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When John Wykoff, Jr., was editor of the Vanguard student newspaper, it was in boxes downtown.
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As a Portland State student, Sahra Vanderkin Rahimtoola, co-founded the Student Ambassador program.
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By age 19, Pakistani native Saba Ahmed had earned a double major at Portland State.
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Gloria Lohman Feves ’72 explores the history of Oregon's Jews—why they came, what they found, and how they changed through the years.
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Leslie Goodlow-Baldwin is the youngest-ever president of the Portland Rose Festival.
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Alum Ryan Christensen uses "eco-friendly" clothing as his "weapon of choice" to convey a social message.
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David Cowsert heads a new publishing group in Portland.
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Oregon Teacher of the Year (2006-07) Jackie Cooke describes herself as an optimist.
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Nova Newcomer has developed an efficient software program for employee communication.
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It's a troubling fact that many youth in our society are at risk for homelessness, school dropout, substance abuse, teen pregnancy and delinquency. What can we do?
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Erin Hulme '06 loves living and working in Washington, DC.
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Artist Doug Hyde's sculpture of Chief Joseph graces the Native American Student and Community Center.
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Dan Vance ’97 has made an independent film in Arizona with a camera of his own design.
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Teresa Neva Tate ’94, MA ’97 Creates Living History for a New Museum
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Ali M. Al Ali ’83 Delivering Mail at a Profit in Qatar
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Support from Judy '86 and Scott South helps PSU's Hydrology Lab evaluate, treat and recycle rainwater.
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A scholarship in honor of a fallen soldier fuels a rising design dynamo.
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Stephen Johnson hopes to produce fuel that is carbon neutral.
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Who would have thought to grow edible plants on rooftops? Erin Altz did.
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The new playground at Portland State's model child development center helps young children with their most important work.
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John Stephens MIM ’03 Helps Tsunami Victims in India
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Show your Viking spirit and help support student scholarships with a Portland State license plate.
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Products made by women around the world are sold through KJ Lewis' company.
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Julie Beals ’96 keeps the coffee and tea world abuzz
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Elizabeth Bara runs a nonprofit that helps people in Africa become self-reliant.
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Tyson Foods convinced Oregon native Michelle Bond to move to its Arkansas offices.
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Bob Sutton MA '73 is now chief historian of the National Park Service.
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It’s not unusual for PSU grad Deirdre Lorenz to crisscross Manhattan as she auditions for a commercial, poses for a designer catalog, and attends a premiere gala—all in 24 hours. Maintaining careers as an actress, model, and film producer makes for a high-velocity lifestyle, but Lorenz is up to the challenge.
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"Several companies have expressed interest in hiring me based solely on my involvement in student projects at PSU."
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“Thanks to my professors at PSU and my experiences in and out of the classroom, I believe I am fully prepared for what lies ahead.”
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"The relaxed atmosphere on campus, the helpful attitude of the professors and their valuable advice has made my experience at PSU very enjoyable and will certainly contribute to my ability to have a successful career in engineering."
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"A real advantage of being at PSU's Maseeh College is having good connections to industry and solving practical problems."
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"Receiving the Maseeh Fellowship inspired me to want to give back to the professional and academic community."
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"PSU's Maseeh College takes full advantage of its excellent faculty, prime urban location, and strong connections to give students an educational experience that jump starts their careers."
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Joel Gerardo Campos Alvis knows that hard work and help from PSU advising is a winning equation.
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"Portland State University allowed me to get an education in Electrical Engineering and Physics while still being able to stay in Portland and work almost full-time."
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"Working with PSU's great research faculty has been an incredible experience."
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"PSU has delivered just what I was looking for. It has faculty who are committed to helping me succeed and a campus with strong and meaningful contacts with industry."
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"The new CEE Ph.D. program has made it possible for me to realize my dream of becoming a professor and is allowing me to form a new research partnership between PSU and Oregon Tech."
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"My studies at PSU have had academic challenge and good industry application."
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Last September, a quarter horse owned by Dr. Ray ’69 and Wendy Norgaard ’67, MST ’72 set the world’s record for the fastest 300 yards in a derby trial at Yellowstone Downs in Billings, Montana. Although the couple didn’t make any money, they had something better.
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New lab gets biology majors and non-majors excited about the relevance of science to their everyday lives.
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Take one fired-up musician/scholar, a network of community partners and the legacy of a beloved jazz legend. Mix thoroughly and jam a while. What do you get?
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What Nobel Laureate helped Portland State's library get started again after the disastrous Vanport flood of 1948?
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Vince Dimone's, MS ’03, cost-conscious counseling benefits his clients and himself.
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Paul De Muniz, who graduated from PSU with a degree in sociology, is chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court.
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Based in Cairo, Abeer Etefa is a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
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Revealing his life as a corporate spy
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Tammy Kimball and her family lived onboard their boat, the Anjuli, for two years.
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Mark Prater is the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance's chief tax counsel.
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For over half a century, engineer Arthur (Art) M. James has wondered what makes badly designed buildings and bridges fail, and built sound ones that don't.
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Joy Hirsch MS ’71 Studying Brain Function at Columbia University
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Carolyn Cole ’76 has accomplished what most aspiring artists dream of—her work is shown in six galleries nationwide and her boldly colored contemporary paintings are held in over 500 private and corporate collections.
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Paresh Patel ’96 gets an early start as a successful entrepreneur
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Chief Financial Officer Scott Davis ’74 likes to keep his learning curve growing at a steady pace, and helping to chart the future of UPS—a $36 billion corporation—gives him that opportunity.
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The Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State explores the encounter of Jews and Judaism within the modern world.
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MaryLou Wendel Webb passes on the Homecoming Queen crown after 35 years.
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A wrestler and criminal justice major shares his PSU experience.
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Garett Croft Stenson ’04 sits in his north Portland bungalow among boxes stacked full of wallets, tape, stickers, and promotional posters, all ready to be mailed to retailers.
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