\ red the ( Moni lleries U M stay )n gressii ir crops parity, 'ho decj dinner r husl, -hurcli, then with Business needs ag research —prof By PHYLLIS PONDER Battalion Reporter Dr. Zerle L. Carpenter, new head of the Texas A&M University Animal Science Department, says he believes continued im provements in animal agriculture are needed to match the sophistica tion of the business world. As an example. Carpenter said that the research being done on meats by the Texas A&M Experi ment Station has improved the pro- AlexanJi, duction and eating quality of meats, disturbej Because of production im- ,wn int(it) jrovements and economic changes, j Consin the United States has been taken d rarniersi rut of simple domestic production shareolts nto worldwide competition, Car penter said. Carpenter, 43, is a professor who eaches a meat science course and wo graduate courses in meats and nuscle biology. He was appointed o the position Dec, 16, 1978 by )ean H.O. Kunkel of agriculture, Vice President J.M. Prescott for academic affairs, and Vice President Perry L. Adkisson for agriculture and renewable resources. “Plans for the future of the animal science department are being carefully developed,” Carpenter said. “There is a need for a large animal facility that will need to be talked about for future funding.” He said he likes the system of education used by the animal sci ence department, particularly the opportunities students are given to work with animals. “Considering one-third of the 1,200 students in animal science will not have a farm or ranch back ground, it is up to us to supply the experience many of them never had. “There are experiments in laboratories, 50 to 100 students em ployed in research fields, and great opportunities to do a semester s worth of work for credit in agricul- its arl ational i.i. -p ‘feller lejJ ms andh lis estim I cancels J oan madtl was will :nt filed [1 Courl j •evealed a ade in I -iary ed froii j ork withij •use on a lied of ah amily spo isen oveil aunding] s death,! ae-hour ( rt attadj st emergfj quoting I ;s, have Rockefe.1 at 10:15pj vas not a. dice Depi ssordirtgi L emerge! unidenti and all. ambulane er l then tun s the add s in its Fr ly si s 36-year: ;o-host i lives in hack. ieen unan breign students ose, gain adviser By MERIL EDWARDS Battalion Reporter Corkey Sandel, formerly international student adviser for Texas A&M University, is now the foreign student adviser for the Texas Engineering Extension Service, and Mona Rizk-Finne has taken his former job. Sandel will counsel foreign students involved in the newly formed International Training Division of the TEES. The TEES contracted with the Saudi Arabian government to con duct a two-year traffic safety program. The program will start with 50 Arab students April 1. “I’ll be dealing with fewer students than I did before,” Sandel said. "Also, I’ll just be dealing with Arabs, so it will give me an opportunity to know them even better.” Bonnie Wilkinson, information representative for TEES, said Ara- j Vian students are in Chicago now, going through an intensive orienta tion program. She said Sandel will concentrate on helping them ad- | just when they get here. Sandel said his 5 Ms years with international students at Texas A&M | was a rewarding experience. "I never had an opportunity to travel abroad,” Sandel said. “But, ! because of my contact with the students, I was able to travel through [them. I learned about their culture, religions, foods and their lives. It 1 was a fantastic experience. I loved it.” As international student adviser, Sandel was sponsor of the Inter- j national Students Association. ISA vice president Colin Crombie said, “He was always enthusias tic to help students in whatever way he could. He didn’t have that [much say in what our club did or during our meetings, but was (available with suggestions.” j Rizk-Finne, the new international student adviser, was originally [f)ired as an assistant to Sandel, and filled his position when Sandel left |]an. 15. Rizk-Finne said she worked in the international student office of the University of Washington in Seattle for three years before coming to College Station in September of 1977. | The ISA has planned a reception at 7 p.m. Monday in the Memo- jrial Student Center (the room number will be on the MSC screen jtoday) for the internationals to get acquainted with Rizk-Finne. “I want the students to know that I’m here and that I want to help jjthem,” she said. “I’d like to get some student input and organize [some committees. “We’d like for more Americans to be involved with the interna- [tional students so there can be an exchange of culture. We encourage Americans to come to the meetings to make friends.” tid that ieen givet loan witlf ;ive« I to I doj national ngland' .1 practifel SSOO,#] Inghsh S'-j 3 ry eflih xij Northgate age of I # # bulk of I 415 University Drive “condto* iome < i or w at thetifl'l rs old. 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As for her 92nd birthday, Dud geon said she was thinking about a balloon ride. The trouble with a lot of people is that they just shut themselves off to everything when they get old. I’d go nuts if I did that,” she said Battalion photo by Clay Cockrill Dr. Zerle L. Carpenter, new Animal Science Department head. FRESHMAN BALL Choose from roses, carnations, spring flowers or orchids. Boutonnieres too! 209 University Dr. — At Northgate 846-5825 We Wire Flowers Worldwide MIC ture,” he said. “This better training of students could be one reason for more job opportunites,” Carpenter said. “I a more optimistic about job oppor tunities than I have ever been, since job calls have increased dramatically this since last spring.” Carpenter has been associated with Texas A&M for 17 years. Some of his research includes the study of meats and muscle composition. Carpenter, a native of Oklahoma, received his bachelor’s degree in Animal Science at Oklahoma State University and his master’s in meat and animal science and biochemis try at the University of Wisconsin. After finishing his doctorate at the University of Wisconsin in 1962 he came to Texas A&M. Carpenter and his wife have two children and live in Bryan. Carpenter said the most special experience he has had in his career was receiving the Faculty Distin guished Achievement Award in Teaching from the Former Students Association of Texas A&M in 1970. He said, “ It is a privilege to work with committed students that in turn motivate and inspire me in my work.” * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * JUNIORS If you have completed 75 hours as of Jan. 1,1979, and have a minimum GRR of 3.25, you are eligible for membership in the Senior Honor Society. ~ CAP & GOWN (soon to be affiliated with National Mortar Board, Inc.) 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