Missouri S&T Magazine, Spring 2001 by Missouri S&T Library and Learning Resources

MSM-UMRAI Representing over 45, 000 a Castleman Hell • 1870 Miner Circle • Rolla. MO Ii5409-OIi5O Telephone (573) 341-4145 Fax: (978) 92&-7986 • E-mail: alumni@umr.edu • htIp;f/Www. - ' ldu/alumnl

PRESIDENT

PRESIDENT-ELECT

JAMES E. BERTELSMEYER, '66 2403 E 27th Place, Tulsa. OK 74114·5601

ZEBULUN NASH. 72 ExxonMobii Corp.. SOOO Bayway Drive, Baytown, TX n522

Online Alumni Community:

VICE PRESIDENTS LARRY L HENDREN, '73 Engineering Surveys & Services. I I 13 Fay Street. Columbia. MO 65201

DARLENE S, RAMSAY, '84 14782 County Road 8160, Rolla. MO 65401 KENNETH G, RILEY, '56 3390 Monterey Road. San Marino, CA 91 108

K. DANIEL HINKLE, '73 4019 Felicia Drive. Sugar land. TJ( 77479-2817 CALVIN M. OCHS, '49 1304 Bello Paseo Court. Jefferson City. MD 65109·9765

JON VAN INGER, '63 1758 Warmington Court, Manchester, MD 63021 ·5873

SECRETARY

TREASURER

ASSJ TREASURER

LUCIEN M. BOLON, JR., '59 902 SW Murray Road. lee's Summit. MO 64081 ·2355

JERRY R. BAYLESS, '59 UMR, 101 ERl, Rolla, MD 65409·0840

RICHARD L ELGIN, '74 303 E 6th Street, Rolla, MD 65401

DIRECTORS AT LARGE ROGER A. DORF, '65, 1000 Beethoven Commons '260. Fremont. CA 94538 JOHN F. EASH, 79, 73 Greensburg Court, St Charles, MD 63304 RICHARD W. EIMER, JR .. 7 1. 33 Dellwood Court, Decatur, Il 62521 -5584 JORGE A. OCHOA, '85. 6531 Sweetwood Court, Ft Wayne, IN 46804·0000 RICHARD R. PAUL, '66. 601 Yount Drive, Dayton, OH 45433·1146 ROBERT J. SCANLON, 73. 2408 Honeystone Way. Brookeville. MD 20833·3219

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SUSAN E. WATSON, '83, 5 Pond Crest Road, Danbury, CT 0681 I ·281 4 GRAHAM G. SUTHERLAND, III, '64, Eichleay Corp .. 6585 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh. PA 15206-4407 WILLIAM E. STEINKAMP, '64, 126 Westwood Drive. Clinton, TN 37716 DANI EL L. CARNAHAN. '68, 6042 NW 66th Avenue, Parkland, Fl33067· 1302 STEPHEN L. ROBERTSON. 73, 7460 Pinehurst Drive, Cincinnati, DH 45244·3276 GENE RAND, '62, 1100 lovers lane. longview, TX 75604-2801 GREGORY JUNGE, '65, 350 N Pilot Knob Road, Galena, Il61036 H. EDWARD MIDDEN, III. '69, Mansfield Electric Co .. POBox 1453, Springfield, Il62705 MYRON H. BIDDLE. 76, 2409 Doubletree Court. lexington, KY 40514-1465 RANDALL G. DREILING, '81. 8210 Vi llaton Drive. St.louis. MD 63123-3313 RONALD W. JAGELS. '86,8618 Elgin Avenue, St louis. MO 63123 AMY LYNN NOELKER. '85.1350 NW Jefferson Court, Blue Springs. MO 64015·7265 STEPHEN R. PUWAK, '92. I I 59 Wildhorse Meadows Drive, Chesterfield, MO 63005 JOSEPH F. REICHERT. '59, 7312 Charlotte. Kansas City, MO 64131-1645 RODDY J. ROGERS, '81 . 2241 E Powell Street. Springfield, MO 65804·4692 SUSAN H. ROTHSCHILD, 74, 6204 Washington Avenue, St louis. MO 63130·4846 KELLEY A. THOMAS, '91 , 837 Glendower Drive, Kirkwood. MD 63122-0000 JAMES N. VANGILDER, '68. 948 Kimbel Woods Drive. Jackson, MO 63755-2552 WILLIS J. WILSON. 73, 9805 E Bayley Street. Wichita. KS 67207 PERRIN R. ROLLER, '80, 19418 Puget l ane, Spring, TX 77388 MICHAEL R. MCGATH, '10, 13676 Coachella Road, Apple Valley, CA 92308·6021 NORBERT F. NEUMANN , '52, 4552 Zarahemia Drive. Sal t lake City, UT 84124-4000 KAMILA CRANE COZORT, '85, 117 Forest Hill Drive Clayton, CA 94517 H. PAT DUVALL, '62, 111 00 30th Place SW. Seattle. WA 98146·1720

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES CODY MAY. Student Council President. 202 University Center-West. Rolla. MO 65409-0770 J. B. METTE. Student Union Board. 218 University Center-West, Rolla, MO 65409-0770

COMMITIEE CHAIRS

w. R. " PAT" BROADDUS, JR.. '55. Associated Aggregates Inti Inc. PO Box 2545. Dalton. GA

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GENE W. EDWARDS, '53.159 Hillmont Drive, Paducah. KY 42003-8802 JILL S. FINKLANG. '87. 9 Whitmoor Drive, Saint Charles, MO 63304-0562 JAMES L. FOIL. '14, 207 NE Country lane" lee's Summit. MO 64086·311 1 MORRIS E. HERVEY. '81, 6330 Southwood Avenue 'IE. St l ouis. MO 631 05 J. RICHARD HUNT. '50. 14913 Hwy 82. Carbondale. CO 81623-9529 PHILIP A. JOZWIAK. '66. 1747 Staunton Court. St louis, MO 63146-3721 ROBERT R. MORRISON, JR., '11. 730 Raintree Drive, Napervi lle, Il 60540-6330 CRAIG S. O'DEAR. 79. Bryan Cave. PO Box 419914, Kansas City. MO 641 41 ·6414 RANDALL L. SKAGGS. '89. 3262 Mango Drive, St Charles. MD 63301 ·01 00

PAST PRESIDENTS ARTHUR G. BAEBLER. '55. 17 Zinzer Court. St l ouis. MO 63123-2045 RICHARD H. BAUER, '51, 12406 Courtyard lake Drive, St louis. MD 63127-1457 ROBERT D. BAY, '49. 673 Princeton Gate Drive. Chesterfield. MO 630 17-7056 ROBERTT. BERRY. '12. Burns & McDonnell. 1630 Des Peres Road. St louis. MO 63 131 ROBERT M. BRACKBILL. '42. 11 SaraNash Court, Dallas. TX 75225 MATTEO A. COCO. '66. 7115 Aliceton Avenue. Aflton, MO 63123-30 15 PAUL T. DOWLING. '40, 10144 Winding Ridge Road" St louis, MO 63124-1158 RAYMOND O. KASTEN . '43. 901 W 114th Terrace, Kansas City. MO 64114-5220 JAMES B. MCGRATH. '49. 12425 Balwyck In,, St louis. MD 6313 1·3646 MELVIN E. NICKEL. '38. 10601 S Hamilton Avenue. Chicago, Il 60643-3127 J. R. (BOB I PATTERSON. '54. Show-Me Inc" PO Box 573, Sikeston, MO 63801 LAWRENCE A. SPANIER. '50, 246 Eagle Drive. Jupiter. Fl 33477·4061 GERALD L. STEVEN SON, '59. P.O. Box 1629. Highland City. Fl33846 JOHN B. TOOMEY. '49. Starr Management Co" 7110 Rainwater Place. lorton. VA 22079

STAFF DONALD G. BRACKHAHN . '93. Executive Vice President. MSM·UMR Alumni Association LINDSAY LOMA X BAGNALL. '76. Assistant Vice President. MSM·UMR Alumni Association LYNN K. STICHNOTE. Coordinator of Alumni Sections. MSM-UMR Alumni Association

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CAMPUS FEATURE A Brief History of Computing Ralph Lee remembers how the computer age began on campus . .... . .. . .... 14

SECTION NEWS Four alumni sections receive honors ...............26

DEPARTMENTS Association News ... ... .24-27 Alumni Sections .. ..... .28-35 Alumni Notes ..... .. .... 36-45

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BIG CLUB ON CAMPUS hen Howard Eloe was searching for an appropri ate name for a new group of alumni donors, he wanted to connect it w ith UMR's stron g engineerin g tradition. So naturall y he thought of St. Patrick. whom stud ents and alumni of MSM-UMR have been celebrating as their unofficial patron saint for 83 years. The co re group of alumni donors who would become the group's foundin g members also liked the idea of tying the club w ith St. Pat. But they didn ' t all HOWA RD & J OANN agTee w ith Eloe's ori ginal idea ELOE for a name. " 1 said , ' M aybe we co uld ca ll it a saints club ,''' recalls E loe, who was the ca mpus' directo r of development at the time. " But Mama M cNutt sa id . ' No , we're not saints.'" ("Mama" M cNutt , as she was affecti onately known , was UMR benefactor Amy Shelton McNutt, the widow of V.H. McNutt , Min E' 10 , M S MinE' 12.) Someone among the group suggested d1e idea of a shill elagh, the oak clu b or cudgel St. Patri ck mu st have used to fend off enemies and dri ve those snakes from Ireland . " A shillelagh is somethin g St. Patri ck had to have by hi s ide," El oe says , "and we ca me up w ith th e idea of a go lden shillelagh as a symbol of support for the ca mpus and the facul ty." And so th e Order of the Golden Shill elagh, UMR 's premier donor organi zation , was born . Th at wa s in 1976 . As founding member A lden Hacker , M etE'40 , remembers it, several of th e group's 27 founders and spouses met at the M issouri A thl eti c C lub in St. L oui s th at year to hammer out the group 's by laws. " We wa nted to crea te a major gifts orga ni zati on th at wo uld recogni ze th ose people who wanted to make a lastin g co ntributi on to the campus," says Hacker, a retired metallurgi st ALDEN HA CKE R from SI. L oui s who also was th e orga ni zati on's fi rst chairm an. Th e fo unders also wa ntcd to crea te an orga ni zati on that wo ul d strength en ti cs bctween alu mn i and th e uni versity, he add s. " M ost of th e alu mni , after they left th e un iversity, that was th e last co ntact they had." Th e by law s descri bed the membcrship as " a highl y distin cti ve group of generous indi viduals," and set the membership co mmitment at $ 10,000 , paya bl e in a lu mp sum or at $ 1,000 a year for 10 yea rs, or $25 ,000 for a pl anned gift through a will , tru st or oth er es tate planning

instTumenl. Acco rdin g to Hacker, the group thou ght long and hard about whether the financial co mmitment was at the ri ght level. "Ten thou sand bucks was a lot of money back then," Hacker say s. Neverth eles ' , alumni and parents re ponded with enthu siasm. " We were actu all y a little bit shocked at how receptive th ey were," he reca ll s. Now in its 25th yea r, OGS has grown from that co re group of 27 founders to 685 members - currentl y averaging around 50 new members and spouses a yea r. Accordin g to Hacker, it's become stronger and more influential over the yea r . " T rea ll y think that rh e Shi llelagh has been rhe incenti ve and th c moti vation for many of the major gifts the campus has recei ved over th e yea rs," he says . With the growth in numbers, OGS has become more th an a club for major donors. With recent changes all ow ing students and yo ung alumn i to j oin at a ju nior level , it's become more of a co mmunity.

For 25 years, the Order of the Golden Shillelagh has recognized UMR's strongest supporters and helped strengthen campus programs "Trhink it gi ves us a litrl e more purpose th an a 'gi v in g club ' mi ght have," Hacker say s. " Ir's an opportunity to help the uni versity and keep in touch w ith the more co ncern ed grad uates. ft's also grcat to see th e in vo l vement of our students in OGS . It 's qu itc impress i ve to meet some of these students." T he OGS ce lebratcs its 25 th anni vcrsary A pril 27-29 on ca mpus. T he event w ill have spcc ial significa ncc fOt' Eloe, who served as UMR's first devclopm ent di rector from 1973 th ro ugh 1990 . Eloe and his w ife JoA nn , who now li ve in Idaho Fa ll s, Idaho, are among th c group 's newes t members, hav ing rccentl y establi shed th e Paul W. Eloe Graduate Fell owship Fund fo r M ath emati cs and Stati stics in honor of th eir son Pau l , M S A Mth ' 77. " I ' ll fin all y becomc a bo na f ide member of th c Sh illelagh."

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models for a "new economy," while dot-coms with huge marketing budgets pumped millions to gain name recognition. (And without much success. Remember Super Bowl XXXIV, in January 2000? Seventeen dot-corns spent $2 million per 30second spot for some very forgettable TV ads.) Meanwhile , Internet titan AOL , which amassed its wealth on the strength of chat rooms , announced a merger with old-media empire Time Warner - a merger worth $160 billion in AOL stock at the time. By March 2000, the NASDAQ composite index , a leading indicator for technology stocks , was buzzing along at record highs. By April 2000 , however, the NASDAQ had lost its luster - and nearly 50 percent of its value - and things went downhill from there. By the end of November, according to the Internet site Webmergers.com , 130 dotcorns had shut down since Janu ary 2000 , resulting in 31 ,000 layoffs . Even Internet powerhouses weren 't immune to the real Y2K bug of deflating stock worth . The drop in AOL's stock value reduced the worth of its merger with Time Warner to $120 billion by the end of the year. Even Bill Gates sustained a papeJi loss of $56 billion - more than the

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Cover Story Upch urch also teac hes in the law school at Washin gto n gross dom es ti c produ ct of Bangladesh - beca use of a cras h of Mi crosoft 's stock. Un iversity in St. Loui s , where last year he had hi s Were the events of the past 12 month s th e earl y students wr ite a mock U.S. Sup reme Court brief re lated to the copyri ght infrin ge ment charges brought aga inst indicators of a recess io n in an eco nom y increas in gly In ternet MP3-swa pping service Napster. dr iven by d ig ital tec hn ology? Or were th ey s impl y th e res ults of a needed co rrecti o n in an overheated, overhyped bu siness secto r? As we enter the spring of 2001 , a group of UMR g rad uates w ith conn ecti o ns to the In ternet ind ustry g ive us thei r thoughts o n the state of the dig ital eco nomy, and what the future ho lds for the Internet sector. Our panel ists are : Robert Dillon , MS GGph '93 , PhD GGph '99, of H ot Sp rin gs, Ark . A fo rm er geo log ist who wo rked in th e o il Our experts agree th at th e downturn in the In ternet indu stry and later the U .S. Geo logica l Survey, Dillo n ind ustry was inev itable . Some of th e business models just didn 't make sense , th ey say. parlayed hi s in terest in perso nal in vesting into " The environment has cha nged a tidy sum of pe rsonal wea lth by runnin g two Web sites for in vesto rs, PennyStockPicks .com dramaticall y over the past year," says and HotS tockNews.co m , from 1997 through CreekPath 's Koclanes, whose company got off 1999. Thanks to savvy in ves tin g, Dillon retired the g ro und in earl y 2000. "There was thi s last year at age 4 1 to pursue hi s dream of un fou nded , almost e uph oric , attitude about the Internet comin g out o f 1999 ." play in g c lass ica l and new age fingerstyle As an in vestor, Dillo n al so sensed that guitar. Dill on no w run s hi s own dot-com of so rts, Gu itarS o lo.com, where he se lls hi s fi rst "Companies technology stocks were being driven more by hype than by va lu e . " I did in vest in man y CD reco rdin g , " Images fro m the Heart ," and began technology stocks duri ng the hyped time peri od an accompa ny in g mu sic book . coming to J. Paul G rayson , CSci ' 74 , pres ident, of the second half of 1999 and earl y 2000 and us, wanting did ve ry we ll ," he says . " Companies weren 't chi ef executi ve and fo un der of A libre Inc ., an to advertise trad in g on what they were wo rth by any Internet co mpa ny based in Ri chard son , Texas. on our sites, means, but were just trading on what people Al ibre pro vides three-dimensional co mputerwoul d pay fo r the ir stock. I rea li zed thi s peri od aided des ign ca pabi lities to compani es by and asking had to end and we got o ut earl y enough to put usin g the Intern et as a pl atform for di stributed us to get most of th is easy mon ey in much lower-risk co mputin g . Be fore fo und in g A libre in 1997 , their mutu al fu nd s w ith soli d track record s ." Grayso n fo unded Mi crog rafx Inc., whi ch message The shakeout was no shock to Grayson created the first g raphi cs software to work w ith out to our and Lovitt. " I defin ite ly be lieve there was a th e M icrosoft Windows operat in g sys te m. subscribers. bubble that popped ," says Grayson . "1 actuall y Mike Koclanes , CSc i'79, pres ident and expec ted it to pop ." M any of those fa iled dotCEO of Cree kPath Syste ms , a Bo ulder, Colo. , They were coms foc used o n th e "B2C" co mpan y that pro vides o nline data storage willing to (business- to-consumer) business model. services . Founded in 2000 , C reekPath is a pay (Web mergers .co m po ints out that 75 percent of spinoff of Koc lane ' fo rmer e mpl oyer, anything... last year 's dot-bo mbs were retail co mpanies.) Exa byte , whi ch manufac tures tape dri ve We were As Grayson notes, it 's o ne th in g to successfu ll y systems . completely sell books and CDs over the Intem et, but qu ite John R. Lovitt , CSc i ' 70 , seni o r vice another to sell furn iture, pet supp lies or other pres ident of profess io na l services fo r Rati ona l wrapped in retail products . It seems people still wan t to sit Software Corp. of San ta Clara , Ca li f. Rat io nal, the Internet on a sofa before they buy one , Grayson says . whi ch Th e Wall STreeTJoum a/ ca ll s o ne of the blitz. " "The co mpani es who co ncentrated o n on ly di g ita l eco nomy's " m ini- Mi crosofts," provides - ROBERT DILLON. MS produc in g th e first asset and getting to market too ls and services for co mpani es that deve lop GGPHÂˇ93. 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After graduating from UMR. Strassner worked for Petrolite Corp., a chemical company, in Tulsa, Okla. "I worked there for 20 years," Strassner says. "But then the company moved to Houston, Texas, and I just simply did not want to live in Houston." So Strassner decided to come back to Rolla. "I knew something about Rolla because I went to UMR and I feel that I just ca me back home." He went to work for Brewer Science, "and the company and I fit together," Strassner says. "It is a growing company and it is a very good place for me." UMR and its graduates have played a major role in the success of the company "Since I have been at Brewer Sc ience, UMR has been very important in helping our company grow," Strassner says. "We have UMR graduates who are very team oriented and that has helped us considerably." As for the future of Brewer Science, things look bright, according to Strassner. "We are a rapidly growing company," he says "We have endless professional growth and I see nothing but success for this company." The company is launching new businesses over the next few years, Strassner says. "And the opportunities are there." Note: Brewer Science Inc. is a leader in technology serving the microelectronic and optoelectronic industries with specialty chemicals and equipment. You can visit the company on the World Wide Web at wwwbrewerscience.com. Photo by Bob Phelan/ Photomasters

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AUTOMATING METHODS FOR locating warehouse goods, parts and accesso ries could save companies millions of dollars a year, says Dave Wisherd, EE'69. And Wisherd should know. His latest venture, WhereNet, is designed to help companies keep track of things. "Federal Express spends about one-third of its profits just to handle and locate packages during shipment," says Wisherd, who founded WhereNet, his third start-up company, in April 1997. The goal of WhereNet, based in Santa Clara , Calif, is to help compan ies quickly find their warehouse inventories. "I was always intrigued with the supply chain, or the process of moving things around for consumers," Wisherd says. "But I also thought that it might be possible to make it easier to keep track of all those things being shipped." Today, Wisherd and his 100 WhereNet employees are indeed making it possible for companies around the United States to keep track of every move and part of their supply cha in. "We have developed an automated process where a company can look on a computer screen to find out where things are within their warehouses," Wisherd says. The method involves the transmission of a radio beam that sends signals to fixed antennas located in company warehouses . Inside of these warehouses, the packages or products are specially tagged to be detected by the wireless, Web-based system. "You simply point a handheld, wireless battery operated device about the size of a pocket pager at the antenna," Wisherd says. "You then punch a button on the device that matches the number on the package that you are looking for The signals are picked up by the antenna and directed to the package, and that number is transferred back to the device in your hand with the exact location of the package." The package may be packed in a container but the radio signals will still tell you exactly which container the package is in, Wisherd says Recently, Where Net began working with Ford Motor Co. to help the auto manufacturer keep track of its inventory of vehicles, parts and accessories, and to make it easier to find them. "We are using a wireless button to find the parts and containers," Wisherd says. "Ford can now easily find those certain parts that go on those certain vehic les.

