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Al Harding. GlialthPharaon and Bill Coorsdiscussing CSM policyat Medalist luncheon.The Class of J 923 was not a reunion c/ass inthe strictest sense, but it is always an honorto have Phil Stevenson and Eddie Brook jointhe School activities—both hold long and distinguishedrecords of service to the Schooland the Alumni Association.This large group of 1940 alumns had a great reunion time, with lots of lallstories told and anecdotes exchanged.Three of Ihe twelve 1945 graduates were able togel back for the reunion—and enjoyed theopportunity to meet one another again., ii^^w,^The solemnity of graduation day Is reflected tn the faces ofthese two brand new metallurgical engineers.ing smiles of the 1950 reunion group show the pleasurelogetner on their 30th reunion.of beingGolden Reunion ClassW. E. GeorgeWallisMclntyreF.A. R.L Mr. D.H. R.C. Bart E.A. W.S. T.A. T.A. Di. G. B.M. B.Maieei Mullen Schnars Griswold Williams DeLaat Hastings Reniro Briscoe Manhail Pelerson Fancher BenchMrs. M, Mrs. Zlla Mrs. M. Mrs. M. Mrs. H. Mrs. I. Mrs. M. Mrs. C. Mrs. C. Mis. M. Mrs. M.Mclntrye Fleischman Griswold WWftams DeLaat Hastings Reniro Briscoe Peterson Fancher BenchDr. McBride welcoming themembers of the 50th reunionto their traditional breakfast.classmReunion class, 1955, at Commencementbanguet.Diplomas awarded and signed, joy and accomplishmentapparent in the happy faces here!isThirteen members of the 1935 ciass enjoying theirreunion.Bill Mattson and Harry McNeil listening toMedals presentations.Fifty-five years ago, this trio graduated fromCSM. Stili active, they are. I to r: DonWeimer, Bill Jude and Floyd Schooley.10 tlie mines magazine • june 1980Aab listen intently to proceedings of Board of An excellent representation of the more than two hundred 1980 graduates gathered at theDirectors' meeting. annual Commencement banguet.the mines magazine "June 1980 11

For the first time in the 60-year historyof oii shale development in theUnited States, the estimated price of abarrel of shale oil is less than that beingpaid for a barrel of oil from conventionalsources—and thus one of the majorstumbling blocks to the still-fledglingindustry has been removed.That w/as the consensus of speakersat the Colorado School of Mines 13thOi! Shale Symposium, v^^ho discussedtechnological, economic and socialissues surrounding development of acommercial oil shale industry.Nobody suggested that the industry isready to take off, however, despite thefact that economics has long been citedas a major reason for developers' hesitancein going ahead with commercialplans.Thomas A. Sladeck of the CSM ResearchInstitute's energy division saidthat even with a favorable economic rateof return, development of a400,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) industrywould require about 1 2 percent of thenation's manufacturing capacityavailable to design and build the oil shalefacilities. In addition, about 6 percent ofthe U.S. production of valves, compressors,heat exchangers, pressure vesselsand other industnal equipmentwould be needed to scale up to thislevel of production.A one million bpd industry would requireeven more—up to 35 percent ofthe nation's manufacturing capacity and1 5 to 30 percent of its industrial equipmentproduction.And the risks to successful commercializationof the industry as stillsizeable, said Sladek, who served asproject director for the governmentsponsoredstudy on which he reported.Among these are unreliable cost estimatesfor commercial-size plants, regulatorydisincentives, uncertain futureworld oil prices, and cost overruns becauseof competition with otherprojects.He said, "Despite predictions of pricecompetitiveness, companies may preferby Leanne Gibsonto invest in oil rather than shale becausethe oil price increases over the lastseven years have dramatically increasedthe profitability of conventional petroleumdevelopment."If the industry demands a 1 5 percentrate of return rather than 1 2 percent tooffset the risks, shale oil could remainnoncompetitive with foreign oil at futureprices, he said.A. E. Lewis of the Lawrence LivermoreLaboratory argued that institutionalproblems are the only remaining impedimentto oil shale development, and thatwith their removal, an oil shale industrycould displace up to one-half of the 7-8million barrels the U.S. imports eachday.He said, "The need for something toreplace imported oil is obvious to mostof us. We have an oil shale resource thatis more than adequate for this purpose.We have technology that is goodenough to start with and can soon beimproved. The economic cost appearsto be well below the cost of importedoil."What then is our problem? 1 believethe real problem is that we lack thenational commitment that is required andwe lack the institutional framework thatis necessary to overcome the obstaclespreventing utilization of this resource."In addition, said Lewis, oil shale cannotbe developed efficiently plant byplant. He suggested unitization to enablemany companies to operate within ageneral plan that would be developedand carried out by a single federalagency, a Piceance Basin Authority(PBA)."Somehow we must put those operationsmost efficiently done by industryinto their hands, and those operationsthat are the responsibility of federalgovernment into the hands of a singleauthority operating with maximum efficiency,"he said.He suggested the PBA:• Provide access to federal landsand a clearly defined environment whereprivate industry can produce and marketshale oil under competitive conditions,• Provide a development plan thatwill allow efficient utilization and conservationof oil shale and other minerals,and provide for water development thatwould include interbasin transfer so thattraditional users and industrial developerswould have enough water.• Assume responsibility for environmentalprotection and provide data,technology and planning to set appropriateregulation for the region.• Provide for regional developmentof "a quality that will be welcomed byresidents."Jack Sheerin, an economist with theU.S. Department of Energy, told participantsthat the proposed EnergySecurity Corporation (ESC) "representsa significant escalation in the scale offederal participation" in oil shale development.The ESC would spend about $88 billionin the next decade to assist domesticsynthetic fuel development projectsthat include oil shale by using loanguarantees, purchase commitments,loans and joint ventures.In his report, Sheerin demonstratedhow government participation in oil shaleventures could be modeled and, in particular,how ESC investment in oil shalemight fit in a traditional portfolio evaluationthat it could make. He looked at theissue through the perspectives of theinvestors, the ESC and federal treasury,and the economy as a whole.While noting that a classical economicalview would hold that governmentincentives to the industry would meanthat society is over-allocating its resourcesto shale oil production, Sheerinadded there are reasons why thegovernment could justify itsparticipation.He said, first of all, that "the existenceof a more or less permanent OPEC cartel"suggests the presence of largeexternal costs to society, including anegative trade balance and the cost ofnational defense terms of protecting vulnerableworldwide energy interests.The annual Oil Shale Symposium atCSM owes its existence to Dr, JamesH. Gary, who established the nowwidely-known forum 15 years ago.Recognizing that the ol! shale industryand research related to it werebecoming increasingly important to thenation's energy position, Dr, Gary set apattern in the first symposium whichwas to be followed and expandedupon in each subsequent seminar; thatof exchange of information in both thetechnical and political aspects of oilshale viability,Gary, who served for seven years asthe Dean of Faculty at CSM, brings impressivecredentials to his work in theoil shale field. He is the author or coauthorof a number of technical studieson energy related subjects. He hasbeen active, in his capacity as teacherand researcher in the CSM Chemicaland Petroleum Refining Department, inresearch activities relating to coalliquefaction and gasification, as well asin the oil shale and other petroleumfields. He is widely respected for hiswork in each of these areas.In 1 977 he was appointed as chairmanof the subcommittee on noneconomicenergy sources, sponsored bythe Office of Technology, Washington,D.C. His subcommittee of eight membersserved as advisors to the OTA onits oil shale report, which covered aIn addition, it is expected that petroleumwill become extraordinarilyexpensive, he said. "We may deludeourselves one step at a time," he said."This is the foresight argument."And finally, he said, the federal andstate tax systems as they concernenergy are based on a half century ofexperience with a petroleum-basedsystem. "For the tax system to be trulystructurally neutral with respect to oilshale, or to other current marginaleconomic resources, would seem to meto be a random event," he said.With several speakers pointing toreasons why the federal governmentshould encourage development of an oilshale industry, Michael Stanwood ofFred C. Hart Associates, Inc. said developersshould take a hard look at theimpact of what he termed "the key lawof the '80s"—the Resource Conserva-'1 >:James Garywide range of areas, from pollutioncontrol to reserves and environmentalregulations,Dr, Gary was educated at VirginiaPolytechnic Institute and received hisPh,D. from the University of Florida.Before coming to CSM, he worked forsix years in the technical service divisionof Standard Oil Company (Ohio),then taught at the University of Virginiaand the University of Alabama, comingto CSM in 1960.He resigned his post of Dean ofFaculty in 1979 and has resumed afull-time role as teacher and researchparticipant in the CPR department.tion and Recovery Act (RCRA).The Environmental Protection Agencyhas not yet completed its final regulationsunder the act, passed in 1976,which is designed to control solid andhazardous wastes and encourage resourceconservation and recovery.Stanwood said spent shale wastescould be classified as "hazardouswaste" or "special waste," In eithercase controlled by EPA regulations, orelse it could be non-federally regulatedas a solid waste..T-iSlFIf classified as hazardous, oil shalewastes would be subject to "cradie-tograve"management by the companiesunder a detailed record-keepingsystem, said Stanwood. He said oilshale wastes appear to meet the criteriato be classified as a "special waste" becauseof the large volumes of spentshale expected from commercial operations.Under the proposed guidelines, regulationsas special waste would be lessstringent than under hazardous wastes.In any case, Stanwood said, the EPAand industry are both expected toundergo a slow learning curve as RCRAbecomes operable, the EPA because ofinadequate funding and shortages ofqualified personnel, and industry as Itdetermines proper management techniquesin response to the EPA learningcurve.And, in a gloomy forecast for oil shaledevelopers, Stanwood concluded, "Immediateimpacts of the EPA and industryslow RCRA learning curves will be developmentdelays and further uncertaintyin investment decisions,"While oil shale development is still inthe eariy stages, Colorado officials areworking to come up with a method forassimilating new information aboutenergy development so the state canhandle orderiy energy development,said Walter E, Hecox, project supervisorfor the Colorado Energy Resource DevelopmentPlan.The project, being carried out withDOE funding by the Colorado Departmentof Natural Resources, is designedto come up with a model so the statecan respond to the initiatives of theexpected Energy Mobilization Board,Energy Security Corporation, and newfederal initiatives to accelerate oil shaleleasing and production.And northwest Colorado, the site ofmost of the nation's quality oil shale reserves,will be dealing with impacts thatcould be especially severe, said Hecox.Oil shale development is being accompaniedby additional development ofcoal resources, continued interest in oiland gas, especially in tight sands formations,and uranium development.In his presentation, Hecox reiteratedthe state position that "synthetic fuelsdevelopment in general and oil shale developmentin particular proceed along adeliberate path" that means a pacedscale-up to commercial development.He said, "To approach oil shale developmentotherwise would mean aboom-bust cycle of construction forcesand community impact in northwestColorado, threat of inordinate environmentaldamage, potential wastage of theoil shale resource, and possible climax^^^^^^^ ^ ^ • • • S W V "APPLIED GEOTECHNICAL INSTRUMENTATION, 16027 W. 