PSU Magazine Winter 2005

Engineering alumni recently honored Portland tale's Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer cience recemly honored two alumni, includ- ing its namesake, by inducting them into its Academy of Distinguished Alumni. Recog– nized for success in their fields, ser– vice LO their pro– fessions and the community, and Fariborz Maseeh achievements hon- o ring the Maseeh College and P U were Fariborz Maseeh '80, MS '84 and Ross Lisle '70. Maseeh is founder and president of The Massiah Foundation, which made an $8 million gift to the a ll ege-the Ross Lisle largest gift in P U history. With this gift the college has became the Fariborz Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science. Maseeh is the found rand former president and CEO of lntelliSense Corp., which began the first custom design, development, and manufacture of next-generation micro-electro mechanical systems. For the past 28 years, Lisle has taken positions of increased responsi– bility at NW Natural, leading to pro– ject manager of the Pipeline Integrity Project. He is active in numerous engi– neering organizations and is a found– ing member of the PSU Mechanical and Materials Engineering Advisory Board, where he was instrumental in a scholarship fund drive. Lisle advises seniors in th apsLOne program, recruits new students, and mentors recent graduates. Both Lisle and Maseeh serve on the Maseeh a ll ege Advisory Board. 18 PSU MAGAZINE WI TER 2005 Alumni enjoy travel to Italy and Croatia ome 20 alumni and friends went on overseas trips through the Alumni Association this fa ll, including trips to Sicily and Croatia. Merrie Ziady '80, MST '82 and her husband, Jon , reported that the icily trip was their first organized tour, and that they "dis– covered a real bene– fit in having someone else take care of al I th e details." "It enabled us to see and do a lot in a short time-elimi– nating the time gob– bled up in figuring om how and where to get tickets, bus schedules, etc.," says Merrie. From the terrace Merrie. The Alumni College in Sicily program included a day trip to Sira– cusa, a city founded in 734 B.C. by the Greeks. (The Ziadys are pictured on a side street.) Other travelers, including Lloyd and Pauline Anderson, enjoyed the Croatia tour. They reported that the scenery along the Dalmatian Coast of the Adriatic was spectacular, and trip participants were impressed with the work that has been clone Lo repair recent war lamage. A dinner with a Croatian family was a highlight of the two-week tour. of their hotel, the Jon and Merrie Ziady enjoy a day For information about upcoming travel opportunities, go to the Alumni Ziadys could see the in Siracusa, Italy. red glow of lava from the erupting Mount Etna. "We wondered what was happening at home with Mount St. Helens," says Out-of-town receptions With more than 100,000 alumni (and counting) around the world, the Alumni Association is Laking Lo the road Lo stay connected with graduates. The association is hosting receptions for alumni and friends in the following cities this spring. Watch your mailbox or go to our Web site for more details. Bend : May 3 Doha, Qatar: March 10 Salem: April 6 Seattl e: April 26 Washington, D.C. : spring. Association Web site al www.alumni.pdx.edu or ca ll Pat quire, direcLOr of Alumni Relations, at 503-725-5072. A gift to our alumni! Get a free, permanent email forwarding address that you'll always remember! Even if you move or change jobs, you'll never have to worry about losing email or having to give your friends and colleagues your new email address. It's a forwarding service that directs all emails sent to it on to your existing email address. Sign up at www.alumni. pdx.edu where you can also submit an alum note, update your mailing address, or sign up for newsletters- all online.