Containers are loaded with parts and in past years it has been a problem finding which parts go on which cars." Ford fills about 1.5 million containers with parts in its myriad of warehouses, Wisherd says. "In the old days, several million dollars a year were needed within Ford's supply chain just to find where things were." Soon, Wisherd adds, this wireless tracking technology will be used as part of each new car sold. "I t will be an automated process with each car and it wil l be used to track all Ford vehicles and their parts" WhereNet is also working with American Airlines using the same technology to track baggage and freight operations The company is applying the technology to keep track of people, too, by working with Disney to help family members and friends stay on track at Disney theme parks "We have developed a wrist strap version to find or locate family members or friends in large crowds of people," Wisherd says. Th e technology can also be used in grocery stores and clothing distribution centers. "It just simply is a tool to be used by every company's supply chain," Wisherd says. WhereNet has sales offices in Detroit, Mich, and a development laboratory in Ghent, Belgium. The company has a digital signal processing laboratory in Knoxville, Tenn ., and an applications software office in Detroit The company also has additional sales offices all across the United States. "Five billion bar codes are printed every day in the world, so we actually have an endless supply of possibil ities," Wisherd says Wisherd credits UMR with helping him make the proper decisions with his successful company. "UMR gave me a techn ical background to understand problems and problem solving," he says. "Our goal is simply to make the world work better," Wisherd says. Note.' On Oct. 29, 2000, WhereNet was featured on ABC evening news. You can visit WhereNet on the World Wide Web at wwwwherenet.com.

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The road ahead: taking care of business Now, th at blitz is apparently over. But th at isn't necessaril y a bad thing. Th e retail bu siness model of co mpanies li ke CraftShop.co m , th e Digital Entertainment etwork and Pets.com - all cas ualties of last yea r 's "dot-bomb" - may not have held up , but bu siness- tobu siness (or B2B ) e-cO lllmerce w ill co ntinue to grow. Th at's what Grayson, K oc lanes and Lo vitt are banking on. Last fall. Grayso n's A libre entered into a huge B2B agreement w ith General Elec tr ic Co. GE itself plan s to purchase $6 billion in material s online thi s yea r, sav ing about $ 1.2 billi on in th e process, according to a December 2000 art icle in Nelllsllleek. Koclanes ' Creek Path Systems sees a burgeoning market for hi s compa ny's Intern et data storage serv ices . A nd L ov itt sees tremendous gro wth ahead for Rat ional Software. A simple market analys is opened Grayson's eyes to the potenti al of prov iding 3- D computer-aided de ign services over th e Internet. When he started A libre in 1997, th e co mputer-a ided design/manufacturin g software industry was do ing $ 11 billi on in sal es annua ll y - and $7 billion of th at was for 3- D CAD/CAM software products.

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"One of the strongest themes we hea rd at that tim e was th at manufactu rers had already made a bi g pu sh to outsource manufacturin g : ' Grayson says. " But th eir bigges t probl em wa s co mmunica tin g and sharin g inform ation and data," Grayson saw the Internet as an idea l platform for sharin g and co mmuni ca tin g among des ign engineers separated by space and tim e. His approach to using th e Intern et as a co mputing platform is remarkab l y simil ar to an idea drea mt up by Shawn Fanning, th e co ll ege student who created the co ntro versial MP3 fi le-swappin g service Tapster. Just as Napster allows mu sic fa ns to exchange digital fi les of their favorite music (much of it pi rated) over the Intern et. so A libre all ows for a di stributed sys tem th at all ows engi neers to work co ll aborati ve ly on mass ive CA D/CAM des ign proj ec ts. K oclanes took a simil ar path onto th e Intern et. Like Grayson. K oclanes saw the va lue of outsourcing, A nd like A li bre, w hi ch built on Grayson's experi ence in graphi cs so ftwa re. Koclanes ' CreekPath Systems, a spin off from tape drive maker Exabyte. built on th e parent co mpany's ex isting ex pert ise in data storage . CreekPath sell s datastorage ca pacity to Intern et com pani es by placing di sk storage sys tems and tape storage sys tems into the Intern et data ce nters w here dot-co ms run th eir Web operati ons. Th at way. cas h-strapped start-ups don't have to ca rry th e ex pense of bu y ing a storage dev ice outri ght. "Everythin g th at was out there (before CreekPath ) ass umed a customer had hi s own storage dev ices," K oc lanes says . But th demand for online storage services like those CreekPath prov ides is ex pec ted to increase dramatica ll y in th e co ming yea rs. Acco rdin g to market resea rch firm Dataques t, the on-demand mar ket CreekParh 's niche - w ill sky rocket to $7 billi on in 2003 from a mere $ 10 m illi on in 1999. Outsourcing these storage services is a boon not onl y to co mpanies like Crce kPath , but also to th e start- ups themsel ves . "There's not enough IT peopl e fo r th ese co mpani es to run the infras tru ctures th emsel ves," Koc lan es says, L ov itt 's Rati onal So ft wa re is the most es tab li shed of th e three compa nies, hav ing been in bu siness for 20 yea rs. From th e beg inning . crea tin g software appli cation s for hu ge sys tems has been the com pany's co re bu siness . (One of Rati onal 's earl y proj ects was develop ing software for a battlefield co mmand and co ntro l sys tem fo r the defense indu stry.) Workin g on th ose bi g proj ects positi on ed the co mpan y we ll for the ncw di gital economy. L ov itt says, and Rati onal has app li ed many of th e prin cipl es and pra cti ces from its defense- industry days to th e In tern et. (Conlll1ued on Ihe nexl page)

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Cover Story " Our business is actuall y co ntinuin g to accele rate," very ex iste nce ra ises simil ar proble ms fo r the movie and Lo vitt says . "We fee l like we ' re at the e pice nte r of software industri es . Upchurc h lik ens the Napster controversy to so me thin g that 's very big." th e lega l iss ues th at arose in th e mid - I 970s when That "somethin g" is bigge r th a n th e Intern et as we now know it , L ov itt says . "Th e way we the U.S. Supreme Court approved the pate ntin g of mi croorga ni sms, and later wrang lin gs over think of the Inte rnet business is as part of a larger evo lving set of tec hn o log ies rev isio ns to copy ri ght law as it related to co mputer software . Whe n tho se new techn o log ies co mmuni cati ons tec hn o log ies, soft ware were first introd uced , th ey also c hall e nged techn o log ies a nd se miconductor technolog ies traditi o nal views toward copyri g ht and inte ll ectu al that are dri vin g a who le set of evo luti o ns in th e The demand property. " Yo u have basica ll y two diametri ca ll y way people cap ture and app ly knowl edge ," oppos in g views" in suc h cases, Upchurch says . Lo vitt says. These "evo luti o ns" refer not o nl y to for online But in th e past , both sides eventu all y reached a th e co nvergence of Inte rnet , cabl e, w ire less a nd storage workab le agreeme nt , and Upchurch beli eves th e o the r co mmuni cati o ns techn o log ies, but also to services sa me will happe n w ith Na pster and th e reco rd in g the creation of an e ntire set of new products th at like those indu stry. rely o n the inte rco nn ectedn ess of these CreekPath Napster actuall y has more to do w ith the techn o logies . future of the Inte rn et than the co pyri ght While not at th e e picenter of tec hn o log ical provides is develo pme nt , atto rneys who speciali ze in expected to contro versy indi cates. That 's beca use as a business model , Na pster inco rporates many inte ll ect ual property law a re also findin g ple nty increase features that w ill revo luti oni ze bu sin ess in the of new bu sin ess o ppo rtuniti es , thank s to the dramatically di g ital eco no my - fea tures that oth er co mpani es Inte rn e t. Greg Upchurch , who heads th e in the already utili ze o n a less co ntroversial sca le. inte ll ectu al property di visio n of the St. Loui s coming Naps te r 's popularity ste ms from th e way the law firm of T hom pso n Cob urn , says the Inte rn et all ows milli ons of g lobal , interco nn ected years. burgeo nin g Intern et eco no my has fue led much users to share files of di g iti zed mu sic th at are of th e recent g ro wth in intell ec tu al property -MIKE KOCLANES, stored loca ll y o n their co mpute rs . W hen users business . " Intellectu al prope rty is the curre ncy CSCI'79 la unc h the ir Napster soft wa re, it scans theiJ hard of an info rm ation eco nom y," says Upchurc h , dri ves fo r mu sic fil es , creates li sts of these fil es, who has been practi c in g pate nt law at Tho mso n a nd se nd s the li sts to big central co mpute rs at Cob urn sin ce 1975 . N apster headquarters . A simil ar d istributed co mputin g But th e rea l in c rease in bu sin ess ca me w ith a sw itc h principl e dri ves G rayso n 's new bu sin ess . D es ig n eng ineers in th e way th e co urts hand led pate nt cases nearl y two w ith the A libre softwa re o n th e ir co mpute rs ca n decades ago , Upc hurc h says . "Th ere's been ple nty of co ll abo rate w ith othe r e ng ineers over th e Intern et , a nd busin ess since about 1982, whi ch is whe n they put in th e thro ugh thi s peer-to-peer d istributed co mputin g fede ral c irc uit co urt of appea ls" to handl e appea ls o n arc hi tecture , th ey do so without hogg in g band w idth. pate nt cases, he says . The Napster ph e no me no n also illustrates the ease with whi c h software too ls and co nte nt ca n be copied a nd d istri buted over the Inte rn e t. The nea r-zero cos t of re pli ca tin g software, e lectroni c e nte rta inme nt or othe r know ledge- based offerin gs is a dri vin g fo rce in the new eco no my. It 's a fo rce Lov itt and hi s pa rtn ers at Rational Software know we ll. "Earli e r techn o logies were mostl y A ny d isc uss io n of Inte rn e t tre nds of th e past yea r auto mati o n tec hn o logies ," L ov itt says . "Th e co mbinati o n wo ul d not be co mpl e te with o ut a d isc uss io n of Na pster of co mmuni cati o ns, softwa re and semi co ndu cto r a nd the co ntroversy s urro undin g it. Th e San Mateo , Ca li f.tec hn o log ies now all ows know ledge to evolve and be based co mpany spe nt mu c h of 2000 e ntang led in a lega l e ncoded q uite rapidl y. O nce know ledge is e ncoded, the d ispute w ith the R eco rdin g In d ustry Assoc iati o n of cost of re pli ca tin g th at know ledge is virtu all y A me ri ca (RI AA) beca use Napste r 's f il e-swa pp in g no nex iste nt." So whil e th e marg in a l costs of re prod uc in g tec hn o logy all owed users to share bootlegged d ig ital a nd di str ibutin g software over the Inte rne t is near zero , record ings ove r th e In te rn et. Reco rdin g a rti sts re ly o n busin esses ca n no lo nger ex pect to ho ld ma rket share fo r in co me from roya lti es based o n th e sales of the ir wo rk , lo ng. 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TONY GAINES, EMGT'84, AND KERRY RHEA, EE'84, have known each other for as long as they can remember "Our parents knew each other before we were born," Gaines says. "Kerry and I used to build rnodel rockets together, setting the occasional field on fire." In junior high, Gaines and Rhea teamed up with another future UMR graduate, David Gardn er, EE'84, who was destined to set the high-tech camera industry on fire. Gardner met Gaines and Rhea at Willard (Mo.) Junior High School. They all went on to earn degrees at UMR. In 1992, Gardner started Silicon Mountain Design, a Colorado Springs, Colo., business that used new technology to create high-performance camera equipment. Gaines and Rhea joined SMD as engineers soon thereafter "Kerry and Tony were both the type that knew they would be engineers from kindergarten on," says Gardner, who was a welder for two years before going to college. "I was a late bloomer I liked tinkering with stuff as a teenager, trying to fix things or make them do things they were never intended to do. Now I am more interested in solving business problems where lots of issues must be juggled at the same time." Gardner sold SMD to a Canadian company, DALSA, in 1999. But all three of the friends still work for DALSA in Colorado Springs as part of the acquisition agreement

Although they miss the creative freedom they enjoyed before the sale of SMD, the trio finds work at DALSA rewarding. Currently, they are trying to develop a new digital cinematography camera for the motion picture industry. "Success depends on developing a suitable prototype of the new motion picture camera in about six months," says Rhea, who once built a working motor out of some iron pipe, old bolts and magnet wire in junior high. "The quality must be nearly perfect," Gardner says. "From a business point of view, the rea l challenge is in building a camera which has the acceptance of the Hollywood community." Gardner and the others need new challenges to motivate them now that the competitive edge they relied on at SMD has been diminished. "The fear is no longer there," Gardner says "It used to be, if the company were to go under, I would lose my house." Gardner, Rhea and Gaines all say they will eventually move on to new opportunities. In fact. Gardner is already thinking about the next imaging or high-performance motor company he can start. But that doesn't mean they'll be parting ways anytime soon. If the past is any indication, the three old friends will be working together in some capacity for a long time.

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speed and ag ili ty. "The importance of getting there (to market) first" w ith th eir prod ucts and services becomes even greater in the di gital economy, "even though you know that yo ur competitors w ill qui ckly follo w" beca use of the ease w ith which new prod ucts ca n be re pli cated , impro ved upo n and di stributed. The Internet's di stributi ve nature is also a boon to K oc lanes' CreekPath Systems. By pro vidin g o nlin e sto rage fo r Internet co mpani es, CreekPath is poised to take adva ntage of a mu shroo min g demand for these services. A stud y by Forres ter Research estimated that on line storage wi ll grow from an average of 15 ,000 g igabites per co mpany in 1999 to 153,000 gigabites by 2003 , re presentin g a compo und annu al growth rate of 78 percent.

Global swarming and convergence Finall y, Napster e mbodi es what techn ology j ourn alist Charl es C. Mann call s the global "swarm." As Mann ex plains in a Yahoo' Internet Life arti c le last Dece mber: " When peop le are lin ked without interrup tion , th ey w ill get more of what they want from one another - that is, from other folk s in the swann. T hink of an 18th-centu ry vill age. its inhabitants co nstantl y talkin g among themselves , borrowi ng tool s, and exchangi ng favo rs as th ey wo rk and play. The wonder of networking tec hn ology is that the 2 1stcentury swa rm could be just as c lose-knit and soc iable as its predecessor, but co ntain billio ns of peop le ." T hat's why Grayso n has faith in the bus iness models of Intern et co mpani es like eBay and Yahoo , both of whi ch lin k milli o ns of peop le into mini -co mmuniti es based o n the ir like in terests. Lovitt and Rati o nal Software are taki ng a sli ghtl y di ffe rent path into th e d ig ital future , developi ng the tools for software com pan ies to create " e-devices" th at are interconnected in ways th at go beyo nd the Internet. Consider th e global positi o ning sys tem. Once a too l for the military, the GPS is now a popu lar additio n to new cars . Lov itt envisio ns a future in which drivers w ill receive the lates t GPS down loads via sate llite every time they start their eng ines. But th ere's eve n more that ca n be done w ith th is wire less techno logy. Accord ing to Lovitt , Ratio nal is developing software for a manufacturer of over-the-road sem i trucks that wi ll integrate wi th th e GPS tec hnol ogy to all ow for "d ynami call y tunab le" eng ines and tran smi ssions. With such a technology, a trucker haulin g prod uce fro m Flori da to Western Canada , for example ,

wo uldn ' t have to WOlTy about how th e variou s climates and terra in affect engine perform ance . The motor and tran smi ss ion would automat ica lly be optimi zed to handl e the latest conditions - whether in the hot flat land s of Texas or th e steep hi g hways of the Rocky Mountains - based on data down loaded reg ul arl y via the vehi cle's GPS.

Brighter days ahead According to o ur ex perts, the techn ology sector is ali ve and we ll , even th ough it sustained some bl ows in recent month s . Tech stocks mig ht eve n be safe for in vestors again. " I fee l they w ill con tinue to grow, not at the infl ated pace they once were, but at a more rea listi c rate of growth ," says Dillon. "The growth of our nation is highly dependent on future "The way we advances in techn ology. The dot-bo mb is think of the onl y temporary." Internet The future looks brig ht , too , fo r business co mputer scientists, software e ng ineers is as part and budding entreprene urs. For the latter, of a larger G rayson sees plenty of o pportunity in thi s evolving eme rg ing dig ital eco nomy. set of "It 's an ideal enviro nment to create a technologies new business model," he say s, add in g that ... that are the World Wide We b pro vides " a readily driving a ava il ab le com muni cati ons and di stributi o n whole set vehi cle" for co ntactin g potenti al of evolutions cus tomers. The We b's distri buti o n in the way capa bilities make it possible fo r people tomorro w's entrepreneurs to bu il d the capture proverbi al garage start-up , just as Grayso n and apply did w ith hi s first business, M icrografx. knowledge. " "There 's low overhead costs in a ga rage," he says . " You don 't have to have a lot of - JOHN R. LOVin sales in th e first yea r to feed yo urself." CSCI'70 Using the Web's di stributi o n ca pabiliti es is central to Dillo n's new venture , Gu itarS olo .co m P ublishin g Co. He plans to ex pand the business, whi ch currentl y features hi s ow n wo rks . For those who do n' t wa nt to start their ow n Internet bu siness but plan to work in the secto r, Lo vitt offers simple yet profound advice. "Stay flex ible:' he says , and " be prepared for continu al change."

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RALPH LEE CAUGHT A glimpse of th e futu re in the summer of 1956 , whil e workin g as a senior research mathe mat ic ian for North A meri ca n Av iat io n's pl ant in Down ey, Ca li f. A me mber of the mathemat ics fac ulty at MSM at th e time. Lee took the summer off to work on North Ame rican Av iation 's ball istic mi ss ile program. " I sat near a co mputer user of the largest IBM computer system they had ," reca ll s Lee . "S he was a very smal1 programmer, and I lea rned a lot f ro m her." One lesson he lea rned was that the computer was here to stay, and wo uld play a hu ge ro le in hi gher educati on. But MSM , like a lot of co ll ege campuses in th ose days. d idn ' t even have a computer. Lee wa nted to see that change. "After that summer was over I made up my mind to teach a course on co mputers ," he says . So in the sp ring of 1957 , Lee taught his first co mputer-re lated co urse in MSM 's mathemat ics department. Students were eager to lea rn all they co uld about computin g . "The enroll ment in that co urse rea ll y skyroc keted." T he re was just one sli ght probl em: the camp us still d id n 't have a co mpute r. The stude nts in Lee's co urse used ca lculators to do the ir co mputat io ns . But in 1959, Lee was one of 12 fac ulty me mbers chosen to attend a Natio nal Bu reau of Stand ards program on teachi ng other professo rs how to use the computer. "The main th ing I got o ut of that was info rm ati on o n grants for co mputin g from the Nationa l Science Fou ndati o n ." Agai n in spired , Lee returned to Rolla and began writin g proposal s to NSF. He rece ived a $30 ,000 grant th at fa ll, " and we se lected a computer syste m we co uld get for that amo unt o f mo ney." As big as a desk, the fi rst co mpute r arr ived in Febru ary 1960 , alo ng w ith two pun ch mac hines . The system was install ed in a roo m on the to p floor of the Butle rCarlton Civ il Engi neering Building.

As the ca mpu s ' de fac to co mp uter ex pert, Lee was stationed in an office just down th e ha ll from the machi ne . "A week after it came in , I tau ght a class on how to use it , and there were abo ut 100 faculty members" enro ll ed, says Lee, who ret ired fro m UMR in 1985 as professo r emeritu s of computer sc ience and mathe matics and director emeritu s of what then was ca ll ed th e co mputer center. " We d idn' t actua ll y use that co mp uter much , th o ugh. Most of o ur instru cti on was on theory and ho w to use the co mputer to so lve scientifi c proble ms." But it was just a short leap fro m those days to the creation of a bona fide academi c disc ipline for co mputin g on ca mpus . By 1963, the campu s had two new IBM 1620 computers . That sa me year, Lee says, "1 suggested to (thenC han ce ll or) Merl Baker that we shou ld start a mas ter 's degree in computer scie nce ." The degree was offered through the mathematics de partme nt. The computer sc ience department was n' t estab li shed at UMR unti l 1969. But even in the earl y days . demand was hi gh. " The first yea r we had the master 's degree T was awarded two o r three gradu ate ass istantships and I got 43 app li cati ons for the m." Lee says . A PhD. in co mputer sc ience was establi shed in 1975 . By th e time Lee re tired 10 years later, the program was on so lid gro und. There was even a network of sorts, w ith connection s from E merso n Hall to the co mputer center, then ho used in th e basement of the Comp ute r Sc ience Building. " We had a net here, but it was a slow net," Lee says . These days, Lee is enjoying retire ment in Roll a , where he manages to get by w ith no personal co mputer or Internet co nn ecti on .

