winter 2007 success at hand n black, orange & black n rock on from where I sit Thomas R. Meehan, 1919-2006; OSU history professor, 1962-1987 Photo courtesy Margaret Meehan
If the years haven’t swept away the op- vous twinkle in his eyes, he strode the back one of those blue booklets full of portunity, this might be a good time to campus in Brooks Brothers suits, often midterm essay answers, marked in red track down one of your favorite profes- accompanied by one of the pet dogs with a C+, “while I enjoy your writing, sors and say, simply: “Thank you.” that ruled his life. He and his wife, fel- I can’t say your answers offer much evi- I got a chance to do that in October, low faculty member Margaret Meehan, dence that you have read the material.” but it was at a memorial service. made a striking couple on campus I would make a promise to do bet- History professor emeritus Thom- paths and downtown sidewalks, al- ter. He would hold me to it. as R. Meehan, who died Oct. 3 in Cor- ways hand-in-hand. I took American history from him vallis, was a gifted practitioner of high- For many of us, the war in Viet- in an upstairs classroom at the east end er education. A Daily Barometer story on nam had blurred what it meant to be an of Milam Hall. Even today I can’t walk his death included a colleague’s obser- American. A combat veteran of World through that part of campus without vation that passersby often stood at his War II, he taught military history with looking up at the windows and smil- classroom door just to watch him teach quiet authority, projecting respect for ing. Thinking back on the experience of American history. I can vouch that this frontline troops even as he encouraged sitting in that classroom is like reopen- was true even in the cynical 1970s. us to question the motives of generals ing a gift I received and loved 30 years He was an archetypal figure. If an and presidents. ago, only to find it growing in value. old-style movie producer called down In class he could be intimidating My hope is that all of you have to Central Casting and asked for some- – not because he was ever mean-spir- a few Thomas Meehans to remember one recognizable from 100 yards away ited – but because he was such a great from your days on campus. My ad- as a college history prof, that some- teacher and such a fine man, and he ditional hope is that you still have a one would look like Thomas Meehan. was so profoundly disappointed when chance to tell them how important they Ruddy-faced, with bushy eyebrows, we didn’t do our best. are to you. formal in bearing but with a mischie- “Mr. Miller,” he would say, handing — Kevin Miller, ’78, editor in this issue Formula for success Cover: O’Keeffe’s Working Hands is meant to be at home Pharmacy grad Tara O’Keeffe set out to help her dad with dangerously in a toolbox. Photo by Dennis 12 dry skin, and became an innovative, award-winning entrepreneur whose Wolverton company is poised for big-time success Cover story by Kevin Miller
Norm Monroe, a track man who broke the color barrier in Gill Coliseum, seldom misses an OSU football game. Photo by Black and orange and black Dennis Wolverton 30 Norm Monroe was an angry young man when he arrived at OSU to run track By Kerry Eggers Departments 02 Letters 18 The tunes, they are a changin’ 04 Campus News Music just for fun has a long, mostly melodious history on campus 08 Pop Quiz By Nathalie Weinstein 09 Ed Said Open Source University 35 Giving Back 24 Why even non-nerds should care that OSU is a key player in open source software 42 Back in the Day By Ann Kinkley 44 Membership Matters 45 Director’s Cut 44 Home, home on the Web 50 Class Notes Welcome to www.osualum.com, a new place for OSU alumni to gather online 57 Sports
Winter 2007 letters Casey at the keyboard gallon of gasoline was only 10 cents! Anyone who is motivated can at- To all the citizens of Beaver Nation: tend Oregon State today. It may not be On behalf of the baseball players, easy and it may require adjustments, but OREGON STATER coaches and staff at Oregon State Uni- it is surely possible! Winter 2007 Vol. 92, No. 1 versity, I want to extend a sincere thank Wesley Ross, ‘43 you for the unbelievable support you Publisher: Hillsboro OSU Alumni Association provided us during the Beavers’ 2006 Jeff Todd, executive director national championship season. It was an Ink, please Eric Schoenstein, ’88, board president honor for our team to be able to represent Editor: our fans, our university and our state on You have to have your imprint on the Kevin Miller, ’78 a stage such as the College World Se- Stater magazine. And maybe having Associate editor, director of photography: ries. The expressions of encouragement some students help update the publica- Dennis Wolverton, ’66, ’93 Associate editor, class news editor: that we received while in Omaha were tion so it will appeal to younger alumni Ann Cassinelli Kinkley, ’77 instrumental in overcoming whatever is not a bad idea. BUT, for my 77-year-old History and traditions editor: obstacles were placed in front of us, and eyes, grey type and type in size 7 print George P. Edmonston Jr. the incredible welcomes you provided just won’t do. I do not want to have to Design intern: us upon our return home will forever be use a magnifying glass to read a maga- Darrin Crescenzi, ’07 Contributing writer: among the outstanding memories of a zine. I found it almost impossible to read Patricia Filip, ’71 season for the ages. the captions under pictures or the class Sports editor: Again, thank you all. news. On a more favorable note, I en- Kip Carlson Pat Casey, head baseball coach joyed the articles. Thank you for keeping Writing intern: Oregon State University George Edmonston Jr. on the staff. He is Nathalie Weinstein, ’07 a fountain of knowledge about OSU. ADVERTISING $329 a year Please buy a bottle of black ink!!! Sonny Morris Jaclyn Rusch, ‘51 Varsity Communications The “Spendy Facts” item in the fall Los Altos, Calif. 12510 33rd Ave. NE, Suite 300 News Briefs mentioning the $5,643 tu- Seattle, WA 98125 ition and fees for 2006-2007, prompted The editor responds: My apologies. My 50- 888-367-6420 ext. 1222 this response: year-old eyes also had a hard time seeing the [email protected] I left my home in Wamic for Oregon CONTACT OSUAA captions as printed; we made them bigger toll free: 877-305-3759 State College in the fall of 1938 driving and heavier this time around. My admittedly [email protected] a 1923 Ford, with a total of $75 in my feeble excuse is that Darrin Crescenzi, our www.osualum.com pocket — gained from the sale of fine student design intern, has the eyesight of a CONTACT THE STATER old-growth pine firewood at $4 per cord. falcon. With youthful insistence, he main- 541-737-0780 Leo Brittain, my friend and neighbor, [email protected] tained that the caption type we had selected and I batched in the upstairs of a house update class notes at www.osualum.com was almost grotesquely large. If we can figure on the Willamette River across from the out how much we spent on extra ink to make Copyright 2007 by the crew house — at a total individual cost the captions more readable in this issue, it’s OSU Alumni Association, of about $11 per month. Day-old bread coming out of his meager paycheck. Oregon State University, at six cents per loaf, and quantities of in- 204 CH2M HILL Alumni Center, expensive split-pea soup minimized our Corvallis, OR 97331-6303. Keep it up Oregon Stater (ISSN 0885-3258) food costs. is the official publication of the OSUAA. It Tuition was $32 per term, plus a $5 Last week my mailbox had a new look! appears three times a year in fall, winter registration fee, for a yearly total of $101. Super! I really like the way it looks and and spring. Postage paid at Corvallis, OR My total expenses for the 1938-39 school reads. I noticed that some of the photos 97333 and at additional mailing offices. year portal to portal from my home were taken by Dennis Wolverton. I im- — including gasoline, used books and mediately thought of a young OSU stu- Postmaster: Send address changes to OSUAA, an occasional “Nickel Hop,” was a few dent that had worked for me at KLOO 204 CH2M HILL Alumni Center, pennies over $329. I suspect that this was in Corvallis in the early ‘70s. And then Corvallis, OR 97331-6303. a school record at that time for a student on page 52 was my great program direc- Oregon Stater is online at who was not living at home. Putting this tor, Dennis Woltering, who is now doing www.osualum.com/stater in perspective, cleaning campus build- very well in New Orleans! I couldn’t be- ings netted me 25 cents per hour; and a lieve my eyes! What an epiphany! I am
STATER looking forward to your next edition, giving it your usual fine attention to de- and perhaps I’ll get some more pleasant tail and personal warmth. news. Please keep up the good work. Karen Pruett Roper, ‘78 Robert Houglum, ‘46 Bellevue, Wash. Sun City West, Ariz. Bonjour Happy grandma Hello, friends! I have been living very far from OSU for a long time, and I am not What a joy it was to watch the Oregon a member of the alumni association, so I State graduation when my youngest was surprised receiving the fall 2006 is- granddaughter, Amy Marie Haslett, was sue of the Oregon Stater. Thank you any- one of the 4,000 graduates. When I grad- way! uated in 1941, we only had about 4,000 Jean-Marie Blanc, ‘73 students! It’s great to have another Bea- Ustaritz, France ver alum in the family. Helen Deane Morris Haslett, ‘41 The editor responds: Avec plaisir, Monsieur The Dalles Blanc. The fall issue of the Stater was the first in many years to go to all alumni households, A riddle not just OSUAA members. We hope people who like the magazine and haven’t joined the What’s orange and black and read all association will consider doing so. It costs over? The Oregon Stater. Terrific job. about $45 — a mere 35 Euros — a year. Congratulations to you and your staff. Alumni and other friends of OSU can join at Just wanted you to know I will read this www.osualum.com. cover to cover. I like the personal touch, including your letter in the letters to edi- Credit due tor and the question to President Ray. Larry Austin, ‘69 The new layout is superb — content is Salem unmatched. Congratulations. I’d suggest you give a little more press to your four #ELEBRATE WINES Focus on the people students who helped to design it! Gary Olson, Ph.D., ‘67 PRODUCED What a wonderful new approach to the Berthoud, Colo. Oregon Stater! I’m so glad to see the in- BY /REGON 3TATE creased focus on people and personali- Letters policy ties. My greatest and fondest memories ALUMNI from my four years at the OSU are the Please keep them short and to the point. people. In past years I flipped through We reserve the right to edit them for clar- the magazine to the briefs (now Class ity and factual accuracy. Please remem- News) in the back; this time I read it from ber that we publish only three times a cover to cover savoring stories of people year, in the fall, winter and spring, so I knew back then and people I’d like to time-dependent content can be risky. Tell meet. us where you live, and, if you’re an alum, *OIN THE /35 !LUMNI Focusing so much on what different tell us your year(s) of graduation. E-mail !SSOCIATION 7INE #LUB AND people have been and are doing made me is the preferred delivery method. Send ENJOY PREMIUM WINES WITH feel more connected to the school than I them to: AN /35 CONNECTION DELIVERED have in years. I even went out and found [email protected] Ron Lovell’s mystery series and enjoyed or RIGHT TO YOUR DOORSTEP mentally visiting all the familiar settings Letters to the Editor through the eyes of one of my favorite Oregon Stater 6)3)4 /52 7%"3)4% 4/ */). professors of all times. I’m looking for- OSU Alumni Association /35!LUMNI!SSOCIATION7INE#LUBCOM ward to your next issue and Ron’s next Oregon State University book. 204 CH2M HILL Alumni Center /35 !LUMNI !SSOCIATION 7INE #LUB IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE 7ALLA 7ALLA 7INE #LUB Thank you for taking this on and Corvallis, OR 97331-6303
Winter 2007 campus news Spinach-case sleuth bad news for food bugs
By Pat Filip It took OSU graduate Melissa Scroggins Plantenga less than 24 hours to determine the source of a lethal, nationwide E-coli outbreak this fall. The culprit? Bagged spinach. That news rocked the media and prompted an FDA advisory, knocking the product from grocers’ shelves and restau- rant menus across the nation. Plantenga, a research analyst for the Oregon Public Health Division, said life got crazy as she juggled her daily work while fielding calls from the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times and other news outlets. The 2000 graduate from OSU’s en- vironmental health and safety program was surprised at the attention. Such outbreaks happen all the time, she said. Several years ago she traced a salmonella outbreak to discount store almonds. Last year she tracked down parsley as the source of an E-coli infection. Why the spinach case sensation? Per- haps it was due to the scope of the out- break. At least 206 people from 26 states were infected, and three died. And then there was the irony: Pop- eye’s favorite food, so quintessentially healthy, could also be deadly. Later, after spinach was once again ruled safe to eat and had returned to grocers’ shelves, oth- er investigators said the main suspects in the contamination case were wild pigs running loose in California spinach fields. Plantenga began her detective work after being notified by the Oregon State Health Lab that six Oregonians had been Food sleuth and OSU graduate Melissa Plantenga, right, reconnects with Anna Harding, an infected with the same E-coli strain. She associate professor of public health who mentored Plantenga. Photo by Dennis Wolverton began to call the six, using a “shotgun” survey with 400 detailed questions about spinach, which Plantenga considered As life settled back to normal, Plan- eating habits. statistically significant. She presented tenga found herself flummoxed by two When she discovered the first two the information to her supervisor, who new E-coli cases. interviewees had eaten spinach, an alarm e-mailed the Centers for Disease Control “It’s frustrating,” she said. “That’s went off in her mind. and Prevention and found that results why the spinach case was so rewarding. I “I’ve done 50-70 shotguns and never matched those for outbreaks in other figured out what made people sick. Most had anyone say spinach.” states. Soon Plantenga was in the spot- of the time I don’t figure it out because In all, five of the six had consumed light as a star food detective. there are just one or two cases.”
STATER OSU alum chosen to pilot Space Shuttle
An electrical engineering graduate from OSU who grew up in Alaska learning to fly bush planes was scheduled make his first journey into space as pilot of the space shuttle Discovery. At press time, liftoff of STS-116 was set for Dec. 7. William Oefelein, who graduated from OSU in 1988 before becoming a pilot in the U.S. Navy, didn’t dream of being an astronaut growing up, but he loved to explore. “As a kid, I always liked math and science. I never really wanted to become an astronaut, I just wanted to fly air- planes and explore,” he said. Oefelein was selected by NASA in Photo courtesy NASA June 1998, and was originally scheduled to pilot the space shuttle in 2003. But alumni as space shuttle astronauts is an the Columbia disaster during reentry in honor for the university. February of that year put the program “I’m proud to be associated with an on hold and left fellow OSU engineer- engineering program that counts among ing alumnus Donald Pettit on the Inter- their ranks such stellar individuals as national Space Station for close to six Bill Oefelein and Don Pettit,” Adams months, before he returned safely to said. “Their work inspires young people Earth aboard the Russian Soyuz space- to pursue careers in engineering, which craft. helps keep America on the cutting edge On his mission, Oefelein and the of innovation.” seven-member crew were expected to Oefelein served as a naval aviator reconfigure the electrical system and on the U.S.S. Nimitz and attended the add a truss segment to accommodate U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School, more solar arrays, which provide elec- TOPGUN. After graduation from the trical power. test pilot school in 1995, he was assigned “This will allow us to gain more to Strike Aircraft Test Squadron as an F/ power in order to do more science,” A-18 project officer and test pilot, sub- Oefelein said. “The mission will be full sequently becoming an instructor at the of challenges, but a lot of fun,” school. He completed a master’s degree Ron Adams, dean of the College of in aviation systems at the University of Engineering at OSU, said having two Tennessee Space Institute.
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Winter 2007 sectioncampus news News briefs
Many happy returns to I-5 and ran fiber cables to a connection Don’t forget the 2,704 students who are there, dramatically increasing network taking courses in OSU Extended Cam- The College of Forestry, the department speeds while reducing costs for the insti- pus, 760 of them full-time. Many OSU of crop and soil science and the depart- tutions. courses are offered only as Ecampus ment of animal science all are celebrating courses. their 100th anniversaries this year. Cheers Cherri Start there, finish here Smart kids The Oregon Commission for Women se- lected engineering professor Cherri Pan- OSU has signed a partnership agreement The mean high school GPA of incom- cake for a 2006 Women of Achievement with two community colleges in Hawaii. ing OSU first-year students was 3.49 Award for her work challenging scien- This brings to 15 the number of agree- this past fall – the highest of any Oregon tists and engineers to look beyond their ments the university has struck with University System school. Applicants to own communities for new ideas and ap- other institutions, including 13 of the 17 the Honors College had an average high proaches. Oregon community colleges. school GPA of 3.97 and average SAT scores of 1,376. Completed pass Free lunch Beavs from all over Veterinary medicine graduates taking the national veterinary exam had a pass Last year, OSU’s Escape Hunger pro- gram offered lunches to hungry students In the 2005-2006 school year, 903 inter- percentage of 95 percent compared to the three days a week. This year the pro- national students were enrolled at OSU, national rate of 88 percent. The pass rate gram, which is subsidized by student with China sending the most students, for OSU pharmacy students on the Na- fees, will offer vouchers so that students 123. tional Board Exam was 100 percent. who qualify can receive meals as needed Thirty-one nations sent at least one It’s working at campus dining halls. student to OSU: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bolivia, More than 92 percent of children Chamberlain House Burkina Faso, Costa who spend four or more years Rica, Cyprus, Czech in the OSU SMILE program Dixon Lodge has changed names and Republic, Egypt, Er- attend college, compared to become a female-only cooperative, the itrea, Ethiopia, Fin- a statewide average of 73 only all-female residence on campus. It land, Greece, Gua- percent. The Science and is called Chamberlain House in honor of temala, Ireland, Math Investigative Learn- Ellen Chamberlain, who became OSU’s Israel, Jordan, Lat- ing Experiences Program first dean of women in 1899. via, Madagascar, works with students in Malawi, Moldova, grades 4-12, and is recog- Extended experts nized as a national model for New Zealand, Niger, More than one-third of Oregonians seek encouraging minority and eco- Nigeria, Paraguay, Po- advice and help from the OSU Extension nomically disadvantaged students land, Serbia, Sierra Le- Service each year. More than 30,000 Ore- to pursue college careers. one, Tanzania and Turks & gonians volunteer each year to serve oth- Caicos Islands. Notable numbers ers through extension service programs. NERO fiddles with fiber A record 19,362 students enrolled at Or- Smart steam tunnels? egon State in fall 2006. A consortium including OSU and other The three largest colleges at OSU in OSU’s ancient, low-tech steam tunnels universities in the state has created its fall 2006 were engineering, with an en- are a blessing for high-tech pursuits. own high-speed digital network, the rollment of 3,644 graduate and under- They have allowed the university to in- Network for Education and Research in graduate students, science (3,206) and expensively update network services by Oregon. It connects higher education in- liberal arts (2,894). Liberal arts had the running fibers through the tunnels to stitutions as well as state and local gov- largest number of undergrads (2,772). older campus buildings. Other universi- ernments. Cascades Campus in Bend had 643 ties have spent millions digging trenches NERO dug a trench from Corvallis full- and part-time students admitted. to make similar connections.
STATER What does the blue wave mean to OSU? By Jock Mills OSU director of governmental relations As every political pundit has noted, in November voters con- Beavers in the new Oregon Legislature firmed Oregon’s status as a blue state. They reelected Democrat Ted Kulongoski as governor; they handed a net increase of four House: Senate: seats in the state House of Representatives to the Democrats, Brian Boquist, ’90 Brad Avakian, ’84 giving them a one-vote majority; and they retained Democratic R-Dallas D-Washington County control of the state Senate. Kevin Cameron, ’80 Roger Beyer, ’83 While many people were saying Nov. 7 was a great day R-Salem R-Molalla to be a Democrat, it also was a great day to be a Beaver. The number of OSU alumni serving in the Legislature grew from Brian Clem, ’94 Margaret Carter, ’74 seven last session to 12 next session – seven Republicans and D-Salem D-Portland five Democrats. The election results point to continuing divisions between Chris Edwards, ’97 Larry George, ’91 D-Eugene R-Newberg east and west and between rural and urban Oregon. Hood Riv- er County, just up the Columbia River from Portland, was the Sara Gelser, ’99 Frank Morse, ’70 farthest east that Kulongoski reached in the win column. Lane D-Corvallis R-Albany/Corvallis County was the farthest south. The defeat of a ballot measure that sought to provide rural Oregonians with judicial districts Fred Girod, ’73 R-Lyons is another example of the great divide. Voters also rejected tax relief measures 41 and 48, which, Ron Maurer, ’85 if passed, would have presented legislators with a significant R-Grants Pass challenge in balancing the 2007-09 budget. In addition, voters rejected a measure that would have re-imposed term limits on titudes on revenues and spending, or merely a reaction to the state legislators. Are these results due to a change in voter at- fact that out-of-state interests funded the measures? That will be the $13 billion question facing legislators $O YOU KNOW$O YOU KNOW when they convene in January. AN OUTSTANDINGAN OUTSTANDING Implications for higher education
With the governor returning for a second term and pro- /2%'/. posing to increase funding for Oregon’s universities by some 17 percent over last biennium, and the spending and tax mea- 34!4%2 sures losing, the prospects for OSU and its sister institutions are improving. But the primary question will continue to be how much of the increased revenues anticipated in the 2007-09 4HE /35 !LUMNI !SSOCIATION 4HE /35 !LUMNI !SSOCIATION biennium will flow to K-12 education vs. other state priorities. PRESENTS AWARDS THROUGHOUT PRESENTS AWARDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO ALUMNI FACULTY The governor’s recommended budget released in early AND FRIENDS OF /REGON 3TATE AND FRIENDS OF /REGON 3TATE December did not include all of the items recommended by the 5NIVERSITY5NIVERSITY state board of higher education. Under the proposal, in terms of the funding the state pro- .OMINATE SOMEONE TODAY vides its universities, Oregon could climb from 46th place in the nation to 40th. That doesn’t exactly make us bowl-eligible 6ISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE AWARD AND NOMINATION when it comes to providing a future for our students, but it’s a INFORMATION move in the right direction. WWWOSUALUMCOMWWWOSUALUMCOM All of this means as lawmakers roll into the 2007 legisla- tive session, OSU and its sister institutions still face a number of challenges in providing a quality education for Oregonians. Given the degree of competition for state funds, it can only help to have a larger den of Beavers in Salem looking out for Oregon State.
