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Annual Report 1989-1990
Ogden College •• of Science Technology and Health Western Kentucky University
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Dear All.
This annual report is a new venture for our college. Its purpose Is to bring you news of what's going on In Ogden and to help forge, for all of us, a more complete picture of Ogden College and all of Its many dimensions. Each year we plan to bring you a summary report like this one on outstanding students, faculty, alumni; on Important changes in our facilities and programs and on our aspirations for the future.
Our alumni, employers of our students and our other friends are obviously very important to us. You provide both material and moral support, and you serve as important sources of information for prospective students. Our alumni and employers of our graduates stand as the best testimony to the quality of our programs. We recognize that It Is our responsibility to keep you informed about Ogden College. We hope that this report also becomes a stimulus for enhanced two-way communication.
This Issue Is a test issue being sent to only a sample of our alumni and friends. We are counting on you to let us know how we might make future editions better. We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Char1es E. Kupchella, Dean • Ogden College of Science, Technology and Health STUDENTS
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Ogden College atlracts many outstanding students. From 1983 to 1988, Ogden swdems as a group have the highest composite ACT scores of any of the colleges at Westem. Not surprisingly Ogden students a/so ho\'c the lJighest group grade point average consistently over lhe past five years. Ogdell students distinguish themselves 110/ ollly ill the classroom but also jn alhlelics and in other extracuniculor activities.
STUDENT PROFILES Nominated by WKU Associate Professor of Agriculture, Dr. Jodie MARTY COLEY, OUTSTANDING Penningto n, Coley has impressive DAIRY STUDENT credentials. While commuting some fifty miles daily to Western Kentucky Marty Coley, a December, 1989 University, he achieved a 3.67 GPA and graduate fr om WKU's Department of was active in numerous student and Agriculture and a resident of Lafaycltc, other organizations. He has impressive Tennessee, has been selected as the oral communication skills which he winner of the Dairy Shrine St udent honed considerably while serving as a Recognition Conlest which symbolizes Tennessee stale FFA Officcr. Equally the nation's outstanding university impressive, while in college, be and his student in dairy science. The purpose wife borrowed the funds to purchase a o f the award is "to encourage dairy farm and 135 dairy caltle. With graduating seniors to work with dairy his superb management skills, be has cattle after they complete their college essentially paid orf tbis debt. In MarlY Colty. graduate from (he education." addition to his careful record keeping Depaltment ofAgriculture
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Michelle also is working toward a Master's degree in Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University, with a concentration in software engineering. In a recent letter, she stated: WI feel that my unde rgraduate education at Western Kentucky University has made many of these good fortunes possible, , and has set a firm foundation for any w •, • cha1lenge in the future. Michelle met her husband-to-be during one of her early co-op tours. They were married in the summer 0[1989 and have purchased their first home in Pasadena, Maryland. Vacations so far have included skiing in Utah and swimming • , ' in H awaii, not bad for a "fr esh" " , \ ', ' '\ \ \ Computer Science graduate!
Holly Horlander, Health Education Majorand Flo Pittman, Heallh Department Co-cp HEALTH AND SAFETY STUDENTS program supelVisor. CO-OP AT BARREN RIVER DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT
and academic pursuits, Marty slays Health Education, Public Hea1th and up-to-date by reading the latest dairy Health Care Administration are a few publications and is currently pursuing a of the academic areas in which students Master of Science degree al WKU. are employed through the cooperative which he hopes 10 complete within a few education program at the Barren River years. District Health Department. This past year five students, Holly Horlander, Coley will be presented tbe national Kimberly Lynn Miller, Cara Cave, Dairy award, including a $1000 award, Stacy Shive and Joseph O. Bean, February 13, 1991 in Tulare, California. worked in various capacities at the Michelle Foradori J ohnson graduated Warren County BRDHD site. in May 1989 with a B.S. in Computer Science, with a Mathematics minor (3.52 GPA in CS). After three rewarding and highly-recommended STUDENT NOTES • co-op work lours with the Department of Defense, she accepted a permanent AGRICULTURE: Susan Pranstiel, position as a Computer Analyst in the Susan Flanigan, Tom Zordic, and Washington, D.C. area. Michelle is a Holly Warrtn were members of the member of a software development WKU Riding Team that won the 1990 team in which she uses the software Nationa1 Riding Team Cbampionship engineering methods and tools learned held in Canton, New York. This team at WKU. Her employment offers her is apparently the first Intercollegiate many professional challenges and T eam at WKU to win a national unique opportunities, in cluding championship. Susan Pranslle.1 was the National champion individua1 rider in Michelle Foriadori Johnson, Computer overseas assignments. Stock seat competition. She received a Science graduate
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Cheryl Obermiller, Dental Hygjene Biology Gradnote Students Tom Shannon and Chris Wright student silver saddle valued at 11,000 for her Tennessee. Ms. Gill will begin medical Cotlongim will begin medical school first place award. Greg Blaydes was school at the University of Kentucky in this fall at the University of Louisville. selected as onc of the top three senior the fall semester, 1990. Twenty seven CHEMISTRY: The "Outstanding animal science majors in the nation by seniors from the Department of Major" award went to Susan Morales in the National Block and Bridle Biology will continue their education in 1989 and to Robert Forsythe in 1990. organization. Greg also received the postgraduate studies in medical, dental, The"American Institute of Chemistry Smith T. Powell Award, given by the optometry, medical technology and Senior Award" went to Todd Quinton Kentucky Beef Caltle Association graduate schools in the fall semester, in 1989 and Richard Tibbitts in 1990. designating him as the top animal 1990. In addition to institutions within Fourteen graduates of the Department science student in Kentucky with an the state, other schools to be attended of Chemistry continued their education interest in beef cattle. ALLIED include Indiana University, University in medical and graduate schools in HEALTH: Susan Hughes and Barbara of Alabama at Birmingham, Vanderbilt 1989-90. In addition to institutions Sprague, students in our Program of University and Yale University. Teresa within the state, students attended Healthcare Information Systems, each R. Lelbrreld, a Biology major from Miami University of Ohio and the received a $500.00 scholarship from Bowling Green, KY, was awarded the University of Pittsburgh. Michelle Lanier Voice Products. Ms. Cheryl Young Botanist Recognition Award by Whiteley had her paper"A Study of the Obermiller was the first recipient of the the Botanical Society of America. This Flammability of Chlorinated Kentucky Dental Hygienists' national award was for excellence and Polyethylene Under Pyrolysis Association scholarship. Ms. Kerrie outstanding promise as a contributor to Conditions" chosen as one of the top Burgess was the recipient of the the advancement of knowledge in the five submitted to the North American Warner-Lambert/American Dental botanical sciences. Ms. Leibfreid was Thermal Analysis Society. She Hygienists' Association Scholarship. also awarded Outstanding Biology presented the paper in San Diego. BIOLOGY: Charlotte Gill, a Graduate, 1990. She will attend Roland Horrman also presented a Recombinant Genetics major from graduate school at Indiana University in paper at the NATAS conference in San Allensville, KY, presided as President the fall, 1990. Toni Cottongim, a Diego. Ten chemistry students of the 1990 regional convention of Beta Biology major from Beechmont, KY, presented papers at the 75th Annual Beta Beta in Baltimore, MD. Region II was awarded the L. Y. Lancaster Kentucky Academy of Science meeting of the national biology honor society Award for Excellence. This award is in Lexington, KY. They were Llria includes chapters in Alabama, Georgia, given each year to the outstanding Morrell, David Garst, Susan Bosch, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and senior in the pre-medical program. Ms. Laura Hayes, Robert BeauYais,
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Matthew Perkins, Keith Bradfield, Roland Hoffman, Scott Gilleland, and R1cbard TIbbitts. Fourteen students presented papers at the 19th Annual WKU Sigma Xi Research Conference in Bowling Green. Mark Riseo was awarded frrst and Matt Perkins second place in tbe undergraduate division. LeODor Lopez-Froedge was awarded third place in the graduate division. COMPUTER SCIENCE: Steven Hoffman received the Outstanding Cooperative Education Student award for 1989, after working for BellSouth Services for two summers. John Ternent was awarded a $500 Upsilon Pi Epsilon scholarship. Western Kentucky University has tbe first chapter in the Commonweallh of this national Computer Science honorary fraternity. The frrst Computer Science Sleven Hoffman, Computer Science Student Student Advisory Board (CSSAB) was formed, consisling of Iwclve aClive
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students from all parts of the program. Their charter is to belp point out problems in the Department, recommend solutions, and belp implement them. ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: Senior Awards for academic excellence were awarded 10 Chris Hale in Civil Engineering Technology. Stephen Yales in Electrical Engineering Technology. and Glenn Johnson in Mechanical Engineering Technology. Students majoring in Civil Engineering Technology have requested a charier for a Student Club of the American Sociery of Civil Engineers. Dr. Currin has offered to serve as advisor to tbe club. GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY: Mr. James H. Smith, Graduate Student - M.S. in Geography • was recently named as a Fellow of the Explorers Club. Less than 10% of the total membership of the prestigious society have been so honored. Mr. Britton Dotson, Graduate Student· M. Daniel Duffy, Brian Combs, Shane Arnold, and Melissa Smith in Dr. Richard Hackney's Lob
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S. in Geography - co-authored four banque t in the spring of '90. in Lexingt on, papers were presented by publication!> during 1989. Brilton's Seventy-three mathematics majors Mark DeWeese, Jeff Travelstead, collaborators include Dr. Crawford and received fres hman scholarships, Kevin Hargran, Brian Combs, Daniel D r. Kuehn. INDUSTRIAL uppe rclass sc holarships o r Duffy, and Melissa Smith. The Sigma TECHNOLOGY: ShanDon Bowen math/science incentive loans during Xi Undergraduate Research winner received the L. T. Smith award as the 1989. NURSING: Mary Baxter, a this year was Melissa Smltb of Physics o ut st anding student in Industrial stude nt in the Associate Degree and Astronomy who prese nted a paper Education fo r 1989-90 and Chris Nursing Program, receive d a $250 on ·Optimum Reduction of All-Sky Griggs received the award for academic scholarship in February 1989 Crom the Ultravio let, Blue and Vi sible excellence in Industrial Technology. for Louisville Area Nurse Recruiters at the Pbotometry." Eight other papers were 1989-90. MATHEMATICS: The Ke ntucky Associatio n of Nursing presented by Physics majo rs at tbis Kentucky Be la Chapter of Pi Mu Students state convention. Kimberly conference. More than half of the Epsilon, an honorary mathematical Elliott, a senior in the Baccalaureate graduating senio rs in Physics and fr ate rnit y, init iale d thirteen new Degree Nursing Program and 1989 Astronomy went on to graduate scbool members al the annual spring banquets graduate of the Associate Degree witb assistantships. James Blatchford in 1989 and 1990. Bru~ Kessler and Nursing Program, spent two weeks in was awarded the Geo rge V. Page Dawo Chumley we re c hapter lune in Bra2il ....i th a medical team. This Award for being the graduating Pb},!>ics presidents. Four mathematics majors. project was a clinic sponsored by the senior with tbe highest GPA. Warren Stacy Criss, Karen Marie Johnson, Kentucky Baptist partnership with Gritt was a close runner-up (within Beth Mayer and Sarah Westtrdale, Brazil. PHYSICS AND om points) and was given a special were initiated into Phi Kappa Phi ASTRONOMY: At the annual award. Both students bad GPAs in National Honor Society at the annual Kentucky Academy of Science meeting, excess of 3.96.
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By any measure Ogden College has an olltstunding faculty. In calendar 1989, the 200 Ogden faculty offered nearly 2000 course sections -literally lumdreds ofdifferent courses 0/1 alld offcampus. The deportment of Geography and Geology, ~ offered some 170 course sectiolls in. tlte fall and spring of 1989, serving more than 4000 students. Teaching was only a part of the story. Ogden faculty a/so published more than 140 articles alld books, made 250 presentations at professional mectings,/iled 86 grant applications, attended 250+ workshops and short courses, made more tholl 100 visits to the high schools, served 011 4{)()+ committees · the Nursing [acuity, QiQu£., served on 77 extemal commillees, commissions and boards. directed the research of dozens of studenlS - presented twellly-three papers, and served as officers ill dozens of professional organization.
