PSU Magazine Spring 1993

Ames and Kim named Outstanding Alumni Gary Ames '67, president and CEO of US West Communications Inc., and David Kim MSW '66, president of Holt International Children's Services Inc., have been named this year's recipients of the Outstanding Alumni Awards. The Outstanding Alumni Awards are sponsored by the PSU Alumni Association and are designed to recognize service to the community, service to the University, and success in a given area of endeavor. The awards will be presented at PSU Salutes, the University's recognition luncheon, on April 30 at the Multnomah Athletic Club. Ames, who has a business degree from Portland State, has had a long and distinguished career in telecommunica– tions. He has been with US West since 1983 and has served as both group vice president for US WEST Financial Services and as vice president and treasurer for US WEST. He was elected executive vice president and chief operating officer of Mountain Bell in 1986 and later became president and chief executive officer. He returned to US WEST as president in 1988. He started his career with Pacific Northwest Bell in 1967. Ames is active in communities in both Colorado and New Mexico. He serves on the board of Albertson's Inc., the Colorado State University Founda– tion, the First Interstate Bank of Denver, the Mile High United Way, and the Institute for Professional Excellence. He also serves on the board of the Santa Fe Opera. Last spring Ames was a featured speaker of the PSU Women's Associa– tion Lecture Luncheon series; his sub– ject was "Talking at Light Speed: The Telecommunications Revolution." In addition, Ames has actively supported the University through work on the Ed-Net program and by encouraging minority scholarship support. Ames, his wife, Barbara, and their three children reside in Englewood, Colorado. David Kim, who received a Master of Social Work degree from Portland State, has had a career distinguished in its record of services to children throughout the world. Kim established Holt Children's Services in Seoul, Korea, with the late Harry Holt in 1956. Between 1956 and 1963, the agency brought more than 3,000 children into the United States for adoption. He became president of Holt in 1990; previously he was executive direc– tor and had served in numerous other capacities within the organization. In 1991, he was appointed chairman of the International Association of Voluntary Adoption Agencies and participated in the Hague Conference on International Law. Under his leadership, services to promote the welfare of children have been developed in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Korea and, most recently, in China and Romania. Kim has published nu,merous articles and has delivered lectures internation– ally on the subject of child welfare. Throughout his career, Kim has maintained his ties to Portland State. He has served on the advisory council of the Graduate School of Social Work, has mentored a number of Korean students through the program and was appointed an adjunct professor in 1986. Kim and his wife, Nancy, live in Eugene. They have three sons. Students intern at state legislature Twelve PSU students served as interns in the state legislature this year in a program sponsored by the PSU Alumni Association. The students worked for different legislators, serving as aides, doing research and responding to constituents. The interns, selected by a competitive process through the Politi– cal Science Department with participa– tion from the Alumni Association, represent a broad array of backgrounds and experience. They work an average of 20 hours a week, participate in a weekly seminar program and write an analytical paper in order to meet the credit requirement. According to Lee Jenkins, chair of the Student Affairs Committee of the Alumni Board, the students have been well received. "I've been extremely impressed with the quality of the students we are sending to Salem," says Jenkins. "We have had very positive reviews of their performance." Career Seminar Offered In cooperation with the PSU Alumni Office, the IDAK Group will offer a mid-career advancement seminar during three separate sessions May 20 through June 3. The series is designed to help alumni evaluate their aptitudes and match them to a potential of 60,000 career options. The featured speaker is John Bradley, president of IDAK Group, a 20-year veteran in the mid-career advancement counseling field. The sessions, which run from 7-9 p.m. on three consecutive Thursday nights in Smith Memorial Center, begin with an introduction to the career decision-making process. Assess– ing aptitudes, establishing a realistic career goal and developing a job search program will be explored. Bradley will introduce participants to the IDAK Career Match System, which includes a computer-scored assessment designed to match aptitudes to career options. Purchase of the IDAK Career Match ($99.50) is necessary at the end of the first evening for full participation in the last two sessions, although anyone may attend. The second session provides further insights into evaluating interests and natural aptitudes versus employment– and education-related skills. Seminar participants return their IDAK book– lets for computer processing. On June 3, Bradley will provide in-depth evaluations of IDAK Career Match Printouts. In workshop settings, the participants' 10 best career matches and job positions and suggestions on how to find employers who fit career matches will be explored. The company has offered this seminar at PSU since 1987. For more information and registration, call the IDAK Group (503) 252-3495. PSU23