Reunion
Weber State University
WSU's Alumni Association will sponsor a 40-year reunion of the Class of 1957 and an emeritus alumni banquet May 16-17.
Activities begin at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 16, with a reception and group photo session in the Shepherd Union Building. The banquet will follow at 6:30 p.m. in the Shepherd Union Gallery. Those interested in attending the reunion and/or banquet should RSVP by May 13 to WSU's Alumni Association, 626-7535.
Gifted
Utah State University
Howard Gardner, a Harvard professor who developed the "multiple intelligences theory," will be the featured speaker at USU's 20th Conference on the Education of the Gifted and Talented.
The conference, which will be held June 9-13 in the Eccles Conference Center, is open to students, parents, teachers and others interested in the education of gifted students. It is sponsored by USU, Utah State Office of Education, Association for Gifted Children and several Utah school districts.
The gifted and talented conference is the largest credit conference offered at USU each summer and the largest summer conference for educators in the state. Registration information is available from the USU Conference and Institute Division, 797-0037.
Dance
Weber State University
The Dr. Schaffer and Mr. Stern Dance Ensemble will be in residency at WSU May 15-16, performing for thousands of elementary school children in the area.
Dancers Karl Shaffer, Eric Stern, Christopher Jones and Scott Kim present a program based on mathematics, biology, music, puzzles and character animation.
Stern, who has taught dance at WSU since 1993, said, "A lot of what we do is cross over into math, humor and the thinking process."
The ensemble will also coordinate cross-curricular, movement workshops for an additional 1,500 elementary students in Ogden who will be taught by WSU student teachers. "The workshops explore mathematical thinking skills through movement," he said.
The group will offer a public performance Thursday, May 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Peery's Egyptian Theater, 2415 Washington Blvd., Ogden. Tickets are on sale at the Dee Events Center.
Awards
Utah State University
USU has recognized six individuals for their efforts to promote and support diversity, affirmative action and equal employment opportunity in the workplace and community.
The recipients of the 1997 USU President's Diversity Awards are:
- Dr. Merrill Daines and his wife, Betty Daines, for efforts to provide health care to ethnic families, people with disabilities and others in need throughout the Cache Valley.
- Mark Tenhoeve, USU director of high school-college relations for his efforts to recruit minority studetns.
- Carolyn Barcus, a clinical assistant professor of psychology and member of the Blackfoot Tribe of Northern Montana, for serving the needs of Indians over the past two decades.
- Whitney Fleming, coordinator of housing services for USU's student living center, for encouraging her staff to seek, value and promote diversity.
- Emily Anderson, a senior social work major, who has been active in a number of community programs and projects benefiting ethnic minorities.
BACCHUS
Salt Lake Community College
SLCC pre-engineering student Gerald Sanchez is the recipient of the 1997 BACCHUS Outstanding Student Award for the region of Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and Montana.
BACCHUS, Boost Alcohol Consciousness Concerning Health of University Students, honored Sanchez for his dedication and involvement in the SLCC chapter for the past four years.
Sanchez said he got involved in the organization after his own life "bottomed out" due to drinking. Now, with a 3.4 grade point average and a full-time job at Kennecott, Sanchez is working toward becoming a hazardous waste technical engineer.
Good students
Davis Applied Technology Center
KAYSVILLE - Ann Heslop and Rose Carlson have been named DATC/Layton Chamber of Commerce students of the month for April and May, respectively.
Heslop is a DATC business technology student from Clearfield High who attends the center two periods each day. She has a 3.0 GPA, acted in "Oklahoma" at Clearfield High, and works with her father repairing cars. She will continue to attend the center after her high school graduation this June. Eventually, she plans to work in business or medicine.
Carlson, a DATC business technology student from Davis High, excels at her studies despite being legally blind. She has perfect attendance. She plans to attend college and receive an associate's degree in office automated systems. Carlson is involved in Discover Card's "Boost" program, which teaches a limited number of disabled young people phone and computer skills.