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This Magazine is brought to you for free and open access by Scholars' Mine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Missouri S&T Magazine by an authorized administrator of Scholars' Mine. This work is protected by U. S. Copyright Law. Unauthorized use including reproduction for redistribution requires the permission of the copyright holder. For more information, please contact [email protected]. , A PUBLICATION OF THE MSM-UMR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MSM-UMR DIRECTORS AT LARGE CHRISTA DEGONlA ANDREW, '85, 13108 Dougherty Ridge Ct., St. Louis, MO 63 131-2212 ROBERT S. BRUCE, '69, The ew England, 12400 O li ve Blvd., Suite 102, St. Louis, MO 63141 ALUMNI GENE W. EDWARDS, '53, 159 Hillmont Drive, Paducah, KY 42003 ALISSA GAllAGHER, '81, 816 South Berry Road, St. Louis, MO 6312.2 DENNIS F. JAGGI, '70, Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp., 7301 orthwest Expwy., Oklahoma City, OK 73132 ASSOCIATION ROBERT R. MORRISON, Jr., '71, 730 Raintree, aperville, IL 60540 N AREA DIRECTORS

00-14 S. DALE McHENRY, '81, AT&T-Communica tions, 900 US Hwy 202/ 206, Room 3A223, Bedminster, J 07921 15-26 ROBERT C. PERRY, ' 49, 302 Fox Chapel Road, Apt. 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 27-36 WILLIAM H. GAMMON, '49, 4142 Southwell Way, Sarasota, FL 34241-6055 37-45 WILLIAM M. FARRELL, '65, 6204 Bertram Avenue NW, Canton, OH 44718 46-52 DENNIS J. KINCHEN, '78, 10836 Curri er Court, Brighton, Ml 48116 53-61 ROBERT J. WILSON, '62, 548 Rance Road, Oswego, lL 60543 62-62 ROBERT F. UTHOFF, '52, 42 Circle Drive, Springfield, lL 62703 --- 63-65 WILLIAM W. COLLINS, '50, 1608 Wi lson Circle, Roll a, MO 65401 MICHAEL E. FERRETTI, '67, 2492 Country Place Drive, Ma ryland Heights, MO 63043 JAMES L. FOIL, '74, 207 NE Country Lane, Lee's Summit, MO 64086 PHILIP A. JOZWIAK, '66, 1747 Staunton Court, Creve Coeur, MO 63146 DARLENE S. RAMSAY, '84, 155 Forest Drive, Labadie, MO 63055 ROBERT J. SCHNELL, '78, Union El ectric 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, 10881 Lowell, Overland Pa rk, KS 66210 66-72 JOHN MOSCARI, '51, 503 Coleman Drive, Longview, TX 75601 73-75 STEPHEN M. TI-DES, '72, 3301 E 99, Tulsa, OK 74137 76-77 WA YNE T. ANDREAS, '58, 1802 Wili tefeather Trail, Crosby, TX 77532 Ca stleman Hall 78-84 RANDY G. KERNS, '74, 4797 Valhall a Drive, Boulder, CO 80301 University of Missou ri-Ro lla 85-92 WILLIAM M. HALLETT, 55, P. O. Box 64216, Tucson, AZ 85728-421 6 Ro lla, M O 65401 -0249 93-99 SIDNEY J. COLE, '54, 13640 Paseo d el Roble Court, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Telepho ne (314) 341 -4145 FAX: (314) 341 -6091 STUDE NT REPRESE NTATIVES Email: [email protected] ROBIN ANN RUIZ, Student Union Board, 218 University Center-West, UMR, Rolla, MO 65401 OFFICERS ANDREW SEARS, Student Counci l Presid ent, 202 University Center-West, UMR, Rolla, MO 65401

President COMMITIEE CHAIRS GE RALD L. STEVENSON, '59 Ja cobs Engineering Croup, Inc. 25 1 Soulh Lake Avenue, Pasadena, CA 911 01 J. RICHARD HUNT, '50, 14913 Highway 82, Carbondale, CO 81623 JOHN CURT KILLINGER, '73, 14823 Preston Park, Houston, TX 77095 President-elect CALVIN M. OCHS, '49, 1304 Bello Pa seo Court, Je fferson City, MO 65 109 CRAJG S. O'DEAR, '79, Bryan Cave, P.O. Box 41 9914, Kansas City, MO 64141 MATTEO A. COCO, '66 GRAHAM G. SUTHliRLAND Ill, '64, Eichleay Corporati on, 6585 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-4407 J.5. Alberici Construction Co., Inc. 2 150 Ki enlen Ave., 51. Louis, MO 63121 JAMtS K. VAN BU REN, '63, Sverdrup Civil Co., 13723 Riverport Dr., Maryland Heights, MO 63043

Vice Presidents ALFRED J. BUESCHER, '64 PAST PRESIDENTS Sverdrup Corporation 13723 Ri verport Drive, Maryland Heights, MO 63043 ARTHUR G. BAEBLER, '55, 17 Zillzer Court, SI. Louis, MO 63 123 RICHARD H. BAUE R, '51, Missouri Electrochem, Inc., 10958 Lin-Va ll e Drive, SI. Louis, MO 63123 W. R. " PAT" BROADDUS, JR., '55 f2c5& ROB ERT D. BAY '49, 673 Princeton Gate Drive, Chesterfield, MO 63017 Assoc. Aggregates International ROB ERT M. BRAC KBILL '42, 9148 Clearl ake Drive, Dallas, TX 75225 1'. . Box 2545, Da lt on, GA 30722-2545 PAUL T . DOWLl G, '40, 10144 Winding Ridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63124 ROBERT T. BERRY, '72 RA YMOND O. KASTEN, '43, 901 West 114th Terrace, Kans. City, MO 64114-5220 Burns & McDonnell PETE R F. MATTEI, '37, 9954 Holliston Court, St. Louis, MO 63124 370 t S. Lindbergh Bl vd ., Sunset llills, MO 63127 JAM ES B. M CG RATH, ' 49, 12425 Balwyck Lane, St. Louis, MO 63131 - -'iI JOSEPH W. MOONEY, '39, 211 N. Central, Clayton, MO 63105 I J/'lI/III/iJe.I!J: JA IES E. BERTELSMEYER, '66 MELVIN E. NICKEL, '38, 10601 S. Hamilton Avenue, Chicago, lL 60643 3303 E 100th Place 5, Tulsa, O K 741 37-3536 J. ROBERT PATTERSON, '54, Show-Me, Inc., P. O. Box 573, Sikeston, MO 63801 125th LAWR E CE A. S PANIER, '50, 246 Eagle Drive, Jupiter, FL 33477 Secretary JOHN B. TOOMEY, '49, 9 Wilkes St., Alexandria, VA 22314-3853 annlVerSal LU C IEN M. BOLO , JR., '59 ROBERT V. WOLF, '51 , 1504 Scenic Drive, Rolla, MO 65401 celebratlo 902 S. W. Murray Roa d, Lee'. Summit, MO 6408 1 dUring Treasurer STAFF Hornecon J ERRY R. B YLESS, '59, Assoc. Dean, School o( Engineering Weekend 101 ERL, UMR, Rolla , MO 65401 DO ALD G. BRACKHAH ,'93, Executive Vice President, MSM-UMR Alumni As oeiati on LI DSA Y LOMAX BAGNALL, '76, Assistant Vice President, MSM-UMR Alumni Association Pgs 24.2' Assistant Treasurer J. L. "JA C K" PAI NTER, '50 1200 Ilomeilfe Plaza, Roll a, \1065401 i3132

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2 LEITERS TO THE EDITOR 30 ALUMNI NOTES 125th anniversary 4 CAMPUS NEWS 40 SECTIONS NEWS cel ebration during 20 ASSOCIATION NEWS 46 MINER SPORTS Homecoming Weekend Pgs . 24-29 ON THE COVER: MEMBERS OF THE WOMEN'S M NING ToM:" REBECCA CHRISFIELD, LEF , \ND DAPHNE PLA( E, HIGHT, PRAC' CE HAND-STEELING WHILE TEAMMATE LORI WISDOM LOOKS ON. PHOTO B' DAN SEIFERT/STONE HOUSE P~OT'lG~AP 1Y LETTERSTO ~______THE EDITOR RJ

UNDOING A LEGACY in the hierarchy of one's profession must be a Mission of the MSM·UMR Alumnus magazine The Spring 1995 issue of the MSM Alum­ rather heavy load to bear. It seems to me that The MSM-UMR Alumni Association publishes the nus is correct in pointing to the praiseworthy their time would be better spent in doing the MSM·UMR Alumnus to communicate and reflect contributions of MSM-UMR graduates in th e job that gains them the respect of their peers the past, current and future interests of the alumni of cleanup operations at Weldon Spring and that are from th e "majority. " If they can get this the Missouri School of Mines and the University of Missouri-Rolla. Times Beach, but I think there is an unfortu­ upset over a picture/title, then I hesitate to nate omission in your stories. think of the reaction to some direct a nd per­ Times Beach was caused by the actions of sonal sli ght UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI·ROLLA CHANCELLOR John T. Park a man who had no way of knowing that what Or, maybe it just all comes down to the fact he was doing was sowing th e seeds of disaster, that I don't care much for "whiners, " and feel MSM·UMR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT but everything at Weldon Spring was created that anyone capable of graduating from MSM­ Gerald L. Stevenson, '59 by managers and technical staff who certainly UMR should have the self-confidence to not be EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT should have known better. Given the domi­ looking for th e "nits" to pick! Donald G. Brackhahn nance of MSM-UMR in technology, especially And, may I compliment you on your an­ in the St Louis area, it seems virtuall y certain swer? It certainly fit the adage: "a soft answer The MSM·UMR Alumnus is written, edited, photographed, and designed by the staff of the that our fellow alums were among the respon­ turneth away wrath"! UMR Publications Department, the UMR News sible people with the U.S. Army, Atlas Powder, Ed Waltenspiel, CE'44 Services Department, and the MSM·UMR the Atomic Energy Commission, and Alumni Association. Mallinckrodt Chemical Company. MSM is recognized throughout the world as EDITOR If MSM-UMR accepts some of the praise for a leading scientific and engineering institution, Kathy Fillmer the restitution of Weldon Spring, it should also a degree from which is something to be very accept some of the blame for creating it in the proud of. ASSOCIATE EDITORS (Alumni) Lindsay Lomax Bagnall, '76 first place. It is not, I hope, turned into some sort of (Features & News) Andrew Careaga Dr. Charles C. Fuller, Math'73 politicall y correct-quota status-whining institu­ tion that its graduates demand to be recog­ CONTRIBUTING WRITERS nized for those qualities instead of their indi­ Laura Best LETTERS, RE: MEN AT Mindy Gardner '95 WORK vidual talents. Dick Hatfield I was surprised (shocked? dismayed?) to In my opinion, if you do something note­ John Kean Marianne Ward read the letters in the curre nt issue taking worthy it will be recognized as such or you can exception to the "Men at Work" picture [Spring, elect to go through life as being part of a quota. SUPPORT STAFF 1995] In summary, in the words of today's gen­ Tamie Hance Ronda Peplow Perhaps it 's my age (having graduated in eration, "get a li fe. " Thomas M. Englert, ChE'60 1944) but to be this sensitive about one's place PHOTOGRAPHY Robert Phelen Dan Seifert/Stone House Photography

. M-UMR Alumni Association: In To my friends the .MS e to serve as editor of the MSM MSM-UMR Alu mnus (ISSN 107S·279X) It has been my pnvdeg . The publication has h e years noW. Issued four Urnes per year (Ma rch, June, September. December) in Alumnus for over t r; es during the time, and I'm Ihe interest of Ihe graduates and former students of the Missouri gone through many c tang I ch.anges. I'm also School of Mines and Metallu rgy t'lnd the University of Missouri-Rolla. b a part of t lOse The MSM-UMR Alumnus Is published by the MSM-UMR Alumni ?roud to have een d 'nstl'tution as fine as the Assodatlon, Castleman Hall. University of Missouri -Roll a. Roll a. MO l I rke for an I 6540 1-0249. Second Class postage paid at Rolla. MO and additional pri vileged to 1ave WO ., R II The alumni, students, faculty mailing offices. . . 1MISSOUl!- 0 a. d' h POSTMASTER: Send address changes to MSM-UMR Alumnus. Unlversay 0 ' . d ecial group an a .as Cas tleman Hall. University of Mlssouri·Rolla. Rolla. MO 65401 -0249. ,fF UMR are Indee . a sp and staJJ at d work with them. h r to know an been an ono · . . this summer to move to We we lcome your comments and suggestions for I'm leaving the UniVersI ty '. I . bu.siness and a new 'aphlc c.eslgn your MSM·UMR Alumnus. Kentucky to start a new gl . . ' d in May. (He's an Letters to the editor may be add ressed to: life with the wondelful man I mal n e UMR Publ ications alum, too! ) .' I le ry capable hands of 1201 State St., Room 105 ga m e [ leave the ma : m~~e ;'90. I know that she will University of Missouri·Rolla, Rolla, MO 65401 Rebecca Martl.l1 Fllsbee, g h [ have. by FAX at 314-341·4262, or email at . . I II 01 YoU as muc as enjoy workmg wal. a _ Kathy FUlmer McHaney alumn [email protected] u

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, CHANCElLOR The, Rollo Building, circo 1894-95. ~ IN PRESIDENT Rolla's 1,300-some townspeople were ;9 mighty proud of their first public school building when it was erected sometime around 1870. It )ENT had more than enough room for Rolla's school children, so the board of education rented part of it to MSM. And so it was that that building, len, edited, which became known as the Rolla Building, lestaff al the became MSM 's home. First classes were called e UMR News to order there on Nov. 6, 1871, and classes ~SM·UMR continued to meet there for several years. For 14 years, it was the only building on campus. Th e Rolla Building became MSM's permanent possession when the University of Missouri Board of Curators bought it for $25, 000 in January 1875. ; nail, '76 :areaga

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\05 a, MO 65401 ernail al AROUND CAMPUS --Abull This is another vehicle not only to UM R's encourage us to think more positively about men! is enjo RADIO-ACTIVITY: lab and research work, but it's also a way to recent year economics KUMR program puts scien ce on the air get us working with professors. I definitely record level t h ink it will m a k e a d iff ere n c e . The boo A UMR pro fessor and a high th e adhesives used on jet ai rcraft. plan begun sc hool science teacher are giving oTras h-derived and refuse-de­ dra w more National Public Radio listeners a rived fuels. A 'sure' thing: ing majors weekly dose o f science with a oM ood-altering drugs. program. dash o f humor with " W e're Sci­ oThe history of Earth 's atmo­ Program promotes research -I belie­ sphere. ence," a new half-hour program careers for minorities dents who I produced by KUMR, the NPR T he program, produced by nors will be affiliate stati on on campus, and KUMR's John Fr anCiS , is avail­ UMR has found a sure way to is matching the grant with in­ their caree ca rried over th e NPR sa tellite ra­ able free o f charge via satellite to encourage m ore minority stu­ kind services, according to Gelles, assis dio system. all public radio stations in the dents into graduate school and Daopu Numbere, the prinCipal nomics and Dan Armstrong, Curators' United States. T he program made research ca reers: UMR's Senior investigator for the project and nor adviser. Professor of chemistry, and H ar­ its debut in January and is cur­ Undergraduate Research Expe­ an associate professor of petro­ -you have vey Rich ards, an award-winning rently heard on N PR affiliate sta­ rience (S URE) program. Sixteen leum engineering. cause and e sc ience teacher at St. Clair (M o) ti ons in seven states. minority undergraduate students SURE links each student with late the min High School, cover a variety o f "T he show is taking off better are conducting a variety of re­ a volunteer faculty mentor who because Slu science and tec hnology topics in than any of us imagined," says search through the SURE pro­ wants to help advance the stu­ ested ina mi th e half-hour program . Recent Francis. " It's quite unusual for a gram. T heir projects include de­ dent's career. need for a I topics incl ude: small station like KUMR to pro­ veloping an interactive software "T his program is very much tion are alS( duce a program with this much oH ow adhesives work- from program to help teach engineer­ needed for minority students," go-getters al Elmer's Glue and Super Glue to national appea l. " • ing, using electrical signals to de­ says SURE student H erman cessful.- termine underground geological " J.R." Smith III of Belleville, The ecor formations, and testing new ma­ III. , a senior petroleum engineer­ initialed the terials for use in coatings. ing major. "T his is another vehi­ I991to blOa Organizers hope the program cle not only to encourage us to den ts' knowl think more positively about lab will lead to an increase in the ma nage men and research work, but it's also a number of minorities pursuing economicsrr doctoral degrees. According to way to get us working w ith pro­ 13 in the sp the National Research CounCil, fessors. I defi nitely think it will this spring. no more than 35 minorities make a difference. " earned doctoral degrees each Harvest Collier, a professor year from 1975 to 1987. of chemistry and another SURE Lookil1 "SURE is a very exciting pro­ organizer, was one of the first to Foxy M. gram because of its potential im ­ volunteer as a mentor. "I know ' Excellenc how critical a m entor is to a pact," says Catherine Riordan, in part to c a SURE organizer and professor student's success," he says. " A The carr of psychology. " The number of mentor is more than an adViser; range of h, minority studen ts in th e graduate a mentor is someone who can of 19 Misl pipeline is small , but we are cre­ help you find resources, serve as Award frOI ating an infrastructure that could a source of recommendations ters. Foxy SBDC COUr move UMR into the national spot­ and in some cases , be a friend Technolog light as a leader in bringing mi­ for life. " Goss anc nority studen ts into research ca­ SURE is designed to enhance atarget_m, ree rs. UMR's existing m inority pro­ For more informati on about CUstomers A recent $250,000 National grams. UMR already ran ks the UMR CI any of these news items, Science Foundation grant to among the top engineering More recer please contact: UMR will fund th e program for schools in minority retention and VOlving a L four years. Nea rly all of the funds graduati on rates, according to dent team UMH. News Serv ices Since he will be used to pay undergradu­ the National Action Council for has seen h 314-341-4328. ates for th eir resea rch work. UMR Minorities in Engineering . been able t, redUces its

4 MSM-UMR ALUMNUS Summer,1995 -- A bull market in economics tonlyto It doesn't do any good to make Iyabo ut UMR's economics depart­ Most engineering students ment is enjoying a bull market in take one or two economics cours­ complicated, high -tech, advanced products aw ay to es as part o f their core curricu­ recent years, as enrollment in that are not useful. Engineers have to focus on efin ite ly economics as a minor has hit lum. To encourage them to com ­ record levels. plete 15 hours and earn an being cre~tars afvalue, not of things. , T he boom is the result of a economics minor , economics plan begun four years ago to professors extol the benefits of a draw more of UMR's engineer­ minor. Economics C hair Walter ing majors into the economics Johnson encourages students doesn 't do any good to make nomics topics were covered­ program. w ho earn A 's and B 's in the be­ complicated, h igh-tech , ad­ market failures, problems of in· " I believe engineering stu­ ginning economics courses to vanced products that are not come d istributions, business dents w ho have economics mi­ enroll in the minor program. useful. Engin eers have to focus structures- but I also spent ti me nors will be more successful in Gelles, who has degrees in on being creators of value, not on applicable concepts used in :ant with in· their careers," says Gregor y both engineering and econom­ o f things. " firm management," Gelles says. :cording to Gelles , assistant professor of eco­ ics, has long seen the connection Through the economics de­ Students already are reaping the principal nomics and the economics mi­ between the two fiel ds. " I feel partm ent, students m ay study benefits from the program . N eil : project and nor adviser. " H owever," he adds, there is a great similari ty between specifi c areas of interest, such as Massart of Imperial, Mo., who sor of petro· " you have to be careful about engineering an d economics ," energy and technology econom· earned a chemical enginee ring cause and effect It's hard to iso­ Gell es says. "In economics, we ics, or international, financial or degree with an economics minor student with late the minor as a single factor, analyze the problems of market business economics. In particu· in December, says his education­ mentor who because students who are inter­ failure and are concerned with lar, pursuing the financial op tion al mix was exactly what Montana .nee the stu· ested in a minor and who see the effici ency. Engineers also are provides students with prerequi· Tech of the University of Mon­ need for a broad-based educa­ concerned with efficiency and sites for an advanced degree, such tana in Butte, Mont, was looking s very much tion are also students who are being able to produce a given as a master of business adminis­ for in som eone to study open-pit ty students," go-getters and tend to be suc­ level o f output at th e low est cost. " tration degree. mining remediation. :nt Herman cessful. " Engineers with a good grasp T o keep courses relevant, "T hey needed someone who of Belleville, The economics department of economics will be better able Gelles conducts exit interviews understood chemical engineer­ urn engineer· initiated the minor program in to focus on the importance of with students who earn an eco­ ing, but had the economics back· lnother vehi· 1991 to broaden engineering stu­ their work in society and the bot· nomics minor. As a result of these ground," says Massart, who is :ourage us to dents' knowledge in business and tom line, Gelles says. " An engi· interviews, Gelles changed the analyzing options for removing zly about lab managem ent The number of neer's job is to take resources emp hasis in his microeconomics hazardous heavy m etals from butit'salsoa economics minors increased from and turn them into something theory course this past fall to a open-pit mines while earning a jng with pro· 13 in th e spring of 199 1 to 140 more valuable-something con­ more managerial and company­ master's degree in environm en· I think it will this spring. sumers n ee d , " he says. " It based focus. "AII the main eco- tal engineering . •

r, a professor Looking good: Foxy finds success notherSURE Co-op is booming : of the first to Foxy M anufacturing of Poplar Bluff, Mo., which w on an ntor. "I knoW " Excellence in Business Award " in February, credits its success A total of 164 UMR students­ - A n influx of companies that in part to a long·distance partnership with UMR. the m ost in a decade-worked quit recruiting co-op students mtor is to a The company, which manufactures and distributes a wide full-time last semester instead of several years ago but are return· -- he sayS. "A range of hand tools for homeowners and contractors, w as one In an adviser. of 19 Missouri firms to receive the Excellence in Business going to class through UMR's ing to the program . "One of the Jne who can Award fro m the Missouri Small Business Develo pment Cen­ cooperative education program. reasons for their return was the lrces, serve as ters. Foxy Manufacturing was nominated for the award by its T hat number represents a 50 need to hire entry-level engi­ ;nmendations SBDC counselors, Fred Goss and Ellen Pearce of the SBDC's percent increase over a year ago neers. ,. says Britton. " One cor­ Technology Search Center at UMR. • be a friend and points to good news for the pOl'ate recruiter stated, 'We ca n't Goss and Pearce first used on-line database sources t o create " nation's economy, according to get back into co-op too soon. '" a target·market list to help Foxy ex pand its markets and identify David Britton, assistan t director - An increase in th e number of ed to enhance customers in a specific geographic region. Foxy later called on ninority pro' the UMR center for more information and technical expertise. of UM R's Career Opportunities co-op students companies em­ Center. ploy. One company that hired dy ranks More recently, the UMR center has coordinated a project in­ rea v olving a UMR metallurgical engineering professor and a stu· According to Britton, the in­ only one co-op student last se· engineering dent team that will help Foxy solve a production problem. crease is due to a number of mester has hired six students this netention and Since he began working with the SBDC, owner Scott Lady factors, including: semester, Britton says. according \0 has see n his company's sales increase by 18 perce nt and has -New employers. Fourteen of About 200 students typically ouncil for been able to retain workers at a time when the company usually )n C the 130 employers in th e pro­ work in the program during the ering reduce s its work force. ne • gram are new . summer. Britton says . •

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the plate layers beneath the sea Cox developed his " Univer­ the beach that no longer has a Aneasil! Cruise was no floor. " M y specifi c job as a sedi­ sa l Power Converter" to be used discernable fingerprint," Arm­ menially Si vacation for geo men tologist was to describe the for th e em ergency charging o f strong says. But ratios of enanti­ gone in a I professor cores of sediments, and also to electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The omers tend not to change. Michae l Vi investigate spores and pollen converter uses high-frequency Armstrong and his team of An ocean cruise sounds like associate pi sa mples taken from within the power-switching technology so researchers will further study th e perfect way to spend a relax­ Througl rock sediments to determine the that it is both lightweight and enantiomers through a $210,000 ing vacation. But for Francisca from the Ail rock's age, " says Oboh, whose efficient for routine overnigh t use. grant from the U .S. Department Oboh , an assistant professor of is developil expertise is in the area of palynol­ It is fitted with an adaptable pow­ of Energy. " W e hope to prove geology and geophysics, a recent that can bel ogy, or the study of spores and er cord so that an EV ca n be that this technique works and it stint at sea has been far more technology poll en s. " I will also examine the charged from almost any power can be use d to prove liability " th an a vacation. comes from changes in color o f the spores to source. when a spill occurs, he says . • Oboh spent January and Feb­ aircraft. determine the burial temperature." " It is even possible to safely ruary on a scientific cruise off the "In the Th e research conducted charge th e EV's high-voltage sys­ shores of Cote d 'ivoire and Gha­ addressed t aboard the sh ip will be published tem from another car's 12-volt Burning rubber na, in W est Africa, to explore an coating dOL in a book to be released in about ignition battery using jumper ca­ eq uatorial Atlantic Ocean that in China infinity," sa a year. "The research has al­ bles," Cox says. " The converter formed about 100 million years T echnology developed at rector 01 L ready been proven successful," gives the driver and passengers ago when South America sepa­ UMR will soon be used in China tute. Aircri Oboh says. "T he scientists found in elec tric vehicles the secure feel­ rated fr om Africa "Our work fo­ to recycle millions of old tires into mustbestri that the sprea ding ocean ridge ing that they are not going to be cused on documenting the rifting oil , gas, carbon and steel. years so the formed after the land was sepa­ stranded som eplace far from processes that separated the two T he tire conversion process can be insp ra ted and probably p assed home. " • continents around the equator was developed by V irgil Flani ­ srressfrach. through the study area millions and formed a new ocean," Oboh gan, ME'60, a professor of m e­ says IfleftL of years earlier than previously says. chanical engineering and a re­ thought. " Solving a slick turescan ca The research is sponsored by searcher at UMR's Center for fail. l ew W eingarth, EE'81, also the Ocean Drilling Program, an Iwhodunit' Environmental Scien ce and took part in the cruise. Wein­ To makl internati onal partnership of sci­ Culprits of oil spills may not T ec hnology. Flanigan and his garth, formerly of SI L ouis, is an movable, \ entists and governments from be able to escape responsibility coll eagues at CEST have been electrical engineering supervisor instability in about 20 countries that explores in the future, thanks to a UMR working with PCC Group of Los for SEDCO, th e sh ip's operator. mers. Whel the Earth 's structure and history professor's research. A ngeles to develop th e technolo­ The U .S. National Science these unst benea th th e sea fl oor. When oil sp ills, it carries clues gy, which hea ts the tires to sepa­ Foundation is the principal fund­ From the drilling, researchers with it, says Curators' Professor rate th e ingredients. ing agency for the Ocean Drilling retrieve sed iments, rock samples of chemistry D an Arm strong, In a jOint venture with the Program. The Joint Ocea no ­ and other geophysical data from who has come up with a way to Chinese gov ernm en t, PCC Gettin! graphic Instituti ons Inc., a con­ help oil sleuth s. Armstrong iden­ Group is building a 60,000- sortium of 10 U .S. oceanograph­ Forty Ui tifies crude oil by its " enanti­ square-foot plant in Dalian, a ic institutions, m anages the on the fas omers"- th e left - and right-hand­ city in northeast China, to con ­ program . • school this ed mirror-image molecules that vert 7 million tires a year. The ne\V Master plant is expected to open th is act as biologica l markers, much Program. like amino acids in humans. Just su mmer. Theproe A "shocking" as sc ientists use DNA to identify T he old tires will be exports arship and; discovery about humans, Armstrong uses enanti­ from the West Coast of the Unit­ to help stud omers to identify oils and other ed States, Flanigan says. " We electric cars costs of tuit complex organiC mixtures. disca rd 260 million tires a year­ A new power converter de­ and board e Current o il-identi fication approximately one per person­ veloped at UMR may plug more benefit of II m ethods often don 't distinguish in the United States ," Fl anigan electric ca rs onto the highways. ing to DaVie T he converter, which makes one oil from another once it ages says, "so it wouldn 't take very it easier to recharge the batteries or washes ashore. A gas chro­ many of these plants to ge t rid of of electric vehicles, " may be the matograph ca n produce specific our waste tire problem .. , breakthrough needed to rejuve­ patterns- or fin gerprints-for Although Flanigan 's process A nate consumer interest in the elec­ crude oil , but only when the oil is will be tried first in China, "we tri c car as a viable means of trans­ in a closed holding tan k. hope that the technology ca n be Parents' 0 portation. " says Norm an R. Cox, When oil spills, "it immedi­ transferred back to the United The UMR ~ an assistant professor of electri­ ately begins to weather and even­ States," he says . • ~d there: cal engineering. tually you may get a tar ball on atch Your

