Fall 2007 - Western Community Policing Institute
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Fall 2007 - Western Community Policing Institute
WOU November 2007 Magazine Scholarships are the things that dreams are made of for Western Oregon University students. Benjamin Diaz was born and raised in Michoacan, Mexico. When he came to the United States at age 13, he knew that he faced many challenges because he didn’t speak English. Benjamin’s parents gave four of their seven children the opportunity to continue their education. He was the only one who did not drop out of school. “Even though it was really hard to learn English and keep up with my other six classes at the same time, I put a big effort, because I had set myself a goal. That goal was to one day receive my high school diploma,” Benjamin wrote in his scholarship application. “For the past two years, I’ve been working very hard, at one point working two jobs. The scholarship will help me to continue my education without having to work full time.” Benjamin Diaz, freshman planning to study computer science Making a contribution in support of scholarships says to students: I support what you’re doing; I want to help you realize your dream of a college degree; and I want it to be easier for you financially. Your contributions in support of scholarships absolutely make a difference. They are the things of dreams for Western Oregon University students. After high school Benjamin’s plans were to further his education, but because of his parents’ financial situation, he felt his only option was to find a job and help them pay the bills. After two years of working, Benjamin is now pursuing a new goal – a college degree. WOU Foundation The Cottage 345 N. Monmouth Ave. Monmouth, OR 97361 503-838-8281 foundation@wou.edu Western Oregon University Magazine © November 2007 • Volume 9, No. 1 What’s Inside PRESIDENT John Minahan EXECUTIVE EDITOR Leta Edwards Vice President for University Advancement MANAGING EDITOR ’06 Maria Austin Interim Director of Alumni Relations CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Maria Austin David Austin Jim Birken Russ Blunck Craig Coleman Leta Edwards ‘06 Roben Jack Larrison Dionne Parks Lisa Pulliam 6 9 PHOTOGRAPHERS Maria Austin Jim Birken Leta Edwards Dionne Parks ’99 Denise Visuaño Andrew Wynings 6 Country of dramatic contrasts Professor sees China’s ancient and modern sides PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Dionne Parks EDITORIAL BOARD Meg Artman Maria Austin Leta Edwards ’67 ’72 Nick Mausen Connie Wildfang Andrew Wynings 11 Alternative Break students head north to the Arctic DESIGN Denise Visuaño 11 Students in South America Western Oregon University Magazine © is published by University Advancement for alumni and friends of Western Oregon University. Please send your comments to Western Oregon University University Advancement 345 N. Monmouth Ave Monmouth, OR 97361 e-mail: alumni@wou.edu 9 Caution! Check for moving aircraft before crossing Students spend Alternative Break in Peruvian orphanage 13 The halls are alive with the sound of students 13 Arbuthnot Hall houses students once again Change of address notices should be sent with the mailing panel on this magazine to Western Oregon University University Advancement 345 N. Monmouth Ave Monmouth, OR 97361 28 Paint the town red! Homecoming 2007 Third Class Standard A postage is paid in Forest Grove, OR. Departments This publication can be made available in alternative formats to assist persons with disabilities. Please give reasonable notice to the Office of University Advancement, 503-838-8281 WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS ’04 Katie Carpenter ’67 Cori Frauendiener ’99 Dwayne Hilty ’99 Julie Hilty ’98 Tom Hoffert ’01 Ida Lafky ’67 ’72 Nick Mausen ’73 ’90 Mary Trolan ’63 Steve Trout ’69 Roger Zumwalt 28 Editor’s Note 2 On Campus 3 Faculty & Staff 6 Students 9 Giving 16 Honor Roll 18 Alumni 28 Athletics inside back cover Editor’s Note Dear Alumni and Friends, 2 Editor’s Note I usually write this note close to the time WOU Magazine goes to press; in fact, it’s most often the last thing that gets written. But this time, it is really near our publication deadline as I write this. The reason is that I have started, stalled, and then stopped writing at least four times. It’s just mighty difficult to write what I have to say--because I have to say goodbye. A long time ago—in 1991 to be exact—I said goodbye to friends and family in Seattle and headed to Oregon for my new job at WOU. I didn’t know a soul; which is probably why as I look at the new students who arrive on campus each fall, I can imagine how they are feeling--alone and a little bewildered. I certainly felt that way when I parked my car for my first day at WOU and walked to my office in The Cottage. Just like the students must feel, I felt new and out of place. And there were the questions: What are the expectations? Can I live up to them? Will I fit in? I missed my friends and family, too, just as students must miss theirs. Now, all these years later, The Cottage is as familiar to me as my own home, and the other “residents” who share it with me have become my second family. We congratulate each other on our successes, stay late and work weekends to help with each other’s events, and do a lot of proofreading, envelope stuffing and cleaning-up for each other. We also pass around cold and flu germs, get irritated when someone leaves dirty dishes in the sink, and complain when it’s too hot or too cold in the office. These are the friends—the family—I’ll miss when I leave WOU at the end of December. These and the other incredible group of people I’ve met because of WOU: faculty, staff and students; alumni; parents; volunteer board members; and members of the community. And, though you and I may never have met, I’ll miss you as well. I’ll miss writing magazine articles for you, writing notes to thank you for your support, and planning special events to recognize you. I’ll close now with that simple word that I’m having such a hard time saying, and that’s, goodbye. My Cottage family: (back row) Randy Stockdale, Jan Carlson, Jenny Rettke, Jim Birken, Maria Austin, Carole Orloff, Sandy Newland; (front row) Cara Groshong, Andrew Wynings, Dionne Parks, (me), Roben Jack Larrison. Leta Edwards Executive Editor On the cover Say it. Believe it. Experience it. WOU is on the Move! In the middle of the busy city, with traffic whizzing by, just a few words on a billboard tempt students to be on the move with Western Oregon University. This and other recruitment efforts are proving successful as record numbers of students are choosing WOU. Read about this year’s enrollment profile on page three. Western Oregon University On Campus WOU is on the move as student numbers continue to grow S ay it, believe it, and then experience it. Western Oregon University is on the move. Students are literally filling classrooms and residence halls on the WOU campus this fall with a record 5,050 students enrolled. They hail from as far away as Ghana and as nearby as Monmouth. Here is a profile of Western Oregon’s student body: • 40% are male and 60% are female, though men are gaining some ground with a 42% count in the freshman class. • 13% are from minority groups, the largest group being Latino. • Minorities comprise 20% of the entering freshman class. • Students are from all counties in Oregon, with the largest group from the mid-Willamette Valley and the next largest group from the Portland metro area. • Out-of-state students come primarily from Washington, Alaska and Hawaii, but from as far away as Minnesota, Ohio, New York and Connecticut. • 91% are undergraduate and 9% graduate students. • 52% of undergraduates are the first in their family to attend college. Western Oregon has outshone the Oregon University System average for applications (WOU up 13%, OUS up 5.5%) and admitted students (WOU up 14.3%, OUS up 1.7%). Western’s international-student population continues to grow. The university welcomed 80 new students from China, England, Germany, Ghana, Japan, Norway, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan. This brings the total number of international students on campus to 252. WOU offers online criminal justice degree W Magazine • November 2007 It’s possible for students to earn their degree in two years. Western joins Southern Oregon University and Portland State University in offering an online degree program in criminal justicerelated education. Gingerich and others have been considering online offerings for the past five years. The need stems from a push for professional status in law enforcement, criminal justice and emergency services. “When I entered law enforcement in the 1960s, it was unusual for an individual to have a college degree,” he said. “When I retired with the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department (in 1996) it wasn’t unusual for employees to have master’s degrees.” “The first step for many toward promotion is a college degree,” Gingerich said. “It also expands their understanding of the world around them, and more agencies are now looking at degrees as hiring criteria.” The program should be particularly helpful to students already a part of the law enforcement work force, Gingerich said, noting his own experience. It took him eight years to earn a bachelor’s degree and another five for a master’s while working as an officer. “On a number of occasions, I had to be at the scene of a traffic accident or an arrest and couldn’t leave work until my class had already started,” he said. “Or I would sign up for a class and miss a week of school because of a long court case. I had to drop out several times, and that’s not uncommon for many police officers.” by Craig Coleman, Itemizer-Observer 3 On Campus hile WOU currently makes classes in many divisions available online, this is the first program in which students can complete a bachelor of science or arts degree through distance learning. The online initiative should especially benefit already-working law enforcement professionals looking to enhance their careers, said Terry Gingerich, associate professor and department head of criminal justice. “Those in law enforcement and public service agencies, after they enter the work force, find it’s hard for them to get back to college,” Gingerich said. “And the demand for education in the criminal justice system has increased, so there’s a great need for this.” Beyond general education requirements, the program entails 72 credits of core and elective courses. On Campus WOU partners with Healthy Kids Learn Better 4 On Campus WOU’s Health and Physical Education Division has received a $68,000 contract from the Oregon Department of Education as part of the Healthy Kids Learn Better (HKLB) statewide program. WOU will be partnering with the HKLB team to develop, coordinate, implement and evaluate a national demonstration program for establishing a coordinated school health approach to addressing the needs of students with asthma. The HKLB partnership is an effort to help local schools and communities form partnerships and reduce physical, social and emotional barriers to learning. It begins with a local Healthy Kids Learn Better Team and reaches youth through eight components of coordinated school health. Over the next year, health education specialists will help facilitate statewide professional development and joint technical assistance and resources for selected demonstration schools in coordination with the Oregon Asthma Program. As part of the project, Linda Stonecipher, Health and Physical Education division chair, will oversee the formal evaluation of the Asthma Friendly Schools initiative funded by the Centers for Disease Control and being conducted by the Pacific Research Group. The Asthma Friendly School grant is one of several local projects that faculty members in the Division of Health and Physical Education are pursuing as part of their commitment to promoting healthy communities. “Because nearly nine percent of children in the United States have asthma, it is important that schools in Oregon are able to implement best practices to meet the needs of this growing population of students,” Stonecipher said. College of Education has accreditation review T he National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) conducted a thorough review of WOU College of Education programs Oct. 13-17. They examined more than 450 online exhibits as well as hundreds of hard-copy exhibits. They also conducted more than 385 interviews of students, teacher candidates, faculty and staff, as well as many of the college’s school partners. Both review teams gave the college very favorable preliminary ratings. Formal accreditation action will take place in the months to come. Speech communication major undergoes name change I n fall 2007, the speech communication program became communication studies. The change came, in part, because many students didn’t understand what the speech communication major was, thinking it involved giving countless speeches or even studying speech pathology, say communication faculty. Changing the major to communication studies broadens the scope of the major to appeal to a larger cross-section of students. “The new name accurately reflects the content of the major; that it is not just about speeches,” Molly Mayhead, professor of communication studies, explained. In addition to a new name, communication studies will incorporate additional classes this year, including communication and event planning, communication and social change, and crisis management. “These new classes, in conjunction with the name change and our usual course offerings, make us one of the top programs in the Northwest,” Mayhead said. 1940s Tea A fundraiser to benefit Gentle House In honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, come and enjoy a delicious lunch with your friends or co-workers and listen to 1940s music. There will be tours of the Gentle House second floor museum, memorabilia from the 1940s on display and holiday gift items available for purchase. Friday Dec. 7, 2007 • Tickets: $15 Tea Times: 11 a.m. • 12:15 p.m. • 1:30 p.m. Historic Gentle House, 855 N. Monmouth Ave., Monmouth, OR 97361 For reservations call 503-838-8147 or email newlands@wou.edu Western Oregon University On Campus Education dean speaks at NCATE General Assembly H ilda Rosselli, dean of the College of Education, left immediately following NCATE’s WOU visit to attend the organization’s General Assembly on October 19. The annual assembly provides an opportunity for NCATE’s four policy boards to meet for professional development and discussion of new programs and policies. Rosselli was invited to speak on the benefits of NCATE’s expectation for assessment of candidate impact on student learning and its measurement through the teacher work sample methodology. Nursing program to begin in 2008 I n response to the critical shortage of registered nurses, Western Oregon University and Oregon Health Sciences University have entered into a partnership to bring a bachelor of science degree in nursing program to the WOU campus. Plans call for the joint WOU/OHSU program to admit its first students in the fall of 2008. Lower-division general education classes, as well as science courses for campus is undergoing extensive renovation. This will provide additional faculty, classroom and laboratory facilities. The first floor will house the Mathematics Department and the second floor the nursing program. A patient care simulation laboratory will be a major part of the nursing complex. The “Sim Lab” will introduce students to life-like clinical situations early in their education, prior to their placement the nursing curriculum, will be taught by Western Oregon faculty. The university’s strengths in the sciences, particularly in biology and chemistry, will be essential components of a quality nursing program. OHSU will offer the upper-division nursing curriculum on the WOU campus. In preparation for the new nursing program, the building formerly occupied by the Department of Police Standards and Practices Training (DPSST) on the Western Oregon Magazine • November 2007 in regional hospitals and rural clinics for practicum experiences. In the lab, students will demonstrate their ability to provide patient care in predictable as well as emergency situations before they have contact with real patients in the community. Simulations will be videotaped for review and critique using “smart classroom” technology. Plans call for graduating about 30 nurses each year, and more as the program grows. Johns Hopkins, Columbia, Vanderbilt, UCLA—and Western Oregon University. Western Oregon joins these prestigious institutions and 27 others as participants in the Carnegie Corporation’s Learning Network. By invitation, institutions join this group because of their national reputation for excellence in teacher-education programs. The Learning Network, supported by Carnegie, the Annenberg Foundation and the Ford Foundation, focuses on sharing ideas and innovations that are on the cutting-edge of teacher preparation. The vision is that these will become principles that will be used to improve teacher education throughout the United States. Western Oregon’s groundbreaking work in connecting teaching and learning has helped to place it among this elite group. According to the College of Education’s conceptual framework, this connection first must be successful between WOU faculty and student teachers. Then, as these candidates themselves begin to teach, it is measured in how well their students learn. Throughout the year, members of the Learning Network share information primarily through electronic mediums. Once a year, they meet in person at a conference sponsored by the Carnegie, Annenberg and Ford Foundations. This year, Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Stephen Scheck, Special Education Division Chair Linda Keller, and Undergraduate Teacher Program Coordinator Mary Reynolds represented Western Oregon at the annual conference in Denver, October 29-31. 