PSU Magazine Spring 1988

Don't wait for the reunion W h eth er you're living across town, across country or elsewhere in the world, Port– land State Un iversity may be closer than you think! For the first time, PSU alumni chap– ters are formi ng around the nation. "For those far away, our chapters can help reacquaint alums with the ir Uni– versity," said Alumni Affairs Director Mary Lou Webb, class of '69. Newly-established chapters in Port– land, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Texas and Washington, D.C. are now looking for members, and PSU Presi– dent Natale Sicuro is making plans to attend several of the initial chapter meetings. Leaders are still needed for chap– ters in other areas of the country. "For instance, we h ave many alums who live in Seattle and Chicago," Webb noted, adding that chapter leaders are especially needed for these metropoli– tan areas. Alumni chapters located overseas are also a distinct possibility. Webb recently received favorab le responses from alumni living in Saudi Arabia. Goals for activities of these groups need not be complicated, as long as they reflect the interests of chapter members, suggests Webb. Social events, program development, contin– uing education and job networking are examples of goals which may prove useful. "I would also like to see these chap– te rs meet the needs of PSU alums who travel," says Webb. "It wou ld be nice for alums to be able to make a quick call to their destination area and find out the best places to stay and what to see." The University also stands to benefit from this renewed alumni con– tact with improved government rela– tions, admissions assistance, continu– ing education programs, scholarship programs and annual fund support. Represen tatives listed below are forming alumni chapters now. Call them directly if you live in their areas. If your area is not represented, call Mary Lou Webb's office at (503) 464-4948. ----Alumni Chapter Representatives---- Multnomah County Timme Helzer '66 (503) 281-2118 Timme, who holds a Ph.D. from Kent State University in addition to his undergraduate degree from PSU, has com– piled an impressive track record in the corporate world. His Portland-area firm has worked for years on behalf of major high-tech and health related businesses, improving their management of human resources during vola– tile employment swings. Timme also has an espresso firm (his latest business venture), Chapter Meeting, April 19 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Nendels Inn, 7101 N.E. 82nd Ave., Ponland. Washington County David Lomnicki '81 (503) 243-7793 David's involvement in the business world is paralleled by his commitments off the job. By day, this PSU grad is a senior loan analyst in the real estate finance depanment of a major insurance firm. At night, David devotes his considerable skills to serving as first vice president and director of River East Progress, a nonprofit firm responsible for coor– dinating the federal Small Business Administra– tion's loan program in five Oregon counties. Chapter Meeting, April 20 from 5:30 to 7p.m. at Nendels Inn, 9900 S.W. Canyon Road, Portland. Southern California Diane Grover '83 (213) 216-9379 Currently a student at Loyola Law School in the Los Angeles area, Diane's legal career interests include spans, real estate/Lax and international law. She speaks fluent Spanish, thanks to her recent studies at PSU, and hopes to employ her language skills in her fonhcoming legal career. She has lived in Mexico, and has traveled extensively throughout Europe, the Caribbean and the U.S. Denver Ron Wendel '70 (303) 893-1862 Ron is vice president and manager of the institutional services division of Colorado's oldest banking firm. As such, he and his people control some $4 billion in assets for the bank's institutional custom– ers. There's another side to Ron, the side which ertjoys meeting people, working as a problem solver and helping to build a team which can reach desired goals. Hawaii Michael Kliks '65 - (808) 988-5161 The Michael Kliks you may have known at PSU is now Michael Kliks, Ph.D., president of Confi– dential Testing Services, Inc. in Honolulu. His firm performs the highly complex tests neces- PSU MAGAZINE PAGE 21 sary to detect diseases you've read about, as well as countless other less well-known disorders that effect mankind. Texas Gulf Coast Bob Handy '71 (713) 225-0967 PSU degrees in history and political science provided a good base for Bob's current executive directorship of the 600-member Houston World Trade Association and its World Trade Institute. Promot– ing international trade and development on behalf of this principle Texas gulf pon is Bob's stock a nd trade. He is especially proud of his recently-created World Trade Institute, which provides education and training programs necessary to expand international trade activity. Washington, D.C. Trey Taylor '69 (202) 624-2449 Trey Taylor is the director of advertising services for the American Council of Life Insurance, which is composed of 646 companies who take care of nearly a ll the life insur– ance and insured pension needs of Americans today. His offices are just down the street from the White House and not far from Congress, either. Trey credits PSU for many of the lessons which have stimulated his 1ise to the heights of popular and politica l per– suasion.