USD President's Report 1989

• The University Center-built three years ago to serve as the center of student life-is renamed the Ernest and Jean Hahn University Center in honor of the couple whose longtime support of USO and personal generosity played key roles in ensuring the center's construction . Dr. Elizabeth Cobbs, assistant pro- fessor of history, receives the 1988 Alan Nevins Prize, an award that honors the best dissertation on U.S. history. Her topic: " Good Works at a Profit: Private Development and U.S./Brazil Relations, 1945-60." • The Soviet Georgian Children's Dance Company entertains some 600 members of the USO community during a campus visit. The young dancers are feted by the Associated Students at a luncheon preceding their performance.

C lasses begin for the new master of arts in pastoral care and counseling program, a program designed to prepare students for ministries of pastoral care. The program is offered by USD's Institute for Christian Ministries.

U.s. News and World Report maga- zine ranks USO fifth in educational quality among regional colleges in the West. The survey of college presidents was based upon academic reputation , student selectivity, student retention patterns, faculty quality and f inancial resources.

The Torero football squad closes one of its most successful seasons ever, finishing 7-2 . Senior fullback Todd Jackson leads USO offensively, rushing for 1,003 yards and becoming the Toreros all-time career rushing leader with 2,716 yards. • Sr. Pat Shaffer receives a S200,000 National Science Foundation grant to fund a three-year research project that will not only further knowledge of genetics, but might also assist in battling leukemia and lymphoma .

A lumna Therese Whitcomb is pre- sented with the Bishop Buddy Award-the Alumni Association's highest honor. The award is bestowed on an individual who makes significant contributions to the field in which he or she works and to the university.

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