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| Transcript | Office of University Relations SDSM& T News 501 E. St. Joseph Street • Rapid City, SD 57701- 3995 Phone: ( 605) 394- 6082/ 2554 • Fax: ( 605) 394- 3388 BOR SUMMARY NOVEMBER 13, 1998 SDSM& T FEATURED IN BARRON'S BEST BUYS IN COLLEGE EDUCATION The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology ( SDSM& T) is featured in the newly updated 5th edition of Barron's Best Buys in College Education. SDSM& T is one of only 300 universities in the nation to be included in the latest edition of the popular college guide published by Barron's Educational Series. The newest edition of Barron's Best Buys in College Education profiles the nearly 300 four- year colleges that were determined to give students and parents the best value for their education dollar. The college guide features public and private universities from across the U. S. with wide- ranging academic programs that include business, liberal arts, science, education and engineering. In addition to up- to- date figures on tuition and fees, the publication includes information on each university's student body, academic programs, computer and library facilities, campus life, financial aid, special programs, and payoff after graduation. Within six months of receiving their degrees, 90- 92% of SDSM& T's graduates are placed, with 70- 72% working in their career fields and 20% continuing on to graduate or professional schools. The starting salaries for last year's SDSM& T graduates average $ 43,166 for engineering majors and $ 37,390 for science majors offered by SDSM& T. CATERPILLAR ANNOUNCES $ 225,000 GIFT TO SDSM& T Representatives from Caterpillar Inc. today announced a major gift in support of the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology ( SDSM& T). Jim Green, Director of Power Sources, R& D, and an SDSM& T alumnus ( ME ' 74), and Maryann Morrison, Manager of Corporate Support Programs, presented a check to Dr. Richard Gowen, President of SDSM& T, at the site of the new student laboratory to be constructed on the SDSM& T campus. The $ 225,000 gift, payable over three years, will be directed toward the following two areas of significant need: • $ 150,000 will be utilized for a student laboratory, which will be called the Caterpillar Student Excellence Center. • $ 75,000 will be directed to student scholarships, curriculum development and faculty support. Caterpillar and SDSM& T have enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship for over fifty years. Excluding retirees, 58 SDM& T alumni are presently employed by Caterpillar. " Caterpillar has long recognized the quality of engineers educated at SDSM& T" stated Jim Green. " South Dakota Tech's extraordinary programs and people make it an obvious choice as one of the key institutions from which Caterpillar recruits and supports. This gift is viewed as an investment by Caterpillar to assist the institution in providing needed laboratory space as well as support for students, faculty and curriculum development. It is hoped that this investment will continue the tradition of producing prominent engineers." This gift's timely arrival will allow for construction of the center to be added to the already planned $ 3.75 million renovation of the Civil/ Mechanical Engineering Building, which was approved by the South Dakota State Legislature in March, 1998. SDSM& T ALUMNI DIRECTOR DUFF ERICKSON RETIRES AFTER 14 YEARS OF SERVICE Professor John " Duff" Erickson recently retired as director of the Alumni Association of the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology ( SDSM& T) after fourteen years of service in that position. A reception in his honor will be held on M- Day, Saturday, September 26, at 5: 30 p. m. in the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn ( Hammons Room). Duff Erickson graduated from SDSM& T with a mining engineering degree in 1955 and later returned as Professor of Mining Engineering in 1975. A dedicated and loyal member of the SDSM& T faculty for twenty years, Professor Erickson served as Department Chair for sixteen of those years. He retired from teaching in June of 1995, but continued as Alumni Director. Duff also has directed the annual " Mining Experience on the Great Plains Workshop" in which teachers from across South Dakota have participated since the workshop's inception in 1986. Dr. Richard Gowen, President of SDSM& T, recently presented a special resolution from the minutes of the South Dakota Board of Regents naming J. Duff Erickson as Professor Emeritus of Mining Engineering. Tim Vottero, a 1984 graduate of SDSM& T, succeeds Duff Erickson as alumni director. Vottero also will continue to work for the SDSM& T Foundation as a development officer. SDSM& T Sponsors " From The Ice Age to the Solar Age" Activities at Rushmore Mall SDSM& T is sponsoring numerous educational programs and activities in conjunction with " The Ice Age" exhibit now on display at the Rushmore Mall until October 18. Paleontology experts from SDSM& T will speak on a variety of topics, including " Mammals of the Black Hills" " Digging Up the World's Oldest