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ALUMNI PROFILE
Proud young engineering alumna is already a successful mentor
A descendant of builders, Araceli Carlos says her OSU education left
her well-prepared to perform the duties of an engineer. PHOTO BY
ANN KINKLEY
Araceli Carlos, ‘08, likes to be “up and about — to get things done.”
The determined young engineer — raised in Springfield but now working in Salem —
already knew quite a bit about construction when she arrived at OSU. Family members
had been builders for generations.
“My grandfather was a builder too; he passed away six years ago,” she said. ”He was
so wise. He never had a degree, but he built so many things. He was very inspiring.
“Being a builder is great — but I wanted to do more.”
So, with encouragement from a high school teacher Carlos found OSU’s construction
engineering management program in the School of Civil and Construction Engineering. It
was a good fit.
“It was just me and the guys,” she said of her study partners. “I was the only woman
who graduated that year.”
She was the first Latina in the department’s 43-year history to receive a CEM degree.
She already has encouraged a friend from high school to follow in her footsteps, and this
year Vanessa Vazquez became the second Latina to complete the program — bringing
much joy and pride to her young mentor.
“We all knew each other in the CEM department and we still see each other in the
industry,” she said. “I get calls about projects and it is often one of my classmates and I
say: ‘Who is this? Is this my friend?’”
She and her husband live in Salem, where she works at Carlson Testing Inc. Carlos is
grateful for OSU classes that prepared her to hit the ground running.
“We do testing of concrete, buildings and roads,” she said. “The soils testing I did in
class is exactly what we are doing in my company.
“Another thing that OSU implemented in every class,” she said, “is that OSU graduates
are supposed to be the most honest, hardworking and ethical workers you can hire. It’s
because of the professors. When they talked about when they worked in the industry,
when they talked about what went wrong, they always said: ‘Integrity. At the end, that
will always be the greatest thing.’
“That’s what I remember. When you go to an interview people are always telling you,
‘We love OSU graduates.’ It’s nice to hear that.”
by Ann Kinkley
LIFE MEMBERSWelcome!
The OSU Alumni Association welcomes the following members who have
demonstrated their commitment to
Oregon State University by becoming lifetime members of the alumni association.
These members join thousands of other
life and annual members in supporting
current students, strengthening the OSU
network, and building pride and distinction in the university. If you would like to
learn more about membership, please visit
www.osualum.com/membership or call
1-877-OSTATER.
FALL 2012
Bob Aman, ’77
Jack W. Berka, ’78
Kelly Cole Berka, ’78
Karen Bischoff Brugato, ’84
Michael Anthony Brugato, ’83
Dale Nathaniel Donaldson, ’90
Randy Everett, ’92
Daniel W. Fawcett, ’93
Jenny Fawcett, ’94
Paul E. Ingraham, ’89
Dan Keuter, ’74
Rebecca S. Keuter
Kirk A. Kindle, ’86
Paul A. Kyllo, ’82
Robert W. LeSourd, ’86
Dick T. Liu, ’78
Gladys Y. Liu, ’80
Dewane Claude McConnell, ’80
Barbara A. McDougall
Duane C. McDougall, ’74
Ladd C. McKittrick, ’85
Judy Owen, ’75
Rebecca Raye Rooks, ’82
Patrick F. Stone, ’74
Vicki Stone
Dana Lester Thomas, ’79
Carol Deeming Vanlue, ’80
Chuck Vanlue, ’77
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CLASS NOTES
MI L ESTONES
Patrick Thomas, ’73, has retired after serving
as the landscape architect on the Flathead
National Forest in Montana and park landscape architect at Glacier National Park. He
now works part-time as a consulting landscape architect while honing his photography
skills.
Jonathan Hallstrom, ’77, has retired after
28 years of conducting the Colby Symphony
Orchestra in Waterville, Maine. He continues
to compose and teach at Colby College where
he is chair of the music department.
OTHER NOTES
C. L. Kostow, ’71, Portland. His first novel,
After the Bomb, was named winner in the
Science Fiction Category of the 2011 New
England Book Festival.
Pat Wolfe, ’74, a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial in Beaverton, is president of
the OSU Business Roundtable for 2012-2013.
In 1984 he became a charter member of the
One More Time Around Marching Band,
made up of former high school, college and
military marching band members who want
to keep on playing and marching.
Michael Kondo, ’77, is head gardener at
the Portland Japanese Garden, where he has
worked for 33 years.
Gretchen K. Vannice, ’85, a nutritionist in
Tualatin, has written a book for health professionals, Omega-3 Handbook.
Bill Wallauer, ’88, Oregon City, is a research
videographer and film maker for the Jane
Goodall Institute. Disney Nature interviewed
him about his work filming chimpanzees, and
the result can be viewed on YouTube at j.mp/
chimpvideo.
Cory Cunningham, ’93, San Diego, Calif., is
president of Sustainable Industries. After his
military tours in Iraq he created the company
to make sustainable water, energy and fuel
systems. To date, more than 700 solar powered water filtration systems have been manufactured in the United States and exported to
Iraq, serving more than 2.1 million people.
