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$271,650 grant from Kellogg Foundation received for 'Partners in Progress_' ___ Western has been awarded a grant of Dr. John T. Bernhard, president of $271,650 from theW. K. Kellogg Foun- the University, said, "We are deeply dation of Battle Creek, Mich., to grateful for this extraordinary gift from develop and equip a unique computer the Kellogg Foundation. Western simulation laboratory in the soon-to- Michigan University must-and be-constructed University Business will-play a key role in this state's Development Center. comeback from its current economic The center is part of Western's ills. The computer simulation " Partners in Progress" capital cam- laboratory will be an extremely useful paign, an effort between the University instrument for executive training and and local business to have the campus in solving some of the pressing provide services and facilities that can management problems that face many bolster the region's economic growth. business leaders today." James H. Duncan, chairman and ''This laboratory will open educa- chief executive officer of the First tional programming that Western only American Bank Corp. of Kalamazoo, is dreamed about up to this time,'' general chairman of the "Partners in observed Dr. Darrell G. Jones, dean of Progress" campaign. He called the Western's College of Business. "Com- computer simulation laboratory "the puter simulation management games heart of the total campaign.'' have been common educational tools The Kellogg Foundation grant is in- for years. Certainly, small business, cluded in the total of $4.2 million which is a significant force in the already achieved in gifts and pledges American economy, will benefit from for the "Partners in Progress" capital News conference-A grant of $271,650 from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation was announced the availability of the computer as a campaign. The campaign goal is $6.8 at a news conference in early May. Participants included (from left) Dr. William F. Mor- tool." rison, chairman of the Department of General Business, representing the College of In 1930 breakfast cereal pioneer W. million for programs in all of the Business; Dr. Peter R. Ellis, program associate with the Kellogg Foundation; Dr. fohn T. University's academic colleges. Bernhard, president of the University; and Wm. fohn Upjohn, honorary chairman of the K. Kellogg contributed $45 million in ''This project provides an unusual University's "Partners in Progress" capital campaign. personal wealth to establish the opportunity to assist a highly reputable Kellogg Foundation. Using income public institution strengthen and ex- from that bequest, the foundation has pand its regional public service pro- Ellis said, "Considering Michigan's Students, faculty members, local made grants over the past five decades gram," said Dr. Peter R. Ellis, program current economic struggles, it is a businesses and conferees will use the of more than $530 million in the areas associate at the Kellogg Foundation, timely effort that promises to play a laboratory for exercises that simulate of health, education and agriculture. who participated in a news conference catalytic role in the region's economic business problems and for teaching and The foundation today is among the announcing the grant. development and to pay very visible learning new computer applications. largest private philanthropic organiza- ''The computer simulation dividends to the citizens of the The laboratory also will be used to tions in the nation and supports pro- laboratory program," Ellis continued, region." develop a data base for community grams on four continents, including ' 'has the potential to benefit students, The simulation laboratory will house human services information and to the United States and Canada, Europe, faculty members and leaders in the freestanding microcomputers with ac- establish a patient-tracking system for Latin America and Australia. region's business, industrial, human cess to the University's educational the region's medical clinical service service and governmental sectors." computer located in Rood Hall. programs.

Graduate business programs accredited The graduate programs of the College "Needless to say, we are extremely of Business have been awarded full ac- proud of this achievement and the creditation by the American Assembly recognition it represents for Western of Collegiate Schools of Business and its College of Business," Bernhard (AACSB), making Western only the said. ''This action by the AACSB third university in the state with reflects most favorably on the quality AACSB recognition of both its graduate of our students, our faculty and the and undergraduate business programs. curriculum of the College of Business. The undergraduate programs of the Dr. Darrell G. Jones, dean of the College of Business were accredited for College of Business, said, ''The ac- the first time in 1970. The accredita- creditation of our graduate programs, tion of programs is reviewed by AACSB for which we have worked long and every five years. hard, is both an honor and an The reaccreditation of the acknowledgement of the excellence undergraduate programs and the ac- achieved by the faculty and students of creditation of the graduate programs the College of Business. were announced by Dr. John T . Bern- ''It also reflects extremely well on hard, president of the University, at a the University as a whole," Jones con- meeting of the Board of Trustees. tinued, ''recognizing such academic Action on both programs came at the support services as the University annual meeting of the AACSB in Libraries, the Academic Computer Philadelphia. With it, Western joins a Center and the University Placement Orchids-Dr. Richard W. Pippen (right) , chairperson of _the Department of Biology, and select group of only 157 collegiate Service, among many others." Michelle Parpart, biology greenhouse technician, are shown checking over one of the 160 schools of business among more than The AACSB applies rigorous stan- orchid plants valued at more than $5,400 that were recently donated to the University by 1,400 such schools in the nation to dards to the evaluation of students, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur E. Slater of Vicksburg. The plants raised the total of orchids here to 300, valued at about $10,000, that have been received since last September, when Al Till of have both graduate and undergraduate faculty and curriculum of business pro- Saugatuck gave the department 140 plants. The orchids are being used as a teaching tool programs accredited by AACSB. grams across the country; it is not un- and for future research, according to Pippen. (Continued on page 12) Progress-The Fine Arts Building, scheduled for completion fuly 1, 1982, "is slightly ahead of schedule," according to William F. Hamill, [r., director of campus planning and extension, who noted that it is about 50 percent finished. He said 90 percent of the three-story building's masonry and parti- twns are completed. The building's 157,340 square feet of floor space will house the School of Music, the Department of Dance and the offices of Robert H. Luscombe, dean of the College of Fine Arts. It also will have a music library and a large.recital hall.

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Feldpausch: a retrospective of an Alaskan canoe trip. ______By Jodee Shaw Once they even "dined out" at a Feldpausch, a health education and local inn. "If you went to the local inn physical education major here, is an ''Our lifestyle became a matter of get- to eat you went at a specific time,'' exercise leader at the Cardiac ting from one place to the next," said Feldpausch explained. ''If you got there Rehabilitation Institute at Kalamazoo's Beverly Feldpausch, a Kalamazoo early, you had to wait until 5 p.m. Borgess Medical Center. senior, in describing a 1,400-mile Everyone ate together and everyone ate She became interested in canoeing canoe trip with Pamela G. Torbico, the same thing, and it wasn't ham- while watching canoe races, so she graduate student from Howell, made burgers and fries either," she said started training in 1975 and currently down Alaska's Yukon River to the Ber- laughing. "The day we ate out it was paddles between one and five hours a ing Sea last summer. meatloaf, and our bill came to $13 day. She has been a very successful They were the first women to paddle apiece!" racer, taking a first place in the 1979 the length of the Yukon River in a Survival became an important factor Great National Canoe Race, a 15-day canoe. The first leg of their journey for the women because there was no trip from Kansas to New Orleans. began when they left Kalamazoo in a one to check up on them. They were The Alaska trip came about because van on June 16 of last year. After 10 completely reliant on each other. Both Feldpausch wanted to prove that two days and 3,000 miles of rough driving had been taught how to shoot a gun women could accomplish such a feat. on the Alcan Highway, they arrived in before they began their trip and "If I'd taken a trip like this with a Eagle, Alaska, where they sold their Feldpausch said she would not have man, people would say he pulled me van to a local bar owner. He drove hesitated to use it. ''If it was a choice through,'' she said, adding, ''As a them to their starting point on the between my going hungry and a bear women taking the trip, I never felt 11 river near the Alaskan-Canadian boun- eating my food, I'd have shot him." there was anything I couldn't handle. dary. The trip got pretty depressing at Feldpausch has made seven or eight It was a scary feeling when he times, she admitted. ''I would think lecture and slide presentations since dropped us off and drove away," 'What am I doing here?' But a letter her return. ''I want other people to be Feldpausch said. "Our only mode of from home, Pam's wonderful sense of involved in this trip,'' she said. ''I transportation then was by canoe.'' humor or just seeing the rainbow at want women to see that they are One of the first adjustments they the end of a storm would cheer me capable of doing things like this." had to make was that of getting used up." About their return to Kalamazoo, to the midnight sun. The sun never ''There were some very rough winds, she said, "It was like a culture shock sets in Alaska in the summer; thus it Beverly Feldpausch and at one point my arm gave out, but when we came back. The canoe had was light there 24 hours a day. "But I never really thought we wouldn't shown us a completely different way of with storms coming and going, the pected them because someone from make it," Feldpausch said. "We were life." midnight sun gave us some excellent the previous village had radioed ahead determined that we would do it even if Apparently it's a way of life sky shows," Feldpausch reported. that they were coming. It was a chance we had to carry the canoe the last 100 Feldpausch enjoyed. She is currently The women paddled between five for the local people to talk with the miles!" planning a 3,000-mile canoe trip from and 60 miles a day, spending a total of WMU students about life in Alaska The greatest impact of the trip for the Continental Divide to Lake 41 days on the river in what was and to get the gossip on the ''lower Feldpausch was when they were flying Superior. described as "one of Alaska's rainiest 48." In the villages that had post of- out of Alaska. "I hadn't realized what we'd undertaken, 11 she said. "Actually [odee Shaw, '82, an English major, is a news summers.'' They would travel as many fices, the women mailed letters and intern in the Office of Information Services. as four days without seeing anyone. picked up food and packages they had seeing the size of the river was a great When they stopped at the villages sent ahead for themselves. shock." along the way, the villagers always ex-

Two win Guggenheim fellowships ___ Music Therapy Clinic provides valuable Two out of the 288 prestigious John novel he has been working on for a experience for students ______Simon Guggenheim Fellowship Awards long time and a series of three novellas given to scholars, scientists and artists with the subject matter much the The free Music Therapy Clinic has pro- They may be referred to the clinic by throughout the U.S. and Canada this same as "Childhood and Other vided valuable training for 35 music the Child Guidance Clinic, Juvenile year went to Western faculty Neighborhoods." therapy students here since its opening Home, Association for Retarded members. Zupko said the fellowship means, ''I in January 1980, and at the same time Citizens, and Michigan Rehabilitation Stuart Dybek, associate professor of will do quite a bit of writing between enabled them to treat more than 70 Center for the Blind, all in Kalamazoo, English, and Ramon Zupko, associate now and the spring of 1982." He will clients from the public. and by the WMU Departments of Oc- professor of music, were given the compose two new works and put the Susan M. Higgins, clinic coordinator, cupational Therapy and Speech fellowships "on the basis of final touches to an orchestra piece in defines music therapy as "the scien- Pathology and Audiology. demonstrated accomplishment in the the next year. One will be a music and tific use of music to achieve specific The music therapy program also of- past and strong promise for the dance work that will premiere in the treatment goals." An example she fers outside field experience to its future." A Guggenheim provides funds fall of 1982 as part of the dedication of cites is Matthew VandeBunte of Mar- students. Presently 30 are involved in for the winners to take the year off to the University's new Fine Arts tin, a victim of cerebral palsy, who was therapy at more than 20 local agencies, study, travel and work on a creative Building. referred to the clinic by his classroom including the Bronson Methodist project. He noted that ''this work will be teacher and his parents. He has dif- Hospital Youth Center, the Douglas Dybek believes that he received the based on an American Indian legend ficulties in certain academic skills Group Living Home and the Battle honor partly because of his latest book, written by Jamake Highwater, a noted such as counting and in following Creek Sanitarium. Clients range in age "Childhood and Other Neighbor- Indian writer of an award-winning directions. from three to 55 . hoods," which was published in book.'' Zupko said he often gets ideas "By working through music therapy Western is one of about 70 univer- January by the Viking Press. It is a for musical compositions from poems activities on some of the specific sities in the United States to offer a series of short stories dealing with and other written material. academic areas that were causing Mat- music therapy program and one of 10 growing up in an ethnic neighborhood He is working toward several com- thew trouble, he now pays close atten- with a master's program. The clinic on the southwest side of Chicago. posing deadlines, "including one for a tion to the student therapist and will move to the new Fine Arts In 1979 a collection of Dybek's work for the Tanglewood Festival in follows her directions closely for as Building in 1982. poems, "Brass Knuckles, 11 was August." It was commissioned by a long as 45 minutes," Higgins said. published by the University of Pitts- Boston Symphony Orchestra/Fromm The clinic aids many types of dis- burgh Press. Many of his stories, Award. abled persons including the retarded, poems and articles have been published The most recent previous recipient physically handicapped, emotionally in journals and magazines. of a Guggenheim fellowship here was impaired, geriatrics and drug abusers. In the coming year he will work on Curtis O.B. Curtis-Smith, associate "at least a couple manuscripts": a professor of Music in 1978-79. Commencing at 85-(From left) University President fohn T. Bernhard, Board of Trustees chairperson Maury E. Parfet and Lina A. Marshall, who received her bachelor's degree at the age of 85, talk with Dr. Elwood B. Ehrle, vice president for academic affairs, prior to the April com- mencem ent. Marshall, who earned her degree through Western 's Senior Citizen Op- portunity Program in Education (Project SCOPE), and Ehrle were speakers for the oc- casion when more than 1, 775 received their diplomas. 3

