Western Washington University Western CEDAR Western Reports and Résumé Western Publications 7-1969 Résumé, July, 1969, Volume 01, Issue 12 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, July, 1969, Volume 01, Issue 12" (1969). Western Reports and Résumé. 54. https://cedar.wwu.edu/alumni_reports/54 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]. VoL 1, No. 12 A Report To Alumni From Western Washington State College July, 1969 SUMMER INSTITUTES TOMARAS HEADS EVCO Thirteen institutes are in session on the Western Dr. William Tomaras, director of athletics at Western, campus during the summer session. The institutes are has been named president of the Evergreen Conference. designed to provide in depth study of some areas of The action took place in Bellingham at a meeting of learning not usually available in a college or university league representatives. curriculum. Dr. Carl Schuler, associate professor of history at Western and the school’s faculty athletic representative, Among the institutes is a program in French language was chosen to serve as conference secretary. education, held under the auspices of the Educational Professions Development Act. It is designed to improve The conference voted to accept the application of the language skills of 48 French teachers from Southern Oregon College at Ashland as an Evco member throughout the United States. The WWSC program is the and work that school into league scheduling in the fall of only institute in French to be held on the West Coast 1970. this year. Southern Oregon’s first conference appearance at Bellingham will be October 3, 1970, according to Participants will be presented with new teaching Tomaras. The addition of the Oregon school brings the techniques and will study contemporary French culture conference membership to five, including Western, and civilization. In addition to attending classes, the Central, Eastern and Whitworth. group will visit Vancouver, B. C., to view the new Alliance Francaise Center and a French-language radio Western was assigned the conference wrestling tourna­ station. The institute is under the direction of Dr. ment, which is slated for Carver Gym next Febrary 21. Herbert L. Baird, Jr., associate professor of foreign Whitworth will be the host for next spring’s sport languages at Western. championships. Another institute involves 25 teachers from through­ out the United States who teach mathematics and computer science in two-year colleges. Intended to enhance the quality of mathematics instruction in NEW DEAN OF WOMEN community colleges, the program includes graduate-level study in analysis, modern algebra and computer Mary R. Robinson, dean of women at American programming. The institute is headed by Dr. Paul Rygg, University in Beirut, Lebanan, since 1960, has been professor of mathematics at WWSC. named dean of women at Western. Her appointment, announced by the college board of trustees, will be effective October 1,1969. Dr. Thomas Napiecinski of Western’s speech depart­ ment is conducting another EDPA program in theater Miss Robinson replaces Lorraine Powers, dean of arts. Staffed in part by four members of the Seattle women at Western since 1941, who has decided to retire. Repertory Theater, the institute emphasizes the theater for secondary schools, play analysis and theater Miss Robinson received her bachelor of arts degree production planning, and the Scandinavian theater. from Duke University and the master of arts from Teachers College, Columbia University. At Duke, she served three years as house counselor and advisor for The number of summer institutes is a reflection of student activities. Western’s growth in the academic world. As the strength of Western’s faculty and programs increases, more funds She has also served three years as assistant dean of have become available and more scholars have been women at Oregon State University and one year as dean attracted to the Bellingham campus. of women at Eastern Washington State College. CLASS REUNIONS DR. LINDBLOOM RETURNS The classes of ’20, ’45 and ’60 will hold reunions Dr. Melvin Lindbloom, president of Green River during the spring of 1970. The Alumni Office does most Community College, was a guest faculty member at of the “leg work” for these events, but it likes to have Western during the summer. He was an instructor in a the advice of class members in planning. Persons class entitled Education 443: The Community College. interested in working on a reunion for their class should contact the Alumni Office at Western soon. Born in Mount Vernon, Dr. Lindbloom was graduated from Sedro Woolley High School in 1944. He received The class of ’64 is engaged in planning a fifth year