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UNIVERSITY PRESS March 18,190*2
Gentry nominees named
Five graduating seniors have been nam-
ed as spring nominees for the Bess Gentry
Award, Ann Shaw, dean of student
development, said Wednesday.
The winner of the Gentry Award will be
announced at a banquet on the Eighth
Flow, Gray library, 7 p.m.( Monday.
The spring nominees from Beaumont
are Tamerla Chavis, Karen Etheridge and
Sharlotte Schmidt; Donna Theriot, Port
Arthur and Tammy Stroud, Marshall.
Three were nominated from the
December graduates, Nancy Rienstra and
Jeanne Webb from Beaumont and Donna
Hatton from Silsbee.
The award was named for Bess Gentry,
former dean of women at Lamar.
It was established in 1975 by Alpha
Lambda Delta, Association of Women
Students, Cap and Gown, Panhellenic
Association and the Physical Education
Professionals Club.
Tickets for the banquet are on sale at
SSC Check Cashing Booth at $4 with a meal
card and $5.50 without the meal card.
UP Profile
Morrow survives the past
Blood drive exceeds goal
The Lamar University spring blood
drive exceeded its goal of 315 pints by 134
percent during the week of Feb. 28-Mar. 3,
Annie Stegeman, coordinator of student
organization services and activities, said
Tuesday.
The drive netted 421 pints of blood, a 154
percent increase over last spring,
Stegeman said.
Winners of the organizational contest
were announced Tuesday. Alpha Phi
Omega service fraternity won first place
in the independent division.
Other first-place winners include Delta
Tau Delta in the fraternity division and
Gamma Phi Beta in the sorority division.
Kemble deadline slated
Deadline to submit nominations for the
C. Robert Kemble Award is 4:30 pm.,
March 25, Jacque Placette, director of the
Setter Student Center, said Tuesday.
Nomination forms must be returned to
the SSC Administrative Office, 212 SSC.
Individuals, student organizations and
faculty/staff members can make nomina-
tions for the award, Placette said.
Nomination forms can be picked up in
212 SSC; the Student Government Associa-
tion Office, 211 SSC; and the Student
Development Office, 107 Wimberly Stu-
dent Services Building.
Named for Lamar’s president, the Kem-
ble Award recognizes a graduating senior
who has brought honor to himself and to
Lamar University through his scholastic
endeavors as well as his efforts to improve
the quality of campus life, Placette said.
Nominees for this year’s aw&rd must be
graduating in May, August or December
1963 and must have earned an overall
grade point average of 2.5.
This year’s presentation will be made at
a reception and buffet Friday, April 15, at 7
pm. on the Eighth Floor, Gray Library.
By ELAINE BUTLER
UP reporter
In the liberal Arts Building there’s
activity going on and it is personified
in the form of Susan Morrow.
Brilliant blue eyes, bubbly,
bursting with energy and determined
are Just four of the many complimen-
tary ways to describe this lively
young woman who entered Lamar in
the fall of 1961.
Graduating this May with a
bachelor of science degree in
sociology, Morrow has been doggedly
pursuing interviews for graduate
assistantships since last semester.
She has convinced herself to stay
optimistic about job availability. “It’s
easier to be pessimistic,” she said,
“when it seems the overall thinking of
society is pessimistic. But, it has been
said that a person with a voice is a
majority of one. I hope to be that ma-
jority. I’m trying hard.”
It hasn’t been easy staying in
school. Full-time, commuting from
Nederland, no Job and a rapidly
dwindling savings account have all
given her many worrisome moments.
However, Morrow was determined
she would earn her degree. She
disciplined herself to make it on the
barest of necessities. “This in itself
has been an excellent teacher to me,”
she said.
A native of Montgomery, Ala., Mor-
row came to the Golden Triangle area
seven years ago. At the time she was
married, went to work for Texaco in
operations in a process unit, and ex-
isted. Two years later, there was a
divorce. She was on her own.
Susan Morrow
In order to survive, she found that
stringent discipling of herself was
necessary, especially when it came to
money. It was also time to pull her
future together.
