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— 6 U N V E R S T Y O w I SPRING 996 VOL. XVII NO. 1 From Vocation to Vacation The Power of the 60s MidgeBurnette VisitsFormerStudentsin Bangladesh There arc many benefits to beingin the field ofinternational admissions—recruitingin ItwasanhistoricmomentforUNHwhen foreigncountries,meetingsatinternationalembassiesandgettingtoknowstudentsfrom the Black Student Union and Office of aroundtheworld.Butasanyonewhohastraveledonbusinessknows,youdon'talwaysgeta Multicultural Affairs hosted a lecture by chancetoseethesights.WhenMidgeBurnette,UNH'sdirectorofinternationaladmissions, Kathleen(leaver,afoundingmemberofthe wasinvitedtojoinformerstudentsreturninghometoBangladeshforavisit,shejumpedat InternationalBlackPantherParty,andanin- thechance. tegral figure Arkansas-alongwayfromBangladesh in the party here in the Midge's Bangladeshvacationactuallygotitsstartalmosttenyearsagoduringherdaysat UnitedStates. the University ofArkansas. Itwasherethatasinternationaladmissionsofficer,Midge met She is cur- Man'Siddique.MarvhadcometotheU.S.fromBangladeshwithherhusbandwhowascom- rentlyanassis- pletingaPh.Dprograminagricul- tant professor ture. The—two developed a close atEmonUni- friendship so close, that when versity School Maryandherhusbanddecidedto ofLaw,andvis- divorce, Midge opened up her itingscholarat hometoMan'untilherpersonalaf- Harvard Uni- fairswereinorder. versity. •O-w. Moving on with herlife, Man' Ms.Cleaver .. met Symoon, a student from spokeoflifein W~*-* Bangladesh attendingthe univer- the partv in sity. They soon married, he ob- the60s,saying tainedhisdegreeandtheyrelocated the party "created a legacy for all voting to Houston, Texas where both people,notjustblackpeople,inAmerica." landedjobs.Theirson,Cyrus,now Shegaveabriefyetcomprehensivehiston A religiousfestivalontheTongiRivernearUttara. two,wasbornthere. ofthisimportantchapterinAmericanhiston', Continuedonpage5 createdbyBobbySealandHuev Newton,and saidofthe—impactithashadonherlife;"It's Letting Nature Be Your Course weintehrgoitzhienrgpeiotplceo.nnYeocutsdoyno'utvfeerelytihneteinssoellay tion, depression, or ineffectiveness other Ifyou're planning to take Dr. Laurence senseofone,laceupyournew bootsandstep people feel. There isa priceyou pay forthe Davis'sEN620class,(AdvancedEnviron- backintimetothebeginningofthetall '95 lackofbeingpartofamovement." mentalGeology)goaheadandbuyyournote- semester.We'll be studying the geological Ms.Cleaveralsostressedtheimportanceof books, pens, calculatorand otherstandard features ofa wildlife management area in continuingthestruggleforculturalharmony scholarlysupplies.Butyou'dbetteraddagood Burlington,CTcalled"SessionsWoods." "I realize how much people have had to pairofhikingbootstothelistbecauseyou'll "StevenJackson,thesupervisorofSessions tight.It'sheartbreakingwhenyoulookathow spend precious little time in the classroom. Woods(namedfortheirprevious<>vvner)came littlehaschanged,"shesaid."ButI'malsoen Instead you'll be "out in the field," asthey to our classroom to formally present the couragedtoseemorepeoplegettinginvolved say.Butjustexactlywherethefieldischanges project,"explains Dr. Davis. Aculturalchangeisunderway." everyyear. Studentslearnedfromthispresentationthe Ms.CleaverwasawardedtheBuntinglei "Wetackletwogoalswithin EN620,"ex- wnodsareabout480acresdeep,andarecur lowship from RadcUfFCollege during the plains Dr. Davis. "First,students learn how rently managedstrictly from awildlife pres 1994-1995academicyear. to organize a project. We learn the whole crvarionperspective. She spent that yearworkingon a memoir process ofsetting up a large scale, real life "Forthisprojectthen,"informsDr.Davis, now beingcompletedattheDuBoisInstitute. project. Theothergoalisgaining—theexperi- "weconcentratedontwoareas.First,wetook The work is entitled "Memories ofLove enceotactuallydoingtheproject whatever .\ninventor]otthearea'sgeologicalfeatures andWar." itis.Theaddedextraisalltheinformationwe howgeologycontrolled,ifit did,thedevel- Ms. (leaver'sappearance wasin conjunc- gainfromdoingit,alongtheway. Theproject opmentoftheforest. tionwiththe75AnniversaryCelebrationhere changesevenyear,butit'salwaysforareal, "Fromthi—sstudy,wedevelopedsomeprac- at UNH. localagency." ticaloutputs aseriesofnew interpretiveMgns Whataretheseprojectsallabout?Togeta ContinuedonpaneS In This Issue THE EDITOR'S INKWELL DearAlumniandFriends, FromVocationtoVacation 1 Idon'tknowaboutyou,butwewerestart- TLehtetiPnogwNeartuorfethBee6Y0osurCourse 11 ipnogrBtutatonttbhetifonoskrtesoppwreainnhgdewaroedfulilencdttonoesnvueomrumrceor7m,5eti!ht'asninmi-- CaWmiptuhsalalntdheUaNctHiviRtieeaschfeiantgurOeudt,initC'sanhdairdd TheEditor'sInkwell 2 versaryyearnowcoming to aclose. Each tobelievethiswasawinterofrecord snow- DidYouKnow? 