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The University News October 9, 2002 3
News
Ten UD alumni to receive
distinguished alum award
Campus Safety Report
by Janet Hendrickson
Editor in Chief
Ten Constantin, GSM, and
Braniff alumni will receive the
Distinguished Alumni Awards at
a reception Oct. 17 at 6:30 p.m.
in upstairs Haggar.
Jackie Sears, director of alumni
relations, said the awards were
established for alumni who exem-
plified the university 's mission "to
grow as Christian men and women
and to serve their community."
She said the recipients should also
be recognized in their professional
and personal lives.
Originally scheduled to be part
of the Oct. 18 Capital Campaign
Phase II kickoff, the event was
moved instead to tie in with an
Oktoberfest celebration held by
the DFW chapter of the UD
Alumni Association. The event
will now keep with the
Oktoberfest theme.
"We decided to transform [up-
stairs Haggar] into a cabaret so
that we'll have kind of a festive
atmosphere," Sears said.
This year's recipients, selected
from alumni nominations by the
National Alumni Board, range
from priests to businessmen to an
artist. Several actively promote
the university.
From Constantin, Dr. David
Gregory, '70, an Irving
opthamologist, has supported the
establishment of the Donald
Cowan Institute of the Sciences,
which will allow UD students to
study science as part of their
Rome semester.
Dr. CarolynLyde, '81, aboard
member, "is very vocal about let-
ting people know this is a univer-
sity that can very well prepare stu-
dents for a career in medicine,"
Sears said. She said Lyde, a
Lewisville dermatologist, is "quite
renowned" for her work with lep-
rosy.
Msgr. Don Fischer, '62, the
pastor at Saint Joseph Church in
Richardson, is specially regarded
among many alumni, Sears said.
He presided at Dr. Donald
Cowan's funeral in the Church of
the Incarnation.
Paul Barker, '69, an artist, owns
a Chicago-area company that
paints wildlife murals around the
nature. Sears said when Barker
was notified about the award, "he
was just overwhelmed with emo-
tion, because he hadn't stayed in
particularly close contact with the
university."
The two Braniff Graduate
School alumni recipients stayed in
the Dallas area. Cynthia
Ohlenforst, '74, with an M.A. in
English, taught high school before
moving to her current career in tax
law. FatherPeterA. Verhalen, '77,
'81, teaches at Cistercian High
and lives at the monastery.
Four GSM alumni will receive
the awards as well. One, Dan
Flaherty, who graduated from
Constantin in '82 and GSM in '83,
is cofounder and CEO of the com-
pany that manufacturs the popu-
lar "Billy Bass" singing fish. He
is also a board member.
His wife, Dannie Flaherty, is an
active civic volunteer in the Irv-
ing community.
The other two moved further
from Irving. Dr. Helmut
Merklein, '68, is the assistant sec-
retary of energy for the Depart-
ment of Internal Affairs in Wash-
ington, D.C, Luc Indekeu, '85, is
the CEO and owner of a light com-
pany in Belgium and has helped
begin a GSM alumni chapter in
Europe.
Student charged with assault
by Janet Hendrickson
Editor in Chief
A student who assaulted a cam-
pus safety officer last Friday
evening in the Gregory residence
hall now faces charges of class A
assault, campus safety Lieutenant
Cris Ashenhart said.
The student assaulted officer
Dan Neal after he asked for his
student ID card when responding
to the student's service request.
Neal had been unable to identify
the student in an incident earlier.
"It was not until the officer ar-
rived that he realized the student
who made the service request was
the same person he dealt with ear-
lier in the day," Ashenhart said.
Irving police and paramedics
both were called to campus.
Neal sustained injuries to his
back and both arms after the stu-
dent slammed him against a wall.
He refused transfer to the hospi-
tal but did not report to work for
several days following the inci-
dent.
No arrest was made, and a court
date remains to be set. He faces
disciplinary action from Student
Life.
Ashenhart said there was no
way for the officer to prevent the
attack.
"It's one of the risks we take
doing our job," he said.
Ashenhart advised students in
similar situations to avoid similar
confrontations and to back off
when a physical fight may ensue.
"This is one of those situations
where you never know what's go-
ing to happen," he said.
The student's name could not
be released because of FERPA,
the federal education right to pri-
vacy act.
The following incidents were reported to the Office of Campus Safety between Saturday,
Sept. 28, 2002 and Friday, Oct. 4, 2002.
