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Read #2 Miller Planning a trip to the State Fair of Texas? Visit the "Sacred Space" photo exhibition, presented free of charge by SMU's Institute for the Study of Earth and Man, in the Hall of State through October 27. Learn more at http://www.visitsacredspace.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you do not wish to receive SMU e-news, please see the un_subscribe instructions at the end of this message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Nine Classes To Celebrate Reunions At Homecoming October 26-29 2. Beta's '75 Planning "Mother of All Homecomings" 3. Meadows Kicks Off Year-Long Celebration Of Spanish Art and Culture 4. Susan Faludi To Deliver Louise Raggio Lecture October 11 5. SMU Establishes Company To Develop New Pharmaceutical Products 6. Legal Clinic Students Win Federal Civil Rights Case 7. Mustang Athletes Shine In Sydney; Frolander Wins Gold In 100M Fly 8. School Of Theology Receives $12.1 Million In Scholarship Support 9. Gift Funds Geurin-Pettus Chair In Politics and Political Economy 10. Alumni Association Offers New Travel Opportunities 11. University To Co-sponsor Dallas History Conference 12. Three Professors Receive Godbey Lecture Series Authors' Awards 13. Featured Web Site: SMU Career Center Knowledge Base ************************************************************ 1. Nine Classes To Celebrate Reunions At Homecoming October 26-29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Graduates of the classes of 1955, '60, '65, '70, '75, '80, '85, '90, and '95 will celebrate reunions during this year's Homecoming weekend, October 26-29. Reunion alumni have several opportunities to participate in events especially for them, including parties on The Boulevard before and after the SMU-Nevada game and special club-level tours of the Gerald J. Ford Stadium and Paul B. Loyd Jr. All-Sports Complex. Activities for all members of the SMU community include performances, panel discussions, the 2000 Distinguished Alumni Awards celebration, Homecoming luncheon, open houses in SMU's schools and libraries, campus tours, the "Pigskin Revue" dinner, the All-School Gathering, and the lighted Homecoming Parade, featuring grand marshals and Pro Football Hall of Fame members Raymond Berry ('55) and Lamar Hunt ('56). Find more about Homecoming 2000, including a full schedule of activities and special alumni travel discounts, at http://alumni.smu.edu/hc2000.html Learn more about reunion activities at http://alumni.smu.edu/reunions2000.html 2. Beta's '75 Planning "Mother of All Homecomings" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The 25th reunion of those hilarious Beta boys appears to be not only in full swing, thanks to the efforts of lead organizer Fred "Beek" Haulenbeek of Vermont, but an event for the ages. Just of few of the planned activities for the weekend include: A return trip to Mineola in a Ryder truck, complete with an Officer Caffey-led SMU security escort. A re-enactment at somebody's house named Elvis (believed to be Wayne Thompson) of something called a dork, or dorg, or whatever, complete with a liver and onions dinner served up by several canines in the neighborhood. The first presentation of what Beta's hope to be an annual tradition, the election of the Ellen Parker Memorial Award, which will be given to the D.O.D. (whatever that is) present at Graceland who passes out on the commode while the party is in full progress, then defecates into one of the alum's blankets while being driven over to the Zeta House. And last but certainly not least, something called a GIANT BETA BU-FU, which will involve only the male members of the gathering, preferably in a bottom bunk in old room #4 of the Beta House. Also being honored at the homecoming festivities will be this year's inductees into the Beta Hall of Shame, led by 2000's newest members, Jim Wicklund, Rick East, Hunter Armistead, and Doug Denham. Sounds like a blast to all of us here at the SMU Alumni Center--you don't want to miss it. 3. Meadows Kicks Off Year-Long Celebration Of Spanish Art and Culture ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SMU's Meadows School of the Arts is celebrating the March 2001 opening of the new Meadows Museum with "Bridging Cultures: A Year of Spanish Art and Tradition at SMU." The series of events, many of them free and open to the public, will entertain and educate on the culture, traditions, and history of Spain through lectures, performances, screenings, and exhibitions. Located on the SMU campus, the Meadows Museum houses one of the finest collections of Spanish art outside of Spain. Upcoming events for October include the Meadows Festival of Spanish Film, featuring screenings of films by Imanol Uribe, Victor Erice, Jose Luis Guerin, and Carlos Saura, October 11-14 in the Bob Hope Theatre; and "The Stars at Night...The Mystery of Santiago de Compostela," an art history lecture by John Williams of the University of Pittsburgh, October 26 at 5 p.m., Room B600, Owen Arts Center. Events for Meadows Museum members include "Images of the Spanish Civil War," a lecture by James K. Hopkins, professor of history in SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, October 10, 7:30 p.m., in the old Meadows Museum, Owen Arts Center. For information on becoming a Museum member, call 214-768-4153. Ongoing events include an exhibition on Spanish history in the foyer of SMU's Bridwell Library. A series of month-long exhibitions will feature Spanish manuscripts, Spanish Bibles banned by the Inquisition, and artists' books by Picasso and Dali. Hours are 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday through May 2001. For tickets and more information on monthly events, call 214-768-ARTS. 4. Susan Faludi To Deliver Louise Raggio Lecture October 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Writer Susan Faludi will deliver the Louise Ballerstedt Raggio Endowed Lecture in Women's Studies on Wednesday, October 11, at 8 p.m. in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center. Faludi is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the best-selling author of "Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women" and "Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Male." The Raggio Lecture Series brings role models of vision and achievement to SMU to speak on gender and women's issues. Launched in 1998, the lecture series honors Louise Raggio -- the only female in the SMU law class of 1952, the first woman assistant district attorney in Dallas, the first woman director of the State Bar of Texas and chair of the board of the Texas Bar Foundation, and chair of the Family Law Section of the Texas Bar and the American Bar. Tickets are free for SMU students, faculty, and staff, and $10 for the general public. For more information, call 214-768-2610. 