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page page 14 SUMMER 2006 VO I L 80 NO. 2 page 6 UMR in a UMR Global Society UMR MAGAZINE A A PUBLICATION OF THE MSM-UMR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

UMR MAGAZINE IT'S A FLAT, FLAT, FLAT, FLAT WORLD SUMMER 2006 I VOL. 80 NO. 2 MSM-UMR Alumni Association Representing over 49,000 alumni worldwide

PRESIDENT AREA 3: MARYLOU LEGSDIN, '90, Daphne, Ala. COMMITTEE CHAIRS LARRY L. HENDREN, '73 ([email protected]) GARY W. HINES, '95, Olathe, Kan. Columbia, Mo. ([email protected]) AREA 4: LEROY E. THOMPSON, '56, Pensacola, Fla. ([email protected]) AREA 5: HENRY E. BROWN, '68, Cincinnati, Ohio RONALD W. JAGELS, '86, St. Louis ([email protected]) PRESIDENT-ELECT ([email protected]) ED MIDDEN III, '69, Springfield, III. DARLENE (MELOY) RAMSAY, '84 AREA 6: MARVIN E. BORGMEYER, '74, Baton Rouge, La. ([email protected]) Rolla, Mo. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) CRAIG S. O'DEAR, '79, Kansas City, Mo. member AREA 7: BRIAN T. CALL, '97, Lowpoint, III. ([email protected]) VICE PRESIDENTS ([email protected]) DAN O'SULLIVAN, '82, St. Louis, Mo. ([email protected]) ERNEST K. BANKS,'81 AREA 8. RICHARD W. EIMER JR., '71, Decatur, III. benefits St. Louis ([email protected]) ([email protected]) JOHN F. EASH, '79 AREA 9: DAVID M. TEPEN, '90, South Bend, Ind. PAST PRESIDENTS St. Charles, Mo. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ARTHUR G. BAEBLER, '55, Grantwood Village, Mo. As a graduate of MSM-UMR, KENNETH C. RILEY, '56 AREAS 10 18. RANDALL G. DREILING, '81, St. Louis ([email protected]) San Marino, Calif, ([email protected]) ([email protected]) RICHARD H. BAUER, '51, St. Louis ([email protected]) you are automatically a member PERRIN R. ROLLER, '80 AREAS 10-18: JOHN R. FRERKING, '87, Kansas City, Mo. ROBERT D. BAY, '49, Chesterfield, Mo. of the MSM-UMR Alumni Spring, Texas ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) SUSAN (HADLEY) ROTHSCHILD, '74 AREAS 10-18: DANIEL FRISBEE, '71, Ballwin, Mo. ROBERT T. BERRY, '72, St. Louis Association and are entitled to: St. Louis ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) JON VANINCER, '63 AREAS 10-18: JARROD R. GRANT, '98, St. Charles, Mo. JAMES E. BERTELSMEYER, '66, Tulsa, Okla. Manchester, Mo. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) AREAS 10-18:MICHAEL D. HURST, '74, St. Louis ROBERT M. B RAC KB ILL, '42, Dallas, Texas MSM-UMR: TREASURER (m h u rst@ m ccart hy.co m) ([email protected]) Chairs, lamps, watches, rings, JERRY R. BAYLESS, '59 AREAS 10-18: ANDREW M. SINGLETON, '00, Rolla, Mo. MATTEO A. COCO, '66, Affton, Mo. Rolla, Mo. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) pendants, Platinum/Gold MasterCard, AREAS 10 18. KELLEY (JOZWIAK) THOMAS, '91, PAUL T. DOWLING, '40, St. Louis ASSISTANT TREASURER Kirkwood, Mo. ([email protected]) JAMES B. MCGRATH, '49, St. Louis license plates for Missouri residents. RICHARD L. ELGIN, '74 AREAS 10-18: KEITH WEDGE, '70, Rolla, Mo. ZEBULUN NASH, '72, Baytown, Texas St. James, Mo. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) AREAS 10-18: VACANT JAMES R. PATTERSON, '54, Sikeston, Mo. SECRETARY AREA 19: WILLIS J. WILSON, '73, Cassoday, Kan. ([email protected]) Career Assistance: Susan Watson, '83 ([email protected]) LAWRENCE A. SPANIER, '50, Wellington, Fla. UMR's Career Opportunities Center Danbury, Conn, ([email protected]) AREA 20. LINDA K. (MOORE) WRIGHT, '88, Houston, ([email protected]) Texas ([email protected]) GERALD L. STEVENSON, '59, Highland City, Fla. will help you in your job search! DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE AREA 21.TODD S. RASTORFER, '98, Rio Rancho, N.M. ([email protected]) DANIEL L. BOHACHICK, '99, Tulsa, Okla. ([email protected]) JOHN B. TOOMEY, '49, Alexandria, Va. ([email protected]) AREA 22: DAVID L. BEGLEY, '73, Longmont, Colo. ([email protected]) KRAIG KREIKEMEIER, '63, St. Louis ([email protected]) Services: (kraigkl @sbeglobal.net) AREA 23: DENNIS LEITTERMAN, '76, Sunnyvale, Calif. STAFF HELENE HARDY PIERCE, '83, Newton, New Jersey ([email protected]) LINDSAY LOMAX BAGNALL, '76, Executive Online Community, ([email protected]) AREA 24: PETER MALSCH, '62, Enumclaw, Wash. Vice President, MSM-UMR Alumni Association including searchable directory. NIC NEUMANN, '74, Imperial, Mo. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) JOHN M. REMMERS, '84, Napierville, Illinois MARIANNE A. WARD, Assistant Director Access to alumni office via email ([email protected]) STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES ([email protected]) JANET WICKEY-SPENCE, '85, Kirkwood, Mo. LAUREN HUCHINGSON, Student Council President AMY L. MCMILLEN, Administrative Assistant ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Alumni locator service to help you MICHAEL OJO, Student Union Board President RENEE D. STONE, Administrative Assistant AREA DIRECTORS ([email protected]) ([email protected]) find friends. AREA T. PAUL G. BALDETTI, '81, Skaneateles, N.Y. NATHAN L. MUNDIS, Graduate Student Representative BRANDI WASHBURN, Secretary ([email protected]) Address update service so you don't ([email protected]) ([email protected]) AREA 2: ROBERT J. SCANLON, '73, Brookeville, Md. miss your MSM-UMR mail. ([email protected]) To take advantage of these offers, or for more information contact MSM-UMR Alumni Association Mission and Goals the alumni office: MISSION The association will proactively strive to create an environment — embodying communication with and participation by MSM-UMR Alumni Association MSM-UMR alumni and friends — to foster strong loyalty to UMR and growth of the association. The association will increase Castleman Hall its financial strength as well as provide aid and support to deserving students, faculty and alumni friends. University of Missouri-Rolla 1870 Miner Circle GOALS Rolla, MO 65409-0650 • Assist university with recruitment and retention. • Increase financial resources of the association and the university. • Strengthen alumni section activity. • Increase volunteer support to the university and its students. Phone:(573)341-4145 Fax: (573)341-4706 • Improve communication with and expand the involvement of alumni, especially recent graduates and current students. Email: [email protected] Web: alumni.umr.edu The officers and other members of the association's board of directors provide leadership and actual participation to achieve these goals and fulfill this mission. For their efforts to be a success, they need YOUR active participation as well, in whatever alumni activities you choose. contents ------SUMMER 2006

Profiles entrepreneur profile...... 4 It’s a small world, a fter all: Tuncay Akbas, CSci’98 faculty profile...... 4 9

For Ralph Flori, teaching is like acting in live theater from the editor, 3 by the numbers 5 It ’s a f l a t , f l a t , f l a t , f l a t Say What? ...... 5

COVER AND FEATURE ILLUSTRATIONS BY ZACHARY PULLEN Pullen's witty, character- oriented illustrations have UMR in a been featured in Sports Illustrated, The New York Times Book Review and the i Global Society Wall Street Journal. He hails from beneath the big skies of Wyoming and recently relocated back there from New York with his wife Renate, and baby boy, Hudson. Homecoming 2006 UMR appoints Rollawood, new provost Oct. 16-21 Departments

around campus 16-19 homecoming 24-29

1 7 Dottye Wolf named Honorary St. Patrick 24 Homecoming 2006 For the first time in MSM-UMR s 98 years o f St. Pat's Reunion classes o f 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, celebrations, a woman was named Honorary St. Patrick 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006

19 MBA offered at UMR section news 30-35

sports 20-21 alumni notes 36-43 Sports Profile: Travis Stensby 20 Future Miners Stensby enjoys the challenge of being a member 38 of the UMR M iner swim team 40 Weddings 41 Email research 22-23

22 More than a grain of salt memorials 44-48 Evidence of life on Mars 45 Jim Pogue, professor emeritus of English 23 NO substitute for winning Kansas City would be better off winning a Super Bowl than hosting one

The MSM-UMR Alumni Association publishes the UMR Magazine to communicate and reflect the past, current and future interests of the alumni of the Missouri School of Mines and the University of Missouri-Rolla.

MAGAZINE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA ASSOCIATE EDITORS UMR Magazine (USPS 323-500) (ISSN 1084-6948) CHANCELLOR JOHN F. CARNEY III Lance Feyh is issued four times per year (March, June, John Kean September, December) in the interest of the MSM-UMR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Mindy Limback graduates and former students of the Missouri SEND LETTERS TO: PRESIDENT LARRY HENDREN, '73 School of Mines and Metallurgy and the Marianne Ward, Alumni Editor, ALUMNI SECTIONS EDITOR University of Missouri-Rolla. UMR Magazine is MSM-UMR Alumni Association, Castleman Hall, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Marianne Ward published by the MSM-UMR Alumni Association, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla M O 65409-0650 LINDSAY LOMAX BAGNALL, '76 Castleman Hall, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO ALUMNI NOTES EDITOR Phone: (573) 341-4145 65409-0650. Periodicals postage paid at Rolla, Mo., Linda Fulps Fax: (573) 341-4706 UMR Magazine is written, edited and and additional mailing offices. Email: [email protected] designed by the staff of the UMR CONTRIBUTING WRITERS UA/IR Magazine is printed by Banta Publications Communications Department and Andrew Careaga Group, Kansas City, Mo. Covers are printed on NEWS & FEATURES CONTACT: the MSM-UMR Alumni Association. Michele Martin Phone: (573) 341-4328 7 pt. cover #2 Matte Sterling; interior pages are printed on 70 lb. text #2 Matte Sterling. Fax: (573) 341-6157 EDITORS PHOTOGRAPHERS Email: [email protected] (Art & Production) Rebecca Frisbee, '90 Ian Nance POSTMASTER: Send address changes to (Alumni) Marianne Ward Bob Phelan UMR Magazine, Castleman Hall, PO Box 249, (News & Features) Mary Helen Stoltz, '95 Rolla, M O 65402-0249. umrmagazine.umr.edu PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Ian Nance Joann Stiritz From the editor Mary Helen Stoltz, ’95 Letter to the editor News & Features Editor I have to very strongly object to the inclusion o f the piece on Larry Vardiman in the Spring 2006 UMR It’s been a while since you’ve heard from me at the Editor’s Desk. We three Magazine (Alumni Notes). While the editors - Marianne Ward (Alumni), Rebecca Frisbee, Engl’90 (Art and Production) magazine recognizes the controversial and I - usually rotate this column, but when my turn last came around I was on a nature o f Mr. Vardimans beliefs by the longer-than-expected maternity leave. You can see a photo of my future Miner on articles very title (‘A controversial page 38. stance on creation”), I cannot see the When my daughter, Emma, gets to grade school, she will learn how Christopher point o f using the UMR Magazine as a Columbus refuted claims that the world was flat by sailing to America from Spain. Today, many people again believe that the world is flat. Not literally, of course, but in way o f allowing this sort o f non-science the sense that New York Times journalist Thomas L. Friedman describes in his 2005 to be presented in any fashion that book The World Is Flat. In the book, Friedman explains how today’s technology, like lends credibility to it. Mr. Vardiman email, teleconferencing and computer networks, allows people from all walks of life has every right to his opinions, and he and from every corner of the globe to work together in real time. Distance is no longer is free to speak his mind, but fo r UMR an issue. or its publications to provide a forum Globalization is challenging everyone - from business and industry to higher for these opinions is inappropriate. education institutions - to change their way of operating. And to survive in this global The subtle way the ideas of so-called world, we must cast off our old management models. “intelligent design” or “scientific By the time Emma is ready for college, there may no longer be any traditional creationism” are creeping into classrooms. Already at UMR, it is possible to get a degree online, without ever legitimate academia is frightening, stepping foot on campus. This allows students from around the world to take classes and I, for one, think someone who at UMR on their own terms. believes these things should be simply Will Emma want to grow up to be an engineer? Who knows. Many of today’s ignored by any serious institution o f school children don’t. Last year only 5 percent of high school students reported an higher learning, lest those legitimate interest in studying engineering in college. institutions be associated with such UMR is working to up those odds. Through Project Lead the Way, UMR faculty beliefs. If you want to report the status members are showing middle school and high school kids how cool engineering can and career accomplishments of alumni be. Plus, every summer hundreds of kids flock to campus to learn about explosives, in an objective fashion, it should be rockets, nuclear energy, wind and water power, transportation and computers. This done in a manner that does not insult year, UMR is even offering a program just for middle school girls. the intelligent work o f others. UMR is Read on to learn of other ways UMR is stepping up to meet the challenges of an accredited technical university, not globalization. a college o f theology. Articles that As we went to press with this issue, we learned of the death of Armin Tucker, even peripherally present ideas o f MinE’40. His obituary will appear in the fall issue. creationism versus scientific explanation fo r the origin o f the universe or the Earth should be matters for another forum. If you expect to retain credibility (andfor the The campus is flat (and getting flatter) sake of those whose resumes include UMR degrees, I hope you do) I would For years, UMR has been known for its flat administrative structure. But that structure will think keeping all parts o f the university become even flatter on July 1, 2007. and its public media free o f religious topics of such a controversial nature In his first "State of the University" address on April 13, UMR Chancellor John F. Carney III would be important. announced plans to replace UMR's current "schools/college" organizational structure to a flatter - Joseph A Kissane, model by July 1, 2007. By that time, UMR's four main academic units - the College of Arts and MS GeoEV2 Sciences, School of Engineering, School of Management and Information Systems, and School of Materials, Energy and Earth Resources - will be no more. Under the new structure, the academic Editor s note: This is an excerpt department chairs will report directly to the provost, rather than to a dean. of a longer letter. To read the rest, Watch the winter "state of the campus" issue for more details about the restructuring. visit umrmagazine.umr.edu. entrepreneur profile thousand miles away to make you more competitive in the world market," market," world the in competitive more you make to away miles thousand outsourcing company based in Istanbul, Turkey. STG provides off-site software software off-site provides STGTurkey. 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What "But this time of year, 7,500 for some of us, it's Approximate number of air miles "I really believe the first cold mug Kim “Mac” McGinnis, ME’79, traveled from Beijing to paint engineering is on St. Pat's Saturday Pine Street green for the St. Pat’s going to be the morning and the Parade March 18. occupation of the smell of pine oil and 28 21st century. And it a floor awash with spilled beer, and the Number of years McGinnis has should be. Engineers returned to paint Pine Street. roar of old friends' are the problem laughter. And some­ solvers." 98 times the sublimity in Number of years UMR’s St. Pat’s - Marcus Huggans, EE'96, MS EMgt'97, PhD EMgt'98, has been the “Best Ever.” director of student diversity programs at UMR, a moment echoes over describing his belief that an engineering degree will become the liberal arts degree of the future, in the and over and that March 15 issue of the Peoria Journal Star. could be why we keep 1,984 coming back to St. Number of miles traveled by "You can expect to see representatives of Altera Corp. Pat's year after year." of San Jose, Calif., to attend the future computers do UMR Career Fair on Feb. 8. - Lance Haynes, professor of speech and media things that only humans studies and advisor to the St. Pat's Celebration did before. You can Committee, in his speech introducing the 2006 St. Pat's Knighting and Coronation ceremony. 5,005

