PSU Magazine Spring 2001

AL u M Compiled by Myrna Ouray I ' George Van Hoomissen writes, "Retired December 31, 2000, as a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Previously served on the Oregon Court of Appeals ... and as a circuit judge in Mult– nomah County ... Former dis– trict attorney for Multnomah County ... Member of the Oregon House of Representa– tives representing Multnomah County (North Sub-District)." Van Hoomissen i now concen– trating on arbitration and medi– ation services. Joyce Gregory Evans MA '71 i head of school at The Town School, a pre-kindergarten through eighth grade coeduca– tional independent school in New York City. L. Margaret Alderman is a free– lance writer and sole proprietor of Margaret Alderman Produc– tions in Gresham. Gerald "Gerry" Craig is credit and operations manager at Exec– utive Capital, L.L.C., an inde– pendent lessor and equipment finance brokerage in Wilsonville. He al o erves on the PSU Alumni B ard of Directors. I Wayne Holland writes,"... Fol– lowing graduation, I served as a contract pecialist for the U.S. Forest Service. My duty stations have all been in the Northwest (Oregon and Washington). I recently retired after 35 years of federal ervice." Holland has lived in Bend since 1978. 22 PSU MAGAZINE SPRING 2001 N 0 T E S Kenneth Sample writes, "Last Augu t I entered my third career ince leaving PSU. First the mil– itary, then 17 years as a commu– nity hospital CEO, now I have returned to active duty via the U.S. Public Health Service. I am working for a bureau within the Ju tice Department. What a change of pace-but having a ball and making a contribution. It's been great to see all the posi– tive changes going on at PSC, oops, make that PSU." Stanley Oswald is an engineer– ing and telecommunications consultant in Dayton, Nevada. Marilyn Rooper is a calligra– pher and artist living in Can– non Beach. Rooper's work includes both commissioned and original works. She for– merly taught in the Hillsboro School District and at C latsop Community College and was co-owner of the Wine Shack in Cannon Beach. Jeff Barker is a lieutenant and commander of the evening and night relief staff at the South– east Precinct of the Portland Police Bureau. Gary Hagstrom is a pilot with American Airlines. Hagstrom formerly served as lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy, retiring in 1987. He lives in Clackamas. Stewart Harvey is owner of a photography studio, Stewart Har– vey & Associates, in Portland. Rodney Hatch is executive vice president at Kahler-Senders Group Inc., a confectionery and food brokerage in Portland. Kay Sue Holsworth is a retired teacher living in Oregon City. Holsworth taught at Rex Put– nam High chool in the North Clackamas School District. Joseph LeBaron is acting prin– cipal deputy assistant secretary at the Bureau of Intelligence and Research in the U.S. Department of State in Wash– ington, D.C. LeBaron received hi Doctor of Philosophy degree from Princeton University in 1980 and i a career diplomat. MaryLou Wendel Webb MS '73 is dean of the Institute for Management and Professional Development and manager of the central workforce training center for Portland Community College. Webb, a former PSU alumni director, recently stopped by the Simon Benson House to say hello. I Sharon (Kaul) Ford is a finan– cial consultant and vice presi– dent of investments with Salomon Smith Barney in San Diego. Ford was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the San Diego Stock and Bond Associa– tion in 2001. She was honored for her exemplary service to the association and her contribu– tions to the community. She served as the second female president for the organization and has been a financial consu l– tant for more than 20 years in the Southern California area. Thomas Sciarretta is vice presi– dent and site leader at Centen– nial Bank's C lackamas Commercial Banking Center. Sciarretta specializes in not-for– profit organizations and high– tech companies throughout the Portland metro area. Michael "Mike" Houck MST is urban naturalist for the Audubon Society of Portland and al o is director of the Soci– ety's Metropolitan Wildlife Refuge System project. Houck collaborated with Joe Poracsky of PSU's Geography Depart– ment in organizing six Country In The City symposia at PSU. He is al o co-editor of Wild In The City ( ee page 19), a com– prehen ive guide to the Port– land-Vancouver metropolitan region's natural areas. Ray Stout MS is a computer programmer with the Portland Police Bureau. Marie (Marit) Svinth MS writes, "... newly retired after 34 years of teaching in special education-the last 30 years at Roo evelt High School in Port– land." Ronald Dohr is senior manager with Moss Adams Advisory Ser– vices, an accounting and con– sulting firm in Seattle. Dohr lives in Edgewood, Washington. Walter Kawecki Jr. is a con– tracts manager and attorney with Operating Engineers Local No. 3, a labor union in Alameda, California. Kawecki earned JD and MBA degrees from John F. Kennedy Univer– sity. Gary Bridges writes,"... I was an army captain on active duty while completing my college degree. I remained in the Army 25 years, retiring' as a colonel. Highlights were commanding an air assault infantry battalion during Operation De ert Storm and later serving on the taff of the vice president of the U.S. Since 1993, I have had my own business as a real estate appraiser in C larksville, Tennessee." Philip "Phil" Dalton is vice president at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, California. Michael Fritz MBA '81 write , "I have been employed by the United States Agency for Inter– national Development since 1989 and have just been pro– moted to deputy director of the regional office in Almaty, Kaza– khstan. This office manages the U.S. government's foreign a si - tance program in Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Turkmenistan, Tajik– istan, and Uzbekistan. Our pro– gram in the e countries focuses on economic development, health , democracy, and energy and environment."