VOLUME 9, NUMBER B, NOVEMBER 1975 CALTECH NEWS PUB LIS H E D FOR A L U M N I A N D F R lEN D S 0 F THE CAL I FO R N I A INS TIT UTE OF TEe H N 0 LOG Y
First Kenan Judge Shirley Hufstedler Professor: named to Caltech Board Harry B. Gray The nation's highest ranking as in education, Judge Hufstedler has woman judge, U. S. Circuit Judge often affirmed her belief that there is Dr. Harry B. Gray, 39, Caltech Shirley Hufstedler of the Ninth Cir nothing in the daily lives of individu chemistry professor for the past ten cuit Court of Appeals, has been als that is not touched by the law and years, has been named the first Wil elected to the CaItech Board of Trust the processes of justice. liam R. Kenan, Jr. Professor. ees, according to an announcement Describing herself as inde "The selection of Harry Gray as the by R. Stanton Avery, chairman. pendent-minded, she has said, "I've first occupant of this chair is a tribute The second woman in U. S. history participated in the women's rights re to both his charismatic qualities as a to reach that level in the judiciary, naissance all my life. I have always teacher and to his leadership in scien Judge Hufstedler has served in her believed that all human beings, in tific research," said President Harold present position since 1968. Prior to cluding women, should have oppor Brown in announcing the appoint that, she was a justice of California's tunities to make the best of their ment. Second District Court of Appeals. She abilities. " "I really feel great about this ap was named a Superior Court judge at Judge Hufstedler spends time each Harry 8. Gray pointment," Gray remarked. "The 35, and seven years later was named year teaching a seminar for appellate fact that the professorship honors to the U. S. Court of Appeals. ju.dges at New York University, and both research and teaching makes it The Ninth Circuit covers thousands working with an advisory council to especially meaningful to me, for I've tist gave the CaJtech commencement of miles, and includes California, find ways of sharpening up proce always made it a point to get to know address last June. Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Mon dures in the appellate courts. She is my students. And of course it's a spe- A native of Kentucky, he received a tana, Nevada, Arizona, Alaska, chairwoman of a national commission cial honor to have been chosen as the BS degree from Western Kentucky that deals with improvements in the first person to receive the professor- University in 1957. He obtained his criminal justice system, and serves on ship." PhD degree from Northwestern Uni- various committees of the federal ju The irrepressible Gray, who is versity. dicial system and the American Bar noted for his use of lively classroom He was NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at Association. presentations to keep his students in- the University of Copenhagen in Born in Denver, she graduated terested, including one memorable 1960-61. In 1961 he joined the chemis from the University of New Mexico appearance dressed as a horse, try faculty at Columbia UniverSity, and Stanford Law School. She and added, " I think I'll have some new becoming the youngest full professor her husband, attorney Seth M. Huf _ ...I.l.!.UJW.J.J es ma d e u p i of th4:!-.J.l.1J.tll!.-.mStolI¥--'lJL tJllilJWJIJJ!lsru:w:wLL.LO __ stedler, liv in Pasadena- with their occasion." 1965. The Columbia student news- son, Stephen. The energetic chemist is widely re- paper appeared with a black border spected for his research, which cur- the day it announced his departure rently emphasizes studies of the for CaItech in 1966. chemistry of excited sta tes of The winner of several awards - in Four quasars metallo-organic compounds and the cluding the American Chemical Soci role of metal ions in living organisms. ety Award in Pure Chemistry - and discovered in He has published more than 200 sci- member of numerous professional Shirley Hufstecller entific papers and ten books. Tn rec- and honorary societies, Gray is work ognitionofhiswork,hewaselectedto ing toward understanding the Hawaii, and Guam. Judge Hufstedler sky survey the National Academy of Sciences mechanisms by which energy is presides at regular intervals over the when he was only 35. stored to run biological systems. He courts in all of these locations. Four relatively nearby quasars Internationally known for hi in- and hi s group are trying to under In the field of education, she serves only 2.7 billion light years away from as a trustee at Occidental College and novative teaching methods, he was stand the reactions of metals with ox- earth-have been discovered by Cal named in 1972 as one of four notable ygen in these systems. • for the Aspen Institute of Humanistic tech graduate student Richard F. college chemistry teachers in the U.S. A grant from the William R. Kenan, Studies. She is a member of the Board Green. Green has surveyed one of Councilors of the University of by the Manufacturing Chemists As- Jr.