Compiled by Cliff Johnson '60s aobm H. CoIfett ('66) has been named president and chief operating officer of Valley National Bank of Oregon, with offices in For~t Grove and Cornellu~, Ore. Prior 10 jOining Valley National, he spent 13 years with the federal Reserve Bank of San Francis.co. JM1 Mmr (SWT) Fortier ('68) has been named assistant to the president at Pacific University, Forest Grove, Ore. For the past five years, she has served as head librarian at the university. J;K:1c W. Graff ('69) Is vice-president of Yaquina Bay Bank and is a member of the lincoln County, Ore. School District's budget committee. He and his wife have two sons and live in Nev.<port , Ore. Jon Ie. Mitchell ('691. adminiwator of Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay, Ore., is a new member of the bo.iIrd of directors 01 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oregon. He also currently serves as president aline Oregon Association of Hospitals. He lives in Coos Bay with his wife and child. fohn Wykoff ('65) has been elected VICe Chairman of Portland's Metropolitan Arts CommissMln. Wykoff. of Hauser, Webb and Wykoff Public Relations, Portland, is in his second term on the commission. '70s K.tthy A¥et"y ('77 MS), who works with handicapped students at Westridge Elementary School, lake Oswego, Ore., was named "Teacher of the Ye~t" in December by the Clackamas County Association for Retarded Citizens. 8olm.r.J """ Black ('77 MfA), a Portl~nd artist, had a collection of her paintings and mixed-media drawings shown at the Giustina Gallery, COIVallis, Ore. from Oct. 16 - Nov. 9. Htf work has been collected by the City of Ponland, PSU, the Portland Art Museum. Slate of Wouhington, and Orbanco financial Corp. John L 8rosy ('73) married D~ina Upile ('76) in lune, 1982. He now opef<lles a land use ~~~ consulting practice. They live in Ridw.rd I. IJreMiIn ('77) has been appointed director of community com!ctions for Washington County, ()re. With 52 employees, his agency supervises all felons on parole and probation in the county ~nd conducts all pte-sentencin8 investigations, amon8 oIhef functions. pcob L Driesen ('70, '77 MS) has been named crisis and pre-commitment coordinator at the Klamath Mental Health Center, Klamath falls, Ore. He tw a special interest in neuropsychology, and has conducted reseolrch, teachin8 afld ocher wort. in the fJeld. MichM:1 D. Hqedom ('73) has opeoed oil book and music shop called "Cheerables," located on Wesl Burnside in downtown POI1land. The stofe offen; books, records, cr.aib, and homemade foods from the bakeryldeli next door (operated by his brother, D.avk:l) . ~Ieen Hieb ('70) Is the new superintendent of Cottrell Grade School in Boring, are., a facility with about 178 studenlS and 24 employees. She and her husband, Allan, have seven children (ages 21 through 27) and five grandchildren. Hvokl L.fohnIOn ('73 MAn is 5rfVing a two-year teon on the stale Tead1ef Standards and Pr.1ctices Commission. He is oln Englilll <lnd art teacher at Grant High School in Portland. Mart KubiKzyk ('76, '79 MST) is the new high Khool principal at La Center, Wash. He and his wiH!-, Mae, !rve in Vancouver, Wash. with their 12-year-old son. lCurt L MiHrr ('71, '74 MS) is the Khao! psychologist for the Deschutes County Education ServICe Distrkt, Bend, Ore. He counsels about 50 students, ages 6 to 18 years, whose ernotiom interfere with learning. His wife, Jeannette, teaches in nearby LaP,ne, Ore. 4 Robert Neilson ('70), is a piano soloist who has performed with the Southwest Washington ~~~=~~: ~~i~~~th:~~"!~ol~~!s, he teaches piano in the Portland area and recently returned from studies at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. Thonw O. Otsen ('78), former financi.1I director for North lincoln Hospital, LIncoln City, Ore., has been appointed budge{ and rates manager in fiscal services for the Unive~ity Hospital al the Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland. linda C. Owen ('74) and Paul D. Cooper were m.arried Nov. 26 at Trinity United Methodist Church in southeast Portland. The couple honeymooned on the Orl!gon Coast and in Hawaii. Susan M. Pelers (,77 MS) is worklngloward the SJD degree at Stanford University, and plans to combine hef background in psychology and law in a teaching career. 5he formerly was in private law ptactice when she decided to obtain hef advanced law degree. Ma'1<lrft Post ('74), formerly the director of Finance and Administration for Washington County, are., has taken a similar job with the city of Milwaukie, Ore. in order to extend her knowledge of finance in the public sector. Mic....1 M. Richardson ('77) has parlayed a career as a free-lance commercial artist inlo ownership of three Portland.vancouver area stores specializing in comic books, sports trading cards, lOO\Iie posters, games and paperback books. Nic~<lll'. Rothman ('78) began graduate studies this fall ~t the American Graduate School of International Management at Glendale, Ariz. Siri Schillx,s ('75) had some of her serigraphs, or silk-Kreened prints, exhibited at the Blue Sky Gallery in Bend, Ore. durin8 December. She has worked in the graphic design field for sevefi"ll years. urole Simon·Smminski ('70 MA), an historian, is the author of a recent book entllled Jounwl 1862. II chronicles the fictionalized adventures of a man who traveled nearly 1,500 mIles from SoIn Francisco to the Idaho gold ftelds in 1862, moving along the Columbia River waterway. Erieen Svihovec-Christenson ('71 MS, '83 Ph.D.), a biology instructor at Clark College, Vancouver, Wash. since 1971, recently coordinated a faculty lecture series on her c.ampus, based on her graduate research at PSU dealing with the use of biology to expose to)!;ic wastes in the environment. Robert D. Swaney ('76) of San Mateo, Calif. married Sarah Eleanor-Stevenson Nov. 26 al the Old Church in Portland. Swaney also is a graduate of the University of Califorrria at 8erio:eley. Patrid; Tcnlie (72, '74 MA) has }cined the faculty rA Umpqua Community Collese, Roseburg, O~., as a theater arts instructor. Ouring his past five years in los Angeles, he ~udied with the late Lee Strasberg and other noIed acting coaches, directed productions and acted ptofessionally in theater and TV. ICenndh unkeles ('77) has joined his family firm, Carton Service, distributors of new and used p;Kkaging supplies. He and his wife, the former Mary Armstrong, met seven years ago in Professor Ben Padrow's speech class. They have one son, Sam. ~ Vest ('71, '83 MSll has been named a mathematics Instructor at Lower Columbla College, longview, Wash. A part-time instructor at lCC since 1977, she also is vice chairperson of the neighboring Carrolls School 80. . d. e. N. (Norm) Winninptad (72 MBA) was named the 1983 Oregon Business leader of the Year in December. The Beaverton, Ore. industrialist is the founder and chairman of the board of Floating Point Systems, a firm best known for the development and manufacture of array ptOCl!Ssors, the supercharged computers now widely used in scientifIC applications. '80s Jay H. Alberts ('81) has been graduated from the U.S. Air Force weather specialist course al Chanute Air Fon::e 8asf>, III. He is scheduled to ~ at Offutt "ir fon::e Base, Neb. Brian APin! ('52) is a first-year insttUCtor teaching health education at GIt"flCoe High School, Hillsboro, Ore. Randy C. HoIbnd ('82) woos for the Toronto 81ue Jays baseball organization. John Nederhiser ('83) is a district executive for the North Centet" Washington Council of Boy Scouts of American in Wenatchee, Wash. Dave J. Opoten ('83) is vice president oi marketing of Palladium International Corp., Tualatin, Ore., rtIanufacturers of an enclosed tubular·shaped slide which allow.; quick and e~sy evacuatioo of people from multi-story buildings. Guy W<lyne lUll ('83) and Juli.l. Andrea Potts ('83) were married Nov. 20 in St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in southwest Portland. The couple honeymooned at the Oregon Coast. Robert W. ....y ('80) operates Stanley Avenue Tub Company in southeast Portla.nd and is married to former PSU student Diane Walter·Ray. They nave Of"I@child, Rebecca Ann. loberto Rf'Y&CoIon ('83 MPA) is a specialist in hum.an relations with tne Gty of Portland's -"'etropoiitan Human Relations Commission. Mary Robinson ('82) has joined her husoond Gary ('61, '73 MA) as co-owner of Training & Development Programs (TOP). They design and market programs internationally, using varied expem to teach management skills and work with companies on human resource ~nt cal I. WiUiams ('82 MS), a Multnomah county Extension Service home economist, has become the first black member of the Junior league of Portland. She and her husband Harold (,69, '72 MSn, a state lolbor relatioru managet", have two "'"'. Dous!ti W. Wise ('83) has graduated from the U.S. Air Froce communications and electronics engineer course. Second ll. Wise is scheduled to serve with the 1515th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Wright.Patterson Air force Base in Ohio. Merrie Ziady ('80, MST '82), program director oi the "Stop Smoking" program at Portland's St. Vincent HOSpital, has been serving recently as Portland-area curriculum coordinator for the Oregon Research Institute's smoking prevention program in the North Clackamas and Centennial School District. USE PSU LIBRARY Alumni Beneflhi C.ud 229-4948 In Memoriam Arthur F. Bepn ('76) died Nov. 12, 1983 (rom a heart ailment. He was 38. Mr. Began was a painter employed by the Gty 01 Portland and Wol$ a member of Painters Union District Council No. 55. The family suggests remembrances be contributed to Doernbecher Memorial Hospital for Children in Portland. Wilma C. Hides (,57), an award·winning speech teacher at unby High School for the p.1SI: 25 years, died of c.ancer Dec. 15 in a Portland hospital. The family sugsesls that remembrances be contributioos 10 the American Cancer Society. ZEGREq'q'I'S Iq'S!LY May 10-26. This promises to be an unforgettable trip to Italy - whether this is your first or fourth visit. Dr. Stefano Zegretti, internationally· known consultant, architect, art historian and designer, is your tour guide-lecturer. The journey to 16 Italian cities will have some unusual advantages. local tour guides, who are distingurshed regional authorities, will further enhance your visits to cultural events and historic attractions. Dr. Zegretti will give advance briefings and discussions about music and art history. . .special consultation about how to avoid "tourist traps" . where to shop, what to order, where to dine. You'll take backstage tours at LaScala and other opera houses and concert halls. You'll see Rome, Florence, Milan, Venice and a dozen other exciting Italian cities as few Americans do. $2,832 inclusive, based on double occupancy. Call or write PSU Alumni for reservations and detailed brochure. PSU ALUMNI TOURS PO Bux7S2 Portland OR 97207 (,)031 229-4948
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