Encyclopedia Brunoniana

1980

  • In 1980 when applications for admission reached 11,900, it was possible to accept only 2,500 students in order to end up with a freshman class of 1,275.Admission
  • George Kumler Anderson (1901-1980), professor of English, was born in Springfield, Illinois, on October 20, 1901.Anderson, George K.
  • George K. Anderson died on January 2, 1980 in Providence.Anderson, George K.
  • After that, Bill Livesey (43-41-5) coached from 1969 to 1971, and George Woodworth (60-91-4) coached from 1972 to 1980.Baseball
  • The women’s teams have been coached by Mary Avery in 1958, Sarah Phillips in 1960, Jan Lutz in 1972-73, Gail Davis from 1973 to 1975; Carole Kleinfelder from 1975-76, Gail Klock from 1976 to 1980; Maureen Enos from 1980 to 1988; and Jean Marie Burr since 1988.Basketball
  • "Cities in Revolt: Urban Life in America, 1743-1776," in 1955, "Mitre and Sceptre: Transatlantic Faith, Ideas, Personalities, and Politics," in 1962, "Vexed and Troubled Englishmen, 1590-1642," in 1968, "Fat Mutton and Liberty of Conscience: Society in Rhode Island, 1636-1690," in 1974, "The Spirit of ’76: the Growth of American Patriotism before Independence," in 1975, "Jamestown, 1544-1699," in 1980, and "Early Americans," in 1981.Bridenbaugh, Carl
  • Their daughter, Angela Brown Fischer, was a term trustee from 1975 to 1980.Brown family
  • In 1980 the Brown Key Society was described in "Bear Facts" as "A service oriented organization which is responsible for balloons and ushers at hockey games, sponsors a series of post football game parties, holds an annual Valentines’ dance, sponsors a faculty lecture series, assists the Alumni Relations office, organizes a Marathon on Spring Weekend, and runs the bulletin board under Faunce Arch."Brown Key
  • Millar Burrows (1889-1980), professor of Biblical literature, was born in Cincinnati on October 26, 1889.Burrows, Millar
  • Millar Burrows died in 1980.Burrows, Millar
  • The program in Modern Literature and Society was founded by Professors Roger Henkle and Lewis Perry Curtis and initiated in 1980 under co-directors Curtis and Professor Duncan Smith, who served as chairpersons of the Executive Committee in charge of the program.Center for Modern Culture and Media
  • Reverend David Ames became the new Episcopal chaplain in 1974 and brought the University Church back to St. Stephen’s in 1975, where it remained until 1980.Chapel
  • Other chaplains who were appointed with special interest in women’s issues were Beverly Edwards, who was appointed a lay chaplain in 1969 and was ordained a minister of the United Church of Christ in 1976, Rabbi Cathy Felix appointed assistant chaplain in 1980, and Flora A. Keshgegian, an Episcopal priest, who was named associate chaplain in 1984.Chapel
  • After he was terminated in 1980, when the staff of the Chaplain’s Office was reduced, he worked for a brief time in the office of the dean of student life.Chapel
  • The winter 1980 issue appeared in a new larger format with one more article added to the usual four.Clio
  • New faculty members in the 1970s included Allan Feldman in 1971, J. Vernon Henderson and William Poole in 1974, and in the 1980s Louis Putterman in 1980, Rajiv Vohra in 1983, Oded Galor and Robert Moffitt in 1984, Peter Garber in 1985, Talbot Page in 1986, Anthony Lancaster in 1987, and Mark Pitt in 1989.Economics
  • From 1968 to 1980 the department housed the editorial offices of the "American Economic Review," the main publication of the American Economic Association.Economics
  • A major renovation of the Faculty Club was undertaken in 1980, when a one-story wing to the north and east, designed by Ira Rakatansky, was added, providing a main dining room for 100.Faculty Club
  • In 1980, the first year that women’s fencing was a varsity (though unfunded) sport, Chris Golde ’82 finished second in the New England tournament.Fencing
  • Interest in gliding declined at Brown, and when the Brown glider was destroyed in a windstorm at the Mansfield Airport in April 1980, the Brown Soaring Club invested the insurance money in a plane instead of a new glider.Flying Club
  • In a new agreement between the University and the fraternities drawn up in 1980, the fraternities relinquished their exclusive use of private dining rooms in the Refectory and residential fraternities were required to maintain a membership of 24 to qualify for a permanent campus house with lounge space.Fraternities
  • The next year Vartan Gregorian was named faculty assistant to the president and provost, and served until 1980, when he resigned.Gregorian, Vartan
  • Since September 1980, the paper has been called "The George Street Journal," a name connected with the location of its publisher, the Brown News Bureau, which was selected after a naming contest announced the previous December had brought forth nearly a hundred suggestions.GSJ George Street Journal
  • The team had its first winning season, 6-4, in 1979 and a better season, 10-1, in 1980, followed by an undefeated season in nine dual meets in 1980-81.Gymnastics
  • Sachs became chairman of the department in 1965, Toomer in 1980, and Pingree in 1986.History of Mathematics
  • "Ishmael" continued publication until 1980.Ishmael
  • Barnaby Conrad Keeney (1914-1980), twelfth president of Brown University, was born in Halfway, Oregon, on October 17, 1914.Keeney, Barnaby C.
  • Barnaby C. Keeney died on June 18, 1980 in Providence.Keeney, Barnaby C.
  • Reinhard Kuhn (1930-1980), professor of French, was born in Berlin, Germany, on September 6, 1930.Kuhn, Reinhard
  • Reinhard Kuhn died of "Legionnaire’s Disease" in Boston on November 7, 1980.Kuhn, Reinhard
  • The accompanying performances, workshops, and recitals went on for a week, and included a performance of "The Master," a play written by Professor James Schevill, directed by Professor John Emigh, and performed by Professor James O. Barnhill and Julia Roig 1980, a lecture by John Ford Noonan, a theatre arts workshop with Richard Foreman 1959, and the first class held in the new theatre, which was taught by Robert Bailey 1970.Lyman Hall
  • In 1980 an agreement was reached between the Brown Medical Program and Dartmouth Medical School, which did not have facilities for the clinical education of the number of students it wished to admit.Medical education
  • The Center for Gerontology was established in 1980.Medical education
  • Aaron Copland performed with the Chorus and the Wind Ensemble at a Commencement concert in 1980.Musical Clubs
  • The group turned coed in the early 1970s and then disappeared, to be revived in 1980 by Jack Dorer ’81 and Tom Dorer ’84, sons of John Dorer ’55, a member of the earlier group.Musical Clubs
  • Thomas Andrew "Tim" Mutch (1931-1980), professor of geological sciences, was born in Rochester, New York, on August 26, 1931.Mutch, Thomas A.
  • On October 5, 1980, while leading an expedition of six persons, including four Brown alumni, in climbing Mount Nun in the Himalayas, Thomas A. Mutch fell while descending from the summit.Mutch, Thomas A.
  • On October 22, 1980, the American Astronomical Society Eagle Award was bestowed upon him was awarded posthumously.Mutch, Thomas A.
  • Stiles served as chairman of the department from 1974 to 1980, and was succeeded by Charles Elbaum who was named Hazard professor in 1991.Physics
  • William Prager (1903-1980), professor of applied mathematics, was born in Karlsruhe, Germany on May 23, 1903.Prager, William
  • William Prager died in Savognin on March 17, 1980.Prager, William
  • The Providence Journal–Brown University Public Affairs Conference was first held in March 1980.Providence Journal–Brown University Public Affairs Conference
  • The Rake, first published by the Rake Collective in February 1980 with the support of Resource Center at Brown, contained this opening statement: "The idea for the RAKE was conceived during a demonstration at the statehouse protesting R. I. state trooper violence at Seabrook.Rake