6 MSM-UMR ALUMNUS Koederitz honored for excellence in teaching Leonard F. Koederitz, ChE '68, PetE '69: 70, Distinguished Teaching Professor and head of the petroleum engineering -- New primer vanishes in a flash program, is one of the 1994 recipients of the Governor's longer has a Award for Excellence in Teaching. Gov. Mel Carnahan honored Koederitz during the annual print," Arm. An easily removable, environ­ primer decomposes. Governor's Conference held in December in Kansas City, Mo. A fl as h lamp "dumps a huge ios of enanti. mentally saler primer may be The award, Carnahan said, is for "those individuals who have :hange. gone in a flash, says developer amount of energy in a very short made outstanding contributions to the quality of education at his team of Michael Van De Mark, a UMR period of time onto th e plane's Missouri's colleges and universities." urther study associate professor of chemistry. surface and vaporizes th e coat­ Koederitzjoined UMR's faculty in 1975. While at UMR he has ha$210.000 Through a $121,197 grant ing," Van De Mark says. When received 15 Outstanding Teaching Awards. In 1992, he was from the Air Force , Van De Mark th e fl ash lamp pulses, "you hear named the third Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor Department in the University of Missouri System. He also has received is developing an aircraft coating a bang that is caused by th e coat­ lpe to prove three Faculty Excellence Awards, the Burlington Northern works and it that can be used with " flash-lamp" ing going from a solid to a gas. " Faculty Achievement Award and the Society of Petroleum 'ove liability" technology to cut th e waste that Fl as h lamps effectively re­ Engineers Distinguished Faculty Award. ;, he says .• comes from stripping primer from move the top coat of paint but aircraft. are less effective on traditional Bledsoe wins Jefferson Award "In th e past, people haven't primers, Van De Mark says. "With Wayne Bledsoe, UMR professor of history, has won the addressed the issue that a plane's my approach," he adds, "we can University of Missouri System's 1995 Thomas Jefferson Award. )ber The annual award goes to a faculty member who "through coating doesn 't need to last for use the flash lamp to take off the personal influence and performance of duty in teaching, infinity," says Van De Mark, di­ primer- down to the bare met­ writing and scholarship, character and influence, devotion eveloped at rector of UMR's Coatings Insti­ al- and at three times the strip­ and loyalty to the university, best exemplifies the principles lsed in China tute. Aircraft paint and primer ping ra te of standard primers. " and ideals ofThomasJefferson." The award isfundedthrough lold tires into must be stripped about every five As a result, "all you have left a grant from the Robert Earll McConnell Foundation and 1steel. years so that a plane's aluminum are pigments and a little bit of carries a $5,000 stipend. Bledsoe joined the UMR faculty in 'sion process can be inspected for microscopic charred organ ic materials, but far 1969. He holds a ba chelor's degree from Tennessee (Chatta­ nooga) Temple University and master's and doctorate de­ Virgil Flani· stress fractures and corrosion, he less volume than with traditional grees from Michigan State University. He has won a number lessor of me· says. If left unchecked, such frac­ stripping methods," Van De Mark of teaching awards while at UMR. He also is editor of the 19 and are· tures can cause aircraft bodies to says. "You only have a few bags international journal Comparative Civilizations Review and is s Center lor fail. of waste materials to dispose of, UMR's archivist. ;cience and To make his primer more re ­ instead of doze ns and dozens of igan and his movable, Van De Mark builds drums of liquid hazardous waste. NSPE honors Paul Munger T have been instability into th e primer's poly­ This system really tries to mini­ The National Society of Professional Engineers has chosen Paul R. Munger, CE'58:61, a professor of civil engineering at Group of Los mers. When a fl as h lamp strikes mize pollution. " • UMR, as the recipient of this year's NSPE Distinguished these unstable polymers, the the technolo· Service Award. The NSPE presents the award to members for : tires to sepa· their outstanding services to engineering and for "eminence 5. attained by technical contributions to the field of engineering ture with the Getting a head start on grad school or by exceptional contributions to the engineering profes­ men!. pce sion." Munger was nominated for the award by the Missouri 9 a 60,000· Forty UMR freshmen will get ad missions at UMR, is that it gives Society of Professional Engineers and from NSPE-affiliated on the fast track to graduate students the opportunity to begin state societies in Arkansas and Illinois. in Dalian. a Munger will receive the award during NSPE's annual meet­ school this fall through UMR's research during the early stages of :hina, to con· ing in Louisville, Ky. , in July. their undergraduate study. Stu­ s a year. The new Master Student Fellowship Munger has been a member of the UMR faculty since 1958. to open this Program . dents can complete a bachelor's The program includes a sc hol­ and master's degree in five years. Professor awarded Fulbright scholarship arship and financial aid package Most students accepted into Jill be exports Jay M. Gregg, an associate professor of geology, has been to help students meet the direct the program are in the top 10 awarded a Fulbright scholarship to University College-Dublin 1st 01 the Unit· costs of tuition, fees , and room percent of their high sc hool grad­ in Dublin, Ireland, where he will lecture and conduct research In sayS. 'We and board expenses. But th e real uating class and score among the in the department of geology. Gregg begins his scholarship in I tires a year- benefit of the program, accord­ top 1 percent in th e nation on September and will return to UMR in June 1996. ~ per person­ The opportunity to spend an academic year at UCD came ing to David J. All en, director of national college tests . • tes." Flanigan after Gregg visited Dublin in 1993. That visit was fu nded by the Jefferson Smurfit Foundation, which sponsors an academic In't take very exchange program between UCD and UMR. lts to get rid of Attention UMR Moms and Dads! The Fulbright Scholarship, established in 1946, is designed blem "to increase mutual understanding between the people ofthe . 's process Igan United States and the people of other countries." in China, "we Parents' Day is Oct. 21 , and we'd love to see you on campus then ! I gy can be The UMR Parents' Association will be holding its annual meeting, Ino o . d to the Un]ie and there will be oth er activities planned for your enjoyment. • W atch your mail for further details!

Slimmer, 1995 7 AROUND CAMPUS Recipients of professional degrees at --Mine ~ spring commencement ceremonies

• Anil K. Agarwal, PhD Ce rE 'BO, co -founder and vice pre si dent of technology Clark addresses gradua tes a t spring development for Voice It Te chno logies of Poway, Calif. commencement • G.D. Bucci, PhD Chem'7l, president, chief executi ve officer and founder of Entrepreneur Clinton Clark , CONTACT International Corp . of Sunnyvale, Calif. MetE'63, and 19 other alumni • Dwight l. Deardeuff, M.D., Chem'72, an internal medicin e specialist in Rolla received honorary degrees at and the director of health services at UMR. Spring Commencement. • Monte E. Deckerd, GeoE'76, vice president of the energy department at Clark, president of Ironwood Colorado National Bank of Denver. Equity Inc. of Ironwood, N.J. , • John O. Farmer III, PetE'63, president and owner of John O. Farmer Inc. of and of CAC Investments Inc. of Russell, Kan. Morristown, N.J. , delivered the • Donald R. Fosnacht, Ph D MetE'7B, senior research engineer at Inland Steel commencement address and re­ Co . of East Chicago, Ind. ceived an honorary doctor of • Donald J. Gunther, CE'60, executive vice president of Bechtel Group Inc., and engineering degree. president of Bechtel Europe, Africa and the Middle East, of London , England. Additional honors at the cer­ • Gary W. Havener, Math'62, president and owner of Havener Enterprises Inc. emony included th e awarding of of Fort Worth, Texas . the Chancellor medal to Jim C. • Julius Hein, MS EMgt'73, director of the centra l region of the Defen se Systems Pogue, UMR professor emeritus Management College for Defe nse Acquisi tion University of St. Loui s. of English. T he medal, which is • Herman R. Hirner, AE'70, director of operations at Diemakers Inc. of Palmyra, ~;.;.;..;.....---- authorized and sponsored by the Mo. MSM-UMR Alumni Association, • Richard E. Jordan, ME'70, president and co-founder of Pari c Corp. of St. Louis. honors individuals who have con­ • Vernon l. Kasten . CerE'45, president and co-founder of Ceramo Co. Inc. of The Sch( Jackson. Mo. tributed to the well-being, growth has its own i • Prakash Krishnaswamy, MS EMch'73, co-founder, president and chief and development of UMR. The Min( executive officer of EASi Engin ee rin g of Bingham Farm s, Mich. Pogue joined th e UMR facul­ established I • J. Ronald Miller, ChE'64, vice president of worldwide products supply ty in 1964. He holds bachelor found ing me coordination, laundry products and fabric conditions for Procter and Gamble and master of science degrees in ·John G. B Worldwide of Cincinnati, Ohio . English from Kansas State Col­ con Inc. , of I • J. Michael Party, GGph'7B, geologist/geophysicist at Wagner and Brown Ltd . lege in Emporia, Kan. (now Em­ 'Wil li am ~ of Midland, Texas . poria State University), and a CerE '69, vic( • Peter W. Sauer, EE'69, professor of electri cal and computer engineeri ng at the Ph.D. degree in English from the of Holinee C University of Illinois-Urbana, III. University of Missouri-Columbia. 'Harold R. • James J. Scott, MinE'50, president and owner of Scott Mine Techn ica l Services Inc. of Ro lla . ciate directol Above, Clark delivering his Technology ( • John D. Wiggins of Rolla, Hist'70, circuit judge of the 25th Judicial Circuit of commencement address. Missouri. Southwest M Below. a new graduate waits • Ronald C. Woodard , ME'69, pres ident and founder of Rou sh Industri es of 'Robert A. his turn to receive his diploma. Li vonia, Mich. North Star St

Quenol Anot her doct orate f or the Hagni family

There's another doctor in the Hagni , ' In orde r to have change and inno­ family. Ann H agni. Geol'80, EMgt'85, the daughter of Richard D. H agn i, Cura­ vation on your side rather than being overly tors' Professor and chair of geology and resistant to newness and difference, we geophysics at UMR, received her Ph.D. should consider adopting the pursuit of excel­ in geology from UMR during the school's May Commencement. lence as a personal passion . Richard H agni, who hooded his daughter during the ceremonies, also served as Ann 's adviser during her studies. Ann H agni now Clinton Clark another" works at A. P. Green Co. of Mexico, Mo., as Commencement Address. May 1995 endOWed manager of analytical services.

8 MSM -UMR ALUMNUS SumIliET,]995 Mines and Metallurgy Academy established

Il of technology Founding members of the Min es and Metallu rgy Academy. left to right: Harold R. "Skip" Garner. . nd founder of Robert J. Miller. James Spehr, Walter Mueller Jr. , John G. BQ/tel, William H. Daniels, John ReiSS, lcialist inRolla Jeffrey L Zelms, James J. Scott, and J.R. Hunt. Not pictured: Robert A Garuey, Thomas A Holmes, department at Maruin E. (Bob) Neuins Jr. , and Richard J. Stegemeier.

Fanmer Inc. of Mechanical Engineering to allnland Steel establish an academy .. . see story on page 21 IGrouP Inc., and hdon, England :nterprises Inc.

!fense Systems louis. nco of Palmyra, Mines and Met students p. of St.louis. helped by writing center Imo Co. Inc. of The School of Mines and Metallurgy now ·Thomas A. Holmes, MinE'50, retired as A writing center is helping faculty and has its own academy of distinguished alumni. chief executive officer and chairman of the ent and chief students write on in the School of Mines and The Mines and Metallurgy Academy was board of Ingersoll-Rand Co. of Woodcliffe M etallurgy. established April 27 with the induction of 13 L ake, N.J. Through the writing center, created in the oducts supply founding members: ·J.R. Hunt, MS Geo'50, retired as president fall of 1993, faculty learn how to incorporate sr and Gamble ·John G. Bartel,CerE'52, president of Cer­ of J.R. Hunt and Associates o f Carbondale, writing in their curriculum and students sharp­ can Inc., of H erm ann, Mo. Colo. en their communication skills, says Gregory and Brown ltd. ·William H . Daniels, MS CerE'64, PhD ·Robert J . Miller , MinE'50, MS MinE'52, Stratman, a writing consultant for the center. CerE'69, vice president and general manager vice president, exploration for Ramrod Gold "The center illustrates to the faculty how lineering atthe of H olinee Corp. , of Shawnee, Ohio. (U.S.A) Inc. writing can be used to teach their material ·Harold R. " Skip" Garner, NucE'76, asso­ ·Walter Mueller Jr., MinE'63, retired as more effectively, while helping students im­ ine Technical ciate director of the Genome Sciences and president and chief executive officer of Apo­ prove their writing skills," Stratman says. " Fac­ T echnology Center at the University o fT exas­ gee Coal of Creve Couer, Mo. ulty are thinking and approaching their teach­ tlicial Circuit of Southwest Medical Center of Dallas, T exas. ·Marvin E. (Bob) N evins Jr., MetE'4 1, ing differently. They are calling the writing ·Robert A. Garvey, MetE'61, president of retired as preSident, chief executive officer, center for advice and referring students to the Industries of North Star Steel of Minneapolis. chairman of the board and founder of Wis­ center for help. They are also attending writ­ consin Centrifugal Foundry Inc. of Wauke­ ing workshops and spreading the information sha, W is. Quenon receives chair to their colleagues, and are accepting the idea • John Reiss, GeoE'71 , president and own­ that writing is a learning tool, not just an end er of John Reiss Jr. and Associates Inc. , of product of learning." Westminster, Colo. Mines and Metallurgy Dean Lee W. Saper­ • James J. Scott, MinE'50, chairman of the stein established the center to "ensure that di nno­ Robert H. Que­ board of Scott MTS Inc. of Rolla, Mo. , and our students are as good communicators as non and his w ife, adjunct professor in the UMR School of Mines they are engineers and scientists. It is also over ly Jean, we re pre­ and Metallurgy. intended to pOSition the courses and curricula sented w ith a cha ir we · James L. Spehr, M etE '64, retired as vice in the School of Mines and M etallurgy for our during the Mines president and general manager of McDonnell and Metall urgy new general education req uirements in com­ of excel - Douglas Aerospace of SI. L ouis. Academy m eet­ munications," Saperstein says. ·Richard J. Stegemeier, PetE'50, retired ing. Quenon's The writing center, primarily intended for as chief executive officer and chairman of name w ill soon be on the School of Mines and Metallurgy, is open another "chair" - the campus' first Unocal Corp. , of Brea, Calif. to all students and faculty at UMR. • endowed chair in mining engin ee ring . ·Jeffrey L. Zelms, MinE'70, president and ch ief executive officer of Doe Run Co. of SI. Louis . •

$WllllIer, 1995 fMRALUMNUS Mining i during the 1 visor of UM "An und key and ab, included a p a hammer," those tools mountain te narrow laYE silver.··He\\ follow itunn "The only or see with his "Today, shovel and a are to a seve Robison sal several addil reclamation : mined out. " Moreovel makes $26 1 Withsucr, back to the 9' ahammera~ are cars? Some U~ they have de Three teal leams and 01 DMB TEAMS TAKE BOME FIBST PLACE IN 17 TH ANNDAL COMPETITION

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

Mining techniques didn't change much the last six months or so gett!ng down and During this year's competition, 11 men's during the 1800s, says Ron Robison, super­ dirty with the old-fashioned way of mining. and four women's teams from nine schools in visor of UMR 's Experimental Mine. Their efforts paid off. The women's team and the United States took part in timed demon­ "An underground miner had a $50 don­ one of the men's teams took first place in the strations of the old-fashioned mining tech­ key and about $6 worth of hand tools that 17th Annual Intercollegiate Mining Competi­ niques of gold panning, surveying, hand­ included a pick, shovel, drill steel (chisel) and tion, which is th e Olympics of old-fashioned mucking, hand-steeling, track-standing, a hammer," Robison says. "That miner used mining. Swede sawin g and jackleg drilling. those tools to drill or chisel a hole into a The event was held at UMR 's Experimen­ Hand-steeling was the event of choice fo r mountain to find a vein of ore-usually a tal Mine from Thursday, April 13, through Wisdom, a senior in mining engineering. "The narrow layer of quartz containing gold or Saturday, April 15. UMR hosted this year's women's team can chisel about eight inches silver. " He would chisel his way into the vein, competition because its men's team won the into the concrete block in the time allowed. follow it until it stopped, and then start over. 1994 competition in Elko, Nev. which should win the event," she said before "The only ore a miner got was what he could While UMR has fielded a men's "mucking" the event. "That's about an inch deeper than see with his naked eye," says Robison. team several times during the last few years, the second-place women's team had last "Today, the miner uses a $30 million UMR women have been in volved in only the year. " Wisdom, who has been on the team shovel and a $ l.5 million truck and hauls th e last two annual competitions. The women's for two years, recently broke a bone in her left ore to a several million dollar cleanup plant," team was started by Lori Wisdom of Bunker, hand-the one that holds the chisel-while Robison says. "Then it costs the company Mo. , who is president of UMR 's student chap­ taking part in a hand-steeling practice ses­ several additional millions of dollars in land ter of the SOCiety of Mining Engineers, and sion. But she still managed to drive some steel reclamation projects after the mine has been teammate Daphne Place of Belleville, III. during the competition, and the UMR women mined out. " "The men's team won the event last year surpassed their eight-inch goal. Moreover, he adds, "today, the miner and they basically dared us to get a women's Other students prefer other events. makes $26 an hour in benefits and wages. " team started," Place says. After the women's "Swede sawin g is my best event," says With such progress, who would want to go team won several events last year, Place says Don Richards of Omaha, Neb. , a senior in back to th e good old days of drilling rock with it has made them work even harder for this mining engineering. With Swede sawing, team a hammer and chisel, or shoveling muck into year's competition. members vie to be the fastest to saw through ore cars? "Everybody on the team likes each other a six-inch square pine timber with a 36-inch Some UMR mining students have. And and we work very hard as a team," she says. bow saw. "It takes me about six seconds to they have done well at it. "But once we put the hard hats and the saw through the timber, and I hope that will Three teams of UMR students-two men's boots on, we become a different group of be good enough to win the competition." The teams and one women's team-have spent people. " men got off to a tough start in the Swede THE BtD -FASHIBNED lAY By Dick Hatfield membersn full of dirt t tened BBs- TheUtv win on thei' the compet "ithelpsth, mining can WisdolT in this com: ate the m( she says. I

AND WIN~ Men's sawing competition, which was won by an­ to win the event. " L ast year UMR took other sc hool. we won the event by nearly a annual Inti For mining engin eering junior Bill Podrazik minute over the second-place petition hE of Omaha, Neb. , track-standing was the most team," says Place, "and this Experimen challenging event. In track-standing, the team year we've been around four teams and must work together to buil d a I S-foot sec ti on m inutes and 20 seconds, colleges al of rail track and th en dismantle it in th e which should be good enough United Stat shortest time to win the event. " We have an to win." titian. It was. excell ent team this year," Podrazik says. Forthe! Other events incl uded " When we first started, it took us six to seven it was the! minutes to get through this event. Now, after Jackleg drilling, in w hich two team members, a driller and a as many y all the practice, we ca n set the track in about seCond yea two and a half minutes, and take it apart in helper, drill two holes in a six­ team (the about one minute ... The m en fared well in this square-inch area of solid con­ ished in sel event, fin ishing second to Montana Tech. crete block within a designated time; survey­ Scell es jrorl'l rh e conresr: rop leji, Anna T hen there's the m essy, back-brea king ing, in which the students have one minute to Coplell curs a rimber in rhe Swede sawing The eVE job of mucking, in which team members m ust set up and survey three points to tell the comperirioll ; rop, a lIl ember ojrhe UMR dents a fe shovel muck into a two-ton ore ca rt and then distance between points, both vertically and men 's ream hammers sreel; above, ream have been push it down 75 feet of ra il in the shortest time horizontally; and gold panning, in w hich five members and specrar ors awair ajlldge's rulillg ill rh e hCllld-sreeling comperir ion.

12 MSM-UMR ALUMNUS 511111111er, 1995 ~ A HISTORY OF MINING COMPETITION EVENTS Here's a brief history of the old-fash ­ ioned skil ls UMR students used in the min­ ing competition .Hand-steeling. In the 1800s, miners would use a hammer and hand chisel to drill holes about two feet deep into rock, then put a sma ll explosive charge in those holes to break the rock apart. This created the beginning of a mine entrance. "The method members must sift through a coffee can was very time-consuming and very difficult, full of dirt to fin d the "gold "-five flat­ back-breaking work," says Ron Robison , tened BBs-as qU ickl y as possible. supervisor of the UMR Experimental Mine. The UMR students were grateful to ·Jackleg drilling . Hand-steeling was win on their home turf. But win or lose, soon replaced by a more advanced method the competition was a success because known as jackleg drilling. This process called "it helps the students remember where fo r the use of an air compressor and a rotary mi ning came fro m," Robison says. percussion hammer for drilling holes into a Wisdom agrees. "After taking part rock wall. in this competition, you reall y appreci­ ·Mucking . Once the mine entrance was ate the modern mining techniques," she says . • created, miners had to load dirt and rock­ known collectively as "muck"- into saddle bags (later a loading cart), usually attached AND T H E to a donkey, and haul it out of the mine. WINNERS ARE ·Swede sawing . As the mine grew deeper, miners had to cut large beams of Men 's and women's teams from timber to support the roof. This process was UMR took top honors in the 17th known as timbering or Swede sawing. annua l Intercoll eg iate Min ing Com­ ·Track-standing . The next step involved petition held Apri l 13-15 at UMR's bu ilding and placing sections of railroad track Experimen tal Mine . Eleven men 's on the floor of the mine to be used as an are teams and four wome n's tea ms from cart track. The carts, which were made of colleges and un ivers ities across th e wood with steel wheels, were pulled by United States too k part in the compe­ donkeys and used to move are out from tition. deep in the mine. Forthe winning UMR men 's tea m, ·Surveying. The miners then had to it was the second first-place fi nis h in survey their mine to determine if it was as many years This was only the Top, Seth Burns uses a jackleg drill; be ing drilled in a straight line so as not to second year UMR fielded a women 's above, Lori Wisdoll1 in Ih e hand-sleeling inadvertently drill into, or trespass, some­ team (the first women 's tea m fi n­ competition. Top right, Ihe firSI place one else's mine. ished in second place last year. ) Irophy in silhoue/l e. ·Gold-panning. One of the popular and The event gives modern-day stu­ le/I,Alllla. least expensive mining methods was pan­ dents a feel for how min ing must lI'ede saWIllg ning for gold. Prospectors would wade into have been in the " good old days." iflhe UMR streams and use a pie plate to pick up dirt as bore,leam it was being washed downstream in the il ajudge'S hope of finding gold. )lllpelilioll.