4. SMU Establishes Company To Develop New Pharmaceutical Products ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SMU, in partnership with Research Corporation Technologies, has established a new company to create pharmaceutical compounds based on the work of John Buynak, associate professor of chemistry in SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences. The company, called AlamX, is the first such company SMU has established. Buynak has spent more than a decade developing compounds to help fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria, an increasing problem due to indiscriminate use of antibiotics, increases in resistant strains of bacteria, and lack of comprehensive infection control in many hospitals. Christopher Martin of Research Corporation Technologies will serve as manager of AlamX. Martin says AlamX will select several of Buynak's compounds, match them with existing antibiotics, and screen these combinations against a panel of resistant microorganisms. According to the Centers for Disease Control, an estimated 500 million acute infections in the United States require antibiotic treatment each year. In 1998, the market for anti-infective drugs was more than $14 billion. Martin estimates that a product effective against several classes of compounds known to promote bacterial resistance to antibiotics could generate annual sales in excess of $1 billion worldwide. Read more about the new company and Buynak's research at http://www.smu.edu/~newsinfo/releases/00003.html 5. Legal Clinic Students Win Federal Civil Rights Case ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In a case tried by students from the SMU School of Law's Legal Clinic, a paraplegic has won a federal lawsuit against Dallas County for injuries he suffered in the county jail infirmary. The complex civil rights case marks a significant victory for the SMU School of Law's 50-year-old Civil Clinic. Supervised by Professor Maureen Armour, associate dean for clinical education and co-director of the Civil Clinic, more than 20 students, working in groups over 10 school terms, represented 41-year-old Brent Lawson. Armour, who also teaches civil rights legislation, says that although civil rights cases against local governments are not that unusual, "it's extremely difficult to win one." While in the Dallas County Lew Sterrett Justice Center in the fall of 1993, Lawson developed decubitus ulcers, a potentially life-threatening condition caused by unrelieved pressure on the body. He was admitted to the jail pending a parole revocation hearing. U.S. District Judge Jerry Buchmeyer ruled that Lawson, who is confined to a wheelchair, should not have been admitted to the jail because it lacked proper medical staff and equipment to attend to his special needs. Judge Buchmeyer ruled August 30 in a 40-page opinion that the jail acted "with deliberate indifference" to Lawson's constitutional rights to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. In addition to finding Dallas County liable for its treatment of Lawson, Buchmeyer ordered the county to pay $250,000 in damages for his pain and suffering. Read more about the case and the students who won it at http://www.smu.edu/~newsinfo/releases/00033.html 6. Mustang Athletes Shine In Sydney; Frolander Wins Gold In 100M Fly ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Former Mustang athlete and 1998 NCAA Men's Swimmer of the Year Lars Frolander ('99) took the gold medal in the men's 100-meter butterfly at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Frolander, competing for his native Sweden, won with a time of 52.00. The butterfly gold is Frolander's second Olympic medal. He was a member of the Swedish team that won silver in the men's 4x100M freestyle relay at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, the same race in which his Mustang teammate Ryan Berube ('96) helped earn gold for the United States. Frolander also competed in the 100M free and again on Sweden's 4x100M free relay team, finishing sixth in both events. SMU's 1999 NCAA Women's Swimmer of the Year, Martina Moravcova ('98, '99), took two silver medals -- in the 100M fly and the 200M free -- for her home nation of Slovakia. Moravcova, who became her country's first Olympic medalist since 1908, also finished fifth in the 50M and 100M free events. (SMU head coach Steve Collins, who is also Moravcova's personal coach, served as honorary head coach for the Slovakian team.) Her Olympic teammates recognized her achievements by choosing her to carry the Slovakian flag in the closing ceremonies Sunday night. Another SMU swimmer, Rania Elwani ('99), competed for Egypt in the semifinals of the women's 50M and 100M freestyle. Incoming first-year student Anu Koivisto of Finland competed in the women's 200M and 100M backstroke events. The Mustang Olympic track and field contingent was led by Sweden's Kasja Bergqvist ('99); the 1999 NCAA champion won the bronze medal in the women's high jump. Junior thrower Janus Robberts won a seventh-place finish for South Africa in the men's shot put. Discus throwers Jason Tunks ('99, Canada) and Alex Tammert ('98, Estonia) placed sixth and ninth in the men's finals; Ian Winchester ('96, New Zealand) and Robert Weir ('85, Great Britain) also competed. Teri Tunks ('98), an SMU assistant track coach, threw for Team USA in the women's shot put. Former Mustang Christophe Epalle (France) and current SMU junior