Magazine of PMC Colleges Alumni/1971 / August Second Class Postage Paid at Chester, Pa. 19013 TRUSTEES NAME MURPHY VICE-PRESIDENT Arthur T . Murphy, dean of the School of Engi­ Michael P. Smyth has been appointed director of neering, has been named vice-president and dean the School of Engineering and promoted to profes­ of the College by the Board of Trustees. sor of engineering. He has a B.S .E.E. and an M.S.E.E. from Syracuse University and a Ph.D. This was one of several important academic and from the University of Pennsylvania. He joined the administrative appointments made at the end of PMC faculty as an associate professor of engineer­ the academic year. ing in 1967. He was co-director of the You and Dean Murphy will be responsible for the academic Technology program, the development of a high affairs of the College as well as interrelating the school course on technology and its impact on educational functions with the administration. In society. the absence of the president, he will be the chief John Meli has been appointed chairman of the operating officer of the College. Division of Economics and Management and pro­ Dean Johnson, who was vice-president of academic moted to associate professor. He will be respon­ affairs and dean, resigned Ju Iy 1 to resume teach­ sible for the undergraduate and graduate programs. ing as professor of economics. A graduate of St. Joseph's and the University of At PMC since 1966, Dean Murphy instituted the Pennsylvania, he expects to receive his Ph.D. from interdisciplinary engineering curriculum and the the Wharton School at the University of Pennsyl­ master's programs in systems engineering and engi­ vania at the end of the summer. He has been on neering mechanics. He holds a B.S. in electrical the faculty since 1966. engineering from Syracuse University and an M.S. Theodore F. Locke' 42 has been named assistant and Ph .D. degrees from Carnegie-Mellon Uni­ to the vice-president in addition to continuing his versity. administrative function within the School of Engi­ He has published articles in numerous technical Arthur T. Murphy neering. He was promoted to associate professor of journals and is co-author of an innovative text­ military management. book, Introduction to System Dynamics, pub­ Among awards and honors he has received are the Professor Locke has an MBA from Syracuse Uni­ lished by Addison-Wesley. He is the engineering 1966 ASEE Western Electric Award "for excel­ versity and has been at PMC since 1966 as assistant systems editor of the Pergamon Publishing Com­ lence in instruction of engineering students," and a professor and assistant to the Dean of Engineering. pany's Unified Engineering Series. listing in the first edition of the Engineering Joint He will also be coordinator of military activities. Council's Engineers of Distinction. This year, he was awarded the Kappa Sigma fraternity's Out­ standing Faculty Award and the PMC Colleges Alumni Association Faculty Award. Of course, a lot of students postpone the inev i­ table. Mrs. Mackey is seeing a number of students from the class of 1971 this summer. "They want HAS THE DOOR to go to graduate schools, they want to get mar­ ried, but they are facing the problem that they don't have any money," she says. Now they are OF OPPORTUNITY seriously interested in a job. She sees student reaction to the slump as either "powerful motivation or lethargy- little middle BEEN SLAMMED? ground. Individuals go out determined to get a The world did not exactly roll out- the red carpet By senior year, they are ready for interviews- but job- or they lie on the beach hoping for a change." when the class of 1971 graduated in Ju ne. The job this year there were fewer scheduled interviews. In their job search, alumni as well as students have market for college graduates is estimated to be the Like almost every college, PMC saw fewer com­ a friend in the Placement Office. The services worst in at least two, if not three, decades. pany recru iters th is year- about 35 percent can­ offered have been streamlined in accordance with However, PMC's Placement Director, Mrs. Hilda celled, some by mutual agreement since the policy the College's general guidelines to cut costs, but an Mackey is catching the first signs of an upswing. of placement is to recruit only if there are jobs alumnus still will find valuable assistance and con­ cern for his future. "We have been having some luck recently in cer­ available. (Normally 150-200 companies conduct tain areas, especially in placement of skilled interviews on campus. In addition, the Placement PMC is part of the Grad System, a computerized people," she explains. Other college placement Office has off-campus contact with more