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1980

Marshall C , Crouch ' 6 7 , President Thomas M . Smagata 7 4 , V ice Presidenl Richard A , Daniele ' 6 0 , Treasurer Robert T. Reeder ' 4 9 , Secretary John P . Lockr idge ' 5 2 , Director F. Stephen Mooney ' 56 , Director Harry A. El ls, J r . , ' 5 4 , Director Richard Angerer ' 5 9 , Director Rodney J . Eichler ' 7 1 , Director Donald A . Craig ' 4 8 , Director C S M Foundation Inc. Robert 0 Brace ' 4 9 , Director CStuI Foundal ion Inc.

association staff George W. Mitchell, Jr . , ' 5 3 , Executive Director Judy Arbuckle, Piacement Secretary Kathleen Barbour, Course Coordinator,

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June 1 0 — A A P G Meeting, Denver, C O — C S M Alumni luncheon. 11 :30 Silver Room, Denver Hilton.

July 29-31—Cont. Ed . "Coal Industry Review", Denver, C O . For further information contacl K- M. Barbour, CSrvlAA.

volume 70 june, 1980 number 6

Land of the People 3 Patricia Curtis Petty

A View of Century 21 7 1980 Commencement Address

Walter Orr Roberts

COr\/IMENCEMENT 1980 10

Oil Shale Symposium 12 Leanne Gibson

Hydro Power—Our Neglected Energy Source 15 Mills E. Burger '09

Mills Bunger 16

Alumni Association Honorary Members 21

advertiser's listing 36

alumni update 24

editorial 36

in memoriam 33

letters 20

under the " M " 27

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by Patricia C, Petty

In the beg inn ing , there w a s the s i l ence , the empty land. In the empty land, only the fox and the eag le and the f i e l d m o u s e l i ved . T h e n c a m e the P e o p l e , w h o looked upon the land and found it g o o d . T h e y made the land theirs, built upon it and lived on its sun -b l e s s e d e x p a n s e s for hundreds of yea rs . T h e n , sudden ly , the Peop le—the Anasaz i—depa r t ed , and again there w a s s i l ence , unbroken for many centur ies . T h e land w a s s o a k e d by winter 's s n o w s and dr ied by the f ie rce sun of summer . Dr iven by w inds wh ich swep t up and d o w n the lonely c a n y o n s , the dry red and b rown dust swir led around s tone and mortar habitat ions, cove r ing them from sight. G r a s s g rew , tw is ted pinon and s a g e b r u s h f lour ished, and again only the animals inhabited the land,

S p a n i s h miss ionary pr iests c r o s s e d the land of the P e o p l e , but did not remain to sett le the land. W h e n Fa thers Esca lan te and Dominguez , s e e k i n g a t rade route from San ta F e to the coas ta l reg ions of Cal i forn ia, t raversed this a rea ,

, they unknowing ly p a s s e d through one

of the r ichest of cultural her i tage areas in the Un i ted S l a t e s . A brother Jesu i t , Father K ino , w a s the first Eu ropean to d i s cove r the C a s a G rande ruins in A r i zona , but Esca lan te and Dominguez w e r e not to share this exci t ing e x p e h -e r i ce .

W h e n the land w a s o c c u p i e d by another race of peop le , who c a m e as set t lers into the " n e w " W e s t e r n count ry , the dwel l ings of the P e o p l e , their f ields and c lay pits w e r e c o v e r e d by the a c c u mulated soil of the cen tunes . No one r e c o g n i z e d the h u m m o c k s and hills as cove r i ngs for an earl ier civi l izat ion.

The men w h o c a m e seek ing s t rays from their he rds , looking for lost cattle in the c a n y o n s and high p laces of this land, did not know about the P e o p l e , w h o s e s tory remained burled in their c lay dwel l ings. They knew, howeve r , that there must be a s tory , and that these dwel l ings and s e c r e t p l aces must be pres e r v e d . The Wetheni l c o w h a n d s , and many of the original set t le rs , we re c o n s c i o u s of the her i tage of the land and w o r k e d to maintain the newly- found

ruins from the e lements . T h e dep redat ions of men , s o m e ansing from hones t cur iosi ty and c lumsy at tempts at sat isfying this cur ios i ty , we re another p rob lem.

The re w e r e men w h o c a m e to s e e and despo i l with other mot ives . The del icately wrought jewelry, pottery and living utensi ls of the P e o p l e we re co l lec to r ' s p r i zes to be so ld at a profit to those w h o unde rs tood the value of the m e s s a g e s con ta ined in these art i facts.

T h e n , as today, much of the p ro tection of the ruins c a m e from percep t i ve individuals attempting to protect a civilizat ion not c lear ly unde rs tood , but related to modern Indian civi l izations in the Sou thwes t . T h e Wetheri l l family 's disc o v e r y took p lace in the late 1 8 0 0 ' s . It w a s s o o n ev ident that strong measu res of protect ion shou ld be imp lemented , and by the turn of the century a w o m a n named Virginia M c C l u r g , p ioneer extraordinary, c o n c e i v e d a plan for the care tak ing of the land.

M r s . M c C l u r g rode over 5 0 0 mi les on ho rseback , through deso la te and lonely territory, somet imes a lone, some t imes with a fhend , to conv ince the Indian ch ie fs involved in the a rea , f rom six

Restored sherds of pottery show art of Ihe Anasazis. A BILL JOHNSON PHOTO

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c lans , to petit ion for government intervent ion in the land. T h e ob jec t of this effort w a s the M e s a V e r d e cliff dwel l ings, thought to be the only ruin in the vicinity. It wou ld lead to the estab l ishment ot part of this a rea a s M e s a V e r d e National Park , conta in ing s o m e of the most famous cl i f f -dwel l ings in the wor ld , Cliff P a l a c e , S p r u c e T ree H o u s e and o thers .

A s the yea rs p a s s e d , it b e c a m e apparent that M e s a V e r d e w a s only a s m a l l p o r t i o n of t h e to ta l ru in t reasure—albei t the most spec tacu la r— as more and more smal l ruins w e r e disc o v e r e d through the M o n t e z u m a Val ley . With a large pe rcen tage of the ruins located on lands set as ide as publ ic lands, and with inventor ies l ess than half c o m p l e t e d , there are 2 , 5 0 0 known s i tes. Es t imates for c o m p l e t e d inventor ies are running as high as 1 0 , 0 0 0 , or an average of 3 5 s i tes per square mile. T h e c o m p l e x of ruins on top of M e s a V e r d e (Green Table) , the flat top mountain wh ich domina tes the Va l ley , numbe red 3 , 8 9 2 individual s i tes.

The ruins have b e e n identif ied as having b e e n built b e t w e e n 5 0 0 and 1 3 0 0 A D . The M e s a V e r d e Ru ins , with their c lever ly -wrought h o m e s tucked into mass i ve wea the red cl i f fs, we re o c c u p i e d only about 1 0 0 yea rs of that t ime. T h e civi l izat ion, o n c e thought to have or ig inated in M e s a V e r d e , is now thought to have or ig inated in the lowlands, to have b e e n a very c o m p l e x soc ie t y , and to have b e e n sca t te red over thousands of a c r e s in C o l o r a d o , U tah , A r i zona and N e w M e x i c o .

T h e k n o w n history, s i n c e the first identi f icat ion of the s i tes on M e s a V e r d e by the Wether i l l family, reads tragical ly. O n publ ic lands a lone, 7 5 % of the s i tes have b e e n d a m a g e d to s o m e d e g r e e . F igu res are not known for the private land locat ions, but the assumpt ion is that this pe rcen tage is equal to or e x c e e d i n g

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that f igure. Near ly 1 0 % have b e e n virtually d e s t r o y e d , with little if any t race remain ing. " P o t hun te rs , " as the th ieves are general ly ca l led , look for the bes t of the art i facts, bow ls , dol ls , tools, jewelry , and get into the ruins by the qu ickes t poss ib le me thod to ext ract these i tems. H e a v y equ ipment may be u s e d to o p e n up h i l locks k n o w n to conta in re l ics, thus c rush ing and des t roy ing the s t ructure, and of tent imes smal l art i facts sca t te red about . With the advent of str ic ter laws to cont ro l this th ievery, the object is to get in and out of a s i te as quick ly as poss ib l e , to avoid de tec t ion , and the ca re n e c e s s a r y to p rese rve a site is never a cons iderat ion. Know ledge and insights into a lost civi l ization are not important to these peop le , nor the un-

f ield. T h e a rea is thus in terested in cat t le, agr icul ture, mining and tour ism.

Recen t l y , new fac tors have b e e n a d d e d to these in the d i scove ry of CO2 concen t ra t ions in the a rea . Shel l Oil C o m p a n y ' s W e s t e r n Explorat ion and P roduc t i on Reg ion has dhl led exp loratory wel ls in the a rea , and it appea rs likely that the ca rbon d iox ide r e c o v e r e d f rom these wel ls will b e of suff ic ient quality and quantity to warrant deve lop ment of the f ield. T h e we l ls , by a f luke, will concen t ra te most heavi ly in the a rea w h e r e there are a large number of identif ied Anasaz i dwel l ings .

Cur ren t deve lopmen t plans call for a total of 11 3 wel ls to be dr iven, with an eventua l gather ing s y s t e m ot about 1 5 we l ls .

Drilling rigs iil(e this one will come and go when their worl< is aone. fhe land they disturb will be restored to its former contours. A BLM PHOTO.

sc rupu lous co l lec to rs w h o buy from them. On ly one law en fo r cemen t of f icer is funded for the state of Co lo rado to comba t these predators .

Natural e lement d a m a g e has in many c a s e s b e e n heavy , but many of the ruins have w i ths tood the ravages of wind and rain surpr is ingly we l l . T h e M e s a V e r d e ruins are fortunate in their p ro tec ted locat ion and in a g o o d state of p reservation.

M o d e r n day p reoccupa t ion with the land of the P e o p l e s t e m s from a number of s o u r c e s . T h e count ry has a lways b e e n graz ing land, with the arable areas b e c o m i n g famous over the yea rs for the product ion of pinto b e a n s . Dove C r e e k , a smal l Co lo rado farming communi ty , proudly bills itself as the "P in to B e a n Cap i to l of the W o r l d . " Seve ra l years ago , the Union Carb ide C o m p a n y o p e n e d its D e r e m o uranium mine, first of severa l uranium f ie lds in the vicinity,

.a lmost literally in the middle of a bean

In addit ion to the pipel ine n e c e s s a r y to carry the CO2 to the W a s s o n field in T e x a s , the site is a lso on the p r o p o s e d rou te of the M A P C O ( M i d A m e r i c a ) p ipel ine, add ing still another d imens ion to the prob lem of p reserv ing the Anasaz i ruins amidst dr i l l ing, p roduc t i on and gather ing faci l i t ies.

A Billion Barrels The W a s s o n f ield, d i s c o v e r e d in

1 9 3 6 , has p r o d u c e d about 5 7 5 million barre ls of oil f rom the port ion opera ted by She l l , the D e n v e r unit. In p r o c e s s now is a s e c o n d a r y recove ry operat ion, utilizing water f lood techno logy . Th is is e x p e c t e d to con tnbute another 2 0 0 million barrels lo the total, without comple te ly exhaust ing the supp ly .

C O z , a g a s w i d e l y u s e d in carbonat ion , may p rove to be the solut ion lo the tertiary recove ry plan n o w under way. T h e gas can penetrate into the smal l po res of the rock, lifting

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out oil that wou ld b e unrecoverab le in any other fash ion. If the p r o c e s s p roves out , the D e n v e r unit may ult imately p r o d u c e 2 8 0 mill ion barre ls in this s tage , making a total of more than a billion barre ls of oi l . Th is is not only des i rab le , but n e c e s s a r y in t o d a y ' s ene rgy c l imate, and Shel l is pushing ahead with test ing and plans for the recove ry p r o c e s s .

Not far f rom the area of CO2 d i scove ry l ies another valuable r e s o u r c e — o n e wh ich ex is ted at the s a m e time as the Anasaz i—the p ic tu resque Do lo res River. F o r m a n y y e a r s , t h e B u r e a u of Rec lamat ion has had p lans formulated to d e v e l o p a large water cont ro l project , for irrigation and f lood cont ro l , on the river. T h e project has su f fe red many v ic i ss i tudes in C o n g r e s s and in the Bureau itself, b e c o m i n g a seeming ly imposs ib le improvement to a c c o m p l i s h . T h e B u R e c plans cal l for a dam on the river, f looding many a c r e s of Anasaz i l a n d — a n d i n u n d a t i n g m a n y of t he histor ic s i tes w h i c h still remain.

Water to be impounded by the dam, to be known as the M c P h e e reservoi r , will prov ide ex tens ive recreat ional oppor tunities to the a rea . It will se rve as a r e s o u r c e w h e n the hot Sou thwes te rn s u m m e r s t h r e a t e n c r o p s . T h e su r rounding areas will be des igna ted as wildlife re fuge a reas . A project wh ich wou ld s e e m to have many things in its favor—and yet, it has b e e n de layed for d e c a d e s . N o w , it is on its way , and the d reams of many res iden ts of this co rner of C o l o r a d o , w h o have long suppo r ted the project , will be fulfi l led. But, if t hese d r e a m s a r e f u l f i l l e d , w h a t o f t he memor ies of the Anasaz i? Will they be d e s t r o y e d in this modern c h a n g e ?

T h e s e d isrupt ions in the quiet region of ca t t l e -g rowe rs and bean fa rmers wou ld s e e m to point to a cont inuat ion of the pattern of dest ruct ion begun yea rs a g o w h e n the pot -hunters first d isc o v e r e d this rich t reasure of antiquit ies. T h e nation n e e d s the oil that CO2 tertiary recove ry will p roduce . T h e underg round reservo i rs wh ich hold this valuable r esou rce are c l o s e e n o u g h to the W a s s o n field to make them not on ly des i rab le , but the most pract ica l . The w a t e r c o n t r o l p r o j e c t is o n e l o n g d e e m e d essent ia l by the res idents . But what then of the Anasaz i? W h o will guard their re l ics, make su re their story is p rese rved for the a g e s ?

In an ex t raord inary e f for t , a lmos t unique in the annals of governmenta l a g e n c i e s , a n a n s w e r h a s b e e n d e v e l o p e d in Sou thwes te rn Co lo rado to all t hese ques t ions and many more . R e s p o n d i n g to c o n c e r n of local res i den ts , state and federal governments , s e v e r a l a g e n c i e s h a v e c o m b i n e d r e s o u r c e s , m a n p o w e r and p lann ing s k i l l s to p r o v i d e a n s w e r s to t he p r e s s u r e s of deve lopment and use of

the ancient land. Loca l c i t i zens have b e e n i nv i t ed to p a r t i c i p a t e in t he planning and administrat ion of the use c o n c e p t s .

It a lmost s e e m s , in talking with both government representa t ives and the peop le most c o n c e r n e d , the local g roups , that an e lement of surpr ise still l i ngers on bo th s i d e s — t h e l oca l s quest ion the intentions of the a g e n c i e s , the a g e n c i e s r espond with head-shak ing w o n d e r — h o w can s u c h a coopera t i ve attitude have d e v e l o p e d ? That it has d e v e l o p e d is b e y o n d ques t ion . The w h y s may be long in com ing out, but the immediate impact is visible on every s ide .

Multiple Use Take a lead role in the implementat ion

of the planning and coopera t i ve effort is the Bureau of Land M a n a g e m e n t , wh ich is c h a r g e d with the responsib i l i ty of ad minister ing Fede ra l lands under its jurisdict ion as multiple use lands, available to all, for many p u r p o s e s .

T h e C o l o r a d o State Of f i ce of the B L M has ac ted to bring together all deve lop ment plans in the a rea . This of f ice has b e e n involved in the area for many years , administer ing l e a s e s for g raz ing , help ing to protect the Anasaz i s i tes w h e n e v e r poss ib l e , and bui lding up an enviable rapport with the c i t i zens . Ac t ing as the focal point, this of f ice and its pe rsonne l have w o r k e d out severa l ag reemen ts with o ther governmenta l a g e n c i e s wh ich have jur isdict ions in or near the a rea . The Park S e r v i c e ; Bu reau of Rec lamat ion ; Fores t S e r v i c e and Bureau of Land M a n a g e m e n t are the Fede ra l a g e n c i e s invo lved. T h e C o l o rado State government is a lso a part icipant in the project , back ing it s t rongly , as are the C o u n t y C o m m i s s ioners of Do lo res and M o n t e z u m a C o u n t i e s . La Plata C o u n t y , wh ich will b e impac ted by the deve iopmen t very s t rong ly , has a lso e n d o r s e d the idea of a coopera t i ve management of the a rea .

T h e result of the dec i s i on of the a g e n c i e s involved to wo rk together has a d d e d pract ical f o rce to what cou ld have rema ined a paper plan. W o r k is current ly underway to e x c h a n g e s o m e lands to insure g o o d management p rac t i ces . C o n c e s s i o n s are be ing made intera g e n c y , to insure that the who le project will be the best poss ib l e , and veteran bureaucra ts are enjoying an approva l f rom the const i tuents of their administrative areas that is as p leas ing as surpr is ing.

A n o ld - fash ioned ideal s e e m s to be work ing in the region—it reminds one of a barn-rais ing or a box- lunch benef i t soc ia l , even ts not too far f rom Ihe memor ies of s o m e of the act ive part ic ipants in the current multiple use effort. W o m e n ' s g roups s u c h as the Co lo rado F e d e r a t e d W o m e n ' s C l u b s ;

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The Bureau of Rec lamat ion , in the implementat ion of the Do lores River Pro ject , w a s bound by legislat ion to c o n s e r v e everyth ing poss ib le f rom the area to be f l ooded . A n acce le ra ted effort w a s made to reclaim every she rd of pot tery, eve ry s tone utensi l , every fugitive p i ece of jewel ry wh ich had e s c a p e d the spo i le r 's v iew. Buhal s i tes wh ich had b e e n looted d e c a d e s before w e r e careful ly examined for bits of story-tel l ing art i facts. A huge cen te r not far f rom Do lo res is the repos i tory for t hese latter-day g lean ings. M u c h of the material r e m o v e d legally f rom the a rea in yea rs past is now in the Smi thsonian Institution or in other m u s e u m s . S o m e of it will eventual ly c o m e home , if the multiple use enabl ing legislat ion is p a s s e d by C o n g r e s s .

T h e Bureau of Land M a n a g e m e n t has submi t ted a plan for a management p r o c e s s wh ich will e n c o m p a s s all the d e m a n d s of the area . Des igna ted a National Conse rva t i on A r e a , the land of the Anasaz i wou ld of fer " someth ing for e v e r y o n e , " acco rd ing to Mar lyn J o n e s , District Manager , M o n t r o s e District of the B L M . T h e N C A des ignat ion is particularly important now, J o n e s s a y s , b e c a u s e of the intensi fy ing mineral de ve lopment and the strain to b e short ly p laced upon the a rea w h e n the recreational faci l i t ies of the Do lo res Pro jec t are in p lace . No ef for ts will be made to deve lop tourist attraction a reas , s u c h as current ly exist at M e s a V e r d e National Park . Instead, a smal i , highly c o n cent ra ted a rea is being p lanned, to b e ca l led the Her i tage C e n t e r . This cen te r

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wou ld inc lude examp les of artifacts to tell the story of the Anasaz i , an explanat ion of their cul ture, s o far as is k n o w n , and the s tor ies of the minerals and other r e s o u r c e s of the area .

