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Lebanon students mourn loss LEBANON. Or,' (AP) — Star ing at the two amply desks in study hall was mom than IS yaar-otd Angela Johnson could hear, especially whan a class mat,* started crying Talia Cfford and Katie Wein man used to sit in those desks But when classes resumed after spring break Monday, the two girls weren't there They and two boys from the school were killed in separate traffic in ci dents over the weekend "I couldn't stay in my study hall It was so sad," Johnson said. "You still can't get over the fact that they're dead You think they're on vacation and they’ll come hack.” Ufford and Weinman, both 17, were returning Saturday morn ing from a trip to Bend, where they had gone to visit friends Police say the car. driven by Weinman, hit a patch of ii ,* near the Santiam Pass and slid into a pickup. The niglit before, another acci dent killed students Brett Chris tenson, 16, and Matthew Graves, I V Alio kiiltnl was Ftovd Good enough, 1ft. of Ubanon. Christenson was driving GnivM and two girls homo from a movie when his car crossed the centerline and struck Good enough's pickup about three miles northeast of Lebanon. Police said alcohol or drugs did not appear to lw a factor in either accident. School official* held a news conference Monday to fill a stream of media reueusts for interviews with students and staff "All four students we've lost will be greatly missed in body and spirit.” student body presi dent Sarah Jolley said "These four individuals touched the lives of many, and their memory will live forever in Our hearts." she said. "Students are grieving in their own indi vidual manner, but most are turning to one another for sup port School officials have set aside a bulletin board to keep students updated on the tragedies. A I a r>>«* pies t> of pap«r about H feet long surf 3 feat wide was potted in a hallway to allow students to write personal note* to the vic tims' families Torn Thomas. Christenson's best friend, sat quietly with sev eral of his friends outside the store during lurtt h pstriod “1 just can't believe it hap pened." he said "1 don’t want to believe it happened " The Ufford house was full of family and friends Monday afternoon Michael Ufford sat on a couch with his wife, Ronda, talking about their daughter's death "Tslis was a beautiful per son." Michael Ufford said "She was so young and so well-liked It's very, very hard We re not taking it well at all." A memorial service for Ufford and Weinman will l*> held at 10 a m Wednesday at Lebanon Mennanite Church Graveside servo es for Chnseason and Graves are s< heduled for 1 p m Wednesday at Lebanon IOOF Cemetery, NOMINATION DEADLINE: APRIL 7, 1995 Faculty Awards For Distinguished Teaching Now is (he time to make nominations lor awards which will be presented at Spring Commencement to University of Oregon faculty mcmlxrs for distinguished teat hmg Graduate teaching fellows, who have their own competition, are ineligible for these awards Each of these awards will he accompanied by a monetary prize Students faculty, stall and alumni can submit nominations If you wish to make a nomination, you should send it to the following address using the form below or another sheet ol paper Lorraine G. Davis, Viet* Provost for Academic Affairs 207 Johnson flail, University of Oregon Please send your nominations no later than April 7, l W> Eligibility Tor Awards Ersted Award for Distinguished Teaching The late Mr A J Ersted established the Ersted Award for Distinguished leaching so the University ol Oregon could annually honor faculty members “who have taught comparatively short periods and have demonstrated exceptional abilittes to induce students to reason and not merely memorize " The Ersted Award can go only to faculty who are early in their teaching careers this teaching may occur at the undergraduate or graduate level Thomas F. Herman Faculty Achievement Award for Distinguished Teaching This award honors senior faculty members who have achieved outstanding records as teat hens The Fhotnas i Herman Award can go only to (at ulty members who have held academic rank at die University of Oregon for at least seven years, and who have demonstrated excellence in teaching at the undergraduate or graduate level The criteria for this award are simitar to that used in the [cist fur the Burlington Northern Award I nominate_for the J Ersted Award J Thomas F. Herman Award (C htik onrt The reasons for this nomination are as follows: tWeavr frri ftrt to att&h an aJJitionaJ %hrrt, if nttevutry ) Signature of nominator____ ___ Address_______ '■ j Telephone_j I Please Indicate your status: J Student J Faculty J Alum J Staff I I_I e. 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