Southwestern University - Souwester Yearbook (Georgetown, TX)

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d Octolo er 2 Actor Rock Huson dies of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). 3-5 Stephanie Smith, Candy Oertling, and cast give fantastic performances in Mask and Wig ' s crimes of the Heart. 11-13 SU welcomes alumni home! 1 1 Pikes win University Sing with Pikes of Penzance Alpha Delta Pi is second, and Delta Zeta finishes third. 12 Alumni Association present awards. 14-18 Reality sets in - Mid-semester week haunts students. 24-27 SU gets a break - Fall break 27 The Kansas City Royals take the World Series in 7 games. 26 — Calendar

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• ' • f-e ' A- m Flag Ceremony Honors International Students by Kris McGowen (The Megaphone) They come from far away — over oceans, mountains, equators, rivers, and borders. They come from ancient countries and new. Most have grown up speaking a foreign tongue in a culture quite different from that of America. Their names may be as difficult to spell as Ewout Barendregt or as simple as Bernard Brown, but they all share one thing in common: they are fo reign students who have chosen to study at SU. On Sunday, September 22, Friends of the In- ternational House sponsored the second annual International Flag Ceremony. In this ceremony the students representing their various native countries describe what their flags mean and carry them through the commons to be mounted on the wall. The flags are arranged in alphabetical order beginning with Brazil just to the left of the American flag. Bernard Brown and David Walter are Brazil ' s contribution to SU. The Canadian flag is just to the left of Brazil ' s. It is placed there in honor of student Mike Hazell. Francoise Mouroux is the French representa- tive, and Prabha Ganapathy and Ashok Mittal are here from India. Kianoush Kian is the resi- dent Iranian and Amos Sendolo comes from Liberia. The Malaysian flag is next, representing sopho- mores Azizah Aziz, Noradila Ismail, Rosmala Hussien, and Nor Haliza Rahman. Abraham Alvarez and Idalia Pinon are from Mexico. The Netherlands contributed Ewout Barendregt, Rutger Helbing, and Jurrien Pen- tinga, Maria Siu is from Panama, Fiorella Cer- uti is from Peru, Lena Hoegfeldt is from Swe- den, and from Zimbabwe is Ruth Gwindi. The evening was highlighted by several inter- esting events. The Dutch students, Jurrien Evout, and Rutger all broke into their national anthem as their flag was mounted. All three gave a moving acappella rendition of what sounded suspiciously like a Dutch drinking song. In fact, Ewout Barendregt spent most of the reception afterwards trying to convince amused guests that it was indeed the national anthem of the Netherlands. Maria Siu from Panama gave a thought-pro- voking description of what she interpreted her national flag to mean. The Panamanian flag is divided into quarters, with one red square, a white square with a blue star, a blue square, and a white square with a red star. She said that in her opinion the red square symbolized North America, the blue square represented South America, and the stars were the world and universe. In the very center, where all squares come together, is Panama, which is the bridge of the world and universe. The most touching part of the ceremony was the opening address by President Roy B. Shil- ling. He said that the presence of the students from overseas benefits both the faculty and students of Southwestern, and helps us recog- nize and remember our world citizenship. He expressed hope that every student here at Southwestern studies at least one semester abroad and that more foreign students will en- roll here. Calendar — 25

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««S3 D Alumni Association Awards by Buffie Evans and Beth Yandell (The Megaphone) The Alumni Association Board of Direc- tors has proudly selected Dr. Robert L. Soulen and Charles Saterfield, Jr. as the 1985 recipients of the Mr. Homecoming Award and the Pearl A. Neas Service Award, respectively. These annual awards represent two of the highest honors given by the Alumni Association. Mr. Homecoming is an honor conferred by the Alumni Association on a member of the faculty as a token of affection and respect to one who has played an impor- tant part in the college days of grateful students. Sometimes the awards is Mrs. or Miss Homecoming, but it always carries with it a special meaning to the recipient; it means that graduates recall with appre- ciation what the recipient contributed to the education and general maturity of stu- dents during important formative years. One of the faculty members most exempli- fying these required qualities is Dr. Robert Soulen. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Soulen received his B.A. in Chemistry and Physics from Baker University in 1954. In 1955, he entered the Army Signal Corps and received a diploma in micro- wave radio repair. After serving in the army, he continued his education at Kan- sas State University, where in 1960 he re- ceived a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry. Dr. Soulen then joined the Jefferson Chemical Company of Austin where he worked as a Senior Research Chemist. Motivated by a desire to work with people, he left his ex- ploratory research to join the faculty of Southwestern in 1964 as the first Brown Chairholder. Dr. Soulen finds his field fascinating and easy to teach because he enjoys the subject matter so much. This job also enables him to study and research on his own. The Pearl A. Neas Service Award was established for the purpose of recognizing long and faithful service to the University. The Award is named for the late Miss Pearl A. Neas who served Southwestern for 49 years, 38 of them as registrar. The recipient of the 1985 award is Charles Sa- terfield. Mr. Saterfield is a cook for the University Commons. He has been em- ployed by Southwestern since 1959. He is married and has four children, two of which are S.U. graduates. He is also active in church and civic af- fairs. Mr. Saterfield was Financial Secre- tary for his church from 1975 to 1984 and was Trustee in 1 984. He also served on the Urban Renewal Board and on the Bicen- tennial Committee. In 1983, he was awarded the Citizen of the Year Award by the Citizen Memorial Association. Dr. Soulen and Mr. Saterfield are to be commended for their tremendous contri- butions to the University, both awards are distinctive and meaningful, and the recipi- ents are chosen with care. Congratulations to these men! 27