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THE IPFW QUARTERLY MAGAZINE • MARCH 1991
FEATURES
5 The beat goes on
8 Can mothers and daughters be sisters?
10 Old is beautiful
DEPARTMENTS
Perspective • Around IPFW • Alumni Notes • Retrospective
PERSPECTIVE
A woman's work is never done by Joanne B. Lantz, Ph.D. Chancellor
During Women's History Month in March, we examine a growing record of "herstories" and feel a great sense of accomplishment. My herstory has been so professionally rewarding that I've thought a lot about the hows and whys of it. Certain factors I've isolated are not unusual for men, but may have given me an edge in an era when "girls" were not supposed to be competitive or to be good at anything involving science or mathematics. For instance, I never learned that women were not supposed to be successful. My mother was liberated before the feminist ideal was championed, and my grandmothers were similarly strong figures, never subservient. Secondly, I was encouraged to try things and not be daunted by failures along the way. It was not horrible to experience a setback; it was horrible not to try. Thirdly, throughout my life, I've had interested mentors. First came math teachers who encouraged my natural interests and abilities. Later, when I worked in public school systems, I was fortunate always to have at hand a colleague willing to give me advice and help me grow and develop. These professional mentors have ranged from Ralph Evans, my first principal, to Steve Beering and include numerous women teacher friends not always older, but wiser than me. My years at IPFW and the herstory of the campus have gone along together, and we have made many gains. In the early days, we took aim at one inequity at a time-some that sound unbelievable to today's generation of workers protected by EEO rules and Affirmative Action guidelines. For instance, within 24 hours of my hiring, I protested a rule that university women could not claim husbands as insurance dependents although university men could so claim their wives. The rule was changed within 90 days. Another battle involved women employees on the service staff who were, in those days, called "maids" and were paid considerably less an hour than the men on staff who did the same work but had a different job title. I remember when all of the women service employees came to my office (in the Dean of Students area) to say thanks to the committee who established their right to an extra $100 a week. "You took us out of poverty," one of them said. We argued a lot with the dean and director about faculty salaries, especially over a formula which set women's salaries at the mean-minus $300. We threatened a class action suit and our demands for equity prevailed. Gender pay issues are tangible and victories, sweet. But intangible and hard to fight are outworn notions about women. I've noted in studies of female assertiveness that men consider assertive women more competent, but are more likely to be influenced by women whom they perceive as hesitant or tentative-and less competent. Such biases are often unconscious, enshrined in social stereotypes encouraging women to play dumb. We women, on the other hand, like and trust assertiveness in each other. Given such contradictions, it's no wonder that other studies show women become more cynical as they move up in the hierarchy and bump their heads against the glass ceiling! So what are women to do? My answers come from my own upbringing: to teach women they can succeed; to try things and not fear failure; and especially to seek mentors. A study of executives in Fortune 500 companies shows that men have many more opportunities than women to enjoy mentor relationships (of the sort that encouraged me). That women have come a long way was made evident to me recently when I attended the first-ever conference of female college presidents. The number has doubled in the past 10 years. That we have a long way to go is plain when you consider that the 350 of us in the charmed circle represent just 11 percent of the total number of college heads.
Through Current, IPFW promotes intelligent conversation among alumni, friends, faculty, and staff about its research, teaching, and service missions.
Current, Volume 4, Number 2 March 1991
Current is published by News Bureau and Publications, Kettler 111, (219) 481-6808.
Staff: Julia E. Scher, publications specialist; Bradley A. Snow, graphic artist; Rosemary L. Steiner, director; Julie A. Herman, news and media specialist.
Editorial board: Robert A. Barrett, Engineering and Technology; Karen R. Chapman, Alumni; Judith M. Clinton, University Relations; Larry W. Griffin, Helmke Library; Sherrill M. Hockemeyer, Business and Management Sciences; James D. Hostetter, Arts and Sciences; Leonard P. Iaquinta, Development; Larry L. Life, Fine and Performing Arts; Bettye J. Poignard, Multicultural Services; Marjorie E. Souers, Education.
Appointments and awards
Richard H. Ritchie
was appointed vice
chancellor for financial
affairs by the Purdue
Trustees, Feb. 6.
Previously director of
computing and data
Ritchie processing, he succeeds
John R. Carnaghi, who
has taken a position at Florida State
University.
C. James Owen, Public and
Environmental Affairs, was awarded a
Fulbright grant to lecture in Plock,
Poland this spring. Plock is Fort
Wayne's sister city.
On the spot
IPFW faculty often provide expert
opinions to the news media. Following
are some recent examples:
From Sociology and Anthropol­ogy,
two professors wrote op-eds for
The Journal-Gazette. After the confusion
during the city's recent flood, Anson
Shupe admonished Fort Wayne to
develop a municipal volunteer
program that works; and Bronislaw
Misztal, a Polish native, commented
on Poland's future after the December
presidential runoff election.
James 0. Farlow, Earth and Space
Sciences, has been interviewed by
three production crews about his
expertise in tracking dinosaurs: Nova
(PBS); WHYY in Philadelphia; and
Granada Productions, which is
supervising a four-part series for the
Arts and Entertainment Network,
hosted by Walter Cronkite. His book
for grades 5-8, On The Tracks of
Dinosaurs, will be published in March.
When ancient moose antlers were
found near Kendallville in December,
Jack A. Sunderman, Earth and Space
Sciences, identified them as such and
contributed to The Journal-Gazette story.
The Persian Gulf War prompted
The Journal-Gazette story that featured
opinions of Mohammed Fazel,
Psychological Sciences; and Hedayeh
Samavati, Economics and Finance.
Fazel also presented the "Mideast
Perspective" for The News-Sentinel. Van
Coufoudakis, Academic Affairs, who
teaches a spring course on "The
Middle East and Superpower Politics,"
has been interviewed repeatedly by
local print and broadcast reporters.