5 On Campus Nursing Program floor plan, Soderstrom Architects, PC. College of Education is part of Carnegie’s Learning Network Faculty & Staff An American Professor in China Communication Studies Professor Emily Plec recounts her recent visit Prelude H 6 Faculty & Staff ow can an American university professor visiting China for the first time absorb the ancient and modern, the old and new, the traditional and the changing nature of Chinese culture and civilization? Is it possible for her to know China only from the fragments floating across the Pacific Ocean to home? Is it possible to know China only from the media images and articles filtered through an American lens? And which China might she know? Would it be the China I have experienced in Beijing and Shanghai? Yes and no. To know China from U.S. media is to know only how the U.S. media – including its corporate and government interests – understands China. According to U.S. media: China is labor; China is manufacturing; China is communist; China is increasingly capitalist; China is dangerous; China is Other; China is non-threatening; China is international partner. To know China from experience is to make friends, to affirm mutual commitments to learning and to cultural connection, to learn about Chinese culture from those who live and shape it, and to become a student of the country rather than a tourist in it. I look forward to becoming a student of China, a friend to my Chinese colleagues, and an adviser to Chinese students at WOU. PDX – PEK Emily Plec at Suzhou garden We flew into a new city face-lifted from the ancient empire. so much black, their hair teased and Still known to my airline ticket ratted as though they are preparing as Peking, the city that will host to audition for an ‘80s glam rock the 2008 Olympic Games appears band. against a pale blue sky. It feels, for a Everywhere in Beijing there are moment, like any industrial town in boys and young men in military the Midwest. After a tour of the PEK or police uniforms. It is hard to airport parking garage, we head off tell the boys from the young men, to the Central Academy of Fine Arts though degrees of vacancy in the and Philo Yang, our gracious host. eyes, protrusion of bones, pallor Our local expert and guide, WOU and posture give some clues. I was graduate student, Yulin Kang, filled struck by their sheer emaciation the next four days with exciting trips and wrote the following after a tour to infamous sites, great food and the around the city: best company. I notice: Bicycles piled with a dozen or more electronics boxes – bungeed and strapped together in a great architecture, the rider an acrobat upon his seat. Necessity begets balance, I think. I adore the ease and comfort with which the young girls hold hands. So genuinely bonded and kind, a sisterhood imagined and made through temporary touch. I belong in a culture that knows the full culinary potential of the mushroom. I love cold red rice soup. The stems of things are good. Chopstick proficiency really is a matter of practice (sticky food helps, though!). Some of the young women wear tight jeans with studded belts and Chinese characters written with a giant “pen” filled with water, a kind of meditation on the transparency of the written word, as the characters dissolve as they are written. Tiny Soldiers The boys come starving from the villages Bones protruding, convex cheeks, lusterless eyes. Their purpose unclear Their presence unmistakable They come to the city to serve and be served Perhaps a bowl of rice a broth of discarded bones like the ones beneath the flapping shirtsleeves and holding up loose regulation trousers the faded green of their uniforms a pallor not unlike the skin concealed Belts clinched and notched so small My heavy American thighs may be larger in diameter than this police presence Having never known hunger, I cannot know them Having misunderstood poverty, I cannot imagine them Yet they are here Everywhere Guarding a question mark What the future may hold Emily Plec Western Oregon University Faculty & Staff Campus welcomes six new faculty members The newest members of the WOU faculty hail from Nevada, Illinois, Texas, New York and Michigan Marie LaJeune is an assistant professor in the College of Education, teaching literacy and language arts classes. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in 2007, where she also was an instructor in the School of Education. Isidore Lobnibe is an assistant professor of anthropology. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2007. His research interests include social organization, labor migration, British social anthropology, popular culture and the Black Diaspora. Toray named Outstanding Teacher by Oregon Academy of Science Western Oregon University Professor of Psychology Tamina Toray was named as the 2007 Outstanding Teacher for Higher Education by the Oregon Academy of Science. Toray has served 25 years as a therapist and instructor, 15 of those at Western. She has taught developmental psychology courses, including compassionate end-of-life care and life-span development. Patricio Ortiz is an assistant professor in the College of Education, teaching English as a second language courses. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 2007. Prior to joining the Western faculty, he taught at Saint Edwards University and the University of Texas, both at Austin. Jason Waite is an assistant professor of writing and communications. He earned his Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., in 2007. Prior to joining the WOU faculty, Jason was the acting director of the Rensselaer Writing Center. Steven K. Wojcikiewicz is an assistant professor in the College of Education, teaching curriculum and development and education philosophy. His research interests center on philosophical issues in education as applied to teaching practice. He has a Ph.D. from Michigan State University and previously taught at MSU’s College of Education. Magazine • November 2007 7 Toray has published two book chapters and seven manuscripts. She received the award for Most Valuable Teacher from Colorado State University, and an award for Who’s Who in Death, Dying, Suicide, and Bereavement Community by King’s College. She has been nominated four times for WOU’s Teacher of the Year Award. Toray’s research focuses on the impact of loss and grief across the life span, adolescents and adults, bonds between humans and animals, stress and coping, and eating disorder behaviors in young adults. Faculty & Staff Zhuoming “Joe” Peng is an assistant professor of business and economics. He earned his Ph.D. in Finance from Texas Tech University. His interest areas include investments, corporate finance and asset pricing. He previously taught finance at SUNY, Oswego. Faculty & Staff Teaching Research Institute has new director T 8 Faculty & Staff he Teaching Research Institute blindness and serving on the the nonprofit arena to look at how has appointed John Killoran as project’s evaluation team. He also TRI can become viable in terms of its new director, replacing Meredith managed national training activities, funding, and he wants to maintain Brodsky who retired in August. including topical conferences and scholarly success in terms of Killoran’s 28-year career has webinars, and facilitated the federal publications and research. progressed from Office of Special “I’m excited to embark on the graduate assistant, to Education adventure of this position. It’s really teacher, to principal, to Programs’ exciting to be surrounded by a state agency program self-assessment group of successful people who also coordinator, to national and site review want to invent their own future. technical assistance activities. We’ll continue to do what we’ve provider. The common As the new been great at – helping teachers, thread throughout all director, Killoran families and students.” his work is a devotion has developed Killoran says the dilemma to education. He is several goals for TRI faces is to maintain internal an expert researcher TRI. He plans stability and integrity within the and scholar in early to increase university while facilitating the childhood special partnerships, organization’s future by becoming education, with deafvisibility and more entrepreneurial and customer blindness the current viability with driven. focus of his work. WOU and its “The paradox TRI faces is that Killoran moved faculty. He also although we get some general TRI Director John Killoran to Oregon in 1998 hopes to pursue funding, we’re soft money. The shift and says he made partnerships with in federal priorities has increased the best decision both personally other universities and look at new competition for grant funding and professionally. He joined TRI federal programs and research to agencies and institutions.” that year as technical assistance, expand what TRI has done so well - LP policy and evaluation specialist for for 40 years. Killoran will explore the National Technical Assistance Consortium for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind (NTAC). In 2006, Killoran’s role changed to national personnel training and child count coordinator for the Former WOU administrative specialist, Maxine Chaffin, died National Consortium for Deafon April 14 at age 73. Chaffin worked at WOU from 1962 until her Blindness (NCDB). NCDB began retirement in 1989 as payroll supervisor. when TRI received a $10.5 million Emeritus Professor Ernest “Ernie” Carmel Timpani died on July award from the United States 16 at the age of 88. After graduating from Central High School in Department of Education to create Lansing, Michigan, he went on to earn three degrees from Notre a national technical assistance and Dame University. During WWII he served in the 83rd Infantry dissemination center for deaf-blind Division where he earned five campaign stars, two bronze stars and youth. received his battlefield commission. His career in corrections began The responsibilities in both in Michigan and continued in Indiana and Washington State. Among of Killoran’s TRI roles to date his numerous awards and honors received was the “Sagamore of the have included developing and Wabash,” the highest award bestowed by the Governor of Indiana. implementing policy and procedure, Later, he became a professor at Western Oregon University, where he facilitating the development of a created the Criminal Justice Department. He retired in 1978. national personnel preparation program consortium on deaf- In Remembrance Western Oregon University Students CAUTION - Check for moving aircraft before crossing Western Oregon service group experiences the Arctic by Roben Jack Larrison I continued on page 10 Magazine • November 2007 9 Students have flown over the Seward Peninsula and begrudgingly landed in Kotzebue, Alaska, many times. Before July 2007, Terry Manning takes a quick dip in the Arctic Ocean. each arrival had the same routine. The relocation and clean up project. announced airline stewardess Due to different responsibilities, we that his welcomed us to all arrived in Kotzebue on different sister-in-law, Kotzebue. She bid days, but our initial experiences were LaVonne, may farewell to those the same. Fortunately for all of us, not be able to who reached their the twenty-four-hour and sun-filled provide the final destination and days kept Kotzebue warm, and we salmon this gave re-boarding were greeted with picturesque scenery year because Roads and road signs are makeshift in instructions to those the Alaska tundra. and 100 percent pure, clean and fresh she had to of us continuing on arctic air. After gathering our luggage relocate her to Nome or Anchorage. filled with warm clothes and fresh camp. LaVonne Hendricks has One time, I chose to get off of the produce, we jumped in the newest spent over thirty summers at her plane to get some fresh air and a cup Ford pickup in town. I was fortunate fish camp/elder hostel on the beach of coffee. What a mistake! I entered because I got to sit in the front seat! just outside of town. For many the terminal and was hit by the The students’ designated seats became of those years, she has provided stench of hot sewer. Ongoing and the canopy-covered, dust-filled, but the salmon for the Jensen Arctic severe arctic temperatures caused Museum’s annual fundraising the heating system to fail which led LaVonne’s salmon bake dinner. The Fish Camp/ to the rupture of the sewer pipes. board decided to offer this Arctic Circle The stink was gas from the oozing arctic work opportunity to Educational waste. I quickly made my way Western Oregon University’s Adventures outside and waited there. I spent my Service Learning and Career is located on short time in Kotzebue listening to Development (SLCD) the beach at my weight crush the snow and ice Alternative Break program. Kotzebue, below me, and watched my breath After a few weeks, SLCD Alaska. turn to frost until we were allowed had recruited five student to board the plane. cushioned pickup bed. After we left volunteers willing to pay their way to I nearly felt insane when I the airport, we rounded a corner, perform arctic community service. volunteered at a Friends of the stopped at a stop sign that also had a The Friends of the Museum donated Jensen Arctic Museum board sign that read, “CAUTION Check for $1,600 to the WOU students to help meeting to go back to Kotzebue for moving aircraft before crossing.” Just with their travel expenses. Three an entire week! Don Oman, one coming from the Portland Airport, board members paid their and my of the museum board members, we could hardly believe that we were way to work on this arctic camp Students 10 Students about to drive across THE runway that accommodates all aircraft from a two-seat Cessna to the 737 jumbo jet we flew in on. We cautiously crossed the dirt runway and merged onto the potholed one-and-a-half lane dirt road to continue our fivemile trip to camp. (Only once did one of our Oregon drivers accidently take us down the length of the runway! Lucky for us the plane was still in the air.) We passed the recently wrecked small freight aircraft, dodged huge potholes and maneuvered around washed-out roads caused by the still-melting tundra snow packs. We finally came to the sandless beach road that was made by numerous ATV and truck trips over the existing smooth beach gravel. Riding on this part of the road was better because it was dustless, but the dips and bumps made the ride similar to riding a roller coaster. On the beach, within the stretch of a mile, we came across a handful of staggered and brightly colored yellow and blue buildings, different piles of wood and metal debris and a few whale bones. When we arrived at the camp, we were greeted cheerfully by LaVonne and quickly entered the largest of the blue buildings, the dining hall. After long introductions, and a mini feast of fresh-baked goodies donated by a Kotzebue resident, we were given the project rundown and then checked into our character filled, cozy and furnished yet unlevel, unheated, powerless, and roughly 10-foot by 10-foot cabins/room located 50 to 150 feet away from the Arctic Ocean. The cabins had obvious signs of Kotzebue, we also cleaned trash out previous care and maintenance: of the town gazebo; set up chairs and Berber carpet lined the floors, bright tables and stuffed conference bags curtains draped the windows, and for 300 guests attending the Arctic lifeless light fixtures adorned the Economic Development Summit; ceiling, while loads of pillows and met the governor of Alaska and blankets made welcoming mounds several state representatives and on the beds. senators; distributed hundreds of Although we arrived at 8 a.m., WOU admissions materials to local many of us were ready for naps and visiting high school students; after spending a long layover in watched Russian, Siberian Yupik Anchorage. We unpacked in our and Inupiaq Eskimo Dancers; and topsy-turvy cabins and hoped our gathered and brought Inuit food to time and work at the community LaVonne’s Fish Camp potluck. We would be enough participated in to bring the cabins the arctic-style and camp back to its Fourth of July previous serene and celebration, secure condition. The emceed by the sounds of light wind town judge who and gentle ocean was dressed up movements lulled us as Uncle Sam. Twenty-four hours of daylight make work to sleep and officially possible at any time. We ate $15 put us on tundra shish kabobs, time. We slept when we wanted, navigated through about 500 cans ate when hungry and worked while of flying silly string with an equal awake. amount of screaming children, When we left Oregon, we knew and even ran in some races. We we were going to help move cabins, also survived the mosquito attacks, clean up the campsites and do fished, swam and kayaked in the whatever else we could in twentyArctic Ocean, ate whale, seal, four hours of daylight. We just musk ox, caribou and fish eggs and did not know how or what the became familiar with arctic plants. experience would really be like. Most importantly, we gained insight It was amazing how much we got into the arctic cultures of Kotzebue, done in nearly seven days. With the Alaska that can only be experienced help of local expertise, we relocated with an extended stay. I realized no and stabilized most of the camp matter where we are, where we’re by moving six cabins, leveling four going, or who we’re going with, we of those with recycled blocks and must always go beyond the airport, wood remnants, cleaning up three work hard, have fun, try tundra time old campsites by removing the and always remember to watch for wood and metal debris, relocating moving aircraft. about 500 pounds of whale bones To learn more about the arctic, and caribou antlers, and by making visit Western Oregon University’s three speed bumps from driftwood Jensen Arctic Museum at 590 and gravel. Shortly after we left, Don Church St., Monmouth, or visit the Oman arrived at LaVonne’s and Web site at www.wou.edu/arctic. successfully wired the cabins. Roben Jack Larrison is the curator of While were in the city of the Jensen Arctic Museum, a 2006 WOU graduate and an Alaskan Native. WOU Alternative Break team members work hard to relocate LaVonne’s Fish Camp cabins. Western Oregon University Students Alternative Break in South America Reflections on service in Peru, by David Austin Team leader, David Austin, and young beneficiary of his group’s efforts. Ducks purchased by the Alternative Break team get a new home at the Peruvian orphanage. Ducks and chickens become food for the orphans, as well as for the village children who come daily to the orphanage for lunch. A Magazine • November 2007 basically giving everything that we could in the hope that it would be enough, that we’d raise what we needed. We could have had no idea that we would be rewarded with far more than what we had given. We were able to taste cuy, or baked guinea pig, and alpaca steak, and Peruvian twists on such familiars as pizza and hamburgers. We got to see their most beloved and exciting festival, Inti Raymi, and watch Inca-dressed revelers and dancers pass close to our hostel for more than three days. One night we attended a concert in the plaza, with tens of thousands of people crowding around. We were able to make it right down in front of the stage, and the Peruvians pulled us up closer and took our hands and made us dance. The lead singers in this enormous concert saw us, serenaded some girls in our group, and television cameras focused on us at least half a dozen times. There is no better way than to say we were embraced by the nation of continued on page 12 11 Students s seven students, we started a both had been hit by a drunk driver. year ago in the hopes of getting Both of them had serious leg injuries to Peru to do service through the which kept them from walking. Alternative Break program. Along Everyday we would pick them up the way, we made plans, raised more and bring them outside to enjoy the than $18,000 in support, recruited sunshine, while we enjoyed their two faculty as advisors, and after cheerfulness—each of us received an more than six months, our abundance of hugs plane touched down in the and smiles from city of the Incas, the ancient these two