First things first! So many things have happened during this past month,
but one in particular will impact us all. That is the decision of life-time
friend and fellow Alumni Association staffer, CHARLES HALL, Manager of
Alumni Records, to retire and to "hang up his FSU computer" on April 16th
after 30 years in the Alumni Office. Charles began with 5081 alumni cards
and with keypunch machines, and through the years has implemented the
changes to our now high tech data system of more that 200,000 records. His
legacy to this office and to this university is his friendship and his
commitment of service to all who are affiliated with Florida State
University. Dear friend, this issue of PATCHWORK is dedicated to you.

What a glorious SPRING WEEKEND! Tallahassee has never been prettier than it
was when it hosted SPRINGTIME TALLAHASSEE, and FSU hosted its annual SPRING
WEEKEND! The CIRCUS performed its 51st home show to sold out audiences. The
Garnet and Gold football game brought in thousands, with 1,200 watching
from the comfortable surroundings of the University Center Club. Howser
Stadium was sold out as eager fans wished to be there for COACH MIKE
MARTIN's 1,000th win. Unfortunately the strong Miami team determined that
was not to be the case, but Seminole fans saw great Seminole baseball!
Prior to kick-off, former quarterbacks gave autographs to fans who stood in
line at the recently opened food court of University Center. Also, fans
were thrilled to watch those former Seminole heroes compete in the QB
challenge during halftime. The women's softball team beat West Florida on
Friday evening and Georgia Tech on Sunday. Men's Tennis lost to Miami on
Saturday and the Women's team beat Florida International on Sunday.

SEMINOLE BOOSTERS INC. held its annual spring board meeting. Athletic
Director DAVE HART, who celebrates his third anniversary here, unveiled a
master plan for facilities that has been nearly a year in the planning. On
Sunday morning, the Alumni Association's CIRCLE OF GOLD members met for
breakfast and heard Vice President BEVERLY SPENCER give a university
update.

The University and I personally, have lost two very special Seminoles this
month. Alumna and dedicated Seminole Booster, NAN MITCHEM, lost her hard
fought battle with cancer. The NAN MITCHEM ENDOWMENT, has been established.
For information contact MICHAEL GRANTHAM, 850-671-0636. DR. ANNE BUIS,
greatly loved and respected Department Chairman of Home Economics
Education, retired from the College of Human Sciences, passed away at her
family home in Tennessee.

CAMPUS CAPSULE
With so many activities going on, many students and alumni forget about the
beautiful and tranquil SEMINOLE RESERVATION. This 73-acre recreational
respite on Lake Bradford offers swimming, sailing, canoeing, kayaking and
beach volleyball. Summer ADVENTURE CAMP is also offered to area children.
For information call MARY NIELSEN, Manager, at 850-644-6892.

As the annual session of the FLORIDA LEGISLATURE winds down, it seems as
though FSU will get a fair share of funding. However, it also appears that
we will not be getting a full medical school, but probably will be
expanding our first year of medical school (Program in Medical Sciences) to
a second year. The FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and the FLORIDA SENATE
recently read resolutions recognizing the FSU SCHOOL OF THEATRE's 25th
anniversary. The School of Theatre is one of the largest and most
comprehensive theatre-training programs in the US. Actors, directors,
designers, technicians, managers, teachers and scholars work with gifted
faculty and students in a professionally oriented environment.

A new certification program that teaches professional and volunteers the
most up-to-date theories and methods in the field of traumatology has been
established at FSU. DR. CHARLES FIGLEY, social work professor is the
institute director, and classes are taught at the Turnbull Center.

At the University Continuing Education Association's annual conference,
FSU's HOLOCAUST INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATORS received the Philip E. Frandson
Award for "sustained excellence in the humanities." This program for
secondary educators will commemorate its fifth anniversary this summer.

In early March, over 200 Napoleonic scholars from around the world
converged on campus for the 128th Consortium on Revolutionary Europe. The
event was highlighted by the presentation of a $1.25 million gift to the
institute by BEN WEIDER, an amateur historian and co-founder of the fitness
empire Weider Health and Fitness, Inc. With the state's match, Weider's
donation will establish the Ben Weider Eminent Scholar Chair in Napoleonic
History as well as a series of Ben Weider Fellowships, research grants and
travel grants for students specializing in Napoleonic and French
Revolutionary history.

