CAL POLY REPORT, JUNE 7, 2000 ort • •• 'Quest' students Continued from page 1 • Julie Hopper, biological sciences major from Folsom, and mentor Phil Bailey, dean of the College of Science and Math­ ematics. • Natalie Jewell, biological sciences major, Antioch, and mentor Jan Simek, professor of chemistry and biochemistry. • Damien Johnson, agribusiness major from Santa Maria, and mentor Soncia Lilly, executive director of the Associated Students Inc. • John Moffatt, agribusiness major from Lake Isabella, and mentor Lilly. Boisselle is vice president for the American Society of Mechanical Engi­ neers and community service director for the Society of Women Engineers. She has volunteered in a number of programs, including Habitat for Humanity. She has also helped clean up highways and cities and last spring traveled to Honduras with a group of students to help build an incin­ erator in a village damaged during Hurricane Mitch in 1998. Chin has been active in the American Marketing Association and the Ski Club. He has been a Week of Welcome leader, served on ASI committees, volunteered at the San Luis Obispo County Juvenile Hall and is currently a College of Business Ambassador. As a Poly Rep, Chin spends several hours a week giving campus tours and visiting high schools and community colleges. Hopper, as a member of the service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega, has helped with beach clean-ups, blood-bank drives, and charity organizations. While serving as ASI director for the College of Science and Mathematics, she organized a massive student educational campaign urging the Legislature to allocate $92 million to the CSU. "The entire campaign was success­ ful on many level s," Hopper said. Jewell has been a resident advisor in the residence halls and served as the Resi­ dential Life and Relations Liaison for the ASI. While serving on the Environmental Council of Student Community Services, Jewell planted trees, cleaned up creeks and visited retirement homes. She is working on a vegetation survey of a wet­ land area in Poly Canyon, a self-directed research project. Johnson is chair of the ASI Board of Directors. His activities include serving on the Homecoming Committee, being a representative for the Association of Student Advancement Programs, working with the homeless shelter and food drives, and volunteering in elementary schools and as a firefighter. His most memorable college experience was being crowned 1999-2000 Homecoming King. Moffatt is president of ASI and served as its executive vice president in 1998-99. He has been active in the Agribusiness Management Club, College Republicans and Agricultural Communicators of To­ morrow organization. He has also volunteered with the Cal Poly Arts Board of Directors, Special Olympics and the Cal Poly Tractor Pull, held during the university 's Open House in April. · The Quest for the Best Award is a campuswide leadership recognition pro­ gram initiated by Vice President for Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez and sup­ ported by corporate sponsors. For more information, call Polly Harrigan in Student Affairs at ext. 6-1521. 0 Natalie Cole to perform Aug. 16 Grammy-award-winning singer Natalie Cole, accompanied by an 18-piece orches­ tra, will perform a retrospective concert featuring songs from her 25-year career at 8 p.m. Aug. 16 in Harman Hall in the Performing Arts Center. Her concert will mark Cal Poly Arts' first Center Stage attraction for the 2000200 I season. Cole's career has included pop, soul ·and standards, with chart-topping hits such as "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)," "I've Got Love on My Mind," "Our Love," "Sophisticated Lady," and "Miss You Like Crazy." One of her most notable albums was the 1991 "Unforgettable With Love," a tribute to her father, legendary Nat "King" Cole. The recording won seven Grammy Awards and was considered one of the most honored albums of the decade. Cole followed up that milestone with "Take a Look," which sold more than I million copies, and her 1996 "Stardust," which features rare songs originally re­ corded by her father, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington and others. Tickets are $38 to $54 and can be bought at the Performing Arts ticket office I 0 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays and I 0 a.m.-4 California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 Vol. 54, No. 36 • June 7, 2000 Published by Public Affairs • www.calpoly.edu/-communic/CPR/report.htm p.m. on Saturday. To order by phone, call ext. 6-ARTS (6-2787); to order by fax, dial 6-6088. 