The Beaver Fiji A Publication of Kappa Omicron of Phi Gamma Delta Kappa Omicron 348 NW 25th St., Corvallis, OR 97330 Winter 1992 Brothers from 1946-51 Reunite A reunion dinner was held the night before the 1991 Norris Pig Dinner in Corvallis. Twenty-five brothers came from three west coast states, as well as Nevada. Byron Diesselhorst, '45, made the longest trip, traveling from San Diego, California. This group of brothers had not met for many years, and some had not seen each other since World War II days. Chuck Gassman and Jim Collins, both '46, and many others, deserve credit for this event. Front row (1-r): Robert F. Kline,'49-387; Richard N. Dodd,'51-426; Robert R. Bergis,'45-380; Harold W.Logsdon, Jr.,'46-362; Richard A. Schoenberg,'51-437; Robert L. Clough,'53-464; Leland R. Dressier, '46-355; and Edward E. Wilson,'46-371. Back row; John J. Amort,'49-380; Byron F. Disselhorst,'45-334; Allan E. Lindstrom,'51-433; John D. Rowell,'48-377; William H. Egan,'49-383; Roy E. Phelan,'50-418; Jack A. Grey,'50-409; Arthur H. Clough,'50-402; Richard A. Koch,'52-453; Alfred B."Bus" Clough,'50-401; Leonard K. Frank,'54-485; William T. Read,'46-367; Robert R. Read,'49-395; Charles A. Gassman, '46-356; James H. Collins, Jr., '46-353; Charles H. "Hank" Herman, Jr., '46-358; and Frank G. Sauer, '49-396. 1992 Norris Pig Dinner Brothers, 1 am co-chairman, along with graduate brothers Jim Collins and Chuck Gassman, for the 1992 Norris Pig Din ner. This year's dinner is going to be one of the best in history. The dinner will be held on Sunday, April 26. The location is O'Callahan's restaurant at Nendels Inn. Once again, we will be having a golf tournament at OSU's Trysting Tree golf course. You had better practice so you can beat last year's winners! Details about the weekend were mailed in early April. Please mail your reservation, including the names of those you want to have in your playing group for the tournament, to Jeff Hellner, 348 NW 25th St., Corvallis, OR 97330. There were 147 brothers at the 1991 dinner — let's break that record! I look forward to meeting you. Fiji is not for college days alone! — Jeff Hellner, Graduate Relations Chairman Rush Report Rush is again upon us, and we look forward to the most ex citing and successful rush program ever. We eagerly anticipate great participation (an essential key to a successful rush, as you know)from both the graduate brothers and the undergraduates. Recognizing that the graduate referral system plays an elemental role in the formal rush process, we are revising this program. We wish to utilize this resource to its fullest potential. We plan to contact all graduate brothers with program details. Also, we have planned for committee members to be rushing in strategic locations up and down the west coast. We are par ticularly excited about our rush headquarters — four brothers sharing a summer apartment in Portland that will serve as a com munications and planning base. This nucleus will be primarily responsible for planning and motivating "Team Fiji" to provide for a successful 1992 rush. — Jimmy Robinson, Rush Chairman \r\nPage 2 THE BEAVER FIJI Winter 1992 Crookham Appointed Attorney General Scholarship Report KO graduate brother Charles Crookham,*45-333, was ap pointed by Governor Barbara Roberts to begin a one-year term as attorney general. He was sworn in on January 2, 1992. With grades university-wide on a downward trend, due to the new plus/minus grading system, several Phi Gams still managed to accomplish some outstanding scholastic achievements fall term. The scholarship committee, composed of Jeff Nizich, John Nord, and Jason Shaw, and chaired by Charles spent two years at OSU,leaving in 1943 for a tour of duty in Europe with the 89th Infantry. Returning home in 1946, he enrolled at Stanford, and became affiliated with Lambda Sigma Chapter. Charles went to law school at Stanford and finished his law education at Lewis & Clark College in 1951. He was in private practice until he was appointed to the Multnomah County Circuit Court in 1963. Charles retired in 1989. He spent the final eight years in his career as presiding judge of the court. His brother is Robert D. Crookham,*41-257. Good luck, Charles! Gilfillan Award to Sandine The Fall 1984 Beaver Fiji contained the following stor^;: "Contributions by the family and friends of the late dean of science, F. A. Gilfillan, have made possible the establishment of the F A, Gilfillan Memorial Awardfor Distinguished Scholar ship in Science. This new award will honor a faculty member in the OSU college of science for distinguished scholarship achievement in science over an extended period of time. The award carries an award of $1,000.