RAPS-Sheet-2017-September

Rebecca Butterworth, RAPS Office Manager, 2017-18 The RAPS Board is delighted to introduce Rebecca Butterworth as the new RAPS office manager. Rebecca is a graduate student in PSU’s Political Science Department, majoring in international relations. She earned a B.A. in Russian and a second B.A. in International Relations, both from San Francisco State University. She has lived in Russia, Norway, England, and South Korea. For her master’s program Rebecca is concentrating on Russian foreign policy, power transition theory, and cyber/hybrid warfare. After graduation she plans to enter a doctoral program in either international relations or political science with the goal of becoming a professor and teaching Russian foreign policy. Rebecca is already hard at work for RAPS. She had the opportunity to cross-train in July with outgoing RAPS Office Manager Adam Jones. Rebecca’s office hours for fall term are Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:00 am to 1:30 pm, and Thursdays from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Adam reports that he is adjusting to the slower pace of life in Roseburg, where he landed a job as the Older Adult Behavioral Specialist for Douglas County. His main purpose is to raise awareness of behavioral health needs of older adults. He is also the point of contact for complex case consultations for older adults throughout the county. In the short three weeks he has been on the job, Adam has already planned trainings with adult foster care providers and alcohol and drug counselors. We wish Adam well and look forward to working with Rebecca in the coming year. --Dawn White, Co-President Keborah Andren, Scholarship Recipient for 2017-2018 Congratulations to Keborah Andren, the 2017-18 recipient of the RAPS Scholarship! She writes: Dear members of the Retirement Association of Portland State: I am honored and so grateful to receive the RAPS Scholarship to help me complete my Master of Social Work degree, specializing in end-of-life and palliative care. I am a graduate student in PSU's Advanced Standing Master’s program with the School of Social Work and was just accepted by Providence Hospice to do my MSW Internship starting fall term, 2017. I am currently a hospice volunteer, and my vocational interests center on hospice and bereavement. As a student facing financial barriers, this scholarship makes a huge difference in being able to access and pursue my degree. I am dedicated to preserving human rights, dignity, and quality of life at end of life, and I believe health care is a social justice issue. Thank you to the RAPS organization and the collective work you do. And thank you to each of you for your consideration in choosing me as one of your recipients. Gratefully, Keborah --Nancy Chapman, Scholarship Committee Chair 4

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