New Endowments Given

50th year of ^Scribe publication The Num ber One College Newspaper .In the Northeast University of Bridgeport 52:2 September 13, 1979 25 cents New endowments given By GEORGE DALEK NEWS EDITOR Nine University faculty members were awarded endowed profes sorships in recognition of their scholarly achievements and teach ing abilities in the fields of accounting, history, music, gerontology, psychology, engineering, chemistry, and computer science. Univesity President Leland Miles introduced the new endowed chair holders to students assembled at Mertens Theatre for the Uni versity’s opening convocation last Thursday. The endowed chairs, named for special donors, provide the faculty members with a stipend (a fixed or regular payment), which depends on the size and terms of the original gifts. The nine faculty members were recommended by a faculty com mittee and the Deans’ Council. Awarded chairs were: Noble D. Cook, history; Andrew Demotses, accounting; Mark Edinberg, gerontol ogy; Alberta S. Gilinsky, psychology; Roger S. Pressman, computer engineering; Robert Preston, music; Dhwanwant S. Sethi, chemistry; Igal Staw, biomedical engineering; and Boris Verkhovsky, mathe matics. “Today the nine new chairs awards bring the total to 28, making UB one of the few universities in the country to have such an exten sive program in recognition of faculty achievement,” said Miles. Three University professors were awarded endowed chairs last May at the University’s commencement exercises. They were: Christopher Collier, history; Martin Margulies, law; and Richard Allen, literature. At a press conference held last Friday, Miles stated that before he reactivated the endowed chairs program in 1976,15 of the 28 chairs had lapsed. He said that it took most of 1977 to straighten out the accounting system and most of 1978 to draw up policy guidelines. This year a faculty recommendation committee was assembed and the first three new chairs were awarded at commencement, accord ing to Miles. He also announced that four more chairs would be awarded by September 1980. While some chair holders are senior scholars with established records of achievement, Miles has added a new concept of three- Nine faculty members honored at the Convocation ceremony last Thursday. Photo by Kevin Hagan year rotating chairs awarded to younger teacher-scholars who have shown promise. “The professorships provide a way to encourage faculty members in their scholarly pursuits and thereby enhance the quality of intel lectual life on campus,” said Miles. “Donor support for this program On the Inside is a recognition *of the quality of our academic programs and the faculty.” A Dr. and Mrs. Henry W. Littlefield Professorship, established by New V.P. Profiled .............. .. P a g e 4 the University’s Parent's Association in honor of Henry Littlefield, who was president of the University from 1962 to 1971, and his wife Fatal Shooting .......................P a g e 5 Jeannie, was given to Dr. Cook, associate professor of history. At the University he has organized and coordinated various programs Andy Young a M artyr ------- P a g e 7 for international study and student exchange, as well as serving as coordinator for the Bachelor of Elective Studies Program. New Theater Faces .............. P a g e 9 The Milton H. Friedberg Professorship of Accounting, established by the Milton H. Friedberg, Smith and Company, Bridgeport ac S o c c e r S e a s o n counting firm, was given to Dr. Demotses. Demotses, associate pro B e g i n s .............. Pages 12 and 16 fessor of accounting, is one of the few individuals in the nation who seepage2 Mansion promotes student health By LISA SAHULKA If you are hurt or ill and unable to come to the cen SCRIBE STAFF ter of your own volition, call security, said Mrs. Lane. Once an expression of 19 century luxury, the beige Some of the security officers have Red Cross training mansion at 85 Park Ave. now has a far more useful and all of them are here to assist the student body. If, purpose. Servants no longer roam the upper halls of however, you cannot lift yourself, let security know. the three story edifice, nor do lavish parties take They will call an ambulance.” Security can be place in one of its many rooms. reached at ext. 4911 and the clinic’s number if ext. Instead, the University Student Health Center has 4712. comfortably taken over the architectural wonder. In The Sex Counseling program is held two nights a deed it may seem a rather inappropriate place for a week by appointment with Mrs. Lane. Counseling, clinic. The stained-glass windows and richly carved contraceptive devices and a variety of feminine exam wood arch ways are not exactly hospital design. Yet, inations are offered. All these services are done in the the staff and facilities it offers are unquestionably