CAL POLY REPORT, JANUARY 12, 2000

Position vacancies
Below are all the new, previously unad­
vertised employment openings at the uni­
versity. You may access full information
about these and other previously advertised
positions at www.afd. calpoly.edulhree/
cobcob categories.htm.

FACULTY (Adm. 312, ext. 6-2844). Candi­
dates are asked to contact the appropriate
department office at the phone number
listed for more information and an
application. Please submit all application
materials to the department head/chair
unless otherwise specified. Rank and salary
are commensurate with qualifications and
experience, and timebase where applicable,
unless otherwise stated.
#03026: Lecturer(s), Statistics Depart­
ment (756-2709). Two lecturer positions, full­
time, for 2000-0 I academic year, with
possible renewal. Salary commensurate with
qualifications and experience. Primary re­
sponsibility: teaching undergraduate service
courses. M.S. in statistics or equivalent gradu­
ate-level training required. Prefer demon­
strated excellence in teaching and/or industrial
experience involving statistics. Contact Jay
Devore, chair, Statistics Department, or e-mail
jdevore@calpoly.edu. Reference recruitment
code #03026 on all materials. Closing date:
Feb. 15 .
#03028: Lecturer, Landscape Architec­
ture Department (756-1319). One full-time
lecturer position (leave replacement). A one­
or two-year position beginning Sept. II , 2000,
for the 2000-0 I academic year. Salary com­
mensurate with qualifications and experience.
Applicants should identify and submit evi­
dence of expertise in history of landscape
architecture and one or more subject areas in
which they are especially qualified to teach: a)
fundamentals of design ; b) professional prac­
tice; c) landscape architecture project design;
d) computer applications; e) site construction;
f) site analysis. Master's degree with at least
one degree in landscape architecture and
teaching/practice experience required. Contact
Search Committee, Landscape Architecture
Department. Reference recruitment code #03028
on all materials. Closing date: Feb. 15.
#03031: Lecturer, Physics Department
(756-2448). Lecturer position, full-time, for
2000-0 I academic year. Salary range:
$40,488-$48,000. Primary duties and respon­
sibilities are to teach undergraduate physics
(and possibly astronomy) courses. Ph.D. in
physics or astronomy, (or closely related field
with strong physics background) required by
Sept. 15, 2000. The successful applicant must
provide evidence of (or potential for) excel­
lence in teaching. For an application, send
letter of application, resume, statement of
professional goals, official transcripts, and
t-hree letters of recommendation supp lied
directly by reference to Chair, Lecturer Ap­
pointments Committee, Physics Department.

ort

••• Servatius
Reference recruitment code #0303 I on all
materials. Closing date: Feb. 9.
#03030: Lecturer, Modern Languages
and Literatures Department (756-1205).
Lecturer position, full-time, for 2000-0 I aca­
demic year. Salary commensurate with quali­
fications and experience. Native or
near-native fluency in French and English
required. Ph.D. or ABD preferred, M.A . re­
quired. Preference given to cand idates with
experience in teaching lower-division Spanish
language classes. Evidence of outstanding
teaching and experience with computer-medi­
ated instruction required. Contact Bianca
Rosenthal, chair, Modern Languages and
Literatures Department or e-mail
brosenth@calp oly.edu. Reference recruit­
ment code #03030 on all materials. Closing
date: Feb . II. 0

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• • • DATELINE

Continued from page 1
Servatius served as Management De­
partment head for 19 years and as acting
dean of the College of Business for more
than a year.
After retiring in 1984, he remained an
active supporter of the Alumni Associa­
tion , which awarded him its first Distin­
gu ished Service Award in 1999.
"Owen was one of a small group of
people who early on helped to develop a
cu lture of caring for students at Cal Poly,"
said President Baker. "His insightful,
humorous and sensitive interactions with
students are remembered with great fond­
ness by thousands of Cal Poly alumni. "
It was his wish that his life and contri­
butions be honored through a scholarship
program named for him in 1998 . Send
donations for the Owen Servatius College
of Business Scholarship Fund to the
Dean 's Office, College of Business. 0

Continuedfi"OJn page I

ltonday, January 17 (continued)
Musical: "Show Boat," Harman Hall,
8 p.m. ($) Pre-concert lecture, Alyson
McLamore (Music), Philips Hall ,
7 p.m . Also Tuesday and Jan. 19.

Tuesday, January 18
Musical: "Show Boat," Harman Hall ,
8 p.m. ($)Pre-concert lecture, Alyson
McLamore (Music) , Philips Ha ll ,
7 p.m. Also Jan. 19

Wednesday, January 19
Books at High Noon: Frank Owen
(Mechanical Engineering) and David
Braun (Electrical Engineering),
" Drawing on the Right Side of the
Brain" by Betty Edwards, Veranda
Cafe, noon.
Musical: "Show Boat," Harman Hall,
8 p.m. ($) Pre-concert lecture, Alyson
McLamore (Music), Philips Hall, 7 p.m.