"Because I can really relate to peo-
ple in trouble plus my interest in
women’s rights I decided to go for a
degree in sociology.
“I had previously gone to the
University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa
for nearly four years. But I didn’t ap-
ply myself to getting an education. I
was going on a swimming scholarship
so my tuition, books, and living ex-
penses were all paid for...a free
education and I wasted it.”
Morrow’s voice took on a serious
tone as she said, “I was more in-
terested in swimming than in
academics. I went through the mo-
tions of going to college, cut classes
and barely kept my grades up to keep
the scholarship. It pains me now to
think of how I wasted that free educa-
tion.”
“Believe me,” Morrow said. “I
have learned the hard way that col-
lege years can make or break your
future. It all depends on you. This se-
cond time around I was determined to
apply this new insight into making
sure I would put every minute of
Lamar to use for my future."
Achievement of this goal has been
accomplished by keeping her grade
point average high. This has been at-
tained while not only carrying a full
schedule of classes but also doing
volunteer work at the Rape Crisis
Center and the Family Violence
Center. In fact, this final semester
she is carrying 21 hours and still
heavily involved with both centers.
After graduate school, Morrow in-
tends to go back to Alabama to teach
at college level. “Hopefully I can help
students realize how important get-
ting an education is the first time
around. They can be training
themselves in discipline and motiva-
tion.
“I know it is hard...very hard. It is
easier to live for the ‘sooner’ than the
‘later.’ Watch out. The later comes
sooner than you think.
“I think Lamar’s slogan...Tomor-
row’s biggest bargain is education to-
day... says it all.”
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Big Red deadline,
tryouts announced •
The deadline to apply for the position of Big Red,
Lamar’s mascot, is Tuesday, Mark Reesv Lamar
cheerleader captain, said Monday.
Applications may be picked up from Louise Eddy, in-
structor in the communication disorders program, in 120
E Speech and Hearing Building. They should be return-
ed to Eddy by 4 p.m. Tuesday, Rees said.
T-nmar cheerleaders are in charge of the tryouts
which will be held Wednesday, March 30, at 2 p.m. in
McDonald Gym.
Any interested student meeting extracurricular ac-
tivity requirements may try out. Applicants will per-
form before a panel of five Judges. They will do a struc-
ture routine, an impromptu routine, and be interviewed
by the panel, Rees said.
For further information, contact Rees at 838-7004.
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LU Briefs
Pledges announced
Paul Johnson, Port Neches sophomore, has been
elected president of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity 1983
spring pledges, Tommy Gard, spokesperson, said.
Other pledge officers elected are William Russell
Lessman, Houston sophomore, vice president; and
Brent fyler Parsons, Port Arthur sophomore,
treasurer-secretary.
New pledges include Bruce Gordon Thomas, Groves
freshman; James Karl Reid n, Houston freshman;
John Mannino, Nederland sophomore; James Lynn
Mantooth, Houston Junior; and Kent Robert Lycka,
Beaumont sophomore.
St. Patrick’s Day party set
Delta Tau Delta fraternity will hold a Saint Patrick’s
Day party Saturday at 9 p.m., in the Delta Tau Delta
fraternity house, Avenue C off Roberts Street, Sandesh
Patil, public relations chairman, said.
Everyone attending the affair should wear the color
green, PatU said.
Group sets meeting
Collegians for Christ will meet Wednesday from 7
p.m. until 8 p.m., in 104 Setzer Student Center, Debbie
Pierce, president, said.
* The meeting is open to all students, she said.
Applications available
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity Calendar Girl applications
will be available Monday, Tommy Gard, calendar chair-
man, said. _ ____ .. . -
Any Lamar coed may apply for the fall 1963 and spring
1984 Pike calendar, he said. Applications are available
from any member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
Deadline for application is April 15.
Initiation rites planned
Alpha Kappa Psi initiation ceremonies for new in-
itiates will be held this evening at 7, on the Eighth Floor
Of Gray Library, Mitchell Long, public relations chair-
man, said.
Initiates are Charlott Duplant, Port Arthur junior;
Rita Dunn, Beaumont freshman; Molly Durkin, Groves
•freshman; Mary Gavrelos, Beaumont senior; Mark
Guidroz, Port Neches junior; and Katy Hambright,
■ Beaumont senior.
