PSU Magazine Winter 1994

Donna chaeffer, Development officer for annua l giving. Individua l pledges went up by 71 percent la t year. Thi year's Telefund goal i 304,000, says chaeffer. "The TelefunJ i an important tool for the University. It enab les us to do broad outreach to alumni and let them know P U is accomplishing a lot with private gift at a time of declining state supp rt." In addit ion to providing scholarship , the annual fund has helped support visiting cholar , faculty professorship , the piano recital serie , computer techno logy in the Libra ry, and an exchange program with evera l Ru ian univer ities. A day for the donors On National Philanthropy Day, Nov. 16, major donor to the University were invited to campu · by Pre ident Judith Ramaley in recognition of their significant support. Attending the day' event were Jack and Deane Garrison (right photo), and Professor Emeritu Dale Courtney and Jeannine Cm les (left photo). Earl C hiles (top photo), pre iJent of the Chile Foundation, po e with ome of the tudents who have received the Chiles Foundation Presidential cholar hip. The students are (left to right) Christopher Frank, Bryan Puttnam, Travi Illig, Mi ty avagnaro, Jeanine Kunkel, Marcu Hecht, Gita Rabbani, Amir Ar anjani, and Matthew Shiveley. Scholarship honors McCoy A cholarship for social work student is being established in memory of G ladys McC y, late chair of the Multnomah C unty Commission and 1967 graduate of the PSU master's program. McCoy, who erved on the commi sion from 1978 until her death in April 1993, al o taught ocial work clas es at Portland tate in the 1970 whi le serving on the Portland School Board and a tate ombudsman under Gov. Robert traub. "Gladys dedicated her life to the values of serv ice, justice, equa lity, and diversity; tho e ame va lues advocated by the social work profession," ay James Ward, dean of the PSU Graduate School of Social Work. "Through this scholar hip our students will have the opportunity to wa lk in her footstep ." The G ladys McCoy Scholarship will be awarded to graduate minority students on the basis of financial need and demonstrated interest in policy development and service to children in need. The P U Foundation's goal i to rai e 300,000 during the next two year in support of the scholar hip. For more information contact the Graduate chool of Social Work, 725-3997, or to make a pledge write to the P U Foundation, P.O. Box 243, Portland, OR 97207-0243. D Gladys McCoy WINTER 1994 21