University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Features Academics Limelight Honoraries Professionals Special Interests THE DECADE 18 Athletics 100 Student Leadership THE GENERATION 242 Military 260 Greeks 280 Classes 324 Index 136 204 374 398 508 608 DEBBIE RENCURREL Editor-in-Chief JERRY R. THOMPSON Supervisor of Yearbooks LARRY KOLVOORD Photography Supervisor JOHN LEE Artist SECTION EDITORS Janet Baum Jill Benz Susan Cregor Rhonda Floeck Janet Hess Becky Lewis Kay Masters Susan May Malinda Minzenmayer Kathy Shwiff Mary Ann Slaughter Brian Wilson ALICE AANSTOOS Associate Editor RONALD D. HICKS Assistant Yearbook Supervisor STEVEN PUMPHREY Assistant Photography Supervisor CYNDI CRAIG Editorial Assistant PHOTOGRAPHERS Kathy Cabbie Ronnie Cortes Lynne Dobson Xavier Garza MikeLaur Carols Osorio Lucian Perkins Harley Soltes Jan Sonnenmair Nuri Vallbona Tres Watson Table of Contents 3

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I i 1969-1978 Cactus Yearbooks The decade of the 1960 ' s ended in outrage and protest. Students demon- strated against a war they could not understand, yet were forced to fight, banding together to rally for peace, love and ecology. America slipped into the 1970 ' s, yet students maintained fervor and con- viction to work for a common belief. Demonstrations for peace began to resemble wars in May 1970 when four students lay dead at Kent State Uni- versity. By January 1973, protestors ' enthusiasm gradually faded after the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam was implemented. As concern for the war dissolved, Americans focused on domestic issues. Protestors ' pleas for ecology did not go unnoticed as federal regulations required stricter pollution control measures for industry. The OPEC oil embargo initiated the energy crisis and threatened the American lifes- tyle. Nader ' s Raiders fought for consumers ' rights, Woodward and Bern- stein exposed the Watergate coverup and women ' s rights advocates marched for ERA. By the late 1970 ' s, a generation Looking out for Number 1 emerged. With far more leisure time, students spent their energy on jogging and fancy diet schemes, or elaborate clothes and discos. Although problems of rampant inflation, alternate energy sources and the all-important job search remained prominent in students ' minds, the University campus con- tinued to provide a refuge from the real world. 1979 Cactus Yearbook 5