Winter 2007 sectioncampus news Book notes
n Blessings by the Dozen (Outskirts Press) by Paul relations for the OSU Foundation. A finalist for Kee-Hua Hang, Jr., ‘57. Hang, one of 12 children the 2006 Oregon Book Awards, this children’s of a Chinese pastor who established a church picture book provides a brick-by-brick account in Singapore, recounts his family’s struggles of how a New York landmark came to be. through war and the Great Depression. n Travel Guide to the World (CoryStevens n Children of Coyote, Missionaries of Saint Publishing) by Susan Hill Kimmel, ‘73. Awarded Francis: Indian-Spanish Relations in Colonial best travel guide in the 2006 USABookNews. California 1769-1850 (University of North com book contest, this “take along” reference Carolina Press) by Steve Hackel, OSU associate book offers economical travel tips. professor of history. Hackel won book awards n Water Resources in Jordan: Evolving Policies from the Society for Historians of the Early for Development, the Environment and Conflict American Republic and the American Society Resolution (RFF Press) by Munther J. Haddadin, of Ethnohistory for this exploration of aspects courtesy professor of geosciences at OSU. of Indian life in Spanish California. Haddadin, former Jordanian Minister of Water n Electric Blue: A Jane Kelly Mystery (Kensington and Irrigation, examines water policy in Jordan, Books) by Nancy Pederson Bush, ‘75. The bringing into focus the water conflict between second in a series of planned mysteries by best- Jordan and its neighbors. selling author Bush features a dysfunctional n The Willow Field (Knopf) by William Kittredge, family and a zany private investigator. ‘54. The 74-year-old, award-winning author has n Oregon, This Storied Land (Oregon Historical written his first novel, a critically acclaimed Society Press) by William G. Robbins, OSU epic that stretches over the Western landscape distinguished professor emeritus of history. of the 20th century telling the story of a man This book, nominated for a 2006 Oregon Book who settles in Montana after helping drive a Award for general nonfiction, provides a broad, herd of horses from Nevada to Canada. sweeping history of a state that has resisted n Women: Two Decades of Discovery (RoseDog stereotyping. Books) by Jeanne Dost, OSU professor emeritus n Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State of women’s studies. Dost examines wage and Building (Schwartz and Wade Books) by other economic and legal disparities between Deborah Hopkinson, director of foundation men and women.
Are you a few deuces short of a full deck, or are you Math teachers being math teachers, this one ac- an ace? Our winter quiz is a thinly veiled blackjack tually has two parts: tip from a beginning math class. (a) Suppose you are playing with a standard “This question is typical of something you will deck of cards (52 cards in four suits). You draw a card, see in Contemporary Mathematics (Math 105),” record what it is, put it back in the deck, reshuffle writes Amy S. Van Wey, an OSU math several times and draw another card. instructor. The course commonly in- What is the probability that you cludes “students who do not need get a total of 21 (i.e., an ace, which can Math 111 (College Algebra) be worth 1 or 11, and either a 10 or a for a minimum mathematics face card)? requirement. Very few de- (b) Now suppose you are still play- grees accept Math 105 as the ing with a standard deck of cards, but minimum requirement.” instead of replacing the first card, you So, this’ll be a snap, right? Try are dealt two cards in a row. to do it in your head, because the dealer What is the probability that you will not just sit there while you tap on your calcula- will be dealt 21? tor or scribble on a cocktail napkin. The answer is on page (25 x 2) + (11-5).
STATER Believe it or not, ed said OSU researchers say… n The Arthropod Collection at OSU ship program, or TIES. OSU received received one of its largest infusions of a grant of nearly $300,000 to establish new specimens in years, when its col- the partnership, titled “Enhancing the lection manager traveled to Guyana as Economic and Environmental Sustain- part of a major entomological expedi- ability of Mexico's Forest Sector.” tion, acquiring several hundred thou- n Providing safe, effective pain con- sand new insects for analysis. trol for ailing elephants has frustrated n OSU researchers are using a new tool zoos and sanctuaries for decades, but to help them understand the world’s researchers at OSU have zeroed in on
Each issue, we ask OSU President Edward Ray to answer a question in 300 words or less. This time it was: “What is the most satisfying thing about being OSU presi- dent, and what is the most irritating?”
“Being president of Oregon State University is incredibly satisfying. I genuinely believe that the land grant mission of the university is relevant for the 21st century. We provide extraordinary people who often come from ordinary circumstances with the opportunity to realize their potential. Our graduates are our most important contribution to the future. They compete well against anyone, anywhere and when service is most dearly needed they serve OSU researchers are using underwater gliders to explore ocean depths. Photo courtesy their communities and society more broadly. OSU News and Communications “Therefore, the most satisfying thing for me as president is to be among our students when vast oceans – undersea gliders that pa- relief for the colossal creatures. Past they are accomplishing amazing things. That trol deep waters and record critical data. techniques were far from optimal, demonstrates that our graduates will continue to contribute in profound ways to the benefit of The gliders differ from other autono- with animals often receiving far less all of us for generations to come. I see it when mous underwater vehicles – or AUVs – medicine than needed to effectively our theater program presents a play, when because they lack propellers or tethers. treat pain and inflammation. Ursula our choral groups perform in concert, and when our marching band performs at univer- About seven feet long, weighing about Bechert, an OSU doctor of veterinary sity functions. I see the magic at scholarship a hundred pounds, the vehicles are medicine in the College of Science, and award programs, when we honor fraternities propelled by buoyancy changes, rather John Mark Christensen, an associate and sororities for their academic and service accomplishments, when international students than by a propeller, which lessens en- professor in OSU’s College of Pharma- help us celebrate cultures around the world ergy consumption. By displacing sea- cy, have calculated optimal therapeutic and when the Barometer wins journalism water, the gliders increase their volume dose levels – and elephants everywhere awards. I see the promise for the future when and become more buoyant. Or they thank them. our student athletes qualify for and host the n NCAA gymnastics championships, qualify for can decrease their volume and become A team of engineering students has the NCAA Softball World Series, and win the heavier, sinking lower. Small wings on designed a prototype of a hot water NCAA baseball championship the hard way. the gliders translate some of that verti- heating system powered solely by “The most irritating aspect of being presi- dent is dealing with complaints from people cal motion into forward motion. wind. The students believe the tech- who do not like the research results of faculty n OSU has established a partnership nology, which uses magnets, a copper and students on important policy issues. I with the Universidad de Guadalajara plate and plenty of ingenuity, has the am very proud of our faculty and students for stepping up and taking criticism rather than and several other organizations in potential to birth a new company and shrinking from examining the important issues Mexico to enhance forestry technology eventually make a substantial impact of our time. People who change the world don’t and management through the Training, on the way the world heats water, es- shrink from tackling controversial problems. Internships, Exchanges and Scholar- pecially in developing countries. Our faculty and students have the right stuff.”
Winter 2007 sectioncampus news Reser not done growing than) a decade – even when the university has been faced with difficult fiscal challenges,” said Sabah Randhawa, OSU provost The largest campus landmark will take on even more of a new and executive vice president. look by the start of the 2007 season. Phase II of the “Raising Re- The College of Liberal Arts has more than a dozen depart- ser” project will add 2,000-3,000 seats by enclosing the south end ments and several programs. Approximately 70 percent of the of Reser Stadium. The project, which began days after the final university’s “baccalaureate core” classes are taught through the home game, will boost capacity to approximately 45,300-46,300, college. pending final design. A national search for a new dean has begun. Tammy Bray, “The work that we’ve put into Reser Stadium over the past dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences at OSU, several seasons has greatly improved not only the atmosphere chairs the search. surrounding our football games, but also enhanced what our athletic program has been able to accomplish both on and off New veterinary dean chosen the field,” OSU athletic director Bob De Carolis said. Cyril Clarke, a veterinary medicine leader with broad experience in research, community outreach and expanding opportunities for students, has been named dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at OSU. Clarke, who begins his new duties in May, has worked in a variety of capacities at Oklahoma State University for 19 years – most recently as associate dean for academic affairs for the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences. Clarke also headed the university’s Department of Physiological Sciences within its College of Veterinary Medicine for several years. Educated in South Africa, Clarke began his professional career in that country working in under-developed areas treat- ing large and small animals, advising farmers and developing vaccination and parasite control programs. The new seating will connect with the east grandstand, He replaces George R. “Rich” Holdren, who had been which opened in 2005, bowl around the south end zone, and acting as interim dean. reach almost all the way to the west grandstand. The new sec- tion will rise as high as the top of the east grandstand’s lower deck, and all the new seats will be bench seats. Under the new section will be permanent restrooms and Celebrate OSU in Palm Springs! concession stands, plus storage rooms for the marching band and athletic department. A new ticketing area at the back of the stands will have 20 windows and several new gates. A new scoreboard/videoboard will rise above the end zone seats, with the entire structure being 30 feet tall by 140 feet wide. A new scoreboard and reader board also will be installed on the Valley Football Center beyond the north end zone. The total cost, including design and construction, will be approximately $22- March 5 & 6 OSU Alumni Association reception $23 million. Faculty seminars The project will be paid for by private donations. Golf and tennis tournaments CLA dean to retire Tours of local attractions OSU awards dinner Kay Schaffer, dean of the College of Liberal Arts at OSU, plans to Reserve your room today retire at the end of the academic year, June of 2007. Rancho Las Palmas Schaffer has been dean of liberal arts since 1994 and has Tel: 866-423-1195 or 760-568-2727 Photo courtesy of Kirk Owens Photography. seen the college’s student enrollment grow tremendously. Last (Special rates are available for OSU guests.) year, a record 875 liberal arts students graduated from OSU, the largest class in the college’s history. Save-the-date cards are in the mail. Not on the mailing list? E-mail [email protected] or call 541-737-4606. “Kay’s leadership has enabled the College of Liberal Arts to serve students and deliver core education programs for (more 1 0
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OSUAA scholarship recipients (front) Stacy Thomsen, Matt Chin, Jessica Page, (back) Dan Reynoldson, Brent Atkinson, Megan Sauter
One of the ongoing activities of the OSU Alumni Association is raising money to support scholarships. Each school year the association awards scholarships to incoming freshmen as well as returning students. Many of these recipients are legacy students, sons and daughters of Oregon State alumni, while others are first-generation college students. Awards vary in amount from $1,000 to $6,000 annually. This academic year we are proud to provide more than $135,000 to support deserving students.
2006-2007 OSUAA scholarship recipients Veronica Anctil Rachel Bywater Katie Eisiminger John Lidstrom Erik Pflaum Stacy Thomsen Christa Arends Kimberly Carnegie Garret Ellingson Daniel Lindquist Claudiu Puha Roberto Trinidad Brent Atkinson Emily Cavaliere Brittney Etzel Bailey McEuen David Reece Patrick Turina Lorie Austin Joselyn Chambers Alonso Fregoso Annette McFarland Daniel Reynoldson Tommypeng Wang Raschele Barkume Matthew Chin Aaron Goldner Anthony Miller Erin Riscoe Christopher Weldon Kate Bateman Stephanie Cleveland Jon Guerber Erin Mintun Timothy Roberson Adam Wheeler Kala Berkey Kaitlin Cobb Dane Happeny Tonya Moon Emily Ruckert Nathan White Emily Boling Kyle Day Lindsey Hill Joel Moreno Cameron Saffer Ashley Wolski Carolyn Bonoff Lauren Denfield Kyle Jeffers Melissa Murphy Megan Sauter Laura Yoder Sarah Bos Elijah Dickson Kim Johnson Lindsey Norman Terese Shoff Derek Bourque Lauren Dillard Ryan Jones Jessica Page Rick Snead Bridget Burns Casey Dunn Lene Lang Alexi Parry Amy Swofford
To contribute or for more information, visit the OSU Alumni Association scholarship web site at www.osualum.com/scholarships.
www.osualum.com/scholarships For more information contact the OSU Alumni Association 204 CH2M HILL Alumni Center, Corvallis, OR 97331-6303 Phone: 541-737-2351 • Toll free: 877-305-3759 1 2
STATER Tara O’Keeffe was thrilled to place her hand cream in more than 1,300 Lowe’s stores nationwide. Photo by Dennis Wolverton
formula for success
By Kevin Miller had gotten her sales up to 500,000 jars a “This is what we’ve been working Blame it on the potatoes. year, earning shelf space in a wide range for,” she said. “This is exciting.” The no-nonsense hand cream Tara of stores from Walgreens to Bi-Mart to It all started in a not-so-exciting set- O’Keeffe invented in her kitchen to help small mom-and-pop farm-supply estab- ting, in the dark of early morning four her rancher father deal with dry, cracked lishments. She had won international decades ago, in one of the fields her fam- skin is on the verge of booming success. awards for clever packaging and been ily kept in alfalfa-potato rotation in the After years of steady, word-of-mouth recognized for running a safe factory Klamath Basin, straddling the southern growth, O’Keeffe’s Working Hands has and being a progressive, woman-owned Oregon-California border. its shot at the big time. business. She had been honored in May One of little Tara’s jobs was weeding Truckloads of the cream and its com- 2006 as a visiting fellow at OSU’s Austin volunteer potato plants out of the fields panion, O’Keeffe’s Working Feet, have Entrepreneurship Program. And she had during the alfalfa rotation. The mind- rolled away from the company’s tiny fac- known for a long time that her scentless, numbing hand-cramping work had to tory in the small Central Oregon tourist oil-free formula truly could make life be done early, from 4 a.m. until 10 a.m., town of Sisters, headed for more than easier for people whose hands and feet because later in the day the plants would 1,325 Lowe’s home improvement stores get beat up on the job. be so dry that they’d snap off and leave around the nation. But with the Lowe’s deal, O’Keeffe roots in the ground. Before striking her deal with Lowe’s, had secured a chance at the kind of retail O’Keeffe laughs at the memory, then the 1977 OSU pharmacy graduate already acceptance entrepreneurs dream about. scrunches her face in determination as 1 3
Winter 2007 Even the boss takes a turn stacking product on cooling racks, where it awaits boxing and shipment. Photo by Dennis Wolverton
pantomimes grabbing a weed and pull- good at chemistry; she did a little research “We could ing it out of the ground, reciting her child- and then transferred to OSU to study hood mantra of potato weeding: pharmacy. become the “When I grow up (pull) I’m gonna get In Corvallis she got a great pharma-
a REAL job (pull) where you get PAID to cy education, reinforced with the strong WD-40 of our “ do something you WANT to do! (pull) problem-solving ethic that’s part of the I’m NOT gonna do THIS when I grow up! university’s personality, she said. After (pull)“ graduation in 1977, she worked in hospi- product line And so it was. A capable student tal and grocery store pharmacies. She and and successful competitor in equestrian husband Michael Broadbent, a successful events, she left the farm for college, mak- Bend-area homebuilder, became parents. ing stops at Willamette University in Sa- They did well financially. O’Keeffe had lem and Southern Oregon State College in the security she’d always wanted, but Ashland. She was a music major, then a something else had begun to pull at her. psych major. “Wasn’t everybody a psych Her father Bill, who remained on his major?” she says. Klamath Basin ranch, had increasing trou- She enjoyed singing and riding hors- ble with dry, cracked hands and feet. The es, but she was nagged by that childhood problem worsened with the onset of dia- drive to have a career with a solid future betes, and it threatened his ability to do and a decent income. She’d always been physical labor. That was unacceptable to
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STATER On the Web For more information about Tara O’Keeffe and Working Hands, visit: www.workinghandscreme.com
him. Doctors prescribed cortisone-based the cream in standard white cosmetic creams, which helped a little but tended jars with blue lids. Her father lived long to thin the skin over time and make the enough to see it sold in his local Big R problem worse. O’Keeffe had seen the farm supply store. Over the years she and same problem in her pharmacy custom- her family moved to the mountain town ers, and not only with diabetics. of Joseph and then to Sisters. The hand The tough old rancher finally turned cream enjoyed steady growth, taking on to his daughter for help, saying, essen- cult status among some groups of work- tially: You’re supposed to be the smart ers. college girl. Make me something that gets Letters streamed in, all of which me back on my feet and lets me work O’Keeffe stored in scrapbooks. A woman with my hands. wrote that she bought the cream for her As a child, she may have been deter- husband because he worked outside and mined to escape potato weeding, but she his hands were always sore and cracked, had a deep understanding of how impor- then she tried it on her rough, dry elbows, tant it was for men like her father to be and now she needed another jar. A logger able to get out and work. wrote that he was afraid he’d have to stop “This was a man who worked all his working until he found O’Keeffe’s Work- O’Keeffe enjoyed her visit as a fellow in life, who eventually, literally worked ing Hands. Soldiers in Iraq sent their OSU’s Austin Entrepreneurship Program, himself to death,” she said, noting that he thanks. Alaska pipeline workers asked saying she always learns something new would have had it no other way. “He was for extra jars. Diabetics wrote that it re- when she answers questions about her work. Photo by Dennis Wolverton a man who shoveled snow for fun.” lieved the pain in their feet so much that She started experimenting at home, were walking on their own for the first with her children as lab assistants and her time in years. father as guinea pig. She worked toward O’Keeffe got a clearer sense of how a formula that would moisturize skin, huge her potential market might be if she stimulate its growth and trap moisture could get the cream into bigger stores, in the top layers of the new skin without where more potential customers would being oily. see it. She landed a trial placement in one “I can’t make new skin for you,” giant retailer, then excitedly trekked to O’Keeffe said. “Nobody can. But your its nearest branch to see how people re- body can make new skin, and if you give sponded to her prized product. it half a chance, it will.” “What a disappointment,” she re- Also, she said, she knew from the be- called. The store had placed the small jars ginning that her one target customer, her on a top shelf in the women’s cosmetics dad, wouldn’t care to smell like a flower section, an unlikely place for her target while shoveling snow, so she made the customers to see it. cream with no scent at all. She learned the hard way about With her father’s candid feedback “slotting fees,” which are payments she worked her way toward a usable for- charged by some retailers to have prod- mula. Once she had a cream that helped ucts displayed in desirable locations. him, she started letting friends and some She also learned a great, Catch 22-style of her pharmacy customers try it. conundrum of product placement: With- “The guy who first told me, ‘You out slotting fees, retailers tend to reserve gotta make this stuff and sell it because I their prime shelf space for proven sellers, can’t do my job without it,’ he was a car- but if your product is to become a proven pet-layer,” she said. sellers, potential buyers have to see it. O’Keeffe tiptoed her way into pro- O’Keeffe fought back with a bold duction, incorporating in 1994. She sold container that would stand out no mat- 1 5
Winter 2007 “I can’t make ter which shelf it sat on, and would bear stores’ product buyers had little expe- no resemblance to containers for the rience with selling personal care prod- new skin for hand creams traditionally marketed to ucts. Where would an item like Work- women. ing Hands fit? you. Nobody She worked with designers to pro- O’Keeffe remembers walking the duce a bright green plastic tub, shaped aisles of a large chain hardware store like a hockey puck, with a rubberized and noting that it sold more than 200 can. But your grip for easy opening. It and the electric types of gloves. She presented this to blue version for the foot cream were the store’s buyer as evidence that his body can make instant hits. They sell for about $7, and customers were indeed quite inter- have won top prizes internationally for ested in protecting their hands, and new skin, and creative packaging. would therefore be eager to try Work- Meanwhile, O’Keeffe became in- ing Hands. if you give it tently focused, maybe even a little ob- Eventually her tactics paid off with
sessed, with getting Working Hands being accepted at Lowe’s in fall 2006. half a chance,“ placed in at least one of the giant, “big At the Working Hands factory in box” hardware stores. Although each Sisters, many of the workers are moth- it will. branch might carry 40,000 items, the big ers with school-aged children. O’Keeffe 1 6
STATER O’Keeffe’s Working Feet, shown here, and O’Keeffe’s Working Hands are packaged warm. Photo by Den- nis Wolverton
schedules shifts depending on how many As she reflects on where her com- over and over the question she contin- orders she has, and tries to work around pany has been and where it might end ued to ask herself throughout this whole employees’ schedules so they can at up – “we could become the WD-40 of process: ‘Why not?’ She said that if she work while their kids are in school. our product niche” – O’Keeffe returns to had not continued to have this attitude As the company grows, she plans to a theme she explored during her spring of taking a risk and working hard to find maintain her corporate culture, keeping 2006 stay as a fellow in the Austin En- a solution to each problem, she would Working Hands the kind of place where trepreneurship Program. There she chat- not have been successful. From the be- the front-office staff willingly scurries ted informally with groups of student ginning of her business and continuing back to the assembly line if production that included her proud daughter Mollie today, she continues to constantly ask backs up. Her “executive suite” is a cou- Broadbent, an OSU science major. When ‘Why not?’ which helps her continue in- ple of sofas shoved together in the cor- the fledgling entrepreneurs asked for her novating her product and lets her pursue ner. Displays being developed for trade main key to success, she told them that this passion of helping people. She said shows stand nearby. Envelopes bearing if they have an idea for a good product, that the letters she continues to get from recently received testimonials sit on a the most important thing might be a customers thanking her, help her to con- table. It’s not unheard-of to find the en- healthy amount of stubbornness. Here’s tinue asking this question and continue tire staff wearing highly personalized how one of the students put it in a writ- moving forward.” q name tags created in crayon by a young ten evaluation: Kevin Miller, ’78, is editor of the daughter of one of the workers. “Lastly, Mrs. O’Keeffe emphasized Oregon Stater. 1 7
Winter 2007 By Nathalie Weinstein ists are pitted against one another in a blitz- n 1912, a bandstand, a stately gazebo-like krieg of rock and roll. structure with a copper top and Grecian Meanwhile, turntables have been replaced I columns, was built on what is now OSU’s by iPods and dancing shoes have been traded Valley Library quad and was presented to OSU for Vans. President Jasper Kerr. It became a focal point In the immortal words of The Talking of the university, home to the chords of cadet Heads, well, how did we get here? band concerts, rallies and other patriotic events It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing: during World War I and beyond. Ball gowns, brass bands and Beavers Who could have guessed that decades later, the refined bandstand having gone the way of From 1868 to the late 1890s, music was in full wood rot and a wrecking crew, OSU students swing at OSU with the rhythmic sounds of the would be seen moshing, cheering and gyrating OSC military bands and the dulcet tones of to the sounds of raucous guitars being blared the popular mandolin club. Almost always the over 20-foot speakers. These days, near where student body remained still in their seats. Up such formal and restrained music played years until 1897, dancing was not allowed. The ar- ago, students attend the yearly Battle of the rival of more liberal presidents John Bloss and Bands, an hours-long melee in which local art- Thomas Gatch eroded the ban, allowing in 1 8
