2020-21 Joe Cleres/Don Sage Memorial Scholarship Awards (64 recipients) New Outlook Pioneers ($35,000) – Updated
Congratulations to all the winners. You should have received an email or US mail regarding that you will need to send the Pioneer representative a copy of your tuition bill that includes your student ID number as well as the address where the Pioneers should send the tuition check. This tuition information can be either a paper copy or a screenshot image that has been saved as either a .jpeg, .gif, or a . pdf file. This information should be sent by September 1. If you will not have this information by September 1, then send the representative a note saying when you expect to have this. If you have not been contacted by a Pioneer representative, then please contact Fred Salomon at fred_salomon@hotmail.com or call @ 331-444-3161.
Comforting Crafts Projects – Eastern Missouri Council
Delivery of Pioneer Crafts to Mercy Hospital and Missouri Baptist Medical Center
In keeping with the requirements associated with COVID-19, the following donations made by the following volunteers, our May delivery was delayed. Through special arrangements, the deliveries were made on Wednesday, August 5, 2020.
The booklet is published to acquaint you more fully with the Cornhusker Chapter of Telephone Pioneers.
The first Pioneer Club formed in 1957 and became affiliated with the Yost Chapter of Northwestern Bell. As the membership grew they became a council named Arthur B. Goetze in 1959 under the Yost Chapter. In 1978, with 1,872 members, the council petitioned the Association to become a chapter. In June of 1978 the chapter was granted and became the Cornhusker Chapter. The Pioneers remained a chapter under AT&T. Lucent Technologies reorganized the Pioneers and they were given the name Heartland Council of the New Outlook Region. When the Omaha Works was spun off to Avaya they quit supporting the Pioneer organization. At that time the Omaha Works became a self sponsored Pioneer group with no financial support which brings us to today.
A former manager of the Alexander Graham Bell-founded research and development center shares his memories
by Nicholas Jackson January 6, 2011
Bell Laboratories has a long and impressive history. The research and development arm of Alcatel-Lucent and, before that, AT&T, Bell Labs was founded in 1880 by Alexander Graham Bell with money he received from the French government for inventing the telephone. Over the years, a number of revolutionary technologies — the transistor, the laser, the UNIX operating system, the C++ programming language — have come out of Bell Labs. In the 1960s, Lawrence Harley Luckham worked at Bell Labs and, one day, he took a camera to work.
Inside the revolutionary Bell Labs Datacenter, 1960s
Since the early 1900s Bell Telephone Laboratories, or Bell Labs, has been a major source of technological experimentation and change. Bell Labs has sponsored research far beyond the limits of its original focus, the telephone. From telephones to radar to computers, the scientists at Bell Labs have had a hand in the most important inventions of the 20th century.
By the early 1920s the research effort had grown so large—over 3600 employees by 1924—management decided to split it off into its own organization. This new subsidiary Bell Telephone Laboratories Inc. began operations on January 1, 1925. It was owned jointly by AT&T and Western Electric, and occupied the existing research building in New York City. Bell Labs was on its way to becoming the world’s largest industrial research laboratory.
In the 1930s and through the end of World War II, Bell Labs continued to expand. The company established new research facilities in New Jersey, where open land was still plentiful and cheap, and radio research could be conducted free of the interference found in New York City. The huge resources of AT&T, which had a monopoly on telephone service, enabled Bell Labs to undertake fundamental research that had only loose ties to ordinary telephone service. In 1933, for example, Karl Jansky, working at the Holmdel, New Jersey facility, discovered radio astronomy. Another trend was closer cooperation with the military, which had begun during World War I, and which continued in the 1930s as Bell Labs began working on radar and military communication systems. When World War II came, Bell Labs invented or improved numerous military systems, such as the two-way radio, proximity fuses, semiconductor devices, radar, sonar, computers, the “bazooka,” and the first encrypted communications systems. This system, Sigaly, enabled US President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to hold regular telephone conversations across the Atlantic.
At the end of the war Bell Labs was at the peak of its power. From the late 1940s through the late 1970s, it reigned unchallenged as the largest and perhaps most inventive industrial laboratory in the world. Its engineers and scientists invented or brought to fruition numerous technologies, including the first transistor and many of its important variations. Although the integrated circuit was invented elsewhere, construction techniques invented at Bell Labs established many of the necessary precursors to it. The same could be said for fiber optic transmission, electronic switching systems, cellular telephony, satellite communication, solar power, and other technologies we use today.
