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PORTLAN D STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION Annual Gifts Report November 1 985 PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY FO U N D AT ION 1984-85 Annual Gifts Report PSU at 40: a mature university supported by a consortium of friends ortland State has spent the Achievement) Program, a program State, with $62,500 given to the last forty years getting better. jointly adm inistered by PSU and Viking Athletic Association for Every decade since Vanport Portland Public Schools. Pacific football and baseball scholar hips and PExtension Center was Northwest Bell has also given support baseball program operations. established in 1946 has been marked to MESA. Broad base of support by substantial growth, despite The Oregon High Technology More individuals than ever etbacks that might have closed the Consortium awarded the School of responded to calls from PSU doors of a less spiri ted institution. Engineering $50,000 to support volunteers and staff by making While surviving a flood, a recession, research in laser/optical systems. A pledges to the 1984-85 Annual Fund, and a "johnny-come-Iately" image, large grant last year from the the PSU Foundation's yearly PSU was also making improvements Consortium had established a fund-raising drive. "What's really in the quality and scope of its laser/optical communications exciting is the incredible number of programs and its position in the laboratory at PSU. alumni givers and the success of the community. And now, as a mature Equipment gifts valued at $260,000 phonathon this year," said Phil university, PSU continues to get were made to the School of Bogue, executive director of the better. Engineering by Tektronix, Inc. and Foundation. "P5U alums do care," he As PSU enters its fortieth year, it is Intel, primarily for microcomputer added. more aware than ever of how labs and computer-aided design labs. The Annual Fund brought in a important its friends have been in this This fall, Portland State met a record $120,764 in gifts from over evolution from a two-year extension "challenge" issued by the Murdock 3,000 alumni and friends of the center to a comprehensive univer ity Charitable Trust in 1984 and the University. More than 16,000 complete with respected doctoral result will be a permanent home for contacts were made by student programs and nationally-recognized the Portland Center for Advanced telephoners coordinated by Janice research activities. Friends in the state Technology. The Murdock Trust's Squiers ('84). Under the chairmanship legislature, in city government and in challenge grant of $825,000 had to of Chuck Clemans ('56), the 1984-85 industry have been there to assist at be matched by Dec. 31, 1985, to be Annual Fund realized a 38% increase crucial times in PSU's development. used in the purchase of the former in gifts and a 97% increase in donors And on a day-to-day basis, the city water services building on S.W. over the second most successful financial support offered by Sixth, which has housed PSU's campa ign in 1982-83. individuals, corporations and electrical and computer engineering Portland State's coming-of-age can foundations has been a tremendous programs since 1983. The Univer ity happen only in part with taxpayer boon to Portland State. successfully came up with the support, said PSU President Joseph In 1984-85, the University's friends balance on the $2.1 million building C. Blumel. " The real difference between outdid themselves in generosity. Total with a combination of state building adequate and superior educational gifts to PSU were $2,782,924, over a fund monies and state bonds, and the programs lies in the amount of private million dollars more than last year's PSU Foundation will receive the support a university receives," he private giving total. About half of this Murdock check by the end of 1985 . said. "Now with the legislature amount was given by a handful of Chik Erzurumlu, dean of the School loyal supporters, the rest by thousandS of Engineering and Applied Science, directing us to move toward the status of a 'comprehensive research of individuals who clearly care about noted that state support in the coming the future of the