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The Blumel Years (page 1) Alumni News Fall 1986
The Blumel Years: A Remembrance His colleagues threw their support of the late 1960s and early 1970s, take the young university to maturity. behind him and on May 22, 1974, and reeling from the serious budget As vice president for academic Joseph Blumel became the fourth crisis and enrollment slump of affairs, Blumel had helped guide the president of Portland State - the first 1972-73, PSU was in need of ca mpus through difficult times and to have come up through the ranks. direction. The quiet economics won the faculty's affection with his It was at a time when the professor was perceived by his fellow access ibility and fairness. Though he Inside University needed healing. Still faculty members - and the State never forgot his colleagues, the Reflecting on the '70s & '80s I 3 smarting from the student upheavals Board - as the right kind of leader to Continued on page 2 An alum, a sludenl and a professor lake a look allhe lasllwo decades. Animal School I 5 Milestones in programs, policy mark 12 years of progress Ann ChUders 1'85) can help dOlis and people become betler friends. 1975 "Vital Partners Week" Graduale Certificate in Gerontology International Trade and Commerce only teacher in town I 7 The Undergraduate Cert ificate in PSU Mission and Goals statement Institute Palricia Cox (,77) gravilales 10 lawns where all Women's Studies approved by Stale Board, "full BA in Internationa l Studies the swdenlS fit in one room. New registra lion procedures; university" status for PSU Cooperallve agreement between Your favorite professors I 9 simpl er, less paperwork 1980 First annual Alumni Fund PSU and China's Zhenlhou Alumni celebrale 40 years of grealleaching 1976 School of Urban Affairs; Master of First meril scholarships for freshmen University with cfassroom memories. Public Administration, Ph.D. In 1981 BS in Civil Engineering 1985 tegj,lative budget note directs State Homecoming '86 I 10 Urban Studies 1982 Reorganization o( School of Board to plan (or "comprehensive Vikin8s ride winning streak to traditional meet Athletic Training minor Engineering and Applied Science. research university" status ror PSU with the University of Montana lincoln Hall remodeling College of liberal Arts and New sta le sySlem budget formula AlumNotes I 4 PSU Distillgui hed Service Awards Sciences, School of Performing favors PSU by recognizing costs of Foundation News I 11 Alumni Relations program Arts, School of Urban and Public pa rt-time students. Campus News I 13 Formal working relationship wilh Affairs Oaegu University in Korea becomes Calendar I 15 Muhnomah County Task force for PSU strategic PSU's sister See the special pages on Homecoming and the 1977 Phase I Profes,ional Schools academic plan appointed . Ed.D. in Educational Leadership search for the Missing Viking I 8, 14 Building and Smith Center 1983 OSSHE Strategic Plan modified to First on-campus student housing remodeling approved more accurately reflect PSU's approved (Monlgomery Block) First development officer mission 1986 Phase II Professional Schools Master of Urban Policy Oregon Institute of Technology Building (School of Business) 1978 First woman vice president in State branch on campus groundbreaking System - O rcilia Forbes BNBS ill Computer Engineering Computer Applications minor On the cover: PSU Presidenl Joseph Blumel Joint and tri-university doctoral ROTC comes to campus Shattuck Hall remodeling for and Portland Mayor Neil Goldschmidl, recenlly program in Education (with OSU MNMS in Applied Stiente changed expanded compu ting center elecled governor of Oregon, were often seen and UO) 10 MNMS in Engineering wilh Agreemenl with Central Oregon together during the early days of PSU and Master of Taxation oplions in civil, electrica l and Community College to ease transfer Portland's "vital partnership," a Bilimel Parking Slructure II groulldbreaking mechanical engineering of credits from cacc to PSU innovation. In this 1975 photo, the two 1979 BS in Com puler Science 1984 Ph.D. In Electrical and Computer State Board adopts new PSU commune on the Presiden(s Cramer Hall BS in Mechanical Engineering Engineering mission statement balcony. Blumel was steadying influence through difficult times
Continued from P4~ 1 President eventually had to face the became president in 1974, the experience at PSU and his knowledge me one day, 'There is some gent even more severe budget crisis of University was a far different place of the institution allowed him to coming up here from the University of 1981-82 and the painful necessity of from the struggling college of 1957, perform much as a concert Oregon, wants to be an laying off tenured faculty and and President Blumel spent the next organist - adjusting stops, volume economist. . .' Joe came walking terminating whole programs. But, 12 years helping to define that and chords so that the whole thing in - we were in the Bill 's House and again, he came through ii, and difference. made some sense. . . No one has yet we had five desks in a bedroom. He people remember that period as As Joseph Blumel prepared to leave had as much influence on the was tall and good looking. We President Blumel's finest hour. his office on the third floor of Cramer direction and growth of PSU as managed to get him in and we talked There were, of course, happier Hall this summer, his colleagues Joe .. . Finally, President Blumel has a bit. .. I went back to George and hours. Instead of an inauguration. the 'provided a chorus of salutes and truly loved this institution with all of said, 'This dude is a ll right, let's hire new president declared a week of reminiscences focused on " the its warts and blemishes. him if we can get him.' He accepted activities in observance of the " vital Blumel years" and " Blumel the and so this is the way he came to partnership" he envisioned between man." Some of their remarks are IkmiInJ /loss Portland State ... He wasn't here very PSU and the City of Portland. It was preserved here. Dean, Craduate School of Social long until he married the prettiest and to be a theme throughout hi s 12-year Work brightest girl in his class. tenure as president. reflected in the Joe Blumel (more than once) many new programs with urban flavor Matprel /. Dobson reminded me that human beings are I/oben/OMS Ihat cropped up at the University. Executive Vic£" Pre5idf"nt the 'ends' and universities are but the Psychology As 8lumel's term drew to a close, a One of the most significant 'means.' On such occasions when Certainly the presidency of this new partnership was developing - achievements of Dr. Blumel's perspective seemed to falter, this University has not been a singular this time with other universities and presidency has been the steady and president with wisdom and affair; it has been a family affair cities around the Pacific Rim . PSU continued academic development of compassion rekindled founded truths also . . . Over the years I have had the was standing on the threshold of Portland State University from 1974 to which are to me self-evident. We occasion to anend a number of social international recognition, and Blumel the present. .. The Northwest must continue on our search for functions at the President's residence. stepped down to let PSU's fifth Association of Schools and Colleges' excellence, but we shall seek it in its The enjoyment and pleasure of each president take the University the rest Evaluation Committee in 1985 many ways: we shall remember our of these evenings has been enhanced of the way. President Blumel- in affirmed PSU's skillful ascent from own roots and whom we serve, and by Priscilla (B lume!)'s social grace office longer than any other Portland adolescence to adulthood under Dr. carefully avoid elitist cant. . , I feel and charm. State president - had done Blumel's stewardship by stati ng that it the privilege of serving in his era; I've everything he felt he could do. has "emerged with viable academic felt his caring for us each and all. Ma/')'CumpstOll It had been a long time since the programs and a university which Placement Services day in 1957 when the fresh-faced looks to the future with a confidence Dawn DressJer He has remained in this tough job Korean War veteran and Ph .D. and pride which..• is impressive." Physics through these twelve years, many of candidate from the University of 1973-74 was not a vintage year for which have been economically lean, Oregon came looking for a job Orcili._ PSU ... when Dr, Blumel's selection politically challenging, and personally teaching economics at Portland State Vice President for Student Affairs as president was announced, there taxing. It is evidence of his deep College. Twenty-nine-year-old Joe President Blumel has been the right was a sense of relief on campus. It commitment to this University ... He Blumel was hired as-an economics President for a University in an urban looked like better days had to be instructor, and went on to become setting. He values quality education ahead. He recognized that his first ~f~~l: bu~~~ts t~o~:~~~tn~r assistant professor, associate professor while encouraging diversity in the priority was a reconciliation effort credited the faculty, the students, and and full profesSOf, as well as acting programs we offer and in the with the community, and he set out the community for most of the department head and graduate students, faculty and staff that PSU resolutely to mend fences. I don't University's gains. Dr. Skura has said coordinator for the social sciences. By attracts. want to leave the impression that that Portland State is poised for a the late '60s, after much University President Blumel forgot the faculty in great leap forward. I submit that we committee work, Blumel was Forbes Williams those