Portland State Magazine Winter 2010

PSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Marylhurst. She writes, "I would not be where I am today without the support and guid– ance of advisers and student services faculty members." Richard McBreen '07 is a law student at Willamette Univer– sity in Salem. McBreen has vol– unteered with Rep. Earl Blume– nauer's and Sen. Joanne Verger's offices. His favorite memories of PSU include reading in the Park Blocks and studying in the Urban Center building library. Carla Mortensen MA '07 is an applied linguistics instructor at PSU. Mortensen serves as a board member for the Harvard Club of Portland, Pen Collec– tors ofAmerica, and as a library ambassador and gala volunteer for Multnomah County Library. Amber Steffes '07 is the new coordinator of accessibility and disability services at Marylhurst University in Marylhurst. Aron Stephens MPH '07 is a program development special– ist for the Multnomah County Healch Department in Portland. Stephens served as a community representative and secretary/ treasurer on the Commu- nity Health Executive Coun– cil, which earned her a 2009 Citizen Involvement Award from Multnomah County. David Vargas '07 is an accoun– tant with Vargas & Associates in Walla Walla, Washington. Vargas' favorite professor at PSU was Raymond Johnson. Caitlin Villavicencio '07 is the operations and fi- nance director at Life by Design NW in Portland. ClareWashington '07 was named a PSU John Eliot Allen Outstanding Teacher for 2009. Washington is an adjunct faculcy member in the PSU Black Studies Department. Celebrate the rich history and exciting future ofPSU's Lincoln Hall by naming a brand new seat in one ofthe newly renovated performance halls. Give this unique gift to yourselfor in honor ofa loved one! Go to www.foundation.pdx.edu/seatcampaign or contact Judith Minton at 503-725-3396. 28 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE WINTER 2010 Keyunna Baker '08 has been honored by the Mult– nomah County Department of Community Justice for her volunteer work provid- ing individual case manage– ment to youth and families. Phil Berry '08 is the princi- pal consultant and owner of Sustainable Product Works in Brooks. Berry's volunteer experi– ences include working on social and environmental sustainabil– ity projects in China and India. Robert "Bo" Bolliger '08 works in sales and marketing at Bolliger & Sons, Inc., in Portland. Bolliger's favorite memories of PSU include The Cheerful Tortoise and working with Trillium Charter School. Suzanne Ward MEng '08 is the director of product marketing and develop– ment at Schneider Electric in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Florence Chan '09 is an analyst with Iberdrola Re– newables, a renewable en– ergy firm in Portland. Amy Dornfeld '09 was honored with a 2009 Citizen Involve– ment Award from Multnomah County. Dornfeld spent five weeks in the Department of Community Justice Measure 11 Unit and worked with the Sex Offender Treatment Team. Kassandra Klingler '09 volunteers with the Mulc– nomah County Department of Community Justice work– ing with domestic violence offenders on probation and parole. She received a county 2009 Citizen Involvement Award for the work. Caroline Ngere '09 is in the district sales leadership training program for Frito– Lay in Sourhern California. Aurianna Philavanh '09 is a safety manager for Franz Bakery in Portland. Phila– vanh volunteers with the Laotian Community Temple. Her favorite PSU memories are the 2008 snow days and volunteering with the Food Industry Leadership Center. James Stevens '09 is a volunteer with the Multnomah County Department of Community Justice, where he does research and prepares reports to assist parole and probation of- ficers. Stevens was honored by the county with a 2009 Citizen Involvement Award. In Memoriam DennyWest '63, a career public servant who headed the Hous– ing Authority of Portland from 1991 to 2001, died Dec. 19 from Parkinson's. Dr. West was on faculty in Urban Studies and Political Science from 1968 to 1974. He served on the alumni board and various PSU commit– tees. Dr. West is survived by his wife, Sue West '69, MA '70. Eugene Hakanson, profes– sor emeritus of psychology, died Nov. 20. For more than 30 years, Dr. Hakanson was a staff psychologist and direc– tor of PSU Counseling and Psychological Services. Morton Paglin, professor emeritus of economics and urban studies, died Sept. 14. He was 87. He came to Portland State in 1961. Paglin helped establish a new doctoral program in urban studies at the University. After retiring in 1990, he turned his hand to playwriting. Four of his five plays had full productions or staged readings in Portland. Loyal "Sharkey" Nelson, for– mer Portland State College bas– ketball coach and 2001 Athlet– ics Hall of Farner, passed away Aug. 22. He was 96. Nelson coached the men's team from 1953 to 1965, leading them to conference titles in 1955, 1956, and 1959. He coached the fledg– ling women's team in 1975-76. ■ ■ = PSUAA Lifetime Member