Reading resource In a few words .. center for the • Spring Enrollment at 8,466 mation coordinator I cataloger at the Enrollment for the spring session, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. blind equipped_ which began May 4, is 8,466, according to figures released by Registrar Dennis Electronic technology aids the educa- Off to a Flying Start-When he graduated • Dahlberg honored for tion of blind and visually impaired Boyle, a decrease of 241 students from April 25, Gregory f. Simon of Utica ex- environmental book students at Western thanks to a last spring's total of 8,707. pressed his appreciation to his mother in a Dr. Kenneth A. Dahlberg, associate revenue-sharing grant recently received Boyle said the current spring enroll- manner sh e, and others in the commence- professor of political science, has been ment has returned to about where it by the Handicapper Student Services m ent audience couldn 't miss. He was a awarded the Sprout Award for his 1979 was in 1979, before a surge in registra- flight technology major, thus the special Office (HSSO). book, ''Beyond the Green Revolution: tion added more than 300 students to decoration on his m ortar board. The Commission for the Blind of The Ecology and Politics of Global the spring roster in 1980. Michigan provided $34,96 7, according Agricultural Development," by the In- " Once again, the economy seems to to Virginia E. Norton, director of ternational Studies Association (ISA) . be an important factor," Boyle said. HSSO, for buying special equipment to The award goes annually to the ' 'In some cases, students have found improve the ability of blind or visually tion Counselor'' of the Great Lakes ''best work dealing with international work to earn money to return to the impaired students to study in- Region of the Federal Aviation Ad- environmental issues.'' campus later. In other cases, students dependently. The equipment is in a ministration (FAA) . Dahlberg, who has been here since simply have run out of resources to at- resource center located on the second Schiffer was given the award for 1966, has been active in the En- tend college for the time being." floor of Waldo Library. "generously contributing time, ideas vironmental Studies Program. A desk top Kurzweil Reading and expertise'' to the aviation com- Machine tops the list of items. It reads • Science for Minority Citizens munity in matters of "safe operation • Nine granted emeriti status pages of books, magazines, letters and Program and maintenance of general aviation Nine University faculty m embers were other printed matter and converts Minority students in Kalamazoo, Ben- aircraft." granted retirement with emeriti status them into an audible synthetic voice. ton Harbor and Three Rivers public by the Board of Trustees during the For those who are partially sighted, an schools will get help in preparing for • Schubert book on solar winter semester. They are, with the enlarging imager reproduces a printed science careers under a Science for heating published year they joined the faculty: John L. page into a much larger, more legible Minority Citizens program this sum- A "how to" textbook on designing ef- Bendix, professor of industrial educa- form than " large print" users can read. mer, funded by the Science for fective solar systems, ''Fundamentals tion (1955); Charles T. Brown, Other devices are: Perkins Brailler, a Citizens Center of Southwestern of Solar Heating," by Richard C. distinguished university professor and machine on which someone who Michigan at Western. Schubert, associate professor of professor of communication arts and knows braille can type materials in the Dr. Robert W. Kaufman, director of mechanical engineering, and L. D . sciences (1948); James A. Davenport, special languages used by the blind; a the center and also director of the In- Ryan of John Brown University (Arkan- associate professor of educational Speech Plus "Talking Calculator" stitute of Public Affairs here, said, sas) has been published by Prentice- leadership (1957}; Lois L. Hamlin, equipped with earphones that allows ''The program will be designed to ad- Hall, Inc., Engelwood Cliffs, N.J. associate professor of occupational the user to do mathematics; a dress the problem of underrepresenta- The book discus!>es the fundamentals therapy (1951); Gordon 0. Johnson, typewriter that types in extra large tion of minorities in science careers." of solar energy and its practical ap- associate professor of industrial print; and a two-volume large-print Dr. LeRoi R. Ray, Jr., director of plications. It concentrates on residen- technology and education (1960); dictionary and a magnifier for use with Black Americana Studies, will direct tial space and hot water heating, Waldemar E. Klammer, associate pro- the dictionary. the new project, and Martha Warfield although its principles apply to com- fessor of industrial education ( 1956); ''The development of this new of the Kalamazoo Valley Community mercial and industrial applications as Cameron W. Lambe, professor of Resource Center for the Blind is a College faculty will be program well. education and professional develop- giant step forward in helping students manager. The 321-page textbook contains 115 ment (1962); Leonard V. Meretta, pro- to achieve their educational and career photographs and diagrams detailing fessor of music (1945); and Nancy L. goals, " Norton said. • Schiffer wins aviation every phase of design and four appen- Thomas, assistant professor of educa- safety award dices including Solar Position and In- tion and professional development Pat D . Schiffer, assistant professor of sulation Values, Solar Radiation Maps, (1954) . transportation technology, has been Degree-Days and Design Tempera- named "Outstanding Accident Preven- tures and Typical Commercial Equip- • Atlanta Observance ment. Schubert has been at Western since A large gathering earlier this spring in 1969. He is project coordinator of the Kanley Chapel heard a moving WMU Energy Learning Center, a house "Children of Atlanta: A University is an Equal Opportunity and Affi rmative Action Observance," designed to show con- institution. at 415 Kendall Ave. in Kalamazoo that Member, Council fo r the Advancem en t and Support cern and unity at Western for the miss- of Education. has been modified with a number of energy-saving devices. ing or slain children of Atlanta, Ga. The Westerner WMU Alumni Association Board of Directors The event, widely covered by area Western MichQan Universi1y President, Sterling L. Breed, '55, Kalamazoo news media, was sponsored by the Of- Kalamazoo, Michigan Vice President, Danie l Kunitzer, '65, • Danforth Foundation associates Battle Creek fice of Minority Student Services and June, 1981 , Volume I, Number 7 Treasurer, James W. Goss, '66, Grosse Pointe Woods · announced the Division of Student Services. Published by Past President, Connie Bartlett, '61, Kalamazoo Five Western faculty members and Alumni Affairs and Development, Russell Gabier, Harold Arman, '65, Midland Assistant Vice President Willia m D . BadKe r, '63, Scarsdale, N.Y. their spouses have been appointed to • Medieval Scholars Informa tion Services, Marlin R. (foe) Gagie, Alan C . Coe, '65, Warre n, Ohio the associate program of the Danforth Executive Assistant to the President Judith T . Dolezal, '70, Battle Creek Among the more than 1,400 scholars Paul R. HardinK, '54, San Rafael, Calif. Foundation of St. Louis, Mo., ana- Issue Staff from around the world who attended Mildred Johnson, WMU Trustee, MuskeKon Alumni News Editor, Russell A. Strong tional educational, philanthropic Barbara Lyons Lenderink, '61, Kalamazoo the 16th International Congress on Campus News Editor, Michael f. Matthews organization. James W. Martin, '65, Stone Mountai n, Ga. Medieval Studies at Western this spring Designer/Coordinator, David H. Smith Jam es E. McCormic k, '74, Reston, Va. They are: Dr. Stephanie A .. Assistant to Coordinator, Sharon M orrow was Steven Runciman, noted Scot- Patric ia J. Muth, '43, O kemos Alumni News, Wayne L. Baskerville. Demetrakopoulos, associate professor Wilbur R. Noel, '51, Star Lake, N.Y. tish authority on the history of the famieferemy, Olga Bonfiglio · Kristine C. O'Rourke, '74, Rockford, Ill. of English; George H. Campus News, foe B. Freeman, Robert Rubom Crusades, who spoke at the first Cornelius Patterson, Jr., '68, PhotOKraphy, Neil Demetrakopoulos, assistant to the Rankin Willow Grove, Pa. plenary session. Runciman noted that Sports, fohn Beatty, fohn R. fohnson Robert QuirinK, '33, Kalamazoo dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Dr. the ''Crusades were disastrous to both The Westerner (USPS 678-840) is owned and Robert J. Sasena, '80, Novi Howard J. Dooley, associate professor branches of Christianity (East and published in June, AuKuSt, September, Michael R. Sobol, '68, Grand Bl anc of humanities; Carol Dooley, elemen- November, February and April by Wescem Carol Sutton, '61, Kalamazoo West). " Nearly 20 percent of those Michigan University, Ka lamazoo, Jeanne M . Szczepanik, '82, Clark Lake tary teacher in the Kalamazoo Public presenting papers or chairing sessions Thomas G . Tallman, '65, Newport Beach, Calif. MichiKan 49008. Schools; Dr. Robert L. Shafer, were from outside the United States. Second class postage paid at Kalamazoo, Joyce E. Williams, '75, Grand Rapids associate professor of English; Ruth Michigan 49008. Alumni Relations StaH The congress is considered the most The Wes terner is mailed to alumni and friends Russell A. Strong, MA '59, Director of Alumni Shafer, library clerk at the Kalamazoo important annual meeting of of Western M ichigan University. Rela tio ns Public Library; Dr. Michael S. Prit- Views expressed in the We sterner are not Wayne L. Baskerville, BA '73, MA '75, Assistant Medievalists in the world. necessarily those of the Alumni Association Director, Alumni Re lations chard, chairman and associate nor the University. Western Michigan M. Jamie Je remy, Assistant Director, Alumni professor of philosophy; and University does not discriminate on the basis Re lations Mildred Pritchard, education and infor- of age, ra ce, religion, sex or national origin, and Joyce Tonander, Records Supervisor Record Setting Season for Softball Team-Front (left to right): Kim Worden, Denise Cifaldi, Anne Wielsma, Beth Belleville, Teri Gilger, Bonni Kinne, Chris fuszczyk and Patti Rendine. Back: Head Coach Fran Ebert, Asst. Coach Ann Kasdorf, ferry Heth , Donna Host, Roxanne "Rocky" Rubleski, Allison Cole, fan Bowers, Leslie Bade, Linda " Louie " Berndt, and student trainer Shira Schiff.

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WMU claims Reese Trophy, MAC all-sports crown ______"It's a tremendous tribute to our A key to the 1981 Reese Trophy was MAC Reese athletes, coaches and administration, the school's first tennis title since Trophy-Pat Clysdale which have supported us over the 1965 as Coach Jack Vredevelt's squad (left), Western years," said Acting Athletic Director halted Miami's eight-year domination Michigan University's Pat Clysdale in talking about Western in that sport by a 27-26 edge (May 14- acting athletic direc- 16) in Muncie, Ind. tor, llCCepts the Reese Michigan University's winning of the Trophy from Fred 1981 Reese Trophy, symbolic of Mid- During the year Western's other Jacoby, comm issioner American Conference men's all-sports championships came in cross country of the Mid-Am erican supremacy. and a share of the basketball crown. Conference. The The Broncos edged Miami Universi- Second places were earned in football Reese Trophy is sym- ty, 71 -70, to capture the school's se- and baseball, school highs since 1966 bolic of m en 's sports cond Reese Trophy and the first since and 1969 respectively, while the golf suprem acy in the 1962. Miami had won the eight team was third, its best showing since MAC. Western had previous all-sports crowns and edged 1976. last won the award in 1962 and ended 67 ~- 65, Western's other points came from WMU, for the 1980 award. Miami University's Clysdale went on to add special fourth places in swimming and track eight-year reign by a praise for the coaching staff, explaining and an eighth in wrestling. 71-70 margin in the that ' 'we've had two athletic directors Trailing Western and Miami in team nine sports conducted and two interim directors over the past standings were Ohio University, 54; during 1980-81 . three years; however, our coaches have Eastern Michigan, 51 ; Northern Il- performed as true professionals during linois, 47 ~; Toledo, 46; Bowling these changeovers.'' Green, 42; Ball State, 40 ~ ; Central Michigan, 40; and Kent State, 33.

