Western News, Oct. 5, 1995

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSllY Volume 22, Number 6 October 5, 1995 Ehrle, Griffin recognized for superior classroom skills Senate meeting is tonight Two faculty members will be recog- out in my mind as the most rewarding .... The Faculty Senate will meet at 7 p.m. nized for their superior classroom skills Dr. Ehrle quite clearly presented a chal- Thursday, Oct. 5, in the Fetzer Center. with 1995 Alumni Teaching Excellence lenge and set a high standard of expecta- Agenda items include remarks by Presi- Awards. tion that the challenge would be met. In my dent Haenicke as well as: a recommenda- Presented by the WMU Alumni Asso- opinion, there is no better definition of a tion of the ad hoc Committee on the Di- ciation, the awards will go to Elwood B. true teacher." rectory of Classes regarding students who Ehrle, biological sciences, and Robert J. Several also wrote about Ehrle's dedi- do not attend the first day of classes; a Griffin, classics and Spanish. They will be cation to his students. "He repeatedly went report and recommendations of the ad hoc honored at WMU' s 16th annual Academic above and beyond the call of duty," wrote Committee on Priorities of Placement Ser- Convocation at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, in an alumnus. "In many instances, Dr. Ehrie vices in a Changing University; and a rec- the Dalton Center Recital Hall. Ehrle Griffin would spend his evenings and weekend ommendation of the Undergraduate Stud- In addition to a plaque, the winners will mornings with students in the laboratory ies Council on the three repeat policy. receive a $2,000 cash award and $2,000 alumna. "I still have the laboratory note- and in the field." will be added to their base salaries. book he required because not only is it a "He is so personable that I rarely see Events proposals sought Since the Alumni Teaching Excellence good reference piece for me to have on my him in his office alone," wrote another. The University Cultural Events Com- Awards were established in 1966, more bookshelf, but I am also very proud of the "There are always students there." mittee is inviting proposals for partial fund- than 100 faculty members have been rec- amount of work put into it and that I was In addition to spending his time with ing of activities that will enhance the cul- ognized with them for superior teaching able to rise to the demands put on me." students, Ehrle devotes a significant num- tural environment of the University. Pro- skills and professional expertise. Recipi- "I took two courses under Dr. Ehrle ber of hours to keeping current in his field posals for events scheduled to take place ents are selected by an Alumni Association while an undergraduate at WMU," wrote by writing articles for professional jour- during the 1995-96 academic year are now committee from nominations by alumni, another, who has gone on to obtain ad- nals. He is a frequent speaker to groups off being accepted for consideration. For guide- students and departmental colleagues. vanced degrees and teach biology at the campus on subjects related to plants. He lines and more information, persons may Ehrle has been a member of the bio- college level. "Of the more than 200 col- also serves as president of the Michigan contact Carl W. Doubleday, music, who is logical sciences faculty at WMU since lege credit hours that I have earned, I can chairperson of the Cultural Events Com- 1984. He teaches classes on such subjects honestly say that those two classes stand (Continued on page four) mittee, at 7-468\. as environmental biology, the biology of vascular and non-vascular plants, plant systematics, bryology, and applied and Distinguished alumni to be honored during Homecoming general botany. Three WMU graduates who have gone major at WMU and Several of those nominating him forthe on to successful careers in the business participated in a co- award cited his infectious enthusiasm for world have been named the winners of this operative work ar- the subject matter he teaches. "Dr. Elwood year's Distinguished Alumni Awards by rangement through Ehrle is a true educator in every sense of the WMU Alumni Association. the University's the word," wrote one alumna. "He is ex- They are: William J. Bolton, a 1968 Food Distribution tremely knowledgeable in the fields that he graduate who is chairman and chief exec- Program. Upon teaches. His lecture skills are such that one utive officer of Bruno's Inc. of Birming- earning his bachelor cannot help but become excited about the ham, Ala.; James W. Goss, a 1966 gradu- of science degree, topic. In fact, his lectures border on charis- ate who is a partner in the Troy, Mich., law he was promoted to matic." firm of Dean & Fulkerson; and Roy S. Bolton Goss Roberts assistant grocery One current