PSU Magazine Fall 1996

An open invitation Join your classmates at a mini-reunion Friday, Oct. 25, during PSU Weekend. Sixteen departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will hold afternoon open houses. Gatherings will feature refreshments, departmental updates, and a chance to talk with current and emeriti faculty. The Vanguard student newspaper is also planning a reception, as are the Friends of History and the Art Department. Accounting alumni will hold their annual Balance Sheet Bowl. Two Sunday tours will conclude PSU Weekend '96: Lisa Andrus– Rivera's popular tour of downtown Portland architecture, and a special guided tour of the Japanese Garden in Washington Park. To reserve Sunday tour spaces, call 725-4948. PSU Weekend committee members are Chair Jory Abrams '79, Professor Emerita Alma Bingham, John Eccles '69, Pamela Gesme Miller '84, Jan Kurtz '87, Deanna Trail '88, Cameron Vaughan-Tyler '92, Jan Vreeland '67, and Terry Walker '73, MBA '81. New to the Alumni Board Sue Brickey Purpura '77 is the new president of the PSU Alumni Association. Purpura, manager of prepaid health plans/primary care for Sisters of Providence, chaired PSU Weekend '95 and has served on the Alumni Board's Finance and Student Affairs committees. The Association's new vice president is Mike Glanville '65, president of National Mortgage Company. Glanville has been active on the Board's Finance and Advocates committees. Stan Payne '73, controller of Container Recovery Inc., is the new treasurer. Alumni recently elected to the Board for 1996-97 are Pamela Gesme Miller '84, owner of PGM Consulting, a shareholder services and investor rela– tions firm; Bob Schulz '80, innovative funding manager for Portland Parks and Recreation; Cameron Vaughan-Tyler '92, chief of staff to Multnomah County Commissioner Dan Saltzman; and "Terry" Walker '78, MBA '81, a vice president with U.S. Bank. Retiring board members A number of dedicated board members retired at the end of the 1995-96 year after completing four-year terms. They are Brian Black '69, board treasurer and member of the Finance and Student Affairs committees; Gary Dominick '73, MSW '77, past trea– surer and member of the Advocates and Finance committees; Nancy Fargo '82, co-chair of the Outreach Committee; Wally Harding '59, past board president and member of the Finance and Advocates committees; Terry Hunt '65, member of the Student Affairs and Advocates committees; Lee Jenkins '79, chair of the Student Affairs Committee; Jo Ann Smith '90, past board president and former PSU Weekend chair; and Merrie Ziady '80, MST '82, also a past PSU Weekend chair and member of the Student Affairs Committee. "These board members have spent an incredible amount of time, energy, and talent on behalf of Portland State University over the past four and five years," says Pat Squire, Alumni Relations director. "They are passionate about Portland State and it shows in their level of commitment. I join President Ramaley in thanking them for their service." The Alumni Board of Directors is the governing body of the non-dues paying PSU Alumni Association. The Association, an affiliate of the PSU Foundation, strives to reconnect alumni to the University through programs and activities, and to promote and advance the University in the community. For more informa– tion, contact Pat Squire at 725-5072. From around the state Alumni living in Lincoln, Jackson, and Umatilla counties now have a direct pipeline to the PSU Alumni Association. Three alums have volunteered to serve as regional representatives to the Alumni Board and help with outreach efforts in their areas. The new Alumni Ambassadors are: Jon Jalali '67, MBA '70, finance director for the city of Medford in Jackson County; Chuck Littlehales '65, circuit court judge for Lincoln County in Newport; and Dennis Olson '68, MS '80, director of the Department of Resource Services and Development for Umatilla County in Pendleton. The new positions were created by the Alumni Board's Outreach Committee. For information about the Ambassador program, call the Alumni Office at 725-4948. Business matchmaking Students seeking opportunities for hands-on experience are getting a help– ing hand from the Alumni Association. The Association's student internship program matches employers to students and creates new partnerships through community-based projects. The Student Affairs Committee is working with local businesses and non– profit organizations to design learning experiences that are mutually benefi– cial. Student interns have worked for the YWCA, Portland Parks and Recreation, Portland Public Schools, the Columbia Corridor Association, Neighborhood Health C linics, The Oregonian-In-Education project, and the Oregon Department of Human Resources Mentoring Program. Anyone interested in developing an internship with the Alumni Association should submit a written proposal to Charles Stoudamire, Student Affairs Committee chair, in care of the Alumni Association, P.O. Box 751, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207. For questions, please call Jennifer Wheeler in the Alumni Office at 725-5073. Join the marching band Take that trombone out from under the bed. Pull that trumpet out of the closet. Dig the drum sticks out of the drawer. It's time to strike up the band! Join Joe Gonzales '91 as he leads the new PSU Alumni Marching Band. All are welcome. This band is patterned after the Wendy's (Miller) marching band-a few practices, a few perfor– mances, and a whole lot of fun! Call the Alumni Office, 725-4948, for prac– tice dates and more information. D FALL 1996 PSU MAGAZINE 19