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Show ' &fft Volume 22 Number 15 President to at 91 Graduation Speak Matthew will commencement receive serve as speaker and an Honorary Doctorate ofHumanities Degree. Cannon played the leading role in the purchase of Geneva Steel from USX Corporation of the and the reopening plant in September, 1987. Cannon currently serves on numerous boards and committees, including, among others, the Board of Directors of the American Iron and Steel Institute, the Board of Governors of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Directors of the Utah Symphony, the Executive Committee of the Boy Scout Council of Utah and the Brigham Young University President's Roundtable. Cannon has chaired numerous committees for the American Bar Association and other national groups. He has Area been a law partner with several firms. involved in programs environment abatement. He is deeply international related to the and air pollution Cannon received the BYU You ng Alumni! Achievement Award in 1985. Be was named Entrepreneur f the Year in 1987 by the Utah Business Digest, and as named Businessman of the Year in 1988 by the Utah Manufacturers Association. Married to Janeal barney, rovo. the Cannons reside in St. George, Utah Friday, May 24, 1991 broken jaw, said A. Turvey Staff Writer that get into trouble, either academically or socially will not be treated any differently than regular students. "The same standards should prevail for both students athletes," . Don Reid, probably died," said Fowler. Dixie College Chief of y Kauvaka pleaded to the charges during a Security. Kauvaka was arrested preliminary hearing and a and charged with destruction new trial date has been reof state property, public scheduled. Kauvaka's lawyer intoxication, minor consuming would not comment on the alcohol and aggravated case, said Reid. Dixie College football assault, said Reid. Kauvaka was player, Tony Toluono, was also with charged arraigned on April 30 and was recently sentenced to 20 days in jail for disorderly conduct. He pled failing to appear on three guilty and was fined $100, not-guilt- Dixie College athletes Special from Dixie College Public Relations Office Steel Dixie College Athletes Expected to Maintain Same Standards as Other Students at Dixie Geneva Steel The 80th Commencement Exercises will be held at Dixie College on June 1, at 9:00 a.m. in the Dixie Center Burns Arena. Joseph A. Cannon, Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO of Geneva trx and said student Athletic Director, Doug Allred. Dixie College Dean of Students, Bill Fowler also said that all students should be treated equally. "It's all the same to me," said Fowler. " When a student's rights are violated and a complaint is filed everyone will be treated the same." On April 29, Wilson Kauvaka, a Dixie College football player and Rotary Bowl MVP, left nine windows, two mirrors and a destroyed sink at the dorms. The incident also left Dixie College student, Eric Wimmer with a previous misdemeanor charges. Kauvaka also was banned from Dixie College for a year, said Reid. Wimmer, who spent four and a half hours in surgery and now has three metal plates in his jaw, was lucky to not be blinded or killed from the blow, said Fowler. "The doctor told me that it was the most damage he'd ever seen from one blow in 22 years of medicine. If the blow would have been directly in the face, he would have Free Medical Care For Dixie Students Collette Williams Staff Writer Dixie College students can receive free medical care from the Dixie Medical Center Emergency room. However, the medical exam is only free for minor medical problems, such as a sore throat and a runny nose, according to Trudy Boyack, Emergency Room Manager. "If a student comes into the emergency room with an injury like a broken leg or a severe cut, then the program will not cover the exam, and the student will be responsible for the cost of the exam," said Boyack. Both Dean of Students Bill Fowler and Boyack have have been very pleased with the success of the program. "When the program first began last fall, there were a few problems that had to be worked out, but for the most pnrt, we have been able to take care of them," said Fowler. Many students were unaware that the college offered this program. The 1991-199- 2 said Reid s that attend Dixie College on academic scholarship are required to maintain certain academic standards, said Student-athlete- Allred. "They are required to take at least 12 credit hours and maintain a 1.75 GPA as freshman and a 2.0 in their sophomore year to show some academic progress, said Allred. If these athletes drop below these standards their scholarships are then revoked. When this happens the athlete has two choices: get a grade or lose their scholarship, said Allred. Athletes trying to get grade changes or special considerations in order to change maintain their scholarships provoked an April 11 memo from Allred to all faculty advising them that they were not to show any favoritism towards these athletes. "We issued that memo as a precaution against that sort of situation," said Allred. "There has not been, to my knowledge, any such incidents." There have been some cases when athletes have lost their actually scholarships. "Probably, on the average, six to twelve athletes lose their eligibility every year and that results in about $6,000 to $8,000 dollars in lost scholarship money," said Allred. FENMe ntnmifflDwniM! Thursday. May 30 8 a.m. 10 a.m. 12 p.m. 2 p.m. a.m. 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3 p.m.- - 5 p.m. 7 a.m.-l- O - -- curriculum guide makes no reference to this program. 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