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The North Texas Daily
Wednesday, July 29, 1987 North Texas State University, Denton, Texas 70th Year No. 118
McDuffie says he's ready
Director prepares
for athletic year
By Dave Dorbin
Staff Writer
Cynthia Reid
Daily Reporter
New NT athletic director Richard
McDuffie said recently that he does not
anticipate any problems handling his job.
McDuffie referred to his four years
experience as athletic director at Central
Connecticut State University and pre-
vious experience as AD at Seattle Uni-
versity and at Howard Community
College in Columbia, Maryland.
“I don’t need to look at a job des-
cription,” he said. Concern over his
preparedness follows in the wake of the
sudden resignation of Jim White, NT’s
first choice for AD last May.
McDuffie said he feels like “a relief
pitcher, finishing what someone else
started. But no one is warming up in
the bullpen. I’m going to finish the
game.”
The 35-year-old McDuffie was named
athletic director July 15 by NT President
Al Hurley during a press conference at
the NT athletic complex. The announce-
ment followed the resignation of Jim
White who served six weeks as NT
athletic director, resigning July 9.
Hurley said McDuffie’s credentials,
experience, doctorate and good working
record with faculty were reasons not to
search further.
McDuffie earned his doctorate in
sports and leisure sociology from the
University of North Carolina, and his
master’s and bachelor’s degrees in health
and physical education from East
Carolina University.
McDuffie said he is not familar
enough with NT to know exactly what
problems he will tackle first, but the
budget seems to be a priority. "Athletic
directors always cry poor so others don’t
forget to write the checks,” he said.
Football coach Corky Nelson agreed.
“A main problem is the budget or lack
thereof, but McDuffie has been part of
three separate, but very similar, situa-
tions with a limited budget. He has
experience that will help out at North
Texas,” Nelson said.
Althouh McDuffie believes the AD
job is basically the same at most schools,
he acknowledges some differences be-
tween his present job at Central Con-
necticut and NT. “In Texas, athletics
are much more important. The budget
at NT is much bigger,” he said.
He said there would be a difference
between being at a school that recently
entered Division I and one that has been
Divsion I for a longer time. “We
(CCSU) are carving a niche. NT has
been there a while,” McDuffie said.
McDuffie has plans for fund raising
“We need to expand upon the trustees
and Eagle Wing. There lies a great
potential for fund raising in these groups,
it could have a snowball effect on the
entire program,” he said
McDuffie regrets leaving the program
at Central Connecticut State University,
but he and his wife, Lynn, wanted to
live in the South, he said. McDuffie
was bom at Fort Hood and his wife is
a native of Fort Worth. McDuffie calls
himself a “Texan American."
Shannon Drawe/NT Daily Staff
AIRBORNE EAGLE—Kenneth Biggers, Marshall junior, works on his
dexterity by bench jumping. Biggers is in training for the Mean Green
football team. The Eagles will play Oklahoma University Sept. 5.
Student killed
in car accident
By Chris Demers
Daily Reporter
Paula McKay, an NT journalism major, was killed Thursday in an early
morning car accident. She was 22.
While traveling south on North Central Expressway in Dallas, McKay lost
control of her car and hit a traffic barrel that was holding an exit sign The car
then flipped over, ejecting her from the car, police reports state
McKay was pronounced dead at the scene.
The passenger in the car, Robert Mattoon of Plano, was not seriously injured
in the crash.
The Dallas Police Department did not file any charges, but the report cited
excessive speed and drinking as contributing factors in the accident.
The report also stated that McKay and Mattoon were not wearing their seat
belts.
McKay was to have been news editor for The NT Daily in the fall
McKay is survived by her parents. Ted and Olga McKay; her sister, Laura;
and two brothers, Brian and Terry
Former professor
dies of heart attack
By Pat Callaway
Daily Reporter
Dr Eric Van Douwen, noted for his expertise in the field of topology,
died of a massive heart attack Tuesday morning.
Van Douwen, 41, was on of the top five researchers in the field of topology,
a technical field in mathematics and one of the three main classical areas
Van Douwen had left NT this year He was a member of the NT mathematics
faculty for two years, and had left to return to Ohio University to continue
his research.