0 Cal Poly names three Distinguished Teachers Position vacancies Below are all the new, previously unadvertised employment openings at the university. You may access full in­ formation about these and other, previ­ ously advertised positions at www. cal poly.edu (scroll down and select "employment opportunities under the Faculty/Staff Services heading"). STATE: For a complete listing of employment opportunities for state staff and manage­ ment positions, you can: • Check the Human Resources and Employment Equity Web site at www.calpoly. edu, under Employment Opportunities; • Come to the HREE office, Adm. 110, and view the posted positions; • Call the HREE Job Line at ext. 6-1533. For a listing of new openings, check The Tribune's Sunday editioiL If you have questions, please call HREE at ext. 6-2237. FOUNDATION (Foundation Adm. Building, job line at ext. 6-7107). All Foundation applications must be received (not just postmarked) by 5 p.m. of the closing date. (No faxes.) Administrative Support Assistant II, Planned Giving and Endowments: $12.42$15.51 /hr. Closing date: June 16. Development Writer, Corporate and Foun­ dation Relations: $28,426-34, 176/year. Closing date: June 23. FACULTY Candidates are asked to contact the appropriate department office at the phone number listed for more information or to request an application. Additional information and qualifications for each position may also be obtained on line at lzttp:/!www.academic-personnel.calpoly.edu. Please submit all application materials to the department head/chair unless otherwise specified in the ad. Rank and salary are commensurate with qualifications and ex­ perience (and time base where applicable), unless otherwise stated. #03055: Part-time Lecturer Pool, Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering Department (ext. 6-2378). Closing date: July 5. 0 PAGE 4 DATELINE Saturday, June 10 Commencement: Colleges of Agriculture, Liberal Arts, and Science and Mathematics, plus UCTE and Statewide Nursing Program, 9 a.m.; colleges of Architecture and Environ­ mental Design, Business, and Engineering, 2 p.m. , Mustang Stadium. Sunday, June 11 Quarter Break: Through Sunday, June 18. Monday, June 19 Summer quarter classes begin. Cal Poly wins second fund-raising award Cal Poly has for the second consecu­ tive year won a Circle of Excellence in Educational Fund-Raising Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, an international organization dedicated to helping institutions advance their educational programs. Cal Poly was one of two California State University institutions to receive the award for superior overall fund-raising performance and one of 43 nationwide. The winning institutions are selected on such criteria as the pattern of growth in total support, an evaluation of what con­ tributed to the total support, the overall breadth of the program, the pattern of growth in each program area, the pattern of growth among alumni donors and other individual donors, the impact of the 12 largest gifts on total support, total support in relation to the alumni base, and the type of institution . In selecting the winners, judges recog­ nize programs that show solid growth, breadth in the base of support, and other indications of a mature, well-maintained program. 0 Singer Natalie Cole will appear at the Performing Arts Center on Aug. 16 in a 25-year retrospective concert (see story on page 4). Six students picked in 'Quest for Best' Professors from the colleges of Agri­ culture, Business and Engineering- all cited for their challenging classes- were selected to receive the university 's highest teaching award. J . Michael Geringer, a professor of global strategy and law since 1992, Brent G. Hallock, a member of the Soil Science Department since 1979, and Clinton A. Staley, computer science professor since 1988, were named 1999-2000 Di stin­ guished Teachers. They will be recognized at Spring Commencement ceremonies June 10. Geringer teaches courses in strategic management, international management, joint ventures and alliances, and mergers and acquisitions. "Professor Geringer has a very deep understanding of the subject matter and relates it to his students using real-world as well as theoretical examples that pro­ vide the deepest understanding," said a nominating student. Continued on page 2 Cal Poly has chosen six students who have demonstrated significant leadership skills and community service achieve­ ments to