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Show 8 Signpost -Tuesday, April 24, 1984 Beyond Gradm WSC Alumni ';. " 7 Ml ; ' f t - i f . i I ) J t - 1 .- ' i 4 t - PhotoGrove Pashley From Left: Edie Hester, Ginger Hauser Alumni "provide the margin of excellence" at Weber State College, according to Edie Hester, executive director of Alumni Relations and Special Services. WSC has 150,000 alumni, 50,000 of whom are on the Alumni Relations mailing list. These alumni are considered a valued and vital force in the college's functioning. They are more than graduates, according to Hester. They are "former students helping current students." Headed by Thomas K. Welch, senior vice president of Smith's Management Corporation, the Alumni Association is actively involved in supporting WSC. Among other things, members keep the public aware of public sentiment, they lobby for legislative funds and support, they recruit students and athletic participants, they provide career counseling to students and jobs to graduates, they represent WSC at inaugurations of college and university presidents, they act as hosts in other areas of the country to groups traveling from WSC, they provide five presidential scholarships of $7,000 each to outstanding WSC seniors every year, and they are active in the formation of college policies. "Any school would go under without their (alumni) support," said Hester. WSC has prospered with the support of its alumni. Noteable among these are Elizabeth and Donnell Stewart. Through their generous support, the Stewart Library, the Dee Events Center and the Stewart Carillon Tower were made possible. Another alumnus, J. Willard Marriott, recently donated funds to the School of Allied Health Endowment Fund; this proposed building will be named after him. An academic chair in the School of Business was dedicated to Willard L. Eccles in recognition of monies donated by him. Many other alumni are active donors to the college as well. Many WSC alumni have distinguished themselves in their respective careers. Noteable among r them are: Kristin Hurst-Hyde, member of the Utah Opera Company; Noland D. Archibald, president of Beatrice Foods; J. Willard Marriott, Sr., chairman of the board of the Marriott Corporation; Mark E. Austad, U.S. Ambassador to Norway; Donald Kyplinger, associate director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Kent B. Petersen, owner of Petersen Motor Company; Roy C. Nelson, executive vice president of American Savings; David M. Kennedy, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury; Boyd K. Packer, Council of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church; Spencer Kinard, vice president of Bonneville Broadcasting Corporation (KSL Radio and r ' ' . s r ... ' . s. ': m. f V. 'i i rsl i Thomas Welch Television); Dean W. Hurst, vice president of College Relations, WSC; Willard L. Eccles, vice president of First Security Corporation; and Julie Lavine, anchorwoman, KTVX Television. The majority of alumni are not widely known. Yet, according to Hester, the average alumnus forms the backbone of the Alumni Association. "We have quality people working at various levels in communities around the nation," said Hester. She believes that by representing the college in their respective communities, the alumni "give WSC status in the eyes of the public." Welch believes that WSC's alumni are a liaison with the "real world." He believes that alumni "bring those experiences back to the campus . . . input that is invaluable." i A Donald Kyplinger A . Willard Marriott X . t - f ... I . . . r : Donnell and Elizabeth Stewart |