Deborah Reed, ’97, Portland, is the author of
Carry Yourself Back to Me, a Best Book of 2011
Amazon Editors’ Pick. She also writes thriller
novels under the pen name Audrey Braun.
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AW A R D S
M. “Betty” Hodges Pomeroy, ’56, Hillsboro,
served in the U.S. Army for 30 years and
retired as a colonel in 1988. She was awarded
the 2012 Outstanding Oregon Woman Veteran of the Year Award at the Women’s Veteran
Conference. She was the first woman to serve
on the Governor’s Advisory Committee for
the Oregon Department of Veteran Affairs
and serves as the chairperson of Washington
County Disability Aging & Veterans Service
Advisory Council.
Kendall L. Carder, ’67, ’70, a marine science
professor at the University of South Florida,
is the 2012 recipient of the Nils Gunnar Jerlov Award from The Oceanography Society,
recognizing his work on the study of light in
the ocean.
John C. Gartland, ’74, Portland, received the
2011 Oregon State Bar Edwin J. Peterson
Professionalism Award.
Scott Wright, ’83, ’86, Salt Lake City, Utah,
associate professor at the University of Utah
College of Nursing, has been elected a fellow
in the Gerontological Society of America.
Tom Hilken, ’84, Vale, Rangeland Management program leader for the Pacific
Northwest Region of the U.S. Forest Service,
received a Special Achievement Award from
the agency’s Rangeland Management director.
This was the first time the national award was
given.
Robert Adkins, ’89, who teaches at S.A.V.E.
High School in Anchorage, Alaska, has
received the Distinguished Teaching Award
from the National Science Teachers Association.
Jonathan George, ’97, Weaverville, Calif.,
who served as an agricultural advisor in
Paktika Province, Afghanistan, from 2010
to 2011, was honored for his work to help
revitalize the agricultural sectors in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Genevra Wall Richardson, ’98, is president
of GovGroup, a Phoenix, Ariz., consulting
and lobbying firm. She was recently named a
“40 Under 40” honoree by the Phoenix Business Journal.
APP O I N T M E N T S
Maria McNally Saenz, ’79, owns Sunshine
Logs, a log home builder in Houston, Texas.
Kristie Udey Miller, ’81, is district ranger of
the Sisters Ranger District on the Deschutes
National Forest.
Chip Weber, ’81, is forest supervisor on the
Flathead National Forest in Kalispell, Mont.
Larry Stauffer, ’88, is dean of the University
of Idaho College of Engineering in Moscow.
Rex Force, ’89, Pocatello, Idaho, a professor
of pharmacy practice and family medicine,
is the associate dean for clinical research at
Idaho State University’s Division of Health
Sciences and heads the Idaho Center for
Health Research.
Susan Johnson Wolff, ’89, ’02, is dean and
CEO of Montana State University-Great
Falls.
Liz Dent, ’93, Corvallis, is deputy chief of
the State Forests Division, which manages
830,000 acres of state-owned forest land
under the Oregon Department of Forestry.
Sherri Martinelli, ’94, is an associate with the
commercial law firm Greene & Markley, P.C.,
in Portland.
Tom Moore, ’99, is chief development officer
for the health and wellness company Wellsource, Inc., based in Portland.
Brooke Struck Stephens, ’01, is a founding
partner at Merus Law, P.C., Roseville, Calif.
Patrick Query, ’01, is associate professor of
English at the U.S. Military Academy at West
Point, New York.
Nicole DeCosta, ’05, is an associate editor at
Community Newspapers where she oversees
the design of 17 newspapers for the company,
including publications such as the Portland
Tribune and Lake Oswego Review. She promotes events and hosts local TV shows via her
media company, www.nicoledecosta.com.
Jake Spratt, ’08, is a law associate at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck in Denver, Colo.
OBITUARIES
Mildred Porter Bronson, ’33, Parkdale. She
was 101.
Ralph E. Martinson, ’33(H), Longview,
Wash. In 2010 he received an honorary degree from OSU on his 100th birthday.
Lucy M. Crossett, ’34, ’56, Portland.
Joel R. Fenn, ’35, Roseburg.
Ruth Lundgren Pasley, ’35, Hillsboro. She
served on the OSU Alumni Association board
of directors in the 1950s. Delta Zeta
Rebecca Oglesby Smith, ’35, Long Beach,
Calif.
Dorothy Kloepping Croker, ’36, Asheville,
N.C.
OREGON STATER
CLASS NOTES
James R. Carson, ’37, Battle Ground, Ind.
Alpha Sigma Phi
Alice Reed Moore, ’37, Corvallis. Pi Beta Phi
John R. Allgood, ’38, Vallejo, Calif. Sigma
Phi Epsilon
Irene Etter Carter, ’38, Spokane, Wash.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Kate
VanLeuven CSSA Award, OSU Foundation,
800-354-7281. Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Elizabeth Reeves, ’38, Los Altos, Calif. She
was the deputy head of the Division of Environmental Stress, Naval Medical Research
Center, U.S. Navy. Memorials may be made
to the College of Science Elizabeth Reeves
Scholarship, 800-354-7281.