expect them to cause UMR enrollment on the first day huge disruptions and of spring semester classes. "The economic benefit of There were 5,224 students at make many jobs obsolete. bringing a Super Bowl to the official four-week count. But don't expect the the city is not anywhere computer to be smarter near the cost of building 1,000 than you are." the roof." Approximate number of Donald C. Wunsch II, the Mary Kay Finley Missouri pre-college students registered Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer - Michael Davis, assistant professor of economics for at least one summer camp Engineering at UMR, writing a Feb. 20 UMR at UMR, on what the Super Bowl or other national at UMR as of June 2. Visions blog entry about what's not next in Al. events would be worth to a community, in the See visions.umr.edu for more. March 19 issue of The Kansas City Star. UMR leads the way through pre-college and summer programs that introduce students to the manufactured world of engineering , ■ It ’s a FL A T ,

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It was “a time of tremendous excitement” for engineers when Harry J. “Hank” Sauer Jr. entered graduate school at MSM-UMR A new challenge 50 years ago. It had been nine years since Chuck Yeager had broken the sound barrier, and the U.S. seemed poised for even greater Today, 49 years after Sputnik, many observers see the United breakthroughs in flight. Fueled by the post-World War II economy States in a similar situation. Only this time, there is no single rival, and federal funding for research, MSM-UMR’s graduate programs but many. The threat to our hegemony is not military, but were also poised for takeoff. economic. And some question whether the nation can muster But a year later - as Sauer, ME’56, MS ME’58, joined the the same resolve - or resources - as it did to face down the Soviet mechanical engineering faculty while continuing his graduate threat to our technological supremacy. studies part time - something happened that further accelerated The culprit? Globalization. the research activities at MSM-UMR and other universities That single word has become a foreboding catch phrase for throughout the nation. That something was the Soviet Unions American business leaders, educators and government officials. launch of the world’s first satellite, a basketball-sized sphere It refers to the integration of markets and technologies on a global known as Sputnik I. scale, coupled with the worldwide spread of information via the That event on Oct. 4, 1957, caught the United States space Internet that is leveling the economic playing field. Globalization program flat-footed - and propelled the U.S. into a space race also opens a global talent pool to companies of all sizes. In an with the U.S.S.R. interconnected, global marketplace, a variety of work - from “It was a tremendous shock to find out how far behind we aircraft design to tax preparation - can be done anywhere, at any thought we were,” Sauer recalls. At that time, it was feared that time. As a result, many jobs formerly held by Americans have been the Soviets’ ability to launch satellites also meant they could hurl “offshored” to nations where labor costs are cheaper. ballistic missiles at the United States. “It added impetus and a note This issue is addressed in the introduction to Rising Above the of urgency to the developmental type of work and research we Gathering Storm, a recent report on globalization commissioned by were already doing,” Sauer adds. “When Sputnik came along, Congress and written by a committee of leading U.S. engineers, we realized we’d better do even more.” (continued on the next page) scientists and educators. “Thanks to globalization,” the report notes, “driven by modern communications and other advances, workers in virtually every sector Americas must now face competitors who live just a mouse-click away in Ireland, Finland, China, India, or dozens of other nations whose economies are growing.” quiet crisis’ While globalization holds promise for strengthening the economies of developing nations, it also threatens to topple businesses, social institutions and perhaps entire economic systems that aren’t prepared to adapt to new W illiam J. Daughton, chair of engineering ways of thinking. To the Gathering Storm authors, globalization is more of a management and systems engineering, reviewed wake-up call to the United States than Sputnik was. “We fear the abruptness Thomas Friedman's book The World Is Flat: with which a lead in science and technology can be lost - and the difficulty of A Brief History of the 21st Century for the American Society for Engineering Management's recovering a lead once lost, if indeed it can be regained at all.” Engineering Management Journal. Friedman's That’s why major corporations like General Motors have shifted gears book, Daughton writes in his December 2005 “to globalize our products, to keep a presence in different countries, increase review, "brings into focus trends and events that market share and maintain leadership,” says Adrian Alarcon, a project most readers would recognize but perhaps have manager for a General Motors foundry plant in Mexico. Alarcon is one of not thought about in the larger context of several GM students from around the world enrolled in a UMR project flattening the world." management course offered online. “Globalization,” he adds, “has become an unstoppable force in our world.” Some excerpts:

Of particular interest to readers involved in engineering and science education in the U.S. should be the section entitled The Quiet Crisis. A flatter world The premise is that the erosion of the scientific and engineering base in the U.S. is taking us on Futurists and policy wonks have been talking about globalization for a steady path toward losing our preeminent decades. But it took a New York Times journalist, Thomas L. Friedman, to position as innovators of new products, services, popularize the idea and bring it to the forefront of public consciousness. In his and companies. It is "quiet" both because it is 2005 book The World Is Flat, Friedman, drawing on real-world example after not a single, spectacular event that grabs unsettling example, breathlessly describes this brave new world. “Clearly,” he headlines and because the erosion has not yet writes, “it is now possible for more people than ever to collaborate and reached a critical point. Perhaps most disturbing compete in real time with more other people on more different kinds of work is the set of examples describing what is from more different corners of the planet and on a more equal happening in the rest of the world relative to footing than at any previous time in the history of the the focus on engineering and science. My world - using computers, email, networks, favorite quote in the book comes from this teleconferencing, and dynamic section and is one describing the focus of young new software.” people in China. Friedman says "In China today, Bill Gates is Britney Spears. In America today, Britney Spears is Britney Spears - and that is our problem." Ouch!

... If there are any points to quibble with in this book it would be the tendency to rehash examples multiple times and the occasional lapse into political rhetoric. Many of the supporting examples are well known and somewhat over used.... A few sections were overly preachy in terms of political solutions, and in some ways detracted from the valuable message of the book. Despite these shortcomings, it is a worthwhile read. Globalization also challenges businesses, governments and social institutions that have become calcified by old business and management models. Outsourcing and downsizing are but two of its symptoms. The bigger threat looming on the horizon, say Friedman and other observers, is the staggering growth of engineering, science, math and technology disciplines in the emerging economies of China, India and other nations. As these nations invest more in engineering and science, the United States loses ground on many fronts - from elementary and secondary education to colleges and universities to federally sponsored research.

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When it comes to math and science, our high school students test out at the bottom of the international class. In 2003, Americas 15-year-olds ranked 24th out of 28 nations in math proficiency, and 24th out of 40 in science. Apparently, that doesn’t bother most students. A more recent study - this one commissioned by defense contractor Raytheon - found that 84 percent of eighth-graders surveyed would rather clean their room, eat their vegetables or go to the dentist than do their math homework. It’s little surprise, then, that only about 5 percent of high school students show an interest in studying engineering in college. Last year’s ACT student interest data indicated that fewer than 800 of Missouri’s 42,000 college-bound high school seniors - just 2.3 percent percent - expressed an interest in studying engineering and were prepared for trigonometry. “We are very concerned about continued declines of prepared students interested in pursuing the engineering and natural science careers,” says Jay Goff, UMR’s dean of enrollment management. of eighth-graders “Industry has many high-paying jobs for engineering and science graduates, but the student pipeline has become so narrow that many surveyed would organizations now worry about the future impact the smaller technological workforce will have on the nation’s economy and rather clean their defense programs.” Then there’s the growing research gap. Federal funding for non-military research has been flat since the early 1990s, with the room, eat their exception of the National Institutes of Health. Other nations, meanwhile, are investing more into their national research programs. vegetables or The United States ranked seventh in the world for research spending as a percentage of gross domestic product in 2003, according to statistics cited in a recent Time article on globalization. This has a go to the dentist ripple effect on graduate programs, which end up with less federal funding for graduate fellowships. Even the number of international than do their students coming to the United States for advanced degrees is on the decline, due in part to tougher visa regulations put in place after the math homework 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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So, how are universities in the United States responding? At UMR, the approach has been two-pronged. One effort addresses the so-called “pipeline” issue to generate more interest in engineering, science and math among pre­ college students. The other involves globalizing how we teach in order to prepare our students for the world that awaits them after graduation. For years, UMR has offered summer programs to get high school juniors and seniors interested in studying engineering at UMR. But studies show that many potential engineers lose interest in the basics - math and science - long before they get to high school. “There’s a middle ground of students who got off the math train too early,” says Ralph E. Flori Jr., PetE’79, MS PetE’81, PhD PetE’87, assistant dean for pre-college and undergraduate programs in the School of Engineering. As the statewide director of Project Lead the Way, a national initiative to generate more interest in engineering at all levels of elementary and secondary education, Flori’s mission is to reverse that trend. Flori describes Project Lead the Way as a “pre-engineering curriculum” that begins in middle school and continues through high school. “Were reaching students who never even thought about engineering, or even knew what engineering is,” Flori says. The project aims to inspire budding technologists by introducing them to the “manufactured world” of engineering - the world of cell phones, iPods, video games and fast cars - and by incorporating engineering concepts into traditional science coursework. “Traditional high school science focuses on the natural world, which is good,” Flori says. “But Project Lead the Way focuses on the manufactured world, the invented world, the designed world. So all of a sudden, students are appreciating the value of manufactured things.” Now in its fourth year in Missouri, the program is in 33 of Missouri’s “There’s a 500-plus school districts, with 15 or more districts coming on board this year and another 15 or more planned for 2007. Flori hopes to see Project Lead the middle ground Way courses available to 80 percent of Missouri high school students by 2012. UMR also offers programs that bring pre-college students to campus in hopes of piquing their interest in engineering and science. Aerospace Camp, of students a popular summer event since 1999, attracts 10- to 12-year-olds from around Missouri for two, three-day sessions in which they build and launch their own who got off rockets, learn to use GPS devices and link up with NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Other summer programs are geared to specific disciplines, such as transportation, nuclear energy, wind and water power, computers and even the math train explosives. This year, UMR will offer a program just for middle school girls, called “It’s a Girl Thing.” too early.” Another program, Expanding Your Horizons, a one-day session for seventh- and eighth-grade girls, is also popular. Last November’s program attracted nearly 600 girls, who worked on 22 different hands-on projects, - Ralph E. Flori Jr., assistant dean for from isolating DNA to making glass and experimenting with electricity and pre-college and undergraduate programs magnets. in the School of Engineering and statewide It’s too early to say whether these efforts will inspire students to prefer director of Project Lead the Way, a national math over their vegetables. But even the small percentage of high school initiative to generate more interest in graduates who decide to study engineering in college face challenges previous engineering at all levels of elementary generations never imagined. and secondary education n i l l ip H fjf \

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force, Dow says. Gaining a broader international perspective is also Preparing for the future valuable, he adds. “In the global market, U.S. managers are very limited because they only speak English, whereas in the European “I tell our (American) students that we have to be nice to our and Asian companies, some managers speak three or four Chinese and Indian students because were going to be working for languages.” them someday,” says Duke Dow, a lecturer in engineering Dow would like to see UMR offer more exchange programs management and systems engineering. “The Chinese and Indian for students and faculty in order to broaden their international students just smile, and the American students give me a dirty look. understanding. But in the back of their minds they know I’m only partially kidding.” This is a concern shared by Keith D. Strassner, Chem 79, American students may not be working for internationals in director of technology commercialization and economic Dow’s classes, but they’re learning to work alongside them. In one development at UMR. Prior to joining UMR last year, Strassner project management course he teaches, some 30 graduate students was director of global alliances for Brewer Science, a Rolla-based - a mix of on-campus students and distance learners, two-thirds of manufacturer of coatings and other products for microchips and them from General Motors - work in virtual teams of three to related products. His job frequently took him to Asia and Europe. manage real-world projects. The teams are reviewing the design Now, he teaches the Global Entrepreneurship class in UMR’s of a foundry for a GM plant outside Mexico City, planning a robotic Residential College. On his first day in the classroom last fall, he powertrain-fastening operation in Australia and overseeing the asked the class of 65 students how many of them had been outside construction schedule of Toomey Hall, UMR’s mechanical and the United States. “Just a handful of hands went up, and all of those aerospace building. Because the students on each team are spread had been to France or England on a high school trip,” he says. across the globe, “they have to figure out how to set up times to “None of them had been to Asia.” meet to get their projects done,” Dow says. Like Dow, Strassner would like to see UMR offer more Learning to work in such virtual teams is an important skill for exchange programs with other universities. “If I were a student UMR students to learn as they prepare to enter the global work today,” he says, “I would push to go overseas.”