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AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT HEAD NAMED C.A.S.E. PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR IN KENTUCKY
The head of Western Kentucky University's Agriculture Department, Or. Luther B. Hughes, was named "Kentucky Professor of the Year ~ for 1989 by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (C.A.S.E.). Dr. Hughes, a native of Cadiz, Kentucky, has been head of the Department of Agriculture Dr. Luther B. Hughes, Agriculture
7 Ogden College of Science, Technology and Hea~h since 1983. Dr. Hughes was selected from some 518 candidates by a panel of 35 representatives of C.A.S.E. All candidates were reviewed on their accomplishments as teachers and all-around professionals. Hughes, a past-president of the American Association of State Colleges of Agriculture and Renewable Resources, graduated from WKU in 1966. He received his masters' and doctoral degrees from Purdue University with a specialty in soil microbiology and biochemistry.
DR. JAMES WORTHINGTON PRESIDENT OF NORTH CENTRAL WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY
Dr. James P. Worthington, Professor of Agronomy in the Department of Dr. Blaine Ferrell. Biology Agriculture, served as President of the North Central Weed Science Society grants from agricultural chemical during 1989. The NCWSS is oneoffour Dr. Worthington represented the companies in each of the last several regional societies and encompasses 14 society in Washington D.C. in years. states in the U. S. plus four Canadian September along with the prineipaJ provinces. It has a membership of officers of the other regional weed approximately 900 weed scientists from science societies and the Weed Science WKU PROFESSOR AND universities, federal and state agencies Society of America in meetings with STUDENTS TURN STRIP MINES and industry. representatives of EPA, USDA and INTO AVlARIES Congress. Position papers were With increasing interest in ecology at presented (0 express (he concerns of the state and national levels, more weed science on topics such as food people are concerned with the safety, water quality, sustainable ecological problem of strip mining and agriculture, minor crops, competitive its impact on the environment. Dr. grantS, endangered species and Blaine Ferrell, professor of biology at herbicide resistant weeds. Western Kentucky University, and a Dr. Worthington has been very active in group of six students from the campus the society since 1971 and has served as chapter of Beta Beta Beta, national • committee chair of resident education, honorary biological society, have one graduate student paper contest, solution to the problem. resolutions and necrology, constitution Dr. Ferrell and students have placed 50 and operating procedures, program, nesting boxes for tree swallows on land distinguished service awards, site owned by (he Peabody Coal Company selection and publicity and public in Ohio County. The company gave relations. permission for tbe project based on Dr. Worthington came to Western reclamation of (he land and Dr. Kentucky University in 1971 after Ferrell's desire to halt the decline of receiving his Ph.D. from Ohio State tree swallows in Kentucky. Initial University. He has received many experiments involved placing half ofthe Dr. James P. WoFthington, Agriculture boxes over water and half over land.
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Ninety percent of the nests over water I were occupied while only 10% of the nests over land were used. The nest ( boxes produced over 100 young birds but, in addition, a second clutch of eggs were laid by some of the swallows. Dr. Ferrell indicates that the production of a second clutch in one season is unusual for Ihis species.
PHYSICS PROFESSOR PATENTS PUMP
Professor William Buckman of the Department of Physics and Astronomy was awarded aU. S. patent for a new well pumping device that uses pressurized gas and relies on the unique application of several physical principles. The United States Department of Commerce ranked Ihis invention in the top 5% and intends to fund its future development.
Dr. Buckman started his research on this pumping system four years ago. It will primarily be used to pump oil from shallow oil wells and water from bore holes. The capital costs and the maintenance costs arc considerably less than for conventional systems, I especially when compared to the most used jack pump system. With about SOO,CXX) striper oil wclls in the United .. States alone and with the demand for special pumps for groundwater cleanup, the potential market for this Buddy Steen, Engineering Technology and Professor William Buckman, Physics and pumping system is enormous. Astronomy This invention consists of a pump tank located in the bore hole, two hollow applying a low gas pressure, a short slug usually choke up most pumpmg tubes extending from the pump tank to of liquid is pumped to the top of the systems," he said. the top of the bore hole, a sensor to bore hole during each pumping cycle. detect the liquid level, and a solid state The Department of Energy has invited controller. The pump tank is typically Using pressures of 100 pounds per Dr. Buckman to a workshop in which 15 feet long and three inches in square inch, one can easily pump a well several nationally recognized diameter and for shallow wells, the that is 1,CXX) feet deep, Buckman says, consultants will advise bim and the pump tank is made of plastic. Two adding: "Obviously, this system can also Department of Energy on the best plans plastic tubes extend from the pump tank be used to pump oil or water from gas to lake this invention to the national to the top of the bore hole. A solid state wells which enable the gas wells to market. sensor and a controller enables the produce more gas. This system can also system to pump omy on demand. By be used to pump sandy wells which
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Environmental Protection Agency Super Fund. The sources of the toxic and explosive fumes were isolated after considerable research and the problem was alleviated. In recognition of Dr. Crawford's contribution and dedication to solve the problem, the Faculty Senate of the University publicly commended him for his work. In 1985 Dr. Crawford was further honored by being selected as the University Research facuhymember of the year.
Dr. Crawford's involvement of his students in his research, his concern for solving the immediate environmental problems of this region of Kentucky, and his inspirational teaching provide a perfect example of the excellent quality of instruction provided in the Ogden Dr. Nicholas Crawford, Geography and Geology College of Science, Technology and Health. DR. NICHOLAS CRAWFORD RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD Dr. Crawford's most meaningful research resulted when he led the 1983 Dr. Nicholas Crawrord recently investigation in Bowling Green into the received the Silver Seal Award toxic and explosive fumes that had FACULTY NOTES presented by the National Council of entered into approximately 50 homes AGRICULTURE: Dr. David CorTey Garden Clubs. This was one of three and two schools. Through Dr. was appointed by the U. S. Department awards presented by the National Crawford's expertise and leadership, of Education to the National FFA Council for outstanding concern for the funding to investigate and alleviate the Board of Directors. He is the only U.S. e nvironment during their annual problem was received from the university faculty member to be meeting in Seattle, Washington. appointed. Dr. Jodie Pennington Specifically, Dr. Crawford was praised received an additional grant in 1989 for his outstanding work as a teacher, from Monsanto, Inc. bringing his total explorer, environmentalist and three year grant for research on bovine concerned citizen. somatotropin to over $300,000. Dr. Crawford joined the Department of ALLIED HEALTH: Dr. Edwin T. Geography and Geology in 1976. Soon Parks, Associate Professor, Program of after his arrival he created the Center' Dental Hygiene, presented "Errors for Cave and Karst Studies and Generated Utilizing Rectangular implemented the highly successful Collimation" at the annual meeting of Summer Program at Mammoth Cave. the American Academy of Dental Both these programs have international Radiology in Honolulu, Hawaii. reputations. A prolific scholar, Dr. October 1989. Ms. Rebecca G. Tabor, Crawford's research and publications Associate Professor, Program of have dealt primarily with groundwater Dental Hygiene, presented, • An contamination of carbonate aquifers, Introduction to Photography in tbe sinkhole flooding, and s inkhole Dental Office", at the International Symposium on Dental Hygiene held in collapse. Dr. David Ccffey, Agriculture Ottawa, Canada, Iune 1989. Dr. Ruby
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students and involving tbem in l undergraduate research. The professorship was established by , matching funds from the Ogden Foundation and the L. Y. Lancaster Memorial Lectureship Society. Dr. Joe E. Winstead, Professor of Biology, was elected President of the Association of Southeastern Biologists to serve in 1989·90. Dr. Winstead has also been named to a new three-year term as a Botanical Editorial Consultant for BIOSIS, the world's largest biological and biomedical database corporation. The J. Cramer Publishing Company of Berlin-Stuttgart in West Germany has just r e leased the 1989 edition of Bibliotheca Phycologica entitled ~ Fr eshwater Algae of the Southeastern Dr. Jodie Pennington, Agriculture United States~ by Dr. Gary E. Dillard, Professor of Biology at Western Kentucky University. This edition Meador presented "Degree Record Association and as Editor of contains Volumes I and II. A third Completion - Strategies for Survival", the Association's Newsletter. volume in the set is presently being and "Assessing Outcomes in Clinical BIOLOGY: Dr. Blaine Ferrell, completed by Dr. Dillard. Programs", at the annual meeting of tbe Professor of Biology, was named L. Y. CHEMISTRY: Dr. Earl Pearson, American Association of D ental Lancaster Professor. Dr. Ferrell was Professor of Chemistry, spent the Schools, San Francisco, California, named to the professorship because of summer doing research at Redstone March 1989. Ms. Karen Sansom, his inlerest in teaching premedical Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. The Director, Program Healthcare I nformation Systems, serves as Vice President of tbe Kentucky Medical
Dr. Joe Winstead, Biology Mrs. Carol Wi/SOli, Computer Science
11 Ogden College of Science, Technology and Hea~h program was funded by Batelle Dr. John Russell completed a study for equipment from MaubeViS Conveyor Research Institute. COMPUTER the City of Bowling G reen entitled Division of Babcock Industries. SCIENCE: Dr. Darleen Pigford and "Waste Management Issues in Bowling GEOGRAPIIY AND GEOLOGY: Dr. Dr. Greg Baur co-authored Expert Green". Mr. Robert Baxur obtained a C. Ronald Seeger, Professor of Systems lor Business: Concepts and gift of $45,000.00 worth of computer Geography and Geology, presented a pape r entitled ·Cryptoexplosion Structures in the United Statcs· at the 28th IntemationaJ Geological Congress in Washington, D.C. Dr. Noland Fields, Professor of Geography and Geology, serves on the Governors Earthquake Advisory Committee. Dr. Kenneth Kuehn, Associate Professor of Geography and Geology, with the cooperation of TVA, EPA, and state governme nt obtained as surplus equipment a high-gradient magnetic separator. This equipment is valued at $265,000. Dr. Kuehn also served as Editor of the Joumal of Coal Quality. Dr. Albert Petersen, Professor of Geography and Geology, received a grant of $13,000 from the National Geographic Society to conduct a Geography Workshop for Teachers during the summer of 1989. HEALTH Dr. Kenneth IWehn, Geography and Geology AN D SAFElY: Dr. Ray Biggerstarr was recently appointed to the Kentucky Health Coordination Council. The Applications, published by Boyd and Fraser, th e fir st commercial text a uthored in our yo ung Computer Science department. Mrs. Carol Wilson received a two-year $20,000 Comm onwealth Department of Education grant to form a Computer Science Alliance in the region served by WKU. Dr. Robert Crawford was editor-in-chi cf of th e Turbo Users Group TUGLINES during his 1989-90 sabbatical in Washington State. Dr . • Tom Cheatham received a NASA Summer Faculty Fellowship Grant to study object-oriented software tc.sting at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California in 1989 and 1990. ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: Mr. Robert Baxter and Mr. William Moore have completed a computer program for compute r aided instruction of Oscilloscope Theory and Operation. Dr. Thomas Currin and Dr. Donald Wendt, Imblstrial Technology
12 FACULlY council has been responsible (or vocational-technical schools and high Technology in 1988. The Center was I developing the State Hea1lb Plan for the schools across the state. Dr. Wendt will established to assist business and Commonwealth. Dr. Biggerstaff also become President of the organization in industry in this region by providing a ( recently contributed a chapter to a November, 1990. Dr. Kenneth point of contact at Western for securing published text in Community MUSSDUg, Associate Professor of training and technical assistance. Dr. OrganizaLion. The title of his chapter Industrial Technology, was appointed Edward C. HelD retired from the faculty was ~ Leadership Developmeol. Styles Director of the Center for Industry and of the Industrial Technology Department at the close of the 1990 spring semester. Dr. Hein had taught automobile mechanics, fluid power mechanics, and drafting since coming J cC to Western in 1972. MATHEMATICS: Dr. James B. Barksdale, Jr., Professor o( Mathematics, was named to the Panel of Visiting Lecturers of the Mathematical Association of America. • Dr. Kyle Wallace, Pro fessor of Mathematics, completed a four year term as Governor of the Kentucky Section of the Mathematical Association of America. The 1990 summer mathematics graduate course (or community and junior coHege teachers entitled Complex Variables, was taught by Dr. Carroll Wells, Professor of Mathematics. Dr. Wells has taught a course for these teachers Susan Jones, Nursing each summer since 1m. Dr. Bany Brunson, Associate Professor of and Applications". Dr. Biggerstaff also had articles published in the Kentucky Sanitarians and Fieldman Journal, Hospital Topics, and the Southern Health Association Journal and two articles published in the Compendium of Recent and On-going Research in Rural Health. Dr. Heory Baughman and Mr. George Niva had their book, First Aid for Injuries and Illness published by Kendall-Hunt. INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY: Dr. Donald D. Wendt, Professor of Industrial Technology, was chosen as President-Elect of the Kentucky Industrial Education Association (KIEA) at the annual conference in Louisville, KY, in November, 1989. KlEA was organized in 1956 to serve the faculty and students of industrial, business and health programs at in stitutions of higher education, Dr, Doug Humphrey. Physics and Astronomy
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completed requirements for the Ed.O. in August, 1989 at Vanderbilt University George Peabody College. Nancy Rascoe, Assistant Professor of Nursing, was recipient of the Kentucky League for Nursing~Nurse Educator of the Year Award~. The award was presented at the annual meeting March 31, 1989. The award is given in recognition of distinguished teaching ability, persistent support of quality changes in nursing education, servingas a strong student advocate and innovative and creative teaching. PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY: Dr. Robert Hall conducted a summer workshop entitled "Science/Math Reasoning and Problem Solving" for high school teachers, funded through
Dr. Thomas Coohil~ Physics and Astronomy state Title II. Dr. Douglas Humphrey has been funded by Kentucky EPSCoR Mathematics, served as president of the WKU Club of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society. Pat Hooper, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, and Linda Pulslnelli, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, have completed work on Essential Mathematics and the third editions of Introductory Algebra alld Intemlediate Algebra for Macmillan Publishing Co. At the joint American Mathematical Society/Mathematical Association of America meeting in Phoenix. Arizona in January 1989, Dr. Bettina Richmond, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, presented ~ Freeness of infinite dimensional Hop£ algebras of Hop£ subalgebras" and Dr. Tom Rlchmond, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, presented "On the Wallman Ordered Dr. Richard Hackney, Physics and Astronomy Compactification.~ NURSING: Susan Jones, Associate Professor of Nur~ing. received the college Outstanding Nursing. Dr. Betts is a Senior Fellow in to conduct research here and in Canada Teaching Award in 1988. She was the Vanderbilt Inst itute for Public on "Multi-Step Processes in Pion appointed by Governor Wilkinson to Policy Studies, Associate Professor of Absorption." Dr. Wieb Van der Meer the Kentucky Board of Nursing and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing at has been funded by Kentucky EPSCoR during 1989-90 served as Chair of the Vanderbilt University School of as a Visiting Scholar in Membrane Education Committee. Dr. Virginia Nursing and first Vice-President of the Biophysics and also by the American Trotter Betts, was the 1989-90 HCA American Nurses Association. Kay Heart Association for a similar project. Greenview Visiting Professor in Carr, Associate Professor of Nursing. The faculty of Physics and Astronomy
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published over fifteen articles in l nationaVinternational journals, a rate which averages above onc per full time ( faculty. Dr. Marvin Russell is involved in the Pbysical Activities for Learning Science program through the University of Huntsville in Alabama. Dr. Thomas P. Coohill bas been appointed as U. S. Representative to the International Scientific Committee 00 Problems of the Environment, Dr. Coohill was also appointed "Quecn's Reader" for Ph.D. theses in Biophysics for Australian Universities. Dr. RIchard Hackney is a consultant to • NASA on the International Ullravioict Explorer Satellite. Dr. Roger Scott of Ball State spent a sabbatical with Drs. Richard and Kanm Hackney.