STATER 1897 for four dances each year, complete usually were accompanied by a live band A campus military band practices for a concert in the gazebo built in 1912 on what is with live music. or orchestra. Each class also had a prom. now the Valley Library quad. Photo courtesy Soon enough, unfortunate was the The first dance on the OSU campus was OSU Archives. undergraduate who couldn’t dance. In- the junior prom and later, the seniors creasingly in the 1900s, through the late would get a prom as well. This was a 1960s, it seemed that every musical event, chance for students to dance with their be it the Dixie Jubilee Singers of 1914 or heart’s desire closely, but not too closely, the smooth sounds of Duke Ellington in all night long. The second-oldest dance 1965, was accompanied and enhanced by on campus was the annual Military Ball, dancing in the audience. which was hosted by Scabbard and Blade, In the MU Ballroom, crinoline skirts an on-campus military group whose pur- delicately grazed the polished wooden pose was to raise the standard of military floor, while suited young men with education in American universities. greased pompadours played soft melo- It wasn’t all pomp and circumstance. dies and crooned the language of ro- The Oregon Staters of yesteryear still mance from a lighted stage. knew how to cut loose. In 1920, a senior In 1913, it was typical for male dor- “rough dance” was organized in which all mitory residents to invite female dormi- students, even the women, could dress tory residents to co-ed dances. These in rough clothes such as plaid woolen 1 9
FWinter a l l 2 0 02007 6 Some of the acts that have played OSU: 1964 Peter, Paul and Mary 1943 Tex Beneke and the Modernaires 1964 Johnny Mathis OSU’S 1951 Vaughn Monroe 1964 Nat King Cole 1952 Nelson Eddy 1965 The Smothers Brothers GREATEST 1953 Spike Jones 1965 Henry Mancini 1962 Roger Williams 1965 Duke Ellington 1962 George London 1966 Yarborough HITS 1963 The Brothers Four 1966 Herb Albert / Tijuana Brass
work shirts and logger boots. Consider- sic itself was conducive to dancing. Even ing it was still frowned upon for women today, put on an old Duke Ellington or to wear pants at school, this was quite a Henry Mancini record on, sit next to a po- racy event. There also was a “co-ed” ball tential partner and try not to dance as the where half of the female students dressed gentle melodies wash over you. as men and the other dressed as women But times change and so does music. and danced the night away without male The next era of popular music would ar- escorts. rive bearing messages; many of its listen- One of the most popular dances was ers would stop dancing as they found the “nickel hop,” often held at women’s new ways to take it all in. dormitories. Male students would pay a nickel for each dance with the woman or Stop, children what’s that sound: Student women of their choice. Proceeds from the unrest and the reign of rock and roll hops went to groups such as the Associ- ated Women Students. It seemed to begin with the discarding of Dave Klick, ’62, who served on the the nickel hops dance. A few years prior MU music committee during the early to 1968, men stopped showing up for 1960s recalls, “We all loved house dances: nickel dances with their sweethearts and formals, pajamas, sock hops, and theme another age-old tradition went the way of dances; jitterbug and swing were popu- the bandstand, which was torn down in lar.” 1963. Things were happening. American Through all the dancing, the bands soldiers were being shipped off to Viet- played on. From the early teens until nam. Men’s hair was getting longer while the 1940s, local jazz, blues and classical women’s skirts were getting shorter. As a ensembles from Portland to Eugene pro- reaction to the changing world, OSU stu- vided music for student dances. The Dick dents not only changed their look, they Mote campus dance band, composed changed the way they took in popular of OSU students, regularly performed music. at campus functions and had a popular In 1968, The Doors took the stage at weekly radio show on KOAC, the cam- Gill Coliseum for a concert that seemed pus radio station in the early 1930s. to be a turning point. No one danced, at As OSU grew, bigger names began least not in the formal ways of the past. to play the dances. Tex Beneke and the The music was loud and demanding. Jan Modernaires rolled into town in 1943. In Jessup, ’70, a member of Encore, the on- 1952, Nelson Eddy, famous for his dreamy campus entertainment club who brought blond hair and lead roles in Hollywood The Doors to OSU recalls “… thinking musicals, made female fans swoon in the that I would suffer permanent hearing MU ballroom. The early 1960s brought loss due to the volume of the music!” such squeaky clean pop idols as Peter, A number of students walked out of Paul and Mary, The Brothers Four and the concert. It’s unclear if it was the vol- Henry Mancini. ume, the controversial grinding of Mor- Though the stars shone brightly on rison, or the strange new sounds, but The the bandstands of OSU, the emphasis Doors left their mark and seemed to open remained on dancing. Rare was it to find the gates for new ways of listening to mu- a musical performance where students sic. 2 0 were not swinging or waltzing. The mu- For one thing, live music no longer
STATER 1967 Harry Belafonte 1969 Iron Butterfly 1972 John Denver 1968 The Doors 1970 Three Dog Night 1972 Gordon Lightfoot 1968 The Association 1970 Ike and Tina Turner 1972 Arlo Guthrie 1968 Lou Rawls 1970 Neil Diamond 1973 Stephen Stills 1968 Petula Clark 1970 The Fifth Dimension 1973 America 1968 Righteous Brothers 1970 Jefferson Airplane 1973 Tower of Power 1969 Dionne Warwick 1971 Jethro Tull 1973 Bread 1969 Simon and Garfunkel 1972 The Temptations 1974 The Carpenters
had to be a formal event. Coffee houses Jennings concert, saying “There were The Fifth Dimension played OSU in 1970. became popular at OSU. Students would grandmothers sitting next to cowboys Photo courtesy OSU Archives. push back the furniture in the MU lounge, sitting next to engineering professors sit- sit on the floor and partake of free black ting next to nine-year-old children. The coffee. Stu Smith, an organizer of student smoke from cigarettes and joints was coffee houses, explained in a 1976 Barome- thick enough in the Coliseum to greet Jen- ter interview, “It’s a chance for the student nings with a hazy curtain by the time he community to have a chance to listen to came out.” local performers.” The coffee houses usu- The students really tested the pa- ally highlighted blues and folk singers tience of Encore at a 1976 Kingfish concert from the Corvallis and Eugene area. They where they removed chairs to create fes- allowed students to enjoy music in a re- tival seating (against the fire code), and laxed, mellow setting. tore and left cigarette burns in brand new But the student body was not all floor coverings. Encore president Tim Mc- flowers and acoustic guitars. Students Donald was ready to stop the show, but were warned by Encore about excessive the damage was already done. smoking, drinking and damage done More and more, politics and music during concerts. The students placed the were mixed for purpose. An anti-Mili- blame on junior and high school students, tary Ball was held in the MU ballroom, causing Encore to only allow OSU stu- sponsored by the Student-Faculty Com- dents and their guests at concert events. mittee to End the War in Vietnam. Un- Encore ushers carried spotlights to shine like the ROTC students at the annual on people who attempted to light up a Military Ball, these students dressed in joint during a show. street clothes and were entertained by Their efforts proved futile. A Barom- Portland‘s Tweedy Brothers and a mime eter reporter described a 1976 Waylon troupe from San Francisco. 2 1
Winter 2007 1974 Blood, Sweat and Tears 1977 Al Stewart 1982 Firefall 1974 Kris Kristofferson 1977 Heart 1983 Willie Nelson 1974 Kenny Loggins 1978 AWB (Average White Band) 1985 Huey Lewis and the News 1975 BB King 1979 Pablo Cruise 1986 Nu Shooz 1975 Greg Allman 1979 Hall and Oates 1992 Violent Femmes 1976 Kingfish 1980 Little River Band 1999 Meredith Brooks 1976 Rufus 1980 The Knack 2002 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 1976 Leo Kottke 1981 Ann Murray 2002 Bob Dylan
There was heated debate about seemed to take the musical sensibilities turned into the cassette and the cassette whether a free dance should be held the and tastes of those before them and twist gave way to the CD. Today, even the CD same night as the Military Ball. At least them to fit their changing world. Music seems to be slipping into antiquity. one dissenter made a statement around not only was fun to dance to, it could be Walk onto campus on any day when midnight, when a gas bomb, possibly a social tool. classes are in session and you will see but tear gas, brought the anti-Military Ball to not hear students listening to their music, an early end. Attendee William S. Plank 21st century digital boy (or girl): The each individual enjoying a different song, told the Barometer: “Maybe by the time dawn of digital music and epic band piped through slim wires directly to the the 10th annual anti-Military Ball rolls battles listener’s ears. The development of the around, the war will have escalated to iPod and other digital music listening the point where we’ll have to surround As students dabbled in disco and sang devices has drastically altered the way the MU in barbed wire to have a dance.” along to Madonna, the vinyl record we listen to music. Rather than being a
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STATER others, it has become something almost features culturally diverse acts from all private. Students no longer have to wait over the state and is also free. The MU to get home to listen to a new record or lounge is still home to music, though the wait for months for their favorite band to fare is more classical piano and sympho- come and play. ny than acoustic guitars and folk. Also, although big-name acts have The poet W. H.. Auden once wrote, been scarce at OSU in the past 10 years, “Music is immediate; it goes on to be- the campus has certainly not fallen silent. come.” Long after records, CDs and iPods The Memorial Union Program Council are buried alongside the old bandstand holds two large concerts each year: the in the Oregon soil, OSU students will be Battle of the Bands and the Roots, Rock discovering new, exciting and beautiful and Reggae Festival. The best local artists ways to experience music. fight for their right to rock at Battle of the The beat will go on… q Bands, a free show for all OSU students. Nathalie Weinstein, ’07, is a writing in- The Roots, Rock and Reggae festival tern at the Oregon Stater.
Above: These days, each spring the MU Quad is converted into a concert venue for thousands when the Memorial Union Program Council hosts the annual Battle of the Bands. Photo by Peter Chee
Above right: Students Audrey Watson and Justin Read are among the thousands on campus who use iPods and other mp3 play- ers to listen to their own music, their own way. Photo by Dennis Wolverton
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STATER 4 million visitors a day, and no parking problems
By Ann Kinkley lab is already a major hub in the world’s gratitude to the Open Source Lab with Most of them don’t know it, but about 4 digital infrastructure, quietly serving cash grants and by buying pizza for OSU million computer users, a group roughly students, government groups and other programmers’ “hacking socials.” 200 times larger than the OSU student computer users with free software, up- Open source software is free body, visit the OSU campus every day. dates and support. That’s how many “unique visi- Never heard of open source? How Open source means that the building tors” access the OSU Open Source Lab about Google? blocks for a software program are freely daily, downloading automatic updates available to use, modify, and improve. to open source software on their comput- The giant search engine Google has grown This provides for rapid software develop- ers. The virtual drop-ins include millions so fast partly because of the open source ment by contributors worldwide, and the of worldwide users of Mozilla’s Firefox software at its foundation. Programmers resulting programs are available for any- free Web browser. The lab also is home around the world have worked for free one to use. Users are free to make copies. to Apache, the Web server software that on the basic code used by Google, which OK, nothing is free. Who pays for it? powers the majority of the Internet, as is available to all who want to use it. well as the popular Linux operating sys- Google programmers make their own Companies or nonprofit organizations tem and myriad other projects. proprietary improvements to the open buy the host computers needed in the Founded only three years ago, the source code. The company expresses its lab and some even pay students to work 2 5
Winter 2007 for them. OSU provides infrastructure versions of open source projects after for about 70 projects and the student other programmers have reviewed the workers to maintain them. Many indi- changes and given the go-ahead. viduals and businesses donate to the 10 million children with a laptop OSL (Google donated $350,000 last year to support research at OSU and Portland The open source approach is popular State) with half of the donations coming with students on campus, both those from outside the United States. who work in the lab and those who just OSU employee Corey Shields is the want to use their computer skills to make lead systems engineer at the OSL. Other the world a better place. They are drawn employees in the lab are students, with to efforts like the United Nations project majors ranging from electrical engineer- known as One Laptop per Child, which ing to genetics to English literature. OSU is designing an inexpensive laptop with more than makes back its investment in the goal of providing one to every child the lab through savings from using soft- in the world who needs one. ware developed in the OSL. Recently Mike Burns, a sophomore OSU Provost and Executive Vice in engineering and an OSL employee, President Sabah Randhawa has estimat- spoke about the One Laptop project at ed that one OSL project, the Coho Help- a hacking social. About 25 students met desk Project, saved the university an esti- in the top tower room of Dearborn Hall mated $500,000 in “enterprise” software to learn more about open source (and eat system costs, as well as annual mainte- pizza and pop provided by Google). nance fees, and that OSL’s adaptation The administrators of the project of the Nutch search engine appliance had sent a prototype to Burns and fellow Above: Lead engineer Corey Shields can track provided OSU with a free alternative student Justin Gallardo to allow them to traffic to and from the lab on a dynamic digital to a similar product from Google that test some components; he brought the map. Photo by Dennis Wolverton maximizes recognition of OSU pages in tiny creation to the social to encourage Web searches. That development yielded the students to contribute time and edu- Opposite: Shields checks servers at the lab. a 2,000 percent internal rate of return, cational content to it. Donors can support servers and get their wrote Randhawa. “Whatever content you contribute,” names on a rack by visiting http://osuosl. org/contribute/rackathon. Photo by Dennis Burns told his fellow students, “will be Open source software is open Wolverton used by 10 million students starting next Programmers are encouraged to read, spring when distribution begins. Ten Below: Mozilla’s Firefox, whose logo is familiar redistribute and modify source code for million kids learning – and becoming to millions of computer users, is hosted at the open source software. They adapt it for better people.” lab. their own use; they fix bugs and prob- lems as they occur. Other contributors Students teaching students see what they have done and add their New this year is the Open Source Educa- own modifications. This happens quick- tion Lab, funded with student fees and ly; products are available to the pub- managed by engineering students and lic after a few months of development open source gurus Brandon Philips and rather than the years that it often takes Alex Polvi, who gained a measure of for commercial organizations to release fame as creators of a Firefox logo crop their products. circle near Amity, Oregon, this summer. That sounds like hacking – (On the Web: lug.oregonstate.edu/index. isn’t it illegal? php/Projects/Firefox/Firefox_Circle). The two encourage students across Computer programs have traditionally campus to find out more about open been owned by their developing compa- source and invite them to join the hack- ny. Hacking into a program to alter it (or ing socials or by dropping in with ques- On the Web worse, infect it with a damaging virus) tions. Learn more about open source at: is not encouraged and is usually illegal. “The community aspects are just as http://www.osuosl.org Open source software relies on changes important as the technical aspects,” said and updates to make the product work Tim Budd, associate professor of engi- for the user. The lab releases new, official neering. 2 6
STATER It can be a far-flung community they knew we had the people that could The staff is mostly male – where are oversee them.” the women? “I was working on a project last year with Because of OSU’s success with 300 people from around the world,” said Firefox, more open source developers “They keep getting hired away,” Kveton Corey Shields, the lead systems engineer. asked the Open Source Lab to host their said of the female software designers “It turns out, after months of work I found work and distribute it worldwide. who work in the lab. “One female engi- out that one of the guys that I relied on “We do all of the afterthought, which neer that we had been working with for for a lot of information was a 13-year-old is absolutely critical.” Kveton said. “Af- a couple of years was coming back to from Germany. He just seemed to under- ter a program is working, how do you get school to get another degree and wanted stand it better than a lot of us.” it to the people? We do that.” to go to OSU. She called me to ask about More than 10 OSU courses use open Kveton and McKerr managed the disability services and I asked her why source resources and a new introductory lab until this summer, when their accom- and found out she was blind. She had course in open source applications will plishments led JanRain Inc., a Portland- been working for us for some time, re- be offered on campus winter term. based open source software concern, to motely maintaining several servers, but Rooted in necessity hire them away to serve as CEO and vice we never knew she was blind. president, respectively. “She came to OSU and worked for us Scott Kveton, a 1997 computer science for a while, then got hired away and now graduate from the College of Engineer- The lab must be huge – where is it lives in Florida.” ing and former director of the lab, was located? One of the projects that the OSL there at the start. hosts is LinuxChix.org, a social network “In 2001, when I began to work at OSU, Until recently the lab required only that encourages the use of open source we needed to reduce the costs of comput- about 20 linear feet of space with 8-foot by women programmers, system admin- ing on campus by 75 percent, which we tall racks of computers in the basement istrators and technical writers. were able to do by using open source ap- of Kerr Administration Building. It has plications. Then, in 2003, an open source recently moved to one-half of a floor of If open source is so great, why developer who lived in Corvallis asked Kerr, into a room that once housed a sin- doesn’t everyone use it? if we (Kveton and lab co-founder Jason gle huge mainframe computer. On the Web McKerr, ’04) could host his server and we OSL will be able to use the space to A lot of folks prefer to use the programs Learn more about open source at: said yes, because we wanted to give back expand its capacity, managing all cam- that come with their computer. Many are http://www.osuosl.org to the open source community. pus servers, providing services for sever- not willing to risk trying something that “Then Mozilla asked us to host al other Oregon colleges and government does not come with an established brand Firefox. They bought the servers (com- agencies, and operating host servers for name. puters) and shipped them here because more than 80 open source projects. According to Dave Cassinelli, ’83, a 2 7
Winter 2007 senior project manager at Nike, com- ing used in 13 states, or an online catalog open source business models. panies may have hesitated to use open and services application recently devel- Students are starting to choose OSU source developed software because it was oped by Terry Reese, who heads the digi- because they know about the Open not guaranteed and not always compat- tal production unit of OSU Libraries. Source Lab and seek the opportunities ible with commercial software products. His open source application is used it provides for cutting-edge computer But this is where opportunities to make in libraries worldwide, and he can get work. Employers, in turn, want more em- money come in. Commercial ventures 100 questions in a week from its various ployees adept at using and developing can use open source software, refine it, users. open source software. Recent internships guarantee it, and then sell it – along with “A hospital in a small village in Ke- have been with companies such as IBM, a maintenance package. nya had a medical library that needed to Linux, NASA, Mozilla and Google. Some businesses offer consulting, be migrated to a new system,” Reese says. “Our students have multiple job of- training and support for open source tech- “We had to send data back and forth for a fers while they are still students,” says nology; they can license work, charge for half-year but we finally got it done.” Kveton. add-ons or premium versions, and offer The future Fulfilling the OSU land grant mission annual support contracts. This reduces some of the risk involved for businesses State technology experts predicted at As a land grant university, OSU has al- that switch to open source programs, and a recent meeting that investing in open ways had a strong mandate to help the it helps fuel the commercial growth. source will create 3,000 new jobs by 2010, public put new knowledge to work solv- Many companies are hiring their with an average salary of $70,000. ing practical, everyday problems. In own open source employees so that they Oregon is a recognized early leader many ways, the OSL simply carries this can adapt and support the software. in the field; to continue the momentum, legacy into the new millennium. Government agencies are often early industry and government are uniting to As Shields explains, “We, as a uni- adopters of open source technology, due invest in the education of engineers who versity, are giving back. If we provide to the need to operate within tight bud- can meet the growing demands. resources to the open source community, gets while finding products that adapt to Gov. Ted Kulongoski recently ap- they have the ability to do more develop- special requirements. pointed a coordinator of open technology ment in a much faster way. And that is OSU’s OSL is home to many large, development in the state of Oregon. The good for all of us.” q community source projects, such as a Oregon Executive MBA program recent- Ann Kinkley, ‘77, is associate editor of transportation application currently be- ly held a daylong workshop discussing the Oregon Stater.
Above: Students gather on the top floor of Dearborn Hall for a “hacking social.” Opposite: Cables connected to the lab’s servers provide a visual representation of how the OSL makes OSU an important resource for computer users worldwide. Photo by Dennis Wolverton 2 8
STATER An open source glossary
OSL: OSU’s Open Source Lab is the largest university-based open source lab in the world. Developed the campus computer network management tool, which also man- ages other state universities’ networks. Hosts worldwide computer projects. It is operated by OSU students and faculty.
OSDL: Open Source Development Lab, a nonprofit lab in Portland that is sponsored by several worldwide companies including Intel, IBM, Sun and HP.
Open source software: Its source code is openly published, enabling anyone to copy, modify and redistribute the source code with- out paying royalties or fees. It has been used for years by firms including Google, Yahoo, Apache, E-bay and Amazon.com.
Source code: The basis of a computer program. Open source allows programmers everywhere to submit code to a project to improve it or add features.
Project: A computer program or application that many people around the world work on simultaneously to improve and refine it before it’s released. OSL hosts more than 80 projects.
Host: OSL hosts by maintaining the comput- ers, providing the power, troubleshooting and distributing downloads of various open source projects.
Linux: Operating system that can be down- loaded for free. In use on about 25 percent of the servers in the world. Started as a college project and is constantly changing via open source technology. Linux inventor Linus Tor- valds recently moved to Oregon.
Kernel: Core software of an operating system or program. OSU’s OSL hosts the kernel of Linux. Programmers that have significantly improved a project can have their name added to the kernel as an author.
Mozilla: Project hosted by OSL, which main- tains the free Firefox Web browser. About 25-50 million users get an update via OSU’s computers.
Mirror: Simultaneously sends out the latest version of a project from OSU to other hosts, so that it can be released worldwide in about 24 hours. 2 9
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STATER During down time at home, OSU grad and campus integration pioneer Norm Monroe enjoys reading social commen- taries. Photo by Dennis Wolverton
by Kerry Eggers
Sitting in an easy chair in his cedar home in the country 12 miles west of Forest Grove, Norm Monroe laughs at the thought of his role as an integration pioneer at OSU.
