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From the editor Joann Stiritz Design and Production Editor MAGAZINE SEND LETTERS TO: Marianne Ward, Alumni Editor Miner Alumni Association 107 Castleman Hall, 400 W. 10th St. Rolla, MO 65409-0650 Phone: 573-341-4145 Fax: 573-341-4706 Email: alumni@mst.edu NEWS & FEATURES CONTACT: Phone: 573-341-4328 Fax: 573-341-6157 Email: news@mst.edu magazine.mst.edu 2 MISSOURI S&T MAGAZINE | SPRING 2011 Remember the popular TV show “Our Gang” that later became “ e Little Rascals”? e kids in that show are the rst thing that came to mind when I thought about clubs and organizations. e program was a series of American comedy short lms about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. One of my favorite quotes from the show is from Matthew “Stymie” Beard. He says: “I ... Stymie ... Member in good standing of the He-Man Woman Haters Club ... Do solemnly swear to be a he-man and hate women and not play with them or talk to them unless I have to. And especially: never fall in love, and if I do may I die slowly and painfully and su er for hours — or until I scream bloody murder.” e Miner Alumni Association publishes Missouri S&T Magazine to communicate and refl ect the past, current and future interests of the alumni of the Missouri School of Mines, the University of Missouri-Rolla and Missouri University of Science and Technology. MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CHANCELLOR JOHN F. CARNEY III MINER ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT SUSAN HADLEY ROTHSCHILD, ’74 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT MARIANNE WARD Missouri S&T Magazine is written, edited and designed by the staff of the Missouri S&T Communications Department and the Miner Alumni Association. EDITORS Joann Stiritz (Design & Production) Mary Helen Stoltz, ’95 (News & Features) Marianne Ward (Alumni) ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITORS Andrew Careaga Lance Feyh Linda Fulps John Kean Mindy Limback Luke Rinne ASSOCIATE ALUMNI EDITORS Linda Fulps Katie Layman Nancy Zamazanuk ASSOCIATE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION EDITOR Megan Kean-O’Brien STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER B.A. Rupert Today Missouri S&T students don’t have to scream bloody murder, hate women, or take a dying oath to be a part of a group. ey can get involved and hang out together in more than 200 recognized clubs or organizations. ese students make new friends, gain leadership experiences, build their resumes and plan events that guarantee a good time. ere is something for everyone. Students can race a solar car, cheer on the Miners at a basketball game, run for Student Council, play in the orchestra or see the world while helping others. Stymie would surely nd something fun to do. He says, “You only meet your once-in- a-lifetime friends ... once in a lifetime.” Missouri S&T Magazine (USPS 323-500) (ISSN 1084-6948) is issued four times per year (March, June, September, December) in the interest of the graduates and former students of the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, the University of Missouri-Rolla and Missouri University of Science and Technology. Missouri S&T Magazine is published by the Miner Alumni Association, 107 Castleman Hall, 400 W. 10th St., Rolla, MO 65409-0650. Periodicals postage paid at Rolla, Mo., and additional mailing offi ces. Missouri S&T Magazine is printed by e Ovid Bell Press, Fulton, Mo. Covers are printed on 7 pt. cover #2 Matte Sterling; interior pages are printed on 70 lb. text #2 Matte Sterling. Missouri S&T Magazine is printed using soy-based ink. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Missouri S&T Magazine, 107 Castleman Hall, PO Box 249, Rolla, MO 65402-0249.