Although not all of their elements were invented at Bell Labs, it was there that the long and incredibly expensive development process brought them to maturity. And while there were notable failures, such as the “Picturephone” system, there were numerous inventions, some little-known at the time, which later became very important. The Charge-Coupled Device or CCD, now universally used in digital cameras, video cameras, the Hubble telescope, and elsewhere, was one such development. Bell Labs engineers Willard Boyle and George Smith invented it in the 1970s.
In the 1960s, Lawrence Harley Luckham worked at Bell Labs and, one day, he took a camera to work: “In the late ’60’s I worked for Bell Labs for a few years managing a data center and developing an ultra high speed information retrieval system. It was the days of beehive hair on women and big mainframe computers. One day I took a camera to work and shot the pictures below. I had a great staff, mostly women except for the programmers who were all men. For some reason only one of them was around for the pictures that day”. These photographs shown here are taken by Larry Luckham. All of the captions are original. Click on photos to enlarge.
Row 1 Captions 1 Larry Luckham. Operator Manager. Check out the slide rule in the pocket and the sideburns. Hey, it was the 1960’s! 2 Lecture. “I have no idea what I was discussing here, but somebody picked up the camera.” 3 “My Secretary, Roxanne. She was absolutely great!”
Row 2 Captions 4 “Computer Operations Supervisor. Don’t let the oscilloscope fool you. Bea didn’t work on the hardware. But she was an outstanding supervisor.” 5 “Bea. The computer room was in the basement of a building for security and other reasons. There was no natural light and I had a slim budget for decorations. I also had staff with artistic talents so I bought the materials and they made their own decorations.” 6 “Computer Operator. Many names have disappeared from my memory after 35 years, but these were an excellent and dedicated group of people.”
Row 3 Captions 7 “Computer Operations Supervisor. Yvonne was another of the computer operations shift, three shift supervisors and a great asset to the project.” 8 “Yvonne. A good sense of humor was one of the things that distinguished almost every one of my staff for this project.” 9 “Computer Operations Supervisor. This was a large IBM mainframe computer around 1967 when this picture was taken. One meg of memory, 648 meg of hard drives, no video and it cost in the millions!”
Row 4 Captions 10 “Computer Operations Supervisor. Many names have disappeared from my memory after 35 years, but these were an excellent and dedicated group of people.” 11 “Magnetic Tape. Our backup storage was 9 track magnetic tape.” 12 “Programming is Fun. Even when it doesn’t work the way it was supposed to the first time!”
Row 5 Captions 13 “Programmer Relaxation. Bits and bytes and a little folk music go a long way. All the programmers were mathematicians by training.” 14 “Computer Operators. Many names have disappeared from my memory after 35 years, but these were an excellent and dedicated group of people.” 15 Computer Operators.
Row 6 Capitons 16 “Tape Library. Helen was our tape librarian.” 17 “Tape Cleaning. After a few uses tapes were cleaned and tested before being put back into circulation.” 18 Artist & Work.
Row 7 Captions 19 Artist & Work. 20 Tape Library. 21 “Data Control Unit. Karen was one of about a half dozen very smart people in the data control unit making sure that the data going in was good.”
Row 8 Captions 22 Data Control Unit. 23 “Data Control Supervisor. Toni on the left supervised the Data Control Unit. “ 24 “Data Terminal Test Room. These special prototype terminals were state of the art at the time and were the first displays in which the data was first written to memory then displayed.”
Row 9 Captions 25 “Data Terminal Test Room. These special prototype terminals were state of the art at the time and were the first displays in which the data was first written to memory then displayed.” 26 “Data Terminal Test Room. These special prototype terminals were state of the art at the time and were the first displays in which the data was first written to memory then displayed. 27 “Demonstration Center. Demonstrations of the system were presented in a special series of rooms created for the purpose. In addition to a working terminal the center was equipped for a short film and slide presentation.”
Submitted by Elaine Housley New Outlook Region Director
The Eastern Missouri Council provides calming and comfort to adults, teens, pre-teens, toddlers and babies who are patients at Mercy Hospital, 615 S. Ballas Rd.; Missouri Baptist Medical Center, 3015 N. Ballas Rd. and SSM Health/ St. Joseph’s Hospital, 300 Medical Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri.
In keeping with the requirements associated with COVID -19, the following donations made by the following volunteers, our April delivery was delayed. Through special arrangements, the deliveries were made on Wednesday, August 5, 2020.