Thursday, January 20

I

Physics Colloquium: Dave
Hafemeister (Physics), " Energy
Economics," Science E-45, II a.m.
Speaker, Music: Dwight Webster
(Southern University) "Sankofa ­
Martin Luther King and the New
Millennium." Also pianist Cecil Lytle
(UC San Diego), "Rags to Other
Riches." Theatre, II a.m. Lytle also to
perform at Mt. Carmel Lutheran
Church, San Luis Obispo, 7:30p.m.
Speakers: David Braun (Electrical
Engineering) and Kevin Kingsbury
(Chemistry and Biochemistry),
"Polymer LED (light-emitting diode)
Research," Veranda Cafe, noon.
Men's Basketball: Nevada, Mott
Gym, 7 p.m. ($) 0

••• York
Continuedfi'om page 1
During the memorial service, candid
photos of York will be displayed. Anyone
who has pictures of her is asked to bring
them to the International Education and
Programs office, Room I 06 in the Math­
ematics and Science Building. Those
who would like to speak at the memorial
service should call Barbara Andre at
ext. 6-5837 .
Contributions in York 's memory may
be made to the Marilyn York Endowment
Fund for International Students. Checks
should be made payable to the Marilyn
York Endowment Fund and sent to
Planned Giving and Endowments, Heron
Hall 113.
A college scholarship fund has also
been set up at Mid-State Bank on
behalf of her two daughters. Checks
should be made payable to the
Brittany and Allie York Memorial Fund
and mailed to 1356 Ironback St., San Luis
Obispo, CA 93407 . 0

Published by Public Affairs • www.calpoly.edu/-communic/CPR/report.htm

DATELINE
($) - Admission charged

Exhibits
ASI Fine Arts Club 221 (UU):
"Default Settings," an invitational
student show. Through March I 0.
Exhibit: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m-9 p.m.;
Saturday and Sunday, noon-9 p.m .
University Art Gallery (Dexter
Building): William Morri s Glass Art
Exhibit. Through Feb. 6. Reception:
Feb. 4. Exhibit: II a.m .-4 p.m . dail y;
Wednesday, 7-9 p.m .

Wednesday, January 12
Music: John Bankston, BackStage
Pizza, noon.
Music: Miami String Quartet with
pianist Jon Nakamatsu, Harman Hall ,
8 p.m. ($)

Thursday, January 1J
Physics Colloquium: David Braun
(Electrical Engineering), " Polymer
LEOs (light-emitting diodes)," Science
E-45 , II a.m .
Speaker: Father Roy Bourgeoi s,
"Close the School of the Americas !,"
Chumash, 7 p.m.
Wrestling: Boise State, Mott Gym ,
7 p.m. ($)

Friday, January 14
Swimming & Diving: Cal State
Northridge, Molt Pool , I p.m.
Women's Basketball: Idaho, Mott
Gym, 7 p.m. ($)
Lecture, Recital: Terrie Manno
(Moorhead State University), " Red­
White-Blues: A Celebration of
Americana in the 1940s," Davidson
Music Center 218, 7:30p.m.

Saturday, January 15
Wrestling: BYU, Mott Gym,
7 p.m. ($)

Sunday, January 16
Women's Basketball: Boise State,
Mott Gym, 2 p.m. ($)

ltonday, January 17

Ticket information
Tickets to performances on campus
are on sale at the Performing Arts Ticket
Office I 0 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays and I 0 a.m.
-4 p.m . Saturdays.
Ca ll ext. 6-2787, or fax yo ur order to
ext. 6-6088. 0

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California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo , CA 93407
Vol. 54, No . 16 • January 12, 2000

Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr.
birthday observed. Campus closed
except for emergency services.
Women's Swimming & Diving:
Pepperdine, Mott Pool, noon.
Continued on page 4

Phillip Tong, Dai1y Products Technology Cente1; visited Tienamnen Square during a visit to the
People's Republic of China. Tong was invited by the U. S. Department ofAgriculture's Econom­
ic Research Service to evaluate the Chinese dai1y economy. During the visit, Tong was part ofa
f our-member team that met with leaders of the Chinese Minist1y ofAgriculture, representatives
ji-om leading dai1 y co1porations, and university personnel in Beijing, Nanjing and Shanghai.

Owen Servatius, 78; served more than 50 years
Owen Servatius, management professor
emeritus and the first recipient of the Cal
Poly Alumni Association's Distinguished
Service Award, died Dec. 30.
A memorial service is planned in Feb­
ruary. When finalized, details will be pub­
lished in the Cal Poly Report.

ltemorial service set
for ltarilyn York
Staff and faculty members, students
and the public are invited to a memorial
service for Marilyn R. York, associate
director of international education and
programs, 1-3 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Smith
A lumni and Confere nce Center. York,
47, died Dec. 16.
Continued on page 4

Servatius served Cal Poly for more
than 50 years , beginning in 1947 as
personal secretary to then-president
Julian McPhee.
He later managed the campus's ste­
nography pool. While in that position,
Servatius also attended classes, and in
1959 he earned a bachelor's degree, en­
ab ling him to teach on campus. He went
on to earn a master's degree in 1965.
He is remembered as a dedicated and
beloved teacher, a friend and mentor to
many, and an exceptional public speaker.
He was voted "most popular professor" on
numerous occasions and received many
honors from students, including se lection
as Grand Marshall of the university's
Homecoming Parade .
Continued 011 page 4

