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GRAND VALLEY RECEIVES $153~000 BEQUEST
A retired professor who grew up in Spring Lake and returned there during his retirement years has willed $153,000 to Grand Valley. The bequest was revealed after Robert C. Trotter, a bachelor who lived simply and frugally, died on January 2 at the age of 77. Grand Valley officials had been unaware the in~titution was included in Trotter's will.
Trotter taught French at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, the University of Chicago, and Wayne State University. He also taught English to students at the University of Toulouse in France.
Trotter was raised in
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Spring Lake by his paternal grandparents, Richard and Eliza Trotter, who were among the first settlers in the village. He moved from Highland Park to Spring Lake in the early 1970s, several years after retiring from Wayne St a te University.
Accord i ng to Trotter's attorney, Edward H. Lystra, the bequest to Grand Valley consists primarily of stocks and bonds, most of which came from investments Trotter made from his teaching salary. Trotter had also received a few stocks and bonds from the estate of his father, Lystra said.
In addition to ~he bequest to Grand Valley, Trotter's will also left several smaller
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS STAFF OFFERS TOURS OF NEW FACILITY
Construction of Grand Valley's new physical education facility is progressing rapidly and members of the intercollegiate athletics department staff are eager to give faculty and staff members a preview of the facility which will be completed by next fall.
Beginning February 15, tours will be offered on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at noon, Tuesday at 1 p.m. and Thursday at 11 a.m. The tours will be limited to ten people and will take about 30 minutes. Participants will meet at the main office to pick up hard hats, with tours leaving the office at 10 minutes after the hour.
The tours will be conducted by George MacDonald, director of intercollegiate athletics; Dan Karpanty, assistant director; and Ron Clark, coordinator of campus recreation.
Persons interested in taking a tour should call the Intercollegiate Athletics Department, ext. 259, no
more than a week in advance to make a reservation.
WINTER SEMESTER OCCUPANCY RATES HIGH
The occupancy rate for oncampus housing during the current semester is 92 percent. The residence halls have a 96 percent occupancy rate and Ravine Apartments are at 83 percent.
COMMITTEE SEEKS HONORARY DEGREE NOMINEES
The Honorary Degree Committee of the All Colleges Academic Senate will meet at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays, February 16 and 23, to decide upon faculty nomination of an honorary degree candidate for the next graduation ceremony. All Grand Valley faculty are invited to nominate individuals deserving of honor for their participation in or services to arts, letters, sciences, professions and/or
gifts to two churches, the Salvation Army and several friends and relatives.
During his retirement years, Trotter made sizable gifts to various organizations, sometimes anonymously, including several churches; the University of Michigan, where he earned his degree; and the Spring Lake Senior Citizen Housing Project, which is located on a part of the old Trotter family homestead.
Lystra said Trotter, in keeping with his simple lifestyle, had left instructions that, immediately after his death, his remains should be cremated with no funeral, memorial or visitation.
academic life. The candidates selected may deliver the commencement address.
Short vitas promoting nominees should be submitted to one of the following committee members: Barry Castro, 142 LSH; Edward Cole, 472 MAK; Dawson Fisher, 118 ASH; Margaret Proctor, 166 LSH; James Sanford, STO; Laura VanderBroek, 246 LHH; William Yerkes, 146 LMH; or Kenneth Zapp, 162 LSH.
PHONE BANK STARTS NEXT MONDAY
Grand Valley's annual Admissions Phone Bank will be held Monday through Thursday, February 15-18. Alumni, faculty and staff are invited to participate in the event, during which prospective students in Kent, Muskegon and Ottawa counties will be contacted and invited to attend a February 24 reception on campus. Refreshments will be served throughout each
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evening. The event will be held in Seidman House from 6:30-9 p.m. Persons who want more information, or who would like to participate, should call Susan Schwartz, admissions counselor, at ext. 344.
GEOLOGY STUDENTS AWARDED NATIONAL INTERNSHIPS
Two Grand Valley geology seniors, Gregg Swayze and De an VanderMuelen, have been awarded summer internships with the U.S. ~eological Survey under the National Association of Geology Teachers (NAGT)-U.S.G.S. Cooperative Summer Field Training Program. Only one other school in the United States (Carleton College) has had two of its students placed in this program for 1982. Swayze was nominated for the program by Indiana University and VanderMuelen was recommended by the University of Alaska.