student wrote, "Every fall, Roberts, a 1970 graduate who is vice presi- manager and, six Dr. Ehrle teaches one of three advanced dent of the General Motors Corp. and gen- Bolton was named to his present posi- months later, to grocery manager of one of plant biology courses. He teaches them eral manager of the GMC Truck Division tion with Bruno's, a leading regional food the Chicago area stores. from I to 4 p.m. two days a week. No one in Pontiac, Mich. retailer, this past August. The company He continued working his way up the succumbs to post-lunch slump in one of Since 1963, 94 men and women have operates 252 supermarkets in Alabama, ranks, serving in such positions as division Dr. Ehrle's classes, though. His lectures received the Distinguished Alumni Awards, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, South Car- sales manager for the Midwest. In 1982, he are peppered with his personal experiences the association's most prestigious honor. olina and Tennessee. Previously, Bolton was named vice president for deli and bakery as a horticulturist and field botanist, his The 1995 recipients will be recognized worked for29 years for American Stores of merchandising. During the next nine years, fascination with and expertise in the his- at an Oct. 28 awards dinner scheduled in Salt Lake City, the second largest food and he held several other executive level posi- tory of botany, and his love for the natural conjunction with Homecoming. The event drug retailer in the country: That company tions in grocery merchandising, general mer- world." will begin with a reception at 6 p.m., fol- is the parent firm of such subsidiaries as the chandising, marketing and real estate. Others who wrote letters of support lowed by dinner at 7 p.m. in the East Chicago-based Jewel Food Stores. Before An active member of various business mentioned the high demands he places on Ballroom of the Bernhard Center. Persons joining Bruno's, Bolton was chief operat- and community organizations, Bolton has his students - and their appreciation for wishing to attend should make reserva- ing officer for markets at American Stores. that once the work is done. "I remember tions at $30 for Alumni Association mem- He also served as president of Jewel for (Continued on page two) that Dr. Ehrle's course was one of the most bers and their guests or $35 for non-mem- four years. demanding I had ever taken and I was bers by Friday, Oct. 13, with the McKee Bolton first became affiliated with Jewel proud to work hard in his class," wrote an Alumni Center at 7-8777. in 1966, when he was a food marketing Did you know? • WMU currently has a record 323 registered student organizations. During the 1994-95 academic year, more than 14,000 students were involved in WMU stu- Reaping the benefits dent organizations, which also was a record. Deborah K. Withee, right, educational technol- ogy, took advantage of the opportunity to • WMU is the first university in get her faculty/staff ID card at the Benefits the state to have an accredited Fair in the Bernhard Center Sept. 27. pre-professional practice program Lynn Damson, public safety, worked with in dietetics. This allows students a computerized image of Withee to pre- to gain the supervised practice pare the card. Coordinated by the Depart- experience necessary to become ment of Human Resources, the fair pro- registered dietitians. Eight gradu- vided a place for employees to talk with ate students are accepted into the representatives about benefits and the program each year. wide variety of services available on • The American Institute of campus. In addition to the Department Motion Engineers is housed in of Public Safety, vendors attending WMU's College of Engineering ranged from insurance providers to and Applied Sciences. The insti- campus units such as auxiliary enter- tute provides educational and prises and the Sindecuse Health Cen- technical support services for a ter. More than 400 employees stopped growing number of specialists in by the fair during its six-hour run. motion control, which is the current focus for advances being made in automation. Two October 5, 1995 Western News 'Jurassic Park' adviser to present lecture Robert T. Bakker, one of the world's gist mentioned by name in the movie. leading paleontologists, will speak on "Hot More recently, Bakker has combined and Cold Running Dinosaurs" at 7:30 p.m. his revolutionary theories with a science Tuesday, Oct. 17, in Miller Auditorium. and adventure story to create his newly- Bakker's ground breaking theories, released book, "Raptor Red." which he discusses in the book, "The Di- Bakker lives in Boulder, Colo., and is nosaur Heresies," have caused scientists to the dinosaur curator for the Tate Museum rethink what they know about dinosaurs.

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