rnLAND STATE UNIVERSITY January 1981 Get in on the action. See story on PSU's Outdoor Program on page 4.
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY perspective January 1981 'It's a Matter of Pride'seems to be making the difference in Al& Fund II: s January began, PSU's A Alumni Fund II campaign had only $7.000 more to be raised, in order to reach this year's goal of $35,000. Campaign chairman Lee Koehn ('64), terms both the alumni and student participation "fantastic." "I really enjoyed my role as chair- man this year," Koehn adds. "I have learned even more about Portland State, and also have had an oppor- tunity to be more involved with the PSU administration, of which I am very impressed." Donations generated from the campaign, with a goal which is $10,000 higher than last year's suc- cessful $25,000 campaign, will help fund: the library. student scholarships (five $1,000 scholarships renewed each year), faculty development. plus classroom and lab equipment, according to Karen Martini, PSU's fund drive director. "It's been a sood campaiqn, because we've had such outstanding volunteers," says Martini. "Lee Koehn has been a great leader because he's so enthusiastic - and it's contagious. Both alumni and students have been tops," she adds. "The volunteers are having a very high success rate in getting pledges this year, for several reasons," says Martini. "They care about the University, and that comes through when they talk to other alumni. They have also shown a lot of persistence. When seeking pledges, the volunteers have been following through until they get a definite response." That dedication could be seen in the PSU student phonathon, an important part of the campaign, which ended nine concentrated nights of calling on Nov. 20. with a total of $13,030 pledged to the University. Nearly 300 students volunteered to work one or more nights in th~s year's phonathon, which began Nov. 5. Now in its second year, it was again organized by the PSU Student Foundation, a University service group. Larry Brandt. Student Foundation member, served as phonathon chairman. "We've received an incredibly high percentage of pledges," says Martini."Twenty-eight percent of alumni contacted said they would pledge a donation to the University. Last year, that figure was just under 20 percent." "In last year's first-time effort, the phonathon received just over $12,000 in pledges in 12 nights. This year, callers received 803 pledges in nine evenings, with an average pledge of $16.09, compared to last year's average of $14." Beyond the phonathon. the campaign also includes a personal solicitations effort conducted by alumni volunteers. To date, these volunteers have generated $12,795 in cash and pledges. In addition, the Holly Hill Memorial Fund, established in memory of an entering freshman killed in a recent auto accident. has helped move the campaign $2,240 closer to the total goal. A direct mail campaign, which begins this month, together with the continuing effort in personal solicitations, are expected to bring in the $7,000 needed to meet this year's fund goal, says Martini. The sounds of excited students filled the air for nine evenings in Smith Memorial Center. PSU student phonathon volunteers were dialing alumni for pledges to the University.
outc OL who woul - 4 cnance 'Podand Perspect - xplore great loors come mat as big as all ttdoors awaits PSU alumni i d like to join students and faculty as they participate In a wlde range of outdoor activities sponsor- ed by the PSU Outdoor Program. According to Doug Jarmer. PSU student and coordinator of the program, it has been part of University life for the past ten years. The Outdoor program is financed by student incidential fee money. as well as by rental of the sports equipment used in many program activtties. "Basically, our program is ln- volved in almost any non-mmpeti- tive outdoor activity." notes Jarmer. Included in that category are hiking. backDackino. raflinrr. cllmbino. ski~nband &elunkino trios. 06s anv - . , otncr organ zed sporl act vty whlch partrclpants may cnoose thai relates to appreclat on of the oLtooor environment. Alumni do not need to pay fees or dues to parliclpate. says Jarmer. But all who go on the field trlps. whether students, faculty or alumni. are asked to share in gasoline costs. The program has a van that accommodates 12 passengers. "Most 01the activities we have are non-technical," says Jarmer, "and if some klnd of technical abtltty is re- qutred, we usually will provide a quallfled instructor to teach it" The Outdoor Program publishes a perlodtc list and brief description of upcomlng hips. To secure a copy. stop by the program office, located in 423 Smith Memorial Center, or telephone the office at 229-4465. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 1 p m. weekdays. Aiums who visit the office and wish to joln a partlcular trip wtll be asked to place their names on a stgn-up sheet at least two weeks prior to the event. A pre-trrp meet- ing to Iron out ftnai detalls usually is held two or three days prior to the trto. PSU faculty discuss concans of urban lix T hree topics of critical import- ance to urban living - energy. aesthetics and ethics, will be dtscussed at the second annual Luncheon Lecture series featuring Portland State University faculty members, set for February, at the University Club in Portland. The series, begun last year, is designed to bring the personal d~menstonof outstanding faculty members to bear on contemporary urban concerns. The series is open to alumni and the public. Five PSU faculty members will present lectures during the series. Each ieclure-luncheon will be at noon in the University Club (Broadway and Jefferson) except for the Feb. 11 event. which will be at the Portland Motor Hotel (Broadway and Cnlt,mhia\ ~istir;dn E. Kimbark MacColl will Introduce the flrst lecture In the Series on Feb. 4. "implicit in this year's format," he says. "is the notion that greater awareness of one's human potentlal comblned with more knowledge of one's current urban surroundings migt provlde some clues for improvin, the art of city itving." The lecturers and their genera areas of discussion are: Steve Brenner Feb. 4: George Tsongas. professor of mechanical engineer- ing, wlll discuss what he terms. "the coming revolution in housing," passive solar heating of buildings. Feb. 11: Sculptor James Hansen. professor Hart, will discuss issues surrounding "public art" and the use of pubilc funds for art acquisi- tions. Fob. 18. Kalher~neChavgny. orrector ol the center for pbbloc nealtn stud,es. w!ll a scuss the ethics of epldemtology. Feb. 25: Steve Brenner, professor 01 management, will discuss bust- ness eth~csand whether they are changing. March 4: Thom Neff, assistant professor of civii-structural engineering, will discuss the conflict between technological advances and societal values in a I Portland In the 1980's. For information on rest for the luncheon-lecture ! Contact the Unlvers~tyRe Office. 229-4910. ervations series. latlons Thom Neff Jarnes Hanson
