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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Western Publications at Western CEDAR. It has been accepted for inclusion in Western Reports and Résumé by an authorized administrator of Western CEDAR. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STUDENTS RETURN—This enterprising fellow who found s “better way” to move his belongings into one of Western’s residence halls was just one of thousands who converged on the campus the weekend of September 18-19. Fall quarter classes began on September 23 with an enrollment of 9,352 students, compared to 10,291 a year ago. VOL. 14, NO. i A Report to Alumni and Other Friends of Western Washington University ‘ ^ ~ Fall 1982

Parents’ Day is Sat Nov. 6 Western rolls out the blue carpet for parents of new stu­ dents on Saturday, Nov. 6, when the University hosts Parents’ Day. A special convocation for parents is set for 10 a.m. in the Performing Arts Center on campus. Immediately afterward, Western’s colleges and schools play host to the visitors at pre­ sentations highlighting cur­ ricula and career options. The afternoon features science lab exhibits; football, with the Vikings taking on Central Washington; and a men’s soccer match with The Evergreen State College. Specially planned residence hall activities, Ingmar Bergman’s classic film The Seventh Seal, and other Viking Union events round out the evening. In between events, new Western Trustee and Presidential Search Committee Chairman Gordon Sandison announced the names of the five students will be able to guide finalists for Western’s presidency at an October 1 press conference held in Old Main. their families around campus. A great day Is planned. □

President: Five candidates survivet The Western Presidential Search sessions with students, faculty, staff administrators. LeCocq, Waldo Committee has recommended five and local community leaders, Sandison said the search process candidates to the University’s Board Sandison said. Is “right on schedule’’ and added that named as of Trustees In the search for He commended members of the the board hopes to make a final Western’s tenth president. search committee, which included decision In early December. □ WWU trustees The committee’s choices, from a faculty, staff, students and field of more than 200 applicants and ynden banker Irwin LeCocq nominees. Include the following and Seattle attorney James individuals; Waldo have been appointed to ■ Hans Brisch Assistant Vice LWestern’s Board of Trustees by Gov. President for Academic Affairs and John Spellman. Executive Assistant to the President, LeCocq is president and chief University of Nebraska, Lincoln, executive officer of People’s State Nebraska. Bank in Lynden. Waldo is a partner ■ Colin Bull — Dean, College of in the Seattle law firm of Gordon, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, The Ohio State University. Peterson and O’Hern. ■ George N. Rainsford — Waldo replaces Robert Fernald President, Kalamazoo College, Kala­ and LeCocq replaces Marven Eggert mazoo, Michigan. on Western’s five-member board. ■ Lorman A. Ratner — Vice Born in Aberdeen, S.D., LeCocq Chancellor and Dean of Faculty, was educated at the University of University of Wisconsin/Parkside, California and Linfield College In Kenosha. Oregon. ■ G. Robert Ross Senior Waldo’s educational background Consultant, American Association of Includes Whitman College and State Colleges and Universities. Willamette University Law School. He earlier worked with the U.S. In announcing the finalists. Attorney General for Western Wash­ Western Trustee and Search Com­ ington and served shortly on the mittee Chairman Gordon Sandison Central Washington University Board said the recommendations will now of Trustees in 1976-77. be forwarded to the Board of Other members of Western’s Trustees for their consideration. board include chairman Curtis The trustees were scheduled to Dalrymple of Bellingham, Gordon conduct further Interviews and Sandison of Olympia and Jerrold arrange for campus Interviews of Manley of Tacoma. □ each candidate, which will Include Rdsum^ / Fall 1982

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Accounting BY STEVE INGE / Director of Alumni Relations Dinner theatre There is an excitement to the first days of falfterm. They reaffirm offering is WWU grads Western’s existence. student’s idea To get to the point the long way around, let me tell a short story. I score high entered the bottom floor of Old Main on Thursday, September 23, Theatre students need slightly before 8 a.m. Two young males, the down of youth still upon opportunities to practice their their cheeks, were talking, both with mildly anxious expressions on art. Western senior J.R. Stanley has taken that requirement and in exam their faces. One approached me. developed what may be one of estern accounting > fii‘Excuse me, " he said, “but I can’t find a classroom. Could you help Bellingham’s best fall entertain­ graduates outscored their me?" ment offerings. peers from Washington’s Wother state-supported Institutions by J.R. likes dinner theatre. As ’’Sure,” I said. ‘‘Where Qre you going?” neither the Main Stage of the a wide margin on last November’s Certified Public Accountants ‘‘To astronomy, and it’s in Old Main 110, and the door’s locked. ff Performing Arts Center nor the Examination. With a knowledge born of many years in Old Main, I recalled that Little Theatre in Old Main lend themselves to dining, J.R. has A