Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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Army ROTC sweethearts for the 1969-70 school year all came from the ranks of the Corpsdettes. They were Ann Ashworth, Christy Chapman, Katy Criffis and Dinah Doty. Kathy Griffis says her final goodbyes from the bus steps as the Corpsdettes depart for a drill meet in Champaign, IlL Ann Ashworth Carol Ann Buchanan Julie Cates Vicki Cavin Karen Chandler f m ' h Christy Chapman Angella Clement Bonnie Craddick Cathy Crulchfield Dinah Doty Dani Eubanks Betty Carvin Kathy Griffis Linda Cuinn Susan Hancock CORPSDETTES In Service to Army ROTC The Texas Tech Army Corpsdettes is a women ' s auxiliary unit in associa- tion with Army ROTC. This group of girls has as its main purposes the sup- port of Army ROTC and the promo- tion of a sense of patriotism in all peo- ple. The Corpsdettes serve Army ROTC by helping with many of its activities, including the annual turkey shoot at the South Plains Fair, the Christmas food drive, field problems and other small jobs for the cadet corps. Other activities of the Corpsdettes during the past year included their marching in the Homecoming parade and helping in Dad ' s Day activities. In addition to their function as a service group, the Corpsdettes are a precision drill team. The Corpsdettes have captured many awards during the past year, including two first place rib- In Pocohontas, III., the Corpsdettes don headgear and practice their marching. 2S—ryme

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ced 1 Each fall and spring the Counter- guerrilla Unit opens its membership to qualified Army and Air Force cadets, the Grunts, as they have been called, undergo a rigorous six-week trial period in which they are given lectures on tactics, which are put to use each weekend during field prob- lems. At the end of grunt training, the pledges must pass a highly technical written test as well as the Army combat proficiency test. The y then appear be- fore a board of active members for a final interview. This spring the unit acted as ag- gressors for the annual MS III field problems and for the field problems of the Special Forces reserve unit in New Mexico. In the fall the unit hopes to ex- pand its operations to include a cadet skydiving club, to be formed by present members who are qualified parachutists. Officers of Counterguerriila Unit for the past year were Ronald Hoh, commanding officer; Kerry Abington, executive officer; Mike McGee, first sergeant; Byron Clark, operations of- ficer; and Buddy Foster, supply officer. Garry Kiljan Robbie Lynch Brad Magness Mike McGee Gary Moyer Bill Nichols Bob Osborne Kris King Johnny Lopez Randy Presley J. R. Rogers Gary Romero Clyde Seitz Ken Sprecher Gregory Teague Richard Weisheit Mike Westbrook Bill Wilson R. B. Woodard Two weekend warriors hurry across an open field to avoid an enemy shelling attack. Tyme—27

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!§ bons from Fiesta Flambeau competi- tion in San Antonio. The Corpsdettes also journeyed to Champaign, 111. dur- ing the spring semester for competition there. Any organization is made up of outstanding individuals and Corps- dettes is no exception. Among the mem- bers of Corpsdettes are Barbara Specht, National Centennial Football Queen; Kathy Griffis and Betty Gar- vin, members of Who ' s Who in Ameri- can Colleges and Universities; Bonnie Craddick, newly elected secretary of the Student Association; Susan Hancock, homecoming queen finalist; and An- gella Clement, student senator. Also Betty Garvin was named Woman of the Year at the annual Association of Women Students Women ' s Day Ban- quet in the spring. Officers of Corpsdettes for the 1969-70 school year were Kathy Grif- fis, commander; Buffy Moser, execu- tive officer; Dinah Doty, drill com- mander; Susan Hancock, personnel of- ficer; and Donna Maner, logistics of- ficer. Janeen Kalina Carolyn Keeter Sandra Korona Donna Maner Sharon Mclntyre Buffy Moser Toya Ohlrich Nell Parker Charlie Redding Barbara Reynolds Becky Schmidt Linda Schwab Sandra Smithee Ann Strawhorn Betty Supina Margie Torn Elaine Wilder MJ: : ' i» For the Corpsdettes practice and long hour s of drill add up to precision in performance. Tyme—29