BRIDGING THE GAP PSU's cooperative education program in engineering hree of PSU's mechanical T engineering students share three thlngs in common. All are marrled and make their homes in the Portland area: all are gamng current on-thsiob work experience closely tied to thelr professional goals: and all give h ~ g hpralse to PSU's Cooperative Education Program in Engineering. which has helped students llke themselves to forge the connectton between ciass- room and career. "YOUcan see where your school- ing is headed. and you can offer more in class." according to Randy Wolfer, a 23-year-old junlor. "YOU really get a good lmk at the tools you'll need at work." says Randy Schwartz, a 23-year-old senlor. "I think the transition could be made (without the program), but not as easily as 11Is now,"comments 28- year-old Todd Hill, a post- baccalaureate student. Current corporate host firm where the three work is the Northwest Port- land plant of Bingham-Willametle Company, one of the nat~on'sprin- cipal manufacturers of large-scale pumps, valves and turbines, includ- ~ n ghlgh technology Items for the o ~ l and nuclear Industries. At the plant, the three students report to F. Marshall Hauck, project supervisor, pump engineering, who says that betler than 60% of his plant's busmess today involves the deslgn. production and testing of centrlfugai pumps in which these PSU students play a part-time occupatlonai role Randy Schwartz works in the offices of the plant's Technical Support Group. He uses a computer to help him determine, through stress analysis. the design ihmlta- tlons of potential pump materials and components. Thts allows hlm to examine the lntegrlty of new design configurations and catch potential defects before the design IS cast In metal Todd Hill. who plans to be a deslgn englneer and says there is a "good possibility" he wlli work full time for Btngham-Wiilametle, PSU enaineerino Division students Randv Woltnr Itmnti and Tndd Hill ~ - ~ - - -, - - , .. .. ... brave c~twalkpgrch lo inspect grant Blngham-Willamerle pbmp, prror lo gimg ,I fur8.scale re1,ablbIy lest !asl#ng 50 hours lo check pressure an0 temperature integrity before pump is shipped l o Oklahoma for rnstellabon in new nuclear power facility now works in the plant's Test De- Randy Woifer has two years' partment, prtmarily In nuclear pump part-time employment lnvested in testing. "We plan tests, write the firm so far. For the past nine procedures, perform the tests, then months he has worked the swlng- wrtte up the results and submit them shin In the Test Department and has to the customer." reports ill, had responslblllty for determining the integrity of large. heavy-duty commercial pumps whlch can move llqulds at speeds ranging from 20 gallons to 43.000 gallons per minute Since 1969, PSUs campus-wide Cooperative Education Program. under Willlam A. Olsen. Jr.. director. has made it possible for at least 100 of PSU's engineering students to gain needed professional work experience In englneerlng whlle they contlnue to complete their degree requirements on campus, according to Carleton Fanaer, director of cooperattve educatton tor engineer- Ing at PSU Wlthout the program he adds. "there would be an element of sterility in (engineering education). because clearly they wouldn't be able to relate nearly as well what they're learning here to the actual practice of engineering." Students in the program receive academic credit for their internships with local firms. The students submlt a work report to Fangerat the end of each work period, and the firm's supervisor's rating is requ~red before each student receves a grade. The popularity and value of the Droaram are further indications that ~nq"neerlnqs t ~ o yrap!d y #scomlng ot aqe at PS, Current enrollment n rnglnrrr ng courses has nearl, lr pled smce 1973 and the nped for properly trained engineering graduates tn Portland-area firms alone has been documented by the Portland Area Council on Engineer- ing Education (PACEE). Responding to thls demand. PSU recently created the D~vlsionof Eng~neermgand Applied Science as a separate academlc unit, wtth the support of the professional engl- neerbng community at large. Wlth more than 1.000 students currently enrolled in the Dlvnion's courses, the students' twin desires to complete course work and obtain good Industry jobs are keen. To accommodate this demand. the D~vis~ocnurrently offers about half 11sclasses aner four In the after- noon. and it is becoming more common for students to earn their englneering degrees at PSU by aflendlng such even~ngclasses entlreiv.
umni influence grows in PSU support, programs Alu direct Alum1 begur ents c throu! dlllml and State alumni are mak- 1 ing thelr fnfluence increasingly felt in many areas of the Unlverslty through commlnee work and special proiects. Recently. groups of alumni have met with key legislators and University adm~n$stratorfsor back- ground brleflngs on the flnanclal problems facing hlgher education in Oregon. President Joseph Blumel and other members of the faculty and adminlstratlon have outlined the im- pacts of recent budget reductions and the potent~aflor lastlng damage to the deveiopment of the Unlversity at the meetings, held In various loca- tdons around Portland and in the Willamette Valley. mnl also are active in areas of beneflt to students. The 1i Scholars Committee has 1 identlfyng potential recipi- )I scholarships to be provided gh proceeds from the annual 11Fund drlve. The schoiarshlps will be awarded to outstanding area high school seniors on the basis of merit rather than flnanclal need. Career placement Is another area of alumnl concern. In one program. alumni who are active in profession- al fields are betng sought to act as volunteer career placement Counse- lors, These people will discuss the opportunlt!es available in their career areas with students or other alumni Also, there are plans to hire an Alumni Career Planning and Place- ment specialist to work in the PSU Placement Office. This will make it easier for alumni to use the sewlces of the Placement Offlce such as interview schedules, placement files and lob IIS~S. Two comminees working since last spring, the Alumni Communica- tions Cornmlnee and the Campus Resources and Services Commit have seen the initial phases oft work bear fruit. The Commun~cationsCornmlt has reviewed current alumni co munications efforts at the Unive sity and met recently wlth the aL ademlc deans to dtscuss opportun- ttles for developing better com- munlcatlons between the varlous academic areas and their alumni. Presidents ot Oreoon unrvers,hes met w,fh state leoislstars and alurnnr on Dec.2 fo discuss highereducation's financralsifu~fron(From left. Dick Forbes. brology: Representahve Norm Smifh (RJ; Senator Bm Simmons dm McCreight. PSU alumnus) tee The R m- Commin r- prehens~ r. $u,dm rsr .- ,...,, . f an alumni : lmittees are t narketing t lelp ~n determir Ictlvlty. or Robert Taylr nittees are plar s of specific In- & r,..~,~,, cnn* esources and Services r ee has developed a com- L-,- - --.... lned ive plan for providing a to work on area .-.lge of servlces 1" *l'e--a *erest lo alumnt - ., ., ,. to through the purchase o I random sam~linaof aiumn~w~ll card. Now, the two cow- s of working together on a r plan for the card. 11ngfuture area , ,,.,,,,, - -- fwst annual Ken Butler Soccer Cup Match between alumni and students Noo. 8, gathered recently to celebrate the 1-1 tie score, and to view the newly-establishedKen Butler Cup, in whose honor the match is played. From left to tight: David Legg ('79, player-coach of the alumni team and chairman of the Alumni Soccer Committee; Ken Butler (l~oldingcup), first soccer coach in the 26-year history of the game at PSU; Blaine Deming, PSU senior and student soccer team manager (holding ball signed by team members): and Colin Dnnkeld, faculty adviser to the student soccer team. R l e n cup has been engraved, it will be displayed in the trophy case located in IiPE Building.
