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~llIul1ej;.Ne~8wm:O/DW Profile on Professor Richard Smith ber way through my entire curriculum nia State Univer- By GA.BRlELLE HUBER over the course of her 2 year fellowship al sity. C""'rib..... R.pctf" WMC," explained Smith. Smith, a faculty The other balf of her time will be spent member of 22 He bas brought national recognition to WMC, honored with one of only eight na- researching along with Smith. Ensel will years began his in- tional awards from the Camille and Henry receive two students for the summer to terest in research- assist her while Smith has four. These stu- Dreyfus Foundation. dents range from freshmen to seniors. ing anti-cancer II 10 drugs or To continue support of research on Likewise, Professor Smith has been He be- anti-cancer drugs, Professor Richard diving his teaching and research time since years ago. gan collaborating Smith has received renewal of his Na- he received Dreyfus Scholar Fellow grant with Dr. Chris tional Science Foundation grant. Acting for the first time in November of 1992. Michejda at The as Dreyfus Scholar in administering an- Smith is a graduate of Washington Col- Frederick Cancer other $60,000 grant program, be will also lege, He attended graduate school at Uni- Research and De- have a Ph.D. chemical scientist by his side versity of Virginia, and went on to Ohio velopment Center. this year. "I'm very excited to have the opportu- State University for his post doctorate be- Smith has never nity to teach a teacher, Smith said. The fore coming to Westem Maryland in 1971. taught anywhere Dreyfus Fellow ,Susan Ensel, will fill her Ensel received her bachelor's degree else full time, and position this coming August. "leaching from Union College, she has also spent here he teaches two years in the Peace Corps and is cur- chemistry courses rently finishing her Ph.D from Pennsylva- and History of Sci- ence. The History Air-conditioning of Science course is based on reading 36 teaching chemistry comes labs, From Page 3 original writings of scientist prominent which are very time consuming. through the ages. Next year, Smith and is the greatest ing," he said, "I mean, $19,000 is not a more money from somewhere." he Ensel will work on developing a labora- could "This have-to be a teacher life anyone and re- joke. Idon't understand where the funds stated, almost predicting what was to tory, based on original experiments, to searcher-and to share what I know are going." He was particularly con- follow this spring (The Phoenix, Oc- accompany the History of Science with somebody else is just fantas- cerned about the study conditions in the tober 15, 1992). StudentJian B Song, 00=. tic," Smith said. With the several library, about which he stated, "it's im- class of 1994, felt that the heat was on What does Professor Smith like to do grants Richard Smith has received possible to study in there. The last few too much this winter, however, because with his free time? "Wbat free time?" he and the Dreyfus Fellow at his side, days, you can't go there. There should he remembers opening windows "dur- exclaimed. research for the anti-cancer drugs be a better place for the students to ing class in lewis hall to relieve the heat He then added that he enjoys repair- will do anything but subside. study." powing out oftbe heater." ing clocks and playing tennis. With It is possible that few students know Despite the small amount in pr0- about the budget and where the money jected savings by these cutbacks. the goes. Kristine Holland did a three part se- Direcb:xofFmancial Services andTrea- Congratulations WMC ries on the budget for The Phoenix in the surer Art Wisner said the Budget COOl- fall that described the WMC budget in de- mittee projected that WMC is only off Graduates! tail. Jay Taylor had suggested in tbearticle by 112% of the total revenue. The cur- that budgetary updates should be indexed rent operating budget is cited at $27.68 in the library for easier access, which million, and lf2%ofthat would come to Join us for a graduation celebration at: would help with awareness. Another 0p- about $75,(00 over-spent in the 1992- tion would be to assign business and eco- 1993 school year. nomics classes projects studying WMC's It makes sense. then, that the spend- Fenby's Restaurant budget in depth and learning about how ingcutissosmall. Wby AIRCONDI- the school is managed economically, al- TIONING, you ask? Mr. Wisner said though Dr. Chambers said tbatour budget that thecutOOcks are so 'unique' because is confidential in terms of salary expendi- it is late in ibesecordseneser, and there Entrees from $6.95 and Daily Specials tures (The Phoenix, October 15, 1992). were flO other available funds for reduc- Hoover Library will probably suffer tion besides 'fixed costs' such as utili- the most from the heat, although not in ties. Lunch and Dinner Served Tuesday-Sunday termsoftheemploycesorstudents. "Mold Other cutbacks on campus not in- tends to grow on books when there is no eluded in the memo were sma1I capital air conditioning, or correct ventilation for projects of the few remaining funds; for that matter," said librarian Cherie Smith. example, painting and open positions Computers tend to overheat quickly, too, would not be addressed unW July I,Mr. she said. "We have very few windows that Wisner explained. He said this is only will open. Also the fan cuts off by 9:00 an extension of an existing policy that every night making it very hot in here the college has had for the past 2 years overnight." The directoroftbe library has to re-review the necessity of certain po- asked for a waiver of this policy in the li- sitions every year. brary. Mr. Wisner said that there were no In terms of the figures on air condition- foreseeable cuts to be made for the year ing expenditure, Ed Sell, director at the 1993-1994. In April, the Budget Corn- Physical. Plant, explained that the pro- mittee presented at a board meeting a jeered savings of cutting the AC in every OOIancedbudget plan for the 1992-1993 building on campus would be $20,000. fiscal year. Every year the budget must This is not more than 3.5% of the total bebalanced.hesaid,anditprnctical1yal- G!OII;FIA~Fl!RENCE CENTER electric bill of tbe college, placed at ways is. $570,(XX)forthefLSCalyearl991-1992. It Heemptasised that the college is on 1000 Fenby Farm Road is only $5,000 more than what was over- 'solid financial standing.' "Ifwecanre- spent in beating this winter. duce a little without destroying the mis- Westminster, Maryland 21158 There was $15,000 spent this winter sion of the conege, then we will. Nooe over and above the projected beating bud- of these [measures] are meantto burtthe (410) 876-8787· Fax (410) 876-9362 get. as it was a 'frigid winter,' which Presi- missionofthtcollege. We're no differ- dent Chambers said wou1d be a factor in ent than any other business out there. deciding to change the budget. "If it is a We always have to keep in mind what Reservations Recommended qigid winter, we will have to come up with the college wants to be."