| 'We're Science' Comes To KRCU-FM New weekly half-hour science
program answers listener questions
Jan. 7, 1999 --
"We're Science,"
a lively, often tongue-in-cheek program that answers
listener questions on a wide variety of science topics,
will begin airing at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 10 on KRCU 90.9 FM.
The half-hour program is
produced by KUMR, the public radio station at the
University of Missouri-Rolla, but that is not to say the
program is only for hard-core scientists. Past programs
have answered such burning questions as:
"How come crayons
don't melt in a microwave?"
"Why does orange
juice taste so bad after you brush your teeth?"
"Why do moths attack
my wool sweaters but don't seem to bother sheep?"
Of course, for the
die-hards among us, there are also answers to:
"Would the earth be
affected by a nearby supernova?"
"As the earth's
population grows, does its mass go up or down?"
"Why is gold so much
denser than lead, even though they have similar atomic
numbers?"
Program host, Dr. Dan
Armstrong, is a research scientist and Curators
Distinguished Professor at the University of
Missouri-Rolla. Well-known for his work in chemical
separations, Armstrong has been published in countless
scientific journals, is the holder of five patents and
speaks to conferences around the world. Co-host Harvey
Richards has won several awards for excellence in
education during more than a decade as a high school
science teacher.
Each week, the two hosts
will share their excitement and enthusiasm about the
world of science and technology with KRCU-FM listeners.
"We're Science' begins airing this Sunday at 3:30
p.m. on KRCU 90.9 FM.
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Don C. Bedell Excellence Award
Established Through Foundation
Jan. 8, 1999 --
The Don C. Bedell
Excellence Award has been established through the
Southeast Missouri University Foundation to assist
business majors at Southeast Missouri State University.
Brad Bedell recently made
a $50,000 pledge and an initial gift of $10,000 to the
Foundation to establish the award in honor of his father,
Don C. Bedell, president and chairman of the board of
Health Facilities Management Corp. An announcement of the
new scholarship was made Dec. 20 at the Health Facilities
Management Corp. staff Christmas party at Mollie's
Restaurant in Cape Girardeau.
Recipients of the
scholarship must be business majors with a 3.0 grade
point average. If the recipient is an incoming freshman,
he must be in the top 20 percent of his graduating class.
The scholarship will cover incidental fees. If the
student already has his incidental fees covered, the
scholarship will be applied to room and board. The
scholarship will be awarded for the first time for the
spring 1999 semester.
Health Facilities
Management Corp. was established by Don C. Bedell in 1984
and has facilities throughout Southeast Missouri,
Arkansas and Arizona. The philosophy of the Health
Facilities Management Corp. is to "promote education
betterment." Brad Bedell, executive vice president
of Health Facilities Management Corp., says that in
establishing the award in honor of his father, he hopes
to give something back for all his father has given to
the corporation and the communities he has touched.
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Copelands Become New Horizon
Club Members
Union couple names
Southeast in estate plans
Jan. 8, 1999 --
Paul G. and Mary A.
Copeland of Union, Mo., have become the newest members of
the Horizon Club by naming Southeast Missouri State
University in their estate plans.
At the time of Mr.
Copeland's death, a gift to the Southeast Missouri
University Foundation will be made to establish the Paul
Copeland Athletic Scholarship. The scholarship will be
awarded to a student athlete. Preference will be given to
a basketball player or an applicant from Union High
School. The director of athletic development and the
athletic coaches will make the selection.
The Horizon Club
recognizes donors who have named the Southeast Missouri
University Foundation as a beneficiary of planned gifts
-- real estate, a will, living trust, annuity or
insurance policy. These gifts are the result of careful
planning involving the family attorney, family trust
officer, insurance underwriter and accountant. Planned
gifts are crucial for the long-term financial well-being
of the Foundation and, ultimately, the University, as the
need to raise private funds increases.
Paul Copeland is a
graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, where he
earned a bachelor of science degree in education in 1956.
He was a former Southeast basketball player and received
the University's Alumni Merit Award in 1998. He served as
principal of Union (Mo.) High School until his
retirement.
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Goodwins New Horizon Club
Members
Cape Girardeau
couple names Southeast in estate plans
Jan. 8, 1999 --
Dr. Fred and Virginia
Keisker Goodwin of Cape Girardeau have become new members
of the Horizon Club by naming Southeast Missouri State
University in their estate plans.
At the time of Dr. and
Mrs. Goodwin's deaths, a gift to the Southeast Missouri
University Foundation will be made to establish the Fred
and Virginia Goodwin Piano Scholarship. The scholarship
will be awarded to a Southeast piano student. The
recipient must be endorsed by the chair of the Department
of Music and must display talent through an audition.
The Horizon Club
recognizes donors who have named the Southeast Missouri
University Foundation as a beneficiary of planned gifts
-- real estate, a will, living trust, annuity or
insurance policy. These gifts are the result of careful
planning involving the family attorney, family trust
officer, insurance underwriter and accountant. Planned
gifts are crucial for the long-term financial well-being
of the Foundation and, ultimately, the University, as the
need to raise private funds increases.
