Portland State Magazine Winter 1991

PSU10 An Auspicious Beginning On Oct. 28, amid an afternoon of fanfare and academic tradition , Judith A. Ramaley was sworn in as PSU 's sixth president. ver 300 academics donned robes and hoods to escort President 0 Ramaley through the autumn colored Park Blocks to inaugural ceremonies at the Masonic Temple. A bagpiper lead the processional which included not on ly PSU fac ulty but representatives from uni versities around the country. In the Masonic ' s Grand Ballroom a crowd of 1,000 li stened to speeches by local dignitaries, including Portland Mayor Bud Clark , Multnomah County Commissioner Rick Bauman and Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology President Dwight A. Sangrey. Robert H. Atwell (pictured below}, president of the American Council on Educati on and mentor to President Ramaley, presented a key address. Music fo r the even t was provided by the PSU Orchestra, Brass Ensemble and Chamber Choir. Ramaley's son Andrew (middle left photo, player on right) joined the trombone section of the Brass Ensemble for the occas ion. He is a freshman at the Un iversity of Kansas. The president herself joined the choir for one song. Oregon State System of Higher Education Chancellor Thomas A. Bartlett (pictu red in bo11om left photo) and State Board Pres ident Mark Dodson performed the investiture ceremony preceded by President Ramaley ' s inaugural address (see "' From the President," inside front cover). Formal ceremonies were fo llowed by a reception al the Temple. 0 (Photographs are by Steve Dipaola, an Oregon free- lance photographer.) • •