Missouri S&T Magazine, Spring 1995 by Missouri S&T Library and Learning Resources

A PUBLICATION OF THE MSM-UMR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

MSM-UMR ALUMNI

DIRECTORS AT LARGE CHRISTA D EGONIA ANDREW, '85, 13108 Dougherty Ridge Ct., St. Lo uis, MO 63131 -2212 ROBERT S. BRUCE, '69, The New England, 12400 O li ve Blvd ., Suite 102, St. Louis, MO 63141 GENE W. EDWARDS, '53, 159 Hillmont Drive, Paducah, KY 42003 ALISSA GAllAGHER, '81, 816 South Berry Road, St. Louis, MO 63122 DENNIS F. JAGGI, 70, Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp., 7301 Northwest Expwy., Oklahoma City, OK 73132 ROBERT MORRISON, 71 , 730 Raintree, Na perville, lL 60540

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S. DALE McHENRY, '81, AT&T-Commu nications, Route 202 / 206 N., Room 3A223, Bedminster, NJ 07921 ROBERT C, PERRY, '49,302 Fox Chapel Road, Apt. 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 WILLIAM H. GAMMON, '49, 4142 Southwell Way, Sarasota, FL WILLIAM M. FARRELL, '65, 6204 Bertram Avenue NW, Canton, OH 44718 DENNIS J. KINCHEN, '78, 10836 Currier Court, Brighton, MI 48116 ROBERT J. WILSON, '62,548 Rance Road, Oswego, IL 60543 ROBERT F. UTHOFF, '52, 42 Circle Drive, Springfield, IL 62703 WILLIAM W. COLLINS, '50, 1608 Wilson Circl e, Roll a, MO 65401 MICHAEL E. FERRETTI, '67, 2492 Country Place Drive, Maryla nd Heights, MO 63043 JAMES L. FOIL, 74, 207 NE Country Lane, Lee's Summit, MO 64063 PHILIP A. JOZWIAK, '66, 1747 Staunton Cour t, Creve Coeur, MO 63146 DARLENE S. RAMSAY, '84, 155 Forest Drive, Labadie, MO 63055 ROBERT J. SCHNELL, 78, Union Electri c Co., P.O. Box 38, Lake Ozark, MO 65049 KEVIN SKIBISKI, '75,330 Texas Drive, Ozark, MO 65721 -9807 WILLIS J. WILSON, '73, Burns & McDonnell, P.O. Box 419173, Kansas City, MO 64141 JOHN MOSCARI, '51,503 Coleman Drive, Longview, TX 75601 STEVE THIES, '72, 3301 E 99, Tulsa, OK 74137 WAYNE T. ANDREAS, '58, 1802 Whitefeather Trail, Crosby, TX 77532 RANDY G. KERNS, '74, 4797 Valhalla Drive, Boulder, CO 80301 WILLIAM M_ HAllETT, 55, P. O. Box 64216, Tucson, A2 85728-4216 SIDNEY J. COLE, '54, 13640 Paseo del Roble Court, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES ROBIN ANN RUIZ, Student Union Board, 218 Uni versity Center-West, UMR, Roila, MO 65401 ANDREW SEARS, Student Council President, 202 Uni vers ity Center-Wes t, UMR, Rolla, MO 65401

OFFI CER S COMMITIEE CHAIRS Pres ident GERALD L. STEVENSON, '59 Jacobs Engineerin g Croup, lnc. 251 South Lake Ave nue, Pasadena, CA 91101

Pre sident-el ect MATTEO A. COCO, '66 7115 Aliceto n Avenue, Affton, MO 6323

Vi ce Pres id ents ALFRED J. BUESCH ER, '64 Sve rdrup Co rpora ti on 13723 Ri verpo rt Drive, Ma ryland Heights, MO 63043 W. R. " PAT" BROADDUS, JR ., '55 Assoc. Agg regates International P.O. Box 2545, Dalton, GA 30722-2545 ROB ERT T. BERRY, '72 Burns & McDonnell 3701 S. Lindberg h Blvd., Sunset Hills, MO 63127 J AMES BERTELSMEYER, '66 3303 E 100th Place S, Tulsa, OK 74137-3536

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J. RICHARD HUNT, '50, 14913 Highway 82, Carbondale, CO 81623 JOHN CURT KILLINGER, '73, 14823 Pres ton Park, Houston, TX 77095 CALVIN M . OCHS, '49, 1304 Bello Paseo Court, Jefferson City, MO 65109 GRAHAM G. SUTHERLAND III, '64, Eichleay Corporation, 6585 Penn Avenue, Pittsb urg h, PA 15206-4407 JAMES K. VAN BUREN, '63, 9807 Copper Hill Road, St. Louis, MO 63124

PAST PRESIDENTS ARTHUR G. BAEBLER, '55, 17 2inzer Court, St. Lo uis, MO 63123 RICHARD H. BAUER, '51, Missouri Elec trochem, [nc., 10958 Lin-Valle Drive, St. Louis, MO 63123 ROBERT D . BAY '49, 673 Princeton Gate Drive, Ches terfield, MO 63017 ROBERT M . BRACKBILL '42, 9148 Clearlake Drive, Dallas, TX 75225 PAUL T . DOWLING, '40, 10144 Winding Rid ge Road, St. Louis, MO 63124 RAYMOND O . KASTEN, '43,901 Wes t 114th Terrace, Kansas Ci ty, MO 64114-5220 PETER F. MATTEI, '37, 9954 Ho llis ton Court, St. Louis, MO 63124 JAMES B. MCGRATH, '49, 12425 Balwyck Lane, St. Lo uis, MO 63131 JOSEPH W. MOON EY, '39, 211 N . Central, Clayton, MO 63105 MELVIN E. NICKEL, '38, 10601 S. H amilton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60643 J. ROBERT PATTERSON, '54, Show-Me, Inc., P. O. Box 573, Sikeston, MO 63801 LAWRENCE A. SPANIER, '50, 246 Eagle Drive, Jupiter, FL 33477 JOHN B. TOOMEY, '49, 9 Wilkes St., Alexandria, VA 22314-3853 ROBERT V. WOLF, '51, 1504 Scenic Dri ve, Rolla, MO 65401

LUCIEN M . BOLON , JR., '59 902 S.W. Murray Road, Lee's Summit, MO 64081

Treas urer JERRY R. BA YLESS, '59, Assoc. Dean, School of Engi.nee rin g 101 ERL, UMR, Ro lla, MO 6540]

Ass istan t Treasurer J. L. "J ACK " PAINTER, '50 1200 Homelife Plaza, Rolla , MO 65401

STAFF DONALD G. BRAC KHAH N, '93, Executi ve Vice Pres iden t, MSM-UMR Alu mni Associa tion LINDSAY LOMAX BAG NA LL, 76, Assistan t Vice Pres ident, MSM-UMR Alumni Association

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On the cover: Ken Meyer at a quarry being cleaned out at the Weldon Spring site. In the background, workers go through the steps of preparing a dump truck to safely deliver a load of contaminated waste to a storage area nearby. Photo by Dan Seifert! Stone House Photography.

ALUMNUS Men at Work I am writing to express my extreme disappo intm ent in the staff of the MSM Alumnus for the title " Men At Work " o n thecoverof th e Winter 1994 issue. Wh ile th e title and the accompanying photograph may represent the past at MSM and UMR , they surely do not represent the present nor the future of the university. I am sure thatJ.S. Albe rici Construction Company is a fin e corp oration in m any aspects, but th e magazine cover ill ustrates clearly that they em pl oy no female MSM-UMR graduates, a p oint not lost on those seekin g gender equ ity in the workplace. I find it ironi c that your oversigh t should appear in an issue that also highlights the Minority Engineerin g Program. T he article states that while much progress has been made for m inorities at UMR " as fa r as climate on this campus is concern~d, we've got a long way to go." Your magazine shows that the climate for wome n also continues to be ch ill y. I am very proud to be an alumna of UMR, and I have praised the sc hool on many occasions. H owever, I would be embarrassed to show this issue to prospective students or fellow engin eers as an example of what the institution represents.

Did anyone else find a problem w ith the Alumnus w inter iss ue, o rwa s it just m e? Correct me if I am wro ng, but I did not notice any females, in fact, I d id not notice any minorities on the cover. It see ms od d to run this cover and also run an article on min ority engin eering students, which states " as far as climate o n this campus is concerned , we 've got a long way to go." What disturbs me even more is th e cover title " Men at Work " H ow can this magazine glor'i fya compan y who has such obvious " caveman " hirin g p o licies. Someone please notify J.S. Albe rici that they mi ght b e one of the Mi dwest's largest construction firms , but until they recognize th e value all minority engi neers have to offer, they won 't be " one of the best. "

Tom Werne r, EMgt '84

The MSM-UMR Alumni Association p ublishes the MSM Alumn us to communicate and reflec t the past, current and future interests of the alumni of the Missouri School of Mines and the University of Missouri-Rolla.

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA CHANCELLOR John T. Park

MSM -UMR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT Gerald L. Stevenson , '59 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Donald G. Brackhahn The MSM Alumnus is written, edited,

photographed, and designed by the staff of the UMR Publications Department. the UMR News Services Department, and the MSM-UMR Alum ni Association .

Editor's note: We apologize to those alumni who were concerned with the cover title "Men at Wo rk. " Th e J.S. Alberici Construction Company was not involved in the choice of this title. The Alberici Company does employ minolity and female engineers, however, at the time the photo was taken no MSM-UMR minolity orfemale engineering alumni were in their employ.

Katherine A. (Stone) Phillips, NucE '90 T he inconsistent messages I received from the Winter 1994 MSM Alumnus magazine concern me. T he cover article touts the accomplishments of " Men at Work. " T he next article features the Minority En gineering Progra m. On e of the program 's students sta ted that .... as far as climate on the ca mpus is cQncerned , we ' ve got a long way to go. " I contend th at the climate at the Alumni o ffic e could also use so me improvement. I discussed my viewpoint with a representative from the office. She apologized and told m e that she understood. She was very happy to report that a future edition would be dedicated to the wom en graduates of UMR. I do not think a special '·token " women 's issu e is the answer. I would prefer to see these articles throughout every issue. I do not need another m ea ns to show m e that I am different from my fellow alumni. I would prefer to be considered an alum o f UMR who happ ens to be a woman. Th e fact that a special magazin e is eve n under co nsid eratio n tells m e that th e Alu mni office has not completely accepted th at women are an integral part of th e university. Perhap s you can concentrate on the achieve m ents o f our diverse alu mni popu lati o n w ithout recognizing and editorial izing on th eir gender. L et's celebrate the accomplishme nts of those individuals who have contributed th eir skills to making positive chan ges. Respec tin g diversity consists of more than po intin g out differences in people

Mission of the MSM A lumnus magazine

EDITOR Kathy Fillmer

ASSOCIATE EDITORS (Alumni) lindsay Lomax Bagnall, '76 (Fea tures & News) Andrew Careaga

CONTR IBUTING WRITERS Laura Best '94 Mindy Gardner '95 Dick Hatfield John Kean Marianne Ward

Entrepreneur Issue H ave been wa nting to write for so me time to let you know how impressed I was w ith your specia l editi o n of the MSM Alumnus dealing with the " Entrepreneurial Spirit. ,. I read the

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Ted Gose n, Chem 'S l I am taking th is opportunity of thanking you fo r se ndin g me the A lumnus and to praise yo u for th e changes, all rather to be complim ented , in th e last two issues o f th e Alumnus.

George S. Richa rdso n, M.D. , '33

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School of Mines and Metallurgy and the University of Missouri-Rolla. T he MSM Alumnus is pubUshed by the MSM-UMR Alumni Associa tion. Castleman H all. University of Missouri-Rolla. Rolla. MO 654010249. Second Class postage paid at Rolla. MO and additIOnal mailing offices

I didn' t know until you brought it out th at so many Min ers branched into en trepreneursh ip. T his was great. MSM -UMR has really m ade a contribution to th e bu siness w o rl d and I'm thankful you are brin gi ng this o ut. Your A lumnus is th e tops .

C harles Boulson, EE '39 I would like to complimen t the alumni asso ciation fo r th e special issue o n en trepreneurial alumni - som e very interestin g info.

POSTMASTE'rt Send address changes to MSM Alumnus. Ci"lsHeman H all. University 01 /'.·lissouri-Rolla. Rolli), MO 65401-0249.

We welcome your comments and suggestions for your MSM Alumnus. Letters to the editor may be addressed to: Kathy Fillmer, UMR Publications 1201 State St ., Room 105 University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO 65401 by FAX at 314-341-4262, or email at fillmer@umr.edu

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Speaker tells grads: innovate, embrace diversity JJ You have an obligation to innovation-to seek it out, embrace it-to develop new ideas and to implement them. These are the things that UMR alumni are made of. JJ

Armed with their degrees and UMR experience , UMR 's newest graduates now have the tools to be innovators, according to entrepreneur and December commencement speaker Eu gene D . Jackso n, EE '67. " Y ou have been endowed with tools to make a difference with n ew ideas," Jackson said at the Dec. 17 commencementceremony. " You have the potential to advance new concepts , to imp le me nt change , to do things differently-better than ever before. You have an obligation to in no va tion-to seek it out, embrace it-to develop new ideas and to implement them. These are the things that UMR alumni are made

of. " Jackson , now chairman and chief executive officer of the World African Network, a 24-hour cable television network, was one of seven African American studen ts at Rolla in 1964. In his speech he also encouraged the new graduates to promote diversity in the work place .

Two faculty receive professorships R o bert E . M oo r e, CerE '56 ,

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professor and chair of ceramic en gineering, became UMR 's new-

stitute. Haemm e rlie Montgomery (left) joined the UM R faculty in 1978 and has received several teaching awards for her work. Her research work with students has resulted in some 25 co-authored papers published in psychology journals or presented at professional meetings. T he C u rators' Professorship is awarded to faculty p rimarily for their research work , and the Distingu ished T each ing Professorship

est Curators ' Prof esso r , and Fr ances Haemmerli e M o ntgomer y , professor of psychology, beca me the campus ' newes t Distin guished T eaching Professor during December commencement ceremonies. Moore, a m emb er of the Rolla faculty since 1957, is known for his ea rly work on glass -bonded mica materials and more recently for hi s resea rch in refractory ce ramics. H e currently directs a research program on refractories for the handling of molten steel for PHOTOS BY DAN SEIFERT/STONE HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHY

recogn izes faculty who demonstrate excellence in teaching.

" In order to meet the competition on the global economic playing field , we must ens u re that every member of our team has completed his or her educa ti on and training and feels he or she has an unconditional partnership in the future of our great country ," Jackson said . " T o achieve this all -important objective of securing America 's long-term competitive position in the new world marketplace, we must tack le our most difficult domestic challenge: ach ieving p arity in workplace diversity. " We must meet head-on whatever prejudices and concerns we have for our fellow Americans, for it has been the area o f race relations that has, for centuries, gone u nresolved and threatens to cri p ple some of America 's greatest conhibutors- that means you ."

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After 11 yeal lor for admini Neil K. Smith vice chancellol advancement. Chancellor J, nounced the early Decemb, Along with ment come thE trative change 'While the ca anew vice cha istrative servic will be split be Patton, direct cilities at UMR, im vice chanc, facilities, and F director of pure ness services, \ interim vice che cia I services. 'Wendell R. chancellor for took over direct. letics program i, had been over, was vice chanci trative Services Smith, who Vice chancellor I vancementlast c man for the job IS a proven lea: campus and the he Possesses th abl irties and' w Int, eneed to help momentum in vancement

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Smith named vice chancellor for university a dvancement After 11 years as vice chancellor for administrative services , Neil K . Sm ith has been named vice chancellor for university advancement. Chancellor John T . P a rk an nounced the appointment in early December. Along with Smith's appointment come these other administrative changes at UMR: ·While the campus searches for a new vice chancellor for admin istrative services , the interim job will be split between Marvin L. Patto n, dire ctor of physical fa cilities at UMR , who is now interim vice chancellor for physical facilities , and Randall V. Stoll , director of purchasing and busi ness services , who is serving as interim vice chancellor for finan cial services. ·Wende ll R. Ogrosky , v ic e chancellor for student affairs , took over direction of UMR' s ath letics program i n January. Smith had been over ath letics while he was vice chancellor of Administrative Services. Smith , who became interim vice chancellor for university ad vancement last June, is " the right man for the job," Park said. " He is a proven leader, loyal to the campus and the community, and he possesses the organizational abilities and interpersonal sk ills we need to help us continue our momentum in Uni v ersity Ad vancement. "Neil understands the importance of good management practices and goal -setting , and he is committed to he lping each un it ach ieve success , " Park said. Smith's new duties include leading the offices of develop ment, alumni relations , pub li ca tions and news services as well as public radio station KU MR.

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Mining students from doze ns of coll eges and universities w ill converge o n Rolla th is spri ng to try th eir hand at old - fa shio ned mining tec hniques during th e 17th A n nual In tercoll eg iate M i nin g C o mpetition. UMR w ill host the event T hursday, April 13, thro ugh Saturday, A pril 15. at th e UMR Exp erim en tal Min e. Beca use th e UMR team wo n th e event last year, th e ca m pus ge ts to host the competiti on. T his is th e first tim e th e event has bee n held at Rolla. M en 's an d women's " mucking" team s from each sc hool w ill test th eir skillfuln ess w ith old -fas hioned mining m ethods and handheld tools. Five- to six- m em ber tea m s w ill tak e p art in ti med eve nts, such as gold pa nning. survey in g, h an d- mu ck in g, ha n d steelin g, track-standin g, Swede sawing and jackleg drilling. Accordin g to Ro n Robison. sup ervisor of UMR 's Experim ental Min e Facili ty and trainer of U M R' s

mine rescue and mucki n g t ea m s, m i n i n g tea m s from u niversiti es in th e Un i ted States , as w ell as Can ada and Au stralia. w ill take part in th e com p etitio n. " W e expec t between 20 an d 30 tea m s to take p art in th e co mp etiti o n ," Ro biso n says. "Any university w ith a mining engineeli ng program will more than likely compete.., UMRolla's tea m won first place in overall m en 's co m p etiti on durin g th e eve nt held last sprin g in El ko. N ev. T he UMR tea m fini shed in first place in fiv e of the seven eve nts held . In addition. the firs t UMR women's muckin g tea m to ever compete in the even t fin ished second overall in the women 's competitio n. scoring in firs t place in three o f the seve n events held.

Ph otos from the 1994 co mpetition in Nevada-(top} UMR men 's mucking team busy ea rning the first-place title; (bottom) UMR wo men 's m ucking team me mbers after co mpetition. Ph otos by Ron Robiso n.

Einstein unveiled L oo kin g for in spira ti on? H ead to the first floor of the Cu rtis L aws W ilson Li brary, where yo u 'lI fin d a bronze bust o f the father of relativity: A lbert Ei nstein. T he 45p o un d bronze bust, crea ted by Roll a artist L o uie Sm art. was created from a photo of Ein stei n return ing from a fi shing exp editi on. D urin g th e bu st's unveilin g in D ecember. Sm art said he tried to ca pture th e ph ysicist's hum ani ty and love of p eople. " UMR is an ap t pl ace fo r this smilin g Ei n stein that ce lebra tes th e joys of ima gin a tive in sight, ,. says J ames Boga n , pro fesso r of art and chair o f Fri en ds o f Ei nstein . " W e ho p e he w ill b e an in spira tio n to genera tio ns o f stu de nts to co m e."

For more information about any of these news items, please contact: UMR News Services 314-341-4328. 5

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Finally, something to do during those long Antarctic nights Here's proof that the Internet is ubiqUitous: Kurt Kosbar, a UMR assistant professor of electrical engineering, creates an instructio nal software program for EE professors and announces it on the In ter net. He exp ects to hea r from a few interes ted e lectrical e ngi ne ers . In stead he 's flooded with electronic mail requests for the program from all over the world. He eve n gets a requ est from a ph ysicist in Antarctica . Now, thanks to the Internet, Kosbar's software is in the hands of more than 750 instr'ucto rs in 52 countries and will be used to teach some 30,000 students this year. "For a while, I'd come in the office and see 20 e-mail messages on the queue from all over the world ," says Kosbar. Instructors from Argentina to Turkey were asking for copies of the program . The requests came not only from other

electrical engineers. Th ey came also from psychologists, hydrologists, radiologists-and the Austr'alian physicist doing atm ospheric research in Antarctica. Kosbar first used the Internet to spread the word about his software two years ago. He has since released three newer versions of the software, an example of the "freeware" available on the Internet. "One guy in Siberia is using it. and a couple of psychologists in Moscow are using it, and one guy in Estonia, "I<osbar says. Counting the Aussie in Antarctica, Kosbar's software has reached every continent. This pheno menon might be more understandable if it hadn 't been for th e arcane nature of Kosbar's product. It graphically illustrates a math ematical functio n known as "convolution"-a concept as tough to grasp as its name implies. In electrical engineering, convolution de-

scribes how electrical circuits respond to signals. It's a basic principle for EE, but Kosbar found that many of his students had trouble visualizing how it works. S o he developed the software "just beca use of my fru stration over trying to describe something that I thought should be pretty straightfolward. ,. Apparently, Kosbar wasn 't the only instructor having difficulty helping students comprehend convolution. After developing the program , Kosbar made a demonstration copy available on the In ternet and advertised its availability on several Internet discussion groups frequented by science and engin eering faculty. Later. he advertised the product in two professional journals. In his announcements, he asked people who found the demo version useful to email him for instructions on how to access a free version of the software. After that, the deluge. As of Decem ber 1994, Kosbar had received more than 750 requests for the software. "I have no idea how many people have played

around with the demo version but didn .t request the software,., he says. He found that elechical engineers weren 't the o nly ones interestedin hissoftware. ltturnsoutthat the convolution principle also helps radiologists describe why X-ray photos turn out bluny It also helps hydrologists explain some phenorn ena related to fl ooding, and psychologists find it useful because it describes some features of th e human nervous system. Follow-up notes from people who used the early versions also helped Kosbar work bugs out of the software. He now has produced four versions of the program. The Internet has not only helped Kosbar disseminate his work, but it also has given him a chance to explain American culture to residents of other countries. "I've had about 50 questions about the O.J. Simpson trial from people who want to know why Americans are so obsessed with it, " he says.

Liou says. Moreover, a wax prototype of a part, for example , cannot be tested like th e metal or ceramic component it is supposed to represent. But Liou and McMillin's virtual RP would allow designs to un dergo a variety of tests via computer simulation. Design engineers could create virtual parts on the computer by Sim ulating any variety of materials and textures , and then subject these virtual compone nts to various pressures (for motor pistons, for instance) and speeds. The engin eers also co uld see how well such compo nents handle collisions with oth er parts, or they could even simulate an assembly line sys te m to see how the parts would move on a co nveyor or to determine whether a robotic a rm cou ld pick up the parts.

In essence, engineers could use the software to create a "virtual factory" to test e ntire production systems as well as th e parts made on those systems. The research began three years ago , when Li o u received a $90 ,000 grant from the National Science Fou nda tion and $20,000 from UMR 's Manufacturing Re search and Train ing Center to explore the feas ibility of virtual RP. In October, he and McMillin received $60,000 from Software Systems Specialists Inc. to conduct a one -year feasib ility study. This lates t project is funded through the Army 's Small Business Tec hnology Tran sfer Program (STIR) . Th e total project was awarded $100, 000, with Patricia Suess, the president of Software Syste ms Specialists, as the principal investigato r.

