Missouri University of Science and Technology Scholars' Mine Missouri S&T Magazine Special Collections Missouri S&T Magazine, Summer 1995 Miner Alumni Association Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/alumni-magazine Recommended Citation Miner Alumni Association, "Missouri S&T Magazine, Summer 1995" (1995). Missouri S&T Magazine. 402. https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/alumni-magazine/402 This Magazine is brought to you for free and open access by Scholars' Mine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Missouri S&T Magazine by an authorized administrator of Scholars' Mine. This work is protected by U. S. Copyright Law. Unauthorized use including reproduction for redistribution requires the permission of the copyright holder. For more information, please contact [email protected]. , A PUBLICATION OF THE MSM-UMR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MSM-UMR DIRECTORS AT LARGE CHRISTA DEGONlA ANDREW, '85, 13108 Dougherty Ridge Ct., St. Louis, MO 63 131-2212 ROBERT S. BRUCE, '69, The ew England, 12400 O li ve Blvd., Suite 102, St. Louis, MO 63141 ALUMNI GENE W. EDWARDS, '53, 159 Hillmont Drive, Paducah, KY 42003 ALISSA GAllAGHER, '81, 816 South Berry Road, St. Louis, MO 6312.2 DENNIS F. JAGGI, '70, Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp., 7301 orthwest Expwy., Oklahoma City, OK 73132 ASSOCIATION ROBERT R. MORRISON, Jr., '71, 730 Raintree, aperville, IL 60540 N AREA DIRECTORS 00-14 S. DALE McHENRY, '81, AT&T-Communica tions, 900 US Hwy 202/ 206, Room 3A223, Bedminster, J 07921 15-26 ROBERT C. PERRY, ' 49, 302 Fox Chapel Road, Apt. 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 27-36 WILLIAM H. GAMMON, '49, 4142 Southwell Way, Sarasota, FL 34241-6055 37-45 WILLIAM M. FARRELL, '65, 6204 Bertram Avenue NW, Canton, OH 44718 46-52 DENNIS J. KINCHEN, '78, 10836 Curri er Court, Brighton, Ml 48116 53-61 ROBERT J. WILSON, '62, 548 Rance Road, Oswego, lL 60543 62-62 ROBERT F. UTHOFF, '52, 42 Circle Drive, Springfield, lL 62703 --- 63-65 WILLIAM W. COLLINS, '50, 1608 Wi lson Circle, Roll a, MO 65401 MICHAEL E. FERRETTI, '67, 2492 Country Place Drive, Ma ryland Heights, MO 63043 JAMES L. FOIL, '74, 207 NE Country Lane, Lee's Summit, MO 64086 PHILIP A. JOZWIAK, '66, 1747 Staunton Court, Creve Coeur, MO 63146 DARLENE S. RAMSAY, '84, 155 Forest Drive, Labadie, MO 63055 ROBERT J. SCHNELL, '78, Union El ectric Co., P.O. Box 38, Lake Ozark, MO 65049 KEVIN SKIBISKI, '75, 330 Texas Drive, Ozark, MO 65721-9807 WILLIS J. WILSON , '73, Burns & McDonnell, 10881 Lowell, Overland Pa rk, KS 66210 66-72 JOHN MOSCARI, '51, 503 Coleman Drive, Longview, TX 75601 73-75 STEPHEN M. TI-DES, '72, 3301 E 99, Tulsa, OK 74137 76-77 WA YNE T. ANDREAS, '58, 1802 Wili tefeather Trail, Crosby, TX 77532 Ca stleman Hall 78-84 RANDY G. KERNS, '74, 4797 Valhall a Drive, Boulder, CO 80301 University of Missou ri-Ro lla 85-92 WILLIAM M. HALLETT, 55, P. O. Box 64216, Tucson, AZ 85728-421 6 Ro lla, M O 65401 -0249 93-99 SIDNEY J. COLE, '54, 13640 Paseo d el Roble Court, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Telepho ne (314) 341 -4145 FAX: (314) 341 -6091 STUDE NT REPRESE NTATIVES Email: [email protected] ROBIN ANN RUIZ, Student Union Board, 218 University Center-West, UMR, Rolla, MO 65401 OFFICERS ANDREW SEARS, Student Counci l Presid ent, 202 University Center-West, UMR, Rolla, MO 65401 President COMMITIEE CHAIRS GE RALD L. STEVENSON, '59 Ja cobs Engineering Croup, Inc. 25 1 Soulh Lake Avenue, Pasadena, CA 911 01 J. RICHARD HUNT, '50, 14913 Highway 82, Carbondale, CO 81623 JOHN CURT KILLINGER, '73, 14823 Preston Park, Houston, TX 77095 President-elect CALVIN M. OCHS, '49, 1304 Bello Pa seo Court, Je fferson City, MO 65 109 CRAJG S. O'DEAR, '79, Bryan Cave, P.O. Box 41 9914, Kansas City, MO 64141 MATTEO A. COCO, '66 GRAHAM G. SUTHliRLAND Ill, '64, Eichleay Corporati on, 6585 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-4407 J.5. Alberici Construction Co., Inc. 2 150 Ki enlen Ave., 51. Louis, MO 63121 JAMtS K. VAN BU REN, '63, Sverdrup Civil Co., 13723 Riverport Dr., Maryland Heights, MO 63043 Vice Presidents ALFRED J. BUESCHER, '64 PAST PRESIDENTS Sverdrup Corporation 13723 Ri verport Drive, Maryland Heights, MO 63043 ARTHUR G. BAEBLER, '55, 17 Zillzer Court, SI. Louis, MO 63 123 RICHARD H. BAUE R, '51, Missouri Electrochem, Inc., 10958 Lin-Va ll e Drive, SI. Louis, MO 63123 W. R. " PAT" BROADDUS, JR., '55 f2c5& ROB ERT D. BAY '49, 673 Princeton Gate Drive, Chesterfield, MO 63017 Assoc. Aggregates International ROB ERT M. BRAC KBILL '42, 9148 Clearl ake Drive, Dallas, TX 75225 1'. Box 2545, Da lt on, GA 30722-2545 