FROM THE NEWSLETTER SPINDLE Ul' IVERSITY OF IL s 01~ AT. URB,~N .c'-l ... ~ G~

November, 1970

A correction needs to be made. The lead paragraph of the August, 1970, Newsletter should have read "six new doctors," not five. John w. Hummel completed there­quirements for his doctorate in the fall of 1969, under the supervision of Pro­fessor Weber, and immediately joined the staff of the Department of Agricultural Engineering at tl1e University of Maryland as an Assistant Professor. John, Judy, and the children now reside ·at 6630 Adrian Street, New Carrollton, Maryland 20784.

Claude Kincaid is serving as assistant utilities engineer, District 6, Illinois Division of Highways, and is stationed in Springfield. His present assignment involves the relocation of utilities along Route 55 from Bloomington to Edwards­ville. For many years, Claude was an engineer with the Portland Cement Associ­ation working out of Champaign, and was recognized as "professor of agricultural engineering--concrete."

Word has been received of the death of Professor George H. Dunkelburg, a former staff member in the Department. George served from 1956 to 1958 as an agricul­tural engineering member of the Illinois team at the Indian Institute of Technol­ogy in Kharagpur.

Dr. Richard N. Fenzl, a former staff member, is now the Director of Technical Services for the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. Mail reaches him at 1 Mony Plaza, Syracuse, New York 13202.

Professor Roger R. Yoerger recently attended a five-day short course at the Uni­versity of California in Los Angeles, dealing with the measurement and analysis of random data for engineering applications. The course was coordinated by Dr. J.S. Bendat and Mr. A.G. Piersol, well known authors in that field.

At the annual meeting in June of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers at Minneapolis, Professor R.F. Espenschied was awarded two blue ribbons for his work in deve1oping visuals for teaching in tractor safety and internal-combustion­engine operation analysis.

Oops! We copied correctly, but the data were listed incorrectly. From November, 1969, through August, 1970, the doctoral group did command outstanding salaries, but not quite as high as reported in the August, 1970, Newsletter. The correct monthly figure should have been $1,233 for a twelve-month annual salary of $14,795 .

NEWS OF AG MECH GRADUATES

Ken Spratt '63 is now the Assistant Service Manager, Northeast Region, for ~fussey­Ferguson, Inc. He is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. His area includes parts of eight states. He works with 19 traveling service representatives and 525

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dealers. Ken's home address is 1836 North Star Road, Apartment R, Columbus, Ohio 43212. Ken writes, "Just because our office is across the river from OSU, loyalty hasn't changed.''

Jerry w. Shirley '68 is a grain merchant with Cargill's Grain Division. Jerry recently visited the Department and told of his grain-buying activities for Car­gill's operations in the Southeastern United States. His responsibilities also include the transportation of the purchased grain. While a student at the Uni­versity, Jerry lived at the Farmhouse Fraternity and was a partner in a custom­plowing enterprise. His address now is: Box 446, Princeton, Indiana 47570.

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING ALUMNI NOTES

R .J. Sut-ter '68 is senior author, with Dr. G .L. Corey, of Bulletin 516, Universi .. ty of Idaho, "Consumptive Irrigation Requirements for Crops in Idaho." Bob has received his Master of Science Degree from the University of Idaho and is pres­ently serving as water resource planner for the Idaho Water Resource Board. Dr .. Corey is Head of the Agricultural Engineering Department at the University of Idaho.

Max D. Albin '51 was recently promoted to Chief Engineer, Koehring Road Division, C.S. Johnson Operations, Champaign. The Albins live at 407 East Oregon in Urbana.

Sarah Ann Carlson made her appearance on July 27, 1970, much to the delight of her parents Robert '67 and Glenda.

Jonathan Allen Amberg was greeted by his parents Art '69and Sharon on September 27. The ·Amberg's live at 436 Montrose Drive, Lockport, Illinois 60441.

Dr. John c. McMunn, '58 and '60, served as chairman of the Technical Sessions Com­mittee at the Seventh U.S. Regional Off-Road Mobility Symposium, held in early No­vember in Los Angeles. This symposium was under the joint sponsorship of the In­ternational Society for Terrain Vehicle Systems (ISTVS) and the Applied Mechanics Laboratory of the TRW Systems Group. The two-day program featured eighteen papers describing recent work concerning off-road mobility. Roughly half of the papers were concerned with lunar surface mobility. Two panel discussions followed the presentation of formal papers. One featured lunar-mobility problems and was mod­erated by Astronaut Gerald Carr. The other related to the application of off-road mobility technology to civilian transportation problems.