Factory of the future may be virtual The "virtual factory "- in wh ich products and the systems used to manufacture them can be designed and tested on a computer-isclose to reality, say researchers Frank Liou a nd Bruce McMillin. Th e two UMR In telligent Systems Center researchers are creating software to improve the costly early stages of new product development. Making and testing a ph ysical model of a design concept is often the most expensive part of new product creation , says Liou , a UMR associate professor of mechanical engin eering. Through a contract with Software Systems Specialists Inc. of St. Louis, Li ou and McMillin, a UMR associate professor of computer science, are developing software to create a virtual environment for testing these designs. The process would

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save time and materials while creating computer-simulated conditions that are "very close to the real world " of a production line, Liou says. "With this process we can save tim e during the design stage , and we can eliminate a lot of poor designs at the early stages," Liou says. Liou and McMillin call this concept "virtual rapid prototypin g." It is th e computerized cou nterpart to a design method known as rapid prototyping. or RP. RP in volves converting a computer-aided design of a product into a ph ysical model-usually of waxby means of layering, sinterin g or deposition techniques. While rap id prototyping gives substance to a deSign , th e process is impractical for many small manufacturers because of its expense-a typical RP system costs about $50,000,

SunÂˇda New center to help improve mathematics and science education in Missouri's schoolrooms UMR faculty soon will lend their expertise to help area elementary and secondary school teachers improve their teaching of math and science. T he effort is part of a statew ide program to tra in Missouri stu dents for the more co mpetitive global marketplace. "If it is done right, this state program should provide a real boost in education for Missouri stude nts," says Wayne Cogell , associate dean of UMR 's College of Arts and Sciences. "T his is a collaborative partnership between K- 12 fac ul ty and administrators and UMR faculty , and it may change the direction of all public education in Missouri. " In January, Missouri Gov. M el Carnahan announced the creatio n o f the Regional Center for Professional Development at UMR. The center, one of nine in the state, was organ ized in conjunction with another UM R program , th e M issouri Rural Science, Ma thematics, Engineering and Technology Edu catio n (SM ETE ) Resource Center. Through a $150,000 planning grant from the Missou ri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education , UMR faculty will survey pre -college teachers and others in South Central M issou ri to find how to improve educa tion efforts, then develop a plan for

meeting those needs. Based on the plans, UMR 's center could receive up to $ 1 milli on through the State of Missouri Outstanding Schools Act. "The state is setti ng aside significant resources for the professional development of elemen tary and secondary school educators," says John Fulton, dean of UMR 's College of Arts and Sciences and interim director of the ce nter. " We have been given an opportunity to do som ething wonderful for pre-college education in the state. " " Nationwide, students ' scores in math , science and technology are decreasing, while the demand for people with these skills contin ues to increase, " says chemistry Pro fessor H arvest Collier, who helped bring the center to UMR. T he center will bring together UMR faculty and teachers in the region to find better ways to prepare students for the 21st century. Traditional lectures are " no longer the most effective way to teach students in junior high and high school," Cogell says. D emonstrations and hands-on ap proaches are more effective, but these take more plannin g, tim e, resources , equipment and ingenuity. Th e center will help teachers develop collaborative learning techniques and then share them across the state. Collier envisions

the resource center as a lending storeroom where teach in g sup plies, such as lasers, science and ma th ematics demonstrations kits and other teachin g tools, could be checked o ut. " We could not only supply the equipment, but also the expertise on how to use the equ ipm en t effectively-either through a videotape or one-on-one training," Collier says. Organizers hope eventua ll y to share in formatio n via a compu ter and video network that would link every school in the state to each of the centers. "A network would allow us to do the most good for those in more remote areas of the region ," says Fu lton. " T he potential is stro ng to make a big impact in those parts of th e region where the average family is no t well off fin ancially. " UMR w ill focus on mathem atics, science and technology, but UMR faculty from oth er disciplines and experts from the other regional ce nters w ill cover other areas of need. " If we don 't help , we could continue a cycle of poverty in areas where many of the reso urces are not available ," Cogell says. " In order to meet the needs of all studen ts, we must share resources and reach studen ts in an effective way. "

, The potential is strong to make a big impact in those parts of the region where the average family is not wel l off financially. ,

Nader to speak atUMR Co nsume r advocate Ralph Nade r is coming to U M R this spring. Th e aut ho r of " U nsafe at A ny Speed" wi ll de live r two speec h es at U M R on Wed nesday, Apri l 26. Hi s first ad d ress w ill be t o parti cipants of the Th ird An n ual Ce ntral Missouri Eco nomics Confe rence, spo nso red by UM R's econo m ics de partme nt . Nader wi ll speak at t he confere nce banquet at 6 p .m . in Centennial Hall o f th e U n ive r sity CenterWest. Banquet tickets are $25 eac h ($ 15 f or st ude nts) and are li mited. To get tickets, cal l Li nda Mann ing, assoc iate p rofesso r of econom ics, at (314) 341 -4828, or send an Email request to lindam@umr.edu . Nade r also speaks at 8 p.m. i n Leach Thea tre of Cast leman Hal l. T he lecture is free, but tickets are required. T hey are ava il ab le beginning March 27 from the UM R t icket window at U n ive rs ity Ce n ter-West . For more in f ormation, ca ll t he t icket off ice at (314) 341 4219. Nade r's 8 p.m . speech is sponsored by the economics department, the Leaders for the 21st Centu ry Lect ure Series and the Harry W . L. Port h Distin guished Lecture Series at UMR.

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For UMR's Solar Car Team, the name of the game is the three E's: energy, environment and education T he vehicle ' s name-ECubed-is telling. It stands for energy, environment and education-and UMR 's Solar Car T eam is considering all three E's in designin g what they hope will be a winn ing entry in Sunrayce '95. E-Cubed is one of 40 solarpowered cars tha t will take part in the cross-country race that b egi ns in Indianapolis at th e onset of summer-June 20-and en ds on June 29 in Golden, C o lo. Alumni in th e M idwest should have plenty of chances to see ECubed in action , as Sunrayce '95 will cover about 1 , 100 mil es th rough the heart of America. The team m embers-about 80 in all, from practically every discipline-are learning first -h an d about the developm ent of an en vironmentally friendly vehicle . " Even though a solar car may not

be practical for everyday use in the near future , th e technology that we learn from building our car will have a positive impact on the environm ent," says Aaron Rutledg e of Jefferson City, Mo_ , a UMR sen ior in mechanical engineering and vice president of manufacturing and design for the Solar Car T eam. "We are assisting in the development of an ecologically sa fe alternative energy form. " A n d the team is truly crossdisciplin ary, Rutledge says. " We prob ably have a team member from n earl y every degree program on ca mpus," he says. This is the second solar-powered vehicle UMR has fielded in the biennial Sunrayce. T he UM R team 's Sunrayce '93 en try, Sol Survivor, fin ished 29th out of 36 teams . But UMR students look not only at the prosp ect of winning ,

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A $975 million Cold War legacy It was once a bustling ordnance works churning out munitions for the war effort in the '40s; then a uranium processing plant fueling the Cold War in the '50s. Now this St. Charles County waste site is a textbook example of the attention to detail essential in an environmental cleanup. â&#x20AC;˘ by Andrew Careaga T'S MID- FEBRUARY , UNSEASONAB LY The Weldon Spring site , located next to a warm , and six deer are resting in the shade wildlife area just north of the Missouri River of a grove of cedar trees on a hilltop near and St. Louis, was wilderness until 1941. That the Missouri River. A van approaches on an year the Army took over some 17,000 acres adjacent dirt road, but the deer are not alarmed. of wood lands and far mland-includ ing about "That's our herd," says the driver, Kenneth two-thirds of a farm owned by one of Meyer's A. Meyer Jr. "They've gotten pretty used to us. " great-uncles-and turn ed part of the area into For eight years now, an ordnance works. Meyer and th e deer The Army dug a quarry to mine aggregate rock have shared th e same for the roads into and 2 17 acres at the Weldon around the plant, and Spring Site Remedial Action Project, one of a com pany called Atlas Powder moved in several Superfund to manufacture TNT cleanup sites being manand DNT for the war aged by the U.S. Deeffort. During the war, partment of Energy. Atlas Powder and th e Though smaller and perArmy us ed the abanhaps less infamous than doned quarry as a other DOE projects, such dump for their waste. as the Rocky Flats site The processing plant in operation during in the 1950s After the war, th e near Denver- which a recent DOE study called the most dangerous Army sold part of the site to th e University of nuclear weapons facility in the nation-or the Missouri. The university later sold some of its Hanford Plutonium Finishing Plant in Wash - portion to the Missouri Departm ent of Conington , the story of how Weldon Spring came servation , which turned it into a wi ldlife area. T he munitions plant, meanwhile , sat idle until to be is just as fascinating. Meyer, GeoE '84, knows the story well. A the Atomic Energy Commission took it over in native of nearby Defiance , Mo. , he grew up the 1950s. It was the height of the Cold War, with the site practically in his back yard , and and the AEC wanted the site for a uraniumhe knows people who used to work there. As processing plant. The AEC b uilt one th ere , and the project manager for Jacobs Enginee ring from 1956 to 1966, the plant, operated by Group, one of the firms in volved in the DOE Mallinckrodt Chemical Co. , ch urn ed out uracleanup effort, he is involved in writing the nium metal and stored "raffinate ," its radioactive sludge byproduct, in pits on the site. Âť final chapter.

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Th e watery substance, along with waste from the old explosive production processess, leaked into the ground and contaminated groundwater. At the time. few people lived in the area. But today the quarry sits one-half mile from th e drinking water source for over 70,000 people, including Meyer's family. T he Army took over the plant in 1967 w ith plans to convert it for the manufacture of Agent Orange. But the cost of cleaning up the plant proved prohibitive. The Army projected the job would take three years and cost $3 million, Meyer says. But after three years the Army had spent $30 million , and the conversion was nowhere near completion. So the Army abandoned the effort.

"In some cases, we take things to the extreme. We follow the exact letter of the law. Not that that's bad, but it does make life more complex." T he site again sat idle until the U .S. Department of Energy assumed control in 1985. T he U.S. General Accounting O ffice ordered DOE to clean up the site, and a year later Weldon Spring was added to the U.S. Environmental Prot ection Age ncy's list of priority hazardous waste sites. Also in 1986. DOE hired MK Ferguson Co. and its pre-selected subcontractor, Jacobs Engineering, to do the job. T hat's when M eyer, then a new envi ronmental engineer with Jacobs, first set foot on the Weldon Spring property. H e entered a virtual wasteland of some 40 abandoned, dilapidated buildings-onestory laboratories, warehouses and administrative buildings, and five large processing plants. Th e entire site was in disrepair. Utility poles were falling down. The overhead piping between buildings was decaying, as were the asbestos coverings. On the inside, the bUildings were practically museums of the 1960s-Meyer and his co-workers found newspapers from 1969 still lying on desks and tables. The bUildings also harbored aging electrical wiring. asbestos-lined pipes and leaking water lines. The last folks out had left the water on. " We were losing about 12

200,000 gallons of water per day. " Meyer says. " T here were over 4,000 containers of chemicals scattered all around in the buildings. " Many of the chem icals were uni dentifiable. " A lot of the labels were gone and the co ntainers were deteriorating. " Before th ey co uld get to the radioactive waste, the engineers had to figure out how to deal w ith th e derelict buildings and infrastructure. Th at proved to be a big job, says Meyer, who is now one of 17 UMR alumni currently at the site. (Eight alumni work for MK Ferguson, seven for Jacobs, one for DOE and one with another subcontractor, Faegin America.) The cleanup of the buildings began wi th a top-to-bottom wash ing to remove any potentially rad ioactive debris. T hen crews began work o n the interior hazards: asbestos in the w indow ca ulking, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on th e til e floors (apparently from some clea ning solvent, Meyer believes), and " things you'd never think about," like mud-da uber wasps' nests, wh ich were also hazardous because the wasps built them o ut of contaminated soil. Asbestos was a big prob lem. " Th ere wasn 't a bUildin g here that didn 't have some asbestos in it," M eyer says. " It m ay have been o nly on a cou ple of pi eces of pip e, but it had asbes tos in it. In some bu ildings , asbestos removal took six months. In others, it only took days. ,. Work crews put the asbestos-tainted materials in steel containers-some the size of dumpsters, others nearly as bi g as railroad cars-that are stored on site in areas cordoned off by yellow rope. Next, crews gutted the buildings, removed hazardous materials, pu t it in drums and stored it in the hazardous waste build ing-called Buildin g 434-where the materials remain. " PCBs , solvents, mercury metal, cyan ide, acids, bases-nearly anything you can think of that is nasty, it's in there, " Meyer says. Th en work began on the outer shell and the framework of the buildings. To minimize health and safety hazards-to keep workers from being exposed to lead- and cadmium-based paints. for instancework crews used Bobcats with shears whenever possible to cut portions of the buildings. " We wanted to minimize the amount of human contact," Meyer says. A photograph on Meyer's office wall commemorates the last bUilding coming down on Dec. 8. 1994. It shows a crane pulling down the structure 's leaning steel frame as dozens of employees in hard hats gather to watch.

T oday , the site is a conglomeration of concrete slab foundations, rows of the dumpster-shaped steel containers, and stacks of lumber, steel, glass and other bUildin g materials, all cordoned off by yellow rope. Dirt roads kept damp by trucks that sprinkle water o n them periodically weave around these sectio ns and th e raffinate pits, wh ich hold the rad ioactive sludge, and a few holding ponds used to treat water that will be released into th e Missouri River.

H E ORIGINAL PLANS for cleaning up the site called for a nine-year, $350 million effort. But delays in the enviro nm ental documentation process held up the project, M eyer says. By 1993, the year Meyer became Jacobs Engineering 's projec t manager, all parties involved-includi ng DOE , EPA and the Missouri D epartment of Natural Resources-finally came up with a plan that satisfied all the sta te and federal regu lators. But that plan helped push the costs up to $975 million and extend the project ti m etable to 2002 . " Finding a way to make progress while going through the environ m en tal documentation process " has been the biggest challenge for Meyer, he says. " It's taken a lot of work between us , th e other contractors, the DOE and th e regulators. " What it boils down to is this: Safety comes first. The regulations require very detailed procedures, and while the red tape may slow progress, it ensures that th e cleanup will be done righ t. " DOE is very conscious of complyi ng with all the regulations, " Meyer says. " In some cases, we take thin gs to the extreme. We follow th e exact letter of th e law. Not that that's bad , but it does make life more complex. " For instance: " Every piece of equipment that is brought on this site goes through our own inspection . If it doesn 't pass-if we find that a subcontractor 's truck leaks oil , for example-it goes right back out. " Th e project management team follows the sam e rigid rules they lay down for other contractors. Burned-out fluorescent light bulbs are trea ted as hazardous wastes because th ey co ntain traces of mercury. " For 99.9 percent of the world, when a fluorescent light goes bad, it goes in the trash, " says Meyer. " Ours go in a drum. " Safety is the chief concern, and the rules ensure that Weldon Spring is a safe place to work. When it comes to exposure

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to radioactive materials, the site is safer than a visit to a dental office. In his eight years on the project, Meyer has been exposed to abo ut 10 millirems of radiation . "That's about o ne-eighth of a de ntal X-ray," he says. Th e deer and other animals on site apparently have encountered little radiation exposure. Working with students from Lindenwood College in St. Charles, workers at the remedial actio n project tested deer, rabbits, squirrels, ducks and mice living on the site and in the adjacent August Busch Wildlife Area , and those tests show no elevated radiation levels. Water being treated on site and released into the wildlife preserve appare ntly does affect three lakes there, but only slightly, Meyer says.

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are newcomers who don 't have Meyer's sense of history regarding Weldon Spring. For area natives, the site was once a source of jobs and income. But for th e newcomers news of a nearby Superfund site can b~ distressing. "Most of the people who were most concerned about th is project were people who had just moved into the area," says Meyer, "and these were the people who were also the least informed. " Compounding the problem was a "poor public image " DOEhad during the beginning of the project. Part of that image stemmed from a 1982 plan floated by DOE to turn the site into a hazardous waste facil ity for a seven-state area. "We 've worked very long and very hard at turning that around," Meyer says. To keep the public informed, the engineers have held community public hearingsone was held as recently as Feb. 21-and publish bulletins about how the project is progressing. They 've held two open houses, each one attracting 500 to 700 people. Boy Scout troops, high school science classes and even church groups have toured the faCi lity, Meyer says, and he and others at the project reach out to local schools through DOE 'S Partnersh ip in Education program.

ITH ALL THE BUILDINGS DOWN , the team is concentrating on the latest phase of cleanup: removing and trea tin g water from the raffina te pits-where the radioactive sludge is stored-and waste from the nearby quarry. The quarry had been used as a landfill since the days of the old ordnance works. In add ition to was te from the explosive production , an entire uranium processing fac ili ty fro m north St. LouiS was dismantled and dumped into the quarry. In all , about 100,000 cubic yards of waste-or 10,000 truckloads-will be removed from the quarry by this fall , Meyer says. T he next step involves handling the radioactive sludge left in the raffinate pits. The sludge will be mixed with cement and fly ash to form a more stable grout-type substance th a t will be e ncapsulated, along with the rest of the waste, in a state-of-theart disposal facility to be built in the middle of the current complex of roads, metal buildings, treatment plants and stacks of building materials. A buffer zone will surround the facility to keep an im als out, but th e rest of th e site will be returned to "unrestricted use. " Which means the deer and other wild animals will be welcome there . â&#x20AC;˘

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CLEANING TIMES

Cleaning up a GOO-acre, dioxin-contaminated site is an enormous job. Add to that the challenge of dismantling the ghostly remains of a town that once prospered there. A UMR alumnus is doing just that at one of the nation's most infamous toxic waste sites: Times Beach, Mo. â&#x20AC;˘ by Marianne Ward

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among the abandoned buildings of Times Beach that November day in 1985, he thought about the town 's past. Just three years earlier, Times Beach was a thriving resort town on the Meramec River southwest of St. Louis. Now it was empty-its buildings mere shells, its residents scattered to new communities. The dioxin-contaminated oil that forced the exodus of Times Beach in 1982 was barely visible. But its effects lingered like the empty houses and abandoned cars. "In a number of the homes, it looked like the people had stood up and walked out the door and never returned ," says Pendergrass, MS GeoE '79. "I saw the evidence of the people who have lived there-swing sets still standing in the back yards and tricycles still in the driveways. The signs of the ch ildren made it more personal. I realized it must have been a trem endously traumatic experience for them. " For Pendergrass, the experience of walking through the place where no one else wanted to be was unsettling. "It was so quiet-too quiet," he says of that first visit to Times Beach. "It reminded me of a ghost town ." A demon called dioxin-a chemical presumed to cause cancer-drove the life from th is town after it was discovered that the oil on Times Beach 's roads was tain ted with the chemical. In the early 1980s the federa l government declared the tow n of 2,240 people a hazardous waste site and ordered people to stay out.

In 1985, Pendergrass came to begin the lengthy cleanup process. As cleanup coordinator of Times Beach , Pendergrass ' uneasiness came not from the dioxin-he understood its toxicity and knew how to avoid contamination-but from walking along block after block of abandoned houses. Even the usually focused Pendergrass couldn 't help thinking about those who had called Times Beach home. "I spent a lot of ti me by myself walking down the abandoned roadways and in the buildings," says Pendergrass. "It was very emotional. Seeing what was le ft be hind gave me an appreciation of the people who had liv ed there. It was their home, the ir community." Disaster struc k just before Christmas 1982, when the Meramec River flooded and forced Times Beach residents to evacuate. Just as the flood waters receded and the residents returned to reclaim their homes, a second disaster struck-this one more catastrophic. The Environmental Protection Agency 's tests taken at Times Beach in November and December 1982 revealed dioxin contamination. And while res idents ' dreams washed away in the flood , the dioxi n clung to the soil there, and the Centers for Disease Control and the Missouri Division of Health advised residents not to return . The EPA concurred , dee ming the 600-acre town too dangerous a place to live. In February 1983, th e EPA spent $33 million to relocate Times Beach residents and businesses. Th e dioxin contam ination began in February 1971 and continued for several years. Âť

wh en a S t. L o uis- based oil -hauling firm first spraye d dioxin -co ntamin ated o il to co ntro l dust o n roads in Tim es B each and 26 o th er sites in Eas tern Missouri. Th e C enters for Disease Control took its first soil sa mpl e at Shenandoa h S tabl es south o fTroy in August 19 71 , but it was n ' t until July 197 4 that th e CDC identified dio xin as th e toxic substance in th e sa mples taken at henandoa h. Eight years later th e EPA tool, th e initial soil sa mple atTim es B each. " Tim s Beach is th e site th at has received th e m os t press coverage beca use o f th e bu yo ut, but this is a much bi gger projec t th an just Tim es Beac h," says Pendergrass, th e Tim es Beac h projec t coordin ato r for Agribusiness T echno logies Inc. " Thi s affects people in th e entire St. L o uis m etropolitan area and o th er co m munities in eas tern Missouri ." ites include ho rse arenas, a lumber company, two churc h parkin g lo ts, th e Bliss-Fro ntenac tank farm wh ere th e o il was d istributed , a m obile hom e park and tru ck term inals. Cl oses t to UMR is th e Rosa ti / Pi azza Roa d site loca ted nea r Ru ssell Bliss' ho me in St. Jam es. Th e co ntaminated soil fro m th e Rosa ti -Piazza site has bee n rem oved and placed in storage until it ca n be burn ed. Bliss " sprea d dioxin -laced oil o n his own pro perty , so I do n 't think he understood th e full ramifica ti o ns of w hat he had and w hat he was doing, ,. Pendergrass say. Th e EPA inves ti ga ted 400 sites for p otenti, I dioxin contamin ati o n. Of th ose, 150 we re sa mpled and 2 7 were determin ed to have dioxin lev Is req uiring some degre of clea nup. "Scien tists w ill probably argue the heal th ri sks of d ioxin for years to co m e, bu t, th e bo tto m lin e is if we destroy th e pla t ri als, th ey w ill no lo nger pose a th rea t," says P ndergrass.

H E D IOXIN TH AT T A INTED Tim es Beach and the o th er sites was a by-produc t of EPA 'S prod uction o f h xach loroph ne, an ingr d ien t o nc used in too th past and mou thwash d urin g th late 19 Os and early 1970s. NCPA co (th Northeastern Pharmac utical and hemical Co.) lea ed its produc ti on spac from th e H offmanT aff hemical o . in Verona , Mo. " When hexa chlor phene fell out f fa vor- th fed ral governm nt bann d it use- [P,\ co fell on hard times. " says P nd rgrass. "Rath l' th an di posing 16

th e m ateri als in th e fas hio n th ey had been (by in cin erati o n) , th ey contrac ted with o ne o f th eir chemica l suppli ers, Indepen dent Petrochemica l C O. ( IPC), to disp ose o f th e was te products. IPC subco ntrac ted with Ru ssell Bliss, w ho sprayed th e di oxin -co ntaminated oil o n roa dways, parking lo ts and ho rse arenas for dust co ntrol. "

"People fear the unknown and what they don't understand. I'm trying to take the mystery out of this project. " Syntex Agribu sin ess Inc., th e parent company o f Agribu siness T echnologies Inc., purchase d Hoffman -T aff and so in herited th e cl eanup burd en. Accordin g to Superfund regulatio ns, " th e governm ent has th e authority to go as far down th e chain as th ey need to find som eon e to fund a clea nup ," Pend er gr ass says. " H o ffm an -T aff was n o t aro und beca use Syntex had purchased it. IP and EPAC 0 were bankrupt and Ru s ell Bliss did no t have th e m o ney to fun d such a cl ea nup, so th e burden fell to Syntex ." In 1984, wh en th e EPA and th e state o f Miss uri sued Syntex fo r clea nup . th e compan y "made a co nscientio us decision to put their reso urces into solving the pro bl em rath er th an fi ghting thi s in co urt for yea rs and spending a grea t d ea l o f m o n y o n litiga ti o n," Pendergrass says. Sy nt ex c r ea te d a sub sidi a r y, Agribu in ess T echn ologies In c., to handle the clea nup . Since then, th e roa d to a solutio n has become a tory -high paper tr a il. Th e p a p erw ork is n ecessa r y . Pendergrass says, " beca use everyo n has to agree th at w hat yo u 're prop osing to do w ill solve the problem ." .. H azardous waste is not our bu sin ess; we make medicin e." Pendergrass says. Synt x prod uces p harm aceutica l prod ucts, in clud in g naprox n, an anti-inflam matory drug. " We fel t, however, th e respon ible thing to do as a good corpora te citizen was to solve the problem." As par t f the agreem ent w ith the governme n t, yntex was respo nsible for razing th 600 buildings at Ti mes B each, and even though many w ere not co n ta mi -

nated , th e task was not a simple on e, Pendergrass says. The bUildin gs contain ed house hold hazardo us wastes-e very thin g from paints to pesticid es- th at had to be disp osed o f properly. Th en th ere was th e crankcase oil and batteri es from nea rl y 100 aband o ned cars. In addition , crews had to rem ove asbestos from 30 bUildin gs befo re th ey co uld be dem olished .

