, in the same bU ilding? That night, the Miners erased a 19-point deficit in the final 13 minutes of play and went on to beat Southwest Baptist 8 1-66 in overtime. The victory raised fans ' hopes for anoth er MIAA conference titl e for the Miners. And th en th ere was the evening of Jan. 24, when the L ady Miners found themselves down by three w ith just seconds to go. Beth Ragsdale , a reserve guard, tossed in a long three- pointer with two seconds left on the clock, and the Lady Min ers won the game in overtime. T he dreams of winn ing a conference championship were starting to come into focus. Th e M iners and Lady Min ers didn 't dash those hopes. On Saturday, Feb. 24, the final game of th e regular season , both teams clinch ed a share of th e MIAA conference title . The men did it by beating Pittsburg State, 8476, to tie Northwest Missouri State for the first -place spot. The Min ers , 24-5 overall in th e regular season and ranked No.8 in the natio nal ran kings, finished 12-4 in th e co nference. Th e Lady Min ers, 21 -6, posted an 82 -59 win over Pittsburg Sta te, fin ish ing the regular seaso n with a 12-4 conference record-and in a three- way tie for first place in th e M IAA. Pittsburg State and Northwest Missouri State shared th e honors. Both teams ea rned hom e-co urt advanta ges in th e first round of the M IAA tou rna-

ment. Th e men 's team w ent on to w in the tournament with a first-round victory over Washburn (1 12-1 04, a record for most pOints scored in an M IAA tournament game), a 7469 win over UM-St. Louis in the semifinals, and a 67-65 victory over Central Missouri State in the finals. The women lost the firstround game to Missouri Southern , 55-53. But both tea ms earned spots in the NCAA Divisio n II Tournament. For the men 's bracket, UMR was named the host school for the South Central Regional , held March 7-9. Th e men earned a first-round bye and were set to play the winner of the Central Missouri State-East Texas State game. The women traveled to Ab ilene, Texas, to play the University of Nebra ska - K ea rney in the first-round game March 7.

Best teams ever? Th e teams that took th e floor this season were perhaps the best ever to wear the Miner uniform . Th e Min ers ' 9- 1 non-conference record included impressive victories over Eckerd and Seattle Pacific, two teams that had been in the national rankings. The Miners beat Eckerd 76-60 in th e Pepsi -Cola/Ameritech Shootout at UMR , and Seattle Pacific 8 1-68 in Sea ttle in a game th ey led b y as many as 30 po ints. Th e Miners ' league losses were to M IAA cochampion Northwest Missouri State and to two teams who tied for third place-M isso uri St. Louis and Pittsburg State. Three of the four losses were by five p oints or less. A combin ation of returning players and key additions have made this team a title contend er. Among th e return ers are pre -season All-America se lectio n Jami e Bru egge man ,

Aglorious season: Terry SlIIith (31) and Michael McClain (33) present the MlAA TOllmalll elll trophy who is among the tea m leaders in scoring, reboundin g and blocked shots; Tim H oll oway, a shootin g guard who has led the Min ers in scoring fo r two stra ight years; Jeff Kokal, an improv ing player along the front line who is shootin g better than 60 percent from the floor; and key reserves Marc Tompkins and Scott Rush , who have been valuable p layers off the bench. Th e newcom ers of impact include University of Washington transfer Michael McClain, w ho is sixth in NCAA Division II in assists and a candidate for most va luable player honors in th e MIAA; Terry Sm ith, a three- point spe-

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cia list who is amo ng the league leaders in tha t departm ent; and Cam li ndsey, the heir apparent to McCla in at th e poin t guard positio n who was th e most val uable player in th e PepsifAm eritech S hootout. Wh en UMR won th e league title in 1976 , th e co nfe rence had o nly seven tea ms. Today, there are 12 teams in th e MIAA a nd since 199 1 fiv e o f th e m have made th e NCAA To urnam ent field, with Was hburn fin ishing third two years ago . Th e Min ers have take n th eir place a mo ng the to p teams in th e natio n an d hope to ma ke a big run in the postseason .