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On Sept. 16, 1943, I had delivered my­ would pick us up again about 125 miles south self, my crew and our new camouflage pink of Augsburg and escort us home. For the down in fti B-24D airplane, the Strawberry Bitch, into intervening 250 miles or so, our own guns experience would be our only defense. the hands of the 376th Group at an air base very long 0 known as Berka Two, near B enghazi. I fl ew The intervening three months and three fate which m y first combat mission the following day, days had taught us much. Perhaps the first squadron n exactly one year and one day after m y first thing we learned was to forget any lingering Today '! pilot training fl ight. ideas we might still have had about the glam­ effort oper. As the Axis forces retreated north up the orous life of an Air Force fl ying officer. This viceable ai Italian pen insula, we m oved up also in was a grim business. We dealt in death and would be ( order to shorten the range to some of the destruction, and it was a two-way transac­ planes. Th: tion. Our only value lay in our sk ill and ability strategic targets in southern Europe­ close behin firs t to T unisia, and th en to San to deliver a given load of bombs to a given Our gro Pancrazio. Italy, about 30 miles east o f target. Furthermore. we were expendable­ ranged in si T aranto. declared so to us directly by our own com­ five section Today, Dec. 19, 1943, I would be manding ge neral, who had personally earned madeupof! a part of the very first heavy bomber the right to make that statement-Jim mie each. and penetration of native German air Doolittle himself. Would haVE space from th e south. Our target H ome was one of four ca nvas cots in a shortofnorr would be the M esse rsc hmitt Air­ British-style dese rt tent. For th e m ost part, It would bE cra ft D evelop ment Plant a t our food was Army fi eld rations, prepared in rear comer A ugs burg. It would be about a fi eld kitchen and eaten from mess kits. Two 1,400 miles round trip and of these last three m onths we had lived in the mation. to SeCtion D would use nearl y eight hours desert- first in libya and then in Tunisia. Not from take off to landing. About until we moved up to Italy in late November its lead un;t 500 miles would be over en­ did we have any sign of civilization in sight­ Wewou emy land. and there th e one building avail able to our in No. 35. We would have fi ghters squadron was for headquarter 's use only. POSition of NO.50 escort us on our fl ight up H ome was still our tent. woul the Adriatic Sea, and for In Italy the late fall weather was cloudy, right \\~ng, about half the distance damp and chilly. We had only ca nvas be­ Ourlefiand t from the coast to the tween us and the weath er, with only a candle below Us .In. target. Then on the to provide a little light in our tents, and diamond Po way out, our fi ghters nothing at all for heat. Between the discom - Onthe\\ 73 turned (

MSM-UMI\ ALUMNUS Summer 1995 fort of the weather and the anxiety about the and returned to base. So as we went across next m ission, there was little relaxation, and a the target and started home, we had only good night's sleep was a luxury we could only ourse lves and our left wingman in Section F. dream about. O ther airplanes had also aborted from th e W e had learned about combat. We knew other fi ve sections, and only Section D had as n the sights and sounds of battle-the ra ttle of m any as five airplanes left-all from the 5 l4th machine guns, both ours and theirs; the bright Squadron. w hite fl as h o f their exploding 20m m and Shortly after "bombs away," th e enemy 30mm aerial ca nnon shells; the muffled boom fighters caught up with us and the battle and the angry red ball of flame in the black began. Mission reports indicate that there smoke boiling out of the 88mm antiaircraft were about 50 or 60 enem y planes, incl uding bursts; the hail of shell fragments impinging J U-88s. ME-l 09s, ME-llOs and FW-190s. on and penetrating our metal skin. W e felt the T he action was very fierce. sa vage satisfa ction of seeing our enem y forced After about 20 minutes or so of continu­ to bail out, or to crash and burn; and th e ous battle, we were still in good shape. H ow­ My story is not very exciting as I had sobering sorrow of see ing our own friends ever, No. 21 on our left wing had been hit and a critical defen se worker deferment fo r and flying comrades come back with wounded severely damaged by an enem y rocket. When being classified essential by my draft or li feless bodies-or o f watching them go the enem y pilots saw that it was in trouble, board and Wrig ht Aeronautical Corp., about a half dozen of builder of ai rcraft engin es. I was given them concentrated on the assignment in material control group 4F8, Ohio it to ensure its final de­ Shortly after Hbombs away, H to find out why an aircraft engine failed struction. I throttled in many aircraft of th e military. I guess the enemy fighters caught up back a little in order to I contributed to the wa r effort in some give him a better chance with us and the battle began. smal l way by find ing the reason(s) why to stay close and so that an en gi ne "failed"- manytimes in com­ we could give him some ,milessouth cover with ou r own bat, sorry to say. ne. For the down in flames under enemy guns. W e had guns. In this condition, both of us were slip­ I finally was allowed to en list in th e r own guns experience d the miraculous in bea ting som e ping backward relative to the rest of the Air Co rps late in 1943. ! went to O.C.S. very long odds; and marvell ed at a ca pricious formation. to become maintenance engineering IS and three fa te which would pass us by and doom our M y point of reference for position was officer. I stayed in the States to "keep aps the first squadron m ates. We felt as one with Sherman. Section D on our right. As I looked toward our 'em flying." At times I was frustrated ny lingering T oday's mission was to be a maximum right front quarter, I saw our copilot, Fred, and cussed my backg round for worki ng uttheglam­ effort operation_ T hat m eant that every ser­ turned to his right with his head in the side in the aircraft industry and my boss, the officer. This viceable airplane which could be m anned window bubble, looking to the rear, watching chief metallurgist, who thought I must 1 death and would be going. Our group put up 34 air­ the battle action I supposed. T here were know something since I went to the lay transac­ planes. The 98th, w hich would be trailing sheets of armor plate directly behind the Missouri School of Mines & Metallurgy. II and ability close behind us put up 3 1. pilots' sea ts for protection from gunfire from Little did he know how dumb I was! s to a given Our group's 34 airplanes would be ar­ the rear, but his head and shoulders were out In conclusion, I gu ess my job was ranged in six sections, A through F. T he first o f that cone of protection. Recognizing the :pendable­ important since I had to "keep 'em five sections would be ,r own com­ flying" by correcting problems that made up o f six airplanes nallyearned developed at the production level and ~nt-Jimmie each, and Section F How much and what sort of would have four-two later at the front-line with the actual aircraft at the maintenance level. Per­ las cots in a short of normal strength. damage had we suffered? Was this haps I saved some lives in the process. ~ most part. It would be at the left the end? I recall addressing in my I do, howeve r, thank the dear Lord for prepared in rear corner o f the for­ ess kits. Two mation, to the left of own mind the question of whether allowing me to live a full life and still Section w hich was pray for those classmates who never dlived in the D, to give the order to bailout Tunisia. Not its lead unit. came back to attend thei r class re­ e November We would be fl ying immediately, or to wait and see if unions. in No. 35, in the lea d on in sight­ - Art Retzel, '41 position of Section F. the airplane would still be flyable. ilable to our No. 5 0 would be on our 's use only. right wing, No. 2 1 on our left and No. 73 directly behind and slightly danger he was in from the heavy gunfire, I waS cloudy, below us, in what was som etimes called the called to him to get his head back in the , canvas be­ diamond position. cockpit. Just as I fi nished speaking, he turned )nlya candle On th e way to the ta rget, No. 50 and No. and made a despera te lunge toward the con­ r tents. and 73 turned back due to mechanical trouble trol wheel. the diSCOOl-

511111 Ill er, 1995 15 'vlRAlliMNliS SIllnces. a of tangled metal. At that time I felt that we quentia. would probably continue on as we were until action, including one for Ernie Pyle, the After hI we hit the ground. Believing that every sec­ famous reporter, who had been killed by a thought'" ond might mean th e difference between life Japanese sniper. in the noSi and death for any of us, I gave the order to abandon t My unit was later transferred to bail out- both by voice over the intercom, mountains Okinawa in preparation for the invasion of and with the alarm bell. At that moment I fully parachute Japan. Because there was a lack of trans­ expected to die in the wreckage when we trois to hil port planes we flew to Mindoro Island in crashed. parachute the Phillipines and flew U.S. infantry sol­ By th e time Fred had gotten out of his seat had stored diers to Okinawa in preparation for the and snapped on a parachute pack, the air­ it might ha' invasion. We used boards to make ball-game plane had continued its roll completely through the flight d I was born in Roxbury, Vermont. When the upside down position and was going type bleacher seats in the bomb bay. out of my' I was about 12 years old I met Amelia After the Japanese said they were ready to down nose first. A t that time I knew that the eitherllCl Earhart. This may have influenced me to surrender, following the bombing of Hiroshima two airplanes had no t locked together. We bombba\ were alone. When the same mountain peak become a pilot. Anyway, while a student at and Nagasaki, our squadron was assigned to fly into the be came around for the second time, I realized the University of Vermont I got a private over Japan to see if they sent up any fighter the door II that we were spinning and I began to have pilot's license in April 1942, flying a single­ planes. Being the navigator I directed the pilot Agam I some hope. While we were still going down engine Aeronca at the Burlington airport. to fly over Hiroshima, then we changed direc­ parachute out of control, the spin was a recognizable When the draft started for WWII I en­ tion and flew over Nagasaki. At Hiroshima we condition which offered the possibility that listed In the Army Air Corps so I would be were low enough (maybe 500 feet! so that we there was some degree o f Oyability left in the flying instead of marching on the ground. could see the only thing above ground were the airplane, and some chance, however slight, Webl Following basic and flight training I was concrete posts on bridges and one smoke that we could deal with it. the di promoted to 2nd Lt in 1944 as a navigator. stack. At Nagasaki, which is hilly, we flew over Again there were questions to be ad­ I was assigned as a navigator on a B-24 the bomb epicenter and saw that everything dressed and choices to be made. Could the to mil aircraft dOing photo reconnaissance in the was destroyed on that side of the hill, but on crew get out of a B-24 in a spinning condi­ our rh Pacific. We were stationed at Clarke Field just the other side there were leaves on the tion? I didn't know. I thought that the six men and flew some bombing missions against trees and glass in the windows. in the forward part probably could get out, knew the Japanese occupied bases in China and Because of the grave field I had seen on Ie but I doubted very much that any of the four dama. on Formosa. We flew missions every third Shima, and knowing that there were soldiers in the tail section could make it. But could a day, and on the other days made floors for waiting for the invasion on Okinawa, I did not B-24 be brought out of a spin? I didn't know. fighte our tents from lumber. feel any objection to the use of the nuclear I had never heard anyone say. If I tried to down One day we landed on Ie Shima, of the bombs. bring it out, would the tail structure have Okinawa Island group. While I was on Ie enough strength to withstand the forces im ­ his gL Shima I saw a field filled with crosses posed on it? I didn't know. but I feared the tail would come off. But if I didn't try, at least part we Pl representing American soldiers killed in -Curtis C Webster, MS Phys'50 o f the crew would surely die-almost cer­ tainly the four men in the tail section. But - would one man have sufficient physical rains the 0 strength to manhandle the controls with the successful, force and vigor necessary for a successful the chance My attention was drawn only momen­ downward thrust of the airplane left the recovery? Again I didn't know, but Fred had I staned hi tarily to Fred 's acti on, and th en returned impression that we had been hit from directly not yet left the cockpit, so I asked him to get over the co immediately to the outside. T here I saw an ­ above by yet another airplane. Meanwhile, back in his seat to help me on the controls. H e bail OUt BI other B -24 from our own formation very No. 66 on our right was continuing on ahead did, and we went through the standard pro­ sawaparacl close in our ri ght side, and parallel to us in all fully under control as though no thing had cedure that I had first learned in Stearman seal It c~ ways. It had the number 66 painted in large happened. biplanes and last used nearly a year ago in place i~ thE numbers on the left side of its nose. I was filled H ow much and what sort o f dam age had basic h·ainers. H ard opposite rudder and dump get ready to with alarm, as I instantly realized that collision we suffered? Was this th e end? I recall ad­ the wheel-that's all. I broke out of the spin on the first was inevitable for two airplanes in th at situa­ dressing in my own mind the ques tion of cleanly and completely and we established a happened t, tion. In th e next half second or so it hap­ whether to give th e order to bailout immedi­ controlled glide. We began pulling out of the his sea pened. I heard very loud crashing noises , ately, or to wait and see if the airplane would dive gently in order to minimize the load on Again II some just above and behind me, and felt us still be Oyable. our right wing, which I knew to be severely Th \\'as suddenly drop down. Control had bee n forcibly wrested by m e, damaged. An enem y fighter had followed us was Using \I What was happening? T he sights and and we began a nose low roll to our right. down and I could hea r his gunfire hitting us as and to ha\' so unds and se nsations were so nearly simul­ ConSidering the violence o f the collision and we pulled out. I didn't know whether th e fire have \\'astec taneous that I could not immediately evaluate th e res ulting gyrations which we were expe­ in our right wing was caused by the collision chUte and s and assimilate th em . T he crash ing sound riencing, I feared that th e two airplanes had or by the enemy gunfire. but in either event it Again I above my head coupled with the sudden locked togeth er and were falling as one mass was a sm all matter. Under these circum- dure Shou

16 MSM-UMR ALUMNUS felt that We stances, a fire in the wing was pretty inconse­ control whil e Fred got out of his, and then the tent at San Pancrazio and the Army field ve Were Until quential. foliow him out? Or should I stand aside on the rations looked awfully good at that moment. It every sec. After holding a controlled glide for what I flight deck while he went past me toward the It was a rude shock to realize that I would not between life thought would be sufficient time for everyone bomb bay, and then follow him out? Both be goin g home to them that night. the order to in the nose and tail to get o ut, I was ready to seemed fruitless to me, and neither would I took what items I thought I might have le intercom, abandon the airplane to its own fate in the shorten the time he needed to get from the use for out of my survival kit and discarded oment Ifull y mountains below. Since Fred already had a cockpit to the bomb bay. So I clapped him o n the rest, hiding it as well as I could along with Ie when we parachute pack snapped on, I gave th e con­ the shoulder and yelled, "Come o n Fred, let's my parachute. Checking my compass for a trols to him and twisted around to get my go. " I stepped down to the entrance to the southerly direction, I started down the moun­ ut ofh is seat parachute pack from behind my seat where I bomb bay, and turned to see if he was com­ tain. It was slow going, especially with a badly lck, the air­ had stored it. It was not there. Thinking that ing. He was. Turned to his left and about sprained right knee and my efforts to leave ~tely through it might have fallen or been jarred down onto halfway out of his seat, he was on his way. the fewest possible tracks in the snow. . was gOing th e flight deck by the collision and roll , I got I made my way along the catwalk to the Before I had gone very far, I heard some­ lew that the out of my seat to look for it. It was not th ere. rear of the bomb bay in order to leave the one coming behind me. The timber was not Jgether. We Neither was it in the well at the entrance to the front open for him, stepped over to the right thick enough to provide usable cover and .untain peak bomb bay. Could it have tumbled all the way on a structural cross member and reviewed there was no underbrush, so I stepped be­ le, I realized into the bomb bay and then fallen out when my situation. The only training we had ever hind a tree and stood still , hoping he would gan to have the door was opened? A moot question. been given in parachute jumping was merely turn and go another direction. He didn 't. He going down Again I despaired for my life. Without a being told that you pulled the ripcord to open was probably following my tracks; and then recognizable parachute there was no hope. In these moun- it, that you could slip the chute one way or suddenly he caught sight of me and stopped ,ssibility that another by pulling on the shroud lines and short. He said something to me in English­ ity le ft in the that you should land with your knees bent. I don't remember what, but indicated that he Never slight. We began pulling out of It was an unknown quantity-and some­ was a friend. Seeing that he was just a boy, the dive gently in order times parachutes failed. However, staying and alone. I lost my fear for my immediate ; to be ad­ with the airplane meant certain death. so I safety and stepped out to confront him. He didn 't agonize long over the decision. I appeared scared, but when I made no hostile ~. Could the to minimize the load on jumped. move toward him, he came closer and of­ ming condi· our right wing, which I I dropped down out of the bomb bay, fered me food and drink which he had brought. tthesixmen waited just about long enough to count to He could speak English passably well, and ,uld get out. knew to be severely three and pulled the ripcord. The chute he soon convinced me that he wanted to help y of thefour damaged. An enemy opened as it should, and I immediately turned me. Together we decided to hide out in the But could a my attention to my landing. I was in a cloud mountains until night and then go to his lidn't know. fighter had followed us layer, and had no idea what the character of house. Later, he said, they could get me into If I tried to down and I could hear the ground was where I would land. Would the hands of an underground movement Jcture have I come down in timber with the possibility of which might be able to get me back to U.S. or e forces im­ his gunfire hitting us as getting snagged in a tree? Would I land high English control. ~a r e d the tail we pulled out. up on mountain peak with no way to get We made our way to the shack where he , at least part down? Would it be in a boulder field , or in a gave me his civilian clothes and he put on my -almost cer­ snow too deep to get out of? I kept my eyes uniform. He wasn't quite as big as I, and the section. But tains the odds were astronomical against a focused downward, and tried to prepare for clothing was not a good fit , but it would make mt physical successful crash landing. However, slim as whatever I might see when I came out of the me a little less conspicuous if I had to pass rols with the the chance was, it was the only option I had. clouds or got close enough to the ground to through any public place in the transfer to a successful I started back to my seat, resolved to take see it through the fog. As it turned out, I didn't underground hands. There were searchers Jut Fred had over the controls from Fred and order him to have any chance to even try to control my out combing the area, and we felt that the ~ d him to get bailout. But as I stepped into the cockpit, I landing spot. shack would not be a secure hiding place, so con trols. He saw a parachute pack lying behind th e copilot's I came down in sparse timber, on a mod­ we started for a position higher in the moun­ tandard pro­ seat. My chute had been thrown out of the erate slope, and in shallow snow. The trees tains, near a bare rock bluff. On the way we in Stearman pl ace in the colliSion , and in Fred's haste to were not large. They were evergreens, very were seen by a local youth who was known to year ago in get ready to bailout he had picked up and put much like our junipers. Patches of bare ground my companion. He signaled the other to be Ierand dump on the first one he had come to. That one showed through the snow where the sun had quiet and move away from us, which he did. Jt of the spin happened to be mine, and his was still behind reached it through the trees. I could not see We proceeded to the hiding place at the 2\tablished a his seat. any sign of residential bUildings. The only bluff and waited out the afternoon there. n9 out of th e Again I had hope. building I could see was a sort of board shack When it was pretty deep dusk, we started for ,the load on This was no time to be thinking about who perhaps a half mile or less away, lower down his house. : be severely was using whose chute. They were all alike on the mountain and part way across a small The boy's mother was the Contessa Lyana j fo llowed us and to have exchanged th em would only broadly rounded valley. Alberti-Piva. I don't know whether she had ,hittingus as have wasted precious time. So I picked up his In taking stock of my situation, I felt that I been forewarned by his friend who had seen :ther the fi re chute and snapped it on. should put some distance as soon as possible us in the afternoon or whether she had a the collision Again I addressed a question of proce­ between me and the place where I had come premonitio n of what was about to happe n. At 'ither event it dure. Should I get back into my seat, take down. I recall thinking that the canvas cot in the very least, I expect she would have been ;ese circum· SlIIlIlIler, 1995 17 concern ed about her son 's length y absence clothes. Before we could complete that, it nor let them forget- that Allied victory w as next saWt from home, and in her mind probably made became important to them for som e reason just a matter of time. May 1945 some sort of connection between that and my unknown to m e for us to leave the room we Although we could no t then know the grouphoo arrival in the neighborhood. were in. So, we cleared out o f that one, and timing, we still had more than 16 months to airplane At any rate , sh e had an immediate grasp fi nished the exchange in another. As soon as sweat out our survival and eventual release. Augsburg o f the essentials of the situation and lost no that was done and it was determined that the Postwar books by various authors relate that pellersa nc coast was clear, I was hurried downstairs and on at least two or three occasions Hitler or his damage a out a window with instructions on w here to government officials gave serious consider­ These I took what items I hide until it was sa fe; and then som eone ation to executing all captive A m erican air­ survivala r thought I might have would com e for m e. In all the hurry to m en in reta liation for some development or as well as t change cl othes and get out of the house, I left other in the war to which they objected. It is collision. use for out of my w hat few personal things I had in the pockets just as well that we were unaware of it at the Althou survival kit and of the boy's pants, including my m oney from time. right side the survival kit. So they profited from the O n the night o f April 30, 1945, the G er­ right wing discarded the rest, deal to that extent, however, much or little it m an commandant o f Stalag Luft One turned unknowns hiding it as well as I m ay have been. the ca mp over to the se nior Allied o fficers and certain ab, After a long wait- it seemed like several departed with all his men. A day or two later, and why. could along with my hours- an adult man came for m e. H e el ements of the Soviet army arrived in the It waul parachute. Checking couldn't speak English, but he made m e area as the eastern front moved by us. A few I would g' understand that we were not going back into days later we rejoiced with the rest of the classified, my compass for a the house, but would be going to some other world on V E day, but our joy w as tempered it possible southerly direction, I place of shelter. W e followed a road down som ewhat by an elem ent of unease. As long the collisi, the m ountain, and finally came to a small as we were behind Russian lines, we would airplane Sl started down the tow n. H e took m e to a bUilding, unlocked it be subject to their control and our final well­ us from d mountain. It was slow and went in. It seem ed to be a shop where being would depend on their policies. W e relative to . wood was used in som e small m anufacturing took hea rt when A llied headquarters orga­ our wingll going, especially with operation. He gave me some food and asked nized an airlift to ge t us out, but not until that cover frail a badly sprained right m e som ething which I soon realized was a last plane had touched down at Laon, France, 514th Sql request for m oney. I tried to tell him that I on May 14 could we relax in confident ass ur­ fo nuard or knee and my efforts to didn't have any money-that it had all been ance that at last the taunts o f our erstwhile right wing, left with the people back at the house. I don ·t captors were indeed true. For us the war was outersect;, leave the fewest know w hether that had any bearing on the over. numbers I possible tracks in outcom e of the situation or not. I'm not numbers a inclined to doubt that it did. I think it is more the snow. fraction of I likely that he was just prospecting in case down ha rd there was anything to be had. Our captors took great top turret H e made m e understand that I was to lunge fo r tl stay there and wait for him, and then he left. satisfaction in taunting time in ge tting m e upstairs. T here were p er­ save us frOI haps two or three o ther people in the house , When he came back, he had another m an us with the reminder down in tin and at least one or two of them went upstairs , with him who could not speak English either. our prope We walked up the street and went into an­ that HFor you the war is also. They were rather frantica ll y trying to lethal dam, decide on the best place to hide m e, w hen th e other building w here the police were waiting over. H Some Ii confusion was compounded by word from for u s. I was no longer free. that both tl downsta irs. I believe th is was a warning that A nd thus it was that I would once again son had bE someone was approaching th e house- per­ sleep under a solid roof, in jail, in the little imprison ed haps the local authoriti es, or perhaps som e­ town o f Canazei, high in the Dolomite M oun­ waf It is n one who they knew would no t be approving tains o f northern Italy. due Prima r of what they were trying to do. After 10 days in the local jail, Germ an EPIL OGUE meorbeco It is easily understood that they could not soldiers ca m e and took m e to Bolza no, w here ing involve afford to be ca ught by the authorities in I spen t one night. T he next day I was ta ken by The 3 76th G roup lost 10 airplanes and nization. In anything suggesting that they were giving aid train to a m ain interrogation center at Verona. crews just nine days after we went down on wa r or com fort to the enem y. And in that part of From there, back north again to Fra nkfurt the A ugsburg m ission. Friends and fl ying yea rs h Italy at that time, I represented the enemy. where I was processed into the German mili­ comrades joined us in prison, both at Stalag they have t freedom They were in a compromising situati on, first tary prison system and fin all y on to Stalag L uft One where offi cers were imprisoned, w, with me in their house; second , with m e in Luft One, w here I waited out the war. and at Stalag 17 -B, where enlisted men were preserve I civilian clothes which the son had furnished O ur captors took great satisfaction in taunt­ held. and third, with him wearing my uniform. ing us with the reminder that ·' Foryou the war Some of th ese incoming people knew They had to reverse the clothing situation, is over. " We responded by telling them that about the collision. I talked with a pilot from and get m e out of the house. Accordingly, the we were the vanguard of a victorious A llied the 5 14th Squadron who was familiar with it, son and I started immediately to exchange arm y. Never for a m om ent did we doubt- but he refused to discuss it with me. Wh en I

18 MSM -UMR ALUM NUS Summer, 1995 1Victory lVas next saw the sergeants from my own crew in May 1945, they reported that men from the ~ n knolV the An American in Lorraine group had come into their prison telling of an 16 months to airplane which had return ed from the 1tual release The following are exerpts from an article printed Sept, 1992 A ugsburg mission with badly damaged pro­ lrs relate that pellers and of its pilot's attempt to explain the Le Reoublicain Lorraine, -the newspaper in Lorraine, France­ s Hitler or his damage as a landing accident. ,us conSider. about MSM graduate Daniel Kennedy, CE'26. Kennedy now lives These revelations seemed to point to the .merican air. in Rolla, Mo., and would love to hear from other World War I and survival and safe return of the other ailplane, 'elopment or as well as to an effort to conceal the fact of the /I veterans. lbjected. It is collision. re of it at the Although I had observed No. 66 on our right side and had seen the damage to our At 92, clear-eyed and sure-footed, in spite 45, the Ger. General Patton gave him a medal for right wing and engines, there were so many of having lived through two wars on Euro­ combat action near either Nancy or Pont­ i One turned unknowns that I could not feel absolutely pean soil, Dan Kennedy has come from far­ dofficers and a-Mousson. He remembers that the Ger­ certain about just who had hit us, and how, lor hvo later, away Missouri to revisit Lorraine, which he mans had placed a gun beneath a ra il road and why. once crossed to the sound of shot and shell. tunnel, causing the Allied troops heavy rrived in the It would be more than 45 years later that Three months ago, John Kennedy (not losses. After several days' search the by us. Afew I would gain information from recently de­ the President, but a Monsignor from St. gun had still not been found. Kennedy e rest of the classified mission records which would make Louis, Missouri) suggested to his uncle Daniel calculated the trajectory of rounds from las tempered it possible to reconstruct the manner in which a visit to the grave of General Patton in 2ase. As long the collision occurred. There was no third the piece and gave its exact position. The ~. we would airplane such as I had thought might have hit Luxemburg. Dan Kennedy, born at the turn gun was found and knocked out that lur final well· us from directly above. A s we lost ground of the century, had never lost his nerve, nor same day. policies. We relative to the formation in trying to stick with did he do so this time. He also remembers the siege of uarters orga· our wingman (No. 21) and give him some Last week the two men were at the hotel Bastogne, a town which the Germans re­ not until that cover from our own guns, No. 66 from the "Horizon" in Th ionville. They explained the took in their counter-offensive of 1944- _aon, France, 514th Squadron on our right simply flew purpose of their visit to the hotel proprietors, 45. Patton 's forces were waiting for the lfident assur· fo rward and slightly downward through our Jean-Pascal Speck and his wife, to visit weather to clear so as to launch their own )ur erstwhile right wing, breaking off about 20 feet of its Patton's grave and to revisit the battlefields offensive. A mass was said and everyone ; the war was outer section, and sawing out the tops of our where the American soldier had so distin­ prayed for the weather to change-and numbers three and four engines with its guished himself in 1914-18, as well as from the snow stopped-and the skies were numbers one and two propellers. Then some 1939-45. A Mr. and Mrs. Bessiere, who were blue again fractio n of a second later, its left wing slapped also guests at the hotel, overheard the con­ Followin g his three-week tour of down hard on our fuselage and wiped off our versation and acted as inte rprete rs to help France and Luxemburg, Kennedy says, top turret as its wing slid forward. Fred's great relate some of Kennedy's memories of those "At 92 I learned in Lorraine that what I did lunge fo r the control wheel came too late to days. was useful, and that I can really be proud rnt;ng save us from being hit, but dropped our nose Kennedy was 17 at the time of Verdun. of it. I shall always remember the respect Ider down in time to allow No. 66 to pass on over our propeller arcs. It , therefore, escaped Too young to enlist (you had to be 18), he which was expressed by the French war ;s lethal damage and returned safely to base. fudged on his age and ate pounds and pounds people I met." Some time after the war ended, I heard of bananas to put on weight and look older. that both the Contessa Alberti-Piva and her Having fooled the recruiters, he came here son had been arrested by the Germans and to fight alongside the French Gis. He got as imprisoned at Bolzano for the duration of the far as Varennes, where the enemy shot him. - wa r. It is not clear whether their arrest was Gravely wounded in the arms and legs, he due primarily because of their efforts to help was returned to America, his left arm nearly me or because they may have had a continu­ paralyzed and his elbow shattered. And so, ing involvement with an underground orga­ after enough time for him to become an lirp/ones and nization. In either event, I hope that the post­ engineer, earn a doctorate, and live a little, Jent down on wa r years have been good to them, and that World War II broke out. 1S and flyi ng they have been prosperous and happy in the and the snow stopped ... loth at 5tolog freedom which they tried to do their bit to The veteran had learned to use his badly preserve. I salute them. ! imprisoned, burned arm, and used it well as he crossed ted men were France wi th her liberators, found himself in Czechoslovakia, then returned to Luxem­ people knew burg to penetrate deep into Germany The h a pilot/rom World War I private had become a colonel. Lieutenant Colonel Dan Kennedy ll'I'or with It. 1m / h me. When