H E FINAL SOLUT IO N to Tim es Beach 's 20-year-old dioxin pro blem will com e wh en Pendergrass gets th e go-ahead to build an incin erator th ere. Th e incin erato r will burn th e dioxin -contaminated soil from all 27 sites, and th e steril e, non hazardous ash w ill be put to beneficial use as backfill at th e Tim es B each site. Con struction o f th e incin erato r co uld be com pleted by late September - providin g a permit is granted. But until th e dioxin con tam inated soil is des troyed , it w ill co ntinu e to pose a threat. " In cineration is th e o nly rea l solution , ,. Pendergrass says. Th e incin erator is a p oint o f contro versy in th e St. L o uis area. " Peopl e are concern ed abo ut th e incin erator, but th e risks of an in cin eration proce ss are far less of a threat th an lea vin g th ese materials out in th e community, " Pendergrass says. " If th ey ca n be d es troyed sa fely, it 's to everyone's benefit to do th at. " I understand how people feel. No on e wants an y type o f in cinerator in th eir back ya rd . I think th e grea tes t fear th ey have is th at once th e incinerator is co nstructed th at it will be th ere fo rever. No thin g co uld be furth er fro m th e truth . Th at has never been in th e card s. Th e in cin erator is intended to solve th e pro blem and th en leave. " Th e in cin era tor must operate under ri gid air-quality standards. As a perform ance test, " W e have to dem o nstrate that th e in cinerator w ill destroy 99.9999 perce nt o f tw o c h e mi ca ls ( 1 , 2 , 4 tri chloro benzene and hexachloroe th ane) th at are hard er to des troy th an dioxin ," Pendergrass says. Once th at test is passed, EPA w ill monitor a sa fety tes t o f th e incin erator using th e ac tu al dioxin -contaminated materi al. " W e w ill have to dem o nstrate that we can o pera te at a safe level o f emissions. " he says. Co ntaminated soil has been rem oved fro m Tim es Beach's roadways and moved to a storage facility inside a levee wh ere th e incinera tor w ill be located . Once th e

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incinerator is running, the EPA will deliver dioxin -contaminated materials and soils from the other 26 dioxin sites in Missouri for incineration . If all goes well , full-sca le burning will begin in late 1995 a nd be completed in less th an one year. Although it may seem odd , Pendergrass admits he has enjoyed the challenges of th is project. "1got into the environmental business because I wanted to solve problems," he says. 'Tm an environmentalist and I've received a lot of satisfaction from what I've been able to accomplish with this project. " As coordinator, he not only oversees the completion of the dioxin cleanup details, as outlined in thousands of pages of documents, but he also handles public relations and community relations. He schedules public meetings, answers questions from the public a nd the news media , arranges for site photographs documenting the progress and attends public hearings about the case. He is the "go-to " person for nearly everything dealing with the project. He wants to get the facts out about dioxin and Times Beach. "People fea r the unknown and what they don 't understand ," he says . "l'm trying to take the mystery out of this project. "

ODAY, TIMES BEACH , with its new saplings and lush green grass , looks more like a golf course than a hazardous waste site. Once the dioxin-contaminated materials are destroyed, the site of th e former commun ity will be turned over to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Times Beach will the n becom e a state park with hiking and walking trails. 'Tm looking forward to that day," Pendergrass says . •

" ... Delaying the eastern Missouri cleanup in the hope that effective alternative technologies wi ll someday be developed is wishful thi nking, and would only prolong and increase potential exposure to people living and working near the 27 sites. " - from an editorial by Gary Pendergrass in the Feb. 20, 1995 St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Aerial view of the levee that will enclose the incinerator. The warehouse structure holds dioxin-contaminated soil that will be destroyed in the incinerator.

The dioxin trail Timetable of dioxin discovery November-December 1969 - Hoffman-Taff leases a building in Verona, Mo, to NEPACCO. Syntex Agribusiness Inc. acquires the building from Hoffman-Tafl April 1970-January 1972 - NEPACCO produces hexachlorophene in Verona . The process creates dioxin as an unwanted byproduct. February 1971 - Russell Bliss, hired to dispose of NEPACCO'S waste by Independent Petrochemical, picks up the first load of dioxin-contaminated oil. Early 1970s - Bliss sprays 27 Eastern Missouri sites with dioxin-contaminated oil. August 1971 - The federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) takes soil samples at Shenandoah Arena near Troy, Mo, at the request of the Missouri Division of Health. Summer 1972 - Bliss sprays Times Beach with dioxin-contaminated oil. July 1974 - The CDC identifies dioxin as the toxic substance in the 1971 samples taken from Shenandoah Stables. August 1974 - The CDC traces Shenandoah dioxin to NEPACCO'S hexachlorophene production in Verona. November-December 1982 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency takes initial soil samples at Times Beach. December 1982 - Times Beach floods; residents are evacuated ; the Missouri Division of Health and CDC advise residents not to return because of dioxin. February 1983 - EPA transfers $33 million under authority of CERCLA (the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, commonly known as the Superfund law) to permanently relocate Times Beach residents and businesses. 1985-present - cleanup in progress. Story addresses specifics of this time period.

Future plans September 1995 - Incinerator will be constructed at Times Beach' November 1995 - Trial burn tests begin. March 1996 - Full-scale burning begins'" October 1996 - All soil and contaminated ma terials will have been burned. December 1996 - Incinerator will be dismantled. May 1997 - Times Beach will be turned over to Missouri DNR and become a state park. • Providing inci nerator permits are granted.

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When Rachel Carson's Silent Spring first warned us of the environmental dangers of pollution in

1962, the message was overshadowed by more immediate concerns, such as the Cuban Missile Crisis and the threat of nuclear war. Now , three

decades later, the specter of nuclear holocaust is less haunting, and we are better able to assess the environmental concerns that Carson first brought to bear on the nation 's consciousness. We now see that the threat of e nvironmental degradation is real. Some of our nation 's industries have left a legacy of pollution that we and our childre n must contend with . Many UMR researchers, intrigued by environmental issues, have launched research projects to undo this legacy of pollution while sea rching for less environmentally damaging ways of sustaining our standard of living. The stories that follow are m e rely a sampling of the environmental research efforts under way at Rolla. Th e list is by no m eans comprehensive, but it illustrates the

broadn ess of the work being don e at UMR.

ASSESSING THE RISKS OF OLD COALGAS PLANTS A century ago, coal gas lit up the streets of many Missouri towns. Though the coal lights are long gone, waste from coal gasification plants continues to pollute these communities. For th e past three years, geological engineering Professor Allen W. Hatheway has studied the sites of more than 50 old coal gasification plants in Missouri to determine the extent of damage. "Typically, you fi nd some form of groundwater contam ination at th ese for mer manufactured gas plants, making them potentially as damaging to th e e nvironment as most other uncontrolled hazardous waste sites," he says. Hath eway and several geological engineering stud ents are following the Missouri Department of Natural Resources a nd the U.S. Environm ental Protection Agency in their efforts to owersee the first cleanup of a Missouri gas plant, th e former Columbia Gas Light and Coke Co. Coal gasification technology, which led to the development of manufactured gas plants, arrived in Missouri in 1847 at SI. Louis, Hatheway says. By 1900, some 40 gas works illuminated many northern and western Missouri coal belt towns as we ll as the cities of SI. Louis, Kansas C it~,r, J efferson City, Columbia, Hannibal and Cape Girardeau. With th e advent of cheaper and cleaner natural gas, coal-gas works were shut down . "When natural gas pipelines were introduced to Missouri in th e 1930s, few of the original gas plants survived, and all had ceased routine operation by 1955 ," Hatheway says. What the plants left behind, however, was a mess. The older plants typically disposed of coal-tar residuals and emul sions in on-site "tar wells" or into nearby dra inage ditches, Hatheway says. "These harmful reSiduals often leaked directly into sewers and into the environment at unpredictable locations below the sites, " he says. Many of the fo rmer contaminants, however, have evaporated over th e decades since their disposal. MSMALUMNUS

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WALKING ON PLASTIC One way to keep plastic waste out of landfills may be to put it under our feet. That's th e approach being take n by Douglas Carroll, PhD EM '91 , and four UMR undergraduate students. Last fall , Carroll and his team added fibers of recycled plastic to concrete in hopes of finding a low-cost way to make concrete stronger. Concrete ma nufacturers already use a high-stre ngth plastic fiber known as polypropylene in some of their concrete products, Carroll says. "The plastiC fibers help keep the concrete from cracking," he says. But a dding plastic to the mix also increases th e cost. Carroll thinks that manufacturers could lower costs by using unsorted recycled plastics-milk jugs, soda bottles, bags and other plastic products-in stead o f polypropyle ne. The mi x would also be Sprillg, 1995

stronger than regular concrete , Carroll says. Carroll' s undergraduate students , funded through UMR 's Opportunities for the Undergraduate Research Experience program , tested this theory last fall by shredding recycled soda bottles, milk jugs, plastic bags and other recycled plastic and mixing the fibers in concrete. They added about 1 112 pounds of the plastic for every cubic yard of concrete-the same ratio of polypropylen e most commonly used by concrete manufacturers. They cured the bricks for 28 days, then tested them for strength and toughness. The tests showed that th e recycled plastic fibers increase the toughn ess of the con crete by about 25 percent, Carroll says.

GETTING THE LEAD OUT Along the borders of eastern Oklahoma, southeastern Kansas and western Missouri-a region once called "the tristate lead-zinc area "-lie dozens of abandoned smelters, some of which are more than a century old. More tha n 500,000

tons of hazardous mineral waste contaminates these smelter sites. Cl ~aning up this mess is a challenge being taken on by UMR metallurgical engineers. A method is close at hand, but the cost of cleanup could be staggering-perhaps billions of dollars-according to metallurgical engineering Professor David G. Robertson , director of UMR 's C enter for Pyrometallurgy. Robertson is heading a three-year, $210, 000 research project for the U.S: Bureau of Mines to clean up the old smEiIters. Robertson and his colleagues are using a method developed by the Bureau of Mines ' Rolla Research Center to reduce the amounts of heavy metals in those piles. According to Robertson, the key to treating the waste lies in removing the carbon- mostly unburned coal that comprises up to 30 percent of the waste: "Once the carbon is removed, th e waste is much like other slag-type materials that could be processed physically, chemically, thermally, or by a combination of those," he says. In the laboratory, the UMR researchers are smelting the waste by adding it to a "slag bath" that is heated by burning the separated coal. "This is done to flush out harmful lead and zinc vapors from the waste," Rob ertson says. The lead and zinc are then recovered as a dust that can be recycled . "Our goal," Robertson adds, "is to produce a slag that is so low in lead and zinc it can be claSSified as nonhazardous. The researchers also hope to determine the cost of carrying out that process on a large scale. "Cleaning up all such waste piles across the U.S. may cost as much as $8 billion ," Robertson says. "This research will produce the information required to realistically assess the costs versus benefits of this particular environmental cleanup. " Working with Robertson are Arthur E. MorriS, a professor emeritus of metallurgical engineering, Lloyd R. Nelson , PhD MetE '94, and MetE graduate students K. Narayanaswamy a nd Dhiren Panda ..:>-

MAKING GLASS "LOGS" OUT OF NUCLEAR WASTE Delbert E. Day, CerE '58 , has discovered ways to use glass in everything fro m asphalt to the treatment of liver cancer. Now he 's developing an iron phosphate glass to dispose of nuclear waste. Day, a Curators ' Professor of ceramic engineering and senior research investigator in UMR 's Graduate Center for Materials Research , is leading the effort to develop glass "logs " to safely dispose of nuclear waste. Through a process known as vitrification, radioactive waste is combined with a non-radioactive base material to form a glass that immobilizes the waste. "That glass could have the potential to be used with certain types of nuclear waste," Day says. "The glass container can then be stored in a repository for thousands of years, with little or no chance of the radioactive materials escaping into the environment. "Our ultimate goal is to develop glasses that can contain large amounts of specialized nuclear wastes and that are environmentally safe to use. " Day 's research is funded by the Pacific Northwest Laboratories in Hanford Wash. , and by Westinghouse Savannah River in Savannah , Ga.

Forciniti is studying ways to use the creatures to treat wastewater from mining or manufacturing operations that use lead. This is especially important for residents of Missouri 's lead belt, which is the nation 's largest producer of lead. The microbes could also be used to reduce cadmium-which is used to make batteries and in electroplating operations-in wastewater. "We want to be able to create a tech nology that people can reproduce ," he says. The two microbes Forciniti is studying are inexpensive, and so is the method of growing them. Plus-heavy metals aSide-they don 't eat much , so they 're easy on the grocery bilL Forciniti hopes his work will lead to the development of a "bio-reactor" that would use microbes to filter the toxic metals out of wastewater during the treatment process. "We could immobilize these microorganisms in some sort of support-for example, attach them to glass beads or even sand-and build a bio-reactor " to treat wastewater, Forciniti says. The use of microbes in such a treatment system would trap the harmful metals in a small volume, and the metals could then be disposed of through incineration . "Instead of polluting one million gallons of water with lead or cadmium, you would have only 50 gallons," Forciniti says. "You reduce the size of the problem. " One of the microbes-called pseudomonas aeruginosa-"seems to be resistant to the toxic effects of the metals " Forciniti says. "It can grow in the presen~e of these metals and can accumulate these metals both externally and internally. " In addition , Forciniti is studying common blue-green algae, which also handles lead and cadmium welL

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ATTACK OF THE KILLER MICROBES Dan iel Forciniti has found some microscopic bugs that li ke heavy metal , but they're not into rock 'n' rolL Rather, they 're into ingesting lead and cadmium. These bugs may take a bite out of pollution and lead to a better way to treat wastewater, says Forciniti , an assistant professor of chemical engineering. He is experimenting with two kinds of microorganisms that thrive in environm ents where toxic levels of lead a nd cadmium exist. These microbes ingest th e metals, or in some cases the metals attach to the bugs. 20

The amount of ozone-depleting solvents in paints a nd primers will drop significantly if a water-based primer being developed by a UMR chemist catches on. "We're trying to make paint as harmless as possible ," says Michael Van De Mark, an associate professor of chemistry and director of UMR 's Coatings Institute. The use of such primers will be important in areas where Clean Air Act standards have not been met, Van De Mark says. To meet those standards, companies "are going to have to reduce their use of solvents, and paints and primers are often targets," he says.

With Van De Mark 's coating, water will replace most of the ozone-depleting solvents, which allow paints and primers to flow smoothly. "In the past we 've used solvents such as xylene, toluene and some alcohols, but with this primer we want to use water as the carrier instead of a solvent," Van De Mark says. "The primer is, similar to latex paint, but it's more hightech. It must adhere to higher performance standards, such as stopping corrosion, while remaining flexible and reSisting impacts. " Van De Mark 's goal is to reduce the amount of smog-producing volatile organic compounds (voc s) to less than 150 grams per liter of paint or primer. The current voc limit is 340 grams per liter. The water-based primer research is being funded through a $32 ,000 grant from UMR 's Center for Environmental Science and Technology. "CEST members think it's important beca use if one can develop the proper technology to apply to aircraft coatings, modifications can be made for other coatings , such as aluminum can coatings," Van De Mark says. Van De Mark 's research is at the forefront of a national trend to reduce VOcs in the coatings industry. "In recent years, we've reduced the amount of solvents and we keep redUCing it," he says. "It's technically challenging. I see it as a chance to improve the coatings industry and make it a better industry in terms of protecting people's health and th e environment's well-being. "

WASH THAT WASTE AWAY While some researchers are focusing on new ways to store hazardous materials, one UMR professor is designing a method to get the stuff out of the leaky containers that now store it. David A Summers, Curators ' Professor of mining engineering, and his colleagues in UMR 's High Pressure Waterjet Laboratory are designing wa terjet equipment to remove radioactive waste from leaky containers so it can be treated and stored more safely. Working for th e Department of Energy, th e waterjet team is testing a multijet rotating cutting and extraction assembly. The waterjet uses very little water to remove waste from damaged containers, and it recovers what water it does use to avoid adding much to the volume of waste removed.

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they 're a lready stockpiled , it's a very affordable alternative to th e coconut shells. " The researchers first tried to use the hulls as filters to treat wastewater , says William J. James , professor emeri tus of chemistry and director of CEST. But that experiment went flat, so they decided to char the hulls and test them on the beer. Lab tests show the rice hull product could also be used as a filter to treat the water supply used in brewing, James says.

TESTING THE SAFETY OF OILFIELD INJECTION WELLS

IT'S NOT JUST FOR ST. PAT'S ANYMORE When you think of beer, and green , and Rolla, only one thing can come to mind: St. Pat's. Well, think again . UMR professors, instead of making green beer, are making beer green , as in "environmentally friendly. " They 're doing it by experimenting with rice hulls-a waste product in many beermaking operations-as filters in the brewing process. Rice is a key ingredient in the beer-making business, but companies like Anheuser-Busch have wondered what to do with all the leftover rice hulls. AnheuserBusch , a corporate member of UMR 's Center for Environmental Science an d Technology, approached UMR with th e question, and now researchers are usin g those hulls as filters. Most breweries use activated carbon derived from charred coconut shells to filter impurities from beer, says mechanical engineering Professor Vi rgil J. Flanigan , ME '60. UMR laboratory tests of charred rice hulls found that they filter impurities from beer as well as the activated carbon , Flanigan says. And because rice hulls are a byproduct of the brewing process, they are readily available to breweries, Flanigan adds. "The fixed carbon of rice hulls is very porous and perfect for filtering out organic impurities," says Flaniga n. "And since

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For every gallon of oil pumped out of the ground , 20 gallons of salty water comes up. That water must be returned to the oil field , via injection wells, to help maintain pressure underground and keep the oil flowing toward the surface. But in recent years regulators have been concerned that the brine might affect the quality of underground drinking water if the two ever mix. "One gallon of brine has the possibility of contaminating thousands of gallons of fresh water," says Don L. Warn er, dean emeritus of the UMR School of Mines and Metallurgy and professor emeritus of geological engineering. It is for this reason that in 1980 the U.s. Environmental Protection Agency began having oil companies conduct studies of newly constructed injection wells to ensure that th ey wouldn 't pose a threat to undergro un d sources of drinking wa ter. These "area-of-review " studies, or AORS, were required under provisions of th e Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974. The cost of a typical AOR is $2,500 per well. That's a small expense for a few wells, but the petroleum industry is concerned that these regulations could be expanded to include injection wells built before 1980. If that happens, th en con ductin g a well-by-well analysis of the estimated 100,000 wells built before 1980 could prove quite expensive. So a few years ago th e petroleum industry decided to look for a less costly approach . In 1990 a tea m from UMR won' an American Petroleum Institute contra ct to

find a way to determine, on a broad scale, th e potential risks of inj ection wells to groundwater. The UMR team, led by Warner, has developed a method that consists of five approaches for determining whether an area can be exempt from well-by-well AOR studies. One step calls for an evaluation of an area 's hydrogeology. If no underground source of drinking water is present, then th ere is no need for an AOR study. Other methods of evaluation are more complex. One such method involves determining whether a petroleum reservoir has enough pressure to cause brine to flow into an underground drinking water so urce. If not, then AORS are n 't required. The research so far shows that older injection wells pose little risk to underground drinking water sources. "What we're doing is showing that if there is a risk, it is a very small risk," Warner says . The team has tested the approach in th e San Juan BaSin of New Mexico , one of the largest oil-producing areas of the United States, and found that 20 of the 24 large oil fields th ey investigated would not require well-by-well AORS. More recently, they applied th eir method to th e Permian Basin of West Texas-the largest on-shore oil-producing area in the United States and the site of some 30,000 injection wells-and again found that th e wells did not pose a threat to drinking water. That project also was funded by th e API, wh ich has supported the UMR project with a total of $950,000. Now the U.S. Department of Energy is joining the effo rt, providing an additional $500, 000 to study th e legendary East Texas oil field, which has produced more oil than any other field in the continental United States. The researchers also are considering studies of oil fields in th e entire states of California, Kansas and Okla homa . Acco rdin g to Warner , UMR 's multidisciplinary approach caught API 's interest. UMR 's four-person team includes one geological engineer (Warner) , one geologist-Robert C. Laudon, associate professor of geology and geophysicsand two petroleum engineers, Shari DunnNorman , assistant professor of petroleum e ngineering, and Leonard F. Koederitz, ChE '68, Distin guished Teaching Professor and head of petroleum engineering. "We have a grea t blend of experts on our team ," Warner says. "The research sponsors haven 't fou nd any university or other research group th a t has a better resource for th is work than we have." •

A DROP IN THE BUCKET

UMR alumnus forms partnership to aid developing countries

ike many Americans , Gary

J . W h ite was

more or less indifferent toward th e poor living cond itions of people in developin g countries. But a 1984 trip to Guatemala changed the way he looked at things. " I saw the water prob lems the p eople were having, and that really brought it hom e to me, " says White, CE '85. " I saw sewage flowing on the streets from shacks, and I saw ch il dren playing in that sewage. I saw an imals drinking from the same streams that people were ge tting their drinking water from. ,. Few A m ericans realize that unsafe drinking water is the biggest health problem in the world, White says. But about 10 million people- most of them ch ildren under the age of 5-die each year from disease borne of unsafe drinking water, inadequate water supplies and poor sanitation.

" Th ere are at least anoth er bill ion p eople ou t there who need assistance with safe drinking water, ., White says. Even before graduation , White was using his engin eering know-how to m ake life better for others. As a studen t he founded SENITA, the Student Engineeri ng Network for International T echnical Assistance. Through this group he orga nized th e trip to Guatemala to help construct a training center for an aid organization there. After graduation he joi ned the Catholic Relief Service to oversee water and san itation projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. Th en after a brief stin t w ith CH 2 M Hill, an env ironmental engin eering cons ul ting firm , White co-fou nded his own aid organ ization, WaterPartners International. White is executive director of Water Partners, wh ich is based in Chapel Hill, N.C. He and cofounder Marla E. Smith created the non-profit organization in 1990 to help developing countries bu ild the infrastructure needed to improve their water and sewage system s. WaterPa rtn ers first project was to bu ild a gravity-fed water supply , syste m for EI Lim on, H onduras. The organization now works on simi-

While (left) with an engineer and technicians from Aqua del Pueblo. a Guatemalan organization that works with communities to establish safe water supplies " We take water for granted " in the United States, White says , " but there are millions of p eople who die each yea r due to diseases caused by unsafe water supplies. This crisis accoun ts for 80 perce nt of all sickness and kills far more people than fam in e." That eye-opening exp erience in Guatemala led White on a ca mpaign to raise awareness in the United States o f th e water-related prob lem s o f people in developing nations. "That trip," he says, " made me decide what I wanted to do w ith my degree from Ro ll a.

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lar projects w ith eight com mu niti es in Guatemala and Honduras. T he ap p roach, as the name WaterPartners implies , involves build in g partn ers hips w ith the ben eficia ry communities. Th e people in the communities invest a portio n of the cost of a water system-

ty pically betwee n $ 15 ,000 and $20.000-as well as all of the labor requ ired to bu ild it. " W e want to work w ith on ly those partn er organizations who can prove that they are serious about doing it," White says. "Th e communities must make a cash in vestment, coverin g part of the costs of th e proj ect. We make sure th at each household pays a user fee-type pay ment so that money will be ava il able for future m aintenance. " Alo ng with raiSing funds, W hite wa nts to raise awareness in this country of the needs of other nations. " We hope to educate A m ericans about the overwh elmin g problems caused by

Old and new. (top) the traditional source of water for EI Limon. Honduras was replaced by a newer system. (bottom) A new water system is completed for a family in Sosoal. Honduras. Every household in this community will build this "pila "-or outdoor wash basin-as pari of their water project

unsafe water and san itation in the developing worl d, " he says. "It is disturbing to see people, especially ch ildren , w ith such water related diseases as cholera, typhoid and dysentery, all of wh ich have long since been co nquered in th e United States. " T ha t is w hy when WaterPartners employees visit the communities each year to monitor the projects, they take cameras along w ith them. Th eir slides are shown at fund-raising events. " We are also try in g to get people from the U.S. to v isit these needy countries and to see for themselves th e magnitude of this problem ," W hite says. WaterPartners ' fund-raising efforts have so far focused on charity dinners, with proceeds fro m each goin g to help a different com munity in a developing country. Throu gh a series of dinners in Ka nsas City and Chapel Hill, W hite 's group has raised about $85,000 to support th ese global wa ter quality efforts. But that amount is a mere drop in the bu cket when measured aga in st th e staggering needs . •

If you would like more information, contact: WaterPartners International

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Committees are where the work of the MSM-UMR Alumni Association is conducted Members of the board of directors serve on at least one committee, and other alumni are recruited to serve on committees as well, to represent the alumni body Here 's a brief explanation of what committees are active and what they do. Please contact the committee chair if you have something to suggest to a particular committee (you can find their phone numbers and addresses on the inside front co ver). ALUMNI AWARDS JOE MOONEY Nomin ates alumni and friends of the ca mpus to be recogn ized or honored by the alumni association. This recognition includes, but is not limited to , honorin g individuals for outstanding personal achievement and service to UMR and the MSM-UMR Alumni Association . Some of the awards currently given by the associa tion are the A lumni Achievement, A lumni Merit and A lumni Service awa rds: the H onorary life Membership: the Presidential Alumn i Service Citation; Outstanding Student Advisor awards and the Distinguished T eaching award. T his committee also establishes suitable recogniti on items for awa rd recipients.

ATHLETIC STUDY GENE EDWARDS Responsible for obtainin g information and advising the board of directors of th e needs and problems of intercollegiate athletics. T he comm ittee then plans and develops recommendations concern ing th ese needs and prob lems and possible assistance from assoc iation members .

COMMUNICATIONS ARTBAEBLER Responsibl e for the planning and eva lu ation of th e association's communi cations prog ram, including publication of the quarterly publication MSM Alumnus, the Alumni Directory and othe r co mmunica tio ns used to promote the association's programs.

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This co mmittee 's duties include working with staff in recomm ending programs and individu als to be emphasized in the MSM Alumnus and other communication vehicles, evaluating pub lications and making suggestions for improvem ents, and reviewing policies and procedures relatin g to publi cations and making appropriate recomm enda tions to the board for changes in such polici es and proced ures .

FACULTY & PROGRAM PLANNING RAND YKERNS Develops programs to involve alumn i with faculty. students and other alum ni in the academic and social life of the ca mpus and to eval uate the effectiveness of such programs. Th e foll owin g programs are currentl y active: Alumn i Speakers Bureau, affinity credit card, alumni cruises and foreign tours , alum ni merchandise (rings. pendants, watches, etc.), UMR license plate, b oo kstore order form in MSM Alumnus. and distribution of Old RoJ/amo yearbooks. T his committee is co nSidering many other programs to benefit alumni , and is work in g to help al umni com muni cate with each othe r electronica lly.