Thomas L. Guthrie, Economics and
Finance, related uncertain oil prices to
a local economic outlook in December.
In a January story that focused on the
Fort Wayne economy, Guthrie relayed
some employment figures to The Los
Angeles Times.
David R. Bell and Don Koritnik,
Medical Education, explained alcohol's
effects on the body in The News­Sentinel,
Dec. 18.
ACTF returns
In the second year of hosting the
Region III American College Theater
Festival semi-finals, IPFW was deluged
for four days in January by 1,200
students, directors, and guest judges.
Of more than 200 who competed for
two spots and an alternate at the Irene
Ryan National Acting Scholarship
finals in Washington, D.C., Nathan
Steury, IPFW theatre major, was
named the alternate.
ACTF was hosted by the IPFW
School of Fine and Performing Arts. It
is produced by the John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts to
promote excellence in college and
university theatre.
Rock got bad rap
This spring, Mark A. Leach is
giving students something to
appreciate. His course, Music F419
(Special Topics), takes the entire
semester to study rock 'n' roll. What's
more, the course can be taken in lieu of
traditional music appreciation.
AROUND IPFWij
Leach second-guesses the
skeptics' question: "Isn't rock just three
chords, ear-splitting volume levels,
and uncultivated screaming?"
He responds: "Rock is a musical
style in which there are good and bad
examples. There are many highly
inventive uses of rock style in its nearly
40-year history. Learning how to
discuss this music in musical terms can
help us to make informed judgments
about music generally."
Leach suggests that groups such
as Chicago, The Beatles, The Talking
Heads, and Pink Floyd have been
influenced greatly by jazz, blues, and
African music-forms legitimized by
musicians and critics alike.
"Rock is one of the most
important economic and social forces
of the 20th century," he said. "Its
performers continue to influence
behavior in an unprecedented way."
In remembrance of Martin
Martin Luther King, Jr., was no
stranger to ironies, memorial speaker
John H. Patton said.
So, on Jan. 17 as missiles streaked
across Middle Eastern skies and U.S.
television screens, the audience
remembered the civil-rights leader's
commitment to nonviolence.
Patton, associate professor of
communication at Tulane University,
spoke of King's critical choices-
• for human justice, choosing to
unite, rather than divide people
according to races;
• for nonviolence, choosing to go to
jail (Birmingham 1963) as a
formative, redemptive act; and
• for heroism, choosing to speak
against the U.S. policy in Vietnam.
By exhibiting a dangerous
unselfishness in giving himself for
others, King's heroism "will not let go
of us," said Patton.
The annual Martin Luther King
Memorial Service was sponsored by
Campus Ministry and IPFW
Multicultural Services.
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Let's put our money where our values are.
What's the best investment you ever
made? For most of us it's higher education.
What's the best investment Indiana can
make right now? The answer echoes, "higher
education."
But more than lip service, we need a
Commitment to Quality from the Indiana
General Assembly.
Senate Districts
SENATORS IN DISTRICT ORDER
Sen. Frank Mrvan (1)
Sen. Thurman Ferree (2)
Sen. Earline Rogers (3)
Sen. Rose Ann Antich (4)
Sen. William Alexa (5)
Sen. D. Suzanne Landske (6)
Sen. Katie Wolf (7)
Sen. Dennis Neary (8)
Sen. Betty Lawson (9)
Sen. Douglas Hunt (10)
Sen. Joseph Zakas (11)
Sen. Marvin Riegsecker (12)
Sen. Robert Meeks (13)
Sen. Richard Worman (14)
Sen. Thomas Wyss (15)
Sen. John Sinks (16)
Sen. Harold Wheeler (17)
Sen. Thomas Weatherwax (18)
Sen. Larry Macklin (19)
Sen. Anthony Maidenberg (20)
Sen. Steven Johnson (21)
Sen. Michael Gery (22)
Sen. Joseph Harrison (23)
Sen. Richard Thompson (24)
Sen. William McCarty (25)
Sen. Allie Craycraft, Jr. (26)
Sen. Allen Paul (27)
Sen. Beverly Gard (28)
Sen. William Soards (29)
Sen. Virginia Blankenbaker (30)
Sen. James W. Merritt, Jr. (31)
Sen. Patricia Miller (32)
Sen. Louis Mahern, Jr. (33)
Sen. Julia Carson (34)
Sen. Morris Mills (35)
Sen. Lawrence Borst (36)
Sen. Edward Pease (37)
Sen. Robert Hellmann (38)
Sen. Maurice Doll, Jr. (39)
Sen. Vi Simpson (40)
Sen. Robert Garton (41)
Sen. Jean Leising (42)
Sen. Johnny Nugent (43)
Sen. Joseph Corcoran (44)
Sen. James Lewis (45)
Sen. Kathy Smith (46)
Sen. Richard Young, Jr. (47)
Sen. Lindel Hume (48)
Sen. Joseph O'Day (49)
Sen. Gregory Server (50)
Why? Because Indiana's current
investment is $300 per student below the
national average. Because professors' salaries
are $2,000 below the national average.
Because enrollments of our young people are
5 percent below the national average.
Because of facts like these, all of Indiana's
state-supported colleges and universities are
Ask for your senator's and
representative's commitment to
quality by writing to them at:
Indiana Senate or
Indiana House
State House
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204.
asking the legislature to make a Commitment
to Quality and increase operating budgets by
an extra 3 percent.
Will you write your legislators and ask
them to support the Commitment to Quality
proposals?
We know-and they do, too-the value of
your opinions.
