Week of May 1, 2000



SOUTHEAST TO CONFER 1,009 DEGREES AT MAY COMMENCEMENT RIVER CAMPUS BOARD OF MANAGERS TO MEET APRIL 27
MOORE AWAITING CONFIRMATION HEARING FOLLOWING APPOINTMENT AS REGENT CROWLEY'S RIDGE TO BE DEDICATED APRIL 28 AS MISSOURI SCENIC BYWAY
SIGMA NU, ALPHA DELTA PI, MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MISSOURI JOIN FORCES IN PHILANTHROPIC EVENT ART WALLHAUSEN RECEIVES MILDRED WALLHAUSEN FRIEND OF SEMO PRESS AWARD

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SOUTHEAST TO CONFER 1,009 DEGREES AT MAY COMMENCEMENT

Degrees will be conferred on 1,009 graduates during commencement exercises scheduled for May 13 at Southeast Missouri State University.

Bill McClellan, a columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, will present the commencement address during exercises scheduled for 2 p.m. in the Show Me Center. Degrees will be conferred on 887 undergraduates and 122 graduate students.

Leading the class of undergraduates are 11 students with perfect 4.0 grade point averages. They are: Elizabeth Skomal of St. Peters, Mo., who will receive a bachelor of science in education degree with a major in elementary education; Julie Ravanelli of Piedmont, Mo., who will receive a bachelor of science in education degree with a major in elementary education; Melissa Jones of Poplar Bluff, Mo., who will receive a bachelor of science in education degree with a major in elementary education; Amy Jansen of Leopold, Mo., who will receive a bachelor of science in education degree with a major in exceptional child education; Spring Edwards of Sullivan, Mo., who will graduate with a bachelor of science degree in biology; Julie Forbes of Desloge, Mo., who will receive a bachelor of science in education degree with a major in elementary education; Amanda Harpster of St. Peter, Ill., who will receive a bachelor of science degree in industrial technology with an option in visual communication, Lori Bles of

Kels, Mo., who will receive a bachelor of science in education degree with a major in elementary education; Michael Conarroe of Zionsville, Ind., who will receive a bachelor of science degree in mathematics; Carolyn Egbert of Rockford, Mich., who will receive a bachelor of science degree in health management; and Kevin Byrd of Neosho, Mo., who will receive a bachelor of science degree in chemistry.

Nineteen honors scholars will be recognized in the graduating class. They are: Jan Nolte of Golden Eagle, Ill., Jill Wendling of Normal, Ill., Wendi Freeman of De Soto, Mo., Christel Fehr of Arnold, Mo., Kurtis Clasby of Pleasant Hope, Mo., Annie Clementz of East Peoria, Ill., Erin Klinge of Oakville, Mo., Jessica Klinge of Oakville, Mo., Rachel Phillips of Zwigle, Iowa, Amanda Wiechert of Nashville, Ill., Tracie Miles of St. Louis, Mo., Zachary McCall of Helena, Mont., Elizabeth Dietrich of Columbia, Ill., Carolyn Egbert of Rockford, Mich., Kimberly Lamp of Carmi, Ill., Kristopher McConnell of Fairview, Mont., Elizabeth Skomal of St. Peters, Mo., Christine Wiehe of Stotts City, Mo., and Jeremy McCrary of Springfield, Mo. To be recognized as an honors scholar, students must complete 24 hours of honors coursework, six of which are at the senior level, and maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.25. Honors scholars also must complete a senior research project.

Two students will graduate with academic distinction in their major departments. They are Matthew Champlin of Elk Grove, Ill., who will be recognized for academic distinction in the Department of Criminal Justice; and Kevin Byrd of Neosho, Mo., who will be recognized for academic distinction in the Department of Chemistry. Students who graduate with "Academic Distinction in the Department of Major" complete a special project in conjunction with a faculty committee, department chair and dean. Students carry out the project after they complete at least 75 credit hours of course work

with a minimum 3.25 grade point average in their major department and a minimum 3.0 overall grade point average.

In addition, 79 members of Phi Kappa Phi will be recognized during commencement exercises. Phi Kappa Phi is an international honor society for academic distinction that brings together individuals from a variety of disciplines. The charter is only extended to colleges and universities meeting that society's rigorous standards. The society is open to men and women in all academic fields who have demonstrated excellence of scholarship and integrity of character. Graduating seniors who rank in the upper 10 percent of their class and have a grade point average of at least 3.75 on a four-point scale; juniors who rank in the upper five percent of their class and have at least a 3.85 grade point average; and graduate students who are near graduation, have a grade point average of at least 3.9 and have an outstanding record are eligible for consideration.

