The University of Texas at San Antonio Spring 2008 Magazine Vol. 24, No. 2

ITC marks the 40th anniversary of the party that changed San Antonio

Also in this issue: A Greener Campus University Experts Tell you How to … SPRING 2008 Table of Contents

Features 16 How to … Want to learn how to hit a home run? Need help preparing for your big job inter- view? We asked people from throughout the university to share their expertise with us, from practical matters such as how to properly wash your hands and man- age your money, to more amusing pursuits like how to win Rock, Paper, Scissors and play the bagpipes.

24 Orange and Blue and Green Education programs, recycling initiatives, energy audits, a chartered energy conservation committee and signs of renewed student activism are all part of a nascent movement to make UTSA a greener, more environmentally sustainable campus.

28 San Antonio’s Introduction to the World On the 40th anniversary of HemisFair, Sombrilla looks back at the party that changed San Antonio. UTSA’s Institute of Texan Cultures is marking the event with a yearlong exhibit.

Departments 5 in the Loop Downtown Campus celebrates 10th anniversary; Nobel laureate begins Distinguished Lecture Series; interactive geometry exhibit helps students understand math concepts; university dedicates Kleberg Commons; social work program earns accreditation; and more campus news. 10 investigations Physics graduate students participate in NASA small explorer mission that launches this summer; engineering professor Mo Jamshidi’s students’ robots travel by air, land and sea; and education students teach children with developmental disabilities in Motor Development Clinic. 12 roadrunner Sports Say “howdy” to the new Rowdy! Athletics department unveils new roadrunner logo at Homecoming. 16 syllabus In a campaign year characterized by frank discussions of sexism and racism, Cynthia Perez McCluskey and her students examine how women and minorities are treated in the criminal justice system. 32 class Notes Profiles of legendary Tejano musician René Ornelas ’77 and WNBA team PR manager Veronica “Ronnie” Ramirez ’04. Plus, alumni office launches Brick and Bench campaign and sets the date for the 2008 Gala. 36 looking Back A live oak tree planted 18 years ago to honor POWs/MIAs who fought in Vietnam still stands in front of the University Center … despite surrounding construction. On the cover First Lady Lady Bird Johnson arrives at the HemisFair ’68 opening day festivities flanked by Texas Governor John Connally and Nellie Connally. See “San Antonio’s Introduction to the World,” page 28. On this page Shooting hoops in Bill Miller Plaza at the Downtown Campus. Photo by Patrick Ray Dunn.

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Sombrilla Magazine loop Spring 2008, Volume 24, Number 2 EDITOR’S note The University of Texas at San Antonio Ricardo Romo, President Shades of green Downtown Campus celebrates 10th anniversary

Editor: Rebecca Luther or using low-VOC (volatile organic s part of Homecoming 2008 Jesse Zapata, Art director: Karen Thurman compound) inks. The folks who print events, the Downtown Associate editor: Lety Laurel Downtown Campus Sombrilla, Capital Printing in Austin, Campus celebrated its 10th vice provost Copy editors: Judith Lipsett, Lorna Stafford A Contributors: Andrea Archer, James Benavides, recently began the process to become anniversary on Feb. 27. At an and dean of the College of Tim Brownlee, Wendy Frost, Lynn Gosnell, certified by the Forest Stewardship opening ceremony in Bill Miller Public Policy, Ashley Harris, Lesli Hicks, Marianne McBride Lewis, Council, and we applaud them for that. Plaza, President Ricardo Romo, plays keyboard at Jenny Moore, Analisa Nazareno, Kris Rodriguez, As our partner, Capital is committed Downtown Campus Vice Provost the fourth annual Rick Smith, Kyle Stephens to continuing this dialogue with us. Jazz in the Plaza. Photographers: Patrick Ray Dunn, Mark McClendon Jesse Zapata and alumnus Michael Assistant director of publications: Frank Segura You, our readers, also are our part- Rosales ’02, ’05, chief executive Director of publications: Elton Smith ners, and you can help, too. Share this officer for the Aztec Project magazine with a friend. Recycle it. And Development Ltd., all spoke about Office of University Advancement Soon after assigning the article on if you’d prefer to not receive the printed the campus’ role in the community Vice President for University UTSA’s efforts to create a greener cam- magazine and to read it on the Web Advancement: Marjie French and the partnerships that helped pus (“Orange and Blue and Green,” instead, drop me a note at sombrilla@ Associate Vice President for Communications establish it. page 24), we realized it would be utsa.edu, and I’ll take your name off and Marketing: David Gabler “The establishment of UTSA’s Director of Alumni Programs: hypocritical to run such a story with- the mailing list and add it to the e-mail Downtown Campus has created a Jane Findling Burton out taking a look at the practices in notification list for Sombrilla Online. win-win situation for the university our own office. Sombrilla is produced Taking one name off the mailing list Sombrilla Advisory Board and the community,” said Zapata, in the university’s publications office. may not save any trees, but by each of Palmira Arellano ’86 who has been assigned to the Ernest Bromley ’78, ’80 We publish things such as magazines us doing a little, it can add up to a lot. campus since it opened. “Downtown Renée Crittenden-Garcia ’96 and reports and brochures and posters, And for some really good news about Marjorie George ’84 all on paper. Lots and lots of paper. what the university is doing to save a few is home to seats of government, The 2007–2008 academic year and College of Public Policy as lecturer in the School of Social Richard Lewis, UTSA The magazine you’re holding, very special trees, flip to the back page. culture, commerce, tourism and marks the 10th anniversary of the well as the Institute for Economic Service Administration at the Janice Odom, UTSA for example, is one of 54,000 cop- —Rebecca Luther so many industries vital to San opening of the Frio Street Building, Development, the Bank of America University of Chicago. Webber spoke Rick Riordan Antonio. Having an educational the first on the permanent campus. Child and Adolescent Policy about the role of urban universities Noe Saldaña ’91, UTSA ies of this issue, which were printed Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje ’80, ’87 on 16,203 pounds of paper. That’s institution just a few steps away When it opened in 1997, the Research Institute and the Mexico in their communities and discussed Martha Treviño ’97 the equivalent of 118 trees, accord- Letter to the editor gives our students a chance to get Downtown Campus served 900 Center. his 2005 essay, “Universities, ing to www.papercalculator.org. I am writing in regard to the article, out there for hands-on experiences, students and offered 51 courses. Events for the celebration Communities and Cities: Forging Write back! So why not just print on recycled “UTSA 2016,” in the Winter 2008 edition and it gives professionals an The campus now has an enrollment included an open house and a Sustainable Partnerships.” We welcome your letters pertaining to Sombrilla’s content. Please send them by mail or e-mail to the paper, you ask? It’s not so simple. of the Sombrilla. I was horrified at the opportunity to expand their skills, of 6,400 students, offers lecture by Henry Webber, vice The daylong festivities ended addresses below. Letters may be edited for length Recycled paper often is more expensive. opening line, which refers to UTSA as a making them more effective in the approximately 500 courses and is president for community and with the fourth annual Jazz in the or clarity. Sombrilla, in fact, used to be printed business. Hopefully most of us still real- workplace.” home to the College of Architecture government affairs and senior Plaza concert. —James Benavides on paper that contained a percent- ize there is a huge difference between Sombrilla Magazine is published three times age of recycled content. But as mail- businesses and our educational institu- a year by the Office of University Publications, UTSA, 501 West Durango Blvd., San Antonio, ing rates continue to rise (a bad thing) tions. Businesses are about making Texas 78207. It is mailed without charge and our mailing list continues to grow money and the bottom line is profit; edu- UTSA adds master’s in health and kinesiology to alumni, faculty, staff and friends of (a good thing, because it means we’re cational institutions are about educating The University of Texas at San Antonio. graduating more students who can go people and the bottom line is an edu- The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recently approved of students, including graduates from UTSA and other universities; out into the world and help save it), we cated populace capable of making Editorial office: MNT 2.270 a master of science degree in health and kinesiology for the College of current teachers who hold a bachelor’s degree but wish to coach at the Phone: (210) 458-3138 switched to a more economical paper. informed decisions in a democracy. Education and Human Development. Classes will begin in fall 2008 collegiate level; students from other disciplines with an interest in E-mail: [email protected] But green publishing is about The taken-for-granted understanding more than just recycled paper. It’s also of UTSA as a business is really quite with an anticipated 40 to 50 students. health and/or kinesiology; professional staff in the healthcare industry; WE’RE ON THE WEB about responsible forestry practices worrying! The program will provide advanced professional training in the as well as military personnel who will be stationed at area military www.utsa.edu/pub/sombrilla and responsible printing practices. areas of exercise sciences, pedagogy, sport coaching, community and medical facilities.

There are a lot of things printers can Felecia M. Briscoe Send address changes to [email protected]. school health, and disease prevention. Associate Professor Wan Xiang Candidates for the health and kinesiology program will be required do to reduce waste and reduce their Associate Professor If you want to be removed from the Sombrilla mailing Yao will serve as graduate coordinator for the new degree. to successfully complete a 36-semester-credit-hour program for the list or prefer to be notified when Sombrilla Online is impact on the environment, such as Department of Educational Leadership Some of the courses offered will include: Child and Adolescent non-thesis option, or 33 hours for the thesis option. updated, send a message to [email protected]. computerizing prepress operations, and Policy Studies Health Promotion, Cardiovascular Fitness, Aerospace and Environ- The health and kinesiology master’s degree will bring the universi- mental Physiology, and Community Health. ty’s total number of master’s degrees offered to 44. To apply, contact The new master’s program is designed to appeal to a wide variety (210) 458-6147.

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Left: Stephen Juhasz, Great Conversations Lead to Great Scholarships who created the San Antonio Virtual and and Ricardo Romo. Presenting to fund more than 20 endowed Interactive Geometry sponsors for the event included scholarships. “Great Conversation exhibit, won national recognition for his AT&T Inc., Alpha Building grows in scope and success every efforts in promoting Corporation, Bartlett Cocke single year,” said co-host Harriett lifelong learning. General Contractors, W. Elisa Romo. “Yet this event is nothing Chan (M.S. ’93) and Clifford without our co-hosts, sponsors Below right: By attach- ing a laser pointer to Hew, Johnny Gabriel and friends, and table leaders who pour their a box fan, Juhasz and Jeffrey Peterson, Joeris General heart and souls into it, making a team of ITC docents Contractors Ltd., Jean and Steven this such a wonderful event.” illustrate geometrical Lee, and Kathy and Lionel Sosa. Political strategist and table concepts. Community leaders who host Leslie Sanchez, and technol- hosted tables included John T. ogy entrepreneur and presenting Montford, AT&T senior vice sponsor Jeffrey Peterson both president; Debbie Montford, spoke to UTSA students at the board chair of the San Antonio 1604 Campus before heading Getting Into Shapes Symphony; art collector Guillermo to the evening’s event. Sanchez, n a windowless room a small team of ITC docents and spins on the fan’s blade, it cre- Nicolas; J. Bruce Bugg Jr., Tobin CEO of the Washington, D.C.- tucked away in UTSA’s members of the UTSA mathemat- ates two cones—one on top of UTSA’s Institute of Texan Cultures was abuzz Endowment chairman; engineer based strategic communications IInstitute of Texan Cultures, ics department develop new dem- the other—that become visible as with stimulating discourse on Feb. 26 during and entrepreneur G.P. Singh; and marketing firm Impacto geometry comes alive for onstrations, examples and games. three-dimensional images in the the eighth annual Honors College fundraiser, Bexar County Judge Nelson Group LLC, discussed Hispanic a few hours each week. “Geometry is the basis of steam. Slice the image in half with Wolff; Tracy Wolff, president of women and their significant In this interactive exhibit, actually everything,” says Juhasz. a board, and a parabola, circle, Great Conversation! La Sobremesa. the Hidalgo Foundation of Bexar impact on voting. Peterson is called San Antonio Virtual and “It’s the basis of mathematics, hyperbola or ellipse appears, More than 500 people attended topics discussed at more than County; Texas Commissioner the founder of quepasa.com, the Interactive Geometry, shapes such of everything humans are doing depending on the angle. Another this year’s event, which raised 50 tables. of Higher Education Raymund first major online community to as cones, parabolas and cubes with their hands and what nature popular demonstration involves $163,500 toward scholarships Co-hosts for the 2008 Great Paredes; Bexar County District focus on U.S. Hispanic internet become tangible objects that can has created.” dipping wire-framed models of for Honors College students. Conversation! La Sobremesa Attorney Susan Reed; and users. Currently the chairman be held instead of concepts seen For his work on the exhibit, polyhedrons into soap and water. African American art, faith and were Camille (B.A. ’93 and M.A. Harriet Kelley, president of the of Inter123 Corp. a $50-million only as formulas on paper. It is Juhasz was recently given the “It’s a simple procedure, public life, philanthropy, public ’04) and Brett Alexander (B.B.A. Harmon and Harriet Kelley investment fund focused on the brainchild of Stephen Juhasz, Frank von Flue award by the so kids can do it themselves,” school accountability, foods and ’87), Melissa and Charles Barrett, Foundation for the Arts. early-stage technology companies, a nonagenarian who worked as a mechanical engineering soci- says Michael Favor, docent at wines of Italy, and Alzheimer’s Sherwood and Bebe Inkley, Kathy In the past five years, Great Peterson spoke about successful mechanical engineer at Southwest ety ASME, the recognition the institute. “We ask them disease were just a few of the and Lionel Sosa, and Harriett Conversation has raised money technology entrepreneurship. Research Institute for 50 years he says he’s proudest of. The if we put the tetrahedron and is now an adjunct professor national award acknowledges inside the soap, where are the at UTSA. The exhibit began mod- contributions to the promo- bubbles going to form, along estly with a few models in a small tion of lifelong learning for the outside edges or inside?” University dedicates Kleberg Commons, announces $822,000 gift section of the research institute mechanical engineers. Along one wall of the exhibit interim department chair, says the 25 years ago. In September 2005, Juhasz has a passion for teach- are floor-to-ceiling bookshelves exhibit is a good opportunity to UTSA President Ricardo Romo hosted a dedication ceremony of the Robert J. the country. A major donor to UTSA at a critical time in the development Juhasz donated his materials to ing geometry, because, as he loaded with geometric models. connect with students at all levels. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Commons at the 1604 Campus on March of the university’s bioscience efforts, the foundation has provided more the Department of Mathematics, explains, “it can lead to so many Another wall is decorated with “This exhibit is very interac- 11. He also used the occasion to announce an $822,000 gift from the Robert than $2.6 million in gifts to support a comprehensive bioscience initiative and the exhibit moved into the other sciences and also it explains drawings by artist M.C. Escher, a tive and still hits on some very J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation, the organization that and to help purchase equipment for important research facilities for the ITC, allowing the collection what nature has done.” His goal tribute not just to his artistry, but sophisticated geometric ideas, honors the two Texans. College of Sciences. to grow into a unique display is to make the subject accessible also to his use of topological ele- and it does get them excited about “For some time, we have wanted to create a lasting tribute to the The $822,000 gift will support the purchase of three state-of-the-art that seeks to make an otherwise to others. “[If] you do something ments such as the Möbius strip, a mathematics,” he says. “We do Klebergs’ legacy of philanthropy,” said Romo. “So, several months ago, electron microscopes including scanning, tunneling and atomic-force challenging subject something to make it easier to understand, surface with one continuous side. have as part of our mission serving we asked the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System to approve microscopes. While housed in the College of Sciences, the new laboratory fun and exciting for secondary you’ll have done a great favor “One of the things Dr. Juhasz the community, and this is one of the naming of one of our more popular student gathering places outside the equipment will be available for multidisciplinary research ranging from school students, college stu- to a lot of people,” he says. taught me is that in the 20th the many ways that we do that.” new Biotechnology, Sciences and Engineering Building as the Kleberg physics and engineering to archaeology, art conservation and preservation. dents, teachers and the public. Walking into the exhibit is like century, there was an effort to Juhasz says he hopes the message Commons. It seemed only fitting to use the dedication ceremony as the time Other speakers at the ceremony included John Frederick, the university’s Every Wednesday is “Demo entering an elementary school make geometry more math- that comes from the exhibit is clear: also to announce the latest gift to UTSA from the Klebergs’ foundation.” new provost and vice president for academic affairs, and Helen K. Groves, Day,” when the general public can classroom, with posters on the ematical, so what we learn is math doesn’t have to be difficult. Begun by Robert J. Kleberg Jr., and his wife, Helen Campbell Kleberg, president of the Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation— view the exhibit and watch virtual walls and colorful plastic models more like algebra,” says Favor. “We hope this will be better the foundation was created as a general-purpose foundation with extra and the only child of the Klebergs. Groves was joined by Tom C. Frost, and interactive presentations. hanging from the ceiling. Here, “Prior to that they used things known and get more and more consideration given to medical research, veterinary and animal sciences, San Antonio businessman and chair of the UTSA Development Board, in Classes are available throughout lessons on cones and parabolas like these to make it simpler.” students exposed to these dem- wildlife research and preservation, health services, higher education, unveiling a commemorative plaque honoring the memory of her parents the week by appointment. When are taught using a laser pointer, Sandy Norman, associate onstrations and lectures and show community organizations, and the arts and humanities. Since its inception and celebrating the generosity of the foundation and its commitment to they’re not teaching, Juhasz and a box fan and steam. As the laser professor of mathematics and them that geometry is really fun.” in 1950, the foundation has funded countless projects in Texas and across the university. —Lety Laurel