(continued on the next page) From Beijing Lessons from the real world For some UMR graduates, globalization is just an office or cubicle away. As a senior associate engineer in metallurgical research for heavy-equipment to Pine Street manufacturer Caterpillar, Natalie Vanderspiegel, CerE’02, MS CerE’04, is rubbing elbows with co-workers from a variety of cultures. Working on R&D projects “that are 10 to 15 years out of production,” Vanderspiegel credits her communications minor from UMR with helping her navigate the cultural divide she encounters in her daily work. Another Caterpillar employee, Justin W. McMenamy, ME’03, MS ME’04, navigates a complex maze of international regulations in his work on global engine development. “Caterpillar wants to sell one product that is compliant globally,” says McMenamy. But the multitude of markets and environmental regulations make it tough to build one-size-fits-all equipment. “With different Kim "Mac" McGinnis, ME'79, hasn't missed governments, the rules of business are different,” he says. In North America, a single St. Pat's celebration since graduation - for example, emissions is a chief concern. But in Africa, customers are “more even though, for the past five years, he's had concerned with fuel consumption and durability.” to travel halfway around the world to get back Other multinational companies also face new challenges due to to Rolla. international forces. For the GM employees in Dow’s project management As the international project manager for classes, the challenges are not just academic. Alarcon, the 22-year GM Tuthill Suspension Technologies, a spinoff employee from the Mexico foundry, says the course is helping him to better of Springfield, Mo.-based Tuthill Transport understand how global forces affect his Technologies, McGinnis splits his time between work. “We compete with companies - Beijing and Springfield. For the past half-decade, Globalization’s not just other GM foundries - to get a McGinnis has made the 7,500-mile flight from impact on the contract to supply parts,” he says, “so if China back to the states in order to slosh we don’t supply parts with good quality, a mop down Pine Street on parade day. world offers competitive cost and on time, someone opportunities for else will.” Back in Beijing, McGinnis directs the development of suspension systems for schools like UMR. Chinese auto manufacturers. One of the biggest “We could become challenges facing Tuthill in this huge market A connection is finding new customers. "Identifying and a connection for moving into new markets is a big thing," he says. our alumni to the to the flat world "You get somebody like Caterpillar or Cummings Diesel - everybody knows those companies. flat world.” Globalization’s impact on the world But we're not as well known." offers opportunities for schools like - Bob Mitchell, former dean of UMR. “We could become a connection China's automotive industry also lacks the UMR’s School of Engineering for our alumni to the flat world,” says standardization of the United States. (1994-2006) Bob Mitchell, former dean of UMR’s "Every design is a custom," he says. Moreover, School of Engineering. By enrolling in the Chinese expect a fast turnaround. "Working continuing education courses, offered with GM or Ford, we'll spend around two years online or via satellite, alumni “can stay connected with us and can help us designing and testing a product," he says. stay connected with the needs of the business world.” "These guys want to throw together a bus in That’s what Dow is doing with his project management course. Designed two months." specifically to meet GM’s needs for a flexible, real-world “international flavor,” the course not only meets GM’s needs, but gives other students a leg up on the And how does McGinnis handle that stress? "You don't get a lot of sleep." global competition as well. Globalization may be the buzzword of our times, but it is nothing new, That's something the former St. Pat's Board rep says Flori. “UMR was founded as a land-grand university,” he says, “but really knows well. our first graduates went around the world.... In some ways this isn’t a new thing. We just need to look at new ways to meet the needs of society.” ■ The world is flat. Or is it fat? After Columbus and before globalization, we realized the idea of a flat world was a myth. We’ve known for a long time that the world was really quite round. But, recently, we learned the world is being flattened by global competition. Or is it?

Thomas Friedman is largely responsible for confusing things with his Myth: Outsourcing is out of control best-selling book about global competition, The World is Flat. But one of Friedman's colleagues at The New York Times, David Brooks, isn't A McKinsey Global Institute study last summer found that only as concerned about this brave new world of increased competition. 25 percent of Indian engineers were ready to compete for outsourced Brooks wrote a column last February in an attempt to debunk some work. McKinsey estimates that fewer than 10 percent of professionals of the myths associated with globalism. "We should be more worried in China have what it takes to work for a multinational company. about the countries that can't support themselves than people in countries with rising wealth like India and China," Brooks concluded. David Nicklaus of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that global outsourcing actually contributed information technology jobs to the With that in mind, we took a closer look at some popular notions U.S. economy, about 250,000 of them, in 2005. Daniel Drezner, an associated with globalism in search of myths. assistant professor of political science at the University of Chicago, told Nicklaus that outsourcing, like corporate downsizing and Japanese automation in past decades, has become a comprehensive scapegoat Myth: Quantity equals quality for other economic problems.

In the United States, 72,893 engineering students earned bachelor's Myth: Our children are falling degrees in engineering in 2005. India graduated between 200,000 way behind and 300,000 engineers last year, but nearly half of those graduates only earned three-year diplomas. China, with a population four times Singapore schoolchildren are No. 1 in global math and science rankings. greater than the U.S., graduated approximately 500,000 engineers But Singapore's minister of education, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, last year, but the list includes auto mechanics and other technical recently told Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria that the rankings aren't workers, according to a Duke University study. necessarily indicative of future performance. "Yours is a talent meritocracy," Shanmugaratnam said. "Ours is an exam meritocracy." Using India's standards, for example, the U.S. could have reported almost twice as many engineering graduates in 2005. That talent belongs increasingly to American girls as well as boys. So maybe the widely held notion that boys outperform girls in math and Mark Clayton of The Christian Science Monitor points out that science is really a myth, too? Not exactly. But girls have steadily closed Americans were also worried about relative numbers during the the gap in the U.S, and, by the mid-1990s, more girls were already Cold War. The Soviet Union had more nuclear missiles, but the U.S. taking high school biology and chemistry classes than boys. had a superior stockpile when quality and precision were taken into account. UMR in a Global Society

In April, UMR convened a panel of alumni and faculty to discuss a variety What challenges does of issues related to globalization. The forum - “UMR in a Global Society” - globalization pose to was held on Friday April 22, as part of the annual Order of Golden Shillelagh (donor society) Weekend on campus. Excerpts from the discussion appear on higher education, and the following page. A full transcript is available online at umrmagazine.umr.edu. how should campuses Panelists: like UMR respond • Bipin Doshi, ChE’62, MS ChE’63, president and CEO of Schafer Gear Works of South Bend, Ind. to these challenges? • Ralph E. Flori, PetE’79, MS PetE’81, PhD PetE’87, an associate professor of interdisciplinary engineering at UMR and Missouri director of Project Lead the Way • Antonio Nanni, the Vernon and Maralee Jones Missouri Professor of Civil Engineering at UMR • Prasenjit Shil, MS EMgt’04, a Ph.D. candidate in engineering management and former president of the UMR Council of Graduate Students • Joan Woodard, Math’73, executive vice president and deputy laboratories director for nuclear weapons at Sandia National Laboratories.

Pictured above from left to right: Moderator: Wayne Huebner, Antonio Nanni, Prasenjit Shil, • Wayne Huebner, CerE’82, PhD CerE’87, vice provost for research and Joan Woodard, Ralph Flori and Bipin Doshi. sponsored programs at UMR. photos by Bob Phelan/Photomasters From your perspective, what is the single greatest challenge that globalization presents to the United States, especially in higher education?

Bipin Doshi: We can do a lot of things in higher education, but the foundation - the social foundation - needs to be boosted. If learning math and science were the right thing to do ... and the coveted thing to do [in elementary and secondary education], then they [students] would do it. It begins in the society and it begins at home.

Growing up in India, I knew that higher education was the key to success. Instilling that into a young mind can have a huge impact.

Prasenjit Shil: I think one of the challenges we face is how to generalize our education to the general public - to show them the impact of the research-dominant institution of higher Our panel has read the National Academy education and how it affects our lives on a daily basis, so that of Engineering and Sciences’ report, they can grow an appreciation for the technology or higher Rising Above the Gathering Storm. education. This is a very timely report with respect to stemming the tide. ... 1 am interested Ralph Flori: I think the absolute most critical area is innovation. The countries that are successful at innovating new technologies in the panel’s comments on those - developing new materials - are the countries that are going to recommendations made in that report. be successful. Businesses that are going to be successful are businesses that create the new ideas, the new innovations.... Woodard: I think the report did a pretty good job of capturing We need to cultivate a new generation who can innovate. some actionable recommendations. I think that it also did not It begins in the schools. We in higher education are doing a good highlight some barriers of some of these areas, which still need to job of th a t... but the challenge is to do better, run faster, jump be addressed. And an example is in education in K-12. Today a higher and help our students to understand that they aren’t master’s-educated computer scientist going to teach in middle competing against that student sleeping next to them in the school or high school level earns the same salary as does ... an classroom, but against the students in India, China, Russia and English teacher. Yet the market comparison in computer science Korea or someone else in the world who is studying really, really is much higher, so we have a problem. hard. I want my students to study really, really hard. Antonio Nanni: It appears to me that in this case the panel Joan Woodard: It seems we have in many areas a sense that and the one that wrote the document are refocusing on the mistakes are not essential. We see that in the media in many competitive aspects of our civilization. The point I am trying to instances. So when you are talking about technology you are make is the following: Is for us to be more competitive the only talking about innovation. You need to really be pushing the reason why we have to do better? Is this the only reason we want boundaries and taking technical risks. So I think that the to be a global power? To be a global nation we have to do better. challenges of universities today are to teach their students ... 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Dottye Wolf named Honorary St. Patrick

For the first time in MSM-UMR’s St. Pat’s social advisor from 1979-1992 and Wolf told the Daily News that what she 98 years of St. Pat’s celebrations, a woman was made an Honorary Knight in 1983. enjoys most about the celebration is seeing was named Honorary St. Patrick. She remains active in the Honorary Knights friends from years back. Dottye Wolf, the 2006 Honorary Association. Both of Wolf’s sons graduated “There are a lot of people who come St. Patrick, has a long history of service to from UMR: David Winter, CE’78, who was back to Rolla once a year - just for the UMR, the St. Pat’s Celebration Committee a student knight in 1979, and Ben Winter, St. Pat’s Celebration and the parade and and the community. Wife of the late MetE’80. it’s always good to see those people,” she Robert Wolf, ME’51, MS ME’52, professor “I like the tradition of it all,” Wolf said. “It’s something that really brings us emeritus of metallurgical engineering at told the Rolla Daily News in a March 2006 together.” UMR, Wolf worked in the admissions office article. “The tradition of the St. Pat’s Day at UMR from 1968-1982. She served as the Celebration is a great thing for UMR.”