-Charitable Trust made the new fourth of the night sky over a period of Southern California Law Center and sociation. chair possible. Mr. Kenan, who died three to five nigh ts per mon th for a of the Visiting Committee of the Har His rapport with people and sense in 1965, was a chemist, engineer, in year in a search for these cosmic ob vard Law School. She has been of humor are appreciated by students dustrialist, businessman, farmer, and jects which are the most energetic in awarded honorary degrees by the and faculty alike. The articulate scien- philanthropist. the universe. Universities of Gonzaga, New Mex The newly discovered quasars are ico, and Wyoming, and by Tufts and among the nearest to the earth that Occidental Colleges. astronomers have yet detected, and Judge Hufstedler termed her ap their discovery will help scientists pointment to the Caltech Board of understand how quasars are distri Trustees an expression of her lifelong buted in the universe, and to judge interest in the quality of education more accurately the distance of those and its contribution to human life. that are farther away. They also may She looks forward to her role on the help scientists unravel the mystery of Board as a means of keeping abreast what quasars are and how they pro of new scientific developments of im duce their tremendous amounts of portance to people throughout the energy. world. The discoveries were made as part "J have long been interested in Cal of a survey in which some 300 fields of tech and its scientific work," she said. the sky, or one-fourth of its total area, "Its faculty and students are out were photographed with the 18-inch standing. Technological develop Schmidt telescope at Palomar Obser ments have done much to change the vatory. Green's survey is part of a world, and Caltech has played a larger study on the distribution of major role in making these changes quasars that is being done by his re happen." search adviser, Maarten Schmidt, She said that she is particularly professor of astronomy and chairman eager to learn about the role of women of Cal tech's Division of Physics, at Caltech, and about contributions Mathematics and Astronomy. An 80-mil/ion-year-old shell may help us to understand the evolution of a protein. Stephen Weiner, that women are making in science. Each piece of Green's film includes graduate stuclent in geology, has extracted fossi/izecl protci~ from the shell he IS holcllng . Weiner IS comparing this protein with that of the crea ture's modern COUSin to see whether there are any differences Known for her interest in prison an average of 20,000 stars down to the between th e an ienl and modern proteins. conditions and in criminal law, as well 17th magnitude. NOVEMBER 1975 CALTECH NEWS 2 Inquisitiveness at peak among entering freshmen
" My goal in life is to find something erable time to assemble, suffered from that was not known before abo ut a miscalibrated power supply, inabil what goes on in the universe. A Cal ity to control the time drop for more tech education would help me find than one voltage setting, a curious the area tha t is most promising for my lack of charge in the latex spheres, a search, whether it is 10,000 light years poor micro copic system for viewing away, in living organisms upon the particles, and blatant operator inex earth, or within my own mind." perience." The high school student who gave Despite the limited uccess of his this reason for wanting to enroll at experiments, the Admissions Com Ca ltech is getting the opportunity that mittee gave him its bleSSing, and he's he hoped for. He's one of224 men and already on hi s way to learning more women in this yea r's freshman class, effective research techniques. the second largest in the school's hi s Stirling L. Huntley, associate dean tory. Last year, entering freshmen of graduate studies and director of numbered 212. admissions and financial aid, said