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Distinguished Lecture Series opens with Nobel laureate word and pictures

arly last year, Assistant and creative activities status, and of animal models for hundreds colorful pile of shoes. Thai Professor Gary Gaufo ultimately its arrival at the highest of human diseases, including fishermen in boats. These images invited his friend and level of research ranking,” says cancer, heart disease, arthri- A and others illustrating what life formerE mentor Mario Capecchi, Executive Vice Provost Julius tis and Parkinson’s disease. abroad was like for two dozen UTSA distinguished professor of human Gribou. Capecchi was born in Verona, students were displayed in the Main “Students’ Shoes,” by Reneé genetics and biology at the “The idea is to make this an Italy, in 1937. During World War Building on the 1604 Campus in February. Da Silva, won first place in the University of Utah, to come to academic and intellectually rich II, his mother was imprisoned The display was part of a photo College of Education and Human UTSA to talk about his pioneer- series,” adds Gaufo, who worked in a Nazi concentration camp, contest that aimed to bring more attention Development’s photo contest. “And Now You Slowly ing work in gene targeting. in Capecchi’s lab for seven years and as a young child, he spent Bottom left: to the College of Education and Human Walk,” by Rocio Alvarado Lockwood A few months later, Capecchi before joining UTSA in 2004. four years wandering the streets Development’s study abroad program, and taken in Saltillo, Nuevo Leon, won a Nobel Prize. “What better way to start the of Italy. After the war, he and his says Wayne Wright, assistant professor won second place. Bottom right: Now, what originally was series than with a Nobel laureate?” mother reunited and eventually “My Backyard,” by Robin Joy in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Wright, was photographed in intended to be a lecture only for Capecchi’s lecture, “Gene came to the United States to live. Studies. Last summer was the first time Banpatpron, Trang, Thailand, biology students and faculty has Targeting in the 21st Century: Capecchi received his B.S. degree the college had participated in a study and won third place. become the inaugural event for a Mouse Models of Human Disease in chemistry and physics from abroad program, Wright says. Students new President’s Distinguished from Cancer to Psychiatric Antioch College in 1961 and his spent almost four weeks in Mexico and Lecture Series. The series will fea- Disorders,” was scheduled for Ph.D. in biophysics from Harvard Thailand to teach English as a second ture invited external speakers in April 14 on the 1604 Campus. University in 1967. He completed language to elementary and high the spring semesters and chosen Capecchi, who also is a Howard his thesis work under the guid- school students. members of the UTSA community Hughes Medical Institute investi- ance of Nobel laureate James D. in the fall semesters. It will feature gator, won the 2007 Nobel Prize Watson, who, along with Francis “The students stayed with Thai [and scholars engaged in traditional in Physiology or Medicine for his Crick, determined the structure of Mexican] host families,” says Wright, who also traveled to Thailand for the program. Mario Capecchi research activities, as well as those development of knockout mice DNA. Capecchi became a junior whose contributions are in the cre- technology, a gene-targeting fellow at Harvard and was an asso- “It was really a cultural and language ative fields of architecture, fine technique that has revolution- ciate professor of biochemistry immersion experience. It gave the arts and music. “It will reflect ized the study of mammalian there until 1973, when he left to students the experience of teaching the UTSA’s progress in its research biology and allowed the creation join the University of Utah faculty. language and what it’s like to be a second- language learner. They said they really ¡Bravo! understood what the students go through, Faculty, staff and student achievements the ones that don’t speak English.” Another dozen students will travel Professor Norma E. Cantú, Department of English, Classics and plines; College of Sciences Dean George Perry recently received an to Thailand in June. Philosophy, was selected as one of two new National Association honorary doctorate from the Universidad Nacional Arturo Prat for for Chicana and Chicano Studies Scholars for 2008 in recogni- his contributions to Alzheimer’s disease research in Latin America tion of her work in that field; the College of Architecture won a and his educational outreach efforts to assist smaller universities 2007 International Achievement Award from the Industrial Fabrics in the region to grow and develop. He is one of only two individu- Social work program earns accreditation Association International. Graduate students Steven Cordero, Curtis als ever to receive the honor from the university, which is located in Fish, Matthew Martinez, Andrew Wit, David Matiella and Hector Iquique, Chile; architecture lecturer Candid Rogers received a design The College of Public Policy’s master of social work program social workers and the college and university administration,” said Mendez designed and built a 75-by-25-foot armadillo-like structure of award from the Texas Society of Architects for his renovated home officially was granted accreditation by the Council on Social Work Dennis Haynes, professor and chair of the Department of Social stretched Lycra over a curvilinear aluminum frame as an exhibit dis- and studio, which revitalized an 1870s-era stonework home in one of play for an IFAI convention; senior communication student Gregory San Antonio’s oldest neighborhoods, Lavaca, located south of down- Education, the national accrediting body for undergraduate and Work. “We would not be at this point without the investments Frieden was honored with the 2007 National President’s Citation town. Rogers was recognized in 2006 by the Lavaca Neighborhood graduate social work programs. constituents have made in our program and our students.” from the Public Relations Student Society of America, which honors Association with a Movers and Shakers Award. His work also was Accreditation provides federal research opportunities, funding The university’s social work program is the 10th accredited members who exhibit excellence in public relations, university service, honored with a merit award from the San Antonio chapter of the opportunities and scholarships not available previously. UTSA master of social work program in Texas and the only accredited community activities and professional development. He was UTSA American Institute of Architects; Steve Tomka, director of the Center chapter president from April 2006 to August 2007 and previously for Archaeological Research, was appointed to the Texas Historical students now are eligible for internships at federal social service M.S.W. program in the San Antonio area at a public university. served as secretary; Joycelyn Moody, Sue E. Denman Distinguished Commission by Gov. Rick Perry. He is a registered professional archae- agencies that require students to be enrolled in accredited social The first courses were offered in January 2005 with a cohort of 17 Chair in American Literature in the Department of English, Classics ologist and member of the Society for American Archaeology, Texas work programs. Additionally, accreditation maximizes employ- students. As of spring 2008, M.S.W. program enrollment has grown and Philosophy, accepted the 2007 Best Special Issue award from the Archeological Society and Council of Texas Archeologists; Marianne ment opportunities for UTSA’s social work graduates, who will be to 96 students and a department of 13 administrators, faculty Council of Editors of Learned Journals for African American Review’s R. Woods, senior associate vice president for research administra- eligible for social work licensure in Texas and throughout the U.S. and staff. Since the program’s inception, 21 students have earned “The Curse of Caste” (editor Joycelyn Moody, guest editor Veta Smith tion, was elected to the board of directors of the University-Industry Tucker). The honor is especially noteworthy because it was the first Demonstration Partnership, convened by the National Academies. “Achieving accredited social work status is a result of M.S.W. degrees, and many have passed licensure exams and are time in the history of the award that the decision was unanimous The mission of UIDP is to nourish and expand collaborative part- collaborative efforts by the UTSA master of social work program employed in the San Antonio area. on the first ballot. The competition involved journals from all disci- nerships between universities and industry in the United States. administrators, faculty, staff, current students, alumni, community —James Benavides

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Connecting the dots robotically dissertations on the flight data from IBEX. ince Professor Mo Jamshidi joined the rovers to determine their exact location. A different group of students who took SCollege of Engineering in spring 2006, The electrical and computer engineering Out of This World the instrumentation course last fall worked on he has been introducing his students to the students’ efforts are a part of the system-of- Students work on NASA mission that will map the outer boundaries of solar system another NASA project, Juno. That mission, a world of robotic technology by training them systems technology Jamshidi has brought Jupiter polar orbiter, is slated to launch in 2011 to UTSA to try to make the university the and will be the first in-depth examination of national leader in this emerging field. the solar system’s largest planet. SwRI is the lead institution for the Juno mission, and McComas says its involvement with NASA- based mission projects will continue to pro- vide UTSA’s graduate physics students with to design and build new opportunities to work on spaceflight autonomous robots that can be instrumentation. controlled with wireless devices. “We’re one of the premier space instrument– In 2006, his students built land rover “System-of-systems technology allows building institutions in the world,” McComas robotic swarms that could eventually assist the for collaborative independently operat- says. “It’s a very strong part of what we do here military with the war on terrorism. The rov- able systems to work together out of neces- at the institute and a very strong part of what ers come equipped with biosensors and GPS sity,” says Jamshidi. “I don’t see anyone we felt we could uniquely bring to the table on technology, enabling them to go into danger- else around the country looking at all the joint program. There are very few places in ous areas and detect improvised explosive three of these domains simultaneously the world where students can go to a univer- devices or biological or chemical weapons. and connecting the dots between them, sity and actually participate in flight hardware.” In 2007, Jamshidi’s students designed so this is what we hope to achieve.” Ebert, for example, says he moved to San underwater robots equipped with navigation Jamshidi is looking at patenting the tech- Antonio from his native Canada to enroll equipment, cameras, sonar and microprocess- nology and developing a company on campus The Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, is a spacecraft that features two detectors, Hi in the graduate program, which started in ing systems that allow the devices to com- that would build affordable robots to sell and Lo, which measure energetic neutral atoms at different energy levels. Students Joe fall 2005, based largely on SwRI’s reputa- municate with one another. The underwater to researchers and universities around the Westlake (left) and Tom Broiles (right) review a test plan for characterizing the IBEX-Hi detector. In the background are students Ivan Silva and Josh Alguiza. tion. He’s not alone, McComas says. robots could be used for various missions, world. Representatives from the Office of “We’ve brought in a number of outstand- including underwater inspections, border Naval Research recently visited campus, and hen NASA launches its Interstel- at this boundary. “As it spins and orbits the master’s and Ph.D.’s. They need to be able to ing students who realize if they want to go do security, exploration, and search and rescue. managers from the Office of the Secretary lar Boundary Explorer from the Earth over six months, we’ll get an all-sky develop their own projects and run them. experimental space physics, this is the best This year, Jamshidi’s students are creating of Defense’s test and evaluation program Marshall Islands this July, half a map,” says Tom Broiles, a master’s student “We gave them advice,” he says, “but we place in the world to learn about it.” robotic aircraft capable of dropping heat or are scheduled to observe Jamshidi’s work. Wdozen students at UTSA will be closely fol- in the program. “Our hope is with this also let them make mistakes. It was fine with —Rebecca Luther GPS sensors that could be used by the land —Kris Rodriguez lowing the mission. They all are participants all-sky image, we’ll learn interesting char- us if they went down a couple of blind alleys in the university’s joint physics graduate acteristics about the outer boundary of our in the process of finding the right path, program with Southwest Research Institute. solar system that we weren’t aware of.” because that’s research.” Fit to Teach All Students Thanks to SwRI’s leadership of the mission, David McComas, senior executive direc- For the class, the students were given wice a week, children who have dif- amount of time,” says Robbi Beyer, director the students were given the opportunity to tor of SwRI’s Space Science and Engineer- access to the engineering model for the Tficulty running, hopping and throwing of the clinic and assistant professor in the work on the spacecraft’s instrumentation. ing Division, is principal investigator for IBEX-Hi detector (the spacecraft features two get to buddy-up with teachers-in-training Department of Health and Kinesiology. The Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or the multi-institution IBEX mission. The detectors, Hi and Lo, which measure ENAs at who help them develop their motor skills. The free clinic, now in its third year, is the IBEX, is a $100 million small explorer mis- UTSA students’ participation stems from an different energy levels), which was developed UTSA’s Motor Development Clinic partners only training with special populations the sion that will discover the global interaction instrumentation course that is team-taught by SwRI and Los Alamos National Labora- children with developmental challenges such UTSA students will receive before they enter between the edge of the solar system, or by McComas and fellow adjoint profes- tories in conjunction with other universities. as autism and Down syndrome with students the workforce. Legislation requires that chil- heliosphere, and the local interstellar medium, sors Philip Valek and Frederic Allegrini, Originally designed to measure hydrogen training to become physical education teach- dren with disabilities remain in mainstream the space between stars in the Milky Way both senior research scientists at SwRI. ENAs, the UTSA students developed a project ers. With games like Duck, Duck, Goose and classrooms whenever possible, including P.E. galaxy. IBEX will build on data collected by At the beginning of the course, which was to test IBEX-Hi’s response to ENAs of differ- sack tossing, the students lead the children “The way the law is, we are more full- the Voyager missions, the only human-made held in fall 2006, the professors gave the six ent mass and from different sources, such as through group warm-ups and one-on-one inclusion, which is one of the reasons I objects that have ventured this far into space. students background material on IBEX and helium, oxygen and sulfur. Their work resulted activities to build physical and motor fitness. thought it was so important that our majors In 2004, Voyager 1 crossed the termination the heliosphere and explained some of the in a paper, which is in the refereeing process. In exchange, the UTSA students gain got this kind of experience,” Beyer says. shock, a boundary marking the outer limits engineering problems they were having “We developed some capabilities for the experience working with children with The clinic experience also gives students a of the sun’s influence, where solar wind par- with the detector. But they intentionally detector that may allow it to do some new sci- special needs. They write an assessment of resource to come back to if needed, she adds. ticles slow down as they reach the interstellar did not give the students a specific chal- ence,” says Rob Ebert, a doctoral candidate each child’s abilities, then create goals and In a year, 125 UTSA students will serve medium; Voyager 2 crossed just last year. lenge or task. “We didn’t want to do a lab in the program. “Once it’s launched, some develop an individualized exercise plan. At about 40 children, ages 5 to 13, in the clinic. The spacecraft, which is about the size class where we told them, ‘Go turn the of us will actually be analyzing that data the end of each semester, they assess what “We’re really proud of the program and of a bus tire, features two particle detec- knobs this way or go do that,’” McComas and interpreting what it means in terms of worked well and what didn’t. “And hope- the students do a really excellent job,” Beyer tors on opposite sides that will measure says. “They’re graduate students; they’re scientific discovery.” In fact, McComas adds, fully it’s like a microcosm of what [teaching says. “It’s the best part of my day, no doubt.” energetic neutral atoms (ENAs) generated a few years from being professionals with some UTSA students will likely base their children with special needs] is like in a small —Lety Laurel

