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The Battalion/Monday, August 27,1984/Page 1C Lari Spence Krponer s A&M U irus, fresh is recruiting vei| director Patriti nvites all fem; >ve of music lo auditions cs of classes,' i sign up it ion appoint ar-old, 60-voict d a big turnovei ng-standingm l spring erans aepant4i angersenjoyedi! our of Kiiglaal nal event mad ntlis of fund ve ten formal is on the tout, iff, Bristol, L| hey visitedotheij ; with British fi went, ke such a linn ivs. “It was iente for all of there, butgetli ts that thegitHt| ■n receptive. Sh| nee was in Li™ house of 2,1 mg ovation ai I encores, s made special settings, Fleiiai songs in able; and heanng in ancient call of joy in the ngers. few dry eyes," i me, Fleitasloob to continuingaa ;roup’s joint coa choruses froa Texas at Austin rsity. Various ire scheduled, concerts, an t, benefits and a i the meantime Back-to-School Edition Regents have a busy summer ’88 grads will take finals he last step was taken in July to- |rd changing the policy of final pm exemption for graduating se- is fournightsaiMrs. that singers nrieD'. Jon R. Bond, chairman of the voice or be ans acuity Senate Academic Affairs c to win a i t have to hast d for the ami ust havethema mmittee, reported to the Faculty pte July 9 that Texas A&M Presi- nt Frank E. Vandiver accepted the A EVILLA Irm. 2 Bath ONLY $375 senate’s recommendation requiring degree candidates to take final ex ams. Beginning in May 1988, degree candidates, including graduate stu dents, will be required to take final exams. Vandiver did make one editorial change in the senate’s proposal by kaaraa deleting the phrase that required de gree Candidates to take final exams at the prescribed times. “In my opinion, the editorial change does not alter the recomen- dation substantially,” Bond said. The phrase appeared in the propo sal to clarify that a special examina tion schedule was not suggested. In a letter to Faculty Senate Speaker Murray H. Milford, Van diver wrote that the Registrar’s of fice will be investigating details and options of scheduling commence ment ceremonies, Bond said. One such proposed option was beginning the semester two days early, so final exams would begin two days early. By KARI FLUEGEL Staff Writer Among decisions made this sum mer, the Texas A&M System Board of Regents approved the hiring of two new Texas A&M deans at the July meeting. Regents named Dr. Herbert Rich ardson as dean of the College of En gineering and vice chancellor of en gineering for the System. The regents also named Dr. Daniel Fal lon as dean of the College of Liberal Arts. Richardson, now associate dean of engineering at Massachusetts Insti tute of Technology, will begin his duties Oct. 1. Fallon comes to I exas A&M from the University of Colo rado at Denver, where he was dean of liberal arts and a professor of psy chology. He will begin his duties Sept. 1. ' Also at the July meeting, regents endorsed the proposed state consti tutional amendment to revise higher education funding. William A. McK enzie, vice chairman of the board, said the issue was “perhaps the most important thing that will come be fore us this year.” The amendment will allow schools in the University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems — most sig nificantly Prairie View A&M Univer sity — greater participation in the Permanent University Fund, which is the primary source of income for the two universities. The amendment also would cre ate a $ 100-million-a-year-fund to support the 26 state universities out side the UT and Texas A&M sys tems. In other business, regents dis cussed investigating the possibility of creating a College of Technology. Texas A&M Provost Gordon Eaton reported to the regents that Associate Provost Charles McCand- less will head the committee study ing the feasibility of the new college. The college was suggested after do nors J.R. Thompson of Warren Electric Co. and Allen Bradley ex pressed interest in the formulation of the new college. Thompson and Bradley have do nated $15,000 to Texas A&M to es tablish three professorships and have promised to give more. But fu ture contributions do not depend on the establishment of the college, Eaton said. In one possible