Western News, Jan. 14, 1993
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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSllY Volume 19, Number 16 January 14, 1993 Two administrative appointments on board agenda Trustees to be sworn in The appointments of two key University ics Task Force. He is executive director of before Jan.1S meeting admini trators will be recommended for ap- the American Association of Philosophy A swearing in ceremony for two proval at the next Board of Trustees meeting Teachers and is a member of the national members of the Board of Trustees will Monday, Jan. 18. board of directors for the Research Center on precede the governing body's regular President Haenicke has announced that Computing and Society. annual meeting Monday, Jan. 18. Provost Nancy S. Barrett's choices of Rich- Wright earned his bachelor's degree from George A. Franklin of Kalamazoo ard A. Wright as associate vice president for Baylor University and his master's and doc- and Joan H. Krause of Belmont will be academic affairs and of David B. Vel1enga as toral degrees from the University of Illinois sworn in as trustees by Kalamazoo dean of the Haworth Col1ege of Business at Urbana-Champaign. County Circuit Court Judge Richard will be brought to the board. Vel1enga, whose position includes a con- Ryan Lamb at 8:30 a.m. in 204 Wright, whose appointment would be Vellenga Wright current tenured appointment as a professor Bernhard Center. Franklin, a WMU effective Feb. I, currently is director of the of management, replaces Darrel1 G. Jones, trustee since 1989, has been reap- Biomedical and Health Care Ethics Program Wright has been at the University of Okla- who has returned to the faculty. Since 1984, pointed by Gov. John Engler, while at the University of Oklahoma Health Sci- homa since 1989. In addition to his position Vel1engahas been afaculty member inASU' s Krause, a 1972 WMU graduate, re- ences Center in Oklahoma City. Vel1enga, with the Biomedical and Health Care Ethics Col1ege of Business. He was the logistics cently was named to the board. who would come to WMU on June 1, is the Program, he serves as director of the Interdis- doctoral program coordinator from 1986 to The board meeting will begin at former associate dean for graduate programs ciplinary Center for the Study of Human 1988 and was associate dean for graduate 10:15 a.m. in the Board Room of the in the Col1ege of Business at Arizona State Values in Health Care, professorofbiomedi- programs from 1988 to 1990. Bemhard Center. Agenda items in- University in Tempe. He currently is a pro- cal ethics and research, adjunct professor of Vel1enga was a member of the business clude the election of officers as wel1as fessor of transportation and logistics at ASU. health administration and adjunct professor faculty at Iowa State University for seven President Haenicke's evaluation and "These two appointments wil1 fil1 im- of nursing. years before going to ASU. From 1980 to compensation. In addition, the board portant vacancies at our University," From 1975 to 1989, Wright was a faculty 1984, he headed the Department of Trans- will consider approving the ap- Haenicke said. "I am looking forward to member in the Department of Philosophy at portation and Logistics at Iowa State. pointment of former Congressman input from both of them as we undertake the University of Toledo. He also taught Vel1enga also taught at the University of Howard Wolpe as the first participant planning activities this year that wil1carry us medical humanities at the Medical College Illinois at Chicago for five years. in WMU's new Distinguished Visit- through the next three to five years." of Ohio and was an ethics consultant at the In addition to working in the academic ing Professor program. "Dr. Wright's broad background in higher Toledo Hospital. In addition, he worked with arena, Vel1enga has applied his knowledge These board committee meetings education wil1 serve him well as he tackles the honors program, general education, about logistics and transportation in the ser- also are scheduled for Monday in 205 his duties in our office," Barrett said. "Dr. interdisciplinary curriculum development and vice as a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve Bernhard Center: Budget and Finance Vellenga's demonstrated skills in adminis- computer-based instruction at the university. from 1966 to 1990. He served as command- Committee at9:30a.m.; and Academic tering business programs and his consider- The author of several books and many ing officer for a number of supply centers and Student Affairs Committee at 10 able intemational experience make him a articles on topics ranging from African phi- around the world and retired as a captain in a.m. All meetings are open to the pub- valued addition to our Haworth College of losophy to medical ethics, Wright has been the supply corps. The