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What greater or better gift can we offer the republic than to teach and instruct our youth?

Cicero (106-43 B.C. )

UNI Alumni Association University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614 (319) 273-2355

The Alumnus University of Northern Iowa

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Editor / Kevin Boatright Alumni Director / Lee Mi ller Designer / Elizabeth Conrad

LaVelle Photographer / Bi ll Witt Class Notes / Mona Wiesley University Publications Administrator / Susan M. Chilcott

Volume W, Number 3 1:,8

"Mudra Era" begins with a win / 11

October 1 983

A come-from-behind win against Drake at home provided an exciting debut for UNl's new head football coach.

Inner Weather a magazine of the arts / 14 UN l's student magazine features poetry, stories and art. A lumni support helped give Inner Weather its start.

Ed.D. program under way / 16 UN l's doctorate in education was approved last December. The first class of students started work this fa ll.

Carillon readied for the 21st century/ 20 Next spring's Campanile renovation will keep the bells ringing for another 50 years or more.

Adventures of a " non-trad" retread / 22 Non-traditional students are becoming " traditional " at UNI. Part-time education has its trials and rewards.

Alumni Profile: DWane, '30, and M yrtle Telleen Colllins, '37 / 24

Alumni Profile: Richard Umsted, '63 / 26

Director's MedLee / 4 Alumni News/ 4

Departments

UNI Alumni Association Board of Directors, 1982-83 Harold B. " Duke" Strever, B.A. '68, President James Robinson, B.A. '53, Vice President Lee Miller, B.A. ' 52, Secretary James L. Bailey, Treasurer Don Eichelberger, B.A. '63 Faith B. Engelkes, B.A. '42, M.A. '69 Shirley Hagemann, B.A. '29 Noreen Hermansen, M .A. '71 David Oman, B.A. '74 David Pike, B.A. '73 Michael Sheehan, B.A. '65 Nick Teig, '63, M.A. '66, Immediate Past President Margaret Willoughby, B.A. '47

Campus News I 6 Class Notes / 28

The Alumnus (ISSN 0745-3310) is published quarterly by the University of Northern Iowa, 1222 W. 27th St., Cedar Fal ls, Iowa 50614. Subscription to The Alumnus is a free benefit of membership in the UNI Alumni Association. Membership dues are $20 annually. Second class postage paid at Cedar Fa lls, Iowa 50613.

Letters to the editor are welcome, as are suggestions for articles and Class Notes. Call or write The Alumnus, Office of Public Information Services, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Fal Is, Iowa 50614 (3 19) 273-2761.

UNI is a member of CASE, the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. The University is a nondiscriminatory educational institution and employer. For information, contact Dr. James Martin, vice president and provost.

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Director's Medlee by Lee Miller, Director Alumni Services and Development

This issue of The Alumnus will reach you after our " Northern Lights" Homcoming/Reunion celebration. I hope you were able to join us for the weekend of

' activities October ' 6-9. If not, make

plans now to attend in 1984, when Homecoming/Reunion will be held over the weekend of October 27. The honored classes next year will be 1934, 1944, 1959 and 1974. Of course you're also more than welcome to make any weekend of the year your own " homecoming" at UNI. Stop by and see us when you come.

By this time next year the University should have a new, more formal entrance. Approval has been given and funds are being sought for a smal I visitors area just off University Avenue on the south side of

campus. This area would include a campus map, a telephone link to the Security Office and other information of use to first-time visitors (or long-lost alumni).

This entrance area may also include an exh ibit of certain UNI historical artifacts, such as the 16th century Spanish Cannons and the original Central Hall bell. When the O ld Administration Building is razed this w inter the cannons wi ll be somewhat out of place. The bell , which survived the Central Hall fi re in a damaged condition, is one of the most significant ties we have to the University's past. Together, the cannons and bell would make a most su itable addition to the proposed entrance. We are also looking into the possibility of having the area serve as the focus for a state historical site, commemorating the Iowa Soldier's Orphan's Home and its successor, the University of Northern Iowa. I hope to have more information for you at a later date.

Achievement, service awards presented at Homecoming '83

Ten awards were presented at the Reunion Banquet October 7 for outstanding achievement or service by UNI alumni .

Alumni Achievement Awards are given for outstanding professional achievement after graduation . Recipients of the 1983 awards are:

• James Arnold, B.A. '64, an orthopaedic surgeon in Fayetteville, Arkansas w ho has worked with the NCAA and NFL on sports safety;

• Francis Bartlett Kinne, 2 yr. '36, president of Jacksonville University and an accomplished musician and educator;

• Marvin H . Klepfer, B.A. '50, president of Control-a-Fax, Corporation in Cedar Falls;

• Roger A. Maxwell , B.A. '54, equal opportunity compliance officer for the Iowa State Board of Regents;

• Martha Petersen Shedd, B.A. ' 37, co­author with husband Charles of many books as well as the syndicated column " How to Stay in Love."

Alumni Service Awards are given for outstand ing service to the University after

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graduation . Recipients of the 1983 awards are:

• Gary Kelley, B.A. ' 68, vice president of Hellman Design Associates and illustrator of UNI theatre, art, alumni and sports publications;

• Mimi Kingsbury, B.A. ' 68, chair of the Black Hawk County Alumni Chapter and a member of the Board of Directors of Friends of KUNI ;

• Karen Vaude Mills, B.A. '69, staff coordinator of the 1981 , 1982 and 1983 Old Cold yearbooks;

• Harold " Duke" Strever, B.A. '68, a Cedar Fal ls attorney and 1982-83 president of the UNI Alumni Association ;

• Junean Geschke Witham, B.A. ' 66, a member of the Athletic Policy Advisory Council and active Black Hawk County Alumni Chapter volunteer.

Achievement and service awards are made by the Board of Directors of the UNI Alumni Association, w ith nominations by alumni, facu lty and friends of the University.

The UNI Alumni Association is in the process of contacting black alumni of the University in hopes of establishing a black constituent alumni program at UNI. We are writing every black alumnus we know of with information about th is project.

There is a problem, however. UNI and other universities are prohibited by law from identifying their students by race. As a result, we' re seeking help in locating black alumn i who might be interested in this special program. If you are a black alumnus we encourage you to contact us and get involved with this effort. The University of Iowa and the University of Minnesota, to name on ly two, have similar programs that have been very rewarding for th is special segment of their alumni groups. We'd like to repeat their success at UNI.

Merchant Scholarship applications available

The six recipients of UNl 's 1983 Merchant Scholarships were announced in the July issue of The Alumnus. The awards totaled $14,000, ranging in value from $1 ,500 to $4,000 each .

Applications are now being accepted for the 1984 Merchant Scholarship program. Any UNI bachelor' s degree graduate is eligible to apply. You must be attending or planning to attend a graduate or professional school. The amount of the grant depends upon the tu ition charged by the school.

Alumni who wish to apply for a 1984 Merchant Scholarship should contact Dr. Gaylon Halverson, School of Business, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614. He is chairman of the 1984 Merchant Scholarsh ip Committee.

You will be sent an application form and instructions. The completed form, transcripts of al l undergraduate and graduate credit, a completed summary sheet and three letters of support must be received by the Committee no later than March 1, 1984.

(It was incorrectly stated in the July Alumnus that the Merchant endowment fund is adm inistered by the UNI Foundation. It is in fact administered by independent trustees.)

Alumnus Howard Pigg boosts UNI Foundation

Dr. Howard Pigg, B.A. '55, superintendent of schools in Dubuque, is the subject of a recent UNI Foundation mailing to prospective contributors.

" Colleges need support," says Pigg in the letter. "UNI is just like any other school in that respect, public or private. "

Pigg was an outstanding basketball player at UNI as an undergraduate. He received M.A. and Ed.D. degrees from the University of Northern Colorado and has been an administrator in Dubuque since 1966. He and his wife, Betty Vance Pigg, B.A. '56, have contributed to the UNI­Dome project and the Annual Giving Fund over the years.

This personal involvement with the UNI Foundation is the source of the letter's title: " Why Me? Why, Me! " Something as simple as a change in punctuation can turn a question into an affirmation . Alumni who wonder why they should make a contribution are encouraged to think of the Foundation as an opportunity to take an active interest in UNI.

" A lot was done for me as a student," says Pigg, who played basketball on a grant-in-aid. " I want today's students to have the same opportunities I had. "

The mailing is one in a series of similar letters scheduled during the coming year . Alumni and friends are encouraged to respond by contributing to the Annual Giving Fund or another Foundation account.

Radio "Friends" salute 1 0th year

Friends of KUNI/KHKE, the public support group for UN l's two FM radio stations, is celebrating its 10th a1:rniversary this year with a series of " thank you" salutes in the eastern Iowa listening area.

The first salutes were held in Waterloo on October 9 and in Davenport on October 12. Additional salutes will be held in March or April in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Dubuque.

Membership in Friends of KUNI/KHKE has grown to more than 4,000 since 1973, making it one of the largest public radio support groups in the country . Through fundraising events the organization provides the radio stations with about a fourth of their budgeted income each year. Friends has also helped KUNI and KHKE improve their broadcasting facilities in eastern Iowa.

Dr. Howard Pigg, B.A. '55, superintendent of schools in Dubuque, supports the UNI Foundation in a recent direct mail letter.

1982-83 Foundation Report notes $1.1 million in gifts

Approximately $1 .1 million was contributed to the UNI Foundation during the 18-month period ending June 30, 1983. Another $381,000 was earned through investments, resulting in total income of nearly $1.49 million.

That information and more is contained in the 1982-83 annual report of the UN I Foundation. The report is now in the mail to alumni and friends who made a contribution during the January 1, 1982 to June 30, 1983 period.

The Foundation fund balance as of June 30 was $2.57 million. An additional $3.3 milion in deferred giving "expectancies" was also on record at the end of June.

From the $1.49 million in income, $452 ,000 was paid out in the form of scholarships, and another $190,000 was paid out for other designated projects. The outstanding UNI-Dome debt was also reduced by an additional $50,000 during 1982-83. A balance of approximately $165,000 remains from the original $600,000 bond issue.

Fundraising highlights during 1982-83 included a 47 percent increase in Annual Giving Fund contributions over the previous comparable period. The Phone Bank alumni solicitation program netted 2,400 pledges totaling nearly $81,000. Progress in the area of planned giving was also noted.

The theme of this year's report is A Nation At Risk, A University At Work. Included is a summary of the findings and recommendations of the National Commission on Excellence in Education , followed by a review of some of the ways in which UNI is providing leadership in education 's problem areas.

The UNI Foundation ' s financial statement is followed by a listing of all

1982-83 contributors, broken down by giving levels and graduation classes.

The 1982-83 annual report covers an 18-month period because of the recent changeover by the UN I Foundation to a fiscal rather than a calendar reporting year. Next year's report will cover the July 1, 1983 to June 30, 1984 period.

New alumni office project postponed

The Bartlett Hall renovation project outlined in the July issue of The Alumnus has been postponed, according to Lee Miller.

The project is designed to .provide the Office of Alumni Services and Development with 4,600 square feet of space in a wing of Bartlett Hall, a residence hall for women. The project would nearly triple the amount of office space now available to Alumni Services and Development in Latham Hall.

The project is under review by President Curris. According to Miller, the president wants to make sure that this is the best option for expanded Alumni / Development offices. " We see the renovation approach as a short-term solution," says Miller. " We would prefer to have a separate, privately funded alumni center that would meet all our space needs into the future. "

It is not known when or whether the Bartlett Hall project will go forward. " The president recognizes our current space problems," says Miller, " and he wants to help us find a solution ."

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Campus News

Spending reduced after 2.8% state budget reversion

Citing a projected $91 million budget deficit, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad announced a 2.8 percent appropriation reversion September 2. As a result, UN I will return approximately $1 million to the state treasury during the current fiscal year.

President Curris anticipated the governor's action when he announced on August 29 a partial freeze on hiring for vacant faculty and staff positions. He made the announcement before a meeting of the UN I Faculty.

Curris also announced the freezing of undistributed accounts and the adoption of the following cost-cutting measures:

• All departments of the University will hold 4 percent of their supp l ies and services budgets in escrow;

• Ha lf of al l equipment purchase funds wi ll be frozen;

• No building repairs will be made, other than emergency work, except for projects funded by sources other than the current budget;

• The University Library w il l ho ld 10 percent of its book acquisit ion budget in escrow.

Review procedures were outl ined for rel ief in spec ial cases. The University Library and supplies and serv ices were given priority status for rel ief.