An Honors Convocation is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. in the Show Me Center, during which 208 undergraduates and 67 graduate students will be honored. Dr. Fred Yeo, Southeast professor of secondary education, will present the Honors Convocation address. Among the undergraduates participating in the honors convocation, 49 students will graduate summa cum laude, 53 will graduate magna cum laude and 103 will graduate cum laude. Three will graduate with honors in associate degrees. The required undergraduate grade point average for graduating cum laude is 3.5 to 3.74, for magna cum laude is 3.75 to 3.89 and for summa cum laude is 3.9 to 4.0. Graduate students participating in the Honors Convocation must have achieved at least a 3.9 grade point average.

The commencement speaker, McClellan, was born in Chicago and attended public schools. He began college at the University of Illinois, but then dropped out and entered the Marine Corps. He served in Vietnam and then attended Arizona State University.

He worked for the Phoenix Gazette from 1975 to 1980 when he came to the St. Louis Post- Dispatch. He worked as a night police reporter and began writing a column in 1983. He has received numerous awards, including the Ernie Pyle Award from Scripps Howard. He also appears on a weekly discussion show on St. Louis public television. He and his wife, Mary, are the parents of two children.

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RIVER CAMPUS BOARD OF MANAGERS TO MEET APRIL 27

The River Campus Board of Managers is scheduled to meet at 4 p.m. April 27 on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University.

The meeting will be held in Robert A. Dempster Hall Room 102.

City representatives on the Board are Ruth Knote, Dennis Vollink and Jerry Ford. University representatives are Dr. Pauline Fox, vice president for administration and enrollment management; Thomas Swayne Byrd, architect from Charleston, Mo.; and Jerrianne Wyman, Southeast alumna and member of the Old Town Cape Committee.

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MOORE AWAITING CONFIRMATION HEARING FOLLOWING APPOINTMENT AS REGENT

A confirmation hearing before the Missouri Senate Gubernatorial Appointments Committee is set for May 3 for Sandra Moore of St. Louis, chief executive officer of Family Investment Trust, who has been appointed to the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents.

Moore was appointed to the Board April 21 by Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan, subject to the Senate's approval.

Moore replaces Loretta Walker of St. Louis, who resigned from the Board after relocating out of state. Moore is scheduled to be sworn into office during a ceremony on campus May 12 at a meeting of the Southeast Board of Regents.

"Southeast Missouri State is an outstanding university," Moore said, adding that she has been aware of Southeast for many years. "I'm very attuned to Southeast," she said.

Moore said that in dealing with Caring Communities and job training as part of a former position with the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, she learned about the role Southeast is playing in solidifying these areas throughout the region. "The southeast region of the state is doing all kinds of innovative things with Southeast Missouri State at the lead," she said.

Moore said she also became aware of Southeast and its "forward thinking" while serving as vice president of St. Louis 2004. Her responsibilities in that position focused on developing strategies for change in the St. Louis region in the areas of economic vitality, workforce preparation, learning and community building. She also serves on a state transportation advisory committee, a position to which she was appointed by the governor.

In both instances, she said, "Southeast again came on my radar screen."

Carnahan said, "Sandra brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the SEMO Board. Those important qualities will result in outstanding service to the University."

Donald L. Dickerson, president of the Southeast Board of Regents, said he is pleased with Carnahan's appointment.

"I am very delighted with the appointment of Sandy Moore to our Board of Regents," he said. "Sandy will give us great insights regarding the St. Louis area, and she will be a great representative on the Board for the St. Louis area. She can offer us some real help on how to better serve the students from that area. The positions she has held have prepared her well for administration of programs and in solving complex problems. I know she will be a real asset to Southeast Missouri State University."

Moore, who is chief executive officer of Family Investment Trust (FIT), is the lead partner in a cross-system, state-wide reform effort to improve the lives of Missouri's children and families by shifting the balance of authority and responsibility for delivery of children and family services from state government to the communities in which these services are offered.

In addition to her duties with FIT, Moore is serving as a visiting professor at Washington University's George Warren Brown School of Social Work, is assistant editor in chief of St. Louis

Lawyer Magazine, and is a member of the Board of Directors of Missouri Family Investment Trust, the St. Louis Internship Program, the St. Louis Works Partnership and Girls, Inc.

She is a former president of the Washington University Black Alumni Council, served on Washington University's Board of Trustees from 1994 to 1997 and is a member of the Missouri Bar Association. In 1995, she received both the Equal Justice Award from the Legal Services of Eastern Missouri and the Outstanding State Administrator Award from the National Congress of Black Women Inc., in Seattle, Wash. She received the Missouri State "Administrator of the Year" Award in 1996.

