PSU Magazine Spring 1997

_ l UM NOTES -~~~~~~~~~..,....~ Compiled by Myrna Ouray '59 William Stuart Lovell is an attorney wirh a private law pracrice in Aloha. The firm, Ccrebalaw, specializes in intel– lecrua l properry and general bu ine law. '61 Robert Boulette retired as audi – tor-in -charge of the Naval Audit O ffice in Honolulu following 33 years of military and civilian service. Boulette writes, "l enj oyed world-wide assignments, bur always enjoy reruming to Portland and walk– ing around rhe beauriful campus." He lives in Honolulu. Alan Howard retired in December from Lower Colum- bia College in Longview, Wash., after 32 years as a faculty member, campus compuring adminisrraror, and grants officer. He now is associared wirh Edurech Norrhwest, a rechnol– ogy planning, training, and consulting firm. His wife, Bonnie Howard MST '91, is a bu ine s in trucror and chair ar Lower olumbia College. '64 Daniel "Dan" Gemma is vice president and commercial account relarionship manager at Bank of rhe Norrh esr. Gemma serves on rhe P U Alumni Board of Oirecrors. He anti hi wife, Rossie, live in Portland. John "Bob" Schreiber, retiretl from the stare Vocarional Rehabili ration Division anti is now a student ar Chemekera Community College. Schreiber Walter Capps (second from right) is the first Portland State alum elected to U.S. Congress. Brothers (left to right) Doug and Roger are alumni, and Don (far right) attended PSU. W alter Capps '58, elected this fall to Congress from California, believes that his job is as much about issues of the human spirit and principle as about passing legislation and party loyalty. It's a perspective that comes naturally to a man who taught religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, for 33 years, tackling tough ethical questions of contemporary society in his courses. "I see my job as helping to restore the bond of trust between the people and the government," he says, adding 22 PSU MAGAZINE SPRING 1997 says he spent eight years at PSU earning his degree while work– ing full time at a stee l foundry. He lives in Salem. Ronald "Ron" Tiii retired from high school teaching in June after 32 years and has entered a new career field, real estate. Till lives in Portland. '65 Nancy Hays has come out of retirement to be principal at Bolron Middle School in West Linn. Hays was named O regon's Narional Oisringuished Principal in 1993, when she was at Boeckman C reek Primary School in Wilsonville. Roger Yerke is manager of etlucarion programs at the Washingron Park Zoo. Yerke live in Porrland. '68 Richard D. Ball is a marh reacher at Canby High School. Ball and his wife, Florence, live in anby and will celebrare their 25rh wedding anniversary in June. 69 Paul Hildenbrand is rhe manager of envi ronmem al and regulatory affairs for Power Resources Inc., a Uranium In itu Leach (ISL) mining firm in Casper, Wyo. 1 L mining exrract uranium using a tech– nique rhar i deemed environ– menrally safe and is being utilized in four srare ar this time. Power Resources produces approximarely one million pounds of uranium per year using this technology. that he thinks campaign finance reform is one of the most important ways to "de-politicize democracy" and promote an atmosphere of respect and civility. Capps first ran for Congress in 1994, when he was narrowly defeated by social conservative Andrea Seastrand. Winning a rematch in 1996, Capps became the first Democrat ince World War II to represent District 22 on the California coast. Capps became interested in national politics during his many years as chair of the California Council for Humanities, a position which took him often to Washington, D.C., and through his 10-year friendship with Senator Bob Kerrey, a - fellow native of Nebraska. A Vietnam veteran, Kerrey gave gue t lectures in a clas Capps taught on the Vietnam War at UCSB and encouraged him to run for Congress. Though motivated by his ideals, Capps also has practical legislative goals for hi district, including a community college for Paso Robles and cleaning up Morro Bay. Capps says his lifelong interest in the humanities began with his studies at Portland State, where he took "all of David Newhall's courses in philosophy. He was one of my heroes." Capps appears to be the first PSU alum to be elected to Congress, according to University alumni records. His brother Doug Capps '67 was elected to the Portland School Board last month. Roger Capps '60 recently retired after 27 years as a principal for the North Clackamas School District. Don Capps, who attended PSU and went on to earn degrees at Lewis & Clark and Yale, teaches at Princeton Theological Seminary.