Portland State Magazine Winter 2010

my life working with children." Other PSU grads in her family are husband Gerry '66 and son– in-law Steve McNear MBA '99. Michael Johnston '69, MS '77 is a retired air traffic controller with che Albuquerque Inter– national Airport. Johnston has been a hospice volunteer since the loss of his wife, Dorothy. Jon MitchelJ '69 is president and chief executive officer of Acumentra Health in Portland. Denis Norstrom '69 writes that he is busy being a "pre– boomer." Norstrom has many interests, including estate management, politics, garden– ing, and visiting local galleries. Mary Lou Webb Davis '69, MS '73 is dean of academic programs and management supervisory development pro– grams at Portland Community College's Southeast Center. A former cheerleader, she recently married Mouse Davis, former PSU head football coach. Larry Yturri '69 retired and sold his insurance agency in Springfield and now volun– teers in the community. His favorite memory of PSU is being a member of the golf team, which finished fourth in the national championships. 1970-1979 Lorraine Drougas MS '70 has four daughters, three of whom earned degrees from PSU and are now educators: Linda Meadows '82, MSW '85; Sonja Meadows '85; and Christine Meadows '83, music faculry and opera director at P U. Susan Schilke MAT '70 is a self-employed French and piano teacher. Schilke volunteers at her church as an interim choir director, gardener, and deacon. Schilke lives with her hus– band, John, in Lake Oswego. ■ = PSUAA Lifetime Member Wilna Anderson MS '71 writes that her favorite memories of PSU were the Park Block music programs and the noon talks by visiting professors each summer. Marie Barton '71 retired after 30 years in civil drafting. Barton is now a fiber artist in Portland and recently held a show, "Living Embroidery– Handwork in Wool, Cotton, Linen and Silk." Julie Borden '71 is an avid cribbage player and is inter– ested in Pythagorean number mysticism, holistic health, and dance. Borden's daughter, Audrey '79, is a PSU gradu– ate and her granddaughter, Mari, is a PSU student. Linda Smeltzer '71 has enjoyed traveling to Russia through the PSU Alumni Travel program . She has also been to Brazil, New Zealand, and Thailand with Friendship Force International travel group. Smeltzer has been involved with PSU for more than 45 years, first as a student and chen as wife of the lace David Smeltzer, professor of political science. Vern "Kim" Cimmery '72 is a retired geographer and part-time university and community college instruc– tor. Cimmery authored the User Guidefar the System far Automated Geo-Scientific Analysis (SAGA) Version 2, which is a software source used by physical geographers, faculty, and students. Janice Koreywo Kramer '72 is an art instructor at Fresno Pacific University and for the Fresno Unified School Dis– trict in Fresno, California. Judith McKay Smith MSW '72 is a real estate agent in New York City. Smith was a social worker at Sloan-Ket– tering Memorial Hospital for 10 years. She writes, "thanks to Portland Scace School of Social Work, I have had PSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION a very successfu l career and survived New York City." Teresa Spada '72 is a self-em– ployed accountant in Portland. Spada's favorite memory of PSU was the team concept of all the accounting students. She writes, "We all studied and worked through the program together." Thom Armstrong '73, MA '81 is president and superintendent of Barstow Community Col– lege in Barstow, California. Richard "Dick" Archer '75 has retired from the field of computers after 35 years. Archer has moved with his wife, Martha, to Baja California Sur, Mexico. He writes, "my days at PSU remain some of the best memories of my life, and I credit the institution and its staff, especially Mark Gurevitch, Rudi Nussbaum, Don Howard, Charles Baloghand Gene Enneking, with all the many successes I have enjoyed during my life." Thomas Linhares '75 is execu– tive director of the Multnomah County Tax Supervising and Conservation Commission, an agency that represents the pub– lic interest on budget matters. Jan von Bergen '75 is a print and ceramics artist who was recently featured in the 10th Anniversary Port- land Open Studios Tour. Raj Anand MBA '77 is president and chief executive officer of Southern States, a switch manufacturing com– pany in Hampton, Georgia. Susan Brickey '77 is a gen– eral health care consulrant in Portland. Brickey enjoys volunteering with Mazamas and Elders in Action. Portland State University Independent Study Accredited by NCCU and NAAS Quality. Flexibility. Convenience. 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