early years, because he didn't. are positioned to take the great leap appointed Dean of Undergraduate Dean of Undergraduate Studies in large part because of the work of Studies and Associate Dean of the First, I have always been impressed /lichanJ Halley Joe Blume!' Faculties, becoming Vice President for with Joe's insistence on academic Emeritus, Economics Academic Affairs in 1970. excellence long before that phrase I can remember almost 30 years Continued on ~ 7 It had been a long journey for was the "buzz" phrase of American ago when George Hoffmann said to Portland State, too. When Blumel educational circles ... Joe's overall How about a videotape? Letters During a recent flight from Portland to Chicago, I had an opportunity to Enjoyed Uris memories review in depth your summer Jmu " I've heard an awful lot about I enjoy reading about current events Perspective issue. The article the inferiority complex at Portland and news of the alumni from Portland "Turning on with Math" was ~rspective State University. I have decided to State. I particularly enjoyed the article excellent. Also, I really appreciated try something out on you today to about Joe Uris (Summer 1986), since catching up with the personalities in once and for all eliminate a nd "Memories of the 60's." I always PSU f'enped1Ye II publi~ q~!1efIy during !he he was student body president the )fir br News and In/ormation Servic~ for erase that inferiority complex. year I graduated. Keep up the good wondered what happened to thai As a magician, t say 'Shazam - ilu~i, fKUhy and staff and fritnds of Portland work. wild-eyed radical. Joe Uris (I voted for SQteUniYefSity. it's gone,' O .K.ll'm a psychiatrist him too). In thinking about the theme, Edilor Cynth~D.5t~1I and for the first time in history I' m Robert Pattison ('67) " 40 Years of Great Teaching, Woodinville, Washington Conlributon Cl.lreoc~ ti(om ·65 going to cure somebody: You're 1946- 1986," I have a suggestion to Chiflohll1On cured of the inferiority complex. the Alumni Association ... Consider u~r£ditor Pil I XOll You're cured! And lastly, I see developing a nostalgic and a..... of .wra.: SefId bach new ilnd old 'inferiority complex' across the likes history series informational videotape with the same d:i~ 110 PSU PtnpectiYf, P.O. Boll 1S I, blackboard and campus at Portland Excellent, well-written article in the name that could be sold to alumni Ponland Stilte Unil'ef$ity, Portland, Oregon, State, and I'm a teacher and I've Sum'mer '86 PSU Perspective ("The and friends of PSU ... Hopefu /l y I 97201. ju st erased the inferiority complex. Sixties: A tradition of change and can sit back and eagerl y await the hmIb: If th is 1_ It ~Iresed 10 your SOIl Ot" cbuJhber who no Ionser mllnQim a perrmnent It's gone, it's gone forever. Period. progress," by Clarence Heinl. I am 0pjXlrtunity to relive some of those thoroughly enjoying your series. idd~~ yourhorn.,pIe~notJfy Ihl!PSU O.K., are you with me?" greal college bowl highlights as well Alurml Offkr (503-229 .... 90411) of me new n\illUng - PSU President Natale Sicuro at as get a look at what Neil lomax did ...... 1986-87 UniverSity Convocation, Ed Cavin for PSU after I left. fSU $I.IppOfU fqUal educ.llioNl opportUnity Sept. 24, 1986. PSU Admissions wiIhouI:resatdlO5eX,r~.IIardicap,. gr. Kenneth F. Sample ('67) MIoIW OI'lgin, INrrUt ~ I US, or mlglOfl. Zion, Illinois
_1 / PSU Perspective, Fall t986 I was in the right place at the right time at Reflecting on Pan land State in the '70s ... I took my first night class in 'S7 and started in day school probably in '71, pursuing my college degree. During that period a lot of things had happened. I had the '70s & '80s settled down in a job (with Continental Airlines) where I was on a straight shift. My family was older, I was more mature. I had a much better idea of what I wanted to do and Portland State years was the university there to help me do il. of • D The whole scope of education had changed by memorzes the '70s, I {elt that the curriculum at the University made a dramatic shift to meet the 4 needs of the student more than the students having to meet the needs o{ the University. It was a time when you could do some innovative things. You could say to a professor ... I really don't want to sit in a class, I want to do some independent research. D Ed Washington ('74) So much of what I am today can be directly attributed to my experience with the University, Market Administrator off and on during those fifteen or sixteen years. It Pacific Northwest Bell was a sanduary. It was a place out of the storm. It was a place where you could go and help the world" that was abounding in the '60s. intellectually stimulate your mind. We were fairly warm·blooded creatures. Bul D then reality set in and I knew I couldn't send two By the time Blumel came to Portland State sons to college on a teacher's salary. So as I (became president), people were saying, "Man, matured and developed through the '70s, (PSU) this college is radical! We've got to change this just helped me to get my feet on the ground. place. These students need to know why they're o here. They're here to get an education, they' re If you look at some of the public leaders in the Carisa Bohus not here to protest in the Park Blocks, they're 110t Portland area now, you find a lot of women and here to smear up windows and smoke dope and a lot of blacks who are Portland State graduates. Student, graduating at the end of fall all that." 1 think Blumel was the calming They were born from the Park Blocks. What it term with a BA in computer science and force. gave us was an opportunity to sharpen our skills, a certificate in women's studies D to gel ready to go out and seize the We still carried a great deal of that '" want to opJ:K)rtunities. I had to support myself so I could only handle about one class a term for the first five years. The past fifteen years have been against a During those times it was like a real island backdrop of financial problems and experience coming into Portland Stale just for a belt-tightening. There'd been such growth there class. You kind of bubbled in and bubbled back in the middle '60s. Then in the 70s, high out. When I started full-time, I still felt like an inflation, a slumping construction industry and island and I saw this sign that said "Notetakers problems in the Oregon lumber industry really wanted: regular wage. It It was for handicapped had an impact on Portland State. For the first student services. So I figured, well, if I take noles time there was talk of lay-offs or cutbacks. It for somebody, I'd at least meellhat one came at a time when we were just getting our person ... and I gOI exposed 10 all these first doctoral programs and putting a great deal different classes that I would never go take on of emphasis on graduate education, which is my own. I started doing a lot more things. always very expensive. It really was a juggling D act. One thing about PSU 's personality that I have D always loved is all the bulletin boards. All the One of the things that I remember about the stuff going on. I write it down all the lime. '70s and '80s most of all was this dance that Sometimes I end up getting .. jewel of a lecture went on between Portland State and the State of performance. Board and the legislature over duplication of D programs. If we stayed where we were in 1967, The computer science course is quite rigorous. you're really saying to half the people in the You really have to know how to bang yourself Slate, "You've got to drive a hundred miles to up against the wall and go "Hm, I learned from get to the type of education you want." I think that" and then do it again ... What's really we now have won that particular battle. Jim Heath disappointing to me is there's no master's D History professor; former Assistant Vice program here for computer science. It's pretty clear now that raising funds from the President for Academic Affairs, Dean of D private sector for public institutions (beyond) tax Undergraduate Studies, Dean of My cooperative education job with the U.S. support is critical. President Skuro is clearly Forest Service has been a wonderful experience. pushing for development at a very active and Graduate Studies and Research I've done real-life things, real production stuff. energetic pace. It's the wave of the last ha lf of I've dealt with real issues on the job. Even the '80s and into the '90s. Most schools founded since World War II , though J've been working all my life, this is like D usually in areas where the population is what I would be doing with my degree ... I What happened in Ihe 1970s is that students centered, have to struggle through a 25-year thought I was going to be a programmer, and in staned saying, " I don't want just an education. I period in which they build a solid foundation. the process I set my sights a lot higher . want 10 know what I'm going to do when I get And I think that's what we have. Whether we D out. I want a job ... "Students became more ca ll it 40 years or 25 years, it was a building I think there are so many possibilities going on concerned about getting their money's worth. block time. Portland State has come through it (at PSU) and you just have to seek them oul like A lot of people saId the students of the '70s without being either damaged badly or I did ... Because of the diverse population here, were just placid and inclined to regurgitate pigeon-holed into a narrow confine ... Given the people in your class could be the owner of information. I think they were just more serious improving economic health for the state, some business. I feel I've been taken as an in approaching the class and didn't want other Portland State should be able to capitalize on its individual . students or the instructor to digress. position and its foundation.