ANNUAL FUND DENNIS JAGGI Resp onsibl e for the plannin g. execu ti on and eval uation of the association's annual fund raising cam paign. Establishes appropriate donor clubs and impl ements a program of service and recogn ition for those club mem bers. The income from the campaign will be used to provide gifts to th e ca mpus and for needed operating expenses of the organization .

JACKLING FUND RICHARD HUNT Reviews in come and expenditures o f this cam pus fund and reports on such to the boa rd at eac h m eeting. T his is in accorda nce with the wishes of th e donor in his will.

FINANCE GRAHAM SUTHERLAND D ea ls w ith matters relatin g to the fiscal in tegri ty of the orga ni zation including bud geti ng , i n v es tm e nts , physical prope rti es and monthly financial statements.

LEGISLATIVE & INTER CAMPUS CAL aCHS Comm u nicates with publ ic official s abo ut UMR pr ograms and needs. T his is accompli shed mainly through the effo rts of the Publi c Reso urce Ambassadors group, along with the following duties: • Study, inform membersh ip, and generate grass-roots support for-or oppositi on tosp ecific legislation affectin g higher education in general. and UMR specifically. • Study and recommend a program aim ed at encou ragin g UM R supporters to inform their employers or the general public o n key legislative issues. • Confer with legislators on legisla tive matters affecting the University.

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ters. • EncoUl range visits \ legislators, ci ers, membe branch mem edlVith them University.

• Study i records of s Congress. · Studya' istrative actic affecting UM

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HEART • Study and arrange for inter-association cooperative efforts on certain legislative matters. • Encourage association members to arrange visits with governmental officials (state legislators, city council members. county officers , members of congress , state executive branch members ) to become better acquainted with them and to discuss issues affecting the University. • Study and inform alumni about voting records of state legislators and members of Congress . • Study and inform membership on administrative actions or rulings and court decisions affecting UMR.

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NOMINATIONS BOB PATTERSON

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Recruits , orients , motivates and evaluates board of directors members and officers of the association. Study the composition of the board including academic departmental background, geographic location , age , sex and ethnic origin , having in mind future selections that will provide an optimum breadth o f tal ents , skills and capacity to assume all aspects of the Association·s success . Nomina te for board service each year those individu als that have a contribution to make to th e association . and have demonstrated commi tmen t to the organization through financi al contributio n to the association the preceding tw o years prior to election to the board.

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Plan and evaluate the association's finan cial support of students , including recomm end ing to the board each year types of student financial aid and amount of gran ts to be given to students ; evaluating aid given in preceding year and recommending changes ; reviewing policies and procedures relating to student financial aid and making appropriate recom mendations to th e board for ch anges in such policies and procedures .

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REUNIONS JIM VAN BUREN Plan , execute and evaluate class reunions. T his includes the following duties: • Identify volunteer alumni to serve as Class Coordinators for each class and invo lve them in planning and executing class reunions at Homecoming. • Work with association staff to plan and execute reunions for classes graduating 5 , 10, 15 , 20 , 25 , 30 , 35 , 40, 45 and 50 or more years ago at Homecoming each fall. • Work with association staff to plan and execute a special reunion for the class graduating 25 years ago at Homecoming each fall. • Review 50-year class reunion at com mencement each spring and recommend revisions of program. • Establish suitable recognition items for 25- and 50 -year reunion classes.

SECTIONS CURT KILLINGER Obtain information and advice in matters relatin g to operations and developm ent of geographical, corporate and special interest subgroups (secti o ns ) of the association . This committee also coordinates th e Outstanding Section Award. Also responsible for training section leaders and coordinating the sharing of ideas among sections.

• Recommend to recruiting services tech niques to make alumni more effective in re cruiting prospective UMR students. • Acquaint board and membership with current quality academic programs being o ffered at UMR and aspects of the campus that help in the student recruitment process. • Inform board of success of student recruitment effort at UMR. • Develop programs through the association to assist in making prospective students a part of the university family. • Evaluate current programs and make suggestions for improvement.

CONSTITUTION & BYlAWS CRAIG O'DEAR Reviews the constitution and bylaws on a regular basis to assure that they are in accordance with University, State of Missouri and federal rules and regulations as a not-for -profit corporation.

STUDENT RElATIONS & ORIENTATION TO ASSOCIATION DARLENE RAMSAY Plan. execute and evaluate a program to involve stud ents with the organizati o n and acquaint them with alumni efforts to aid and work with them to make UMR a better in stitution .

STUDENT RECRUITMENT CHRISTA DEGONIA ANDREW Plan. execute and evaluate the associa tion 's student recruitment program , throu gh the following duti es: • Work with UMR campus recruiting servi ces office in acquirin g alumni to serve as admissi o ns am bassadors .

Attention Civil Engineering Alumni! Dea r fellow alumni, As your new presi dent, I have acce pte d the cha lle nge of making th e MSMUMR Aluillni Association a stronge r, more successful org aniza tio n. I kno w this will re quire much frolllllle, butin orderto tru ly mee tth e challeng e, we wi ll ne ed th e help of eac h one of yo u. We, as vo lunteers who ca-re abo ut th e MSM -UMR Alumn i Assoc iati on, will have to pu t tillle and effo rt into our associati on , as well as Ill akin g a finan cia l con tri buti on. Fo rtunate ly, th ere are many among you who are dedicated to the associa ti on, and who are alrea dy Illakin g a str ong co mmitm ent in "ti me and talent" as we ll as "treas ure." So me who com e imme diately to mind are th e fo llowing outst and ing indi vidua ls: • Hans Sc hmoldt, who spea rh ea ded tli e Class of '44 in their for mation of the Ike Edwa rds Sc holarship Fund • Dennis Jaggi, who as hea d of th e Annu al Fund Comm ittee im plemente d a new dono r recognitio n pla que pro gra m • Bob Saxer, who was the firs t to start holdi ng rec epti ons fo r pro spe cti ve stud ents, and who continues to serve activel y as an Admiss io ns Am bassa dor • Cal Dc hs, who hea ds up the leg islati ve co ntact effo rt in Misso uri, promp ting th e governor and th e legi slature to provid e increa se d supp ort to the camp us There are hund reds of other alum ni who are also working to further the goa ls of the associa ti on- vo lunteerin g as Class Coo rdinator s, Ad miss ion s Ambassa dors, Public Reso urce Amb assa dors, secti on leaders, co mmittee cha irmen and serving on the boa rd of directo rs. It will t ake the effo rts of these alumni and many more to kee p th e assoc iati on strong . We enc ourage you to be a part of this effort by bei ng ac ti ve in th e assoc iation in whatev er way you ca n, from attending sec ti on meetings and making yo ur co ntribution to the Annua l Fund to suppo rtthe assoc iation's progra ms to ser ving on th e boa rd of directors. We are very fortu nate to have an alu mn i assoc iation that exists as a separate, non -profit orga niza ti on, dedica ted to th e support of UMR and its student s. By giving your time, effort and financia l supp ort to the MSM-UMR Alumni As sociation as we ll as to yo ur de partm ent or other area of ca mpu s, you ca n he lp the associa tion play an ever-in creas ing role in the continu al illlp rove ment of your alma mater. Si nce rely,

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Third Annual Civil Engineering Spring Alumni Event April 20-22, 1995 Ac tiviti es includ e: Campus to urs and classroom visits pa nel disc ussions re search demonstratio ns golf scramb les stud ent/alumni/facu lty barb equ e and cocktails For more informatio n or to register for the event pl ease call : Cha rlena Ousley, 314-341-4470

Do you know a student who should attend UMR? Call Jennifer Bayless at 1-800-522-0938 -she'll send them information!

1941

I Herbert E. the Geo M. out of businE Herbertwasi owner of the E. Zanzie. E August 199Grimm. ME. sian: Charle made a trip t, ovember I' very fine city i some as old a~ Buckner, ME retirement an -lam busy\\~t tor of Helix V. San Diego C president of JPIA is the je Calif. Water insurance for Thomas A. J Claire celebr, ding annivers

1943 The MSM-UMR Alumni Association offers the following benefits to its members: • Travel tours (Ireland and Switzerland/Black Forest thi s fall) • MSM-UMR rings • MSM-UMR pendants • MSM-UMR watches • UMR license plates, for Missouri residents • affinity credit card For further inform ation on these benefits, please contactthe Alumni Offi ce at (314) 341-4145.

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POLICY FOR P UBLICATION OF Aw NOTES IN THE MSM MNI

We are happy to a A LUMNUS h nnounce wedd ' ave OCCurred Ings, births and pro . " We will mentio~ a , motions, after they . f spouse s name 'f' . In ormation provid I It IS specificall . " The MSMA ed by the alumnus. y mentioned in the . IlImnlls will ann Immediate family mem ounce deaths if information i . " We will print addre ber, Or from a newspaper ob't s submitted by an b . sses If spec'f II I uary. su mltting the note I Ica y requested to do b " We reserve the . h' so y the alumnus " W. fig t to edit ailin . e will use submitted photos on;~'a:o;eps to meet space requirements. ace permits. "

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fun l " • Arthur W . Retze l is feeling great after having successfully made it through by-pass surgery. Arthurwrites, " H opefully. I'll make ' HIe' next year. Last time (1993) I missed my 'real pals,' who no longer attend.

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• H erbert E. Pagel. MinE , writes that the Geo M. M eriwether Corp. went out of business in September 1994. Herbert was a vice president and part owner of the corporation . • Charles E. Zanzie, EE , went to St. Louis in August 1994 to visit L. J. " Jim " Grimm , ME. "A memorable occasion. " Charles and his wife Meg also made a trip to St. Augustine. Fla .. in November 1994. He writes, " It is a very fine city and displays many relics, some asold as300 years. " . Harry W. Buckner , ME, just obselved his 19th retirement anniversary _ H arry writes. " I am busy w ith water concerns; director of H elix Water District, director of San Diego County Water Authority, president of ACWA-JPIA. ACWAJPIA is the joint powers authority of Calif. Water Agencies that supplies insurance for 400 water districts. " • Thomas A. Jones , MinE, and Evelyn Claire celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Oct. 27 , 1994.

1943 on offers the mbers:

be returning in March 1995 . • E .H . Barnett. ChE . writes , "1have opened a consultancy to offer my knowledge of how to improve processes for yield and profi tability as I did for M onsanto for some years. ,. • Jack E. Fleisch li , ME , and Sue spent July and August h'aveling the inland waterway from Moscow to St. Petersburg. In April 1995 they will be in Japan and Korea on business and in May they will be in Australia and New Zealand. Jack writes, " My son, Michael , is a sales engineer for Omron Electronics. My daughter, Gretchen , graduates in May 1995 from Oklahoma University. Number one son. Jackie, is an attorney and number one daughter, Karen , is a mother of three. her oldest is a freshman at I<U. "

1946 .Raymond B. Jon es, CerE , sti ll does some consulting. " My last job was in South Korea on a borosilicate glass smelter. My daughter has joined the company and does a lotof sales work.·'

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• Fred H. Drewing , EE , writes , " The class year 1944 50th reunion was fantastic. No one should miss it. ,. • Hans Schmoldt. ChE , was awarded the Sigma Pi Founder'sAward in 1994, only the second tim e that such an honor has been bestowed upon an Alpha Io ta chapter alumnus. T his award is presented to an alumnus making outstanding contributions or rendering exceptional service to Sigma Pi or the fraternity system. in business. a profession or education .

• Robert F. Bruns , ME , writes, "1am enjoying retired life on a barrier island in southwest Florida ."

• Gene S . Martin, EE, has spent the last 18 months in L ondon, England. Gene has been selving on a family history mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter D ay Saints and will

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1948 • Harold G. Moe, CE, "had another eye operation in September. The results appear better than the first one. ,. .James R. Whanger, MetE. has been retired from Hughes Tool for seven years. He is enjoying it and writes, " I was lucky to get a full dose of steel and powder metallurgy. but after 40 years in a technical field it was time for a change. Now most of my activities center around nature photography and travel trailering. I put on programs from my photos and it is a privilege to show people the wonders of our world ."

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May 11-13, 1995 • Rolla, Missouri

• Gordo n L. Carpenter. ME. is living in Huntington Beach , Ca .. with his wife Elnora and having the time of his life going on vacations. T hey just re turned from a trip " through the Panama Canal and to South America. " Gordon is currently working on the third revision to the electrical design textbook for electrical engineering students . • Gordon Raymer. CE , is enjoying retirement. Gordon writes, " 1 do a little math tutoring at Northwest Indian School of Tacoma to slow down brain-rust! After nine years of stub born pursuit, my golf is in the 80·s. Nine more years and I 'll have it in th e 70 's !" • John E. Stein. PetE. and Dorothy enjoyed a 28 day cruise where they visited T hailand, Malaysia. India, Jerusalem , Cyprus, and Greece! John writes , " We still live in Denver and enjoy th e Rocky Mountains and the good life." .Ch arl es A. Bottermu ller , CE , write s, " 1have a newgranddaughter - born on May 26, 1994."

1950 • Cl ark H. Benso n, CE, remembers, " Harry B olo n (CE '29) and I helped a lot of people at the 1953 flood of the Missouri River at I<ansas City. We waded through 12 miles of overflow to measure the flow. We also helped the people of Kansas City move up to higher ground." • Frank S. Greene, ChE , writes, "Since retiring in 1982 from Armco Inc. , my wife, Dorothy, and I have been operating our Christmas Tree farm. We travel in the winter months and enjoy our large family. " . Edward P. Kyburz, MinE, and his wife , Georgina , toured historic homes and gardens in Scotland , Northern England and Wales during the sum mer of 1994 and visited family mem bers in Switzerland , Vermont and New York. They are enjoying retirement.. Harry B. O ' D ell , CE , and Sibyl visited with Bob Sanders. EE , and Crystal in Memphis in 1994, and Bob and Crystal visited the O'Dells in Texas in January 1995 . • W illi am A. Spencer. ME, writes , " 1retired 10 112 years ago and I am still hanging in there." • John M. Va nce. ME. writes, " Enjoying retirement , some travel and time with th e grandchildren. I still have relatives in Rolla and enjoy visiting there." • Joseph E . Hall em a nn , EE, and Mary celebrated their 40th wed ding ann iversary in Florissant. Mo. in 1994. In May he and Mary traveled to various places across the United States for pleasure and Army reunions . Joseph writes, " I found my teacher. Sister Mary Dorothy SSND. from third & fourth grades in Chatawa. Miss. It was good to see her & tell her thanks fac e to face after nearly 60 years." • Mrs. Seymour Megeff, widow of the late Seymour Megeff, MetE, writes that granddaughter Sherilyn Gould was born Aug. 28.1994at8pounds, 15 1/ 2 ounces .• R. Norman H olm e. MetE. "came out of retirement to take position as chief metallurgist for Nottingham Co. of Atlanta, Ga." H e is

involved with product development and technical servic e for mineral processing chemicals for th e mining in dustry . • Ja ck E. G uth, CE , an d wife Den ise are living in Jerom e, Ariz. Jack writes, "gra nd opening of our art gallery in Jerome, Ariz., on May 22 , 1995." .Mer vin E . Shanafelt, ME, is a project manager in the M ach inery' Technology Division for Westinghouse Electric Corp.

1951 • Antoni o P. B all estero, CE , is retired and experi enced major surgery in 1993. " On occasion my form er employer will call on m y services in th e areas of h ighway design and re mediation of hazardous waste sites. I maintain current P.E. registra tion in seve n sta tes. My hobby is dabbling in woodwork. " . Eug ene J. Ertz, MinE, re tired in 1987 after 35 years of work ing for the State of Wisconsin. H e enjoys a life of leisure in Eau Claire, W is wi th a w inter home in W eslaco, Tex~s . • Eug ene P. Larson, ME, and Ellen m oved to Knoxville , Ten n., nearer to their four ch ildren. Gene had worked at the Paducah Gaseous Diffu sion Plan t for40 1/2 years. • Paul S. Pend er , M E, w rit es , " W e have ju st finished a week 's seminar on his tory at the Spring Arbor College of Mich igan under the Elderhostel program . This marks Elderh os tel number 17 for Evelyn a nd m e." • William M .

Shepard , GGph , fini shed his term as interim execu tive director of SM E in March 1994. H e plans to re tire as exec utive director of the Minerals Exploration Coalition in th e near future. • G er ald N. K ell er , MinE, retired to Westwood Shore in July 1994 with a " location between 10,hand 17'h greens and lake." Gerald also writes, " Enjoying good health and fair golf. Added Meghan R. Keller to ros ter on D ece mber 8 , 1994 in Topeka - Miner class o f 20 15? " • Eugene F. K ol b, ME, is working for Allied Signal and is approa ch ing forty yea rs o f servi ce. • William S. Harper , Ch E, and wife Jane had a busy 1994. William writes, " Both of our mothers died. We took a trip to the H oly Land and Egyp t. " • Willia m A. G ivens, PetE, retired from Sonat Exploration Co. Nov. 1, 1994. H e writes, " But I have a second care er as a lead stable boy for a Morgan horse breed in g operation to keep me off th e street and out of the pool rooms l " • Donald J. D ow li ng , Jr. , ChE , has " moved wes t to the retirement community o f Sun City West, Ariz ., w ith wife Kathy - plenty of golf and su nsh ine. " .Lester W . H olco mb , MinE, retired as president from H olcomb Foundation En gineering. Lester writes, " My son, Tim H olcomb , CE '79, is now president and CEO as of 1994. " • Ervin E . Dunn , ME, " has bu ri ed the anchor in Amelia Island , Fla. "

1952 • Les li e F. H oldm an. EE , writes. " En joying retirement playing golf and ten -

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nis. T here are many college graduates living in Fairfield Bay, Ark., from all parts of th e United States." • Way ne Ja ckson , MGeo, retired in 1993 after five years with the U.S. Bureau of Min es. H e sends best wishes to his classmates . • Forr est C. M os ley , CE , is providing consulting services for the Lenoir Community Center, an addition to the community center in Columbia, Mo . • K enn eth J . Wh el an , ME, has start ed his fourth year of retirement after 40 years with Union Electric and is enjoying every minute of it. • Lee Bilh eim er , MinE, retired as vice president of construction from Teck Corp., Vancouver, B. C. in Au gust 1994. H e is curren tly a consultant in project management of new mine development. • Ernest J . Reeves . ChE, is "working part time for IRS wh en no t fishing ." • R o b ert P. Schafer , PetE, moved to his new home on his ranch 100 miles southwest of Dallas in Dec. 1993 . H e is still acti ve in one exploration area - the Paris Basin in France. Robert writes. " My son , Phil has a PhD in Math and teaches at the University of T exas in Aus tin . My daughter, L aurie, is a PetE and re cently joined the staff at alions Bank. Dallas. L auri e has two children ."

1953 • Jam es L. Kn ea r em , ME , is enjoy ing retirement in the north woods of Wisconsin with good fishin g, yard work and golf. " Unfortunately, the golf game has not improved ." • W alk er L. Floo d, ME, retired from General Motors in Sept. 1990. H e and his wife Oma now live near Bland , Mo., which is near their three grandchildren . • Jam es Edward A kers, Ch em, and Meryl had their " first grandchild, Christopher, by way of J i m, Jr., ChE '86 and his wife Donna. Jim, Jr. , is em ployed by Ethyl Petroleum Additives at Sauge t ilL Wi ll ia m , ME '92, is a sales engineer with Accura te Superior Sca le in St. Louis."

1954 • Ri ch ard W. Gotsch , CerE , will re tire as corporat e vice president of Witco and general man ager of Alli ed-Kelit e in early 1995 . Richard wri tes, "Th e Witco Corp. has recently sold Allied Kelite." • Joseph F. Kri sp in , CE , retired from J.S. Alberici Construction o n June 2 , 1994 .

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• Paul B . Tu cker , ME, retired in May 1993 aft er 38 years w ith M cDonn ell D ouglas Corporatio n. Pau l writes, "T hree o f four o f my children are

engin eers (the fourth is an MO l . My career at McDonnell Douglas was interesting and challenging. "

1956 • Charles L. B oyd, ME, retired from H all iburton Services after 3 years in gas and liquid fl ow measurement. H e holds nine U.S. patents in flow m easurement. Charles will devote his time to collec ting Mercedes Benz vintage models . • M a uri ce E. Suhre Jr. , EE, retired from TRW in January 1994. H e is working on a degree in piano performa nce at Cal State Dom in guez Hills.

1959

• JohnG. B, er of the Lou turer of sped generatorsfOl and other spe' L. Bronson. I 1992. His hoi ing golf clul • Cari R.Sc1 visiting lvith f the campus 1994. His (Schu mach, works for AI Wash.

1957 • Th om as E. K alin , ME, was appointed president and CEO of Black & Veatch Asia, with an office in H ong Kong . • Clar ence J . Vetter Jr. , ChE , has retired after th irty-three years with Quantum Chemical Co. and is now living in St. Joseph, Mo . • Frederi ck J . Di etri ch , EE , is living in Palo Alto , Ca .. with wife Patricia and is doing well in the consulti ng business. H e writes, "All daughters happily married - 6 grandchildren . Great vacation in Australia/New Zealand last spring." • A rthur J. K oe llin g. EE, is "enjoying all kinds of compu ter and CAD cours es at D eAnza College in Cupertino, Ca."

1958 • Joseph R. A id , ChE , and Mary Ann Ogle were married and live in West Plains, M o . • Joe Mi ck es, CE, was named chief engineer of the Missouri Highway and Transportation Departm ent. . D ona ld E, M odesitt , CEo accepted a position wit h the Missouri Department of Natural Resources after selving 3 4 years in the UMR civil engineerin g department. His new position in Jefferson City is an environm ental engin eer III in the diviSion o f environm ental quality . • Ch arl es R. Welch , ME, will retire in 1995. H e plans to do som e consulting and to spend more time in Missouri at his home on the Lake of the Ozarks . • R. Lary M i l ler , MinE, " returned in June 1993 from four years in Lueshe, Zaire, as min e manager for Somikivu." In Augu st 1994 he becam e General Manager of Operations for Quikrete and he is responsible for four opera tions. • Wil liam B. D ye, CE, retired Oct. 1. 1994, and is living in Laguna Niguel. Calif. . Ri ch ard H , O kenfuss , ChE , " retired from Procter & Gamble Jan. 3 1. 1995. A fter 3 4.5 years." • Rona ld F. Veti er , ChE , is retired and interes ted in contacting fellow alumni.

1960

• David S. J, the Summit I computer syst over 150 pro Group -conti David writes, ver, Ivill open us to better s ents." • Ant GGph. vacati summer. The and other Wo Europe. Antt great thrill for now." . Gene project enginl forVehic1e5a; is a division 01 IV. Hankin5O scientist invoh sign. Hank IVri married this secondSon\vil the UniverSity have 111'0 boy~ Flagg, CE, a will graduate h 1 ~1

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1959 • Jo hn G . B or m an. ME. is part·own · er of the Louis Allis Co .. a manufac· turer of specialty electric motors and generators for mining. petrochemicals andotherspecialtyafflliations . • Joh n L. B ro nso n. EE, retired in December 1992. His hobbies include golf. build · ing golf clubs and woodworking. • Carl R. Schum ach er . CEoenjoyed visiting with friends and looking over the campus while at H omecoming 1994. Hi s daughter. Su an (S c h u ma c h er ) Jam es. MetE ' 7. works for Allied Signal In Seattle. Wash.

Sixties 1960 • David S . Jones . CEo is workmg for the Summit Group Inc. They are a computer systems in tegration firm with over 150 professionals. The Summit Group· continues its strong growth .. David writes, ·Our fifth office, in Denver, will open in 1995. This will allow us to better serve our west coast cli· ents.·' • A nth o ny D el Prete. Jr. . GGph. vacationed in Europe over the summer. The famil y visited ormandy and other World War II battlefields in Europe. Anthony writes. " It was a great thrill for my son Mike. who is 15 now. - • Gene L. Sco fi eld. ME. is the project engineer in sea t belt systems for Vehicle Safety ystems Inc., which is a divislo n of TRW Corp .. . Risd o n W. Hanki nson, ChE. is now a senior scientist involved in research and de· sign. H ank writes. "Our only daughter married this past summer and our second son will receive a BSChE from the University of Okla . in May. We still have two boys at home" • Lelia M . Flagg. CEo announces that her son will graduate from UMR in May 1995.

