Volume 30 Number 8 February 27, 1986 University of Guelph Guelph's 62nd annual College Royal and University Open House Weekend is March 8 and 9. Mark the date on your calendar now. More details on page 3. 0 Excellence in adversity Beckman named Guelph joins lobby for increased university funding academic librarian Guelph has joined an intensive public rela­ Horticultural Sciences greenhouses, and meet of the year tions lobby by the Council of Ontario Uni­ with the executive of the Central Student, versities to assure adequate funding for Professional Staff and Faculty associations. Ontario's universities, Guelph's academic A luncheon with the editorial board of the colleague to COU, Prof. Doug Auld, Eco­ Guelph Mercury — Peter Kohl, publisher, nomics, told Senate last week. and Eric Colwill, Gary Manning and Bruce The centrepiece of the three-month Laplaunte -- will be followed by a press program is a two-week fact-finding tour of conference and an interview on Guelph II Ontario communities by university presi­ Channel 8. Barbara Chance dents and COU members that began Feb. 24. It's a good time to bring the univer­ Auld will join the tour team for the Guelph sities' case to the public, said Auld in his visit Feb. 28, which will be hosted by Vice­ report to Senate, because discussions are President, Academic, Howard Clark. still going on in Ottawa about established Coming to Guelph are university presi­ program funding, and the province is about dents Brian Segal, Ryerson Polytechnical to bring down its budget. Institute, and Harry Arthurs, York University, with delegates Ron Childs, dean of science, The lobbying campaign is focussing on McMaster University, and Gerald Booth, "excellence in adversity," according to a director of part-time studies, University of COU press release. The tour teams will get Windsor. a chance to see how different institutions are Margaret Beckman, executive director for The morning program will include coping with chronic financial conditions, information technology, has been named breakfast with the board of directors of the says COU, and how students, business and academic librarian of the year for 1986 by Guelph Chamber of Commerce, a meeting labor leaders, politicians, alumni, prospective the Association of College and Research with Guelph Mayor John Counsell, aldermen students and their families see the situation of Libraries, a division of the American Librar­ Ken Hamill, Carl Hamilton, Jim Whitechurch Ontario universities and their contribution to ian Association. She is the first Canadian to and Clara Marrett, and city manager Milt Ontario society. The "horror stories" are receive the honor since it was first bestowed Sather, and an interview with CJOY/CKLA- only part of the agenda, says COU. The tour in 1978. FM. teams also want to know how individual The honor is in recognition of the con­ In the afternoon the tour team will universities, faculties and departments have tributions Beckman has made to academic visit the environmental biology facilities in achieved a measure of excellence in teaching librarianship over the past two decades. A the beef barn, the Athletics Centre and the and research under adverse conditions. 0 key contribution has been her role in the growth of automated library systems. As chief librarian at Guelph from 1971 to 1984, she directed the development of the British scientist named to industrial chair Geac library system, which has been sold British scientist Christopher Knowles has been undeveloped at Canadian universities. around the world. She has also been involved named to the microbial biotechnology chair Knowles, a microbial physiologist, is in the worldwide dialogue that has resulted of Guelph-Waterloo Biotech, a joint research highly regarded in academic and industrial in the acceptance of on-line catalogues and a centre of the universities of Guelph and circles, and has extensive contacts with new approach to the access of library Waterloo. The industrial research chair is industry in Europe and North America. He resources. As part of her master's thesis, she funded by the Natural Sciences and Engi­ has developed a technique for degrading developed CODOC, an automated biblio­ neering Research Council and Allelix Inc., cyanide for Imperial Chemical Industries, graphic system that is widely used for organ­ a biotechnology research and development the British chemical giant, that will earn the izing government publications. company, to a total of $162,000 a year. company millions of dollars annually. His The ACRL also recognized Beckman's A second chair, still to be filled, will work has resulted in a number of successful accomplishments in innovative approaches to focus on plant biotechnology and will be patents. library management and her involvement with located at Guelph. University of Waterloo president Douglas library building. She has lectured and led Funding of $1.65 million has been com­ Wright describes the appointment as a "brain workshops on library management