2 eovfepnrtidteo,orkeaolniziangsphecoiwalfamreawnei'nvge..c.omaefeaenldinga tfaulrl.alBlaecvkenHtisstotrhyatMonitnchlwuadsedafalurrvyisoitfcubly- BirthdayBash 3 senseofexcitementforourfuture.Ontheho- distinguished speaker and Black Panther, InternationalFlair 4 rizonarenewbuildings,moreclassroomsand KathleenCleaver. upgradesinmanyareastomakeusauniver- Tojoin the lastestcraze,read aboutthe DullProgram 5 sity,asPresidentDeNardisreportedatthespring internetclassrecendyofferedforthe"newbies PlannedGivingNews 6 assembly,"poisedandreadytotakeonmany tothenet." Perfecttimingconsideringthe TaxSavings 7 challenges."Actually,nowthatwethinkabout state-of-the-artcomputettechnology arriv- it,theparty'snotover,it'sjustbeginning! ingintheCenterforLearningResourcesand SoutheasternCelebrates 7 Andspeakingofparties...neithersleet,nor anew20-workstationcomputerclassroomin MarkieSymposium 7 snow,noricenorraincouldstopthefestivi- Buckman. From computer screen to TV CandidCampus 9 stiheispthbiasllwiantnedr!thTeheSroeutwhaesasttheer7n5t7h5tshchoglaalra-, sVcireewens,frreaodmtheUaNrtHicleotnalPkrofsehsoswo,rJiomffDeurliln'gs UNHReachingOut 10 where President DeNardiswasgivenacita- Donahue fans anotheroption. And, don't Who'sWhoList 11 tionfromthestateofConnecticutinhonor forgettofilloutandsendin—yourhomecom- UNH ofour75th. Ourinternational festival,held ingregistrationonpage 17 thisisanevent Poet 11 eachyearin February, attracted crowdsof voudon'twanttomiss. AccountingClub 11 "global"proportions. Afteryou'vefinishedreadingthis—Insight, AroundCampus 12 Whenit'ssnowinghere,it'sspringsome youmightjustwanttoholdontoit itwill whereintheworld.Bangladesh,forexample beacollector'sitem.Thisfall,theInsightstaff Sports 14 One coverstoryrevealsthatwhilewewere is"readyandpoised"tomoveuptoafull- Homecoming 17 diggingout,MidgeBurnette,directorofin colormagazine.Ourcurrentformatdoesn't ClassNotes 18 tgerrannattifolnoawlerasdmoifssDihoanksa,woanshsemrelvlaciantgiotnh.eFfroar dpuos.juTsthiecemtaogatzhien"ecowlilolrfaulll"owstuorsietsooenxplcoarme-, AlumniClubNews 19 Dr.LarryDavis,biology/environmentalsci- ingreaterdepth,thetravels,researchandac- InternationalFest 20 ewnhceenpirtocfeosmseosr,toahliisttlSeesssnioonwsdWooeosnd'stpmraotjteecrt tmievidtiieasattoUgNetH.ouWre'stroeriaelssooeumtp—lonyaimneglyotthheer inBurlington,CT,wherestudentsidentified internetandavideoseries. Spring 1996 Vol. XVII, No. 6 gseoonlopgliacnaslfofreatthuereesdaucnadtdieovnisceendtewro.rkingles- greSaotpsuutmmyoeur'—rewfheiecthuypoaunkdneonwjoywi.llHagvoebya qIIuNNarSStIeIrGGlHyHTbTy(IitshSeScNUonmi0pv8ei9rl-se6id3ty14ob)fyNisethwpeubHlaUivsNehneH.d UFthoNec"yuSHsnr,oeRaawurl?elsystwithhahianintknsikstnungodo.fewGnA?tem"set.,r.ai.fnicesaaipntnrssuoir.bdeeadblilonyoUkwhaNtatHwhtaIhtne ftears,tehruht?h"an-Syeeouy%ocuanin&stahye"f/aTllhaint-awbalsazseoomfecowlionr-! MarketingandPublicRelationsDepartment. CynthiaE.Avery DirectorofMarketing andPublicRelations Did You Know? MimiHouston ProductionManager To 1927 GPraatpthiicGoDdesshiaglnler TheYMCA,founderofNewHavenJuniorCollege,offeredvocationalcoursesfor LucyTwarkins returningWorldWarIveteransin 1919,even beforetheformalfoundingofthe Copywriter college. ChristinaRuenhorst DesktopPublisher 1928-1940 lulieGoodwin In 1935theConnecticutGeneralAssembly,aspartofitsconcernwiththequality DesktopPublisher ofjunior colleges in the state, passed a law regulating them. Soon after, the ContributingPhotographers legislature,governor,andStateBoardofEducationauthorizedNewHavenYMCA SusanAlsner,ChristinaRuenhorst, JuniorCollegetograntassociatedegrees.Thisstateaccreditationwasamajorstep SaraWaskuch inthedevelopmentofthecollege. — Addresscorrections clip out mailinglabel andreturnwithchangestoMarketingand 1940-1990 APUuvnbielvnieucres,iRetWlyeastoitfonHNsaevOefwnfi,cHeCa,vTAedn0d,6r5e13s60s.0ChOarnagnegse, aInfo1u9r5-2yetahrepcroolglergaemacfocrepmtiedddlteh-elefivresltcelxaescsuotfivtehse.SchoolofExecutiveDevelopment, 75th Birthday Bash !!! ThethirteenthannualScholarshipBallwasabirthdayhash to long remember. Over 350alumni andfriendsgathered togethertocelebratethedistinguishedalumnihonoreesand thestudentscholarship recipients. A silent auction kickedoffthe evening. Weekendsat va- cationhomes,artwork,culinarydelights,dinnercertificates and wonderfuljewelry werejustsomeoftheitemsavailable from thespectaculargiftselection. DecorationsprovidedbyAndrew RnbinoffDesign trans- formedthe ChargerGymnasium intoa worldofcolor with balloonsandspringflowersto match. Eightto the Bar was back withgreat music to add the finishing touches to an tDoi,sftirnogmuilesfht,edStAelvuemnniD.AwGaorlddbserwge,reEdp.rDe.s,enEtMeBdAat8t7h;eASlcehxoalnadrsehriWp.Ball evening that celebrated the best ofthe University ofNe—w Nicholson,Jr., BS'65, EMBA78;andElaineM. Pagliaro, MS'81. Haven. OverS3",000wasraisedforthescholarshipfund