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St. Pat inducts nine Honorary Knights A CENTURY OF Nine Honorary Knights of St. Patrick were inducted during coronation ceremonies on THE BEST EVER March 17. This year’s Honorary Knights are: Maj. Gen. Robert Bay, CE’49, a retired military man and professional engineer; John Beger, a Rolla attorney; Roger Berkbuegler, principal Mark your calendar and make of Rolla High School; Elvan Akin-Bohner, assistant professor of mathematics and statistics plans now to attend the at UMR; Martin Bohner, associate professor of mathematics and statistics at UMR; 100th St. Pat's Celebration, Gerald Meyr, EMgt’76, a vice president with Weyerhaeuser Co.; Donald Myers, ME’61. MS ME’64, professor of engineering management at UMR; Debra Robinson, vice chancellor for March 14-15, 2008. student affairs at UMR; and Joyce Thomas, Engl’78, a Rolla real-estate agent. teaching, innovative course design and delivery, delivery, and design course innovative teaching, wr rm ap Dla sorority. 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The effort and dedication have paid off, as Stensby Stensby asoff, paid have dedication and effort The Stensby. says though backstroke, and butterfly both in 200-yard and 100- the are me making practice, in me push they because swimmer better a classes with the ability to get to know your teachers,” he says. he teachers,” your know to get to ability the small with the “Iclasses enjoy Minnesota. like schools 10 Big the to contrast in atmosphere, small-school UMR’s casual, enjoys He seasons. riding. horseback and snowboarding Now a senior, Stensby has been a UMR swimmer for two for swimmer UMR a been has Stensby senior, a Now tnb a optdi ainl wc,paigi h o 16 top the in placing twice, Nationals in competed has Stensby Stensby also likes to play golf and watches almost every sport, sport, every almost watches and golf play to likes also Stensby just to try I so again swimming be to lucky am I “Ithat feel by Michele Martin ([email protected]) Martin byMichele Smith leaps to the top; others earn honors Sports Awards Tyrone Smith, who earned All-America honors with his fourth-place finish in the long jump at the NCAA Division II Championships in March, was selected as the top field athlete of the year for the Great Lakes region by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country • Holly Weinberg, a sophomore in Coaches Association. The region includes schools from UMR’s GLVC league and the Great business administration, has turned Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, which primarily consists of Michigan schools. softball fields across the Midwest into Jamel Sims (60-meter hurdles) and Lucas Handley (pole vault) also qualified for the her personal playgrounds. Through April 3, national meet, but neither made the finals. the sophomore first baseman led the GLVC While at the GLVC Indoor Track Championships, Rodrick McDonald set a facility in eight offensive categories, including record with 22.01 seconds in the 200-meters and Charlie Hawkins won in the mile with a batting average (.505), hits (46), home runs time of 4:21.08. The 4x200-meter relay team of McDonald, Ryan Vessell, Charles Melton (10) and runs batted in (45) - setting new and Sims took first as did the distance medley team of Chris Murray, Matt Bartels, Matt school records in the latter two with more Osmond and Mike Serniak. In addition, Rolla native Ian Packard tied a long-standing than a month to play in the season. In a UMR school record in the 400-meters with a time of 49.84 seconds, a mark established in March doubleheader against Lincoln, 1981 by Rick Lux, ChE’81. Weinberg hit four home runs, hitting a two-run shot and grand slam in the opener, followed by a solo homer and a Swimmers claim another Top 10 finish three-run blast in the nightcap. The feat of hitting homers with three, two, one at NCAA Division II Championships and no runners on base in a day has been accomplished only one other time The UMR swimming team finished seventh at the NCAA Division II Championships in in NCAA history. March. It is the 10th time in the last 11 seasons that UMR has finished among the top 10 at the national meet. • Kandi Wieberg, a sophomore in civil All 11 members of the team that participated won All-America honors. Matt Hug, engineering, Ashley Weiss, a senior in finished among the top eight in all three distance freestyle races and added another award English, Lauren Feltmann, a senior in as part of the 800-yard freestyle relay team. Travis Stensby finished among the top eight chemical engineering, and Weinberg all twice and as part of the next eight in a third, and picked up two more awards in the relays. rank among the top 10 in hitting in the Hug was joined by Mark Chamberlain, Bernard Chen and Andy Shelley on the relay conference. Wieberg is hitting .404 team that came in seventh place in a time of 6:49.60. and is second to Weinberg in slugging percentage at .697 from the leadoff spot The team that included Bill Gaul, Chris Scheuber and Andy Lozier captured a sixth- in the lineup; she also has a league-high place finish in the 200-medley relay, while the 400-medley team with Matt Hammond, seven triples for the 24-4 Lady Miners. Brian Howell and Chamberlain secured an llth-place showing. Hammond was the only other Miner to finish among the top eight on an individual • In baseball, Joe Montgomery, a junior in basis when he tied for sixth in the 200-breaststroke in a time of 2:07.03. electrical and computer engineering, ranks fourth in the GLVC in batting with a .364 Lady Miners reach GLVC semifinal round average, while Thomas McCormick, a freshman in architectural engineering, sits eighth in the batting race at .348. The Lady Miner basketball team closed out their best season in a decade by reaching This is the first season in which the the semifinal round of the GLVC tournament in Evansville, Ind., in March. UMR, which Miners are playing their conference finished with a 17-11 record, upended Lewis University in the opening round 68-55 before games exclusively with wood bats. losing a 71-56 decision to third-ranked Drury. The Lady Miners led Drury by as many as 12 points in the first half, but had to play much of the game without point guard • Heath Groom, a sophomore in nuclear Jaime Forsberg, who was unable to return after suffering an ankle injury in the first half. engineering, cleared the 200-foot mark in Two members of the team earned honorable mention all-conference honors from the the javelin throw at a meet at Truman GLVC. Nicole Dierking, the team’s scoring leader with an average of 12.6 points per game State University in March, which has him (including a 21-point second half in the win over Lewis), was named along with rebounding seventh on the national list in that event. leader Deosha Agnew, who scored nearly 12 points a game and ranked third in the GLVC Groom has made the NCAA provisional on the boards with 7.8 per game. qualifying mark in that event. water that stung our legs. 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There is NO substitute for winning

Kansas City would be better off Kansas City Chiefs. The plan to build a So the most important thing a team winning a Super Bowl than hosting one, rolling roof over the complex to keep out can do for its city is win, according to according to UMR economist Michael winter weather and hopefully pave the way Davis. Davis. The assistant professor of for the city to host a future Super Bowl (a “We propose that happier people work economics co-authored a study that project with a reported cost of $200 mil­ harder and are more productive in cities suggests fans of winning teams in the lion) was voted down. that have a winning NFL franchise,” Davis National Football League are bigger “The economic benefit of says. “When the home team spenders than fans of losing teams. bringing a Super Bowl to the wins, fans have a greater But, Davis says, economic windfalls for city is not anywhere near the “We propose sense of well-being and are cities that host the Super Bowl might cost of building a roof,” Davis that happier more likely to spend. We not be as great as people think. says. “Economists generally people work think this is especially true “One thing people don’t take into agree that new stadiums like harder and for fans of NFL teams who account is, if person X wasn’t at the the one in St. Louis and are playing well around Super Bowl, there would be an auto show stadium improvements like are more Christmas.” or conference in town,” Davis says. those in Kansas City do productive in Davis also plans to “There are only so many hotel rooms.” much more to benefit the cities that have study the possible impact of That might be of interest to taxpayers owners of a team than they a winning NFL winning percentages on the in Kansas City, Mo., who recently voted do to boost the overall franchise.” economies of Major League to renovate the Truman Sports Complex, economy of a metropolitan Baseball cities. home to the Kansas City Royals and area in the long term.” - Michael Davis

UMR study tackles pollution prevention at power plants

America's desire for cheap electricity, generated by the nation's coal-fired Research data also indicates that pH is the most significant factor affecting power plants, comes with a hidden environmental concern, says Jianmin Wang, the leaching of arsenic and selenium from fly ash and that adding calcium could assistant professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering. Wang significantly reduce the leaching of arsenic. The findings could lead to the and his students are studying fly ash, a waste byproduct of the nation's coal-fired development of low-cost and environmentally friendly methods of disposal or power plants that often ends up in landfills. beneficial use for fly ash. In 2004 alone, the country's power plants generated more than 70 million Working with Wang are: short tons of fly ash, containing various levels of heavy metals such as arsenic, • Lenin Kasthuri of Rolla, Mo., a graduate student in environmental lead and mercury. engineering; "For traditional ash, the leaching of these elements is not a significant • Michael Dandurand of Warrensburg, Mo., a graduate student in concern," Wang explains. But new regulations, issued in March 2005, while environmental engineering; meant to cut emissions of certain pollutants, may actually increase the leaching • Harmanjit Mallhi of Jalandhar, Punjab, India, a graduate student in of the toxic heavy metals, according to recent findings by Wang's team. environmental engineering; "Our research clearly indicates that high ammonia content can enhance the • Yu Liu of Weihai Shandong, China, a graduate student in environmental leaching of many heavy metals," Wang says. "In addition, more mercury could engineering; end up in fly ash as a result of the air emission control regulations, and could be • Tian Wang of Weihai, China, a Ph.D. student in civil engineering; and leached from the fly ash. Therefore, precaution must be taken before and during • Xiaohong "Grace" Guan, a visiting scholar from Hong Kong University any use or disposal of fly ash that is contaminated by ammonia or activated of Science and Technology. carbon." Delta Tau Delta to celebrate 40 years

Founded in 1966, and with more than 250 alumni worldwide, For Oct. 20-22, plans include: the Epsilon Nu chapter of Delta Tau Delta will celebrate its 40th - Friday evening, Oct. 20, bonfire and social at the shelter anniversary during Flomecoming weekend. All members and their guests are invited to come back to the shelter to see what exciting - 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, pledges serve their traditional things are happening and to remember the great things that have breakfast as a pledge class fundraiser endured through the years. The Delts at Rolla are expecting more -1 0 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, the annual alumni vs. active than 120 members, past and present, to be in attendance. Contact Jason Bridges at [email protected] to RSVP or for answers to any football game will be held at the UMR intramural fields questions. More information about group rate hotel rooms and - Noon, Saturday, Oct. 21, lunch with outdoor games and activities finalized details will be sent out this summer, so please make sure -2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, model ritual the chapter has your latest contact information. Additional information will also be posted on the housing corporation's -6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, banquet, St. Pat's Ballroom C, website: www.KappaPhiBC.org. Plavener Center, followed by a bonfire at the shelter Tau Beta Pi to celebrate 100 years MSM-UMR Alumni The Missouri Beta chapter of the Tau Beta Pi Association will celebrate its 100th anniversary during Homecoming from Association Annual Awards 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20. A room will be reserved for TBP during the Silver and Gold Spotlight in the Havener Center to recognize the accomplishments of UMR members and to reflect Alumni Achievement Award Recipients upon its longtime history at UMR. Founded on Dec. 21,1906, Daniel F. Cole the engineering members of TBP are well known for their distinguished scholarship and exemplary character. The current Senior Vice President, AmerenUE chapter would like to include the outstanding accomplishments EMgt'75, MS EMgt'76 of past and present members at the event. Please send news of any outstanding accomplishments for inclusion in the program to [email protected], or write Tau Beta Pi - Student Dan Cole is the senior vice president at Ameren Corp., a position Life, 218 Havener Center, Rolla, MO 65409-0770. he has held since October 2003. He directs a range of key f business and corporate services for Ameren, including information technology, purchasing, environmental and safety services. Cole joined Union Electric, Alpha Epsilon Pi celebrates 40 years now known as AmerenUE, in 1976 as an engineer at the Callaway Nuclear Plant. The Nu Deuteron chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi will celebrate its James R. Lucas 40th anniversary during Homecoming. In addition to celebrating Shawnee Mission, Kan. the anniversary, members and alumni will celebrate the President and CEO, Luman Consultants International Inc. EMgt'72 purchase of the chapter house by its alumni association. Events will include a pancake breakfast Saturday morning and an Jim Lucas, a recognized authority on leadership and organizational development, is a groundbreaking author and alumni dinner Saturday evening. A large turnout of alumni and thought leader, provocative speaker and experienced consultant friends is expected. Questions may be directed to alumni on these topics. He is president and CEO of Luman Consultants International Inc., an association president Dustin Conrad at (314) 537-0068 or organization which he founded in 1983. The company is dedicated to developing [email protected]. passionate, high-performance leaders, people, teams and organizations. Peter W. Sauer Urbana, III. Sigma Tau Gamma marks Grainger Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering, 50th anniversary University of Illinois EE'69 The Alpha Omega chapter of Sigma Tau Gamma will celebrate Professional Degree, Electrical Engineering, '95 its 50th anniversary during Homecoming. Events will include a Pete Sauer teaches courses and directs research on power systems social at the fraternity house on Friday evening, a group photo and electric machines at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he is on Saturday, and dinner at the Havener Center on Saturday the Grainger Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering. He joined the faculty in 1977, and co-founded the Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC) and followed by a performance by alumnus Wes Searcy's band, PowerWorld Corp. He has served as the Illinois site director of PSERC since 1996. The Excelerators. Questions or comments may be directed to [email protected]. Alumni Merit Award P * Russell E. Flye Jackling Jocks to Hold Reunion \ j. ® P )_ (j Pasco, Wash. Principal Process/Specialty Engineer, Fluor Corp. The Jackling Jocks will hold a reunion during Homecoming ME'71 2006. Events begin with a barbecue on Thursday, Oct. 19 Russell E. Flye, principal process/specialty engineer for Fluor and continue throughout the weekend. For more information, Corp., serves as the deputy engineering manager for the K-Basin Closure Project at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland, contact Newton Wells via email at [email protected] Wash. An active member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. for 38 years, Flye serves or phone (979) 690-3650. as a national committee chair and university chapter advisor. He also mentors African-American middle and high school students. continued on page 26 » > Rollie Johnson calibration engineer for the vehicle at Ford Motor Co. He has a patent Chesterfield, Mo. pending for aggressive DFSO, which consists of fuel economy improvements. Seaman actively supports the alumni association and UMR. Frank Mackaman Volunteer Service Award H. Pat Duvall fj Founder, President and CEO (retired) of Rollie Johnson Inc. Seattle Director of Certification, Boeing (retired) Rollie Johnson founded Rollie Johnson Inc. and excelled as a Math'62 manufacturing representative of commercial heating and air- Professional Degree, Mathematics '04 conditioning systems. Fie and his sons - who are all UMR graduates - founded Systems Enhancement Corp. to provide software for uninterruptible computer A retired colonel in the Army Reserves, Pat Duvall spent most power supplies, and Electronic Support Products to distribute the related of his career with Boeing, where he specialized in fire protection systems and hardware. Fie is especially active with Pi Kappa Alpha. supervised groups responsible for 767/747 airplane cargo and passenger interior furnishings, escape systems and FAA and international certification Philip Jozwiak issues. He maintains a long-standing commitment to the MSM-UMR Alumni St. Louis Association and UMR. Vice President, Transportation/ Infrastructure, Geotechnology Inc. Outstanding Student Advisor Award CE'66 Professional Degree, Civil Engineering, '00 Diana L. Ahmad UMR Associate Professor of History and Political Science At Geotechnology Inc., a St. Louis-based geotechnical and environmental engineering consulting firm, Phil Jozwiak is responsible for the overall Diana Ahmad teaches courses on the history of the American direction and completion of the firm's large-scale projects, including airports, West, the age of Jefferson and Jackson, the Pacific Islands and military bases, mass transit, environmental programs and treatment plants. modern East Asia. In addition, she is the MSM-UMR archivist Jozwiak has been very active in professional organizations and with UMR. and serves as advisor for nearly half of her department's history and history/education majors. She advises the History Club; Phi Alpha Theta; Robert V. Wolf Alumni Service Award and Youn Wha Ryu, a UMR martial arts club. J. Richard Hunt Ronald L Frank UMR Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Carbondale,Dick Hunt's career Colo. began in the geophysical section for Stanolind Oil and President,Gas Co. Hunt J. Richardand other Hunt Stanolind & Associates employees (retired) formed Empire As Ron Frank teaches evolution, general genetics and Geophysical, whichMinE'50 later merged Geology into Option Teledyne Exploration, where he served as molecular genetics courses, he continues to incorporate new vice president. HeProfessional later formed Degree,J. Richard Geological Hunt & Associates Engineering, Inc., '80 a worldwide teaching innovations. Frank is the primary freshman advisor geophysical consulting business serving the petroleum industry. He volunteers for biological sciences and biology/education majors. He also in professional, community and UMR activities. advises upperclassmen who plan to pursue graduate careers in molecular genetics. He is faculty advisor to the student-run Gamma lota chapter of the Distinguished Young Alumni Award Phi Sigma National Biological Honor Society. Jacques Pierre Fransaw Michael C. Fox UMR Coordinator of Minority Engineering St. Louis and Science Program Partner, Accenture EMgt'04 ChE'90 J.P Fransaw, coordinator of Minority Engineering and Science At a rapid pace, Mike Fox has reached the highest career level Program, revamped the MEP website and the student of partner at Accenture, a global management consulting, organizations that are housed in the MEP suite. Fransaw merged the MEP technology service and outsourcing company. He leads Accenture's Products Summer Enrichment Program with the Hit the Ground Running Program, Group in St. Louis and is the lead partner at Accenture's largest SAP engagement creating one pre-college experience. in North America. Fox supports UMR through the School of Management and Information Systems advisory board and the Corporate Development Council. Matt Johnson Jeffrey R. Seaman UMR Kappa Alpha Order Faculty Advisor MS CSci'00 Brownstown, Mich. Lead Calibration Engineer for 2007 Ford F250/F350, Since early 2004, Matt Johnson has served as the faculty Ford Motor Co. advisor for the Beta Alpha chapter of Kappa Alpha Order. ME'00 Johnson visits with members of Beta Alpha on a weekly basis and attends chapter events from time to time. This arrangement has Jeff Seaman is responsible for delivering an engine calibration proven to be enriching and beneficial for Johnson and the chapter. He is which makes the 2007 Ford F250/F350 meet federal emissions requirements, pursuing a Ph.D. in computer science at UMR. customer fuel economy targets and vehicle performance objectives, as the lead MASTER SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