Dinosaur", " The Ice Ages", " Sauropods", " Marine Reptiles", and " Ashfall Fossil Beds". SDSM& T's Solar Car team also will present programs on the use of solar energy. Some of the programs are offered as school field trips and require advance registration. Over 2000 students from 35 area schools in western South Dakota have attended to date or are registered to participate in upcoming programs. Participating schools include Cheyenne Eagle Butte, Deadwood, Douglas, Edgemont, Hot Springs, Lead, New Underwood, Porcupine, Rapid City, Red Cloud, St. Francis, Sturgis, Takini, Timber Lake, Todd County, Wolf Creek, and Hay Springs NE. Other programs are open to the general public. In addition, Prehistoric Hands on Exploration activities, including a simulated fossil dig, story time and caveman photos, are offered on weekends and during certain week days. The programs are held in the Rushmore Mall near the inside entrance to Target. SDSM& T PROFESSOR PRESENTS WORKSHOP IN AUSTRALIA ON ADVANCED FIBRE REINFORCED PLASTIC COMPOSITES Dr. Srinivasa Iyer, SDSM& T Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, recently presented a workshop on " Advanced Fibre Reinforced Plastic ( FRP) Composites for Infrastructure Applications������� at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. FRP is a new development designed to overcome the problem of steel reinforcement corrosion in concrete structures. The course provided up- to- date information on the use of FRP reinforcement for the construction of new concrete structures and the rehabilitation of existing structures. The University of New South Wales officials invited Dr. Iyer to Australia to present the FRP workshop because of his expertise in the field of Fiber Reinforced Polymers and the international reputation of SDSM& T's graduate education faculty. Dr. Iyer has forty- two years of experience in the civil engineering profession and for the past twenty years has played an active role in FRP development. He is a leading authority in the application of FRP cables for prestressing and was responsible for the construction of the first Prestressed Concrete Bridge and Navy Pier with FRP cables in the United States. He has received two patents and owns several proprietary inventions in FRP including three special anchorages for FRP cables. SDSM& T FACULTY MEMBER NAMED 1998 SOUTH DAKOTA PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR Dr. Al Boysen, SDSM& T Professor of English, has been named the 1998 South Dakota Professor of the Year by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education ( CASE). The award recognizes extraordinary dedication to teaching, commitment to students and innovative teaching methods. In her letter supporting his nomination, junior computer science major Kelly Comet described Dr. Boysen as " invoking a feeling of trust and safety within his classroom with an atmosphere that promotes creativity, laughter and learning." Dr. Boysen has taught at SDSM& T since 1969. This spring he received the 1998 SDSM& T Presidential Award for Outstanding Professor in recognition of his accomplishments in teaching and the positive impact he has had on students over the past three decades. Boysen graduated from Augustana College with a B. A. degree in English in 1967. He subsequently earned his M. A. degree in English in 1968 and his Ed. D. degree in 1979 from the University of South Dakota. ERICSSON SCHOLARSHIP ESTABLISHED AT SDSM& T FOR MCCOOK CENTRAL SENIOR Ericsson Fund To Sponsor Math/ Science Appreciation Workshop in Salem October 22- 23 A McCook Central senior who plans to attend the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology ( SDSM& T) will be eligible to receive a $ 1,500 scholarship from the newly established Ericsson Scholarship Fund. The fund is administered by the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Foundation and is in honor of Ivar and Camilla Ericsson. Ivar attended Salem High School in the 1920' s and Camilla was a rural school teacher, many of whose students ( plus their three children) attended Salem High. The Ericsson Scholarship will be awarded annually to assist one senior from McCook Central High School who wishes to attend the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to major in engineering, science, or mathematics. Selection will be made by the SDSM& T Scholarship Committee and will be based on academic performance and recommendation by McCook Central High School faculty and administration. Interested students or parents may contact either Gene Danielson, McCook Central math teacher, or Sharon Colombe, Director of Financial Aid, SDSM& T Enrollment Management Services at 1- 800- 544- 8162. In addition, the Ericsson Fund is sponsoring a workshop at McCook Central on October 22 and 23. The workshop will be presented by Rapid City- based Science Linkages in the Community ( SLIC), which offers scientific- based, fun, educational training for children and adults through hands- on activity sessions presented on- site at schools. Goals of the program include building critical thinking skills, improving self- esteem, and providing the community with a core of