House Districts
REPRESENTATIVES IN DISTRICT ORDER
Rep. Dennis Kruse (1)
Rep. J. Brad Fox (2)
Rep. Dean Mock (3)
Rep. Philip Warner (4)
Rep. Craig Fry (5)
Rep. Richard Mangus (6)
Rep. B. Patrick Bauer (7)
Rep. Thomas Kromkowski (7)
Rep. Michael Dvorak (8)
Rep. Mary Kay Budak (9)
Rep. Anita Bowser (9)
Rep. Ralph Ayres (10)
Rep. Esther Wilson (1 0)
Rep. Paul Hric (11)
Rep. John Matonovich (11)
Rep. Earl Harris (12)
Rep. Jesse Villalpando (12)
Rep. Chester Dobis (13)
Rep. Charlie Brown (14)
Rep. Vernon Smith (14)
Rep. James C. Conlon (15)
Rep. Timothy Fesko (15)
Rep. Walter Roorda (16)
Rep. Gary Cook (17)
Rep. David Walkins (18)
Rep. Stephen Gabel (19)
Rep. Robert Alderman (19)
Rep. Gloria J. Goeglein (19)
Rep. Barbara Engle (20)
Rep. Phyllis Pond (20)
Rep. Ben GiaQuinta (20)
Rep. Dan Stephan (21)
Rep. Kent Adams (22)
Rep. Raymond Musselman (23)
Rep. Robert Sabatini (24)
Rep. Claire Leuck (25)
Rep. Sue W. Scholer (26)
Rep. Sheila Klinker (27)
Rep. James Davis (28)
Rep. Brad Bayliff (29)
Rep. Earle Howard (30)
Rep. M. Tracy Boatwright (31)
Rep. Richard Beck (31)
Rep. Jeffrey Espich (32)
Rep. David Hoover (33)
Rep. Hurley Goodall (34)
Rep. R. Marc Carmichael (35)
Rep. Patrick Kiely (36)
Rep. Rolland Webber (37)
Rep. Richard Dellinger (38)
Rep. John Donaldson (39)
Rep. Samuel Turpin (40)
Rep. Dan Pool (41)
Rep. F. Dale Grubb (42)
Rep. R. Jerome Kearns (43)
Rep. Susan R. Crosby (44)
Rep. John Gregg (45)
Rep. W. Vern Tincher (46)
Rep. Richard Bray (47)
Rep. R. Michael Young (48)
Rep. Donald Nelson (48)
Rep. Joyce Brinkman (48)
Rep. John Keeler (49)
Rep. Paul Mannweiler (49)
Rep. John C. Ruckelshaus, Ill (49)
Rep. Lawrence Buell (50)
Rep. Brian Bosma (50)
Rep. Jack Colley (50)
Rep. William Crawford (51)
Rep. John Day (51)
Rep. Joseph Summers (51)
Rep. David Jones (52)
Rep. L. Keith Bulen (52)
Rep. George Schmid (52)
Rep. Sarah M. Wolf (53)
Rep. Douglas Kinser (54)
Rep. Stephen A. Robbins (55)
Rep. Richard Bodiker (56)
Rep. Jeffrey M. Linder (57)
Rep. Woody Burton (58)
Rep. Robert Hayes (59)
Rep. Jerry Bales (60)
Rep. Mark Kruzan (61)
Rep. Jerry L. Denbo (62)
Rep. Donald Hume (63)
Rep. Richard L. McConnell (64)
Rep. Frank Newkirk, Jr. (65)
Rep. William W. Bailey (66)
Rep. Edward Goble (67)
Rep. Robert Bischoff (68)
Rep. David Cheatham (69)
Rep. Paul Robertson (70)
Rep. James L. Bottorff (71)
Rep. William Cochran (72)
Rep. Dennis Heeke (73)
Rep. Michael Phillips (74)
Rep. Vaneta Becker (75)
Rep. Dennis Avery (75)
Rep. Larry Lutz (76)
Rep. J. Jeff Hays (77)
C ut the community out of IPFW' s School of
Health Sciences and you'll cause a cardiac
arrest. At the heart of the new school's growth
are robust relationships with area hospitals and health
professionals.
Designated as a school just last year, Health Sciences
has negotiated swift developments: a merger of the nursing
department with Parkview Memorial Hospital's nursing
program; and addition of two associate degrees, radiologic
sciences and medical record technology, and a bachelor's
degree in medical technology. Fort Wayne School of
Radiography offers clinical and professional classes to
IPFW radiology technology students at Parkview and St.
Joseph Medical Center. Many local health-care
professionals teach students both on campus and during
clinical experiences in community agencies.
In turn, IPFW students organize tours of the campus's
nursing and dental clinics, and donate time to local
projects, such as Focus on Health which sponsors physical
fitness tests and blood screenings at numerous community
sites. The school is active in co-sponsoring continuing
education courses and health career fairs for high school
students and adult audiences.
The new school consists of the following departments:
medical technology, dental auxiliary education, medical
record technology, radiologic sciences, mental health
technology, and nursing. The school also works in
cooperation with the Indiana University Division of Allied
Health Sciences in Indianapolis to offer transfer programs
in cytotechnology, medical record administration, physical
therapy, occupational therapy, radiologic sciences (B.S.),
and respiratory therapy.
For students in all of these areas, community contacts
are the key to solid preparation for career success.
Dental Auxiliary Education
Dental assisting students complete a rigorous one-year
program which includes a second-semester clinical
experience, a total of 300 hours in dental offices, rotating
among various specialties such as orthodontics and oral
surgery. "Clinicals require a lot of time both from students
and dentists because students are slower at performing
procedures and because dentists take time to explain
procedures," according to Jami L. Beard, assistant professor
of dental assisting. Many
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assistants are hired by
dentists with whom they
perform clinicals. Beard
received a call from one
dentist, after just the first
week of clinicals, offering his
student extern a job in May.
During Children's
Dental Health Month in
February, dental assisting
students make dental health
presentations to Allen
County third graders, staff
the Toothbrush Trade-ins at
two local malls, and
volunteer at the Matthew 25
Health and Dental Clinic in
Fort Wayne.
Students guide the image intensifier
into the correct x-ray position in the
radiology department at St. Joseph
Medical Center.
The dental hygiene
program covers three years of study, and includes intensive
clinical experience in the campus's dental clinic. Local
dentists, who teach many of the classes, integrate their
office performance standards into their courses. After
training under these conditions, students find taking state
boards for certification little harder than regular clinic
work.