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When Kim Kennedy, ECE'OO, walked across the stage to get her degree last December, she became the first graduate of a cooperative program between UMR, Sprint and the Metropolitan Community Colleges of Kansas City Kennedy took advantage of Sprint's investment to help Kansas City-area minority students earn engineering degrees. Through the program, which was featured in The Kansas City Star in December, Sprint Corp. provides scholarships for students to study at one of Kansas City's Metropol itan Kim Kennedy Community Colleges, and then at UMR. Sprint also gives them paid internships every summer, then offers those who graduate an engineering job. Kennedy started her career in January in Sprint's network planning lab. "We're tickled to death," Bill Vest, Sprint's vice president of network engineering for the local telecommunications division, told The Kansas City Star. "The main thing we're looking to get out of the scholarship program is being a good community citizen. But we also are selfish in filling our staffing needs. We value diversity." The program began five years ago That's when Vest visited Floyd Harris, director of UMR's Minority Engineering Program, and asked how Sprint could help boost the low numbers of minority students going into engineering. Harris suggested the transfer program with Metropolitan Community Colleges. The program is modeled after a successful program UMR developed with St. Louis Community Colleges and Emerson, a major employer of engineers in St. Louis.

Joint admissions program strengthens UMR-East Central College partnership Students who transfer to UMR from Eas t Central Co ll ege in Uni o n, Mo. , wi ll fe el more a paut of the UMR fam il y even befo re they get to campus , thanks to a new partnership betwee n the two school s . UMR Chancell or Ga ry Thomas and ECC P reside nt Ka ren He rzog signed a "conc urre nt adm iss io ns program" in November, mea nin g that ECC students who transfer to UMR w ill a utomatica ll y be accepted fo r their juni or year at UMR upo n comp le tion of th e ECC program. " As partners in hi gher ed ucati o n in M isso uri , East Ce ntral Co ll ege and UMR share a mu tual in terest in prov iding a qua lity ed ucation for all M issourians ," says T homas. "W ith thi s concurre nt admi ss ions program , the students of East Central Coll ege who transfer to UMR w ill see the true seam less ness of the ir educat ional exper ie nce. They ' ll see East Central and UMR as true partners in M isso uri 's system of hi gher ed ucation ." T he agree me nt fo ll ows years of close cooperat ion betwee n the two schoo ls, Herzog says . "T he gro undwork fo r the co nc urre nt adm iss io ns prog ram has been laid by the very positi ve experi e nce students have already had whe n transferring from ECC to UMR," she sa id. "T hi s new progra m va lidates the work th at has already take n place between the two in stitut io ns, and e nh ances the opportuni ty fo r students to beg in the ir co ll ege stud ies at East Ce ntral and complete a bachelor 's degree at UMR ."

More free time No one has ever accused UMR students of having too much time on their hands. But at least they're getting a bit of a breather nowadays. This semester, UMR began a policy of providing an hour of academic free time on Tuesdaysand Thursdays. The scheduling change is designed to promote more interaction among students and faculty. The change eliminates classes between 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays this semester and gives students and faculty the chance to participate in campuswide communitybuilding experiences, such as seminars and meetings.

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New systems . . engmeerlng degree is online UMR's first desktop degree - one de li vered e ntirely over th e In te rnet is a maste r 's degree program in sys te ms e ng ineerin g . T he new program is des ig ned to train e ng ineers fo r com plex , large-sca le projects , such as aircraft o r space shu tt le design , that invo lve severa l e nginee rin g d isciplines . UM R has been wo rkin g wit h the U ni versity of So uthe rn Cali fo rni a to offer sys te ms e ng ineerin g courses to e mp loyees of Boei ng Co. Last se meste r, 80 students - 70 at Boe in g sites across the Un ited States and 10 o n the UMR camp us - were e nro ll ed in the fledg lin g program. Acco rd ing to C ih a n Dag li , d irec tor of th e new degree program and a professo r of e ng in eerin g manage me nt , the degree was a respo nse to an unme t need in ind ustry. " As e ngi neerin g syste ms beco me mo re comp lex , we need eng ineers who are capable of man ag ing these large projects ," he says . More information about the online program is available at www.umr.edu/-syseng/. MSMÂˇUMR ALUMNUS I Spring 2001

ampusNews Working in teams and in consultat ion with teachers and students in th e public school s, th e gradu ate students designed and built full -scale prototypes of three products: an acti vity board for special needs students in hi gh school , a set of training steps for preschool students with mobility problems, and a vestibul ar swing for autisti c students. The project was part of an ex perimental course called Modern Product Design, offered for the first time thi s year by UMR. Instructors Robert Stone , assistant professor of basic engineering , and Daniel McAdams , ass istant professor of mechanical engineering , pl an to offer the course aga in next fall. They say the co urse not onl y provides a servi ce to the local school s, but al so teaches students about th e importance of designing produ cts to customer specificati ons. By working with the teachers and students who wo uld ultimately use their products, the students di scovered that designs that wo rk on paper don't always translate well to the real world. For examp le, the student team that designed the training steps had to rework th eir pl ans after the original prototype took too long to set up. Their solution: a set of collapsible steps th at roll out like bleachers in a gy mnasium . The students also learn ed about th e latest research in manufacturin g design. "The fun part is that these ideas coming out of the research community may or may not be that well developed , and we get to try them out here ," says McAdams . â&#x20AC;˘

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Students design and build - products to help disabled kids A compl aint circul atin g among academics in recent yea rs has been th at engineerin g students don't get enough opportunities to put des ign th eory into practi ce . For 13 grad uate mechanical engineerin g students at UMR , th at no longer holds tru e . The stu dents put th eir produ ct design skill s to work las t semester, creatin g produ cts to help teachers in the Roll a pu bli c school system teach students with di sab ilities . In the process, the UMR stu dents learned important lessons abo ut manu fac turin g prod ucts to customer specificati ons.

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Professor examines Web and the art of motorcycle maintenance Mike Hilgers kn ows that ridin g a motorcycle is more of an e moti onal ex perie nce than an intell ectu al pursuit. But he does beli eve in quantifying that emo ti onal experi e nce, and he 's using th e Intern et to help one motorcycle co mpan y gene rate feedback from bikers. "I proposed to Ho nd a th at yo u ca n quantitati ve ly measure the desired geo metry of a motorcycle ," says Hil gers, an assistant pro fessor of co mpute r sc ie nce . " People can beco me very attached to the way th e ir motorcycle loo ks in additio n to the way it rides ." Th ank s to a grant fro m Hond a, Hil gers created a We b site (www .umr. edu /~h o nd a) th at fea tures an interacti ve

Mike Hilger's Web site (www.umr.edul-honda) features an interactive blueprint of a Honda Shadow. Motorcycle enthusiasts can access the blueprint and make changes . blueprint of a Hond a Shadow. Motorcycle e nthu sias ts can access th e blueprint an d make cha nges to vari o us ang les by cli cki ng o n th e hand le bars , for instan ce . Feedb ack is monitored , ca lcul ated and averaged in o rde r to de ri ve q uantitati ve info rm at io n abo ut th e most appealin g feat ures of a motorcycle's des ig n. Ho nda will eventu a ll y be ab le to use the info rm ati on to make dec isio ns about future designs . " Arc hitects have lo ng kn ow n that recta ngles a re appealin g in buildings ," Hil gers says . " In mo to rcycles, I suspect th e tri ang le is most appea lin g aesthe ti ca ll y." The " tri ang le" is re presented by conn ec tin g im ag in ary po ints fro m the fro nt fork to the hand le bars and th e rea r fo rk. On th e Inte rn e t site, th ese are th e area s of th e blu e print most ofte n manipul ated by wo ulcl be des ig ners . Hil gers , him se lf a biker (he rides a

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TRUST US: this story could help you on the job Think you can trust that co-worker who does the saine job as you ? Better think again . Tony Am meter , an as sistant professor of engineerin g management at UMR , says peop le with simil ar j ob backgrounds don't tru st each other as much as they do co-wo rkers from other backgrounds. A mmeter 's observa ti ons stem from hi s stud y of MB A students workin g togeth er in small groups. He found th at peopl e w ith simil ar job backgro unds were less likely to tru st oth ers f rom th e same background. ''In cross -functi onal tea ms, thi s somewhat curi ous f inding mi ght be ex pl ained as a by- prod uct of a desire to be the sole holder of ex pert power in one's area of ex perti se," A mmeter say s. Th e levels of mi stru st " seemed to dampen as time passed," A mmeter adds . " suggestin g th at i f these undercurrents of co mpetiti on ex ist initi all y, th ey decrease as th e cowo rkers coa lesce to perform th eir tasks." In conductin g hi s research, Am meter studi ed teams of first- year MB A students who wo rked together over fo ur months to co mplete class ass ignments. Adj ustin g the teams to max imi ze di versity of gender, race. age. occupati onal background. industry ex peri ence and undergraduate major, Am meter surveyed team members to see how demographi cs. soc ial co ntac t and employment ex peri ence affected levels of tru st among the subj ects. He fo und that racial simil arit y is important in developin g tru st at the beg inning of a relati onship in a tea m environment , and th at social co ntact increased levels of trust. But he was surp ri sed to discover th at j ob simil arity had a negati ve affect on tru st. " Work environment s are beco min g increasingly di verse in terms of gender. race. work background and ex peri ence," says A mmeter. "The increased di ver ity in proj ect tea ms refl ects thi s trend ." Increas ing the leve ls of social co ntact at th e begin ni ng of a proj ect th rough acti viti es such as "k ickoff' sess ions may help increase tr ust levels. A mmeter says . " Simil arl y. i f people w ith simil ar wo rk backgro unds or ex perti se areas fee l threa tened. clearly detai ling the res ponsibi l itics of each party so th at neither feels in co mpetiti on w ith another ma y help all ev iate th is problem." he adds . â&#x20AC;˘

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Th e cards accolllpanied half a dozen black-and-white photos li"Oln the late J950s, several departmental and universily publications, a map of Rolla , and a copy of lh e Feb . 27, 1959, edilion of the Missou ri Miner studem newspaper. (Th e lap news of Ih e day included Ihe ret irement of Minnie Timb erman , Ih e MSM Infirlllary's head nurse since J926; Ih e selection of Ralph

com erslone in ea rly March 1959. That was Ihe yea r Alaska and Hm va ii were adlllilled illlo th e lillian , Castro look over as Cuba's leader, and then- Vice Pres idelll Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrll shchev engaged in a so-called "kilchen debate" on the merils of COllllllLlnism and cap ilCl/isll7. Construction workers discovered Ih e lime capsllie on

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Mar/ erie 10 play 01 Ih e St. Pat's Masqu erade Ball; an upcoming concer/ by Ih e Schmil Z Sislers; and a nOlice from SI. PCII Ihal "snakes are IClking over Ih e campus" and -'freshmen should have th eir shillelaghs by Monda y, March 9 .") Accordin g 10 Roberts, th e capsule was inclllded in Ih e

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Steel center named for Vu Former U.S. Embassy official picked to lead administrative services UMR's administrative services division now has an international fl avor with Stephen Malott at the helm. Malott, a former adminis tra tive counse lor for the U.S. Embassy in Prague, Czech Republic, became vice chancel lor fo r adm inistrative servi ces at UMR on Feb. 1. He replaces Mohammed H. Qayoumi, who left UMR last June to become vice president for administration and finance and ch ief financial off icer at Ca lifornia State University-Northridge. Malott was a foreign service administrative officer with the U.S Sta te Department from 1982-2000. Pri or to his assignrnen t in Prague, he held posi ti ons in the West African nations of Guinea and the Ivory Coast; in Ca lcutta, India; in the Netherl ands Antilles; and in the Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles. He's also experienced in higher educa tion, having wo rked for the Univers ity of Alaska, Georgetown University and the University of Southern Ca li fornia before embarking on his ca reer as a diplomat.

Wei-Wen Yu , Curators' Professor emeritus of civil engineering, has been associa ted with UMR's Center for ColdForrn ed Steel Structures since its founding in 1990. Now that connec tion is even stronger. In honor of Yu's contributions to the cold- formed steel industry, the center's founding partner, the American Iron and Steel Institute, sugges ted the campus renamed the center the "Wei-Wen Yu Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures." Yu, the founding director of the center, reti red in December. Yu's co ntributions were recognized during UMR's 15th International Specialty Conference on Cold-Fonned Steel Structures last October in St. Louis. The center was establi shed on the UMR campus in 1990 with sponsorshi p from AISI. The center now has six industry sponsors. Succeed ing Yu as director of the center is Roger A. laBoube, CE'70, MS CD3, PhD CD7, Distinguished Teaching Professor of civil engineering.

Dirt Dirt is the second and most recent book of poetry by Michelle Paulsen , a UMR lecturer in English. Dirt was published recently by Hope and Allen Publi shing of Grants Pass, Ore. (For details on the book, visit the publisher's Web site at www hopeandallen com.) Paulsen's first book of poetry, What Wells Up, was published in 1997 by Edwin Mellen Poetry Press of Lewiston, NY Her poetry also appears in online literary journals such as 2River (wwwdaemen.edu/pages/rlong/two ri ve r /de fault.html) and Graveworm (wwwgraveworm.com).

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Richard Brow, professor of ceramic engineering since 1998, became chair of the department on Jan. 1. He replaces Wayn e Huebner, CerE'82, PhD CerE'87, who was named director of UMR's Graduate Cen ter for Materials Research, also on Ja n. 1. Huebner replaces James D. Stoffer, Curators' Professor emeritus of chemistry, who directed the research center from 1992 until his retirement in 2000.

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Another UMR writer has had a second book published recently. Andrew Care aga , news and features editor for the MSM-UMR Alumnus, is the author of eMinistry Connecting with the Net Generation, published in February by Kregel Publications of Grand Rapid. Mich. (wwwkregel.com). More information is availabl e at the book's Web site, www.eministryonline.com.

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Scholarship for Illinoisans J. Russell Snowden, CF47, of louisville, Ky., a native of Cuba. III., and his wife Betty Jo Snowden recently established a scholarship fund to encourage students in central Illinois to study engineering at UMR. The Snowdens' gift of $100,000 creates a scholarship fund targeting students from Cuba 1111.1 High School or other high schools in Fulton County, III., who come from single-parent homes. The scholarship will provide up to 50 percent of the recipient's educational fees each academrc year. Snowden is professor emeritus of civil engineering at the University of louisville's Speed Scientific School. where fie received numerous outstanding teaching awards. For more information about the scholarship. contact the UMR office of admission and student financial assistance toll-free at 1-800-522-0938 or at (573) 3414165. or via the Internet at umrolla@umr.edu.

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Back in demand The rising price of gasol ine over the past year wasn't al l bad . It has helped to fuel a res urgence in the demand fo r petroleum engineers in the United States . "After about a IS-year lu ll , I reall y bel ieve that the interest in petroleu m engineerin g is back ," says Leonard F. Koederi tz, ChE ' 68. MS PetE ' 69 , PhD PetE'70 , D istingui shed Teach ing Professor of petro leum engineering at UMR. He notes that th is year 's crop of petro leum engineering grad uates fro m UMR wi ll receive an average of fi ve job interviews and four j ob offers. " The best part of all this is the sa lary those grad uates will recei ve ," Koederitz adds. " Each graduate wi ll recei ve a salary of about $58,400 to start their careers." Interest in petroleum engineering began to decline rap idly in the mid-1980s, when the Organi zat ion of Petro leum Exportin g Countries (OPEC) flooded the gl obal market with oil. That created low oil prices and stalled oil exploration, says Koeder itz, who also chair s UMR 's department of geo logica l and petroleum engi neering. " That low price made it impractical for th e oi l ind ustry to ex plore new sources for oil. There just wasn' t much interes t in the oi l industry," he says . Th e mai n reason for a renewed interest in petrol eum engineering is increased profits for oil compan ies. Moreover, many petroleum engi neers are retiring. " There is a shortage of petroleum engineers because the average age of petro leum engineers is higher now."

Chancellor Thomas restructures adm inistration Changes are in the works for the UMR administrative structure under Chancellor Gary Thomas' leadership Thomas, who became chancellor last fall, is reorganizing to focus the campus administration on improving the campus' academic reputation and increasing enrollment. Thomas first presented his plan to the UMR Board of Trustees, an advisory group made up of UMR alumni, last October. He later outlined the plan in a November 2000 meeting of the UMR Academic Council, then presented the plan for input from all UMR faculty and staff. "In broadest terms," Thomas explained, "the proposed objectives endorsed by the Board are that UMR strive to be among the top-tier undergraduate institutions in the nation and one of the top 50 Ph.D. granting institutions offering engineering programs. "For UMR to obtain further recognition for its outstanding programs, faculty, staff and students, I believe it will be necessary to create a few additional administrative positions and to reorganize the duties of others." The biggest change involves the creation of a provost's position, to replace the vice chancellor for academic affairs. The deans, who currently report directly to the chancellor, will report to the provost under this new structure . UMR's current vice chancellor for academic affairs, Walter J Gajda Jr, anticipates returning to full ·time duties as a faculty member in UMR's department of electrical and computer engineering. Gajda will remain in his current position until a provost is named. Other changes include: • The creation of a dean of enrollment management position, to oversee UMR's office of admission and student financial assistance. • The creation of a vice provost for research position to coordinate campus research efforts. • The creation of the position of vice provost for information technology. "The information needs of the campus are increasing daily," Thomas says "If we are to remain in the forefront of technology, we must focus more attention on this area ."

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CAMPUS NEWS, CONTACT THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AT 573-341-4328 OR VIA E-MAil AT NEWSINFO@UMR.EDU.

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Miners qualify 11 swimmers for national meet The UMR swimming team has a good shot at another high national fini sh this spring. The Miners qualified 11 swimmers for the NCAA Division II Championships, slated to take place in March in Canton, Ohio. The 11 qualifiers included five who won AIIAmerica honors last season at the NCAA Division II Championships - Dave Belleville, Jeremy Evans, Mike Lach, Josh Jolly and Vanja Dezelic .

Belleville qualified in all five relay events and in two individual events in which he established new school records. Evans made it in four relay events, one of which set a new record, whi le Lach qualified in two relays including a record-setter and the 50yard freestyle. Jolly was a qualifier in the 200- yard freestyle relays and 100- and 2oo-yard backstroke events, whi le Dezelic made it in the 8oo-yard freestyle re lay and four

Something old, something new highlights basketball season The story of the men's basketball season at UMR has been about a veteran and a rookie - and their impressive play despite the fact that the team has played shorthanded all season. The veteran is Kasim Withers, who had to step into a leadership role after Scott Holly suffered a season-ending injury prior to the start of the campaign. Withers averaged close to 19 points a game for the Miners and is second in the conference in assists. In December, he was selected as the MIAA's "Player of the Week" after hitting the game-winning basket in the final seconds of an overtime win over Rockhurst. If anyone has been more impressive than Withers, it wou ld be Brian Westre, a freshman who has played like one of the

nation's top freshmen this year. Westre has averaged 21.7 points, 10.7 rebounds and more than two blocked shots per game. His scoring average is second among freshmen in NCAA Division II, while the rebounding figure is the best among all freshmen in that classification. Like Withers, Westre was also named as the league's top player for a week after helping the Miners win their first two conference games of the 2000-01 season. On the women's side, Jackie Kelble's play has been a bright spot in an otherwise inconsistent year for a youthful Lady Miner squad. The senior forward has scored in double figures in all but one game through mid-J anuary and is closing in on the 1,000point mark, a total reached by only 10 other

freestyle events. The other six to qualify for the first time included Cagri Sapmaz, Seth Aldrich, Sean Garceau, Jack Pennuto, Sean O'Donnell and Mike Minard (Lenexa, Kan/Shawnee Mission West). All are freshmen except for Garceau, a sophomore who narrowly missed qualifying last season. All 11 qualified at the Arkansas-Little Rock Invitational in December.

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players in school history. Kelble was named to the all-tournament team in two events this year, while teammate Amy Milliken also won the honor in the Missouri Western Classic.

UMR duo named to Verizon Academic All-District team Two members of the UMR footbal l team were named to the Verizon Academic AIIDistrict VII football team for the 2000 season. Jason Elrod, a junior linebacker from Rolla, Mo , and Alex Mendrygal, a sophomore placekicker from Libertyville, III, were named to the third team for the district that covers a nine-state area in the upper Midwest. Elrod, a biological sciences major at UMR, has started every game fo r each of the last two years at linebacker for the Miners and finished as the team's secondlead ing tackler with 93 stops in 2000. He 22

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also made five tackles for a loss, forced three fumbles and recove red two, and has intercepted one pass which he returned 35 yards for a touchdown against Pittsburg State on Oct. 28. He has been a member of the honor roll and dean's list at UMR and was a member of commissioner's academic honor roll as named by the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association for the 1999 season . Mendrygal has served as the Miner kicker for the past two seasons and converted 16 of 17 extra points and five of 12 fiel d goal attempts this fall He made a decisive 24-yard fie ld goal with just over a

minute to play in UMR's 22-20 win over Missouri Valley on Sept. 9 and hit a careerbest 47-yard field goal against Pittsburg State during the year. A mechanical engineering major at UMR, Mendrygal was named to the university's honor roll and to a national dean's list after the 1999-00 academ ic year. He is also a member of the M-Cl ub, a service organization of student-athletes at UMR.