AlsoreceivingaDistinguishedAlumniAwardwasDouglasD. a trulyoutstandingachievement. Schumann,BS'69,whowasunabletoattendtheBall.Hisson David, BS'90, receivedtheawardonhisbehalf. TheChargerGymnasiumwastransformedintoa75thBirthdayParty William Rush,center, publisheroftheNewHavenRegisterand extravaganza. Pastelballoonswerepartofeverytableaswere memberoftheUNH BoardofGovernorsenjoyedtheeveningwith lovelyspringflowersandtherewasevenabirthdaypartytentfor hiswife, Ruth,tohisleftandafriend. dancingcompletewithcandles. MidgeBurnette,directorofinternationaladmissions,seemstohave TheenthusiasmandsupportoftheseandotherUNHstudents foundsomethingofinteresttobidon. Butwassheabletooutbid helpedmaketheScholarshipBallatrulymemorableevening. PresidentLawrenceJ. DeNardisforit? — UNH FOCUS IN Russian Students Add to UNH's International Flair Goingawaytocollegeisexciting,andalso ofREAP(Russian & EurasianAwards abitscaryformostofus.Butwhatisit Program),sponsoredbytheAssociation likewhenitalsomeanstravelingtotheother ofInternationa] Educators. Theywon sideoftheworld? grantstostudyhere,whichmustbere- "Well,wehaveverybigphonebills,"laughs applied foreachyear. We'rehappyto hKearteeraitnaUGNrHee,nsacnadk,aangatriavdesotfudSeibnetriian.finance rtoepUorNtHtheaynadllfjiunsitshwothneigrrparntosgrtaomrse.turn "Very high," agrees Yevgeni (Eugene) WhatisitliketostepintoNewYork Lazarev,alsofromSiberia. Cityfromaworldaway? Katerina, Eugene, Vadim Bedarev, "Allthepeopleweresmiling,"remem- (Katerina'shusband)andMariaStadnik,are bersMaria. amongthe42Russianstudentswhoarestudy- "IsawAmericafirstthroughacarwin- ingat,orhavegraduatedf—romUNH. dow,"recallsKaterina."Somanybuild- Vadimplaysaspecialrole duringhissum- ings!Somanypeople! Somanysmiles," omferUvNisHit.shomehesearchesforfuturestudents she"Pleaoupghlse,hsehroewisanygchoenrstoawnnt.ly 'excuse UHNstudentsfromleftare:VadimBedarev,Katerina "He'sagreatbusinessman,"admiresDr. me,sorry,'theyaresoopenandpolite," Greenscak,EugeneLazarev,andMariaStadnik.All Joseph Chepaitis,historyprofessor. "Ifyou addsEugene. arefromSiberia,intheRussiaFederation. wantanythingdone,anddoneright,giveit "In RussiaonTVandinthenewspapers, toVadim." thereisalotofpropagandaaboutAmerica," combinedwithail-Americaninfluences. Studyingunderaspecialexchangeprogram saysVadim. "Nowtheyare showingmore "We have parties and cook,"—lights up betweenthetwonations,itisprobablenone realisticviews,butstill,itisnothinglikecom- Katerina."WelikeAmericanmusic Whitney offoretshieghsttuodfeAnltesxwSooumlmderbse,hUerNeHwiptrhoovuotstthien ingAlhlehraevteoasedeesiitr.e"toimprovelifeforthem- Ho"usAtnodnw,eMliickheameolviJeasc,k"soand,dsCeMalriinae.DTihoeny."are 1991,andtalentsofDr. Elia Chepaitis,Dr. selvesandfortheirfamilies.— especiallyenamoredbyDisneyanimationfilms Chepaitis'wife,andascholarofRussianhistory. "Iplantoworkinfinance themarketand likeTheLionKing. "Alexcametomeonedayandsaid'How economyinRussiaisnowsobad.Ihopethat "I like Die-Hardmovies,"Vadimiscom- would you like to go to Siberia?' Well, I myknowledgeinfinanceandmarketingthat pelledtoadd. thoughtIwasbeingsentofftoalaborcamp," Iwillbringhomewillgivemetheskillsneeded "Andweliketoshop,"laughsMaria."Ilike helaughs.Hedidgo,andsodidhiswife,to toimproveourcountry,"saysMaria. togotoNewYorkandBoston." work out the necessary requirements that KaterinalooksonasMariatalks,andpicks Makingfriends is anotherimportantpart madetheprogramareality. upwhereherfriendleavesoff. oflifehereattheuniversity. "She'd been there beforeon aFullbright "Not many people in our country have "The students and professors are very scholarship,andknewhowtocommunicate goodskillsinforeignlanguage,"shesays."I'm friendly,"says—Maria."Theywanttohelpus withtheofficialsthere,knewthenuancesof going toworkin local government in my with ourskills we do homeworktogether thelanguage. I—thinkwhatclincheditisthe town.I'dliketoworkinthefinance,combin- withtheotherstudents. I likethat. Ididn't timesherecited frommemory,inRus—sian ingthatwith management.Mygovernment expectsuchawarmreception." Russianpoetry.Whentheyheardthis well, needsspecialistsinthisarea." Theirnewfriendsaresomethingtheycan thatdidit,"hesmiles,eyessparkling. "Iwillworkformysponsor'scompany," takebackwiththemamongtheirmemories Twelvestudentswerechosen,allfromSi- addsEugene."Butmyeducationwillgiveme oftheirdaysofUNH,andtheU.S. beria,toenterasthefirstclassofRussianstu- moreopportunity to findothermeaningful "WethinkAmericaisaveryprettycoun- dentshereatUNH. jobsifIdecidetomoveon." try,"smilesMaria. "We'reprivilegedtohavethem,andallof "Everyone always asks me, howcanyou "Well,partsofit,"weAmericansfeelcom- ourinternational students here at UNH," studyatthesametimeEnglishandbusiness?" pelledtosay. statesPresidentDeNardis."Theyareambas- laughs Katerina. "And I tell them, it'sso "Forus,"Mariasays,"wethinkallAmerica sadorsfromtheircountries,andhelpustoad- harcl!" ispretty." dresstheincreasinglyinterdependentnature "Weworkveryhardtoachieveourgoals," They'llalsoreturnhome,allagree,asdif- ofourworld." saysMaria."Butweknowifweworkhardwe ferentpeople. Studentsare usuallyspo—nsored bvcorpo- candoanythingwewanttodo." "We'vegrownupalot,andwe'restillgrow- rations, local government even a railroad "Mymotheralwaystellsme,vouwillhave ing,"saysKaterina;theyallagree. company.Inreturn,theyspendthreetofive timetorestafteryourfuneral,"addsKaterina, AnyadviceforfutureREAPstudentswho yearsworkingfortheirsponsor. andeveryonelaughs,headsnodding. willfollowintheirfootsteps? Butthislatestwaveissettinganewprece- The studentstend toformstrongbonds, "StudyEnglish,"laughsKaterina. "Atfirst dent.Katherine,EugeneandMaria,arepart creatingsome ofthe traditions from home, it'shard,butstudy!" Views from UNH- Definitely a Dull Program James Dull, in broadcast media, beginningin the 1950s changed. According to Dr. Dull, "There is lesstohratofisp.ol.itpircoal einretdhethAartm"eidnteFrovriceewsiRnagdiisop.arHtecrueriohseitdyi,scpoavr-t vteirojnslaiirteletrjaodbitsieocnuarliltyylaomwipmaovsitngo."ftlhoeopkoisnig sciencc and Strategy,partinstinctandlotsofpractice." He toramorestablecareer,hereturnedtoschool, formernewsdi- interviewedsuchluminariesasGeorgeAbbott, wasawardeda Ph.D.mpoliticalscienceand rectorand an Robert Preston and Lena Home. After his joined the L'NH facultyin 1972. chorman at stintintheArmy,hebeganacareerintelevi- Whenaskedtohostahalfhourtalkshow, Channel 8, sionandradio. headmittedbeingworriedthathisinterview- WTNH. Pro The1950swasatimeofexplosivegrowth ingskillswerealittlerustv.Afterthefirstshow fessorDullbegan fortelevision. Dr. Dullwasrighttherefrom hewaspleasedtodiscover,"it'sjustlikeriding airing his two- the beginning. Itwasatimewhen as news abike!"Hisexpertisecontributedtothesue person talk show directorandanchorforChannel8,atypical cessofViewsfromUNH, andmotivatedthe last spring on CTV (Citizens Television) daywouldinvolverushingouttofilmabreak committeetoinvestigateexpandingdistribu- Channel29,apartoftheComcastCablesys- ingstory,returningquicklytoallowtimeto tion,designinga new set and moving to a temwhichcanbeseeninNewHaven,West developandeditthefilm,writingthecopyim.\ multi-guest format. Schedulingguests and HavVeinew,safnrdomHaUmdNenH.was the brainchild of dmeolviveedriongniftroonmttheelenveiswisonthtaotbeevecnoimneg.vHicee sutnuddeirowatyim.efornextseason'sshowsarenow President DeNardis. With the help ofPaul presidentofnews and public affairs at 960 "Wehaveapromisefrom Dr. Henry Lee Falconeofthecommunicationdepartment, WELL Although in uppermanagement,he to appear in September." Looking back a specially-formedcommitteeworkedouta continued conducting on-air interviews on the first half of his career. halfhourprogramwithDr.Dullasnarrator, andcommentaries. Dr. Dullsmiled, "itprovided me with av andrecruitedaproductioncrewmadeupof Whiletechnologicaladvanceshavedrasti- enuesandopportunitiesthatmightother- mostlystudents. callychangedthetelevisionindustrymaking wisenotbeavailabletoakidfromthecoal Why was Dr. Dull volunteered for this itpossibletogetnewsfromanywhereinthe mineareain Pennsylvania." project?Thefirsthalfofhiscareerwasspent world instantaneously, one thing has not Midge Burnette continuedfrompa#ci to-bedonnedhertraditionalbridalcostumeasthewomenpainted By this time theirvisaswere about to expire. Unable toobtain herhandsandeveryone'sfacewithamustard-coloredpastesymbol- permanentstatusintheU.S.,theyappliedforimmigrationtoCanada. izinggoodluck.Thefoodwasext—ravagantandsumptuous. Theywereapproved,butitwouldbeseveralmonthsbeforetheycould Theweddingwasasolemnaffair itisnotproperforthebrideor move there. Thisgave them the opportunityto returnhomefora groomtosmileduringthe ceremony.Abouttheonlythingsspar- longoverduevisit.Sincetheirstaywouldbeforseveralmonths,they klingwerethetraditionalweddinggiftsofornate22karatgoldjew- invited Midgetovisitthem. elry. Afterthe ceremony it was on to a day filled with food and On theRoadbyRickshaw ifensttrivoidtuicestitooncteoleabrcaotuenttrhyeaunndioint.scAusltMuiredgtehanobasewneedsdi"nWg?h"at better eleMcitdiognes'swevriseitprwoatsesdtuerdinbgyathpeoloitpipcoaslilytitounrbpualretny,twthimiec.hTihnecluredceednta TheDhaka Daytripper strikeofthetransportationsystem.UponherarrivalinDhaka,Mary's Oncethefestivitiescametoacloseitwastimetostartseeingthe —parentstookMidgehome bytheonlytransportationthenallowed sights.Thiswasalmostasarrangedasthemarriage Becausepoliti- rickshaw. All climbed into the human powered sulky,with bag- cal unrestwasstill threateningChittagongandCox's Bazaar, they gage,andproceededtothefamilyhome. headednorth.The firststopwasComilla,aquaintareaknown for