10 UTSA Sombrilla Spring 2008 11 roadrunner sports Rowdy Redux Athletics introduces a new look for an old friend and conducted personal interviews with He adds, “The way the university came administrators and student-athletes. They together and worked on this project, and also performed some research on how road- included so many different types of con- runners generally look and act, and identi- stituencies, shows the administration cares fied some of their defining characteristics. about pleasing the university community.” The athletics department and Rickabaugh Rowdy, UTSA’s favorite feathered friend, then set up focus groups of alumni, student- still is the university mascot. Athletics athletes and other students, faculty, staff, teams still call themselves Roadrunners or donors and athletics sponsors. These groups ’Runners, and the colors remain orange and helped to design the first set of logos and navy blue. What changed was the appear- wordmarks by tweaking designs Rickabaugh ance of the logo. And this time around, By Rick Smith created for their evaluation. there were hundreds of people involved Eric Rickabaugh, who owns the company with the process of creating the new look. wenty years ago, a university snarling bulldog. That icon’s striking facial of a cartoon character, and we wanted to move and worked on UTSA’s project, designed that the final design critique included. “We contracted the best and took our graphic designer named Tom expression reflected the appropriate ‘game toward an authentic-looking roadrunner. The between six and eight concepts for the focus In a final report given to the athlet- time to develop new logos and wordmarks Palmer was approached by then- face,’ and is exactly what the athletics director new logo is distinctively UTSA, and the new groups to critique. After the initial feedback, ics department, Rickabaugh wrote, “While that are acceptable to the entire campus TAthletics Director Bobby Thompson wanted his mascot to communicate,” Palmer wordmarks allow us to tie our university’s name his company went back to the drawing board I agree that collegiate brands that are too community,” Hickey says. “The unveiling and Sports Information Director Rick explains. Three months later, Palmer had cre- directly to the Roadrunner mascot for the first to come up with three final concepts. More aggressive are not advisable, it is critical that is the culmination of a year of design work, Nixon to come up with a new image and ated the Rowdy we all came to know and love. time. This will be particularly helpful in design- than 300 people then participated in the final the new look reflect a ‘tough’ and ‘proud’ focus group interviews and administra- rallying point for the Roadrunners. Fast-forward two decades to 2008. ing new uniforms and souvenir merchandise.” critique last spring. Creating a tougher look attitude. Since a roadrunner is not the most tion approvals. We think that we have new The university has a new athletics direc- The Homecoming unveiling culminated a and changing the direction of the roadrun- intimidating of mascots, we need to be care- logos and wordmarks that will become Palmer, who still works at UTSA, recalls tor—Lynn Hickey—and is looking to build yearlong process to update the Roadrunner ner’s feet were some of the major changes ful that it does not come across as weak.” familiar trademarks for UTSA Athletics.” Thompson’s attending a basketball game and a multimillion-dollar athletics complex and mascot logos and create athletics wordmarks complaining about the “flat roadrunner.” This potentially add a football program, all part (stylized treatments of the name). The athletics epithet referred to the official logo in the late of an aggressive mission to take the athletics department hired Rickabaugh Graphics from Sports Briefs ’80s, which was a silhouette of the familiar department to the next level. With these new Gahanna, Ohio to design the new marks. With Men’s track and field wins Mecke wins 800m at SLC UTSA places 34 student- Gonzales (kinesiology), Halee bird. Thompson felt that an athletics depart- goals comes a new look. The athletics depart- clients such as Texas A&M, Ohio State, Major third SLC indoor crown Indoor Championship athletes on SLC Honor Roll Hamm (prebusiness), Kasi Hebert ment trying to build its program needed ment unveiled a new logo on March 1 during League Soccer, the National Football League The men’s track and field team won Sophomore Dana Mecke scored The Southland Conference (kinesiology), Darinka Lopez a stronger and more animated symbol. the Roadrunners’ Homecoming basketball and the National Hockey League, Rickabaugh its third consecutive Southland 19.5 points to lead the women’s announced in January that UTSA (interdisciplinary studies), Jenny “He [Thompson] wanted a roadrunner game against the Texas A&M–Corpus Christi is one of the nation’s top studios for athletic, Conference Indoor Championship track and field team to a seventh- placed 34 student-athletes on the Munoz (biology), Ezinne Okpo that embodied both strength and fierceness, Islanders. The logo will appear on uniforms, corporate and other graphic design work. on Feb. 23 in Houston. Behind place showing at the Southland fall commissioner’s honor roll. (political science), Chelsea Pack hence Rowdy’s muscular stride. Thompson athletics department letterhead, publica- Representatives from Rickabaugh came an SLC-record six individual Conference Indoor Championship on Women’s soccer player Ezinne Okpo (biology), Erin Ussery (biology), was also impressed with the University of tions, promotional items and merchandise. for a campus visit in fall 2006. The company championships—senior Steven Feb. 23 in Houston. Mecke won the was a College Sports Information Kari Weiland (undeclared) and Georgia logo, which at the time featured a “Rowdy had aged,” Hickey says. “It was more researched the history and traditions at UTSA Brown (200 meters), senior Luke 800 meters with a time of 2:15.86, Directors Association/ESPN The Chelsea Zimmerman (prebusiness); Johnson (shot put), freshman P.J. finished second in the mile with a Magazine Academic All-District senior Rachel Francis (mathematics) McGowen (high jump), senior Will personal best 5:02.52, and anchored selection, posting a 4.0 grade Volleyball Vese (60-meter hurdles), sophomore the distance medley relay team to point average in political science. Freshmen Briana Mason (health), Teddy Williams (60 meters) and junior a third-place time of 12:18.37. Here are the UTSA honorees: Valorie Rogers (management), Tommy Wolfe (heptathlon)—UTSA Men’s cross country Kendra Rowland (undeclared) scored a school-record 122 points to Davis, Gibbs break career Freshmen Ryan Buda (biology), and Jordan White (undeclared); outdistance second-place Stephen records for women’s basketball Zach Legg (psychology) and sophomore Dana Mecke (mechanical F. Austin by 21.5 points. Brown was Senior Terrie Davis and junior Dominick Zucconi (prebusiness) engineering); juniors Rebecca

Photography by Jeff Huehn, Lazy J Photo J JeffLazy by PhotographyHuehn, the meet’s high-point scorer with Monica Gibbs both broke UTSA career Women’s cross country Hrapmann (prebusiness), Sarah 24 points, and he became the fifth records for the women’s basketball Freshman Ashley Mercer Moore (psychology) and Gena Roadrunner in school history to earn squad this season. Davis, a guard (undeclared); sophomores Dana Rhodes (kinesiology), seniors the honor. His total was the highest from Houston, surpassed Philicia Mecke (mechanical engineering) Cristina Almeida (kinesiology) at the event since Justin Youngblood Ross’ career 3-pointers record of and Katy Spence (prebusiness) and Danielle Nickle (English). A new ‘tough’ and ‘proud’ Rowdy was unveiled at the Roadrunner’s had 30 for UTSA in 2002. Head coach 121 against Tulsa on Dec. 1. Gibbs, Soccer Homecoming basketball game against the Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Aaron Fox was named SLC Coach of a guard from Stillwater, Okla., had Freshmen Laurel Dierking Islanders. The new mascot logo is the result of a year of design work, focus group interviews and administration approvals. the Year for the third consecutive seven assists in the 71-59 win over (prebusiness), Allison Dillon What’s the latest? season, while Brown and McGowen Southeastern Louisiana on Feb. (undeclared), Jenny Munoz Go to www.goutsa.com for were named SLC Athlete and 14 to move past Tammy Rogers’ (biology) and Chelsea Pack the latest Roadrunners sports Freshman of the Year, respectively. mark of 406 career assists. (biology); sophomores Kim news, stats and schedules.

12 UTSA Sombrilla Spring 2008 13 syllabus

McCluskey reins in their answers, lecturing than others, but McCluskey is known for these different areas, I learned how they apply while also fostering an open discussion. It drawing her students out. “There’s no right in the criminal justice system and our society.” is early in the semester, and before students or wrong answer. What’s important is that Now pursuing her master’s in public begin investigating specifics, they are taking you can make your case,” she tells them. administration, Afnani is employed at CASA a broader look at discrimination in the In a lull in the conversation, during which (Court Appointed Special Advocates), where United States. students seem to be waiting for her to divulge she works with Child Protective Services, the The central point of McCluskey’s course her own thoughts, she smiles. “I’m waiting court and attorneys to ensure that children’s is to get students to think about how women to hear what everyone else thinks before I needs are being met before they age out of the and minorities are viewed by and treated in tell you my opinion.” system. “I constantly refer to [McCluskey’s] the criminal justice system. Meeting twice a class and reflect on the different theories we week in a large seminar room, the students have learned about different ethnicities and discuss such issues as how women and men stereotypes. Because I am aware of these dif- receive different treatment in a prison setting. “I am always looking ferent stigmas, I can be cautious in how I One overarching question the course addresses approach different families and children.” is whether theories of crime apply equally to to update the course Before the American feminist movement everyone, or will looking at the whole picture of the 1970s, it was rare to read about or study point to reforms that could help women, chil- with current events. the experiences of minorities and women as dren and minorities? Some examples: Femi- workers, offenders or victims in the criminal nist criminologists argue that women endure The class this semes- justice system. Feminist criminology—the worse conditions in prison than do men, are ter will benefit from study of women and girls in the crime process- often neglected in terms of pregnancy and ing system—gives students the opportunity medical needs, and are denied contact with the presidential to explore the experiences of women (and their children. Within the criminal justice minorities) in a system that was histori- system, others say, minority groups suffer campaign and the cally designed and legislated for and by men. from persecution, racism and discrimination. And it has opened an emergent field that During the first half of the semester, stu- national dialogue is interested in studying how poverty, clas- dents study race and criminology. After spring sism and racism are risks for offending. break, they focus on gender. In the future, on race and gender “The class is different every time I teach says McCluskey, the class will be broken it,” says McCluskey. “I am always looking to into two semesters. For now, with a tremen- that is unfolding.” update the course with current events. The dous amount of material to cover, the class class this semester will benefit from the presi- Illustration by Michelle Wilby Friesenhan is divided into weekly topics, the first few of dential campaign and the national dialogue on which introduce terminology such as race, Reflecting on this later, she says, “It can be race and gender that is unfolding.” Referring ethnicity, prejudice and discrimination. difficult to talk openly about common images to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the Equal Before the Law? During the fourth week of class, to prepare or stereotypes that we encounter in the media first female and black presidential contend- Course explores the experience of women and minorities in the criminal justice system for a discussion of discrimination, students and society. I encourage students to respect all ers, she adds, “With this election, the national read an article and watched a video about perspectives, even if they are not shared by dialogue has centered on race and gender. By Jenny Moore discriminatory practices in subprime lend- everyone. I believe we can all learn from It’s interesting to look at this. We have to ask ing—the practice of giving loans to individuals diverse viewpoints.” what are the advantages and disadvantages t’s Super Tuesday, and Cynthia Perez women and minority groups, she says. The with blemished credit records—and its relation McCluskey, who is Hispanic and grew up of race and gender being such a large issue.” McCluskey and her students are taking a week’s unit is designed to get students to think to race. in Los Angeles, completed her master’s and At the end of one recent class, there seem close look at a photograph of Hillary Clin- about how photographs, advertisements and On that day, McCluskey faces the board and doctorate in criminology at the University of to be more questions than answers. The stu- ton’sI tear-filled eye projected onto the screen at other images can convey racial, ethnic and writes in large red letters, “American Dream” Albany. Her dissertation was a study of minor- dents’ laptops and notebooks are filled with the front of the room. The image, downloaded gender stereotypes. and asks the students to define what it means ities and strain theory, which is the idea that notes about race, gender stereotypes and from an Internet news source, is accompanied McCluskey asks the class of 50 students, for people when, and if, they attain it. there are tensions and obstacles experienced by the lending practices of banks. But if not by a caption that reads, “Boo-Hoo,” a disparag- predominantly Hispanic, “How common is it Security, someone answers. Freedom. ethnic groups in achieving economic success. all questions are resolved, that is fine with ing reference to Clinton’s emotional moment for women to be portrayed as emotional?” Recognition. Pride. Achievement. It means The course grows directly out of her research, McCluskey. “It is my hope that students will on the campaign trail. The students look at All the time, they answer. “How is it seen you’ve made it. including juvenile criminology and percep- continue to ask questions about their world,” the image of the eye, cropped so that none of to be overemotional?” she adds. “And, do we have a realistic sense in society tions of the police in Latino communities. she says. “There is so much we have yet to Clinton’s other facial features are showing. Weak. Manipulative. of what we can achieve?” asks McCluskey. For one former student, Tara Afnani, explore in criminology and criminal justice, “Think about the images that surround “And, are women scrutinized A discussion follows on the symbolic weight McCluskey became a mentor as a female, His- particularly with respect to race, ethnicity and us and what they convey,” says McCluskey. for being unemotional?” of the American Dream and the pervasive panic academic. Afnani, who took the course gender. I hope that students will continue to This class—Minorities, Women and the “Yes,” volunteers a student. “Women who economic pressure this puts on individuals in the fall of 2006, says, “The class gave me the critically examine criminal justice policies Criminal Justice System—is a unique opportu- commit crimes, especially against members and groups all across society. Some students opportunity to learn about different ethnici- and practices, whether they choose to work nity to talk about and critique stereotypes of of their own families.” are more comfortable voicing their opinion ties, stereotypes and cultures. Learning about in the field or pursue graduate education.”

