Portland State Magazine Fall 2011

i Send your news to: Donna Harris, Alumni notes editor ONLINE www.alumni.pdx.edu E-MAIL psualum@pdx.edu MAIL Portland State University Office of Alumni Relations PO Box 751 Portland OR 97207-0751 Douglas Soesbe '71, MA '76 has sold his fourth cable movie entitled Look Again, a thriller that is in production in Mon– treal with "V" actress Morena Baccarin. Michael Houck MST '72 is the recipient of the 2011 ohad A. Toulan Urban Pioneer Award for Public Service. Houck is executive director of the Urban G reenspaces Institute in Portland and has been a leader in urban park and greenspace issues for more than three decades. Jerry Lee '72 has been awarded the Presidential Volunteer Service Award from the Obama admi nistration. Lee was recognized for his work with Susan G. Komen Puget Sound Affiliate, and Seattle C hildren's Hospital, as well as numerous charities in the Puget Sound region. Jerry Lee '72 Brian Cone '73 is che ind us– trial project manager at Test America Laboratory in Beaver– ton and a n avid car enthusiast. In 2010, Cone founded an Oregon chapter of the BMW Car lub ofAmerica. He is also a member of the POX Mini Club, a board member of the Sun river Festiva l of Cars, and a steering comm ittee member of the Portland Art Museum A llure of the Automobile Cars in the Park exhibit. Arnold Wagner '73 is a power policy risk analyst for the Bonneville Power Administra– tion, Department of Energy, in Portland. Wagner was awarded a 2011 Unsu ng Hero Award by BPA. Marcia Mason '74 is vice president of human relations at E terline Technologies Corpora– tion, an aerospace manufac– turing company in Bellevue, Washington. Glen "Roger" Dorband '75 is a photographer and owner of Raven Stud ios Arr in Astoria. His photographs are included in numerous private and corporate collections and the collection of the Portland Art Museum. Rogers Smith '75, MBA '77 is a principal broker for Tchehr Corporation, a real estate bro– kerage firm in McMinnville. Donna Wagner '75, MUS '78 is as ociate dean for academic affa irs in the College of Health and Social ciences at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, ew Mexico. Dennis Goodyear '76 is assistant library director at Avila University in Kansas icy, Missouri. Janet Wright '76, MPA '99 is a transit program admi nistrator with Columbia County in St. Helens. Wright lives in Portland with her husband , James. Terry Cross MSW '77 wa selected co receive the Legacy Award of the Robert F. Kennedy Chi ldren's Action Corps. Cross is founder and executive direc– tor of the National Indian Child Welfare Association in Portland. He is a past recipient of the PSU PSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Outstanding Alumni Award. He lives in Portland with his wife, Jane AJbertus MSW '86. Carol Wong '77 is a behavioral intervention consultant for Arata Creek chool, a public school for students ages 6 co 18 with severe emotional and behavioral disorders located in Troutdale. 1980-1989 Larry Brant '81 was appointed chair of the Oregon State Bar's Tax Law Section for 2011- 2012. Brant is chair of Garvey Schubert Barer's Tax and Ben– efits Practice Group in Portland and co-chair of che firm's Busi– ness Practice Group. Keith Frutiger '81, '07, a retired U.S. postmaster, is attending classes at PSU and volunteering for University commencement activities. He writes, "PSU should be proud of their professors. Each one appears co be dedicated, smart, and ready co help any student who asks while being involved in some aspect of their area of expertise." Steven Klein '81 was honored as che 20 11 Industrial Broker of the Year Runner-Up by the Commercial Association of Realtors and Portland Business journal. Klein is an industrial broker for Kidder Mathews in Portland. Dale Buscho '82, MS '91 is retiring as a special education life ski lls teacher from Portland Public Schools. Buscho spent 10 years at Lane Middle School and IO years at Franklin High School. He is married co Karen Buscho MA '82- Their daugh– ter, arah, graduated from PSU in 2010. Richard Carson '82 is interim city administrator for Cascade Locks. arson is a senior associ– ate for Cirygace Associates, a management consulting firm in Brush Prairie, Washington. Rhonnda Parsons Edmiston '82 is a small business outrea h manager for Howard S. Wright Construction in Portland. he also serves on the boards of the Hispanic Metropolitan Cham– ber of Commerce, Oregon Association of Minority Entre– preneurs, and the PSU Business Outreach Program. Lew Scholl '82, MS '87, a retired storm water engineer, has started a new career as a photog– rapher. He lives in Portland. Keren Brown Wilson PhD '83 has been honored with the fourth annual Sy Award by the Multnomah County Citizen Involvement Commit– tee. Wi lson, who founded three assisted living companies, is recognized as rhe arch itect of a new way of providing long-term care in Oregon and around the country. Today, she is president of the Jessie E. Richardson Foundation, a private chari– table organization dedicated ro improving housing and services for older adults. Wi lson is a past recipient of a PSU Outstanding Alumna Award. Brian O'Connell '83, '99 is a professor of English as a second language at Dongbei Shi fan Daxue - Northeast Normal University in Changchun, Jilin, C hin a. O'Connell was an administrative assistant with the PSU Deparcment of Admissions. Carol White '83, a retired tele– communications marketer, and husband Phillip '66, a retired men's clothing srore owner, wrote and published the book, Live Your Road Trip Dream, in 2004. Since then, they have been presenting seminars on the topic across rhe Un ired cares. When not traveling, the couple enjoys community activities in Wilsonville and spending time with their 10 grandchildren. FALL 2011 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE 23