statistical comparison compiled door is a custodial closet, which would normally be locked and would gained the use of the Sas- by the National Association of State not be well suited to teaching astronomy. quatch Room in the Viking Boards of Accountancy showed that 27.6 percent of Western’s accounting ‘‘Let’s take a look at your schedule, ” I said. The schedule was Union, arranged for an excel­ lent dinner, and produced Neil grads, taking the exam for the first produced and revealed that he was looking for Bond Hall 110, towards time, passed all four exam sections. which he was pointed. Simon’s The Good Doctor. It will all take place on Saturday, The 2V2-day comprehensive exam The second student, who had been standing nearby throughout the November 13, and Sunday, measures accountants’ mastery of conversation, now approached and asked, “Could you tell me where November 14, with dinner at 6 four areas of accounting practices—. this astronomy class is? It’s supposed to be here [indicating the door to p.m., curtain at 7:30. audit, law, theory and practice. In addition to scoring the best pass rate Lecture Hall 1], but the door’s locked.^’ Sure enough, iTwasrHe, tou;'^ ' Owing to the-intimate size of for the entire exarri, Western ' ■ " V was dispatched due south to Bond Hall. the Sasquatch Room, seating is limited to 70 guests per graduates also posted the top I don’t mean to poke fun at those who are unfamiliar with new evening. Admission is $7.50. passing percentages in three out of territory. Lord knows, I was equally baffled by the size of a coliege 20 Reservations, payment in­ the four Individual sections, years ago. It is rather to recall the heady feeling of embarking on a new cluded, need to be made with according to Western’s Accounting phase of life, of beginning an exploration with not many predictable the Western Theatre Box Office Department chairman, Ronald Savey. outcomes. Majors will change, dreams will change, and some will leave. by November 10. Telephone Western accounting graduates Some will fail. reservations will be accepted also posted the best overall pass rate and can be made by calling for those students taking the exam But for most, those first confusing, frightening days of college are a 676-3873. Checks should be more than one time, with 39.4 time to test yourself, to firm up your belief that you are ready to made payable to the Associated percent of those candidates passing function away from home, to undertake more difficult tasks, to become Students, who are underwriting all four sections. more than you are. J.R.’s enterprising effort. □ “Western’s very favorable show­ ing is enhanced further when it Is Western exists to bring together those who are beginning their noted that Washington is gne of 18 explorations, with those who have been doing it for some time states dubbed an ‘honor roll’ state for (including you). We think we do it well, and revel in our task. □ a high passing percentage of all candidates,” Savey said. An “honor” Edna Lawrence Tjoelker state is one with a pass rate equal to Mrs. Edna May Lawrence Tjoelker or greater than the national average. of Everson died on Wednesday, For all three examinations that comparisons have been made (May, ^ : * September 22, 1982, in Bellingham. V ^ * A 1910 graduate of the Bellingham 1979; November, 1979; and Normal School, she was the first November, 1981), Western’s woman to serve as president of the graduates have consistently been at Associated Students. She had been the top In terms of pass rates, Savey WWU Alumni Association Board of Directors head of the Child Studies Laboratory said. in Seattle, and taught In the Belling­ Other state-supported schools Officers; Hunter NIckell 74, Spokane, president; Dick Walsh ’69, Marysville, president-elect; ham schools for a number of years contained In the comparison Ronald Renard ’73, Everett, secretary-treasurer; Michael Bates ’75, Bellingham, executive-at- prior to her marriage. included Central and Eastern Wash­ large #1; John Abrams ’50, Bellevue, executive-at-large #2; Shirley Moore ’72, Olympia, ington universities, Washington State executive-at-large #3; Mike Kimmich ’70, Bellingham, past president, ex-officio. Mrs. Tjoelker was a regular participant In Western’s annual University and the University of Board Members: Susan Berg ’69, Vancouver, Wash.; Dion Daggett ’66, Tacoma; Dick Dixon Founders Club luncheon. She often Washington. □ ’59, Aberdeen; Marlene Dixon ’54, Aberdeen; Jane Garguile ’61, Bellingham; David Harrington ’72, Vancouver, B.C.; Robert B. Janyk ’ 74, Custer; Betty Kimmich ’71, Bellingham; Charles spoke on these occasions, which she LeWarne ’55, Edmonds; Craig MacGowan ’65, Seattle; Larry Moore ’72, Olympia; Patricia good-naturedly claimed was her Navarre ’81, Everson; Bill Paterson ’60, Bellingham; Carla Pirkle ’80, Mount Vernon; Loren right as the “most senior” member of \ ■ Rankin Seattle; Joel Sheppard ’68/70, Bellevue; Pam Smith-Large ’75, Salem, Ore.; Jack Stark the group. She took great pride In ’59, Shelton; Dr. Patricia Swenson Portland, Ore.; Bron Thompson ’74, Boise, Idaho; her alma mater, which took great ji Ti f Elizabeth Verdier ’78, Bellingham; Becky Walsh 69, Marysville; Dick Walsh ’69, Marysville; s *■ i Joen Wilkins ’73, Auburn; Dean B. Wilson 75, Seattle. pride in.her. □ ?] rnh’BZ I ri'* '