Dr. Gordon Jones, Agriculture OGDEN COLLEGE AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE: Congratulations to Ogden faculty, Dr. Gordon Jones (Agricuhure), Dr. George Vourvopoulos (Physics and Astronomy), and Dr. Luther Hughes (Agriculture) winners of faculty excellence awards in Teaching, Research and Service, respectively, in 1989. Congratulations also to 1990 winners, Dr. Kenneth Kuehn (Geography and Geology), Dr. Thomas Green (Chemistry), and Dr. Albert Petersen (Geography and Geology).
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MATH GRADUATEASTRONAtrr MSFC in 1989, out of 3.soo employees. currently planned to be launched in CANDIDATE Earlier work included Spacelab-l in 1997, and expected to fly for at least 15 1983 and Spacelab-2 in 1985. During years! Major Terrence Wllcutt has been these nights, he occupied a console named by NASA as one of23 astronaut position at the Johnson Space Center. candidate pilots and mission specialists He is now involved with Astro-I, a who will fly in future space shuule space lab mission that will obse rve missions. He was selected from a list of 1,945 qualified applicants and from 106 applicant s who were interviewed by NASA. Major Wilcutt received the B.A. degree with a majo r in mathemat ics from Western in 1974. He taught at Ballard and Manual High School in Louisville before joining the Marines in 1976. He will report to Houston in July, 1990 for a one-year training school to learn every aspect of the shuttle system and afterwards will be assigned to a shuttle project. With the increase in the number of shuttle nights, Wilcutt anticipates venturing into space in about three years. WiIcutt is a native of Russell vi lle, Kentucky. He and his wife Robin have two sons, Andrew, 5, and Aaron, 1.
COMPUTER SCIENCE GRADUATE INVOLVED IN SPACE SHUTI'LE MISSION Palricl{ Molloy Patrick Molloy is a stellar example of a Computer Science graduate fr om ultraviolet rays and X-rays. This last CHEMISTRY ALUM, HARRY B. Western Kentucky University. Coming project is planned for the shuttle night GRAY WINS THE AMERICAN to Bowling Green from New Jersey, designated as STS-35. He will serve as CHEMICAL SOCIE1Y'S IIIGHEST Patrick graduated in 1981, during the · tbe lead data management coordinator AWARD very early days of CS at WKU . In the for a team of twelve people, ensuring summer of 1980. he worked as a co-op that info rmatio n is successfully Harry B. Gray, who is the Arnold O. student at the NASA Marshall Space transmilted from the shuttle through Beckman Professor of Chemistry at Flight Cent er (MSFC) in Huntsville, satellites to the flight cent er at California Institute of Technology, has Alabama, an expe rience which Marshall . been named the 1991 recipient of tbe convi nced him that he and the U.S. Priestley Medal for bi s nume rous This outstanding Computer Science contributions to chemistry. space effort were ideal ~ p art ne r s. ~ alumnus has his future work Patrick has recently completed work on we ll-planned. Patrick will be Gray was born in 1935 and grew up in a NASA project for which be received developing complex software systems Bowling Green, Ky. He received a B.S. a Director's Comme ndation ror the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics degree in chemistry in 1957 rrom Certificate, only one of 60 awarded by Facility, a free-nying X-ray telescope, Western Kentucky University, and a
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Ph.D. degree in 1960 from sure of is that we are doing too much Northwestern University, where he lecturing, and not enough real I experimental work," Gray says. "We began bis research on inorganic ( reactions with chemistry professors need experiments that last for some Fred 8asolo and Ralph G. Pearson. reasonable amount of time -- two, three, or four weeks -- where the student can Gray also is a dedicated educator who set up the experiment, do reactions, and continues to teach courses at all levels characterize materials. That way, the at Caltech. He is tbe author or coauthor student can build up confidence, make of 14 books, many of which have mistakes, maybe go back and start over become standard texts. again." As a colleague points out, "Over tbe past 10 years, Gray has grown immensely in stature and has become a This piece was based on the cover story very important leader and spokesman in ChWlicalandEng:i.neeriagNews.June for chemistry." He has served on the 4, 199(). National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Chemistry, the National OGDEN ALUM NAMED TOP Research Council's Committee to DOCTOR IN STATE Survey Opportunities in the Chemica1 Sciences, and as chairman of tbe profession. Chemical education, in A Doily News Report chemistry section of the National particular, has been a subject to which Academy of Sciences. he bas devoted a great deal of time and Dr. JeIT)'W. Martin was named Doctor effort. of the Year at the 39th Annual Meeting In addition to his highly productive of the Kentucky Academy of Family research efforts, Gray has been active in His philosophy is that students should Physicians. Dr. Martin graduated from addressing many of the issues that be spending more time in laboratories Western Kentucky University in 1958 confront chemistry as a science and a doing experiments. "One thing I am with a B.S. degree in biology. Dr. Martin was a member of the Alpha Kappa Kappa Medical Fratemityatthe Western Kentucky University University of Louisville School of Computer Science Alumni Nationwide Medicine and received the M.D. degree Spring 1990 in 1963. Following an internship at General Hospital, he entered private general practice in Bowling Green in 1964.
II] Dr. Martin served in the military as a o. physician in the 18th Surgical Hospital MASH unit at Fort Gordon and In II] III South Vietnam during 1966-67. 00 " During his practice in Bowling Green, II] Dr. Martin bas been active in o. professional and community affairs. He is a charter member of the American Board of Family Practice and of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He has received numerous awards for his dedication to tbe medical profession. His activities in the community include being past 454 alumni In 27 slales
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Unive r sity n ear Philade lphia, Pennsylvania.
Followinga 3-month internship with the Lung Association in Louisville, Barry was hired as the Health Education Director fo r the o rgani7..3. tion. H e served in that capacity until 1984 when he was promoted to Assistant Executive Director. Then, in 1985 Barry assumed the Executive Director position for the Ame r ican Lung A ssocia tio n of Kentucky.
Barry's professional accomplishments include te rms as P resident of the Ke ntucky Association fo r School Health, Chairman of the Board for the Western Kentucky Health Education Consortium, and Board member of the Kentucky Chapter of the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Foundation. Dr. Jerry Martin and Dr. James King Barry works out o f the Louisville president and chief of staff of the eastern Pennsylvania, Barry came to headquarters office of the ALA of Bo wling Grccn -Warren County WKU in 1976 as a graduate assistant to Kentucky and resides in nearby Floyds H ospital and H C A Greenview pursue a masters degree following Knobs, Indiana with wife Becky and Hospital. H e is a member of the g r aduatio n fro m W est Chester their three children. Chamber of Commerce and continues to interact with Western Kentucky ALUMNI NOTES Uni versity in several positions. He se rves as Chairman of the Board of AGRICULTURE: James Bartos, 1987 Di rectors of the L. Y. Lancaster graduate, was selected as t h e Memorial Lectureship Society. This outstanding Agronomy graduate group sponsors an annual dinner and student at Auburn University. Fred lecture in memory of the long-standing Alcott, Bowling Green, was elected di rector of Western's pre-medical president of the WKU Agriculture program, L. Y. Lancaster. The Society Alumni Association. Dr. Marlin also r ecently estab li s hed a Massengale was appointed interim professorship in the name of Dr. president of the University of Nebraska. Lancaster. He had been serving as chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Fowler Branstetter, Metcalfe County, WKU GRAD DIRECTS AMERICAN has received national attention as a LUNG ASSOC IATION IN KENTUCKY result of one of his dairy cows being selected as champion at three different Barry Gottschalk. Executive Director national dairy shows and one Canadian of the American Lung Association of show. BIOLOGY: Dr.James H. Clark, Kentucky, is a 1977 graduate of the B.S. in Bi ology, 1959, is presently Department of Health and Safety's Professor of Cell Biology, Baylor Master of Science degree program in College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Barry GOt/schalk Community Heahh. Born and raised in His research on hormone receptors and cancer continues to be outstanding and
18 ALUMNI PROFILES nationally recognized. Dr. Gene M. Protection Agency in Atlanta. Paul department of Nursing hosted a brunch I Shearer, B.S. in Biology. 1961, is Anderson, B.S. in Geology, 1975, is a at Homecoming '89 to celebrate the currently Senior Investigator at the senior geologist for the John T. Boyd 25th anniversary of the beginning of the ( National Cancer Institute at the Co. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Kevin Associate Degree Nursing Program at National Institutes of Health. Dr. BroWD, B.S. in Geography, 1986, is Western. Jobo Britt, a 1985 graduate Shearer's research efforts are in employed at an Assistant Systems of the Associate Degree Nursing immunology. CQMPlITER Manager by the U.S. Bureau of Census Program, had an article published in SCIENCE: Over 400 Computer in Jeffersonville, Indiana. ravld Nursing 90 "What to Do When Your Science alumni are employed in nearly Padgett, B.s. in Geography, 1986, is a Patient Codes." PHYSICS AND 30 states and seven foreign countries. Ph.D. student in geography at the ASTRONOMY: Several graduates See attached map. The demand for University of florida. TImothy Ford, completed the Ph.D. degree this past qualified computer science B.s. in Geology, 1982, is a petroleum year. Randall Harper in Solid State professionals continues unabated, with geologist for British Petroleum (North Carolina State); Wayne Kinzel a 76% increase by the year 2000 Exploration. Tim is headquartered at in Astronomy (University of predicted by the Bureau of Labor Houston, Texas. MATHEMATICS: Massachusetts). Laura Mahoney Statistics, the largest of any non-health Dr. Bernard L Madison, B.S. WKU Hodges has been appointed Manager of profession. GEOGRAPHY AND '62, was recently appointed dean of the Risk Assessment Services for GEOLOGY: Tony Able, M.S. Fulbright College of Arts and Science Eckenfelder, Inc., an environmental Geography, 1986. is employed as a at the University of Arkansas at consulting firm. hydrologist by the Environmental Fayetteville. NURSING: The
Dr. RandtJ/J Harper
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DEAN'S NOTE
Dr. Tom Coohill, H ead of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, conducted an around the world lecture tour in August of 1989. Dr. Coohill, who served as President of the American Society of Photobiology during 1989, has been called upon to speak widely but the highlight of his year in office was a onc month lecture tour that included Korea, China, the USSR, and Hungary. We asked him to tell us about the Trans-Siberian portion of that tour here.