Letters to the Editor 3030 Water on the moon is newsworthy again but I doubt the articles will contain any mention of Hughes M. Zenor, director of UMR’s Geophysical Observatory back in 1965. Recent media accounts indicate the plume kicked-up by the crash of NASA’s spacecraft on Oct. 9, 2009, contained 41 gallons of ice and vapor. Mission Chief Scientist Anthony Colaprete of the NASA Ames Research Center calculates there could be 1 billion gallons of water in the crater that was hit — enough to ll 1,500 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Colaprete likened the crater to an “oasis in a lunar desert.” Prof. Zenor taught one of my classes in Aerospace Mechanics held in St. Louis. Given his background and credentials, this was an unusual assignment for him but I felt he did a great job. He spoke of his belief that recent evidence hinted of water on the moon. I don’t recall what evidence he might have been referring to. Perhaps it was from Ranger 7’s close-range photographic images of the lunar surface. But most of the lunar data available at that time probably belonged to the Soviets obtained from their Luna 2 and Luna 3 missions in 1959, and I’m not sure how much if any of that data was shared with the West. I recall that Zenor presented his theory at one or more conferences and symposiums and it was not well received (or worse) by those holding (or protecting) more traditional theories. I also seem to recall a personal conversation during that time when he laughingly remarked that some in attendance reacted as though he was suggesting the lunar surface was composed of green cheese. I’m not sure where Zenor is today, but for me to recall his remarks after nearly a halfcentury is testimony to the impression he made on this student. Perhaps the crater left by NASA’s spacecraft should be named the Zenor crater in recognition of a visionary who believed there was water on the moon more than 45 years ago. — Phil McLaughlin, ME’67 Mount Vernon, Wash. Gordon Carpenter, ME’49 (students called him Col. Carpenter), was also my professor for advanced analog electronics at California State University, Long Beach. I fondly remember his stories about the military and his time at Rolla. He asked the class this question one day: “Can anyone tell me the voltage potential on the anode of a TV cathode ray tube?” I raised my hand and he nodded to my direction. I asked, “Color or black-and-white TV?” e colonel replied, “Color.” I proudly responded “33 to 35kV.” e colonel replied, “You are correct!” ... at was in the late 1980s. At the end of each circuit example, he would turn to the class and exclaim, “ e circuit tells you everything!” He was so right. I’ve been working for the same company now for more than 22 years in the eld of analog electronics and power design. A career fostered by the teachings of Col. Gordon L. Carpenter, whose textbook resides on a shelf in my o ce to this day. I can proudly say I was mentored under the auspices of Col. Carpenter — a great teacher and motivator. I wish him well. — Carlos Peralta, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Gordon L. Carpenter, ME’49, was my professor at California State University, Long Beach. He was a dynamic teacher with a love for electrical engineering and life. All of his students were lucky to have dealt with Col. Carpenter. We all knew where the University of Missouri at Rolla was before it was over. MISSOURI S&T MAGAZINE ADVANCING EXCELLENCE CAMPAIGN CONCLUSION FALL 2010 | Vol. 84 No. 3 M A G A Z I N E — Robert Roman, San Pedro, Calif. Area maintenance engineer for BP Pipelines Inc. FALL 2010 | VOL. 84 NO. 3 Tapping into innovation page 27 A P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E M I N E R A L U M N I A S S O C I AT I O N R E P R E S E N T I N G A L U M N I O F M S M , U M R A N D M I S S O U R I S & T AdvancingExcellence page 6: $200 million campaign a success COVER_48 PGS.indd 1 9/7/10 11:27 AM MISSOURI S&T Ma ga z INE 30 u NdER 30 WINTER 2010 | Vol. 84 No. 4 M a g a z I N E under WINTER 2010 | Vol. 84 No . 4 Experimental Mine: certifiably awesome I remember seeing Rolla in my rear view mirror as I left town to start the rest of my life. I was focusing on my upcoming military service in Vietnam and whatever came next. I had received a B.S. in civil engineering and a commission as a 2nd lieutenant, but not without some nancial support from a scholarship and working a part- time job. It was not easy and I was anxious to close that chapter in my life and move on. at has been many years ago. As many of us either know or will eventually realize, time goes by rather quickly. After college, there are challenges to deal with and many of us have lost sight of the university that gave us the engineering education and skills to succeed in today’s world. I now realize just how important the Rolla education and experience has been to me. Although always challenging and not always comfortable, it did prepare me well for whatever came my way. Many of us could not have completed our college education without some type of nancial assistance and are truly grateful for the importance it played in our success. It can make a real di erence in someone’s life. ere are young men and women who are in need of nancial assistance. In the current economic situation, scholarships are needed now more than ever. I think it is important that we all consider giving back by supporting students who are following in our footsteps. We can give some young person the opportunity of a lifetime and carry on a Miner tradition. — Ranney McDonough, CE’66 Houston, Texas Congratulations on the “30 Under 30” issue. at should be very useful in recruiting new students from high schools, since it will help them see where they could be in a decade or so. page 27 a P u b l I c a T I o N o f T h E M I N E R a l u M N I a s s o c I a T I o N R E P R E s E N T I N g a l u M N I o f M s M , u M R a N d M I s s o u R I s & T page 6 COVER_48 PGS.indd 1 11/5/10 2:08 PM — Dan Babcock, Rolla professor emeritus engineering management MISSOURI S&T MAGAZINE | SPRING 2011 3
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