PSU Magazine Summer 1990

(Continued from previous page) professor of music and dean emeritus of fine and performing arts; Robert W. Vogelsang, 1970, professor of speech communication; and Kenneth Waldroff, 1965, professor of continuing education. N.Y. 'stop cop addresses grads Lee P. Brown , commissioner of the nation 's largest police force in New York City and a former PSU facu lty member, gave the commencement speech and received an honorary degree at the June 8 ceremony. Brown , who directed PSU 's newly-formed law enforcement certificate program in 1968 , told the graduates, "all learning has the potential for improving the human quality of life... work for the common good instead of for the imported car and designer clothes." New foundation officers Gretchen A. Willison was named president of the Portland State University Foundation during the foundation's board of directors meeting May 15 . Guided by the 33-member board , the foundation receives and administers funds to support university programs including scholarships, faculty development and travel , educational and research equipment, and special programs and speakers. Serving on the 1990-1991 PSU Founda– tion Board with Willi son are Wendy A. Lane , who conti nues as the board 's vice president for administration; John A. Runyan, vice pres ident for development; James C. "Jim" Aalberg, secretary; and Gayle L. Veber, treasurer. Lane is the immediate past vice president for develop– ment at Whitman Advertising & Public Relations in Portland; Runyan is vice president with Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood , Inc. in Lake Oswego; Aalberg is seni or vice president and manager of the Commercial Lending Group at Security Pacific Bank Oregon in Portland; and Veber is managing PSU 18 partner of NOVA Northwest, Inc . in Portland. Willi son, the foundation 's outgoing vice president for development , co-chaired last fa ll's highly successful university fund-rai s– ing event, "The Ultimate Tailgate ," and rece ived an "Outstanding Friend of PSU" award May 4. In addi tion , she is vice president of the Portland Opera Assoc iation , a member of the Marquam Hill Steering Commi ttee, and a board member of Central Catholic High School. New PSU President (Continued from page 3) lives and in the opportunity they take to talk about the value of the education they received here. Over the next couple of years , as we think through our relationship with our alumni , we are going to be asking people to help us in several different ways: helping acquaint our students with career opportunities, helping us keep track of community needs and making sure we are responsive to those needs, and keeping us aware of our own alumni 's continuing educational and professional needs. We will also need al umni support as we move into a more concentrated fund raising effort on behalf of the university. Alumni are our most precious resource . You build a university around your faculty, you attract good students and then those good students become alumni and support your university in a variety of ways for a lifetime. The universities I know that are the most exciting places are those with strong , committed alumni groups. And I see a lot of energy and excitement among the alumni I've met so far. I have been impressed by their support for the university for what it is and what it is becoming . D Bail Out or Butt Out (Continued from page 9) "From the point of view of a laissez-faire economist like I am, increasing competition is great . It means the weaker financial institutions will be eliminated. More intense competition between those remaining should mean lower prices to consumers." The deregulation of the 1980s paved the way for some of this competition. And when coupled with growth overseas, American bankers are being cha llenged like never before. Anderson said a list of the world 's top 20 banks of 15 years ago would probably be 75 percent American. Today, the top 10 wou ld be Japanese. Banks in the '80s offered an ever-widen– ing array of financial serv ices in order to win customers through "full service banking." Today, banks are trying to narrow their range of services in an effort to concentrate on the ones they do well, and eliminate the ones that are unprofitable . Sti ll , the broader diversification of banks and the shorter terms on their loans should prevent them from the kinds of disasters that have befallen the S&Ls, he said . For banks the S&L crisis may even prove to be a plus, if only as a lesson pointing to the need to watch out for bad debts, bad loans... and maybe the government. D Oregon's Children (Continued from page 12) including long hair, unless it interferes with the educational process; parents of school children are liable for injuries or damage caused by their children up to $5 ,000 , plus attorney and court costs; school lockers belong to and are at all times under the control of the school administration and can be searched without prior student notice . A clear layout and a detailed index make the book user-friendly. It is an exce llent resource for educators, social workers , health professionals and anyone who provides serv ices to or has responsibility for children and youth. Wolfe and Johnson also hope the text will reach parents and children through libraries and community and classroom discussions. " It fits my scheme of parenting in the 1990s and into the next century," says Wolfe . The Oregon Book of Juvenile Issues is available from Continuing Education Pre~s , Portland State University, P.O . Box 1394, Portland , OR 97207 . PS/KK