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MSM·UMR: chairs, lamps, watches, rings, pendants, Platinum/Gold MasterCard, License plates for Missouri residents

Career Assistance: UMR's Career Opportunities Center will help you in your job search!

Alumni Association Services: Access to Alumni Office via e·mail (alumni@umr.edul. Alumni locator service to help you find lost friends. Address update service so you don't miss your MSM-UMR mail.

To take advantage of these offers, contact the Alumni Office: MSM-UMR Alumni Association Castleman Hall University of Missouri-Rolla 1870 Miner Circle Rolla, MO 65409-0650 phone: (5731341-4145 fax: (9781926-7986 e-mail: alumni@umr.edu www.umr.edu/alumni

Parents' Association recognizes outstanding parent and teaching assistant Barbara Robertson. barb@umr,edu Family Day 2000 festivities on the UMR campus included special recognition fo r two very special Parents' Association award winners: laurie Guffey, winner of the 2000 "Parent of the Year" award, and Avinash Ravindranathan, honored as the 2000 Outstanding Teaching Assistant. Mrs. Guffey, mother of UMR student Matt Lockwood, traveled all the way from Arizona to accept her award. The recipient of this award is chosen from essays submitted to Student Council by currently enrolled students. Ravindranathan made the trip from his job in Indiana to accept his award. Student evaluations of TAs are reviewed by the Academic Council Committee on Effective Teaching for the OTA award. Both awards are funded by the UMR Parents' Association and were bestowed at the Parents' Association meeting at Family Day. Recipients were also honored at half-time of the Family Day football game. Special thanks go to Len Koederitz, chair of the CET committee and to th e Student Council PAR chairs, Jennifer Song and Marty Rust, for their help with the nomination process for th ese awards.

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MSM-UMR Alumni Association Mission and Goals MISSION The association will proactively strive to create an environment - embodying communication with and participation by MS M-UMR alumni and friends - to foste r strong loyalty to UMR and growth of the associa tion. The association wi ll increase its financial strength as well as provide aid and support to deserving students, faculty, and alumni friends.

GOALS • Assis t campus ma rketing and adm issions office with increasing student enrollment. • Improve communication with and expand the involvement of alumni especially recent graduates and current students. • Increase financial resources of the association and the university. • Strengthen alumni section activity. Increase volunteer support to the university and its students. • Provide a vehicle for coordination with various alumn i organizations . The officers and other members of the association's board of directors provide leadership and actual participation to achieve these goals and fulfill this mission. For their efforts to be a success, they need YOUR active participation as wel l, in whatever alumni activities you choose .

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Last call for the MSM-UMR Alumni Association alumni directory The telephone verification phase of our alumni directory project, in which each alumnus/ a can make a final change to his or her listing, is almost complete. Representatives of Bernard C. Harris Publishing Co. Inc., the official publisher of our directory, have just a few more calls to make before final proofreading begins. Since we are publishing only enough directories to cover pre-publication orders placed at this time, please let the Harris representative know if you are interested in purchasing your own directory. This will be your only opportunity to reserve a copy of the MSM-UMR Alumni Association Alumni directory. If for any reason you have not heard from our publisher by March 26, you may contact the company directly at Customer Service Department, Bernard C. Harris Publishing Co. Inc., 16 Koger Center, Suite 103, Norfolk, VA 23502 or call 1-800-877-6554.

GOODNEWS for UMR job seekers

Jsee Alumni and students will be delighted to know th at JOBTRA K (www.j obtrak.com) and M onster Board (www.monster.com). two of the nation's premier job hunting sites , have merged. Thou sands of j ob opportuniti es on the Intemet are now ava il able. A lumni who subscribe to JOBTRAK through the UMR Career Opportunit ies Center will now find the nu mber of j ob openings adverti sed on the Intern et dramati call y increased. According to th e dot-com compani es , the decision was made " not to compete head to head but rath er to team up to grow more quickl y in th e U.S. and intern ati onall y, as well as to bring to market products that were on ly dreamed of in the past." T his alli ance will result in an incred ible amoun t of growth , recogniti on and innovati on in th e college recruitin g industry. UMR has been usin g JOBTRA K for more th an four years, and has been the catalys t for many matches between empl oyers and alumni. For the present. JOBTRAK will retain its name, but in the future th e two brands will merge their names . To learn more about JOBTRAK , please contact M arcia Ridl ey in the UMR Career Opportuniti es Center at mridley@ umr.edu or (573) 34 14229 . Services avail able to UMR alumni include the password to JOBTRAK and resume referral. Alumni are given instru cti ons to upload th eir resumes into the COC database and then th ose resumes are forwarded ( 0 co mpani es for their consideration. For more information , go ( 0 the COC Web site at www. umr.edu/-career and cl ick on th e alumn i door.

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Senior Pizza Party The alumni lounge was hopping on Nov. 29, as more than 160 graduating seniors enjoyed free pizza, soda and beer at the fall Senior Pizza Party sponsored by the MSM-UM R Alu mni Association. Alumni office staff, students and volunteers welcomed the new alumni and presented each one with a "Membership Kit" full of information about the MSM-UMR Alumni Association and how the organiza tion can help them in their new lives. The association also presented each senior with a Hazel pad folder imprinted with the association's logo. The alumni association holds a Senior Pizza Party every Apri l and November for the seniors graduating that semester.

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Four sections receive honors at Homecoming Alumni Board Sections Committee Chair Ed Midden Each year the Alumni Board Sections Committee reviews resu lts of the section's annua l reports and se lects two award winners: the Outstand ing Section (best performance overa ll ) and the Phoenix Section (most improved). Due to changes in the timing of the section annual reports, both the 1999 and 2000 awards were made at Homecoming 2000. For 1999, Oklahoma Section took the Outstanding Section of the Year award, while the Phoenix award went to the Mid-Missouri Section. Ark-La-Tex captured top section honors for 2000 with Air Capita l (based in Wichita, Kan.) winn ing the Phoen ix award. Thanks go to al l the sections for th eir hard work on the annua l repo rts, and to the sections committee for their diligence, especial ly Curt Ki ll inger who spent many hours on the project.

OUTSTANDING! Accepting their Outstanding Section awards from Jim Bertelsmeyer are (left to right) Steven Malcolm 70 of the Oklahoma Section and John Livingston '39 for the Ark-La- Tex Section.

Jennifer Marshall (left) of the Air Capital Section accepts the 2000 Phoenix award from Jim Bertelsmeyer Several Mid-Missouri Section members attended Homecoming, but schedule conflicts precluded having a representative available to accept their 7999 Phoenix award.

Miners in North Carolina meet to discuss forming an alumni section Brian Tenholder, Brian,Tenholder@us.ina.com, (803) 548-8906 MSM-UMR alumni in the Charlotte, N.C, area met on Nov. 4, 2000, to discuss forming an alumni sec tion . Miners and guests enjoyed light refreshments and reminiscing at Classic Sports, a pub in Charlotte. Lynn Stichnote of the alumni office offered a campus update and discussed possible section activities. Several attendees expressed interest in serving as officers, as have some of the area alumni who responded to an earlier survey. If you are interes ted in becoming involved, contact Brian Tenholder '97 at the phone number or e-mail listed above. More events are planned for 2001; watch your mail for invitations. Approximately 780 MSM-UMR alumni live in North and South Carolina, and are distributed throu ghout both states. Section activi ti es will be planned to accommodate those areas with alumni expressing interest in events, so make your voice heard. Attending the November gathering were: John '97 and Tara '97 Brocke, Jeannette Jumps '~O, Chris Irwin '97, Jim '97 and Kate Kamper. Bill '69 and Sandy Knauf, John W 70 and Wilda 77 Mitchell, Enoch Moeller. Brian Tenholder '97, Michael '92 and Kathy Tonelis, and Lynn Stichnote. 26

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Society of Petroleum Engineers conference attracts large number of MSM-UMR Alumni The MSM-UMR Alumni Association hosted a rece ption Oct. 3, 2000, fo r alumni and guests attending the Society of Petroleum Engineers conference in Da ll as, Texas. Nea rly 30 Miners and friends gathered to enjoy old friends and make new ones. It was a great opportun ity to reminisce and network professiona lly. Lucky Miners winn ing door prizes were Steve Homoky, Glenn Brand and Jim Honefenger. Curt Killinger won the St. Pat's sweatshirt but sa id it was to no ava il , because his wife would take it away from him. Thanks go to Lenn Koederitz '68 and his spouse, Cheryl, who served as hosts of the event. Attending were: Ed '50 and Barbara Barsachs, Glenn 'B3 and Mindy '84 Brand, Jim Colliton 78, Raj Chilikuri '99, Ron D. Craig 78, Mark Dieckmann '82, Ken Dunek '00, K.C Green '99, Steve Homoky '84, Jim Honefenger 72, Marcus A. Huggans '98 and Melanie James, Curt Killinger 73, Greg Praznik '70, Nick Valenti '87, Scott Wehner '80, Jim Chaney '82, Michael McKee '76, Terry Palisch '86, Greg Sanders '86, Herman Vacca '60, Lenn '68 and Cheryl Koederitz.

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Kenny Cochran, 1827 Northwood Ct. E, longview, TX 75606, kdbac@aol.com The Ark-La-Tex Section's sixth annual Cajun turkey fry was hosted by Gene and Judy Rand at thei r home in Longview, Texas, on Oct. 21,2000. Nineteen Miners and guests enjoyed deep-fried turkeys and covered dishes - it is hard to beat that kind of meal. A ra ffle fo r two shi rts donated by MSM-UMR, a cand le made by An n Mu lyca and Gene Rand's dona tion of an MSM-UMR 1999 Homecoming mug yielded $50 for the section treasury. Arde lla Browni ng, Lou ise Patton, Walt Mulyca and Tammy Poland were raffle winners. The business meeting incl uded reports from John Livingston regardi ng the Ark-La-Tex Section's 2000 Outstanding Section, and also his "status report" on some of the section's sen ior members. John Wilson, former UM R chai r of mining enginee ring, discussed his cu rrent ro le as a recruiter for UMR. John was elected an honorary section member by the group. The meeting concluded with discussion of the winter event. Attending were. Phil '48 and Ardella Browning, Eimond Claridge '39, Ernie '70 and Gerry Green, Loretta Mosca(J~ Walt '65 and Anne Mulyca, Jerry '82 and Tammy Poland, Gene '62 and Judy Rand, Helen Breuning, John Livingston '39, Louis Patton, Roy and D.O. Carmin, and John and Meg Wilson.

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Cincinnati-Dayton fall potluck dinner Skip Dunham, 2843 Cranbrook Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45251 Bill '83 and Kelly Bohnhoff hosted a fall potluck dinner for Cincinnati-Dayton Miners and families on Nov. 4, 2000. The weather was perfect as the 18 Miners and guests enjoyed a delicious meal. Following dinner, everyone adjourned outside to roast marshmallows, catch up with each other's busy lives and share stories of MSM-UMR. Thanks go to Bill and Kelly for the hospitality and to Amy Dunham for arranging the event. Attending were. Bret '93 and Gina '93 Baldwin, Bill '83, Kelly. Amanda and Curtis Bohnhoff, Matt '92, Becky '92 and Declan Dunehew. Amy. Stone and Luke Dunham, Lamar '95 and Vicky '92 Gerber, James '57 and Betty Johnson, James Jones '17, Suzanne Metzner '97, and Bob '57 and Bev Shields.

Miners and guests - from a newborn to the class of '51 enJoyed the Cincinnati-Dayton potluck

Cincinnati-Dayton Section winery dinner a great success Skip Dunham, 2843 Cranbrook Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45251 Valley Vineyards of Morrow, Ohio, was the venue for the Cincinnati-Dayton summer activity On July 22, 2000, 21 alumni and guests enjoyed a delicious steak dinner wi th local wine. Amy Dunham discussed possible recruitment activities for the section, including attending some spring college fairs . Amy has provided the school addresses to the UMR admissions office. The group then adjourned to the home of Bret and Gina Baldwin for more good conversation and fellowship. Attending were. Bret '93 and Gina '93 Baldwin, Bill '83 and Kelly Bohnhoff, David Cornell '86, Lamar '95 and Vicky '92 Gerber, Greg '93 and Julie Glodowski, Colin '98 and Anne Marie Hester, James Jones '17, Jay J Krull '87, Dick '58 and Julie Okenfuss, Bob Shields '57, and Bob '10 and Carolyn Wilmesherr

MINERS WIND UP A PERFECT SUMMER EVENING AT THE BALDWIN HOME Front row. left to right. Amy Dunham, Carolyn Wilmsherr. Gina Baldwli) and Kelly Bohnhoff. Back row. left to right. Anne Marie Daniel, Colin Hester. Bill Bohnhoff, Bob Wilmsherr. David Cornell, Jay Jones and Bret Baldwin. Not pictured is the photographer. Skip Dunham.

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Heartland Section "hoops it up" with UMR basketball team Don Fuller, 100 Bentwood, Paducah, KY 42003 The Heartland Section coordinated a section event with the UMR men's basketball team on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2000. Seventeen alumni and guests met beforehand to plot strategy with UMR head coach Dale Martin at the Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau, then joined the team and other alumni at the Show-Me center for the match-up with Southeast Missouri State . Despite a loss by the Miners, it was an enjoyable event. Thanks go to Bob Patterson for organizing the event. and to Mark Mullin for arranging for tickets. Attending the reception were. 0017 and Nancy Brackhahn, 0017 '66 and Jenny Fuller. Gene '53 and Ann Edwards, Barr '65 and Glenda Horton, Tim Hudwalker '88, Jeremiah Jamieson '61, Kevin Lindsey, Mark Mullin, Bob '54 and Martha Patterson, Bill '54 and Clemie Stewart, and Darren Walters '94. Other alumni joined the group at the game

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is planning a fo llow-up activity in th e spring to Massman's casting site in Paducah, Ky., where mass ive concrete pontoons will be cast and then floated downstrea m to the dam construction si te. Attending the event were: Don and Nancy Brackhahn, Gene and Ann Edwards, Tom and Maureen Tavernaro, Chester and Nancy Hager. Max and JoAnn Burgett, Jack Harper. 0017 Fuller and seven others (sorry we did not get all the names).

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Members of the Houston Section were part of history in the making when they attended a Houston Astros baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, Sept. 3D, 2000. The Astros topped the franchise's previous attendance record and broke the 3 million mark for fan attendance in a single season, the first sports team in Texas to do so. Despite Houston streets being blocked off for the Texaco Houston Grand Prix, 31 alumni and guests attended the game Everyone enjoyed the action on the field as well as visi ting with fellow alumni and friends and participating in a raffle for an MSM-UMR T-shirt. Newton Wells was the lucky winner of the shirt. Attending were: Wayne '58 and Betty Andreas, Lori '88 and Anthony Crocker, James '92 and Cheryl '92 Erickson, Mike 70 and Donna Friese, David '81 and Lisa Gresko, Dan 73 and Dee 75 Hinkle, Ed May '83, Hugh 74 and Jean Murray, Russ Pfeifle 74, Larry Ragsdale '98, Nicole Talbot 77. Fred 74 and Rosa Thompson, Herman '60 and Carol Vacca, Newton '59 and Marilyn Wells, Elizabeth Willis '~O

Transtar provides high-tech venue for Houston Section prospective student reception Transtar, the state of the art traffic control fac ility in Houston, Texas, was the site of a prospective student reception hosted by the Houston Section and the UMR Admissions office on Jan. 20, 2001. Alumni met with prospective students and their parents in a comfortable, informal atmosphere (made even more pleasant by delicious refreshments). Jennifer Bayless of the Admissions office made a Houston-area alumni chat informally with presentation and each prospective students and parents at Transtar alumnus introduced

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themselves, gave background on their co-curricular and extra-curricular activities while at MSM or UMR, and then answered questions informally later on. Five students attended, along with 7 parents, and the overall event was quite effective. Thanks to Curt Ki ll inger, Russ Pfeifle, Nicole Talbot and all the other section members who helped coordinate the event. Pro spective students attending were Hakim Benaissa, Matt Jones, Lane Martinez, Marshall Littrell and James Resse . Alumni and guests attending were: Wayne T. '58 and Betty Andreas, Jennifer Bayless, Lori Stapp Crocker '88, Jon Gibbs '93, Kevin Hagan '80, Mark T. Ingram '92, J Curtis Killinger 73 '80, Jim Medlin '67. Russ Pfeifle 74, Larry '98 and Elizabeth '00 Ragsdale, Perrin Roller '80, Nicole Talbot 77. Lynn Stichnote, John Wilson (former UMR faculty member) and Dan '89 and Linda '88 Wright.

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ALASKA John W. Hentges '89 13501 Ebbtide Circle Anchorage, AK 99516

MID-MISSOURI Christine Kump '95 1505 Del Cerro Drive Jefferson City, MO 65101

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MIDDLE-TENNESSEE Christina Cook '95 3100 Arrow Lane Clarksville, TN 37043

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BAY AREA Kamila Cozort 117 Forest Hill Drive Clayton, CA 94517

MOTOR CITY Robert L Seaman '69 29812 Briarwood Court Farmington Hills, MI 48331-1921

CENTRAL OZARKS J. Randy Verkamp '72 18112 Highway 8 St James, MO 65559 CHICAGO Kerry Knott '96 237 Mantle Lane, #109 Carol Stream, IL 60188 Kerry. Knott@ipaper.com CINCINNATI/DAYTON Millard "Skip" Dunham '85 2843 Cranbrook Drive Cincinnati, OH 45251 msdnakd@one.net DALLAS/FORT WORTH Warren Unk '91 1507 Hayfield Drive Plano, TX 75023 GEORGIA David R. Ziegler '85 1531 Huntington Drive Marietta, GA 30066-5907 HEARTLAND Don Fuller '66 100 Bentwood Drive Paducah, KY 42003-0998 HOUSTON Nicole Talbot 4006 Lee Lane Pearland, TX 77069 nicoletalbot77@hotmail.com KANSAS CITY Craig Koenig '86 19100 E. 30 th Street S Independence, MO 64057 LlNCOLNLAND Jerry Hirlinger '86 4100 Lavender Lane Springfield, IL 62707

NORTHEAST OHIO Hugh C. Kind '76 1021 Morewood Parkway Rocky River, OH 44116 NORTHERN ALABAMA John P. Dunbar '84 622 Patterson Lane Meridianville, AL 35759-1028 OKLAHOMA Jeanne Barkley '96 1512 W. Keywest Street Broken Arrow, OK 74011 PACIFIC NORTHWEST Stephen Wright '68 35708 SE 49th Street Fall City, WA 98024 ROCKY MOUNTAIN Clarence A Ellebracht, Jr. '64 7336 S. Glencoe Court Littleton, CO 80122-2527 SAINT LOUIS Jennifer Diskin '91 5008 Alicia Drive Alton, IL 62002 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Kenneth G. Riley '56 3390 Monterey Road San Marino, CA 91108-1830 SPRINGFIELD. MO Roddy J. Rogers '81 City Utilities, P.O. Box 551 Springfield, MO 65801 TUCSON William M. Hallett '55 P.O. Box 64216 Tucson, AZ 85728-4216 WEST TEXAS J. Michael Party '78 6209 Driftwood Midland, TX 69707-1603

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ATTENTION SHUTTERBUGS We'll be glad to print photos taken at ~ your events ~() - just send them in! They need to be good quality, clear pictures, preferably showing some of the fun at your event. Please identify those people in the picture. If you send several, we'll pick the best for publication. Unless requested, submitted photos will not be returned to sender.

lincolnland Section fall meeting On Friday, Oc t. 27 , 2000, the Lincolnland Section hosted cocktails and a dinner meeting at the Spring field Motorboat Club on Lake Springfield, III. Area directors Ed Midden and Richard Eimer gave an update on campus activities and events from Homecoming. President Jerry Hirlinger conducted a brief business meeting for the 24 alumni and guests in attendance, followed by a delicious dinner. Thanks go to Jerry Parsons for arranging the event. Attending were: David Tepen '90 and guest, Sadie Burke '98, Tom '70 and Sue Hoppe, Robert '99 and Lori '98 Bosch, Tom Feger '69, Jim '66 and Connie May. Richard '71 and Cathy Eimer. Emily Wehmeyer '97, Gary '74 and Debra Hutchison, Randy '88 and Jerri Vogel, Ed '69 and Anne Midden, Jerry Hirlinger '86, Jerry '70 and Mary Parsons, and Richard '69 and Carolyn Berning 32

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Kansas City Section tees off Craig Koenig, ckoenig @burnsmcd.com Longview Lake Golf Course in Kansas City, Mo., was the site of the annual Kansas City Gol f Tournament on July 8,2000. Eight golfers enjoyed a beautifu l day and lots of fun and fel lowship Thanks are due to John Frerking for helping to arrange the event. Attending were. Bob Ronan, Matt Ronan, Mark Short '81, Duane Gowing, Dave Skitek '67, Mac Andrew '68, John '87 and Mary Frerking.