FSU Meteorology Professors SHARON E. NICHOLSON and DORCAS N. LEPOSO, are
using a $37,000 emergency grant from the National Science Foundation to
predict whether this year's El Nino will inflict drought in far-off
Botswana. The grant is part of a larger effort by NSF to track and record
the effects of the current El Nino.

SIR LEON RADZINOWICZ, a retired Cambridge University professor who is
recognized as a leading historian, jurist and one of the world's foremost
criminologists, will visit FSU on April 16 to help the SCHOOL OF
CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE inaugurate its new campus home, the Hecht
House. He will discuss "The Penal Conflagration of the World" in Opperman
Music Hall prior to the 2:00 p.m. rededication ceremony of the newly
renovated house.

NATIONS BANK OF FLORIDA is establishing a $1 million endowment for two
professorships and funding for recruiting and curriculum programs in the
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS. This Fund will provide for professorships in finance
and business administration, and will impact curriculum innovation, applied
research and student support.

A reception on April 20th, hosted by the COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES will
honor DR. AZZURRA GIVENS, who is retiring after serving FSU for more than
half a century. A native of Italy, Givens has divided her instruction
between French and Italian, and was a leader in establishing FSU's Florence
program in 1966.

FSU Professor RAYMOND SHELINE was selected to receive the Nuclear Chemistry
Award from the American Chemical Society, the highest award in nuclear
chemistry. Sheline, a Lawton Distinguished Professor of chemistry and
physics, received the award during a ceremony in Dallas, on his 76th
birthday.

GENERAL LLOYD W. "Fig" NEWTON, Commander of Air Education and Training
Command at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas, was the guest speaker at the
"dining out" ceremony of FSU's Air Force ROTC Detachment 145. Newton, a
four-star general who is in charge of recruiting, training and education of
43,000 active duty personnel and 14,000 civilian workers, spoke on this
special occasion, which is considered a formal aspect of Air Force social
life.

FSU and the Florida Attorney General's Office recently announced the
creation of the JUSTICE RICHARD ERVIN EMINENT SCHOLAR CHAIR within the
university's COLLEGE OF LAW. The Chair also will include a unique Solicitor
General position within the Attorney General's Office. Based on the federal
model, the Solicitor General will be the Attorney General's chief appellate
attorney charged with arguing major cases that have critical implications
for state policy. Most of these cases will be argued before the state
Supreme Court and the US Supreme Court. Named for one of the state's most
respected attorneys, former Florida Attorney General and Supreme Court
Justice RICHARD ERVIN, the chair will be filled by a Solicitor General
recognized as having an impeccable reputation as an appellate advocate.

PAUL LEBEL, dean of FSU's COLLEGE OF LAW, stunned faculty and students with
the news that he was resigning after only eight months, choosing instead to
return to teaching. He is expected to be a full-time professor at FSU,
while the college conducts another search for a dean.

In late March, the National Science Foundation announced FSU will be among
29 institutions connected to the high performance BACKBONE NETWORK SERVICE
(vBNS), essential to President Clinton's Next Generation Initiative (NGI)
for Internet2 research. FSU, Princeton, Cornell and others will expand the
total to 93 public and private research institutions connected to vBNS, of
which 63 are universities.

Students no longer need a telephone to register for their classes. In late
March students with access to the World Wide Web could register online.
Registrar MAX CARRAWAY stated "....this will streamline the whole
operation. The biggest saving will be on dial time." The new web site
(http://student.access.fsu.edu) is linked to the main FSU page under the
title "Information for FSU Students," for summer 1998 class registration.
Carraway added that the service puts FSU on the leading edge of
registration technology.

More than 30 FSU students spent their spring breaks volunteering with
community service organizations. Working through the CENTER FOR CIVIC
EDUCATION AND SERVICES, and a national college student service group,
students traveling in separate groups volunteered in Kentucky, Tennessee,
New York and Washington, D.C.

Continuing a 20 year celebration, students, faculty and staff convene today
for the President's annual ice cream social.  The event is sponsored
jointly by the President's Office and the 1998 Senior Class.

SPORTS
Starting quarterback DAN KENDRA's entire 1998 season is in jeopardy after
he completely tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during
Saturday's spring game. Reconstructive surgery will take place on April 9th
to repair the ligament. No FSU football player with a similar injury has
been cleared to play in less than eight months following surgery. However,
those who have witnessed Kendra's intense training said the normal
timetable may not apply. CHRIS WEINKE, is now FSU's No. 1 quarterback. Wide
receiver LAVERANUES COLES broke his fibula just above the ankle during the
game. Coles, FSU's No. 1 flanker, will be in a walking cast for four weeks.
The good news is this injury will not require surgery and should not affect
his season. Coles turned in the fastest 40-yard dash time ever by a
Seminole on Feb. 27, blistering Mike Long Track in times of 4.16, 4.17,
4.18 and 4.20. Deion Sanders held the previous best time of 4.21.