RIDING THE TRANS-5I8ERlAN RAILROAD Tom Coohill
During the years 1987-89 I had been invited by several foreign countries to Dr. Thomas Coohill (white hat center of photo) with the Amen"can and Bn"tish speak on ozone depiction and its Ambasadon to Mongolia. At the train station in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Trans Siberia biophysical consequences. I was able to Train on left. accept some of these invitations and increased my total miles to 8000. For Ping Pan in our Chemistry department, plan a trip around the world in August me, travelling alone, this was a chance began my Chinese arrangements, which 1989. Among the most interesting to see most of the USSR and to meet, included sending the Chinese $370 for portions of tbis journey was a ride on tbe often forced by boredom, lots of a Beijing - Moscow - Budapest train Trans-Siberian/Mongolian railroad. interesting people. It was the trip of a ticket, deluxe first class (The ticket Tbis train originates in Beijing, lifetime. costs $2300 from a travel agent.) So it continues through Mongolia, and was off to Korea, Hong Kong, and terminates at Moscow. The total length Arranging independent travel in the Beijing, and then an early morning of over 5000 miles takes five and a half USSR can be difficult. Their rules departure on the Trans-Siberian. days. My subsequent trips, Moscow to require that you show evidence of Leningrad, Moscow to Budapest, etc. lodging for each night and where you The cabin I was assigned was different • plan to go each day. Normally one hires from any other I had seen. Polished "In a few hours we reached the a travel consultant to make these wood, two berths, a table, a garish lamp, Great Wall of China, high in complicated arrangements and pays a one armchair, a sink, and a lower berth the mountaim northwest of high price. I chose to do neither and to (armchair) arrangement. Shortly after go it alone. I wrote the Russian our departure, a young Finn attempted Beijing. Although I had spent Embassy in San Francisco, stated my to join me but some officials told him his a day hiking the wall earlier, I case (with copies of my invitation to arrangements had been changed and a still marvelled that it was speak at the USSR Academy of substitute roommate was assigned to comtmcted in such difficult Science) and just asked, flat out, for a me. He spoke English and looked te"ain." visa. After an exchange of a few letters, remarkably like Lenin but heavier. We they honored my request. Perestroika! soon started off with my cache of bottles I then, with the invaluable help of Wei of drinking water, oranges, dried soup,
20 INTERNATIONAL SCENE pretzels, and three Mexican Jumping cabin to cabin learning about one I Beans for companionship. In a few We then crossed tbe Russian border another. I had brought photos of my hours we reached the Great Wall of and changed a liule money in the house (how big!), car (how big!), family ( China, high in the mountains northwest Russian bank ($1.60 - 1 ruble). Witbin (bow rich!), and scenes from the of Beijing. A1tbough I bad spent a day ten minutes I was able to buy rubles on southwest (like the movies!). Everyone hiking the wall earlier, I still marvelled the black market, in my cabin, for 8 stared al them for hours, apparently that it was constructed in such difficult cents apiece. For two weeks I could be thinking the U .S. was paradise. The terrain. a millionaire! Soviets were uniformally friendly, took ten minutes to gel to know, and tben By daybreak, thc start of my third day, By evening we had reached tbe feed you from their packs (usually good we were at Lake Baikal, tbe largest (by Mongolian boarder where we were sausage, etc.) The Mexican Jumping volume) fresh water lake in the world. shuffled off the train while tbey picked Beans turned out to be a big hit, even There were beautiful woodlands and up each car of the tcain and changed tbe though almost everyone tbought they cottages, like Oregon. But the real wheels! China uses universal gauge were some sort of a trick. I gave them adventure began as we traveled tbe track, Mongolia uses the wider Russian away eventually and had to continue , soutb portion of the lake, i.e. Russian gauge. petle.ss. Train Food. Now tbe train food in Once in Mongolia we were informed China was modest, in Mongolia not bad, It's beSI 10 stay close to the train at all that there was an outbreak of cholera but once we entered Russia, the menu stations, since it takes off al the whim of and we would have to be immunized. shrank to "stroganofr for breakfast, the engineer and you often have 10 run Now, si nce the chance of getting lunch, and dinner. The choice was eat to board. Thecomrnode in each carwas cholera from improper immunization is or don't eat. But since on long train large, nol very clean, but usually probably equal to the change of picking available at all bours. A shower it up on the train, I wrote a bogus health " The highlight on my fourth consisted of standing over a bole near r eport s tating that I bad b een day was passing an obelisk the sink in your room and pouring cold immunized before I left Kentucky. thal had Europe written on waler on your head from a hose. Daily When a Red Cross nurse with a needle one side and Asia on the showers were not essential under those the size of a pencil entered my cabin, I other." conditions. A bot water thermos was in showed her my certificate and was, every cabin for making tea or soup but needless to say, glad when she accepted alcoholic beverages were not allowed. it. An Australian companion, terrified rides the restaurant car is the travelling My r oomie and I did tbr ow an of that needle informed the nurse tbat lounge as well, I managed 10 wrestle anniversary party for a couple using his he had been immunized with me. When down some grizzelled beef. My laste stash of beer, and my peanuts., pretzels, I nodded my assent, I made a fri end for buds survived because I jumped off the and oranges. The gift - a Mexican life. train at every stop to buy an)thing I Jumping Bean. could get from vendors selling By noon we had reacbed Ulan Bator homemade food from shopping bags. Once past the Urals my interest waned (Red Hero) the capital of Mongolia. At one stop I bougbt a Siberian • industrial cities, bleak, boring, and Here I met the American and British watermelon the size of a cantaloupe. uninteresting after Siberia. I stopped Ambassadors and got a hair-cut, but When I told the seller how big our taking photos by then, though I had shot nearly missed getting back on tbe train. melons were he didn't believe me. at will elsewhere (even Soviet mililary If I had missed the train, I would have trains). I had spent very little money had a four day layover in Ulan Bator. The landscape west of Lake Baikal was since, with my black market rubles., a After crossing the Gobi desert we rolled very nat with birches, birches, birches, full dinner on the train cost me about 20 through the Mongolian plains (a little until we bit the Ural Mounlains, which cenls. People who had spread out into like South Dakota). I saw numerous are covered by pines and not very bigh. large groups were now rc-packing and Russian Army Camps. Apparently if The highlight on my fourth day was getting ready for Moscow. I had the USSR evcr fights China, they want passing an obelisk that had Europe enjoyed the trip but was ready to get off to do it in Mongolia. The Mongolians written on one side and Asia on the the train as we pulled inlO the station. want the Soviets oul bUI like the money other. Life on the train was comfortably the USSR pours into their economy. boring. I read several books, including My Russian hosts were at the station to the journals of Marco Polo. But mOSI greet me and take me 10 an apartment of the time people jusl wandered from near tbe Science Academywhich would
21 Ogden College of Science, Technology and Health be my bo rn e for a week. Quite a difference from my little cabin on the train. Even if you're not a train buff, a trip on the Trans-Siberian is a must for any traveller. Paul Theroux was right, ~ alI other journeys are just peanuts"'
WKU SPONSORS INTERNATIONAL COAL CONFERENCE
An International Conference on Trace Elements in Coal was held at Barren River Lake, September 11-13, 1989. This conference, attended by 50 researchers from 11 countries, was organized by Professors George Vourvopoulos and Douglas Humphrey of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Professor John Riley from Chemistry, Professor Ken Kuehn from ., Geography and Geology and Mr. Lynn Greeley, Assista nt Dean of Ogden College. An international committee from nine countries acted as advisors Dr. George Vourvopoulos -and David- -Glick for the program. The aim of the conference was to present a comprehensive review of all the important aspects of trace clements in coal; to foster an open exchange of information among the experts and the practitione rs in the fi eld, and to examine the importance of certain trace ele me nts, a nd to analyze the methodology used in measuring them.
The scientific content included topics - such as: - Occurrence and distribution of trace elements - E nviro nm en tal considerations (regulat ions and controls, mining, combustion and as h disposal) -Trace element recovery - Biological and health aspects - Trace elements methodology
Coal is central to the economic health Pro/eUM U-Zhui Gan and Min-Wei Chen of Kentucky and makes Kentucky an
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ideal venue for scientific progress in Assistant Professor of Chemistry al provide expertise to AID projects in coal research. By all accounts the WKU, have coordinated Western's third world countries. Dr. Johnson I conference was a great success. exchange program with the P.R.O.C. spent over six weeks in Indonesia in August and September, 1989. Most of ( ) Like Kentucky, China possesses vast his time was spent in providing CHINESE PROFESSORS VISIT reserves of coal, and the professors will expertise in the development and WKU J take with them researc'l and evaluation of curriculum in soil science information about cleaner burning One Shanghai family has called at Indonesian universities. While in methods and beller mixtures of coal. Western Kentucky University's hilltop Indonesia, Dr. Johnson met wilh three Indonesian professionals who are campus home for the past year, in a The Gans' son, Yaodong, graduated graduates of WKU's Department of continuing collaborative effort belWeen from Western'S Master of Science Agriculture and who completed their Kentucky and People's Republic of program in coal chemistry in August graduate work under him. Dr. Gordon China. and is cnrolled at the University of Jones represent ed the National Southern California Ph.D. program. Professors Li-Zhui Gao, Min-Wei A ssociation of Swine Records in Yaodong was the first graduate of Chen, both associate professors al the October, 1989 at the National Livestock Western's Chemistry Department from • East China University of Chemical Exhibition in Brazil. Dr. Jones served the P.R.O.C. Technology, and their daughter, as official judge for the National Swine Margaret, a graduate student in Show, gave seminars and consulted with chemistry, all have been involved in swine farmers on topics of management various aspects of coal research. Their and breeding. Dr. James McGuire studies in WKU's Department of INTERNATIONAL spent eight weeks on a WKU{Murray Chemistry included work on the NOTES State U.S.I.A. project in Belize during desulfurization of coal and categorizing the 1989 Fall Semester. He taught differences between American and AGRICULTURE: Dr. Ray Johnson, several short courses, including other coals. Professor of Agronomy was selected as microcomputer applications in an Agency for International agriculture, at Belize Teachers College. The Cbinese government has funded Developmcnt Linkages Fellow. The Dr. David Stiles was a participant in most of their research and Dr. Charles purpose of the project is to provide feed manufacturing and dairy nutrition Kupchella, Dean of WKU's Ogden international opportunities and training sessions during May, 1990 in College of Science, Technology and professional development for U.S. Brazil. Dr. David Correy served as a Health, and Dr. Wei-Ping Pan, university faculty members and to member of a project evaluation team for a Kentucky-Ecuador Partners project during a tcn day visit to Ecuador in April. Dr. James Martin taught a summer course in England on ~Gardens of Great Britain~. He also continued his research on the London Planetree that he had begun the year earlier while on sabbatical in Great Britain. I BIOLOGY: Dr. Robert lIoyt, Professor of Biology, spent the summer J of 1989 doing research in Scotland. He was a scientist in residence at the Scottish Marine Biological Station in Oban, Scotland where he studied receptor organ development in larval fish. Dr. Valgene Dunham, Professor and Head of the Department of Biology, was Invited Lecturer in the Department of Biochemical Dr. JamtJ Martin Engineering at the East China
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University of Chemical Technology, Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China. His lectures, during May,l990, were on DNA replication and included results of his research in this area of molecular biology. Dr. Larry Gleason, Professor of Biology, was named as one of 14 internationally recognized specialists to attend a worksbop on parasitology. The worJesbopwas held in March at the University of Exeter, Exeter, England. COMPUTER SCIENCE, International students constitute 17% of all Computer Science majors, the highest of any program on campus. Dr. Ken Modesitt presented a paper in Vienna, Austria at an international American Society for Engineering EducationJInstitute for Electronic and Electrical Engineers Conference in July. He also presented talks at Bond Dr. &n Modaitt, Computer Science University in Queensland, Australia in July 1990 on expert systems, software Geology, received a grant through the Summer of 1990. Mark spent most of engineering, and computer-based learning. ENGINEERING U.S. Department of Education, the summer in Argentina. Dr. James L TECHNOWGY: Dr. William Beard Fulbright-Hays Seminar Abroad Davis, Professor of Geography and Program. Mike spent the summer of presented a paper in Vienna, Austria as Geology, taught a five week session - part of the Frontiers in Engineering 1989 studying in Brazil. Dr. Mark graduate level course in England during Conference. GEOGRAPHY AND Lowry II, Professor of Geography and the summer of 1989. The course was Geology, received a Fulbright-Hays taught through the Cooperative Center GEOWGY: Dr. 1.. Michael Trapasso, Seminar Abroad Program grant for the Associate Professor of Geography and for Study in Britain. HEALTH AND SAFETY: Dr. Agatha Quaye and Dr.