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Chancellor Thomas visits Maryland/ Virginia/DC Section Doug Hughes, 1212 Finneans Run, Arnold, MD 21012; W3HO @aol.com It was a beautiful fall day on the Potomac River at the residence of Earl and Olga Biermann for the MO/DC/VA section meeting on Oct. 21, 2000. Chancellor Gary Thomas spoke about his plans for UMR, both shortÂˇ and long-term . Earl Biermann '43 received the Frank Mackaman Volunteer Service Award from Don Brackhahn and Chancellor Thomas during the event, as Earl could not attend the awards dinner at Homecoming 2000. Door prizes, including a St. Pat's sweatshirt, were given to attendees. Attending were: Jeff '88 and Olinda Alexander; Earl '43 and Olga Biermann; Kathy Biermann, Don and Nancy Brackhahn; Cecil '48 and Shirley Branson; Miller '62 and Kathleen Einsel; Ben '81 and Linda Carper Hanking; Sumant Hattikudur '88; Doug '63 and Sandra Hughes: Leonard '43 and Mary Elizabeth Larson; Jim '72 and Barbara Nielsen; John '63 and Marjean Rice, Keith '86 and Veronica Rowe; Bob Scanlon '73; Neil Smith, vice chancellor. university advancement; Gary Thomas, chancellor; Glenn '64 and Dorothy Van Doren.

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Mid-Missouri Section summer pICniC Bob Sfreddo '58, ubes58@aol.com Between 20 and 25 MSM-UMR alumni and guests gathered for th e Mid-Missouri summer picn ic for al umni, new UMR students and families. The gathering was held at Niekamp Park in St. Martins on Aug. 4, 2000, and featured barbecue hamburgers, hot dogs and bratwursts, along with covered dishes from the guests . This has become an annual event and was enjoyed by all. Thanks to Kenny Voss and Bob Sfreddo for coo rd inating the event.

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Please check the programs listed below for more information: _Introduction to Engineering 2001 _Jackling Institute _MITE (Minority Intro to Engineering) _Discover: Arts & Sciences _Aerospace Camp _Explore: Space 2001 _PRIMO Chemistry Academy _Summer Transportation Institute _Nuclear Engineering Camp _Joe Miner Sports Camp _Boys Basketball Camp _Future Stars (Girls) Basketball Camp Show-Me Games

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UMR hosts record numbers at Industry Day UMR's Career Opportunities Center coordinated its most Erik Hoffmann '95, Donald Homesley '59, Wayne Huebner '87, successful career fair ever wi th the Fall 2000 Career Fair on Kenneth Brian Jones '85, Mark Junkins '95, Dan Karraker '92, Sept 28, 2000. The all-day event drew a record 238 companies, Lucy Knaup '94, Lenn Koederitz '58, Drew Kofahl, Jeffrey P which distributed information and met prospective employees Krause '99, Julia Kuseski '00, Joe Kuss 70, Ming Lau '80, from among the 2,000 UMR students attending. The evening Lawrence Lee 78, Richard Leung '99, Paula Lutz 75, Nicolette before the career fair, the CDC hosted a Madison '98, Roger Madry '98, Christopher reception for recruiters, followed by the Maupin '98, Shawn Maloney '99, Peter Recruiters' Roundtable for students at Manis '95, Dan Marley '84, Robert C which three alumni panelists shared Marshall '60, Jessica Martinez '98, James "Interviewing Tips from the Pros." At the Mazurek '82, Tim McDermott '90, Melissa reception, which the alumni office helped McGuire Carr '~O, Greg Meitz '83, Rob to host, more than 100 MSM-UMR alumni Mensching '99, Keith Missey '~O, Diane were among the company recruiters who Moellenhoff '98, Liz Morris '~O, Dale L. enjoyed the beautiful weather literally Morse 79, Scott Motycka '80, Brent at the feet of Edwina Sandy's new Mydland '98, Donald D. Myers '51, Dustin sculpture, "The Millennium Arch," Olson '98, Narges Omrani '95, Jaime outside Castleman Hall. Ostmann '~O, Ann Papke '~O, Jennifer Those attending included' Rick Arnold Richard Leung '99 (left) and Estller Walker Parrott '99, Maleika Patterson '99, Hardy J '59, Jack Baker '97, Larry Bergner 73, Duane '95 (center) of Pepsi with co-op student. Pottinger '55, Brian Price '99, Eric Pringer '99, Todd S. Rastorfer '98, Will Reed '95, Bequette 75, Neil Book 72, Thomas Brady '85, Jane Brashers '99, Khara Brock '99, R. David Reinhart '96, Jennifer Remley '97, L. Bullock '51, Tim Bumpus '85, Bill Burton Chris Rickey '97, Michael Robinson '00, '82, Patrick M Byrne 73, Christine Carlson Mary K. Pecora Rolli '89, Dan Ross '85, '95, Brian Carroll '~O, Curt Cauble '98, Karl Schmitt '99, Elmer Schneider '72. Samuel Clark '97, Robert Conaway '99, John Schoenecker 74, Cindy Schreckenberg '94, Paul M Simons '99, Mark Coburn '99, Mark Crawford '98, Brad Derick Skouby '97, Pat Smith '95, Chris Crutcher '82, Ryan J DeLapp '99, Ed Smyser '94, Dan SI. Clair 75, Colleen Delgadillo, Scott Diermann '8 1, Brain Stemler '99, JD. Stevenson '92, Mark Donley '87, David Dam '99, Jason Doyle Stielow '91, Leo B. Stoessel '00, Stephen '98, Kevin Edgley '81, Ryan Elder '98, Fred M Squibb '98, Steve Thilker '91, Chris Ellermeier '87, Scott Fallert '97, Charles Tracy Jones '98 of Exxon (center. laughing) Thomason '85, Heather Thompson '98, Fiedler 78, Alan Flagg '95, Dean Ford '95, chats with UMR students. Bryan Tilley '95, Laura Tobben '99, Angela Nathan Fraser '99, P Scott Gegesky '58, Todtenhaupt, Dave Visnich '95, Esther Thomas V Gibilterra '58, Greg Glodowski '93, Walker '95, Mati Wicks '93, Barb Wilmes '85, Kate WinO'en '~O, Mary Grass, Chuck Grbcich '88, Valerie Green '99, Mike Gross Sean Wya tt '94, Guangying Xu '00, J T. Zakrzewski '98. '88, Mahlon Haunschild '83, Bret Hedenkamp '88, David Heidemen, Anne Heltibrand '~O, Steve Himmell 70, Greg Hilmas,

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St. louis Section cheers on the Cardinals Jennifer Diskin, jkdiskin@corp.olin.com Friday, July 7,2000,55 Miners and guests enjoyed a St. Loui s Cardina ls baseball game at Busch Stadium . The section reserved seats in the bullpen game room area, a setting that al lowed everyone to socialize with fellow alumni and friends and also provided an excel lent view of the action on the field. All had a great time and we look forvvard to seeing more of our St. Louis area alumni at this event next yea r. Attending were: Phil Jozwiak '66, Angie '94 and Mike '92 Castro, Melissa Moore '93, Kelley '97 and Marc '92 Thomas, Christina Sfreddo '94 Doug '94 and Lori Heckel. Les Benoy '77, '75 and guests, Byron Vermillion '69, Gene Haberl '77, John Schilling '43, Jeff Inman '93 and guest, Earl Bage '50, Carol Bennett '92 and guest. Gail Schott '72 and Susan Wyseman, Laura Faletto '98 and guest, Brian and Janice Neary '97, Chris Niehaus '94, David Witt '94, Kevin Burkett '94 and guest, Laura '94 and Joel '95 Rickman, Brett Felton '94, Shannon White, Leroy Alt '67 and guests, Scott Link '95, Milt Murray '64, '80, and guests, Dave Beardsley '70, Susan Fry '99 and Dan Troesser '96.

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MINER ALUMNI EVENTS SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2001 Houston Texas Section Hockey game: Houston Aeros 5 p.m., Compaq Center

Houston, Texas Wayne Andreas, wa ndreas@juno.com, 281-324Âˇ1485

SATURDAY, APRIL 21,2001 Houston Texas Section Baseball: Astros vs Cardinals

1:35 pm., Enron Field Nicole Talbot. nicoletalbot77@hotmail.com 281-489-0391

MAY 2, 2001 MarylandNirginia/DC Section Alumni Alliance reception for U.S. Senators & Representatives

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call (573) 341-4165 or 1-800-522-0938, e-mail admissions@umr.edu, or check out the Web site at www.umr.edu/admissions.

Ark-la-Tex Section Spring Meeting location/time: TBD

Gene Rand, srand@txucom 903-836-6553

MAY 16, 2001 Motor City Section, Detroit SAE Formula Car dinner

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Alumni Kid~ and Grandkid~ ComQ to UMR and ~AV[ If you live out of state, your college-bound child or grandchild could save some significant money by coming to UMR! Accepted students who qualify receive a $5,500 Alumni Sons & Daughters grant. The requirements: Student must be enrolled full -time; parent or grandparent must be a holder of an earned degree from MSM-UMR; student must have an ACT score of at least 24 and be in the top 25 percent of his/her high school graduating class; transfer students must have a 3.2 grade point average (on 4.0 scale); and must have completed 30 hours toward a degree; student must apply prior to June 15 of the year student plans to enroll; renewal of the grant. which is limited to four years per recipient. is available to any student receiving the grant who holds a grade point average of 2.75 or above. For an application or for more information on this grant program, please contact the UMR admissions office at 1-800-522-0938 or through e-mail at UMRolla@umr.edu.

Kansas City Section Golf Tourney

Date/ Location TBD

JUNE 21, 2001 SI. louis Section Golf Tournament at Wolf Hollow Washington, Mo., 11 :30 a.m.-1 p.m. lunch/registration 1 p.m. Shotgun Start

Phil Jozwiak, paj@geo techonology.com (314) 878-1285 (h); (3 14)997Âˇ7440 (w)

SUNDAY, JULY 15 Central Ozarks Section Solar Car Team Activity Time/location: TBD

Rolla, Mo. Randy Ve rkamp, 573-265-7141

SUNDAY, JULY 21 Chicago Section Summer Send-off Picnic

Kerry Knott. knott@ipapeLcom

Please Note: This scholarship will supercede any other non-resident scholarship.

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1928 A l bert L. Hill , CE: "S till enjoyi ng life at 96,"

1930s 1939 Edga r S, M iller , CE: " During Ju ly and Augu st 2000 , Peg and I took a beautiful boat trip from Am sterdam to Budapest. over 120 lock s in 23 days."

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Nick Holl oway Jr .. ChE: " I retired 12 yea rs ago and now live on an island just off the coast of Georg ia. Spend a lot of lime on go lf co urses . and my wife and t travel a 101." • J ohn E. Stein . PetE : "M y wife. Dorothy. and I were planni ng to take a 50-day crui se on Ihe Crystal Symphony in earl y February 200 I in

Val Gribble. CE: " Have been retired fo r 12 years. Ju st play go lf. Have a wife, two boys

honor of our 50 th weddi ng an niversary.'" •

Harold M. Telthorst. CE: "Playing lots of go lf - bu t not gelling any beller. Rea ll y enjoyed the 50-year reuni on. Well done."

and fi ve grancl kids."

1957 Donn G. Ziebell , MetE: "1 am in a 2 II2 -yea r s p rint toward rel i rement w hil e p la nni ng mark eting of my \\fork s o f f in e art in retiremen t."'

in SI. Lou is on Jan. 3 1, 2000 , after 32- plu s yea rs. Upon retire ment , I was group manage r/team leader for flight co nt rol hard wa re/soflwa re fo r all prod ucti on progra ms in SI. Lou is. My work ex perience included the F/A- I8 A/ B, CfD. E/F, the FII5E. the CII7A , and the JSF Prototype aircrafl develop ment programs. My wife . Barbara. and I reside at 361 3 Co llin gwood Dr" SI. Charles, MO 6330 I and are enjoy ing travelin g and grandchildren in retiremenl. I

would appreciate hea ring from old friends. My e- mail address is dpopp @mail.win.org "

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Karlheinz Eissin ger.GGph : "The year 2000 was the Golden An ni versary of my MSM graduation and my wedding to my wonderful wife. Lori. We' re older. bUI sti ll enjoy each day. We es pec iall y enj oyed our Alaskan Cru ise last spring and the lo matoes from our garden last sum mer." · Robert H . Erskine , MetE: "1 am thankful Ihat my service in Ihe 88 th infantry in World War II resulted in my recei vin cr a decr ree at MSM thru the GI Bi ll. It otherwis~ wo~d nOI have been poss ible. God enabl ed me to survive Illy gunshot wounds and rerurn to the United States." · Robert E. Smith . CE: "We enjoyed our trip to the 50t hanni versary party. We ll done by all co ncerned. [t was nice seeing all of the 'N ifty Fifty' fri end s aga in." • Franklin W. Wya tt , ChE: " Loi s and I had our 50th wedding anni versary in October."

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E. Donald Schrader. ChE: " Been retired for 15 years now. My wife Wanda and I just celebrated our 50th weddi ng anni versary." · Richard A. Thurston , ChE: "1 was a member of the j 950 Corn Bow l football team. I also allended the 50th reuni on/ Homeco ming in October."

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1952 Kennelh L. DeLa p. CE: "Still working and in good healt h. We have an employee still workin g wilh us who is 92 ycars old."

1953 William E. Patterso n. PetE . has been entered into the Boli var (Mo.) High Schoo l Hall of Fame. Pallerson is retired from Shell Oil Co., w here he worked in engineerin g. computer program man age ment and econo mi cs in Texas, New t\1 ex icQ, L oui siana and New

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Sa rasota, Fla" to observe I ,000 years of Hunga ri an stat ehood with concens and ex hibits." • Humbert E. Sfreddo , CE , retired Mi ssouri Depa rtment of fro m th e Tran sportation on May 3 1, 2000.·

Richard L. Brake , CE: " Retired from Illinois Departmenl of Transportat ion in j 99 1." • E ugene D. Brenning , CE: "My wife and I spent 2 1/2 weeks on a trip to Japan and Ma lays ia with class mate Bill Mat hews (CE ' 6 1) . and hi s wife. Had a great time !" • Ronald Willenbri nk. ChE: " 1 am retiring from Ashl and Oil Inc. after 32 years of service. Go lf is in the picture "

1959 Cha rles E. Pollard . CE: " Have retired from Mi sso uri Depart menl of Transportat ion. Enjoying my grandchildren and visiting in Ro ll a." · Joseph F. Reichert , CE , reports that hi s so n, Ed Reich er t , CE ' 97 , marri ed Jennifer Jankowski on Sepr. 3, 2000 , in Kansas Cily, Mo. They now li ve in Overland Park. Kan . • Robert T. Stelloh,GGph: " I am wo rkin g

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1960s 1960 Gerald B. Allen. ChE: " Happ il y ret ired from East man Kodak 3 years now. My wife and I have had a few health prob lems: ca ncer, torn rotator cuff. ga ll bladder and lupu s. God has pulled us through it all JUSt fi ne and we are looking forward to ma ny good retirement

years. Ca rrol Bl ackwell , CE: "We are enjoy ing our relirement in Columbia and Lake of the Ozarks. Mo" where we recenrly purchased a cab in. Al so enjoy ing our four grandch il dren, last one recentl y adopted from Chin a." • Karl J. Daubel, CE: "Enjoyin g relirement after 26-plu s years of acti ve duty in the Army Medica l Service Corps as a sanitary e ngineer and la -pl us yea rs with the Uni versity of Ci ncinnati. Shirley and I li ve in Chesterfi eld, Mo." • B. Douglas Munsell.

1962 Richard T. Johnson. ME: "Changed jobs last yea r. Accepted positi on of dea n of ena ineerin cr and technology at Brad ley UniversiIY.~ · James R. Wunderlich . ME , has jo in ed Rena issa nce Fi nancial as a reg istered represent ative. He is retired from the Boei ng Co. and recentl y sold the ACE Hardware store he owned in Washinglon , Mo. , fo r 21 years. As a fina ncial consultant. hi s targel market wi ll be ind ividual s and businesses in the Washington area .

1963 John H . Anderson , GGph: "No new news. St ill happil y retired and sin gin g barbershop in high desert north of Tucson, Ari z." • William D. Haynes , CE: " Retired and enj oy in g my hobb ies and interes ts full time." • Shatique Naiyel'. CE: "M y responsib ilit ies as di reclor of public works have increased. I appl ied for and received a lot of sizab le grants from the state and federal government. We are doing a

number of important capital improvement projects. In th is fi sca l yea r, we hope to co mpl ete a teen center. Sh yre Park and several dozen miles of roads and sidewalks ,"

1964 Lamy J . Chopin. CE: "La my, Jani s and Sean co mp leted and moved to a new home in Denham Springs . La" in October. Would li ke to hea r from other cl ass males."

CE: '"Des igni ng surgica l dev ices at Bau sch &

Lomb . Ni ne children, 18 grandchildren. Our daughter. Bern adelle. entered the Poor Cl are Mon astery in Bellevi ll e. 111." · Don Popp . EE. MS EE'67: " Retired from the Boeing Co.

1965 Robert C. Fear. ChE: " I retired in Jan. 2000 from Mall in ckrodt Inc. aft er a 34- yea r career." ~ t SM -UMR

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WaterPartners rides "" a lIe of support From his home office in Columbia, Mo, Gary White, C[85, MS CE'87, has built a once tiny not-for-profit organization into a global organization. White's WaterPartners International is tackling a problem responsible for 80 percent of all the world's sickness - unsafe water and inadequate sanitation. After leaving UMR in 1987, White, a Kansas City native, worked for Catholic Relief Services in New York, where he oversaw the planning and implementation of water and sanitation projects for Latin America . Next he worked for an environmental con sulting firm in Denver, and in 1990 enrolled in the environmental engineering graduate program at the University of North Carolina. While there, he and a fellow graduate student founded WaterPartners. Since 1990, White's organization has funded water systems in 30 communities in Honduras, 12 in Guatemala and two in EI Salvador. Now, thanks to a collaboration with Clearwater, an organization established by pop singer and songwriter Jewel. WaterPartners plans to expand beyond Central America to Asia and Africa. For more information, visi t WaterPartner's Web site (wwvv.water.org).

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It's your turn next Homecoming - your turn to celebrate your 25-year reunion, that is! If you'd like to help plan and host the reunion, please contact Lindsay Bagnall in the alumni office bye-mail at lindsayb@umr.edu, by phone at (978) 926-7986, or by fax at (630) 604-3107. MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW FOR SEPT. 28-29, 2001. WE'LL SEE YOU THEN!

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H arold E, Fiebelman , CE: "Retired Dec . 3 1, 1999. Worked fo r U. S. Geological Survey for 36 years." • Harvey E. Simpson , EE, ow ns Qu ality Co nsult ing Ser vices . He wri tes qual ity manu als and im plements qu al ity systems and is a qua li ty auditor. • Gary M_ Turner , CE: " Became director of St. Charles Co unty governm ent in October 1998. Retired from federal ci vil service in September 1996. Was vice-pres ident of profess iona l services for Ackerman A rchitects Inc . from October 1996-0 ctober 1998 . Retired as a l ieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves (416th Engineer Co mmand ) in January 1998 ."

Robert Co Vorwith , ME: " M y son, Sean , was marri ed on M ay 12 , 2000 , to A lli son in Fallbrook , Calif. M y older son, Cary. bought hi s f irst home in 2000 in V ista, Calif.·'

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Wi s. Flan agan served 24 years as an ass istant att orn ey general for the Slate of Wisconsi n, focusing on crim inal prosecuti on as well as ci vil tria ls in vol vin g constru cti on claims and medica l neg li gence. In 1999, Gov. Tomm y Th ompson appointed Fl anagan to the C ircuit Court . • H enry K, H achmuth , ChE: " 1 am retired from Phi l lips and have a small consultin g company. HKH Inc . Vi sit me on my Web page (ww w. hachmuth .com).. C harl es H . McG r ady . CE : " St il l li vi ng i n Bow ie, M d . Performin g consultin g c i v il engineerin g work."· Rober t W_ W hclove , ChE: "M y first and onl y chil d. Am y Chri stin e, is in 2nd grade and do in g \vel l. H er act i v iti es in cl ude Brow ni es . gy mn asti cs , piano and soccer."

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1970s 1970 Barry R. Romine, CE , and hi s bu siness partn er, Chri s Ramsey. have form ed Opt ica l Serv ices Group. which does CD du pli cation . pac kagi ng , label in g and fu lfi ll ment. They ow n two other co mpanies. V ideo Ser vices Group and Tak e Two Produ cti ons.