1961 • A ll en W. Meskan . ME, writes that he " bowled my firs t 300 game and is on the professional bowlers Senior Tour. - • David M . Lewis . ME. is currently working for Conoco in L ake Charles. La. David is the construc tion manager for the "$800 million Lube Oil Hydrocracker Project." H e writes. "project complet ion and start·up scheduled for early 1997 for this multi· unit grass roots expansion ." • Ro bert E. H enderson , ME. " retired from the Air Force civil service on Jan. 3. 1995." • Jo hn L. H odges. ME. is vice presi· dent and general manager for Owens· Brockway Glass Containers as of March 1993. • Jim m y D . H a hs, CEo associate professor o f tech nology for

East Tennessee State University. re· ceived the Outstanding Teacher Award during a Recognition of Excellence ceremony for the college of applied science and tech nology . • Da vi d F. Mau ne. ME, has been mapping thou· sa nds o f nooded homes on behalf of the Federal Emergency Managemen t Agency. using the Global Positioning System. the Geographlc Information Systems. laser range finders and digi. tal cameras (no film: direct mto the compu ter) . • D onald D . M yers , ME. was elected chair·elect of Zone III of th American oClety for Engineering Education . • Br uce L. l i nch o mb. GGph. has a paper published m the Journal of Paleontology on problem· atic groups o f molecules . • Roger Weber . CEo retired in January 1994 as chief of programs for ngineering for the US Air Force Air Mobility Command. H e accepted a new posi· tio n with Sverdrup Corp. in I. Louis. Mo.. as engineer manager for design and construction of the new Mid·America Airport in St. Clair County. III

1962 • Bi pin . D os hi . ChE. is pre idem of Schafer Gear W rks Inc. manufac· turing gears for the industrial. auto· motive and aircra ft industries. Bipm and linda have two sons. Robert. a lieutenant in th e U.S. Army. and Marc. a student at Wabash College in Indi · ana . Bipin writes. " Last week I new over the campus at Rolla; it was \ on · derful losee that." . Aa ro n M . Reu k. CE, writes th at his daughter. Tonya. Is a civil engineering student who earned her bachelor's in mathematics from William Jewell College in liberty. Mo.

1963 • Bi ll H . Reid . CEo retired from the U.S. Public H ealth Service in 1989 and works as senior environmental engineer for the Cherokee ation of Oklahoma in Tahleq uah. Okla . • Rob· ert E. Markl and. CEo was appointed associate dean o f the School o f Busi· ness Administration at the UniverSity of South Carolina in Sept 1994 • S h a fiqu e Naiyer . CEo has managed three large cap ital improvement projects· a 6.5 million underground reservoir and treatment facility. a 3. 4 million water lin e upgrade, and a 4 0 million pavemen t rehabilitation pro· gram . • Ri chard L. Bu ck. ChE, and Joetta moved to New Madrid . Mo. in January 1995 Richard accepted a plant manager position with Kontek Industries Inc. Richard writes, " We are looking forward to returnmg to the rural life. "

1964 • Ra lph M . Cassell , MetE, was named director of corpo rate quali ty management for the Lacled Steel Co H e is responsible for managing quality con· tro l. quality assurance and customer produc t satisfaction at Laclede and Its subsidiaries . • Robert M . Coffm an Jr.. E, retlred from the I<ansas City. Mo .. water department after over 2 years of selvice. .. azel and I have thoroughly enjoyed our first real vaca tion in 30 years" . h oo n K . Q ua n. MSMmE. writes. "As th nuclear was te management program at DOE progresses. there should be ample op · portunilre for M M faculty and stu· d nts to participate T his IS a multi billion ·dollar undertaking which has tangible benefrts for everyone DOE needs technical exp rti e to make this endeavor successful! " • A l an E. tri ck er . CerE. contmues 10 run the ickel Trader (rare coins 'collecti · bles) business. which he founded rn 1986 The business IS localed at 3025 Wa hington Road. McMurray, Pa. 15317 H e and his wif • Joyce. have reSIded in Pa since 1964 • Th eodo r e J . Garre tt. Jr.. MeIE. was promoted to Director of Strategic Plannrng at Bethlehem t el Corp. H e is "respon sibl for developing and implement· Ing strategIc and business planning processes for Burns Harbor BUSiness Unit " . K enn ethJ. Wulfen. Jr .. ChE. is currently the Director of Operations for lonsanto ChemIcal o ·s Phos· phorus and DerivatIves DIvision . In June 1994 he enjoyed his 30 year anniversary with Monsanlo . irg il C. Cob urn. Jr. . ME. has been the Orr ctor of Total Quality Management in the inchester DiVIsion of Ih Olin Corp ince February 1994 . h ang· Y u Wu , MSEE. was elected a Fellow of the Ins"tute of Electrical and Elec· trolllCS Engineers · the high st grade of m mbershlp, effec tive Jan. I . 1994 . with the citation· "For t chnicallead · er hip in the deSign of an elec tromag. netic compa tIbil i ty laboratory" • H ar o ld D ea n Hu ber . CE ohas retired and moved to Weaverville, N C . H arold is still workrng part lime at the branch office of H endon Engineenng in Asheville . • D avid N . Peacock . GGph, Laurie, Janine, 12, and Gre· gory, 10, are living in the hills above Oakland. Calif David wfltes, " till working on Africa projects. but now doing busmess development Travel · ing to places like Djerba, Tunisia, and Maputo. MozambIque, keeps life In teresting. ..

1965 • Dona ld A . BU99 , hE, re ured from Dow Chem ical In March 1 94, after 28 vear in manufacluring. human resa'urces and safety. Don, Jeanine and therr youngest daughter live In GranVIlle . Ohio . • Edward T . Lilli e. ME, writes. " LIllie Co Inc has pio · neered mechanIcal construclron man agement and commi sionlng on ma· jor construction projects." Edward i th owner of Lillie Co Inc. In t LOUIS • · ri ca Dunnin g. EMgt '94, Wfltes that Th o m Dunning. Chem, was apPOin ted director of the Envi · ronmental Molecular clences Labo· ratory (EMSL) In Feb . 1994 EMS L is a new laboratory at the PaClfrc orth · west Laboratories . TheIr mIssion IS advanCing the under tanding of the molecular processes underlYing envi · ronmental remedialion

1966 • Ro nald "R o nn" U mphrey , ME. founded Ronn Umphrey onsulting. specializing 111 coachrng business or· gan izations m growing their quality management systems I sa tisfy ISO 9000 intelnatlonal quali ty standards • Wi lli a m S. Wa rd a. CEo retired 111 March 1992 as a SLIp rvlsmg CIvil en · gin eer I for the Coun ty of Los Angeles, Calif William lives in northern Califor· nia and deals in rea l esta te brokerage In hiS spare time • Jam es E. W es t. ME. is a sen io r consultant wllh Keane Inc. in IndIana . • Larry N. M cKinni s. ME. wa "reassigned to become the applicatIons managel for th e A 4 LD Transmission Department for Ford of Europe in th e U office ... . Ralph H . Kram er . EE. wllte , " Effec ti ve Sep t

1969

1, 1994, Continenta l Illinois National Bank & T rust Co. was acquired by The Banl< of America ," which has its headquarters in San Francisco. Ralph chose to stay in Chicago, and will continue lending to independent oil companies.

1967 • Ja m es W. Cum per Jr., CE, wife Janet and their two daughters live at 91OJoseph Dr. , Papillion, Neb. 68128. Jim has been the chief of construction, operations division. at the Corps of Engineers. Missouri River division , since July 1993 . • Gary F. Sievert , ME , writes , " In December 1993 Schlum berger sold our division to Hydrochem Industrial Service In c. Shortly after th e sale . I was appointed manager of quality assurance for Hydrochem. " • David Lloyd-Jones, ME , recen tly acquired the title of senior manager of manufacturing engineering at the Kroger Co .. . Edward D ea n Mi ll er . II, EE , is now a consulting engineer registered in Ga. Edward writes , " I have four daughters l Mary is a freshman at Georgia Tech (ME). I wish it was Rolla . Hello to all. Did you see the national news regarding flooding in Macon , Ga.? My firm will help design a new $90 million wa ter treatment faC il ity on high ground." • Ro nald M . Ledbetter , MetE, is a tech nical selvice representative for Wabash Alloys. Wabash. Ind . • Mi ch ae l R. Foresman , ME, and Kathy are kept busy with work and outside activities. Michael wri tes, " Our oldest son , Matt, is a senior at UMR in geological engineerin g. Our son Aaron is a junior at Georgia Tec h in mechanical engineering." • Mi c h ael L. D eelo , MetE , is currently working for Doe Run Co. as manager o f sales.

1968 • D ennis R . Parker, ChE, and Sue moved to H ouston in summer 1994, wh en Dennis was named vice presi dent of safety, health and environm en tal affairs for Conoco . • John J . H oward , ChE . has returned to III. frol11 Ca . rece ntly. Jack is " looking for employment primarily in the environm ental energy field. ,. H e writes , "1 would like to hear from cla ssmates, pro fessors, old girl (?) fri ends, etc. Pea ce and all good things. ,. • NorriS W. Perr y, EM gt, was promoted from sales account execunve to assistant vice presid ent of sa les for Brenco Inc. and its subsidiary. Quality Bearin g Servi ce.

.Jam es R. Labit , ME , was appoin ted director of engineering and planning for the T ri-City Regional Port District in Granite City , III. The D istrict provides economic development and land management services for southwestern Illin ois. • John H. R oam , ME, looks forward to retiring from A rco in March 1995 after 26 years of service. H e plans to res tore cars, play golf, travel and watch son Matthew , 7, grow up . • Richard A. Walter, CE, was named to head the Missouri H ighway and Transporta tion Departm ent's Sou thwest District. Headquartered in Joplin , Richard oversees highway and transportation operations in an 11county area . • Steve C. Mueller , MetE, " moved again! " Steve writes, " Ernesti ne and I are enjoying our re turn to the southwest and to the copper industry after nearly 20 years. " • Th eodore W. H olland , GGph, write s that he is doing " work as a consulting geologist. Geotech. , hydrology, petroleum storage tank cleanup. " H e is registered as a pro fe SSio nal geologist in Idaho and Wyoming and serves as secretary-treasurer of the Idaho Association of Professional Geologists.

Seventies 1970 • W ill iam D. A l exander, ChE , teaches high school physics in Kansas City , Mo .. and writes, " Tom Francis , UMR freshman in chemical engineering, is one of my former students l " . Eric D. Asch inger , EE, was named to a twoyear term as a member of th e board of directors for the St. Louis Electrical Board . • Richard G. Ch apm an , ChE, was promoted to the position of partner at Black & Veatch in January 1994. • John M. Harri s, GeoE , writes, " Our hang gliding school (Kitty H awk Kites) was just written about in South ern Living Magazine." • Er ic L. Kratschm er , ME , earned his MBA from L aSalle UniverSity in May 1994 and was promoted to engineering manager at Hull Corp. Eric lives at 772 Grove Ave., Southampton , Pa. 18966-3439 . • Larr y W . M ays , CE , is chairman of the civil engineering d epartment at Arizona State UniverSity, where he is heavily involved in re search . He was editor-in -ch ief of a handbook of water resources for McGraw-Hili and is complenng a book, Optimal Control oj Hydrosyste ms . • A r avind Muzundar, CE , and his wife have two daughters and live in Indi ana . • Th o m as C. N ebel, EE. was

promoted to nanon al sales manager for federa l test and m easurement at H ewlett-Packard. Tom, Susan and their three ch ild ren live in Middletown , Ohio. Tom and Susan have been married 23 years; they met at the fall mixer wh ile Susan was attending lindenwood . • Terry C. Pursley, CE, is J.S. Alberici Construction Co. 's project engineer for the con struction of the new St. L ouis sports stadium . • Lowell " L. D." Stevenson , ME, works for Barrios Technology, supporting the NASA Astronaut Office in the Space Station and Russian Programs. " I have made one trip to Russia to partiCipate in the landing and recovery of Soyuz TM -16, which returned fro m the Russian MIR Space station in July 1993. It's very interesting work. " • Bill Torres, CE, president of Torres Consulting and Engineering Co. of Kansas C ity, was the featured speaker during the UMR National Hispanic H eritage Month luncheon Fri day, Oct. 7, 1994. • Warren C. Woods , CE, was the 1994 president of the Kansas County Highway Associanon and the 1993 president of the Kansas Society of Land Surveyors .• Larry J. D ean, EE , currently works for litton Laser Systems and " m oved to Operations in 1994 and expectin g several contracts to deliver test equipment. " His son, Matt, is currently a senior in high school and has his black belt in karate. n Joseph J. Kammer er , Jr., CE , writes, " My nephew, Robert Kammerer, has just started UMR on a full scholarship earned by being a National Merit Scholarship finalist. H e is a computer science major and plans a minor or comajor in electrical engineering. UMR class of 1998." • J ames L. Fox, ME, was promoted from engineering manage r to director of production at Roxam e Laboratories in Columbus, Ohio. James now handles sterile liquid packaging . • Larry J . Oliver , CE , has been working with Sverdrup Corp. fo r nineteen years as of February 1995. Larry has relocated to Portland . are., to work on CSO program manage ment project for the city of Portland. H e, Carole. and the kids (Jeff, 14, Steven , 11 , and Kari , 6) are " enjoying many new adventures in the Pacific Northwest. " • Andrew J. Po lcyn , ME , writes, " I' m proud to be a graduate of the UMR ME department, wh ich is a fine institution. My wife, Susan, and I are also proud o f our two sons, Bryan, 22 , and Tom , 25. Tom is a 1991 graduate of the ME departm ent and is now completing his third year of law school at St. L ouiS University." . Rich ard G. C h apma n. ChE, was promoted to partner at Black & Veatch in January 1994. • D avid

Villafana. MSChE, is " building a new manufacturing facility for adhesives and sealant at the 3M TMD plant in Springfield , Mo. " • Michae l R . M cGath , ChE, was named to Who 's

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1971 • Sid Gaddy , AE, and Betty celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in 1994. Their daughter, Kristi , graduat ed from Troy State University. After retiring from the Arm y Reserves as a lieutenant colonel, Sid graduated from the Defense Systems Management College and began serving as the deputy project manager of th e Army 's Patriot m issile system . • Prafulla C. M a hata , MSME , enjoys his new position as senior analyst at the Center for Verificanon Research in the Washington , D.C., area. H e and his fam ily have moved to Mount Airy, Md . • Steve R enick , MetE , was promoted to manager of quality assurance/metallurgy at Wire Rope Corp. of America's wire products division in Chillicothe, Mo. Steve and his family will move to Chillicothe when the new 300,000-square-foot manufacturing faCility opens in 1995 . • Ro bert F. Hoel , Jr. , CE , was promoted and will be part of the team "directing the operations of the company " (Brown & Root Building Co .) in Clearwater, Fla. T he team will direct south Fla. operations . • D avid M . Simon , EMgt, is living in Saratoga Springs, N. Y. and writes , "Started a new job in March 1994 and was greeted the first week on the job with a 20-inch snowfall. The snow is gone , the job is going well. and Jo-Dine deCided it's safe to move here. So we 're offiCially moving in Oct. Just in time for the snow to start again l " .Mich ae l P. Mulvaney, EMgt, writes, "Our son Ben is a fall 1994 freshman at UMR. H e finished the fall as the top runner on the Miner crosscountry team . " • Mich ael A. Moor e, EE , has held the position of superintendent of electric transmission and distribution at City Utilities in Springfield, Mo., for the past three years.

1972 • Jacll Beebe, Psych , continues to expand his interest in com puters and teaches programming in the evening division at Lin coln Land Community College in Springfield , 111. Jack , Sheila and th eir three children live in Pe tersburg, 111. • Carl A. Campo , ME, is the industrial engineering manager for the Beloit Co rp. in Beloit, Wis. H e earned his master's degree in industrial management from Northern Illinois Uni versity in May 1993. • W . Mari e

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ld Betty celebrat. ng anniversarv in 'r, Knsn, grad~at. University. Aher ny Reserves as a id graduated hom ms Management erving as the dep. ,r of the Anny's m. I Prafulla C. joys his new posi. tat the Centerfor hin the Washing· l and his family 'unt Airy, Md. I :, was promoted lassuranceimet· Corp. of Amerits division in Ie and his family he when the new t manufacturing )5. I Robert F. romoted and will n "directing the mpany' (Brown .) in CleanvateT. lirecl south Fla. ~. Simon, EMg~ ;prings, N.Y. and lW job in March ed the first week 'O -inch snowfalL ,job is going well. Iit's safe to move cially moving in the snow to start Mulvaney. EMgt. mis a fall 1994 e finished the fall the Miner crosschael A. Moore. sihon of superinransmiss ion and liilities in Spring' ,st three years.

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(Perez ) Gree ne, CE, retired to Angel Fire, N.M ., to renovate an old house and garden. She was an engineer with the Environmental Protection Agency . • Steve n D. Rus h , CE , is president of Site Development Engineering Inc. in St. L ouis, and writes, "Sorry I m issed getting into the 'Entrepreneur issue [Special Edition, Summer 1994]. My company is 8.5 years o ld and my news is I've just added a surveying department! We have grown from two employees to six th is year and our opportuni ties are growing strong! " • De nnis R. N et hington , Hist, has been the Data Asset Team Coordinator for the Europe - Russia Africa Group in Mobil 's new business development un it since June 1994 . • C a r ey B. Botto m , Chem , writes, " Former company, Chase Pharmaceutical Co., was acquired by a Dutch holding com pany, Sobel USA, which also owns Banner Pharmacaps Inc. I was offered and accepted the position of corporate vice president o f research and development for BP in Calif. BP has operations in N .J. , Calif. , Canada , UK, M exico, and the Netherlands. ,. • Rex W id m er , CSci, has developed the " Rex on a Disk ," which cla ims it can do "analysis in minutes instead of mon ths." This portfolio ana lyzer is a " knowledge based sys tem for ana lyzing existin g progarams in the largesca le IBM mainframe environment. ,.

• Wi llia m W. George, PetE , and Linda Sue Woo ten were married Oct. 1, 1994, and live in L ongview, Texas, where Bill works as an eng in eer. .. Jo h n R. Pay ne, ME , works in Colum bia, Mo., selling real estate with Gaslight Better H omes and Gardens . • S co tt W in fie ld , CSci , and wife Karen have been enjoying themselves in Colorado Springs for the last three years. Scott is con tinuing to develop network management application systems for MCI. • Peggy S h ack les Lorge, Math . is in her ninth year of teachi ng math and science as well as being a Chapter 1 Coord inator at Pyramid Lake High School in N ixon, Nev. She has also bee n wri ting gran ts for the school. Peggy writes, " David is consulting for the mineral industry. Our two girls Julila , 3 , and Jemel, 10, are growing. " • Maximili an Tach , MSCE , writes, " I am enjoying working forCDM Federal, a subsidiary of Camp Dresser & McKee. We just m oved to Vien na, Va. Best Wishes to m yoid fr iends John Kin caid and D r. Gregg. ,. • A l vi n E. G r oss m a n, MSME , wri tes, "Just reti red from McDonnell Douglas Corp. Work ed in groun d support section for F-18 generato r. " . Jam es e. H u nsicker , EE, has worked for 16 years in the engineeri ng department at Illinois Power Co.·s nuclear power station. He is moving into computer databases and information management fro m instrumentation design work. James writes. " Our two boys are doing great. Craig is considering Rolla for engineering next year." • R ich ard G. Sch aferm eyer , ChE, was recently promoted to associate director of product develop m ent in the " Olestra, StO. and Bake M ix Division "

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1974 • D ona ld e. A ll e b ac h , ME, is happily em plo yed at PCT Inc., a consulting fi rm estab lished by two form e r co workers at Alcoa . H is wife , Linda , atte nds the University of Iowa; daughter Carrie attends Iowa State University, and d aug hters Laura and Katie attend Luth er

College in Decora, Iowa . • R ichar d M. Baker, CE , has two sons attending U MR. Jesse is a jun ior in geophysics and Jack is a sophomore in civil engineering . • Lt. Co l. M ich ael J. Mill er AE, w ri tes, "Greetin gs from Stuttgart: G ermany. home of the Europea n Command H eadquarters, wh ere we are serving as political-military affa irs advisors to the Commander for European U.S. and NATO forc es. I am the desk officer for Bulgali a, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia and Bosnia. If you have suggestions on how to solve the B- H War, all are welcome. " • Jo h n Week l ey, ME , became the principal owner an d presiden t of the C.B. Ives & Co. Inc. in the Philadelph ia, Pa. , area . John w ri tes, " I am excited about this opportu nity for e.B. Ives & Co. Inc. to grow and hopefully lure some UM R alum ni to the Philly area! " • A l an S. K orn ack i, GGph , was selected for enrollmen t in the U.S. Army War College corresponding studies program, which involves 150 senior Army Reserve officers each year. H is mobilization assignment is in the Force Integration Branch at headquarters, U. S. Special Operations Command . • M arvi n E. Bor gmeyer , ChE , and Susa n are living in Baton Rouge w ith their five ch ildren . M arvin is now entering his twentieth yea r w ith Exxon Chemicals as an operation manager and recently received the President's Award for com m unity service.

1975 • M ich ael A. M ah n, ME, was promoted to senior project engineer and transferred to Caterpillar's internation al marine engine group. Michael was one of the engineers to work on the most po werful single engine diesel locom o tive in th e worl d. An article on the locomotive was run in Popular Mechanics in Novem ber 1994 . • Ro bert G. W o nis h , ME , was promoted to vice president o f Panaco Inc. in April 1994. " Panaco is involved wi th acquiring properties fro m the majors in the Gulf of Mexico and then exploiting them with horizonta l drilling tec hniques." • Mi tchell F. Peters o n, EE, is working for Ch evron Petroleum Tech nology Co. as the lead instrum ent engineer for design and construc tion of two new platforms off weste rn Africa . • W illi am J. S chwam le, CSci. obtained his MS in telecommunications after five years of programming and twe lve years of man age ment at IBM . William now works fo r Advantis, which is a telecom m unications company and a spin off fro m IBM and Sears. H e writes, 'The last two years of reengineering have been rewarding." • M ic h ael

Joshua , EMgt. is president of his dad 's company - J.M. Products Inc. - in Little Rock , Ark. Almost a hundred employees at two facili ti es spread over nearly 175,000 square fe et manufacture hairsprays and hair conditioners that can be fo un d on the shelves at many Wal-Marts across the country. T he company is active in the com m unity through organiza tions such as YMCA , Philander Smith Co llege, Shorter College and the United Negro Co llege Fund .

1976 • H a r old R. Garner , NucE, moved to Dallas, Texas, where he is a professor of biochemistry at th e U niversi ty of Texas South western Med ica l Cen ter. "Anybody want to buy a house in San Diego, Calif.? " • Jam es D. Wood, ChE , and Mary Ann still live at 3345 Deep Well Cou rt. Abingdon , M d . 21009 . Mary A nn earned her MS in nursing in May 1994, and Jim and Mary Ann celebrated their fi rst wed ding anniversary in November 1994. • G r egory G . W illi ams , ME, became the executi ve director of business developme n t for Sou thwestern B ell Technology Resources Inc. - a subsidia ry of SBC C omm unications Inc. - o n Sept. 1. 1994 . Gregory writes, " Neat job l " .David K . D enner , ChE , joi ned ANGUS Chem ical Co. in November 1993 as vice president of operations. Dave, Denise, Darcy, 13. Daniel , 9, and Mickey, 7, now live at: 457 Joe White Rd. , Monroe, La. 7 1203 . • D on C hron ister, MetE, was !i'ansferred from Amoco's Corporate Technical Services Center to Texas City to serve three of Amoco's chemical plants in the H o uston area. Don wri tes, " Interesting work , great peopl e, but I'm still gettin g used to 78 degree wea th er on Dec. I ! P.S. We gave o ur snow shovels away! "

1977 • Lar ry L. M cN ary, M inE, is still at the Rock Island A rsena l in Illinois and wo uld like to hear from old friends . • Gar y K. Warren, ME, "recently left Houston and the oi l bUSiness to become president of Conti'act Transpoli Inc. located in T ulsa , Ok la." Gary also writes, ''I' m closer to Missouri and plan to plant m y roo ts here. " • C hristop h er M . Jarrett, CE, is working as a resident engineer in America n Samoa on fede ral highway projects on the island of Tutuila. He and his w ife Jolenta live in the village of Leo ne. • Jo Ellen Cawlfield, ChE, moved to Chapel H ill, N. e.. in January 1994 to start her PhD in environmental science and engineering at th e University of North Caro lina at Chapel Hill. •

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Michael J. Kausch , Jr. , MSEMgt, and his wife Palr'icia , frequently visit their daughter, Joanne (Kausch) Holmes , MetE '91 , and her husband , Robert, CE '87 , and their children ; Rebecca Marie, 3 112, and Amanda Jael, 1 112, in Savoy, ilL Bob Holmes has transferred to the U.S. Geological Survey in Champaign-Urbana and is planning to begin work on his PhD in

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1978 • J. Mike Fischer, ME , has completed 11 years with Lee Apparel Co. where he manages the facilities design group . Mike and Christie live in Overland Park, Kan . • Kim R. Fowler, EE, has worked with the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University for 13 years. He finished a textbook on the design and development of electronic instruments to be published by Oxford University Press this year. He also placed in the 1993 Design News Design for Excellence contest. Kim , Oonagh and Seth are doing welL . Robert D. Freeman , ME, is a project manager for MAXTAR Corp. , "leading a team of engineers designing disk drives for the personal computer market. " • Rosa L. Herman , ChE, writes , "I received my MBA from the University of Michigan , was named to the Beta Gamma Sigma national honor society for business , relocated to Texas with Dupont and was married to Robert Hall Christmas 1993. I am enjoying the warm weather here at 4395 Willow Bend Dr. , Beaumont, Texas 77707. " • John McVay, EE , serves Tulsa Christian Fellowship as missions director and church administrator, with responsibilities ranging from recruiting children 's teachers to database management. John also published an article in the annual Great Commission Handbook . • James W. Parker, EMech , does structural analysis on a contract basis al Bell Helicopter in Ft. Worth , Texas . • Jeff Swoveland , Geol , has joined Equitable Resource's treasury department as director of alternative finance. Jeff earned his master's degree in finance from Carnegie-Mellon University . • James T. Rau , CE, is working as regional engin eering projects director for Conoco after a temporary stint as Billings refinery maintenance manager. James writes, "Still living in and loving life in Big Sky countryl "

1979 • Mark A. Ditch , CE , started Ditch Engineering In c. , a civil engineering and surveying company , in Augusta, Mo. , in June 1994 . • Carma (Stone) Gibler, ChE, works for Shell Devel-

opment Co. in process engineering and evaluations. She and Glenn live in Houston , Te xas . • Stanton W. Hadley , NucE , works on the Martin Marietta research staff in Oak Ridge, T enn. , and writes ) aI am doing great

and working hard! " • Mark D. Krahenbuhl , CE, starled with Samson Resources as vice president, exploration , in Septembe r 1994after 13 years with Bridge OiL Mark and his family moved to Tulsa , which put them closer to their relatives . • Michael W. Noble, ChE , is assistant director of oral and maxillofacial surgery at St. John 's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis. Michael and wife Nancy have one daughter, Natalie . • Kevin R. O'Sullivan, ME, is vice preside nt of engineering for Diagnetics Inc. in T ulsa, Okla. Kevin and wife Karen have two children , Patrick and Kaitlyn .• James R. Wray , ME , and Denise are back home in Springfield, Mo. , after several years in Houston and Fort Worth , Texas. Jim is a project manager for Turblex Inc. , a packager of high volum e turbine compressors . • Charles E. Mattson, EE, is living in Ridgecrest, Calif. , and is working as a range systems engineer in the Range Architecture Office of the Pacific Ranges Department at China Lake. He is the scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 35 in China Lake. His oldest son , Roger, 12, is in the sixth grade and his youngest son Ryan , 6 , is in the first grade. Charles' wife Karen is the treasurer of the PTA. Charles writes, "Near Death Valley? Stop and see us! " • James F. Fox, GGph , is living in Bartlesville, Okla ., with his son Christopher and his wife Deborah . He is the Geoscie nce Director for Worldwide Exploratio n. Jam es taught "a two day seminar for AAPG entitled 'Interaction Between S edim entation and Salt Teclonics. "' . Bruce Cooper, ME, is a major in the Arm y and "is currently assigned as an instructor in the Army ROTC Department at the University of Missouri - Columbia. " • Milo Foster , ME, traveled around the world four times in six months as director of Kimberly - Clark 's World Support Group. Now he is vice president of operation s and planning for Kimberly-Clark 's Household Products business in Europe. Milo writes, "Kathleen , 5 , and Anthon y, 3 , love their bilingual school and Barbara 's high school French has finally become useful. We're all enjoying the experience a great deal. If you plan to visit Paris please call 33 . 1.39 .58 .96 .21. " • Johanna Yuhas, EE , was promoted to staff projecl engineer, Proving Divi sion , General Motors Corp ..