Moore is former director of the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, formerly served as senior vice president of St. Louis 2004 Corp. and is a former administrative judge for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She has a bachelor's degree in urban and regional planning and a law degree, both from Washington University in St. Louis.

She has served as chairperson of the State of Missouri Disparity Study Implementation Committee and the Missouri Charitable Campaign and has been a member of the Missouri Training and Employment Council, the Missouri Personnel Advisory Board, the Board of Directors of KIDS Chance and Citizens for Missouri's Children. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Monsanto YMCA, been chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Village of Glen Echo Park, Mo., and served on the steering committee for Normandy School District's five-year reorganization plan. She has served on the Executive Council of the Normandy 2000 Community Forum, been a member of the Missouri Team of the National Association of Governor's Policy Academy on Systematic Change to Education in Missouri and been vice president of the International Association of Employment Security Agencies.

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CROWLEY'S RIDGE TO BE DEDICATED APRIL 28 AS MISSOURI SCENIC BYWAY

Dedication ceremonies for the State of Missouri's newest scenic byway, the Dunklin County portion of Crowley's Ridge: A Corridor Through Time, will be held at 10 a.m. April 28 at the Elder Cemetery on Route WW in Dunklin County.

Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan will be on hand for the ceremony. Also participating will be Dr. Kenneth W. Dobbins, president of Southeast Missouri State University, who will discuss the University's role in regional development; Donald L. Dickerson, president of the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents, who will speak on the University's vision for Southeast Missouri; Dr. Frank Nickell, director of the Center for Regional History, who will present anecdotes of Crowley's Ridge; Veryl Riddle of Bryan Cave LLP, St. Louis, and a former Southeast Missouri State student from Dunklin County, who will introduce Carnahan; Henry Hungerbeeler, director of the Missouri Department of Transportation, who will discuss MoDOT's role in the scenic byways process; Chris Jennings, director of the Missouri Division of Tourism, who will speak on tourism and scenic byways; and Virginia Heise, scenic byway volunteer from Malden, Mo., who will discuss community unity through the scenic byway process.

The Scenic Byways project is a collaborative effort of Southeast Missouri State University, the Missouri Department of Transportation, the Regional Commerce and Growth Association, the Dunklin

County Commission and a number of interested Dunklin County residents. The Dunklin CountyCommission requested assistance from Southeast Missouri State University in preparing the Scenic Byway proposal.

Crowley's Ridge Scenic Byway is a 42-mile route that starts at the Dunklin/Stoddard County line on Highway 25 and runs south to Malden, Mo. From Malden, the route runs along Route J to Route WW to Campbell, Mo., and then along Route 62 to the Arkansas state line. From the south, the scenic byway starts in Kennett, Mo., on Highway 25 and runs north to Malden, Mo.

Along the byway lie Civil War battlefields, historic homes and districts, African-American heritage sites, military roads and trails, cotton fields and other agricultural lands. Travelers can browse old-fashioned country stores, antique shops and stands selling home-grown fruits and vegetables. The byway offers scenic views graced by wildflowers, forests and farm fields that dot the landscape.

The geological formation of Crowley's Ridge is unique in the United States. Its creation began aeons when the Gulf of Mexico extended over what is now the Missouri Bootheel and northeast Arkansas. Later, movement along fault lines lifted the Ridge above the swampy marshlands, making the Ridge a "natural highway" used by native Americans and early settlers to transverse the swamps of Southeast Missouri.

In Arkansas, Crowley's Ridge extends from near Piggott to Helena on the Mississippi River. The Arkansas section has received federal designation as Crowley's Ridge National Scenic Byway. The same formation extends northward through Stoddard County to near Benton in Scott County in Missouri.

At present, the Stoddard and Scott County sections are not a part of the Crowley's Ridge Missouri Scenic Byway but could be added later if the governing commissions and local residents apply for that designation.

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SIGMA NU, ALPHA DELTA PI, MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MISSOURI JOIN FORCES IN PHILANTHROPIC EVENT

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri, the men of Sigma Nu and the women of Alpha Delta Pi, both of Southeast Missouri State University, will join forces Wednesday, May 3 for a philanthropic event to held in the Kala M. Stroup Fountain on the Plaza at Southeast Missouri State.

The three organizations will be collecting coins in the fountain, with donations going to help make a dream come true for a terminally-ill three-year-old girl from Cape Girardeau County.

Members of Alpha Delta Pi and Sigma Nu will sit in the fountain, located on Normal Ave. just in front of Kent Library, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Music and festivities will add excitement to the event. Gift certificates from Port Cape, Jeremiah's, Red Lobster, Burger King and many others will be raffled.