THURSDAY, OCT. 19 3- 4:45 p m Departmental Open Houses and Receptions • Biological Sciences, lawn in front of Schrenk Hall 1:30 p.m. Academy of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers Board • Ceramic Engineering (Materials Science and Engineering), ice cream social, of Directors meeting, Missouri and Ozark rooms, concrete pad in front of McNutt Hall Havener Center • Chemical and Biological Engineering Alumni Reception, Room 145 Schrenk Hall 5:30 p.m. Academy of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers Induction • Civil and Architectural Engineering: 18th Annual Alumni Reception, Kummer Reception, followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m., St. Pat's A & B, Atrium, Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Building - Sponsored by the Academy Havener Center of Civil Engineers and hosted by the officers of the student chapters of ACI, 6 to 9 p.m. Academy of Engineering Management Induction Banquet, AGC, ASCE, Chi Epsilon, EERI, IDC, ITE, WEF, and the Alumni Committee of Carver-Turner Room, Havener Center the Civil Engineering Advisory Council • Computer Science Alumni Reception, Room 327 Computer Science Building. FRIDAY, OCT. 20 • Economics and Finance, Room 101 Fulton Hall 8 a.m.-7 p.m. HOMECOMING REGISTRATION, Havener Atrium, • Electrical and Computer Engineering, Emerson Electric Co. Hall, first floor, Havener Center - All alumni who return to first floor lobby Rolla should register in the Havener Atrium. • Engineering Management, Engineering Management Building, first floor foyer 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. UMR Archives "Memories" Display, Curtis Laws • English and Technical Communication, Room 225 Humanities-Social Wilson Library Sciences Building 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Corporate Development Council Meetings, meet in the • Geological Sciences and Engineering (Geological Engineering, Geology and Carver-Turner Room, Havener Center. Group meetings will be Geophysics, Petroleum Engineering), concrete pad in front of McNutt Hall held in the Mark Twain, Burgess Conference and Walnut • Materials Science and Engineering, ice cream social, concrete pad in rooms, Havener Center front of McNutt Hall 8 a.m. -1 p.m. Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineering business • Mathematics and Statistics, Room 202 Rolla Building meeting, St. Pat's Ballroom B, Havener Center • Metallurgical Engineering (Materials Science and Engineering), 8 a.m. Academy of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers breakfast ice cream social, concrete pad in front of McNutt Hall with spouses, St. Pat's Ballroom C, Havener Center • Mining and Nuclear Engineering, concrete pad in front of McNutt Hall 8:30 a.m.- noon Academy of Engineering Management business meeting, • Psychology, Room G-7 Humanities-Social Sciences Building Room 226 Engineering Management Building • School of Materials, Energy and Earth Resources, concrete pad in front 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Academy of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers, of McNutt Hall Missouri and Ozark rooms, Havener Center 3:45-4:45 p.m. Alumni Assisting with Student Recruiting. All Admissions 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Academy of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers Ambassadors and alumni who would like to help UMR with Spouse Program, Miner Lounge, Havener Center recruiting efforts are invited. Cathy Tipton, from UMR 9:30-11:30 a.m. School of Mines and Metallurgy Alumni Academy Meeting, Admissions, Shamrock Room, Havener Center St. Pat's Ballroom A, Havener Center. Breakfast, followed by 4- 5 p.m. Miner Music Section Meeting, Room 138 Castleman Hall 9 a.m. meeting (Choir Room) 10 a.m. - noon FCR/Academy of Chemists and Biochemists, MRC Conference 5:30-9 p.m. SILVER & GOLD SPOTLIGHT for alumni and friends in the Room, Room 201 Materials Research Center, Straumanis Hall. St. Pat's Ballroom, Havener Center. Follow the red carpet Noon History Advisory Board meeting, Meramec and Gasconade to meet the "stars" - UMR's Theatre Players, who will rooms, Havener Center impersonate favorite stars of the early silver screen. 1:30 p.m. LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: James Bogan, Curators' Enjoy a dancing demonstration by the Rolla Rockettes Teaching Professor of art history and film, will debut his and a dance troupe from Stephanie's School of Dance in latest film Adventures of the Amazon Queen for the first Rolla. Members of Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Tau Gamma and time in the United States. This 29-minute flick will transport the Jackling Jocks will have a reserved room during this you into the heart of Brazil and its people. Riveting event. Dinner will be served buffet style starting at 6 p.m. experiences and eyebrow-raising tales of shooting this The menu features pulled pork, mixed green salad, magnificent film will follow. Location to be announced. vegetable medley in vinaigrette dressing, cheesy potatoes, 1:30-3 p.m. Psychology Advisory Board meeting, Room 134 Humanities- orange-glazed carrots, fresh sauteed spinach with tomatoes, Social Sciences Building. Board members meet with Robert assorted rolls and a chocolate fountain with fruits and Montgomery, department chair, at 11:30 a.m. in Room 109, breads. Each ticket includes the buffet, dessert, one drink Humanities-Social Sciences Building and the entertainment. The Silver and Gold Lounge will 2:30 p.m. Afternoon Social for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering be open with a cash bar. alumni and friends, home of department chair, Ashok Midha, Tickets are $22.50 each. 808 Lariat Lane Golden Alumni, who graduated in 1956 or before, may 3-4:45 p.m. Molten metal casting demonstration, Foundry in McNutt Hall purchase tickets for half-price (limit 2 per person). 7:30 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. William Woods, UMR Soccer Complex SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 5:45-9 p.m. THE MSM-UMR OSCARS AWARDS BANQUET begins with a cash bar reception at 5:45 p.m. in the Miner Lounge 8-11 a.m. Alumni Association Board of Directors Meeting, of the Havener Center. Dinner begins at 6:15 p.m. in St. Pat's Carver-Turner Room, Havener Center ballrooms A and B, Havener Center. Some of our most 8a.m.-5 p.m. Arts and Crafts Festival in downtown Rolla, impressive alumni ever to graduate from MSM-UMR will 9th and Elm Street, near Rolla City Hall receive the prestigious MSM-UMR Alumni Association 9-noon HOMECOMING REGISTRATION continues in the annual awards. (Bios about the awardees are included Havener Atrium, first floor, Havener Center on pages 25-26 of this magazine.) James Bogan, Curators' 8-10:30 a.m. UMR Archives "Memories" Display, Curtis Laws Teaching Professor of Art, will entertain the crowd with his Wilson Library 12-minute film, T-shirt Cantata, and his insight into film 9:30-11 a.m. Biological Sciences Brunch, location TBA, to register call making in Brazil. The Alumni Association's Annual Meeting (573)341-4891 will be held during this event. Dinner includes pecan- 11 a.m.-1 p.m. UMR Athletic Hall of Fame open to visitors, Gale Bullman encrusted tilapia OR beef tenderloin. Either meal will also Multi-Purpose Building include risotto, oven roasted vegetables, petit pain, Mesclun 11 a.m.-1 p.m. RODEO DRIVE REUNION LUNCH for all alumni, family and mix salad with smoked gouda, pecans and bloody mary friends, St. Pat's Ballroom, Havener Center. It's time to cruise vinaigrette, and for dessert, petite amaretto creme brulee. into town to rub elbows with your fellow alumni. Reserved Tickets are $26 for pecan-encrusted tilapia. seating for reunion classes of 1955 and before, 1956,1961, Tickets are $35 for beef tenderloin. 1966,1971,1976,1981,1986,1991,1996, 2001 and 2006. Golden Alumni, who graduated in 1956 or before, may Members of Tau Beta Pi will also have a reserved table purchase tickets for half-price (limit 2 per person). during this event. CLASS PICTURES WILL BEGIN AT 11:30 6:30 p.m. Delta Tau Delta's 40th Anniversary Dinner, St. Pat's Ballroom A.M.! Classes will be called from the St. Pat's Ballroom to C, Havener Center. For more information or to register, the Missouri and Ozark rooms for their photos. The menu contact Jason Bridges via email at [email protected] includes chicken parmesan, spiral pasta, garlic bread, green 7-11 p.m. Epsilon Psi chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Black and beans almandine, Caesar salad and chocolate layer cake. Gold "Miss Epsilon Psi" Ball and Step Show, location TBA. Tickets are $11 each for adults. For reservations and information contact Keenan Miller via Golden Alumni, who graduated in 1956 or before, may email [email protected]. purchase tickets for half-price (limit 2 per person). Time TBA Sigma Tau Gamma 50th Anniversary Banquet, Carver-Turner Tickets for children ages 7 to 12 are $5.50 each. Room, Havener Center, followed by alumnus Wes Searcy's Tickets FREE for children under age 7. band, The Excelerators. For more information, contact p.m. Annual Homecoming Football Game. [email protected]. Miners vs. Southern Nazarene Time TBA Alpha Epsilon Pi 40th Anniversary Banquet, location to be Allgood-Bailey Stadium announced. For more information contact Dustin Conrad at Tickets are $5 each for adults. (314) 537-0068 or [email protected]. Golden Alumni, who graduated in 1956 or before, FREE (limit 2 per person). Tickets FREE for children under age 7. SUNDAY, OCT. 22 5 p.m. Mass at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, followed by a Wine 1 p.m. UMR Advisory Committee for African American Recruitment and Cheese Social at the Catholic Newman Center and Retention Meeting, Havener Center. 5-5:45 p.m. College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Reception, Gasconade and Meramec rooms, Havener Center

Student-sponsored Homecoming activities:

•Homecoming BBQ, Havener Center, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16 •Games, Noon, Monday-Thursday, Havener Center •Homecoming Banners on display in the Havener Center starting Wednesday, Oct. 18 •Homecoming Lip Sync Contest, Tuesday, Oct. 17, contact [email protected], (573) 341-4220 •House Decorations on display around campus, 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20 •Royalty Introductions, 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 21, Allgood-Bailey Stadium. Homecoming King and Queen crowned at halftime! Other student activities include movie trivia night, movie skit reenactment, scavenger hunt, yard and banner displays, movies, a comedian and a dance. Homecoming Registration Form

REGISTER ONLINE AT http://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/umr or complete and mail in the form below.

SECTION #1: Personal Information (Please indicate your guests names so the appropriate name tags can be created in advance) "Name______Guest Name______"Home Address ______Guest Name______*C ity______"State_____"Postal (ZIP) Code______Guest Name______

"Country______(Only required for non-United States/Canada residents) Guest Name______

"Phone______(Phone # format 123-456-7890 for U.S. and Canada) Guest Name______"Email______Guest Name______SECTION #2: Affiliation with MSM-UMR □ Alumnus/Alumna grad year______and major______□ Friend □ Parent □ Student □ Staff/Faculty SECTION #3: TICKET ORDER Please indicate the NUMBER of tickets you would like for each of the following events: Friday, Oct. 20: 5:30 to 9 p.m. Silver & Gold Spotlight, St. Pat's Grand Ballroom, Flavener Center The menu includes pulled pork, mixed green salad, vegetable medley in vinaigrette dressing, cheesy potatoes, orange glazed carrots, fresh sauteed spinach with tomatoes, assorted rolls, a chocolate fountain with fruits and breads, and one free drink. Cash bar will be available. _____ $22.50 per person (If you graduated from MSM in 1956 or before, please see the option below) _____ GOLDEN Alumni (those who graduated 1956 and before) select this half-price option $11.25. (Limit two per Golden alum) Saturday, Oct. 21:11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rodeo Drive Reunion Lunch, St. Pat's Grand Ballroom, Havener Center Class photos begin at 11:30 a.m. The menu includes chicken parmesan, spiral pasta, garlic bread, green beans almandine, Caesar salad and chocolate layer cake. _____ $11 per person (Children and Golden Alumni receive a reduced rate. Please see options below.) _____ $ 5.50 for children ages 7 to 12 _____ $ 5.50 for Golden Alumni (those who graduated in 1956 and before. Limit two per Golden alum.) _____ FREE for children under age 7 Saturday, Oct. 21:1 p.m. Football game: Miners vs. Southern Nazarene _____ $5 per person (Children under age 7 and Golden Alumni receive a special reduced rate. Please see options below.) _____ FREE for Golden Alumni (those who graduated in 1956 and before.) _____ FREE for children under age 7 Saturday, Oct. 21: Alumni Roundup Awards Banquet. Reception begin at 5:45 p.m.; dinner at 6:15 p.m., St. Pat's Ballroom A and B, Havener Center. Dinner includes pecan-encrusted tilapia OR beef tenderloin. Each dinner also will include risotto, oven-roasted vegetables, petit pain, Mesclun mix salad with smoked gouda, pecans and bloody mary vinaigrette, and for dessert, petite amaretto creme brulee. _____ $26 per person for tilapia (If you graduated from MSM in 1956 or before, please see option below.) _____ $35 per person for beef tenderloin (If you graduated from MSM in 1956 or before, please see option below.) _____ $13 per person for tilapia (for GOLDEN Alumni only - limit two per alum.) _____ $17.50 per person for beef tenderloin (for GOLDEN Alumni only - limit two per alum.) SECTION #5: a. Name of the professor(s) you would most like to see during Homecoming:______b. I have special dietary needs. Please arrange for my meals to be:______(none if left blank) c. I will need the following special accommodations:______(none if left blank)

