Alcalá View 1991 8.7

Doris Brown, lab technician in the chemistry department, was runner-up for the 1991 Staff Employee of the Year Award. (See story on page four .) Campus Briefs United Way Campaign Wraps Up This year's United Way cam-

Plant, two movie passes courtesy of the USO Box Office; Don McGraw, Provost, $20 gift certificate to the USO Bookstore; Kathleen Dugan, Religious Studies, $20 gift certificate to the USO Print Shop; Fernando Hernandez, Physical Plant, free 12- week aerobics session courtesy of Jan Tuomainen; Everett Guzman, Grounds, Sarah Oppy, Housing, Mary Zetts, Foreign Languages; Lou Magana, Physical Plant, Deb- bie Gough, Provost, Georgia Bris- coe, LRC, Caroline Balzer, Develop- ment, golden business card holder; Carl Boals, Media Center, Yolanda Castro, Provost's Office, Mary Durso, Data Processing, Sunset road atlas; Pablo Del Real, LRC, pruning shears with leather case, courtesy of Hicks Farm Supply; Maria Briseno, Physical Plant, prun- ing shears with pocket knife/saw, courtesy of Hicks Farm Supply; Will Polimadei, General Services, three gallon professional sprayer, courtesy of Hicks Farm Supply; Kathi Riebel, Law School Alumni Office, Maxforce Roach Control Sys- tem, courtesy of Hicks Farm Supply. Winners can pick up their prizes from Maria Martinez-Cosio in Maher,274.

paign was a success, reports Maria Martinez-Cosio, director of Com- munity Relations. "Our physical plant employees led the way with a 70 percent participation rate," Mar- tinez-Cosio says. "That was by far the largest number of any depart- ment on campus." Preliminary figures for the cam- paign show that USO surpassed its goal of $39,691 by some $2,200. Look for final campaign totals in the next Alcala View. Thanks to all who participated! Following are the winners of the United Way /USO raffle: Mario Luis, Physical Plant, Leo Baker, Academic Computing, Brad Thomas, Athletics, Thu Tran, General Services, one-half day off withpay;Jan Tuomainen, Payroll, James Haugh, School of Business, Robert Sparacco, Grounds, a reserved parking spot for one week; Kay Norton, Registrar, Sunday brunch for two at the Red Lion Inn; Bill Munz, Physical Plant, one night's stay at the Pan Pacific Hotel; SusanJarrold, Controller, two tick- ets to the Old Globe's production of "Forever Plaid"; Roxanne Vargas, Cashier, Mark Mysak, Physical

Great Gift Idea USD's Continuing Education Department is offering a January program that would make a great yuletide gift The University of the Third Age -a program for in­ dividuals 55 and older -will be held from 8 to 11:45 a.m., Monday through Thursday, Jan. 6-23. Each day includes exercise class and two lectures on a variety of topics. It's only $65 for the entire three week session. For more information, call Selena Catanzarite at ext. 4644. Faculty/StaffDining Room Menu (A soup of the day, vegetable and assorted des­ serts are also available. Menu subject to change.) Monday, Dec.16 Roast Beef, Baked Cod Tuesday, Dec. 17 Pasta Bar, Stuffed Shells Wednesday, Dec.18 Fried Perch, Swiss Steak Thursday, Dec.19 Sweet/Sour Pork, Broccoli Beef Friday, Dec. 20 HamNoodle Bake, BBQ Chicken Holiday Hours: Faculty/StaffDining Room closed Dec. 23. Reopens Mon­ day, Jan. 27. Marketplace closed Dec. 23. Reopens Jan. 2, 1992. Courtyard Grille closed Friday, Dec. 20. Reopens Jan. 7. Main Dining Room closed Dec. 23. Reopens Jan. 6, 1992. Dell closed Dec. 23. Reopens Jan. 6, 1992. Eric Goldman, son of Kathi Spittel, conference director, Residential Conference Pro­ gram, to the City of San Diego's Youth Advisory Coun­ cil by the mayor's office. Eric is one of only 16 students serv­ ing on the council. Classifieds Wanted. Vons receipts. Send to Jackie Genovese, Maher 274. Thanks to all who have sent receipts! Passages Appointed

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22 Basketball. Women's basketball vs. University of Hawaii. 5:15 p.m., Sports Center. Fee. Ext. 4803. Men's basketball vs. Cal State, Northridge. 7:30 p.m., Sports Center. Fee. Ext. 4803.

18 Workshop.

One-day implementation workshop. Follow-up to Nov. five-day seminar. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Manchester Executive Conference Cen­ ter. Fee. Ext. 4644. Open house. Staff Employees Associa­ tion Dec. meeting. Come for cake and punch. Bring a gift, foodor donation for a needy staff family. 2-3 p.m., Serra Hall con­ ference room. Ext. 4514. Mass. Christmas Candlelight Mass sponsored by Cam­

"Only the children clasp His hand; His voice speaks low to them, And still for them the shining band Wings over Bethlehem. God rest you merry, Innocents, While Innocence endures." -Ogden Nash

28 Basketball. Men's basketball vs. Lehigh University. 7:30 p.m., Sports Center. Fee. Ext. 4803.

30 Basketball.

Women's basketball vs. Weber State University. 7:30 p.m., Sports Center. Fee. Ext. 4803.

pus Ministry. 10 p.m., Founders C h a pe l. Ext. 4735.

