Enthusiastic volunteers Special classes push alumni camp&@ , ofofrfered al~mnl over top Some interesting non-credit courses, including small business management, French language and cooking classes, and Chinese gar- denina will be offered Sorina term bv E vidence that PSU's alumni are developing an increasingly strong network of support for the University IS apparent, as PSU's Second annual alumni fund campaign continues to brighten the Univers~ty'sotherwise cloudy financlal horlzon. Over 50 alumni volunteers already have helped to push donations bevond thls vear's camoaian aoal of tne P<U A Lmnl On~cen coopera-' tlon wtn the D~v~sfofnCont~n~~ng Education. The SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS class. designed for those who have ex- perience in small business manage- ment, will provide Information and Skliiswhich may help one's business Topics include goal-setting and Prosper, and Introduces services available when help Is needed. marketing, financial accounting and taxes, financing and money manage- ment. inventorv control and - Koehn $3~.000, as ihe total co ~eEtedIn cash and pledges nches tantalizing- ly closer to 540,000. - lee , chairman tributed $13.000 in cash and educational needs not provided by oledaes. Another $2.500 resulted state fundina . . .and the more suo- Several reasons account for such a SUCC~SS~UI fund drtve thls vear. ac- from-tne frst campaogn mall ng In port we getirom alumn who are January. and another $2.000 In mlS- members of the CommJn ty. tne cellaneous g fts also was donated more vls bsllty PSU recewes. he coralnq to campalgn chaffman. Lee Koenn ('73). vlce president and general manager of Foote-Waldron. PLrchaSlng. reia I shrlnk, data processtng and tne small compLter. government regulat on5 and str~c- The enthusiastic work of alumni stressed. volunteers was the key to success in Funds raised bv the camoaion will an executive recruiting firm in Portland. "We made ~tfun for the volunteers by having group phonathons, and keeping them posted on results throughout the turing for growth. The course, taught by Stan Amy and Molly Ackiey- Cook, is limited to 30 participants. w~thsingle-session adm~sslons allowed on a space-available basts. The course will be held at 103 Cramer Hall, PSU Campus, Thursdays. April 30 to June 18. from 7 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Fee is $95. Regrstration closes Apr~l 24. FRENCHCULTURE AND CUISINE is an ~ntroductionto French culture via the cuisine of dlfferent orovinces of France. surpassing this year's campaign be used for library resources,- goal, agreed division head, Tony classroom and laboratory equip- Klrchhof ('67 8 '69 MBA). He ex- ment. faculty development and platns that he got involved with PSU's alumni campaign "primarily because I feel I owe something to PSU for a fine undergraduate and graduate education." Klrchhof. an attorney for Louisiana-Pacific Cor- poration, says. "The campaign gave me an opportunity to meet other alumni in Portland, and to re- establish contacts wlth some old friends." "I feel PSU has a lot to offer the communitv. and I don't want that to research, as well as student support through scholarships and graduate assistantships. Conlnbutrons mav be marled to. PSU ~oundabon P 0 Box 243 POT11Bnd. OR 97201 Big demand for benefits of ABC Card Included hill be preparation of dlshes from dlfferent reglons, samp- ling of wines, and learnlng about the local cuitureand how It IS reflected !n French dinlno. At least one vlsit to a be hampered oy a lacK ol fdnO#ng says John Konrnan ('691, also a dvl- slon nead th s year French resta~rant w I bcfeat,reo to w tness cook nq tecnn aues .n ac- Kinman, recently promoted to Manager of the Organlzation and Personnel Division at U S. Natlonai Bank, says of h ~ ysears at Portland State, "One aspect of PSU that I found very valuable was the working "A total of 175 Alumni Benefjt Cards (ABC cards) have been sold. with another 150 requests asklng for more Information," says Robert Tayler. Director of PSU's Alumni 0f- fir0 drive. Returnees from last year's campaign brought experience with them," added Koehn, "and there was good team effort which made it easler on each individual." Division chairpersons working with Koehn on the drlve are Debbie Bartlett. Meier 8 Frank: John Kin- man. U.S. National Bank: Tony Kirchhof. Louls~ana-Pacif~cS;onia Riihimaki. Peat Marwick and tlon. Students will share costs of food and wlne. Instructor Mary Carroll Dremann of Sunasu Inter- national has taught French cooking and nutrltlon in San Diego and San Francisco. Fee IS $70. Classes beg~n Thursday. April 30, and extend throuoh Mav 27. from 7 o m. to 9:45 world mlxlng with the teaching "--. The card. offered as Dart of the profession." "When I was in business school. we often had speakers who were practicing what we were learnlng. Many students tended to be working while they were going to school . . . Theory was balanced with real life." "The campaign effort acts as a cohesive force," says Kinman. Just getting a phone call from other alums can get people thinking about PSU, and can encourage people to send a gift or help the University in - ~ , - -~ newly-developed Alumnl Benefits Program at PSU, offers reduced rates for area cultural and athletic events. discount auto rentals. Itbrarv " . . p.m.. at Sunasu International. 7827 SW 30th. #25. FRENCH FOR TRAVELERS is an book check-out pr~vileges,con- tinuing education courses and cam- introduction to contemporary French language and culture, and is de- signed to develop an understanding of the basics of getting around (transportation, maps, etc.), shop- ping, ordering from menus in French, and learning from French films and comlc books. Mary Carroll Dremann. M.A.. has studied at the Universlte de Paris-Sorbonne and at Institute #Etudes Europeeres In Paris, and taught language at San can,,nvad on peg* 7 M tcqe I: Linnea Swanson. Fnrst Natlonal Bank of Oregon: Larry TnornDson. Paulson nvestment Co.: pus parking privileges. Tayler reports that by far the most requests are for the use of the recreational facilities on Campus. Alumni who wish to obtain a card or more information can direct in- "lairin, +". and Wayne Warren. Tektronix. InC. During October this group, along with other volunteers. raised $17.000 In pledges with a personal solicita- tion program. Over 200 students participated in the phonathon this year, which ran from Nov. 5 through Nov. 20. Their efforts to telephone PSU alums con- other ways.'' .,"., .-" .". to Koehn, Portland State University, future alumni involvement and sup. PSU Office' "O' 'Ox 751' port. PSU would no longer be a top OR 97207' educational ~nstitution."Funds raised by the campaign "support
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