PSU Magazine Spring 2002

Honoring alumni and friends at PSU Salutes, May 2 Robert Gootee Outstanding Friend of Athletics • Pre ident and EOofOD Health Plans • ponsor of Port– land cace Ath– letics am! donor co the fund in support f tu– dent-athlete scholar hips since 1998 • Member of the PSU Foundation Board • Treasurer of The ature Conser– vancy of Oregon • A board member of the P rtland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Ronald '50 and Jane Cease President's Award for University Advancement • Tireless advocates for higher educa– tion during their careers in public service, includ– ing the O regon Legi lature • Mentors to many PSU stu– dents aspiring to careers in public service • Generous finan– cial upport for the Univer iry • Ron founded PSU' Department of Public Admini tracion 25 years ago Governor Victor Atiyeh and Charles Rooks Presidential Citations Victor Atiyeh, former governor of Oregon, and Charles Rooks, retired executive director f the Meyer Memorial Tru t, are being honored for their lifetime contributions to the Univer ity and the region. Senator Margaret Carter '73 Outstanding Alumna Award • Oregon tate senator and for– mer representa– tive • President/ CEO of the Urban League of Portland • First African American woman to erve in the Oregon House of Representatives • A leader in the creation of a perma– nent Head Start Program in Oregon • Former Portland Community College counselor for 25 years • Volunteer with American Red Cros board of directors, Meals on Wheels, Emanuel Hospital Founda– tion Jordan Schnitzer President's Award for Outstanding Philanthropy • President of Harsch Invest– ment Properties • President of The Jordan & Mina chniczer Foun– dation and director of the Harold & Arlene chnitzer CARE Founda– tion • Leader and philanthropic supporter one tabli hing a statewide Judaic Studies Program based at PSU • Supporter f the PSU Native American Student & Communi ty Center now under construction • Trustee of the University of Oregon Foundation and director of UO Museum of Art Council • Member of the Portland Metropoli– tan Chamber of Commerce Citizens Crime Commission Ray Guenther MBA '83 Outstanding Alumnus Award • Genera l man– ager of Intel Operations– Americas • Former Intel corporate ser– vices director of NW Regional Operations • Instrumental in providing student internships at Intel • A member of the PSU Campaign Cabi net and PSU School of Busi– ness Administration Advisory Council • Guest lecturer for the School of Bu ine s Administration • Volunteer with Oregon Business ouncil, Governor's Economic Strategy Advisory Group, Oregon Center for Citizen Leadership, the executive board of Associated Oregon Industries Charles White Distinguished Fac– ulty Achievement Award • PSU faculty member since 1952 • Founding mem– ber of the PSU Friends of the Library • Former director of Summer es ion and International Education, for– mer History Department chair, and professor emeritu of history • Founding member of Norchwe t Inter-in titutional Council on Study Abroad • Founder of Chamber Mu ic orthwest • Former county election supervisor • Former vice president and chair of P U Friends of History • Former board member of OASIS D PRING 2002 PSU MAGAZINE 21