the Penn State-Behrend Collegian
SEPTEMBER 12,1985
VOLUME XXXIV NUMBER 1
Hammermill/Zurn dedication
ceremony marks Behrend’s progress
by Gregory D. Goldsmith
Collegian Staff Writer
Wednesday, Sept. 4, 1985
marked the dedication of the
Hammermill/Zurn Buildings.
At 10 a.m., as donors, local of
ficials and guests settled in under
the glass atrium joining the two
buildings, Dean and Provost Dr.
John M. Lilley opened the
ceremony with a warm welcoming
speech. He stated, “We are
honored that you have joined us
this morning for this thanksgiving
for our past and a celebration of
our future.” He added, “What
we praise this morning is the ef
fort of many people who have
committed their time, effort and
resources.”
Seated at his right were special
representatives of may benefac
tors; leaders of great faith and vi
sion. In attendance were:- Don
Alstadt, Chairman of the Lord
Corporation who was instrumen
tal in the creation of the Lord En
dowment, Ed Doll, President of
the Erie Community Foundation
which is a double benefactor,
Paul C. Roche, Jr., President of
Erie County Plastics Corporation
and representing the plastics in
dustry which is working to raise
$2 million to make possible a new
plastics technology program at
Courtesy of Erie Daily Times
Charles Hedrick, Dr. John Lilley and Frank Zurn cut the blue ribbon
Computer center ready to ‘boot’
by Pat Schlipf
Collegian Staff Writer
The new computer center is set
up in the Hammermill Building.
The equipment will consist of:
seven “Fat Macs” (these are Ap
ple’s Macintosh computers with
512 K memory), nine Zenith 158’s
(IBM’s) with hard disk storage,
more Apple computers, Lazer
STATION ROAD, ERIE, PA 16563
Behrend. Also present were Bill
Witkowski, owner of Port Erie
Plastics, Robert Reed, son of J.
Elmer Reed who was one of four
‘founders’ of the Behrend Col
lege, and G. David Gearhart,
Vice-President of Development
and University Relations at Penn
State University. Dr. Dean
Baldwin, Professor of English
represented the Behrend College
Faculty. In attendance were also
Doug Gerow, President of the
Student Government Association,
Stanley Schaffer, University
Trustee and Chairman of the
Trustee Building Committee, and
Ted Junker, Chairman and CEO
of Marine Bank and past Chair
man of Behrend Council of
Fellows. As Mr. Penn State in
Erie, Junker has been a major
leader in this effort.
Other special guests in atten
dance were members of the
Behrend College Council of
Fellows, members of the faculty
and staff, Rep. and Mrs. Karl
Boyes, Rep. and Mrs. James
Merry, Rep. Tom Swift, Senator
and Mrs. Buzz Andrezeski,
Senator and Mrs.. John Peterson,
County Executive Judy Lynch,
Mayor Tullio represented by Fred
Rush-A Penn State Alum, Peter
Bohlin, the architect and his col-
printers a large high speed printer,
and a T 1 Carrier.
The T 1 Carrier connects the
computer terminals at Behrend to
the mainframe computer at
University Park. Dean Burke, ex
plained, “The old system had
19,600 band widths (similar to the
fibers in a telephone wire), the
new system will have 1.54 million
leagues John Jackson and Charles
Cwenar and M.O. and Mary Alice
Smith and Pete Smith of H. Platt
Co.
One other special person Lilley
acknowledged was neither to his
right nor seated in the audience,
but was there in spirit was-Everett
Zurn. Lilley stated, “We are hav
ing this dedication today because
back in the winter this time fitted
into Everett’s schedule. It still
fits.” Lilley continued by stating,
“Many things had been done in
Everett’s memory, and asked that
today we celebrate his life with a
round of applause.
Following Lilley’s welcoming
address and the acknowledgement
of special guest, W. Craig Mc-
Clelland, Chairman of the
Behrend College Council of
Fellows and Dr. William Richard
son, Executive Vice-President and
Provost of the Pennsylvania State
University also gave welcoming
remarks. McClelland remarks
that, “this dedication can remind
us that organizations aren’t just
economic supporters but are also
a part of our growth of
academics. Succeeding Mc-
Clelland was Dr. Richardson,
who spoke of collegiate and com
munity life making a difference
on insured success. He added that
he was pleased to bring con
gratulations to this ceremony
from the entire university.
In progression of the welcom
ing remarks, comments were
made by representatives of some
of the major donors and con
tributors. Commenting first was
Thomas B. Hagen, Chairmam of
the Behrend College Capital Cam
paign who expressed a sincere
thank you to the benefactors and
acknowledged the great organiza
tional skills of Dr. Lilley. Trailing
Hagen was Alfred F. Duval,
Chairman and C.E.O. of Ham
mermill Paper Company who
stated that Hammermill is proud
to be a part of Behrend’s progress
and this project. Representing the
Zurn family was Frank W. Zurn.
On behalf of his family, Frank
Zurn said that he was pleased to
continued on page 3
band widths.” This will decrease
the relay time between the ter
minals and the mainframe
drastically. “There are 16 ports
(links the terminals to the main
frame) now and with the addition
of the TI Carrier, there will be 64
ports,” Burke said.
The new equipment is funded
continued on page 4
Student parking:
issue explained
by Michele Miller
Collegian Staff Writer
This summer the teachers’
parking lot was reconditioned to
the tune of 56,000. The cost in
cluded improvement of the
drainage system, removal and
repair of the sub-base, relining
and paving the whole lot and the
building of two “islands” for
direction and protection of the
cars. Eleven additional parking
spaces were created.
Meanwhile, students still have
problems finding places to park.
They have petitioned the ad
ministartion to expand existing
lots or build new ones, but seem
ingly without total success.
Reed parking lot receives a face lift
Director of Operations, John
Ream, said “ Students are- under
the impression that it’s relatively
easy to improve the facilities, but
it’s not. It’s a matter of finding
the money, and at 51,500 to 2,000
per space, cost is a major
problem.”
“We are working on the pro
blem, though. Requests for addi
tional funding have been forward
ed to for consideration to Steve
Garbari, the senior vice-president
of financial operations at Univer
sity Park, but it takes awhile for
final approval,” Ream explained.
“Two years ago, when I began
working at Behrend, I put in a re
quest for improvement of the
teachers’ lot and only recently was
construction allowed to begin,”
he continued.
Progress in student parking
slowly advances. A gravel lot able
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Sports column p.ll
to hold 50-60 cars was put in
behind the Nick Building, and its
expansion and possible paving is
under way at University Park.
After construction crews com
plete work on the Hammermill
Building, students will also be
able to use the lot originally
created for the builders.
Administration isn’t deliberate
ly overlooking the students’ pro
blem. “No one is trying to give
students a hard time,” Ream said.
“That’s not the case at all. Once
again, where the' money comes
from is what slows us down. It’s a
very expensive project and funds
generated from student parking
fees just aren’t enough.”
“I also want to make to make
clear that reconstruction of the
teachers’ lot is a separate issue.
The Reed lot had been
deteriorating for quite some time
and needed repair. It wasn’t as if
teachers’ needs were placed over
those of the students because fun
ding for the teachers’ lot comes
from different sources.”
Until Behrend receives the
money needed to expand parking
facilities, Ream suggested that
students try to be a little more
understanding. If space is not
available, a student will not be
ticketed for parking on the grass.
Despite the progress in recent
months, Ream doesn’t feel the
school will ever have enough
parking. “Even though the addi
tional lots are helpful, it’s hard to
keep up with Behrend’s growth
rate. But we’ll keep trying.”