AWARD, SPEECHES, GROUND BREAKING TOR GOVERNOR'S DAY EVENTS
By Mary Halm
Governor of Alaska William
A. Egan, was honored Saturday
at the University of Alaska’s
annual Governor’s Day cere
monies which this spring in
cluded an ROTC Awards Cere
mony, men’s and women’s drill
team exhibitions and a ground- !
breaking ceremony for the new
university health, physical edu
cation and recreation building.
Attending the Reserve Officers’
Training Corps Awards Ceremony
with* the Governor were Lt. Gen.
George Mundv. commander-in-chief
Alaskan Command: Brig. Gen. Les
ter L. Wheeler, deputy commander,
USARAL; and Dr. William R. Wood,
president of the university.
William A. O'Neill, vice president. I
Board of Regents. University of '
Alaska; Dr. George W. Adams, aca- I
demjc vice president of the uni
versity: Dr. C. T. Elvey, vice presi
dent, for advanced study and re
search; Prof. William R. Cashen.
university marshal; and Col. Rich
ard , Beyer, head, Department of
Military Science.
Awards were presented to several
outstanding ROTC cadets recogniz
ing their achievements during the
year. Master of ceremonies was
Cadet I t. Steven Herbert.
The National Defense Transporta
tion Association Award, which is
presented yearly to only 20 cadets
in the entire nation for outstanding
senior cadets whose college curricu- j
lum is in a field related to trans- i
portation. was given to Cadet Capt.
Richprd Stock. Lt. Gen. Mundy pre
sented the award to Stock who is
a Fa;,'K-oks student majoring in ac
counting.
Governor’s Award
Stock also was winner of the
1962 G "prnorh ROTC Award given
by Governor Evan. One individual
in the Cadet Corps is awarded the
med;l annually for outstanding
scholarship, leadership and charac
ter.
Cade’ Major Richard Freeman re
ceived fhe gold medal award of the
Armed Forets Communications and ,
Electronics Association | for 1962 j
from F. D. Chiei. project manager,
for the RCA Service Comnany. The
recipient of that award must be in
Electrical Engineering as a senior
and have demonstrated outstanding
leadershin. character and military
aptitude. Freeman's home is in An
chorage.
Dr. Wood gave the University
President’s Award Medal to the out
standing ROTC cadet in the sopho
more class for leadership, scholar
shin. rc-utorv antitnde and merit to
Cadet Stephen J. Young, a physics
major from Seward.
The Association of the United
States Army Medal which is pre
sented annually to the outstanding
cadet in the junior class for the
above qualities was given to Cadet
1st Lt. Charles Pritchard. Briga
dier General Wheeler made the pre
sentation. Pritchard is a history ma
jor from New York.
E. Johnny Coonjohn. Command
er of the Dorman H. Baker Post,
BREAKING GROUND — Alaska Governor William A. Egan lifts up the first shovel full of dirt at
ground breaking ceremonies for the new gymnasium at the University of Alaska. The event took place
during Governor’s Day last Saturday. Others show 1 (right to left) are William Cashen, Grand Marshal
of the University; William O’Neil, senior member o ’ the Board of Regents; Dr. William R. Wood, Presi
dent of the University; and over Wood’s right shojlder, intrepid Fairbanks cameraman Jim Young.
American Legion, presented the
post’s Gold Medal Award to the
outstanding cadet in the senior class.
He was Cadet Lt. Col. Carl A. Di
vinyi who is a Miami resident at
the university majoring in Wildlife
Management.
Cadet Cpl. Stanley R. Thorsheim.
a freshman business administration
majnr from Kodiak, received the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Medal |
Award for 1962. Post Commande’-. j
Golden Heart Post Number 3629.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Donald j
R. Demers, made the presentation. I
TTni+er) States Army Superior Ca
det Ribbon Awards for cadets in
each class who have shown out
standing abilities in leadership,
scholarship, merit, and military apti
tude were given by Colonel Herbert
C. Hicks, Deputy Commander and
Chief of Staff. Yukon Command.
TTSARAL. Recipients were Cadet
let T,t. T-Terb°rt. senior. C. F,. major,
Fairbanks; Cadet 1st Lt. Donald R.
Robison, junior, Ed. major, Anchor
age; Cadet Sgt. Edmund L. Muel
ler, sonhomore, Geophysics major.
Pennsylvanit: and Cadet Cnl. Doug
las E. Lee, freshman, C.E. major,
Nome.
Perry S. McLain, president of the
Alaska Society. Sons of the Ameri
can Revolution, presented that so
ciety's award to a member of each
class for military proficiency, lead
<3t'sh’n. citizenship and participation
in campus activities. They were:
Cadet Capt. Robert A. Hahn, senor.
