Portland State Magazine Spring 2018

7 ALUMNI from around the country came to campus in October to celebrate the naming of the Don Dickinson Advertising Suite in The School of Business’s new Karl Miller Center. “Professor D”—as he is affectionately referred to by students—was director of the school’s Advertising Management program from 1998 to 2012. He continues to teach part time. The event allowed Dickinson’s former students to share their successes and see the renovated and renamed business building. Dickinson, his wife, Anna, and mother, Irene, who all contributed to the funding of the Karl Miller Center, were present for the dedication. During his tenure, Dickinson’s students won many awards for creating real-world advertising campaigns for high-profile national and local clients. He also oversaw the creation of FIR Northwest, the student advertising agency that remains active today. Before teaching at the University full time, Dickinson was a well-known advertising executive in Portland for more than 30 years. He is also is an alumnus of Portland State, having earned a bachelor’s degree in 1967 and an MBA in 1972. LIVING in the Pacific Northwest means living with the risk of disaster. Major fault lines and extreme weather as a result of our changing climate mean that local governments need to operate with seismic, flood and other disaster plans in place. Over the past year, PSU’s Institute for Sustainable Solutions has been working with the city of Portland on planning for post-disaster recovery efforts, including a map of critical infrastructure assets—pipes, roads, facilities and more—uploaded as an interactive program in the University’s Digital Visualization Studio, then analyzed during workshops. The collaboration has so far resulted in improved general knowledge and a list of short-term and long-term projects that five student interns will continue to work on.  Preparing for the worst In honor of ‘Professor D’ PARK BLOCKS