PSU Magazine Spring 2004

Pu I L A N T u R o P Y I N Historic gift helps tomorrow's teachers Even though she had no children and wasn't a teacher, Janette Drew knew how important teachers are in the lives of young people. Drew, who died last year at the age of 94, left $700,000 in her estate to increase her scholarship fund at Port– land States Graduate School of Educa– tion. The gi ft is the largest in the schools history and brings the Janette Drew Scholarship endowment to over $1 mil– lion dollars, tripling the annual scholar– ship dollars provided in her name. Drew, who attended University of Oregon , established a scholarship in 1993 at Portl and State for students Donor is not forgotten We regret that Ernst & Young Foundation was accidentally omit– ted from the list of corporate contributors in the Partners in Education report printed in the last issue of PSU Magazine . who wanted to be teachers, adding to the endowment over the years with additional gifts, including her own home when she moved to a retirement center. To date, 55 Janette Drew Scholarships have been awarded . "Janette took great joy in fo ll owing the progress of the Drew Scholars through their letters and personal con– nections with a number of them ," says Phyllis Edmundson, dean of the Graduate School of Education. "Their contributions in schools across the region will be a living trib– ute to this gracious and thoughtful woman. " For more information about the Graduate School of Education , contact Sandy Wiscarson at 503-725-4789 or by email at wiscars@pdx.edu . University welcomes new vice president Catherine "Cassie" McVeety, new vice president for University Relations, has more than 20 years of leadership skills ACTION Cassie McVeety will lead University Relations at Portland State. in educational advancement. McVeety directed campus advance– ment at Washington State University Vancouver, where she helped increase private support by nearly 800 percent and raise more than $275 million for all WSU campuses. She will report to the president and oversee the areas of alumni relations, marketing and communications, publi– cations, and development. She holds a bachelor's degree from University of Oregon and a masters from WSU. D Scholarships lead to student success As tuition increases, many students are fo rced to work more hours to pay for their education. Unfortunately, there is a direct correlation between the num– ber of hours per week students work and their academic success. More work equals lower grades. Scholarships alter this fo rmula. Your support can bring the dream of a col– lege education to reality for struggling students. Heres what one student has to say: "lt is difficult to convey my sincere appreciation for your support for PSU scholarships in a short note. Yet 1 will attempt to do so. I amfinishing up my last term at Portland State as a biology major. I have applied to 10 medical schools around the country, but am hoping to attend Oregon Health & Science University. My intention is to fi nish my medical degree, then do a yea r internship at John– son Space Center in Houston. Following this year 1 will complete a master's degree in space medicine. I have wanted to work fo r NASA since I was eight years old. It is still my dream to be an astronaut. As a recipient of the Presidential Schol– arship l was able to go to college. My father suffered a brain aneurysm dwing my fres hman yea ,: If 1 hadn't received this scholarship, 1 would have had to drop out of school since we could not have afforded the tuition. You r generosity has meant so 1mich to me! For this I am incredibly grateful." -Sara Peseh, class of 2004 To find out more about supporting students through scholarships at Portland State , call the Office of Uni– versity Development at 503-725-4478. (As we go to print, Sara reports that she has been accepted at OHSU.) SPRING 2004 PSU MAGAZINE 29