model for the Col lege of Technology, students would study technology for two years, get ting hands-on experience in fields such as computers, construction and machine work, and receive an asso ciate .degree, Sytem Chancellor Ar thur G. Hansen said. Those students who wanted to then could spend two more years on more general studies, “fleshing out a B.S. (bachelor of science) degree,” Hansen said. Also, regents established the Wayne and Ruby Crisman Institute for Petroleum Reservoir Manage ment. The institute, set up with a $1 million endowment from the Cris- mans, will serve as a mechanism for stimulating research and advancing reservoir technology. At the May meeting, regents ap proved plans to extend one of the runways at Easterwood Airport so it could accomodate larger airplanes. Present facilities make it almost im possible for large jets to take off the short runways. Plans are to lengthen the runway to 7,000 feet. The Federal Aviation Administra tion must approve plans for the longer runway, and if they do, the federal government will pay 90 per cent of the building cost. T he board has estimated the cost of the exten sion at $6.4 million. The board also approved the Stu dent Center Complex fee hike that was approved in a student body ref erendum during the student elec tions in March. The fee, which hasn’t been in creased since 1973, will be raised from $ 10 to $ 14 a semester this year, then to $18 during the 1985-86 school year and will level off at $20 a semester during the 1986-87 school year. Dennis Akins Jana Alexander Jacque Angerstein Michael Ankrom Shari Barber Gregory Beck Jim Becker Jennie Blackwood Jody Boarnet Jim Bohling Brad Bowen Chris Bowers Ann Bozka Karen Bradley J.C. Brady Scott Brazell David C. Brown David L. Brown Stephanie Campbell Gail Caroe Julie Casey Michael Cavanaugh Jennifer Chenault David Christenson. Mary Clark Dennis Cloud Zack Coapland Wendy Cochrane Michael Connor Mary Cox Pat Coyle Jerri Craddock Kenny Crawford Candy Crossman Sherry Crouch Glen Cul 1 inane Scott Cummings James D. Currie Kathy Davis Katrina Davis Michelle Davis George Dorrell Ray Drake Kathie Dusek The Department of Student Affairs Expresses Sincere Thanks to the 1984 Peer Advisors For A Job Well Done! Nancy Eastman Becky Edmonson Scott Falke Chuck Fernald Ubi Figueiredo Constance Fletcher Michelle Forage Heidi Freeborn Lynn Furlong Amy Garcia Bert Garcia Justin Gayle Sharon Gibson Cody Gilbert Gayla Gipson Carrie Gladwell Ron Golub Gilbert Gonzalez Erin Green Shelly Greenberg Leo Grumulaitis Jimbo Guffey Joey Hajda Lisa Hajda Marilyn Harris Tricia Harriss Melissa Hauschild Fred Hawkins Tracy Helmcamp Chris Heltzel Shelly Henderson Laurie Henney Donald Hess Kurt Heyn Dennis Hoffman Victoria Holcomb Billy Hoi ifield Mark Holubec Daphne Ingram Isaac Ivon Todd Janssen Susan Kappler Lisa Kastensmidt Loretta Keng Bonnie Kiger Alissa Kirksey Suzanne Kilty Craig Klein Phil Klement Greg Knabe Tracy Kornfuehrer Marlene Kotzur Carolyn Lamm James Lancaster Clyde Langley David Lawhorne Stephen Layman Abby LeCocq Karen Lee Mark Loeffler Greg Loewe G. **/se We C Don’t Forget the Reunion, Sept. 6 at Grahams Polly Longserre Cindy Lovett Kimberly McCarthy Nancy McCulloch John McPherson Mike Marino Shelly Marsh Avis Matura Jay Maust Shawn Messonnier Theresa Mewis Susan Meyers °atty Middleton Stephanie MolT LaRhesa Moon Lisa Morriss Tammy Moss Susan Murray Maya Namboodiri Julia Nunnal1ee Catherine O'Bryant David Odom Bret Orr Julie Owen Tami Owen Nick Pantazis Traci Partridge Mark Patterson Diane Peat Darrell Pickard Marsha Pierce John Pitts Maritza Pena Carla Proctor Dana Rao Larry Rietz Ken Ro Rusty Roberts Stacey Roberts Tony Rodriguez Marybeth Rohsner Mark Rogers Luke Romero Jett Rominger Christopher Ross Beth Sanders Scott Sandlin Gray Schlichting Dawn Seamans Ross Scott Greg Seiler Oscar Sepulveda Mark Shomaker Jennifer Simmons Jeff Smith Bob Stephan Grant Swartzwelder Sandra Sykes Deborah Tallina Dana Tate Gail Thiede Mathew Verghese Jeff Vetter Jim Wagner Carol Wallace Susan Waltman Gil Warrick Julie Webb Suzanne Wenzlau Jeffery Wesner Kaylyn Wetter April Whatley Melanie Wheat Martha Wheeler Terri White Jeff Whitnah Nanci Wiley Barbara Wilson Lisa Wood Kenneth Young Tony Zaccagnino