Portland State University Magazine Fall 1991

Get the ball rolling Head coach Bernie Fagan has the season set for Viking competitive soccer, and he is now looking to help organize adult recreational soccer for PSU alumni. Alumni interested in playing in the city league while wearing the Viking's green and white should con– tact the Office of Alumni Affairs, 725 -4948. This is an inaugural year for Viking men's and women's soccer. The idea, organization , fund -raising, and coaching have all come from Fagan , a former Portland Timbers player. The college season opened Sept. 4, and all home games take place in C ivic Stadium (See the schedule on page 29.). Children of PSU alumni enjoy a free soccer clinic, taught by members of the new men's and women's Viking soccer teams, at Portland Civic Stadium on Aug. 29. 22 PSU What's all that jazz A '60s coffee house atmosphere will provide the setting for the "Alumni All -Star Jazz Jam," Friday, Nov. 1, from 8 p.m. to midnight in the Smith Center Nordic Room. The jazz and entertainment comes from locally well-known PSU alumni artists: Tami Gray, Mary Kadderly, Ron Steen, Tom Wakeling, Waggie and Friends, and others. Wine, beer, gourmet coffee and snacks will be available. A $5 cover is asked at the door. Seating is limited. HHP alumni honored In a spec ial ceremony held in June, the School of Health and Human Performance honored three of its alumni with the Eugene R. McNally Outstanding Alumnus Awards for 1991. The award recognizes profes– sional ach ievement and contributions to health studies or physical educa– tion. This year's rec ipients of the McNally Awards are: Robert L. Hesslink, Jr.('83 MST) , research physiologist in the Operational Perfor– mance Department of the Naval Health Research Center in San Diego; Pamela J. Luna ('80 BS, '82 MST) , director of the Healthy Kids Regional Center fo r the California Department of Education in River– side, San Bernardino, Inyo and Mono counties; and Derrick Teal ('80 MST), administrative director fo r Rehabilitation Services, Health for Life, and Sports Medicine at Portland Adventist Medical Center. The award was named after Eugene McNally, associate professor of Health and Physica l Education at PSU from 1958 until his death in 1984. McNally served as graduate coordinator and health education coordinator of HPE, and was active in PSU's Adult Fitness Program. National Student Exchange wants you In ce lebration of the 25th anniversary of the National Student Exchange, the organization is trying to locate fo rmer exchange students. Alumni of the program are asked to share comments on the NSE experience and are invited to the annual conference scheduled for March 1993. NSE, which has been offered on the campus since 1983 , prov ides exchange opportunities for undergraduate students at 99 college and universities in the U .S. Information can be sent to: Bette Worley, Executive Director, National Student Exchange, 4656 West Jefferson, Suite 140, Fort Wayne, IN 46804, FAX: (219)436-5676. Alumni Weekend features new events A day of seminars, art and jazz, a Co l– lege Bowl contest, a pre-football game reception, and the dedication of the PSU Library are highlights of the second annual Alumni Weekend, set for Nov. 1-3. Sponsored by the PSU Alumni Association, the events are centered on the theme "Let Knowledge Serve the C ity," the motto on the University's new seal. The weekend begins Nov. 1 with alumni and students matching wits in the College Bowl , a re-creation of the telev ision quiz show of the '60s. Jim Westwood '67, team captain of the 1965 PSU national winning team, will moderate the contest. Friday evening, all alumni are welcome at the alumni art exhibit and reception in the Littman Gallery and at the alumni jazz jam in the Nordic Room "coffee house." A special event for accounting alumni and friends, the second annual "Balance Sheet Bowl," will be held at the Viking Lanes. Seminar Day, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, will feature free lectures and panel discus– sions by PSU professors and com– munity members on myriad topics. All sess ions are open to the public,