UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 7, Page 10                               
October 15, 1992                                               
Job gives painters a lift                                      
                                                               
     Making the University look good is important. The buildings and 
the grounds are the first things that future students and their      
parents see when they visit the campus."                             
     That sums up University painter Dan Anderson's thinking about his        
job.                                                                 
     He and colleague Jim Hendrickson are part of a six-person crew  
responsible for helping keep campus facilities looking right and     
bright.                                                              
     "I like just about everything connected with my job at the      
University," said Hendrickson, 62. "The chance to move around the    
campus and do different tasks helps keep my job interesting. There is
a sense of satisfaction in doing a good job."                        
     Hendrickson has been a painter for 35 years, six of them at the 
University.                                                          
     For Anderson, 38, seeing the finished product is the most 
satisfying aspect of the job.                                        
     "There is almost an immediate improvement when you finish a job,"        
he said.                                                             
     Painting is not the only skill required of the people who work in        
the Plant Operations paint shop. They also are responsible for       
installing floor tile and stair treads and laying carpet.            
     In addition to applying over 2,500 gallons of paint annually, we
replace about 1,000 windows," said Donald E. Fogg, plant operations  
supervisor, responsible for the painting, carpentry, roofing and     
masonry trades. "We even get an occasional call to retrieve a stranded        
cat from the trees in the Mall area near Warner Hall," Fogg said.    
                                        -Jerry Rhodes