that The 206 men and 18 women in the the quality of th e incoming class is class of 1979 surely ca n match any consistent with that of previous years. Haywood Robinson, center, leads discussion group at Freshman Camp. previous group of Caltech freshmen The average scores of this year's in terms of their technological inquisi freshmen o n College Board Scholastic tiveness. Typical wa the enthusiasm Aptitude Tests again fell within the of the high school student who wrote upper 2 percent in the nation. Sixty on his request for admission, " I have two members of the class, or 27 per quite a few interests that were not cent, had been valedictorians- the being fulfilled by my school; conse sa me percentage as la st year. Frosh Camp: different quently I pursued them on my own. Huntley said Caltech has more Small rocket designs and ballistics in sophomore and junior transfers this when you're 'an alumnus trigu ed me. year than last; 36 transfers are enter ing Caltech this fall, compared with 32 " I did some studying into these and la st year and 14 the year before. As a Caltech IlIldergraduate, Haywood tech than when I was a freshman, my was fascinated by the de ign prob Huntley also noted that a larger I. Robinson starred ill both student ac apprehensions lingered because my lems involved. I would have built a percentage of this year's class than tivities alld in athletics. As president of task was still unfinished. couple of the rockets described but last year's comes from California; 48 the Ca l tech Y, he led that orgallizat ion in a In June 1974, I graduated from Cal my parents put their foot down." percent of the entering freshmen live fast-paced year. As olle of the fi II est rLlIl tech - the greatest moment of my But this parental roadblock didn't within the state, compared with 40 lIers ill Caltech's history, he broke or tied life, for me and for my family. But deter him for long; naval research met percent last year and 47 percent the two school records , the 100-yard dash alld there was sadness mixed with my joy, with less resistance in his household. previous year. the 200. Undefeated ill the 100 in the because I was leaving behind all the He proceeded to design a small two This past spring, the Admissions SCIAC COllferellce his senior year, he ad people who had become such a close foot working model submarine with Committee resumed its practice of vallced to the semifillal ill that evellt ill the part of my life. functioning ballast tanks, rudder and sending faculty members to interview Nationa ls of th e NCAA College Divisioll . This past September, I attended diving tanks, a small centrifuge prospective stude nts at their high He also lettered in football for four years. Freshman Camp again. The fear and pump, and a gravity switch . schools. Huntley believes that these Now a medical studellt at UC [roille, anxiety that I had felt five years earlier The designer had graduated first in interviews-halted the previous year Robillsoll describes his emotiolls 011 re was evident on the faces of the new a class of 500. No doubt he was the beca use of the e nergy CriSIS turnillg, for the first time as all alumllLlS, students. kind of stude nt w h o inspired a -contributed to a 5 percent increase to Freshman Camp. I had believed that my experiences member of his high school faculty to in the volume of a pplications over at this Camp would be similar to those respond when asked, " Is he ever a 1974. There were 951 applicants this by Haywood I. Robinson , BS '74 of previous years, but I was wrong. problem?" by saying, "Onl y when he year, compared with 901 the previous Because I was now an alumnus, I challenges his teachers with difficult year. In September of 1970, I embarked didn't stay with students. I stayed questions. " He believes that another factor con on the most important endeavor of with faculty and members of the ad tributing to the increase may have my life: the beginning of my Caltech ministration, and with all the other One student gave a painfully hon been a change in the formula used by career. That endeavor began with alumni in our own little house called est reply o n his application as he de colleges throughout the country to what we have all come to love and "The Lodge." scribed an oil drop experiment that he determine the amount of aid offered enjoy - Freshman Camp. Immediately I felt a rapport with initiated. to families in relation to their income. Asol sat on the grass at Frosh