PSU Magazine Fall 2005

Lo them for their many and continuing conLribuLions to Portland State. The leadership for 2005-2006 includes Roberta McEniry '76 as presi– dent; Angela Wykoff '72, MS '75, '80 as vice president; and Kori Allen '84 as treasurer. New members elected to the board of directors are Rob Edmiston '84, pro– gram director with the Emerprise Foundation; Dave Friesen '03 , a busi– ness and technology consultant; Linda Hamilton '90, director of energy mar– keting for Shell Trading Gas & Power Co.; Behzad Hosseini '96, MBA '97, a manager wiLh PorLland General Elec– tric; Marshal Jevning '96, field staffer for Rep. David Wu; and Charisse Tooze '98, an independent video producer. MURP alumni events Alumni of the Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) program welcome all to their events for the upcoming year. October 22- Alumni happy hour, 4 p.m. , Market Street Pub (corner of SW 10th and Market) , follows talks by professors Rob Bertini, "Traffic Conges– tion," and Connie Ozawa, "The Pon– land Edge," part of PSU Weekend. November 8- "Participation in Public Process: A Discussion of Practice and Theory" by Bruce Warner, Portland Development Commission, 5:30 to 7 p.m , second-floor gallery, College of Urban and Public Affairs (506 SW Mill). Light refreshments will be served. February 9-Second annual Bowling Fundraising Night to raise money for the annual MURP Alumni Award, 6 to 9 p.m. , PSU Bowling Lanes, basement Smith Memorial SLudent Union. Food and refreshments will be served. April 11- "Planner in Residence Pro– gram" by Sumner Sharpe, Portland office of Parametrix, and PSU planner in residence, 5:30 to 7 p.m., second– floor gallery, College of Urban and Public Affairs (506 SW Mill). For more informaLion about these events or the MURP Alumni organiza– tion , contact Beth St. Amand at nurban @earthlink.nel. □ Getting alumni together around the world This pasL year the PSU Alumni Association co-hosLed a gaLhering in Bend (top photo) attended by Cathy Williams '56, Leila Lovdale '79, and Jerry Aylor '68; an lrnel alumni picnic in July (middle left); an alumni reunion in QaLar (middle tighL) attended by Linda Morrell '99, Qatar Minister of Justice Hassan Al Ghanim '79, and PSU Dean Marvin Kaiser; a reception in Washington, D.C. , (bottom photo) aLtended by Danny Ly '01, MPA '03, PSU President Dan Bernstine, Mary Cun– ningham '02 , and Erin Watari '03. Other gatherings were held in Puget Sound, San Francisco, and Salem. FALL 2005 PSU MAGAZINE 27