PSU Magazine Fall 1995

Leah Natwick Davidson is a retail advertising account exec– utive for The Oregonian. Davidson has been a member of the Oregon Repertory Singers for 10 years. Anne Kadin MBA is a realtor at Marcus Saul Properties in Portland. She specializes in the sale of multi-family and office properties. Kirsten (Lillibridge) Kaiser is a homemaker and home school– ing mom who writes, "It is my joy to use my education in service to my family, church, and community." Kaiser lives in Silver Spring, Md. Zaher Mekkaoui was sworn in as an American citizen on July 4, 1995. The native of Lebanon states "the first thing I plan to do is register to vote." Mekkaoui is a civil engineer for the city of Bothell, Wash. Eric Svaren is a management analyst for the city of Seattle. He also writes and publishes an underground newsletter titled The Philosopher-Bureaucrat. Mitch Yoder is the dispute reso– lution coordinator for Providence Vantage MCO, a workers' compensation managed care organization in Portland. '86 Steve Amen has joined the PSU Alumni Board of Directors. Amen is the execu– tive producer and host of Oregon Field Guide, Oregon Public Broadcasting's outdoor newsmagazine program. Mark Fellows is the food and beverage manager at Mt. Hood Meadows, a ski resort in Parkdale. ~87 Elizabeth Bara co-founded African Self-help Assistance Program in Zimbabwe in 1992 following two years teaching in Swaziland. The program teaches practical skills in building houses using local plantation timber and basic small business skills. Jennifer Johnson is a self– employed ice skating coach and instructor at the Dorothy Hamill Skating Centre located in Clackamas Town Center. Lisa Mosher is a teacher at George Washington and Simon Sanchez high schools in Guam. Mosher teaches special educa– tion, health, Guam history, U.S. history, world geography, and also is the Future Educators of America advisor. '89 Lt. Daniel Bruce is chief of logistics programs at Beale Air Force Base in California. Suzan (Dereli) Eskenazi is part owner and vice president of Kosher Klothes, Inc., in Mercer Island, Wash. Kosher Klothes carries clothing and table linens with designs for Jewish holidays. Barb O'Neil MST '90 is a health teacher at Franklin High School. O'Neil received the Franklin Award for lifetime achievement at the school in 1994. Mary Patterson MST repre– sented PSU President Judith Ramaley at the inauguration of William H. Harris as president of Alabama State University April 28, 1995. Patterson is an adjunct professor of biology at Faulkner University in Montgomery, Ala. Heather Sargent of Wilsonville, has been appointed the Oregon state coordinator of the International Childbirth Education Association 1995-96. '90 Robert Garrison MPA is fire chief at the Redmond Fire Department. Todd Hanson represented PSU President Judith Ramaley at the inauguration of Philip W. Conn as president of Dickinson State University April 21, 1995, in Dickinson, N.D. Hanson is president of Innovative Ideas in Bismarck, N.D. Shelly Pittman is the sole proprietor and founder of S.J. Pittman Projects, a market research and personal coaching firm in Portland. Amy Roberts MS and her husband, Steven Locke MS, served as delegates for President Judith Ramaley at the inaugural ceremony of former University of Oregon president Myles Tired of the traditional black regalia? Ever admired the colors of other universities? Ph.D. and Ed.D. graduates of PSU now have a custom doctoral robe designed by the Commencement Office and Academic Affairs. The complete outfit– robe, hood, and tam-is $667; pieces also can be purchased separately. The June 1996 commencement ceremony will be the closing of the SOth Anniversary year. Would you like to participate in a special procession for past doctoral graduates? ,_ 1 o :il...... v • .>r to receive a regalia order form, contact the PSU Commencement Office at (503) 725-4910. Brand as president of Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., January 19, 1995. Roberts and Locke are both working on their doctoral degrees at Indiana University. Mark Sheridan is a design engi– neer at Gunderson Inc., in Portland. Gunder on is a railcar manufacturer. Titaniawan Tjong MBA is vice president of Bank Central Asia in New York. Marie Wehage is entering her second year of internal medi– cine residency at Good Samaritan-Emanuel Legacy Hospitals in Portland. Wehage celebrated 20 years as a regis– tered nurse upon her graduation from OHSU medical school in June 1994. '91 Verna Black is the director of the Estacada Family Resource Center, which serves the community's underprivileged. Terri Caldwell is co-owner of ABC's of Travel and Cruises in Portland. Ivy Chilcote has been named director of finance and human resources at the Urban League of Portland. Marguerite Doxtator MPA is the state chairman of USA Gymnastics-Oregon, the governing body for women's' gymnastics competitions. Doxtator lives in Portland. Andrea Ferrante-Chandler is a flight attendant with Reno Air. Chandler also is subcontracted by Human Resources Specialties through her own firm, AndiCo, to proofread affirmative action plans and employee handbooks. Anna Harris-Fort is a model room coordinaror with lnSport International in Beaverton. lnSport manufactures clothing for runners, cyclists, and triath– letes. She also volunteers as a costume designer for commu– nity theater. Enedelia Hernandez-Rodriguez MA is principal and attorney at Hernandez-Rodriguez law office in Cornelius. FALL 1995 PSU MAGAZINE 27