PSU Magazine Spring 2004

Alumni, faculty, and friends honored this spring Richard "Dick" Feeney '61 Outstanding Alumnus Award + Tri-Met lobby– ist since 1978, now semi– retired + Worked with local, state, and federal govern– ment on urban transportation planning, community development, public services, and advocacy + Worked with an Oregon delegation to secure more than $2 billion in federal light rail construction funds + Through his efforts and others, Portland ranks third in the nation behind only ew York and Los Angeles, in garnering federal transit construction dollars + Served as PSU's director of what is now the Institute of Portland Metro– politan Studies + Always the student, Feeney is cur– rently auditing PSU classes in Turk– ish and Modem History of Arabia Gary Salyers '57 Outstanding Alumnus Award + 35-year career in education and school administration, now retired + Acknowledged with an Award for Service in 1991 and District Award as president in 1989 from the National Association of Elementary School Principals + In 1985, first Oregon principal to receive the National Distinguished Principal Award and named Oregon Elementary Principal of the Year + AViking Backer who has attended home games for more than 50 years + Current member of the Friends of the Graduate School of Education + Former PSU Alumni Association board member and past chair of the association's Advocates Committee, where he worked tirelessly in Salem Doug Hall MS '92, PhD '95 Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award + Faculty mem– ber in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering since 1990 + Responsible for launching PSU's engineering evening degree completion pro– gram, now in its sixth year + Selected by students to receive a teaching award in 2000 + Cultivated industry support to upgrade and expand teaching laboratories + Developed a Compressed Work Week Engineering Program offered off-campus in partnership with Portland and Mount Hood Commu– nity Colleges + Worked internationally to develop partnerships with universities in India and Korea Sylvia Moseley Outstanding Friend of Athletics + 30-year career as an adminis– trator and staff member at Portland State, now retired + A tireless vol– unteer for PSU Athletics, including two-year co-chair of the River Boat Gambling & All That Jazz event, which raised more than $56,000 for athletic scholarships + Member of Viking Backers Board of Directors and Advisory Council, 1998-2004 + PSU Softball Hall of Fame inductee in 1999 + amed Honorary Professor Emerita in 1992, the only staff member to receive this high honor + Volunteered as the Athletic Depart– ment receptionist during the 1990s budget crisis Barre Mcfarlane Stoll '89 , MSW '92 and N. Robert Stoll President's Award for Outstanding Philanthropy + Created the Stoll Family Public Ser– vice Scholar– ship in the Graduate School of Social Work + Provided major support for the Campbell Professorship in Children, Youth & Families in the Graduate School of Social Work + Helped establish two scholarships for social work students through the Norman A. and Helen V Stoll Endowment Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation + Barre currently serves on the Gradu– ate School of Social Work Advisory Board, Alumni Association, and Frey Scholarship Committee Judy '86 and Scott South President's Award for University Advancement + Judy is a member of the PSU Foundation Board and served as president of the board in 2002-2003 + Scott serves on the School of Business Adminis– tration Business Advisory Council + Judy serves on the Accounting Advisory Board and former chair of the Continuing Professional Educa– tion effort in the School of Business Administration + Give financial support as well as their time to the University, includ– ing a generous gift for the orth– west Center for Engineering, Science, and Technology + Members of the Presidents Circle for nearly a decade D SPRING 2004 PSU MAGAZlNE 21