A Newsletter for the F.I.T. Family VOLUME XII JUNE, Issn NUMBER SIX

The Pelican & A Newsletter for the F.I.T. Family VOLUME XII JUNE, issn NUMBER SIX

DR. PIETER DUBBELDAY, profeunor of DEE DEE PANNELL of Student DR. EDWARD J. EARRELL, djmct phydce md oceanography, wu named Activities wan named Administrabr of professor of history, WM the redpient of F.I.T. Teacher of the Year at annual the Year md picked up the Service Awud Theta Xi fraternity's Tderof the Year ads ceremo~lieswed by the Student for having "done the most for the student award. Government Asmeidion. body." Grad Centers Keep Growing -- ~* is- The gathering of graduate center &>* , - * directors in F.I.T.'s off-campus program at the university's main campus recently marked another year of growth for the multi-state educational service. "We'll reach over 1,000 graduate students this year." said Edward F. Gudgel. director of off-campus programs for F.I.T. Center directors joining the annual meeting were Paul Bruehl of Fort Lee. Va.: Dorris Kent of St. Petersburg, Fla.; Flora Galloway of the Naval Training Center at Orlando, Fla.: Wayne Sills of Fort Eustis, Va.; Dr. Leonard Winter of Redstone Arsenal, Ala.; James Grahski of WFIT Radio Expands Its Voice .Selfridre. . .. . - n- ----Air National- --~- Guard Base, Detroit. Mich.;Conrad Davis of Aherdeen Proving Grounds, Md.; Robert Fleming of Radio Station WFIT. an FM station hours of classical programming each Rock Island Arsenal, Ill; Vincent Siragusa built and operated by students, has been week. 10 hours of jazz, three hours of of Picatinney Arsenal, N.J., and Harry transformed into a community broadcast- "golden oldie" tunes (196.5 to 1974), and a Woods of the Naval Air ~estCenter, ing facility by a signal strength increase wealth of rock tunes. Patuxent, Md. from 41 watts to nearly 3,000 watts. Additional programs include regular () "1t's.a sigqifieant part of F.I.T.'s Station Manager Dave Thomas announ- features on consumer issues, astronomy. academlc activ~t~es."Gudgel said of the ced expanded programming to accompany film reviews, satire, old-time radio shows graduate centers. He explained that the broadening of WFIT's audience. as ranging from the Lone Ranger to during the current academic quarter 934 well as a switch in the station's position on Gangbusters. the Mother Earth News and students were Pursuing graduate degrees the FM dial from 91.5 megahertz to 89.5. the off-heat Zodiac News. through off-campus courses. Broadcasting is around-the-clock except 1 The university radio station was started "We're addingabout two new a.m. - 6 a.m. Mondays. in 1975. Along with university support. a year," Gudgel said. noting that a program Director Cliff Lethbridge, like the station relies on community volunteer F.I.T. student, announced that workers and community askhnce af to quality in the educat~ona seeking music will find eight other types. CAMPUS OTES