Elaine S. Foley, chair of the program, said local dentists
and dental hygienists directly recruit students by inviting
interested persons to observe daily procedures in the office.
"Ninety percent of our students are recruited from these
dental office contacts."
The program graduates about 20 hygienists each year
but Foley said she always has more job openings than
graduates. "Our graduates can work all over the U.S. and
the world because academic standards in the U.S. are the
very strict." IPFW graduates
have worked in Germany,
Switzerland, Saudi Arabia,
Australia, and the Virgin
Islands.
Dental laboratory
students' externships place
them in one of the 12 dental
labs in Fort Wayne or 17labs in
northeastern Indiana. The
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IPFW program also allows students to see their dentures
placed in the mouths of patients at the Matthew 25 Health
and Dental Clinic, a free clinic in downtown Fort Wayne.
According to Charles A. Champion, department chair,
students watch the patient's reaction to placement of the
dentures, which isn't always pleasant. "Students see the
patient's reaction, such as choking, when the fit isn't right.
That makes an impression about the quality of work they
need to maintain." When the fit is right, students are
treated to hugs and tears from grateful patients who
wouldn't normally have the means to afford dentures. The
dental lab technician program charges Matthew 25 for
materials only.
Medical Record Technology
The school's newest degree is the Associate of Science
in medical record technology. A great asset to this program
is the access provided by Parkview Memorial Hospital. The
hospital provides classroom space and inactive patient
II Our graduates work all
over the world and move
records (with patients' names
deleted).
Carol Kissner, supervisor of
record coding at Parkview,
voluntarily teaches a Saturday
class in coding and indexing
easily from job to job because records through the use of the
hospital's employee test menu.
academic standards in the Barbara A. Ellison, acting
program director of the
Department of Medical Record
U.S. are the most strict. Technology, said access to the II
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hospital's test menu is very
beneficial in teaching students
the correct guidelines in coding records. "The program
couldn't survive without this limited access to actual
records. It trains students in the necessary precision needed
to ensure accurate medical records which greatly influence
patient care," Ellison said.
Medical Technology
In medical technology three years of course work
prepare students for a year's full-time or a two-year part­time
clinical experience at Parkview Memorial Hospital.
Fran Williams, program director, enlists the effort of
pathologists and specialists in Parkview' s laboratory as
lecturers in the daily two-hour class. The remaining six
hours of the day is spent in the lab. Students rotate during
the year into specialty areas such as hemotology.
Williams said the hospital benefits from staff contact
with students. "It's a way for the ho~pital to keep its
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Barba.ra Ellison (center) ex~lains correct medical records coding
techmques to two students 1n the classroom provided by Parkview
Memorial Hospital. The hospital also provides actual medical
records (with patients' names deleted), and access to the
computei test menu used to train new employees.
technologists up-to-date. Students are always asking
questions and challenging procedures and information.
"It's such a demanding field because these test results
must be practically perfect each time and of course,
everyone wants their results now. If students can do three
things at once and love lab work and people, they usually
succeed in this field," Williams said.
Mental Health Technology
Mental health technology students participate in five
clinical courses in settings such as local mental health
centers and hospitals, health clinics, nursing homes, or
facilities for the developmentally disabled.
"We wouldn't exist without our clinicals," said Mary
C. Scudder, coordinator of the Department of Mental
Health Technology, the pioneer program in the U.S.
Nursing
The associate degree in nursing prepares students for
bedside nursing. The bachelor's degree broadens their
abilities in preparation for leadership positions in fields
such as school nursing, industrial nursing, or community
nursing.
The IPFW /Parkview Memorial Hospital Nursing
Program schedules the majority of clinical experiences in
Parkview Memorial Hospital but takes advantage of many
local health-care facilities including Byron Health Center,
the Veteran's Administration Hospital, St. Joseph Medical
Center, Charter Beacon, Visiting Nurse Service, and Three
Rivers Neighborhood Health Services. Students'
experiences embrace the spectrum of nursing opportunities
"Students are interested in
in both community and acute
care settings. According to
Elaine N. Cowen, chair of the
department, "I don't know how
h ' d d ,f much more we can grow
seeing w at s one instea 01 because of the limited health-sitting
in the classroom,"
according to Sue Ehinger,
program coordinator.
care facilities in the city. We're
near the saturation point for our
placements." Many graduates
return to their placement sites as
volunteers.
Radiologic Sciences
Radiologic science technicians are employed in
inpatient settings, such as hospitals, and outpatient
settings, such as clinics. Clinical and laboratory experiences
and professional courses are offered in conjunction with the
Fort Wayne School of Radiography, operated by Parkview
Hospital and St. Joseph Medical Center.
"Students are interested in seeing what's done instead
of sitting in the classroom," according to Sue Ehinger,
program coordinator.
Two of the fastest growing radiology areas are
ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. Ehinger said
those areas are outgrowing available technicians.
"By offering university courses in our accredited
program, we attract more advanced and motivated
students from around the nation, including one from
Washington," Ehinger said.
A survey of the health needs of northeastern Indiana
residents will form the basis of the study to determine
future degree programs at IPFW. "There's a great shortage
of health professionals in northeastern Indiana," according
to Peter T. Zonakis, D.D.S., executive associate dean of the
School of Health Sciences. "Future employment looks
bright because there are tremendous shortages in all fields."
The new school, under his leadership, seems poised to
respond to changes in order to grow as quickly as the
booming health-care field itself in the years to come. •
local dentists and dental hygiene instructors teach dental assisting and dental hygiene classes in the
Dental Hygiene Clinic in Neff Hall. For nominal fees, the clinic offers complete cleaning and full-mouth
X-rays which can be mailed to the patient's dentist.
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Can mothers paid insufficient attention to-that based on
generational differences.
