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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1976)
I Lfcm...... - THE BATTALION mnOAT APR M ««7« \ - Awards featured Events fill Parents’ Day . 1 *4 Eastrr Sunday was Pmrrnt* Da> at Texas A4iM L'niversity, and an awards day for students '*This it a great event in the academic year." said A&M Presi dent Jack Williams "It’s also one of the many activities planned and car ried through entirely In students " The frstis ities started at 7 H) a m in the Corps dorm area with a flower-pinning ceremons The Aggie Parents oi the War award was presented to Mr and Mrs. John Henrs Walker Jr of Houston at the Parents Das pro gram The program was held in Rudder Auditorium, and included the presentation of Corps of Cadets awards based ' on academic prof pros ement leadership and partici pation in campus activities The Thomas S. Cathnght Academic Excellence Award was presented to iikIis tduals from each <4ass and college with tin* highest grade point ratio Frederick Earl Wilson, a senior in the College of Science, led the field with a 4 09S2 average A 4 0 represents straight A s Wilson surpassed perfection with physical education grade points An Easter Service was held in the •All Faiths Chapel, and included an invocation l»y f^rpt I ra ( hr. s|>ecial musk by Student Hods President Fred McClure, and dismissal h\ Col laigan Weston The Ross Volunteers performed in Kvle Field, and were followed by the Cairps Review and an exhibition by the Fish Drill Team Parsons Mounted Cavalry exe cuted a fancy drill exhibition on the Main Parade Field. The Aggie Stage Band, under di rection of Maj. Joe T. Haney, gave a concert in Rudder Auditorium, fol lowed hy the Ross Volunteer Awards Ceremony in Rudder Forum. Parents Day concluded with the Student Senate Awards program in the Memorial Student Center at 5:30 p.m Recipients of the various awards presented during the day are listed separately. Outstanding cadets awarded 01,1 The aiinii.il Coips \\sards .nr based on ucadentu standards, null tars proficient \ . iin|iro\ euieut le.Mieiship anti p.iitit ip.itiou in < am pus activ ities 1 ( atlet ( oloucl ol the < Award — Joseph M ( li.Ultllei 2 Oiitst.intling Brigade \\ iiiu C aMiuiMiitlei Aw.ml Paul \\ lo lei 3. Hie \ll*ert Sitluev johlistou Award — James ( l.etllow |i I Outstanding Cotnpnm Si|h.i<I rtm Coinmantlei \wartl l)n\ul\ Hutterv •> (futstantliug ( atlet <Mlut i John I llatridge h Outstanding Second < l.issiuan ( adet Selectetl tor ( orps ( aiiniuan tier — liolk-rt \\ ilanev 7. Outstantliug St-o nit I ( lassm.in (.atlet Selectetl loi Deputv (.tups (aiiiiin.intlcr Jcrix Krcnt-k S Outstantliug First Sergeant Award — Patrick llarngan 9. Outstantliug Ihirtl Classman (.adet Award Douglas I'ogle 10 Outstanding I resluu.in ( atlet Award Konaltl l.asto\ita II Best Diilletl( atlet Awaitls Donnie A Antlt-rstni. stiplioinoie Michael K llotfpauii Iresliin.in 12. Asstkiatiou ol Militarv ( ol- leges and Sehotils Piesitlents Metlal Mich.ifl II (.t-nli \ 13. I.lllie llnghev Lane St liolai ship Aw.ml Dale A l.a/o 11 StK-iel\ ol Aint'iitau Milit.ux Engineers Awartl Boberl < AA illiains 15. Society ol Anit-iie.in Fn giiKfis BOl( Aw.mis ()i\ill< | Bitldh •s. Ann) Boberl Spitb-i. \a\A Itj, Sons ol tlie Anierie.ui Bexolu lion Awards — Dwigbt K Sebroetl ter. Army; Paul B Sunnoti. An Force. Douglas P ronilinson. \a\\ 17 A eterans til Foreign AA.us ROTCJ Awards Scott E Patton. Army Neal E. StK-ba. .Air Force Walter A. Meeks. Na\y IS. Daughters ot Founders anti Patriots ol American Awards — ( uii \ L. Buck. .Army Ste\en F Kolb. An Force James C Pollartl. Naw 19. HeseiAe Ollieers AsstK'iation Award — Kenneth AA l.ynch. Hobert I) Campltell, Dale l.a/o Army; Hay I.. MeAnelly, James A Patterson. Michael I'. MacManns. Air Foree. Da\ itl I.. Ilaekmey er. Cregory C. Mef'ray, Mark A Crohmau. Navy 20. American Delense Preparetl iwss Association Award - Michael T. Philli|>s. Army Barry I. Byrd An Foree. Roliert E. liban. Navy 21. American la*gion Awards — Tunothy M. Male. William II lh- Uitson. Army; Stephen B Talley (herald W. Krenek. Air Force Jel fr4v A. Briiso, Stephen P Momtie \Vv i 22 Armed Forces (a>mmiiuic;i- tions anti Electronic Assticiation Honor Award — Dav id AA' Emdrv. 