I fall term 198 01 senior or ( : University 1. 5raduate for Alumni Schc .st Portland ,e awarded Tho "OYA, nrr jcholarships mts fulfill th ~ e edach ye; s academic r Your nomina QLUMNI 1 0 LARSHIP I L l PROGRAM 0 . . \/ uu ARE INVITED TO NOMINAlk A H1bt-i one of the fil darships to 1 .. ., ..... y.,,., ..., ...L.I , ,,..Y.ions from PSU alumni, will sponsor five 81,000 scholanhi~ tr for high school seniors and graduates who w d Portland State and have had no full-time colleg fie Alumni Scholarship Committee, under the chairmanship ~f David Belles, '60, will consider applicants on the basis of academic achievement, special talent, and the ability to per- form at the university level. Financial need is not a consid- _._r:-._ Vominations for the fall term 1981 scholarships are belng ;ought immediately. Nominations and inquiries may be nade by letter or telephone. Letters should be directed to ]avid Belles, Chairman, Alumni Scholarship Committee, do Alumni Relations Office, Portland State University. P.O. !%ox 751, Portland, OR 97207. Telephone inquiries should ~e made to the PSU Alumni Office, 229-4948. Deadline for lpplications is March 1. 2ortant. Senc - - - - - ~tionsare i m ~ ABC spells a.lumni benefits T h e n ew PSU ~lumn~i enefrts Card (otherwise known as the ABC card), offers everythrng from reduced rates for area cultural and athietlc events, to discount auto rentals. library book check-out prtvileges, continuing education courses and campus parktng Privileges. According to Rudy Banles ('75). chalrman of the Campus Resources and Services Commitlee, "The new Alumni Card 1s 'lust the ticket' for alums wishlng to participate in the newiy-developed Alumnl Benefits Program at PSU." Banies Sald that while an in- creasing number of campus services and activities 1s expected to be made pan of the Alumni Benefits Program, the initial program of benel~tscurrently represented by the Alumn~Card includes: D~scountson selected social, cultural and athlet~cevents, as indicated in This Month, the monthly calendar of Un~vers~ty events. Book check-out privileges and access to resources of thecampus library, for an annual fee of $15. * Swimming pool and exercise facilities available on a scheduled basis tor a $30 annual fee. Alumni parklng from 1 p.m. to 7 a.m.. for an annual tee of $16.50. Access to non-degree courses. Conferences and lectures tailored to individual requlremen Travel to regional, natio~ and internattonal polnts able group rates. Participation In alumni sl recreation attlvitles. ran! whlte-water trlps to tour compet~tlons. Membership in the PSU Club, with fees charged t to particular actlvlties. Car rental discounts of: (nat~onat)and 20% (~ntel from Avbs Rent A Car Alumnt committee meml ponslble for rev~ewtngthe Benef~tsProgram and its < Include Rudy Banles. Cha ('75). ~d Carbone ('64); DZ Cleaveiand ('67). Steve Coil Barbara Elllson ('50); Canc ('71). and Donna Stoudam~ Alumnl can dlrect thelr c about the new program to Alumn~ Office. Portland Sti ~nlver$ity. P.O. Box 751. F OR 97207. IS every ye; .ant to atten e experience tr, as long as equirements. I them in toc the recipi. 9 . lay. tS. nal. at favor- ports and 3lng from nament Flying lccordlng 30% 'national) bers res- Alumnl ,fferings lrman lvld ,eux ('73):
Funds raised by alumni create scholasships Portfand State alumni are among those being urged to recommend possible candidates to receive new scholarships offered by PSU to attract outstanding high school seniors to Portland State. To date, the majorlty of financial aid awarded at Portland State has been based on financial need, and has not emphasized scholastic excellence. Through this new scholarshtp program, administered by PSU alumni and flnanced through contr~butionsto the Aiumn~Fund Campaign, five $1.000 merit scholarships. each renewable annually for up to four years, are due to be awarded for the 1980-81 academtc year. "The Alumni Scholars Program at PSU 1s our attempt to reward students who have demonstrated academic achievement and highly- developed talents, wtthout regard to financial aid considerations." said avid Belles ('60) executive vlce presvdent of Frrst National Bank of Oregon. and chairman of the program. In addition to Belles, committee members are; Roosevelt Carter ('74). operations Manager. Portland International Airport; Barbara Coif ('73). homemaker; Margaret Gottlieb (Vanport). alumni volunteer. PSU Placement Services; Alan Kotz ('65), owner, Alan Kotz Insurance; Marllyn Miidenberger ('80). frainlng coordinator, staff development. U.S. Nat~onaiBank of Oregon: and Joanna Wadsworth ('68 MSW), homemaker. Whlle thecommittee has not listed more spec~fic riteria for scholarship ellgiblllty, members are expected to look lor a~oiicantswhose back- grounds show an ideal balance behveen academlc achievement and talent. PSU alumni, together with area high school teachers and counsei- ors, are bemg urged to make recom- mendations for potential merit scholarship nomlnees as soon as possible. Nomrnations may be made by felephonlng the PSU Alumni Office at 229-4948. Calendar Lectures TALKING ABOUT IT HELPS A free seneso1 bran hap enurm, rponsorsdbythe numen sex,. 01 CI n c 01 PSL s str0snt Hell," s w cs 3 ~ r ~ l en fw BBC- ih-r~day 81 12 noon n 11 Ne.oerger h a l l Jan. 15 "Serud Fantasy." Ruth Smyan~ray~nM,.A., Counselor. prlvete prectlcs In Movement Gensn Therapy, and Psychodrama. Jan 22 'TanIra -theYcga Approach1oSeeUBIItyNRNevN. Oawd Llama Berraaa. Instructor,Portland Com- munw College. Jan 29 "Divaroe Medlstion: An Alternetwe for Diwrclng Fam~lres."Jay Folberg. J D.. Famlhl Mediation center. UNlVERSm SCHOLARS' PROGRAM PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES Feb 16 "Science and Ethics ar ParadoxlcatVarieties af Rea~~n."Gunthesrtent. Professorof Molecular Biolwy. Unlversiw of Calltornla st Berkeley Fen 25 ' Tne Ststrr an0 Strdct.re d Frencn Sclence" katry Pau Profgssor 01 me r( story01Meo c ne T~chlologyand Sccence. Unlberl.