"Worse Roads" O n e She l l C o . official w a s puzz led at

the attitude of the B L M , " T h e s e peop le don't want more and better roads , as in most p l aces w e o p e n up, they want fewer and w o r s e r o a d s . " It is the intent of the B L M to k e e p traffic at a minimum, giving peop le a c h a n c e to w o n d e r at the old ruin s i tes, but control l ing the impact on the de l i ca te env i ronment . The Her i tage C e n t e r will se rve as a focal point, and tell the average tourist all he or she w i s h e s to know about the land.

Industry rep resen ta t i ves , inc lud ing those from the uranium mines nearby , are suppor t ive of the efforts of the governmenta l a g e n c i e s to limit deve l opment of the area . " W e went to the B L M and exp la ined our program in detai l . If there 's one thing w e did right, that's it- W e ' v e had very g o o d coope r ation as a result of bringing them in dur ing the early planning s tages of the Pro jec t , " says Cha r l es B remer , C O s project manager for She l l .

The Anasaz i apparent ly left no des c e n d a n t s - t h e r e is no tribe with a lore wh ich c la ims them as a n c e s t o r s . But the Sou thern Ute Indians, w h o are vitally c o n c e r n e d wi th their o w n U t e Mt , W e b e r C a n y o n historical s i te , have b e e n apprec ia t ive of the way the project is being d e v e l o p e d . The Bureau of Indian Af fa i rs, whi le not involved in current p lanning, has a lso b e e n suppor t ive .

W h e n work b e g a n on the Do lo res River Pro jec t , a rcheo log is ts f rom the Univers i ty of C o l o r a d o w e r e brought in to o v e r s e e the removal of the artifacts in the a f fec ted a rea . C U ' s anthropologis ts have b e e n act ive in the planning for the National Conserva t ion A r e a , and he lped des ign its ob jec t ives .

The Land of the P e o p l e will never hear the sof t t read of bare Anasaz i foot again. It will never v iew the flaring s ignals of fire f rom the cliff dwel l ings to the val ley f loor, it will never know the prod of s tone and st ick d igging too ls w ie lded by the smal l hands of this lost r ace . It will know , howeve r , the thud of heavy drills as they s e e k out the valuable g a s e s s to red beneath the land. It will s e e the tall s h a p e s of r igs reach ing into the s k y and the l ights that will sh ine f rom them, it will a lso know the feel ing of va lue, f rom be ing c a r e d for, f rom be ing loved and r e s p e c t e d by those w h o dwel l there now. It will be s a v e d from thought less depreda t ions and c a r e l e s s pract ices—if many c i t i zens of g o o d will and rare pe rcep t ions are a l lowed to implement a plan for the future—a plan for c o n s e r v a tion.

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1980 Gommencement Address.

by Walter Orr Roberts

It 's a sober ing thought to real ize that w e are less than two d e c a d e s f rom the

thresho ld of C e n t u r y 2 1 ; that mos t of the m e m b e r s of the first graduat ing c l ass of the third mil lenium after Chr is t are a l ready with us on the planet. It is a l so thought -provok ing to apprec ia te h o w dimly w e are able to pe rce i ve the s h a p e of the emergen t soc ie ty in wh ich w e will l ive a me re 2 0 yea rs h e n c e . What wii! be the status of our mineral res e r v e s ? What value will the dollar c o m mand? Will military might assu re p e a c e and secur i t y? Will w e be able to protect A m e r i c a n c i t i zens abroad from terror ism and arbitrary con f inement? Wil l our c h e r i s h e d polit ical f r eedom still be intact? Indeed, will capi ta l ism surv ive?

A s w e enter the new mil lenium, y o u w h o graduate today will be enter ing the es tab l ishment , taking up from an o lder genera t ion the g o v e r n a n c e of soc ie t y , I am certa in y o u will do s o with a s s u r a n c e that it is in your p o w e r to do it we l l .

P res iden t Ca r t e r c a m e d o w n from C a m p David to appear on the T V s c r e e n s of our nation last s u m m e r with the s o m b r e warning that w e In A m e r i c a face " a cr is is of con f i dence in the fu tu re" and that this w a s " threatening to des t roy the soc ia l and polit ical fabr ic of A m e r i c a . " A n d the P res iden t wen t on to s p e a k of a " m a l a i s e " ab road in the land, an "a l ienat ion" of our peop le f rom government , polit ical part ic ipat ion, and institut ions in genera l . T o be su re , the P r e s i den t ' s w o r d s w e r e p re face to a call for f irmer reso lve . But s o m e a rgued with the P res iden t ' s pos i t ion, holding that our l oss of c o n f i d e n c e w a s really more proper ly ca l led a l oss of faith in our government itself. F o r examp le , J a m e s L, Sundqu is t , no ted analyst of the Amer i can soc ia l s c e n e , went this s tep b e y o n d the P r e s i d e n t . * H e c o n s i d e r e d the cr is is of publ ic con f i dence to be the produc t of failure of our government to b e ab le , in particular, to cont ro l inflation,

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to prov ide inspired leadersh ip , to act in a d e c i s i v e manner , or to make long-term c h o i c e s in a rational manner . Thus , for h im, it w a s a cr is is of governmenta l c o m p e t e n c e to act w ise ly . H is paper e n d s with the d ismal w o r d s : " . . . the cr is is of c o m p e t e n c e is e n d e m i c to the Amer i can gove rnmen t . T h e republ ic will surv ive, but its e f fec t ive funct ioning, year in and yea r out, cannot b e c o u n t e d on . A n d nothing m u c h c a n be d o n e about it," I maintain that this s imply cannot and must not b e s o . A n d the s t e p s to assu re that it will not become s o are o n e s that the graduat ing c l a s s e s of today c a n take, and pe rhaps only they can do it. But a better wor id isn't go ing to c o m e about by itself, e v e n though s o m e of the n e w tools of s c i e n c e and techno logy will make it eas ie r if w e use them w ise ly .

S o m e 1 3 yea rs ago Dr, Tony H e w i s h and four c o - w o r k e r s at C a m b r i d g e Un i vers i ty , in Eng land , made a startl ing d isc o v e r y — o n e that has b e e n hai led by an Amer i can co l l eague as " p e r h a p s the mos t remarkab le as t ronomica l f inding of the c e n t u r y . " H e w i s h and his a s s o c i a t e s f ound a star that emit ted radio pu l ses o n c e every 1 . 3 3 7 2 7 9 5 s e c o n d s . T h e a c c u r a c y of the pu lse repet i t ion interval of their " pu l sa r , " as they cal led the radio star, has b e e n proven to rival the mos t soph is t i ca ted c l o c k s In t ime-standard laborator ies. N o w , more pu lsars have b e e n found with var ious dif ferent but similariy p rec i se repet i t ion intervals. Within the time from one pulse to ano ther pu lse there are comp l i ca ted var iat ions of the st rength of the radio s igna l , and these c o m p l e x f luctuat ions dif fer marked ly f rom one Interval to another . T h e s e s t range facts of star be havior c o m p e l l e d the scient i f ic c o m munity, for the first time in history that I know of, to think sobe r l y and del iberately that t hese mys te r ious s igna ls f rom s p a c e might actual ly b e the first c o d e d m e s s a g e s rece i ved f rom an intelligent and highly a d v a n c e d civi l ization living on a remote planet of a distant start. Fo r a f e w electr i fy ing w e e k s this specu la t ion s p r e a d like wildf ire in sc ient i f ic and non-

scient i f ic g roups . A s t r o n o m e r s have now found a sat is

fac tory explanat ion for the mys te r ies of the pu lsars without appea l to m e s s a g e s f rom another wor id . T h e y are aware , n o w , that the s ignals represen t explainable natural pulsat ion in s u p e r - d e n s e , s u p e r - c o m p a c t stars. And now astronom e r s ponder the even more mind-st re tch ing impl icat ions of the quasars and the b lack ho les .

W h y have I ment ioned this in s u c h detail? It is b e c a u s e few d i scove r i es better demons t ra te the eve r more chal lenging subt le t ies of Nature and the Un ive rse that s c i e n c e and techno logy unfold be fo re us . F e w d i scove r i es better illustrate how new f indings c o m p e l man to ponde r and of ten to a c c e p t c o n c e p t s fanciful ly unfamiliar, far - reaching, and mindbend ing .

What a fantast ic event it wou ld be if w e should f ind, there among the planets of the hundred billion stars of our o w n as t ronomica l back ya rd , the Mi lky W a y , one star that has one planet inhabited by a civi l ization both able and c o n c e r n e d to commun ica te to its c o s m i c ne ighbors ! If w e do rece i ve s u c h m e s s a g e s within a century o r two, they will a lmost certainly c o m e from a civi l ization that is farther a d v a n c e d than ours .

1 will not pred ic t that by 2 0 0 0 A . D . w e will hear intelligent v o i c e s f rom s p a c e . But 1 will not be surpr ised if w e do ; 1 am relatively conf ident that within the range of v iew of today ' s most powerfu l radio t e l e s c o p e s are to b e found mill ions of c iv i l izat ions. M a y b e , e v e n , there is a co l l ege c o m m e n c e m e n t in p rog ress there . Though s u c h soc ie t i es lie almost certa in ly forever b e y o n d the reach of the most a d v a n c e d s p a c e s h i p , 1 s u s p e c t that w e may s o m e d a y de tec t and dec ipher unmistakable radio or iight s ignals f rom them.

It is hard to imagine, however , that w e wil l , in s u c h a way , get help f rom our c o s m i c ne ighbors with our cr is is of c o m p e t e n c e or its c a u s e s . H o w e v e r en igmat ic these c o s m i c ne ighbors may b e , it is m u c h eas ie r to be l ieve that our

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solut ions will have to o o m e from nearer home ; our p rob lems wou ld probab ly s e e m incomprehens ib le to a truly intelligent civi l izat ion. I doubt they cou ld unders tand us . O u r sun-lit planet is a superb ly resource - r i ch and favorable habitat for us . Fo r at least a billion yea rs our planet has c o u r s e d stably about the s u n . A n d for this t ime the sun has s h o n e with unchang ing p rov idence upon us , making life poss ib le here . M o r e o v e r it s e e m s likely that this secur i t y will c o n t inue indefinitely, at least s o far as astronomica l haza rds are c o n c e r n e d . W e can f o r e s e e no visible c o s m i c threat of any c o n s e q u e n c e , even if w e look hund reds of mill ions of yea rs to the future—short pe r iods ast ronomica l ly , but long per iods for polit ical s c e n e s , government , or even for the continuity of the languages of men on ear th .

Pred ic t ing the p rog ress of the earth-peop le is chanc ie r than predic t ing the p rog ress of the solar s y s t e m itself. But if one l ooks only a generat ion or a l ifetime a h e a d , It is pe rhaps not s o bad . S o what of the first yea rs of the Third Mi l len ium, and the civi l ization of Earth that will be y o u r g e n e r a t i o n ' s r espons ib i l i t y to gove rn? Let m e b e s o bo ld a s to s p e c u late!

First , one c a n be sure that the p resen t t rends toward increas ing ly avai lable phys ica l power will con t inue, and e v e n acce le ra te . Nuc lear p o w e r will a lmost certainly b e c o m e the major and sa fes t e n e r g y s o u r c e w h e n the g radua tes of today are running th ings, but coa l is l ikely to have its day in transit ion from oil in the ear ly yea rs of your Mi l len ium. Eve ry man, w o m a n , and chi ld will have severa l t imeS the h o r s e p o w e r avai lable now . By virtue of the e n o r m o u s amoun ts of ene rgy at our d i sposa l , w e will have, e v e n more s o than now, the capac i t y to pol lute or to alter our planetary a b o d e s o

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seve re l y as to imperil l i fe—through war or through c a r e l e s s n e s s . But w e will a lso have the material capabi l i ty to make our planetary home a bet ter , an exc i t ing , a reward ing habitat for the wor ld ' s peop le . W e n e e d only commi t ou rse l ves to the del iverate c h o i c e to do s o .

By about 2 0 3 0 A D our wor ld , as the younge r among y o u app roach my age today, the wor ld ' s populat ion will be d o u b l e d , its food d e m a n d s tr ip led, and its ene rgy consump t i on quad rup led— even if w e institute firm m e a s u r e s of conserva t ion and populat ion cont ro l .

Metropol i tan Denver , like the rest of the wor ld , wil l , of c o u r s e , be m u c h more popu lous . But its air will be c leaner and , happi ly, more fragrant of the hills and fo res ts than today. The f requent foggy , rainy and s n o w y per iods w e n o w suf fer will still o c c u r ; w e will have the o c c a s ional d rough ts just a s today; 1 s e e no p r o s p e c t of del iberate weather contro l that will improve very much our regulation of large sca le weather t rends, but the wor ld is l ikely to be apprec iab ly warmer from man-made ca rbon d iox ide p r o d u c e d from foss i l fuel u s a g e . If s o , the great agricultural z o n e s of today are l ikely to b e c o m e d r i e r—demand ing higher techno logy and al tered pat terns of f ood product ion to f e e d the doub led numbers of bil l ions of the wor ld ' s peop le . T h e parks and the w i l de rness areas of our nation will still be with us , too; but you' l l have to s ign in and s ign out to visit them, and to get in y o u may have to s h o w a cert i f icate test i fy ing that y o u have p a s s e d a nature conserva t ion c o u r s e .

T h e heart of many a ci ty will be a wa lker 's and a b icyc l i s t ' s del ight—with attractive paths for both , and a few s igns of the smal l , quiet , un-smel ly automob i les that are then con f ined to lower levels , and kept farther out of town.

The B e e t h o v e n reco rd ings made in 1 9 6 6 Juil l iard Quar tet will still b e popular, though most peop le will play them on l ase r -scanned digi tal ly-stored reco rd ings that are c h e a p , c o m p a c t and virtually indestruct ib le.

T h e most str iking a d v a n c e s , from the standpoint of its ph i losoph ica l , soc ia l and e c o n o m i c c o n s e q u e n c e s wil l , 1 am conf ident , be the deve lopmen t and a p p l i c a t i o n of m i n i a t u r i z e d d ig i ta l e lec t ron ic compu te rs and ihei r a s s o c ia ted logic e lemen ts . Thei r s p e e d , the sophis t ica t ion of their log ic c i rcu i ts and their vas t " n u m b e r - c r u n c h i n g " p o w e r of fer totally new hor izons for u s e . A s in the who le nation, the compu te r will be in e v i d e n c e in near ly eve ry a s p e c t of aca demic life. H e r e , it will be ex tens ive ly u s e d in what might f iguratively be ca l led the c l a s s r o o m . Far f rom fear ing its impersonal i ty or the threats to f reedom and individuality involved in w i d e s p r e a d c o m p u t e r - b a s e d teach ing , the s tuden ts , faculty and the genera l publ ic of 2 0 0 0

A . D . will apprec ia te the compu te r ' s potential i t ies to f ree the faculty for human contac t—for re laxed pe rsona ! in terv iews and d i s c u s s i o n s of an informal and highly reward ing sor t . Fea r of an au tomated , reg imen ted nightmare, like G e o r g e Orwe l l ' s 1984, of the hazards of " sp ind le , fo ld, or muti late" will be g o n e , supp lan ted by a mature real ization of what the m i c r o p r o c e s s o r revolut ion c a n do in the way of humaniz ing the toils and tasks of life. The fear of its improper intrusion into our l ives, its violation of pr ivacy, will be rep laced by the real ization that it is i ndeed the oppos i t e—a st rong protect ion of human f reedom and responsib i l i ty— proper ly u s e d by peop le of humanist ic a ims.

1 regard this a s p e c t of the s c i e n c e -techno logy thrust of the com ing 2 0 to 3 0 yea rs to be at the very heart of the quest ion of what kind of a wor ld y o u will gove rn . It shou ld not be ca l led s imply a compu te r revolut ion, but an information revolut ion. All a s p e c t s of moni tor ing, cont ro l of d e v i c e s , c o m m e r c e , exc h a n g e of information, s torage of knowle d g e , a c c e s s to scho la rsh ip , will be c h a n g e d . This will charac te r i ze not just s c i e n c e , but soc ia l dec i s i on mak ing, b u s i n e s s interact ion, po l icy formulat ion. E v e n national and international ques tions like war, natural d isas ter , will be a n s w e r e d with compu te r -ass i s ted dec i s i ons . If w e face a cr is is of c o m p e t e n c e in the Amer i can government , as S u n d quist maintains, or a c r is is of conf i d e n c e , as the Pres iden t has s ta ted , it is really a cr is is of o b s o l e s c e n c e from failure to utilize intell igently and humanely the potent new tools that can make our c o m p l e x wor ld manageab le and bring an end to w i d e s p r e a d hunger , d i s e a s e , warfare, and poverty—if w e but have the will.

Nor will the information revolut ion be de-humaniz ing if w e c h o o s e to make s o u n d intel lectual use's of our tools. Have y o u ever sat d o w n to read , for examp le , the w o r d s of one of our greates t poe ts , Rober t Frost , now alas not here personal ly to read to us his w o r d s ;

" S o m e say the world will end in tire Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire 1 hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice?"

After all, this is just a few black letters on a p i ece of paper , h igh -speed machine-pr in ted 6 , 0 0 0 t imes. I k n e w Fros t w h e n I w a s in co l l ege , but not wel l —his p o e m 1 knew only f rom a paperback book i s s u e d by Holt, Rinehart and Wins ton , that w a s so ld for $ 1 , 4 5 to coun t l ess thousands at drug s to res and

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n e w s s tands , so ld indiscr iminately. But this e a s y a c c e s s In no way l e s s e n e d the d e e p emot ional impact of the p o e m upon me . Will the p o e m be any dif ferent if I c a n retr ieve it, w h e n I have lost my a l ready worn book, for a fract ion of the cos t , on an image tube? Will my persona l c h o i c e s be l e s s e n e d w h e n I c a n s e a r c h instantly his eve ry written w o r d , and ho ld at will t hose 1 value mos t? 1 think not.

W e are living at a time w h e n it is all too e a s y to s e e about us the p roduc ts of our fai lures and by this to be bl inded f rom s e e i n g the v is ions of our poss ib le s u c c e s s e s . W e are rightly horri f ied at our shamefu l inability to avert war or to protect the l ives of innocent hos tages of m ind less terror ism. It is p roper to b e s h o c k e d by the ug l iness of pover ty and hunger , whe ther in rural v i l lages or urban ghet tos , w h e n at the s a m e time our p o w e r and a f f luence g r o w s a p a c e . W e should be d i s t ressed by the lonelin e s s and despa i r of individual men and

w o m e n su r rounded by e v e r larger institutions and eve r more peop le .

But these p roduc ts of w e a k p u r p o s e s shou ld not lead us to d e s p o n d e n c y or to c r i ses of e i ther c o m p e t e n c e or conf i d e n c e . T h e s e ills shou ld not and n e e d not charac ter ize the most rapidly ad vanc ing civi l ization the planet has eve r k n o w n . In fact, just poss ib l y the mos t rapidly advanc ing civi l izat ion any planet has known . H e r e are cha l l enges of purp o s e ; here are tasks fitting a high Ideali sm! In the yea rs immediate ly ahead—in the yea rs of maturing of this graduat ing class—1 predict that the image of what the wor id can b e will cap tu re the imaginat ions and the aspirat ions of a s t ronger generat ion than mine—and that w e will i ndeed ach ieve what is the only g o o d and moral justif ication for the s c i e n c e - t e c h n o l o g y revolut ion: an unp r e c e d e n t e d humanlzat ion of the cond i tion of man.

Waiter Orr Roberts is a graduate of Amherst College and received his M.A. and

Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University. He also holds honorary degrees from Ripon College. Amherst, Coiorado Coiiege, C. W. Post College, Carleton College, the Universilies of Colorado and Denver and the University of Alaska.

in July 1940, Dr. Roberts began the operation, at Climax and Boulder, of the High Altitude Observatory which is now operated by the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Dr. Roberts was its director from 1960 to 1968. He has been professor of Astro-Geophysics since 1956 at the University of Colorado. He is currently director of the program on Food, Climate and the World's Future at the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies. He is also a research associate of the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

A member of many professional societies, he is a past president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and one of 26 distinguished leaders appointed to serve on the advisory board of the Department of Energy's Solar Research Institute (SERI) in Golden.

