PSU Magazine Spring 2005

Au MN I ASSOCIATION N E W S They bowled us over This year marks the 40th anniversary of the championship College Bowl Team that took Portland State College, Portland, and the state of Oregon by storm back in 1965. The nationally televised quiz show, sponsored by General Electric, was a Sunday night "must-watch" that pitted teams of college whiz kids from across the country against each other. The PSC team, coached by the late speech professor Ben Padrow, knocked off its In a ew York television s tudio, the 1965 Portland State CoUege Bowl team won for five weeks to retire undefeated. competitors for five consecutive weeks, retiring as champions, and setting a new record for total points scored. Jim Westwood, now a Portland lawyer, was captain of the team and is the sole surviving first-team member. Michael Smith died of cystic fibrosis in 1968, just a few years after graduating (Smith Memorial Union was named in his honor.). Larry Smith died in 1999 in Newport, and Robin Freeman died in November in London. Westwood and the 1965 team's alternates, Marv Foust, Al Kotz , and Pat Evenson Brady, were honored recently at a 1620 Club dinner. "It's still a defining moment in Port– land State's history," said Clarence Hein '65, editor of the Vanguard at the time. "We proved that we could win on a nationally televised show that had great credibility. lt gave everyone a ter– rific sense of pride and put Portland State College on the national map." 18 PSU MAGAZINE SPRING 2005 Come to campus to learn about the world In a recent survey, PSU alumni indi– cated great interest in maintaining closer ties to PSU through campus lec– tures, guest speakers, and other events. To provide alumni and friends with better access to these kinds of activi– ties, the Alumni Association is plan– ning to expand its marketing efforts and informational outreach and will be launching an improved Web site in the coming year. PSU at OSU: Leave the driving to us The PSU Viking football team will take on the Oregon State Beavers at Reser Stadium Saturday, September 3. Hop on a bus to Corvallis with fellow Viking fans and enjoy a lively pre– game tailgate at Reser Stadium. The price is $45 ($40 for kids 12 and under) for round-trip transportation on a chartered bus and a lunch of hot dogs and burgers at the Viking tailgate (no– host beer and wine). Cost for the tailgate only is $20; bus trip only is $25. For game tickets call the PSU Box Office at 503-725-3307, or call 888- VIK-TlKS. For more information, call the Alumni Office at 503-725-4949 or email psualum@pdx.edu. A gift to our alumni! Get a free, permanent email forwarding address that you'll always remem– ber! Even if you move or change jobs, you'll never have to worry about losing email or having to give your friends and colleagues your new email address. It's a forwarding ser– vice that directs all emails sent to it on to your existing email address. Sign up at www.alumni.pdx.edu , where you can also submit an alum note, update your mailing address, or sign up for newsletters-all online. ln the meantime, educational opportunities for alumni are plentiful. ln fact, the University has grown so fast in the past 10 years that it's often difficult to know where to go for infor– mation about campus activities. Talks by visiting professors, free noontime concerts, opera performances, and panel discussions on current topics are just a few of the offerings avai lable. For the most up-to-date list see the campus calendar on the Web at www.pdx.edu/events/. Individual depart– ment and school Web sites may also promote their own lectures and con– certs. The Alumni Association site at www.alumni.pdx.edu posts information about alumni events. And, if you still have questions, call the Office of Marketing and Communications at 503-725-3711 or the Office of Alumni Relations at 503-725-4949. Class of 1956 prepares to celebrate 50 years The first graduating class of Portland State will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year, and the University is seeking memorabilia to use for the celebration. If you have any items you would like to loan or give the University archives, please contact Kathy Croghan Alzner at 503-725-5760, or at archives@pdx.edu . Also, the PSU Alumni Office is seek– ing addresses of class of '56 grads whose whereabouts are unknown. If you know of a classmate who is not getting PSU Magazine, please contact Myrna Du ray at psualum@pdx.edu or at 503-725-4948. Save the date! Mark October 21-23 , 2005, on your calendars for PSU Weekend , a celebra– tion of lifelong learning offered annu– ally as a gesture of thanks to our alumni and friends. Stay tuned to our Web site at www.alumni.pdx.edu and your mailbox for details. D