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Marshall University News Letter, December 8,1978Office of University Relations

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Advisory councils discuss budget process The Board of Regents' Advisory Council of Public College

Presidents and Advisory Council of Faculty held a joint meeting on Nov .. 16. The major agenda items for the meeting were as follows: (1) the budget process, (2) summer school planning, and (3) faculty involvement in the role and scope (mission) statement.

Chancellor Ben Morton, in a memo addressed to the

More faculty and staff achievements, activities (continued from page 3)

faculty members attending the meeting were DR. DOROTHY HICKS, DR. WAYNE TAYLOR and DR. ROBERT CASE, associate professors; MRS. ELLA SMITH and JACK COOK, assistant professors.

DR. WARREN W. WOODEN, associate professor of English, is the author of a review of James E. Ruoff's "Crowell's Handbook of Tudor and Stuart Literature" in the current issue of The Literary Research Newsletter, Vo. 3, no. 3 (Summer, 1978), pp. 135-137.

DANIEL P. O'HANLON, Community College assistant professor, is the author of "Poultices and Plasters," published in Well-Being Magazine (Vol. 34), a West Coast-based publication about alternative health methods.

ROBERT L. LAWSON, Community College administrative assistant, participated in the West Virginia Continuing Education Conferenc~ held Nov. 9-10 at Camp Virgil Tate.

DR. WILLIAM M. SCHMITT, assistant professor of Family Practice, attended the Cook County Post-Graduate Course on "Advances in Neurology," held Nov. 12-18 in Chicago.

DR. FREDERICK D. McEVOY, associate professor of anthropology, attended the 35th meeting of the Southeastern Archeological Conference, held Nov. 9-11 in Knoxville, Tenn., where he consulted with other archaeologists about methods for strengthening Marshall's course offerings in archaeology and prehistoric anthropology.

DR. ROBERT C. OLSON, professor of speech, conducted a workshop on "Coordinating Services for Children with Speech, Language or Hearing Problems" for the special education teachers and speech-language pathologists in Fayette County on Dec. 6.

DR. EUGENE Q. HOAK, professor of speech, presented a program on American humor at the Nov. 9 meeting of the Fellowship Club of St. Luke United Methodist Church. On Nov. 12, Hoak spoke to a joint meeting of area churches on the topic "Ni Hao!-Modern China Says 'Hello."' He also completed the seventh of his education-related murals recently, one commemorating the work of former Beverly Hills Junior High School choral director Mrs. Irvine Parsons. It was the fourth of his to be painted for the school. Among his other murals are: one in the Shakespeare Room of the Marshall Library and another one, designed for teaching purposes, in the Latin Room at Huntington High School.

DR. WARREN W. WOODEN, associate professor of English, attended the conference on "The Revival of Ancient Learning in the Italian Renaissance" at Duke University, Durham, N.C., Nov. 11-12.

DR. WILLIAM A. McDOWELL, associate professor of counseling and rehabilitation, presented a program, "The Hospice: An Appro.llch to Dealing with the Dying," to the Regional Funeral Directors Association on Nov. 15. He also spoked to the Ceredo-Kenova PTA on "Communication: The Way to Effective Relationships" on Nov. 20.

Note: Items to be published in "Faculty and Staff Achieve­ments and Activities" should be submitted to the Office of University Relations no later than one month after the activity or achievement.

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members of the two groups, summarized the sense of the meeting as follows:

••There appeared to be a general or majority consensus that institutional budgetary processes should involve appropriate faculty input; included in this notion was faculty representation on the institutional team making budget presentations to the Boardcommittee.

"It was understood that [the Chancellor] was to supply summer school data and request institutional reactions to what the data reveals. (Said date is now being constructed).

"Discussion of mission statement processes included endorsement of faculty involvement."

Frank Aldred Representative Advisory Council of Faculty

Deadline nearing Applications for Summer 1979 Marshall University

Research Grants must be submitted to the Graduate School Office by Dec. 18.

Directory distribution slated to start Monday

Copies of the Faculty-Staff Directory for 1978-79 will be distributed through the University Relations Office, Old Main 112, beginning Monday. University personnel desiring copies may pick them up from the office.

Student directories also are ready for distribution, according to Rhonda D'Egidio, student activities/organizations advisor. Student directories may be obtained at the main desk, Memorial Student Center lobby. Multi-copy requests should be made to the Student Government Office, Ms. D'Egidio said.

