Spring 1984 Commencement
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University of Minnesota Spring 1984 Commencement March and June Candidates for Degrees Board of Regents The Honorable Charles H. Casey, D.V.,\1., West Concord The Honorable William B. Dosland, :\1oorhead The Honorable Willis K. Drake, Edina The Honorable Erwin L. Goldfine, Duluth The Honorable Wally Hilke, St. Paul The Honorable La uris D. Krenik, Madison Lake The Honorable David .\1. Lebedoff, Minneapolis The Honorable Verne Long, Pipestone The Honorable Charles F. McGuiggan, D.D.S., Marshall The Honorable Wenda W . .\1oore, Minneapolis The Honorable David K. Roe, St. Paul The Honorable .\1ary T. Schertler, St. Paul Administrative Officers C. Peter Magrath, President David M. Lilly, Vice President for Finance and Operations Stanley B. Kegler, Vice President for Institutional Relations Kenneth H. Keller, Vice President for Academic Affairs Neal Vanselow, Vice President for Health Sciences Frank B. Wilderson, Vice President for Student Affairs This book was prepared by Dniversity Relations. Additional copies are available from University Relations, 6 ,\lorrill Hall, 100 Church St. S. E., University of Minnesota, ,\linheapolis, Minnesota 55455. THE BOARD OF REGENTS requests that the follo\ving r\orthrop rvlemorial Auditorium procedures or rE·gulations be adhered to. (1) Smoking is confined to the outer lobby on the main floor, to the gallery lobbies, and to the lounge rooms. (2) The use of cameras or tape recorders by members of the audience is prohibited. (3) The sale of tickets by anyone other than authorized box office personnel is prohibited in the lobby or corridors of Northrop ~vtemorial Auditorium. Your University CHARTERED in 1851 by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota, the University of Minnesota this year celebrated its one hundred and thirty-third birthday. One of the great land-grant universities in the nation, the University of Minnesota is dedicated to training young men and women to be our future leaders. Each year, graduates add new skills and knowledge to the existing resources of the state. They have been trained as physicians, lawyers, engineers, social workers, teachers, journalists, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, scientists, fanners, business people-to name but a few of the careers for which preparation is offered. Since its founding, the University has awarded over 370,000 degrees, each one in recogni tion of the successful completion of a challenging academic program. In addition to giving collegiate instruction to nearly 58,000 students annually on its Twin Cities, Duluth, Morris, Crookston, and \Vascca campuses, the University offers special training for those who wish to study part-time through Continuing Education and Extension. The University also offers educational opportunities through its Agricultural Extension Service, with county agents, home agents, 4-H club agents, and recreation and health consultants available to provide help to Minnesotans in their own homes. In the many research laboratories on the University's five campuses, at the agricultural experiment stations throughout the state--the Rosemount Research Center, the Cloquet Forestry Center, the Cedar Creek Natural History Area ncar Bethel, the Horticultural Research Center at Excelsior, the Landscape Arboretum at Chanhassen, the Lake Itasca Forestry and Biological Station, the Sand Plain Experimental Field at Becker, and the Hormcl Institute at Austin-and at the University Hospitals. University scientists arc at work on experiments of great potential importance to the quality of our lives. Research projects arc leading to new knowledge in such areas as learning disabilities, drug abuse, urban and environmental problems, health care delivery systems, and computer technology. The progress made in these and other areas will have a profound impact on the lives of .\1innesotans and people throughout the world. THE UNIVERSITY continues to be a cultural center of the Upper IV!iclwest as the home of radio station KU0.\1, the University Theatre, the Bell .\1 useum of Natural History, and the local performances of the .\Ietropolitan Opera Company . .\1inncsotans have good reason to he proud of their University, not only because it is one of the leading state universities in the countrv, but also because of the extent and quality of its services to the people of the state, their families, communities, and organizations. The interest of '\1innesotans in their University is a dynamic thing, and it expresses itself in many ways. Their contributions have made it possible to build the Variety Club Heart Hospital and the .