PSU Magazine Winter 2000

'62 '65 Wayne Atteberry is senior vice president of the investment Ronald "Ron" Dexter MST '71 division at Standard Insurance is the associate superintendent Compan y. Atteberry also is a for professional technical educa- member if the Pacific University tion at the O regon Department board of trustees. He and his of Education. Dexter is responsi- ble for the Certificate of wife, Betty, live in Beaverton. Advanced Mastery program, which focuses on the application '64 of skills and knowledge during the last two years of a student's Benjamin ''Ben" Arthur MS '68 high school experience. is the site administrator at Wynne Watts School in Terrance "Terry" Hunt left the Portland, an alternative school law firm of Parker Bush & Lane for emotionally and developmen- in Portland to become a sole tally challenged children. Arthur practitioner. Hunt specializes in retired from the Albany School business-related immigration District in 1996, where he coor- work and business litigation and dinated special education. collections. Tack Yost MA '71, a regular contributing writer w PSU 'Magazine, a long-time peace activist, and my good friend, died Oct. 19. His unexpected death was the result of an adverse reaction to a prescription medication. He was only 54. In the fall 1999 issue of PSU Magazine , not only did Jack write the cover feature on drinking Williamette River water and another feature on the University's new Center for Excellence in Writing, but his new book, Planet Champions : Adventure in Saving the World, was introduced. Patricia "Pat" Ware is a poet Hager and Carlsen, where he whose work was included in had practiced law for the past Millennial SJYring, an anthology 25 years. published by Blue Heron Publishing. Ware lives in '68 Portland. Richard Ball MST '72 retired '66 after teaching 30 years, most recently in Canby. Ball is a Steve Jonas is owner of member of the PSU Viking Aviation Consulting in C lub and president of the Cedar Hermiston. Colonel Jonas Ridge Homeowners Association retired from the U.S. Air Force in Canby. His son, Dav id, was in 1993 after 31 years of service. ed itor of the PSU Vanguard in 1994-95, and his daughter, '67 DeAnna, will rece ive her degree in finance from PSU this year. Jim Westwood has joined the George Little is a business law firm of Stoel Rives LLP in systems analyst at the U.S. Portland. Westwood was a part- Navy Public Works Center in ner at Miller, Nash, Wiener, Norfolk, Virginia. Jack's personal journey toward a life of social change began early. He left home at the age of 14 for Mt. Angel Seminary to study to become a Catholic priest. A decade later, studying theology in Europe and finding himself at odds with the dogmas of the church, he decided to leave. But his education had left an indelible mark: a belief that we all have a responsibility to work for the good of society. I'm glad Jack finished his book and published it through his company, BridgeCity Books, before he died. Planet Champions is the story of his own quest in finding a meaningful role as a peace activist together with the stories of people he met along the way. Jack kept good notes, but this moving personal work would Jack Yost, 1945-1999 From 1989 to 1994, Jack took his crusade to New York City, where he served as director of the United Nations Office of the World Federalist Movement, an organization advocat– ing stronger international laws to protect human rights and the environ– ment. He then returned to Oregon and began doing research for his book. Writing for PSU Magazine was a side– line occupation for Jack, but he truly cared about Portland State and it have been difficult for any of his numerous friends or his family members to complete. Jack was scheduled to teach this winter in the PSU master's program in conflict resolution. He first started teaching peace studies at Portland State in the mid– '80s, at which time he founded the Oregon Peace Studies Consortium, a coalition of colleges and univer– sities promoting academic peace studies throughout the state. 20 PSU MAGAZINE WINTER 2000 showed in his writing. Jack was an optimist and believed the world's problems were solvable. In an interview about his book given shortly before his death, Jack said, "Transforming the planet is not some awful burden the past has dumped on top of us. It's the most exciting adventure civilization has ever embarked on." It was a distinct privilege knowing Jack and including his wonderful articles in PSU Magazine. He was special person and will be sorely missed. -Kathryn Kirkland , editor