receive the university 's first "Quest for the Best" award. The winning students were asked to name a mentor- a faculty or staff mem­ ber who "made a difference" in their university experience. The students and their mentors were feted at a recent awards banquet, where the students were presented with a plaque and $300 each. Those recognized were: • Jessica Boisselle, a mechanical engi­ neering student from Shasta Lake, who selected as her mentor Rachel Kozden, director of the Women's Engineering Pro­ gram. • Charles Chin , a business major from Sunnyvale and mentor Cindee Bennett­ Thompson , a senior admissions officer. Five students who are either staff mem­ bers or dependents of staff members have been chosen as recipients of the Cal Poly Staff Scholarships. Patricia Van Belleghem and Lori Ann Walters, both university employees, and Chantal Lavoux, Lisa Powell and Devin Smyth, dependents of staff members, will receive a total of $1,100 and be recog­ nized during Fall Conference week. Van Belleghem, a senior in hi story, works in the In sti tutional Planning and Analysis office. She "is a role model I deeply admire," a student said. "S he is highly motivated , determined and willing to go the extra mile..." Continued 011 page 4 Continued Five chosen for staff scholarships 011 page 3 CAL POLY REPORT, JUNE 7, 2000 CAL POLY REPORT, JUNE 7, 2000 ••• Distinguished teachers Cont inued f rom page I Other comments included : • " Mi ke Geringer is trul y dynami c and a genuine human being who has been, and will continue to be, a positi ve fac tor in the li ves of many people." • " When we come to cl ass each day, Professor Geringer is always fired up and ready to go. He commands such respect in how he teaches that students strive to meet hi s challenges." He earned a Bachelor of Sc ience de­ gree from the School of Business at Indiana University in Bl oomington and a master 's and a doctorate from the Gradu­ ate School of Business at the Uni versity of Washington in Seattl e. Hall ock, who maintain s an "open­ door" poli cy with hi s students, believes "teaching is the science, art and philoso­ phy of moti vating students to learn ." He teaches introductory soil science, soil and water conversation, fertili zers and pl ant nut riti on, urban eros ion control , and ra ngeland management. Students said : • "Professor Hall ock is the most interac­ tive teacher in my Cal Po ly career. He adj usts hi s teaching pl an to f it the pe rson­ ality of eac h cl ass , as well as adjusts it to fit the learning style of th e c lass." • "Professor Hall ock's teaching pl an is always meant to push the cl ass to thei r full est potenti al. He doesn ' t stress grades ; he stresses knowledge." • " He reall y seems to know it all. He cha llenges us to get him off the subj ect, bu t he always- without fai l - f inds a way to relate it back to the ori g in al topic." Hall ock earned a bac helor's and a master's degree in range management and a doc torate in soil s and pl ant nutri tion, all from UC D avis . Staley, who was named Computer Sc i­ ence Teacher of the Year in 1993, 1998 and 1999, teaches computer program­ ming, accelerated introductio n to computer science, and obj ect-oriented graphica l user inte rface des ign. Stude nt comments incl uded: • " Professor Stal ey has lots of rea l-worl d experience. Up un til now, he has been ab le to answer any questi on I have ever put to him . He is abl e to ti e in rea l-worl d practi ce with class work . He is the best teacher I have ever had." • "T here is a gro up of students on cam­ pus known as the ' Sta ley Support Group .' T hey work with Dr. Staley on rea l-world applicatio ns in a real wo rking e nviro n­ ment, preparing them for what they can expect in the rea l wo rld ." • "Every day hi s cl ass is a cha llenge, but an enj oyabl e o ne. Proj ects pu sh students to ex tend topi cs di scussed in lecture, not just regurgitate them." Staley earned a bachelor ' s degree in mathematics and English from Principia College in Illinoi s and a master' s degree in computer science and a doctorate in computer engineering from UC Santa Barbara. The di stingui shed teachers are nomi­ nated by students and alumni of the university. Cal Poly has named 114 di stin­ gui shed professors since the awards program began in 1964. D ••• Staff scholarships Cattle Judging Team wins regional contest Continued f rom page I The Cal Poly Dairy C attle Judg ing Team pl aced first out of eight teams at the Richmond, Utah, Western Spring Nati onal Judging Contest. Cal Poly had