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Mills E. Bungerot many young men are enterprisingenough to be elected to publicoffice while studying engineering—andstubborn enough to stay in office at theexpense of threats from professors andbeing deliberately flunked. There is oneexample of this kind of person in theMines pantheon of interesting graduates—Mills Emerson Bunger, E.M. 1909.Approached by the opposition to aparticular county surveyor, who also justhappened to be a CSM professor, Millsagreed to run for the office in 1 909. Hewas elected and began to overhaulsome rather ambiguous surveys whichwere on file, and over which somesquabbles had erupted. He was verysuccessful in this job but found that hiswork success was getting in the way ofhis school assignments. One of his assignmentswas to identity a large groupof samples, which he completed on timeand, he felt, correctly. He was greatlysurprised to get the project back as beingunsatisfactory—it seems that theprofessor had a prejudice against anystudent who worked to earn his waythrough school—and being countysurveyor counted as a pretty heftyresponsibility for a student.Mills eventually received credit for theproject, but only after a second go at it.He also taught Freshman surveying, forthe sum of 25$ per hour, and earnedenough to pay part of his expenses atschool. With the $500 earned as JeffersonCounty Surveyor, he was able toparticipate in the Senior trip.The Bunger FamilyBorn in eastern Colorado, near Ft.Morgan, Mills was one of 7 boys and 3girls in the Bunger family. The seniorBungers were insistent that all of thechildren receive a college education,but, according to Mills and his brotherMyron, it was always understood thatthey would be forced to pay their owntuition and expenses.Mr. Bunger was an early advocate ofgood eating habits and was convincedthat a good breakfast, particularlyoatmeal, was a prerequisite for a goodday. The Kellogg Company somehowbecame aware of this claim and invitedthe use of the Bunger children in theiradvertisements. Thus, at a very earlyage, Mills was featured in an oatmeal ad!Interestingly enough, many years laterone of Mills' great-granddaughters wasfeatured in a Kellogg Company commercial.The Bunger family lived on a largefarm, part of which is now incorporatedinto the city of Wheat Ridge, and eachmember of the family had assignedchores. Mills took care of his chores beforebicycling into Golden for schooluntil he rented a house in Golden,sharing the cost with other students. Herelates that chores were passed downfrom older to younger children as theybecame big enough to cope with thevarious tasks—and he was always gladto hand them on to the youngerbrothers. Nine of the 1 0 children eventuallydid complete a higher education.GraduationWith graduation from Mines came anoffer to travel to Russia to work, and anoffer by a firm in New York to function asa hydrographer. While pondering theseopportunities, the then-governor ofColorado, Gov. Shaffroth, in a casualmeeting, scolded him for thinking ofleaving the state. He forthwith offeredthe young engineer a position as hydrographerfor the State of Colorado, whichwas immediately accepted. His dutiesincluded water measurement ofstreams, rivers and canals in the state,plus planning and projections.By 1914, as deputy state engineer,Bunger was appointed by the AttorneyGeneral to serve as engineer in a disputebetween Colorado and Wyomingconcerning the waters of the LaramieRiver, As a result of his investigations,40,000 acre feet of water was allocatedto Wyoming by Judge Vanderventer,who was later Chief Justice of theSupreme Court. The decision was laterappealed and half the amount was returnedto Colorado,Much of Western water history anddecisions relating thereto lies within theBunger family. An uncle on the maternalside, Elwood Mead, was the first toarticulate the widely used formula, "Firstin use, first in hght." Mead was aprofessor of mathematics, then firstagricultural engineering professor at theState Agricultural College of Colorado,later CSU. His influence had much to dowith subsequent careers of hisnephews, Myron Bunger, a youngerbrother of Mills, has been associatedwith the Bureau of Reclamation and isalso an authority on water use.Bunger moved from his state positionto that of manager of a large irrigationproject near Trinidad, where he remaineduntil 1930, In that year he becameassociated with the Bureau ofReclamation and remained with thatorganization until 1948, Two of theinteresting projects in which he wasinvolved in during that time were the GilaProject in Ahzona, a 600,000-acre irrigationproject, and the Big ThompsonProject in northeastern Colorado. In1948 he was Chief, Missouri Basin ReportStaff, in the office of the U.S.Secretary of the Intehor, then he wasloaned to the Army by the Interior Departmentas an expert on watersupplies,A leave of absence was granted tohim in 1 949, and he spent two years asa consultant with Ford, Bacon & Davis,working exclusively in water planning.Turning PointThe year 1952 brought a sharpchange in the professional life of MillsBunger, when he became Chief ofWater Resource Development for theHashemite Kingdom of Jordan, A quotefrom a statement written by Bunger inearly 1954 tells an interesting story,"I prepared the plans, made the surveysand spent over $1,000,000 onthe construction of a project on theYarmuk River, to irrigate 130,000 acresof ground in the Jordan Valley. TheUnited Nations had set aside$250,000,000 toward resettlement ofthe Arab refugees. A DevelopmentBoard had been set up, with me asdirector, and $40,000,000 had beenplaced at our disposal as a starter,"One morning Eric Johnston cameinto my office in Amman, unannounced-He stated, '1 have come here direct fromthe office of the President [Dwight D,Eisenhower] of the United States, Heunderstands you have won the respectof the Arab people, and he requests youto use your influence with the Arabs tohave them make peace with the Jews. Ifthey do not, he will see that not anotherdollar will be spent on your project,' 1refused to obey the President and resigned,and not another dollar has beenspent on the project since,"Bunger's refusal to do the Presidentialbidding resulted in his return to theStates and his eventual resignation fromgovernment service. Since 1954 he hasworked as a consulting engineer for theCentral Colorado Water ConservancyDistrict and various other ditch companiesand consulting firms.Talking to Mills Bunger is a fascinatingQxercise. The conversation swings backand forth from discussion of the athleticcup won by the class of 1909, and presentedby Dr, Alderson, to very modernplans for the better utilization of watersupplies in the Western United States.He recalls with clarity songs whichpoked not-so-gentle fun at variousSchool administration figures and professors.The constant intellectualclimate of his home, where only discussionof serious topics was tolerated, hisvahed experiences, and the famouspeople with whom he dealt may have influencedthe development of this conversationalfacility. Whatever the background,this graduate of the class of1909 is a stimulating and inspiring conversationalist.—Patricia C. Petty—mm—Sampling P!anIs • Hoisting EguipmeolSUMMIT ENGINEERING& FABRICATING CO.A. George Setter '32(303) 242-7123123 N, 8th St. Grand Junction, CO 81601DARRYL E. PIERCEDIVISION L:NGINPI-:R — ROCKY MTN. 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In a recent experiment, scientists at the General MotorsResearch Laboratories studied changes in chemical bondingduring the dissociation of oxygen molecules on platinum.Preliminary surface work has explored an interestingnew phenomenon: the mechanism of oxygen dissociationover a wide range of temperatures.Oxygen on Platinum 0+0OIII) i nAtomicAdsorption0-011 InfillMolecularAdsorptionA simplified scliematic illuslrating lite reactionpotential energy surface for oxygen-adsorption ona close-paclted platinum surface.An electron diffraction pattern whicli sliowsdiffraction patterns from an oxygen-covered hexagonallyclose-paclted platinum surface at 0° C.'NDER what conditions willoxygen molecules dissociate into singleatoms on a platinum surface?What is the mechanism for oxygendissociation? Those are the kindsof questions that Dr. John Glandand his colleagues at the GeneralMotors Research Laboratories areinvestigating to get a better understandingof the chemistry behindcatalysis.Their work has valuable practicalimplications for the automotivefield, where catalysis is used to removeharmful emissions from automobileexhaust. Most cars built in theU.S. use catalytic converters filledwith beads containing platinum tochemically transform carbon monoxideand unburned hydrocarbonsinto harmless CO2 and water.While it has long been knownthat catalysts are an effective way toconvert these gases, little is knownabout precisely why and in whatorder the basic atomic reactionsoccur.In seeking answers to thesequestions, surface chemists studythe elemental composition and geometricarrangement of atoms in thefirst few atomic layers of the surfaceand the means by which atoms andmolecules from the gas phase bond tothe surface.In his most recent work, Dr.Gland has been studying the adsorptionand desorption of oxygen onplatinum single-crystal surfaces.Hiis is important because oxygen isthe agent that must be adsorbed onthe surface to react with carbonmonoxide and hydrocarbons to convertthem to CO2.The experiments were conductedin a stainless steel ultrahighvacuum system equipped with anelectron energy analyzer and a massspectrometer. The electron energyanalyzer allows one to measure theconcentration and character of theoxygen adsorbed on the platinumsurface. The mass spectrometer isused to measure the desorption of O2as the platinum surface is heated.Mathematical analysis of the desorptionprocess allows one to characterizethe chemical bond between theoxygen and the platinum surface.In these experiments, the platinumsurface is covered with oxygenat the extremely low temperature of—179°C (almost the temperature ofliquid nitrogen) by exposing it togaseous O2 molecules. The oxygenremaining in the gas phase ispumped away, and then the desorptionof oxygen from the surface isobserved as the- platinum crystal isgradually heated to 1000°C.The oxygen was found to desorbfrom the surface in twodistinctly different temperatureregimes—part at —-125°C and therest at about 425°C. By using theoxygen-18 isotope, it was establishedthat the low temperature desorptionrepresents oxygen that wasadsorbed on the surface in a molecularform whiie the higher temperaturedesorption corresponds tooxygen adsorbed in the atomic form.From an analysis of the desorptionprocess, it was possible to establishthe complete energetics. Oxygenmolecules from the gas phase strikethe surface and are weakly bound (37kJ/mol).The adsorbed oxygen moleculecan either desorb into the gasphase (37 kj/mol) or dissociate intoatoms (33 kJ/mo!). The atoms arebonded very strongly (200 kJ/mol) tothe surface..ROM the desorption analysis,it was also possible to deduce themechanism for the dissociation process.The interesting conclusion thatresults is that the formation of 0atoms on platinum is a two-step process—oxygenis adsorbed in a molecularstate and then dissociates to formatoms.The GM scientists were mostinterested in learning how this adsorbedmolecular species is bondedto the platinum surface. Fortunately,another technique was available todetermine the bonding. The techniqueis called electron energy-lossspectroscopy and is quite new—thereare only six or seven such instrumentsin the world. The measurementsnot only confirmed theexistence of the adsorbed molecularoxygen but showed that it was boundby the transfer of two electronsfrom the platinum surface into theantibonding it^ orbitals of oxygen."This was most exciting" said Dr.Gland, "because this is the first timethat this type of oxygen bond hasbeen observed on a metal surface."We're getting closer andcloser to a more specific understandingof catalysis," says Dr. Gland."The more we learn about simplechemical systems, the better we'll beable to control more complicated systems.That has excellent implicationsfor protecting the environment."^pjjgDr. John Gland,AT AIV years old, is a; X^t^-^r-ivTT-v Senior Research Sci-OliirilJNID entist in surfaceX H E chemistry at thex|yr\r>iT General Motors Re-Wv/IaJV search Laboratories.He heads a group of 7 investigators, 4with Ph.D.s, all involved in work relatingto the basic surface chemistryof catalysis.A graduate of WhittenbergUniversity in Ohio, Dr. Gland receivedhis Ph.D. in physical chemistryat the Universityof California,Berkeley, in 1973and joined theGeneral Motorsstaff that year.Dr. Glandcomments: "Icame to GM Labsbecause I wantedto get in on theground floor ofan exciting newfield. The atmospherehere is very open, with lots ofcross-pollination among departments.With several hundred peoplewith Ph.D.s here, we've got a lot ofhuman resources to draw on in allthe basic sciences."Typically, management definesa broad problem, then we're freeto tackle the solution in any way wechoose. They give us the freedom,equipment and support to get the jobdone correctly."In addition to his research. Dr.Gland enjoys backpacking inWyoming and in the Sierra NevadaMountains in California.

