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CD m\ i I HE EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY ALUMNUS / VOLUME 14 / NUMBER 1 «i In This Issue Homecoming '74 Bea's WVVri Nostalgia Centennial Teaching Awards EKU's LaW^nforcement - Traffic Safety Center, A National Model Nearing Its May Dedication BULU WINTEi C 1- u C u C C Q O C; i "DOGCOCCCOO Gi-COuOOO O O O O J^C O O^ G C O G C. w^^^^^^^^^^^^M^^^^mm< o[^yc[6;fi'jilcy^a2o'il'ilti'oioiowy9'9'c'9[e'*,y^ryo<>&^^ ENLIGHTENMENT The Eastern Kentucky University summer session offiri educational opportunities to many who cannot attend during t« regular term. An extensive offering of undergraduate, gradu^e level, and special workshop and institute courses will be offerd For further information write the Dean of Admissions. Summer Session Dates summer Monday, June 16 Registratih Tuesday, J une 17 Classes Ben session Thursday, August 7 Commencemtit Friday, August 8 Close of Clas'S 1975 August 11-23 August Intersessir EDITORIAL BOARD lonald R- Feltner, vice president for public director of alumni Ffairs; I. Wyatt Thurman, ffairs; Ron C. Wolfe, associate director of alumni "fairs; Charles D. Whillock, director of public iformation; John Winnecke, radio-TV editor; jrry W. Bailey, photography editor. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1974-75 |en McCarty, '50 President iioug lackson, '59, '72 First Vice President imes E. Walters, '46, '52 ..Second Vice President ee Thomas Mills, '57, '58 Past President hannon Johnson, '61, '65 President Elect etty Bell Mike, '68 Vice President Elect om Bonny, '69, '73 Vice President Elect IIRECTORS: Sandra Martin, '70; Bill Smith, '69, '1; Karl Frey, '70, '74; Bill Raker, '67, '72, and le 1974-75 Senior Class President. ubiished biannualiy as a bulletin of Eastern Ken- jcky University for the Eastern Alumni Associa- ion, and entered at the Post Office at Richmond, Kentucky 40475, as Second Class matter. Sub- criptrons are included in Association annual gifts. ddress all correspondence concerning editorial latter or circulation to: The Eastern Alumnus, astern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky easTenn 0475. WINTER 1975 /VOLUME 14 NO. 1 CONTENTS \ Storybook Victory — Homecoming '74 3 Ron Wolfe's fairytale version of the annual weekend recounts the events that featured the usual celebration amid a football victory In Ih,^ IsM.u over Murray and ideal weather. rhrougli A Vale Of Shadows 9 Bea Coins Dougherty, '45, recalls the war years when she was an 1 Eastern student and expresses all the drama of those times in her poetry. Centennial Awards 19 Eastern's Centennial Year finale features some 345 educators who were honored September 22, the exact date of the opening of Central University in 1874. ort Boonesborough 26 Doug Whitlock features Fort Boonesborough, the recently con- ABOUT THE COVER structed replica of old Dan'l place, and focuses on its contribution to President Robert R. Martin, recently granted Richmond, Madison County, and Eastern. a four-year contract renewal by the Board of Regents, stands before a future campus land- mark, the nearly completed Law Enforcement- fhe Chronicle 28 Traffic Safety Center which is scheduled for a May dedication. rhe Campus 28 Sports 37 rhe Student Body 30 The Alumni 41 The Faculty and Staff 36 Alumni Report 44 Notes . From The Editor's Desk The minutCb ot the l.inuary, 1975, meeting Much ol this expansion in the academic abreast of these new requirements." of the Eastern Kentucky University Board of offering has come in what Dr. Martin calls The attainment of University status in 19 Regents reflect an unusual circumstance. There "people-oriented areas." He points to them as has been singled out by President Martin as was a single motion, made and seconded by all prime examples of "this University's efforts to most significant event in the history of Easle innovative, Many Alumni, however, will disagree. 