Slocum is selected as 1981 scholar~thlete ______AIAW membership Tom Slocum, the "most valuable This past winter Slocum won the exchanged for swimmer" of the last two Mid- same three individual races, which in- American Conference championship cluded a record 4:06.95 clocking in the NCAA ____ meets, has been selected as Western's 400 IM. His other WMU varsity outstanding senior scholar-athlete for records are for the 500 (4 :31.8) and Beginning with the 1981-82 academic 1981. 1,000 (9:25.01) freestyles, the 200 year, the University will conduct its A native of Fremont, Slocum carries backstroke (1:58.09) and a share of women's athletics program under a 3.02 (4 .0 scale) average in business three relay standings. sponsorship of the National Collegiate and marketing studies. In 1981 he was ''Tom had an outstanding career in Athletic Association (NCAA), thereby also recognized as the MAC's terms of dual meet performance and giving up membership in the Associa- ''outstanding senior swimmer.'' This championship meet leadership," tion for Intercollegiate Athletics for award is sponsored by the Miami remarked Coach Pete Lindsay. "He is Women (AIAW) . University Men's Aquatic Club. quietly confident in terms of his own The change stems from a desire to In 1980 Slocum tied a MAC record abilities, and word actions are followed conduct the entire athletics program with five championship meet wins, through with performance." under one set of rules, said Pat which included individual triumphs in Besides swimming at Fremont High Clysdale, acting athletic director. The the 400-yard individual medley and the School, Slocum was also a member of NCAA reimburses member institutions 500 and 1,650 freestyles. A league a state Class B championship cross for expenses incurred in championship record time of 15:35.09 in the latter country team and placed fourth in in- competition while the AIAW does not. event qualified him for the NCAA dividual standings. meet. Tom Slocum Season update ______BASEBALL Another freshman, John Trivison, led posted a 9-3 record in regular season The Broncos won the regional bid on Western's 1981 baseball team matched Coach Merle Schlosser's squad with a play. the strength of a 16-7 mark, breaking the school's all-time win record with a season average of 76.9. Demarest was the school record for victories of 12 set 32-21-1 showing and then finished se- next at 77.4 while the team's lone MEN'S TENNIS the previous year. cond in the Mid-American Conference senior Bob Sauer had 77 .5. Bronco men's tennis team enjoyed one at 14-3-1. The Broncos narrowly of its most successful seasons during MEN'S TRACK missed first place as Central Michigan SOFTBALL 1981, winning its first Mid-American The Bronco's men's track team won had a .813 winning percentage and Continuing its domination of state Conference title since 1965, taking all five dual meets, leaving it with a WMU, .805. softball circles with a fourth con- three individual championships and 69-3-1 record since 1965, and finished Coach Fred Decker had three All- secutive state championship and a se- posting its second highest season win fourth in the Mid-American Con- MAC first team selections in pitcher cond trip to the national finals, total ever with a 20-9 dual mark. ference championships. Jeff Kaiser (8-3, 3.28 earned run Western's softball team rolled to Senior Steve Winsor and junior Paul Coach Jack Shaw was without the average), outfielder Paul Schneider another record-setting season in 1981. Walker took the No. 1 and No. 2 services of injured 1980 MAC 100- (.441) and shortstop Ray Thoma (.304) . Coach Fran Ebert's team finished its singles titles, and the team of Winsor meter champ Michael Lockhart and winningest season ever with a 39-13 and Scott Spoerl took the No. 1 freshman sprint-long jump standout GOLF record and was ranked as high as doubles crown. They were also named James Williams as the Broncos sought Western's golf team finished third in seventh nationally. A second-place to the All-MAC team, and Coach Jack to repeat as loop champions. 1981 Mid-American Conference stand- regional finish was another school Vredevelt was cited as the "coach of Junior Curt Walker copped ings, the school's top showing since a best, and at the AIAW Women's Col- the year.'' steeplechase honors at the MAC affair second place in 1976. lege World Series over Memorial Day with a clocking of 8:57 .26 and also Freshman Todd Demarest was weekend, the Broncos finished ninth. WOMEN'S TENNIS finished third in the 5,000-meter race picked by the 10 league coaches on the Again the Broncos rode the strong Another record-setting season for (14:50 .67) . The other individual title All-MAC team and had rounds of 71- arms of pitchers Bonni Kinne and Kim Western's women's tennis team was was picked up by Carl Hamilton, who 76-73-73-293 at the league meet, Worden to the majority of their wins, capped by a first-ever invitation to play which earned him lOth place among but a third steady chucker emerged in the Midwest Association for Inter- individual performers. Meanwhile during the season in Beth Belleville. collegiate Athletics for Women Tour- (Continued on page 12) junior Ron Beurmann carded 73-76-69- Belleville, a Kalamazoo sophomore, nament. 73-291 to share seventh place. Gwen Frostic-One of the best-known ar- tists, poets and publishers in Michigan , Gwen Frostic (right) of Benzonia, an alumna of Western , spoke to Department of Management students during a recent visit. She is shown with Dr. Fred V. Hartenstein, chairperson of the department. She ad- dressed other classes and attended a coffee in her honor. A charter member of the Presi- dent's Club, she holds an honorary doc- Amon~ torate from the University. Alumni 5

Dear Alumni ______Alumni Gatherings It is one thing for an alumnus to school offers. Rather, the high school Just as the technology in your home • Branch County belong to the Alumni Association, applicant is swept along in the tide of has changed, so the technology of the Branch County alumni will gather on to contribute to the Annual Fund, those who have chosen otherwise, or classroom has advanced. Western's campus Oct. 10 for the WMU/CMU to participate in Gary Fund activities, whose parents have chosen for them. classrooms, libraries, laboratories and football game. Prior to the game a to be seen at Miller Auditorium or to Where do you stand in this? studios abound with the latest that tailgate luncheon is planned. Cost for be a regular at football and basketball Often the alum arrives at this stage technology can offer, but these tools this family event is $10 per adult and games. But it rna-, in parenting just a bit tired of arguing, are only as good as the people who $8.50 for children. This includes be quite another cajoling and persuading and then finds direct their use. Western continues to reserve seat ticket and luncheon. matter to send himself or herself unprepared to say hire and retain excellent faculty Details will be mailed in August. your son or what it is about alma mater that members and has maintained its long daughter to would make a difference today. Deal- leadership in many areas while em- Western. ing from a deck of blank cards cannot bracing new areas of expertise. • U.P. A note last give one a winning hand, however one The plusses in a Western Michigan Two buses have been reserved for U.P. week from an may sugarcoat it. As your child enters education are many, and if you are not alumni to travel to the Sept. 26 alum of 25 years high school the time is ripe to begin helping your child to fully learn the WMU/University of Wisconsin foot- ago asking for your move, to find out what it is that options that await at Western, then ball game in Madison. On Friday, Sept. some detailed Russ Strong Western is today. you are not giving that child the broad 25 one bus will leave Marquette at 1 information on Have you brought your child, as a range of opportunities that should be p.m. (Eastern time) and travel U.S. 41, academic programs ended with the budding adult, to the campus to see presented. with stops in Escanaba and note that his daughter "seemed to be what it looks like today? Western is Note to earlier generations: higher Menominee. The second bus will leaning toward the U of M,'' vastly different than it was 25 years education is expensive today, as it was originate in Iron Mountain with a 1 whichever one that might be. ago. Graduates of 10 to 15 years are in your day, and many, many students p.m. (Central time) departure. Buses The peer pressures that seem to surprised at the changes, changes for at Western today are finding oppor- will rendezvous in Appleton for dinner almost force students to choose the better that bring Western to the tunities to provide their own room and and travel on together to Inn-on-the- another instittltion of higher learning forefront in many ways. Those strong board, their own spending money or Park in Madison. An alumni brunch are something that only a parent, or a academic programs of your day are in the full package through a continuing, will be held prior to the game on high school teacher, can appreciate. all likelihood stronger than they were broad variety of work opportunities. Saturday for all Western graduates at- The pressures exist, and they can cause then. Those legends of the faculty you Times change, but Western tending the game. real pain to the alumni parent who has knew may have retired, but their Michigan University retains its dedica- Total cost for bus trip, lodging, a great affection for alma mater and places have been taken by younger tion to serving to the fullest those who brunch and reserved game ticket is $87 would like to see the progeny of that minds with excellent backgrounds who need it. per person or $145 per couple. Details particular household follow . feel an equal dedication to meeting the will be mailed in early August. So often the choice is made almost needs of the minds of newer genera- • Also, don't forget the Dec. 5 gather- out of ignorance as to what your tions. ing in Houghton when the Broncos will take on Michigan Tech in hockey. Details to be mailed.

• Sorority Reunion Mike Gary Athletic Fund: first quarter report ______Members of four WMU sororities who no longer have active chapters on cam- The 1981 Mike Gary Athletic Fund and to participate in the area Detroit Mike Henley pus will be the guests of the Alumni Campaign is off and running with the phonathons. (313) 556-6320 Association for a coffee hour greatest enthusiasm yet. $98,643.50 you have questions about or would Flint Mike Sobol If Homecoming morning. Sisters of Alpha has been reported; this includes our of- like to become involved in the Mike (313) 767-7460 Sigma Alpha, Sigma Kappa, Alpha fice total of $20,300.00 and our chapter Grand Rapids Gary Athletic Fund, please contact the Kelvin Keefer Omicron Pi and Gamma Phi Beta will goal of $11,697.00 . We have reached 40 Chapter Chairman in your area. (616) 784-1901 percent of our QUARTER MILLION gather at 9:15a.m. in the Student Battle Creek Judi Dolezal St. Joseph/ Dave Connor Center for a reunion. More details in DOLLAR goal. We are $37,000.00 (616) 962-4716 Benton Harbor (616) 465-3737 ahead of last year at this time. the August Westerner. WMU Goll Outings June 22 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Golf Club Dick Bezile Scandinavia trip begins; others planned Alumni Association (616) 456-4263 A full contingent of Bronco travelers flying from Detroit to Miami and June 25 Hastings leaves the campus Monday, June 22, meeting the T.S.S. Tropicale, the new life members Hastings Country Club bound on a 15-day venture into Scan- world's newest cruise liner, on Feb. 27. James A. Boyd, BA '56, and Sandrena Rooks Boyd, BA '55, Lew Lang dinavia, the revival of Western's alum- The trip will conclude March 6. Prices, Kettering, Ohio. William W. Carmody, EdD, '76, Kalamazoo. (616) 948-8021 ni travel program. depending upon onboard accommoda- Sallie Clark Glenn, TC '24, Kalamazoo. July 13 Detroit-West Bloomfield Forty-nine people will join Mr. and tions, will range from $1,170 to Phyllis Queen Healy, BA '61, Del Mar, Calif.· Sandra L. Laham, BA '72, MA '74, Rochester. Bay Pointe Country Club Mrs. Russell A. Strong for the odyssey $1,480. Charles D. Langerveld, BBA '66, and Janet Mcintyre John Lore through the Netherlands, Norway, • In the summer of 1982 it is likely Langerveld, Lake Havasu City, Ariz. (313) 875-0555 Lawrence W. Lezotte, BS '63, MA '65, and Ruth Jennings Sweden, Denmark and West Germany. that two trips will be undertaken: one Lezotte, BS '64, Okemos. July 27 Kalamazoo-"BRONCO" • Announcements have already been a Grand Tour of Europe with emphasis Thomas M. Marantette, Jr ., BBA '79, Grosse Pointe. Elks Country Club mailed for a fall trip to Scotland, leav- on Italy and the other a trip to the Patricia E. Matlock, BBA '81, St. Clair Shores. James McKeever, BS '73, and Patricia Hennessy McKeever, Paul Viglianti ing from Detroit on Sept. 24, and Canadian Rockies. BA '68, Rosenberg, Texas. (616) 383-1932 returning Oct. 3. During the 10 days Cornelia A. Meeuwse, BBA '79, Kalamazoo. Jack Mihelich, BS '81 , and Esther DeLaTorre Mihelich, Other Important Dates the Western group will visit such '81 , Paw Paw. places as Glasgow, Loch Lomond, In- Time to spare?__ Gary R. Mushro, BA '78, Dallas, Texas. Sept. 12 Football at Kent State verary, Oban, Fort William, Loch Ness, William Naser, BS '69, Dallas, Texas. Sept. 19 Football home against Gerald Page, BS '50, MA '73, and Lois Wilson Page, BS Inverness, Aviemore, Braemor, Glamis The WMU Alumni Office is looking '76, Middleville. , Marshall Castle, Dundee, St. Andrew, the for alumni and friends in the William H. Raley, Jr ., BBA '72, Orlando, Fla . Sept. 19 Gary Fund "Las Vegas Night" Kalamazoo area who may have a few Gretchen Dahl Reeves, MOT '74, Oxford. Trossachs, Stirling and Edinburgh. Gary D. Rigby, BBA '78, Dearborn. Oct. 24 Football home against Ball The cost of the trip is $1,450 per per- hours to spare from time to time. William C. Schaefer, BBA '67, Grand Rapids. State-Homecoming son based on double occupancy. We would be happy to have Ruth Bosier Snider, BA '35, Pebble Beach, Calif. volunteers to assist with our records Nathan Tounsel, BA '79, Detroit. The Mike Gary Athletic Fund chapters Further information can be obtained David W. Treder, BBA '79, and Linda Kling Treder, BS '80, were organized to help create an from the Alumni Office or from Rod updating, mailings and preparation for St. Clair Shores. major activities. John W. VanEck, BA '33, MA '68, and Lucile Lotz Van awareness of WMU in local com- Obermiller, '68, at Tripmasters, Inc., Eck, BA '34, Kalamazoo. munities, to act as a bird-dog for 5241 Plainfield, NE, Grand Rapids You can come when your schedules Hackley E. Woodford, M.D., BA '36, Pasadena, Calif. permit and be of great help to the Paul W. Wright, BBA '69, Ann Arbor. students and student athletes, to 49505. Philip H. Zwergel, BBA '59, and Karen Corey Zwergel, become involved in social activities • A late February cruise into the alumni staff. Interested? Call the BA '59, Stephenson. Western Caribbean is also scheduled, Alumni Office at 383-6160. Profile ____