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sk Dan Lamer the mean­ “I do find that there is some ing of the fabricated misunderstanding about what Fair­ verb “to dean,” and the new haven Is and a lack of knowledge AFairhaven College dean will reply, “Itabout what is happening here,” means two things: to lead and to Lamer stated. “One Is less likely to serve as caretaker, that is, one who survive at Fairhaven if he or she preserves the traditions.” lacks certain traits. You must be Dean Lamer is determined to do flexible, you must have self- both in his new role as Fairhaven’s discipline, you must have your own fifth dean in the sense of direction.” 16 years Lamer said those traits have Fairhaven has benefited Fairhaven graduates and operated. the college itself over the past years. Among the “I believe the Fairhaven student tasks that has the additional attributes that Lamer has set employers are seeking. It must be out for himself borne in mind that nearly a third of Is maintaining Fairhaven’s students are completing the sense of ‘Western’ majors in many different identity and Lamer disciplines,” he explained. “What we community that Fairhaven has are adding Is the extra dimension of Instilled both In its students and at self-direction and independent Western. study, on which Fairhaven places FACULTY CLUB OPENS—Faculty members gathered at the October 1 opening of the “When you consider the truly great emphasis.” newly formed Faculty Club quarters at Canada House (above). The former president’s residence is located just south of and adjacent to the Performing Arts Center. The house marvelous set of minds that work Lamer added that Fai rhaven was built In 1909 by Henry and Catherine Schupp and was sold by Catherine Schupjy (along here, you can begin to understand enjoys a national reputation, a fact with two acres of grounds) to Western in 1959 for $20,000. Remodeling and an addition to why I am so excited about being which has aided the college’s the house has been accomplished over the years. Daily lunch is available to Faculty Club here with them. The great challenge students immensely once they have members. is to make Fairhaven even better and graduated. to get the message out to the “Whenever I travel outside the public,” he explained. state,” he said, “and I identify myself Western draws recognition “That is where I intend to be a as coming from Western, Fairhaven leader. Of course, a dean will have is usually the next subject. That for reduced operating costs things in mind, stepping into the job. reputation is extremely beneficial to n innovative program which One of the attributes of leadership Is students. the ability to take the community “Our students have excellent reduced campus operating costs by $56,000 in its first with you. What happens at Fairhaven records in attaining employment Ayear brought Western a special in the future will be a concensus of and, once they get a job, their what is worked out by the Fairhaven advancement opportunities have recognition award from the National community,” he said. been tremendous,” he said. Lamer Association of College and Univer­ Larner’s previous administrative said the same situation applies to sity Business Officers (NACUBO) experience was in the Department of Fairhaven students who have opted and the United States Steel Theatre/Dance, where he was acting for more education. “Our students Foundation (USSF). chairman for a year. Noting the are regularly admitted to some of the In addition to that first year’s complexity of being the adminis­ best graduate and professional savings. Western is now saving roughly $21,000 per year by install­ trator and, at the same time, the schools In the country. theatrical producer for the same “Given this set of circumstances, ing a campus-wide distribution group of people, he found it was Fairhaven has been and continues to network for a central compressed air relatively simple compared to his be an important academic alternative system. The system uses neoprene hose instead of more conventional task at Fairhaven. to the job-seeking student of today,” “The Fairhaven administration Lamer concluded. □ rigid pipe. interacts on a great number of levels, Western Vice President for and coupled with the range of choice Business and Financial Affairs Don that Fairhaven offers people, the ■V Cole received the award on behalf of Western at NACUBO’s annual meet­ administrative complexity Is unusual. ". , f ,.r' -■ ing held this past July in Los It will be a challenge,” the new dean Angeles. continued. ^ . - - - Developed by Larry Johnson, an “On the other hand, when you engineer with Western’s Department Donald Cole (left), Western vice president consider I started my academic of Facilities Development, the central for business and financial affairs, is pre­ career in the areas of philosophy and sented with a Cost Reduction Incentive ■- -■ r •- •• , system replaced 44 individual com­ history of science, then moved to ■ ■ - ...... -■ Award by William A. Gregory, Jr., assistant - ''4 P - pressor units formerly located writing, became a playwright, and executive director of the U.S. Steel throughout the campus. Foundation. hence to the theatre department, it is Johnson said the $21,000 yearly the type of thing on which I seem to savings are from maintenance and thrive,” he noted. its operation to heat the entire pipe replacement costs that now are shop. eliminated. Johnson said the system, which One of the side benefits of the was installed in phases over the last new system Is that the central com­ couple of years, paid for itself in a pressor produces enough heat from little less than 16 months. □ Fall 1982

