PSU Magazine Spring 1998

Honoring our own PSU Salutes '98 honors outstanding alumni, friends, and faculty who have achi eved success in their fi elds and have dedicated their lives to serv ing their communities and the University. Now in its ninth yea r, this event is scheduled for Thursday, May 7, in Harrison Hall. It is open to the public; tickets can be purchased by calling the PSU Alumni Office, 725 -4948. The ce lebration is sponsored by the Alumni Association, Viking C lub, PSU Foundation, and the O ffi ce of U niversity Relations. PSU Salutes proudly honors the fo llowing individuals fo r their service to the University, their profession , and the community. Gordon Dodds, professor of history, PSU histori an, and recipient of the Alumni Association's 1998 Distinguished Faculty Service Award , is honored for his excellence in teaching and dedicated service to the Uni versity and community. "This man has maintained an admirable balance among teaching, research and writing, university service, and the generous contribution of energy, learning, time and talent to the citizenry of our region," says nmni– nator Edwin Bingham, professor emeritus. Dodds' 32 years of service include volumes of written historical material and year after year of pos itive student evaluations. He has served as consul– tant to countless exhibits, conferences, and committees, including Friends of Champoeg State Park and Friends of Multnomah County Library. He has given O regon history talks, ha nomi – nated several buildings to the National Register of Historic Places, has served 20 PSU MAGAZINE SPRING 1998 with Portland Campus Christian Ministry, is an O regon Food Bank volunteer, and helped found PSU Friends of History. Author Molly G loss '66 offers this popular percepti on of Dodds. "It would be hard to overstate my high regard for Gordon Dodds, as a teacher, a scholar of Northwe t literature, and as a person. PSU is fo rtunate to have him as a part of the community. " O utstanding Alumnus William Korach M.S.T. '72, Ed.D. '96 has dedicated his profess ional career to excellence in education and service to his community. He is superinten– dent of the Lake Oswego School District, a post he has held for the past 11 years. Korach also serves on a number of tate and national educational boards and programs and was O regon's nomi– nee for the National Superintendent of the Year Award in 1997. He regu– larly teaches a high school class and has been a highly regarded adjunct professor at PSU with expertise in administration, instructional theories and strategies, and university-school district partnerships. "Superintendent Korach is lead ing the state in exemplary school and community relations," says nominator Ulrich Hardt, associate dean of the School of Education . As PSU Big Sky Conference founders, Robert Morrow '63 and Jane Morrow '65, M.S. '77 express their commitment to PSU athletics and the University in several ways. Their financial support has helped prov ide the backbone of the University's drive to join the Big Sky Conference, and their attendance at PSU sporting events demonstrates the strength of their commitmen t. As O utstanding Friends of Athletics, Bob Morrow, a United States Bankruptcy Trustee with R.K. Morrow Inc., and Jane Morrow, a middle school teacher for Portland Public Schools, can be found any night of the week at athletic events. "Whether it's a foo tball game at C ivic Stad ium or a women 's basketball game at the Stott Center, the Morrows are always there fo r us," says Jim Sterk, PSU athletics director. As volunteers, both have supported the Ultimate Tailgate, PSU Weekend, the Viking C lub, and the PSU Athletic Hall of Fame. Bob has erved as a Viking C lub board member and was on the A thletic Hall of Fame selection committee. Their latest gift, a '68 Volkswagen Beetle, will be used as a marketing tool for home football games. Peter Stott, who broke the record in individual giving when he presented the University with a $ 1 million challenge grant for the Department of Athletics, is the recipient of this year's President's Award . Stott, a Portland State alumnus, is president and chief executive officer of Crown Pacific, a Portland-based , publicly traded forest products company, which he co-founded in 1988. Stott also i chairman of Market Transport Ltd., one of the region's largest transporta– tion companies, which he fo unded while attending Portland State in 1969. With a belief that athletic programs bring visibility to universities, Stott has been a strong supporter of athletics at Portland State for years. He was a PSU Big Sky founder and is now honorary chair of the campaign for PSU A thletics. Stott is being honored for years of generous support and leadership.