Generational differences are not the same
as age differences. When you examine age
differences you ask, how, at a given point in
by Judith A. Dilorio, Ph.D. time, 40-year-olds differ from 20-year-olds.
Assistant professor of sociology and
director of women's studies
Get a group of feminists, aged 35 or older, together, ask
them what concerns they have for the women's movement
in the '90s, and eventually the discussion will turn to
recruitment. How can we motivate younger women to
continue to fan the flames ignited by previous generations
of wornen's-rights activists?
Recent surveys of 18-20-year-old women enrolled in
college reveal a puzzling contradiction in this population's
attitudes toward feminism. On the one hand, most agree
that sexism and sex discrimination are both real and wrong.
Evidently, a fundamental tenet of contemporary feminist
ideology has indeed affected their world view. On the other
hand, most of them reject the label "feminist." Whatever
When you examine generational differences, you ask how
what it means to be 20 years old today compared with what
it meant to be 20 years old a decade or more ago. A
theoretical emphasis on generation calls into question the
common assumption that people have similar experiences
and face similar issues at the same point in the chronology
of their lives. Instead, you recognize that the very meaning
of age and aging changes with changes in the social context.
You understand biography in terms of history.
Women turning 20 now are corning of age in a social
context significantly different from that faced by women
who turned 20 in the latter '60s or early '70s. Some of these
changes are for the better-they represent new
opportunities for young women able to take advantage of
them. Other changes, however, are not for the better-they
represent changes in the form but not the reality of sex
they hold themselves to be, it is
not that. They are, it could be
said, feminists who refuse to
identify themselves as such,
those whom movement-insiders
commonly refer to as the "I'rn­not-
a-feminist-but. .. " women.
and daughters
It is tempting when confronted with this anomaly to
wax Shakespearean-what, after alt is in a name? In this
case, there is much. Until they accept that political
identification, women are reluctant to join feminist
organizations, participate in feminist actions, take women's
studies classes. They are seldom willing or able to continue
the collective fight for women's rights begun by their elders.
So why this discrepancy? In part it is because the
words feminist and feminism have been successfully
imbued with very negative meanings by movement
opponents. We are the aggressive, hairy-legged, man-haters
who see sexism everywhere and in everything. Or we are
frustrated women who really want to be and act like men,
accompanied everywhere we walk by the pungent smell of
saddlesoap. Or we are the embittered veterans of the '60s
"women's lib" movement who fought sex discrimination
and won but went too far.
None of these images are particularly attractive to
young women. Even if they understand them to be untrue
and unfair, the fear of being perceived in any of these ways
by others will dissuade most from identifying themselves as
one of those women.
But there is another piece to the recruitment puzzle that
lies in a type of social division that feminism has heretofore
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inequality. And though the women's movement certainly
played a role in bringing about both types of changes, it has
too seldom been credited for the former and too frequently
blamed for the latter. Nonetheless, the fact remains that
there is discrepancy between what older feminists thought
we were struggling for when we were 20 (or 30) and what,
in fact, has occurred.
What white, middle-class feminists of the '60s wanted
was the right to careers outside of the horne; what young
women of the '90s face is the necessity of two jobs, one
outside and one inside the horne. What young feminists of
the '70s wanted was the right to our sexualities and control
over reproduction; what young women of the '90s face is
pressure to be sexually active and almost sole responsibility
for any of the unwanted consequences. What young
feminists of the '60s and '70s wanted was affirmative action;
what young women of the '90s face is continued
concentration in the pink-collar ghetto of underpaid,
undervalued women's jobs and an inadequately enforced
policy that gives the appearance of equal, nay, greater
opportunity.
b e sisters?
Nonetheless, the fact remains
that there is discrepancy
between what older feminists
thought we were struggling
for when we were 20 (or 30)
and what, in fact, has
occurred.
The women's movement is
not solely nor primarily
responsible for these realities.
Much of the blame lies instead
with political and economic
processes over which women
still have little control. But many
young women think that we are
somehow to blame and that's
why they believe we went too far
and why they refuse to align
themselves with us.
Unfortunately, without us, they
must start over from scratch to
name and challenge the
problems they confront. Without
them, we cannot keep the women's movement a viable
source of collective power into the next century.
We need to shout to each other across this generational
divide. If feminism is to have any relevance in the '90s, its
older proponents must take the voices of young women into
account and avoid the tendency to condescend, to trivialize,
to act like all-knowing mothers. If young women are to
overcome the problems they face, they must be willing to
learn about and from those who have been striving to make
their lives better and avoid the tendency to denigrate, to
blame, to act like ungrateful daughters.
Of course, it isn't easy to act like sisters despite our age
differences. But it's important to work on it. Although we
may not always get along, we need each other. Greatly. •
Judith A. Diiorio came to IPFW in
1981. Last fall, she became director of
Women's Studies. A 15-hour minor in
women's studies has been offered since
1978, and this spring's introductory
course has a record enrollment of 37
students. A proposal for a Bachelor of
Arts in women's studies is under
consideration and could be offered as
soon as fall1992.
CURRENT MARCH 1991 9
'i :=t=:c!
\iiiW is beautiful
by Wen-hui Tsai, Ph.D.
Professor of sociology
n a recent flight back (liif to Taiwan from the
United States, an older
couple from Florida sat next to
me. Over the Pacific Ocean as
we crossed the International
Date Line, the old gentleman
said to his wife, "Well, honey,
we are now one day older."
Hearing this, I leaned over and
said to them, "Don't worry;
you are heading in the right
direction; you gain more
respect in the Orient."
10 CURRENT MARCH 1991
Being old in the Confucian
Orient is not a disaster. Respect
for the aged is at the heart of
the Oriental culture. In Chinese
culture, where Confucian
teaching is the dominant value,
respect for the elderly is
expressed in all aspects of life.
The Chinese hold a cyclical
view and strongly believe that
being old is not the end of life
but the preparation for the
beginning of the new life.