Camp, my housemates that was quite differ "While it was not successful, it was Recent revisions in the tables give a legs and arms folded, gazing at all ent from the warmth I had felt for educational in terms of insight into better break than previously to those administrators as they wel them as an undergraduate. Within a the li ves and problems of research sci middle-income families and thus may comed us, I was fill ed with im few hours, I had become a real alum entists," he commented ca ndidly. have enco uraged applications to the measurable anxiety. I was convinced nus of Caltech, and had grown into a "The experim ent, which took consid- In stitute. that I was the one mistake the Admis colleague of my former teachers. This sions Committee had ever made, and fantastic experience was one of the that I was at Caltech because of some benefits of being an alumnus that administrative error. But soon I came as a pleasant surprise. learned that 200 other people in my Looking back at that weekend at class had the same feelings - and this Catalina and attempting to sum insight was comforting. marize my feelings there, I'm really at Freshman Camp is generally per a loss for words. All I can say is that ceived in one of two ways. Either a I'm only starting to scratch the surface freshman sees it as the one last pre of understanding the ideals conveyed cious interlude before the Caltech when someone says, "This is what routine begins, and one that he wants Caltech is all about." to savor, or he falls into an overanx ious, hyperactive state of mind. This state induces thoughts such as: "This CAL TECH NEWS is a waste of time and I want to get on with my work in physics, mathemat Vol. 9 No.8 November 1975 ics, and chemistry." Needless to say, Issued nine limes a year (Sept., Oct., Nov., after a few weeks the student who Dec., Feb., Mar., Apr., June, and July) and had the second reaction comes to published by the California Institute of sympathize with the one who had the Technology and the Alumni Association, 1201 Eas t California Blvd ., Pasadena, first. California 91125. Attending Frosh Camp as a Second-class postage paid at Pasadena, sophomore and then as a senior gen California. erated feelings similar to those I ex EDITORIAL STAFF A Teflon bag used to collect morning a ir atop Keck Laboratory is inflated at dedication ceremonies for a new research·oriented Air Q uality Laboratory. Equipment in th e laboratory is be ing used by Sheldon K. perienced in my freshman year, ex Executive edi tor: WinifTed Veronda Friedlander, professor of chemical and environmental hea lth enginee ring, and other Caltech engineers 5laftassocialfs: Joy Hays, Ann Reed, and Kay cept that now I could see the light at Walker. and scientists, to srudy Ihe origin, compos ition, and movement of atmospheric pollutants in th e Los the end of the tunnel. Although I had Angeles basin. Srudying lhe photochemical processes which lake place inside th e bag is one of th e man y PholographfT: Floyd Clark. ways Ihe Air Quality Laboralory is working loward improved m Ihods of smog control . come to know a lot more about Cal- 3 CALTECH NEWS NOVEMBER 1975
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Death claims four close OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS PRESIDENT WIII"ml l Car roll BS '48, MS '49 VI CE PR£SIDENT John U. Cf'e as ' S) to Caltech community SECRnARY G l OUI ' Ilelc hc>r 8S . S6, MS . 5 7 TREASURER RIlh,mll. V,ln II.HI. BS '5 l1 PAST PRESID£NT The Caltech community has been HUNT LEWIS, whose art so elo R.lyrnolld l /leMoc i. IJ } '52. M~ '51 saddened by the deaths of four indi quently captured the mood of the Cal DIKECTORS lo:'(1)h A Dolxowol~I. 1 I} ~ •49 viduals who made rich and varying tech campus, died on September 22 in Oll\ot'f II C.uclner OS '5 1 Roberl a CrCh ~ mdrl 8S ' )J contributions to the Institute during Sierra Madre, California. He was 75. c..rolc> l /l.,mlhon PhO '(,1 their lifetimes. Rol( Ild \lrup BS ' S], MS '54, ME '58 Lewis's watercolors of Caltech at Rllh.ud A, K.u p B!, 'M tracted many admirers at the Institute le Val lund as '47 Wrlll,lrlll M..Hlrn III 8 ·b9. M ~ '7() PAUL C. EATON, professor of En and were selected on occasion by R.aYnlond A. Saplr~ K!) '44 lron T Srlver PhD '55 glish, emeritus, and dean of students President and Mrs. Harold Brown for Ho W('1I N Ty lOOn , Ir BS' 50 for 17 years, died on September 18 at use on their Christmas cards. A re relet M Wrl zba ch I:J S 70 