PSU Magazine Fall 1995

ALUM OTES Michael E. Lynch MT is a part– ner and CPA with the account– ing firm of Yergen & Meyer in Astoria. He is also active in the Warrenton Sunrise Rotary lub, the Astoria Public Library, anJ Star of the Sea ch<x)I. Sandra Taylor MSW '93 is a clinical social worker at St. Vincent Hospital in Portl and . '92 Tom Boyd is a photojournalist for The Columbian newspaper in Vancouver, Wash. Cindy (Cannard) Gillingham is a commercial photographer with B & C Gi llingham Photography in Vancouver, Wash. Kipyo Han is a supervisor for Korean Air at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport in Texas. Raymond N ejeres, a second– year medical tudent at Un iversity of Washington , has been named a 1995 Academic Medicine Fellow. Brystol-Myers Squib sponsors the fe llowship, which honors medical students who show promise in research and academic meJicine. Jana Setzler is the planned givi ng officer for The Natu re Conservancy, a non-profit envi– ronmenta l agency in Portland . '93 Douglas Gershon Aaron MSW '95 has begun preparations for ordination as a rnbbi at Yeshiva University in New York C ity. Barbara Barber-Kemper is the salon coordinator at Evolution Hair Design in Portland. George Cress MPA has been appointed director of planning and development for the Port of Longv iew, Wash. Keith Hancock is a veterans claims representative for the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affai rs in Portland. Keith Nichols is the credit supervisor for Jubitz Corporation , a commercial fuel and tire sales company. Nichols lives in Washougal, Wash. 28 rsu MAGAZINE FALL 1995 Jay Skiles MPA has accepted a position as securities compli – ance officer with the Licensing and Registration Unit, O regon Division of Finance and Corporate Securities. Ski les rece iveJ his J.D. from Willamette Univer ity College of Law and was admitteJ to the O regon Bar in 1994. Valerie Warren buys, sells, and refinishes antiques at Portland Restoration. '94 David Cain is a proJuction artist ;it Tayo AJvertising in PortlanJ . Edward Cook MPA i the city manage r for the city of Fort Yukon , A laska. Jose Gonzalez is a manage r and chef for Kaiser Permanente Hospital in C lackamas. Jennifer Mcinroy is owner and partner of Cathedral Park C hild Care in Portl<i nd . Heidi Pozarich is an account ing assistant at Addict ion Counseling and Education Services in Eugene. Mohammad Safayi is a civil engineer with Delta Manage– ment Company in Vancouver, Wash. He says, he "misses sch<x1l and hopes to be able to come back and continue his education while work ing during the day." '95 David N. Ball has been nameJ sports editor at the Hood River News. Ball served as sports eJi ror at the Vanguard for the past year. He wi ll also be the beat reporter for the Hood River county school district. David Eder, a former PSU defensive lineman, is using his finance J egree in his new job as a mortgage lender for the Portland firm Anderton and Associates. Brian Hunter is a laboratory tech ni cian at Wheat Lab in PortlanJ. Hunter samples wheat from ships, looking for fungus or other foreign mater– ia l. Wheat Lab conducts these stuJies for the Department of Agriculture. D SPORTS SCOREBOARD (March I through June 30) BASEBALL (19-36) The first season for new head Coach Dave Dangler was a rough one with only three returning starters. The Vikings were within two games of first place with less than two weeks to go, when the team lost six of irs last seven games. PSU plays in the PAC- I0 Northern Division in baseball against Oregon State, Washington, Washington State, University of Portland, and Gonzaga. Sophomore pitcher Greg Wooten was the best pitcher in the league and signed with the Seattle Mariners following the eason. SOFTBALL (19-8) Despite an excellent record, 26 rainouts cost the team any chance at a post-season bid. Coach Teri Mariani reached her 400th career win with the season's first victory. Mariani is only the seventh, active Division II coach to attain this record. This year's team broke the school record by batting .3 10, with six players hitting over .300. Leading the way was shortstop Sheli Spees with a .416 mark. TRACK AND FIELD Robin Unger won the national heptathlon title at the NCAA II championships to lead the women's temn to a 21st place finish. Ron Foster finished third in the decathlon, Andyh Maris fourth in the 5,000 meter , Mike Mahoney sixth in the 1,500 meters, and Dave lslanJ sixth in the javelin to gain a 17th place finish for the men's team. This sport, which has minimal funding, is showing continual improvement thanks to the hard work of coaches Ken and Keith Woodard. WOMEN'S TENNIS (5-10) Sophomore Heba El-Mansy had a 9-6 record to lead Coach Shaun Ball's team to one win better than 1994. All six regular starters won at least four matches and all are eligible to return next season. MEN'S GOLF Junior Dan Kempken won the NCAA District Vlll title in Hilo, Hawaii. The Vikings also finished eighth at the Oregon Invitational, ahead of UCLA, USC, BYU, anJ Washington. PSU ranked 15th in the nation much of last season and Coach Eric Stinson expects his team to make a run at district and regionals in 1996. VOLLEYBALL HOME GAMES 7 p.m., PSU gym. Call 725-3307 for tickets( * Pacific West Conference match} Oct. 13-14 Oct. 16- 17 Oct. 20 Oct. 27-28 Hawaii-Hilo* Chaminade* Western Oregon PSU Showcase, 1 & 7:30 p.m.