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Association accepts six new endowment funds WANT AN MSM­ UMRALUMNI Six new scholarship endow­ of the Twenty Five Yea r Club of C. " Ike" Edwards, the first alumni lISTSERV? ment funds were accepted by the the Petroleum Industry, has served association director at MSM-UMR. MSM-UMR Alumni Association at as vice president of the Mid-Con­ This fundraising ca mpaign was th e board of directors' meeting in tinent Oil and Gas Association, is a conducted in conjunction with th e Your alumni association is October 1994. These endowments member of th e America n Petro­ Class of '44 50-year reunion in investigating ways to pro­ were establi shed by or in honor of leum Institute Production Operat­ 1994. and they have raised over vide alumni with a way to the foll owing: Bob '42 and Cay ing Committee and a director of $94.958 to date . The scholarships communicate with each Brackbill, Bob '51 and Dottye Wolf, the Independent Petroleum Asso­ given from the interest income of other in an open electro ni c s Class of '44/1ke Edwards, Billy Key. ciation of America. While on cam­ this fund will support full-time un­ forum , or "Iistserv". We Carlos '54 and Joan Tiernon, and pus he was active in Blue Key, St. dergraduate students who are U.S. would like your opinion: C. James Grimm '30. Pat's Board, Miner Board, Stu­ citizens. dent Council and Sigma Nu, be­ 1 Would you subscribe to The Catherine and Robert coming a member of the Hall of Friends of retired UMR basket­ such a service? Brackbill Enginee ring Scholar­ Honor. He is a past president of ball coach and athletic director Billy ship Fund, with over $250,000 in the MSM-UMR Alumni Associa­ Key established the Billy K ey 2. Would you be willing to principal, will provide scholarship tion. and has received the MSM­ Scholarship Fund, which will pro­ pay for your subscription? funds for UMR students. with pref­ UMR Alumni Achievement Award. vide scholarships as recommend­ erence to mineral engineering a profeSSional petroleum engineer ed by th e men' S basketball coach. courses (petroleum, geological, degree and an honorary doctor of Curren tl y this fund contains mining). Married in April 1962, engineering from UMR, and mem­ $5,819. 4. Would you be interested Bob and Cay Brackbill have spent bersh ip in Tau Beta Pi. He also in serving as a volunteer most of their married life in Texas serves as a class coordinator for Carlos and Joan Tiernon have listserv manager/owner? where Bob has been a leader in the Class of '42, which takes a long had an expendable scholar­ th e oil and gas industry. He is reunion trip every year to an inter­ ship fund in their name with in the currently chairman of the board of es ting resort or vacation spot. MSM-UMR Alumni ASSOCiation , Email your answers to: Robertson Onshore Drilling Co .. but this year th ey have endowed LlNDSAYB@UMR .EDU which he co-founded in 19 7. The Robert V. Wolf Foundry the fund. and it now contains over or mail to Lindsa y Bagnall, having served as chairman of both Endowment Fund was endowed $3,000. Interest income from this MSM-UMRAlumni Associa ­ Texas Pacific Oil Co. and Dunigan through gifts made in honor of fund will support scholarships for tion , 114 Ca stleman Hall , Tool & Supply Co. He also is Bob's retirement after 42 years of students in metallurgical or nucle­ UMR, Roll a, MO 65401-0249. owner of Brackbill Oil & Gas. Cay outstanding and dedicated service ar engineering. Carlos is a past graduated from the Bellevue Hos­ to MSM-UMR. This fund, which member of the board of directors WANT TO LEARN pital Nursing School in ew York currently holds over $62,000. will of the MSM-UMR Alumni Associ­ MORE ABOUT THE City and qUickly moved on to be­ provide income to enhance the ation, and he received a profes­ come a flying registered nurse with fo undry or manufacturing metal­ sional metallurgical engineer de­ INTERNET? the Military Air Transport. She lurgy program. T hroughout Bob's gree from UMR in 1979 and an later became a nurse anesthetist career, he has been a very popular Alumni Association Award in 1983. Come to the Computer Sci­ with The New York H ospital. and respected member of the fac­ On campus. he was a member of ence computer lab at 208 Sloan-Kettering Cancer H ospital, ulty. He has been the key profes­ Army ROTC and Sigma Nu frater­ Math -Computer Science and Jamaica H ospital (Long Is­ sor in the Foundry Education Foun­ nity. He is executive vice presi­ Building anytime from 9 a.m. land, ew York). Upon moving to dation. and has served for many dent of Carroll In ternational Corp. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Satur­ Midland, Texas, she was responsi­ years as the faculty advisor to the day, Oct. 6&7 , to watch a ble for setting up th e anesthesia Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He has C. Jam es Grimm '30 left a demonstration on "Surfing facilities in a small hospital there. the distinction of being the only bequest of $2.500 to the MSM­ the Internet. " Learnwhatthe Bob and Cay are both very faculty member ever to serve as UM R Alumni Association forschol­ Internet is, how to "surf" it, active in Dallas. Cay is a Stradivar­ president of the MSM-UMR Alum­ ars hips for electrical engineering and check out UMR's piece ius Patron of the Dallas Sympho­ ni Association. In 1993. Bob and student . A long-time professor of of the World Wide Web. ny, an Associate of the Dallas Mu­ Dottye Wolf established their own electrical engineering at UMR, Jim seum of Arts. a member of the endowed scholarship fund. which received an Alumni Association Caprice Civic Club and a member benefits metallurgical engineering Award in 1969 and was made an of the Dallas Opera Guild. Bob students. honorary knight of St. Patrick in serves as a member of the Dallas 1978. He was also an honorary ~onorary kn Opera Board of Directors. the Dal­ Class of '44 Edwards - Hans member of Beta Sigma Psi frater­ t. Leonard las Petroleum Club and the orth­ Schmoldt led his classmates in cre­ nity and a member of the Acade­ Dorcas Por~ wood Club. H e also i a member ati ng this fu nd in honor of Francis my of El ectrical Engineers. and MSM.U Brockhoh . n. )c iation is IS to pro­ a way to lith each electronic !rv". We pinion:

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

23 ~ Chancellol advances , ronment, L advantage continues -educatin~ By Andrew Careaga MSM was born in an era of rapid technologica l change, and and scienc today it is poised to deliver during the coming era of advances come. -Th

T hey could have com e up with a better challenges that also require solutions only a puter has radically altered the way we commu­ As /onf name for a 125th anniversary celebration­ technical educa ti on can provide. While rail­ nicate, teach, learn, manufacture and design "quasquicentennial" is the official term . But roads, airplanes and over-the-road trucks still products, and do business in general. Materials to dri VE for UMR, th e timing could no t be m ore appro­ haul m ost of our goods, more and m ore infor­ scientists are creating new sub-atomic scale "educa materials that could change our lives in ways priate. mation is traveling at light speed on an interna­ in engil When the first class was ca ll ed to order at tional communications network of computers, yet unimagined. And businesses , scrambling MSM on Nov. 6, 1 71 , this nation was in the fiber, cable and satellites. Environmental issues to keep pace with the changes, are moving will ren midst of a robust but chaotic economic ex­ have moved to the fore as manufacturers try to from traditional. hierarchical structures to less to com. pansion. As the nation rebuilt from the Civil strike a balance between consumer dem ands rigid, team-oriented organizations that can War, the sp rawling network of railroads pro­ and th e need to conserve resources. T he com- compete in complex global markets. vided an inexpensive m eans of m oving " We are seeing rapid changes in the goods around. Produce could be cheap­ type of jobs available and the prepara­ as weretai tion needed to be a success in those ly transported from farms to cities, as the educa jobs," says Robert Mitchell, dean of could raw materials from mines to facto­ Park says. UMR's School of Engineering. " Gone ries. As a result, America's industrial out­ technologi, put soared past that of Grea t Britain and are th e days when most people can be the other industrialized nations of Eu­ hired by a large firm and expect to learn rope. T he United States became an eco­ to do one thing well for the rest of their nomic behemoth. career. You are now just as likely to work With industrializa tion came the need for a small firm and be expected to han­ for a new type of education. According to dle m any aspects of the company 's oper­ UMR history pro fessors Lawrence O. ation. In short, jobs of th e future will be a Christensen and Jack B. Ridley, the au­ little m ore complex, but they will be a lot thors of " UM-Roll a: A H istory of MSMI more interesting. " UMR," th is metamorphosis "brought calls Such advances are placing new de­ MSM's first graduating class, the class of for the introduction of practical courses mands on a nation and economy. And 1874, consisted of John W. Pack, John H. of study and specialized education in the such a time as this requires institutions Gill and Gustavus A. Duncan. The three sciences" to ensure that America would like UMR to draw on th eir history of went to work at Boyd Smelter near Boulder, continue to fuel this economic expan­ excellence to meet the world's need for a Colo. Pack and Duncan attended the first banquet sion. "T he University o f Misso uri School creative, well-educated work force. organized meeting of M SM alumni, held A ug. senior sr of Mines and M etallurgy," th ey wrote, " We're living in an age of tremendous 18, 1882, at the Windsor Hotel in Denver. fencing , " was an idea whose time had com e." potential and opportunity," says UMR inclined Today, just as then , the nation faces pipe- an In 19 a month 0 ' Pioneers! Hall. an( temporaJ Eva Endura nce Hirdle r Greene George 1 graduated in 1911 with a B.S. 1871 Breaking th e barrier 1907) or degree in general science, comp/eo, MS M'sfirst although she had taken Wh en Lelia an annu. director was courses th at equipped her to Thompson Flagg hosted 0 Charles P. Williams, an analytical pursue a career as a m ining engineer. S he served as graduated with a an e/abo chem ist, metallurgist and mining chief clerk with the M isso uri Geological S urvey, bachelor of science degree in civil an annu( geologist who had worked in the explored for iron ore deposits in Canada, and engineering in 1960, she became Lake S uperior m ining region. worked as an engineer in Tulsa, O kla. In 1972, at not only th e first black student to the age of 88, she received a bachelor of science graduate from M SM . but also the degr'ee in mining engineering from UMR. first black woman. Miner jootball's Chancellor John T. Park, and technological sian and vision will continue to be important perfect seasons advances are the change agents. But this envi­ to our nation. It's always been important, and -- ronment, unsettling for som e, works to UMR's I can only see it growing more important in th e future. ,. advantage, Park says. As long as tec hnology Miner football began in continues to drive change, UMR's mission, But UMR will not go unchallenged in this 1894 with a perfect, one­ d "educa ting tomorrow's leaders in engineering atmosphere. "Other insti tutions will try to move game season: the Miners and science, "will remain relevant for years to into our turf" as they see growing opportuni­ defeated Drury College CBS come. "This institution will become re nowned ties in the business o f engineering education, by a score of 8 to 6. But Park says. But "because o f the tight focus of 1914 was a year not our programs, we ca n and will stay ahead of ywecommu _ likely to be repeated, our competition," he adds. UMR, like all other -e and design As long as technology continues Under the direction of public colleges and universities , will continue eral. Matenals new coach "Big Tom " to drive change, UMR 's mission, to feel the pinch fin anciall y, Park says. Public -atomic scale Kelly, the football "educating tomorrow's leaders funds will continue to be stretched thinly across lives in ways Miners outscored their many programs, so higher education will need -5, scrambling in engineering and science, " opponents 540 to 0 to look else where for support. "All of higher :, are moving during the regular will remain relevant for years education is becoming increaSingly depen­ Ktures to less season. dent on the support of alumni and fri ends, and ons that can to come. The team scheduled a post-season I see that as a key factor in our future, " he says. kets. game against Christian Brothers " We will have to ask our alumni and friends to hanges in the College on Dec. 5 in St. Louis, but participate in this drive for excellence at the rhe prepara­ the faculty refused to give the team as we retain our focus and attain excell ence in level of the institutions with w hich we com ­ :ess in those permission to play the game_ Even the education of engineers and scientists ," pete. " UMR is in the same league as schools ell. dean of members of the Board of Curators Park says. " W ith the rapid pace at which like Georgia T ec h, Rensselaer Polytechnic tried to stop it. But on the day before ~nng. "Gone technological innovation is increasing, our mis- Institute and Purdue, Park says. the contest, the entire team sneaked eople can be out of Rolla at 4 a.m. The Miners

Monday.. Oct:_ 2 .. t:hrough Sunday.. Oct:_ 8 7:30-111 Student-sponsored H omecoming ac ti vities: ca ll Student Union Board 8-10 a.m at 314-341-4220 for more information regarding specific events. :30-11 '1 8:30am.

- Games every afternoon at the H ockey Puck, 12:30 p.m. 9am4J - Alumni/Student Golf Tournament Friday, Oct. 6, 1-4 p.m. - M -C1ub H omecoming Bonfire Friday, Oct. 6 at 8:30 p.m. 9-10 a.m. - Halftime activities at the football game Saturday, Oct. 7: Banner Competiti on, Queens Presentation, Overall Competition W inners ..~J 9-1030 a 9-1 130 a Wednesday. Oct. 4 9am-S J 9:30 am. 6p.m. Mechanical Engineering Academy Induction Dinner (reception 6 p.m., dinner 7 p.m.), Zeno's Resta urant, 1-44W M artin Springs Drive. lOa_m

Thursday. Oct. 5 10 a.m. 10:15 a.IT 8 :30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mechanical Engin ng i'-ca B~ f Directors Meeting, 2 14 ME A nnex 11: 30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Mechanical Eng'ne n 'l! Aca'demy I of Trustees Luncheon, University Center-East (UC-E) 10:30-11 : 12 p.m. UMR Board of ste ee tings begin, issouri Room, UC-E 11 :30 a.IT 1:30-4:30 p.m Mechanical Engineering Academy Meeting, 214 ME Annex 5:30 p.m. UMR Leadership Conference Reception/Banquet 8p.m. UMR Leadership Conference Keynote Address,Leach T heatre, Castleman H all

Friday. Oct. 6 All Day UMR L eadership Conference (call Barb Cruise for details , 3 14-341 -4898) 8 a.m.-Noon UMR Board of T rustees meeting continues , Missouri Room, UC-E oon 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. REG ISTRAT ION - Miner L ounge, UC-E 1:30 p.m. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. "Surfing on the Internet" dem onstration/open house, 208 Math-Computer Science Bldg. 4-5:30 p.t 9 a.m.-4 p.m. OGS H ospitality Suite open, Sunrise Room, UC-E 4:30-5:30 Noon-1:30 p.m. UMR Leadership L uncheon, Centennial H all , UC-E Noon-5 p.m. Demonstrations of Concurrent Design Teams/G roupware Software, G-11 H arTis H all (hourl y) 430-5:30 6:1 5p_m. 12:30 p.m . Student Union Board Games - H ockey Puck 7-9 p.m. 1-4 pm ~ Alumni/Student Golf Tourn amen t (con tact Student U nion Board, 31 4-341-4220, to sign up) 1-4:30 p.m. SH O RT COURSES (prese nted by fac ulty, staff and al umni) 1:30-4:30 p.m. Alumni Association Board of Directors M eeti ng, Misso uri Room, UC-E 1:30-4:30 p.m. Corporate Development Council Meeting, Advanced Technology Classroom, EMgt Bldg. 3p.m. School of Mines and Metallurgy Academy Open H ouse, McNutt H all Commons Area Evening 3-4:30 p.m. Estate Planning Seminar: Winton Smith , estate planning attorney, Development Conference Room. Second Floor, Castleman H all 9p.m. 3:30-8 p.m. H ouse displays judged, Student Union Board 4-5:30 p.m. Electrical Engineeri ng BU ilding Groundbreaking Ceremony and Reception, EE Bldg. <__ 4-5:30 p.m. Civil Engineeri ng Alumni Reception, South Lawn, Butler-Carl ton Civil Enginee ring Hall Sunday, 0 4-5:30 p.m. Chemical Engineering Alumni Reception, Schrenk H all 8-10 am. 4-5:30 p.m. Engineering Manage ment Alumni Reception, EMgt Bldg. " : !' I P.m. 4-530 p. m. M ec hanical Engineeri ng Alumni Reception, ME Bldg. \\~.. .\;. 4-5:30 p.m. School of M ines and Metallurgy Academy m eeting, 305 McNutt H all 5:30-8 p.m SIL VER & GOL D REUNIO N COCKTAIL BUFFET, Centennial H all, UC-E (roast pig, delicious hors d 'oeuvres and "liquid refreshments" ) 7-8 p.m. Student Union Board Reunion Reception, Missouri Room , UC-E 8p.m. Class of '90 Reunion Reception, Mark Twain Room, UC-E 8:30 p.m. M -Club Homecoming Bonfire 8:30 p.m. Ph ysics Alumni Open H ouse, home of Ed & Barbara H ale, 6 11 W 9 th Street ... 'I I D 26 , Its Want to learn more about the internet? Come to the computer science Saturday. Oct. 7 computer lab at 208 Math-Computer 5 7:30-9:30 a.m. ALL-ALUMN I BREAKFAST BUFFET , Centennial H all, UC-E (all -you­ Science Building any time from 9 a. m. can-eat scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy, mixed fresh to 4 p. m. on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 6 & 7, to watch a demonstration on fruit salad, homemade danish , juice and coffee) "Surfing the Internet. " 7:30-1115 a.m. REGISTRATION continues in M iner Lounge, UC-E Learn what the Intern et is, how to 8-10 a.m Section L eaders Meeting, Mark Twain Room, UC-E "surf" it, and check out UMR's piece of 8:30-11:15 a.m. OGS H ospitality Suite open, Sunrise Room, UC-E the World Wide Web. 8:30 a.m. OGS Executive Committee meeting, Development Conference Room, Second Floor, Castleman H all 9 a.m.-4 p.m. " Surfing on the Internet"' demonstration/open house, 208 Math­ Want to get a feel for how Computer Science Bldg. concurrent design teams are 9-10 a.m. Demonstration of Concurrent D esign T eams/Groupware Software, using groupware software to G -ll Harris H all 9-10:30 a.m. SHORT COURSES continue support deCision making? 9-11 30 a.m. Physics Advisory Committee (all physics alumni welcome), Physics Bldg. Come partiCipate in a one-hour demonstration in G-11 Harris Hall being 9 a.m.-5 p.m. UMR Bookstore open for alumni and visitors sponsored by the management systems 930 a.m. ~ Women's Race, 16th Annual Miner Invitational Cross Country Meet, program and the engineering ~ UMR Golf Course management department. 10 a.m. Alumni Baseball Game, Varsity Baseball Field (contact Travis Boulware, Demonstrations will begin on the 3 14-341-4191 to play - $50 includes hat, T -shirt and snacks) hour running from noon to 5 p. m. on 10 a.m. Women's Soccer vs . McKendree College, UMR Soccer Field Friday, Oct. 6, with an additional 10:15 a.m. Men's Race, 16th Annual Miner Invitational Cross Country Meet, demonstration on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 1 9 a.m. UMR Golf Course Participation will be on a first-come, 10:30-11:30 a.m. 125th ANNIVERSARY OF MSM-UMR KICK-OFF CELEBRATION first-selved basis. No prior experience 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. FIELDHOUSE FEED REUNION "FAMILY PICNIC" LUNCHEON for all is necessary - just bring your alumni, family and friends, Gale Bullman, Multi-Purpose Bldg. enthusiasm and sense of humor! (charcoal-grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, pasta salad, potato chips, (Contact the management systems freshfruit,chocolate cake, lemonade, iced tea, coffee) Jugglers, clowns, office if you have questions, at 314- face painting and other family activities. Features reserved seating for the 341-41 84) reunion classes of 1944 and before, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990. Student Council Alumni! CLASS PICTURES WILL BE TAKEN AT 12:15 P.M. If you were a member of Student Noon Men's Soccer vs. McKendree College, UMR Soccer Fi eld Council durin g your time at MSM-UMR, 1:30 p.m. Football Kickoff - MINERS VS EMPORIA STATE HORNETS join us for a reception/open house over 4-5:30 p.m. ' Admissions Ambassadors Workshop, Mark Twain Room, UC-E Homecoming Weekend. Come and be a part of the first meeting of Student 4:30-5:30 p.m. Miner Music Section Meeting, 138 Castleman H all Council alumni, and see what Student 4:30-5:30 p.m. Student Council Alumni Reception, STUCO, Walnut Room, 202 UC-W Council is doing today. 6: 15 p.m. CASH BAR RECEPTION, Miner Lounge, UC-E Just send us (or e-mail us) your 7-9 p.m. AWARDS BANQUET, Centennial H all, UC-E (spinach salad with poppy name, address and the committee or seed dreSSing, cheddar chicken khicken breast stuffed with cheddar office held and year(s) you were on cheese and pecan stuffing, baked in a puff pastryi white/wild rice, green Student Council to : Student Council, beans almandine, rolls, white chocolate mousse) 202 UC-West, Rolla MO 65401 E­ Evening Beta Sigma Psi Reunion Banquet, CarverlTurner Room and UC-E mail: [email protected]. We 'll send you Cafeteria (call Dave Ferkel, 3 14-364-8575 for details) details about Homecoming! 9 p.m. MSM-UMR Alumni Association Annual Meeting, Centennial Hall, UC-E Don't Forget Sunday. Oct. 8 Reunion class photos will be taken at 12: 15 p. m. on Saturday, at the 8-10 a.m. Order of the Golden Shillelagh Breakfast, UC-E Fieldhouse Feed Reunion "Family 1 p.m. UMR Advisory Committee for African-American Recruitment and Picnic " Luncheon in the Gale Bullman Retention Meeting, Missouri Room, UC-E Multi-Purpose Building! Be There!

Calling all Greeks! *Don't forget to check at the Registration Desk in the Miner Loun ge If you can 't make it to the Miner Lounge to register, please register at (University Center-East, second floor) for late entries into the schedule your fraternity or sorority so we'll l of events, as we ll as for specific information regarding reunions know you were here. --- Alumni to be honored at homecoming r- I The following alumni and friends will be honored at the Alumni I Awards Banquet on Oct. 7, atthe end of Homecoming festivities. Won 't you join us for the banquet to help honor them? I Please illdica : friday, Alumni Achievement Award I # Artendin~ John G. Bartel, CerE'52, Prof CerE'85 Calvin B. Cobb, ChemE'64, MS'85, PhD'67, Prof ChemE'86 I L"Re Joseph A. Mickes, CE'58 : EE, Meram

Alumni Merit Award I 2. "0, Donald L. Castleman, President and Chairman, Phelps County Teaching P Bank, Rolla of history, ~ Gregory Junge, CE'65 3."Fo Jack B. Ridley, Distinguished Teaching Professor, UMR Don Askela Ramsay 'S: Alumni Service Award Hall,I30·3 Gregory D. McClain, EMgt'72, Prof Mgmt Engr '93 10:30 a.m. John E. Smith, CE'51 4.'·Tu Saturday Records in Frank H. Mackaman Volunteer Service Award Band mush Frank B. Conci, CE'54 Oct. 7, 1995 S. "Th '71, Mark 1 Honorary Membership Join us as we begin the year-long celebration Paul E. Jobe, Executive Director, Missouri Society of Professional 6. "Th Engineers of MS M-UMR 's founding 125 years ago. Sarchet, HE John Park, Chancellor, UMR T. Special mementos will be given away to those Advanced 1 who attend, as lo ng as they last! Outstanding Young Alumnus Award _7. "Ele Paul G. Baldetti, EE'81 VanAken, a Robert D. Davinroy, CE'80, MS'94 McNutt Ha[ Gail Louise Hahn, ChemE'82 Ronald W. Jagels, CE'86 _ S. "H associate pr Outstanding Student Advisor Award For your conve nience, we have I _ 9. "Rc Charles E.Dare, Professor, Civil Engineering com piled a list of local motels I Challenges ; W. Lance Haynes, Assoc . Prof., Philosophy & Liberal Arts (all phone numbers are area code 314). I life sciences Arvind S. Kumar, Chair, Nuclear Engineering The following are members of the Rolla Area I products, D Christopher W. Ramsay '83, Asst. Professor, Metallurgical Chamber of Comm erce: I sponsored by Engineering I ' Best Western Coachligh t Inn, 341 -2511 I _10.S~ (800-528-1234) planning att, 'Bestway Inn, 341-2158 I Castleman f Budget Deluxe Inn, 364-4488 I ' Days Inn, 341-3700 For assistance with Homecoming reservations for meals, ' Drury Inn , 364-4000 (800-325-8300) : Saturd, football game or short courses. please call or write : ' Eco noLodge, 341 -3 130 (800-446-6900) **Howard Johnson Lodge, 364-71 11 I -lL "p Alumni Office (800-654-2000) I Donald R S Castleman Hall *Ramada Inn , 364-7977 I Albright & E UMR. Rolla, MO 65401 -0249 *Rustic Motel, 364-6943 (800-458-9279) I *TraveLodge 341 -3050 I _ 12. "T *Wayfarer Inn, 364-3333 Quality and Information number: 314-341 -4145 . "Zeno's Motel an d Steak House, 364-1301 I EMgt, and C FA X number: 314-341-6091. I engineering IElectronic mail: ALUMNI @UMR .EOul Other motels in the Rolla area are the following: I Technology . "Comfort Inn , SI. James , 265-5005 I 'Super 8 Motel, 364-4156 I f 13. "A Sooter Inn, 364-1333 OITner aSSist * In dicates pool I 9:30.1 0'30 .. ** Indicates indoor pool L " ---- 1------1 y Eve nt Order Form y

Please indicate which courses YO Il 'd like to a rr end and how many rickets you need. Friday. Oct. G RESERVATIONS # Attending Please make your reservations early, as some activities are limited. Fi ll out the form below and mail, FAX, email or call in your __ 1. "Reminiscences of EE ," Robert Nau, professor emeritus of reservations by Sept. 20, 1995! Your tickets will be ready for you to EE, Meramec Room, UC-E, 1-2 p.m. pick up at the Registration Desk when you arrive on campus. By mail: Enclose check (or charge card information), fold and tape __ 2. "Oak Leaves and Shillelaghs," Jack Ridley, Distinguished edges. Teaching Professor of history, and Lawrence Christensen, professor By FAX: 314-341-6091, 24 hours a day - be sure to include your of history, Mark Twain Room, UC-E, 1:30-2:30 p.m. credit card information. By electronic mail: ALUMN I@UMREDU, 24 hours a day - don't __ 3. "Foundry 101: Make Your Own UMR Paperweight Ashtray," forget credit card information. Don Askeland, Distinguished Teaching Professor of MetE, and Chris By phone: 314-341-4145, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday-Friday - have Ramsay '83, Iron and Steel Society Professor, MetE, 244 McNutt your credit card handy. Hall,1:30-3:30 p.m.

_ _ 4. "Tuxedo Junction," Ray Lockhart, proprietor of Ray's Events Records in Rolla and host of KUMR public radio's weekly radio Big # Tickets Band music show, Meramec Room, UC-E, 2:30-4:30 p.m.

