Geraldine R. Hedberg visited campus this past October to personally assist in the formal dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Hedberg computer laboratories in Fryklund Hall.

Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen and Bruce Siebold, dean of the School of Industry and Technology, thanked Hedberg for the major investment. Speaking to a large crowd of faculty, staff, friends and campaign chairs, Sorensen indicated the consequences of the gift have been absolutely astounding for both the faculty and students.

The Hedberg laboratories are the most sophisticated on campus. The interactive computer equipment is used by students enrolled in 23 sections of industrial design, industrial technology, manufacturing engineering and interior design classes. More than 500 students will use the laboratories during the school year.

In addition to the heavy use during the day, the laboratories are used on an open-lab basis during the evenings and weekends for an additional 30 hours. The labs are maintained by qualified undergraduate students and students employed through the work study program.

The following faculty are currently teaching courses in the Hedberg laboratories: Jerry Johnson, Lou Moegenburg and Jerry Roiter. William Rueth Jr., technology department; and Bob Chiodo, technical adviser, are also key to implementing computer usage into the curriculum and the laboratories.

Hedberg's dedicatory remarks described a world of change in which industry and businesses are competing to stay alive. She stated, "UW-Stout has maintained its integrity as it continues to educate students and faculty in a sophisticated technological setting. This university is vibrant and able to fulfill its obligations through an applied education program. Students are confident and techno-logically challenged. They will savor new work environments and enjoy the responsi-bilities available to them because of this education."

The annual meeting of the Stout University Foundation was held Sept. 22-23. Robert Sorensen BS '60, MS '65, associate director, Ceneter on Education and Work, UW-Madison, was elected president of the board of directors. President elect is Kim Entorf '84, principal, Bayport Properties. Secretary is Linda Funk '76, director of National Product Communications, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. Karen Martinson '82, assistant professor in the UW-Stout business department, continues as treasurer.

Joining the board are Robert Jeatran, owner of Jeatran Insurance, Menomonie; Lou Tiffany '76, certified financial planner, American Express Financial Services, Minneapolis; and Dan Ostermann '91, vice president, M&I Community State Bank, Menomonie.

Plaques of appreciation were presented to retiring board members David Barnard BS '46, MS '47, professor emeritus, UW-Stout; Rita Christoffersen BS '60, MS '63, professor, apparel, textiles and design, UW-Stout; David Fesler, St. Paul, Minn.; Mark Peddecord, owner, Cheesy Pizza and Pasta Restaurant, Menomonie; and Steven Vande Berg MS '75, owner, Best Western Holiday Manor, Menomonie.

UW-Stout Foundation Director Patricia W. Reisinger announces the appointment of Jennifer Homer to the position of Annual Fund and Research Director for the Foundation. Homer is a 1995 UW-Stout graduate in human development and family studies. She comes to the position with four years of experience with the Foundation and Alumni Services. She has worked with the Annual Fund as phonathon manager and assisted with many alumni activities.

Her time as an undergraduate included many extracurricular activities. She served as secretary and president to the Stout Council on Family Relations, was an active member of Phi Upsilon Omicron Honor Society, and has been highly involved as a volunteer for several community agencies including Kinship and West Central Domestic Abuse. She was also elected to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges for two consecutive years.

Homer concluded her undergraduate study with an internship in the Human Resources/Employee Services Department at 3M in St. Paul. She worked with the company's "Work/Life Program" which assisted em-ployees in balancing work and family responsibilities. She arranged on-site edu-cational programs, served as company liaison with various community agencies, and maintained resource and referral materials related to work and family issues.

"Her outstanding curricular and extracurricular experiences will be a great asset to the Foundation in both the annual fund and research areas," stated Reisinger.

Mary Carter '77, vice president of Human Resources for Home and Building Control, Honeywell Inc., delivered a keynote address Nov. 7 as part of the university's Arthur R. Cabot Executive Residency program.

Carter received her bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing and textiles from UW-Stout. Her career began with Honeywell as a HVAC service sales representative in Chicago for what is currently the Home and Building Control business. She has held various positions with Honeywell, assuming her present position in July 1993 as the youngest vice president ever appointed to the executive level of Honeywell.

Her community leadership has included a five-year appointment by the U.S. Secretary of Education as chair to Gallaudet University's National Advisory Committee of the Model Secondary School for the Deaf.

While on campus, Carter attended a computer aided manufacturing class presentation. She spoke to the international business, employee involvement and organizational leadership classes. She also met with the Women in Engineering and Science student organization.

The Cabot Executive Residency program is named in memory of Arthur R. Cabot, who was a successful pet products manufacturer. Cabot's son, Scott, is a 1978 UW-Stout graduate and president of Vanguard Consulting Group, Deerfield, Ill. He was present for Carter's keynote address.

As Cabot Executives, major corporate leaders spend one or several days on campus during which they are involved in faculty development, interaction with classes, seminars and open presentations. Cabot reflected, "This is a program which offers both faculty and students a chance to meet with individuals who have successful careers in industry. Mary Carter exemplifies the ideal candidate. She has experiences in all aspects of the industry."