Cu rr is to ld the facu lty that " it is far easier to adjust to budget cutbacks over a 10-month peri od rather than face these prob lems in a shorter time frame. I had wished to effect these be lt-tightening measures earli er, but delayed them unti l after c lasses had begun , so as to avo id a disproportionate and negative impact upon academ ic programs."

The 2.8 percent reversion an nounced four days after Curr is' speech was less severe than expected. Even so, it represents another .fi nancia l setback to the Un iversi ty during a year in w hich facul ty and staff rece ived no pay raises and the general operating budget increased by on ly 1 .6 percent. D

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The University Library was directly affected by the recent cost-cutting measures. Ten percent of the book acquisition budget is being held in escrow.

New athletic director sought; Bowlsby named interim AD

Bob Bowlsby, ass istant athleti c director for fac ilities, has been named interim athletic di rector, succeeding Stan Sheri ff. The appointment was made September 2 by Presiden t Curri s.

Sheri ff left UNI August 1 to become athleti c director at the University of Hawa ii.

Bowlsby joined the UN I staff in 198 1. He is a nat ive of W aterl oo and a 1970 graduate of W aterl oo W est High Schoo l. His background inc ludes a B.S. degree from M oorhead State (Minn. ) University and an M .A. degree from the University of Iowa .

A search committee has been formed to seek a perm anent successor to Sheri ff . Members of the comm ittee incl ude two students, two faculty members, two athleti c staff members, another UN I staff member and the pres ident of the UN I Athleti c Club. The comm ittee is chaired by Wi lliam Thrall , head of the Schoo l of Hea lth , Ph ys ica l Educati on and Recreation.

The committee is charged w ith finding and screening candidates " who can best prov ide the leadership, management and development skill s for an athleti c program w ith the fo llowing goa ls:

• Success, measured in te rm s of competiti ve, championship ca libre ath leti c teams;

• Integrity, measured in term s of strict ad herence to the po lic ies and regul ations of the NCAA, the Un ivers ity and the State of Iowa;

• Fi sca l responsibi li ty, measured in terms of sound fi sca l management and fru ga l adherence to budgetary allotments;

• Public support, measu red in terms of t icket sa les, gift so licitations, cooperati ve relationships w ith other sectors of the University, successful working relati onships with Iowa secondary schoo ls, and enthusiasm generated among students, alumni and ci ti zens;

• A philosophy that vi ews the student­athlete first and foremost as a student."

The committee w il l recommend at least three candidates to Pres ident Curri s, probably by earl y December. The pres ident w ill then make the final decision , wi th concurrence by the Board of Regents.

It is expected that the new ath leti c director will continue to report to the vice pres ident for administrati on and finance. Curri s organized the search committee in the absence of Robert Stansbury, who left that pos ition August 1 to become ass istant chance llor for administrative programs and services at the University of Wisconsin­Oshkosh. D

Committee seeking Stans bury successor

A consultative committee has been named at UNI to help find a successor for Robert Stansbury, vice president for admin istration and finance.

Stansbury resigned July 31 to become assistant chancellor for admin istrative programs and services at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh . He had held the UNI posit ion since 1973.

The five-member comm ittee was named by President Curris on September 16. It inc ludes one student. It is hoped that a fina l selection can be made by December 1.

As now constituted, the Division of Administrative Serv ices at UNI inc ludes such areas as Business Services, Intercollegiate Athletics and the UNI­Dome, M anagement Data Processing, Physica l Plant Administration, Personnel Services, A lumni Relations and Development, Public Information Serv ices and Budget Admin istration.

" O ur objective," sa id President Curris, " wil l be to accept and eva luate appl ications and nominations, as well as to seek candidates to f ill th is important position." He antic ipates that three or four candidates w ill be brought to the campus for interviews.

The position requires executive level experience in university or state government admin istrative and financia l management. Strong skills in planning and budget administration are al o necessary, as is knowledge of information systems. The ability to relate to and communicate w ith a constituency that includes students, faculty, staff, and state and loca l government is stressed. Candidates should have an earned doctoral degree. D

UNI President's House repaired, refurbished

The President's House underwent a renovation in August in preparation for its new occupants, the Curris fam ily.

A new heating system was installed, replacing the original fu rnace in the 1908 house. Central air conditioning w as also added. New carpeting and drapes were installed, and the kitchen was remodeled.

The house has been the home for every UNI president except James Gilchrist. The estimated cost of this summer's work was between $70,000 and $80,000, according to UNI Plant Services.

President and Mrs. Curris expect to use the house frequently for entertaining University-related groups. D

UNl 's fall enrollment has reached a record 11,204 students.

Record fall enrollment: 11,204 students on campus

Fall enro llment at UNI has reached an all-time high, according to Robert Leahy, registrar. _ Total enro ll,ent is 11 ,204, a two percent increase over fa ll 1982 figures. Inc luded are 10,143 undergraduate students and 1,061 graduate students. The previous record enrol lment at UNI was 11 ,020 in 1980.

According to Leahy, much of the increase thi s year is in former students returning to UNI. "Students new to the University decreased by 67," he sa id.

UNI had expected a drop in total enrol lment thi s year. There were nearly

Library security system cuts thefts

Thefts of books and other universi ty library materia ls has become a source of concern nationw ide. At UNI, for example, library patrons have had to submit to inspections of briefca es and backpacks before leaving the bui lding.

No longer. This summer a new electronic detection system was instal led in the Library. It w i ll greatly reduce losses due to theft wh ile eliminating the need for inspections.

Library staff worked all summer, usually late at night, to prepare the collection for the new system. Now, if a book is taken through the new exit gate w ithout first being checked out, an alarm w ill go off.

UN l's losses due to theft have been below the national average, accord ing to Doug Hieber, head of the Library's Circulation Department. The new anti-theft system should reduce losses even further. D

3,500 fewer high school graduates in Iowa th is year than last. Nonetheless, only four fewer new freshmen enrol led in 1983 than in 1982. Non-resident enrol lment increased by nearl y 9 percent this year, contributing to the record .

W omen outnumber men in both undergraduate and graduate enrollments. W omen account for 55 percent of undergraduate students and 58 percent of graduate students.

Both Iowa State University and the University of Iow a also announced record enro llment figures for the fal l 1983 semester. D

UNl's book losses have been below the national average.

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Don Fehrenbacher, 1983 Becker Lecturer

Stinchfield wi ll hand le planning and po licy functions.

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Noted Civil War historian gives 10th Becker Lecture

The 10th Annual Car l L. Becker Memorial Lecture on September 21 featured distinguished historian Don Fehrenbacher. His topic was " Launching a Wartime Pres idency: Linco ln from Fort Sumter to Bu ll Run. "

Fehrenbacher, who is currently William Robertson Coe Professor of History and American Studies at Stanford University, is cons idered a leadi ng expert on the causes of the Civil War. Hi s books on the subject include The Dred Scott Case: Its Significance in American Law and Politics, which won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize in History. He also completed and edited David Potter's The Impending Crisis: 1848-1861 , which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1977 .

The Becker Lecture was sponsored by the Department of History, Phi Alpha Theta and the UNI Hi stori ca l Associat ion, and the S&H Foundation , sponsored by the Sperry Hutchinson Company. Other lectures sponsored by the Department of History during 1983-84 are:

Stinchfield named director of planning,

· policy management Richard H . Stinchfield has been named

director of planning and policy management at UN I, effective October 3.

The position is a new one, approved by the Iowa State Board of Regents at its September meeting.

Stinchfield was appointed by Pres ident Curris, who had annou nced his intention to create the post during his August 29 address to the UN I Faculty . Stinchfield will report directly to Curri s and will " have responsibi lity for coordi nati ng the development of systems designed to advance University-wide planning efforts."

He wi ll also oversee poli cy implementation and compliance, internal aud it ing functions, the coordin ating and scheduling of inst itutional subm issions to the Board of Regents, and other duties as ass igned by the president.

Stinchfie ld comes to UN I from Murray State (Ky. ) University, where he was administrative assistant to then-president Curris. His background includes an undergraduate degree from Colby Col lege, a master's degree from the University of Maine at Orono, a doctorate from the University of Idaho and an M .B .A. degree from Murray State. Before serving at Murray he was executive assistant to the president of Mount Wachusett (Mass.) Community College. D

November 9 Thomas Ryan , " Branstad­Con li n Revisited: The 1982 Iowa Gubernatorial Election"

November 30 " Vietnam Kaleidoscope: A Panel Discussion"

February 8 Carol Morgan, " Work, Technology and Political Action: The Textile Workers of 19th Century England"

March 7 Ali ce Sadowsky, " The Mode of Nihi li sm in American W omen's Contemporary Fi ction "

April 11 Roy Sandstrom , " Famil y History and Neighborhood Reconstru ct ion"

All lectures are held in the North-South Room of Maucker Union, beginning at 8 p.m . The lectures are free and open to the public. D

UNI to host national band fest in June

One of the largest gatherings ever held at UN I is sched uled for next June 14-16. It's the National High Schoo l Concert Band Competition-Festival, sponsored by the American School Band D irectors Association (ASBDA) . As many as 5,000 students, teachers and chaperones may come to campus for the first national event of its k;nd since 1941.

Robert Dean, professor of music at UN I, is chairman of the Competition­Festival and chairman of the ASBDA Board of Control. " The event will foc;:us on concert bands," says Dean, "and recognize those that have attained hi gh standards of exce llence in concert performance. " Musica l ability, rather than flashy showmanship, wil l be stressed.

To be el igible to enter, a band must have received a Division 1 rating or simil ar recognition in a state competition during 1982-83. A tape recording of the band must also be submitted, along with a $350 entry fee. Only the first 48 qualified bands to apply will be accepted, says Dean.

During the Competition-Festival, each band will perform three pieces for a panel of judges. The bands will compete in classes according to enrollment, with performances to last no more than 40 minutes each. Competiti ve performances w ill be held in Russell Hal l.

UNI residence halls, as we ll as loca l hotels and motels, w ill be used to accommodate the visiting bands, says Dean. The deadline for app li cations is February 1, 1984. D

Monteiro named UNI affirmative action officer

Marilyn Monteiro joined the UNI staff August 1 as affirmative action officer. She becomes the first person at UNI to hold that position on a full-time basis.

Monteiro was previously director of affirmative action at the Massachusetts College of Art. Her background includes a B.A. degree from the University of Massachusetts-Boston and Ed.M. and Ed.D. degrees from Harvard University.

She has taught at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, Antioch University's Institute of Open Education, Simmons College and Delta Opportunities Corporation.

Monteiro will monitor UNl's employment practices and policies, investigate compla ints, review compliance with state and federal laws and regulations, and assist departments in achieving affirmative action goals. She reports directly to President Curris. D

Hovet elected faculty chair

Grace Ann Hovet, an associate professor in the Department of English Language and Literature, has been elected chair of the UN I Faculty for 1983-84.

Hovet joined the UNI faculty in 1969.

Her background includes a B.A. degree from the Col lege of St. Catherine, an M .A. degree from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Kansas .

She has served on a number of campus committees and boards, including the Affirmative Action Advisory Board, the College of Humanities Curricu lum Comm ittee, the Faculty Senate and the Women's Studies Adv isory Board. Most recently, she was a member of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee.

Hovet received an American Counci l on Education Fellowship in Academic Administration in 1978. She spent six months at the Un iversity of Wisconsin , studying the central administration offices and visit ing the campuses of the Wisconsin university system. During 1980-81 she served as acting head of the Department of English Language and Literature.

Hovert's scholarly work has been largely in the area of women 's studies. She was instrumental in developing the women's studies program at UN I, which is now offered as a minor. D

Kratzenstein album her first; features Scandinavian music

Marilou Kratzenstein, professor of organ, harpsichord and music history at UNI, accomplished two firsts this summer: her first recording and what may be the first U.S.-made recording of Scandinavian organ music.

She recorded the album last May on the Rost Memorial Organ in the Center for Faith and Life at Luther College in Decorah. Funds for the project were provided by a grant from UNI, with additional assistance from Luther College and Kratzenstein. The album was released last July in time for Decorah's Nordic Fest.

Called simply "Scandinavi an Organ Music," the album contains works by eight different composers, representing Norway, Denmark and Sweden. Pieces from the 19th and 20th centuries are included. While not intended as a historical overview of Scandinavian organ music, says Kratzenstein , "these particular works are in some sense representative because they point up the great diversity of styles and types within Scandinavian organ I iterature."

