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Friday, October 9, 1987 / University Daily Kansan
Campus/Area
KU's Army ROTC gets high marks
By KIRK ADAMS Staff writer
Staff writer
A U.S. Army general who visited KU on Monday said that KU's ROTC program was doing well.
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Brig. Gen. Myrna H. Williamson, commander of the Army's third ROTC region, which includes the state of Kansas, visited KU to receive a command briefing from local ROTC officers on the status of the ROTC program here.
There's a real quality core with solid majors, solid GPAs, and a cohesive core where tutoring and monitoring is alive with undergraduates.
— Brig. Gen.
Myrna H. Williamson
commander of the Army's third
ROTC region
Maj. Danny C. Reinke, KU Army ROTC admissions officer and assistant professor of military science, said the command briefing included information on cadets regarding their GPAs, how they were doing in the ROTC, the types of training they had received during the year and what they did at Fort Riley in the summer. Fort Riley, near Junction City, is where cadets go between their junior and senior years.
"The KU program I find to be extremely encouraging," Williamson said. "There's a real quality core with solid majors, solid GPAs, and a cohesive core where tutoring and monitoring is alive with undergraduates."
The KU program also has become more aggressive in its public relations in the campus and community, and in its attempts to recruit high school students to the program, she said.
Williamson said that KU's Army ROTC had excited training exercises, field trips, and confidence in water as canoeing and other water sports.
Williams, a one-star general, is the highest ranking woman in the Army. The Army has four female generals.
Williamson also talked to some cadets while she was here, saying, "I'm interested in talking to them about the way they would like to talk to me about."
She said cadets always ask questions about plans for summer camp, about opportunities for active duty in the army reserve or national guard, about being officers and about job opportunities in the civilian life.
Williamsia said she thought companies often preferred to hire a graduate who had ROTC training over one who did not.
The KU program is part of the third ROTC region, which comprises Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida and the Virgin Islands. There are more than 100 college Army troops in the region William liamson said KU's program was of average size.
Williamson, who has served the region for three years, will begin working at the Washington, D.C. military personnel center next year. She will be Department Commander General of the U.S. Army community and family support center and will oversee morale.
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Todd Kuether, Topeka junior, and Brit Fitton, Chicago sophomore, exchange a kiss. The two were enjoying the autumn weather Wednesday.
afternoon on a hill west of Lippincott Hall. More agreeable weather is expected for the weekend.
Campaigner praises Dukakis' economics
By MICHAEL MERSCHEL Staff writer
Staff writer
Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, who takes credit for transforming a state deficit into a surplus, could do the same for the country if he became president, a member of the Kansas steering committee for the Dukakis campaign said yesterday.
The member, State Rep. Gary Blumenthal, D-Merriam, told about a dozen people in the Kansas Union gallery that the problems Dakikas
raced as governor were similar to the problems facing Kansas.
Blumenthal was addressing the first official meeting of the KU Students for Mike Dukakis.
Kathryn Anderson, co-chairman of KU Students for Mike Dakakis, said the group had arranged for Blumenthal to speak because they wanted to learn more about their candidate and offer others the chance to do so also.
Dukakis has a successful record in dealing with problems such as the creation of jobs and development of
industry, Blumenthal said.
when dukakis was first elected governor of Massachusetts in 1975. Massachusetts was identified as kindergarten basket case of the 30 states," he said.
Blemonthal said Dukakis and the state legislature turned Massachusetts $500 million deficit into a hurdle for Mr. Durpius with his economic programs.
dent children and education. These were important because of what Blumenthal called the federal government's "abandonment" in these areas.
He also said Dukakis had a good record of having programs for social welfare, mental health, aid to depen-
Blumenthal said that although some local politicians had given their support to Rep. Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., Dakikis had a strong following in Kansas.
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