PSU Magazine Fall 1998

, f. -;AtuMNI Scholarship awarded The long-term career goal of the PSU Alumni Association's new scholarship winner is to "go into theoretical astrophysics research." Makenzie Lystrup, the most recent recipient of the association's Jane Wiener Memorial Alumni Scholar– Maken:ie L~ strup, daughter of Barbara l 1tto-Lystrup '86, ""ill pursue a degree in phvsics using a full tuition-paid alumni st• holarship. ship, is a musi– cian, snowboard enthusiast, and youth volunteer. Though encour– aged by teachers to study human– ities in school, Lystrup redis– covered her love of science and is diving head first into physics. "As a young woman entering the scientific community I feel I have a responsibility to encourage other young people, and especially young girls, to think about science," says Lystrup. "I hope that I will be able to encourage others where I was not." "Makenzie is the closest person I've ever seen to being a natural born scientist," say Jack Semura, physics professor. T he renewable Alumni Association scholarship currently covers full tuition and required fees for two students. It is named for the late Jane Wiener '69, a former Multnomah County deputy district attorney and alumni board member who died in 1994. To be eligible, students must volunteer in the community and be the son, <laugher, or stepchild of a PSU alum. For information about donating to the scholarship fund or for questions about the program, call the A lumni Office, 725-5073. 20 PSU MAGAZINE FALL 1998 ASSOCIATION N E W S Alums on board Mary Mertens James '78, a former Vanguard editor and now an attorney in Salem, is president of the 1998-99 PSU Alumni Board of Directors. James has served on the board as vice presi– dent and as Outreach Committee chair. A law graduate of Notre Dame, James is with Harrang, Long, Gary & Rudnick. Other officers are Dan Gemma '64, a Bank of the Northwest vice presi– dent, and Theresa Walker '73, MBA '8 1, a U .S. Bancorp vice president. A lumni new to the board this year are Jo Rymer Culver '81, president and CEO of PROTEM Professional Staffing Services; Susan Hauser '70, freelance writer; and Brad Lynott '72, director of the Business Law Program at Northwestern School of Law. Honoring past service Retiring board members were thanked for their contributions to the Alumni Association and the University at a dinner in June. The Board expressed appreciation to D. Michael "Mike" Glanville '65, board president for 1997-98 and an active member of the Finance and Advocates committees; Joe Gonzales '9 1, a member of the Outreach Committee; and Steve Amen '86, also a member of the Outreach Committee. Expect a directory call A representative from Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company will be calling you soon to verify information that will appear in the second PSU Alumni Directory, due out in March 1999. The directory will list alumni by alphabetical order; there will also be listings by class year, geographic location, and employment type. Copies may be reserved when the Harris representative calls. Only pre– publication orders received at that time will be guaranteed. Dear fellow alumni Two years ago we conducted a survey of alumni to determine your interest in staying connected to PSU. You said you would participate in a variety of programs if the Alumni Association offered them. As a result, our hard– working volunteer Board of Directors has se lected some new opportunities: • After careful consideration, we selected a new credit card partner. • In conjunction with the Viking Club, we contracted with a long distance company to provide great services for individuals and businesses. • We entered into an agreement with an insurance company that special– izes in products tailored to alumni. • We will be sponsoring three educa– tional travel programs in Europe next spring. • T he Harris Publishing Company is working on our second Alumni Directory (a great networking resource), which will be available in March 1999. We have an exciting PSU Weekend planned for October 23-25, with ABC-TV film critic Joel Siegel as our keynote speaker, plus a fascinating array of other speakers and events. (See our ad on the inside cover.) We do our best to keep you up-to– date on all of these activities through PSU Magazine, but sometimes it's diffi – cult to provide current information to our more than 75,000 alumni! We urge you to check the University's Web site at www.pdx.edu for news of campus, and to check the Alumni Association's Web link. You can also call, fax, e-mail or visit our office for information, comments, or suggestions. Don't forget, we can't keep in touch with you if you're not in touch with us. Pat Squ ire MPA '95 Alumni Association Executive Director Room 1 Cramer Hall (503) 725-4948, fax (503) 725-5074 PSUAlum@pdx.edu