The release of Kratzenstein 's recording in 1983 is particularly appropriate, since th is year marks the observance of a Scand inavia Today celebration by the American Scand inavian Foundation. Her interest in Scandinavian organ music stems in part from a one-month concert tour of Sweden that she made in 1982. D

Father Kissling takes new post

Father Jack Kissling, chaplain of the Catho li c Student Center in Cedar Falls and a well-known Col lege Hill booster, has left that position after 1 5 years to become pastor of St. Wences laus Parish in Cedar Rapids .

Kissling was a popular and sometimes controversial figure during his years at the Center. " I've made a lot of good friends in the Cedar Falls and University communities," he said. " I have nothing but happy memories here. "

Kissi i ng' s successor at the Center is Father Donald Klein , a Waterloo native and a graduate of Loras College. His background includes four years of study at Gregorian University in Rome as wel l as a master's degree from Creighton University. He was an administrator at Regis High School in Cedar Rapids for the past 13 years, including the last nine as principal. D

Marilou Kratzenstein

Album coincides with Scandinavia Today celebration .

Kissling : " I have nothing but happy memories here. "

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Nina (1933), a ceramic piece by Jose deCreeft from the collection of William deCreeft and Nina deCreeft Ward.

CAC construction brings shortened Gallery season

Construction of the final phase of the Communications Art Center (CAC) will cut short the 1983-84 Gallery of Art season, which opened September 6 with the exhibition "American Master Prints: 1960-1980."

The Gallery of Art will have a new, expanded home when the CAC is completed in 1985. Site work for the $8.47 million addition, which will also house the Department of Art, is currently under way.

Nov. 14-Dec. 15 " The Altered Figure: Photographs by Heidi Peterson and Daniel Levine"

Jan. 16-Feb. 9 "David Delafield : A Retrospective of an Iowa Artist, 1939-1983"*

Jan. 16-Feb. 9 "Posters and Graphic Design," a retrospective of work for Colorado State University cultural programs by Bob Coonts, Phil Risbeck and John Sorble"

*David Delafield retired this year after 32 years of teaching in the UNI Department of Art. D

Hanson retires as director of Iowa Academy of Science

Robert Hanson, professor of chemistry and science education, has stepped down as executive director of the Iowa Academy of Science after 16 years in that post. His successor is James Macmillan, an associate professor of chemistry at UNI.

Hanson was honored last spring with a plaque during the 95th session of the Academy. The plaque was presented by Clifford McColl um, dean of the UNI College of Natural Sciences.

In his remarks, McCollum cited Hanson's " efficient management skills, imaginative development of ideas for programs and projects, and his ability to marshal the members of the scientific community of the state in such a manner that the Academy has become a healthy, influential organization."

Academy president H .T. Horner announced that Hanson had been named a life fellow of the Academy and that a new fund, called the "Robert W . Hanson Publication Fund," had been established to finance small publication projects by Academy members.

One of the programs of the Academy is the Iowa Science Teachers Journal. A.C. Haman, an associate professor in the Department of Biology, edited the Journal for the past eight years. He resigned as editor earlier this year and was succeeded by Carl Bollwinkel, an associate professor of teaching: science at UN l's Price Laboratory School.

UNI supports the Academy by providing office space, faculty released time, publications assistance and other services. 0 Two Gallery exhibits, running

concurrently from October 11 to November 3, have special ties to UNI. The first, " Jose deCreeft (1884-1982), "features works by the prominent Spanish-American artist and teacher who was also a founder of several artists organizations in the United States. The exhibition includes paintings, drawings and sculptures from the collection of the artist's children, William deCreeft and Nina deCreeft Ward. Nina Ward is an adjunct instructor in the UNI Department of Art.

Publications feature UNI history

The other exhibition, "Reuben Nakian: Leda and the Swan," features works from the UNI Permanent Collection that were contributed by Michael Conlee, B.A. '71, and a business associate, Bernard Manuel. The exhibition includes prints and bronze sculptures by this important Armenian­American artist.

Other exhibitions planned for the abbreviated 1983-84 Gallery of Art season are:

Nov.14-Dec.15 " Philip Pearlstein: Painting to Waterco lors"

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Alumni with an interest in the history of the University will want to read a new booklet entitled Soldiers' Orphans' Home: 7863-7876. It was published in June by the Cedar Falls Historical Society.

The author of the booklet is Valentina K. Martin, B.A. '82. It was edited by O.R. Schmidt, an assistant professor of English at UNI. Martin, 58, is a realtor in Waterloo who began the project for a Field Experience in Journalism class under Schmidt.

The Soldiers' Orphans' Home was established in Cedar Falls after the Civil War. Its first permanent building was a brick structure that later became the Iowa State Normal School's Central Hall. The Orphans' Home and UNI thus have a strong historical link to each other.

Copies of Soldiers' Orphans ' Home: 1863- 1876 are avai I able from the Cedar

Falls Historical Society, 303 Clay Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613 . The per copy price is $3.00.

Also of interest to history-minded alumni is an article entitled " Higher Education in Cedar Falls: Town and Gown in the First Hundred Years. " It was written by William Lang, emeritus professor of history, and published in the May-June issue of The Palimpsest.

The article gives an interesting, illustrated account of the highlights of UNl' s history. (Free copies of The Palimpsest issue containing the article were given to those who attended the Reunion Banquet on October 7. )

If you'd like a copy, contact the Iowa State Historical Society, 402 Iowa Avenue, Iowa City, Iowa 52240. The per copy price is $1.00. D

Panther football from the sideline

UNI mauls Drake; 'Mudra Era' starts on a winning note

by Kevin Boatright

Late in the first half, UNI drove for a tying touchdown.

The sideline is no place to watch a football game, but it's a great place to watch the game of football. The men, the tension and the smell give you a sense of action you can never get in the 36th row.

I know, because I gave up my seat during the first half of the UNI home opener against Drake to mingle with the players, coaches and trainers on the Panther bench. What I saw was surprising. It gave me a new appreciation of the sport we native Nebraskans sometimes confuse with living and breathing.

The UNI band scampers onto the playing field, black shakos (affectionately known as " Wookies") shimmering in the bright lights imported by Iowa Public Television. The familiar strains of the Fight Song rouse students and alumni to their feet. I ask trainer Dave Burton what condition we're in for a game against the team that's beaten us two years in a row. " We' re healthy," he says. " I hope I can say the same tomorrow. "

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Coach Walt Klinker gives his offensive players some first-half advice.

One lapse means you wake up in Sartori Hospital.

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As the kick-off approaches, the players are wound up like tops. There are high­fives all around, lots of deep breathing and nervous laughter. UNI gets the ball and drives for a field goal. Everyone's relieved, but Walt Klinker, offensive coordinator, huddles with his players to find out why

• something didn' t go quite as planned. He sketches out figures on a chalkboard, shouts out numbers and names. They make no sense, but the players seem to know exactly what he means. While they talk, the kick-off comes and goes and they don't even look up.

Off the field , the players seem oblivious to the action. Many line the field , watching the game but also talking about previous plays or offering encouragement. It's difficult to see much from the sideline anyway. I can understand why Coach Mudra prefers to manage his team from the Press Box. He can see what's happening from up there, and it certainly smells better.

By smell, I mean the odor of bandages, the whiff of blood streaming down number 75's elbow, the aroma of sweating tackles. It's a withering fragrance, like the bottom of the towel bin in a warm locker room. I'm getting used to it when I step on a wad of used quid. Chewing tobacco is all the rage. My bad luck rubs off (the quid does not) on the Panthers, who fumble on the next play.

Suddenly, the sideline grows tense as Drake drives for a score. The laughter stops, the shouts of encouragement are directed at the players on the field, attention is riveted on the action. The chaos of the sideline suddenly tightens into unity. Drake takes the lead on UNI mistakes.

Probably the most intense people, next to the coaches, are the trainers. They watch every play, ready to pounce on an injured player. The injuries are few this night, but a painful looking array of stretchers, splints and ointments stands ready just in case, out of sight.

Also out of sight, the Panther mascot ducks under the stands to remove his head. It's hot under all that fake fur, but you can't have the kiddies thinking the Pink Panther isn't real , now can you? Without thinking, I jump to avoid the Panther's slithering tail. I realize he wouldn't feel my foot anyway.

The IPTV cables snarl the sidelines and get in everyone's way. Number 74 is standing on the cable. How do you ask him to please move?

Several UNI trainers are women. From the stands you might make snide remarks and wonder about "distractions. " The players don't notice, which is no reflection on the trainers. Sophia Loren could stroll the sidelines in a sequined gown and I doubt she'd get a second look. Unless she had a towel for wiping off the sweat. Then a player might talk to her.

Players can let up just a bit when they come off the field. Like the rest of us, some of them play armchair quarterback. If only he'd done this, or seen that. Once back on the field it's all business. You can relax a little on the bench . Out there, one lapse of concentration means you wake up Sunday in Sartori Hospital.

The action flows back and forth, much faster than you think. Late in the half UNI ties the game at 1 O with a slashing, short­yardage touchdown run . " I don' t know how he got in," someone says, " but if he hadn't I'd have pushed him in myself. " We head for the locker room .

Linebacker James McFadden.

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"We band of brothers" Anyone raised on stories of Knute

Rockne and Bob Devaney knows that the coach always gives an eloquent, impassioned speech in the locker room at halftime. It's chic. It's expected.

Halftime in the UNI locker room is quite different. The players walk in and pick up halved oranges and cups of Gatorade. "Try to hit the trash cans," says one of the trainers. The cans are labeled "Keep your campus clean ." Most hit the cans by accident. Their thoughts are back in the UNI-Dome.

Gathered together, the players are subdued . The energy and violence are under control. They huddle together, re­enacting plays from the first half with language more vivid than any videotape. A slap of the hands. "I popped him one." Some players stare off vacantly, others joke. The last-minute touchdown was a relief. There's confidence in the room as the coaches walk in.

Mudra says little, and he says it matter­of-factly . If we can do this and this and this, he says, we'll beat 'em in the second half. There's no tear-filled appeal, no great to-do, no fist-smacking, fear-instilling, revival meeting harangue. I'm reminded of Shakespeare's Henry Vat the Battle of Agincourt: " We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. " Then Mudra stands aside while his assistant coaches sketch out new strategy on the chalkboard . There are a few problems to be solved. Halftime is over before we know it.

As the players jostle out, Dennis Remmert, assistant head coach, reads from the Des Moines Register account of last year's Drake game. The heat in Des Moines wore down the UNI defense in the second half, says the story, resulting in Drake's 40-13 mauling of the Panthers. It won't happen this year, shouts the coach,

a rare show of emotion during an otherwise businesslike halftime. The players get the message.

The second half was different this year, as UNI scored 24 unanswered points enroute to a 34-10 victory. I watched the fireworks from the 36th row, my wife and I (both non-alumni) cheering our adopted team on. Near us, a Drake fan fumed as the score mounted. Also nearby, Professor Emeritus of Music Charles Matheson absent-mindedly directed the distant UNI Marching Band in a rendition of the Fight Song, his enthusiasm undimmed by retirement. It was a great debut for Coach

Nose guard Joe O 'Brien is checked out by athletic trainer Dave Burton during hafftime.

Mudra, as well as for such first-time spectators as President and Mrs. Curris. , who were joined by Governor Branstad.

It's a different view from on high in the UNI-Dome. You can't see the trainers, their pockets stuffed with scissors and tape. You can 't see the pain, the tension , the waiting and the sweaty grins. The sideline gives the worst view of the game but the best view of the people who make football what it is.

The fans see the teams, the numbered jerseys; they don't see the face behind the mask, the boy from Bettendorf who feels proud of himself, his team and his university at the end of a night like this. Last year's score is history. It's a new season, a new coach. Next week is another game.

A shower removes al l stains, all sweat, all blood. There's time before midnight for a call home and a beer on the Hill. Rewards for a hard night well spent. D

" We band of brothers ... " Cornerback Pete Ki/fins, left, shakes with teammate Ron King, strong safety.

Alumni gave initial boost

Magazine gives students a home for writing, artwork

"There are students [at UN I] who have something to say."

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What becomes of unpublished poems and stories? Where do they go at night when there's no one to read them? And what of the writer, whose aud ience is limited to a professor, scribbl ing comments in the margin ?

There are no choirs of poets, no orchestras of essayists; on ly the empty feeling of having a great dea l to say and no way of saying it. This is especially true of student writers. Even the best aren ' t ready for The North American Review, but al l need encouragement and the kind of critica l reception that comes only with publication.

