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Eastern Michigan University DigitalCommons@EMU Alumni News University Archives 1980 Eastern, Winter 1980 Eastern Michigan University Follow this and additional works at: http://commons.emich.edu/alumni_news Recommended Citation Eastern Michigan University, "Eastern, Winter 1980" (1980). Alumni News. 59. http://commons.emich.edu/alumni_news/59 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at DigitalCommons@EMU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Alumni News by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@EMU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Into BOARD OF REGENTS Dr. Richard N. Robb chairman Beth Wharton Milford vice chairperson James T. Barnes Linda D. Bernard Warren L. Board Dr. Timothy J. Dyer. '61, '65 Dolores A. Kinzel Carleton K. Rush ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS Vanzetti Hamilton '49 president Dr. Timothy G. Quinn '69, '71 first vice president Dr. Charles M. Greig '44 second vice president Carolyn Ohst Embree '69, '71 secretary Joan Doerner Hartsock '72 treasurer Dr. John W. Porter ex-officio member ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS An illuminating look at the 80s. Robert A. Ackerman 'SS, '74 Explore the challenges ahead for Normajean I. Anderson. '35, '44 Charles Eugene Beatty '34 Eastern Michigan University. Margaret McCall Bell '52, '73 Virginia Rath Bennetts '44 Helen Harvey Browning '43 Dr. Donald M. Currie '47 Paralee Gillenwaters Day '63 Carolyn Ohst Embree '69, '71 Clyde C. Fischer '54, '58 Dr. Charles M. Greig '44 Vanzetti M. Hamilton '49 Joan Doerner Hartsock '72 Nick M. Madias ·59 James R. Martin 'SO, '57. '67 Peter J. Moir '67, '70 Ronald E. Oestrike '54 Dr. Lloyd W. Olds '16 Dr. nmothy G. Quinn '69, '71 John G. Rosenberg '69, '73 Dr. E. James Rynearson '52, '56 Earl K. Studt '32 Barbara Warner Weiss 'SO, '69 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 'A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI ANO FRIENDS Eastern News New Regent named by Gov. Milliken. Board of Regents gives tentative approval for a new recreational/intramural facility. Four receive distinguished faculty awards. Into the '80s What's the outlook for each of EMU's colleges in the coming decade? In many ways, the challenges are even greater than those faced in the 1960s. page 6 Interview: President, University Face Complex Challenges Dr. John W. Porter, president of Eastern, shares his insight into some of the challenges the University must cope with in the 1980s. Glimpses Student Photographer Robert Ryan captures some of the action of men's and women's basketball. Alumni Happenings We want your input so sena your nominations for new members of the Board of Directors. The Annual Hall of Fame Banquet is set for May 23. Alumni Liaisons are announced. ® Giving 8 Eastern receives two substantial gifts and one bequest. Everett L. Marshall Scholarship is established. Annual Fund exceeds goal. Athletes' Feats 88 Seniors dominated football award ceremony. Huron men win their first Motor City Classic while women place second in Motor City Tournament. Parm makes All-American Team. Class Notes Keep up-to-date on your classmates' activities. Produced by the Office of Information Services and the Office for Alumni Relations, the Division of University Relations, for alumni and friends of Eastern Michigan University at intervals during the year. Eastern publications committee: Carolyn Ohst Embree '71, director of alumni relations; John C. Fountain, executive director of information services; Frances H. Gray. coordinator of alumni relations; Gary D. Hawks. vice president for university relations; Frank F. Weir, editor; Francis L. O'Brien '30; C. Bruce Rossiter, director of development; Larry Scheffler. graphic designer and Dick Schwarze, photographer. Views expressed in Eastern by contributing writers are not necessarily those of the University. James T. Barnes Jr. Named to Board dent support of the facility, construction An eight-lane 440-yard outdoor track could begin as early as August or Sep of Regents also will be built. tember 1980. A 50-meter indoor pool will be built for Gov. WilJiam Milliken named James T. Financing for the facility is expected to use by cla:,S es and athletic programs. The Barnes Jr. to Eastern's Board of Regents. come from an additional student fee of 75 existing pool at EMU will be converted to a Barnes wiU serve the remainder of the term cents plus a 30-year bond issue and conver "club pool" forrecreational and intramural expiring Dec. 31, 1982, previously held by sion of an existing loan. EMU students use. John F. Ullrich who resigned to become would not be assessed the fee until the Lastly, the Bowen-Warner athletic vice pre ident of InternatonaJ Harvester building is ready for use, sometime in 1982. facilities will be renovated. Seating in Corp. in Chicago. The three-level building wa designed by Bowen Field House will be expanded from Barnes, a resident of Grosse Pointe Ralph Calder and Associates of Detroit. It 4,400 to 8,100 seats. Woods, i president of the Midland Mortg wiU contain 99,000 square feet built to tie Construction costs have been estimated age Corp. and chairman-director of James into the existing Bowen-Warner facility but as follows: recreational/intramural facility, T. Barnes and Co. He is immediate past with its own entrance. $8.1 milJion; 50-meter pool and conversion president of the Mortgage Bankers Associ The new recreational/intramural facility of existing pool, $4.5 million; and general ation of Michigan and active in various will include various gymnasiums, handball improvements of existing facility, $1. 