PSU Magazine Winter 1993

EDITOR Kathryn Kirkland CONTRIBUTORS Danielle Fischer, Clarence Hein '65, Pat Scott, Douglas Swanson CALENDAR EDITOR Bertha Martell DESIGN Terry Daline ADVERTISING SALES Judi Schons Independent Ad Director (503) 224-1759 EDITORIAL OFFICE 325 Cramer Hall P.O. Box 751 Portland, OR 97207-0751 (503) 725-445 1 ALUMNI RELATIONS OFFICE Pat Squire, Director Scott Kaden, Assistant Director 239 Mill Street Building P.O. Box 751 Portland, OR 97207-075 1 (503) 725-4948 ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jory Abrams '79, President Brian Black '69 Roosevelt Carter '74 Charles C lemans '56 Don Dickinson '68, MBA '72 Gary Dominick '73, MSW '77 John Eccles '69 Nancy Fargo '82 James Griffith '67 Peter Grundfossen '58, MST '66 Wally Harding '59 Deanna Hotchkiss '88 Terry Hunt '65 Lee Jenkins '79 Jan Kurtz '87 Dolores Leon '70 Linda Marshall '83 Jim Perkin '59, MS '73 Susan Purpura '77 Ann Romano '72 Stan Sanders '81 Miriam Selby '68, MA '70 Jo Ann Smith '90 Larry Thompson '68 Dennis West '63 Jane Wiener '69 Merrie Ziady '80, MST '82 Cover: Learn about the region's propensity for earthquakes (story on page 7). Illustration by Stephen Hayes. FEATURES Great Shakes The Pacific Northwest is ripe for a major quake in the not-so-distant future. Downsizing vs. Rightsizing Layoffs and job cutbacks will persist in the new administra– tion, but this may not be the best way for companies to go. The Politics of Metro Does the Metropolitan Service District represent a loss of local control or a boon for delivery of regional services? On the Trail A PSU alumna h as helped organize diaries from the Oregon Trail as a volunteer for the Oregon Historical Society. DEPARTMENTS Around the Park Blocks Alumni Association News A lum Notes Calendar 7 10 14 20 2 18 23 29 PSU Magazine is published for alumni and friends of Portland tate University. Contents may be reprinted only by permission of the editor. Please end address changes to the Office of Alumni Relations, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751. PSU is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution. PSU 1