PSU Magazine Spring 1994

EDITOR Kath ryn Kirkl and CONTRIBUTORS Danielle Fischer, C larence Hein '65, Janis N ichols, Pat Scott, Pat Sq uire, Douglas Swanson, Carla W allace, Brian White CALEN DAR EDITOR Bertha Martell DESIGN Terry Daline EDITORIAL O FFIC E 325 Cramer Hall P.O. Box 75 1 Portland , OR 97207-075 1 (503 ) 72 5-445 1 A DVERTISING SALES Carol Cerasin '67 Independent Ad Director (503 ) 246-3879 ALUMN I RELATIONS O FFIC E Pat Squire, Director Scott Kaden , Ass istant Director 239 Mill Street Bui ld ing P.O . Box 75 1 Portland , O R 97207-075 1 (503 ) 725-4948 ALUMN I BOARD O F DIRECTORS Jan Kurtz '87, Pres ident Jory Abrams '79 Brian Bjornson '67 Brian Black '69 Rooseve lt Carter '74 Gary Domin ick '73, MSW '77 Ga il Dundas '87 John Eccles '69 Nancy Fargo '82 A nn Freestone '72 W all y Hard ing '59 Deanna Hotchkiss '88 T erry Hunt '65 Lee Jenkins '79 Joan Johnson '78 Leo Macl eod '90 Linda Macph erson MPA '80 Linda Marshall '83 Jim Perk in '59, MS '73 Susan Purpu ra '77 Stan Sanders '8 1 Dav id Schott '68 Jo Ann Smith '90 C harles Stoudamire '72 Bill S. Walker '73, MPA '80 Merrie Ziady '80, MST '82 Cover: Mary and Aiko Sumoge overcame hardship to become members of Portland State Co llege's C lass of '56. FEATURES Seeing the Forest, Not the Trees A PSU professor sa ils the centra l coas t of British Columb ia studying and photographing pristin,e ra in fo rests. First Class, First Generation One of PSU's first graduates looks back at the challenges of growing up Japanese-American. It's the Neighborly Thing to Do Mass transit, business growth, and a bigge r PSU are part of a new plan for south downtown. Riches to be Discovered A PSU grad oversees a unique cultural co llection at the New York Pub lic Library. DEPARTMENTS Around the Park Blocks Foundation A lumn i Associat ion News A lum Notes Books Calendar 5 8 12 16 2 18 20 22 28 29 PSU Magazine is published for alumni and friends of Portl and State Uni versiry. Contenrs may be reprin ted onl y hy permission of the editor. Please send address changes to rhe Office of A lumni Relations, Portl and Stare Un iversity, P.O. Box 75 1, Portland, OR 97207-075 1. PSU is an affirmative act ion/equal opportuni ty institution. SPRING 1994 I