VOLUME 10 ISSUE 2 PULLMAN, WASH. FEBRUARY, 1979 Artist's conception of Martin Stadium expansion at Washington State University. -11,000 New Seats To Be Added Martin Stadium Expansion Begins Work began January 18on a two-part project to enlarge (services and materials) valued at $664.000. Another membership in the Pac-10 Conference and Division IA of Martin Stadium at Washington State University by 11.000 $412.000is expected from a variety of activities and gifts. the NCAA. Without the increased seating capacity, WSU seats and construct a new track and field facility on a would have been forced to play "home" football games in five-acre site near the WSU Golf Course. Lloyd W. Peterson. senior assistant attorney general Spokane's Joe Albi Stadium. assigned to WSU. said he was satisfied with the legal Under a resolution approved unanimously by WSU document covering the project. Five days earlier he was The NCAA requires Division LAteams provide football regents meeting in special session a day earlier. the reluctant to assure university regents that they were' stadiums with at least 30,000seats. Martrn Sta~Hum now Cougar Club Foundation will undertake the project at an legally protected by a previous document. accommodates 27.000.More than 10,000seats Will be add- estimated cost of $2.274.000.The project is expected to be ed in the expansion currently underwar. Plans call for the completed early next fall. At that time, the Cougar Club The WSU' Athletic Department expects to genera, runnmg track surrounding the playing surface to be Foundation. a group of WSU athletic. boosters. will make another $375.000for 'the project by instituting a surtax on removed. The stadium floor will be lowered 18 feet to a gift of the facilities to the University .. non-stUdent football tickets of up to 75 cents for a period make room for 13rows of new seats. Dirt excavated from A financial statement accompanying the resolution not to exceed five years. Martin Stadium will be trucked to the site of the new track and field facility east of the Performing Arts showed that the Cougar Club Foundation has acquired Coliseum $254.600in cash. has generated $884,200 in cash pledges * * * for the project, and expects to receive "gifts in kind" Expansion of Martin Stadium will insure WSU's (Additional story Page 2) Veterinary Medical Education G~s 'Regional' Washington, Oregon and Idaho has moved a step In 1!17~,W~U en~ert:d il!t? all Interim agreement additl<)na! WaShin~toJ;1dollars, offic~als said, closer to full partnership in a Regional Program iii with Oregon Sttlte UnIyerslty to allow that institu- ThjrtY-$~x stUdents Win enr?U in the r~gional Veterinary Medical Education. tion .to P9 ' , ate In. the sha!ed curticulum prograin itl V~te~inary Me~hcar Education at program. m contract lS due to expire Oreg9 $t~.te next .~alL An additional 10.students On January 12. the WSU Board oiRe-gents n June 30 and e l1ew agreement is written to from Washington,. and other WICHE states authorized the institution's a(iministration to ex- lqahQ become effective,JulyL register at ~9~0,aH second-. ecute a contract with the Oregon State Board of will WSU,IntM.tall o_f Higher Education, acting for Oregon State Univer- year stUdents inthe ..prograp-t w~Ilenroll at. WSU ApprovaJ of tlJe:v~stern Int'etst~te Compact fpr Where they will studyf()r the!.bestpart ~ the next sity, and with the UniverSity of Idaho to participate Hlgl\erEducaboll <WICij:E) also wdlJ,e sought and two YE:ar~. .During the fourth. and f~nal year, with WSU in the three-state program. the program will.cqbtinue aec!\lpt students from. to students dlsperlj>eto the varrous reglo.na} cam- the 13 CQmp~ct states inthe'Western D.S. wm The program. tied to WSU'S College of puses in the three-state area as well as participate Veterinary Medicine, the only veterinary school in WSU officialS listed sev~raladv~ntagesthat will in externships in. private clinics. accrue to the state of Wasbington unde.r the propos- the three participating states, will be directed by The WSU CoUe!:\.eof Veterinary Medicine will Dr. Leo K. Bustad, who will serve as "Executive ed agreement."i'hey said it _would.mcrea~~ the retail its identity and will continue to award the Dean." Bustad has been Dean of the College of enrollment of Washington reSidents in veterinary Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree for the Veterinary Medicine at WSU since. 