MERCY
10- Flannel Baby Blankets (Toni Forth) 5- Flannel Blankets – Rehabilitation Department (Donna Sturgess) 1- Crocheted Baby Afghan (Dottie Dunker) 2- Crocheted Adult Shawls (Laura Shively) 10- Crocheted Baby Hats ( Phyllis Huddleston and Maryann Reitz) 10- Hug-a-Pillows (Paula Fox) 10- Palm Toys ( Pat Hawkins and Paula Fox)
The Pioneers New Outlook Region will soon be reorganized from seven chapters down to two or three chapters. The new chapters will be New Outlook East Chapters # and New Outlook West Chapter #. It hasn’t been decided how many councils there will be or clubs. The final date of the reorganization hasn’t been established. It is moving forward as fast as it can.
The Murray Hill Pioneer Club organized the events and others joined in. With the masks, New Outlook Pioneers partnered with a local realtor – Sandra L. Chambers. We were both wanting to help out first responders and saw a Facebook plea for N95 masks from the community rescue squad. Ms. Chambers is a retired police officer and her son currently serves in the city that we were both born in. That collaboration was a natural. I had done some fund-raising and the money was sitting in the bank so we divided the bill between our organizations and were able to distribute a total of 1,000 masks and gloves to the police department, rescue squad and Shiloh Church Food Pantry.
The second project I coordinated on behalf of the Pioneers was to talk with members of the first responder staff at Medemerge in Bound Brook and the JFK/Muhlenberg Hospital Emergency Center to offer their staff members lunch as a token of appreciation that they did and continue to do on behalf of the family members in the communities that are served. If you read the document file named 20subs.doc you will see at the bottom of the page that all of us who were involved represented different entities — but we are tied together as church “sisters”.
Patricia Fields represent the New Outlook Pioneers as a mentor in The Chrysalis Project. All of the women who serve in this mentor program also represent specific companies or agencies that they are associated with; however we enjoy the partnerships that we share and the work that we accomplish by joining together.
Submitted by Patricia Anne Fields President of Murray Hill Pioneer Club POB 6225, Plainfield, NJ 07062 908-391-8212
GIVING Back Press Releases Hearts for Plainfield, Giving Back to the Queen City
Lisa Hailey Knight (l) and Sandra L. Chamber in the car – Credits: Care of Lisa Hailey Knight
Lisa Hailey Knight (l) representing New Outlook Pioneers, and Sandra L. Chambers (r)Credits: Care of Lisa Hailey Knight
Tim Lowe, Sr., Vice President & Liaison Officer, Plainfield Rescue SquadCredits: Care of Lisa Hailey Knight
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Sandra L. Chambers (Sandy) and Pat Fields were
both born and raised in Plainfield. They are two decades apart in age;
but they both share a true love for Plainfield that is often demonstrated in
their volunteer and giving activities. Last week a business discussion
between the two opened a dialogue as to what they could do to help their
beloved community during this challenging time.
After a couple of conference calls, they decided to partner with
each other to help fill the need for PPE supplies for the city’s First
Responders and Frontline Heroes (as was noted in the April 16th early issue of
Tap Into Plainfield)! Through various contacts, calls, e-mails and text
messages, Pat and Sandy were able to find and purchase 1,000 N95 masks and
non-powdered vinyl gloves.
On April 16, they donated 700 N95 masks and 100 gloves to the
Plainfield Police Department, and 200 N95 masks and 100 gloves to the
Plainfield Rescue Squad. The rest will be donated to the Shiloh Baptist
Church “Lord’s Kitchen” for the staff that serves complimentary dinners to
anyone in the community every Wednesday and Thursday, and to an urgent care
facility upon their acceptance approval. Pat and Sandy agree that these
gifts are just a small token of their sincere appreciation for the work of the
community service providers who risk their lives daily.
Sandy is the owner of The Chambers Elite Group, a premier real
estate team that operates under the umbrella of ReMax Select Realty serving NJ
residents. She and her son Sgt. Devin Stanley (a Plainfield Police
Officer) have been instrumental in rehabilitating more than 30 beautiful homes
in Plainfield; and they consistently give back in the city. They put up
half of the purchase price for the masks. Pat is an active volunteer with
the New Outlook Pioneers Penn Jersey Chapter 132 and President of the Chapter’s
Murray Hill Club. The Pioneers’ mission requires volunteers to effect
immediate, tangible change in local communities during seasons of calm and
disaster. New Outlook Pioneers and a personal donation from Pat supplied
the balance of the funding for the PPE.