__ 5. "The G.!. Bill 's Influence on UMR ," Lt. Col. John Buckwalter ___ Silver & Gold Reunion Cocktail Buffet ($15.00/person) '71 , Mark Twain Room, UC-E, 2:30-3:30 p.m. ra tion All -Alumni Breakfast Buffet ($6.50/person, age 5-12 $3.25, under 5 free) __ 6. "Thirty Years of Engineering Mangament at UMR," Bernard Sarchet, Henry Sineath, and Bill Omurtag of the EMgt Dept. ___ Fieldhouse Feed Reunion "Family Picnic" Luncheon I those Advanced Technology Classroom (103 EMgt) , 2:30-3:30 p.m. ($9.00/person, age 5-12 $4.50, under 5 free) REUNION CLASS PHOTOS WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS EVENT! __ 7. "Electron Microscopy, SEM, TEM and Digital Images," David VanAken, associate professor of MetE, Electron Microscopy Lab, B18 ___ Miners vs. Emporia State University Hornets ($5.00/person) McNutt Hall, 3:30-4:30 p.m. ___ Awards Banquet ($16.00/person)

__ 8. "Electronic Process Data Exchange," Neil Book, '72, ___ Tickets for ALL events associate professor of ChE, 126 Schrenk Hall, 2:30-4 p.m. ($51.50/person, $23.25 for Golden Alumni!) lave __ 9. "Round Table Discussion: Women/Alumnae of MSM-UMR - Golden Alumni (those who graduated 50 or more years ago) receive Challenges and Perspectives," Paula Lutz, '76, associate professor of a 50% discount on all tickets except football , which are Je 31 4). life sciences, and Lynn Flaim,'80, plant & business manager-silica complimentary from the Athletic Department. products, Du Pont, Mark Twain Room, UC-E,3:30-5 p.m. (co­ Jlia Area sponsored by the UMR Women's Student Advisory Committee) Name #1 ______

__ 10. Special Estate Planning Seminar: Winton Smith, estate Name #2 ______planning attonrney,Development Conference Room, Second Floor, Castleman Hall, 3-4:30 p.m. Address, ______Saturday. Oct. 7 City/State/ZIP ______Home Phone: ______Work Phone,______11. "Protecting Patent and Other Intell ectual Property Rights," Donald R Schoonover, '64, attorney at law, Simmons Perrine Class Year ______Discipline ,______Albright & Ellwood, Missouri Room, UC -E, 9-10:30 a.m. PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: MSM-UMR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION __ 12. "The Role of IS09000 and the Malcolm Baldrige Award in Quality and Productivity Improvement," Henry Wiebe, professor of Check enclosed in the amount of ______EMgt, and Gregory D. McClain , '72, manager-quality and materials engineering services, John Deere & Company, Advanced Charge to my credit card: __Visa i . VISA' .i _ Mastercard lEI Technology Classroom (103 EMgt) , 9-10:30 a.m. Card number______Expiration date ___ ving: _ 13. "Athletics, Old and New at MSM-UMR," Jerry Berry, '49, former assistant for sports events at UMR, Meramec Room, UC-E, Name as printed on card ______9:30-10:30 a.m. L Signature ______)1 ------~ door pool 29 C 1932 1942 Spanier, EE, and Elaine recently 1951 welcomed their first grandchild. • Billy F. Le! • Carl A. Elsea, EE , writes, "I was • John C. Austin, ME , is retired and 1. 1993, after ninety years old Nov. 1, 1994, and I doing well in Massena, N.Y. aeronautical, have good health. " • Andrew W. 1951 Kassay, ChE, writes, "Julia Mae has 1946 • Ric ha rd L. Bullock, MinE , retired ing. from Raytheon in September 1994. Twenties been in the nursing home for the past • Robert L. Mann, CE, writes, He is still active as a consultant for 1958 year because she has Alzheimer's "Shirley a nd I are doing pretty well DOE and TRW. Richard serves as • Joe Micke 1925 disease. " for our age (78)! Shirley is active in technical advisor on the Yucca Moun­ chief enginee • Ma rion L. Atkinson, MinE, writes, the church 's women 's work and we tain Underground Nuclear Waste way & Tram "I am 94 years old and enjoying life 1934 are both active at Rebekah Lodge, Project. • Marion J. Norton, CE, on Oel. 28, in the south. I am wondering how • Lester E. Poese, ChE, and Violet Senior Citizens, and AARP. " retired as plant engineer from Thiokol many 1925 graduates are still living. celebrated their 58th wedding anni­ 6,000 emplo: Corp. in Huntsville, Ala. , Feb. 1, P.E. Joe. his' versary in January 1995 . • J ohn H. 1947 1992 . • Henry A. Sheeley, Jr., EE , is 1927 McKinley, CE, writes, "Enjoying golf three childrer • Glenn H. Fritz, MinE, will be retir­ enjoying being a man of leisure. He and the Arizona sunshine. " Mo .• Lester • Edwin R. Sievers, MinE, is living ing sometime soon. His sales career writes, "Doris and I have six grand­ asassistantcit with his daughter, Reverend Edwina took him to South America, India, children and they are a joy to have ilL, onJune I Aker, and her husband Charles Aker 1936 and a ll over the U.S. Glenn was in around. I am staying busy working as Susan. have in Polson, Mont. Edwin writes, "I • Elliott H. Reed, MinE, is retired, is the business of selling rotary drilling a courtesy clerk in a food store. " • retirement. L, miss our old home where Dorothy living in San Bernardino, Calif. , and tools for mining and water well drill­ Richard A. Thurston, ChE, is direc­ not having ar and I spent so many good years. I feel just turned 80 in August 1994. ing and just recently sold his business tor of Corporate Engineering for Tee to being retir as I should at age 93. " - Glenn H. Fritz Co. , Inc. Pak, Inc. He had 30 years service in any money!" September 1994. • Do nald J. WitzI , 1928 1949 ME, "suffered a significant stroke Nov. 1959 • Philip J. Boyer, MinE, writes. "I am Forties • A. Daniel Fentzke, CerE, writes, "I 11 , 1994. He is making progress and •Rob ert E. S, living in a retirement home. " was pleased to learn that Delbert should be able to return home before IBMJuly31. . 1940 Day, CerE '58, is the 1995-96 pres­ too long. He's in a rehabilitation fa­ in New York • J ohn D. McClendon, ChE, writes, ident for the American Ceramic So­ cility trying to work his paralyzed left N "I have been retired for 13 years. I ciety. It is a great honor following Ted arm and leg - it will take time ... field , Mo , Thirties first li ved in Spokane, Wash. , where PIanje, CerE '40, who is a gentle­ writes, "My r I met and married Mildred. We toured men, a scholar, and a friend. " • Paul 1952 Quail Ct. , Sp 1930 the western U.S . and moved to H. Greer, EE , is still enjoying retire­ • All an A. Cole, MinE, writes, "I am • Edward T. Regenhardt, CE, writes, Montesano, Wash. Next, we toured ment in sunny Phoenix, Ariz. He is planning to retire at the end of 1994. "As of Jan. 1, 1995, I started my the northern U.S. and southern Can­ busy visiting four children and eight There are many excitin g projects second quarter of a century in retire­ ada and moved to Poulsbo, Wash. " grandchildren in Arizona, Utah, and developing in Peru, Chile, Argenti­ ment!! " California as well as doing genealog­ na, and even Uruguay. I would like 1961 1941 ical research. to be in on some of it, but I'm over 1931 • Do nald H. FaIkingha m , PetE, af­ that hill r I hope some of the gradu­ ·JamesM.B alions manag • Charl es E. Ross, CE, is retired and ter lOS in g his wife to diabetes compli­ ates will find jobs in South America. " tional 'snvo-p living in Huntington, W.Va. Heserves cations, went back to work for • William M. Penney, Jr., CE, is now City, Kan w as chaplain and pianist for the Multi­ McDermott International Inc. as man­ in Kingston, Jamaica, after spending the sPrin~ ' • purpose Center, the Baptist Berean agi ng director. He traveled to Roma­ almost 6 years in Moscow. a few S.S . class, and the Baptist Young at nia to set up an office and is manag­ 1950 months in Bangkok, and one year in was current Heart Club. Charles is also the chap­ ing director of EuroMac - a joint • Roy T. Clayton, PetE, is enjoying Singapore. He has been involved in Charles, La. lain for th e Corps of Engineers Retir­ interest company of McDermott and retirement and will be back in Texas construction of various facilities for Lube Oil H\ ees' Club. Euroenergy in Sofia, Bulgaria. County in time for the dogwood sea­ the Department of State. In 1984 he SiteconSiructi son . • Avery A. Drake, Jr., MGeo, re tired as captain, USNR and will L. May, P hy~ MSMGeo '52, will become emeritus retire after Kingston . • J ohn E. Priest, daughter, Cel at USGS this summer. In November CE, and Pam completed their first Genetics at 1994 he received the Distinguished year in Chile for the designing of a NOttingham 10 Service Award, which is the Interior 160,000-acre irrigation project, of a research staff Normally il isn'l our policy Department's highest award. series of large river intakes and of a Alec Jeffreys, 10 print wedding photos, bUI Arthur G. Gore, CE, would appreci­ 75-meters-high dam. J ohn writes, Irngetprinting Ihis one we couldll 'I resiSI. ate in formation on a very old W & LE "We expect to be here at least anoth­ Leicester. My: Joe Mooney '39 married his Gurley compass transit with about a er year. rs On the resea one-in ch hole in the base for attach­ new bride Mary Ellell in 51. sity of Edinbur ing to a tripod. There is just a clamp 1953 gy Deparimer Louis on a very imporlal1l and no threads . • Robert J. Miller, • Edward L. Creamer, Chem, has William recen ' day 10 Miners ... March 17. MGeo, is vice president, exploration worked 39 years for Shell Oil in Hous­ to celebrate 'A He alld Mary Ellen rode 10 for Ramrod Gold (USA) Inc . • John ton, Texas. He works in central engi­ birthday . • D Ih eir receplion aLOp a 51. W. Nichols, CE, and Marthe are neering where he provides support ME, writes '. pla nning to enjoy their second home in applied metallurgy to oil refining elected to h' Pat's green aillique fire b er~ in ChalliS, Idaho. John writes, "Re­ and petrochemical manufacturing erof the Mi& engine. tirement is nearly total now, since my activities. sentatives, Di~ involvement in prior projects is near­ ly down to zero. " • Lawrence A. ------POLICY FOR PUBLICATION OF A LUMNI I N OTES IN THE MSM A ~ We are ha LUMNU5 elaine recently Ppy to announce weddin . have occ urred gs, births and promot ' lTandchild. 1957 1962 4. We wl/. f mentio . Ions, after th e y • Billy F. Lester , MinE, retired Feb. • K arl L. Brown, MetE, is now work­ . n a spouse 's name if it ' 1, 1993, after 37 years in petroleum, ing as se nior product development ~ ;~formation provided by the alumn us IS specifically mentioned in the aeronautical, and nuclear engineer­ engineer with the G S Technologies :, MinE, retired . e MSM Alumnus wi ll announc . ing. Group at M E International Inc. , which ptember 1994. Immediate fa mily member or f e deaths if information is submitted b manufactures liners for grinding mills We will print addresses if rom a newspaper Obituary. yan consultant for ~ ~ 1958 and custom castings. I