23. Daughters til the American Bcvoliition R( >TC Awards — (diaries A Ellison. Army John A Daselei Air Force. Steve E. AVJiite. \av y 21 Hichard Manes Award — Donald Nk lolas 25 Army BO’K.' Awards— A Army Su|ierior Cadet Awards rhomas P Otloin. Orville J Kitl- tlles. Michael II. Centrv. HoiuiltlW. I Aistov ica. B AsstH'iatitin ol the l iiited States Army Awartl —- AA’alter AA’ilson Jr. C. AsstK'iation of the L nited States Army Awartl tor Military His tory — Koliert AA’. Batlclifle. D. American A eterans of AA’orld AA ar If Awartl — Karel II Sig- teiiliirrsf. K. Military Ortler of the AA'tirld AA ars— Dewey H. Bolton. Dennis I. ODriscoll. Paul K. Ogden, Konaft! E. Franke. f National Sojourners Awartl — Michael H (•entry. 2fi. Air Force KOTC Awaitls— A (tntstaiitling Flight Aw artl — S<|uatlron 5. Flight A B Air Force Association Award — Philip | I)uchamp. (’. (General Dynamics Awartl — Allk'i't Frank Batlcau. D Outstantliug Flight I nth>ctri na tion Program (.'atlet — Dary l \A . I l.msmami. 27. Nav y/Marine (.’orps HOTC A wart Is — A Marine Corps Resen e Officers AsstK'iation Award — Jim B. Mick- ler. Rtiliert P (.ottlicli. FretlerickS Maire. B Atlmiral Sam Htibinstm Awartl Bobert A. (.(H»k. (‘ F S Naval Academy Alumni Award — Don Scott Elkins I) Marine Corps Association Awartl— Michael E. Clark. E. Ccneral Dynamics Award — Paul AA AA'atsou. F Ilic Norman Beard Avv.utl — Ceaiy AA (.’aldwell. (. Houston Chambei ol Com merce Naval HOTC Awartl - Kit hard E. Avery . IF The McConnell-Douglas Awartl — Thomas C. Koelzer 2S. The Bill Ix'ffwich 54 Award — Daniel M. Fettr. 29. Commander Identification Awards — KoIk'I'I Harvey, Gerald Krenek. Kenney Weynantl, Davit! Borsatk. (Menu Alan Francis. Jim (.'iirley. Boln'it Spiller. 30. Drum anti Bugle ('orps Awards — accepted by James Ram sey . 31. General SjK'iicer J. Buchanan Award — Company F-2, com- mande tl by Phil Bolilmau. 32. The President s Award — M ike Anderson. A SMILING FISH ... a cord, which represents a year’s work as a member of the Fish Drill Team • (FDT), is fastened around the cadet's shoulder hy a former FDT member. The FDT is this year’s state drill champion. Photos by Steve Krauss & Kevin Venner Aggie parents honored Tlie Aggie Parents of the Year award was presented to Mr. and Mrs. John H. Walker Jr. of Houston as part of the Parents Day program Sunday at Texas A&.M University. Parents of three A&M students and seven more who plan to lie, the Walkers were presented .an Aggie rose corsage and a plaque by Missie Miller, chairman of the Student Government Parents of the Year Committee. Miller applauded the Walkers for the "support, encour agement and love they have shown. The Walkers were chosen from 21 nominated couples by a committee of A&M students. They succeed Mr. and Mrs. James M. Singleton III ol College Station as Parents of tlie Year. Watching tlie proceedings were John Henry III, a senior animal sci ence major; Tammy, sophomore in chemical engineering; Connie, freshman physical education major, and the other Walker children, Be cky, Chris, Michael, Patrick, Tommy, Cindy, and Colette. "Gig ’Em," was among the first words learned by 4-year-old Colette. The entire family attends most campus activities, athletic events. Muster, all military reviews and other Corps functions. « * PARSON S MOUNTED CAVALRY . . . Despite rainy weather, a large number of parents and stu dents attended Sunday s review. The cavalry per formed precision drills on the main drill field later in the dav. y* / ■ t ■» Academic excellence noted Company M-l named best unit The General George E. Moore Outstanding Unit Award, presented annually by Texas A&M Unixersitv to flu* lies! over-all units m the ('orps of Cadet*, went to; 1st Place — Companv M-l, Commanded In ('atlet Major Greg ory Knape 2nd Place — Squadron 13. (a»m- manded hy Cadet Major Jimmie Simmons. 