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University Press
Wednesday, May 3,_1S
Ellis memorial today
Memorial services are scheduled today at 1:30
p.m. in Spindletop Unitarian Church for M.
LeRoy Ellis, professor of foreign languages. He
died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospital after a brief
illness.
Ellis was a native of Georgetown, S.C. He had
taught at Lamar since 1969, was a veteran of the
U.S. Air Force and was founder of the local chap-
ter of Pi Delta Phi National French Honor
Society.
He also founded Le Cercle Francais, a local
organization promoting the French language and
culture in the university and the community. He
had published French textbooks and a highly
original study of Russian immigrants. He began
the Lamar Overseas Study Program to
Strasbourg, France, in 1971.
“Dr. Ellis was not only a highly dedicated pro-
fessor,” Ken Rivers, associate professor of
French, said, “but one of the most popular at
Lamar. His students were extremely loyal to him,
and now miss him greatly.”
Ellis earned his bachelor’s degree and his mas-
ter’s degree from the University of South
Carolina in Columbia. He earned his doctoral
degree from the Universite d’Aix-Marseille in
Aix-en-Provence in France.
“I started out studying journalism in college,”
Ellis said in a University Press interview in 1985,
“and found I was much more interested in my
French and English classes.”
He went on to say that majoring in French
gave him a better excuse to travel.
After he completed his master’s degree in
1950, he applied for a French government assist-
antship to teach English in French schools.
He received the assistantship and was assigned
to teach in Nice, the capital of the Riviera. After
teaching a year, he traveled and studied for
another six months, attending classes at the
University of
Barcelona in
Spain and the
University of
Montpellier in
France.
When the
Korean Con-
flict broke out,
Ellis returned
to the States
and joined the
Air Force. He
was sent to the
Army Langu-
age School to
study Russian.
He spent six months in that school and was
then assigned as an agent with the Office of
Special Investigation, where he worked on
security clearances.
When he was discharged from the Air
Force, he applied for the G.I. bill to work on
his doctorate in France.
After he finished his doctorate, he worked
for two years as a reporter for the Columbia
newspaper. After that, he had teaching
assignments at Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, Lewis and Clark College in
Portland, Ore., and North Texas State
University in Denton, before coming to
Lamar as head of the department of modern
languages.
He is survived by a sister, Gladys Ellis
Brandenberg, of Raleigh, N.C.; a brother,
Jack Bensmith Ellis of Santa Rose Beach,
Fla., and several nephews and nieces.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be
made to the Dr. M. LeRoy Ellis Scholarship
Fund at Lamar-Beaumont.
M. LeRoy Ellis
Faculty receive research grant*
Jacqueline Lane
UP staff writer
Four members of the faculty
have received grants to assist them
with various fields of research in
which they are involved.
James Westgate, associate pro-
fessor of geology, received a grant
of $14,600 from the National
Geographic Society to support his
continuing research on the geolo-
gy of the Texas Gulf Coast.
Westgate will use the grant to
study fossil deposits outside of
Laredo. Westgate has studied the
area off and on since discovering
the site in 1984.
“There are a lot of new species
we have found there in the past.
We’re hoping to find more jaws of
animals we haven’t found before
or jaws of animals we’ve only
found loose teeth of,” Westgate
said.
The grant will go toward field
and travel expenses and student
researchers. During May,
Westgate will take a group of
about five students down to the
area for eight days to collect sam-
ples. They will then return and
study their findings.
“This is the southern-most ver-
tebrate fossil locality in North
America where deposits that
range from when the dinosaurs
went extinct up to deposits about
20 million years old. We’re basical-
ly trying to discover just what
kinds of organisms were living
here in southern North America
along the coast at this time.”
Assistant professor of English,
Joe Nordgren, and associate pro-
fessor of English, Joe Sanderson,
were jointly awarded a grant of
$6,700 from the Texas
Commission on the Arts for a
Texas Reading Circuit project
which they co-direct.
Nordgren schedules and
arranges for nationally known
poets and fiction writers from out-
side the state to read from their
work at a host of colleges through-
out Texas.
Nordgren has been involved in
the the Reading Circuit Project for
about five years. He has arranged
for 21 tours of famous writers.
Some of the writers who have
been involved in the project have
been Ken Kesey who wrote “One
Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest,”
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Henry
Taylor and Pulitzer Prize winner
for fiction, Robert Olen Butler.
“Our reputation warranted that
the Texas Commission on the Arts
liked our work and gave us a
chance to arrange more readings
of national figures and invite more
people to Texas,” Nordgren said.
“That way students all over the
state get exposure to superb writ-
ers.”
