Western Washington University Western CEDAR Western Reports and Résumé Western Publications 4-1971 Résumé, April, 1971, Volume 02, Issue 07 Alumni Association, WWSC Follow this and additional works at: https://cedar.wwu.edu/alumni_reports Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Alumni Association, WWSC, "Résumé, April, 1971, Volume 02, Issue 07" (1971). Western Reports and Résumé. 70. https://cedar.wwu.edu/alumni_reports/70 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Western Publications at Western CEDAR. It has been accepted for inclusion in Western Reports and Résumé by an authorized administrator of Western CEDAR. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vo! 2, No. 7 A Report to Alumni From Western Washington State College APRIL, 1971 NEW COLLEGE B Y-PASS — Pictured are two views of newiy completed West Campus Way, which acts as a by-pass road from Highland Drive to Garden Street. Upper picture shows the new road as it meets Garden Street. Lower photo shows view from bottom of hill with President’s House in background. Western sailors place eighth Freeman named Western’s eight-man sailing team Maritime College. Fairhaven dean from the Viking Yacht Club took eighth This was the first time Western had place last month In competition against participated in the Kennedy Regatta Dr. Kenneth D. Freeman has been the nation’s best collegiate sailors in the held on Chesapeake Bay and the crew named dean of Fairhaven College by the John F. Kennedy Memorial Regatta was not disappointed in its showing. As WWSC board of trustees. The held at Annapolis. team member Claude Kennedy of appointment will be effective August 1. Skipper Pete Jepson of Bellevue Olympia observed: Dr. Freeman, 37, has been dean of piloted his crew through five weekend “We found out that we were really Bensalem Experimental College, a races, defeating every boat at least once competitive against the best college cluster college at Fordham University, with the exception of the victorious teams in the nation. A couple of breaks for the past two years. His teaching defending champion crew from Tulane and we could have finished as high as areas include logic, philosophy of University. The Vikings finished ahead third.’’ religion, Greek philosophy, philosophy of Notre Dame and The Citadel. Other members of the Vik crew were of higher education, the philosophy of Other schools participating in the Jeff Foltz, navigator. Long Beach, A. N. Whitehead and existentialism. invitational regatta were University of Calif.; Mike Collins, Seattle; David Prior to his work at Fordham, Dr. Southern California, Stanford, Yale, Lewis, Bellevue; Rick Rottman, Seattle; Freeman was a member of the faculty at Navy, Rhode Island and New York Paul Plesha, Lynnwood; and Bob Cornell s University for eight years, Franks, Kent. ~~ ~ serving as director of the humanities All teams sailed In 44-foot Annapolis program and chairman of the yawls, which were built for the Navy by philosophy department. Uniflite, Inc., of Bellingham. Ex- Senior Hall Harvey Gelder has been acting dean of Western’s first cluster college since women gather the death of Dean Charles Harwood last summer. Former residents of Senior Hall from Smith headlines the years 1956-1962 and their housemother, Mrs. Ethel Anderson, met athletic dinner for a luncheon in Seattle in February. Faculty layoffs Among those in attendance were Jim Smith, former wrestling coach at Nina Ayers Troutner (’61), Linda Western who now tutors grapplers at the The termination of employment of Arrington Donnelly (’59), Louella University of Washington, will be the 26 faculty members as a result of the Vaughn (’60), Sandra Fell Barrie (’62), main speaker at the WWSC Athletic current economic crisis in the state was Sylvia Shaeffer Mathews (’62), June Awards Dinner, sponsored by the approved by Western’s board of trustees Ashe Edwards (’62), Janet Horace Department of Athletics. at their April meeting. Young (’62), Kathy Bowers Park (’61), The event will be held at 8 p.m. June Deans Frederick Sargent II and Fred Linda Bresee (’60), Marie Garrison 2 at the Viking Commons on the Knapman explained that the Welsse (’61), Doniece Gilman Wilson Western campus. Tickets are $3.50. department chairmen made the final (’61), Marilyn Jensen Lane (’61), Sue Persons interested in attending the decision as to those faculty members Nyhus Munro (’61), Leslie Pinckney banquet should contact Paul Madison, which were to be released. Most persons Keller (’61), and Liz Shafer Martindale Men’s Physical Education Department, terminated were among those most rsi). WWSC, by May 21. recently hired. EARTH WEEK CLEANUP — Western students are shown here cleaning up along Whatcom Creek in Bellingham as part of their participation in Earth Week during April. Location is west of Cornwall Avenue. Students see possibility of eventual park along the creek with bike and walking trails. MEETING AT HOQUIAM — Bill McDonald (left), dean of students at Western, is shown talking to group of Grays Harbor area aiumni during a recent meeting at the Eagles Hall in Hoquiam. McDonald talked about students’ attitudes today and the changes taking place on campuses. Technology students will enter urban vehicle design competition Roll Call Western technology students are be held and some to send '18 Mr. and Mrs. HENRY SCHUSTER designing an entry for the 1972 “Urban representatives and preliminary designs (ELLA WIKEN) celebrated their golden Vehicle Design Competition” sponsored to a symposium to be held in August. wedding anniversary Sept. 20, 1970. by Massachusetts Institute of Although the competition will be '25 MITTIE BROWER HINKLE and her Technology. held in August of 1972, a great deal of husband are now living in San Diego. She has The competition Is an outgrowth of preliminary planning has brought forth retired after 42 years of teaching in Olympia. last year’s “Clean Air Race” from the following schedule: Cambridge, Mass., to Pasadena, Calif., in April-May, solicit support; June 1, '29 MABEL S. PAPPAJOHN was honored as Pierce County Granger of the which more than 50 colleges prepare several preliminary designs; Month for March. She is a retired school participated. July 1, refine the best proposal; teacher who is now chairman of women's This year, instead of emphasizing just August 1, presentation of symposium activities for the Elbe Grange. speed and anti-pollution devices, the competition will be based on the design '36 J. LEONARD CARROLL is pastor of the Trinity Baptist Church in St. Paul, Minn. of an entire car, including acceleration and maximum turning circle plus such '51 MARY NAY is employed as a junior human factors concerning safety, high school librarian in Olympia comfort and luggage space. GEORGE N. FALLIS is an administrative Dr. M. R. Seal of the department of assistant for the Tacoma public schools. technology is the adviser to Western '56 MARY HILLAIRE has been students Involved in the project. He says appointed as a member of the faculty at The WWSC students have the necessary Evergreen State College. background to produce as good a car as paper; September 1, redesign in light of '58 MIKE GUNNING Is the major of any entered In previous competitions. complete rules; December 1 to Junel, Perrinville, Wash., and Is chairman of the “We intend to meet 1975 federal 1972, construction of body chassis unit history department at Meadowdale High safety regulations and if possible the and refine power plant; summer session School ... F. MICHAEL KILPATRICK Is 1980 regulations,” Dr. Seal explained. 1972, trials and modifications; August elementary principal of the International The students hope to use a modified 1972, competition. school of Djakarta, Indonesia. Wankel rotary engine—which Mazda Students involved in the project thus '60 R. BROOKS EAKER has been now uses in Its cars—but will go with a far are graduate student Pete Sorenson, selected as an Interim alumni representative to standard Toyota internal combustion Robert Merriam, Alex McDonald, Noel the Seattle Pacific College board of trustees engine If necessary. Seal added. Dunnavan and David Weir. Faculty . LA VAR LEE is resident inspector with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Toyota has already donated a members assisting in addition to Seal, Boise, Idaho. complete car to the technology who is in charge of power mechanics department for its use and Mazda has and metals, are Claude Hill, plastics and '61 LARRY ERNST received his doctor provided information and models of its wood, and Marvin Southcott, a design of education degree at the University of rotary engine. There is a chance Mazda specialist. Northern Colorado In March . NANCY MATTHEWS ENKERUD Is an elementary will supply a complete motor. Teams must be composed of school librarian in Aberdeen. Seal said that although many full-time students from accredited donations have been received, the Urban institutions. Industry may supply '62 HAROLD ROBERTS, a biology Car Project still needs about $10,000. funding and parts readily available on teacher at Bellingham High School, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant Some of the money will be used to the open market, but may not design at Northwest Missouri State College. transport the completed car to vehicle components or supply systems Cambridge where the competition will not commercially available to the teams. (Continued on next page) '63 DUANE OLSEN is studying teach In Auburn this year . HUGH Elum-Roslyn school district . Mr. and Mrs. veterinarian medicine at Washington State CRISWELL is teaching psychology at the LARRY OSTER (SUSAN PAIGE) are living University . RUDOLF WEISS received his University of Southern Illinois ... FRANK in Vancouver, Wash., where he is an engineer Ph.D. degree in German at the University of JENKINS recently advanced to Personnelman for the PUD and she is a sales representative Colorado.