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The Battalion
Tuesday, April 13,1993
Koldus
Continued from Page 1
cheons. After the meal, the floor
is opened for a discussion in
which everything is fair game,
Koldus said.
Many know Koldus for a card
file which contains an index card
with information on each student
he meets.
"I add between 2,000 and 2,500
new cards each year," Koldus
said. "This year, I have a feeling it
has been more than that."
Dr. E. Dean Gage, senior vice
president and provost, said
Koldus' efforts to remain close to
the student body are extraordi
nary.
"The card file is unbelievable,"
he said. "He has a special rela
tionship with the students which
has worked very effectively."
Koldus also is responsible for
FACT, the First Aggie Contact
Team, in which students are con
tacted six weeks into the semester
to make sure they are adjusting to
campus life. "It is one other way
to reach out," he said.
Koldus came to Texas A&M in
August 1973 after working at East
Texas State University for 10 years
in several different capacities.
When he arrived at Texas A&M,
enrollment was 18,000.
Since his arrival at A&M,
Koldus has overseen the division
of student services which consists
of nine student departments rang
ing from the Corps of Cadets to
Student Health Services to the
Memorial Student Center. The
departments deal with students
outside of the classroom.
James R. Reynolds, director of
the MSC, said Koldus has shown
genuine support for the students
in the MSC.
"The students in the MSC have
a tremendous amount of authority
in dealing with its programs,"
Reynolds said. "John Koldus has
always asked the right questions
and has been very supportive and
courageous in his support of the
students."
Koldus does not limit his con
tact to students at Texas A&M.
"I also write to youngsters
(usually 7th, 8th and 9th graders)
I meet and keep up a correspon
dence with them to try to interest
them in going to school," Koldus
said.
Koldus also attends Mother's
Clubs meetings in order to meet
the parents of A&M students.
"Not a day has gone by at A&M
where a parent has not called," he
said.
As Koldus has been reaching
out to help the students, the stu
dents have reciprocated his feel
ings, he said.
"The students in turn stay in
touch with me when they leave,"
he said. "I follow their careers,
and they come by the house and
write letters. The announcement
of my retirement has just brought
in a stream of calls and notes.
That's been the fun part."
Koldus and his family have
lived in Texas for 32 years. He
will continue to live in Bryan-Col-
lege Station after his retirement.
"We love A&M," Koldus said.
"It is a great place to live. Plus,
the kids surround us."
His four children live in Fort
Worth, Dallas, Lake Jackson and
Houston.
Koldus has lived on campus in
the white, two-story house next to
the parking garage on the south-
side of campus. A basketball goal
sits in the drive.
His wife, Mary Dell, even had a
spotlight installed with a switch
outside so students can play
whenever they want. Koldus and
his wife raised all four of their
children on campus. Three grad
uated from A&M.
"The reality is John's wife,
Mary Dell, and the four Koldus
children have all made a great im
pact on the campus," Reynolds
said. "They have lived in the
middle of the campus. Their fam
ily values have illustrated and in
fluenced the Aggie spirit."
Upon his retirement, Koldus
plans to write, research, travel,
play a little golf and update his
computer skills as well as spend
more time with his wife and chil
dren.
"I plan to be in more control of
my time," he said. "I've enjoyed
my job immensely. I've been a
vice president for 25 years. It's
not like I'm retiring at an early
age. I'm not retiring from life, just
from this position."
Those who have worked close
ly with Koldus hate to see him
leave.
"It has been an absolute privi
lege and joy to work with John
and to work on the same goals
and priorities on providing the
best education we can," Gage
said. "He will leave big shoes that
I would hate to fill. He has done a
superb job in providing an overall
supportive atmosphere for stu
dents to achieve in the classroom
and in their personal develop
ment."
Reynolds said, "John Koldus
has never been too busy to help
an individual student. This is one
of the reasons the Aggie spirit is
still alive. This is his legacy."
Koldus said, "The central
theme to my life has been people.
I enjoy being in service with oth
ers. It has been both very fulfill
ing and rewarding to have this
opportunity."
As for the future of A&M,
Koldus sees the quality of acade
mic and student life only getting
better.
Senate
Continued from Page 1
there are over 148 pages of
lawyers," Zaeske said. "That is
entirely too many lawyers and
that causes a problem in the med
ical field because they are always
looking for a place to sue."
Besides federally funded medi
cine, the candidates said, another
issue confronting Texans is gov
ernment-supported abortions.
Most of the candidates agreed
that while abortions could be con
sidered murder and should not be
used as a birth control method, it
is still a woman's choice.
"This is the biggest bill in front
of Congress in probably its histo
ry," Republican candidate Thom
as Spink said. "Pro-life is the way
but the decision belongs to the
woman."
Republican Stephen Hopkins,
who recently began running anti
abortion advertisements, said
shock treatment is the only way to
inform the public about abortions.
"Four thousand and four hun
dred innocent human beings are
being ripped apart in their moth
er's womb everyday," Hopkins
said. "This is no laughing matter
and one that I want to change."
The North American Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA) be
tween Canada, Mexico and the
United States drew mixed re
sponses from the panel of candi
dates. Some said they supported
the agreement as it stood, others
wanted to make changes, while
others wanted to do away with it
totally.
"This is a great opportunity for
America to expand into Canada
and Mexico," Democratic candi
date Sonny Payne said. "But we
need to make sure we have sensi
ble people to look at and make
sure it is fair to both countries.
Partisan politics need to be purged."
Independent candidate Louis
Davis had a simple answer.
"I am an isolationist and I
would hate to see American com
panies go out of business," Davis
said. "This needs to be forgotten.*''
Draheim said NAFTA should
be left as it is, with no changes.
"It is a good idea that will in
crease returns to high skilled
workers," Draheim said. "We will
be able to forge partnerships with
our close neighbors."
The Texas A&M student chap
ter of United We Stand, America
and MSC Political Forum served
as hosts for the debate.
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