NSSHA members help The Marshall University Chapter, National Student Speech

and Hearing Association, will join two area service groups to sponsor a. Christmas party for handicapped children Saturday, Dec. 9, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 1429 6th Avenue.

The Marshall students will assist the Cabell-Wayne Easter Seal Society and the Knights of Columbus in arranging for the party which will be highlighted by an appearance of Santa Claus, clowns and a magacian. Gifts will be distributed to the children.

MARSHALL UNIVERSITY

News Letter DecemberB,1978

OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS• NEWS BUREAU• MARSHALL UNIVERSITY• HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA 25701

Merger could close MU med school doors A legislative subcommittee's recommendation that the first

two years of all medical education programs in the state be consolidated at West Virginia University has dealt a "severe blow" to the Marshall University School of Medicine, according to MU Dean Robert W. Coon.

Implementation of the recommendation could kill the fledgling Marshall medical school, he said ..

The subcommittee, made u1• of both legislators and private citizens, adopted a resolution Monday calling for the basic science programs at the state's three medical schools to be taught at West Virginia University in Morgantown.

However, the Joint Committee on Government and

Dr. Paul Lutz named to development position

Dr. Paul F. Lutz of Logan has been appointed assistant director of development at Marshall University, effective Dec. 18. He will succeed Edwin N. Vinson, who resigned earlier to enter private business.

Announcement of the appointment was made by Dr. Bernard Queen, director of development and executive director of the Marshall University Foundation, Inc.

Holder of two degrees from Marshall, Lutz presently is an assistant professor of history and geography at Southern West Virginia Community College in Logan.

A native of Ironton, Ohio, Lutz graduated from Huntington High School in 1961 and received his A.B. degree from Marshall in 1966. He earned his M.A. degree in history from Marshall in 1970 and his Ph.D. in history from West Virginia University in 1977.

He began his college teachiHg Dr. Paul Lutz career in 1970 as an instructor in the Marshall branches at Logan and Williamson. The branches later became the independent Southern West Virginia Community College. Lutz also was a part-time instructor at West Virginia University while working toward his doctoral degree.

He has served three years as the Southern West Virginia Community College faculty's elected representative to the West Virginia Board of Regents' Faculty Advisory Council and also served as chairman of the Faculty Senate's Salary Committee. He has been active in community programs in Logan and is a member of a number of professional and civic organizations.

In his new role at Marshall, Lutz will be involved in the raising and management of private funds to enhance the university's programs.

"I am very pleased that Paul Lutz has agreed to accept this challenging new assignment," Queen said. "His knowledge of Marshall and its objectives, his outgoing personality and his positive approach will be real assets to the Office of Development and to the Marshall Foundation."

Lutz is married to the former Mary Seaman and they are the parents of two children.

Finance, to which the resolution was submitted, then deferred consideration of the resolution for a month.

But some damage already has been done, Coon said. "The impact of the resolution is immediate," he said. "It affects recruitment of faculty members and students as well as we prepare to admit our third class." He noted that the first group of letters of acceptance had been mailed last Friday to students selected for the third class. They are scheduled to begin their studies next September.

"Also, we have just been visited by a team from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), which will make its report to the full accrediting committee shortly," Coon said. "Any change in our current pattern would jeopardize accreditation of this school."

"The LCME does not accredit two-year schools of medicine. Acceptance of the subcommittee's resolution would, in effect, close our doors," the dean warned. "The most we could hope for would be to have a branch of WVU here, similar to the Charleston program."

Members of the subcommittee met last month with LCME officials in Washington, D.C. According to published accounts,

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Students' class project vvins Stuart competition

Eight former and current students, who teamed up to write "Vulcan-A Novel Approach," will share the $200 first place prize in the 1978 Jesse Stuart Writing Awards competition.

The awards, sponsored by the Second National Bank of Ashland, Ky., and named for the distinguished regional author from eastern Kentucky, are presented annually at Marshall to encourage writing excellence on Appalachian themes, according to Dr. M.O. Mitchell, MU professor of English and department chairman.

The awards were presented by G.B. Johnson, president of the bank, during a special program held at the university recently David Peyton, staff writer for the Huntington Herald­Dispatch, was the guest speaker.

Sharing first place honors are Sandy Hatten, Terry Curtis and Pia Cummings, all of Huntington; Rick Ramell, St. Albans; Jane Johnson, Milton; Henry Williams, Plainfield, N.J.; David White, Hamlin, and Nancy Nelson, Charleston.