David W. Wendt, 64, died unexpectedly Sunday, Jan. 7 . He graduated from Stout with bachelor's and master's degrees in industrial education. He was named in "Who's Who of American College Students" in 1954-55 and lettered in football. After receiving his master's degree in 1959, he held several engineering positions before founding Design Concepts Inc., in 1970.

Wendt recently completed his tenure as president of the Stout University Foundation Board of Directors. The Foundation was honored during his tenure with two CASE fund raising awards. The family suggests memorials be made to the Stout University Foundation, P.O. Box 790, Menomonie, WI 54751.

This year's Foundation Annual Report, mailed in November, was completely redesigned thanks to students enrolled in UW-Stout's graphic arts production technique class.

The class is an elective in the graphic arts management program. It offers students work experiences similar to those they will encounter in the graphic arts industry.

Students worked closely with Foundation staff and were responsible for most facets of the production: pre-press, printing, proofing and binding the report. Bill Best was the production coordinator. Professor James Tenorio and lab manager Jerry Addie guided the students through the seven-week project. They printed 36,000 copies of the report.

"Courses in our Graphic Communications Management program, like the one that produced the Stout Foundation's Annual Report, benefit all parties involved," said Tenorio. "The Foundation, and other university departments, can have a very cost-effective way to obtain quality custom-printed materials. Our students get valuable hands-on experience producing real products for their clients and learn firsthand the concepts of planning, quality, service, cost control, problem solving, meeting deadlines and satisfying the customer.

"If something is not done correctly, it cannot be dismissed as only being a demonstration or a practice exercise. The student and the instructor can't just say, `If this were done out in the real world, we would fix it by doing such and such.' The students must follow through and take the time to correct the problem. Sometimes it means staying late into the night (one press run this semester went until 5 a.m. on a Saturday) to meet a deadline. When the job is finished and done right, the students will really remember the lesson."

These gifts add an extra dimension and are critical to all academic programs at the university. Donors make a difference in the lives of everyone on campus. The following information on Gifts of Appreciated Securities may help you accomplish your goal of donating funds to UW-Stout.

Gifts of appreciated securities
It is often more tax-wise to contribute securities than cash. If you have appreciated securities, giving them instead of cash to your favorite charity offers a two-fold tax savings. In addition to a charitable deduction for the full fair market value of the securities on the date of the gift, you may avoid any capital gain tax on the appreciated securities.

For example: Mr. and Mrs. Doe, who are in the 31 percent income tax bracket, own securities currently valued at $12,000 which were purchased for $2,000. They contribute the securities to the Stout University Foundation and realize a $12,000 charitable deduction, which saves them $3,720 in income taxes (31 percent of $12,000). In addition, the Doe's avoid capital gain tax on their paper profit for a further tax savings of $2,800. Therefore, the net cost of their $12,000 gift of appreciated securities is only $5,480. The net cost of the gift may be further reduced because of state tax advantages also.

The Stout University Foundation will be happy to answer any of your planned giving questions. Please contact:

David Wiensch, Planned Giving Officer
Stout University Foundation Inc.
715/232-1151

This past October, the Micheels guaranteed the program would be ongoing by endowing the program with a gift of $66,500. Bud remarked, "Art was always important to Stout's curriculum but it wasn't until 1964 that a separate art department was established." The Micheels award provides for a greater awareness of the UW-Stout art program and, at the same time, provides the campus with a permanent collection housed in the Library Learning Center.

Following a year as an "Artist in Residence," the students show their artwork in the Library Learning Center. At that time, a selection committee chooses one piece of art from each student which is donated to the university for permanent display in the library. Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen stated, "Art and technology should be closely aligned. The gift from Bud and Betty Micheels is a tribute to their love of the university and their love of art and design. It's fitting that Micheels, who established the art program at UW-Stout, continues to provide funds and a great honor to students who are selected for the Artist in Residence program each year."

William J. Micheels served as president of Stout State University from 1961 through 1971 and one year as chancellor. Currently, Bud serves on the Stout University Foundation Board of Directors.

Last year, the Cabots initiated the UW-Stout Scott and Janet Cabot Print Collection with a contribution of a James Swan print, the first of an ongoing, annual contribution to the Furlong Gallery permanent collection. That first print, an etching by Swan titled "Willow," has been followed this year by an etching by Joseph Pennell. Pennell, like Swan, was a noteworthy American artist with a significant reputation in American art history. Work by both artists is included in major national collections such as the Smithsonian, the National Gallery and numerous university gallery collections.

The Pennell print is an etching executed in 1904 as part of a New York series. Pennell is also known for a series of prints he did of the construction of the Panama Canal, and for an ongoing interest in industrial subjects such as docks, cranes and buildings. James McNeil Whistler was a mentor of Pennell's when Pennell lived and worked in Europe for 20 years. Pennell is credited with helping establish printmaking as an important fine art medium in America.

Cabot is enthusiastically looking for the next print to add to the Cabot Collection, and he wants it to be a special selection to help celebrate the planned move of the Furlong Gallery into its new facility.