PSU Magazine Winter 2003

Rose Marugg MBA is staff accountant al Crown Pacific Partners, a limber and wood products company in Portland . Candise Nokes MSW is an addictions and mental health therapist at her recently estab– lished private practice, New Beginnings Counseling Services, in Portland. Gary Paek MBA is a commodity specialist at Intel Corp. in Hills– boro. Samantha Prcdoehl MS is an admissions counselor al Portland State. Ryan Rice is a computer-aided drafter and purchasing agent al Fouch Electric in Portland. David Rowe MBA is vice presi– dent of product marketing at WebMD Corporation, a health– care information services firm in Portland. Rowe says, 'Tm fortu– nate to be working on the cut– ting edge of health care." He enjoys surfing and cycling. His wife, Danette "Danny" Rowe '98, teaches history and English at Tigard High School and is completing work on her master's degree in history at PSU. They live in Tualatin with their son, Evan, a senior at Tualatin High School. Philip Sauer is owner of PM Construction, LLC, a home remodeling and repair firm in Valparaiso, Indiana. Michell e Seeds is proprietor at Bending Sprite Botanicals, a bio– dynamic gardening and herbal products firm in Portland. Karen Short is a regional trainer al Voll Information ci– ences, a staffing and technology firm in Beaverton. Rachelle Smythe is a client relations representative at Mercedes-Benz of Portland. She lives in Milwaukie. Nathan Stevens is account manager for Procter and Gamble in Fayeneville, Arkansas. Stacey Storie writes, 'Tm start– ing a great new career as a financial adviser for American Express Financial Advisors. I graduated in June 2002 after playing for the PSU women's soccer team all four years. I hope that I can help some of my fellow Vikings achieve their financial goals. Go Viks! " Storie lives in Portland. Kelly Ti cornia MS is a coun– selor at l lallman Elementary School in the Salem-Keizer District. She lives in Salem. Bao Tran is a pans technical analyst with Freightliner. Tran lives in Vancouver, Washington . Isabel YanAmburg MA is a school counselor with the Hills– boro School District. She lives in Forest Grove. Christina Witkowski is direc– tor of care at Alaska Baptist Family Services, a group home in Anchorage. Lisa Zand berg MSW is a child and family therapist (outpatient) at The Child Center, a mental health agency for children and families. Zandberg lives in Eugene. Hjalmar Rathe, associate pro– fessor emeritus of accounting, died ovember 2 at his home in Portland. He was 76. Prof. Rathe taugh t accounting and auditing al Portland State from 1964 to 1990. In addition, he had a lifelong interest in his Norwegian heritage and was a founding member of the candi– navian Heritage Foundation in Portland. Bertha Roth MSW '65, of Sher– wood, died September 3, fol– lowing a life of community service. Roth began her social service career in Enterprise before spend ing 15 years as Clatsop County welfare admin– istrator. She then moved to Salem and served under former Governors Robert Holmes, Mark Hatfield , Tom McCall, and Robert Straub in multiple administrative posts and ulti– mately as director of public assistance for the Oregon Wel– fare Commission. She received many accolades, including the Distinguished Service Award from the city of Salem in 1977 and 1978. Roth retired in 1978 after 31 years in state govern– ment social service work. D Scien<;e~ Technology & Society 10% Discount/PSU Alumni Jo!'mey into Wonder Dr. Oliver Sacks January 17th, 2003 The Super Renaissance Burt Rutan February 21st Origi,_ns: Our Cosmic Roots Dr.Anne Kinney March 14th, 2003 Becoming Human Dr. Ian Tattersall April 11th, 2003 \.Vl TER 2003 PSU MAGAZINE 29