PSU Magazine Fall 2003

ALUM NOTES Akihiko Yoshida 1s a distribu– tion representative with Oregon Logistic Distribution Company in Portland . And rew "Andy" Bourret is dis– trict manager for Ferrellgas in rays Harbor Coumy, Washing– ton. Ferrellgas is the largest dis– tributor of liquid petroleum in the nation. Before coming Lo PSU , Bourrell was a Navy SEAL. Ile was recently granted a U.S. aval Direct Commission. Bour– ret married Amanda Paton '00 in September 2001. Paton has worked for Alaska Airlines since 2000 and is with its manage– ment development program. The couple are expecting their fir t child in March. Cynthia Driscoll M is a speech pathologist with the Center for Discovery in Harris, New York. Nora Fraenkel is catering and banquet captain at the Dragon– fish Asian Cafe in Portland. PSU 'Foundation PORTIAND STATE U IVERSITY 28 PSU MAGAZINE FALL 2002 Ro eann Irwin is an accountant wnh Intel Corporation in Hillsboro. Jeremy Johnson writes , " . During my time at PSU I was enrolled in the Air Force ROTC program. l re eived my commis– sion as a econd lieutenant on the 17th day of June, the same day as graduation. After eight months of technical training, I earned my space and missile badge. Currently I am working as a mi sileer. We tend to the nuclear weapons that safeguard our country ... I love my job and what I am doing. Thanks to PSU for !wing me pursue my dream of getting my degree in biology and then joining the Air Force." Johnson is stationed at F. E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Christina Ongpi.n is case man– ager with Traumatic Brain Injury Network al Ohio State Univer– sity m Columbus, Ohio. Terry Pinnell has been elected to the PSU Alumni Board of Directors. Pinnell is principal at TAP Resources , a human resources consulting firm in Portland. She and her husband , Steven, live in Portland. Kelly Robertson MS is a speech and language pathologist with the Evergreen School District. Robenson lives in Vancouver, Washington. Mark Shumaker is a research analyst with Columbia River Economic Development Coun– cil, a job recruiting and reten– tion organization in Clark County, Washington. Steven Voiles is product support manager at SO ICblue, a con– sumer electronics firm in Tigard. Richard Forbes, professor emeritus of biology, died July 18 at the age of 65. lore than 300 colleagues and students attended his memorial service July 29-filling Hoffmann Hall Lo capacity. A faculty member from 1964 Lo 2001 , Prof. Forbes was an expert on the ecology of terrestrial vertebrates and spent his career building a collection of vertebrate specimens for PSU. A favorite teacher, Prof. Forbes received the Distinguished Faculty ervice Award in 1997. Joseph Jones, professor emeritus of so iology, died July 28. He was 69. Prof. Jones taught at Portland State from 1963 to 1996. He specialized in medical sociology, alcoholism research , and criminology and deviance. He co-authored the book, Study of Deviance: Perspectives and Prob– lems. He was also a senior inves– tigator at the Kaiser Foundation Health Services Research Center from 1970 to 1981, providing expertise in medical sociology. David Newhall , professor emer– itus of philosophy, died August 24, in Claremont, California. He was 85 years old. Prof. ewhall started the Philosophy Depart– ment in 1955 and continued to teach for the next 41 years. He specialized in the history of phi– losophy and ethics and later took an interest in the life and teachings of Mohandas Gandhi. In 1986 he received one of the University's top awards for faculty excellence. D With continuing low CD rates, how can you maintain income? There has never been a better time than now to talk about charitable gift annuities . Many seniors find that taking one-third of their CDs and acquiring 8% or 9% gift annuities may restore lost income. Students and programs at Portland State University, Oregon's only urban university, will also benefit from your gift. Single life gift annuity rates range from 6.4% to 12% based on age (minimum age 60) . Benefits to you include: ✓ Guaranteed income for life ✓ Partially tax-free income ✓ Current charitable tax deductions Name ______________________________ Address ___________________________ Phone ______________ Email _____________ Year of birth ______ Spouse's year of birth ______ Return to Philip Varnum, PSU Foundation, PO Box 243, Portland OR 97207-0243 or contact him by phone at 503 -725-5881 or by email at varnump@pdx.edu .