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	Meet Mario Schmit (MIM '08) Mario completed his Master of International Management (MIM) degree in 2008 and now works for DHL Global Forwarding as the Strategic Customers Manager.	Alumnus
	Melanie Billings-Yun Honors Program Alumna, B.S. in History, 1976	Alumnus
	John Fitzgerald Systems Science Graduate Program - Alumnus	Alumnus
	Scott Davis, CEO of UPS and Portland State University Alumnus, Featured in Harvard Business Review’s Blog Network The U.S. economy is slowly improving, raising questions and concerns among business leaders over the slower than expected growth.	Alumnus
	Congratulations to Matt Guilfoyle (MBA ’04), Gregory Price (MBA ’09), and Ken York (BS Marketing ’03) Each year the Portland Business Journal recognizes 40 overachievers under the age of 40. The 2012 list of winners includes three Portland State School of Business Administration alumni.	Alumnus
	The core of an idea	Alumnus
	Superlawyer	Alumnus
	A Qaddhafi insider	Alumnus
	Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from India Aditya Bhutada	Alumnus
	Cassie Miura Honors Program Alumna, B.A. in English, 2008	Alumnus
	Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Saudi Arabia Mazen Alobaid	Alumnus
	Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Nepal Sudin Maharjan	Alumnus
	Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Syria Nour Abboud	Alumnus
	Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from China Min Cai	Alumnus
	Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Saudi Arabia Fadil AlQatari	Alumnus
	Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Germany Katharina de Biasi	Alumnus
	Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Kenya Judith Waswa	Alumnus
	Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from China Patrick Mok	Alumnus
	Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Qatar Abdulrahman Yousuf Al-Homaid	Alumnus
	Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Saudi Arabia Amani Aljamid	Alumnus
	Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Japan Hiroshi Hada	Alumnus
	Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from India Zahed Reza Khurasani	Alumnus
	Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Japan Yuko Amano	Alumnus
	Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Saudi Arabia Bader Alharthi	Alumnus
	Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Saudi Arabia Bandar Alsaif	Alumnus
	Claudia Welala Long Claudia Welala Long recalls her experience as a TRIPLE alumna of the School of Social Work, (BSW, MSW, PhD).	Alumnus
	Creating new technology Outstanding young alumnus Nabil Mistkawi earns international acclaim.	Alumnus
	Helping women Dress for Success Alumni service winner Amber Fowler opens doors for low-income women.	Alumnus
	A pioneer for women engineers Alumna Angela Wykoff blazed a path for female engineers.	Alumnus
	Guarding against toxic products Alumnus Andre Craan advocates for consumer safety.	Alumnus
	2011 Graduation Congratulations School of Social Work graduates for your outstanding work!	Alumnus
	Rebecca Arcos It’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind—something Rebecca has done three times in her choice of career. After studying business and engineering, she found her true calling and majored in social work at PSU. She’s also forged strong friendships with students of very different beliefs and backgrounds.	Alumnus
	Avel Louise Gordly Avel is modest about her accomplishments, perhaps because to describe them all would require a day. The first African American woman elected to the Oregon State Senate, she is a dedicated activist, community leader, PSU professor and author—to name just a few. To top it off, she’s a phenomenal storyteller, as we found out in our interview.	Alumnus
	Alumni Entrepreneur Snapshot: Charlie Devereux 2004 MBA Graduate Charlie Devereux credits his program with helping him start a successful business in the industry he loves.	Alumnus
