alumni noki ,I Alum makes strides with Nike I Your classmates may I by Carla nave known what you were doing as a student at PSU, hut . . . what are you doing for the rest of your life? For all alumni of PSU, "Alumni Notes" is an opportuntty to let fellow -'~ssmatesknow what you E doing these days. Share information about urself with other PSU $raduates,whether you are coaching little league or are the president of M.I.T. Be a part of Alumni Notes. To submit informa- tion, contact the Numni Office at 229-4948 or drop 'SU Alumni Box 751: postcard to I 'fice; P.O. t-tland, OR 9 - I )wns a Milwauki 5hlp. udy Delaney ('75) may live on the other side of the country J now, but beforeleaving PSU and the Northwest, she played a very important role In recruiting support for the Giustl Tournament of Champions, the PSU national women's basketball tournament now in its second year. Delaney. recently promoted to Wear Testlng Coordinator for the Blue Ribbon SportslNike Athletic equlpment firm in Exeter. New Hampshlre, spent last summer working wlth alumni volunteer Coralen Lagesen ('64) on the Glusti Tournament of Champions Alumnl Commtttee. "Al Giusti was a friend of mine. I admired his fine commuily in- volvement with women's athletics. I think the Giustl Tournament was a big success this year." she said. Most of Delaney's work centered around recruitment of alumni for the Club of Champions, the tourna- ment's official support group. While at PSU completing a bachelor's degree in Health and Physlcal Education. Delaney was active in volleyball, tennis and rally squad. Afler graduatlon, she worked as head volleyball coach at Madison Hlgh School In Portland, and then became a health teacher at Putnam Hlgh in Milwaukie. Oregon Her career wlth Nlke began in 1978 she said, when she was hired as project manager In Testing at the firm's world headquarters In Beaverton, Oregon. The promotion to Wear Testing Coordinator came last September.and with 11the move to Exeter, home of Nlke's Research and Development faciiify. Her offlce is located at the site of the new Biomechanics Lab. possibly the first lab of 11skind for a major athletlc shoe company, she added. The facility conducts phys~ological, biomechanicai and wear testing, as well as research. in her new position. Delaney has a direct Impact on design and production of the products. She makes recommendations to the production department, based on tests She conducts. Her work includes establishing a pool of testers, developlng mechanrcal shoe testing devlces, and collecting and analyzing computer data as well as otner feedback. Speaklng as an athlete herself. Delaney said she is impressed with her company's humanistic approach to shoe design, which emphasizes we GaHucclo, c ikswagen dealel Pel Of Re Prt Of ler Sukalac, is associate director lha new linitad Methodist - - . .. ttrement Center In Salem ?vlously, he was an admlnlsfrator Salem Hospital for 14 years ,,a!,=, a", raw, Ii and lives in S s a commercial ic Northwesf aiem. us Cox ('59. '6 administrator c lponsible for su iunteer workers rtland area. ~ 9 MST) is an 11 Camp Fire, In, perv~sing in the southeas Ril Dir He CO GU t8) is Band i High School. Resewe Group le U S. Coast :hard Powdl ('5 .ector for Tlgarc also serves as lmmender for tt lard. RU nal Hi( ha, Of Jal by Whalley ('59. '77) has been med pr~nc~poafl Talent Junior 3h School near Medford. OR. She d served as assistant principal Ashiand Junior Hlgh School since wary '79. Previously. Whailey ent more than 11 years working h the Gresham School District. Judy Delaney. Wear Testing Coordinator for Blue i Exeter. New Hampshire. the needs of athletes and not necessarr Y the current faahlon vogue. "I always feel proud to say I'm Dart of the Nike famlly." she said.
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