RAPS Outstanding Retiree and Special Recognition Awards highlighted at President’s Luncheon 2019 award presenters and recipients are (from left to right): Joan Shireman, Arthur Emlen; Doug Swanson, Priscilla Blumel; Christine Meadows, Charlie White; Susan Poulsen, Dawn White. AT THE MAY 9 President’s Luncheon for Retired Faculty and Staff, RAPS presented two Outstanding Retiree awards and also gave two Special Recognition awards. Joan Shireman presented an Outstanding Retiree award to Arthur Emlen. In 1989, Art Emlen retired from his positions as a professor in the School of Social Work and director of the Regional Research Institute. Art’s research and publication continued, as did his involvement in RAPS and his service to the community and university. In “retirement” Art’s scholarship and policy efforts focused on issues of work and family, specifically child care when parents worked outside the home. From his work with parents, and development of measurement tools, Art isolated flexibility as the key component of child care—flexibility in either the workplace, the home, or the child care arrangements. Doug Swanson presented a Special Recognition award to Priscilla Blumel. Doug noted that since the 1960s, when she was a young faculty wife and Portland State was a fledging college, Priscilla has worked tirelessly to advance Portland State, and, more recently, RAPS. As Portland State was growing and developing, Priscilla joined her husband, Dr. Joseph Blumel, PSU’s president, in serving on several community boards. Priscilla was a very active part of the Scholarship and Membership Committees of RAPS and served as presidentelect, president, and past president from 2013 to 2016. Christine Meadows received the second Special Recognition Award presented by Charlie White. Christine came to Portland State in 2006 to lead PSU’s fledgling opera program and to teach voice. She came from a very successful career as opera soloist and singer, performing with virtually every wellknown opera company in the United States, as well as those in several foreign countries. Under her leadership, the Portland State Opera program has become one of the bestknown in the country. RAPS members especially appreciated the lectures and opera previews that Christine made part of our annual members’ meetings. Dawn White presented the second Outstanding Retiree award to Sue Poulsen. Sue came to PSU in 1990 and retired in 2010. During Sue’s tenure at PSU she served as department chair from 2004-2007, directed the Graduate Program in Communication Studies for three years, and supervised the Graduate Teaching Assistant Program for a total of nine years. She served on several University committees and presented at new student orientations and new women faculty orientations, as well as other service activities. After retirement, Sue continued her research and writing, and served as president-elect, president, and past president of RAPS from 2012 to 2015 and co-president in 2016. RAPS extends heartiest congratulations to the honorees. —Steve Brennan, Awards Committee Chair 5
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