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HE EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVEI lUS / VOLUME 16 / NUMBER 1 ^•IVICjIK Eastern's Seventh •resident lo Stranger to Spirit of 76 :ducation Homecoming: Wet but Happy Reunite Nursing & Allied Health Programs Receive a Bo^ " Rice Bowl Cham Haven't Lo Their Spiri fulletin Winter '76 SUMMER SESSION SEVENTY SEVEN The Eosrern Kenrucky Universiry summer of rhe obove ond moiled ro Eastern session offers educorionol opporruniries ro Kenrud-iy Universiry, Richmond, Ky. 40475 many who connor orrend during rhe regulor rerm. An extensive offering of Summer Session Dares undergroduore, groduore level, and speciol May 16-June 10 Spring Inrersession workshop end insrirure courses v/ill be Monday, June 13 Regisrrorion offered. Undergroduore informorion is Tuesday, June 14 Classes Begin available from rhe Dean of Admissions and Thursday, Augusr 4 Commencemenr groduore informorion from rhe Groduore Friday, Augusr 5 Close of Classes Sdiool. Inquiries may be oddressed ro either August 8-20 Augusr Inrersession EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY A^'.i:^ 1977 THE EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY ALUMNUS LV'VERSITY ARCHIVES EDITORIAL BOARD CONTENTS )nald R. Feltner, vice president for public affairs, editor; WINTER 1976/VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Wyatt Thurman, director of ahjmni affairs; Ron G. Wolfe, sodate director of alumni affairs; Don Rist. art editor Larry liley, ptiotographic editon Karl Park, spoils editor John innecke, Brown Lee Yates. Doug Wfiitlock. PauJ Lambert, 4 Introducing EKU's Seventh President Tts Jones, contritxjting editors. Dr. ) C. Powell, the seventh president of the University, is introduced as a man who's no stranger to the oft ice he assumed October 1, 1976 Nor is EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1976-77 he a stranger to public education in Kentucky, The Alumnus editor presents >nley Manning. "56 President President Powell, his background and his philosophy in his new role as Eastern's '41 ith Spurlock. First Vice-President new chief executive. le Alsip. 34 Second Vice-President lannon Jotinson, '61. '65 Past President '67. II Raker. 72 President-Elect 8 Eastern's New President Seeks Further Maturing of University onty Joe LowU. '68. 74 Vtee-Pres.Elect leila Kirby Smith. 71 Vfce President-Elect President Powell sees his presidency a^ one which will have as its main thrust RECTORS; Jimmy Brown. 70; Gayle Nines. 70; Mary emphasis on program quality. He seeks to continue to build on the solid ity Hunter, '43; Bill Jack Parker, 73, and the 1976-77 nior Class ['resident background laid for Eastern by his predecessor m the further develo()nu'nl of the University. These and other goals and asfiirallons are among his plans as outlined to the Alumnus editorial board and which are presented m a stem Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunily- a question-and-answer format, finnative Action employer and does not discriminate on ? basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in ; admission to, or participation in, any educational program 14 The Martin Legacy activity which it conducts, or discriminate on such basis any empbyment opportunity. The last months, weeks and days of the administration of Eastern's sixth president. Dr. Robert R. Martin, are described in this article. Special emphasis IS given the Tribute Dinner which was attendeci by 1,200 well-wishers including 'blished bianni^y as a bulletin of Eastem Kentucky Governor lulian M. Carroll and five former governors. ersity for the Eastem Alumni Association, and entered e Post Offkie in Richmond, Kentucky 40475, as Second matter. Suhecriptions ar^ included in Association 21 "Spirit of 76" Homecoming: A Double Victory dl gifts. Address all con-espondence conceming editorial It It v\as not in which tmesse was exhibited. er or circulation to: The Eastern Alumnus, Eastern It was cold. was wet. a game much jcky University, Richmond, Kentucky 40475. But, nevertheless, it was a day filled with memorable ex()eriences . and a sweet victory over Murray. Ron Wolfe captured the spirit of the occasion and highlights the special day's happenings in his feature article on Home- coming. 28 Return of the Grantland Rice Bowl Champions Homecoming provided numer(3us reunions lor ihe old grads, some [ilanned, others spontaneous. One such reunion brought together most of the mcml)ers of the 1967 Grantland Rice Bowl champions who returned for a bone-chilling. fun-filled weekend. Graduate student Chris lones describes their reunion in his feature story. 