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will soon be relocating back to Missouri. (You Nance ’05; Boris ’73 and Kelly Peharda; Karen just can’t keep a girl from Doolittle away from Raab ’89, ’90; Otto ’02, ’04 and Crystal Rajtora; st. louis Missouri forever.) Thanks, Linda, for all your Bart Regelbrugge ’65; Nick Sturm ’01; Marianne hard work in the development and success Ward and Steve Wunning ’73. of the Las Vegas Alumni Section. We will Jan. 21 - Alumni and friends traveled to miss you. the Vadalabene Center at Southern Illinois Those attending included Larry ‘63 and University in Edwardsville, 111., to cheer on the Sheila Abernathy; Kerrie Blazek ’93; Maureen UMR men’s and women’s basketball teams. Cassin ’05; Steve Eischer ’80; Amanda Ellsworth Despite their best efforts, the Lady Miners ’02, ’03;Hemi ’67 and Asha Kalia; Roger Keller lost 54-68 in the first game, and the Miners ’75, ’82; Linda ’80 and Ward Michaelsen; Lori lost 29-62 in the second game. After the Miller ’05; Bill O’Neill ’55; Darrell ’68, ’70, ’73 games, everyone headed over to Shenanigans and Jeanne Pepper; Jenna Quigley ’79, ’84; Bar and Grill to enjoy food and drinks at Dana ’73 and Nancy Reel; Richard Talbert; happy hour. Dan Thebeau ’75 and Charlie ’55 and Those attending included John ’81 and Joanne Vaughn. Vicky Boncek; Tami Bowman ’00; Don ’93 and Nancy ’96 Brackhahn; Randy Dreiling ’81; Southern California Section members enjoy Jarrod Grant ’98; Darrell Heckel ’02; Derrick peoria Chancellor Carney's presentation. Heckel ’02; Doug ’94 and Lori Heckel with Lindsay; Keith ’75 and Kim Hogan; Tim ’88 and Shari Hudwalker; Michael ’60 and Jo Kearney; Feb. 2 - Peoria area alumni turned up at John Laschober ’81, ’86; Gail Lueck ’02, ’03; the beautiful Hotel Pere Marquette to meet Ralph Lueck ’68; Jerry ’66 and Jean Chancellor John F. Carney III. Alumni and McCullough; Sue ’74 and Sandy Rothschild; spouses mingled and enjoyed cocktails, Joanne Steineman ’92; Samuel ’03 and Sylvia before sitting down for a delicious dinner. ’03 Strackeljahn; Jon ’63 and Pat Vaninger; Ed Afterward, Chancellor Carney presented the ’59 and Lynn Wakefield; Jon Wies ’03; Sarah alumni with an update on the progress Wiszkon ’00 with Hannah; and Mark ’88 and occurring on the UMR campus. Denise Zarr with Mildred, Taylor and Jack. Those attending included Larry Black ’83; Randal Braun ’68; Darryl ’78 and Robin Brinkmann; Stephen ’77 and Janet Burr; Brian west texas Call ’97, ’99; Rick Campen ’70; John F. Carney Chancellor Carney reports on the state of III; Jason ’96, ’98 and Camry Carter; Judy UMR to Southern California Section members. Cavender; John Ezzell ’74 with Mark; Keith Dec. 19 - Mike and Cathie Party Gettinger ’00; Tim ’01 and Michelle Hand; graciously opened their home to members Aaron Hogue ’02; Jim Humphrey ’79; Vijay of the West Texas Section to celebrate the Janardhan ’02, ’05; Stephanie Martensen; southern California holiday season. Alumni and guests enjoyed Paul Miles ’90; Randy Mitchell ’76; Mike ’73 and light hors d’oeuvres, drinks and great Marianne Moll; Je ff’01 and Carrie Morris; conversation. Larry Mueller ’75; Mike Murray ’05; William Feb. 4 - Southern California Section Those attending included Gerry ’58 and alumni assembled at Mardi Gras restaurant in Peggy Armstrong; Tracy Cowan ’85; Frank ’66 Toluca Lake to meet UMR’s new chancellor, and Aurelia Kieffer; Robert Lee ’79; Don ’52 John F. Carney III. Alumni and guests dined and Lou Matson; Alan ’80 and Renee Means; on an assortment of appetizers and listened Sal Pagano ’73; Mike ’78 and Cathie Party; to an update on the remarkable things Andy ’83 and 0 della Rickard; Jack ’72 and happening on campus. Liz Rose and Scott ’80 and Trade Wehner. Those attending included John F. Carney III; Eileen Chambers ’01; Hugh ’72 and Linda Cole; Genevieve Fabela ’00; Jerry ’59 and Myra Fridenberg; Rich ’80 and Lauren Harwin with Beth Newcom; Nathan Jaffe ’41; Annette Justus ’01, ’02; Jim Justus ’60; Christine Kasitz ’98; Chancellor Carney greets Peoria Section Ed Kyburz ’50; Maggie Morrison; Scott ’55 and members. Joyce Porter and Mandy ’99 and Rob Posgai. McLaughlin with Annabelle and Lillian. and with Annabelle McLaughlin ’99 ’98Tony Laura and and McGuire Benjamin; Bill ’61 and Judy Gerhart; Richard Gerhart; ’61 Judy Bill and Benjamin; at otne ac 18,group the when March party continued McLaughlin was the setting forsettingAir McLaughlinthe wasthe to celebrate an oldanMSM-UMR tradition.celebrate to the second year in a row.asecond yearin the met at the St.Pat’s the Charlotte, at N.C.inparade met andglassesof plentyof green beer food. 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Betty Volosin; Kurt Wagner ’03; Steve, Marianne and Bret Baldwin was elected president; presentation, highlighting the move to the and Jessica Ward; Brandi Washburn; Keith Jones, recruiting chair; and Zenge, GLVC and opportunities for area alumni Wedge 70, 71, 73; Martin White 74; Bob and scholarship chair. to cheer on the Miners when they play Julia Wilson ’62; Mary Wind; Jenny Wither; Those attending included Bret ’93 and Bellarmine. Dottye Wolf; Paul Woods ’96; Andy Zehner ’04 Gina ’93 Baldwin; Don Belcher ’52; Randy 73 Those attending included Scott ’84 and and Bill Ziegler ’82. and Becky Casteel; David Cornell ’86; Jason ’94 Terry Giltner; Dirk ’91 and Nickie Gowin; and Renee ’94 Groenemann; Jim ’57 and Betty Gary 71 and Ellen Hamilton; Bob Morfeld ’69; Johnson; Jay Jones 71; Steven ’02 and Kristy ’01 Mark Mullin; Bob ’54 and Ludie O’Brien and Chicago Shijfman; Daniel Strong ’93, ’00; Bob 70 Tom ’62 and Judy Phillips. and Carolyn Wilmesherr and Tom ’69 and Judy Zenge. March 19 - The ever-vibrant Chicago flint hills Section gathered at McNally’s Traditional Irish Pub in Elmhurst for a fun night of enchanted catching up with old friends and making new March 25 - Pat’s Blue Rib’n Barbeque ones. The food and drinks were excellent and was a fantastic place for the members of the the white elephant raffle was interesting as March 19 - The members of the Flint Hills Section to celebrate St. Pat’s. Over always. Larry Hendren, president of the Enchanted Section met at the Uptown barbeque, alumni and guests, in green of MSM-UMR Alumni Association, made the Sports Bar & Grill in Albuquerque to course, caught up with old friends and made trip from Missouri and updated everyone on celebrate St. Pat’s UMR style. Plenty of green some new ones. Members not only partied the university and the alumni association was evident as alumni and guests chatted down but also took care of some business, and conducted a brief question-and-answer and enjoyed drinks and appetizers. Thanks go discussing the future direction of the section. session. to Virginia Cleary for coordinating the event. Those attending included Courtney ’03 Afterward, our annual officer elections Those attending included Mike Allen ’62; and Caroline Buck; Christina (Duker) Cook ’95; were held. Congratulations to the 2006 Alex Berry ’03, ’04; Virginia Cleary ’02; Julio Dave Freise 77 with Maggie Batchelder; David officers: president re-elect Parris Ng ’00, vice Jaramillo; Randy King ’67; Rachel Kuro ’02; ’84 and Susan Goldammer; Gene ’58 and Mary president Stephan Magenta ’99, and secretary Megan Freidank; Roland Freidank ’38; Chris Russell and Mike Turrentine ’00 with Susan and treasurer Tommy Mills ’02. We hope to Martin; Dave Owsley ’61; Chris Padilla ’84; Oxandale. see even more Chicago area alumni in Todd Rastorfer ’98; Jim ’84, ’85 and Anita attendance next year. Studer with Matt; Jonathan Van Houten ’03; Those attending included Kathy 79 and Tiffany Vicenti; Mike Voorhees; Vince Wahler heartland Erik Andersen; Bill Bishop 71; Dennis 79 and ’65 and Ben Weidle. Susan Blake; Lance Driskill ’94; Steve Dunkmann 72; Ron Fadler 72; Randy ’83 and March 18 - On Saturday evening, Mara Hauser; Larry Hendren 73 with Emily; falls of the Ohio members of the Heartland Section gathered Stephan Magenta ’99 with Laura Dudlicek; at Nick’s Family Sports Pub to celebrate Mike 77 and Sandy 77 Marx; Dennis ’58 and St. Pat’s. Current festivities on campus were Rhea Mason; Tommy Mills ’02, ’04; Robert 71 March 17 - Falls of the Ohio Section compared to those of yesteryear. The status and Elizabeth Morrison; Fred ’95 and Jessica members met at the Hunting Creek Country of the Heartland Section scholarship and ’97 Niemeier; Parris Ng ’00 with Jenny Che and Club in Prospect, Ky., with special guest UMR the future direction of the section were also John Remmers ’84 and Catherine McCain ’85. Athletic Director Mark Mullin. Alumni and discussed. guests enjoyed a social hour and a brief Those attending included Jackie East ’89; business meeting to discuss upcoming events Don Fuller ’66; Dan ’81 and Valeria Klaproth; cincinnati/dayton and officer elections. Coming events include a Don Laughlin ’64; Jason ’91 and Kathy baseball game, golf scramble, day at Churchill McHaney; Ron Meldi 72 and Jim ’56 and Downs, and a Bellarmine vs. UMR basketball Gwen Ware. March 18 - The Cincinnati/Dayton game. Election of officers returned last year’s (continued on the next page) Section held its annual St. Pat’s party at slate. Dirk Gowin was elected president, deSha’s. Tom Zenge asked everyone to review Bob Morfeld, vice president; Bob DeSpain, two scholarship applicants. Jay Jones reported secretary/treasurer; and John Lima, James that he and Zenge would be at a recruiting Abbott and Gary Hamilton as members at For more St. Pat's photos, go online event the following day. Elections were held large. The evening commenced with Mullins umrmagazine.umr.edu id twr;Bb et’7adRc ’70 and ’87Rich West and Bob Stewart; Linda edeo ’0wt id aosn e ’66 and Les ’60Jacobsen; with Linda Pendleton know andlove. IrishfoodGreatand Sally Williams. Sally green sweatshirts that allMSM-UMR alumnithat greensweatshirts showedSeveral sportingupmembers the Claddagh the IrishIndianapolis.Pub inat St.Pat’s IndianapolisSection party held was Parsons for planning and hosting this event.forParsonsthis and planninghosting Uthoff.andto Mary Jerry Athanks special of home and Mary Parsons. the Jerry at A enjoyeddrinks, d’oeuvreshors socializingand conversation wereenjoyedconversation all. by section president and area director Bob director area and president section fromcallformer awas phone treat special 6 n ayGae;MrMlon ’91; Ken Graves; MaryMuldoon ’60Mary and 8;DnBge 5;Jh rno ’85; ’55;George ’87; Brannon Bogue Don John lincolnland indianapolis March 19 March March 22 March 22 section news Those attending included Jason Bagwell Jason included attending Those lmi itiuecnyfo Er Burk's 1941 Earl from candy distribute alumni "cab over engine" Chevy dump truck. dump engine""cabChevy over beachfront. Pat'sSt. the on 1. 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John Rice ’63; Bob Scanlon ’73; Joe Schumer ’92 ’73;Schumer ’63; Scanlon Joe Rice Bob John Mike Becvar ’94, ’48 ’96; Pete Becvar Lynn Bennett; Mike yn 8;JnyMrshk ’98; Chris Mayberry ’85;Lynn Maruschak Jenny Maryland/Virginia/DCwith met Section on the state of of UMR. state the on followedmeal a potluck Carney’s by update Pat’s.St. celebrate Alumni enjoyedandguests of Md., Washington,BradFort inFulton to with WithersLogan. Andy and n obeBre;RnyCl ’87; Cole Donny Randy Bermel; Bobbie and and Sandy Mochel; Jerry ’70 and Mary Parsons; ’70Mary and Jerry Mochel; Sandy and n ia ib ’93. Sirbu Mihai and Chancellor John F.Chancellorhome Carneythe John at III oneMy d’9adAn idn ih ’64 Rich ’69Midden; Anne and Ed May; Connie ’69; ’66 and Jim TomFeger Berning; Caroline ah esn 7;JsiaHno ’03; ’72; Kent Henson Henson Cathy Jessica oe 0;Jh ie 0;BalyFlo ’88; ’02; ’02;Fulton Fitez Cone Bradley John il’6adCrlSduh n mna ’99 Amanda and Sudduth; Carol Will’66 and ’98; Charles McGrady ’67; Dave Michel ’64;’67; ’98;Michel Dave McGrady Charles md/va/dc March 4 March 4 Those attending included Ken Arnold ’71; Arnold Ken included attending Those hs tedn nlddRc ’69 and Rich included attending Those 4. a St. Pat's Dinner at White Fence Farm.Fence White at Pat's St.aDinner 3. into the St. Pat'sSt. the spirit. into Southern California Section members get members Section California Southern enjoy members Section Mountain Rocky - The members of of the members The -

