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Wright State University CORE Scholar The rW ight Stater Alumni Relations 6-1-1969 The rW ight Stater, June 1969 Wright State University Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/wright_stater Part of the Mass Communication Commons Repository Citation Wright State University (1969). The Wright Stater, June 1969. This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the Alumni Relations at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The rW ight Stater by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected], library- [email protected]. & > / / • <ET(ie (-M Aiqlit S^Tg Qtateii Vol. 1 JUNE. 1969 NO. 2 Dr. Bergen Evans To Be Commencement Speaker Wright State University will hold its second annual graduation on June 8, 1969, at 10:30 a.m. in Founders' Quadrangle. Much of the planning for this year's ceremony was done with the help of committees comprised of students in the Class of '69. The guest speaker will be Dr. Bergen Evans, Professor of English, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. Dr. Evans received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Miami U niversity, an M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard and attended University College, Oxford, England, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. Miami University also awarded him an L.H.D. (Doctor of Humanities) in 1959, and he received a D. Litt. (Doctor of Letters) from Franklin College in the same year. Dr. Evans is also an author, has edited several books, written more than 100 magazine articles and recorded an album of work d efin itio ns, which is now used by 8,000 schools. In addition, he has written feature articles and columns for various newspapers and spent many hours in front of radio microphones and TV cameras of the major networks. One of the books he authored, The Natural History of Nonsense, has gone through six American editions in hard cover and four paperback printings and has been translated into 20 foreign languages. New Director of Communications Honors Programs President Golding has announced the appointment of Mr. Alan Herbert as Director of Communications at Established Wright State University, effective June 15th. In making the announce The Wright State University Honors ment, President Golding said that Al Committee has announced the approval Herbert was selected from a field of of the first two departmental honors approximately 40 candidates for this programs. The two programs are in the assignment. departments of Chemistry and Religion. Mr. Herbert will be responsible for The programs will emphasize a factual information about the Uni student-centered learning approach as versity internally to the personnel and opposed to the traditional teacher- students of the U niversity and centered learning situation. Close externally to the news media and the interaction of student and professor public. He will participate in the w ill be stressed. Here, an honors management and publication of special student w ill work on a research project events and will assist students, under the aegis of a professor whom served as a public information officer faculty members, and administrators the student has chosen. with the U.S. Army in Korea. Most in the application of public information Promising majors in Chemistry and recently, he has been Director of skills to their respective purposes. Religion may apply to their respective Community Service at WLW-D. departments for participation in this A 1953 graduate of the University His particular skills will permit program. Criteria for participation of Illinois School of Journalism andWright State to move forward in the have been established by each Communications, Mr. Herbert was field of educational television, anddepartment. active in Sigma Delta Chi, a pro Mr. Herbert indicates that he expects It is hoped that the honors program fessional journalism fraternity, as anto assist in involving the community at Wright State University will serve undergraduate. Subsequently, he has in special events at the campus, as a source of further intellectual and been a reporter-newscaster at WHIO particularly in the areas of music creative achievement for students who and WLW-D here in Dayton and has and the fine arts. show academic promise. Two Faculty WSU Granny? Members Honored It may surprise some of you know that a WSU alumna is a granl^P Dr. Jacob H. Dorn, an assistant pro mother already. But it doesn't surprise fessor of history at Wright State, and Ann Warshawsky in the least. Ann has William J. King, acting chairman and been working diligently since gradu instructor of classics at WSU, have ation . ''busy with Jefferson been selected, to become Danforth Primary and the firs t grade," "moved Associates by The Danforth Foundation into a new house" and "still subbing of St. Louis, Missouri. Their appoint for Dayton Board of Education” Ann ments, which include