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Tuesday • April 23, 1995
Japan donates $1.5 million to Bush Presidential Library
md the □The Library Foundation
of c hi]. has raised over $33 million
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■The government of Japan donated
Si 5 million to the George Bush Presi
dential Library Center Monday.
■Japanese Consul-General Shintaro
Sasaki of Houston presented the check
to Jeb Bush, president of the Bush Li
brary Foundation and son of former
President George Bush.
H Sasaki said the donation commemo
rates George Bush’s role in strengthen
ing the friendship between Japan and
the United States.
“The decision by the Japanese gov
ernment to make this contribution,” he
said, “was arrived at in view of the out
standing leadership role played by
President George Bush during his
tenure in office to cement the relation
ship between our two countries that has
become well known as the ‘U.S.-Japan
Global Partnership.’”
Sasaki said the donation recognizes
Bush’s contributions to promote peace,
security and freedom during an un
precedented global transformation.
“I believe that the George Bush
Presidential Library Center will serve
the noble purpose of honoring Mr.
Bush’s great presidency,” Sasaki said,
“while at the same time preserving
historical documents to be studied and
learned from by both present and fu
ture generations and enhancing edu
cation and research.”
Jeb Bush said his father does not see
the Library as a testimonial to his lead
ership or as a memorial to his life.
“He thinks of it as a tool of teaching
and history — a place for scholars and
students, for children and grandchil
dren, for soldiers and civilians,” he said.
“In short, a place for all of us to come
and learn about our democratic form of
government and about the highest of
fice of our land.”
He thanked the Japanese govern
ment with what he said were the words
his father used when he was informed
of the gift.
“He said, ‘More than just the gift it
self, I am grateful to the Japanese
government for the sentiment of
friendship that this gift represents,’”
he said. “Those words certainly con
vey the feelings of myself and the
Foundation here today.”
Sasaki said this donation is not the
first one the Japanese government has
made to a presidential library.
“Mr. Bush may be disappointed to
hear this, but we have made similar
contributions to other presidential li
braries,” Sasaki said. “All of those pres
idents made outstanding contributions,
and we enjoyed good, excellent, friend
ly, cooperative relationships. This is
something Mr. Bush will be pleased
with: this sum is a record.”
Dr. Don Wilson, executive director of
the Library Center, said the
See Donation, Page 6
Bill proposes library
as burial site for Bush
Former President George Bush and
some members of his family may be
buried on the George Bush Presiden
tial Library site, if a bill pending be
fore the Texas House of Representa
tives is passed.
The bill is scheduled for public
hearing before the House Land and
Resource Management Committee to
day. The bill passed the Senate
March 14.
Current law does not allow for a
cemetery to be located on state proper
ty unless specifically authorized by
the Legislature.
failed to
(Committee recommends three
finalists for executive vice
president and provost position
□ The search committee re
ceived 100 nominations
and 80 applications for the
position.
By Lisa Messer
The Battalion
• The search advisory committee for
executive vice president and provost
has recommended three people to in
terview for A&M’s second highest-
ranking administrative position,
if The committee recommended Dr. B.
Hobson Wildenthal, provost and vice
president for academic affairs at the
University of Texas at Dallas; Dr.
Allen L. Sessoms, executive vice presi
dent and vice president for academic
affairs at the University of Massachu
setts System; and Dr. Deborah A. Fre
und, vice chancellor for academic af
fairs and dean of the faculties at Indi
ana University-Bloomington.
1 The search committee, which ad
vertised nationally to fill the posi
tion, received 100 nominations and
80 applications.
[ The committee began reviewing
applications for the position earlier
this year.
I; Dr. Charles Lee, interim executive
Vice president and provost, has said
that Dr. Ray Bowen, president of
A&M, said the interim vice president
would not be a candidate for the
permanent office.
The search committee has sched
uled campus visits with the three fi
nalists for the position.
Wildenthal came to campus Mon
day and will continue his visit
through today.
Sessom’s visit is scheduled for
May 4-5, and Freund’s is scheduled
for May 8-9.
During their visits, the three will
tour campus facilities, learn about
A&M and the community and meet
with administrators, faculty, staff
and students.
