Fort Hays State University - Reveille Yearbook (Hays, KS)

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HEATHER HALL (ABOVE) FITTING -It seems more than fitting that the building housing the radio, TV and film department should carry the name of Jack Heather. He has shaped the curriculum and built the department, (Photo by Photo Lab) COMMUNICATOR -Jack Heather said the area of radio, TV and film not only serves the students, but also the community and broadcasting Industry. (Photo by Amv Heier) Heather Hail

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SUNDOWNER -Dave Wopat creates a genuinly warm rapport with his audience during his Sept. 14 concert. (Photo by Robert Bunting) PUSSY CAT -’The Owl and th« Pussy Cat was the first After Dinner Theater production scheduled in tjie fall semester. (Photo by Robert Bunting) MUAB

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Dedicated is a more than suitable adjective for Jack Heather. Over a long period of years, he developed the radio and TV broadcasting department, so that when the building was officially dedicated in October, Heather Hall was already a familiar term. umwhen one thinks of VV radio and TV at the university, one thinks of Jack Heather. Heather, director of radio TV and film, made the department what it is today. On Saturday, Oct. 11, he was recognized for 36 years of service to the university. To honor Heather, the building which houses the radio and TV broadcasting department, was dedicated to him. However, before the dedication it was often called Heather Hall by many of the students and faculty. Heather began his announcing career with the armed forces in 1945. In January of 1946, Heather entered the University of Texas at EL Paso, where he got his degree in broadcasting and business. Heather completed his master ' s degree at the University of Denver in 1950. Immediately hired by the university, he came to Hays and began to develop the young and inexperienced radio curriculum and program. Since 1950, under Heather ' s direction, the area has broadened to include the teaching of tele- vision broadcasting and program- ming, and area TV stations were utilized by students. Closed circuit TV programming was initiated, and more and better equipment was added. We don ' t often get to dedicate a building to someone who is still GUEST SPEAKER -Gov. John Carlin attendee! Heather Hall dedication as guest speaker. {Photo by Amy Heier) alive and kicking. Congratulations on a job well done. Thanks to you our radio TV is with the best in the area, Gerald Tomanek, university president, said. Guest speakers at the dedication included Gov. John Carlin; Sen, Joseph Nor veil; Stanley Koplik, executive director of Kansas Board of Regents; and Robert E. Schmidt, vice president and general manager of KAYS, Inc, Tomanek, who paid a tribute to Heather, said the dedication of Heather Hall was a very important moment in the university ' s illustratious history. James Murphy, vice president for academic affairs, unveiled a portrait of Heather. The portrait was done by Leon and Ann Staab of Pioneer Photography, Hays, and now hangs in Heatherdlall. Schmidt said it was quite fitting for the broadcasting building to be named Heather Hall. After all, the students carry the mark of Jack Heather. The building should too, Schmidt said. Heather said he thought the area of radio, TV and film served faculty and students, the community of Hays and the broad- casting industry, But more importantly, it serves students of broadcasting with a practical background in small and medium market station- operation and a sense of professionalism through actually performing the many jobs found in broadcasting, Heather said. REWARD -Jack Heather and his wife, Peggy, listen to the dedication speech of Gerald Tomanek, university president. (Photo by Amy Heier) Heather Hall