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Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC SIU Alumni Magazine SIU Alumni Association 9-1-1976 Alumnus Southern Illinois University Office of Alumni Services Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/alumni_mag Recommended Citation , . "Alumnus." (Sep 1976). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the SIU Alumni Association at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in SIU Alumni Magazine by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. kwaJiiii»<ji»miMiilMii vo I\ ON CD a Pi • *>k <-> • ^ Si a £d o « c> < Co Alumnus Honorable & Mentionable . Southern Illinois University at Carbondale VOL. 38, NO. 2, September, 1976 Welcome Class of '76, TOM WOOD Editor Publication of Congratulations on obtaining your recent degree and welcome into the ranks of Southern Illinois University alumni. With the 1976 grad uates totaled in, SIU alumni now number over 65,000. The numbers are impressive but it's the individuals who count with us. We do hope you will consider the merits of joining the Association The Association of Alumni which is the only official organization of alumni for SIU. Our purpose and Former Students is to serve SIU and YOU. It's that simple. Southern Illinois University Membership supports the Alumnus magazine, six issues per year with ROBERT ODANIELL '51 news of the campus and alumni; information and ticket reservations for Executive Director Homecoming; promotes and coordinates class reunions and professional (618) 453-2408 alumni groups within schools, colleges, and departments of the Univer JACOB KING '51 sity; assists the University Placement Service in locating jobs for alumni Assistant Director and relays information regarding job openings through alumni employers (618) 453-2409 to the proper channels so that more alumni can find the "right" job. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Membership also offers class voting privileges for representation to the Paul Schoen '67, President Legislative Council and the annual Great Teacher Award; the oppor Roger Gray '64, President-Elect tunity to participate in alumni group travel tours at reduced rates; pur Jack Murphy '54, M.S. '57, Ph.D. chase of books at reduced rates announced in the Alumnus; reduced '71, Vice President Keith Sanders '61, M.S. '62, Vice rates on Saluki football and basketball season tickets; Morris Library President book checkout privileges; use of Campus Beach, tennis and handball Jo Ann Cunningham Jungers '52, courts; Student Center bowling and billiard privileges at reduced rates. Secretary Harold Dycus, Treasurer In addition, you will receive an attractive membership card and decal Rev. Jack Adams '53 for your automobile. That isn't all—there are others and we are con W. Kent Brandon '61 tinuing to explore additional services. Willis Coatney '55 This issue of the Alumnus is being sent to you with our best wishes V. Dale Cozad '58 David Elder '50, M.A. '51 for your success. If you have already joined the Association, you will Robert Hardcastle '63, M.S. '64 continue to receive the magazine and other services. If you have not, we Fred Huff ex '62 hope you will consider joining us. With your diploma you received an Larry Jacober '62, M.S. '65 Fred J. Meyer '40 information form. Please return it so we can better serve you. Firstyear Patrick Mudd '55, M.S. '59 membership fees continue to be $4, payable to the SIU Alumni As William E. O'Brien '47 sociation, SIU, Carbondale, 111., 62901. Eugene Payton '38 Patricia Lill Schroeder '43 Again, welcome and we will be hoping to hear from you soon. Albert J. Shafter '48, M.A. '49 Ted Taylor '44 Sincerely, SIU Board of Trustees: IVAN A. Robert Odaniell ELLIOTT, JR., chairman; HARRIS Executive Director ROWE, vice chairman; MARGARET SIU Alumni Association BLACKSHERE, secretary; members: WAYNE HEBERER, WILLIS MOORE, WILLIAM R. NORWOOD, A. D. VAN METER, JR.; student members: ROB ERT N. SEELY, Carbondale; EDDIE WASHINGTON, Edwardsville. Presi P.S. If you join for three years, we can make a special membership dent of SIU-Carbondale: WARREN W. BRANDT. Student Trustees: ROB bonus offer. For $20 you will be a member for 36 consecutive months ERT N. SEELY, Carbondale; MUHAM and will receive a beautiful marble SIU paperweight. Think about it! MAD ABDEL AZIZ, Edwardsville. Alumnus /Southern Illinois Univer sity is published six times a year, in January, March, May, July, September, and November, by the Southern Illinois University Office of Alumni Services, Carbon dale./Member of the American Alumni Council./Payment of membership dues of $8.00 annually or $125 for lifetime membership entitles an association member to all alumni publications. Subscription to the Alumnus is by membership only. Second class postage paid at Carbondale, Illinois./All information concerning alumni or special feature material should be addressed to the editor of Alumni Publications. Address changes should be sent to the SIU Alumni Office, Carbondale, 111. 