In the Analects, which is the principal source of his
thoughts, Confucius said, "At age 15 I had determined to
devote myself to study. At 30 I had formed my opinions and
judgment. At 40 I had no more doubts. At 50 I discovered
the truth in religion. At 60 I could understand whatever I
heard without exertion. At 70 I could follow whatever my
heart desired without transgressing the law." In Confucius'
view, the older one gets, the wiser he or she will be and the
freer his or her spirit will also be.
Bernard Gallin, an anthropologist from the University
of Michigan, made the following observation in a village
study in Taiwan:
"Old women smoke in public, appear at public dinners
normally attended by men only, and are generally
outspoken. Old men frequent banquets and festivals .. .
Their juniors watch and say nothing, and in fact seem to
enjoy watching the old men behaving in ways that they
cannot."
"Old women smoke in
public, appear at public
dinners normally attended
Terms in Chinese language
reinforce the respect given the
elderly. For instance, lao, the
word for old, is often used in a
context that reminds people to be
respectful, such as lao shih for
teach, lao tien for heaven, lao yeh
for the master. To call someone
"old" is not disrespectful, but
by men only, and are instead it conveys a sense of
status, honor, respect, and
generally outspoken." recognized achievement. I
remember a few years ago when
a middle-aged female official,
Mrs. Li, greeted my wife and me at Shanghai Airport. She
was only a few months older than I, but I had to address her
as "old Li" to show my respect. Age hierarchy helps
establish norms governing our interactions.
Confucius said, "To bring happiness to the aged is
every child's responsibility." Thus, filial piety is considered
foremost of all the Confucian virtues. The elderly deserve
respect because they have done their job in bringing up
children and contributing to the society. "Today we enjoy
the fruits of the hard labor of our elders. Tomorrow it is our
children's turn," as one young Chinese man said recently in
an interview. Under such a system of filial piety, the
Chinese family system was strengthened and social
cohesiveness was achieved.
The primary social agent for taking care of the elderly,
therefore, lies in the family. However, as family size has
become smaller and smaller under the rapid
industrialization, a campaign is currently underway in
Taiwan to promote the "three-generation family" as the
ideal way of taking care of the elderly. In the People's
Republic of China, the law punishes children who fail to
take care of their elderly parents. Article 15 of the Marriage
Law of the People's Republic of China states that "children
have the duty to support and assist their parents." Chapter
Seven of the Criminal Law states, ''Whoever, having
responsibility for supporting an aged person, flagrantly
refuses to support that person, shall be sentenced to
imprisonment for no more than five years, to detention, or
to public surveillance."
In addition to the care provided by the family, Chinese
societies both in the People's Republic and Taiwan also
provide a public support system for the elderly. For
instance, in the People's Republic a "five guarantees"
program has been promoted to assure the elderly of food
(including fuel, cooking utensils, and pocket money),
clothing (including bedding), housing (including furniture
and home repairs), medical treatment, and burial. In
Taiwan, a day is designated as the "Senior Festival Day,"
and government-sponsored "Evergreen Academies" have
been established to provide continued education for the
elderly. Even in Singapore, where Chinese are the majority
population, the government-controlled public housing
project gives priority to those applicants who are willing to
live together with their elderly parents; an additional room
is assigned to them for their parents.
Can we in the United States learn something from the
Chinese? We certainly can. But it is not going to be easy like
picking up Chinese kung-fu, wok, and tea. The respect for
the elderly must be planted at the heart of the American
value system. The elderly in America today are second-rate,
not because they are physically weak or mentally
handicapped, but because society here defines them as weak
and washed-out. A large portion of the elderly in America
are not poor financially; they are self-supporting. The social
security system and other elderly welfare benefits are also
there to assist those in need. What the elderly need most is
the respect from the rest of the society. Once we re-establish
such a virtue in the American value system, reciprocal
relations between old and young will flourish to make life
better for all of us. •
I@~
Wen-Hui Tsai is a native of Taiwan,
China, who came to IPFW in 1975. His
research interest is socio-political
changes in China and Taiwan. In the
past, he has organized two symposiums
featuring workshops, films, and lectures
about Chinese art, politics, and culture.
I I This is the Chinese symbol for longevity.
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CURRENT MARCH 1991 1 1
~ALUMNI
1966
N 0 T E S
12
Kenneth W. Busick, A.A.S., is an
electronic technician currently with the
General Electric transfer department,
Fort Wayne.
1971
John D. Ressler, B.S., owns a chain of
One Stop Stores in Marion. He is
married and has two children.
1973
Donna Smith Pfafman, M.S., is a self­employed
broker I manager I instructor
of Real Estate Services/Industrial Real
Estate Career School. She also teaches
for Literacy Alliance and has acquired
real-estate designations GRI and CRS.
1974
Roy A. Hanauer, B.A., is sales
manager for Kelley Chevrolet and is
married to Gael J.
1975
Linda Bender, B.A., is director of
marketing and public relations for the
Fort Wayne Philharmonic.
Eric Johnson, B.A., is vice-president
and general manager of Ad Lab Inc.
He is a member of IPFW athletics
community advisory board and Royal
Dons Club. He and his wife, Cheryl,
have a son.
1976
James A. Cook, B.A., is the postmaster
for the U.S. Postal Service, Corunna.
1978
Tom Bonbrake, M.S., is senior staff
engineer and program manager with
Magna vox. He was recently promoted
to major in the Air Force Reserves.
Thomas S. Danford, B.S., is owner of
Thomas S. Danford, CPA, Angola.
Jo Hinrichs, B.S., is controller at
Sherman Wire in Sherman, Tex.
Larry E. Wesley, A.A.S., is product
manager of hydraulics at Muncie
Power Products. He and his wife, Lara,
have two children.
CURRENT MARCH 1991
1979
Doug Bieberich, B.A., is the video
services coordinator with Hardware
Wholesaler, Inc. He is married and has
three children.