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Grants: Projects are listed estern has received grants for research of seabird occurrence in and contracts totaling the Subarctic Pacific region. nearly $516,000 in the last ■ Dr. C. Max HIgbee (School of Wfew months, according to informaEducation)­ — $21,458 from the tion provided by the University’s Department of Education for the first Bureau for Faculty Research. year of a three-year program for Funding for projects Included in “Personnel Preparation Training of that total is provided by a wide Special Ed Mediator.’’ variety of both public and private ■ Dr. H. William Wilson sources. A list of Western faculty (Department of Chemistry) — $5,500 members receiving the research from NASA/Ames for research on monies and a brief description of “Rotation/Vibration Transitions In their projects Includes: Acetylene.’’ ■ Dr. MyrI Beck (Department of ■ Dr. David Brakke (Huxley Col­ Geology) — $34,600 for the acquisi­ lege of Environmental Studies) — tion of a Spinner-Magnetometer and $15,000 from Weyerhaeuser Founda­ accessories from the National tion, and $15,000 from Northwest Science Foundation (NSF). Pulp and Paper, to establish and ■ Dr. R. Scott Babcock (Depart­ operate acid precipitation stations. ment of Geology) — $15,014 from MEET THE PRESIDENT—Acting President James Talbot is shown chatting with a freshman ■ Dr. Garland Grabert (Anthro­ California State University on an student at an informal reception for freshmen September 29 in Wilson Library Reading pology Department) — (1) $9,995 NSF subcontract for geological Room. A similar gathering was held for transfer students. from the Department of the Interior Investigation In Antarctica. for cultural research Inventory of the ■ Nanette Davis (Department of Swinomish Indian Reservation; (2) Sociology) — $17,200 from the $4,995 from the Department of the USDA Forest Service for “Assessing Education: Klein is acting dean Interior for the extension of a the Magnitude and Dynamics of r. Marvin Klein, professor of very important positions during the cultural research inventory on the Vandalism and Other Environmental education, has been named next two years,” Dr. Talbot said. Lummi Indian Reservation; and (3) Impacts In Pacific Northwest, Alaska acting dean of the School of Klein’s appointment runs through $2,262 from Crippen Consultants, and California Forests.” DEducation at Western. 1984. Inc., for a cultural resource Inventory During the 1981-82 fiscal year, During his appointment, which Klein, who specializes in reading, of the Skookum Creek power plant which ended June 30, 1982, was effective September 1, Klein will language arts and child development site. Western’s Bureau for Faculty also serve as , jj areas, joined Western’s faculty in ■ Derrick Harrison (Upward Research administered $1,694,141 In chairman of the * 1978 after teaching summer session Bound Program) — (1) $10,238 from contracts, scientific research and Education De­ here in 1975 and 1977. He held the U.S. Department of Agriculture other development projects awarded partment, the earlier positions with Illinois Public for Upward Bound’s summer food to Western faculty and staff School of Edu­ Schools and prior to coming to services and (2) $146,969 from the members. □ cation’s largest Western was K-12 language arts Department of Education to operate component. supervisor with the Wisconsin the Upward Bound Program for the Acting Department of Public Instruction 1982-83 year. President from 1969 to 1978. ■ Dr. Gilbert Peterson (Depart­ James Talbot______A native of Sesser, Illinois, Klein ment of Geography/Regional European teachers said. Klein earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees at Planning) — $5,000 from the Depart­ “I’m confident Dr. Klein will do an Southern Illinois University and his ment of Ecology for research of visit campus outstanding job in filling these two Ph.D. from the University of Washington coastal access sites. Wisconsin at Madison. □ ■ Dr. Salvatore Russo (Depart­ estern took on a definite ment of Chemistry) — $3,420 from international air this past Cobe Laboratories for research on August when 30 European Weducators and their families arrived the regeneration of blood plasma. ■ Dr. Michael Seal (Vehicle on campus for a two-week seminar. Research Institute) — $42,394 from The visiting teachers participated IBI Group of Toronto, Canada, for In a two-week program known as the the CNG/LPG research and develop­ Pacific Coast Seminar, sponsored by ment project. the Education Department of the ■ Dr. Carl Simpson (Department Council of Europe and directed by of Sociology) — $129,509 from the Uwe Schweneke of the Canadian Department of Labor for a study of Ministry of Education In Toronto. on-the-job training programs. Included in the group were edu­ ■ Dr. Joseph Trimble (Depart­ cators from Iceland, Switzerland, ment of Sociology) — $25,541 from Belgium, Italy and West Germany. the National Institute of Mental Dr. Richard Starbird, retiring Health, DSHS, for psychological Education Department chairman, training of American Indian cross- served as Western’s liaison for the cultural counselors. program. ■ Terence Wahl (research asso­ All of the seminar participants ciate with the Department of teach the European equivalent of CROSS COUNTRY—The annual Alumni-Varsity cross-country meet was won this year by Biology) — $11,836, a subcontract U.S. middle school or high the varsity over the 5.5-mile Lake Padden course. The alumni’s Clay Stenberg was the first from Point Reyes Bird Observatory school. □ runner across the finish line. The 1982 alumni team included (left to right, front row) John Troup, Kevin Adams and dog, Clay Stenberg, Chris Pamp, Erik Bjarke, Nick Roehl, and Jeff and Mary Sherman. In the back row are Bruce Cyra, Loyd Case, Jan and Steve Pilcher (with