Under the NAGT-USGS / CSFTP, directors of summer geology field camps nominate the outstanding graduates of summer geology field courses. The top third of this group is among selected for the U.S. Geological Survey internships. Students nominated for this program are in the top five percent of the approximately 3,500 geology students nationwide who take a summer g eo logy field course each year.
Pre vious Grand Valley geology students selected for this program are Linda Martin (1979) and Rick Stolarz (1980).
NEW COURSES UNDER CONSIDERATION
The College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Planning and Review Committee (CPRC) is considering two new course proposals, History 321, Minority Relations in Modern American History, and History 323, Michigan History. Syllabi will be
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furnished upon request for faculty comments. For more information, contact Myron Mast, CPRC chairman, ext. 130.
TRIBUTE TO CHAMBERLAIN HELD
The memory of the late English professor, Robert L. Chamberlain, who died January 9, was honored with a program held in the Louis Armstrong Theatre on Friday, January 29. The program featured musical selections by violinist Yosef Yankelev of the New World Quartet and by Grand Valley music faculty members Leslie Eitzen, William Beidler, and
Eric Ziolek. Others who participated in the program were President Lubbers; Laura Salazar, of the Theatre Department; Pierre Robert, Foreign Languages Department; and English Department faculty members Loretta Wasserman, Anthony Parise and David Huisman.
Contributions in Chamberlain's memory may be made to the Grand Valley Colleges Foundation, St. John's Episcopal Church in Grand Haven, or the Robert Chambe rlain Music Serie s, a private organization in Grand Haven which sponsors music performances held in members' homes.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO OFFER SUMMER LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM Grand Valley's School of
Public Service will offer more than 300 hours of law enforcement education and training in five courses to be held from May 18 to
_August 19, 1982. The education and training
is mandatory under Michigan law, according to Program Coordinator James Walker, who said the program is designed to provide training for students before they are employed. Completing the session may give participants an advantage in finding employment, Walker said, because of potential savings to prospective employers who ordinarily hire officers, then send them to eight-week training sessions, during which time they must be paid and provided with the cost of living.
The program is held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m . , five days a week, Monday through Friday, for 15 weeks. The courses are open to all persons, male and female, who have an A.A. or A.S. degree from a junior or community college or expect such a degree by August 19, 1982, as well as to students who have a B.A. or B.S. or higher degree or expect to
be awarded such a degree within one year after August 19, 1982.
Enrollees must be capable of strenuous phy sical exercise, mentally and physically sound, and able to pass an investigation of moral character, according to Walker.
Certification is not automatic upon completion of the program but must be applied for after the individual is hired b y a law enforcement agency . The certification decision is made on an individual basis by the Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Training Council after the hiring agency has completed a background investigation.
Gralll ~ Forum The Grand Valley Forum i s published every Monday by the Public Relations Office. All materials should be sent to Dotti Clune, editor, Public Relations Office, 26 Zurnberge Library , GVSC, Allendale, MI 49401. Telephone: 616 / 895-6611, ext. 222.
MUSIC EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
MUSIC OPEN HOUSES PLANNED
Grand Valley's Music Department is planning two open houses for interested high school and junior or community college music students. The high school visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, February 10, and the junior and community college day is set for Wednesday, February 17. Both events will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 3 p.m., although other optional activities will be available to the visitors until 5 p.m.
These days will provide opportuni½ies for students to meet faculty and students, observe classes and rehearsals, hear student and faculty performers, and join in rehearsals of instrumental and choral groups.
In addition, guests will learn about the music major and minor programs at Grand Valley and receive information about Grand Valley admissions procedures. Grand Valley music and general scholarship programs also will be explained.
In addition to participating in classes and ensembles, visiting music students will also have the opportunity to visit the Grand Valley electronic music studio, under the direction of composer Will Gay Bottje. On February 10, a faculty duo-piano team of Professors Julianne Vanden Wyngaard and Eric Ziolek will perform a special noon concert. On February 17, "Badinage," a special Baroque music ensemble, will offer a guest performance.
Persons seeking more information should call ext. 484.
SUMMER STRING PROGRAM TO BE OFFERED
Grand vailey's Music Department is accepting applications now for its
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two-week summer program for high school string students.
The Summer String Institute, to be held June 20 through July 3, will offer students a program of intensive study of string orchestra music, small ensemble music and private lessons. The program will also include sectionals and discussion workshops on the music to be performed. In addition, each week students will prepare a public concert of string orchestra and small ensemble music.
