volume four, number nineteen may 1, 1974

TOP OCEAN ENGINEER TO SPEAK

1-1 O!J:e _of __ !_l:!~ -~_s>~ntry's leading ocean engineers who was instrumental in the activities { ' sur~ounding the Thresher and Scorpion incidents will be the featured speaker next

week at_ !_~~- --a!lnual dinner meeting of the Society of Sigma Xi, an honorary organization_ !~at encourage~sientific research.

;/\ Chester L. __ ~'!cnanan, head of the ocean engineering branch of the ocean technolo~y division o~ _ ~h~ .t-!_~y~_l Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., will address the society ThursdarL_~~- 9, - at the 7:30p.m. dinner at the Hilton Hotel.

A 1939 graduate of Purdue University, Buchanan has twice been awarded the Superior Civilian Service Award and twice received the Distinguished Civilian Service Award, the most recent for his contributions to the successful location of the hulk of the Scorpion.

Buchanan, who is the author of many articles on acoustics, ocean engineering and high­pressure measurements, holds patents in the fields of acoustics, mechanical engineering, oceanographic instrumentation and underwater optical devices. He is a member of the Marine Technology Society, the Scientific Research Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

A 6 p:m. business meeting and 6:30 reception will precede the dinner, sponsored by the Indiana University Medical Center Chapter of the society.

Also 29 ersons will be initiated to the societ • Ne~members from th~Medical Cente~include Drs. Kenne~ F. Atk ns n, Thorn~ B. Brignt, Robert~ . Cam~bell, Scott E. Even't>'ec'k, Joseph f ~ Fitzke~ld, ~than Goldstei~ 'ni, Paul A. John~on, Will !;:tin V. JJdr ~ John E. ~l~~k, Hyo-sa L~~ PQuis LembergJT, Robert C. Ma~i, Alan Rubln, Robert H. Schk'iWe, and Jewell C. w{rd--.

Also Drs. Georg~ Sis~ an4 Robert L. Ten Ey~Jr. from Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, El~z)e~h B. Soi6~of\the medical ss~ol's departmery~of surgery, and - ~ John D. Larso~ ' steven C. Lew~,'Jam~ P. Mapes, Daniel J. Mc~oy, Deborah A. Meye~s, Bruce H. Phe~s and Barnett B. Rose~blum, all graduate students in the School of Medicine. ~~ ~

Others are Dr. Rosemary L. Alstott of Lafayette, Dr. Ha~·m I. Dhahir from the University of Rochester (N.Y.) School of Medicine.~r. Robert F. Turk from the University of North Carolina and Dr. Edward J. Whitl;y\Jr. from the University of Minnesota.

All interested persons are invited to the $10-a-plate dinner (no charge for initiates). Checks payable to Sigma Xi should be mailed immediately, pronto, right now, to Elizabeth B. Solow, 5300 Bevedere Drive, Indianapolis 46208.

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FACULTY MEMBERS PROMOTED

So~~-84 IUPUI faculty members have been approved by the Indiana and Purdue universities' boards of tr~~tee~ fo~ promotion to the ranks of professor, associate professor and assistant professor. Here is a listing.

To professor -- School of Dentistry: W. Bailey Davis and Glen Sagraves; Indianapolis Law School: Edward Archer and William Kerr; School of Liberal Arts: Gerald Hartdagen, Robert Kirch, Shou-Eng Koo and John Liell; School of Medicine: Jans Muller, Nancy Roeske, Robert Baehner, Joe C. Christian, Jack Davis, Stuart Kleit, and Oldrich Kolar; School of Science: J. Conrad Crown, Arthur Mirsky and Kashyap V. Vasavada; School of Engineering and Technology: Raymond Dault.

To associate professor -- Division of Business Administration: Jack Engledow; School of Dentistry: Jack D. Carr, Niles Hansen Jr., Hala Henderson, Leonard Koerber, James Matlock and James McDonald; Division of Education: Nelson Goud and Edward Robbins; Herron School of Art: Neil Matthew; Indianapolis Law School: Jeffrey Grove and James W. Torke; School of Medicine: Charles Bonsett, Warren Epinette, Edwin Harper, John Haynes (clinical), Edward Hicks, Vernon Leininger, Louis Lemberger, Lawrence Lumeng, W. George McAdoo, Merrill Ritter, Morris Saperstein (clinical), Homoyoon Shidnia, James J. Szwed and Charles Wunsch (clinical); School of Liberal Arts: Richard Fredlund, Edward Harris and Colin Williams; School of Nursing: Diane Billings, Ina Bishop, Sharon Hammann, Elaine Harvey, Marchusa Huff, Shirley Ross and Lillian Stokes; School of Science: James Brown, John M. Gersting Jr. and Judith Gersting; School of Engineering and Technology: Emerson Gilbert, Richard Turpin, John G. Williams Jr. and Charles Yokomoto.

Io assistant professor -- School of Dentistry: Lehman Adams, Gordon Arbuckle, John Bach, John Challman, Thomas Childes, William Conrad, Garry Hamilton, John Haslam, Carl Kohlmann and John Schulz; Herron School of Art: Becky Hollingsworth and Aaron Law; School of Medicine: Harry Brittain, James Cumming (clinical), Joan Mahoney, Jean M. Pinkerton, Alan Rubin, James Strickland (clinical), John G. Suelzer (clinical) and Mitchell Russ; School of Nursing: Linda Abels and Janice Clough.

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SIC TRANSIT THE BUS

4 The Indianapolis Transit System has informed the Green Sheet that, with Michigan becomin~ one-way west as of 10 a,m, Thursday. slight changes will go into effect for buses trying to get to the Medical Center,

Eastbound buses will turn from West Michigan on to the White River Parkway, West Drive, and continue south on the parkway to New York Street and continue on New York all the way downtown.

The special afternoon downtown bus which has been picking up passengers at 4:50 p.m. will be stopping on New York and Limestone (just east of the New York Street bridge) at 4:55 p.m. and at New York and Blake streets at 5 p.m. All clear?

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