clinic which is on the Linden Avenue side of the cen complete. ter. The front door bell rings in the infirmary and Sylvia Lane, administrator of the clinic, has worked should only be used on weekends, stated Mrs. Lane. there for 22 years. She has completed three years at Yale-New Haven Hospital, followed by four years at The infirmary is separate from the clinic. It has 13 the University from which she acquired her BSN. Mrs. hospital beds complete with bells to call a nurse and Lane is “ very proud” not only of the center, but of the built-in head and foot raisers. There are four televis fact that it is licensed by the State of Connecticut. ion sets donated by the Parents’ Association, a whirl This makes it legal for the clinic to administer drugs, pool bath, and a shower/bathroom facility in each allergy shots, penicillin, and other health aids on the room. There is a nurse on duty at all times and visit doctors orders, according to Mrs. Lane. The center ors w ill be admitted between the hours of 1:30 to 3:00 can also help handicapped students with their spec p.m. and 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., according to Mrs. Lane. Aetna Accident/lllness Insurance is available to all ial needs. Aside from these services, the staff of Dr. R.A. students, according to Mrs. Lane; who said that she Nevine, Dr. R.E. Gaffney and 24 student assistants of would like students to consider the insurance cover fers emergency service and a Sex Counseling pro Sylvia Lane, head nurse at the University Health Center. Photo age and the importance of getting health cards into graph by Sharon Wolosky. the center’s files so the facility can better serve them. gram. SEPTEM BER 13,1979 2 T H E SCRIBE Faculty honored... Campus from page 1 calendar practices and teaches accounting with professional credentials in year as the initiator and director of the University’s chamber music concerts, sponsored by the Johnson-Mellon series, he brought out administration, accounting practice, and scholarly research. He is TODAY standing musicians to campus. active in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and VARSITY GOLF TEAM to is author of many questions for the CPA examinations and articles The Eliphalet Remington Professorship was awarded to Dr. Sethi professor of chemistry. The professorship was established in honor form. All those interested for “Business Week,” “Purchasing World” and other journals. should sign up in Coach A Dr. and Mrs. James H. Halsey Professorship, honoring the fate of Remington, a pioneer in the manufacture of firearms, by the Rem ington Arms Company, Inc. An alumnus of Delhi University and New Webster's office in the gym Chancellor Halsey who served as the University’s president from or ca ll ext. 4721. 1946 to 1962, and his wife Julia, was established by the Parents' A s York University, Dr. Sethi’s current research deals with the fields of atmospheric and coal chemistry, and the effect of solar energy on MASS Will be celebrated sociation and was awarded to Dr. Edinberg, assistant professor of at noon in the Newman Chap gerontology. He joined the University last year from the University of galium arsenide surfaces. This fall he will speak at the NATO Ad el. Nevada, where he was an assistant professor in the Division of vance Study Institute on atmospheric ozone. Dr. Verkhovsky, a newly appointed"professor of mathematics, was SHARED PRAYER will be Health Sciences. He has written and performed music for several celebrated at 5 p.m. in the media productions on aging, drug abuse, mental health, and inter awarded a Charles A. Dana Professorship. The late Dana was a sig nificant supporter of higher education and awarded University pro Newman Chapel. disciplinary teamwork. U B D AN CE C LU B ENSEM The Benton Professorship, established by the late U.S. Senator fessorships through the Dana Foundation. Bom and educated in the U.S.S.R., Dr. Verkhovsky has held many teaching positions partic BLE is offering classes in be and U.N. ambassador William Benton, publisher of Encyclopedia ginning ballet. Classes are Brittanica, was awarded to Dr. G ilinsky, a professor of psychology at ularly in the field of computer science, both in his native country and In the United States. Dr. Verkhovsky is also a systems engineering open to all. For further infor the University since 1965. Dr. G ilinsky was one of the first women mation, call Estelle Gibbons psychologists to be awarded a research grant by the National analyst for Bell Telephone Laboratories, and an author of more than at 333-9663. Science Foundation. She has been a guest lecturer at the Polish 65 published papers and manuscripts. CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Academy of Sciences in Warsaw and also lectured at universities in The Newman M.

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