TheSiddiquehome,inasuburbofDhakacalled Uttara,isales- itssweetsshops. Since Man's brother-in-law, Muhbub,works for soninspaceutilization.Landownersfrequentlybuildoneleveltolive theCentralGovernmentEngineeringDevelopment,thegroupwas in,addingstoriestorentout.SomeoftheSiddique'sapartmentsnow able to stayat the small inns provided for traveling government housethreeservantsandtheirdriver.Man'sfatherwasnowfinish- employees. ingthefourthfloor. TravelingbycartheiritineraryincludedSylhet,recognizedforits Man\familyisthetraditionalextendedfamily.Herfather,anen- stunning scenery including cascading waterfalls and tea gardens. gineer, isthe headofthehousehold. Livingwith himand hiswife Enroute toanotherlandmarkshegotaglimpseofreligiousfestivals arcMan\twomarriedbrothers,theirwivesandoneson.Hermother ontheTongi river,andwaterbuffalotoilinginthefield. February keepstheconventionalroleofhomemaker.Midgereceivedabigwel- isearlyspringinBangladeshwithwarm,humidweather.Midgere- come and enthusiaticallv joined in the preparations ofSvmoom's calledofSvlhet;"uwasonlythestartofspringandthegardenswere sister'supcomingwedding. burstingwithQowersbloominginmagnificentredsandpinks.Itwas justbeautiful!" Marriage-IslamicStyle Aftertwoactivity packedweeks,Midgefinallyboardedtheairplane In the Islamic religionmarriageis.\narrangedaffair,rightdown backhome.LookingbackatallthefesthitiesandsightsofBangladesh, toselectingthebrideandgroom. 1hefamiliestakepartinelaborate shedecided the most rewardingpart ofhertripwas the chance to barteringtorthe match. ForSvmoon'ssister,the matchwas made. siav with familiesin theirhomesand experience Dhakaasavisitor Now ontotheprenuptial party. notatourist, "And,ofcourse," Midgeconfessed,"itwaswonder- Midgeattendedthepartytocelebratetheimpendingwedding.Like fultoseeMan andSvmoomwiththeirfamilies.Now theycanmove ourcustomarybridalshowers,itwasawomen-onlyaffair. Theroom ontotheirnew lifeinCanada." wasadornedwith intricate hand paintedwall hangings. Thebride- Youjustcan'tget thisonabusinesstrip. — UNIVERSITY OF PLANNED N E w H A V E N W G V N G N E S 1 1 SPRING 1996 A Gift of Appreciated Property Equals Tax Charitable Lead Savings, Lifetime Income Trusts JonPersson,CFP,CHFC,CLU,SummitPlanningGroup,LLC KennethR.Nye VicePresidentPeople'sBank Didyouknowyoucouldformatrust,transferyourstockintothattrust,andneverhave tabstoeniltylrteegopraboitrrnaatitaentnhodaefngroraeteiihtnneuvrroensn.bteynTaolehlufuirttsh;ietngphceerototmtcierenuegstdtaaxsc?cofThurahloredmittpatrrbhuloesevtsidacdleoeeduuyilcnodttusoieowlnlniettwohhneimsnyotvoroeucesrkt,mitenannxocttorsme,hteaugvrifenvo.irtnolgirfyeeopaounrdta ' _M^|^^IkK aLT£egVJaotdohedeTr"dcuCesahtela"ornfrieptcutaebibl1vilecey-d Tsuoccielslsufsutlrlatye,maantyaxypeaayresragagoeidn6a8stiosciknntohwe3wo6r%thfe$de1r2a0l,i0n0c0owmiethtaaxbbarsaicskoeft.onSlhye$i2n0v,e0s0t0e.d iOJtnaycaqswusheielsninhewaedKeclnreeanaretndeeydd Thestock'sdividendisonly2%or$2,400peryearandshewantstodiversifytoreduce suchatrustinherwill. hermarketrisk. The "Charitable Selling thestockwould resultina 32%combined federal andstatecapitalgainstax, LeadTrust"worksin reducingtheproceedsavailableforreinvestmentby$32,000to$88,000.Investingthis reverse ofthe more in6.5%treasurieswouldincreaseherannualincometo$5,720. common"Charitable ahciIthfdaenaxdricreinositdstmietwaoeaebontal,tudhealbxsdad,ahenserddbeeuedcdacoouptnccanituiyorraaninrbgbpelourntetfothev$ewsi64hsn.0tiee6h,otne%5n0csttf5otehos.odetcecIorktonanrflutthsotietihnnraiustseee63lgr.l6ites5fh%sti%tisttt,rcaoiahxs:ntaoecbr,rioitatmfacceubkonletudetoli,danhtngehpnriautsy7ihs0teah-yveytetrresruaus$r$st7-t1o,,w4l8on,d0uo50hl8ucd2paseprboriefatsaynuclelduatrgrar.aifeintnInentsar iootbRsorafeelTmtsymahahtenoeaaiecrrbnesble"d.eiCrensqheerhAuafmetarTidalicriitittufnhaoasiirebtepinl"daeegesyincLnihandnaetasrahottimadhtfreteieTdettarsthhmurieefunsoosittfrttr"rhiruaieencssvtacsaodneogcittmarsbeebtenerlreumteiem,mobsetutbornttauenthbesre.e-dt Valueofthestock,currently $120,000 lishedasanannuitywhereasetdollaramount less: Capitalgainstaxsaved (32,000) oasrseptesrcaerentpaagiedotfotthheeincihtairalitvyaleuaechofyetahre.tTruhset Charitabledeductiontaxedsaved (14.582) alternativearrangementisa"unitrust"which NetCostoffundingthetrust $73,418 paysoutapercentageofthetrust'sfairmar- ketvaluewhich isdeterminedatthe begin- Theannualincomeismorethanthreetimesthepriordividendsandrepresentsaneffec- ningofeachyear. tiverateofreturnof10.6%onhernetcostafterthetwotaxsavings. Whenthetrustisestablishedataxablegift Anincome-producingcharitablegiftplanwithappreciatedpropertycanworkwonders eventoccurs.Thevalueofthisportion,thus maximumbenefitsataminimumcosttoyou.Tocreateaplanthatsatisfiesyourobjec- thetaxliability,isdeterminedbythevalueof tives,consultyourtaxadvisorandourrepresentative. theremainderinterestreceivedbythebenefi- Whichwouldyouchoose? KeepStock, SellStock