Joan Orr Waite, ’38, Portland.
Roscoe I. Conn, ’39, Roseburg. Kappa Delta
Rho
Marion Prouty Darling, ’39, Bend. Alpha Chi
Omega
Hank W. Gibbs, ’39, Roseburg.
Dorothy Brandon Retzlaff, ’39, Thornton,
Ill.
Harriet Kleinsorge Turner, ’39, Corvallis.
Kappa Alpha Theta
William A. Caldwell, ’40, Spokane Valley,
Wash. Lambda Chi Alpha
Mason Case, ’40, Carmel, Calif.
Helen Pierce Durbin, ’40, Menlo Park, Calif.
Alpha Chi Omega
Margaret Meyer Berman, ’41, Corvallis.
Sigma Kappa
Maria Ridders Carnegie, ’41, Medford.
Kathryn Ferris Harris, ’41, Corvallis. Chi
Omega
Muriel McKay Walker, ’41, Portland.
Richard E. Charters, ’42, Sherwood. Sigma
Phi Epsilon
Brenda DeLong Gardner, ’42, Roseburg.
Alpha Delta Pi
Robert L. Griswold, ’42, Eugene.
Meri Dreis Cole, ’42, Portland. Kappa Kappa
Gamma
Calvin D. Maus, ’42, Eugene.
Robert G. Nielsen, ’42, Eugene. Delta
Upsilon
Arthur “Bill” Patterson, ’42, Klamath Falls.
Theta Xi
James A. Riley, ’42, Corvallis. Lambda Chi
Alpha
Sylvia Skewis Ronne, ’42, Salem. Kappa
Kappa Gamma
Norman F. Rounds, ’42, Albany. Kappa
Sigma
Norman E. Wildish, ’42, Eugene.
Richard H. Hunger, ’43, Salem.
Fr. Robert J. Arenz, ’45, Los Angeles, Calif.
Ellen Holcomb Anderson, ’46, Corvallis.
Los Angeles & Seattle
SHOWCASES
Gamma Phi Beta
Dr. Leonard B. Hanson, ’46, McMinnville.
Evelyn Romig Landforce, ’46, Corvallis.
Robert Larsell, ’46, Beaverton. Theta Chi
Frances Simmons Bell, ’47, Eugene.
P. John Brunengo, ’47, Happy Valley.
Stuart J. Cameron, ’47, Portland. Sigma Phi
Epsilon
Jeri Johnson Chester, ’47, Sparks, Nev. Sigma
Kappa
Louise Ferguson Cooper, ’47, Lexington,
Mass. Gamma Phi Beta
George C. Griffith, ’47, Springfield.
Georgiana Post McClenaghan, ’47, Nashville, Tenn. Gamma Phi Beta
Gordon D. Stangland, ’47, Tonasket, Wash.
Roy R. Woods, ’47, Monterey, Calif.
Robert “Jack” von Borstel, ’47, ’49, Edmonton, A.B., Canada. Theta Chi
Claude G. Alexander, ’48, Menlo Park, Calif.
Theta Chi
Barbara Gibbs Jacob, ’48, Portland.
Norman E. Bjorklund, ’48, Portland.
Royal D. Cooley, ’48, Olympia, Wash. Delta
Upsilon
Beverley Naubert Funk, ’48, Bothell, Wash.
Kappa Alpha Theta
Ross E. Gearhart, ’48, Portland. Phi Sigma
Kappa
Los AngeLes showcAse
friday, september 21
www.osualum.com/lashowcase
seAttLe showcAse
friday, october 26
www.osualum.com/seattleshowcase
Join fellow Beavers and friends as the OSU Alumni Association brings Oregon
State to you! Meet President Ed Ray and association Executive Director
Scott Greenwood, and hear some of our best and brightest faculty members
and alumni describe how OSU is impacting the world. Enjoy music, appetizers
and great Beaver camaraderie.
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CLASS NOTES
Robert A. Manning, ’48, Redding, Calif.
Lawrence B. Pagter, ’48, Eugene. Beta Theta
Pi
Gerald B. Smith, ’48, Salem.
Edith Leong Yang, ’48, Littleton, Colo.
John C. Calhoun, ’49, Virginia, Ill.
James R. Dey, ’49, Portland.
M. Pat Edwards Flemming, ’49, Portland.
Kappa Alpha Theta
Vyola Erickson Fortier, ’49, Albany.
Meet 4-month-old Drew Sexton, son of Sarah and
Andrew Sexton of County Kildare, Ireland. Yes,
the wee lad is a native of the Emerald Isle, but
we think he looks quite sharp in orange and black.
Sarah Sexton was pregnant with Drew last summer
when she worked with Jill Eiland, ’73, manager of
corporate affairs for Intel Corp. in Beaverton and
an OSU Foundation trustee, while Eiland was on a
job exchange in Ireland. Not one to miss a chance to
spread the good word about her alma mater, upon
news of the birth Eiland sent off some appropriate
baby gifts and was rewarded with some snapshots.