~ 01 For da Music BROWN BAG CONCERTS Free naon-tlms mncen. held In 75 Llncoln Hall J B 1~3 ~ a uCl helrez. cdlai.rand Harold Grey, piani~t J B ~15 TO be announced jan. m 8nnn Johsnson. guitar. JBR 22 Jsnlcs Rlchardwn,barrwn. Jan. 27 Christian Edlnger. vidln. JB~2.9 Opera Rmlw with PSU Slntonletta. Feb 5 TO be announced F8b. 10 An Ail lves Concsfl Dance Mondays English and Scohlsh Folk DsndnQ - Free, 700 pm. 212 Shahuck Hall. Wednesdays Recreational Folk Danclng - Free, 7M1 pm. 212 Shahuck Hall. Poetrv Jan. 16 Poems by Enonlan poet ~ann~apttnskl. Presented in cooperatian with Ants Ert. Smith Center Bmmlng Lounge, 800 pm, free Cabaret AII events are at 8.00 pm a nthe Nordjcland. basement of Smllh Center. free. Jan. 16 ,'If . . "the fllm lhat exsmlned theBritish ~~ardlng SC~DOI and three seniors who fail to conform. starr~ngMslcdm MoDawell jan. 23 "A Portrayalof DylanThomas." a aneman show by Kelth Scale Jan. 30 Locsl plamrtpht, Ron Welsd. and hls W00p per. form a tesr romsnttc took at world war I!. (;allcry shows Jan. 7-30 "PSU A1 Faculty Show." work? of 28 antsis tn Unlwnltv's new Llnman ~alery3: photo- grapher~ !n the White Gallery. nwn to 6 pm weekdays. Theater Jan. 22 Mime Duo. tree Imure-demonstration. Ben Houb and Sophle Wibaux. 12 noon. PSU Ballroom, thlrd floor Smlth Memorial Center. Jan. 23-24 Lunchbox Tksmer presents "A Collage 01 Works by Brecht." Studlo Theafer. 115 Llncoln Hall. 12 mom, tree. an. 27-29 ~unshbox Them- presents 'Whlte Liars." by Peter Shatter, Studio Theater. 115 Llncoln Hall. 12 noon. tree Film ~ o o m75 ~lncolnHall. 7.30 pm Genstaladmlrrion I 100, and students free oo Fridays. Free lor dl on Saturdays. FRIDAYS .tan. 16 "me ~svan,' ' 1%~c. ~ouzst. Jan. 23 ''Jenny Lamour." 1947. C I W Jan 30 "Wages of Fear,'' 1953. Clomol. SATURDAYS J B 1~7 7118 Jxksl d Nah~dt010."dlrened by Mlgwl bnsn. Chile. '.I am ~ s b l oNeruda." Chile JB~2 4 ',The Last SUPPBL"dlreded W TOmaD Alea. Cuba. Jan 31 "The Blaod of the Condor." dlrmed by Jage Santlnes, eolivia. sports WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WRESTLING an 12 PSU vs. Louisiana %la, 800 pm, HPE msln J B ~ . 16 PSU M. Pacific Unlv.. 7'30 pm, HPE maln glm gym. Jan. 77 PSUvr CsntrdWashingtonUnlv .2 W pm. HPE jsn. 14 PSU M U. of 0.7-30 pm. HPE main gym main gym. Jsn. 17 PSU M Westwn Warhlngton Unl~~nV, 730 pm. HPE maln gym JB~. 29 PSU M. Unw. of Arizona, 7'30 pm, HPE msln gym an. 27 PSUva Unh of Washington, 730 pm, HPEmain Jan. 30 PSUM. EasternW~shingtonUnlv .7:W pm, HPE wm ma," gym WEN'S BASKETBALL WOMEN'S SWIMMING an 12 PSUVS ~onragauntv ,B 15 pm. HPE malngym. Jen. 13 PSU w. Cal~tomlaState at Chtco, ZW pm. PSU an. 19 PSU m. Wealmom Conege. 8.00 pm. HPE maln POI gym- JB" 18 PSU YI saclamento stan). 3.00 pm. PSU DWI J B ~22 PSU n Simon Fr-r Unh.. 8.00 Dm, HPE maln JB~3.0 PSU M Unlv of Idaho end Southern Ormoo wm- state co1tega. 5 00 pm. PSU pool
alumni noki ,I Alum makes strides with Nike I Your classmates may I by Carla nave known what you were doing as a student at PSU, hut . . . what are you doing for the rest of your life? For all alumni of PSU, "Alumni Notes" is an opportuntty to let fellow -'~ssmatesknow what you E doing these days. Share information about urself with other PSU $raduates,whether you are coaching little league or are the president of M.I.T. Be a part of Alumni Notes. To submit informa- tion, contact the Numni Office at 229-4948 or drop 'SU Alumni Box 751: postcard to I 'fice; P.O. t-tland, OR 9 - I )wns a Milwauki 5hlp. udy Delaney ('75) may live on the other side of the country J now, but beforeleaving PSU and the Northwest, she played a very important role In recruiting support for the Giustl Tournament of Champions, the PSU national women's basketball tournament now in its second year. Delaney. recently promoted to Wear Testlng Coordinator for the Blue Ribbon SportslNike Athletic equlpment firm in Exeter. New Hampshlre, spent last summer working wlth alumni volunteer Coralen Lagesen ('64) on the Glusti Tournament of Champions Alumnl Commtttee. "Al Giusti was a friend of mine. I admired his fine commuily in- volvement with women's athletics. I think the Giustl Tournament was a big success this year." she said. Most of Delaney's work centered around recruitment of alumni for the Club of Champions, the tourna- ment's official support group. While at PSU completing a bachelor's degree in Health and Physlcal Education. Delaney was active in volleyball, tennis and rally squad. Afler graduatlon, she worked as head volleyball coach at Madison Hlgh School In Portland, and then became a health teacher at Putnam Hlgh in Milwaukie. Oregon Her career wlth Nlke began in 1978 she said, when she was hired as project manager In Testing at the firm's world headquarters In Beaverton, Oregon. The promotion to Wear Testing Coordinator came last September.and with 11the move to Exeter, home of Nlke's Research and Development faciiify. Her offlce is located at the site of the new Biomechanics Lab. possibly the first lab of 11skind for a major athletlc shoe company, she added. The facility conducts phys~ological, biomechanicai and wear testing, as well as research. in her new position. Delaney has a direct Impact on design and production of the products. She makes recommendations to the production department, based on tests She conducts. Her work includes establishing a pool of testers, developlng mechanrcal shoe testing devlces, and collecting and analyzing computer data as well as otner feedback. Speaklng as an athlete herself. Delaney said she is impressed with her company's humanistic approach to shoe design, which emphasizes we GaHucclo, c ikswagen dealel Pel Of Re Prt Of ler Sukalac, is associate director lha new linitad Methodist - - . .. ttrement Center In Salem ?vlously, he was an admlnlsfrator Salem Hospital for 14 years ,,a!,=, a", raw, Ii and lives in S s a commercial ic Northwesf aiem. us Cox ('59. '6 administrator c lponsible for su iunteer workers rtland area. ~ 9 MST) is an 11 Camp Fire, In, perv~sing in the southeas Ril Dir He CO GU t8) is Band i High School. Resewe Group le U S. Coast :hard Powdl ('5 .ector for Tlgarc also serves as lmmender for tt lard. RU nal Hi( ha, Of Jal by Whalley ('59. '77) has been med pr~nc~poafl Talent Junior 3h School near Medford. OR. She d served as assistant principal Ashiand Junior Hlgh School since wary '79. Previously. Whailey ent more than 11 years working h the Gresham School District. Judy Delaney. Wear Testing Coordinator for Blue i Exeter. New Hampshire. the needs of athletes and not necessarr Y the current faahlon vogue. "I always feel proud to say I'm Dart of the Nike famlly." she said.