the top four individuals in " reasons" and the top individual overall. Team members are Becky Deni z, an agribusiness junior; Lucas Deni s, dairy science junior; and Jan a McClell and, ag ribu siness junior, and Nancy Deutsch, a dairy science junior. The team is coached by Da iry Sci ence Professor Stan Henderson. D Faculty members give 'last lecture ever' Human-powered vehicle club shines in national test Cal Poly's Human-Powered Vehicle C lub fini shed first in two categori es and second in another to pl ace third overall in a nati onal competiti on sponsored by the Am erican Soc iety of Mechani ca l Engi­ neers. The student team took firsts in the women's sprin t and the road race and fini shed second in the men's sprint. Teams fro m more than 30 U. S . uni ver­ siti es and coll eges, including the Uni versity of Fl o rida , Co lorado State Uni versity, Uni vers ity of Utah, and San Di ego State entered the 18th annua l Hu­ man-Powe red Vehi c le Competition he ld recentl y in Chi co. Ca l Po ly 's vehicle, named Apoca lypse, was designed as a two- whee l, se mi-re­ c umbent bicycl e. The contest' s three parts included a written report and an ora l presentati on o n des ign, women' s and men's sprints, and a 40-mil e road race . Tea m members were Rya n Vaughan, a mechanical eng ineering maj o r; Jaso n Luke, indu stri a l eng ineering; Be n Fil son, mechani ca l eng ineering; Magg ie Fran­ c isco, mechani ca l eng in eering; Kri s Lath rop, ind ustri al enginee rin g; John Pocock, aeros pace eng ineering; Ryan Fow ler, aeros pace eng ineeri ng ; A lex Juhn , soil sc ience; and Jody Penn ycook , ecology and systematic bio logy. The team ' s facu lty ad visor is Mechani­ cal Engineering Professor Fred Friedman.D Several faculty membe rs participated in Ho using and Res identi al Life's " Las t Lecture Seri es," whi ch invo lved talking to residence hall students on any topi c as if it were the teacher 's " last lecture ever. " Those who partic ipated were Scott Vernon in the Co llege o f Agri cultu re, who spoke on "Fast Tim es at Utopi a Tech" ; Peggy Rice, Co ll ege of Sc ience and Math­ e matics, "My Last Lecture? No Way ! A Few Favo rites and a Look into the F u­ ture"; Joe Grimes, Co ll ege of Eng ineering, "Learning From the Curve of Li fe : Mi stakes, Lessons in Li fe, and How I Learned From The m"; and Chari sse Cheney, Co llege of Liberal Arts, " Hip-Ho p Rul es." D ftoustafa re-appointed as chair of ftE Safwat Mo ustafa, chair of the Me­ chani cal Eng ineering D epa rtm ent sin ce 1994, has been re-appo inted by Dean of Engineering Pete r Lee fo r another three­ year term . D Walters, a bu siness admini strati on se­ nior, is the admini strative coordinator in the Coll ege of Agriculture. A nomin ator called her "a wonderful mentor for stu­ dents . She is never too busy to give time to someone who needs help ." Lavoux , who bal ances a part-time job, a full-time school schedule, and manages to volunteer at Head Start, is a bu siness admini stration major who plans to gradu­ ate in March 2001. She was c ited for her "energy, drive, determination and most importantly her ability to juggle working up to 20 hours a week whil e attending school full time and mainta ining a 3.34 GPA ." She is the daughter of Susan Lavoux , Career Services' office manager. Powell , a first-year Ca l Po ly student, is studying child development. She pl ans to obtain a master 's degree and a teaching credenti al at Cal Poly and teach in a loca l school. Powell , daughter of Becky Po we ll in Research and Graduate Prog rams, " has all the qu alities I associate with a good teacher," a fac ulty member said . Sm yth , a hi story maj or, works in the constructi on industry, volunteers as a soc­ cer coach, and attends school full tim e. " He is the kind of person who genuinely cares about life and how o ne can best li ve it, always incorporating hi s concern fo r others," a staff member wrote. He is the son of Noni Smyth, admini strati ve ass is­ tant in Mate rial s Eng ineering. The Cal Poly Staff Scholarships were developed to encourage the profess io na l deve lopment and education of staff me m­ bers and the ir dependents, to prom ote excell ence and to fo ster co ll eg iality. The scho larships are suppo rted by contribu­ ti ons fro m staff and fac ulty me mbers fro m all areas of the university, with initi a l fundin g fro m the form er Staff Counc il. A panel o f staff members bases the selecti on of rec ipi ents on applications, persona l state ments and recommendati on letters. For