PSU Magazine Spring 2004

*LUM N O T E S '57 '68 Caucus for the Ans. Janovec legal advice and analysis pro- taught art appreciation for 23 vided by the office of tax policy Ellery Pierson moved east in Dennis Olson MS '80 retired in years at Clark College, on a on domestic and international part-time basis, enabling her Lo issues of federal taxation, 1957 and remained there, earn- July 2003 after 25 years as produce her own an. She and including legislative proposals, ing his PhD from the University director of the Umatilla County her partner created the Janovec regulawry guidance, and tax of Pennsylvania. For 30 years he department of resource services worked in the Philadelphia and development. ln October he Studio Gallery in southeast Pon- treaties. He previously was a school district, most recently in received the Distinguished Lead- lands Brooklyn community. The partner in the Washington, the office of accountability and ership by a Professional Planner gallery started the First Friday D. C., office of Venable, Baetjer, assessment. He is retired and Award from the Oregon chapter Art Hop monthly. Howard & Civileui, LLP. In does consulting in educational of the American Planning Asso- Steve Scanlin MSW represented addition, he was recently named LO be a fellow of the American evaluations and dissertation ciation. He and his wife, Linda, PSU President Dan Bernstine al College of Tax Counsel. advising. Pierson and his wife, live in Pendleton. He is a PSU the inauguration of Robert Kus- Barbara, live in Collegeville, Alumni Ambassador. Lra as president of Boise State David Lester is president of Pennsylvania. They have two Scott Parker is the reigning University on Feb. 27. Scanlin is Topper Industries in Battle daughters, four grandchildren, an attorney in Boise. Before Ground, Washington. The com- and one great-grandchild. chess champion at Backspace earning a JD from the University pany manufactures and installs Gallery in Portland. The modern of Idaho in 1984, he was a docks, gangways, and Ooating '59 art gallery, cyber cafe , and game social worker for 10 years. Scan- mooring buoys for residential parlor opened in July 2003. !in and his wife have two and commercial use. Laura Stokeld is an elementary '60 children, Katelyn and Andrew. Lynda Paznokas MS is an asso- vocal music teacher in Arling- Maria Wulff MST '78 is presi- ciate professor at Washington ton, Virginia, public schools. Terri Lusetti is investor rela- dent of the World Affairs Coun- State University's college of edu- tions director at YoCream Inter- cil of Oregon. Wulff has been cation and the department of '6 national, Inc., in Portland. with the council 10 years and teaching and learning. Paznokas before that served as director of won the Washington State Clarence Porter is vice presi- Trey Taylor is president and business assistance at the Inter- Teachers Association Higher dent and provost at Mont- head of market development al national Trade Institute. Early in Education Science Teacher of gomery College in Takoma Park, Verdant Power, a sustainable her career, she taught high the Year award in 2003. energy company. The company is school hiswry, comparative Maryland. a systems integrator and a devel- cultures, and international rela- '76 '64 aper of free-now turbine systems Lions. She is married to John that generate utility and village- Damis, professor of political Rose Bond MS is special pro- scale electric power from natural science al PSU, and has two gram principal for the Portland Richard Doty is a curator in the underwater currents. Taylor lives children, Gregory and Alexa. DART schools (see story on division of information technol- in Arlington, Virginia. page 16). Bond also is a noted ogy and society at the Smithson- 7 media artist. Her animated film, ian Institution in Washington, ' 70 Gates of Light, premiered on D.C. Dory's research specialties ancy Diaz is chief of physical March 24 in New York City. include numismatics of imperial Tyler "Ty" Tabor is director sciences and resource data The film tells the stories of the Rome, Latin America, 18th-cen- of sales and marketing for KPS management for the Oregon and immigrants who founded the tury Britain, and of the technology age. Health Plans in Bremerton, Washington state office of the Eldridge Street Synagogue and Washington. Tabor earned an U.S. Department of Interior the following generations who '65 MA from the American Gradu- Bureau of Land Management. sustained the building. The film ate School of International Man- Diaz has over 30 years' experi- was projected from within the agement (Thunderbird School) ence in natural resources man- synagogues grand front win- Michael Weatherby MS '71 is in Arizona. He previously was agement and science. She dows for viewing by passersby mayor of the city of Fairview. assistant vice president of sales received an MS in theology from on the street. and service at Regence the University of Dallas, Texas, James Mason PhD '00 is an '66 BlueShield of Washington. in 1997 and an MS in botany administrator in the office of from Washingwn State multicultural health with the James Bishop is an associate '7 University in 1979. Oregon Department of Human professor at Baoding Teachers 7') Services in Portland. College in Baoding, China. He Penny Blackwell is a judge for Arthur "Chris" elson MUS , states, "If you have not had a the Court of Common Pleas of PhD '84 is professor and direc- chance to observe the United York County with the Common- Gregory Jenner is the deputy tor of the Virginia Tech depart- States from a different perspec- wealth of Pennsylvania. assistant secretary for the rnent of urban affairs and tive, check out China as a place Madeline Meza Janovec Department of the Treasury in planning and senior fellow with from which to watch." founded and is now president of Washington, D.C. Jenner has the Metropolitan Institute at the local chapter of the Womens supervisory responsibility for Virginia Techs northern Virginia 22 PSU MAGAZINE SPRING 2004