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COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES — 1980 GRADUATES A A B , D O U G L A S R. A A B , R E B E C C A W . A H M E D , B E L H A S A N M. A L L E N , M I C H A E L S . ACT IS , S T E P H E N A L T S C H U L D , K E N N E T H R. A N D E R S O N , P A U L A D. A R E N D S , S i M O N A R N O L D , S T E P H E N K. A R N O L D , T IMOTHY 6. B A K E R , J O N A T H A N R. BALDI, D E A N A . B A L L A R D , R I C H A R D A . B A N S C H B A C H , M I C H A E L J . B A R B O U R , J , C H A R L E S B A R T E L , P A U L A . B E N D I F F , ZIANE BENEDETTI S . , J U U O C . B E R B E R I C K , DAVID R. B I E R N B A U M , R O B E R T A . B I G G S , J A M E S O . B I G G S , M I C H A E L D. B J O R N E N , KEVIN H, B O D E , R O B E R T M. B O D E N , RAV iD R. B O G E N R E I F , M I C H A E L J , B O N D , BRIAN R. BOTT, D O N A L D L. B R A M M E I E R , L E O N A R D E. B R E N I N G E R , R O N A L D L. B R i T O , J O S E C . B R O P H Y , J A M E S G . G R U M M E T , H A R L E Y R. B R Y A N T , JULIE A . B U G O S H , S C O T T D. B U N C H , R O B E R T C . B U R N S , C O R L I S S . B U T H , C R A I G S . B Y R D E N , J O H N P. C A R E Y , S H A R O N L. C A R P E N T E R , D O N A L D C . C H A M P B E R L A I N , R ICHARD M . C H A M P I O N , D O N A L D H. C H A N T A L A , DIANE K. C H A P E L , G R E G O R Y G . C H O U TIM S E N G - T R U N G C I R C L E , J E F F R E Y K, C L A Y T O N , R O N A L D W. C L E M E N S , A L A N R. C O B B , S A S H A C O K E R , R O B E R T J. C O L B Y , D O U G L A S D. C O U R Y , C U F F O R D N. C O S T A , R A L P H J . C U S I C K , M I C H A E L J . OUTRIGHT, M A R K D. D A L L , A M Y E. D A L L A M , C R A I G B. D A M K R O G E R , BRIAN K. D A U G S , E D W A R D D.

D E C K E R , G L E N N A . D E L U C A , F R A N K A . D E P O O T E R , T H E O D O R E R, DESONIER, DAVID M . D E T U R K , D E B R A G , DILLON, L A R R Y W . D O , S O N T R U N D O U G L A S S , G L E N N M . D O V E R . S U S A N A . D R A J E M , L A W R E N C E A . D R A P E L A , DAVID A . DRIPS, DAVID E. DULL , O W E N S . D U N K H A S E , J O H N A. E C H T E R . D A N A A . E C K E L B E R G , ERIC J . E I N A R S O N . D O N A L D S. E R N E S T , M I C H A E L G , E S P E L A N D , D E N i E C E R. ETHRIDGE, D A N N Y A. F A R L O U , A B D E L K A O E R F A Y , C O L U N R. F E R G E R S O N , R A Y M O N D W. F E R G U S O N , J A M E S C . FETT , P H Y L U S H. FNIK, M I C H A E L R. F L E C K E N S T E i N , MARTIN F O N T A I N E , R U S S E L L C , F O X W E L L , S C O T T W. F R A N C O , A T H A H U A L P A G A S S E R , G A R Y L. G E G G , J O H N G E R T E N B A C H , DENNIS D. G I L B R O N S O N , DAVID R. G I N O U V E S , E D W A R D J . G O N Z A L E S , J A M E S J . G O O D W I N , ERIK B. G R A V E S , P A R K E R P . , J R , G R E E N , DENNIS G R E E N I N G , D O R A N R. G R E G G , M A R K £ . G R I S W O L D , C H A R L E S F. G U D G E L , J O H N E. H A M P S O N , E D W A R D A . H A N N A , R O B E R T W . H A R P E R , J O N A T H A N C . H A R V E Y , H U G H E . , J R . H A S K I N S , S T A N L E Y C . H E I P L E , P A U L W. H E R R O D , WILSON H. H E S S E K , R O B E R T W. H O L I G A N , DAVID H O O T E N , R O G E R A . J A C Q U E S , D O U G L A S D, J A C K S O N , G L O R I A J E N K I N S , K E N T D. J E N N I N G S , J E F F R E Y B. J O H N S O N , J A Y E. J O H N S O N , P H I U P O , J O H N S T O N , C A L U E A . J O N E S , TODD K,

J O N E S , W A L T E R J O R D E N , T H O M A S E, K A R M A , ALAIN S . K E L L Y . DENNIS P. K E L T O N , G E R A L D P. K E M P , R U S S E L L W . K E N N E Y , J A M E S J , K E T C H A M , A L A N B. K I L U A N , J A Y E L. K O H N , R O B E R T J . K U E N N , F R A N C I S G . , J R , K U E S T E R M E Y E R , A L V A L. L A N E , J A M E S L L A N H M A , U N D A K. L A S A K I , G B O L A H A N O, L A V E R G N E , P A T R I C K D. L E A K , C A R M E N L E H M A N N , WILLIAM S . LEINTZ, M A R K S . LIEN, T IMOTHY E. U I T T J O H A N N , J O S E P H M, UTWILLER, WILLIAM R. L O C K H A R T , T H O M A S W . L O E P P , VICTORIA L O W E , S T E P H E N T, L Y O N S , K A T H L E E N J . L Y O N S , T IMOTHY W. M a c A F E E , D O U G M a c D O N A L D , R A N A L D H. M a c K E N Z I E , DAVID R. M A G R U D E R , G R E G M A H F U Z , J O R G E M A H O N E Y , J A M E S V . M A L A V E S , , C E S A R R. M A R Q U A R D T , KIM M . M A R Q U E Z , T IMOTHY M. M A R S H A L L , R E X A . M A R S H A L L , T H O M A S M A R T I N E Z , S T E P H E N A . M A S L O W S K I , M I C H A E L G . M A T T O X , DAVID R, M A Y E R , DAVSD F. M C D O N N E L L , J A M E S T. M c i N T O S H , KIRK McKITTRSCK, D O U G L A S S . M c R E Y N O L D S , M I C H A E L R. M E A D , R I C H A R D H. M E E S , R O B E R T A . MEINE, J A M E S E. M E R R I O N , T H O M A S G . M I C A L E , W I L U A M R. M ILLER, R O B E R T D. M O U N A - C A M P O S , O S W A L D O E. M O R E N O - M A R T I N E Z , O S C A R H M O R G A N , R O B E R T M. M O R T O N , R O S A N N E M O S H E R , R O S S A N N M O W E R , T IMOTHY E. M Y E R , GAIL L. M Y E R S , M A R G A R E T L

N A Y L O R , E D W A R D J . N E L S O N , C O N N I E M . N E L S O N - M O O R E , J A M E S L, N E U M A N N , K E N N E T H P . N E W E Y , J E A N - J A C Q U E S N I C K E R S O N , R A N D Y L. N O C H E R A , J O S E P H T. O B E R G , K A R E N C , O B E R T O , R O N A L D K. O B R A D O V I C , J A N E M . O C K I Y A , ELIZUR O . O G L E S B Y , C H R I S A. O ' K E E F F E , M A R C E L O OLDANI , J A M E S J . OL IVAS, A A R O N A , O L M , M A R K C . O T T O S O N , J A V A N PALLAI , M A T T H E W J , P A L M , S C O T T D. P A N K O W , J E F F R E Y L. P A P I S H , F R A N K J . , J R . P A R S O N S . K A R E N E, P A R T I N , M I C H A E L H. P A T T O N , S T E V E N W . P E R F E C T , DIANA L. P E R R Y , T H O M A S H. , J R . P E T E R S O N , G A R Y R. P F A L Z G R A F F , S C O T T E. P I C K A R D , R O B E R T M. P I L C H E R , P A U L G . P U S , M A T T H E W N. P O O L , S A M U E L E. P O P P , T IMOTHY R. P R E S S , U S A M. P R A T T , R O N N P U R P I C H , A N T H O N Y J . P U R P I C H , A R T H U R M. R A M I R E Z , N A N C Y R A T C U F F , D O N A L D B. R ICOTTA, J A M E S A . RIDDLE, K A T H L E E N A . RITTER, A L E X F. RIVAS, BEATRIZ RIVERA, B A R B A R A L. R f V E R A , V ICTOR G . R O B E R T S , N E A L R. R O B I N S O N , WILLIAM F., fV R O T H K O P F , BRIAN W. R U E H L E , S T E V E N A. S A C K , J O E L D. S A M S E L A , J O H N J . , J R . S A W Y E R , M I C H A E L G . S A N D O V A L , R U D Y K, S C H A T Z , S T E V E N H. S C H E L L , DANIEL S C H i E F F E U N . J O S E P H W . S C H R O E D E R , J A M E S E. S C H U M A N N , R ICHARD A. S C H W A B A C H . D E B O R A H M S C O T T - P A I N , M A R K H.

S E Y M O U R , L E N i, S H A R P E , G E O R G E F, S H E L L E N B A U M , DIANE P. S H E R I D A N , M I C H A E L P. S I B R E L L , PHILIP SILVA, A N D R E W K. S I M O N , K E N T A. S L A G L E , A N D R E W W, S L A T E R , C , LINDA S M I L E Y , R ICHARD P, SMITH, B A R B A R A F. SMITH, C O N R A D H. SMITH, R O D N E Y S. SMITH, S T E V E N D. SMITH, S T E V E N J . S M Y T H , P A T R I C K G . S N O D G R A S S , K E N N E T H W . S T A E B E L L , T E R R Y L. S T A H L B U S H , F R E D S T A N A T , J E F F R E Y P. S T E V E N S O N , T H O M A S E . S T O C K W E L L , J O H N W. S T O N E , D A N N Y M . S T R A T E N , J U U E F, S T R O H M I N G E R , J O H N P . S T U E H M , R A M O N A J . S W A N S O N , S T E P H E N N, T A R A C H E , CRISALIDA J . T A Y L O R , DANNY L. T IPTON, H A R R Y B.. Ill T O L S O N , R A L P H B. T O T T E N , C A R O L Y N L. T R E N T , R O B E R T H. TROUSIL , R O B E R T E. T U U N I U S , H E L G A T U R N E R , E L I Z A B E T H T. T Y L E R , T H E O D O R E F. U H L E , R O N A L D J . , J R , UITTI, P A M E L A B. V A N D Y K E , D O N N A M , V E R S T R A E T E , G E O R G E E . V IERMA-RIOS, J O R G E J . V O G E L , R O B E R T R. W A L L A C E . P R E S T O N J . . J R . W A N G , SHIE-WAY W E B S T E R , J A M E S D. W E H R M A N , J O H N R.. J R . W H A L E N , C A S S M. W H E E L E R , S T E V E N B. W I C K L A N D , DAVfO C WILEY, R O B E R T W. WILLIAMS, K IRSTEN V . W I N K E L M A N , B E T H A . W O L D O W , C A T H E R I N E W O L F , M A R K A . WRIGHT, DENNIS F. Y A B R U D Y , E U A S Y A T E S , D O U G L A S E. Y O H A N N E S . T E L A H U N Y O R K , T E R R E L L M. Z E R P A , C A R L O S O.


Al Harding. Glialth Pharaon and Bill Coors discussing CSM policy at Medalist luncheon.

The Class of J 923 was not a reunion c/ass in the strictest sense, but it is always an honor to have Phil Stevenson and Eddie Brook join the School activities—both hold long and distinguished records of service to the School and the Alumni Association.

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Golden Reunion Class W. E. George Wallis Mclntyre

F.A. R.L Mr. D.H. R.C. Bart E.A. W.S. T.A. T.A. Di. G. B.M. B. Maieei Mullen Schnars Griswold Williams DeLaat Hastings Reniro Briscoe Manhail Pelerson Fancher Bench Mrs. M , Mrs. Zlla Mrs. M. Mrs. M. Mrs. H. Mrs. I. Mrs. M. Mrs. C. Mrs. C. Mis. M. Mrs. M.

Mclntrye Fleischman Griswold WWftams DeLaat Hastings Reniro Briscoe Peterson Fancher Bench

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Thirteen members of the 1935 ciass enjoying their reunion.

Dr. McBride welcoming the members of the 50th reunion class to their traditional breakfast.

Bill Mattson and Harry McNeil listening to Medals presentations.

Fifty-five years ago, this trio graduated from CSM. Stili active, they are. I to r: Don Weimer, Bill Jude and Floyd Schooley.

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This large group of 1940 alumns had a great reunion time, with lots of lall stories told and anecdotes exchanged.

Three of Ihe twelve 1945 graduates were able to gel back for the reunion—and enjoyed the opportunity to meet one another again.

The solemnity of graduation day Is reflected tn the faces of these two brand new metallurgical engineers.

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ing smiles of the 1950 reunion group show the pleasure of being logetner on their 30th reunion.

Reunion class, 1955, at Commencement banguet. Diplomas awarded and signed, joy and accomplishment is apparent in the happy faces here!

Aab listen intently to proceedings of Board of An excellent representation of the more than two hundred 1980 graduates gathered at the Directors' meeting. annual Commencement banguet.

the mines magazine "June 1980 11

by Leanne Gibson

For the first time in the 6 0 - y e a r history of oii shale deve lopmen t in the

Uni ted S ta tes , the es t imated pr ice of a barrel of sha le oil is l ess than that being paid for a barrel of oil f rom convent iona l s o u r c e s — a n d thus one of the major s tumbl ing b l o c k s to the sti l l-f ledgling industry has b e e n r e m o v e d .

That w/as the c o n s e n s u s of s p e a k e r s at the Co lo rado S c h o o l of M i n e s 13 th Oi ! Sha le S y m p o s i u m , v^^ho d i s c u s s e d t e c h n o l o g i c a l , e c o n o m i c and soc ia l i s sues sur round ing deve lopmen t of a commerc ia l oil sha le industry.

N o b o d y s u g g e s t e d that the industry is ready to take off, howeve r , desp i te the fact that e c o n o m i c s has long b e e n c i ted as a major reason for d e v e l o p e r s ' hes i -tance in go ing ahead with commerc ia l p lans.

T h o m a s A . S l a d e c k of the C S M R e s e a r c h Institute's ene rgy div is ion sa id that e v e n with a favorable e c o n o m i c rate o f r e t u r n , d e v e l o p m e n t o f a 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 - b a r r e l - p e r - d a y (bpd) industry wou ld require about 1 2 pe rcen t of the n a t i o n ' s m a n u f a c t u r i n g c a p a c i t y avai lable to des ign and build the oil sha le faci l i t ies. In addi t ion, about 6 pe rcen t of the U . S . p roduct ion of va lves , c o m p r e s s o r s , heat e x c h a n g e r s , p r e s s u r e v e s s e l s and other industnal equ ipment wou ld b e n e e d e d to sca le up to this level of p roduct ion .

A one million bpd industry wou ld require even more—up to 3 5 pe rcen t of the nat ion's manufactur ing capac i t y and 1 5 to 3 0 pe rcen t of its industrial equipment p roduct ion .

A n d the r isks to s u c c e s s f u l commer c ia l izat ion of the indust ry as still s i zeab le , sa id S ladek , w h o s e r v e d as project d i rector for the government -s p o n s o r e d s tudy on wh ich he repor ted . A m o n g t hese are unrel iable c o s t est i mates for commerc ia l - s i ze plants, regulatory d is incen t i ves , uncerta in future wor ld oil p r i ces , and c o s t over runs bec a u s e of c o m p e t i t i o n w i t h o t h e r pro jects .

H e sa id , " D e s p i t e pred ic t ions of pr ice compe t i t i veness , c o m p a n i e s may prefer

to invest in oil rather than sha le b e c a u s e the oil p r ice i nc reases over the last s e v e n yea rs have dramatical ly i nc reased the profitability of convent iona l petroleum d e v e l o p m e n t . "

If the industry d e m a n d s a 1 5 percen t rate of return rather than 1 2 percen t to o f fset the r isks, sha le oil cou ld remain noncompet i t i ve with foreign oil at future pr ices , he sa id .

A. E. Lew i s of the L a w r e n c e Livermore Laboratory a rgued that institutional p rob lems are the only remaining impediment to oil shale deve lopment , and that with their remova l , an oil shale industry cou ld d i sp lace up to one-half of the 7 -8 million barre ls the U . S . imports e a c h day.

H e sa id , " T h e n e e d for someth ing to rep lace imported oil is obv ious to most of us . W e have an oil sha le r esou rce that is more than adequa te for this p u r p o s e . W e have techno logy that is g o o d e n o u g h to start with and c a n s o o n be improved . T h e e c o n o m i c cos t appea rs to be wel l be low the cos t of impor ted oi l .

"Wha t then is our p rob lem? 1 bel ieve the real p rob lem is that w e lack the national commi tment that is requ i red and w e lack the institutional f ramework that is n e c e s s a r y to o v e r c o m e the obs tac l es prevent ing util ization of this r e s o u r c e . "

In addi t ion, sa id L e w i s , oil sha le cannot be d e v e l o p e d eff ic ient ly plant by plant. H e s u g g e s t e d unit ization to enable many c o m p a n i e s to opera te within a genera l plan that wou ld be d e v e l o p e d and carr ied out by a s ingle federal a g e n c y , a P i c e a n c e Bas in Authori ty ( P B A ) .

" S o m e h o w w e must put t hose operations most eff ic ient ly d o n e by industry into their hands , and those opera t ions that are the responsibi l i ty of federal government into the hands of a single authority operat ing with maximum effic i e n c y , " he sa id .

H e s u g g e s t e d the P B A : • P rov ide a c c e s s to federa l lands

and a c lear ly def ined env i ronment w h e r e private industry c a n p roduce and market

sha le oil under compet i t i ve cond i t ions , • Prov ide a deve lopment plan that

will al low eff ic ient utilization and c o n servat ion of oil shale and other minerals, and prov ide for water deve lopmen t that wou ld inc lude interbasin t ransfer s o that traditional use rs and industrial deve lop e rs wou ld have enough water .

• A s s u m e responsib i l i ty for env i ronmental protect ion and prov ide data, techno logy and planning to set appropriate regulat ion for the reg ion .

• P rov ide for regional deve lopmen t of " a quality that will be w e l c o m e d by r es i den t s . "

J a c k Shee r i n , an econom is t with the U . S . Depar tment of Ene rgy , told particip a n t s that the p r o p o s e d E n e r g y Secur i t y Corpora t ion ( E S C ) " r e p r e s e n t s a signi f icant esca la t ion in the s c a l e of federa l par t ic ipat ion" in oil sha le deve l opment .

T h e E S C wou ld s p e n d about $ 8 8 billion in the next d e c a d e to ass is t d o m e s tic synthet ic fuel deve lopmen t pro jects that inc lude oil sha le by us ing loan g u a r a n t e e s , p u r c h a s e c o m m i t m e n t s , loans and joint ven tu res .

In his report , Shee r i n demons t ra ted h o w government part ic ipat ion in oil shale ventures cou ld be m o d e l e d and , in particular, how E S C investment in oil sha le might fit in a traditional portfol io evaluation that it cou ld make . H e l o o k e d at the i ssue through the p e r s p e c t i v e s of the investors , the E S C and federa l t reasury, and the e c o n o m y a s a w h o l e .

