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University Press
Friday, August 28, 1992
Simmons named dean
By Tracy Harbin
UP staff writer
Music department chair James
Simmons has been named dean of
the College of Fine Arts and
Communication. Simmons assumes
the job upon the retirement of W.
Brock Brentlinger, who is currently
serving as interim president of
Lamar-Beaumont.
“My primary goal is to under-
stand all of the disciplines and spe-
cial areas within our college,”
Simmons said. He plans on meeting
with the department chairs, division
directors and other groups to estab-
lish long and short term goals.
“I was very pleased to see the
faculty response to Dr. Simmons
and I’m quite confident that he will
be a splendid dean,” said
Brentlinger, who was scheduled to
retire Aug. 31 but has agreed to
serve as interim president until the
position is filled permanently.
Simmons has been at Lamar 22
years, eight of which he spent as
head of the music department. He
taught six years in the Beaumont
Independent School District and
served as the assistant director of
bands for Memphis State University.
He has a bachelor’s degree,w]om
Memphis State, a master’s from the
University of Houston and a doctor-
ate of education from McNeese
State University. 11
Simmons is an accomplished
musician, having performed with the
Memphis Symphony and-’the
Memphis Civic Ballet. He currently
performs in the Beautndnt
Symphony and serves on its board of
directors.
Simmons plans to continue teach-
ing one class a semester and says he
will also hold private classes fdr> stu-
dents of the saxophone and clarinet.
Electrical engineering gains new chair
Photo by Matt Lumpkin
Jim Jordan, left, and his assistant, Tim Stewart, check vacuum chamber for proper function.
Jordan receives grant for vacuum research
By Stephan Malick
UP news editor
Jim Jordan, associate professor of
geology, recently received a grant
from the Regional University Grant
Program to continue his research in
vacuum technology.
Jordan, with the support of NASA
and the Johnson Space Center, built
a vacuum chamber that enables one
to do research on minerals without
atmospheric interference.
Jordan said that his project has
received approximately $225,000 in
grants this year alone.
“The grant programs let us know
the availability of funds, and we
developed some programs in specific
areas that are needed by the Johnson
Space Center to meet their goals,”
Jordan said. “Whatever they’re doing
and need support for from a universi-
ty-type of environment, we want to
give it to them.”
Jordan said he has spent time this
year speaking to organizations and
groups about what research is going
on at Lamar and trying to procure
funding. He had the opportunity to
speak to the National Space Council
at a White House engagement.
Jordan credits many people for his
success in the laboratory, including
those at the Johnson Space Center
and Rep. Jack Brooks.
“Jack Brooks serves their
(Houston) area as well as ours and he
is responsible for letting Washington
know we’re here and what we’re
doing,” Jordan said. “It increases our
credibility.”
“Dan Golden, chief administrator
of NASA, was impressed and said
our increase in funding has been
through our track record of having
results and our dedication to
research.”
Research in Jordan’s lab is cur-
rently focused on the way space
probes such as those to be used on
the moon and Mars gather informa-
tion on mineral surfaces.
Jordan’s probe is designed to use
a laser that will fire a beam on a sur-
face that will release mineral vapor.
A mass spectrographer would be
used to analyze the vapor and deter-
mine the surface’s mineral content.
Jordan does not see his research
as a means for scientific discovery
alone. He also considers it a way to
foster high technology uses and eco-
nomic growth. He says high technol-
ogy should be the future for industry
and education if the United States is
to remain the premier global power.
Jordan has ideas on education
that he would like to implement at
Lamar. He wants to be able to give
his students more hands-on experi-
ence in the laboratory. Moreover, he
says that students at all levels — not
just graduate students — should
have laboratory access.
Jordan’s current engineering tech-
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nician, Tim Stewart, a graduate of
Lamar’s two-year associate’s degree
program in computer electronics, led
him to these ideas. Because of bud-
getary constraints and the expense
of research, paid staff members are
difficult to come by. By allowing
Stewart to participate in research,
Jordan increased his research capa-
bilities.
“I had to create his position with-
in our system, and he’s been great,”
Jordan said. “It was because of a fis-
cal restraint that Tim came on to the
staff, and my research has gone fur-
ther and better than it ever did
before.”
One of Jordan’s hopes is that his
research will help in the discovery of
an alternative energy source.
“An interesting aspect of alterna-
tive energy is the discussion of envi-
ronmental impact,” he said. “Before,
people were only interested in how
to get it out of the ground, and now
it’s an issue of how it will affect peo-
ples lives. I like that — it shows that
maybe we’ve learned something in
this century.”
Fusion is one alternative energy
source that interests him. Fusion
technology is still in the develop-
ment stages, but a likely fuel for it is
Helium-3. Helium-3 is found in
great quantities in lunar soil, where-
in it is made by the sun and solar
Soo JORDAN, pago 5
Bernard Maxum, former director of research and
development at Rockwell International, has been named
chair of the electrical engineering department at Lamar
University-Beaumont.
Maxum will fill the position vacated by retiring
Regents’ Professor Floyd Crum, who is retiring after 45
years of teaching.
Maxum earned his doctorate from the University of
California at Berkeley, his master of science from the
University of Southern California and his bachelor’s
degree from the University of Washington. He holds pro-
fessional engineering registrations in electrical and
mechanical engineering in the State of California. He has
published widely in scholarly journals and has received
numerous honors.
“He brings to the position approximately 30 years
experience in industry and teaching,” said Fred Young,
dean of the College of Engineering.
Maxum has held leadership positions at GTE
Laboratories, Hughes Aircraft and Cornell Aeronautical
Laboratories. He has taught engineering, physics 'and
mathematics at USC, UC-Berkeley and the University of
Washington.
UP editors for 1992-93
Photo by Matt Lumpkin
Mark Bankston, seated, has been appointed 1992-93 editor of the University Press by
the Lamar Student Publications Board. He has served as staff writer, news editor and
sports editor. Corey Louviere, standing, has been appointed 1992-93 managing editor.
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