more info rmati on, o r to find o ut how to contribute to the Staff Sc ho larship fun d, ca ll Pat Broering at 756-2675 . D June 14 deadline for next Report T hi s is the las t Ca l Poly Report for spring quarter. The dead line for th e first issue of su mmer q uarte r is I 0 a.m. June 14 . Submit arti c les by e-ma il to polvnews @polymail. D PAGE 2 Nelson appointed C ra ig Ne lso n, inte ri m d irecto r of the Ca l Po ly Fu nd office sin ce 1998 , was appoin ted director, effec ti ve May 22 . D Service Awards Committee seeks new members Women's Center offers programs, services The 2000 Service Award s Luncheon Committee is seeking new members and in vites interested e mpl oyees to a meetin g from II a.m. to noon June 22 in Room 229E in Faculty Offices East. Anyone interested in serving but not able to attend the meeting is asked to con­ tact Lori William s by e-mail at [william @ calpoly.edu or by phone at ext. 6-5267. D The Wo men's Center recentl y he ld an open ho use to showcase its programs and services and to become more visibl e on campu s. The center aims to create and sustain an environment that promotes personal , educational and profess ional growth for women and to integrate education and involve ment into women's program s. Although the Women 's Center focu ses mainly on women, men are encouraged to vi sit and take part in center activities and volunteer at events. The center offers a variety of services to students and faculty me mbers, includ­ ing referra ls to agencies and programs o n and off campus , a meeting place for clubs such as Take Back the Ni ght and N.O .W. , a le nding library, computers, a safe and pos iti ve environment to ta lk to other stu­ dents, leadership oppo rtunities and senio r proj ect ideas. The Wo men's Center pro motes and suppo rts such programs as S.A.F.E. R. , a sex ua l assa ult awa reness prog ram; the Nati ona l Organi zation for Wo men, an organi zati on that seeks to bring equality to wo men' s participati on in po liti cal, eco­ no mi c and soc ial spheres; and Take Bac k the Ni ght, an event th at protests vio lence aga inst women. The ce nter recentl y beca me in vo lved in ReM Ember Week, which includes a candl e li ght walk downtown at Farmer's Market, and the Real Men and Rea l Wo men gro ups, which educate students abo ut stay in g smart and safe in situ ati o ns w ith me mbers o f the oppos ite sex. For more inform ati on on the Wo men's Center o r its programs and se rvices , ca ll Su sanne Ke ll ey, Women's Center adv isor, at ex t. 6-2600, or sto p by UU 2 17. D Extension offers youth nature program Extended Education is offering a sum­ mer environmenta l sciences program that will give youngsters in grades 3-6 oppor­ tunities for ex ploring the natural world . Each week of the Nature Explorers program will include fi eld trips and hikes, ex periments, crafts, hands-on nature study, o utdoor eco-games and summer­ time fun . The sess ions are: • Jul y 17-2 1, " Exploring M orro Bay." • Jul y 24-28 , "Tide Poo ls." • Jul y 3 1-A ug. 4 , "Marine Mamm als." • Aug. 7- 11 , "Rock-Ho unding." • Aug. 14- 18, " Native Awareness. " The hours wi ll be 9 a. m.-3 p.m. each day. The fee is $ 135 per one-week session. For a brochu re and a n appli cati on fo rm , ca ll Djinn Ruffner at Extended Edu­ cati on, ex t. 6-205 3 or 6-71 96. D Library sponsors summer faculty workshops The Kennedy Library and the Provost's Office are once again sponsoring summer workshops and services for the fac ulty. Jul y, August, and earl y September will include a seri es of two-day workshops o n integrating info rm ati on competence into courses, alo ng with a seri es of mini-work­ shops titled MySy ll abu s, M yElectronic Cou rsepack, MyLibrary a nd C reating Di g ital Coll ecti ons. Other serv ices that ass ist th e fac ulty wit h the e lectron ic teaching- learning env i­ ro nment wi ll a lso be ava ilabl e. To reg ister and see the offerings, go to \1'\1'\1'./ib.calpn /y.edu!wmm er. If yo u have q ues ti ons , ca ll Sa lli e Harl and at ext. 62403 or e-mai l he r. D Eight win prizes at health fair G ift ce rtifi cates and other pri zes at the Empl oyee Ass istance Prog ram's May 24 hea lth and we llness fa ir went to Marc ia Fri edm an, Acade mic Record s; Mat Ga in es, a g uest; C hri s Goetsc h, Pay ro ll ; Donn a Lister. Library; Lynne Naga hara, Acade mic Record s; Marke l Quarles, Stu­ den t Academic Services; Virg inia Shober. Libra ry ; and Vivian Stee le, Ex tended Ed ucati on . D PAGE 3 CAL POLY REPORT, JUNE 7, 2000 CAL POLY