PAUL T . DOWLl G, '40, 10144 Winding Ridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63124 ROBERT T. BERRY, '72 RA YMOND O. KASTEN, '43, 901 West 114th Terrace, Kans. City, MO 64114-5220 Burns & McDonnell PETE R F. MATTEI, '37, 9954 Holliston Court, St. Louis, MO 63124 370 t S. Lindbergh Bl vd ., Sunset llills, MO 63127 JAM ES B. M CG RATH, ' 49, 12425 Balwyck Lane, St. Louis, MO 63131 - -'iI JOSEPH W. MOONEY, '39, 211 N. Central, Clayton, MO 63105 I J/'lI/III/iJe.I!J: JA IES E. BERTELSMEYER, '66 MELVIN E. NICKEL, '38, 10601 S. Hamilton Avenue, Chicago, lL 60643 3303 E 100th Place 5, Tulsa, O K 741 37-3536 J. ROBERT PATTERSON, '54, Show-Me, Inc., P. O. Box 573, Sikeston, MO 63801 125th LAWR E CE A. S PANIER, '50, 246 Eagle Drive, Jupiter, FL 33477 Secretary JOHN B. TOOMEY, '49, 9 Wilkes St., Alexandria, VA 22314-3853 annlVerSal LU C IEN M. BOLO , JR., '59 ROBERT V. WOLF, '51 , 1504 Scenic Drive, Rolla, MO 65401 celebratlo 902 S. W. Murray Roa d, Lee'. Summit, MO 6408 1 dUring Treasurer STAFF Hornecon J ERRY R. B YLESS, '59, Assoc. Dean, School o( Engineering Weekend 101 ERL, UMR, Rolla , MO 65401 DO ALD G. BRACKHAH ,'93, Executive Vice President, MSM-UMR Alumni As oeiati on LI DSA Y LOMAX BAGNALL, '76, Assistant Vice President, MSM-UMR Alumni Association Pgs 24.2' Assistant Treasurer J. L. "JA C K" PAI NTER, '50 1200 Ilomeilfe Plaza, Roll a, \1065401 i3132 I N T H s s SUE ninsl", NJ 07911 FEATURES MINING COMPETITION UM-Rolla men's and women's teams show the rest of th e world how tou gh the Miners are. 10 )1 A PERSPECTIVE ON WWII Four alumn i share the ir stories of involvement in World War II, on the 50th anniversary of the war 's end . 152(J6-1407 )l3 14 DEPARTMENTS 2 LEITERS TO THE EDITOR 30 ALUMNI NOTES 125th anniversary 4 CAMPUS NEWS 40 SECTIONS NEWS cel ebration during 20 ASSOCIATION NEWS 46 MINER SPORTS Homecoming Weekend Pgs . 24-29 ON THE COVER: MEMBERS OF THE WOMEN'S M NING ToM:" REBECCA CHRISFIELD, LEF , \ND DAPHNE PLA( E, HIGHT, PRAC' CE HAND-STEELING WHILE TEAMMATE LORI WISDOM LOOKS ON. PHOTO B' DAN SEIFERT/STONE HOUSE P~OT'lG~AP 1Y LETTERSTO ~__________ _ THE EDITOR RJ UNDOING A LEGACY in the hierarchy of one's profession must be a Mission of the MSM·UMR Alumnus magazine The Spring 1995 issue of the MSM Alum­ rather heavy load to bear. It seems to me that The MSM-UMR Alumni Association publishes the nus is correct in pointing to the praiseworthy their time would be better spent in doing the MSM·UMR Alumnus to communicate and reflect contributions of MSM-UMR graduates in th e job that gains them the respect of their peers the past, current and future interests of the alumni of cleanup operations at Weldon Spring and that are from th e "majority. " If they can get this the Missouri School of Mines and the University of Missouri-Rolla. Times Beach, but I think there is an unfortu­ upset over a picture/title, then I hesitate to nate omission in your stories. think of the reaction to some direct a nd per­ Times Beach was caused by the actions of sonal sli ght UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI·ROLLA CHANCELLOR John T. Park a man who had no way of knowing that what Or, maybe it just all comes down to the fact he was doing was sowing th e seeds of disaster, that I don't care much for "whiners, " and feel MSM·UMR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT but everything at Weldon Spring was created that anyone capable of graduating from MSM­ Gerald L. Stevenson, '59 by managers and technical staff who certainly UMR should have the self-confidence to not be EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT should have known better. Given the domi­ looking for th e "nits" to pick! Donald G. Brackhahn nance of MSM-UMR in technology, especially And, may I compliment you on your an­ in the St Louis area, it seems virtuall y certain swer? It certainly fit the adage: "a soft answer The MSM·UMR Alumnus is written, edited, photographed, and designed by the staff of the that our fellow alums were among the respon­ turneth away wrath"! UMR Publications Department, the UMR News sible people with the U.S. Army, Atlas Powder, Ed Waltenspiel, CE'44 Services Department, and the MSM·UMR the Atomic Energy Commission, and Alumni Association. Mallinckrodt Chemical Company. MSM is recognized throughout the world as EDITOR If MSM-UMR accepts some of the praise for a leading scientific and engineering institution, Kathy Fillmer the restitution of Weldon Spring, it should also a degree from which is something to be very accept some of the blame for creating it in the proud of. ASSOCIATE EDITORS (Alumni) Lindsay Lomax Bagnall, '76 first place.