Western Front - 1987 July 9

              THE WESTERN FRONT
VOL. 79, NO. 36 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, BELLINGHAM WA JULY 9, 1987
Science building outmoded
Haggard hazards
prompt proposal
by Don Grandstrom-
Front staff
Haggard Hall, Western's
chemistry, biology and science ed­ucation
building, needs to be re­placed
according to a study done
by a nationally-recognized science
and health facilities consulting
firm.
As a result of the findings the
Board of Trustees authorized the
President to begin an architect-selection
process for design of
new science facilities at its June
meeting.
Haggard Hall was.built in
1960 to 1950s specifications when
enrollment was 3,200. Now, with
an enrollment of more than 8,000,
Western's science program needs
40 percent more teaching and re­search
space, according to the
study, completed last year by Earl
Walls Associates of San Diego.
The building's concrete struc­ture
and immovable walls would
be too expensive to remodel, ac­cording
to the study. Instead, it
proposes to use the building for li­brary
or classroom space.
Campus Safety Officer Jose
R. Harrison said the age and de­sign
of the building are also creat­ing
safety problems. Adequate
hood ventilation for combustible
chemical odors and an upgraded
fire protection system are needed.
Ventilation does not meet today's
code, and an acute lack of storage
for hazardous chemicals exists, he
said.
Thirty-eight million dollars
may be needed to build, remodel
and equip new science facilities,
according to the study.
An architectural firm will ana­lyze
the most cost-effective man­ner
to design the needed facilities.
The firm s e l e c t e d will be
responsible for the entire project
design from start to finish.
The architectural consulting
services will be divided into three
phases.
First, the firm will analyze the
study by Earl Walls Associates,
develop floor plans and estimate
costs for construction.
Then it will help Western gain
approval from the Washington
State Director of Financial Man­agement
to proceed with design
work.
These first two phases will be
funded through Western's 1987-89
capital budget appropriation and
will cost a maximum of $100,000.
Finally, the firm will design
the facilities and prepare bids.
The Washington State 1987 Ap-
. propriations Act has authorized
Western to spend up to $1,200,000
for this phase.
Don Cole, Western's ad­ministrator
of business and finan­cial
affairs, said the Board of
Trustees will probably decide on
the selection of an architectural
firm at its October meeting.
Minor improvements
make major workload
by Pam Floyd
Front staff
Minor capital improvements
and repairs are a major part of
the summer cleanup work done at
Western. The work is estimated to
cost $960,000 this fiscal year.
Dan Perry, director of the
maintenance-custodial program,
said this amount is based on last
year's budget.
"We've sent the Physical Plant
our estimates, but have not
received any money to start the
repairs and remodeling yet," he
said.
Minor capital improvements
cost $186,000, while repairs and
replacements are budgeted at
$774,000, accounts officer Roger
Oettli said.
Perry said the department is
remodeling Ridgeway Kappa at a
cost of $150,000.
" O n e hall is completely
remodeled every summer. The
carpenters repair all the wood­work.
The painters repaint every­thing
and stain the woodwork.
Floors are replaced. Damages are
repaired and small things, such as
faucet washers are replaced.
Roofers inspect and replace
damaged parts of the roof and
shutters," Perry said.
In the Viking and Ridgeway
Commons dining halls, new steam
cookers are being installed at an
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Math professor dies after surgery
by Don Grandstrom
Front staff
Paul T. Rygg, 63, professor of
mathematics, died Monday at
Providence Medical Center in
Seattle from complications follow­ing
open-heart surgery.
He began teaching at Western
in September 1962. Dr. John Reay
of the mathematics department
said," I'll miss Paul both as a co­worker
and friend outside of the
campus community.
Rygg was an avid out-doorsman.
Running and playing
tennis were among his favorite ac­tivities.
In November 1977 Rygg was
selected by the National Science
Foundation to participate in a
Chautaugua Short Course at the
Oregon Graduate Center in
Beaverton, Oregon, training col­lege
and university professors in
specialized areas of mathematics.
Rygg's special interests in
math included number theory and
discrete geometries.
He began the summer quarter
teaching a math computer science
course. Mike Boardman, a recent
masters graduate, took over
Rygg's class assignment.
"Rygg was an all-around great
guy with a wonderful sense of
humor," Boardman said.
Rygg was as active member of
St. John's Lutheran Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Irene, of Bellingham; a son, Peter,
of Everett; and a daughter, Jane,
of Seattle.