CAL POLY REPORT, JANUARY 12, 2000

Library expands access
to remote users
Because of overwhelming demand, the
Kennedy Library has implemented the use
of a "proxy server," allowing all
Cal Poly computer users to access the
library's subscribed databases regardless
of which Internet provider is used .
In the past, those using AOL or
TheGrid or any other non-Cal Poly ser­
vice were denied access.
The process will be seamless for the
user coming in from the Cal Poly modem
pool. However, when users from other
services attempt to use a subscribed data­
base, they will be prompted for their last
name and 14-digit barcode number found
at the bottom of campus ID cards.
That's the good news. The bad news is
that making links and bookmarks within the
subscribed databases is a bit tricky.
Call the library 's Reference Room staff
members for help at ext. 6-2649. Instruc­
tions are also available at http://www. lib.
calpoly.edu/proxyllinking.htm l. The in­
structions are also located under the Fac­
ulty Services section of the library 's Home
Page at http://www. lib. calpoly.edu. D

New deadline for CPR
Public Affairs reminds campus offices
that the Cal Poly Report deadline has
been moved up by one day - from
Thursday to Wednesday.
Items can bee-mailed to polynews@
polymail, faxed to ext. 6-6533, or
mailed to Public Affairs in Heron Hall.
Remember, we need to have your
article by 10 a.m. the Wednesday before
you'd like it to appear.
For more information, call Public
Affairs at ext. 6-1511. D

New topic for Jan. 20
Physics Colloquium
The Jan. 20 program in the Physics
Colloquium series has been changed:
Physics Professor Dave Hafemeister will
discuss "Energy Economics."
The program will begin at II a.m. in
Room E-45 in the Science Building.
The previously announced presentation
on "Granites and Volcanoes" by Bennetta
Schmidt has been cance lled.
For information, contact Hafemeister at
ext. 6-2205 or dhalemei@calpoly.edu. D

CAL POLY REPORT, JANUARY 12, 2000

Obituaries

Nominations sought

Clay, 91
Dorothy Clay, former secretary in the
Admissions office, died Dec. 29.
Clay was hired as a clerk-typist in
1962 and retired as secretary to the head
ofthe Admissions office in 1975. During
her 13 years, she earned three promotions.

The Status of Women Committee is
seeking nominations for five scholarships,
all designed to recognize students who
have demonstrated a commitment to the
rights of women .
• The James M. Duenow Scholarship is
targeted for an individual who has demon­
strated commitment to the rights of
women and who is considering a career as
a feminist attorney. Preference will be
given to a liberal arts major.
• The Vicki and Darell Farrer Scholar­
ship is for a student with a minimum over­
all GPA of 3.0 and who is enrolled in the
College of Engineering or the chemistry,
physics, or statistics major in the College
of Science and Mathematics. In addition,
the student must have served as a leader in
organizations that have the primary pur­
pose of promoting women's rights.
• The RobertS. Harmon Scholarship
is for a student who has demonstrated
commitment to the rights of women and
is considering a career as an investiga­
tive reporter.
• The L. Diane Ryan Scholarship is
given to a student who has demonstrated
commitment to the rights of women and has
been identified as having the potential to
provide moral leadership in the workforce
of the future.
• The Dr. Shirley H. Walker Scholar­
ship is given to a student with a minimum
overall GPA of 3.0 and who has been
identified as having provided leadership
on projects that promote women's rights.
Only nominations submitted by faculty
and staff members will be considered. Eli­
gible students must be enrolled through fall
2000, when the awards will be disbursed .
Nominations, due Jan. 21, should in­
clude the student's name and an explanation
of why the student is being nominated .
Send nominations to Carolyn J.
Stefanco, History Department. For more
information, call Stefanco at ext. 6-2670. D

Rollings, 78
David R. Rollings, English professor
emeritus, died Dec. 13 in a Louisville,
Ky., hospital.
Rollings taught at Cal Poly from 1968
until 1989. He also taught English litera­
ture at Eastern Michigan University and
the University of Wisconsin. D

Critic of U.S. policy in
Central America to speak
A Maryknoll priest and outspoken
critic of U.S. foreign policy in Central
America will speak Thursday (Jan. 13)
about his campaign to close a school
where the United States trains Latin
American military personnel.
Father Roy Bourgeois will talk on the
School of the Americas at 7 p.m. in
Chumash Auditorium.
Bourgeois founded School of the
Americas Watch, an organization that
focuses its attention on the U.S. Army
training program based at Fort Benning, Ga.
According to School of the Americas
Watch literature, over the years the school
has taught more than 60,000 Latin Ameri­
can soldiers and military personnel com­
bat skills, commando tactics, military
intelligence procedures, anti-narcotics
operations and torture techniques. The
school spends approximately $20 million
of U.S. taxpayers ' dollars each year to
train 900-2 ,000 soldiers.
Bourgeois, the so-called "prisoner
priest," spent seven years in prison for
civil disobedience. He has protested the
School of the Americas since 1990. At the
first protest, about I 0 friends joined him .
More than 10,000 participated in a Novem­
ber 1999 protest.
For more information , call Sister
Mary Pat White at the Newman Center
at 543-4105. D

Foundation Board to meet
The Foundation Board of Directors
will meet at 8:30a.m. Jan. 21 in Founda­
tion Administration Conference Room
124. This is a public meeting. For more
information or to obtain a copy of the
agenda, call Executive Director AI
Amaral at ext. 6-113 I. A copy of the
agenda packet is available for review at
the Kennedy Library Reserve Desk and
the Academic Senate Office, Math and
Science 143. D
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'King and the millennium'
topic of Jan. 20 talk