UNI has had a series of student magazines over the years for th is very reason. With titles such as Crossroads, Midwest, Seven and Signature, they've met an educational need on skimpy budgets and uneven support. A ll have eventual ly died, the last one in 1976.

Inner Weather, first published in March, is the latest attempt at establishing a permanent outlet for creative student writing at UNI. It owes its existence to private patrons, supportive faculty and dedicated students. Contributions from alumni and friends gave Inner Weather seed money of $1,600 in 1982. The UNI Student Association contributed another $500, and 11 Cedar Falls businesses purchased advertisements. Students came through by serving as staff members or by submitting their work.

The result is a handsome, well-designed publication, containing poetry, short stories, artwork and non-fiction . Th irty students are represented, students whose work might be lin ing a file cabinet instead of being seen, apprec iated and criticized by others.

The second ed ition of Inner Weather is now in progress. Mona Potter, a senior Spanish and community health education major from Des Moines, was chosen as edi tor. Assisting her are Judy Ireland , Waterloo; Tom Walton, Cedar Falls; Scott

Martinson, Cedar Falls; Kari Anne Ortmeier, Mi lford; Jeff Julseth, Earlham; and Kari Ytterhus, Cedar Fal ls. Lora Rackstraw, assoc iate professor of English, is serving as faculty adviser.

Their work is cut out for them. Even at $1 .50 a copy "sa les have not been as good as we'd have l iked," says Potter. Of the 1,000 copies printed, " a couple of hundred" remain unsold . Plans to produce Inner Weather twice a year have been shelved for the time being.

Even so, Potter is enthusiastic about her job and the magazine. With the aid of " 80,000 pages of notes" from An ita Hoffman, the 1983 edi tor, Potter feels her staff is build ing on last year's experience.

" There are students [at UNI] w ho have something to say," she says. "Our responsibility is to draw it out. " Solicitations for the 1984 edition have begun, with publication scheduled for mid-April.

Continued support from UNISA, alumni and the Engl ish Club have done much to ease Inner Weather's financial burden. Still, the staff does include persons in charge of business, advertising and publicity. The students aren ' t content to just publish a magazine. They also want to make sure it supports itself and is widely read .

Some poems from the 1983 Inner Weather are reprinted at right. They' re the lucky ones, the ones that the poet kept, the edi tors admi red and the readers got a chance to enjoy. Inner Weather is an attempt to make more student poems, stories and drawings " lucky," to give those students the exposure and public response they need to grow as artists.

What becomes of unpublished pems and stories? Noth ing. That's why Inner Weather is so important. For a copy of last year's edition ($1.50 each), or to help support the 1984 Inner Weather, contact the Department of English Language and Literature at UNI. D

Belfast I don't want to receive a letter informing me that something happened

Be safe. I worry so incessantly of things I cannot begin to know; A strange country I've heard of glowingly in your epistles, Frighteningly in my textbooks and noncommittally from Walter Cronkite. I shudder at the thought of gunshots and wonder silently of your life in such a place ... yet it is your home. Meanwhile, I, safe in the cushions of my upholstered

life, watch the newspapers; A.P. Wire Service reports mostly; And thank God throughout That I do not see your name.

Currents At night I imagine the ocean

Lisa Lavia

coming in the darkness to leave gifts like fan-shaped or spiralling shells, silver like the shoreline when the moonlight hits it. And I'm floating, drifting with the clear, cool water to the other end of the world.

Sometimes cornfields ripple and wander when the wind catches the creamy

crowns. But their roots are trapped deep in a square plot.

The Cedar River winds slowly down lonely curves, whispering to the maples, channelled closely to the earth. And in its dark ooze are the liver-brown leeches and the long, thin, mud-colored flukes.

Marie Lovrien

Grandma Once she could knead the dough, Darn socks faster than an Indian woman

weaving a basket, And cook meals over a hot, blistering

stove.

Once she could iron 110 articles of clothing all in one day.

Clean the house faster than the wind could blow out a candle,

And hoe all the weeds in the garden with one swing.

Now 82, her back crippled with pain, she can't do the things she used to.

Sunshine rays do not sparkle off those once scrubbed floors.

Only memories remain in her wrinkled hands.

Old Man El odio es el amor con la frente virada, y la fe es el amor con la frente levantada. lndiferencia es amor con la vista cerrada.

Hatred is love with forehead turned, and faith is love with forehead raised. Indifference is love with vision closed.

Diann Frey

Original and translation by Carlos Hawley Colon

Pooh Tao slant-eyed panda

in a cypress tree sway-back sow

in a sushi sea you can't buy bacon

if it lives and breathes look at the moon

while walking on your knees Pooh Tao, Pooh Tao,

that's how!

" J.C. Gull" (J. Harley Mcilrath)

Probing Inner Cavities I take out memories of you sometimes. It is like probing a cavity with your tongue, recoiling from the pain you knew lurked there -needed to be reminded of. I sift through, classifying some inactive -to be discarded. Some I keep, carefully storing clips of life, refile them for later use. Take them out one by one to explore like rows of teeth, feel out the decaying hole, seeing if it still hurts.

Liz Robst

Detail from " A Moroccan Beggar," by Scott Martinson.

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First Ed. D students enrolled

'Outstanding, distinctive' program is goal of UNI doctoral pioneers

Dr. Norman McCumsey teaches School Laws, a course for post-gradua te studen ts in the Co llege of Education.

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We have an excellent opportun ity in the doctorate of education program to build upon our historical strength in teacher education . The salient question is, " In a wor ld fu ll of Ed .D . programs, how ca n the UN I program be qua litati ve ly superior?" The last thing this University needs . .. is another stereotypica l, humdrum doctoral program that attracts the mediocre and brings no di stinction. The graduate faculty of the University, and parti cularly the College of Educat ion, have a tremendous responsibility to ensure that th is doctoral program is outstanding and distincti ve.

In making these remarks August 29 before a ful l meeting of the UN I faculty, Pres ident Curri s w as offering a challenge. It took more than four years of work to ga in Regents approva l of the Ed .D. program. Now that we have it, what are we going to do with it?

That questi on will be answered, in part , by the men and women who make up the first c lass of Ed.D . students. At the start of the fa l I semester, six students had been admitted to regul ar degree status. Another 13 were admitted to non-degree statu s.

That number is considered good. Regents approva l of the program came last December. North Centra l Assoc iation accreditati on came in February . By then it was too late for anything but word-of­mouth adverti sing of the program.

" I'm relieved that the program is approved and that we have some students," says Don Carver, dean of the College of Educati on. " I'm enthusiasti c about gett ing on with the business of implementing the program. Now the rea l work, the rea l fun, begi ns. "

" A special group of people" What UNl 's Ed. D. degree program

ought to do, says Ca rver, " w hat it has to do, is prepare people who w ill make a difference in practi ce; people who will be

vi sible in the schoo ls. " He hopes to ach ieve that, in part, through the d issertation . " We want to give students, in their di ssertations, an opportunity to take a rea l problem and deve lop rea l so lu tions," he says, " rather than taking research questions and working them through." That approach w ill requi re some new th inking on the part of everyone in the Col lege.

" Thi s is a tota ll y new program," says Carver. " No one in the College has any experi ence at UNI in thi s sort of thing. Adding an Ed .D. degree program is different than adding another bachelor's, master's or spec ia list's degree."

The spec ial nature of the new program

was driven home to the doctoral students on September 1 at a soc ial gatherin g hosted by the dean and faculty. " You' re a spec ial group of people," Carver to ld the students. " You' ll forever be spec ial because you' re the first in a new program. " He warned that they will be " looked at, probed and questi oned," but added that " we have high expectat ions for you."

Those who were admitted to doctoral study this fa ll had to meet some stiff requi remen ts, inc luding:

• A master's degree from an accred ited university;

• Th ree or more years of educati onal exper ience (certi ficati on is not a requ irement);

• A grade point average of at least 3.2 ("A" = 4.0) on all previous graduate work;

• A combined score of 1500 or better on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), wi th no score below 460 in any of the three component areas;

• A score of 460 or better on the GRE Advanced Test in Education.

In addition, foreign students had to achieve a score of 550 or better on the Test of English as a Foreign Language. (One Malaysian student was accepted but was unable to start work this fa ll. )

Outline of program Acceptance is probably the easiest part

of Ed .D. study at U I. The program consists of a minimum of 60 credit hours, divided among a professional common core of work in educationa l foundations, fundamentals and research (27 hours), advanced professional study (21-24 hours) and the dissertation (9-12 hours). Specializations are available in counseling, curriculum and instruction, educationa l administration, reading, spec ial education and school psychology. W ork in a related area, such as psychology, sociology or economics, is also required.

A comprehensive examination is taken at the conclusion of all coursework. This is fo llowed by the dissertation, which is described as " the culminating experience in the doctoral program ... intended to involve the appli cation of existing knowledge and/or the results of an

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individual's research to an educational problem or situation." A final ora l defense of the dissertation is also required.

Up to 15 hours of post-master's degree credit, includ ing transfer credit, can be applied toward the Ed.D. program, provided it was earned at an accredited university within seven years of achieving candidacy status. There is currently a residency requirement, stating that 21 credit hours must be earned during two consecutive semesters. (This requirement may be changed, according to Carver. )

One full-time student Of the 19 admitted students, only one is

attending UNI full time. She is Susan O" Brien, who is taking nine hours this fa ll as a graduate assistant. Her background includes a bachelor's degree from Clarke College and a master's degree from UNI. She has taught in Head Start, the Cedar Rapids publi c schools and in private pre­schools. She also took graduate courses at the University of Iowa for a year and has served a term on the Independence School Board .

O ' Brien started graduate work at UNI in 1981, seeking an endorsement in early childhood education. " I had taken my B.A. as far as I could," she says. " It was a good time to pursue an additional degree. "

Carver: " Now the real work, the real fun , begins. "

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Teaching doctoral students is a new challenge for such veteran faculty members as Dr. Edward Rutkowski.

"I had a lot of things I could share with [undergraduates)."

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She enjoyed returning to school. As a graduate assistant she realized that " I had

· a lot of things I could share with [undergraduates], things I wasn't aware of. " Her good experience with her professors and courses led her to consider UNl 's doctoral program when it was introduced.

In addition to her courses, O 'Brien is working with Ernie Dishner, head of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, on preparations for next year's evaluation of UNI by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) . Her assistantship pays tuition and provides a stipend. If all goes_ well , she plans to graduate in 1986.

Future career possibilities for O'Brien include college teaching, research or administration. Right now her studies are balanced with the demands of two children, ages 12 and 14.

" While I' ll always be a mom," she says, " I'm not needed as much as when they were younger." She takes classes three nights a week. After some initial resentment, she says, the children now accept what she's decided to do. Her husband, a dentist in Independence, has been supportive. He's learned to cook, says O'Brien, and the children have taken on more chores around the house.

The Ed .D . program is "something I'm really charged up about," she says. Her sense of excitement is shared by other doctoral students, including Larry Dahl.

Most are older students Dahl teaches respiratory therapy at

Waterloo's Hawkeye Institute of Technology. His background includes a bachelor's degree from the Un iversity of Missouri and a master's degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He's taught at Parkland Col lege and at the College of St. Mary. In both cases he introduced a respiratory therapy program. The same was true at Hawkeye.

" I've been on the other side where a new program is concerned," says Dahl. " No one else gets quite the same experience afterwards. To be among the first, I think, is a reason for pride. "

Dahl had considered working toward a Ph.D. degree in higher education at the University of Iowa. He decided to enroll at UNI instead. He was influenced by the fact that his father, Renatus Dahl , B.A. '28, and aunt, Erna Dahl Dillon, B.A. '29, attended UNI. And Cedar Falls was closer than Iowa City.

" The students are a pretty good group of people," says Dahl. " I might have to scratch to stay even!" Like most of the first Ed.D. group, Dahl is an older student working full time or part time, often in a teaching or administrative job in the schools.

After graduation, perhaps in 1987, Dahl would like to work as a curriculum consultant. He would probably not continue in respiratory therapy, though he would consider heading a health science department at a community college or university.

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Susan O 'Brien, foreground, is the only full-time Ed.D. student at UNI this fall .

You don't have to be a doctora l student to take such courses as School Laws. Douglas Bengtson,

left , and Richard Neuverth are taking the class as part of their master's degree programs.

Susan O ' Brien and Larry Dahl , like the other Ed .D . students, see themse lves as pioneers. Several doctoral level courses are being offered at UNI for the first time thi s fall . That's a challenge to the faculty, who must grope to find the ri ght approach to new material. Support services within the College of Education are being set up and additional courses (including some daytime classes) are being developed. "Can we do all these th ings fas t enough," asks Carver, " to keep up with the students and faculty?" He's working to make sure we can.

