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Show Mm - m: J i tot IK ti , f . 5 " JMf if Jack Bishop (front, left), SUSC director of development, congratulates SUSC student Tyronna King (front, right) for raising the most money, $2,630, during the Telethon XI. Watching on are Gunn B. McKay (back, left) and Boyd Adams (right). Fund raising Telethon XI exceeds expected goal racquetball equipment for raising over $1,200 in pledges. Doris Williamson, associate professor of business, finished a close second with over $1,000 in scholarship pledges. Gunn B. McKay, a Cedar City attorney, won a Wilson tennis racket in a drawing at the completion com-pletion of the month- long Telethon. He was one of the 178 phone-calling phone-calling volunteers eligible for the donated prize, Bishop said. Last but not least, Bishop said, were the 24 cowbells awarded during the course of the fund-raising fund-raising event. CEDAR CITY -Volunteers for Telethon XI, Southern Utah State College's 1982 telephone fund-raising campaign, have exceeded their $25,000 goal by nearly $5,000 according to Jack Bishop, SUSC Director of Development. "Telethon XI was a resounding success," Bishop said, "with a total of $29,339 pledged towards SUSC scholarships." scholar-ships." Never in Telethon history, he said, has so much money been pledged. "The donations are especially meaningful this year in light of proposed cuts in federal student aid. Response from the public was just overwhelming, a tremendous vote of confidence for SUSC programs and a real boost to the SUSC scholarship fund," he said. This year's fund-raiser was conducted over 12 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights, with volunteers manning a dozen phones installed for the event in the SUSC Administration Building. Calls were made for four hours each night, volunteers working two-hour two-hour shifts. "Students, faculty and staff, alumni, friends of the college, a number of local dignitaries, and representatives from several local clubs and organizations made the calls," Bishop said. Tyronna King, a junior business administration major from Indianapolis, Ind., raised the most money, a total of $2,630 in pledges. King is a Work Study helper for the SUSC Development Office. Boyd Adams, associate professor of physical education, won a set of |