prizes for the oldest green.wereonoldestStudents for the prizes was small,foodeveryonewasandenjoyed the their oldest St.Pat’svieoldestorder inforto their shirts enjoy.forall to restaurant Alumni dug out of outsidedisplayedthe Phelan, projects their Bob manager along with teams, project PoweredCarSolarand Vehicle, Robotics, some St. Pat’sabout learn celebrate andto to Stephen R. Strauss ’68 and Mike Warfel ’75. Warfel ’68Mike and R. Strauss Stephen Pizza to celebrate St.Pat’s. groupcelebrate Thoughthe Pizza to Roundtableat gathered NorthwestSection of of UMR’sHuman- The design student teams. gathered Alexander’sat Section HouseSteak meeting to discuss plans forChancellordiscussplans to meeting business short helda then conversation, Carney’svisitinMay. 9;CukHlebc ’1 eeMlc ’62; ’61; Malsch Pete ’92; Hollenbeck Chuck peoria pacific northwestpacific t Pat'sSt.parade,"Tall Tales." UMR's human-powered vehicle. human-powered UMR's 5. March 22 March22 March 18March Those attending included Casey Engstrom Casey included attending Those Peoria area alumni and students gather round gather students and Peoriaarea alumni - Members of the Peoria of the -Members - Members of Pacificof the Members - 6 . UMR's 2006UMR's

hand to mingle with alumni and catch them Ellebracht; Michael 71 and Glenda Ellis; John enjoyed the parade and the fantastic spring up on new St. Pat’s traditions. Henry ’66; Kurt Humphrey 78; Jerry 72 and weather. Many members continued the Those attending included Darryl Carol Ann Kiel; James Lundy ’67; Timothy 76 celebration at a nearby Imo’s restaurant after Brinkmann 78; Steve Burr 77; Brian Call ’97, and Cathy O’Neill; Michael Quinn 75; Albert the parade. Plenty of UMR St. Pat’s green was ’99; Eric Charles ’05; Shawn Cullen ’01;Jolene Sindel ’42; Michael Steffens 73; Roger 72 and displayed, with the oldest St. Pat’s sweatshirt Dunlap ’87 with Stephen MacLead; Sarah Lynn Taylor; and Stephen 71 and Debra (1974) proudly worn by L.G. Loos ’77. Dunn ’05; Craig George; Dan Krus; Christy Lee Wampler Those attending included James ’99, ’01 ’96; Je ff’01 and Carrie Morris; Larry Mueller and Laura ’01 Castle with Madeline; Emile ’66 75; Nathan Parr ’86; Bob Phelan; Bart and Marie-France Damotte with Martin; John Regelbrugge ’65; Paul Robinette; Andrew Sourk; southern California 74 and Judy Dowdy; Randy Dreiling ’81; Wayne Fred ’03 and Meghan ’03 Stackley; Will Strasser ’85 and Diane Ellenberger with Kyle and Josh; ’00; Aaron Taylor ’04; Steve Trower ’81, ’86; Melissa Felton ’93; Jarrod Grant ’98; Mark ’02 Bob Wille ’80; and Matt Wolk ’04. March 11 - Hennessey’s Tavern in and Elizabeth ’04 Hopkins; James ’99, ’02 and Hermosa Beach provided a beautiful setting Kate ’02 Klotz with Mason and Carter; L.G. 77 for the Southern California Section St. Pat’s and Cathryne Loos; Milt Murry ’64, ’80; Kurt ’85 rocky mountain Party. Plenty of green could be seen while and Joan Oakes with Louis; Troy ’96 and Mindy partygoers ate, drank and enjoyed the view of ’96 Peterson; Joel ’95 and Laura ’94 Rickman the beach. Thanks go to Mandy Posgai for with Nathaniel, Grace and Adam; Nicole March 17 - White Fence Farm in coordinating the event. Schmidt ’04; Christina Sfreddo ’94 with Tim; Lakewood, Colo., served as the backdrop Those attending included Tim ’01 and Deanna Venker ’94; Katie Weinkein ’03; Christy for the Rocky Mountain Section St. Pat’s Jackie ’01 Albers; Bill Andrew ’69, 71; Greg 70 Witte ’95 and Brian ’01, ’05 and Carrie ’01 Celebration. James and Jennifer Cordia were and Diana Bachman; Chris Behrens; Hugh 72 Wright with Ella, Nora and Vivian. recognized as the most recent graduates, and Linda Cole with Lindsay; Steven Felstein while Albert Sindel, Hugh Blevins and 73; Rich Harwin ’80; Nathan ’41 and Bena Jaffe; Clarence Babcock were recognized as the Adam Lang ’01, ’03; Ryan ’03 and Jane Mallery; twin cities earliest graduates. The class of 1971 was the Steaven Meyer ’00; Dave Moore ’82; Beth largest class in attendance. Members of our Newcom; Andrew and Bev Pohlman with Molly; group were involved in the construction of Mandy ’99 and Rob Posgai and Jerry 71 and March 21 - Members of the new Twin the DIA airport, creation of our new Mile Georgia Sewell Cities Section met to celebrate their first St. High Football Stadium and our new Pat’s party at the Claddagh Irish Pub in Maple convention center and library; and they Grove, Minn. The evening, hosted by Mark have been in mines in South America and Springfield and Mellanie Goldsmith, included a generous the oil fields of Africa. Once again we realized feast of various Irish entrees and ended with that UMR alumni are involved all around the first official section meeting. the world. March 18 - Despite the cool, rainy The section awarded its first alumni During the meeting, Jerrod Keith was morning, the Springfield, Mo., St. Pat’s parade scholarship to Holy Family Catholic High named the Rocky Mountain Section went off without anyone using an umbrella. School senior Thomas Bailey of Belle Plaine, Scholarship winner. Dave Bufalo shared the Springfield Section members kept with Minn. Future chapter events were discussed latest UMR information received at the recent tradition and rode in Earl Burk’s classic ’41 as well as the desired structure of this new visit by Chancellor John F. Carney III and Chevy truck and distributed more than 40 alumni group. Door prizes were eagerly stressed the importance of support from pounds of candy to happy parade watchers. received and it became obvious that this new UMR alumni. Those attending included Amy Allen; section is full of people who are very social Special thanks go out to Clancy and Earl 70 and Karen Burk with Bailey and and really like to have fun. Sharron Ellebracht for coordinating the Trevor and Chris Fann. Those attending included Joe Clendenen St. Pat’s dinner. ’02; Bret Collier ’85; John Dalton ’99, ’91; Jerry Those attending included Clarence ’51 and 74 and Linda DeHaven; Bob Garvey ’61; Mark Dorothy Babcock; Hugh ’53 and Ann Blevins; st. louis ’94 and Mellanie Goldsmith; Beth Hayward ’05 Dave Bufalo ’66 and Cynthia Powers; James ’97 with Christine Hayward; Michael ’84 and Ellen and Jennifer ’96 Cordia; Roger ’69, 71 and ’85 Hoerle; Carol Kuhn ’62; Terry ’68 and Alexis Cyndi Dewey; Terry 71 and Karen Donze; March 11 - Forty-five alumni and family Nagel; Evan ’65 and Brenda Thomas and Jerry Dave ’68 and Sandra Debner; Thomas 71 and joined the St. Louis Section at the Downtown 79 and Lisa Ward. Pamela Doutt; Clarence ’64 and Sharron St. Louis St. Patrick’s Day Parade. 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1961 1968 1970 Down by the river Larry E. Farmer, CE, was elected Ken Link, ChE: "After graduation, Steve Carey, CE, retired as to the board of directors of Global I became a professional musician, director of the Franklin County Nelson Weber, ME’62, spent his Industries Ltd. which I define as getting paid for Highway Department in Union, career working on space-age projects for playing music. Actually, I was Mo., after more than 27 years with McDonnell Douglas and Boeing. Of late, drafted and, after basic training, the county. though, he’s been more interested in a 1963 was assigned to an Army band G.D. "Jay" paddlewheel steamboat built in 1879. where I was a trumpet player. Now Degen Jr., Pravin A. Patel, ME, is working The Montana was one of the largest living in Dallas, I am a fee-only EE, (at lefi) as managing director of Patel paddlewheel steamboats to roam the money manager and financial joined Reef Furnace & Forging Pvt. Ltd. in Missouri River, until it hit a bridge planner." Exploration Inc. Baroda, India. The company is as its new between the Missouri towns of St. looking for manufacturers who drilling Charles and Bridgeton in the 1880s. are interested in a joint venture operations Now the Montana is sunk in the muddy for a new range of shot blasting 1969 manager. waters on the Bridgeton side of the river machines. If interested, email Patel Billy F. Farrar Russell L. "Russ" Nekorchuk, and is visible during low waters. at [email protected] or visit Jr., PetE, MS CSci: "Now that my wife and www.pshotblast.com. (at left) Weber told the St. Louis Post- children all have their degrees, joined Reef Dispatch that his love affair with the I have retired from my 30-plus Exploration Montana began in 1967, when he read year career in data processing. My Inc. as its an article about the wreckage. Last year, 1965 wife and I moved to Gainesville, reservoir the Missouri was so low that Weber, Robert L. Keiser, EE, was recently Fla., and I have been accepted as engineering elected to the board of directors a graduate student at the now retired, was able to map out large manager. of Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. University of Florida to pursue portions of the Montana. He took photos, Joseph W. Stahl, Math, MS Dennis E. Schwieger, ME, has a Ph.D. in linguistics." took measurements and drew diagrams. CSci'72, writes about Civil War joined The GSI Group as president Andrew Polcyn, ME, MS CE'75, soldiers and has had articles of the grain division. is the chief executive officer of published in The Washington Advance Environmental Jones Times, Gettysburg Magazine, Associates (AEA), a St. Louis and The Military Collector environmental consulting firm 1967 and Historian. He is planning makes that was recently acquired by for retirement. Richard P. Vogelpohl, ME, retired Geotechnology Inc. Polcyn is impact from Continental Airlines after 28 years of flying. 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Thomas W. Barkalow, NucE: "I am the senior safety person 1980 1982 for two Department of Energy Bob Feldmann, MS GSci'80, has Darrell R. scientific user facilities operated been named program manager Case, ME, by Argonne National Laboratory. for both the AV-8B and T45TS {at left) The Advanced Photon Source is programs at Boeing Gorp. The received the DOE's largest user facility T-45 Training System, or T45TS, the 2006 and the Intense Pulsed Neutron is the first totally integrated Outstanding Source remains the DOE's most training system developed for Engineer productive neutron generating and used by the U.S. Department in Private facility. This position is generating of the Navy. As prime contractor, Practice award lots of challenges." Boeing's responsibilities are the from the St. Louis Chapter of Douglas and Chellee Niermeyer and assembly and delivery of the Missouri Society of Professional daughters Elayna, 7, and Madison, 5, T-45 Goshawk jet and support Engineers in February He also with President Bush at the White House. 1975 of fleet maintenance and ground- received an ASHRAE Technology Jerry D. Higgins, MS GeoE, PhD based training. award for air conditioning design. GeoE'80, received the Ivan B. Rahn Karen M. Herbert, GhE: "I've Pamela S. Education Award from the Society visited Australia - not sure how Cole, PetE, Family tree research for Mining, Metallurgy and we got our new department {at /eft) was Exploration for distinguished chair from that beautiful country. installed as the leads to White House contributions to the society's Sydney is the best city in the first female educational activities. world. I would love to get in president of Douglas Niermeyer, CerE’89, an MS GhE program there or the Engineers' took his family to the White House Queensland. Say hello to Grosser Club of last February. 1978 and tell him I am teaching college St. Louis. now." Donna Kay They weren’t tourists; they had Virgil V. Work Jr, EMgt: (Parks) Ratkowski, Ghem: "I now invitations. Niermeyer and his family "I have released my latest GD, work for Afton Chemical Corp. in were invited to a program about 'The Phases.' It is a comprehensive Sauget, III. Same job, new name." Abraham Lincoln and a reception musical odyssey that incorporates Eric Glynn Politte, ME: "We now with President George W. Bush and a variety of styles, including jazz have four operating divisions and fusion, smooth jazz, funk, house, First Lady Laura Bush. all are doing well. We've been hip-hop and orchestral. Check Niermeyer is the Commander-in- working with incident response my website at www.cdbaby.com/ Chief for the Military Order of the Loyal and project management for the all/vvwork. Are there any praise Legion United States (MOLLUS), a parish hardest hit by Hurricane dancers out there? 'Get Your Praise Katrina. Amazing devastation." hereditary organization of descendants On' is the song for you!" of Union officers from the Civil War. (continued on the next page) MOLLUS, which is similar to other hereditary organizations like the 1979 Daughters of the American Revolution, Dennis T. Dressel, ME: "My was founded on the day Lincoln died, family and I are doing great in April 15, 1865. Ponchatoula, La., relative to others. Initially, the invitation to the White We were spared from Hurricane House was only for Niermeyer. But, he Katrina's wrath. Our children's says, three spots opened up at the last educational expenses are mounting up. Aaron, 18, is minute, and he was able to take his in college; Ghelsea, 16, is in high wife, Chellee, and daughters, Elayna, 7, school; and Ashley, 14, is in and Madison, 5. elementary school. Please keep About 15 years ago, Niermeyer the hurricane victims in your started researching his family tree. “I saw prayers." that I had a great deal of information on Kathy Harvey, GE, was appointed my family from many time frames, with by the Missouri Department of interesting stories from the Civil War - Transportation as the new state design engineer. officers on both sides,” says Niermeyer, who joined MOLLUS in 1995. Niermeyer works as head of quality assurance and engineering at Fairlane Industries Inc. in St. Louis. alumni notes Joe Dudley,Joe Vanessa Goodwin, Goodwin, Vanessa Andrew Copeland, Copeland, Andrew The couple lives in Olive Olive livesin couple The October 2005. The couple couple 2005.The October married recently MetE'78, Oct. 1, 2005. The couple lives couple 1, 2005.The Oct. 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engineering department at Morgan State University in 1992 1995 Need a copy of your Baltimore, Md. Philip Ling ChE: "Just moved Reggie C. to London for a three-year Johnson, ME, transcript? 1988 assignment within Shell Oil's {at left) a senior Go online to alumni.umr.edu and supply department, working attorney at Fox click Transcripts on the menu Max F. Middendorf, CE, was in their crude supply group, Galvin LCC, has promoted to vice president with evaluating crude purchases been named at the left for information MECO Engineering Co. He will and refinery economics." chair-elect of the and a printable form. also serve on the company's National Bar Association Young You can mail or fax, board of directors. Lawyers Division and will serve or call the registrar's office 1993 as chair in 2006-2007. Mitzi McIntyre, CE, was one of at (800) 522-0938 Jon Michael Gibbs, PetE: "Amy the judges for the Intermountain 1990 and I moved to Solvang, Calif. for more information. Contractor Best of 2005 Claudia Christa Scheer, CE: I am now the operations competition. She is executive "I moved from Little Rock, Ark., superintendent for ExxonMobil's director of the Utah Chapter to Washington, D.C., in California operations." Send your email of the American Concrete November 2005. I'm enjoying Jeffrey White, MS CSci: "I address to — Pavement Association. the new job as national hydraulic recently passed two exams to email [email protected] Thomas Michael "Mike" Ruth, engineer for the Natural become a Sun certified system EMgt, is director of business Resources Conservation Service administrator for Solaris 10 OS. operations for Aquila's Colorado within the USDA and still very My family is doing well. My son, Electric Division in Pueblo, Colo. much enjoying government Spenser, is 8, loves English and is Andrew Copeland, Econ'04, EMgt'04, service. I'm even adjusting to asking many questions about [email protected] the commute." how things work. My daughter, Whitney, is 7 and is becoming a 1996 Jessica (Vitello) Copeland, BSci'04, math whiz." Mark A. Crawford, ME, MS [email protected] 1991 ME'98, with his wife, La'Tonya, has launched MySpendingPlan.com, Robert O. Dietz, ME'44, [email protected] Jennifer Kay Diskin, MetE, is the a website that sells software the manager of quality reliability at 1994 couple created to help manage Jennifer Kay Diskin, MetE'91, [email protected] Olin Brass. Greg Effland, CE, and his wife, finances. Tim Newkirk, EMgt, was named Sarah, live in Lee's Summit, Mo., Teresa "Terri" Marvich, GeoE, Sharon M. Hollar, EMgt'83, MS EMgt'85, chief operating officer of MGP with their daughters Hannah, 4, joined PSI as a client manager in [email protected] Ingredients Inc. in April. MGP and Madison, 13 months. the firm's office in Kennesaw, Ga. develops and produces natural Brian E. Haggard, LSci, was Christina Anne Steck, EMgt, James W. Hooper, MS CSci'71, grain-based products. Newkirk recently recognized by the was selected as a fellow of the [email protected] is responsible for overseeing Agricultural Research Service St. Louis chapter of the operations at the company's for his outstanding research Association of Fundraising Scott Allen Moll, ChE'99, Atchison, Kan., and Pekin, III., evaluating nutrient sources and Professionals for 2006 and 2007. [email protected] plants. Previously, Newkirk transport from the landscape was chief operating officer of through aquatic ecosystems. Eric Glynn Politte, ME'82, Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. and James Perez, [email protected] vice president of operations for Phys, MS 1997 High Plains Corp., an ethanol Phys'97, PhD Brian David Booth, CSci, MS Kristen (DeFilippo) Powelson, CE'02, production company. Phys'00, IST'05, is chapter advisor of the [email protected] Jamie Page, CE, is director of {at left) was Epsilon Nu Chapter of Delta Tau the department of public works recently Delta at UMR. Donna Kay (Parks) Ratkowski, Chem'82, in Hannibal, Mo. granted Jennifer (Remley) Boyd, CerE, [email protected] Steve Roberti, GeoE, MS tenure at MS EMgt'04, is an engineer at GGph'92, and Melanie Schales Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Cutting Edge Optronics in Ryan Dee Saffels, CE'97, [email protected] Roberti, MS GGph'92, live in Shawn Christopher Steen, Psyc, St. Charles, Mo. Keystone Heights, Fla. Steve works as the family advocacy Ryan Dee Saffels, CE, lives in Rosanna "Anna" M. Saindon, GeoE'99, MS is with CH2M Hill Inc. in program manager at Fort Leonard Harrisonville, Mo., with his wife, GeoE'01, PhD GeoE'04, [email protected] Jacksonville and Melanie teaches Wood, Mo. Wendy, and four children: Mason, part time in the geology 10; Anna, 5; Mallory, 3; and Claudia Christa Scheer, CE'90, department at Santa Fe Nicholas, 1. [email protected] Community College. 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School. She is in her second year Army Capt. Robert Graetz, MS 2004 and hopes to graduate in 2008 or CE, is working in Baghdad, Iraq, as 2009, after which she would like to sewers project manager for the Army Capt. Mark R. Allen, teach. 4th Brigade Combat Team MS EMgt, assumed company Sondra N. Infrastructure Coordination command of Alpha Company 3rd Element. This four-man team is Brigade, Special Troops Battalion, working with the local Iraqi in Oahu, Hawaii, in January. government to ensure the UMR alumni relay team from Kansas City, left to Andrew Copeland, Econ, EMgt, restoration and improvement right: Steve Kerr, Tyler Vrooman, Dan Bailey, Charles and Jessica (Vitello) Copeland, ^ JH H M as a Project of city systems. Pirkle, Josh Sales and Charles Strauss. BSci, live in the Kansas City area. J | engineer. William "Ford" Roes, MinE, Andy is director of operations for became his family's third ARJ Infusion Services, a home generation of UMR graduates this Tuesday runs in KC health care company that past December. His father is specializes in bleeding disorders, 2005 Theodore A. Roes III, CE'70, and immune deficiencies, and Andrew T. On Tuesdays, Dan Bailey, GeoE’03, his grandfather was the late neurological disorders. Jessica is a Christoff, CE, MS EMgt’03, likes to go on runs with his Theodore A. Roes Jr., MinE'36. graduate student working toward recently joined Ford is also the grandson of the college buddies. Bailey, Steve Kerr, EE’03, a doctorate in pathology and Clayco as late Jo Barr, former UMR history and Tyler Vrooman, CpE’03, ran track laboratory medicine at the a project and economics professor, and the together at UMR. “We graduated at the University of Kansas Medical engineer in son of K.T. (Barr) Roes, a former same time and all ended up working in the St. Louis UMR student. Kansas City’’ Bailey says. “Since we started office. running, we’ve been finding other UMR graduates in the area and inviting them along with us on Tuesdays.” This spring, the group entered a team Raise a buck to help the team muck relay race from Kansas City, Mo., to Lawrence, Kan., a distance of 44 miles. Members of the UMR Mucking Team have created two T-shirt designs to help raise funds The race raised money for the Cystic for the international intercollegiate competition in Kalgoorli, Australia. Both the men's Fibrosis Foundation. Each member of the and women's teams placed second in this year's event. T-shirts are $10 each (plus $2.50 team ran between four and 10 miles. shipping and handling) and are available in adult sizes small to XXX large. To place your UMR graduates who participated order, call Barbara Robertson at (573) 341- 4753. included Bailey, Kerr, Vrooman, Charles Pirkle, EE’84, Josh Sales, GeoE’00, and My Mascot Carries A Gun... Charles Strauss, CE’01.