3rd Place — Company E-2. Commanded by Cadet Major Phil Bohlman. The Scholastic Achievement Award, presented annuullv bv tbe A&M Alotbers Club of Houston jointly with Texas A&M l niversitv to tlie units with tbe l»est record in tbc combined areas of academic cx cellencc anti academic improve ment. went to 1st Plaee — Squadron 13, Com manded bv (.adet Major Jimmie Simmons. 2nd Place — Squadron 12. (aim- mantled bv Cadet Major Gerald Parker. 3rd Place — Company F-2. Commanded bv Cadet Major Dav id EIIhI. The Military Achievement Award, sponsored annually by the Houston Chamber of Commerce Militarv Affairs Committee and pre sented to the units with the lK*st rec ord in the.combined areas of march ing. inspections, improvement, re tention and partici|iation in extra curricular activities, was given to. 1st Place — Com|>uny D-2, Com manded by Cadet Major Danny W. Gathright awards presented Recipients of tlie Thomas S. Gat hright Academic Excellence Award were: College of Agriculture Sophomore — Deborah J Eight- foot Junior— Michael M. Melton Senior — Wayne F. Stein College of Architecture and Environmental Design Sophomore — Dorthy E. Pant/ Junior — William M. Ashliaugh Senior — Ricci J. Wilson College of Business Administration Sophomore — Kathryn Elizalietli Elliott Junior — Beverly Ann Jenschke Senior— Janies I) Payne College of Education Sophomore — Mum Martha Si- cilio Junior — lamrie I-me Otto Senior — J'idv Ann Bmckett College of Engineering Sophomore — John David Shel ton Junior — John Kenneth AA’ollit/. Senior — Cregory Alan Johnson (adlege of Geosciences Sophomore — Mart Jane Greer Junior — Patricia Ann Crothonse Senior — Starley la*c Thompson College of liberal Arts Sophomore — Donald R. Deere, fr. Junior — Direlei Marie Raesner Senior —- Joe Scott Pofl Moodv College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Resources Sophomore — Paul AVatkins Gainer Junior — Cynthia Louise Morrow Senior — Mark Anthony Pitman College of Science Sophomore — Mark Stephen St- ctlio Junior — Paul Douglas Meggs Senior — Frederick Earl Wilson College of Veterinary Medicine Second Year — Mark Edwin Gochenour Third Year— Kay Lorraine Wiley Davis. 2nd Place- — Company B-2, Commanded by Cadet Major Mike Wollam. 3rd Place — Squadron H, Com manded by Cadet Major Frank Re agan. The General Ormond R. Simpson Award, presented to the outstanding Color Guard for the school year, given to: Second AVing Color Guard com- jxised of Cadet Technical Sergeant Roliert A. Proske. Cadet Master Sergeant Jay Taylor. Cadet Cor|ioral David Eisenlohr Cadet Corjioral Kenneth Con nelly. Volunteers get awards The Ross Volunteer Company Awards. A Outstanding junior — Leonard Hruzek. Outstanding Member of the 1st Platoon — Michael Tucker. Outstanding Member of the 2nd Platoon — Kenneth Weynand. Outstanding Member of the 3rd Platoon — Phillip Hitch. Proud mothers . . . and fathers attended the activities over the Easter weekend. These break parents relax while there is a small in the day. v ROSS VOLUNTEERS . . . These junior and senior cadets perform a rifle ripple drill for parents on Kyle Field. The Ross Volunteer Company is Texas’ oldest stu dent organization and acts as the Gover nor s honor guard. These cadets live by the motto: "Soldier, Statesman, and Knighdy Gentleman.”