Dr. Valge-ne Dunham, Bjol~ Dr. L Michael Trapasso
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Robert Mensa, pbysicians from Ghana, • Another Look at the Binomial AND ASTRONOMY: Dr. Dudley I spent onc montb in Bowling Green Theorem- al the University of Windsor I Bryant recently conducted some studying the rural health care delivery Windsor, Ontario. Dr. Barksdale is a research in optics in England with the ( system. This program is part of the member of the Mathematical Royal Navy. Proressor Doug International Health Fellowship Association of America Panel of Humphrey is conducting nuclear Exchange sponsored by the American Visiting Lecturers. NURSING: Dr. pbysics research at the TRIUMPH Medical Student Association Mary Hazzard, Professor and Head of faculty in Vancouver, Canada. Foundation. This rotation was the Department of Nursing, presented Prorusor George Vourvopoulos coordinated by the South Central two papers at the International Council conducted nuclear physics experiments AHEC at Western in conjunction with of Nurses 19th Ouadrennial Congress in both Germany and Greece. Dr. De the University of Louisville's held in Seoul, Korea, May 28·June 3, Hul Yang, Director of the Fujian Department of Family Medicine. 1989. The papers were ~Nursing Institute of Testing Technology spent MATIIEMATICS: Dr. James B. Delineation Study" and ~Development six months working with Dr. George Barksdale, Jr., Professor of and Implementation of a Rural AIDS Vounopoulos. Mathematics, made the presentation Community Task Force~. PHYSICS
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WKU students under faculty supervision, fill out chQl1.s QIld check patients and health in Western's Dental Hygiene Clinic. At left Dr. Bill Howard supervises the work of a student.
BACHELORS DEGREE IN DENTAL HYGIENE
Western established an innovative More than 1400 people Bachelor of Science Degree in Dental took advantage of the Hygiene beginning in 1988. This Department of Allied program was approved by the Council Health's Dental Hygiene on Higher Education in December, Clinic last year. Dental 1987 and in 1989, we bad our first . Hygiene students working graduates from this program· the only under faculty supervision one of it's kind in the country. The in the clinic provifk dental program is designed to prepare dental prophylaxis and check-ups hygienists for teaching, organtzatioo aspart oftheir education in and management, and research. as well Dental Hygiene. as for clinical practice. Its purpose is to meet the ever-e1Cpanding roles of the dental bygienist as delineated by the American Dental Hygienists' Association. Approximately 60 students are currently enrolled in the baccalaureate curriculum.
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INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT I SPLITS ( On July 1, 1989, the Industrial and Engineering Technology Department split 10 become the Engineering Technology department and tbe Industrial Technology department. Upon unanimous approval of the facuity, the university separated the programs into two distinct units. The civil engineering technology, electrical engineering technology, mechanical engineering technology. and electro-mechanical engineering technology programs were assigned to the Engineering Technology department. The remaining programs Dr. George Roberts, Industrial Technology were assigned to the Industrial Technology department.
The action 10 split the department should allow accelerated growth in each area. Served by two uniquely different accreditation agencies, the new departments can now focus better on serving their respective students and associated community. A very close working relationship between the two departments is maintained by the department heads. Dr. Frank Conley was named Interim Department Head for Industrial Technology and Dr. Thomas R. Currin was recently named to head the Engineering Technology Department.
IIEALTH CAREERS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM
In its second year of operation, the Health Careers Opportunity Program (or HCOP) is a u.s. Public Health Service funded service grant program with the purposes:
1. Recruiting high school students and college students into the health careers education programs.
Radiology Technology students
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Blggerstarr coordinates this program in the department of Health and Safety.
NURSING PROGRAM IN OWENSBORO
In May 1981, tbe De partme nt of Nursing at Western Kentucky University requested permission from the Nalionalleague for Nursing Board of Review for permission to establish an outreach baccalaureate nursing program for the RN in Owensboro. Permission was granted and in the spring of 1986, the first nursing courses were offered in Owensboro. Since August 1987, Ms. Katherine Keene has served full time in Owensboro. She has D,. Ray Biggel'$loif, Health and Sa/tty been responsible for much of the teaching especially clinical teaching Commonwealth. The program and advisement. 2. Retaining students in these provides financial assistance to The department of nursing has utilized programs leading to graduation from students during their fieldwork Western Kentucky University. interactive televisionrdistance assignments. Students are encouraged learning" for many of the classes. to seek out job opportunities in the 3. Facilitating entry into medical Classes are transmitted via microwave much needed rural areas of Kentucky. school, dental school and year 4 of the from Bowling Green to Owensboro. medical technology program. The financial assistance provides an During the past 5 1/2 years, eleven incentive for students to visit and work nursing classes have been transmitted. The HeOp disciplines include in the rural areas and hopefully gain This allows faculty to teach in tbe area community health, dental hygiene, employment with the host agency. of their academic preparation and heahhcare information systems, health expertise, allows for small numbers of care administration, medical A total of261 students have completed AHES rotations in rural Kentucky since students, and allows 25% of the credit technology and pre-medicine and hours in the major to be taught by pre-dentistry. 1975. The WKU program is the number one program in the state for doctorally prepared faculty. There are currently 108 studenls who area Jetention of students following Twelve students have graduated from aTC in or completing their studies with internship assignments. Dr. Ray the Owensboro outreach program to the H eOp project. The HeOp date and there are twelve in the senior program is directed by Dr. Thomas class for fall 1990. Students take upper Syrt, Department of Health and Safety. • division nursi ng and some support courses from Western Kentucky AREA ilEALTH EDUCATION University and their general education SYSTEM (AHES) courses from either the Community College, Brecia or Kentucky Wesleyan. During this year, fUteen students Students in the program arc all part have completed community health time and the majority work full time. fieldwork assignments with fifteen agencies in eleven area locations. The WOODROW WILSON INSTI11ITES community health AHES program provides ~grassroot~ assistance to The mathematics department hosted rural communities throughout the Dr. Wilburn JontS, Math two one·weck institutes, "Functions" in
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July of 1989 and "Geometry" in June of ~experiment~ in which students with a to have linked up with a faculty member I 1990. These institutes were a part of the high aptitude for science would be given to plan and then carry out a research National Science and Mathematics a special scholarship entitling them to project as a part of their undergraduate ( Leadership Program which was participate in a special undergraduate experience. The students receive a administered by the Woodrow Wilson research program. Since tben $1200 scholarship provided by the National Fellowship Foundation. Dr. approximately 10 new freshmen bave Ogden College Foundation each year of Robert Bueker, Head, Department of been added to the program each year their participation. These scholarships Mathematics, was the WKU sucb that next year nearly 40 students are oft en awarded in combination witb administrator. will be participating in the program. To other scholarship support such that qualify for the program, students must most of tbe students in the program The National Science and Mathematics be nominated and pass review by an have a full scbolarship covering tuition, Leadership Program attempts to Ogden College faculty panel chaired by books, fees, and room and board. In an combat the crisis in mathematics and Physics and Astronomy professor, Dr. article in the College heights Herald science education in our nation's George Vourvopoulos. To qualify for last January, Ogden Scholar and secondary schools by enhancing tbe tbe program students mu st have an Physics major Shane Chapman was professional development of teachers ACT composite of at least 27. During profil ed. Chapman. who has since • in these critical disciplines through the fr eshman year these students started research on the trace elements these institutes. Each year the program participate in a seminar program in in coal, is getting a chance at Western brings 50 of the best secondary school which they hear about the research of that is Dot available al most universities chemist ry, mathematics and physics faculty members throughout Ogden and that is to work on real research teachers in the country to Princeton College. During the first semester of projects with real faculty members. University for four intensive weeks of their sophomore year the students work on new materials supplied by participate in a special seminar entitled, In recent years there has been a serious outstanding educators and researchers "Introduction to Research" taught by decline in interest among high school recruited from around the country. Dr. Vourvopoulos. By the end of their stude nts in coll ege majors in the The most dynamic of these Princeton sophomore year students are expected sciences and as a result there is participants are chosen to join teams of four "Master Teache rs~ who spend five weeks each summer presenting the materials from Princeton and their own ideas on teaching at one-week institutes for other teachers.
In 1989 eighty-three Woodrow Wilson Institutes were held at sites across the country. Western Kentucky University was one of the four sites chosen in Ke ntucky. Twenty-four Ke ntucky teachers from twenty-one different school systems part ici pated in the Functions institute. In 1990 eighteen Kentucky teachers from fift een different school systems participated in the Geometry institute.
BRIG UT STUDENTS LEARN SCIENCE BY DOING SCIENCE IN SPECIAL OGDEN COLLEGE PROGRAM
Three years ago, the Ogden College Ogden Research Scholars - (Bottom row) Dal/isa Wh eal, Julie Samli!rs, Jenny Chiles, Foundation agreed to fund an Tom Maynard, Kris Hodge, Russell Cheek, Dr. G. Vourvopoulos, advisor.
29 Ogden College of Science. Technology and H ea~h expected to be a great shortage of scientists and engineers by the end of the decade. Experts believe that too many students drop out of science I because they get discouraged by the detai ls of the cl assroom. To reall y appreciate science, tbe experts say students must move o ut of the class room and into tbe laboratory where they learn about science by doing il. This is the philosophy behind West ern's Ogd en Scholarship Research p rogram. C hapman was quoted in the Herald article as saying, "' expect to learn morc doing this tban I would in a class." "This gives hands on - experience and morc di rect involvement. In class you just listen. But this will let me talk and discuss the project." Cbapman went on to point oul that he was turned on bY lhe fact that the project he was working on is real and Mr. Jerry Lyons and Dr. Ken Mussnug of tile Center lor Industry and Technology.
