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He was also a pi oneer in slow-motion video, using the technology to find strengths and weaknesses in his runners. However, Bowerman’s most fa mous creation came from his wife’s waffle iron. Using a mixture of latex, leather and glue, Bower man constructed running shoes with web-shaped treads to give his runners a competitive edge. Bowerman put his popular run ning shoes on the market in 1972 when he and Phil Knight—one of his former athletes — founded Nike, the multi-billion dollar shoe and apparel company that now covers die globe. “He was our voice of Reason when people would go off on tan gents,” Nike spokesman Scott Reames said. “He would chal lenge people, close to what he did as the coach at the University. ” “In 1998, a magazine asked me, who had been around so many he roes, to name my personal hero," Knight said in a released state ment. “Without hesitation, I named Bill Bowerman. He was for so many of us a hero, leader and— most of all — teacher. My sadness at his passing is beyond words.” Bowerman contributed much to the University besides its high standing in the track and field community. He raised large amounts of money for track reno vations at Hayward Field. His fam ily donated the Bowerman Build ing, along with $250,000 to the environmental law facility at the William W. Knight Law Center.' Fans of track and field may re member Bowerman as one of the sport’s greatest coaches. Friends and family, including those he guided on the track, call Bower man a teacher — he always pre ferred not to be called a coach. Others called him a legacy. “He was a legend in his own time,” University President Dave Frohn mayer said. “A lot of people are leg ends only in historical retrospect, but there was always something about Bill that wras laigerthanlife.” Fraternity continued from page 1A At a ceremony at the state capi tal in Salem, Gov. Kitzhaber pre sented Delta Sigma Phi and four other groups with awards. Scott Rich, the fraternity’s live-in advi sor, said an organization such as a fraternity rarely receives this type of award. “They are usually given specifi cally to drug and alcohol aware ness programs. This is pretty unique,” Rich said. Elliott Dale, a member of Delta Sigma Phi since it was founded in 1996, said the award was a surprise the fraternity didn’t expect to see. “We were picked out of the blue,” he said. “The governor saw fit to recog nize us. That makes us, for a day, the most important thing going on in Oregon, and that’s huge for us,” Dale said. Rich said although the news of the award was a surprise, the Gov ernor’s Council probably noticed the fraternity because of the media attention surrounding the Select 2000 Initiative, a variety of efforts by fraternities and sororities to im prove their role in the community by pledging to live in a dry house and not sponsor Greek parties where alcohol is served. Delta Sigma Phi was the first Greek house to sign the Initiative. Last November, 10 University sororities signed the Select 2000 as well, followed by the Alpha Tao Omega fraternity in December. “Right now, fiats and sororities are seen in a bad view, and Select 2000 and the award show that we are getting ourselves into a good view and help the community,” Cooper said. While Rich said the award is not directly connected to the Se lect 2000, he thinks all of the ef forts to make the Greek system substance free are combining to have a positive effect. Dale said he thinks the two are similar in that they both show the direction the Greek system will take in the years to come. Going dry “is a growing move ment, and the U of O is leading the way,” he said. 008190 Make a Difference in a Kid's Life Applications are being accepted for teaching licensure and Master's degree programs in elementary and secondary special education. Special education programs at the UO are ranked in the top 5 nationally. Employment opportunities are plentiful, and UO graduates are in high demand because of their excellent training. Full and part-time programs are available starting Summer or Fall 2000. Applications are due 2/15/00. Contact Claudia Vincent (346-5521) for more information and application materials.