Forty-six years ago, during the 1960-61 long enough to merit that distinction.” nings. Growing up as the oldest of seven season, he laced up his black Chuck Tay- Monroe played in six games for the children in a single-parent home in Wash- lor high-top shoes and took to the Gill ‘60-61 Beavers, all as a reserve. He made ington, D.C., Monroe was among the first Coliseum hardcourt as the first black 1 of 8 shots from the field and 4 of 6 from group of black children to be bused into player in Oregon State basketball history. the foul line. He career stats: 6 points, 7 white neighborhoods as part of an inte- Many trivia experts maintain that Char- rebounds, 9 personal fouls. gration effort in the 1950s. lie White – leader of the 1965-66 Pac-10 At midseason, by mutual consent, Despite bouts with alcohol, drugs championship team and the only African- Monroe left Gill’s team. and depression, the All-America sprinter American scholarship player recruited by “Slats took me into his office and told earned his OSU degree, became a pro- the legendary Slats Gill over his 36-year me I was more of a track man than a bas- ductive member of the Portland com- coaching career – broke the color line in ketball player,” Monroe recalls. “I said, ‘I munity and, in 1993, was honored with OSU basketball. Not so. It was Monroe, a don’t think I want to play basketball any- a distinguished alumni award from the 6-foot guard who had come to Corvallis more.’ And he said, ‘That would prob- OSU Alumni Association. He also served as a sprinter on the track team. ably be in our best interests, too.’ “ as a member of the OSUAA board of di- “I feel kind of counterfeit about it,” Monroe’s barrier-breaking status is rectors. says Monroe, 66. “It’s true I was the first only a footnote in the life of a man who “I was blown away by (the distin- black player, but I didn’t play basketball accomplished much after humble begin- guished alumni award),” says Monroe, 3 1
Winter 2007 Monroe arrived at OSU to run track, and was a star in the long sprints. Photo courtesy OSU Archives
who is vice president of cultural and people’s minds who knew me back then. “For years, I could win beer bets by community development for Cascadia I just thought all white people were dev- asking people who was the first black Behavioral Health Services. in Mult- ils.” basketball player there,” he says. “Ev- nomah, Washington and Marion coun- He has owned football season tick- erybody thought it was Charlie White. ties. “It was such an honor. I told people ets for years and rarely misses a game. They were wrong.” (when accepting the award) I almost His favorite fan moment came at the Monroe leads a serene life with his didn’t make it because of some of my 2001 Fiesta Bowl, when the Beavers rout- wife of 25 years, Nancy, in a bucolic set- earlier antics. Oregon State saved my life, ed Notre Dame. ting alongside Highway 6 near the Coast frankly. Someone has to reach out to help “At the hotel the night before the Range. The Monroes own 60 acres of you, and you have to reach back.” game, their fans were making fun of Cor- unincorporated land surrounding their Monroe long ago came to grips with vallis and Oregon State,” he says. “After- log cabin-style home that sits alongside the rough spots in his life, including ward, I made sure to go by their room a swimming pool, with a guesthouse in those that happened at Oregon State. and ask them where South Bend, Ind., back. “I used to hate that place, but if I had is.” “Ghetto kid makes good,” jokes to tell anyone where I had an epiphany, it Monroe’s life has been about much Monroe, who keeps in shape by cutting happened at Oregon State,” he says. “I more than his brief time on the basket- firewood for his wood stove and- clear made so many good friends there. I look ball court at OSU, but it’s a part that not ing brush from the house area with his back at Oregon State as the place that re- many people know about, which tickles tractor. ally helped me, which would blow some him into laughter. Monroe has become an accom- 3 2
STATER plished outdoorsman and an Oregonian, al Institute of Mental Health. that distance and anchoring a mile-relay not necessarily in that order. “She told us kids, ‘If you don’t want unit that had four runners who bettered “I like working on the land here,” he to go on welfare, you need to toe the 47 seconds in the 440. says. “I’m behind in working my garden. line,’“ Norm says. “I was supposed to He enjoyed running, but he loved The elk and I have finished fighting over keep my brothers and sisters in order playing basketball. my fence down the way. It’s their place while she worked.” “I was a terror on the intramural now. Monroe was a star runner at McKin- courts,” he says. One day during fall “I’ve been into fly fishing for 10 or 15 ley, a natural on the track. term of Monroe’s senior season, assis- years. I’ve done six Cycle Oregons over “Somebody asked me where I learned tant basketball coach Jimmy Anderson the years. I have landscaping to do until to run,” he says. “I said, ‘From the police.’ spotted him playing at the men’s gym. I die, which is great. All this is different We shot craps on the playground and the Anderson, in his mid-20s and in the early for me. When I went back to D.C. the last police would raid us.” time, I couldn’t wait to get back to Or- One of the fastest prep 440-yard run- egon.” ners in the nation, Monroe was talented There is quiet time at home, playing enough to be recruited by Southern Cal’s his jazz albums – Ella Fitzgerald, Miles powerhouse program. But he lacked his Davis, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong English credits, so the Trojans sent him and his favorite, Nancy Wilson – and to Compton (Calif.) Junior College to get reading books. “Social commentaries,” academically qualified for college. he says. “All contemporary literatures. At Compton, he found mostly trou- Lon Williams. Langston Hughes. Wal- ble. ter Mosley. A lot of stuff about social “Anything I never did back home in change.” Washington, I did in spades at Compton,” Monroe has lived it, too, growing Monroe says. “Sometimes I didn’t even up in D.C. in the turbulent 1950s. go to class from being stoned, or just “Washington was a southern city, stupidity. Marijuana – we called them and segregation was rampant,” he says. ‘reefers’ in those days. I didn’t know any- “There were still places a black person thing about that growing up. I thought couldn’t go. My first realization was only the real criminals did that stuff. But when I was 13 and my mother took me I started drinking cheap wine and went to buy shoes at a department store. We sideways, and fell 41 grade points be- went to the basement cafeteria, got a hot hind in school.” dog and a Coke and all the seats were When USC coach Jess Mortensen’s empty. I said, ‘Mom, why are we stand- interest in Monroe waned, Oregon State ing up? Let’s sit down.’ She said, ‘Hush, coach Sam Bell contacted the runner. boy.’ “ “I didn’t even know where Corval- He attended Washington’s McKin- lis was,” Monroe says. “I said, ‘What’s ley High, one of four schools chosen as in it for me? A car? Clothes? Money?’ I Describing it as an almost full-time job, Mon- test sites for integration in 1955. Mon- wasn’t going to come cheap. Sam said, roe enjoys trimming trees on his rural land. roe was one of 19 black freshmen who ‘All I can offer you is a good education.’ I Photo by Dennis Wolverton were the first to go to an integrated high blew him off and went back home to D.C. school in D.C. for the summer.” stages of a long coaching career at OSU, “I was scared to death,” he says. “I Over the next few months, Mon- invited Monroe to Gill Coliseum to play had never been around white people. roe had second thoughts and called Bell, a little one-on-one and came away im- Although our streets were mixed with who arranged for him to attend Clark pressed. racial groups, we didn’t socialize with (Wash.) Community College to get aca- “I’d watched all the home track meets one another.” demically eligible. Soon thereafter, Mon- the previous spring and knew Norm His father, Augustus Norman Mon- roe was enrolled in school at OSU. It was fast and a great athlete,” Anderson roe, disappeared when Norm was 11, would be some time before he became a says. “He could move, he could run the leaving Annabelle Monroe to raise seven Beaver believer. court and he wasn’t that bad a player. I children by herself. While Monroe struggled to adjust suggested he might like to come out and “A few years later, I found out he to small-town Corvallis, track went well give basketball a try.” was in a mental institution,” Norm says. at first. In his first season as a junior, he After their one-on-one game, “I saw “I only saw him twice more after that.” excelled in the long sprints, setting a shadows on the floor,” Monroe recalls. Annabelle worked as a beautician, school 440-yard record of 46.4, finishing “And suddenly out of the shadows come and later as a records clerk at the Nation- fourth in the NCAA Championships at Slats Gill and (assistant coach) Red Ro- 3 3
Winter 2007 cha. When Slats asked if I’d be interested for him, and he had his ups and downs,” In 2001, Monroe retired from his in playing basketball, I told him, ‘Yeah, says John Ball, a mile-relay teammate. county position, but continued to serve that would be fun.’ “ “But Norm worked through it and han- voluntarily on regional and national Gill was a living legend; the arena dled it. When I look back, he did a fantas- boards for social justice issues. In 2004, was already named after him. An All- tic job dealing with all of it.” he was asked to return to work with American as a player at Oregon State in Says Monroe: “Only eight black ath- Cascadia, which has 60 residential facili- the ‘20s, he had been head coach of the letes had graduated from Oregon State to ties and 1,300 staff members, and serves Beavers since 1928 and was in the fi- that point. I wanted to be the ninth.” more than 20,000 clients annually. nal stages of a Hall of Fame career that Then, suddenly, he was on to the “I’ve always wanted to work at a spanned 36 seasons. real world. He got married and moved place like this,” says Monroe, who fo- Monroe was Gill’s first black athlete. back to D.C. for a short while, getting an cuses on minorities and mental health. “People always ask, ‘Was Slats a prej- often eerie job preparing bodies for au- “We have so many people needing our udiced person?’ “ Monroe says. “I never topsies in a hospital morgue. “I’d hear services, it’s frightening. The every-day saw it that way. But I remember one time the bodies groaning sometimes,” he said. pressures on people have shifted, and the we were playing the University of Port- He then worked four years as a museum lack of resources to address them means land and Art Easterley – who later be- technician at the Smithsonian Institution. a lot of poor folks have no safety valves. came my best friend – was killing us. At In 1966 he returned to Oregon for “We’re doing a lot of good, and there halftime, Slats went into the locker room a job with the Wolf Creek Job Corps in aren’t a lot of minorities to do the work. and slammed the door and said, ‘Can’t Glide, working in its recreation depart- About four percent of clinicians nation- any ya’ll stop that colored boy?’ I was sit- ment. The next year, he moved to Port- wide are people of color, yet 17 percent ting down at the end of the bench, laugh- land for a job at Washington High as of the folks we see are people of color. If ing to myself. a community agent, returning truant you can provide an outlet, most people “I don’t know if Slats was prejudiced. youngsters to school. He got his mas- are resilient enough to handle their own He had his proclivities that were part of ters’ degree at in social work at Portland affairs.” that era. He was an Adolph Rupp type of State in 1970 and soon became the first Monroe cherishes his work because person. His values were different. By to- day’s standards, he would be prejudiced. But in my old age I’ve learned to not go On the Web there with racism, because it’s so subjec- To read “Anger, and reasons for it,” a Web-only sidebar to this story, visit: tive. I want to go through all the other http://www.osualum.com/stater reasons why people are the way they are before I turn to racism.” But Gill was old-fashioned, even for black marriage and family counselor for of the rough times he endured in the that era. He ran a controlled offense and, the court of domestic relations in Mult- 1960s and his own bouts with depression for most of his career, forced his players nomah County. For most of the next 32 and loneliness, especially after a divorce. to shoot free throws underhanded. years, he served the county in various “The strength I had growing up in “Everything was so scripted, it took capacities on the political side, working the streets helped me overcome that, but all the fun out of it for me,” Monroe says. with juveniles and gang task forces. At there were professionals who helped, “I had never had to think about shooting one point, he served as staff assistant for too,” he says. “When you’re down, it’s before, or what foot I shot off of. I wasn’t Mayor Neil Goldschmidt. important to know you can recover.”q a basketball player, really, and I just “I worked in the community on poli- Kerry Eggers, ‘75, is a columnist and didn’t fit Slats’ style.” cy issues,” Monroe says. sportswriter for the Portland Tribune. His brief basketball career over, “I developed programs the federal Monroe embarked on his senior season in government would fund. I learned a lot. track, which turned out only so-so. Deal- I developed skills on systems planning, ing with a hamstring injury, he mostly how to rearrange organizations and ana- ran the 880 and didn’t make it to the lyze agencies that wanted to do business NCAA meet. But he earned the respect with the state. There were times when of his teammates as well as a bachelor of I took a lot of crap, because some folks science degree in liberal arts. didn’t feel a black person was qualified “Corvallis was a real culture shock to analyze an agency.” 3 4
STATER web-only special Norm Monroe: Anger, and reasons for it
By Kerry Eggers are or aren’t doing. You need to get your (This is an online sidebar to “Black and or- act together.’ To Norm’s credit, he did.” ange and black,” in the winter 2007 Oregon Monroe grew close to Bell. Stater. Read it at www.osualum.com/stater.) Says Bell: “Norm told me one time, In 1960, there were 11 black athletes ‘My dad hated white people. There have at Oregon State, all participating in either only been two white men I have trusted football or track and field. All 11 were in my life – (Compton Junior College housed on the second floor of a dormi- coach) Herschel Smith and you.” tory. Track went well. In his first season “We did a lot of everything but as a junior, Monroe excelled in the long study,” says Norm Monroe, a track man sprints, setting a school 440-yard record who decided quickly he needed a new of 46.4, finishing fourth in the NCAA living arrangement and got Coach Sam Championships at that distance and an- Bell’s approval to find his own housing. choring a mile-relay unit that had four With only a handful of minorities runners who bettered 47 seconds in the in town, racial enlightenment hadn’t yet 440. Gradually he became acclimated to found Corvallis. Corvallis and made two relationships “I went out and looked for an apart- that changed his life. ment, but every one that was vacant One was with Demetrius Jameson, a when I got there all of a sudden got filled professor in the OSU art department. The up,” Monroe says. “I got a (white) friend other was with Clifford Maser, the dean of mine to find us a place. He found us a of the business school, whose daughter, place right away.” Heather, had an art class with Monroe. The peaceful life he enjoys now and the The environment was vastly differ- Jameson hosted parties in the loft of close ties has has build to his alma mater ent from that of predominantly-black, the art building. were born from tough experiences and wise big-city Washington, D.C., Monroe’s “We would pretend to be beatniks, counsel, says Norm Monroe. Photo by Dennis hometown, and from that of Compton, drinking wine and philosophizing,” Wolverton Calif., where he had gone to junior col- Monroe says. “That was our place to get lege. Monroe struggled. away. Jameson was a wonderful human “I was an angry young black dude,” being.” he says, “and it was not an easy or a hap- The Masers had Monroe to their py transition for me, at least at first.” home for Sunday dinners. One day in Monroe’s first year in “They helped me a lot,” he says. “I school, the campus police called track would often poormouth how bad it was Coach Bell. Monroe had been in a movie to be a black man on the Oregon State theater the previous night and a young- campus. One day Cliff took me aside and ster sitting in the row in front of him said said, ‘Norm, we like you, but we’re tired to his father, “Dad, there’s a nigger back of hearing how bad it is here.’ “ there.” Maser’s wife, Kim, was Jewish, and “Norm got a little upset and made they told stories about trying to get her a scene,” Bell recalls. “The police called out of occupied France during World the dean of students, and word got to War II. me. There had been a few other things “That was the beginning of me be- happen through the year, too. So I called ing very curious about how the other Norm in and said, ‘I can understand how half lived,” Monroe says. “I got very in- you feel, but there are things you don’t terested in books and music, especially have control of. Your getting angry and symphony and jazz, and the educational upset is not going to change it. I don’t opportunities I had in school there.” want to hear anymore from the dean of Kerry Eggers, ‘75, is a columnist and
4 4 students or professors about what you sportswriter for the Portland Tribune.
STATER Undergraduate scholarship recipient Wren Patton checks a screen designed to protect a research site on the Oregon Coast. Photo by Dennis Wolverton
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NEWS FROM THE OSU FOUNDATION 3 5 6 3 GIVING BACK When Wren Patton graduated from South goalie on a nationally competitive water competitive nationally a on goalie to résumé impressive an had she gram, won over with a privately funded schol funded privately a with over won per Patton’s of one be to happened who program biology marine strong its with Patton had her pick of colleges. Oregon colleges. of pick her had Patton arship. Lubchenco, Jane like stars faculty and Symphony YouthEugene the in clarinet Eugene’s International High School pro School High International Eugene’s oo em n promd s principal as performed and team polo ton had learned fluent Japanese, played Japanese, fluent learned had ton institutions such as University of Califor of University as such institutions Pat GPA, 3.98 a with biologist marine sonal heroes. Whilesheconsidered other aspiring An colleges. prospective show help,” said Patton, who is receiving the receiving is who Patton, said help,” nia, Santa Barbara, Patton was ultimately Orchestra. tt Uiest gabd e attention her grabbed University State Te coasi i a incredible an is scholarship “The With such a list of accomplishments, of list a Withsuch when heappliedtoOSU.Schol Financial concerns wereFinancial concerns highon Rick Crawford’s listofconcerns arships madethedifference. Photo byDennisWolverton. ------“If I had gone to Santa Barbara, I would I Barbara, Santa to gone had I “If William Proppe Presidential Scholarship. PresidentialWilliam Proppe cline, there is an increasing need for both de dramatic a in education higher and addition tohermarinebiologymajor. already is making the most of her time at Patton sophomore, a Now graduates. as cruiting top Oregon high school students like Patton.Thesestudentsexcelacadem Affording change rvd $,0 a er ae ie a re at aimed are year, a $6,000 provide ery year.” ically, becoming leaders as students and students as leaders ically,becoming ei- n ne-ae shlrhp at scholarships need-based and merit- in Japanese, and chemistry minors in ing undertak and polo water intramural ing have had to take out $30,000 in loans ev loans in $30,000 out take to had have OSU. According to an Oregon University play lab, Lubchenco’s in working OSU, 51 percent of the cost of a four-year edu four-year a of cost the of percent 51 System analysis, state funding provided funding state analysis, System With public funding for student aid student for funding public With rsdnil coasis which Scholarships, Presidential ------can run upward of $16,800 a year for in- for year a $16,800 of upward run can and fees at OSU have more than doubled years six just but 1999, in OSU at cation ae, h saes hr hd huk o 35 to shrunk had share state’s the later, plied tocollegeslastyear. percent. f ik rwods id hn e ap he when mind Crawford’s Rick of egon State over two other schools. “It was aiis r pcig p h tb Tuition tab. the up picking are families tending collegewasthecost. ot omny ie rao fr o at not for reason cited commonly most ad after even years, twenty last the in said Crawford, who ultimately chose Or chose ultimately who Crawford, said state residents. Oregon high school students conducted students school high Oregon y h Oeo Uiest Sse, the System, University Oregon the by become prohibitive. In a recent survey of board, attending Oregon State University justing for inflation. Including room and room Including inflation. for justing Fnnily S js md sense,” made just OSU “Financially Education expenses were on the top the on were expenses Education For some, the increased expense has increasedexpense the some, For oe n mr, tdns n their and students more, and More - - - - about half the price, and they offered me scholarships. It was a huge factor in my decision.” A first-year student who is pursuing a double degree in education and history, Crawford is receiving the Earl and Dora Wininger/Gaylord Scholarship, which supports students with limited financial resources, and the Diversity Achieve- ment Scholarship, which recognizes his leadership activities as student body president of his Salem-area high school. Even with the scholarships, Craw- ford will need to work and take out loans. The aid, however, may help him avoid the fate of most Oregon college students, who, according to a 2006 In- stitute for College Access and Success study, accrue more than $19,000 in debt by the time they graduate – a heavy load to bear on the starting salary of a high school history teacher. The scholarship difference Private scholarships help OSU at- Kristine Robinson says her fellowship makes it possible for her to meet basic expenses tract and support many deserving stu- while focusing on her research. Photo by Dennis Wolverton. dents like Crawford and Patton. Last year, donors provided more than $5.2 million in academic scholarships through the Fellowships support star graduate students OSU Foundation, benefiting more than When Kristine Robinson heard she had work should have a ripple effect through- 2,500 students. Some supporters provide been awarded the P. F. Yerex Graduate out medical research with possible Fellowship, she was excited and relieved. implications for treating a wide range of funds to be used immediately. Others, “It’s like a huge burden had been lifted off diseases, such as Lou Gehrig’s disease, like the late Earl and Dora Wininger, es- of me,” she said. diabetes and even problems associated tablish permanent endowments that are Robinson may be a talented bio- with aging. chemistry/biophysics doctoral student Private fellowships help OSU recruit invested to generate scholarship funding who just made a discovery that is gaining and sustain top graduate students like for many generations to come. The Win- international attention, but she still needs Robinson who are critical to the univer- ingers, who passed away a little more to pay her bills. sity’s research and education. Graduate than 20 years ago, left a gift in their will “A lot is expected of graduate stu- students may receive stipends for work dents in terms of the time and the work as research or teaching assistants, but to endow a scholarship, and this year,
you put in,” said Robinson. “It feels like all the hours are long, and the take-home S W E N N O I T A D N U O F more than 40 students are receiving the those extra hours of hard work finally paid pay, after subtracting tuition and fees, of- $3,000 award in their name. off. It was definitely a huge encourage- ten amounts to little more than minimum ment.” wage. As an investment, there’s much Working with the acclaimed So, when selecting a place for evidence that scholarships pay off well. biochemistry/biophysics professor Joe advanced study, prospective students Students not only get a chance to pursue Beckman, Robinson recently uncovered a closely compare fellowship opportuni- way to more accurately detect a molecule ties. Receiving a fellowship also is a great their dreams but also stand to earn near- called superoxide that is thought to play honor for a young innovator at the start of ly $1 million more in their lifetimes than a significant a role in many diseases. Her a promising career. if they had only earned a high school diploma, according to a 2002 Census Bu- reau report. Also, a study conducted by the Col- lege Board shows that there is a substan- tial benefit to society as well. College graduates fuel the local and national economy, and are less likely to become 3 7 8 3 GIVING BACK OSU alumni help break new fundraising record record fundraising new break help alumni OSU After the Peace Corps, Burnett plans to plans Burnett Corps, Peace the After They also vote and volunteer in greater in volunteer and vote also They grass-roots health work, and I learned a learned I and work, health grass-roots Peace Corps to improveto Corps Peace an at conditions and where they decide to live and work. and live to decide they where and career. her in started her getting in help great a cusing on now is improving financial op applying already is Burnett Abby ate, rial Presidential Scholarship atOSUwas like Burnett also has a big payoff for Or for payoff big a has also Burnett like Terrythe Receiving WattersScott Memo ma my in systems wastewater about lot otnte fr eiet, epn them helping residents, for portunities unemployed or need social services than egon as well, given the strong correlation tion,” said Burnett. “I’m also doing some the in OSU at gained she knowledge the education. college a without peers their impoverished villageinElSalvador. school student from Pendleton, Oregon. Pendleton, from student school produc food in businesses small up set e mds ros s suiu high studious a as roots modest her numbers. ewe wee tdns o o college to go students where between Global andlocalgains jor, whichreally applieshere.” forest operations undergraduate degree undergraduate operations forest new the complement to chair endowed an create will Corporation, Miami of the director a Strachan, Rick graduate n $1 million: morethan of gifts recentlymade alumni history. Several of OSU’s most successful its in time first the for assets in dollars billion half a than more has now dation and pledges totaling gifts $78.3 million. The Foun with year, record-breaking straight third its reported Foundation OSU the university, the of friends and alumni generositymany the of and forts focus on fundraising. Thanks to these ef its increased significantly has Ray,OSU Ed President of leadership the Under A $3.6 million gift from 1978 forestry 1978 from gift million $3.6 A “One of the biggest areas we are fo are we areas biggest the of “One A 2005 environmental health gradu health environmental 2005 A Recruiting talented students to OSU Burnett has come a long way from way long a come has Burnett ------Stephanie, will launch a new scholarship wife, his and ‘85, DeVaan, Jon ecutive n Libraries. Arts, the College of Science and the OSU Liberal of College the athletics, arships, schol support will Vicki, wife, his and ‘74, Stone, Pat executive National delity n Sciences andtheOSULibraries. and Oceanic of College the Atmospheric Science, of College the scholarships, ing includ programs OSU of variety a port sup Tektronix,will and Chemical Dow of chairman retired the ‘42, Lundeen, n technology,business andentrepreneurship. new forestry, blends that rhp n eoy f i sn Terry, has son his of memory in arship transform they Oregon; to contributing lives, asdonorWilbur Watters can attest. kept in touch with many of the scholar the of many with touch in kept take ajobclosertohome,inPortland. sure that the talented graduates end up end graduates talented the that sure who putshereducationtoworkhelpinginthePeaceCorpsElSalvador. A presidential scholarshipmadeOSUagoodchoicefor2005graduateAbbyBurnett, A $1.7 million pledge from former Fi former from pledge million A$1.7 $ mlin it rm irsf ex Microsoft from gift million $1 A $ mlin omtet rm Bob from commitment million $3 A atr, h etbihd h schol the established who Watters, Scholarships do even more than en than more even do Scholarships ------and Tualatin. Tigard from students support to arship Schol Family McDougall the create will Barbara, wife, his and ‘74, Duane McDougall, Industries Willamette of head n a totalof$4milliontotheproject. given have who Kearneys, the of in honor renamed be will hall The Hall. son Apper of renovation the launched Co., Sons’ Kiewit Peter of manager and division director former the ‘63, Kearney, n computer science. ing science, mathematics, engineering or ship will benefit students who are study Scholar Family DeVaan The resources. financial limited with students for fund college graduate. That was very satisfy very was That graduate. college changed somuch,”hesaid. end of four years, she was a self-assureda was she years, four of end ing tosee.” ship recipients overtheyears. just this shy high school girl, and at the at and girl, school high shy this just Afromgift Lee million and $1 Connie A $1 million pledge from the former the from pledge million $1 A We se tre a OU h was she OSU at started she “When she because joy a really was “Abby q - - - - - FOUNDATION NEWS 3 9 ------. Ray. Mitch Canham, Ray. an OSU junior and catcher on the baseball team, also was on hand to recount the team’s amazing journey to win the 2006 College World Series. President’s Circle events be held in other will key regions, including Central Oregon, Seattle, Los and San Francisco Angeles Sisters, OSU students Amy and Heidi featur presentation video a and Severin, ing three faculty members whose work Vitamin gifts: private from benefited has Paul Linus the of Traber Maret expert E ing Institute, engineering professor and biodiesel advocate David Hackleman Mate. Bruce and whale researcher annual donors invited to Top Circle events President’s The new President’s Circle, which rec in $1,000 contribute who donors ognizes events regional holding is year, given the their for donors generous thank these to annual At commitments. a recent recep tion in Portland, more than 150 guests learned about the university’s upcom ing plans directly from President Ed - - - - - Highlights from the event included a bluegrass performance by the Severin H. Jensen Society recognizes donors of $500,000 to $999,999, and the Harris Society Milton honors supporters who have given $1 million or more. The cre ation of a $5 million society level is in progress. President’s Club dinner celebrates philanthropy On Sept. 29, nearly 300 of OSU’s most generous supporters joined President Cen Alumni HILL CH2M the at Ray Ed ter for Club the Dinner. 2006 President’s Society, which is named for Society, the year the legislature passed OSU’s charter, creat ing Oregon’s first state-supported col for donors honors Society 1868 The lege. milestones in their cumulative lifetime giving totals to the university. are four There levels within the 1868 Society: The William Jasper Kerr Society recog nizes donors whose gifts total $100,000 to $249,000. The August Leroy Strand Society honors supporters who James The $499,999. to $250,000 donated have The renovated building, which will house OSU’s civil and construction engineering engineering construction and civil OSU’s house will which building, renovated The - - - begin. management programs, will feature a 120-seat auditorium, a three-story atrium, state- of-the-art and classrooms, a lobby with stone flooring and wainscoting that echoes the historic character of the original 1898 space. will be The renovation completely funded raising effort, the to contributed have supporters 500 than more date To gifts. private by from grant matching $850,000 an meet to needed still is $520,000 Another million. $8.63 Foundation and to complete fundraising for the building. The Kresge OSU beginsfor gathered friends and alumni 150 than more 7, Oct. on game transformationfootball home the Before another kind of kickoff—a ofceremony marking the start of the renovation of Apperson Apperson Hall. The university officially began the $10remodel after million a key gift Con from Hall added recently OSU, to ties strong have both who couple, The ’63. Kearney, Lee and nie another $1 million to their $3 million gift to the project, which enabled construction to
