STUDENT NAMED DINNER COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

B.J. Wilken, a senior majoring in pre-physical therapy at Southeast Missouri State University, has been selected as chair of the 1995 Graduation Dinner Committee.

Wilken is vice president of the Sigma Chi fraternity and vice president of correspondence for the Interfraternity Council.

Graduating seniors, alumni, faculty and family members are invited to attend the Graduation Dinner, which is scheduled for April 29.

Favorite faculty members are chosen by the students and are asked to serve drinks and wait tables at the dinner.

About 400 people attended the dinner last year. "We hope to have even more people attending this year," Wilken said.

This year's program will honor the outstanding graduating seniors for each student organization on campus. In addition, five Young Alumni Merit Award winners will be announced.

The theme of this year's Graduation Dinner will be "Reach for the Stars," and the decorations will feature outer space motifs.

Wilken is a native of St. Louis, where he attended Lindbergh High School. He is the son of Bruce and Christine Wilken.