PSU Magazine Fall 2005

ALUM Compiled by Myrna Duray Gary Salyers retired from the North Clackamas School Dis– trict, but stays connected to PSU through his involvement with Friends of the Graduate School of Education, Viking Backers, and the Alumni Advocates Committee. Salyers received the 2004 Outstanding Alumni Award. He says, "three genera– tions of Salyers have graduated from PSU; son Dan in 1981 and grandson Tim in 2004." Elizabeth "Liz" Gill MS '69 is a retired elementary school princi– pal, formerly with the North N O T E S Clackamas School District. She is a member of the Friends of the PSU Graduate School of Education. Gill lives in Portland. Linda (Wil ey) Wood retired from her position as Alameda County librarian in March after a career of more than 39 years with public libraries in Oregon and California. Wood lives in Berkeley, California. Janet Balzer MBA '85 is senior vice president and division manager with Banner Bank in Lake Oswego. Jane Morrow MS '77 retired after a 33-year career with Port– land Public Schools. Morrow has served on many PSU boards and advisory committees. She was awarded the 1998 Out– standing Friends of Athletics award, the 2000 Phi Kappa Phi honorary outstanding alumni inductee award, and the 2003 Graduate School of Education Community Partner Award. She and her husband, Bob '63, funded and established the aca– demic center for athletics and the athletics team room in the Peter Stott Center. The Morrows live in Portland. Larry West is retired following a 35-year career with Fred Meyer. West writes, "Forty years ago I welded, built, and drove the College Bowl float in the Rose Parade. I was drafted in 1968 and served as a platoon leader in Vietnam with the 9th Division. l have three children and one grandchild. I'm cur– rently the president of the local Danish Brotherhood m America and the onhwest District located in Seattle. I hope to have time for more volumeer activities." West can be reached at larviet@aol.com. Richard Boulette is retired after 32 years with the County of Santa Barbara Probation Depart– ment, most recently serving as supervising probation officer in both the juvenile and adult divi– sions. Boulette says that, upon graduation from PSU, he began his career at the Donald E. Long Revealing his life as a corporate spy F OR THE PAST 30 YEARS, no one suspected William "Bill" Klausman '66 was a spy As the owner of a tavern, a Hallmark shop, and a sporting goods store, Klausman appeared to be an average, personable guy But behind the scenes he's led a double life as a freelance consultant in corporate espionage. Lav.ryers, private investigators, and corpo– rations hire Klausman to collect information on businesses involved in shady dealings like embezzlement and counterfeiting. A master of disguise, Klausman infiltrates companies by assuming fake identities, which run the gamut from district manager or bank auditor to television newscaster. He says his most amazing role came when he posed as a psy– chiatrist to uncover records of foul play. "I can go into these situations and portray anyone," says Klausman. "As a kid I wanted to be an actor, and this is the quintessential acting job, but here you only get one chance with your lines." he says. Klausman relies heavily on his instincts, and if he thinks someones onto him, he'll change identities in midstream er pull out of the job. His anonymity is so important that most of Klausman's clients don't know who he really is. One longtime client who knows Klausman well is Alan 28 PSU MAGAZINE FALL 2005 Crowe, a respected West Coast private investigator with an office in downtown Portland. "Bill has done jobs for me that were pretty incredible. He melds into any situation and gets information others cannot," says Crowe. Initially, Klausman dabbled in a vari– ety of professions and briefly served as a deputy sheriff, where he discovered he had strong crime-solving abilities. While at a police academy in the late 1960s, he applied to the CIA. He decided not to join, but a few years later a lawyer who'd been affiliated with the agency offered him his first clandestine assignment. Now Klausman has captured his expe– riences on paper, and his first book, The Amacon Cover, was released in May. Draw– ing from actual cases, he fictionalized the details and blended events to protect those invoked. He says that a second book of short stories is waiting in the wings. Klausman describes himself as semi-retired. Although he's divulged his secret career, he said he isn't worried about getting caught. 'Tm sneaky," he explains. "And I never leave footp1ims." -Kelli Fields