Technically speaking, Reed advises Bush

President Bush has appointed Daniel Reed, CSci’78, to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). wanna muck? PCAST advises the president on technology, scientific research priorities, and math and science education. “I am honored to be named to this prestigious council and I look at it as a chance to help our country realize its boldest dreams,” says Reed, who is Chancellor’s Eminent Professor and vice chancellor for information technology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also director of the Renaissance Computing Institute. W il s umte poo ssae permits. space as photos submitted usewill We • notes alumniedit to right the reserve We • to requested specifically if addresses print willWe • be will spouses alumni on information Obituary • • The • isit if name spouse’s a mention will We • births weddings, announce to happy areWe • for publishing in publishing for UMR Magazine UMR policy o etsae requirements.space meet to n pooin, fe hyhv occurred. havethey after promotions, and os b h aunsaun umtig h note. the submitting alumnus/alumna the by so do years two than more occurred havethat deaths of requests that we print it. print we that requests specifically alumnus/alumna theif only printed member. family a by made is request specialunlessa published be not willpublication of date the before Notificationobituary. newspaper a from or member, family immediate an by submitted is information if pcfclymnind nte information the in mentioned specifically provided by the alumnus/alumna. the by provided memorials UMRMagazine wl anuc deaths, announce will

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He served in the U.S. clubs and substitute teaching after from 1977-78. on the Honor List Navy during World War II and retirement, tjan. 8, 2006 Pogue returned to the English faculty retired as lieutenant commander in 1980, teaching courses in technical after 20 years of active and reserve Daniel M. Rodriguez Hoyle, writing and literature and pursuing his MSM-UMR. He service. Mr. Wundrack retired in GGph, was on the Honor List expertise in the English Renaissance and t 1992 as vice president of Sverdrup for four years and was a student served in the U.S. Army Air Corps the dramas of William Shakespeare. during World War II in India and Corp. after 42 years with the assistant in the mining He served as advisor to Student Council company. He served as mayor of department while attending China. Mr. Rodden retired from and as faculty advisor to his fraternity, Sunset Hills, Mo., and was a Boy MSM-UMR. He was vice president IBM after many years. His passion Kappa Alpha. was singing and he enjoyed Scout leader and Red Cross of Southern Peru Copper Co. in In 1972, Pogue was named Outstanding teaching Sunday school, volunteer. fNov. 28, 2005 Lima, Peru. tjan. 20, 2006 Educator of America. He was listed in the tjan. 6, 2006 1972-73 edition of Who’s Who in America 1949 1950 1951 and in the 1969 Dictionary of American Thomas J. Burke, Perry D. Duncan, Van S. Brokaw, Scholars. MetE, MS ME, was a MinE, served in In 1978, the University of Missouri MetE'50, was a member of Army the U.S. Army Air Board of Curators honored Pogue with a member of Sigma ROTC, ASME, Corps, won top Resolution of Appreciation. That same year, Phi Epsilon while Tech Club and the honors in the he received the Alumni Merit Award from attending MSM- Independents Army Air Force UMR. He served as an Army the MSM-UMR Alumni Association. while attending MSM-UMR. 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"I didn't go to college expecting to teach " says Ralph Flori, PetE'79, MS PetE'81 and PhD PetE'87. "I wanted to be an engineer. My passion growing up was working with tools, building and creating things, and taking things apart." Flori took his interest in how things work, his experience working in his dad's heating and air conditioning business, and came to UMR. Today he is assistant dean of engineering for pre-college and undergraduate programs for the UMR School of Engineering, providing statewide leadership for Project Lead the Way. He also continues to teach as an associate professor of interdisciplinary engineering.

I don't see myself as great at anything, but I'm pretty good at a lot of different things. I'm a bit of a jack-of-all-trades. Teaching now in the new interdisciplinary engineering department at UMR is a great fit for me.

As a kid, I once shot an arrow up into the air to see what would happen. I thought I was far away from houses, but as soon as I released it, I saw it arcing toward trouble. It stuck in the roof of my neighbor's house. Not a good feeling.

You don't teach material. You teach students. I enjoy taking difficult concepts and helping students get it. (J^aiph

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Teaching is almost like acting in live theater. The actors get energy from the audience. Teachers and students both should bring energy to the classroom. So in class there should be energy, creative sparks, fun, humor, questions, answers, dialogue, and ultimately, learning.

The world is crying out for engineering. UMR was founded as a regional school of mines but its graduates have circled the world building businesses and developing new technologies. I want UMR to continue to be a world leader in engineering education and scholarship. There are courses taught here better than (or at least equal to) anyplace in the world. We have so many excellent teachers.

Unfortunately many young people do not understand engineering very well. They know what business people do, what lawyers do, what doctors do, but not engineers. This is a little odd, I think, because young people love iPods, cell phones, computers, Internet chat, game systems, cars, TVs, etc., but do not understand the technologies that make these work. They don't realize that they could be the ones involved in creating tomorrow's technologies. What's cooler than that?

I worry because the need to continue to innovate has never been greater. Innovation births new technologies and businesses that are major drivers in our economy. If new ideas dry up, then our economy falters.

What encourages me is meeting young people and teachers in schools. One can read reports which often paint a bleak picture, but when I meet individual students who are smart, motivated, enthusiastic, and watch them doing challenging work, I am encouraged. When I see our stellar photo by Ian Nance/UMR Publications UMR Students, I am encouraged. ^ % '\vSW\V\ womens one ring M m w w W’aV Th.e*first owners_of,OMKs "one';rin£';' ‘ • . ga):he>ed tpaettier flowing,tKe:' '' f :•1 vvVvv* ,'ri)i#c;ere'mohyj£ield ln Aprrl. >• ,• \V\V . At Students•arid'atu'mof^setectetl our . • long-standing historic-emblem as ‘ • ’.the center of UMR's "one ring." y '* ' n>eh's "one ring" ‘ The crossed h.amrriers remind us of our foundinafounding as the School of Mines and Metallurgy in 1870. The gear, while signifying our historic emphasis in the mechanics of engineering, also challenges all alumni to pursue new ideas and knowledge, accept civic responsibility and serve society. The chain signifies the strong link all graduates share through the ages.

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