14 UTSA Sombrilla Spring 2008 15 prevent Alzheimer’s…wash your hands…control your weight…manage your money… get out of a chokehold…hit a homerun…leave the perfect voicemail message…win Rock, How to prevent Alzheimer’s How to wash your hands Paper, Scissors…tell a good story… play the bagpipes…watch a foreign film…select the right Taking ginkgo biloba every day to keep your mind sharp? Doing sudoku There’s no shortage of illnesses that can be prevented simply by prac- champagne…deal with stress…ace a job interview…prevent Alzheimer’s…wash your hands… and crossword puzzles regularly to stave off dementia? ticing good hand hygiene, including flu, colds, Salmonella, pinkeye, control your weight…manage your money…get out of a chokehold…hit a homerun…leave There’s no need to put down your pencils, but you should also diarrhea, hepatitis A, meningitis and Staphylococcus aureus. Assistant remember that there’s no magic trick to achieving good health, and Professor Floyd Wormley, who studies microbial pathogenesis—how the perfect voicemail message…win Rock, Paper, Scissors…tell a good story… play the bag- that’s also the case when it comes to preventing Alzheimer’s, says organisms cause disease—in the South Texas Center for Emerging pipes…watch a foreign film…select the right champagne…deal with stress…ace a job inter- College of Sciences Dean George Perry. Perry, who is editor-in-chief of Infectious Diseases, knows firsthand from his research the importance view…prevent Alzheimer’s…wash your hands…control your weight…manage your money… the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, says all the Alzheimer’s prevention of proper hand washing. He also knows that most of us don’t do this research points to one thing: living a healthy lifestyle. simple preventive measure regularly or properly. get out of a chokehold…hit a homerun…leave the perfect voicemail message…win Rock, “The advice that would help the most in your lifestyle is the type of “Most people wash their hands for less than 10 seconds,” Wormley Paper, Scissors…tell a good story… play the bagpipes…watch a foreign film…select the right advice you might have gotten from your mother or grandmother when says, “whereas what you need to do is wash your hands for 20 seconds, champagne…deal with stress…ace a job interview…prevent Alzheimer’s…wash your hands… you were growing up, and that is to live a moderate life, eat and sleep at which is about the time it takes you to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ twice.” control your weight…manage your money…get out of a chokehold…hit a homerun…leave reasonable times,” he says. “A healthy lifestyle protects from a number That’s how long is needed to remove transient bacteria—the bacteria of degenerative diseases, and it helps stave off Alzheimer’s as well.” you may pick up from touching a doorknob or shopping cart handle the perfect voicemail message…win Rock, Paper, Scissors…tell a good story… play the bag- That means getting exercise, eating a nutritious diet, and stay- and that’s capable of spreading disease. Don’t worry, he says; even the pipes…watch a foreign film…select the right champagne…deal with stress…ace a job inter- ing mentally and socially active. “It has been shown that people with most vigorous and frequent hand washing won’t disturb the normal view…prevent Alzheimer’s…wash your hands…control your weight…manage your money… little mental activity are at greater risk for developing Alzheimer’s,” flora, the “good” bacteria that are deeply embedded in your skin. H o w Bar soap is fine, but make sure your soap dish is properly drained, get out of a chokehold…hit a homerun…leave the perfect voicemail message…win Rock, because bacteria can grow in a watery dish. If you use an antimicro- Paper, Scissors…tell a good story…play the bagpipes…watch a foreign film…select the right bial soap, also use hand lotion if the antimicrobial soap formulation champagne…deal with stress…ace a job interview…prevent Alzheimer’s…wash your hands… does not contain moisturizers to prevent your skin from drying out. control your weight…manage your money…get out of a chokehold…hit a homerun…leave “You can get dermatitis from repeatedly washing your hands” with anti- microbial soap, Wormley says. Take off your rings, lather up and sing the perfect voicemail message…win Rock, Paper, Scissors…tell a good story… play the bag- Happy Birthday to yourself twice as you scrub your palms, fingers, web- pipes…watch a foreign film…select the right champagne…deal with stress…ace a job inter- bing between your fingers and the back of your hands. view…prevent Alzheimer’s…wash your hands…control your weight…manage your money… No sink? No problem. “The alcohol-based hand rubs are actually get out of a chokehold…hit a homerun…leave the perfect voicemail message…win Rock, more effective compared to the antimicrobial and bar soaps for killing some of the bacteria and viruses that cause disease,” Wormley says. Paper, Scissors…tell a good story… play the bagpipes…watch a foreign film…select the right The hand sanitizers usually contain moisturizers so they won’t dry champagne…deal with stress…ace a job interview…prevent Alzheimer’s…wash… your hands… out your skin, and, Wormley says, people generally use them properly control your weight…manage your money…get out of a chokehold…hit a homerun…leave because they rub until their hands are dry. On the other hand, antimicrobial wipes or towelettes are not as effec- the perfect voicemailto message…win Rock, Paper, Scissors…tell a good story… play the bag- tive as soap and water. “But in a pinch, it’s OK,” Wormley says. “Anything pipes…watch a foreignThi film…selectnk you the l erightar champagne…dealned everythi withng stress…ace a job inter- you can do to reduce spreading harmful bacteria is good.” view…prevent Alzheimer’s…washyou nee yourd to hands…control know in co yourll weight…manageege? your money… get out of a chokehold…hit a homerun…leave the perfect voicemail message…win Rock, Paper, Scissors…tellWe’re bett a gooding story… you play ma then abagpipes…watchged to get a you foreignr diplfilm…selectoma the right champagne…deal withwit stress…acehout l ea arjob ninterview…preventing these pra Alzheimer’s…washctical your hands… control your weight…manage(and somet yourime smoney…get purely out fun) of a chokehold…hitlife lesson a homerun…leaves. the perfect voicemail message…win Rock, Paper, Scissors…tell a good story… play the bag- pipes…watch a foreign film…select the right champagne…deal with stress…ace a job inter- view…prevent Alzheimer’s…wash your hands…control your weight…manage your money… get out of a chokehold…hit a homerun…leave the perfect voicemail message…win Rock, he says. But on the flip side, he adds, there’s also no evidence that being Paper, Scissors…tell a good story…play the bagpipes…watch a foreign film…select the right exceptionally mentally active will prevent the disease. “University pro- champagne…deal with stress…ace a job interview…prevent Alzheimer’s…wash your hands… fessors develop Alzheimer’s disease,” he says, “All people, if they live long control your weight…manage your money…getStories by out of a chokehold…hit a homerun…leave enough, have a high probability of developing the disease.” People who Lety Laurel, Rebecca Luther, live into their 80s have a one-in-three chance of developing Alzheimer’s, the perfect voicemail message…win Rock, Paper, Scissors…tell a good story… play the bag- Lorna Stafford, Andrea Archer Perry says; by the time you reach your 90s, your risk is 50 percent. pipes…watch a foreign film…select the right champagne…deal with stress…ace a job inter- and Lesli Hicks But a healthy lifestyle can cut your risk in half, he adds. view…prevent Alzheimer’s…wash your hands…control your weight…manage your money… Studies also have shown anti-inflammatories such as aspirin to be get out of a chokehold…hit a homerun…leave the perfect voicemail message…win Rock, beneficial. 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16 UTSA Sombrilla Spring 2008 17 How to control your weight How to get out of a chokehold Finding a weight-loss program that promises you’ll look good in a swim- When defending yourself from an attack, there are no rules. It’s a matter suit by summer isn’t hard. But try finding one that provides results that of defend yourself or die, says James R. Clark, a lecturer in the health and will last. kinesiology department and instructor of aikido and self-defense. Abbi Lane, assistant director of fitness and wellness, says the key to Though instinct and the stress response enhance the ability to see and long-term weight loss is balance. “People look for quick fixes and think hear in a life-threatening situation, it’s also difficult to focus on what to do they need to train for a marathon to lose five pounds. It’s not like that. If next. “You really need to practice techniques over and over again, because you look at it simply, it’s calories in versus calories out. You take calories when you’re actually in a situation where you’re under extreme duress, in through eating and they come out through exercising.” you tend to panic,” he says. “Your mind is thinking of all the consequences Healthy weight loss is one to two pounds each week, she says. and not focusing on what you need to do in the next millisecond in order Anything more will likely come right back. And since a pound is equiva- to survive.” lent to 3,500 calories, losing those calories requires balancing eating well It’s best to know one technique and do it well. For women, the most with exercising. common life-threatening attack involves a chokehold. So, Clark says, “If you just count calories or just exercise each day, you will be cranky, learning how to escape one is a good basic skill. so you have to combine them. So say you get rid of your Snickers bar in For a two-handed front choke, Clark suggests the duck and cover tech- the afternoon and walk 2 ½ miles a day, you will lose a pound a week.” nique. First, duck by bending over at the waist. Then cover your head by If you wish to lose 30 pounds, break that goal into something man- putting your hands in front of your face to deflect a knee strike by your ageable, like eight pounds in one month. If you know you’re going to attacker. Next, move directly to either side to break the choke. Finally, indulge in a treat, add an extra workout or two in your day to plan for it. push the attacker’s arms in the opposite direction and run. And the simplest, most effective exercise? Walking. Break a sweat by And don’t expect to remain calm. “I don’t think anybody does that, no walking 20 to 60 minutes a day. A two-mile walk will burn approximately matter how much you practice,” Clark says. “I think the key is to utilize the 200 calories. Gauge intensity with the talking test: if you can say a whole epinephrine that you’re pumping into your bloodstream, utilizing your sentence without being short of breath, you need to walk uphill or at a increased strength and speed. For that, an automatic response is really the faster rate. most helpful thing. Above all, don’t seek perfection, because nobody is perfect at any- “Doing something over and over again kind of sets some pathways thing, she says. “You still have to live your life, go to work and have fun.” in your nervous system so you can automatically use that without even thinking. Because you’re not going to be able to think very readily in a sudden attack.”

How to manage your money How to hit a home run It sounds easy: live within your means. Yet it’s the No. 1 thing people do When softball coach Lori Cook goes out recruiting, she doesn’t look for wrong, says Keith Fairchild, an associate professor of finance. players who can knock the ball out of the park, nor does she promise “We probably all know somebody who is well up in credit card debt recruits that they’ll turn into home run hitters at UTSA. But the fact is, that’s $25,000 to $30,000,” he says. “People really get in over their heads.” they do. From 2003 to 2006, the Roadrunners led the NCAA in home runs, To avoid the pitfall of debt, he says, save and save early. That means liv- and they own the second-best collegiate season on record (105 homers in ing within a budget. “There’s a big problem with Baby Boomers who say 2006). “It’s not something we teach. It’s just the way we hit,” Cook says. “We ‘we’ll start saving later.’ Later is here. Playing catch-up is hard.” work hard on hitting, obviously … and if you hit it the right way, it’s going Certificates of deposit, or CDs, offered at banks earn only 3 to 5 per- to go out.” cent in interest, but over the course of 30 years, the return is high. “We’d Perhaps the most important thing to remember about hitting home all love to make the 20 to 25 percent that some stocks do, but when those runs, says Jessica Rogers ’06, is never to walk up to the plate with that inten- stocks drop 50 percent, we’re kicking ourselves,” Fairchild says. tion. “If you’re trying to swing for the fences, you end up pulling your head On average, stocks will outperform bank accounts, but you have to be out and doing everything wrong,” says Rogers, whose career 69 home runs able to ride out a slumping market. That’s why it’s important to diversify is a UTSA and Southland Conference record. your investments, Fairchild explains. Set money aside in a CD or money Keep your eyes on the ball, Rogers advises, and when you make con- market account, even if you are also investing in stocks. When the mar- tact, your front knee should be locked. “If your front knee is bent, you’re ket goes down, money remains in the bank. If you have CDs, stagger the not going to be able to create as much power,” she says. And when you’re maturation dates so you have some maturing every year. finished swinging, you should still be looking at the pitcher, not the third- “A lot depends on what your needs are and your goals and how much base coach. risk are you willing to take. [The stock market] is a gamble, but you can Cook further explains, “A lot of people, when they rotate, they’ll finish control how much risk you take. And a lot of people don’t know how to low and around the hips to their back, [but] we want to finish up to our do that.” shoulders so that when we’re done, we’re actually looking to be able to see That’s where education comes in, Fairchild says. Read business peri- the ball taking off.” odicals. Watch investment shows. Research online. If you don’t have the You want to push, then lift the ball, Cook says. “If you lift first before you time, hire someone to do it for you, but look for a certified financial plan- push, you’re going to pop up or foul off,” she says. “The difference between ner who charges an up-front fee instead of a commission. hitting a home run and popping up is a matter of missing the [right spot on “Anywhere there’s money to be made, there are going to be crooks or the] ball by an inch.” unethical people,” he says. “That’s why you have to be careful and you Roadrunners coaches actually teach their players a comprehensive hit- have to learn something yourself.” ting system, but it is underscored by one simple thing, Cook says. “Our philosophy is swing as hard as you can, in case you hit it.”

