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Lakers Rack Up Another Winning Season
The GVSU Laker football team tenth straight winning season, and ended the 1994 season where it the Lakers' 8-2 conference record was began, in the Pennsylvania foothills. good enough for second place in the Grand Va lley lost the NCAA Divi Midwest Intercollegiate Football Con sion II play-off game to Indiana Uni ference. versity of Pennsylvania, 35-27. It was Grand Va lley has led the MIFC in against IUP that the Lakers opened total offense for the past five seasons. the season in September, losing 35- 33. Despite those setbacks, Grand Valley's 8-4 overall record marked the
Holiday Party To Honor Faculty and Staff
Seventy-seven faculty and staff Maintenance/Service The 20-year award recipients are: members will be honored for their Willard Nyenbrink, Hardware Spe Faculty years of service to Grand Valley at the cialist. Max Densmore, Professor of Market annual Holiday Party on Thursday, ing; M. Chris Falvey Professor of Psy December 1 The 25-year award recipients are: chology; Carol Garey, Senior Librari Eight facu lty and staff members Faculty an; Constance Jones, Assistant will receive their 30-year awards, 15 John Batchelder, Professor of Political Professor of English; Stanton facu lty and staff will receive their Science; Roelof Bijkerk, Professor of Lindquist, Professor of Accounting 25-year award, 15 faculty and staff Psychology; Thomas Cunningham, and Taxation; Harvey Nikkel, Profes will receive their 20-year awards and Professor of Philosophy; Ronald sor of Chemistry; Ronald Poitras, 39 w ill be presented with ten-year Dwelle, Associate Professor of Eng Associate Professor of Anthropology pins. All faculty and staff are invited lish; Paul Grischke, Associate Profes and Sociology; Margaret Proctor, to attend. The reception will be held sor of Music; Kenneth Johnson, Asso Associate Professor of Communica in the Kirkhof Center, Promenade ciate Professor of Computer Science tions; John Shontz, Professor of Biol Deck, from 3 to 5 p.m., with the and Info rmation Systems; James Scott, ogy award ceremony beginning at 3:30 Associate Professor of Physical Educa p.m. To allow all employees to par tion; Donald Williams, Professor of Executive, Administrative and ticipate, campus offices w ill be closed Anthropology and Sociology; F. West Professional beginning at 3 p m. on Wochholz, Associate Professor of Richard Mehler, Facilities Ma nager, Education. Grand Rapids Campus; Nancee Miller, The 30-year award recipients are: Director of Alumni Relations. Executive, Administrative and Faculty Professional Clerical, Office and Technical Carl Bajema, Professor of Biology; Arend Lubbers, President; Allen Doriana Gould, Secretary, Foreign Marvin DeVries, Professor of Econom Wygant, Director of Public Safety Ser Languages; Sandra Longstreet, Ad ics; Robert Hoeksema, Associate Pro vices. ministrative Assistant, Continuing fessor of Foreign Languages; Carl Education Dean's Office; Stella Kobernik, Associate Professor of For Clerical Office and Technical Weber, Administrative Aide, Educa eign Languages; Donald Vanderjagt, Marilyn Clubine, Administrative Assis tional Support Program. Professor of Mathematics and Statis tant, Athletics; Pamela Tober, Secre tics. tary, Music. Maintenance/Service Donald Drooger, General Mainte Executive, Administrative and Maintenance/ Grounds nance Mechanic. Professional Gary Jaarsma, Heating, Ventilation, Ai r Glenn Niemeyer, Provost and Vice Conditioning Specialist; Peter Ritsema continued on page 2 President for Academic and Student Groundskeeper. Affairs; John Scherff, Plant Services supervisor. @GRANOVALI.EY STATE UNIVERSITY Page 2 fORlM Across Campus
New Donors, New Dollars donors will receive a "Don's Dough dents who could not be added during the year. The 1994 Faculty Staff Campaign nut Dollar" to have coffee and dough continues to make progress. nuts with President Lubbers at select Due to a change in legislation, you ed sites in January. As of November 18, 1994, 346 will also be required to list the names, employees or 37 percent of the GVSU Using payroll deduction makes birthdates and social security numbers work force contributed $75,140. This giving easy. A $4 per pay period of your dependents who are covered year's goal is to reach a participation deduction result-; in a $104 gift. under your policies