Following the spring game the coaching staff announced spring awards. Some
of them were: LARRY SMITH, defense's most outstanding player and the
recipient of the Hinesman Award for the team's most dominating player;
receiver PETER WARRICK, offense's most outstanding player, also the group's
most consistent playmaker; cornerback REGGIE DURDEN, named the top newcomer
on defense; linebacker BRADLEY JENNINGS, a redshirt freshman named the big
hitter on defense; DAN KENDRA AND CHRIS WEINKE shared the leadership award
on offense and LAMONT GREEN grabbed the defensive honors.

ANN BOWDEN, matriarch of the football coaching BOWDEN family has been named
the recipient of the inaugural FIRST LADY OF FOOTBALL award from the
All-American Football Foundation. She has been married to Coach Bobby for
nearly 49 years and they have six children and 21 grandchildren.

Congratulations to COACH STEVE ROBINSON and the 1998 SEMINOLE BASKETBALL
TEAM. Coach Robinson's first year as head coach produced a NCAA tournament
team. FSU entered the field of 64 as a 12th seed and immediately knocked
off 5th seed Texas Christian. FSU was one win away from the sweet 16 when
Valpo defeated the Noles in overtime. Also, the SEMINOLE BASKETBALL team
was the only team to have played UNC, Arizona, Duke, Kansas, and UConn.

The WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM finished seventh-place in the conference, the
highest rank in awhile. With coach SUE SEMRAU their 1998-99 goal is to be
selected to the NCAA Tournament - which FSU has not played in since 1991.

FSU's BASEBALL TEAM is determined to get COACH MIKE MARTIN his 1,000 win on
April 8 against Jacksonville. The young team is gaining honors. In
mid-March designated hitter TERRY HENDERSON was named ACC player of the
week for his hitting during the Seminoles' 6-0 stretch. The Noles went onto
a 15 game winning stretch, before losing a game in the Maryland series. One
never knows who they will see in the stands. Causing quite a bit of
recognition at a recent game was JAMES GAMMON, better known as Lou Brown in
the popular films MAJOR LEAGUE and MAJOR LEAGUE II. At FSU he prefers to
just be the dad of daughter Amy, a senior communications major.

She is now DR. CECILE REYNAUD, Head Volleyball Coach at FSU. Our admired
coach completed her Ph.D. requirements by defending her dissertation,
FACTORS INFLUENCING PROSPECTIVE FEMALE VOLLEYBALL STUDENT-ATHLETES'
SELECTION OF AN NCAA DIVISION I UNIVERSITY: TOWARD A MORE INFORMED
RECRUITMENT PROCESS! Congratulations!

FSU's MEN'S SWIMMING TEAM finished 13th place at the NCAA Championships.
BRENDON DEDEKIND unleashed his abilities in the pool and earned the 50 free
title. He became the second swimmer in school history to earn an individual
national title for FSU. Team-mate and close friend STEPHEN PARRY won the
first title ever for FSU at last year's meet in the 200 fly.

In late March, FSU hosted the FSU RELAYS. Welcoming more than 1,000
athletes from around the country, a FSU freshman CHINETTE JOHNSON lead the
way by placing first in the heptathlon. Another of the wins was the men's
4x100m relay team. Team members were PATRICK HAYES, TRAVIS MINOR,
LAVERANUES COLES and TAVARIS SPRADLEY. This team beat the Gator team by .23
second. Competing at Gainesville for the 1998 Coca Cola Florida Relays saw
a first place finish in the collegiate women's 100m dash by All-American
ZUZETTE MULLINGS. SHANNON STEELE placed second in the high jump, and for
the men; standouts were TRAVIS MINOR, GERMAINE STRINGER, TAVARIS SPRADLEY,
PATRICK HAYES, and LAVERANUES COLES.

With a field including three of the top four ranked teams in the nation,
No. 29 FSU entered the U.S. Collegiate Golf Championship. Surprising
themselves, the Seminoles played like champions as they finished with a
4-over-par 868 total to easily outdistance number two Oklahoma State and
win the tournament held at the World Golf Village's The Slammer and The
Squire course. The LADY NOLES finished tied for third with South Florida
and central Florida after a final-round team total of 311 at the Miami
Lakes country Club. The Ladies finished with a team score of 941, behind
Miami and winner Florida.