18 UTSA Sombrilla Spring 2008 19 How to leave the How to play the bagpipes perfect voicemail message The sound was unlike anything Thomas Harper had heard before. The Have you ever left a voicemail message so dreadful that it made you want bagpipe’s haunting melody captivated the then-19-year-old trumpet to crawl through the phone to erase it before it could be heard? player, leading him to want to learn more about the instrument, which Dave Deering, video writer and producer for UTSA and the voice some say dates back to Roman times. behind the university’s telephone on-hold system and arts line, says leav- The bagpipe, with its chanter, drones and familiar bag, has been ing the perfect message doesn’t necessarily come naturally. For some, it’s a favorite of Harper’s ever since. Currently a supervisor with UTSA’s an issue of anxiety. Parking and Transportation department, he has played the instrument “It is performance anxiety, pure and simple,” he says. “And it’s with the San Antonio Symphony and the University of Texas Longhorn understandable, too. You know you’re leaving a record; whether it’s an band, and also for various events. announcement or it’s a message, you’re leaving a record. But there are Playing the bagpipes isn’t hard to do, he says, but there are a few key things to do to help overcome that.” things that make learning a lot easier. When leaving a message, remember to keep it simple and be organized. “It helps to have a music background,” he says, and playing a brass or Give a one-phrase reason for the recipient to call you back. woodwind instrument is a big plus. “You wouldn’t expect to have to say this, but you really have to be very, The first step in learning to play the bagpipes is to use a practice chanter, very clear with your name and the number you’re having them call back,” an instrument that looks a lot like a recorder (a pipe-shaped woodwind Deering says. “I actually make a big deal out of slowing way down with the with eight finger holes, normally used to teach beginning music). This is telephone number, because you don’t have to repeat it if you go slowly.” how you get familiar with notes and finger positions. And there is a performance aspect, he says. Microphones in phones are “Without musical training, the practice chanter will probably have to poor, so a good message compensates for the quality of the sound. be played a year before picking up the bagpipes; with brass or woodwind “To get across, you have to really raise your enthusiasm by one notch,” training, six months is enough time,” Harper says. he says. “You don’t want to overdo it, but what you’re looking for is reso- It’s also important to have good breath control and to be physically nance, the tone in your voice that will record well. And that, with the clar- fit. “Fitness is crucial to developing the stamina that is necessary for ity of your speech, will produce a good message.” the diaphragm to support the pressure. Those who are already fit have Leaving an outgoing message is easier, he says, because you can always little trouble adapting their diaphragm to what is required to play the review the recording. To get the perfect message, write a script. For a per- pipes,” he says. sonal touch on your home line, add a little music to the background. And although playing the bagpipes is not hard once you get the hang “If you can record the message near your CD player, pick some nice of it, getting to that point takes many hours of practice, so dedication is instrumental music, let it play for a second or two, turn down the volume key. Finally, Harper says, knowing the history of the instrument is valu- and read your script,” he says. able, because the more you know about the bagpipes, once known as the How to tell a good story instrument of war, the richer your experience will be. How to win Rock, Paper, Scissors Have you ever begun telling a joke, only for it to flop pitifully as you acci- Let’s say you and your spouse are fighting over the last brownie. Your vic- dentally gave away the punch line? tory and subsequent joy come down to the traditional decision-making Like telling the perfect joke, telling a good story takes forethought, device: Rock, Paper, Scissors. How can you be assured of winning? style and rhythm, says Mary Grace Ketner, a retired educational spe- Regine Duau has some pointers. In 2005, when she was a UTSA fresh- cialist at UTSA’s Institute of Texan Cultures and co-founder of the man, Duau defeated 85 competitors to become the National Collegiate San Antonio Storytellers Association. She’s also a board member Rock, Paper, Scissors Grand Champion. of the Tejas Storytelling Association and member of the National “She came out of nowhere,” said Shane Jochum, an organizer of the Storytelling Network. competition. “[Duau] seemed calm, innocent and harmless in the initial “The important thing for a good storyteller to do is to find the heart matches. Then, in the final rounds she was like an RPS ninja ... the others of the story, and that’s that moment, the time of transformation when never saw her coming.” the main character in the story becomes changed by the events of the Serious RPS players, just like chess and poker players, spend a lot of story,” she says. time developing their strategies. That’s true whether you’re sitting around the dinner table or stand- “About 60 percent of it is luck,” says Duau, now a junior majoring in ing on stage. She calls it the ‘ah-ha’ moment. Once identified, the story- finance, “but if you analyze your competitors, you can see if they kind of teller must build an arc around it by gently leading the listener to the peak do the same thing. So if they do two things in a row, you can change your moment, then gradually bringing the story to a close. methods. Though the use of gestures and expressions is solely up to each story- “Supposedly rock means you’re an aggressive player, paper means teller and depends on the story itself, rhythm always plays an important you’re calm, and scissors means you’re not as aggressive as rock.” role. “Like when people repeat a punch line and you go, ‘OK, right, I got There are some guidelines you should follow to make sure the competi- it.’ You don’t want to do that,” she says. “You want to build it up to that tion is fair and square. “You can’t throw after the other person has thrown, moment of the story’s strongest power and then turn it over to the listener and there are specific ways to do certain ones,” Duau says. “Like paper, to have their own ah-ha moment.” your hand has to be completely horizontal; rock, you have to have a fist, Regardless of the size of the audience, telling stories is always intimate and it has to be completely up and down.” and personal, Ketner adds. Because with any good story, there’s room for Likewise, horizontal scissors is forbidden in tournament play, as are listeners to create their own imagery. cutesy moves like throwing dynamite or collegiate hand signs. “Even if there are 100 people in the room, each person is creating their As for her winning style, Duau says, “I play mostly scissors, then rock.” own image,” she says. “You’re talking to one person at a time—it just so happens there might be 99 other people in that room.”

20 UTSA Sombrilla Spring 2008 21 How to select champagne How to deal with stress The table is set, the food is ready, and the guests will arrive shortly. There Feeling stressed out? You’re not alone. In fact, there’s no such thing as a is one problem: what wine to serve? stress-free life, says Mary McNaughton-Cassill, associate professor in Kolleen Guy, associate professor of history and author of When the Department of Psychology. Champagne Became French: Wine and the Making of a National Identity, And you probably wouldn’t guess it, but technology is the main cul- suggests a champagne or sparkling wine for salads and other light meals. prit, she says. Because electricity allows homes to be illuminated after “It goes very well with sushi, for example, and egg dishes,” she says. dark, people sleep an average of 90 minutes less a day than they did at Guy says there really isn’t an art to choosing the perfect bubbly; it’s a the turn of the century. Cell phones, MP3 players, radios, computers matter of taste. To learn how to select a sparkling wine, you have to drink and televisions also add to a lack of quiet time. it, and over time you will know what you like. “I know for a fact that UTSA students spend less than one hour out of Also, in the champagne industry, labels matter. 24 awake by themselves without electronic input,” McNaughton-Cassill “Long-standing brands, particularly in French champagnes such as says. “They basically have the alarm go off in the morning, listen to the Veuve Clicquot, Krug and Moët & Chandon, get their reputation by radio in the shower, they have every iPod and thing they can have, so making wines that are pretty consistent year after year,” Guy says. “If there is no quiet time in their lives, no meditation or thought. And that you’re looking for something that is very French champagne-like for less is a strain on our nervous system.” money, you could buy an American sparkling wine. They generally use With technology, the world has become very small, so news travels the same blend of three grapes that French manufacturers use.” fast, and it’s often bad news. This adds to the strain. “Part of what I’m And don’t be surprised if American brands have French names. While arguing for stress management is consciously realizing that we’re more the term champagne can be used only for French wines, Guy explains, aware of the bad things in the world than people have ever been,” she “There is only one country in the world that never signed on to the inter- says. “Nobody can fix them all. But if you decide then that it’s hopeless, national accord that protects the name champagne as something that is that’s the path for depression.” The key to coping, she adds, is deciding exclusively French, and that’s the Americans.” She said the French, tired what you can and can’t change. of fighting America in international courts over the name usage, bought So to manage your stress, take a three-pronged approach, she says. vineyards in California to produce French wines there. But don’t shy Stay physically healthy—get enough sleep and exercise. Avoid sensory How to watch a foreign film away from wines made in other places. overload by limiting negative input, or at least being aware of the media’s Have you ever watched a movie made in Poland, Brazil or Iran and felt “Spain makes a sparkling wine that’s called Cava—an excellent wine,” impact. Be realistic about your expectations. McNaughton-Cassill like you got lost in the translation? Guy says. “Australia is an up-and-coming sparkling wine manufacturer, advises using the ACT formula: Accept reality, Create a vision for cop- Watching a foreign film may require a little more effort on the part of Texas has a few, [as does] New Mexico, and Italy has a spumante.” ing and Take action. “As long as you’re hoping for a miracle that’s just movie-goers than watching a plot-centric Hollywood blockbuster, but Whatever your selection, serve it in flutes. going to change it, you’ll find yourself all worked up,” she says. the reward can be greater, too, says Professor Steven Kellman, who has “Champagnes and sparkling wines have very, very subtle smells to reviewed movies for the San Antonio Current for more than 20 years. them. If you put them in big goblets [used] for a full wine, it dissipates, How to ace a job interview “We tend to get the best of the films from other nations,” he says. and you lose that smell.” Whether applying for a first job or making a career change, most people will “It might be that the average Argentine film is as mediocre as the aver- Dinner can now be served. have to go through an interview process. To make the most of it, Robert L. age American film, but we don’t get to see it.” Cardy, chair of the Department of Management, offers a few tips. Having to read subtitles is often cited as an excuse for avoiding “Employers these days want to see how a potential hire can get along with foreign films, but with Hollywood’s own increasing use of subtitles people and whether he or she will be a good fit for the company. They are (Think Dances With Wolves, Letters From Iwo Jima, and on the small going to be looking at ability and motivational issues,” he says. He advises screen, Lost and Heroes), that argument is becoming invalid. familiarizing yourself with the organization’s core values and culture, and And subtitles are only one aspect of a film’s levels of meaning. While assessing whether you are well suited for that environment. you’re reading along, listen to the music, voices and other sounds, To showcase ability, Cardy advises describing what value—education, Kellman advises. “Even when I don’t know the language … I like to experience and training—you have to offer. Interviewers will often ask job hear the voice of the actual actor, and I think just the intonation can requirement questions, such as whether you are willing to work overtime or tell you a lot.” travel. Think about your answer, because saying “no” could cost you the job. Also, listen to the silences in the film; some of the best films use Situational questions measure your ability to make decisions. “They might silence for greater emotional impact. Kellman recommends watching describe a realistic workplace situation and say, ‘What would you do?’” Cardy Ingmar Bergman’s The Silence for a crash course. says. Briefly describe how you would handle the situation. The interviewer It’s also important to keep in mind that foreign films often place will look to see how your answer fits with their company culture. more emphasis on character development and thematic development. As for motivational issues, Cardy says that’s where interpersonal abilities “American audiences have been conditioned to look for what happens are measured. Because technical skills change with technological advances, next and are looking for a gunshot every 30 seconds,” Kellman quips. companies are putting more emphasis on something they can’t teach, and “There are more subtle pleasures to find in film than just that.” that’s how to get along with others. It’s important to emphasize how you’ve So take time to observe the set design, landscapes, colors, moods, worked in team situations. Overall, Cardy says, remember you are in the pace and editing, he advises. interview to sell yourself, so don’t attempt to make the interviewer sell the Ready to watch? Netflix or Blockbuster Online are likely to offer company to you. First impressions do matter, so dress well and arrive early. a better selection than your neighborhood video store, but Kellman And practice. Ask people who have gone through the experience recently to suggests seeing films in the theater to get the full cinematic experi- hold a mock interview with you. This will help you determine your strengths ence and to send a message to theater owners that American audiences and weaknesses. Before the actual interview, visualize yourself being calm, are sophisticated enough for foreign films. looking the interviewer in the eye and offering a confident handshake. “The more you play that positive script, the more likely that’s the way it is going to go,” Cardy says.

