The UCF Report, Vol. 01 No. 05, May 23, 1979

              University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida  32816
Wednesday, May 23, 1979
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News and Announcements for the Faculty and Staff of the University of Central Florida
Batchelor to speak at commencement
Knight Notes
If you live within a
5-mile radius of Winter Park
High School, and are willing
to invite some students to
stay with you for four days
next month, you can help your
community during a major
conference.
The school will be
hosting 1,200 students from
around the country during the
annual National Assn. of
Student Councils conference,
June 24-28. They need help
finding families to house
these students. The host
family is expected to also
provide Sunday dinner for the
students as well as breakfast
each morning, and pick up the
students on Sunday. The school
district will provide all
other transportation.
If you can provide
sleeping accommodations for
one, two or more students,
please contact Jean Whitehead
(644-9681) or Kim McMahill
(644-4387).
We'd like to know if you
have a son or daughter graduating from an educational
institution in June. If so,
The UCF Report will print
their name in a future issue
to help acknowledge their
academic achievements. So if
you're the proud parent of a
June graduate, send the details
to Information Services,
ADM 395-K.
Dr. Joby Anthony (Mathematics)
has been elected chairman of the
Faculty Senate at their first
meeting of the 1979-80 session.
Dr. Glenn Cunningham
(chemistry) was elected
vice-chairman and Dr. Pat
Higginbotham (physical
education) is the new elected
secretary.
A special meeting of the Faculty
Senate will be held Tuesday,
May 29, at 4 p.m. to vote on a
resolution for the Budget
Committee and to set up a
committee to study the
implementation of the proposed
three-college merger.
Orlando Representative Dick
Batchelor, chosen recently as the
first recipient of the UCF Distinguished
Alumni Award, will deliver the
Commencement Address June 8 at his
alma mater.
The traditional ceremony, starting
at 8 a.m., will also include the
conferring of honorary doctorates to
two eminent Central Florida figures
who have won international renown for
their achievements in manned and
unmanned flight
Batchelor, a 1971 graduate in
political science, is currently in
his third term in the Florida House
of Representatives. The 31-year-old
Democrat, who moved to Orlando in
1957, is also a graduate of Evans
high school and of Valencia Community
College, where he enrolled after
Marine Corps service in Vietnam.
Batchelor's interest in education
in Florida has brought him recognition
from a number of statewide groups.
Included is a Legislative Service
Award from the Florida Assn. of
Community Colleges, Phi Delta
Kappa educator's fraternity Citizens
Award for "the most outstanding
contribution to the field of
education," and recognition for
his service to adult education in
the state by the Florida Adult
Education Assn.
During the current Legislative
session, Batchelor is serving as
chairman of the Health and
Rehabilitative Services Committee,
and is a member of the committees
on Appropriations, Governmental
Operations, Regulatory Reform,
Rules and Calendar. He is the
first graduate of the University
of Central Florida to attain
elective office at the state
level.
Dick Batchelor
Batchelor was one of 15 candidates
for the new alumni award, and one of
two who received four separate
nominations. The election committee
was composed of UCF alumni, members
of the faculty, and a representative
of the student body.
Batchelor will receive the award
from UCF President Trevor Colbourn
during the Alumni Association's annual
meeting June 9 at Sea World. Tickets
for the banquet and accompanying
activities are available by calling
the UCF Alumni office at
(305)275-2233.
Honorary Doctor of Engineering
Science degrees will be conferred upon
Lee R. Scherer, director of the John
F. Kennedy Space Center, and Maj.
Gen. Albert F. Hegenberger USAF (Ret.)
a resident of Maitland and an
aviation pioneer.
Scherer, who has been director
at KSC since January, 1975, has
been with NASA since 1962, when still
serving as a captain in the Navy. He
is a 1942 graduate of the Naval
Academy. He subsequently was manager
of the Lunar Orbiter program, director
of the Apollo Lunar Exploration Office,
and, until his present appointment,
was director of NASA's Flight Research
Center, Edwards AFB, California.
Currently, he is directing the design
and construction of facilities for
the upcoming Space Shuttle flight
operations at KSC.
General Hegenberger, 81, a
member of the Aviation Hall of Fame,
winner of the coveted Collier Trophy
in 1935, and half of a two-man team
that made the first Trans-Pacfic
flight in 1927, is equally well known
for his work in developing radio
equipment and navigational instruments
that enabled early flyers to conquer
such hazards as zero visibility.
During World War II, Hegenberger was
chief of staff to the legendary
Flying Tigers under Gen. Claire
Chennault. He later commanded the
10th Air Force in South China.
Major bills passed Legislature
The House and Senate both passed
major bills last week affecting the
State University System. Both houses
passed separate versions of the
appropriations bill for the 1979-81
biennium, and the House passed its
omnibus postsecondary act (CSHB
1689), which would significantly
change the structure and funding
of Florida's university and
community college system.
Both House and Senate
appropriations bills differ
significantly in many areas, including
funding for quality improvements in
the State University System. As the
table below indicates, SUS funding
levels in each bill are essentially
the same as shown in last week's
UCF Report, with the Senate increased
slightly from last week. Both bills
would provide inadequate funding
for development and enhancement of
quality in the universities. The
spending differences will now be
resolved in the appropriations
conference committee for approval
by each house.
Last Thursday, the House passed
by a vote of 86-27 the omnibus bill
(CSHB 1689) on postsecondary education.
The bill was amended to allow UCF's
doctoral program in computer science
to be offered if approved by the
BOR. New doctoral programs could also
be developed if approved by the BOR
and funded by the Legislature. Also
included in the bill is an exemption
for the universities from Department
of General Services construction
approval, state purchasing, and motor
pool rules. Other provisions as
outlined previously in The UCF
Report (including tuition voucher
for private college students) remain
intact.
The bill now goes to the Senate for
approval. The Senate has no similar
bill, but is considering CSSB 1207,
which calls for a postsecondary
education study commission.
Savings bond interest
increased to 6%%
On Wednesday, May 9, President Carter
approved a one-half percent increase in
the interest rate paid on Series E and H
savings bonds issued after June 1, 1979,
if held to maturity.
The UCF savings bond campaign ends
next Thursday, so you can take advantage
of the new higher interest rate by signing
up now. Call x2504 for more information.
SUS
Request*
House*
Senate*
1979-80
1980-81
1979-80
1980-81
1979-80
1980-81
Quality Improvement Program
$34.5
$50.6
$15.8
$22.5
$2.1
$7.5
Scientific & Technical Equip.
$60.0
(one time
only)
$18.0
-0-
$12.5
$12.5
Library Enhancement
$10.0
$10.0
$10.0
$10.0
-o-
* in
0"
millions
Interested in
car-pooling?
As you know, The UCF Report
currently prints classified ads
free for faculty and staff. Starting next week, we're adding a new
section to the classifieds: car
pools.
If you're interested in getting
into a car pool — or getting some
more riders for an existing one —
send us your name and office phone
number, where you begin your car
pool (or location where you'd like
to be picked up), and the approximate
hours you leave and arrive at that
location, and you can contact
potential car poolers directly.
We welcome any other ideas on
ways in which faculty and staff
members can save gas and energy.