July 25, 2003 News Releases
Released 7/23/03
UTAH STATE NEWS RELEASES FOR 07-23-03
UTAH STATE BLUE
LIGHT HONORS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS
LOGAN — To demonstrate pride in the many accomplishments
of Utah State University faculty, staff and students, the Utah
State Blue Pride Light will be turned on Monday, July 28, and
the Carillon Bells will ring at 1:10 p.m. in the afternoon.
Every four months the university designates a Blue Pride Light
Night to recognize individuals for outstanding achievements.
Honorees this quarter are Utah State civil and environmental
engineering professor David S. Bowles; Craig Johnson, professor
of landscape architecture and environmental planning; Wayne
Larsen, Utah State alum and pilot of the USU Wright Flyer; Utah
State animal, dairy and veterinary sciences professor Kenneth
L. White; and the USU Wright Flyer team.
Bowles was awarded the 2003 Governor's Medal in Science and
Technology in May for his work with dam safety risk assessment
for the past 32 years. Bowles has served as director of the
Utah Water Research Laboratory and has worked with numerous
governments and private firms to reduce the severe risks associated
with dam failure. Bowles has conducted risk assessments on more
than 400 dams and provided other related services to countries
worldwide, including England, Australia, Tunisia, Austria, Brazil
and Saudi Arabia. His contributions are also local, such as
his involvement with the Great Salt Lake flood mitigation and
spillway evaluation.
Johnson, a professor landscape architecture and environmental
planning, received the Jot D. Carpenter Medal from the American
Society of Landscape Architects for his sustained and significant
contribution to landscape architecture education. The award
is named for Jot Carpenter, an educator and advocate for landscape
architecture education. A faculty member in LAEP at Utah State
for 36 years, Johnson has influenced the education of hundreds
of landscape architects. He has received university teaching
and advising awards five times and is the recipient of 14 professional
awards. In 2002 he won the Wildlife Society's Book of the Year
Award for "Conservation Corridor Planning at the Landscape
Level: Managing for Wildlife."
Larsen, a Utah State alum and crop duster from Brigham City,
piloted the USU Wright Flyer from its first flight in March
in Wendover, Nev., until July when he flew the aircraft over
historic Huffman Prairie Flying Field in Dayton, Ohio. Larsen
became the first person to fly over the Wright brothers' test
field since they had done so nearly 100 years ago.
Professor of animal, dairy and veterinary sciences Kenneth L.
White and his colleagues at the University of Idaho became the
first research team worldwide to clone a member of the horse
family, a mule. The baby mule, Idaho Gem, was born May 4. It
is the first clone of a hybrid animal. White is widely recognized
as an expert on cattle cloning and brought cloning expertise
to the team.
The USU Wright Flyer team saw dreams become reality as its aircraft,
a futuristic replica of the Wright brothers' plane retraced
the flights of the inventors of aviation in Dayton, Ohio, in
July. After two years and more than 10,000 hours of hard work,
faculty and students who worked on the project finally saw the
aircraft take flight. The USU Wright Flyer started out as an
idea that quickly came to fruition thanks to the help and support
from many donors. The flyer is the brainchild of Utah State
associate professor of industrial technology and education Dave
Widauf and his retired colleague Charles Larsen. But it was
through the many Utah State engineering students who dedicated
themselves to the project that the USU Wright Flyer finally
took flight. The students, mentored by Widauf and Larsen, saw
to every aspect of the project. A group of mechanical engineering
students designed the aircraft while a group of aviation maintenance
students built the aircraft.
The Utah State Blue Pride Light atop Old Main lights the Cache
Valley night sky as a symbol of Aggie tradition, heritage and
pride. The outstanding professors, staff and students honored
are a part of this heritage and contribute to the high quality
of Utah State.
July 23, 2003
Contact: John DeVilbiss (435) 797-1358
Writer: Maren Cartwright (435) 797-1355
HOW CAN WE AVOID THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING
"BRAND-NAME BLUES?"
LOGAN — Clothing items with certain brands or labels
seem to promise a more exciting, fun life. Children can easily
feel deprived if they don't have things they see in the media
or things they think their friends will have. Consider these
tips when back-to-school shopping.
• Approach children with choices appropriate to their
age and understanding. For example, brand name awareness is
especially prevalent when buying shoes. With preschool children
you can say, "Here are two great pairs of shoes. Which
pair do you want?" With elementary school children you
can set an amount of money and say, "Let’s go to
the store and choose a pair in this range." For teens you
might say, "I'm willing to spend 'x' amount for shoes.
If you want something more than that, you will need to pay the
difference."
• Help children distinguish between wants and needs.
If there is something they want that you don’t approve
of, be truthful. Instead of saying "I can't afford that,"
say "I'm not willing to spend my money that way."
Talk about quality versus price. Have children do comparison
shopping for something they don't care about, such as canned
vegetables. Show them that a store brand, with equal nutrition
and value, costs less than a name brand. Compare this to other
things they do care about, where the brand name increases the
price without necessarily increasing the quality.
• Give older children a clothing allowance. Talk with
them about planning and projecting their needs and then let
them make their choices. Resist your urge to rescue them from
poor choices. Talk about what happened and what might work better
next time. Require them to have the money saved or to have done
the required work before getting the desired item, and stick
with your decision. Children need to learn that hassling you
will not get them what they want. This will help them learn
patience in working for things.
• As parents, be aware of the messages you may be sending
about materialism through your own behavior. Children learn
their values by watching what we do more than by what we say.
Point out examples of people around you and in the news who
value service and people over materialism.
* Visit http://extension.usu.edu/publica/news/aska/ to see
other "Ask A Specialist" columns.
July 23, 2003
Contact: Tom Lee, (435) 797-1551
Writer: Julene Reese, (435) 797-1363
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