22 UTSA Sombrilla Spring 2008 23 n contrast to other campus buildings, which buzz and hum with student life, the original Thermal Energy Plant clanks and rumbles with industrial noise. The plant’s hulking presence goes largely unnoticed by students hurrying to andI from class. Touring the plant are engineers Dagoberto Rodriguez ’02, who was hired in June 2002 as UTSA’s energy manager, and his supervisor, René Colunga, utilities/project engineer, both of the Office of Facilities. “These plants are monsters of energy use,” says Rodriguez. Which is the reason, says Colunga, that energy efficiency in the heating and cooling systems is so impor- tant to UTSA’s overall energy conservation program. Colunga says that mechanical systems at the university account for more than 60 percent of its overall energy con- sumption, and this is where the greatest potential for campus energy savings lies. Orange In 2002, for example, UTSA completed a comprehensive upgrade project at the 1604 Campus, replacing or upgrading lighting, motors, pumps and chillers, that resulted in an annual average savings of $364,000. That’s 7 million kilowatt hours of electricity and 19 million gallons of water savings per year. and Blue These are the kinds of numbers that facilities staff point to with obvious pride to show what UTSA is doing to become a greener campus. But accomplishments like these—neither highly visible nor highly participatory—are difficult to showcase. and Says Colunga, “These are things in the tunnels and the basement, full of grease and really noisy.” But all around UTSA, efforts are under way that both echo and broaden the engi- neers’ push for energy efficiency. Education programs, recycling initiatives, energy audits, a chartered energy conservation committee and signs of renewed student activism are all part of a nascent movement to make UTSA a greener, more environ- mentally sustainable campus.

Crisis and Conservation Not surprisingly, in an environment of rapid growth (the student body has increased by a hefty 35 percent since 2000) coupled with rising energy prices, a primary moti- vator for recent environmental conservation activities at UTSA is financial savings. The university’s focus on conservation began years ago. In response to an unprec- edented spike in natural gas prices in 2000, the UT System Board of Regents char- tered the Energy Utilization Task Force (EUTF) in February 2001. EUTF evaluates UTSA is each component’s strategies for reducing energy consumption, lowering energy-re- Greenlated maintenance and operating costs, managing commodity price risk and lever- approaching aging UT System’s commodity purchasing power. Concerns about the projected cost of energy led to the formation of energy con- sustainability servation committees at many UT System components. UTSA’s first ad-hoc energy conservation program committee met from 2001 to 2003, and emphasized making individuals aware of actions they could take to save energy. from many Last year, UTSA President Ricardo Romo chartered a new Energy Conservation Committee (ECC). Chaired by Dave Riker, associate vice president for facilities, directions and made up of staff, faculty and students from across campus, the group adopted a mission statement that not only promotes financial savings, but also incorporates an education component. By Lynn Gosnell “Our charter is to make people more aware of energy conservation issues,” Riker says. “We have a strong group of education advocates on [the] committee, and they want to make sure that we educate people so they can change their behaviors, not just make them aware of things.”

Thinking Globally. Educating Locally. Energy Conservation Committee member Christine Moseley, an associate professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching (ILT), is passionate about educating the public on ways to reduce, reuse and recycle. Together with colleagues Blanche Desjean-Perotta and Courtney Crim, Moseley devised a “growing green initiative” for ILT. With 27 full-time faculty, 100 adjunct faculty and 3,000 students, ILT is one of the largest departments at the university. The initiative included requesting aluminum-plastic-glass recycling bins, promot- ing electronic syllabi, creating a storage cupboard for recycling office supplies, and encouraging faculty to sign a “Sustainability Pledge.” These faculty members aim to

24 UTSA Sombrilla Spring 2008 25 produce environmentally literate teachers, “so they can produce environ- “It’s an old building; it wasn’t designed to be an education building, The 2008 report noted a number of environmentally friendly initiatives mentally literate students,” says Desjean-Perotta. especially the annex,” says Rashed-Ali. The annex houses most of the col- at UT Austin, UT Arlington, the University of Texas Medical Branch at It was Moseley, along with committee member Fred Hample, who pro- lege’s design studios and classrooms, and is heavily used by students at all Galveston and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, posed that the committee use “A Blueprint for a Green Campus,” as a tem- hours of the day. and provides an overview of the many different approaches to sustainabil- plate for their work. The report was created as a result of the 1994 Campus Together with the Department of Mechanical Engineering’s Randy ity taken by higher education institutions in the United States and Canada. Earth Summit Initiative for Higher Education that brought together 450 Manteufel, Rashed-Ali is overseeing a comprehensive energy audit of UTSA’s new strategic plan, UTSA 2016, weaves issues of energy and the faculty, staff and students from throughout the nation and world to craft the building. Nicholas Arnold, who earned his B.S. in architecture last environment within its initiatives. recommendations that universities can use as a blueprint for establishing December, and Mike Bejrowski, who will graduate in May with a B.S. Since 2000, Rodriguez has seen UTSA’s energy utilization index (EUI) sustainability as an institutional priority and practice. in mechanical engineering, are employed as interns by UTSA’s facilities decrease by a slight amount (EUI measures a facility’s energy consumption “[The blueprint] gives ideas and examples, some of which apply to us office. Since last August, they have been measuring the dimensions of per square foot; structures with low EUIs are more efficient than those and some of which don’t,” says Riker. “We’re working to develop some- every room, closet and hallway of the 91,000-square-foot building, docu- with high EUIs). UTSA’s growth in enrollment and ongoing transforma- thing that fits UTSA.” menting both the building’s envelope (its walls, ceilings and floors) and its tion into a research university with a residential student body present a The ECC plans to present a full report of all its findings and recom- heating and air conditioning, lighting and electrical systems. number of challenges to UTSA’s energy footprint. mendations to the vice president for business affairs and ultimately to They hope their survey will be used to develop what they call “no-cost/ “We’ve been building more research facilities, and they bring greater the Campus Management Organization, which comprises all the vice low-cost” solutions as well as help identify funding resources for more energy consumption versus a classroom facility, because you need to con- presidents and the president, later this year. Noting that the committee is complex solutions. Besides dropped ceilings, task lighting and occupancy stantly change the air out,” Riker says. “The fact that we’re building more focused on the energy portion of the blueprint, the ECC will recommend sensors, they’d like to see light tubes, a structure that captures solar energy student housing—that means cooking, using water, electricity—these con- that UTSA create its own blueprint for sustainability, Riker says. in order to save electricity during daylight hours, added to the roof. sume more energy than a normal classroom building.” The sheer number Though noting that a new roof has reduced thermal energy loss, of students using UTSA’s classrooms means that, in many cases, buildings From Conservation to Sustainability Arnold and Bejrowski point to cracks in exterior walls, missing insulation are using energy throughout the day and well into the evenings. In the College of Architecture, the words energy conservation have been and sounds (“Hear that clicking noise?”) that suggest the heating, ven- Despite the challenges, university-wide efforts on a smaller scale are supplanted by another buzzword of the environmental movement: sus- tilating and air conditioning controls system needs adjustment. They’ve having a noticeable impact. Ridership on UTSA’s free shuttles increased tainability. Here, green building practices have become an important part documented that energy usage peaks in the building at of the curriculum. midnight—when the fewest people occupy the space. “Sustainability means meeting the needs of the current generation The students surmise that faulty controls are keeping “ We’re becoming more aware and accepting that a without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their both the heating and cooling systems running at full tilt, problem exists. … It is an issue of awareness that own needs,” explains associate professor Marc Giaccardo. The U.S. Green and that students are leaving large banks of lights on in Building Council has developed a number of professional, as well as archi- the cavernous studios. is being translated to a sense of responsibility.” tectural, certifications known as Leadership in Energy and Environmental “The project both does a service to the university as Design (LEED), and Giaccardo is one of a handful of LEED-accredited well as having an educational component,” Rashed-Ali professionals in the College of Architecture. notes. The energy audit has been very much a collaborative enterprise by more than 70 percent from fall 2006 to fall 2007 and now totals 880,000 Two years ago, Hazem Rashed-Ali joined the faculty from Texas A&M among staff, faculty and students, as well as outside companies like City passengers per year, notes Dave Kapalko, director of parking and trans- University to teach environmental building systems. He joins colleagues Public Service, which provided extensive energy usage data. portation services. New shuttle routes are constantly being created to Giaccardo, who was recently named director of the new Construction But students like Arnold are taking energy conservation efforts still fur- serve off-campus apartment complexes where many students live. While Science and Management program, and Vincent Canizaro, who teaches ther. Along with other architecture students, he recently founded a UTSA Kapalko says that a majority of UTSA’s fleet of university-owned vehi- theory of sustainability, as core faculty for sustainable building design and chapter of Emerging Green Builders, attracting close to 100 members in cles are flex-fuel vehicles as required by the state, biofuel stations in San construction within the College of Architecture. All three professors—as the first semester. “This says a lot about the passion for today’s environ- Antonio “are few and far between,” making it difficult to use cleaner fuels well as many others within the department—incorporate elements of sus- mental opportunities and avoiding tomorrow’s burdens,” Arnold says. like E85 in the vehicles. tainable design into their design studios. Another student environmentalist, biology major Lillian Cameron, UTSA is meeting with growing success in its recycling programs, col- “We think that integrating ideas about sustainability semester after recently founded the UTSA Green Society, an advocacy group and lecting 81 tons of recyclable material per quarter, up from 18 tons per semester is the best way for students to get a better understanding about resource center for students interested in environmental issues. quarter in 2006. The university relies on work-study students to check and it,” Giaccardo says. “This semester what we want to do is try and get our president to sign pick up the 71 blue aluminum-plastic-glass recycling bins. Rashed-Ali’s spring 2008 class, Applications in Sustainable Design, the Presidents Climate Commitment,” Cameron said. Almost 500 college The 55,000-square-foot University Center addition, which was has grown from seven students last year to 20. Rashed-Ali says he enjoys and university presidents have pledged to eliminate greenhouse gas emis- designed by Perkins+Will, an international firm recognized for its com- teaching a subject he’s passionate about—carbon-neutral design. sions. To date, no UT System campuses have signed the commitment, and mitment to sustainability, will incorporate many sustainable design “That means trying to design buildings that have a zero net impact on according to Matt Flores, assistant director of public affairs for the UT features. These include energy-saving occupancy sensors, the use of low- the environment or a positive impact on the environment, which is even System, there were questions about what the system as a whole could do VOC (volatile organic compound) paints and the installation of windows more difficult,” he says. without direction from the Texas Legislature. “I think there are common with low-emissivity coating that reflect heat away from the building. Rashed-Ali believes that the trend toward sustainability within his pro- goals between the compact [Presidents Climate Commitment] and the Last year, the Texas Legislature enacted a number of bills that require fession is driven by ethical responsibility. UT components,” he says. state agencies to achieve energy efficiency through the purchase of Energy “We’re becoming more aware and accepting that a problem exists,” Star-rated appliances and equipment, rainwater harvesting, conden- he says. “It is an issue of awareness that is being translated to a sense of Fueling Thought sate collection and other water reclamation efforts, if practical. UTSA is responsibility. Our design decisions have a huge impact as architects; our These days, sustainability initiatives in higher education are gaining trac- installing a heating, venting and air-conditioning condensate recovery buildings will be there at least 100 years and throughout this long time, tion and making the news. system “that will pipe otherwise wasted fresh water in the cooling tower they’ll have a huge impact on the environment, mostly negative.” The Sustainable Endowments Institute, founded in 2005, publishes at the South Thermal Energy Plant,” which is currently under construc- an annual College Sustainability Report Card in which it grades not only tion, Rodriguez says. Mechanical systems in the Biosciences Building will Student Power investment practices, but also practices in the areas of food and recycling, soon go through retrocommissioning—in effect, a massive tune-up of the A case study is the very building where the College of Architecture is Top: Christine Moseley, an Energy Conservation Committee member and administration, green building, transportation, and climate change and research building’s energy systems that could result in substantial savings. associate professor, helped create a “growing green initiative” for the housed. The Monterey Building, a former industrial business center built Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching. Bottom: UTSA’s energy. The institute evaluates only universities or systems with the 200 Riker is impressed with the strides his team and others have made in an in 1984, was purchased in 2005 to house the university’s thriving architec- energy manager, Dagoberto Rodriguez, stands near a cooling tower, which largest endowments, and groups together system campuses. environment of swift change, but he acknowledges there’s more progress ture program and other departments and staff offices. is used to cool buildings. The UT System’s overall grade was a B- in 2008, up from a C+ in 2007. to be made. “We’re not behind so much as we have a long way to go.” ✯

26 UTSA Sombrilla Spring 2008 27 San Antonio’s Introduction Before The University of Texas at San Antonio came to be, prior to the opening of the UT Health Science Center, and while the Spurs were still the Dallas Chaparrals, the city of San Antonio threw the most to the World fantastic, surreal and expensive party in its history. emisFair, which opened on April 6, 1968, two days we are moving forward.” Yearlong after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., And with that, the celebration of the world’s cultures— Hdrew participants from more than 30 countries from Argentina to Canada, from Belgium to Thailand— exhibit marks and brought in performers such as Louis Armstrong, Bill commenced. Cosby and Pat Boone. The event lost $5.5 million by the The six-month world’s fair, which was timed to coin- 40th anniversary time it was over, but the civic leaders who organized the cide with the 250th anniversary of San Antonio’s found- exposition say it forever transformed the city’s worldview, ing, had something to appeal to every interest. On the of HemisFair as well as the world’s view of San Antonio. evening of opening day, for example, the First Lady Today, those leaders celebrate the 40th anniversary attended a performance of Verdi’s Don Carlo. Elsewhere, of HemisFair with nostalgia and pride, looking back on the Mexican Voladores, or the “Flying Indians,” spun it as the defining event that finally brought San Antonio around a 114-foot pole, suspended upside down in the air into the 20th century. Some are also looking forward with by thick ropes tied around their feet. hope that today’s civic leaders can revive the stripped- A mini-monorail train circled day and night around down 96 acres where the fair took place and bring the fairground’s perimeter, while the outdoor elevator on HemisFair Park into the 21st century. the newly constructed Tower of the Americas lifted pas- UTSA’s Institute of Texan Cultures, which was created sengers more than 700 feet into the sky. during HemisFair as the Texas State Exhibits Pavilion, The nation’s most famous entertainers popped in and By Analisa opened a retrospective exhibit of the event on April 6, out for appearances, while the world’s most powerful exactly 40 years after the fair’s opening day. The exhibit, leaders came to San Antonio to join the celebration. Nazareno titled HemisFair 1968: San Antonio’s Introduction to the “It was a heady time. It was an exciting time,” recalls World, runs through April 5, 2009. Patsy Steves, whose husband, Marshall Steves, headed the underwriting campaign for San Antonio Fair Inc. April 6, 1968 The nonprofit organization raised $7.5 million for The Tower of the Americas, During the hours following Martin Luther King Jr.’s assas- HemisFair through local businesses and banks. San which stands more than 700 feet over San Antonio, opened in time sination on April 4, union contractors and HemisFair Antonio voters had approved a $30 million bond for for HemisFair. The tophouse, organizers were still laying grass and making arrange- improvements and extensions to the River Walk and which holds a restaurant and ments to open the fair. They were determined to con- the construction of a new convention center. The Urban an observation deck, was tinue, despite calls for postponing the opening to allow Renewal Agency allocated $12.5 million to purchase land lifted in January 1968. time to mourn the death of the civil rights leader. and demolish the homes where the fair would take place. One of the most popular Plans went ahead as scheduled. On opening day, Lady State legislators chipped in $4.5 million, and the U.S. rides at HemisFair was the Bird Johnson was the featured speaker. Like her husband, Congress appropriated $6.75 million for the fair, accord- mini-monorail, which circled Mrs. Johnson had received death threats from segre- ing to San Antonio Fair Inc.’s records. around the fairground’s perim- gationists during what had become a turbulent time in “It was total community support,” says William Sinkin, eter. Insets, from left to right: America. Surrounded by federal agents, and with protes- who built interest in the project after Congressman Henry Lady Bird Johnson speaks in front of the U.S. Pavilion on open- tors mourning King’s death not far from the fairground B. Gonzalez approached him with the idea of a fair that ing day of the world’s fair; Texas entrance, the First Lady told the crowd, “Let us not set would “find a place in the sun for San Antonio.” Gov. John B. Connally arrives the fires of hatred but quench them. … What we have “I think that’s the first time that we’ve ever had that at HemisFair; revelers gather become, we owe to dozens of different peoples. … In kind of community support, where every facet of the under the cable-car sky ride. these troubled, tragic hours, we need to remember that community supported something,” recalls Sinkin, who

