Show Director Of Development N Navigates t Fund Raising by Ed Lite Lile USAF Ret Reporting Retorting Layout Lay Layout out Editor Editor v 7 1 fi Peter E. E Maughan We all have had the experience or at least most of the earthly of meeting someone who has left or ormay ormay ormay may leave a lasting impression either by deed a kind act a show of friendship frIendship friendship friend frIend- ship or just being a good friend This Mr Special knows how to smile listen and always display a sense of Y humor 0 Does that description de sound like Superman n Spiderman Sperman Reagan and nd Mondale all wrapped up in one one Maybe not but this special specia type of individual does exist During my tour in the Air National Guard I knew w this Mr Nice Guy type of individual oh he was one in inmany inmany inmany many but this Navigator was the always smiling always the pleasant word type of person Major Peter Pete E. E Maughan came into the Air Guard as a Navigator in the C 97 after after having served eight y years ars in inthe the Air Force I had many flights Germany Hawaii Alaska and local with Major Maughan at the sextant and maps You could bet your landing gear gearhe gearhe gearhe he would get us there he and the good I crew I f recall the many tim times M Major jor Maughan would come over over to my photo lab and d there was aw always ys a good word and friendly conversation Fourteen years went by and Major l Maughan left the service In the of time he went his way way with with his work as a Regional l Director for Development at BYU He had graduated from BYU in 1967 with Witha a BS in communications Pete Maughan was the type of person who sooner or later biter someone would know what he was up to he wont won't just drop into Maughan n dad worked q k g in public relations relations- as an assistant to the D Dean an Of f. f the th Ul tJ pf tU Medical Center from there he he went into independent fund raising later to Ballet West as fund raising and development The last I heard at that time Maughan had moved to Weber State as Director of Development Development- that was about 1978 then I lost track of time About two weeks ago I was on my paper route around campus distributing POINTS WE WEST T. T In making the toUr through the Administration Building main level I went into the offices of the late Burton Talmage His office door was open and the light was on Perhaps the new director of planning was on the job I thought Well Ill I'll leave a paper just to make certain What a surprise 1 I just stood the there e dumbfounded It cant can't be but sure enough it it is' is Peter E. E Maughan new director of Development t. t t After the sudden shock sock wave s simmered down allowing the h adrenalin rt i to stop flowing I T realized this was the same Major Pete Maug Maughan an I was privileged to know in the service he hadn't changed a bit I noticed a picture on his desk of his wife and three children hildren he told me the fourth was due Welcome to Pete Maughan You are navigating with an excellent crew your command pilot will get you t there ere the fund resource dir direction is up to you Th The you are flying is loaded with cargo called jre with the final landing at K Know ow How Coordinates 1120 west longitude 41 75 north latitude Start engines one blade two blades Good luck and keep that smile as your navigational aid it will get you everywhere |