works as a NICU nurse and he is a search and Design in the Food and A. Wayne Cagle, Jr., ChE '73, and Perri, their first child, a girl , Ellen ; sponsored a registered mechanical engin eer run ­ Raw Materials Center. • Marcel A. Caroline, Sept. 12, 1994. jtorecognile ning Occidental Analytical Group, (Wehrman) Ma upin, MSMath , gave Roger Lee Keller, MinE '75, and Gez, their first , a girl , July 1994. ! most rec ent which conducts energy analyses. The a talk on stati stics at the AMATYC I architecture firm began in 1989 and currently has Convention in Tulsa, Okla. , in Nov. Russell L. Goldammer, CE '78, and Shirley, a girl, Ashton Marie, Oct. olorandcon. 3 employees . • June Ahrens, Psyc, 1994. ·Stephen A. Olson, EE, works 13, 1994. Ivers in red e. received the Federal Leadership for Denmac Systems Inc. selling net­ Judith E. (Roper) Groves, ChE '79, and her husband, Gary, a girl , Claire MilienbruCk Award for a non-supervisor in 1994 work management systems and con­ Elizabeth, July 21 , 1994. j to delineat; for demonstrating superior leader­ sulting. Stephen writes, "Seven years ! Romanstone ship skills. The award was presented now in Chicago and I still get ener­ Dona ld O. Darrough, Jr., EMgt '81 , Diane, and sister Lisa, a girl , Ited in WVP's by the Federal Community Leader­ gized by the people, the music (jazz Hannah Lee, April 1994. ship Chapter of Associated Employ­ in particular), and I'm still playing al donation to J a ne (Riolo) Nemecek, LSci '81 , Chem '81 , and Doug, their first child, thatWVp se. ers of Central Ohio . • Kyle Kittrell , soccer. " • J. Mi c hael Party, GGph, a boy, Gregory Douglas, October 1994. ImUMR, plu s CE, was one of four team members writes, " 1 received the Dedicated Ind WVPsup · selected for th e Missouri Highway Service Award from the Permian David A. Bruner, ME '83, and Amber, their third child, a boy, Jacob and Transportation Department's Basin Section SEPfv1. " Thomas, Dec. 30, 1994. Mercury Team, a new quality im­ Denise Ann (Rost) Ma usshardt, Math '83, Chuck, CSci '83, and provement unit that focuses on high 1979 ;, ' l"m ready for George, a gi rl , Emily Rose, Sept. 3, 1994. 95. -• Douglas priority tasks. Kyle is currently work­ • Sam A. Am a ntia, MSEMgt, is mtes. -I pray the ing on a master of public administra­ working for the City of Tallahassee, Kim (Hofstetter) Willia ms, PetE '83, Dave, PetE '83, aTld Dylan, a boy, tion degree at the University of Mis­ blessing upon Fla. Sam writes, "Leilah, my daugh­ Collin , Aug. 30, 1994. souri - Columbia . • J oseph J. miS, and all my ter, is 1 year old. My wife , J acki, Kracum, MinE, changed from a ca­ Elizabeth A. (Sims) Bertke, Engl '85, and DaVid , their first child, a girl , Rolla · a most received her masters in fine arts in reer in mining to one in transporta­ Danielle Elizabeth, Oct. 18, 1994. lI and J. Ponzer. May 1994. " • De nnis T. Dressel, tion over ten years ago. He worked in Blue Springs. ME, and family are fine and living in Steve E. Watkins, EE '83, and Susan, their first , a boy, Ethan Eugene, for the Glenwood Canyon Project Sept. 21, 1994. . 11, and Mat· Hurricane, W. Va. DenniS writes, for eight years as a facilitator of dis­ "Shell's Polyester business is dem­ technical sales Sam A. Amantia, MSEMgt '79, and Jacki, a girl , Leilah. pute resolutions. Joseph writes, onstrating solid performance. Mel and lhouse Electric "Look me up if you are in the Aspen is a regisiered the kids (3) share their time between Donald Craig Hodges, ME '87, and Debra, their second daughter. area." Mark E. Li efer, ME , writes, home, sports, school, dance, music 10spital. Gary W. Russell , ChE '84, and Marianne, a girl , Shannon Kathleen, "My wife, Maureen, has gone back to lessons, etc. and occasionally tell me Sept. 6, 1994. school full time to obtain a BS in hi' " • J oseph M. Kell y, MinE , is nurSing, and my son, Ti mothy, was working for United Science In dus­ Kerry E. Julian, EMgt '85, and Cindy, their first child, a boy, Nicholas hem, has settled recently named to the National Hon­ tries as an environmental engineer! Ames, April 19, 1995. ;. -The last few or Society. " • Randall K. Noon, project manager. • Peggy S. (Veit) DC with moving, MSME '76, has written three books. Shaffer, Psyc, received her MSW Suzanne (Manda) Alexander, ChE '86, and Tom, their first child, a girl, tying. I still stay Engineering Analysis of Vehicular Ac­ from the University of Illinois in 1980 Emily Marie, Nov. 20, 1994. and Fails, but cidents is his second book, which and her MPH from the University of Tracy A. (Miller) Baysinger, ChE '86, and Conley, a girl , Laura Ashley, i you old Slvim · came out in February 1994, and has Oklahoma in 1986. In June 1994 December 1993. ne or call. Get been well received. His third text­ Peggy and her husband, Blaine, 1 now for the book, Engineering Analysis of Fires moved to Omaha where Blaine works La ura A. (Oehlert) Clegg, ChE '87, and Rick, ChE '87, th eir second Ima s Gi rard and Explosions, was due to come out as a professor and director of Adult son, Christopher, Aug. 30, 1994. in March 1995. ~d Lee Herzogin Psychiatric Services at Creighton - Robert Mi chael Prost, ME '88, and Diane (McCarthy), a ave fWO daugh· Nebraska Department of Psychiatry. son, Brian Scott, Feb. 1, 1994. as bom in May 1977 • Robert L. Shirron, MS EMgt, was howas born in • Keith J . Cowan, CE, is working for promoted to colonel Jan. 1, 1995, Gerald Feldewerth, MetE '86, and Christi (A ldrich) las writes. -My Amoco in Houston, Texas. · Pa ul W. and selected to command 937th en­ Feld ewerth, EMgt '89, a girl , Caitlin Renae, July 28, 1994. seems io have Eloe, MSMath, is still teaching math­ gineer group, Fort Riley, Kan ., be­ Elisabeth Ann (Larson) Phillips, CE '89, and Grant an my firsrtwen ' ematics at the University of Dayton. ginning in July 1995. Robert writes, Phillips, ME '88, a girl, Arden Meredith, Nov. 15, 1994. e Ke ll er, MinE. Paul writes, "LaUrie, my wife, Nathan, "I will miss travel and sightseeing in ct manager for 6, Katie, 3, and I are doing well. " • Europe for the past two years as U.S. Michael W. Brunstein, EE '90, and Cynthia (Patterson) in Hong Ko ng. Louis G. Loos, II , CE, is currently European Command in Stuttgart, Brunstein , EE '90, their first child , a girl , Natalie Diane, Ie spent time i~ working on converting the English Germany, but I look forward to com­ Nov. 15, 1994. , of the world s standard to metric for the Highway mand. " · Kell y L. Wade, EMgt, mar­ ;rojects. Gez and Design Division for St. Louis County ried Kirk Reimann and is enjoying rl in July 1994, Highway and Traffic Department. • the Wisconsin style life . She is cur­ moving to the Chicago area. Lynn 10. I would like to hear from old hearts of many Ronald J. Williams, CE, is currently rently shift coach advisor for S. C. writes, "We look forward to living classmates. " • James T. Philli ps, leri R. Roilings, city engineer/public works director Johnson Wax, and Kirk is starting a closer to family in the midwest after ME, is still working for Black & Veatch red the Kennedy for the City of Sunset Hill , Mo. He is new job with Nestle Food. ten years in Delaware." • J o hn C. in Kansas City. He is currently living ;l1Uction project living in Washington, Mo. , with his Hesse, ChE, is unit project engineer in Bombay, India , for a one-year - at ahead of sched· wife Kathy and daughters, Christine, ~ig!1!i!~ for the CrudelVacuum Unit for the least - assignment. • Thomas D. 13, and Kimberly, 7. Lyondell - Citgo Refinery Expansion Radcliff, NucE, is working on his 1980 Project. • Gerard W. McKervey, PhD in NucE and has already accept­ 1978 • Cherie R. Cowan, ChE, is working MinE, is production manager for ed a non-tenure track assistant pro­ d MSEMgr, is • David K. Holland Jr., ChE, was for Huntsman Speciality Chemicals ESSROC Materials in Logansport, fessorship in the nuclear program at Ie . dself· just promoted to research manager in Houston, Texas. · Lynn M. Flaim, Ind. Gerard writes, "Cathy and I have Ohio State University. hildren an .' c1a at Anheuser Busch Corporate Re- ChE, and Mike are in the middle of two kids - Heather, 14, and Nathan, I'swi fe . Patrt . Minnesota. t­ our toes!" Dave is a project manager 1983 Idleman! I can 't wait! H ope to see in the area te at th e U. S. Environmental Protec­ som e of m y Rolla friends there - th e • S.P.R. Amares an, MSCSci, is now NI1399 I ti on Agency. They moved to L ee 's party sho uld rival S t. Pat'sl " • John working for Quantum Corp. as a Germantowf Summit in November 1993. Kim also A. K omlos, CE, and Linda Capone, principal engineer responsible for 253-9397 • 1981 writes, " I always enjoy th e Alumnus ME '86, were m arried in November CAD strategy in th e design and de­ and his wife • D onald O . D arrough Jr., EMgt, and accolades to whoever is respon­ 1990. John was recently prom oted velopment o f disk controller chips . • living in Oki and his wife, Diane, have bee n living sible for its improvements." to vice president of BUSiness Devel­ D avid A . B runer , ME, and Amber working for B in Ohio for over a year now . In April opment at ARCO Construction Co. had their th ird child, Jacob Thom as, Iy provides t 1994 they had H annah Lee, th eir 1984 John and Linda live in Wes t St. Louis and are enjoying Bartlett, Tenn. David airlines opera second daughter, and their fi rst, Lisa , C ounty with th eir tw o-m onth-old is m anager o f M ec hanica l Engineer­ • Paul M . Langenfeld, ME, Rae Ann, the NAHAAi is now 4 years old . • Tom Hayes, daughter, Ell en Margaret. • D eirk ing for Research and Developm ent Kati e, 8, and Matthew, S, have moved at a local Chi ME, Rh onda, H annah, 7, and Will, Alan Feiner, EMgt, and Mar ia L. at Brother International. H e com­ to 4803 Daltrey C ourt, St. L OU iS, 4, moved to England last year. Tom (DeCastro) Feiner , EMgt '85, are pleted his PhD at the University o f M o., 63129. Paul is w orking for is a general manager for Cargill, who doing fin e. Deirk and Maria write, 1986 Kentucky in May 1993 . • William J. Sverdrup and on his m aster 's degree is building a new plant. Tom writes, "Jonathan and James are doing great. 'Tracy A. (M B ohnhoff, ME, completed his PhD at th e G raduate Eng. Center. • Eric " We live in an 18 th century malt This year we should be able to travel writes, -I ha at Texas A & M in 1991. H e is H. Lidholm, GeoE, was honored by ho use on th e W elsh border. Stop by more extensively and we are plan­ Ashley, in D currently working at Sandia National the MSPE as the 1994 Young Engi­ for a pint if you are in th e area. " • ning to be at the 10-year reunion." • little early for Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M. neer of the Y ea r. Eric is currently the Jane (Riolo ) N em ecek , LSci, Chem, Steve Knobbe, CE, was one of four choice, but I H e writes, " Kell y an d I now have two Columbia, Mo., ch apter president of and her husband, Doug, now live in chosen m embers from 59 applicants engineering. ' kids that are growing up fa st. Aman­ MSPE. H e and his Wife, Susan, have Minnea polis, Minn., where Jan e is a for the Mercury Team, a new quality man , PetE, n da is six and Curtis is four. We are all two sons, Ryan and Justin .• Mark A . plastic surgeon practicing at Park improvem ent unit that focuses o n enjoys workil enjoying th e N ew M exico li fes tyl e. " • Logom asini, ChE, and his Wife, Nicollet M edical Center. T heir first high priority ta sks, for th e Missouri Co. She has K evin Gordon, CSci, after working Coll een, are living in Lake Fores t, child, Gregory Douglas, was born in Highway and Tra nsportation Depart­ research grou for six years for AlIiedSignal has Ca .• Steven e. M eyer , AE, and October. ment. • Dan Lachance, ME, and ucts for the ka m oved on to Marion M errell Dow as Lora L Richards were married on John Fahey became partners and writes, "My t a contractor. Kevin writes, " still work­ July 30, 1994. Steve is a sen ior project crea te d En -Sync Group, Inc., which own chiropra 1982 ing for A le. I'm enjoying the new coordinator for Mo nsa nto Enviro is a manufacturer 's representative for been doing el • Jeffrey N eil Bruhn, ChE, got mar­ job. The consulting world is very C hem Systems. H e writes, "Our ad ­ ABB Drives, Benshaw, and TCI. En ­ all life is good ri ed to Christine on June 18 , 1994. exciting and ch allenging for m e." • dress is: 570 Briarwyck D ri ve, Sync sp eCializes in energy saving ap­ Jr. , CE, Kendi Jeffrey and Christine honeymooned L ewis D a ni e l Israel , MSCE, Ballwin, Mo , 63011." • James M . plicati o ns and industrial information 4, are stillli\ for two wee ks in Vancouver, Victoria, Caroline, CE, Zach, 10 , Andy, 7, Str atton, MinE, an d his Wife, L eslie, applications. Dan writes, "Give me a Roger writes. and Whistl er, Bri tish Columbia. Jef­ and Samantha, 3 , are living in Yukon, are spending th eir spare tim e work­ l call at (314) 230-3079. " • Mike Scotl (Stu ). I frey writes, " W e had a great time " . Okla. Dan is offi ce manager and prin­ ing around th e house and trying to M organ, PetE, is married and has Steph en F. Jam es Earl Lamb, III, ChE, is still cipal o f T erracon C o nsultan ts . keep up with th eir daughter Debbie, two girls and one boy. H e is working Michelle are working at Brewer Science discover­ Caroline is a senior project engineer who is now eightee n m onths old and Ii as a supervisor in th e engineering ing a new chemical prod uct to use. for Ten'acon Environmental. • R og­ quite a handful. • D ale M . Winter , Stephen gradl department for Tenneco in H ouston, Jam es and his wife, Jane, have a new er T. K opp, MSChE, is a m anufac­ MinE, is working as a relief foreman in Business A T exas. • N a nc y J. (Elfr ank) business in their home - Lamb Media turing engineer for 3M in Springfi eld, for Arch of Illinois at the Conant (Capone) Ko N ethington, GGph, is working as Labs. Jam es writes , " W e have three M o. Roger writes, " I have two chil­ Mine. H e has worked for Arch since A. Komlos C Odyssey of th e Mind coordinator for children - Jimmy, who is in se venth dren - Jennifer, 8 , and Daniel, 6." • February 1992. Dale married Kay November '19 th e PT A. H er husband, D ennis, Hist grade, Amy, who is in fifth grade, and D enise A nn (Rost) M aussh ardt, Pya tt and has two children. engineer with '72, will have bee n w ith Mobil ten Jacob, who is in first grade. " • Linda Math , and her husband, Chuck , CSci lindaandJoh years in September 1995. Nancy M . (Hand) N oel, Math, received her '83, had a baby girl, Emil y Rose, 1985 County with writes, "Amy is in second grade, Emily MSMath from Central Misso uri Sta te Sept. 3 , 1994. Denise writes , " Emily, • Jam es E. Breit barth, ME, is still daughter, EIII will go to kinderga rten next year, and University in 1984 and th en worked who weighed 7 pounds, 2 o unces, working at Caterpillar in Decatur, III. Ann Melcher, Evan just drives me crazy!" · Grego­ on her PhD at Oklaho ma State Uni­ and her brother George are both Currently he is working in th e shop to Alternative: ry P. Raym er , Chem, recently mar­ versity. She received her EDD in fin e. I am a stay-at-hom e mommy bU il ding tractors during th e strike by sor for the Mis: ried Cheryl H enderson. Gregory is December 1994 and her dissertation and I love it, though I hope to teach th e UA W. James writes , " It doesn 't on April 18 w o rki ng w ith M ichael, B es t & is titled "The Fundamental Theorem again som e day. " • Mich ael A. require much in th e way of engineer­ Dent, Phelp;, Friedrich in Milwaukee , Wis. , after of Alge bra - H istory and Proofs." In Seidel, M SEMgt, was appOinted se­ ing skills, but I'm loving every minute II1gton Coun obtaining his MS in Biochemistry and 1993 she was tenured at Missouri nior vice president for T he Facility o f it. M ore importa ntly, I'm getting ~li c ha e l D. F his law degree at th e Universi ty of Southern State C ollege where she is G roup's Beverage and Snac k Food married on M ay 6, 1995, to Sara completed six an assistant pro fessor. Linda writes , BUSiness Unit. H e is responsible for the U.S. Nav " I have a bea utiful 3-year-old son, strategic planning, business devel­ Michael writes Andrew." • Eric G lynn Politte, ME, opment, operati o ns and fi na ncial duty as the lac his wife , Sue, and his children, Aman­ m anagem ent of the unit as well as the dina tor at the ~ da, 10, Jos hua, 8 , and Alyssa, S, are S I. L o u is offi ce . • Sharon M. EMAIL ADDRESSES er School in N doing great in Spring, Texas. Eric (N oonan) Waitz, EMgt, was pro­ Lynn Ryterski writes , " I still look forward to hea ring ya this sUm mo ted recently to senior cl ient repre­ ml fr om old friends so give us a ca ll. " • sentative for IBM. Sharon writes, "M y Lake of the 0, Todd Rush , GeoE, married Sarah daughter Jaclyn turned fo ur in Feb­ Miller on Feb. 4, 1995. H e is working ruary, my husband, Todd, M SEMch 1987 on th e AV-8B and the T 45TS for '90, is still at MAC and we live in • DaVid Ba I McDonnell Douglas and Sarah is both Paul H orstmann, CSci '73, MSCSci '74 .... horstman@vnet. ibm.com Chesterfield, Mo. " · Kim (H ofstetter ) PhD final ex:n a free lance in terpreter for th e dea f Ronald B . Shankland, C E '92 ...... rshankla@afit. aL mil William s. PetE, D ave, PetE '83, and Slty of illinOis a and a college instructor. They are Jeffrey Edward Sullivan, ME '88 . jesulliv@nps. navy. mil Dylan, 2 112, welcomed Coll in on on March 3 planning a M ay honeymoon to Eu­ Aug. 30. 1994. I\im writes , " Dylan \~f ' e, Sally \ '1 rope. and Collin are really keeping us on Oh ' VI 10, where h ---II' Hope to see Minnesota. He would like all alumni track faculty position as an assistant in Kirkland, Wash ., which is near his MSAE in 1995 - 1996 at the Air ends Ihere . the in the area to contact him at W172 professor of ME at Ohio University. eattl e . • Thom as J. Omohundro. Force Institute of Technology at · Pafs~' • John N 11399 Division Rd . # 6 , Their new address is 289 Carroll Jr., ME, received a professional en­ Wright - Patterson Air Force Base in Linda Capone Germantown, Wis. 53022, (414) Road, Athens, Ohio, 45701. · George gineering license in July 1993. Tho­ Ohio . • Lynne P. H aynes , ChE, was ~ in Novembe; 253-9397 . • Mark C. Rustine. AE, James Brinkm an, CSci, is now mas joined O 'Brien Equipment Co. promoted with Procter & Gamble in en \' promoted and his wife. Barbara, have been working for Edison Brothers Stores as a sales engineer in August 1993 August. • T homas C. Roger s, ChE, BUSiness Devel. living in Okinawa. Japan. Mark is in St. Louis, Mo . • Laura A. (O ehlert) after4112 years as a project engineer finished his MBA at Webster Univer­ onSllUction Co. working for Boeing Co. and current­ Clegg, ChE, and Rick, ChE ' 7. at Amoco Petroleum Additives. • sity in the summer of 1994. T homas ' n \\'esISl Louis ly provides technical assistance to MSEMgt '94. had their second son, Robert M . Prost, ME, married Diane wife. Rachel (Wiggins), ChE '92, 11\'0·month·old airlines operating Boeing airplanes at Christopher. Laura is working in pro­ McCarth y May 4, 1991. and moved MinChem '92. is getting her masters Igarel • Deirk th e NAHA Airport. Barbara teaches duction for Monsanto. Rick is now an to Florence, Ky. Brian Scott Prost in ChE at Washington University . • and ~Iaria L. at a local Christian school. office manager at Dames and Moore. was born Feb. 1, 1994 . • Jeffrey E. M ich ael J. Thom as, EE, graduated EMgt' -. are • Cathy J . Corley, MSMath, gradu­ Sullivan, ME, would like to hear cum laude from St. Louis University nd laria write. 1986 ated from the Department of De­ from any professors that remember School of Law in January 1995. Mike iaredomggreat ·Tracy A . (Miller ) Baysinger . ChE, fense Executive Leadership Devel ­ him! has accepted a job with Rogers, be able 10 travel writes. " I had a daughter, Laura opment Program in July 1994. Cathy H owell & H aferkamp, L.C. in Id we are plan. Ashley, in December 1993. It's a writes, " Deputy Secretary of Defense 1989 Clayton, Mo. Mike married M arybeth year reunion. - • little early for her to make a career Deutsch presented the diplomas. • Caroline E. Hock, EMgt, writes, A. Volk, EE '92, June 5, 1993. was one of four choice, but I'll certainly encourage During the course I fired military "Well, the unthinkable has happened! Marybeth is an equipment engineer m 59 applicants engineering . • Lynn (Murray) B ow­ weapons, rode in an Air Force refu­ By th e time you read this note, I'll be wi th MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. , n. a new qualuy man, PetE, misses the oil field, but eling tanker, and took the first leap in Mrs. Carrie Wolf - th e wife of .. an a silicon wafer manufacturer in SI. :hal focuses on enjoys working for Nalco Chemical paratrooper training. It was a grea t accountant! We will be married May Peters, Mo. · Todd Waitz, MSEMch, 'or the MISSOuri Co. She has been working with the 14 weeks! ,. • D onald Craig Hodges , 6, 1995, move to Bradenton, Fla., is still working for MAC. He lives in onation Depan· research group to develop new prod­ ME. is curren tly a design engineer for and work for Fru-Con Construction Chesterfield, Mo., with his wife, ance. ME. and ucts for the kaolin clay industry. Lynn Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, III. , for the Corp. I can still be reached through Sh ar on (Noonan), EMgt ' 3, who e panners and writes, "My husband. Ted, has his Large Tractors Division. Donald Fru-Con 's St. L. ouis office." · Steven was promoted to se nior client repre­ JUp. Inc. which own chiropractic office. which has writes, " We recently had our second M ich ael M ertz, NucE, has been sentative for IBM recently, and their !presentanve for been doing exceptionally well. All in daughter. Believe it or not Peoria is a working on waste characterization daughter Jaclyn, who turned four in great place to live!" • Cynthia February. \I' and Tel En· all life is good." · Roger A. Edmiso n. A. and certification programs for DDE. lergy saving ap· Jr ., CE, Kendal, Paige, 6, and Loga n, K oller , EMgt, married Michael F. Steve writes, " I never though t I'd be :rial information 4, are still living in Effingham, III. Chapman on Sept. 17, 1994. Cynthia working in the trash business. but I 1991 and Michael are living in Arlington, enjoy it '' · Dor othy Kreher , EMgt, ites. -Give me a Roger writes, " Hello Jerry, Paul, and ' L. • Susan Bruns. ME. married Ed ­ Va . • M elanie (Major) J . Karner , 30;9. • Mike Scott (Stu). Call me sometime." • married F.L. Mezo, Jr. on June 11 , ward A. Casleton, ChE '92, on Oct. EMgt, writes. "Two yea rs ago God lamed and has Stephen F. Groj ean, ChE, and 1994. They are living in EdwardSVille, , 1994 . • K enneth F. Holdener , blessed us with a bouncing baby boy ; HeiswoOOng Michelle are living in St. Peters, Mo. II I. • N ancy (Wehmeyer) Parks, ME, moved to Martinez, Ga .. in Jan­ named Gage. He's a real charmer, :he engineenng Stephen graduated in May with a MS EMgt, is a supervisor for the Wafer uary 1995. He still works as a process who learned early that a cute smile eco in Houston. in BUSiness Administration . • Linda Fabrica tion area for Burr Brown, a engineerfor Procter& Gamble. Ken­ and a please will get him almost J. (Elfrank ) (Capone) K omlos, ME, and John manufacturer of micro-computer neth writes, " I plan to get married on A . K omlos, CE '85, were married in anything!" · Andy Parker, CerE, and chips. Nancy and her husband Todd, New Year's Eve." · Jaso n M cHaney, · is "'oOOng as his wife, Debbie, are looking for coordinator for November 1990. Linda works as an MinE '91. are still living in Tuscon, ChE, married Kathy Fillmer May 20, Ch arlie Muerhoff, Geol '89, and his Ariz. ·Jer ilyn M . (Eberhart) Perkins, rd. Dennis. HlSt engineer with McDonnell Douglas. 1995. They live in Paducah, Ky., Linda and John live in West St. L. ouis wife, Debbie. Andy writes, "Wewould EMgt, married Randall L. Perkins, where Jason is an engineer for Elf "'th lobil ren County with their two-month-old like to get in touch with them. Our ME '87, in 1989. They are living in Atochem . • Anil Kumar N adella, · 1995. Nancy daughter, Ellen Margaret. • Joyce address is 6535 N. State Highway Bethalto, III. , with Garn ett, 3, and MSMetE, is technical assistant man­ lOd grade. Emily A nn M elchers, Psyc, was promoted 123, Walnut Grove, Mo., 65770, Mackensie, 1. Jerilyn has worked 5 ager for Southern Iron & Steel Co., n next year, and to Alternative Services Area supervi­ and our number is (417) 742-2245." 1/2 years for Olin Corp. and wri tes, Ltd., T amil Nadu. Anil married :razy' • Grego· sor for the Missouri Division of Aging • Randall L. Perkins, ME, married " Hello to all! " · Cynthia J . Stafford, Manjulata Dec. 1l, 1994 . • Todd n recently mar· on April 18, 1994. She supervises Jerilyn M . (Eberhart), EMgt '89, in CE, is working as the consultant drain­ Parks. MinE, was promoted to Drill son Gregory is Dent, Phelps, Crawford, and Wash­ 1989. T hey are living in Bethalto, III. , age studies unit engineer for the Illi­ and Blast foreman with ASARCO in :nae: Bes l & ington Counties DA workers. • with Mackensie, 1, and Garnett, 3 . • nois Department of Transportation. April 1994. He and his wife, Nancy Kee. Wi> after M ichael D. Parker, ChE, recently Linda Marie (Ree d) Tutko, MetE, Cynthia writes. " I got my P.E. last (Wehmeyer ), EMgt '89, are still liv­ IrochemtStry and completed six years of sea duty for has been in Oklahoma for a year as year and I just recently bought a ing in Tucson, Ariz . • Eric E. Rose, he Unl\,ersrty of the U.S. Navy aboard two sh ips. of April 1995. Linda writes, " Myhus­ townhouse, which I am enjoying." CE, and his wife Tina live in Aurora, Michael writes, " I'm enjoying shore band, Rich , CSci '88, isdoinga lotof III. He works for Crawford, Murphy, duty as the local area network coor­ traveling lately. He recently complet­ & Tilly Consulting Engineers. Eric dinator at the Surface Warfare Offic­ ed Squadron Officer School at Max­ and Tina were married in July 1993. er School in Newport, R. I. " • Laura well AFB, Ala., and he also recently Nin eties Lynn Ryterski, EMgt, writes, " I'll see did a tour in Saudi Arabia. " 1992 ya this summer at Topsider at the 1990 • Jam es H. B aldwin, Ill, EMgt, mar­ Lake of the Ozarks." 1988 • Michael W. Brunstein, EE, and ried Sarah Henderson on Aug. 20, • Robert D ea Dobson, EMgt, mar­ Cynthia (Patterson) Brunstein, EE, 1994, in SI. James, Mo . • Paul 1987 ried Suzanne Aug. 20, 1989. They had th eir first baby, Natali e Diane. Randall B ethea, MSEMgt, is mov­ • D avid Bayless, ME, passed his have one daughter, Amber. Robert They are living in New Orlea ns where ing to Fort Stewart, Ga. Paul writes, PhD final exam in ME at the Univer­ works as an environmental engineer Michael works for Schlumberger "Congratulations to Dr. Raper - well nelibm.cO~ sity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for Midwest Research Institute . • Wireline & Tes ting and Cindy works deserved!" • Edward A . Casleton, Ia anLaf m on March 3, 1995. David and his Colby Evan Kinser , CSci, just ac­ for SECO Industries, Inc. • Timothy ChE, married Susa n Bruns, ME '9 1, ii npi na VI'm wife, Sally, will relocate to Athens, cepted a position with Wall Data Inc. J, Dickinson, AE, will be working on on Oct. 8, 1994. • Briana Lynn Ohio, where he will be in a tenure ident of his senior class: He worked tist for the Un iversity of Minnesota in 1943 for U.S. Corps of Engineers in Cape 1975. Ervin was a registered profes­ Girardeau and in St. Louis. Later he sional MinE in Illinois and Minneso­ ~ . worked for the Omaha District Corps ta. He was a member of the Ameri ­ Churchich, NucE, married Raymond Memorials of Engineers; in the Savannah Rivers can Association of Petroleum ~ \ Davis of Piasa, II I. , on Oct. 14, 1994. Operation Office of the U.S. Atomic Geologists, the Legion of Honor of . ~.1 • Linda Lee Falkenha in , Psyc, will Energy Commission; the U.S. Air the Am erican Institute of Mini ng, graduate from St. Louis Uni versity in Force Office of Assistant Chief of Metall urgical and Petroleum Engi­ Metals Ed May 1995 with a Masters in social Staff for Installations; as project engi­ neers, and a Senior Fellow of the The MSM-UMR Alumni Association senior staff work. • Erik S. Ohare, ChE, married neer for Minuteman ICBM Program SOCiety of Economic Geology. Ervin extends its condolences to the family metallurgist Kristine Tobin April 9, 1994. Erik Construction Development at the was also a member of the Lutheran and friends of the following alumni: fini ng Co I writes, "Kristine has a BA from Mich­ Pentagon; NASA, Office of Manned Church of Peace in Plattevill e, Wis. igan State and works as a customer registered Space Flight; General Service Ad­ He returned to MSM to celebrate his Edwardtrav service representative at Dow Corn­ 50th anniversary in 1987. Ervin was 1926 ministration; Hospital Service Divi­ dard Oil ofJl, ing Corp. " • J effr ey A. Phillips, ChE, sion for the Tennessee Department living in Platteville, Wis. , with his Afierretirin9 MinChem '92, married Beth (Hauer) Morris Lee Tyrre ll , MinE, passed Wife, Norma. (I nformation provided of Health; as a project engineer and Metallurgica of Rogersville, Mo. , Aug. 6, 1994. away Feb. 5 , 1993. At MSM he was design and construction administra­ by his daughter, Janet Brecke Folstad) Edward mac Jeffrey writes, "I am enjoying Black a member of Kappa Alpha. Morris tor for the St. Louis County Depart­ the pelrolel & Veatch. " • Rach el (Wi ggins) worked for Certain-teed Products Co. ment of Public Works; the Science Oscar K. Holma n, PetE, passed chemical in Rogers, ChE, is currently getting her in Acme, Texas, after graduating. He Center in Maryland Heights, Mo .; away Dec. 2, 1994. At technical pa master's in ChE at Washington Uni­ also worked as assistant chief engi­ and Rockwell International. John MSM he was a member the America versity and her husband, Thomas neer and plant engineer for Hoechst­ was retired and living in Kirkwood, of Theta Tau, the Amer­ Engineers a' Rogers III, ChE '90, fi nished his Celanese. MorriS was retired and Mo. , with his wife Dorothy Lee. (In­ ican Institute of Mining leum Instiiu MBA at Webster Un iversity in the living in Bradento n, Fla. , with his formation provided by his daughter, and Metallurgical Engi­ courses at s summer of 1994 . • Rona ld B. wife Beatrice. (Information submit­ Mary Schulz) neers, and Tau Beta Pi. Oscar served Sha nkland, CE, is working on his ted by his wife Mrs. Beatrice Tyrrell) as house manager and president for lectUring at ~ MS in Environmental Engineering Pi Kappa Alpha, board sports editor develop sta and Management at the Air Force 1935 and editor for the Rollamo, contrib­ cracking of, Institute of Technology at Wright­ 1929 hydrogen ~ Morris Willia m Turken, uting editor and managing editor for Patterson AFB, Ohio, and plans to Edwardenjo Thomas Howard Green, CE, passed away Jan. 9, the Miner Board, and vice president finish in December 1995. Ronald ing, fishing, MinE, passed away Feb. 1995. At MSM he was a for Blue Key. He also played football writes, "Zap me a line at my e-mail bra ted his SC 1, 1995. At MSM he was member of the Indepen­ and was active as a Ro ll amo and address I " • G eor ge S tep h e n Aug. 15, IS a member of Bonanza, dents a nd Alpha PS i Mi ner trustee. He worked as a junior Stewa rt, ChE, is a controls process (livingston). Theta Tau, Quo Vadis, Omega. MorriS served engineer for The Texas Co., as chief engineer for Anheuser-Busch Co. Inc. Edward L. h played basketball, and as secretary/treasurer for the Ameri­ engineer for Texas Gulf Producing ried Carolvr was on the track team. Howard can SOCiety of Civil Engineers, on the Co. , as vice president in charge of Catherine 1993 worked for Sunlight Coal Co. , as Miner Board, and on the Roll amo production for Mid-America Pipeline H Charles A. I Na ta li e L. (McCune) Bourgeois, chief engineer in charge of Opera­ Board. Morris worked as a plumbing Co., and retired as president of Oil & and MarjOrie MetE, married Randy Bourgeois on tions and vice president for Northern salesman for the Mound City Plumb­ Gas Developme nt Inc. Oscar was Texas. Oct. 22, 1994. They are living in Ill inois Coal Corp. and as vice presi­ ing Co. , for Thrift Builders Supply retired and living in Hot Springs, Dallas, Texas, where Natalie works dent and president of Jet Oil Co. Inc., and was the president and Ark. , with his wife, Jane. Me morials for Texas Instruments . • J on Gibbs, Howard was a member of First Un it­ founder of Turken Industrial Proper­ can be made to: Good Samaritan PetE, is working as a reservoir e ngi­ ed Methodist Church. He was re­ ties. Morris was living in Phoenix, Cedar Lodge Health Care Unit or 1st 1944 neer fo r Exxon in Spring, Texas. He tired and living in Madisonville , Ky. , Ariz. , with his wife, Bee. Presbytelian Church, HotSprings, Ark. married Amy M. Cope of Grafton, with his wife, Blanche. Memorials III. , Aug. 13, 1994. Amy works as a can be sent to: First United Method­ paralegal for Sanes and Stanford in ist Church, Madisonvill e, Ky . (Infor­ 1937 1939 Houston, Texas. Jon and Amy spent mation proVided by his wife, Blanche) Ervin A. Brecke, MinE , passed away George Ra lph Carpenter, ChE, their honeymoon at Disneyworld . • Oct. 29, 1994. At MSM he was a passed away Oct. 30, Cathlin C. Ma loney, Psyc, is work­ member of the Independents, the 1993. At MSM he was a can Society 0 ing on a master's in higher education 1930 Society of Economics Geologists, and member of th e Indepen­ the Gym Ch administration at the Un iversity of Ha rold C. Cook passed away. At the Am erican Institute of Mining, Met­ dents. George received AmericanMiJ Missouri at Kansas City, Mo. She is MSM he was a member of Lambda a ll urgical, and Petroleum En gineers. th e Phi Kappa Phi Book \Vas an ROT( the head women's soccer coach at Chi Al pha. Harold was living in Ervin spent most of his childhood in Plate and was in the top tant, a stude Avila College . • Amy E. (Carroll) Tulsa, Okla. (Information prOVided Gilman, Wis., where he graduated 10 percent of his graduating class. tary Departn S trom a n, ChE, writes, "I was mar­ by the Cook family) from hi gh school in 1930. From He worked for Phill ips Petroleum iTeasurer. HE ried to David Stroman on Aug. 27, 193 1 to 1934 he attended the Wis­ Co. for several years, serving as a several years 1994! " consin Mining School in Platteville senior engineer and a correlation a constructiol 1932 and went on to finish his B.S. at manager. George was retired and engineer for t 1994 J o hn A. Po ll a k, EE , MSM . Ervin worked as a petroleum living in Branson, Mo. with his wife, aSa construct Kimberly E. Gross, EMgt, is work­ passed away Jan. 18 , geologist in Houston, Texas, for four Ruby. (Information provided by his & Webster EI ing as an associate engineer for Fed­ 1995. At MSM he was a years after graduating from MSM and wife, Ruby Carpenter) ert \Vas retire eral Express Corp. in Memphis, Tenn. M . c member of Mercier, Quo then went on to work as a GeoE for 0., IVlthhisl Kim writes, "Not any exciting news Vadis a nd Satyr. John Ozark Mahoning in Rosiclare, III. , for tion provid . yet! " also served as vice pres- 22 years. He retired as senior scien- '43) ec 01 Minnesota in and Olive Leaver. (Information pro­ !lJstered profes· 1943 1948 retired and livin g in Overland Park, vided by Paul Munger, CE'58) Kan. (Information submitted by sand Minneso. Edward L. Hilde bra nd, Carl M. Krog, Min E, passed away Robert A. Strain, EE '50) ~r of the Amen. MetE, passed away Jan. Jan. 7 , 1994. At MSM he was a If Petroleum 15, 1995. At MSM he member of the American Institute of 1949 Charles F. Shukers, ME , mol Honor 01 was a member of the In­ Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum died of cancer Oct. 17, ute 01 Mining, dependents and the Engineers. Carl worked for Pan Roy E. Copela nd, ME , 1994. At MSM he was a 1lroleum Engi. American Society of American Producing Co. after grad­ passed away April 2 , member of the American Fello\V 01 the Metals. Edward first worked as a uating and later he worked as an 1994. At MSM he was a Institute of Mining, Met­ Geology. Ervin senior staff engineer and a plant engineer associate for Amoco. He member of the Ameri­ allurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, )1 the Lutheran metallurgist for Humble O il a nd Re­ retired in March 1989 and was living can Society of Mechan­ was on the honor list, and worked as Platleville. Wis. fi ning Co. until 1981. He was a in Houston, Texas, with his wife, ical Engineers, the Society of Amer­ a student assistant in the library. to celebrate his registered professional engineer. Irene . (Information provided by Mrs. ican Military Engineers, the Missouri Charles was born in Independence, 987. Ervin \Vas Edward traveled extensively for S tan­ Carl M. Krog) Academy of SCience, and was in ROTC. Roy served as historian and Kan., March 16 , 1924. He served in Wis. , \Vith his dard Oil of N.J . as a corrosion expert. the Navy during World War II. lation provided After retiring he owned and operated Ha rvey B. Lea ver, CE, intramural sports manager for Phi Charles worked for USGS T opo­ Metallurgical Technical Services Inc. PddCE '66, passed away Kappa Alpha as well as a student Brecke Fo~ta d) graphic Branch, as a consulting engi­ Edward made many contributions to Dec. 31, 1994. At MSM assistant for the Engineering Draw­ neer for Frank Horton & Co., as an the petroleum refining and petro­ he was a member of Sig­ ing Department. He worked for Pe­ PetE, passed assistant plant engineer for Keokuk chemical in dustries by presenting ma Nu and a charter ter Kiewit & Sons', Gordon H. Ball c. 2, 1994. At Electro Metals, and as project engi­ technical papers to groups such as member of the Academy of Civil Inc. , and in the late sixties or early was a member neer and chief engineer for Foote the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Harvey served as presi­ seventies began his own business - Tau, the Amer· Mineral Corporation in the Philadel­ Engineers and the American Petro­ dent a nd vice president of the Amer­ Copeland Engineering. Roy was re­ lrute 01 Mining phia area. Charles formed his own leum Institute, teaching metallurgy ican SOCiety of C ivil Engineers, as an tired and living in Pittsburg, Calif. allurgical Engi. company in 1985. He was a mem­ courses at several universities, and alternate and secretary for the Inter­ (Information provided by his daugh­ 'i. Oscar served ber of St. John 's United Methodist lecturing at seminars. He worked to fraternity Council, and as president ter, Barbara Allendorfer) ,d president lor Church in Richmond, a member of develop standards to prevent the for Student Council. He was regis­ rd sports editor the Methodist Official Board, Lay cracking of welds in wet hydrogen­ tered as a professional engineer in Ch esley C . La Ma ster, llama, contrib· Speaker of the Methodist Church hydrogen sulfide environments. Kansas, Missouri, and Georgia. From ME, passed away June aging editor lor and Elder for the Edward enjoyed woodworking, hunt­ 1948 to 1971 Harvey worked as 7, 1993. At MSM he was Presbyteria~ I vice president Church. Charles was a Mason of ing, fishing, and camping. He cele­ district sales manager, regional sales a member of the Ameri­ played football Plato Lodge #469; AF & AM of Plato brated his 50th wedding anniversary manager, and assistant general man­ can SOCiety of Mechani­ , Rollamo and Mo.; Eastern Star #240 of Plato Mo : Aug. 15, 1993, with Marjorie Ann ager of sales, metal products divi­ cal Engineers and was on the honor rked as a junior 32nd degree member of Ancient and (liVingston). T hey had two children, sion, Armco Steel Corp. From 1971 list. Chesley worked for McDonnell lSCO .. as chiel Accepted Scottish Rite of Free Ma­ Edward L. Hildebrand Jr. , who mar­ to 1973 he was president of Environ­ Douglas as an assistant project engi­ )ulf producing sonry of Joplin, Mo. He was a mem­ ried Carolyn R. Webb, and Carla mental Structures Inc. in Cleveland, neer. He was retired and living on It in charge 01 ber of DAV, VFW, ASME, of both Catherin e Hildebrand, who married Ohio. From 1973 to 1977 Harvey Merritt Island, Fla. , with his wife, Vi. llerica Pipeline the district and state boards of the Charles A Lundberg Ill. Edward worked as general manager and then (Information submitted by his daugh­ ~ident 01 Oil & Boy Scouts of America, the Cham­ and Marjorie were living in Baytown, was president of Republic Buildings. ter-in-I aw, Mrs. T. LaMaster) 'c. Oscar IVas ber of Commerce, and the Kiwanis Texas. From 1977 to 1987 he was general Hot Springs, Club. In June 1993 Charles and his manager of the northern division J a m es A. R edding, PddEMin '83, ne. Memorials wife, Carrie, moved to Houston d irector of marketing, corporate and passed away Jan. 2 , 1995, of con­ Texas. Memorials were sent to th ~ lad Samaritan 1944 senior vice preSident, and president gestive heart failure. James was the :are Unit or 1st owner and founder of the James A American Cancer Society. (Informa­ Robert Euge n e of Bank BUilding Corp. Harvey re­ lot Springs. Ark. Redding Co. in January 1959 and tion submitted by his Wife , Carrie S et chfield, ME, passed tired in 1986 and went on to be the president and founder of DUl'aline Josephine Shukers) away Feb. 12 , 1995. At d irector of public works for Leavenworth, Kan. , as well as work­ Inc. in January 1963. He was ~ MSM he was a member D o nald Ed ward ing as a consultant for Cock, Flatt member of OGS and also supported of Lambda C hi Alpha, Spackler , EE, PddEE rpenter. ChE, and Strobel Engineers from 1987 to the James A Redding Scholarship in Tech C lub, the Ameri­ '62, passed away Dec. Iway Oct. 30, 1993. He served in the U.S. Army Mines and Metallurgy. James was can Society of Mechanical Engineers, 14, 1994. At MSM he IMSM he \Vas a during World War II. Harvey was a living in Pittsburgh, Pa., with his wife, the Gym Club, and the SOCiety of was a member of Sigma 01 the Indepen· member of the First United Method­ Mary Louise. (Information provided American Military Engineers. Robert Nu, Business Manager and lieuten­ jeorge received ist Church, the National SOCiety of by his wife , Mary Louise Redding) was an ROTC Cadet, an NY A Assis­ ant Commander his senior year, on :appa Phi Book Professional Engineers, the Ameri­ tant, a student assistant in the Mili­ th e St. Pat's Board, St. Pat in 1949, 1 \Vas in the lop can SOCiety of American Military En­ tary Department, and senior class on the Miner Board, and on the radua ting class. gi neers, the American Road and 1950 treasurer. He served in the Army for honor list. In 1962 Don received his llipl Petroleum Transportation Builders Association Geor ge J . Boje , EE, several years and went on to work as honorary degree from Eta Kappa serving as a and Chi Epsilon. He was sociall~ passed away Nov. 10, a construction supervisor and senior Nu. He worked for Maloney Electric "I a correlation. active wit h the Leavenworth Coun­ 1994. At MSM he was a engineer for Union Electric Co. and Co. as vice president and general try Club, S igma Nu, UMR Alumni member of American ,as retired and as a construction engineer for Stone manager of the Switchgear Division. with his wile , the Order of the Golden Shillelagh: Institute of Electrical En- & Webster Engineering Corp. Rob­ Don was president of Electro Devic­ ). 'ded by his UM R Corporate Developmen t Coun­ gineers. George worked proVl ert was retired and living in St. Louis, es Inc. and of Power Market Service. cil , and the Honorable Order of Ken­ for Sverdrup and Parcel Inc. , Maloney r) Mo. , with his wife, Phyllis. (Informa­ He also worked as a consultant for tucky Colonels. Harvey was li ving in Electric Co. , as vice president of the tion provided b y John Burst, CerE MEHTA Tech Inc. Don was living in LanSing, Kan., with his Wife , O li ve. A central sales region for Colt Indus­ '43) Webster Groves, Mo., wi th his wife, memorial scholarship fund has been tries - Central MaloneyTransfer Divi­ Lo rraine. (Information provided by set up under the name of Harvey B. sion, and started George Boje Man­ his wife, Lorraine Spackler) ufacturers in the 1970s. He was -- 1956 ty Council, the American SOCiety of ology at the University of th e Philip­ 1910 Fr ancis W. Schuller. Mechanical Engineers, the SOCiety of pines. After his return to the United EE, passed away in Oc­ Automotive Engineers. and was on States Carl received honorary doctor tober 1990. At MSM he the Rollamo staff. William wa also of science degrees from MSM and was a member of the on the honor list. He worked for Washington University. He was re­ 1953 Newman Club, the Spe- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., as a tired and living in St. Louis. Mo., with Reinhard A bendrot h , lunkers, the Shamrock senior enginee r for Sperry Rand, as a his w ife, Irene. Contributions may MetE. MSMetE ' 55, Club, and the American Institute of senior engineer for Unisys, and di­ be made to: Washington University ramic SociE Ph DMetE '57. passed Electrical En gineers. He worked for rector of engineering for MTA. Wil­ Tolman Fellowship. Department of Garbor F away October 3, 1994. Public Service Co. of Oklahoma and liam was also in the U.S. Army. He Earth and Planetary SCiences, 1 Harbison·V At MSM he was a mem­ as a consulting electrical engineer was living in Madison, Ala .. with his Brookings Dr. , St. Louis, Mo., 63130. in researd ber of Beta Sigma PSi, American for Public Service Co. of New Mex­ wife, Eleanor. (I nformation provided Dresser Ind Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and ico. Bovay Engineers Inc., and as by his w ife, Eleanor H . Love) 1963 research an Petroleum Engineers. "M" Club, both a consulting electrical engineer J o hn Lawren ce Mineral Pr< American Foundrymen Society, The­ and a principal engineer for Holmes 1961 Clem ents, EE, passed living in Cr ta Tau, Interfraternity Council, Tau & Narver. He was living in Albu­ Carl D. SI. O nge, ME, away Oct. 23, 1994. At \Vife, Barbi Beta Pi. and he played basketball for querque. N.M. passed away June 20, MSM he was a member sent to: UN MSM. Reinhard served as food chair­ 1994. At MSM he was o f Delta Sigma Phi, Eta Columbus, man and treasurer for the American 1957 a member of the Amer­ Kappa u, Tau Beta Pi , tion provid Society of Metals. as corresponding C h arles A . Cr andall. ican SOCiety of Mechan- Phi Kappa Phi. and the Institute of '56) secretary for Gamma Delta. was on Phys, passed away Oct. ical Engineers, Pi Tau Radio Engineers. John was a Na­ the honor list, had a research fellow­ 18, 1994. At MSM he Sigma. and Tau Beta Pi. Carl was a ti onal Merit Scholar, was on th e hon­ 1919 sh ip his senior year, and received was a member of Sigma student assistant in the Re gistrar's or list. received the Phi Kappa Phi both the Phi Kappa Phi Book Plate Xi, Dormitory Council. Office and was also on the honor list. Book Plate Award, and received the Award and the Foundry Education Glee Club. Indepen­ He worked as the department head Gold Key Award. He worked as a Foundation Scholarship. H e had dents, Tech Club Tent of mechanical design department for programmer for Bell Telephone Lab­ just retired as lab manager for Owens Member, the Ameri can Institute of Martin Marietta. Carl was living in oratory, as both a staff and senior - Illinois In c. - Kimble Division on Electrical Engineers. Charles served Oak Ridge, T enn, with his wife, engineer for Automatic Electric Labs, July 3 1. 1994, and was preparing to as treasurer for Sigma Pi Sigma and Gloria. (information submitted by as a senior engineer and chief pro­ move to Toledo. Ohio. from as a student assistant in the Physics his wife. Gloria St. Onge) grammer for GTE - Automatic Elec­ Vineland. N .J., w ith wife Betty. Car, and A Department. H e received the Phi tric Labs, and as a systems engineer Reinhard worked in th e MetE De­ as an enginE Kappa Phi Book Plate Award. the 1962 and chief programmer for GT E. John partmen t at MSM, as an assistant Alaska Inc. Gold Key Award. and was on the Car l Tolman, HonSci, died of com­ had obtained an MS from th e Uni­ research metallurgist in th e Metals preceded h honor list. Charles worked for Dou­ plications from a stroke Feb 13 versity of Arizona and he was a mem­ Resea rch Laboratori es of th e El ectro 1994. He\V glas Aircraft Co. Inc. and for ation­ 1995. Carl earned a BSGeol' fro~ ber of th e United Methodist Church. Metallurgical Co. - a division of Union al Cash Register. H e was living in the University of British Columbia He was living in Ph oenix, Ariz., with Carbide Corporation - and as both a Azusa, Calif. and both a MSPhil and PhDPhii from his Wife, Flora (Gubin). research and senior sc ientist for 1981 Yale University. He specialized in Owens - Illinois Glass Co. (lnfonna­ Daria nR . [ 1959 economic and Precambrian geology 1969 tion provided by his wife, Betty Jane Januacy 19' with his involvement in geological Ch arles T. Grimshaw. Abendroth) Her ber t L. Hurst. ME. bone marro exploration and mapping as well as CE, passed away Nov. passed away Sept. 27. brother for I mineral deposit investigations. Carl 19, 1994. At UMR he 1955 1994. H e had trans­ Tenneco ar ferred to MSM from was chancellor. dean, and professor was a member of the Walter J. Casler . CEo as. (Infonmi Southwest Missouri at Washington University in St. Lou­ American Society of Civil passed away July 22, Werling Ge, State and at MSM he is. Mo. He served for 68 years. Engineers, Studen t 1994. At MSM he was a was a member of the American So­ during which he was an assistant Council, and Student member of the American DianeC. (H ciety of Mechanical Engineers, the professor, associate professor and Union Committee. Charles also Society of Civil Engineers passed a\Va Baptist Student Union, and the So­ professor. Carl served as dean of the served as steward and correspond­ and A RBA. Walter UM R she ciety of A utomotive Engineers. Graduate School of Arts and Scienc­ ing secretary for Triangle. H e attend­ served the Glee Club as secretary Collegium!. Herbert worked as both a sales engi­ es and vice chancellor-dean of facil­ ed the University of Texas, EI Paso, and also received the Glee Club Foundation neer and field engineer for Hagan ities. During World War II he was a majoring in physical educa ti on. Since Award. H e worked for the Missouri ITa. Diane : Chemical and Controls. as a sa les mineral specialist for the Foreign Eco­ 1977 Charles served as Regional En­ State Highway Commission, as di­ engineer a engineer for Beckman Instruments, nomic Administration. After Carl vironmental and Consumer Health rector for the Departmen t of Public Schlumberg and for Southern Calif. Edison. He retired from Washington University Protection Director for the Texas De­ Works, as an engineer and as ch ief General Ele, was living in Diamond Bar. Calif. he took a position as science attache partment of H ealth. Charles was master planner for the U.S. Army at span (Information provided by his daugh­ in Tokyo for the U.S. State Depart­ living in EI Paso, Texas. His wife, Cal Fie Fort Leonard Wood. Walter was neer for Co ter. Catherine R. Gray) ment. Later he managed a training Cathy. preceded him in dea th. (in­ retired and living in Waynesville. Mo. program for mining engineers in the formation provided by Mrs. William homemake r with his wife, Margaret. (Information Bradyvjlle T W illiam H enry Love. ME. passed Philippines and also helped to set up H. Randolph) submitted by his wife. Margaret away Sept. 9. 1994 At MSM he was a graduate program in economic ge- Roger. (Inio Casler) a member ofTriangle, Inter-fraterni- husband, R( y of the Philip. 1990 1 to ihe United 1970 onOf hospitality, and finances. A letter A ttending: Bob '71 and Liz '83 and Mark Knight; William '55 Meridianville, AL 35759 by Walter S. and Dorothy Lidster; Paul '84 and of appreciation was received by Morrison: Tim '85 and Marla (Will­ 205 · 828 · 5874 Attending. the section from Neil K. Smith , man) '87 Jedlicka: Deirk '85 and Joan Henehan; George '75 and '42; Don on Elaine Carlstrom ; Kenna (Roberson) vice chancellor, University Ad­ Maria (DeCastro) '85 Feiner; Rex The North Alaba ma Sec­ Lawrence an( '90 and Gisela Jenkins; Richard '59 '84 and Steue Yarbrough; Jackie vancement, for a $100 contribu­ tion celebrated St. Pat's at Finne­ BiII'SSandTo and Jane Wieker; Kathy (Brya n) '79 Miller '86: Troy Vega: Randy '74 tion from the section to the School er '62: Wolter ' Erik '62 and Cherie Kerns; Paul Ridlen '89. gan's Pub in Huntsville , Ala. Dr. and Andersen: Robert J. Roben '49 On of Mines Development Fund. The '91 . and Julia J. Wilson; Frank '50 and Robert Mitch ell , dean of engi­ IStouer) Polio spring meeti ng will be in Long­ Colette Packheiser; Bob '61 , '62 neering, spoke about what is hap­ '40; and Norr view, Texas, and the "attitude and Linda Saxer; Jim '77 and Mary Houston pening on campus. (SLlbmitted adjustment hour" will be at th e Clifford; Greg Kia er '84: Frank '60 Section President by Mark Moellenhoff '88, '90) SPokane home of Gene and Judy Rand, and Janet Watson. Wayne Andreas Those in attendance included: In Spok with dinner following at the Can­ 1802 White Feather Trail Mark Moellenhoff '88. '90 : DOLlg formal break ton Chinese Restaurant. (Sub­ Crosby, TX 77532 Morris B9; Brian Est '89, '91; CLI/tis the Northwe mitled by Gene Rand, '62, '77) 713 · 324 · 1485 Gentry '68; Larry Atha '58, '60: Jerry Dawson '58; Bill Malone '64: lion Co , Attending: Phil EE '48 and A rdel­ nven David Lanteigne '80; John Peery Ia Browning; Kenny '83 and Beth On Oct. 21, 1994, a beautiful John BOl.Dr '67; KG/'e n (Peacock) Bishop; Don Cochran; John Mosca ri '51 ; Gene. ._ Attending: Friday evening, forty-two MSM - '64; '69. '77. '62 and Judy Rand: Jerry, '82 Jones Dave Gray '70; Dick 02. '89· GI UMR alumni from th e Houston Campbell '62. ~ ' enl and Tammy Poland; Don '75, '88 1. Shepard '5 and Ann Simpson; John '39 and Section gathered for a tradition­ Dresch '73. Eilyeen Li uin gston; Walt BfLlening al Octoberfest at the European Kansas City -- Section president Nancey Spaith 1S. The night R. Germanmu. Phoenix 12300 W 65th Terrace Shawnee, KS 66216 1 outstanding Section president 913 -631- 9541 2r. since they Walter Knecht 17207 Desert Glen Drive other parties Sun City West, AZ 85375 The Kansas City Section held MSMcrowd 602 - 546 - 6672 several events in 1994. First, on j a brief meet. June 23, 1994, approximately ~ long antici. The Phoenix Section held a fifty alumni and fam ily members Jeaway. The reception Dec. 30, 1994, priOlO to attended the annual picnic, which nie Hauschel the Ladies' Basketball Tourna­ was held at Longview Lake Park dhe . History ment at Grand Canyon Universi­ in Grandview, Mo. The mid­ ]tion submit. ty , for alumni, staff, and fam ilies seventies graduates were well 1S B9) of the MSM/UMR ladies' basket­ represented and many new grad­ 1G jerdeuig 'S3 ball team. The team played SI. eorge '51 and uates also attended and showed 'SI and Ko ren Martin 's University of Washing­ much enthusiasm for continuing i 'SI; Warren ton. About 20 alumni, parents, activities and becomin g officers. 'I; Jim '72 and and friends attended the recep­ Vintage alumnae were also in layne Andreas tion. About 40 Miner boosters, attendance. ) and LoreHa including parents, friends of the Second, on Aug. 13, 1994, k '50; Charles players, and about 20 alumni th e KC Section went to the Wood­ rsion; Rich '87 attended the game. The section lands dog races in Kansas City, !enstein; Mike planned to go to a spring training :s; John Miller Mo. Twenty-one al umni attend­ onie (Yonker) game at Peoria, Ariz. , for their ed. The event included a buffet '89, '93 and spring outing, but the "Baseball dinner and a night filled with win­ '62 and Tn Idi gods" were against theml Not ning bets. The Woodlands even Robin Belsha; only were the regular players not dedicated a race to the KC Sec­ :arrna '79 and available due to the strike, but tion alumni and a picture of the 'SO and Mary· the heavens let loose the day winning dogs along with selected z and Adil '67 before and the better part of game alumni was taken. :lorkandTom day and as result the game was and Dorothy Third, the KC Section went to nd Sue Ryan. cancelled. Ten people were some Miner basketball and foot­ scheduled to enjoy the Arizona ball games. On Oct. 29, 1994, rna sun and a day of baseball, but nine alumni representing the KC were denied the opportunity. But Section attended the UMR men's as the manager frequently says, football game versus the Missou­ "Wait till next yearl " (S ubmitted ri Western Griffons in SI. Joseph, by Walter S. Knecht) Mo. On Jan. 25, 1995, six KC )9 Attending: George Axmacher Section alumni attended the '42; Don and Nancy Brackhahn; men's and women's basketball Lawrence and Maxine Christensen; games versus the CMSU Mules abama Sec· Bill '55 and Todd Hallet: Ted Kaerch· Those in attendance included: 'at 'sat Finne· er '62; Walter '49 and Shirley Knecht; in Warrensburg, Mo. Unfortunately Fun at the Kansas City St. Pat's Forrest Swafford '72; Fred '65 and Robert '49 and Betty Perry: Stacey the Miners did not win the football POlty: ville, Ala. Dr Pat Steele; Charles Fugate '90; Car­ (Stover) Polton '86; A rminJ. Tucker or basketball games, but they gave Top photo, left to ligh t: Ferrill ean of engi· ol (Maxeiner) Edwards '84; Jason '40; and Norman P. Tucker '40. the other teams good games. It what is hap· Stratman '94; Nancey (Drissel) '72 Ford, '78; BOI'bara Fouts, Gary The officers of the KC Section (submiffed and Jim Spaith; Mark '75 and Judy Fouts '67, Debbie Ford, Larry Spokane are: president, Nancey Spaith, Young; Jim '74, '75 and A nn Foil; '64 and Cam/yn GilmOltin, 'ff '88, '90) In Spokane, Wash., an in­ '72; past president, Charles Larry '64, '66 and Carolyn Gilmar­ nce included: Willis '73 and Nancy Wilson. tin; Dave '61 and Pat Owsley: Jon 8. '90; Doug formal breakfast was held before Fugate, '90; preSident-elect, Joe Middle photo, left to right: Lu '82 and Vicki Kraft; Gregory K. Hicks g9, '91 ; C~rtIS the Northwest Mining Associa­ Reichert, '59; secretary/treasur­ Bolon, '59, Judy Young, Carol '76, '80; Kathy (Hand) Becker '76; tha '58. 60: tion Convention. (Submitted by er, Drew Ri mmer, '92; members Edwards '84, Pat Steele and Don and Nancy Brackhahn; Sam II Ma lone '64 ; John Baz-Dresch '73) at large, Cliff Tanquary, '57, and '82 and Jane Otto; Gary L. '67 and Joe Reiche rt '59 ,. John peery Attending: Robert J. Mille r '50. Fred Steele, '65. (Submitted by Barbara Fouts; Joseph F. '59 and Bottom photo, left to right: I' BishoP; Don '52, '89; Gle nn H. Fritz '47; William Drew Rimmer '92) Mary Reiche rt; Lucien M. '59 and Greg H icks '76, Mary and Joe i '69. '70;Dick M. Shepard '51, '52, '81 ; John Baz­ And more recently, the KC Sammy Bolon; Fe rri ll '78 and Deb­ Dresch '73. '59 Reichelt , Lu Bolon '59, Section celebrated St. Pat's bie Ford; John Frerking '87; Cliff '57 John Frerking '87, and Jane and Bettie Tanquary; Willis 73 and March 11 , 1995, at Stone Manor, and Sam '82 Otto. Nancy Wilson. Teetering Rocks, Raytown, Mo .

