VOL. 4, NO. 5
STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA
APRIL 1976
Alumni Elected to Trustees' Board
Alumni Ken Kirchman, '58, and
Stan Marks, '55, were elected Stetson trustees during the board's annual meeting in February.
Trustees, in DeLand for the two-
day meeting, elected Kirchman to-a
five-year term following a one-year
term (1975-76) on the board as president of the university's alumni association.
Marks was elected for a one-year
term while he serves as alumni president for 1976-77.
A resident of Longwood, Kirchman
is president of Florida Softwares Inc.,
a computer program supply firm. He
also serves as president of the Hatter
Club, Stetson's athletic booster or
ganization.
Mark owns Marks Brothers Construction Co. in Miami.
The trustees also approved a $10
million budget for the coming year at
Stetson. University president Dr. John
E. Johns noted this was an increase
of approximately a half million dollars over the current budget.
Dr. Earl Edington, St. Petersburg,
was elected secretary of the board.
He is a former board chairperson.
Sanford attorney Doug Stenstrom
was reelected chairperson of the
board while Wendell Jarrard, Sr., De-
Land, was reelected treasurer. Arthur
Morris serves as vice-chairperson of
the board.
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Stetson Hosts Parents' Weekend
Nostalgia and the spirit of the Bicentennial governed last week's Parents'
Weekend celebrations at Stetson under the theme of "A Declaration of Interdependence among Students, Parents and Faculty."
After months of planning by a committee headed by students Becky Sayre
and Glenn Vincent, Parents' Weekend arrived with its scheduled activities
including: a Bicentennial Gala, old fashioned Fourth-of-July-styled picnic
and oratory, open houses, fireworks display and carnival, nightly performances of Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" and Sunday worship followed by a
Continental breakfast.
Parents began arriving Friday afternoon for registration before the evening's opera at Stover Theatre and student-alumni follies in Edmunds Center.
Many attended an informal reception later that evening in Chaudoin Parlors.
Registration continued Saturday morning while university president Dr.
John E. Johns and wife, Martha, hosted a coffee at their home for parents
and students.
A highlight of the early afternoon was the picnic-barbecue featuring a performance by a fife and drum corps and "ole fashioned grandiloquence and
interlocuation" by Dr. Johns.
x Residence halls, sororities and fraternities scheduled open houses in mid-
afternoon.
After the open houses, students and their families took advantage of an
afternoon break in scheduled activities to relax and visit.
A carnival atmosphere prevailed late Saturday night in Hulley Field as
students and visitors watched a special fireworks display — munching popcorn, ice cream cones and cotton candy.
Sunday morning's student-led worship service in Elizabeth Hall auditorium
is.as followed by a Continental breakfast in the Carlton Union Building.
Jommittee members assisting the co-chairpersons with preparations for
tjse weekend include: secretary — Liana Meyer; arrangements — Mark Wilson;
registration — Debbie Barrett and Ted Edwards; publicity — Medra Burdette;
Donees and receptions — Holly Bradberry and Jacquie Colton; Sunday serv-
- L/ebbie Jones; barbecue — Cindy Gilbert and Barbara Kvinge; Bicen-
i\ extravanza - Beth Pope, John Baker and Harold "Prof" Giffin.
DOYLE E. CARLTON AWARD - Martha Mauney Johns, wife of Stetson's
president, received a Doyle E. Carlton award in recognition of outstanding
service to her community and state and her valuable contributions to higher
education. In citing Mrs. John's accomplishments, university vice-president
W. Michael Chertok, right, pointed out her role as hostess, interest in student
life, support of athletic teams and cultural activities as well as her "inspiration, talent and hard work" in making the university a "more human, inviting,
beautiful and warmer" environment. Alumni association president Ken Kirchman, '58, made the award presentation.
53 Students Graduated;
Governor Awarded Honor
Florida Gov. Reubin Askew received a Distinguished Service award
from Stetson University during the
college of law's Jan. 20, 1976, commencement.
The governor was in St. Petersburg
to address 53 graduates receiving
Juris Doctor degrees in ceremonies
presided over by Dean Richard T.
Dillon.
Six students graduated with honors: Dean's list — Thomas H. Ryd-
berg, William C. Davell and Steven M.
Robey; honor roll — Roland J. Lamb
and Leslie R. Stein; W. Richard Tho-
reen.
Earlier that evening, university
president Dr. John E. Johns spoke at
an awards dinner honoring the graduates in the Great Hall.
Mrs. Stein received a Walter Mann
award as the senior who, in the opinion of her classmates and faculty, has
shown the greatest promise as an
outstanding leader in the legal profession. She was editor-in-chief of
the Stetson Law Review.
Thomas Rydberg received a Raphael Steinhardt, P. A. scholarship.
William Davell was awarded two
honors: a Judge Joe Morris award
for leadership potential in the legal
profession and a Lawyers' Title Guaranty Fund award for best legal paper in the real property field.
Charles C. Ebbets, John M. Grosso
and Kent Pratt received Victor O.
Wehle awards as outstanding students in the fall trial practice course.
Steven Robey received a Fred C.
Fantz scholarship awarded annually
to a worthy student.
Certificates were awarded to students named in Who's Who Among
Students in American Universities
and Colleges, to the Moot Court trial
team, Law Review, teaching assistants and those who participated in
the prosecution, public defender and
civil clinic programs.
A certificate of appreciation was
presented to Joseph M. Ciarciazlino,
Jr., assistant state attorney, for his
aid with the prosecution clinic.
