PSU Magazine Spring 2006

AL u M Compiled by Myrna Duray C la rence Porter recently retired from his post as vice president and provost of the Takoma Park campus of Montgomery College in Maryland. ' L1. Terry Yamau chi is a pediaLric physician al University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Lillie Rock, Arkansas. In 2005, he was named top pediaLrician in cen Lral Arkansas by readers of Lhe Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Ed re Berry BA '67 is a home– maker living in Long Beach, N O T E S California. Berry and her hus– band, Max, are Laki ng classes to learn basic compuLer and lmer– neL ski lls. She formerly worked for Lhe coumy of Low Angeles. Richard Rice is completing a year as faculLy trustee al Univer– siLy of Tennessee and Lwo years as faculLy senaLe presidem at the Challanooga campus, where he teaches Asian and world hisLOry. Donald Muno is retired and liv– ing near his grandchildren in Nonh Ogden, Utah. He con– tributes editorial commemary LO local newspapers and assists in communiLy development. During his career as an educaLOr, Muno received many awards, including eight national awards for curricu– lum refom1 and design. Torn Foeller recently received one of Bonneville Power Admin– isLration's highest hono rs, the BPA Award for AchievemenL in Equal Employment Opponuni– ties and Diversity. Foeller man– ages BPA's energy efficiency marketing section. Jean (Moon) Floten MS '70 is presidem of Bellevue Commu– niLy College in Bellevue, Wash– ingLOn . Last year she received Lhe Association of Community College Trustees National Equity Award and the 2005 Puget Sound Business Journal Woman of Influence Award. Louanne Harrington recently qualified as a cenified financial planner. Harrington works al Merrill Lynch in Boise, Idaho, and is on the board of direcwrs for the Four Rivers Cultural Center and Museum in Omario. '7 Dale Cooke , a stage manager, is on LOur with Lee Meriwether and Betty Garrell in the musical Nunsense. He has lived in Los Angeles since 1979, appearing in stage and film productions, including a two-year part on the soap opera Santa Barbara. He can be reached at daleacoohe@aol.com. 7 Lloyd Baker MA '75 retired from United Airlines in 2003 after 37 years. Baker writes, "Blessed with still lovely wife of 39 years, Penny, and a host of children and grandchildren. Montana ranchers own a world record-setting filly ST SEPTEMBER, A QUARTER HORSE owned by ·. Ray '69 and Wendy orgaard '67, MST '72 set the world's record for the fastest 300 yards in a derby trial at Yellowstone Downs in Billings, Montana. AILhough the couple didn't make any money, they had something better. "You dream of a momem like that," says Ray Norgaard. "Winning a race is wonderful, but when Eyes of Dawn broke the previous record, she made history." Inclement weather condi– tions canceled the actual race a few days later, but the or– gaards plan to run the filly this year. With 30 other horses on their Arlee, Montana, ranch and 20 more boarded in other states, Eyes of Dawn won't be the only orgaard horse to cross national finish lines. A retired anesthesiologist, Ray Norgaard did his resi– dency in Portland. He returned to his home state of Mon– tana in 1977 to start his practice and raise cattle. Wendy Norgaard taught in Portland-area elementary schools for 10 years. In Montana, she has helped manage their ranch and raise their two children. When he was young, Ray Norgaards uncle raised horses and let them roam. The thrill of chasing them back to the corral sparked his lifelong interest in horses. In the 1980s, the Norgaards began racing quarter horses and thoroughbreds. They sold their cat– tle a few years ago and made horse racing and breeding their business. The Norgaards breed 12 mares each year and aspire for one out of 20 surviving offspring to become fast runners. Last year their horses won 15 races in various venues, but they haven't won a lot of stakes races. Eyes of Dawn could change r Horo BY MICHAEL GALL -\ CHrn that. "Horseracing is all about hope," says Ray Norgaard. "If you were in it only for the winning, you'd quit. Lt truly is our pas– sion." Ray orgaard recently read that it take about 20 years before horse racers truly know the business. l[ that's true, the Nor– gaards are just hitting their stride. -10 Fields SPRlNG 2006 PSU MAGAZlNE 29