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A&M astronomers look to the heavens
The Association of Amateur
Astronomers will provide a
lhance to examine the heavens
vith telescopes from sunset to
nidnight Saturday at Southwood
Galley Athletic Park.
A variety of 6-inch to 14-inch
[telescopes will be available for the
ntblic to use, said Emily Glass, an
electrical engineering graduate
student from Corpus Christi and
Ipresident of the association.
The Pleiades, a cluster of stars
n the constellation Taurus, and
he Orion Nubula, a cloud of gas
ml dust particles, also will be vis
ible through the telescope, as w ill
ther astronomical objects.
If the skies are clear, the view'-
ers wall be able to see Venus and
Jupiter, she said.
“1 didn’t realize all the things
that were up there,” Glass said.
“It fascinates me to see more than
planets and stars. There are ga
laxies, nebulae and star clusters.
It’s absolutely fascinating!”
People of all different, levels of
knowledge and interest in astron
omy have attended the viewing
sessions in the past, Glass said.
“People who come learn a lot,”
she said.
Glass advises that those inter
ested dress warmly for the event.
Admission for the viewing ses
sions is free.
Faculty/Staff/Administrators
Mildred Allison, a staff associate in the chancellor's office, will be honored for
her retirement with a reception today from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Rotunda of
the System Administration Building.
Harris Granger, head of medical physiology, has been granted a Merit Award
by the National Institues of Health for his outstanding research.
Callie Green, Texas A&M bookstore clerk, will be honored for her retirement
with a reception today from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the MSC bookstore.
Marj Leinhart, staff accountant in the College of Geosciences, will be honored
for her retirement with a reception today from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in 229 MSC.
Dr. Bob Metzer, extension cotton specialist, received the 1988 Gotten Exten
sion Education Award.
Dr.John F. Reading, a physics professor, has been appointed chairman of the
National Research Council’s Graduate Fellowship Evaluation Panel in Physics
and Astronomy.
Deputy Chancellor Dr. Herbert H. Richardson, formerly chief scientist for the
Transportation Department, has been selected chairman of the Transportation
Research Board’s executive committee for 1988.
Dr. Rand Watson, a chemistry professor, has been named a fellow in the Amer
ican Physical Society.
Dr. Charley V. Wootan, director of the Texas Transportation Institute, was cho
sen as the 1987 recipient of the George S. Bartlett Award for outstanding contri
butions to the progress of transportation.
Students
Sixty students are listed in the 1988 edition of Who’s Who Among Students
in American Universities and Colleges.
FROM HOUSTON: Kristin Allen, finance; Stacey Allen, secondary education;
Gregory Cannon, applied mathematical science; Catherine Chickering, market
ing; Rhonda Franklin, electrical engineering; Jeffrey Koecher, finance/account
ing; Allison Kruest, industrial engineering/modern languages; Karen Leather-
man, accounting; David McDowell, accounting; Kimberly Morton, industrial
engineering; and Linda Porter, accounting.
FROM DALLAS: Robert Canaan, nuclear engineering; Jefferson Hurley, bioche
mistry; Jody Manley, journalism; and Andrew Pendleton, history.
FROM SAN ANTONIO: Melinda Fritz, accounting; James Jumper, bioengineer
ing; gneLDquglas Schelding, aerospace engineering.
FROM F>ASADENA: Natalie Hopkins, history; and Michael Kastefnsmidt, electri
cal engineering.
Others include Sheila Amin, Lewisville, economics: Vijayabalan Balasingam,
Republic of Singapore, electrical engineering; Douglas Beall, Waco, Mechanical
engineering; Sherry Beisert, Pinehurst, accounting; James Bonnen, Angleton,
biochemistry; Dulcinea Chapa, Lakewood, Colo., secondary education; Gayle
Cougot, Huntsville, agricultural economics; Melinda Daggett, Fort Worth, mar
keting; and John Humphries, civil engineering and Edward Silverman, animal
science, both from Amarillo; Jerrell Dingmore, Greenville, agricultural econom
ics; Renee Dix, Abilene, marketing/management; Karen Dunphy, Kingwood,
civil engineering; Angela Funk, Nederland, accounting; Brian Goeken, Keyport,
N.J., environmental design; Rebecca Hassler, Richardson, civil engineering; Ed
win Hinson, Graham, finance; Mason Hogan, Clyde, animal science; and Kristin
Johnson, Solon, Ohio, finance; Kevin Lunsford, Penryn, Calif., chemical engi
neering; Christopher McAndrew, Spring, industrial engineering; Steven
Mcknight, Longview, wildlife and fisheries sciences; David Mendoza, Beaumont,
computer science;! V. Curt Moore, El Paso, industrial engineering; Angela
Payne, Lubbock, computer science; Perri Lynn Postma, Cypress, accounting;
Brent Richburg, Plainview, agricultural engineering; Traci Ryan, Liberty, eco
nomics; and Melanie Sattler, Arlington, civil engineering; Mamie Swerdlin, Den
ton, Psychology; Patrick Thomasson, Athens, Ga., Mechanical engineering;
Beverly Thompson, Diskinson, civil engineering; Shelly underbrink, Portland,
accounting; Edward Vasquez Jr., Scottsdale, Ariz.,psychology; Meredith Voy-
tek, Dayton, accounting; Paul Williams, Lufkin, business analysis and research;
Kristina Zinke, Piano, accounting; and Tara Zinsmeister, De Soto, elementary
education.