REPORT, JUNE 7, 2000 ••• Distinguished teachers Cont inued f rom page I Other comments included : • " Mi ke Geringer is trul y dynami c and a genuine human being who has been, and will continue to be, a positi ve fac tor in the li ves of many people." • " When we come to cl ass each day, Professor Geringer is always fired up and ready to go. He commands such respect in how he teaches that students strive to meet hi s challenges." He earned a Bachelor of Sc ience de­ gree from the School of Business at Indiana University in Bl oomington and a master 's and a doctorate from the Gradu­ ate School of Business at the Uni versity of Washington in Seattl e. Hall ock, who maintain s an "open­ door" poli cy with hi s students, believes "teaching is the science, art and philoso­ phy of moti vating students to learn ." He teaches introductory soil science, soil and water conversation, fertili zers and pl ant nut riti on, urban eros ion control , and ra ngeland management. Students said : • "Professor Hall ock is the most interac­ tive teacher in my Cal Po ly career. He adj usts hi s teaching pl an to f it the pe rson­ ality of eac h cl ass , as well as adjusts it to fit the learning style of th e c lass." • "Professor Hall ock's teaching pl an is always meant to push the cl ass to thei r full est potenti al. He doesn ' t stress grades ; he stresses knowledge." • " He reall y seems to know it all. He cha llenges us to get him off the subj ect, bu t he always- without fai l - f inds a way to relate it back to the ori g in al topic." Hall ock earned a bac helor's and a master's degree in range management and a doc torate in soil s and pl ant nutri tion, all from UC D avis . Staley, who was named Computer Sc i­ ence Teacher of the Year in 1993, 1998 and 1999, teaches computer program­ ming, accelerated introductio n to computer science, and obj ect-oriented graphica l user inte rface des ign. Stude nt comments incl uded: • " Professor Stal ey has lots of rea l-worl d experience. Up un til now, he has been ab le to answer any questi on I have ever put to him . He is abl e to ti e in rea l-worl d practi ce with class work . He is the best teacher I have ever had." • "T here is a gro up of students on cam­ pus known as the ' Sta ley Support Group .' T hey work with Dr. Staley on rea l-world applicatio ns in a real wo rking e nviro n­ ment, preparing them for what they can expect in the rea l wo rld ." • "Every day hi s cl ass is a cha llenge, but an enj oyabl e o ne. Proj ects pu sh students to ex tend topi cs di scussed in lecture, not just regurgitate them." Staley earned a bachelor ' s degree in mathematics and English from Principia College in Illinoi s and a master' s degree in computer science and a doctorate in computer engineering from UC Santa Barbara. The di stingui shed teachers are nomi­ nated by students and alumni of the university. Cal Poly has named 114 di stin­ gui shed professors since the awards program began in 1964. D ••• Staff scholarships Cattle Judging Team wins regional contest Continued f rom page I The Cal Poly Dairy C attle Judg ing Team pl aced first out of eight teams at the Richmond, Utah, Western Spring Nati onal Judging Contest. Cal Poly had the top four individuals in " reasons" and the top individual overall. Team members are Becky Deni z, an agribusiness junior; Lucas Deni s, dairy science junior; and Jan a McClell and, ag ribu siness junior, and Nancy Deutsch, a dairy science junior. The team is coached by Da iry Sci ence Professor Stan Henderson. D Faculty members give 'last lecture ever' Human-powered vehicle club shines in national test Cal Poly's Human-Powered Vehicle C lub fini shed first in two categori es and second in another to pl ace third overall in a nati onal competiti on sponsored by the Am erican Soc iety of Mechani ca l Engi­ neers. The student team took firsts in the women's sprin t and the road race and fini shed second in the men's sprint. Teams fro m more than 30 U. S . uni ver­ siti es and coll eges, including the Uni versity of Fl o rida , Co lorado State Uni versity, Uni vers ity of Utah, and San Di ego State entered the 18th annua l Hu­ man-Powe red Vehi c le Competition he ld recentl y in Chi co. Ca l Po ly 's vehicle, named Apoca lypse, was designed as a two- whee l, se mi-re­ c umbent bicycl e. The contest' s three parts included a written report and an ora l presentati on o n des ign, women' s and men's sprints, and a 40-mil e road race . Tea m members were Rya n Vaughan, a mechanical eng ineering maj o r; Jaso n Luke, indu stri a