	Terry Cross (MSW '77) Terry L. Cross, founder and executive director of the National Indian Child Welfare Association, based in Southwest Portland, will receive the Embracing the Legacy Award of the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps.	Alumnus
	Alumni Profile: Scott Davis Many business students dream of ascending the ranks to become the CEO of a Fortune 500 company and worldwide brand. Scott Davis ’74 did exactly that.	Alumnus
	From PSU to UPS Scott Davis to be PSU's 2011 June Commencement Speaker	Alumnus
	Alumni Snapshot: Bruce Veldhuisen MBA '94	Alumnus
	Alumni Profile: Thomas Ezra Soon after Thomas Ezra was honorably discharged after serving four years in the United States Marine Corps, he began searching for his next step.	Alumnus
	Turning pro Shannon Burley '00	Alumnus
	Kylene Fickenscher ’10, Master of Business Administration	Alumnus
	Legacy of learning Behzad Hosseini ’96, MBA ’97	Alumnus
	Dishing up tradition Rosanna Bowles ’77	Alumnus
	Ruth Maionchi (MSW) Providing mental health counseling at service centers located near ground zero and several other disaster sites providing mental health counseling for both the victims and volunteers.	Alumnus
	Joanne Fuller MSW, School of Social Work Alumna Becoming a critical piece of the safety net for people in our community.	Alumnus
	Oussoubleh Robleh Electrical Engineering	Alumnus
	Lee Ann Phillips BECAUSE OF PSU -- "I encouraged youth in foster care to go to college." --	Alumnus
	Beryl Robison (MSW '72, PhD PAP '04) Social work fed her passion to make a difference for the greater good.	Alumnus
	Chip Shields (M.S.W. '03) In 2004, Chip Shields (M.S.W. '03) was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives by residents of North and Northeast Portland's 43rd district.	Alumnus
	Kay Toran (M.S.W. '70) She strives to empower the individual and to create programs and collaborative relationships that promote education, self-reliance and equality for all people in our community.	Alumnus
	Laura Brennan (M.S.W. '96) Laura puts together three critical activities - community development, public policy, and philanthropy - to make a real difference in increasing access to health care.	Alumnus
	Carol Levine (M.S.W. '89) Board President and founder of Returning Veterans Resource Project Northwest (RVRPNW).	Alumnus
	Richard Storch (M.S.W. '70) A career in the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHS)	Alumnus
	Carol Lundin (MSW '05) Since receiving her M.S.W. in 2005 - one year after her breast cancer diagnosis - Carol Lundin has been creating programs in the Portland area empowering communities and cancer survivors to recognize their courage and ability to 'contribute'.	Alumnus
	Jae Douglas (Ph.D., '01) After earning her MSW in 1988 and her PhD in 2001 at PSU, she's now helping people in an unusual way - as an environmental epidemiologist for the State of Oregon.	Alumnus
	Brownie Tuiasosopo Micro/Molecular Biology	Alumnus
	Chris Verschuyl (MSW '06) Chris came to social work gradually, without realizing at first what it was called.	Alumnus
	Jenell Neufeld, LCSW (Alumnus, M.S.W. '93) Looming demographics of aging Americans point to the need for more geriatric trained social workers.	Alumnus
	Daren Ford (M.S.W. '08) Daren's work with VOA has helped him to build on his own strengths while helping others recognize theirs.	Alumnus
	Barry Kast (MSW '75) One of the hallmarks of Barry's work has been his focus on improving the systems of mental health care in our communities.	Alumnus
	Miriam Calderon (M.S.W. '02) Miriam Calderon took her passion to improve services for young Latino children and their families to Capitol Hill.	Alumnus
	Rekah Strong (MSW '02) Rekah Strong is the Diversity Coordinator for Clark County, Washington. Looking back, she can honestly say that she would not be where she is today without her MSW.	Alumnus
	Karla Diaz (MSW '03) Karla Diaz works at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Quito, Ecuador.	Alumnus
	Taylor Clark (M.S.W. '07) Taylor Clark has been helping people for years -- as a medic in the army, as a nurse, and as a case manager.	Alumnus
	BECAUSE OF PSU... "I invented a chemical formulation that enabled Intel to make new generations of microprocessors." - Nabil Mistkawi, PhD., Physical Chemistry	Alumnus
