Show Frank W. W Budd inauguration Week of special events highlights festivities Connie S. S Burrup Staff Writer A deferred gift to Salt Lake Comm Community unity College of 23 million surprised Pres Frank W. W Budd as a part of his inaugural convocation Joan Burnside Board of Trustees chairperson announced announced announced an an- the largest single contribution ever received by bythe bythe bythe the institution Celebrating a Tr Tradition of Excellence Budd assumed leadership in ceremonies held last Friday in inthe inthe inthe the South City Campus Grande Theatre The traditional academic ceremonies capped off weeklong weeklong weeklong week- week long events celebrating Budds Budd's entry as the fifth academic president of During the ceremony attended by Utah Governor Norm Bangerter Utah State Stafe Board of Regents members Board of Trustees Trustees Trustees Trus Trus- tees and other dignitaries he was presented with a gold medallion engraved with the presidential seal Budd brings with him a wealth of experience from his broad-based broad community college college college col col- col- col lege background He received a BA in Physical Physical Physical cal Education from the University of Redlands in California 1964 and an MS degree in Sociology from Brigham Young University 1969 In 1982 he was awarded a PhD Ph.D. in Educational Administration Administration Administration Ad Ad- ministration from the University University University sity of California Riverside Budd worked as as a police officer officer officer of of- in California and has taught sociology anthropology ogy law enforcement and corrections at community colleges in Arizona and Michigan In 1974 he joined the faculty of Riverside City College College College Col Col- lege and directed the Administration Administration Administration Ad Ad- ministration of Justice pro pro- gram He later served as associate associate associate as as- dean of Academic Ser Ser- Ser Ser- vices Occupational Education assistant superintendent and vice president for Student Services Services Services Ser Ser- Ser Ser- vices and most recently as assistant assistant assistant as as- superintendent and vice president of Academic Services Services Services Ser Ser- Ser Ser- vices at Riverside Among the greatest challenges challenges challenges chal chal- lenges facing Budd as he assumes assumes assumes as- as leadership at the college is the dramatic enrollment enrollment enrollment en en- growth is ex ex- The college presently serves more than students in credit and non-credit non educational programs training courses conferences and workshops Budd is committed to maintaining the traditional career preparation and vocational vocational vocational voca voca- mission of as aswell aswell aswell well as enhancing the general education and lower-division lower educational offerings for students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents preparing to transfer to year four-year universities Budd utilizes the con concept ept of management by walking around and emphasizes planning and teamwork I believe we are entering an exciting and challenging period in which we will be called upon to literally train the nation Budd said The community college is the key to rejuvenating Americas America's workforce and economy Budd and his wife Judy are ate the parents of four sons- sons Matthew Mark John and Michael Inauguration ceremonies for college and university presidents have a rich history of tradition many closely resembling the medieval ceremonies from which they originated For hundreds of years a new presidents president's or chancellors chancellor's inauguration has q 33 J 4 v WL 14 Li ii t I k I Jj I j j Ay Q I been a very im important t part of their tenure and though each ceremony is filled with pomp and circumstance each institution creates a ceremony reflecting the nature nature nature na na- na- na ture of the school or its particular particular particular par par- mission emphasized their people-based people policy polity by welcoming welcoming welcoming welcom welcom- ing the public as well as the usual dignitaries We wanted our inauguration tion ceremonies to reflect the nature nature nature na na- ture of the college by involving as much of the community as pos pos- sible focused its inauguration tion ceremonies to involve those whom the college impacts the people most living in the Salt Lake valley commented Katherine Boswell assistant to the president u l' l T. 1 i J I 1 |