The August 29 challenge from Presiden t Curri s, the eagerness of the College of Education faculty and the qua! ity of the first group of students all point to a program that w ill be " outstanding and distinctive" as it develops. The begi nnings are auspicious. What is needed now are more students. For more in formati on about the UNI doctorate in educati on program, ca ll or write:

College of Educati on 205 Educati on Center University of orthern Iowa Cedar Fall s, Iowa 506 14 (3 19) 273-27 17 D

Larry Dahl teaches at Hawkeye Institute of Techno logy in Waterloo. He takes classes part time in the Ed.D. degree prgram at UNI.

"No one else gets quite the same experience afterward. "

What is needed now are more doctoral students.

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$50,000 for carillon repairs

Taking the 'thud' out of the 'bong'

The mechanism that connects the batons to the bells, above, will be replaced when the carillon is renovated next year.

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It will be a si lent spring on the UNI campus if all goes accordin g to pl an.

The fa miliar sound of the Campanile ca rillon w ill be absent for a time as a thorough renovati on of the instrument gets under way.

There is nothing wrong wi th the Campanile building or its 47 bell s. Over the yea rs, however, the play ing mechanism has deteri ora ted considerabl y, making it di fficu lt to play the ca rillon properl y.

In April , the Iowa State Boa rd of Regen ts authori zed UN I to spend an estimated $50,000 on the renovati on. Project spec ificat ions were sent to prospecti ve bidders thi s summer. Estimates are due in January. The work w ill start when weather permits and should be completed by late May, according to Carill on neur Robert Byrn es.

Renovation will solve problems A tour of the ca ri llon confirms the need

for the renovation. As Byrnes plays, the chamber high up in the Campan ile resounds with the sound of the bel ls, accompanied by a va ri ety of sq ueaks, ratt les and creaks . The ca rillon keys , or " batons," flop around in thei r slots. One is broken and unusable.

Wires connecting the baton conso le to the bells have worn through their metal connections, requiring homespun repairs. Pedals are loose. A practice conso le provides spare parts. The keyboard is clearly on its last legs .

Above, where the console wires connect to the bells through an intricate mechanism, the situation is also serious. One bel I clapper hangs useless from its broken canvas mounting hinge. An interlocking copper tube device, meant to keep out the weather, allows the build-up of ice in the winter. (One resu lt of this ice build-up was that broken baton.)

The renovation project shou ld solve these and other problems. Included will be an entirely new console and bench , as well as a useable practice console. There will be a new wiring mechanism above, as well as new c lapper mountings with spring returns instead of canvas hinges. The insulating material that separates the bells from their mounting beams will also be rep laced. These and other improvements will bring the ca rillon up to the latest standards and specifications of the Gui Id of Carilloneurs in North America.

A symbol of the University Funds ior the renovation are coming

from three sources. The Campanile Fund , containing $12,700 , will be used. An additional $11,400 will be drawn from the UN I Student Building Fund. Fina ll y, $25,900 remaining in the Chapel Fund wi 11 be spent.

(What is the " Chapel Fund?" It was estab li shed in 1948 ior the purpose of building a chapel on campus . Funds were sought for more than two years, but only a fract ion of the estimated $70,000 cost was ever raised. The chapel was never built, but the funds were retained and invested for a future project of universa l interest to alumni , students, staff and visitors.)

The car illon renovation is certainly such a project. There are onl y two cari llons in Iowa; only 180 in orth America. As a symbol of U I, the Campanile has no equal. When the renovation is comp lete, UNI will have a car illon it can be proud of.

" I won't have to battle it," says Byrnes, who plays the cari llon virtua ll y every clay that he's in Cedar Falls. When the renovation is complete he hopes to introduce a recital series, featuring performances by nati onally known cari llonneurs (of which he is one). He would also like to produce recordings of the cari llon in use.

Byrnes reportedl y is the only person in the United States with a master's degree in ca rillon performance. In addition to playing the car illon , he direc ts the Varsity

Men's Glee Club, serves as an adjunct instructor and administrative assistant in the School of Music, and publicizes the performances of the Artists and Chamber Music Series .

Music for the 21st century The new cari llon mechanism should

last 50 or 100 years, says Byrnes. The Campani le and the bells themselves shou ld last much longer. The cari llon's popularity with alumn i, students and staff seems equal ly permanent.

"Every year," says Byrnes, " I hear students ask whether there's really

someone playing the ca rill on." o, it 's not a recording, and to prove it Byrnes has a policy of keeping the Campanile open while he's playing. Anyone with the heart, wind and nerves to manage the spira l staircase is welcome to pay a visi t. !On the night of my inspection , four visi tors climbed up. They inc luded Leesa Cutler, B.A. '80, and Adrian Talbot , a graduate student from Wales attending U I on a Rotary Scholarship.]

Next year's renovation will mean a temporary loss of the ca rillon 's unique sound. It wi ll also guarantee that beautiful music will be heard at UNI into the next century. When the campus of the future consists of glass and chrome towers, linked by monorails, you may still be able to hear the tintinnabulation of the bel Is above the roar of rockets and computers. It will be a comforting sound . D

The ca rillon 's 47 bells are as sound as ever. They'll sound better than ever once the instrument's

defects are corrected.

" / won't have to battle it, " says Byrnes, who received B.A. and M.A. degrees in music from UNI.

After a silent spring, another 50 or 100 years of music.

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College life after 30

UNI's non-traditional students face hard climb, steep stairs

ED.: Last issue's arti cle about continuing education had personal overtones for me. Since 1980 , I've been working toward an M.A. degree in hi story at UN I. I hope to graduate in the spring, joining you as one ohhe more than 40, 000 alumni of the University . As a " non­trad ," a non-tradi tional student, my story may remind you of your ow n. It may al so convince you that there 's no age limi t where knowledge is concerned; no time when old dogs can ' t be taught new tri cks.

No one wi 11 push you if you don ' t push yourself.

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by Kev in Boatright

The killi ng c limb to the top fl oor of Sab in Hall , I'm convinced, is the onl y true graduati on requirement. Forget about papers and examinati ons. M ake the cl imb, get a degree. The rest is w indow dressing.

The exerc ise , phys ica l and mental, of continuing my educati on began harml ess ly enough. I dec ided to learn about my adopted state by taking a UNI correspondence course in the history of Iowa, taught by someone, appropriately

• enough, na med Sage. We met by mail , exchanging bulging

enve lopes like spies on a mov ing train . It quickl y became c lear to me that thi s was no snap. The questions were hard . The readings were lengthy. You had to work . It took time. At the end of six months I had fin ished my c lass but cl asses weren' t finished w ith me. I had jo ined the ranks of the non-trad s.

Non-traditional or normal? " Traditional students" are those who

enter co llege ri ght out of high school and who fini sh a bachelor's degree in four years. They then either go out into the ominous sounding " rea l world " or linger for a few more years of graduate school.

" Non-traditional students" inc lude those who never went to co lllege before, those who dropped out and are coming back to fini sh, and those who are pursuing a graduate degree in bits and pieces. Oddl y enough, as the poo l of high school seniors dec lines, non-traditional students are fast becoming the norm. They are also becoming more and more important to unive rsiti es such as UN I.

Nationwide, co llege enro llments among those 21 and under increased by about 300,000 between 1975 and 198 1, according to a July 10 arti c le in the Washington Post. At the same time, undergraduate enrollments among those between the ages of 22 and 35 increased

by 648 ,000 . " There were 1.6 million undergraduates over 21 in 1970," reported the Post, " 2.6 million in 1975 , and nearl y 3.3 mil lion by 198 1." A large number of th ese non-tradi tional students are women.

Like most non-trads, I've worked full ti me whi le studying part time. That has meant classes over lunch hour, classes at night, ind iv idual readings and making up time spent away from the office. It's also meant time away from famil y, fri ends and fun. That ti me rea ll y can ' t be made up. Non-trad study is not something to be started li ghtl y. Once begun , it can be tough on nerves, budgets and marri ages.

Going back to schoo l has had its benefits. At work I w rite publi cations that encourage unsuspecting students, tradi tional and non-traditional, to attend UNI. Being a student helps me do that. Attending c lasses has given me a new outlook on the people who make up our enro llment fi gures. I once thought of them the way I did the products of .the company where I once worked. College freshmen and va lves on an assembly I ine looked a lot ali ke .

Students have become people for me. Instead of just bumping into them on campus I'm see ing how their minds work, or fa il to work, in c lass. I' ve become more aw are of their hopes, their fea rs, their pressures and their fru stration s. As a non­traditional student, I've exper ienced those fee lings myse lf.

I've wa ited in lines to reg ister, been sent bill s for courses I didn ' t take, been ass igned two different student numbers, rece ived free Clearas il '" samples and credit ca rds, crammed fo r f inals and tri ed to deci pher the true meaning of our catalogs. Some professors have gone easy on me whil e others have expected more.

I see in our students the sacrifi ces of their parents, sweating to put the last kid through co llege. I see in them their fea rs of

not finding a teaching job thi s side of Minot. They grope for knowledge in a blizzard of paper, pushed to conform, to be practical , to think ahead, to connect the dots. I'm reminded of what an uprooting and uplifting experience college is. In our publications we probably make it look too easy. Education is al so a chore; but when it's " done," the aching joints feel good.

There's ar.other, smaller, advantage to continued study. In a world ruled by academic Scrabble '" , two more letters (M .A .) counts for something. More letters, more points; more points, more opportunities.

Internal motivation needed There's another side to going back to

school , however, especially in the liberal arts . Everyone I know now has an M .B.A . degree or a law degree. Most have both . They' re busily making the world go round. My degree after age 30 in history seems trivial by comparison . " Yes, but what can you do with it?" is a question for which I've memorized trite, standard answers. No one believes you if you say you simply want to learn more about a subject you enjoy. That sounds too much like " Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. "

At $64 an hour, graduate study is not expensive at UNI (though it is possible to spend almost that much again on books). UNI Staff Training Grants have cushioned the cost for me. If the credit shows up in your pay check (as in "M.A. + 15" status for teacher) , the expense seems worth it. If the study is for personal reasons, you swallow hard when you write out the tuition checks.

Non-trad students need more internal motivation. Mom and dad aren' t paying the bills , if they ever did. You don 't get a dollar for every " A" anymore and if you drop out no one will blame you. When you get your degree your spouse will applaud. Is she/he proud or just relieved?

Non-traditional learners expect more and o ften contribute more in class. Above, 1983 graduate Barbara Crassley.

If you ' re majoring in one of the " sexy" disciplines, it makes good cocktail party conversation. In history, you tend to order another drink and try to keep from droning on about your latest research . Canadian history, my interest, may be obscure for a reason .

Non-traditional students need non­traditional ways of staying in the game. Perhaps it's the love of learning or the love of money. Either way, no one will push you if you don 't push yourself.

Finally, I've seen that non-traditional students pose a challenge to all universities. The advising, scheduling and placement services that work so well from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. are less useful to students who come to campus after dark. Are we giving them their money's worth in terms of student services? Do we as staff

members do all we can to meet their special needs?

Non-traditional students also exist in relative isolation. They often don 't know more than a handful of other students. How can the UNI Foundation and Alumni Association relate effectively to adults who have little or no sense of " school spirit?"

These aren 't problems for me. I work on campus during the day. My school spirit comes from employee loyalty rather than football games. More typical is the Viking Pump Company employee who's taken two night classes with me. He's in his ' 50s and working on a bachelor of liberal studies degree. He rarely comes to campus during the day. He doesn ' t live in a residence hall or sit in the student section of the UNI-Dome. No one invited him to fraternity rush. Yet unless a lot of 18-year­olds show up soon the University's future may rest more and more with people like him.

I've learned more than history during my four-years as a non-trad . I've learned to appreciate students as individuals. Even though I'm not a teacher, I've come to see myself as part of our students' education . I've shared their struggles, and I hope to share their excitement at commencement .

Something else I've learned: there is an elevator in Sabin Hall. I still take the stairs, however. It reminds me of something all non-traditional students know: nothing worth doing is easy. D

Non-traditional students sometimes " stick out" in a class full of 20-year olds . Professor Glenda Riley, center, teaches a history class that includes Alumnus editor Kevin Boatright, upper left.