than 300 referral system developed by the non-profit Col­ directors are also seeing evidence of an upturn. But companies.) There were fewer available training lege Placement Council and its regional associa­ most agree with Mrs. Mackey that "the milk and programs and more competition. A recent College tions for all college and university alumni nation­ honey days are over" because of changes in educa­ Placement survey showed jobs down about 28 per­ wide. The applicant fills out a Grad application tion, society and living. "At one time," Mrs. cent since last year- and 1970 wasn't exactly a indicating his field of interest, qualifications, kind Mackey recalls, " we could circulate resumes to 50 bumper year. of job preferred and preferences for location and companies, get 10 to 15 responses, six interviews type of employer. There is no fee. A computer and three or four job offers." Today, the job seek­ then matches this information with its file of avail­ er usually has to work harder. able jobs and sends the resu Its to the applicant, Mrs. Mackey, who has been helping PMC students prospective employers and the placement director. and alumni with their careers for 15 years, empha­ Alumni also have full use of the PMC library to sizes the new graduates will get jobs- maybe not research companies and to obtain other job infor­ the ones they want, but they will get jobs if they mation. The Placement Office offers career coun­ use initiative and are well motivated. seling and guidance, and if time is available, will She also sees some good coming out of the current critique resumes. It has copies of the College Place­ corporate belt-tightening. Companies are no longer ment Annual available for reference as well as "stockpiling talent"- hiring top graduates, then other volumes of various occupations. not using them effectively. Mrs. Mackey believes Last year, over 300 alumni registered with the that one outcome will be that industry will exam­ Placement Office. I n addition to those placed, Mrs. ine their personnel policies more closely. They will Mackey adds: "An unknown count of alumni, not waste skills but recognize and make use of the MBAs and evening students have been persuaded talent that they have. "Companies will be more Ruth Bingman '71 receives a bachelor of to stay put after realizing that a job change at this realistic and honest," states Mrs. Mackey, "they science.in nursing degree from Dr. President time would not result in a higher wage or a more will use college-educated people at the appropriate Clarence R. Moll. She plans to work at the challenging opportunity." leveL" Hersey Medical Center. And what advice does Mrs. Mackey offer for re­ I n other words, recent graduates may find that cent graduates who are looking for employment? once they get that job, it's a pretty good one. But "Be prepared for the interview. If you know what it is clear that the class of 1971 has to fight harder industry expects, and if you want that interview to get those jobs. badly enough, you'll do everything you can to fit The Placement office starts to prod students to your personal philosophy to that of the company. think about careers at the beginning of their junior You'll evaluate your education, skills and personal year- "and ideally it should be in the sophomore qualifications, matching your goals realistically year," Mrs. Mackey adds. The first step is group with what the company has to offer. Automati­ counseling sessions for technical and non-technical cally, because you are motivated, you will develop majors with emphasis on self-analysis and proper the self-confidence needed to qualify for the job." procedures. About 50 to 60 percent of the class The door of opportunity isn't closed. It is just attend these sessions. harder to get open. '48 '54 ABOUT ALUMNI Maj. Charles L. Daugherty, U.S.M.C., is now sta­ tioned at Cape Pendleton, Calif. Lt. Col. Michael J . Hamberger, U. S. Army, is attending graduate school at American University '27 in Washington. '55 Maj. William J. Duddy is with the HHB 8/ 3 Artil­ lery in Vietnam. Elmer (Buzz) Doran has been appointed vice-presi­ dent, finance and administration, at Haskell of '58 Pittsburgh, I nc., manufacturer of middle market office furniture. He was formerly vice-president of finance and chief financial officer of Leasney Pro­ ducts Corp., New York City. He resides in Pitts­ burgh with his wife, Ann, and three children. George B. Shaw, Jr., assistant manager of engineer­ Harvey P. Howard, a senior site engineer with ing in Bethlehem Steel's fabricated steel construc­ Herco Form Marketing I nco in Bethesda, Md ., tion division, retired June 30. During his 43 years writes that he was married to Corinne B.