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Show The Tfumderbird Centrum on schedule forand October classroom Grand opening of 5, 300-se- at special events center facility Wednesday May 29, 1985 15 is Page 3 opening set for November 22 Centerpiece for the entrance corridor will be a massive 10 by 40 foot painting depicting the scenic attractions of southern Utah: Bryce and Zion Canyons, The Centrum, the new special events center at SUSC, will open on schedule in the fall, college officials have been assured. The arena portion of the nearly $8 million building will be turned over to the college on October 15; a grand opening is scheduled for November 22. The classroom section, including television and art studios, classrooms, laboratories, and offices, will be completed January 4. A formal dedication for the building is planned for the spring of 1986. The largest public building ever constructed south of Provo, the Centrum will provide an arena with 5,300 chair-bac- k seats and a 6,500 capacity for concerts and other special events. The buildings color scheme will reflect the various hues found in southern Utah. The arena seats are with banks of red seats nearest the center court. Succeeding rows change in colors to a brown at the upper tiers of the seats. Centrum. Law Chidester nets top academic honors multi-colore- Cedar Breaks and Kolob Canyon. Around the arena Concourse will be large multicolored banners, with colors again selected to match the natural colors of the area. The exterior of the balding is a combination of brick and reflective glass, with pillars giving the structure a sculptured look. The arena will contain two scoreboards measuring 10 by 48 feet, including a computerized message center. The television studios, within the building will provide southern Utah with its first television production facilities. d by Kris school-boun- d Johnson SUSCs outstanding scholars were honored Thursday at the Academic Awards Convocation for excelling in academics, and senior Michael L. Chidester swept the awards with a multitude of honors including class valedictorian for 1985. Chidester also was chosen as the outstanding scholar for the School of Arts and Letters, and outstanding scholar in both the English and language departments. Chidester, a double major in both English and Language, has maintained a 4.0 grade point average throughout his college career. He now plans to attend law school at either the University of Michigan 'or the Workmen are continuing progress on the University of California, Berkeley. Some 70 nominees representing the various departments weie voted on by faculty and staff members from each one of the four schools. The nominees were chosen for their various achievements in high academia, and the intellectual stimulation for which they provided their instructors with in the classroom. The outstanding scholars m the School of Arts and Letters include: Klif Thor Larsen of the art department; Gayle Morgan of the behavioral sciences department; Kerri D. Anderson of the sociology department; Laura Anne Searcy of the music department, and Colleen Darger of the theatre arts department. Architects for the new center are Fowler, Ferguson, Kingston and Ruben (FFKR) of Salt Lake City. Contractor is Spindler Construction Company of Logan, Utah. Stephen Paul Radmall received dual honors for being the overall outstanding scholar in the School of Business, Technology, and Communications; and outstanding scholar in the accounting department. Other outstanding scholars in this school include Brian Kyle Goettlich of the business department; Cynthia Bess Hoyt of the communication department; Robert Samuel Naylor of the industrial arts department; and Howard Hepworth of the industrial technology department. Leanne Bradshaw Hahne took dual honors for being the overall outstanding scholar in the School of (continued on page 7) |