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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU Monitor University Publications 10-1-1974 Monitor Newsletter October 1974 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/monitor Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "Monitor Newsletter October 1974" (1974). Monitor. 13. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/monitor/13 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Monitor by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff October, 1974 Contents Ohio Board of Regents' Vol. Ill, No. 1 Budget Summarized Regents' Budget . 1 The Ohio Board of Regents has recommended a record Board of Trustees News . 2 breaking $1.3 billion in state support of higher education Faculty Senate Highlights . 5 for the 1975-77 biennium. The Regents' budget, released All-Faculty Meeting . 6 Sept. 20, followed a summer of budget hearings with each Distinguished Teachers . 7 state-supported university in order to ascertain respective Research and Development Awards. 7 programmatic and financial concerns. University Theatre Calendar . 8 The budget request, which represents a 70 per cent Academic Calendar . 9 increase over the last biennium's appropriation, will be Special Achievement Awards . 10 presented to the Governor and State Legislature. Final Employment Opportunities .......................... 10 approval is not expected until late next spring. Grants and Scholarships ............................ 11 The 140-page document includes many program recom mendations by the Citizens' Task Force on Higher Education. Among them were three paramount objectives which are supported in the Regents' budget request: 1. Equal access to higher learning for all. 2. Lifelong learning opportunities for all ages. 3. Emphasis on excellence in higher education through planning and adequate financing. State appropriations to each of the universities is based upon enrollment, however, after meeting with university representatives, the Regents developed a more detailed formula to reflect actual expenditure experiences in specific programs. The Regents recommended no increase in student fees in order to relieve middle income families faced with the Frazier Reams, Jr. rising costs of education. This recommendation, aiong with the increased state appropriations the Regents have re Reams Appointed Trustee quested, would change the state/student cost sharing ratio from its present 60/40 to 75/25 by the second year of the Fr~r Reams, Jr., Toledo businessman and attorney, 1975-77 biennium. attended his first meeting as a member of the University's The budget includes a section for 1/Quality Improve Board of Trustees on Oct. 3. He was appointed to a ment'' to fund innovations and system improvements, the nine-year term on the Board by Gov. John Gilligan, and Ohio College Library Center and special research. In the succeeds Mrs. Virginia Stranahan, Perrysburg, whose term area of medical education, the Regents earmarked $1.5 has expired. million for health manpower continuing education. Mr. Reams is a graduate of Washington & Lee Univer An additional $180 million was requested for replace sity and received his law degree from the University of ment of obsolete facilities, utilities and rennovations. Michigan Law School. He served two terms in the Ohio Recommendations for Bowling Green in particular State Senate and was the Democratic nominee for governor included an increase in projected appropriations of 42.4 per in 1966. cent during the 1975-76 academic year, and another 15.2 He is founder and president of the Reams Broadcasting per cent increase the following year. Corp., which operates WCWA and WIOT, Toledo radio The Firelands Branch would receive 73.8 per cent more stations. He is also on the board of trustees for WGTE-TV, in state monies in 1975-76 and an additional 22.1 per cent Toledo's public television station and is associated with the in 1976-77. law firm of Neipp, Dorrell & Wingert. The Regents request totals $1,338,648,150 as compared Mr. Reams' father, the late Frazier Reams, Sr., also served to $783,899,546 appropriated for the 1973-75 biennium. on the Bowling Green Board of Trustees from 1950-57. (A summary of the Regents' recommendations, along with The new trustee resides at 3516 Ridgewood Road, a comparison with the appropriations for the last biennium, Toledo. is available from the Office of Resource Planning.) Power cable - Founders Quadrangle 2,800 lounge carpeting - Conklin C & E 1,670 Board Heating plant air emission controls study 4,000 Study of solutions for waste water and solid waste disposal 4,500 of Trustees Ice Arena glass screen replacement 1,150 Power cable - East campus 31,252 llews