The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, September 01, 1970, Image 13

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, September 01, 1970, Image 13

Newspaper Page Text■ v ; ■; , THE BATTALION Tuesday, September 1, 1970 College Station, Texas Page 7 Dr. Hopkin receives Stiles Professorship The Board of Directors has ap proved appointment of Dr. John A. Hopkin of the University of Illinois as Stiles Professor of Agriculture. The chair was established by the Stiles Farm Foundation Board from income derived from the Stiles Farm near Thrall in Wil liamson County. A non-profit, self-supporting institution, the foundation was bequested by the late J. V. and H. A. Stiles for the advancement of agriculture in Texas. The Board of Directors accepted the trusteeship of the foundation as requested in the Stiles brothers’ will in 1961. Dr. H. 0. Kunkel, dean of the College of Agriculture, said Hop- kin’s appointment is effective Aug. 16. Hopkin is now professor of agricultural finance at the Uni versity of Illinois and director of the Agricultural Finance Pro gram in the College of Agricul ture. Kunkel said the professor’s main responsibility as Stiles Professor will be to organize a group of specialists into a strong, integrated team to build agricultural finance programs in resident and Extension teaching and in research. The dean described Hopkin as “a highly talented and accom plished individual in agricultural finance.” Hopkin spent 12 years with the Bank of America in San Fran cisco. His positions there were agricultural economist, chief of the Agricultural and Commodity Research Section, and vice presi dent of agribusiness. As agribusiness vice president, his responsibilities involved more than $1 billion in loans each year. d yle Field’s new look complete—Workmen put the finish- green. Construction on the artificial turf began in the ig touches to the Astroturf on Kyle Field this week. Al- spring and the Aggies will play their first home game on lough the photography deceives the naked eye, the field is it on Sept. 12 against Wichita State. Building contract let For new fifteen - story facility Students, faculty members honored at commencement i is woii ‘ring Ei i, will AUSTIN — A $6,774,000 con- act for construction of a 15- IcClella ary oceanography - meteorology AC tei ailding on campus has been Fein ii warded to Houston-based Man- attan Construction Company of exas. The board of directors also sold onds totaling $5 million in a jurse.tl ye admit the U.i hout Lshop » jentral mall Dow complete Leal raphyis j .i tors, r divisit r of.il ivision ■sity C# & The university’s picturesque ntral campus mall was eomplet- last month. Providing an academic environ- lent in the university library rea, the mall includes large alks, lights, benches, planters nda variety of plant life, includ- ig most of the trees formerly in e area. The mall encompasses the area etween the Academic, Plant Iciences and Agriculture Build- ngs and Francis Hall. Segment of service milding in use One segment of the new 12- orm services building is now in se with other areas and the new and hall to be ready for occu- mncy in the near future. ROTC uniform handling per sonnel began moving into the new structure just east of Dun- tan Hall on April 20. The move »as completed that week. Floyd T. Mathis, military prop erty custodian, said senior cadets legan turning in government-is sue uniform items at the new Gilding shortly afterward. 1970 TOYOTA $1830.00 BRAZOS VALLEY TOYOTA INC. We Service All Foreign Make Cars Cavitt at Coulter Phone 822-2828 joint meeting with the Univer sity of Texas System Board of Regents. The bonds were sold to Harris Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago at an effective interest rate of 6.0109 percent. Six bids were submitted. In other action, the board ap propriated $2,500 for a program of requirements for a new class room building at Tarleton State College in Stephenville. The new oceanography-meteor ology facility, scheduled for com pletion in September, 1972, will be one of the tallest buildings between Dallas and Houston, uni versity officials noted. It will be topped by a weather observatory and large radar installation with a 400-m.Ue range. The top of the radar will be 222 feet above ground with extending lightning arrestors. The