/ . I ' ,.. ,. -~ .. .· ... ·-- -•. LD' ~OLD AND LACK Wake Forest pniversity, Winston-Salem North Carolina Friday, September 11, 1987 WFU Obtains Grant ~- -For Physics Building ··1 plan the new building beneliti~g the B~· Usa Yarger '<m .;.;~.,, .. EJilnr students as much or more than the staff and faculty," said Williams. "Some students are The F. W. Olin Foundation, Inc .. of New coming from high schools which ~r.e .rel~tivei.Y York has given over $3.5 million to Wake new and well-equipped. The faciitties tn thts Forest University for the construction of a building (Salem) are really archaic... physics building. The physics department was approved for The grant of $3,719,625 is. the second a Ph.D. program 10-12 years ago, Williams largest single foundation gift received by the said. "We have chosen not to implement it, university and the only one receive'd to con- for several reasons," he added. "The market stru\:t an entire building since the school mov- was not right at the time for Ph. D.'s, and ed to Winston-Salem in 1956. we had space constraints. Now we will be able The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation gave to go full speed ahead with the program." Wake Forest $4.5 million when the univer- Williams said the department has already ac­ sity began its Sesquicentennial campaign in cepted several Ph.D. candidates. 1981. · Williams noted that at. most research- Construction on the three-story builc'' ~o. oriented schools, physics is the most costly. which will be named Olin Hall, will be• n academic department. At Wake Forest, April. It will be directly across Davi~ :ld however, the cost per credit of physics falls· from the Scales Fine Arts Center on the west substantially below that of biology, chemistry side of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library. and several other departments. · Completion of the building is scheduled for Williams said he thought one reason Wake the opening of school in the fall of 1989. Forest received the Olin Foundation grant is The 31,375 sq. ft. building will have one that "in spite of inferior physical facilities, · of the most advanced ultrafast spectroscopy we have done an outstanding job of educating laser laboratories in the country and will be our students at a minimum cost." the only facility on the East Coast with such The Olin Foundation, established in 1928 a laboratory. One feature of the laboratory will by the late industrialist Franklin W. Olin, is be a laser beam distribution system which will responsible for construction of more than 50 provide various types of laser beams to buildings at colleges and universities. teaching and research laboratories throughout The Wake Forest grant is the first grant the building. made by the foundation in North Carolina. The building also will have lecture rooms, It is one of two new building grants made by dassrooms, a computer room, machineshop, the foundation in 1987 from among 73 col­ student study spaces and offices for faculty leges and universities which applied. and staff. Lawrence W. Milas, the president of the The style of Olin Hall will be modified foundation, said Wake Forest has '"amply Georgian architecture, a traditional feature of demonstrated not only the importance of this the Wake Forest campus. Edwin Bouldin of facility to the university but also the impor- Winston-Salem is the architect. tance of Wake Forest to higher education." The department of physics currently oc- Thomas K. Hearn, Jr., the president of the·· . "'ml'f~~ one-third of Salem Hall. The new university, said, '"The Olin Physics Building i ~o;~~iftt~~~~~:i.~~~Wiii'~~~,;~~·. ;ft:Rf c~<;ss~oom will J:le thdjf.llt ?four. new capital p~ojects ~; .wtlLleave .the- ·t~'be:completed and W1U:have ·a '.dommo ef, i:.-..::cb(l.J:Ui!it~:y qep~trt.vneri1t_a,s . sole occupll!lt of feet: .·in freeingmu~h~needed space for other · departments." · · · · · P. Williams, the chairman of the Provost Edwin G. Wilson said the building nh''"'""" department, said ·that enrollment in will "give new strength and enlarged vision the department of physics has more than to an already strong physics department." doubled, the number of majors more than "No development could be more promis­ tripled and graduate programs expanded since ing at this time in the university's academic space in Salem Hall was first allocated in the historv, •• he added. 1960's. Other recent recipients of Olin Foundation Williams said the physics department is at grants include Colgate University. Vander- .