For contributions to women
Hodgdon’s achievements applauded
By CHERI O'NEIL
Of the Emerald
Rosaria Hodgdon was denied
tenure two years ago, but was re
cently recognized for her research
and academic achievement “in
the spirit of the Cornaro,” the first
woman to earn a doctorate in
higher education.
The Elena Lucrezia Cornaro
Piscopia award was presented by
the Status of Women Committee
at the last Faculty Meeting of
Spring Term to Hodgdon as a Uni
versity woman who has furthered
“the cause of women at this Uni
versity. Marilyn Farwell, as
sociate professor of English, and
Mavis Mate, associate professor
of history, were distinguished al
ternates.
Hodgdon, a registered architect
who has taught at the University
for six years, teaches design
courses in the architecture de
partment of the School of Ar
chitecture and Allied Arts.
"I feel it’s important to have
women teach design for men to
see there is this kind of creature,”
she says. She admits her re
search might have been inade
quate in 1976, but believes her
teaching is very good. She was
presented the Danforth award last
spring for effective and humane
instruction.
In the last few years, however,
Hodgdon has proved her capabil
ity to do research in areas of hous
ing, urban issues, career choices
and the sociology of women, and
has served on several national
committees for the Association of
Colleges of Schools of Architec
ture.
Hodgdon worked under a
summer grant to study influences
that encourage or discourage
women from entering certain
fields.
“You know, there are very few
women in architecture,” she ex
plains, commenting on her initial
curiosity about career choices.
She estimates that 10 percent of
the architecture undergraduates
are female, while there are three
female professors in the depart
ment.
A year ago, Hodgdon compiled
a monograph titled "Factors in
Career Choices of Women in En
vironmental Design.” She submit
ted a similar article for publication.
From this study, Hodgdon con
cluded that career advising for ar
chitecture is “distorted, superfi
cial, behind-the-times.”
She is hoping to publish another
manuscript on the state of career
information for architectuai pro
grams.
Realizing the need for publish
ing as part of her profession,
Hodgdon also worte “Proceed
ings of the West Coast Women in
Design Conference.’’ She helped
organize that conference in 1974.
A future goal Hodgdon plans is to
publicize her study on urban is
sues that affect architecture in
Naples, Italy, her hometown.
Hodgdon is currently working
on a grant with the City of Eugene
Planning Office. She calls it “help
ing people save homes.” She
helps when, for example, a house
in Eugene must be moved, by
studying the possibility of moving
the house to a similar neighbor
hood that has empty lots or
“gaps.” She believes in the con
tinuity of neighborhoods in
Eugene.
A manual will be published in
August by the City on behalf of the
Housing Committee on Con
servation and her studies.
Hodgdon, who studied in Italian
schools, received her Dottore In
Architetture, the highest degree
given in that discipline, at the Uni
versity of Naples. Before that she
received her Liceo Classic®, a lib
eral arts degree.
“The Cornaro,” in whose honor
the international award is given,
received her Doctrix Philosophiae
from the University of Padua, Italy,
on June 25, 1678.
ROSARIA HODGDON
Photo by Denote Hicfcofc
City on affirmative action target
By ALETA ZAK
Of the Emerald
Eugene increased the number of job
promotions for females, handi
capped/disabled, aged, and youth last
year, city manager Charles Henry said re
cently in a report to the Eugene city council
on the city’s progress toward its long-range
affirmative action goals.
More Vietnam War veterans were hired
during the reporting period of November
1976, to October 1977'than in the preced
ing year, the report indicated. Salary dis
parities between men and women also con
tinued to narrow as they have since the city
began its affirmative action programs in
1973.
The number of women, minorities, aged,
and youth hired decreased during the re
porting period, but this was primarily due to
the reduction in the total number of persons
hired during that period, Henry said.
Each city department is required by state
and federal code to develop affirmative ac
tion goals of how many positions it will fill by
the specified deadline. The present goals
were set in 1975.
“In my opinion, the city is progressing
very well on reaching the goals,” Henry
said. “In some instances, we're way ahead
of schedule in attaining them.”
But in other areas, like public safety, the
city is not progressing, as expected, he
added. “We re making special efforts, to
remedy this with pre-application training
programs.”
Asked if the recent Supreme Court deci
sion on the Allan Bakke case would have
any effect on Eugene’s affirmative action
efforts, Henry said “No, I don’t think it will
affect the way we are trying to reach our
goals.”
In addition to the affirmative action report
prepared by the city personnel department,
Henry gave the council a report from the
Eugene Human Rights Commission outlin
ing city-provided equal opportunity pro
grams.
The human rights report reviewed affir
mative action programs of firms doing busi
ness with the city and listed Special training
and educational programs initiated by the
city. One such program was an Equal Em
ployment Opportunity training seminar, in
which subcontractors were invjted to the
city for free training sessions on employ
ment possibilities in. Eugene.
Other projects funded by the city include .
$27,000 for rent subsidies, $28,000 for
home repair programs, and special out
reach programs for mentally or physically
handicapped children and homebound
persons. The Lane Interagency Rape
Team and Explorer Post 501 for youth in
terested in law enforcement also received
. financial support from'the city.
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