Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Skid Roe, Johnny O bring ' 50s to campus The ' 50 ' s came back to Creighton for a night as Skid Roe, Johnny O and their Rock ' n ' Roll Revival Show invaded Upper Brandeis. Skid (Tom McCormick) and Johnny O ' Meara are Creighton graduates who organized their show three years ago. Another Creighton grad in the show is dancer Sandy Goetzinger. A carefree atmosphere dominated the evening as students danced to the sounds of Bill Haley, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and those other greats of the Fabulous Fifties. Teaching fellow Paul Lochray takes a break from his work at the Rock ' n Roll Revival show. S 25

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' f lii Sandy Goetzinger led the crowd in a dance and joined in some singing with fellow dancer Debbie Rotunda. The Rock ' n Roll Revival Show starring John O ' Meara and Tom McCormick was one of the more popular acts to play Creighton this year, r ■ ' I n - t 24 r JK

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Convocation address emphasizes optimism Optimism about the future of Creighton and the importance of its private, value-centered education was emphasized by the Rev. Joseph Labaj, S.J., presi- dent, at the Annual Founders ' Day Convocation. It is not only our overall fall enrollment approach- ing a record of 4,500 students which gives me confidence, he said. It is particularly our undergraduate enroll- ment of 786 freshmen in a year of uncertainty, doubt and higher tuition which builds our greatest hope. Father Labaj praised work done by various groups on campus to promote better faculty-student relations. I am aware of constant efforts by our faculty to offer students the kind of learning which is fresh and which they can assimilate and enjoy, he said. CEC, the honors programs, departmental study clubs, physics and mathematics fairs and work study programs were singled out by Father Labaj as examples of vitality and renewal in the university ' s curriculum. Father Labaj also commended the inclusion of legal and medical ethic segments in the professional law and health science curriculum. Distinguished Faculty Service Awards for service in teaching, research, special services or administra- tion were awarded to Edward O ' Connor, Ph.D, chairman of the education department; Robert Heaney, M.D., vice president for health sciences; Eileen Lieben, M.A., dean of women and the Rev. Lawrence Flanagan, S.J., associate professor of theology. Recipients of twenty-five year plaques were Hiliare Doolittle, M.D.; Phillip Getscher, M.D.; Joseph Gross, M.D.; Frederick Hathaway, M.D.; James O ' Neil, M.D.; Arthur Smith, M.D.; Harold Trafton, M.D.; Leo Heywood, M.D.; Walter Holden, M.D.; Roland Mueller, M.D.; and Donald Baumann, Ph.D, Chemistry. Convocation speakers included the Rev. Joseph Labaj, S.J., president of the university and the Rev. Carl Reinert, vice president for university relations. 26