	BECAUSE OF PSU... "I encouraged youth in foster care to go to college." -- Lee Ann Phillips, Master of Social Work	Alumnus
	BECAUSE OF PSU... "I got into law school." -- Kimberley Mansfield, bachelor's degree	Alumnus
	BECAUSE OF PSU... "I worked with a team to help Nike find the greenest way to transport products." -- Jonathan Jacobs, Master of Business Administration	Alumnus
	BECAUSE OF PSU... "We won an NCAA Big Sky basketball championship." -- Claire Faucher and Erin Yankus, bachelor’s degrees	Alumnus
	BECAUSE OF PSU... "I drew thousands of students together." -- Christian Aniciete, bachelor's degree	Alumnus
	BECAUSE OF PSU... "I helped strangers complete their building and art projects." -- Zach Springer, Master of Fine Arts	Alumnus
	Meet Nathalie Nève First Ph.D. awarded in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering	Alumnus
	Greg Ness MBA '87 Inspiring future CEOs	Alumnus
	Keren Brown Wilson PhD '83 and Michael DeShane MA '72, PhD '77 Creating age-friendly cities	Alumnus
	Fariborz Maseeh '80, MS '84 Return Investor	Alumnus
	Marisa Lino '71 Diplomatic Assignment	Alumnus
	Dennis Keenan MSW '72 Center of hope for Oregonians	Alumnus
	Antonio D'Auria '02 Fathering hope in Ghana	Alumnus
	Paul De Muniz '72 Bringing justice to the people	Alumnus
	The fruits of his labor Chad Honl MED '07	Alumnus
	Home show makeover pro Kristin Wells '97	Alumnus
	Alumni Profile: Nick Poindexter Nick Poindexter, BA '07 Advertising Management and Marketing, is an Office Assistant at Metropolitan Group	Alumnus
	Alumni Entrepreneur Snapshot: On Your Feet On Your Feet is a consultancy that uses improvisation and other experimental techniques to help organizations create, relate and communicate... all while having a ridiculously good time	Alumnus
	Charter school champion Adam Reid '03 helps keep a local public charter school running	Alumnus
	Helping companies turn it around Businesses looking to stay afloat seek out Renee Fellman, MBA '85	Alumnus
	Dentist with a heart Michaelangelo Aust pursues dental realties over Ferrari dreams.	Alumnus
	Bringing solutions off the hill Kristin Rencher transforms scientific discoveries into beneficial products.	Alumnus
	Master of the search engine Marshall Simmonds '95 orchestrates search engine strategy to yield maximum traffic for the New York Times and its online properties.	Alumnus
	Intel's 'Green Goddess' Lorie Wigle MBA '89 oversees strategies for green prduct design and manufacturing as well as Intel's energy efficiency	Alumnus
	Documenting women peacemakers Emi Noma uses film to tell the stories of women peacemakers around the world.	Alumnus
	Advocating for equality, speaking out on violence Gabriele Ross translates academic pursuits into meaningful community contributions.	Alumnus
	Sentencing Service Program Kate McCracken '08 advocates for alternatives for juvenile and adult offenders in San Francisco.	Alumnus
	Green energy entrepreneur Stephen Johnson hopes to produce fuel that is carbon neutral.	Alumnus
	In the company of sisters Products made by women around the world are sold through KJ Lewis' company.	Alumnus
	Bill (William Tate), Film and Dialects Professor of Theater Arts	Alumnus
	Dr. Byron Haines Dr. Byron Haines Philosophy Professor Emeritus	Alumnus
	Green on top Who would have thought to grow edible plants on rooftops? Erin Altz did.	Alumnus
	A lawyer in the making By age 19, Pakistani native Saba Ahmed had earned a double major at Portland State.	Alumnus
	Beyond the watercooler Nova Newcomer has developed an efficient software program for employee communication.	Alumnus
	Making history Bob Sutton MA '73 is now chief historian of the National Park Service.	Alumnus
	Making food her business Tyson Foods convinced Oregon native Michelle Bond to move to its Arkansas offices.	Alumnus
	A hospitalist with Kaiser As a Portland State student, Sahra Vanderkin Rahimtoola, co-founded the Student Ambassador program.	Alumnus
	Raising the profile of Iraqi refugees Based in Cairo, Abeer Etefa is a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.	Alumnus