Whi le noting that a c lass i ca l econom i cal v iew wou ld hold that government incent ives to the industry wou ld mean that soc ie t y is over-a l locat ing its res o u r c e s to shale oil p roduc t ion , Sheer in a d d e d there are r easons why the g o v e r n m e n t c o u l d j u s t i f y i t s part ic ipat ion.

H e sa id , first of all, that " the e x i s t e n c e of a more or l e s s permanent O P E C carte l " s u g g e s t s the p r e s e n c e of large external c o s t s to soc ie t y , including a negat ive trade ba lance and the cos t of national d e f e n s e te rms of protect ing vulnerable wor ldw ide ene rgy in terests.


The annual Oil Sha le S y m p o s i u m at C S M o w e s its ex i s tence to Dr, J a m e s H . Ga ry , who es tab l i shed the n o w w ide ly -known forum 1 5 years a g o . R e c o g n i z i n g that the ol! shale industry and resea rch related to it we re b e c o m i n g increasingly important to the nat ion's ene rgy pos i t ion, Dr, Ga ry set a pattern in the first sympos ium wh ich w a s to be fo l lowed and e x p a n d e d upon in e a c h s u b s e q u e n t seminar ; that of e x c h a n g e of information in both the techn ica l and polit ical a s p e c t s of oil sha le viability,

Gary , w h o s e r v e d for s e v e n years as the Dean of Facul ty at C S M , br ings imp ress i ve credent ia ls to his work in the oil shale f ie ld. H e is the author or c o author of a number of techn ica l s tud ies on e n e r g y re lated sub jec ts . H e has b e e n act ive, in his capac i ty as teacher and resea rche r in the C S M C h e m i c a l and Pet ro leum Refining Department , in r e s e a r c h activi t ies relating to coa l l iquefact ion and gasi f icat ion, as wel l as in the oil shale and other petro leum f ie lds. H e is wide ly r e s p e c t e d for his work in e a c h of these a reas .

In 1 9 7 7 he w a s appo in ted as chairman of the subcommi t tee on n o n e c o -nomic ene rgy s o u r c e s , s p o n s o r e d by the Of f i ce of T e c h n o l o g y , Wash ing ton , D . C . His subcommi t tee of eight m e m b e r s s e r v e d as adv isors to the O T A o n its oil shale report , wh ich c o v e r e d a

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wide range of a reas , from pollution cont ro l to r ese rves and environmental regulat ions,

Dr, Ga ry w a s e d u c a t e d at Virginia Po ly techn ic Institute and rece i ved his P h , D . from the Univers i ty of F lor ida. Be fore coming to C S M , h e w o r k e d for six yea rs in the techn ica l se rv i ce divis ion of S tandard Oil C o m p a n y (Ohio), then taught at the Univers i ty of Virginia and the Univers i ty of A labama, com ing to C S M in 1 9 6 0 .

H e res igned his post of Dean of Facu l ty in 1 9 7 9 and has resumed a full-time role as teacher and r e s e a r c h participant in the C P R depar tment .

In addi t ion, it is e x p e c t e d that petro leum wil l b e c o m e ex t raord inar i l y e x p e n s i v e , he sa id . " W e may de lude ou rse l ves one s tep at a t ime," he sa id . "Th i s is the foresight a rgument . "

A n d finally, he sa id , the federal and state tax s y s t e m s as they c o n c e r n ene rgy are b a s e d on a half century of e x p e r i e n c e with a pe t ro leum-based s y s t e m . " F o r the tax s y s t e m to be truly structural ly neutral with respec t to oil sha le , o r to other current marginal e c o n o m i c r e s o u r c e s , would s e e m to me to b e a random even t , " he sa id .

With severa l s p e a k e r s point ing to r easons why the federal government shou ld e n c o u r a g e deve lopment of an oil shale industry, M ichae l S t a n w o o d of F r e d C . Hart A s s o c i a t e s , Inc. sa id deve lope rs shou ld take a hard look at the impact of what he termed "the key law of the ' 8 0 s " — t h e R e s o u r c e C o n s e r v a - '

tion and R e c o v e r y Ac t ( R C R A ) .

T h e Envi ronmenta l P ro tec t ion A g e n c y has not yet comp le ted its final regulat ions under the act , p a s s e d in 1 9 7 6 , wh ich is d e s i g n e d to contro l sol id and hazardous w a s t e s and e n c o u r a g e res o u r c e conserva t ion and recove ry .

S t a n w o o d sa id spen t shale w a s t e s cou ld be c lass i f ied as "haza rdous w a s t e " or " s p e c i a l w a s t e , " In either c a s e cont ro l led by E P A regulat ions, or e l se it cou ld be non-federal ly regulated as a sol id w a s t e .

If c lass i f ied as hazardous , oil shale w a s t e s wou ld be sub jec t to "c rad ie- to -g r a v e " management by the c o m p a n i e s u n d e r a d e t a i l e d r e c o r d - k e e p i n g s y s t e m , said S t a n w o o d . H e sa id oil shale w a s t e s appear to meet the cr i ter ia to be c lass i f ied as a " s p e c i a l w a s t e " be c a u s e of the large vo lumes of spen t sha le e x p e c t e d f rom commerc ia l ope ra

t ions.

Unde r the p r o p o s e d guide l ines, regulations as spec ia l w a s t e wou ld be less str ingent than under hazardous w a s t e s .

In any c a s e , S t a n w o o d sa id , the E P A and industry are both e x p e c t e d to undergo a s l ow learning cu rve as R C R A b e c o m e s operab le , the E P A b e c a u s e of inadequate funding and shor tages of qual i f ied pe rsonne l , and industry as It de te rmines proper management tech n iques in r e s p o n s e to the E P A learning cu rve .

A n d , in a g loomy fo recas t for oil shale d e v e l o p e r s , S t a n w o o d c o n c l u d e d , "Immediate impacts of the E P A and industry s l ow R C R A learning cu rves will be deve lopment de lays and further uncer ta inty in investment d e c i s i o n s , "

Whi le oil shale deve lopment is still in the eariy s t ages , Co lo rado off icials are work ing to c o m e up with a method for ass im i la t i ng n e w in format ion abou t ene rgy deve lopment s o the state can handle order iy ene rgy deve lopment , sa id Wal ter E, H e c o x , project superv isor for the Co lo rado Ene rgy R e s o u r c e Deve lopment P lan .

The project , being carr ied out with D O E funding by the Co lo rado Department of Natural R e s o u r c e s , is d e s i g n e d to c o m e up with a mode l s o the state c a n r e s p o n d to the initiatives of the e x p e c t e d Ene rgy Mobi l izat ion Boa rd , Ene rgy Secur i t y Corpora t ion , and new federa l initiatives to acce le ra te oil sha le leasing and product ion.

A n d nor thwest C o l o r a d o , the si te of most of the nat ion's quality oil shale res e r v e s , will be deal ing with impacts that cou ld be espec ia l l y seve re , sa id H e c o x . Oi l sha le deve lopment is be ing a c c o m panied by addit ional deve lopment of coa l r e s o u r c e s , con t inued interest in oil and g a s , espec ia l l y in tight sands format ions, and uranium deve lopment .

In his presenta t ion , H e c o x rei terated the state posi t ion that " syn the t i c fuels deve lopmen t in genera l and oil sha le deve lopment in part icular p r o c e e d a long a del iberate pa th " that means a p a c e d sca le -up to commerc ia l deve lopment .

H e sa id , " T o app roach oil sha le d e ve lopment o therwise wou ld mean a boom-bus t c y c l e of const ruc t ion f o r ces and communi ty impact in nor thwest C o l o r a d o , threat of inordinate env i ronmental d a m a g e , potential was tage of the oil sha le r esou rce , and poss ib le cl imax

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leve ls of p roduc t ion at l ess ttian ttie opt imum b e c a u s e of commi tment to first generat ion t e c h n o l o g i e s . "

Dona ld S c r i m g e o u r of Qual i ty Deve lopment A s s o c i a t e s , Inc., cha rac ter ized the ef for ts of local gove rnmen ts In the P i c e a n c e Bas in a s " a mode l for b o o m town planning and mit igation, although the g rowth has b e e n relatively s l ow In com ing and the r e s o u r c e s , s o far, have b e e n a d e q u a t e . "

H e sa id the big unknown invo lves future growth and its ramif icat ions. H e a s k e d , " H o w m u c h growth c a n o c c u r be fo re the e f fec t s b e c o m e a constra int on the industry Itself, c reat ing p rob lems in mora le , and leading to high ra tes of turnover, di f f icult ies in wo rk f o r c e recrui tment, a c c i d e n t s o n the job and s e v e r e soc ia l d isrupt ion in the commun i t i es? "

Sc r imgeou r d e s c r i b e d the var ious federa l , state and industry ef for ts underway to ensu re an accep tab le a n s w e r , but sa id more n e e d s to b e d o n e . T h e federa l government s t r e s s e s funding and information and techn ica l ass i s t ance , the state is ohen ted toward managing funding reques ts and disbu rsemen ts and techn ica l a s s i s t a n c e , and the local ef for ts s e r v e as a f o c u s for all of the ass i s tance ef for ts. H e c lass i f ied industry ef for ts as ranging f rom "a t t endance at loca l meet ings to full-s c a l e p r o g r a m s , " and sa id t hese ef for ts s t r ess growth management planning and techn ica l a s s i s t a n c e , wo rk fo rce programs and communi ty shortfal l ass i s tance .

H e s u g g e s t e d that the federa l gove rn ment may have to prov ide more di rect and f lexible funding, the state will have to deve lop an overs ight and coord i nating ro le , local p rograms shou ld b e o rgan i zed in a b roader and more reg ional manner . Industry will have to take ca re of its o w n e m p l o y e e s ' hous ing and t ransportat ion, in addit ion to ass is t ing local gove rnmen ts with, techn ica l exper t i se a n d sho r t f a l l b a c k u p w h e r e n e c e s s a r y .

S c r i m g e o u r sa id overal l coord inat ion

may a lso be n e c e s s a r y , and that si t ing legislat ing may b e adv isab le . Without s u c h ef for ts , he sa id , " the major remaining stumbl ing b lock to oil sha le deve lop ment and preservat ion of the quality of life will be the hous ing , soc ia l s e r v i c e s , wo rk f o r c e recrui tment and other human n e e d s rather than the techno log ica l and e c o n o m i c fac tors that have a f fec ted the Industry until n o w . "

S l a d e k sa id that s e r i o u s s o c i o e c o n o m i c const ra in ts are p resen t If the industry g r o w s to a 1-mil l lon-bpd produc t ion leve l by 1 9 9 0 , but that 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 and l e s s wou ld p resen t l ess s e v e r e p rob lems .

B e t w e e n 1 9 8 5 and 1 9 9 0 , the smal l communi t ies In Garf ie ld and R io B lanco C o u n t i e s that will b e mos t a f fec ted cou ld a c c o m m o d a t e up to 3 5 , 0 0 0 peop le at a 1 3 3 , 0 0 0 - b p d industry p roduc t ion leve l , he sa id . Th is a s s u m e s present ly p lanned improvements and e x p a n s i o n s , and c o n struct ion of Batt lement M e s a , a new town. T h e 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 - b p d level cou ld b e r e a c h e d if s o m e of the deve lopment o c c u r r e d in U tah , and if cons t ruc t ion of n e w towns w e r e a c c e l e r a t e d , he sa id .

A m o n g the other f indings that S ladek repor ted a re :

• A n Industry of at least 6 0 , 0 0 0 bpd cou ld result e v e n if no further federal ac t ions are taken . A 3 6 0 , 0 0 0 - b p d industry wou ld require incent ives to C o l o n y and Un ion to r e s u m e their p ro jec ts , and 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 bpd wou ld require incent ives s u c h as a multimineral l ease or land e x c h a n g e (as p r o p o s e d by Super ior ) and cont inuat ion of the Paraho lease at Anvil Po in ts .

If the Utah lease tracts resume dev e l o p m e n t , the 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 - b p d leve l might be r e a c h e d , and 5 6 0 , 0 0 0 bpd wou ld requi re that tract C - a l e s s e e s return to the original o p e n pit mining c o n cep t . Addi t ion of the E x x o n land exc h a n g e might Increase product ion to 6 2 0 , 0 0 0 p b d .

T o r e a c h o n e million bpd by 1 9 9 0 wou ld require m u c h more favorable e c o nomic cond i t ions or s t ronger incent ives to spu r deve lopmen t of the " s e c o n d

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• S u r f a c e water for oil sha le deve lop ment a p p e a r s adequa te until after the turn of the century . E v e n without oil shale deve lopmen t and with a med ium growth rate for the a rea , the surp lus water will d i sappear by the yea r 2 0 1 3 . C o s t of the water d o e s not appear to be an obs tac le to oil shale deve lopment .

A 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 - b p d product ion level w a s g iven a more favorable rating than a 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 - , 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 - or one-mil l ion-leve l , S l adek sa id , b e c a u s e it wou ld prov ide the bes t ba lance of information, p r o c e s s deve lopmen t and demons t ra t ion and impac ts .

T h e 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 - and 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 - b p d leve ls w e r e rated lower b e c a u s e only a f e w techno log ies and s i tes wou ld b e t es ted , and the one-mi l t ion-bpd level w a s rated l owes t b e c a u s e , sa id S l adek , " i ts dep loyment s t ra tegy wou ld poor ly util ize many of the e l emen ts of prod u c t i o n . "

Dr, J a m e s Ga ry , p ro fesso r of chemica l and pet ro leum ref ining eng ineer ing at C S M and coord ina tor of the Oi l Sha le S y m p o s i u m , has b e e n ab le to gauge interest in oil sha le deve lopmen t by a t tendance f igures e a c h year . Th is y e a r ' s a t tendance l e v e l — 3 5 0 — w a s one of the h ighest in the 1 5 - y e a r history of the program.

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T he t ime has c o m e w h e n the u n u s e d port ion of hydro p o w e r in the Uni ted

S ta tes must be put into full u s e — c l o s e to 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 megawat ts of env i ronmentally a c c e p t a b l e , pol lut ion-free hydro-electr ic i ty . Th is u n u s e d potential ene rgy e x c e e d s the amount of p o w e r that cou ld be p r o d u c e d by 5 0 Three -M i le Is lands; the two nuc lear plants at Th ree -M i le Island w e r e d e s i g n e d to p roduce a total of 1 7 0 0 megawat ts .

1 s e r v e d as a planning eng ineer for the Bureau of Rec lamat ion and later a s a full-time consul tant on water matters for the F o r d , B a c o n & Davis Eng ineer ing C o . M y s tud ies at that t ime, together with my cont inu ing and current s tud ies of the water supp l y for 3 0 s ta tes in the Un i ted S ta tes , lead me to the conc lus i on that no more than 5 0 % of the feasib le hydro p o w e r has b e e n d e v e l o p e d ,

M r s , Pe t t y ' s interest ing art icle in the January 1 9 8 0 i ssue of M i n e s M a g a z i n e , "Wha t C a n B e D o n e ? " ment ions solar power but d o e s not ment ion hydro e lec tric power , 1 ag ree with M r s . Pet ty in the current ly a c c e p t e d meaning of the use of so lar power , but what bet ter use cou ld b e made of so lar p o w e r than to take advantage of the ene rgy of fall ing, water wh ich w a s initially lifted by the sun?

Unfor tunate ly , b e c a u s e of the hostil ity of o ld v e s t e d interests (especia l ly the power compan ies ) toward publ ic hydro power , little ment ion is made of hydro potent ial by either the med ia or by the Administrat ion as one of the pursui ts w h i c h shou ld b e under taken to heip make the nation l e s s d e p e n d e n t upon fore ign s o u r c e s of ene rgy .

At a n e w s c o n f e r e n c e in Aphl 1 9 7 7 , P res iden t Car te r m a d e the statement that all hydro p o w e r had b e e n dev e l o p e d in the Un i ted S ta tes . T h e poss i bilit ies of hydroelect r ic i ty p roduct ion bey o n d the p resen t p rograms is a lmost neve r men t ioned in publ icat ions, s o it Is unders tandab le that the P res iden t cou ld made this s tatement . H e b e c a m e aware

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A l though 1 do not have the resul ts of the s tudy r e q u e s t e d by the Pres iden t , fo l lowing are quotat ions illustrating the f indings as repor ted in the Rocky lyiountain News on M a y 3 1 , 1 9 7 8 . by J a m e s Fos te r of the S c r i p p s - H o w a r d staff:

" T h e Car te r Administrat ion has identif ied 4 7 , 0 0 0 smal l dam s i tes w h i c h , if f itted with hydroe lec thc i ty generat ing equ ipment , cou ld p r o d u c e p o w e r equal to about 1 2 pe rcen t of the national total . . . . T h e su rvey concen t ra ted on smal l

er dams and m u c h of the potential w a s found in N e w Eng land and the M i s s i s s ippi Val ley . . . . A c c o r d i n g to the Army C o r p s of E n g i n e e r s , wh ich part ic ipated in the Administrat ion s tudy , deve lop ment of all poss ib le dam s i tes cou ld add another 5 4 , 0 0 0 megawat ts . T h e s e figu res do not inc lude 2 2 appl icat ions for major new hyd roe lec thc pro jec ts that are pend ing with the F e d e r a l E n e r g y Regu la to ry C o m m i s s i o n . T h o s e app l i cat ions involve more than 5 , 1 0 0 m e g a wat ts . . . . T h e C o m m i s s i o n is s tudy ing prel iminary permits—the first regulatory s tep—for an addit ional 1 6 , 0 0 0 megawat ts . . . . The ene rgy regulatory c o m miss ion recent ly i s s u e d a l i cense for another major project , the V A E lec t r i c 8 P o w e r C o . ' s 2 , 1 0 0 megawat t p lant . . . near Mounta in G r o v e s , V A . "

A s a result of my cont inu ing and current s tud ies of the water of all the w e s t e r n s ta tes (except O regon ) I have de te rm ined that an addit ional 2 5 , 0 0 0 megawat ts of e lec t r i c p o w e r cou ld be feasib ly p r o d u c e d In the s ta tes w e s t of the M iss i ss ipp i River (except O regon ) . Th is cou ld be a c c o m p l i s h e d through "f i rming u p " addit ional water s to rage for e x i s t i n g i n s t a l l a t i o n s a n d t h r o u g h feas ib le new hydro p o w e r s i tes . T h e s e

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2 5 , 0 0 0 megawat ts together with those s ta ted above cou ld prov ide a total of o v e r 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 megawat ts of pol lut ion-f ree hydro p o w e r to add to the ex is t ing e lectr ic i ty ene rgy poo l of the entire Un i ted S ta tes .

T h e private p o w e r industry and the government (state and federal) mus t let no t ime e lapse in the cur rent chs i s to get this p o w e r on s t ream. F u n d s must be p rov ided by C o n g r e s s to get this work under w a y , ei ther through a s s i s t a n c e to fhe private power industry or through the s ta tes ' or the federa l gove rnmen t ' s per forming the cons t ruc t ion , w h i c h e v e r or wha teve r is n e c e s s a r y , to insure that no t ime is lost.

A s a graduate of the S c h o o l of M i n e s , and in r e s p o n s e to M r s . Pe t t y ' s art ic le, 1 urge that the S c h o o l of M i n e s and its g raduates embark on a campa ign to call to the attent ion of the Pres iden t , the C o n g r e s s and private industry that this hydro p o w e r deve lopment is vitally n e c e s s a r y in so lv ing the ene rgy cr is is insofar as electr ic i ty is c o n c e r n e d .