DonateStock crieagruielsa.teTdhebyvatlhueeloefngtthheorfemthaeintdreusrtitneterrmesatnids AnnualIncome $2400 $5720 $7800 thetrustpayoutrate.Thevalueoftheincome forlifetohusband&wife interestpassingtothecharityisnotataxablegift. plus In mostcasesit'spreferabletosetupthe TaxSavings(cash)on trustasanon-grantor. Thevalueofthein- CharitableDeduction $14582 terestpassingtothebeneficiariesmanyyears lateris reduced bythevalue ofthe interest donatedtothecharity.Therefore,thetaxable Protect Your Family with a Proper Will giftportioncanbedramaticallylowerthanthe actualvalueoftheproperty,resultinginsub- SaraStadler,Attorney & stantialtaxsavings. Murtha,Cullina,Richter Pinney fyou live in Con- pass to the proper beneficiaries uponyour wrongtimeorinthewrongmanner; I necticut and don't deathwithaminimumoftaxesassessed,you •Inappropriatechoiceofexecutor,causing haveawill,thestatede- musthaveacarefullyplanned,currentwill. estatesettlementproblems; termineshowyourprop- Anumberofthefollowingcommonmistakes •Namingspouse asthe sole beneficiary, ertywillbedistributedat can becorrectedoravoidedwiththedevel- creating unnecessaryestate taxes upon the death...andyoumayget opmentofawellthought-outestateplan: deathofthesurvivingspouse.Taxescanbe some weird results. •Excessiveuseofjointlyheldpropertyor avoided without depriving the surviving Some ofthe property jointownershipwiththewrongparty,caus- spousetheenjoymentoftheassetsduringlife; maypasstoparents,chil- inghigherestatetaxesorpropertypassingto •Leavingnothingtothespouse,causing drenortoundeservingbloodrelatives,instead thewrongbeneficiary; unnecessarytaxesifthesurvivingspouse'ses- ofyourspouse.Outdatedwillsmaybeworse •Improperlyarrangedlifeinsurance,creating tate isless than $600,000 and the unified thannoneatall.Ifyouwishyourpropertyto unnecessaryestatetaxesormadepayableatthe creditshelterisnotutilized. Tax Savings of Southeastern Celebrates Gifting Appreciated Property JanetM. Barillari,CPA & Partner,JohnH. Venman Company Youwouldbebetteradvised,generally, todonateappreciatedproperty(property worthmorethanyoupaidforit|ratherthan donatingcash. Whencapital gain property, heldmorethan a year, isgifted to charity, the donorreceivesa Lefttoright:JerryLamb,deanoftheUNHSoutheasternBranch,RobertW.Ackley,EMBA tax deduction '80,UNHDistinguishedAlumniandrecipientoftheUNHLifeAchievementAward,Sen. forthe full fair MelodiePeters,andKevinRyan,Ph.D.,UNHadjunctfacultymember. marketvalueof theproperty. If T'heSoutheasternbranchofUNHhosted Standardgrewfroma$25 millioncompany it were to be a galacelebration inobservance ofour in 1982toa$280millioncompanyin 1995. sold,cithernow 75th anniversary in March at the Mystic RichardFlathfoundedFlath&Associates orinthefuture, Hilton.Thefestivitiesbeganwithcocktails in 1989 to provide consulting services in stateandfederal and hors d'oeuvresand asilent auction at managementandhumanresources.In1993, capitalgainstaxeswouldbepayableonthe 6:30p.m.Dinner,dancingtothesoundsof thecompanywasrecognized bytheSouth- appreciation.Thesecanbeavoidedbygift- SteveTavaresandtheJazzmenfollowed. easternConnecticutChamberofCommerce ingtheproperty. Additional highlights ofthe glamorous asthe"SmallBusinessAdvocateoftheyear," Thesa\ingsfromthetaxdeductionforthe eveningincludedaceremonyhonoringdis- andRickwaspersonalis'selectedbytheSmall fullfairmarketvalueofthepropertytogether tinguishedalumni,RobertW.Acklev,EMBA Business Association as the "Connecticut wdiutchesthtehecanpeittalcogsatintsotyaoxusaovfinmgask,ignrgeaatlgyifrte.- 'un8i0vearnsidtyR'iscLhiafredAcFhlaitehv,emMeAnt'A8w2a,rwdi.th the BusTionecsaspPoefrfstohneoefvtehnetfYuelagra.l"a,UNH Presi Acharitablegiftofstockwithafairmar- RobertAckleyispresidentofDavis-Stan- dent Lawrence J. DeXardis was presented ketvalue of$20,000 that originallycost dard Corporation headquartered in with an official citation from the State of you$8,000savesanadditional$3,360in Pawcatuck, CT. He beganhiscareerthere ConnecticuttotheUniversityofNew Haven federaltaxesascomparedtoacashgift. immediately after graduating from high SoutheasternBranchcommunity,inhonorof The savings are greaterifthe donoris school,steadilyworkinghiswayuptothe our75thanniversary. inahigherfederaltaxbracketor,consider presidency.Underhisadministration,Davis- thestateincometaxsavings. m CashGifttobemade: $20,000 Marginal incometax rate x.31 1996 <l 1 Tax savingsfromdeduction $ 6,200 Netcostofcashgift $13,800 m Markle A*\ Sft»c*G»/5ttobemade: $20,000 Symposium Less: 1.Capitolgainstaxsaved: 3,360 2. Taxsavingsfrom Netcocshtaroiftasbtloeckdegidfutction: 160,,240400 Ad1i9s9t6ingAurinsohleddgMraorukplemeStyamtptohe