Also Laurie House, Midland junior; Mike Hughes,
Silsbee sophomore; Becky Laughlin, Beaumont
sophomore; Melissa Patin, Port Arthur freshman;
Chris PiDItere, Port Arthur sophomore; Barry Ryman,
Port Arthur Junior; David Schaper, Galveston
sophomore; and Sarah Vaughn, Warren junior.
EGCF to meet tonight
The Eastern Gate Christian Fellowship will host a
party this evening from 5 until 7, in the Setter Student
Center Reading Room, Ario Helmy, president, said.
Theme of the party is “Get to Know You Better,” and
is for all new members, Helmy said.
Entertainment and refreshments will be provided.
IEEE to hold banquet
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
will hold its spring banquet Saturday evening at 6:30,
Eighth Floor, Gray Library, Faye Nash, president of
IEEE, said.
The annual banquet is for electrical engineering
students, faculty and staff. Tickets may be purchased at
a cost of |8 in 222 Cherry Engineering Building.
AMA schedules meeting
The American Marketing Association will meet
Wednesday evening at 8, in Landes Auditorium,
Galloway Business Building, Adrian Pretz, spokesper-
son. said.
Terry Brown, representative of Miller Brewing Co.,
will address the group. The meeting is open to all in-
terested parties.
The group is planning an overnight trip to Houston on
April 8-9 to tour several major businesses, Pretz said.
Sorority wins awards
Alpha Delta Pi sorority won two awards at its state
convention held in Dallas on March 5, 6, 7, Julee Ewy,
publicity chairman, said.
The sorority won awards for outstanding scholarship
and outstanding treasurer, she said.
Chester to address ACM
Dr. Daniel Chester of the University of Delaware will
speak on “Natural Language Understanding” at the
meeting of the Association for Computing Machinery
Monday.
The meeting is set for 2:30 p.m., Eighth Floor, Gray
Library, David Martin, publicity officer of ACM, said.
For further information, contact Martin at 769-3646.
Faculty promotions
approved by Board
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Twenty-seven Lamar University faculty
members were approved by the Boird of
Regents last week to receive promotions.
Promoted to the rank of professor, and
their colleges, are Bruce Drury and John
Whittle, arts and sciences; Larry Spradley
and Kathryn White, business; P.B. Snyder,
education; Joseph Watt, engineering; and
Jerry Newman, fine and applied arts.
Getting associate professor positions are
Vemice Monroe and Ron Stidham, arts and
sciences; Betty Johnson, business; Edward
Shmider, fine and applied arts; and James
Esser, health and behavorial sciences.
Six persons were upgraded to assistant
professors. They are Sandra Boyd, health
and behavorial sciences; Robert Culbert-
son, fine and applied aits; Meredith Fit-
zgerald, education; Sue Hachbold, LU-Port
Arthur; and Sallye Sheppeard and Victor
Sims, arts and sciences.
Naomi Paul, head of the Gray Library cir-
culation department, has been promoted to
instructor, and Joseph Juarez and Deanna
Stahl were promoted to instructor IV in
technical arts.
Hyman Taylor, LU-Orange, and Ben Jar-
rell and Troy Standley, technical arts, were
promoted to instructor III. Receiving the
rank of instructor n were Delia Walker and
Kathryn Gardner from technical arts.
The promotions are effective fo the 1983
fall semester.
Prince wins writing award
Theresa Prince, Port Arthur senior, won
first place in a statewide writing competi-
tion, March 5, Jo Ann Stiles, assistant pro-
fessor of history, said.
Prince won in the senior college division
of the Webb Society C.M. Caldwell
Memorial Awards in historical writing for
her paper researching needlepoint
tapestries in Port Arthur churches.
Stiles said that Prince was awarded a
plaque and a $50 cash prize. Prince’s arti-
cle will be published in next year’s
"Touchstone,” the state journal of the
Webb Society which publishes historical
research done by undergraduates.
The awards were given out at the
Shamrock Hilton Hotel in Houston.
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