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Fo r th e Lady Miners, a ba lanced scoring attack a nd stro ng defe nsive play was th e key to their first-ever conference title. A nine-game winning strea k a t the start of th e yea r propell ed th e wo me n to 24th in th e co un try in th e WB CA/USA Today NCAA Division II natio nal rankin gs (the team has been ra nked as high as 23rdl. It was th e team 's seco nd natio nal ra nking in three years. T he tea m has fo ur double- fi gure scorers: guards Christie Williams a nd Becky Reichard , forward Hea ther Hartm an , a nd cen ter Tob i Rees. T his season, Williams set a new school

Lady Min ers guard Ondrea Bermudez seeks help against a Missouri Southem defender reco rd for ca reer ass ists with 395, wh il e Ha rtma n bro ke th e mark for career blocked shots with 146. Th e tea m 's de fensive play has been an importa nt pa rt of th e story. UMR has he ld its oppone nts to 38 perce nt shooting from the fi e ld (best in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athl etics Associa tion ) a nd to just 64.4 po ints per game. Both figures are close to th e num bers o f th e na tiona l leaders - a nd numbers tha t ca n win confere nce champio nsh ips . • PHOTOS BY DAN SE IFERT/STONE HOUSE PI-IOTOGRAPHY

The waiting game-played on Feb. 23, 1976-may have been th e longest 20 minutes for anyone involved with the Miner basketball program. The Miner game against Southwest Missouri State was already over. The victor ious Miners were in the locker room showering. But on the floo r, people were gathering arou nd th e press table at Southwest 's McDo nald A rena, where the courtside telephone was linked with radio station KIRX in Kirksuille, which was broadcasting the game between Lincoln and Northeast Misso uri State . . On the night of Feb. 23, 1976, the UMR basketball team was in Springfield, Mo., preparing for th e 1,11 7th game in school history. Th e Miners took the court that night knowing that a win would assure at least a tie for the Missouri Inte rcollegiate Athletic Association championship. With a little good fortun e and the right outcome in a game being played some 340 miles away, the Miners cou ld win th e title outright. The Lincoln Blue Tigers, like UMR , had lost two conference games-and Lincoln was playin g that night in Kirksville against a tough Northeast Missouri State team tha t had yet to lose at home that season. *** Twenty years ago; MIAA conference titles were of supreme importance. "There is so much emphasis placed on the NCAA Tournamen t today that it has taken away the meaning of winning th e conference," says Billy Key, th e head coach of that team. "Teams just don 't experience the same exciteme nt. " The Min ers started the 1975-76 season in good shape , with five starters and a top reserve from the previous seaso n returning: ·Royce Vessell, a hard -nosed , 5-11 pOint guard whose forte was running the offense and spearheading the defense. ·Mark Franklin , a 6-3 forward who was one of the best ath letes on the team. ·Ross Kli e, a 6-4 guard who, li ke Franklin , was a match-up nightma re. A good perimeter shooter, he was bigger than most of the players assigned to cover him. ·Ron Scroggins, a 6-6 center who was an outstanding player in the open floor. (It was not common to see a 6-6 player who could handl e th e ba ll in th e mid -70s.) · Bob Sta nley, a 6-6 defensive terror who had led th e team in scorin g and rebounding th e previous season. ·The sixth man, Terry Buzbee, a good allaround performer. 54

There was no true center; th erefore, any of the five players could create a mismatch inside. "I remember that we had seven players who compli mented each other pretty well," recalls Klie. "The whole was better than the sum of the parts. We had four players who could play any of four positions, with the offen se being se t up by Royce (Vessell) . On a given night, a different player would step up and carry the team ." All five starters fin ished the 1975-76 season as double-figure scorers, with Franklin 's