University. biennium will increase, particularly in university,' we must place even Continuing its significant support of the areas of computer-aided design greater emphasis on research and PSU 's School of Engineering and labs and school-wide program advanced graduate programs. This is Applied Science, the Tektronix improvement. But, he added, "the possible only with the continued generosity of our alumni and friends. " Foundation made a four-year pledge attainment of excellence is only That's how PSU, at 40, keeps of $687,000 to electrical engineering possible with generous contributions programs. The sum is earmarked for from industry that augment the state's getting better and better. new faculty positions, a systems support." programmer and ongoing support of Such Industry-university the VLSI (Very Large Scale Integrated) cooperation "bears many frUits," aid Design Center, established with a Erzurumlu, among them the creation grant from the Murdock Charitable of "an environment conducive to Trust three years ago. critical thought and the birth of new The Tektronix Foundation is al 0 ideas." supporting a new pre-college program In the School of Business launched by the School of Administration, the Earle A. Chiles Engineering to prepare Microcomputing Center was able to under-represented minorities for the acquire more PCs, printers and rigors of college science coursework. software with a $50,000 grant from The foundation has given $36,000 for the Earle A. Chiles Foundation. The Kirk Taylor ('71) takes over Annual Fund two years to the Portland MESA Chiles Foundation was also generous chair from Chuck Clemans ('56) (Math, Engineering, Science in its support of athletics at Portland P<luline 5, Anderson Floyd E. Harmon 78 Robert 0 & Arlene K. Perry If Annual President's ~: r·~~;::n '49 Sleven D. An~ '82 Terence Healy '73 Associates S.Ubilr~ E Coil '73 James L Alena 78 Judith A. Healh '72 Wally W PhillIps Jr. Royt:e E. ~elson '80 John IC. Hedges '64 lrefle C. Phoent" '80 Giving Honoring those donors ~~:~: ~ 64 Nobuko M Al.urrt.11'10 '62 Cerolld l. Heman '63 lany L P$um '64 who contribute $1,000 or lohn S. Evans Annette C. 8anhoJomae '68 811an C. Henry '79 Le.gh A Porter "7) more annually to PSU ~/~~~:e Bruce H. .\ Debra A, B.lrtletl Richard A. Hollwav '80 Edw,ud O. Powell '59 Clubs '73 JoOn C. Hunger '74 Joann R~ '73 Philip R Bogue Richard E, Goff A fritz Bartsch '74 Z0"IO T, Idzet"da '83 Scotl w, RilChje 'SO -=G-,e_nc:.e-,ra_I-,C,--h-,a-,-jr___ =~ter:1e Bank ~ Oregon Rlchatd l HawLns ·69 Cfeta E. Beilld 'SO Anna M. Inskeep '6() l. Kell" Robinette '77 Howard L Hubbard John l. & Palty D, Becker '80 Jerrold J. 150m '65 Bn.::e Row Ch,),ae,. A. Oern.ans'S6 Cart I Kubm 'SO MarilynL~ Clen B 8e<:kley '&8 Edgar N James 70 Pel:K M Ruocsi '66 Delates A. leon 70 MoIrilynne T. Keyser lawrence 5 Black '49 Elv ... J~~le... my '58 Ioho J. SoOIlmon '67 ________ Oavrd A. Pugh John l. K,nman ·68 Michael W. & Dawn E. D~ve A. Janke '8] LestIE' 0 Saunders '71 lee H, Koehn '73 Bloed~1 '72 Robert F. & loon c. Johnson '48 RIChard O. Schnilzer '58 Steering i=~e~~a~~ Frank H, & CoratM A. lilgesen Priscilla M, Blume! '81 Anion C. Kirchhof '67 Mary E. Schuete '72 '.) Thomas w. Sodus 72 luanne I. knee( ... nd '66 Willn!f1 Sedgwkk '72 ..:C=o-'m"m"j"tt:.:ee-=--____ ~.sE~~~o(Oreson Ctwfes M. Lmden Ir Paul M. Brown" '79 ).Imes L KoIanko 72 OIpen Sinha '80 John L & Patty o. ~ '80 Williatn' Lindblad Steo.t' C. 8Ntschef '14 Sung K. Kwak 76 Jackson E. Shngwerland Jr '70 Ceny B. umeron '62 HeNy G. Uun Wayne I Slavick '72 ~% ~ ~a~l~toJ, CrilIS'6b -=D-e-a-n-'s-l-j-st---- ~t. !~I~11er 77 Gary F, Carignan '81 }oan M lee '69 Milton R S,nllh '61 John S. [cdes '69 Brian P. Murphy Lolita M. Carter '75 Gerald and Constance Lenzen Roger W, Smllh ludllh Mandl '79 Recognizing those donors Jerry A, Patsons '62 Lynn M , (OlIVet" 76 '61 Karla P Sle~soo '75 Rk!\a,d T, McDougall '82 who contribute S500 to Marna l. Porath '76 (r... ,s T Chri~1V '69 Don K, Lloyd 70 l~gh 0 ~son (!\aries A. C~ '56 Ow~ M. L()¥.'Iy '61 C l. Ste'W .. rt ~:IR&~':'~ Paqud $999 annually to PSU ~~: Powers Tmy alfiord '62 Bruce C Luzader '82 Alan E. & l~ J, StKkeI "7 1 '7S Gemi:ard J. Betnen ""llIlam M. Rozell '110 Kathleen Coiltel' '69 Gloria I, Luzader '8J lana l. s.oun "77 Burke M.