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Missouri University of Science and Technology Scholars' Mine Missouri S&T Magazine Special Collections Missouri S&T Magazine, April 1985 Miner Alumni Association Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/alumni-magazine Recommended Citation Miner Alumni Association, "Missouri S&T Magazine, April 1985" (1985). Missouri S&T Magazine. 352. https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/alumni-magazine/352 This Magazine is brought to you for free and open access by Scholars' Mine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Missouri S&T Magazine by an authorized administrator of Scholars' Mine. This work is protected by U. S. Copyright Law. Unauthorized use including reproduction for redistribution requires the permission of the copyright holder. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ~--... Alumnus University of Missouri-Rolla April, 1985 MSM-UMR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Telephone (314) 341-4171 ; (314) 341 ·4172 OFFICERS Term Expires President . .. James B. McGrath, '49 . ..... 12425 Balwyck Lane . .. 1986 St. Louis, MO 63131 Alumnus President Elect . .. Arthur G . Baebler, '55 . .... 20 Fox Meadows . ... ...... 1986 Sunset Hills, MO 63127 Vice President . .. Alfred J. Buescher, '64. .... 624 Golfview Drive ... .. .. 1986 TI MSM-UMR Alumni Association Ballwin, MO 63011 Labc University of Missouri-Rolla Vice President. ... J. Robert Patterson, '54 . .... Show Me, Inc., P.O. Box 573 . 1986 Sikeston,MO 63801 vide! Rolla, Missouri Vice President . ... John B. Toomey, '49 . .. 7412 Admiral Drive . .. 1986 in di; Alexandria, V A 22307 [)era Vice President . .... Ernst A. Weinel, '44 . 1502 West 50 ...... ....... 1986 O'Fallon, MO 62269 of eli Volume 59 Vice President. .... Robert V. Wolf, '5 1. ..... Metallurgical Engineering .. 1986 Be Number 2 UMR, Rolla, MO 65401 Secretary . ..... Matteo A. Coco, '66 . .... 7115 Aliceton Ave.. 1986 ment April, 1985 St. Louis, MO 63123 color Treasurer . .. J.L. "Jack" Painter, '50 ............. 1610 Wilson Circle ......... 1986 cessil Rolla, MO 65401 arer On The Cover DIRECTORS AT LARGE Term Expires Thor Gjelsteen, '53 . .. 7300 W. Stetson Place, No. 41 , Littleton, CO 80123. 1985 tyar James D. Gostin, '44 . 180 Mt. Olive Drive, Bradbury, CA 91010 . ... ... 1985 resea Paula Hudson, '73 ......... .... P.O. Box 809, First City National Bank, Houston, TX 77001 ... 1986 depa Gerald L. Stevenson, '5 9 ..... ... Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., P.O. Box 2008 . 1987 Lakeland, FL 33806 for 11 Ronald A. Tappmeyer, '47 ... ... 2226 Country Club Drive, Sugar Land, TX 77478 . 1987 uni v( Armin J. Tucker, '40 .. .6464 Overlook Drive, Alexandria, VA 223 12 . .... 198 5 Area Zip Code Numbers AREA DIRECTORS Term Expires 00-14 David J. Blume, '65 ........ 11 Musket Trail, Simsbury, CT 06070 . ....... 1986 15-26 Robert e. Perry, '49 ....... PPG Industries, Inc., I PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15272 ...... 1986 27-36 Wayne R. Broaddus, Jr. , '55 P.O. Box 2545 , 405 Esther Drive, Dalton, GA 30720 .. ........ 1985 37-45 Russell A. Kamper, '62 ..... 5674 Shadow Oaks, Dayton, OH 45440 . ...... 1986 46-52 Robert L. Seaman, '69 ..... 8305 N. Yellowstone, Route 7, Muncie, IN 47302 ............ 1987 53-61 Eugene J. Daily, '36 ........ Daily & Associates, 816 Dennison Dr. , Champaign, IL 61820 ... 1985 62-62 Max A_ Burgett, '54 . 2219 Dewey St. , Murphysboro, IL 62966 ...... .. ......... 1987 63-65 Jerome T. Berry, '49 ....... Route 4, Box 419, Rolla, MO 65401 . ... 1987 63-65 Robert T. Berry, '72 ....... 12716 E_ 63rd, Kansas City, MO 64133 . .. 1987 63-65 Harold G. Butzer, '47 . .. 411 Schellridge, Jefferson City, MO 6510 I . ....... 1985 63-65 Harold R. Crane, '53 ....... 480 Country Club Drive, Hannibal, MO 6340 I . ... 1986 63-65 Mary S. Klorer, '81 . .. 9165 Robin Court, St. Louis, MO 63144 ............. ,. __ ... 1987 63-65 B. Neil Lewis, '58 .......... 115 College St., P.O. Box 627, Kennett, MO 63857. .... 1985 And the revelry began! St. Pat 63-65 Kenneth D. Pohlig, '64 ..... 2 Vienne Court, Lake St. Louis, MO 63367 . 1986 63-65 Robert E. Vansant, '51 .... .435 E. 55 St., Kansas City, MO 64110 . .... 1986 Herald, Rick Guinta, St. Louis, junior in 66-72 Peter E_ Desjardins, '44 .... 308 Bacque Crescent, Lafayette, LA 70503 . ....... 1987 petroleum, expresses the mood of the 73-75 David D. Kick, '57 . ........ 491 5 S. Lakewood Drive, Tulsa, OK 74135 ..... _ . 198 5 77th annual celebration on the day after 76-77 James B. Chaney, '48 ...... 162 18 Chipstead Drive, Spring, TX 77 379 . .... .... ... 198 5 78-84 J. Richard Hunt, '50 ....... 14913 Highway 82, Carbondale, CO 81623. .... 1986 being elected to the position of Herald. 85-92 Albert S. Keevil, '43 ...... 1442 Yost Drive, San Diego, CA 92109 . ... 1987 He discharged his duties well-making 93-99 Robert L. Ray, '47. ..... 