PSU PerspKlive, Fall /986 1 ".ge J Iilev, Gary l . Widrig 18A) ha~ been illstatred as Stdney Smith (BS) has been proffiO(oo to vice Compiled by Cliff lohnson the new pastor al the Free Methodi~t Church in president
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Grad combines her psychology and biology degrees to help humans and an imals work out their problems
Becoming better friends by Cynthia o . Stowell technique than her usually gentle There he is, cute as can be, sining style to show the dog who was boss. under the Christmas tree with a red It was a classic example of a dog's "Every clever circus dog started by leam;ng to sit: 1 reminds Ann Childers ('85) in her bow around his neck. As Ihe new videotilpe "Puppys First Yearl " produced in Beaverton by Media West. Childers works puppy bounds and burrows through th~td!~~i~~t J~:n~~~~~~~~I~~~~ with if family dog during one of her evening obedience classes (above) and gives her the piles of wrapping paper, you dogs tend to "set up a social Shetland Sheepdog Jonathan if hug (/eh). wonder how your family sneaked him structure, a dominance order," she into the house. later, as you get up explains. " Every dog discovers its from Christmas dinner and find your rank through body language to work with people and I love order to understand the dog's brand new slippers in shreds and the wrestling or brief power displays." animals. So it all clicked." hierarchical view of the universe. living room carpet stained in two With people, 100, dogs want to know Now in business for herself, Democracy, for a dog, is chaos. places, you're beginning to wonder where they stand. Childers does about a dozen private But, 12,000 years after the first dog why they bothered. 'rrraining does not change a dog's consultations each week, but most of was domesticated, dogs and humans You'd better hope your family nature," says Childers. " II tells him her clientele attend Animal School's continue to reach across the abyss to thought to buy you Ann Childers' what he wa nts to know." And unless weekly dog obedience classes. Held work together and provide videotape " Puppy's First Year." Until he is told otherwise, the dog just in a warehouse adjoining Childers' companionship to one another. Only you and the puppy work it out. the might decide for himself that he is office, the classes are a cacaphony of recently, however, has the subject of video could be your best friend. number one in a fami ly. That's when canine barks and wh ines and human human-animal bonding been of Actually, Childers ('85), who owns the owner sneaks out the window and coaxing and commands, with scientific interest, says Childers. The Animal School, Inc. in Beaverton, goes to see a professional. Chi lders in the middle of it all , little old lady doting on her poodle is prefers that people come see her or "Most of the people who come offering pointers and handing out an amusi ng stereotype, but the view her tape before they get a here are very intelligent, open to new doggie treats to the owners, who are beneficial effects of pet companions puppy. And she doesn't recommend ideas and wanting information," says encouraged to reward their dogs to the elderly and heart attack victims dogs as gifts. As with children, those the proprietress of Animal School. liberally. have finally been measured - in first few weeks of a puppy's Most are dog owners, si nce Childers Positive or negative lower blood pressure and longer lives. development are critical and an admits she still has a lot to learn reinforcement - but no hitting - "Dogs and cats are very owner has to be ready for the about cats. But contrary to the "dog withi n one-half second of a particular non-threatening. They offer responsi bility. on the couch" image that the public behavior is the key to successful unconditional love," says Childers, By the time a barking, bili ng, or conjured up when animal behaviorists training, maintains Childers. For, adding in layman's terms, " If you chewing dog comes through Childers' first began to practice, Chi lders and beneath some of her gentle and come home and you've had a bad office door with hi s distraught owner her feY\l counterparts across the nation creative techniques lies nothing more day or your breath is bad, they don't in tow, it is usually way past the ideal spend a lot more time counseling mysterious than simple stimulus· care!" time for correcting the problem. "A people than their pets. response theory. While dogs' mental That may be small comfort, puppy's behavior is set by the time This suits Childers, who set out to faculties can go beyond the purely however, when you find your feather he's 12 weeks old," claims Childers. be a pediatrician with the behavioral, says Childers, "we have pillow gutted and spread around the Nevertheless, she and her trainers encouragement of PSU professors to work with them on a bedroom and your blood pressure have a number of success stories to such as Dawn Dressler, Physics, and stimulus-response level because we going up, not down. " It's hard to report. Gerald Guthrie, Psychology. " I can't communicate with them." She believe that cute furry thing has not There was the dog who faithfully figu red I could use my psychology doesn't discount interspecies turned oul to be everything you guarded the family's front door, but background to communicate with communication, but says it can be as wanted," says Childers of the from the wrong side. So much did parents," said Childers, who has two difficult as communication between Christmas pup gone amok. this dog have "the upper paw," said degrees, in biology and psychology. human cultures. But at the moment when a trip to Childers, that his mistress had to But she didn't gel into medical school The pack instinct is one "cultural" the pound is looking really good, the leave the house through a window. on her first try and in the meantime difference between dogs and their soh-spoken Ann Childers can step in an opportunity came up to handle owners. As Childers points out in her with some sensible advice and an ~~:rlr°~~m~~!~~h~i~~ ~~':hen behavior problems at a downtown videotape, it is difficult for Americans apron full of treats and restore peace Childers used a more forceful training veterinary business. '" really wanted with their notion of a democratic between the species.
PSU Perspective, Fall 1986 / _ 5 Professor and alum keep language map in the family
by Cynthia D. Stowell The latest incarnation of the map A PSU anthropology professor and was born of the professor's desire to a graduate in graphic design have show language families in different teamed up 10 (reate a handsome hues and the son's dream of an art full-color map of nearl y 50 native print marketable outside the languages of the Pac ific Northwest classroom . Western Imprints, the press of the Oregon Historical ~:S~a~~:~~h~ f~~e~a~~r:n~er Society, agreed to publish the map, '" always wanted to recruit the which appeared in 1985. family," said professor emeritus All of the maps have been unusual Wayne Suttles, the father oi seven. in that they were presented from the Added his son Cameron Su llies (79), perspective of someone approaching " I've always been interested in maps. the west coast from the ocean. "That I remember as a kid working with reminds people Ihat north is not up Dad on his maps." and south is not down," explains Dr. The collaboration began in the Suttles. " In most of the native ea rly 'lOs when the two were both on languages there are no words for the campus. " I needed a map for classes I cardinal directions. They have words was leaching, so I asked Cam to draw describing toward water, away from C Martie Ranslam 185, 'B6 MSW) and Oawn AlumNotes '75 '76 weeks ('BS MSW) St'f'o'f! as COOfdinatOf and as social Vt'Orkef. ri!Sp('Ctively, of Mount Hood T.nya Collier (BS, '79 MPA) h.iI~ been Cr~ Saker (BS) has been named rewon pogo 6 / PSU PerspecNve, Fall 1986 Population: small Patri cia Cox ('77) specializes in one-teacher schools. by Katlin Smith II's a warm autumn afternoon in southern Oregon. Outside the schoolhouse In tiny Agness. an isolated community on the Rogue River, oil steel-gray squirrel creeps headfirst down a massive oak tree. He hesitates, swiveling his head to peer in the wmdow at the eight students who are struggling with their math lessons. The scene is typical - but with a twist. The students. all laught by one teacher~ range from first-graders to sixth-graders. They are students in one of Oregon's' 7 remaining one-teacher schoors. Agness school teacher Patricia Cox ('77) is a rarity. She has specialized in ~~~:~c~~; ~~~~:~s!