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Brown Earns Runner-up Honors By Jacqueline Genovese

hard to adjust to, after all I had raised four children!" ' In 1985 Brown became a full-time la~ra~ory technician. In the beginning her duties mcluded preparing and setting up laboratory experiments in General Chem- s~try, Che~stry for Engineers, and Quantita- tive Analysis, ordering supplies and equip- ment~supervising work-study students and teaching laboratory sections. Today, says Dr. Patricia Traylor chair of the chemistry department, Brown'; duties have almost doubled. In nominating Brown for the Staff Employee of the Year Award, Dr. Traylor explained, "Since Doris joined our depa~tment we have acquired a number of expensive state-of-the-art instruments: an Ff-Infrared spectrometer, a UVIKON UV- V~sible spectrophotometer, a High Pressure Liquid Chromatograph and a Gas Chro- matograph/Mass Spectrometer. She has mastered the use of these instruments and will~ng~y h~lps students and faculty learn the 1~tr1ca~1_es of ~odem instrument usage. She 1s fam1har WI th computers and is com- fortable dealing with these computer- operated instruments. Thus, whereas hither- to she was responsible for repair and main- tenance of our laboratiories, which she still oversees, she now has taken on the added responsibility of keeping our instruments operational." . Away ~rom Alcala _Park, Brown is actively involved m the Amencan Chemical Society a_s a member of the San Diego Section Educa- ti~n Committee. "Our goal is to see more science taught at the elementary and high school levels," she says. "These days, there are many laws being passed, especially environmental laws, and the average person doesn't have enough science background to understand the laws. My goal is to see more exposure to scie~ce at a younger age, so these_stu?ents will be better equipped to function m today's society."

Benefit Briers By Vicki Coscia Maggie Davison

Tuition remission benefits are av~ilable to eligible employees, therr spouses and natural or adopted dependent children sub- ject to the conditions outlined in the Tuition Remission policy. Eligibility requires full time employment in a benefit- eligible position. Note: Tuition Remission eligibility does not guarantee admission to USO. The university has adopted as part of its Tuition Remission policy the coordination of Tui- tion Remission benefits with Financial Aid funding begin- ning with fall semester, 1992. The first step in preparing for next fall is to review the Finan- cial Aid requirements for need- based f~ing, and if eligible, apply for funding before the filing deadlines. Failure to meet deadlines may result in forfeit- ing Tuition Remission eligibility for that academic year. In order to qualify for aid the student must be full time - twelve units for undergraduate and nine units for graduate. The following gives a general in- dication of the relationship be- tween size of family and total family income considered in determining eligibility for need- based aid: Three or fewer family mem- bers, up to $52,000; four family members, up to $55,000; five family members, up to $60,000; 6 or more family members, up to $65,000. In addition, families with un- usual circumstances may qualify for need-based funds. If the student qualifies for aid, application must be made before the following priority deadlines: Feb. 21, 1992 for new under- graduate students. March 2 1992 for continuing under-' graduate students. May 1, 1992 for new and continuing graduate students. Tuition Remission application forms for summer sessions 1992 will be available in Human Resources on February 14.

Discrimination is not a stranger to Doris Brow~. After earning a bachelor's degree in cherrustry from Duquesne University and completing graduate work at Stanford in 1953, Br?w1: was told bluntly by several companies, 'We don't hire women chemists." "Back then companies didn't think twice about letting you know they weren't inter- ested in women, no matter what their qualifications were," Brown says with a rue- ful smile. Despite that difficult beginning, Brown went on to achieve the unusual for a woman in the late '50s - a career in science. Brown, who was named runner-up as Staff Employee of the Year at the 1991 Staff Employee Appreciation Picnic, brought 10 years of research experience to Alcala Park m 1?83 when ~he signed on as a part-time lab mstructor m the chemistry department. The Iowa native had worked for Dow Chemical, Titanium Metal Corporation and Tel~d~e Ryan for some 10 years before takmg time out to raise her four children. "After my children were old enough I knew I wanted to go back to work, but I had been out of the field for awhile" Brown explains. "Then I heard about a prdgram at San Diego State that focused on retraining women for science careers. I completed the program, and in the process was pleasantly surprised to discover that I had retained many of the basi~ principles of chemistry." After completing the retraining program, ~rown accepted a part-time position teach- mg labs at USO. She says it was a definite change from her corporate experience. "The biggest difference, of course, was the stu- dents," Brown relates. "But that wasn't too I@ University of San Diego Publications Office Maher Hall Room 274