Joan Berkia ('68 MS) is a top ranked amateur golfer In Oregon, and very actlve in the PSU sports program. She works as a travel consultant for Vista Travel Service. Portland. and is married to Andy Berkia ('66), manager of research for the Port of Portland. Winalow "Wink" Brwka ('68) has worked In community development for the Ctty of Tualatln for the past four years. Linda Campbell ('68) Director d Rental and Personnel for the Hous- ing Authority of Portland, was appointed by Gov. Atiyeh to the Oregon Military Council in July. She is a major in the Oregon Air Natlonal Guard, serving as an air weapons controller. The 11-member councll is an advisory board to the governor on state military matters. In 1979 she served as a military alde to Gov. Atiyeh. Richard Feeney ('61) is Tri-Met's public affairs director and ch~ef lobbyist. He has previously worked as a newspaperman, Multnomah County adm~nistrallveasststant. and a Capltol alde to former 'Congresswoman Edith Green. Let us how when and where you move. Send address changes to: Alumni Office P.O. Box 751 Portland State Uxtivemity Portland, OR 97207 (Please include pour current address label). Bill Hilliard: Behind the byline I by Cliff Johnson 0 n the eve of last fall's general election, William A. "Bill" Hllllard, assistant managing editor of The Oregonian, was chosen one of four panelists to ask questions during the presidentlal debate between Jlmmy Carter and his Republican challenger, Ronald Reagan. The appearance of the 58-year- old Vanporter on nationwide television and radio that night easily was the most nsible journa- listic accomplishment he has had to date, but marks only one of many achlevemenfs and "firsts" during almost 28 years spent with The Oregonian. Hrlllard's roots in Oregon and in journalism go deep. Recently, Hllltard related what it has been like for him to grow up black In post- war Portland and take up a career in journalism in the years following hisgraduatlon from Vanport in 1949. Vanport was new, and it was at home, so if was easy to work and go to college at the same tlme AN the hme that l was at Vanport, 1was a redcap down at Union Station. So I was able to make money, go to school, stay at home. . . Vanporf really prepared me tor college life. Hilliard left Vanport in 1949, with a certiftcate which allowed him to enroll in any of the schools In the Oregon state hlgher education System. He first chose the Univer- s~tyof Oregon. I was at Oregon for two terms, and Ican remember the problems I had getting rnto a dorm, and how much of an efforf lt was tor them to try and make sure that my roommate would be black. They just didn't want to put you i n a dorm wrth some- one else who was not a member of your race. Hilliard soon became disenchant- ed with the university, after the journalism school dean told hlm that a black person had no future In whlte people." he recalled. "but they were newspapers for all people." Feeling that his choices were limited if he remained in Eugene. he transferred to Pacific Univer- slty in Forest Grove. They were happy to have him there, Hilltard remembers, "because they thought it was a coup to get someone transferring from a school of journalism with a reputation that the Universiiy of Oregon had. to a little school in Forest Grove.'' Looking back to his earlier youth, Hilliard recalls that "Portland was about the only city in the state I'm really noi too sure where it started. Ihad a little news- paper m my neighborhood that we typed, and used carbon paper untila neighbor gave me a drno duplicahng machme. We put the paper out once a week, and rt was sort of the un- official paper of Hostord Elementary School. Along wlth his early interest which pointed him toward his chosen f~eld,he acknowledges the ptvotal role played by the late L. H. Gregory, long-tlme member of The Oregonian staff, whom Hllllard began approaching for guidance, even as a boy. When I came to The Oregoni- an to work, he was probably one 01 my biggest boosters. He didn't recall me as a young- ster, but he sort of took me under hrs wing. He was a grammanan and a hisforlan of the state. He was a real good person to me (and) very proud when Ileft the sports depart- ment and went rnfo the news- room. He called me one of his 'graduates!' Hilllard's notable achievements in ?artland journalism seem more remarkable when one considers Hilliard's family background. My generabon is probably the first generabon in my family to have the krnd of opportunity thaf I've had. My mother was a maid. . .My father was a laborer all of his life. My grandparents had no opportu- nifies. So here are several generairons where there were no role models or anyihrng You had no reason to belreve thaf you could be a reporter on Bill Hllllard a so-called 'whfte paper, or wrnrth,no Itke thaf .. . that gave you an environment that made you feel falrly comfortable Asked to assess PSU's education- ,f were not ~h,t~... H~ terms al role and ~ t s tatus in Oregon's himself tucky, because he grew up higher education system, Hllllard's in an lnteqrated southeast Portland Comments are equally candid. iournalism, because blacks couldn't neighborhbod, and never felt that I'm a little prejudiced fhere! get jobs on "white" papers. race prevented hlm from doing any- I've always tell that Portland Hllllard argued that he dldn't thlng In grammar school. Asked to State Unrvers,fy's goffen the constder the papers as belng trace the genesls of his journalisttc / "whlte" "They may be owned by talent. H ~ l l ~ asradld.