	A Vanguard education When John Wykoff, Jr., was editor of the Vanguard student newspaper, it was in boxes downtown.	Alumnus
	Capital relations Erin Hulme '06 loves living and working in Washington, DC.	Alumnus
	A rose by her name Leslie Goodlow-Baldwin is the youngest-ever president of the Portland Rose Festival.	Alumnus
	Being all that he can be David Cowsert heads a new publishing group in Portland.	Alumnus
	The cheering goes on MaryLou Wendel Webb passes on the Homecoming Queen crown after 35 years.	Alumnus
	Serving the U.S. Senate for over a decade Mark Prater is the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance's chief tax counsel.	Alumnus
	Belief in children rewarded Oregon Teacher of the Year (2006-07) Jackie Cooke describes herself as an optimist.	Alumnus
	Bamboo clothing with a message Alum Ryan Christensen uses "eco-friendly" clothing as his "weapon of choice" to convey a social message.	Alumnus
	Passing judgement in Oregon's top court Paul De Muniz, who graduated from PSU with a degree in sociology, is chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court.	Alumnus
	Making a difference in Africa Elizabeth Bara runs a nonprofit that helps people in Africa become self-reliant.	Alumnus
	Sailing around the world Tammy Kimball and her family lived onboard their boat, the Anjuli, for two years.	Alumnus
	Making it in New York City Deirdre Lorenz lives a high-velocity lifestyle.	Alumnus
	This alumnus wants in your back pocket 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.	Alumnus
	Montana ranchers own a world record setting filly 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.	Alumnus
	Keeping the coffee and tea world abuzz Julie Beals '96 keeps the coffee and tea world abuzz	Alumnus
	Successful entrepreneur starts young Paresh Patel '96 gets an early start as a successful entrepreneur	Alumnus
	Taking UPS global Chief Financial Officer Scott Davis '74 likes to keep his learning curve growing at a steady pace, and helping to chart the future of UPSa $36 billion corporationgives him that opportunity.	Alumnus
	Success in the world of contemporary art 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.	Alumnus
	Revealing his life as a corporate spy Revealing his life as a corporate spy	Alumnus
	Meet Marius Nita "Working with PSU's great research faculty has been an incredible experience."	Alumnus
	Meet Wei Wang "My studies at PSU have had academic challenge and good industry application."	Alumnus
	Meet Roger Lindgren "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."	Alumnus
	Meet Dave Roper "For mechanical engineering students, the opportunities at PSU are amazing."	Alumnus
	Creating living history for a new museum Teresa Neva Tate '94, MA '97 Creates Living History for a New Museum	Alumnus
	Helping tsunami victims in India John Stephens MIM '03 Helps Tsunami Victims in India	Alumnus
	Meet Harkirat Singh "Receiving the Maseeh Fellowship inspired me to want to give back to the professional and academic community."	Alumnus
	Meet Guowu Yang "A real advantage of being at PSU's Maseeh College is having good connections to industry and solving practical problems."	Alumnus
	Studying brain function at Columbia University Joy Hirsch MS '71 Studying Brain Function at Columbia University	Alumnus
	Delivering the mail at a profit in Qatar Ali M. Al Ali '83 Delivering Mail at a Profit in Qatar	Alumnus
	A passion to tell the story of Oregon Judaism Gloria Lohman Feves '72 explores the history of Oregon's Jewswhy they came, what they found, and how they changed through the years.	Alumnus
	Coming one day to a theater near you? Dan Vance '97 has made an independent film in Arizona with a camera of his own design.	Alumnus
	Offering cost-conscious counseling Vince Dimone's, MS '03, cost-conscious counseling benefits his clients and himself.	Alumnus
	Meet Chris Pangilinan "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."	Alumnus
	Meet James Berokoff "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."	Alumnus

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