Dr. Robert H. Frank. head of Science Rita Cumona and Joan LeMosy of the is also visiting the Center for Disease Education, was recently appointed by the Library's reference department recently Control in Atlanta and the Institute for Commissioner of Education to serve on an attended a workshop at the University of Medical Research in London before accreditation committee for Florida Central Florida on biological abstracts and returning to India to establish a colony of * International University in Miami. The computer reference searching. 50 armadillos at Jalma for use in medical team consisted of 16 members. including Judy Henson, circulation supervisor, research. people from the state Department of and cataloger Lois Siier participated in a Dr. Storrs was also visited by Dr. N. A. Education and other universities. The workshop on computer search techniques. Anti., Trustee of the Foundation for evaluation took place during a threeday The workshop in Boca Raton was Medical Research at Bombay, India, for visit. sponsored by the Florida Chapter of discussion of the importation of 30 John L. Cukeet. associate dean for Special Libraries Association, the Online armadillos for use in his laboratories. academics at the School of Aeronautics. Caucus of Florida Library Association, Until his program gets underway, a small recently attended the annual convention and Florida Searchers. colonv of armadillos will be maintained for of the National Air Transport Association his use at MRI under thesponsorhip of the in Las Ve~as.- Brilish Leprosy Relief Assoeiation. JukHinman, associate professor of air Dr. Andrew W. Revay, Jr. . dean of commerce, attended the International Science and Engineering, attended the Civil Aviation Conference No. 2 recently annual Engineering Dean's Institute at in New York. The convention was Williamsburg. Va.. sponsored by the sponsored by Lloyds of London. American Society for Engineering Dr. Kenneth L. hweck, assistant Education. Dr. Revay also recently served professor of Biological Sciences, recently as a reviewer for the National Science presented a paper at the national meeting Foundation Instructional Scientific Equip- of the American Society for Microbiology ment Program at Chicago. in Miami Beach. It was entitled, "Mating Dr. Revay also attended the board of Compatability in Noeardia asteroides." directors executive committee meeting Dr. Kasweck will be working on the and board meeting of the Southeastern molecular aspects of this mating Center for Electrical Engineering Educa- compatability in the laboratory of Dr. S.C. tion in Atlanta. He and Dr. John Bradley at the Medical College of Virginia Hadjilagiau attended the Southeastern while on sabbatical leave for the 1980-81 Association of Electrical Engineering academic year. Department Heads in Atlanta. Dr. John C. Hozier, assistant professor Dr. Junho Choi, assistant professor of of Biological Sciences, took part in the Electrical and Computer Engineering and Third Annual Lymphoma Workshop DOUBLE LIFE - Jukie -orth, advisor to the student chapter of IEEE. conducted at the Stanford Research executive secretary for Development, is attended the IEEE Southeastern meeting Institute in Menlo Park. Calif. He also as much at use on a theater stage as she of student advisors at Nashville. presented a seminar on the "Molecular is in an F.I.T. office. The actress and Richard Cosel. research associate in Organization of Chromosomes" at the singer, who studied voice at the New York Electrical Engineering, presented a paper University of Utah Medical Center at Salt College of Music, recently handled a lead on "The FAA Lightning Protection Lake City. role in "Fiddler On the Roof" [above]. A Modules Designed for Leadless Devices" Biological Sciences was visited by two member of Melbourne's Indim River at the Lightning Technology Symposium distinguished scientists recently under Players and Cocoa's Performiry Arts held recently at NASA's Langley the NSF-RIAS speaker program. Dr. J. C. Center, she has starred in several Research Center in Virginia. He also Ogden. director of the St. Croix Research productions, including one role opposite served as chairman of a session entitled, Laboratories in the Virgin Islands. was husbd Herb. The mother of three and "Open Forum on Protection of Ground the guest of Dr. William S. Alevimn. Dr. grandmother of two also recently Systems." F.I.T. and the FAA sponsored Ogden presented a seminar on his work in backpacked through Europe with her the symposium with NASA. Dr. Revay community structures of coral reef fishes. daughter. also attended. Also visiting was Professor B. L. Brad Weichert received the "best Strchler of the University of Southern student presentation" award for the California. A guest of Dr. George C. organic-biochemical studies session of the Wehster, Dr. Strehler is a noted Drs. Eleanor E. Storrs and Hury P. Marine Chemistry Symposium at a Tampa reseacher on the molecular aspects of Burchfield of the Medical Research meeting of the Florida Section of the aging. Along with discussing aspects of Institute are attending the 60th Annual American Chemical Society. His paper research with the faculty and graduate Meeting of the American Society of was entitled "Extraction of Organic students, Dr. Strehler presented a Mammalogists this month at the Drilling Fluid Components from Sea seminar dealing with his recently University of Rhode Island, Kingston. Water Using the Organicon XAD-2 Resin published work on the loss of ribosomal They are presenting a paper entitled, Extraction System." RNA genes. "Polymorphism in the Common Long- Dr. John Trehy and Dr. Richard Piercern Pam Bohmn recently attended the Nosed Armadillo (Xenarthra: Dasypus chemical oceanographers, held a Marine annual membership meeting of the novemcinctus)." Chemistry Symposium in Tampa recently Southeastern Library Network in At- Dr. Sreevatsa, assistant research in conjunction with the meeting of the lanta. The meeting centered on the officer at the Central Jalma Institute for Florida Section of the American Chemical development of a regional support system Leprosy at Agra. India, spent the month Society. The program included 18 for computer service to Libraries in the of May at MRI. Working under a World presentations by marine chemists from six southeast. The &st phase of the regional Health Organization fellowship, he universities, as well as from private and - support system will be availabte in-15- received training from Dr. Stern in the federal research msitutions. Dr. Trefry months. use of armadillos in leprosy research. He chaired a session on inorganic-trace Researcher at MRI Dr. Arvind M. Dhople has joined the staff of Medical Research Institute. Formerly on the staff of the Department of Pathobiology and the American Leprosy Foundation of the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health and Hygiene, he will continue his research on a rapid method for the diagnrmis of leprosy based on measurement of mycobaderial ATP by hiolumineseence. Dr. Dhople has already been awarded a grant of $14.998 from the Heiser Program for Research on Leprosy to initiate his work at MRI. Prior to joining the staff of Johns Hopkina in 1989, Dr. Dhople was medical ~-6.sbndeBedo~t~l,newpmai&nteftLs~Gd.sbLPartners. officer of the Indian Counul of Medical visitsd u, guest of the reeently the urnpus the ~aniversitymd the Putnern Research. He began his research career in book joined with Dr. o~~on.The prominent Bogota pnWer Kevper [right], 1962 at the Ackworth Leprosy Hospital. md Development As- Tom Aha[center] in providing a pidam of pant and Dr. Dhople received his B.S., M.S. and pmsent baderehip in htmmtiod reltlans. Adenw founded Fbrld.-lXombia Putnerain 1969,~olde-utof50suchpmgrune.InJulgdeBedonti.to~ta PbD. degrees from the University of Bombay. and is author or *author of 36 F.I.T. u head of a large Cokanbiu delegation to the XV budPutnerehip Conference. publications and presentations on leprosy and allied fields.