The first place effort was a class project for a political novel course taught by Elinore Taylor, MU assistant professor of English. The students visited the Mingo County community of

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PARTY TIME! A Christmas party for all university employees­

current and retired-and their families will be hosted by President and Mrs. Robert B. Hayes on Thursday, Dec. 14, in the Multi-Purpose Room, Memorial Student Center, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

There will be music, light refreshments and an appearance by Santa Claus.

Faculty and staff achievements, activities ... DR. BERTRAM W. GROSS, assistant professor of speech,

attended the meetings of the Speech Communication As­sociation and the American Forensic Association, held in Minneapolis on Nov. 2-5.

DR. ROBERT F . GODFREY, NEAL G. ADKINS and KYLE G. McMULLEN, associate professors of accounting; HENRY MAESER, assistant professor of accounting, and C. EDMAN PAULEY JR., instructor, attended the annual faculty seminar presented by Arthur Anderson & Co . in Cincinnati on Nov. 7. The speaker, Dr. Arthur Wyatt, managing director of the company's Principles Group and professor of accountacy at the University of Illinois, discussed develop­ments and issues in the acounting profession.

DR. ROBERT D. OLSON, professor of speech, was elected chairman of the regional committee representing legislative councilors from Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, at the American

Frank Byrne named acting sports info head

Frank Byrne, a former assistant sports information director at Southern Methodist University, has been named interim sports information director at Marshall University.

The appointment, effective immediately, was announced today by Athletic Director Joseph H. McMullen.

Byrne, 23, succeeds John Evenson, who resigned to accept a position with an advertising, marketing and public relations firm in San Diego, Calif.

McMullen said Byrne will serve in the sports information post at least through March 30.

"We will begin the search for a permanent sports information director immediately," McMullen said, "and we hope to be able to fill the position on a permanent basis by early spring."

McMullen said Frank Giardina will continue to serve as assistant sports information director with primary responsi­bilities for operation of the Marshall Sports Network and work with the electronic media.

Excused absences ... Absences have been excused by the respective college deans

for the following: NOV. 28-Women's Basketball Team DEC. 5-William K. Guy and Bruce D. Chesne.

MU library announces

holiday/break schedule The James E. Morrow Library will maintain its regular

schedule through Tuesday, Dec. 19. The library's hours during the holiday and semester break will be as follows:

Administrative schedule begins Wednesday - Friday, Dec. 20-22

Wednesday, Dec. 20: 8 a.m. - 4 :30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 23 thru Monday, Jan. 1 Resume administrative schedule Tuesday, Tuesday - Friday , Jan. 2-5 Saturday, Sunday, Jan . 6,7 Monday- Friday, Jan. 8-12 Saturday, Sunday, Jan. 13, 14 Resume regular schedule Monday, Jan. 15: Monday - Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

CLOSED Jan. 2: 8 a.m. -4:30 p.m.

CLOSED 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

CLOSED

7:45 a.m. - 11 p.m. 7 :45 a.m. - 5 p.m.

9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 1 p.m. - 10 p.m.

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Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) convention Nov. 17-22 in San Francisco. As chairman of the committee, he will serve on the resolutions committee which will draft legislation to be acted upon during the 1979 ASHA convention in Atlanta. Olson is one of two legislative councilors from West Virginia.

DR. LARRY K. BELKNAP, assistant prcfessor of HPER, was awarded professional certification as a registered park and recreation professional in West Virginia during the annual conference of the West Virginia Recreation and Parks Association, held at Ogle bay Park in Wheeling, Nov. 14-17. He also was elected secretary of the association.

MRS. OLIVE HAGER, assistant professor of HPER, was elected president-elect of the West Virginia College Health and Physical Education Association during its annual meeting in Wheeling on Nov. 16-17. DR. DON WILLIAMS, associate professor of HPER, presented a paper entitled "Coaclting Certification" and DR. MARY MARSHALL, assistant professor of HPER, discussed "Alternative Careers in Physical Education" at the conference.

DR. RONALD CROSBIE, assistant professor of HPER, became vice president of the General Division of the West Virginia Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (WVAHPER) during the annual meeting at Oglebay Park on Nov. 17-19. DR. BETTY ROBERTS, associate professor of HPER, was a panelist for the discussion of pro­pessional preparation in physical education. DR. ROBERT BARNETT, assistant professor of HPER, and DR. PATRICIA EISENMAN, assistant professor HPER, also presented research at the meeting. DR. MARY MARSHALL, assistant professor of HPER, editor of the WV AHPER Journal, distributed copies of the publication to the 250 members attending. Other HPER

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NEWCOMERS New to the campus are: ANNETTE E. CAMPBELL, secretary III, Community

College; A. FRED WROCZYNSKI, medical lab technician, Surgery; PATSY KINCAID, clerk, Accounting; BELINDA GRACE PEREGO, clerk, Buildings and Ground; HAROLD A. FLORA, grounds laborer, Medical School; HARVEY HILL, grounds laborer, Maintenance; CLIFFORD DEAN, plumber, Medical School; BASIL CARROLL, building service worker, Plant Operations, and ERIC BLAKELY, grounds laborer, Buildings and Grounds.