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of f ice whi le s tudy ing eng ineer ing—and s tubborn e n o u g h to stay in o f f i ce at the e x p e n s e of threats from p ro fesso rs and be ing del iberate ly f lunked. The re is one example of this kind of pe rson in the M i n e s pantheon of interest ing g raduates —Mi l l s E m e r s o n Bunger , E . M . 1 9 0 9 .

A p p r o a c h e d by the oppos i t ion to a part icular coun ty su rveyor , w h o also just h a p p e n e d to be a C S M p ro fesso r , Mi l ls ag reed to run for the of f ice in 1 9 0 9 . H e w a s e l ec ted and b e g a n to overhaul s o m e rather amb iguous s u r v e y s wh ich we re on file, and over wh ich s o m e s q u a b b l e s had e rup ted . H e w a s very s u c c e s s f u l in this job but found that his work s u c c e s s w a s gett ing in the way of his s c h o o l ass ignmen ts . O n e of his ass ignments w a s to identity a large group of samp les , wh ich he c o m p l e t e d on time and , he felt, cor rec t ly . H e w a s great ly su rp r i sed to get the project back as being unsat isfactory—it s e e m s that the p ro fesso r had a pre judice against any student who w o r k e d to earn his way th rough s c h o o l — a n d be ing coun ty su rveyor coun ted as a pretty hefty responsib i l i ty for a s tudent .

Mil ls eventual ly r ece i ved cred i t for the project , but only after a s e c o n d go at it. H e a lso taught F r e s h m a n su rvey ing , for the sum of 2 5 $ per hour, and ea rned e n o u g h to pay part of his e x p e n s e s at s c h o o l . With the $ 5 0 0 ea rned a s Je f fe r s o n C o u n t y Su rveyo r , he w a s able to part ic ipate in the Sen io r trip.

The Bunger Family Born in eas te rn C o l o r a d o , near Ft.

M o r g a n , Mi l ls w a s one of 7 b o y s and 3 girls in the Bunger family. T h e sen ior B u n g e r s w e r e insistent that all of the chi ldren rece i ve a co l l ege educa t ion , but, acco rd i ng to Mil ls and his brother

M y r o n , it w a s a lways unde rs tood that they wou ld be f o r ced to pay their o w n tuition and e x p e n s e s .

Mr . Bunger w a s an ear ly advoca te of g o o d eat ing habits and w a s c o n v i n c e d that a g o o d breakfast , part icularly oatmeal , w a s a prerequis i te for a g o o d day. The Ke l logg C o m p a n y s o m e h o w b e c a m e aware of this claim and invited the use of the Bunger ch i ldren in their adver t i sements . Thus , at a very ear ly age , Mil ls w a s featured in an oatmeal ad ! Interestingly e n o u g h , many yea rs later one of Mi l ls ' g reat -granddaughters w a s featured in a Ke l logg C o m p a n y c o m merc ia l .

The Bunger family l ived on a large farm, part of wh ich is now incorpora ted into the ci ty of Wheat R idge , and e a c h m e m b e r of the family had ass i gned c h o r e s . Mil ls took care of his c h o r e s before b icyc l ing into G o l d e n for s c h o o l until he rented a h o u s e in G o l d e n , shar ing the cos t with other s tuden ts . H e relates that c h o r e s we re p a s s e d d o w n from o lder to younge r ch i ld ren as they b e c a m e big e n o u g h to c o p e with the var ious tasks—and he w a s a lways glad to hand them on to the younge r brothers. Nine of the 1 0 ch i ld ren even tually did comp le te a h igher educa t ion .

Graduation With graduat ion from M i n e s c a m e an

of fer to travel to R u s s i a to work , and an offer by a firm in N e w Yo rk to funct ion as a hydrographer . Whi le ponder ing these oppor tun i t ies , the then -gove rno r of C o l o r a d o , G o v . Shaf f ro th , in a casua l meet ing , s c o l d e d him for thinking of leaving the state. H e forthwith o f fe red the young eng ineer a posi t ion as hydrographer for the State of C o l o r a d o , wh ich w a s immediate ly a c c e p t e d . His dut ies i n c l u d e d w a t e r m e a s u r e m e n t of s t reams, r ivers and cana ls in the state, p lus planning and pro jec t ions.

By 1 9 1 4 , as depu ty state eng ineer , Bunger w a s appo in ted by the At torney Genera l to se rve as eng ineer in a dispute b e t w e e n C o l o r a d o and W y o m i n g conce rn ing the waters of the Laramie River , A s a result of his invest igat ions, 4 0 , 0 0 0 ac re feet of water w a s a l located to W y o m i n g by J u d g e Vanderven te r , w h o w a s later Chief Jus t i ce of the

S u p r e m e Cour t . T h e dec i s i on w a s later appea led and half the amount w a s returned to C o l o r a d o ,

M u c h of W e s t e r n water history and dec i s i ons relating thereto l ies within the Bunger family. A n unc le on the maternal s ide , E l w o o d M e a d , w a s the first to art iculate the wide ly u s e d formula, "F i rs t in u s e , first in hght . " M e a d w a s a p ro fesso r of mathemat ics , then first agricultural eng ineer ing p ro fesso r at the State Agricul tural C o l l e g e of C o l o r a d o , later C S U . His in f luence had m u c h to do w i th s u b s e q u e n t c a r e e r s of h is n e p h e w s , M y r o n Bunger , a younger brother of Mi l ls, has b e e n assoc ia ted with the Bureau of Rec lamat ion and is a lso an authority on water u s e .

B u n g e r m o v e d from his state posi t ion to that of manager of a large irrigation pro ject near Tr in idad, w h e r e he remained until 1 9 3 0 , In that year he bec a m e assoc ia ted with the Bureau of Rec lamat ion and remained with that organizat ion until 1 9 4 8 , T w o of the interest ing pro jec ts in wh ich he w a s involved in dur ing that time w e r e the Gi la Pro jec t in A h z o n a , a 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 - a c r e irrigat ion project , and the Big T h o m p s o n Pro jec t in nor theastern C o l o r a d o . In 1 9 4 8 he w a s Ch ie f , M issour i Bas in R e port Staff, in the of f ice of the U . S . Sec re ta ry of the Intehor, then he w a s loaned to the A rmy by the Interior Department as an expe r t on water supp l ies ,

A leave of a b s e n c e w a s granted to him in 1 9 4 9 , and he spen t two yea rs as a consul tant wi th Fo rd , B a c o n & Davis, work ing exc lus ive ly in water p lanning.

Turning Point T h e year 1 9 5 2 brought a sharp

change in the pro fess iona l life of Mi l ls Bunger , w h e n he b e c a m e Chie f of Wa te r R e s o u r c e Deve lopment for the Hashemi te K ingdom of J o r d a n , A quote f rom a statement wri t ten by B u n g e r in early 1 9 5 4 tells an interest ing story,

"I p repared the p lans, made the surv e y s and spen t over $ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 on the const ruc t ion of a pro ject on the Yarmuk River , to irrigate 1 3 0 , 0 0 0 a c r e s of g round in the J o r d a n Val ley . T h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s h a d s e t a s i d e $ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 toward reset t lement of


the Arab re fugees . A Deve lopment Board had b e e n set up, with me as d i rector , and $ 4 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 had been p l a c e d at our d i sposa l as a starter,

" O n e morning Er ic Johns ton c a m e into my of f ice in A m m a n , unannounced-H e s ta ted , '1 have c o m e here di rect from the o f f ice of the Pres iden t [Dwight D, E isenhower ] of the Uni ted S ta tes , H e unders tands y o u have w o n the respec t of the Arab peop le , and he reques ts y o u to use your in f luence with the A rabs to have them make p e a c e with the J e w s . If they do not, he will s e e that not another dollar will be spen t on your project, ' 1 re fused to o b e y the Pres iden t and res i g n e d , and not another dollar has been spen t on the project s i n c e , "

B u n g e r ' s refusal to do the Pres ident ia l b idding resul ted in his return to the S ta tes and his eventual resignat ion from government se rv i ce . S i n c e 1 9 5 4 he has w o r k e d as a consul t ing eng ineer for the Cent ra l Co lo rado Water C o n s e r v a n c y District and var ious other di tch c o m pan ies and consul t ing f irms.

Talk ing to Mil ls Bunger is a fascinat ing Qxerc i se . T h e conversa t ion sw ings back and forth f rom d i scuss ion of the athletic c u p w o n by the c l ass of 1 9 0 9 , and pres e n t e d by Dr, A lde rson , to very modern plans for the better utilization of water supp l i es in the Wes te rn Uni ted S ta tes . H e recal ls with clarity s o n g s wh ich p o k e d not-so-gent le fun at var ious S c h o o l administrat ion f igures and prof e s s o r s . T h e c o n s t a n t i n te l l ec tua l c l imate of his home, where only d i scus s ion of se r ious top ics w a s tolerated, his vahed e x p e r i e n c e s , and the famous peop le with w h o m he dealt may have inf l uenced the deve lopment of this c o n versat ional facility. Whatever the backg round , this graduate of the c l ass of 1 9 0 9 is a stimulating and inspir ing c o n versat ional ist . —Patricia C. Petty

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'NDER what conditions will oxygen molecules dissociate into single atoms on a platinum surface? What is the mechanism for oxygen dissociation? Those are the kinds of questions that Dr. John Gland and his colleagues at the General Motors Research Laboratories are investigating to get a better understanding of the chemistry behind catalysis.

Their work has valuable practical implications for the automotive field, where catalysis is used to remove harmful emissions from automobile exhaust. Most cars built in the U.S. use catalytic converters filled with beads containing platinum to chemically transform carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbons into harmless CO2 and water.

While it has long been known that catalysts are an effective way to

convert these gases, little is known about precisely why and in what order the basic atomic reactions occur.

In seeking answers to these questions, surface chemists study the elemental composition and geometric arrangement of atoms in the first few atomic layers of the surface and the means by which atoms and molecules from the gas phase bond to the surface.

In his most recent work, Dr. Gland has been studying the adsorption and desorption of oxygen on platinum single-crystal surfaces. Hiis is important because oxygen is the agent that must be adsorbed on the surface to react with carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons to convert them to CO2.

The experiments were conducted in a stainless steel ultrahigh vacuum system equipped with an electron energy analyzer and a mass spectrometer. The electron energy analyzer allows one to measure the concentration and character of the oxygen adsorbed on the platinum surface. The mass spectrometer is used to measure the desorption of O2 as the platinum surface is heated. Mathematical analysis of the desorption process allows one to characterize the chemical bond between the oxygen and the platinum surface.

In these experiments, the platinum surface is covered with oxygen at the extremely low temperature of —179°C (almost the temperature of liquid nitrogen) by exposing it to gaseous O2 molecules. The oxygen remaining in the gas phase is pumped away, and then the desorp

tion of oxygen from the surface is observed as the- platinum crystal is gradually heated to 1000°C.

The oxygen was found to de-sorb from the surface in two distinctly different temperature regimes—part at —-125°C and the rest at about 425°C. By using the oxygen-18 isotope, it was established that the low temperature desorption represents oxygen that was adsorbed on the surface in a molecular form whiie the higher temperature desorption corresponds to oxygen adsorbed in the atomic form. From an analysis of the desorption process, it was possible to establish the complete energetics. Oxygen molecules from the gas phase strike the surface and are weakly bound (37 kJ/mol).The adsorbed oxygen molecule can either desorb into the gas phase (37 kj/mol) or dissociate into atoms (33 kJ/mo!). The atoms are bonded very strongly (200 kJ/mol) to the surface.

.ROM the desorption analysis, it was also possible to deduce the mechanism for the dissociation process. The interesting conclusion that results is that the formation of 0 atoms on platinum is a two-step process—oxygen is adsorbed in a molecular state and then dissociates to form atoms.

The GM scientists were most interested in learning how this adsorbed molecular species is bonded to the platinum surface. Fortunately, another technique was available to determine the bonding. The tech

nique is called electron energy-loss spectroscopy and is quite new—there are only six or seven such instruments in the world. The measurements not only confirmed the existence of the adsorbed molecular oxygen but showed that it was bound by the transfer of two electrons from the platinum surface into the antibonding it^ orbitals of oxygen. "This was most exciting" said Dr. Gland, "because this is the first time that this type of oxygen bond has been observed on a metal surface.

"We're getting closer and closer to a more specific understanding of catalysis," says Dr. Gland. "The more we learn about simple chemical systems, the better we'll be able to control more complicated systems. That has excellent implications for protecting the environment."

^ p j j g Dr. John Gland, A T A I V years old, is a ; X^t^-^r-ivTT-v Senior Research Sci-O l i i r i l J N I D entist in surface X H E chemistry at the x|yr\r>iT General Motors Re-W v / I a J V search Laboratories.

He heads a group of 7 investigators, 4 with Ph.D.s, all involved in work relating to the basic surface chemistry of catalysis.

A graduate of Whittenberg University in Ohio, Dr. Gland received his Ph.D. in physical chemis

try at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1973 and joined the General Motors staff that year.

Dr. Gland comments: "I came to GM Labs because I wanted to get in on the ground floor of an exciting new field. The atmosphere here is very open, with lots of cross-pollination among departments. With several hundred people with Ph.D.s here, we've got a lot of human resources to draw on in all the basic sciences.

"Typically, management defines a broad problem, then we're free to tackle the solution in any way we choose. They give us the freedom, equipment and support to get the job done correctly."

In addition to his research. Dr. Gland enjoys backpacking in Wyoming and in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California.

letters Dear Editor,

Some additionai background should be presented on Mao, a featured personality of ttie Book Review in the April 1980 Mines Magazine.

In 1929 Joseph Stalin picked a young Chinese intellectual named Mao Tse-tung as his Chinese agent. Through private tutoring Mao was taught the techniques of revolution by "agrarian reform." fvlao's "agrarian reform" involved taking al! land from its non-Communist owners, and then hauling those owners into "people's courts" on trumped-up charges and sentencing them "leniently" to having both hands chopped off.

Japan had been at war against Chiang Kai-shek four continuous years before they attacked Pearl Harbor. As the U.S. entered WW II with Chiang against Japan, Mao gave orders to his Communist Chinese generals to devote 3 0 % of their effort against the Japs and 7 0 % to fighting our ally Chiang.

After Mao had seized power in Communist China he used Russian equipment, Korean troops, and Chinese troops to help kill a part of the 3 0 , 0 0 0 Americans who died in the Korean War.

In Mao's climb to power, and in his consolidation of that power, he and his Communist agents murdered 6 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 of their fellow Chinese.

Therefore, it is surprising that Mines Magazine would promote a C S M Professor's book

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which characterizes Mao "as one of the greatest statesmen the world has ever known."

Sincerely, John R. Pfeutze, B.S. C P R '71 President, Pfeutze Investments

Dear Mr. Pfeutze, You comments on ttie faoo/t review "China

after Mao" are appreciated. I have forwarded them to Dr. Buultjens in the event he wishes to reply to any of the statements.

1 do not have sufficient knowledge of the facts and figures lo which you refer to respond adequately. I would lilte to point out, however, thai ihe practice of statecraft does not necessarily imply humanitarianism, or even morality. Adolph Hitler, a man who caused untold anguish and precipitated a world conflict, was a dishonest and immoral person. He possessed to a remarkable degree the ability lo bring together persons of divergent backgrounds and beliefs, lo set up systems of economic value, and to create a climate of national confidence. These things were accomplished by statesman-like actions. Modern history gives us other examples, and ancient history is replete with such clever, but wicked, individuals.

~PCP. Editor

Dear Mrs. Petty: According to the February issue of Mines

Magazine I see you are going to enter a new column in the magazine and couldn't think of a suitable name for it. I don't know just what kind of material you expect this new column to contain in the future so 1 didn't know just what kind of a name it should have. But 1 thought of a few which I am submitting, hoping some of them might be suitable.

If you can't decide on one in particular just

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Dear Pat: You seem to have pondered your column's

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(as is) Professional Points , Miner Memos Energized Thoughts Miner's Missive Trenchant Thoughts Pat's Points Reserved For Oreable Notes Thinking Editor's Edifices

You will note 1 have corresponded after your annual Petroleum issue to insure I didn't weaken and offer any prosaic input. I think the magazine has continued to improve, and I particularly enjoy the updates on the conceptual trends going on at Mines in the student body, teaching and management.

Regards, James S. Classen

Dear Miss Petty: 1 appreciate your letter of April 24 and the

copies of my article in the Mines Magazine, This is a magnificent job of condensation, and 1 don't envy you for having done the job. However, the result is extremely pleasing.

1 should nol require any extra copies. I'm glad to have those which I have. Please give Bob Weimer my warmest regards. 1 admire him at least as much—possibly even more— than he admires me!

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"The C S W Alumni Association annually confers honorary memberships In the Association on individuals who have been of significant service to the Colorado School of M /nes and its alumni. Individuals can be recommended by members of the Association for this honor. An Honorary f\Aembership Committee recommends candidates to the Association Board of Directors for final selection.

The Committee and the Board use several criteria in selecting individuals for this honor. These are:

1. The recipient of the Honorary Membership in the CSM Alumni Association must be of good moral character and in good standing professionally.

2. The recipient must have rendered distinguished service to the Association and/or the School of Mines.

3. The recipient need not be a graduate of the School of Mines.

4. The recipient should be able to be present in person to receive this honor."

T h e above cr i ter ia is taken from the r e c o r d s of the C S M Alumni Assoc ia t i on B o a r d , and clear ly se t s forth the prerequis i tes for rece iv ing d is t ingu ished recogni t ion for the Board of D i rec to rs . T h e honor , awa rded at C o m m e n c e m e n t eve ry year , is a very spec ia l way of e x p r e s s i n g grat i tude to those p e r s o n s w h o have suppo r ted and e n c o u r a g e d not only the Assoc ia t i on and the S c h o o l

but the individuals and s tuden ts w h o make up these organizat ions.

T h e h o n o r e e s for 1 9 8 0 w e r e se lec t e d by a six-man commi t tee cha i red by David R. C o l e ' 5 2 . M e m b e r s w e r e : E d ward J . B r o o k ' 2 3 ; Edw in H . Crab t ree ' 2 7 ; Wal ter H. Dumke ' 2 9 ; Wil l iam E . L e c k i e ' 4 9 and F ranc i s E. Smi ley ' 4 0 . Work ing with the B o a r d of Di rec tors of the C S M A A , this commi t tee and the B o a r d c h o s e the fol lowing p e r s o n s a s those most exempl i fy ing the s tandards se t forth for Honorary M e m b e r s h i p ,

Joseph E. Davies, Associate '64. P r o f e s s o r of P h y s i c a l Educa t i on , w h o wil l b e taking a transit ional appointment

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fo l lowing ret irement in 1 9 8 0 . J o e is a fnend of hundreds of s tudents w h o have w o r k e d with him s i n c e he jo ined the C S M faculty in 1 9 4 8 . H is many ad v a n c e s and hard work have great ly e n h a n c e d the C S M track program over the yea rs . A highlight of the track program, insti tuted by Dav ies , is the H igh S c h o o l Invitational t rack meet wh ich br ings high s c h o o l s tuden ts , c o a c h e s and famil ies to the C S M c a m p u s . H e is a lso primarily respons ib le for the Indoor track program at the S c h o o l , The n e w transit ional appointment p r o c e d u r e will b e a great advantage for the P h y s i c a l Educa t ion depar tment , making it poss ib le for them to still obtain Dav ies ' s e r v i c e s on a part-t ime bas is . J u s t as he has trained and be f r i ended many s tuden ts o v e r the yea rs , he will cont inue to bnng the bene fits of his e x p e r i e n c e and charac te r to this yea r ' s c rop of track per fo rmers .

