SPRINGFIELD FALL, 1982 The SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE COMMITMENT Its Special People CONTENTS 4 The SC Committment: It's Special People 3 5 17 Alumni Fund Report 2 8 1 4 6 11 7 28 Around the Green 9 10 13 1~ 12 15 20 29 A Basketball Renaissance 16 18 17 21 31 Fall Sports Round-Up 19 32 Parade of Classes I-Vern Cox, Alumni Director, 2-Ann Wirstrom, Secretary to the Pres­ ident, Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trustees, 3-0r. Ted Ounn, Professor of Physical Education, 4-Lillie Hickerson, Affirmative Action Officer, S-Reverend Ken Childs, College Chaplain, 6-0r. Jean Ross, Professor of Biology, 7-Ken Oawley, Audio Visual Aids Assistant, 8-0r. Jack Costello, Dean of Students, 9-0r. Miklos Ats, Professor of German and History, IO-Rita Pellerin, Secretary, Registrar's Office, ll-Jack Weldon, Officer, Campus Police, 12-Herb Zettl, Associate Professor of History, 13-John Wilcox, Director of Financial Aid, 14-0r. Frank Fu, Director of the International Center, A ssistant Professor of Physical Education, IS-Bill Mullaly, Groundskeeper, 16-0r. Ed Sims, Professor of English, 17-Virginia Shadbegian, Secretary, Sports Infor­ mation Office, 18-Sandy MacFadyen, Assistant Alumni Director, 19-Elaine Pandolfi, Administrative Assistant, Financial Aid, 20-Connie Bylow, Assistant Comptroller, 21-0an Sullivan, Groundskeeper. ALUMNI COUNCIL PRESIDENT EDITOR EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Paul A. Tierney '68 Roberta M. Martone '82 Robin Rivard ALUMNI FUND CHAIRMAN COUNSULTING EDITOR PHOTOGRAPHY Philip J. Dwyer '69 Joseph T. McAleer Carl Bartels EDITORIAL BOARD ALUMNI EDITOR ALUMNI DIRECTOR Joseph T. McAleer, Chairman Sandra A. MacFadyen '73 Vernon W. Cox '44 Vernon W. Cox '44 . Richard C. Garvey CONTRIBUTING EDITOR DIRECTOR OF ANNUAL GIVING Arthur E. Petrosemolo '65 Robert W. Marx Karl C. Zacker, Jr. '78 Thomas J. Mahoney cover design by Wadsworth "Bud" Hine of Springfield. 3 The People that Make Springfield College Special Why they came. why they remain . what they've learned along the way . There is a bestselling business textbook by Peter Drucker called Management: Tasks, Responsbilities and Practices. In it Drucker discusses in detail how organizations get peo­ ple to work. He covers the so-called "traditional" manage­ ment approach to employee relations: Theory X. It "assumes that people are lazy, dislike and shun work, have to be driven and need both carrot and stick." In contrast, notes Drucker, is Theory Y which II assumes that people have a psychological need to work and want achievement and responsibility." If Theory X of management was instituted at Springfield College the campus would be inundated with middle-level managers carrying clipboards. Each faculty office and class­ room would have a time clock. Each administrative office would be devising systems of awards and punishments to increase productivity. The end result would be the destruction of Springfield College as we know it today and as it has developed over the past 100 years. There is a sense of commitment to both the students and the institution that could never have been fostered by a management system based on the" carrot and stick." This is a very special issue of Springfield because it pays tribute to the Springfield College Family and takes a glimpse at how the members of this Family have built a college that is recognized and respected throughout the world. We pres­ ent on the following pages profiles of a small sampling of the people who each day devote their energies to educating the young; caring for the sick; counseling the troubled; planning for the future . In other words, working to make Springfield College a special place where learning to help people is given the highest priori ty. 4 5 JOHN cox: PSYCHOLOGIST Jrrhe students do have a special quality in terms of their concern for others. They're naturals in learning the skills that psychology has to teach them!' Compassion ... sharing ... caring ... sensitivity ... one example of growth. Academically, John approves the these are words that crop up often in a conversation with move toward Health Education and Fitness, and adds that John Cox, Associate Professor of Psychology who has he would like to see even more integration in terms of been at the college for 18 years. other departments. John is a "people person"; he's someone you feel When speaking of the long term future of Springfield instantly comfortable with and the kind of person who College, John pushes aside the gloom and doom theory has a talent for finding the good in any person or that private education will soon be a thing of the past. situation. "This is a hard time for everyone. It just looks worse