Phillip Henry , NucE '75 , and Jill , their first child , a boy, Matthew. James H. Martin, AE '75 , Tina , and older brother Scott, a boy , Paul Leman , Dec. 22 , 1994. J. Mike Fischer , ME '78 , and Christie , a boy, Nathan Andrew , Oct. 20, 1994. Bob Freeman , ME '78 , and Pam , their first child , a boy, Th eodore Robert, named after his grandfather, Dec. 6 , 1994. Russell L. Goldammer, CE '78 , and Shirley, their third child , a girl, Ashton Marie, Oct. 13 , 1994. Carma (Stone) Gibler, ChE '79 , and Glenn , their first child, a girl, Hayley Lauren , Dec. 9 , 1994. Linda (Hudgens) Michaelsen , LSci '80, and Ward, a girl , Emma Chrisline, Sept. 23 , 1994. Michael Fearon , Geol '81 , and Donna, a girl , Rebecca Anne , Sept. 6 , 1994. Morris C. F. Buenemann Jr. , ME '82 , and Barbara, a girl , Allison , July 8 , 1993 . Dal e Anthony Kyser , ChE '82, and Joan , a girl , Rebecca , Oct. 25 , 1994. Charles "Dave" Malin , EMgt '82 , and Diana Sue (Bindemann) , ChE '83 , their second child , a girl , Hannah Terry , September 1994. Daryl Seck, EE '82, and Sheila (Courtway), ME '84, a boy, Michael, June 1994. Todd M. Thomas , CE '82 , and Lynn Dee (Paar) , EE '83 , a girl , Anne Dee , Oct 23 , 1994. Jeffrey Scott Bell , ChE '83 , and Crystal , their first child , a girl , Kaitlyn Lee, April 15, 1994. Mark P. Carthy , MSChE '83 , Vera and older sister Lydia , a girl, Natalie Alexandra, June 25 , 1994. Bradley R. Miller, ME '83 , and Susan (Pyron) , EMgt'86 , their third daughter, Candice Rosalie , Oct. 25 , 1994. Charles K. Reed, MetE '83 , Malette and older sister Stephanie, a girl , Elizabeth , April 6 , 1994. Kim (Hofstetter) Williams , PetE '83 , and Dave, PetE '83 , and Dylan , 2 1/ " a boy, Collin , Aug. 30, 1994. Jamie (Luca) Bennett, EMgt '84, Marc, and older siblings Tyler and Jennifer, a girl , Heather Francis, Sept. 9 , 1994. Michael A. Book , EE '84, Mary Alice (Gielow) , ME '85 , and older sister Maureen , a girl, Melanie , Jan. 21 , 1994. William "A ndy" Chambers , ME '84, and Diana, their second child , a girl , Bethany, March 18, 1993. Guy Cordonier, ChE '84, and Nancy , their fifth child , a boy, Michael , 1994. Karen (Penney) White, ChE '84, Scott R. , ME '85 , and older siblings Amy and Evan , a girl , Audrey Elaina , July 28 , 1994. Sharon (Berger) Finger, PetE '85 , and Lou , their third girl , Nicolet, February 1994. Glenn G. Fournie, ME '85 , Lynn and older siblings Luke and Amy, a boy, Josh , 1994. Kostas Kolliopoulos , ChE '85 , and Anna , a boy, Panayioti , Sept. 2 , 1994. Kevin Truman , PhDCE '85 , Katina and older brother Zane , a girl , Kameryn Rae , Sept. 4 , 1994. Matt Lemke, EE '85 , Vicki (Koch) , ChE '86 , and older brother Brian , a girl ,Kelly, Sept 14, 1994. Jorge A. Ochoa , ME '85 , and Heidi , a girl , Olivia Rose, Feb. 25 , 1994. Kevin Dale Renfro , PetE '85 , and Michele, a girl , Kathryn Joelle Renfro , Dec. 1, 1994. Anne (Oetting) Spence, AE '85 , and Loyd, a boy, Jonathan Tyler, June 7, 1994. Kim W. Tracy, CSci , Math '85 , and Kathleen , a boy , Roberl , Aug. 13, 1994. James Akers Jr. , ChE '86 , and Donna , their first child, a boy, Christopher, April 1994. John Charles Denzel , ChE '86, and Debbie, a boy, Christopher, Aug. 15, 1993. Curtis David Eshelman , NucE '86, and Carolyn (McCowan) , CSci '87 , their first child , a boy , April 1994. Jim Reinhardt, EE '8 6, Mary Jane (Paganini) , CSci '8E and four-year- old Kevin , a girl , Nicole, Jan. 13, 1994. Forrest T. Thomas, CE '86, and Meg (Marshall), CE '87 a girl , Haley, Aug. 6, 1994. Dan Bock , ME '87 , and Sarah (Reeves) , ChE '87 , abo; Kevin , May 23 , 1994.

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information on myoid roomm ate 'Big Bob .. I wonder where Monroe is these days? And where is Debbie Foy? And Ben McNail ? Oh well , our address is P.O. B ox 4381. EXPAT -EGY PT , H ouston. Texas. 77210. "

1980 • Eliz abeth (B elli s) Drees. NucE. just finish ed her 11 th year at General Atomics in San Diego, Calif. H er recent tasks in space power programs deal with nuclear waste disposal and PIE work Her husband , John, and th ei r five an im als enjoy life in San Diego . • K ar en (D ow ner ) H erb ert , ChE, recently ended three years as president of the St. L o uis section of the Society of Women Engineers. Karen is chair for the 1995 Expanding Your H orizons Confere nce for girls in grades eight through 10 and works in SWE public relations. " H enry is 15 months old, has an amazing memory and loves to stack blocks." • Steve Ramsey, GeoE, was reassign ed by Diamon d Offshore International as area manager for semi-submersible operations in waters offshore Trinidad and Tobago . • Wi ll iam G . H ansen, EE. is a project engineer with Black & Veatch and is invo lved in design and cons tru ction of underground transmission lin es. William and his wife Cindy live in Overland Park , Kan. , wi th daugh ters Gina ' and H anako . • Jo hn G . H offm a n, MinE, is still living in Egypt and is having a great time. John writes , "It was nice to see some

1981 • Ch ester W . M cD owell Jr. , ChE, works for Chevron Overseas Petroleum and still lives in Arcadia , Mo . • W. J am es Unverferth . ChE , is vice president of engineering with Synergy Prod uction Co. in H ouston. Texas. James , Nancy and their two daughters live at 15418 Woodland Orchard Lane , Cypress , T exas 77429 . • Kathl ee n (Su ll iva n) Ziha, ME , enjoys being at home with her two children. Sarah , 8 , and Colin , 3. "We rece~tly lived in Brussels, Belgium, for one-a nd -a-half years. It was a won derful exp erience. " • Gary P. McM ichael, CE, received his MSEMgt Dec. 17, 1994 through UMR 's Gateway University Program . • Keith Tomazi. ChE , is working as senior development engineer in the synthesis and purification of peptides for Mallinclnodt Specialty Chemicals Inc. • J. Barry Shelden , PetE, and Kathl ee n (D i ll) Shelden , CSci '79, have moved to Jakarta, Indonesia , after " 12 wonderful years in Alaska." T hey are looking forward to the adventure and their "new address is Barry and Kathy Shelden , A RRI , c/o AIOG C .. P.O . Box 260888 , Plano . Texas, 75026-0888 . It only requires U.S. postage , so please drop us a line! "

FUTURE MINERS, CONTINUED Cath y (Pro ffitt ) Boys , ME '87, and Edward , a boy, Nathan Edward, Dec. 10, 1993. . Of I N' I JeffT ey L Costellia , ChE '87 , Mikil and older brother Zach , a glfl, " e sey lCO e, May 12 , 1994. . . f' h'ld '1 T ony Estopa r e, ME '87, and Nora (Tochtrop) , ChE 88, thell' Irst c I ,a gil , Nicole Carroll, Jan. 18. 1994. Ri ch Lang enste in . ME '8 7. and S teph ani e, a gi rl. Eliza beth H annah. N · 1994. ME '88 and Tamara twins Nicholas and Sarah. Jan. 13, 1994. J .°Mv.ar2k4D own ey. , ,. .. CI 'k Jim Paunicka . MSEE ·88. and Linda , th eir second c1,dd, a girl , Sarah al . March 30. 1994. . S 21 1994 Tom Roth . CSci '88. and Veva. their first child , a girl, Rachel Mane, ept., . Rand all L Voge l , CE '88, and Jerri, a boy, Travis L ee, Sept. 26, 1994. , To nya (Clem o ns) Kn o llm eye r , ME '90, and Timothy K . Kn ollm eyer , ME 86, a girl, V ictoria Rose, Jan. 24. 1994. . K enn eth Ri gsby, MinE'90, and Missy, a boy, Patnck lan, Oct. 26 : 1994. Sco tt F letc h er , CE '9 1, and Angela. their second child , a glfl, Kylelgh Nicole , July8, 1994. .. h'ld ' 1 Ri ck A ll en E l m er . PhD Chem '92, and Michell e, their hrst c I , a glf, Aug. 7, 1994. D 13 1993 Joe Jo nes , CE '92, and Valerie, a boy, Nicholas Gerard, ec., . Mit ch ell Ra cke rs . ME ·93 . and D ebbie , th eir fi rst daughter , Shaylynn. Sept. 8. 1994.

1982 • Step h en A. Bahn , C Eois a superintendent with Olin Chemi cals i n Charleston , T enn .. responsibl e for the manufacture and shipping of chlorine. caustic, hydrochloric acid and other industrial chemicals. "I am not sure how my civil engineering degree got me here." • Lynn E . Johnso n, ME, is a senior engineer with McDonnell Do uglas in St. Louis. H e and his wife have been married for 12 years and have two sons, David and Micah . • T i mothy P. O 'M a r a, ChE , left Cargill after 12 years to return to St. Louis. where he is a project engineer with Fru-Con Engineering. "I am having lots of fun with other alums from UMR. Work with Fru-Con is good , but I do miss the frequent trips to UMR that Cargill recrui ting afforded." • Eri c G . Poli tte, ME , is president of Response Management Associates, an environ men tal engineering/consulting firm . Eric Sue and their three children live in S~ring, Texas, and invite old friends to call. • Mark L Stevens , CE , and Glenda have two daughters, Alex and Lauren , and live in Canyon Lake, Texas . • D. Joe Strain , CEo founded Strain Engineering in St. Peters, Mo .. which provides stru ctural and architectural engineering, inspection and investigation services to architects. contractors and private clients . • K i m (S ignorino) Swartz , EMgt. is an environmental engineer with Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Kim and her husband Ijve in Smithfield, Va , with daughter Amanda and son Jeremiah. "We love small town life. " .John Topi , ME, is project manager for the new federal bUilding and U.S. Courthouse in Omaha , Neb. His twin sons, Johnny and Matthew, started kindergarten . • Vi cki Su e Jo hn son . AE, is now working for USRA management on sp ecial projects, which include increasing mi nority participation in USRA programs and increasing use of electron ic communications. Vicki was originally manager of the NASA/ USRA/ University Advanced DeSign Program, which ended with the "Reinventing the Gove rnment " activity . • M ar k D. Di ec km a nn, PetE, is now working for Anadarko Petroleum in H ouston. Mark writes, "Working for an independent sure is better than the majors. ,.

1983 • David A. Brun er , ME, is manager of mechanical engineerin g, research and development, for Brother International in Bartlett. Tenn. H e earned his PhD from th e University of I<entucky in May 1993 . • S co tt Davis, ME, is a

process design engin eer for the Paul Mueller Co. in Springfield , M o. Sher ry Davis , CSci '85, is a program mer for Management Software In c. T hey would love to hear from old fr iends . • K eith Elting , MSMetE. has three children and has moved to a larger home in Godfrey, Ill . • Patrick J. Giacomini, ME. Debbie and their children are doing well. Patrick works in a power plant on mecha nical systems and control system retrofits . • Dr. Jayant Ramakrishnan , MSME. is director of Houston operations for Dynacs Engineering Co. and chairma n of the H ouston A IAA 's gUidance, navigation and control committee and education and career enha ncement committee . • Jon Worth Treat, ChE, started a new job with GM as designlrelease engineer for several exterior compone nts on the GM electri c vehicle program. He is also close to earning his MSChE from Wayne State University in Michigan . • Thomas T. Wa llace, M SM E, works fo r GE Aircraft Engines in CinCinnati , design ing advanced future air-breath ing propu lsion systems (jet engines). H e says hello to all his fri ends from the 1980-1984 era . • Steven Woodcock, CSci , and Colleen live in Colorado Springs, Colo. After working in th e ball istic missile defense world for 11 years, Steven is going to work on video games for Sega! " Not much of a transitio n. now that I think about it. " • Jeffr ey Scott B ell , ChE , moved to Keizer, Ore., in Oct. 1993 for a new job with Siltec. Jeff now carries the title of sen ior staff development engineer, EpitaxylThin Films Technology Development. • Cary B. Sti les, ME , and his wife Diana have lived in Houston , Texas. fqr the last 11 years. Cary has worked as a project engineer for Bechtel Corp. and is currently the project engineer area coordinator for automation technology in the H ouston office . • M i cha el T. Moyl ett. GG p h, writes, "Back in th e oil patch! Field trip to Hueco and Franklin Mountains was a good refresher!" • K i mber ly S. (Hofstett er) Willi a ms, PetE. is on ex tended m aternity leave from IBM until April 1995. while Dave, PetE '83. is a proj ect manager for the USEPA. • Rob ert S. W h ite . AE, was promoted to marketing manager with responsibility for Europe. the Middle East, Africa. and Asia for Eli Lilly 's medical device company - IVAC Corp. - after being transferred from London to Belgium . • D o uglas C. Swenso n, PetE is now employed as a project engi~eer with VECO in Bellingham , Wash. after 11 years as a petroleum engineer with Atlantic Richfield in Anchorage. Doug and Laura have a twoyear-old daughter. Jessica . • Ke n-

neth IV. Gie~ lor. 4. and San Kenneth recen tric in Corpor< opment. I Tin and Katryn Econ 'S4. are where Tim i~ HalVard. "Mic 5, are both el Bilingue, a b school nearb! hear from Jirr

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. William "AI the pastor 01 Church and e Testament fro list Theologica Texas, in Ma Harber, ME, ! Angeles, Calit mental techno market. I StE was installed , Triangle Fratel sales enginee: ment Co. in ~ children. I StE Lora Richards 1994. Steven : dinator lor Mo' the Army ResE ing art certificr teaching from Paul E. Nandi merged h~ p: local counselin going well in t (Courtway) Se Washington U, in May 1994 a Brook Bartlet Bentley Alex Jonathon, 7, been in the m over three yeal

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• Donald J. Bu QUad Cities S finished editing and is starting leature film. T and Nathan, keE el D. Finch ( living in F10rid their children an elworksforthe TranstlOrtation er,CE, "'lites absence to Sia month-old Son road bUilding a was named act neer fOI Div; . D 51 eparlment 0 Suzanne (Pen

1eer for the Paul gfield. Mo. Sher. IS a programmer filVare Inc. They om old mends. • tEo has threechil_ 10 a larger home ckJ. Giacomini ,eir children ar~ .'arks in a power ;ystems and con. · • Dr. Jayant ME. is director of for Dynacs Engiman of the Hous" navigation and 10 education and :ommiHee.• Jon ,tarred a new job release engineer components on Ie program. He is his M5ChE from ily in Michigan .• '. M5ME, works les in Cincinnati, uture air-breath· TIS tiet engines). ; mends from the ,ven Woodcock. ive in Colorado working in Ihe Ise world for 11 ing to work on I "Not much of a think about it" • ChE. moved 10 1993 for a netV now carries the lelopment engiIms Technology 1 B. Stiles, ME, Ie lived in Hous· ;! II years. Cary lecr engineer for is currently the , coordinator for gy in the Hous, lei T. Moylert. in ihe oil patch! j Franklin Mounresherl' • Kim' Williams, PetE. mily leave from 5. while Dave. manager for the White, AE, was 19 manager with ope. the Middl,~ ia for Eli Lilly' Iny _IVACCO!P. ed from London as C. Swenson: r ,ed as a projec , in Bellingham. as a petroleum · Richfield in An' · have a hVOaura Ken. Jessica. I

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neth W. Gieg, II, MetE , Kathy , Taylor, 4 , and Sam , 1, are still in St. Louis. Kenneth recently joined Emerson Elechic in Corporate Procurement Development. • Timothy L. Barefield , ME , and Katryn (Davidson) Barefield , Econ '84, are living in Massachusetts where Tim is pursuing his PhD at Harvard. "Michael, 7 , and Stephanie, 5, are both enjoying school at Ecole Bilingue , a bilingual French/English school nearby. " Tim would like to hear from Jim Wilder, EMch '82.

Are you a UMR alumnus or alumna who is looking for employment opportunities? Do you need professional help with your resume or your interviewing skills? Would you like to review your career choices? If so, the Career Opportuniti es Center at UMR is prepared to assist you at a two·day workshop the third week in May. The cost is $75 and inc ludes housing and meals. For more information, please contact Marcia Ridley at: Phone 314·341·4229 mridley@umr.edu Email 303 Norwood Hall, Rolla, MO 65401 Write

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Marcia Ridley in UMR's Career Opportunities Center is finding ways to help alumni with their job searches using the Internet. Here are two places you can go right now for help: The Monster Board (point your Web browser to http'//wwwmanster.cam) and The Online Career Center (on the Web, go to http.//www. acc.com/ ace/, or use gopher to go to ace. com - if you get a menu, select "other gopher servers" and then "Msen Gopher and Online Career Center"). In the future, the Career Opportunities Center plans to offer job listings to alumni through their home page on the World Wide Web (they are currently available by mail, for a $25 subscrip· tion fee). We'll announce this new service in the MSM Alumnus when it's ready, and tell you how to find it.

• William "Andy" Chambers, ME , is the pastor of Geyer Road Baptist Church and earned his PhD in New Testament from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth , Texas, in May 1994 . • James A. Harber , ME, started an office in Los Angeles, Calif. , marketing environmental technology to the international market. • Steve M. Heitert, EMgt, was installed as national president of Triangle Fraternity in fall 1994. H e is a sales engrneer wrth O'Bnen EqUlpment Co. in SI. Louis and has four children .• Steven C. Meyer, AE, and Lora Richards were married July 30, 1994. Steven is a senior project coordinator for Monsanto and a captain in the Army Reserves; Lora is completing art certification and a master's in teaching from Webster University . • Paul E. Nandico Jr. , Psych , recently merged his private practice with a local counseling center and things are going well in Miami, Okla . • Sheila (Courtway) Seck, ME, graduated from Washington University School of Law in May 1994 and works for Judge D. Brook Bartlett in Kansas City . • Bentley Alexander, EE , Jennifer, Jonathon , 7, and Lauren , 5, have been in the Oklahoma City area just over three years.