F. A . " H e i n e " Foss, we l l -known and popular merchant of G o l d e n , w h o has w o r k e d steadi ly o v e r the y e a r s to promote the ci ty of G o l d e n and the C o l o rado S c h o o l of M i n e s . F o s s has not on ly b e e n a boos te r for the eng ineer ing s c h o o l , he has b e e n a firm fr iend and c o u n s e l o r to many of the budd ing eng i n e e r s w h o have found help in many fo rms f rom him. H e has b e e n respons i ble for the f inancial aid wh ich has e n ab led severa l s tuden ts to c o m p l e t e their educa t ion and has a d d e d persona l t ime and involvement in tutoring t h o s e w h o s o m e t i m e s n e e d e d that ext ra he lp . A l w a y s ready to suppor t the s tudent organizat ions, F o s s and the peop le in his organizat ion are of ten s p o n s o r s of spec ia l even ts p lanned by these organ iza t ions . T h e b e s t e x a m p l e of coopera t i on b e t w e e n a s c h o o l and a communi ty f igure, He ine F o s s has d o n e m u c h for C o l o r a d o S c h o o i of M i n e s , the Alumni Assoc ia t i on and the s tudent body .

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C S M . H e has b e e n in the S c h o o l ' s G e o l o g y d e p a r t m e n t s i n c e 1 9 5 5 . K n o w n w o d d - w i d e for his ef for ts in promot ing oil and gas explorat ion and deve lopment , Haun is P res iden t of the Amer i can Assoc ia t i on of Pe t ro leum G e o l o g i s t s . H e has s e r v e d in many other

capac i t i es in the organizat ion, as wel l as in o ther industry-re lated g roups . His in f luence on the geo logy s tud ies of many s tuden ts has b e e n great, and he is respons ib le for many indirect d iscover ies through those s tuden ts w h o m he has trained s o wel l over the past 2 5 yea rs . Haun , an art iculate s p o k e m a n for the pet ro leum industry, has s e r v e d as c o n sultant to many major oil f i rms. His ability a n d e x p e r t i s e in t he p e t r o l e u m explorat ion field have b e e n r e c o g n i z e d b y g o v e r n m e n t a l e n t i t i e s — h e is current ly a m e m b e r of the C o i o r a d o Oil and G a s Conse rva t i on C o m m i s s i o n , appo in ted by G o v e r n o r R ichard Lamm for a four-year term. Rec ip ien t of the C S M Outs tand ing P r o f e s s o r award , numerous honors from pro fess iona l soc ie t i es and r e s p e c t from those who have p a s s e d through his c l a s s e s , J o h n Haun has b e e n j udged a wor thy cand ida te for the Honorary M e m b e r s h i p award .

Jean Paul Mather. A native of C o l o rado w h o has b e e n a s s o c i a t e d with C S M on two dif ferent o c c a s i o n s . Dr. Mather is retiring this year with the des ignat ion of P r o f e s s o r Emer i tus . H e s e r v e d as head of the Minera l E c o nomics Depar tment f rom 1 9 6 9 until

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tive pos i t ions. H e w a s provost of the Univers i ty of M a s s a c h u s e t t s , then P r e s i dent of that institution. His last post be fo re returning to C S M w a s that of P res iden t of the Univers i ty C i ty S c i e n c e C e n t e r , Phi ladelphia. W h e n he c a m e back to Co lo rado and the S c h o o l of M i n e s it w a s to es tab l ish the newly-au thonzed Depar tment of Mineral E c o nom ics at the S c h o o l . N o w h e a d e d by Dr. R . E . D . W o o l s e y , the depar tment Is a pres t ig ious addit ion to the S c h o o l . Dr. Mather has ass i s ted the C S M Alumni Assoc ia t i on in many w a y s , serv ing as s p e a k e r and organ izer for meet ings and promot ing the in te res ts of the A s s o c i a t ion, a long with the S c h o o l , w h e n e v e r poss ib le .

A. George Setter. " T o n y " Set te r , E . M . ' 3 2 , ep i tom izes the famed C S M mining eng ineer who "h i ts the g round runn ing . " H e has had a var ied ca ree r in the mining industry, turned his talents to invent ing, and has b e e n , w h e r e v e r he h a p p e n e d to b e or In w h a t e v e r o c c u p a t i o n , a s taunch suppor te r of his S c h o o l and the Alumni Assoc ia t i on . A qu ick look at the reco rd s h o w s that Tony has b e e n involved in the affairs of the Assoc ia t i on for many yea rs and that he has maintained a s t rong interest in even ts at C S M . Ac t i ve in mining in A r i zona and C o l o r a d o , Tony turned his attention to deve lop ing mach inery and w a s s u c c e s s f u l in coming up with a new method of ore hau lage. H is " m o n o t r a m , " a se l f - powered one- ton carr ier, ea rned him an international blue r ibbon from

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First Fede ra l Sav ings and Loan A s s o c ia t ion, of L a k e w o o d , has es tab l i shed a scho la rsh ip endowmen t fund at the C o l o r a d o S c h o o l of M i n e s In G o l d e n , in honor of act ive se rv i ce in alumni affairs by Ma lco lm E. Col l ier , S r . , E . M . ' 2 2 , Meda l i s t ' 6 5 , and Honorary ' 6 6 , and former pres ident of the sav ings and loan assoc ia t i on .

George A. (Tony) Setter

Mining Worid. G e o r g e Argal l , E . M . ' 3 5 , edi tor of the international publ icat ion at that t ime, as now, sa id that the award w a s g iven by an international panel of Judges for n e w p roduc t s or major innovat ions in des ign or funct ion. Tony , who left underg round mining to se rve as a techn ica l consul tant for a mach inery f irm, has never lost sight of the n e e d s of the mining industry and has b e e n a s t r o n g a d v o c a t e for m i n i n g . T h e combinat ion of his devot ion to the i n d u s t r y , t h e S c h o o l a n d t h e A s s o c i a t i o n , and the f r iendship he s o cheer fu l ly ex tends to all have c o m b i n e d to br ing him this honorary award .

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Start ing in 1 9 8 0 , the " M a l c o l m Col l ie r E n d o w m e n t " will pay as many as three t u i t i o n - o n l y s c h o l a r s h i p s a n n u a l l y . R e c i p i e n t s wil! be s e l e c t e d by the s c h o o l ' s scho la rsh ip commi t tee .

Col l ie r , w h o p layed basketba l l at M i n e s , has b e e n involved in numerous alumni act iv i t ies for over 5 0 y e a r s . H e r e c e i v e d the s c h o o l ' s D is t ingu ished S e r v i c e M e d a l In 1 9 6 5 .

Col l ier w a s graduated f rom the Universi ty of Denve r L a w S c h o o l in 1 9 2 5 , s e r v e d as a state legislator 1 9 3 2 - 1 9 3 4 , and a Denve r E lec t ion C o m m i s s i o n m e m b e r 1 9 3 4 - 1 9 4 0 .

H e w a s a d i rector of First Fede ra l S a v i n g s 1 9 2 5 - 1 9 7 9 a n d is n o w Di rector Emer i tus . H e w a s pres ident 1 9 3 9 - 1 9 7 1 , s u c c e e d e d by his s o n , M a l c o l m , J r .

Col l ier s e r v e d on the Fede ra l H o m e Loan Bank Board in T o p e k a 1 9 4 2 - 1 9 4 6 and w a s C o l o r a d o Sav ings and Loan L e a g u e pres ident in 1 9 4 2 and again in 1 9 5 6 .

T h e C o u n c i l for the A d v a n c e m e n t and Suppor t of Educa t ion ( C A S E ) holds regional compet i t ions for publ icat ions of i ts m e m b e r o r g a n i z a t i o n s . T h e s e compet i t ions are general ly r e c o g n i z e d as be ing among the most prest ig ious in the count ry , and the awards therein are m u c h sough t after.

At the recen t Cal i fornia Distnct C o n f e r e n c e . M I N E S Magaz ine c o v e r for Janua ry 1 9 8 0 , d e s i g n e d by Dale R o s e n b a c h , w a s a w inner in the Citat ion A w a r d ca tegory . F rom 8 5 0 p i e c e s of graph ic art r e c e i v e d , four w e r e c h o s e n , one of wh ich w a s this cove r . The three other w inners we re : J o h n s Hopk ins Univers i ty , Univers i ty of Notre D a m e and the Cal i forn ia Sta te Univers i ty Alumni Assoc ia t i on publ icat ions.

Mr . R o s e n b a c h , w h o des igns many of the M I N E S M a g a z i n e c o v e r s , is Director, Univers i ty Commun ica t i ons , for Co lo rado State Univers i ty , Ft . Co l l ins . H e has d o n e a number of c o m m i s s i o n s for C S M , including l ogos and d e s i g n s u s e d in the publ ic information and publica t ions depar tments of the S c h o o l .

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A note on Afumni Update. Some information for (h/s section is garnered from company press releases, from membership renewals, and calls and notes from friends. Members of the Alumni Association are more likely to have their names and job news inserted since we are in touch wiih these people. It you have news of a classmate or fellow Miner, we appreciate receiving it and appreciate having you remind these Miners that their membership in the organization guarantees a mention in the Magazine from time to time and inclusion in the annual Directory.

'05 Eric Smith, E.M., is celebrating his 75th anniversary as a graduate of C S M . It was hoped that Mr. Smith would be able to make Commencement festivities at the School this year, but this proved impossible. He would enjoy hearing from friends and members of the Alumni Association at: 1 1 0 4 5 Sth Ave. #520, Seattle, WA 9 8 1 1 8 .

'15 Charles A. Rogers, E.M., has donated four albums to the Arthur Lakes Library, the last a collection of photos from his student days on campus. Mr. and Mrs, Rogers celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in February which, says Mr, Rogers, really marks 70 years of of "being sweethearts," They met in high school and courted during his days as a student at Mines,

'16 Carl Biaurock, E.M., who retired in 1 972 from his own company, Dental Gold, is stilt pursuing his avocations of mountaineering and phoEography, He has a very interesting travelogue which he presents to clubs and organizations in the Denver area.

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'23 Ed Brook, E.M., a former president of C S M A A and faithful supporter of the organization, sent his "prospector's pick" gavel to Marshall Crouch as the 1 980 president of the organization,

'25 Maxwell Pelllsh, E.M., is compiling a list of textbooks in his possession, many of which were in use during his years at C S M . He has become interested in the archival project suggested by C S M A A and Dr. Phinney, of the Arthur Lakes Library, and hopes to make some of these rather rare books available to the Library,

'26 C. M. "Nick" Watts, E.M., who lists Greece, Yugoslavia, Afganistan, Vietnam, Korea, Nepal and India among those places he has worked during an interesting career, has presented to the Arthur Lakes Library a slide presentation on Nepal, The presentation will be available in the archives section.

'31 Sylvain J . Pirson, PhD. Geop., who is a professor at the University of Texas, in Austin, has made a collection of photographs and some interesting materials on geophysics available for the collection in the Colorado Room of the Library,

'34 Joe B. Rosenbaum, Met.E. and Medalist '68. is retiring from the U.S. Bureau of Mines and acting as a consulting metallurgist. Mr. Rosenbaum's office is in Salt Lake City. Ted W. Nelson, P.E. and Medaiist '64, retired executive vice president of Mobil Oil Corporation is another participant in the archival project at the Library, He writes, "1 will be pleased, as I am sure many alumni will, to look through my files and books and try to select items that might be appropriate for the collection-"

'38 A. R. Nesbitt, Jr. , E.M., is a valued correspondent—Al keeps sending news clippings with items of interest to the School or related lo the energy industries. Quite often this material is related to a recent article in MINES Magazine or suggests some directions for articles, which is greatly appreciated, Al is also a point of contact for alumni

in the Seattle area. William H. Holman, Met.E., retired April 30 from his position as president of McLouth Steel Corporation. He has spent 41 years in the steel industry, beginning as a Metallurgical observer with U,S, Steel upon graduation and working with a number of companies before joining McLouth. He makes his home in Grosse lie. Ml ,

'39 Ralph C. Hyslop, MSc. Geop., who is retired from Imperial Oii Ltd., is now a consultant with Dorntan Consultants Ltd, John E. Moody, P.E., is now retired from Joy Manufacturing, H. V. Donohoo, Jr., Geol.E. and Medalist '68, has contributed several items to the Lakes Library archives,

'41 Donald W. Robert, Geol.E., Co i . U S A F Ret., has been the owner of Travel, Inc. of Ridgewood, New Jersey, since the first of the year. Prior to acquiring his new business, he was a vice-president of ITT-Federal Electric International, serving in Iran and other foreign assignments. He has also been a consultant on electronic systems program management.

'43 Walter A. Spreading, E.M., has been promoted from general manager of the Dayton Foundry Company to the post of vice-president.

'48 Walter J. Heap, P.R.E., has moved to the Phtchard Corp. as sr. project design engineer from Black & Veatch. where he was a mechanical engineer. William R. Smith, P.E,, has joined Camp Dresser & McKee 's Denver office as a senior engineer responsible for project development. He moves to COM with many years' experience in the Colorado Division of Water Resources and the Colorado Oii and Gas Commission. James E. Wade, P.E., is attaining a measure of fame as a sculptor, drawing on his lifetime of experience in the oilfields. He has done a series of characters portraying the riggers and roustabouts of a tew decades past,

'49 Robert W. Patton, P.E., who was formerly exploration manager for Stelbar Oil Co . is now vice-president of the same company. Robert E. McMinn, P.R.E., is sr. vice-president of Worley Engineenng Inc. He is the former sr. vice-president of International Systems and Controls.

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'51 Douglas R. Brown, E.M., has been promoted to general manager of Raw Materials Operations at Inland Steel, where he has been manager of the same division for the past two years. Brown has been with Inland since his graduation from Mines. William Bartlett, P.E., and Mrs. Bartlett, Dhahran, were recently pleased by an announcement from Rice University that their daughter Liza has been awarded Phi Beta Kappa membership. The scholastic society is the most prestigious organization of its kind in the U.S.

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'52 Bob Burch, Geol.E., vice president of Banner Petroleum Corp. , was a recent attendee at the Australian Petroleum Association Ltd, conference in Australia. Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister of Australia, was the keynote speaker, addressing the challenges of the decade to come in energy development,

'53 William P. Burpeau, Jr., Geol.E., has accepted a position as division geophysicist with Pennzoil, Gulf Coast Disivion.

'54 Charles J. Baroch, Met.E., has a new responsibility as a result of new divisional alignments at J , Ray McDermott & Co . Inc., Babcock and Wilcox. He will function as general manager, Nuclear Materials & Manufacturing Division, Joseph S. Irwin, Geol.E., formerly of Kaiser Oil Ltd., is now executive vice president of Sceptre Resources, Ltd,, in Calgary, Alberta. Arden L. Bement, Jr., Met.E., has been designated Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (Research and Advanced Technology). Dr. Bement received his PhD. from the University of Michigan, He has served as Director, Material Sc ience, Office of the Director, Defense Advanced Research Project Agency since June, 1 976 . Prior to Joining the U.S. government, he served as a professor of nuclear materials at MIT. Dr. Bement's wife, Mary, is the daughter of Charles T. Baroch, E.M. '23, and sister of C. T. Baroch, Met.E. '54.

'55 Robert Metz, Geol.E., is a member of the executive board of the Tucson Section of the AIME for the current year. He will serve as blood bank chairman.

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'58 Stanton T. Hadley, Met.E., has been moved up from general manager, metals division, U.S. Gypsum, to group vice president of this company, Arthur Silverberg, Met.E., is vice-president, engineering, of the newly formed New Haven Copper Company, in Connecticut, He is responsible for all engineering functions, metallurgy and quality control,

'59 Donald 0. Rausch, E.M. '54 and DSc. Min., has been elected executive vice president of Western Nuclear, a wholly owned subsidiary of Phelps Dodge Corporation, according to Richard T. Moolick, president of Western Nuclear. He has been with Western Nuclear since 1979 , Frank J. Ucciardi, E.M., is the new genera! manager of coal ope ra t i ons , R o c k y Mounta in Ene rgy Company, in an appointment announced

Apri! 28 by James 0 . Wilson, president of the Denver based subsidiary of Union Pacific Corp. Ucciardi will be responsible for all of RME 's coal operations and will oversee the management of the numerous coal royalty arrangements in which R M E is involved,

'60 B. L. Bobo, E.M., vice president and general manager of Northern Coal C o , , was elected a vice president of the parent corporation, Northern Natural Gas Company. He has been with Northern for two years, based in Denver. Frank Sparks Langher, Jr., Met.E., is now vice president of Bilectro, Inc., Reno, Nevada.

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'61 Michael D. Brightwell, Met.E., has moved from Mantech Int., Inc. to Ocean Resources Engineering, Inc., where he is manager of business development.

'62 Allan G. Provost, E.M., has announced that he and the F .J .C . Lilley Company have purchased the Denver-based Harrison Western Corporation, heavy construction and engineering firm. Mr. Provost was named president and will be the chief executive officer of the firm. Harrison Western was purchased from its Canadian owners, F . J .C , Liiley, nev/ partner in the firm, is an international construction group based in Glasgow, Scotland.

'64 Wilbur J. Quay, DSc. Met.E., chief metallurgist of Newmont Exploration Ltd., has been relocated to Tucson, AZ, at the offices of Newmont Services Ltd.

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'65 Lloyd E. Elkins, Jr., P.E., has been named assistant to the general manager, production department of Chevron U.S.A. 's Eastern region, headquartered in New Orleans. He will direct bidding, negotiation and awarding of drilling contracts, the company's aircraft operations, environmental and regulatory matters and the offshore construction and installation units. R. Gerald Nix, P.R.E., has accepted the position of sr. thermal storage engineer at the Solar Energy Research Institute, DOE. He will be working on R8D in the areas of thermal storage and transport of energy. Porter Carroll Knowies, Geol.E., has been appointed director of technical services, Dames & Moore, well-known

consulting firm. New responsibilities for Mr. Knowies will include coordination and development of the technical staff in the United States and overseas offices. He will be based in Los Angeles, the firm's headquarters.

'66 Michael L. Garrison, P.E., who was with industrial Gas Services, is now vice-president of Jordon Oil and Gas Co. Merlyn L. Ellickson, E.M., is now chief. Division of Program Development, for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Washington, D.C.

'67 Mrs. Myrtle Patten, wife ot Asher H. Patten, Honorary Member, has been awarded honorary membership for lite by the Women's Auxiliary, AIME. She was twice chairman of the Denver WAAIME and honorary chairman of the Colorado Mining Association auxiliary.

'68 John C. Briggs, Chem., is based in Boston and is a water quality specialist for the New England District of the U.S. Geological Survey.

'69 William P. Long, PRE and PhD. Min.E. '75, is executive vice president of O'Brien Resources, in Grass Valley, C A .

'70 James D. Harmon, P.E., is consulting engineer for Austra Resources, working with Occidental of Peru in the northern part of that country, near Talara. He is involved with the secondary waterflood project there. David R. Alison, BSc. Min,, is now with Amoco Minerals Company, in Englewood, C O . James M, Love, Phy.E., has been promoted to manager of the Cherokee generating station of Public Service Co . of Colorado, He joined P S C in 1973 .

'71 Thomas A. Applegate, BSc. Pet., has been appointed manager of the Tucson Division of Hazen Research, Inc. Joining the Golden firm in 1971 as a research engineer, he transferred to the Tucson office in 1 973 ,

'72 Chris W. Metzger, BSc. Geol. and MSc. Geol. '74, district manager for French American Metals until recently, has moved

to Texaco, Inc., where he will be assistant district geologist, based in Corpus Christi, T X . '73 John McCatharn, BSc. Pet., is a petroleum engineer with Energy Drilling Specialists, Denver,

'74 Thomas W. Meisen, BSc. Math., has been appointed division geophysicist in east Texas-Northeastern division of Amoco Production Company, according to John W, Phenicie, vice president and regional manager, Amoco.