grateful, capital of Cusco, nestled teary-eyed natives. high (11,000 ft above sea There is no way to level) in the Andes. describe the degree We had unimaginable of love and affection life-altering experiences that we received while we worked in an from those children, orphanage in a small village the nuns—the in the Sacred Valley of the people of Peru. We Incas, building simple pens were received like Senior, Alyssa Epperson for ducks and chickens celebrities, like we reads with Peruvian girl, that we purchased, putting were giving them recovering from an accident. up soccer goal posts, and something that far interacting with the children. Most exceeded any value. We had no important, there were along the way, idea that six months of trying to countless small moments where accomplish full-time studies (the we came to see life from the eyes of average credit load for the group others. In the Catholic orphanage was 17) and raise money through a mother lived with her daughter; every conceivable idea that we had, Students Senior Brenda Vaandering with locals in their native Peruvian dress in Cusco. Peru. We saw such stunning sights as Machu Picchu; scaled Wayna Picchu, the giant mountain behind the ruined city; and trekked through the cloud forest nearby to waterfalls and down rivers, and basked in local hot springs. But the most rewarding events had to do with the children. It was more than enough to produce tears to be taken by the hand by these children without parents, without almost any possessions, and to be hugged by them, to have them sing to us and dance with us—to have them receive us like we were angels, to love us like we were family. The day we left there was hardly a dry eye among us—walking away from that little place with little ones that had so little of anything, and yet they had amazed us with what they could share, with what we were given—we were all changed, we were all better people with a greater grasp on those things that produce real happiness in this world. Each of us plans to go back, to bask in that warmth and love again and to help others come to see and to feel as we did. None of us had worked so hard to accomplish something as we did raising the money to go to Peru—there are too many stressedout moments to remember—but in the end, our objective of changing lives was fulfilled, and yet, ironically, the lives we’d changed the most actually ended up being our own. - David Austin is a senior, majoring in communication studies. Back row left to right: WOU staff adviser, Gary Dukes; WOU students Craig Lockhart, David Austin. Front row left to right: WOU student Alyssa Epperson; Brittany Hinds, WOU staff adviser Mona K. Hinds; WOU students Brenda Vaandering, Andrea Arce, Megumi Hanada, Danae Burke. Model UN participants go to the Netherlands L 12 Students ast spring a group of four WOU students and Model United Nations (MUN) club advisor, Mary Pettenger, assistant professor of political science, traveled to the Netherlands for a global academic conference. They attended the fourday United Nations simulation in Utrecht, toured the International Court of Criminal Justice and the Dutch Parliament in Den Haag (the Hague), and each of the students visited additional tourist and historic sights, including tulip gardens, functioning windmills, the Anne Frank Museum, and the Van Gogh Museum. “It was an incredible experience to be able to attend a Model United Nations conference so very far from our home in the Pacific Northwest, and to meet other students from across the world who really cared about the same issues we did,” senior Laura Maddox said. “Working together and getting to know these students was amazing on its own, but also to see the history and richness of the country as well, made for an unbelievable trip that I was so privileged to be a part of.” MUN conferences are a simulation of what occurs in the United Nations (UN). Students research an assigned country’s history, policy, and goals on predetermined topics that the actual UN bodies and committees debate and draft resolutions on every year. The club attends several conferences a year; these are typically hosted by universities or nonprofit organizations and focus on the academic growth of the participants. MUN is launching a scholarship this year which will be offered to new club members and has been funded by club members and outside donations. It is weighted heavily on academic accomplishments. Donations in support of the MUN scholarship may be made to the WOU Foundation: MUN Scholarship Fund. For more information, contact the club adviser, Mary Pettenger at pettengm@wou.edu. WOU Model UN participants (left to right) Laura Maddox, Patrick Eiser, Geoff Bock, Jesse O’Neill and Genna Melton outside the University College Utrecht’s campus in the Netherlands. Western Oregon University Students The halls are alive with the sound of students Arbuthnot Hall houses students once again. I Magazine • November 2007 2007 Things haven’t changed much in Arby since the 1960s. thing has: Arbuthnot now houses building again,” he said, “and it is men as well as women. Men live on a great opportunity to create new the first and third floors and women traditions.” on the second floor, making Arby With the number of students the first residence hall to house more expected to rise in the next few years, men than women. Fuchs will need to look beyond But do students miss the Arbuthnot to build more residence amenities some of the other halls. “This year alone,” Fuchs noted, residence halls have? With the near “there was a 15 percent increase in universal use of cell phones and the first-year students and six percent wireless internet connection, most increase in upperclassmen living students discover they aren’t missing on campus.” But, she says, she will anything but gaining what the other definitely keep in mind the student’s halls don’t have to the same extent: needs for privacy as they contemplate a sense of community. “Because future residence halls. you share a lounge with cable In an age of high-tech isolationism, TV, and a bathroom, it helps you it can be easy for students to form a community,” says Heather become cut off from face-to-face Shields, junior elementary education communications, especially having major and Arbuthnot Hall resident private rooms. But residents of assistant. “Residents are excited and Arbuthnot Hall have found the invested in this opposite, a great sense of community.” community and camaraderie Noah reminiscent of years past. - MSA Cheek, also an Arbuthnot RA and senior communication studies major, concurred with the community feel. “There is a Arbuthnot resident assistants, lot of excitement senior, Noah Cheek and junior, to use this Heather Shields. 13 Students n 1962 excitement filled the halls as over 150 women became residents in the new Arbuthnot Hall. Forty-five years later, that same excitement is found once again as students, after many years absent, have moved back into what is known affectionately as “Arby.” Arbuthnot Hall, named after Katherine Arbuthnot, a popular social science teacher from 19131947, was built in 1962 due to the demand for more women’s housing. Arby was known for its yearly community Easter egg hunts, candle-lighting ceremonies, and water fights with the men of Maaske Hall. It was used as a dormitory until the early 70s and eventually became part of the Oregon Police Academy. But when the Academy left WOU’s campus, Arbuthnot fell silent. For the past few years, the Office of University Residences had received feedback from upperclassmen stating that they would like to have more opportunities for single rooms. Previously, the upper-class residence halls, including Gentle, Butler and Arbor Park, only offered living space with three or four roommates. So, according to Tina Fuchs, dean of students and judicial affairs, two open houses were held to show Arbuthnot Hall rooms as is: no cable television, no telephone and only a wireless internet connection. The rooms in Arbuthnot were “virtually unchanged” Fuchs said. Even so, she said there was a “big response for the retro rooms.” In the fall of 2007, 73 students moved into Arbuthnot and into their own rooms. Even though the rooms hadn’t changed much, one : I S C h t u o m ce n e i c s MoClan c i s n e sses in for A crime has been committed, and now it’s up to the experts to determine the who and how of it. They’ll use evidence as diverse as bullets, tire tracks, hair and body fluids to help solve the mystery. 14 These forensic experts have learned their trade through a challenging educational program in the physical sciences, field experiences, and often internships with law enforcement agencies like the FBI and State Police. Chris Martinez and Kevin Dorris, students in applications of forensic science, examine human hair samples. At Western Oregon University, several educational options are offered in the forensic sciences including chemistry major with a forensic chemistry option, forensic science minor for chemistry majors, and forensic science minor for non-chemistry majors. It’s common for those who are in majors such as law enforcement and psychology to minor in forensic science. In instructor Tom Barnes’ applications of forensic science class, junior psychology major and forensics minor, Chris Martinez, says she wants to be a criminal profiler. “It’s understanding criminal minds, observing behavior and making judgments,” she explained. Senior law enforcement major, Kevin Dorris, worked with detectives in the Beaverton Police Department over the summer helping to investigate suicides and car accidents, collect evidence and take fingerprints. He is minoring in forensic science. “Knowing more about this will help me in my work,” he said, as he examined a human hair under a microscope. Western Oregon University lue” C “ f o e m a ife g l l a e r a r s fo t n e d u t s e Chemistry/ prepar forensic science Barnes concurs with Dorris. “The smarter our customers are when they bring in the samples, the better,” he said, referring to the agencies that use the Oregon State Police Metro Forensics Laboratory, where he is the director. “They also understand the limitations of what can be done.” Barnes travels to Monmouth from Portland once a week to teach. “I like to teach, but it also gives me a feel for future employees.” About six Western Oregon students do internships in the metro forensics lab each year. Western Oregon’s programs in the natural sciences have a reputation for being tough. They also are recognized for turning out exceptionally well-prepared graduates who score high on national exams and go on to careers in medicine, nursing and other professions requiring expertise in chemistry and biology, like forensic science. “It’s a tough program—hard,” Arlene Courtney, professor of chemistry, said. “We lose about half of the students who think senior, Stephanie Kuehner, gets help from instructor Tom Barnes in identifying the type of human hair that’s mounted on a slide. they want to major in chemistry with a forensic option in the general chemistry classes.” If chemistry majors wanting to study forensic sciencee make it through the introductory chemistry classes and prerequisite calculus-level math classes, there are advanced chemistry and microbiology classes to tackle, as well as classes like communication in the legal field and cell biology. Finally, majors and minors come together in forensic science classes, like applications of forensic science, principles of forensic investigation, and criminal procedure. In these classes they practice skills such as analysis of glass fractures and fragments, blood stains, fingerprints, body hair, and bullet trajectories. “It’s understanding criminal minds, observing behavior and making judgments.” Chris Martinez, junior psychology major/forensic science minor Some students in Barnes’ class, like Kevin Dorris, will be on the scene of accidents and crimes analyzing clues; others, like chemistry/forensics major, Heather Powells, will do their work each day in the laboratory. Courtney says that when she talks to students interested in the chemistry/forensics program, she wants them to be realistic about it. “I remind them that when they get their degree, they’re a chemist,” she said. “It’s not as exciting and glitzy as they might be expecting. It’s the same kind of science day after day.” Courtney also tells students that they are trying to break into a very competitive field. At the same time, she points to the advantages of being in the Western Oregon program. “We’re known to OSP (Oregon State Police), who helped design the program. We do lab practice with OSP in their labs. This doesn’t hurt our students when they go to apply for jobs.” - LE Glass fractures and fragments can hold clues in crime investigating. Photo courtesy of the Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division. Magazine • November 2007 15 Giving Climate change is underway at the Jensen Museum W estern Oregon’s Jensen Arctic Museum has come to life in recent years, presenting educational exhibits and programs to thousands of visitors—nearly 5,000 last year alone. The museum also has strengthened its link to the academic side of the university, serving as a teaching laboratory to students in education, anthropology and art. Now there is a “climate change at the Jensen Arctic Museum,” as the volunteer board of the museum is calling it. This is an effort board members are leading to replace existing museum structures to ensure the preservation of collections and permit the expansion of programs and exhibits. This past summer, the WOU Physical Plant declared that the roof over the museum’s reference library, office and arctic theatre would not last through another winter. As a Perry Schlitt joins foundation board 16 Giving Perry Schlitt is the newest at-large member of the WOU Foundation Board of Directors. He joined the board in June. Schlitt has been in the wood products industry for 31 years and has worked for Disdero Lumber Company for 24 years. The company has 52 employees and annual sales of 50 million dollars. Schlitt became president of Disdero in 2006. Prior to that, he was vice president of operations. A life-long resident of Oregon, Schlitt and his wife, Debbie, have two sons. Willy is a junior at Western Oregon University, and Alex is a sophomore at West Linn High School. stopgap effort, the university and the Friends of the Jensen Museum combined resources to construct a temporary roof. This will keep the collection and sound and light equipment protected for about two years. the existing arctic theatre, library and office; and add accessible restrooms. Private fundraising must secure the approximate $700,000 needed to support these changes. If fundraising is successful, the second phase will create a main Because of the debilitated state of all the museum’s structures—a 1940s house and second-hand mobile home—the Friends of the Jensen Museum are involved in an effort to replace the structures over time. The first phase will be to construct a freestanding building north of the current mobile home structure to create an artifact storeroom; replace entrance, exhibit areas and a gift shop. Following that, a third phase will replace the existing house with museum space. Interested supporters of the museum are encouraged to make a commitment to help with this effort by contacting museum curator, Roben Jack Larrison, at 503-838-8468. Salmon Bake is a great success This year, the record number of guests who attended the annual Jensen Museum Salmon Bake on September 9 at Gentle House meant a record amount of financial support for the museum. The 276 guests who enjoyed salmon prepared in traditional style—roasted on spits around an on open fire—also gave generously to the museum. Net proceeds from the event of $14,000 will be used for museum operations. Western Oregon University Giving John and Jeanne Mackey are newest WOU benefactors J Magazine • November 2007 Help students realize their dreams even after you’re gone. Include a bequest to Western Oregon University in your estate plans and benefit future generations of WOU students. Ask your attorney to designate a specific amount, a percentage of, or the remainder of your estate as your legacy to Western Oregon University. Your bequest may include cash, stock, real property or personal property. For more information about how to include WOU in your estate planning, contact: Jim Birken Director of Gift Planning Western Oregon University Foundation The Cottage Monmouth, OR 97361 503-838-8145 giftplanning@wou.edu 17 Giving ohn and Jeanne Mackey’s recent John Mackey grew up in Salem benefactor-level gift has created with three older brothers and three the John C. and Jeanne L. Mackey older sisters. He says that he learned Scholarship Endowment at Western his work ethic at an early age as he Oregon University. “We established picked berries and other field crops the scholarship since we both are with friends. After graduation from interested in assisting students in North Salem High School in 1959, he reaching their career goals,” Jeanne began working as a bricklayer with a said. The scholarship brother who was a will benefit students masonry contractor. who are seeking a He also served in the bachelor’s degree in K-12 National Guard. education, business or John’s life as an computer science. entrepreneur began Jeanne is an “OCE” in 1968 when he graduate. And while started John C. they did not meet on Mackey Masonry the Monmouth campus, and worked on Jeanne recalls that she construction John and Jeanne Mackey first saw John out of her projects throughout window in Todd Hall as he was laying Oregon. In 1973, he and a partner bricks for the new university center. started Eastgate Construction Not until several years later would Company, building and leasing they actually get to know each other. commercial and industrial space in Jeanne Mackey was born in Port Corvallis, Newport and Albany. John Orford, but later moved with her C. Mackey Real Estate was founded family to Reedsport when she was 11. in 1984. In 1992, John purchased She describes herself as a dedicated Mega Tech of Oregon, manufacturer student who actively participated in of circuit boards. He finally retired school. This is when she says she first from his business ventures in 2006. became interested in a teaching career. An avid outdoorsman, John After graduation from Reedsport enjoys hunting, fishing, trail riding, High School, Jeanne enrolled in the snowmobiling and ATV riding. He Oregon College of Education, today’s also enjoys golfing and has a private WOU, and earned her bachelor’s pilot’s license. He is a member of degree in elementary education. several pilots’ organizations and is Jeanne says her years at OCE were past president of the Corvallis chapter truly enjoyable. “The professors of the Oregon Pilots Association. were excellent and very accessible to John says one of his most memorable students if the need arose,” she said. flying experiences was getting some Jeanne taught fifth and sixth grades “left-seat time” in a B-l7. Joining John in Salem while working toward a on his flights led Jeanne to become master’s degree in