41 tJ ALUMNI SECTIONS -- Springfield, Missouri bring together old friends and to celebrate the holiday season. (Sub­ Oklahoma City Section president mitted by Tim Coppinger '89) Lawrence O. Wolf Attending: Ti m '89 and Jane 2360 Grandview St. (Ewers) Coppinger '90; Craig '90 Springfield, MO 65803 and Ci ndy (Gereau) Bailey '90; Dan 417- 869 - 6578 '90 and A m y Jo (Painter) McKean '90; Russ '8 9 and Liza (Japlit) Hend­ The S pringfie ld Section held erson '89; Tracey Ball '92; and Su­ their Engin eers' Week meeting san Scott '89. Feb. 23, 1995. Dr. John Park, Chancellor of UMR, was th e guest The Tulsa area of the Okla ­ speaker. Scholarsh ip winners h oma S ection celebrated St. and the Young Engineer of the Pat's March 17, 1995, at the Year were announced. (Submit­ Southern Hills Country Club. ted by Kevin Skibiski '75, '76) Bradford pear and rose bud trees Those in attendance included: were in fu ll bloom and it was a Kevin Skibiski '75, '76; Roger Phil­ beautiful spring day with life ev­ lips '74; Michael Grabber '94; Rod­ erywhere beginning to renew and dy Rogers '81, '83, '90; Rebecca reach with refreshed spirit. Ap­ Grunbaum '94; Teresa Turner '94; proximately 78 alumni, spouses, Charles R. Turner '66; Wilb ur Feagan and friends attended. Tom Wil­ '76, '79; Michael Brown '76; Ralph Tate '72; Brad R. Parrish '77, '78; liams '73, a Southern Hill s Coun­ Jim Sparks '65; Robert S pratt '58; try Club member, master-mind­ Jim Lyons '66; Ea rl Burk '70; R. ed and hosted the event. A David '59, '75 and Earli ne (Moul­ drawing was held for sweatshirts der) Plank; Fred Ipock '76; Colt Wise with Phil Wade '95, and Jose '84, '85; Vester "Brownie " Unsell Machado '46, bein g the proud '50; B. E. "Chris" B uterbaugh '50, reCipients of the two classic Rolla '73; Brent Fu llerton '94; B ud Burke '62, '73; John Palmerton '64; Will garm ents. Hans Schmoldt '44, Top photo, left to right: Dennis Jaggi, '70, Dave Rottman '92, Eric '75, and his lovely wife, J immie, Napper; Ki rby Nelson; Leo Day; Glen At theSME Husman, '94 and Bill Givens, '51 K. Halley '91; Gary Gibson '91; Bill were dressed from head to toe in Lou Nickel, I Bottom photo, left to right: Cliff and Ca rla '89 Ja ckson; Janet and Murray '80; Eric Atkinson; Greg At­ traditional St. Pat's green. (Sub­ '38, Jack '4: Dennis '70 Jaggi, Teresa and John '84 Loiacono and Dave Rottman kinson; Jim Wra y '79; Jim Dow; mitted by Ron LaManque '85, '92. Mark Smith; Neil Fossnight; Bill Lind­ and Glen Larsen ' 70) Jerry Plunke sey '72; Don and Nancy Brackhahn; Th ose in attendance included: Elizabeth and Randy Hirron; Bru ce Kevin '79 and Karren 0 'S ullivan; The Oklahoma City area of th e Okla homa Section held their St. F. Helion; Chri s Zimmer; Charles Tom Williams '73; S teve '72, '73, Ellen Brannor Powell '71; John and Dorcas Park; Patri ck's Day party March 9, 1995. Don and Nancy Brackh ahn and Ma ry Ann Walker; Matt Ullmann fer Bonner. I Amy (Horst) Ruggeri '90, '91; Win d­ traveled down from Roll a and soci alized with 23 alumni and spouses. '89; Tom '93 and Maria Sullivan; (Gereaul '90 sor Wa rren '48; Michael G iles '72; Ca rl a Jackson '89, Dave Rottman '92, and Dave Eck '86, did a great Sean '90 and Betty S cott; Harry and Jimmie S, Larry '79 and Carol Wolf; Jason Schneider '61 , '70, '73; Robe rt A. Marga rer Rice job organizing the functi on even with a hectic last minute change of Kwaoz and Elea nor Casey; Dave '79 and Rebecca Riess; Terry '69 Larsen; Rc location. Bill Norfleet '66, won the contest for the old est S t. Pat's Fra zier '68; Karri Halley '91; Fred and Pat Ridenhour; Bob '88 and Manque: Dou sweatshirt with his 1964, 56th edition. They did not, however, make Hall; Kevin Downen: Gene Keene; Patti Pennington; Jeff Mo rton '88; ward L. 'j O a Lynn Nolole; Jerry Borland; Chris him try to fi t into it againl A great ti me was had and th ey even Dan '90 and A m y Jo (Painter) '90 Haller; Bill Heist. 74 and Deeh conducted some business! (Submitted by Dennis J aggi '70) Mc Kean; Jose A. Machado '46, '83; Russell Gund Attending: Bennett Abbott '88; Richard '86 and Pam (Savala) '86 Altice; Larry T. '57 and Barbara M. Lee; Donna Friese Jeff Davies '86; Jim Franklin '55; Bill Givens '51: Tom '66 and Carla Holcom b; Tulsa Pa ul J. '92 and Sandra (Todd) '94 Davis: Ga'Y ; Eric H usman '94; Carla (L aster) '89 and C/iffol'd Jackson; Dennis '70 and Section president Ku sterer; Chris Jungers '91; Dennis '59 and Mari Ja netJaggi; John '84 and Teresa Loiacono; Jeff Mitchell '92; Bill NO lfleet '66; Ron LaManque Jones '78; Bob '64 and Kathleen Warren '77: p Bob '60 and Ja n Ridle: Dave Rottman '92: Tim '89 and Patti Thompson; 7807 S. Florence Jewell; Da vid Hopkins '84; Mary and Ma'Y Jan Vern o n Volker '54. Tu/sa, OK 74736 A nn (Chambers) '79 and Doug '77, 918 - 488 - 8345 '79 Fu chs; Bill '60 and Celia Engel­ Section president hardt; Brian DeLuca '89 and T ricia West Flori Cox; L ori (S tapp) '88 and Tony Seclionpres id, Ron LaManque The Tulsa area of th e Okla ­ 7807 S. Florence C rocker; Doug '94, '91 and Leigh John VanN ort homa Secti on got together on (Cla rk) '92 Cordier; Jane (Ewers) Tulsa, OK 74736 4908 W COUnt Dec. 3 , 1994, atthe house of Tim '90 and Tim '89 Coppinger; C. 978- 488 - 8345 Sarasota, FL J, Campbell '64; Nichole (George) '90 '89 and Jane Coppinger '90. The 813' 351' 1611 purpose of the gathering was to and Greg Bray; Gordon '70 and -- friends and to Society of Mining yseason.(Sub. bracht '64, '72; Steve Fiscor '86; lpinger '89) Engineers Brian M. Fortelka '96; Steven W. Fry

I '89 and Jane '84; Rich Gertsch '97; R. D. Hagni '62; Jim Humphrey '79; Dale Hursh '90; Craig '90 The UMR chapter of the So­ Bailey '90; Don '81 , '82; Paulette Jackson, de velop­ ciety of Mining Engineers ainter) McKeon m ent staff; Linda Jacobs '80; Bill :a (Japlit) Hend­ (SME) held a meeting March 7, Jacobs '64; Joo Y. Kim '69; Dean all '92; and Suo 1995, at the SME Annual Meet­ '51, and Nancy Kleinkopf; Mike Korb ing and Exhibit, March 6-9, in '68; Dennis '70, and Mary Kostic; R. Denver, Colo. The meeting took Lory '58. and Coma Miller; James R. Morris '70, '72; John Monrisey IV I of the Okla. place at the Marriott City Center. '69, '72; Scott Monrison '85; Melvin Ninety a lumni, facul ty, and :elebrated St. '38, and Mary Lou Nickel; Brian E. 1995, at the friends from the UMR SME chap­ O 'Neill '95; Duk-Won Park, '71, '75; :ountry Club. ter and from Denver Section Daphne Lien Place '96; Jerry Plun­ rose bud trees attended. The attendance was kett '53, '54; Bill Poderazik '97; Paul Reed '82; Donald Richards '96; Don 1 and it was a one of the largest in recent years Routon '58; Lee Saperstein, dean; Iy with life ev· and larger than other university receptions held that night. The Art Schweizer '70; Bill Shepard '51 , 9to renew and '52, '81 ; Craig Sorenson '95; Tho­ alumni enjoyed visting with the ed spirit. Ap· mas P. Stefansky '70; Dave Sum­ mni, spouses, students, staff, and faculty. Jack mers, faculty; Jerry Tien '88; Bill ed. Tom Wil· Burst '43 was in attendance and Tierney '76, '77; Carlos '54, '79 and rn Hills Coun· is now the president elect of SME. Joan Tiernan; Bryan Tilley '96; John Townsend; Ahmet Unal, faculty; master·mind· Attending: Todd Althoff '95; Hugh Blevins '53; Don & Nancy Chris Upp '96; Sterling Wainscott; Ie event. A Brackhahn, alumni staff; Dick Bul­ Walter Wallace '48; Brent Ward, '94; or s\Veatshirts lock '51 , '55, '75, '86; Jack '43, '47 Chris Ward '96; John Watson, facul­ 15, and Jose and Mary Ann Burst; George Carl­ ty; Layland J. Watson '96; Tom ng the proud strom '75; John Cash '94; Kenneth Webb, development staff; Douglas o classic Rolla & Coleen Clifford, fo rm er faculty Wilson '96; John & Meg Wilson, member; David Cottrell '91 ; Russ faculty; Jenri Lynn Wortham, devel­ ,chmoldt '44, Dahlgren '82; Roger Dewey, '69, opment staff; Jack '42, and Margaret wife, Jimmie, At the SME reception in Denver were, top photo, left to right: Mary '71 ; Terry Donze '71 ; Clancy Elle- Zoller. head to toe in Lou Nickel, Dick Hagni '62, UMR student John Carl, Mel Nickel ; green. (Sub· '38, Jack '43 and Mary Anne Burst. Bottom photo, left to right are: IManque '85, Jerry Plunkett, Hugh Blevins and Jack Burst. '70) lance included: Ten O'Sullivan; Ellen B ra nnon; Doug '93 and J enni· The West Florida Section president; Bill Gammon, secre­ Steve '72, '73, fer Bonne r; Craig '90 and Cindy held th eir spring meetin g and a tary/tr easurer; Jack Wheeler, '1' Maff Ullmann (Ge rea u) '90 Bailey; Hans '44, '75 'Maria Sullivan; St. Patrick's Day party March 17, Executive Committee. Dinner and J immie S chmoldt; Roy '66 and 1995. The meeting was held in consisted of delicious Jamaican !y Scoff; Harry Marga ret Rice; Gle n '70 and Na ncy chicken with all the trimmin gs. '73; Roberl A. La rsen; Ron '85 and Deb La· the recreation room of John '42 liess; Terry '69 Manque; Dave Kick '57, '62; Ed· and Barbara Olsen's condomin­ (Submitted by Bill Gammon .. Bob '88 and ward L. '50 and Lois Johnson; Jeff ium, which provides a wonderful '49, '68) ~Jf Morlan '~8 ; '74 and Dee Ivers; John Hamby '53; view of th e bay, Al - Lang Stadi ­ Attending: Bob Mi tchell, dean of Jo (Pointer) 90 Attention Section Russell Gund '40; Mi ke '70 and um, and downtown St. Peters­ engineering; Willia m H . '49, '68 and ,chado '46, '83; Dorothy Gammon; Jim '54 and Nan· Shutterbugs! Donna Fri ese; Ron '70 and Sandy burg , Fla. Eleven UMR al umni 'arbara M. Lee; Da vis; Gary Christopher '73; Jim cy Gerard; Joe '49, '73 and Hanri et We'll be glad to print photos taken attended and the total attendance Idro (Todd) '94 '59 and Marian Chittenden; Gary Sevick; J. '53 and Ma rgo Wheeler; at your events - just send them .ers '91 ; Dennis was twenty-two. Dean Robert Warren '77; Phil Wade '71 ; Joe '59 Robert P. '55 and Betty Walsh ; John in I They need to be good qua lity, ~ and Kathleen and Mary Jane Vitali. Mitchell , the new dean of engi­ R. '50 and Marjory Van Nort; Ralph clear pic tures, preferabl y \ins '84; Mary neerin g, attended and gave th e a '58 and Joan S . Young; Belding showi ng som e of the fun at your I and Doug '77, H . '38, '76 and Ruby McCurdy; Emil West Florida group an update on the basic event . Either co lor or nd Celia En gel· A. '50 and Helen R. Roloff; James H. Section president strategies and phil osophies be­ black-and-wh ite pictu res are l '89 and Tn CW Me nefee '36; John K. '42 and Bar· ing pursued under Chancellor '88 and Tony John Van Nor! bora Olsen. acceptable, but please identify '91 and Leigh 4908 W. Country Club Dr. Park's administrati on. El ecti ons those people in the picture. If r' Jane (Ewers) Sarasota, FL 34243 were held and th e fo ll owin g will you'll send several, we'll pick th e , r' C coppinge , . a 813 · 351 · 1616 serve one year terms: John Van best for pu bl ication. Ie( George) 9 Nort, preSident; Bob Walsh, vice J '70 and :ordon