Anne L. Bacon ioined th e Ca Jtech 51all in J95 I and SECRnARY EMERITUS his home in Kennebunkport, Maine. tired industrial designer, Lewis tu held demanding resea rch and editorial respon Don.lld . CI,ul. OS ' 29, MS ' 10, PhI) ']4 The 69-year-old English scholar came tored Caltech foreign students in En sibilities over the next 24 yea rs in the om e 01 the TREASURER EMERITUS Ass istant to th e Pres ident. under Pres idenl lohn R. fee OS '5 1 to Cal tech as a visiting lecturer in En glish from 1967 to 1971. His widow, Emeritus Lee A. DuBridge; and in the Develop EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR glish in 1946 and stayed to be named Rosemary, survives. ment O ffice. At her reliremenl part y, more than lames B. Black associate professor and associate 200 members 01 th e Ca llech community Ii lied the dean of students. Hall 01 th e Associates 10 wish her well. O ne 0 1 the Funeral services were held on Oc well-wishers was D uBridge himself, w ith Miss tober 5 for EDITH MILLIKAN. Mrs. Bacon in the picture above. ALUMNI CHAPTER OFFICERS Although he gave up his duties as Millikan was the widow of Clark Mil dean in 1969, he continued to teach BOSTON CHAPTER likan - former head of the Ca ltech President Duane Mar~ha ll '53 English until 1971 . He is survived by aeronautics department - and the Meeting topic: 9 Hadley Rd ., Lexington, Mass. 0217) his widow, Katherine, a son, James, daughter-in-law of Robert Millikan, CHICAGO CHAPTfR and a daughter, Rebecca. President Howard E. Jessen '46 who was administrative head of Cal al r poll ution 225 Ridge Ave., Winnetka, III . 60093 tech for almost 35 years. DETROIT CHAPTER PETER R. KYROPOULOS, MS '38, Presidenl PhD '48, a member of the mechanical control efforts 25406 Parkwood, Hunllltgton Woods, Mi. 48070 Secrelary.Treasurer Douglas R Chr istman '59 engineering faculty for many years, A Pasadena resident, Mrs. Millikan 1463 Carr iage lane, Rochester. MI . 48063 had been president of the Pasadena died on May 21 at his home in Bloom Progress in air pollution control in N£~ YORK CHAPTER field Hills, Michigan. He was 60. Me ntal Health Association for six California's South Coast Air Basin, President Kay taro C . Sugahara '6 1 Highly popular with his students, years and was founder of the 25 Osceola Ave ., Dobbs ferry, N.Y. 10522 and opportunities for additional Vice President Delbert C. McCune '56 Kyropoulos joined the faculty as in association's clinic. She had also abatement, will be assessed at a con Ooyce Thompson Institute, structor in 1943 and later became an served on the board of directors of the 1086 North Broadway, Yonkers, N.Y. 10701 ference December 2-3 in Ramo Au SKretilry - Treolsu~r Harry J. MOOre, Jr. '48 associate professor. He left Cal tech in Southern California Choral Music As ditorium. Sponsored by the Industrial IBM Corp_, Rou te 22, Armonk, NY. 10504 1957 to join the executive engineering sociation and was a member of the Associates and EQL, the program is SACRAMENTO CHAPTfR staff of General Motors in Detroit and Caltech Women's Club. She is sur President Melvi n A. HoIlal\d '60 open to alumni. 41 4 1 Stowe Way, Sacramento, Calif. 95825 continued in that capacity until his vived by four children, Lynn, David, Four half-day sessions will include: Vke President Norman B. Hume '26 death. He is survived by his widow, Gwilym, and Virginia Parry; a 2730 Morley Way, Sacramento, Calif 95825 "Air Quality Standards and Policy," Secretilry-Treolsurer William D. Pyle '49 Betty, and a daughter, Susan. brother, and two sisters. 3910 Du nster Way, Sacramento, Calif. 95825 chairman, Arie J. Haagen-Smit, pro fessor 'of bio-organic chemistry, Meetings : Universi lyClub. 917 " H " St. Luncheon secol\d Fridayof ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ea h mon th al noon. VISlhngalumni cOfdial ly invrted-no rese(v,. CA LIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOCY emeritus, Cal tech; "Status of Air Pol lions. Pasadena, Cali fornia lution Control," chairman, Sheldon SAN DI£eO CHAPTER BALAN E.S HlillT K.--F fiedlander.,-pr-efe55er~of-ehem iea~-_id
September 23, 1975 secretary. NOVEMBER 1975 CAlTECH NEWS 4 PERSONALS
