Portland State Magazine Winter 2007

If only you were there ■ The Roundup was a great reason to host an event in Pendleton, which attracted 60 alumni and friends , including 11 who were breaking in new cowboy boots. ■ More than 100 alumni and faculty ate burgers and birthday cake at rhe annual Imel alumni reception celebrating 30 years for Intel, 60 years for PSU, and the 800 PSU alumni who work for Imel. ■ San Francisco opened her golden gates to 65 alumni and friends at the Waterfront Restaurant the Friday evening before the PSU Vikings vs. Cal Bears football game. California wine was popular, the view of the Bay was spectacular, and 112 great alumni stories were shared. ■ "Get on Board" was the theme for a bus trip and tailgate event ar the Vikings vs. Oregon Ducks football game on a chilly October day. Two buses with rabid fans arrived at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, some 100 came to the tailgate event, and the score? Wait 'tU next time. ■ PSU Weekend hosted keynote speaker Scott Simon of National Public Radio, and General Merrill "Tony" McPeak for the 16th annual event. Hundreds of people learned about the Middle East, enjoyed yoga and opera, and supported life-long learning. Yoko Sakurauchi MA '04 builds connections with international alumni. Saudi Arabia connections Mazyed Almazyed '69, MST '70, cultural attache for the Embassy of Saudi Arabia, was in town in November giving the key– note speech at "Experience Saudi Arabia," a cultural event co-sponsored by Friends of Saudi Arabia and the PSU Middle East Studies Center. Exhibits, receptions, lectures, a women's brunch, and a formal friendship banquet highlighted the week of activi ries. The events provided a preview to the Fourth Annual Alumni Reunion sched– uled for March 28 and 29 in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia. For informa– tion about rhe reunion , comact Pat Squire at squirep@pdx.edu or Prof. John Damis at damis@pdx.edu . Dr. Mazyed Almazyed '69, '70, cultural attache for the Embassy of Saudi Arabia, speaks with Dr. Selwa AI-Hazzaa, Arab Woman of the Year and chair of the Friends of Saudi Arabia, at the recent "Experience Saudi Arabia" exhibit at Portland State. AI-Hazzaa's son, Meshal AI-Obaidalla, looks on. WINTER 2007 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE 19