The institute is open to students from grades 10 through 12, and thos e entering 10th and 12th grades in the fall of 1982, on either a residential or commuter basis.
LUNCHBREAK PERFORMANCE SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY
Grand Valley Music Department faculty members Julianne Vanden Wyngaard and Eric Ziolek will present a duo piano recital on Wednesday, February 10, as part of the free Lunchbreak series. The concert will be held in the Calder Fine Arts Center at 12 noon.
BANDS TO PRESENT CONCERT Several guest performers
will join the Grand Valley Concert Band and Wind Ensemble in a free concert to be offered Sunday, February 14, at 3 p.m. in the Calder Fine Arts Center. The p~ogram will feature trumpet players from the Grand Rapids Symphonic Band, the Jubal Brass and others joining Grand Valley trumpeters in Leroy Anderson's "Bugler's Holiday." Monte Burch, principal tuba with the Grand Rapids Symphony, will play a children's favorite, "Tubby the Tuba," and Steve Foote, Grand Valley senior and principal baritone player,
will perform "Blue Bells of Scotland."
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FACULTY AND STAFF SKETCHES JOCK BLISS, director of
public relations, led a workshop on "Newspapers in Education" at the Michigan Press Association's recent annual convention in Lansing. Bliss, a member of the board of director s o f the West Michigan Chapter o f the Public Relations Society of America, was recently named president-elect of the Publi c Relations Association of Michigan.
Economics Professor RICHARD A. GONCE is the author of "The Political Economy of Antitrust," a review article published in Kyklos 34 (Fasc. 4, 1981).
A paper presented by French Professor PIERRE ROBERT at the West Virginia George Sand Conference in 1980 was published in the Conf e r e nce Papers (December 1981). The paper is entitled "George Sand's Presence in Proust's ~ la recherche du temps perdu." Robert was recently asked to be a member of the Comparative Literature Research Center at the University of Paris-Sorbonne.
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Television Engineer, WGVCTV. For more information, call the Personnel Office , ext. 215.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Monday, February 8
9-10 a.m. & 12-5 p.m.: Art Exhibit--Cranbrook Academy of Art "Metal Show." Through February 23. Free. Campus Center Art Gallery.
10 a.m.: Geoflicks--"Volcano Surtsey" and "Days of Destruction." Free. 118 Loutit Hall.
6 p.m.: Women's Basketball--Northern Michigan University vs. GVSC at Hudsonville Unity Christian High School.
Tuesday, February 9
9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Art Exhibit. See February 8 for details. 1 p.m.: Geoflicks. See February 8 for details.
Wednesday, February 10
9-10 a.m. & 11 a.m.-5 p.m.: Art Exhibit. See February 8. 12 noon: Lunchbreak Series--Julianne Vanden Wyngaard and
Eric Ziolek, piano duo. Free. Calder Fine Arts Center. 7:30-9:30 p.m.: Admissions reception in Detroit for high
school students. Holiday Inn, Southfield.
Thursday, February 11
9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Art Exhibit. See February 8 for details. 12:30 p.m.: Catholic Mass. Campus Center North Conference
Room. 5 p.m.: Women's Basketball--GVSC at Hillsdale College. 7:30 p.m.: Men's Basketball--GVSC at Hillsdale College.
Friday, February 12
9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Art Exhibit. See February 8 for details.
Saturday, February 13
8 a.m.-5 p.m.: MSBOA District 10 Solo and Ensemble Festival. Calder Fine Arts Center.
10 a.m.: Wrestling--GLIAC Tournament at Ferris State. 2 p.m.: Men's Basketball--GVSC at Wayne State University. 4 p.m.: Women's Basketball--GVSC at Wayne State University.
Sunday, February 14
10:30 a.m.: Dialogue Worship. Kistler Pit. (Coffee-10 a.m.) 3 p.m.: GVSC Band Concert. William Root, conductor. Calder
Fine Arts Center. 6:30 p.m.: Catholic Mass. Commons Snack Bar.
Monday, February 15
9-10 a.m. & 12-5 p.m.: Art Exhibit. See February 8. 10 a.m.: Geoflicks--"Erosion Leveling the Land" and "Rocks
That Form at the Earth's Surface." Free. 118 Loutit Hall. 7 p.m.: Women's Basketball--GVSC at Adrian College.