lettersDear Editor,Some additionai background should bepresented on Mao, a featured personality ofttie Book Review in the April 1980 MinesMagazine.In 1929 Joseph Stalin picked a youngChinese intellectual named Mao Tse-tung ashis Chinese agent. Through private tutoringMao was taught the techniques of revolutionby "agrarian reform." fvlao's "agrarianreform" involved taking al! land from its non-Communist owners, and then hauling thoseowners into "people's courts" on trumped-upcharges and sentencing them "leniently" tohaving both hands chopped off.Japan had been at war against Chiang Kaishekfour continuous years before theyattacked Pearl Harbor. As the U.S. enteredWW II with Chiang against Japan, Mao gaveorders to his Communist Chinese generals todevote 30% of their effort against the Japsand 70% to fighting our ally Chiang.After Mao had seized power in CommunistChina he used Russian equipment, Koreantroops, and Chinese troops to help kill a partof the 30,000 Americans who died in theKorean War.In Mao's climb to power, and in his consolidationof that power, he and his Communistagents murdered 60,000,000 of their fellowChinese.Therefore, it is surprising that Mines Magazinewould promote a CSM Professor's bookCONSULTANTS TO TME MIMNG IMDUSTHV• EXPLOflATION• PREMINING EVALUATIONS• MINE PLANNING & DESIGN• SOLID & LIQUID WASTE DISPOSAL• ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES• GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT3i2i SOUTH TAMOBAC SUITE 140DENVtft COkORAQO B013713031 771 3451New Concepts InMineral ResourceExploration andDevelopmentEarthSciences,Inc.GoWen, Colorado 8040!Phone 303 379 7641which characterizes Mao "as one of thegreatest statesmen the world has everknown."Sincerely,John R. Pfeutze, B.S. CPR '71President, Pfeutze InvestmentsDear Mr. Pfeutze,You comments on ttie faoo/t review "Chinaafter Mao" are appreciated. I have forwardedthem to Dr. Buultjens in the event he wishesto reply to any of the statements.1 do not have sufficient knowledge of thefacts and figures lo which you refer torespond adequately. I would lilte to point out,however, thai ihe practice of statecraft doesnot necessarily imply humanitarianism, oreven morality. Adolph Hitler, a man whocaused untold anguish and precipitated aworld conflict, was a dishonest and immoralperson. He possessed to a remarkabledegree the ability lo bring together personsof divergent backgrounds and beliefs, lo setup systems of economic value, and to createa climate of national confidence. Thesethings were accomplished by statesman-likeactions. Modern history gives us otherexamples, and ancient history is replete withsuch clever, but wicked, individuals.~PCP.EditorDear Mrs. Petty:According to the February issue of MinesMagazine I see you are going to enter a newcolumn in the magazine and couldn't think ofa suitable name for it. I don't know just whatkind of material you expect this new columnto contain in the future so 1 didn't know justwhat kind of a name it should have. But 1thought of a few which I am submitting,hoping some of them might be suitable.If you can't decide on one in particular justwrite each one on a slip of paper and dropthem in the wastebasket and give the basketa good shaking, then ciose your eyes andreach in and pick one out. The rest willalready be in the basket where they would goanyway.Pat SaysFrom the Editor'sBack OfficeFrom the BackOfficeHear Ye! Hear Ye!HarkInformation, PleaseHello There!Something To ThinkAboutAs I See ItGoing PlacesBy The WayWhere With AllCharles A,Digging In The DirtPay DirtBarbs of All KindsP,C,P.-PastCauses PresentForward PassGoal To GoRainbow In TheDarkAnnouncingCome What MayIt's In The BagHere's To YouSincerely,Rogers, E,M. 1915Dear Pat:You seem to have pondered your column'sentitlement for such an extensive periodthat we're all anxious to see your ultimatechoice. Rising to the occasion therefore,spurred into communicating, 1 am adding myoffering, from puns to plaudits.No-Name Column Mines Adjunct(as is) Professional Points ,Miner MemosEnergized ThoughtsMiner's Missive Trenchant ThoughtsPat's PointsReserved ForOreable NotesThinkingEditor's EdificesYou will note 1 have corresponded afteryour annual Petroleum issue to insure I didn'tweaken and offer any prosaic input. I thinkthe magazine has continued to improve, and Iparticularly enjoy the updates on the conceptualtrends going on at Mines in the studentbody, teaching and management.Regards,James S. ClassenDear Miss Petty:1 appreciate your letter of April 24 and thecopies of my article in the Mines Magazine,This is a magnificent job of condensation,and 1 don't envy you for having done the job.However, the result is extremely pleasing.1 should nol require any extra copies. I'mglad to have those which I have. Please giveBob Weimer my warmest regards. 1 admirehim at least as much—possibly even more—than he admires me!Al! the best,A. A. MeyerhoffEdward J. Johnson, Inc. '49Petroleum GeologyRoom 1053740 N.W. 63rd Street946-8816, Office: 721-5353, HomeOklahoma City, Okla. 7311620 the mines magazine • June 1980"The CSW Alumni Associationannually confers honorary membershipsIn the Association on individuals whohave been of significant service to theColorado School of M/nes and itsalumni. Individuals can berecommended by members of theAssociation for this honor. An Honoraryf\Aembership Committee recommendscandidates to the Association Board ofDirectors for final selection.The Committee and the Board useseveral criteria in selecting individualsfor this honor. These are:1. The recipient of the HonoraryMembership in the CSM Alumni Associationmust be of good moral characterand in good standing professionally.2. The recipient must have rendereddistinguished service to the Associationand/or the School of Mines.3. The recipient need not be a graduateof the School of Mines.4. The recipient should be able to bepresent in person to receive this honor."The above criteria is taken from therecords of the CSM Alumni AssociationBoard, and clearly sets forth the prerequisitesfor receiving distinguishedrecognition for the Board of Directors.The honor, awarded at Commencementevery year, is a very special way ofexpressing gratitude to those personswho have supported and encouragednot only the Association and the Schoolbut the individuals and students whomake up these organizations.The honorees for 1980 were selectedby a six-man committee chaired byDavid R. Cole '52. Members were: EdwardJ. Brook '23; Edwin H. Crabtree'27; Walter H. Dumke '29; William E.Leckie '49 and Francis E. Smiley '40.Working with the Board of Directors ofthe CSMAA, this committee and theBoard chose the following persons asthose most exemplifying the standardsset forth for Honorary Membership,Joseph E. Davies, Associate '64.Professor of Physical Education, whowill be taking a transitional appointmentJoe DaviesGEOCHEMICAL, GEOLOGICAL 6t GEOPHYSICAL CONSULTINGMULTI-PARAMETER SURTRACE SURVEYSEXPLORATIONMANAGEMENTCOMPLETE FIELD SERVICES• COMPLETE ANALYTICAL SERVICES• COMPUTER DATA TRANSMISSION« GEOSTATISTICAL PACKAGES9 GEOCHEMICAL FIELD KITSFREEllllPICK-UPBARRINGER1626 COLE BLVD. SUITE 120GOLDEN, COLORADO S040IPHONE: 303-232-8811TELEX: 458105161 WARD ROAD UNIT #4WHEAT RtDQE, COLORADO 80033PHONE t 303-423-2220TELEX I 458101455 OEMENG WAY SUITE 15SPARKS, NEVADA 89431PHONEi702-3S8-ltSeRESEARCHfollowing retirement in 1980. Joe is afnend of hundreds of students who haveworked with him since he joined theCSM faculty in 1948. His many advancesand hard work have greatly enhancedthe CSM track program over theyears. A highlight of the track program,instituted by Davies, is the High SchoolInvitational track meet which brings highschool students, coaches and familiesto the CSM campus. He is also primarilyresponsible for the Indoor track programat the School, The new transitionalappointment procedure will be a greatadvantage for the Physical Educationdepartment, making it possible for themto still obtain Davies' services on a parttimebasis. Just as he has trained andbefriended many students over theyears, he will continue to bnng the benefitsof his experience and character tothis year's crop of track performers.F. A. "Heine" Foss, well-known andpopular merchant of Golden, who hasworked steadily over the years to promotethe city of Golden and the ColoradoSchool of Mines. Foss has not onlybeen a booster for the engineeringschool, he has been a firm friend andcounselor to many of the budding engineerswho have found help in manyforms from him. He has been responsiblefor the financial aid which has enabledseveral students to complete theireducation and has added personal timeand involvement in tutoring those whosometimes needed that extra help.Always ready to support the student organizations,Foss and the people in hisorganization are often sponsors ofspecial events planned by these organizations.The best example ofcooperation between a school and acommunity figure, Heine Foss has donemuch for Colorado Schooi of Mines, theAlumni Association and the studentbody.Heine Fossthe mines magazine • june 1980 21II

John D. Haun. Retiring on May 10,1980, Dr. Haun wit! will also take advantageof the transitional appointmentstructure to continue his service toJohn HaunCSM. He has been in the School'sGeology department since 1955.Known wodd-wide for his efforts in promotingoil and gas exploration and development,Haun is President of theAmerican Association of PetroleumGeologists. He has served in many othercapacities in the organization, as well asin other industry-related groups. Hisinfluence on the geology studies ofmany students has been great, and he isresponsible for many indirect discoveriesthrough those students whom he hastrained so well over the past 25 years.Haun, an articulate spokeman for thepetroleum industry, has served as consultantto many major oil firms. His abilityand expertise in the petroleumexploration field have been recognizedby governmental entities—he iscurrently a member of the Coiorado Oiland Gas Conservation Commission,appointed by Governor Richard Lammfor a four-year term. Recipient of theCSM Outstanding Professor award,numerous honors from professionalsocieties and respect from those whohave passed through his classes, JohnHaun has been judged a worthycandidate for the Honorary Membershipaward.Jean Paul Mather. A native of Coloradowho has been associated withCSM on two different occasions. Dr.Mather is retiring this year with thedesignation of Professor Emeritus. Heserved as head of the Mineral EconomicsDepartment from 1969 untilA 31-YEAR RECORD OFEXPERIENCE IN SOLVING PROBLEMSFOR THE MINERALS INDUSTRY. ..Dr. Jean Mather1979 when he resigned to function asthe United Bank of Denver Professor ofMineral Economics. Dr. Mather's firststint at CSM was from February 1938until June 1 943 when he was instructor,assistant professor and assistant businessmanager. He early diversified hiswork and held a number of administra-tive positions. He was provost of theUniversity of Massachusetts, then Presidentof that institution. His last postbefore returning to CSM was that ofPresident of the University City ScienceCenter, Philadelphia. When he cameback to Colorado and the School ofMines it was to establish the newlyauthonzedDepartment of Mineral Economicsat the School. Now headed byDr. R.E.D. Woolsey, the department Is aprestigious addition to the School. Dr.Mather has assisted the CSM AlumniAssociation in many ways, serving asspeaker and organizer for meetings andpromoting the interests of the Association,along with the School, wheneverpossible.A. George Setter. "Tony" Setter,E.M. '32, epitomizes the famed CSMmining engineer who "hits the groundrunning." He has had a varied career inthe mining industry, turned his talents toinventing, and has been, wherever hehappened to be or In whateveroccupation, a staunch supporter of hisSchool and the Alumni Association. Aquick look at the record shows that Tonyhas been involved in the affairs of theAssociation for many years and that hehas maintained a strong interest inevents at CSM. Active in mining inArizona and Colorado, Tony turned hisattention to developing machinery andwas successful in coming up with a newmethod of ore haulage. His "monotram,"a self-powered one-ton carrier, earnedhim an international blue ribbon fromScholarshipFundGeorge A. (Tony) SetterMining Worid. George Argall, E.M. '35,editor of the international publication atthat time, as now, said that the awardwas given by an international panel ofJudges for new products or majorinnovations in design or function. Tony,who left underground mining to serve asa technical consultant for a machineryfirm, has never lost sight of the needs ofthe mining industry and has been astrong advocate for mining. Thecombination of his devotion to theindustry, the School and theAssociation, and the friendship he socheerfully extends to all have combinedto bring him this honorary award.