PHOTO COURTESY THE SEXTON FAMILY
Harold A. Friese, ’49, Grand Forks, N.D.
Harold P. Jewett, ’49, Salem.
Virginia Marr Keeling, ’49, Muncie, Ind.
Robert S. McClenaghan, ’49, Nashville,
Tenn. Phi Gamma Delta
Alice Widmer Meyer, ’49, Mill Valley, Calif.
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Betty Brandon Mosen, ’49, Portland.
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Jack W. Mulkey, ’49, McMinnville.
Alfred W. Peters, ’49, Pendleton. Sigma Nu
Walter L. Powell, ’49, Walla Walla, Wash.
Chester C. Schenck, ’49, Portland. Pi Kappa
Phi
James M. Struck, ’49, Port Orford. Beta Theta
Pi
Robert E. Strunk, ’49, Springfield.
Earl N. Trabue, ’49, Albany. Pi Kappa Phi
Sarah Ness West, ’49, Portland. Chi Omega
Patricia P. Bagley, ’50, Portland.
Robert C. Beall, ’50, Hillsboro.
David R. Bishop, ’50, Madras.
Melvin D. Collins, ’50, Damascus.
Thomas O. Cutshall, ’50, Issaquah, Wash.
Sigma Nu
James P. Inglesby, ‘50, Lincoln Hills, Calif.
Memorials in his name can be made to the
OSU Student Athletic Fund, 800-354-7281.
Sigma Nu
Elinore Williamson Keuper, ’50, Charlottetown, P.E., Canada. Kappa Alpha Theta
Ted S. Sherwood, ’50, Happy Valley.
Earl F. Lillard, ’50, Pleasant Hill.
L. “Bud” Locher, ’50, Walnut Creek, Calif.
Phi Kappa Theta
Jane Doria Carlson Morgan, ’50, Lebanon.
Alpha Delta Pi
Robert N. Parsons, ’50, Portland.
Louis W. Powell, ’50, Medford.
Donald W. Pullin, ’50, Beaverton.
Leon N. Sherban, ’50, Portland.
James L. Shoemake, ’50, Bellevue, Wash.
Kappa Delta Rho
Rae Rogers Still, ’50, Portland.
James A. Telford, ’50, Eagle, Idaho.
Betty Barner Wade, ’50, McMinnville. Sigma
Kappa
Virginia Gorman Williamson, ’50, Portland.
Memorials can be made to the Stanley E.
Williamson Scholarship Fund, 800-354-7281.
Chi Omega
Edgar F. Wildfong, ’50, ’50, Portland.
Donald W. Houser, ’50, ’52, Walnut Creek,
Calif.
James L. Waymire, ’50, ’67, Portland. Phi
Delta Theta
Bruce W. Cowan, ’51, Portland. Beta Theta Pi
Rodger W. Daniel, ’51, Selah, Wash. Beta
Theta Pi
Benjamin E. Dooley, ’51, Fairfield, Calif.
Marian Y. Hara, ’51, Portland.
Warren R. Lee, ’51, Carmichael, Calif. Delta
Chi
B. “Bunny” Miller Linkous, ’51, Vancouver,
Wash. Delta Zeta
Alden M. Loring, ’51, Brookings. Phi Kappa
Sigma
John A. McMullen, ’51, Pasco, Wash.
Theron F. Northrop, ’51, Astoria. Delta
Sigma Phi
Ralph S. Beeler, ’52, McMinnville.
Ersel A. Evans, ’52, Issaquah, Wash.
Donald J. Higgins, ’52, Lake Havasu City,
Ariz.
Donald “Buck” Johnson, ’52, International
Falls, Minn.
Ellis T. Okano, ’52, San Francisco, Calif.
William E. Osborn, ’52, Las Vegas, Nev.
Delta Sigma Phi
Marjorie Peak Bushnell, ’53, Portland. Pi
Beta Phi
Sara Cooley Frank, ’53, Wilsonville. Kappa
Kappa Gamma
Teddy C. Leavitt, ’53, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Jack A. Nelson, ’53, Winston.
Earl E. Pepper, ’53, Salem.
Donald L. Robertson, ’53, Eugene. Sigma
Phi Epsilon
Nancy Slusher Roeder, ’53, Klamath Falls.
Gamma Phi Beta
Patricia Densmore Cunningham, ’54, Newport Beach, Calif. Pi Beta Phi
Robert C. Geaney, ’54, Coquille.
Robert D. McPherson, ’54, Walla Walla,
Wash. Alpha Tau Omega
Jacqueline Hoyt Annes, ’55, Seaside. Alpha
Delta Pi
Dwane E. Helbig, ’55, Clackamas. Alpha Tau
Omega
Howard E. Renner, ’55, Fort Myers, Fla.
Robert L. Sullivan, ’55, Colorado Springs,
Colo. Phi Gamma Delta
Caroline Snook Oldham, ’56, Eugene. Kappa
Alpha Theta
Donald R. Staats, ’56, Tigard.
Roger L. Detering, ’57, Harrisburg.
