Western Washington University Western CEDAR Western Reports and Résumé Western Publications Winter 1985 Résumé, Winter, 1985, Volume 16, Issue 02 Alumni Association, WWU Follow this and additional works at: https://cedar.wwu.edu/alumni_reports Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Alumni Association, WWU, "Résumé, Winter, 1985, Volume 16, Issue 02" (1985). Western Reports and Résumé. 198. https://cedar.wwu.edu/alumni_reports/198 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Western Publications at Western CEDAR. It has been accepted for inclusion in Western Reports and Résumé by an authorized administrator of Western CEDAR. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A Report to Alumni and Other Friends of Western Washington University I SHANNON POINT SQUID ~ Dr. William Summers of WWU’s Huxley College tends his baby "stubby" squid, cultivated for the first time in the laboratory at Shannon Point Marine Center in Anacortes. (See page 4.) Vol. 16, No. 2 A Report to Alumni and Other Friends of Western Washington University Winter 1985 * 5. ^'45* Chinese delegation visits delegation of educators from liminary agreement with Chongqing Sichuan Province in the University calling for establishment People’s Republic of China of a formal exchange program Avisited Bellingham and Western In between the two universities. the fall as part of a tour of several At the December Board of universities for observation and Trustees meeting. President Ross investigation. The visitors Included a told board members that Western group from Chongqing University has received credentials from a and several teachers and administra­ faculty member at Chongqing Uni­ tors from education departments and versity for consideration In the bureaus in Sichuan Province. faculty exchange program. During their visit, the guests A delegation from WWU is visiting toured Huxley College, the Vehicle two universities. Including Research Institute, the Computer Chongqing, in China this March. Center and the College of Business Members of the delegation Include and Economics, and lunched with Gordon Sandison, chairman of the WWU President G. Robert Ross and WWU Board of Trustees; Dr. Paul members of the Board of Trustees. Ford, vice president for academic George Drake, director of Western’s affairs; Dr. Michael Seal, director of -i- Center for East Asian Studies, the Vehicle Research Institute; and escorted the group. Dr. Henry Schwarz, East Asian President studies. □ Ross signed a pre­ “1- V Top photo shows Eileen Seal working on the interior of Viking VII. The wife of the Vehicle Research Institute director, Seal has done much of the upholstery work for the last four Viking cars. In bottom photo, a student applies the final coat of paint before the car-of-the- future left for Detroit to be displayed at the 1985 International Congress of Automotive Engineers. Detroit: Viking Vii on dispiay By Robert Neal research unless it’s got a military application. The industry seems to iking VII, the newest experi­ be following the lead of government. mental car from Western’s The feeling Is that the way to control Vehicle Research Institute the technology is simply to have high V(VRI), was selected for display at thetariffs and keep foreign technology .m 1985 International Congress of Auto­ out. I don’t know why it doesn’t motive Engineers in February. occur to industry that it’s suicidal not VRI Director Michael Seal said to do the research and Alcoa and the Society of Automotive development.’’ Engineers (SAE) paid the bill to take Automakers are incorporating Twenty-eight WWU faculty, administrators and local persons visited the Asia Center at the the car to Detroit for engineers from other Viking innovations into com­ University of British Columbia February 18. The group met with their counterparts at the around the world to examine. Viking mercial production, however. Asia Center and toured the Department of Asian Studies, the Institute for Asian Research VII is a high-performance sports car and the Asian Studies Library before relaxing together at a Chinese dinner. The trip was According to Seal, Western’s organized by Dr. George Drake, director of WWU’s Center for East Asian Studies. featuring a 133-horsepower engine, techniques of building aerodynamic advanced aerodynamic design and streamlined cars with Increased fuel cornering capabilities similar to race economy and fewer exhaust cars. Weighing just under 1,000 emissions are becoming quite pounds, the Viking VII was to be the well-known. Gold Seal Society Celebration ... 2 lightest car at the exhibition. A recent General Motors proto­ Alumni Vacation Week .................. 3 Furthermore, Viking VII was the type sports car bears a striking Newsmakers............................... 3 only American-made car on display. resemblance to the Viking II, which Shannon Point Squid...................... 4 Seal speculates this is because other was on display at the 1975 inter­ Huxley Air Study............................. 