—mm—The Council for the Advancement andSupport of Education (CASE) holds regionalcompetitions for publications ofits member organizations. Thesecompetitions are generally recognizedas being among the most prestigious inthe country, and the awards therein aremuch sought after.At the recent California Distnct Conference.MINES Magazine cover forJanuary 1980, designed by DaleRosenbach, was a winner in the CitationAward category. From 850 pieces ofgraphic art received, four were chosen,one of which was this cover. The threeother winners were: Johns Hopkins University,University of Notre Dame andthe California State University AlumniAssociation publications.Mr. Rosenbach, who designs many ofthe MINES Magazine covers, is Director,University Communications, forColorado State University, Ft. Collins.He has done a number of commissionsfor CSM, including logos and designsused in the public information and publicationsdepartments of the School.—mm—John R. (Jack) McMinn, '42PETROLEUM ENGINEEROperations and Management Consultant406-259-93042707 13th Street WestBillings, Mont. 59102Our full-time staff of 180 people isskilled In getting practical answersto minerals and energy problems.The odds are very good that, if youneed assistance on any probleminvolving minerals, energy or theenvironment, CSMR! can provide it.Pilot PlantsOre ProcessingGeology, MineralogyCoal Analysis, Preparation^Synfuels, Solar and BiomassReclamation, Environmental ControlPlease cal! or write Business Deveiopment OfficeCSMRI • P.O. Box 112, Golden, Colorado 80401 • 303/279-2581Colorada School of Mines Research InstituteMalcolm Collie)'First Federal Savings and Loan Association,of Lakewood, has established ascholarship endowment fund at theColorado School of Mines In Golden, inhonor of active service in alumni affairsby Malcolm E. Collier, Sr., E.M. '22,Medalist '65, and Honorary '66, andformer president of the savings and loanassociation.Starting in 1980, the "Malcolm CollierEndowment" will pay as many as threetuition-only scholarships annually.Recipients wil! be selected by theschool's scholarship committee.Collier, who played basketball atMines, has been involved in numerousalumni activities for over 50 years. Hereceived the school's DistinguishedService Medal In 1965.Collier was graduated from the Universityof Denver Law School in 1925,served as a state legislator 1932-1 934,and a Denver Election Commissionmember 1 934-1 940.He was a director of First FederalSavings 1925-1979 and is nowDirector Emeritus. He was president1939-1971, succeeded by his son,Malcolm, Jr.Collier served on the Federal HomeLoan Bank Board in Topeka 1942-1946and was Colorado Savings and LoanLeague president in 1942 and again in1956.FRANK VAN DOK, P.E,, '73-\J!f CONSULTING ENGINEEROperations Research—Math—StatisticsQuality Control—Management ScienceIndustrial Engineering—Business EconomicsP.O Box 15184 TelephoneLakewood. CO 8021 5 (303) 234-0244Marshall C. Crouch 111/67GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERTelephone(303) 985-79121111 So. Independence Ct.Lakewood, Colo, 80226Paui M. Hopkins, '39Registered Professional Engineer andLand SurveyorMining Geologistand Engineer2222 Arapahoe Sireet P,0. Box 403(303) 279-2313 Golden, Colorado22 the mines magazine • june 1980the mines magazine •june 1980 23

A note on Afumni Update. Some informationfor (h/s section is garnered from companypress releases, from membership renewals,and calls and notes from friends.Members of the Alumni Association aremore likely to have their names and jobnews inserted since we are in touch wiihthese people. It you have news of a classmateor fellow Miner, we appreciate receivingit and appreciate having you remindthese Miners that their membership in theorganization guarantees a mention in theMagazine from time to time and inclusionin the annual Directory.'05 Eric Smith, E.M., is celebrating his 75thanniversary as a graduate of CSM. It washoped that Mr. Smith would be able to makeCommencement festivities at the School thisyear, but this proved impossible. He wouldenjoy hearing from friends and members ofthe Alumni Association at: 11045 Sth Ave.#520, Seattle, WA 98118.'15 Charles A. Rogers, E.M., has donatedfour albums to the Arthur Lakes Library, thelast a collection of photos from his studentdays on campus. Mr. and Mrs, Rogers celebratedtheir 60th wedding anniversary inFebruary which, says Mr, Rogers, reallymarks 70 years of of "being sweethearts,"They met in high school and courted duringhis days as a student at Mines,'16 Carl Biaurock, E.M., who retired in1 972 from his own company, Dental Gold, isstilt pursuing his avocations of mountaineeringand phoEography, He has a very interestingtravelogue which he presents to clubsand organizations in the Denver area.GODSEY-EARLOUGHERDIVISION OFWilliams Brothers Engineering Co,6600S YflleAue Tulsa. OK 741,%0181 4% S020 Telen 49-749:^ WBEC TULR.C. Earlougher '36MINE DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTORS• Shaft SinkingFreezingRaise BoringSlopes & TunnelsConcrete LiningMAIN OFFICEP,0, Box 6548, Evansville, IN 47712 (812) 826-2741WESTERN OFFICE2535 S. Leyden, Denver, CO (303) 756-5612'23 Ed Brook, E.M., a former president ofCSMAA and faithful supporter of the organization,sent his "prospector's pick" gavel toMarshall Crouch as the 1 980 president ofthe organization,'25 Maxwell Pelllsh, E.M., is compiling a listof textbooks in his possession, many ofwhich were in use during his years at CSM.He has become interested in the archivalproject suggested by CSMAA and Dr.Phinney, of the Arthur Lakes Library, andhopes to make some of these rather rarebooks available to the Library,'26 C. M. "Nick" Watts, E.M., who listsGreece, Yugoslavia, Afganistan, Vietnam,Korea, Nepal and India among those placeshe has worked during an interesting career,has presented to the Arthur Lakes Library aslide presentation on Nepal, The presentationwill be available in the archives section.'31 Sylvain J. Pirson, PhD. Geop., who is aprofessor at the University of Texas, inAustin, has made a collection of photographsand some interesting materials on geophysicsavailable for the collection in theColorado Room of the Library,'34 Joe B. Rosenbaum, Met.E. andMedalist '68. is retiring from the U.S.Bureau of Mines and acting as a consultingmetallurgist. Mr. Rosenbaum's office is inSalt Lake City. Ted W. Nelson, P.E. andMedaiist '64, retired executive vice presidentof Mobil Oil Corporation is another participantin the archival project at the Library,He writes, "1 will be pleased, as I am suremany alumni will, to look through my files andbooks and try to select items that might beappropriate for the collection-"'38 A. R. Nesbitt, Jr., E.M., is a valuedcorrespondent—Al keeps sending news clippingswith items of interest to the School orrelated lo the energy industries. Quite oftenthis material is related to a recent article inMINES Magazine or suggests some directionsfor articles, which is greatly appreciated,Al is also a point of contact for alumniCahilThe May issue of MM had photosmixed up for Lary Cahill andWilliam Cummins. . , sorry, gentlemen.It wasn't the printer or themake-up person, it was the editor,and I apologize!—PCPin the Seattle area. William H. Holman,Met.E., retired April 30 from his position aspresident of McLouth Steel Corporation. Hehas spent 41 years in the steel industry,beginning as a Metallurgical observer withU,S, Steel upon graduation and working witha number of companies before joiningMcLouth. He makes his home in Grosse lie.Ml,'39 Ralph C. Hyslop, MSc. Geop., who isretired from Imperial Oii Ltd., is now a consultantwith Dorntan Consultants Ltd, John E.Moody, P.E., is now retired from Joy Manufacturing,H. V. Donohoo, Jr., Geol.E. andMedalist '68, has contributed several itemsto the Lakes Library archives,'41 Donald W. Robert, Geol.E., Coi. USAFRet., has been the owner of Travel, Inc. ofRidgewood, New Jersey, since the first ofthe year. Prior to acquiring his new business,he was a vice-president of ITT-FederalElectric International, serving in Iran andother foreign assignments. He has also beena consultant on electronic systems programmanagement.'43 Walter A. Spreading, E.M., has beenpromoted from general manager of the DaytonFoundry Company to the post of vicepresident.'48 Walter J. Heap, P.R.E., has moved tothe Phtchard Corp. as sr. project designengineer from Black & Veatch. where he wasa mechanical engineer. William R. Smith,P.E,, has joined Camp Dresser & McKee'sDenver office as a senior engineer responsiblefor project development. He moves toCOM with many years' experience in theColorado Division of Water Resources andthe Colorado Oii and Gas Commission.James E. Wade, P.E., is attaining a measureof fame as a sculptor, drawing on his lifetimeof experience in the oilfields. He has done aseries of characters portraying the riggersand roustabouts of a tew decades past,'49 Robert W. Patton, P.E., who was formerlyexploration manager for Stelbar Oil Co.is now vice-president of the same company.Robert E. McMinn, P.R.E., is sr. vice-presidentof Worley Engineenng Inc. He is theformer sr. vice-president of InternationalSystems and Controls.ENGINEERS & ASSOCIATES, INC.Consulting EngineersCivil • Mining • Land Surveying •Geotechnic • Design • Layout •Buildings • Underground Openings888 S. Lipan Denver, CO 80223 (303) 936-4994LLOYD E. ELKINS '34Petroleum ConsultantPlanning/Management/AppraisalResearch andOperationsTtiompson Bldg. 1004P, 0, Box 4758 (918) S85-1869 (Bus.)Tulsa, OK 74104 (918) 742-1303 (Res.)'51 Douglas R. Brown, E.M., has been promotedto general manager of Raw MaterialsOperations at Inland Steel, where he hasbeen manager of the same division for thepast two years. Brown has been with Inlandsince his graduation from Mines. WilliamBartlett, P.E., and Mrs. Bartlett, Dhahran,were recently pleased by an announcementfrom Rice University that their daughter Lizahas been awarded Phi Beta Kappa membership.The scholastic society is the most prestigiousorganization of its kind in the U.S.Brown'52 Bob Burch, Geol.E., vice president ofBanner Petroleum Corp., was a recentattendee at the Australian Petroleum AssociationLtd, conference in Australia. MalcolmFraser, Prime Minister of Australia, was thekeynote speaker, addressing the challengesof the decade to come in energy development,'53 William P. Burpeau, Jr., Geol.E., hasaccepted a position as division geophysicistwith Pennzoil, Gulf Coast Disivion.'54 