Contributions can be made to the Roger
& Sharon Detering Ag Entrepreneurship
Endowment Fund, 800-354-7281. Alpha
Gamma Rho
James W. Donahue, ’57, Anaheim, Calif.
Bertel O. Olson, ’57, Pullman, Wash.
Benjamin R. Jensen, ’58, Milwaukie.
Alfred O. Rotz, ’58, Neskowin.
Vern P. Yerkes, ’58, Albuquerque, N.M.
Dick A. Autio, ’59, Salem.
Joan Kirchner Conrad, ’59, Honolulu,
Hawaii.
William H. Heath, ’59, Klamath Falls. Phi
Delta Theta
John Lee, ’59, Salem. Sigma Phi Epsilon
Edwin D. Norquist, ’59, Renton, Wash.
Alpha Tau Omega
Raymond L. Rice, ’59, Sheridan.
Kenneth R. Ruff, ’59, Independence.
Bobbie K. Strayer, ’59, Salem.
Mary Jensen Trofitter, ’59, Astoria.
Frank K. Zaniker, ’59, The Dalles. Sigma
Alpha Epsilon
OREGON STATER
CLASS NOTES
Louis L. Zarosinski, ’59, ’62, Oregon City.
Sigma Chi
William B. Mead, ’60, Ojai, Calif.
Kraig B. Weider, ’60, Klamath Falls. Alpha
Sigma Phi
Valleta Hay Copeland, ’61, Mason, Mich.
Suzanne Chapman Davis, ’61, Marana, Ariz.
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Burke P. Girvan, ’61, Edgewood, Wash.
William L. Gramse, ’61, Woodburn.
Philip B. Delucchi, ’61, ’77, Granbury, Texas.
Theta Xi
Joe A. Barker, ’62, Lincoln, Calif.
Rodney H. Baulig, ’62, Horse Shoe, N.C.
Betty A. Burklund, ’62, North Platte, Neb.
George D. Frank, ’62, Reno, Nev.
Perry W. Jones, ’62, Nehalem.
Larry N. Oatney, ’62, Winston.
Gary L. Parrish, ’62, Springfield. Pi Kappa
Alpha
Ernest E. Parker, ’62, ’64, Concrete, Wash.
John L. Budney, ’63, Richmond, B.C.,
Canada. Sigma Chi
Charles A. Clemans, ’63, Oregon City.
Roger K. Guilford, ’63, Fircrest, Wash.
David K. Richardson, ’63, Portland.
Chi Phi
Edward A. Beck, ’64, Spokane Valley, Wash.
Alpha Sigma Phi
Stephen G. Grove, ’64, Kingwood, Texas.
James C. Thomas, ’64, Spokane, Wash. Theta
Xi
Derek J. Hogarth, ’65, Lake Oswego.
Catherine MacKenzie Marks, ’65, Salem.
Lydia Parkhurst Neville, ’65, Salem. Alpha
Phi
Fred W. Opp, ’65, Eugene.
Norman E. Vogt, ’65, Junction City.
Robert R. Buckley, ’66, Aloha. Phi Sigma
Kappa
Lucile Creswell Hanson, ’66, Corvallis.
Chris S. Kato, ’66, Seattle, Wash.
Carole Westbrook Kipp, ’66, Longview,
Wash.
Gary A. Solari, ’67, Ferndale, Wash.
William E. Lewis, ’67, ’73, Arvada, Colo.
Jack R. Banks, ’68, La Quinta, Calif. Alpha
Tau Omega
Donald K. Barrows, ’68, Bellevue, Wash.
Theta Chi
Jay N. Robertson, ’68, Dolores, Colo.
Beverly J. Larson, ’68, ’88, Philomath. She
co-founded the Old Mill Center for Children
and Families in 1977.
Gerald M. Baker, ’69, Lincoln City.
Leonard G. Buchholz, ’69, Elmira.
Donald J. Decker, ’69, Elko, Nev.
Nancy Boeve Nyberg, ’69, Newberg. Donations can be made to the Yamhill County 4-H
Legacy Endowment Fund, 800-354-7281.
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Barbara Chess Bonthuis, ’69, ’73, Burlington, Wash.
Craig S. Bowen, ’70, Great Falls, Mont.
Lynn Flomer Chase, ’70, Eugene. Delta
Gamma
David M. Christensen, ’70, Deer Island.
Cathy Beason Cone, ’70, Eugene.
David O. Upton, ’70, Albany.
Charles T. Houston, ’71, Bend.
William E. Myers, ’71, Klamath Falls. Beta
Theta Pi
Donald M. Nettleton, ’71, Redmond, Wash.
Roger D. Snippen, ’71, Sitka, Alaska.
Anne Beauregard Hale, ’72, Dallas.
Howard S. Ishisaka, ’72, Ripon, Calif.
William Mehlhaf, ’72, West Linn.
Linda Noe Brevig, ’73, Eagle, Idaho.
Dan K. Toya, ’73, Moses Lake, Wash.
Betty Jensen Light, ’73, Fall Creek.
Scott R. Pennington, ’73, Bend.
