Jennifer Curtin ('80) IS a teacher w th the Llncoln County School Dlstrlct on farm life in Germany quite different from that in Oreoon. Aithouoh Mike Mueller 1'80) is an with Frye Electronics in T He is an avid skier and i Southwest Portland with engineer igard. Ore ives in his family. slm~laIrnsue st ~ermanihas60 mll $onpeople to Oregon s 3 mililon Tne averaqe Amer can farm IS 380 the Oregon coast Ihn Becker ('80) has been named e 1981 State F~nanceChairman for e Oregon Republican Party. In ad- lion, he was selected as the Jtstandlng Young Republican of .egon for 1980. Mary Fishlsr ('80) has been inv'ted to teacn Engi sh asa Secona Language at tne YoLtn Academy n Sapporo. acres compared to an average 10 to 40 acres in West Germany. "I thlnk the exchange program promotes understanding," Kolibaba said. "It reduces stereotype ideas of Stephen Mundorff ('801 v Colorado L~II ty and Etec former Portland General vorks for tric. The Electric ~arriedand Japan. Barton Hadder ('80 MST) is a life employee was recently rr lives in Montrose, Colo. Science teacher at Whitford Intermediate School in Beaverton. Ore. HughPenland('80) is an i ers Llfe Nebras Anne Cassidy ('80 MS) is on a three- year research grant to develop an outdoor education program for han- dicapped people at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. After returning to Oregon in December, Kolibaba spent two with Bank S lives in N, ?X- Joan Pols re- pathoiogi! er- schools. 911 months traveling to 4-H program around the state reporting on his I perience. He is currently employed as a I qulsltion Specialist in the Grant S vices Department of the PI Business Office. orthwest Portlat Alan Kolibaba ('80) recently return- ed from a six-month stay in West Germanv. where he lived and farmed on ('79, '80 MS) t with the Portl is a speech and Pubi~c James A. Cronin ('65. '80) is Transportation Editor of The Daily urnal of Commerce, Portland. w ~ t hseVkn host families as an Inter- national 4-H Youth Exchange JO Cl SC alr tiv - Raymond physical E Su Seilwood Slebos ('74, '8C !ducatlon teach, Middle School i 1 MST) is a er at n Portland. .onin formerly was news and '"r'---"'-."-' AS one of two Oregonians chosen lence Of lhe and to participate in this year's ex- Megan McDonald io contributed articles to Perspee- the 23 vear old student Tim Raltli ('80) married P IS Jan. 24 in - . -. , . - - - , - - - - -.-- ~ . municatlons graduate said he found Portland. Alumni Public Affairs Committee speaks out for PSU soon to be announced he ill wind of the state's T f l s c a l crisis has blown at least some good toward Portland State. An action-oriented group of alumni has begun a state-wide organ~zationaleffort to establtsh a network of support for PSU. lt's an effort, according to Chairperson Molly Ackley-Cook ('74). that wiil continue paying dividends to the University and its oraduates for vears to come. "We believe there are graduates who feel as wt who want to Increase the vk.8u,,,tr u, the Untversity in the community. both as part of the State System of Hlgher Education and as the unique urban institution which ~tis." Ackley- Cook sald The PSU Alumni Scholars Program Committee has begun a series of meetings to determine the eventual winners of the University's first Alumni Scholarships. Nomi- nations were accepted through March 15. The scholarships, based on merit, are scheduled to be awarded for Fall term. 1981. according to David Belies ('60). committee chatrman and executive vice president of First National Bank of Oregon. Seven committee members will select a total of f~vewinners, who each will receive a $1.000 Committee member Alan Kotz ('65), Portland insurance company owner, emphasized that the new scholarships will be awarded without regard to f~nancialneed. Scholarship applicants wiil be judged not only on the basis of S.A.T. scores and academic achievement, but on evidence of other demonstrated talents. The latter involves a subjec- tive evaluation, according to Belles. Letters ot recommendation and each studenys personal interview before the committee also will figure prominently In the final selection. said Belles. many ?do and "President Biumel has sald that development of a 'constituent volce' is of major importance," Ackley- Cook sald. "and the committee Ca I nq tneniselves tne Alumni agrees With more than 20 000 PUDI c Affa rs Commmee. tne seven gradbates In the state that volce PSU graduates want to develop an should be a strong one." organization "to really represent The legislative strategy. according Portland State's alumni throuoh to the Publ~cAffairs Committee. is to --- srhnlarshlo ann~~allvforench of fntrr "I think a scholanhi~based On a6m.s. ' ~ckley-Cooksaid "w;? want volce support for Governor Atlyeh's to become a real votce of PSUalum- proposed budget and revenue -- --- - -- , - ... . .. years spent at PSU, as tong as cer- merit s wonoerful.' Sa8d Rooseveit tam acaoemtc requirements are met Carter ( 74) committee member ni for the University." package for hfghereducation Under The first task for the Public Affairs that DroDoSal. PSU would face some "We Dianto announce the winners in The operations manager for the Port ~une:in time for their names to appear in the high school com- mencement exercise programs." ex- plained Belies. In an all-out effort to reach PSU alums, teachers, counselors and ad- ministrators concerning the scholarship program, PSU's Alumni and Publications Offices mailed some 23.000 brochures in February to area homes and offices which ex- plalned the program. Area high school counselors who are not PSU alums also received a oackaoe of Dosters wlth an ex- of Portland also added, "I can think of high school students who are not athletically gifted or who don't meet financial need requirements, but who can qualify for a scholarship based on academic achievements. It says a lot to this type of person to reward him or her for,hard work." Fellow committee member Bar- bara Coil ('73). current pres~denot f the Multnomah County chapter of the American Cancer Society, said. "l'm looklng forward to judgtng the applications. i hope we get some highly talented people to anend Portland State. It's not easy to ftnd a Scholarship to attend on merit - there aren't many any more I have three grown children, so I know the cost of higher education." :ommrttee centers on preserv ng buaget reductions (just ~ n d e trhree flnancla support for PSU Ouring the percent) However, there are In- current leglsrat ve sessqon Tne com- d calions tnat much deeper budget mittee is contacting alumni in key legislative dtstrlcts around the state to establish an ~nformattonanl etwork to let legislators know the level of concern for PSU. Although the Public Affairs Com- mittee's main concern is the welfare of PSU In the face of the state's reduced revenue, Ackley-Cook says that developtng networks of support for PSU will extend far beyond the orobiems of todav cuts may be proposed by the iegtslature. Members of the Public Affairs Committee are: Molly Ackley-Cook ('74), Com- munlcations Consultant. Chairper- son: Ronald Adams ('59). Marketing Department Commerc~alManager, Pacif~cNorthwest Bell, Salem: Charles Ciemans ('56). Superinten- dent, Oregon C~tySchools. Rena Cusma 1'69). Director. Multnomah , . p anatory etier ask nq tne educators to pace the posrers where tne r The alumnl corimrttee has dls- County Environmental Servtces cussed heiplng the Unlverslty bu~ld Adam Davis (741, Pollster. Students could see them. A separate advertisement announcing the program also appeared in the January issue of Perspeclive. stronger tles wlth the business com- Northwest Attitudes: James munlty and presenting an effective Westwood ('67). attorney: and Janice alumnl votce on behalf of PSU Wilson ('69). Vice-President and before state agencies, includ~ngthe Manager, First National Bank of State Board for Higher Educatton. Oregon.
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