Abbott and Casperson win OSSHE excellence awards Two PSU facull) m e m b e ~ ""ere .1nlOOg ~ e n t e e n In"rueror. In the SlalE" Sy\lem of Higher Education 10 be seleclcd (Of Faculiy hccllcnce Award.. this )ear ear' Abbott Urban Studies and Planning. and lee C a s p e r ~ o n . Electrtcal Engineering. were selected for the .1W.1rd5 by a 5e\en'll1ember commlUee representing the Slale Board of Higher Education and the c h a f l ( . e l l o r ' ~ office. AbIx>t1 and Casperson \\rho were chosen on the l.wiis 01 their r e ~ a r c h aCII\;lIles, each ",II reocel\e a SS.OOO salol,) Increase relroactl\E" 10 Ja.sl Sept Abbon, head of the Deporlmen. of Urban S I U ( h ~ and PJ.1oOlng. has laught 011 PSU since 1978. His r ~ a K h on the C l t ~ of Portldod has resulted In three recent b o o k ~ . PonliJnd· Gareuay 10 the ,'forth\\<esI. Por,'.lnd· PI.mnms .mci Grou·rh In ;I Twentieth Century City. and The Gre.H f\trdvdgiJnza: P o r t l i l n d ' ~ LewIs ,mel Clark EXpoSition. Abbo" al<;() \'\fltes a column about Portland fOf The BIII";/n(><-; Journal. CunE-nth· Abbott is working on a b o o ~ entitled The Modem Amcnc.n 01}' 1920-1980. as \\ell a ~ artldes on !tUburbamzation 1(1 the sunbeh and a hlstonographic tooJ,. at ClUes and regions. Active in the community, Abbon is serving on a City Club committee on the future of library services in the metropolitan area Casperson came 10 PSU from UCLA in 1983 a§ professor of electrical engrneeflrlg. With a grant from the g : : : s o ~ i ~ T : l h : ~ , ~ ; ~ i u m , labora.QIY In .he School of Engineering and Applied SCIence. The lab. which h o u ~ dye. carbon dIOXide, %eoon. helium neon. dod argon I ~ . IS u ~ for insuuction and research. A maJOr three-.,ear grant IS247,866) (rom the aftonal Science Foundation iOi enabling Casperson to study Ihe nalural Instabilily of xenon lac;erli. His research could .:ud In the manufacture oj lasers and could lead to new and Improved U5e'i for v . u H ) U ~ lao;.el"S. Interim editor produces Perspective ThiS I"Sue and the ne,,1 of PSU f\or5OtXl/\ e are being pl'odu( ed under the directIOn of inteflm Mllor Kutlm Smith. A. Portland lreelaoce 'o\nler and editor, Smith h.b " ( ) ( ~ e d on alumn. publKdtlOO" at the Uni\lerslt\ 01 Oregon. h o l ~ written and photogr.lphed fcature<t in NorthwC'St magazinco;, and proc.iuuxl publiciltlons {or organizatIons In EugefK> and Portland. ~ ' / ~ e e<hlOr C)nthhl Stowell letters Relevant article I w i 1 ~ reading my Alumm ' l e w ~ this morning and was impressed wuh " Profile'· on page ) I"Symbols 01 racism help define pl'ors mlsstOn". I v.'OUld like 10 share thiS artIcle With other p.lrentslteacher!l on the Benson-Grant Cluster Citizens Advlwry Commrnce. Portland PubliC Schools are currentlv introdUCing multicultural educahoo IOto the CUrriculum thiS arllde )eetm qUIte rclC'tant. Mrs. DorOlhv GodI"'l' '84 Ponland Oregon Symbol of racism The stor, • ·S)mbol, 01 rae."" help defule pt'of's mission", was \-cry ~ ~ ~ h n ~ 8 : ~ J ~ h u e c : ~ ~ ~ ~ h : h : ~ I "aOin', even aware of on a conscious level. Thanlo. you. Darrell \1.11"", Block Sludoes Depc _ 2 PSU i'P,spea"., Win leI 1986 will return to the! publlcaflon Ihls ~ m m c r lollowlng a p.lrtlalleave to complete \\ OI"k on a book about the people OJ the Warm S P f i n ~ Indian R"",r.a••oo, The b o o ~ ".11 be pubh4hed by lhe Oregon HIe;.loncal Society prpss. This issue oi Perspective features PSU's first campus, the V.mporl EXlemion Center From It.. fir"l days, 10 the flood, Vanport w a ~ a unique leamlng center olnd ell.penmenl in h.gher educaUon Future Issues or ~ P E ' t t l \ t ' v ; i I I examine the fifties. ""lips .md 5e\--enrlf!S at PSU. btmgmg readers up 10 the eighties. 