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The (‘ollege of Engineering's efforts to § “’4" .v‘ J . V \ ‘\ wag ‘ ‘ ,- L R V_ . ‘
increase excellence recently received a 1! l i ‘ , - 1" , ‘~ ‘ g 3 i \ ,, 4s "M l l .
boost when an alumnus decided to lend a -’ y " “ ' W . \ V. ~ ‘ .,
hand. A . ~ »‘ w “n ‘~~~ ~ k l . .- 3-841. ' _ ., ‘\\ é; ‘ .

Ralph G. Anderson. who graduated in a" ‘ .' s: l M; »V . V . _ s. _ é/ a l _ . ,
1950 with a bachelor‘s degree in mechan- ’ at: "' ' " '\ 4:1 i” ' ’ _. ﬁ ' . . , ' *
ical engineering, donated 350.000 for an ». , ' ' .. ~. - é ’ y or; -_ I
endowed scholarship and is establishing , \ ' ‘ 1 - «rig 3 i

. another fund through his company. . ,, .1 ms t ; ‘* .2
. Anderson is president of Belcan, a Cin- v V v \/ :1 '0 I ' l I '
cinnati engineering services firm. ,. ' ' < V. ‘ , V .

The scholarship “supports the dean‘s at ’ J1 _ " " ' _
objective of having more academic ex- 2. M _. .
cellence and some especially good stu— .. . '
dents." said David K. Blythe, associate ‘ "f -' , k I. t t --f«. !
dean for continuing education and alum- g ' , c e M . " » ,
ni affairs. ' ’ ﬂ ‘ ‘- 1': .

Anderson‘s endowment raises the col- : ~, ‘. ‘.. K . . .‘
lege‘s total number of endowed schol- .2 ' . .~ a ' . . -
arships of $10,000 or more to 16. “We‘re . J . . . .
pleased tohave them."Blythe said. ‘ "- k- =5 ‘ u y; ‘ _ _] ' ' .-

Awards from an endowment fund draw "M ”W" "'"e “a"
on the interest generated from the origi- ' .
nal gift. Blythe said at the current rate The heat IS on - _
0f investment he expects Anderson's en- Heather Noble (left), 16, from Breathitt County High School, leads a cheer during the second week of the three- .
dowment to provtde “500 to 35'0“) a week 'JK cheerleading camp. The camp is sponsored by the UK cheerleaders and the National Cheerleaders ’
year. Association. There were about 40 squads at the camp this week and 50 are expected next week. . .

Anderson said he originally signed up .
for $10,000 but changed his mind after 0
Blythe and Ray M. Bowen. dean of the Fall preVlew ,
college, visited him and talked about the
"*dwmemmg" AdViSing conferences offer new students a firsthand look at UK '

He said he “thought about it for a ———~r—*———~———————————-y
while." but “it wasn't anything planned. 3." CYNTHIA .’\.PAI.0RMO , ' ' l
I just felt i should do it. “ Managing Editor 1 1 / l y

A committee of the college will award For eight weeks the words 10 student I gr / \ I
one or more scholarships with the money assistants are practically the gospel I “ . “‘ 1
beginning in fall ‘86. A student in any truth in the eyes of new students and I § ‘ 1
field of engineering will be eligible. their parents. ' r ‘

The emphasis of the $50,000 endowment fines; mlulvliltlzl 1:“?6esaéémnram: «a? t c” , M l . ,
is to find a Kentucky student. Blythe {9“ P “cry Sta ibell '1‘ Tha k , ~5 '
said. but Anderson's Belcan scholarship ‘e a n, n . ‘ racy c er. ’ . I
isnational. John Kyle and Ricky VWatt are working . _' 4 g, l

for UK’s summer advismg conferences. c t c , ‘

The fund‘ established in emperation “We‘re the link between the University ‘ , . 1 1

with the National Society of Professional and the new students." said Kyle. a com- 0. ’3’ . ' ‘ c , {
Engineers. will generate a Sl.000-per- puter science junior. “We’re students ’1 ,9 ’t .. f
year four-year scholarship. jmt like them ~ we‘re on the same level, .. . _ ‘ .

It aka .5 open to any field of engi- 3:3:deth a little bit more about . P V V V

neeringandwillbeawarded in fall 'as. ‘y- . .
The conferences. which are designed _ a J
The 5°!”th are Part 0' the dean‘s for in-coming freshmen. transfer stu- ‘ .
Scholarship Program for Academic Ex- dents and readmission students, last - . .
cellence. which has been in development from June 5 until July 19, By the time “ i»
, over the past two years. Blythe said. and the conferences end next week. UK will . 1°
‘ WhiCh i530“ MM“! ‘08“ funds. have been on display for nearly 2,500 stu- :3? ’ ~

ﬂier-e are two elements necessary to dentsandtheuparents. _ ' ~
increase excellence, he said: “mitstand- The WW 0‘ "‘9 “59m Flo " 'sg; . l
ing students and outstanding funny_" help new students make the trammon 73>.“ _ V 1
Bowen is current) - _ into college easier. The days are de- "t,“ -. ‘ “ ‘\ ‘ \

. y seeking funds for en , . nd ts e . . l
dowed faculty positions. Blythe said. Slmﬁo 8‘“ “W" ' We“ W * ‘ ‘ ,
portunities to talk With UK students and ‘ , . , .

The COHGEG'S alumni association has administrators about life here in Big g , f ;
its own academic excellence program BlueCountry. V ’ M y , 1
and issolicitingendomnents.hesaid. Each day, the student assistants tell 5‘ \I“ . A . ,

hundreds of people about everything i ‘ ‘ ~ . » = » \"F ~
from academic services and opportuni- , ,4 x V, " . ». _ ._-
TOday last day ties to life as a college student at a uni- - , ~ .m ‘- : ,4” . s,g .
versity of 23.000students. -‘ - ' , ’--. t t , '. . {a
“In the panels. we try to paint an hon- ' -* \ s . . i _‘
to drop a Class est picture of what life at UK is really we: mm!- I-ww-a“
like." said Watt. an EngngSh mean” ju- Incoming freshmen turn in their course request forms during summer

. nior. He said parents a 5‘ it some- ' ' r n in the Classroom Buildin this week. Advisin
Mattrcports times come in with the attitude that they :ﬁﬁ'zglg":: : tiring: July ]9_ g 9

if . (student assistants) want to “paint a , . . . , . . ,

you 3““ W3“ to m a class, today ros 'cture 0' UK .. “But we try to tell Ann Fister, director of the adVislng have had good parthipation fromVVfacVulty
53’0“? 185' Chﬂm- it 1);]: it is They're going to find out conferences. said the students are al- and staff in leading the sessiors. l-‘ister

Students who drop a class today will what it‘s really like when they get here." “1"; m'umgmpf'enﬁuﬂugg sage t “I one“, conference begins

receive a W (withdrawal) for the clue. hesaid. gr dd di 'onnghat e can‘t d6 _ ypi ‘th heck '

A W does not affect a student's grade “We stress that parents make the ef- main; .. a mensi W at7.45a.m.wi c -in. .

point average. fort to support their students especially V" - After an introductory sesston, parents
ude ho drop la tode during that first semester. because they dParents and s'tudruiits 8:10 he}? fxom and students attend half-hour interest

Also. at nts w a c as y are oi through a tough transition." at ministrators. ac y a sa . ca- .
receiveawpercentrefmd- said gatrlgneiinanceiunior. demic life is discussed in-depth. “We SceADVlSINGm-W