Reasons for his long tenure on campus? One of them is because we are coming out of the 70's where there was a the faculty that he met when he was a student in the late surplus of funds. We just have to weather the storm and 1950's. II These professors really maae a trememdous invest in some programs with real quality that we can be difference in my life. The compassion, sensitivity, and proud of. Programs like the new academic computer caring of these special people really changed me in terms courses or physical therapy," says the psychologist. of what I wanted to do professionally and my total Rewarding experiences during the past 18 years? John's outlook on life," says John who graduated from Springfield had plenty. To generalize, he says the most fulfilling time with a B.S. in 1961, and an M.Ed. and CAS in 1963. is when a student returns to campus to share what they've This is only one of the reasons why the Illinois native learned. "Then you feel as if you've made a contribution has remained at Springfield College, first as a student, that is of some value to the student. And through the then as Director of the Counseling Center and part time caring, sharing, nuturing process, the student really faculty member, and, finally in 1965, as a full time becomes an extension of yourself." \ member of the faculty. And it is a fortunate student who can count herself or Other reasons? himself an extension of John Cox, a man who came to "The students!" he replies with enthusiasm. "I really Springfield College seeking the qualities of compassion, enjoy working with them. They do have a special quality sharing and caring; qualities that he still finds in his in terms of their concern for others. And, they're naturals co-workers and students today. Qualities that John Cox, in learning the skills that psychology has to teach them," the teacher, the psychologist, and the person, possesses in says John, one-time Director of the Guidance and their fullest sense. Psychological Services Department at the college. John also credits the GPS Department and its people for much of the reason why he's remained at SC for almost two decades. "They're very fine people to work with; people who have a sincere interest in human services and watching others grow," says John who was a communication specialist in the Navy, and Director of Admissions, Guidance and Alumni Affairs at Monson Academy, Monson, Ma., before coming to the Springfield campus. John compares today's campus with the campus in the late 60's, which he found "terribly exciting," "The campus was a really volatile place which some people viewed as being negative. Out of that conflict came a lot of positive things." Then too, during the time of campus unrest, John says there was a different king of mentality. liThe economy was booming; there were a lot of federal programs; students didn't worry about finding a job. Today, students are so concerned about getting skills for a job. There's an eargerness to obtain the knowledge that can be translated into the work force. And there's also a seriousness out there. Yet my feeling is that a sense of humor carries you through alot of the stressful issues in life," says the psychologist who is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Counseling at the University of Massachusetts. The Associate Professor says he sees the total growth of the college moving in a very positive direction, and cites the professionalization and addition of student services as 6 the years, but what stands out in my mind are the people like Henry Paar, or Holmes Vanderbeck, or Chick Weckwerth, who would take you into their homes and talk with you as if they'd known you all their lives. The main motivation here is the people and the atmosphere. If there's a problem, the people here try to work through it with you." In a way, Gerry says this is his description of the Humanics philosophy. "When you walk across campus there's always students who are ready to talk to you, or someone ready with a friendly wave. There's always someone to lend a helping hand./I Gerry admits that "Once in a while" he's been in situations where he's been less than happy, but "on the whole they don't last." How does the librarian feel about the growth of Springfield College in the past 14 years? He feels the physical plant is currently at its optimum. "1 don't think anyone can do any better than we have with the budget we're working with./I Academically Gerry says that in years past, he feels we may have "strayed a little too far from the core courses, although we are moving back to them now./I "1 agree, you need flexibility and you have to experi­ ment with innovative programs, but the core courses give people a bond ..