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Show THE CAMPUS A successful summer brings changes Sum m er School, USP continue to grow, tran sitions in faculty,staff occur, construction continues, and the university says goodbye to several emeriti f acuity, recent grads By LEAH HARTMANN ASSOCIATE EDITOR at did you do on your ummer vacation? Did you ctually go on vacation or did you work, or was is a com bination of the two? Southern Utah University got a break from the usual amount of students, but tha t doesn't mean things slowed down around here. W Festival and Arts The Utah Shakespearean Festival celebrated its 35th anniversary by selling even more tickets than last season and presenting six productions including Henry IV Part I, Macbe th, The Comedy of Errors, The Mil<ado, and The Three Musketeers. Famed SUV alumnus Brian Vaughn was cast as Prince Hal in Henry IV Part I. This summer, theatregoers were also treated to several star performances by children. A group of second and third graders from Ontario, Canada, were invited to perform two special Shakespearean productions in which the students designed their own sets and directed the productions. In addition to artistic performances from the theatre department, the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery featured a show including the works of nearly 50 southern Utah artists. Among the artists who had works displayed were Alan Shulz of Toquerville; Sally Duff, Roland Lee, Wallace Lee, and Nancy Rhodes of St. George; Sandra Anderson, Arlene Braithwaite, Valerie Cohen, Abbie Klein, Bill Klein, Fiona Phillips, Barbara Prestwich, Ann Salviazul, Sandra Stiglinski, and Renn Zaphiropoulos of Cedar City; David Pettit, Michael Plyler, Kate Starling, and Robert Warren of Springdale; Terrie Hammerschmidt of Enterprise; Suzanne Conine and Craig Mathews of Hurricane; Marta Chidester and Curt Paulson of Parowan; Brad Holt of Paragonah; Clint Crawley of La Verkin and Ruthanne Oliver of Escalante. In addition to these artists, several black-and-white photographs of northern Arizona's Canyon de Chelly taken by Cy Lehrer were exhibited in the gallery from July 11 through August 30. Along with the photographs was a collection of abstract works called "The Reality of Abstraction: Painting in Utah 1946-1996". This collection included works by George Dibble, Lee Deffebach, B. Douglas Snow, Thomas Leek, Ev Thorpe, Earl Jones, Don Olsen, Frank Anthony Smith, and Francis Zimbeaux. A series of lectures and video centered around the theme: "Visions, Views and Voices: Utah Women in Action: 18501996" was also presented in the Braithwaite Liberal Arts Center. The exhibit, sponsored by the League of .. Wom en Voters, told the story of the struggle of Utah women to obtain the right of suffrage. Administration Sixty-six new faculty and staff members were hired over the sum mer. Of the 66 new employees, 43 are staff m embers, 13 are members of the faculty, and 10 are employed in SUV's Head Start program . There was a shake-up in the College of Business, Technology and Communication when Robert 0 . Salmon resigned as dean to pursue interests in Phoenix. Frain G. Pearson, the communication department chairman, was named interim dean to replace Salmon. Suzanne Larson, associate professor of communication, was then appointed interim chair of communication to replace Pearson. Other new department heads this year are Arlene V. Braithwaite, acting chair of the art department, and John D. Groesbeck, head of the business department. Associate Provost and Dean of Continuing Education Phillip Carter retired as was replace as associate provost on at least an interim basis by the Dean and Director of the Library Diana Graff. (See Friday's paper for a complete look at the changes.) Sports SUV was made part of the MidContinent Conference after SUV's old conference was dissolved. SUV's new affiliation with the loop, to begin a year from now, carries an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament in men's and women's basketball for the Mid-Con's champs. More media exposure will be given to SUV with our membership in the conference, say officials Men and women's cross-country, indoor/outdoor track, and basketball are all a part of the Mid-Con as well as men's golf and women's tennis. Baseball, softball and gymnastics will remain independent. Joe Hillock joined SUV as the new women's basketball coach following the July resignation of Larry Shurtliff. Hillock, an SUV grad, has served on the staffs at Gonzaga and LoyolaMarymount Universities as well as holding the position of head boys' basketball coach at Milford High School. He has also served as Milford's athletic director since 1993 before joining SUV this summer. (See today's sports section, beginning on page 