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DWane, '30, and Myrtle Telleen Collins, '37

'Give a good day' is slogan for teaching, writing couple

" Our education has been our passport around the world. "

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Remarkable people sometimes make remarkable teams. So it is w ith DWane and M yrtl e Telleen Collins of M anitou Springs, Co lorado, a happy and successful two-career couple long before the term was co ined .

DWane grew up in rural Henry County, Iowa, one of nine children in a fa mily rai sed by his widowed mother. Thi s didn ' t keep DWane and five of his brothers from attending co llege. All six went to ISTC, where DWane graduated in 1930 w ith a degree in music educati on and educational psychology.

He began teaching in Gowrie at the age of 19 . " He didn ' t look any o lder than the seniors, " reca l ls M yrtl e, who w as then a sophomore at Gowrie. Her only contact with her future husband came when she appeared in a school production of The Pirates of Penza nce, directed by DWane.

" How we ever got together is a mystery to me," says M yrt le, " but a wonderful one." She and DWane met later when she was a student at ISTC. They were marri ed in 1938, the yea r after her graduati on wi th a degree in speech.

" Teamwork has been our key word ," says DWane, " profess ionall y and personally ." As a team, the Collins have raised a family, written books, and taught at home and overseas. " Whenever we see an opportun ity we take it," she says . " Our educati on has been our passport around the world ."

Teachers in Laos, Brazil That education eventuall y inc luded an

M .S. degree from Iowa State University and an Ed.D . degree from Columbia University for DWane and an M.A. degree from Colorado Col lege for M yrtl e. During his ca reer, DWane taught in Iow a, South

Dakota, New York and Texas. He also served on the faculties of the University of Connecti cut, Co lorado Col lege and the University of Hawaii . At each uni versity he developed new programs in counse lor education .

After a year of teaching and two years of marri age, M yrtl e worked as a secretary at Co lumbia University and as an instructor at U.S. military bases during World W ar II . She later taught in Texas and Colorado, and was dean of girl s at W est Junior High Schoo l in Colorado Springs from 1958 to 1962.

The Collins moved to Hawaii in 1962 , where both taught at the University of Hawa ii until their retirement in 1977. Perh aps the most exc iting part of their work there was their invo lvement with the University of Haw aii /Laos/U.5. Agency for Internati onal Deve lopment team that helped develop a modern school system in that southeast Asian country. DWane was chief of the team, w hose task w as to set up a secondary school program that wou ld teach chi ldren in Laoti an rather than French. M yrtl e w as princ ipal and counse lor of The Ameri ca n Schoo l of Vientiane. They worked in Laos from 1967 to 1971 and from 1973 to 1975.

The Collins' years in Laos were not thei r first spent overseas. During 1952-55 they worked at the lnstituto Tecno log ico de Aeronautica in Sao Jose dos Campos, Braz il , where DWane was assoc iate dea n of men and M yrt le taught Engli sh.

The Collins' second tour of Laos w as cut short by the communist takeover of that country. M yrtl e reca ll s that she and DWane left Laos literall y at bayonet point. Their work was not totall y in va in , however. DWane has kept in touch with the situation through Laotian emigres in

DWane Collins, '30 Myrtle Tel/een Collin s, '37

Bangkok, Thailand. " Except for social studies," he says, "[the school s] have changed very little. "

[A school administrator who worked with DWane in Laos was Somsak Saythongphet, who is now assistant manager of the Iowa Refugee Service Center in Des Moines.]

Successful authors The Col Ii ns' sense of teamwork has

extended into all their teaching and writing. In 1975 they collaborated on Survival Kit for Teachers (a nd Parents), a compendium of techniques on how to deal with specific behavioral problems in students. The book is now in its eighth printing. Myrtle is also the author of Teaching English to Brazilian Children and a contributor to two anthologies, You Are Somebody Special and Families Walking Together.

DWane is the author of Seven Tips for Instructors and a number of articles in the areas of counsel ing and guidance, some of which are published in Portuguese . In addition, Myrtle has written three other books that are still in need of a publisher, or " looking for a home," as she puts it.

While the Collins technically retired in 1977, they' re probably as active now as they've ever been. In addition to their continuing writing projects they are both active as teachers of a lay ministry series in their church. They conduct workshops for teachers in the Colorado Springs area and

speak to local groups about their "commitment to education and the good old U.S.A. ," says Myrtle. Mostl y, they work at their retirement.

" The worst thing to do in retirement is to just let things happen," says Myrtle. She regularly puts in four hours of writing each day, with DWane helping with the research. He has successfully recovered from quadruple bypass surgery and is in good health . " My good wife is the best nurse in the world," says DWane. " Whenever I say grace I give thanks for 'dear ole Myrt'." (Myrtle is less concerned about her own hea lth. All 12 members of her 1933 Gowrie High School graduating class are still living. )

The Collins continue to travel , too, visiting daughter Beth in Forest City and daughter Anne in Wadborough , England. They also have frequent visitors, says Myrtle. Scarely a week goes by that someone out of our professional past doesn 't get in touch with us. Colorado seems to be the cross roads for many people." In addition, there are daily and welcome visits from deer and raccoons. The animals are attracted by the trout stream adjacent to the Collins home at the base of the Rockies.

After a lifetime spent in education, the Collins have understandably strong views about their profession.

" Without teachers, you have nothing," says DWane. " To us, teaching is by far the best profession in the world ."

"I give thanks for 'dear old Myrt. "'

" When I was young there weren ' t too many choices lfor women!," says Myrtle. " But I wanted to be a teacher from the time I was six. The wonderful teachers I had were an inspiration to me." She's enjoyed teaching because " it's so important to try and help people think before they act. The best way to do that is through the classroom."

Myrtle and DWane consider a teacher's personality to be even more important than formal methods. Both stress the idea of commitment, of unselfish dedication to serving students. Teachers shou ld " project the good life," says DWane, "and do everything they can to help people achieve that. "

" Instead of saying 'Have a good day,' we like to say 'Give a good day.' ISTC had that kind of sp irit," says DWane, who received a UNI Alumni Achievement Award in 1982. " I loved every minute I was there," says Myrtle. " When I'd walk across campus and hear the Campanile I felt a special kind of magic. "

Looking back on a long I ife together in education, DWane recall s advice his mother gave her nine children. '"The thing to do,' "she said, " ' is get an education . They can't take that away from you.' " Both DWane and Myrtle have li ved by that advice, and have given much back to the students and teachers they've touched in the U.S. and overseas. D

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Richard Umsted, '63

Alumnus is national leader in education for the blind

"I wanted to get back to a position where I could work more close ly w ith blind children."

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There are 11 5 boys and girls at the Ill ino is School for the Visually Impaired who cannot read this sentence. They need help to read , to write , to get along in a seeing world. One person who gives them that help is Ri chard Umsted , B.A. '63 , a nationally known teacher of the blind who has been superintendent of the Schoo l since 1976.

There were no indications in co llege that Umsted would develop a specia l interest in teaching the handicapped. He majored in soc ial studies and was ac tive in such groups as Young Republi ca ns and the Student Council of Religious Activities . His interest in spec ial educa ti on came rather late, largely as a result of hi s student teaching at the Iowa Braille and Sight Sav ing School in Vinton.

Umsted enjoyed his exper ience at Vinton. He did well enough as a student that he was offered a job by the superintendent. The su perintenden t's wife would res ign from the staff, recalls Umsted, if he would take her place. She did and he did for the remainder of the school year.

After graduation , Umsted spent a year at Boston College, where he received an M . Ed . degree in peripato logy in 1964. Peripatology, says Umsted, " is the " sc ience of orientat ion and mobility for the blind." The term is so little known that the disc ipline is now ca l led simply "orientation and mobi lity. " It invo lves enabling the blind to function normally in soc iety with as li ttl e outside ass istance as poss ible.

Umsted spent another year at Vinton after his year at Boston College, then moved on to the University of Northern Il linoi s as a demonstration teacher and classroom resource person at the campus

school. He received an Ed .D. degree from Vanderbi lt University (Peabody College) in 1970 and returned to Northern Illino is as an ass istant professor of teacher ed ucation. Two years later he moved to Ohio State University a an ass istant professor of teacher educa tion and coordi nator of teacher educa ti on for the blind, a job he held for two years.

Special equipment, staff " At that point," says Umsted , " I had six

years of university teaching experi ence . I had 'arrived ,' in a sense, but I wanted to get back to a position where I could work more c lose ly w ith blind children. " His opportunity came in 1974, when he was named principal of the Ohio State School for the Blind.

A year later, Umsted served on an accred itation rev iew team for the National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and Handi capped (NAC). In thi s capaci ty he studied the Ill inois School for the Vi sually Impaired, recogni zing it as one of the best in the nation . He became interested in moving there if the opportunity arose . It did . A year later he was superintendent of the Il linois school, looking for ways to make an outstanding program even better.

The School is located in Jacksonville, near Springfie ld in downstate Illinois. Its 115 students in grades K-1 2 (24 of whom are both blind and deaO are served by a staff of 140. The School has a $3 mi l lion an nual budget and an 18-acre campus, including four res idence hall s. Responsibility for the School and its programs ultimately rests with Dick Umsted and the Illinoi s Department of Rehab ii itation Serv ices.

Several thin gs make the School unique

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in Illinois. In addition to the standard subjects, electives such as home economics, industrial arts and even computer programm ing are made avai lable to students. A typ ica l Illinois school lacks the staff or equipment to offer such classes. The Illinois School for the Vi suall y Impaired has both. Its library and tactile aids complex features an extensive co llect ion of large type, Braille and recorded mater ials, inc luding reference works and rec reat ional readings that regular schoo ls don't have.

Bli nd students can be taught in local schools, says Umsted, but the School is better prepared for the task . Students come to the Schoo l on referral from loca l schoo ls or paren ts. The Schoo l is limited in its ability to advert ise, so parents are often not aware that it ex ists, says Umsted. Local schoo l d istricts are also reluctant to give up a student (and the accompanying state aid) to the Schoo l, a situation that fru strates Umsted.

"There should be many, many more students here," he says. Quite often, when a student is referred to Jacksonville while in high schoo l, it's difficult to provide much help beyond simple remediation . He wishes more bli nd students could take advantage of the School and at an ear lier age.

Profess ional leadership Faci li t ies such as the Illinois School for

the Visual ly Impaired exist in all M idwestern states, says Umsted. There are about 50 such schoo ls, pub I ic and private, nationwide, though not every state has one.

Umsted is recognized as a leader in the fie ld of education for the bli nd. He is a past president of the Assoc iation for Education of the Visua ll y Handicapped, the largest organ izt ion of its kind in the world. He is also a past presi dent of the Divis ion for the Visually Hand icapped of the Council for Exceptiona l Children . He is currently chairman of the National Accreditation Counc il 's (NAC)

Richard Umsted, '63

Commission on Advancement of Standards and was the 1981 reci pient of the NAC' s Outstanding Service Award.

Umsted's extensive invo lvement with NAC has made him intimately familiar with the nation 's school s for the blind. He is a member of the board of trustees of the American Foundation for the Blind and an ex officio trustee of the American Printing House for the Blind (and chairman of its Publications Committee). He is currentl y v ice president of the Jacksonville Lions Club, a service organization noted for its work with the visual ly impaired.

Dick's wife, Nancy Barkela Umsted, B.A. '65, received an M.A. degree from Vanderbilt (Peabody). She is currently a teacher at Pathway School for the Retarded in Jacksonville. The Umsteds have two children, John and Mary.

In addition to his professional and family life, Umsted has been active in the Lincoln land Chapter of the UNI Alumni Associat ion. As chapter chair couple, Dick and Nancy helped arrange an annual dinner featuring facu lty and other staff from UN I as speakers. Head Footba ll Coach Darre l Mudra attended the Linco lnland Chapter dinner ear l ier this year .

Dick Umsted isn ' t working on a cure for blindness . Others have that difficu lt task. He has chosen instead to help in another way, by teaching the bl ind to help them se lves in a sometimes cal lous wor ld. The 115 students at the Ill ino is School fo r the Visua ll y Impa ired, and bli nd peop le throughout the cou ntry who cannot read this profile, can st il l thank Dick Umsted for helping to make the ir wor ld a littl e lighter through education. D

[Editor's Note: Webster County, Iowa is well represented in this issue of The Alumnus! Harcourt native Dick Umsted grew up just a few mi les from Myrtle Tel leen Collins' hometown of Gowri e. I rea lized the coincidence only after I had written both alumni profi les for th is issue .)

Umsted is recognized as a leader in the field of education for the blind .