~~~~~~ks to leach in larger lawns, the schools in sma ll burgs continue to attract her. Cox's firslleaching job was tn north central Montana in the 19&05. A Aher three years in remote eight students in her Antelope college degree was not requi red (or Antelope, Cox decided it was lime to classroom and ended up wilh 18. :~~~u:~t~~ ~~~~ students the position, but stamina was. Her move 10 a larger school. But when At the end of the day, Cox drives first class included 10 students and she read about the opening in Agness, Older kids help Ihe younger 3S miles - a winding hour-long drive seven different grade levels. "Now she remembered a spectacular trip Cox is presently teaching 1S along the Rogue River - to her when I think back," ~he says. I think she had taken up the Rogue River by students - eight students ranging apartment, which she shares with six 'How did I have enough nerve to go maillxtal years earlier. Her memories (rom 6 years to 11 years, and seven cats, neat Gold Beach . She lived in and do thaI!' ., of the natural beauty of the kinderganen students. Though she is Agness during her first three years in Cox soon realized that seven communrty. which is still served by still responsible for her youngest the community. but chose to move to different grade levels translated into mailboat. swayed her. In 1982, she students' curriculum development and a more populated area. Even Agness' seven different daily lesson plans. She arrived in the tiny resort town to take leaching. Cox gladly accepts help main sign, posted by the store, which also found that specialization wa not over another one-teacher school. from a part·time aide who works wilh is now out of business, doesn't give an option. Not only did she teach the the kindergarteners. the count of the few people living In basic subjects, but also art, music and In the classroom, Cox's youngest the scenIC fishing and logging village. physical education One large family moving students benefit from the knowledge " says " Population: small." Planning time and pe:oona I break!, of It'lelr elder5. "Give me an The number of one-teacher schools were, and are, also an ImrKlSsibJlity. into or out of the district equation," Cox commands, as she continues to dwindle. But there will " 'n my school, jf they go somewhere, can totally change her points to the day's date. October 9. I go with them," she explains. "We Instantly, each student has a hand in ~~~~i~:'ar.k~~'!!~n need of are together all day long from the teaching plans. the air, regardless of age. " Zero plus a leacher who is committed to facing time they come to the time they nine," a first-grader responds. a roomful of children of different leave. There are no breaks off, for " Seventy-two divided by eight," ages and at differem stages of them or for me, from each other." Cox finds many advantages to her suggests a sIxth-grader. Each student development. Patricia Cox is one of a teaching assignments. The shares an equation whICh equals rare breed who is happy in front of Antelope pe~ce shattered one-teacher situation allows her to moe. Afterwards, they al! stand in a such a challenging and unusual Cox finished her college degree at work with Individual students over a circle for a counting game, the older classroom. Portland Slate in 1977, followed by a number of years. stint at substitute teaching. She then "You can see that they are headed for her next one·teacher definitely learning," she says. "If you school, in soon·to-be-famous have them fOf one year and they are Blumel reminiscences Antelope, Ore. having difficulty in some subject, you eonfinuu/ from ~ 2 Expecting another quiet. small·town never know if they ever learned that teaching aSSIgnment, Cox found or not But here you do." NMK:y T~ng welfare of the University, steadiness herself in the center of a tense media Cox also appreciates her Accounting In deCIsion-making, and steadiness to event. When Ihe follow~ of the independence in the classroom. " You It is a measure of the man, and of the face of the disappointments. Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh moved 10 don't have someone standing over his respect for us as individuals, that the Big Muddy Ranch near Antelope, your shoulder and telling you what to in a job as demanding and intense as Dd¥id Newhdll and the media followed . the placid do," she says. "You choose what you that of a University president, Joe Philosophy central Oregon town changed want to teach, when you want 10 Blumel knew each one of us and. Probably the most significant personalities. "The school was the teach it, how you want to teach it. more importantly, that he cared about achievement while Joe was president only big building in town where ..... e and you choose your textbooks. us has been the progressive recognition held meetings," s.1ys Cal(. "The But the ,ob can be unpredictable. of Portland State University as a telephone was always nnging. One large family moving inlO or oul Frederick Wdller valuablc resource to the metropolitan "At first It was exciting," she of the d istrict can totally change her Emeritus, fns/ish area and to the entire state of remembers. But the stre5S of the teaching plans. She once expected If I had to cite one pre-eminent Orcgon ... We are continuously situation soon interfered with her virtue among others that Joe has SC'Cking our own identity. Joe has teaching. She finally refused to allow ~hown as president. it would be. certainly conlributed a part of thaI film crews into the school. Her steadHless of purpose toward the Identity. students thanked her In relief. PSU PerspectIve. Fall 1986 page 7 PSU HOMECOMING FRIDAY-SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21-22, 1986 Honoring 40 Years of Football - And all of the Players and Coaches who made it great- The campus is set for the biggest Homecoming celebration in its histOI~V! Festivities begin with a huge bonfire Friday evening at 7 p.m., as President Sicuro, Mayor Clark, Coach Allen, the team, rally squad, pep band, and 1967 Homecoming Queen Mary Lou Webb officially open the weekend activities. l'SU Alumni may take advantage of special rates for the Saturday ailernoon clash between the Viking<; and Grizzlies - with $3 discount on resented seat and $2 off on any general admission seating. A special $8.50 offer is available for reserved seated and post-game dinner. Following the game, former coaches and players will be honored at a reception on campus. Former Head Football Coach Mouse Davis will emcee a lively program that reaches back over 40 years of PSU football. A spaghetti dinner, served in Parkway Commons, is just $4.75 (or $8.50 \...nth reserved game seat). Mr. T's Band will further liven up the proceedings with renditions of favorites from 40 years. Alumni are especially invited to the Homecoming Dance with The Kingsmen, playing music from the 50's and GO's until 1 a.m. ' Call 229-4000 for football tickets and dinner resen'atio{lS - or drop by 109 DCE.Bldg., 1633 SW Pru;k. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Bonfire and Rally, 7 pm Field west of Library SATURDA~NOVEMBER22 Pre-game activities, Noon-! :30 pm John's Meatmarket Parade of Vintage Corvettes, 1 pm Civic Stadium PSU vs. Montana, 1:30 pm Civic Stadium Post.game activities, 5 pm Parkway Commons North, Smith Memorial Center Reception and Sp.1g}letti dinner "Celebrating 40 Years of PSU Football'" Ilanoring former coaches and footl>all playeos Film of old football games Former Head Football Coach Mouse Davis. emcee Homecoming Dance, 8 pm Featuring The Klngsmen Ballroom, Sm ith Mem oria) Center __ 8 I PSU Perspective, Fall 1986 • L John Stehn Larry Price Michael Hollister Leonard Kimbrell Music Geography English Art Fine professor and music educator, He combines Midwestern work ethic, How was it that at the conclusion of It was a joy to go to his class (or he excellent band director. He set Ihe Alaska sourdough hardiness, his own each of his courses (A merican Fiction, was always so well-prepared and 50 standard for the department's future good humor, love of learning, Hawthorne ...l. I always found that interested - and interesting ... I am success. appreciation of natural beauty, and the framework of knowledge and often reminded of some particular Robert E. Lauinger ('61) quick, broad mind (to make a) fine materials Dr. Hollister had imparted fact, idea or statement he made. His Newberg, Oregon classroom professor and an excellent throughout the term had brought me sense of humor was superb and we field instructor ... His lectures, to that point of di scovery called often laughed. He was most helpful reading lists and tests were "education"? I still don't have the with explanations and questions but John Jarnes answer, but the experience lent a maintained discipline and decorum at Sociology f!O~~~:~af~r~lIh;t~~~~o~~ t~~no~e certain significance to my university all times. career. I welcome this opportunity of his courses to pick up some easy Marian B. Greulich ('60) A dignified gentleman who tried to to express my appreciation to Dr. Geography credits and had left lake Oswego, Oregon teach his students to think. observe muttering to themselves. He never Hollister for his time, patience and the world around them and formulate used a curve to balance out his test expertise in matters of subject and valid conclusions. scores but nearly every set of scores academic counseling. Charles M. White fell out in a perfect belL Casey Tyler ('68) Mary Lynn Oordens) Fisher ('74) History