The Seays help the institution they love_ Dr. Maurice F. Seay, professor I think Western is a University, and emeritus of educational leadership, and it's not a conglomeration of different his wife, C-Ruth, were interviewed for disciplines. the Westerner recently during a visit to Westerner: You've been involved in their farm outside Battle Creek by Joe some phase of teaching and education B. Freeman. Also taking part in the in- during most of your working career. terview was Paul M. Knudstrup, direc- Do you think that the opportunities tor of Planned Giving. for graduates in the education field are Westerner: It's been nine years since "poor," "fair" or "good" these days! you retired from Western, Dr. Seay. Seay: Recently, Dr. Harold Boles Maurice and What have you been doing in that (professor of educational leadership) C-Ruth Seay time! asked me to come over and talk to one Seay: I can assure you, I haven't of his graduate classes. He asked me to been loafing! And I haven't been play- discuss what I thought the oppor- had been discovered in these various Westerner: How did you find out golf. I suppose I could sum it up tunities were in education now, com- grant programs. about opportunities in estate planning by saying I've been discovering our pared to other fields. Western's department of educational and deferred giving, as far as Western community again, and finding it to be You see, I go back to 1924 through leadership is based upon the results of is concerned! fascinating, interesting, and much years of disturbance and prosperity and these projects more than at any other Mrs. Seay: We made a deferred gift more real than I thought it was when I what-have-you. I told them that having institution. It's a great philosophic before we knew that it would qualify was teaching. gone through the Great Depression, base for all of education. us for the President's Club. Then Westerner: In what way! when we had real economic problems, Later, as we got into the President's when the President's Club was formed, Seay: Well, the different populations I experienced the breaking down of Club and into other relationships, we we asked if what we had already done you meet when you get out into the traditional walls in education in order said, "This is the institution that we'd would qualify us. I think we made our community and join several organiza- to make it function by helping people, like to help-with whatever help we first bequest because we saw that was tions have quite different purposes. As not only in reading, writing and can give." That's why we decided to the best way for us to handle our an example, about six years ago I was arithmetic, but helping people to solve help Western through a clause in our estate. named to the board of the Calhoun their problems . . . to live better. wills. Seay: It solved a need for good County Mental Health Society. This I happened to be with TV A (Ten- You're always influenced by people graduate assistantships and to help the organization gets about $2 million a nessee Valley Authority) then, and we you know. We've learned to admire program in which we had a great in- year to provide programs for the men- took education out of the classroom and like the leaders at Western. Jim terest. So really, you're right. We made tally ill of all ages. and put it into the homes, put it into Miller is a great one. Russ Seibert's this decision and just worked it out. My association with the staff and the the construction site, where it had the also a great guy! And Jim Griggs! We We did talk to our attorney, however. board led me to an entirely new power of helping people to live better, could list others. Mrs. Seay: He worded the bequest population. Oh, I had an idea they to solve their problems. You know, you get into a relation- for us. were out there. You get that way . . I told these students, "We're in a ship with people, and they become the Westerner: Well, it sounds as if you sort of isolated in your own world. situation now where we've got a turn- institution, and you like to help peo- had previously thought about your But they're great people, really great, around in our times. Like it or not, it's ple, and you find you can help people estate situation and what you wanted and they have the qualities that totally different." by helping the institution that they to accomplish with it. characterize my farm, education, work We had a tremendous opportunity love. Does that make sense? Mrs. Seay: Yes, we made out wills in and the values I find important in my for education in the 30s to find out Westerner: Yes. Absolutely. Do you the early 60s; then we incorporated life. how it can function as a force to help feel there are advantages to making a Western's bequest into the will that Westerner: Do you find you miss the people. deferred gift to Western! had already been made, through a excitement and challenges that you Westerner: I take it that you feel it's Seay: Well, it depends upon the cir- codicil. used to face in education! important to give your support to a cumstances. There are for us, and Seay: I think when you're not Seay: Yes, I do miss the students in public institution! we're certainly not wealthy. retired, you're likely to neglect this the classroom. You have to make an Seay: Definitely! Interestingly Our "cash flow" is such that we kind of thing. When we retired, we adjustment when you leave one world enough, I'm a product of private in- could not give substantially to "Part- began to count up our assets. And we and go into another. stitutions. I went to a private academy ners in Progress," but when our had the unexpected pleasure, as we My newest interest is a board that's and a private college, and I obtained estates are settled, a substantial counted them up, to find out that we going to establish a halfway house for my doctorate from a private university. amount will go to help the campaign. had done a better job of saving than we people with first-time felony convic- But I've worked more in public in- Each family, each person will have to had realized. tions. So as a result of being on this stitutions. I think it's certainly com- work this out individually. Some plans Westerner: That helps. board, I'm meeting the judicial com- patible to have both public and private are better for one than for others. Mrs. Seay: Land values had gone up munity. I have a great respect for the institutions. A bequest in our wills looked like a in the meantime, too. judges. Westerner: What prompted you to good plan for us, and we appreciate the Seay: Of course. You see when Westerner: Even though you're an think about making a provision in your fact that Western planned the "Part- you've got 77 acres that you bought alumnus of another school, I know will for WMU! ners in Progress" campaign so that we when you weren't making so much, that you've maintained very close ties Seay: When we came to Western could participate through a deferred and you didn't have to pay as much to with Western since you left. from Michigan State to live here on gift. buy it, you realize all of a sudden what Seay: Very close. We've wanted to, the farm near Battle Creek, we had in Westerner: At the beginning of it would ·mean financially if you sold and we encourage support from others. mind that we were going to an in- "Partners in Progress" we realized that it, and you begin to think you had bet- Westerner: Were you one of the stitution that we had become ac- there are many individuals who could ter plan your estate. founders of the President's Club! customed to because of our Foundation make a substantial contribution to the Westerner: One of the things that Seay: Yes, both C-Ruth and I are. experience. future of the campaign. We know there has interested me since I've been in· Westerner: You first came to When I was with the Kellogg Foun- are lots of people who would say "I valved in estate planning and deferred Wester1;1 in 1967. What changes have dation (1954-64), the Foundation gave can't really give a large amount now, giving is that over half the people in you seen in the University since then, about $10 million to help institutions but through a planned or deferred gift I the state of Michigan die without ever or since your retirement! design new programs for training can play a meaningful role in having written a will. One of our Seay: I've seen a growing cooperative educational administrators. We had Western's future." Deferred gifts are prime objectives in the Financial Plan- relationship between the different some very fine programs at some very an ideal way to participate in this vital ning Forum and in articles in the units of the University. Instead of an fine institutions, such as the Universi- effort for everyone involved, including Westerner is to remind people that isolated Department of Educational ty of California, the University of the donors. they ought to have a will. Leadership, we now have a department Chicago, the University of Michigan, Seay: I think that estate planning Seay: Yes, everyone really should that has relationships with several Michigan State and others. As a result has become more common for various have a will. We're glad we do, and other departments. This is in keeping of those grants I was close to all of families, more so than it used to be. we're pleased to be able to help with the philosophy of that depart- them as a representative of the Foun- People just can't postpone planning for Western and "Partners in Progress" ment. It's one of the reasons we went dation. their estate. We are glad that it's done. in this fashion. to Western in the first place. I've seen When we looked at the Western op- Mrs. Seay: Yes, we've been very the cooperative relationships between portunity, we saw that Western was pleased. the different disciplines increase. building its program on the results that 7