1973and is the medicine from 1~ at present.to 200 by 1982·83 when program. The program contract is being written so major author of the cooperative, three-state shared the program reaches its full enrollment leyel of 424 that it could be expanded in the future if other curriculum program. profeSSional students. It also \Vlll mcrease states express interest in participating. veterinary students' exposure to" fQO(l animal WSC' and the University of Idaho have had a clinical experience py using facilities and resources Officials said the regional program has been cooperative working agreement in 'Veterinary located in Moscow and Caldwell, Idaho and in Cor- reviewed favorably by the American Association of medicine since 1974, and officials at both schools vallis, Oregon which are supported by those states Veterinary Medical College s Council on Educa- have hailed it as "highly successful." rather than establishing facilities and cOl'Qmitting tion. the college's accrediting body. February, 1979 Page 2 wsu Hilltopics 'P..,.... .=-~""""-::r-~_-","",,""'_--~-'~'~--"'!!I E~"4 ~ t 483 191 20 15 104 g£ ()~. .--- ;118 .,~:<:;.~ ~- -"""-, Martin Stadium Expansion , . In his own mind, Sam Jankovich knew he was right. Washington _CI r-1 State University needed a larger football stadium on campus. The single joint smgle joint 50-yeor 1st 3 project had to be started now: He, as ~SU Athletic Director, would ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FULL-LIFE MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL CLASS RATES have to raise the money outside the umversity to finance a venture first estimated to cost $3.5 million. Jankovich, with the backing of the WSU Cougar Club Foundation, fought the good fight and won the war. No one said it would be easy. Early Response Gratifying Sam and the CCF, a group of WSU athletic boosters, rolled up their sleeves and went to work. Their efforts generated "gifts in kind" Dear Alumni: Presidents Bill Biggar '41 of Full life memberships are Downey, Calif., and Joe Careher - offered for $300or $350for a Joint (donated labor, materials and equipment) totaling $664,000. In addi- Weare extremely pleased with tion they were asked to prese~t $260,000in promissory notes to make '35 of Klamath Falls, are. Par- Life membership. The graph the early response to WSU's ticularly gratifying also' has been above illustrates initial progress the project fly. In less than five days following the Jan: 12 Rege~ts Alumni Association membership meeting on campus, promissory notes totalled $390,000.ConstructIOn the response of young alumni. of the drive as of January 3. (An- drive. More than 60,000 nual memberships - 483 Single, began January 18to add 11,000new seats to Martin Stadium by remov- applications were mailed out in There is no closing date for ing the running track around the field and lowering the stadium play- and 191 Joint; Full Life December. With the campaign receipt of applications. Dues are memberships - 20 Single and 15 ing surface 18 feet. The track and field facilities will be relocated on a less than a month old 950 dues- for the current calendar year five-acre site between the Performing Arts Coliseum and the WSU Joint; Special Class Rates - 104 paying members alr~ady have graduates of 50 years or more; Golf Course. responded. That's a good start. 122 members from the three Since the drive to expand the We've heard from people near Alumni Corner most recent graduating classes. stadium to 38,000 seats began and far. Some of the early sub- Total members - 950.) four months ago, Sam has oc- scribers include current Alumni beginning January 1, 1979. An- cupied the "hot seat." He was in Weare open to suggestions Association President Stan Pratt nual dues are $15 for single per- from our members. Please drop the unenviable position of being '58 and his wife, Karen (Coffin sons and $20 for husband-wife "damned if he did; damned if he a line if you have ideas concer- '59), of Yakima; Clarence Hix '09 alumni. Special discount rates ning programs you would like to didn't" regarding the project. ($9 Single, $12 Joint) are offered of Pullman, our Alumni see emphasized or implemented. In fairness to Jankovich, the Treasurer for more than 50 to alumni of the three most re- cent graduating class years and cards were stacked against him. years; Immediate Past Alumni Sincerely, Director E.G. 'Pat' Patterson '41 to those alumns whose class Keith Lincoln When he succeeded Ray Nagel of Pullman, and Past Alumni graduated 50 or more years ago. WSU Alumni Director as WSU A.D. in August 1976, Jankovich inherited the athletic department's $500,000 deficit. University President Glenn LETTERS~ lETTERS~~~ lETTERS~~ Terrell issued Sam a directive which in essense said: "Be self- to the editor to tile editor to the 'editor suppo~ting, pay ~ff the deficit, and be competitive." Fighting inflation and trying to comply with Title IX Dear Editor: I was more closely associated loss of the track whereon I had at least observed some WSU vic- regulations (as they pertain to Sam Jankovich I particularly enjoyed your ar- with WSU.