In Memoriam: Eileen Rose, 1931 -2015 ileen May Rose was born, in London, England. Her maiden name was Palmer and she was an only child. Her maternal grandparents raised Eileen until age 6; her father was a civilian employee of the Royal Navy in Malaysia, and her mother accompanied him. Eileen’s parents returned to Great Britain in 1937. In 1941, the family home was bombed. She and her mother were buried nine hours beneath the rubble. Eileen graduated from the University of London in 1953. She came to the U.S. in 1955. She taught at an elementary school and then, after obtaining a master’s degree in elementary education and counseling from Lewis and Clark College, was a counselor at Joseph Lane Public School. Eileen moved to Portland State University in 1971, where she was first an Assistant to the Dean of Undergraduate Studies. In that position, she was able to help many students including students in Operation Plus, a program for helping students, mostly minority students, who did not meet the university’s admission standards. At Portland State, however, she is most remembered for her many years of service as the University’s Director of Admissions. As Director, to make it easier for community college students to transfer to four-year institutions, she led the effort to compile a list of transferable courses, and, later, a list of vocational-technical credits that were deemed to be the equivalent of university courses. Upon her retirement in 1992, Eileen became an active member of RAPS and for several years coordinated many of the organization’s social events, notably the annual Christmas gathering on campus. Eileen Rose, 1972. Photo from PSU Archives Many friends, including her study group at the Temple Shir Tikvah, and a cousin, Anita Veets, in England, survive Eileen. Contributions in Eileen’s name may be made to two charities she supported, Oregon Public Broadcasting and the Oregon Humane Society. RAPS extends sincere condolences to Eileen Rose’s friends and family. --John R. Cooper, Professor Emeritus of English 5 E
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