mOagcriltetoboecMhnlsdiaeeeprrlritkpeyeyear-tnplthoyteeappeleebsocdsrltfhateaatoyarpefps,ipreptrpecroaerulerbcoracliiptiateaeeraidttrteetoeswtdyrdoogissriapttnknrthocoheiclokepzur.weadmroteotoirtysokahtnpeg,porircffetotactaemnihnd-d-e. sidldLPBeniiaeaefurrnbtLqtmeoteuec,ardlortoay'aetofttsaroJFrFrTFodooorye-,xfi;xlAbwClwCGnaoooo.Tlnwono;MdInCodsiesonsaaccuanhRtnMcRdae,iceaessicrMlDooluacrrr;tsBh.tt'hrDsCaeo1R\r<:n6wo.F.tCn(bouae,FlrHcsarereCksitnoinensEnmrioioGOcyaaen^CnSd'.scsip1rleLWcenescne6de,, enmlienitdcsTyiehh,cmiaecIslnno-styvlteeeiaortgrfeua'tdlstehdsseaeeythraHmitUaephlnoNrskiHinyil.vuleeCmsr.utniim#gLdnaaeverteeriksoteFtnidho.geraettdhniiesorin»eec,csttaSiacnoibdn directorofUNH'sforensicscienceprogram. ofDr.Lee.Itwillbededicatedtoeducation, Ihcsymposium,atwo-dayprogramfurthe training,andresearchinforensicscienceand law enforcementandmedical legalcommu law enforcementtechnologies. Taking Care of Nature Continuedfrompage1 alongsomeofthetrailswithinthewoods,pointingoutgeologicalfeatures,and lessonplans Flight Department toSbeessuisoendswWiotohidnstihseogpeeonlotgoictahlecsocnhtoeoxltsofforthueseariena.fi"eldstudy.Teacherscanbringtheirstu- Acquires New dents,usetheclassroomsthereforlessons,thenheadoutintotheforestforsomegreatfield experiences.ThankstothestudentsofDr.Davis'class,teacherscannowshowactualexamples Planes oriDnerfv."thihWoeDeewaw'vawrdigheslaaam.cteeixWeawplteleaowiccfincaotsu.humrnere"deauTncqpochuwewioastitretahhdfea,frtenbcheauteasmecedbehdnetwodrheneeoofwffkohrttiaehhnstietcn'wlgpsaesrsdostjh,eheavaacdettnl,diiodlwpwelmeneutes'itnadfrltlaid.teweoddeaonsfluteeorvanettgfrouiaretletlhdshie.enw"ttowewrrooekosmdtoaisningnwteogtgeeraeokitlelhosngeduirssc,eat"dlo moptitreohiTnnemh.traeIrhPnyaUisapaNadendnrHdintWoFiiaulonrinnsrg,ctihreoatudrOPmtipeahpenieerrtrcaprftuaSlirfeiotcgnnhhefstacosraDieneuIspostafterrwautinci--n-n ptoreFwsioenrnaltklavot,inotpnhreoefpsattrhuiedniergnftaisfnodwriemnnagtls etcohnuegriscneoe.mapTilrhceertsaifetonphlaoasnfaeltsshoberb"ienMegunlUatciNq-uHEinrgcelidonsfeeo"rr toanaudiencehereattheuni- tgooaalchneiceevsisnagrtyhfeoraicrocnratfitnusittayndbaertdwiezaetnioalnl ver"siTthyi.sisaverycrucialpart cfloimghptlceomuresnets.oTfhiasircarlasfotconemcpelsestaersyttheo o"Iftt'hsisimclpaosrs,t"anntotteoslDera.rnDahviosw. aCcohuinecvielfountuArveiaatcicornedAidtmaitniiosntrbaytiotnh.e wtoayp.reWseentpfuitndwinegeskisnainftoormrael- UthNeHFedhearsaallrAevaidaytrieocneiAvdemdinnoitsitcreaftrioonm hteerairaslsi,nga,npdrleepaarrniinnggvtisouaalccmeap-t (beFAaAp)prothvaetdouunrdefrlitghhethsicghhoeosltFwiAllAsstoaonn- tsDrht.eudLceaonuutrrsesnearc—eecoDluaitvmibisni,ntgfhaerNefrliisegholtnd,'—sawnhRdeorcsekostmheaetyoJfsuphdieysndEGaNmpo6s2int0of ctererarcity"atiolioWlncnseies.smgts.ooetnotaulrloudgrtueesfsstoesrd,maaulpn,di"nevhvie-- dUabavyrNiadtHtshi.eoanTunnhdidievsgerrreisfesileteaycp.tgrsroetgahrteaafmicsrshtbiecelivanesgsmeoqnfuftaelrifetodyr PendletonCounty,WestVirginia. Though formally con- cluded, the SessionsWoods Tour of London and projectisn'toverforeveryone.StudentDavidSalgerdecidedtocontinueworkingoutatthe woodsforhisthesisproject.Heisnowdevelopingcomputerizedgeologicalinformationfor Paris Planned thecenter. thWehmednowhne'tsontohteCtarreikkbibnegans—tuddeesnttisnaftrioonm:NSaenwSaHlavmapdsorhiIrsleantdo.AMatriynly,anodnc,e-Dprr.isDtainveisgeismfdlyeienpg plaTnhneingOfafMicaercohf'A9l7u8m-ndiayRteoluartoifoLnsoni-s inthe Bahamas,thisislandparadiseiswrestlingit'ssize,andthensome,worthofenviron- donandParisforapproximately$1,000* mentalproblems. perperson.Priceincludesairfare,3oxer- Wheretogetfreshwaterisalwaysaproblemforislanddwellers,andhastraditionallybeen nightsin Paris,3in London,breakfast abigoneforSanSalvador.Arecentdevelopmenthasblownthealreadyseriousprobleminto and dinner, excursion tours, London animpossibleone:theconstructionofanew,500-roomClubMedfacility. theater tickets, and visits toWindsor Inthistroubledparadise,Dr. Davismaintainshisfieldsite,studyingthehydrologyprob- Casde,CanterburyCathedral,Bateaux- lem,searchingforsolutions. Afewluck)-studentseachyearaccompany him to the island Mouches,Paris-by-night,Versaillesand whoseclaimtofameisthefirstlandingsiteofChristopherColumbus. theTrianon Gardens. Forinformation oro"uWshilloecawtei'orne—thleorcea,lswjeoksteaythaattthite'sBhaehladmitaogneFtiheelrdbSytataicono,atanofolpdaiNnatv!"yhbaesel.auIgth'ss.no"tUaNglHami-s call•WMitihcpharatieallapayamten9t3b2y-S7e2pt7e0mb.er15,19%prices ptaaonrdsttooutfdhyaebmroaupratirnoteincesicpihaeutnnicndeg,rebsdocthpaoanorylt,sicooicfpfeaeatrinnsogcghrsocalhpaohroyslhsainpwsdhtaoorcuBhsaeeohtlahomegiyas.tnasTt.io"onr.eBpeasyioduershgoesopliotaglyi,tyi,t'sUuNseHd wTillabekhoneored.me out to the Dr.Davishasspentyearstryinghelptheislanders."I'vebeengoin—gtherefortenyears,"he Game explains,"tryin—gtounderstandtheirplumbingsystem.Butit'stricky theislandislikeapiece Ball ofSwisscheese caveseverywhere." TheAlumniClubofSoutheasternCT