Charles J. Baroch, Met.E., has a newresponsibility as a result of new divisionalalignments at J, Ray McDermott & Co. Inc.,Babcock and Wilcox. He will function as generalmanager, Nuclear Materials & ManufacturingDivision, Joseph S. Irwin, Geol.E.,formerly of Kaiser Oil Ltd., is now executivevice president of Sceptre Resources, Ltd,, inCalgary, Alberta. Arden L. Bement, Jr.,Met.E., has been designated Deputy UnderSecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering(Research and Advanced Technology).Dr. Bement received his PhD. fromthe University of Michigan, He has served asDirector, Material Science, Office of theDirector, Defense Advanced Research ProjectAgency since June, 1 976. Prior to Joiningthe U.S. government, he served as aprofessor of nuclear materials at MIT. Dr. Bement'swife, Mary, is the daughter of CharlesT. Baroch, E.M. '23, and sister of C. T.Baroch, Met.E. '54.'55 Robert Metz, Geol.E., is a member ofthe executive board of the Tucson Section ofthe AIME for the current year. He will serveas blood bank chairman.in le mation^ Petroleum Operations Managemenl1071 So. Arbutus Sl. — Lakewood, Colorado 80228FLOYD L. STEWART '43Registered Petroieum EngineerDrillmg and ProducingOperations !)upervisionTelephone(3031 985-0867'58 Stanton T. Hadley, Met.E., has beenmoved up from general manager, metalsdivision, U.S. Gypsum, to group vice presidentof this company, Arthur Silverberg,Met.E., is vice-president, engineering, of thenewly formed New Haven Copper Company,in Connecticut, He is responsible for all engineeringfunctions, metallurgy and qualitycontrol,'59 Donald 0. Rausch, E.M. '54 and DSc.Min., has been elected executive vice presidentof Western Nuclear, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Phelps Dodge Corporation,according to Richard T. Moolick, president ofWestern Nuclear. He has been with WesternNuclear since 1979, Frank J. Ucciardi,E.M., is the new genera! manager of coaloperations, Rocky Mountain EnergyCompany, in an appointment announcedFrank UcciardiApri! 28 by James 0. Wilson, president of theDenver based subsidiary of Union PacificCorp. Ucciardi will be responsible for all ofRME's coal operations and will oversee themanagement of the numerous coal royalty arrangementsin which RME is involved,'60 B. L. Bobo, E.M., vice president andgeneral manager of Northern Coal Co,, waselected a vice president of the parent corporation,Northern Natural Gas Company. Hehas been with Northern for two years, basedin Denver. Frank Sparks Langher, Jr.,Met.E., is now vice president of Bilectro,Inc., Reno, Nevada.BALL ASSOCIATES, LTD.Oil, Gas, and MineralDouglas Ball, '43ConsullanlsCable: BALLOIL105 Main StreetBlackhawk, Colo. 80422Jerry R. Bergeson & Assoc.Petroieum ConsultantsCompletions, Evaluations,Log Analysis, Reservoir Studies1301 Arapahoe, Ste, 105Golden, CO 80401303: 279-6908HydrogeologyEngineering GeologySoil and Rock MechanicsConstruction Quality ControlConstruction Materials Testing and EngineeringALBUQUERQUE:3412 Bryn Mawr Dr., N.E.Albuquerque, NM 87107(505) 345-3681DENVER:4765 independence SLWheal Ridge. CO 80033(303) 424-5578PHOENIX:201 S. 32nd 81.Phoenix, AZ 85034(602) 244-8197FIELD OFFICES:Monlrose, COSleamboal Springs, COSedaiia, MOYuma, AZ.24 the mines magazine •June 1980the mines magazine • june 1980 25

'61 Michael D. Brightwell, Met.E., hasmoved from Mantech Int., Inc. to Ocean ResourcesEngineering, Inc., where he is managerof business development.'62 Allan G. Provost, E.M., has announcedthat he and the F.J.C. Lilley Company havepurchased the Denver-based Harrison WesternCorporation, heavy construction and engineeringfirm. Mr. Provost was named presidentand will be the chief executive officer ofthe firm. Harrison Western was purchasedfrom its Canadian owners, F.J.C, Liiley, nev/partner in the firm, is an international constructiongroup based in Glasgow, Scotland.'64 Wilbur J. Quay, DSc. Met.E., chiefmetallurgist of Newmont Exploration Ltd.,has been relocated to Tucson, AZ, at the officesof Newmont Services Ltd.^^^^^^^\Lloyd E. Elkins, Jr.'65 Lloyd E. Elkins, Jr., P.E., has beennamed assistant to the general manager, productiondepartment of Chevron U.S.A.'sEastern region, headquartered in New Orleans.He will direct bidding, negotiation andawarding of drilling contracts, the company'saircraft operations, environmental andregulatory matters and the offshore constructionand installation units. R. GeraldNix, P.R.E., has accepted the position of sr.thermal storage engineer at the Solar EnergyResearch Institute, DOE. He will be workingon R8D in the areas of thermal storage andtransport of energy. Porter Carroll Knowies,Geol.E., has been appointed director of technicalservices, Dames & Moore, well-knownSEISMICconsulting firm. New responsibilities for Mr.Knowies will include coordination and developmentof the technical staff in the UnitedStates and overseas offices. He will bebased in Los Angeles, the firm's headquarters.'66 Michael L. Garrison, P.E., who waswith industrial Gas Services, is now vicepresidentof Jordon Oil and Gas Co. MerlynL. Ellickson, E.M., is now chief. Division ofProgram Development, for the OccupationalSafety and Health Administration (OSHA),Washington, D.C.'67 Mrs. Myrtle Patten, wife ot Asher H.Patten, Honorary Member, has been awardedhonorary membership for lite by theWomen's Auxiliary, AIME. She was twicechairman of the Denver WAAIME andhonorary chairman of the Colorado MiningAssociation auxiliary.'68 John C. Briggs, Chem., is based inBoston and is a water quality specialist forthe New England District of the U.S. GeologicalSurvey.'69 William P. Long, PRE and PhD. Min.E.'75, is executive vice president of O'BrienResources, in Grass Valley, CA.'70 James D. Harmon, P.E., is consultingengineer for Austra Resources, working withOccidental of Peru in the northern part of thatcountry, near Talara. He is involved with thesecondary waterflood project there. David R.Alison, BSc. Min,, is now with AmocoMinerals Company, in Englewood, CO.James M, Love, Phy.E., has been promotedto manager of the Cherokee generating stationof Public Service Co. of Colorado, Hejoined PSC in 1973.'71 Thomas A. Applegate, BSc. Pet., hasbeen appointed manager of the Tucson Divisionof Hazen Research, Inc. Joining theGolden firm in 1971 as a research engineer,he transferred to the Tucson office in 1 973,'72 Chris W. Metzger, BSc. Geol. andMSc. Geol. '74, district manager for FrenchAmerican Metals until recently, has movedPRIMACORD®Nonelectric surface and underground blast initiation systems—for in tfiehole delays—for noiseless surface deiays—for noiseless lead-in-line—For LP & MS series of underground delays.MINES MEN TO HELP YOUFred Hynes '41 David Ogan '79 John Feasler '72Western Regional Mgr, Sales/Service Supv,, Technical Services(303) 798-8625 Louviers, Colo. / (303) 798-8625 {203)658-441to Texaco, Inc., where he will be assistantdistrict geologist, based in Corpus Christi,TX.'73 John McCatharn, BSc. Pet., is a petroleumengineer with Energy Drilling Specialists,Denver,'74 Thomas W. Meisen, BSc. Math., hasbeen appointed division geophysicist in eastTexas-Northeastern division of Amoco ProductionCompany, according to John W,Phenicie, vice president and regional manager,Amoco.'75 Louis W. Hamm, BSc. Geol., is employedas a geological engineer for Fred C.Hart & Associates, Inc, Golden. Henry E.Kolego, BSc. Min., is employed by GoldFields Mining Corp., in their Shatter, TX,office,'76 Mark K. Lunsford, BSc. Math., has recently been promoted to project geophysicistwith Gulf Science and Technology Companyin Houston, TX, Mark and Susan maketheir home in Houston. Thomas V. DeMars,Jr., BSc.Phy., now a 1st Lt. in the MarineCorps, is stationed at the Marine Corps AirStation, Beaufort, S.C. His squadron flies theF-4 "Phantom" jet.'77 F, Andrew Roberts, BSc. Min., is amining engineer, specializing in ventilation forthe Exxon Minerals Company, USA, in Douglas,WY, Nancy R. Money, BSc. Geop. '74and MSc. Geop., has moved to the NaturalGas Company of California from Chevron,Inc. She is a geophysicist with NGC, SheldonT. Edwards, BSC. B.E, and BSc. CPR'78, with Warren Petroleum, has recentlybeen promoted to Project Engineer, Mfg,Dept,'78 Timothy Stouffer, P.E., is currently areservoir engineer for Marathon Oil, living inCody, WY. Tim and his wife, Jackie, areparents of twins, born in February. Jeffrey L.Kurd, BSc, Phy., is an associate scientistwith the Solar Energy Research Institute,'79 Leslie V. Puttuck, BSc. Min., petroleumengineer for Shell Oil in Ventura, CA, was recentlymarried to John D. Pavich in Alhambra,CA, Amoco Production Company hasacquired the services of several recentgraduates of CSM. They are; Laura G.Reeve, BSc. Geol.; Russell D. Hampton,BSc. CPR; Robert W, Davids, Jr. Reeve andHampton are in the Montbello, CO, office,while Davids is in Casper, WY. James K. B.Hesketh, BSc. Min., who is a mine engineerin the international production department ofDresser Minerals, is now in Greybull, WY,after a stint in Greece. Bob Strode, BSc.Geop., is with ARCO Oil and Gas Company inDallas. Bob and wite. Sue, formerly with theMINES Magazine, expect to move to Alaskathis summer.ENVIROLOGIC SYSTEMS INC.Envifonmenlal Consullanls lo Ihe Mineral IndusliyJimV Rouse 61, Vice Presidenl SGeneral ManagerJohnB IveyCurlis L Amuedo(303)321-6057155 So. MBdIson St. DBfiver, Colo. 80209The annual Distinguished AchievementMedals and the van Diest GoldMedal were supplemented by severalspecial awards at the 1980 ColoradoSchool of Mines Commencement,Saturday, May 10, The George R,Brown and the newly instituted MinesMedals were also presented at the106th CSM commencement.Five alumni of CSM received the DistinguishedAchievement Medal thisyear, for service in the field of mineralengineering. The silver medal presentationswere established in 1942. Recipientsare picked each year by the CSMBoard of Trustees.The 1980 recipients include L, B,(Buck) Curtis, P.E, '49, Conoco's worldwideproduction operations manager;Albert C. Harding, E.M. '37, presidentof Mystic Gold, Inc.; Dorington G. LittleII, Geol.E. '50, president and generalmanager of Mobil Oil Canada, Ltd.;Ghaith R. Pharaon, Assoc., chairman ofthe board of Saudi Research andDevelopment Corporation (Redec), amulti-national corporation; and Robert E.Thurmond, E.M, '43, an independentconsultant to the financial and miningcommunity.Robert ThurmondThe George R, Brown Medal wasestablished by the Board of Trusteesand the Class of 1 922 in honor of one ofthe school's most distinguished alumniand himself a Distinguished AchievementMedalist in 1 949. The gold medalis awarded to a person who hasrendered distinguished service in or toINSTRUMEANSCREATIVE CIRCUIT DESIGNANALOG, DIGITAL. MICROCOMPUTERSmall-Scale ConstructionDr. R.W. McAllisterEvergreen. CO 674-5159the field of engineering education. The1 980 recipient is Dr. Albert W, Schlechten,Hon. '62, professor of metallurgicalengineering and director of the W. J.Kroll Institute for Extractive Metallurgy atCSM.Albert W. SchlechtenThe van Diest Gold Medal was establishedto honor young CSM graduates inrecognition of their outstanding achievementfive to 1 5 years after graduation orafter receipt of their final degree. Theaward was established in 1949 by thelate Dr. Edmond C. van Diest, E.M.1886. The 1980 recipient is Dr.Charles E. Chapin, Geol.E. '54 andDSc. Geol.E. '65, senior geologist andadjunct professor of geoscience at theNew Mexico Bureau of Mines andMineral Resources, a division of theNew Mexico Institute of Mining andTechnology, Socorro.Charles E. ChapinThe Mines Medal, established in1979 by the Board of Trustees, wasgiven for the first time at the 1980Commencement, The silver medal isgiven to those persons who have givenunusual and exemplary service to CSM.Three medals were awarded this year,A posthumous award was made toProf. Robert A. Baxter, MSc, '23 and26 the mines magazine • june 19SDthe mines magazine ^june 1980 27

