PSU Magazine Fall 2013

ALUM NOTES Starla Neuhart-Hoeye is co- wner at lamWho Panoramic Imagine, a panoramic photogra– phy and digital imaging firm in Tigard. Dr. Lowell Palmer is a physi– cian at Hudson Bay Medical Group in Vancouver, Washington. Mary Silver is human resources manager at Borders Books, Music & Cafe in Eugene. '91 Don Finkhonner i an operat– ing technician with British Petroleum in Blaine, Washing– ton. Andre Fortin is a prov ider net– work assistant with LifeWise, A Premera Health Plan, Inc., and supports contracting acti vities with health care providers. He lives in Portland and enj oys river rafting and other outd or activities. Steve Rice MS '92 is client director at Encore Develop- ment, a technology con ulting firm in Chicago. '9l Karen Bondley is director of education at Oregon Pacific AHEC, a health care education facility in Corvalli . Ron Farnsworth is senior vice president and chief financial officer at Independent Financial Network, a banking fac ility in Coos Bay. Stephanie Hale MA '00 writes, "I'm currently working on my Ph .D. at the University of ali– fornia-Santa Barbara, speci aliz– ing in medieval English literature." Lenora Hanna MSW is a social worker at the Veterans Admin– istration Roseburg Healthcare System in Roseburg. Christopher Humphrey MS '96 is a project geologist at H.G. Schlicker & A sociates, Inc. Humphrey lives in Portland . Sibelia Mola i a partner and owner of Asian Imports, a rernil business in Marblehead, Massa- Simon Benson Awards Dinner T H I S November 14, 2001 Maniott Downtown PRESENTED BY Wells Fargo Bank SPONSORED BY Martin and Kay Brantley chusett . He is also a graduate ocial work student. Shannon Sheppard writes, "After teaching first grade in Sweet Home for several years, I am now a stay at home mom to our three children ages 7, 4, and 2." Sheppard earned her MAT degree from Willamette Uni ver- ity in 1995. Kimberly Stevens works in the European export division at Tumac Lumber Company, Inc., a lumber wholesaler in Portland. Susan (Kristof) Vanlaanen is director of communication and development at Fort Vancouver Regional Library District in Vancouver, Washington. '93 Bruce Burk MS is edi tor and publisher of the Lalo Peak News. Burk and his wife, Mary, li ve in Lolo, Montana. Charlotte Drayer MEd is an assistant principal at the junior high school in Illinois's Gavin School District. Sam Hageman write , "Received an MBA from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in May 2001 and will join Bank of America Securities in hadotte, North Carolina." Kim Meadows is pres ident of Kadin Corporation, a general contractor and excavation com– pany. Meadows credits her suc– cessful business to "everything I ever learned as a student of political cience, international relation , and thinking criti– cally. These are essential skills that lend success when applied to any area of life." She lives in Clackamas. Sophia Terry is an administra– tive secretary with the Mult- n mah County department of assessment and taxation. Terry lives in Gladstone. '9 Dr. Shih Cheng is a dentist specializing in oral and maxillo– fac ial surgery. Cheng lives in Philadelphia and writes, "PSU has offered me an invaluable educational basis for further YEAR ' S RECIPIENTS Peter W Stott Foundation U.S. Trust Company ODS Health Plans Julie and Peter Stott Portland philanthropic leaders Cindy and Duncan Campbell Founders of Friends of the Children KEYNOTE SPEAKER Senator Robert Dole 1996 GOP presidential nominee 26 PSU MAGAZI E FALL 2001 The Simon Benson Award was created to honor Oregon's pioneers of philanthropy. $200 per person. Tables stan at $2,000. Advance reservations required. For more information, call 503-725-8212. ~~t> B E N s 0 N If A w A R D SIM 0 N ~'l?sYMn