  • A reader adds that Brown Rugby also won the Ivy League championships in 1980, with Jay Fluck as a part-time coach, and that Brian Moynihan ’81 was captain of the team in 1981.Rugby
  • From 1980 to 1990 Brad Dellenbaugh ’76 coached sailing, and Brown turned out a series of All-Americans, Douglas Smith in 1984, James Cummiskey ’85 in 1985, Paul Grimes ’86 in 1985 and 1986, David Ullrich ’87 in 1986 and 1987, Molly Starkweather ’86 in 1986, Kevin Hall ’91 in 1988, 1990, and 1991, Kris Farrar ’91 in 1989, 1990, and 1991, and Mike Zani ’92 in 1990 and 1991.Sailing
  • Walter Henry Snell (1889-1980), professor of botany, was born in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, on May 19, 1889.Snell, Walter H.
  • Walter H. Snell died in Providence on July 23, 1980 at the age of 91.Snell, Walter H.
  • Pincince’s teams won the Ivy League championship in 1980, and every year from 1982 through 1990, tying with Princeton in 1982 and with Cornell in 1987.Soccer
  • Two others were named three times, Frances Fusco ’83 from 1979 to 1981, and Michelle Mosher ’83 from 1980 to 1982.Soccer
  • Karen Melucci coached until 1979, and was followed by Peter Wood in 1979-80, and Paul Moses from 1980 to 1985.Squash
  • The best years for women’s squash were 1980-81 (7-4), 1981-82 (7-4), and 1986-87 (8-2).Squash
  • With the expectation of the renovation of Lyman Hall into a theatre and dance studio, a plan was formed to make Theater Arts an independent department in 1980.Theatre Arts
  • Felipe Floresca ’73 was appointed coordinator in April 1980, and was succeeded by Robert G. Lee in October 1981.Third World Center
  • With the rise of the Black Power movement, Tougaloo no longer welcomed white students and the exchange ceased in 1970, and was not resumed until 1980.Tougaloo College
  • Brown won the New Englands for a second time in 1980.Track
  • Anne Sullivan ’82, Harvard’s first woman All-American, transferred to Brown in 1979, and set Ivy League records in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters at the outdoor championships in 1979, placed sixth in the 10,000 meters in the national outdoor track championships in 1979, eighteenth in the national cross country championships in 1980, fourth in the Olympic trials (10,000 meters) in 1980, and set a record in the indoor track American Collegiate three-mile in 1980.Track
  • Richard J. Ramsden was Vice President (Administration and Finance) from 1977 to 1980, then Senior Vice-President until 1982.Vice Presidents
  • Under coach Cathy Fulford, who came in 1978, the teams progressed from a 7-17 first year record in 1978 through five 20-win seasons from 1980 to 1984 to the Ivy League championship in 1988, becoming the first team other than Princeton or Penn to win since volleyball became a League sport in 1977.Volleyball
  • The Wayland Collegium for liberal learning was established in 1980 as a support system for inquiries on significant issues of human life.Wayland Collegium for Liberal Learning
  • In 1980, when WHJY switched from "beautiful music" to rock/heavy metal, WBRU lost its audience, ratings dropped, and the station was saved from backruptcy in 1981 by a $230,000 Brown-backed bank loan.WBRU
  • The wrestling coaches who followed Anderton were John F. Huntsman in 1963-64, Robert M. Litchard from 1964 to 1967, Mike Koval from 1967 to 1971, Jim Brumbaugh from 1971 to 1974; Joe Wirth from 1974 to 1980; Jim Tressler from 1980 to 1983; and Dave Amato since 1983.Wrestling