'75 Louis W. Hamm, BSc. Geol., is employed as a geological engineer for Fred C . Hart & Associates, Inc, Golden. Henry E. Kolego, BSc. Min., is employed by Gold Fields Mining Corp. , in their Shatter, TX, office,

'76 Mark K. Lunsford, BSc. Math., has re cently been promoted to project geophysicist with Gulf Science and Technology Company in Houston, TX, Mark and Susan make their home in Houston. Thomas V. DeMars, Jr., BSc.Phy., now a 1st Lt. in the Marine Corps, is stationed at the Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, S . C . His squadron flies the F-4 "Phantom" jet.

'77 F, Andrew Roberts, BSc. Min., is a mining engineer, specializing in ventilation for the Exxon Minerals Company, USA , in Douglas, WY, Nancy R. Money, BSc. Geop. '74 and MSc. Geop., has moved to the Natural Gas Company of California from Chevron, Inc. She is a geophysicist with N G C , Sheldon T. Edwards, BSC. B.E, and BSc. CPR '78, with Warren Petroleum, has recently been promoted to Project Engineer, Mfg, Dept,

'78 Timothy Stouffer, P.E., is currently a reservoir engineer for Marathon Oil, living in Cody, WY. Tim and his wife, Jackie, are parents of twins, born in February. Jeffrey L. Kurd, BSc, Phy., is an associate scientist with the Solar Energy Research Institute,

'79 Leslie V. Puttuck, BSc. Min., petroleum engineer for Shell Oil in Ventura, C A , was recently married to John D. Pavich in Alhambra, C A , Amoco Production Company has acquired the services of several recent graduates of C S M . They are; Laura G. Reeve, BSc. Geol.; Russell D. Hampton, BSc. CPR; Robert W, Davids, Jr. Reeve and Hampton are in the Montbello, C O , office, while Davids is in Casper, WY. James K. B. Hesketh, BSc. Min., who is a mine engineer in the international production department of Dresser Minerals, is now in Greybull, WY, after a stint in Greece. Bob Strode, BSc. Geop., is with A R C O Oil and Gas Company in Dallas. Bob and wite. Sue, formerly with the MINES Magazine, expect to move to Alaska this summer.

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T h e annual Dist inguished A c h i e v e ment M e d a l s and the van Diest G o l d M e d a l w e r e supp lemen ted by severa l spec ia l awards at the 1 9 8 0 Co lo rado S c h o o l of M i n e s C o m m e n c e m e n t , Saturday , M a y 1 0 , The G e o r g e R, B rown and the newly instituted M i n e s M e d a l s we re also p resen ted at the 1 0 6 t h C S M c o m m e n c e m e n t .

F ive alumni of C S M rece i ved the Dist ingu ished A c h i e v e m e n t M e d a l this year , for se rv i ce in the field of mineral eng ineer ing . The si lver meda l p resentat ions w e r e es tab l i shed in 1 9 4 2 . Rec ip i en ts are p i cked e a c h year by the C S M Board of T rus tees .

The 1 9 8 0 rec ip ients inc lude L, B, (Buck) Cur t i s , P . E , ' 4 9 , C o n o c o ' s wor ldw ide product ion operat ions manager ; Albert C . Hard ing, E . M . ' 3 7 , pres ident of M y s t i c G o l d , Inc.; Dor ington G . Little II, G e o l . E . ' 5 0 , pres ident and genera l manager of Mobi l Oil C a n a d a , L td . ; Ghai th R. P h a r a o n , A s s o c . , chai rman of the board of Saud i R e s e a r c h and Deve lopmen t Corpora t ion (Redec ) , a multi-national corpora t ion ; and Rober t E. Thu rmond , E . M , ' 4 3 , an independent consul tant to the f inancial and mining communi ty .

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The G e o r g e R, B r o w n M e d a l w a s es tab l i shed by the Board of T rus tees and the C l a s s of 1 9 2 2 in honor of one of the s c h o o l ' s mos t d is t ingu ished alumni and himself a D is t ingu ished A c h i e v e ment Meda l is t in 1 9 4 9 . T h e go ld meda l is awarded to a pe rson who has rendered d is t ingu ished s e r v i c e in or to

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The van Diest G o l d Meda l w a s es tabl ished to honor young C S M graduates in recogni t ion of their outstanding ach ieve ment f ive to 1 5 yea rs after graduat ion or after rece ip t of their final d e g r e e . The award w a s es tab l i shed in 1 9 4 9 by the late Dr. E d m o n d C . van Diest , E . M . 1 8 8 6 . T h e 1 9 8 0 recipient is Dr. C h a r l e s E . C h a p i n , G e o l . E . ' 5 4 and D S c . G e o l . E . ' 6 5 , sen ior geolog is t and adjunct p ro fesso r of g e o s c i e n c e at the N e w M e x i c o Bureau of M i n e s and Minera l R e s o u r c e s , a division of the N e w M e x i c o Institute of Min ing and T e c h n o l o g y , S o c o r r o .

Charles E. Chapin

The M i n e s M e d a l , es tab l i shed in 1 9 7 9 by the Board of T rus tees , w a s g iven for the first time at the 1 9 8 0 C o m m e n c e m e n t , The si lver meda l is g iven to t hose p e r s o n s w h o have g iven unusual and exemplary se rv i ce to C S M . Th ree meda ls we re aw a rded this year ,

A pos thumous award w a s made to Prof. Rober t A . Baxter , M S c , ' 2 3 and

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ALLIED CHEMICAL SCHOLARSHIPS—Allied Chemical recently donated two $1,500 scholarships to the Coiorado Schooi of Mines; one to the geoiogy department and the olher to the chemical engineering department. From left to right are CSM chemical petroleum-refining Prof. Michael Jones, Allied Chemical's T. Ray Bennett (Union Texas Petroieum Division's senior employee relations representative), CSM geology department head Prof. Joe Finney and Allied Chemical's T. K. Wiggins (Union Texas Petroieum Corp. employment manager).

H o n . ' 6 2 , a C S M faculty m e m b e r f rom 1 9 2 2 to 1 9 5 9 and P r o f e s s o r Emer i tus of Chem is t r y at the t ime of his death in M a y 1 9 7 8 .

William B. Burger

The M i n e s M e d a l w a s a lso p r e s e n t e d to Dean Emer i tus Wil l iam V . Burge r , w h o s e r v e d C S M as dean of s tuden ts , registrar and other pos i t ions f rom 1 9 4 7 to 1 9 6 4 , H e then w a s e m p l o y e d by the C S M A A , until his ret i rement in 1 9 7 8 .

John W Vanderwilt

T h e third rec ip ient w a s Dr. J o h n W Vandenwii t , H o n . ' 6 2 , T rus tee and P r e s i dent Emer i tus of C S M , w h o s e r v e d as a t rustee f rom 1 9 4 7 to 1 9 5 0 and as pres ident f rom 1 9 5 0 to 1 9 6 3 .

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C o s t e f fec t ive heal th and safe ty is the c h o s e n theme for the Institute, wh ich will a d d r e s s how to opt imize fund a l location. P resen ta t i ons will b e made by r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of i ndus t r y , l abor , regulatory a g e n c i e s and academ ic i ans f rom M i n e s and the O c c u p a t i o n a l Heal th and Safe ty S e c t i o n at C o l o r a d o Sta te Univers i ty .

A c c o r d i n g to Institute Di rector Prof . Rober t T. R e e d e r , t echno logy con t i nues to improve work ing cond i t i ons in m ines , particularly with the e m p h a s i s on dec reas ing ai r -borne Irritants and ca rc ino g e n s and safe ty fea tures for both exp los i ves and equ ipment .

R e q u e s t s for further information and Inquiries shou ld b e a d d r e s s e d to Prof . R e e d e r , d i rec tor , Institute of M ine Heal th and Sa fe ty , C o l o r a d o S c h o o l of M i n e s , G o l d e n , C O 8 0 4 0 1 . Regis t ra t ion for the institute is $ 1 1 0 . 0 0 .

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Mather is c o n s i d e r e d o n e of the nat ion 's top mineral e c o n o m i s t s , A fo rmer p res iden t of the Univers i ty of M a s s a c h u s e t t s , h e b e g a n his a c a d e m i c c a r e e r at M i n e s in 1 9 3 8 w h e n he taught e c o n o m i c s , s e r v e d a s Ass is tan t R e g i s trar and B u s i n e s s M a n a g e r and w a s A d ministrative Ass is tan t to the V i c e P r e s i den t of M i n e s until he left in 1 9 4 3 .

H e c a m e b a c k to M i n e s In 1 9 6 9 as P r o f e s s o r and H e a d of Depar tment of M inera l E c o n o m i c s and rema ined in that posi t ion until his ret i rement this month . Dur ing that t ime, the depar tment w a s u p g r a d e d to inc lude a mas te r ' s and a doc to ra l p rogram,

A . W . S c h l e c h t e n , w h o jo ined the C S M facul ty In 1 9 6 3 , has b e e n a leading f igure in A m e r i c a n metal lurgy. H e is the A l c o a Founda t ion P r o f e s s o r of Meta l lurgy; Di rector of the W . J . Krol l Institute for Ext ract ive Meta l lu rgy and P r o f e s s o r of Meta l lurg ica l Eng inee r i ng . H e has a lso s e r v e d the s c h o o l a s V i c e P res iden t for A c a d e m i c Af fa i rs , f rom 1 9 6 8 to 1 9 7 1 . H e w a s head of the Me t al lurgical Depar tment f rom 1 9 6 3 to 1 9 6 8 .

H e ho lds d e g r e e s f rom the M o n t a n a S c h o o l of M i n e s and M a s s a c h u s e t t s Institute of T e c h n o l o g y .

Pr ior to com ing to M i n e s , h e w a s head of the Meta l lurg ica l Depar tment at the Univers i ty of M issour i at Ro l la and prev ious to that s e r v e d a s head of the mining and metal lurgy depar tment at O r e g o n Sta te C o l l e g e (now Univers i ty) .

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T h e C o l o r a d o S c h o o l of M i n e s baseba l l team surp r i sed its fans dur ing the w e e k e n d of Apri l 1 9 - 2 0 as the O r e d i g g e r nine f in ished s e c o n d in the third annual Denve r Metropol i tan A r e a Baseba l l Tournament .

T h e tournament began on the wrong foot for the M ine rs w h e n they d r o p p e d a 10-1 dec i s i on to the Univers i ty of Sou thern C o i o r a d o . M i n e s trai led 2-1 after s ix innings, but the Indians s c o r e d eight runs in the final inning to put the game away . M i n e s cou ld muster but two hits against Univers i ty of Sou thern C o l o rado pi tching.

Af ter f inding t h e m s e l v e s in the loser ' s b racke t of the tourney, the M iners b o u n c e d back to defeat C h a d r o n State C o l l e g e 6 - 5 , C h u c k R iebe w a s the hitting star for the M ine rs , pound ing out three hits in as many trips to the plate, J o h n Ga lbavey s m a s h e d a two-run homer to help the M ine rs ' c a u s e .

In their third game of the day. M i n e s w a s pitted against Metropol i tan State C o l l e g e , and M i n e s c a m e out a winner by a s c o r e of 1 1 - 6 , T h e Ored igge r bats e x p l o d e d for 1 0 runs in the fifth inning. Tom Lamport went three-for- three, and S t e v e Se l le rs turned in a stel lar relief pe r fo rmance . Se l le rs en te red the game in the third inning after Met ro State had a m a s s e d a 6-1 lead and shut out the visi tors f rom Denve r the rest of the way .

O n S u n d a y the M i n e s basebal l team f o u n d t h e m s e l v e s p l a y i n g R e g i s C o i i e g e . T h e M ine rs w o n that g a m e easi ly , 1 4 - 4 , Ray Ole tsk i p i tched a three-hit ter for the M iners , T h e hitting starts w e r e numerous . Br ian V a u g h n c r a c k e d a home run, Sco t t Pa lm had a b a s e s - l o a d e d triple and Mark Car te r had three hits in three t imes to the plate.

A s a result of the win against R e g i s , the M ine rs we re in the champ ionsh ip game against Denver Univers i ty . T h e O r e d i g g e r s lost 1 9 - 9 , al though the g a m e w a s m u c h c l o s e r than the s c o r e wou ld indicate.

C o a c h J im Darden sa id that M i n e s su f fe red from a lack of p i tchers for the championsh ip g a m e , whi le Denve r had their top p i tcher ready to throw. Darden a d d e d that if seve ra l balls had b o u n c e d the other way . M i n e s cou ld have been c lose r . M i n e s d id p o u n d out 1 6 hits against the D U p i tchers . J im Ricat ta wen t 4 - 4 with two doub les , Tom Lamper t wen t 3 -4 with a pair of doub les and Mark Car te r be l ted a three-run home run.

M i n e s a lso had two other g a m e s recent ly . They p layed a doub leheader against C h a d r o n Sta te and swep t the twin bill f rom the Eag les by the s c o r e s of 1 0 - 9 and 4 - 3 , In the first g a m e , J o h n Ga lbavey tr ipled to start the last of the seven th inning and s c o r e d on M ike

Vigi l 's sacr i f i ce fly. In game two, G a l b a v e y tripled again In the last of the seven th and d rove in Don Winger t with the winn ing run.

The C o l o r a d o S c h o o l of M i n e s golf team f in ished back in the p a c k in all three divisional s tand ings . The Ore -d igge rs we re e leven th in the R o c k y Mounta in Intercol legiate Gol f A s s o c i a t ion, sixth in the R o c k y Mounta in Athlet ic C o n f e r e n c e meet and seven th in the NAIA District 7 tournament.

In the R M I G A , the M iners had a team s t roke ave rage of 3 3 6 , 4 ,

The R M I G A w a s led by C o l o r a d o Universi ty with a team s t roke ave rage of 3 0 4 . 6 , fo l lowed by Air F o r c e A c a d e m y , Sou thern C o l o r a d o , Nor thern C o l o r a d o , W e s t e r n S ta te , W y o m i n g Univers i ty , C o l o r a d o S ta te , D e n v e r Un ivers i t y , M e s a C o l l e g e , M i n e s , C o l o r a d o C o l l e g e , R e g i s C o l l e g e , A d a m s Sta te and N e w M e x i c o H igh lands ,

The Miners sho t a 3 6 9 at Tamarron Coun t r y C lub in their first match of the s e a s o n . That w a s g o o d for a seven th -p lace f inish. In s u b s e q u e n t ma tches , the O r e d i g g e r s f ired a 3 2 7 at B roadmoo r S o u t h , g o o d for a seven th -p lace f in ish; a 3 2 4 at E i s e n h o w e r Si lver , wh ich put them in tenth p lace ; a 3 8 5 at the Lake-w o o d Coun t r y C lub , for a twel f th-p lace f in ish; a 3 4 0 at the P u e b l o C o u n t r y C l u b , w h i c h gave them a tie for e ighth p l a c e ; 3 4 8 at Co lumb ine , g o o d for a twel f th-p lace s tand ing; and - 3 4 3 at E i s e n h o w e r B lue , wh ich put them in ninth p lace .

In individual s tand ings , J o n B o u c h e r and S t e v e P e a s e w e r e part of a four-way fie for 3 6 t h p lace with a best f ive-g a m e s c o r e of 4 2 0 s t rokes , for a s t roke ave rage of 8 4 ,

In the R M A C meet , M i n e s took sixth p lace out of a fieid of nine teams , whi le in the NAIA District 7 tournament, the O r e d i g g e r s f in ished seven th in a f ield of e l e v e n .

by Jack Hancock In an unusua! match the M i n e s ' tennis

team de fea ted a co l lec t ive team of the bes t p layers f rom R o c k m o n t C o l l e g e and Me t ro State in the final match of the s e a s o n 6 - 3 . T h e win over R o c k m o n t / Me t ro leaves the O r e d i g g e r s 8-1 on the dual meet s e a s o n for 1 9 8 0 , The pivotal match for the M ine rs w a s at N o . 6 s ing les w h e r e Cra ig B u r s o n de fea ted the N o , 2 p layer for R o c k m o n t in three s e t s . With the match a l ready w o n , M i n e s for fe i ted the N o . 3 doub les b e c a u s e of a s o r e arm d e v e l o p e d by Cra ig B u r s o n in his s ing les match . Winning all three set tennis in the ma tch , the Ored igge r tennis team e n d e d the s e a s o n losing only two three se t tennis m a t c h e s dur ing the en t i re s e a s o n , wh i le w inn ing e igh teen three se t te rs .

With s e v e n f r eshmen and three s o p h o m o r e s , the out look for the next yea r is certa in ly bright. With s o m e ta lented n e w c o m e r s indicat ing they will be work ing on the ladder next year , the 1 9 8 1 tennis team cou ld be m u c h improved .

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Co to rado S c h o o l of M i n e s can best be s u m m e d up in tv^o w/ords: Dan Scr i vner , The sen ior f rom Pueb lo had a phenomena l s e a s o n for the Ore -d igge rs this spr ing .

Sc r i vner ho lds the s c h o o l r eco rd in the 1 5 0 0 - m e t e r run with a t ime of 3 : 5 1 . 8 6 ; and the s c h o o l r eco rd for the 8 0 0 - m e t e r run with a time of 1 : 5 4 . 3 . In addi t ion, he r e c o r d e d the fastest t ime in the s c h o o l ' s history in the mile run with a c lock ing of 4 : 1 8 . 5 In a recen t metr ic race , he pos ted a mile equivalent t ime of 4 : 1 0 ! H e ho lds the M i n e s reco rd for the half-mile run with a time of 1 : 5 4 . 7 , If that wasn ' t e n o u g h , Sc r i vner is a lso the best high jumper in the s c h o o l ' s history, with a reco rd leap of 6 ' 8 " . (He didn't high jump this year due to a back injury.)

Sc r i vner still has s o m e c h o r e s to f inish up be fo re his track s e a s o n c a n be c o n s i d e r e d f in ished. H e is s c h e d u l e d to go to the NAIA Nat ional Track M e e t at Ab i lene Chr is t ian C o l l e g e in T e x a s from M a y 2 2 - 2 4 , and he may part icipate in the N C A A Division 11 track meet in P o m o n a , Cal i fornia.

The re we re other outs tanding per formers on the 1 9 8 0 edit ion of the O r e d i g g e r track team. Drew Dedamore , w h o m C o a c h J o e Dav ies ca l led the " b e s t d i scus thrower I've ever h a d , " hurled the d i s c u s 1 5 7 ' 1 0 " to set a s c h o o i reco rd , J im Lockhar t w a s also c i ted by C o a c h Dav ies as one of his s t rongest per fo rmers of the ou tdoor s e a s o n . Lockhar t ho lds the s c h o o l reco rd in the ou tdoor po le vaule at 1 5 feet e v e n .

T h e track team will be hard hit by graduat ion. Eight sen io rs will have graduated by the time next spr ing rolls a round . The team will a lso have a n e w c o a c h next s e a s o n . C o a c h Dav ies is retiring at the end of the fall s e m e s t e r after 3 2 yea rs of c o a c h i n g at M ines .

In their final meet of the year in the R o c k y Mounta in Athlet ic C o n f e r e n c e track meet at the Univers i ty of Sou thern C o l o r a d o , the O r e d i g g e r s c a m e in fourth in team s tand ings, A d a m ' s State took first with 2 0 0 points, fo l lowed by U S C at 1 1 7 , W e s t e r n State at 8 9 , M i n e s with 6 2 , Univers i ty of Sou thern Utah at 5 6 and W e s t e r n N e w M e x i c o with 3 4 .

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T h e Co lo rado S c h o o l of M i n e s has a n n o u n c e d its list of football recru i ts for the 1 9 8 0 s e a s o n and , acco rd ing to head C o a c h Marv K a y , the 2 5 n e w c o m e r s shou ld be able to help the O r e d i g g e r program right away .