1985 • Donald J. Buth , NucE , still works at Quad Cities Station. His wife, Lisa , finished editing her first documentary and is starting to edit an independent feature film. Their children , Josette and Nathan, keep them busy . • Michael D. Finch , CE , and Carolyn love living in Florida and keep busy with their children and with working. Michael works for the Florida Department of Transportation . • Sharri (Riggs) Hill· er, CE, writes, " I have taken a leave of absence to stay home with our 11month-old son. So far, 1 don 't miss road building at a IL " .Jeff Hiller, CE, was named acting maintenance engineer for Division 7 of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation . • Suzanne (Penfold) Maslach , ME ,

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lives in Rochester, N.Y. , selling plastic products for Mobil Chemical Co. Her husband, Bill , is director of sales/service for an energy management company. Suzanne and Bill have one son , William Connor, 2 1 / 2 . • Joan (Mazurek) Meyer, ME , works for McDonnell Douglas Aerospace-East in the flight test engineering department. " I enjoy seeing lots of UMR grads at work. " • Beth Mueller, ME , is a first·year medical student at SI. Louis University after over five years with Procter & Gamble Co . • Dale A. Shelton , NucE , just fin ished up deve lopment of the conversion to improved technical speCifications for Clinton Power Station. " It has been a really big job , but worth it. " . Mike Wisland , EE , has been site-seeing (calibration sites) in Washington , D.C. , Greece , Germany and the Russian Federation in support of the upcoming Open Skies Treaty between the United States and 29 other countries. His home is still in ski country near Salt Lake City, Utah. • Randall A. Wood, ME , is manager of design engineeri ng with the Able Body Corp. of Joplin, Mo .• Mi c hael J. Dell'Orco , ME, is attending graduate school full-time at the Un iversity of Florida courtesy of the U.S. Army. Michael writes, "It sure is strange to be a student again and not to have St. Patrick 's Day to look forward to. I'd trade my two-hour ride to Disney World for that 30-minute drive to Meramec Springs in a heartbeat! " • Sharon (Berger) Finger, PetE , and her husband Lou have returned to the US after 2 years in Indonesia. They

are living in Katy, Texas, along with their three daughters .• Maureen E. Hall , ME, is living in Collinsville , Ill. , and "would love to get together with some of my classmates and Chi-O sisters. " Beth writes, "Please give me a call at (618) 346-1992 or write 4B Holloway Court, Collinsville , 111. , 62234. See ya ." • Robe rt J. Rosser, MinE , was recently promoted to senior mine project engineer at Barrick Goldsn-ike Mine. He had worked for over two years on the feaSibility and start-up of their trolley assisted truck haulage system , which is the only one in North America .• Kerry E. Julian , EMgt, will be moving to the Chicago area because he accepted the position of director of loss control at Transportation Risk Services - a unit of W. R. Berkley . • Kim W. Tracy, CSci , Math , is working for AT&T Bell Labs in Naperville , III. , is teaching computer science part-time at North-Central College , and just signed a contract with Computer Science Press to publish his book, which is tentatively titled , "Object-Oriented Artificial Intel ligence , Using C+ +." n John A. Komlos , CE , and Linda (Capone) Komlos , ME '86, were married in 1990. T hey are living in West SI. Louis with their daughter, Ellen Margaret, who is two months old. linda works as an engineer for McDonnell Douglas and John is vice president of business development atARCO Construction Co .. . Eric W. Metzger , EE , finished nea rly four yea rs in Battery Command and has "talked the Army into send ing me to school to get a

master's in Western European Studies. " Eric is attending Indiana University and writes , "This is a libe ral arts program and I have to say, 'Toto, 1 don ' t think this is engineering anym ore. ' I' m sure I'll muddle through. "

1986 .James E. Akers Jr. , ChE , works for Ethyl Petroleum Additives in Sauget, 111. He and Donna live in Florissant, Mo . • Benton R. Birch , EMgt,is o p erations manager for C. L. Smith Industrial Co. , specializing in fabrication and installation of high-wear, hightemperature , ceramic-lined components, speCifically in the e lectrical power industry . • Sandra (Belmar) , ME, and William Forrester were married in September 1994. Sandra works as a systems engineer for Boeing on international space station at Johnson Space Center. • Stephen F. Grojean , ChE , and Michelle live in SI. Peters, Mo. Stephen works as a process engi· neer for MEMC Electronic Materials; he earned his MBA from Webster Univelslty In SI. LOUIS In May 1994. • Rob Jordan , ME, transfe rred to the Denver office of Black & Veatch to head the mechanical engineering effort in the Rocky Mountain region . • Lt. Vernon P. Kemper , ChE, completed the Submarine Officers Advanced Course at the Naval Submarine School in Groton , Conn . • Christopher M. Ke ran , ChE , earned his MBA from Texas A & M in Corpus Christi , Texas, and works as VCM technical superin tendent for Oxychem. • Robert L. Lorey, GeoE , b'ansferred to the SI. Louis office of CH2M Hill. • David Gene Dressel, ChE, has "been a quality assurance engineer with McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis for the last e ight years. " He was married in June 1993 and is living at 2361 Sarthe Court, St. Louis, 63043. • Kevin Wayne Schneider, EE , married lisa Basler, "who was teaching instrumental music at the Rolla Public Schools ," after graduating with his PhD. H e and Lisa are now living in rural Huntsville , Ala. , with their cat, Betty. Kevin is working for Adtran Inc. - "a fast growing telecommunication equipment manufacturer. lisa now teaches music privately. " • Kevin Keith Derrick , AE , writes, "Hello to myoid friends and classmates. 1 am still a 'job shopper ' on the F-22 program at Lockheed- Fort Worth and I spend most of my time on CATIA. " • Curtis Da v id Esh e lman , NucE , writes , "Things are going great I ., • Charles S. Klump , ME, and Liesa, EMgt '86, are doi ng fine and living in Springfield, Mo. Charles writes, "We 're busier than we thought was possible

for a family of 5 and 2 dogs. Would love to see some old friends If you 're ever passing through." • Ca r ol S. (Lohm an) H aesle. ME. married Dav· id A Haesle on June 1 . 1994. They are living Lewisville. Texas. and arol IS a project engllleer for Peterbilt Mo· tors Co . • Joe l Addis on Brand . ChE. and A nn M ax ine (Carter ) Brand . Sci' 4. have settled down in their new house. Joel writes. " I love my new job as a 'new product scientist" at Monitor Labs III Denvl ". developing photometric gas analyzers. I am workIIlg with Bill Ph am . EE '92. and would hke to hear from old friends and classmates.' Joel can be reached at: 6990 Monty Place. Colorado prings. Colo .. 090S-2125

1987 • D arr el l Ang leton. GeoE. opened his own consulting firm. Angleton Environmental. in Alton. III "Last year we bought an old home with terrazzo floors like the KA front hall I just finished my second year of command of an infantry company III the Illinois National Guard .. • N ina ... i liA vgou topou 10 . ChE. lives in Atlanta. Ga. with husband George and their two children. Rebecca and onstanllne • C lint on T. Balling er. NucE. wntes. " 1am trying to get more involved with medical physics research

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to become more diversified I work as an adjunct professor at Albany Medical College after my real Job at Knolls AtomiC Power Lab. If anybody is III upstate ew York. give me a call" • K evin M . Bull ock. ME. IS a manufacturing engineer for Roadmaster Corp. in Delavan. Wis . • John Fern andi . ME. writes. " I married my high school sweetheart. and we have a ten-mon thold daughter. Katelyn. Life is good ... • Lawrence H amilton Jr. , Hist. was appointed as pastor of the Buckl in and MI. Zion United Methodis t Churches in June 1994 He and Jill are enjoying their two-year-old son . • Scott A . H iggi nb t h am . AE. was among 51 Kennedy Space Cenler employees who were honored for their exemplary work at the nation's spaceport in fall 1994. Scott works for ASA as a senior mission operations engineer. . usan Schumach er- James. MetE. and Jerry were married May 2 . 1994. and spent their honeymoon in Wales and on the Isle of Man. They live in Seattle where Susan works at Allied Signal and Jerry works at Boeing . • David . M eyer. ME. EE' 9. is attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison. working on his M ME III the vibrations and computational mechanics lab . • Mar yJo M e y er . MS ucE. and husband Bill work at ASA. They have two children. Robert and Anna . • ChriS eugebauer . CSci. is president of his own consulting firm. eutron Technologies. He and Lisa have two children. Kristin and Kirk • D on Russell. MillE. took a Job wllh Chemical Lime Co as quarry superintendent at the Douglas Plant Don and Lesli e (Whal en). EMgt. have two sons. Samuel and James They live III Sierra Vista. Ariz • M ich ele (M eyer ). CEo and Brian T a te. EE' finally settled III Texas by buying a house in Fri co. located north of Dallas . • Bill Th om as . CEo was appolllted manager of the Des loines branch of estern Waterproofing Co.. re sponsible for all branch activities . The Western Waterproofing Co. is a mem ber of the Western Group. and the Des 10llles branch speclahzes in the areas of masonry restoration. concrete restorallon and new construclion preventive waterprooflllg . • Dougl as ~ . \ hit m an. GGph. work offshore West Afnca for Amoco III Houston. Texas . • Jeffr ey L. Cosl elli a. hE. became a partner III Ixbey. Fnedman , Leedom. . Ferguson III IcLean. Va

craft carrier U S Amenca The ship provided support for avy and Army helicopter operations and speCial operations units III Haill . • Jacqu es Cartan . ME. and han non Buckley were married III December 1992 Jacques is a staff engineer. structures. at T he American Ins titute of teel Construcllon in Chicago. Ill. • K evin P. Fu ll er. CEo IS now a registered professional engineer • Gregory J. Gibson . ME. is on active duty as a lieutenant in the U.S. avy. assign d to the aval Postgraduate chool pursuing a master's degree in aeronau tical engineering . • Chr is E. Har· dy. MinE. incorpora ted his own bu iness in August 1994. dealing with the design and construction of oil and groundwater remedial systems and the clean-up of petroleum-contaminated sites in the state of Wisconsin • Jo eph Heb erli e. CEo became a professional engineer in July 1994 He works as a civil design engineer at David Mason and ASSOCiates in St Louis. Mo. Joe and Jennifer have two boys. Justin and Jacob • Mark Hewlett . ChE. and K elly (K eran ). ChE·S9.live in Bay City. Texas. Mark is a process engineer with Hoechst Celanese and Kelly is a produchon engineer wi th Phillips p troleum • Robert . Ivy, ME. moved to Springfield. Mo .. from Minnesota in September 1993 to work for Anderson Engineering. a civil consultlllg company . • Musa Karaku s. MSGGph, works as a res arch assistant in the ceramic engineering department at UMR • Ri ch Mi lner . AE. is stationed overseas at Ramstelll Air Force Base. Germany. Rich and his family enJoy travehng III Europe, and Rich loves hiS Job "I get to attend all of the major air shows III Europe as part of my Job l • William R. Reed. MinE. received his P E. III outh Carohna and III orth Carolina in 1994 • Tim oth y J. Roga ze w k i. CEo works in the bridge design department for the Indiana Department of Transportallon. He received his P E. III 1993 • K enn th A . h elt on. AE. and Margaret J Kaiser were marned Sept 3, 1994 Kenneth i worklllg on the Titan IV and Atlas II programs at Cape Canaveral Air Force Base. Fla • Ri ch ard T. Bradl y. CEo was pro moted to project engllleer III January 1994 forthe City of t LoUIS Board of Public ervlce • T om Ro th . C CI. and Veva hve III Dallas. Texas. where Tom is a window software developer for Gerber Informallon ystems

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his Ph D III theor IIcal and apphed mechanics at the UllIverslty of illinOIS • t eph en K . Brady. CEo work as the concr te manag r for Fru on Construction III Aswan. Egypt "FruCon IS repairing the Aswan high dam With slhca fume concret with a 2 day compressive strength of 62 MPA The proJ ct IS sch duled for completion III Apnl1995 . John F. Broker . EE. and Julie Ann amson w re marned June 4. 1994 They h e III ewton. lowa.wh reJuli Isa social work-

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IIlgs Contracts. a small consultlllg firm III St Louis . • Dawnra ( l ark ) ul ler. CEo is now a registered profes ional engllleer • Wa yne A . H pkins . GGph. wntes. " I have switched Jobs to E SR Consultlllg and Engllle nng. Dixie and I shII travel a lot John Miller ' 5 IS my neighbor now." • Mi ha el D . Ki lgore. ChE. earned his Ph.D at the University of CallfomiaBerkeley in fall 1994 He works for ovellus ystems Inc III an Jose. ahf ovellu makes plasma-assisted CVD QUipment for microelectron ICS manufacturing. . . David Kirb y. E. \Vorks as a dlstnbutlon englll for Central Illmol Pubhc rvice 0 III Marion. Ill . apt. ott D . Pe I. EMgt. and arah were marn d Aug 13. 1994 Scott mvltes his old fri nds to drop him a IlIle III arrensburg. Mo . • Kri l in ( nyd r). Chern. and Bob Rid nour were marned July J 7. 1994. on their sailboat • Jerald A . Illith . MetE. and Juli e 1111 (Robins n). EE90. were married m May 1992 Julte works as an nergy services engmeer for Appalachian Power Co. in Charle ton. W Va , where th y hve. Jerry IS a technical team leader for Elkem Metals Co III Alloy. Va . Mi h ael Ro bert Wehm eyer. EE. writes. 1994 was a very good year l He was promot d to Captam In the U Ait rorce febru ary 15. marn d the former Beth Wilkerson from Fenton. Mo. left Kunsan AB. South Korea and moved to Moody AFB. Georgia

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didn 't know me (rom college. T hanks to all those Sigma Chi broth ers who showed Upl " . Thomas J. B ereswill , ChE , writes, " Sc ott K ell er man (Ch E'90), earned his PhDChE fro m Texas A & M in May 1994. H e is working in Jeff City, Mo. ,. • Douglas P. Bruns, CE , is starting his fifth year as an engineer with the North Caroli· na Department of Transportation. Douglas and Nancy have two chil· dren , Matthew and Rachel. • Tim o· thy J. Dickinson , AE, and Lanna Benson were married in June 1994. Tim works in the Global POSitio ning System program office at T he Aero· space Corp . • Russell H. Henke, CE , and Rachelle Brown were married June ll , 1994. Rus sell is a project engineer with Clayco Construction . Rachelle is pursui ng an accounting degree at UM·Ka nsas City . • Hsien· Ren Lee , PhDME , is a product engi· neer with Chrysler, working on com· putational climate control projects for ice·melting patterns for windshields. He and his wife, Yin·Mei , have one daughter, Crystal. • Steve Rist, Engl, is pursuing a master's degree in in· structional technology at Southern II· linois University in Edwardsville . • R. Daniel Wiltshire, EMgt. is a project engineer with Sealright Inc. En gin eer· ing Services in Kan sas City, Mo . • Colin J. Young , GeoE , and Sandy Bongartz were married Oct. 15 , 1994, and live in Cedar Park, Texas. C olin is working part time on a master's de· gree in geotechnical engineering at the University of T exas . H e works as a geotechnical engi neer with T rinity Engineering . • Bruce Borch erding , EE, is " still employed at Rockwell In· ternational in Cedar Rapids develop · ing HF and V H F modems ..

1991 • Timothy C. Andrews, MSEMech, and Susan J. George were married May 7, 1994. They both work at McDonnell Douglas Corp. and live in Creve Coeur, Mo . • Doug Cordier, EE , and Leigh (Clark), GeoE '92 , were married Oct. 15, 1994, and live in Tulsa , Okla . • James E. DeVaney Jr., AE, writes , "Still doing the navigator thing in Oklahoma City at Tinker Air Force Base with the E·3 AWACS ." •

Scott Fletcher, CE , was prom oted to senior structural design er in the bridge division at th e Missouri Highway and Transportation Department. • Tim o· thy E. H oll a nd . NucE. is a health physics specialist working in the ra dio ation protection departm ent at Illinois Power 's Clinton Power Station . • M e· lissa D. Klotz, ChE, and Christopher Hu ff were married Sept. 17, 1994. T hey live in Overla nd Park, Kan .. where Melissa works (or Franklin As· sociates Ltd. and Christopher works (or In (ormix Sof twar e . • Chris St e ineman , ME , and JoAnne (Stratman) , CE'92 , were married Sept. 10, 1994, in St. L ouis, Mo. Chris works with ABB Power T&D and JoAnne works with Babcock & Wilcox . • David B. Wunder , CEo will work as a water resources engineer with Engineering Ministries Interna · tional until March 1995 doing water supply projects in developin g coun· tries . • Kath yrn R. Flaspoh ler, AE. obtained her MSAE in May 1994 from th e University o( Maryland . She is currently working (or the Naval Air Systems Command as an aerospace engineer in the Engineer and Scientist Devel o pment Pro gram . • J os h Robinson , CerE , has returned to school to obtain a MSEE with an em· phasis in electronic devices at th e Uni versity of Connecticut at Storrs. Josh worked (or three years (or Philips Lighting Co. in Little Rock , Ark. Josh writes, " M y curre nt address is PO Box 266, Storrs. CT 02628, and my phone number is (203)427 ·660 l. ,.

1992 • Cynthia A r ens, CerE, go t a job w ith M o toro la 's semiconductor prod uct sector in Phoenix , Ariz. , after com -

pleting her master's degree in m ateri· als science and engineering at th e University of Michigan . • Bri an P. Carbrey, AE, works for McDonnell Douglas in St. L ouis , Mo. " I am cur· rently working in th e Phantom Works, McDonnell Douglas' Advanced Re· search and Development Group." • Matthew A. Licklider, ME, is a project engineer with Anheuser· Busch Cos .. working on a new plant in Southern Cali(ornia. " I attended the 199 4 H omecoming activities. It was mythircl

time atl endin g since graduation and was a very well pu t together week· end . ,. • Don Mayh ew. C Eo joined Scott Consulting Engin eers in Spring. fi eld . Mo., as a project engineer. pro · vidin g exp erti se in water a nd waste water projecls. • Ge r ald M cCra y. ME , and Do ttie were married in Octo· ber 1992. Gerald is e flightlin e mainte· nance officer station ed at Little Rock Air Force Base, A rk .. where he works with the C- 130 aircraft . • Richard L. M orris. GGph. and Lisa (Reeves) , G Gph'94 , were married May 21 , 1994. T hey live in Colorado. where Ri chard is a geophysicist with Samedon Oil Co . • Mark W . Ne lson, ME, is a project engineer with the Perrier Group of Am erica . In May 1994. he moved from St. Louis to Ran cho Cu ca m onga . Calif. , a suburb o( Los A ngeles. " I love my job. espe· cially all o( the travelin g. f've been everywh ere (rom Cali(orn ia to N ew Yo rk and everywhere in between ... . Steve Puljak, EMg!. and Stephani e Ann Stroker. ME, were married June 4. 1994. and live in Dallas, Texas. Steve is a manufacturing engineer at K·Tec Electronics. Stephanie is a pro· cess engineer for AT& T Bell Labora · tories. She worked extenSively on preparati ons wh ich hel p ed A T& T Power Systems become the first U.S. ' based manufacturer to win the Deming Award . • Lenard A. Smith , NucE . is a postgraduate researcher at Oak Ridge National Labo ra tory in Ten nessee. H e earn ed his master o( engi neering de· gree (rom the UniverSi ty o( Florida in D ece mber 1 993 . • M a rj o ri e (Kru eger) We ld el e. AMth. and Jeff, EE '93 , were married July 2. 1994 . • Jam es S. Younger, AE , earned his MSME (rom TexasA& M in December 1993 and works as a test engin eer for Solar Tu rbines Inc. in Dallas , Texas . • Dr. George W. Karr. LSci. and his w i fe , Joyce, worked as volunteers in St. Jude's H ospital Dental Cli nic in St. Lucia, West Indies, January 1995.

1993 • Dirk Fri sbee, Engl, and Rebecca (Mart in) , Engl·90. were married. They both live in Rolla and work at UMR . • R ick ey W. Jennings. M E. and L eigh (Beckemeier) we re married Jun e 25, 1994. They live in Springfield. Mo., where L eigh attends Southwest Mis· sou ri State University and Ri ckey works for Fasco Industri es . • Tony K ertz . ME , and Sara Caru thers were married Oct . 15, 1994. • Mitchell L. Rackers , ME , sta rted a new job at Wagner Casting Co. in Deca tur, III. , as a product development engineer. • David Renier!. ME , is en joying life in Kan sas City working (or General Mills.

• Pau l M . Sakowicz , NucE, and Kri stina Davitz were marnecl Ocl. 15 . 1994. Paul is a sales engi neer with Flocl yne· H ydraclyne Inc. . Ve rn on A. Sm i th . Ch E. and Mary E. (N ussba um ). ChE , were married May 2R. 1994. Vernon is doing research at UMR and Mary is a chem ical engineer et Sullivan Precision Metal Finish in g. • Scott R. Virtu e. ME. and Tra cy Lynn Greiwe , ME. were married April 23, 1994. Scott is stalion ed at Los Angeles Air Force Base. Calif. , work· ing in th e Global POSitioning System program o ffice. Tracy works at Varco B.J. Drilling Systems as an appl ica· tions engineer. • Thomas M. Wa lter . M SME, works as a product design engineer (or Ford Motor Co. and lives in Novi , Mi ch . • A l bert " Jay" W ink el er. EE, En gl. and D ee na (Ballinger) were marri ed Au g. 6. 1994 Jay is a graduat e stude nt at th e Uni· versity o( Cali(ornia·Sa nta Barbara .

1994 • A ngi e Dufner . M E, works in the body structures testing department lor Ford in Dearborn , Mich ., according to her fathe r. Ca rl D uln er, EE ·7l. • Mi ch ell e L. Hill, MSNucE . was one of seven students honored by the Na· tional H ealth Physics SOCiety at th eir annu al m eeting in San Francisco. Calif.. last year. • Lisa M. Moon ey. ME. is a senior designer with Grove Worldwide in Shady Grove. Pa . • Donna Riggs . AMth. teaches jun ior high math in the Maries R· 1 school dis trict in Misso uri. • Matth ew P. Tu ck er , ME. graduated in October 1994 from Officer Candidate School at Nava l Aviation Schools Command, Naval Air Station. Pensacola. Fla . • K ev in D . Utterback, M E. and Linda (T ru esdell) were married June 25 , 1994. I\ evin w ork s (or TG · USA in PerrYVille, Mo . • Jim Wagner. Math, will be teaching eighth grade math and science in Ironton. Mo.

Friends of Campus • Freeman M cCull a h . who attended UMR , was promoted to district engi· neer (or the SI. Louis Metro Di strict o( the Missouri Highway and Transpor· tation Department. • Bobby W ixson and Brian Davies are co·editors of Th e SO Ciety Jor Environmental Geochemistry and Health- Lead in Soil Recom m ended Guidelines . T he book represents six years of research and international review o( the SEG H ta sk force stud y: it is pu blished by Science Review and available (rom SI. L o uis Press . •

Memorials 1933 K enn eth E . Evan s. CerE. has died. At MSM , he was a member of Quo Vadis and was an Independent. Kenneth , better known as Ike. served as H umor Editor, Associate Editor. and Editor for the Missouri M iner and as secretary-treasurer for the Orton Society. IIle worked wi th the Ford Foundation in India for several years. After returning to the United States he designed one of the largest successful sh uttle kilns of the time. H e also worked for Allied Engineering Company. Kenneth lived in Golden Colo., with his wife. (Information submitted b~ J oseph E. Steve ns '3 2)

1935 H arlan K . H oyt. ME. MSME '61. died Sept. 19, 1994. At MSM. he was a member of Pi Kappa Alp ha, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and he also worked on the Missouri Miner. H arlan worked for Commonwealth Edison Compa ny for 34 years in research. operating. training. and administration capacities in the nuclear field. H e was manager of the prod uction of the Edison nuclear facilities when he retired in 1973. H arlan lived in Midland. Texas. with wife Ruth. (Information submitted by H arlan's wife Ruth H oyt )

1937 Fr ank C. Ap pl ey ard . MinE. PddEMin '68, passed away. At MSM he was a member of the Independents, Blue Key, and the Miner and Rollamo Tru stees. Frank played football. obtaining four letters and serving as captai n his senior year. H e also served as captain of the MSM Band and as class president. Frank supported th e Frank C. Appleyard Faculty Enhancement Fund and received the Alumni Service Award in 1985. He worked for US Gypsum and had retired to Tubac. Ariz., with wife Violet.

1940 Charl es E ug ene H a ll . C Eo passed away Jan. 1, 1994. A t MSM , he was an associate member of the M iner Board. Charles also was a member of the Radio Club. American Society of Civil Engine ers , Band , En gi neers Club. Independen ts. and served as an assistant for NY A and the CE Department. H e partiCipated in intramural sports. Charles worked for the Missouri State H ighway Department. the Bureau of Reclamation in Denver. and for International Engineering Company In c. until his retirement in M ay 19 2. Charles lived in San Carlos, Cali f., with wife Josephine. (Information submi tted by his w ife Josephin e E. Hall )

1942 John W . Wise, MinE. died July 12, 1994. At MSM. he was a member of Sigma Nu and the St. Pat" s Board. John also worked for the Miner Board, Business Department and partiCipated in a variety of intramural sports winning a First Place in wrestling at 175 Ibs. H e also worked as a min ing engineer for Kennecoti Copper Corp., for W E eill & Associates. and as a self-employed consultant. Joh n was retired and active in the ational SOCiety of Professiona l Engineers. John lived in Borger. Texas. wi th wi fe Lucille . (In formation submi tted by John 's son D avid Wi se )

1944 Robert W . M ellis, CE, passed away May 13. 1994. At MSM. he served as vice-president for Lambda Chi Alpha. vice- president for Interfra terni ty Council, and as treasurer for American SOCiety of Civil Engine rs. Robert worked on the Miner Board and the Rollamo Board. was a member of Student ouncil. and also served as a student assistant in the civil department. Robert worked as a consulting engineer for Hu rst-Rosche and as a field engineer for Russell & Axon. In the 1950s. he worked as a self employed home builder until his retirement as owner o f Mellis Building Co. Robert lived in FOIisteli. Mo .. with wife Mary. (Information submitted by M ary M . M elliS)

1961 J am es R. Og le, MetE. died on June 4. 1994 At MSM , he was a member of the American Foundrymen's SOCiety , the American Society of M etals. and A IME. servi ng as secretary hIS senior year James worked as a metallurgist for the Reynolds Metals Co , as a senior metallurgIst for Kaiser Aluminum and Chem-

ical. as both a manager of casting and a plant manager for Wells Aluminum Corp., as president of AR Billet Corp .. as tech nical director for U. S. Reduction Company. as a self employed consultant for a short time. and as a foundry manager for Bonanza Aluminum Inc. James lived in Pembroke. Fla .. with wife Laura. (Information submitted by his so n Jam es R. Og le. Jr. )

1965 Robert Earl B ehnke. CE, died June 18, 1994 . At UMR, he was a member of American SOCiety of Civil Engineers and Alpha Phi Omega. Robert appeared on th e Honor List three times . H e worked for the D epartmen t of Water Resources for the state of California. as construction supervisor, systems engineering supervisor. and manager of engineering for the St. L ouis Coun ty Water Co .. and Olin Corp. Robert lived in St. Louis. Mo .. w it h wife Elaine . (Information submitted by wife Elain e E. B ehnk e) Willi am A. Clifton. II. M etE, died Oct. 19, 1994. At UMR, he was a member of America n Society of Metals , A m erica n Foundrymen's Society, Ameri can Institute of Mining, M eta llurgical. and Petroleum Engineers. and Alpha Sigma Nu. H e worked for Armco teel Corporation. Gardner-Denver Company. as a foreman for Genera l Electric as a supervisor for M onroe Steel Castings , as a 'foreman and quality control manager for Franks Foundry, for U-Brand Corporation , and as a foundry superintendent for Dover Corporation . William lived in Georgetown. Ind. with wife Sandra . (Information submItted by wife Sa ndra S. Clifton)

1966 Ga r y H . Hunt. Phys, died on Oct. 3 1, 1994. At UMR. he served as vice-president for the Am rican Institute of Physics and for Sigma Pi Sigma; he was also a member of IEEE. the Fiftyniners. Kappa Mu Epsilon , Tau Beta Pi, Spelunkers, and received the ational Science Foundation Undergradua te Research Scholarship Gary worked at ASA 's G eorge C. Marshall Space Flight Center (M FC) for over 15 yea rs making major contributions to the optical stray light analysis of many of ASA's large astronomical observatOri es H e started out in the cooperative educa tIon program at MSFC m 1963 and jomed Sperry Rand Corp after graduatmg. Gary also worked for Brown Engmeerlng Corp. 111 Hun tsVIlle and eventua lly jomed MSFC in 1979 H e lived in H untsville, Ala, with wife eva Mae Hunt (Informalton submItted by Ja m es M . l w iener ' 67)

Inter. Co-op ( Dl'e Council. and on the Be He worked as Washington, ~fetalsCo .. as Co.. Inc.. as Lawn Constn lIOn manager and as senio', Program Con cilities for Arge h~ home in C ilnlonmation Reinsch)

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sting and a plant o,rp., as president OITector lor U. S. mployed consult. ndry manager lor es lived in Pem. Ormation SubmitJr.)

ehnke, CE, died At UM R, he \Vas 1erican SOCiety of ; and Alpha Phi Iappeared on the ree times. He , Department of 01 California. as s engineering sueering for the Sl lin Corp. Robert : Iaine. (lnforma· Behnke)

lifton, 1I. MetE, 194. At UMR, he 01 American 50als, American SOCiety. Ameri~ining. Metallurleum Engineers, lNu. He\Vorked :lardner-Denver "al Electric. as a ;ongs. as a fore)r Franks Foundrd as a foundry ,ration. William ofe Sandra. (In· rdra S. Clifton)

. Phy5. died on At UMR, he ~resident for the IteofPhysicsand jma: he \Vas also IEEE, the Fifty· ~u Epsilon, Tau :ers, and received I Undergradual: ,rked at NASA s Center (MSFC) contribunons t,~ nany 01 NASA , He started out JTamatMS FC in rp. after gradual' ,wn Engineenng Ijoined MSFC In with wife Neva ~d by James M.