11 IS time to celebrate 40 ~ ' e a r s of great educallon mrr ~ r s p e c t i v e PSU ~ l S p u b i k h e d ~ d u r l n & l M ) a l " b ' t ' N f o o r o ' I " ~ 5 t M c : l ! I 5 k w .um,. I.cwIty_,IJ/IMdlnlndJoIf'Qtd..t -- . . . . , . . & I i I o r " " ' I ' " ~ c ~ a - . . - . t - t N ' i t . S C l I f ~ ( ' n f N i l O ~ ~ c..-. (;ito, P. "oil a-. .. ..w.-: s-t ... ,.....net old ......... I ' S t . I ~ P O .. -:SI. ~ S U I r ~ ~ . ~ "101 ' ~ " ~ D _ f t ~ l o l ' O W t o n O ' ~ I t r . . n o no Ionfl' nyjllCO!ll"'. penNtom ~ I I Y O U ' h o m e . l ) I N . w n o o t y l h c ! PSlJ Alumni OffIce i5O)..129....948) 01 tht __ nwiht\(! - PSU ~ ~ «kallOMl opponuMy" 'MChouI ~ ID tb 'Ke Nndiap. .. ~ G r l P ' - ~ ..... ( I t ~ Blumel to leave presidency Portland Stilte Unn,er\lf>; President lowph C. Blumel has announced that he ~ III leave the prestden<-) ot ,he Untverslt) at the end of 1CJ86. In iI letter distributed to Uni\(.'fsrl), iCKull" and "aff. PSU', fourth PI'",oden' Indl ared that the Stale Boord of Higher Education Will soon Initiate d search for a new PSU president. May 1986 will mark Blumel's 12th year as presidenl of Portland Siale. In his lener, he inditated that was "a tenure substantially longer than I had Intended \\-hen I .1Sl.Umed offke. He potnted out ho\\e\ef that he befle\-ed the ~ m l ( ' ~ OT the Insttlutlon were sened by a continuity of leadership during the pettod of strained financial circum\tances whIch the Uni\lef"Slty faced over the past c;.e-\.er-al years "That period Blume' \aid. .O()\\ appears to be behmd us. The fast legislative session pro\llded Significant budget improvement and dIrected the re·e)l.O)minallon of our msliluhonal mi,slon. an exercise which I am confident Will resuh 10 a rcc;umpliOfl of our development. partlcularl" in graduate eduColtion and re!learch. "For t ~ reason,. It o;eerm all appropri.lte tnne to .K{ede to m\ d e s i r ~ and lholle 01 m\' lam") that I assume a Klflle\"hat less tJemamilng role." Blumel e x p r e s ~ appreciation to the members of the- iacuhy and \taft for .their. sacrifices and ~ p p o r t . ''ThiS Un ....er!»lt)' has come a \ef")' long way," he concluded "It has )-et a long way to go to fulfill the dream all of us have had. I will leave office WIth admiration and affection for those I have been privileged 10 IoC'rve. with great satisfaction in all we together ha\'e so far accomplished. and 'Aith urxhm'OIshed enthusiavn and confidence In the if1e\;lrabie realization of that dream. " An economist, Blumel earned B.S. and M.A. degrees from the University of ebraska and a Ph.D. from the Universll)-· of Oregon. He came to PSU m 1957 a ~ an ,rbtructor In economiCS. a d v ~ n c l O g through theacademIC ranke;. to p r o i e 5 ~ r and aCllng department head He served as dean of underWildu.a,e !tludies, associate dean of facultlcs, and \ Ic.e p r ~ i d e n t of ollJdemic aff.ws pnor 10 hiS appointment as president in 1974. He said he Will .lnnounce his plane. lor future actlvlllC"S laler Ihie;. vear Valentines As simple as ABC This year gi\'t' PSl' Alumni Benefils Canis. Your famik and friends "iU .hank I'OlI all year long for Ihese .pecral gifts: • Sports and f'f"Creillion • P. . uiUn.1( p m i l E ' p ; ~ • Library pm;legc:. • Olscoun,!-on ~ i < I 1 . • Insurance lx'lwlil:o; c u h u r ~ l l :IIIU .. Ihlclic • Trm'e! p r o ~ a m s f . " \ " t ~ n l ! ; Order ~ ' o u r \'alenlin(.\ gins 1000y... m. ~ l I n p l e as calling 229-49-18. ABC Cm"Cb - onered onl)· lO PSl' Alumni. PSU ALUMNI PROGRAMS P,o . Box 752 • Portland, Oregon 9 7 2 0 ~ (503) 229-4948
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