1971 John H. Atk inson [II , EM gt: "Retired from the Uni versity of Mi ssouri -Co lumbia Col lege of Engineerin g in September 2000 . I am now teachi ng one civ il engineering course until new facult y are hired ." · Brya n R _ Becker . M E, w as elected by the A meri can Society o f M echani ca l Engineers Internati onal to the grade o f Fel low in A ugust 2000 in recogniti on o f hi s research i n the model ing and numerical anal ys is of heal and ma ss transport , and freez ing ph enomena in food sLOrage and refrigerati on. Hi s technicall y di verse rescarch record includes Illrbine blade coo li ng . thermal storage. whole bui ldin g energy consumpti on. pi um c model i ng . soi I th erm al properti es, industri al process fouli ng and co mbusti on model i ng. He has super v ised 38 student theses and authored more th an 100 j ourn al ani cies, chapters in books, present ati ons and

research report s. • p, Roger Ellis, CEo has been se lected to receive the Emerson Award for Exce llence in Teaching . T he award is presented annu all y by Emerson ( form erl y Emerson Electri c Co.) to teachers who ex hibit a hi gh level of ability and commitment to their cra ft. He is an assoc iate professor of management and coaches men and women's varsity go lf teams at Lindenwood Uni versity. • John 1'. Gra ham , CE: .. [ now work as a se ni or proj ec t estim ator for Jacobs En gineer ing in SI. Loui s."

1972 Dominic J , Grana , CE , has jo in ed Geotec hn ology In c. as v ice president o f operations. He is responsible for supervision of a staf f o f more than 35 tec hni cal pro fess ional s, as we ll as management of adm in istrati ve operati ons for the SO -member env ironmental/geotechni cal consulti ng eng ineerin g firm . • Dona ld E. Ri ce . Geol: " [n 1999 . I left A moco after 26 yea rs due to th e BP (Briti sh Petroleum) merger. A t K err-M cGee, 1 am working on ex plorati on of new ventures around the A tla ntic margin."

1973 Gary S. A nder son . EE, has been promoted to vice pres ident electrical engineeri ng I A dam 's Mark Hotels & Resort s and electri cal group leader. He is responsible for coo rdinatin g the developm ent o f des ign crit er ia, electri ca l sta ndards ca lculati ons and constru ction for all HB E Ada m's M ark Hotels elec tri cal systems. • David N, Motherwell. CE: "In October. J \-vas gi ven the A lumnus of the Year Award frol11 my hi gh schoo l alumni associati on in Barr y W_ Schafft er. Berry vill e, Ark ." · EM gl. has been appointed vice pres ident of Ag ri cultural M anage ment So luti ons wi th

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1974 Ri chard F. Dicker son . CEo "First grandchi ld. Kay la Nico le HalT. born on Jul y 8. 2000." • Ke rry Stokes. EM gt. is the construction ad mini st rator of the Southeast Correc tional Facilit y.

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Michael F. Bieg, ME'B4, co-founder of icon Mechanical of Granite City, III. , has an unusual but successful business plan ca lled "Rings of Resources." The modular plan puts the goal at the center, with markets and customer as spokes branching ou t. Since founding icon in 1995, Bieg and his partner, Joe Parise, have focu sed on tackling the projects large competitors do not find attractive. As a result. the com pany has employed some innovative approaches while keeping a low profile. Now we ll established in the St. Louis market, icon Mechanical is worki ng on high-profile projects such as construction of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.

1975 T homas B. Ellis. CEo " Have a new posi tion w ith Sverdrup C ivi l Inc. in St. Loui s. managing projects. Great place to work'" • Charl es M. Endsley. NucE: " After th ree daughters and one granddau ghter. we fi nall y have another boy in the fam il y: a grandson named after me. Jonathan Char les l " • Donald E. Simpso n . CEo "Recel11l y took a j ob with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. as res ideill engi nee r at Columbu s. Miss.. A ir Force Base. I am now workin g out of the Mobile Di stri ct:' • j ames H . Wil\ams.GGph: " Retired in Jul y as director and state geolog ist from th e Di vision of Geo logy and Land Survey in Ro lla. Was w ith DN R ( th e M isso uri Depanmel11 of Na tural Reso urces) for 48 year s: '

1976 j ohn D. C uller . ChE: " I co-a uth ored a tex tbook ca ll ed Plaslics Packaging. whi ch was publi shed in 2000. Curre nt ly I am creat in g an on-lin e grad uate co urse

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Michi ga n Swte ni versity, Polymer Sc ience App li ed to Packagi ng Prob lems. which was to be offered in Februa ry 200 I ." • j ohn j . j aege r . CEo " 1 was recel11l y promoted to the chief of the design bra nch at the K ansas Cit y Di stri ct. U .S . A rm y Corps of Engineers:' j ames A. M ills. CEo has ncw Web site. Brai nchild (www.dinbanc.co m). "Entrepreneuri al spirit abounds w ith Rolla grads:' · M ichael E. Sa llwasse r , A E. is supporti ng human resources and fin ancial systems using PeopleSoft applicati on. Recent upgrade project avo ided $20,000 in add iti onal costs by completing effon in house . • j ames D . Wood . ChE: "I n A ugust 2000. I retired from the U.S. A rm y Reserve after 24 yea rs of acti ve duty and reserve service . I still work for the A rm y as a civili an empl oyee at Abercen Prov ing Ground. Md .'· l\tS~t ·U~tR ALU~ t NUS I Spring ]00 1

Alumni promoted at Ameren Two UMR alumni were recently promoted by AmerenEnergy Fuels and Services Co. of St. Louis. Michael G. Mueller, ME'86, is now vice president of the company and Daniell , Lidisky, PetE'86, has been named manager of fuel business development. Mueller joined the com pany (then known as Union Electric Co) in 1986 as an eng ineer in corporate planning. In January 2000 he became manager of Michael G. Mueller the fossil fuel department, a position he held until his recent promotion. Lid isky joined AmerenUE in 1994 as gas supply engineer in the corporate planning area of the organization He has held positions in gas Daniell. Lidisky supply for Ameren Services power trading for AmerenEnergy Inc. and served in busi ness development-fue ls for Ameren Services.

1978 Ma rtin D. Hoffman . ChE: " I am now a professor and res ide ncy program diJector of ph ys ica l medi c ine and re hab ilitation at the College of Wi sco ns in in Med ica l Mil wa ukee."

1979 John R. Lodderhose . CEo " After g radua tin g from UMR . l re turned to school and received my MS in env ironmental engineerin g from UMC w hile wo rki ng for the Mi ssouri Departm e nt of Natura l Reso urces as an e nviro nmental eng ineer in Jefferson City. They have a much better football tea m there but not much of a SI. Pat's celebration. I am now wo rking for the Metropol itan SI. Loui s Sewer Di stri ct as the assista nt director of the office of environmental com pliance . While working fo r MSD I returned to schoo l one more time to recei ve my MS in engineerin g manageme nt from UMR' s ex ten s ion at UMSL in 1992.1 have been w ith MSD for 14 years and really enjoy being back in my home town . St. Loui s. There are lots of Roll a alu mn i here and I see many of them o n a regular basis. I am malTied with two children and have ded icated my fall weekends to my kid s ' soccer games, wh ich is a rea l sac rifi ce when the Ram s are on T V." · Gary Pendergrass . GeoE: " Recentl y founded Pe nderg rass & Associates In c. . a firm s pec ial iz ing in hazardo us was te remediatio n . e nvironme ntal publi c re lation s. litiga ti o n support a nd RCR A/CERCLA compliance."

1977 Terry B. Bollinger . CSci. received the Third Mill e nnium Meda l from the In s titute of Elec tri ca l and Electro nic s Engineers for contribution s that have helped ushe r in th e new mille nnium . · Sandra K.(Tu rnbough ) Marx . ChE: " Michael. EE . and I moved last year to ape rville . III .• d ue to the Briti sh Petrole um-Amoco merger. Mike is a transport syste ms speciali st w ith BP and I a m a finan cia l analys t w ith BP. We have a son . Jason, who is a junior in hi gh schoo l and, a daughter. Ste phani e. who is in the 6 th g rade .. '

19BOs 1980 Barry D. Fehl . CEo " I left governme nt service in Janu ary 2000 aft er nearl y 20 yea rs to jo in GE l Co nsultant s in St. Lo ui s. It is good to be bac k in the SI. Lo ui s area .. •• Ann M. Hagni . GGph: " I am enjoy ing Joplin . Mo. ,

and the scenic com mute to Quapaw. Okla .. where I man age a spec ialty minerals lab. We make isotopica ll y enri ched material s fo r the nucl ea r and semi-co nducto r indu stries." • Marti n J, M illm a n . ChE: "Jud y (Parker). EMgt ·8 1. and I are enjoying life in Seaford. Del. . where I work fo r DuPont. [ finall y understand the polymerizati o n reacti o n for nylon 6 .6! Our three children . Em ma ( 15) . Virgi ni a ( 13) and Ben (9). help us find ways to fill every few mi nutes w ith trips to the soccer fie ld . te nni s co urts o r band rec ital s '" • Sa ndra M . (Hoelscher) Simmons. CEo " [ am enjoying li fe in the Pacific o rth west (Seattle) with my hu sband and two children. I love my work in vo lving airport constructi on ." • Mark S. Sm ith , CEo " I was recentl y promoted to ass istant vice presiden t at BSI Constructors Inc. in St. Lo ui s."

1981 Patrick J. Becker . CEo " Li ving in Ho uston w ith m y lovely wife . Debby, and two children . Kay lyn. 12. and Matthew. 9. Go SI. Lo ui s Card inals and Ra ms '" • Robert W. Benson . EE . was ap po in ted co mmun ity director of the Affton (Mo.) Bankin g Cen ter by C iti zens Nati o nal Bank.· Judy (Parker) Millma n . EMg t: " Mart in J. M illm an. ChE. and I are enjoy ing life in Seaford. De l. , where Martin wor ks fo r DuPont. Our three chil d ren. Emma ( 15). Virg ini a ( 13) and Ben (9). he lp us find ways to fill every few minutes w ith trips to the soccer fi eld , te nni s courts or band rec itals." • Colleen L. Petosa .GGph: " My so n. Je re my. is 2 1/2. He is very inte rested in rocks, fo ss il s and the so lar system. With luc k he wi ll become a Ro ll a Miner like hi s mo m '" • Lt. Col. Randall Stagner . Hisl. assumed command of the 3rd Battalio n of the 1st Spec ia l Warfare Training Group (A irborne) in June 2000. A ceremony fo r Stagner was he ld at Fort Bragg . N.C. • W. James Unverferth . ChE: "We recentl y moved w ithin o ur subd ivis ion thi s past summer. but still in the Ho usto n area. Synergy O il & Gas has grown fro m a start- up to a real co mpany now."

1982 David B. Akers .CE: " Re-jo ined Huitt-Zoll ars Inc. as vice pres ide nt in the Phoen ix office.

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Becky , Me tE '84. is pursuing he r maste r 's in educati o n at A ri zo na State. Sama ntha wi ll be 4 yea rs o ld:' - Lori A. (Looser) Henson , GeoE : "I made a ca reer c ha nge in Ap ril 2000

and went from project managemen t for a ge ne ra l co ntrac to r to S t. Lo ui s Di v is io n manager at A tkins Benh am Co nsrrllcLOrs i n St. Lou is . [ head up the des ig n/ bui ld o pe ratio ns and love it. Joe a nd I a nd the boys, Brya n ( 13) a nd Eric ( II ), still li ve at 4476 Da nto na ire, S t. Lo ui s , MO 63 128. My e-mail is Ihe nso n @ atk in sbenha m.com .' · - Jeffrey P. Kle in. G eo E. has bee n promoted w ithi n Georechno !ogy Inc . as a project ma nage r in the geo tec hno logy di v isio n. Kl e in j oi ned the compan y in 1999 a nd has more th an 18 years of experie nce in the fie ld of geo techni cal a nd geological engi neerin g. He is responsible for cond uc tin g geo techni ca l a nd geo log ica l in ves ti gat ions , on-s ite o bservat ion/ in spec tion prog rams and rela ted laborato ry tes tin g program s . - John A. McGill , ME: .. [ am still work in g as th e manage r of des ign e ngi neerin g fo r RMF S teel Prod uc ts in G ra nd v iew, Mo. As of Ja nuary 200 I, RMF was to add a new compa ny to the mi x . RMF Freezers Inc . Thi s sho uld keep me bu sy" Thomas M. Metcalfe , CE: " Recentl y added a new son to our fam il y . Now boys o utnumber g irl s, fou r [0 two . Consulting co ntinues 10 be a g rea t wa y to make a li v in g. " - Michael L. Smith. ChE : " My fa mil y a nd I are e njoy ing be in g back ho me in S1. Loui s afte r so me inte restin g ass ignme nts in the semi-conduc to r industry. K ay and I have 3 c hildre n , Ma tt ( 14) , Angie ( I I) and Dani e l (7) ."

1983 Max G. Grogg , CE , has joined Ap pli ed Pave me nt Techno logy Inc . afte r 15 yea rs wi th th e Fe d e ra l Hi g hwa y Ad mini stra tio n . Lewis D. and Ca roline Israel , CE: " We love Co lorado! I (Ca rol in e) a m now wo rking for a so ftware company and lov in g it. D an is a di vision manager for Terracoll. Our three kid s are grow ing up. They are 16 , 13 and 9 ." • Catherine R. Zajchowski , CE : "On Ma y 4. 2000 , Marya Cat he rine jo ined ou r ho usehold. We w ill soon mo ve to Co llin sv ille . III "

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1984 David D. Ahlvers. CE ohas been promoted by the Mi sso uri De partme nt of Transportation to di stri c t e ng ineer for the No rth west Di str ic t, w hi c h is he ad qu arte re d in St. Joseph , Mo . D ave bega n hi s career w ith Mo DOT in 1985 a nd al so wo r ked for th e de pa rtm e n t w hil e atte nd ing UM R . - David S. Bardsley , GGph: " Lo ngbo re has sta rted a E uro pea n o pe ratio n based in Liv ing sto n , Scotl a nd , thi s

Susan (Koe lle r) A dams. GeoE ' 96. a nd he r hu sb a nd , Tim , had a boy, Ty le r Mi c hael, o n A ug. 20 , 2000. William Avise. C h E' 94. and hi s w ife, Julie (Gannon) , C h E '97 . had a g irl. Leah Kathe rine , on Aug . 26 , 2000. Krista L. Burn e tt. CE ' 94, a nd he r hu sba nd. Paul , had a boy, Jacob Dunca n , o n A ug. 20 , 2000. He jo ins his b ig s iste r, Hay ley. Jacob Careaga , CE ' 98 . a nd hi s w ife , Anika. CE'98 , had a g irl , K ate rina Lacey, o n O c t. 23 , 1999. Kevin C orwin , CE ' 98 , and hi s w ife , Ho ll y, had a g irl , E m ma Grace, on Se pt. 22 , 2000. William M. Dalton , C h E ' 86 , a nd hi s w ife , Robe rta , had a g irl , Kathe rine M ic he ll e . She join s two o th e r s iblings . Richard F. Dickerson , had hi s first g randdaug hte r, Kayla N icole Haff, o n Jul y 8,2000 .

Robert L. Horme ll , Ill , ChE ' 95 , a nd hi s wi fe, Ma ri ssa , had a g irl , o n Ja n. 23 , 2000 . Sarah (Pete rson ) J a mison , CSci' 97 , a nd he r hu sba nd . Je ffe ry, had a boy, Eva n Ma rsh , o n No v. 6 , 2000. Jason Kirk. EM g t' 97 . a nd hi s wife, A my, had the ir first baby. A ndrew Wes ley, o n Se pt. 2 8 , 2000 . Todd Parks , M in E ' 9 I , and hi s wife, Nancy (Wehmeyer) , EMgt' 89 , had a boy, Bre tt Weston , o n A ug . 27 , 2000 . He j o in s b ig brothe r, Cody, 3. Forrest , CE '8 6 , a nd hi s w ife , Meg Marshall-Thomas , CE'87 , had a gi rl , E mil y, o n A ug. 9 , 2000. She j o in s he r big s iste r, Ha ley, 6 , a nd big brothe r, N ic ho las , 4 . Michael J. Thomas , EE ' 90 , a nd hi s w ife, Marybeth (Yolk) , EE ' 92 , had a girl , An na Marie , on Nov. 30, 2000. S he was welco me d by Adam , 5 , A udrey, 4 and A nthony, 15 month s .

Robert Fischer , MetE ' 90 , a nd hi s Jennifer Nicole w ife , Cynthia (Sto ve r ) , CE ' 90 , had Hesterberg Mark Varwig , MetE ' 86, a boy. Blake He nry , o n Jul y 9,2000 . He joins hi s big sister, A ud rey, 4. and hi s wife, had a boy, E va n , o n A pril 29 , 1999 . Stuart Gardner , CE ' 90 , a nd hi s w ife , Susan (Evanson) , CE ' 90 , a re the proud James D. Whetsel , ChE ' 8 I , a nd hi s w ife, pare nts of Grace Eli zabe th , bo rn Apr. 28 , Alissa Gallagher , EMgt ' 8 1, had a boy, 2000 . Grace jo ins he r bi g siste r, Emma. 3 . K ev in Qui nn , on Sept. 19,2000. He jo ins Rya n , I I , Cat he ri ne , 7 a nd C hri stophe r, 3 . J e ffrey Green , ME '87, and hi s w ife , Terri (M oore). M E '8 6 , had a boy, S ea n Joseph , Ja y (A lbert Ill) Winkeler. EE ' 93, Engl ' 93 , a nd hi s w ife , Deen a (Ballinge r ) , on June 6 , 2000. He j o ins hi s big bro the rs C hristian , 7 a nd Eri c , S. had a g irl , Teegan Marie, o n Ja n. 19 . 2000. She jo ins he r brothe r, Fox (A lbe rt IV) . Zhe nhao He , GGph ' 95 , and hi s w ife, had a g ir l, Rac he l, on A ug. 11 , 1999. Michele (Toner) Youmans , ME '86 , and her hu sband, John , had a boy, Bra ndon Russell Henke , CE ' 90 , a nd hi s w ife , Dean , o n A ug. 24 , 2000. He jo in s hi s older Rac he lle , had a boy, Jac k C hri stoph er, in s iblin gs, S tepha nie, 7 a nd Mi c hael, 5. Marc h 2000. Catherine Zajchowski , CE ' 83, a nd her Martin Hesterberg, CE ' 9 I , MS CE'97 , hu sb a nd , Ri c hard , had a g irl , Marya a nd his w ife , Pam (Lu chun ), CE ' 92 , MS Ca therine , o n Ma y 4, 2000. CE ' 93 , had a g irl , Je nnife r N ico le, o n Nov. 3 , 1999.

If you have a birth announcement or a photo of your new little Miner, send it to us and we'll publish it in an upcoming issue of the magazine.

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"Big Brother," clergy-style Take three recent college graduates interested in entering the ministry, install them in a newly remodeled vicarage, and instruct them to live and serve together in harmony for the next nine months. Sound like the makings of yet another reality TV program? No, this isn't "Big Brother" revisited, or even MTV's "Real World." It's the real real world for Jonathan Erdman, Psyc'OO, and two other candidates for clergy in the Episcopal church. Last August, the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Omaha, Neb., put Erdman, Jeffrey Huston and Alison Witty together in the church's vicarage to live together to explore parish ministry and communal living. According to an article in the Omaha World-Herald, "The hope is that they will find church work and the spiritual life so rewarding that they will consider the priesthood." Erdman was already on track for seminary. But when his bishop suggested he take a year off to explore urban ministry, he changed course. Now he's finishing up his stint of communal living, which involves 20 hours of parish work a week along with 10 hours of community service and 10 hours of prayer, worship and spiritual reflection. During this time, Erdman has worked at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Bellevue, Neb.

past yea r. We hope th at o ur ho ri zo nt al env iro nmental drillin g se rv ices wi ll be accepted in Eu rope." · Robert E. Slenker. EE. has j o ined thc patent , trademark and intell ectu al property law departme nt at A rm stro ng Teasda le L.L.P. Craig Tajkowsk i. CE, has taken over as S1. Loui s

Co un ty e ng in ee r. He served as ass is ta nt co unty eng in eer sin ce May 1998, ass istin g and oversecing all aspects o f the co unt y hi ghway departm ent's operations. • C harl es E. Woodbury , GGph: "Wondering w hat has happened to all the folk s I used to kn ow. Send me an e- mai l: cewoocl bury@ pcine1.net ,.

1985 Lindell Husk ey , CEo has been named area eng in eer Fo r the Mi ssouri Depa rt ment of Transport ati o n. He w ill be ass igned to th e western rcg io n of the Southeast Mi ssouri di stri cts.· Edward J. K ammer er , ChE: " M y w i fe. Sand y. and I ha ve t wo children: Lauren , 4 and Luke . 2. I am now workin g in the corporate pl anni ng departm ent at A meren Services in S1. L oui s." • Fo rrest W. Ro ge rs , CEo " L ast A pri l. I took the Illi no is EIT exam and passed. I plan to take the PE exa m thi s sprin g. It 's never too la te l " • Greg M . Stowell , M E. had a photo ex hi bit and arti sts rccepti on in October at the Phi ladelphi a Java Co mpany in Phi ladelphi a.