27, for more.) in front of the Centrum facing 800 West. Savage Rose is now more visible in front of the Centrum, and its old home on the patio is now open for use by Centrum visitors and the athletic department. In term s of campus improvement, a new gas line was installed on campus. The new gas line consolidated the m any different gas m eters on campus and makes the campus gas bill considerably lower, according to officials. its primary hookup is at the corner of 800 West and Center streets Additionally, a new sidewalk was installed because of the gas line that links 700 West to 300 West an d the Auditorium. A partition flower garden was donated to SUV by the Staff Association . The Staff Association Centennial Parterre was created this summer with the help of many volunteers from both the community and the school. Volunteers raked, pulled weeds and planted flowers in order to make the parterre possible. Donations of rocks, rosebushes and other flowers added to the garden. The Staff Association is still seeking donations for two fountains needed in the parterre. Finally, to the surprise of many, the construction company working on the Sharwan Smith Center has relinquished its exclusive claim to the P.E. parking lot. Students are once again welcome to park in the lot with an SUU parking decal. Summer School Both sessions of summer school set enrollment records this past year. Enrollment exploded at a level more than 26 percent higher than total enrollment during the 1995 summer session. Classes offered included a geology field camp, storytelling and creative writing workshops, a reading conference, and a number of programs related to the Utah Shakespearean Festival. Several classes in the master of education program, a special education practicum, an archeological field workshop, Project Discovery, the Rural Schools Conference, sports and school spirit camps, and the Governor's Honors Academy were also in session over the summer. Enrollment increases this summer were substantial in graduate courses primarily due to the approval and implementation by the Utah State Board of Regents of a master's degree program in education. Passed Away... Construction Preparations for SUV's Centennial continued with statues of William Shakespeare and Leonardo Da Vinci being added to the Centurium. The Savage Rose sculpture was moved from the south side of the Centrum to I World-renowned dancer and choreographer Burch Mann died this past summer. Mann was the founder of the American Folk Ballet , headquartered at SUV. Mann studied dance in New York City in the 1920s, and became one of the leading choreographers on the Ea&t Coast during the 1930s. Mann then moved to Hollywood, where she choreographed for movies and television, including overseeing all of the choreography for Disney's Mouseketeers . In 1960, she founded the An1erican Folk Ballet in Pasadena, California and in 1982 she moved her school to Cedar City. She served as Distinguished Artist in Residence at SUV until her retirement in 1992. The Christopher/Mann Reading Room in new SUV library was named after Mann and her daughter San Christopher. Also lost this summer were long-time faculty members Ward Robb and Inez Cooper, who were active in the SUV Emeriti Association. Robb, an emeriti professor of business, was also the registrar for the university. Cooper, was an emeriti instructor of Library Science and the former Director of Special Collections. Three who were recently SUV student also passed away during the summer. Brandy Benavidez, who began at SUV in fall, 1992, living in Manzanita Court, soon became an active resident there and at Juniper Hall. She served as Manzanita president and as a resident adviser. Brandy, from Henderson, N ev., attended SUU for three years before departing on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in September 1995 and was killed in an auto accident while serving in Argentina on Aug. 23. Brent Richey-who served as sports editor and advertising manger of this newspaper before graduating in 1991also passed away this summer. Richey was a victim of the TWA Flight 800 crash on July 17. Richey was preparing to enter his third year of studies at Loyola University School of Law in Los Angeles. He also ran a telecommunications corporation and was beginning a film production company. Richey, along with his fiancee Seana Anderson, were on their way to Italy to be married. Cynthia Hoyt died on July 25 after a 16-year battle with cancer. Cindy received her B. S. degree from SUU graduating with honors Magna Cum Laude in 1985. She worked for attorney Pat Fenton for the past 14 years. Cindy and her husband were foster parents to many youths through the Able Program. Cindy is survived by her husband, Randy, and son Jacob. t. t • |