0 son. Dash), Jane Abbott, Saul Kinderis, Fred New, Don Trethewey (captain), Bruce Manclark and varsity coach Ralph Vernacchia. Peace Corps: It changed his life

hree schools, a school wall, a For example, on a day that blocks latrine, a cheese factory and a were to be laid, Anderson taught pig stable — a young Peace each volunteer how to plumb and TCorps volunteer and Western align the critical bottom row and graduate left these new facilities in corner blocks as well as how to mix various communities in Ecuador. the right amounts of sand, cement “More importantly, I helped pre­ and water to make good mortar. pare the local people to help them­ “When I thought they had the selves in the future,” reports Robert hang of it, I would then work as a B. Anderson, 26, who completed laborer,” he said. three years of Peace Corps service in Typically, he recalls, “a com­ the South American country in early munity of 25 families would organize August. so that each family would send one “Seeing the radiating smiles and representative on the same day once pride in the faces of the people and a week, giving me five volunteers a the rejoicing in their newly found day. Educationally, this worked out confidence In themselves as really well. Construction progresses individuals and as a community were in different phases of tasks usually my greatest sources of satisfaction lasting several days, allowing the as a Peace Corps volunteer,” says maximum number of people to learn Anderson, a 1977 psychology each task.” Alumni Club: A special bonus offer graduate. In the course of his seven pro­ Anderson’s first project was a jects, Anderson estimated that Look what the Alumni Club has to offer you ... hundreds of community people school In Los Laureles, a village In As always, membership In the Western Alumni Club brings you benefits learned basic construction skills the northwestern province of and services that make joining a very smart move. This year, joining is even which could be used in subsequent Esmeraldas. What was to be his most wiser than ever before, for we have a very special bonus for you. difficult project also was difficult to projects. ^ ' Western alumnus and painter Steve Mayo and alumnus Richard Kirsten of find. There are five communities by Seattle’s Kirsten Gallery are cooperating with the Alumni Club to provide you the name of “Los Laureles” in with a 10” by 13” full-color print of Mayo’s beautiful work, Columbia Rediviva Esmeraldas, and It took him three (above). days of travel by bus, canoe and foot There are some bright collectors who purchased the works of Steve Mayo to find the right one. a number of years ago, when they were available at starving artist prices. A small, isolated community of Today, collectors, including major institutional buyers, anxiously await his about 25 families on a mountain top, annual show, hoping to add another great piece to their collection of Los Laureles is near a river which is maritime art. The prices have risen. Its only link to civilization. Unlike Your Alumni Club membership entitles you to one copy of this new print, subsequent project sites where never before released and available only to Western alumni during this year’s dump trucks were available to deliver membership drive. And, of course, as an Alumni Club member, you have use rock and gravel, there Anderson had of the Western library, receive reduced rates for athletic and theater events, to help the residents dig up sand and family swimming, use of rental outdoor equipment, plus special events for gravel and collect rocks from the Alumni Club members held throughout the Puget Sound area. river bed. School children formed relay lines and passed the rocks from the river on up the mountain. The gravel Membership Fees: Single—$15f Double—$20 was packed in coffee bags and tied on horses for the ascent. Manu­ Classes of ’80, ’81, ’82: Single—$7.50; Double—$10 factured materials such as asbestos roof tiles, pre-fab beams and cement Senior Alumni (class of 1940 or earlier): Single—$10; Double—$15 were transported by bus and canoe from the nearest large town, about 15 miles away. Then they were hauled up the mountain by horses, men and relay teams of children. It took a year to build the school. “I’m not the same person that I “We had to use hand tools for the was,” he states. “During my time in whole job,” recalls Anderson, who the Peace Corps, I learned a lot of Please send my membership and the Steve Mayo print of Columbia Rediviva was supplied with some tools by the patience, flexibility and acceptance to: Peace Corps and collected others of people different from myself. along the way. His construction skills Because of this experience, I feel were also picked up along the way, that I will have more to offer other (Name) (Class Year) he said. people In life.” Acting as technical adviser to The son of Rev. and Mrs. Robert small volunteer work crews, L. Anderson of Vancouver, Anderson Anderson taught basic construction is married to the former Carmen (Address) (City) (State) (Zip) skills from the ground up, starting Cuero, an Ecuadorian whom he met with cement mixing, iron-reinforced during his Peace Corps service. They Make checks payable to the Alumni Club and mail to: Alumni Office, Western foundation setting, cement block have an Infant son, Robert C. Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225. laying on to floor leveling and Anderson. □ refinIshing. / Rdsumd / Fall 1982