Edward H. Farnan '59 has a new address: Windover, Farm Lane, East Harsley, Surrey, England.

Professor Wendell Bowers, '48 and '56, visited the Department recently. He is the leader of the agricultural engineering project, Cooperative Extension Service, at Oklahoma State University. Dottie is sponsor for the University Dames. Betsy is · a freshman at Oklahoma State. Louise is a sophomore in high school. Kristin is starting junior high school. Wendell confesses that one of his major problems is to remember where all the members of his family are at any given time.

J.L. Goodenough '65 is an author of a paper issued recently by the Agricultural Research Service, US. Departr.lent of Agriculture, entitled "Effect of Gas-Plasma Radiation on the Dehulling and Chemical and Physical Properties of Soybeans." John is presently serving as an agricultural engineer with the Service . at the Federal Experiment Station on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Carlos Rodriguez Amaya '70 is now the Director of the Soil and Water Division, De­partment of Agricultural Engineering, Instituto Columbiana Agropecuario in Bogota, Columbia, South America. Twelve engineers work under his direction. They are con­cerned with irrigation, drainage, and other features of land development.

Louis Engelbrecht '51 was recently awarded the National Association of County Ag­ricultural Agents Distinguished Service Award. This is the highest level of rec­ognition given by that Association. Louis, the only Illini agricultural engineer who serves as a farm adviser, has served for 19 years with the Cooperative Exten­sion Service ih three counties. He started in Dupage County in 1951, moved to Bureau County in 1953, and to f.1cHenry County in 1964. The NACAA citation credits him with the "initiation of programs to stimulate personal growth and leadership development in youth .... "

Warren A. Petersen '47 was a recent visitor in the Department. Warren is Vice­President, Tork Time Controls, l?c.,One qrov~ Stree!,, Mount V~rnon, N~~ Yqrk 10551.

OUR GRADUATES

As of last July, 419 persons had received Bachelor of Science Degre~s in Agricul­tural Engineering from the University of Illinois. Major employment classifi­cations included farm and construction equipment companies, 109; other manufac­turing concerns, 59; Department of Defense, 24; U.S. Department of Agriculture, 21; farming, 20; college and university staff members, 31; and private consulting, 18. Would you like a more complete breakdown? If so, it is free for the asking.

NEW FACES, A NEW SCHOOL YEAR

New to the academic staff this fall are William E. Dunn, formerly with the Torring­ton Company in Litchfield, Connecticut, and Carl w. Winters from West Virginia. Several of our own Illini graduates are new to the staff roster, including David and Dan Roley, Shumway; Williams. Edwards, White Hall; Gary L. Kunz, Basco; and Allen Myers, Watseka. A very recent staff addition is Elbert c. Dickey '70 of Cisne, who will be working full-time under the direction of Dr. Walter Lembke in the study of nitrate pollution in ground water.

This year, the undergraduate Agricultural Engineering group totals approximately 115, with 7l .enrolled in the College of Engineering and 44 in Option III of the Agricultural Science Curriculum. About 55 students are in the Agricultural Mech­anization Major of the Curriculum inGeneral Agriculture . ..

The Agricultural Engineering graduate group numbers 26, including three University Fellows, one NDEA Fellow, one NSF Engineering Trainee, one Hackett Fellow, and one Wright Fellow. In addition, the Department was successful in naming one graduate student as a Hatch Assistant. This followed a college-1~ide competition conducted through the Agricultural Experiment Station.

The Department is offering 19 courses on campus this semester, with a total en­rollment of approximately 300 students.

Early in September, two separate Student-Staff Stags were held--one for agricultur­al engineering students, the other for agricultural mechanization majors. Profes­sor Ralph c. Hay did his usual superb job of spotting the home county of each stu­dent, with the post office as the one and only clue. The food was good and best of all (for the students anyway) the announcement read, "Leave your money at home, the staff foots the bill."

Frank B. Lanham