PSU Magazine Spring 1999

EDITOR Kathryn Kirkland CONTRIBUTORS Myrna Ouray, C larence Hein '65, Pat Squire MPA '95, Douglas Swanson, Jean Tuomi, Martha Wagner, Jennifer Wheeler DESIGN Terry Daline EDITOR IAL O FFICE 325 Cramer Hall P.O. Box 75 1 Portland, OR 97207-07 51 (503) 725-445 1, FAX: (503) 725-4465, E-MAIL: psumag@pdx.edu ADVERTISING SALES (503) 725-4451 ALUMNI RELATIONS OFFICE Pat Squire MPA '95, Director Jennifer Wheeler, Assistant Director Myrna Ouray, Administrative Assistant 1 Cramer Hall P.O. Box 751 Portland , OR 97207-075 1 (503) 725-4948 E-MAIL: psualum@pdx.edu ALUMN I BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mary Mertens James '78, President Jim Aalberg '72 G len Beckley '68 Gerry Craig '66 Jo Rymer Culver '81 David Fitzpatrick '75, MS '77 Ann Gardner '77 Dan Gemma '64 Ken Hart '90 Susan Hauser '70 Laila Hirr MS '94 Tamara Kelley '69 Bill Lemman, Vanport Carolyn Leonard '77, MS '79 Brad Lynott '72 Pamela Gesme Mi ller '84 Stan Payne '73 Brian Ray '85 Gary Salyers '57 Rosanna Schewerda '9 1, MT '93 Eric Stromquist '8 1 Terry Walker '73, MBA '81 Ellen Wax '82, MURP '92 David Wedge '69 ALUMNI AMBASSADORS Jon Jalali '67, MBA '71, Medford C huck Littlehales '65, Newport Dennis O lson '68, MS '80, Pendleton Cathy A. Williams '56, Bend Cover: Performance artists will come to Lincoln Hall this summer for PIP Fest. Digital illustration by Brad Yazzolino. See story on pages 4-6. FEATURES All the World's on Stage Adventurous theater from around the globe comes to Portland each summer through PIP Fest. Ground Truth A long-forgotten burial ground in New York City is providing new clues into 18th-century slavery. PSU's Biggest Fan Dependable, dedicated and loud, Vern Schultz is always there for the Vikings. Risks of Leadership Former governor Barbara Roberts is on faculty sharing what she knows best-leading in times of change. Slip Sliding Away Broken homes, collapsed tunnels, washed-out roads, and eroded beaches-PSU geologists say this is just the beginning. DEPARTMENTS Around the Park Blocks Off the Shelf Alumni Association News Alum Notes Philanthropy in Action Sports 4 8 11 12 14 2 7 18 20 26 28 PSU Magazine is published three times a year during fall, winter, and spring terms 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 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751. The magazine is printed on recycled paper. PSU is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution. SPRING 1999 PSU MAGAZINE 1