PSU Magazine Spring 1987

-----· FOUNDATION·----- • Students dial with a smile "Smile and dial" is the theme of this year's student phonathon to raise dollars for the PSU Annual Fund. PSU students will be in contact with nearly 20,000 alumni, asking them to pledge their support to Portland State. "We have a lot of exciting things happening on campus," said Floyd Harmon, Development Officer for the PSU Foundation. "The student phonathon is one way we can keep in touch with our alumni while raising important funds for the University. Also, the students really appreciate the support because it enhances their education." Alumni gifts help pay for scholarships, equipment, faculty enrich– ment and library resources. Overall response to the PSU Annual Fund this year has been "terrific," according to Harmon. To date, over $300,000 in pledges and gifts have been received from alumni, corpora– tions and University friends . "If our alumni continue to respond to this program at the current pace, we will eclipse our $400,000 goal by June 30," Harmon continued. "To accomplish this, it is very important that alumni come through on their pledges as soon as possible." Giving money is not the only way to support Portland State. "This program is a team effort," said Harmon, refer– ring to the volunteer time put in by dedicated alumni, students and faculty. Anyone who would like to join this effort by volunteering or making a personal pledge may call the PSU Foundation at 229-4478. U!teran phonathoner Julie Ahart pledged $50 of her own money to this year~ campaign. Education enriched by corporate gifts Corporate and foundation support • enriches the educational experience at Portland State by providing funds for research, special programs, equipment and faculty development. In "Corporate Report," PSU Magazine will present a regular update of gifts from corporations and foundations and how those gifts are working around campus. "Corporate Report" will offer a selec– tion of representative gifts rather than a complete listing. • The fall and winter months have brought a commitment from the Fred Meyer Charitable Trust to three different programs at PSU: $276,000 to the Regional Research Institute for a program on "Work and Elder Care: Supporting Family Caregivers in the Workplace ;" $24,000 to Speech and Hearing Sciences to study "Late Bloomers: Communication in Non– Speaking Toddlers ;" and $30,000 to the Millar Library, enabling the library and International Trade Institute to participate in a consortium of libraries providing information on international trade and business. A $35,000 federal grant under the Library Services and Construction Act will allow the library to expand interlibrary loan resources through the acquisition Corporate Report of computer equipment and member– ship in the nation's bibliographic network. The RDse E. Tucker Charitable Trust contributed $5,000 to the Friends of History Endowed Lectureship Fund and the Chiles Foundation gave an undesignated $2,000 gift to help the University respond to immediate needs. Corporate gifts include commitments from First Interstate Bank of Oregon and US. Bancorp at $15,000 each for various PSU programs, and $500 from Amfac Foods, Inc. for faculty develop– ment. The Tektronix Foundation recently granted $143,207 in support of faculty positions in Electrical Engineering and $ 18,000 for the Portland MESA program through the School of Engineering and Applied Science. The Corporate Associates program in the School of Business Administra– tion currently has 53 members, an increase of 47% over 1985. Gifts to the Corporate Associates this past fall and winter include the following companies: PSU MAGAZINE PAGE 19 A-Dec, Inc American Tax Institute in Europe Anderson Financial Group Arthur Andersen & Co. Benson, Arenz, Lucas & May Coldwell Banker Columbia Bookkeeping Service Coopers & Lybrand First Advisory Corp. First Interstate Bank of Oregon Floating Point Systems, Inc. Fred Meyer, Inc. Grubb & Ellis Healthlink IBM Corp. J antzen, Inc. Kidder, Peabody & Co. Kilham Stationery & Printing Lee Koehn Associates The May Stores Foundation, Inc. Northwest Natural Gas Omark PacificCorp/ Pacific Power & Light Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. Pendleton Woolen Mills, Inc. Price Waterhouse Rudie Wilhelm Warehouse Co. Sprouse-Reitz Stores, Inc. Standard Insurance Co. Tigard Music Corp. Touche Ross & Co. Washington Federal Savings Bank Willamette Industries, Inc. Willamette Management Associates Would you like to ADVERTISE in PSU Magazine? Call 229-3711 for rates.