PSU Magazine Spring 1990

'73 Dale McHaffie (MBA) has been elected president of Oregon Tax Research, a non-profit non-parti– san research group th at provides information on state and local tax systems. · James P. Meade, Jr. (BS) writes that he is a clinical psychologist in private practice in San Diego, Calif. He adds that hi s wife Marie– Louise is a senior psychologist for San Diego County. Meade, who specializes in post-trauma ther– apy, was featured last fall in a seg– ment of the NBC telev ision show, Unsolved Mysteries. The segment sought to help him find an army nurse who had been instrumental in his recovery from wounds re– ceived in Vietnam. With the aid of the show they were reunited. Joanne Peekema (MST) has been appointed instructor of art at Wil – lamette University for spring 1990. Peekema, who is teaching sculpture, has been on the staff at the Oregon Art Inst itute for 15 years, teaching in their extension program . Peekema ex hibits wide- . ly, and has recentl y had shows at The Blackfish Gallery in Port land , The Portland Art Mu seum and Portland State University. Thomas Winterrowd (BS) has been promoted to district manager of a five-state territory for Hub– bell Inc. , an electrical manu fac tur– ing firm. Winterrowd , whose of– fice is located in Portl and , is now responsible for managing hi s firm's business dealings in Ore– gon, Washington , Alaska , Idaho and Montana . '74 Robert V. Burns (BA) has been named to the board of the Oregon Credit Union League . Burns is the manager of Multco Employees Credit Union in Portland . David Erickson (BS) has been ap– pointed vice president and documentary services consu ltant for the Trade Services department of the International Banking Divi – sion, U.S. Bancorp, in Portland . Erickson began with U.S. Bank as a co llege trainee in 1968. Hi s most recent position was vice president and Letters of Credit man ager. David Erickson Erickson is a board member of the Portl and Rose Society and an hon– orary director of the Portland Rose Festival Association. He also serves as a guest lecturer at Port– land State, The Uni versity of Port– land and with Pacific Northwest International Trade Association Seminars . Gretchen Yost (MS) has been selected as the new execu tive di– rector of the Association of Re– tarded Citi zens of Multnomah Count y (ARC) . Yost, a former president of the ARC Board of Di – rectors , leaves her pos ition as di– rector of Resi denti al Treatment Services for the Volunteers of America to accept the ARC ap– pointment. '75 Jan Franklin Jan Franklin (BS) writes that he is a certified public accountant liv– ing in Los Angeles , Cal if. He con– centrates in the area of employee benefits and recently had an arti – cle published in The Financial Manager magazine. OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND AT PSU'S 1990 SUMMER SESSION • Open enrollment-no admission requirement and no additional tuition for non-residents. • Variety-over 500 courses in 50 departments- including 20 foreign languages, full-year science courses, and courses taught by international visiting professors. • Off-campus and overseas programs– ranging from Columbia River Gorge studies to natural history field study in the Virg in Islands. • Language refresher-one week French or Spanish refresher prog ram, A-L - p-s in Oregon, held on Mt. Hood. PSU SUMMER SESSION 1990 For brochures and a complimentary copy of the catalog contact: PSU Summer Session PO Box 751 Portland, OR 97207 (503) 725-4081 toll-free in Oreg on: 1-800-452-4909 outside Oregon: 1-80().547-8887 Bryan Johanson (BS ), professor of music at Portland State Un iver– sity and visiting professor of music at Reed College, wi ll have hi s Symphony No. 2, Op . 40 pre– miered by the Oregon Symphony in their 1990-91 season. The Florestan Trio will premiere hi s Piano Trio No. 3 , Op. 44 thi s sea– son. In the''meantime he is work– ing on hi s third symphony, a com– missioned choral work, and re– cently wed Victoria Gilbert , ass is– tant to PSU's Dean of Urban and Public Affairs. '76 Dua ne Fuquay (BS), a Washing– ton County sheriff's deputy, re– ce ived a Valor Award during the Oregon State Sheriff 's Associa– tion Informati ve Conference in Ashland, Ore. Robert Keranen (BS ) is the new vice president of sales for Com– puterland of Oregon . He will over– see the corporate accounts sa les group . Computerland of Oregon is a franchise of Computerland Cor– poration, headquartered in Pleas- anton, Calif. The Oregon Franch– ise has six branches in Ti gard , Portl and , Corvalli s, Eugene and Salem. Keranen was previously accou nt manager with Pac Tel Info Systems. Carol McKinnon (MSW) has joined the board of directors of the Tree of Learn ing High School in Portland , an accredited alternative program for young people with learning di sabi lities. George H. Nelson , J r. (MST) re– ports that the Nelson Family Tree Farm was named Western Re– gional Tree Farm for 1989 . The competition covers 11 states. The Nelson tree farm is located in Lewis County, Wash. , and has been family owned for JOO years. Dennis H. Ross (BS ) reports that he's been elected second vice pres– ident of the San Diego and Impe– rial Counties chapter of The American Public Works Associa– tion . Ross , who received a mas– ters degree from the University of Red lands, is the vice president/en– gineering , for Management Ser– vices Institute , an Anaheim , Calif., public fi nance consu lti ng PSU 25