1 members of the board. serve our region and state with Naturally, the motion was passed unani- unique, and needed academic programs." They will say it was )uly 1, 1960. Martin mously. As examples, President Martin points with That was the day Bob assumed The EKU Regents were granting a new pride to the University's 43 associate of arts Presidency of Eastern. four-year contract to the University's president, degree curricula and the associated "career Dr. Robert R. Martin. ladder" concept that permits a student to go on €KI2J Serving in his 15th year as president of his for a baccalaureate degree from a two-year Mater, Dr. Martin's current four-year Alma program, and to law enforcement, nursing and charles clayton combs '50, term expires June 30. allied health, business, social work, special and replaced his famous lather, Earic B. Combs, Begley, Richmond, chairman of Robert B. education and rehabilitation. the Board of Regents. The elder Combs the board, said he was "very happy to propose Who would have thought, say a decade ago, signed for health reasons and Governor Jul four-year contract," for Dr. Martin. A a new that Eastern would be the state's largest pro- Carroll appointed his son to finish the term. flurry of waving hands of board members ducer of nurses? And, that there would be, in Earle B. Combs has had a long and disl to the motion prompted Begley seeking make the spring of 1975, 2,500 students majoring in guished history of service to Eastern. In ad to add, "let the record show that we all move, tion to law enforcement? his days as a student on campus, he I all a new contract for all second, and approve "There are other new and innovative pro- served for 15 years as a member of the Board Dr. Martin." grams — such as those being developed by the Regents, having at one point served as Ch. formal roll-call vote unanimously signaled A College of Business — in which we are vigor- man of that body. of Dr. Martin as Eastern's the employment ously pursuing," the Eastern president added. The former leadoff man for the New Yr president through )une, 1979. sixth President Martin points to the growth and Yankees' famous Murderers Row, Con President Martin told the Board that he was development of the faculty with equal pride. brought fame, not only to himself, but to looking forward to the years ahead for Eastern. This is evidenced by the comparison of the community and to Eastern. To him we expri "I wouldn't be worth a nickel as president of a present faculty with the faculty in 1960. our sincerest thanks for giving of himself opportunities," school without challenges and demonstrating the kind Fifteen years ago, when he became presi- extensively and "and do have new challenges he remarked, we helps make institutions strong. dent, the faculty numbered 126 and 23.8 per loyalty which here. And, with these challenges, we have new cent held the earned doctorate. Today, the opportunities and, 1 believe, a fine atmosphere faculty numbers 505, with 53 per cent holding in which to meet them. EKI2I the doctorate. "The challenges to this institution are as The University community mourns the p, A native of Lincoln County, and the only great, or greater, than ever before," said Dr. ing of William Luxon Wallace, an attorney al Eastern graduate to serve his alma mater as that we continue to Martin. "It's important member of the Board of Regents since 1968'. president. Dr. Martin has assumed a position of not sit back on our heels and move forward and former state senator, Wallace died Deceml national prominence during his years at EKU. rest on past accomplishments. 23. He was president of the American Association of meeting con- "In addition to the task A native of Madison County, Walla^L of State Colleges and Universities during educational requirements, stantly changing tended Walters Collegiate Institute. He wa:* 1971-72, and has often testified on behalf of we've also the problems of recession, inflation graduate of Yale Law School and studied at if the more than 300 member institutions of that and others to contend with." University of Lyons, France. organization before the Congress of the United Kentucky Superintendent of A former In 1971 the William L. Wallace Buildin. States. Public Instruction and Commissioner of named in his honor and h-" was awarded Martin years close He recently was reappointed by the Secre- Finance, Dr. claims 23 honorary doctor of laws degree from Eastern Welfare to his association with Eastern. He counts his four tary of Health, Education and that time in recognition of his service to i second term on the Advisory Council for years as a student, four as chairman of the EKU University community. Institutions. Regents, his decade-and-a-half as Developing Board of and Dr. Robert R. Martin expressed the sir A history major at Eastern, he is currently president. ments of the University when he said, "^ the president of the Kentucky Historical In the first 15 years of his administration. Wallace was a wonderful person who scr\ Society, and the Fort Boonesborough State Dr. Martin has been the architect of the most Eastern Kentucky University in a distingui^.h Park Association, maintaining a keen interest in sweeping development and growth in Eastern's way.