Alcala 1969

In addition to heightening the enthusiastic morale of our Biology Department, this far- reaching project has positively affected their recruiting program. Obviously, the opportun­ ity of the oceanography classes also enhances the reputation of the entire University in re­ spect to attracting promising students and fac­ ulty. The department's steadily increasing numbers also indicate a rapid advance to an exciting graduate program, keyed to the varied possibilities of the ship. Surely, the entire University should express its gratitude to the vision of Dr. Bradshaw, and Dr. Curt W. Spanis, who in addition to countless other volunteer projects for the school, has spent incalculable hours in the program's plan­ ning and implementation. Of course, the project could never have advanced so far with­ out the close cooperation of Dr. Ross E. Ding- man, chairman of the department and the opti­ mistic backing of the entire Biology faculty.

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