28 UTSA Sombrilla Spring 2008 29 was a local department store executive at the time. “The anniversary celebrations and the yearlong special exhibit The annual Folklife Festival that takes place at the ITC School—now the Southwestern Medical Center— Democrats, the Republicans, the wealthy ones, the work- at the ITC also will help spark public interest in revital- began in 1971. The Asian Festival, also celebrated at the opened in Dallas in 1943. ing man, unions were all supportive. All of the religions izing the park property. ITC, started in 1977. San Antonio saw some success with the construction were supportive and the media. All together we created The 2,000-square-foot exhibit at the ITC includes of the River Walk as a Works Progress Administration HemisFair with excitement and support. And as I said, videos, photographs, memorabilia, costumes worn dur- Growth of the city project from 1939 to 1941, but it didn’t become a major that hadn’t happened before and I don’t think it has hap- ing the fair (including a rare Pucci-designed mini-dress), Aside from this legacy of festivals and cultural celebra- attraction until after commercial revitalization began in pened since.” as well as a section on the families whose homes were tions, the HemisFair leaders argue that the fair set the the 1960s. Sinkin and Patsy Steves were the co-chairs for the demolished to make room for the fair. stage for San Antonio’s explosive population growth and “What I see is different groups of people working on committee that organized HemisFair’s 40th anniversary “I hope that [visitors] will be delivered some infor- economic expansion. different projects for their own particular reasons and celebrations on April 6. mation about why the HemisFair was attempted and “You are living today at this very moment on what was nothing that crosses boundaries between the groups,” “There was such a great interest at the time of the fair,” achieved and what effect it had on San Antonio and done in 1968,” says Tom C. Frost Jr., whose Frost National Johnson says. “And this thing with the HemisFair sort Steves says. “And I would love to see the citizens of San Texas,” says John L. Davis, ITC interim executive direc- Bank contributed $170,000 toward the HemisFair event. of got dropped in the middle of this stuff. … and [it] Antonio just rekindle some of that.” tor. During the fair, Davis was on the ITC research staff “Two of the largest sources of employment in San becomes the big public event that has immediate visibil- and worked most days on the Texas exhibit inside the Antonio for the last [40] years have been tourism and ity and it looks like it had immediate impact.” HemisFair today Texas State Exhibits Pavilion. health care. It was 1968 when HemisFair opened in April. The decades-long efforts to bring a medical school Soon after HemisFair ended, political leaders and fair “We’re hoping we will raise some questions with those And it was in 1968 that we opened the Medical Center. and a public university to San Antonio, as well as the organizers disagreed over what to do with the site. The visiting about what happens when you do urban renewal And our two largest payrolls in San Antonio today are efforts to improve the River Walk, Johnson says, bore organizers had wanted the proposed UTSA campus to projects,” Davis says. “We’d like to raise questions about still in tourism and health care.” fruit during the late 1960s and may have played a more be located downtown on the fair’s property. State leaders why people participate in world fairs. Is it used for eco- Frost says San Antonio would have had a more diffi- significant role in San Antonio’s growth and develop- had plans to build the university near the Hill Country. nomic advancement? Does it have an effect on our cult time recruiting corporations such as Southwestern ment during the following decades than HemisFair did. When it was clear that the university would not be understanding of other people? And ultimately from all Bell (now AT&T) and Toyota if HemisFair hadn’t “put While San Antonio Mayor Phil Hardberger agrees Photos, left to right: U.S. Rep. Henry B. Gonzalez located at the HemisFair, fences were installed around of this, we hope that people will also learn something San Antonio in everybody’s radar screen.” that HemisFair was not an economic driver for the city, cuts the ribbon at Gate 5, officially the fairgrounds. about themselves.” But UTSA history professor David Johnson argues he says it served as a recruiting tool during the 1960s opening the fair; Los Voladores de “The city sort of marked it away and let the waterways The ITC called the special exhibit San Antonio’s that many other economic development efforts taking and 1970s. Hardberger himself says that he and his Papantla put on a show; participants dry up and become soiled,” Sinkin says. “It was a degree Introduction to the World because, Davis says, “at this place at the same time played larger roles than the world’s wife decided to move to San Antonio from Odessa after mill around the fairgrounds; the Alamo of neglect that hurt that area for years. And gradually time, San Antonio was considered to be a relatively small fair. “The importance of HemisFair is its psychological attending the fair. City Jazz Band performs in the Pearl people began to use it again. But it was so distressing.” town, undeveloped economically and with a large mili- impact on the local business community and business “We stayed in La Mansión [del Rio Hotel] and that Brewing Co. Pavilion; hostesses pose According to the HemisFair 1968 Steves says she would like to see lighted paths, street tary base. And a world’s fair would deliberately bring San social elite in the city,” says Johnson, who is currently gave us a great impression. We went to the HemisFair at the Bell Telephone System Pavilion; mini-monorail hostesses stand Official Souvenir Guidebook performers, and the renovation of the Women’s Pavilion Antonio to the attention of not only the Americas but writing a book that explores San Antonio’s 20th century and afterward we said, ‘Let’s make San Antonio our ready to lend a hand. (opposite page, bottom), the circular on the HemisFair Park property. “You know it’s a won- the world.” political history. home,’” Hardberger says. logo chosen for the event represents derful, big bit of real estate. And now it needs to be used At the same time, with the arrival of visitors and “This wasn’t the very first time they tried to do some- The fair, the work required to put on such an event, the merging of civilizations. The lone circle illustrates “Begin with the well and wisely,” she says. exhibitors from abroad, San Antonio came to learn about thing to promote the city’s development,” he says. “But and the construction that took place gave Hardberger the world.” The next image signifies Urban design consultant Sherry Kafka Wagner puts other cultures and people. it was a spectacular event in their minds. The impact of impression that San Antonio was “a city of the future,” “Move to the Western Hemisphere.” it another way. “I think that most cities would give their “I don’t think people in San Antonio had been the activity level and cooperation to do something of that with “growth potential—intellectual, economic and pop- The addition of a line coming from the right arm to have 96 acres in a downtown to be used as a exposed to Japan and China and Guatemala and some of scale is that it leaves this enduring sense of accomplish- ulation growth.” Hardberger says that revitalizing the right of the outer circle and curling really powerful part of the cityscape,” Wagner says. “And these other countries,” says Shirley Mock, senior research ment and pride.” HemisFair Park area is a “fairly vast” project that would around the inner circle portrays the HemisFair is a long way from being that.” associate at the ITC. Mock led the research team charged Decades before HemisFair, various forces had been take many years, more than the year that he has left in “Explore the paths from the Old World Wagner was on the planning staff for HemisFair with piecing together the HemisFair exhibit. working to make things happen in the city, but without office. But he says he would like to begin serious conver- to the New.” The final image decades ago, and today she is one of the organizers try- “[These countries] were actually there presenting represents “A new way of life great success. An attempt to hold Texas’ centennial state sations about doing so. is established by the meeting and ing to renovate the Women’s Pavilion—one of the few their culture. And it wasn’t just a token cultural presenta- celebration saw San Antonio take runner-up to Dallas, “The true value of the fair is that it changed the ethos merging of the Old and the New. The fair structures built as a permanent building. This reno- tion. I think part of our Folklife Festival and our Asian which held the celebration in 1936. At the same time, of San Antonio, the way we thought and our outlook on process is continuing—a Confluence vation, she says, could be a “catalyst project” that would Festival come out of that tradition, that excitement of an attempt to bring a medical teaching university to San the rest of the world,” Hardberger says. “And that’s the of Civilizations in the Americas.” ignite renewed interest in HemisFair Park. She hopes the seeing and actually participating in these cultures.” Antonio failed, and instead, the Southwestern Medical real value.” ✯

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René Ornelas ’77 PAVING THE PASEO Singing a new song