Honolulu, Hawaii Mike liHle (,82) Sacramento, California Portland, Oregon Most stimulating ~ looked forward to George Kovic his classes. His enthusiasm made me Foreign Languages decide to major in history and to start years travel ing. A superb instructor among The late Dr. Kovic was an exceptional excellent instructors. Dreadful tests. foreign language instructor, between of great his pinstriped " Mafia" suit and his Sherlee Ray 1'61) "imaginary" machine gun. teaching Portland, Oregon Ma,), Brock ('76) Seattle, Washington What makes a professor memorable? Judging by the comments of the alumn; Robert English who wrote to us about their favorite professors, there are a few qualities that Speech Communication Judah Biennan stand out. Students seem to remember professors who have a sense of humor, take a personal interest in their students, convey enthusiasm, and have a broad Creative, serious, intelligent and English perspective on their disciplines. Apparently, remembering a fa vorite professor always having a mischievous twinkle He took his students into new and is a very personal and individual matter, too. We were struck by the fact that in his eye. Dr. English taught many of revolutionary fields. He caused us to no professor was mentioned {\.v;ce by our alumni correspondenC5. us during the late '60s and early '70s broaden our minds with a truer and There's been a lot of great teaching during the 40-year history of Portland to see the real world, o Ulside our sharper look at the world, politics, State, only some of which is described here. As we solute the following rose-colored glasses. Or. English, I literature - and thus ourselves. Here professors, we also remember many more whose favorite students did not write thank you for taking the time to care was a Renaissance man; his mind in. We thank the alumni who shared their memories with us. There was a about your students and now you too delved in all things and found them great deal of thought and effort put into-the letters we received, and we hope can share in our futures and wonderful. our writers will understand thaI some of their thoughts had to be condensed successes. or omitted because of limited spilce. Georgia Marsh ('58) Eric G. Egland ('72) Portland, Oregon General Foods Corporation Michael Reardon Gavin Bjork White Plains, New York Victor Phelps History Mathematics Education John Wirtz His mastery of European Intellectual Not only was Dr. Bjork an excellent Biology History made rising at 6 a.m. to make instructor who gave complete Here was a professor who assured me explanations, but he also was able to that I would not be the only "oldie" his 8 o'clock class at Neuberger an He taught a subject that I had very event I would not consider missing. call me by name, and I appreciated little interest in and made it in the class and that he would expect that. Being in Dr. Bjork's classes was just as much of me as of any young During his 50~minute presentation, interesting and fun! He kept you alert; Dr. Reardon would verbally ask two always an enjoyable learning you adually wanted to learn about a student. Dr. Phelps was a friend. He experience. not only supported me in my initial or three questions at different times flower's sex life. insecurity, but mel my grade school on reading that we students should lanet Dob')' ('71) have completed. These occasional Sally Braich (, 6B) boy al home to help him develop Canyonville, Oregon Portland, Oregon more outside interests than baseball. queries created a considerable amount of competition amongst a few Carmelita Myers Way ('68 MST) of us and I recall having to buy my Henry Croes Ti gard , Oregon share o( the doughnuts after class. Ben Padrow Speech Communication Foreign Languages Stephen E. Short ('70 BS, ' 71 MA) Vaughn Albertson Coquille, Oregon Without doubt. PSU had a superior My favorite professor was Henry Mathematics educator in Or. Ben Padrow. (His) "Heinz" Croes, who taught the Don Hellison communication and public service German language to hard heads like One fall afternoon in 1946, Mr. me. He really cared thaI his students Health and P.E. serve as an inspiration. As my career Albertson stated to the class that has progressed, I have been able to got it evidenced by personal anyone entering the mathematical or interviews, oral examinations, and an He exemplifies what it is a physical directly relate many of his and the other fields would be well rewarded if open warm approach. I learned educator should enthusiastic. Speech Department's class sessions to he went ahead and learned the be: enough from him 10 communicate patient, disciplined. high expectations real life situations in local multiplication table up to the with my German cousins and to and physically fit. He inspires government. Each of us may have twenty-fives rather than stopping with research my genealogy to 1245 A. D. individuals to be the they can pondered at o ne time or another the twelves ... I took Prof. Albertson best be. in Deutschland. He was the best! This includes motivating high ethical those who influenced us most or who up on the suggestion and on standards, and commitment to in our personal development and Charles R. Mundorlf 1'71) innumerable occasions the past forty community and leadership. But most experience we regard most highly. Wasilla, Alaska years, I have greatly benefited in of all, he really seems to care. Ben Padrow is in my top three. many different ways. Keith L. Cubic ('70) Pamella E. Goode ('85 MST) More fa"or;t~ professors on page 13 A. H. Hoffmeister Linfield College, Portland Campus Douglas County Planning Dept., Gresham, Oregon Roseburg, Oregon PSU Perspective, Fall 1986 I fJCe 9 Homecoming '86 should be rousing end to great season by Larry Sellers defensive backs Howard Hornbeck, PSU's footba ll team ends a very Tracey Brown, and David Etherly, successful season under first-year and defensive tackles Bill Misi and coach Pokey Allen with a 1:30 p.m. Skee Bernhardt. Student body homecoming game aga inst the president Mike Erickson, PSU's fine University of Montana on Saturday, punter and place-kicker, may elect to Nov. 22 at Portland Civic Stadium. play another season, graduating Despite starting 12 freshmen and mid-year in 1987-88. sophomores because of mid-season Appropriately, the P5U-Montana injuries, the Vikings recently scored series has been the most attractive to back-Io-back wins over Cal Lutheran Viking football fans. Not counting the and Cal Poly, beating the latter 66-7 1983 opener against Oregon State, for one of the biggest victory margins the Vikings and Grizzlies have drawn in Portland State history. Since it PSU's biggest home-field crowds at marked only the 5eCond win over Cal Civic Stadium. In 1976, 16,000 fans Poly in nine meetings, the Nov. 1 turned out to watch Coach Mouse decision was especially enjoyable. Davis and quarterback June Jones Alumni and other football fans who lead the Vikings past Montana 50-49 turn out to see the Viks battle in an all-time thriller, and 13,000 long-lime Big Sky rival Montana will were there in 1969 when Coach Don not only be watching outstanding Read had PSU's first record-setting sophomore quarterback Chris quarterback, Tim VonDulm. Crawford but such classmates as 8arry The homecoming game will fittingl y The Vikings' se~ tjOl1aJ §Op/wmore quarterback Chris CriJwford has.a chance of Naone, Tim Corrigan, Mike Peterson, mark the return of Read and four ~rpassing Neil Lomax's 62% completion record set in 1980. Aher eight pmes, Crawford had completed 64% of his passes. and Kevin Wolfolk from the cfass o( 1985 Viking assistant coaches - '89. They also will be witness to the Tommy lee, Bill Smith, Robin first running back in Portland State pflugrad, and Jerome Souers - who history to surpass 1,000 yards rushing moved to the Missoula campus in a single season. Junior halfback following last season. They have done Grapplers hope to repeat '67 success Kevin Johnson broke the school well in their first year also, upsetting record of 870 yards held by Andy Idaho State, Eastern Washington, and "This team could be the best at Dan Russell (158 Ibs. ), never beaten Berkis (1964) in the season's ninth blitzing Montana State in their big Portland State since the 1967 in 95 matches at Gresham High and game against Santa Clara. one, 59-28. championship team," is the bold four-time state champion. He is PSU will also be saying a fond The game truly promises the perfect assessment from PSU 's head wrestling joined by four other state champions. adieu to all·league wide receiver match·up for a great Homecoming coach Marlin Grahn (,84). And he Grahn, who became head coach in Brian Coushay. offensive tackles '86. Don't miss it! should know. Grahn has been on the 1984-85 after 10 years of assisting Roland Aumueller and Ion Shields, scene-as wrestler, assistant coach Don Conway and len Kauffman, and head coach-since he enrolled as once earned the nickname "Marlin a freshman in 1969 oul of Madison the Magician" with his perpetual New coach goes for fast breaks High School in