at the university. rate of 60 percent, meaning 222 more If you have questions or need a A section has been added to back of donors are needed before the end of form, call Nancee Miller at 771-6537 the enrollment form for you to pro the year. Many funds need support. or Dori Gates at 771-6530. vide this information. Some important points to consider Meetings have been scheduled include: Personalized Benefits Program during open enrollment to explain Enrollment Deadline December 2 All gifts to named endowment funds plan options and answer questions. will be matched by undistributed The open enrollment period for The elates and times of the remaining interest from the general endowment. the Personalized Benefits Program meetings are as follows: Two new endowment funds have will encl on Friday, December 2. The November 29 - Tuesday - 9 a.m. recently been established. The MSW IRS requires, all program participants Portside - Kirkhof Scholarship Endowment will provide to complete an enrollment form, November 29 -Tuesday - 5:30 p.m. scholarships for graduate students in whether or not any changes are Cabins D, E, and F - Kirkhof Social Work. The Ara Carey Endow made. Spouses are encouraged to attend. ment Fund will bring experts on child An enroll ment workbook was To make a reservation for one of welfare to campus to speak to G VSU delivered to all regular faculty and these meetings, call the Benefits Hot students and the community. staff on November 4. Open enroll line at x2220 o r send your reservation All contributions to the University ment provides the opportunity for by cc:Mail, addressing your message faculty and staff members to change qualify for a State of Michigan tax continued on page 3 credit and a federal tax deduction. All insurance carriers and add depen-
Holiday Party To Honor Faculty and Staff
continued from page 1 Kirkhof School of Nursing and Pro cation; Andrea Marks, Admissions fessor of Nursing; Gregory Houghta l The ten-year award recipients are: Office Assistant; Carolyn Modderman, ing, Architect; H. Bart Merkle, Associ Library Clerk, Library; Peg1:,,y Moore, Faculty ate Provost and Dean of Students; Clerical Assistant, Financial Aid Gordon Alderink, Assistant Professor Dewey Newsome, Swim Coach/ Office; Dan Seeley, Media Services of Physical Therapy; Lucille Grimm, Coordinator of Aquatics; Virginia Assistant, Student Life Office; Elsie Associate Professor of Nursing; Gayla Randall, Assistant Dean of Students. Sova, Bookkeeper, Accounting Office; Jewell, Assistant Professor of Nursing; Clerical, Office and Technical Susan Speck, Clerical Aide, Account Benjamin Lockerd, Jr., Associate Pro Mary Beversluis Tuinstra, Executive ing Office; Suellen Terry, Clerical fessor of English; Marie McKendall, Assistant, School of Education; Associate Professor of Management; Secretary, Provost's Office; Pamela Biller, Clerical Assistant, Anthropolo- Dorothea Thomas, Secretary, Interna Alexander Nesterenko, Associate Pro tional Affairs; Thomas Underwood, 1:,,y /Sociology; Joyce Black, Adminis fessor and Director of School of Com Television Equipment Operator, munications; Donald Paszek, Associ trative Assistant, Office for Economic Expansion; WGVU/ WGVK-TV; Maurine VanHuis, ate Professor of Psychology; James Diane Breeman, Clerical Assistant, Computer Science and Bookkeeper, Accounting Office; Persoon, Associate Professor of Eng William Willea, Computer Operator Information Systems; Nancy Brown, n, lish; Patricia Rowe, Assistant Professor Administrative Computing. of Physical Education. Secretary, English; Patricia Deverney, Clerical Assistant, Registrars Office; Maintenance/ Service Executive, Administrative and Michele Golightly, Clerical Assistant, Joyce Cummings, Custodian. Professional Bookstore; Lisa Ham, Secretary, Sci Farley Coomber, Plant Services Super ence and Math Center; Lorna Hol Public Safety visor; Deborah Dencer, Assistant Ath land, Student Employment Assistant; Gregory Pruitt, Public Safety Officer. letic Trainer; Mary Horan, Dean of Diana Kirby, Secretary, Physical Edu- fORlM Page 3 Coming Events