"Th i s is one of the bes t g roups of athletes w e ' v e h a d , " sa id K a y . H e a d d e d that he is hoping for severa l of the f reshmen to s tep in and prov ide help to the Ored igge r squad this fall. The M ine rs will have to fill a void c rea ted by the loss of 11 p layers due to graduat ion.

The O r e d i g g e r s p i cked up all of their recrui ts from within the state of C o l o r a d o , and K a y is p l eased with the number of f r eshmen w h o will be playing football at M i n e s in S e p t e m b e r , H e a d d e d that he is still hop ing to s ign three or four o ther key in-state p layers . Thi r teen of the recrui ts we re vo ted to a l l - con fe rence s q u a d s dur ing their p rep ca ree rs .

The re are thirteen recru i ts from the Denve r metro a rea , and nine of last year ' s state finalists in high s c h o o l have sent at least one p layer to M i n e s .

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by Brodie Farquahar

The M ine rs L a c r o s s e team, c o a c h e d by B r u c e A l l ison, we re 5-6 overal l and 5 -5 in the R o c k y Mounta in Intercollegiate L a c r o s s e Assoc ia t i on . This year , the s t i ckmen take third p lace in the c o n f e r e n c e , up from their f i f th-place finish last year .

Unl ike past yea rs w h e n the Ored ig g e r s had all their f i repower concen t ra ted in one or two a t tackmen, the 1 9 8 0 squad had five in the doub le f igures, acco rd ing to Ai l ison, F r e s h m a n attack-man R o g e r C o h e n of E n g l e w o o d led the team with 2 3 points to his credi t , with 1 7 goa ls and six ass i s t s . S o p h o m o r e at tackman Por te r F leming of Ka tonah , N ,Y . , w a s next with 2 0 points—1 7 goa ls and three ass i s t s . F r e s h m a n at tackman M ike Ribar ich of Eas t M e a d o w , N .Y , , had 1 8 po in ts—7 goals and 11 ass is ts . Denn is C a r u s o , of Nut ley, N J , a sopho more midd leman, cont r ibuted 1 0 points — 8 goa ls and two ass i s t s . Manl tou Spr ings ' J o h n Sp ie lman , a s o p h o m o r e midd leman, made s e v e n goa ls and three ass i s t s for the s e a s o n . All to ld, the o f fens ive M iners racked up 6 6 goa ls in the s e a s o n .

D e f e n s e featured a stellar per forma n c e by Dana C a s s i d y , a s o p h o m o r e goal ie f rom Derry, N J , C a s s i d y made 2 1 0 s a v e s and a l lowed only 7 8 goa ls against C S M , for an a w e s o m e save ratio of 7 2 percent ! Whi le most of the nat ion's col legiate teams are still p laying throughout M a y , Al l ison pred ic ts that C a s s i d y will be one of the 1 0 top goal ies in the count ry .

Last year , Al l ison no ted , the M iners a l lowed 9 . 5 goa ls against them per g a m e . Thanks to C a s s i d y ' s ef for ts and improvement , the average went d o w n to 7 goa ls against C S M per game, " D a n a is do ing a supe r job for us , but I a lso have to give a lot of the credi t to our leading d e f e n s e m a n — M i k e S c h w e s e r , " sa id A l l ison.

Mueller on China Research Trip

Dr, Will iam M , Muel ler , M e t , E . ' 4 0 , M S c , M e t , ' 4 9 , D S c . M e t , ' 5 2 , Meda l is t ' 7 2 , Dean of Facu l ty at C S M and M r s . Mue l le r left on May 1 6 for a th ree -week visit to the P e o p l e ' s Repub l i c of Ch ina , Dr, Mue l le r w a s invited to lecture and to inspect var ious facil i t ies in the count ry by Zhang Wen-g i , P res iden t of the Beij ing (Peking) Univers i ty of Iron and S t e e l T e c h n o l o g y .

In ex tend ing the invitation, P r o f e s s o r Wen-g i sa id , " W e hope that your visit will es tab l ish a c l ose r con tac t b e t w e e n our s c h o o l s , . , . and lead to further coope r ation both in teaching and in r e s e a r c h . " Dr. Mue l le r will visit the Institute for M e t a l R e s e a r c h , A c a d e m i a S i n i c a , S h e n y a n g ; Institute of Iron and S t e e l R e s e a r c h , P e k i n g ; Nor theastern Institute of T e c h n o l o g y , S h e n y a n g ; and other s c h o o l s and r e s e a r c h cen te rs .

The Mue l le r ' s th ree -week stay will a lso inc lude trips to the many fascinat ing s t ruc tures and areas near P e k i n g , s u c h as the Temp le of H e a v e n , the Great Wal l and the Fo rb idden C i ty .

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in memoriam Randall A. Day

Randall Arthur Day, BSc , C P R 1977 , died in a fire in a gasoline storage spheroid at the Ras Tanura Refinery in Saudi Arabia on August 22 , 1 979 , He was 24, and had been employed by the Arabian American Oii Co . since his graduation.

At the time of his death, he was involved in work on natural gas liquids projects, was an engineer in Aramco's Associate Engineer program, and had experience in the company's Technical Services Department.

Day was active in the athletics program at Mines,

He is survived by his parents and his wife, Terri, who makes her home in Orange, Caiifornia.

Blair Burwell Randall A. Day

Blair Burwell

Blair Bura/ell, B S c . Met. 1977 and BSc . Min. 1978 , died in an auto accident in

Wyoming on April 3, The accident, near Douglas, occurred as he was enroute to his home from Bear Creek Uranium's offices, where he had been employed since his graduation from Mines,

He was born in Sait Lake City in 1 9 5 5 . His father, Blair T. Burwell, E .M . 1947 and grandfather Blair Burwell, E .M. 1919 and Medalist 1949 , both graduated from Mines. His great-grandfather attended the School before it became a degree-granting institution, in the late 1880 's .

BuHAfell had just received a promotion at Bear Creek, a subsidiary of Rocky Mountain Energy Company of Denver, He was formerly employed in the mining division and had recently assumed the responsibility of metallurgist for the mill. His wife, the former Stephanie Meyers, is aiso employed by Bear Creek.

A member of Beta Theta Pi al Mines, he also was president of the Tai Kwon Do club. He organized and supervised a Tai Kwon Do group in Wyoming after moving to that state. He served as a teaching assistant at C S M for one year,

Burwell is survived by his wife; his father, Blair T. Burwell; his mother, Virginia; twin sisters. Peggy Kasik and Pamela Cloven,

The Burwell family has requested that memorials to Blair be made to the Coiorado School of Mines Foundation, Golden. Coiorado.

Harley H. Montague

Harley Howard Montague, E .M. 1926 . died February 20 , in Tucson, Arizona. He was 84 at the time of his death,

Montague was a pioneer in the aircraft industry, piloting the first plane which flew from Denver to Kansas City. Before his involvement with the aircraft industry, he was a pilot in the Army Air Corps during World War I, and worked as a moldmaker for Denver Terracotta Co. He became an airline pilot in 1927 , and remained in that occupation until 1947 ,

Returning to the mining industry, he became part owner and officer of American Clay Works & Supply Company, in Denver,, until he retired in 1960 , He had lived in a number of places, both before and after his retirement.

Montague was active in the Masonic organization, belonging fo South Denver Lodge #93 A F & A M , Colorado Consistory #1, A&ASR and El Kalah Temple of Sait Lake City Shrine.

He is sun/ived by his wife, who resides in Tucson; a son Howard W., three daughters, Jean Juhan, Marjorie Wilson, Mary James; a brother, Horace T.; a sister, Marjorie Hemenway and a half-sister, Bern ie D'Orman; eight grandchildren and one greatgrandchild.

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Willfam S. McWhorter

William Sprenger McWhorter, E .M. 1 9 2 3 , died in Green Valley, Arizona on March 3 1 . Mr. McWhorter had been ill for several years prior to his death.

Born in Central City, Colorado, MtWhorter moved v/ith his family to Denver, where he attended high school at North High. His brother, Cedrlc E. (Soapy) McWhorter, also attended Mines, graduating with a mining engineer degree in 1924 . Cedric McWhorter died several years ago.

Upon graduation, William McWhor ter worked in various mining engineering positions in Missouri, Arizona and Colorado. He then worked as a metallurgist and chemist for international Lead and two companies in Connecticut, American Brass Company and the Waterbury Farrell Foundry and Machine Company.

Returning to the western U.S. , he accepted a position with U.S. Borax and Chemical Corporation in Carlsbad, New Mexico, retiring from this company after thirty-h«o years' service. Since his retirement, he and Mrs. McWhorter made their home in Green Valley, Arizona.

McWhorter was a member of AIME, and while at Mines belonged io Theta Tau and to the Sigma Nu fraternity.

He is survived by his wife, Edith McWhorter and a sister, Mrs. Kenneth S. Ferguson, of La Jolla, California.

William S. McWhorter Roy H. Johnson

Roy H. Johnson

Roy H. Johnson, E .M. 1942 , died in Wenatchee, Washington August 15, 1979 . He was retired and had made his home in Wenatchee for many years.

Born in Fort Morgan, Colorado, in 1 9 1 3 , Johnson attended schools in Denver. He worked his way through both high school and Mines, and had attended the Emily Griffith Opportunity School .

He was employed immediately upon graduation by A L C O A and except for service in the U.S, Army Engineers during WWII, remained with the company for thirty-three years. His various positions with the company included a tour as Superintendent, Cast Dept. in Texas, and Superintendent, Ingot Mill, in Australia, When he returned from Australia, he went directly to the Wenatchee plant, and was there from 1966 until 1 9 7 5 , when he retired.

His wife, Margaret Straus Johnson, preceded him in death just one month prior to his. He is survived by a daughter, Mary L, Heuett and a son, James.

Charles E. Lundin, Jr.

Charles Edward Lundin, Jr. , Met. E. 1 9 4 9 , died in September, 1979 , following a long illness. He died at his home in Evergreen, where he had lived for many years.

Born in Denver, Lundin was graduated from South High School , entered Mines and left for a period of service with the U.S. Navy. He returned at the end of his tour of duty to graduate with the class of ' 49 . Following this, he received a master's degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology and his doctorate from the University of Denver,

Lundin was a research metallurgist for the Armour Research Foundation and worked at the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons facility near Denver, In 1 955 , he joined the Denver Research Institute and remained in that organization until his health forced him to retire. He was well known for his work in rare-earth metals and in the field of hydrogen power.

He is survived by his wife, the former Bonnie Rae Betsinger, his mother, and one sister.

Charles E. Lundin, Jr. Dudley Rankin

Dudley L. Rankin

Dudley LaMar Rankin, P .E, 1 9 2 3 , died April 4, at the age of 77 ,

Mr. Rankin was a native of Colorado and attended secondary schools here. He assumed employment with Standard Oil Company at the refinery in Casper, Wyoming, immediately upon graduation from Mines, His first job was that of engineering research superintendent. He later held oil refinery posts in Indiana and Chicago before becoming executive manager of Wyco Pipeline in 1 9 5 1 .

Rankin was on executive loan from his company for two years as chief of the Petro-Oil Lubricants Division of NATO. During that time, he served in Paris and did investigative work in other areas. He had been retired for a number of years.

He was active in many community organizations, including the Boy Scouts, His professional affiliations were numerous, and he was a member of Pathfinder Masonic Lodge in Casper, Tau Beta Phi and Sigma Gamma Epsilon,

Surviving are his wife, the former Helen Hayden Curry, whom he marhed in 1923 , two sons, a daughter, a brother, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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Richard G. Barrows

Richard G. Barrows, P .R .E , 1958 , died suddenly of a massive heart attack while playing racquet ball. He was 44 when he was stricken in Rocky River, Ohio, where he had made his home for several years.

Barrows was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He entered Mines in 1 9 5 3 , and graduated in 1958 , and entered in U.S. Army, Upon leaving the service In 1961 , he accepted a position with Public Service of Coiorado, then worked for Martin Marietta and Lewis Research Center at NASA. He was a research assistant in the Denver Research Institute, and received his PhD. from Denver University.

At the time of his death, he was doing research in advanced material for aircraft engines in the Army Aviation Systems Command. He was an expert in this field.

Ban-ows was a member of A S M , Sigma XI honorary science fraternity, the Civil War Round Table and The Metallurgical Society of AIME.

He is survived by his wife, the former Nancy von Lackum of Waterloo, Iowa, a daughter, Kristen; a son, Andrew; his mother, Elizabeth Barrows; and a sister, Nancy Dlnnsen.

Quenton L. Brewer

Quenton L, Brewer, Geol . E. 1926 and M S c . Geol . E. 1 9 3 1 , died Aprii 7 in Farming-ton, New Mexico. He was associated with San Juan Testing Laboratory and Lawrence A. Brewer and Associates in a consulting capacity at the time of his death. Both these enterprises are owned by his son,

A native of Kansas City, Missouri, he was brought to Colorado by his family at an early age and attended schools in Trinidad, El

"Paso, Texas, and Ft, Collins. Brewer was a geologist with CF&I for

several years and was an instructor at C S M for five years. He established the first mining engineering and geology department at Placer Jr, Coiiege, now Sierra, in California, and was city engineer for Auburn, California. His various tasks in the field of war production of minerals culminated in becoming Deputy Director of the Exploration Division of the A E C in Grand Junciton, Following this, he was city engineer for both Farmington, N M , and Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, He was a registered engineer in several states.

A 50-year member of Golden City Lodge #1, A ,F .&A ,M, , he was also a Golden Circle member of ATO.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, the former Goldie Frees, a daughter, a son, five grandchildren and six great grandchildren, A faithful member of the C S M A A , Brewer attended his 50th class reunion in 1976, the same year he and his wife celebrated their goiden anniversary. An engineering scholarship fund has been established at the 1st Nat, Bank of Farmington, N M , in his name.

A. Phillip Ehr

A. Phillip Ehr, Associate 1959 , died April 2 8 in Denver. He was a graduate student in the Mineral Economics Dept, at C S M at the time of his death.

Ehr had worked in the fields of computer management in several states, before returning to Colorado three years ago.

He is survived by his wife, Sharon, three children, two stepchildren, his mother and father and two sisters.

Ira M. (Tiny) Tit lolson

IraM.Ti l lotson, E .M. 1950 , died June 14, 1979 , in Helena, Montana, where he had made his home for 10 years. At the time of his death, at 58 , he had just assumed his duties as the newly elected Lewis and Clark County Surveyor.

"Tiny" Tillotson was a native of Montana and received his early education in South Dakota and Iowa. Prior to entering C S M , he served in the U.S, Air Force and was a captain in that branch of the service. He was decorated for bravery while flying missions over Germany,

Following graduation from Mines, he established his own surveying firm and had offices in Montana, He had done extensive survey work for the U,S, Forest Service and conducted numerous seminars and lectures on surveying in the Northwest, Author of a book. Legal Principles of Property Boundary Location on tf)e Ground in ttie Public Land Survey States, Tillotson was often In demand for consultation on this subject.

One of five sons in his family, he is survived by his mother, three brothers and numerous nieces and nephews. His father and a brother preceded him in death.

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All t hese th ings, howeve r , are related to change . The re will b e ex t reme c h a n g e s in l i festy les, in patterns of thinking and work ing . The individual c h a n g e s in the i ives of the graduat ing s tudents will s p e a k to a new life for them. The recent signif icant c h a n g e s at the S c h o o l will af fect not only the graduates but those looking fonward to comple t ion of their s c h o o l e x p e r i e n c e , a lso those individuals w h o graduated many yea rs ago and w h o enjoy the reputation of be ing an a lumnus of the S c h o o l .

C S M has implemented many new prog rams in the past few yea rs . S o m e of these are exci t ing to one group, threatening to another , cha l lenging to s o m e o n e e lse , and poss ib ly e v e n of no interest to o thers . T h e fact of these new programs; funding, s tudent identi f icat ion, b r o a d e n e d authority to c o n d u c t its o w n affairs, wil l , howeve r , c rea te vast c h a n g e s on and off the c a m p u s .

A s a preeminent minerals and ene rgy institution with a reputat ion wel l es tabl i shed, it wou ld be e a s y to rest upon this fame and cont inue to teach the s a m e w a y , administer the s a m e way and retain con tac t with the alumni in the s a m e way . This is not the role that has b e e n c h o s e n . The re will be transit ions, s o m e smoo th and s o m e rocky . M u c h of what t ranspi res at M i n e s in the next f e w yea rs will ref lect the n e e d s of the energy industr ies, the n e e d s of the s tuden ts as identif ied in the future graduate profi le s tudy , and polit ical p r e s s u r e s , both state and national.

The re is a growing a w a r e n e s s of the role of the eng ineer in soc ie t y . No longer is the eng ineer rega rded as a techn ica l p e r s o n , work ing on abs t ruse

exper iments or p ro jec ts not c o m p r e h e n s ib le to the layman. O n e only n e e d s to o p e n a daily paper , a s l ick magaz ine or a government report to real ize the impact that eng ineers have on our daily life. T h e c o n c e r n s of env i ronment , pol lut ion, g rowth , change , must all be dealt with in a pract ical fash ion—and the pract ica l , pragmat ic eng ineer is the p roduc t M i n e s has a lways b e e n famous for turning out. This product has b e e n undeniably g o o d . It will, howeve r , n e e d to be rev i sed to retain the s u c c e s s ratio prev iously e n j o y e d , if w e intend that the g raduates of C S M will cont inue to have impact on the wor ld of eng ineer ing .

T o this e n d , the S c h o o l is involved in an eno rmous effort of fund-ra is ing. It has a s k e d the state legislature for, and r e c e i v e d , more au tonomy in administering its o w n affairs. T h e Alumni A s s o c i a tion has a s k e d for and rece i ved more individual input f rom its m e m b e r s on their p e r c e i v e d requ i rements for s u c c e s s in industry and government .

N o w , with all t hese things in hand, the truly important wo rk beg ins . The phrase , " m e c h a n i c s of c h a n g e , " is one w e hear f requent ly . It may be o v e r u s e d , but it d o e s d e s c r i b e accura te ly what must happen . C h a n g e is not a s p o n t a n e o u s improvement , it requ i res thought, work , implementat ion. It will requi re, in s o m e ins tances , a c h a n g e in ph i losophy. It will require s t rengthening of pu rpose in the s ta ted a ims of the S c h o o l . It will require rea l ignments and c h a n g e in departmental pe rsonne l and poss ib l y cur r iculum.

O n the national s c e n e , primary time is almost over . W e will s e e cand ida tes for polit ical of f ice c h o s e n , w e will vote to e lec t leaders w h o wil l , hopeful ly , pull the Un i ted S ta tes out of the se r ious problems in wh ich it is embro i led—inc lud ing those most intimately af fect ing us , of ene rgy—and all this will e n s u e b e c a u s e of individual part ic ipat ion.

The ana logy is not quite per fect , C o l o r a d o S c h o o l of M i n e s is not sunk in the morass of p rob lems in wh ich our national government is current ly f lounder ing . B e y o n d that, h o w e v e r , the same p r o c e s s pertains. W e have had a per iod of iden t i f y ing c o n c e r n s , inst i tut ing me thods wh ich will help us deal with these c o n c e r n s . N o w , our primary s t e p s taken, w e n e e d the strength of our graduates , our s tuden ts , faculty and f r i ends , to vo te t h o s e n e c e s s a r y c h a n g e s into e x i s t e n c e and to implement them.

Jus t as C o m m e n c e m e n t is an end ing and a beginn ing, fear and h o p e , the immediate future of C S M is all t hese things —and more . Don' t m iss your c h a n c e to part icipate in this cha l lenge !

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