Fiscal Years 1988-91 that it wi ll likely have a real benefit · tbe Employees Trained improvement of coal as a fuel. WKU Center for Ind u str y and Technology WESTERN KENTUC KY UNIVERSITY, BUSINESS, AND STATE GOVERNMENT, A TRAINING CONNECTION
8.28 6 In response to the need business and industry has for increased training of workers, Western Kentucky University developed a formal program whereby 6.392 . facult y provide in plant tra ining programs throughout the region served by the unive rsity. Support for the p r ogr a m comes ma inly from the Ke ntucky Cabine t fo r E conomic Development through its Blue Grass State Skills Corporation. In recent years it has become abundantly clear that American industry bas a real fight 2.336 o n its b a nds t o mai nta in its competitiveness in the world. 10 sector after sector • automobiles, consumer electronics, semi-conductors, etc., it became obvious that U .S. business was rapidly losing gr o und to fo re ign competition. While this was occurring, 1988- 89 1989- 90 1990-91
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The idea for a formal program involving I Western Kentucky University faculty in ( industrial training was developed by a group ofWestcrn faculty in early 1985. Thesc faculty were involved in providing in plant training supported by the Blue Grass State Skills Corporation. In 1987 "The Center for Industry and Technology" was semi-formally established within the Department of Wf";rl'~ Industrial and Engineering Technology «>-0: !I' in Ogden College. Despite tbis 1;--' parochial beginning, the charter of tbe Center declared its intent to establish " /' The Center for Industry and .... Technology as a university-wide entity . _/'/' and the Center has since become I attached to the university's Institute for 1 " Economic Development. Some of the NSF Young Scholars Program from left to right: Dr. Va/gene Dunham, Sam Weiler, university'S best teachers have been recruited to the work of the Center. Matt Wright, Andrea Dickerson, Andrea Wilkerson, Billie 77lrelke/d. The Center staff works mainly to identify faculty able to provide training universities were experiencing convergence of these two trends has in light of needs identified by industry declining federal support and were produced many new kinds of and matches these with support anticipating declining enrollment relationships between American available through the Blue Grass State sending universities looking for new corporations and American Skills Corporation. The concept has "market niches" in an era that has universities. Such relationships often taken off dramatically. An initial become one of more opcnmindcdncss involve state governments pursuing an catalog published in early 1988 listed about the role of the university. The interest in economic development. some 50 different training topics and by early 1990 a revised edition offered over twice that many. From its modest informal beginning, the industrial training program at Western has grown to the point in three years where it now involves some 54 faculty. By the end of 1989-90 academic year, more than 3700 hours of training (541 training sessions) had been delivered to more that 8700 employees in 28 plants (see Figure). During the 1989-90 academic year the CIT brokered some $200,000 in training, $140,000 of which was provided by the Blue Grass State Skills Corporation. For 1990-91, 2500 hours of additional training involving 8000 employees had already been scheduled as of June 1. The most popular programs continue to be tbose related to slatistica1 process control, statistics, Dr. Wei-Peig Pan, Chemistry
31 Ogden College of SCience, Technology and Health oral communication, problem solving CHEMISTRY; The Chemistry campus. Reactivation of the and team building. Department held its Fourth Annual Environmental Science program is Workshop for high school chemistry underway in response to numerous PROGRAM NOTES teachers. Keynote speakers were Dr. requests from prospective students and Mel Joesten, Vanderbilt University, industry. MATHEMATICS: The BIOLOGY: The B.S. degree program who spoke on ·Safety in the Chemistry Mathematics Laboratory, located in the in Recombinant Genetics in the Laboratory," and Dr. James Traynham, lobby of Thompson Complex Center Department of Biology has over 60 Louisiana State University, who spoke Wing, provides free assistance to majors beginning its fourth year in the on "Chemistry and the Italian students enrolled in any of the seven fall semester, 1990. The program has Connection in the Nineteenth Century," mathematics courses below Calculus I. now graduated six students; one in Sever al WKU faculty also made Between January 1989 and June 1990, pharmacy school, five in Ph.D. graduate presentations. The two-day workshop the Math Lab employed fifteen undergraduate students (mathematics majors or minors) and eight graduate students. During that period 14,m student visits to the Lab were recorded. NURS ING: The Glasgow extension program of the Associate Degree Nursing Program received full approval from the Kentucky Board of Nursing in June 1989. Graduates of the program are certified to write the National Council Licensure Exam to become registered nurses. The baccalaureate nursing program admitted 40 new nurses into sophomore level nursing courses in 1989. This program has been granted developmentaJ approval from the Kentucky Board of Nursing and graduates will be eligible to write the NCLEX exam to become registered nurses. PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY: The Department of Physics and Astronomy's DuaJ-Degree Kelly Elliot, Chemistry student using TEFA Monitor in Physics and Engineeringhas begun to generate its nrst graduates. Students are already placed in engineering programs. The Department or Biology was attended by 25 teachers from 20 schools (e.g. Georgia Tech, University sponsored a NSF Young Scholars area high schools. The first Chemistry of Missouri-Rolla, University of Program in molecular biology for 20 Teachers Amance meeting was held in Kentucky) and the first graduates from outstanding high school students from. March. This meeting was for al\ this five-year program completed their across the state. The program, directed teachers from middle school to college studies. These students now have a by Dr. Valgene Dunham, includes Drs. who were interested in chemistry. The degree in Physics from Western HoustOD, PearsoD, runehart and topic discussed was polymer chemistry. Kentucky University and a degree in a Toman. Activities focus on research in ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: A field of Engineering from the molecular biology and include Land Surveying Minor has been engineering school they attended. discussions and debates on ethical establi shed within the department. questions concerning science. This minor is open to all students on
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FLEXIBLE MANUFAcruRiNG manufacturing cell includes: l)two ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CELL robotized loading and unloading MICROCOMPUfER F ACILITI stations; 2) a PLC controlled conveyor The automated manufacturing system; 3) two machining centers; 4) a The Engineering Technology laboratory was developed to provide vision inspection system; and 5) a department is pleased to report the senior students an opportunity to apply coordinate measuring machine. Two creation of a new microcomputer principles they have learned in previous pick and place robots load and unload laboratory complete with ZENITH 386 course work and to link together the stock parts on the carousel materials microcomputers linked directly to the va rious components of automated handling conveyor and the entire cell is university's VAX 6320. Using a layered systems in a state·of·the·art production linked together through digital VMS application called PCSA and facility. Two automated systems inputs/outputs of the robots and DECNET, students and faculty can .' courses are required of students before machining centers. A 386 personal access virtually any networked they enroll in the Computer Aided computer is used to upload and computer in the world with only their Manufacturing course taught in this download programs and system knowledge of MS-DOS. By integrating facility. A Senior Project course is parameters. Safety devices include the MS-DOS and VAX/VMS required of all students pursuing the infrared light beams for the environments, computing services of Computer Integrated Manufacturing load-unload robot, a chain link fence this magnitude arc available to a group Option which affords them the for the machining area, and a plcxiglass of users that, in the past, were opportunity to research, develop, shielding for the machining centers. impossible to obtain. design and manufacture a pari from start to finish using the flexible Employers are pleased with our co-op A successful int egration of manufacturing cell. students and graduates because they environments was accomplished at a have had excellent hands-on low cost. Students and faculty using the A major equipment donation from experiences with state-of-the-art system have all the benefits of SpanTech in Glasgow spurred equipment. conventional PC, all the benefits of a development of the laboratory. The local area network, and all the benefits of a mainframe yet need only a working knowledge of microcomputers to be productive. The system allows personal computers 10 act as file servers to each other, allows any VAX on the wide area network to act as a fLle server to any personal computer on tbe network, and allows transparent file and application transfers, and data and resource sbaring between any two nodes on the network:. The department sees the creation of this laboratory as a giant step forward.
COLLEGE HEIGHTS WEATHER STATION
The College Heights Weather Station is sixty-three years old but tbe latest equipment installed is state-of-the-art. Western Kentucky University's support Dr. Charles Kupchella, Senator Mitch McConnell and Dr. Terry Leeper through Ogden College of Science,
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Technology and Health has made a major improvement to the station which continues to be the best equipped non-National Weather Service station in the Commonwealth. Its improved capacity for hands-on instruction greally enhances this laboratory for st udents in tbe various meteorology and climatology courses.
The newest additions to the weather station are three telecommunications systems which relay information from across the Commonwealth, the United Slaies and various parts of the world. The first is the DIFAX (Digital Facsimile) system which provides about three hundred weather maps per day. These represent the principal products from tbe National Weather Service and Dr. Michael Trapasso - Weather Station include world-wide, he mispheric, international, and national depictions summaries, zone forecasts, and severe Kavouras Incorporated. This system of surface and upper air conditions. weather warnings and watches. The provides the capability to selectively The second capability is the DDS Zepher Weather Information System receive real-time radar imagery (Domestic Data Service) system which manufactured by Alden Electronics microwaved from radar stations at provides alphanumeric messages from supplies these two capabilities by way of Paducah, Louisville, Covington, or National Weather Stations from all of a satellite receivcr system mounted on Jackson. Up to sixteen time-selective the United States. These messages the roof. The third capability is a images can be stored and replayed at a include hourly observations, daily remote radar system manufactured by controlled time lapse interval. This allows storage and study by students of significantly instructive weather events.
In addition to these newly added capabilities, the Coll ege Heights Weather Station continues to use a full complement of recording instruments which continually monitor the weather conditions atop the Environmental Science and Technology Building. These include a thermograph for temperature, micro barographs for pressure, hygrographs for relative humidity, hygrothermograph for both temperature and relative humidity, pyrheliometer for solar radiation, Stokes-Campbell recorder for sunshine, anemometer for winds, and an evaporation recorder for evaporation.
This well equipped laboratory for students from the Department of Dr. Herb Shadowen, Lancaster Nature Exhibit Geography and Geology provides an
34 FACILITIES/EQUIPMENT optimal setting for learning about Gow-Mac 350 Gas Chromatograph. Department of Geography and Geology I weather and climate. COMPlITER SCIENCE: Thanks to a recently invested $20,000 in grant from the Ogden Foundation, all Geographic Information Systems ( faculty offices in Computer Science will software and associated computer FACILITIESIEQUIPMENT NOTES now be equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. The ARCINFO software is BIOWGY: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barrett Zenith 386 personal computers state-of-the-art and combined with the of Bowling, Green, KY, the farnilyofthe networked to the main campus systcms U.S. Bureau of Census TIGER Files late Brett Barrett, recently donated to and world-wide networks. The student place this area at the leading cdge of the the L. Y. Lancaster Nature Exhibit a chapter of the ACM, the national field. Dr. Stuart Foster offered a trial collection made by their son Sret! of professional organiJ.ation, purchased a course on Geographic Information over 1500 specimens of insects and Macintosh SE!30 personal computer, to Systems during the Spring of 1990. related reference materials. The join with the departmental Macs for Ours is the first geography department Department of Biology has added a networking research and courses. A in the Commonwealth to offer such a computer laboratory as a result of a new $11,000 AT&T6386 UNIX System course. NURSING: The department NSF grant to Dr. Claire Rinehart. V, secured by research funding from of nursing received a $15,000 grant from Eight MacIntosh SE·30 computers, a TVA, AT&T and the University of the Helene Fuld Trust for purchase of • laser printer and associated network Kentucky, supports eight independent interactive video equipment. This will are installed and presently being used users. A complete Macintosh II color allow the department to purchase 2 by students and faculty. CHEMISTRY: system was secured via research interactive video stations and some Among the newest items of equipment funding through a President's software for student use. PHYSICS in the Department of Chemistry are the Unrestricted grant and used in AND ASTRONOMY: The department following: a LECO, Inductively graphics, artificial intelligence, acquired a VAX IIn85 computer to be Coupled Plasma Spectrometer, a software engineering and used as a multipara meter data DuPont 943 Thermomechanical computer-based learning courses. acquisition system. This is housed in Analyzer, a Perkin Elmer 1600 Fourier Within the last year, over $92,000 worth the nuclear physics laboratory. A new Transformer Infrared, a Perkin Elmer of advanced software has been donated Analysis and Computing Lab bas been 1310 Infrared, a Seiko 200 to the Department of Computer added which features an IBM Thermogravimetric Science, from two dozen companies Compatible-386 computer for student Analyzer/Differential Thermal anxious to have our students experience and professor usc. Analyzer, a Shimadzu 50 and evaluate their products. Thermogravimetric Analyzer and a GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY: The
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HAPPENINGS
US. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE YEUlTER VISITS WKU
Western Kentucky University and its Department of Agricuhure hosted the nation's top agricultural expert and policy maker March 12, 1990. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Clayton Yeutterwas escorted into the Brown Ag Expo Center in a white horse-drawn carriage. In the afternoon presentation, Secretary Clayton Yeuttcr highlighted the Bush Administration's 1990 Farm Bill and praised American agriculture to the audience of Kentucky farmers, agribusiness leaders, high school and WKU students, University officials, and local interested persons.