1925 This win qualifies us to represent the United BYUNG -KOO KIM , MS, PhD '72, is working sons, two broth ers, a sister, and four grand Nobel laureate LINUS PAULING, PhD, pro States in the World Championship to be held in for th e Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute children. fessor of chemistry, emeritus, and professor of Nova Scotia in August 1976." in Seoul. W. STUART JOHNSON on July 22. He was chemistry at Stanford University, received th e LAWRENCE S. GR IFFITH is movin); to Denver, JOSEPH RHODES, J R. , is serving his second retired. United States' hi ghest scientific award, the Na Colorado, as ex plorati on mana ger for W estburne term in th e Pennsylvania H ouse of Representa tional Medal of Science, from President Fo rd at GEORGE L. PAULUS on March 24. He was Ex plora ti on. He had been a geologist with Ojala tives. retired. ce remonies in Was hington, D . C. Pauling was Resources, Calgary, Ca nada. honored " for the ex trao rdinary scope and JO HN B. WIL GEN, MS, PhD '75, is a resea rch WAL LACE C. PEN FIELD on May I. He was power of his imagination, which has led to basic C. ALL EN WORTLEY, MS, is assistant profes associate at Oak Ridge Na ti ona l Laboratory, president of the firm of Penfi eld & Smith En contributions in such diverse fields as stru ctural so r with the Universit y of Wisconsin , working Tennessee. gin eers in Sa nta Barbara. Survivin g arc his chemistry a nd the nature of chemica l bonding, in co ntinuing educa tion for engineers. H e also wife, M ary j ea n, a da ughter, and a so n. 1970 immunology, and th e nature of genetic dis ha s been named president of th e Wisco nsin eases," Section of th e America n So iety of Civil En RI CHARD B. LOHMAN received the degree of 1927 gineers. master of internati onal management from th e DONALD S. STONE o n June 5. He wa a re 1930 American G rad uate School of International tired patent attorney for the Du Pont Company. ROLAND C. HAWES retired from Cary In 1961 Manageme nt a t the school's G le nda le, H e is survived by a son and a daughter. strument s, Varian Associat es, three years ago HERB ERT RI CE is directing a training program Ari zo na, ca mpus. for Peace Corps volunteers who have CO Il"le to 1929 and is a consultant in analytical instrume nta THOMAS A. NAG YLAKI , PhD, is assistant Nepal to build suspension bridges. BOLIVAR ROB ERTS on August 19. He was tion. He is cu rrentl y developing a laser doppler professor in lh e department of bio physics and retir "' d. blood veloc ity monitor (or lise on th e retina of th eoretica l biology at th e Universit y of Chi cago. the eye at the City of Hope. 1964 WILLIAM C. STWALLEY was promoted to DAVID 1'. SCHOR received his degree of doc 1930 tor of medicine from Case W es tern Reserve RALPH B. ATKI NSON, MS, in June fo ll owing 1936 professor of chemistry at the Universit y of Iowa and will spend the nex t year on leave in th e Universit y School of Medicine and will be an automobile acci dent. H e was former pres i WILLIAM C. COOPER, MS, PhD '38, retired in Chemistry Secti on of the National Scie nce doing graduate training in pediatrics at the dent of the Monterey Peninsul a oll ege board June aft er 46 years with the U. S. Department of Foundati on . Universit y of Rochester'S Associated Hospital of trus tees and th e founder of th e A tki nson Agricu lture, but is co ntinuing to work as a co i program. Color La boratories and th e Fe rroprint Corp ora laborator with the federal government in con 1965 tion, both in Los A ngeles. Surviving are his nection with th e citrus industry. Cooper hopes GERALD R. ASH, MS, PhD '69, i a member of 1971 wife, Doroth y, and a son. to travel to China to seek out new va ri eti es of the technical staff in the Network Planning Di LEONARD C. BERMA N is a grad uate student oranges. vision of Bell Laboratori es in Holmdel, New in computer sci ence at Cornell University. 1931 Jersey. STEPH EN K. DECKER, MS, is an engineer BENJAMI N HO LZMAN, MS '33, a retired Air 1938 with the IBM Corporati on in San Jose, Ca li fo r Fo rce briga di er general, on July 29 in Fl orida JOHN L. MERRIAM has returned to his profes SATISH V. DES AI , MS, PhD '69, is manager of process control at Redken Labs, Van Nuys, nia. from co mplications fo llowin g a stroke. H e is sorship in the agri cultural engineering depart survived by his wife, Ka th erine, and a daugh Ca lifornia. WILLIAM K. DELAN EY, PhD '75, has entered ment at Californ ia Polytechnic State Universit y, ter. San Luis Obispo, California, after spending his DEWITr A. PA YN E and his wife, Ali ce, are th e the jes uit novitiate to begin studi es fo r th e sabbatical leave studying the automation of ir parent s of a second child, Anne Harrell , born priesthood. LAWR ENCE E. KIN SLER, PhD '34, on