Retired Faculty
Do you think it would be a good idea to have an article in each issue about retired faculty? I think the alumni might enjoy reading about the doings of their old profs since they retired.

Some of us would like to hear from our former students. You might remind them that they may write their old profs at their old department address.

Jack Schwalbe
Professor of civil engineering
1974 -2000

Editor’s Note: In December, 2004, Dr. Iver Duedall, oceanography professor and faculty member for 22 years, retired. This issue features a story on the new faculty emeriti organization. (page 13)

Congratulations
I just finished reading the Florida Tech Today magazine. I wanted to say that I think it is a well-written, formatted and edited magazine. It’s attractive, informative and provides strong links for the reader to the personal and professional experiences of faculty, staff and students. The mix of photos and associated articles is particularly well done. The articles offer information of human interest without becoming overly chatty. The turning of each new page provides something of interest. My congratulations to you and your staff.

Larry Buist
Electronics Technician
College of Engineering

Suggestions
I really like the glossy magazine format. It really raises the impact of the publication. Two suggestions: You should invite faculty and alumni to write feature articles on their interests (the arts, the role of Florida in deciding the 2004 election, the future of the manned space program at Kennedy Space Center). This will give the magazine a more “magazine” feel opposed to just an “alumni newsletter” feel. And, you should list the authors’ names in the Table of Contents. I hope the campus and community is getting back on its feet after the summer of the hurricanes. Perhaps next issue there will be a story describing the impacts and perhaps an article by John Williams and Iver Duedall (Department of Marine and Environmental Systems faculty) putting this summer in perspective?

Mark Moldwin
(Florida Tech professor of Physics and Space Sciences 1994-2000)
and current faculty member,
University of California at Los Angeles
Editor’s Note: See page 25 of this issue for a hurricane report.

Great Magazine
Congratulations on putting together a great alumni magazine. The articles were wonderful and the layout just great. Being so far away from the main campus can be isolating at times, but things like this really draw the Florida Tech community together from all over the world. Again, congratulations and thank you so much for putting together such an outstanding publication.

Lisa K. Park
Senior Resident Administrator
School of Extended Graduate Studies
Patuxent Graduate Center, Patuxent, MD

Outstanding First Issue
Congratulations to the staff of the Florida Tech Today magazine and the Alumni Association leadership responsible for an outstanding first issue. The article about Larry Clark was very timely and interesting. I was following the progress of Burt Rutan’s quest for the X-prize this summer. Shortly after his two successful flights that secured the

X-prize, the Science Channel featured a documentary on his success. It has always amazed me how visionaries of smaller companies can accomplish extraordinary advancements in scientific achievements. Perhaps in the not-too-distant future Larry will be piloting folks on suborbital or beyond adventures. Florida Tech alumni, faculty and student achievements are always refreshing news in a world where news can be quite negative at times. Looking forward to the next issue.

John (Doc) Oakes ’70
California