building will include more research laboratories than found in many entire colleges. It will have 121 labs, notes Dr. Vance Moyer, Meteorology De partment head who has served as planning coordinator for the project the past three years. “We expect this new facility to be the finest geosciences building in the nation for at least the next decade,” observes Dr. Moyer. During the early planning stages, Moyer and other univer sity officials visited numerous in stallations throughout the coun try for background information in determining design require ments. One of the unique features of the building will be a 50-ton water tank used in studies in volving air-sea interaction. Highly specialized laboratories will be devoted to research in such fields as ocean dynamics, remote sensing, spacecraft ocean ography, hydrodynamics, acous tics, cloud physics, air pollution meteorology, satellite meteorolo gy, laser radar, microwave and infrared radiation. The new structural-steel build ing will be one of the campus’ most “public” facilities, Dr. Moy er points out. Visitors will be able to view meteorological in- A Reputation built on 25 years of friendship A Service—not just a business A Knowledge of Aggie needs and wants Courteous and Responsible employees and An Aggie at the helm • • • • • • o 4) 0 • • • • • • This and much more is yours at LOUPOTS "Ask any Aggie struments on the ground floor and tour the top-floor weather observatory. The building was designed by a Fort Worth firm, Preston M. Geren, Architect & Engineer and Associates, headed by Aggie graduates. Preston M. Geren Jr. is a 1945 graduate. Fourteen students and five faculty members from the Col lege of Veterinary Medicine were honored during the college’s an nual Honors Convocation. Dean A. A. Price received ap preciation plaques from the Tex as Veterinary Medical Associa tion and the college’s faculty. The awards recognized Dr. Price’s efforts while serving as dean the past 13 years. Dr. Ralph G. Greeley, associ ate professor of veterinary anat omy, received two awards for outstanding teaching. The Student Chapter, Ameri can Veterinary Medical Associa tion Faculty Appreciation Award was presented to Dr. Greeley for leadership, teaching ability, in dividual integrity and efforts made in the area of student rela tions. He also was honored with the Norden Teacher Award, a $200 cash award with plaque present ed by Norden Laboratories, Inc. This award is presented to a faculty member for outstanding teaching ability as judged by re sponsiveness of his students, and on his moral character and lead ership. The Texas Veterinary Medical Association presented two $100 awards to an outstanding teacher and outstanding researcher. Dr. Richard H. Davis Jr., pro fessor of veterinary physiology and pharmacology, received the teaching award. Dr. Fred D. Maurer, assistant dean and direc tor of the Institute of Tropical Veterinary Medicine, was pre sented the research award. Ten members of the South western Veterinary magazine staff and their advisor. Dr. Asa B. Childers, assistant professor of veterinary public health, were honored for their work on the student magazine. Students receiving two or more awards include Bernard A. Mc- Gowen of Mansfield, The Bor den Award, Award of Merit and Tarrant County Veterinary Med ical Association Auxiliary Award; Michael J. Benham of Anson, The TVMA Auxiliary Award, Award of Merit and Bexar County Veterinary Medical Asso ciation Award; Douglas C. Bron- stad of Dallas, The TVMA Aux iliary Award and Award of Mer it, and Roland F. Lenarduzzi of Angleton, The John H. Milliff Award and Microbiology Award. ARE YOU LOOKING for HOUSING FOR UNDER $100 A MONTH? • COMPLEXLY FURNISHED • SERVICE GUARANTEE • COMPLETELY INSURED • EASY FINANCING (F.ILA.) EDDIE SCHULTZ ’70 STEPHEN ROTSCH ’70 Hickory Hills Mobile Homes 1902 Texas Ave. BEFORE YOU RENT, SEE US AND SAVE! IN FRONT OF TOWNSHIRE 823-5701 FLOWERS»HALLMARK CARDS-GIFTS “for all occasions” — we have the widest selection available” at ^Qaaletcind ^diower ^tft J^hoppe U (J 209 University Drive — North Gate Shopping Center ' * M member FTD-TeleFlora for out of town orders ■■■■■■■MB mhhmhm^b ^ V,‘‘V v. - ^ vr'.j x.Jb:

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, September 01, 1970, Image 13

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