Pam R i i 176) opened his own John Twoman 1'791 Is teachino ~. . . t rm TUSK Digttal Controls. In elementary pnystcal education nthe January. 80. Tne firm. located in Redmond Oregon. scnool system Cowall s. Oreoon. burlds soecial comp~terlzedbartssuch as edger Thanas Edward Veith ('791 marned and lrmmer Scanners wnch reduce Tamara Ann B l a c ~ b ~ ran .PSU sawmr ' waste stuoent. Sept 13 Fred Rorenbaum ('75) has been re- appointed by Gov. Attyeh to the Oregon Milltary Council. He is a colonel in the Oregon Air National Guard. servlng as director of personnel management Steve Sanchez ('70) has been named the US. Wresti~ngFed- eratlon's "Coach of the Year." after leading the Merced High School wrestling team to the Cai~forniastate championships. In his elght years as head coach at Merced, his teams have placed seven bmes among the top ten. Sherry Veughan ('70 MA) was featured In an October Issue of The Sunday Oregonian, sharing her knowledge of Russian cuistne. Fluent In Russian. Mrs. Vaughan has served as a translator of Russian works tor US publ~cations. She 1s pan-tlme coordinator 01 foreign archlves at the Oregon Historical Soclely, and serves on the boards of Ftrst National Bank and Nordstrom's In Ponland. Dkk Viskov ('70) is Sales manager 01 Bolse Cascade's Office Products Dlvlsbon. Portland He lives In Gresham PSU grad name1 'Teacher of the Yo-' I bp Carla Kelly thrlve on challenges." says "I Bonnje Morgan ('68), recently voted Oregon's Teacher of the Year by the State Depanment of Educatton. 'A teacher has to really grab some of these kids and make them stretch." she says. "Often they're lust bored." State Super~nfendentof Public Instruction Verne Duncan present- ed the award to the Sam Barlow Hlgh School Engllsh teacher at the Oregon School Boards Association meeting at Portland's Marrcotl Hotel In November. Duncan quoted Bob Taylor, prin- cipal of Barlow, who sald. "i have never worked with a flner profes- atonal. Bonnle demands excellence and looks for new challenges '' Morgan. 49. has taught at the school In Gresham for the past eight years. She also Initlaled and serves as coordinator for the Advanced Placement Program. teaches advanced Engllsh to Sentors. conducts a lower level Engl~shcourse tor sophomores. and IS cnlef negotiator for her school's teacher association. A! 27. Morgan found herself a widowed h~ghschool drop-out with few marketable lob skills. With hvo chlldren lo support, she secured a secretartal pos%llon with the Parkrose Baolts: Church, where she worked wllh young pwple. "I realized !hat i love to teach." she recalls Sheentered PSU in 1965. Looking back. Morgan admits that "those eemfv vogt ('76) edits a magazine Jama Windall ('70) is a denlist for the Depanment of Geology and practicing In Newport. Oregon. Mineral lndustrles in Portland. Previously, she taught English in the N m a n Wlnnlngalad ('73) Chairman midwest. of the Board and Chief of Executive Offlcer of Float~naPolnt Svstems. Robed Wahw ('791 s the Executlve nc . has becornga memhrr of the D rector of Oregon Student LobDy. DOnrd of d~rerrorsof Cox Cable of *or* ng wotn lea#slators --* -'-'- " ash nqton County government In Salem. Ted Watson 1'71) has joi Macadam Forbes. Inc.. ( Brokerage Co., speciallzl industrial and commercl; estate In southeast Pofll Dm ned P; :ommercial S. ~ng~n ftr 31 real m and. P q David Wnter ('791 IS tha manager 01 Tne Assocma anc a Serv ces fn T garc Gary White ('71) is a firs1 Ileurenanl In the Av Force, serving as weather offrcer at Fort Lewis, Wash. He entered the service afler graduation. havlng been involved In the ROTC program. I assistant TI tes Frn- In I. A1 PI ... . ~-. - #m Zandoli ('76 MS) is a counselor gundance and vocation for the ternative lnstruct~onalMethods 'o~ectat the North Clackamas bchool D~strtct.He was employed to assst in tra~ningspecla1 educat~on bus drivers In how to handle student behanor. and has helped to write a training manual for the district's bus drlvers. years were hell." Although she v.-_ "hungry to learn." and spent many late ntghts pouring over her studies. she also had two chlldren to ralse on a wldow's compenstlon. Flndlng she had a strong aptitude in English. the determfned student (then In her 30's) flnlshed her degree in three years She credits several PSU professors, lnciud- inq Marlorte Kirrie in Engllsh and Ewln Lange in chem~stry,for the personal support she received during those oflen trying years. "I would llke to panlcrpate some day In a 'thank-you pafly' glven by alumnl for facully to express my gratitude to those who encouraged and guided me through those years." she Says. Parkrose Htgh School, where she student-taught. offered her a contract before she graduated, and she went stralght from college classes to a full-time lob. When a teaching posttion in the journalism department at Berlow High opened. Morgan was recom- mended to fill ~t She set up the newsroom, darrroom, stuaent n e ~ bsureau. an0 led the school newspaper to severa nat onn awards. Realizing her forte was In deveioptng programs. she resigned the )ournalism posctlc-n after eslab- I~shing11ssuccess, and began developcnga program for advanced Students at Barlow. Work~ngfor