Libor Charfreitag (Slovakia) competed in the men's hammer throw. Junior Roman Oravec competed for the Czech Republic in the men's 800M run. In team sports, Claudia Brassard-Riebesehl ('99) played for the Canada women's basketball squad, which advanced to the Classification 9-10 (pre-quarterfinal) game and finished the tournament in 10th place. Keep up with all Mustang sports results at http://www.smumustangs.com/ 7. School Of Theology Receives $12.1 Million In Scholarship Support ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A collective total of $12.1 million has been pledged for scholarships in Southern Methodist University's Perkins School of Theology. Donors include 15 area conferences in the United Methodist Church's eight-state South Central Jurisdiction; Charles and Elizabeth Perkins Prothro of Wichita Falls, Texas; and other individuals in the jurisdiction. The Prothros' $4.7 million grant matching conference and individual pledges provided impetus for the highly successful theology scholarship campaign. Their son, C. Vincent (Vin) Prothro, and his wife, Caren, pledged $1 million to the Perkins campaign. The Texas Conference, which serves the Houston-Galveston area, pledged $1 million, matched by the Moody Memorial First United Methodist Church in Galveston. The remaining conference donors have pledged to raise between $100,000 and $1 million each, to be matched by the Prothro family and the Perkins Foundation. Read more about it at http://www.smu.edu/~newsinfo/releases/99387.html 8. Gift Funds Geurin-Pettus Chair In Politics and Political Economy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A gift of $2.5 million from Jo Ann and Sherrill Pettus of Graham, Texas, will establish a new distinguished faculty chair in American politics and political economy at SMU. The endowed chair will be the first step toward developing a new graduate degree program in the Department of Political Science in Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences. The new faculty chair will be known as the Geurin-Pettus Distinguished Chair in American Politics and Political Economy. To fill the chair, the University will seek a scholar whose research and teaching relate directly to domestic public policy and governmental and fiscal issues. In addition to teaching at SMU, the chairholder will spearhead development of a program to include relevant conferences and forums. The Pettus gift also will help fund this program. Read more about the Pettuses and their gift at http://www.smu.edu/~newsinfo/releases/00020.html 9. Alumni Association Offers New Travel Opportunities ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Travelers in 2001 can journey with the SMU Alumni Association to points ranging from exotic ports of the Orient to quaint villages in France where artists such as Matisse and van Gogh found inspiration. Back by popular demand are several alumni college trips that combine travel, study, and hands-on activities for an in-depth look at a region such as Tuscany, Italy. For more information, call Gayle Bennett, travel program coordinator, at 214-768-2586 or e-mail gbennet@mail.smu.edu. Information about SMU travel also is available on the Alumni Association Web site at http://alumni.smu.edu/tours.html. 10. University To Co-sponsor Dallas History Conference ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Armchair historians, genealogy buffs, academics, and local citizens interested in learning more about the city of Dallas are invited to attend the second annual Dallas History Conference at SMU, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, October 21, in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballroom. The conference will focus on 20th-century Dallas, including the major institutions, communities, and individuals who shaped the history of modern Dallas. In addition to the presentations, former Texas Governor William P. Clements Jr. will share his memories of growing up in the Park Cities and attending SMU in the 1930s, and there will be an exhibit of historical books on Dallas, with recent as well as out-of-print books for sale. The conference includes refreshments and a lunch and costs $25 for those registering before October 11. On-site or late registration costs $35 on a space-available basis. Students may attend for $15 with a student ID. To pre-register, call 214-421-5141, ext. 105. Learn more about the conference at http://www.smu.edu/~newsinfo/releases/00048.html A campus map with visitor parking locations is available at http://www.smu.edu/smu/maps.html 11. Three Professors Receive Godbey Lecture Series Authors' Awards ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Three SMU professors recently were honored with the Dedman College Godbey Lecture Series Authors' Awards for outstanding scholarly research. Award winners and their books were Richard Cogley, religious studies professor and department chair, "John Eliot's Mission to the Indians Before King Philip's War"; Luigi Manzetti, political science professor, "Privatization South American Style"; and Marc Steinberg, associate law dean, "International Securities Law: A Contemporary and Comparative Analysis." Read more about the authors and their research at http://www.smu.edu/~newsinfo/releases/00008.html 12. Featured Web Site: SMU Career Center Knowledge Base ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The SMU Career Center has opened a new Web-based for students and alumni to learn more about careers, industries, and graduate school options. Register and participate at http://knowledge.smu.edu/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, reply to enews@mail.smu.edu with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject field. If you have questions or comments about this newsletter or its contents, please write to enews@mail.smu.edu. "What's New at SMU" editor: Kathleen Tibbetts, SMU Office of Public Affairs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit the SMU Alumni Association on line! Check in at http://alumni.smu.edu/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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