Hon. '62, a CSM faculty member from1922 to 1959 and Professor Emeritusof Chemistry at the time of his death inMay 1978.William B. BurgerThe Mines Medal was also presentedto Dean Emeritus William V. Burger, whoserved CSM as dean of students, registrarand other positions from 1947 to1964, He then was employed by theCSMAA, until his retirement in 1978.John W VanderwiltThe third recipient was Dr. John WVandenwiit, Hon. '62, Trustee and PresidentEmeritus of CSM, who served as atrustee from 1947 to 1950 and aspresident from 1 950 to 1 963.1^)1 M j h ( UV4 I i.ili|>MIM C ().DALE L. PINKERTON, '57PRESIDENT3445 Dahlia, P.O, Box 328Commerce City, Colo. 80037OFFICE (303)571-0321 HOME (303) 841-4371ALLIED CHEMICAL SCHOLARSHIPS—Allied Chemical recently donated two $1,500 scholarshipsto the Coiorado Schooi of Mines; one to the geoiogy department and the olher to thechemical engineering department. From left to right are CSM chemical petroleum-refining Prof.Michael Jones, Allied Chemical's T. Ray Bennett (Union Texas Petroieum Division's senioremployee relations representative), CSM geology department head Prof. Joe Finney and AlliedChemical's T. K. Wiggins (Union Texas Petroieum Corp. employment manager).ine health and safety—how much isenough?That's one of the toughest questionsin the mining Industry, for management,labor, government and academia alike. ItIs a question with many answers, all ofwhich will be explored at the Sixth Instituteon Mine Health and Safety, to beheld November 12-14, 1980, at theColorado School of Mines.Cost effective health and safety is thechosen theme for the Institute, whichwill address how to optimize fund allocation.Presentations will be made byrepresentatives of industry, labor,regulatory agencies and academiciansfrom Mines and the Occupational Healthand Safety Section at Colorado StateUniversity.According to Institute Director Prof.Robert T. Reeder, technology continuesto improve working conditions in mines,particularly with the emphasis on decreasingair-borne Irritants and carcinogensand safety features for both explosivesand equipment.Requests for further information andInquiries should be addressed to Prof.Reeder, director, Institute of MineHealth and Safety, Colorado School ofMines, Golden, CO 80401. Registrationfor the institute is $110.00.G. H, Bryant, '53Consulting Services for Coaland Uranium40 Inverness Drive EastEnglewood, CO 80110(303) 773-3322Two retiring Colorado School of Minesprofessors were rewarded with ProfessorEmeritus designations at the 1980Colorado School of Mines Commencement.The two are Jean Paul Mather ofMineral Economics and A. W. Schlechtenof Metailurgy._Mather is considered one of thenation's top mineral economists, Aformer president of the University ofMassachusetts, he began his academiccareer at Mines in 1938 when he taughteconomics, served as Assistant Registrarand Business Manager and was AdministrativeAssistant to the Vice Presidentof Mines until he left in 1943.He came back to Mines In 1969 asProfessor and Head of Department ofMineral Economics and remained in thatposition until his retirement this month.During that time, the department wasupgraded to include a master's and adoctoral program,A. W. Schlechten, who joined theCSM faculty In 1963, has been a leadingfigure in American metallurgy. He isthe Alcoa Foundation Professor ofMetallurgy; Director of the W. J. KrollInstitute for Extractive Metallurgy andProfessor of Metallurgical Engineering.He has also served the school as VicePresident for Academic Affairs, from1 968 to 1971. He was head of the MetallurgicalDepartment from 1963 to1968.He holds degrees from the MontanaSchool of Mines and MassachusettsInstitute of Technology.Prior to coming to Mines, he was headof the Metallurgical Department at theUniversity of Missouri at Rolla and previousto that served as head of themining and metallurgy department atOregon State College (now University).The Colorado School of Minesbaseball team surprised its fans duringthe weekend of April 19-20 as theOredigger nine finished second in thethird annual Denver Metropolitan AreaBaseball Tournament.The tournament began on the wrongfoot for the Miners when they dropped a10-1 decision to the University ofSouthern Coiorado. Mines trailed 2-1after six innings, but the Indians scoredeight runs in the final inning to put thegame away. Mines could muster but twohits against University of Southern Coloradopitching.After finding themselves in the loser'sbracket of the tourney, the Minersbounced back to defeat Chadron StateCollege 6-5, Chuck Riebe was thehitting star for the Miners, pounding outthree hits in as many trips to the plate,John Galbavey smashed a two-runhomer to help the Miners' cause.In their third game of the day. Mineswas pitted against Metropolitan StateCollege, and Mines came out a winnerby a score of 11-6, The Oredigger batsexploded for 1 0 runs in the fifth inning.Tom Lamport went three-for-three, andSteve Sellers turned in a stellar reliefperformance. Sellers entered the gamein the third inning after Metro State hadamassed a 6-1 lead and shut out thevisitors from Denver the rest of the way.On Sunday the Mines baseball teamfound themselves playing RegisCoiiege. The Miners won that gameeasily, 14-4, Ray Oletski pitched athree-hitter for the Miners, The hittingstarts were numerous. Brian Vaughncracked a home run, Scott Palm had abases-loaded triple and Mark Carter hadthree hits in three times to the plate.As a result of the win against Regis,the Miners were in the championshipgame against Denver University. TheOrediggers lost 19-9, although thegame was much closer than the scorewould indicate.Coach Jim Darden said that Minessuffered from a lack of pitchers for thechampionship game, while Denver hadtheir top pitcher ready to throw. Dardenadded that if several balls had bouncedthe other way. Mines could have beencloser. Mines did pound out 16 hitsagainst the DU pitchers. Jim Ricattawent 4-4 with two doubles, TomLampert went 3-4 with a pair of doublesand Mark Carter belted a three-runhome run.Mines also had two other games recently.They played a doubleheaderagainst Chadron State and swept thetwin bill from the Eagles by the scores of10-9 and 4-3, In the first game, JohnGalbavey tripled to start the last of theseventh inning and scored on MikeVigil's sacrifice fly. In game two, Galbaveytripled again In the last of theseventh and drove in Don Wingert withthe winning run.The Colorado School of Mines golfteam finished back in the pack in allthree divisional standings. The Orediggerswere eleventh in the RockyMountain Intercollegiate Golf Association,sixth in the Rocky Mountain AthleticConference meet and seventh in theNAIA District 7 tournament.In the RMIGA, the Miners had a teamstroke average of 336,4,The RMIGA was led by Colorado Universitywith a team stroke average of304.6, followed by Air Force Academy,Southern Colorado, Northern Colorado,Western State, Wyoming University,Colorado State, Denver University,Mesa College, Mines, ColoradoCollege, Regis College, Adams Stateand New Mexico Highlands,The Miners shot a 369 at TamarronCountry Club in their first match of theseason. That was good for a seventhplacefinish. In subsequent matches, theOrediggers fired a 327 at BroadmoorSouth, good for a seventh-place finish; a324 at Eisenhower Silver, which putthem in tenth place; a 385 at the LakewoodCountry Club, for a twelfth-placefinish; a 340 at the Pueblo CountryClub, which gave them a tie for eighthplace; 348 at Columbine, good for atwelfth-place standing; and -343 atEisenhower Blue, which put them inninth place.In individual standings, Jon Boucherand Steve Pease were part of a fourwayfie for 36th place with a best fivegamescore of 420 strokes, for a strokeaverage of 84,In the RMAC meet, Mines took sixthplace out of a fieid of nine teams, whilein the NAIA District 7 tournament, theOrediggers finished seventh in a field ofeleven.TheIVIining\_ompanyby Jack HancockIn an unusua! match the Mines' tennisteam defeated a collective team of thebest players from Rockmont Collegeand Metro State in the final match of theseason 6-3. The win over Rockmont/Metro leaves the Orediggers 8-1 on thedual meet season for 1 980, The pivotalmatch for the Miners was at No. 6singles where Craig Burson defeatedthe No, 2 player for Rockmont in threesets. With the match already won, Minesforfeited the No. 3 doubles because of asore arm developed by Craig Burson inhis singles match. Winning all three settennis in the match, the Orediggertennis team ended the season losingonly two three set tennis matches duringthe entire season, while winningeighteen three setters.With seven freshmen and threesophomores, the outlook for the nextyear is certainly bright. With sometalented newcomers indicating they willbe working on the ladder next year, the1981 tennis team could be muchimproved.DAVID E. SMINK, P.E.Petroleum Consultant(303) 892-1732928 MIDLAND SAVINGS BLDG,444 1 7th StreetDENVER, COLORADO 80202KELLOGG EXPLORATION CO.Geologists — GeophysicistsAirborne Geophysics DivisionWilliam Crowe Kellogg, '43425 E Las Flores OiveAltadena. Calif 91001and2000 Spindrilt DriveLa Jolla. Caiil.Phone: 21 3—794-1973S714--454-7126Contractor Servicesfor theMining and ConstructionIndustryBus Avery '68303/395-2443STRIPPINGMININGHAULINGSITE DEVELOPMENTHAUL ROAD CONSTRUCTIONT.M.C. P.O. Box GG, Buena Vista, Colo. 8121128 the mines magazine • \me 1980the mines magazine • june 1980 29

Mueller on China Research TripAUTOMATIC DRILLERSWEIGHTINDICATORSVALVE ACTUATORSDRILUNG AND WORKOVERFLUIDS AND SERVICESPOWER TONGS, CATHEADS,KELLY SPINNERSFLUID ENDSEXTRUDED HEADERS,CUSTOM FABRICATIONSTABILIZERS,HEVI-WATE DRILL PIPEBRAKE RIMS, HARD BANDINGThe 1980 track season at theCotorado School of Mines can bestbe summed up in tv^o w/ords: DanScrivner, The senior from Pueblo hada phenomenal season for the Orediggersthis spring.by Steve SmithScrivner holds the school record inthe 1500-meter run with a time of3:51.86; and the school record forthe 800-meter run with a time of1:54.3. In addition, he recorded thefastest time in the school's history inthe mile run with a clocking of 4:18.5In a recent metric race, he posted amile equivalent time of 4:10! HeScrivnerholds the Mines record for the halfmilerun with a time of 1:54.7, If that wasn't enough, Scrivner isalso the best high jumper in the school's history, with a recordleap of 6'8 ". (He didn't high jump this year due to a back injury.)Scrivner still has some chores to finish up before his trackseason can be considered finished. He is scheduled to go to theNAIA National Track Meet at Abilene Christian College in Texasfrom May 22-24, and he may participate in the NCAA Division11track meet in Pomona, California.There were other outstanding performers on the 1 980 editionof the Oredigger track team. Drew Dedamore, whom Coach JoeDavies called the "best discus thrower I've ever had," hurled thediscus 157'10" to set a schooi record, Jim Lockhart was alsocited by Coach Davies as one of his strongest performers of theoutdoor season. Lockhart holds the school record in the outdoorpole vaule at 1 5 feet even.The track team will be hard hit by graduation. Eight seniors willhave graduated by the time next spring rolls around. The team willalso have a new coach next season. Coach Davies is retiring atthe end of the fall semester after 32 years of coaching at Mines.In their final meet of the year in the Rocky Mountain AthleticConference