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14.7 pain ts per game leading the pack. Stanley averaged 11 rebounds per game, but three others-Franklin, Klie a nd Scrogginsaveraged between 6.4 and 6.9 boards per contest. *** As regulation time ended in Kirksuille, the tension around the McDonald A rena press table grew greater. The game was heading to ouertime. Miner fans had to hope the Blue Tige rs were worn out, as it was their second ouertime game in three nights . . While the versatility of the Miner offense was a key to the team 's success, so was its defense. "We je ll ed as a team because of our un ique abilities," Vessell says. "We created a lot of problems for defenses because of our offense. " The Miners led the MIAA in scor ing defense , all owing just 66.3 paints per game and holding their opponents to 42.8 percent from the fi eld. *** Head coach Billy Key was talking with friends at courtside, twisting his familiar postgame ciga r, ne ruously awaiting word from Kirksuille. An early pivotal point in the 1975-76 season was the game against Division I team Illinois. With Stanley out with a sprained foot, the Miners rallied fro m a 12-point deficit in the seco nd half to close to within two by shooting 60 percent from the fie ld. UMR trailed 59-57 with 4:27 left, but was unable to close the gap any further as the Fighting IIIini won 69-67. "We picked up a lot of confidence from that game," Klie says. "We played well and came that close to a Division I team, th erefore we knew we could be competitive. " Prior to th e 1975-76 season, the Min ers had finished above th e .500 mark in conference play only three times-the three previous seasons-since joining the MIAA in 1935. One of the things that kept the Mine rs from winning a league title in th e past was th eir play on the road. The prior year, UMR won all six of its league ga mes at the Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Buildin g, but won only two of six away from home. Th e players were determ ined th at the 1975-76 season would be different. "We started coming toge ther over those two or three years a nd improved a little each season, " Vessell says. "We had confidence in one a noth er's abilities and did start winning on th e road more consistently."

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SPring, 1996

UMR SPORTS UPDATE The Miners proved th eir worth in a hom e game against Southwest. W ith 6:25 left in the game, th e Min ers still trailed by seven . T hen came the " Miracle o n 10th Street. "

Southwest to clinch a share of the title. Th en came th e w aiting game.

The Bears did not score another point. Scroggins scored back-to-back baskets to close the gap to three, then Buzbee ca nn ed a shot from the top of th e key to make it 63 62. On th e Bears ' n ext possession , Mike Johnso n turned the ball over and was then called for a technical foul for protesting th e

Kirksville, the Bulldogs were doing the Miners a fav or by taking th e lead over the Blue Tigers. But there was still time left. ***

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About 20 m inutes had passed since the Miners ' victory of Southwest. Th en a roar came from the scorer 's table. N orth east had pulled out a 97-96 overtime w in over lincoln , m aking the Miners the undis-

MIAA championship team 20 years ago...

puted champions of the MIAA. K ey hu gge d the n ea r es t p erson , th en rushed to the locker room to tell th e team. A no ther roar came from the locker room. It wouldn 't be th e last ovation of the night-the team got another one several minutes later wh en they came out of the locker room, and again at a McDon ald 's whe n they stopped to get someth ing to eat. Th e w in at Southwest turn ed out

to be the last for the M in ers in the 1975-76 season. UMR lost its season fin ale to Eastern Illinois, then lost two PHOTO FROM 1916 AOUAMO games- including one to lincoln in overtimein the NCAA South Cen Frollt row: Ross Klie, Royce Vessell, Phil Ostapowicz, Joe Bierschwal, Terry Buzbee, Mark Frallklill. Back row: Joel Schreiller, Tom Gredell, Iral Regio nal in Thibo d au x , La. Dellllis DeBolldt, Bob Stall ley, ROil Scroggills, Jeff Lewis, Chris But the memo ry of w innin g th e Schroeder alld Head Coach Billy Key, leagu e title overshadowed any of th e losses at th e end of th e year. " Our players all liked each other and our ch emistry was good," K ey says. call. UMR 's Buzbee missed the free throw, It all came together in th e form of a conference title-som ething no o th er team had but Stanley canned a 17 -footer mom ents later done before. to give UMR its first lead of the game, 64-63. The eventual 67 -63 win pu t the Min ers in first place in the conference. With back-to-back wins over Southeast M issouri State, the Miners took a 5-1 record into lincoln, th e defending league champions. In a disappointing game, the Blue Tigers won 79-60 and took first place, The Miners fell to th ird, behind lincoln and Central Missouri State,

And today...

If th e Miners were going to w in the conference now, th ey had no room for error. T he last five league games included th ree at homeincluding a rematch with lincolnand a dangerous road trip to close the schedule. Note: The Miners won two at home, lost at Pittsburg State, beat Central M issouri State, and won at

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Unzicker to make third appearance at nationals Bill Unzicker apparently enjoyed his first two trips to the NCAA Division II swimming championships so much that he wasted no time getting back. Unzicker, a junior, qualified for the national meet in the 400-yard individual medley in the Miners' second meet of the season. He made the national cut with a time of 4:06.49 in that event in a November meet at Northeast Missouri State. Unzicker was to compete for All-America honors at the national meet March 1316 at the University of North Dakota. Last year, he finished fifth in the 400-IM and among the top 10 in two other events. Prior to that, however, the Miners are looking to win a fourth straight Mideast Regional title. The team had a record of 5-1 in dual meets as of Jan. 9, with the only loss coming to Division I Southwest Missouri State.