Gail Bieker Wagenblast, ’73, Madras.
Randolph H. Plank, ’74, Forest Grove.
William B. Warberg, ’74, Portland.
Charles D. Wooley, ’74, ’75, Show Low, Ariz.
Nobuko Sudo Kishida, ’75, Tokyo, Japan.
William A. McKinnie, ’75, Corvallis.
James F. Webb, ’75, Houston, Texas.
David F. Skillern, ’76, Austin, Texas. Kappa
Sigma
Michael R. Schulz, ’76, Vancouver, Wash.
Mary L. Gianelli, ’77, Beaverton.
Robert B. Moore, ’77, Gold Hill.
Wynn H. Sutfin, ’77, Junction City.
William A. Vazquez, ’78, Corvallis.
Donald A. Wiens, ’78, Hillsboro.
D. “Duane” Wallace, ’79, McMinnville.
Russell V. Cropley, ’80, Yuma, Ariz.
Gary R. Nelson, ’80, Yellowstone National
Park, Wyo.
Kurt L. Peterson, ’81, Happy Valley.
Grace M. Pittman, ’81, Albany.
Michael G. Martin, ’82, Salem.
John O. Thompson, ’82, Corvallis.
Laurel Schultz Skelton, ’83, Terrebonne.
Kelly Jenkins Nielsen, ’85, ’88, Lake Oswego.
Michael L. Downing, ’87, Portland.
Blake T. Farnsworth, ’87, ’90, Hyde Park,
Utah.
Dr. John E. Cotthoff, ’88, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Sigma Nu
Thomas B. Fahsbender, ’89, Eugene.
Scott J. Hirozawa, ’90, San Jose, Calif.
Robert C. Garner, ’91, Philomath.
Jean A. Coldsmith, ’92, Jackson, Wyo.
Jeannette Nadeau Cowan, ’92, Covington,
Wash.
Owen D. Alford, ’94, Portland.
Stephen F. Kramer, ’94, Colville, Wash.
Lynn Gillen Parker, ’94, Albany.
Maureen A. Chesire, ’97, Redmond, Wash.
Christopher L. Wilson, ’98, Yakima, Wash.
Troy C. Martin, ’00, Grants Pass.
Michael P. Cannon, ’01, Union.
Jon W. Schaffer, ’01, Ontario. Alpha Tau
Omega
Greg J. Winans, ’05, Baker City.
Anthony M. Platt, ’07, Portland.
Diana “Chama” Sanchez, ’08, Portland.
Paul Synhavsky, ’09, Rochester, N.Y.
Lauren C. Snow, Corvallis. She was a freshman in the College of Liberal Arts. Alpha Chi
Omega
FACULTY & FRIENDS
Paul H. Abshier, Poulsbo, Wash.
Dora Allen, Hermiston.
Larry E. Ambrosek, Stayton.
Carole S. Andrews, Sequim, Wash.
Norine M. Arens, Springfield.
Joe W. Avezzano, Irving, Texas. He was
OSU’s head football coach from 1980 through
1984. Avezzano earned his first career win
at OSU on Sept. 12, 1981, when the Beavers
beat Fresno State 31-28. It was the only win
of the season. He coached the Beavers in the
historic 1983 Civil War that ended in a 0-0
tie. Avezzano went on to great success as the
longtime special teams coach of the Dallas Cowboys. He spent two seasons as head
coach of the Arena Football League’s Dallas
Desperadoes, and also coached special teams
for the Oakland Raiders for two years.
Helen P. Beaven, Vienna, Va.
Robert R. Bergis, Seattle, Wash. Phi Gamma
Delta
Timothy Bertola, Philomath. A fanatic
Beaver fan and a lover of all sports, he and
his wife, Teresa Hall, ’06, design editor of
the Oregon Stater, met at an OSU game. He
specified that sports apparel be worn at his
memorial.
William Blake, Portland.
Kathleen J. Blake, Lake Oswego.
Brian G. Booth, Portland.
Lynn L. Burtner, Dufur.
Diana Healy Carsten, Corvallis.
Yvonne Martin Chamberlin, Bremerton,
Wash.
Gilbert W. Cleasby, San Francisco, Calif.
Harold T. Collins, North Bend.
Sally Rae Corless Cummings, Tillamook.
Robert E. Curtis, ’92, Honolulu, Hawaii. He
was a professor of naval science.
Betty Whiting Davis, Portland.
Lloyd A. DeBock, Stockton, Calif.
Darrin M. Dow, Portland.
Darwin A. Dunker, Poulsbo, Wash.
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ALUMNI PROFILE
OSU-Cascades graduate brings talent to promotional short films
Wes Coughlin and a partner devised a system pairing a toy helicopter with a
small HD video camera to use in their freelance work, and then started a company to sell the aerial video platforms online. PHOTO BY STEVE GARDNER
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Wes Coughlin may be new to the business world only two years after earning a
business degree, but he isn’t new to films.
“I began making films when I was 14 years old,” said the successful maker
of promotional short videos who is also a budding entrepreneur, selling a lowcost aerial camera system mounted on a remote-control toy helicopter. “Once
I started creating videos, I knew it was the path I’d take no matter what I
studied.”