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When Margaret When Hogg Margaret passed away Together with their sister, Margaret, Margaret, sister, their with Together its cumulative gift clubs into the 1868 cumulative donors to the university The OSU Foundation has restructured said Thayne Dutson, dean of the lege. col The 1868 Society honors top proud proud to carry on the Hogg family tra dition of excellence though our research and education programs here at OSU,” last year, she last left year, more than $2.6 million to the College of Agricultural Sciences. “With the help of this gift, we will be this tradition after her brothers’ deaths in 1985 and 1994. breeding breeding business near Salem. the years, they remained involved with Over OSU, and Margaret Hogg carried on program a year apart in 1922 and 1923. program they created a thriving family sheep- $2.6 million to OSU Brothers Glenn and Ronald Hogg grad uated from OSU’s agricultural sciences Salem sheep-breeders leave Foundation Briefs 0 4 GIVING BACK more than their value in dollars and cents. $19 millioninthe2005-06fiscal year. morefor accounted than donations Fund OSU In total, gift. first their made who year, and Kahl was among the nearly 950 last Fund OSU the to gifts made friends college’s equinereproduction program. raises and the to gift first her direct to chose horses, practice, veterinary egon ’01, DVM,‘06. Kahl, said goals,” their achieve to tunity oppor the have others that so OSU port received an excellent education help sup lege ofVeterinary Medicine. to OSU Col the from graduated she before even gift first her made She mater. alma her to back give to deciding much time waste not did Kahl Barbara Dr. The first gift: Close ties to OSU motivate new donors new motivate OSU to ties Close gift: first The Barbara Kahlmadeherfirstgifttoalmamaterbefore graduatingfrom theOSUCollegeof Veterinary Medicine. prxmtl 1,0 aun and alumni 19,000 Approximately Or Yamhill, a in works who Kahl, “I think it’s important that those who These contributions are worth even worth are contributions These By SaraZaske - - - - feel to the university. David Askew origi they connection special a of because give ference totheuniversity. size of the gift – makes a tremendous dif the matter no – donates who graduate new each so awards, funding grant and rankings national many in factor key a is OSU to give who alumni of number The o ae dnto t te olg of College other give to the Fund Renaissance Science’s to donation a make to a goodtimetogiveback.” OSU contributed to my career, and it was that feel software“I Illinois. in developer a a as works now who graduate math 1992 Askew, said sciences,” the in dation cloudy of days. comfort the just than more found he campus, on once but Arizona, of state home his of sunshine relentless nally decided to attend OSU to escape the Many first-time donors decide to decide donors first-time Many t h sat f 06 Akw chose Askew 2006, of start the At foun “Oregongood a me gave State - - - hpd e oe hn ntig else,” said Sanders. anything than more me shaped probably what is OSU at experience my ment in student involve organizations. “I feel like his and classes business OSU ership and public speaking skills through lead many learned Portland, in agencies recipient himselfasanOSUstudent. fund, in part because he was a scholarship the OSU Alumni Association Scholarship to donation first his designated He tion. educa support to wanted also graduate, biology, physicsandchemistryclasses. in students to tutoring provides which Library, Valley the in Center Learning Collaborative the build and laboratory, core ice geosciences the modernize ries, laborato physiology and anatomy man hu the improve helped has Fund sance Renais the past, the In education. and research OSU’s of benefit the students adr, h i apyn t police to applying is who Sanders, business 2003 a Sanders, David Photo byDennisWolverton ------enter the teaching profession. with an education double degree that allowed her to at Oregon State University, Erin graduated cum laude But thanks to her hard work and the many opportunities was 20, she was a single mother with few job skills. She dropped out of school at 15, and by the time she She lived for years without electricity or running water. As a child, Erin Murphy grew up in extreme poverty. gifts that change lives change that gifts they can reach their full potential. many others like Erin triumph over their circumstances so transforms lives. When you give to the OSU Fund, you help Erin’s is astory profound example of how education her reach out to children who face similar challenges. elementary school teacher, she says her background helps teenage mothers, a way for her to give back. Now as an student services, and mentoring. And counseling she started Along the way, Erin received donor-supported scholarships, Corvallis, OR97333-4015 850 SW 35th Street OSU Foundation Make your gift today. osufund.org [email protected] 800-354-7281 gifts that change lives
As a child, Erin Murphy grew up in extreme poverty. Along the way, Erin received donor-supported scholarships, She lived for years without electricity or running water. student services, and mentoring. And she started counseling She dropped out of school at 15, and by the time she teenage mothers, a way for her to give back. Now as an was 20, she was a single mother with few job skills. elementary school teacher, she says her background helps her reach out to children who face similar challenges. But thanks to her hard work and the many opportunities at Oregon State University, Erin graduated cum laude Erin’s story is a profound example of how education with an education double degree that allowed her to transforms lives. When you give to the OSU Fund, you help enter the teaching profession. many others like Erin triumph over their circumstances so they can reach their full potential. Make your gift today.
OSU Foundation 800-354-7281 850 SW 35th Street [email protected] Corvallis, OR 97333-4015 osufund.org back in the day Bullwhackers, Muleskinners and Fred Lockley
By George P. Edmonston Jr. whackers, muleskinners, pioneers, pros- Fred Lockley (1871-1958) was one of Ore- pectors, ’49ers, Indian fighters, trappers, gon’s pioneer newspapermen and among ex-barkeepers, authors, preachers, poets the most famous journalists in Pacific and near-poets” who had staked every- Northwest history. He attended Oregon thing to travel the California and Oregon State in 1889 and 1890. trails to begin their lives anew. Today, he is all but forgotten, joining In a race against time, Lockley inter- the likes of Asahel Bush II (1824-1913), viewed more than 10,000 men and wom- Abigail Scott Duniway (1836-1915), Stew- en who lived during the earliest years of art Holbrook (1893-1964), Sam Simpson white settlement in Oregon, in a colossal (1846-1899) and other noted Oregon effort to preserve their memories before it journalists whose lives and contributions was too late. His job, he often said, was to have been reduced by time and technol- generate “source material for the future ogy to the intellectual property of spe- historian and artist.” He saw the last half cialists in state history and readers of old of the 19th century in the West as “a great newspapers. exploring epic, a pioneering romance.” This raises an obvious question: Why Much of this work ended up in the is Fred Lockley worth remembering? Oregon Journal newspaper, where he Throughout much of the five decades he worked from 1911 into the 1950s. His fea- was a writer and editor for more than a ture column, “Impressions and Observa- One of Lockley’s better-known books has a dozen newspapers and magazines, this tions of a Journal Man,” appeared almost an ample and highly descriptive title. erstwhile Beaver crisscrossed the region daily. By the 1930s, his fame among his collecting pioneer stories from members readers had reached superstar propor- of a disappearing generation, the “bull- tions. 4 2
STATER Most of his interviews and “obser- Hall, who once lived in a large house on Born on March 19, 1871, in Leav- vations” rest in a collection of 58 old, the spot now occupied by Waldo Hall. enworth, Kansas, his father, Frederic black, three-ring binders in the Oregon In this same book, he recounts a E. Lockley, was a Londoner by birth. Collection at the library of the University meeting with Robert M. Veatch of Cot- His mother, Elizabeth Metcalf Camp- of Oregon. Without question, the body tage Grove, a member of Oregon State’s bell Lockley, was a native of New York of work contained here stands as one of state. With Fred still an infant, the family the rare treasures of Oregon’s pioneering moved to Salt Lake City, where his father history. The New York Historical Society became managing editor and part owner also has a large number of documents of the Salt Lake Tribune. In 1879, and rid- – correspondence, essays, interviews and ing in a mule-driven wagon, they were letters – pertaining to Lockley’s career on the move again, this time to Walla and family life. Walla, Wash. Now in the Pacific North- Lucky for those of us who enjoy read- west, Fred Lockley would remain a resi- ing these kinds of stories, a number of dent the rest of his life. books have been published under Lock- Interviews with him appear in sev- ley’s name (edited by Mike Helm and eral issues of the OAC Alumnus, an Or- published by Rainy Day Press in Eugene; egon Stater predecessor, in the mid-1920s. available through many online booksell- In each one, we are treated to his own re- ers), which serve as samplers of his best membrances of what student life was like work. These include Across the Plains by during the final years of President B. L. Prairie Schooner; To Oregon by Ox Team in Arnold’s administration (1872-92). ’49; Vigilante Days in Carson City; and my “What is now the west quadrangle favorite, Conversations with Bullwhackers, was all private property,” he said. “All Muleskinners, Pioneers, Prospectors, ’49ers, students were required to do daily manu- Indian Fighters, Trappers, Ex-Barkeepers, al work on the farm as part of their train- Authors, Preachers, Poets & Near Poets, and ing. Demerits were given for absence All Sorts & Conditions of Men. from recitation, drill, or daily chapel.” A giant of a man, Lockley had a Lockley was a prolific writer whose personal He also remembered serving as the histories of Oregonians were wildly popular warm and engaging personality and a with generations of newspaper readers. first president of Oregon State’s on-cam- rich and mellow voice. That this was re- pus chapter of the Y.M.C.A. Later, he flected in his writing may have account- first graduating class (at the collegiate watched as his nephew, Clayborn Lock- ed for his immense popularity. His inter- level) in 1870. ley “Clay” Shepard, instituted the move- views with historic figures included the Lockley entered OSU (known offi- ment that would eventually lead to the names Thomas Edison, Booker T. Wash- cially then as State Agricultural College, construction of Shepard Hall, OSU’s first ington, Woodrow Wilson, Ezra Meeker but informally as Oregon Agricultural student union building. College) in the fall of 1889, dropping out He married Hope Gans in 1897. One in his sophomore year in 1890 because of their sons, Lawrence Campbell Lock- “If you are interested in of, as he put it, “my father’s poor invest- ley, attended Oregon Agricultural Col- ments, coupled with my own exagger- lege in 1918 and 1919. Hope died in 1928, humanity, everyone you meet ated sense of parental loyalty.” He would and in 1930, Fred married Laura Simp- is a story” later attend Willamette University in Sa- son. He died in Portland in 1958 at the lem, where he would graduate in 1895. age of 87. Few people, if any, matched his His writings were not limited to contribution to Oregon history. and Jack London. During World War I, his assignments for the Journal but can He was once asked: “Don’t you ever he served as a correspondent in France, be found today in the archives of more run out of material?” publishing more than 300 stories in the than a dozen newspapers from Montana “As long as there are any people left Oregon Journal, the New York Herald and to Kansas. In Oregon, at various times in the world, I shan’t run out of mate- the London Globe. during his early career, he worked for the rial,” he said. In Bullwhackers, Lockley offers an Capitol Journal in Salem, the East Orego- “For if you are interested in human- extremely rare account of Corvallis’ T. nian in Pendleton (where he owned a 25 ity, everyone you meet is a story.” Egerton Hogg, a Confederate naval offi- percent interest in the business) and Pa- George P. Edmonston Jr. is history and cer, controversial railroad promoter, and cific Monthly and Pacific Homestead maga- traditions editor of the Oregon Stater, and is early donor to the construction of Benton zines. past editor of the magazine. 4 3
Winter 2007 membership matters Log in to your new home: www.osualum.com By Kevin Miller Oregon State alumni have a fancy new online home where they can find old friends, make new ones, trade stories, brag a bit, get and give career tips, and learn about the myriad ways to have fun and do good work as OSU graduates. The new Web site, www.osualum. com, is intended to serve all OSU alumni, be they members of the OSU Alumni As- sociation or not. It’s an upgrade from the old site in many aesthetic ways and one critically practical way, says Ben Danley, ’93, the association’s director of market- ing. He leads the effort to make the site a favorite in every Beaver’s Web browser. With the site up and running, Dan- ley needs help. He asks that all alumni go to the site, www.osualum.com, and, if they’re not registered, click on “First Time Login” in the upper left corner. Then, simply follow directions to create a free account and update your profile, and you’ll be on your way to helping OS- UAA build an exciting, diverse, world- wide community of alumni. Designed with help from iModules, a national firm specializing in online Above: The new OSUAA Web site is for all alumni, not just members. It gives OSU graduates their own online community in which to make contacts and connect with the university. Below: communities, the site has a new address The login process is self-explanatory, once a person clicks on “First Time Login” in the upper and a new look, with better organization and more content than the old site. But the biggest improvement is the addition sible; resumes can be posted. of a digital community, built around a Alumni will always be able to decide constantly-updated alumni directory. who gets to see any information they add With this tool and some active participa- to their profiles, Danley said. Osualum. tion, Beavers around the world can locate com even allows alumni to forward mes- each other and gather around common sages to other alumni through the site interests. so both parties can make initial contacts At the start, the directory contains while keeping their personal e-mail ad- only basic, public-domain information dresses private. about every OSU alum: Name, year of Groups of alumni will have pages graduation and academic specialty. The on the site. Eventually, as more profiles exciting part, according to Danley, comes are completed, alumni will be able to use when alumni log in to the site and cre- the site to connect and form groups for ate their own profiles by adding more fun and business. For example, an OSU detailed information about themselves. graduate looking for 1980s-era business Marriages, births, job changes, hobbies, alumni who like to golf in the San Diego to be determined, Danley said. That will college and post-college affiliations and area might search and create a Beaver be demonstrated by the alumni who log more can all be added. Photo galleries foursome. in and find ways to use it to improve the can be posted. Job networking is pos- The true potential of the site has yet experience of being an OSU graduate. 4 4
STATER director’s cut Just who and what is the OSUAA, anyway?
By Jeff Todd mail newsletter, Beaver Eclips, regional OSU academic and research branches, Executive director, OSUAA programs, faculty lecture series, inter- and including the Beaver Athletic Stu- We feel your pain, or at least your confu- national and domestic travel opportuni- dent Fund. sion. ties, tailgate parties at home and away The Beaver Athletic Student Fund, The OSU Alumni Association coor- football games, and awards to recognize known as BASF, is a branch of the OSU dinates with several organizations as we alumni accomplishment and support Foundation that supports OSU’s depart- help alumni build connections to one an- for OSU. We also offer services such as ment of intercollegiate athletics. Most other and to Oregon State. While coordi- the affinity credit card, group insurance, athletic funding comes from gifts, ticket nation is definitely a good thing, it some- and, as we are announcing in this issue of sales and marketing activities. These times results in an identity crisis among the magazine, www.osualum.com, a new revenues help underwrite intercollegiate alumni and friends when it comes to the online community to help alumni stay in athletics at OSU and ensure a quality ex- three major nonprofit organizations that touch with one another and OSU. Build- perience for student athletes. The BASF reach out to OSU supporters: the OS- ing and maintaining connections with staff works for the OSU Foundation, and UAA, the OSU Foundation and the Bea- and between alumni is our main goal. all gifts to the BASF are counted and ver Athletic Student Fund. Our partners at the Oregon State managed as OSUF donations. (The same The OSU Alumni Association, as the University Foundation, or OSUF, have is true for most gifts to OSUAA, although name suggests, is an organization made a different but highly complimentary the OSUAA staff works for the associa- up of OSU alumni and friends of the uni- mission. The foundation is a private, tion, not the foundation.) versity. Founded in 1873 and incorporat- nonprofit, corporation affiliated with the At the OSUAA, we value alumni ed in 1956, the association is a 501(c)(3) university. The foundation’s assets and support of OSU in all its forms. I encour- member-based, nonprofit organization earnings are distributed to OSU’s col- age you to get involved – join your alum- that exists to promote OSU and engage leges, departments and programs at the ni association, make a gift to support alumni with the university and one an- direction of donors or, when donations OSU through the OSU Foundation, and other. We rely heavily on membership are unrestricted, at the direction of the support Beaver athletics through BASF. dues, donations, event fees, and sponsor- foundation’s volunteer board of trustees While the three entities are different and ships to support our programs. in response to priority requests from the ask for support in separate ways, we all We offer a range of programs to help university president. All university fund- work together to help OSU’s graduates build a dynamic community of alumni, raising programs are managed by the and other friends support our great uni- including the Oregon Stater, a weekly e- foundation, including those for various versity.
OSUAA, the OSU Alumni Association, is a OSUF, the OSU Foundation, is OSU’s major BASF, the Beaver Athletic Student Fund, is private, nonprofit organization that sees its fundraising organization. an OSU Foundation branch that focuses on main mission as keeping alumni connected to athletics. Oregon State and to one another.
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Winter 2007 sectionmembership matters Revamped alumni tailgaters provide warm, dry fun on football game days
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Throngs of festive Beaver fans gathered at How did the change work? as possible. Plus, there are great bathrooms,” the CH2M HILL Alumni Center for this fall’s “People may think we did it to make added his wife, Gail Mecklem. “It is less home tailgaters. A la carte food and drink more money, which is not true,” said Doug crowded now and that is nice.” selections were popular goals for those who Cox, facilities manager of the non-profit “It is not on TV at home today,” said walked in the door, wandered up and down alumni center. “With fewer people in the ball- Charles Kipper, ’50, ’56, and his wife, Virginia the halls, purchased the latest in Beaver gear room, our percentage from the sales of food Carlson Kipper, ’50 of Corvallis. Season tick- or relaxed in the party tent on the patio. in that room goes down. But we are accom- et holders, they had given their game tickets Inside the ballroom, however, the com- plishing the goals of the alumni association away and then had their plans change at the ments of the fans took on a more fervent and – to provide a great benefit for members of last minute, so they appreciated the fact that grateful tone. the OSUAA. They are overwhelmingly happy the ballroom had a live feed for the Arizona “I love the festivity and the environment,” with the change.” State game. said Janice Romsos Maier, ’65, of Hillsboro. The mood in the alumni ballroom was When a downpour started during the “We always come to the tailgaters!” upbeat. Early birds, who came to get good second half, the Kippers were joined by hun- She and her husband, John Maier, come seats to watch the game on the big-screen dreds of other Beavers. early to be sure and catch the band and television, were joined by partygoers who Too wet to stay and too excited to leave, cheerleaders as they come through the ball- dropped in on their way to the game. they cheered the Beavers to an impressive room to entertain the guests. “It’s a nice atmosphere and they have victory. New guidelines began this fall to allow good food,” said Nick Mecklem, ’67, of Port- The alumni association plans to hold members of the alumni association free ad- land. “Depending upon the weather, we come several basketball tailgaters at the alumni mission to the ballroom area of the center, almost every time.” center this winter – check out the sched- with others paying $5. In the past admission “We’ve been coming for six or seven ule at www.osualum.com. Photo by Dennis had been free for everyone. years and they make it as easy and carefree Wolverton 4 6
STATER Alumni fellows honored at Homecoming Six distinguished alumni and one young rising star were hon- largest. She sponsors an annual tour and scholarship program ored as OSUAA Alumni Fellows during Homecoming in No- in which OSU students shadow Macy’s workers to learn more vember. about the profession. Many of these students have gone on to The seven alumni returned to campus to meet with stu- successful careers with Macy’s. She also is a 15-year member dents and staff, taught in the “Classes Without Quizzes” pro- of the Industrial Advisory Board for OSU’s Department of De- gram and were recognized during a formal awards luncheon sign and Human Environment. and Homecoming football game. continued on page 48
Kenneth Thrasher, ’71 Sara J. White, ’68 Susan R. Parker, ’74 Gretchen Schuette, ’80 Michael Chamness, ’71 Jay L. McQuillen, ’86
This year’s fellows include: Michael Chamness, a gradu- ate from the College of Liberal Arts; Jay L. McQuillen Jr., the College of Engineering; Susan R. Parker, the College of Health and Human Sciences; Gretchen Schuette, the College of Ocean- ic and Atmospheric Sciences; Kenneth Thrasher, the College of Business; and Sara J. White, the College of Pharmacy. Chelsea Byrd received the first-ever Young Alumni Award. Byrd works as a scientist in the Corvallis laboratory of SIGA Technologies on antiviral and anti-infective drug discov- ery and vaccine development, primarily in defense against bio- terrorism attacks. She earned two degrees from OSU: a bache- lor’s in microbiology in 2001 and a doctorate in molecular and cellular biology in 2005. Her doctoral dissertation was chosen as one of the five best in the world in life sciences for 2005 by the Council of Graduate Schools and University Microfilms. Chamness, who received a bachelor’s degree from OSU in 1971, used leadership skills he developed as editor of the Daily Barometer and in student government to build a success- ful career in financial services and the insurance industry. He is a board member for First Financial Resources, LLC and for The Strategic Alliance, Inc., both of Portland. He is a past member of the OSU Alumni Association Board of Directors. McQuillen, of Indian Wells, Calif., has worked build- ing public infrastructure since graduating from OSU with a master’s degree in civil engineering in 1986. He manages the Southern California region for Granite Construction Company and has supervised construction projects worth billions of dol- lars. A former captain of the OSU rugby team, he also is active in helping the College of Engineering and has been president of the OSU Construction Engineering Foundation. Chelsea Byrd, ’01, ’05, won the first-ever Young Alumni Award, With a 1974 bachelor’s degree in clothing textiles, Parker launched a career with Macy’s, where she still works today, managing the store in Pleasanton, Calif., one of the company’s 4 7
Winter 2007 sectionmembership matters Upcoming alumni events in 2007
n OSUAA board meeting, January 25-27, Bend n Hoops tailgaters at the CH2M HILL Alumni Center this winter: n Destination OSU at Palm Springs, March 5 and 6. Includes January 6 Men vs USC OSU Presents, the Dan Poling Award presentation and a gala January 13 Women vs AZ dinner, plus many other activities. January 28 Women vs UO February 24 Men vs WSU n OSU Day at the Capitol in Salem, Tuesday, April 17, 5-6:30 p.m. All alumni and other friends of OSU are welcome. n OSUAA annual members meeting, May 11, alumni center
n Alumni travel opportunities to Holland & Belgium; Assisi, n Golden Jubilee, June 8-10 – Classes of 1957, 1952, 1947, Italy; Danube River; Scotland; New Zealand with President Ed 1942 and 1937 Ray and his wife Beth; Spain; Baja; Baltic Sea & Norwegian fjords, and the Alps: www.osualum.com/travel For more information, visit www.osualum.com Association briefs
n Asian tours: Associate Director Julie of all OSU Foreign Student Associations. sented to Robert A. Holman, Professor of Schwartz joined President Ed Ray and More than 800 alumni live in Thailand Marine Geology and Geophysics, during other representatives as they toured Asia and 150 of them gathered recently to hear University Day festivities. and signed partnership agreements be- President Ray give an update on OSU. n Do you like wine? Join the OSUAA Wine tween OSU and 10 Asian institutions. n Career assistance: OSU Career Services club and receive quarterly shipments of OSU now has nearly 150 international is partnering with the association to cre- fine Beaver wines. Get more info at: partners. ate an Alumni Career Network. Expect to www.osualumniassociationwineclub. While they were in Taipei, Taiwan, hear more soon. In the meantime, alumni com. they took part in a ceremony honoring are always welcome at career fairs held n Come one, come all: OSUAA’s annual six graduates of OSU who are either for- several times a year in the alumni center. members meeting will be held Friday, mer or current presidents of Asian uni- Last year nearly 400 organizations inter- May 11, 2007, at the CH2M HILL Alumni versities. viewed students on campus. Center. Alumni and other supporters of n Thai alumni: The OSU Thai Student As- n Thank you, Prof. Holman: The OSUAA OSU are welcome to join the associa- sociation is one of the oldest and largest Distinguished Professor Award was pre- tion.
