PSU Magazine Winter 2006

OTES Kristin Kaye MA is the author or Iron Maidens: The Celebration of the Most Awesome Female Mus– cle in the World, a memoir of her experience directing a New York theater production featuring a group or professional female bodybuilders (see page 5) . Kaye is the first graduate from PSU's master's program in writing to have a book published. She lives in Portland. Richard ystrom is a wri ter whose latest novels, RIK Love's Journal and The Mother Lode, are coming out in earl y 2006. Until 1991 , Nystrom wrote technical manuals for the compu ter industry. He has also wriuen another novel and a nonfiction book on philosophy. ystrom is currently writing an autobiogra– phy titled / was a Bohemian, Beatni'1, Hippie, Yuppie and Rhip- pie. Ile has five children and 16 grandchi ldren and lives in herwood. Melissa Stivers is executive assistant to the president at National College or Naturo– pathi Medicine in Portland. Gus Wettstei n is an assistant planner with the city of Wilsonville. Wettstein previ– ously worked in the water qual– ity division for the city of Woodburn. '05 Seamus Boxley has been drafted by the NBA Develop– ment League, which serves as a feeder league to the BA. Boxley was the Vikings' leading scorer and rebounder last year, averaging 20.6 points, 9.1 rebounds, blocking 39 shots and shooting 59 percent from the field. He was drafted by the Tulsa 66ers. Kristy Eggen MSW is a family advocate with Hopelink, a non– profit, social work agency in Bellevue , Washington. Nico le " ikki" Gilbert is an administrative assistant with the city of Hillsboro's finance department. Gilbert processes business licenses for the city. he is engaged and will be mar– ried in the summer. Krista (S ilvers) Harmon is a self-employed sign language interpreter in Portland. Tara Hebert MS is head athletic trainer at Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego. Linda Jerome is a painter whose work was exhibited at the Hillsboro Communi ty Ans ovember show. Jerome's chil– dren and grandchildren are often her subjects. She says, "The years al PSU were great. Tell us all about yourself Pl ease let us know about you or your PSU friends for Alum otes. Tell us abou t honors, promotions, appointments, and other important events in your life. Send your n ews by email to psualwn@pd.x.edu , on the Web at www. alumni.pd.x.edu, o r use the form below. Name--------------------------------- Street ___________ C ity _______ State __ Zip Code ___ Occupation _______________________________ Employe r _____________________________ Home/Business Telephone ________________________ Home/Business email ____________________________ Send to: Mrrna Duray, Alumni Rclauons, Portland State Umvcrsll)', PO Box 751, Port land OR 97207-0751, 503-725-4948. 36 PSU MAGAZINE W INTER 2006 Though it isn't known as an an school, there are some excellent professors there. "Jerome is studying for a master of ans degree at Pacific University with the goal of becoming a high school an teacher. Diane Pickering is program manager for cash investments in the corporate finance office of the Pon of Portland, where she interned as a student. Pamela Proctor is marketing manager at BWC Mortgage Ser– vices in San Ramon, California. Kirk Stanczyk is a counselor al the Morrison Center in Troutdale. In Memoriam Art Chenoweth , Vanguard reporter for the past 12 years, died December 6. He was 82. An was not a PSU graduate (Reed College was his alma mater), but he took classes and was on the Vanguard staff right up to his death. He enjoyed a long career in print, radio, and TV that included staff writer for the OregonJournal; adman for KPTv, KATU, KXL, and a variety of ad agencies; and assistant to former Journal columnist Doug Baker. Jerry Joslin '66, renowned for his realistic bronze sculptures of ballet dancers, children, and mermaids, died November 9 from pancreatic cancer. He was 63, had just had his 25-year ret– rospective, and left five sculp– tures unfinished. His works, created in his Lake Oswego stu– dio , are in collections around the world. Jeanne Wedge '67, MA '70, a lifelong student, died December 20 from cancer. She was 71. Wedge earned her first degrees in English, but in 2001 returned to P U to earn a degree in improvisational jazz piano. This wasn't her first stint back in school. In her 60s, Wedge chal– lenged herself by taking three years of college math. □