The Redmond native considered attending film school after high school, but
found the cost and far-flung destinations prohibitive. Instead, he opted to stay
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close to home and earn a degree from OSU-Cascades in Bend.
“I saw an opportunity to stay in Central Oregon and keep working on videos
while I was in school,” Coughlin said. “A business degree seemed the most
logical choice.”
That degree is being put to good use as Coughlin finds himself at the helm of
a booming business at the age of 24, just two years after graduating college in
2010. The videos he produces — “creative promotional shorts” — are in great
commercial demand.
“I excel at helping people come up with creative, story-driven ideas,” he
said. “I like to make videos that people want to watch, that elicit emotional
responses.”
Along the journey to becoming a successful commercial filmmaker, Coughlin
stumbled into entrepreneurship when he and fellow filmmaker Hans Skjersaa
created a helicopter to carry a camera when the need arose for aerial footage
and no real helicopter was available or in the budget.
Demonstrating the axiom that necessity is the mother of invention, the pair
rigged up a hobbyist remote-controlled helicopter to transport a small HD digital
video camera. After perfecting the design, they found a manufacturer and the
company Xpro Heli (www.xproheli.com) was born.
“For an affordable price, filmmakers can take smooth high quality HD videos
from the air,” Coughlin said. Xpro Heli has achieved $100,000 in sales since
January.
Coughlin’s video work requires skills in editing, compositing, coloring and mo-
tion graphics. He worked for Flick Five Films in Bend for a time, but preferred to
pursue the freedom of freelancing. He has worked through agencies and directly
for clients, including tbd advertising, Deschutes Brewery, The Old Mill District
and American Licorice.
An online portfolio, Wild Lookout (www.wildlookout.com) showcases his
work, much of which is filmed in the beautiful outdoors of Central Oregon. “A
lot of my work features biking and skiing,” he said. In a relatively short time in
the business, he’s advanced to bigger and more challenging jobs.
“It takes practice to know what you need on film so that you’ll have a
successful time back in the editing room,” he said. “Figuring out timing and
scheduling is almost a skill unto itself, especially if you have a sunset or actors
to consider.”
Coughlin’s OSU-Cascades education played a significant part in his success.
“What was so great was the opportunity to rise to the high expectations of
my professors. I enjoyed the process and showing that I am capable, that I can
deliver what is expected of me,” Coughlin said. “Many of my professors had
worked in business, so could provide very real end goals for us to meet.”
Coughlin continues to create his own projects, too, and his short fun bike film
called “Particles” played in the 2012 Bend Bicycle Film Festival in June.
“I’d really like to get into making documentary films,” he said. “I love to
share stories about new and amazing things, about people who’ve discovered or
learned something remarkable.”
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CLASS NOTES
Carolyn Couch Edwards, Scappoose. Kappa
Alpha Theta
Steven L. Edwards, ’79, ’92, Corvallis. He
was a senior analyst in the Institutional Research Department.
Jack L. Estepp, Chevy Chase, Md.
Calvin Fanus, Winston.
William F. Farley, Corvallis. He was university engineer for the OSU physical plant from
1968 to 1985. Colton J. Fettig, Corvallis.
Carol L. Finley, Corvallis.
Ruth Crumly Fry, Horseshoe Bend, Idaho.
Delta Delta Delta
Ruth E. Gates, Corvallis. She was a clothing
and textiles professor.
Ben F. Gerry, Billings, Mont.
Patricia Farnsworth Gilbert, San Diego,
Calif.
Timothy J. Goman, Corvallis.
Merrie Y.S. Greenwood, Salem.
Shirley McKay Hadley, Salem. Kappa Alpha
Theta
Roger Hahn, Berkeley, Calif.
Nancy B. Hamon, Dallas, Texas.
Nancy Hardy, Condon.
Doc Hatfield, Brothers.
George Hatt, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Donald H. Helfer, ’66, Corvallis. He was a
professor of animal sciences.
Betty Herzog, Portland.
Alvah T. Hinton, Corvallis.
Donald Hoeger, Independence, Iowa.
Jo Ann Ford Holcomb, Saint Francisville, La.
Margaret E. Hull, Monroe.
Jane Reynolds Hyatt, Portland. Kappa Alpha
Theta
Leland C. Jensen, ’54, Corvallis. He was
a professor of electrical engineering for 32
years, retiring in 1987. Among his retirement
projects was the planting of 800 apple trees
near his home outside Corvallis. Tau Kappa
Epsilon
Denny E. Jones, Ontario.
Virginia Kahn, San Diego, Calif.
Katy Clary Kaiser, Portland. Kappa Kappa
Gamma
Raymond L. Keasey, Everett, Wash.
Sheila Kester, Denver, Colo.
Randall B. Kester, Beaverton.
Robert W. Krauss, Denton, Md.
James Leadon, Corvallis.
Carolyn S. Lemaire, Shelburne, Vt.
Carolyn V. Leuthold, Columbia, Mo.