Books at High Noon
to continue Jan. 19

"Sankofa - Martin Luther King and
the New Millennium" is the topic of a
lecture schedu led in observance of Martin
Luther King's birthday Jan. 20.
Keynote speaker Dwight Webster, di­
rector of the Center for African and Afri­
can American Studies at Southern
University at New Orleans, will speak at
II a.m. in the Theatre.
Also appearing is Cecil Lytle, concert
pianist and provost of the Thurgood
Marshall College at UC San Diego. Lytle
will present a preview of his "Rags to
Other Riches" recital, a collection of
works written by founders of the music
programs at historically black colleges
and universities.
Lytle will give the complete recital at
7:30p.m. Jan. 20 at Mt. Carmel Lutheran
Church. (See related article, right.)
The Martin Luther King Jr. celebration
is presented by the Cal Poly Black Faculty
and Staff Association, Music Department,
College of Liberal Arts, President 's
Office, Affirmative Action office,
Administration and Finance di vision , and
Black Student Union.
For more information , call Patricia
Repasi at ext. 6-2469. D

Frank Owen, a professor in the Me­
chanical Engineering Department, and
David Braun, professor in Electrical Engi­
neering, will review " Drawing on the
Right Side of the Brain" as the first winter
quarter Books at High Noon presentation
Jan. 19.
The book , by Betty Edwards, claims
that drawing is natural and easy if what is
seen by the right brain can be recorded
without intervention by the left brain.
Six additional book reviews are sched­
uled winter quarter, all in the Veranda
Cafe at noon.
• Jan . 24: Mary Kay Harrington
(Writing Skills), "Blindness" by Jose
Saramago. The tale of redemption and
love - and the tenuousness of both ­
takes place in an unnamed country where,
one by one, people go blind.
• Feb. 3: Carl Lutrin (Political Sci­
ence), "Paradise Lost" by Peter Schrag.
The book discusses the rise and decline of
California at the century's end.
• Feb. I 0: Steven Marx (English),
"T he Environmental Imagination" by
Laurence Buell. A leading example of
"ecocriticism," the book explores the hu­
man condition in relation to nature and the
environment, placing Thoreau at the cen­
ter of an American tradition.
• Feb. 17: Harry Hellenbrand (College
of Liberal Arts), "The Shape of the River:
Long-Term Consequences of Considering
Race in College and University Admis­
sions" by William Bowen and Derek
Curtis Bok and "The Big Test: The Secret
Hi story of the American Meritocracy" by
Nicholas Lemann. These books describe
how America's select institutions " have
defined and admitted the meritocracy."
• Feb. 24: Richard Kranzdorf (Political
Science), "we wish to inform yo u that
tomorrow we will be killed" by Philip
Gourevitch. The book provides an ac­
count of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda
and its aftermath.
• March I : Barbara Morningstar
(English), "The Bloody Chamber" by
Angela Carte r. This 1979 collection of
sho rt stories is a "quirky retelling of
old tales."
For more information on Books at
High Noon, call political science Profes­
sor Phil Fetzer at ext. 6-6147. D

Faculty members to
discuss research, funding
David Braun of the Electrical Engineer­
ing Department and Kevin Kingsbury in
Chemistry and Biochemistry will discuss
their polymer LED (light-emitting diode)
research activities on Jan. 21 as part of a
new series of four brown-bag lunches.
Sponsored by the Research and Graduate
Programs and Grants Development offices,
the talks by faculty members will discuss
research and programs developed with
external support.
The presentations, set for noon in the
Veranda Cafe, are aimed at non-experts
and are intended to increase the academic
community's awareness of the scholarly
activities of colleagues and the various
sources of funding they have found to
support their activities.
Other programs are scheduled on
Feb. 18 , March 31 and April 28.
Attendees should bring their own lunch .
Cookies and beverages wi ll be provided.
For more information call the Research
and Graduate Programs office at 6-1508. D

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Pianist Cecil Lytle

'Rags to Other Riches'
title of Jan 20 concert
Cecil Lytle, internationally
acclaimed pianist and Thurgood
Marshall College provost at UC San
Diego, will give a concert titled
"Rags to Other Riches" at 7:30p.m.
Jan . 20 at Mt. Carmel Lutheran
Church in San Luis Obispo.
The program will look at the music
that generated pop music - jazz ­
and will examine the effects of 19th
century ragtime, then move into the
music of the 20th century. The con­
cert will include works by Duke
Ellington, Scott Joplin, Fats Waller,
Herbie Hancock and Eddie Harris.
Before becoming a teacher
and scholar, Lytle won first-prize
in the Franz Liszt International
Piano Competition.
He has performed with such jazz
musicians as Thad Jones, James New­
ton and Anthony Braxton, as well as
with gospel singers Edwin Hawkins
and James Dixon.
His recordings range from gospel to
jazz, from traditional to contemporary.
The concert is being presented in
conjunction with Cal Poly activities
celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s
birthday. (See related story, left. )
The concert is sponsored by the
Music Department and is partially
funded by the Cal Poly Plan. For
more information , call the Music
Department at ext. 6-2607.
Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church is
located at 170 I Fredericks St. D