Bernhard shares his thoughts on unrestricted gifts, ______An unrestricted gift-also referred to as and activities are examined thoroughly enrichment of the skills program will a gift for the "Area of Greatest and the anticipated University budget have high priority and will be an im- Need" -is a very special gift to the compared to these needs. portant area in need of assistance in University. Through unrestricted sup- The criteria used in determining the the coming years. I also see need for port, the donor permits university of- worthiness of a project to be funded support, beyond our regular budget, for ficials to allocate his/ her gift where from the unrestricted pool of support faculty development. In the days ahead aid is most critically needed. include: (1) the academic value of the when we think about helping faculty In the following interview President program or project. Only those pro- and staff members meet new fohn T. Bernhard responds to questions grams/projects with superior academic challenges and duties, additional regarding unrestricted giving and why merit are funded. (2) Preference is nor- sources of support will be very useful. these gifts are so necessary to maintain mally given to new-rather than to The second area in need of much and develop University programs. continuing-requests. support will be aid to our Physical - Westerner: Why is unrestricted giv- In keeping with the philosophy of Plant. The State of Michigan has ing so importantt using unrestricted support as "seed" always been reluctant to recognize-at Bernhard: Unrestricted gifts are very money for new and important pro- any institution-the need for preven- important to any university because of grams/projects, we feel it unwise to tative maintenance. As a result, we the flexibility that this kind of support fund any program on a continuing have very serious needs that can be ac- gives us to channel funds to areas that basis, for the unit receiving the sup- commodated only through additional are in need of aid and that are unable President Bernhard port may come to view such support as assistance. The Physical Plant needs to obtain needed support from regular a part of its regular operating budget. include such items as : (1) repair of Once a funded program has been suc- classroom and office buildings, both in- budgetary sources. although we could not give full When a gift is earmarked, it natural- cessful, we hope that the department terior and exterior; (2) grounds work of coverage to his research effort, we or office will find other avenues of con- all kinds; (3) repair of laboratories ly limits where it can be put, were able to give some support so that and-while we are very grateful for tinued support. across campus; and (4) repair to many he could pursue his study. With Westerner: Experts predict that these other instructional facilities cam- every gift to the University-the unrestricted funds, we have also been unrestricted gift is especially valuable gifts will become increasingly impor- puswide. able to assist a faculty member begin tant in the years ahead. What is your Finally, in explaining·the importance because of the freedom it gives us to original research in prehistoric caves in direct aid to worthwhile purposes. assessment of our University's needs, of unrestricted support to the Universi- India and to support meetings of the relative to the need for unrestricted ty, it is necessary for us to remember Westerner: Shouldn't the State sup- International Congress on Medieval port the operating costs of a public in- support, over the next four to five that higher education, by its nature, is Studies. yearst a very "labor intensive" enterprise. stitutiont In all cases, unrestricted gifts are Bernhard: I agree wholeheartedly in Bernhard: I see Western's needs in The result is that 80 percent of our used for worthy projects that could not the immediate future falling primarily budget must be allocated to faculty principle, but the reality is that in re- normally be funded by the regular cent years State support has declined into two major areas. and staff salaries; the remaining 20 budget and yet are deserving of support Academic programming will be one percent is left for utilities, supplies and relatively, not only for Western but for within our academic community. · all other institutions in Michigan. of our most critical areas. The services. Westerner: How are needs identified Development Fund that I mentioned When you consider the tremendous While we have experienced an in- and what criteria are used in making creased number of dollars each earlier could use much more support. inflation our economy has experienced, allocationst We must maintain great flexibility and the relative decline of State sup- year-with the exception of 1979- Bernhard: The President's Cabinet is here in order to encourage and support port, you can see why we are hard 80-the relative position of State responsible for determining the need assistance to higher education has new ideas and academic programs thus pressed, without private support, to for, and allocati<>n of, unrestricted sup- diversifying and enriching our offerings continue to provide a high quality declined in comparison with alloca- port for special projects. The Presi- tions to social welfare and similar pro- at Western Michigan University. educational experience to our students dent's Cabinet-composed of vice We recently created an Intellectual today and to continue expected pro- grams. presidents from each area of the I don't mean to suggest that these Skills Development Program, both for gram development and enrichment for University-normally considers need remediation and improvement of our the future. programs are not worthy of support, for such support at the time the but I am suggesting that higher educa- students' skills. The development and I hope that the above explanation University budget is examined for the will prove enlightening to our alumni tion ·has been held back primarily forthcoming year. College programs because of inflation and the needs of and friends as they consider their im- social programs. To compensate for the portant gifts to Westt;rn in the years loss of real dollars, institutions of ahead. In the process of their con- higher education must-if we are to sideration, I also hope they will res- maintain and improve our educational pond to our critical need for offerings-be concerned with raising unrestricted support. funds from the private sector for both Your gift for the "Area of Greatest unrestricted and restricted purposes. Western Michigan University Foundation Kalamazoo. Michigan Need" will go far in helping your Westerner: For what purposes have University meet our commitments to unrestricted gifts been used in the students of today and tomorrow. past? Unrestricted support comes in all Bernhard: Unrestricted support at sizes-from $25 to $100-to $500-and Western has been used for a variety of to significant pledges from members of purposes, almost all of which are "I give, devise and bequeath the President's Club. Many of related to academic programs. One ex- to the Western Michigan Western's alumni choose to split their ample of the use of unrestricted sup- gift or make several pledges-thus pro- port would be the establishment of the University Foundation " viding support to a special program and Academic Program Development Fund, to the unrestricted fund. Donors work- which is housed within the Office of Ask your attorney to add this line to your will. ing for matching gift companies have the Vice President for Academic Af- Your attorney will have to know that Western Michigan University the additional pleasure of knowing fairs. The Academic Program Develop- Foundation at Kalamazoo, Michigan, is our legal name. We are a non- their company will double, and in ment Fund is used as seed money to profit educational organization incorporated under the laws of the State some cases, triple their gifts to the help with a whole series of academic of Michigan, and bequests to us are deductible for federal estate tax pur- university/college of their choice. projects, i.e., the Master of Arts degree poses under the Internal Revenue Code. . Do consider an unrestricted gift in program in social work in Grand Do you have questions about making a bequest? About addmg a 1981 . All your support is that Rapids was started with funds from the codicil to your will? Write to our Director of Planned Giving Services, "something special" that helps make unrestricted area. Paul M.C. Knudstrup, Hillside A, Western Michigan University Founda- Western special! We are also able to support a number tion, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008. . Please·make your check payable to of smaller projects-for example, a stu- If you are kind enough to include Western Michigan University the WMU Foundation and mail it to dent in the anthropology program Foundation in your will, won't you let us know? the WMU Foundation, Western recently made a request to do some Michigan University, Kalamazoo, important research in East Africa; Michigan 49008...... _ Alumnotes ___ October 24, 1981 WMU Homecoming 1913 chairman of District 4 of the National Homecoming offers.alumni . . . Association of Purchasing Management and Raymond Adams, Jr., TC '13, is a research director and charter chairman of the biologist with the Kalamazoo Nature Michigan Minority Purchasing Council. football, hockey and ·'Annie,' too ___ Center. While most alma maters offer their graduates a Homecoming football game, 1949 WMU alumni this year will have an opportunity to take in the Bronco football 1927 Art Stewa.rd, BM '49, MA '57, a 31-year game and/ or the Bronco hockey team and/ or a Broadway musical as well. Pauline Ridley Kropschot, TC '27, BS '30, is educator, retired from the Hastings schools A full weekend is planned for returning alumni. enjoying an active retirement of substitute last January where he was director of the teaching, club memberships, reading, band and assistant principal of the junior Friday, Oct. 23 gardening and traveling. She taught in the high. • Noon Plan to join Kalamazoo alumni at the Kalamazoo Hilton for elementary grades in Litchfield for 28 years the Downtown Coaches Luncheon. Coach Elliot Uzelac will until 1975. She would like to hear from WMU classmates of 1926-30. 1950 preview Saturday's game. Cost is $5 per person. Lois Hamlin, BS 'SO, retired from WMU • Afternoon Tour the campus, visit professors, shop in the downtown after 29 years in occupational therapy. She Kalamazoo Mall. 1941 was an associate professor. She has ex- • 7:30p.m. The Bronco hockey team opens its Central Collegiate Murl Connor, BS '41, retired as superinten- hibited her paintings in Michigan and New dent of the Grant Schools after 30 years in York. Hockey Association season at Lawson Ice Arena vs. Miami education. After World War II he became a University. Tickets are $4.50. Dorothy Rothrock, TC '50, MA '65, is mathematics teacher in Dia:mondale. He with the Kalamazoo Public Schools as prin- • 8p.m. Annie at Miller Auditorium. Tickets are $15, $12.50 and moved to Belding in 1953 where he was a $10. cipal of Continuing Education for Young teacher and counselor and then ad- Families. Buses will run from Kalamazoo Center to Lawson and Miller before and after ministrative assistant to the superintendent. John Mader, TC 'SO, BA '51, superinten- both events. Don't get caught in the traffic and parking congestion ... take a In 1957 he became superintendent there for dent of the St. Clair County Schools, was ride on the buses provided by the WMU Alumni Association. 16 years and then business manager at Glen honored by the Michigan Council for Excep- Oaks Community College. He came to tional Children for service and dedication to Saturday, Oct. 24 Grant in 1974. the education and service of handicapped Donald Strong, BS '41, retired executive • 9:30a.m. Homecoming Parade from downtown to the west campus. youth. vice president of Doubleday Bros. in William McCallum, BS 'SO, is executive • 11 a.m . Homecoming luncheon will be served in Read Fieldhouse. Kalamazoo, was a director of the Kalamazoo • 12:15 p.m. Plan to bring the whole family. The menu includes a Burger vice .president and secretary of Lafayette Savings and Loan Association, and with its Bank and Trust in Lafayette, Ind. King specialty sandwich, chips, beverages and those delicious merger with First Federal Savings of Detroit, Michigan apples. A luncheon and game package is offered for now serves on First Federal's board of direc- $9.50 to Association members and $10 for nonmembers. tors. 1951 Luncheon tickets will be $3.50 for members and $4 for David Robinson, TC '51, BS '51, is assistant nonmembers. admissions director for U of Michigan and a 1942 member of the Minority Affairs Commis- • 1 p.m. The Bronco football team will take on the Cardinals of Ball Plyna Gilchrist Strong, BA '42, wrote an ar- sion. State University. Reserved tickets are $7 . ticle in the April issue of "The Interpreter," • 4p.m. Annie at Miller Auditorium. a national publication of the United Constituency activities. Methodist Church. 1952 • 7:30p.m . WMU hockey at Lawson Ice Arena Howard Peterson, BS '52, retired after 28 • 9p.m . Annie at Miller Auditorium. 1945 years with Anaconda Industries, a division Buses will again be provided from the Kalamazoo Center of Atlantic-Richfield, in Muskegon. He was Donna Williams, BS '45, MA '78, a member a division purchasing manager. In 1975 he to Lawson and Miller before and after both events. of the Grand Valley Artists' Organization was recognized by the National Association • 10 p.m. Afterglow and an art teacher at Sparta High School, of Purchasing Management as a "certified The Alumni Association will host a dance in the Kalamazoo recently exhibited her paintings at the purchasing manager." Center ballroom. The versatile band, Pieces of Dreams, will Grand Rapids Public Museum. Richard Barron, BA '52, executive director play music from the 40s through the 80s for listening and of sales with Michigan Bell and former dancing. A cash bar will be available. Cost is $2 per person. 1946 director of alumni relations, represented The Greenery Cafe will remain open in the Center until 2:30 Floyd Penny, BS '46, has retired as manager WMU at the April 9 inauguration of the a.m. for late night/early morning breakfasts. of the Battle Creek Jacobson's where he new president of Marygrove College. started in 1960 after 13 years with Grant's. Overnight accommodations are available through the Kalamazoo Center 1953 Hilton, which is offering WMU alumni a' lodging package that consists of one 1948 Dr. Lela Llorens, BS '53, chairperson of the night's room; dinner for two at Le Metropol in the center; wine, cheese and fruit Dr. Lucile Decker, BS '48, senior associate occupational therapy department at the U of upon arrival; and free parking-all for the low price of $54.95. A second night's editor in the biochemistry department at Florida, received national recognition from lodging is available for $25. Children are free in the same room with parents. Chemical Abstracts Service, received the the American Occupational Therapy What a weekend .. . Plan to come back to campus. Plan to see old friends. "Technical Person of the Year Award" from Association for her role in research. An ac- Plan to have a grand time at Gold Rush '81. Reservations forms will appear in the Columbus (Ohio) Technical Council. tive researcher for 20 years, her investiga- the August issue of the Westerner. Edwin Leak, BS '48, is the new director of tions focus on the impact of activity on purchasing at WMU. He is membership behavior. James Lucas, BBA '53, is director of treasurer's administrative services with the --~------· ------WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Upjohn Company in Kalamazoo, which he joined in 1951. MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 1955 NAME --,------..,------,---,----GRAD YEAR __ SPOUSE ______.GRAD YEAR Robert Fitch, BS '55, is assistant vice presi- (last) (first) (maiden) (first) (maiden) dent of HS Pickrell Company, a mortgage bank in Mesa, Ariz. ADDRE~------PHON~------Si Miller, BA '55, MA '58, was appointed superintendent of the Bridgman Schools CITY ______STAT~:______ZIP ______after serving for seven years as Dowagiac's assistant superintendent. 0 Annual Membership Payment of$, _____ is enclosed, or $10 per year 1957 0 Individual Life Membership Acct. # ______Donna Olney, MA '57, social worker, retired teacher and corresponding secretary Inter Bonk N 0 0 0 0 Exp. Dote. ------$150or of the Graham County Republican Women $16 per year for 10 years or (Ariz.) is listed in the 1981 edition of Who's $32 per yeor for 5 years Acct.# ______Who in American Women. She taught for 39 years, 28 in Morenci and has held various VISA Expiration Dote ------0 family Life Membership (husband & wife) state offices in Delta Kappa· Gamma and the $180or Arizona Education Association. $19 per year for 10 years or $38 per year for 5 years (Signature) Please make check payable to W.M.U. Alumni Association Lucile Decker. '48 William McCallum, '50 Lela Llorens, '53 Robert Fitch, '55 Tom Conway. '59 Richard Fonner, '61 David Hershey, '61 9

