PSU Magazine Fall 1998

- / FALL 1998 EDITOR Kathryn Kirkland VOL. 13 NO. 1 CONTRIBUTORS Myrna Ouray, C larence Hein '65, Pat Scott, Pat Squire MPA '95, Douglas Swanson, Jean Tuomi, Martha Wagner, Jennifer Wheeler, Brian White DESIGN Terry Daline EDITORIAL OFFICE 325 Cramer Hall P.O. Box 75 1 Portland, OR 97207-0751 (503) 725-4451, FAX: (503 ) 725-4465 , E-MAIL: psumag@pdx.edu ADVERTISING SALES (503) 725-4451 ALUMNI RELATIONS OFFICE Pat Squire MPA '95, Director Jennifer Wheeler, Assistant Director Myrna Ouray, Administrative Assistant 1 Cramer Hall P.O. Box 75 1 Portland, OR 97207-0751 (503) 725-4948 E-MAIL: psualum@pdx.edu ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mary Mertens James '78, President Jim Aalberg '72 Glen Beckley '68 Jo Rymer Culver '8 1 David Fitzpatrick '75, MS '77 Ann Gardner '77 Dan Gemma '64 Ken Hart '90 Susan Hauser '70 Laila Hirr MS '94 Bill Lemman, Vanport Carolyn Leonard '77, MS '79 Brad Lynott '72 Pamela Gesme Miller '84 Stan Payne '73 Brian Ray '85 Gary Salyers '57 Terry Walker '73, MBA '8 1 Ellen Wax '82, MURP '92 David Wedge '69 ALUMNI AMBASSADORS JonJalali '67, MBA '71, Medford Chuck Littlehales '65, Newport Dennis O lson '68, MS '80, Pendleton Cathy A. Williams '56, Bend Cover: The Urban Center Building and surrounding plaza will provide a new gateway into PSU and the neigh– borhood. See story on pages 10 and 11. ~O N T E N T S FEATURES Rebels Without a Cause What makes seemingly good kids don ski masks and rob and terrorize a city? A New Front Door A grand entrance into Portland State and south downtown is now under construction . Dream Jobs For three alumni, finding the right job was not a daydream or a nightmare, but a real cho ice. Hotter Still In the last issue of PSU Magazine the School of Engineering was hot news. It just keeps getter better. Voices of the Columbia Hidden in the Columbia River Bas in are stories historians are now discovering. DEPARTMENTS Off the Shelf Around the Park Blocks Philanthropy in Action Alumni Association News Alum Notes Sports 7 10 12 15 16 2 4 18 20 21 28 PSU Magazine is published three times a year during fa ll, winter, and spring terms for alumn i and friends of Portland State University. Contents may be reprinted only by permission of the editor. Please send address changes to the Office of Alumni Relations, Portland State University, P.O. Box 75 1, Portland, OR 97207-075 1. The magazine is printed on recycled paper. PSU is an affirmative action/equal opportun ity institution. FALL 1998 PSU MAGAZINE 1