youth leaders in the areas of science and math. SLIC seeks to " spark the interest" of middle school, junior high and senior high students in the areas of engineering, science, and math. The program encourages students to WANT to learn. A group of local high school seniors will be trained to administer the workshop to 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th graders. SDSM& T FACULTY AND STAFF COMMIT $ 550,000 TO CAPITAL CAMPAIGN / CELEBRATION TO INCLUDE OCTOBER 20TH PREMIERE OF VISION 2000: THE MOVIE A new benchmark has been reached in SDSM& T's capital campaign with commitments from faculty and staff totaling $ 550,000. To celebrate this campaign milestone, over 100 faculty and staff will gather for a special premiere showing of VISION 2000: The Movie on Tuesday evening at 7: 00 p. m. in the Elks Theatre. Following the movie, SDSM& T President Dr. Richard Gowen will officially announce the new benchmark that has been achieved and provide an update on the institution's first ever capital campaign. " This financial commitment further demonstrates the unselfish nature of the staff and faculty" said Dr. Howard Peterson, Chairman of the SDSM& T Foundation and Dean of Students Emeritus. " Their financial contributions will help achieve the goals of the capital campaign and insure that our traditions of excellence will continue into the next century." Personal gifts from faculty and staff have increased the total amount raised to date to more than $ 11 million. The total $ 16 million goal of the capital campaign is scheduled to be completed by July, 2000. To reach the $ 16 million goal, VISION 2000: The Movie will be presented to alumni and friends across the country. The film, which was written, directed and produced by local talent, documents the history of the institution and highlights significant regional, national and world events. To be successful the capital campaign will require the involvement and participation by as many alumni and supporters as possible. JANE ELLIOTT TO PRESENT PROGRAM ON PREJUDICE AND RACISM AT SDSM& T ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Nationally known race relations expert Jane Elliott, who conducted the " Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes" exercises to demonstrate discrimination, will present a program on prejudice at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology on Thursday evening, November 5. The provocative three- hour program will begin at 6: 00 p. m. in the Surbeck Center Ballroom. The event is open to the general public, but tickets are required. Tickets are $ 3 ($ 2 with a canned food donation) and are available at the Surbeck Center front desk. Although admission is free with Tech ID to students, faculty and staff and a guest, tickets must still be picked up in advance. Tickets will guarantee seating only until 5: 45 p. m., when the doors will be opened to non- ticket holders for seating on a first- come, first- served basis. Elliott developed her " Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes" exercises to demonstrate discrimination to her third grade students following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1968. Over the past twenty years, the former Iowa teacher has committed herself to leading a fight against prejudice, ignorance and racism in society. Today her audience is much broader than her third- grade class, including teachers, students, military and corporate America. In her workshops she divides people on the basis of two arbitrary physical properties— blue or brown eyes. She declares the latter to be better and more intelligent and grants them privileges she denies to the blue- eyed group. For the first time many white people experience the feeling of being discriminated against, similar to the discrimination experienced by many minority groups. In a short period of time Jane Elliott manages to build up a realistic microcosm of society with all the rage and feelings found in our society at large. Jane Elliott���s program is being sponsored by TONITE ( Tech's Outrageous New Initiative for Total Entertainment), SDSM& T's student programming board. CURTIN UNIVERSITY IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA HONORS SDSM& T PROFESSOR Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Western Australia, recently named Dr. Venkataswamy Ramakrishnan, SDSM& T Distinguished Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, as its 1998 C. Y. O'Connor Fellow. Dr. Rama, as his colleagues and students know him, is only the fourth person in the world to be awarded this prestigious fellowship at Curtin University, which has an enrollment of approximately 25,000 students. Previous recipients include individuals from Denmark, Great Britain, and the former American Concrete Institute president. The fellowship was established in honor of the first Engineer- in- Chief of the Colony of Western Australia and one of the most eminent civil engineers in Australian history. O'Connor not only built the Perth Harbor in the late 19th century, but also constructed the 450- mile Perth to Kalgoorie water pipeline, which was the longest of its kind in the