Student Employee Training at the corner of College and Fulton in Lesbian, Gay Task Force Meets Sessions Scheduled Grand Rapids. Interested members of the GVSU All student employees currently Pratt will perform works by Bach, community are invited to participate working on campus must attend one Arne, Mu let, and Dupre. The concert in work sessions of the Task Force on student employee training session will also feature soprano Marybeth Lesbian and Gay Issues. The task before the end of the year in order to Timmer. force meets every Monday at 10 a.m. be reauthorized to work in January. in the Kirkhof Center. Internationalization Any student who has not attended a President Lubbers appointed the training session by January 1 will not Symposium Planned 12-member task force this fall to be able to continue their GVSU "Internationalization and GVSU," address concerns raised in the recent employment. Training sessions are the second annual all -campus, inter GVSU Campus Climate Study for available at the following times: disciplinary symposiu m, sponsored Women. Task force members have Tues., Dec. 6 - 2-4 p.m. by the Grand Va lley Review, Phi identified several areas for further Wed., Dec. 7 - 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Kappa Phi, and the Honors Program study, including university policy, Thur., Dec. 8 - 9-11 a. m. and 1-3 p.m. will be held on Tuesday, February 28, campus environment, pe rsonnel con Fri., Dec. 9 - 9 - 11 a. m. and 1-3 p.m. and Wednesday, March 1, 1995, at cerns, curricular issues, and provi Cook-DeWitt Center. Everyone in the Pratt to Perform for Heartside sions for education, training, and pro GVSU community is invited to partic gramming. Mathematics and Statistics Chair ipate. Suggestions for panels and The task force expects to make man Phil Pratt will be the featured papers should be sent to Roberta recommendations in these and other organ soloist in the seventh annual Simone, editor, Grand Valley Review, issues early in Winter Semester. For Heartside Anniversary Concert at 166 LHH, or Lee Lebbin, President, more information call the Office of Central Reformed Church Sunday, Phi Kappa Phi, 112 JHZ. December 4, at 7 p.m. The church is Affirmative Action at x2242.
Faculty and Staff Sketches
Carmen Nochera, associate profes tive educational mode in HS 305A/B Donna Vanlwaarden, assistant pro sor of Health Sciences, gave a pre in which students use nutrition fessor of Public Administration, was sentation on Healthy Guidelines for assessment techniques in the field. elected to the board of directors of Proper Nutrition to students in the Jean Nagelkerk, associate professor Priority Health. GVSU Living Center. of Nursing, authored the article "Nurs Virginia Keen, visiting assistant pro She also presented a food storage ing Informatics: Mastering Technolo fessor of Mathematics and Statistics, and preservation seminar to members gy," in the journal Advance Practice gave a presentation titled "Empower- of a Mormon church in Greenville. Nurse. continued on page 4 Nochera has also offered an alterna-
Across Campus continued from page 2 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Cana Red Skelton 's More Funny Faces, Fri to "Benefits Questions." Faculty and dians, Sunday, December 4, at day, December 9, at 10:15 p.m., staff may also use the hotline and 1:30 p.m. fo llowed by Funny Faces III on Fri cc:Mail address if they have any ques Great Performances: Natalie Cole's day, December 16, at 9:05 p.m., tions concerning benefits. Untraditional Traditional Christ and Red Skelton: A Royal Com mas, Monday, December 5, at 8 mand Performance, Friday, Dec Holidays Come Home to Public TV p.m. ember 16, at 10 p.m. West Michigan Public Television, Neil Diamond's Christmas Special, Tony Bennett Unplugged, Wednesday, WGVU-TV 35 and WGVK-TV 52 will Tuesday, December 6, at 10:30 p.m. December 14, at 8 p.m. feature several special programs this holiday season. The line-up includes: Red Skelton 's Christmas Dinner, Fri day, December 9, at 9 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Eagles, Saturday, December 3, at 9 p.m. Page 4 fORlM Faculty and Staff Calendar of Events
