—2— President’s Message LARRY SAWYER In my last message I talked about the University’s pending financial shortfall and our need to economize on our expenses paid through the Provost’s Office. I have since learned that the AAUP has settled on a sliding scale salary reduction compensated by a one-day-a-month paid leave. This reduction will cover faculty in the AAUP bargaining unit and unclassified staff. Personnel earning around $50,000 per year will see a salary reduction in the 2.0 to 2.5 percent range, while those in higher brackets will see a larger salary reduction. I don’t know the classified staff bargaining unit settlement, but it can be assumed it is comparable. With those cuts in mind, it is entirely appropriate that the RAPS Executive Board has discussed the option of having members receiveThe RAPS Sheet and flyers by e-mail. Those of you whose e-mail we know will soon receive an e-mail requesting that you accept this option. If you don’t receive it sometime in October, we probably don’t know your e-mail or have a bad one. Related to the financial shortfall, Lindsay Desrochers, vice president for Finance and Administration, has announced the University will close to all non-essential personnel from Saturday, Dec. 19, through Monday, Dec. 28. Employees are encouraged to use their paid leave days for this five working-day closure. At the President’s Luncheon last spring, Bob Vogelsang announced plans to establish a RAPS scholarship fund focused on students studying for a profession in the gerontology field. The paperwork has been submitted to the Foundation, and we should soon have a Foundation account for this scholarship. Presently, we are not looking for endowment donations but for donations that can be awarded immediately. This means we will be requesting new donations every year. In the future, we will consider endowments. Retirement organizations smaller and less well off financially than RAPS have established scholarship funds. We really should be doing the same. You will receive contribution information from the RAPS office or inThe RAPS Sheet when we know the account number and donation options. I urge you to contribute. No amount is too small, and it is tax deductible. In memoriam: Morton Paglin, 1922-2009 Morton Paglin, professor emeritus of economics and urban studies and planning, died in Portland on Sept. 14. A memorial will be held Saturday, Oct. 31, from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. at Sherman Clay Pianos, 131 NW 13th Ave. Prof. Paglin was born in New York City. He earned a B.A. degree in economics at the University of Miami in 1943 and completed a doctoral degree at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1956. After carrying out post-doctoral teaching and research at the UC campus, he took an appointment as an associate professor in the Division of Social Science’s Department of Economics in 1961. He retired in 1990 after a distinguished career. Prof. Paglin’s teaching and research experience contributed significantly to his department’s growth and development. His noteworthy career paralleled and supported the University’s growth that launched the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Urban and Public Affairs. Throughout his career and during retirement, Prof. Paglin pursued scholarly endeavors that resulted in articles in numerous refereed publications, including the Journal of Economic Education andThe Yale Law Journal. He held a Ford Faculty Fellowship at the London School of Economics and visiting appointments at Stanford and Case Western Reserve Universities. Community outreach activities included founding the Willamette Heights Neighborhood Association. Literary interests prompted him to write five plays dealing with social and cultural issues. Survivors include Joan, his spouse of 60 years; daughters Catherine (Vern) Luce, of Portland, and Laura (Duane) Verh, of Cleveland; son, Mark, of Los Angeles; and granddaughters, Madeline and Celia Luce. To them, our organization extends its heartfelt condolences. We owe a debt of gratitude to Prof. Paglin for his services and contributions to our academic enterprise. Those of us who knew and worked with him found him to be a cooperative, stimulating colleague, and we shall miss him. —Victor C. Dahl, Professor Emeritus of History
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