Bill Jurgens National Coach B Q Bill Jurgens, coach of championship include serving with a panel of coaches for crew teams at F.I.T., has been seleeted as the initial selection of the lightweight National Lightweight Camp Coach. The camp oarsmen. post carries responsibility for the training About 100 oarsmen sre expected to try of selected oarsmen from throughout the out for the team Jurgens will coach. U. S, to compete in this summer's World including two F.I.T. students. After the Rowing Championships. team is selected at Prineeton University, Jwgens was selected by the National training will take place at Cornell Lightweight Committee of the National University. An assistant coach will Association of Amateur Oarsmen to train aversee the training of a pair of four-man a "lightweighteight" squad chosen to crews also under Jwgens' supervision. compete August 13-16 at Wewinkle, Belgium. Jurgens was himself a member of the Prior to that annual world competition U.S. rowing team in 1974, as a the lightweight-eight team will participate heavyweight oarsman. The Jacksonville HOT TOPIC .- Egyptlm Pre~ident in tune-up regattas that include the U.S. University graduate has been a Mel- Anwar 6rd.t [at left1 wan anmag offiei.le National Championship in New Jersey bourne resident for 26 years. Along with who recently hqnekd en F.I.T.deaigned during July. guiding F.I.T.'s crew teams to a tradition mlu cooker at Aswm. Dr. TLwu Jurgens, architect of F.I.T!s 11-year-old as Southeastern U. S. champions and a Bo-, head of Mecb.niul Engineering, rowing program, said the duties he national power. Jurgens has for four years oversaw conatndon of the prototype asaumes beginning in late June will served as athletic director. oven in Egypt.

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element studies, and Dr. Pierce chaired a the sampling cruise from F.I.T. are Dm county commission. session on organic-biochemicalstudies. Anne. John McFuhe, Dave Meyer, Joel Dr. Trefry will be chief mientist aboard Steward, Bob Roeine and Bred Weiobert. Dr. J. Ernest Breeding, Jr. of the "R/V Researcher." one of NOAA's (In addition to the F.I.T. sampling Oceanography and Ocean Enineering most advanced oceanographic research operations. NOAA scientists will collect presented a seminar at Tetra Tech in vessels, for a three-week voyage ending physical oceanographk data. Biologists Pasadena. Calif. He summarized his this month. He and six chemical from Yale University. Wayne State research on water waves and wave-induc- oceanography graduate students and University and the National Marine ed beach processes. Dr. Breeding also *technicians will be collecting water and Fisheries Service will he studying presented a paper on "Ray Curvature and sediment samples in the vicinity of two organisms to provide a multidisciplinary Refraction of Wave Packets" at the 17th coral reef systems off the Texas coast, as invvtigation of the area. International Conference on Coastal well as from adjacent oil and gas drilling Su. now,, director of the FRESH Engineering atSydney, Australia. fields. program, has been named chairperson of Elt.betL Duooft and Pam HDbsoa The cruise is part of research directed the Brevard County delegation to the attended the Association of Mid-Florida Colleges meeting on library cataloging by the um-Arrpl*m~mi dviwry group to the held at the Cniversity of am$ - By Frank Webbe Picnic Grand Marshd By all counts (heads, feet, noses), a record number of staff, faculty. family, and friends attended the annual picnic held May 3 at Rodes Park. More dry mouths and empty stomachs than anticipated caused several runs on beer, soda, and food, but everyone seemed full and content by the end of the day. Some of the people who deserve our thanks for creating an enjoyable outing include: Dee Dee Pannell for coordinating food catering with PFM; Krista Reinersman, Roger Shilliday, and Bette Gesualde for production of posters and tickets; Norma Arleo, Pat Bernick. Shelley Cheezem, Patti Eastwood. Betty Fink, Arlene Kerlo. Jani McCray, Carmen Read, and Carolyn Sorrell for selling tickets and encouraging attendance (Patti and Betty sold the most tickets); Dick Enstice, Dean Norris, and Dee Dee Pannell for planning; Bill Jurgens for providing the athletic equipment; and, a special thanks to Jeff Brown and SGA for showing us the Muppet Movie -- certainly the hiehlieht of the day for the kids.

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