Vol.
15, Issue 1 Spring
2006
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Shaw
and Denius Instrumental in University’s
Founding, Growth
Part II ...
George Shaw signed
the founding university charter and
was a charter member of
the board of trustees, in time serving
as chairman of the board. The full
resources of Radiation Inc. were made
available to the university, including
fiscal support, equipment donations
and tuition assistance. The visionary
men who founded both the company and
the college united in their support
of each other. Shaw
says, “My
home on Riverside Drive was used
for parties for customers
and visitors. My boat (a 53-foot
yacht) parked in a slip behind my
house was
available for trips up and down the
river. My wife, Mary, and Natalie
Keuper prepared buffet dinners. I
particularly
remember one night when (famous rocket
scientist Werner) Von Braun and my
youngest son were building pipe bombs
for a rocket in the garage.”
Shaw
also personally secured a $200,000
loan to build the college’s
first library in 1965 after the
Bartholomae family reneged on their
pledge to
build
the library. Several local gifts
later covered the library loan.
In
1967, when Shaw was 45 years old
and Homer Denius was 53, the
partners
sold Radiation Inc. to Harris-Intertype.
The company was destined to become
the foundation for Harris Corporation’s
government systems and semiconductor
businesses.
The
university has honored both Shaw
and Denius many times.
Buildings
have been dedicated in their
names, and
each has received the most prestigious
award of the university, the
President’s
Medal. Shaw was recently honored
with the Alumni Board’s
Lifetime Achievement Award.
Today,
health problems prohibit
Denius’ continued
involvement, but Shaw’s
support has never waned. He
regularly attends
board of trustees meetings
and participates actively in
major
decisions of the
university.
Joan
Bixby
’ 75 M.S. |
’74, President,
Colorado Springs, CO
(520) 452-0030
downeyj@msn.com
’74, Vice President,
Venice, FL
(941) 497-1307
russballagh@ij.net
’72,
Treasurer, Melbourne, FL
(321) 779-0223
jimwthomas@aol.com
’73, ’80,
Secretary,
West Melbourne, FL
(321)
953-1541
alan.l.prestwood@smithbarney.com |
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| Message
from the FTAA President |
| Rollin’ on
the River |
| D.C.
Reception Draws a Crowd |
| Panthers
vs. Cougars |
| Fun
Night at the Pier |
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The fraternity and sorority community has recently wrapped up all of its recruitment
events. More than 100 new members were welcomed into the community last fall
and more than 50 were welcomed this spring. The Interfraternity Council voted
to allow Alpha Tau Omega to expand in the spring. Expansion efforts are currently
underway, and the founding members will be installed as a colony in February.
We are happy to see the fraternity and sorority community growing on campus.
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| Chapter |
Recruited |
| Alpha Tau Omega |
25 |
| Chi Phi |
20 |
| Lambda Chi Alpha |
16 |
| Pi Kappa Alpha |
36 |
| Pi Lambda Phi |
15 |
| Tau Kappa Epsilon |
24 |
| Theta Xi |
7 |
| TOTAL |
143 |
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| Chapter |
Recruited |
| Alpha Phi |
10 |
| Gamma Phi Beta |
15 |
| Phi Sigma Sigma |
7 |
| TOTAL |
32 |
Fall events included Mark Sterner’s
presentation, “DUI: A Powerful Lesson.” Mark
Sterner, a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon,
has talked to over a million college and
high school students telling his amazing
and tragic story about the consequences
of impaired driving. In 2004 and 2005,
Campus Activities Magazine named him their
Speaker of the Year. The entire campus
was invited to the event and 506 students
attended. The event was hosted by the Interfraternity
Council, Panhellenic and the Athletics
Department.
In October, Panhellenic hosted their annual
Big Man on Campus fund-raiser. Participants
competed in areas such as congeniality,
interview, fund-raising, talent and appearance
to earn the title of Big Man on the Florida
Tech Campus. The competition challenged
the participants to prove that they were
man enough to wear pink. To add another
twist, sorority women were matched with
contestants to coach them to become true
gentlemen. Jeff Megivern, a member of Pi
Kappa Alpha, was crowned the Big Man on
Campus. More than $3,000 was raised to
benefit the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation.
In March, the fraternities
and sororities competed in the annual
Greek Week competition. Each chapter
organized a week of fun and friendly
competition.
One of Florida Tech’s first African
American students, Julius Montgomery, accepts
the first Pioneer Award. Montgomery, an
RCA colleague of Florida Tech founder,
Dr. Jerome Keuper, took his name off Keuper’s
first list of potential students for the
fledgling university because the school’s
initial meeting place was closed to African
Americans. Montgomery later attended the
university after it moved to another location.
The award, to be made annually, will in
future years be called the Julius Montgomery
award. Here, Montgomery stands before a
photo of university historian Dr. Gordon
Patterson, who hosted the event in the
Hartley Room.
Members of the Los Angeles–Long Beach
alumni chapter gather at the Dwyer-Pratt
house in Oxnard for fall fun and a pumpkin
party. From left: Larry Fluke ’94
M.S.; Sara Dunsford ’00; Cindy Dwyer
Pratt ’97; Bob Pratt ’95, ’97
M.S., ’98 M.B.A.; and Deborah (Goss)
Dogancay ’99.
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First
Award Recipient