a school which, in 1979, spawned both the Oregon -- ez Young ('70) is a principal lrlner of Creative Company. Ilem's only lull service advertising m Prev~ously,he co-hosted a orning talk show on televis~onin 3rlland. Bonnie Morgan, teacher at Sam Barlow High School in Gresham, won the Oregon "Teacher ol the Year" award. Nurseotthe Year and the Coach of the Year. Morgan gtves much credit to a supportive worklng environment provlded by Prlnctpal Bob Taylor. "A great leader. "she stated." ts one who can create an atmosphere In whlch followers experience ex- cellence." The contident and engaging teacher believes that an "equal value" approach to education promotes a more lively exchange in the classroom. She observed that When educators deal with students on an equal basis. they beneflt as well as the students do, in Increased awareness. "There's an opportunity to learn from the students, too." she sald. Currently. Bonnie Morgan is in- volved In a communications seminal tor adults, and belleves a similar program can be developed to help teachers be more effectlve in solvinc problems occurring In their lobs. She contends that not enough emphasis IS placed on such corn- munlcatlon In teacher educatton courses 8" college. "We have hang-ups coming out 0 our ears," she sald "Commun~ca- tlon IS more than words It's - "
Molly Zimmerman ('70. '75) is a teacher in the Portland area, and Is completing a master's program In counseling. John L. Becker, Jr. ('80) IS a field underwriter for New York Life Insurance. Portland, and was named "Rookle of the month" for three concurrent months. Sally Nolziger ('80) was elected assistant secretary of the corpora- tlon by dlrectors of Paclflc Power and Llght Company Carl Shushan ('80) is a researcher of management analysis for Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry. worklng out of the State Office Bulldtng In Portland. Marlene J. Wall ('80) has accepted a sctence teachtng pos~t~oatn McKenzle Hlgh School in Flnn Rocks, Oregon. 1 What interesting ust call and let 1 us know. PSU Piano Senies hree internallonally known T . . . ' planlsts hlghllght the second half of the 1980-81 PSU Piano Series. Already this year hundreds of Portlanders have enjoyed recitals by Paul Schenley, llana Vered. and Charles Rosen in the University's Llncoin Hall Auditorium. The remaining three artists in the serles are Juliana Markova, Mon- day. March 16; Peter Serkm. Friday. April 25; and Shura Cherkassky. Thursday, May 7. All rec~talsare at 8 p.m. Juliana Markova. fourth planist in the PSU Piano Series, first began plan0 lessons as an aid to her class- lcal ballet tralnlng Followmg a perlod when she both played and danced ("I suppose I am the only concert pianist who on the same day played and danced Chopin."), she dropped her danctng to concentrate on plan0 studles. Slnce her United States debut in the early 1970's.the Bulgar~anborn pianist has appeared in major concert halls throughout Europe and this country She Is acclaimed for her dramat~cand personal interpre- tations of the piano literature. The fifth artist in the serles. Peter Serkln. has establlshed hlmself as a Planist whose musical sympathies are broader than those of virtually any young muslcian of recent memory. His playlng, whether Mozart or Schoenberg, is marked wlth a deep understanding. He has been equally acclaimed for h ~ pser- formances wlth malor symphony orchestras and as a solo recitalist. A student at the Curtis inst~tuteof Music, he has worked with, among others, his father Rudolph Serkln. He opened h ~ s1980-81 season with Andre Previn and the Pinsburgh Symphony. RCA wlll release the second In a serles of Chopln re- cordings by Serkin this year. The flnal artlst in the series is Shura Cherkassky, the legendary Charles Rosen, pranht Russian olanlst. Throuohout an bv olavino a series of recitals at ~ , - , * act ve PI& ng career wiich began In New Yorm s Kaulmann Concert Hall. 1923 Chrruas%y nas earneo tne The PSU Pfano Series s Port- respect an0 aomfrat~on01 rnjscrans land's only plnno reclla program and music lovers on nearly every which brlngs artists of international continent. reputation to the city on a regular HIS triumphant return to his basis. Last year flve pianists per- natlve Russia In 1976 had great formed and thls year the number emotional significance for him and was increased to six. Ticket Informa- he was invited back for subsequent Iton IS available from the PSU Box tours In 1977. 1979 and 1981. This Office. 229-4440. Year he celebrates his 70th birthday The November (1980) Perspective incorrectly credlted the sculpture. "Trlad." to sculptor and PSU faculty member James Hansen In an article about his recent works. The work, located In Portland's Laurelhurst Park, actually was done by Evelyn Franz. a graduate of Portland State's Master of Fine Arts program in sculpture. Franz was a student of Hansen's. '"Tr~ad"was Franz's flrst professional commls- sion following her graduation from PSU. As Hansen polnts out. "It IS a long apprentice shlp for any young artist hoping to acqurre a professional identity " Perspective regrets the error and congratulates Evelyn Franr on her professional ach~evement.