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CAL POLY REPORT, JANUARY 12, 2000

Library expands access
to remote users
Because of overwhelming demand, the
Kennedy Library has implemented the use
of a "proxy server," allowing all
Cal Poly computer users to access the
library's subscribed databases regardless
of which Internet provider is used .
In the past, those using AOL or
TheGrid or any other non-Cal Poly ser­
vice were denied access.
The process will be seamless for the
user coming in from the Cal Poly modem
pool. However, when users from other
services attempt to use a subscribed data­
base, they will be prompted for their last
name and 14-digit barcode number found
at the bottom of campus ID cards.
That's the good news. The bad news is
that making links and bookmarks within the
subscribed databases is a bit tricky.
Call the library 's Reference Room staff
members for help at ext. 6-2649. Instruc­
tions are also available at http://www. lib.
calpoly.edu/proxyllinking.htm l. The in­
structions are also located under the Fac­
ulty Services section of the library 's Home
Page at http://www. lib. calpoly.edu. D

New deadline for CPR
Public Affairs reminds campus offices
that the Cal Poly Report deadline has
been moved up by one day - from
Thursday to Wednesday.
Items can bee-mailed to polynews@
polymail, faxed to ext. 6-6533, or
mailed to Public Affairs in Heron Hall.
Remember, we need to have your
article by 10 a.m. the Wednesday before
you'd like it to appear.
For more information, call Public
Affairs at ext. 6-1511. D

New topic for Jan. 20
Physics Colloquium
The Jan. 20 program in the Physics
Colloquium series has been changed:
Physics Professor Dave Hafemeister will
discuss "Energy Economics."
The program will begin at II a.m. in
Room E-45 in the Science Building.
The previously announced presentation
on "Granites and Volcanoes" by Bennetta
Schmidt has been cance lled.
For information, contact Hafemeister at
ext. 6-2205 or dhalemei@calpoly.edu. D

CAL POLY REPORT, JANUARY 12, 2000

Obituaries

Nominations sought

Clay, 91
Dorothy Clay, former secretary in the
Admissions office, died Dec. 29.
Clay was hired as a clerk-typist in
1962 and retired as secretary to the head
ofthe Admissions office in 1975. During
her 13 years, she earned three promotions.

The Status of Women Committee is
seeking nominations for five scholarships,
all designed to recognize students who
have demonstrated a commitment to the
rights of women .
• The James M. Duenow Scholarship is
targeted for an individual who has demon­
strated commitment to the rights of
women and who is considering a career as
a feminist attorney. Preference will be
given to a liberal arts major.
• The Vicki and Darell Farrer Scholar­
ship is for a student with a minimum over­
all GPA of 3.0 and who is enrolled in the
College of Engineering or the chemistry,
physics, or statistics major in the College
of Science and Mathematics. In addition,
the student must have served as a leader in
organizations that have the primary pur­
pose of promoting women's rights.
• The RobertS. Harmon Scholarship
is for a student who has demonstrated
commitment to the rights of women and
is considering a career as an investiga­
tive reporter.
• The L. Diane Ryan Scholarship is
given to a student who has demonstrated
commitment to the rights of women and has
been identified as having the potential to
provide moral leadership in the workforce
of the future.
• The Dr. Shirley H. Walker Scholar­
ship is given to a student with a minimum
overall GPA of 3.0 and who has been
identified as having provided leadership
on projects that promote women's rights.
Only nominations submitted by faculty
and staff members will be considered. Eli­
gible students must be enrolled through fall
2000, when the awards will be disbursed .
Nominations, due Jan. 21, should in­
clude the student's name and an explanation
of why the student is being nominated .
Send nominations to Carolyn J.
Stefanco, History Department. For more
information, call Stefanco at ext. 6-2670. D

Rollings, 78
David R. Rollings, English professor
emeritus, died Dec. 13 in a Louisville,
Ky., hospital.
Rollings taught at Cal Poly from 1968
until 1989. He also taught English litera­
ture at Eastern Michigan University and
the University of Wisconsin. D

Critic of U.S. policy in
Central America to speak
A Maryknoll priest and outspoken
critic of U.S. foreign policy in Central
America will speak Thursday (Jan. 13)
about his campaign to close a school
where the United States trains Latin
American military personnel.
Father Roy Bourgeois will talk on the
School of the Americas at 7 p.m. in
Chumash Auditorium.
Bourgeois founded School of the
Americas Watch, an organization that
focuses its attention on the U.S. Army
training program based at Fort Benning, Ga.
According to School of the Americas
Watch literature, over the years the school
has taught more than 60,000 Latin Ameri­
can soldiers and military personnel com­
bat skills, commando tactics, military
intelligence procedures, anti-narcotics
operations and torture techniques. The
school spends approximately $20 million
of U.S. taxpayers ' dollars each year to
train 900-2 ,000 soldiers.
Bourgeois, the so-called "prisoner
priest," spent seven years in prison for
civil disobedience. He has protested the
School of the Americas since 1990. At the
first protest, about I 0 friends joined him .
More than 10,000 participated in a Novem­
ber 1999 protest.
For more information , call Sister
Mary Pat White at the Newman Center
at 543-4105. D