Vickie J. Lewis, Corvallis.
William H. Lind, Fairview.
Mary A. Logan, Portland.
Jerry L. Lowder, Turner.
Philip C. Magnusson, Corvallis. He taught
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in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering for 37 years.
Richard H. Mathews, Portland. Sigma Alpha
Epsilon
Darrell C. Maxwell, ’52, Tacoma, Wash. He
worked for the Extension Service in Madras,
Hermiston and Pendleton.
Dale Ballou May, San Diego, Calif.
James R. McKee, New Port Richey, Fla.
Betty McKell, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Irene J. McKinney, Albany.
Bernard H. McMurdo, Grants Pass. Sigma
Phi Epsilon
Karl C. Mechling, Redford, Mich.
Linda Merten, Corvallis.
Bill Moats, Roseburg.
Jean Connell Mohr, Gresham.
Thelma B. Moore, Sunnyvale, Calif.
Bertil G. Nelson, Bend.
Darliene A. Olson, Saratoga, Calif.
Kenneth A. Ostby, Cameron Park, Calif.
Keith A. Parrott, Corvallis. He was a professor in the College of Pharmacy.
Ove L. Pearson, Federal Way, Wash.
Richard B. Peterson, Corvallis. He was
a professor in the mechanical engineering
department.
Carol Tompkins Phifer, Port Angeles, Wash.
Kappa Alpha Theta
Marilynn L. Pulpaneck, Danville, Calif.
David R. Reed, North Bend, Wash. Delta
Sigma Phi
Annette Reed, Issaquah, Wash.
Robert L. Rice, Boise, Idaho.
Nancy Fredericksen Richardson, Sierra
Vista, Ariz.
Norma Rudinsky, Corvallis. She was a senior
instructor in the English department for 40
years and helped her late husband, entomology professor Julius Rudinsky, write more than
100 science articles. They donated the bronze
statue of Slovak writer Martin Kukucin
(whose writings Norma translated) that sits
at the west end of the Valley Library and also
donated a second copy to the Slovak Republic; it currently resides in Bratislava.
Stanley M. Sackett, Portland. Sigma Phi
Epsilon
Lois McNamara Schenck, Portland. Alpha
Delta Pi
Alice Nustad Scherner, Seattle, Wash.
Richard W. Scholl, Centerburg, Ohio.
Melanie Arndt Sessions, Lake Oswego.
Mabel E. Shaw, Baker City.
Jean Shimp, San Diego, Calif.
Beulah Weddle Smith, Stayton. Sigma Kappa
Sidney Soloway, Norwalk, Conn.
Neoma Sparks, Corvallis.
Andrew H. Stephenson, Paso Robles, Calif.
Lynn C. Stoker, White Bear Lake, Minn.
B. Morgan Street, Boise, Idaho.
Mari Taniguchi, Appleton, Wis.
E. Doris Pahland Tilles, Portland. She was a
librarian at OSU for more than 30 years.
Betty A. Tovey, Cheshire.
Roberta Tumbiolo, San Rafael, Calif.
Fred C. Walker, Ridgway, Colo.
Alexis J. Walker, Corvallis. She was co-director of the School of Social and Behavioral
Health Sciences and the Jo Anne L. Petersen
Chair in Gerontology and Family Studies in
the College of Public Health and Human Sciences at the time of her death. She was known
for especially strong mentoring skills, having
helped launched and advance many careers.
This year she won the Felix Berardo Scholarship Award for Mentoring from the National
Council on Family Relations.
Robert L. Wallace, Salem.
Benno Warkentin, Corvallis. He was head of
the Department of Soil Science and the OSU
Water Research Institute until 1993, when he
retired. In retirement he taught classes in the
University Honors College, served as a thesis
reviewer and continued to write noteworthy
articles in his field.
Warren L. Webb, ’59, ’64, Lebanon. He was
a researcher and professor in forestry and
microclimatology. Phi Kappa Tau
Alexis Multer White, Portland.
Richard A. Wismer, Portland.
Betty Zylewitz, Redmond.
Answers to Pop Quiz
(Questions are on page 14.)
1. e (all of the above)
2.true
3. c (half a dozen)
4.true
5. Horace Mann
6.Harvard
7.Sputnik
8. d (all of the above)
9. a (President Obama)
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ANN BERNERT
2011-12 OSUAA Presidential Scholarship recipient
College of Agricultural Sciences, University Honors College
Ann is one of those incredible high-achieving
students from Oregon who now choose OSU more
frequently than any other university. Read more
about Ann’s work here:
www.osualum.com/annb
Receiving the Presidential Scholarship was a major
factor in Ann selecting OSU. She was also attracted
to the Honors College, the study abroad programs,
and the strength of the College of Agricultural
Sciences.
On receiving the Presidential Scholarship:
“You can hardly realize the
incredibly positive impact
you have made on my life
and future.”
Ann plans to be an environmental or agricultural
researcher and she wants to develop more costefficient and environmentally friendly pest control
methods.
When you join the OSU Alumni Association, you
support great students like Ann. Please join today:
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