Boiler installation - Industrial Technology annex 8,000 • GRANT MONIES DOUBLED IN 1974 A comparative summary of grants and contracts awarded to Bowling Green for the first quarter of 1974 showed that Projects Funded, the University has received double the amount of grant Grants Accepted monies awarded for the same period in 1973. The comparison, and a breakdown according to types of grants In October is illustrated below: July 1 through Sept. 30 1973 1974 I. Research Grants A tour of recreational facilities on Wednesday afternoon A. Federally sponsored $ 97,700.00 $ 112,352.00 preceded the monthly meeting of the University's Board of B. Privately and state-sponsored 54,599.00 22,021.57 Trustees Thursday, Oct. 3. Action taken at the meeting Sub-total 152,299.00 134,373.57 included approval of financing for a number of renovations II. Institute and workshop contracts 33,940.00 36,432.00 and improvements on the campus, primarily the construc Ill. Public service grants and contracts 194,735.21 387,615.11 tion of a major new entrance and campus information IV. Program development and booth near the stadium. The Board also accepted a record innovation grants 145,718.00 564,639.00 V. Equipment grants -0- 190,890.00 number of grants and contracts for the first quarter of the VI. Student aid grants 810,486.04 1,297,628.00 fiscal year. $1,337,178.25 $2,621,577.68 Trustees met on the campus Wednesday afternoon for a tour of the University's recreational facilities. They also met RESOLUTIONS OF APPRECIATION with athletic director Richard A. Young who briefed them on athletic programs at the University. Board president The Board adopted resolutions of appreciation for the Ashel G. Bryan praised the educational emphasis of the service of G. Gerald Acker, former chairman of the program and the high proportion of Bowling Green athletes department of biological sciences, who died Sept. 3, 1974, who complete their education and graduate. and for Paul D. Wurzberger, an alumnus of Bowling Green At the Board meeting, Mrs. Anita Ward reported on who was honorary consul of France and helped to establish behalf of the finance committee concerning the funding of La Maison Francaise at Bowling Green. Dr. Wurzberger various renovations to campus buildings and other im died in June, 1974. provement projects. The Board approved the funding of all The Board also adopted a resolution of appreciation to (. projects collectively. Virginia Stranahan, recently retired trustee, for her service to the Board. Mrs. Stranahan, a native of Toledo, served a NEW CAMPUS ENTRANCE PLANNED full nine-year term on the Board, beginning in 1965. She Among the funded projects was contruction of a new received an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters campus entrance and information center, to be constructed at the June, 1974, commencement exercises. near the stadium. PERSONNEL CHANGES The new entrance-way would extend north from Campbell Hill Road at its intersection with Wooster St., In reviewing personnel changes, President Moore noted curving west to intersect the existing stadium drive. The that Harold Eckel had returned as director of computa campus information booth will be located near the curve of tional services, after serving as acting director of the J. the new boulevard. Preston Levis Regional Computer Center from June 14 to The new boulevard will also pass by the new alumni Sept. 30. Mr. Eckel was commended by Dr. Moore and center, which will be constructed on a site near the several Board members for his accomplishments at the stadium drive and Mercer Road. Construction of the Regional Computer Center. roadway, including curbing, landscaping and lighting, is Other personnel changes are as follows: estimated at $100,000 and will be funded from the Special Resignations: Rosemarie Dunn, systems analyst, computational services. Project Fund. New appointments: Frank J. Bates, Jr., adminstrative systems analyst, The campus information center has been under con computational services; larry N. Frederick, systems analyst, computational services; James Stofan, asst. dir. for programming, University Union. sideration for the past two years, stimulated by interest of Faculty leaves of absence: Charles J. Cranny, assoc. professor, Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity. The information psychology, winter and spring, 1975; Glenn Daniels, director, Instructional center, its access road and parking lot is estimated at Media Center, Sept. 1, 1974-March, 1976; John G. Merriam, asst. professor, $20,000 and construction will be funded through the political science, 1974-75; Kathleen H. Merriam, asst. professor, political science, 1974-75; Mostafa Nagi, assoc. professor, sociology,