Richard Alperin, BBA '68, was selected for Frank Gibson, BS '70, MBA '73, was pro- 1958 1965 moted to manufacturing manager last fall Tom Beeckman, BS '65, is market manager the 1981-82 edition of Who's Who in the Larry Judd, BS '58, MBA '69, is director of East. Working on his doctorate in social for Parker Hannifin Corp., in Lyons, N.Y. commodity and raw material purchasing for Mining and Construction Services in the Michele Lorraine, BS '70, is a technical Dowell Division of Dow Chemical USA in work at Columbia U., he is a psychological with Kellogg's of Battle Creek. counselor and faculty member at Ramapo assistant of international health regulatory E. Verne Fredlund, MA '58, principal of Houston, Texas. affairs with the Upjohn Company. She Donald Pyle, BS '65, is a cabinetmaker in College (N.J.) and a psychotherapist in Hillsdale High School, retires this summer works with the FDA on registering drugs. Honor after being a supervisor of production private practice in Teaneck, N.J., and the after 28 years in the district where he also Grant Klaver, BBA '70, is a resident agent control at a printing plant and working Bronx, N.Y. taught English and biology. for the Grand Traverse area of the Bechtold toward an economics master's degree. He Mike Sabo, BS '68, is the new manager of Donald Zuidweg, BBA '58, is group Agency. He is also vice president of the tells his customers that if they're looking the Gibson Employees Federal Credit Union manager of office automation and corporate Traverse City Jaycees. Grant is studying for for quality, "I can build you something that in Greenville. telecommunications with the Upjohn Com- his CPCU designation. will last as long as you will." Catherine Withee, BS '68, is owner, direc- pany in Kalamazoo, which he joined in William Walters, MA '70, is ad- Micharl Galinis, BS '65, is a house educa- tor and teacher of her own dance studio, 1959. Studio C, in Marshall. ministrative supervisor for Catholic Family tional assistant at Edmonson Middle School Services in Bad Axe, where he was a clinical in Willow Run Community School. therapist. 1959 George Findling, BBA '65, is Wyandotte 1969 Paul Mestemaker, BA '70, is sales C. David Mohan, BBA '59, was elected ex- Paint Products corporate controller after Daniel Pratley, BA '69, MA '72, principal of ecutive vice president of the Union Bank manager for Heritage Real Estate & Invest- thirteen years with Chrysler and four years Lawton Middle School, was inducted into ment Co., in Marshall. and Trust Company in Grand Rapids. with GM. the MSU Gamma Upsilon Chapter of Phi Deborah Haight, BA '70, is producer of Thomas Conway, BA '59, is conference Paul Trap, BS '65, MA '74, SA '80, is a Delta Kappa. PM Magazine, after two years in the TV-13 leader for Aeroquip Corp.'s industrial divi- history teacher at Grand Haven High School Douglas Reahm, MA '69, supervisor of Public Affairs Department in Grand Rapids. sion sales training center in Jackson. and is pursuing a Specialist in Arts degree in music in the Grand Rapids schools, is also a Jerie Rabbers, BA '70, is branch officer of American history. He has contributed to the baritone soloist. He is with the St. Cecilia the Stadium Dr. office of Michigan National Dictionary of Canadian Biography and is 1960 Music Society there and a member of the Bank in Kalamazoo, which she joined in Marguerite Petersen, BS '60, retired from working on a book on Charles Langlade, a West Michigan Opera Association. 1979. Townline School in Kentwood after 25 years Michigan fur trader of the mid-1700s. William Jackson, BA '69, MBA '71, was Phil Long, BBA '70, MA '75, is account Helen Loen, BS '65, a second grade of teaching. She served as director for the promoted to manager of product logistics for executive for William R. Biggs Associates in teacher at Indian Lake School in Vicksburg, Head Start program for eight years and was the domestic pharmaceutical marketing Kalamazoo. was named "1981 Teacher of the Year" by president of the KEA for a term. division of the Upjohn Company. Lawrence Haddock, BBA '70, of Livonia, the Kalamazoo County Education Associa- Gregory Zimmer, BBA '69, is supervisor is vice president of Ross Roy, Inc., advertis- tion. 1961 of product and investment cost analysis- ing agency, which he joined as an account international operations/finance for administrator. Dr. John O'Brien, MA '61, has received his American Motors in Southfield. Ph.D. in education from U of Michigan. 1966 Melvin Leidig, BSW '70, MA '72, is cited Gerald Barefield, BBA '66, is vice president James Hollabaugh, BS '69, was appointed in the 1980 edition of Personalities in Dr. David Hershey, MA '61, director of president of Frontier Trailer Sales, Inc., in admissions and records for the U of Texas, of administrative services with the Canonie America. Construction Company in South Haven. Medina, Ohio. Mary Hatch, BS '70, MA '72, exhibited is now dean of student development for Il- Kenneth Woodside, BS '69, is assistant linois Institute of Technology in Chicago. James Brady, BS '66, after three years as a her paintings at the Galleria in Battle Carter-appointed U.S. attorney for 49 coun- operations manager for the Battle Creek of- Creek. Richard Fonner, BBA '61, is manager of fice of Alro Steel Corp. of Jackson. Aetna Life & Casualty in Springfield, Mass. ties in western Michigan and the UP, Gladys Burks, BA '70, MA '72, coor- returned to private law practice with Miller, Michael Ambro, BBA '69, is senior vice dinator of compensatory programs for the A member of the American Society of Cer- president of the consumer banking division tified Life Underwriters, he teaches a CLU Johnson, Snell and Cummiskey in Grand Benton Harbor Schools, was appointed to a Rapids. of American National Bank in Kalamazoo. 30-member parenting educational resource class at Western New England College. Paul Wood, BBA '69, MBA '70, is Roy Stone, BS '61, was appointed director Gary Fynewever, BBA '66, is assistant panel for Friends of the Family. vice president with Merchants & Miners marketing controller of the domestic phar- Leo Webber, BBA '70, and his wife Joan of sales and marketing for TFE Industries, a maceutical division of the Upjohn Company division of Dayco Corp. Bank in Calumet. are the new owners of Catalog Sales for Ronald Crummel, BA '66, director of the in Kalamazoo. Montgomery Wards in South Haven. Northwest Michigan Area Agency on Aging, Capt. John Sura, BS '70, assistant com- 1962 was re-elected secretary of the Area Agen- mander of the training division of the Cleone Trumbell, BS '62, who began her 1970 cies on Aging Association of Michigan. Russell Blake, MBA '70, is city manager of Michigan State Police in Paw Paw, was pro- teaching career in a one-room schoolhouse Dr. Sheryl Hosley Shundoff, BA '66, is moted to captain and commander of the 25 years ago, retired from the Hastings Pocomoke City, Md., and last year served as clinical director of the Great Plains Mental president of the Jaycees there. He and his central records division in East Lansing. schools last winter. Health Center in Platte, Neb. Gerald Schwallier, BBA '70, MBA '75, is Mervin Burtis, BBA '62, was elected vice wife, Lynn, became parents last summer Roger Elford, BS '66, was appointed depu- with the birth of their daughter, Allison. senior vice president of the commercial president for loan review for the First ty principal for Owosso High School begin- banking division of American National Bank American Bank Corp. of Kalamazoo. Larry Koenes, BBA '70, MBA '73, is vice ning next year. He was assistant principal at president of finance at Franklin College, in Kalamazoo. Among his activities in the Arthur Koller, BS '62, formerly a plant Owosso Junior High School for the past five Ind. community, he is a Major Gifts Division engineer, was promoted to manager of the years. Roger is a doctoral candidate in Lt. Cmdr. Daniel Gabriel, Jr., BS '70, is volunteer in WMU's Partners in Progress Joplin Felt Mill of Tamko Asphalt Products educational administration at U of campaign. in Joplin, Mo. an officer in the Navy's newest fighter at- Michigan. tack squadron in California. Judy Dolezal, BA '70, is president of the James Corss, BBA '70, is manager of the Battle Creek League of Women Voters. She 1963 Audit Department of Seidman & Seidman, also is a member of the executive council, 1967 WMU Alumni Association. Dr. James Bohland, BA '63, is undergraduate Dr. Robert Gordon, MA '67, EDD' 76, assis- CPA, in Austin, Texas. Maryann Hoard-Kummert, BA '70, of program director for urban affairs at Virginia tant dean, director of academic advising and J. Kirk Horton, BS '70, MA '77, is an Seneca Falls, N.Y., is eastern regional Tech in Blacksburg, Va. Sally Darken chairperson of the general studies division, educational consultant with Helen Keller In- manager of sales and marketing at American Bohland, BA '65, is a school social worker was promoted to associate professor at Siena ternational. He is stationed in Indonesia, there. where he helps establish model nonformal Critical Care, a pharmaceutical division of Heights College in Adrian where he has American Hospital Supply Corp. David Borrusch, BBA '63, was promoted been since 1977. education programs. to vice president of operations for Detroit- Nancy Brown, BS '67, MA '78, is ex- David Bainbridge, BA '70, joined the bank Corp., which he joined in 1964. ecutive director of the YMCA in Kalamazoo. seven-person team of curators for South 1971 Dale Phenicie, BS '63, was promoted to Carl Hass, BBA '67, is general sales Bend's Northern Indiana Historical Society. Margo Williams, BBA '71, is manager of manager of environmental affairs for Great manager for the Container Division of Sharon Graves, BBA '70, has been study- survey administration with GM's marketing Northern Paper Company in Maine. Sherwin-Williams in Oak Brook, Ill. ing Japanese flower arranging, IKEBANA, staff in Detroit. Norman Torrey, BS '63, is manufacturing John Petrocik, BS '67. associate professor and has been teaching English in Sendai, Marcia Meyer, BA '71, MSL '78, is head manager for the GM Guide Division in of political science at UCLA, has published Japan, since January 1980. She returns to of adult services with the Portage Public Anderson, Ind. Party Coalitions: Realignments and the the U.S. this summer. Library. She was with the Sturgis Library in Decline of the New Deal Party System (U of R. Douglas Deaton, BM '70, is head of the adult reference and children's services. Chicago Press, 1981). Visitors & Convention Bureau of Battle Dennis Hill, BBA '71, is vice president of 1964 Creek. Clifford Weber, BA '64, was promoted to ad Larry Brovont, BBA '67, MBA '75, of the Midwest Bank in Jackson where he Lawton, is manager of corporate long range Carol Lutz McKean, BM '70, is a wife, heads the commercial loan department. director for the Gary (Ind.) Post Tribune. He mother and part-time elementary music is also a board member of the Gary Center financial planning and capital evaluation with the Upjohn Company. teacher. She also directs the Buchanan of Indiana Vocational Technical Institute. Community Chorus and church choir. 1972 Dr. Robert Bruininks, BS '64, professor Mary Miller, BM '70, is a music teacher Daniel Harsh, BS '72, director for and chairman of the psychoeducational 1968 and composer and part-time worker at the Washtenaw County's civil preparedness, studies department at the University of Donald Rankin, BS '68, MA '70, retired as University Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. was elected president of the 33-county Minnesota, is one of forty outstanding the Freeland High School principal to John Whitledge, MBA '70, is vice presi- Southern Michigan Civil Defense Directors young American professionals to be chosen become a salesman with the Beckley-Cardy dent of trust planning with Detroitbank Association. for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's National Company. Corp. Kathryn Spiegel, BBA '72, CPA of Mar- Fellowship Program. Dr. Michael Walraven, MA '68, is a pro- Jan Fuller Ritter, BM '70, teaches elemen- shall, is controller of Lakeview Osteopathic fessor of psychology at Jackson Community tary vocal music in Lakeview Schools, per- Hospital. College. forms in the Battle Creek area and is a beau- ty consultant for Mary Kay Cosmetics. 10 David Borrusch. '63 Robert Bruininks. '64 Tom Beeckman, '65 Carl Has s, '67 fames Hollahaugh. '(,9 Frank Gihson. '70