Foundation Board to meet
The Foundation Board of Directors
will meet at 8:30a.m. Jan. 21 in Founda­
tion Administration Conference Room
124. This is a public meeting. For more
information or to obtain a copy of the
agenda, call Executive Director AI
Amaral at ext. 6-113 I. A copy of the
agenda packet is available for review at
the Kennedy Library Reserve Desk and
the Academic Senate Office, Math and
Science 143. D
PAGE 2

'King and the millennium'
topic of Jan. 20 talk

Books at High Noon
to continue Jan. 19

"Sankofa - Martin Luther King and
the New Millennium" is the topic of a
lecture schedu led in observance of Martin
Luther King's birthday Jan. 20.
Keynote speaker Dwight Webster, di­
rector of the Center for African and Afri­
can American Studies at Southern
University at New Orleans, will speak at
II a.m. in the Theatre.
Also appearing is Cecil Lytle, concert
pianist and provost of the Thurgood
Marshall College at UC San Diego. Lytle
will present a preview of his "Rags to
Other Riches" recital, a collection of
works written by founders of the music
programs at historically black colleges
and universities.
Lytle will give the complete recital at
7:30p.m. Jan. 20 at Mt. Carmel Lutheran
Church. (See related article, right.)
The Martin Luther King Jr. celebration
is presented by the Cal Poly Black Faculty
and Staff Association, Music Department,
College of Liberal Arts, President 's
Office, Affirmative Action office,
Administration and Finance di vision , and
Black Student Union.
For more information , call Patricia
Repasi at ext. 6-2469. D

Frank Owen, a professor in the Me­
chanical Engineering Department, and
David Braun, professor in Electrical Engi­
neering, will review " Drawing on the
Right Side of the Brain" as the first winter
quarter Books at High Noon presentation
Jan. 19.
The book , by Betty Edwards, claims
that drawing is natural and easy if what is
seen by the right brain can be recorded
without intervention by the left brain.
Six additional book reviews are sched­
uled winter quarter, all in the Veranda
Cafe at noon.
• Jan . 24: Mary Kay Harrington
(Writing Skills), "Blindness" by Jose
Saramago. The tale of redemption and
love - and the tenuousness of both ­
takes place in an unnamed country where,
one by one, people go blind.
• Feb. 3: Carl Lutrin (Political Sci­
ence), "Paradise Lost" by Peter Schrag.
The book discusses the rise and decline of
California at the century's end.
• Feb. I 0: Steven Marx (English),
"T he Environmental Imagination" by
Laurence Buell. A leading example of
"ecocriticism," the book explores the hu­
man condition in relation to nature and the
environment, placing Thoreau at the cen­
ter of an American tradition.
• Feb. 17: Harry Hellenbrand (College
of Liberal Arts), "The Shape of the River:
Long-Term Consequences of Considering
Race in College and University Admis­
sions" by William Bowen and Derek
Curtis Bok and "The Big Test: The Secret
Hi story of the American Meritocracy" by
Nicholas Lemann. These books describe
how America's select institutions " have
defined and admitted the meritocracy."
• Feb. 24: Richard Kranzdorf (Political
Science), "we wish to inform yo u that
tomorrow we will be killed" by Philip
Gourevitch. The book provides an ac­
count of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda
and its aftermath.
• March I : Barbara Morningstar
(English), "The Bloody Chamber" by
Angela Carte r. This 1979 collection of
sho rt stories is a "quirky retelling of
old tales."
For more information on Books at
High Noon, call political science Profes­
sor Phil Fetzer at ext. 6-6147. D

Faculty members to
discuss research, funding
David Braun of the Electrical Engineer­
ing Department and Kevin Kingsbury in
Chemistry and Biochemistry will discuss
their polymer LED (light-emitting diode)
research activities on Jan. 21 as part of a
new series of four brown-bag lunches.
Sponsored by the Research and Graduate
Programs and Grants Development offices,
the talks by faculty members will discuss
research and programs developed with
external support.
The presentations, set for noon in the
Veranda Cafe, are aimed at non-experts
and are intended to increase the academic
community's awareness of the scholarly
activities of colleagues and the various
sources of funding they have found to
support their activities.
Other programs are scheduled on
Feb. 18 , March 31 and April 28.
Attendees should bring their own lunch .
Cookies and beverages wi ll be provided.
For more information call the Research
and Graduate Programs office at 6-1508. D

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Pianist Cecil Lytle

'Rags to Other Riches'
title of Jan 20 concert
Cecil Lytle, internationally
acclaimed pianist and Thurgood
Marshall College provost at UC San
Diego, will give a concert titled
"Rags to Other Riches" at 7:30p.m.
Jan . 20 at Mt. Carmel Lutheran
Church in San Luis Obispo.
The program will look at the music
that generated pop music - jazz ­
and will examine the effects of 19th
century ragtime, then move into the
music of the 20th century. The con­
cert will include works by Duke
Ellington, Scott Joplin, Fats Waller,
Herbie Hancock and Eddie Harris.
Before becoming a teacher
and scholar, Lytle won first-prize
in the Franz Liszt International
Piano Competition.
He has performed with such jazz
musicians as Thad Jones, James New­
ton and Anthony Braxton, as well as
with gospel singers Edwin Hawkins
and James Dixon.
His recordings range from gospel to
jazz, from traditional to contemporary.
The concert is being presented in
conjunction with Cal Poly activities
celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s
birthday. (See related story, left. )
The concert is sponsored by the
Music Department and is partially
funded by the Cal Poly Plan. For
more information , call the Music
Department at ext. 6-2607.
Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church is
located at 170 I Fredericks St. D

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Position vacancies
Below are all the new, previously unad­
vertised employment openings at the uni­
versity. You may access full information
about these and other previously advertised
positions at www.afd. calpoly.edulhree/
cobcob categories.htm.