track meet at the University of Southern Colorado,the Orediggers came in fourth in team standings, Adam's Statetook first with 200 points, followed by USC at 117, WesternState at 89, Mines with 62, University of Southern Utah at 56and Western New Mexico with 34.N e w F o o t b a l l R e c r u i t sby Brodie FarquaharThe Miners Lacrosse team, coachedby Bruce Allison, were 5-6 overall and5-5 in the Rocky Mountain IntercollegiateLacrosse Association. This year,the stickmen take third place in the conference,up from their fifth-place finishlast year.Unlike past years when the Orediggershad all their firepower concentratedin one or two attackmen, the 1980squad had five in the double figures,according to Ailison, Freshman attackmanRoger Cohen of Englewood led theteam with 23 points to his credit, with17 goals and six assists. Sophomoreattackman Porter Fleming of Katonah,N,Y., was next with 20 points—1 7 goalsand three assists. Freshman attackmanMike Ribarich of East Meadow, N.Y,,had 18 points—7 goals and 11 assists.Dennis Caruso, of Nutley, NJ, a sophomoremiddleman, contributed 10 points—8 goals and two assists. ManltouSprings' John Spielman, a sophomoremiddleman, made seven goals and threeassists for the season. All told, theoffensive Miners racked up 66 goals inthe season.Defense featured a stellar performanceby Dana Cassidy, a sophomoregoalie from Derry, NJ, Cassidy made210 saves and allowed only 78 goalsagainst CSM, for an awesome save ratioof 72 percent! While most of thenation's collegiate teams are still playingthroughout May, Allison predicts thatCassidy will be one of the 1 0 top goaliesin the country.Last year, Allison noted, the Minersallowed 9.5 goals against them pergame. Thanks to Cassidy's efforts andimprovement, the average went down to7 goals against CSM per game, "Dana isdoing a super job for us, but I also haveto give a lot of the credit to our leadingdefenseman—Mike Schweser," saidAllison.Dr, William M, Mueller, Met,E. '40,MSc,Met, '49, DSc.Met, '52, Medalist'72, Dean of Faculty at CSM and Mrs.Mueller left on May 1 6 for a three-weekvisit to the People's Republic of China,Dr, Mueller was invited to lecture and toinspect various facilities in the countryby Zhang Wen-gi, President of theBeijing (Peking) University of Iron andSteel Technology.In extending the invitation, ProfessorWen-gi said, "We hope that your visit willestablish a closer contact between ourschools,. , . and lead to further cooperationboth in teaching and in research."Dr. Mueller will visit the Institute forMetal Research, Academia Sinica,Shenyang; Institute of Iron and SteelResearch, Peking; Northeastern Instituteof Technology, Shenyang; andother schools and research centers.The Mueller's three-week stay willalso include trips to the many fascinatingstructures and areas near Peking, suchas the Temple of Heaven, the Great Walland the Forbidden City.E-Day queen candidates are getting prettierevery year!MM/(took the cherry-picker, some tvao-by-fourslashed together, guide ropes and a lot apersistence to bring down what the inventiveSr. Day celebrants put up! The barrel,emblazoned with "Seniors, May '80". wasperched on top of the flagpole in front ofGuggenheim and created a lot of interest.n A C H I N E R Y C O .26)! W 6lhAve Dsnver.Colo 80204 571-5217Edwin F While '36Joseph H White 71 E James While 64~" i r i A C H I N E S H O P , IfSlC.1421 BlaKeSl Oenvei.Calo 80202 693-050'UNIBOLT CHOKES, COUPLINGS,AND PIPELINE CLOSURESTHESECOMPANIES ARE SUBSIDIARIES OF:4801 WOODWAY SUITE 180 EASTRO, BOX 2207, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77001713/960-9494The Colorado School of Mines has announced its list of footballrecruits for the 1 980 season and, according to head Coach MarvKay, the 25 newcomers should be able to help the Orediggerprogram right away."This is one of the best groups of athletes we've had," saidKay. He added that he is hoping for several of the freshmen tostep in and provide help to the Oredigger squad this fall. TheMiners will have to fill a void created by the loss of 11 players dueto graduation.The Orediggers picked up all of their recruits from within thestate of Colorado, and Kay is pleased with the number offreshmen who will be playing football at Mines in September, Headded that he is still hoping to sign three or four other key in-stateplayers. Thirteen of the recruits were voted to all-conferencesquads during their prep careers.There are thirteen recruits from the Denver metro area, andnine of last year's state finalists in high school have sent at leastone player to Mines.A LONG TALE—Tliis might be one for Ripley's or the Guinness Book of Worid Records. W-Harriss King, a Woodbury, NJ resident and 1927 graduate of Coiorado Schooi ol IViines.recently donated his panoramic sketch of the Front Range to the Arthur Lakes Library at CSM.At the request of his sister, Mrs. D. C. McCaughy. Mr. King spent many hours on the roof ofthe Natural History Museum in the Denver City Park. From that vantage, he sketched theentire Front Range, from Pikes Peak to Ft. Coilins, identified peaks, valleys and geologicalformations. Above, the Arthur Lakes Library staff holds the 19-foot-long scroll.fmServing the Mining industry WorldwideMineral ExplorationEnvironmental StudiesFeasibility StudiesMetallurgical Process DevelopmentMine Crushing/Conveying SystemsCoal Handling SystemsPlant Design EngineeringTurnkey ConstructionBox 17960, Tucson, Ariz. 85731602/792-2800the mines magazine • june 1980the mines magazine •June 1980 31

in memoriamRandall A. DayRandall Arthur Day, BSc, CPR 1977, diedin a fire in a gasoline storage spheroid at theRas Tanura Refinery in Saudi Arabia onAugust 22, 1 979, He was 24, and had beenemployed by the Arabian American Oii Co.since his graduation.At the time of his death, he was involved inwork on natural gas liquids projects, was anengineer in Aramco's Associate Engineerprogram, and had experience in the company'sTechnical Services Department.Day was active in the athletics program atMines,He is survived by his parents and his wife,Terri, who makes her home in Orange,Caiifornia.Blair BurwellBlair BurwellRandall A. DayBlair Bura/ell, BSc. Met. 1977 and BSc.Min. 1978, died in an auto accident inWyoming on April 3, The accident, nearDouglas, occurred as he was enroute to hishome from Bear Creek Uranium's offices,where he had been employed since hisgraduation from Mines,He was born in Sait Lake City in 1 955. Hisfather, Blair T. Burwell, E.M. 1947 andgrandfather Blair Burwell, E.M. 1919 andMedalist 1949, both graduated from Mines.His great-grandfather attended the Schoolbefore it became a degree-granting institution,in the late 1880's.BuHAfell had just received a promotion atBear Creek, a subsidiary of Rocky MountainEnergy Company of Denver, He was formerlyemployed in the mining division and hadrecently assumed the responsibility of metallurgistfor the mill. His wife, the formerStephanie Meyers, is aiso employed by BearCreek.A member of Beta Theta Pi al Mines, healso was president of the Tai Kwon Do club.He organized and supervised a Tai Kwon Dogroup in Wyoming after moving to that state.He served as a teaching assistant at CSM forone year,Burwell is survived by his wife; his father,Blair T. Burwell; his mother, Virginia; twinsisters. Peggy Kasik and Pamela Cloven,The Burwell family has requested thatmemorials to Blair be made to the CoioradoSchool of Mines Foundation, Golden.Coiorado.Harley H. MontagueHarley Howard Montague, E.M. 1926.died February 20, in Tucson, Arizona. Hewas 84 at the time of his death,Montague was a pioneer in the aircraftindustry, piloting the first plane which flewfrom Denver to Kansas City. Before his involvementwith the aircraft industry, he was apilot in the Army Air Corps during World WarI, and worked as a moldmaker for DenverTerracotta Co. He became an airline pilot in1927, and remained in that occupation until1947,Returning to the mining industry, hebecame part owner and officer of AmericanClay Works & Supply Company, in Denver,,until he retired in 1960, He had lived in anumber of places, both before and after hisretirement.Montague was active in the Masonic organization,belonging fo South Denver Lodge#93 AF&AM, Colorado Consistory #1,A&ASR and El Kalah Temple of Sait Lake CityShrine.He is sun/ived by his wife, who resides inTucson; a son Howard W., three daughters,Jean Juhan, Marjorie Wilson, Mary James; abrother, Horace T.; a sister, MarjorieHemenway and a half-sister, BernieD'Orman; eight grandchildren and one greatgrandchild.WATERSAVER LINERSsolve s e e p a g e p r o b l e m s !WATERSAVER Liners are usedthroughout the world by engineers andcontractors tb control and stop seepage.We offer you many years of experience Inliner selection and fabrication — backedby the most qualified technical staff inthe industry.Whatever your project, WATERSAVERhas the liner to meet your requirements.Large inventory, fast delivery. Installationsupervision available.Distributed By:P A M C OMAIN OFFICE •10777 E. 45TH AVE., P.O. BOX 39068, DENVER, CO 80239Phone (303) 371-0330 • Telex 45-867CaU or write for free liner data!WATERSAVER COMPANY, INC.P.O. Box 16465 • Denver, Colo. 80216{303)623-4111CALL TOLL FREE: 800-525-2424TWX 910-931-0433BRINE PONDS - POTABLE WATER RESERVOIRS - SEWAGELAGOONS - CANALS - NUCLEAR POWER PLANT COOLINGPONDS AND CANALS - DECORATIVE LAKES -POL STORAGELINERS - TAILINGS PONDS - IRRIGATION HOLDING PONDSahd many other applications.the mines magazme •june 1980 33

Willfam S. McWhorterWilliam Sprenger McWhorter, E.M. 1923,died in Green Valley, Arizona on March 31.Mr. McWhorter had been ill for several yearsprior to his death.Born in Central City, Colorado, MtWhortermoved v/ith his family to Denver, where heattended high school at North High. Hisbrother, Cedrlc E. (Soapy) McWhorter, alsoattended Mines, graduating with a miningengineer degree in 1924. Cedric McWhorterdied several years ago.Upon graduation, William McWhorterworked in various mining engineeringpositions in Missouri, Arizona and Colorado.He then worked as a metallurgist and chemistfor international Lead and two companies inConnecticut, American Brass Company andthe Waterbury Farrell Foundry and MachineCompany.Returning to the western U.S., heaccepted a position with U.S. Borax andChemical Corporation in Carlsbad, NewMexico, retiring from this company afterthirty-h«o years' service. Since his retirement,he and Mrs. McWhorter made theirhome in Green Valley, Arizona.McWhorter was a member of AIME, andwhile at Mines belonged io Theta Tau and tothe Sigma Nu fraternity.He is survived by his wife, EdithMcWhorter and a sister, Mrs. Kenneth S.Ferguson, of La Jolla, California.William S. McWhorterRoy H. JohnsonRoy H. JohnsonRoy H. Johnson, E.M. 1942, died inWenatchee, Washington August 15, 1979.He was retired and had made his home inWenatchee for many years.Born in Fort Morgan, Colorado, in 1913,Johnson attended schools in Denver. Heworked his way through both high school andMines, and had attended the Emily GriffithOpportunity School.He was employed immediately upon graduationby ALCOA and except for service in theU.S, Army Engineers during WWII, remainedwith the company for thirty-three years. Hisvarious positions with the company includeda tour as Superintendent, Cast Dept. inTexas, and Superintendent, Ingot Mill, inAustralia, When he returned from Australia,he went directly to the Wenatchee plant, andwas there from 1966 until 1975, when heretired.His wife, Margaret Straus Johnson,preceded him in death just one month prior tohis. He is survived by a daughter, Mary L,Heuett and a son, James.Charles E. Lundin, Jr.Charles Edward Lundin, Jr., Met. E. 1 949,died in