Bill Westphal: New Viking coach takes reins The six-foot-six Westphal was a Westphal and his wife, Lynne, star forward at the University of have three daughters: Kristie 14, Southern California (USC), being Kelly 8 and Kendi 5. His younger named the Trojans’ Most Improved brother, Paul, Is an All-Star guard In Player In 1965 and Most Inspirational the NBA, currently with the New Player In 1966. He obtained his York Knicks. bachelor’s degree at USC in 1967 Westphal toured China with an and master’s degree at Occidental in NBA All-Star group prior to reporting 1980. at Western in early September. □

First holiday invitational hoop tourney scheduled in December

ill Westphal, an assistant post-season tournaments. He was The first Holiday Invitational named National Association of coach with the San Diego Basketball Tournament will tip off in Clippers of the National Basketball Coaches (NABC) District Carver Gym on December 29 and 30 BBasketball Association (NBA) the VI Coach of the Year in 1976 and as the Western Vikings play host to 1980. past two years, was named men’s seven other college and high school head basketball coach at Western in “My coaching philosophy Is teams. August. probably most closely patterned The two-day tournament will after [former UCLA Coach] John He succeeds Denny Huston feature both high school and college (former University of Washington Wooden as I stress fundamentals, divisions. The first afternoon’s round teamwork and conditioning,” assis^tant), who resigned in mid-July of play will feature high sie^hools, with Westphalsaid. to become the top assistant at the Bremerton playing Bellingham and University of Wyoming. “I believe in a fast-paced, perenniel powerhouse Lynden facing aggressive style of basketball. My Westphal takes over a Viking Lakeside of Seattle. hoop team which finished 13-12 standards are high and I demand a That evening will see St. Martin’s will close the tourney on Thursday lot from my players, but I’ve always overall and reached the semifinal College against Central Washington evening. tried to remember that basketball is a round of the NAIA District 1 playoffs and the host Vikings playing Warner- Single tickets are $2 for students player’s game that should be fun to last season, Improving from a 4-2t Pacific College of Portland. Losers of and* $3 for adults. Tournament practice and to play.” mark the previous year. the first day’s play will meet on the passes are only $7 for students and “I felt we got the best of an The 38-year-old Westphal got his second afternoon, and the winners $10 for adults. outstanding group of candidates,” initial coaching experience at Glen­ The tournament is being Director of Men’s Athletics Boyde dale High School. He won two Foot­ underwritten by The Bellingham Long said. “I’m confident that our hill League titles during a four-year Herald, which is working with the basketball program will continue on stay, earning Coach of the Year Western Athletic Department to its upward swing. honors In 1973 as that team finished produce what will surely be a classic “Bill has an exceptional basket­ 23-4 and ranked fifth In the California holiday event. □ ball background. He possesses a Interscholastic Federation (CIF) 4-A poll in 1973. thorough knowledge of the game WOMEN’S BASKETBALL and the ability to relate it to his Nov. 23 at Seattle Pacific 5:30 players.” MEN’S BASKETBALL Nov. 27 ALUMNI 5:15 Westphal was the first assistant to Nov. 22 BRITISH COLUMBIA 7:30 Nov. 30 SIMON FRASER* 7:30 Coach Paul Silas at San Diego, but Nov. 23 at Seattle Pacific 7:30 Dec. 4 SEATTLE PACIFIC 5:15 Nov. 27 EASTERN WASHINGTON 7:30 Dec. 10 PACIFIC LUTHERAN* 7:30 due to a change In ownership of that Dec. 4 SEATTLE PACIFIC 7:30 Dec. 13 at Puget Sound 7:00 organization his contract was not Dec. 11 at Puget Sound 7:30 Dec. 15 at Western Oregon State 7:30 Dec. 16 at Portland renewed for the upcoming season. Dec. 15 at Washington 7:30 7:00 Dec. 18 at Pacific Lutheran* 2:00 Dec. 28-30 at Big Sky Holiday Classic Prior to joining the Clippers, he Dec. 21 at St. Martin’s 7:30 (Carroll, Gonzaga, Lethbridge, coached seven seasons at Dec. 29-30BELLINGHAM HERALD HOLIDAY Montana Tech, Seattle, Simon Fraser, INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT Western Montana & Western) Occidental College (Los Angeles, (Central Washington, St. Martin’s, Jan. 5 MONTANA STATE 7:30 Calif.). Warner Pacific & Western) Jan. 7 LEWIS-CLARK STATE* 7:30 “The NBA was an interesting Jan. 2 at Portland 2:00 Jan. 8 CONTRAL WASHINGTON* 7:30 Jan. 7 at Trinity Western* 8:00 Jan. 11 at St. Martin’s* 7:00 experience,” said Westphal, “but Jan. 8 at British Columbia 8:30 Jan. 14 SEATTLE* 5:15 when I’m really honest with myself, I Jan.14 CENTRAL WASHINGTON* 7:30 Jan. 21 at Lewis-Clark State* 7:30 Jan. 22 at Central Washington* ? realize that I was happier as the head Jan.18 PACIFIC LUTHERAN* 7:30 7:00 Jan.22 LEWIS-CLARK STATE* 7:30 Jan. 28 at Gonzaga* 7:30 coach at Occidental. Jan. 25 at Simon Fraser* 8:00 Jan. 29 at Whitworth* 5:15 “I enjoy the small college atmos­ Jan. 28 TRINITY WESTERN* 7:30 Feb. 4 PORTLAND * 7:30 Jan. 29 PUGET SOUND 7:30 Feb. 5 ST. MARTIN’S 7:30 phere and the opportunity