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Class N otes '31

FINN ERIKSEN, B.A. , was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1982. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the Hal l of Fame recognizes those who have made important contributions to amateur w restling in the United States. Earlier th is year, he was named Retired Coach of the Year by the Black Hawk Officials Association. Eriksen was a successful undergraduate wrestler at ISTC. He later coached state championship· wrestl ing teams at New Hampton and W est Waterloo. He left coaching to become d irector of health and physical education for the Waterloo schools, and served for 12 years as a member of the national AAU Ru les Committee.

'33 EARNEST E. ANDREWS, B.A., received the 1983 Friend of Education Award from the United Community Education Association of Boone. He was recognized for his 14 years as superintendent of the district and his 42 years in education.

'36 FRANCES BARTLETT KINNE, 2 yr., is the

recipient of the 1983 Elizabeth Mathias Award, presented by Mu Ph i Epsilon international music fratern ity at its convention in Wichita, Kansas. Honored on the same program were violinist ltzhak Perlman, composer/conductor Jester Hairston and the Texaco Metropo litan O pera Radio Broadcasts. Kinnes is president of Jacksonville Univers_ity.

'46 F. EARL DUNN, B.A. , has been named

interim director of the Ball State (Ind.) University School of Music. He was previously administrative assistant in the School of Music and associate professor of music education. He has been at Ball for 24 years. During part of that time he d irected Ball 's " Pride of Mid­America Marching Band." The band marched in the 1965 Inaugura l Parade in Washington, D.C. His w ife is ELIZABETH SUITER DUNN, B.A. '49.

'48 DARRELL GRI NNELL, B.A. , retired last

spring as associate superi ntendent of curriculum in the W aterloo schools. He was previously director of building administrators at the Waterloo school administration building. Before coming to W aterloo in 1964 he was principal and then superintendent at Orange Townsh ip. H is wife is HELEN NYE GRINNELL, B.A. '56.

'49 RICHARD E. WAACK, B.A., has received

the 1983 J. Hawley Wi lson Award of the Oklahoma Association of Life Underwriters. He is a past president of the Association and is currently general agent for Guarantee Mutual Life in Enid, Oklahoma.

FORREST, B.A., and MARJO RIE JOHNSON HANIFAN, 2 yr. '41, B.A. '63, reti red from the Knoxvil le schools this year. Forrest taught, coached and was a principal for 33 years. Marjorie taught lower elementary school for 40 years. They were in Knoxvi lle for the past 18 years.

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'54 FRANCIS M. SCHUELKA, B.A., is the new

superi ntendent in Apl ington. He had been at Red Oak for the past seven years as K-12 director of curriculum and then as principal of five elementary attendance centers. He previously was a pri ncipal in Vinton for 15 years.

'56 RO BERT L. BOURNE, B.A., is an

elementary instrumenta l music instructor in Charles City. He taught for 22 years in Audubon and is a former president of the Southwest Iowa Band Members Association.

'57 JENESE MILLER TRUELSEN, B.A., has

received the 1983 Literacy Award of the Santa Rosa County (Fla.) Council. The award recognizes her work in promoting li teracy in the communi ty. She is a first and second grade teacher in Milton, Florida and president of the Santa Rosa Professional Education Association.

'60 LARRY W . ARP, B.A. , was elected an

international director of the Administrati ve Management Society (AMS) at its 1983 conference in Toronto. He is an associate professor of business at Indiana State University.

'61 NEIL W . HATTLESTAD, B.A. '61 , M .A.

'65, has been named dean of the College of Fine and Appl ied Arts and Sciences at the University of Centra l Arkansas. He was previously chairman of the Department of Physica l Education at Sam Houston University.

• His background includes a doctoral degree in physica l education from the University of Wyoming and teaching experience at South Dakota State University, Dakota State College and Frostburg (MD.) State College.

'62 STEPHEN SIMONS, B.A. , is the recipient

of the annual " Heads Above the Crowd" award at Texas Wesleyan Col lege, where he has been an associate professor of music since 1968. Simons is di rector of choral act ivities at Texas Wesleyan, where he conducts the Wesleyan Singers, the Wesleyan Jazz Singers, the Wesleyan Chorale and the Oratorio Chorus and Orchestra.

'63 RUSSELL WILEY, B.A., has received the

1983 UNI Col lege of Natural Sciences Dean's Award . He is an assistant professor of chemistry at UNI , where he has been on the faculty since 1967. He was nominated for the award by students and chosen by an advisory committee. His wife is MARION FRITSCH WILEY, B.A. '64, a teacher of remedial reading in Eldora.

W ILLIAM ROBBINS, B.A. , has been promoted to full professor of art at the Center for Art, M usic and Theatre of the State University of New York College at Plattsburgh. He joined the facu lty at Plattsburgh in 1968 after receiving M.A. and M .F. A. degrees from the Universi ty of Iowa. Robbins spent the 1982-83 academic year on sabbatical leave, worki ng in Iowa and Virginia on landscape painti ngs.

JEAN LIND-BRENKMAN, B.A. , has been selected to receive a Mina Shaughnessy Scholars Grant, one of 15 in the nation. She is an instructor of Engl ish at Madison (Wisc.) Area Technical College and wil l use the grant to work on a book.

DARREL HOFF, M.A. , has been selected to serve a two-year term on the executive board of the Association of Astronomy Educators. He is professor of astronomy and science education at UNI. H is wife is ARDITH GARDNER HOFF, B.A. '63, M.A. '73.

'64 WAYNE BISHO P, B.A. , has been named

chairman of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at California State University, Los Angeles. He has been on the faculty since 1971. His background includes an M .A. degree from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. degree from Western M ichigan University. He has also been a Fulbright scholar, working in Mexico. His wife is JUDITH BUCKINGHAM BISHOP, B.A. '63.

LARRY JACKSON, B.A., has been named an assistant commissioner of the Iowa Department of Human Services. He has been director of the Division of Community Services since 1978 and w ill continue in that position. His main emphasis is on child support and volunteer programs.

'67 LARRY E. GUTHART, B.A. , has been

named vice president-investments at the W aterloo office of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. , a brokerage fi rm. He works in association with his wife, MARY BLOOM GUTHART, B.A. ' 80, who is a certified public accountant.

GLORIA RAPINCHUK, B.A. , is director of the Learni ng Skil ls Center at Missouri Western State Col lege. She is taking sabbatical leave during the 1982-83 academic year to pursue a doctor of arts in literacy degree at the University of Michigan. Her background inc ludes master's and special ist's degrees from the University of Iowa. She joined the M issouri Western staff in 1978.

'68 JAMES E. SHANER, B.A. , has been

appointed an assistant vice president of Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. He joined Fireman's Fund in 1968 and has worked for them in Des Moines, Davenport and M inneapolis. His w ife is PAMELA KERNS SHANER, B.A. '69.

CAROLE CERKA BURKE, B.A. , has been named president of the Berkeley School of Westchester in White Plains, New York. She has been a member of the Berkeley facu lty since 1973, serving as dean of students, acting director and director. Her background includes a master's degree from the College of New Rochelle.

'69 JO HN HAREN, B.A. , is manager for Iowa

Public Service in the Rock Valley area. He joined IPS in 1977 and was promoted to manager of the Storm Lake area in 1977.

STEVEN WEHR, B.A. , has been named superintendent of schools in Everly. He previously was secondary principal in Shel lsburg. Prior to that he taught secondary science and astronomy in the Waterloo

schools. His background includes a master's degree from the University of Arizona and principal and superintendent's endorsements from UNI.

'70 DAVID F. W ILKEN ING, B.A. , has been

named associa te pastor of St. Mary's Church in Iowa City. He was previously assoc iate pastor of Sacred Hea rt Church in Cli nton. Wilkening received a master of divini ty degree from St. Pau l Seminary and was ordained at St. Mary of Assumption Church in Sigourney in 1979.

'71 LINDA M EDLANG KETTNER, B.A. , has

been named director of col lege relations at Wartbu rg College. She was previously a staff writer for the Waterloo Courier. Her position is a new one at Wartburg. She is chiefly respons ible for the public relations work of the Col lege. Kettner's background includes work for the Cedar Falls Record and the Le Mars Daily Sentinel. Her husband is DENNIS KETTNER, B.A. '70, M.A. '74 , a teacher and footba ll coach at Northern University High School in Cedar Fal ls.

BRUCE QUEEG, B.A., and his wife, Cathy, are operating one of the first two " Bed and Breakfast" homes in Cedar Fa lls.

'72 MICHAEL F. McCREADY, B.A. '72 ,

M.A. '75, has been named assistant wrestling coach and head men's and women 's track and fie ld coach at Lock Haven State (Pa. ) College. He had been a junior high mathematics teacher in West Branch, where he also coached wrestling and football. McCready won 14 U.S. W restling Federation and Amateu r Athletic Union freestyle and Greco­Roman national titles. He represented the Uni ted States in four World Games and won a gold medal in heavyweight wrestling in the 1975 Pan-American Games.

'73 TERI FAULKNER, B.A. , is the new owner

of the Tipton Diet Center. She previously taught 8th grade language arts for nine years in Tipton.

Send to: UNI Alumni Office, 13 7 Latham Hall , UNI, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614

PHILIP A. MERTENS, B.A. , has joined the Waterloo firm of Vaughan & Pedersen Insurance, Inc. as manager of the life, health and pension department.

'74 TOMMY MARSH , B.A. , has been named a

partner in the Iowa Fa lls office of McGladrey Hendrickson & Company, a certified public accounting firm. He joined the company in 1974 at its Cedar Rapids office and has been in Iowa Fal ls since 1979.

'75 RICH WRETMAN, B.A. , has been named

an assistant director of the University of Iowa Alumni Association . He was previously an information specialist in the University's Division of Continuing Education . His responsibilities inc lude homecoming, pre­game receptions, reunions, the Volunteer Alumni Counseling program and other activities. Wretman's background includes an M .A. degree in journalism from the University of Iowa.

DENNIS PRESNALL, B.A. , has been named manager of Iowa's Farm Bureau Region 5, which includes Floyd , Chickasaw, Butler, Bremer, Black Hawk and Grundy counties. He previously worked for Farm Bureau in Polk County. Prior to that he was a teacher and coach in the Nevada and Charles City schools.

'77 JEFFREY STEARNS, B.A. , has joined the

musica l organizations staff of Purdue University. He was previously director of Music at Newman High School in Mason City. His wife is THERESA MU RPHY STEARNS, B.A. '77.

'80 WILLIAM J. SAWICKI, B.A. , has been

assigned to the Phoenix/Scottsda le, Arizona area as a professional sa les representative for Smi th Kline & French Laboratories, the pharmaceutical division of SmithKline Beckman Corporation. He was previously with Legere Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Scottsda le.

JOHN THOMPSON, B.A. , has opened an old-fashioned photography studio, The Great American Time Machi ne, in Cedar Falls .

'81 MARY M . DWYER, B.A. , has been

recognized by the National YMCA Operating Council on Aquatics as a certified YMCA aquatic director. She lives in Keokuk.

'82 CLAYTON SUNTKEN , B.A. , has been

named supervisor of the Gowrie office of First Federal Savings and Loan.

JULIE POSS, B.A., is a camera operator with KCAU-TV in Sioux City. She was part of a production team that recently won two awards from the Advertising Club of the Sioux Cities. The " Addy" awards were given for a public service spot on behalf of the Sioux City Symphony. The spot won first place for public service in television as well as public service best of show. Poss worked for KUNI-FM, KHKE-FM and KWWL-TV while attending UNI, as well as KIWA-AM/FM in Sheldon.

STEVE SCHONERT, BA., was a place kicker for the Minnesota Vikings during the 1983 pre-season. Highlights included a field goal in the first American professional football game played in London and the winning field goal in a 19-17 game against Seatt le. Schonert was eventually cut by the Vikings but hopes to make it with another U.S. or Canadian professiona l team .

Advanced Degrees

The following UN I alumni received M.A. degrees from Northeast Missouri State University in May 1983 : SANDRA JEAN KIRCHMANN, B.A. '81; EUGEN IA KAY PETERSEN, B.A. ' 81 ; KANDY LYNNE SE IP, B.A. '82; SUSAN GAYLE THORNE, B.A. '82 ; and CHARLES FRAZIER, B.A. '69.

MARY THERESA BANNON, B.A. '81 , received a master of public administration degree from Drake University in May 1983. SUE ELLEN FOLLON, M.A. '70, received an Ed .D. degree from Drake in May 1983.