Portland. motion, octopus-like attack and Gregory Bruce, former assistant But many observers outside the 53-13·2 record while on the PSU women's basketball coach at Notre program agree with Grahn. USA team. last year, Grahn inherited a Dame, has been named PSU's head Wrestling has picked the Vikings good team w ith little depth. Now, women's basketball coach. Bruce fourth in its pre·season NCAA- II poll, with a doubled roster ful l of talented replaces Jim Sollars who accepted a "with the chance to win it all." recruits, Grahn may be filling the PSU teaching and coaching position at the It is the caliber of new recruits that gym with fans again - just like 20 University of Portland aher three years is causing comment. Top recruit is years ago. at P5U. A nalive of Niantic. Illinois, Bruce has a bachelor's degree from Purdue Oregon volleyball teams to meet University and a master's degree from Arizona State. During hiS two years at PSU will host the first Oregon the tournament along with the Notre Dame. he helped the Fighting Challenge Cup women's voUeybalf University of Oregon. The Vikings Irish climb (rom 14-4 in 1984 to 20-8 tournament on Saturday and Sunday, and Ducks went five ga mes in their in 1985 and 23·8 lasl season. Nov. 22-23, with Oregon's four major only meeting this ~ason in Eugene Prior to hls50ulh Bend experience, univerSities vying (or the. unofficial before Oregon finally managed to eke Bruce coached at Thunderbird High state championship trophy. out the win in an unbelievably close School in Phoenix, Arizona between Safeway, which last year set of games, 13-15. 12-15, 15-12, 1979 and 1984, leading Ihe leam 10 underwrote a five-team lournament at 16- 14. and 15-13. two state quarter-tinal and two state PSU carled the Sa(eway Chalfenge PSU defeated Oregon Srate in both semi-final appearances, winning five Cup, is behind the new format that meetings this season, but it took five league championships. will bring together the University of games at Corvallis. The Vikings stand " I'm naturally very excited about Oregon, Oregon State, University of my first head job in college," said Portland and Portland State. l~clf~;i~:tl,~O~~gon Challenge Bruce, 35. " I feel that there is very First-round pairings on Friday wi ll Cup, PSU will prepare for the good administrative support for the match Oregon against Portland at 5 Regionals Dec. 5-6 . The "final four" program and the players have p.m. and Oregon State and Portland nat iona I tournament is set for Dec. impressed me with their desire to do State at 8 p.m. First-night losing teams 12- 13 at Sacramento. whatever it takes to wi n." Basketball coach Greg BrUCf will play for third place at 5 p,m. on Calling himself a defensive coach, Sunday, with the championship Bruce plans to use the team's positive team's pre-season conditioning, he match set for 8 p.m. attitude to Improve fundamental skills also seeks to improve the team's PSU , which IS awaiting an SWIM & GYM and to continue lasl year's move consistency on the court. " We may Alumni Benet,ts (ard toward a fast-break style o( basketball win or rose but we'll always play an ;~~t_~~~~n~la~S~~:~!7~~~~g two n9-4948 with a limited number of plays run exciting and challenging game," straight NCAA II national out of a pattern offense. Pleased at his remarked Bruce. championships, will be co-favorites in ".8' 10 I PSU Pe PSU Perspective, Fall 1986 1 ".,e 11 PSU catcher University loses longtime faculty The University community was home Sept. 29. Seshu specialized in signs on as saddened Ihis fal l with the deaths of analysis but taught a number of five current and retired Portland State general curriculum courses at PSU. Brewers manager facu lty members. She was a member of the American Carol R. Healy, professor emerita of Mathematical Society and former Vikings baseball catcher French, died Oct. 30 in a Portland Mathematics Association of America. Tom T rebelhorn ('70) has signed a hospital. A founding member and She is survived by a son. one-year contract to manage the head of the University'S foreign Norman Greene, professor of Milwaukee (Wis.) Brewers in 1987. languages department during her 25 ~litical science and head of that He had been interim manager for just years at Portland State, Healy taught department for ten years, died Sept. a week before the announcement was French language and culture and 24 following a long illness. Greene made Oct. 1. trained high school teachers in came to PSU in 1959 as a specialist Trebelhorn, 38, had been filling in instructional methods for foreign in political theory. He was aUlhor of for the Brewers' third base coach language teaching. She is survived by the book John Paul Sartre: The since spring training. Before thai, he her son, Rex J. Healy, Portland. Existentialist Ethic~ published in 1960. was a manager in the Pacific Coast Remembrances may be made in the While al PSU, Greene served as League for 2112 seasons, winning a form of contributions to the French president of the Pacific Northwest pennant in Vancouver, B.C. in 1985. Student Scholarship Fund at PSU. Political Science Association and on While he was interim manager in Frank F. Miles, professor emeritus the board of editors of Western Milwaukee, the team won three of of social work, died Oct. 1s. He was Political Science Quarterly. four games. Brewers' general manager one of the first three faculty in the Richard J. Prasch, professor Harry Dallon said Trebelhorn graduate social work program, where emeritus of art, died Sept. 1 in a prepared well for games and had the he was responsible for the planning Portland hospital. He taught in PSU's respect of his players. and development of research art department for 28 years, retiring in While studying history at PSU, To m Trebelhorn ('70) curriculu m. He was co-author of 1983. Praseh, whose principal Trebelhorn played ball under coach several books and conducted research medium was oil, exhibited frequently Roy Love. At Cleveland High School around the world, with a particular and had three works purchased by the in Portland, he played for Jack Dunn, focus on Guam. He is survived by his Seattle and Portland art museums. Trebelhorn, a substitute teacher for who later coached at Portland State. wife, El sie, and three sons. Surviving are three sons and a Trebelhorn credits both coaches with Portland Public Schools during the Associate Professor of Mathematics daughter, all of the Portland area. off-season, will continue to live in his giving him a sound background in the Lily Seshu, who taught at PSU since Remembrances may be contributions southeast Portland home. game. 1966, was found dead ;n her Portland to the PSU Art Scholarship Fund. Met'ry Z~y (85, '82 MSn coordinates a two-year--Qld Multnomah County, Ore. In Memoriam AlumNotes employee fitness program which recently '84 Toni Bruneau (85) is a new special education John D. ~ I ('66 BA), a former Portland garnered a U.S. Department of Health and businessman and Khoolteacher, died Sept. 29 Continued from page 6 Human Services award for excellence in teat:het in the [earning resource center at Newberg High School, Newberg, Ore. during .1M attack in his home in Puerto "ng!!l, community health promotion. An estimated 40 OaJ(aca, Mexico. Angell's wife was atso injured percent of the county's' 2,OOO em~oyees have b y (MS) and Debor... ('78 as, '82 MS) <:c.kw in the attack, for which a su~ 1 has been participated in the program since Its inception. are co-authors of "Communications Effects of arrested. In Portland, Angell operated his '79 Gaze Behavior," appearing in the Summer, father's lumber firm and later became a 1986 issue of Human Communication teacher. He also appeared in many Portland Br.dtey r. Fucfse (85) ha$ been named '81 Research, a prestigious inter-disciplinary Civic Theater and Portland Opera productions. president of Commonwealth Property Mic~ COiId (85) has been elected president scholarly journal. He moved to Mexico in 1972. He is survived Management Services Co., Ponland. He is the of Toastmasters International Club's Portland CoI~ McEntee (8A) has joined Hastings & by his wife, a son, three daughte-rs, a brother chapter. He has been a member of fonnel property manager for the city of the Humble Public Relatiom" Inc., Portland, as an and six grandchildren. organization since last year. (cad is empl~yed Portland. account assi~nt. She most recently was a by the Grubb & Ellis Retail Properties DiVISIon )ohI w. Ca.rke ('73 B5), a longtime UroIine Good.II (BA), co-owner of the public relations account assistant at in Portland. Portland·area recrea.tion and sports leader, died Helvetia Good fruit Co. near Hillsboro, are., MortonlCole & Weber agency, Portland. in his Portland houseboat Oct. 16 after recently staged her family's fifth annual SlqIhrn r id (BS) is secretaryltreasurer of suffering an apparent heart attack. He was 43. Appldest on their farm, anractin8 hundreds of Nicola's Pizza in North Portland. The firm Edru. M. Pittnun (85, '86 MPA) has been An offensiw lineman and coach for the visil~ who tasted and bought some 39 recently received a corporate excellence award appointed to serve a one-year term on the state semi.pro Portland ThundE'ri>ird tOOIbaliteam, varieties of the fresh fruit She also presentS for $mall business from Oregon Governor Vic Public Welfare Review Commission. The farm and market reports on radio stations teXl Atiyeh. commission advises and consults with the ~i:~s':~~:~ ~~~ka~ tc~~ti~n. and KEX, Portland, and KUIK, Hillsboro, each .usisUnl director of the state's Adult and Family Most recently, he served as a recreation summe-r. Services Division to help the division carry out supervisor for the city of Llke Oswego, Ore. '82 its job. M.tJilyn J. lunMf (MPA) is the. new staff chair He is survived by his wife, oil son, a daughter, Sc::ott F. D .. v js (BS, '85 Mn has been promoted of the Clackamas County, Ore. office of the to the position of manager in the Portl;md office ~~~~~~~~ac:~b~~a~i:~ ~~ ~eoY~ve:~';i!::~!:~:~ As of /\.