Welcome to Marshall!

Use of MU facilities explored by committee

The Physical Facilities and Planning Committee met on Nov. 30, 1978. Discussion of recommendations for the naming of Building B was deferred for one week. The scope and make up of an existing subcommittee set up to deal with the non-parking use of parking facilities were expanded to cover all university facilities used or rented for non-university functions. The University Planning Council draft of the univer­sity's Statement of Role and Scope for the Period 1979-1984 was discussed. The next meeting of the committee was set for Dec. 7.

Respectfully submitted, Eric P. Thorn, secretary Physical Facilities/Planning

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JESSE STUART WRITING AWARDS

A team of eight former and current students who wrote "Vulcan--A Novel Approach" as a class project was the first place winner in the 1978 Jesse Stuart Writing Awards com­petition at Marshall University. Sponsored by the Second National Bank of Ashland, Ky., the awards are presented to encourage writing excellence on Appalachian themes. The $200 prize was presented by the Ashland bank's president,

Appalachian topics encouraged (continued from page I) Vulcan, which leaped into national prominence when residents approached Russia for foreign aid to rebuild the only bridge into their community. Each student wrote a chapter, Ms. Taylor said.

Second prize, $100, was awarded to Beverly Childers, Pedro, Ohio, for a group of poems and a short story "Flatlander." Honorable mention awards of Jesse Stuart volumes, contributed by Stationers, Inc., were presented for short story work to Thomas Hughes, Hamlin, for "Dreaming" and "New Neighbors;" Lenore Savage, Flatwoods, Ky., for "First Time," and Kirk Judd, Kenova, for "Dark Night." 1

Thundering Word' team places third at Miami U

Marshall University's "Thundering Word" Individual Events (IE) team placed third among 15 teams competing in the IE Tournament at Miami University of Oxford, Ohio, last weekend (Dec. 1-2).

Six of the eight team members placed in the final com­petition, according to Dencil Backus, MU speech instructor and team coach.

Mark Hickman, Lewisburg senior, placed first in poetry and in informative speaking, while Paula Wells, Huntington freshman, took second in novice poetry.

Fourth place finishes were earned by Carol Proctor, Sylvester senior, prose, and Janet Graber, Canton, Ohio, junior, after dinner. Ms. Proctor teamed up with Joe Johns, Columbus, Ohio, senior to earn sixth place in dramatic duo. Rita Sowards, Huntington senior, placed fifth in extempora­neous speaking.

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G.B. Johnson, seated, second from left. Sharing the award are: seated from left, Pia Cummings and Sandy Hatten, both of Huntington; standing from left, Terry Curtis, Huntington; Henry Williams, Plainfield, N.J.; Nancy Nelson, Chrleston; Rick Ramell, St. Albans; Jane Johnson, Milton, and David White, Hamlin. {Marshall University Photo by Rick Haye)

VA funding jeopardized (continued from page 1) they were told that if consolidation of the medical schools took place the LCME "may feel that Marshall would then be only half a medical school and this alone could rescind accreditation."

Coon noted that the subcommittee's study was initiated to see if costs of the state's medical education programs could be reduced by consolidation. The group's resolution, however, would increase costs, he said.

"A capital outlay of nearly $9 million has been projected to gear up West Virginia University's facilities to handle the additional load," Coon said. "At the same time, WVU estimated it would need another $1.8 million annually for its basic sciences programs--$400,000 more than the total cost of the basic science programs at Marshall and at the West Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

"This means the state would be spending more money, not less," Coon added. "Perhaps the subcommittee should take another look."

Monday's resolution may have other negative effects, Coon said, including damaging the Marshall school's fund-raising efforts among private foundations.

The action also could jeopardize nearly $15 million in Veterans Administration funds still earmarked for the school over the next four years, the dean said.

"It is my understanding that the subcommittee received an unofficial opinion from the Veterans Administration that this action could jeopardize the funding," Coon said. "In accepting the VA funding at the outset, the state of West Virginia made a commitment to support this medical school."