PSU Magazine Fall 1992

ALUM NOTES Lilja M. Finzel has returned to U.S. Bancorp in Portland as vice president and manager of Infor– mation Systems Audit. Ronald Hillbury is the new director of group service for Oregon Dental Service (ODS) Health Plan. Hillbury will manage group administration, coordinate development of the small group medical program, and direct publication and dis– tribution of benefit brochures. Noreen Saltveit has been elected to the board of governors of the O regon State Bar. Saltve it, a Portland attorney, will represent Multnomah County. Pamela Vohnson '80 MAT has received a $30,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to conduct inde– pendent research while on year– long sabbatical. Yohnson, a teacher at Oregon Episcopal School in Portland, is one of three Oregon teachers to receive the grant. '70 Ray Annas '84 MS is a coun– elor at Waluga Junior High School in Lake Oswego. Annas writes that he and his family spent 1990 in NewSouth Wales, Australia, on an exchange pro– gram with an Australian family. They switched houses, jobs and cars for the year. '71 Janna Brown is executive assis– tant for Community Youth Ser– vices of Washington County. Brown is responsible for public relations and resource develop– ment for the agency's programs in Tigard, Beaverton, and Forest Grove. Gary Florey is executive vice president and chief operating officer of Henningsen Cold Storage of Beaverton. Florey has been with the company for eight years. 22 PSU William L. Lewis is engineering manager for Nosier Inc., in Bend , Ore. Robert Setterberg is assistant vice pres ident for marketing, government programs, and major accounts at Blue Cro s/Blue Shield of Oregon in Portland . Setterberg joined the organization in 1977. Frank Whiting is designated broker and general manager of Oregon First Properties Inc. Ken Mistler '66 is president of the company. N ancy Tang '70, '73 .MBA shows a dedication to profe - sional service that most find exemplary, admirable, and ... exhausting. Tang, vice provo t for Academic Program Opera– tions at PSU, is the 1992-93 president of the Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants. She has been a CPA since 1975 and a mem– '72 Joel Johnson '79 MS is the founder of Subassemblies Inc., a local company specializing in the design and prototyping of optical instruments such as telescopes, microscopes, and cameras. William E. Maier MS, '85 Ed.D is director of elementary school for the Beaverton School District. Steven Milne is president of Waste Equipment Sales and er– vice in Portland. Milne lives in West Linn with his wife, ber of the organization since 1978. In an article introducing Tang to the members, the OSCPA's newsletter quoted her a saying, "Over the years, opportunities present themselve : when they do you don't say no, you say yes." Tang, 58, has obviously said yes many times. Gov. Roberts appointed her last year to serve a four-year term on the new Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board, which is responsible for developing policy and administra– tive procedure to license and oversee real estate appraisers in Oregon. She is also a member of the American Woman's Society of Certified Public Accountants and served as president in 1989-90. As an associate professor of business administration, Tang was in Yugoslavia lat year giving workshops with col– leagues from the Business School, including her husband, Professor Don Tang. All this has been done by a woman who has six children, returned to school at the age of 33, was widowed and remarried, and taught at both Mt. Hood Community College and Portland State for 19 years before becoming an administrator in 1989. What changes would this busy woman like to see in the accounting profession?"... Alternative work schedules, I mean omeone who chooses not to work 55 hours a week and who can still make progress in their profession. This started as a women's issue, but it really isn't a gender issue," says Tang. D Catherine, and their daughter, Molly. Elizabeth Minifie MSW is a clinical social worker in the Counseling Department of Salve Regina University in Newport, R.!. Lawrence Nagel and his wife, Connie Anderson, celebrated their on Alex's first birthday on Aug. 8. agel and Anderson live in Ashland, Ore. Nagel is western regional manager for Midwest Library Service. David Wang MS is president of a local hygiene services com– pany pecializing in OSHA regulations, abatement proce– dures, indoor air quality, noise controls, air pollution controls, and ventilation design assistance. Roland Lee White is a senior project manager at Key Technol– ogy in Walla Walla, Wash. Key Technology manufactures and markets food proces ing equip– ment worldwide. '73 James Coleman is legal counsel for the Multnomah Cable RegulatoryCommission. Marilyn Hanson MA teaches English at St. Helens High School. Hanson, who has been at the high school for 15 years, currently teaches American literature and writing. Wayne Leonetti is a vice presi– dent in the asset management division of U.S. Bank in Portland. Myrla Magness has been appointed to the Oregon District Export Council of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Magness, a market develop– ment manager for the Port of Portland, helps Port customers and prospects sell and marker their products in international markers. Leigh A. Porter has been ap– pointed vice president of the Grinnell Supply Sales Western Region. Porter, a West Linn resi-