1986 W illiam M . Dalton . ChE: "Roberta and I have o ur thi rd da ughter, K atherin e M ichell c. 5 months o ld. I am sti ll w ith Orscheln Industr ies and current ly worki ng 0 11 co mmerc iali zatio n o f a new process ." · David M. Easty , EMg t: " 1 leFt the arm y aft er Desert Storm and went back to schoo l. I rece ivcd m y M.D. deg rec i n 42

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1997. I am back in the arm y as a ba11 alion surgeon in the 7th Spec ial Forces G roup at Fort Bragg . N.C." • Terri (Moore) Green , ME: " We are sti ll in Spr in gfie ld (M o .). J effrey (M E'S7) is a maintenance manager at Hawker Power. I am still work ing out o f the house . We had our newest add ition , Sea n Joseph. on Ju ne 6,2000. He j o ins hi s brot hers. Chri stian ,?, and Eri c ,S. With all of these men I feel like I' m at good o ld UM R aga in ." • L arr y A. Hofstetter , ChE: " 1 am currentl y workin g for Premcor Refi ning G roup and li v in g in S1. L oui s w ith my w ife and our four chi ldren," • K evin S. Howe. ChE: " I sti ll work for East man Chemi ca l , do in g proj ect work. " • C urtis A. Krueger . ChE: "Kru eger Engineerin g & Sci ences recently integ rated w ith H an so n Eng ineers . L isa wo rk s fo r D ynegy . and we have relocated to H ouston, Tex as. I w ill head up Hanso n Engineers' Houston off ice . We are still ge11ing used to the Step hen J. Meyer , CEo " I hum id it y" · rece ntl y changed employers. I am sti ll m anaging bridge proJec ts. Donald Schn elke, M etE: " Hel lo from Joe O ·M elame. I pray th at God wil l fi ll all UMR grads with the knowl edge o f his w ill through all spiritu al

wisdom and understand in g." • lVlark Varwig. MctE: "Celebrated the bi rth of my first born . Eva n, o n A pril 29 . 1999. Completed an MS in mater ials sc ience in May 1999. Sti ll work ing for Boei ng in 5 t. L oui s, as a metallurgica l engineer w ith the materi als and processes group." • M ichele L . (Tone,') Youma ns. ME: "For the last2 1/2 years, my fam il y and I have li ved in the M etro A tlanta area . I work for Lock heed Ma rtin Aeronaut ics Co. as a sys tem sa fety eng ineer spec iali st , worki ng on the C130J Hercul es milit ary transport aircraft. M y husband , John , and I were blessed wi th our th ird child , Brandon Dean. born on A ug. 24,

2000. He j o ins Steph anie, 7 and Mich ael ,S . They all keep me ex tremely busy l I wo ul d love to hear from old fr iends." • K athry n A. Zeigler , ChE : " Sti ll do ing remed iarion ar M alli nck rod t , bu t pa rt- time now. Have lots of f un keepi ng up w ith John , Carey (2 1), Lauren ( 18) and Bri an(5) ."

1987 C linton T. Ballinger , N ucE: " I started my own company maki ng opti ca l sw itches fo r the telecom indu stry. I never kn ew there were so many uses for the Bolt zma nn Tran sport Equati o n. T hank s D . Ray. " • Brian K . Donley , C hE: "I'm sti ll l iv ing in St. L oui s, work in g at ETHYL , as the health , safety and environment al manager for the sauget plant. I f ini shed my MBA at Washin gton U nj versity in September, and am looki ng forward to a brea k." · Jeffrey Green , ME: " We are still in Springfield (M o.). Terri (Moore). ME 'S6, is st i l l w o rk in g o ut of the house . I am maintenance manager at Haw ker Power. We had ou r newest addit ion . Sean Joseph , on June 6.2000 . He j o ins his brothers Chri stian. 7. and Eric , S." • Robert R. Holmes , CEo " Beca me chief of the Ill ino is Di strict for U.S. Geo log ica l Survey in January 1999. Joanne (MetE ' 9 1) and I also had baby No.4, O li via Rae , in September 2000. A ll fo ur girl s! I may need to add another bathroom in a few years." • James Scott Riley , ChE: "Everything is g reat I In 1996 . my co m pa ny . Teklab Env ironmental , des igned and bui lt a stare-ofthe-art laboratory. Since then, we are up to 40 empl oyees and have avera ged abo ut 25 percent an nual growth . The sk y is the li mit! " • Jon Schneider , AE: " 1999-2000 proved to be a bu sy year. W ith Rob in , Sarah and K evin 's support. 1 earn ed a seco nd master degree (manufacturi ng management) and co mpleted the L ake Pl ac id Ironman Triathlon. Best w ishes to my fell ow AE alum s." • Gene A. Williams . PetE. recent ly wa s promoted to c ity eng in eeri ng fo r M ex ico, M o. He is responsible for supervisin g many projects and add ress in g several iss ues . in cluding road deteri orati on. dra in age prob lems and new subdi visions.

1988 Ri chard K . M ilner . A E: "H ell o ali i I was promoted to major in June o f 2000. I am sw itching to a new j ob at Kirtla nd A ir Force Base, N. M . A s o f October (2000). I w i ll work fo r the Defense Int ell ige nce Agency," • R amona Tumb lin - Rucker . PetE, is the ass istant proj ect manager for M .L . Johnson S1. L oui s co nstruct ionand Co ., management firm . She is c li lTentl y overseein g the reconstruc tion of four Cupp les Statio n wa rehou ses illlo the five- star Westin Sl. Louis Hotel . plu s an o ffi ce co mpl ex, immediately west of Busch Stad ium . · David Wolf. M E. wa s promo ted by Superio r Essex to the

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1989 Aa ron J. Ayer. EE . recently rece ived a master of business admin istration deg ree

led m\ hes f~r rewere anspon ian K. Louis. et)' and plan!. I

from Harvard Graduate Business Schoo l. After graduatin g from UMR , Ayer served in the U.S . Navy as a li eutenant on a nucl ear submari ne for five years, then worked for Co m ing Fiberopti c in Wi lm ington. N.C. . for three years. He then decided to appl y to H arvard fo r more bu siness ex peri ence . •

Robert G. Ford , CE: " 1 am wo rking as a research sc ienti st fo r the U.S . En viron mental Protec ti on Agency in A da.

Ok la ... • G regory S. Hayes. CE , has joined

ilefsi~

Engineerin g

rd to a , still in :'86. is I am m.lI'e ,ph. on uistian. . CE: or U.S. Joanne Olivia 'ima) years:' hing is Teklab tate·of· Ip to-lO out 25 limit r' DIed to Kevin's degree npleted L Best :ene A. Dted to He is ,c!Sand g road d nell'

Columb ia .

I was 1. 1 am r Force III work

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Station LouiS ,diately

·1r. ME.

w the

Sur veys

Mo. ,

and

firm

Ser vices .

co nsultin g

engineers , geologists and land surveyors. He is a licensed profess ional engineer with more than 10 years of engineerin g design ex peri ence in tran sportation and site

development. • Wayne A. Hopkins , GGph: ('1 am working for Carter & Burgess now .

Dixie and I just started remodelin g our third ho use," • Eli za bet h J . Trimbl e, EMgt: 'Tm stil l a full-t ime mom to Kristina , 12 : Ethan , 9 and Tabby. 4 .

r love every minute of it ! See what we're up to at www.geoc it ies .com/ ...... mom uv3 or momu v3@ hotm ail.co m .' ·

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1990 Raymond J . Col ogna. LSc i, received a dip loma from Baylor Coll ege of Medicine in H ousto n, Texa s, in May, after being award ed a Ph.D. in molecular virology in January

2000 . • Cory D. Cooksey , EE , was hired at North Central Mi ssouri Co ll ege as a fulltime informati on technol ogy instru ctor. •

Stuart Ga rd ner , CE: " My wife, Susa n (Eva nson), CE ' 90. and I are sti ll in Grand Junction, Colo. , where J rema in wilh the Co lorado Departm ent of Transportat ion. Susan is still enjoying her job as a fu ll -time mom. Our Web site ca n be visited at home.ea rth link.n et/-ssgardner/index .hun l." • Jeff Scha uer , CE, MS CE ' 90 , is a geotechni ca l engineer with Shannon & Wi lso n Inc . He has been with the compa ny fo r 14 years. He has been in volved wit h subsurface ex ploration. fi eld and laboratory testing. and development of des ign ancl construct ion reco mmendatio ns fo r a vari ety

of projects, many of them in so utheast Mi ssouri . • Michael J . T homas , EE: " My J\'lSM·Ui\'IR r\LUM NUS I Spring 2001

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wife, Marybeth (Vo lk) . EE· 92. had a g irl . A nna M arie . on Nov. 30, 2000. S he was we lc om e d by A d a m , S, A udrey, 4 a nd A mhon y, 15 mo m hs. 1 a m e njoy ing my j o b as a patent auorn ey in Sl. Loui s for Senn iger ) Powers, Leav ilt , a nd Roede l, and Mary be th stays ho me w ith the kids."

1991 G le n K , H a lley . EE , has been hire d as a n e lectri c al e ng ineer by He ide man a nd Assoc ia tes Inc .' Jamie R . Page. CE o has jo ined Klin g ne r a nd Assoc iates in Qui ncy, III. , as a project e ng in ee r in th e fi e ld s o f tra nspo rta ti o n , indu s tri a l a nd m uni c ipa l engineeri ng.

1992 Robe rt G. Becker. C E: .,[ received m y pro fess ional eng in ee ri ng li cense in Ju ne 1999 ." • M. Dre w Rimm e r , ME , has been pro m o ted to assoc ia te w ith He nde rson E ng in eers in Le nexa , Ka n . • Ma r y b e th (Volk) Thomas. EE : " My husba nd. Mike. EE·90. a nd [ had a g irl. A nn a M a rie . o n OV. 30. 2000 . She was we lcomed by A dam ,S, A ud rey. 4 a nd A nthon y, 15 mo nths . Mike is e njoy ing hi s job as a pa te nt a tto rney in St. Loui s for Se nni ger. Powers . Lea v itt and Roede l, and 1 stay ho me w ith the k ids .

1993 E liza b e th (Dare) Baiter. C E: "St ill work ing in SI. Lou is. Marri e d Steve Baite r o n Ma y 20 , 2000, and we a re the pro ud pare nts of two dachshund- beag le pups, Bru tus a nd Cl eo ." • Scott A. Brandt. CE ohas been reg iste re d as a profess ional engineer in Mi ssour i . He is e mplo yed w ith th e U .S . A rm y Corps o f Eng ineers ' Ka nsas C ity D istr ic t . • De bora h L. R ac k e r s. CE : "M itch (ME' 93) recently re tire d fro m Cat e rpill a r to sta rt hi s ow n corpo rati o n. New Des ig n So luti o ns Inc. He wi ll be des ig nin g concep tual pa rt s fo r the a uto mo tive indu stry. I a m still ha ppil y a t ho me w ith o ur fo ur c h ild ren ." • Tamara So ndero th , C h E: " Jaso n und I. a lo ng wit h o ur so n. Na th a n. moved to Sa n A nto nio . Texas, in M ay. I le ft my job to beco me a fu ll -time mo m and I love il."

pro fess io nal e ng ineer. Ja mes is e mp loyed by the Mi ssouri De pa rtme J1l o f Co nservatio n as a na tu rali st ." • Jason Ca rver , EE , is c hi ef e ng ineer a t So uth wes t E lectr ic Coope ra tive a nd passed the NCEES princ iples and prac ti ce of engineerin g ex amin ati on admin istered in Ap ril 2000 . ' J a mes A . Perez . Phys, has jo ined the fac ult y o f Luthe r College , Decorah, Io wa, as a n ass ista nt pro fessor of phys ics . • C hri stin e (S h eeh y) Rousselle , E E: " 1 recentl y go t marri e d to S teve R . Ro ussell e (an EE from Mic hig a n Tech) a nd we li ve in Re do ndo Beach , Cal if. I'm an appl icatio ns e ng ineer fo r Quic kturn Des ig n Syste ms a nd S teve wo rks fo r A nsoft Corp. We have both been bu sy trave ling fo r wo rk and fo r p leas ure a nd we w ill finall y too k our honey moo n in A ruba . Life is great'"

1995

1997

Wincheste r R. Falbe , CE , has j o ine d H NTB

Julie (Gannon ) Avise , ChE: " My husband , Bill (ChE' 94) a nd I welcomed o ur first baby, Leah Kat he rine, o n A ug. 26, 2000. Bi ll is wo rkin g as a process e ng ineer a t Ma llinc krodt a nd is going bac k to wo rk pa rt-time as a b ioche mi st a t Lee Sc ie ntifi c ." • James A. Rineha rt , Hi st , j o ine d the staff at Bo urbon (Mo.) Hi g h Sc hool. He is teachin g A me rican hi story , soc io logy a nd geo graphy.' Henry Woods , C E , is a c ivil e ng ineer fo r Bi -S tate Deve lo pme nt Age ncy in S I. Lo ui s. He

A rc h itects Eng ineer s Pl anners as an eng ineer

in the bridge gro up .• Sean C. H e nry , C E: " I just got married o n O c tobe r 14 , 2000. to Je nni fe r S hea ffe r o f Des Mo ines. Iowa : we li ve in Carbond a le . III. I a lso received my PE in Fe b ru a ry 2000." • Mark B . Joersz. C E: " Bo th my w ife a nd I fin ished o ur mas te r 's degrees fro m We bste r Uni versit y in SI. Loui s . Mine was a MB A and J ill received a mas te r 's

in human resource man ageme nl.l' · Sherry King , Math. has take n a pos iti o n to teach math at Bo urbon (Mo .) Hi gh Sc hoo l. S he has vo lunteered to he lp o ut w ith the freshma n class a t BHS. She te ac hes geo me try. A lge bra I and tech ma th .' S h e lly A. Lane . C E: " C urre ntl y [ am a sta y-at -ho me mo m w ith Ill y a lmos t 3-yea r-o ld boy. A ustin. M y hu sba nd. S teve (Me tE· 94). is wo rk ing fo r Southl a nd Me tal s, w hic h is based in Little Roc k , A rk."· J e ffr y D. Lueddecke. AE: "Recent ly marr ied in M ay 2000 to Li sa G a rst." • Polly G . Robinson-Baxt e r . Ch e m: "M a rrie d Mic hael Bax te r in Septe mber 2000 and wo rk ing as a co nsultin g pharm ac ist in Tul sa . Okl a." • Dav id A . Ryc kman . GGph: .. I a m w ith Still wa te r Mine Company as a g rade control geo log isl. My first rea l j ob. Th a nks UMR . 1 am very grateful ."

1996

1994

Mar k C. B ross , CE , j o ine d M ECO Engineerin g Co . in Hannibal. Mo., as an

William A. Avise. C h E: " M y w ife . Julie (Ga nnon ), C h E'97, a nd I we lcomed o ur first ba by. Leah Kat he rine. o n f\ug. 26. 2000. I a m work ing as a process eng ineer at M alli nckrod t and I am go ing back to wo rk pan -lime as a bi oc he mi st a t Lee Sc ie J1li fic ... • S u san E , (J a mbore tz) Barry . CE: .' Married Ja mes Ba rry o n Sept. 23 . 2000 . We li ve in Blue Sprin gs . Mo . I wo rk as a senio r hi ghway d es ig ne r fo r th e Mi ssou ri De pa rtm e nt o f Tra nspo rt a ti o n a nd am reg iste re d

engi neerin -tra i ni ng co nce ntrati ng on muni c ipa l projects . He has been des igna ted as a project man age r a nd pro moted to the project management tea m at M ECG Engineeri ng . • C raig A. Findley. G G ph: " Wo rkin g in Ho usto n wi th severa l UMR a lumni : S h a ne Quimby (GG p h- 95): S issy Theisen (G Gph '96) : a nd D e nni s R . Lawson (GG ph ·96). We a re a ll wo rki ng for PG S." • Richard J. Hube r . M ath : " I recentl y go t ma rri ed to Ke lli But c he r. She is a g rad uate o f

MSM·UMR ALUMNUS I Spring 2001

Southe rn Illino is Un iversity-Eva nsville a nd is c urre ntl y a CPA w ith De lo ine & To uc he. I am c urre ntl y a hea lth and we lfa re be ne fits consulta nt in Cl ay to n , Mo." • Susan E. (Harrison ) Ivy , CE: " M alTi ed S ha w n Ivy o n Sept. 23, 2000 , in Je ffe rson C ity, Mo ." • Kenn e th L. Voss , CE: "I w as recentl y promote d to transporta ti o n project des ig ner fo r the M isso uri De partm e nt of Transpo rtatio n ." • James M . Wilson , CE: " I m arrie d A lexandria G ara vag li a (Un ive rsity of Illi no is) in Ju ly 2000 in St. Lo uis . I a m a traffic e ng ineer w ith the co nsulta nt firm of C rawford. Bunte, Bramme ie r in M ar y land He ights, Mo. A lexandri a is pu rsu ing a doc tor of pharm acy degree at the S I. Lo ui s Colle ge o f Pha rmacy, w hile wo rk ing in the ph armacy a t SI. Lo ui s C hil dre n 's Hospita l."

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man stud the

recentl y rece ived a mas ter' s deg ree in

SI.

manage me nt fro m Webste r Un ivers ity.

"La' man Larr Bed

1998 Darren R. Brown , CE: ., [ am fa rmin g over 3,000 ac res w ith my fa the r-i n- law and I a m a pro ud pare nt of a 14 -mo nth-o ld boy na med Noa h ... • Julie Ca rroll , Geo E , has j o ined the geo tec hni cal se rv ices g ro up o f SCI Engi neering Inc. She is a staff engineer and w ill be wo rkin g from the Fa irvie w He ig hts, III. , o ffi ce . • Seth A. Coggin . CE: " M a rri ed S tacey Lear o n A pri l 22,2000.'" J e nnifer L. De lancey. G eoE, has jo ined the geotechni ca l services group of SC I Engineer ing Inc . i n S t. Pe te rs, Mo. ' Ray mond V. Jogge r st , C he m , g radu a ted fro m the Uni ve rs it y of Southe rn C a li fo rnia in M ay 2000 w ith a mas te r o f scie nce deg ree in c he mi stry . • Danie l V'lI1 A nne . CE: " 1 recentl y marri ed S hery l (Z iccardi ) , CE ' 98 . in Bu ffa lo . N.Y. I alll a li e ute na nt in the U.S . A rm y a nd She ry l is a project manager with A lberi c i Constru c ti on ."

1999 Scott Moll , C h E: "S in ce June 1999 I have been wo rking in Decatur. III .. as a produc ti o n e ng ineer at A.E. Sta ley (pa n of the Tate & Ly le No rth A me ri ca G roup). A nd I a m lov ing every m inu te of it ! Those of yo u w ho know me ca n e- mail me at sa mol\ @angel fire.com or

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ecentl\' !esign;r It of In. CE: ilersil) l ama firm of ar)'land

let me know "vhen YOLI are pass ing through Illino is or SI. Lo ui s." · Craig Skoch , A E: " 1 am workin g on my master 's at Purdue . Th e

AE departme nt at UM R did a good jo b of preparing me for these new chall enges . I feel very competi ti ve among the grad students

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2000 Greg Cu r ri ngto n , CE , joined Sm it h & Co . as a staff eng ineer. H e and hi s w ife . T iffan y,

usband. st baby, Bill is nckradt Ie as a mes A. lourbon nerican Henry

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liberici

make the ir new home in Poplar Blu ff, Mo .• Mary Grass , CE , Ie/I. jo ined Paric Corp. as

managers

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eng inee r.

Paric's

co mm e r c i a l co nstructi on

gro up

w ith es timating, sc hedulin g and proj ect management. • Derek A . Olson , eE , began studies at Conception Seminary Col lege for the priesthood of Diocese of Kansas CitySI. Joseph.' El izabeth Ragsdal e , ChE: " Larry Ra gsd a le. CE ' 98 . and I were marri ed on A ug. 26 . 2000 , in Hermann , Mo. Larry work s for URS Corp . and I wo rk for Bechtel Corp. , both in Ho uston , Texas . We are enjoy ing marri ed life and ex plorin g the huge city ."

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The lure of Ireland, the old world charms of Germany, Czechoslovakia and Austria, histOlY and magnificence of Spain and, of course, the dazzling spectacle of Paris are all included in "Traveling with the Miners" for this upcoming year. Miners of every age have enjoyed their tours, shouldn't you be next?

Waterways of Holland and Belgium "Tulip Heaven" at Schoonhoven, 18th century windmills, Amsterdam, the open-air Zuider Zee museum and the art and architecture of Flemi sh Bruges highlight this luxurious river cruise and tour. March, April 2001, from $1,999.

All Aboard for Canada's Beauty and Charm Spectacular lUXUry rail trip includes majestic Rockies, Columbia Ice Fields, the Capilano Suspension bridge, Banff national park, the famed Chateau La ke Louis, Vancouver's Victorian charm and Toronto's modern towers. April, May, June, July, August, September 2001, from $2599.

