USD President's Report 1987

The Deans' Ball. an annual event raises more than $80,000 for student and faculty programs. Kim and Marilyn Fletcher co-chaired the ball.

For the ninth consecutive year, USD's University of the Third Age, a learning and self-help program for those 55 years old and over, hosts an enthusiastic group of participants.

Seven Tel Aviv University law professors meet with their counterparts at USD to consider constitutional questions. The seven seek to help Israel establish its first constitution.

The chairwoman of the National Endow- ment for the Humanities, Lynne Cheney, tells a USD audience why a liberal arts training is increasingly valuable in the American corporate sector. Shopping center developer and USD trustee Ernest Hahn receives an honorary doctor of humane letters degree during 1987 commencement exercises. Hahn is honored for his philanthropic and civic commitments to San Diego and for his incorporation of high ethical standards into both his personal and professional life.

August

Dr. James Caltrider, assistant professor of management science, spends two months as a Fulbright Scholar lecturing in Montevideo, Uruguay. Dr. Perri Bomar, associate professor of nursing, is named recipient of the University of Akron's Mary Gladwin Alumni Award for excellence in research . Among her research projects: studies on hypertension in black couples, health promoting behaviors of expectant parents and effects of aerobic dancing on women's health. Enrollment reaches a record level- 5,660 students. The total is a 3.8 percent increase from fall , 1987. "Seeking Safe Ground: the Legal Situation of Central American Refugees in Mexico," the first comprehensive study of this problem, is co-published by the USD Mexico-U.S. Law Institute and the Uni- versidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. More than 200 children from the Linda Vista neighborhood join USD faculty, students and staff for a birthday party to commemorate the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution. September

May

The centerpiece of the University's new Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROfC) headquarters on campus is formally dedicated the Jack L. Adams Midshipman Wardroom. Adams is a long-time supporter of USD.

'The Play of Daniel." a 13th century liturgical drama, makes its San Diego debut on campus, featuring USD students, alumni and professors. U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese speaks about drugs in the corporate workplace and their connection with white collar crime during a campus address to USD's Corporate Associates organization . The group is composed of businessmen and businesswomen who support the University. San Diego's future growth is the subject of a highly-charged debate among com- munity representatives at the USDForum, the first in a series of public policy debates sponsored by the University.

October

USD's Theater Arts Department performs Thornton Wilder's "Our Town ," starring USD students and faculty. 'The Role of Leadership in Organizational Excellence" is the topic addressed by Dr. Dennis Briscoe, professor of management and personnel. during a lecture to the community. Fr. Nicolas Reveles. associate professor of music, performs Beethoven's First Piano Concerto in concert with the Monteverdi Chamber Orchestra at San Diego's Lyceum Theatre.

July

Dr. Janet Rodgers is named dean of the Hahn School of Nursing, replacing Dr. Irene Palmer, who returns to full-time teaching at USD. Dr. Rodgers most recently was professor and chair of the nursing department at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pa .

November

George Feifer, an author and expert on the Soviet Union, presents a lecture entitled , " Love, Vodka , Laughter, Tears: A Look at Soviet Life Under the Surface."

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