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Show UYiiiu'Ml.iy, M.iy UNIVIKSITY POST H, 1 . 1 . I . I tl I 1 1 11 fiii i i T7TT1 II 3 r T"i IS T TTT7 T rrr 'It 1 L T i l l ! i i i i i I I I T 1 11111 '!'!'.'!'! I'll' i i i i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 T I . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 I T T I T I 1 I I ' t . 1 . . ' . I Till! I2L i l i I l 11111 1 11 11 I I I I 11111 TOE n I I i r -4 m i i i i i -j iii rr iii rr i i i rnr t"S i i i - i i i i V i i i i rn i i i i i i iiiiiiiiiiiit'i'iii " iii "Tr i i i i r i i i i i i i i i i iii ii i i i i ii '1111 rn i i i i Tn i ' i ' i ' r rn i ' i i i r, i i i i i m i i i i i VlVi ill i i i i i m 1 i i ri33 Prominent alumnus recalls memories of Weber State when it was only a college By Shawn Peterson Sol w: Tor cf S jrvsf Ogden City Mayor Scott Sneddon has seen considerable changes at Weber State since he attended in the late 150's. There were buildings one through four, and a temporary union building, an old WWIIKir-rav.ks-type building we called the tub" Sneddon said. "We used to take PE classes on the lower campus, where the De-seret Cvm is now." Sneddon graduated from Weber in 14. a member of the first fbur-vear class. le received a degree in teachingphysical education. He was also a member of the 1958-59 junior college foothill team which won Scott Sneddon is the current mayor of Ogden City. He is a 1964 graduate of Weber State College with a bachelors degree in physical education. the ICACconferencotitleth.it year. Sneddon recalled that Weber had always had a teaching emphasis. "You could go to L'SU as a fresh ma nor sophomore and be in a class of 150 taught by a graduate student, where at Weber you would go to a class of 25 or 30 taught by a I'hD," he said. The individual attention given at Weber Sate was better." The change from college to university was a natural one, Sneddon said. The schixil warrants university status," he said. Weber's orientation as a 'metropolitan university is vor y helpful, Sneddon said. "Weber's economic development emphasis is extremely posi-tivo"Sneddon sees the university as a valuable resource for the community, providing trained people for many areas, such as the Criminal Justice department providing officers for the Ogden Police Department."There has always been a strong partnership between the university and the community. The school has grown as the com-munityhasgrown," Sneddon said. Weber's technical programs are also a plus, Sneddon said. "(Weber) has put up satellites. . . Technically, Weber has done very well." As Weber State grows, Sneddon said he would like to see some minor changes take place. "I would like to see more engineering programs, perhaps a master's in business, certainly a CPA program," he said. "Eventually, the university will expand into master's and doctoral programs." Sneddon believes that the university can help the slate with one chronic problem: out-migration. "Our best and our brightest must often leave the state to find employment," he said. "I would like to see that trend turned around." Sneddon hopes that some parts of the university remain as they have always been."I hope it remains a 'teaching university,' and that it never becomes too large to manage," he said. ' . ......... v - . ,'. . - N, ' - .... - : - . - - v - v: . v.. ' " . o - - . - ; - ' : ,--. , I . , T J ' ' f f "" - - w . I . : JrU i, :r ' U.: r - ,-fc-V ' ' ' . ! y- T -i.. V..; lr, t.-'h' : :.-iu-: .a ' .: iJ . :,.V; VJilM'' - ; l . l- r-ii''"! i: 'Vi :,'.; . - r- 1 - ;- ' i - .?..' - i 1 'f I , 1 - "' |