Show Thorns J Three appointed to fill vacancies fall quarter falser A new business instructor and Small Business Development Center assistant director was recently hired at the College of Eastern Utah to begin teaching classes fall quarter The appointment was approved by the College's Institutional Council last week Thomas J Raiser who defended his thesis dissertation on September 26 at the University of Utah for his master’s degree He is a native of Illinois much needed equipment including a $60000 fuel injection testing and rebuilding machine a $15000 rod reconditioning machine and a hot "We need a tremendous tank amount of money and equipment for this program and have felt much from the College community and industry in support acquiring funds to purchase said it" he In addition to the new equipment two training engines worth over $25000 were purchased along with a dynometer and steam cleaner "My goal is to create a quality program that teaches the students everything they need to be a qualified diesel mechanic I want them to become very employable individuals who are now often part of He completed his undergraduate at Illinois Central College in East Peoria Illinois with an associate of science degree and Illinois State University in Normal Illinois with a bachelor of science government aid education degree in marketing programs" he continued "I want to While at Illinois State University he was the college of business lab help them get off those aid section manager member of the programs" American Marketing Association's "By putting together a reputable 1982 International Chapter of the and quality program I can truly Year ISU Tae Kwon Do and trap recommend each of the graduates of my program to any employer in the and skeet dubs This msy sound He attended the U of U on a Utah work force I want all my unrealistic but Power and Light academic to students become productive scholarship and was the social organizer for the graduate student members of society" he said "And council While a student at the U of believe me they will have to work and study extremely hard to pass the U he worked in the Small Business Development Center where he course because I plan on turning out served as a professional consultant quality students in the work force" on projects ranging in size and scope An ethic that Nisonger instills in from a neighborhood pharmacy to a his students is good work habits This begins with maintaining clean 847 million ski resort feasibility work areas and stations finishing study His thesis concentration was on projects and giving much "hands on" the effectiveness of the Utah Small experience in all aspects of diesel Business Development Center to mechanics "The employability increases gain a better insight into the immensely with the quality of any statistical and financial analyris background needed in small r’Jgram so I plan to offer my idents the best program possible" businesses 't noted Nisonger feels that when "One of the facts I found was all of his new equpment is in place that you cannot measure the success that CEU will have one of the best of a business by subjective methods diesel mechanics program in the This must be measured by objective methods to give real success state "No other school has this much documentation The objective equipment and technology" he methods come from the owners' added In addition to his bachelor's feelings and knowledge that they have gained with the assistance of degree Nisonger comes toCEU with the Small Business Development an associate of applied science Center Subjective methods only degree in diesel engines and heavy give one the facts of money and equipment repair from Utah business generated on the books" Technical College in Orem As Nisonger looks down the road Raiser noted He has had extensive experience he is setting his sights on developing CEU’s diesel mechanics program in the computer modeling of pro forma statements feasibility studies into one of the largest vocational and investment alternatives programs in the college "And if Most of Raiser's responsibility fall given a chance I can guarantee that quarter will be to develop the CEU it will be" he concluded work Small 6 - CEU Friday October 18 1985 Business Development Center "My goal is to assist small businesses in the area both in short term and longterm cases There is a lot of potential in this area and through proper analysis of the business I know CEU can be of much assistance" Worthingtons will serve as East Dormitory parents He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1975 He is a 1979 graduate of Ricks College and graduated magna cum laude from BYU in 1982 Prior to being commissioned as an officer in the Air Force Worthington worked as the business manager for Mohr Enterprises a diversified real estate investment company When asked about his new assignment Worthington said"We have enjoyed the Price community very much and I look for an exciting year at CEU Outstanding student programs require strong quality community support and I am impressed with the people and the quality of life offered here The major focus of my efforts this year will be in building partnerships between the students and the The students of CEU community offer a virtually untapped resource of community service Already the people with whom I have spoken are excited about the possibilities for the coming year" He continued "We have fine young people in our student body Let us reach out and identify the needs of the community utilize the resources of the college and truly reciprocate for that