Alumni fellows Education and director of Portland Area dation, Friends of the Children and the continued from page 47 Programs for OSU and has helped forge Oregon Coast Aquarium. Schuette devoted her career to pub- connections between community col- White, with a bachelor’s degree in lic education after earning a doctorate leges and four-year institutions. pharmacy from OSU in 1968, has be- in oceanography from OSU in 1980. She Thrasher, a 1971 graduate from come a recognized leader in the field of recently announced that she intends to OSU in business administration, worked pharmacy education, especially in help- retire as president of Chemeketa Com- for Fred Meyer for 20 years, rising to the ing pharmacists in hospitals and large munity College in Salem. She also is a position of president and CEO after Fred health-care systems. member of the Oregon State Board of Meyer merged with The Kroger Com- She worked for 20 years at the Uni- Higher Education. She has been interim pany. He is currently CEO of Compli, a versity of Kansas Medical Center and commissioner of Oregon Community Portland-based employment practices School of Pharmacy and finished the Colleges and held leadership positions compliance management company. last 11 years of her professional career with Gresham-Barlow School District, He is active in public affairs and has as director of pharmacy at Stanford Hos- Mt. Hood Community College and served on many boards, including the pital and Clinics and as clinical profes- Linn Benton Community College. She Portland Art Museum, Northwest Natu- sor at the University of California at San was dean of Distance and Continuing ral, the Portland State University Foun- Francisco. 4 8
STATER snapshot They love a parade
Members of the national champion OSU baseball team starred in the revived home- coming parade, held Nov. 4 from downtown Corvallis through the campus. From left are assistant coach Marty Lees and players Chris Kunda, Kevin Gunderson, Jonah Nickerson and Lonnie Lechelt. Related activities were held across cam- pus throughout the week, including the OSU Student Alumni Association’s bonfire, where the 2006 homecoming court was announced for the second straight year after the tradition lapsed in 1993. Matt Lewis, an English major, was crowned king and Mikhelle Gattone, an ethnic studies major, was crowned queen. Other events included Classes Without Quizzes and presentation of the new alumni fellows. The Beaver football team punctuated the week in impressive fashion, dominating Arizona State in a 44-10 win. Photo by Dennis Wolverton 4 9
Winter 2007 class notes
Cities are in Oregon unless specified. Read and submit her husband, Arnold Cogan, ’54, are celebrating a time he and his wife, LaVeta, stayed with some class notes at www.osualum.com or 30 years in their Portland consulting practice as friends who are UO alumni: “I felt it was in their [email protected]. principals in Cogan Owens Cogan LLC. Elaine has best interest to fertilize and water in a big OSU won three national awards for leadership in helping in their front lawn. Those three letters grew in develop governance models for rural Clackamas more lush and green than the rest of the lawn that County. spring, providing a good laugh to their friends and 1920s Joanne Taylor Bergmann, ’56, is retired and living neighbors over my creative landscaping. We found in Sunriver with her husband, Jim Bergmann. out they eventually laughed too… but all garden “Enjoying life and travels,” she writes, “and our equipment was locked up on future visits!” eight grandchildren from our four children.” Rod Greene, ’68, has retired as manager after 30 Elsa Ringel Emigh, ’28, recently celebrated her Chuck Ades, ’57, Encinitas, Calif., writes: “I was years at Lone Rock Timber Co. in Roseburg, where 100th birthday with family and friends at Mountain recently given special recognition by the San Diego he lives with his wife, Susan Jentzsch Greene, ’69. Meadows Care Facility in Walla Walla, Wash. With Flower and Plant organization as grower of the year. Dan Chamness, ’69, is chief financial officer of the her home economics degree, she became manager I am cofounder of Ades and Gish Nurseries and Madras School District. of the Walla Walla High School cafeteria in 1933 later became sole owner. … I still enjoy working at Laura Drew McKay, ’69, is vice president and where she met her husband, Ralph Emigh. They the nursery but I plan to retire in the near future. “ manager of treasury management products and were married for 36 years, until his death in 1973. Gerald Gerke, ’58, Madras, writes: “I am a retired sales for West Coast Bank in Portland. Gertrude Mueller Strowbridge, ’28, OSU’s oldest pharmacist enjoying good health. I work as a relief living alumna, celebrated her 105th birthday in No- pharmacist.” vember with her friends at the Stonebrook Assisted C. Philip McGuire, ’58, is “playing tennis and Living Center in Corvallis. enjoying Sarasota, ‘the cultural capital of Florida.’” 1970s Bill S. Ward, ’59, is managing principal at Management Engineering Associates LLC in Camas, Wash. He is the northwest regional director of the 1930s American Society for Engineering Management. Ernest J. Smith, ’70, is vice president of student services at West Valley College in Saratoga, Calif. Jack Kreitzer, ’70, Vancouver, Wash., a supervisory electrical engineer at the Bonneville Power Patricia Mayo, ’37, Laguna Woods, Calif., writes: “I Administration, received the BPA Exceptional am in good health and living happily at a retirement 1960s Service Award last March in Portland. center in beautiful Orange County. But I would William Huhta, ’70, writes; “I retired in 2002; rather be almost anyplace in Oregon! I would love divorced, no children. Busy being a docent at to hear from my friends who have survived into Joseph Light, ’60, and his wife, Delores Light, of the Pearson Air Museum, course marshall for their 90s!” Eugene, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Laguna Seca, crew chief for Porsche in Southern Bill Demme, ’37, writes from his home in in June with family and friend at Steens Mountain. California (Long Beach), attend Daytona Bike Ridgefield, Wash.: “Approaching 70 years as an Evor Kumpula, ’60, and his wife, BillieAnn Weeks, Bonneville Salt Flats world record holder OSU alum somehow seems unreal, but vastly Kumpula, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in m/c streamliner, competed in the 1986 Ironman superior to the alternative.” this summer in Albany. Triathlon-Hawaii, ran 25 marathons, many Olympic Bunny Nygren Dyer, ’61, is administrator at distance triathlons and am training to participate in Summit Springs Village, an assisted living facility next year’s Hood-to-Coast relay.” in Condon. Connie Helfrich Hackenbruck, ’71, is a real estate Gene Ginther, ’61, Palm Desert, Calif., is an broker with Northwest Realty Consultants in 1940s independent consultant for municipalities. Corvallis, where she lives with her husband, Terry “Exciting and interesting work; keeps me very Hackenbruck, ’71, owner of Terry Hackenbruck active!” Construction. Mildred Little Roof, ’41, and her husband, Jack Jack McConnell, ’62, Portland, has retired after Bob Edwards, ’71, writes: “I represented the OSU Roof, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary this more than 29 years at Norris Beggs & Simpson Alumni Board during the mid-’80s from Southern summer at their home in Poulsbo, Wash. Commercial Real Estate, “to volunteer and travel,” Idaho/Eastern Oregon. Currently I am the import Elbert Kelly, ’47, Oceanside, Calif., writes that he he writes. sales manager for Boise Cascade’s International has “retired after 57 years in mechanical consulting Nadine Putnam Bartsch, ’65, writes that she Marketing Group in Boise, Idaho.” engineering (HVAC), nine in Oregon and 48 in received a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from J. Ronald V. Zaneveld, ’71, has been awarded Southern California.” Texas Tech University. the 2006 Jerlov Award by The Oceanography Jerry Cotter, ’49, writes: “Jerry and G. Helene Jan Pipes Kerns, ’66, a family farmer in Haines, Society for his outstanding contributions to optical Holtzinger were married at St. Philip Catholic has been named to the Oregon State Board of oceanography. He is a professor emeritus of the Church in Dallas, Oregon on June 17, 2006.” Agriculture. She also serves on the USDA Fruit and OSU College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee. and former head of the Ocean Optics group on Steve Peterson, ’66, sent this news: “Retired to campus. He is cofounder of two ocean optic Chapel Hill, N.C. Got around getting here: grad companies, Seat Tech and Western Environmental school at University of Michigan, Ph.D. in 1971; Technology Laboratories. He and his wife, Jackie 1950s postdocs at University of North Carolina, 1972-1975 Foster Zaneveld, ’77, ’81, live in Corvallis. and University of Virginia, 1975-1978; chemist at Don Judson, ’71, former president and CEO of Mid- Westinghouse Electric Co. in Pittsburgh, 1978-1995 Valley Bank was inducted into the Oregon Bankers Dana Collins, ’51, and his wife, Pat Collins, and then contractor at Naval Research Laboratory Hall of Fame this summer. He and his wife, Rhonda, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this in Washington D.C., 1995-2000.” live in Woodburn. summer in Medford. Denny Miles, ’67, Salem, is director of development Edward Pei, ’71, Honolulu, Hawaii, has been Barbara Burtner Weber, ’53, ’71, Corvallis, has and associate executive director of the Chemeketa named to the board of directors of Kaiser been creating artwork for 38 years, specializing Community College Foundation. Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and Kaiser in Japanese woodblock prints, mono prints, sumi Ron G. Fox, ’67, is executive director of Southern Foundation Hospitals. Pei currently serves as paintings and watercolors. She is a founding Oregon Regional Economic Development in Grants executive vice president of the Consumer Banking member of a gallery in Corvallis, now known as Art Pass. Group of First Hawaiian Bank. in the Valley. Bob Miller, ’68, ’72, and his wife, Linda Miller, Gerald VanSanten, ’72, recently retired as vice Don Chapman, ’53, ’57, ’61, Pendleton, is an Albany, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary president, general auditor for Medstar Health of independent fish biologist working as consultant this past summer. Columbia, Md. He has moved to Tennessee for for native tribes, government and environmental Kenneth Day, ’68, is director of strategic operations retirement after 30 years in the Washington, D.C. groups and national research committees. at Oregon Cutting Systems, a division of Blount area. Elaine Rosenberg Cogan, ’54, writes that she and International, in Portland. He sent us a story about Sr. Ruth Ella, ’72, recently celebrated her diamond 5 0
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mph. Average speed is 80 mph while racing Tire marks in the quad these valuable cars. As a youth, he enjoyed many hours under “They frown on trading paint,” Ingram a car hood, bent over an engine. But the said. “You can get pulled over and sent great outdoors beckoned, so Paul Ingram, home.” He recently finished fifth in a race at ’61, got a degree in wildlife science at OSU Maryhill in the Columbia Gorge. so he could spend his days working in the Last year, he attended a vintage race fields of Oregon. at an old air base in England where most of He had a 30-year career with the the attendees wore period costumes. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, “All these old cars and 50,000 people retiring as a land-use planning coordinator all dressed up,” he said. “It was just like you in 1991. Instead of working in the field, stepped back in time.” though, he spent most of them “behind a Ingram is restoring several other desk or at meetings.” vehicles at his home in Sweet Home, which After retirement, his constant tinkering he shared for many years with wife, Nina with vintage cars eventually lead him back Krell Ingram, ’62, before her death in 2005. outside – to the racetrack. Included in his collection is the car in which “I’ve always wanted to play with cars,” they courted, a bright red 1933 Ford Victoria Ingram said. “Then a few years ago, a friend with a souped-up engine. loaned me his race car, and that got me “It was a hot rod back then,” he said. started racing.” Reminiscing about his exploits at OSU, He heads to the track eight to ten Ingram hesitated and then pointed to the times a year with either his American-made Victoria. “I guess the statute of limitations 1953 Atlas/Ford roadster or a British-built is over. I put some black marks right in the 1965 Lady Bird VI, (at left) which can hit 140 middle of the quad one night with that car.”
jubilee: 60 years as a member of the Sisters of Notre greet old friends and acquaintances and meet new Tom Hottman, ’75, is public relations and marketing Dame de Namur, in Monterey, Calif. friends or our ability to share it with others what director for Merle West Medical Center in Klamath Grant Schoenhard, ’72, is chief scientific officer was shared with us. We’d love to connect with Falls. at Pain Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical some of the old alumni and if you would like to Jack Brook, ’76, teaches biology, nutrition, anatomy company in San Francisco, Calif. know more you can e-mail me. I would very much and physiology at Mt. Hood Community College John Normandin, ’72, is president of vision Plastics, appreciate the opportunity to have a link to my in Gresham. Last year, he was honored with the Inc., a custom injection molding company in alma mater, OSU. I want to share with others the Distinguished Teaching Award. Wilsonville. His wife, Christine Stewart Normandin, knowledge many years of experience has afforded Randy Brown, ’76, writes: “Wendy and I have ’73, recently retired from Providence Milwaukie me.” downsized to Cedar Hills in southwest Portland and Foundation. Helen Sheffield Ames, ’74, a Monmouth elementary are very happy after 30 years of marriage!” Sue Wick, ’72, is a professor of plant biology teacher, was named Central Education Association’s Marcus Jerden, ’76, serves as a senior legal counsel and director of the Elementary Teacher of the Year last spring. at UniSource Energy Corp. in Tucson, Ariz., biology program at the Claire Zemlicka Yackley, ’74, and her husband, specializing in environmental and land use law. University of Minnesota, Thomas Yackley, ’76, celebrated their 30th wedding His wife, Evelyn, is a CPA and telecom industry St. Paul, Minn. anniversary on a cruise to Alaska. She writes: “We executive. They reside in the Catalina Foothills near Carrie Stone McNeill, recently moved to Eugene, where Tom works for Tucson with their two children. ’73, ’75, is a teacher in the Olson & Morris Engineering.” Evvalynn Aldrich Barnes, ’76, writes: “I am Mapleton School District. Roger W. Williams, ’74, ’76, is the director of forest completing my third year as the director of special Jean-Marie Blanc, management for the southern region (13 states) of education in the Ketchikan (Alaska) Gateway ’73, has retired from the U.S. Forest Service, based in Atlanta, Ga. Borough School District. I will complete my career scientific research in Brent Stinnett, ’75, Brandon, Miss., is vice president, (30 years) next June.” fish genetics in Ustaritz, resource management at Potlatch Corp., a real estate Holly Graves Nelson, ’77, is a Realtor with Pete France, but he is still investment trust with 1.5 million acres of forestland Anderson Realty in Pacific City. active. “Retirement in Idaho, Minnesota, Arkansas and Oregon. Max Falls, ’77, is the transportation engineer for the allows me to practice Jane Draper Siebler, ’75, ’80, was recently honored Ozark-St. Francis National Forest in Arkansas. Jean-Marie Blanc, ’73 outdoor activities: with a distinguished alumni award from Linn- Al Chick, ’78, is president of Northwest Medical hiking, cycling, canoeing Benton Community College in Albany. She has Partners and Acro-Tech Medical, both medical and community life (secular associations, I am a retired as head adviser and program coordinator for equipment and supply marketing firms. Al and Bright).” (http://brightsfrance.free.fr/jean-marie. the OSU Honors College. his wife Mary live on five acres north of Vancouver, blanc.htm). Kurt Olsen, ’75, director of the Lincoln City Urban Wash., and their son, James, is a junior at OSU. Tom Warmath, ’73, is a band teacher and junior high Renewal Agency was named Professional Planner Mary Burghardt Barry, ’78, Ramona, Calif., has football coach in the Halfway School District. of the Year for the State of Oregon by the American been named vice president of Clinical Laboratory Charles Ross, ’74, writes: “As the accomplished real Planning Association. He is president-elect of Operations at AviaraDx, a molecular cancer profiling estate agent for Premier Properties on the ridge in the state Association of Oregon Redevelopment company headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif. Magalia, Calif., at age 68, Charlie is having too much Agencies. Anne Leonard Hartline, ’78, is principal of fun to retire and looks forward to doing more for Majd El-Azma, ’75, Lake Oswego, is CEO of McKinleyville Middle School in McKinleyville, Calif. the community he loves. Louise and I would love Lifewise Health Plan of Oregon Inc., a Portland- Bob Scherpelz, ’78, a health physicist at Pacific to thank our wonderful clients for the opportunity based health insurance company. Northwest National Laboratories in Richland, to build an awesome beach home at Irish Beach in Nola Murri Driskell, ’75, is the head forest engineer Wash., is serving on the Assistance Working Group Mendocino County, our home away from home. on the Boise National Forest in Idaho. She lives in helping less-developed countries plan responses for Although we are busy, we are never too busy to Baker City with her husband, Owen Driskell. radiological emergencies. 5 1
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Paul Telfer, ’78, Monmouth, was recently honored Initiative, headquartered at the OSU Seafood was appointed lead test engineer for the Navy’s by Marion County with the Career Firefighter of Consumer Center in Astoria. new acquisition P-8A Maritime Patrol and the Year award and the Gerry Frank Award for Dave Liesse, ’81, writes: “I am quality manager for Reconnaissance aircraft. He received a master’s Meritorious Achievement. SS&C Technologies, Inc., in Chicago, Ill. Recently degree in systems engineering this year from Johns Steve B. Williams, ’78, is executive director of elected vice president of the National Model Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. human resource and support service for the Railroad Association. Past club president and zone Janet Lockhart, ’84, ’99, is a speech language Woodburn School District. lieutenant governor, now leadership development specialist with the Willamette Education Service Barb Whisenhunt Koontz, ’79, is a financial advisor chair and director of personal growth for Illinois District in Salem. She co-authored a book, The at OSU Federal Investment Services in Corvallis. District of Optimist International.” Power of Words: Examining Language of Ethnic, Gender Ian Hawes, ’79, ’81, writes: “I have been the general K.C. Klosterman, ’81, is the president of Eugene and Sexual Orientation Bias, which was recently manager for Portland Sash & Door. I have served Sand & Gravel. nominated for a distinguished achievement award on the board of the Oregon Remodelers Association Mack Stilson, ’81, is controller of ID Branding in by the Association of Educational Publishers. for the past six years, currently as board chair. I Portland. Thomas Jolliff, ’84, was recently named manager in stay in contact with many of my fraternity brothers Brent Belveal, ’82, ’89, is assistant principal at West the safety services department at The ICW Group in of Acacia. I was president of the alumni board and Albany High School. San Diego, Calif. helped start a fund raising project to remodel the Donald A. Robert, ’82, is CEO of Experian Group, Abhi Talwalkar, ’85, is president and CEO of LSI entire house. My hobbies include golf, watching the Costa Mesa, Calif. Logic Corp. in San Jose, Calif. Beavers beat Notre Dame (twice) and my garden Floyd Blackwill, ’82, Vero Beach, Fla., writes: “I am Howard Stidwill, ’85, of St. Charles, Ill., has recently to produce my summer crop of tomatoes and enterprise project manager for Pitney Bowes for the written a book, Exercise Therapy for Cancer Patients: raspberries.” southeast area. During my 22 years in the software A Guide for Patients and Professionals, published by Rick Gardner, ’79, is director of the Clatsop industry, I have held positions in development, Champion Press. Community College’s Business Solutions Center at consulting, management, and sales. Currently, I Michael Gennette, ’85, is executive director of Seaside. reside in Vero Beach with my wife of 18 years and Achievekids, a mental health and special education Tom Boehme, ’79, ’86, is principal of Centralia High my two children.” agency in Palo Alto, Calif. School in Centralia, Wash. James P. Clark, ’82, is executive vice president/chief Randy A. Kee, ’85, recently returned from a one-year credit officer at Oregon Pacific Bank in Florence. deployment as commander, 379th Air Expeditionary Paul C. Bell, ’82, Monmouth, is the head of the fire Wing, Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, where he led protection and state forest management department the main military presence in Central Asia. He is a of the Oregon Department of Forestry. colonel in the U.S. Air Force, assigned to the policy 1980s Carol Robertson Bispham, ’83, is a Circuit Court directorate on the joint staff at the Pentagon. Judge for Linn County. She was recently honored David Courtney, ’86, is superintendent of Harney with a distinguished alumni award from Linn- county School District No. 3 in Burns. Gary Nuss, ’80, ’82, Keller, Texas, is senior vice Benton Community College in Albany. Kim McClusky Dolan, ’86, moved to Phoenix, Ariz., president and managing principal for Water Dean R. Clemons, ’83, is a colonel in the U.S. Air to take a region director position with the healthcare Infrastructure Programs at Carter & Burgess, Inc. Force and commanding officer of the 96th Air Base group purchasing organization Premier, Inc. Kent Purdy, ’80, writes that he is “a staff pharmacist Wing, Air Force Material Command, Eglin Air Force Stacey Guntner, ’87, is a professor of animal science at Silverton Hospital, which was recently named one Base, Fla. It is the U.S. Air Force’s largest installation in the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture of the country’s top 100 hospitals.” in the world. in Hope, Ark. Mark Whitham, ’80, is the Oregon Sea Grant product Harold Davis, ’83, a commander with the Naval Rene Pare, ’86,owns Penniesworth Acres Nursery development specialist for the Community Seafood Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Md., and Mountain View Landscaping in Grants Pass.
alumni profile Maker of music makers more choices,” Kenagy said. “I work with original equipment She used to skip class during her high manufacturers to make sure they are made school years in Corvallis and bike to the correctly,” she said before a recent trip to Memorial Union to listen to the Thursday Asia to meet with engineers who build the noon concerts in the lounge. Later, while new Steinways. a mechanical engineering student at OSU, She also led a team of designers in she studied piano with music professor New York and Korea to create another Angela Carlson. moderately priced line, the Essex. But Susan Kenagy, ’88, could not Recently, former OSU president John have imagined a career where she creates Byrne and his wife, Shirley Byrd, traveled music as a piano engineer for the legendary to New York with OSU music professor Steinway & Sons in New York. Rachelle McCabe to select a nine-foot “I always loved tinkering, fixing things Steinway concert grand piano that was mechanical with my Dad at his work bench,” commissioned through donations for the Kenagy said. LaSells Stewart Center. When she began at Steinway, her “I was able to meet with them when job was to figure out ways to improve they came to choose their piano from the the manufacturing process. But when ones that were available,” Kenagy said. the 153-year-old firm decided to create a “That was fun.” new line of pianos that would sell in the A special Steinway Piano Celebration mid-price range – the Boston line – Kenagy Concert Series is being held this year on and a colleague were asked to design the campus to introduce the instrument to local instrument. audiences. More information is available at The original top-of-the line Steinways, oregonstate.edu/lasells/. which are built in New York and Germany, Kenagy lives with her family on Long are of a quality that prices them beyond Island and comes back to Oregon for two 5 2 many consumers. “These lines give people weeks every August to visit her parents.