and build­ mitted to these two industrial chairs over a gain," in contrast to the more common ing planning, as well as automated library five-year period as part of NSERC's program 'brain drain" to the United States. systems, around the world, and has been a to strengthen science and technology pro­ Knowles, now at the University of Kent planning adviser to many public and univer­ grams at universities. The federal funding in Canterbury, England, will take up his new sity libraries in Canada and abroad. agency is particularly interested in encour­ post Aug. 1. He will be located in the Uni­ Beckman, who will he honored by the aging research in areas of industry as yet versity of Waterloo's biology department. Continued on page 2. Nominations sought for Senate seats President to The month of March marks the annual Senate gram is in proportion to the enrolment in meet alumni elections for the session beginning September the program and is as follows: BA — 5; 1986. Faculty members, undergraduate B.Sc. 5; B.Sc.(Agr.) — 3; B.A.Sc. — 2; President Burt Matthews heads out next students and graduate students will be seeking DVM — 1; B.Sc.(Eng.) — 1; B.Sc.(H.K.) month to meet alumni at planned gather­ election to Senate. — 1; BLA — 1; B.Comm. — 1; Associate ings in Canada and the United States. The There are 63 seats on Senate for elected Diploma - 1 ; General Studies — 2. meetings, which will continue over five faculty members, and 30 of these will be Graduate students hold eight seats on months, are part of Guelph's plan to ensure vacant at the end of the current Senate Senate, one for each college and one for the that the University's alumni know what's session. Faculty members are elected to University School of Rural Planning and happening at Guelph and what its plans are Senate for a three-year term. The number of Development, and serve for a one-year term. for the future. vacant seats in each college is: Arts - 3; Posters advertising the election are on Accompanied by Marjorie Millar, Social Science — 4; Biological Science — 5; display in each academic department and in director of the Department of Alumni Affairs Physical Science — 6; FACS 3; OAC — 6; all public areas of the University. The elec­ and Development, and Rosemary Clark, and OVC — 2. tion has also been advertised in the student assistant director, alumni affairs, Matthews Faculty members have received forms newspaper, the °Marion. Students can will meet all the alumni who attend the and information about the election from the obtain nomination forms from the college gatherings and be the featured dinner speaker. University Secretariat. Nomination forms deans' offices, the University Secretariat, Invitations to the dinner meetings will must be received in the University Secretariat Level 4, University Centre, and the Connec­ go out to more than 12,000 alumni, says office by March 14. tion Desk. Nomination forms must be Clark. "This is the first time we have organ­ Undergraduate students hold 23 seats received in the University Secretariat office ized events in some of these cities," she says, on Senate and serve for a one-year term. The by March 7. All full- and part-time students "and we hope to establish some new alumni number of students elected from each pro- are eligible to stand for election. 0 chapters." Millar hopes the meetings will help Selection committee named for VP, academic alumni develop a closer bond with the Uni­ The selection committee to search for a new chief librarian John Black, appointed by the versity. A slide and tape show and a table­ vice-president, academic, has been named. president. Barbara Abercrombie, University top exhibit highlighting Guelph's accomplish­ Dr. Howard Clark is leaving the position to Secretariat, is secretary. ments will be shown at each gathering. become president and vice-chancellor of The selection committee invites nomin­ Matthews and company will be in Dalhousie University Sept. 1. ations or applications for the five-year Florida March 5; Chicago, April 25; Calgary, The committee, headed by President appointment, which is to begin July 1. April 29; Edmonton, April 30; Winnipeg, Burt Matthews, consists of Marilyn Robinson, Submissions should be sent by April 30 to May 1; Ottawa, May 6; Montreal, May 13; Board of Governors, appointed by the presi­ Dr. Burt Matthews, Selection Committee for Halifax, May 15; Vancouver, June 1 1 ; the dent; CBS Dean Bruce Sells, Prof. John the Vice-President, Academic, Level 4, Niagara area, July 17; and Toronto, July Ogilvie, director of the School of Engineering, University Centre. 24. 0 and Prof. Gil Stelter, History, appointed by Senate; graduate student Steffen Preusser, The committee also invites written Chemistry, and undergraduate Elizabeth comments about the attributes and qualities McGregor, OVC, appointed by Senate; and the vice-president, academic, should possess.O Public invited to discuss research Continuing Education is offering a free Academic librarian Continued from page I.