which the Carbon County community has given the College of Eastern Utah" he added "We need fresh new ideas and lots of energy from people in both the college and “ Homecoming 1 985 activities Oct I v HomMomini Wack Oct 28 Public forum lor Homccominf Queen ud Royalty in Ballroom 12410 noon "Return of the Jodi": bunily movie night 7410 pm Open to communityGoary Theatre free popeora coma sity guanoing Jar Oct 29 In Geary Theatre Dating Gama: 74)0 "Return of the Jodi" nocond allowing 100 ontraaea p-i- Oct 8041 Drama 8TARJ Spook Alky pm Old HeaniuL UfiO SI off with activity card 74)0-1141- Oct II Scary movie: in tv mom of atudont center FREE 740 pm Halloween Cmtume Dance and Carnival 940 pm Din 8 Worthington A isrigham Young University interi has been hired as the assistant dean of student life at the College of Eastern Utah for the 1985 Daniel G 86 academic y ear Dean of will assist the Worthington Student Life F Dean Walton in the Eng Hlsongor administration of student affairs An expanded and quality diesel He is primarily responsible for the mechanics program is part of development programming and on College of Eastern Utah's fall campus housing aspects of the quarter with a new instructor and student life He is also the faculty lots of new equipment added advisor for the Associated Students Greg Nisonger a recent graduate of CEU (ASCEU) Worthington is a doctorate of Utah State University’s industrial in both the law and candidate education and depart technology ment has been appointed by the educational administration BYIT and is currently a College’s Institutional Council to programs at follow of the Rj:kj head the diesel mechanics graduate Education Mountain Community a establish and quality department Center program He has moved to Price with his Nisonger started his program by wife Sheila and four children The to the purchase approval getting Nov 1 Organiiation and Club Olympic Day: even to lncluda awimming bicycling and running triathalon bonfire tug-of-w- Nov I Chllibaah and food fight: City Market before 740 pm Dane 9 game Football: AWC-homla ballroom after midnight fame 'Pm -- CEU’s new business instructor Tom Raiser assists one of his students with an accounting assignment on the computer Excellence in Teaching Award given to Don Burge A graduate of the University of Southern California and Brigham Young University is the Utah State Board of Regents recipient of their Excellence in Teaching Award for 1985 which was presented this year at the Utah Community Colleges Conference held at Dixie College Donald L Burge a geology faculty member at the College of Eastern Utah for the past 26 years was presented with the Regent’s Award for Excellence in Teaching of Regent Board ihursday by member Steven Snow Burge’s name and the College of Eastern Utah have almost become synonymous because of his true devotion and tireless hours he spends on the campus teaching everything from geology to astronomy to archery When he’s not teaching in the classroom he can be found putting together the Stegosaurus Dinosaur Exhibit at the museum spending nights charting the astrological movements of solar systems in the observatory or building targets for his archery students On Saturdays he can be seen at the home football games shooting his cannon everytime the Golden Eagles score a touchdown His classroom teaching experience includes anthropology geology-relate- d classes mineralogy ore processing introductory and college trigonometry physics algebra natural history of Southeastern Utah fencing and archery He has also taught extension classes for Utah State University and the University of Utah Love Floral 64 North 100 Wist Pricv Utah 84501 Some of his most recent awards included being named Man of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Teacher of the Year and named as a member of the Sigma Gamma Epsilon Fraternity (honorary earth science fraternity )i Burge has been curator and director of the College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum since 1960 which specializes in the geology and archaeology of Southeastern When he completes the Utah assembly of the Stegosaurus exhibit the CEU museum will have the distinction of being one of three in the world with a Stegosaurus "What’s so exceptional about our exhibit is that most of the skeletal bones are real bones and not fabrications" Burge noted He is currently directing the development of a new Ute Indian Exhibit and recently completed a Future plans Hopi Indian one include the construction of an addition to the museum building for expansion and growth of it Some of his community service includes being a merit badge counselor for the Boy Scouts sponsor to the Carbon and Emery Counties Society of Coal Mining Geologists organizing monthly archaeology and geology field trips for the community and serving as a judge and advisor of local science fairs Burge is currently working on the establishment of a new museum association made up of the museums of Western Colorado and Southeastern Utah He now serves as an advisor of the Museum of Western Colorado and through them is trying to create a new National Dinosaur Park in that region As the director of the only astronomical observatory in Eastern Utah Burge teaches clssaes in the facility as well as conducts at least two viewing sessions per month for students and the public He and his wife Sherril are the parents of four children: Jackie Robert Steven and Sherida Their son Steven is currently serving as the associated students of College of Eastern Utah’s president for the 1985-8- 6 school year |