his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from reunion to be held sometime in the fall. Details on this Western and earned the Ph.D. in education at gathering will be coming to class members by mail. Washington State University. During his two weeks at Western, Dr. Lindbloom NEW ASSISTANT HIRED discussed preparation of college faculty, innovations in community college education and recent developments Ronald L. Petersen will assume the position of in Washington’s two-year college system. assistant director of admissions at Western in August, college officials have announced. Mr. Petersen, a WWSC graduate, comes back to his alma mater from Shoreline Community College, where he has been a counselor. At Western he will assist Gene ROLL CALL Omey, director of admissions, and Bill McDonald, who will become interim dean of students in September. ’38, ’39, ’40 The following women from the classes of ’38, ’39 and ’40 met at the home of Mrs. Jim Mr. Petersen participated in the NDEA Counseling O’Connell on Pine Lake, Issaquah, for a potluck reunion and Guidance Institute at the University of Toledo in on June 18: Mrs. Jim O’Connell (Virginia Weston), Mrs. 1966-67. During that time he received his masters in Thor Copstead (Leota Hunter), Mrs. J. W. Heft (Polly education. Phelps), Mrs. John Valenta (Dorothy Bundt), Mrs. Wilton Poolman (Marie Krause), Mrs. Lou Carroll (Ruth He and his wife Bonnie have two children. Shuman), Mrs. Mike Sylstra (Betty Howell), Mrs. Saxauer (Mildred Richardson), Mrs. Roger Dudley (Pauline Barnes) and Mrs. Benton Helm (Eileen HELLER NAMED Johnson). Ray Heller has been named Director of Public ’50 Neil Johnston is living in Tenino and is Information and Development at Western by the board employed by the State Department of Public Assistance of trustees. He has been interim director of the as a research analyst in the Olympia office. department since last July. ’53 Ray Moffitt is completing work toward his Heller came to Western early in 1967 after some eight M.Ed. in Educational Communications (A-V) at the years as a press relations representative for Bethlehem University of Hawaii. Steel Corporation in their Seattle, San Francisco and Baltimore offices. ’54 Duayne Trecker has been appointed press secretary for Senator Warren G. Magnuson in Born in Oak Harbor in 1932, Heller attended WWSC Washington, D. C. and the University of Washington where he received a bachelor of arts degree in journalism in 1959. ’56 Mrs. Ethel B. Sherwood has completed three years of teaching high school English in Hawaii. She now He resides in Bellingham with his wife, Barbara, and plans to return to her home at Spencer Lake near their twin daughters, Kristen and Gretchen, aged 2. Shelton, Wash. ’57 Albert J. Zabel is now the Minister of Music in fall. Bruce Eichelsdoerfer, a commercial artist with Park Congregational Church, Elmira, New York. During World Press in the Grays Harbor area, has an exhibit at the past few months, he has had three compositions for the Hoquiam Library of a series of paintings ranging in organ and choir published. style from pop art to impressionism that convey his memories of a tour of duty in Vietnam . Bruce ’58 Bruce Fuller is now a pilot for Pan American Eichelsdoerfer, a Vietnam veteran, is now an artist and Airhnes... Stanley M. Torseth received the M.S.T. salesman at The World Press ... Bernard A. Pulver has degree from Rutgers, The State University (of New become the first director of parks and recreation in Jersey) on June 4,1969. Othello, Wash. ... Mrs. Glenda (Cox) Bockemuehl completed an M.Ed. program as a reading specialist and ’60 Leroy D. Maxwell is now Superintendent of will be involved in a pilot study in the Palo Alto method Schools for Highland School District in Yakima, Wash. of teaching reading. She has taught first grade in the Medical Lake School District for the past three ’62 Rev. David Kalles and his wife Mrs. Alice I years .. Michael G. Haley is working for Olympic Kalles (’60) are residing at Haines Junction, Yukon Mortgage Corporation, Seattle. Territory. He is an AngHcan priest, and she is substitute teaching. ’67 Robert J. Dickinson has been awarded U.S. Air Force silver pilot wings upon graduation at Laredo AFB, ’63 Richard Reim received a master’s degree in Texas ... Mrs. Michael Haley will be teaching this fall at education from Eastern Washington State College and is Meadowdale High School in the Edmonds School teaching fourth grade in Stanwood, Wash. District. .. Lt. Guy W. Hager is presently attached to the Naval Bureau of Personnel in Washington, D.C., after ’64 Mrs. Karen Jean Neff (Atkins) will be teaching returning from a year tour of duty in the Mekong Delta, third grade in Fern dale next year .