Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers FRONT ROW: Eva Quiley, Jennifer Longley, Greg Weisenborn, Vincent Masilionis, Robert Young, Greg Brown, Chris Jata, Matthew Farmer. SECOND ROW: David Hammes, Stacy Lacy, Brian Waisner, Brad Eric Smith, Billy Cobb, Mark Bashaw, Scott Unger. BACK ROW: David Dyke, Mark Machin, Ross Stites, Ron Gurr, Todd Howard, Jeff Hensley, Gregory Doll, Najeeb Siddiqui. Institute of Industrial Engineering FRONT ROW: Amy Young, Lydia Chang, Helen Strunk, Skip White, Christian Tonn, Aaron Holm, Connie Coltrane, Paula Kruse. SECOND ROW: Anita Ranhotra, Christian Blackwell, Diane Vantuyl, Ken Ward, Dana Robinson, Charlene Linsky. BACK ROW: Carolyn Ogden, Gale Deters, Jerry Visser, Greg Richardson, Juan Monserrat, Bradley Kramer, Brent Bestwick. Interfraternity Council FRONT ROW: Daniel Biggs. Clinton Riley, David Ayres, Johnny Gaffney, Robert Ruckman, Dennis O ' Keefe, Tod Crimmins, Brian Schrag. SECOND ROW: Sean Hare, Scott Eilert, Galen Camp, Michael Sears, Greg Skaggs, James Purvis, Kyle Kramer, Garrett McCowan. BACK ROW: Jeff Shields, Corey Imhoff, Kent Kiracofe, Kenneth Allen, Ben Frisch, Kevin Needham, Brent Jones, Kurt Barrow, Todd Allenbrand. Interfraternity Executives FRONT ROW: Sean Hare, Todd Allenbrand, Corey Dennis O ' Keefe, Scott Eilert, Johnny Gaffney. Interior Architecture Student Council FRONT ROW: Dana Meyer, Amy Bengtson, David Koe. SECOND ROW: William Watkins. BACK ROW: Dennis Douglas, Thomas Hanson, Keith Brooks. Keeping the dream of one man alive was the driving force behind the Multicultural Student Council ' s observance of Martin Luther King Jr. week. The diversity of the programs presented was matched by the variety of those who attended them. Veryl Switzer, associate director of intercollegiate athletics, and James Boyer, professor of education, headed up the committee for the fourth year. It has been good to see the program expand since it began in 1985, Switzer said. It started out as the lecture, and it has really grown from there. More than 20 programs were presented during the week to increase student awareness of King ' s goals and ideals and to promote unity in diversity. We want to not only tell this who King was, but to give them a feeling of what he did and what he stood for, Switzer said. Programming included plays, a me

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MAGICAL MEMORIES WINGS ENCHANT CHILDREN WITH SANTA A Christmas party for at Manhattan Day Care was one of Silver Wings ' numerous community projects. The group brought Santa to the center to enchant the children and hear their Christmas wishes. Seeing the innocence of the moment when the children saw Santa was great, said Beth Bradley, junior in secondary education and acting club commander. Bradley said they threw the party to make the kids feel special and give them a break from their normal activities. Watching nearly 40 kids purely enjoying themselves let all of us who helped with the party relive our own histories, she said. Some of the children asked Santa if what they had heard about his was true. Bradley said it was fun to watch Santa set the children straight. Silver Wings, a service organization, was an offshoot of the national group Angel Flight. Founded at the University of Omaha in 1952, Angel Flight was a group for civilian girls. Its national headquarters were established in 1957 when Arnold Air Society unified the group by calling a national for representatives of each branch. Bradley said the name Silver Wings was selected after the group became a co-ed organization, because it was gender-neutral. K-State received its first charter in the 1960s. Bradley said it died and revived a couple of times since then, the last time being 1987. It got another start two years later. Cathy Barnes, senior in political science and AAS member, Bradley about reviving the program. She acted as liaison between the groups. Barnes said the gr oups planned a large recruiting effort to inform people about the group. The big misconception is that you have to be in ROTC or the military to be a member, Barnes said. BY VICKI KNIGHT A child asks Santa Claus for a Christmas gift. Santa listened to about 40 children ' s wishes. (Photo by Brian W. Kratzer) Silver Wings members try to coerce a day care child to give his Christmas wishes to Santa Claus. Santa visited the Methodist Church annex to see the children. (Photo by Brian W. Kratzer)

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UNIVERSITY DIVERSITY MULTI-CULTURAL ' S WAY TO CELEBRATE mortal walk, films discussing the civil rights movement and panel discussions on various topics. Some of the most successful were the convocation lecture, the candlelight vigil and memorial walk, King ' s Kids, and the luncheon, Switzer said. We were very pleased with the turnout, but we hope it to grow significantly. Involvement was campus-wide and included several groups working with the Multicultural Student Council. Kristen Oblinger, graduate student in student counseling and personal and Ford Hall director, and Diana Robertson, Strong Complex represented the housing and dining services. Judy Davis, Women ' s Resource Center director, also participated. I felt that the whole week was an excellent move toward diversity, Oblinger said. All of the programming was vital to the success of the week as a whole. I personally enjoyed the speech given by Reverend Samuel Mann, he was very powerful. I don ' t think anyone left his program without being moved. Oblinger said that working on the committee was a great way to be involved. The housing department has been wonderful about working this week up with us, Switzer said. Working with other groups is a good way to promote cooperation and unity, so the more people we can get involved in the the closer we are to achieving our goals. The residence halls showed the film series Eyes on the Prize, a detailed account of the civil rights movement. The halls also hosted a panel discussion about black greek organizations. The black greek program was one of the best we ' ve ever had, said Kelly Zuel, housing programmer. The attendance was great, and it was very interesting and informative. (Continued on page 196) Delivering a message to a crowd gathered in All Faiths Chapel, the Rev. Sterling Hudgins shares his thoughts on Martin Luther King Jr. (Photo by J. Matthew Rhea) Dawn Davis, sophomore in journalism and mass communications, holds Perris Coleman while joining hearts and voices with many others during the candlelight vigil. The ceremony was sponsored by the Student Council. (Photo by J. Matthew Rhea)