Gilmore named to Academic All-America team again Brian Gilmore, a junior linebacker for the Miner football team, was named to the Academic All-America first team for the second year in a row in December. The team, sponsored by GTE, is voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Gilmore led the Miners in tackles for the second year in arow with 137, and he was an honorable mention selection to the all-conference team. He also had eight tackles for lost yardage, an interception, two fumble recoveries and two blocked kicks. He is the third player in school history to be named to the Academic AIIAmerica team twice,

What 's ahead ... •The UMR baseball and softball teams got their seasons under way in February. The Miners hope to improve on last year's 14-win season . They have several veteran players back, led by catcher Mike Williams and outfielders Nathan Wade and Dan McGinniS. All three were among the Miners ' top hitters In 1995. •The Lady Miners also are expecting big things from their returners, headed by first baseman Teri Marvich, center fielder Nicki Wray and shortstop Melanie Rohrer. The pitching staff should be boosted by the addition of Junior college All-America performer Angie Bax. •The tennis team also hopes for a great deal of success this year as it looks to continue its surge in the MIAA. Junior Methi Bengisu, one of the top players in the region and a third-place finisher at the MIAA Championships last spring, will lead the way along with doubles partner Steve Kadyk. That team also finished third at conference. ' The track season's indoor competition began in January and the outdoor season opened In March. Among the top returners for the Lady Miners are high jumper Kim Finke and distance runner Jennifer Frazer. The men's squad will be headed by distance runner Bob Etien and thrower Brian Gorman. ' The golf season resumed In March as well, with the Miners standing in eighth place In the conference after the three fall meets. UMR is the host school for the MIAA Championships to be held April 21-22 at TanTar-A in Osage Beach, Mo.

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ALUMNI PROFILE

UMR HAS A FRIEND IN HO

Nineteen of Horner and Shifrin's 42 engineers are UMR graduates. The company, with 72 employees, prepares studies, reports, design plans and specifications for a wide range of infrastructure projects, including highways, bridges, airports, water and wastewater facilities, and architectural projects. Most of the firm's work is in Missouri and Illinois.

Well before they graduate, UMR civil engineering students learn what it takes to be engineers a nd managers in the real world , th anks in part to Horn er and Shifrin In c. , a co nsultin g e ngin eerin g, architectural a nd planning firm in St. Louis. Each fall for the past several years, Horner and S hifri n has helped sponsor two-day field trips to S t. Lo uis and Kansas City, Mo. , fo r civil e n gin eerin g students. The trips, whic h alternate between th e two cities, give some 100 UMR students each year th e opportunity to lea rn a b o ut real-wo rld e n gin ee rin g projects and to to ur construction sites. "We take care of providing meals and arranging th e to urs," says Leonard C. Kirberg, CE '66, of S t. Louis, president of Horn er and Shifrin Inc. "The students stay overnight, and a dinner is held with UMR al umni to chat with th e students about real life engineering concepts. We wa nt to show those students and fac ulty mem bers actual constructio n sites a nd what civil engineers will be doing in the work force in the practical side of engineerin g. "This also gives students a great opportuni ty to talk to engineering fi rms for future jobs, " Kirberg says. So me of those students have talked to Ki rberg himself abo ut th eir future. Nineteen of Horn er and S hifrin 's 42 engineers are UMR grad ua tes. Th e compa ny, with 72 e mployees, prepares studies, reports, design plans and specificatio ns for a wide ra nge of infrastructure projects, including highways, bridges, airports, water a nd wastewater facil ities, and arc hi tectu ra l projects. Most of the firm 's work is in Misso uri and Illinois. During th e fall of 1994 , stud ents and fac ulty members visited th e constructi on site of th e recently completed Trans World Do me stadiu m in S t. Lo uis and a Metropo li tan Sewer Dis tric t wastewa ter treatment fac ility. They also visited consulting engi neering fi rms, Lambert Airport