6045 Estates Drive, Oakland, CA 94611 . .. 1985 numerous proclamations throughout COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN the festivities. On the back cover: Frank Appleyard, '3 7 . ...... P.O. Box 1991, Tubac, AZ 85646 Robert W. Klorer, '44 . ..... 12131 Dorsett Road, Suite 130, Maryland Heights, MO 63043 Honorary St. Pat, Gov. John Ashcroft, Joel F. Loveridge, '39. .. 739 Country Manor Lane, Creve Coeur, MO 63141 just couldn't stay in his special car dur Walter e. Mulyca, '65 .. 54 Westwood Drive, Massena, NY 13662 ing the parade. He was usually seen on EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Term Expires the street shaking hands and dispensing Robert D. Bay, '49 .............. B1ack & Veatch, 1500 Meadow Lake Parkway. .. 1988 Kansas City, MO 64114 candy to the children. Joseph W. Mooney, '39 . .... 7383 Westmoreland, University City, MO 63130 . .. 1986 Lawrence A. Spanier, '50 ........ 5 Pettit Drive, Dix Hills, NY 11746 . 1990 EX·OFFICIO DIRECTORS MSMALUMNUS Richard H. Bauer, '52 ........... Missouri Electrochem Inc., 10958 Lin-Valle Drive (USPS-323-500) St. Louis, MO 63123 Robert M. Brackbill , '42 ...... 9148 Clearlake Drive, Dallas, TX 75225 Paul T . Dowling, '40 . ... 10144 Winding Ridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63124 Issued bi-monthly in the interest of R.O. Kasten, '43 ........ 901 West 114th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64114 Peter F. Mattei, '37 . ... 9954 Holliston Court, St. Louis, MO 63124 the graduates and former students of Melvin E. Nickel, '38 . ... 10601 South Hamilton Ave., Chicago, IL 60643 Dr the Missouri School of Mines and F.e. Schneeberger, '25. ... One Briar Oak, St. Louis, MO 63132 James W. Stephens, '47 . ... 406 E. Third, Lee's Summit, MO 64063 lng, a Metallurgy and the University of enginl Missouri-Rolla. Entered as second STAFF Frank H . Mackaman ........... Executive Vice-President, MSM-UMR Alumni Association and eqUip class matter October 27, 1926, at Vice Chancellor, Office of Alumni/Development Affairs, UM-Rolla Post Office at Rolla, Missouri Don Brackhahn . ..... Executive Director for Alumni and Constituent Affairs Larry Allen . ..... Assistant Director, Alumni Activities 65401-9990, under the Act of March Louise Wilson ... ....... ....... Admin. Secretary, Alumni/Development 3,1897. Sally White . ............ Editor, MSM ALUMNUS MSM-UMR Alumni Association, Harris Hall, UMR, Rolla, MO 65401 -9990 New UMR-McDonnell Douglas Laboratory . 1986 • • • • 1986 the latest in signal processing research 1986 The new McDonnell Douglas Signal Processing The laboratory was established by grants from the 531986 Laboratory in UMR's electrical engineering department pro McDonnell Douglas Foundation and the Missouri Research vides the capabilities needed to do "cutting-edge" research Assistance Act (MRAA). Under provisions of MRAA, 1986 in digital signal and image processing, according to Dr. J. private support provided two-thirds and the state of 19 Derald Morgan, chairman and Emerson Electric professor Missouri provided one-third of the cost of laboratory equip of electrical engineering at UMR. ment, totalling $315 ,609. ~ 1986 Equipment in the laboratory includes a Digital Equip Morgan said that research being done in the laboratory 1986 ment Co. (DEC) VAX 111780 computer system, an AED covers a wide range of projects. "Among these are satellite color graphics system, a Gould DeAnza digital image pro communication system simulation, expert systems for .. 1986 cessing system and a laser printer. Attached to the system automatic classification of skin cancers, development work mhpirts are numerous work stations located in the laboratory facili on avionics systems for the next generation of fighter air 1985 ty and in faculty and graduate student offices as well as in craft, and automated design methods for the production of 1985 research facilities throughout the electrical engineering advanced very large scale integrated (VLSD circuit chips for I 1986 1981 department. In addition, one work station has the capability microprocessors," he explained. for remote access and for exchange of data with other The skin cancer project, directed by Dr. William Van 1981 universities. Stoecker, Rolla dermatologist, and Dr. Randy H. Moss, 1985 mExpim 1986 1986 1985 1986 198: 1985 198J 198" 198 1985 1986 198J 1985 19 1986 19~ 1985 1985 1986 1981 .1985 1043 r"- Dr Randy Moss, assistant professor of electrical engineer ing Laboratory. Moss is co-investigator, with Dr. William Van ing, and James M. O'Connor, graduate student in electrical Stoecker, Rolla dermatologist, of a project aimed at teaching a engineering, at UM-Rolla, study the image of a skin tumor on computer to recognize tumor features useful in diagnosing equipment in UMR's new McDonnell Douglas Signal Process- skin cancer. MSM Alumnus/ l Dol of alu Marcl Bra UniVf ni aD( Kan~ Fra UMR develi a vall this iI "[)(