Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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KANZA 82 HOMECOMING MAJOR attraction John Bailey performs as a guest artist with the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, —photo by Kyle Cleveland figures. For the first time in history there were more women than men enrolled at the University. The statistics showed a total of 2,603 women and 2,528 men. University officials said the increase in women’s enrollment had been a gradual trend for the past 10 years. The year was full of sad times as well as happy ones. Three people who were of major prominence at the university died during 1981. Dr. Thomas J. Hemmens, 49, professor of English, died the morning of Aug. 16, 1981, when his car struck a horse standing in the SHOOTING STAR'S Gary West performs with the group in Kansas City. PSU students were part of the audience, —photo by Gareth Waltrip THE CROWD at the Homecoming pyramid building contest try to encourage their favorites and distract the rest, —photo by Gareth Waltrip 4 Opening

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KANZA 82 Editor Anna Marie Arellano Fall Managing Editor Janet C. Stites Spring Managing Editor Olive Louise Sullivan Fall Photo Editor Janet Dulohery Spring Photo Editor Gareth Waltrip Fall Design Editor Vicky Raine Spring Design Editor Gregory Gann Assistant Copy Editor Bobbie Woodard Business Manager T.C. Janes Adviser Glenn W. Robinson ❖ e e Designers Terri Cates Joe Jarzen Leslie Powers Price Williams Photographers Kyle Cleveland Diane Ellsworth Allison Fitts Bill Holtom Marie Nicholson Nancy Brooker Writers Chris Bohling Sheri Johnson Jacque Porter Burl Powell Contributing Staff Tammy Bohn Brian Davis Tom Flinchum Becky Gray Gene Puckett Lona Reeves Frank Scimeca Phyllis Webster Experiences at Pittsburg State University give a realistic reflection of life in the real world. The experiences are varied and con- densed into four short years, just as if one were “turning the pages” of an anthology of life. The Kanza has attempted to capture those experiences in photographs and words. In leafing through the pages, students will be able to recapture and relive their experiences. They will discover topics ranging from entertainment to research, from lifestyles to finances and from sports to law. 1982 was an exciting year with a number of firsts for Pittsburg State. Three football games were televised, the third being the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics national playoff game in Burlington, N.C. For the first time in the history of PSU, a black woman, Lisa Tinch, Kansas City sophomore, was crowned Homecoming Queen. Another first for PSU were the enrollment « Opening

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