to work Feb. 4 at Central Washington* 7:30 Feb. 8 at Pacific Lutheran* 7:30 with and to help develop the skills of Feb. 5 at Seattle* 9:00 Feb. 11 GONZAGA* 7:30 many fine young men.” Feb. 8 SIMON FRASER* 7:30 Feb.12 WHITWORTH* 5:15 Feb. 12 ST. MARTIN’S 7:30 Feb. 15 at Simon Fraser* 7:00 Westphal compiled an overall Feb. 19 Feb. 18 at Whitman* 7:30 ASSISTANT—Bob Grisham has been PUGET SOUND 7:30 record of 111-77 (.590) at Occidental, Feb. 19 at Lewis-Clark State* 8:00 Feb. 22 at Seattle* 7:00 named assistant men’s basketball coach at Feb. 25 WESTERN OREGON STATE including a 64-20 (.762) mark in Feb. 21 at Whitworth* 7:30 7:30 Feb. 26 SEATTLE* 7:30 Western. Grisham, 28, is familiar with North­ Feb. 28, NAIA District 1 Playoffs Southern California Intercollegiate Mar. 3-5 NAIA District 1 Playoffs west small college basketball, having been Mar. 2,4,5 (sites to be determined) Athletic Conference (SCIAC) play. 7-8 (Sites to be determined) an assistant at Lewis-Clark State College, Mar. NAIA Area 1 Playoffs Mar. 14-19 NAIA National Tournament Lewiston, Id., the past three years. He also Mar. 17-19 NAIA National Tournament His Tigers captured three SCIAC (Kansas City, MO) was the top aide at Canby (Ore.) High (Kansas City, MO) championships (1975, 1976, 1980) *NAIA District 1 contest School for one season. He is working *NAIA District 1 contest and participated In a like number of Home games at Sam Carver gym (WWU campus) toward a master’s degree at Western. Home games at Sam Carver Gym (WWU campus)

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Milton Towne instruction/physics from the Univer­ ’36 Louis A. Huber, history teacher for the School of Business at Western New sity of Washington. He joined the the Port Angeles School District since England College In Springfield, MA ... The Washington Air National 1967, will run for the House of Repre­ Kyle Burton Davis and Barbara Patricia Auburn School District in 1975, Lien (’76) were married June 26 In Stan- Guard has a new brigadier general In sentatives seat recently vacated by Brad where he has served as an . Owens (District #35) . . . Georgle Kunkel wood . . . Nancy E. Eastman and Monte the form of 1959 (M.A., 1965) elementary teacher with regular and has been appointed president of the Lee Edwards were married July 24 In Western grad Milton Towne, we are gifted programs. Washington State Counseling and Edmonds. They live in Edmonds where informed by The Aberdeen Dally Guidance Association. he is employed with Sports West... World. Diane Lewis-Lund teaches special ’45 Cheryl M. (Smith) Bickford retired education for a half a day and serves as Following graduation from Patricia Smithson from Shoreline School District after assistant volleyball coach for La Center Western with B.A. and M.A. degrees teaching for 36 years. High School. She taught the past two years in Marysville . . . Lori Ellen LIndseth in educational administration, Towne Lake Dolloff Elementary School’s ’52 Vera Jones retired from the Marine was a lecturer with Western’s and James Douglas Michalski were new principal is Patricia Smithson, Corps in October, 1981, and Is now married June 13 in Olympia. They live In Department of Education from 1964- who earned her B.A. In elementary teaching fourth grade in Marrero, Huntsville, AL, where they both are 66. He was later employed as a education and her M.A. In education Louisiana, Catholic School outside New employed by Boeing . . . Larry Shetland, Orleans. public school principal from 1966-71 from Western in 1970. an audiologist with Rancho Los Amigos before becoming a full-time Air Smithson has been a reading ’61 Barbara Stewart Wilson is teaching Hospital in Downey, CA, has started a Ph.D. program in the Division of Speech- National Guard commander. specialist at Grass Lake Elementary first grade at Onalaska Grade School for the seventh year. Language Pathology and Audiology at * ♦ ♦ t ' School In Kent for the past three the University of Utah. He is also working years. She previously taught In ’65 Nan Alice McRayde and Jan La as a clinic supervisor for audiology California and in Bellingham. Bell of Olympia were married in a chapel graduate students . . . Sharon Eileen Jerry Galloway built by La Bell and his father on wooded Wylie and Doyle Richard Whiting (’70) family property. They will make their If you’re looking for 1978 grad were married May 29 in Bellevue. They home in Tumwater where he teaches are living In Bellingham where he is Jerry Galloway, you have to look special education at the William Winlock employed by the Bon Marche. east to Spokane these days. Miller High School. Maurice Huggins ’80 Lourill Burba and Steven Erick Galloway ’66 John Sullivan became super­ Dr. Maurice Huggins assumed the Dahl were married June 11 at the recently moved intendent of Ridgefield School last Lairmont Manor in Bellingham, where from the principal’s duties at Panther Lake spring. they are living . . . Linda Diane Eisner and Elementary, after teaching science Donald Eugene Short (’82) were married engineering ’67 Don Grag, principal of Forks High firm of Kramer, last year at Totem Junior High. June 19 in Bellingham. She is a teacher School, has been appointed super­ for the Bellingham School District and he Chin & Mayo, Huggins, who formerly was an intendent of tb^e puillayute Valley Sch^pt ^ assistant professor at Whitworth'^ lit is employed in a grocery store ... ., Inc., District. Patricia Marie Moore and Brian Dean ^ Spokane-based College, has taught in the