PSU Magazine Spring 1993

PSUMagazine SPRING 1993 VOL. 7 NO. 3 ACTING EDITOR Danielle Fischer CONTRIBUTORS Clarence Hein '65, Kathryn Kirkland, Pat Scott, Pat Squire, Douglas Swanson, Carla Wallace CALENDAR EDITOR Bertha MarteII DESIGN Terry Daline ADVERTISING SALES Judi Schons Independent Ad Director (503) 224-1759 EDITORIAL OFFICE 325 Cramer Hall P.O. Box 751 Portland, OR 97207-0751 (503) 725-4451 ALUM I RELATIONS OFFICE Pat Squire, Director Scott Kaden, A si rant Director 239 Mill Street Building P.O. Box 751 Portland, OR 97207-0751 (503) 725-4948 ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jory Abram '79, President Brian Black '69 Roosevelt Carter '74 Charles Clemans '56 Don Dickinson '68, MBA '72 Gary Dominick '73, MSW '77 John Eccles '69 Nancy Fargo '82 James Griffith '67 Peter Grundfossen '58, MST '66 Wally Harding '59 Deanna Hotchkiss '88 Terry Hunt '65 Lee Jenkins '79 Jan Kunz '87 Dolores Leon '70 Linda Marshall '83 Jim Perkin '59, MS '73 Susan Purpura '77 Ann Romano '72 Stan Sander '81 Miriam Selby '68, MA '70 Jo Ann Smith '90 Larry Thompson '68 Dennis West '63 Jane Wiener '69 Merrie Ziady '80, MST '82 Cover: Richard Toscan takes the helm as the dean of PSU's School of Fine and Performing Arts. (See story page 10.) Photograph by Sally Schoolmaster FEATURES Lessons Learned Four former PSU students are winners of the Milken Family Foundation's 1992 National Educator Award. Doing More With Less State legislators dealing with the fallout of Measure 5 tell higher education it must be 15 percent more productive. The Fine Art of Creative Management Richard Toscan, dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts, seeks to forge more ties with the local arts community. My Own Private I Dunno Jack Ohman, editorial cartoonist for The Oregonian, writes about his decision to enroll at PSU. Just D.U .E. It! Professor Devorah Leiberman says misunderstandings caused by cultural differences can be avoided. Real-world Problem Solving Professor Marek Perkowski's research may someday result in answers for infertility and wheelchairs for blind quadraplegics. DEPARTMENTS Around the Park Blocks Alumni Association News Alum Notes Calendar 4 6 10 14 16 19 2 22 24 29 PSU Magazine is published for alumni and friends of Portland State University. Contents may be reprinted only by permission of the editor. Please send address changes to the Office of Alumni Relations, Portland State University, P.O. Box 75I, Portland, OR 97207-0751. PSU is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution. PSU 1