\layo Memorial Building. Through the American Legion and its auxiliary posts all over the state, thousands of friends have made generous donations to endow a research professor ship in heart disease. Other contributions have built the .\1asonic Cancer Center, the Veterans of Foreign \Vars Cancer Research Center and Diehl Hall, which houses the biomedical library and medical research facilities. Generous contributions by corporations, associations, foundations, trade unions, clubs, and individuals have made hundreds of grants and fellowships available to deserving students. Friends and supporters of the University, who arc aware of the financial impact of increased specialization, work continuously to increase the funds available for student assistance. CO,\L\!ENCK\!ENT marks the conclusion only of the student's academic life at the l' nin:>rsitv ..\s a graduate, he or she is part of its history and part of its future as \Yell. .\lumni arc urged to continue their relationship \Yith the t'nivcrsity thnmgh the ,\linnesota :\lumni .'l.ssociation and its college groups. Alumni and their familic·s and friends will ah,·a\S be \H'lcome here. The UninTsitv's doors will he open to those \Y]JO come hack to visit and to keep in touch \Yith an important part uf their li' es. The F niversity of .\linncsota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, relig;ion, color, sex, national origin, handicap, age, or veteran status. March Candidates for Degrees Subject to the completion of all curriculum requirements at the close of winter quarter, degrees will he conferred as indicated on those listccl below and on others meeting the graduation requirements. Degrees arc listed alphabetically. GRADUATE SCHOOL Doctor of Education Gerald Allen Davis, Decorah, Iowa B.S. '6:3, Llnin'rsity of !\Jorthern Iowa; i\1 .A. '76, Unin:-rsitYof!\Iinnesota. :\f<tjor: Yocatiow1l Ednca tiOJI. !\liii~)r: Supporting ProinuJI. Project: Devel oping a ~lodel for Needs Asse~sment in \farketing and Distrilmtivc Eclncation f(n Use at National, State. and Local Lc,·els. ~lajor Ach·isers: Profs. 1\.D. Ashlllntl and 1\l.K. Klaurem. Doctor of Philosophy Rajgopal S. Acharya Elizabeth Buchter Bernhardt, B. E. with first class honors '78, Bangalorc Uni\·er Columbus, Ohio sitv; i\I.S.'8L Univcrsih· of .\linncsota . .\lajor: B.:\.."76, College of Wooster; l\I.A."78, University Bi;>medical Engineering.· i\linor: Electrical Engi of Pittsburgh. ~lajor: Education. \linor: German. neering. Thcsi~: A Time Domain Signal Processing Thesis: Text Processing Strategies ofl\\1tive, Non Approach To Improve Heconstrnctiems of \'loving "1\atin--:- Expt>rienccd, and Non-Native Inexperi Objects U :-.ing High Speed Computed Tomogra enced Headers of German: Findings and Implica ph)·. l\lajor A<h-iscr: Prof. H. ~I. Wechsler. tions f(n the Instruction of Gt>rman as a Foreign Language. :\fajor Adviser: Prof. D. L. Lange. Adnan A. Al-Homoud B.S. 1\!ath. "76. ~I. S. \1. E. '76, !\I. S. '79, L!niversit) David Arthur Bohling, St. Paul of Colorado. \Iajor: !\lechanical Engineering . .i\li B.A. "79, Gustavus Adolphus College. \!ajor: nor: Fluid i\Iechanics. Thesis: Heat Transfer from a Chemistn. ~linor: Snpporting Program. Thesis: Circular Cvlindcr One to Slot jet Impingement. The Eketrochcmistrv and Highly Oxidized Chem 'vlajor Adviser: Prof. E. \I. Sparrow. istry (JfOrganOIIIctallic Isocyani{lc Complexes. ~la jor Advi:-.cr: Prof. K.R . .\Iann. Mohammad Jasem Al-Ostaz B.S. cum laudt' '77, Svracn'ie llniversitY; \I. S. 'SO_ Carol Ylaric Bover, Cloquet lTniversitv of i\finnc.•:ota. \lajor: !\IC'cl~anics. :\li B.A. 'illlllllla cum lau~lc '78, \LA. '80, lTnivcrsity of nor: Matl~ematics. Thc-;is: Ha1~icl Determination of ~limwsota . .\lajor: Education. !\linor: Supporting Upper and Lower Bounds to Buckling Loads and Program. Thesi-;: Faculty· Consulting: Salient Is Natural Frequencies of Non-Uniform Bars. !\fajor sues, Correlates. and Policy Implications. \fajor Adviser: Prof. L. E. Goodman. Achiscrs: Profs. S.\1. Clark ami D.R. Lewis. Gerald Edward Anderson, James Edmund Brady, Reading, Alexandria, Va. \lass. B.S. \vith distinction '53, \\I.S.'5(), University of B.S. with honors '77, .\IcCill lfnivcrsity \fajor: Minnesota. i\fajor: Geography. :\linen: Snpportiug Chewi..,tn .\linor: Supporting Program. Thesis: Program. Thesi:-.: A Rcvennc Field Thcor~· of C('n Theorcti~al and Experimental Investigations of tral Place Dvnamic,. \lajor Adviser: Prof. H. B. Solv<ltochromism. :\lajorAdviscr: Prof. P.\V. Carr. Adams. Gregg A. Butler, Fall Creek, Wis. John Eric Bartelt, \1ilwaukec, Wis. B.S.'/2, !\fount Scnario College: i\LS.'76, \Vinona B.S.'/7, University of\\'isconsin, \ladison. \(ajor: State Univl'rsit} !\Iajor: Educational Admini:-.tra Physics. \linen: Supporting Progra!ll. Thesis: He tion. 1\Iinor: Supporting Program. Thesis: The suits fro!ll the Soudan Prototype Proton Decay Relatiouship