FACULTY (Adm. 312, ext. 6-2844). Candi­
dates are asked to contact the appropriate
department office at the phone number
listed for more information and an
application. Please submit all application
materials to the department head/chair
unless otherwise specified. Rank and salary
are commensurate with qualifications and
experience, and timebase where applicable,
unless otherwise stated.
#03026: Lecturer(s), Statistics Depart­
ment (756-2709). Two lecturer positions, full­
time, for 2000-0 I academic year, with
possible renewal. Salary commensurate with
qualifications and experience. Primary re­
sponsibility: teaching undergraduate service
courses. M.S. in statistics or equivalent gradu­
ate-level training required. Prefer demon­
strated excellence in teaching and/or industrial
experience involving statistics. Contact Jay
Devore, chair, Statistics Department, or e-mail
jdevore@calpoly.edu. Reference recruitment
code #03026 on all materials. Closing date:
Feb. 15 .
#03028: Lecturer, Landscape Architec­
ture Department (756-1319). One full-time
lecturer position (leave replacement). A one­
or two-year position beginning Sept. II , 2000,
for the 2000-0 I academic year. Salary com­
mensurate with qualifications and experience.
Applicants should identify and submit evi­
dence of expertise in history of landscape
architecture and one or more subject areas in
which they are especially qualified to teach: a)
fundamentals of design ; b) professional prac­
tice; c) landscape architecture project design;
d) computer applications; e) site construction;
f) site analysis. Master's degree with at least
one degree in landscape architecture and
teaching/practice experience required. Contact
Search Committee, Landscape Architecture
Department. Reference recruitment code #03028
on all materials. Closing date: Feb. 15.
#03031: Lecturer, Physics Department
(756-2448). Lecturer position, full-time, for
2000-0 I academic year. Salary range:
$40,488-$48,000. Primary duties and respon­
sibilities are to teach undergraduate physics
(and possibly astronomy) courses. Ph.D. in
physics or astronomy, (or closely related field
with strong physics background) required by
Sept. 15, 2000. The successful applicant must
provide evidence of (or potential for) excel­
lence in teaching. For an application, send
letter of application, resume, statement of
professional goals, official transcripts, and
t-hree letters of recommendation supp lied
directly by reference to Chair, Lecturer Ap­
pointments Committee, Physics Department.

ort

••• Servatius
Reference recruitment code #0303 I on all
materials. Closing date: Feb. 9.
#03030: Lecturer, Modern Languages
and Literatures Department (756-1205).
Lecturer position, full-time, for 2000-0 I aca­
demic year. Salary commensurate with quali­
fications and experience. Native or
near-native fluency in French and English
required. Ph.D. or ABD preferred, M.A . re­
quired. Preference given to cand idates with
experience in teaching lower-division Spanish
language classes. Evidence of outstanding
teaching and experience with computer-medi­
ated instruction required. Contact Bianca
Rosenthal, chair, Modern Languages and
Literatures Department or e-mail
brosenth@calp oly.edu. Reference recruit­
ment code #03030 on all materials. Closing
date: Feb . II. 0

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• • • DATELINE

Continued from page 1
Servatius served as Management De­
partment head for 19 years and as acting
dean of the College of Business for more
than a year.
After retiring in 1984, he remained an
active supporter of the Alumni Associa­
tion , which awarded him its first Distin­
gu ished Service Award in 1999.
"Owen was one of a small group of
people who early on helped to develop a
cu lture of caring for students at Cal Poly,"
said President Baker. "His insightful,
humorous and sensitive interactions with
students are remembered with great fond­
ness by thousands of Cal Poly alumni. "
It was his wish that his life and contri­
butions be honored through a scholarship
program named for him in 1998 . Send
donations for the Owen Servatius College
of Business Scholarship Fund to the
Dean 's Office, College of Business. 0

Continuedfi"OJn page I

ltonday, January 17 (continued)
Musical: "Show Boat," Harman Hall,
8 p.m. ($) Pre-concert lecture, Alyson
McLamore (Music), Philips Hall ,
7 p.m . Also Tuesday and Jan. 19.

Tuesday, January 18
Musical: "Show Boat," Harman Hall ,
8 p.m. ($)Pre-concert lecture, Alyson
McLamore (Music) , Philips Ha ll ,
7 p.m. Also Jan. 19

Wednesday, January 19
Books at High Noon: Frank Owen
(Mechanical Engineering) and David
Braun (Electrical Engineering),
" Drawing on the Right Side of the
Brain" by Betty Edwards, Veranda
Cafe, noon.
Musical: "Show Boat," Harman Hall,
8 p.m. ($) Pre-concert lecture, Alyson
McLamore (Music), Philips Hall, 7 p.m.