Dr. John Allen, chairman of the mathematics department, said, “He
was dedicated to his work in topology and he accomplished a great deal in
the field while at NT.”
Van Douwen received his master's degree from the Belfast Institute of
Technology in the Netherlands He received a doctorate in topology from
the Free University of Amsterdam in 1975.
He is survived by his wife and son.
Funding increase doesn't add up for faculty
Budget shortfalls stem from raises in out-of-state tuition, past funding cuts
By Jay Johnson
Staff Writer
Budget shortfalls and past funding cuts will
erase most of the 18.5 percent increase given
to NT for the next biennium, said Dr. David
Golden, vice president for academic affairs.
He said NT had to use $4 million last year,
almost all of the university’s reserves, to make
up for incorrect estimates of the amount of
money generated by non-resident tuition. The
amount of money NT receives from the state
each year is based in part on an estimate of
the tuition that will be received from students
that year.
Many of NT’s current budget problems
stem from when the state increased out-of-
state tuition in the last year of the past
biennium. Golden said it was estimated that
the same number of out-of-state students who
had attended NT previously would return
despite the increase. They didn’t; and NT’s
budget for the year was based on this incorrect
estimate. Though the number of out-of-state
students at NT is small, they generate a lot
of money for the university.
“In order to make the budget balance,
we had to exhaust our reserves," Golden
said.
In a memo to the faculty and staff dated
July 27, NT President Al Hurley said,
“While the new appropriations bill corrects
this shortfall, it clearly does not give us an
18.5 percent increase in spendable funds.”
The Legislature has given NT a $6 million
increase for the first year of the coming bi-
ennium. Golden said $4 million will be used
to replenish the university’s reserves, and only
half of the remaining $2 million will be
available for .faculty salary increases.
If The problem ... is that
staff salaries need to be
raised at the same time as
faculty salaries. 91
—Dr. David Golden,
vice president for academic
affairs
“We are anticipating another drop in
revenue due to less out-of-state tuition,”
Golden said. NT must also pay about $600,000
for new insurance coverage and social security
costs. Once these payments and the shortfall
are considered, only $1 million is left for
merit pay raises for the faculty, a total increase
of 5 percent.
Golden said he is expecting a smaller
amount, probably around $250,000, to be
available for merit pay raise for staff members.
“The problem presented to us is that staff
salaries need to be raised at the same time
as faculty salaries,” Golden said. He said
NT is having as much trouble retaining quality
staff as quality faculty.
During the second year of the biennium,
1988-89, Golden said he expects an average
increase of 8 percent in faculty salaries, and
a 2 percent across-the-board increase for NT
staff members. The faculty raises will be based
on merit; some merit raises will also be given
to the staff.
In his memo to the faculty and staff, Hurley
said the salaries of teaching assistants and
teaching fellows will be raised in the second
year of the biennium to allow NT to com-
petitively recruit the best graduate students.
Golden said the university administration
is preparing NT’s budget with concern because
of the large increase in the number of fresh-
men arriving this fall. Since 800 more fresh-
men are expected this fall than were at NT
last fall, 32 more sections of freshman English
are needed. That means at least eight full-
time instructors are needed.
"We will be trying to recruit additional
faculty this fall for the following September,”
Golden said. "About 15 to 30 additional
faculty members will be added .”
“It is important to realize that higher edu-
cation has received critical support during
an extremely difficult time for the state,”
Hurley said in his memo. “Thanks to the
many political and business leaders who
recognized the enormous importance of our
work for the future of this state, we can
continue to move ahead.”
Boeing workers to be trained by NT
By Jay Johnson
Staff Writer
Workers from the Boeing Defense Electronics plant under construction
in Corinth will arrive in late August for training conducted by NT’s
department of industrial sciences.
"There’s no question that (NT’s ability to train the workers) was a
significant factor in Boeing locating their plant in Corinth,” said Dr.
John Richards, a member of the industrial sciences faculty.
"This was a model for how the university, private industry and
the community can cooperate in bringing projects like this to Denton,”
he said.
The proximity of NT was also a major factor in the decision to
locate the Texas Instruments Inc. facility being built in north Denton.
Richards said both of these projects are part of the university’s effort
to be a vital economic force in the North Texas region.
