5 RAPS SHEET n SUMMER 2022 In memoriam: Shelley C. Reece, 1936-2022 SHELLEY C. REECE, a professor of English at Portland State for more than three decades, died December 17, 2021. He was 85 years old. Professor Reece was born April 19, 1936, in Havensville, Kansas, a small town in the rural northeastern section of the state. He received a bachelor’s degree from Doane University, Crete, Nebraska, in 1958. He completed a master’s degree at the University of Nebraska the following year and a Ph.D., also from Nebraska, in 1967. Professor Reece joined the Portland State faculty in 1969. During his 33 years he served six years as director of composition and another six as department chair. His outside interests ranged from participating in local choirs to facilitating informal group study of James Joyce’s Ulysses. His greatest passion was writing poetry. Professor Reece wrote daily, sharing his work in a front yard “poetry box” for the community to enjoy. He met monthly with fellow poets for writing workshops, and served 13 years on the board of Friends of William Stafford, including five as chair. Professor Reece was also an advocate of lifelong learning; he earned a Master of Fine Arts in poetry from Pacific University in 2014. A collection of his poetry, Nature’s Mind, was published this year by Finishing Line Press. He retired from Portland State in 2002 and was promoted to professor emeritus. Professor Reece is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mary; his daughter, Lesley; and his son, Dan. Remembrances may be sent to the Shelley Reece Endowed Scholarship for poetry at https://giving.psuf.org/campaign/scholarship. 1985 In memoriam: Beverly Roth Fuller, 1941-2020 BEVERLY ROTH FULLER, an associate professor of business administration in the Department of Finance at Portland State, died October 1, 2020. She was 79 years old. Professor Fuller was born July 17, 1941, in St. Louis to Russell and Marie Kruse. In 1966 she graduated from Webster University with degrees in chemistry and mathematics. She later earned a master’s in regional planning from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. in 1981 and a Ph.D. in 1987 in finance from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). Prior to joining Portland State, Professor Fuller served as a radiochemist at Princeton University, and an environmental planner, a community planner, and a political campaign manager in Michigan. Professor Fuller’s career at PSU spanned nearly 30 years. She established long-term relationships with many of her students, contributed to publications, led several committees, and was a senior Fulbright scholar at Khabarovsk State Academy of Economics and Law in Russia. She retired from Portland State in 2016 and was promoted to emerita status. An avid traveler, Professor Fuller visited more than 32 countries. She particularly enjoyed Russia, teaching at Khabarovsk State Academy in the east and visiting several cities in the west. Her travels led to many close friendships in Portland’s Russian community. Professor Fuller enjoyed hiking and backpacking and had an appreciation of architecture and interior design, leading her to build two contemporary homes in southwest Portland. She is survived by her three children and their partners: Anne Roth and Joey Thorn, Margot Dahl and Tom DeVoe, and Michael and Rachelle Roth; and grandchildren Katherine Thorn, Rebecca Roth, and Griffin Roth. In memoriam: Margaret ‘Marg’ Louise Lyseng, 1940-2022 MARGARET “MARG” LYSENG, who served as secretary to four Portland State presidents, died June 28 at age 81. Ms. Lyseng was born June 29, 1940, in Harlem, Montana, to Iver and Matilda Lyseng. She was the first of four children. The family moved to Portland in 1942 and Ms. Lyseng graduated from Franklin High School in 1958. Following her graduation from Franklin, she became secretary to Portland mayor Terry Schrunk. After her stint at City Hall, she moved to Portland State and began her long career as a secretary to PSU presidents. Ms. Lyseng was a longtime member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in southeast Portland, where she served as a greeter and participated in quilting and travel groups. She also enjoyed crafting, baking, lunching with friends, water aerobics, working in her yard, and family activities. Survivors include her sisters, Marion Schmidt and Donna Koch (Roy); her brother, Roger Lyseng (Lori); nieces Stephanie Shuler (Jason) and Connie Crawford (Kyle); and nephews Jay Minsker (Kim) and Nathan Koch (Katie).
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