THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1977
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Campus Names
INA elects locals
Bryan attorney John M. Law
rence has been elected counsel to
the 19-member board of direc
tors of the Institute of Nautical
Archaeology (INA), a nonprofit
scientific group headquartered at
Texas A&M University.
The board elected Jack W.
Kelley of Tulsa as chairman and
Nixon Griffis of New York City as
vice chairman. RonE. Chamness
of Dallas was picked for a one-
year term on the board which
oversees INA.
Texas A&M professor Dr.
George F. Bass was re-elected to
a three-year term as INA presi
dent. Also re-elected were vice
president Michael Katzev, for
two years, and secretary
Catherine Meyer, for a year.
INA moved its world head
quarters to Texas A&M in Sep
tember 1976, making the Texas
campus the top center for the
training of underwater ar
cheologists. The Coordinating
Board, Texas College and Uni
versity System, recently gave
approval for the master’s degree
in anthropology at Texas A&M.
In addition, the group conducts
worldwide research projects.
Debaters at LSU
Four members of the TAMU
Debate and Forensics Club
placed among the top winners at
the LSU-Shreveport Junior De
bate Tournament Sunday in
Shreveport, La.
From a field of 28 teams repre
senting 12 colleges and universi
ties, Texas A&M Debaters
ranked fourth. The team of Eric
Copeland and Joe Shugnessy
were undefeated and that of
Michael Shelby and Jimmy Jolly
lost one of their four debates.
Copeland is a sophomore
majoring in Nuclear Engineering
and Shugnessy a freshman with
the same major. Shelby and Jolly,
both freshman, are majoring in
Finance and Bio-medical sci
ences, respectively.
Donators feted
Plaques have been presented
to Texas A&M University sup
porters in appreciation of
$25,000 donations establishing
five more President’s Endowed
Scholarships.
Plaques were given to Mrs.
Leslie Appelt of Houston, Mr.
and Mrs. John Bergendahl of
Houston, H. R. Bright of Dallas
in memory of Mary Frances
Smith Bright, Mr. and Mrs. M.
J. Grove of Brenham and Mr.
and Mrs. Donald H. Niederer of
Bloomingdale, Ill.
The scholarships, among the
most prestigious awarded by the
university, are established with a
$25,000 donation each that al
lows $1,250 annually to be paid
to the recipient, who is chosen
for the scholarship while in high
school.
The plaques were presented
by Texas A&M Chancellor Jack
K. Williams and Texas A&M
President Jarvis Miller.
Bicycle for handicapped
ew hope for crippled
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