He said that because of their
reputation, the commission con-
tacted Sanderson and awarded
him an additional grant of $1Q,0
to become involved in the Tex
Initiative, where Texas writer^ a
asked to get involved in a siqtu
reading program.
Dale Ortego, regents profess
and chemistry department cha
man, was awarded a $25,000 gra
from the Regional Collaboratk
for excellence in science teachln
The grant will support his coo
dinated, integrated science educ
tion project, providing staff deve
opment in science for sixth-, fse
enth- and eighth-grade teachejs
Region V.
Ortego said the major goals
the project are to upgrade tha s<
ence literacy of the teacher^
chemistry and physics, to provi
them access to in-class activiti
and to help interaction with o4h
teachers.
“The state realized that tho
teachers who were still teachii
the physical sciences needed
refresher course, especially
chemistry and physics, so th<
started initiating these courses
he said. *
Those involved in the copr
receive college credit for the clas
es they take. k
“What the state wants to do
upgrade the teachers’ know
edge first of all, and then alo
them to get hands-on experienc
to get the students interested
science and make science mo
relevant to the student.”
Fuseler tapped as new library director; starts July 1
Jacqueline Lane
UP staff writer
Starting July 1, Gray library will be
under new leadership.
Elizabeth A. Fuseler, head of sciences
and technology services at Colorado State
University Libraries, was recently named
director and will fill the position of Joe
McCord who resigned in July 1994 to take
a post with the University of Houston at
Clear Lake.
“We are very pleased that Elizabeth
Fuseler has accepted the director’s posi-
tion here at the Lamar
library. She brings a
wealth of experience
to the post, and she
will be an asset to this
already excellent li-
brary,” William Cale,
executive vice presi-
dent for academic and
student affairs, said.
“She was selected
from a pool of very strong applicants.”
She has been with Colorado State since
1989, and, before that, with the Institute of
Scientific Information, Philadelphia, for
three years.
“I am looking forward to returning to
Texas. The response of the Lamar-
Beaumont community has made me feel
very welcome and I look forward to their
continued cooperation. In this time of
rapidly advancing technology, working
with the library staff to continue the devel-
opment of information access for the ben-
efit of library users will be an exciting and
rewarding challenge,” Fuseler said.
Fuseler graduated from William and
Mary in 1968 and earned a master’s
degree in library science from Drexel
University in 1972. She has taken
course work in environmental manage-
ment from the University of Houston-
Clear Lake and holds a certificate of
advanced study in information science
from Drexel.
She also has professional library
experience at the Free Library of
Philadelphia, the U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy, Texas A&M-
Galveston, U.S. National Marine
Fisheries Service and the University
of Pennsylvania Biology Library.
Fuseler is also a widely publisfte
author and is active in professions
library activities.
“I am looking forward to havin
her come in. I think she will be a r*ea
asset to the library. I think she is rsa
ly interested in working with facult
and students. She has an excellen
background in automation, and she
also very interested in working wit
people and getting input from people
I think she will do a really fine job,
Kathleen Murray, interim librfir
director, said. ,
Elizabeth Fuseler
Merger-
Continued from page 1
Former Sen. Carl Parker testi-
fied against the merger Monday
before the committee.
“Yes, a ‘golden parachute’ was
awarded, but we did it to avoid a
lawsuit,” Parker said. “People
decided they were unhappy with
the chancellor. Okay, so they
were unhappy with the chancel-
lor. We couldn’t just go in and
fire the guy. We had to strike a
deal.”
Coleman, also, discussed the
Citizens Coalition for the
Preservation of the Lamar
University System. This group
formed after the bill to merge
Lamar with the TSU system
passed in the House. He said the
cost of their advertising campaign
exceeds $20,000.
“The coalition has exerted a
large amount of energy and
spent a large amount of money
to stop this legislation, even
though all their concerns about
their campuses have been
addressed by Rep. Stiles and
Sen. Galloway,” Coleman said.
“The Alumni Association could
have awarded five four-year
Presidential Scholarships with
the money the Coalition has
wasted on their needless adver-
tising campaign. If the coalition
was truly interested in the edu-
cation of our students, why did-
n’t they donate this money to
one of our campuses, instead of
burning it in advertising?”
Ramsey said the board has
done a good job.
“I haven’t heard one specific
instance where the board has
had any mishandling,” he said.
“We have been standardizing
everything with written con-
tracts. The so called ‘silver
parachutes’ were a trade
because the board did not feel
right about granting adminis-
tration positions tenure.”
Another issue raised at the
hearing was the decline in
enrollment. The constituents in
favor of merging say that the
fault lies with the system, the
reputation Lamar has had
because of the system and the
lack of recruitment.
Parker disagreed.