· · · · · - ·· · · · · · · · the limit of its space in Salem. "We have lost bilt University, Johns Hopkins University, ·Rev~ E~ .Christman prepares for the .Convocation p~cessionalJ~es.day.. The annuah~~~rit ·officially opened th~ school lab space for office space. That's hard for a Rollins College and Birmingham-Southern ~-ear. See stQ!Jes, page & ·: . · - ). ·' · ·... ; . o" •,. ' · · · . · . · · physics researcher." College. · Center Set for May; Architects Picked C()l\st;riiQfi011'-0dDi1i~rifSitY-• . ._. ' • . • -·. l, ••• -. •, ' • ,·· ' • - ~' • • . Bv Erfc. Hun~le\· / ministration and planning and chairman o.f unive)1;ity. center clo;el,r resembles the· _<)iu Gt•ld. an:~::B!al·k :~~nj~)~· Rcpo~~c_r · the arcnitect selection commiitee. said the proposal of lastsear's· university center Clifton L. Benson Sr. University Center .planning cominiitee, ~hich included a · · Grotindbreaklng ceremoniesfor Wake is expecte4 to c.ost $9.5 million. The;: thematic approach to dividing the offices f.lorcst) unive.r§ity center have been set estimated cpnstruction tinie is 18 months. and faciliti¢-s among the different levels. forMay H, 1988, according 10 the,pro" Anderson said he imposed the May· · •T .... , .b 'IJ' . b . · d · db k' b. f · ·d· · · . · · - 11C . ut · mg wt 11 e m mo ern posed project schedule .. ·' . groun rea mg eca.use o m teat-tons m Gl!orcrjaii brick ,.th d · .· . t 1 1 0 •. The.schedliie IICCompfmied.. a design sub- Hearn's Founder's Day Convocation ad- . th··•.·o"'f T .b. b.le H"' a .test~lnl.bstmt ar. · · 1 · · "' n · a 11 . so 1 wt e. consts- n1itted this fall· by architects Callaway. dress ~st se~ester that condsbtrncttdon of a.: !ent:i.vith the existing buildings on cain- . .l,ohnson •. arid, Moore P.A. .to tile univ.er~ new untvers1ty center wou 1 eun erway · .· , T ,.. :· •··•· · . · • - h ·- 1 · ·. b h d f th' d · · ·, · pl)s.· he center Will be constructed bet- :~}" s · arc itect . s·e .ection committee. y t e en o . ts aca emtc year. .. · . ween R nold . H 11 d z s · h :::rt.omas K. Hearn. Jr.. president of the Calling this final step in the pla.nning R. · · ey . a a .a~ ~_. mtt :-.\.lntversity;an.- ~. · d th eexecut•vecounct· .1 o fih· e process.''th e fru1.t10no · · f care.ful pannmg1. •. ,, Tribbleeynolds .. ·_ Ltbrary ..; - a mtrror tmage- to :.;q.~ard of trustees· g<:lve final approval to the Hearn satd, ''Thmgs have developed much · .· ·· · :.giiQposa.·- I ·: .· . mo r e· r apt'dly · th an. w e ha d h.op ·ed . It· •.s.a · . :Jim.:..··Wn.·'.he is the principal d».st'gner~. ~ cor,, :::.:··An awful lot of work has to go into very signiticant moment;" · · the90;0ti<Ysq. ft. building. Providing in­ _:ijie conception and design of the Atier seeing three years of com111ittees terior design work for the university · :building:" Hearn said. ".'We have been pursuing the possibility of a .unive~sity ~:enter. along with an interior design com­ Courtesy of Callowav, Johnson and Moore, PA • .:l!u:ough a e<art!ful_ procedure in selecting. c.enter, Anderson said, ··r believe it has mittee. will be Frank Rupp. vice president An artist's rendition of the university center shows the Georgian architecture an· architect. They have ~ good architec- been thoroughly studied." -of desigri' and visual communications for characteristic of the Reynolda Campus. Reynolda Hall is to the right; Reynolds Library, :\ural conception~·· ·'I'm just delighted with the designs.·· Pepsico to the left. ·-;:John Anderson, vice president for ad- Anderson said. The tloor pian for· the See Center, Page 9 Minority Faculty .. in Demand Brian Piccolo Fund ·... ~ .Bv . Eric Hunsle,·.. "91J Gnld and Blad\ s~-n.inr R~portl!r RACE RELATIONS Drive Begins Today : ~. Wake Fore_st is working to recruit a ~reater number Last of a Series >{)[qualified minority applicants for s(itff and faculty R~ Harriet Chapman the Bowman Gray Oncology ~::positions, i!J an effort to accomplish the goals set forth '"''Iiili! NL•y,:-,. EJitnr Research Center, will announce the ~:jii last year's report on race relations, said Brian M. wl!re.advised· of the openings and Wake Forest's at­ goal tonight for this year's fun­ The kickoff for the eighth annual • Austin, assistant vice president of shtdent affairs. tempt to find a greater number of qualified minority draiser. Capizzi also will present Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund Drive, ::: The April I report of the Student Government Presi­ applicants. In addition, minority networks were con­ a plaque to the university in sponsored by Wake Forest's Inter­ ·:&nt's Select Commission on Race Relations recom­ sulted and informed ·about the positions. recognition of the fact that the drive fr.ttemity and Intersociety Councils "concerted efforts to increase the minority Austin ulso consulted Ernest M. Wade, the direc­ is eight years old. ::~ended (IFC and lSC) and other campus · :;:mculty applicant pool.'·. ; tor. of minority affairs, concerning the goals. "Wade organizations, will take place to­ This is the first year that the en­ ::::Citing a "fow pool'' of minority applicants, Wake is here to enhance our faculty recruiting practices." Jay at 6 p.m. on the Magnolia tire campus has become involved -;:Corest President Thomas K.