ppfforarropofHemgereusNesraseortsvressecaaMealunasn.trdltcByhusautspttarfwKefDh,esriye.tl,nheDteaaeCnvdnldiautsabJiipvasMeasnepoioendstrlEaihisrnonddepeqmeBruualsfienfcsp,aasplneaoa'd,tbseowacnuifoittf-ohoartrhuadaittdsthehDposiirraslceoilkdbnuelixwnezuisamrtotyhnit,o,hnDaaatinpdcdlcdkaornaenertncsespesorrfioonnnrvsgciCetedovhdileenlrtgemoygafeibtrsteulgseyahren.owwdlaaTaotthngeeedyrr YiaaJnaungvnldiatytimtec2hes.8eablNelatteawwlteuhemHennaiNvt,ahevenfiaNgmRoaiatrlvowyeri'nacssnhdosNntfaarvSidiueignnauddtmsaoyrti,son evenpartsofFlorida. Thedaybeginswithanall-you-can- ttHhheeeW"yiAcs'taovyhnmesimepnitwahstvesghreioeedovnnieaseerrmrwn,oumagcaedohnkvateeirynrhotfanueismrngeeudbsnretette,honiennheieghss'otolsvaawbenfldroti—nuosmhnpseedrdon,omatce,awetnatehdordimpnpi,rengeotestpeenhlrnacetmtosauahrrnoaeafdegvtxienhrpneeygavinehwsrdoleepablednecdfeov'usnemlre,fds".uiotohnuHnreeee.o.s"fahHyhasies.sm"afleiAsnltodriewfneaigetdslhy.s YetTbeoaiarutcr'ktblGeheltaeqstussoaeetrre.aedYtGi$houa1emru7.dUpcTeeaNnhrneHpaBelgarsdarsoimbospneepu,lqrsauitcyanehrcaatlsassuteaydtio1tn2i2ugc:pk3etem0nht..-es hon"Ioraemdatogupelsatytaherorlee,"inheit.remarks,"amongpeopleofincredibledignity.They'vebeenable tfohretAhleugmanmieOofnfliyc.eFator20in3f-o9r3m2a-t7io2n7,0.call tomakeitinspiteofveryharshconditions.They'reanamazingpeopleofsuchnativeintelli- gence,"hesmiles,inobviousrespect. AndthenhewenthometopackhisbagsforthenextflighttotheBahamas. Candid Campus Fromsnowshoestoskateboards—along-awaitedspringfinallycomes totheUNHcampus. AmemberoftheUNHcommunityreceivesashesonAshWednes- day,fromRev. MathewKappalumakkel,whorepresentstheRoman CatholicCampusMinistry.LocatedintheStudentCenter,theUNH CampusMinistryofficeofferspastoralcounselingtostudents,and servesasanavenuetolocalreligiousestablishments.Other membersoftheCampusMinistryincludeRabbiSanfordDavis, representingtheJewishCampusMinistry;DavidPeterson,repre- sentingtheCampusCrusadeforChrist;TonyMorgan,representing theBaptistCampusMinistry;andRev. RebeccaWegner, represent- ingtheLutheranCampusMinistry. ArecentvisitfromprobaseballplayerSteveBedrosianputsmileslike thisoneonfansalloverthecampus. MaryLouDeNardistalkswithMichellWhite,anI/Opsychology graduatestudent,andfriendOnyekaAnyakora,astudentofmusic andsoundrecording,atarecentpoetryreadingandreceptionfor Howcanyouimproveonthispicture?Themusicdepartmentis ProfessorGreeneandhisformerstudent,WayneHarrison.Thetwo askingforadonationofaconcert-qualitygrandpianoandother studentswereexcitedtomeettheaward-winningprofessor,asboth qualitymusicalinstruments. PleasecontactNancyCarriuolo,acting arepoetsthemselves,andeagerlyanticipateProfessorGreene'sfall deanofthecollegeofarts&sciences,at932-7257. '96creativewritingclass. Reachina Out What is a University? ' *^^*"*^^ I I\£ X^ \A I IyffyyOoUuaatttteennddeeddtthhee1133tthhSSyymmppoossiiuummoonnEthicsintheWorkplace,youprob- ablyknowtheanswer. OnApril24th,in DoddsAuditorium,apanelof prestigiousguestscametogethertofocusonthisquestion;onethatwasprob- Shakespeare Competition ablydiscussedinancientGreece. UNH Held at Showninthephotofromleftare:JoelMarks,professorofphilosophyatUNH; LaurenWeisbergKaufman,vicepresidentforeducationandtrainingwiththe Who ConnecticutBusinessandIndustryAssociation;MichaelMorris,professorof frosmayesigShhtaakreesapheiagrhesicshn'otolrseldeevmaonntstthreasteeddaythsa?tStthuedirenatps- Tprsoyscinhio,loagsytautdeUnNtHo;feElreicktrRiocsalenetnhgailn,eeprrionfgesastorUNofH;maatnhdemDaatviicdsBartoUmNwiHc;h,CarlaM. phraescinaottiobnefeonrtlhoestlwanhgeunagteheanfdifitdheaasnnoufatlheEnggrelaitshp-lsapyewarkiighntg sHpoounssuomredPrbofyeEstshoircsofinEntghleisWhoraktpYlaalceeUaninvdertshietyU.NTHhischsaypmteprosoifutmhewAamserjoiicntalny Union'sShakespeareCompetitionwasheldin DoddsAudi- AssociationofUniversityProfessors. toriuminFebruary.JudgeswereProfessorDorisHalliefrom WesleyanUniversity,ProfessorDonaldSmithfromUNH,and ProfessorMurrayBriggsfromYaleUniversity.Studentswere requiredtoreciteamonologueandasonnetoftheirchoice. ThewinnerofthecompetitionwasJohnMillerofHamden Hall Country DaySchool. Hewillrepresenttheareaatthe NationalSemi-finalsinNewYork.Thewinnerofthenational contestwill receivean all-expensepaid trip toStratford-on- Avonthissummer.Above,ateachercongratulatesherstudent onaperformancewelldone. ThreestudentsintheDentalHygieneprogramdiscussfoodandyourteethatthe mid-winterHealthFairheldintheStudentCenter.Currenthealthandfitness informationwasavailableinboothsliningthehallways. Martialartsdemonstra- tionswereheldupstairsalongwiththeopportunitytotryatherapeuticmassage. TheEasterBunny madeaguestap- Someofthearea'sbestandbrightesthighschoolstudents pearanceascandy gatheredrecentlyintheChargerGymnasiumfortheannual hunterstookover JETS-TEAMScompetition. 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