The UCF Report, Vol. 04 No. 21, January 27, 1982

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UCF Foundation total more than doubles
Gifts exceed $2.14 million in '81
Cash gifts and other revenue, contributed to the UCF Foundation last
year, more than doubled over 1980's
total, Foundation President Blair Culpepper has announced.
Figures released this week show that
the non-profit Foundation earned
$2,141,932 in 1981. This compared to
$887,488 during the previous year.
However, of the new total, $900,000
came during 1 981 through contributions
from private sources and the state to
endow the Delia Phillips-Martha D.
Schenck Chair in American Private
Enterprise.
Included also is the total from the
1981 Annual Fund Campaign, under
the direction of Alan Starling. The six
committees under Starling surpassed an
$850,000 goal by more than $31 5,000
President Colbourn, in responding to
the announcement, noted a number of
1981 Foundation highlights.
Included were the $170,000 in scho
larships for UCF students from the Citrus Golf Tournament Fund; a contribution of $1 50,000 from long-time
UCF supporters Mary Jo and Bill Davis;
more than $60,000 in alumni contributions; $250,000 in cash and pledges
toward an endowed chair in computer
science; and contributions to UCF
athletics totaling $1 32,000.
"The results from the 1 981 fund drive
signal the degree of community involvement that is necessary—and
Hang on, everyone! The end to
seesaw temperatures in recent
weeks is just a bit down the
Just a bit longer!
calendar. Then scenes like the
above—last Thursday around the
students' favorite basking
point—will become steady, daily
soakings up of solar energy.
In-house research may hit $100,000
The fourth year of funding for the
Faculty Summer Research Awards has
been authorized, and it is anticipated
that like last year, approximately
$100,000 will be available for the program this year, according to Louis M.
Trefonas, vice-president for research
and dean of graduate studies.
"Applications for this program," Trefonas said, "must be received in this
office not later than Feb. 26." He said
he hopes to announce awards by the
end of April.
The application must be in the form of
a proposal, not to exceed five single-
spaced pages, and submitted to Joan
Burr, acting director of the division of
sponsored research (ADM 243).
This special program for summer
faculty is intended to "promote and
encourage research projects, to improve
capabilities, or to further scholarly capability," Trefonas explained.
Three types of projects will not be
eligible:
Classroom curricula development;
personal faculty development; and
"proprietary activities" [books contracted with publishers, contracted
research or services, or such].
Applicants also must be tenured or be
in a tenure-earning position Priority
will go to those who have not previously
been funded under this program.
"The level of funding will be up to 50
percent of one's maximum allowable
salary for the summer period," Trefonas
said.
Proposals must contain these elements: title, applicant's name, objectives, value of proposed program, protocol including anticipated schedule,
"and other pertinent facts you feel
should be considered," Trefonas
emphasized.
possible—to provide quality in our
classrooms and laboratories," said
Colbourn
"The opportunity to offer deserving
young scholars a helping hand with
Foundation scholarships and to assist
our faculty in their research with private
funds earmarked for such use are the
incentives that fuel successful campaigns such as last year's Annual Fund."
'81 Nobel
physicist
talks here
Dr Arthur Schawlow, winner of the
1981 Nobel Prize in physics, will conduct a seminar here for faculty, students and the public on Tuesday.
His UCF appearance is being sponsored by the College of Engineering and
Office of Research at the university. He
will be speaking in the Engineering
Auditorium.
The subject of his 2 p.m. talk will be
laser technology, and will he based on
the acceptance speech he gave in
Stockholm, Sweden, last fall at the
Nobel Prize awards.
Schawlow and his brother-in-law. Dr.
Charles H. Townes, a 1964 Nobel Laureate in physics, developed the laser in
1 958. Schawlow now is professor of
physics at Stanford University.
Weighty seniors
subject for
UCF researchers
Two UCF researchers have
received a grant to study the effect
of behavioral weight control for the
elderly in reducing the risk of heart
disease.
"To our knowledge, this is the
first study of its kind," said Linda
Malone, the statistician for the
locally-funded study. The team
hopes to get a federal grant to
expand on their findings, Malone
added.
"Obesity is frequently associated
with hypertension," psychologist
Marilyn Zegman observed, "and
hypertension is more closely linked
with coronary heart disease than
any other risk factor among the
elderly. This makes weight
reduction an important preventive
measure."