James Ferguson, BBA '72, is controller for 1975 Julie Pierson Bordonaro, BM '77, is a graduate studies in management at Sonoma the San Giorgio Macaroni Company in Brian Wensauer, BBA '75, of Battle Creek, a music/ recreation therapist at the Gowanda State U., Calif. Lebanon, Pa., a division of Hershey Foods biomedical technician, founded Merco Psychiatric Center in Helmuth, N.Y. Karen Wolf, BM '78, is an RMT and pro- Corp., which he joined in 1975. He is a CPA Medical, Inc., in 1975, which sells, repairs, Doreen Jagodnik, BM '77, MSL '79, is an gram supervisor of adult activities at the and is working on an MBA at the U of maintains and safety tests medical and den- ensign in the U.S. Navy and is an ad- Plymouth Center for Human Development Pennslyvania. tal equipment. He has added the sale and ministrative officer of an Air Wing Com- in Northville. She is working on a master's Patrick McCann, BBA '72, in manage- service of computers. mand in Milton, Fla. in social work at U of M. ment with the Marshall Iron &. Metal Com- Dr. Frank Jeremy, MA '75, EdD '78, has Joann Kulesza, BM '77, is working on a Sherry Dee Collins, MA '78, is principal pany and a member of the Marshall Jaycees published an article on training supervisors master's in opera at U. of Cincinnati Col- of Calvin Britain Elementary School in Ben- for six years, has been named general and union officials in the Feb.-March issue lege. She is an accompanist for the Cincin- ton Harbor. manager for the 1981 Michigan Week of Employee Assistance EAP Digest and a nati Festival Chorus and organist at Trinity Mark Cleland, BBA '78, is coordinator of Celebration there. manuscript ''Personnel Management'' in the Lutheran Church. accounting services for Detroit Osteopathic Dale Malesh, BS '72, is now a patrolman Hardbound Looseleaf Series. Steve Brown, MM '77, has worked as a Hospital. with the Sturgis Police Dept. Paul Villavicencio, BA '75, is a student on stage manager with the Chicago Lyric Opera Stuart Gillis, BS '78, president of Gillis M. Peter McPherson, MBA '72, is ad- the Thunderbird Campus of the American and with the San Diego, Ft. Worth, New Photographics in Kalamazoo, exhibited his ministrator of the Agency for International Graduate School of International Manage- Orleans and St. Louis Opera Companies. He photos in Brueckner Museum at Starr Com- Development (AID) for President Reagan. ment in Glendale, Ariz. lives in Murfreesboro, Tenn. monwealth Schools. He does landscapes, He was acting White House counsel and the Kerry Slikkers, BS '75, of Holland was Jane Paulsen, BM '77, is keyboard in- figure studies and advertising photography. general counsel to the President's Transition graduated cum laude from Cooley Law structor at the Lowry Organ Center in Herb Scheffler, BBA '78, is branch Team. School in Lansing. As a student she was Daytona Beach, Fla. manager of the Product Credit Association Gordon Schreiber, BBA '72, is chairman treasurer of the Student Bar Association and Dr. A. J. Shinkfield, MA '77, EdD '77, is (PCA) of Kalamazoo in Scottdale. of the 1981 Blossomtime Youth Parade a member of the Scholastic Review Board. headmaster of the Collegiate School of St. James Paper, BBA '78, of Troy, is a Committee in Three Rivers. He is a real She was also a substitute teacher and a Peter, a Church of England summer school stockbroker with William C. Roney &. Co. estate appraiser and personal property junior law clerk. in St. Peters, South Australia. in Detroit. auditor with Berrien County. Jim Gould, BS '75, is the Cincinnati Emily Wood, BS '77, MA '80, was elected Lt. Paul Koning, BS '78, of Portage, com- Jeannette Grandstaff, MA '72, teaches Region's distribution manager of Toyota president of the Battle Creek Chapter of the pleted the basic Naval Flight Officer Pro- communications at Springfield High School Motor Company. NAACP. gram in Beeville, Texas, and will go on for in Battle Creek where she has been for 17 Rod Morrison, BS '75, MA '80, a science William Carey, BBA '77, joined the Gray- advanced training. years. teacher in the Waldron Schools, received an ling law firm of Miles, Dreyer &. DuBois Mike Miller, BBA '78, was appointed to NSF grant to attend a four-day spring sym- after graduating from WSU Law School. the Allegan Board of Education to fill a one- 1973 posium on selected marine topics at the Bruce Lauer, BBA '77, is manager of the year vacancy. He is with the land depart- Roger Bonga, BS '73, MA '77, is personnel Wood's Hole Oceanographic Institute on Wattles Park office of the First National ment of the family business, Miller Brothers Oil Corp. officer for Citizens Trust &. Savings Bank in Cape Cod, Mass. Bank in Battle Creek. South Haven, which he joined in 1978. Steve Prawdzik, BBA '77, is product Grady Wilkinson, MSW '78, is executive Jane Novak, BA '73, was named assistant 1976 marketer for the Commerical Division of director of the Information, Referral &. vice president of Pacesetter Bank-Southwest the Amway Corp. in Grand Rapids. He was Crisis Center of St. Clair County. Toni Dohm, BS '76, a visually impaired WMU coordinator of athletic promotions. Mark Wirth, BBA '78, has passed his CPA in charge of the Bank's Main Office opera- skier from Traverse City, participated in the tions in Grand Blanc. David Stout, BA '77, is a lay assistant to exam. He is an accountant with McGladrey International Ski for Light Event in Saratoga the Rev. Larry Irvine of the First United Hendrickson &. Co. in South Bend, Ind. Ted Williams, BA '73, joined the law firm Springs, N.Y., Feb. 8-15. She is vice presi- of Marcus, Ruck and Flynn in Muskegon. Methodist Church in South Haven. Nathan Bitely, BS '78, is a carpenter with dent of the.Traverse City Ski for Light John Beaudoin, BA '77, is program direc- Bouma-Betten Construction in Portage. The former head of Muskegon County organization and is an advocate counselor Human Resources Department was tor of the Career English Language Center Donald Marx, BS '78, of Battle Creek, for students with special needs at North- for International Students at WMU where was named senior art director for Doty, graduated from the WSU Law School. western Michigan College. Mark Scheerhom, BBA '73, is deputy he was director of the language lab for the Phillips &. Laing, Inc. David Smallcombe, BFA '76, a jeweler language department. Maynard Christensen, MPA '78, is head of county controller for Ottawa County in and metalsmith from Kalamazoo, is a new Grand Haven. the Michigan Department of member of The Third Rail, a cooperative Transportation's Planning Service Division. Barbara "Bebe" Cross, BA '73, is a back- arts and crafts gallery in Marshall. 1978 up singer with the Four Seasons, the first He has been with the department for 16 Phyllis Cupp, BS '76, is the new women's Donna Towers, BA '78, MSW '80, is the years. female singer in what used to be an all-male basketball coach at Hillsdale College. At director of the Isabella County Women's Aid group. Robert Thomas, MPA '78, is director of WMU she played basketball with the teams Service in Mt. Pleasant. the Michigan Aeronautics Commission in Suzanne Geha, BA '73, has returned to that won state championships three out of Samuel Engardio, BS '78, joined the Kap- WOTV (Ch. 8, Grand Rapids) as the anchor Lansing where he has been since 1975. four years. She made it to the final cut for nick Insurance Agency in Adrian. He is also Candy Stange, BS '78, is a reading teacher of the 6 and 11 p.m. local newscasts. She the 1976 Women's Olympic Basketball active in the Croswell Opera House. has been a reporter and part-time anchor for for the Deckerville Junior High School and - Team and has played in several AAU tour- Bonnie Fisher, BS '78, was promoted to is the 6th grade cheerleading coach there. WXYZ-TV (Ch. 7, Detroit.) naments. She is now working on a master's internal auditor for General Telephone in degree at WMU. Muskegon. 1974 Charles Swarthout, BBA '76, is a police Patricia Bellamy, BM '78, is in her third 1979 Barry Benfield, BBA '74, of Battle Creek, is officer for Union City. season as a member of the New Vic Theatre Wendy Kropp, MSW '79, is a school social director of building services for Grand Kathryn Jarvie, BS '76, is art director of Company in Kalamazoo. She also works in worker for Tekonsha High School, where Rapids Osteopathic Hospital. Target Marketing in Kalamazoo. retail sales at Hudson's. she works with students who have learning Rob Olding, BS '74, is director of the Back Robert Blackford, BM '78, is music disabilities, emotional impairments and Door Drop-In Center, a youth counseling 1977 therapist at the Caro Regional Facility for drug problems. agency in Brighton. the Mentally Retarded in Saginaw. Dwight "Pete" Mitchell, BS '79, former William Arim, BBA '77, was promoted to Michele DeLong Holt, BM '78, teaches Benton Harbor and Seaside, Calif., public Deborah Bagierek, BA '74, is assistant national sales manager of American Ben- cashier of Citizens Trust &. Savings Bank in elementary music in Pensacola, where she works director, is manager of the plant ticon, a division of American Hospital Sup- also performs with the symphony. equipment and maintenance division of the South Haven. She is working on a master's ply Corp., in Illinois. in counseling and personnel at WMU and Michelle Wisdom Long, BM '78, is music East Bay Municipal Utility District in Michael Brady, MBA '77, was promoted therapist at the Tennessee School for the Oakland, Calif. has completed her first year at the National to vice president of Union Bank &. Trust Trust School of Northwestern U. She is a Blind in Donelson, Tenn. Carol Bennett, BBA '79, is moving con- Co. in Grand Rapids, which he joined in Diane Weiss Michelson, BS '78, is vocal sultant for Ransier Moving and Storage Co. member of the National Association of Bank 1974. Women. music director at Anchor Bay High School in Detroit. Joseph Skocelas, BBA '77, was admitted where she also teaches eighth grade reading. Charles Arent, BBA '79, is junior accoun- Marcia Deisch-Biackman, BS '74, MA '80, to the Michigan Bar after completing his displayed her sculptural ceramics in Sturgis. William Nichols, BM '78, is choral direc- tant with Merskin &. Merskin in Beulah. law degree from the Detroit College of Law. tor at Greenville High School. He and his Scott Lis, BM '79, is a substitute teacher Clare Kobza, MA '74, is a teacher at He is an assistant prosecuting attorney in McLaughlin School in Muskegon and has wife, Pamela, are grad students at MSU. for Kent Schools and principal clarinetist Kalamazoo County. Marl Simpson, BM '78, is elementary with the Kent Philharmonia Orchestra. held various posts in the Muskegon City Angela Pasula, BA '77, of New Buffalo, Teachers Education Association. music consultant for the Grand Rapids Cheryl Ogonowski, BM '79, is band direc- was admitted to the State Bar after Schools. tor at Hackett High School and the Gloria Lawson, BS '74, is purchasing graduating from Valparaiso U. in Indiana. agent of office supplies at Dykema Office Marie Jarger Smalldon, BM '78, is a Kalamazoo Academy. Last year she was a legal intern for the Ber- technical assistant for the Insurance Com- Susan Rogalla, BM '79, is K-6 vocal and Supply in Kalamazoo. rien County Prosecutor's office and will be Dr. Robert McCauley, BA '74, assistant pany of North America and plans to do general music teacher at Liberty and George assistant prosecutor for Kalamazoo County. graduate work in business. Earle Schools in Hobart. She also directs the professor of philosophy at Indiana Central Dennis Davies, BS '77, U.S.C.G. master U. has been selected as a post-doctoral Michelle Smith, BM '78, is radiological "Holy Spirits" the 1-3 grade choir at her chief yeoman, received an award from the defense officer with the Ann Arbor Police church in Valparaiso, Ind. fellow to the 1981 Summer Institute on Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW for saving the psychology and the philosophy of the mind Department. She teaches flute for the Arbor Jeff and Toni Slepak, BM '79, live in Tex- life of a one-year-old girl in May 1979, while Music Store. as, where she is assistant band director at at the U. of Washington, Seattle. serving as officer-in-charge at the Manistee Sesta Peekstok, BS '74, MA '75, EDD '80, Barbara Snyder, BM '78, is an RMT at Bammel Middle School in Spring and he is Coast Guard Station. Stockton State Hospital, Calif., working assistant band director at Pearland High is executive director for the newly formed Patsy Bimba, BM '77, who received a Arts for Greater Rochester, Inc., in New with severely and profoundly retarded School. master's in library science at WMU, is a adults. Mark Sluiter, BM '79, is assistant band York: She was coordinator of the Kalamazoo music/curriculum librarian at Missouri Arts Council and a WMU faculty member. Tina Trimmer, BM '78, is an RMT at director at Grand Haven High School. He State U. Napa State Hospital and is pursuing plays in a Grand Rapids brass quintet. M . Hoard-Kummert, '70 fohn Whitledge, '70 C. Willenborg, '80 Bryant Carter. ·so 11

