Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Educational foundatior ^npoints new president enior vice .as been | ic< nal Founda- '? ti inc endently chartered ||fj|| corporation that is responsible for | v ' Jg expanding funding for USC ' |w through private donations. fl Jara The foundation received almost $5.5 million in private donations J&i* this past year and is expected to top that figure in the coming year. Most of the donations 1987 Mm were used for academics purposes, Ms such as scholarships and chairs for distinguished professors. Cameron Tod The foundation also provides the hlllk of mnnipc fr>r rvrix/ato coKnlor a T TC/^ T7~ * ..w.?vu ap? t -uiv jcnuiai- v vj jv/ jL^wiucaiiunai ruunud.nu ships for students. Distinguished Service Award, 1988 Cameron has served on the foun- Six new members were als dation's board since 1974 and has recently elected to four-year term also functioned in various on the foundation board, capacities in the university: Leonard Browder, an Aike Adjunct professor, School of businessman and president of th Business from 1973-74; USC College of Pharmacy Partnei Established chair in ship; ArlenCotter, a Columbia ret economics in School of Business in estate consultant; Henry Jobe Jr 1974; president of Diliard Paper Com Chairman of president's pany in Greensboro, N.C.; Glori council, 1977-78; Leevy, co-owner of Leevy' Established Todd Medical Funeral Home in Columbia Education Foundation, which sup- Joseph Sullivan, chairman of th ports four medical school students; board of Blue Cross/Blue Shield o Distinguished Alumni award, South Carolina; and Marvii 1978; Trapp, chairman of the board o Received Distinguished the National Bank of Soutl Alumni Award for Business, 1985; Carolina in Sumter. Correction In the August 3, 1988 issue of The Gamecock, the photographer of the photo on the front page was incorrectly identified as Brent Wahl. The photo credit should have been Katherine J. Trimnal. The staff regrets this error. ^. x * n ^ y ^ y^>w Y wof/ce But it will make a difference THE GAMECOCK is the student newspaper of the University of South Carolina and is published three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during the fall and spring semesters and weekly on Wednesdays during both summer sessions, with the exception of university holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed in THE GAMECOCK are those of the editors and not those of the University of South Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and HK Communications is the publisher of THE I Tl I V GAMECOCK. The Student Media Depart- O " ment is the parent organization of THE I?????? Change of address forms, subscription requests and other correspondence should be sent to THE GAMECOCK, Box 85131, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. 29208. Subscription rates are $18.00 for (1) year. $10.00 per fall or spring semester and $4.00 for both summer sessions. Third class postage paid at Coiumbia, S.C. THE GAMECOCK is a licensed student organization of the University of South Carolina and receives funding from stu- .^jl dent activity fees. ~| Changes 1 Terry will I From staff reports George Terry has been appointed associate vice president for libraries ? and collections at USC. Terry, who , ' I! served as associate vice president for administration, will be responsible ?? for university libraries on the Colum- ^ bia campus, McKissick Museum and " c n r? *?i J 1 I mv h.v,. insiiiuit hji c\i caeaoiogy aeveioprr and Anthropology. Library. Kenneth Toombs, former director to assist of university libraries, has retired as collectior director of special collections and book roc Cancer Socii d n From staff reports i. The American Cancer Society has awarded US( o a $40,000 institutional grant for 1988-89, bringinj is to $410,000 the total of such grants received by thi university since 1973. n Dr. Patsy Lill, who chairs the society's Institu e tional Grant Committee at USC, said the grant wil " provide important seed money for new research l' "Competition for research grants is so keen tha scientists must develop enough data to convinci funding sources that the research is valuable anc a has a strong probability of success," she said, s "These institutional grants allow the university g to provide researchers with start-up funds that car f lead to major grants." n From 1981-85. for examDle. American Cancel f Society instuitutional grants to USC totallec 1 $125,000, providing funds for 26 pilot projects. Data from these projects were used for subse quent major proposals that brought the university w J| J IP i., JsHHnH gssBKSSsssssssssSssssssS^ :^^BK RileyUniversity of North ( ^tii I ?F fl [ direct libra ' history of USC's library sysi '7 . > A search for a director for - Cooper Library will begin August, Terry said. Toombs joined the univi _-4? . **v^ 1967 as director of libraries. .V that, he served as director of J "" and as professor of library s lent at Thomas Cooper the University of South He will be serving part time Louisiana. Terry in procuring special Davy-Jo Ridge, associate is for Thomas Cooper's rare ?t libraries, also has retired. >m and will be compiling a continue working with the ui ety gives USC re g "A lot of groundwork must be si e done first, and throughout its institutional grants, the American i Cancer Society is ensuring a steady flow of ideas that can lead to im- as [ portant scientific breakthroughs." $ l Dr. Patsy Lill, Institutional Grants Committee Chairperson ed 1 $4 million from various funding sources, Lill said. dc An associate professor of pathology in the USC I School of Medicine, Lill has been named to the na- th tional American Cancer Society review panel for C? institutional grant awards, the committee that th ' decides which universities will receive grants. br il dorit want a lot of hype. I just want something I can count on.W th I U ?TM Carolina-Class of 19891 iries tem. part-time as coor pecial Thomas projects for libraries ollection, in late which will include creating and administering a Friends of Thomas srsity in Cooper Library organization. Prior to Ridge joined the university in 1965 libraries as head of the library's reference ervice at department. She was named assistant (western director of libraries in 1973 and associate director in 1975. Prior to director coming to USC, she worked with the She will DeKalb County, Ga., library system niversity ana at the University of Georgia. $40,000 At USC, the institutional funds are used for :search in such departments as public health, nurng, pharmacy, biology, chemistry and medicine. The research subjects, Lill said, range from the uclear magnetic resonance of compounds to incer education plans for the elderly. In 1983, for example, Dr. Richard Musso, an isistant professor of biology at USC, received 7,500 from the institutional funds. This year, his research funding totals more than !00,000 including a $43,000 grant recently awardby the American Cancer Society for genetic and ochemical studies of DNA. "Major research projects attracting millionillar grants don't appear overnight," Lill said. "A lot of groundwork must be done first, and roughout its institutional grants, the American incer Society is ensuring a steady flow of ideas at can lead to important scientific eakthroughs." jw&ywttfr' .... # I, _ Some long distance comanies promise you the moon, Lit what you really want is desndable, high-quality service, hat's just what you'll get when au choose AT&T Long Distance 'rvice, at a cost that's a lot less lan you think. You can expect w long distance rates, 24-hour aerator assistance, clear conactions and immediate credit r wrong numbers. 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