guidance and a pilot “to be ready in case of flying counseling at Oregon State University. emergencies,” she explained. And it was in Salem that Jeanne and John and Jeanne Mackey have John would eventually meet. They been partners in life, in business and were married in 1968 and moved in leisure activities. Now they have to Corvallis where Jeanne became a added another partnership: support counselor at Corvallis High School. of students at WOU. LEAVE A LEGACY TO WOU Western Oregon University Foundation Western Oregon University Development Foundation Board of Trustees ‘68 Ronald DeVolder Trustee-at-Large, chair Michael DeRochier Trustee-at-Large, vice chair ‘77, ‘83 Pat Stineff Trustee-at-Large, secretary ‘98 Louis Taylor Trustee-at-Large, treasurer Mark Humphreys Trustee-at-Large, past chair Leta Edwards Ex officio, executive director Dr. Victor Baldwin Trustee-at-Large Dr. Sarah Boomer Ex officio, faculty senate representative Dr. Peter Burke Ex officio, Friends of Jensen Arctic Museum representative Dr. Daniel Cannon Ex officio, Emeritus Society representative ‘74 Tim Cowan Trustee-at-Large ‘67 Cori Frauendiener Trustee-at-Large ‘62 ‘65 Dr. Gerald “Jerry” R. Girod Trustee-at-Large ‘99 Dwayne Hilty Ex officio, Alumni Association representative Dr. Morris Johnson Ex officio, Retirees Association representative Ken Jundt Trustee-at-Large ‘59 ‘71 Wanda Kenyon ‘98 Ben Meyer 18 Ex officio, Friends of Gentle House representative Ex officio, Smith Fine Arts Series representative Dr. John Minahan Ex officio, WOU president ‘95 Patrick Palmer Trustee-at-Large Perry Schlitt Trustee-at-Large John Vazquez Ex officio, Parents Club representative Patrick Waugh Ex officio, ASWOU representative Dennis Young Trustee-at-Large Dear Alumni and Friends: Honor Roll Western Oregon University is thriving, and we members of the WOU Foundation board of directors, along with foundation staff, are continually challenged to stay one stop ahead in our effort to increase resources to support this growth. And this has been a very good year for that, thanks to your generosity. There has been significant growth in support of student scholarships; the primary area of focus for our foundation board and staff. Because of that, as of October 1, the foundation has been able to make available nearly $600,000 for student scholarships, a $200,000 increase over last year. In addition to that, other activities such as faculty/student collaborative research, alternative-break service projects and intercollegiate athletics have been supported. I want to take this opportunity to thank you on behalf of the students, faculty and staff who benefit from this support. Please know that gifts of all sizes help to make this support possible; none is too small, or, needless to say, too large. A special word of thanks, too, to my fellow foundation board members, Foundation chair, Ron DeVolder who give up Saturdays each quarter to attend board meetings. In between these meetings, members also keep busy with foundation activities. They serve on committees, such as Finance and Gift Planning, Corporation and Foundation, and Annual Giving, requiring weekday meetings. They open doors and accompany advancement staff on calls to potential donors. They lead major fund-raising activities, helping to set goals, writing grants, attending board meetings of foundation ancillary groups, such as the Friends of Jensen Museum and Smith Fine Arts Series Board. Most importantly, they do this because they believe in Western Oregon University and its educational and community service missions. I hope that as you turn the following pages, you will not only find your name, but will recognize the names of others who have joined you in giving to Western Oregon University. You are members of a caring and supportive community of alumni, parents, business leaders, friends, faculty and staff, and we thank you for that. Sincerely, ’68 Ronald D. DeVolder Chair WOU Foundation Board of Trustees Western Oregon University Honor Roll • July 1, 2006 - July 30, 2007 Jack and Cori Frauendiener Harriet Gelinas James and Chris Glodt Grove, Mueller & Swank Margaret Gentle Hall Wayne and Lynn Hamersly Bruce and Barbara Hamilton Haugen’s Galleri Portrait Studio Albert and Martha Hoffman Mel Irving JFR Foundation JTE Floor Covering Grace E. Jensen J. Morris and Margaret Johnson Kenneth and Sarah Johnson Larry and Janice Keudell Andrew and Olivia Knox Ruth Lautenbach Les Schwab Tire Centers John and Jeanne Mackey Harry and Joan Malette MaPS Credit Union Marquis Spas Robert and Kay Dee Marr John and Betsy Messer John Minahan Frank & Linda Morse Family Foundation Samuel T. and Mary K. Naito Foundation Oregon Community Credit Union OSU Federal Credit Union Overhead Door Company of Salem Park West Gallery Mario and Alma Pastega Pat Preston Rental Services Inc. Ruth Rice Roberts Motor Company Julia Robertson and Kari Oppliger Guy and Catherine Rooth Marvin and Orinda Ross Adolph and Phyllis Scharff John Schoon Harold and Janice Secrest James and Jean Smith Larry and Diane Smith Jem Spectar Laurie Speight Lowell Spring Ward Stanley Michael and Linna Straub The Curry Stone Foundation The Wyss Foundation Traeger Industries Inc. U S Bank Kevin and Elizabeth Walczyk Wells Fargo Foundation Windermere Western View Properties Juan Young Trust PRESIDENT’S CLUB Annual of $1,000 or more: Charles and Sylvia Alva Azumano Travel Service Thomas Beck Bethany Athletic Club Blue Armadillo Ventures, Inc.Pete’s Place Magazine • November 2007 Malcolm and Myra Brand Ray and Dorothy Brodersen Robert Broeg Thomas Brundage III Donna Buckingham Jim and Kathy Buckmier Capitol Auto Group, Inc. Jon and Kimberly Carey Lucas Carter-Shuman Chinook Winds Casino Resort Church of the Good Samaritan Ronald and Kathleen Clark Eldene Cook Corbin Cabinetry Wayne and Jeanne Deane Dale Deshon and Kathryn Eder-Deshon Bob and Lynn Dickson Charles Dolezal Edward and Janet Dougherty Gary Dukes and Kathryn Witwer Gleason and Barbara Eakin Leta Edwards Bea Eidsness Eola Hills Wine Cellars Mike and Kristi Erbele Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Jean Ferguson Joseph, Madeline and Clare Fisher Tina Fuchs James and Georgia George Wyman and Julia Gernhart Gerald and Linda Girod Eugenia Gorchels Graham Family Revocable Trust Miss Fit Adventures - Nikki Becker Monmouth Fitness Club Monmouth-Independence Community Foundation Grieke Moran Mt. Hood Jazz Association/ Gresham Jane Munson Thomas and Carly Neal Barbara Nelson Sandra Newland Dianna and Larry Nickelson Rebecca Norris NW Career Management Professionals Oak Knoll Golf Course John and Sharon Oberst Olsen Design and Development Inc Don and Knikki Oman Dennis Palmer Quality Concrete Red Lion Hotel and Convention Center-Salem Stanton and Adeline Rickey James and Shirley Rippey Du Rongchang John Rosenberg Hilda Rosselli Salem Electric Victor and Kathleen Savicki Stephen and Anne Scheck Richard Sedgwick Darin and Lisa Silbernagel Richard and Mary Sorenson Bruce Spero Donald and Beverly White Gary White Willamette Valley Vineyards Gerald and Henrietta Wimer Robert Winningham and Camila Gabaldon-Winningham Withers Lumber-Brooks WOU American Federation of Teachers, Local 2278 Ronald and Marilyn Wynn Dennis and Janice Young Chuck and Julie Zeutenhorst Roger and Sharon Zumwalt SEQUOIA CLUB Annual of $500 or more: Anonymous Bacchus Fine Wines Victor and Ernestine Baldwin Bank of the Cascades Scott and Misty Barchus Karen Barrett Brasada Ranch Cecilia Brennan Richard and Margaret Brust Scott and Jane Carpenter City of Monmouth Cornelia Colen Tracy Crockett Larry and Kristine Dalton Ronald DeVolder Ray and Pat Erkson Arnald and April Ferguson Stephanie Gilbert Mark and Tanna Girod Dale Goodell Jerrie Parpart Karl and Mary Paulson Pete’s Upright Bass Shop Inc Jeffory and Cynthia Petrovich Thomas and Sally Peyree Portland General Electric Company Norman Sams Larry Somera William and Mary Somppi Standard Insurance Company Randy and Nancy Stockdale Taco Bell Stephanie Upshaw Alicia Vandervelden Wal-Mart Foundation Stan and Betty Welty Gary White Monte and Ann White Willaby’s Catering & Event Design Windermere Foundation CENTURY CLUB Annual of $100 or more: A J Farms I, Inc AAA of Oregon - Corvallis Guillermo and Vicki Acosta Ray Adams Dale Addie Affordable Framing Airfilco, Inc. Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Alaskan Brewing Company Dennis and Kathryn Alderson Because of all my hard work and effort, I have been awarded enough in scholarships to cover the cost of tuition for my last year in school. There is no way for me to explain how much that means to me. Lonnie and Joan Guralnick Steven and Karen Hall Scott and Cynthia Harris Norbert and Eileen Hartmann Scott Heflick David and Colleen Herron James and Beverly Herzog Gary and Catherine Huxford Mo and Patricia Jaffer George and Connie Jennings Gary and Afroula Jensen Ronald and Myra Jolma Wanda Kenyon Sally Kirkpatrick Randal and Jody Kruse Ida Lafky LaVonne’s Fish Camp David and Phyllis Leonard Bruce and Gloria Lighthart John Lorence and Evelyn Smith Lorence Nicholas and Patricia Mausen Blair and Sarah McCabe Gloria McFadden Susan McFadden Benjamin and Kari Meyer Alice Sprague Craig and Tiffani Stanger Edward and Patricia Stineff James and Betty Stokes Peter and Gwen Stone Steven and Kathleen Swart Taco Bell - Son Corporation The Samuel S Johnson Foundation Louis and Marissa Taylor Darryl Thomas and Valerie Bergman John and Eleanor Titus Robert and Marie Tone Town & Country Hardware Steve and Phyllis Trutna Gordon Tupling Umpqua Bank - Roseburg Uniglobe Travel Frank and Judy Vanderburg Tom and Elizabeth Vestal Kenneth and Charlotte Walker Caroline Gentle Ward Maxine Warnath Mark and Margaret Weiss West Coast Bank Lois Grippin Jeff Grubb Jim Hemming and Nancy BondHemming Emily Hess Emily Holmes Bradley Joelson Art Karnes Carol Keefer Mark Keller Jeanette and Larry Kruljac Phyllis Laborde Keith and Paula Lockhart Ben and Nancy Magill Robert Main Terrance Manning, II Noel and Mary Martin Laura Meier Jack and Mary Morton Patrick Moser Duane Nicolaysen Robert and Carolyn Ollikainen Oregon Symphony Carole Orloff Patrick and Amy Palmer Michael Pardew Joel Alexander John Alexander Robert and Virginia Allen Jose Alvarez Frank and Peggy Alvarez Michael Alvarez AmeriTitle Clarice Anderson Gary Anderson Duane and Sandra Anderson Stormee Anderson Anderson Roofing Co., Inc. Ankeny Vineyard Apple Tree Golf Course Andrea Arce Robert and Laura Archer Arctic Trading Post Tremaine and Gail Arkley Arthur Murray Dance Studio Asics America Corportation Elke Asleson Aspen Lakes Golf Course Bobby Aster Rebel and Katherine Austin Andrew Baber Donald and Elizabeth Bachman 19 Honor Roll BENEFACTORS Lifetime total giving of $1,000,000 or more: Oscar R. Gleason Wayne and Lynn Hamersly Ana Munoz-Sandoval Sequent Computer Systems Inc. Richard Woodcock BENEFACTORS Lifetime total giving of $100,000 or more Douglas and Eleanor Blair Ronald J. Boomer Thomas Brundage, III Marie F. Covey Joseph and Reta Crawford Fred and Etta Mae Detering Joseph and Margaret Hall Margaret L. Hiatt IBM Corporation Arne Jensen, Jr. Paul and Arlene Jensen JFR Foundation Robert and Lynn Keys Kaye LeFrancq John and Jeanne Mackey Marquis Spas Meyer Memorial Trust Oremet Wah Chang Albany Esther Peer Anton and Mildred Postl Roberts Motor Company Adolph and Phyllis Scharff Harold and Janice Secrest James and Jean Smith Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde- Spirit Mountain Community Fund State Farm Cos. Foundation The Swenson Trust Kristine and Gordon Tupling Dorothy Waiste Caroline and Buel Ward PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Annual of $2,500 or more Alpine Mortgage Althea Boudreau Anonymous American Endowment Foundation Louis and Darlene Balmer Michael and Cindy Barrett James and Diana Becker Kathy and Larry Belcher Bi-Mart Corporation Ronald Boomer Sarah Boomer Brandt’s Sanitary Service, Inc Michael Bridges Gerry and Meredith Brodsky Peter Burke and Mariana Mace Daniel Cannon Donald and Helen Carey Carpenters’ Local 1065 Marie Covey Donald and Verna Duncan James and Helen Ellingson Evergreen International Aviation, Inc. Western Oregon University Foundation 20 Honor Roll Russell and Janice Baglien Jeriann Bailey Kevin and Sheri Baker Balloon Flying Services of Oregon Louise Bandick Bank of Salem Dale and Susan Barker Christine Barreto Bertha Bartels John and Katherine Bartlett Claude and Sally Bartley Bob Bass Sharon Baum Robert Beach, Jr. James Beaird Carl Beals William Bear Beau Wine Tours Mary Lou Beck George and Frankie Bell Bendistillery Bentley’s Grill and Lounge David Beranek Frank and Carol Berg Thomas Bergeron Hank and Lynda Bersani Best Western Prineville Inn Mike and Kathy Bies Dennis Bies James Birken Dennis and Vicki Bjarnson June Black Lawrence and Susan Black Rod Blanchard Marshall Blank Allen and Melissa Blaylock Adam Bledsoe Blue Pepper Gallery & Framing Robert and Becky Blunck Russ and Madeleine Blunck Jacqueline Bobzien John and Susan Bohlander James and Sandra Bohlin James Bond Daryl and Kathy Bonitz Borders Books & Music Marylee Bork Charles Bothwell Kathy Bowers Christopher Boyle Dean Braa and Kathleen Stanley Paul and Elise Bradley Carol Brownlow Gregory Bruce Craig Brummett Burgerville Danae Burke Larry Burris Diane Bush Joan Butler Sam and Laura Byrnes Joseph and Katherine Caligure Kenneth and Gladys Camber John and Anne Cameron Mary Ann Campbell Cynthia Campbell Canadian Consulate General P D Capasso Capitol Manor Capitol Veterinary Clinic Charles Carlbom Elizabeth Carlson William Carson Caruso’s Italian Cafe Robert Cary Paul Cary Chad and Melissa Casady David and Susan Cassens Brian Caster Gregg Merrill and Barbara Castle-Merrill Cathedral Ridge Winery Charlotte Cawley Henry Cedros James and Roberta Chadney Wayne and Joann Chambers Marilyn Chandler Walter Chapman Corby and Terri Chappell Chateau Bianca Winery Ardis Christensen Marjorie Christianson Delores Christianson Russell Clark Curtis and Deborah Climer Patricia Cochran Nancy Cockerill Keller Coker Lloyd and Marjalee Cole Milton and Adrienne Coleman John and Kristin Coleman Dianne Collette Katherine Collins Lila Collman Columbia Gorge Hotel Thank you for honoring me with this award. Jeremy Brahm Gerald Braza Karin Bright John and Kathy Brinegar James Briney Carol Briney Bill Brock Donald and Frances Brostrom Jim Brown Steven and Marian Brown Lori Brown Jim Brown Robert Brownbridge Columbia River Maritime Museum Philip and Julie Conn Eugene and Mary Connell Eric Cooley Ronald Corrigan Mike and Judith Corwin Joyce Coskey Jack Coskey Tom and Julie Coskey Costco Wholesale #68 Peter and Margie Courtney Billy and Janet Cowart Bruce and Mary Cramer Linda Cress Sheila Cromwell Michael and Carla Cullerton Dixie Culver Thomas Curry Laurel Cuthbertson Julia Cutting Cynthian Catering Dance Studio Micheal and Donna Davidson Richard and Beverly Davis Thomas and Susan Davison Scott and Mary Denton M. Anne Fox Nancy France Jennifer Francis Randall and Jacqueline Franke Bill and Imolean Frazer Timothy and Darlene Frazier Tom Frith Robert and Margaret Fry Lynne Furr G E Foundation James and Patricia Gallagher Fred Nilsen and Theresa Garcia Dorothy Garrett Jesse and Shirley Garrison Bryan Hanson Kristen Hanthorn Jon Harder Wynn and Carol Harper Lyn Harris Lois Harris David Hastings Doyle and Charlotte Hatfield Hattenhauer Distributing Co. Robert Hautala Clyde Head James Heder Thomas and Velda Hedgecoke Max and Marne Heiken Richard and Karen Jensen Kimberly Jensen Jensen Arctic Museum Jerry’s Rogue Jets Paul and Kay Jespersen Julie Johnson Robert Johnson Rebecca Johnson Scott Johnston Walter and Glenda Jones Randall Jones Perry and Lois Jones Jeff Jones JPMorgan Chase Obtaining enough funding has been a challenge for me, and every dollar counts. It makes me feel really good to know that we have people and/or businesses in this community that are willing to make donations in order to help out a student. Deniece Derbyshire William Diviney Dean Dorn Lorena Dornfeld Diane Dougherty Tim Duffy Donald and Patricia Dutcher Bryan Dutton Eagle Crest Resort Mark Eagleton Dorothy Eberhardt Mike and Kristie Eberle Dennis and Valerie Eberly Karl Eckert Melodie Eckland Karen Eisenhauser El Gaucho Steakhouse Linda Ellsworth Elsinore Gallery and Framing Barbara Emashowski Emerald Suites Patrick and Julie Emmal Don and Rhondie Emry Dennis and Marcia Engblom David and Ruth Engelbart Leonard and Sharon Engelien Alyssa Epperson Elizabeth Epperson James Evans Evan and Julie Evans Ronald Fadenrecht Calvin Fagan Ardith Fanning David Faxon Robert and Kathleen Fescenmeyer Jim and Laura Fessler Michael and Danette Feuling Robert Findtner Jerry Finigan Scott Fischer Gregory Fishwick Roberta Fleischman Fluor Foundation Michael and Pam Forrester Jeremy Fortner David Foster Pamela Foster Dave Fountain Ronald Gascon Robert Gates Theodore and Cynthia Gaty Robert Geisler Edwin and Teri Geist George Relles Sound Reinforcement, Inc. Jeff and Elizabeth Gibbs Richard and Diana Gibler Julie Gilbert John and Kathryn Gillespie Daryl and Louisa Girod Gold Dust Acoustics Genevieve Goldy Kathy Gordon Larry Goth Elizabeth Grant Kathleen Grasing Vera Grasser Robert and Randy Graves Dale Gray Laura Graydon Joe and Barbara Green Tom and Virginia Green Lawrence Green Karlyn Greenway Ken and Carri Grieb Susan Griffin Dan Griffith Griffith Group, Inc. David Grill Robert Grobe, Jr. Cara Groshong Carolyn Guinther Kurt and Ericka Haas Michael and Melissa Haglund Allen and Sharon Hall Susan Halliday Decker Halstead Philip and Linda Hamm Sharon Hamner Michael Hampton Megumi Hanada James Hand Barbara Hanneman Richard and Frances Hansen Scherie Hansen-Nielsen Raymond Hanson Henry and Madelyn Hanson Richard Hein Catherine Heithaus Gary and Catherine Hendricks Mark Henkels Judith Herber Gregory and Andrea Hess John and Dianna Hewett Ryan Hickerson Marv Hiebert Higgins Restaurant & Bar Hollis and Jacquelene Hilfiker Lewis and Barbee Hodgkins John Hoffmeister Holiday Inn Portland Airport Mike and Linda Holland Kurt and Kimberly Hollingsworth R. Arlen Hollinshead Solveig Holmquist Bobbie Holsberry Glenda Holzfuss Hoodsport Winery Inc. Karl and Suzanne Hoover Lisa Horton Joe Houck Sally Howell William Hu Christine Hull Joanne Humphreys Katheryn Humphreys Gary and Carolyn Hunt Marguerite Hutchens John and Delores Hutcheon Stephen Ihrig Inn at Arch Rock Inn at Spanish Head Doris Isaac Duke Iverson J&R Trucking LLC Patricia Jackson Stephen Jackson Ruth Jacobs David and Johanna Jaffer Dewey James Elaina Jamieson David Janowiak, II Kyle Jansson and Carol Harding Beverly Jellison Keith and Caroline Jensen Kenneth Jensen J’s 99 Grill Junior League of Yakima Robert and Kathleen Juskowiak Corbett Kalama Kay Kallberg Billie Karlin Jack Kauble Charles and Adele Keaton Julie Keener Margaret Kennedy Jay and Debra Kenyon Donald and Terri Keogh Bill Kernan Thomas and Joye Kerr Sriram Khe Chris Killgore Douglas and Emily Killin Roy Kindrick Helen King Richard and Laura King Carrie Kingsbury Paul Kingzett Stanley and Diane Kinion Cheryl Kintner Joe and Pat Kintz James and Alice Kirk Mary KJemperud Michele Kliever Jerry Kliewer Steven and Patricia Kline John and Susanna Knight Frank and Cathy Knight Pauline Ko Michael Ko Walter Kosiewicz William and Vickie Kostrba Carrie Kottkamp Steven and Jacqueline Kraal Maynard Krause Terri Krause Robert Krebs Michelle Kropf Ted Kulongoski and Mary Oberst Tak Kuwahara Ron Kuwahara Rick Lacey Douglas and Donna Ladd Ida Lafky Tina Lamb Western Oregon University Honor Roll • July 1, 2006 - July 30, 2007 Allan and Kathleen Mikolas Lisa Miller John Mills Mission Mill Museum Jon and Beverly Moberg Ronald Mobley Gary Mollgaard Molly Malones Irish Pub Fern Momyer Danver Moody Monica Moran Mary Moranville Andrew Morgan Bonnie Morihara Tom Anderson and Tass Morrison Patricia Morton Morton’s Bistro Mountain Estate Retreat Mt Baker Lodging Inc Mt. Hood Beverage Company Mark Munger Raylan and Jo Naff Lisa Naito Tom and Christine Neilsen Karen Nelson Marc and Carol Nelson Nestucca Ridge Development Inc. Nestucca Ridge Storage Dennis and Patricia Newton John Nicholas Susan Nilson Miwa Nishibe Lanny Nivens Ray and Karen Nix Northern Lights Theatre Pub Arthur Noxon O.G.A. Golf Course Inc. John O’Donnell Dennis and Nellie Oehler Matt Olafson Donald Olcott, Jr. Eric Ollikainen Elizabeth Olsen Christopher O’Malley Scott O’Neil Alan and Jayne Oppliger Neil Opsal Oregon Coast Aquarium Oregon Shakespeare Festival Oregon Zoo Gordon Osborne Randolph Osman Janice Osterman Marcia Oswalt Pacific West Coast Sales Co. Lori Pagel Alan and Marla Palash Daniel and Cheryl Palmer David Pappin Cornelia Paraskevas Lee and Robin Paterson Casper and Marilyn Paulson Pelican Pub & Brewery Robin Pelton Robert and Leilani Pennel Lewis and Patricia Pennock Performance Contracting, Inc. James Pesano, Jr. Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity Phoenix Grand Hotel Magazine • November 2007 Eleanor Piha Dianna Pimlott John Pippert William and Bradley Poole Portland Opera Portland Spirit Portland Winter Hawks Portland’s Columbia Symphony Orchestra Michele Portmann Steve Potter Myrtle Powers John and Shirley Powers Dick and Kathy Prather Jeffrey Pratt Beverly Pratt-Miller Fred and Thea Price Mark and Shirley Prochaska PT Northwest Buddy and Shawn Puckett John and Cynthia Purdy Daniel and Kathleen Putnam Nancy Pyburn R.B. McClain Logging Sean and Julie Ragsdale Nicole Rakoz RAM Restaurant and Brewery Steven Rankin and Lisbet Hornung Leslie Rasmussen John and Irene Rector Red Tail Golf Center Jennifer Reed Loren Reid Gordon and Josephine Reid Jenny Rettke Howard and Janice Rhoades Rick Holleman Sawdust & Shavings Duane and Jeannie Riddell Rose Ann Riester Heather Riggs Melody Riley-Ralphs Jean Rix Grace Robertson Roche Matching Gifts Janeanne Rockwell-Kincanon Stephan Rodewald Amanda Rodino Andrew Sandwick Sandra Sanford Santiam Wine Company Larry and Jeanne Sappington Melissa Sawchuk Denvy and Gail Saxwosky James and Konnie Sayers Greta Schindler Kim Schlessinger Kelly Schloer-Beaudry Marmie Schock Judy Schwager Amy Scott James and Caren Scroggin Steven and Linda Sears Timothy and Shannon Seery Robert and Judith Sentz David Sever Mary Seville Steven and Nancy Shelgren Lane and Francine Shetterly Shilo Inns Suites Hotels Shirley Short Lisa Sickler Ann Sickles Paul and Lois Sieber Helen Siegfried Narasingha Sil Skamania Lodge Molly Skarphol Lynda Sloan Peter and Mardell Smith Jared and Shirley Smith Judith Smith Christian Smith Warren and Ardeane Smith Wayne and Mary Smith Jeffrey and Marcie Smith Douglas and Teresa Soles Richard and Joann Sonnen Rodger Spears Robert Speckman Dennis and Carole Spencer Bertrand and Dorothy Sperling Donald and Sharon Spinas Spirit Mountain Gaming, Inc. Loren and Barbara St. Lawrence Matthew Starley Tom and Lynne Starley Scott Straily Barbara Straub Frances Stroup Scott Stuart Keni Sturgeon Steve and Jill Summers Marla Summers Sunriver Resort Ricki Sutherland Amy Swearengin Ardyce Swift Sysco Food Services of Portland, Inc. T T&L Sheet Metal, Inc. Alan Takayama Tan Republic David Taylor, USAF, Ret. Ella Taylor Merrill and Susan Tester Jean Teufel The Gables Restaurant The Holland, Inc The Maids The Meat Block The Venetian The Westin Portland Daryl Thomas Thrillville USA Inc. Maryella Tierney Bryan and Cathy Tilley Candace Tilley Donald Toevs Patrick Tomblin Franklin Torrence, Jr. James and Ramona Treat Carol Tripp Clifford and JoAnne Trow Esther Troyer Robert and Pamela Turner Marvin and Ruth Turner U S Bank - Monmouth United States Marine Corp 12th District United Student Aid Funds, Inc. Dan Unruh Brenda Vaandering John and Debra Vaandering Pieter and Jan Van Dyke George Van Otten Warpaint International Frank Washburn Timothy Wasko Billy and Sharon Wasson Jennifer Watson Russ and Linda Watters Mary Watts Gary Weeks Dan and Susan Weixelman Wayne Welch Melvin Wells Ronald Welter Ronald Wessels, Jr. Blaine and Ines Whipple Lore White White Bird Dance Teresa Wicklund Tudy Wicks Don Wickstrand William and Luana Wiens Donald and Connie Wildfang Wildhorse Resort Casino Nadine Wiles Willamette Valley Vineyards David Williams Dea Williams Pamela Williams Susan Williamson Ronald and Charlotte Williamson Candace Williamson Joseph Wills Melissa Wilson Larry Wilson JoAnn Wittenberg Tobias Wolf Wolfpack Athletic Club Gayle Wood Gail Woodard Susan Woods WOU Athletics Jason Wright Barbara Wuest Claudia Wyatt Leona Wyatt Terry Wylie Andrew Wynings Xantera Parks & Resorts Jo Yeager Diane Yett Not only will this scholarship aid me financially throughout the academic year, it will also aid me in the future. Without this award, I would not be able to finish my undergraduate degree, which is the key to developing a future career in criminal justice. Andrea Roeser Rogue Wilderness Neil Rood Roseburg Country Club Robert Ross Rotary District 2007 Conference Peter Roth Roth’s IGA Foodliner Carolyn Roy Jean Russell Bruce Rylander Salem Professional Fire Fighters Salishan Lodge Louanne Starr Ryan Starwalt Yvonne Stave Chance and Lisa Steffey Paul Steger Yvonne Steindorf Donald Steiner and Barbara Morgan Donna Sterling Carl and Nancy Stevenson Mike and Gaye Stewart Gini Stoddard Gordon and Joanne Stoney Van Well Building Supply Jenne Vanderbout Adrian and Bonnie VanderHave Frances Vandervelden Vanport International. Inc. Virginia Vaughn Marcella VavRosky Richard Verbeck Douglas Victor Robert and Donna Villbrandt Rolf Vognild David and Kathleen Wade Beverly Walker Scott Yon Charles Young Marian Young Young Musicians & Artists Raymond and Patricia Youngberg James and Vicki Zeller Steven and Laura Zink Steve Zipper Mark Zook Zenon Zygmont 21 Honor Roll Lee and Nancy Land John Lang Bill Lange Lorraine Lara Janis LaVoie Shirley Layne John Leadley Robert and Susan Lee Phyllis Lee Kenneth and Nancy Lehto Jay Leighton Janet Leininger Russell Lepley Frank and Norma Lerfald Elaine Leslie LHL Homes, Inc. David Lichter Ursula Lifoifoi-Aldan Kenneth and Marg Limbocker Shirley Lincicum Katherine Lindstrom Nancie Lionberger Lloyd Little Linvel Littleton William and Vera Lofton Dallas Lommen Jina Lorati David and Theresa Lovelin David Lowe Daniel and Rachel Lucas Donald and Darlene Lumgair Ruth Lund J. Michael Lynch Jennifer Macnab Eric Maglasang Joy Malone Michael Mann Marine Discovery Tours Marion Ag Service, Inc. Gary and Elaine Markley Debra Marsh Kevin and Carol Marshall Dean and Laura Martin Justin and Jennifer Martin Annette Martinez Shirley Martini Edwin and Marissa Martinis Harold and Sue Mason Kirk and Linda Matthews Steve Mattsson Kenneth and Barbara Maxwell Galen and Laura May Edwin Dover and Molly Mayhead James McCann Gary and Gloria McCormick Beverly McCulley Barbara McDaniel John and Kristine McGonegal Barbara McIntosh Dan McKnight Randolph and Debbie McKone William Mc Lennan and Janet McLennan Scott and Meri McLeod W. J. P. Melby Denise Metcalf Richard and Lotte Meyer Darwin and Constance Michaels Mike Minear Contract Cutting LLC Western Oregon University Foundation FRIENDS of WOU Annual of $25 or more: A. C. Gilbert’s Discovery Village AAA Abby’s Legendary Pizza Chris and Betsy Acarregui Monti Ackerman Luis and Nora Acosta Maria Acosta Nancy Adams David and Kimberly Adams Barry and Vicki Adams WM Adamson, Jr. Harry Affley Marian Aikin Betsy Ainsworth-Grimm Vincent Axley Sally Aylsworth James and Christi Bachmeier Susan Badgett Marcy Baese Dennis Bagger Alice Bailey Ted Baimbridge Kerri Bain Tim and Anne Bainter Michael Baird Steve Baisch Marge Baker Ralph and Lynn Baker Baker Mortgage Co Paul Baldwin Andrew and Joan Bentz Noah and Mary Berkey Richard and Milana Bernasek Steve and Lynn Bernot Jami Berry Dennis Eddings and Ardella Berry-Eddings Vivian Bertling Jill Besse Best Little Roadhouse Steven and Karen Betschart Anne Bewley Timothy and Cynthia Biamont Mike and Kathy Bibbee Christine Billett Larry Bills This scholarship is a great inspiration to continue putting my best efforts into school to complete my career in nursing. Thank you for believing in me. 22 Honor Roll George Aker, III Alexander Albertine Ruth Alderson Glenna Aldred Jennifer Alexander Lois Alexander Larry and Cheryl Allen Steve and Margo Allen Monica Allen Carlotta Allin Patricia Allsup John and Lynn Almack Aloha Taxi Co. Vickie Altenbach Sara Amend Linda Ames David and Mary Amonson Patricia Amsberry Ann Marie Amstad Lisa Anderson David Anderson Brett and Rani Anderson Todd and Jennifer Anderson Craig Anderson Eric Anderson Beth Andre Dale Andrich Karen Andruss Andy’s Cafe and Catering Mark and Connie Antonson Wilma Arensmeier David and Lynne Arnell Christopher Arnold Artists Repertory Theatre Elizabeth Asay Mary Aschenbrenner Ashley’s Furniture Homestore - Salem Rudy and Nancy Asman Damon Asselmeier Cleo Austin David and Nancy Austin Faufano Autele Christine Avery John Avery Donald Axley Robert Axley Brett Baldwin Peggy Bandt Stover Ken and Gwen Banks Debbie Barber Daniel and Jo Barendse Donna Barker Mona Barker Jennifer Barkley Steve and Jeanette Barlow John and Laura Barna Patricia Barrow Norman and Judith Bartel James and Linda Bartlett Larry and Cindy Bartlette Ann Bastian Judy Baszniak Stacie Bates Margaret Bates David Bauer Chesta Bauer Mark and Margaret Bauer Mark and Marva Bayer Watheena Bayse Keely Beach Marie Beach Shawn and Samantha Beam Brad Bean Kevin and Kim Beat Sherri Beaty Meloni Beauchamp Bryan and Denise Beban Kalani and Paulette Beck Linda Bednarz Richard Beeler Jeffry Beers Susan Beetham Barbara Behm William and Jane Beiser Alma Belisle Mark and Jill Bell Elaine Belleque Guy and Lisa Belt Dan and Elaine Benfield Dennis and Muriel Bennett Robert Bennett Doris Bennett Larry and Linda Benson Cherry Binder Kara Bischoff Marc and Susan Bisgaard Victor and Melba Black Tom and Diane Black James Blackhurst Angela Blackwell Charles and Naomi Blatt Lawrence and Bonnie Bliesner Leo Blodgett Robert and Donna Boak Marjorie Boak Denise Bochsler Kenneth and Shermayne Boethin Karl Bohan Bob and Ellie Boldt Diane Bolen David and Laurie Bond Shirley Bond Rhonda Boni-Burden Brad and Emilie Bonney Richard and Patricia Booton Brian and Karen Borton Cathryn Boshears Robert and Teresa Boss James Bottorff Marilyn Bourn Mary Bousquet William Bowers Connie Bowers Ginger Bowman Martha Boyd Patricia Boyd Allen and Mindi Boyden Clark and Bonnie Boyer Marta Boylen Mike Boylen Holly Bradley Samuel and Eileen Bradley Mij Bradley Richard Brady Mike and Susan Branam L. Carl and JoAnn Brandhorst Janet Braymen Randy and Belinda Breaux John and Hazel Brentlinger Leslie Brewer Mount and Janet Brice Carol Briceland Arthur and Barbara Bridge Bridie’s Irish Faire John and Colleen Briggs Stephanie Briney Denny and Joyce Brisbane RoxAnn Britt Tyla Broadwell Clayton and Karen Brock Cathy Brodie Margaret Brophy Niki Brown Bonnie Brown Gilda Brown Julie Brown Dean and Cora Brown Linda Brown Glenda Brown Ralph and Carol Brown Stacey Brown James and Jill Brueckner Calvin and Jeanne Bryan Craig Bryan Randall Bryant Scott and Amy Buchheit Ronald Bucholz Kathryn Budny Buffalo Bills Jeanne Buhler Eugenia Buhre Charles and Vivienne Bullock Richard and Carol Bunse Bill and Teri Burch Kenneth and Julie Burdette Jacqueline Burdette George and Shannon Burke Roy Burton Michele Busboom Carol Busby Joseph and Melody Busse Peter Buttaccio Mary Byerley Louis Byrd, Jr. Michele Byrum Ligia Cabrera Donald Carroll Roger and Mary Lou Carroll Sara Carson Carol Carter Jennifer Carter Rosalind Caryl Cascade Rehabilitation Associates, PC Jay and Liz Casey John and Barbara Casteel Joanne Castello Michael and Brenda Castle Tammy Kay Cavilee Denise Cedar Central Lions Club Charles and Avery Cero Phillip and Helen Chadsey Sarah Chamberlin Don and Pam Chambers Rebecca Chance Ronald and Janet Chappell Deanna Charland Charles Schwab Corporation Foundation Debra Charlton Norman and Jeannine Chase Becky and Hope Chase Dawn Cheever David Cherubin Barbara Chesnover Kathleen Chinen Bruce and Billie Jean Christensen Bruce Christenson City of Independence Clackamas Heritage Partners Kenneth and Lillian Claggett David and Maryellen Clark Stephen and Barbara Clarke Jessie Clements Nicolle Clemmer Mary Cline David Filler and Mary CloudFiller Dean and Valerie Coakley Kimberlee Cochran William Coffel Jerry Coffindaffer Sean Connor Kirsten Conover Marjorie Conroy Dan and Maria Constien Barry and LeeAnn Cook Johnny and Andrea Cook Earl and Linda Cook Bridget Cooke Cathy Cooke Wayne Cooley Michael and Denise Cooney David and Connie Cooper Ronald and Ingrid Cooper Brenda Cooper Mary Copper Diana Corbin Mary Cordle Cecilia Cornell Cost Plus, Inc. Thomas and Sheila Cottingham Gary Covey Timothy and Rebecca Cowling Deborah Cox Lloyd Crabb Marie Cramer Nadine Crawford Jack and Jackie Cray Verna Creech Kenneth and Susan Creel David and Valerie Cregger Kathleen Crisman Donna Croker Lisa Crouse Randall and Jacquelyn Crowson James and Jolene Crowther Kenton and Kathleen Cruzan David and Catherine Cudo Tom Cullerton Kathleen Cullerton William Cullerton Melissa Culligan Sherwin and Kelley Cullison Nellie Curdy Julia Currie Eugena Cusick Kim Cusick Custom Horse Training It is donors like you who help students like me succeed. Bill Caddy Michael Cairns and Gail Oberst Elpidio and Lori Calip Ronald and Gloria Camp John Campbell, III Walter Campbell, Jr. Dale and Jeanne Cannon Debbie Cannon Troy and Angela Capps Diana Carlson Jerald and Karen Carlson Janis Carlson R Carmen Richard and Sandra Carmine Bruce and Deborah Carpani Lendell Carpenter Lois Carpenter Ronald and B. Janis Carroll Jacqueline Carroll Annette Coggins Daniel and Carolyn Cogswell Mark and Rhonda Cohen Frank Colburn Mike and Kim Coleman Bruce Coles Dino and Suzanne Coli Alane Collar Linda Colleran Nan Collie Valerie Collins John and Sherla Collins Suzanne Collins-Ostby Robert Colton Columbia Gorge Discovery Center Ken and Michele Compton Judith Conkey Debbra Connelly Lula Dahl Dairy Queen/Monmouth Wil and Rosana Dalton Daniel B Howard DDS PC Sheila Daniels Joyce Darby Estella Dare Sallie Darr Teri Daum Frank and Veronica Davidson Priscilla Davidson Robert and Sally Davies Rex and Billie Jean Davis Cleone Davis Rosemary Davis Martha Davis Cheryl Davis John Davis Marlene Davis Western Oregon University Honor Roll • July 1, 2006 - July 30, 2007 Thomas Eilertson Vi Eilertson Lenore Eliassen Susan Elliott Michael Ellis Lorraine Ellis Carol Elmblade Ethel Elwood Embarcadero Resort Merry Emlaw Empties4cash Ronald Emter Terrence Emter Enchanted Forest Bryan and Lori Englehaupt Thomas and Barbara English Trudy Enke Jean Epley Mark and Brenda Ericks Mary Lou Erickson Nancy Erickson Richard and Kathy Erickson Patrick and Julia Erp Kim and Gayle Espeland Margaret Estenson Karen Farmer Judy Farr Stanley and Deborah Farver Bruce and Desiree Fauble Daniel and Lynn Fauley Don and Robin Feltman Cynthia Ferguson Connie Ferranti Patricia Ferrell Mary Ferrick Jeanne Ferrie William and L. Maxine Fetter J. Fiebick Kevin and Estelle Field Jerri Fields Marilyn Filosi Terry and Chris Finklein Bonnie Finley David Fiore Peter Fishback Ben Fisher Kimi Fitch Fitts Seafoods Stuart and Cheryl Fitzsimons Sandra Foote Gary and Michelle French James Frick Phil and Deborah Friscia Steven and Amanda Fritz Sonja Fromme Jerry Frost Irene Froyd Barry and Heather Frymire Sharron Fuchs, D.C. Dan and Kathleen Fullerton Maureen Fullmer Shelly Fultz Robert and Elizabeth Funk Sandra Furman Mary Gabaldon Wilma Gabel Edward Gagznos Dorothy Gahlsdorf Rita Gallagher Ligoy and Jeri Gamaney Frank Balke and Nancy GardnerBalke Gordon and Marsha Garlock Sheryl Garrison Cheryl Garrison Leslie Gilliam Gerald and Ann Gilman Gary and Saramarie Gislason Shannon and Lori Glasscock Robert and Marjorie Glover Charles and Kay Godfrey Ray Godsey Brad and Cindy-Lou Goergen Dianne Goff James and Bonnie Goldan Inez Gollersrud Page Golsan Diana Gonzalez Eunice Goodrich Michael and Cathy Goodrich Thomas and Brenda Goracke Robert and Andrea Gordon Jeffrey and Wendy Gordon Jeffry Gordon Holly Gould Sharon Gould Darlene Gowen Kurt and Mary Grabow Gracie’s Sea Hag Helen Grafe Patrick Grimm Shelley Grimmett Ralph Grippin Cynthia Grobey Joyce Groshong Denise Groskopf Jenese Groth Donald Grove Kathleen Grubb Jeff and Molly Guenther Ruth Guenther David and Norma Guile Christopher Gustafson Karen Haberman Gregory Haffner Kurt Hagen Susan-Marie Hagen James and Daryl Haggart Amber Hague Carol Hahn Anthony Hahn Judy Cole and Barbara Hale Richard Hale Hale Valley Holsteins Tim Haley and Melinda Glenn 23 Phyllis Estus Ronald and Anne Etzel Eugene Symphony Matthew and Eileen Evan Roger and Georgeann Evans Mildred Evans Philip and Julie Evans Stacy Evans Everett Merchants Baseball Team Evergreen Aviation Museum Curt and Lori Evern Joyce Everts Kevin and Connie Ewert Dave Eymann Nancie Fadeley Calvin Fagan Family Fun Center & Bullwinkle’s Restaurant Sam Farah Charles Farmen Magazine • November 2007 Gordon and JoAnn Ford Donald Ford Bill and Sharon Forsell Mike and Beth Forshay H. Ford and Margaret Forster Kenneth and Joan Forster Lois Forsythe Catherine Foster Kent and Brenda Foster Tony and Narcissus Foster Barry and Linda Foster Darlene Frack Robert and Susan Frank Stephanie Franklin Francis Franklin Amy Franzen Pamela Frazell-Anderson Pat and Marlee Frazier Don Frediani Marjorie Freeman Greg Garten Frank Garza Margaret Gass Deb Gatchel Rick and Dawn Gaumond Robert Gay Heidi Geise Donna Gentry David Gentry Eulalia George Philip and Aurelia George Steven and Suzanne Gerttula Sarah Gibbs Charles Gibeaut Kevin Gibson Kurt and Deb Gieser Kevin and Helen Gill Patrick Gillem Margaret Gillem Dave and Judy Gillette Alan and Janelle Graham Jack Graves Larry and Laurie Graves James and Tracey Gray Brett and Trena Gray William and Debbie Green Loretta Green Michael and Melanie Green Judy Greene Greenlea Golf Course Sally Greeno Patricia Greer Greg Everson DMD, PC Linda Gregory Gresham Golf Links Jerry and Connie Griffith John Griffith Paul and Heather Griffo James and Deborah Grimes Huber Grimm Greg and Helen Hall Allison Hall Edward Hall Delorah Hall C Hall Avery Hall Christopher Halleman Hallie Ford Museum of Art Karlene Halstead John and Linda Hamlin Marci Hammel Kathleen Hammer Edward Hammerschmith John and Susan Hammond Walter and Donna Hamor David and Mary Hampton James Hampton Roger and Rhonda Hancock Delvan and Carol Handley Mary Handorff Honor Roll Tom and Marilyn Davis Ken and Jana Davis John Davis Marcy Davis Linda Dawson John Day Mike and Suzanne Dean Thomas