Salutes is a community service provided by The Battalion to list students, faculty
and staff who have received honors and awards (such as scholarships, retire
ment/etc.). Space is limited and is provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
There is no guarantee that your submission will run. Submissions may be re
fused if they contain incomplete or incorrect information. If you have any ques
tions, please callThe Battalion at 845-3315.
Appointment
to panel causes
controversy
AUSTIN (AP) — Gov. Bill Clem
ents, an opponent of abortion, un
knowingly appointed a doctor who
performs abortion services to the
State Board of Medical Examiners, it
was reported Thursday.
The appointment to the panel
that regulates physicians sparked
protests from right-to-life advocates.
The governor’s appointments sec
retary, James Huffines, told the Dal
las Times Herald and Houston Post
that Dr. James G. Morris of Lubbock
asked that his appointment be with
drawn after the governor’s staff in
formed him of the controversy cre
ated by his nomination. Nominees
usually serve until confirmed or re
jected by the state Senate at the next
session.
“We shared information we had
learned and laid out kind of the sce
nario and the facts and that’s when
he decided to take his name out of
consideration,” Huffines said.
The appointment was not sought
by Morris but offered by Clements,
the newspapers reported. Clements
has been an ally of anti-abortion
forces.
“We did not know about the doc
tor performing abortions at the time
we offered him the appointment,”
Reggie Bashur, the governor’s press
secretary, said.
“If we had known we certainly
would have taken that into consider
ation,” Bashur said.
Huffines said he had checked
with 15 to 20 “leading citizens” in
Lubbock before recommending
Morris’ appointment. He said all of
them had given the physician a
strong endorsement. None, he said,
ever mentioned that the doctor per
formed abortions as part of his prac
tice.
Police suspect
at least two
in murders
EL PASO (AP) — Police suspect
more than one person in the deaths
of five young women whose bodies
were found buried in the desert in
the northeastern section of the city, a
homicide detective testified.
Lt. Paul Saucedo’s testimony at a
change-of-venue hearing Wednes
day was the first new information
about the case to come out since the
fifth body was found Nov. 4. Police
consistently have refused comment.
Following the hearing, Saucedo
declined to talk about any suspects.
Saucedo, head of the El Paso po
lice crimes against persons division,
testified at a pre-trial hearing for
David L. Wood, 30. Wood is accused
of sexually assaulting a woman near
where the bodies of the five women
were found from September to De
cember. He also is accused of kid
napping a woman at knifepoint
Sept. 19.
Both the El Paso Times and El
Paso Herald-Post have cited uniden
tified sources as saying Wood is a
suspect in the five killings, which are
unrelated to the two charges pen
ding against Wood. He has not been
charged in the deaths, and police
have refused to discuss Wood with
reporters.
During the hearing, Wood’s attor
ney, Luis Islas, asked Saucedo
whether Wood was the only suspect
in the case, and Saucedo replied that
he was not.
Man dies trying to stop bank robber
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A bank customer was shot
[and killed as he tried to subdue a robber, who was holed
[up Thursday in a residential neighborhood, officials
said.
Vern Hanah, 47, was pronounced dead at Medical
Center Hospital at 1:15 p.m., hospital spokesman Inez
Eisazadeh said.
The FBI and police tactical teams were at a resi
dence, just west of downtown San Antonio, where the
gunman was barricaded.
Continental National Bank President William Mc-
Ginty said around 12:15 p.m. he heard a commotion
outside his office, and discovered that the bank was be
ing robbed.
McGinty said he shouted to Hanah, who was walking
inside the bank. The customer tried to grab the gun
man, and was shot in the chest and arm, officials said.
The banker said the gunman pointed a pistol at him,
but McGinty ducked and the suspect fled.
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Monday, February 1, 1988
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UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM
MERIT AWARDS TEAXS A&M UNIVERSITY
For Juniors and Seniors, Fall 1988
DESCRIPTION: Stipend of $1,500. One year to be used Fall 1988-Summer 1989 • Academic
scholarships, awarded on a competitive basis • Financial need not considered • This schol
arship is for students without major scholarship assistance
ELIGIBILITY FOR COMPETITION: 3.5 GPR • Junior or Senior standing during tenure of award
• Not currently holding a President’s Endowed Scholarship, McFadden Scholarship, Lechner
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TIMETABLE: Application must be submitted by 1 March 1988 • Awards announced approxma-
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For further information and application forms, contact the University Honors Program office, Room
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