STATER Joy Millam McReynolds, ’86, completed a Health and Benefits in Portland. master’s degree in school librarianship at Azusa Nathan Potter, ’92, ’97, Beaverton, is currently Pacific University in July, 2005. She was selected 1990s serving as part of the Combined Joint Task Force by students and staff to be Teacher of the Year at Phoenix V in Kabul, Afghanistan. Valencia High School. Lisa Cooper Owens, ’92, is an account planning Jennifer Seeman Jackenthal, ’86, is cofounder and Anthony Simon, ’90, has opened a private dental manager for Adidas and lives in West Linn with her CEO of My Girlfriend’s Kitchen, a take-and-bake practice in The Dalles. husband, Bill, and daughter, Hailey. store with 31 franchises Edward Knudson, ’90, ’91, is the vice president Rick DeFerrari, ’92, is owner of Francois Freres in 16 states. She lives in of student learning for Bakersfield College in d’Oregon, a wine barrel stave factory in Lafayette. Park City, Utah, with California. Eric K. Rockett, ’93, is owner of a nuclear generator her husband, Ron Jon Mishra, ’90, is principal of Sunset Middle consulting firm called Rockett Science Inc. in Jackenthal, and their School in Coos Bay. Richland, Wash. two children. Brenda Weathersby, ’91, works for the USDA Michael Wengel, ’93, is executive vice president Dick Sharp, ’86, is vice Forest Service in Jackson, Miss., where she and and CFO of North Bay Bancorp in Napa, Calif. president of human her husband, Marc Weathersby, practice organic Kevin Bauer, ’93, is the general manager of resources for Clear gardening techniques. “Love the South, but hate the automotive for Yahoo! Europe. His wife, Heidi Choice Heath Plans in bugs,” she writes. DeHaan Bauer, ’93, is a Town & Country Regional Bend. Kirby Kleinsmith, ’90, is a financial planner with Policy Planner. They live in Cambridge, England Betsy Moore Bareilles, Valentine Ventures, LLC in Bend. with their three large dogs. ’87, Eureka, Calif., writes: Aaron Brown, ’91, is district superintendent and Tara Boehler Schnell, ’93, is living in Sun Prairie, Jennifer Jackenthal ’86 “I am working as an high school principal in the Lowell School District. Wisc., with her husband, Robert, and two young associate administrator He lives in Canyonville with his wife, Leslie, and sons. She is a microbiologist with the University for the California Dept. their sons. of Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in of Transportation; married to Paul with a 3-year old Amy Bollman Lowery, ’91, Dallas, is co-owner of Madison. daughter named Melody.” the Bollman Funeral Home and Dallas Mortuary Ulanda Watkins, ’93, is a partner in the Portland Jack Flug, ’89, is director of finance at EasyStreet Tribute Center, and president of the Oregon Funeral law firm of Walker, Warren and Watkins. Online in Beaverton. Directors Association. Galen H. Church, ’94, is a family practice Brenda Broadbent, ’88, teaches family and Susan Martin Warner, ’91, is teaching business at osteopathic physician and a major assigned to the consumer science classes at Scio High School. Lakeview High School. 60th Medical Group, Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, JoDana Bright-Taylor, ’88, is an OSU Extension Douglas D. Cox, ’92, is construction coordinator at Calif. He is serving in Iraq. Service master gardener and manager of the The Trada Group in Boise, Idaho. Mark Martin, ’94, ’97, and his wife, Laura Lincoln City Community Garden. Lily Supardan, ’92, writes: “I work in operations Bryngelson, ’96, are owners of a microbrewery, Lisa Lindquist Elsener, ’88, is controller of Neil for an online real estate company, Redfin.com. Calapooia Brewing Co., in Albany. Kelly Co. in Portland. Currently living in Seattle with my partner, Shon Summer Stinson, ’94, and her husband, Simon Rich Harrison, ’89, is regional vice president, McLeod, a UW (ACK! A Husky!!) alum. … I also Ravona, welcomed their son, Asher, on July 25, Midwest of Belron Inc., Denver, Colo. defend the Beavs on a regular basis up here – that’s 2006. Summer is an employment lawyer for Paul, Tim J. Allen, ’89, is a commander in the U.S. a full time job in itself!” Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP in San Francisco. Navy, currently serving as a warfare analyst at the Sean Lowery, ’92, Wilsonville, is owner and Blain Grover, ’96, is a construction manager for Pentagon in Washington, D.C. He recently served executive director of InnoTech Oregon Conference Skanska USA in Portland. He is also associate six months in Iraq as maritime liaison to the British & Exposition. principal second violinist for the Oregon Pro Arte Army headquarters. Lisa Enright Welch, ’92, is principal at Mercer Chamber Orchestra.
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Winter 2007 class notes Devin Hearing, ’96, is the senior planner with the Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls. Mail and Appeal Tribune. City of Prineville. Alicia Fritz, ’01, ’03, is a first grade teacher at Oak Danielle Freimuth, ’05, ’06, teaches Spanish at Jason Pittman, ’96, ’99, is an assistant professor of Heights School in Sweet Home. Willamina High School. geology and geography at Folsom Lake College in Courtney Gardner Murphy, ’01, is athletic director Justus Poling, ’05, is an Folsom, Calif. at Sandy High School. assistant loan officer at Jennifer J. Lyon, ’97, Encino, Calif., was seen on the Jason Adams, ’01, is a partner in Alterra Investments, Bank of Clark County in TV show “Survivor: Palau” this past summer. She developing homes in Bend. Vancouver, Wash. was recently the grand marshal of the “Walk for the Linh Chau, ’01, is a pharmacist and manager of the Robert Krueger, Cause of Breast Cancer Awareness” in Albany. Fred Meyer pharmacy in Sandy where he also owns ’05, operates his Norman Suverly, ’97, ’00, is a Washington State a Quiznos restaurant. occupational therapy University Extension Agent for Okanogan County in Matt Freeman, ’01, is project manager at HSW practice, OnSite Works, Omak, Wash. Builders in Bend. in Neskowin. Susan Clarke Normington, ’97, Vancouver, Wash., Alisha Jones, ’01, teaches second grade at Lincoln Jessica J. Anderson, ’05, has joined her brother’s company at Usnaps.com, a Elementary School in Coquille. is a customer service unique photo booth service. Sr. Crystal Clark, ’01, professed her first vows at the associate for the rental Tege May Sauer, ’97, is director of marketing at Holy Names Chapel at Mary’s Woods, Marylhurst. Nancy Duong, ’05 operations at Brasada Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Redmond and was the She grew up in Toledo and went to Seattle for a Ranch, a residential golf championship director of the U.S. Women’s Amateur mission year, where she studied at Seattle University resort in Crook County. held there in August. and volunteered with Refugee Women’s Alliance in Samatha Negus Parks, ’05, is a science teacher at Ben Bertrand, ’98, is rehabilitation services manager their anti-human trafficking office. North Lake School in Lakeview. at St. Elizabeth Health Services in Baker City. Sena Norton, ’02, Portland, is a middle school Chris Dale, ’06, Corvallis, is a junior software Grady O’Connor, ’98, track & field coach at Lane teacher and president of the Wy’East Education engineer at Alsea Geospatial Inc. Community College in Eugene, was named women’s Association in the Oregon Trail School District. Dr. Fiona I. Hillenbrand, ’06, has begun practice track coach of the year last May, by the Northwest Jeff Mabry, ’02, graduated in May from the College at the Pendleton Veterinary Clinic. She became a Athletic Association of Community Colleges. of Dental Medicine at Nova Southeastern University member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Kelly Sims Nelson, ’98, is a project engineer at Lease in Davie, Fla. He lives in Portland with his wife, in Great Britain this past summer. Crutcher Lewis in Portland. Mahkameh. Whitney Johnson, ’06, is a writer at the News-Times Bob Tarr, ’98, is a math teacher at Seaside High Renee Rensmeyer, ’02, is youth programs in McMinnville. School. coordinator at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Jamie Rupprecht, ’06, is a design associate at Neil Travis Cutter, ’98, is loan office at Countrywide Newport. Kelly Co., in Portland. Home Loans in Boise, Idaho. Tyler Tietz, ’02, is a small business specialist at Wells Dr. Tawnia Shaw, ’06, has joined Everett Veterinary Don W. McMoran, ’99, ’00, is a Washington State Fargo Bank in Beaverton. Hospital in Klamath Falls. University Extension and Research Unit agriculture Autumn Goerts Georgiev, ’03, is a graduate Gina Kerzman, ’06, is working for the U.S. and natural resources educator for Skagit County. He assistant in the College of Communication at Hawaii Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources lives with his wife, Ami, in Mount Vernon, Wash. Pacific University in Honolulu. Her husband,Alex Conservation Service as coordinator of the Columbia- Dr. Katy Paul, ’99, ’06, has started practicing at the Georgiev, ’01, is a network systems administrator at Blue Mountain Resource Conservation and Harney County Veterinary Clinic in Burns. Hawaii Pacific Health. Development Council in Pendleton. Lisa C. Macy, ’99, is a special education teacher and Brian Wilkinson, ’03, graduated in May of 2006 Lauren Sugarman, ’06, is office manager at Financial girls tennis coach at McMinnville High School. from the University of Southern California with a Advisors-KMS & Cambridge in Vancouver, Wash. Matthew B. DeVore, ’99, has completed his law doctorate in physical therapy. Joe Lindsay, ’06, is a music teacher in the Heppner degree at Willamette University in Salem. Kevin D. Cox, ’03, is owner of three assisted living School District. Nathan Campbell, ’99, is a captain in the U.S. Air facilities, located in Bend, Eugene and Spokane, Sarah Collins, ’07, is a teacher at Humbolt Force and is currently flying the KC-10 at Travis Air Wash. He lives in Bend with his wife, Jenny, and Elementary School in Seaside. Force Base in California. His wife, Kodi Brunner their two sons. Campbell, ’99, works in the student affairs office Linda D. White, ’03, ’06, Coos Bay, is the at U.C. Davis. They live in Vacaville with their son, horticultural extension agent for Coos and Curry Nolan. counties. Beverly J. Nelson, ’03, graduated this year with a Marriages master’s degree in creative writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Peter M. Bunce, ’03, is a CPA with Spectrum CPA Jerry Cotter, ’49, and G. Helene Holtzinger, Dallas. 2000s Group LLP in Corvallis. David L. Willis, ’63, and Ruth E. Vincent, Greg Ostrin, ’04, is a 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. McMinnville. Marine Corps. He was deployed to Iraq last spring. Paul Giacomelli, ’74, and Kimberly Carson, Cassie Bouska, ’00, ’04, is a staff research associate Joshua Kvidt, ’04, is a commercial loan officer at Klamath Falls. at the Coos County OSU Extension Service in Myrtle Citizens Bank in Corvallis. Leland Ford, ’78, ’87, and Susan Ford, Salem. Point. Kelli Swanson Backer, ’04, is a science teacher and Ed Dolan and Kim McClusky, ’86, Phoenix, Ariz. M. John Gaudette, ’00, writes: “I have taken a volleyball coach at West Albany High School. Michael Dubb, ’88, and Connie Nokelby, Astoria. position as a consultant in Irvine, Calif., with the Linda Jauron-Mills, ’04, Portland, is owner of Antara Don Mespelt, ’93, and Paula Stinnett, Seaside. nation’s largest physician recruiting firm.” W Consulting, advising corporations on sustainable Jason Lee and Wendy Rise, ’93, Long Beach, Calif. Erin Hansell Heideman, ’00, ’07, teaches science at production and practices. Gary McGuire, ’96, and Amber Davidson, Ione Community School. Ron C. Moore, ’04, is athletic trainer for Grants Pass Sweet Home. Janice Nave Abele, ’00, is a broker at The Prudential High School. Joe Lovato and Leslie Ruminski, ’96, Lake Oswego. Real Estate Professionals in Corvallis. Scott Gall, ’04, Scappoose, is the watershed Jason Boyd, ’97, and Koosje Lysen, ’05, Mitch Magenhimer, ’00, is an investment technical specialist for the Columbia Soil and Water Roseville, Calif. representative with Edward Jones in Molalla. Conservation District. Casey Waage, ’99, and Darcie LaMotte, Beaverton. Patti Micheo, ’00, is a guidance counselor in the B.J. Anderson, ’05, is the industrial arts teacher at Christian Greig, ’99, and Janel Holroyd, ’01, Renton, Seaside School District. Lakeview High School. Wash. Sara McAlister, ’00, received her graduate certificate Erica Wood Garren, ’05, is a sales representative for Andrew Cardinal, ’01, and Melanie Sauerwald, in public health from the University of Wollongong DLF International Seeds Inc. in Halsey. Medford. in Australia. She is now working in Pakenham, Natalie Downing Richie, ’05, is youth coordinator Cody Peak, ’01, and Darcy Danna, Portland. Victoria, Australia, as a food security project officer for the City of Longview, Wash. Linc Sprinkel and Katharine Hamlin, ’01, Hillsboro. for two local council areas. Lise Larsen, ’05, is teaching second grade at St. Nathan Sweet and Dyami Hobbs, ’02, Andrea Juhl Janney, ’01, is deputy district attorney Mary’s Academy in The Dalles. Renton, Wash. of Klamath County. She and her husband live in Nancy Duong, ’05, is a design associate at Neil Kelly Gary Allen and Cameron Suter, ’01, Talent. Klamath Falls, with their son, Christopher. Company Design/Build Remodeling in Portland. Kevin Margeson, ’01, and Jami Roberts, Gresham. Brandy Brown, ’01, is an admissions counselor at Rob Holderness, ’05, is a sports writer at the Stayton Matthew Taintor and Shireen Soltani, ’01, ’06, Auke 5 4
STATER Bay, Alaska. Kemble H. Tellefson, ’39, ’62, Milton Freewater. Kevin Mullerleile and Alicia Stocker, ’02, Eugene. He died in August and his wife, Connie Smiley Robert Witt, ’02, and Angela Hoerner, Salem. Tellefson, ’39, died in March. Alpha Gamma Rho Jeff Mabry, ’02, and Mahkameh Moini, Portland. Francis P. Jacquemin, ’40, Hillsboro. Kyle Kostman, ’02, and Rachel Bradley, ’02, Rinaldo J. Brun, ’40, Strongsville, OH. Kappa Delta Eagle Point. Rho Nathan Hunter, ’02, and Alison Naymik, ’01, Keizer. E. Neal Elliott, ’40, Redmond. Delta Upsilon Daniel Bennetts and Morgan Tyler, ’03, Paul Astleford, ’40, Gaston. Klamath Falls. Frank N. Eastwood, ’40, Westminster, Calif. Daryl Fletcher and Roxanne Johnson, ’03, Molalla. E. Haven Tryon, ’40, St. Louis, Mo. Dan Rothwell, ’04, ’06, and Carolyn Warnke, ’03, Fred R. McMillan, ’40, North Bend. Sigma Phi Corvallis. Epsilon Andrew Stucky and Erin Gardner, ’04, Salem. Earl “Jiggs” Johnson, ’41, Sweet Home. Darren Hart and Rebecca Pedersen, ’04, Jesse B. Holladay, ’41, Saint George, Utah. Brownsville. Frank D. Chown, ’41, Portland. He was an OSU Luke Hatfield, ’04, and Mandy Ruhn, ’05, Albany. Foundation Trustee from 1981-1987. Sigma Alpha J.D. Leininger, ’05, and Iwalani Jackson, Hillsboro. Epsilon James Brookhyser, ’05, and Laurel Wheeler, ’06, Victor W. Sears, ’41, Winston-Salem, N.C. Phi Sigma Milwaukie. Kappa Craig DiNitto, ’06, and Alyn Pool, Independence. Arline Funke Hultengren, ’42, Portland. Nathan Pyles and Katie Deckelmann, ’06, Prescott Jean Purtzer Stewart, ’42, Corvallis. Valley, Ariz. Neil W. Newhouse, ’42, Wilsonville. Evan Johnson, ’06, and Melissa Snyder, ’06, Ralph D. Brasen, ’42, Seattle, Wash. Sigma Chi Washington, D.C. Donald H Stewart, ’43, Walla Walla, Wash. Alpha Russell Bartlett and Sara Messenger, ’06, Corvallis. Gamma Rho Keith Prickett and Rachel Burke, ’06, Corvallis. Richard A. Bjorndal, ’43, Sonoma, Calif. Delta Ryan O’Connell, ’06 and Madelyn Huntley, Eugene. Upsilon Christopher Lary, ’06, and Shawnie Lavelle, ’04, Edward A. Schaefers, ’43, Bellevue, Wash. Phi 9SS^b`OQY Vancouver, Wash. Gamma Delta Kevin McKinley, ’06, and Arin Schroeder, Portland. William H. Oberteuffer, ’43, ’60, La Grande. Horace E. Getz, ’44, Antioch, Calif. Theta Xi ]T=AC John D. Dugan Jr., ’44, Cottage Grove. Kappa Delta Rho Louise Tensen Peterson, ’44, Lancaster, Calif. Delta Obituaries Delta Delta Arlene Gay Oliver, ’44, John Day. Tom B. Henshaw, ’44, Portland. Remembrances Helen Griffee Goodale, ’26, Los Angeles, Calif. may be made to Phi Gamma Delta at the OSU No matter where you are, Loleta Broders Richardson, ’29, Marysville, Calif. Foundation, Corvallis, OR, 97331. Phi Gamma Delta you can stay informed. Kappa Delta Arvon M. Griffith, ’45, Hendersonville, N.C. Inez Biersdorf Rice, ’29, Cardiff, Calif. 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Marilyn Harris Robinson, ’50, Portland. Alpha Phi F. Wildon Colbaugh, ’38, Canby. Ralph G. Beardslee, ’50, Estero, Fla. Parents/Family Dr. Noel V. Rawls, ’38, Spokane. Albert K. Van Etten, ’50, Lacey, Wash. Delta Chi ˛ Lenn M. Pierson, ’38, Claremont, Calif. Kappa Delta Ed W. Coulson Jr., ’50, Davis, Calif. Rho John J. Vossen, ’50, Battle Ground, Wash. Meredith Wilber Saxton Davis, ’38, Lacey, Wash. Ralph L. Swan, ’50, Portland. ˛ Alumni Pi Beta Phi Edward R. Floyd, ’50, Colton. Alton E. Alspaugh, ’39, Portland. He died Sept. 14 Trostel G. Werth, ’50, ’68, Portland. and his wife, Dorothy McCreery Alspaugh, ’40, Wesley S. Hicks, ’50, Skamokawa, Wash. ˛ Athletics died Sept. 15. Alpha Chi Omega Allen K. Haller, ’51, Des Moines, Wash. Kappa William H. Stewart, ’39, Milwaukie. Sigma Leslie W. Cole, ’39, Portland. Charles C. Kittle, ’51, Portland. Jean McElhinny Nelson, ’39, Mt. Angel. Raymond M. Luthy, ’51, Portland. Theta Xi oregonstate.edu/enewsletter Dana P. Berghuis, ’39, Sequim, Wash. 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Kappa Gamma Wayne W. Kuske, ’81, Astoria. James W. Kahrs, ’51, Osage Beach, Mo. Sigma Nu Robert C. Proudfoot, ’81, ’84, Eugene. Ralph E. Mussler, ’51, Salem. C. Bradley Smith, ’82, Albany. Keep in touch Donald S. Goodrich, ’51, Sun City, Calif. James W. King, ’82, Port Charlotte, Fla. Lavern M. Heeszel, ’51, Portland. Phi Sigma Kappa Craig R. Burnham, ’84, Hillsboro. Class News is now known as Class Notes. Walter J. Marquess, ’51, Medford. Jennie Anderson Swanson, ’84, West Linn. Leta Shinn Galloway, ’51, San Diego, Calif. Belaid Mahiou, ’87, ’90, Lenexa, Kan. This section of the Oregon Stater contains Richard G. Holcomb, ’51, St. Francisville, La. David R. Garrison, ’87, Salem. notes that were submitted by you and Lambda Chi Alpha Teresa Weber Gross, ’88, Albany. your fellow alumni as well as updates that James M. Ray, ’52, Santa Clara, Calif. Holly M. Stewart, ’89, Portland. we have received from area newspapers, Donald N. Brown, ’52, Richmond, Va. Phi Gamma Gary E. Bunger, ’91, Bend. such as stories about our alumni, wedding Delta Derek D. Krassin, ’92, Kealakekua, Hawaii. announcements and obituaries. Glenn L. Burchfield, ’53, Medford. Jeffery R. Gray Jr., ’03, Portland. Sigma Pi Epsilon All self-submitted news may also be Lloyd G. Honeysette, ’53, Salem. Justin W. Brady, ’04, Philomath. He died in an found on our new Web site at www.osualum. Barbara Grier Scott, ’54, Grants Pass. Pi Beta Phi accident while on assignment with the Peace Corps com. Richard K. McCulloch, ’54, Eagle Point. Kappa Sigma in Africa. Arthur “Gordon” Wyatt, ’55, Springfield. Jonathan Olson, ’04, Hillsboro. He was a graduate Alumni are encouraged to update Wallace E. Longmire, ’55, ’63, Tucson, Ariz. student in electrical and computer engineering. the Web site with news about marriages, Mary Monjay Murphy, ’56, Elma, Wash. Kappa Delta Mark P. Koszky, ’05, Portland. new babies, new addresses or other Richard F. Taylor, ’56, Carson City, Nev. Delta Chi Randall K. Saito, ’06, Ontario. developments. James M. Davidson, ’56, ’58, Gainesville, Fla. Kappa Rheannon Hill, ’06, Corvallis. She was a graduate Please keep in touch. Let your college Delta Rho student in environmental science. friends know where you are and what you Nina Hope Morley, ’57, Toronto, Canada. Jeffrey Schmidt, Medford. He was a senior in are up to. We will not necessarily put news Shirley Lyman Spiruta, ’57, Albany. geography. clippings about you on our Web page; now Duncan “Duke” Faus, ’58, Pacific Grove, Calif. Quinn Do Truong, Tigard. She was a sophomore in it’s up to you to do it. Harold A. Schrupp, ’58, Costa Mesa, Calif. merchandising management. James M. Olsen, ’58, Sublimity. Jedidiah N. Morse, Eugene. He was a senior in You also may always send old-fashioned Daniel S. Chandler, ’58, Bozeman, Mont. electrical and electronics engineering. letters to: Ron L. Anderson, ’58, Portland. Pi Kappa Phi Jerry L. Colburn, ’58, Seattle, Wash. Class Notes Randall L. Brown, ’59, ’60, Fair Oaks, Calif. 