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University Daily Kansan
Nation/World
Friday, Feb. 21, 1986
Devotion to KU drives man
Brvan Graves/KANSAN
Dick Wintermote, special projects director for the Kansas University Endowment Association, stands on the stairway in the Adams Alumni Center. Wintermote helped plan and finance the alumni center while he was the executive director of the Endowment Association.
By Tim Hrenchir
Staff writer
It's 6:30 a.m. and much of Lawrence is asleep.
But Dick Wintermote's day is already in full swing. The special projects director for Kansas University Endowment Association is sitting at his regular table at the Village Inn Restaurant, 821 Iowa ST, reading through three newspapers.
If he finds a story that concerns people at the Endowment or Alumni associations, he'll clip the story and give it to them.
After breakfast, Wintermote drives to his office in Youngbear Hall, where he's been the Endowment Association's special projects director since last July. He works about 40 hours a week, but Wintermote calls it semi-retirement.
For 32 years, he worked 70 to 80 hours a week. Wintormote was executive director of the University of Kansas Alumni Association for 20 years until he stepped down in July 1983.
While he was director, the Alumni Association gained a reputation as one of the country's best.
"He was absolutely perfect for the job," said Todd Seymour, president of the Endowment Association.
Winternote began working at the Alumni Association in 1951 as assistant secretary. At the time, the Association had a three-room office in Strong Hall.
The office staff consisted of eight people, and the annual operating budget was $60,000.
In 1963, Wintermor became executive director, replacing Fred Ellsworth, who had headed the Association for 38 years.
When Winternote stepped down 20 years later, the staff had grown to 30 people, a Kansas City office had been opened and the annual operating budget was $1 million.
A painting of Wintermote now hangs behind the receptionist's desk in the Alumni Association office.
As executive director, Wintermote's grueling work schedule involved working full days at the office, then meeting with alumni at night and on weekends.
He traveled often, he said, which separated him from his wife, Barbara, and their two children
Endowment trustee Dolph Simons Jr., who worked with Wintermote in Alumni Association activities for more than three decades, said, "He has a genuine love affair with the University."
Others who worked with Winter-
mote for years agreed that he was demanding but compassionate.
B. J. Pattee, director of membership development, worked with Wintermute in the Alumni Association for 17 years.
Patttee said, "Dick was a taskmaster — he expected us to do the job and do it well, but he was fun to work with.
"Sometimes he would get pretty mad at us, but that was part of his job." Pattee said.
"He could churn out more work than anyone I've ever known, and his work habits rubbed off on everybody else."
Wintermute's hard work paid off for the Alumni Association.
Seymour said, "Dick has made an immense number of friends for the University."
He said Winternite's personality naturally was appealing.
"People tend to think, 'If my friend, Dick Wintermote, is working so hard for KU, it must really be a
worthwhile University,''' Seymour said.
Olin Petfish, Endowment Association trustee, said, "He can walk into a large group of alumni and know each one of them by name, even if he hasn't seen half of them for 10 years.
Pattee said Wintermote was very understanding with employees.
"His greatest ingredient is his personal warmth and love of others."
"If we had a sick kid or some other crisis at home, he would let us stay home with the kids," she said. "He always realized that the family came first. And his door was always open, no matter how busy he was."
Wintermote says he is particularly proud of Adams Alumni Center, which was built while he was executive secretary.
"Dick had close relationships with the people who were able to make large contributions to that building," Petefish said. "His relationship with the people in Phillips Oil Company were deep and long-lasting."
When the Center was nearly completed, Wintermote decided to step down as executive secretary. He said he wanted to spend more time with his family.
For two years, Wintermote was joint director of special projects for the Alumni and Endowment associations. Last July he began working solely for the Endowment Association in fund-raising projects.
"The Alumni Center had been completed, and we had no big deals in the fire." Wintermote said. "So now I have nights and weekends to play with my kids and my grandchildren, which is terribly important."
"Anytime someone outside the University has something they want to know about, they're going to contact a person they know and trust," Seymour said.
Though the job isn't as demanding as previous ones, it keeps Wintermote busy.
"Generally, that's Dick Winterstein."
Students jump at chance to start exercise-diet club
By Peggy Kramer
Staff writer
What started out as a joke for two Ellsworth Hall residents has turned into a program dedicated to helping others get into shape.
Drew Blossom, Topeka junior and Ellsworth resident, said he and Bruce Miller discussed starting a diet club at Ellsworth. They didn't think residents would be very receptive.
Miller, Fern Creek, Ky., junior,
said, "When 50 people signed up for the diet club we decided to take it seriously."
The club now is gathering information. Last week, questionnaires were sent to the students who showed interest, Miller said.
Jeff Fehr, Chanute sophomore, was one resident who filled out the questionnaire.
Fehr said, "My freshman year took its toll around the middle, and I would like to get back into shape."
Miller said the students had been receptive, and the diet club would be organized by the end of the semester. The club also could be
formed in the other campus residence halls.
Students have indicated that the top priority is exercise, Blossom said, and working out with a group would provide the incentive.
Miller said the club would be a combination of an aerobics program and diet tips. He said another idea was to invite dietitians and fitness experts for guest lectures.
Kathy Kilo, St. Louis sophomore, said she thought the diet club would be a great way to get in shape for the summer.
One of the most important things to remember, Kohl said, is not to skip meals. Students should not go more than four to five hours without eating.
Ann Kohl, registered dietitian at Watkins Memorial Hospital, said there were several tips students could follow.
Cutting from the diet fatty foods such as bacon, ice cream, cheese and gravies is another health tip.
"Fat causes more problems than sugar," she said. "Even Coke and candy bars don't have as many calories as fat."
Theologian urges women to examine religious roles
By Tom Farmer Staff writer
The ultimate goal of feminism is a future in which women and men are treated equally, a renowned theologian said last night.
Rosemary Reuther, the theologian, spoke to a crowd of about 400 people about "Feminist Spirituality and Historical Religion: Renewal or New Creation."
Reuther's speech was part of the Humanities Lecture Series sponsored by the Joyce and Elizabeth Hall Center for the Humanities.
Reuther described her speech as a self-critique aimed at renewing ethical conduct in religious practice.
The question of renewal, or new creation, asks whether women are engaged in renewing existing religious traditions, or if they are seeking a departure in their feminism to constitute new religious traditions. Reuther said.
Women in the history of theology usually have played subordinate roles. Reuther said. The reason for
this may be that men assumed dominant roles based on interpretations of the Bible.
"When you have one God who is presumed to be male, that tends to set up a hierarchy of God over humanity as parallel to the hierarchy of men over women." Reuther said.
In religious traditions, Reuther said, males seem to develop through
The first stage is when the son is most dependent on his mother. However, he soon outgrows this need and sees the mother in a less important role.
Finally, the male reaches a point where he relegates women to a subordinate religious role.
"Women become primarily consumers of religion, if you will." Reuther said, "while teaching duties remain in a male class."
She said that women needed to ask themselves at what point they should depart from old roles and into the generation of new stories and rituals.
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