PASTTENSE ‘The Portland Review’ is founded in 1956 In the spring of 1956, Richard Sanders (center) was a founder and the first editor of the student literary quarterly, ThePortland State Review of Student Writing, which evolved intoThe Portland Review. Prof. James Lill, English, served as faculty adviser. The other Reviewfounders were Don Carpenter (left), who become a successful novelist and screenwriter, and Richard J. Kennedy (right), author of the award-winning children’s novel Amy’s Eyes. In 2006—a half century later—Sanders was the spark behind another literary endeavor, a book chronicling the growth and development of Portland State. Over the next three years, he researched and wrote the text for Portland State: A History in Pictures, which celebrates the institution’s transformation from extension center to the largest university in the state. The book is currently in press, with delivery expected this spring. In the five decades betweenThe Portland State Reviewand Portland State: A History in Pictures, Sanders taught high school English, journalism, and speech, wrote and edited textbooks, worked in public affairs for the California Department of Social Welfare, and became a speechwriter for governors in California and Oregon. He died Feb. 9 in Portland at the age of 77. —DawnWhite Past Tense features glimpses into Portland State’s history. To submit a story (or an idea for one), email the RAPS History Preservation Committee at raps@pdx.edu.
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