author of many articles lic. Business." the recipient of several curriculum grants. He on logistics and transportation, Vel1enga has Wright will hold aconcurrent appointment also has been active in the community and in been a consultant on projects for the as a tenured professor of philosophy. He professional associations. Since 1991,he has Burlington Northern Railroad and the Naval replaces A. Bruce Clarke, who has retired. served on the Oklahoma Governor's Bioeth- Supply Systems Command. He is a member Provost Barrett to reflect on of the editorial review boards for the Defense Transportation Journal and for theTransporta- her first two years at WMU tion Journal. Provost Nancy S. Barrett will reflect on Vel1enga spent a fal1 1990 sabbatical at her first two years at WMU during the next the Netherlands Centre for Transportation Faculty Senate meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Research and was a visiting professor at the Jan. 14, in the Fetzer Center. Other agenda. Oslo Business School in Norway in spring items include: an interim report from the 1991. He eamed his bachelor's degree from Graduate Dean Search Committee; an in- Calvin Col1egeinGrand Rapids, his master's terim report from the Senate Ad Hoc Com- degree from the University of Illinois at mittee to Revise General Education; a report Urbana-Champaign and his doctoral degree on the alumni satisfaction survey; and a from the Pennsylvania State University. review of the WMU Affirmative Action Plan. Banquet and candlelighting ceremony planned in observance of Martin Luther King's birthday A banquet and a candlelighting ceremony Monday, Jan. 18, in the South Ballroom of are being planned as part of WMU' s obser- the Bernhard Center. Students will light 39 vance of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday candles to symbolize King's age when he next week. was assassinated in 1968 and the significant Activities to commemorate the late civil events in his life. rights leader will begin Sunday, Jan. 17,with The keynote speaker at the ceremony wil1 the 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Pro- be the Rev. 1. Lewis Felton, pastor of the gram banquet. The banquet is scheduled for Galilee Baptist Church in Kalamazoo. Felton, 2 p.m. in the North Ballroom of the Bernhard a WMU alumnus, will address the dream that Center. King shared and the reality that African Chill out! The event each year honors King's birth- Americans face today. day and recognizes the academic achieve- President Haenicke is encouraging fac- The Bronco cagers skated past Kent ments of students enrolled in the MLK pro- ulty members to use some of the time in their State University Jan. 6 during their gram, a one-year, probationary student de- classes Jan. 18to reflect on themes that relate first games in a new venue- Lawson velopment program designed to encourage to King's life and teachings, the civil rights Ice Arena. The women froze out the those who would not otherwise pursue higher movement or race relations. He also has Golden Flashes 88-74, while the men education to do so. asked that faculty provide students who wish (above) iced their opponents 60-50. The banquet theme is"From Montgomery to participate in any MLK -related events for The basketball teams are playing in to L.A.," focusing on the continuous struggle the day with the opportunity to make up, a variety of settings this season dur- for equality and civil rights that has been without penalty, any class work missed. ing the renovation of Read Field- waged from the Montgqmery Bus Boycott in house. At left, preparations that took 1955 to the Los Angeles riots in 1992. place throughout the night and early Dwayne A. Walker, dealer account rep- Pisaneschi on Red Cross board morning before the games included resentative/manager at Lexmark Inc. in Lex- Dean Janet I. Pisaneschi, health and hu- removing the plexiglass panels that ington, Ky., will address the banquet. Walker man services, has been elected second vice protect hockey fans from flying is a December 1983 WMU graduate and a chairperson of the executive board of direc- pucks. Helping Paul E. Schneider, former MLK Program student at the Univer- tors for the Kalamazoo County chapter of the right, intercol1egiate athletics, with sity. American Red Cross for 1992-93. The direc- the work are, from left, Michael F. Tickets for the banquet are $10 and per- tors set chapter policy, chart financing and Tremblay, a sophomore from sons may make reservations by cal1ing the staffing, monitor the delivery of services, Schoolcraft, Richard P. Okoniewski, MLK Program office at 7-3322. plan for chapter growth and well-being, and a junior form Jackson, and Scott The Division of Minority Affairs is plan- maintain a communications network with Ray, a junior from Grand Rapids. ning a candlelighting ceremony at noon volunteers, staff and the community.