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Page 3 • Friday, February 28,
The Name Game
Fish Camp namesakes share their revelation experiences
BECKY MAIDEN • THE BATTALION
By Kim Katopodis
THE BATTALION
When an audience member’s cell phone rang during Frank
Muller’s leadership training class on campus, he had no clue it was
part of a plan to distract him, but he remembers thinking how rude it
was that the person answered and began talking. Muller, Class of
1965, was astounded as the man continued to talk, when suddenly
the side doors of the classroom opened and two people ran in with
balloons and a banner bearing the inscription of Camp Muller.
Muller had just been honored as a Fish Camp namesake.
Muller said he was shocked because everyone in the audience
knew and they tricked him.
Dave Stanfield, senior marketing major and associate director of
Public Relations for Fish Camp, said because students nominate the
namesakes, the selection process is more true to the goal of Fish
Camp.
Students are given the opportunity each fall to nominate out
standing members of A&M’s faculty and staff to be namesakes for
one Fish Camp. This year. Fish Camp received close to 200 nomi
nations. Nominations are not strictly limited to individual students.
The Department of Student Life nominated Risa Bierman, coordina
tor for Adult, Graduate and Off-Campus Student Services, for her
positive impact on A&M students.
Namesakes often do not know who nominated them, and many
times it is their own students.
Many students nominate their professors because of the personal
time they are willing to give up to assist their students. Marcie
McGill, a senior Spanish major, nominated Dr. Richard Curry.
McGill first met Curry at orientation before her freshman year. He
helped her with her classes and has been her mentor ever since.
McGill said Curry is also her friend.
In her nomination letter McGill wrote, “Dr. Curry has this incred
ible gift to entertain his audience and that is just what he
does...Entertaining means that he puts so much love and life into what
he teaches that it doesn't even seem like a class. All of his students
enjoy coming everyday and rarely will you find an empty seat.”
Once the nominations are in, they go through a selection process to
narrow the candidate field of 200 down to only 36. Selections are based
upon what is written about each individual and his overall impact on
the University and the student who nominated him. Often factors such
as the number of nominations that a person receives or the number of
signatures accompanying a letter can play a part in selecting each
year’s namesakes.
After the nominations go through the selection process, the co
chairs of a Fish Camp plan a revelation, a time when a namesake is
told in a creative way that they have been selected. Dr. Paul Busch, a
marketing professor, became a namesake last year, and Stanfield par
ticipated in his revelation.
”1 had a presentation that day for a class and I told Dr. Busch that I
brought a video that pertained to the subject matter. The video was real
ly a fake newscast made by the co-chairs talking about how Dr. Busch’s
caring heart had touched the lives of many students,” he said. “It was
neat to look over and see a huge smile on Dr. Busch’s face during the
video.”
After the video was over, the co-chairs ran into the room with
balloons to announce that he had been selected as a 2002 Fish
Camp namesake.
“I was very surprised and flattered. When I told my children,
both of them former students, they said that I must be ‘really cool’
which made me feel great,” Busch said.
Busch, like many namesakes, attended his camp. He spoke to the
students and wrote part of the Camp Busch packet. He said he felt
honored to be able to meet and spend time with the “new Aggies.”
He said Fish Camp is an opportunity for faculty to learn about A&M
traditions and for new freshmen to get excited about college life.
Kathryn Bollinger, a math professor and namesake, and Muller
echo Busch’s enthusiasm about attending their camps. Muller said
being a namesake is an honor, but also a responsibility.
Muller arrived to a camp that was dancing, shouting and screaming
His name. He attended every Camp Muller activity, and said it was a
rewarding experience.
“Fish Camp is a unique program that does a wonderful job of mak
ing a freshman Aggie a better Aggie later on.”
Bollinger also attended her camp and said she enjoyed looking at
Fish Camp from a different perspective than she had when she attend
ed as a freshman 10 years before.
A complete list of the 2003 namesakes, announced yesterday, can
be found at http://fishcamp.tamu.edu
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UNTIL THE VIOLENCE STOPS
Eve Ensler’s
“The Vagina Monologues”
starting at 8pm
in Rudder Theatre
MSC Aggie Nights has teamed with V-Day TAMU to
provide 500 free tickets. Students can go to the MSC
Box office the nightof the show, present their Aggie II)
and receive their wristband and free ticket. J
Come Picnic
with us to enjoy
Fried Chicken & Potato Salad
in the 12th Man
In the basement
9pm till 1am
Free Bowling
Free Dance
midnight drawing for $250
must be present to win
For more information contact 845-1515
Must
Show
A&M ID
at
Check-in
locations
around the
MSC
Friday Night
February 28 In the MSC
Liberal Arts Career Week
All majors welcome!
TODAY!!!
Liberal Arts Career Fair
And
Communications Career Fair
10:00a.m.-3:00p.m.
Rudder Exhibit Hall
For a complete list of companies attending the career fair and other info
please check out our website.
www.lasctamu.org