1980
Peter Anastasia, A.A.S., was recently
employed as staff nurse at the
University of New Mexico's Children's
Psychiatric Hospital and continues to
work at Height's Psychiatric Hospital,
Albuquerque.
Ronald William Smith, M.S., is
employed by Augat Automotive
Division as a quality-engine manager.
1981
Michael G. Barksdale, B.A., is an
account executive with WISH-TV (CBS
affiliate), Indianapolis.
Robert Griebel, B.A., joined Coldwell
Banker Banks Mallough as a sales
associate specializing in residential
sales.
Anne Lambert Heim, B.A., is the
national sales manager for KYTV,
Springfield, Mo. She and her husband,
Dennis, have a daughter.
Larenda R. Johnson, B.S., is the
personnel manager for North
American Van Lines. He is also a
volunteer for the Rape Crisis Center.
1982
Mark Kenneth Braun, B.S., obtained
his M.S. degree in December. He is a
staff engineer for Magna vox.
Catherine Ann Dee McCabe, B.A.,
works for Bonar Associates as a
technical writer I marketing assistant.
She is a free-lance writer and an
associate faculty member in the
journalism program at IPFW.
Brian Stoner, B.A., is a senior producer
in the North American Van Lines
media department. He and his wife,
Michele, have three children. Stoner is
a Bronze Quill Merit Award winner,
and a Cable Television Programming
Advisory Council member.
1983
Nicholas Buntain, B.S., is an engineer
with Lockheed Engineering & Sciences
Company in Las Cruces, N. Mex. He is
responsible for fabrication and
installation of the propellant fuel
system for testing of Space Station
Freedom's thruster rocket motors.
Don Converset, B.A., is director of
high school stats for The News­Sentinel's
sports department.
Kevin DeLong, B.A., has been the air
talent, producer, and director at
WTLW-TV 44 in Lima, Ohio, for eight
years. He and his wife, Laura, have a
daughter.
Robert J. Girod, A.S., a detective for
the Fort Wayne Police Department,
was nominated to "Who's Who in Law
Enforcement." He is a captain,
U.S.A.R., U.S. Army Criminal
Investigations Command, and
assessor, Commission for Law
Enforcement Accreditation.
Barbara A. Goudy Roberts, A.A.S., is
an R.N. for the Indiana Kidney Center,
Indianapolis, and teaches CAPD. Her
husband is Ronald.
Glenn B. South, B.S., is a supervisor
for technical support for Wabash
Magnetics, Huntington.
Kenneth A. Stocker, A.A.S., is an
electronic engineer for Adaptive
Micro-Ware. He and his wife, Judy,
have two daughters. He is involved in
field programmable and hard-coded
ASICs.
1984
Dwight Fish, B.A., is the marketing
director for Glaze Tool and
Engineering and is pursuing a
graphics/ free-lance writing career. He
has one son.
Michael T. Manning, B.A., is a
director-producer for WPTA-TV. He
directs the 6 and 11 o'clock newscasts,
promotional spots for the news
department, and special projects. He
recently married Marti Wright.
Steve A. Miller, B.A., is the producer
and host of "A New Generation" on
Cable Channel10.
1985
Sandra Lee Harmening Plank, B.A., is
doing free-lance work and catering out
of her home. She and her husband,
Mike, have a son.
John D. Thompson, B.S., is with
Franklin Electric as an engineering
programmer (CAD).
1986
Mark C. Beauchot, B.A., has been with
WANE-TV as producer/director since
his IPFW internship in 1985. He has
been married to Susan since 1989.
Shari Hook, B.S., received her M.B.A.
from St. Francis College in December.
She is divisional supervisor for salaried
personnel at Cooper Tire & Rubber
Co., Auburn.
Douglas P. LaLone, B.S., will receive
his Juris Doctor degree in May from
Valparaiso School of Law and will join
the firm of Harness, Dickey, and Pierce,
Troy, Mich.
James F. Riecken, B.A., is a production
supervisor with WANE-TV. He is
married to Diane and has two children.
Vicky L. Schmidt, A.A.S., is an
administrative assistant with Central
Soya Company, Inc.
Jeffrey Lee Wysong, A.A.S., is a self­employed
grain farmer. He is married
to Andrea and has two sons.
1987
Patricia Bennett Ball, B.A., recently
had published a case comment,
"Compulsory Acceptance of Court
Appointments." She is an associate
legal counsel with Butler, Wooten,
Overby, and Cheeley, Atlanta, Ga.
Bradley Gnagy, B.A., is the sales
manager for Thunderbird Products,
Decatur. In October, he married Sarah
Uhrick.
Mike Nealley, B.A., is a sales
representative for Mohasco
Upholstered Furniture Corp., New
Albany, Miss. He is married to Carol
and has one son.
1988
Julie A. Bobilya, B.A., is a news
producer for WVTM-TV (NBC
affiliate), Birmingham, Ala.
Maria Ann Handwork, B.S., is a
second-grade teacher for Northern
Wells Community Schools, Bluffton.
Gayle Elaine Harris, B.A., is a
transportation administrative assistant
for Fort Wayne Community Schools.
Penny-Beth Richman-Faulkner, B.A.,
is the vice-president/marketing
director for Cape Builders, Inc. She is a
new mother to Krysten Erica-Nicole.
1989
Kurt Disher, B.S., is a controls
engineer in automated manufacturing
at Master Group Engineering and
Consultants, Inc.
Jennifer S. Hohe, B.A., is teaching a
freshman-level verbal communication
course, and attending graduate school
at the University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign.
Denise L. Knuth, M.S., is the project
director of community education for
the American Red Cross. In the fall,
She will pursue a human resources
degree as a benefits specialist.
Lisa M. Rhoades, B.S., became board
certified while working as a music
therapist for the Green River
Comprehensive Care Center,
Henderson, Ky.
Mary Beth (Pipes) Leininger, B.A., is a
golf fashions coordinator for Bobick's
Golf. In November, she married Paul
Leininger.