The Goodwins are 1951
graduates of Southeast Missouri State University. Dr.
Goodwin majored in speech communication; Mrs. Goodwin
majored in music with an emphasis in piano.
Dr. Goodwin was a member
of the Southeast faculty, serving as director of debate,
chair of the Division of Language and Literature and dean
of the then College of Humanities from 1955 to 1988. A
past national president of Pi Kappa Delta, the collegiate
debate honorary, Dr. Goodwin was elected to that
organization's national Hall of Fame in 1993. He is a
past recipient of the University's Alumni Merit Award.
Mrs. Goodwin, a student of
Professor Clyde Brandt while enrolled at Southeast,
conducted her own piano studio in Cape Girardeau for 33
years. The Goodwins have three children -- Mark Deborah
(Mrs. Larry Patterson) and Nancy (Mrs. Earl White) -- all
of whom hold degrees from Southeast.
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Cecil Elsie Gross Education
Scholarship Endowed At Southeast
Jan. 8, 1999 --
The Cecil Elsie Gross
Education Scholarship has been endowed through the
Southeast Missouri University Foundation.
The late Cecil Elsie Gross
left provisions in her trust for the Foundation to
receive a residual of her estate -- $150,130 -- to
establish this scholarship.
The scholarship will be
awarded for the first time during the spring 1999
semester to a student in the College of Education who has
financial need and demonstrates academic performance. The
Scholarship Committee of the College of Education will
select the recipient.
Mrs. Gross was a 1942
graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, where
she earned a bachelor of science in education degree.
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Dr. Cleo W. Mabrey Named Horizon
Club Member
Jan. 8, 1999 --
Dr. Cleo W. Mabrey of Cape
Girardeau has become a new member of the Horizon Club by
naming Southeast Missouri State University in his estate
plans.
At the time of Mabrey's
death, a gift will be given to the Southeast Missouri
University Foundation.
Mabrey, a Southeast
Missouri State University graduate, received a bachelor
of science degree in education in 1951. He was a former
University professor and, until his retirement, worked
with student teachers as the director of clinical field
experience.
The Horizon Club
recognizes donors who have named the Southeast Missouri
University Foundation as a beneficiary of planned gifts
-- real estate, a will, living trust, annuity or
insurance policy. These gifts are the result of careful
planning involving the family attorney, family trust
officer, insurance underwriter and accountant. Planned
gifts are crucial for the long-term financial well-being
of the Foundation and, ultimately, the University, as the
need to raise private funds increases.
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Choral Union To Begin Rehearsals
For Dramatic American Choral Work
Jan. 8, 1999 --
The Southeast Missouri
State University Choral Union, the area's renowned
community choir, will begin its spring rehearsal schedule
Jan. 19 for a May 4 performance of Randall Thompson's
"The Testament of Freedom."
Regular rehearsals will be
held on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. in Brandt Music Hall
Room 205.
The Choral Union is a
non-auditioned, "open membership" choir that
draws singers from the area-wide community. The 100-plus
voice choir specializes in major choral/orchestral works,
and performances of such masterpieces as Orff's
"Carmina Burana," Haydn's "Creation"
and most recently Handel's "Messiah," and has
attracted capacity crowds. Dr. John Egbert, director of
choral activities at the University, is the director.
Anyone interested in
singing in the Choral Union or needing additional
information, is encouraged to contact Egbert at (573)
651-2342.
"It's simple,"
Egberg said. "Although we are especially interested
in recruiting more men, we are interested in anyone who
wants to sing. There are no fees to pay, no music to buy,
and there is no audition for membership. Show me where
you can get a better deal than that."
As part of an Arts
Festival Week and the University's 125th anniversary
celebration, the Choral Union will present Randall
Thompson's timeless, powerful, Post-Romantic masterpiece,
"The Testament of Freedom," which is based on
the writings of Thomas Jefferson. Written in honor of the
200th anniversary of the birth of Jefferson, it was
composed in 1943, during the heart of America's
involvement in World War II. It created great national
pride during a time of global conflict and has been
performed repeatedly throughout the country.
As a grand finale, the
Choral Union will perform an extraordinary new choral
work by Joseph Martin, "The Awakening." It
conveys a message of the significance of music in our
lives and in our society.
"`The Testament of
Freedom' is a work I have been planning for several
years, partly because 1999 is the centennial of the birth
of Randall Thompson, one of America's preeminent 20th
Century composers," Egbert said. "However, with
the University celebrating its 125th anniversary, the
timing could not have been better. Additionally, with the
recent upsurge of local interest in the arts, `The
Awakening' is, in my mind, the perfect finale.
"The community's
attendance and reception of our performances have been
phenomenal," he added. "Our performance of
`Messiah' last month literally packed Academic
Auditorium. These concerts have proven to be a wonderful
musical experience for singers and audiences alike, and
have evolved into major cultural events in our
community."
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