Lake ’71 Bill Johnston was assigned as the Alleger were married May 15 In Belling­ Environmental Washington and Lower Snoqualmie International Trustee for the Service ham. She Is employed by Merrill Lynch Concern Inc. school districts. After earning his Employees International Union, Local and he works at Northwest Medical B.A. (’61) and M.Ed. (’69) degrees at 262, in Bremerton March 8. Laboratories . . . Nanci Catherine Mozer (ECl), an archl- Galloway and Richard William Peterson were ^ tecture, planning and interior design Western, he went on to earn the ’73 Mike Franza, Washougal’s boys’ married July 10 and are living in Bellevue. firm. Ph.D. In elementary education/ basketball coach in 1982, will be the new She is an assistant manager at Pizza At ECl, Galloway is marketing geology from the University of Idaho assistant principal at Washougal High Haven and he works for Nemco Electric School this fall. He has been with the director. He graduated from Western in 1980. □ in Seattle . . . Paige Ellen Payne, Renton, school district for five years, teaching has been appointed an associate with a degree In journalism. seventh grade math at Gause Middle missionary to Turkey by the United School . . . Charlene Lehman and Randal Church of Christ’s Board for World Hunter Payton were married July 31 in Ministries. She has been a teacher at Monroe . . . Ron Polinder has been hired Tahoma Junior High School, Maple Richard “Rick” Tremaine as the part-time executive director of Valley, since 1980. IN MEMORIAM Concerned Christian Citizens for Political Richard “Rick” Tremaine, a 1971 ’25 Blanche E. (Pearce) Booth, July Action/Education. ’81 Jeffrey R. Antonelis-Lapp com­ Western alum, has been elected vice 30,1981. pleted his M.Ed. in science at the UW and ^ ’74 Karen Lynne Olson and Lee Eric is now teaching science and health at president for Mount Baker Bank ’30 Jeanne (Borgstedt) Ghunn, June Douglas were married June 19 in Everett. White River Middle School in Buckley. according to The Bellingham Herald. 17, 1982. He works for the City of Marysville . . . His wife, Valerie (’80) is completing her Tremaine joined the bank in 1975 Serena Gayle Mar and Thomas Young master’s in library science at the UW and ’55 (Percy) Ward Heathers, July 2, as loan officer. He currently is Lee were married July 17 in Seattle . . . working at Seattle Public Library . . . 1982. Barbara Werelius, who served as records manager of Mount Baker’s construc­ James Robert Barner and Sandra Lynne ’56 Ronald K. Simpson, July 2, 1982. manager for the City of Bellevue from Young (’80) were married June 19. They tion loan department. 1975 to 198^, has been appointed live in Longview. She is a teacher in the

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. . .Ob- V • records management with the Tacoma in Lake Oswego . . . Susan Frieda Fast ’70 Curtis Wilson. Pubjic Utilities. and Paul Emmons Scea (’81) were Bill Brumsickle Unclassified Arthur Hartsell . . . Hazel married in Naramata, B.C., Canada, July ’75 Karolyn Finkbonner and Timothy 10. They live In Iowa City, where they are The Centralla Chronicle informs Kendall, Dayton, August 5, 1982, at the P. Merriman were married June 5. They age of 82. pursuing their master’s degrees at the . .4 us that 1958 grad Bill Brumsickle is live in Bellingham where she is employed University of Iowa . . . Mary by Prudential Insurance Co. the new assistant superintendent for Gomulkiewicz and Nicholas Dyer, both of the Centralla School District. Mountain V^ew, CA, were married June ’78 Susan Artie Backman and Lt. John 19 in Palo Alto, CA . . . Kevin Guay is After graduating from Western, Charles Bortniak were married July 10 In teaching English, typing and general Brumsickle earned a master’s degree Olympia. They live in Cape Code, MA, business at Columbia High School In from Pacific Lutheran University in where he is stationed on the NOAA ship White Salmon . . . Sally J. Libby (’80) and Albatross at Woods Hole . . . Deborah G. 1974, and had been principal of Dan R. Gadd were married July 24. They Boustead and James L. Smalley were Centralla High School since 1973. He live in Seattle . . . Lyn Marie Huglaman married July 24. They live near Poulsbo (’82) and Russell Martin were married and his wife, Mary, have four sons. . . . Lynn Martha Douglas and Philip Leon July 10. They live in Bellingham . . . Nicolet were married in Edmonds August * * * Deborah Lynn Miller and Darren Smith 14 . . . Michael Fred Lower has graduated were married August 28. She is currently from Southwestern Baptist Theological employed at Transamerica Title Robert Otterstad Seminary in Fort Worth, TX, where he Insurance in Juneau, AK . . . Camille received a master of divinity degree. He Marie Needham and Donald Robert Van The new principal at Nautilus was scheduled to take the position of DeVanter were married June 19 at the Elementary School in Federal Way is pastor at the Selah City Baptist Church in historic Bell Home In Lexington, KY. She Western grad Robert Otterstad. Selah, WA, after graduation. is a graduate student and he is a National After obtaining his B.A. degree in ’79 Anthony F. Chelte of Science Foundation graduate fellow at the University of Kentucky . . . Sandra music from Western, Otterstad went Northampton, MA, has been named visit­ ing assistant professor of management In Kaye Rozelle and Brian J. Rooyakkers on to earn his M.A. in curriculum and were married in Bellingham. t-' "S.'

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