Deaths
Jimmie Lee Barroquillo, M.S., 1969,
Wolcottville, Oct. 9, 1990.
Bernard P. Kramer, T.E., 1956, Port
Richey, Fla., Sept. 10, 1990.
Florence Flemion Miller, B.A., Grabill,
July 15, 1990.
Marilyn La Von Piepenbrink, M.A.,
Fort Wayne, July 19, 1990.
Robert Michael Stier, B.S., 1982, Fort
Wayne, Dec. 3,1990.
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CURRENT MARCH 1991 13
mRETROSPECTIVE
A place to be heard, a page to be seen
by Pauline Hunsberger, M.L.S.
University archivist
An article in the Dec. 7, 1989 issue of The Communirntor
announced the arrival of a new student publication entitled
Confluence. Over the years the Department of English and
Linguistics has encouraged students' creative writing by
publishing the best works in magazine formats. University
archives holds copies of three previously published student
magazines: Tusitala, The Sixth
Over the years the
Circle, and Impressions. There may
have been others that were not
saved.
Department of English and The first issue of Tusitala: A
Journal for University Writers,
appeared in 1939. It was
published by the Indiana
University Extension Center in
Fort Wayne. The last extant issue
is dated May 1947. Raymond E.
Warden, editor-in-chief and
faculty advisor, explained the title
of the magazine in the preface to
Linguistics has encouraged
students' creative writing by
publishing the best works in
magazine formats.
14
the first issue.
"FOREVER IN THE HEARTS OF ALL CREATIVE
WRITERS LIES THE ROMANTIC, yet tragic, story of
Robert Louis Stevenson. This story is a legend and an
inspiration: a legend to the literary world of an heroic
struggle for life and happiness and an inspiration to all
aspiring writers who desire beauty of expression in
word language. The name Tusitala, given to Stevenson
by the native Samoans, symbolizes all that is great in the
accomplishment of one's language-a beautiful teller of
tales. This accomplishment with Stevenson was not a
gifted one; it was achieved through constant effort and
work. ..
"It is our objective to create in Tusitala the desire for
achievement which inspired our master to the
attainment of his goal as a great writer of fiction and a
charming poet. Each year our members will be elected
to Tusitala by merit of their interest and accomplishment
in the creation of a greater expression of beauty in our
own language."
Like all the student literary publications that followed,
Tusitala included poetry, fiction, and essays. Graphics were
minimal in the early typewritten, mimeographed issues.
Photographs were introduced in 1947.
CURRENT MARCH 1991
The Sixth Circle (1964-1968) got off to a shaky start when
eyebrows were raised over an essay, "The Cult of Sappho,"
that appeared in the first issue. The preface to the second
issue set the record straight.
POLICY STATEMENT
In view of the confusion
expressed by some students
and faculty concerning the
purposes and policy of this
magazine, we feel that certain
facts and principles should be
clarified for our readers. This
is a student publication­written
by students, edited
by students, and paid for by
student funds. Therefore, the
magazine is edited with its
student audience and student
writers in mind. This magazine thus attempts to publish
material that will stimulate, inform, and entertain its
particular audience-the intelligent, curious
student-while at the same time providing every
opportunity for its contributors to expand and develop
in thought and style.
We intend to publish the best student writing
available. We intend to limit ourselves in choosing
material only by quality, not quantity or subject matter.
Any form of writing, essay, fiction, poetry, or drama-if
intelligent and well-written-will be welcomed in the
pages of this magazine. Since we believe that all forms
and subjects are of interest to the intelligent writer and
audience, our readers can look forward to reading the
best in student poetry, fiction, and essays on a wide
diversity of subjects in a variety of styles.
Charles T. Gregory
(faculty advisor)
The title of the magazine was inspired by Dante's
Inferno. Many issues did not include editors' names. Those
editors listed include: John H. Knight, Stephen J. Golden,
Sharon Schultz, Dave Jetmore, Jane Wuthrich, and James
Gailey. Faculty advisors in addition to Gregory were Wafik
Raouf, Bruce Tone, and Charles P. Frank. The 1966 issue
featured a faculty section. Robert L. Novak's poetry was
often included. "The College Students' Guide to the Bars
and Restaurants of Fort Wayne," signed "Gourmet,"
appeared in the 1968 issue.
Impressions made its debut in December 1968 and
continued until winter 1974. In the afterward to the first
issue the following appeared:
We, the staff of Impressions, are the heretics who
returned The Sixth Circle to Dante's Inferno. Our poetry
attempts to evaluate life as we suffer it. It is not our
choice to remain caught between the Bible Belt and deep
blue Apathy.
Student editors
included: Bob Lucas,
Harold Gruver, Gary
Keipper, T. E. List, and
Syb Braittain. Faculty
advisors were:
Stephanie Tolan, Dana
Wichern, and Henry R.
Sparapani. Impressions
used photography and
art work much more
extensively than any of
the other publications.
Russell L. Oettel, Fine
Arts, contributed
regularly. John P.
Brennan, Jr., and Novak
frequently submitted
their poems. Librarian
Susan D. Skekloff served on the editorial board. Many issues
included lists of sponsors/patrons.
The first issue of Confluence was published in fall of 1989
by the Arts Group. As this student organization's
constitution states, its purpose is "to promote an added
awareness and appreciation of the arts at this university and
for the acknowledgment of the creativity of both educator
and student." The Arts Group sponsors special programs to
promote the arts as well as sponsoring contests to award
good writing. Richard N. Ramsey and Michael E. Kaufmann
are the faculty advisors. Both emphatically state that the
success of Confluence is due to the hard work of the students,
particularly the editors, Kim Sarber and Marci Copsey. The
Arts Group is indebted to Steven Hollander for his time in
composing the magazine with desktop publishing. The third
issue of Confluence is due for publication this spring. Copies
will be on sale at Follett's Bookstore and in the English
department office. Welcome Confluence, the latest IPFW
student literary publication. •
fall 1989