an d the Metro Lin k light-rail system. Horn er and S hifrin 's ties to UMR go beyond the fi eld trips. The company also provides sum mer internships for UMR stud ents and occasio nally sends company members to UMR to present p rogra ms to stud ents. Both Ki rberg and Horn er and S hifrin take an active role in helping prepare UMR students for th e future. "We contri bute to th e UMR Academy of Civil Eng in ee rs , w hi c h bud ge ts a b out $ 13 ,000 a year to th e UMR depali ment of civil engineering to fund stude nt a nd faculty activities in the department," says Ki rberg, who is president-elect of th e academy. Kirberg is also compiling a survey of academy members to fin d o ut what expertise th ey have for departmental use. Those academy members are availa ble to provide lectures at UMR on technical a nd professional issues. "The academy assists th e civil department in sponsorin g a UMR spring alumni event a nd a homecoming civil engineering reception at UMR," says Kirberg. The acade my is also leading th e civil engineering department's Project 2000, which started in 1988. The goal of Project 2000 is to endow 21 new undergradu ate scholarships, seven new graduate fellowships, fo ur professorships and two chairs by th e year 2000 . The program also aims to gain 100 new me mbers fo r UMR 's Order o f th e Golde n S hillelagh and to raise $5 million in private fun ding for th e renovatio n and expansion of th e Civil Engineering Building. Horner and Shifri n was foun ded in 1933 Wesley W. Horn er and Hyma n S hifri n. "In 1988 we had 43 employees ," says Kirb erg , w ho b ecame preside nt th at year. "We have grown to 72 in seven yea rs. " Kirberg credits the company's success to its to tal quali ty ma nage me nt approac h. "We sh-ess TQM , and we are meeting an d exceeding expectations,"

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Kirberg says. "In 1988, we did a leveraged buyout of our retiring owners by forming an employee stock ownership plan. We bought 76 percent of the stock from the retiring principles, bought ourselves away from the previous owners and started our entrepreneurship in 1988. " Horner and Shifrin 's business has increased 300 percent overall since 1988 under Kirberg 's leadership. Kirberg credits the success of the company to the employees. "Everybody in our company owns stock and for it to be successful we have to do quality work," Kirberg says. "Quality employees are the company. It makes for a win -win situation. " Horner and S hifrin was named one of the top 25 companies in St. Louis with a Small Business Award in 199 1. "We were then in the early stages of our growth ," Kirberg says. "We were on a

12 percent growth rate in 1991 and now we are on a 40 percent growth rate per year. One of the company's largest projects has been the rehabilitation of old, largediameter brick sewers in St. Louis. "Many of those sewer systems were constructed in the 1800s and are in danger of collapsing because of age and condition," Kirberg says. "We have also had a major role on the design team for the Metro Link light-rail system in St. Louis, which is a $350 million project," Kirberg says. Among many of Horner and Shifrin 's awards and citations include engineering excellence awards from the Consulting Engineers Councils of Missouri and Illinois, and an honorable mention for the Sewer Rehabilitation Project for the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District. The company also received an Honor Award for Design of a Multiport Diffusion System for the Rock River Water Reclamation District in Rockford, III. Kirberg is a member of UMR 's Order of the Golden Shillelagh and is a RegisPr ofessiona l tered Engineer in Missouri and Illinois. Kirberg 's leadership activities includ e having served as president of the St. Louis section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, president of the St. Louis Chapter of the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers, president of the Engineers Club of St. Louis, president of the St. Louis Section of the MSM-UMR Alumni ASSOCiation, and president of the Consulting Engine ers Council of Missouri. His community activities include serving on the board of directors and president of the

Rotary Skyway Farm Foundation Inc. , a service project of the Rotary Club of St. Louis. He is also on the board of directors of both the St. Louis Ambassadors and the St. LouiS County. At UMR he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity a nd was th e fratern ity's "Man of the Year" in 1965.

"The students stay overnight, and a dinner is held with UMR alumni to chat with the students about real life engineering concepts. We want to show those students and faculty members actual construction sites and what civil engineers will be doing in the work force in the practical side of engineering. "This also gives students a great opportunity to talk to engineering firms for future jobs. " -Leonard Kirberg