PSU Magazine Fall 1994

Working for your interests Two years ago, the Alumni Association conducted an alumni survey to deter– mine your feelings about Portland State and what kind of program you want the Association to provide. We learned that unlike grads at more traditional, ivy-covered campuses, you are interested in continuing educa– tion opportunities, lectures on profes– sionally-related topics, and networking with other alums in your field. With that information in mind, we have brought you Seminar Day during PSU Weekend; the first-ever Alumni Directory, a networking resource; and reception for PSU alumni at various companies and corporations. The Alumni Office continues to offer low– cost access to the PSU Library, micro– computer labs and the gym facilities. As we enter the 1994-95 year, the Alumni Association has ome exciting plans. We will feature "alumni night" at several athletic and arts events, and plan to expand the "Ask an Alum" program during student Career Day. You will all be invited to PSU Salutes, where we honor outstanding alumni, faculty and friends, and we will encou– rage you to spread the word about the value of the University as part of our highly-regarded PSU Advocates program. We will also continue to provide support for student interns in Portland and in the Oregon Legislature. We hope you'll watch for announce– ments of our ervices, activitie and events here in PSU Magazine. Then find some friends and get involved! We look forward to seeing you this year. Wally Harding '59 , President P.S. Don't forget. The PSU Alumni VISA card provide the funding for many of our programs. Support the work of the Alumni Association and call the Alumni Office at 725-4948 for an application. New to the Alumni Board Wally Harding '59, principal of Hard– ing Fletcher & Co. in Lake Oswego, is the new president of the PSU Alumni Board of Directors. Harding has served on the Board for three years, and previously was involved with the Viking Club. Also elected to the Board as vice president is Jo Ann Smith '90, an independent employment consultant. She is a two-year board member and chaired PSU Weekend in 1993. Gary Dominick '73, MSW '77, is the new board treasurer. Dominick is entering the Ph.D. program in PSU's Graduate School of Social Work this fall; he previously was director of programs at Ea ter Seal in Portland. New directors are Jim Aalberg '72, a vice president with West One Bank; Mike Glanville '65, president of National Mortgage Company; Joe Gonzales '91, director of public relations for the Western Culinary Institute; and Bill Lemman, Vanport, executive vice chancellor emeritus of the Oregon State System of Higher Education. Scholarship honors Wiener The Alumni Board renamed its Alumni Scholarship the Jane Wiener Memorial Alumni Scholarship this spring. Wiener '69, a Board member for the past three years, died March 17, from complications from pneumonia. At the time of her death, she was deputy district attorney for Multnomah County and had spent the past 21 years working on juvenile cases and helping young children. The Wiener Alumni Scholarship is designated for children of PSU alumni and covers full tuition. It was awarded for the first time last fall to Okokon Essiet, son of Arit Essiet '76. The Board also made a donation in Wiener's memory to the University's Information Access Center for the Disabled, located in the Branford Price Millar Library, to a sist with the purchase of a special braille printer. Wiener was a quadriplegic from an accident in 1964. The printer will help physically challenged students, faculty, staff and community members have access to information they need to succeed at PSU and will help the University comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Donations to the Jane Wiener Memorial Alumni Scholarship may be made in care of the Alumni Office, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751. Checks should be made payable to the PSU Foundation. For additional informa– tion, call 725-4948. PSU Weekend to feature journalist Carl Bernstein Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Carl Bernstein will be the keynote speaker for PSU Weekend, Oct. 13-16. He will talk about the Presidency in the age of CNN at a campus luncheon on Saturday. Bernstein and fellow journalist Bob Woodward were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of the Watergate cover-up for the Washington Post. Bernstein is also the author of three best-selling books: All the President's Men, The Final Days (both with Woodward), and Loyalties: A Son's Memoir, recounting his parents' exper– ience with McCarthyism. The luncheon begins at noon in the Smith Center Ballroom. Cost is $17.50 and $5 for the lecture only. Reserva– tions are required and may be obtained by calling 725-4949. PSU Weekend supporters will also have the chance to meet Bernstein at a special patron reception on Friday, Oct. 14, at the Red Lion Hotel in downtown Portland. The gathering, which will also feature PSU President Judith Ramaley, is from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and includes complimentary hors d'oeuvres and drink ticket. The reception is sponsored by the Red Lion. The price for becoming a Patron is $50, and includes a ticket to the Saturday lecture and luncheon, a special patron identification ribbon and recognition in the Seminar Day program. FALL 1994 21