local Battalion/Page 3 November 29, 1982 )ts tphing Jona 11 must ban ise( l it. Jona imilartoj ' I’earson. ^ finished lit tference.fi 1 dragged u the toughtj Eric Dicb defense Irf ,a l-line staini; ere unable; :<) ne froniii. ong with hi a delensiti ; he’ll be bad s point tin ?ar.” liman, mail ive plays ii ’lit theeyeo! was named ame fortht SMU game. Sewcomerof ght spotsani errill has sue ;’ve survived oast, andthii fill as some, e next season coverage, re drain tradition, w nd we Shell to donate Pet. E. chair Shell Oil Co., through the Shell Companies Foundation, has announced plans to donate $750,000 to Texas A&M Uni versity to establish the Shell Dis tinguished Chair in Petroleum Engineering. The grant, to be provided over a five-year period, will go to “a promising young scientist with an established reputation as an outstanding performer and with potential for a continuing brilliant career,” said University President Frank E. Vandiver. The Shell grant establishes the first academic chair ever for the petroleum engineering de partment, which is now among top producers of graduates worldwide; 185 have graduated from the department in the past year. Uast April, Hughes Tool Co. of Houston announced it would donate $250,000 over four years for the department’s first en dowed professorship. Dr. Douglas von Gonten, de partment head, said he was grateful for such chairs and pro fessorships because they lend the University a competitive edge with industry in solving the high faculty-to-student ratios that have resulted from tremen dous growth. Petroleum en gineering enrollment at Texas A&M is up 12-fold since the 1973 OPEC oil embargo, he said. Texas A&M now has the world’s largest undergraduate petroleum engineering prog ram, with 1,775 enrolled stu dents this fall. Vandiver said the Shell Dis- tingished Chair will provide its holder with the means and in centive to “move steadily for ward in unlocking nature’s sec rets in the search for solutions to society’s most pressing problem — energy.” The Shell grant caps a num ber of honors and professional activities which have recently drawn attention to Texas A&M’s petroleum engineers. Texas A&M faculty members Dr. Stephen Holditch and Dr. H.A. Merklein were awarded two of 11 nationwide disting uished lecturer positions this year by the Society of Petroleum Engineers, more than any other organization. Texas A&M’s student chapter of the SPE was chosen 1982’s best worldwide by the society at its annual meeting in NewT5r- leans. At the same meeting, Dr. John C. Calhoun, deputy chan cellor of engineering for the Texas A&M System, was pre sented the DeGolyer Disting uished Service Medal for his accomplishments and contribu tions to the field of reservoir en gineering. SPE also has chosen faculty member Dr. John Uee for'a $3,000 SPE Distinguished A- chievement Award for Petro leum Engineering Faculty this year and graduate student John Spivey was one of 1 1 chosen by SPE for a $5,000 Graduate Fel lowship this year. Texas A&M now has about 20 academic chairs and 11 other professorships, which are among the highest honors a university offers to attract and reward out standing faculty members. im. mai cmuimiciii at i cAaa petroleum engineers. accompusnmenrs < the petroleum engineering de- A&M is up 12-fold since the Texas A&M faculty members dons to the field ol partment, which is now among 1973 OPEC oil embargo, he Dr. Stephen Holditch and Dr. gineering. top producers of graduates said. University replacing land once used for ag research by Rebeca Zimmermann acres and F and B Road three said. “We have to replace re- not owned by the University, .i coi^r, ” Butler said. NOTICE Does your ORR & TSA rep resentative really work for you? 1 Call Larry & Swede ! 693-6030 + ***** + + + PARTIES AT NR. GATH'S? SURE! ★ Birthday Party for the kids ir You supply the kids, we supply the fun. ★ Holiday Parties •k Eat with us our order party trays. Private party rooms available — reservations needed. **«***+* + + + «* dec! budg| ■ the Aton ual meetf 1 4 iat the 1 ar prog 11 polling- ig effort 5 iont 1 ad' 1 by Rebeca Zimmermann Battalion Staff New facilities constructed on the west campus of Texas A&M University have used up land which previously supported ag ricultural research. But now, plans are underway to replace the research land. The University has been pur chasing land as part of an overall plan to replace agricultural field research land, said W.C. Free man, Texas A&M executive vice chancellor for administration. A purchase of five acres of land was approved by the state coordinating board for colleges and universities in late October. The University also purchased 56 acres at University Drive and FM 2818 about six months ago and 20 acres between the 56 acres and F and B Road three months ago. “We requested President Vandiver to assign that land to us,” said Dr. O.D. Butler, associ ate deputy chancellor of agricul ture. Vandiver makes all assign ments on land, he said. Butler said if Vandiver ap proves, the five-acre plot will be assigned to the veterinary re search park because the plot is adjacent to the park. The 20-acre plot of land will be used by Dr. Uuther Bird for research on multi-resistant cot ton. Butler said the land Bird is using now for his research is adjacent to the railroad and F and B Road. “The expectation is that the University will continue to util ize land near the railroad,” he said. “We have to replace re search plots there.” Butler said 600 acres of agri- cutural research land has been reassigned in the past 10 to 15 years for construction of intra mural fields, the Kleburg cen ter, medical buildings and a power plant addition now being constructed. More land will probably be needed for the proposed high technology industrial park, But ler said. “In general we have been able to relocate displaced research,” he said, “but it has been at a cost: the actual money outlaid to re establish research facilities, de lay in research results.” The purchase of the five-acre tract leaves two five-acre tracts in the immediate area which are MSC OUTDOOR RECREATION DISABLED BUT NOT UNABLED FREE APARTMENT LOCATOR SERVICE • Apartments • Duplexes ' • Houses • Fourplexes • Townhouses Now leasing for summer and fall. Special sum mer rates now available. Walking & biking dis tance to T.A.M.U. HOMEFINDER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 696-1005 1055 S. Texas C.S. MSC OUTDOOR RECREATION invites you to the.... . 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