September, 1979, following a long illness.He died at his home in Evergreen,where he had lived for many years.Born in Denver, Lundin was graduatedfrom South High School, entered Mines andleft for a period of service with the U.S. Navy.He returned at the end of his tour of duty tograduate with the class of '49. Following this,he received a master's degree from theIllinois Institute of Technology and his doctoratefrom the University of Denver,Lundin was a research metallurgist for theArmour Research Foundation and worked atthe Rocky Flats nuclear weapons facility nearDenver, In 1 955, he joined the Denver ResearchInstitute and remained in that organizationuntil his health forced him to retire. Hewas well known for his work in rare-earthmetals and in the field of hydrogen power.He is survived by his wife, the formerBonnie Rae Betsinger, his mother, and onesister.Charles E. Lundin, Jr.Dudley RankinDudley L. RankinDudley LaMar Rankin, P.E, 1923, diedApril 4, at the age of 77,Mr. Rankin was a native of Colorado andattended secondary schools here. Heassumed employment with Standard OilCompany at the refinery in Casper, Wyoming,immediately upon graduation fromMines, His first job was that of engineeringresearch superintendent. He later held oil refineryposts in Indiana and Chicago beforebecoming executive manager of Wyco Pipelinein 1951.Rankin was on executive loan from hiscompany for two years as chief of the Petro-Oil Lubricants Division of NATO. During thattime, he served in Paris and did investigativework in other areas. He had been retired for anumber of years.He was active in many community organizations,including the Boy Scouts, Hisprofessional affiliations were numerous, andhe was a member of Pathfinder MasonicLodge in Casper, Tau Beta Phi and SigmaGamma Epsilon,Surviving are his wife, the former HelenHayden Curry, whom he marhed in 1923,two sons, a daughter, a brother, six grandchildrenand four great-grandchildren.WM. F. DUKESConsulting GeologistPetroleum, Mining, GeothermalForeign, DomesticSurlace and Subsurlace Mapping,Reconnaissance Geology115 North! 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He was 44 when he wasstricken in Rocky River, Ohio, where he hadmade his home for several years.Barrows was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa.He entered Mines in 1953, and graduated in1958, and entered in U.S. Army, Uponleaving the service In 1961, he accepted aposition with Public Service of Coiorado,then worked for Martin Marietta and LewisResearch Center at NASA. He was aresearch assistant in the Denver ResearchInstitute, and received his PhD. from DenverUniversity.At the time of his death, he was doingresearch in advanced material for aircraftengines in the Army Aviation SystemsCommand. He was an expert in this field.Ban-ows was a member of ASM, Sigma XIhonorary science fraternity, the Civil WarRound Table and The Metallurgical Society ofAIME.He is survived by his wife, the formerNancy von Lackum of Waterloo, Iowa, adaughter, Kristen; a son, Andrew; hismother, Elizabeth Barrows; and a sister,Nancy Dlnnsen.Quenton L. BrewerQuenton L, Brewer, Geol. E. 1926 andMSc. Geol. E. 1931, died Aprii 7 in Farmington,New Mexico. He was associated withSan Juan Testing Laboratory and LawrenceA. Brewer and Associates in a consultingcapacity at the time of his death. Both theseenterprises are owned by his son,A native of Kansas City, Missouri, he wasbrought to Colorado by his family at an earlyage and attended schools in Trinidad, El"Paso, Texas, and Ft, Collins.Brewer was a geologist with CF&I forseveral years and was an instructor at CSMfor five years. He established the first miningengineering and geology department atPlacer Jr, Coiiege, now Sierra, in California,and was city engineer for Auburn, California.His various tasks in the field of war productionof minerals culminated in becomingDeputy Director of the Exploration Division ofthe AEC in Grand Junciton, Following this, hewas city engineer for both Farmington, NM,and Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, He was a registeredengineer in several states.A 50-year member of Golden City Lodge#1, A,F.&A,M,, he was also a Golden Circlemember of ATO.He is survived by his wife of 53 years, theformer Goldie Frees, a daughter, a son, fivegrandchildren and six great grandchildren, Afaithful member of the CSMAA, Brewerattended his 50th class reunion in 1976, thesame year he and his wife celebrated theirgoiden anniversary. An engineering scholarshipfund has been established at the 1stNat, Bank of Farmington, NM, in his name.A. Phillip EhrA. Phillip Ehr, Associate 1959, died April28 in Denver. He was a graduate student inthe Mineral Economics Dept, at CSM at thetime of his death.Ehr had worked in the fields of computermanagement in several states, before returningto Colorado three years ago.He is survived by his wife, Sharon, threechildren, two stepchildren, his mother andfather and two sisters.Ira M. (Tiny) TitlolsonIraM.Tillotson, E.M. 1950, died June 14,1979, in Helena, Montana, where he hadmade his home for 10 years. At the time ofhis death, at 58, he had just assumed hisduties as the newly elected Lewis and ClarkCounty Surveyor."Tiny" Tillotson was a native of Montanaand received his early education in SouthDakota and Iowa. Prior to entering CSM, heserved in the U.S, Air Force and was a captainin that branch of the service. He wasdecorated for bravery while flying missionsover Germany,Following graduation from Mines, he establishedhis own surveying firm and had officesin Montana, He had done extensive surveywork for the U,S, Forest Service and conductednumerous seminars and lectures onsurveying in the Northwest, Author of a book.Legal Principles of Property BoundaryLocation on tf)e Ground in ttie Public LandSurvey States, Tillotson was often In demandfor consultation on this subject.One of five sons in his family, he is survivedby his mother, three brothers andnumerous nieces and nephews. His fatherand a brother preceded him in death.BEAR POLE RANCHSummer Camp / Ski LodgeWilderness S Adventure ProgramsDf. & Mrs. Glenn Pouiter, '50Owrjers/Directors303 / 879-0576Steamboal Springs, CO 80477EXPLORATION CONTRACTORSGeology / Geophysics / Management1064 BANNOCK ST., DENVER, CO 80204(303) 892-0737Douglas J. Guion 70 William C. 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Commencement—bittersweet endingand beginning, fear and hope, regretsfor things left undone and funny,exciting memories to cherish or exploitsaccomplished, all this is implicit at graduationtime. The look on faces of parentsand spouses—quintessence of prideand joy—the happy tears—no one canexperience these emotions at the end ofthe academic experience without a renewedconviction of the value of thatexperience.All these things, however, are relatedto change. There will be extremechanges in lifestyles, in patterns ofthinking and working. The individualchanges in the iives of the graduatingstudents will speak to a new life forthem. The recent significant changes atthe School will affect not only the graduatesbut those looking fonward tocompletion of their school experience,also those individuals who graduatedmany years ago and who enjoy the reputationof being an alumnus of the School.CSM has implemented many new programsin the past few years. Some ofthese are exciting to one group,threatening to another, challenging tosomeone else, and possibly even of nointerest to others. The fact of these newprograms; funding, student identification,broadened authority to conduct itsown affairs, will, however, create vastchanges on and off the campus.As a preeminent minerals and energyinstitution with a reputation well established,it would be easy to rest upon thisfame and continue to teach the sameway, administer the same way and retaincontact with the alumni in the same way.This is not the role that has beenchosen. There will be transitions, somesmooth and some rocky. Much of whattranspires at Mines in the next few yearswill reflect the needs of the energyindustries, the needs of the students asidentified in the future graduate profilestudy, and political pressures, bothstate and national.There is a growing awareness of therole of the engineer in society. Nolonger is the engineer regarded as atechnical person, working on abstruseexperiments or projects not comprehensibleto the layman. One only needs toopen a daily paper, a slick magazine or agovernment report to realize the impactthat engineers have on our daily life.The concerns of environment, pollution,growth, change, must all be dealt with ina practical fashion—and the practical,pragmatic engineer is the product Mineshas always been famous for turning out.This product has been undeniably good.It will, however, need to be revised toretain the success ratio previously enjoyed,if we intend that the graduates ofCSM will continue to have impact on theworld of engineering.To this end, the School is involved inan enormous effort of fund-raising. It hasasked the state legislature for, andreceived, more autonomy in administeringits own affairs. The Alumni Associationhas asked for and received more individualinput from its members on theirperceived requirements for success inindustry and government.Now, with all these things in hand, thetruly important work begins. The phrase,"mechanics of change," is one we hearfrequently. It may be overused, but itdoes describe accurately what musthappen. Change is not a spontaneousimprovement, it requires thought, work,implementation. It will require, in someinstances, a change in philosophy. It willrequire strengthening of purpose in thestated aims of the School. It will requirerealignments and change in departmentalpersonnel and possibly curriculum.On the national scene, primary time isalmost over. We will see candidates forpolitical office chosen, we will vote toelect leaders who will, hopefully, pull theUnited States out of the serious problemsin which it is embroiled—includingthose most intimately affecting us, ofenergy—and all this will ensue becauseof individual participation.The analogy is not quite perfect,Colorado School of Mines is not sunk inthe morass of problems in which ournational government is currently floundering.Beyond that, however, the sameprocess pertains. We have had a periodof identifying concerns, institutingmethods which will help us deal withthese concerns. Now, our primary stepstaken, we need the strength of ourgraduates, our students, faculty andfriends, to vote those necessarychanges into existence and to implementthem.Just as Commencement is an endingand a beginning, fear and hope, the immediatefuture of CSM is all these things—and more. 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Even so, there are important savings effectedin every plant completed on time, on budget and performingto specifications from Initial startup. Stearns-Roger has buiit a reputationEconomies foryour mmeralfor just such processfacilities for mineral beneficiation — metals, nonmetallicsand fossil fuels.Since 1885 • Service lo IndustryStearns-RogeSSiDENVER • HOUSTONP,0. Box 5888, Denver, CO 80217, TWX910-931-0453, (AC 303) 758-1122PHC5TQ BY: RAV MAMLEV, TUCSON, ARIZ,Stearns-Roger services to Industryinclude feasibility studies,capital cost estimates, plantdesign, construction, construction management, qualityassurance and environmental assessments. Any orail of these services we provide on a "single source"basis consistent with the size and complexity of theproject, whether a compiete processing facility or therenovation and/or expansion of an existing plant.36 tlie mines magazine • june 1980

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