Renee Tegel, BM '79, is a graduate assis- and fourth grade at Sallie Jones School in 1976 James Masterson, TC '23, died April 1 in tant at the U. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She Punta Gorda, respectively. They live in Pun- Dennis Garner, BS '76, married Susan Washington, D.C., at 76. He was editor of performs with the Milwaukee Ballet and the ta Gorda, Fla. O'Brien April 25 in Kalamazoo., He is a "Writings in American History," and the Skylight Opera Company Orchestra. Christina Willenborg, BS '80, was pro- graduate student at WMU and works at annual bibliography of historical research of Mara Irene Varpa, BM '79, is K-12 vocal moted to group sales rep of State Mutual Borgess Medical Center. They live in Parch- the American Historical Association, 1949 teacher in the Mancelona Schools. Life Assurance Co. in Detroit. ment. until his retirement in 1973. He also worked Carol Larner Young, BM ' 79, is part-time Kenneth Meinke, BBA '80, an accountant as an archivist for the National Historical band director at St. Paul Lutheran School in with Arthur Andersen & Co. in Grand Publications Commission. He earned his Millington. Rapids, passed his CPA exam. 1977 master's and doctoral degrees in English Dr. Geoffrey Balkam, EdD '79, is dean of James Ciennik, BBA '80, is a life under- Richard Thomas, BS '77, married Kathy from Harvard U. and taught at WMU and continuing education at Martin Community writer for American Mutual Life Insurance Kalleward in Kalamazoo March 14. He is Hillsdale College before going to College in Williamston, N.C: . Company in Southfield. with Darien Lake Fun Country in Corfu, Washington in 1942. He published " Arkan- Lt. John Dodge, BS ' 79, of the Marines, Bryant Carter, BBA '80, is regional sales N.Y. They live in Williamsville, N.Y. sas Folklore" and a satire, "Federal Prose, was graduated from the Navy's Aviation In- representative for Interstate United Corp., a Patricia Rop, BS '77, and Mark Jensen, BS How to Write in and/ or for Washington." doctrination School. food service management company. '78, were married April 10 in Parchment. Elsie Young Weaver, TC '26, BA '28, of Carolyn Hutchinson, BS '79, is director of Raymond Vanderbok, BSE '80, is co- She is community development director at Ravenna, died Feb . 10, 1980. promotions for Grand Village Mall in Grand inventor of a patented device with Arthur the YWCA and a part-time instructor at Albert Bowen, BS '26, of Crestwood, Ky ., Rapids and is part of the management team Hoadley, WMU assistant professor of KVCC. He is a chemist at Midwest died Feb . 27 at 77 . there. transportation. The device is a stall-margin Aluminum. Mildred Fuhrman, TC '28, of Delton, died Cheryl Farber, BBA '79, is a sales rep for indicator for small airplanes, which tells the April 24 at 79 . During World War II she was Dow Corning Corp. in Dallas, Texas. pilot how much lift there is left before the 1978 with the Eaton Manufacturing Co. in Battle Creek and at the Kalamazoo Paper Co. for Wendy Lawson, BBA ' 79, was promoted plane stalls and goes into a spin. Diane Raymond, BS '78, married Bruce to assistant manager of market development Martin Miller, BS '80, is a sales represen- Sapiro Feb. 14 in Adrian. 18 years until her retirement in 1962. at First National Bank in Kalamazoo. tative for the Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. Orville Hurford, BA '31, of Bad Axe, died Gail Renise Berry, BBA '79, is retail sales consumers products division in the Detroit March 14 at 74 . He was a coach and prin- manager of Montgomery Wards in Sterling area. 1979 cipal at Port Hope High School before Heights. She also placed fifth in the NFL's Daniel Loegel, BS '80, combined his hob- Richard Birkhold, BBA '79, and Lee becoming manager of the Thumb Electric 1980 Photo Contest last winter. by of bicycling with his profession of map Stephenson were married Feb . 28 in Canton. Cooperative. He retired in 1976. Orville was Darlene Eerdmans, BBA '79, is a making and published a series of bicycling He is a district sales representative for involved in community service for many forecasting analyst for the General maps, "Cycling in the Zoo-Bicycle Tours Weyerheuser. years and was past president of the Telephone Company in Owosso. of Kalamazoo County." The packet of 10 Walter Facchini, BSE '79, and Pamela Michigan Association of Rural Electric Susan Day, MA '79, is assistant to the ad- maps was a senior project for graduation. Willard, BS '80, were married Aug. 16 in Cooperatives. ministrative director for the Kalamazoo June Hartman, BS '80, is enrichment LaGrange, Ill. He is an electrical engineer Minerva Maldley Bashara, BA '36, of Chapter of the American Red Cross where coordinator for Brandon Community Educa- with Ford, and she is an occupational Grand Rapids, died April 23 at 66. She she works primarily with youth programs. tion. She is also teaching a mime class for therapist for the Wayne County Schools. taught in the Wyoming schools. She also works with the YWCA sexual children in grades 1-5 . Debra Schram, BS '79, married James Forrest Strater, BS '37, MA '61, of Otsego, assault program and Crisisline and teaches David Merwin, BS '80, is chief of police Steyaert last winter in Grosse Pte. Woods. died June 25, 1978, at 68 . communications in Galesburg. She and her for Dowagiac. They live in northwest Detroit. Dr. John Cochran, BA '47, of Port Huron, husband are organizing a new Southern Bap- Merikay Pironne, BBA '80, is marketing Deborah Kaye Studer, BS '79, married died unexpectedly March 8 at 58 . For the tist church in Portage. research assistant with the Kellogg Com- Terry Blaunelt May 10, 1980. They live in past 10 years he had been director of the Anne Shepherd, MSL ' 79, is head librarian pany in Battle Creek., Eaton Rapids. district's elementary and secondary school of Rockford's Krause Memorial branch of Catherine Herman, BBA '80, is an ac- Peggy Bevins, BS '79, and Mark Plewa, BS program. He previously was deputy the Kent County Library System. countant with Hawthorn Glen in Grosse Ile. '79, were wed May 2 in Watervliet. She is superintendent and superintendent of the John Manard, BS '79, is coordinator of Jennifer Kolbe, BS '80, is an interior with Kalamazoo Plastic Surgery, and he is Kalamazoo schools. He was active in the pricing, supply, allocations and distribution designer and sales person for Vandervelde's with the Witco Chemical Corp. They live in Kiwanis, Big Brothers and March of Dimes in petroleum marketing of the Indiana Farm Furniture Company in Muskegon Heights. Kalamazoo. and was past vice president of the Bureau Cooperative Association, a major, Patricia Hargrove, BS '80, is a teacher of Linda French, BA '79, and Michael Vite Kalamazoo Community Services Council. federated, wholesale agricultural the emotionally impaired with the Porter were married March 21 in Niles. She is an A. Kent Aach, BA '50, of Southfield, died cooperative. He is also a member of the In- schools in Porter, Ind. elementary teacher. April 24 at 52. He was vice president for dianapolis Men's Hockey League. Patrice Cook-Kincare, BS '80, is head of claims of Michigan Mutual Insurance Co. the women, infants and childrens program 1980 He earned a law degree from the U. of of the Pullman Health Center, a special sup- Miami (Fla.) Law School. 1980 Elizabeth Gillis, BS '80, and Gregory Krupa, plemental food program sponsored by the Alma Carlson Peterson, BA 'SO, of Grand Leonard Allman, MM '80, is brass instructor BS '80, were married in Wyoming. He is a at Grand Rapids Educational Park and has Department of Agriculture's food and nutri- Rapids, died March 19 at 73 . tion service. teacher in the Lorain (Ohio) Schools where spent the last two summers as an instructor they live. James Price, BA '51, formerly of Parch- Richard Gibson, MS '80, was among those ment, died last winter in Menlo Park, Calif. at the Alaska Fine Arts Camp. Barry Schmidtke, BBA '80, and Cathy receiving an award for an "outstanding He was 51. Brad and Mary Creswell, BM '80, are both Garlick were wed Feb. 28 in Three Rivers. academic record" in the biomedical field at Charles Wilbur, BMus '56, of Kalamazoo, seeking their master's degrees in vocal per- He is with the Portage schools. They reside formance at U of M. WMU. He was given the Distinguished died March 23 at 81. He was a musician and Graduate Award. He is with the Upjohn in Kalamazoo. Julie Matthews, BM '80, is band director Tamara Click, BBA '80, and Richard performed with the Kalamazoo Symphoniy Company in its Fertility Research Group. Orchestra for 25 years. He taught drums, at Clarkston High School. Saathoff, BBA '80, were married Feb. 21 in Colleen Peebles, BM '80, is a graduate Flint. They live in South Lyon. percussion and organ and was an organist for the Elks and the Kiwanis Clubs. student in vocal performance at North Valerie Morris, BS '80, married Timothy Texas State. Summers April 4 in Kalamazoo. She is a Lawrence Wells, MA '58, died Dec. 3, 1979, at SO . Jeffrey Powell, BM '80, is a graduate assis- Weddings substitute teacher. Ernest Stokes, BBA '60, of Portage died tant in opera at Kansas State U., where he is Kelly Baxter, BS '80, married Tim Ryon May 3 at 44. He was the manager of the working on a MM in instrumental conduc- 1967 May 2 in Kalamazoo where they live. She is ting. James Warren, BS '67, married Jennifer with Casual Court. Ponderosa Steak House in Battle Creek and Wendy Ritter, BM '80, is a member of Swenson Feb. 14 in Moline, Ill. They are formerly owned the Pizza King Restaurants Musicana Enterprises, a dinner theatre in In- both engineers at Dow Corning Corp. on E. Main and in Plainwell. He also earned dian Harbour Beach, Fla. a B.A. in hotel and restaurant management Cynthia Swan, BM '80, works in the 6-12 1971 Deaths at MSU. band programs at Detour Village and Drum- Anna Saum, BS '60, of Kalamazoo, died Michael Chaprinka, BS '71, and Adela Jan. 13, 1979. mond Island. Godina were married Feb. 20 in Saginaw. Mabel Robinson Luce, TC '12, of Cold- Brenda Closson Bustanji, BM '80, is a water, died Aug. 27, 1979, at 85. Ira Livingston, Jr., MA '61, SED '69, of secretary in WMU's Office of Professional Mary Loughead Lambrix, MA '14, of Pent- Jackson, died April 26 at 61. Field Experiences. 1972 water, died May 1. She was a teacher in Fern McDowell Peters, MA '61, of Tommy Nkungula, EdD '80, of Salisbury, Patricia Chilton, BA ' 72, and Dennis Str- Benton Harbor and Adrian. At WMU she Muskegon, died March 11 in Bradenton, Fla. Zimbabwe, is educational director in the ingham, BBA '79, were married April 28 at was the first president of the Women's She was 70. Trans-Africa Division of the General Con- St. Thomas More Chapel. Patricia is an League in 1913 and a member of the Alpha Doris Coyle Campbell, BS '62, of Battle ference of the Seventh Day Adventists education coordinator for the Kalamazoo Beta Epsilon sorority. Creek, died March 6 after a three-year il- responsible for school and college research Soil Conservation District, and Dennis is a Ildiefontz Watson Rutz, TC '18, BA '35, lness. She was 66. She retired from the Bat- in seven countries in southern Africa. computer operator at the Upjohn Company. of Albion died Feb . 23 at 84. A teacher and tle Creek Schools where she had been an William "Buzz" Wright, TC '80, received They live in Portage. principal of Gardner School for most of her adult and night school teacher. Doris also the W.E. Upjohn Award for his contribu- 35 years with the Albion District, she taught at Lakeview, St. Philip High School tions as a laboratory technician of Product 1975 retired in 1956. In 1940 she received an and Kellogg Community College. In 1961 M.A. from the U of M. the U of Michigan honored her for her Control II at The Upjohn Company. Denise Perry, BS '75, married Capt. William Marjorie Mitchell, TC '20, BA '38, of teaching of non-native Americans and was Lt. Robert C. Burge, BS '80, completed Neal III Feb . 28 in Kalamazoo. She is an Kalamazoo died April 10 at 83. She taught recognized for her teaching of adults by the basic training with the Marines at Quantico, employment specialist at the Douglas Com- Va. He is on duty at Camp Pendleton, Calif. in the Grand Haven and Kalamazoo schools Michigan and National Associations of munity Association, and her husband is on and was director of welfare for the Ten- Public School Adult Education. Paul and Gina Atherton, BA '80, are the ROTC faculty at WMU. teaching seventh grade reading in Arcadia nessee Coal, Iron & Railway Co. and the In- James Verburg, BS '76, of Wyoming, died diana Welfare System. Feb. 21, 1979. He was 28 . - Honored Guest-Earlier this spring Laura V. Shaw (second from right), was honored on her 90th birthday as a special guest at a perfor- mance of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and at a reception afterward. Miss Shaw, after whom the University Theatre is named, retired as chairman of the Department of Theatre in 1953. With her here are (from left) Andrew Young, a freshman from Esct~naba, Mich.; Dr. Daniel f. Fleischhacker, acting chairperson of the theatre department; and Dr. John T. Bernhard, president of the University. Young, who had a role in the play, was still in costume. Many former students, faculty members and friends attended the event. 12

Coyne's third novel on bestseller list __ The following article is reprinted with is as modest and candid now as he was the permission of the Kalamazoo before he knew where his next con- Gazette. tract was coming from. He professes no urgent statement that impels him John Coyne, MA '65, is a best-selling toward his typewriter. He writes, he mystery/occult novelist, but the story maintains, simply to satisfy the he seems to enjoy most writing is his greatest common denominator of the own success story. reading public. His suspense tales may strike terror in the hearts of men. More important, though, they strike gold in the pockets of his publishers. Andrie honored by Montana ____ After six of his fiction manuscripts A membership were rejected by the publishing houses, Dr. Eugene Audrie, '40, retired as a Later came the performing arts Coyne discovered formula writing and for Mom ____ professor of music at the University of award in the 1981 Governor's Awards formula success. Montana, recently received honors for the Arts. The Governor of Montana Coyne's third science fiction/ occult Prior to December and April com- from both the university and the State cited Audrie as one who has "sent chiller, ''The Searing,'' is now on sale. mencements, the Alumni Association of Montana. young performers out into the concert Readers are promised a terrifying tale sends a membership form to the The first honor was the Robert T. world, and into other classrooms and of a "series of bizarre and extraor- parents of graduating seniors as a Pantzer award of the University, given studios as teachers-all touched by his dinary events orchestrated into an perfect idea for a graduation gift. In to a person ''who has contributed warmth, sincerity and humanity, as apocalyptic conclusion.'' April, Scott and Courtney Cooley of substantially to the university, making well as by his musical artistry." His first published novel, ''The Grand Blanc sent in a completed form it a more open and humane learning After Naval service in World War II, Piercing, " made it to the New York for Wanda-their mom-when she environment and fostering academic Andrie joined the Montana faculty in Times Book Review paperback best- graduated. It proved to be the perfect inquiry and expression.'' 1946 and continued teaching until selling list for mass market reading gift for children to give as well. retirement in 1976. last summer. It held the No. 13 spot. During his years there he organized His encore, a novelization of the the Missoula Symphony and the Universal Pictures movie, ''The Helena Symphony, serving as conduc- Legacy" (which was anything but a tor for both, and also organized and box office legacy), sold 1 ~ million Fitzgerald heads Michigan Association played first violin in the Montana paperback copies and helped push up Chamber Symphony. sales of "The Piercing," now in its for Media in Education ______''I look back with greater respect for fourth printing, to more than 1 Ruth Fitzgerald, MSL '68, was presi- Other officers included Rolland such teachers as Harper Maybee, million. dent of the Michigan Association for Billings, EdS '69, president in 1977; George Amos and Drs. Seibert, Brown, "Making a bestseller list makes my Media in Education for 1980, one of a Prof. Marilyn Miller, president in Slusser and Smith," he writes, " and publishers very happy and they perceive line of WMU alumni or faculty who 1976; Addie Kingsinger, MSL '69, for the insight into the arts I gained a writer differently. It says you're a have served this organization. Prof. president in 1975; and Burton Brooks, from Miss Siedschlag." While in commodity that pays off as a writer. Archie Watson is the current vice MSL '68, president in 1974. Kalamazoo he played with the But it's a very fleeting game, and at president. This media association was formed Kalamazoo Symphony and organized the moment, I'm a minor bestseller," In 1979 Mary Ann Paulin, BA '60, in 1974 through a merger of the the Kalamazoo Youth Symphony. says Coyne. MSL '65, EdS '71, was the vice presi- Michigan Association of School He and his wife Lorraine live from If Coyne knows success, it must also dent, and in 1978 Patricia Slocum, Librarians and the Michigan Audio June through October at Phillipsburg, be said that he knows humiliation. He MSL '67, was president. Visual Association. Mont., and from November through May at Harbor, Ore.

Accreditation __ Season update __ (Continued from page 1) (Continued from page 4) common for accreditation to be denied covered the 110-meter high hurdles in or deferred, Jones explained. :14.14. More than 800 students are active in Second place MAC finishes went to graduate programs in the College of . high jumper David Elliott (6-10), Tim Business. The programs include the Sheppard, with a record :47.78 clock- comprehensive Master of Business Ad- ing for 400 meters, and decathloner ministration degree as well as the Mike Bishop (7,050) . more specialized Master of Science degree programs in the Departments of WOMEN'S TRACK Accountancy, Business Education and A fifth place finish at the first ever Administrative Services, General Mid-American Conference champion- Business, Management and Marketing. ships capped the 1981 outdoor track At the undergraduate level, more season for the Bronco women's team, than 5, 700 students are currently which was guided by first-year coach enrolled with majors in the College of Debbie Hunt. Business, making Western's the fourth On Kanley Track WMU broke a largest undergraduate program in the handful of school records at the league nation. When combined with the meet and had four all-conference per- graduate program, Western has the formers, a group led by distance 12th largest business school in the specialist Darcy Tomlinson. The country. Bryan, Ohio, native captured titles at College of Business graduates the MAC in the 1,500 and 3,000-meter number nearly 15,000 since the college run, and anchored a 3,200-meter relay was established in 1952. Of them, an that won in a school record time of estimated 6,000 graduates remain in 9:30.4. the Southwest Michigan region. The MAC Championship Tennis Team-Front (left to right): Joe Murray, Jeff Stassen, Co-Capt. first graduate degree candidates were Steve Winsor and Paul Walker. Back: Co-Capt. Scott Spoerl, Dave Sommerville, Mark graduated in 1964. Swanson, Dan Kasson and Coach Jack Vredevelt.