Fd. major, Washington; Cadet 2nd
Lt. John S. Watkins, junior, Ed. ma
jor, Fairbanks: Cadet SSgt. Thomas
L. Hicklin, sophomore. Mech. Engr.
major, Seward: and Cadet Pfe James
P. Scott, freshman, E.E. major, An
chorage.
Honor Cadet
The Southeast Alaska Chapter,
Military Order of World Wars
Honor Cadet Award was given to
Cadet Capt. James W. Miller for
scholarship and demonstrated apti
tude for Army service.
Miller also will receive an en
graved fountain pen desk set. Dr.
George W. Adams, academic vice
president, University of Alaska,
made the presentation. Miller is a
senior accounting major from An
chorage.
Dr. Charles Ray. Dean of the Co]r
'eee of Behavioral Science and Edu
cation. presented the Honor Cadet
Ribbons, which are awarded an
nually for the Professor of Military
Science for outstanding ability in
leadership and military aptitude.
Cadets receiving the Honor Cadet
Ribbons were: Cadet 2nd Lt. Lyman
Jennings, junior. Wildlife major, Il
linois: Cadet Sgt. David F. Hatler,
sophomore, Wildlife major. Mon
tana: Cadet Cpl. Clifford A. Fernan
dez, freshman, Math major, Ft.
Wainwright.
Drill Demonstration
After award presentations the uni
versity Women’s Drill Team, under
the leadership of Miss Nancy Philips
performed, followed by a drill dem
onstration by the ROTC Men’s Drill
Team under the direction of Cadet
Pritchard.
The band which furnished music
throughout the program was di
rected by ROTC band director Ger
ald Bowman.
Dr. Wood then told the audience
and cadets about Alaska’s potential
and its relationship to the Univer
sity of Alaska and students. He said
that we are asking what we need
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to know for the future. In Alaska
we have a tremendous timber, min
eral, wild game, fur, fishing, and
agricultural potential
At the University of Alaska, he
said, students come to seek know
ledge and find out some of these
answers. “The University can be the
catalyst that brings about the change
in conditions of the state and na
tion.” He concluded that the uni
versity enjoys strong support from
the people of the State, the legis
lature and particularly the Execu
tive Branch.
Egan Lauds Education
The president introduced Gover
nor Egan, who emphasized that “one
is never too old or busy to learn.”
Egan said that every time he comes
back to the university for a visit he
learns much. He gave a brief his
tory of the university beginning 40
years ago when there were five
courses of study offered, six profes
sors and a president, six students,
and one building.
He answered the pessimists of ed
ucation at the University of Alaska
by saying “education is like measles
—you have to go where measles is.”
The governor stated that in the past
10 years there has been a 130 per
cent increase in the school popula
tion in Alaska.
“Education is an investment not
an expenditure” he emphasized.
“Alaska's future is bound to world
events” he concluded. *
Break Ground
A ground breaking ceremony tor
the new gymnasium was held fol
lowing the awards ceremony, west
of the campus residence hall com
plex on the Fairbanks Nenana High
way. Professor Cashen, university
marshal, was master of, ceremonies
for the ground breaking and Regent
O’Neill, presided. Both men gave
short talks on the development of
the gymnasium plans and its need.
Governor Egan turned the first
spade of earth. He was assisted by
local Legislators; Dr. Wood: Major
Ribar; A1 Seeliger, president of the
Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce;
Patrick Sharrock, president of the
Associated Students. University of
Alaska: Miss Martha Bang, outstand
ing woman student of 1961-62: Mrs.
Audrey Loftus, executive secretary.
Alumni Association; Prof. Fred
Boyle, head, Department of Health,
Physical Education and Recreation;
Colonel Beyel; Harold Sivesind.
C&R Builders, Inc., contractor, and
Linn Forrest, architect.
I Around Town with First National I
John Butrovich, Jr.
John Butrovich, Jr., has the
distinction of being one of the
last legislators td serve under
the territorial government.
Butrovich was born in Fair
banks in 1910 and has lived here
all his life. He graduated from
Fairbanks High School in 1929.
His wife, Grace, who is a part- I
ner with him in the Alaska In
surance Agency, was originally
from Juneau, but met and mar
ried her husband in Fairbanks.
The couple have one daughter,
Mrs. Jan Almquist and three
grandchildren, all of whom live
in Fairbanks.
When statehood came for Al- fj
aska, Butrovich did not get to j
complete his term in the terri- p
torinl senate vhich would have K
expired in 1960. He had been (|
serving as a legislator since 1944.
a variety oi interests attracts tne r ail-nanus pioneer. He
and his wife enjoy bowling as well as hunting and fishing trips
to their cabins along the river. For the past 25 years Butrovich
has found a fascinating hobby in coin collecting. He’s now tak
ing flying lessons and hopes to complete them soon so that he
might be able to use his plane for some of he and his wife’s
trips.
He will be featured speaker for the Young Republicans
Convention in Ketchikan this weekend and most recently is
a candidate for Senate seat J.
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