PSU Magazine Winter 2000

EDITOR Kathryn Kirkland CONTRIBUTORS Myrna Ouray, Clarence Hein '65, Pat Squire MPA '95 , Oougla Swanson, Jean Tuomi , Martha Wagner, Jennifer Wheeler DESIGN Terry Oaline EDITORIAL OFFICE 325 C ramer Hall P.O. Box 75 1 Portland , OR 97207-075 1 (503) 725-445 I, FAX: (503) 725-4465 E-MAIL: psumag@pdx.edu ADVERTISING SALES (503) 725-445I ALUMN I RELATIONS O FFICE Pat Squire MPA '95, Director Jennifer Wheeler, Assistant Director Myrna Ouray, Administrative Assistant I Cramer Hall P.O. Box 75I Portland, OR 97207-075 I (503) 725-4948 E-MAIL: psualum@pdx.edu ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dan Gemma '64, President Gerry Craig '66 Jo Rymer Culver '8 I David Fitzpatrick '75, MS '77 Ann Gardner '77 Ken Hart '90 Susan Hauser '70 Laila Hirr MS '94 Tamara Kelley '69 Eva Kripalani '83 Bill Lemman, Vanport Carolyn Leonard '77, MS '79 Brad Lynott '72 Pamela Gesme Miller '84 Jack O hman '99 Brian Ray '85 Don Riggs '83 Gary Salyers '57 Rosanna Schewerda '9I , MT '93 Eric Stromquist '8 I Cathy Williams '56 ALUMN I AMBASSADORS Jon )alali '67, MBA '71 , Medford Mary Mertens James '78, Salem Chuck Littlehales '65, Newport Dennis O lson '68, MS '80, Pendleton Cathy Williams '56, Bend Cover: Ge n. Colin Powell (left) and PSU Pres ident Dan Bernstine met as Portland State became part of Powell's America's Promise - The Alliance for Youth. Photo by Jack Liu. FEATURES Give and Take It was deal made in cyberspace for this Web entrepreneur and PSU students. University of Promise Gen. Colin Powell has designated PSU a University of Promise-a role that President Dan Bernstine takes to heart. Up for the Count The 2000 census is coming, and we better be ready. To Infinity and Beyond It's almost always a blast when students in the Aerospace Society get together. A Bilingual Advantage Needed: Teachers fluent in English and another language for Oregon's growing immigrant population. DEPARTMENTS Off the Shelf Around the Park Blocks A lumni Association News A lum Notes Philanthropy in Action Sports 6 8 10 13 15 2 3 18 20 28 29 PSU Magazine is published three times a year during fa ll, winter, and spring terms for alumni and friends of Portland State University. Contents may be reprinted only by permission of the ed iror. Please send address changes ro the Office of A lumni Relations, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751 , Portland, OR 97207-075 1. The magazine is printed on recycled paper. PSU is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution. WINTER 2000 PSU MAGAZINE 1