30 Nursing and Allied Health Programs Given Boost The rapidly develofjing programs in nursing and allied health now occupy sparkling new facilities in tfie |ohn D. Rowlell Building, which came gift- wrapped. )ohn Winnecke describes the new building and some of the programs it serves, including Student Health Services. 43 Rome's Boys Reunite Rome Rankin, Eastern's winningest coach, percentage-wise, in Ijoth football and basketball, was honored by "his boys" during a special autumn weekend reunion. Karl Park presents highlights of these happy limes. 50 The Greatest Yankee of Them All: In Memoriam for the Yankees' THE COVER Earle B. Combs, Ihe "Silver Fox from Kentu(k\.' leadoff baiter e seventh president of Eastern Kentucky famous Murderer's Row, who added "A Touch ol Class lo Ihe Hall of Fame" liversity. Dr. ). C. Powell, son of a former of the EKU Board of Regents is dead at the age of 77. The former chairman liege president, is featured on the cover eulogized in a special memorial story. this issue. President Powell assumed of- is e October 1, succeeding Dr. Robert R. irtin, with whom he worked for two 34 Chronicle 39 Student Body cades, the last 16-plus years as his chief ministrative staff officer. The portrait was 34 Campus 40 Sports ide by Steve May, Beverly Studio, Lexing- 1. President Powell, his background and 47 Alumni philosophy are presented in this issue. 37 Faculty and Staff MNTER, 1976 notes. ••from the editor's desk The waning weeks, days and hours of Bob Martin was unique m that he Commonwealth It is reprinted, in pa the administration of Dr. Robert R. seemingly possessed all the qualities "Few educators in Kentucky's hiS' Martin were filled with nostalgia, fleeting needed to direct Eastern through the tory have left marks as deep as thost remembrances of the seemingly great growth and development period of carved by Dr Robert R. Martin. countless highlights of the past 16-and- the 60's and early 70's, an era filled with "Dr Martin had few peers ai a-quarter years during which time a uni- challenges which accompanied the getting the most out of an educa^ versity was born and nurtured to its changing times. A rare combination of tional dollar And the growth oi present stage of development. scholar, administrator, a man with unique Eastern under his administratior In retrospect, it seemed that every day financial savvy, a deep devotion to his from a small teachers' college to i -all 5,932 of them-was a happening, a Alma Mater and his Commonwealth, a large regional university demon- major, memorable occurrence. For there politician who knew the right moves to strated that he lacked none of the was a kind of magic in the man who make and when to make them— in sum- skills involved in obtaining the dol- his full energies, sometimes to devoted mary, like a chess player, a DOER, this lars . the point of near exhaustion, to his love man Martin is a tough act to follow. "Dr Martm never concealed his affair with his Eastern, his Alma Mater. A Louisville Courier-lournai editorial, political interests. He couldn't have March 21, 1977, Eastern will celebrate published shortly after Dr. Martin's an- concealed his abilities. Skills honed her 70th birthday as a state institution, nounced retirement, presented a sum- as Superintendent of Public Instruc- though the history of higher education, mary of his accomplishments and the tion and as state Commissioner of as we all know, dates back to 1874 with legacy he leaves to Eastern and to the Finance helped him win funds for the founding of Central University. But, since her beginning as Normal School Dear Alumni and Friends: No. 1 nearly 70 years ago. Eastern had been served by only six presidents, until As I retire as sixth President of Eastern Kentucky University, Mrs. Martin October 1, 1976. and I take on a new relationship with an institution and community with which A glance through history reveals that I have been intimately associated for more than 24 years— four years as a student only two men have directed Eastern's beginning in 1930, four years as chairman of the Eastern Board of Regents in development for more than half its entire the 1950's and since 1960 as President of my Alma Mater. existence-the late President F. W. During this period of time, 1 have increasingly appreciated the vital support O'Donnell, who served for 19 years that Eastern Kentucky University has received from the alumni, the City of (1941-1960) and President Martin, for Richmond, Madison County, the faculty and staff, and the student body. The more than 16 years (1960-1976). And, advancement of this institution would have been greatly handicapped, indeed when we consider President O'Donnell's impossible, without the enthusiastic and continuing encouragement of these components which we consider our University Community.