On the other hand, Richards said cutbacks in higher education spending
because of the state's economic troubles hamper attempts to attract
other industries to Denton, as well as the rest of the state.
“Budget curtailments hurt all of your efforts,” he said, "starting
in the classroom. On a broader scale, it has to do with the economic
health and growth of the state. The damage done is the message you
send to the rest of the country—that the state has budget problems.
This could sway companies from moving to the state, and that strikes
at the heart of Texas’ economic development.”
The economic impact of the Boeing plant on Denton is expected to
be larger than just the number of new workers attracted to the area
Boeing contracts with outside agencies for services like maintenance,
landscaping and groundskeeping. Richards said He also expects many
NT graduates to be hired for the facility from such diverse fields as
management to computer science and engineering
Electronics assemblers and micro-electronics technicians will be the
first workers trained at the NT facility, and once the production workers
are fully trained. Boeing will begin to hire degreed employees.
Richards said the number of workers in the lab at NT would depend
on how soon the assembly plant is ready, and how fast Boeing wants
to expand to full production capacity.
The funding to furnish the lab came from the Texas Economic
Development Commission, which has the responsibility to provide
local assistance for providing money to train employees to attract
employers to a community. Richards said he expects those funds to
continue to be available despite the state's budget problems.
The Boeing Defense Electronics plant is located seven miles south
of Denton on Interstate Highway 35 East
Blood drive exceeds original goal
By Dena Fenoglio
Daily Reporter
NT faculty and students donated more than 60 pints of blood to the
Wadley Blood Center and Q102 blood drive.
Carol Hill, donor recruiter for Wadley Blood Bank, said this was
the first time Wadley conducted a summer blood drive at NT. It was
also the first time they joined forces with Q102 radio station. “We
expected to get only 30 pints at NT. We doubled what we expected,”
Hill said.
Michael Nelson, promotional director for Q102, said he thought
the blood drive went extremely well. He said it went so well that
Q102 had to re-order t-shirts that they gave away to donors.
The blood drive was held at NT from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday,
but the complete drive actually lasts five days and encompasses the
entire Metroplex. “It’s the largest blood drive in the country," Nelson
said.
This was the 11th year QI02 has sponsored the blood drive. Five
thousand pints was the actual goal but that goal was exceeded and
5,749 pints were donated. Wadley Blood Center collected 3,304 and
Carter Blood Center in Fort Worth collected 2,445.
Nelson said all of QI02’s advertisers participate in the blood drive
to provide incentives to donors. “Everything from hamburger coupons
to cologne was donated," he said.
“It turned out really well,” Nelson said. "Well over 6,000
people tried to donate and only 300-400 were turned down. He said,
“12 to 13 percent were first time donors which is pretty good
considering misinformation about AIDS."
Music School dean
dies Sunday at age 57
By Dave Dorbin
Staff Writer
Dr Marceau C. Myers, dean of the School
of Music, died Sunday at Baylor Medical
Center. He was 57.
Myers became dean in 1974. Since then,
he has made many important contributions to
the School of Music and to NT
The university will honor Myers during
faculty and staff convocations Aug. 24 and
Sept. 16, respectively
“This university has lost a major figure
who demonstrated, in his tireless work on
behalf of the School of Music and of the
university, the excellence to which all of us
aspire,” NT President Al Hurley said
Prominent among Myers’ achievements at
NT was the addition of the new School of
Music complex Dr Stephen Farish, associate
dean of the School of Music, said Myers was
responsible for the project. "He oversaw the
whole thing," Farish said "This was not
something he did passively.” Farish said that
Myers would often visit the construction site
and would spend hours studying blueprints
Farish said Myers was as concerned with
the condition of the building from day to day
as he was with its construction "Every day
before going home he would walk through
the building." he said. "Whoever takes over
will have a good ship to sail " Myers was
bom Oct. 9, 1929 in Ottawa, III He received
his bachelor's degree in 1954 from Mansfield
Myers
State College in Pennsylvania He received
his master s from Pennsylvania State University
in 1957 and his doctorate from Columbia
University in 1972.
From 1960 to 1970 Myers was chairman
of the music department at Western Con-
necticut State College in Danbury , and from
1970 to 1974 he was dean of the Conservatory
of Music at Capital University in Columbus,
Ohio
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