PSU Magazine Winter 2001

Nominations sought for outstanding alumni and faculty Nominations are now being accepted for Outstanding Alumni and Distinguished Faculty Service awards. Selections will be made in February and honorees will be recognized at PSU Salutes in May. The se lection committee is seeking nominations of alumni who have achieved success in their field, and who have brought recognition to PSU. The Distin– guished Faculty Service Award recognizes a faculty member "who has made extraordinary contribu– tions, not only to the Univer ity, but to the Portland community." Last year's recipient wa Darrell Millner, profe sor of black studie . Nomination material can be obtained by contacting P U's Office of Alumni Relations at 503-725-5073 or psua.lum@pdx. edu . There's no better way to recognize an outstanding alum or say thanks to a faculty member who made a difference in your education than to nominate her or him for one of the PSU Alumni Association's annual awards . What a difference it can make in their lives. Even though it has been almost a year since I was fortunate enough to receive PSU's Outstanding A lumni award, l still look back on the honor with renewed pride. To tell you the truth , I was happy just to have received the nomination ; it meant one of my professors still remem– bered me even though it has been a long, long time since I attended classes. To actually get the award and be listed among some truly incredible PSU alumni is humbling. It is one thing to receive recognition within the small communities that make up our professional lives, it's quite another to be honored by our alma mater. Over the years I have looked at the long list of President Dan Bemstine (left) congratulates Steve Amen on receiving an Outstanding Alumni award in May 1999. accomplishments by the University and have always been proud to say I graduated from PSU. Steve Amen '86 just 200 left . • • buy a brick today! , JI PSU . \...._..?J.tumnz ~soczatzon ~~TE Your $100 tax-deductible contribution will buy a brick inscribed with your name-or any message you choose-to be placed in the patio garden behind the Simon Benson House on the Portland State campus. And that's not all. Your donation will help save and restore the Benson House, the future home of PSU's Alumni Association. All contributions are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Mail your brick order or contribution to: Friends of Simon Benson I louse, PO Box 1326, Ponlancl, OR 97207 ~ - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- Yes! I want to help save the Simon Benson House! NAME _ _ _________________ TELEPllONE_____________ SlllEET ADDRESS________________ CITY______ STATE ZIP ____ 0 I would like to purchase brick(s) at $100 each. 0 Enclosed is my check for made payable to Friends of Simon Benson House. 0 Please charge my 0 VISA 0 MasterCard. CARD NO.______________ EXP DATE SIGNATURE __________________________ ________ Print in capital letters. Two lines per brick, up to 20 characters per line. Spaces count as one character. DDDDDDDDD D DDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD WINTER 2001 PSU MAGAZINE 21