PSU Magazine Winter 2001

Partners mEducation COMMUNITY GIVING REPORT 1999-2000 PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 'Champions' transform education What can you and I do to make the future we envision a reality? By becom– ing champions for our values and creat– ing opportunities for individuals and communities to realize their full poten– tial. That is what the 1999-2000 Partners In Education report is all about. The people recognized on these pages are bringing the transforming power of higher education to our region through their support for Portland State University. At PSU we believe that higher edu– cation should offer a continuum of life– long experiences which blend seamless– ly into individuals' needs for learning throughout their professional and per– sonal journeys. This kind of education– al opportunity is the bedrock of our region's high quality of life. The PSU model fuses academic knowledge with hands-on involvement. We ask our students to go beyond the expected, to convert what they learn in the classroom into meaningful contri– butions in the community surrounding them. I'd like to share just a few examples: • Computer science students, working in our Center for Software Quality Research, help local software compa– nies train professionals and test new products. • Students in the Business Outreach Program have helped more than 300 small businesses grow and prosper, fueling our region's vibrant economy. • Our innovative University Studies curriculum engages more than 1,400 President Bernstine recognizes PSU supporters for creating the opportunity for individuals and communities to realize their full potential. seniors with over 185 community– based projects annually, giving stu– dents with different majors experi– ence working together as a team and building community values for the future. In these and a multitude of other ways, Portland State is emerging as our region's primary catalyst for improving the way we work and live together. With the crucial partnership of many of you, we are meeting our community's call for leadership in higher education. Happy New Year! Daniel 0. Bernstine President The following donor lists were compiled to reflect giving to PSU for the fiscal year beginning July 1 , 1999, and ending June 30, 2000. We have made every effort to ensure that this impor– tant listing of donors is complete and accurate. If an error has been made, please notify Katrina Ratzlaff, director of donor services, at 503-725-5038. President's Associates Platinum Society ($10,000 and more) Members of the President's Associates Platinum Society are individuals who have shown their commitment to the University with gifts totaling $10,000 or more between July 1, 1999, and June 30, 2000. Alice L. Alexander Elisabeth F. Andrus-Rivera & Carlos Rivera* Anonymous Duane Autzen Bruce H. 73 & Debra A. Bartlett '73 Craig L. Berkman & Karen H. Hinsdale Gary L. '63 & Joanne L. Bishop Margery W. Bloomfield Ronald W. Burkle Elsie W. & Kenneth W. Butler* Gerry 8. '62 & Marilyn C. Cameron Harry C. '65 & Gwen E. Carsh Mary H. & Maurie D. Clark Elva F. Coombs* Dale E. Courtney* Jeannine B. Cowles Norman P. & Rickie J. Daniels John & Julie Strasser Dixon Sam Duncan Richard 5. Gaps 75, '90 Deane T. & Jack E. Garrison Phillip P. Gibbons Robert G. & Roje S. Gootee Raymond G. '83 Elizabeth L. Guenther Continued on next page Names appearing in italic are donors to the Fund for PSU; •denotes faculty/staff/emeriti donor household; and t denotes deceased donors.