Want to leave your mark at UTSA? The Office of Alumni anniversaries, organization remembrances and memorials.” e was one of the first called The Quarter Notes. “When Programs and the University Center are teaming up to give The new program complements the Buy the Brick program, Hispanics to appear on Dick the group disbanded, I invited Clark’s American Bandstand. one of the members to join alumni, graduating seniors, faculty, staff and friends of the which ran from 1996 until 2001. Bricks purchased under that H He toured with Diana Ross and the me, and we formed a singing university the opportunity to do just that with the UTSA Brick program were installed in the UC Courtyard. Supremes, the Beach Boys, Fats duo called René and René.” and Bench campaign. Proceeds from brick and bench sales will be used to fund Domino and Three Dog Night. When his partner, the late René Ornelas, lead singer of René Herrera, quit in 1970, he The engraved bricks and dedicated benches will be located on a leadership scholarship and various UC activities, including a the pioneering ’60s and ’70s pop decided to go solo, renaming the UC Paseo between the existing University Center and the new film series, poetry slams, concerts and comedy shows. For more duo René y René—best known for himself René René. But Ornelas expansion that will open in August. For a limited time, bricks are information on purchasing a brick, visit www.utsa.edu/alumni the still-requested “Angelito” later felt that his music was and “Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero”—is intended for a deeper purpose. being offered for $100 apiece to be installed in time for the start or call (210) 458-4133. going strong at age 71. Debonair “Despite all the bright lights of the 2008–2009 academic year. After that, bricks will be sold and polished, he describes himself and fame, there was something for $150. Save the date for Gala as spurred by a new musical and missing in my life, and I finally “The brick program empowers past, present and future The 2008 UTSA Alumni Gala will be held Aug. 16 at the religious passion. “I have always realized that it was God,” he says. been very energetic on stage,” In 2002, Ornelas made a members of the UTSA family to mark their educational Westin La Cantera—six weeks earlier than last year’s event. This says Ornelas from his San Antonio commitment to perform at accomplishment and leave their own legacy,” says Jane annual event raises money for scholarships at UTSA. home, “but now, I’ve got the churches and Christian music Findling Burton, director of alumni programs. “Bricks and benches More details for the event will be forthcoming at www.utsa. Holy Spirit gasoline in me and I concerts. “It is the best thing just keep on going and going.” that I have ever done,” he says. make excellent gifts to celebrate accomplishments, milestones, edu/alumni. The Tejano Music Hall of Fame There are some things about inductee has long ties to San Ornelas that have not changed Antonio. Originally from Laredo, from his earlier years on the trumpet and sang in his father’s performing. His wife, Saundra, he was married in San Antonio and road. He still loves to perform, a orchestra while traveling all is a strong source of spiritual Jesús R. “Corky” Rubio, M.B.A. in the Junior/Community College Student ricanes Katrina and Rita. “With all of established the first endowed scholarship earned a B.A. in Spanish from UTSA characteristic he inherited from over the country. He remembers motivation. They regularly 76 in the respiratory care department at the business, is chairman of the board for Personnel Association of Texas. The the National Guard and Army Reserves in 1977. his father, Mike Ornelas, founder fondly listening to Nat King Cole, travel together for concerts the newly reconfigured Girl Scouts of award honors his life’s work in higher federal deployments, it occurred to me University of Texas Health Science of the Mike Ornelas Orchestra Tony Bennet, The Four Freshmen, and church functions. Southwest Texas, which encompasses 21 education, specifically in the area of stu- that there had to be some organization Center. The endowment honors a prom- “I was in one of the first counties. He also was chairman of the dent affairs. to pick up the slack and take care of ise she made to her father, once a prom- graduating classes. My language in the Big Band era. “My father Glenn Miller, and Mexican trios “I really love what I am ising high school boxer, who died after committee responsible for overseeing Texas. That’s when I found out about studies really helped me, since I was an awesome piano player like Trio Los Panchos and Los doing,” says Ornelas. “Since I construction of the new $8.5 million Diane Gonzales Bertrand, B.A. the Texas State Guard,” he writes. “The a 30-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. 78 am a very prolific bilingual song from Laredo, Texas. He taught Aces, for inspiration. “These have given the controls of my life Sally Cheever Girl Scout Leadership in English, continues her love of writ- Army taught me that you don’t hang Her self-published book, The Last Fight Center, located on six wooded acres in ing as writer-in-residence at St. Mary’s back when there is work to be done. of A Champion, Sonny Stephenson vs. writer,” he says. me to take my music seriously, artists have had a tremendous to Jesus Christ, my marriage is San Antonio. Corky, whose two daugh- University in San Antonio. She is also They also taught me that you don’t shy Parkinson’s Disease, is an additional By then, he had traveled all but he also taught me to have fun influence on my music,” he says. stronger and my life is sweeter.” the author of Ricardo’s Race, a children’s away from the hard jobs or worry about tribute to her father. “By sharing Daddy’s ters were members of the organization, over the United States, performing while performing,” he says. As Today, René Ornelas keeps —Jenny Moore writes that he enjoys seeing the mission book about the life of UTSA President the pay when you are doing what is right story, I keep my promise to him to let of Girl Scouts converted into reality Ricardo Romo. Diane felt a kinship with and has to be done.” The agency works people know what happens to you when with the vocal quartet he founded a teenager, Ornelas played the a busy schedule writing and when girls become leaders in the com- Romo, who grew up, as she did, on the closely with the American Red Cross and you have Parkinson’s. I also believe that munity. “Girl Scouts is a premier organi- West Side of San Antonio, and she uses Federal Emergency Management Agency someone who receives his scholarship Don Barker, B.S. in mechanical zation that promotes girls to be women the story to remind children that “every- and cross-trains with these agencies on may actually turn out to be that someone paring to write is not part of the series; CHOSEN offers opportunities to men- 94 B.A. in criminal justice ’91. They have engineering, is the president of Barker of confidence and character.” one should get more education so they disaster preparedness and response. Skip who will do something about it so no it will be a mysterious book set in tor, tutor or support children in need of two adopted children from Russia. have a career back-up plan for unex- is also a substitute teacher in the North one else has to go through it,” she writes. Scotland and Transylvania in 1898,” she a loving home. It also offers adult edu- and Associates Inc. in San Antonio. Thomas Hoy, M.A. in education, pected surprises.” It is crucial, she says, East Independent School District in “Daddy was one of those quiet givers. … writes. “I majored in English and his- cation classes and Bible study training David Safir, B.S. in architecture, 77 Michael Bollinger, B.B.A. 96 retired as executive vice president of that children find heroes in their own San Antonio, and has received teaching He was a living example of how we tory at UTSA because I knew I wanted for those considering adoption or foster 95 was promoted to associate with Corgan in accounting, and his wife, Lisa, San Antonio College. His accomplish- communities. Diane recently finished certificates in composite science, tech should all treat people. By establishing to be a novelist, and I knew I wanted care. Michelle’s latest CHOSEN program Associates Inc. in Dallas. In his nine announce the birth of their son, Mason ments at SAC included the creation of her 19th book and is working on a novel applications and tech education. this scholarship, I am able to continue to write historical fiction. I chose the mentors young women who have been in years with the company, David has Patrick, on Feb. 4. Michael is deputy a model leadership institute, which was for teens, which she hopes to complete my Dad’s tradition of giving to others Victorian era because it’s a fascinat- the Child Protective Services system and worked on several major projects. He assistant director of financial state- named after him; leading the college by the end of the year. This spring, she is Gary Robinson, B.S. in electrical and helping all those you can.” ing time when so many of our modern who now are homeless and pregnant. received his accreditation in Leadership 89 ments and audit readiness for the U.S. through its accreditation process; and, busy traveling to the Rio Grande Valley, engineering, was promoted to director of Deanna Jones Raybourn, B.A. in conventions and ideas were born, but in Energy and Environmental Design Missile Defense Agency in Huntsville, he writes, “knowing when to stay out of Austin and Corpus Christi to promote strategic sales for Marvell Semiconductor English, recently finished writing Silent so much more was seething below the Robert Lee Masten, B.B.A. in per- and a master’s of architecture with a 93 Ala. the way of creative people.” He says that literacy and tell children about the in Houston. The company is the lead- on the Moor, the third book in the her surface. … And the foggy gaslit streets sonnel human resources, announces his concentration in urban planning from Amanda Carter Way, B.A. in sociol- his fondest memories are of the students importance of writing their stories. ing supplier of semiconductors, which Lady Julia Grey series, due out in March do help add a bit of atmosphere to a retirement from USAA in San Antonio. UT Austin. ogy, is the founder and president of during graduation activities. “Students include wireless, wired Ethernet, switch- 2009. The first book, Silent in the Grave, mysterious novel!” Sandra Lynn Sherman, B.A. in inter- Adoption Priorities Inc., a placement would glow with the feel of success William H. “Skip” Pope, B.B.A. in ing, storage, processor, and transceiver has been nominated for three awards, Michelle Freed Schultze, Bachelor of disciplinary studies, earned her mas- Jennifer Anne Naples, B.S. in kine- 84 agency offering domestic, internation- 98 and their eyes communicated that they accounting, recently was commissioned technologies. In his spare time, Gary including an Agatha Award. The second Music, is the founder and president of ter’s degree in library science from the siology and health, recently passed the al and foster adoptions. Amanda also were going to reach a higher point in as a major in the Texas State Guard. enjoys traveling with his four children— book, Silent in the Sanctuary, was just CHOSEN Adoption & Foster Ministry University of North Texas, and is now National Certified Diabetes Educator helps families navigate the process their potential.” Thomas, who received He is assigned to Headquarters, 1st the youngest are 3-year-old twins—and released in January. “I’m under contract Inc. Michelle and her husband, Lee, the librarian at Crestview Elementary in exam. Jennifer is employed at the through educational training and assis- his Ph.D. from Nova Southeastern Regiment as regimental training officer. watching them learn and grow. for six books altogether, several in the began the agency after they adopted the Judson Independent School District. Methodist Hospital Weight Management tance with dossier paperwork. She is University, is also the recipient of the The retired Army serviceman joined Julia Grey series, and at least one stand- four children through private/domestic, Sandra previously taught first and second Center in the Medical Center in married to alumnus Mitchell L. Way, 2006 Distinguished Service Award from the all-volunteer state guard after hur- 90Melissa Jernigan, B.A. in English, alone historical novel. The book I’m pre- international (China) and foster care. grade at Crestview. Houston.

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99Steven Reyes, B.S. in biology, is ary studies, is a third-grade teacher at happy to announce his marriage to Sheri General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary Arcadia Hernandez Lopez McKee. The two were joined in mar- in the Rio Grande City Consolidated Veronica riage on Nov. 9, 2007. Independent School District, Rio Grande Ramirez ’04 knew firsthand about City, Texas. E-mail Dalinda at dal- Sky’s the limit 00Claudia Carranza Garduno, B.S. [email protected]. in kinesiology and health, and her hus- Patriza Raquel Gonzalez, M.A. in coun- the struggles bilingual band, David, announce the birth of their seling, is a special education teacher with n 1997, the year the Women’s second child. Gabriel Jesus arrived Aug. the San Antonio Independent School National Basketball 21, 2007. District. She is the leader and recycling students encounter. co-coordinator of the Bonham Academy IAssociation was founded, 01Angelina B. Jackson, B.S. in kine- Nature Club, where students learn about Veronica “Ronnie” Ramirez was siology and health, M.A. in education nature and conservation. She has a a 17-year-old tomboy who spent As a Spanish-speaking student, she failed the first grade several 2006, is a member of the adjunct faculty 12-year-old daughter, Eden. at San Antonio College. Angelina also Major William Hayden, B.S. in biology, countless hours shooting hoops times. But not only did she persevere, years later she changed is a personal trainer with Spectrum was promoted to senior systems engineer in the front yard of her Dripping bilingual education for thousands of students. Lopez, who died Athletic Clubs and is a taekwondo black at Rackspace Managed Hosting in San Springs home. When the WNBA was belt instructor. E-mail her at angelinaj@ Antonio. Major and his wife, Rachel in January 2007 at the age of 97, was considered a pioneer in satx.rr.com. announced, she says, “I thought it Elizabeth, were married in October 2007. bilingual education for helping students learn how to read, write Cassandra Miranda, B.A. in com- was the best thing in the world.” munications, received the Hall of Fame 05RoseAnn Julson, M.B.A. in business, Ramirez followed the careers of and speak in English. award at the Public Relations Student is the executive vice president/market- Lisa Leslie of the Los Angeles Sparks, Society of America’s 2007 national ing and communications director for Her contributions to bilingual education began in the San Antonio conference in Philadelphia. The Hall LPRmarketing in San Antonio. She pre- Cynthia Cooper and Sheryl Swoopes of Fame Award is given annually to viously served as marketing director for of the Houston Comets, and Rebecca Independent School District, where she worked as a teacher for 33 a former PRSSA member who has the San Antonio Express-News. Lobo and Teresa Weatherspoon of the New York Liberty as they broke years before becoming the district’s supervisor and coordinator of built a distinguished career in public Katrina Rios, B.A. in interdisciplinary relations and continues to contribute studies, is a teacher with the Houston historic ground. “I grew up playing sports, and being in professional sports bilingual programs for another 13 years. In 1980, she was named to public relations education through Independent School District. Katrina is where I wanted to be,” she says. Today, she is the public relations director of Our Lady of the Lake University’s Title VII bilingual train- PRSSA involvement. Miranda has is pursuing her M.A. in education manager for the Chicago Sky—the newest WNBA franchise. been a professional adviser to UTSA’s leadership. ing program. After retiring, Lopez wrote Barrio Teacher, which tells Life in the Windy City is round-the-clock busy for Ramirez, as she chapter since April 2006 and served as her story of escaping revolution in Mexico, coping with the confusion the chapter’s director of public relations Mark North Jauregui, B.B.A. in handles all media relations for the team, players, coaches and upper 06 of immigration and living through the Great Depression. during her undergraduate studies. She management, is a realtor and owner of management. “Although I don’t get to suit up, I’ve become a member of the recently moved to Houston to take a Northmax Realty in San Antonio. Mark team on the business side by being present for all games and locker room position in strategic communications is pursuing his M.B.A. at UTSA. For her efforts in bilingual education, Lopez received numerous with the NASA Johnson Space Center Whitney Thompson, B.S. in biology, is pep talks, and accompanying our players to most community relations awards, including the Ford Salute to Education and the San Antonio after working for the American Heart an academic adviser with the University events,” she says. Association in San Antonio. of Houston. During the off-season (October through April), she stays in Chicago, but Light’s Woman of the Year Award. In 1989, she was inducted into Alessandra Zinicola, B.B.A. in mar- the San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame. 02Amy Pozza Kardos, B.A. in history, keting, is marketing coordinator at during game season she travels frequently. “In handling media relations, I will receive her Ph.D. in history from Middleton Lawn and Pest Control in have the opportunity to travel with the team for all away games, which is Cornell University this spring and has Orlando, Fla. awesome, especially when we travel to San Antonio to play the Silver Stars Even in death, Lopez continues to pave the way for bilingual educa- accepted a tenure-track position in the and I get to catch up with family and friends. I’m one of those people that tion. She bequeathed nearly $700,000 to establish the Arcadia Department of History and Geography IN MEMORIAM at Northern Kentucky University. Her Paul D. Epner, B.A. in early childhood have no problem living out of a suitcase,” she says. Lopez Endowed Scholarship Fund for UTSA students pursuing dissertation extended the topic of her education ’88, passed away Nov. 23, 2007. Ramirez’s personal ambition and early career focus worked to her honors thesis at UTSA in addressing the degrees in bilingual education, ensuring that the Department of Paul was born in Yonkers, N.Y., and benefit at UTSA. While earning her degree in communication/public cultural politics of minority nationality moved to San Antonio at age 3. A gradu- Bicultural-Bilingual Studies will continue to be a leader in preparing in Xinjiang, China, in the early com- ate of Robert E. Lee High School, he relations, she held internships with the Dallas Cowboys training camp and researchers, educators and community leaders. munist period. received his degree in education with an with ESPN X-Games Global, both held at the Alamodome. After working emphasis in math from UTSA and taught again with X-Games in Los Angeles, she rose to the top of a long list of 03James Farrimond, M.B.A. in busi- middle school math for eight years. Paul “Dr. Lopez was a dedicated teacher and an advocate for all children, As UTSA grows, endowed scholarships such as the one estab- ness, is employed at Rackspace Managed candidates to earn a position with the National Basketball Association in then devoted his creative energy to his but in particular bilingual children,” said Bertha Perez, professor and lished by Arcadia Lopez become even more important to the Hosting in San Antonio. work as a children’s book author. He New York City, where she worked for three years in the marketing university. To learn more about giving to UTSA, contact the traveled throughout Texas entertaining communications department. “I loved the job there. I was excited to be in associate dean for research in the College of Education and Human Development Office at (210) 458-5162. Ethel Arreola Kruse, B.B.A. in thousands of elementary school students 04 New York City and working for an organization that I grew up watching.” Development. “This gift will assure, regardless of the political climate management, is an insurance casualty with his Herbert Hilligan series of book ON THE WEB: www.utsa.edu/development After a brief stint back in San Antonio working for an advertising firm, around language policies and immigration issues, that at UTSA, adjuster at USAA in San Antonio. Ethel presentations. He returned to teaching is pursuing her M.B.A. in international and was teaching math at Rawlinson she was told about the position with the Chicago Sky. “Chicago is a city I there will always be support for students preparing to become bilin- business. Middle School in San Antonio at the had always wanted to live in, so I jumped at the opportunity.” B. Cody Bowles, B.A. in psychology, time of his death. gual teachers.” UTSA Advancing knowledge. Changing lives. was named program manager for the Ramirez says her job is a perfect fit. “I have the opportunity to work Epilepsy Foundation of Central and with women who are excellent role models on and off the court.” South Texas in San Antonio. —Jenny Moore Dalinda Garza, B.A. in interdisciplin-

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n November 1990, members of UTSA’s Air Force ROTC topped off POW/MIA Awareness Week by planting a live oak tree in front of the University CenterI to honor POWs and MIAs who served in Vietnam. In this archive photo, Karen Carter ties a yellow ribbon around the tree as William Coulston (ROTC Corps commander), Tahnee Roubidoux Looking back (Angel Flight commander) and Gilbert Martinez Saving the tree (Arnold Air Society commander) look on. Eighteen years later, the tree still stands outside the University Center, only these days it stands in the middle of a construction zone as UTSA completes a $33 million expansion of the UC. The bulldozers spared the ROTC tree and several others nearby; in fact, a proposed bridge linking the old and new buildings was relocated to save the tree. The new building will open this summer.

Photo courtesy of the UTSA Archives at the Institute of Texan Cultures