world. The fellowship, which includes a $ 10,000 award, funds visits to Curtin University by eminent engineers and scientists who can contribute to the development of science and engineering in Western Australia. In conjunction with his fellowship, Dr. Rama organized the " International Conference on High Performance High Strength Concrete" sponsored by Curtin University's School of Civil Engineering. This was the first such international forum on concrete ever held at Curtin University. Despite the university's large enrollment, admission to the institution's School of Civil Engineering is extremely competitive. Of the approximately 500 applicants each year, only forty students are accepted. Delivering the keynote address for the forum, Dr. Rama described his research on the performance and strength characteristics of fiber- reinforced, lightweight concrete. In addition, he presented a series of lectures describing his research sponsored by the National Science Foundation that focused on the idea on using bacteria to repair cracks in concrete. Dr. Rama's research, teaching and professional experience in the civil engineering profession spans forty years. He is one of the pioneer researchers in the use of concrete fiber composites and has published extensively in the field of concrete technology. In addition to authoring three books and nearly 200 technical papers, he has been a consultant on numerous projects and has conducted research for numerous agencies and major corporations. Dr. Rama's research has been utilized by industry in many applications, including the constructing of steel fiber reinforced pavements as part of urban highway and bridge deck overlays. Dr. Rama's receipt of the C. Y. O'Connor Fellowship may lead to cooperative research projects between SDSM& T and Curtin University. Dr. Rama has already been invited to return next year and present workshops in Melbourne. SDSM& T METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT WINS NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP Gail Samuels of Rapid City, a senior metallurgical engineering student at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, recently was awarded a $ 2,000 scholarship from the Extraction and Processing Division of The Metals, Materials, and Minerals Society ( TMS). She was the highest division awardee for this national scholarship. Samuels also will receive an expense- paid trip to the TMS Annual Meeting in San Diego for the award ceremony and five technical publications of her choice donated to SDSM& T's Metallurgical Engineering Department. Her campus activities include the Tau Beta Pi honorary engineering society, Alpha Sigma Lambda honorary society for nontraditional students, American Society for Metals/ TMS Student Chapter, and Golden Z Club. SDSM& T STUDENTS WIN AWARD AT NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES REGIONAL CONFERENCE Student members of SDSM& T's TONITE ( Tech's Outrageous New Initiative for Total Entertainment) organization, the campus- wide programming board, won the award for the most outstanding delegation with seven or fewer members at the recent Upper Midwest Region ( UMR) Conference of the National Association of Campus Activities ( NACA). The award is given to a delegation that participates fully in all aspects of the conference's leadership workshops. SDSM& T students who earned the award are as follows: Nate Kleinschmit ( TONITE President), industrial engineering, Canton; Abran Kean, computer science, Pierre; Darcy Mettler, chemical engineering, Yankton; Annie Rezac, chemical engineering, Yankton; Vivian Rohrback, geological engineering, Reliance; and Ben Simpson, civil engineering, Buffalo Gap. SDSM& T TO HOST " TOUR TECH ' 98" ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology will host " Tour Tech ' 98" for prospective students of all ages on Saturday, November 14, from 11: 00 a. m. to 3: 30 p. m. ( MST). Participants will have an opportunity to tour the SDSM& T campus, learn about financial aid and scholarships, meet current students, have lunch with professors from departments, observe laboratories in use, visit residence halls, and tour sports/ recreation facilities. " Our Tour Tech ' 98 program will provide prospective students with an excellent opportunity to ask questions directly to our SDSM& T faculty, staff and students about career choices and student learning opportunities" said Dr. Douglas Lange, SDSM& T Dean of Students. " We offer students a wide variety of student engineering, science and interdisciplinary sciences programs, pre- professional ( pre- law, pre- med, pre- dental and pre- MBA) programs, and leadership opportunities at SDSM& T" added Lange. Individuals interested in attending Tour Tech ' 98 should RSVP by calling Enrollment Management Services ( admissions) at 1- 800- 544- 8162, ext. 2400 or ( 605) 394- 2400. " We encourage students and parents interested in SDSM& T to visit and experience firsthand why SDSM& T was recognized as one of the top 300 Best Buys in College Education by Barron's" said Dr. Richard J. Gowen, SDSM& T President. |
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