Switzerland, Provence and Paris Snow-capped mountains and radiant blue lakes of the Swiss Riviera, a week cruising Burgundy and Provence, and three nights in Paris make this very special. Eighteen cultural and sightsee ing tours available, includ ing your choice Q! the Musee O'Orsay Impressionist collection or the Louvre. April, May, June, July, August and September 2001, from $3,299.

Germany~Czechoslovakia~Austria A captivating tour of Gothic and Roman esque German towns, majestic Prague and the charm and magnificence of Vi enna. The tour com bines riverboat cruising with rail and motor coach tours to fully explore the beauties of the area. April. 2001, from $1,989.

A Magical Week in Paris Eight days and seven nights in this incomparable city of history and culture, including accommodati ons at the deluxe and historic Le Grand Hotel Inter-Continental Paris. November 1-8, 2001

Discover Sunny Spain If you've misplaced your yearbook or need another copy, no w's the time to get yours. The Rollamo Office ha s yearbooks ava il able from 1990 to 2000 (there are a few books avai lable from earl ier years). To get the book you want, contact Caro l Mo lchan, Ro ll amo Adviser, University of Missouri-Ro ll a, 113 UC-W, 1870 Miner Ci rcle, Rolla , MO 65409. There's no charge for the book, just a $5 shipp ing/ packaging fee to cover costs.

Historic Madrid, the sandy beaches and boutiques of Costa del Sol. picturesque Ronda, an afternoon at a Sherry-making Bodega, and finally romantic Sevil le including the Tower of Gold and the Alcaza r Palace. May 2001, from $1,699.

The Best of the Alps Experience the splendor of the mountains, the fascinating, cosmopolitan cities and the quaint villages of Switzerland as well as the spirit and charms of Austria. September, October 2001 , from $1,990.

Ireland's Charms Await You Enjoy stunning seascapes and countryside of unspoiled beauty in this land of a hundred thousand welcomes. Theatre, music, great restaurants and the country's talent for fun and conversation make this a memorable trip. August, September, October, 2001, from $1,990.

For more information about these tours, please contact Lynn Stichnote in the alumni office, by phone at (573) 341-4145, by fax at (978) 926 -7 986, or bye-mail at alumni@umr.edu .

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Memorials

1927

.Jose ph O . Strawhun . C Eo played foo tba ll , bas ketba ll. track

E rn est Moran , M inE ,+Ju ly 26 , 2000

and

intramural

wa s a member w hil e att end in g t M arch 28 . 2000

Edward W . Pa r so ns . MinE , t OCI. 13,2000

sports

Edward L. Karraker , Ch E.t Sepl. 2 , 2000

1933 Jac k M . L ond e. M etE. t A ug. 17.2000

1936 M. Gera ldin e HarT , CE , was a retired seni or pl ann er for th e c it y of Fort Wo rth. Texas .t Sepl. 5. 2000 Johns R . Hubbard , ChE. was a member o f Theta Tau , Tau Beta Pi , Phi Kappa Phi , B l ue K ey, Kappa Sigma and the Officers Cl ub whil e attend in g MSMUMR. He retired from L ew in M etal Co.t Ju ly 12 . 2000 Elliott H. R eed , MinE , was a member of Lambda C hi A lph a, Officers Club and SI. Pat's Board w hil e attending M SM - UM R. t Dec. 18, 1999

1942 W illiam R . James, EE , served in the U.S. Na vy during World War II . was a member and elder emeri tu s of First Chri sti an Chu rch , was a member of the Telephon e Pioneers of Ameri ca and the H arry S. Trum an Library In stitu te, and was a fonn er member of the Ameri can L eg ion Post 112 1. He retired from Sou th wes tern Bell Telephone Co. after 36 years of serv ice .t Oct. 2 1, 2000 T homas A. Jones , Min E , wa s an eng ineer fo r the U.S. Burea u of Mi nes i n Little Rock. Ark .. mi ni ng bau x ite ore. He enli sted i n the U.S. N avy and ser ved in Worl d War II in 1944. After co mpl eting a period of trainin g at Harvard University, he served in the Pacif ic Thea ter aboard the U.S.S. Gen . M .. L. Hersey as commun ications officer. Jones then attended law school at the U ni versit y o f A rkansas. grad uati ng in 1950. He began working for the Li on O il Co. , whi ch merged w ith Mon santo in 1955. He continued hi s career w ith Mon santo , mov ing to SI. Lou is in 1958 . He retired in 1983 .t OCI. 8 . 2000

Eve r ett W. Sharp , CerE . wa s a member o f A lph a Lambda Tau and pani c ipa ted i n intram ural sport s w hil e attendin g MSM UMR . Everett was founder and owner o f B M I Refractori es and was a member o f the A mer ican Cerami c Soc icty.t Jul y 26 . 2000 John F. W elch . CE owas a member o f A SCE. SA M E and Student Council w hil e attendi ng M SM -U MR .tApri l 5 . 2000

1941 K erm it F. L i vingston . C Eo was a student ass istant for the c i v il eng in ee r ing depart ment w hi le att endin g MSM -U MR . He served in the U.S. A rm y, then spent most o f hi s wo rkin g cla ys in the Dakot as and th e K ansas Ci ty area.tA ug. 24 . 2000

195

fini shin g as chie f quarterm aster. He began coll ege between the Coast G uard serv ice period s. After workin g 10 years for Stanoli nd Oi l and Gas, he returned to Wi chita w here he establi shed a partn ership w ith Steve Powel l. They developed drilli ng deals and special ized i n well -site superv ision unt il 1977 . Ruwwe maintained a consul ting practice from 1977 to 1984 , w here he retired. t Sept . 22, 2000

1949 Edward L. A ubuchon . M etE. w as i nvo l ved in seve ral w hil e atl ellciin g acti v iti es MSM- U MR , in clu ding ri fl e c l ub. engi neers clu b , m iner board , A SM , gl ee c l ub and A IME. He graduat ed w ith first honors and se rved as stud ent ass istant in th e mcra l l urgical de pa nm e nt. engin eerin g t April 23.2000

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Robert C . Booth . ChE, was a paratrooper w ith th e 10 1st

Airbo rne

Di vision

du rin g

World War II and participated in the f irst-n ight jump on Utah Beach in Normandy, France, du rin g D-Day. He laler engaged in combat in Ardennes , France, Holl and. and Bastogne. He

Jam ASC

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\vas also a pan of the unit that ca ptured Hit ler 's Eagle Nest above Berchtesga rden .

For hi s service he was mvarded two Bro nze

1943 1940

R alph W. Ruwwe. GGph , was a member of T heta Ta u and B lue K ey wh il e att end in g MSMUMR. He served in the U .S. Coast Guard from 1937 to 1940 and again from 1942 to 1945 ,

and

of M C lu b MSM-UMR.

Ra y E . Va ughn ,ME. was an N YA ass istant. a student ass istant and a CAA trainee and was on the Mi ssouri Min er staff w hil e attendin g MSM-UMR.i'Ju ne 7 , 2000

1932

1948

John V. Bo land .Jr ., CE , ser ved on the Ro l lamo board and was a member of A lph a Psi Omega w hil e attendin g M SM-UMR. He retired from his ow n bu siness . John V. Boland Constructi on Co. t Au g. 3 . 2000 Paul Os usky, t Jul y 16 , 1999

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M in E .

1944 Roge r D. Moeller , M etE , was a member o f the Sham rock Cl ub . Lambda Chi A lph a and Theta Tau and was on the honor li st w hi le attendi ng M SM -UMR .tOcl. 4. 2000

Stars and was pa rt of the first Pres idential Unit Citati on. After th e war. he returned to Spr in g fi eld. M o.. w here he allended So uthwes t Mi ssouri State Un i versit y before transferri ng to M SM - UMR. where he was a member o f Tau Bcta Pi and Sigma Tau Gamma . A fter graduat ing he work ed for Shell Oil Co. from 1949 to 195 6 , then co- founded an oi l pipe coatin g business . Plas ti c A ppl ica tors Inc .. and in 1957 moved to Tex as. Within a few yea rs he start ed Corros ion Coat ing Co. Inc .. whi ch merged w ith Igloo Corp . He latcr start ed Production COlllract Service Corp .. then served as seni or viceprcs idelll of Bri anad Corp. in Houston. He returned to Midl and , Texas . in 1986 to j oin Joe C. Neal and Assoc iates . spec iali zing in environmental engineering serv ices for the oil and gas industry.' OCI. 8,2000

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1992

lh. Was ld Blue MSMe U.S. 01940 , 1945. began service lnolind here he Powell. :ialized Ruwwe 1977 to

MetE. several ending [ rifie miner Ib and )[5 and in the rtment.

was a 10Ist during eipated n Utah France. nbat in [ne. He lptured

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Memorials Lee W. Powers , ChE. was a member of AIChE and was on the honor li st while att endin g MSM-UMR.t Jul y 28,2000

Harold R. Coffer , ChE, was a member of Engineers Cl ub , AIChE , Independents and Tau Beta Pi and gradua ted with first honors whil e attendi ng MSMUMR.t Aug. 7. 2000

1950 William J . Angerman , ME. was a member of ASME and was a student assistant in {he li brary while attendin g MSMUM R.t June 2 , 2000

Robert Joe Cronk , Geol, was a member of Sigma Ph i Eps ilo n, AIMME and Tau Beta Pi , and al so served on the honor li st whi le atte ndin g MSM-UM R. Joe marr ied hi s \-v i fe. Rox ie, on

a retired profess ional engineer

and ow ned Lansford Engineering Co. for more than 40 years.t Aug. 14, 2000 C hester J. Lapinski , Mi nE. was a member of ALME whil e attending MSM-UMR. t Oct. 7, 2000

Board and AIChE whil e attendi ng MSM- UMR .t Sept. 12,2000

1951 Harvey L. Min E,tJune 7,2000

Larsen ,

Eugene H . Lindsey , GGph , was a member of Lambda Chi Alph a and Sigma Gam ma Epsil on , was on the hono r li st, and served as a student ass istal1l whil e attend in g MSM UMR.t Jan. 7. 2000 Thomas R. Salisbury, GGph , t Feb.6 , 2000

1953

1959 Robert W. Ka ssay , GGph. was a member of the ROTC Ba nd and the Sham rock Club and was on the honor li st wh il e attendi ng MSM-UM R.t Jul y 28 , 2000 Robert C. Thornton , GGph , was a member of several orga ni zar ions , incl uding the K orean

'vVar Veterans Association, America n Legion, Housto n Geologica l Society, the Adirondack Mountain Club and the MSM-UM R Al umni Association. He al so was a board member of the Veteran Affa irs Vol untary Serv ices Advisory Committee. Wh ile attend in g MSM~ UM R he served as a student ass istant in the geology department and was on the honor list.t Sept. 6,2000

Kenneth E. Ferber , CerE , was a member of Theta Kappa Phi wh il e attend in g MSMUM R.t Nov. 3, 1999

James C. Hyde Jr. , CE , was a member of ASCE whil e attend ing MSM-UMR.tAug. 17 , 2000 Raymond E. Lansford . PetE , was a student ass istant in the li brary. a member of AIMME, and was on the hono r li st whil e attending MSM-UM R. He was

Charles J. McCoy , ChE, was a member of Glee Club , Tau Ep si Ion , Stud ent Kappa Co uncil. Blu e Key. Alpha Ch i Sigma , Sigma Pi Sigma, f\1i ner

the day of hi s grad uation from MSM-UMR. Hi s career took them to Ill inoi s, Utah and Wyoming. He was employed by United Nuc lea r and Phe lps Dod ge befo re hi s retirement.t Sept. 30,2000 Arthur L. Franks , MinE , served on the Miner Board and was a member of AI ME wh il e atte nd ing MSM-UMR.t Oct. 25 , 2000

1956

Marvin L. Hughen , MetE, was a member of Tau Beta Pi ) Sigma Gamma Eps ilon , Tech Club and the Foundrymens's Society and was on the honor li st while attendin g MSM-UMR. He also won the Phi Kappa Book Plate Award and the Gold Key Awarcl.t Jul y 23 , 2000

Ca rl E. Wulfers , CE, worked for the Mis so uri Hi ghway Department from 1958 to 1990. serving as res ide nt e ngi neer for

Di stri ct 10 from 1968 to 1990. Wu lfers also served in th e Army durin g the Korean War. In add iti on , he was a member of VFW Post 3838 and EIks Lodge 639.t Jul y 9 , 2000 Dona ld Wyatt . EE , t Ju ly 18,2000

1961 Edwin V. Eppin ge r , MetE ,

William J. Weber , PetE , was a member of Theta Kappa Phi and served on th e St. Pat 's Board. He retired form th e Department of Interior, Eastern States office, in Jan uary I998:tJune 8, 2000

\vas a member of Sigma Phi

Epsil on. Newman Clu b, ASM . AFS , Shamrock Cl ub and Glee Clu b while attend in g MSMUMR.t June 20, 2000

1962 James L. Baker , PetE, was a member of AIME while att ending MSM-UM R. t Ap ri l 9, 2000

1954 William J. Ma in , EE. in 1969 went into bu sin ess representin g

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com pani es that produced and deve loped environment al trea tm ent pl ant s and

Clu b whil e attend in g -UMR. j'Sept. 26 , 2000

Roger A. Edmison , CE , was a member of Independent s, ASCE and Shamrock Club , and was a stud ent ass istant in the civil

in cinera tors. He rece i ved numerous awards and ack now ledgments for

hi s ex ten sive co ntri bllt ion s. Bill was vice pres ident of McCal li ster Eq uipmen t Co. of Littl e Rock . Ark .. at hi s ret irement in I992.t Sept. 23 , 2000

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1963

1978 Orrin A. Steml er , CE, was a member of SAME. ASCE and Lambda Chi whil e attendi ng MSM -UMR. tA pril 5,2000

A. Ray Hopkins, EE. MS EE, served as a resea rch engineer

for UM R's Cl oud and Aeroso l Sc iences Labora tory.t Aug . 12, 2000

1983

1964 Paul T. Corcora n , MetE, was a member of Independents. ASM , AI ME and SAME and was on the honor li st whil e attending MSMUMR.t Jan. 17, 1999

1965 J a mes C. Pool. CerE, was a member of Sig ma Gamma Student Epsilon , ACSE. Council and Independent s and was on the honor li st while attendi ng MSM -U MR.t UMR was noti fied of hi s death on Sept 15 , 2000

1966 J ames M. Ra uer , CE,tJuly 18, 2000

1967 C harl es M. Han sen , ME. was a member of ASME, Bl ue Key and Interfratern ity Cou nc il while atte nd ing MSM -U MR.t May 25. 2000

J a mes Polcyn , GGph, t Nov. 30 . 1998

1971 Dona ld D. Ha ll , ME , was a member of SAE. AS ME and the U.S. I aval Reserves Unit wh ile attend ing MSM -U MR. He spe nt 40 years wi th Dayco Prod ucts Inc. in Springfield. He slarted out in the plant qua lily co nt rol department and mi grated to the techn ica l center where he held pos it ions rangi ng from applica ti on engineer

to belt techni ca l director. Hi s career incl uded man y yea rs of represe nting Da yco on tec hn ica l co mm ittees of the Rubbe r Manufacturers and th e Assoc iat ion Intern ation al Stand ard s Orga ni za ti ons. Hi s

first love always seemed to be the hand s-o n problem- solvi ng challenges of appl icati on engineerin g, where he reli shed the chance to lise his engineering sk ill s to reso lve cli sto mer

and manufacturing prob lems.tA ug. 23 . 2000

1973 O mega Clydene Applebee. Phil.tSept. 13. 2000 Ronald W. Gr ay. ME,t March 2. 2000 48

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Jennie M. Baumgartner,tSept. 26 , 2000 Steven Robert Brown , a jun ior in civil engineeri ng and a goali e on the UMR In line Hockey Team.tSept. 4, 2000

Steven L. Ward . CEo t January 7,2000 Marjorie Browngard , wife of Bill y R. Browngard, EE' 50 .t Aug. 11 , 2000

1986 Tony Gord on Borovic. ChE.t Aug. 21 . 2000 Willi am R. Evans , EE, t UMR was notified of death on Oct. 30 ,2000

1991 Timothy

McCo nnell , CE , had

professional engi neer ing l icense and was work ing toward hi s mas ter' s deg ree in

business ad mi nistration at Wi lliams Wood s University. He worked as a transportati on project manager for the Missouri Department of Transportat ion and was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 58 of Mont ice ll o and Park United Methodi st Church.t Jul y 20 , 2000

1993 Robert C. Doney , Min E, '[Aug. 26, 2000

1994 Mark L. Kelly , NucE,t March 12 .2000

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1995 Sea n M. Baird , CSci. t Sept. 24 . 2000 C hristoph er J . Simm ons. EMgt. was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity while attendi ng UMR. He co mpleted an internship wit h General Ivlotors and was employed by Kell y Electric before mov in g to Lake of the Ozarks. He founded Simmons Log ic Computer Service in 1997 and added Lake PC Internet Service Shortl y thereafter. In Augu st 1999. Chris so ld his bu sin ess to Adven isnet Intern et Services while continu ing to work fo r A dvertisnet as the sys tem admi ni strat or and prog rammer

Julie Dearth , wife of David Dearth, director of comput ing and information services at UMR . She was a elementary teacher in the Roll a area for 30 yeru·s .t Oct. 24, 2000 Fred Herrman , former ow ner of Herrman Lumber Co. in Rolla and the husband of Ida (Franklin). He retired fro m the fa mily business in 199 1.tA ug. 1,2000 Heather C. Hock . a freshm an in engineering and a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority.tSept. 24, 2000 Haiying Huang , a graduate student in electrica l engineering.tSept. 5 , 2000 Catherine G. Jenks , a psychology professor at UMR fro m 1967 to 1980 and later ass istant to Chance ll or Joseph Marchell o until her retire ment in 1986.tOct. 13 , 2000 Robert B. Lewis , fo rmer director of ad mi ssions for UMR.tOct. 26 , 2000 Mary H. McCracken , t Aug. 19,2000 Louise Roach , wife of Vincen t Roach, chem istry professor emeritu s at UMR.tOcl. 23,2000 Edward Sands, '[May 8. 1999 Al vin C . Steinbach , an emeritu s assoc iate professor of Germ an at UMR and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War ILt Oct. 30, 2000 Dorthea Valerius, wife of C laude Valerius, MinE'2S t Nov. 5, 1999 Louren R. Wood ,tApril 22,2000

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Policy for Publications of Alumni Notes in the MSM-UMR Alumnus • We are happy to announce weddings, births and promotions, after they have occurred. • We will mention a spouse's name if it is specifically mentioned in the information provided by the alumnus/alumna. • The MSM·UMR Afumnuswill announce deaths if information is submitted by an immediate family member, or from a newspaper obituary. Notification of deaths that have occurred more than two years before the date of publication will not be published unless a special request is made by a family member. • Obituary information on alumni spouses will be printed only if the alumnus/alumna specifically requests that we print it. • We will print addresses if specifically requested to do so by the alumnus/alumna submitting the note. • We reserve the right to edit alumni notes to meet space requirements. • We will use submitted photos as space permits.

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When her late husband, Edward P. Lasko, MetE ' 50 , went to work for Florida Steel Corp . in the early 1960s, Helen Lasko decided to purchase "10 or 20 shares" of Florida Steel stock. " I figured they were a good company. If they were going to hire my husband , then that was the stock I wanted to buy," she says. The company did well, and so did the stocks . Mrs. Lasko continued to play the market. When she retired from her bookkeeping position with a stevedore firm at the Port of Palm Beach, she took her ret irement fund and parlayed it into stocks that make up the Dow 30. In her investing , Mrs. Lasko followed the philosophy of Peter Lyn ch, who managed the Magellan Fund for Fidelity Investments for years. She also tried her hand at one of the investment clubs, but decided to pullout of it when she saw she could do better on her own . " I'm a bit of an independent thinker," she says. " In an investment club, you vote on the stocks . And I didn't agree with all of their picks." Mrs. Lasko plans to leave a significant portion of her estate to U MR through the Edward P. and Helen D. Lasko Endowed Scholarship Fund . Ninety percent of the funds will provide scholarships for metallurgical engineering students, with 10 percent designated for football scholarships. (Her husband played football while attending MSM -UMR through the G.I. Bill of Rights . He started out at Penn State, Mrs. Lasko says, but when they told him he couldn 't play football and study metallurgy, he switched to Rolla.) " He just thought Ro ll a was tops," Mrs. Lasko says. "That's all he ever talked about." Although never attaining a college education herself, Mrs. Lasko has a deep appreciation for higher education. " I wouldn't be where I am today if Ed hadn't gotten his education and degree, " she says. "I always preach this to all of the college graduates I know: the least you can do is join your alumni association . You ' re making money because of your education . The least you can do is to give some of it back." That's advice we all can take stock in.

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