May 18. He retired in 1970 after 29 years as a physiCS riga ti on systems in th e western Mediterranea n onJune 1. KNUT S. SKA TTUM, PhD, is a senio r project professor at the U.S. Navy Postgraduate countries. Just before his departure fo r Europe, engineer for Norsk Hydro A.S., of Oslo, Nor JOHN C. SIMPSO N, JR ., has been promoted to School. Surviving are hi s wife, Ka thleen, and he was selected as the al Poly nominee for the manager of pl anning and financia l analysis in way. Outstanding Professor Award in the California two sisters. the Middle Eas t department of Mobil O il Cor GORDO N P. TREWEE K, MS, is a seni or en State Uni versit y and College System. porati on. gineer with James M. Montgomery Engineers 1932 of Pasadena, Ca lifornia. JAM ES C. MOUZON, PhD, on August 13 fol 1946 1966 lowing a I 'ngthy illness. He was professor EDWARD B. MO NTEATH, MS, AE '47, has ALAN HARRI S completed his do torate at 1973 emeritu s in elec trical enginee ring at th e U niver been promoted to vi ce president-advanced UCLA in March and is now working at JPL in DA NIEL C. HARRI S, PhD, is an assistant pro si ty of Mi chi ga n. He is survived by hi s wife, programs, with Rockwell Inte rnationa l's th e trac king and orbit determinati on sec tion. fessor in the department of chemistry at UC Rocketdyne Division. His new responsibilities Eli za beth , and two daughters. JEFFREY L. PRESS ING is an assistant professor Davis. will involve th e division's work on environ of music at La Trobe U niversity, M elbourne, 1934 mental programs, energy systems, and ad JONATHA N V. POST received his Master of Australi a. PAUL L. KARTZKE, MS '35, on Sept e mber 7. SCience degree in computer scicn c from the vanced liquid and solid rocket engine technol He was a retired vice president of She ll Oil DONALD S. REM ER, MS, PhD '70, ha s left the University of Massachuse tt s, Amherst. H e is ogy programs. Before his new assignment, Company and presid ent and chief executive Exxo n Chemical Company in Baton Rouge, working on a PhD in artificial intelligence and a Monteath was director-liquid rocket' programs off icer of Shell Canada, Lt d. for Rocketdyne. Loui siana , to acce pt a position as associat e pro master of fin e arts in poe try, and writ es, ''I'm fessor of engineering at Harvey Mudd College more and more convince d that th e universe is 1937 1948 in Claremont, California. He writes, "My wife an art ichoke." WILLI AM DI CKI NSON YA LE, MS '38, on Jul y JUSTI N L. BLOOM, formerl y acting director of and I are happy to return to southern Ca lifornia. J. RANDOLPH STO NES IF ER, Ph D, is assistant 9 after a long illness. H e was a re ti red Texaco the O ffi ce of Nuclear and Energy Affairs, De I still playa lot of te nnis and we took up sq uare professor of mathemati cs at Lafayett e College, exeru tive. Su rviving arc his wife, Ara Tread partment of State, has been transferred to th e da nci ng while we were in Louisiana." Eas ton, Pennsylva nia. Pri or to his appoi nt well, two da ughters, and a son. U. S. Embassy in Tokyo, where he is embassy ment, he was visiting ass istant professor at counselor for scientific and technological af 1967 Ke nyon College in Ga mbier, Ohio. 1939 fair s. GERARD E. BLOCH, MS, has jOined his JO HN de P. T. HIL LS, MS, retired Air Fo rce LA NG HORNE P. WI TH ERS, JR ., is a member DOUGLAS C. STRAI N, president and general father's offi ce, Cabinet Bl och, Paris, as a patent colonel, on August 17 at th e Beth esda Naval attorn ey . of the technica l staff of Mechanics Resea rch, Medical Center after a lo ng illness. He is sur manager of Electro Scientific Industries, Port Inc., Westpark Drive, Virginia, aft er complet land, Oregon, received the first annual Howa rd JO HN R. EY LER is an assistant professor in th e vived by his wife, Eleanor, a son, and three ing two years of graduate work at the Univer Vollum Awa rd for Science and Technology department of chemistry at the Uni versit y of daughters. sit y of Chi cago. from Reed College. A member of The As Horida. He and Mrs. Eyler became the parents sociates, Strain is area chairman for th e 1975-76 of a second child, Jason, in June. 1940 1974 WALTER HOFMA NN o n June 7 of a hea rt at Alumni Fund in O regon. The award was estab G REG ORY R. SHUPTRINE has been promoted KAR EN S. EATON and JO HN M. G ARTH li shed as a tribute to one of the college's mos t to superintendent of the Technical Service Di tack. H e was an intern ati onally known wa