"We are more than pleased with the tremendous amount of support from the community," said Jenny Lane of Alpha Delta Pi. "Many businesses and community leaders have shown their strong support for a great cause."

Brad Wolf, Sigma Nu philanthropy chairman, said, "Sitting in the fountain is an opportunity to get everyone on campus and in the surrounding region to help a young girl's dreams come true."

A representative from Make-A-Wish will be on hand to answer questions about the child for whom the money will be collected and will provide information on their organization.

Make-A-Wish grants wishes to children between the ages of 21/2 and 18 who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness or a life-threatening medical condition. Wishes provide a welcome respite to kids who battle overwhelming medical odds.

Nearly $1,000 was raised in last year's similar event, Coins for Columbine, hosted by Sigma Nu. Helping someone in the local area is the goal for this year's event.

In case of rain, the event will be held on Thursday, May 4.

Donations can be made to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri and sent to Sigma Nu Fraternity, 1409 Sprigg Street, Cape Girardeau, Mo., 63701.

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ART WALLHAUSEN RECEIVES MILDRED WALLHAUSEN FRIEND OF SEMO PRESS AWARD

Art Wallhausen, assistant to the president at Southeast Missouri State University and a longtime newspaperman in Southeast Missouri, was awarded the Mildred Wallhausen Friend of SEMO Press Award today.

Southeast Missouri Press Association President Peggy Scott presented the award at the 108th annual meeting of the Southeast Missouri Press Association. The meeting was held on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University.

"Like his mother, Art has shown unending dedication to journalism in Southeast Missouri," Scott said. "As a newspaperman and then as the association's executive secretary, Art encouraged newspapers to work together for our common goal of improving journalism."

The Mildred Wallhausen Friend of SEMO Press Award was instituted in 1997 to honor individuals who have contributed to the betterment of journalism in Southeast Missouri. The award is named for its first recipient, Mildred Wallhausen, 86, publisher of the Enterprise-Courier in Charleston, Mo., and the East Prairie Eagle in East Prairie, Mo. Mrs. Wallhausen, Art Wallhausen's mother, has worked 60 years in Southeast Missouri journalism. In addition to her daily newspaper duties, Mrs. Wallhausen also serves as the SEMO Press Association's historian.

The award is presented annually to someone who follows the example Mrs. Wallhausen has set for journalism. Recipients must have served the Southeast Missouri Press Association and been involved in journalism in some way.

Art Wallhausen served as president of the SEMO Press Association in 1970. He is a former member of the board of the Missouri Press Association. He published newspapers in Mississippi County for 22 years and co-founded the Cape Central Publishing Co. After taking a position as News Services director at Southeast Missouri State University in 1984, Art became the SEMO Press Association's first executive secretary and served in that capacity for 15 years.

In addition to Mildred Wallhausen, previous recipients of the Mildred Wallhausen Friend of SEMO Press Award have been John Blue of Cape Girardeau and Barbara Hill of Dexter, Mo. Blue was a longtime editor of the Southeast Missourian newspaper in Cape Girardeau he was president of the SEMO Press Association in 1966. Hill is publisher of the Daily Statesman in Dexter, Mo. She was president of the organization in 1994.

This year's recipient, Art Wallhausen, was appointed assistant to the president of the University in 1986, and has served in that capacity under Presidents Bill Stacy, Robert Foster, Kala Stroup, the late Bill Atchley, Dale Nitzschke and currently Kenneth Dobbins. His responsibilities include media relations, research and data analysis, drafting of speeches and correspondence, troubleshooting, legislative projects and coordination of special projects. He is a former member of the board and former secretary of the National Association of Presidential Assistants in Higher Education.

Art Wallhausen is a graduate of Charleston High School. He earned a bachelor of arts degree with distinction in history from the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he was elected Phi Beta

Kappa as a member of the Senior Honor Five in 1959. He also was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Q.E.B.H. and Phi Eta Sigma. He was president of Acacia Fraternity chapter and was named a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at Princeton University.

He was commissioned 2nd lieutenant in artillery (ROTC) and served two years in the military with the Combat Development Experimentation Center in Ford Ord, Calif.

He is founding president of the Mississippi County Economic Opportunity Corp. and formerly served as president of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce. He was named by the Missouri Jaycees as an "Outstanding Young Man."

Born in Poplar Bluff, Mo., Art married Rhode Island native Helen Kerrins in 1962. They have two sons, a grandson and a granddaughter. Both sons are employed in Computer Services at Southeast Missouri State University.

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