“The reason schools like
Port Arthur and Orange grow
and not schools like Beaumont
is because Southeast Texas is a
blue collar area. They are more
interested in learning a trade,”
Parker said.
The bill remains pending in
committee. A regular Senate
Education Committee meeting
will be held today.
Galloway’s office said there
is a chance the committee will
vote on the bill at the meeting.
Brooks-
Continued from page 1
and Journal.
In 1942, Brooks enlisted in the U.S. Marine
Corps and participated in many of the Pacific the-
ater campaigns such as Guadacanal and Okinawa.
He served in the 3rd Marine Corps as a communi-
cations officer. In 1972, Brooks retired from the
USMC Reserve with the rank of colonel.
He was elected to the Texas House of
Representatives in 1946 and 1948. During this
period he wrote the bill making Lamar Junior
College a four-year, state-supported college.
Accidents
Continued from page 1
the local DPS uses Operation
Motor Side.
“Any weekend we expect a lot
of traffic, which is usually a holi-
day weekend, we use Operation
Motor Side,” Richard Vasser,
safety education officer for the
Texas Department of Public
Safety, said.
Operation Motor Side is when
the DPS increases the number of
officers on patrol to enforce the
law. The officers concentrate on
areas where there are high num-
bers of DWI’s.
“Occasionally, we set up
check-points. However, not as
P
In 1952, Brooks was elected to Congress and
he served continuously until November 1994
when he was defeated by Republican Steve
Stockman.
Brooks’ accomplishments during his tenure
include the creation of the Sam Rayburn Dam
and Reservoir, improving the shipping channels
from Beaumont to the Gulf of Mexico and the
development of Lamar University.
In 1975, he was named Distinguished Alumnus
of Lamar University.
much as we used to because the
flow of traffic is much heavier
and it’s an inconvenience to us
and the driver,” Vasser said.
Vasser also said things people
can do to alleviate problems or
lower chances of having an acci-
dent are common safety tips.
“Wear your seat belt and be sure
to drive with your headlights on
because others can see you bet-
ter and it lets people know you
are approaching.”
“If you are going to drive,
don’t drink,” Vasser said.
However, he said in most cases
people are not going to stop
drinking alcohol because of a
holiday. The next best thing is a
designated driver.
“Designated drivers are prob-
ably the biggest help we have in
keeping fatalities down, “Vasser
said. “If you are alone, call a
wrecker to pick your car up and
drop it and you off at home...It’s
a lot cheaper than the money
spent on court fees and you may
save a life.”
According to DPS records,
the profile of a typical DWI is a
21-year-old male driver.
Incidents usually occur at 1 to 2
a.m. on a rural or state highway.
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Photo courtesy of Paul Corder
From left to right, David Gallagher, district manager of Computational Systems Inc., Sal Scibetta*
senior account specialist and Paul R. Corder, professor of mechanical engineering examine a Model
2115 Machinery Analyzer donated to Lamar. Gallagher and Scibetta work in the Houston office of
Computational Systems Inc. *
The device is valued at $30,000, and Corder plans to use the instrument in a hands-on class he i»
developing to provide senior level mechanical design students experience in vibrations monitorinp
maintence programs.
Pizzo-
Continued from page 1
Foundation recognizes one of
Lamar’s finest faculty.”
Pizzo’s previous achievements
for his widely known teaching
methods and physics demonstra-
tions includes receiving the
Distinguished Service Citation by
the American Association of
Physics Teachers in 1987.
Also, he has been a member of
AAPT for almost 30 years and is
the editor of a column in “The
Physics Teacher” magazine since
is was started in 1986.
In addition to this, Pizzo is
among only nine others to receive
the Robert Little Award for
“Outstanding Contributor to
Physics Higher Education in
Texas,” presented by the AAPT,
Texas Section.
In 1992, the U.S. Army gave
him a grant to be the Visiting
Professor of Physics at the United
States Military Academy, West
Point, for the 1992-1993 academ-
ic year. He was a mentor to new
instructors as well as evaluating
the physics program.
In 1986, he received a grant
from the National Science
Foundation to design and con-
struct a “Lending Library for
Physics Demonstration” as a
national model.
Pizzo has been a Lamar facul-
ty member since 1964. He gradu-
ated from the University of St.
Thomas in Houston with a bach-
elor’s degree and earned his dot-
torate from the University ©f|
Houston.
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This member of Phi Beta
Kappa has written severhl
scholarly publications and has
won three “Excellence in
Teaching” awards at Lamar.
In addition to more that 20
invited presentations, he has
received the Phi Kappa Plji
Teaching Award, the American
Physical Society’s national
award for presentation df
physics to the general public
and the best pedagogical paper
award from the Texas section of |
AAPT in 1984.
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