AS AN ADVOCATE FOR UMR PRO~RAMS WILLIAM RUTLEDGE DIES AT AGE 70 ALUM REMEMBERED

Lawre nce J o hn R e insch , Jr. , CE, passed away March 4 , 1991. At UMR, was a member of GDI , MRHA , American Society of Civil Engineers , Missouri Society of Professional Engineers , National Society of Professional Engineers, Inter. Co-op Council , Newman Club , and Executive Council. Lawrence also served as president and on the Board of Control for Shamrock Club. H e worked as assistant city e ngineer for the City of Washington , as resident engineer for Reynolds Metals Co. , as p roject manager for Harris-Angsten Co., Inc., as vice-president and owner of Oak Lawn Construction Co. , Inc .. as senior construction manager for Lester B. Knight & Associates, and as senior management engineer, DirectorP rogram Control , and associate director-plant facilities for Argonne National Lab. Lawrence made his home in Clarendon Hills , III. , with wife Betty. (Information submitted by his son Ni c holas Re insch )

Friends Memorials • Ronald O . Bryant, who attended UMR, d ied Nov. 7, 1993. He was a member of Sigma Tau Gamma. Ronald lived in Alton, III. • Marj o ri e R. De Witt has died. She was the widow of Russell E. DeW itt, CE '41. • Nora Ferry died of lung cancer Oct. 1 , 1994. She was the wife of Charles Fe rry, EE 'Sl .• Dorothy Fisch e r died April 20 , 1994. She was married to Max M. Fischer , ME '3S . • Iris H. Jones died Oct. 30, 1993. She was the wife of Walter T . Jones, CE'37 . • Norbert J. Kr e idl , professor emeritus in ceramic engineering at UMR , died July 11 , 1994, during a stay in Europe. He was in Liechtenstein to receive the unusual honor of having a week-long symposium on the frontie rs of glass research staged in his honor. • Mrs. Edgar M . Lancaster has died. She was the widow of Edgar M. Lancaste r, CE 'Sl. • Naomi Ruth (R utl e dge) W e iser passed away Nov. 10, 1994. Naomi 's husband Hanl ey Hartwell Weiser, MetE ' 18, MSMeLE '20, preceded her in death on Feb . 3 , 1 989 . • Ruth (Jeffries) Hackmann , spouse of Glen N. Hack mann , CE '37 , PddCE '48, passed away Sept. 27 , 1994 . • William P. Charbonnier passed away November 2S , 1994.

William A. Rutledge , EE '46 , addressed student g roups at UMR many times. But he never changed his message. H e would begin by telling the students his annual compensation-a startling number for most undergraduates. " He didn 't mind revealing that figure ," says Walter J. Gajda Jr. , UMR vice chancellor for Academic Affairs and the RutledgeEmerson Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering. Then , according to Gajda, he would tell the students: "There are only two differences between you and me. Number one , you 're probably smarter than Iam. But number two, if you putme in a room with you , I'll out-communicate you every time." Mr. Rutledge 's down-to-earth approach to communication helped ensure his success in manufacturing and , later, as an executive. It also no doubt helped UMR secure much of its support from Emerson Electric Co. in St. Louis. Mr. Rutledge, who died of cancer at age 70 on Nov. 16, 1994, was one of UMR 's most staunch advocates. T he retired Emerson Electric executive will be remembered at UMR for his behind-thescenes work to help the campus obtain man y gifts from Emerson Electric. " I'm sure Bill would be the first to say he wasn 't the only person responsible , but we would not have had the same strong relationship with Emerson Electric if we hadn 't had Bill in our corner, ,. says Gajda. " He had a strong sense of loyalty to this institution , and he was constantly reminding the people at Emerson of their need to support this campus Mr. Rutledge helped UM R secure Emerson support for a variety of projects-including furniture for a student lounge , funds to establish a tra nsfer program for St. Louis-area community college students , a grant for a machines and drives

laboratory in the e lectrical engineering department, a $37S,000 gift for an electron ic information network in Curtis Laws Wilson Library, and $1 million for an addition to the EE bUilding. In 1987-a year after Mr. Rutledge retired from Emerson-the company gave UMR $300,000 to establish the William A. Rutledge- Em erson El ectric Co. Distinguished Professorship in Electrical Engineering. Gajda was named th e RutledgeEmerson Distinguished Professor in 1988. "H e liked to refer to me as 'his ' professor," Gajda says . Mr. Rutledge grew up in St. Louis, where his father , a trolley car operator, taught him to take pride in his work and treat all people with dignity. Despite his success in the corporate world- he joined Emerson Electric after a 28-year career with General Electric , and he held seven patents lor manufacturing processes-he managed to stay close to his working-class roots. "H e had a wonderful way of communicating simply and preciseIy ," Gajda says. Mr. Rutledge was also an ardent fan of the St. Louis Blues hockey team. Even after retiring from Emerson Electric in 1986. Mr. Rut ledge stayed active in the corporation. He used his manufacturing knowledge to develop an inventory-reduction plan for the company. Mr. Rutledge retired as chief executive officer of Emerson in 1986. H e received an honorary doctorate from UMR in 1987 and an alumni achievement award from the MSM -UMR Alumni Association in 1978. Among the survivors are his wife of 44 years, Katherine V. Rutledge; three sons , Dr. William M. Rutledge and Richard A. Rutledge, both 01 Fort Wayne , Ind. , and Robert K. Rutledge of Ladue: a daughter, Kimberly A. Moore of St. Louis; his mother, Gladys Rutledge of Lemay: a broth e r. Robert E. Rutledge. '46, of Lemay; and seven grandchildren. A memorial service was held on Dec. 4 a t Bonhomme Presbyterian Church in Chesterfield. Mo. In his eulogy to Mr. Rutledge, Em e rson Electric CEO Charles Knight said Mr. Rutledge had "made greater contributions to Em erson El ectric than any other individual. "

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Central Ozarks Section Section President Dennis McGee HCR 82, Box 445 Bixby, MO 65439 (314) 626-4422 T he C entral O zarks Sectio n m et for din ner and a thea trical pro ductio n Nov, 10, 1994, Forty-fi ve alumn i and their guests enj oyed the din ner served in C entenni al H all at UM R. Di xie Finley, secretary- treasurer, ca lled to order a short m eeting, UM Rs Ch ancellor John Park was introd uced and bro ught greeti ngs to th e group from th e Un iversity, ew officers were elected for the comin g year by unanimous vote: Dennis M cG ee, president: Randy Verkamp, p res id ent-elect, and Jennifer Bayless, secretary-treasurer. With no further b usin ess the m eeting adjourn ed to L each Th eatre for the UM R th ea ter prod uctio n of " LuA nn H ampton L averty Ob erl ander." (Su b mi tted by D ix ie Fin l ey '68) A ttending: Je rry '59, 'and Shi rley Bayless: Je nn ifer Bayless '89; Don and Na ncy Brackhahn; U ndo B ramel '89; Eu and Joy B rown ; Butch '66 and Joyce Fiebelman: Cha rles and Dixie '68 Finley: Bill and Adele Heller; Glen n '79 and Barbara '81 Horler: Bob '40 and Con nie Klug; Vernon '42 and Betty Loesing: Donald '4 and Alwilda Mathews: Dennis McGee '69: Robert '55 and Tommie Oetting, Ron and Sue Olson; Jack Painter '50; John and Dorcas Pa rk; Gary '60, 'and Ba rba ra '61, Patterson, Larry '73 and Pat Pe rry: Kent '50 and Wino na Roberts; Ed '40 and Mabel Rueff: Scott Sandahl '93 and guest, A rmin Tucker '40, Thomas '62, and Lana Van Doren , Raben and Clarissa Yo u ng, On Jan, 29,1995, the Ce ntr al O zark s S ect ion held its January meeting and Cha m pagne Brunch at the Engineers Club at Fort Leonard Wood, T his event was hosted by Merrill Stevens, After the brunch, a brief business meeting was held where president Dennis McGee announced up-

coming even ts for th is spring, and scholarship chairman Bob Klug ann oun ced the recipi ent of our section's Alumni Section Scholarship, On ce the mee ting concluded, a tour was given of the Engin eers Museum, (S ubm i t ted by Jenn ie B ay less '89) Attending: Jack Painter '50; Ed '40, Mabel and Myrn a R ueff; Jerry '49 and Mary Frances Berry; Harold '66 and Joyce Fiebelma n; Don na '86 and Ka ren Peacock, Don and Nancy Brackhah n; Ga ry '60 and Barba ra '61 Patterson: Mrs, WP, Eybe rg '50; Bill and Adele Heller; Armin Tucker '40; Bob '40 and Co nnie Klug; Jerry '59, S hirley and Jennie '89 Bayless; Den nis McGee '69: Dixie '68 and Cha rlie Fi nley: Jo hn '51 and Betty S m ith: Suzanne '94 and Ron Olson; Rodney '47 and Helen Sch aefer; Camille Consoluo and Bob Ybarra,

lincoln la nd Section President Patrick J. Toby 1010 Pioneer Dr, Jacksonville, IL 62650 (217) 243-3709 T he Linco lnl and S ecti on held their dinner meeting at the Springfield Best Western East Nov, 17, 1994, T he 17 persons in attendance heard an interestin g presen tation by UMR engin eering managemen t department chair Bill Omu rtag on the status of the engineeri ng m anage m en t department at UM R, T he dinner was coordina ted byJerry Parsons '70, (S u bm i tted by J err y Pa rsons

' 70) Attending: Bill '59 and Betty Buren: Gary '74 and Debra Hutchison, Dauid Tepen '90 : Leland Meyer 70: Richard Bernmg '69, Pat Toby '88: Bob '52 and June Uthoff; Jerry '70 and Mary Parsons: Ed '69 and Anne Midden, Bill Omurtag: Ken Daniels '90, Greg Sanders '91

Section leaders: Deadlines for section news articles for coming Issues of he MSM Alumnus are as follows Summer Issue - May 1 Fall Issue - July 1 Win er Issue - November 1

'93: Te '7 ,on Judy L, Lodde' and C( Perry; t 70 and Reddy: John '4: Schmid Spitzna!

At the reception following the UMR Lady Miners basketball game in P hoenix were: (seated) Betty and Bob Perry; M axine and L awrence "Chris" Christenson, and James Kvete n sky, (Standing) George Axmacher, No rman and A rmin T ucker, Shi rley Kn echt, Stacy Stove r Austin and Walter Knecht.

Septer. get-tog wasatL port,

T he Ph oeni x S ect i on went to Yesterday 's nostalgic dinner theater in Phoenix on Saturday evening, Nov, 12, Twenty alumni and spouses gathered at "the restaurant of nostalgia " to sing, laugh and generally enjoy the entertainment and reminisce about old times, Pre liminary p lans were made for the next meeting at one of the spring training ballparks in March 1995. ( ubmitted by Wa lter Kn ech t '49) Attending: Cindy Arens '92: Karl '62 and Carol Brown, Cheryl Clark '83: Bill Hallett '55; Joe Henry '53, Jacqueline Kmg '92, Walter '49 and Shirley Knecht: Sam '51 and Joyce Napp, Salar Nauidi '81, Robert '56 and Carol Robbins: Charles '47, and Doris Shu/ze: Leroy '39 and Marcella Smith: F. J '60 and Pat Taylor

St LoUIS Section PreSident Ron Jagels (314}531-4321(W) McDonnell Douglas SeClion PreSident Jill Finklang 879 Whltmoor Dr St Charles, MO 63304 (314) 750-1917 T he St. Lou is and M c D onnell D oug la S ect ions held their second annual casino riverboat night Friday, ov, 1 , 1994, with over 75 people in attendance, The evening started off with the group gathering after work at the St. Louis Brewery Tap Room, a mI cro-brewery where mem bers were able to sample some of the freshly brewed beers, T he group then boarded two chartered buses for a trip to the

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Alton Belle Casino in Alton, III. , where we feasted on a buffet din ner of prime rib, crab legs and shrimp, After dinner we boarded the riverboat casino and tried our luck at the various games, B lackjack and slots seemed to be the favorites for the evening, T he night ended with a b us ride back to the T ap Room (S ub m i tted by Ron J agels '86, '91) Attendmg; Daue '82 and Becky Akers: Bob '72 and June Berry: Car olyn Bertelsmeyer: Les and Maureen Boenng, I lerman '44, 'and Viola Bnnkmann; Ken Busch '72, Daue '77 and Margaret Diestelkamp, Randy Dreiling '81. Millard '85 and Amy Dunham, Tom 75 and Kirsten Ellis, Gene '65, 'a nd Barb Faenger: Paul Fleischut '85: Usa Gallagher '81 'and J,m Whetsel '81, 'Tom '50 and Mary I ferrmann, Curt 70, 'and Andi Ile r, tel, Phil '64 and Frances I loge, Ron Jagels '86, Ed and Pally Johnson, Phil '66 and Barbara Jozwiak, Kelley

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Balancing athletics and academics is (l way of life for UMR athletes. Road trips are part of the deal.

im Holloway had n ever b een on a " real " road trip b efor e he join ed the UMR basketball pro-

gram in 1993. For H olloway and his teammates at St. L ouis' Mc Cluer High Sch ool , bu s rides to games w ith opponent schoo ls throughout St. Louis County rarely lasted more th an 20 minutes. For Chris Boh annon, a sen ior guard for the L ady Min ers, high school road trips were a little longer. But eve n B ohannon neve r

And road trips in th e far -flun g M id -A merica Intercoll eg iate Athletics Association ca n seem even longer when a test or m ajo r class assignment is looming back at Rolla . But balan cing athletics and academics is a way of life for UMR athletes, and road tri ps are part of the deal. To comply with M IAA requirements, the Min er and Lad y M iners basketball tea m s must pla y at least eight gam es away from Rolla. Th e football team must play four or five games on th e roa d eac h season , and th e baseball and softball tea m s p lay num ero u s games o n th e road- including games that are rescheduled to less favorable dates due to the weather. Small -college athletes may get even more road -wea ry than those who play at larger schools. While most high sc hool tea m s can reac h their destinations by bus in any -

m ade more than a threeho ur round-trip with her L eba non Hi g h School tea mmates to playa gam e anywhere. When H o ll oway , Boh anno n and o ther UMR stu den t-athl etes came to the athl eti c program at UMR , it didn 't take lo ng for them to learn that three ho urs would be a short trip , o neway .

where from 10 minutes toa n hour, major coll ege tea m s generally fl y from o ne town to th e next. For schoo ls like U MR , playing in the ranks o f NCAA Divi sio n II , bud gets are not built for regular airl in e trave l, and most of th e opponents are m ore than a o ne- or two-hour drive away. UMR competes in a conference with sc hools in towns faraway north east Missouri- such as Maryvill e and St. Joseph. A n d th en th ere are th e tea m s in Kan sas-Wash burn in T op eka and Empo ri a State in Emporia. Trips to any o f th ese destinations re-

quire at least four and a half hours of one-way drive tim e. And in th e ru gged M IAA , where severa l teams an nually quali fy for NCAA post-seaso n play, no game on en em y turf is easy. Nor is study in g after one of th ese contests. " Traveling o n the road is pretty tough," says H olloway , a soph omore guard who was th e Min ers leading scorer during the 199495 season. " Th e away gam es are a lot harder to play th an the ones at home , b eca use they are m ore physical an d it takes more energy to play th em . That, combined w ith the sc hoolwor k here at UMR , m akes it tough. " H olloway has put his roa d exp erience to good use in the classroom . " I did a sp eech last sem ester abo ut th e difficulties of bein g a student-athl ete and how the workload is so hard, " he adds. " Some nights you might be o n the bus after a to ugh game, a tough loss. an d have hurt you r ankle in the ga m e, but you have two o r three tests th e n ext day. So you have to study on th e bus, under a little light, trying to get your work in . " I do n't th ink we get eno ugh credit for w hat we do. but so m e of us are getting a free education so it is someth ing we have to deal with. ,. During a "shoot-around " practi ce session o n a Febru ary road trip to Emporia, head m en 's basketball coach Dale M artin put it this way: " Wh en you arrive back

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in town after a game at 4 or 5 a.m., it is difficult when you have a 7:30 a.m. class. You could be sitting in class , but to get anything out of it will be very hard to do. " Road trips in this league have become tough because of the length of the trips and the way the conference has changed geographicall y, ,. says Martin. " Most of the teams in the conference are now west of us. We have studentathletes that are productive in the classroom, but it has gotten to the point that it is very difficult because of the length of time spent away from class."

ife on the road isn 't all bad. Coaches view road trips as a chance for team members to bond soCially and emotionally-and as a way to set a routine to prepare for the game that night. At home, forging relationships can be difficult because players spend their day tending to academic needs and may not even see the gym until they arrive that night to play. On the road, things are quite different. To avoid missing classes and to get some quality practice time before recent games at Emporia State University, the teams did not leave Roll a until 6 p.m. the night before the game. They arrived in Emporia at around 11: 15 p. m. When the team is tak-

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ing a one-day trip. the bus leaves sometime in the late morning or early afternoon to ensure that the student-athletes miss as few classes as possible. On long trips, leaving the night before is far better than waiting until the next day, says head women's basketball coach linda Roberts. " When you travel like th iswhen you sit and sit and sit-it is really challenging physically to hop out of the bus and do anyth ing," she says. "So it is almost impossible to ask a team to get off a bus after a long p eriod of inactivity and expect them to play well. This is an important game for us and it is a game we need to be mentally and ph ysically prepared for, so we need the routin e of the shootarounds and pre-game meals and pre-game talks and activities late in the afternoon to get ready for the game. " Early the following morninga Wednesday-in Emporia , the L ady Miner players begin the routine with breakfast wh ile Emporia State students head to class. After breakfast, both the men's and women's teams get on the bus and head over to White Auditorium , where they wi ll play later that even in g. When they arrive, the men 's team stays on the bus to watch a videotape of their opponent play ing agai nst Missouri Southern State College. The women head in side to practice. " It is important to stay in som e

kind of routine, whatever your normal routine is for a trip like this ," Roberts says. " You want enough inactivity so that they can rest to get ready for the game, but you don 't want too much because they tend to be sluggish. So it 's really kind of a challenge to balance the day so that there is some of both. " Of course , with all of the time available on such long trips, many players use some of it to study. Boh annon , who studied for a physiology test during the drive to Emporia, says she has developed a routine for fitting her classwork into the basketball schedule. " When we go on road trips, I spend at least two hours doing homework going up and coming back," Bohannon says. "It is a lot of work, and missing classes is tough because you miss a lot of material. I find it a little easier because I don 't have things to distract me like television or radiO , but sometimes it is hard to study on a bus. You just have to make yourself do it. " Senior guard Rod Jackson agrees. "To me, the hardest part is making yourself study in a different environment," he says. " Especiall y in a motel room , be ing that you 've been on a bus for maybe five hours and you 're not in a comfortable situation . But when it comes down to it, you have to do it, and it just takes a lot of disciplin e.

"You also have to take care of the responsibilities here b efore you leave," he says. "Before we went to Emporia, I was in th e library working on a project that was due on Thursday, and since I knew I wasn't going to be here Tuesday or Wednesday night, I had to work on it ahead of time to get it finished. ,. Senior forward Katherine Kersten must make special accommodations to do well in her chosen major of computer science. Since she doesn 't own a laptop computer to take with her on road games, "a lot of times, I'll write down (ass igned) programs b y hand, and then once I get back, I'll go to the lab to type th em in and hope there aren 't many mistakes. ,. Most UMR student-athletes have found a way to balance their stud ies to the tim e spent away from the classroom. Kersten , who has posted a 4.0 grade point average in five different sem esters, Bohannon and Jackson are all on schedule to graduate. H oll oway had a B-average during th e 1994 fall semester. " You have to be dedicated to both things , particularly because the academ ics playa large part in what you are doing," Jackson says. " So you really have to focus on that- and just enjoy basketball on the road. ,. •

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Miner swimmers heading back to national meet A pair of Miner swimmers recently made an encore appearance at the NCAA Division II Swimming Champi onships. Dikan Rendic, an AlI-America performer last season, made the championships in the 1~O-yard freestyle. Bill Unzicker, who competed in the national meet last season as a freshman, qualified in the 400-individual medley and swam in multiple events at nationals. The meet was held in Canton, Ohio, in March. Rendic and Unzicker's early-season performances led the Miners to a 6-1 dual meet record by February. The only loss this season came at the hands of Southwest Missouri State University during a triangular meet hosted by Southwest. Earlier, UMR won the Washington University Relays and finished third at the Arkansas-Little Rock Invitational. At Little Rock, the Miners finished behind powers Western Kentucky and Henderson State but ahead of a Drury College team expected to contend for the NCAA Division II championship Lady Miners post upset win over ranked team Buoyed by a win over the seventhranked team in NCAA Division II , the Lady Miner basketball team is turning the 1994-95 campaign into a success. UMR's 11-9 record through Feb. 4 includes a 70-57 win over a Pittsburg State team that came into the game with the high national ranking and a 13-1 record . Jun ior guard Christie Willi ams, the top returning scorerfrom last season 's squad, had 22 points in the win . She is among the Lady Miner

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leaders in several statistical categories. Freshman guard Becky Reichard is the Lady Miners' top scorer, averaging 16.5 points per game, and senior forward Katherine Kersten has been the top rebounder, with several double-figure rebound games. Senior forward Chris Bohannon and sophomore center Heather Hartman have played well on the defensive side.

Miners hampered by injuries in '95 The men's basketball season turned south in January, when injuries knocked two inside players out of the lineup. UMR opened the season with an 81 record and a seven-game winning streak that fel l one victory short of the school record . The streak ended just before Christmas on a buzzer-beating three-pointer fro m Drury College. Following a tough loss to No. 4ranked Missouri Western to open conference play, the Miners beat Northwest Missouri State 76-69 thanks to a big game by junior forward Jamie Brueggeman . The 6-foot-9 Brueggeman is the Miners' second-leading scorer and is among the national leaders in rebounding and blocked shots. In December, Brueggeman broke the UMR career record for blocks and later recorded his 1DOth blocked shot. Injuries hit the Miners right after the Northwest game, claiming Brueggeman and sophomore center Jeff Kokal. the team's third-leading scorer. The loss of these two big men factored into the Miner record of 9-11 through Feb. 4. UMR's leading scorer has been sophomore guard Tim Holloway, who averages 17.7 points per game. The Miners have also received solid contri-

but ions from senior guard Rod Jackson, junior forwards Ryan Wade and George Lee and sophomore forward Scott Rush .

Wallock, Nix make football All-America teams Miner football standouts Jerry Wallock and Darin Nix were selected to various All -America teams following the recent Miner football season. Wallock, a senior defensive tackle, was named second-team All-America by Football Gazette, third-team AIIAmerica by the sports information directors from NCAA Division II, and honorable mention on C. M. Frank 's small-college All -America team. He also was the top vote-getter at his position on the sports information directo rs' all-region team and made the ali-conference team for the third straight season. Wallack also played in January's Snow Bowl. a Division II all-star game held in the Fargodome in Fargo, N.D. He recorded two tackles while playing for the victorious West squad. For the Miners in 1994, Wallack was among the team leaders in several defensive categories, including sacks and tackles for lost yardage. Nix, a senior free safety, was also selected third-team All-America by the sports information directors and honorable mention by Football Gazetteand C M. Frank. Nix, also a second-team all-region selection, led the Miners in interceptions for the second straight season and produced a streak of eight consecutive games with a pass interception.

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