Shaping the profession ecause he stays active in graphtc destgn himself. Lou B Ocepek knoHis what the field demands of his students. The head of Portland State's graphic design program says, "To make tt in graphlc design, you must have intensrty, talent and motivation. These are the qualities the people hirlng are looking for." "There is more to deslgn than the creative aspect," says Ocepek. whose work has been exhibited nationally and Internationally - from the Portland Center for the Visual Arts. to the International Exhibition of Poster Art in Bmo. Czechoslova- kla. "There must be a balance between the creative and practical aspects of graphic design," he says. So 60 percent of Portland State's graphlc design curriculum focuses on developing the students' creati- vity. and 40 percent concentrates on , production skllls. ''An Inherent quality in graphic deslgn ts that a deslgner must Satisfy the client. He must solve the client's communication problems." He explains that there are bound to be ttmes when designer and client don't see eye to eye on a project. For thls reason. a student needs to develop a broader viewpoint so that more solutions to a problem can be generated. "I try to create situations in which students can develop the ability to see alternative solutions. Other- WISe, thls Conflict can eventually lead to 'burn-out."' AS the program's reputation has grown, so has enrollment. "Classes averaging 30 to 35 students are too large, and we are still turning away about 20 students per sectton." Ocepek. who rece~vedhis bachelor's degree In graphlc design from Wayne State University in Detroit. Mlchigan in 1964, and has a master's degree in painting and Print-making from the University of Iowa,came to PSU in 1971. Present- ly, he is the only full-time instructor in PSU'sgraphic design department. Four part-time faculty asslst him in teaching about 90 students who currently are enrolled in classes. Ocepek admits that running a department, teaching three SIX-hour classes a week, advising under- graduate and graduate students. and staying active In the field rs Lou Ocepek, graphrc design instructor, works with one oi his sfudenfs in class critique session. more than a full-time job. "I think we do a remarkable job with what we have. But with another full-ttme faculty member, we could run another class per section:' In art ciasses, the number of students in a class section becomes increasingly critical in the advanced sections. Ocepek polnls out. In these ciasses, students need close individual attention. Final projects become the podfolio pleces that will be thev "selllng tlcket" when iooktng for jobs. Beyond the professional altitude emphasized in the classroom, Students are also glven a chance to visit businesses that wlli be their eventual working envlronments as designers F~eldtrlps to deslgn studlos. printers' and typographers' flrrns have been integrated with the program at PSU. Ocepek also has used grant money to commlsslon professtonal graphlc designers to develop Slide shows of thelr work. In order to demonstrate to students the problem-solving process that must go Into varlous projects Students can take advantage of Several opporfunlhes to galn work experience while taklng deslgn classes at PSU. Those ellgibie for the federally-funded work-study program can get hands-on ex- perience in departments on campus, such as Printing, Publications and Summer Session. Also, non-profit agencies in Portland often hlre deslgn students on a work-by- arrangement program, in which students receive credit for their experience. Last year. Terrie LaPorte, a senior graphic design major at PSU, was awarded first in the Washington Park Zoo's Comprehensive Graphics Competition to redesign the zoo's graphics. LaPorte was chosen over 28 other entries from local deslgn schools, as well as OSU and the U. of 0. PSU's graphlc destgn students are now busy completing 75 ~llustra- t~ons which wlll be used for a sltde presentatton to be shown during the Oregon Youth Ph~lharmonlc's Feb. 28 performance of Stravlnsky's The Rites af Spring.
Vikings gain national attention Although the Vikings' didn't make a position In the NCAA Division 1-AA playoffs. PSU's record-breaking football team dld end the 1980 regular season with a new all-time scoring record for all NCAA d~v#s~oTnhs!s year, the team scored 541 po~ntsin 11 games. W~th opes of a team trip to posl- season compet~t~ognone. Portland State fans st111had the chance to watch PSU star quarterback Neil Lomax. the most prolific passer in college football history, carry the Vcktng banner into two nationally- televised games. He was invlted to play In the East-West Game In San Francisco on Jan. 10. and in the Senlor Bowl just.last week. where the best of the nation's seniors played He turned down the Blue-Gray Game on Chrlstrnas Day and the Japan Bowl In Tokyo in order to play in the Senior Bowl Lomax chose to play the East-West, a benefrt for the Shrlners' Hospltal for Crippled Chlldren over the Hula Bowl in Honolulu PSU also has the top two receivers in Divlslon 1-AA (and posslbly In the nation), wrth sophomore slot Kenny Johnson's 61 catches for 882 yards and 10 touchdowns, and Clmt Didler, with 62 receptions for 1.014 yards and 11 scares. passing, 13.345 yards total offense. 119 toucbAowns passing and run- ntng. 12 400-yard games, 28 300- yard games, and 28 200-yard games tn a row. So far. Lomax' "bionic" arm has won htm honors including selection as quarterback for the Kodak 1-AA All-Amerlcan Team by the Football Coaches Assoclat~onof America: reciptent of the Fellowship of Chris- tian Athletes award as player of the year: and named seventh for the He~smanTrophy, whlch goes to the outstanding college football player of the year. Lomax' amazing season and career statistics, plus the 92- and 105-point totals of Darrell "Mouse" Davis' run-and-shoat offense, have been the subject of every major newspaper, magazlne and natlonal telev~stonp, utting Portland State on the map across the country Mouse Davis,who has now coach- ed the Vlkings to 42 wlns against just 24 losses ~n his SIX years as head coach. IS confident that Lomax will continue to succeed He compares Lomax favorably wlth another quarterback he sent to the pro June Jones. "June IS a much more adval player now." Davls sald. "but P does some thinas better than. ~mpletlons. 13.220yards Lomax' all-tlme NCAA career dld at this stage of h ~ scareer. records ~nclude938 cr got the strongest arm I've seen 106 touchdown passes lmproves even half as much in next year as he has In the time been here. he could have the [,OM LX - Vine quarterh 111'sall-lime paqsine king. st arm in the g; kid has a great f I can't see anytt me." him, unless maybe the first time he uture in front takes the field he gets sandw~ched ling stopping between Mean Joe Green and Jack Lamben:' said Davis wtth a chuckle YOU WANT TO TALK TO LOMAX? TAKE A NUMBER 'LJiminy crout! Therr'r anoUler Sellem laughs. LINoa.I taIk with call on the line,''sars PSU Spons people who can see tho .\tlsntir Information Director Larry Ocean out their aindows." Sellers. as his phone rings off the Among eallrn hare heen Rrpant hook for the tenth time in fire Gumbet, NRC, Curt Goad?. JI., minuter. ARC, and Brent Musbwger, CBS. According to Sellers. his huriest Lorn- has become a rrnular sca8on in 13 pears began getling feature in Sponr Illurtmtrd and the realty hectic in late October when Nm Kirk Timcs, and he and Coach the Vikines, hehind quarterback " > l o u ~ ~n"evi* hare heen on talk Sell Lomax. buried Cal-Pol?. 92-7. shows from Rnrton to Los heeler, later. it got even busier ahen and Seattle to Miami, Sellers says, Delaware State PII. 10.6-0. "Say, aha1 is that university in .'I was used to petting calls from the Northwest where Seil Lomax Larry Sellers as far sway as Salem, Oregon," plays, an)way7-' D
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