With hearts that value the City, Pat and Sandy are committed to
supporting the friends, families, leaders and businesses that are determined to
return Plainfield to her esteemed designation as the “Queen City”.
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Provided Lunch for 65 Medical Emergency Staff Members at the Muhlenberg Emergency Facility in Plainfield and Medemerge in Greenbrook. June, 2020
Four Plainfield residents, friends and members of Shiloh Baptist Church Ministry of 1st Impressions teamed up to PARTNER with Mr. Subs Plainfield Avenue, South Plainfield, NJ to honor some local Frontline Heroes. Pat Fields, Tonya McNeil, Joylette Mills-Ransome, and Leana Walcott provided lunch for 65 medical emergency staff members at the Muhlenberg Emergency Facility in Plainfield and Medemerge in Greenbrook. Three of the friends have personally experienced exceptional service at Medemerge prior to and during this COVID19 pandemic. All of them are very grateful for the extraordinary work provided by the Muhlenberg staff. Joylette stated that “it’s a blessing to know that excellent care assistance is available to the residents of Plainfield and surrounding communities.”
Pat is President of the New Outlook Pioneers – Penn Jersey Chapter 132 Murray Hill Club Joylette is a Council Woman for the Plainfield City Council Tonya is the Treasurer of Celebrate Women Celebrate You and The Chrysalis Project Leana is President of Celebrate Women, Celebrate You and The Chrysalis Project
Tonya (left) and Leana (right) are pictured with a Medemerge staff member
The 65 meals included a variety of Mr. Subs specialty sandwiches, chips, cookies and beverages.
Chrysalis Project Inc. Honor Five Graduates and Scholarship Awards
PRESS RELEASE Media Contact: Pat Fields pat@meetingsoftheminds.com 908-391-8212 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Chrysalis Project Inc., (TCP) Board of Directors hosted a socially responsible (everyone wore masks w/the exception of a few photo-ops) garden party honoring their first class of girls to graduate from high school on Monday June 29, 2020 at 7:00PM. The five honorees have been active, committed participants in TCP mentorship program throughout their years in high school. Each one has demonstrated a powerful, yet heart-warming transformation from the shy, reserved girls with some visible insecurities, fears and attitudes that we initially met. They are now a group of young ladies with passions for excellence, personal drive, determination and knowledge that they can achieve their goals, and a full awareness that all of their dreams are within their reach – – knowing that they just have to work smart and go for it.
Ms. Charlene Hill Ms. Hill will study Political Science at Benedict College, SC
Ms. Jordyn Jones Ms. Jones studies will major in Education at Kean University, NJ
Ms. Leilani Leaston Ms. Leaston will study Journalism at Temple University, PA
Ms. Stevanie Rhim Ms. Rhim will study Mass Communications at Bowie State College, MD
Ms. Gysselle Terry Ms. Terry will study Business Management at Montclair State College, NJ
At the celebration, each honoree was joined by her parents/guardians at her personal table that had a serving platter containing a light supper for the family. During the short program, each honoree received:
• A beautiful “favorite colored” trunk with nearly 100 college campus required and some non-essential products including but not limited to: sheets, comforters, towels, utensils, sewing kits, laundry baskets, cleaning and laundry products, etc.
• The first installment of their $5,000 scholarship award
• An award certificate
• Personal Gifts from board members
• Individual congratulatory signs
The Chrysalis Project is the brain-child of its Founder and President, Mrs. Leana Walcott of Plainfield, NJ. Leana envisioned a program that would teach junior and high school girls living in underserved communities how to prepare for education experiences beyond high school. Her goal for each student is that they will grow to be positive, professional, giving women who will make viable contributions in the places where they live and work. When asked how she expected to accomplish her goal she said “TCP offers personal development, career building opportunities, exposure to the arts, health and wellness education, and science, technology, engineering & math (STEAM) programs.” That has been the model for the current graduates and it is working extremely well.
The Chrysalis Project a 501(c)3 not-for-profit program that is free to all participants through generous donations, fundraising, grant writing and the exceptional support and commitment of TCP Board Members: Geraldine Agurs, Cathy Brimmer, Sondra Clark, Patricia Fields, Linda Hines, Karen Holloway, Marie Joyner, Tonya McNeil, Patrice Simms, and Lydia Troutman.
Tax deductible contributions are accepted with checks payable to: The Chrysalis Project, Inc. and mailed to: 1215 Martine Avenue, Plainfield, NJ 07060 or visit our website at https://chrysalisprojectinc.com
Submitted by Patricia Anne Fields President of Murray Hill Pioneer Club