A permanent executive vice presi
dent and provost could be chosen by
July 1, pending approval by the Texas
A&M Board of Regents.
Wildenthal, a physicist with a
Ph.D. from the University of Kansas,
has been provost and vice president
for academic affairs at the University
of Texas at Dallas since 1994.
He served as vice president for aca
demic affairs at UT-D for the previous
two years.
Wildenthal’s other administrative
experience includes dean of arts and
sciences at the University of New
Mexico and a department head at
Drexel University in Philadelphia.
He taught physics at A&M from
1968 to 1969 before joining the faculty
at Michigan State University.
See Committee, Page 6
iArchitecture students submit
designs for soccer stadium
□ The students will present their de
signs for the first soccer stadium in the
U.S. on Wednesday in Dallas.
By Brad Dressier
The Battalion
Fort Worth area, would hold 20,000 spectators and be
suited for regional, national and international events.
Dr. Walter Moore Jr., a Thomas A. Bullock En
dowed Chair in the departments of civil engineering
and architecture, helped oversee the project.
See Design, Page 6
Eighteen students from the College of Architecture
at Texas A&M University will present their designs
for the first soccer stadium in the United States
Wednesday in Dallas.
The students, in teams of two, have been working
for two months on their designs after the North
Texas State Soccer Association, Inc. approached the
University about participating in the design of the
proposed stadium.
The stadium, which would be built in the Dallas-
Above: Third year environmental design students
Scott Chasteen and Myra Espinosa present their
soccer stadium complex in Langford Architecture
Center. Right: Model of the soccer complex.
Photos by Nick Rodnicki
Career Center connects students with jobs
□ Officials say that many stu
dents are not taking advantage
of the opportunities that the
center offers.
By Kasie Byers
The Battaeion
Although the Career Center at Texas A&M
University is still supplying jobs, many stu
dents are not responding, said Dr. Glen Payne,
associate director at the Career Center.
The Career Center, which helps link jobs
to graduating seniors, alumni and students
interested in co-op and summer internships,
has scheduled 38 on-campus interviews be
tween now and May 2 for students graduat
ing this May.
Payne said that because of the time of year,
students think there are no jobs left, but there
are many job openings still coming in.
“My impression is that students look at
the decrease in the number of recruits and
conclude there are no more jobs, but actually
there are,” Payne said. “I have employers
calling me and saying, ‘I want to talk to stu
dents. Why am I having difficulty?’
“There is definitely a job flow here for stu
dents to take advantage of.”
To be eligible for these interviews, gradu
ating seniors or alumni must fill out a re
sume disk to register with the Career Center,
Payne said.
After their disk is submitted, he said, stu
dents receive a password to enter the center’s
Career Resource Network, which can be
reached through computers at the center and
other computer labs on campus.
Payne said that through this network.
See Career, Page 4
Faculty evaluation results now available
□ Students can see
how others evaluat
ed their professors.
By Eleanor Colvin
The Battalion
Student evaluations of
faculty are now available in
Henderson Hall after five
years of cooperative effort be
tween A&M student leaders
and the administration.
Engineering Sen. Ryan
Shopp, chairman of the sub
committee on the publication
of student ratings of faculty,
said making teacher evalua
tions available to students
will help students choose
professors and classes.
“This is a tremendous op
portunity to compare the
quality of professors and not
just grades,” he said. “This
provides a better represen
tation for students because
grade distributions are not
necessarily reflective of
quality teaching.”
Shopp said students can
see the answers to five ques
tions from the student rat
ings of faculty.
“The questions selected
pertain to the efficiency and
quality of the professors,”
he said. “The results also
help students see how ac
cessible professors are to
their students.”
Shopp said they are now
working toward making fac
ulty ratings available to
students in all academic
departments.
“Expansion is the next
phase,” he said. “We want all
the colleges and departments
to take part in reporting
grade distributions and stu
dent ratings of faculty.”
Student feedback on the
usefulness of the teacher eval
uations, Shopp said, is neces
sary to expand the program.
“We need support from
the students,” he said. “If
your college is not represent
ed, get in touch with your
student senator or depart
ment head. Students should
See Evaluations, Page 4