CAMPUS NOTES

The Hall of Champions in the new Intercollegiate Athletics Building has been named for long-time Gaucho sports historian and fan Phil Womble. Selected an honorary alumnus in 1978, Womble has been pasting stories about UCSB sports teams into binders since 1969 despite his cerebral palsy. Athletic Director Gary Cunningham called Womble “Mr. Gaucho” and “a great role model” in announcing the addition of Womble Hall to the front lobby.

More than a score of UCSB students recently received a total of $50,000 in scholarships and fellowships from the UCSB Affiliates, the campus’s largest community support group.

Matthew Tirrell, dean of the College of Engineering, was named by the National Science Foundation as the Engineering Distinguished Lecturer for fall, 2005. He will talk on “Modular Materials by Self-Assembly” on Nov. 7, at the NSF in Arlington, Virginia.

Chrisanna Waldrop, UCSB copyright officer and an attorney, was named president of the Junior League of Santa Barbara after serving on the board of directors for the past two years. She is also a member of the Santa Barbara County Human Relations Commission.

Giles Gunn, professor of English and chair of the Global and International Studies Department, has published a “Historical Guide to Herman Melville” (Oxford University Press, 2005), which includes five original essays as well as a bibliography and chronology on the author of “Moby Dick.”

Paul Orfalea, distinguished visiting professor of global and international studies, has published, with Ann Marsh, his autobiography of how a hyperactive dyslexic grew a small copy shop in Isla Vista into the national Kinko’s chain. It’s called “Copy This!” (Workman Publishing Co., 2005).

Thelma Lambert, a retired assistant in the Counseling Center, died on Sept. 30. She was 54. She had worked at UCSB a bit over 20 years. She is survived by her husband, Clifford, two sons, a sister, two brothers, her mother, and numerous grandchildren. Donations in lieu of flowers may be sent to the Endowment for Youth Committee.

Clayton Wilson, professor emeritus of music, died in Goleta on Oct. 2. The native of Ohio was 86. A teacher and player of all woodwind instruments, his 40-year performance career emphasized oboe and English horn. He taught at UCSB from 1947 until he retired in 1982, and during those 35 years he served in a number of administrative positions. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Jeanne; their three sons, two daughters, and grandchildren.