62901. Please allow four weeks for changes./Printed by the SIU Printing Service at Carbondale. H The cornerstone of Southern Illinois University || Carbondale's longawaited CoRecreation Building will be jjg laid during Homecoming ceremonies at 9 A.M., October 23. 2 For the story on the new facility, see page 2. Some new faces grace the ranks of SIU administration, enrollment is up, the budget is in and some old faces no longer grace the rolls of the University faculty. For the story on these and other SIU news items, turn to page 7. Award-winning SIU artist John Deom has provided us with a handsome rendering of one of the University's most pleasant and pleasurefilled edifices. For details on how you can purchase a copy of this etching of Shryock Auditorium, see page 7. Also in this issue: Association schedule of events, page 8/Deadline Sports, page 9/Alumni, here, there . page 11/New life members, page 18. New CoRecreation Building It's no coincidence that the cornerstone for Southern Wall and Washington streets, will bring to the SIUC Illinois UniversityCarbondale's longawaited CoRec campus are: modern facilities for basketball, volleyball, reation Building will be laid during formal ceremonies handball, racquetball, golf, swimming and diving, October 23. That's homecoming weekend and several wrestling, judo, karate, weightlifting, dancing and other hundred of the SIUC alums whose fees are helping to organized and individual activities. construct the building will be in Carbondale to renew The building will house a large gymnasium with three old acquaintances, attend the SIUNorthern Illinois Uni basketball, four volleyball and eight handball and rac versity football game and, perhaps, steal a look at the quetball courts; a golf room replete with computerized building's progress. driving stations and synthetic putting greens; and weight The $8.9 million multisport complex is slated for lifting and exercise rooms. completion in time for the beginning of the 197778 A natatorium containing an Olympicsize swimming school year. The building, which has been in the works pool and diving facilities will accommodate up to 200 for more than a decade, will add a new dimension to the persons simultaneously. It will include four 1meter and University's wideranging intramural and recreation pro two 3meter diving boards and a 5meter platform tower. grams. A maximum water depth of 16 feet will allow for a The building got its start when a January, 1964 stu wide variety of uses—from water shows to scuba and dent referendum approved its construction and alloca diving events. There will be seating for 600 spectators tion of a $15perquarter fee—the Student Welfare and and locker rooms will be equipped with saunas. Recreation Facility Building Trust Fund (SWARF) fee. A large multipurpose room will be situated on the The fee was approved by the University's board of trus building's upper level, along with several lounges which tees in December, 1964, and since then, thousands of overlook the natatorium. The upper level will also con SIUC alums and students have contributed to its con tain spectator observation decks overlooking the gym struction. nasium and handballracquetball courts. Administrative What the building, located on Grand Avenue between office and a main lounge round out the upper level. 2 The building will house the combined staffs of SIUC's Members of the women's intramural staff include Jean men's and women's intramural programs, which cater to Paratore, coordinator; Joyce Craven, assistant coordi the athletic and recreational needs of the University's nator; and graduate assistants Judy Benedict, Sandy 21,700plus students, in addition to faculty and staff. Meyer, Debbie Schaal and Ann Coughlin. The building was designed by Ralph Rapson and As Bruce R. Swinburne, vicepresident for student affairs, sociates, a Minneapolis firm, and general construction is is responsible for intramural and recreational facilities being handled by the J. L. Simmons Co., Inc. of Decatur. and programs. He is assisted by William Bleyer, assistant Guidelines for the CoRecreation Building's use will be dean for recreation and intramurals. formulated by the Campus Recreation Advisory Board, Together, this staff provides recreational and intra composed of student, faculty, staff, civil service and mural activities which draw thousands of SIUC stu alumni representatives. Mrs. Linda G. Brandon '70 of dents, faculty and staff annually into healthy competi Carbondale is the recently appointed alumni representa tion in such sports as flag football, volleyball, handball tive to that advisory group on all SIUC recreational and and racquetball, tennis, water polo, cross country, bas intramural activities and facilities. ketball and swimming. The board helps oversee one of the most varied and The new CoRecreation Building will do much to en wideranging intramural and recreational programs any hance these programs, as well as providing luxurious where.