ter were marri ed on July 12. She is a medi ca l stu resources specia li st with the U.S. Geological distinguished alumni, C. Howard Vollum, co vision of Australian Oil Refining Pt y. Ltd., New dent at the U niversit y of Ka nsas an d he is work founder a nd chairman of the board of Tek South Wales. Survey. Su rviving are his wife, joa n, a son, and ing as a program mer-analyst fo r th e Data Ser two daughters. tronix, Inc. The award is presen ted for signifi vices Administration of Johnson Cou nty, Kan 1968 cant contributions to the technological and sci sas. 1962 entific activ it ies of the Pacific North west, espe ROLAND C. BI NST, MS, is manager of the Fi rs t Na tional Ci ty Bank in Bru ssels, Belgium. J. STUART KE ITH, MS, of a heart attack in cia lly those in Oregon. january. H e was a manager in structural sys 1951 1969 tems with M cDonnell Douglas in H ouston, Texas. NI GEL PRIDMORE- BROWN, MS, has been WILLIAM A. COTY received his PhD degree fr om Johns Hopkin s Universit y in June a nd is a OBITUARIES named manager of advanced design at North 1963 rop Corporation's Ventura D ivision in New research fell ow a t th e Baylor Coll ege of M edicine in H ouston, Texas. H. HUNTER HILL, MS, in an aut omobile acci bury Park, California. He will be in charge of 1922 dent on June 12. He was a staff member at Los JOSEPH E. DAVIS, MS, PhD '72, is a self new product development. JIR O MO RIT A on August '10. lie is survived by Al amos 5 ientific Laboratory, New Mexico. His employed engin eering consultant . his wife, Rciko, two sons, and two daughters. w ife, Belle, survives . CORNE LI US J. PI NGS, MS '52, PhD '55, vice WALTER M. DENE KA S is a project adminis provost, dean of graduate studies, and professor trator with Gould, In c. W. FARRAN D WILSON on June 23 foll owing a hea rt attack. H e was reti red and had se rved in of chemi al engi neering and chemical physi s, ROBERT A. DU KELOW, MS '70, Ph D '74, is an Ca lt ech, was chosen as the fi rst annual Bice n an advisory capacity with th e I. T. E. Imperi al electronic engi neer with th e Naval Undersea tennial Commemoration Lecturer in Chemical ompany of Houston. Surviving is his wife, Center. Engineering at Louisiana State Universit y. He Cecil e. Plesset given NANCY RATHJ EN HAYLES, MS, is an in delivered the lecture on October 28; it was enti stru ctor in Engli sh at Dartmouth Coll ege. She tl ed: "Critical State Anomali es: a Singul ar Tale 1924 received an M.A. degree from Mic hi gan State of Two Phases." ALFRED B. BONNETT on August 8. He was a advisory role Uni ve rSit y and is a doctoral ca ndidate at th e ci trus grower in Ri ve rside, Ca li fo rnia . 1956 Universit y of Roches ter. PAUL L. MAG ILL on Fe bruary 25. RO BERT L. SHACKL ETT, PhD, professor of SCOTT W. JENNINGS received his JD degree on u.s. panel physics at California State Uni versit y, Fresno, fr om the Uni versit y of Wi sconsi n Law School in 1925 has been named ac ting dean of th e School of August and has been admitted to the Wi sconsi n II UG H J. P. BYRNE on April 2 1. He was re Milton S. Pl esset, professor of en Graduate Studies. Bar. He is doin g graduate work at th e Univer tired. sity of Pennsylvania Law School, where he ex gineering science, has been appointed ALB ERT CHAPMAN on May 6. He was a self by the U. S. Nuclea r Regulato ry 1957 pects to receive his LLM . degree in June. employed co nsultant in plant enginee ring and EDWI N X. BERRY writes, " In June my wife LARRY L. KES MODEL received his rhO de maintenance. Commission to its Advisory Commit Valeri e and I won the U.S. National Champion gree from the Universit y of Texas in '1 974, com tee on Reactor Safeguard s. The advis shi p for th e International Fireball 16 foot, one pleted his postdoctoral fe llowship in research 1926 ory co mmittee, established by fe deral CA RL G. ER ICSSON at his home in August. deS ign, hi gh-performance sail boat. Placi ng physics at UC Berkeley, and is now senior staff law, is composed of inde pe nde nt first in three of the five races of the regatta gave scientist at th e Lawrence Berkeley La boratory, H e was a retired civil se rvice projec t engi neer at us an overall score of 10 points to easil y beat Inorga nic M ateri als Research Division, UC Ber th e Naval Facilities Engin eer Command in San speciali sts in va rious aspects of nuclea r the second-place boat which earned 21 points. keley. Diego. Surviving are hi wife, Deli ght, two power plant design and experti se.