l eng ineering; Be n Fil son, mechani ca l eng ineering; Magg ie Fran­ c isco, mechani ca l eng in eering; Kri s Lath rop, ind ustri al enginee rin g; John Pocock, aeros pace eng ineering; Ryan Fow ler, aeros pace eng ineeri ng ; A lex Juhn , soil sc ience; and Jody Penn ycook , ecology and systematic bio logy. The team ' s facu lty ad visor is Mechani­ cal Engineering Professor Fred Friedman.D Several faculty membe rs participated in Ho using and Res identi al Life's " Las t Lecture Seri es," whi ch invo lved talking to residence hall students on any topi c as if it were the teacher 's " last lecture ever. " Those who partic ipated were Scott Vernon in the Co llege o f Agri cultu re, who spoke on "Fast Tim es at Utopi a Tech" ; Peggy Rice, Co ll ege of Sc ience and Math­ e matics, "My Last Lecture? No Way ! A Few Favo rites and a Look into the F u­ ture"; Joe Grimes, Co ll ege of Eng ineering, "Learning From the Curve of Li fe : Mi stakes, Lessons in Li fe, and How I Learned From The m"; and Chari sse Cheney, Co llege of Liberal Arts, " Hip-Ho p Rul es." D ftoustafa re-appointed as chair of ftE Safwat Mo ustafa, chair of the Me­ chani cal Eng ineering D epa rtm ent sin ce 1994, has been re-appo inted by Dean of Engineering Pete r Lee fo r another three­ year term . D Walters, a bu siness admini strati on se­ nior, is the admini strative coordinator in the Coll ege of Agriculture. A nomin ator called her "a wonderful mentor for stu­ dents . She is never too busy to give time to someone who needs help ." Lavoux , who bal ances a part-time job, a full-time school schedule, and manages to volunteer at Head Start, is a bu siness admini stration major who plans to gradu­ ate in March 2001. She was c ited for her "energy, drive, determination and most importantly her ability to juggle working up to 20 hours a week whil e attending school full time and mainta ining a 3.34 GPA ." She is the daughter of Susan Lavoux , Career Services' office manager. Powell , a first-year Ca l Po ly student, is studying child development. She pl ans to obtain a master 's degree and a teaching credenti al at Cal Poly and teach in a loca l school. Powell , daughter of Becky Po we ll in Research and Graduate Prog rams, " has all the qu alities I associate with a good teacher," a fac ulty member said . Sm yth , a hi story maj or, works in the constructi on industry, volunteers as a soc­ cer coach, and attends school full tim e. " He is the kind of person who genuinely cares about life and how o ne can best li ve it, always incorporating hi s concern fo r others," a staff member wrote. He is the son of Noni Smyth, admini strati ve ass is­ tant in Mate rial s Eng ineering. The Cal Poly Staff Scholarships were developed to encourage the profess io na l deve lopment and education of staff me m­ bers and the ir dependents, to prom ote excell ence and to fo ster co ll eg iality. The scho larships are suppo rted by contribu­ ti ons fro m staff and fac ulty me mbers fro m all areas of the university, with initi a l fundin g fro m the form er Staff Counc il. A panel o f staff members bases the selecti on of rec ipi ents on applications, persona l state ments and recommendati on letters. For more info rmati on, o r to find o ut how to contribute to the Staff Sc ho larship fun d, ca ll Pat Broering at 756-2675 . D June 14 deadline for next Report T hi s is the las t Ca l Poly Report for spring quarter. The dead line for th e first issue of su mmer q uarte r is I 0 a.m. June 14 . Submit arti c les by e-ma il to polvnews @polymail. D PAGE 2 Nelson appointed C ra ig Ne lso n, inte ri m d irecto r of the Ca l Po ly Fu nd office sin ce 1998 , was appoin ted director, effec ti ve May 22 . D Service Awards Committee seeks new members Women's Center offers programs, services The 2000 Service Award s Luncheon Committee is seeking new members and in vites interested e mpl oyees to a meetin g from II a.m. to noon June 22 in Room 229E in Faculty Offices East. Anyone interested in serving but not able to attend the meeting is asked to con­ tact Lori William s by e-mail at [william @ calpoly.edu or by phone at ext. 6-5267. D The Wo men's Center recentl y he ld an open ho use to showcase its programs and services and to become more visibl e on campu s. The center aims to create and sustain an environment that promotes personal , educational and profess ional growth for women and to integrate education and involve ment into women's program s. Although the Women 's Center focu ses mainly on women, men are encouraged to vi sit an