75 mil committees for the Mortgage Bankers As courts, weight-exercis e rooms, an exercise lion. sociation of America. Also, he is a member track and related facilities such as locker It is expected that the Board of Regents of the Economic Club of Detroit, the room , office space and lounges. will make a final decision on the project at Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce, its March meeting. the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, the Renais sance Club of Detroit and the Young Presi dents Organization of America. Barnes is a graduate of the Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsyl vania, and the Mortgage Bankers School of Northwestern University. Regents Approve Plans for Recreational Building Eastern's Board of Regents approved the U!l ll!UHO� preliminary building and funding plans fora new recreational/intramural facility on the EMU campus and improvements to exist ing athletic facilities totaling $14.3 million. The University's current Bowen-Warner athletic facility is inadequate to meet the usage demands of EMU classes, the ath letic program, intramurals and recreation. In addition, the EMU Board of Regents endorsed the concept of a student and staff management committee to oversee the facility's use. The EMU Regents recommended a con tinuation of the architectural and financial planning for the facility. The University I • \ administration also was directed by the EMU Regents to seek legislative authori zation for con truction of the recreational/ intramural building. Student leaders at Eastern will begin a student-interest survey and, assuming stu- Ellene T. Contis Brigitte 0. Muller Leland Brown George S. May Four Receive Faculty Awards tomobile Industry. .. In addition he has Evans Named Provost, Vice Distinguished Faculty Awards were pre written many articles and made presenta President sented to EMU faculty members Ellene T. tions to a variety of groups on the subject of Michigan and automobile history. President John W. Porter recently an Contis, Dr. Brigitte D. Muller, Leland nounced the appointment of Dr. Anthony Brown and Dr. George S. May, at a dinner H. Evans as provost and vice president for and reception. academic affairs at EMU. Contis. an instructor in the Department "I have concluded that no other Univer of Chemistry, received the junior teaching sity employee possesses the special back award; Muller. a professor of foreign lan ground and experiences as Dr. Evans," guages and bilingual studies, and Brown, a Porter remarked. He emphasized Evans' professor of management. received senior demonstrated leadership abilities at EMU teaching awards: and May. a professor of and his commitment to academic excel history and philosophy, received the award lence. for University service/publication. Each ··1 am honored to be asked to serve the award-winner received $1.000 for the University in still another capacity," Evans award. responded in reference to his appointment. Muller was cited for ''that rare gift of •· 1 am gratified by the broad support that l motivating students to work to their full have received from every segment of the potential - and even beyond - and to enjoy University community. This continued their learning experience despite the fact U.S. Solicitor General Delivers strong support is necessary forthe Univer that most students consider foreign lan Commencement Address sity to achieve its potential. While most of guages an extremely rigorous discipline .. my professional experiences have been in by those nominating her. U.S. Solicitor General Wade H. McCree executive administration, my primary Those nominating Brown said that he is Jr .. delivered the commencement address interest has always been in the academic "well-organized and listens carefully to at Eastern Michigan University's winter program and services of the University." and fully responds to student comments commencement ceremonies. For the past four and one-half years, and questions. Everyone is treated fairly McCree was awarded the honorary de Evans has held several key administrative and he is ready and willing to adjust to the gree of Doctor of Laws during the com positions at EMU. He has served as the needs of individual students as his courses mencement exercises. executive vice president and from August progress. His door is literally always open McCree, 59, was born in Des Moines. 1978 until September 1979 he served as act and he receives a constant now of students lowa, in 1920.