Thursday, January 20

I

Physics Colloquium: Dave
Hafemeister (Physics), " Energy
Economics," Science E-45, II a.m.
Speaker, Music: Dwight Webster
(Southern University) "Sankofa ­
Martin Luther King and the New
Millennium." Also pianist Cecil Lytle
(UC San Diego), "Rags to Other
Riches." Theatre, II a.m. Lytle also to
perform at Mt. Carmel Lutheran
Church, San Luis Obispo, 7:30p.m.
Speakers: David Braun (Electrical
Engineering) and Kevin Kingsbury
(Chemistry and Biochemistry),
"Polymer LED (light-emitting diode)
Research," Veranda Cafe, noon.
Men's Basketball: Nevada, Mott
Gym, 7 p.m. ($) 0

••• York
Continuedfi'om page 1
During the memorial service, candid
photos of York will be displayed. Anyone
who has pictures of her is asked to bring
them to the International Education and
Programs office, Room I 06 in the Math­
ematics and Science Building. Those
who would like to speak at the memorial
service should call Barbara Andre at
ext. 6-5837 .
Contributions in York 's memory may
be made to the Marilyn York Endowment
Fund for International Students. Checks
should be made payable to the Marilyn
York Endowment Fund and sent to
Planned Giving and Endowments, Heron
Hall 113.
A college scholarship fund has also
been set up at Mid-State Bank on
behalf of her two daughters. Checks
should be made payable to the
Brittany and Allie York Memorial Fund
and mailed to 1356 Ironback St., San Luis
Obispo, CA 93407 . 0

Published by Public Affairs • www.calpoly.edu/-communic/CPR/report.htm

DATELINE
($) - Admission charged

Exhibits
ASI Fine Arts Club 221 (UU):
"Default Settings," an invitational
student show. Through March I 0.
Exhibit: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m-9 p.m.;
Saturday and Sunday, noon-9 p.m .
University Art Gallery (Dexter
Building): William Morri s Glass Art
Exhibit. Through Feb. 6. Reception:
Feb. 4. Exhibit: II a.m .-4 p.m . dail y;
Wednesday, 7-9 p.m .

Wednesday, January 12
Music: John Bankston, BackStage
Pizza, noon.
Music: Miami String Quartet with
pianist Jon Nakamatsu, Harman Hall ,
8 p.m. ($)

Thursday, January 1J
Physics Colloquium: David Braun
(Electrical Engineering), " Polymer
LEOs (light-emitting diodes)," Science
E-45 , II a.m .
Speaker: Father Roy Bourgeoi s,
"Close the School of the Americas !,"
Chumash, 7 p.m.
Wrestling: Boise State, Mott Gym ,
7 p.m. ($)

Friday, January 14
Swimming & Diving: Cal State
Northridge, Molt Pool , I p.m.
Women's Basketball: Idaho, Mott
Gym, 7 p.m. ($)
Lecture, Recital: Terrie Manno
(Moorhead State University), " Red­
White-Blues: A Celebration of
Americana in the 1940s," Davidson
Music Center 218, 7:30p.m.

Saturday, January 15
Wrestling: BYU, Mott Gym,
7 p.m. ($)

Sunday, January 16
Women's Basketball: Boise State,
Mott Gym, 2 p.m. ($)

ltonday, January 17

Ticket information
Tickets to performances on campus
are on sale at the Performing Arts Ticket
Office I 0 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays and I 0 a.m.
-4 p.m . Saturdays.
Ca ll ext. 6-2787, or fax yo ur order to
ext. 6-6088. 0

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California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo , CA 93407
Vol. 54, No . 16 • January 12, 2000

Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr.
birthday observed. Campus closed
except for emergency services.
Women's Swimming & Diving:
Pepperdine, Mott Pool, noon.
Continued on page 4

Phillip Tong, Dai1y Products Technology Cente1; visited Tienamnen Square during a visit to the
People's Republic of China. Tong was invited by the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Econom­
ic Research Service to evaluate the Chinese dai1y economy. During the visit, Tong was part of a
f our-member team that met with leaders of the Chinese Minist1y ofAgriculture, representatives
ji-om leading dai1 y co1porations, and university personnel in Beijing, Nanjing and Shanghai.

Owen Servatius, 78; served more than 50 years
Owen Servatius, management professor
emeritus and the first recipient of the Cal
Poly Alumni Association's Distinguished
Service Award, died Dec. 30.
A memorial service is planned in Feb­
ruary. When finalized, details will be pub­
lished in the Cal Poly Report.

ltemorial service set
for ltarilyn York
Staff and faculty members, students
and the public are invited to a memorial
service for Marilyn R. York, associate
director of international education and
programs, 1-3 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Smith
A lumni and Confere nce Center. York,
47, died Dec. 16.
Continued on page 4

Servatius served Cal Poly for more
than 50 years , beginning in 1947 as
personal secretary to then-president
Julian McPhee.
He later managed the campus's ste­
nography pool. While in that position,
Servatius also attended classes, and in
1959 he earned a bachelor's degree, en­
ab ling him to teach on campus. He went
on to earn a master's degree in 1965.
He is remembered as a dedicated and
beloved teacher, a friend and mentor to
many, and an exceptional public speaker.
He was voted "most popular professor" on
numerous occasions and received many
honors from students, including se lection
as Grand Marshall of the university's
Homecoming Parade .
Continued 011 page 4