and Mary Deem Scott Deem KaeLee DeFever Brian DeForest Andries and Lois DeGeus Clara DeLeon Jose Delgado Brenda Delmarter Randy Denley Michelle DeNoon Donald and Yvonne DePiero Dale and Lois Derouin Raymond and Gayle Derrah Barbara DeSerres David and Mary Lee Desmarteau Scott Dewitt Molly Diaz Kenneth Dickens Neita Dilley Stanley and Rita Dirks Curtis and Cindy Dix Kathleen Doben Dockside Charters Hulda Dockter Ronald and June Dodge Kim Dodrill Edward and Donalda Dodson Debra Doerfler Elizabeth Doerr Deette Domes Lucile Domon Kurt and Tammee Donaldson Danielle Donica Donitelia Winery Michael and Linda Donnelly LouAnn Donnelly Terrence and Sandra Donnelly Julia Donnigan George and Khrys Dooley Tami Douglas Sherrill Doyle Jennifer Drane Sharon Driscoll Steve Druliner James Dryden Keith and Vickie Dull Francis and Bernice Dummer Barbara Duncan Kelly Dunn Scott Dunn Christine DuVal Jan Dykstra Brian Earls William Eastman Donna Eberle Bethany Ebersole Edgar H. Smith Fine Arts Series Mary Edmonds Terry Edwards Conrad and Diana Edwards Daniel and Rebecca Egen Paul and Susanne Eide Greg and Deborah Eide Jill Eidsness Western Oregon University Foundation 24 Honor Roll Keith and Virginia Hanen Debra Hansen Ken and Rhonda Hansen Bernetta Hanson Charles and Susan Hanson Chuck and Kathy Hanson Mark Hardin Janet Hargrave Ruth Hargreaves Sararoseltha Harris Mildred Harrison Harry Ritchie’s Jewelers Frank Hart, Jr. Marika Hartfeil Everett and Krista Hartman Bee Hartung Richard Cummings and Sharon Harwood-Cummings Mike Hatcher Karen Hatteberg David and Lonney Hauck Brian and Kimberly Hawes Sherri Hawley Jeff Hawley Jana Hawthorne Carla Hazen Sheryl Heacock Joanne Healy Michael Hecht Leslie Heckathorn Alan Hedberg Herbert Hedges, Jr. Gerald and Sarah Heilinger Laura Heilman Joyce Heinke Margaret Heller Helms True Value Bonnie Helpenstell Donald Helwig John and Diana Hemersbach Rich Sutliff and Donna Henderson Daniel and Nancy Henderson Rex and Bridgid Hendricks Janet Hendrix Art and Darla Hendrix Charles and Lisa Herb John Herbert Jan Herinckx Theresa Herinckx Doris Herinckx Nancy Heringer Craig Hermann Scott and Theresa Hermens Mark and Donna Herndobler Randall and Beverly Herrin Rodney and Sherry Hevland Peter Hickey Maurice and Carolyn Hickman Josephine Hicks John Higgins Diane Higgins-Shaffer Andrew and Connie Hilger Richard Hill Judith Hillend Muriel Hilliard Erin Hines Lawrence Hipshman Ivan Hirahara Kenny and Laura Hiramatsu Peggy Hirko Historic Amphitheater Judith Hjelseth Beverly Hobbs Louise Hoblitt Francis and Louise Hodapp Richard Hodges Jeannette Hofer Brian Hoffman Karl and Amparo Hofman Heidi Hofmann Charleen Hoiland Alan Holland and Gloria Holland-Smith H. Jean Hollyman Benjamin Holston Lewis Holt Daniel and Connie Homeres Robert Honey Catherine Hopkins Doug and Terry Horn Marguerite Horn Michelle Horne-Coyne Gary and Shirley Horning Denny and Elisabeth Horton David and Beverly Horttor Alice Hoskins Bradley and Valerie Hosmar Kathleen Houge Marjory Howard David and Carrie Howell Kenneth and Betty Hoyt Jeff and Kathy Hoyt Mark and Nancy Huber Huber’s Ruth Huckaby Marcia Hudson Norman and Cheryl Hughes Christina Hull Alan and Jackie Humphrey Donald and Beth Humphrey Angel Humphrey Russell Humphries J. I. Hunderup Kathy Hunter John and Elizabeth Iverson J. Short Construction Ricardo Jacobo-Torres Jeffrey and Melissa Jacobs Kyle Jacobs Diane Jacobsen Lauren and Janelle James Debra James Walt Jampsa Joseph and Debilyn Janota Maureen Jardine Richard and Sheryl Jaskoski William and Maureen Jaworski Elizabeth Jaworski Jax Bar & Grill Joel and Kaylene Jeffers Travis and Danielle Jelden Jennifer Sears Glass Art Studio Julie Jennings Stacy Jensen Kathrine Jensen Joseph Harding and Carol Jensen Margo Jensen Carl and Kathryn Jepsen Bonnie Jepsen Joan-E Gifts John Bonzer Insurance Inc. Gordon and Margaret Johnson E. Marcella Johnson Greg and Elizabeth Johnson Kenneth and Patricia Johnson Delmer and Donna Johnson Tamaris Johnson Kevin Johnson Neil and Johneta Johnson Bryan and Veronica Johnson Eleanor Johnson Carl and Donna Johnson Robert and Susan Johnson Dianne Johnson Christopher and Cathy Johnson Margaret Johnson Anderson Johnson Allison Johnston Darren and Denise Kannier Torrey Karlin Patricia Karpstein Collien Kaseberg Theresa Kauffman Marilyn Kaufmann James Kaul Larry and Gaylyn Kauleinamoku Christina Keady Keith and Audrey Kearney Keizer Family Physicians, P.C. Oie and Debbie Keller Lois Kelley Cheryl Kelly Vivian Kempf Rod and Jennifer Kendle Michael and Linda Kennaw Richard and Vicki Kent Therese Kent Mary Keown Brenda Kephart Andrew Kessinger Scott and Rita Kester Charles and Connie Kesterson Micke Kidd Patrick and Tracy Kimball David and JoAnn King Mary King Steven King Sally King Chris and Jansi King Jack King Alice King Robert Kingzett Peter Kingzett William and Julie Kirby Scott and Jeanette Kirchner Marilyn Kirk Mary Kirkpatrick Phyllis Kirkwood Cathy Kirscher Stephen and Kay Kiser Edna Kitchin Art Kiuttu This scholarship will help allow me to participate in college life and provide a chance for me to achieve something great. Charles and Diane Hunter Clifford Hunter Carol Huntington John Hupp Charleen Hurst Rosa Hurtado Sam Huston Lynn Huston Lori Hutchings Tonja Hutchinson Kevin and Cynthia Hylton Sumie Ikeda Jeff and Dawn Imlay Jerry and Julie Imsland Independence Cinema David and H. Dianne Ingham Inspections Unlimited Franchise Svs Inc. Eloise Irwin Keith Irwin Shelly Johnston Sharon Johnstone Lisa Jones Carol Jones Caroline Jones Jerry and Jody Jones Jerry and Elizabeth Jones Floyd and Sharon Jones Jeanne Jones Juanice Jones Sarah Jordan Gabe and Margaret Joseph Dennis Judd Karen Juergens J. William Jukins Carrie Jungwirth John and Karen Jungwirth Robert and Karin Kadell Nancy Kailey Elaine Kallas Charlene Kizer Maxine Kizer Darrion and Leah Klauser John Klenowski Howard Klopfenstein Randy Klumph Connie Knapp Donald Knapp Keri Knight Kevin and Roxie Knight Janet Knori Andrew and Kathy Knudsen Jesse and Darla Knudsen Robert and Elizabeth Knutsen Charlene Ko Tracy and Michelle Koberstein Jim and Renee Kolen Regi and Barbara Korbe Russell and Rena Kosters James Kramer Robert Krause Brant and Mary Krause Rita Krebs John and Barbara Krebs Nancy Krewson Randy and Kathy Krichevsky Ken and Bev Krieg Chava Kronen Dwaine and Lori Kronser Lyle Kuboyama John and Marquita Kudrna Daniel and Katherine Kuehlwein Kathleen Kuffner Tyrone and Joan Kuhns David and Sherril Kuhns Chrissy Kuka John and Linda Kunze Glenn Kuwahara Alison Kuykendal Kyllo’s Seafood and Grill Loretta Labahn Shawn and Melissa Lacey Delores LaFountaine Ruth LaFrance Mark and Teri LaLonde Anna Lamb Terrance Lamers Suzanne Lamon Waneta Lampa Kenneth and Susan Lampert Curtis and Patty Lampi Scott Lancaster Marcia Lancaster Steven and Gaile Lane Joyce Langley Willie Langton Lynda Lanker Robin Lanyon William and Margot Larrabee Geraldine Larrison Melinda Larson Glen and Patti Larson Timothy and Denise Larson Daniel and Malissa Larson Paul and Ruth LaRue Paul Larue M. Diane Lathrop Richard LaTour Jai Lauber Barbara Lauer Don and Deborah Laughlin Rene Launstein Amy Laursen David and Shana Lavier Joan Lawrence Steven and Susan Lawson Sandra Lawson Ellen Lawson-Gilgovan Julie Le Janet Leaf Leatherman Tool Group, Inc Tom and Julie Ledda Dale and Jean Ledyard Richard Lee Anne Lee Paul and Patricia Lee Christopher Lee Julie Leep Mike and Deb Lehman Gerald Leinwand Diana Leos George and Michelle Leslie Yvonne Lester Joyce LeTourneux David and Kimberly Lettow William and Suzanne Lewellen Shelley Lewelling Stanley Lewin Cynthia Lewis Rip and Leslie Lewis Matthew Lewis Chris Lewis Dennis and Jayne Lewis Ethel Lewis Kimberly Liday Wallace Lien Rosemarie Lieuallen Lindsey Family Farm Dan Lines Gary Linton A. Frances Lipelt Nancy Lipsett Jan and Linda Littler Stephanie Lloyd David Lloyd-Jones Martin and Linda Lockett Frank and Julie Logosz Kermit and Marla Lohr-Flanders Carol Lometo Kerin Lommen Nadine Long Janae Longtine Betty Lorence Dee Lorence O. Marie Loschiavo Mike and Charlotte Lough Theodor Lupper Connie Luzier Christine Lynch Mike Lynch Jean MacConnachie Robert and D. MacDonald Beryl MacDonald Sheila Mackey Robert MacMillan Helen Macpherson Bill and Fran Maddox Madras Vision Source Maggard Transmission Repair Inc. Katherine Magnuson Connie Maguire Mark and Mary Maleta Malibu Raceway Jonella Malinowski Mike and Jeanna Mallory Jerry and Barbara Malloy JoAnne Mann Rebecca Mann Paul and Carol Mannen John Manson MaPS Credit Union-Monmouth Daisy Mar Carrie Margetts Mariner Square LaVerne Marker James Markin Bert Markovich Theodore Marr James and Penny Marr Dena Marsch Gary Marshall Hannah Marshall Western Oregon University Honor Roll • July 1, 2006 - July 30, 2007 Shelly Migliaccio Mary Mikkelsen David and Pauline Mikkelsen Micheal and Sally Miles Burgess and Diane Miles Scott Miles Mill Iron Heart Ranch and Cattle Co. 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It is managed by a 28-member board of directors, composed of members-at-large and representatives from ancillary fund-raising and campus groups. Magazine • November 2007 27 Honor Roll WOU Alumni, family and friends depart for this magnificent exploration on June 29 and return on July 8. Save $100 per person by booking your trip before December 11, 2007! Please visit www.wou.edu/alumni for more details and booking information or contact the alumni office at alumni@ wou.edu or 503-838-8153. MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES Charles Schwab Corporation Foundation ChevronTexaco Fluor Foundation Frank & Linda Morse Family Foundation G E Foundation Intel Foundation Matching Gift Roche Matching Gifts Standard Insurance Company State Farm Cos. Foundation U S Bancorp - Foundation United Student Aid Funds, Inc. Wells Fargo Foundation We have tried our best to include the names of all donors to the WOU Foundation between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007. If you do not see your name here and believe it should have been included, please call the WOU Foundation Office at 503-838-8281. Alumni Campus Abroad 2008 Walk in the footsteps of William Wallace and Prince Charles Edward Stuart on this adventure showcasing the stunning countryside and fascinating history of Scotland! From Oban, travel to the Isle of Mull and its 13thcentury Duart Castle. Visit the Isle of Skye’s Armadale Castle to learn about ancient Gaelic life, and enjoy a drive through the scenic Highlands. Admire the charm of the Slate Islands, and journey through The Trossachs to view the ‘’bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.’’ See the stately castle in Stirling and the monument to William Wallace, then venture into the surrounding area with excursions to St. Andrews, the Home of Golf, and the important port city Dundee. Conclude your discovery of Scottish history and culture with an excursion to Edinburgh. Nicole Teague Tina Trinh Brenda L. Vaandering Alicia Vandervelden Alex Walker Peter Courtney/Mark Weiss Nastassia Zacarias Scotland June 29–July 8 Red and White Brunch ’86 Tim Sullivan, ’83 Bill Kleffner and ’91 Janet Kelly braved the stormy weather to attend the Red and White brunch. 7 0 0 2 g n i m Homeco For more pictures, check the Homecoming album at www.wou.edu/alumni. sALUMnotesALUMnotesALUMnotesALUMnotesALUMno Dear Alumni, 28 Alumnotes What began as a stormy fall day ended with the sun making an occasional appearance. Homecoming 2007 was an exciting and memorable day as we celebrated our heritage with “Paint the Town Red.”We had alumni come from as far away as Alaska and Idaho and as nearby as Monmouth. No matter where you came from, we hope that Homecoming 2007 was just that, the feeling that as Wolves, you spent the day “at home” reconnecting with other alumni. If you were there at the red and white brunch, tailgating, football game, or 5th Quarter, we hope we were able to meet you and hear your stories of the place you remember as OCE, WOSC or WOU. Your presence helped make Homecoming a success! If you couldn’t make it to Homecoming this year, we missed you, and we would like to know what would bring you back to campus. Would you like to see a student or faculty performance, meet with former professors, see how things have changed in the residence halls or have a reunion with a special group that you associated with? Let us know what you would like to see in 2008 - fill out the Homecoming survey at www.wou.edu/alumni. If you were here this year to Paint the Town Red, let us know what you thought! This is your Alumni Association, and we love having your input! ’06 Maria Austin Interim Director of Alumni Relations ’99 Dwayne Hilty President, WOU Alumni Association ’06 Maria Austin, interim director of alumni relations, Marjorie Conroy, Oregon Community Credit Union (OCCU) representative, and Alice Sprague, assistant director of human resources, at 5th Quarter. OCCU was a generous sponsor of this year’s Homecoming football game. Alumni board president ’99 Dwayne Hilty, ’67 Craig Anderson, Alumni and WOU Foundation board member, ’67 Cori Frauendiener, and WOU Foundation board member, Dennis Young, at the Alumni tailgate before the football game. us know! ds get together? Let en fri ge lle co ur yo d off Do you an unions that happen re al rm fo in t ou ab g .edu. We love hearin ed at alumni@wou rm fo in us ep Ke s. pu cam Western Oregon University ’87 Lynda and Marvin Sloan ’97 Lawrence and Jane Long Friendship otesALUMnotesALUMnotesALUMnotesLong-Time ALUMnotesALUM 50s-60s ’57 Merle (Soults) and ’59 Phil Atkinson celebrated their 50th anniversary on July 20. Merle was a teacher in the Lebanon School District and Phil was a math teacher, counselor and principal of Lebanon Middle School until 1991. ’59 Frances and Bob Dornhecker celebrated their 60th anniversary on Oct. 12. ’60 Alice Tetamore has become an artist after a career in teaching. Her studio is in Corvallis, where she displays her watercolors and oils. ’69 ’74 Cecil Dillard is the JV boys basketball coach at Dunsmuir High School in Mt. Shasta, Calif. He previously coached at Dallas High School. ’71 Mike Gates won the Les DeJardin Award for his volunteer work. ’72 Vernon Coates and wife JoAnn celebrated 50 years of marriage Aug. 31. Vern worked for 31 years in the Salem-Keizer School District. JoAnn worked for 21 years at Capitol City Transfer. ’73 Nancy Adams is the publisher of the Polk County Itemizer-Observer. She has been with Eagle Newspapers, the I-O’s family-owned parent company, for 34 years. She has been the general manager of the Itemizer-Observer for the past four years. ’74 Jake Hurlbert has become a master gardener and mushroom enthusiast, living in McMinnville. Left to right: Chuck and ’49 ’62 Vivienne Bullock, ’49 ’50 Pete and ’53 ’69 Lois Jones, Carol and Gerry Crow, and ’50 Bruce and Barbara Hamilton. Chuck, Carol, Gerry and Barbara attended, but didn’t graduate from “OCE.” Left to right: Pete Jones, Ray Smith, Bruce Hamilton and Hal Lohbeck, members of the Moles in 1947. Magazine • November 2007 by ’49 Bruce Hamilton, member of the Moles Not ones for fancy identification (we call ourselves The Moles), but friends of long duration we carry on. A loose-knit organization without a firm agenda, we often create a celebration by just being together. The roots of our association were planted rather firmly and grew with stimulation through the years. The place of origination on a college campus sparked a continuation which has long endured. Who would have thought at our time of graduation that these many years later we would have maintained our relation? Some members have departed leaving feelings of devastation but also, it should be noted, fond memories and admiration. Those of use who remain, without any reservation, revere past memories of them as part of our consolation. And so it is, with feelings of jubilation, that we look forward each year to our congregation where tales of yore assume a magnification and family trees undergo further examination. Such a long relationship prompts the reasoned observation that these Moles have not been living in hibernation. 29 Alumnotes 70s Each year a group of former “OCE” students, who have remained friends for 50 years, get together. They call themselves The Moles, a name that’s stuck since a rival athletic team called them the Monmouth Moles. Tailgating Bob and ’57 Mardene Keveren, and ’57 Sherry and ’61 ’65 Bob Lady came from Vale and Eugene to attend Homecoming. Dean of Students and Judicial Affairs Tina Fuchs; WOU Foundation Board Chair ’68 Ron DeVolder, and Vice President for University Advancement Leta Edwards enjoy tailgating before the game. sALUMnotesALUMnotesALUMnotesALUMnotesALUMno ’76 John Schrenk has been named president of Marquis Spas in Independence. He’s been with Marquis for 17 years. 