204 CH2M HILL Alumni Center, Joseph A. Jensen, ’60, Ocean View, Hawaii, died in Faculty & friends Corvallis, Oregon 97331-6303 January and his wife, Gloria Kraft Jensen, ’59, died in May. Thank you kindly. Gary L. Hunt, ’60, Oregon City. Ataa A. Akyeampong, ’86, Corvallis. She was an Thomas R. Uppendahl, ’60, Sisters. assistant professor, assistant director of the OSU Alfred Meyer, ’60, John Day. Office of Affirmative Action and director of the Tommy D. King, ’60, Pinehurst, N.C. McNair Scholars program. Walter D. Monger, ’61, Roseburg. Virginia Hall Blaha Baldoni, McMinnville. Pop Quiz answer Clarence E. Dallimore, ’62, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Mabel Damm Benscoter, Ontario. From page 8 Dale E. McKennie, ’62, Redmond. John Beuter, Corvallis. He was a professor in the John A. Kennedy, ’62, Gorham, Maine. Sigma Nu College of Forestry for 18 years, also serving as a Benjamin F. Jacobs, ’64, Birmingham, Ala. Kappa Psi researcher, director of the college’s research forests, (a): There are 4 aces in a deck of cards and Robert D. Macpherson, ’65, Shedd. a department chair and associate dean. In 1976 he 16 cards that are either a face or a 10. For Edmond L. Searcy, ’66, ’69, Salem. released the landmark “Beuter Report,” the first each draw, the probability that you get an Joseph S. Wepukhulu, ’66, Kampala, Uganda. long-term look at the supply and demand of timber ace is 1 in 13 and the probability of getting Donald D. Rittenbach, ’66, Kalama, Wash. in Oregon. either a face card or a 10 is 4 in 13. To find Richard J. Stevenson, ’67, Napa, Calif. Delta Sigma Lyle D. Calvin, Corvallis. He came to OSU in 1953 the probability of getting 21, we add the Phi as an associate professor in the School of Agriculture, chance of drawing an ace first and a 10 or Findlay M. Pate, ’67, Wanchula, Fla. served as chair of the Department of Statistics from face card second to the chance of drawing a Jeanine Langmack Shanks, ’67, Lebanon. Kappa 1962 to 1981, was dean of the graduate school from 10 or face card first and an ace second: Delta 1981 to 1988 and initiated the OSU Survey Research Linda J. Nims, ’68, Albuquerque, N.M. Center in 1973. John W. Anderson Jr., ’68, Medford, N.J. Lambda Keith F. Chadwick, Caldwell, Idaho. [(4/52) × (16/52)] + [(16/52) × (4/52)] Chi Alpha Patricia L. Chadwick, Portland. She taught nursing Paulette Newcomb Sharp, ’69, Mesa, Ariz. at OSU. The answer reduces to 8 in 169 or 4.73%. Jens W. Lyche, ’70, ’73, Seattle. Rosalind Kautz Coplen, Longview, Wash. Peter L. Wise, ’71, Chicago, Ill. Dr. Earl O. Dickinson, Lincoln, Neb. He was (b): Now, since we have not replaced the first Rita Hanson Ulrich, ’71, Neotsu. associate dean in the School of Veterinary Medicine drawn card, only 51 cards remain. Thus the Elizabeth J. Seaton, ’72, ’76, McMinnville. from 1973 to 1977. odds are slightly better in the second draw. Aaron K. Yoshimoto, ’72, Ontario. Virginia Rowland Finzer, Astoria. Kappa Kappa Again, add the individual probabilities: John C. Schafer, ’72, Sitka, Alaska. Gamma Thomas A. Oswald, ’72, Cheney, Wash. The former Rudolph J. Hakala, Tillamook. Alpha Tau Omega football player and graduate assistant coach at OSU Bert W. Kronmiller Jr., Woodburn. Remembrances [(4/52) × (16/51)] + [(16/52) × (4/51)] was a high school coach for 27 years in Cheney. can be made to the OSU Athletic Scholarship Fund The Eastern Washington University football team c/o OSU Foundation, Corvallis, OR 97331. Thus the probability (without replacement) of dedicated its game at OSU to his memory. Joanne Carlsen Martinson, Gresham. getting 21 reduces to 32 in 663, or 4.83%. David H. Worthington, ’74, Keizer. Maxine E. McDowell, Portland. She was house Henry M. Uberecken, ’74, Spring, Texas. mother at the Varsity House from 1982 to 1995. Thanks again to math instructor Amy S. Van Roger D. Kauble, ’74, Hood River. H. Joe Myers, ’48, Salem. He was an extension agent Wey, who leaves us with a wise admonition: Gwendolyn Witherspoon Henderson, ’75, ’76, in Linn and Marion counties. Fletcher, N.C. Jack Pederson, Molalla. Alpha Gamma Rho Joan Jones Knapp, ’78, Corvallis. Alice Cochran Shelton, Albany. “As you can see by the odds, gambling Dr. P. Jane Egger, ’79, ’83, Petersburg, Alaska. Samuel G. Smith, Roseburg. Sigma Nu is not for those with knowledge of Ethel Leskinen Maxwell, ’79, Rainier. Mary Elrod Solis, Rescue, Calif. Kappa Alpha Theta mathematics.” Nancy Ebert Davis, ’80, Keizer. Peter W. Tsacoyeanes, Las Vegas, Nev. 5 6
STATER sports Keep in touch Quick hits Hall of fame induction held the school record for career triples succeeds Fred Honebein, who resigned Four athletes who earned All-America with 18; upon her graduation in 1985, as head coach in June after leading the honors, a coach who guided a team to a she also held career school records for Beavers to a 14th-place finish at the Inter- national championship, and a team that singles (113), hits (151) and collegiate Rowing Association reached No. 1 in the national rankings doubles (18), and was second national championships. were inducted into the OSU Athletic Hall for runs batted in (55). Todd has been a part of of Fame on Sept. 22. Enshrined in cere- Petersen lettered in base- the Oregon State rowing pro- monies at Reser Stadium were wrestler ball from 1960 to 62 as an out- gram for four years as the Jim Baumgardner, track and fielder. The McMin- men’s freshman coach. field/cross country coach Sam nville native earned Ford takes over women’s All-America honors Bell, softball player Erin Capps, rowing baseball player Larry Petersen, in 1960, when he batted a Northern runner Dale Story and the 1980- Emily Ford Emily Ford has been named Division-best .419 81 men’s basketball team. head coach of Oregon State’s with 19 runs bat- “Year-in and year-out, there women’s rowing program. Ford replaces ted in. Petersen was named are many, many reasons to be Charlie Owen, who resigned after hav- Oregon State’s Most Valuable proud of the athletic program ing steered the OSU women since 1993. Player as a senior. at Oregon State University,” Sam Bell Ford spent the past 10 years at Michigan Story, a four-year let- OSU Director of Athletics Bob helping to build the program from the terman from Orange, Calif., De Carolis said. “This weekend club level to a national power. won the individual title at is a celebration of the accom- Call him Santa Kyle plishments of thousands of ath- the 1961 NCAA Men’s Coun- letes and coaches over the past try Championships, and in Kyle Jeffers, a senior center on Oregon century.” the process guided the school State’s men’s basketball team, had more Baumgardner ranks third to its first-ever NCAA team on his mind this fall than hoops. on OSU’s all-time career vic- title. In that national cham- Heavily involved in the OSU com- tory list in wrestling with 155, pionship race, Story beat six munity, he led the University’s effort for and he holds the school single- Dale Story future Olympians as he ran “Operation Santa,” a project designed to season record for wins with barefoot in 30-de- send care packages to U.S. Ma- 52 in 1983. The Roseburg native earned gree weather. rines stationed in Iraq for the All-America honors twice, including fin- Head coach Ralph Miller holidays. ishing second in 1984 in the 190-pound guided the 1980-81 men’s bas- Jeffers, from Santa Rosa, weight class, and he won three individu- ketball team to the Pacific-10 Calif., is a member of OSU’s al Pac-10 titles. title, a No. 1 ranking in the Student-Athlete Advisory Bell was Oregon State’s track and national polls, and 26 straight Committee (SAAC) and is field and cross country coach from 1958- wins; OSU finished 26-2 over- co-chair of OSUAA’s Student 65. His 1961 men’s cross country squad all and 17-1 in the Pac-10. Mill- Alumni Association. He used er earned numerous won the national title, the first Kyle Jeffers his influence to help get those NCAA team championship national awards, groups involved in the Opera- for Oregon State, and his 1963 while senior cen- tion Santa effort. 4-by-880-yard relay team set a ter Steve Johnson earned All- Operation Santa sent filled stock- world record in the California America and Pac-10 Player of ings and gifts to 10 platoons of Marines Relays. the Year honors. Senior guards stationed in Iraq in late November. Capps was Oregon State’s Ray Blume and Mark Radford Jeffers and others worked to get do- first All-American in softball, were named All-Pac-10. nations from the community. The rest with the standout catcher Todd guides men’s rowing of the Pac-10 SAAC programs did the earning that honor in 1983. Steve Todd same. The Whittier, Calif., native left Steve Todd has been named The other nine Pac-10 schools sent the program as a four-year letter winner. interim head coach of the Oregon State what they collected to Corvallis for ship-
At the time of her enshrinement, Capps men’s rowing program for 2006-07. Todd ment to Iraq. 5 7
Winter 2007 sports Angelo: Picturing a world of opportunity
By Kip Carlson interests of Beaver athletes. OSU guard Angelo Tsagarakis took some kidding from teammates when he was It took only a few seconds for Angelo “I think it’s an honor,” Tsagarakis said featured in one of a series of large posters Tsagarakis to get the feeling that Gill Coli- of the poster, which has earned him oc- on Beaver athletes, but he says he was seum can be a very special place. casional ribbing from teammates. “It’s a honored to be chosen. Photo by Dennis Wolverton “As soon as I stepped into it, I could blessing to have people give you credit feel that atmosphere,” Tsagarakis said. “I for what you do in life and acknowledg- pictured, right off the bat, Gill filled with ing how much work you’re putting into 10,000 people and I could already tell how it. I’m very happy; I just want to have a loud it could get. I just had that vibe that big year and that would make it all good. that’s where I belonged.” That would make the whole equation Now, in a manner of speaking, the perfect.” junior guard on OSU’s men’s basketball A big year by Tsagarakis could help team is in Gill around the clock. Tsaga- make it a big year for the Beavers, as rakis – a Pac-10 All-Academic selection well. who gives motivational talks to middle A long-distance shooting specialist schoolers – is featured on one of 10 giant from Auffreville, France, Tsagarakis shot placards adorning the building’s hall- 45-for-143 on three-pointers as a freshman 5 8 ways, highlighting the personalities and during the 2003-04 season and displayed
STATER a range that on some nights seemed to banker, spinning a globe on his finger. It’s stretch to the midcourt line. not the first time he’d tried the trick. Beavers upset USC, “My ‘for fun’ range would be a few “I actually did as a kid,” Tsagarakis steps inside half court,” Tsagarakis said. said. “I didn’t quite know how to balance “My ‘game’ range would be the volleyball a ball on my finger at the time, and I al- win Civil War, head line, the white line of the volleyball court” most broke one, so I quit on the idea a de- – which is a good 35 feet at Gill. cade ago but it was fun to do it again.” to Sun Bowl But a shoulder injury sidelined Tsag- Tsagarakis’ father, Antonis, is retired arakis for 2004-05. When he returned to after a long career in business. The elder On a rainy day in Corvallis, Oregon the court last season, he Tsagarakis was in- State let the Sun shine in. concentrated on his all- volved in a wide range The Beavers beat Oregon 30-28 in around game and his of ventures from run- the 110th edition of the Civil War on shooting suffered. ning a travel agency Nov. 24 at Reser Stadium, clinching “I didn’t know ex- to owning a nightclub third place in the Pac-10 and OSU’s actly why I was failing to importing and ex- first-ever invitation to the Brut Sun at first,” Tsagarakis said. porting trucks and Bowl, facing Missouri Dec. 29 in El “I didn’t understand it other goods. Paso, Texas. – I didn’t accept it, either. “He touches any- OSU lost three of its first five games The injury was a setback thing that is business,” and was 0-2 in con- but ultimately I think it the younger Tsagara- ference play, but was a blessing that I was kis said. “Anything staged a midsea- given a second chance that he feels he could son turnaround to redeem myself … It be good at, he dealt on the road and gave me an experience with … I’ve always got its record back that made me appreci- liked to be around on track before ate the game even more him and having that dropping No. 3 Southern California 33- than I did before, even though basketball feel for business. I think that’s something 31 on Oct. 28 in Reser Stadium. Later has always been my lifetime passion.” that associates very well with me, the wins over Arizona State and Stanford This winter, Tsagarakis thinks he can business aspect of life and making deals. assured the Beavers of a bowl bid, and find the right blend of court skills and “After my basketball career, it would they went into the Civil War with the shooting magic to be a factor in OSU’s be a good way to go into post-athletic life chance to clinch sole possession of success. and still find a way to be competitive. Be- third place in the conference. “My way of doing things is to never cause I’m a very competitive person, and After Oregon took a 28-27 lead give up, and it just gave me more juice to business is as competitive as any sport with barely three minutes to play, work on things,” Tsagarakis said. “I hate could be. I think that would probably Matt Moore connected with Sammie to fail, I hate to feel frustrated – I want fulfill my thirst for competitiveness even Stroughter to put OSU in position for to be successful at all times. I want to be though I wouldn’t be playing basketball.” a field goal, and Alexis Serna booted recognized as one of the best, period, so it For now, though, there’s still basket- a 40-yarder to put the Beavers back in gave me the fuel to go about it and work. ball to be played. front 30-28. Oregon tried its own last- I had two years where I was frustrated as “Ultimately, I want us to finally break gasp game-winning kick, but defensive a basketball player, even though off the out and go to the NCAA tournament,” end Ben Siegert blocked a low drive court things were going very well. I think Tsagarakis said. with his helmet to preserve the victory. I’m ready to finally take it to the next “This year go to the NIT at least, and The Beavers finished the regular level.” go next season to the NCAA – whatever season Dec. 2 with a wild 35-32 win at In his Gill Coliseum likeness, Tsaga- type of postseason play, but be that win- Hawaii, which earned them the 24th rakis – whose academic focus is interna- ning program that used to be here and spot in the Associated Press poll. tional business – is in a suit befitting a carry on the legacy.” q “This team will be remembered,” head coach Mike Riley said after the On the Web Civil War. “This is a special team – this game here, the USC game, and what’s Presentation-quality versions of the athlete posters and other posters celebrating OSU are happened. This year, this team, will be available for download at: remembered for a lot of good things.” http://oregonstate.edu/marketing/pdfs.html 5 9
Winter 2007 sectionsports With her team, it’s all about self-confidence
By Kevin Miller In just her second season at OSU, wom- en’s basketball coach LaVonda Wagner is a powerful enough presence on campus to be the subject of a few folk tales, like the one about how she makes her play- ers gather trash in Reser Stadium when- ever she’s mad at them. Like most rumor-based stories, this one has a kernel of truth surrounded by a bushel of exaggeration. In 2005, Wag- ner started her first OSU practices with a group of veterans coming off a 6-23 sea- son, bottom in the Pac-10. She saw right away that they lacked self-respect and confidence, and it showed in how they treated themselves, their coaches and one another. A tall, positively intense woman who decided to coach basketball 33 years ago at the age of 9, her first task was to get her players to think better of themselves. “I want them to have a good academ- ic life at Oregon State University,” she says. “I want them to have a good social life. And I want them to have a good ath- letic life. It’s play hard. Play smart. Play
together. Play with confidence. The star Women’s basketball coach LaVonda Wagner says it’s critical that her team plays together and of the team is the team.” with confidence, which means she holds them to high standards on and off the court.Photo Some of the first group got it right by Dennis Wolverton away. “When she made the decision to around didn’t go easily for everyone. legged in her office eating their lunches come here, we were thrilled,” recalls “We had some people who got in- than she is to have them enduring a cre- Mandy Close, a senior on that first team volved in a situation that we didn’t need ative consequence such as trash patrol. who finished her final season on the Pac- to be involved in, after we had agreed The 2006-2007 team is off to a strong start, 10 all-academic team. The embattled that we would not be involved in that playing aggressive, disciplined basket- players knew Wagner, an increasingly situation again,” Wagner says. “It was ball, sticking together when things get hot commodity in coaching circles, could embarrassing to the team and to me.” In tough. Now they just need more experi- have chosen a group with a better track need of an attention-getter, something ence, says their coach, and more fan sup- record. “But she chose us. She didn’t just more memorable than running laps, she port. pass us over.” got the team hired to clean up Reser af- “I want all those OSU alums out “Right away we strived for excel- ter a football game, and then donated the there to know that I’m excited to be here, lence,” Close said. “It’s not just some- proceeds to Hurricane Katrina relief. I’m excited to be coaching this group, thing she says. It’s a standard she holds “That was all,” she says. “It didn’t and I’d love to have them come support true to in her life.” The team went 16-15, happen again, and I don’t expect it to. us,” she says. “I don’t think they’ll be winning a game in the Women’s Nation- I don’t embarrass people for fun, and I disappointed, and we’ll take all the help al Invitation Tournament before being don’t beat people down.” we can get.” eliminated. Their collective grade point These days, Wagner is more likely The team’s schedule is available at average rose from 2.4 to 3.2. But the turn- to have a group of players sitting cross- www.osubeavers.com. 6 0
STATER …but not least Cow college, you say? We Beavers know that calling Oregon’s main research univer- sity a “cow college” is a sign of ignorance, but it still happens from time to time. Let’s just smile and embrace it, secure in the knowledge that, although our one-time cow college-ness remains near our insti- tutional heart, we have grown into so much more than that. “Cow college” does roll off the tongue more smoothly than, say, “nano-techno college,” or “get-ready-for-global-warming college.” And OSU was once Oregon Agricultural College. Also, we do have a few cows. Depending on the time of year, OSU’s beef and dairy herds number about 400 head. More on cows later. Our president, despite being raised in the not-so-rural en- virons of Queens, New York, and holding a doctorate in eco- nomics, gets the importance of our agricultural roots. Some- times Ed Ray even dresses up like a cowboy and saddles up on official business. That’s the ol’ pard at right, riding in the Pendleton Roundup Parade. (A man of great candor, cowboy Ed confessed to the Stater that whenever he rides a horse, he prefers that either he or his mount be mildly sedated. Maybe that’s why he hired on at a university with a college of veteri- nary medicine.) If Ed can don an orange western-style shirt and an OSU cowboy hat and get out and smell the horse manure, maybe we should all take the hint and do our part. One way to get started might be to actually learn a little bit about cows. Below, in consultation with animal science profes- sor emeritus Dale Weber, we present the Oregon Stater Black Angus: Of Scottish heritage, prized Guide to Common Roadside Cows. Use it to make for high-quality beef. Advocates have suc- your non-Beaver friends seethe with jealousy, like this: cessfully promoted the use of “Certified “... and then, sometime during my sophomore year, I formulated Angus Beef” in everything from high-priced a compound that cured 14 major diseases, converted rainwater steaks to fast-food burgers. Also comes in to fuel for the common combustion engine, and made ... Whoa! red. Look! There’s a Hereford! Let me tell you about Herefords ...” Black Angus
Jersey: Smallest of the dairy breeds, maybe Hereford: First common breed on the western because it was brought in from Jersey (the range, has worked as an extra in many John smallish island in the English Channel, not the Wayne movies. Competes with Angus as the place where Tony Soprano lives). Great milker. dominant beef breed. Originally of British heri- Dairymen sometimes add Jersey milk to Hol- tage, which may be why it’s more genteel and stein milk to raise its butterfat content. easy to manage. Jersey Hereford Simmental: From Switzerland. Makes Swiss Holstein: Most popular dairy cow, and most cheese, never attacks other cows’ pastures. (Not popular model for cow-inspired, black-and- really.) Large, fast-growing breed, historically white bric-a-brac. Of Dutch-German heritage, used like oxen to pull carts and farm equipment. it’s the largest common dairy cow, giving the Often crossbred to make beef cows bigger, bet- most milk. ter milkers, with faster-growing calves.
Simmental Holstein
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