PSU Magazine Spring 2004

ALUM NOTES Ruth White MBA is the process and planning director at Via Training, a Web-based training firm in Ponland. Jessica Wilcox is office and client manager at Property Solu– tions, a Web-based property management software firm in Provo, Utah. Wilcox writes, "This is a new company, and was in the November issue of Fortune Small Business. Look for us to do big things! " Sarah Ruether MURP works as a parks planner for the city of Harrisburg. Ruether is a partici– pant in the Resource Assistance for Rural Environments pro– gram, created to pro ide rural communities with affordable resources. In Louise Bush '95, who was the oldest person ever to receive a diploma from PSU , died Decem– ber 6. Bush's early education at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. , was cut short by the Depression. She married, raised a family, and worked as a teacher, draftsper– son, insurance salesperson, and clerk for Multnomah County. After retirement, she returned to college at age 80, graduating with a degree in history at age 85. She is survived by a daughter. Betty Jo "Stevie" Remington MST '69, the woman who led the American Civil Liberties Union in Oregon for more than 20 years, died February 10 at age 75 . During Remington's tenure, the Oregon ACLU took on such issues as a lesbian's right to teach in a public school, won a decision barring prayers at commencement exercises, and represented many conscien– tious objectors during the Viet– nam War. She is survived by two sons and a daughter, six grandchildren, and one great– grandchi ld . D 28 PSU MAGAZINE SPRING 2004 Women's golf team brings in another Big Sky win The Portland State women's golf team won its second straight Big Sky Conference champi– onship April 21. Trailing by 10 shots enter– ing the third day's final round, the Vikings outplayed Eastern Washington by 20 shots to bring home the league trophy. The champi– onship was played on the 6,050-yard, par 72 Palm Valley Golf Course in Phoenix, Arizona. Under head coach Felicia Johnston , PSU was favored to win the Big Sky title again this Junior Jeana Lee fin– ished third overall in Big Sky. year, having earned a first-ever Big Sky championship in 2003. The Vikings had a perfect mark in head-to-head scoring during the year against other league schools (17- 0) and were picked to win the title in preseason polling by league coaches. PSU played remarkably consis– tent golf as a team, shooting 294-296- 296=886, setting a new Big Sky Tour– nament and school scoring record (the Vikings set the previous mark, 905, last year). Meanwhile, a poor final-day performance by Eastern proved costly as the Eagles finished 294-286- 316=896. With the win, PSU was selected (for the second year in a row) to compete in the NCAA West Regional championship May 6 to 8, at Stanford Golf Club in Palo Alto, California. Junior Jeana Lee was even par the final two days to climb from 18th all the way to third place with a 54-hole total of 222. A graduate of Portland's St. Mary'.s Academy, Lee broke her personal 54-hole record by nine shots and earned All-Big Sky Conference honors. Lee was also All-Big Sky in 2002. But Lee wasn't the only Viking to put on a personal-best performance. Junior Sarah Tiller's 77-74-72=223 broke her previous best by seven shots. Tiller's fifth-place finish makes her All-Big Sky Conference for the second year in a row. Lisa Kajihara, just a freshman , also earned All-Big Sky honors as she tied for fifth as well with 72-78-73=223. Also playing on the winning team were senior Rebecca Randolph (72-75-80=227) and sophomore Danielle Reilly (73-76-78=22 7). The five Viking players finished among the top 11 out of 40 participants. Play golf for student athletes The Portland State Athletics Department is taking over Langdon Farms Golf Course for a day. PSU will host both of its popular schol– arship scramble tournaments on the same day-Sunday, May 23-at Langdon Farms in Aurora. Both events benefit student athletes. The Viking Women's Golf Classic will take place in the morning with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. That event will be followed in the after– noon by the 19th annual Viking Scholarship Scramble, with a 2 p.m. start. The two events will share a lunch and putting contests between noon and 2 p.m. Dinner, a silent auc– tion, and oral auction will take place at 7 p.m. Cost is $90 for the Womens Golf Classic, $360 for a foursome. The Viking Scholarship Scramble costs $175 per person, or $640 for a foursome. Tournament entries and sponsor– ships are still available. For additional details, call Carrie Lee Carlascio at 503-725-4906. D Charity Elliott, the new head coach for PSU women's basketball, is charged with restoring a tradition of success for the team. She was the University of Arkansas assistant coach last year and head coach at California Baptist Univer– sity in Riverside, Calif., for two years.