30 Alumnotes ’77 Dick Allen has come out of retirement to serve as part-time superintendent for the Condon school district. ’77 Rod Blanchard has been inducted into the Douglas High School Athletic Hall of Fame. He retired from teaching in June after a 28-year career in Oregon, specifically, Douglas County and Carson City. He’s been married to his wife Amelia for 37 years and has three adult sons, two daughters-in-law and four grandchildren. ’77 David Huntington is the executive director of the Lincoln City Community Development Corporation, managing and overseeing the day-to-day operations. He and wife Susan have three adult children and five grandsons. ’79 Terry Gregersen is the new superintendent for the South Dakota School for the Deaf. Most of Terry’s professional experience has been in the state of Washington, where he worked for 27 years in the Tacoma School District, first as a teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing and later as assistant special education director. At Tacoma, Gregersen was responsible for a dual-track education program providing both bilingual and auditory-oral instruction, similar to instructional programs provided at South Dakota’s School for the Deaf. In 2005-06, he was director of instruction at the California School for the Deaf. 80s ’80 Lory Humbert is acting superintendent at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville. She has worked at Coffee Creek since 2000. Since that time, she has been the assistant superintendent for transitional services. She has expertise in prison security and helped to design Coffee Creek. Lory has worked for the Department of Corrections since 1980. ’82 Steve Rounsaville is the activities director at Kodiak High School in Kodiak, Alaska. Steve has been a seventh-grade math teacher at Kodiak Middle School for the past seven years. He also was the KHS booster club president for the past three years. He has been involved with sports everywhere he has taught, which includes the Alaska villages of Old Harbor, Akhiok and Atmautluak. ’84 Frank Z. Knight is a US Customer Service Manager at Adidas. Wife ’85 Cathy Knight is a learning specialist for the North Clackamas School District. They have two children, Jorden and Brooke. Jorden is a freshman at WOU, and Brooke is in middle school. ’85 Jeanie Leit Taylor (formerly Chambers) debuted as an independent sales director with Mary Kay, Inc., on stage in Dallas, Texas, at the Sapphire Seminar this summer, and completed her new director training week in Dallas on August 24th. She earned her first career car last August. Jeanie is known locally in Monmouth for her award-winning in-home music studio work with VIP Strings. A dedicated music teacher, she says she “does Mary Kay to support her teaching habit.” She is married to John F. Taylor, Ph.D., a world-class psychologist, author, and lecturer specializing in ADHD, ODD, SI, and related conditions. She is the mother of five and grandmother to her own eleven, plus her husband’s eleven! Her daughter ’06 Roseanna Larson teaches at Central High School. In July, Jeanie hosted the 40th anniversary International Reunion Festival for VIP Strings in Monmouth. Part of this celebration was a memorial service for Dr. A. Laurence Lyon, former teacher, advisor, and mentor at WOU, who died in November 2006. ’85 Lynda Johnston was named the Oregon Media Specialist of the Year in Oct. 2006. ’86 Doug Boedigheimer is the Milton-Freewater police chief. He was most recently the Gervais police chief. ’86 ’93 Jon Zagel is the principal of Newport High School. He previously served as assistant principal, athletic director, basketball coach and social studies teacher at Newport High. ’87 Geno Bates is the principal of Fruitland Middle School in Fruitland, Idaho. He previously was the principal of Nyssa Elementary School, in Nyssa, Ore. ’87 Katherine (Molder) Collins was elected to the Ontario Oregon School Board of Directors in May. She began her four-year term in office July 1. Kathie began her career as a newspaper editor. She later became the director of public information and community involvement for the Ontario School District. In 2005, she left the school district to start her own PR consulting and training firm, KMC Communications. She and her husband Joe have two sons, Brendon, 18, and Jack, 10, and one daughter, Reilly, 12. In addition to serving on the school board, Kathie just completed her third year on the Treasure Valley Community College Budget Board, and her fourth year on the Ontario Police Citizens Advisory Board. She Western Oregon University Alumni Athlete Recognition ’57 John O’Donnell, grandfather of current WOU football player Casey O’Donnell, and ’56 Henry Cedros represent athletes from the 1950s along with sophomore cheerleader, Adrienne Godschalx. ’83 Bill Kleffner and ’87 Larry Burris, both former Wolves football players, await the traditional alumni athlete recognition at halftime. ’67 Craig Anderson and ’68 Jack Frauendiener with freshman cheerleader, Emilie Zook. otesALUMnotesALUMnotesALUMnotesALUMnotesALUM Magazine • November 2007 90s ’90 ’00 Lizi Aguilar-Nelson is the principal at Richmond Elementary in Salem. She was previously a recruiting specialist with the Salem-Keizer School District’s human resources department. ’90 Joe DeCamp is the assistant superintendent of general services for the Deer Ridge Correctional Institution. He was previously operations manager at Santiam Correctional Institution and Mill Creek Correctional Facility and security manager at Columbia River Correctional Institution. ’91 Scott Schroeder is continuing his appointment as senior editorial proof reader and global director of Web traffic at www.lisaschroederbooks.com. ’91 ’01 Todd Zimmermann is the varsity boys basketball coach and social studies teacher at West Albany High School. He was most recently the varsity girls basketball coach at Pendleton High School and has also coached at Sprague and Tualatin high schools. ’93 Kristin Bezdek is a counselor in ADAPT’s outpatient gambling treatment program. She is a licensed professional counselor and a certified gambling addictions counselor. She has 15 years experience counseling patients with addictions and mental health disabilities. Kristin was previously a gambling counselor with Douglas County Mental Health and a gambling counselor in Klamath Falls. She and her husband live in Roseburg. ’93 ’99 Patrick Tomblin is the director of special services and special education for the Lake Oswego School District. He was previously the director of special programs for the Greater Albany Public School District. He also has been a learning resource specialist and an adjunct faculty member at WOU, teaching a master’s level course in special education law. ’94 ’99 Steve Atkinson is the new athletic director and vice principal at Jefferson High School in Jefferson. He had previously worked at North Marion High School in Aurora as a vice principal and shared athletic director duties with another administrator. He began his career at Lebanon High School, where he coached softball and varsity girls soccer and taught math and alternative education. He later moved on to Sprague High School in Salem, where he also taught math and coached girls soccer and softball. ’94 Leah (Snyder) Gray and her husband David have opened River’s Edge Pet Medical Center in Albany. Leah is a certified equine specialist. The center focuses on cats, dogs and horses. Leah and David practiced for 10 years in northern Idaho before returning to the Willamette Valley to be near family. They have two children, Mason, five, and Madison, two. ’94 Melissa (Jarvis) Goff is the director of teaching and learning for the Sherwood School District. She was most recently the principal of Skyview Middle School in the Bend-LaPine District. ’94 Jeanie Olson and Andy Stadelman were married on July 14 in Hillsboro. Jeanie is currently employed as a senior administrative specialist in the Washington County District Attorney’s office and Andy is selfemployed at Stadelman Tile and Marble. They reside in North Plains. ’95 Cori Price is the vice president, senior loan officer of the Lakeview Branch of South Valley Bank and Trust. She started with South Valley in 1996. She is a member of the Lake County Health District budget committee, 31 Alumnotes invites former classmates to contact her through her business website: http://kmc.ispeedwireless.net. ’89 Joseph Behrends and wife Kathy celebrated their 25th anniversary Aug. 7. They have two children, Sarah and Peter. ’89 Mick Bittick is the head coach of the Waldport Fighting Irish football team at Waldport High School. He also coaches boys basketball, girls and boys track and teaches humanities-related classes. He has taught in Lincoln County for 16 years. Mick and wife ’90 Kimberly (Rush) have four children. ’89 Dr. Arron Grow is president of Grow International. Arron and his associates provide speaking and training services to organizations around the globe. He is also the executive producer and host of a weekly radio show, Personal Best Radio, which broadcasts in Seattle. Dedicated to helping individuals set and achieve physical, financial and social goals, editions of the show can be heard at www. personalbestradio.org. ’89 Nancy Moon is the principal of Main Elementary School in Kodiak, Alaska. She previously worked for Jefferson County School District in Madras and has 19 years of teaching experience. 5th Quarter Celebration Standing left to right: ’69 Roger Zumwalt, President Minahan. In front: ’63 Steve Trout, ’67 ’72 Nick Mausen, and Ray Hunter celebrate the Wolves’ victory at 5th Quarter. These were a few of our Homecoming things Raindrops on noses and cold seats for sittin’ Bright rain-filled puddles and warm hands in mittens Red and white balloons all tied up with strings These were a few of our Homecoming things. Cream-colored coffee and snack things in oodles Food smells and cowbells and coaches with doodles Wild punt that flew with the wind on its wings These were a few of our Homecoming things. ’79 Cindy Petrovich greets the crowd with fellow 1970s track and field athlete and Hall of Fame member, ’75 Rob Frank and freshman cheerleader, Lindsey Smith. Girls in low dresses and princess-named sashes Sunbreaks that shone on their nose and eyelashes Silver bright voices, the chorus that sings These were a few of our Homecoming things sALUMnotesALUMnotesALUMnotesALUMnotesALUMno 32 Alumnotes the Lake County Hay Grower Association, and the Lake County Jr. Rodeo Association. She is also a Rotarian and a Paul Harris Fellow and serves as the treasurer for Fremont Highlanders Ski Club in Lakeview. ’96 ’02 Holly Lorincz lives in Nehalem and was honored in March at the speech state tournament as Speech Educator of the Year for the high school level . ’96 Troy Nichols has started a political consulting business for Republican candidates. He is also a city councilor for Keizer, serving as the council liaison to the Keizer Urban Renewal Board (KURB). ’96 Stephen Staniak is the superintendent for the North Lake School District. He and his wife Janis, a music teacher, have three grown children and have relocated to Lake County. ’96 ’03 Shawn Stanley and wife Angie celebrated their 10th anniversary Aug. 2. ’97 ’98 Jason Cane was officially named chief of the Polk County Fire District No. 1 on Aug. 13. Jason had been serving as the interim chief since Feb. 1. He brings 19 years of firefighting experience to the job, dating to high school when he was a scout for the Lowell Fire Protection District in Lane County. The scouts were the general equivalent of what junior firefighters are today. Jason has been with the district since 2001. He became the Charleston Fire District assistant chief in 1995 and a state fire marshal in 1998. He also was a volunteer at the Sheridan Fire Department where he rose to the rank of lieutenant before working at Charleston. ’97 Bruce Carvalho is assistant principal at St. Helens Middle School. He previously taught science at Bend High School. He and his wife have one son. ’97 Charlie and ’00 Lisa (Macomber) Herb welcomed their first daughter, Anne Marie, on June 18 in Kirkland, Wash. ’99 John Keogh, Jr. recently graduated from Idaho State University with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. He started a post-doctoral residency in September at the Kansas City Veterans Administration Medical Center. 00s ’00 Rogelio Martinez is principal of Echo Shaw Elementary in Cornelius. He taught at Echo Shaw from 2000-2003 and 2004-2005 and had been assistant principal at Lincoln Elementary in Woodburn for the past two years. ’00 Ryan Miller is an agent for Country Insurance and Financial Services in McMinnville. ’00 Bryan Stinnett owns Foothills Firewood in Lyons, a company that supplies wood chips to companies such as Wal-Mart, Bi-Mart and Roths throughout the Pacific Northwest; soon to expand into Utah and Arizona. ’01 Chad Meadors is the women’s basketball coach and educational planner for Lower Columbia College in Longview, Wash. He previously taught at Stayton High School and led his team to the 4A girls state championship. ’01 Jennifer Stanwood and Neal Read were married on March 24 at Eola Hills Winery in Rickreall. Jennifer is a supervisor at Healthy Start in Salem and Neal is a driver for Van Dyke Trucking. The couple makes their home in Dallas. When the cold bites When the wind stings When the weather’s bad We simply remember our Homecoming things And what a great time we had. - LE ’01 Jeremy and ’01 Kristin (Herinckx) Turner welcomed a son, Gavin, on Feb. 26, 2006. Jeremy is a juvenile counselor, while Kristi works for the Hillsboro Police Department. ’02 Kevin Hunt is the head varsity boys soccer coach at Roseburg High School. He was previously the assistant varsity soccer coach. ’03 Maria Bonifacio works for the University of Alaska-Anchorage in the Department of Residence Life. She is in charge of a residence hall that houses around 190 students. ’03 Douglas Ellis and ’05 Heidi Kimberling were married July 7. ’03 Mark Janke teaches math at St. Helens Middle School. He previously taught at Stayton Middle School and was also the student activities director. Mark and his wife have one daughter. ’04 Darci Sullivan teaches for the Sheridan School District in the Structured Learning Program. ’04 Katie Sullivan married Leland Shumway June 30 in Salem. Katie is a teacher in the Dallas School District, and Leland is a buyer for Evergreen Aviation in McMinnville. They live in Salem. ’05 Jessica Cahill is the executive director of the Harney County Chamber of Commerce. She has previously worked with the Redmond Downtown Partnership, Western Oregon University ds l a r e m E n! Eugene u f d n a + WOeUat night of baseball = Gr On August 10, the Alumni Association teamed up once again with the Office of Admissions and gathered with alumni and potential students to watch the Eugene Emeralds take on the Spokane Indians. The group enjoyed an all-you-can-eat barbecue followed by a great game and nearly perfect weather! ’91 Rhonda Novak and nephew, Willy Wettlaufer, enjoy the allyou-can-eat barbecue. Back row, left to right: ’97 Erin McGladrey, ’98 Jake Spavins, TRI faculty member, Cathy Thomas, Camille Walsh, Elizabeth Medford. Front row, left to right: ’98 Rebecca Williams, ’96 Annette Leonard, ’99 Lynn Medill, ’98 Michelle Williams. ’94 Garon and ’95 Rainbow Tornell were back again at the Emeralds, this time with daughter Hannah. otesALUMnotesALUMnotesALUMnotesALUMnotesALUM Magazine • November 2007 ing the education system. She previously worked for the North Marion and Silverton school districts as a substitute teacher. ’06 Ryan Eckman is the athletic director at Amity High School. He also teaches physical education and is the assistant coach for the varsity girls basketball team. ’06 Jessica Johnson is a journalism teacher at Cascade High in Turner. She had previously taught advanced English at Cascade as an assistant teacher. ’06 Scott Lemmon and ’07 Valerie Ferguson were married June 30 in Gresham. Scott works for Portland and Western Railroad. They honeymooned in Negril, Jamaica, and are making their home in Independence. ’06 Kristina Passadore works for CIDA as a graphic artist. CIDA provides services to public and private clients nationwide with offices in Portland and Bend. Previously Kristina worked for Stahancyk, Kent, Johnson and Hook PC and the Salem Art Association. ’06 Ashley Porterfield is a community service officer for the Redmond Police Department. ’06 Mark Spiering is serving in the United States Army. His rank is army specialist. ’06 Ben Stallard teaches physical education and health at Pacific High School in Powers. ’06 Cherianne Takalo and Ben Vigil were married Aug. 12 in Boring. Cherianne works at Good Shepherd Community Church while Ben is currently studying at Western Seminary and is employed by the Youth Guidance Association. They make their home in Portland. ’06 Robert “Ty” Tomlin and Lindsey Wilson were married July 13. Ty is a teacher and football coach at West Salem High and Lindsey is a hairstylist at Avalon Salon in Salem. They live in Albany. ’07 Mario Arroyo is a police officer with the Pendleton Police Department. He is the department’s only fully bilingual officer. ’07 Kyle Braa teaches at Scio High School. In addition to being one of the assistant coaches for the football team, Kyle also teaches weight lifting, P.E., health and leadership and serves as the activities director. ’07 Melissa Kidd teaches 6th-8th grade blended classes in Sheridan. ’07 Alexander Lockett and ’07 Kimberly Lipp were married June 30 in Dallas. Alexander is a treatment assistant at Poyama Day Treatment Center in Independence and Kimberly works in the Public Relations Department at WOU. The couple lives in Independence. ’07 Katy (Duffy) Neal is the victim witness assistant for the Lake County District Attorney’s office. She ensures compliance with grant requirements, keeps victims informed of case progress, and assists victims in recovering damaged or stolen property or obtaining restitution and compensation for medical and other case-related expenses. She also prepares victims for court and accompanies them to court hearings. 33 Alumnotes the Redmond Chamber of Commerce, and Redmond Economic Development. ’05 Nicole Curry and ’05 Ensign Lew England Jr. were married Sept. 8 in Bend, a week after Lew returned from the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. Nicole is a middle-school teacher, and Lew is a Naval officer. They live in Bremerton. ’05 Scott Dahlman is the legislative liaison for the Washington State Grange. Most recently he was a legislative assistant for Washington State Rep. John Serbin. Scott lobbies the legislature and attends committee meetings with Interim Legislative Director Don Whiting. ’05 Keri Holloway has joined AmeriTitle as the marketing representative for the Albany office. She previously worked in the customer care department at Jeld-Wen. ’05 Emily Madsen is head coach of Seaside High School’s dance team. The dance team’s inaugural year was 2006-2007. ’05 Alyssa (Whitney) Peterson is the director of the Crossroads Art Center in Baker City. She was the student gallery director and assistant to the director at the WOU Campbell Hall Art Gallery while in school. ’05 Ryan Starwalt married Shannon Gerding on July 7. Ryan is a physical education teacher at Linus Pauling Middle School, and Shannon is an assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy at OSU. ’05 Aubrey Stenger is a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay. Her work includes assisting principals, teachers and the Ministry of Education in strengthen- ’29 ’51 Robert Slawson Sept. 27 at age 99. Bob worked as an educator in Oregon for 42 years, retiring in 1972. After retirement, he dedicated much of his time volunteering with the Deschutes Retired Educators Association, Central Oregon Council on Aging, Bend Senior Center, HospiceCenter, Deschutes County Transportation Committee and Meals on Wheels, which he founded in Bend in 1976. Bob missed few WOU alumni events; even in the last few years, he could often be found on the field during the alumni athlete recognition during halftime at homecoming. Bob was a devoted alumnus, educator and community member and was awarded the Alumni Award of Excellence in 1999. ’54 Jerry James McReal Aug. 19 at age 77. Jerry was well-known by curriculum personnel and school principals throughout the Northwest. He represented Laidlaw Brothers, Addison-Wesley, McGraw Hill, and Scholastic and received many awards for his textbook adoptions by school districts throughout the Northwest. Additionally, he had his own educational materials publishing and distribution company, Media Research Associates, for 17 years which served the needs of many school districts, mainly in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. He was campaign finance director for Bob Packwood’s successful senatorial campaign against incumbent Wayne Morse and was appointed by President Gerald Ford to the United States Metric Board in 1975. He served on the board of directors of the Youth Services Consortium from 1986-1996.Before entering the book business, Jerry was a teacher in St. Helens and Sisters and served as principal of the Sisters Elementary School in the 1950s. InmemoryInmemoryInmemoryInmemoryInmemo memorr ’29 ’56 Elin (Sandine) Backman Aug. 19 at 100. Elin’s first ten years of teaching were spent in rural schools in Allegany, South Slough, Broadbent and Loon Lake. After her husband’s death in 1943, she continued teaching for another 27 years in Millington and Bunker Hill Elementary Schools, retiring in 1972. After she retired, she volunteered at Coos County Historical Museum in North Bend, took painting classes, learned how to play golf and traveled extensively, including several trips to visit relatives in Finland. 