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Show ThE DAily UtaH TUESDAY, APRIL 26, uio ON CLE lQ6d VOL ?7, NO. UNIVFKSIIY OF UIAH 1 CAM CASH K Project garners $7,100 for library See page 5 0 female professors lags 4.5 behind U.S. average Nyimber of LI. Todd Curtis Chronicle staff writer By The number of female faculty members at Utah's colleges and universities is 4.5 percent lower than the national average, despite a slight increase over the past year. Those figures hold true for the University of Utah where only 155 of the 807 tenured professors are J; Vf Chronicle photo by Jennifer Peterson Gov. Norm Bangerter signs a proclamation officially recognizing Utah's Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week. During the ceremony, 1,000 balloons were released from the steps of the Utah State Capitol honoring people who have benefited from organ transplants. Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness week gets started By Ellen Garff Chronicle staff writer Fifty Utahns who have received organ transplants gathered at the State Capitol Monday to celebrate their good fortune and kick off Utah's Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week. Although the number of organ donors is increasing every year, hundreds of people die each day due to a lack of available organs. In the past 60 days, three Utahns have died because no hearts were available for transplants. Gov. Norm Bangerter signed a proclamation officially recognizing the week, and donor recipients released 1,000 baloons in honor of successful organ transplant operations, many of which occur at the University Hospital. The U., LDS and Veteran's Administration hospitals work together as a consortium when it comes to heart transplants. Since Jan. 1, 1988, the three hospitals have completed 20 heart transplants. However, the number of available organs is on the decline. Ken Rylands received a heart transplant at the U. Hospital in 1985. Although Rylands did not have to wait long for his new heart, he said there is a real donor shortage now. "People say they're all for donating their organs, but they don't fill out donor cards," Rylands said. Another heart recipient, Sheila Purvis, had congestive heart failure three years ago. But unlike many people, she received a donor heart in three days. "I was lucky. But some people aren't. Many people decide not to donate for religious or personal reasons," she said. "I thought I'd be sick for the rest of my life. Things that didn't mean anything before my transplant mean everything now." Lee Butterfield is another organ recipient. He has already had two kidney transplants at the U. Hospital and faces' another operation in the near future. see "organs" on page three women. This information was released as part of an annual report from the Utah Board of Regents Friday. The report details the number of women in professor positions. The average number of women in faculty positions has increased to 22 percent, 4.5 percent lower than the national average, according to the report. This is up .3 percent from last year. In 1987, 21.97 percent of faculty members in the Utah higher education system were women. The report also shows changes in faculty tenure during the past 10 years. The percentage of male faculty members given tenure has dropped from 89.9 percent in 1978 to 67.7 percent this year. The number of female faculty members granted tenure increased from 10.4 percent in 1979 to 39.1 percent this year. Male faculty members, however, still dominate the top ranks in the higher education system. Of the state's 747 professors, 698 are males. There are 612 associate profes- 1000 --i 800 H Faculty Members in the Utah System of Higher Education ranked by sex co en to sors, 490 of which are male. In the lower academic rank, the two sexes are more equally represented. Of the 190 instructors, 82 are female. At the U., only 6.47 percent of the full professors are female. Among its associate professors, 23.27 percent are women. Women make up 37.42 percent of the assistant professor faculty members and 46.43 percent of the university's instructors are women. Regent Sue Marie Young commended colleges and universities for hiring more women, but pointed out that Utah remains 4.5 percent behind the national average. At Utah State University, there are fewer tenured professors than at the U., and only 2.87 percent of the university's professors are women. Of USU's associate professors, only 7.27 percent are women, while 37.5 percent of its assistant professors are female and 44.83 percent of its instructors are female. At Weber State College, 8.8 percent of the college's professors are women and 20.83 percent of its associate professors are women. Women comprise 35.85 percent of its assistant professors and more than half of its instructors are female. The Regents' report usually includes faculty salary comparisons, but this year the figures were not included. Lou Jean Flint, research analyst for the Regents and compiler of the report, said the Regents are using a new formula to figure salary equity. That information will be in next year's report. But Regent Elva Barnes said the salary information should have been in the report. "It could have been left in and the new formula substituted when next year's report is prepared for the Regents," she said. o 600 Male 400 Female 'I H CM 200 t--. 00 H CM 00 in Professor Assistant Associate Instructor Despite Whookie anarchy, ASUU boards have maintained conservative structure Editor's note: In the first of a two-paseries, the Chronicle examines four of the newly organized ASUU rt boards. Tomorrow's Chronicle will examine the remaining four. By Darren Tucker Chronicle campus editor The beginning of spring quarter ushers in a new year for ASUU. This year, under the influence of the Who Cares? Party, some changes have been made in ASUU's structure. The Public Relations Board will be headed by a chair and three vice chairs. It's the Board's responsiblity to publicize ASUU activities on campus and in the community. Shelly Ashwill has been selected as the Board chair and Rob Hill, Suzanne Hubbard and Stewart Robbins will serve as vice chairs. Ashwill, who ran for ASUU Vice President on the Absolutely 4 U. party ticket, said she and the vice chairs will not be making decisions for the entire Board. Instead, the chairs will serve as coordinators and all decisions will be made by a concensus of the entire Board. Ashwill said she plans to take advantage of the publicity the Who Cares? Party received during its campaign. Instead of requiring students interested in joining ASUU to fill out an application, ASUU President Mike Kaly and Vice President Grant Sperry invited any stu- dent to join a board. They also decided to allow the boards to organize themselves, instead of following traditional ASUU Redbook guidelines. Redbook guidelines specify the duties and responsibilities of each board and mandate the selection of a chair and vice chair. Despite Kaly and Sperry's carefree policy, most of the boards have organized themselves according to Redbook procedures. "We want to improve our image with the community. We want more attention from the communitybut for all of the benefits we bring ad of the crap," she said. The Academic Affairs Board also will be structured according to Redbook guidelines. It will be headed by a chair and vice chair, along with a special projects officer who will be in charge of handling anything out of the ordinary. Bill Samson, Board chair, said the Academic Affairs Board is a liaison between U. students and the administration. see "boards" on page three them-inste- ' Non-prof- it Org. U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 1529 Salt Lake City, UT |
