PSU Magazine Winter 2001

AL u M Compiled by Myrna Ouray R. Ronald Thurman is a self– employed financial services adviser living in Keizer. Patricia "Pat" Renner is a watercolor artist whose set of paintings entitled Grandmother Obsession was exhibited at the Chetco Community Public Library in August. Renner pre– viously spent 28 years as a school librarian and taught in a variety of fields, including gen– eral art and graphic design at Gold Beach High School. She lives in Gold Beach. C. Thomas Rogers is a mathe– matics teacher at Terra Nova High School in Pacifica, Cali– fornia. Rogers is also a law clerk and paralegal. He lives in San Luis Obispo and writes, "I'm liv– ing in my favorite city in the whole world . Portland prepared me for it." N 0 T E S ' Patricia "Pat" Evenson-Brady MST '73 is the Region 9 Educa– tional Service District (ESD) superintendent. Evenson-Brady previously served as assistant superintendent for instruction in special education and technol– ogy. She lives in Hood River with her husband, Phil Brady, who i responsible for the PSU master's program there. Molly Gloss is a Portland-based author whose latest novel, Wild Life, was published in June (see page 5) . Gloss' earlier work, The Jump-Off Creek, won the Ore– gon Book Award and was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1989. Mark Adams writes, "I received a degree in economics . .. fo l– lowed by a J. D. from the Uni– versity of California, Berkeley, and later did graduate work in hi tory at PSU under Charlie White. I practiced law in Tacoma, Washington, and served as commi sioner of the Wa hington Court of Appeal for 16 years. I retired last April and live with my wife and daughter on Puget Sound near G ig Harbor. I have fond memo– ries of my days at PSU ." Vicki Thomas MST '74 is a counselor at St. Helens High chool. Thomas previously was a counselor at Parkrose High School in Portland and has also taught health and fitnes in at Mt. Hood Commun ity a llege. R ichard White is general con– tractor at Richard White Con– struction in Portland. Terrie Wetle MS '71, PhD '76 is as ociate dean of med icine for public health and public policy at Brown University in Provi– dence, Rhode Island. Wed e writes, ". . . I have been asked to launch a new public health program and to join the faculty as professor of community health. I will also moni tor, advise, and serve as a spokesper– son for the Brown School of Medicine on is ues of medical education and health policy." For the past five years, Wede served a deputy director at the National Institute on Aging in Bethesda, Maryland . ''7 Alan Federici is senior vice pre ident and area manager at Centennial Bank. Federici is responsible for all Centennial Bank branches' development and sales activities in the Port– land and alem areas. He has 27 year's experience in banking, mostly with U.S. Bank. Annabelle Jaramillo MS '74 has been elected to the Benton County Board of Commission– ers. Jaramillo is the director of the O regon C itizens' Represen– tative Office. She lives in Philo– math. Paul DeMuniz was elected to the Oregon State Supreme Court in the November 7 elec– tion. DeMuniz previously served a an Oregon Appeals Court judge for two terms. Michael "Mike" Houck is an urban environmentalist with the Audubon Society and an adjunct geography instructor at PSU. Houck co-edited the book Wild in the City:. A Guide to Portland's Natural Area, pub- ONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ALUMNI ELECTED and re-elected into the Oregon Legislature on November 7. Margaret Carter '73 (Democ– rat) was elected state senator for District 8 in Multnomah County. Carter was a state rep– resentative for six years. She is president and chief executive officer of the Urban League of Portland and a counselor at Portland Community College. Richard Devlin '76 (Democrat) was re-elected state repre enta– tive for District 24 in C lacka– mas and Washington Counties. Devlin is a legal investigator and has been a juvenile surveil– lance officer and a correctional officer. He and his wife live in Tualatin. 22 PSU MAGAZINE WINTER 2001 Avel Gordly '74 (Democrat) was re-elected senator for Dis– trict LO in Multnomah County. Gordly is director of the Albina Community BANCorp, an unpaid position. She served as a state representative for six years before joining the Senate. Gordly has served as program director for the Portland House of Umoja; director of American Friends Service Committee; director of youth services for the Urban League of Portland; and adult parole and probation offi– cer for the Oregon Corrections Division. Randy Leonard '75 (Democrat) was re-elected to the Oregon House for District 21 in Mult– nomah County. Leonard was a state senator for six years. He has been a fire inspector and fire lieutenant since 1978 and is currently assigned to fireboat 17. He lives in east Portland. Steve March MUSP '91, PhD '97 (Democrat) was elected state representative for the 15th District in Multnomah County. March is a county policy analyst and formerly was project direc– tor for the senior adult learning center at PSU. Bruce Starr '91 (Republican) was re-elected state representa– tive for District 3 in Washing– ton County. Starr owns a small roofing and residential con– struction firm. He and his fam– ily live in Hillsboro. Carolyn Tomei '71, MSW '73 (Democrat) was elected to the House for District 25 in C lacka– mas County. Tomei is mayor of Milwaukie, and she has worked as a child development special– ist for Portland Public Schools; schools consultant for Mult– nomah County Mental Health; and an instructor at Portland Community College.