November, 1982 x College of the Atlantic Nonprofit Organiz. U.S. Postage Paid CC Bar Harbor, ME 04609 Bar Harbor, Me. Permit #47 COA News Richard S. Davis 1940-1982 Church in Bar Harbor on September 17. Dick moved to Mt. Desert Island in 1973 as a visiting faculty member at the college. He joined the full-time staff the following year and together with his wife Norah built one of Maine's first solar homes on Norway Drive. He was appointed acting vice-president for academic affairs in July following the resignation of Sam Eliot. An instructor in philosophy, ethics and metaphysics, Dick was deeply loved and respected. As biologist and fellow faculty member, Steve Katona observed, "Dick's death was a tremendous loss spiritually to the college. He had the ability to show us just what we were doing and to give us a perspective on ourselves. He also lived what he believed. Not many people have his integrity and values." Dick's primary professional interest was to develop an ecological value theory and to formulate the conceptual foundation for the scientific study of value. At the time of his death, he was working on a new concept of human ecology and its implementation within the COA curriculum. Dick had a deep concern for many environmental and ethical issues including nuclear energy and the threat of nuclear war. Active in the national peace movement, he sponsored many peace activities at the college and on Mt. Desert Island. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, he earned his B.A. in philosophy from Yale University and his Ph.D. in philosophy from Washington University. Before coming to COA, he taught at the University of Tennessee, the University of Pittsburgh and Indiana University. He was a founder and director of the Coastal Resource Richard S. Davis Center in Bar Harbor, a consultant to Maine Public television and for several years chairman of the Maine Council for the The COA community was shocked and saddened by the Humanities and Public Policy. sudden death of Dick Davis on September 14, 1982. Dick One of Dick's personal interests was to see the had just returned from an outdoor orientation trip down the establishment of a Visiting Chair in Human Ecology at the Allagash River and was enjoying an evening gathering for college. Following his death, a fund was set up to endow this new students when he suffered a heart attack. He was chair in his memory. Anyone wishing to contribute should pronounced dead on arrival at Mt. Desert Island Hospital send a check to the Development Office, c/o the Richard S. Davis Memorial Fund. despite the efforts of friends and the ambulance crew to revive him. A funeral service was held at the Holy Redeemer Judith P. Swazey Inaugurated Ed Kaelber and representatives from the faculty, students, alumni and trustees also welcomed Judith and At College of the Atlantic shared their visions of the president's role in the college's second decade. College of the Atlantic began a new tradition on October The inaugural celebration ended with a reception for 9 with the inauguration of its second president, Judith P. Judith and her family at the Bar Harbor Club. Swazey. In a formal ceremony at the Holy Redeemer Church, Board chairman Robert Kanzler presented Judith Anyone wishing a copy of the inaugural addresses should contact Marion Kane, Public Relations Office. with a copy of the college charter and welcomed her into the COA community. He contrasted the day's events with those of 12 years ago when founding president Ed Kaelber took office. "Then there was no ceremony, no faculty, no students," he said. "I'm not even sure Ed had a place to hang his hat. Today, the college has truly come of age." The ceremony which included an academic procession was attended by delegates from other Maine colleges as well as students, staff, trustees and friends of the college. In her inaugural address, Judith reaffirmed her commitment to the study of human ecology. "Being a human ecologist is more salient now than ever before in our history," she said. "My hope for the college is that it will undertake and realize a renewed pursuit of excellence. This will involve the rearticulation of our goals and methods, a fine tuning and a continual process of qualitative building. Our objective should be to make College of the Atlantic the institution for human ecological education and research in the United States, a small center of great excellence." William D. Carey, Executive Officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and publisher of Science and Science '82, gave the guest address. A friend and colleague of Judith's, Carey appealed for a revival of generosity and trust in the world. "There can be no genuine security when most of our assets are wagered on military advantage and none are invested in enhancing generosity and trust," he said. "These qualities have been battered out of shape by a century that has been shamelessly violent. Our world has a broken heart and it needs healing." He expressed the hope that institutions such as College of the Atlantic will address the question of what it is that measures a good society and teach that knowledge must be respected and its uses directed toward more humane ends. Judith P. Swazey Bangor Daily News P Dr. Lewis Thomas Joins The upcoming year presents some particular challenges, however. The operating budget of $1.9 million dollars Board of Trustees represents a $400,000 increase over fiscal year 1981-82; fall enrollment has declined from 170 students in 1981 to 155