\aiel', Carney & O'Donnell, a certified '85 Mt. Hood Ski 'f'alrol (where Clarke was a public accounting firm . .1 service operations, she inherits a staff of fiw Chris Whetzel (6S) is new fourth-gr page 12 / PSU Perspective, Fall 1986 Favorite profs Four faculty win Burlington-Northern awards ConliiNJ«l from page 9 Four PSU professors have received department since 1970, was noted for pre-law program, "providing students awards for outstanding teaching from his "fascination with his subject, his with a rare opportunity to experience Robert Colescott the Burlington Northern Foundation. ability to 'infect' others with a similar actual legal research and client Art The $1 ,500 cash grants were fascination, his professionalism in advocacy before the start of law He was always in class, constantly presented to James Nattinger, Bruce presenting course information and school. " working with the students and Browne, Janice Jackson and Wendelin materials, his rigor, fairness and Finally, Wendeli" Mueller, a maintaining a positive classroom Mueller by PSU President Natale flexibility." member of the civil engineering attitude. Mr. ColesCOIt was Sicuro during the University's fall Bruce Browne, choral conductor faculty since 1973, was rewarded for imaginative and creative nol only in convocation, Sept. 24. and teacher of choral methods since bringing the results of his research to his artwork but in the projects he Burtington Northern plans to fund 1978, was commended for "superior the classroom and for helping the assigned to the students. I was always similar awards to PSU faculty over the teaching" based on the performance department acquire state·of-the·art anxious to gel to class and begin next four years to reward faculty of his choirs and the "energy and equipment and automatic data painting. Today, my manner of excellence. to motivate good teachers excitement" he puts into each acquisition systems for the leaching art and my desire to become to become better, and to keep rehearsal. slatid dynamic testing of structures. a professional watercolorist are a outstanding faculty in the system. Janice Jackson, in the School of direct result of studying under Robert James Nattinger, who has taught Business Administration since 1979, Colescott. linguistics and grammar in the English was ci ted for developing an effective /udy A. Holness ('65) Bend, Oregon Briefly . .. faculty Notes Dale Courtney Management for engineers Sheridan has been appointed acting Cer.IkI Btale. Urban StudlCS, received it P$U will begin offering a graduate dean of the reorganized school, certificate of special recognition from the U.S Geography degree program in engineering Department of HOUSing and UrDan pending a national search for a Development ilnd tOt> State Department fOf This professor not only held high management in the fall of 1987. The permanent appointment following S. developing Project MAtN, a standards in the classroom, bul also only one of its kind in Oregon, the John Trudeau's retirement as Dean of neighborhood-based program which employs showed personal interest in me as an master's degree will be offered Performing Arts this fall. T. Stanley teeoilge~ to provide shopping, escort and individual. When he found I would through the School of Engineering and Stanford, Music, will become acting delivery service to lilto elderly and diwbled be student teaching latin American Applied Science and the School of head of the Department of Music The ilwoIrd was given in conjunction With U,S. Involvement In the U,N. Interniltional Vedr of I Business Administration. It is designed Geography he invited my wife and Sheller for the Homeless me to his home for dinner and to see for practicing engineers who are Enrollment up this fall his slides of that area of the world. moving toward management Enrollment in Oregon's public Orcili,. forbrs, Vice President for Student responsibilities while maintaining He then offered me the use of his colleges and universities is up 3.5 Affall'~, is one of 19 Oregon civic and buSII'\t"iS slides to assist me in my teaching. their work in technical areas. percent and has topped 60,000 for leade~ who have formed a stolte chapter of I never forgot his role model when I the first time since 1981 , according to American leadership Forum, a natK>nal became a teacher. Portloandiil soes to China Chancellor William E. Davis, who network for leadership dtwlopment. The said that the enrollment increase is Oregon group, which had d week long Russel Lambert, Jr. ('61) During a recenl trip to China with a "Outward Bound" .style t'xp€>rience in the especially gratifying in the face of a Far East Broadcasting Co. PSU delegation, PSU President Rocky ,l\.kruntains In Sepcember. will use the La Mirada, California Emeritus Joseph C. Blumel presented shrinking pool of potential freshmen skills they are learning logether to tilke on • a bronze replica of the "Portlandla" nationally and increased entrance CIVIC project for the ben~it of the state. sculpture by Raymond Kaskey to requirements at state institutions. Selmo Tauber Zhenzhou University as part of PSU's 5.5 percent increase marks the Gil Llu, Geography, IS the author of Nihon "' okeru nI k.m SUtV Wdel yososhu fuzuhyo Mathematics Portland State's participation in second year in a row the University has exceeded its " enrollment (ContemlXM"ary and Historicdllrrigalton m Zhenzhou's 30th anniversary j.1pan - Selected Terminology ;md Professor Tauber's math classes were celebration. PSU has had a sister corridor," which means additional IIlu)tr.llions)' published by The Tokyo a joy! He drew upon his work in campus relationShip with Zhenzhou funding will be awarded to the foondiltioo, Milfch 1986. engineering and applied mathematics for two years, since Blumel's first trip campus for the current academic performed on three continents and in to China in May, 1984. year. " I believe Portland State WilliMn LiuJe, Black StudIeS, has ba>n dppointed 10 an at-large POSlllOO 00 lhe several languages to easily establish Accompanying Blumel on the trip to UniverSity will be one of the fastest his exceptional expertise with math growing institutions in the country Execulive Board of the NatIOnal Council lor Henan Province were Chartes White, Black Studies, Inc. He has also been selected to and with its teaching. But I remember Summer Session, and Katherine Shen, over the next five years," Davis serve on the educallOOdI board of the JouITldI 01 most the humor, wit, and charm with formerly with Foreign Languages. remarked. BldCk Studi5, the first profesSional journal in US which he encouragPd the joy of field . intellectual inquiry, and his lack of Computing capabilities expanded reverence for intellectual snobbery. Search is on for V-P's PSU 's newly-renovated Computing lobrrt O'Brien and T.M. H,ud, Chemistry and Search committees have been Environmental Services, and Herfl'Yn MiAJiort, Ruby Sanborn ('71) Services Center was dedicated appointed by President Natale Sicuro Monday, Oct. 20, with President Mechanical Engineering, havt' received a San Pedro, California one-year grant of S207.000 from NASA for for the new University positions of Natale Skura cutting the ribbon, Provost and Vice President for t'xperillJel1tll and theoretIcal work toward officially signalling the activation of developing a meaSlJu.'menl system for airborne John Schulz the center's powerful new IBM and atmospheric free radicals. Education Po~~~~o~~~n~r~d~~~~~'r ~:ad:~i~tle Gould computers. The renovated Affairs, who is the principal academic center includes two new terminal ShelIe,. C. ReK~, English. edited and wrole an I remember Dr. Schulz most for his officer of the University. The Vice rooms equipped with 100 computer introduction to My !.ppomt~t with thf! Muw' faith and confidence he placed in me ES5iYS by Pau/5cott, 1961-75, published In President for Development will have terminals, a new machine room and as a person and student. Of all the london by Wilham Heinemann, 198& primary responsibility for direction of office space. The Gould system, to be people and events that shaped my the PSU Foundation and for planning.. used prinCipally by computer science life, John had the most influence .. Cfwrles A. Tr«,., Admini$lr.ltion of Justice, has organizing, implementing and and electrical engineering students, been appointed Associate Editor of TIHJ His classes were interesting and fun to evaluating fund-raising programs, will support 48 users, with 45 Inremation,J1 /oofflill of Offende,. TherdPY and attend, He kept his students involved including relations with donors. terminals at the Computer Center and Compafativr Criminolosy, a long-time and challenged. pubhcatlOfl lhal was recently tr.lnsferred from prospects, volunteers and alumnI. 