Sketches Cultural Events - Arts Hotline: (616) 895-ARTS •Gallery Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 10 a. m.- 7 p.m. Thursday. All activities are in fac ilities on the Allendale Ca mpus unless otherwise noted. continued from page 3 Monday, November 28-Friday, December 2 ing Prospective Elementary School Gallery Hours•: Art Exhibit. BFA Student Exhibitions. Ca lder Ga llery, Calder Fine Arts Center. Teachers," at a m eeting of the Michi Wednesday, November 30 gan Council of Teachers of Mathe 12 noon: Lunchbreak Series. Ensemble Ouabache will present earl y music on instruments of matics, in Traverse City. the period of the European exploration of No rth America. Free. Cook-DeWitt Center. Thursday, December 1 Don Pottorff, associate professor 5 p.m.-7 p.m. : Art exhibit reception. l3FA Exhibitions. Calder Gallery, Calder Fine Arts Center. in the School of Education, gave a Friday, December 2 lecture titled Censorship in Childre n's 8 p.m.: Choir Concert -MESSIAH. $5.00 general admission. Tickets may be reserved by call Literature, at the Michigan Associa ing extension 3484; no tickets will be sold at the door on the evening of the perfor tion of Media Educators State Con mance. Loui s Armstrong Theatre, Calder Fine Arts Center. ve ntion in Traverse City. Sunday, December 4 Education Professor Loretta Konec 3 p.m.: Orchestra and Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert. Free. Louis Armstrong Theatre, ki presided at two sessions of the Calder Fine Arts Center. National Scie nce Teache rs A<;socia Monday, December 5-Friday, December 9 tion Area Convention in Minneapolis. Gallery Hours•: Art Exhibit. BFA Exhibitions. Ca lder Gallery, Calder Fine Arts Center. He r sessions w e re titled "Pro moting Tuesday, December 6 Inclusion in Science and Ma th: The 12 noon: Lunchbreak Series. The Van Andel Organ Recital will feature music of the season with an organ and brass ensemble. Following this recital, the audience is invited to hear PRISM Project, a nd "Attitudes of Sci music of the season as performed on the new carillon housed in the Cook Carillon ence Educators Concerning Science Tower. Free. Cook-DeWitt Ce nte r. Fairs." Thursday, December 8 Helen Westra, visiting assistant pro 5 p.m.-7 p.m.: Art exhibit reception. BFA Exhibitions. Calder Ga llery, Ca lder Fine Arts Center. fessor of English, was one o f four Monday, December 12-Friday, December 16 American schola rs invited by the Chi Gallery Hours•: Art Exhibit. BFA Exhibitions. Ca lder Gallery, Calder Fine Arts Center. nese Educational Association on Monday, December 12 International Exchange to its annual 5 p.m.-7 p.m. : Art exhibit reception. l3FA Exhibitions. Calder Gallery, Calder Fine Arts Center. conference in Hainan, People's General Events Republic of China, to evaluate Eng Thursday, December 1 lish teaching programs conducted by 3 p.m.-5 p.m. : Faculty and Staff Holiday Party. Promenade Deck, Kirkhof Center. Chinese colleges a nd universities. 4 p.m.: Interviewing workshop sponsored by Career Services. Free. Room 224, Commons. Westra gave prese ntations o n Fo r more information contact extension 3311. methodology and testing. Sports - Sports Hotline: 895-3800 Monday, November 28 Janet Ruth Heller, visiting assistant 7:30 p.m.: Men's Basketball. Cornerstone College at GVSU. professor of English, prese nted a Wednesday, November 30 "An poetry reading titled Ultimatum," 5 p.m.: Men's & Women's Swimming/Diving. GVSU Diving Classic at GVSU. for the session o n feminist humor at 7 p.m.: Women's Basketball. St. Francis College at GVSU. the Midwest Modern Language Asso Thursday, December 1 ciation Convention in Chicago. She 7:30 p.m.: Men's 13asketball. Calvin College at GVSU. also participated in a session titled Thursday, December I-Saturday, December 3 "Literature and the Othe r Art~ in 19th 9:30 a. m.: Men's & Women's Swinmling/Diving. GVSU at U.S. Open, Buffalo, New York. Ce ntury British Culture." Saturday, December 3 3 p.m.: Women's Basketball. GVSU at St. Joseph's College, Rennsselaer, Indiana. New Grand Valley Associate 3 p.m.: Men's Basketball . Aquinas College at GVSU. Leaann Tibbe has joined the Stu Sunday, December 4 dent Life Office as secretary. She pre 3 p.m.: Men's & Women's Swinmling/Diving. GVSU Diving Classic. viously held various secretarial posi Tuesday, December 6 tions at Me ijer. Tibbe attended Grand 7 p.m.: Women's llasketball . GVSU at Cornerstone College, Grand Rapids, Michiga n. Valley in the mid 1970s, and re turned Friday, December 9 in 1992. 5:30 p.m. : Men's & Women's Swinmling/Diving. GVSU at Hope College, Holland, Michigan. Saturday, December 10 1 p.m.: Men's l3asketball. GVSU at Ferris State University. Big Rapids, Michigan. 3 p.m.: Women's Basketball. GVSU at Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan. Friday, December 30 7:30 p.m.: Men's Basketball. GVSU at Quincy University, Quincy, Illinois.