In Memoriam: Deborah Bensinger Janikowski Deborah Janikowski retired in January 2013 from her position as Assistant Budget Director at PSU, and died in her home town, Muskegon, Michigan on March 12, 2014 at age 62, after a long struggle with breast cancer. Interment in the Muskegon Sunrise Memorial Gardens took place in May, 2014. Deborah, a RAPS member, generated a wide network of on-campus friends who provided comfort and encouragement during her long illness. Deb attended public schools in Muskegon, Michigan. After finishing high school she moved to Portland where she earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Accounting and Financial Analysis from the School of Business at PSU, and became a Certified Public Accountant. Throughout her PSU career she manifested indomitable good spirits and cooperative characteristics which contributed to her strong professional effectiveness. Survivors include her husband Darrell Brown of Portland; brothers Ted and Tom Bensinger; children Valerie Church and Colin Janikowski; stepchildren Jeremy, Joel, and Allison Brown; and eight grandchildren. To them our organization extends condolences for their untimely loss. On behalf of the University we express our gratitude for her significant institutional service. The family suggests that memorial contributions honoring Deborah be sent online to the Pink Daisy Project (pinkdaisyproject.com), which provides assistance to young women afflicted with breast cancer. Memorials also may be submitted in her name to the PSU Foundation. A guest book dated April 6, 2014 appears in the Oregonian. --Vic Dahl, Emeritus Professor of History In Memoriam: Nina Marucci Lowry Nina Lowry held various PSU appointments from 1966 to 1991, including Director of Educational Activities and Assistant to the Dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts. After retiring, Nina resumed her maiden name and established a home in a Paris, France, suburb where she died February 8, 2014 of digestive tract failure. Nina Marucci grew to maturity in a family that expressed strong interest in performance arts. Her father, Virginio, a highly regarded violinist, ably served during the 1930’s as the Radio Symphony concert master for the Cincinnati, Ohio, pioneer Crosley Corporation’s Station WLW which reached a wide audience covering the Midwest and Atlantic coastal regions and subsequently became an ABC affiliate. Nina attended Cincinnati public schools and earned a B.S. degree in physics at the University of Cincinnati. After marriage, she accompanied her husband who came to Oregon for graduate study and she subsequently took theatre employment in Ashland before joining Portland State. At PSU Nina contributed significantly to promoting performing arts by developing co-curricular programs that featured dance performance, opera productions, and concert programs for enthusiastic audiences. In consonance with PSU’s institutional mission to serve the educational and cultural needs of the Portland metropolitan area, she was instrumental in promoting a range of cultural offerings that included the Friends of Chamber Music, Chamber Music Northwest, PSU’s Piano Series, and the Northwest Film Center. Her energetic achievements enabled the University to mount programs that ably served to advance performing arts, while providing a foundation for continuing educational development of programs that nurture and stimulate cultural offerings. All of who knew and engaged with Nina, as well as those who attended performances that she coordinated, appreciate her valuable contributions to the institution. PSU owes her a debt of gratitude for her ongoing, selfless pursuit of cultural excellence. 5
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