PSU Magazine Winter 1999
'97 N athan Austin MS is director of operations at the U.S. Census Monitoring Board, Presidential Members at Suitland, Md. Vivian Tong Edell MPH is an assistant professor of nursing at Linfield College in McMinnville, as well as a PhD candidate in public administra– tion and policy at PSU. In June, Edell was the recipient of the Samuel Graf Faculty Achievement Award, a prize given in recognition of research, publication, or some other special academic or civic achievement. In 1997, she received both the Nursing Excellence Award from the Legacy Health System and the MPH Student Award of ABC ALUMNI BENEFIT CARD YOUR PASS TO PSU CALL 725-4948 FOR DETAILS ASERVICE OF YOUR PSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ... and crtatt a ntw homt for tht PSU t.A/,umni <..Association Friends of Simon Benson House is raising funds to renovate this 98-year-old home, which will move to campus in the spring and become the new home for the Alumni Association. With some help, this historic residence of pioneer lumberman Simon Benson will regain its charms. Call the PSU Alumni Association Office, 725-4948, to get involved. 26 PSU MAGAZINE WINTER I999 Achievement from Portland State. Kari Jensen is a reporter with Community Newspapers, Inc., Lake Oswego Review. Mark Larson is a wildlife artist and co-owner of Pacific Crest Gallery in Troutdale. Larson won the Alaska's Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year contest and was a finalist in the Washington State Duck Stamp contest. Anna Quillen works at Heritage Consulting Group, a historic building rehabilitation and development planning company in Portland. David Roehm MBA is principal at Torwest Capital, an invest– ment banking and corporate finance business in Portland . Roehm previously was with Black & Company in invest– ment banking. Len Soho is a construction specialist with Multnomah County. Sabo lives in Portland. Kristy Thompson is an admin– istrative assistant at Standard Insurance Company in Portland. Brenda Welter is a paralegal at Ater Wynne Hewitt Dodson & Skerritt, LLP, a law firm in Portland. '98 Cheryl Ames PhD is a special education administrator with the Beaverron School District. Scott Bricker MURP is the program manager at Bicycle Transportation Alliance, a non– profit bicycle advocacy program in Portland. Chris Groener is working in the Oregon City field office for Congresswoman Darlene Hooley. Groener is a former PSU student body president. Robert H awkins is a graduate student in physics at Oregon State University. John Houseman MPA is the president and CEO of Emerald Kidsports, a non-profit organiza– tion that provides athletic opportunities for children in kindergarten through eighth grade in the Springfield-Eugene area. Houseman formerly was the executive director of the Portland Children's Museum. William Maddox MA is a teacher at Secondary Generalist in Stevens Village, Alaska. Maddox writes, "I've enjoyed every minute at PSU, and I hope I see many of you again as our life-paths cross and reunite us. Best of luck to all!" Brent Magnuson is a business analyst at Menlo Logistics, a third party logistics company in Portland. Kenneth McMahon is a marketing analyst ~ith Sprint Products Group, a telecommu– nications company. McMahon lives in Lawrence, Kansas. Diwakar Prasad is a mechani– cal engineer at Defiance Testing and Engineering, a tier 1 supplier to Chrysler, General 1 Motors, and Ford. Prasad presently is working on the ,frame design for the Ford . , Explorer to be released in 2001. ' Ben Sinclair is a machinist at Dutchman Tool & Machine in Portland. Lorraine "Lori" Whittaker MSW is an adoption specialist with the state of Washington Children's Services in Kelso, Wash . Carolyn Wika MBA is the director of marketing for the Columbia Gorge Economic Development Association. Wika lives in White Salmon, Wash. · In Memoriam Peter Griffin '62 died of cancer in October. Griffin was a profes– sor of mathematics at California State University-Sacramento. After writing the book, Theory of Blackjack, which explored and explained the probabilities of every conceivable situation in the game, he became a cult figure to casino card counters. He is survived by his wife, Lydia. D
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