Yeuuer, who served as U.S. Trade Representative for the Reagan Clayton Yeutter, Secretary ofAgriculture Administration, spoke again in the evening as part of the Rodes-Helm Lecture Series at the Downing University Center. He focused on obstacles that confront international trade in all areas.
A dinner honoring Sec. Yeutter was also held with over 300 persons in • attendance.
STUDENT CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCAREEXECUT~ • ESTABLISHED AT WKU
In November of 1989, a committee of health care administration majors was formed to explore the feasibility of establishing a student chapter of the American College of HeaJthcare Executives at Western Kentucky University. The By-laws were duly adopted on November 15, 1989 and elections were held for the charter William H. Natcher
36 HAPPENINGS officers. In January 1990, the American I College of HeaJthcare Executives Governing Board approved and ( established the Health Care Administration Program, Western Kentucky University as a student chapter. On January 24, 1990, Dr. Charles Kupchella, Dean, Ogden College of Science, Technology and Health officially established the American College of HeaJthcarc Executives Student Association (ACHESA), Western Kentucky Vniversity. During the same ceremonies, the Dean administered the oath of office installing ACHESA's first .' officers, and unveiled the ACHESA seal. Charler officers were: Steve Rector, President; Heather Wilson, Suzanne WlI.wn, Dr. Stanley Cohen, Dr. Blaine Ferrell Vice· President; Kira Brown, Secretary; and Stephanie Thompson, Treasurer. Chemistry, Computer Science, speaker at the annual L. Y. Lancaster Engineering Technology, Geography Memorial Lecture in October. Dr. SOUTH CENTRAL AHEe and Geology, Health and Safety, Stanley Cohen, who received a Nobel ESTABLISHES NATCHERAWARD Industrial Technology, Mathematics, Prize in physiology and medicine in Nursing and Physics and Astronomy. 1986, spoke on "Epidermal Growth The South Central AHEC created a Factor and Its Receptor." Cohen distinguished service award NOBEL PRIZE WINNER GIVES received his doctorate in biochemistry recognizing outstanding contributions at the University of Michigan and his L.Y. LANCASTER MEMORIAL to the goals of AHEC. Congressman masters degree from Oberlin College. LECTURE William H. Natcher was chosen as the He has published more than 110 articles first recipient of the Distinguished A Vanderbilt University professor who on biochemistry including papers Service Award. Presentation of this received a Nobel Prize for his research describing his work with epidermal award will become an annual event. in biochemistry was the keynote growth factor. Dr. Cohen has also been
HILLTOPPER DAYS IN FIFTEENTH YEAR AT WESTERN
Each year in the fall the Ogden College of Science, Technology and Health sponsors Hilltoppcr Days for Science, Technology and Health. Begun some fifteen years ago, this program attracts some 20()(}..2500 high school and middle school students to the campus each year to see demonstrations, to listen to special lectures and to participate in demonstrations. Nearly 50 schools participated in the fifteenth annual program held September 22, 1989. Activities are staged by all twelve of the departments in the Ogden College: Agriculture, Allied Health, Biology, Students at Hilltopper Science Days
37 Ogden College of SCience, Technology and Health the recipient of the National Medal of Science and the Albert Lasser Basic Medical Research Award. The L.Y. Lancaster Lecture Series began in 1980 when a fund that was established by a group of WKU alumni seeking to honor l .Y. Lancaster's contributions to the preprofessional programs at Western spanning some 30 years. Dr. J erry W . . Martin, M.D., a Bowling Green physician, serves as chairman of the board of directors ofthe L.Y . Lancaster Memorial Society. Dr. Lancaster had interests both in medicin e and in natural hi story. The memorial lectureship speaker this coming October 26 will be the artist a nd naturalist, Ray Harm.
EARTH DAY 90 Tree planting in conjunction with Earth Day near Snell Hall. Western Kentucky University's Horticulture Club along with other SPEECHES HIGHLIGHT HEALTH studcnts to consider health careers". spo nsors responded to President EXPO "One of seven professional positions in Bush's challenge to plant I billion trecs the Un ited States will be in the health in observance of Earth Day 1990. The Over 30 health care career exhibits and fi eld by 1995", he said. About 200 Horticulture Club planted a grove of speeches were the highlights orlhe first st udents and 15 teachers and crab apple trees on campus to annual Health Careers Expo held in counselors from partsofTenncssee and commemorate the occasion. The April of 1989. According to Dr. Tom Kentucky registered for the Expo and Horticulture Club also teamed up with Syre who chaired the committee staging ultimately over 300 students campus radio and TV stations to the Expo, "the thrust is to encourage distribute pine seedlings for Earth Day.
MORE MATH MEANS MORE MONEY
The best predictor of high income, according to the national on-campus report (September 4, 1989), is earned credits in calculus and advanced mathematics. This according to results • of an ongoing study of the high school graduating class of 1972. Rescarchers reported that the numbcr of ruth courses taken in high school and college that correlates directly with earnings in the ten years following college graduation.
Hea/1I1 Careers Expo
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I Ogden Foundation Scholars at WKU include 15 seniors. Ogden ( Foundation Regent Cooper R. Smith, n'ght, presented honorees with certificates recognizing their four years as Ogden Scholars. An Ogden Scholars banquet was higJdighted·""jth a keynote speech by Kentucky Congressman William Natcher, an alumnus of Westem's Ogden College. Among (he recipients was Holly HatVtry, left, a senior community health major, Bowling Green Road, Scottsville. .'
participated. The Expo was designed made available to an o utstanding to help students decide on careers in the member of the facult y in support of HCA Greenview Professorship • A health field by illuminating the many their professional work. A selection second professorship, this one a visiting possible health careers and showing the process was developed and a review professorship, was established in the programs of study at Weslern leading 10 panel named Professor John Riley of Department of Nursing by H CA these careers. Among the highlights of the Chemistry Department to the Corporation and Greenview Hospital. the day long Expo were a key note Robinson Professorship. Dr. Riley, This fund of more than $80,000 was set speech by Dr. Nelson Rue. M.D. of who is also director of the Cnter for up in 1987 and the income has been Bowling Green, Preside nt o f the Coal Science al Western, has made use used to support two visiting professors Kentucky Medical Association and a of the income in support of students in to date. The flfst visiting professor was talk given to teachers and counselors by his research laboratory. Peggy Prim who spent over six weeks at Doug Bruce, director of public affairs WKU interacting with faculty. students, al the Chandler Medical Center in Lexington. The Expo was sponsored by Ogden College and by HCA Greenview and the Medical Center Hospital. (This nOle was adapted from an article by Gina Kinslow in the April 6, 1989 edition of the College Heights Herald.)
OGDEN COLLEGE PROFESSORSHIP PROGRAM
John A. Robinson Professorship
Ogden College now has three endowed professorships in place. The first of these was established by the Ogden Foundation as the John A. Robinson Memorial Pro fessorship. A fund of $58,407 was established in 1986. Interest income from the fund was to be Dr. John Riley
39 Ogden College of Science, Technology and Health and practicing nurses in this region. professorship. The L.Y. Lancaster support the research involvement of The 1989/90 visiting pro fe ssor was Lectureship Society was quick to undergrads aspiring to medical school. VlrgJnla Betts. respo nd and the L.Y. Lancaster M e moria l Pro fessor s hip was A long-range goal of Ogden College is L. Y. Lancaster Professorship . When established in 1988. Dr. Blaine R. to establish a professorship in each of the Ogden Foundation established the Ferrell, Professo r o f Bio logy, was the 12 departments in the College· each Ro binson Professor ship, it also named to the Professorship in 1988. Dr. with an e ndowment of $100,000 or established a $25,000 challenge to any Ferrell who is also the Pre-Medical morc. group or organization able to match Advisor at WKU has used the interest that amount to establish a second income from the Professorship to
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This pasl year, through the Alumni pllona/hon and other campaigns, a number of alumni and companies with matching grant programs made contributions to the Ogden College general flmd. Among these were the following:
Akin, Alberta M. Brewer, Melissa S. Conner, Doral G. Bardstown, Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky Srotu;ville, Kentucky Alexander, Janet C. DI"OIIr1I , Howard C. Corbin, W. I30wling Green, Kentuck-y Owensboro, Kentucky Buller, Kentucky Anderson, Kathy L. Buey, John L. Jr. Craft, Ann M . Snepp I30wling Green, Kentucky Not"Cl"OS$, Georgia Indianapolis, IN Andriak(ll;, William A. Bueker, Robert M. Crousorc, Janet S. Louisville, Kentucky Marietta, Georgia Morgantown. KenlUcky .' Armco Foundation Bugg, David W. Crow, Sharon M. Parsippany, New Jersey Henderson, Kentucky Srousville, Kentucky AT&T Foundation Bush, Lana R Crowden. Daniel L New York, New York Greensburg, Kentucky Murray. Kentucky Azar. Lee A. Dutler. Lester Jr. Cunningham, Janine M. Louisville, Kentuck1' 40207 Towson, Maryland Shepherdsville, Kentuck-y Banks, James C. Calhoun, Neal Dearing. Donald Nashville, Tennessee Hopkinsville, Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky Barber-Waguespack, Teresa Cameron, Margaret Evins Decker, Marilyn C. Englewood. Colorado Franklin, Tennessee Ill"Ollr1lsville, Kentuck-y Bauer, Lambert L Cannon, Richard O. II. Dees, Rila Cave City, Kentucky Nashville. Tennessee Milwaukee, Wisronsin Bays, Harold E. Carr, Jon CIarlo: Mr. and Mrs. Delaney, Jeny A. Mr. and Mrs. Louisville, Kentucky Wichita, Kansas Aorence, Kentucky Beard, Craig Dr. and Mrs. Carr, Scott B. Mr. and Mrs. Denison, Eldon B. Mr. and Mrs. I30wling Green, Kentucky Blacksburg, Virginia Horse Cave, Kentucky Becker, Jean H. Carson, William O. Deom, Mark A. Lexington, Kentucky Decatur, Georgia Greenfield, Indiana Bennett, MauryT. Mr. and Mrs. Caudle, Sandra S. DePriest, Theresia D. Anaheim, CaliFornia Athens. Alabama Portland, Tennessee Bentley, Deborah K. Chamberlain, Shirley H. Devine, James M. Gamaliel, Kentucky Montezuma, Indiana Soddy Daisy, Tennessee Deury, Petrina G. Cheever, Todd R. Dodds, Kim B. St. Charles, Mississippi London, Kentucky Dowling Green, Kentuck-y Bishop, Jeny C. Jr. Childers. Sam G. Douglas, Joe E. Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio Morgantown, Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky Board, Keith M. Oariday, Candace A. Doyle, Ronald D . Bardstown, Kentucky MI. Juliet, Tennessee Park City, Kentucky Boldrick, Damon C. Mr. and Mrs. Oark. Brenda J. Drake, Charles R Mr. and Mrs. Louisville, Kentuck1' Owensboro, Kentucky Blacksburg, Virginia Bordas, Marsha Cole, Maurice Mr. and Mrs. Dubree, Marilyn A. Lexington, Kentucky Gainesville, Florida Nashville, Tennessee Borntraeger, Richard Jr. Collier. Nonnan G. Dull, Alton H. Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Evansville, Indiana Louisville, Kentud:y Louisville, Kentucky Bowling, Kathy Collins, MichaelJ. Dunbar, Mary L Murray, Kentucky Bowling Green, Kentucky Granger, Indiana