5 U.S. automakers have not been very national SAE conference. While Foundation projects ........................7 innovative lately. Viking 11 turned some heads. Seal Foundation donors.................... 8-10 “There hasn’t been much built in predicts Viking VII has turned more. Sports............................................. 12 ON THE INSIDE the United States of this nature In “The basic Viking design was radical Roll Call.................................... 13-15 recent years,’’ Seal says. “Right now, at the time but is now the industry’s i... - ; government is not sponsoring much standard,’’ says Seal. □ Seahawks by-passed for Kelly, Seattle; and Bill Palmer, Rob bring alumni together to honor the Alumni Association education alumni planning Lawson, Sandi Labidie, Ron Otis outstanding educator of the year. and Hunter Nickell, Bellingham. We would like to hear from you. board to meet May 11 Eleven persons graciously gave Following presentations by Please call or write: School of up a Seahawks Saturday in Decem­ Dean Marrs and education depart­ Education Alumni Association, Western’s Alumni Association ber to meet as a steering committee ment chairs Dr. Marie Eaton and Dr. Miller Hall 218E, Western Wash­ will hold its annual meeting at 10 to plan the School of Education John Utendale, Inge explained the ington University, Bellingham, WA a.m. Saturday, May 11, In the Old Alumni Association. history of alumni affairs at Western 98225; telephone (206) 676-3314. □ Main Board Room (Room 340) on School of Education Dean Larry and provided support for the new the WWU campus. The meeting is Marrs, in cooperation with Steve organization. called for the purpose of electing Inge, director of alumni relations, The remainder of the day was board members and officers and has set out to develop an alumni spent in developing by-laws and a FRODERBERG SPEAKS TO amending the by-laws. organization for Education School statement of purpose for the BOARD MEMBERS — At the fall For more information, contact graduates. organization and brainstorming Alumni Association board meet­ the Alumni Office, Old Main 475, Faculty members of the School ideas about what the organization ing, Dr. AI Fr Oder berg (right), of Education were asked to submit can offer education graduates. Western Washington University, special assistant to the president Bellingham, WA 98225, or call (206) names of graduates who might be The organization will publish a for legislative affairs, discussed willing to serve as the nucleus of 676-3353. □ quarterly newsletter designed to the lower doUars-per-student this new organization. They are: keep graduates informed of Innova­ funding received by Western Klaus Heck, Vancouver, B.C.; tions In education state-wide. Roberta Krause, Bellevue; Bob compared to other Washington A spring banquet is planned to institutions. Western Class of 1935 Edge of Inge to be honored May 31 ' V- he Alumni Association is BY STEVE INGE / Director of Alumni Relations . ^ " beginning to make respective academic areas. ride is an unusual word. Depending on circumstances, it can either preparations for this year’s Following the luncheon,alumni may TGold Seal Society (formerly choose to join a guided tour of reprimand or compliment. For example, we speak of the pride that comes before the fall. We speak of the pride we take in another's Founders Club) celebration in honor campus or perhaps sit in on a Pachievements, or in our own achievements. Pride is a matter of degree. Too of the Class of 1935. As in the past, favorite class. much is arrogance, and far too much is hubris. anyone from classes prior to 1935 The highlight of the day will be Ironically, too little pride, or none at all, is even worse. Pride gives are encouraged to participate the alumni/VIP dinner followed by meaning to much of what we do in life. Those activities that we call our hobbies are motivated largely by the pleasure we derive from achieving. (graduation is not a requirement). the Theatre/Dance Department’s When there is no satisfying sense of a job well done, when there is no pride This year’s date has been set for spring concert in the Performing Arts in achievement, we come to hate our work and our play. Friday, May 31, and both daytime Center at 7:30 p.m. This philological exercise was sparked by a recent conference of the and evening activities have been Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), the planned. Anyone who would be interested professional association of alumni directors, development officers, public Honored alumni will begin their In contacting “lost” alumni or information functionaries, designers, government relations practitioners, providing assistance In any other and others charged with explaining something as complex as Western to day by attending a buffet luncheon the outside world. in Old Main from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. way is encouraged to contact the At this meeting, I had the opportunity to talk about you. Western’s Here they will have a chance to Alumni Relations Office at (206) 676- alumni,, the Western Alumni Association and its programs.