Saturday, Sept. 28, 11:40 a.m. The on-duty Food Service manager arrived at the Campus
Safety Office to report a problem with a large group of students in the Cafeteria. Two Campus
Safety officers responded and met with the manager. The manager stated that the group arrived
at one time for lunch and that one of the students presented her with a fake ID card at the
cashier's desk. The manager kept the ID but did not recall which gave it to her. The manager
also stated that some of the students lived off-campus and did not have meal plans. The officers
were able to identify two students that had not paid for their meals. One of the two students was
identified as having given the false ID card to the cafeteria manager. A report was forwarded to
the Office of Student Life.
Saturday, Sept. 28, 10:43 p.m. A Resident Assistant came to the Campus Safety Office to
report that several students were standing around a truck in Parking Lot B drinking unknown
beverages from plastic cups. Two Campus Safety officers responded, but the students dispersed
as the officers approached. One of the officers found a cup on the ground by the vehicle and
observed that it contained an alcoholic beverage similar to "trash can punch." A Campus Safety
officer later returned to Lot B and observed a group of students drinking from plastic cups by
the same vehicle. The trunk of the vehicle was open and, as the officer approached, a male
subject placed an object inside the trunk and closed it. The students quickly dispersed except
for two female subjects who threw their cups to the ground. The officer retrieved the cups and
observed that they contained an alcoholic beverage similar to "trash can punch." The officer
instructed the male subject to open the trunk and produce the item that he placed inside. The
subject complied and produced a cooler filled with "trash can punch." The officer determined
that the male subject was a UD student. The officer notified him that he had violated the Univer-
sity Alcohol Policy and proceeded to confiscate the cooler. The two female subjects stated they
were SMU students attending a dance in the Haggar Cafeteria. The officer escorted them to
Haggar where they attempted to elude him among the crowd of students at the dance. Another
officer located them and escorted them to the Campus Safety Office. The students stated that
they had no way to get back to SMU and requested that Campus Safety call a taxicab. Campus
Safety called a cab which later arrived and picked them up. A few minutes later, however, the
cab driver called Campus Safety to report that the students got out at the intersection of Northgate
and Gorman, and did not pay him. A Campus Safety officer proceeded to the area, but could not
locate the subjects. The officer then spoke to two R.A.s and described the subjects. One of the
R. A.s, who lives in Jerome Hall, identified one of the subjects as a resident of Jerome Hall. The
other subject could not be identified. A report was forwarded to the Office of Student Life.
Sunday, Sept. 29, 2:38 a.m. A Campus Safety officer observed a male and female subject
swimming in the pool. The officer contacted them and determined that they were UD students.
The officer instructed them to leave and they complied. A report was forwarded to the Office of
Student Life.
Monday, Sept. 30, 9:29 p.m. The Campus Safety Office received a fire alarm on the Notifier
fire alarm system for the Art History Building. Campus Safety was notified a few minutes later
by the alarm monitoring company that they had received the fire alarm and had dispatched the
Irving Fire Department to Campus. A Campus Safety officer responded to the Art History
Building and confirmed that the alarm system had been activated. A maintenance technician
contacted the Safety Office to report that he had set off the alarm while draining moisture from
the fire sprinkler system's air compressor. Campus Safety notified IFD that there was no fire.
IFD Engine 8 arrived and inspected the fire alarm system. IFD cleared campus after giving the
officers permission to reset the alarm sy stem.
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 9:30 a.m. The Office of Student Life adjudicated an offense of minor con-
suming alcohol. The offense occurred Sept. 13, at 12 a.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 9:30 a.m. The Office of Student Life adjudicated an offense of minor con-
suming alcohol. The offense occurred Sept. 15, at 11:35 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 3, 7:22 a.m. The Office of Student Life adjudicated an offense of minor
consuming alcohol. The offense occurred April 28 at 12:38 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 3,8:42 p.m. The Office of Campus Safety performed a fire drill at the Theresa
Residence Hall.
Friday, Oct. 4, 6:07 p.m. A Campus Safety officer was assaulted by a student in Gregory
Hall. The Irving Police department was called to campus and criminal assault charges were
filed against the student. Irving Fire Department paramedics were called to campus to evaluate
the officer's injuries. The Associate Dean of StudentLife and the Director of Residence Life
were notified of the assault. A report was forwarded to the Office of Student Life for disciplin-
ary action.
Saturday, Oct. 5, 2 a.m. A student came to the Campus Safety Office and stated that he was
having personal problems and needed help. An Assistant Dean for Student Life was called to
meet with the student. At the student's request, he was transported to a local hospital and admit-
ted for observation.
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Hendrickson, Janet. The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 9, 2002, newspaper, October 9, 2002; Irving, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth201555/m1/3/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Dallas.