Brandner, Steven J. Comeau, James R. Eldridge, Roger D . Lexington, Kcnlud.), Tampa, florida Franklin, Tennessee
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Eli Lilly &/ Co. Fd. Harfow, David G. LeW, S\lC Ellen Indianapolis, Indiana Bethlehem, Pennsyfvlnia Roek Hill, South Carolina Ellioll, Delli A. Harri&, William N. lopn, Jewell W. Rochester, Minnesota Richmond, Indiana DaW50R Springs, Kent\ICty
Ende~, Karen M . Hays, Paul T. Lyon, John S. SiMT Springs, MaryLand Cerrit06, Califo mia OIarlottuville, Virginia Estes, Jack L.. Hernandez. Gabriel Dr. and Ml"5, Madison, Richard N. Smi,'" GI'OYC, KcnlUcq Melbourne lkal:h, Florida Shelbyville, Kent\ICky Ewanciw, OIeryi Ilictman, Edward L Mafnlm, Davin B. Silver Springs. Marybnd Goodlet~lIe, TennCSiCe Lov.isville, Kentucky Feeney, Thomas P. Honchell, Janet 1... Markham, 1l\om15 E. Rochester, New York Louisville, Kentucky Franklin, Kentucky tirkins, Robert S. Houston, Gary D. Martin Marietta Fnd. Danville, Kcntl.lcL-y Frnnklin, Kentucky Dethuc:la. Maryland 1·1cming. Ilaroid O. Jr. Houston, Lawn:ncc: J. MuteT5Oll, Kara S. Ashland, Kentucky Lov.isville, Kentucky West Point. Kent\ICky
Fonnan, Guy Dr. and Mrs. Howard, Geortette MatlinJly, TImothy E. Dr. and Mrs. Tampa. florida Yp5ilanti, Michipn Cassclbeny, Florida Fox, 5U511n M. Hubbucb, James O. McDivitt, Stanley C. Bedford, Pcnnsytvllnia Nashville, Tennessee Owen5boro, Kenturky 42301 Froelich, lauric Hughes Ail'!;raft McGee, Edwin L Dunedin, florida L.cx Angela, Califomia u.keview, Ohio Fulkerson, Jl nena L. Hughu, Kevin R. Mcintyre, William J . ikcchmont, Kentucky Dowling Green, Kentucky DowlinS Green, Ke ntucky Garrett, Margaret L Hundley, Charlotte 1... McNemar, Jodi L NashvilLe, Tennessee Tompkinsville, KY Washington, Indiana General Electric I'd. Husk, Mark S. Mr. and Ml"5. McReynoldl, Barban J. Fairfield, Connecticut Bowling Green, Kentucky BowlingGreen, Kent\ICty Gcoghcpn, William F. Mr. • nd Mrs. IBM Corponotion Medical Center of BowIinS Green Louisville, KcnlUcky Southbury, Connecticut Bowline Green, Kent\ICky Gla55OOCk, Kelly M. Isenberg, JoI«:n F. Meek, Robert L Antioch, Tennessee Glasgow, Kentucky Ind ia napol ~ IN Godfrey, John D. Jr. Jamu,JocM. Mefford, Usa J. Marietta, Georgi. Franklin, Kentucky Lexington. Kentucky Goins, Fredcrkk H. Johnson, Bertil G. III. Dr. and Mrs. Meredith, Philip J. Fnnkfort, Kentucky Denton, Kentucky Bowling Green, Kent\ICky Gonterman, James R. Johnson. Manlul E. Reed Miller, u.nny R. Mr. and Ml"5. Granville, Ohio Elridge, Maryland GlasSOW, Kent\ICky Gooch, Adrian WallaC'C Jr. Keck, Thomas B. Mr. and Mrs. Miu, William P. Jr. Peckville, Pennsylvania Lexington, Kent\ICky Cadiz, Kent\ICky
~ns, Carroll O. Mr. and Mn. • Kelly, TImothy E. Mo lloy, George Patrick Jeffersonville, Indian. West Uberty. Kentucky HuntMlle, Alabllma GravcI·Gilbert ainic Kessler, Kevin J. MOMIInto Fund Dowling Green, Kentucky Lexington. Kentucky 51. Lovi5, MiSiOuri Greenview 1I 0000pitai Keyser. John E. Mr. anu Ml"5. Moody, Melissa Dowling Green, Kentucky St. Petersburg, florida Nashvi lle, Tennessee Greulich, Donald J. Mr. and Ml"5. Kingrey, Terrell L Mr. and Ml"5. Moore, John D. Louisville, Kentucky Etoile, Kenturky Louisville, Kent\ICky Iialbig. Dwayne 0 , Kipper, Nancy Nally, William D. N OI'!;I'(lM, Georgia Leitmrteld, Kent\ICky BrentwOOd, TenTIC$SCe Ilarlin, John William Leonard, Loraine R. Newton, Bany D . Red Boiling Springs, Tenne$$Ce Hebron, Kent\ICky Ashland Oty, Kentucky
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Newton, Darwin L Ramsey, William Mr. and Mrs. Sorrell, William H. Mr. and Mrs. I Ashland City, Tennessee Fredericksburg, Virginia Elizabethtown, Kentucky Noon, Patrick J. Reiss, Ralph O. Sosh, Woodson W. ( Salem, Utah Ypsilanti, Michigan ~n.sbom, Kentucky Norris, Richard L Renner, JcffreyG. Mr. and Mrs. Steffey, Darryl L Louisville, Kentucky Somerset, Kentucky Fem Creek, Kentucky Oakley, Usa A. Richardson, Bobby H. Stewart, Dan R. Marietta, Georgia Glasgow, Kentucky Leitchfield, Kentucky Ogden College Foundation Robens, Patricia B- Sumher, Lance P. Bowling Green, Kentucky Groton, Massachu~tjj; Louisville, Kentucky Ogden Katherine L Rockwelliniernalional Corporation Stucky, William F. Horse Cave, Kentucky Pittsburg, Pennsylvania Covina, California Owens·Corning Roudenbush, Rick R SlilIon, Valerie J. Toledo, Ohio Fountaintown, Indiana Portsmouth, Virginia Page, Felischa K. Runner, Peggy Ii. Taylor, Joel D. Bowling Green, Kentucky Bowling Green, Kentucky AtYaton, Kentucky •• Parker, Terry L Rush, Ronald W. Taylor, Virginia A. Lexington, Kentucky Monticello, Kentucky Franklin, Kentucky Parrott, Evan H. Jr. Salisbury, Richard V. Texas Gas Tl1l.ns. Co. aiflon, Virginia Bowling Green, Kentucky Owensboro, Kentucky Pedigo, Twona D. Sanborn, Denise L Thomas, Todd A. Glasgow, Kentucky Bowling Green, Kentucky Bellevue, Kentucky Perkins, Diane M. Sauer, George E. Thompson, Teri L Providence, Kentucky LouiS'o'ille, Kentucky Hennitage, Tennessee Perkins, Larry E. Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt, Mathew G. Tiller, Mitchell R LeitChfield, Kentucky liouston. Texas Bardstown, Kentucky Perkins, Tammal1l. S. SctlRcringer, Joseph A. III. Tomes, utha J. Cocoa, Rorida Louisville, Kentucky Midway, Kentucky Perkins, William L Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Schnur, Richard A. Trigg. George F. Jr. Cocoa, Rorida Port Oran~, Rorida Henderson, Kentucky pfannerstill, Peter E. Scott, John T. United Technologies St. PeteiWurg, Florida Maryland Heights, Missouri Hanford, Connecticut Pfannerstill, Peter E. Scudder, Fnnk Jr. Vargason,James Bowling Green, Kentucky Covington, Kentucky Owensboro, Kentucky PfIZer, Inc. Sealon, Gregory O. Mr. and Mrs. Wagner, Mary M. New York, New York Glasgow, Kentucky Loui$Ville, Kentucky Pickerrell, Daniel A. Sherry, Ellen L Wagner, Paula M. Fishers, Indiana Washington, D.C. Bowling Green, Kentucky Pilegge, BettyJ. Simmons, Jane Watts, Susan E. Nonhpon, Alabama Glasgow. Kentucky Nashville, Tenncss.ee POiton, Michael W. Mr. and Mrs. Simpson, Thomas E. Wawrukiewicz, Mary F. Bowling Green, Kentucky Morganfield, Kentucky Ponland, Oregon Price, Charles L Smith, Cooper R. Jr. Weidemann, WandaJ. Hanford, Kentucky Bowling Green, Kentucky Bowling Green, Kentucky Price, Douglas A. Smith, Herbert 1, Mr. and Mrs. Westerfield, Gilben Lexington, Kentucky Dowling Green, Kentucky Lyndon, Kentucky Public Service Inc. Smith, James A. Weyerhaeuser Company Owensville, Indiana 47665 Vine Grove, Kentucky Bowling Green, Kentucky Quarles, Mark A. Smith. J06Cph R. Whirlpool Foundation Smyrna, Georgia Bowling Green, Kentucky Benton Harbor, Michigan Radle, David C. Smith, Mary Ann Whitaker,Janet M. Park IlilIs, Kentucky Winchester. Tennessee Rockfield, Kentucky
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Wllile, J06Cph D. Young, Richard A . Grise. Richard Madi!iOn. Tenne$$l:c Richland, Indiana Bowling Green, Kentuc-ky White, Rcbctta S. Young, Sharon L K.lfoglil., Nkholu Andenon, South Carolina Bowling Green, Kcnll.lCky Bowting Green, Kentuc-ky Whitfield, BcS5ie C. Zirkelbach, ChrUlopher J . Mr. and Mrs. Logan,John Bowling Green, Kentucky EVlInsvillc, Indiana Hendenon, Kentocky Wllitney. Lisa G . Other alumni made special Martin, Je ny Greenville, Kentucky contributions to special projects. The Bowling Green, Kentuc-ky Wilkins, C\lrt u. C following. for example, contributed 10 Martin. Keith Ashland. Kentucky Dowling Green, Kentucky the L.Y. Laneasler Professorship fund. Wilson, Woodrow Mr. and Mrs. Meacham. William ~ilchlield, Kentucky Bmke, Evelyn Nashville. TennC55Ce Franklin, Kentucky Wirns, Lany W. Padgell, T . E. Franklin, Kentucky Calhoun, Neal Porumouth, Virginia Hopkinsville, Kcnl\>Cky Wil\Jill:ad, Janet L Puc-kell, H ugh Slaughters, Kentucky Oagctt. Marjorie Bowling Green, KenlUC-ky Bowling Green, Kentuc-ky Wolf, Michael S. Mr. Ind Mn. Richardson, CharlC$ Marple, R orida Dawson, Royce Bowling Green, Kentl.lCky Owensboro, Kentuc-ky Woolcr., Judilh II. Skean. JamC5 D . Srotl5Villc, Kentucky Ferguson, Harold Bowling Green, Kentuc-ky Nashville, Tennessee Wright, Jennifer C. Starr. Robert Lake Hoal('()ng, New Jersey Galioway. J . B. Glasgow, Kentucky Glasgow, Kentucky Ycwdl, John T. Stuteville, James ruhland, KentUl:ky Glasscr, Jac- tr. SonorJI, Kentu.cky Bowlin, Green, Ke ntucky
Still other alumni made contributions to their academic departments. We are grateful for this and all other kinds of support we receive from our alumni, Financial support of this kind makes it possible to support - our undergraduate research program - otller scholarship programs - Ollr professorship program - the acquisition of milch-needed equipmem. 71tese things, in tum enable us to achieve the extra-measure ofsuccess that keeps us movillg toward excellence alld greater distinction. Thanks! Please do continue to consider the programs ill Ogden College ill your personal plalls for charitable giving,
44 FACTS AND FIGURES I ( Each year the College also publishes a detailed facts-arid-figures internal edition of an annual report. This reporl charts various instructional indices such as credit-hour protlnction, ACT scores 0/ incoming students - by program, and shows recent trends. A summary of these facts and figures follows:
1IDIfi l2BJ! l2BJ! Undergraduate Credit Hour Production '5,254 51,630 55,280 Student Faculty Ratio 16.7 18.3 19.2 4-year Program Majors Enrolled 1862 1963 2179 2-year Program Majors Enrolled 595 564 57.
4-year Oegrees Conferred 462 351 386 2-year Degrees Conferred 197 138 130 Full-time - Equivalent Faculty 171 181 184 ACT Composite All Enrolled 20.1 20.6 20.6 ACT Freshmen Composite 19.6 21.0 20.8
Grade Point Average Enrolled Students 2.69 2.75 2.75 Grant Proposals Submitted 38 83 86
Grant Dollars Applied For $3.2 $4.6 $5.' million million million Grant Dollars Received $692,714 $1,410,678 $1,338,896 SUTTON,RONNIE N. DE AN, SCHOLASTIC DE VELOPMENT wETHERBY ADMINIST,ATION BLDG 201