34 ’30 Dorothy (Hill) Lehman June 27 at age 96. In Memory ’33 Marie Elizabeth Mendenhall July 12 at age 94. Marie’s first teaching job was at the High Heaven School. Later she taught at the Popcorn School on Coast Creek near Willamina. After her marriage in 1937 and while raising four boys, she divided her time between being a farm wife and a substitute teacher in Yamhill County schools. ’36 Mavourn Adeline Baker Stuart Aug. 25 at age 90. Mavourn first taught grades one through four in a rural two-room school at Pleasant Valley in Tillamook County. She continued to teach primary grades off and on while husband Kenneth served in the South Pacific during WWII and between the births of her daughters. She often helped her administrator husband as a substitute teacher or home tutoring district students with learning problems. From 1968 until her retirement in 1984, she taught third grade in Roseburg, and then remedial reading and special education in Oregon City. Her passion was teaching children and adults to read, and for several years following retirement, she served as a Laubach tutor. ’38 Charlotte (Hazzard) Burns June 27 at age 92. Charlotte enjoyed a brief career as a classical and semi-classical singer on Cincinnati radio station WLW. She later taught several years in Oregon. ’38 ’70 Mary Elizabeth “Betty” CodyMarshall July 8 at age 90. Betty spent most of her adult life in Estacada as a teacher, civic activist and enthusiastic historian. She raised four children before resuming her teaching career full-time at the two-room schoolhouse in Eagle Creek. Betty was an avid reader, with a passion for Oregon pioneer history. This passion for history led her to document the beginnings of the city of Estacada. Betty tape-recorded the stories of local old-timers and collected artifacts and photos. She helped found the Estacada Museum and the Jacknife-Zion-Horseheaven Historical Society representing the Eagle Creek, Estacada and Springwater areas. ’38 Betty Lou Erickson July 8 at age 88. Betty Lou taught in the L.A. Unified School District and Montebello Unified School District. She was a tireless volunteer, serving the United Way, Camp Fire Girls, P.T.A., City of Diamond Bar and Brea Hospital Auxiliary at various times in her life. ’38 ’63 Mabel Bertha (Schifferer) Jensen June 30 at age 89. Mabel began her teaching career in 1938 at Roberts School on South River Road, Salem. She continued her teaching career at local schools in the area, including West Stayton and Turner Elementary. She taught a total of 28 years and retired in 1979. ’38 C. R. “Bob” Montgomery June 20 at age 95. Bob served as a radio operator in the Marine Corps Aviation from 1932 to 1936. He began teaching at Myrtle Creek, Ore. He was principal of the Knappa and Clatskanie grade schools and principal of the Oakridge grade school from 1949 to 1963. Bob served as superintendent of the Sherman County I.E.D. and then the Wasco County I.E.D., where he retired in 1975. ’39 Myrtle Marie (Moore) Bunn July 11 at age 89. Myrtle taught school in Roseburg, Skamokawa and Cathlamet. ’40 Helen Menegat June 12 at age 88. Helen began teaching elementary school in the 1940s – first in Spring Valley, then Mollala and Springfield. After her marriage in 1947, she moved to the Coos Bay/North Bend area. She taught in Coos Bay until the late 1950s, when her daughter was born. Later, she returned to teaching in the North Bend School District, where she retired in 1983. ’40 ’61 Theresa (Paetsch) Timmerman June 17 at age 83. Theresa began her teaching career in a one-room schoolhouse in Gales Creek. Following a 32-year career as a teacher in Forest Grove and Beaverton schools, Theresa became an LPN and worked at St. Vincent Hospital for five years. Western Oregon University Honorary degrees to be awarded to WWII detained Japanese students “What a long and strange road it’s been!” During the Second World War, individuals of Japanese descent were ordered to internment camps in the United States. For many who were in institutions of higher education, this marked the end of their education. On May 31, 2007, Governor Kulongoski signed House Bill 2823, which allows state institutions of higher education to award honorary post-secondary degrees to individuals ordered to internment camps during the Second World War. Western Oregon University is actively trying to locate any Japanese-American students sent to these internment camps in 1942, therefore making them unable to continue their studies at WOU (then known as Oregon College of Education.) The bill also states that families can request degrees on behalf of deceased relatives. We are asking for your assistance in finding classmates or acquaintances who this may have affected. If you know of any individual who falls under the guidelines of HB2823, please contact the Alumni Office, alumni@wou.edu or 503-838-8153. Jeffrey has been a high school counselor at the International School Bangkok for the past 12 years. Prior to his time in Bangkok, he was a professor of international and comparative education at the University of Virginia, where he also earned his doctorate. While in Charlottesville, he served as a consulting evaluator of ’78 Jeffrey Harper in Shanghai, China federally-funded university international education programs at the Chinese Formula One race. for the U.S. Department of Education. Prior to Virginia, he was a high school counselor and had a private counseling practice in Congo-Kinshasa, London and Singapore. He has authored articles on a variety of education and counseling topics, as well as producing a documentary film on comparative multicultural education, filmed in India, South Africa, Singapore, the Netherlands and England. He is also a consultant to the Thai government on matters of counseling and counselor education. Jeffrey is married with one grown daughter. In addition to his academic and professional work, he is a race-car owner and driver in Thailand, where he operates a race shop; a writer for a Bangkok-based travel magazine; and a sometime screen actor. He would like to hear from that wonderful group of language arts majors and students of “the wonderful George Slawson,” who graduated 1974-1976. ‘78 Jeffrey Harper ryInmemoryInmemoryInmemoryInmemoryInmem ’44 ’46 Edna (Bowman) Hunsaker June 17 at age 83. Edna began her teaching career in Klamath Falls and became a member of the Oregon Education Association and National Education Association in 1944. Edna’s teaching career covered 39 years in Oregon, Alaska and Nevada. After she retired from teaching in 1985, Edna enjoyed working with students in Chiloquin, helping the Brain Bowl team compete and win a spot at the national competition in Florida. ’53 Arnold Sittser July 14 at age 76. Arnold served in the Army. He moved in 1964 to Gladstone, and was an elementary teacher for the Oak Grove School District and then sold real estate independently and for Tarbell Realty. He moved to Rockaway Beach in 1988. Magazine • November 2007 ’66 ’69 Ruth (Warnock) Bodmer July 1 at age 91. Ruth worked as a teacher with hearingimpaired students for 17 years in the Eugene School District. After retiring from teaching in 1985, she became a cosmetologist and owned a beauty shop in Nampa, Idaho. ’68 ’71 John “Steve” Perry July 5 at age 65. Steve was an artist and educator. He worked as a counselor for the Department of Corrections Newgate Program from 1970 to 1974, and was the owner of Copper Penny Antiques and Oregon Antique Mall in Eugene. ’69 Arleta “Ferne” Jones March 1 at age 93. Ferne was a teacher at Upper McKay School and Ochoco Elementary School. ’72 Judy Ann (Metsger) Schwager July 27 at age 57. Judy taught at various Lynch grade schools until the birth of her first daughter in 1980. The family moved to their current home in Keizer in 1985. ’72 Vickie (Baker) Smith June 21 at age 57. Vickie worked a variety of jobs such as an office manager, bank teller, payroll specialist, traffic court clerk and computer programmer for over 30 years. ’73 Mary Diana (Smith) Brady June 7 at age 63. Mary practiced speech pathology and audiology for the Linn-Benton school district for 20 years. 35 In Memory ’46 Robert Wellington Kester June 12 at age 86. Robert served in the Army in the 41st Infantry Division during World War II in the South Pacific where he received the American Defense Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal and Philippine Liberation Medal with one Bronze Service Star. In 1949 he began his career at U.S. Bank. He retired as head auditor in 1980. ’50, ’59 David C. Powell Sept.18 at age 80. David joined the Navy during World War II. He began his teaching career in the Sweet Home School District. David was a teacher and later a school administrator until retiring. Upon retirement, David and wife Joan made 20 shortterm mission trips in 12 countries. ’54 ’57 Theodore “Ted” S. Walt June 21 at age 84. Ted was a U.S. Navy veteran and served in WWII. Afterwards, he served 35 years as a teacher, principal and assistant superintendent of schools, until he retired from Coos County School District. ’59 Mary Margaret (Elliott) Johnson Aug. 10 at age 87. In the early 1950s, Mary became a schoolteacher. In her church, she was an avid member of Martha’s Guild and also a Eucharistic minister. ’58 John Elwell Carpenter July 28 at age 71. John worked two years in the Portland Public Schools District and then spent his next 30 years teaching physical education at Lynch View Elementary School in the Centennial School District. ’61 ’66 Anderson W. “Bill” Johnson Jr., Feb. 21 at age 72. Bill served in the U.S. Army in Tokyo during the Korean Conflict. Bill and his wife moved to Homer, Alaska in 1965, where he was a teacher, counselor, coach and mentor to many students in his 20 years at Homer High School. ’64 ’74 Georgia Flodene (Owen) Akin June 12 at age 80. Georgia was a teacher at Clatskanie Middle School from 1964-1976 and later taught at the Tongue Point Job Corps Training Center near Astoria from 1977 until her retirement in 1991. During her tenure at the Job Corps facility, she was selected to travel to Washington, D.C., a number of times to facilitate an extensive revision of the graded reading program for all Job Corps facilities in the United States. da n HoWestern We li d O go re e y’s ig ree28 L hting T y v. n nU s it iver y, N a sd o 6 p.m. Parade 6:35 p.m. g and tree lightinrogram outdoor p 7 p.m. gram Indoor pro It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Alumni and friends, mark your calendars for November 28, 2007! l nuabetter Therehis way to ring in the holiday season than to be a part nno 0t atime-honored tradition of our 40th annual Holiday Tree Lighting. of4the The evening kicks off with the annual parade down Monmouth Avenue, the outdoor program in front of the ITC building, music from WOU’s Chamber Choir, and a holiday greeting from President Minahan. Immediately following the outdoor festivities is the indoor program which features performances from Monmouth Elementary and Central High Schools. And don’t forget that Santa Claus makes an appearance as well. The Alumni Association also invites you to stop by The Cottage for warmth and refreshments! Join us in welcoming in the 2007 Holiday Season! InmemoryInmemoryInmemoryInmemoryInmemo eps ersity egon Univ er’s front st Western Or l Technology Cent na Instructio th Ave. 14 3-838-85 ou N. Monm formation, call 50 in For more 36 ’73 Karen (Erspamer) Slater June 9 at age 56. Karen taught in Longview, Wash. until July 2004, teaching first grade and middle school students. In addition to 31 years teaching in the Longview District, Karen also worked for the Educational Service District 112 in Washington as the director of Reading Literacy and ParaEducator Training. She taught communication and learning style courses for teachers through Washington State University, along with grantwriting and team-building courses. In Memory ’74 Thomas Alan Wilson July 8 at age 57. Tom explored various careers before settling on the insurance industry. ’76 Cathryn “Cathy” (Mesman) Ash June 20 at age 54. Cathy taught art at McMinnville High, Corbet Junior High and High School, junior high in Denver, Colo., grade school in Glendale, Ariz., and was a reading specialist at a high school in Jacksonville, Fla. ’76 Eugene “Gene” C. Westby July 25, 2006 at age 59. Gene served his country in the United States Air Force. He was very entrepreneurial and owned and operated several businesses. ’79 Dana Brown Mar. 1 at age 61. Dana started teaching in Brookings. He was there two years and later taught in Scio for four years. In 1979 he started at R.A. Long High School where he taught drama and English. ’81 Shimeless “Shimmy” Gessesse July 23 at age 53. Shimmy worked for the Department of Corrections in Salem for 21 years. He actively supported the growth of the Ethiopian/African community in Portland. He helped many refugees successfully rebuild their lives in America. He also established the Abyssinia Soccer Club, which he built to be an outstanding team that participates in a local Portland soccer league. He was also a founding member of the Ethiopian Sports Federation in North America. ’81 Kathleen Ann Nelson May 27 at age 53. Kathleen lived in The Dalles all but 15 years of her life. She was a therapist at Center for Living, an honorary deputy of Skamania County and was a major contributor in planning children’s services in Skamania Co. ’84 ’87 Timothy Aladipo Owolabi July 8 at age 58. Timothy was a professor at Ashland University and had worked part-time as an American Sign Language instructor at Akron University, Kent State and Malone College, as well as pastor for the deaf at Orrville Mennonite Church. He was active in Christian Mission for the Deaf of Africa. ’85 Jeffrey Alan Struxness June 29 at age 45. Jeff taught music and was the band director at Talmadge Middle School in Independence. He later became the counselor at Philomath Middle School, where he shared his strength, compassion and humor with the middle school students, teachers, and families for 15 years. ’87 Steven J. Oldenstadt July 13 at age 56. Steve served in the U.S. Army from 1973 to 1976 in Stuttgart, Germany. He worked in law enforcement in Lane and Benton counties serving as chief corrections deputy with Benton County Sheriff’s office from 1984 until retirement in 2003. An instructor in criminal justice at Linn-Benton Community College from 1986 until the time of his death, he also taught legal issues in corrections at the Oregon Police Academy in Monmouth. Steve was also the owner and D.J. of Steve’s Fabulous 50s Tunes. ’89 Stephanie (Smith) McKee July 21 at age 40. Stephanie was a teacher for the Evergreen School District in Vancouver, Wash. ’90 Nancy Carol Callison July 8 at age 58. Nancy was a speech and language pathologist for the Molalla River School District for the past eight years. ’91 Bradley Dale Haskins Aug. 27 at age 44. Brad was an independent contractor in the piano industry and was a newly elected member liaison of the Piano Technicians Guild, Portland Chapter No. 972. He played music both professionally and socially. ’05 Stanley Hargrave Jr. Oct. 6 at age 52. Stan was a software engineer and lived in Grand Ronde. ’06 Micaela Maestas July 14 at age 24. Micaela’s goal was to become a school counselor, and she was in the process of completing a school counseling internship at Claggett Creek Middle School in Salem. Athletics Fourth Hall of Fame class Inducted September 14, 2007 Top row, left to right: Gary Davis, ’72 track & field team; Dave Paul, ’72 track & field team; Ken Boethin, ’72 track & field team; Rick Gould, ’72 track & field team; Bruce Lang, ’72 track & field team; Gordon Garlock, ’72 track & field team; Bruce Vogel, ’72 track & field; Harold “Lynn” Bates, ’72 track & field team; John Hammond, ’72 track & field team. Third row, left to right: Bob Graves, ’72 track & field team; John Lahley, ’72 track & field team; Rick Fordney, ’72 track & field team; Mike Haglund, ’72 track & field team; Rob Frank, ’72 track & field team; Al Rothenbucher, ’72 track & field team; Jon Duerst, ’72 track & field team; Rick Read, ’63 basketball team; Larry Muller, ’72 track & field team; Steve Rankin, ’63 basketball team; Jim Healy, ’72 track & field team; Dave Pappin, ’63 basketball team; Dale Barker, ’72 track & field team; Ron Comstock, ‘08lub n ic C o t e i l ct ck Ath AWOuU Wolf3p,a2008 n o ucti y Ma . Silent Ar m e 5 p. . Dinn uction m A . 6 p . Oral m 7 p. ’72 track & field team; Tom Curry, ’63 basketball team. Second row, left to right: Pat Sutton, ’72 track & field team; John Oliver, ’72 track & field team; Steve Phifer, ’72 track & field team; Ron Stutzman, ’72 track & field team; Stan Porter, ’72 track & field team; Bob Marr, ’63 basketball team; Lloyd Cole, ’63 basketball team; Fred Price, ’63 basketball team; Toby Wolf, ’63 basketball team; Darrell Brandt, ’63 basketball team; Dennis Newton, ’63 basketball team. Bottom row, left to right: Gail (Boyd) Chipman, track & field; Jack Rye, Meritorious; Tad Woosley, track & field; Bill Volk, football; Randi (Taruscio) Lydum, track & field; Jack Flitcraft, football and baseball; Angela (Ernst) Capps, basketball; Jane Ellis, basketball, volleyball, softball, and track & field; Don Spinas, ’72 track & field team coach; Cori Collette and Callie Collette, representing the late Steve Collette, baseball Salem Conference Center Tickets: $50 each ($350 table of eight) For more information call 503-838-8188. www.wou.edu/auction Sponsored by Women’s hoopsters join Polk County’s Adopt-A-Road Program Before the Western Oregon University women’s basketball team goes to work on cleaning up their opponents, they go to work on cleaning up a stretch of road in Polk County. Head coach Greg Bruce and his Wolves squad are now involved with the county’s Adopt-ARoad Program. Traditionally one of Polk County’s most successful road cleanliness programs, the Wolves have joined forces with other volunteers to pick up litter and collect it in bags for easy disposal. Adopt-A-Road volunteers donate two mornings a year. The Wolves first cleanup stint was Saturday, Oct. 6, working on Riddell Road just north of the WOU campus. “The Adopt-A-Road Program is an ongoing opportunity for our team to get involved in the surrounding community,” Bruce said. “We really appreciate the support that has been given to WOU women’s basketball, and this is one way that we can say thank you.” On the court, the Wolves began practice on Oct. 15 and opened the season with an exhibition game at the University of Oregon on Nov. 1. WOU Women’s Basketball team members exchange their red and white uniforms for orange as they clean up their adopted road just north of campus. Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID 345 N. Monmouth Ave. • Monmouth, OR 97361 BMP Western Oregon University Magazine • November 2007 Paula Portinga Booth Director, Cannon Gallery of Art “Suburban Dreaming,” 2005 Acrylic, 36” x 36”