UN I alumni receiving degrees from Iowa State University in July 1983 were : TERRANCE A. HOil , B.A. ' 72 , master of public

Don't just read us, write us! Let other alumni know about your work and the important events in your life, and let the Alumni Office know if you 've moved recently . Name __________________ __ _ Class Yr. Old Address City ____________ _ State Zip ____ _

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admi11iqration; HELE A DERSO BURRIER, 13 .A. ' 6-1 , M .S.; THO MAS J. FISH , B.A. '75, M .S.; RICHARD C. KUHLMA , B.A.'7 1, M .S.; DO r ALO M . M AFFETT, B.A. '78, M .S.; DA 'IEL L. HOHR, B.A. '80, M .S.; RONALD W . THOMASO , B.A. '6-1 , M .S.; DOUGLAS D . WHITTLE, B.A. ' 73, M .S.; LARRY D . BARTLETT, B.A. '64 , Ph .D .; and HI RLEY

10RMAN KO LN ER, B.A. '68, Ph.D.

U I alumni receiving degrees from the Univer; it\ o i Iowa in June 1983 were: PAU L A. SENSOR, B.A. '77, D .D .S.; A DREW R. APEL, B.A. ' 79, M .A. '80, J.D.; ROGER J. BERTLING, B.A. '80 , J.D .; DEAN A RO E KIRVI , B.A. ' 78, J.D.; BRETT J. LO G, B.A. '80, J.D.; and STEVEN D. M ILLER, B.A. '78, J.D .

DALEE. HERBRANSO , B.A. ' 76, received a Ph.D . degree from Kansas State Universi ty in May 1983.

KIMBERLY KE ISER, B.A. '82 , rece ived an M .A. degree from the U niversity of Denver in June 1983.

MARY P. ROSMA , B.A. '78, received a doctor oi osteopathy degree from the University of Osteopathic M edicine and Hea lth in June 1983.

BRIAN M cPHAIL, B.A. '79, received a J.D . degree from the University of Oklahoma in M ay 1983.

BETTY SUNDAY, M.A. '77, received a Ph .D. degree from the Universi ty of Il linois in May 1983.

DANIEL CUNNINGHAM, B.A. '80, received a doctor of optometry degree from the Illinois College of O ptometry in M ay 1983.

Marriages

'56 Janice Morgan & LELA D A. THOMSO ,

B.A. '56, M .A. ' 59.

'70

Mary Hedges & ROBERT M . TIMMO S, B.A.

'73

Ell MARTI , B.A. , & Terry Tasler. JOYCE A. ARE S, B.A. , & Steven Ru sell. CON IE AN W ARNOCK, B.A. , & M ax

Snakenberg.

'74 DIAN E LI DHART, B.A. , & Pat Burke.

'75 Tammi Hale and DUANE D . FICKEN , B.A.

'76

VER A )EA BACHMA , B.A. , & Eric E. M cNeal.

DEBORAH LY SADLER, B.A. , & Denn is H . Mikesell.

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'77 M AUREEr GA NO , B.A. , & Michael

Ryan. Susan Turnbu ll & RUSS EUCH ER, B.A. D IA E MARIE SHAFFER, B.A., & James

Jeffrey. Karen Burrell & SCOTT LOVEJOY, B.A. Pamela Ann M easures & M ARK C.

THOMASSO , B.A

'78 ARDELLA GORDISH , B.A. , & Steven

Byerly. Cynthia Ann Reece & MATTHEW J.

McENANY, B.A. Vicky Stoner & JOH HOCK, B.A. BARBARA KAY SQUIER, B.A. , & Steve

Johnson.

'78-'79 SHARO A ABER, B.A. '79, &

STEPH EN MARLOW, B.A. '78.

'79 LISA VICTORIA SUKOVATY, B.A. , &

M ichael Gordon. PEGGY LEE DE GLER, B.A. , & Jim Slattery .

'79-'80 LO IS J. SCH IFFER, B.A. , ' 79, & BRIA E.

ROTH, B.A. '80. LUAN LY ENGEBRETSO , B.A. '80, &

ROBERT A. SHARP, B.A. '79.

'79-'81

JU LIE M ARIE KENWORTHY, B.A. '79, & KEVI J. KN ICKREHM, B.A. '81.

'80

SHERYL A SCHACHTERLE, B.A. , & Robert Arends.

M . PATRICIA M cCOY, B.A. , & M arti n Stand ley.

SUSAN LEYDA, B.A. , & Rick Smith . M ary Jo Gibbs & CHRIS SCHELDRUP, B.A. KIMBERLY )EA ALBRECHT, B.A. , & Steve

Felty. EMILIE BRADY, B.A. , & James Heimen.

'80-'81

JAN ET KAY BUTLER, B.A. '80, & STEVEN J. HOSPER, B.A. '81.

'80-'82

KATHRY JEA NE LA GE, B.A. '80, & JAY A. W ILLSHER, B.A. '82.

TERESA DIA E BEGHTOL, B.A. '80, & STEVEN S. REAMS, B.A. '82.

'80-'83

NA CY MARIE TWEDT, B.A. '80, & KEVIN BUCK, B.A. '83.

'81

CHRISTA RUTZE , B.A. , & Bill Herr. SUSA LYN W ICKHAM , B.A. , & Gerald A.

Gosewehr. CO STA CE MARIE KELLE , B.A. , & Steve

Swalve. SALLY ANN W EBB, B.A. , & M ichael L.

Ried . DIA E M ARIE SMITH, B.A. , & Kell y

Gi lchrist.

Debra Jean chroeder & SCOTT D. BERTELSE , B.A.

VICKI LY N EIKE BERRY, B.A. , & Mark Hunting.

MICH ELLE A NE M cM AHON , B.A. , & DOUGLAS P. RICHARDSO , B.A.

'81-'82 CY THIA RANAE VONAH EN, B.A. '81, &

BRADLEY H. MEEWES, B.A. '82. BARBARA KAY ME G LER, B.A. '81 , &

ROBERT W. MITTMA , B.A. '82. JEAN KATH RY STROH, B.A. '81 , &

KURTIS J. JOH SO , B.A. '82. LEISA LYMAN, B.A. '81 , & DA IEL

M cCA , B.A. '82. LORI JEAN SA DAGE, B.A. '82 , &

RO DNEY LY MA , B.A. '81.

'81-'83

CASSIE L. WILSO , B.A. '83, & KEITH HIN DMAN, B.A. '81.

'82 DENISE MARIE GEARHART, M .A. , & Peter

A. Larkin . JUDY BEN DA, B.A. , & Tom Kopri va. Kel ly Kae M cKenney, & W ILLIAM C. BAST,

B.A. DANA LYNN HA SON, B.A. , & Scott

Sorensen. KIMBERLY A AGA , B.A. , & David

Windmul ler. VIRGINIA A LOFTUS, B.A. , & DAVID G .

STALEY, B.A. KATHLEE MARIE SCH EER, B.A. , & Bil l

Hesse. KELLY PATRICIA WRIGHT, B.A. , & Jeff

Brennecke. LY ETTE VA VOO RH IS, B.A. , & Jose M .

Salazar Vior . KAY A N SNOOK, B.A. , & Rick M cMil len .

'82-'83

CAROL RUTH BRABAND, B.A. '83, & BRE TL. MEI ECKE, B.A. '82 .

CY THIA SMEBY, B.A. '83 , & RICK ERICKSON, B.A. '82 .

'83 Judy L. Laughery & JEFFREY A. SORENSE ,

B.A. DEBRA KAY SM ITH, B.A. , & David Ulstad . TERRI RITA SUNDRUP, B.A. , & DO ALO

T. W HITE, B.A. RA HEL A FIELD, B.A. , & Thomas P.

Haley. CORIN E RACHEL MEYER, B.A. , & Gary

Lenth . CAROL ANN GU D ERSON, B.A. , & Jeffrey

Reierson. LAURIE JEA E STAHL, B.A. , & M ichael R.

M cConnell. PATRICIA M ITCHELL, B.A. , & M ark

Oelerich. LISA KAY NELSO , B.A. , & CRAIG

IVERSO , B.A. NA CY J. ET IER, B.A. , & Kevin

Van Heiden.

Births '73

MARSHALL, B.A., & Donna GRO EMEYER. Jacob was born January 31, 1983.

'74-'82

AL, M.B.A. , '82, & CATHERI E HEYE GA HUMKE, B.A. '74. Sarah Catherine is their first daughter and second chi ld, born July 8, 1983.

'77-'78 RA DY, B.A. '77, & KATHY SIMCOSKY

BAKER, B.A. '77, M.A. '78 . Christopher is their first ch ild, born May 29 , 1983.

'79 Ron & MARIE H ERRICK RADLOFF, B.M.

Amy Marie is thei r fi rst child, born May 12, 1983.

'81

FRA K D., B.A. , & Beverl y J. DO OVAN . Ashley Erin is their first daughter, born October 15, 1982.

Tim & SUE SCHACH ERER M IL ER, B.A. Erin Elizabeth was born M ay 17, 1983 .

'81-'82

ROBERT R. WILSON, B.A. '81, & VICKIE KAY TRE T-WILSON, B.A. '82, Brooke was born M arch 9, 1983.

Deaths '03

CORA GARDNER BROW N , 2 yr., Bou lder, CO, July 1, 1983.

'11

EMMA AMBURN ARNOLD, 2 yr. ' 11, B.A. '26, Hazelton, M ay 3, 1983.

'18

LILLIAN YAGER STOBER, 2 yr. , Charles City, May 10, 1983.

'23

HO LLIS SNYDER DYKHO U SE, 2 yr., Spencer, Sept. 20, 1982.

'24

MARGARET WHEELER HO LDIMA , 2 yr., Dunkerton , June 20, 1983.

'30

GRANT M . SILVER, B.A., Belle Plaine, June 15, 1983.

MARIE BABBITT POLLOCK, 2 yr., W aterloo, M arch 22, 1983.

'31

ILEN E HANSON ERICKSO , 2 yr., Mission H il l, SD, Nov. 1, 1982.

'32

BERTHA BODE, B.A. , Tucson, AZ, June 17, 1983.

'33 BARBARA M. STAEH LI G, B.A.,

orthwood, March 4, 1983.

'42

HELE M. TUTTLE, B.A., Postville, June 3, 1983.

'42

MARIA MEYER FULLERTON, B.A. Omaha, E, Aug. 16, 1983.

'43

M. VIRGI IA MATTISO ELLERSTO , B.A. , Ringsted, April 4, 1983.

'49 MARIETTA MA ON H ESSE, B.A. ,

Hammond, I , March, 1983.

'67

ELIZABETH SMITH MAURER, B.A. , Waterloo, Aug. 6, 1983.

James Hearst James Hearst, emeritus professor of creati ve

writing, died July 27 in Cedar Falls. He wa, 82 . Hearst taught in the Department of English

Language and Literature from 194 1 to 1975. Upon his retirement he received U l's fir,t honorary doctorate. During his career he published nine vo lumes of poetry as well a an autobiography and a collection of essays.

He was eulogized in a Des Moines Register editoria l as "Iowa's poet-hero," a referrence to the way in which he overcame physical disability to achieve fame as a writer and teacher.

Robert Dana of Cornell College called Hearst's death a loss of "the poet of the region. " Sam Grabarski, executive director of the Iowa Arts Council, spoke of Hearst as Iowa's unofficial poet laureate, a man who wrote in a style that "bridged the gap between being too simple and being profound. " Paul Engle of the University of Iowa sa id that " the whole state is deprived , not just the world of letters. We' re deprived of a man of quality."

At UNI , the 1983 volume of the Iowa Student as Critic program was cl dicated to Hearst's memory. A memorial reading of his poetry was held on September 28 as well.

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A Nation At Risk

A University At Work

"If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war. " Tough language such as that makes A Nation At Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform both disturbing and challenging. It is the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, a report that has triggered a continuing national debate about the quality of the U.S. educational system. The debate is crucial. Education directly affects every American. It is related to economic, political and military issues whose consequences are far-reaching for all of us. The report is serious reading. It paints a gloomy but not hopeless picture of things as they are . It also offers directions for the way things can be, the way they need to be, if the United States is to continue as a leading world power. Education is not a marginal issue at UNI. It is central to our history, our mission and our future. This importance is reflected in the 1982-83 UNI Foundation annual report, entitled A Nation At Risk, A University At Work . It summarizes the findings and recommendations of the National Commission and shows a few of the ways in which UNI is exerting leadership. Your university, with private support through the UNI Foundation, is working to help put the shine back on the apple of American education. Through the UNI Foundation, everyone can help. Won't you?

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