43 tJ ALUMNI Ce SECTIONS ~ During I Greg '83, '85 and Anne (O 'Connor) Napper; Randy Dreiling '81; Jeannie who underwrote the cost of hors anniversary Ja ckson '92; LG. Laos 77, '82; d ' oeuvres; Asahil America Corp., '88 Symes; Mike (Jake) 77 and distinguishel Alyson Kim; Don Beinart '60; Dave Kelley Jozwiak '91 ; Marc Thomas Atlas Plumbing Supply, Burns & ing your nar St. louis Diestelkamp '77; Rich Manning '82; '93; Flo yd Harris 74; Paul '81 and McDonnell, H orner & Shifrin, acommemo Section president Rich 79 and Margaret (Gohn) '80 Christa (DeGonia) Andrew '85; Don Inc., and RollieJohnson, Inc. Not sonalized bri Ron Jagels and Nancy Brackhahn. Koch; Pete '88 and Barb (Pa rsons) 8678 Elgin Ave. being known for their modera­ '80 Telthorst; Mikel (Smash) '84 and rific gift for tion, a core group of alumni con­ Trish Ingram; Wayne Schmidt '83, tion, speci St. Louis, MO 63 723 The St. Louis Section cele­ tinued to " reminisce" at the '91 and Sue Cahill; Sue (Hadley) anniversary. (374) 537-4327 (w) brated St Pat's March 11 , 1995, downtown street party where Rothschild 74; Beth Hall '92; Joe stone and ceo The St. Louis Section got by watching the St Pat's Parade. '82 and Kathy Jaegers; Tom 75 and bands and beverage were in MSM -UMRI together Jan. 14 to attend the The weather was beautiful and Julie Jackson; Kent Goddard '81 abundance. (Submitted by Lisa inengineerin women 's and men's basketball the sea of green sweatshirts and and his daughter Dana; Dave '89 Gallagher '81, '83) and Cheri (Schroeder) '88 Zimmer­ received \Vii games at UMSL Immediately faded board jackets attested to Those in attendance at Mike Sh­ man; Eddie Rodriguez '93; Shannon struction oftl after a reception was held at the great turn out After the annon's included: Gene '84 and Wilgraham '92; John Lodderhose reation and I Posh 's Club & Grill at the Airport parade, over fifty alums with nu­ Marcia Metheny; Ray '85 and Mary­ 79, '92: Andy Tayon '80; Mike Wrob our studen Hilton. (Submitted by Randy merous family members and lynne Shea; Jessica (Smoot) '85 and '81 ; Dyan Pulsipher '94; Angelika stay fit \Vhil Dreiling '81) friends in tow, elected to contin­ Danny DuMaine; Payton Wieland Adams '93; Rom '53 and Joan Attending: Phil '66 and Barb ue the celebration at Mike Shan­ '82, '86; Todd '82, '84 and Sarah Bueshcer; Jim Ludewig '53, 70; Bill future. Rush; Wayne '54 and Peggy Aceto; Jazwiak; Damon Allen '92; Greg non's Restaurant and Bar where Barbier '54; Tony Kirtley '92; Liz For only Mark '90 and Beth Abernathy; Martinez 90, 92; Armin '40 and Schnettler '93; Beth Dare '93; John the name yc a cash bar and hors d'oeuvres Stephen '77 Kienstra; Joe Grana Norman '40 Tucker; Billy Key; Tom Laschober '81 , '86; Paul '77 and engraved or were enjoyed in the banquet 78; Jim Brendel 74: Scott Kenney; Webb: John Eash 79, '90; Ron Ja­ Carol Fellin; Ron Jagels '86, '91; Jim and placed room. A special thank you goes Tony '73 and Bonnie DiMercurio; '81 , '83 and Lisa (Gallagher) '81 , gels '86, '91; Neil and Susan Smith; outside the r Mike '92 and Angie Castro; Dick out to the following companies Lyle S. Gastineau 73; Jay Tyra 74; '83 Whetsel. facility, 5che' Having a great time at fall of 1995. ( St. louis Area Miner engrave you the MinerlUMSL Music Section basketball game are: executive bri Greg Martinez '90, ecutive bric! Several of the St Louis area Damon Allen '92, placedamon members of the Miner Music Jeannie Jackson '92, MSM-UMRI Section got together Saturday, Angie and Mike '92 gift is fully ta February 4, at the home of Cyn­ Castro, LG. L oos '77, Order yo thia Millangue. T hey ate dinner, Kelly Jozwiak '91 , Mark completing played cards, and chatted all Thomas '93 and Ron or call (314) evening. T hey also congratulat­ Jagels '86. ed two of their recent graduates, Tom Rogge and Karen Schoor, on their engagem ent! There was much advice from the married CHAN couples in the group! Everyone CD St. Louis St. Pat's celebrants inchlded (photo had a good time and they are below) Joe Jaegers, '82, Jim Whetsel '81, Paul planning on having more small TOUR Fellin '77 and Ron Jagels '86. At right are Jim get-togethers to keep communi­ Brendel '74, Mike Kim '76 and Marc Ramsey cation open. Since their section The Second I '72. covers the entire country, it is Cup GolfT OUI hard to get together. (Informa­ at The Leger tio n submitte d b y D e bbie Jones designr Hunke '90 - executive s ecre ­ Mo., on Monr The fOUI.pelsl tary) ment will tee tournament el Attending: Cynthia Millangue benefit the CI '91 ; Randy Skaggs '89; Debbie ship Fundattt Hunke '90; Gary '76 and Nancy Souri·Rolia (Brown) '80 Fisch e r;Tom Rogge ships of ea'ch '93; Karen S choor '94; Craig '92 able fOI S500 and Libby (Perkins) Blair. 392'4112 to I; formation and 01 YOUr foulSO [ JOE MI~ Celebrat e with a brick! PH,D. ' 51 r---c l -- During MSM-UMR's 125th - Inne (O'Connor) (Joke) 77 ond anniversary year, celebrate our leino rt '60; Dave distinguished history by inscrib­ BRICKS FOR FITNESS ORDER FORM Ich Manning 'S2 ' JD ing your name and class year on larel (Gohn) 'SO a commemorative brick. Our per­ NAME(S) j Barb (Parsons) sonalized brick also makes a ter­ (Smash) '84 and rific gift for a birthday, gradua­ ADDRESS ne Schmidt '83 ti on, special holiday, or an II; Sue (Hadley) CIT Y STATE ZIP Ih Hall '92; Joe anniversary. So put your name in ers:Tom 75 and stone and celebrate the 125 years __Enclosed is my gift of $ for a red, personalized brick(s) @$ 125 each. 800160 (92) 11 Goddard '81 MSM-UMR has educated leaders __Enclosed is my gift of $ for a gold, personalized brici«s) @$500 each, 800160 (92) Dana; Dave '89 in engineering and science, Funds __Enclosed is $5,00 plus $0.77 postage for a brick certificate suitab le for fram ing, (R-4-25095) jeri '88 Zimmer. received will support the con­ __Check here if you work for a matching gift company & enclose your company's matching gift form, lez '93; Shannon struction of the new Student Rec­ If paying by ch eck, please make it payable to UMR, Thank You! ,hn Lodderhose reation and Intramural Center so For your convenience, you may make gifts with your M astercard. Visa or Discover Card. n '80; Mike Wrob " '94; Angelika our students can play smart and Pl ease charge to: Mastercard Visa Discover '53 and Joan stay fit while preparing for the 'wig '53, 70; Bill future. Account No. Expiration Date: Kirtley '92; L~ For only $125 your name, or Signature of Cardholder: 1 Dare '93; John the name you designate, will be Gifts are tax deductible. ;: Paul '77 and engraved on a red paving brick ,els '86, '91:Jim and placed on the terrace just (Gallagher) '81. Plea se fill in the blocks below with th e letters EXACTLY as you would like to see your brick(s) engraved. LEAVE A SPACE outside the main entrance to the BETWEEN NAMES AN D BEFORE AN D AFTER "&". MAXIMUM OF 32 CHARACTERS AN D THREE LI NES PER BRICK facility, scheduled to open in the fall of 1995, Or you may prefer to I ! Miner engrave your name on our gold, executive brick for $500, The ex­ . ec utive bricks will be specially I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I St. Louis area placed among the red to spell out Miner Music MSM-UMR on the terrace. Your Mail to: Bricks for Fitness, Castleman Hall. University of Missouri-Rolla. Rolla. MO 65401 her Saturday, gift is fully tax-deductible. homeofCyn· Order your brick(s) today by ,ey ate dinner, completing the form on the right d chatted all or call (314) 341-6386. ,0 congratulat· .ent graduates, ~aren Schaar, ~ nt! There was CHANCELLOR'S n the married CUP GOLF ,up! Everyone c.::i and they are TOURNAMENT c:s:~ 12 Dallas Section Texas Rangers Baseball, Dallas, TX Steve Puljak '92, 214-669-4500 (8) ng more small ~ep communi· The Second Annual Chancellor' s t-= 9 Central Ozarks Shrimp Feed, Rolla , MO Gary Patterson '60, 314-341-4149 (B) a.. :e their section Cup Golf Tournament will be held w 24' Lincolnland Section Golf Alumni Office, 314-341 -4145 en country, it is at The Legends, a Robert Trent 28 Rolla Nig ht at the Engineers Club, St. Lou is MO Alumni Office, 314-3 41 -4 145 a Jones designed course in Eureka , ler. (Inform · t-= by Debbie Mo" on Monday, Sept. 18, 1995, u 6-7 Homecoming, Rolla , MO Alumni Office, 314-341-4145 0 eutiue seere· The fou r-person scramble tourna­ ment wi ll tee off at 8:00 a,m, The ' Tentative tournament entry fee of $250 wi ll TBA - To be announced benefit the Chance llors Schola r­ ,thia Mil/angue ship Fund at the University of Mis­ '5 '89; Debbie sou ri-R olla, Corporate sponsor­ '76 and Naney ships of each hole are also avail­ 'r' Tom Rogge able for $500, Please call 1-800- ~'94; Craig '92 392-4112 to receive add itional in­ 15) Blair. formation and to register yourse lf or your fo ursome. MINER coach DaV( his first yel SPORTS also play il expa nded, ' ting better; were able beam befor try to "keel teams. The Lad year as the school histo 308 for thE At UMR this spring, the only strike was dow n the middle of the plate amo ngthe It Mid-Americ; letics Asso Southem is one of sever Play baiL still a successful sprin g for both set by the L Wh ile most baseball conver­ th e men 's and women's teams. son. For insl sations this sprin g were about The Min ers finished their sea­ • Le ft fiel strike talks and replacement play­ son with a 14-28 record - not a senior, tied c ers, real games were taking place great mark in terms of percent­ seta UMR si just south of the Gale Bullman age, but it was th e most wins for going five-fa Multi-Purpose Building on cam­ a Miner team since 1988. In ad­ game of the pus. dition, UMR beat 25th-ranked inning vielo On Feb. 22, spring training Quincy University 17-10 on April College, Sh, camps in Florida and Arizona 4 - th e team 's first victory over year mark fa looked li ke a fa ntasy camp. In­ a nati ona ll y-ranked team in three 36 and fini~ stead of Greg Maddux, Ken years. hom the ca Griffey J r. and Frank Thomas, "Th e year started out good King also me th ere were truck drivers, stock­ until some people got hurt, wh ich reer hit recor brokers and college pitching set us back," says head coach esa Dickens coaches on th e field, all trying to Travis Boulware. "Our goal this finish ing sece make it onto a big league roster. year was to win 20 games, and list \Vith 155. That same afternoon, the we came up short of that. But dent, King is 1995 UMR baseball team took with th e players we have now nee for the K th e field for the first time, and and the ones we can recruit, we're en 's Student. there were no replacement play­ coun ting on reaching those goals award presel ers among th em. Two weeks lat­ next year." ence. er, the UMR softball team made Th e softball team started fas t, its annual excursion to Florida to winning 11 of 14 games on that • Junior c Wray ranks s get its season under way after a season-opening trip to Florida. and 12th in couple of earl y dates were post­ And aside from a 10-day stretch with her 18 C poned due to the weather. in early April , th e team had its So as the surreal spring in ­ good moments in 1995. The son - six m, volving major league baseball Lady Min ers posted a record of ous UMR rec, went on, fina ll y leading to th e 24-25 th at included 12 one-run a team record Major League Pl ayers Associa­ losses, two of which came in the bles against C tion ending its strike in th e hours fin al at-bat again st Missouri on March 16. precedin g the original opening Southern State College, the top­ • AbUddir day - and find ing th e regular ranked team in NCAA Division shortstop ME players spending April in a sec­ II . Noneth eless, UMR still out­ .331 on the s ond round of spring training - scored its opponents by 45 runs len bases, !yi th e diamond ga mes went on at over th e course of the season. also tied as a UMR "We had high expectations of \Vhose hVin s', 85' I. Although mid-season sl umps our own for this season, but some -. Pitching r, have brought th eir records below pitchin g problems held up our Miners, tied by John Kean th eir pre-season hopes, it was progress." says Lady Miner head dUring her fre, she stole ' SIX

MSM -UMR ALUMNUS SUm mer, 1995 coach Dave Burwell , who is in against St Louis University. This record by scoring 35 tim es in opener among his 50 for the year, his first year at the helm. "We season, M_elanie Rohrer has 1995, and was one triple shy of also came within o ne win of a also play in a league that has scored more runs in one year - the record in that category. record-lying six victories this year. expanded, and everyone is get­ a total of 45 - th a n any previous The other two starting out­ Lefty Mike Banfield, a junior, ting better all the time. But we Lady Miner player, and she stands fielders, juniors Natha n Wade ranked fourth in the MIAA in were able to get back on th e a good chance of breaking Dyan and Dan McGinnis, spent the strikeouts with 7.8 per nine in­ beam before the year ended to Risher 's career mark of 102 in year chaSing th e mark for runs nings. He whiffed 13 hitters in try to keep pace with those the next two seasons. Rohrer has batted in. McGin nis eventua ll y just five innings of a combined teams. " already scored 75 runs in two broke the record by leading the no-hitter with Bryant at Webster The Lady Miners fini shed the years, and also broke the single­ Miners with 33 RB is on the year, in March. year as the best hitting team in season hit record of 52 held by while Wade finished right behind The Miners' best all-around school history. The team batted Angie Honse (AE '90) with 56. him at 28. Wade, who also led player may be Mike Williams, a .308 for the season - ranking • One of Rohrer's infield the Min ers in hitting with a .333 sophomore who played six posi­ among th e top three teams in the mates, sophomore Brandy Bro­ average, set a new mark for hits tions during his freshman year­ Mid-Ameri ca Intercollegiate Ath­ eckling, did the near-impossi­ in a year with 46, while Fuesting pitcher, catcher, first base, short­ le tics Association. (Missouri ble. Broeckling, who plays sec­ finished with 45. Freshman Matt stop, right fi eld and deSigna ted Southern is first ) This was just o nd base , became t he first Bryant, who primaril y serves as hitter. This year, he has basically one of several records that were infielder in MIAA history to play the team's designated hitter, tied stuck to the battery positions and pring for both set by the Lady Miners this sea­ a n entire season without an er­ the Single-season record for home deSignated hitter, and as a result men 's teams. son. For instance: ror. She handled all 130 of her runs with fiv e. On top of that, hit .316 with 19 RB Is. On th e shed their sea­ • Left fielder Kristan King, a chances flawlessly this year. As a Bryant posted a record-lying two­ mound, he was 4-3 with a 5.91 ecord - nota senior, tied an MIAA record (and team, the Lady Miners are ranked home run, six-RBI game in th e earned run average. But be hind ns of percent­ set a UMR single-game mark) by 13th in NCAA Division II in de­ Miners' 27-2 win over Webster most wins for going five-for-five in th e second fense. on March 2 1, the highest one­ ~ 1988. In ad - game of the season, a 6-4, 10- All of this comes during a time game scoring output in UMR his­ 25th-ranked inning victory over Mississippi of rebuilding for the Lady Miners. tory. 17-lOonApril College. She has set the one­ " When Lisa (Burwell, On the mound, Allen Jones ;t victory over year mark for runs batted in with EMgt'90) became the interim battled through a year with ten­ Iteam in three 36 and finished just six away coach in 1992, we had a lot of donitis in his shoulder to break from the career record of 88. talent in our junior and senior Jeff Walters' (CE'8 1) strike- :ed out good King also made a run at the ca­ classes," Dave Burwe ll says. "But out mark of 47 set in 1978. othurt, which reer hit record of 165 set by Ter­ we had to build a new founda­ Jones, who fa nned 14 head coach esa Dickenson (Psyc'93) before tion and brought in a good class hitters in the season ·Our goal this fin ishing second on the career hit that included Wray, Teri Mar­ ) games, and li st with 155. Also a strong stu­ vich (a .343 hitter and outstand­ : of that. But dent, King is the school's nomi­ ing defensive first baseman), Amy ve have now nee for th e Ken B. Jones Wom­ Buttimer and Valerie Osborn llecrui~ we're en's Student- Athlete of the Year to join Kristan. The next year, we ng those goals award presented by th e confer­ got the Rohrer twins and Brandy, e nce. whil e this year's class included mstarted fast, • Junior center fielder Nicki Erin Collins, Becca Alt and J e n lames on that Wray ranks second in the MIAA Damron - three freshmen who ip to Ronda. and 12th in NCAA Division II have seen a lot of playing time. IO-day stretch with her 18 doubles on the sea­ "Hopefully we can get to the team had its son - six more than th e previ­ point where we can be more

I 1995 The ous UMR record. Wray also tied selective and need to bring in !d a record of a team record with her three dou­ o nly four or five new players an­ d 12 one-run bles against C umberland College nually to fill various holes," h came in the on March 16. says Burwell. 1st Missouri • A budding star, sophomore Whil e the Lady Miners have lege, the top­ shortstop Melanie Rohrer hit been rewriting the record books, :AA Division .331 on th e season with 23 sto­ th e men haven't put the pencil s MR still out­ len bases, lyi ng th e record she down either. Senior center field ­ ts by 45 runs also tied as a fre shman. Rohrer, er Chad Fuesting made a run at the season. whose twin sister Melissa had an the Single-season mark for stolen (pectations of 8-5 pitching record for the Lady bases with 21 a nd came within Miners, tied a national record three of th e career record of 38 son. butsome held up our during her freshman year, whe n set by Da n Daily (ChE'89). He also broke the single-season run ly Miner head she stole six bases in a game

Slimmer, 1995 LUMNUS tl/R A MINER SPORTS

the plate, Williams has played as sity and 5, well as anyone in the M IAA. By versiiy.ln, mid-season, he had thrown out Divisionm, 17 of 32 runners attempting to riState Un steal and few runners were tak­ ing NCAA ing the risk of stealing bases champion. against him. In softt This is a far cry from the team are in the s Boulware inherited when he took just as tou~ over the coaching reins in 1991. souri Soutt "The first year we had only 18 champions or 19 players, " he says. " Last fall, burg State we had over 50 tryout, so the pant in the interest in the program is defi­ Mi ouri-St nitely up. We're at the point now 40 wins tI- that we are turning down some reached th, players . You can build a good program when you do so around last season. the players that you have - and Thegral we are improving. It is a tough the progra struggle to get to the next level in records. La our division, because those teams OUIS were I keep getting better also. " and the so The Miners play in the M IAA adorned \\q South Division w ith Missouri scoreboard Southern, the NCAA Division II ler field fen runner-up in 1991 and fifth-place An electron finisher in 1992; the University of process of I Missouri-SI. L ouis, which finished baseball fac fifth in the nation in 1993; and Also, Bo improving programs at Pittsburg a public-ad State University, Lincoln Univer- tional fence and campi, ------bullpenarec il5well as th pitching ma ey was USE SCoreboard; , , The first yea r obtained fa: entities. Th, we had only 18 or been lookin cage, amon! 19 players. La st faCility. So as th, fall, we had over league level 50 tryout, so the mUch mane have, ballpl; interest in the Colleges acro the one thir program IS " every game. definitely up. Play ball.

48 MSM-UMR AW A1N llS SUmmer, 1995 S P 0 R T S B R I E F S

Swimmers "three-peat" at to a 15-12 reco rd, shared the honor the 1995 campaign. The Miners will regional meet with Was hburn Unive rsity's Nikki Ol­ open the schedule by renewing an old sity and Southwest Baptist Uni­ It figu red to be a tougher cha ll enge berding. Re ichard joined the other rivalry when they face Missouri Valley versity. In addition, MIAA North in 1995, butthe Miner swimming team members of the Lady Miner starting College in Marshall, Mo., Sept. 9. The Division member Central Missou­ still accomplished its goal of winn ing lineup-Christie Williams, teams have met 21 times previously, ri State University is the defend­ the Mideast Reg ional Championships Katherine Kersten, Chris Bohan­ but not since the 1987 season. UMR ing NCAA Division II national for the third consecutive year. Bill non and Heather Hartman-as has also scheduled a scrimmage game champion. Unzicker headed the team's victori­ honorable mention se lections on the at home against Central Methodist on In softball, the Lady Miners ous February performa nce by winning all-league team. Sept. 2. Admission will be free to all are in the same division, and it 's three events in the three-day meet. Reichard was also one of three fans. just as tough as the men's. Mis­ Unzicker took first in the 400-yard indi­ players to se t single-season records souri Southern won the national vidual medley, 1,650-freestyle and at UMR this year. Her 446 points were Huddleston killed championship in 1992 wh il e Pitts­ 200-butterfly. Wade Haggstrom the most by a freshman at the unive r­ in shooting incident burg State is an annual partici­ came away as the champion in the sity. Williams set a new one-year mark Former Miner basketball star Du­ pant in the national tournament. 1DO -breaststroke, while freshman with 113 assists, while Hartman ane Huddleston, whowonAIl-Amer­ Missouri-St. Louis has recorded Tyler Christensen won the 200- blocked 69 shots. ica honors while playing at UMR in the 40 wins this year and Central breaststroke. UMR's seventh first­ On the men's side, Jamie Brue­ late 1980s, was killed in March in a reached the national semi-finals place performance in the regional meet ggeman and Tim Holloway were shooting in Dallas. According to UMR last season. came courtesy of the 400-med leyteam honorable mention selections to the head basketball coach Dale Martin, The gradual improvements in of Eric Jelinek, Dikan Rendic, Ryan AIl-MIAA team. Brueggeman averaged Huddleston was attending a private the programs go beyond the Uptmor and Christensen. 15.9 points and 10.7 rebounds per party and had asked a group of uninvit­ records. Last summer, new dug­ The Miners also had second-place game, making him the first UMR play­ ed guests to leave when a member of outs were built at both facilities efforts from Rendic in the 100-butter­ er since 1981 to average in double that group allegedly pulled out a gun and the softball fie ld has been fly, Jay Meyers in the 100-breast­ figures in bo th categories Holloway and shot him. adorned with a privately-funded stroke, Jelinek in the 100-backstroke led the 10-16 Miners in scoring with Huddleston won his All-America scoreboard beyond the right-cen­ and the 200-medley relay team. 16.3 points a game. award in the 1987-88 season, when ter field fence for three seasons. Rendic and Unzicker went on to Kersten and Brueggeman were also he averaged 24.2 points per game and An electronic scoreboard is in the win All-America honors at the NCAA named to their respective GTE/ CoSI­ made a school-record 52 percent of process of being installed at the Division II Champ ionships, where the DA Academic All-District teams. his three-point attempts. That percent­ baseball facility. Miners finished 14th. Unzicker took age and the 118 three-point baskets Also, Boulware indicated that fifth place in the 400-individual med­ In addition ... he made that season still stand as a public-address system, addi­ ley with a time of 4:01 .97 and also The Miner tennis team fini shed Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics tional fences to close in the fie ld finished among the top lOin two other with a winning record for the second Association records. Huddleston 's 10 and completing work on one events . Rendic won All-America hon ­ year in a row. The team ended with a consecutive three-po inters in a Jan . bullpen area is in the future plans, ors in the 1OO-butterf ly for the second 7-5 mark in dual meets. Freshman 23,1988, win over Northeast Missouri as well as the purchase of a new yea r in a row, posting a time of 50.58 Steve Kadyk , who generally plays in State University still stand as the NCAA pitching machin e. Private mon­ seconds-an improvement over his the No.5-singles position, has the Divis ion II record. His 1,475 points ey was used to purchase the time in the 1994 finals . team's bes t individual record at 9-2, ranks third on UMR's all-time scoring scoreboard and hopefully can be while No. 1-singles players Methi list, and he also set school records for obtained for some of the other Reichard named a top Bengisu is 7-5 in his spot. ... The points scored in a season with 606 and entities. The softball team has freshman by MIAA Miner and Lady Miner soccer programs in field goals made in a career with been looking to install a batting By becoming only the fourth fresh­ will have a new coach in 1995, as head 599 . cage, among other things, at its man in Lady Miner history to lead the coach Eric Swan beck's contract wa s "It's just a se vere traged y to lose faCility. team in scoring, Becky Reichard was not renewed after the 1994 season . . anyone, especially someone as close So as the players at the big honored by the MIAA as its "Co-Fresh­ The Miner football program hopes to to UMR athletics and the community league level bickered over how man of the Year" for the 1994-95 sea­ get a boost from another large recruit­ as Duane Huddleston was," Martin much money each side should son. ing class. A total of 32 players, 31 of told the Rolla Daily News. have, ballplayers at UMR and Reichard, who averaged 16.5 points whom played in the high school ranks coll eges across the nation just did per game in helping the Lady Miners last season, have signed with UMR for the one th ing they say before every game. Play ball.

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