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Photo by Jean Joyner Bob Page (right), ’84-’85 chairman of the aiumni board, presented a plaque to Dr. Cecii R. Reynolds, UNCW’s Distinguished Alumnus of 1984. Alumni Association Honors Reynolds, Hewlett at Banquet The UNCW Alumni Association held its annual awards banquet in April. This year. Dr. Cecil R. Reynolds ’75, professor of psychology at Texas A&M University, received the Distinguished Alumnus Award. Addison Hewlett, Jr., who has practiced law in Wilmington since 1934, received the Distinguished Citizen Award from the association. W. Robert Page ’73, chairman of the association’s board of directors for 1984-85, presented plaques to both men and cited them for their outstanding contributions to their professions, UNCW, com munity, state and nation. Reynolds majored in psychology at UNCW, then continued his studies at the University of Georgia. Just 32, Reynolds has already achieved a national reputation in the fields of educational and school psychology. Among his four professional books is the highly respected Handbook of School Psychology, the first such work in the field. At Texas A&M, he is director of the doctoral school Photo by Mimi Cunningham Kimberly Edwards Chewning (left) received the 1984 Alumni Achievement Award at commencement cere monies this year, for the best academic performance of the senior class, from John Munroe III, ’83-’84 chair man of the alumni board. psychology training program in the department of educational psychology. The following is a quote from a letter from Dr. Robert Brown, UNCW professor of psychology, in nominating Reynolds for the award. "What does not show in Dr. Reynolds’ formal record is his great concern about ethical issues in the field of psychological measurement. Issues such as bias in psychological measurement, adequate training of professionals, and adequate develop ment of psychological tests concern not only those within the field but, more importantly, people at large. For it is people who are being tested, evaluated, and perhaps classified on the basis of these tests, and people can be seriously harmed if the tests are poorly designed or misused. Much of his work has centered around construction of bet ter tests and criticism of the misuse of present tests. He has taken some highly critical and un popular stands where it might have been more politically wise to be moderate or even quiet. As one example, he delivered a very critical attack on many of the current and increasingly popular tests used by clinical neuropsychologists, in an invited address to the National Academy of Neuropsycho logists. He also appears frequently as an expert witness in court cases concerning psychological testing and assessment, and has appeared on the Today show and has been quoted in Science magazine. "These professional accomplishments are far beyond what all but a few professionals accumulate in an entire career—indeed, they would be laudable and worthy of recognition in a person at retire ment. For someone 32 years old who received his doctoral degree only five years ago, they are phenomenal.” Addison Hewlett, Jr., has a distinguished record of service to Wilmington and to UNCW. He repre sented New Hanover County in the state legisla ture from 1951-59, where he was speaker of the house in 1959. He served on the Wilmington Col lege board of trustees from 1965-67, and was a trustee for UNCW from 1973-81, serving as chair man of the board in 1975-77. UNCW named Hewlett Hall after him in 1979. Recreation IVIajors Help Out How many college students do you know who would get up early on a Saturday morning to clean up a park? Give a hand to several recreation ma jors who did just that! Carolina Beach Parks and Recreation Depart ment requested the assistance of the UNCW Recreation Majors Association to aid in the clean ing up of Dow Road Park. Under the leadership of Dr. Robert Wolff, curriculum coordinator of HPER, seven recreation majors responded. They were up and at it by 9 a.m. March 17. Before noon they accomplished such chores as laying bases and building a mound on the softball field, puUing grass out of park flower beds, and other park related tasks. They completed their assignment and Carolina Beach Parks and Recreation Department showed their appreciation by giving them a free barbeque plate at a pig pickin’ sponsored by the Carolina Beach Volunteer Fire Department. Carolina Beach Parks and Recreation Department is also showing their gratitude by giving use of their facilities to the UNCW Recreation Majors Association. (This article was written by Lcisa Brown, UNCW Recreation Majors Association.) Business Is Booming In Cameron School UNCW held its second annual Business Week March 19-23. The Cameron School of Business Ad ministration sponsored 33 representatives from area and national businesses, industries and gov ernmental agencies to discuss aspects of their work with students. Most day classes in the business school were cancelled to allow business majors to take part in the sessions covering accounting, economics, finance, management and marketing concerns. Even though Business Week was sponsored by the Cameron school, all students were invited to attend. Participants represented a cross-section of business interests, such as banking, retailing, ship ping, manufacturing, utilities, real estate, in surance, investment management, and accounting. Speakers included Don Fishero, director of the Foreign Trade Zone for the N.C. State Ports Authority; Lucius Harvin III, president of Rose’s Stores, Inc.; and James A. Long, general manager of GE’s Wilmington Manufacturing Department. During the week, Thursday, March 22 was des ignated Career Day, when more than 50 repre sentatives of business, industry, governmental agencies and graduate schools were on hand in the University Union to talk with students about career interests. "Business Week is one of the most ambitious endeavors sponsored by the Cameron School of Business Administration,” said Dr. Norman R. Kaylor, dean of the school. "This activity is part of our continuing effort to provide first-class learn ing opportunities for our students and give them the opportunity to interact with business leaders in an informal manner.” Physical Barriers Few On UNCW Campus How do buildings on UNCW’s campus stack up in their accessibility to persons with physical disabilities? The university has not ever conducted a formal study of this, but each semester, students in Tom Skalko’s Introduction to Therapeutic Recre ation class measure buildings across campus, to see if they meet state and federal regulations and laws. Skalko keeps the papers which the students write, so he has a record of most campus buildings and their accessibility to the disabled. "UNCW is fortunate because it’s flat,” said Skalko recently. The university has a responsibility to comply with the Rehabilitation Act of 1974, which states that no institution receiving federal funds may dis criminate on the basis of a person’s disability or handicap. When Hinton James was the Pub and was still the student union, it did not comply, said Skalko. Almost all student activities were on the second floor, and the building has no elevator. The new University Union, however, is an excellent exam ple of compliance with not just the letter but the spirit of the law. "They did a good job with the union,” said Skalko. What do Skalko’s students look for when they examine a building? Some things are obvious; ramps for wheelchairs, elevators for buildings of more than one floor, designated parking spaces. Some, however, are not obvious to people without disabilities. Mirrors and dispensers in the bathroom, for example: Are they low enough for Cousteau Visit Draws Crowds to Campus Jean-Michel Cousteau, elder son of ocean ex plorer Jacques Cousteau, visited UNCW in March to present a lecture and movie presentation about the Cousteau Society’s recent expedition to the Amazon River. UNCW students in the Univer sity Program Board sponsored Cousteau’s trip to campus. Cousteau and his crew spent 18 months explor ing the world’s longest and least-known river and the rain forest that surrounds it. He discussed the expedition in depth, as well as the history and work of the research vessel Calypso that has become so well known through the work of his father. While he was in Wilmington, Cousteau visited UNCW’s research vessel Seahawk. Frank Chap man, director of operations for the NO A A National Undersea Research Program at UNCW, showed Cousteau around the vessel. From February 1982 to September 1983, Cousteau followed the Amazon River from its origins—18,300 feet above sea level in the Andes of Peru—to its mouth in Brazil. "You’re talking about a river basin that is as large as the entire United States,” said Cousteau during his visit to Wilmington. And at more than 4,000 miles, the Amazon is the longest river in the world. It w Photo by Mimi Cunningham
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