Portland State Magazine Fall 2009

Carol Manson Williams– Bryant MSW '74 has retired as a governor's appointee from the California Department ofAging and is now a gospel music artist with a new CD release, All Is Well. Williams-Bryant is also a part-time social work consul– tant for foster group homes for boys. She lives in Sacramento, California, with her husband. Laura Ross-Paul '74, MFA '76 is a part-time adjuncr instructor of contemporary oil and wax painting at Portland State. The Froelick Gallery in Portland represents Ross-Paul 's paintings and monotypes. Layton Borkan MSW '75 has retired as director of Counseling and Psychological Services in the Student Health and Counseling Center at PSU. In June, Borkan received the Mary H. Cumpston Award for Service to Students at PSU. Her daughter, Johanna MSW '09, recently completed an internship with Outside In, a social service agency for low– income adults and homeless youth located near campus. Norman Purves '76 is an instructor in physics and astron– omy at University of Hawaii at Hilo. Purves supervises the campus observatory, where he hosts weekly star parties. Carolyn Cohen '77 and her husband, Scott Cline MA '82, recently spent a 10-month sab– batical in Israel. Cohen, who owns a research and evaluation firm in Seattle, led workshops at various Israeli instirutes. Cline, who is an archivist for the city of Seattle, presented to senior staff of the Israel State Archives. Michael Fletcher '77 is chief marketing officer for Giftango, a virtual gift cards company in Portland. Fletcher lives in Beaverton with his wife, Mary– ann '99, a systems engineer for Nike. They have two children. Deborah Boone '79 represents Cannon Beach in the Oregon House of Representatives. Boone serves on House hu– man services, veterans affairs, environment and water, and transportation commitrees. Dennis E. Hoffman PhD '79 is a professor in the School of Criminology and Crimi- nal Justice at University of Nebraska-Omaha. Hoffman has written two books, Scarface Al and the Crime Crusad- ers and No One is Above the Law: The Trial ofAl Capone. 1980-1989 Judy Beebe MBA '80 is an adjunct accounting instructor at Western Oregon University in Monmouth. Beebe serves on the Marion and Polk Schools Credit Union board of direc– tors. She lives in Independence. David Brewer '80, MS '81 is an instructor in Cornell University's Employment and Disability Institute. Roberta L. Rudnick '80 is a geology professor at University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Rudnick's research focuses on the origin and evolution of the continents. Robert Voeks MS '81 is a geography professor at the Uni– versity of California-Fullerton. Voeks is studying the Afro– Brazilians' relationship with the South American plant world and documenting how quickly this way of life is disappearing. David L. Myers '83 is director of faith-based and community initiatives for the Federal Emer– gency Management Agency in the Department of Homeland Security. Myers is responsible for engaging religious and community groups in pre– paredness, relief, recovery, and response. Meyer's brother, John '91, is also a PSU alumnus. ALUMNI NOTES FALL 2009 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE 27