NETWORKING
Sincere appreciation goes to the following Seminole Clubs for hosting
FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN ALUMNAE LUNCHEONS in their area: Pinellas
County, Hillsborough County, Greater Orlando and Lake County. Attendance
numbered from 35 to 60, and ages went from 4 months to a young 92!

PALM BEACH COUNTY SEMINOLE BOARD MEMBER SAM HUMPHRIES and wife JOY put
together a team that raised over $1,500 for breast cancer research.

THE SEMINOLE CLUB OF CLAY COUNTY reports another incredible tree sale!
Their founding president, and Alumni Board Member GENE WALDEN is hosting a
luncheon for the Clay County High School Guidance Counselors to meet with
FSU DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS, JOHN BARNHILL, and members of his staff in May.

THE SEMINOLE CLUB OF GREATER ORLANDO reports that at their St. Patrick's
Day party an additional $230 was raised to donate to the victims of the
devastating tornadoes that swept through their area. The Executive Board
has embraced a challenging club goal to help raise $50,000 for the DARYL
BUSH EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT FUND. Board Members have individually and
collectively pledged more than $10,000 to jump start this effort. Funds
raised will go directly to the ACADEMIC ATHLETIC COUNSELING CENTER at FSU.
Proceeds will be used to upgrade and increase the number of computers used
daily by FSU's student-athletes. This ambitious club also announces three
additional information lines to their hotline (407-648-0512): 1) Special
Events 2) How to become a member 3) News of the Young Seminoles.

JACKSONVILLE SEMINOLES never cease to amaze me as they raise money for any
number of FSU projects. They are also into community service. Most recently
they participated in walking to find a cure for Juvenile Diabetes, of
course wearing garnet and gold. Also they are setting up a Seminole
Mentoring Program. A member will choose a school and give at least one hour
a week. Their goal is to put a Seminole Mentor in every school in Duval
County!

MANATEE COUNTY SEMINOLES report their first SPRING FLING BARBECUE scheduled
for May 16th. They also report donating a football signed by Coach Bowden
to the JUST FOR GIRLS SILENT AUCTION. Their gift generated over $175 for
the charity.

Best wishes go to DR. JOE CAMPS and a sincere thank you for a year serving
our alma mater as Chairman of Seminole Boosters, Inc. Following in his
steps is another great alumnus, SHERM HENDERSON of Louisville, Kentucky. If
dedicating 1998-99 to FSU is not sufficient, he has established a
fully-endowed scholarship ($50,000). GENE GAINER, a Booster Board Member
from Sarasota began the new Booster Year by also endowing a $50,000
Athletic Scholarship.

Former Heisman quarterback and current New York Knick point guard CHARLIE
WARD has initiated a program in his hometown of Thomasville, GA, to
encourage youth ages 8-12 to read. Ward rewards those who certify reading
10 or more books a year, with a trip to see him play in a NBA game. Last
year, 60 youths and their chaperones were treated. This year 85 Thomasville
children will make the trip.

Phase I of the Westcott Brick Project is promised to be in place before
graduation day. It is now time to buy those bricks that you intended to,
but did not. Call FRED MAGLIONE at 850-644-6297 for inscription details,
and write your checks for $100!

COMING EVENTS
April 16-18 is SPRING ALUMNI WEEKEND, CLASS OF 1948's 50th REUNION,
EMERITUS ALUMNI SOCIETY and the dedication of HERITAGE TOWER. Call us for
details.

Representative JOHN THRASHER, a member of the Seminole Club of Clay County
will be the Spring Graduation Speaker on May 1 and 2. Thrasher holds two
degrees from FSU, his wife Jean is an alumna and daughter Julie is a member
of the 1998 graduating class.

Plans for HOMECOMING '98 are well underway for October 16,17, the Clemson
football weekend. Reunions will be held for the classes of '53, '58, '63,
'68, and '73. Also, special recognition will be given to the men who
attended the TALLAHASSEE BRANCH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA in 1946-7.

The ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF DEBATE ALUMNI met during the busy Spring Weekend
to begin plans for their 50th reunion celebration which will be held during
HOMECOMING 1999. If you or your friends are one of this elite group of FSU
alumni, please contact DR. JIM BREY, College of Communication,
850-644-2283.
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