PSU Magazine Summer 1990

"Project Management Certificate Program," which offers "real-world" oriented classes for technical people such as engineers , managers, computer scientists and systems analysts , who need to develop new management skills. Gertrude Rempfer, professor emeritus of physics, has been chosen to receive ~he .1990 Distinguished Scientist Award for hfetime research achievement in the physical sciences. This award, the highest honor bestowed by the Electron Microscopy Society ofAmerica, will be presented at the society's 1990 international meeting this August in Seattle, Wash . Rempfer, still an active researcher at 78, holds five patents for the design of electron microscopes and their lenses. She has worked on designing the complex machines for over 40 years, most recently with 0. Hayes Griffith of the University of Oregon's Institute of Molecular Biology. Together, they engineered the world 's only photoelec– tron microscope designed for biological studies , which is now installed at the Eugene, Ore., institute. Lee Koehn honor benefits library The PSU Foundation board is making a major contribution to the University 's Branford Price Millar Library in honor of outgoing board president Lee Koehn. A new book di splay area will be established within the expanded and remodeled library 's main floor in recognition of Koehn's tireless work on behalf of the University. The area will be designated by a wall plaque bearing Koehn's name , according to C. Thomas Pfingsten , library director, and will include lounge seating and oak bookshelves on which new books will be displayed before going into the library 's general collection. . Koehn, a 1973 PSU graduate, continues to serve as a member of the foundation board's executive committee. He also received an "Outstanding Friend of PSU" award May 4. Koehn owns the Portland and Seattle executi ve search firm bearing his name, is a member of the Portland Kiwanis Club, and is a founder of the Portland Professional Forum , a business group . :Ill i...,,.,,. The steel and concrete support is in place for the five-story addition to the University's Milla:· . librat)'· The $11 million project, which doubles the building's size, is scheduled for completion 111 November 1990. A cure for the Summertime blues When you've seen all the movies, rented all the videos and are sick of summer television reruns , take advantage of an entertainment bargain - PSU 's Summer Repertory Theater. Portland State is presenting two light– hearted comedies running four weeks each: Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" and "Room Service" by Murray and Boretz. "Twelfth Night," directed by PSU 's William Tate and starri ng local actress Raissa Fleming as Viola, is currently playing in PSU's Lincoln Performance Hall through July 21, with performances Thursday. through Saturday at 8 p.m. A romantic comedy, "Twelfth Night" follows identical twins lost and proper love fo und . "Room Service," directed by PSU 's Jack Featheringill and starring Jim Caputo as Gordon Miller, plays in Lincoln Perfor– mance Hall August I through 25, with performances Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m ., plus a preview performance Wednesday, August I, at 8 p .m., and a matinee Sunday, August 12, at 2 p. m. "Room Service" is one of the classic screwball comedies of the ' 30s, a la the Marx Brothers and Lucille Ball. Subscription tickets for both plays are $12 for a Thursday, Friday or Saturday perfor– mance and $10 for preview or matinee performances. Single tickets for Thursday through Saturday performances are $7. 50 general and $6 for senior adults and students. Preview and matinee performance tickets are $6 general and $5 for senior adults and students. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance throu~h the PSU Box Office, 725-4440. As a special service , Broadway Revue restaurant , 1239 S. W. Broadway, is offering ticket holders $5 off the price of any dinner entree on any night through August 31. PSU 5