15 "dial-up" terminals around England to the Dept. of Psychialry, School of Walt Cundiff t'66) campus. The IBM is the main MedKme, Oregon Heah" 5c1t'llCt'S UniveI'$lty. Tigard, Oregon Fine art joins performing arts replacement for the Honeywell, The PSU School of Performing Arts offering greatly expanded academic Frri Wesley and Edith SuUiun, Psychology, Other pt'olessors mentioned by was recently expanded to include the computing capdbilities with eight pubh~hed the second edlllOO of Human Growth above correspondents: University's Department of Art. times the memory and twelve limes dnd Ckvelopment, New York : Human Scierxe$ Pr~. 1986 James Hart Dorris Lee formerly in the College of Liberal Arts the disk space. With the added Hoyt Franchere Vera Peterson and Sciences. The renamed "School hardware and software, PSU now has of Fine and Performing Arts" now Anthon,. Wolk, Engltsh, had hl5 short Jtory W, Arthur Boggs Ruth Hopson Keen the most powerful central computing " The Mlnk#arm" pubhst1f!d in The Soorh George Guy John Cramer includes theater, dance, music and ability of any state system school. ~lcotd Revlf"W, Summer 1986. Mkhael fiasca John Heflin art. Music department head Wilma PSU Perspective, Fall 1986 / ".", 13 AND WIN A1RIP m COPENHAGEN. TIlE S'OOlSI1CS ARE SHOCKING! NEATNESS COUNl'S, I FOUND THE MISSING VIKING! IIWlIerN:lmeIS: ______400,000 PSU VikJngAJumni are missing. To be valkl, each entry mUSl contain the And, mi.'iSing OUI on valuable free alumni Missing Vikings name while page 14 1 PSU Perspecl;ve, Fall 1986 SNEAK PREVIEWS (Movie Shorts) Performing Arts lectures Noon, 18 Smith Center (basemenU. Free. CONCERTS FOREIGN LANGUAGE LECTURES Noy.12 "Hemingway" (documentary) lincoln Hall Aud. Call 229-4440 for tickets. 1 pm, 462 Neuberger Hall. Free. Call 229·3522. (All Nov. 19 "The last to Know" (aooul women NO\I,23 Floreslan Trio 10lh Anniversary, 4 pm. $6 lectures in English.) alcoholics) general; $4 PSU faculty/staff, sr. adults, Nov. 12 "Right in Your Ear: Radio Drama Nov. 26 "Men's lives" (interviews) students. Productions in Binaural or 'Synthetic Doc.] "Northwesf Visionaries" (N.W. painters) Nov. 26 Symphonic Baocl. Noon, Free Head' Stereo" (bring stereo cassette players & sterE'O earphones!. William Doc. 10 "City lovers" (story of problems in DK.6,7 PSU Chamber Choir, Orchestra: Fischer, German section South Africa) "Belshazzar." Dec. 6, 8 pm; Dec. 7, 4 pm. 1$2.50 general; $1.50 students, Nov. 19 "A Dutch Treat: Holland," Tineke ROBERT ALTMAN FILM FESTIVAL sr. adults) Bierma, German section 7:30 pm, 75 lincoln Hall. Free. OK. 7 PSU Symphonic Banet. 8 pm. (S2.50 OK. ] "Middle East Contributions 10 World Nov. 14 "Three Women" (1977) general; $1.50 students, sr. adults) Culture," film lecture by Kazem Tehrani. Persian section Nov. 21 "A Perfect Couple" (1979) Dec. 19 Jazz Concert, 8 pm Dec. 10 "Russian America: 1800·1807," Basil Dec. 5 "A Wedding" (1978) Dmytryshyn. History ..OWN lAG CONCEITS OUTDOOR PIt<>GRAM SLIDE SHOW Noon, 7S lincoln Hall, Free. INnlNATIONAL LECTUIE SERIES Noon, 296 Smith Center, Free. Nov. 13 PSU Orchestra Noon. 338 Smith Center, free. Calt 229-4094. Nov. 12 Backpacking the West Coast of Vancouver Nov. 18 l auren Anderson Now. 12 "Differences in Secondary Education in Island Nov. 2G Ta~ry Quartet Ethiopia & the United States," Mizrak Nov. 19 Backpacking the San Rafael Wilderness Nov. 15 Timothy & Nancy Nickel, 4·hand piano Gezmu, graduate student in Mathematics 19 "Opportunities for Foreign Businesses in OK. 2 J. Slowell, N. king, jazz Now. Egypt," Amr Khalifa, graduate student in DK. 4 PSU Chamber Choir Business Administration (298 Smith Sports OK. , Craig Stokke, guilar Center) BASkETBALL 26 "lJrevelopmenl Underdevelopment: The DK. 11 Amer J~far Now. or 7:30 pm. PSU's Main Gym. 53 general; $2 students. Third World," Majid Rassoolzadeh. children under 12. sr. adults; PSU students free. Call fRIENDS Of CHAM BEl MUSK: doctoral student in Urban Studiees 229-4400. 8 pm, lincoln Hall Aud. Call 229-4440 for tickets OK.] "Music from Spain." guitar recital by {S 12 general; $6 students}. _.21 Simon Fraser University Benjamin Kim. student in Music. Nov. 21 Gonzaga University No\I. 17,18 Chester String Quartet Doc• • Boise State University GfOGIAPHY LECTUIES Ore. 28 U.S. International University DANCE I'ERFOaMANQ 3:30 pm. 371 Cramer Hall, Free. Call 229·3910. Doc. 2. Oregon Slate University 8 pm (except Nov. 9 at 7 pm), 212 Shattuck Hall. New. 12 "Ttle Azores." Clarke Brooke. PSU ~.' University of Wyoming Ca ll 229-4440 for tickets (S5 general; $4 students & Geography 1.... . 14 Western Oregon State St, adultsl. Nov. 1, "Choosing a Graduate School," ~.17 Eastern Washington University Nov. 7-9, The Company We Keep presenl5 Geogr.Iphy Oolf· raeullY , ~.2' University of Portland 14, 15 "Oire<:tions for p,optr Use" .... 27 UNIVERSITY HONORS PIt<>GRAM LECTURES ~ . 11 ~~:~:~:~ ~~ ~on PIANO RKIT AL SERIES "Augustine & language" series. Noon, 338 Smith Feb. 10 Concordia College 8 pm, lincoln Hall Aud. S9.S0 general; $6 PSU Center, Free. Call 229-4928. Feb. 21 Northern Arizona University faculty, staff, sr. adults; call 229-4440. No\'. 21 "Reading the ConfesSions," Michael Ore. 2 Panayis lyras VikiNG FOOTBALL Reardon, PSU prof. of History Games at Civic Stadium. S4.50 general. Call JM. 20 Nikila Magaloff Dec. 12 "Augustine & the Mediaeval Reading 229·4400. Feb. 25 Cecile Ousset Process," Brian Stock, Unlv. of Toronto. Nov. 8 Santa Clara, 7 pm (Western Football Conf. Ontario game) THEATER ARTS F$.27 "Augustine's Misunderstood Sign," James Nov. 22 University of Mon!ana (01112294440 for tickets; 229-4612 for information. J. Murphy, Univ. of Californla·Davis Nov.7·22 "Cloud 9," Victorian spoof by Caryl WRESTLING Churchill. Thurs·Sal. 8 pm. lincoln Hall 7 pm (except Ian. 23), PSU's Main Gym. $3 general; Aud. $5 general; $4 PSU faculty/staff, St. S2 sr. adults. students. children under 12; curren! PSU adults. students; 52 current PSU students. Visual Arts students free. Call 229-4400. ~. 2-6 New Plays in Progress series: "Two in the Nov. 29 Alumni Bush," a set of two one-act comedie"i by LITTMAN GALLERY DK.19 Weber State/Oregon Sharon Whitney. $4 general: $3 Open 12-4 pm weekdays; open Thurs. 12·8 pm. 250 Join. 22 Boise State Smith Center, Free. faculty/staff, sr. adults, students; S 1.50 Ian. 23 Simon Fra~. 3 pm current PSU students. 8 pm, 115 Uncoln Nov. 17· A group of N.W. artists' works that Feb. 6 Brigham Young Univ. Hall Studio Theater. De<;. 19 include textiles & wearable art (reception Feb. 7 Utah Slate Thurs., Nov. 20, 5·7 pm) F~. 6-21 "The Streets of Portland," a classic melodrama adapted from Dion VOLLEYBALL WHITE GAllERY Boucicault's "The Streets of New York." PSU gymnasium. Call 229·4400. 8 am-8 pm weekdays, 2nd floor Smith Center. Free. $5 general; $4 P5U faculty/staff. sr. Nov. 2 Washington, 4 pm adults. students; S2 current P5U students. Nov. 17· Ulah photographiC artl!>t fohn Telford Nov. 22·23 Oregon Challenge Cup. 5 pm Oec:. 19 (reception Thurs.• Nov. 20. 5·7 pm) IUD, DSU, UP, PSUI CABARn Jan. 5-30 logo Design Entries for White & Lillman Noon, Parkway Commons, Smith Center. Free. galleries (reception Thurs., Ian. 7. 5·7 pm) Nov. 12 Entropies, a multi-instrumental duo from Seanle GALLERY 299 Campus Notes 9 am·S pm weekdays, 299 Neuberger Hall, Free Nov. 19 Tom Haytnorne, formerly of Steelhead Nov. 11 Veterans' Day Holiday. Unjverslty closed! Nov.3·14 Graduate Thesis hhlblhon: Donovan Dec. 3 Japanese K~o music (call 229·4452 for Nov. 27·30 ThanksgIving Holiday. Umversity c!ou.d' location) Peterson, sculpturf> Nov. 17·28 Graduate Thesis Exhibition: Marta Dec. 25 Christmas Holiday. University cio!.ed! Dec. 10 Thomas Arthur. lyrical Juggler. & comedian Dave Anderson Mroczynski. painting & printmaking ,an. 1 New Year's Day. Univf>rsity closed! Dec.l·12 Graduate Thesis Exhibition: Susanna lundgren, painting PSU Perspective, Fall 1986/ page 15 Friday,Feb.2~1987 Celebrate PSV's 41st Birthday Welcome PSU's new president, Natale Sicura, and salute our past presidents Plus: Reunions (call 229-4948 to set one up) First Alumni Award presentation "Missing Viking" winner announced Auction Music by PSU All Stars Refreshments Call 229-4911 to reserve a table Tickets: $15 Portland State U N I v E R s I T Y Non~Profil OrgalliZation mIT u.s. Postage PAID Portland. Oregon I\!rspective Permn No. 770 P.o . Box 751 Portland. 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