expenses and Warshawsky also informed the Alumni stipends, are for a four-year period O ffice that she now has two grand and w ill become effective September 1, children. WOW! Good luck and keep 1969. up the pace, Ann. The Danforth Associate Program is one of the efforts of the Danforth WSU Receives Foundation to emphasize and encourage good teaching and to assist in per Federal Grant sonalizing the educational process. Associates in the program attend To Train Counselors national and regional conferences onDr. Larkins Elected Wright State U niversity has been college teaching and receive stipends awarded a grant totaling $18,250 by to support classroom related activities. Vice President the Rehabilitation Services Adminis At present, there are two other Wright tration of the Department of Health, State U nive rsity faculty members who of Spanish Group Education, and Welfare to plan an are Danforth Associates. Dr. Charles undergraduate curriculum for the Dr. James E. Larkins, Assistant H. Blake, Jr., associate professor of education of personnel in rehabi litation Professor, Department of Modern economics, has been in the program Languages, was elected vice president and other helping services. Mrs. since 1964; and Mr. James M. Hughes, Elenore Koch of WSU Counseling of the Buckeye Chapter of the American instructor in English, has been an Service was instrumental in securinc^ Association of the Teachers of Spanish associate since 1965. the grant for the University. and Portuguese at the chapter's annual Dr. Jacob H. Dorn also has been The Rehabilitation Services Ad spring meeting April 12. notified of another award. His book, m inistration has awarded these grants Also elected to two-year terms published in 1968 by the Ohio State to ten universities across the country were: president, Dr. James Ferrigno, University Press and entitled, as pilot projects with the goal of Chairman, Department of Languages, Washington Gladden: Prophet of the providing courses and practical University of Dayton, and secretary- Social Gospel, 1836-1918, has been experiences for students interested treasurer, Mrs. Gerry Antoine, Gahanna chosen for the Florence Roberts Head in social service. public schools. Book Memorial Award. This award is This grant represents an extension The chapter voted to hold its fall meet bestowed annually by the Columbus of a total program at Wright State ing at Marietta College, when Jim Larkins Branch of the American Association of University for assistance to handi U niversity Women. The book award plans to present a paper on the modern capped people. presentation will take place at the Spanish novel. The program w ill be administered Annual Meeting and Author's Luncheon w ith in the D ivision of Education and of The Martha Kinney Cooper Ohioana Over 500 will be designed to provide seminar Library Association in Columbus on courses and broad field experiences October 4, 1969. June Graduates in the health and welfare agencies in A surprise to everyone is the fact the Dayton area. that WSU will graduate well over 500 Consultants for this program in Dean Marquis students during its second annual clude: Dr. Leo Rosenberg, Chief of commencement. As of May 5, 528 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Represents WSU students have applied for graduation. at Good Samaritan H ospital; Dr. Earl F. Norwood Marquis, Dean of the A few more are expected to submit Zwetschke, Coordinator of the Coun Division of Education, represented applications during May. The break selor Education Program at Wright Wright State University at the in down is as follows: State University; Dr. Harold Si Iverman, auguration of Dr. John J. Pruis of BallBachelor's Degrees Master's Degrees Professor of Education at Wright State State U n ive rsity on April 11. 455 73 Dr. Pruis became the seventh University; Dr. George Elias, Director (345 graduated last year) president of the 51-year-old university, of Rehabilitation Training at Assump^^ one of four state universities in Of course, these figures are to tion College, Worchester, Massachu^B Indiana. Before assuming the presi include people that completed or w ill setts; and Mr. Perry H all, Coordinator dency of Ball State last July, Dr. Pruis complete their degree requirements in of University Services at the Ohio was vice president for administration at Dec., 1968; March, 1969; June, 1969; State Department of the Bureau of Western Michigan University. or August, 1969. Vocational Rehabilitation. Dr. Dolphin, President of Consumer Credit MUSIC ^Counseling Service SUMMER CAMP / \ The Department of Music of Wright Dr. Robert Dolphin, Jr., Chairman State University w ill sponsor the 3rd of the Department of Finance has been Annual Summer Music Camp-On-Cam- elected president of the Consumer pus for Junior High School and Senior Credit Counseling Service of Metro Construction Begins High School students from June 16-28, politan Dayton, Inc. This is an organi 1969.