** The 1991 Gilfillan Award winner is Dr. William E. Sandine, professor of microbiology. Sandine received a BS from Iowa State Jedediah Larson, held a dinner on January 13 to recognize scholarship achievement. Meals were prepared according to the grades each individual received. A GPA from 4.0 to 3.5 received a steak dinner, from 3.49 to 3.0 received roast beef, 2.99 to 2.5 received a hamburger, 2.49 to 2.0 received a bowl of beans, and anyone who earned below a 2.0 received a bowl of mush. Prizes were also awarded to recognize achievement. The member of each pledge class who received the highest GPA was awarded a prize from Campus Connection, a local Greek novel ty store. Winners included Cory Brisbin (freshman), Jedediah Larson (sophomore), and Joel Kachmarek (junior). Two scholar ships, $100 and $200, were awarded to the live-out and live-in who had the highest level of scholastic achievement during the fall term. Live-out Mark Hill edged out Glenn Garland and Scott Duckett by just .02. Jedediah Larson won the live-in award. There were many other scholarship highlights. Tony Johnson, Dave Vogt, and Jason Shaw gained admission to the professional level of the engineering school, and junior Jung Lee was inducted into Phi Delta Chi, a professional pharmacy frater nity. — Jedediah Larson, Scholarship Chairman in 1950, an MS from North Carolina State in 1955, and a PhD from OSU in 1958. He*s been at OSU since receiving his PhD and is famous for developing virus infection resistant strains in cheese cultures. His work means multiple millions of dollars in savings from spoilage in the cheese industry. The various cultures have been patented and produce significant income to Oregon State. Many of us remember Doc Gilfillan as our faculty (scholar ship) advisor from the 1930s through the 1970s. Many also remember Bill Sandine, who is a member of the Fiji class of 1950 at Iowa State. Thanks, Bill, for your continuous dedication and years of advising KO pledges and others who need help from a mature and sympathetic source. "Doc** was that to me and for several generations of KO members. Congratulations upon receiving one of the most prestigious faculty awards at OSU. In cidentally, one of the major donors to the Gilfillan fund was Doc*s best man, Cy Gates, *27-87. — C. H. "Scram** Graham Graduate Brothers Support KO There were 158 contributions to the 1991 KO giving pro gram, consisting of the building fund and the communications fund. Several brothers responded more than once. The total for both categories was $6,720. Instituted in 1990, recognition is given to those who con tribute $100 or more. This group is known as "The Really Good Guys,** and for 1991 consists of the following — 20 in all. A very special "thank you** to them. Cyrus K. Gates,*27-87; William B. Johnson,*30-118; George E. Covert, Jr., *31-124; Hubert M. Cook,*32-133; John M. Allen, *33-149; Charles V. Ruzek, *37-203; Meredith M. Huggins, *38-212; Joseph C. Oliver, *38-218; Alvin E. Olson, *41-269; W. Wayne Shipley, *45-347; James O. Centers, *46-352; Allan E. Bankus, *50-399; Arthur H. Clough, *50-402; Richard L. Engdahl, *51-427; Joseph J. Cornell, *53-465; Allan G. Thomp son, *56-519; John H. Hudson, *60-585; Thomas J. Braden, *62-617; Bert E. Loughmiller, *64-661; and Thomas H. Davis, Obituaries Raymond M. Versteeg,'23-54, died on October 20, 1991. Ray owned and operated Ray Versteeg Oil Co. for 40 years. Charles W. Messing, *26-78, died on March 21, 1991. Newton R. Crum,*35-176, passed away on August 3, 1991. His widow, Gladys, writes that Newton was a devoted member of the fraternity. Newton worked as the manager of Republic Supply Co, and as a manufacturers agent. He and Gladys worked with Sunset Co. Realtors in Santa Barbara, California, for ten years. Donald R. Munro, Jr., '35-182, of Forest Grove, Oregon, passed away on January 5, 1992. Don was a Navy pilot during WWII, and was 78 at the time of his death. H.Sprague Burdin, Jr., *37-194, of Portland, Oregon, died on May 27, 1991. He is survived by his wife, Paula Jane(KKT, OSU); a son, Robert; a daughter, Barbara; and three grand children. Sprague graduated from OSU with a degree in civil engineering and began working for Cunningham Associates, Inc., in 1937. He later became co-owner of the business. William E. Leer, Jr., *38-215, died on May 16, 1991. He was a resident of Fredericksburg, Texas. William H. Leever, *40-250, passed away on August 20, 1991. Survivors include his wife, Margaret; and three sons, two of whom are William r71-813] and Jeffrey r74-893]. Robert U. Baucke,'42-276, died on August 25, 1991. Robert H. Hollister, *42-284, died on July 14, 1991. He was 71. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; a son, Scott; daughters, Julie Hollister-Smith and Janice L. Mills; and four grandchildren. Robert retired from his law firm and moved to Arizona in 1979. William A. Townes,'48-378, passed away January 7, 1991. Edwin M. Stanley, *59-576, died August 10, 1991, when *83-1040. The very first donor for 1992 is A. Burton Lind, *43-299. his stunt plane crashed. Edwin was a passionate aviator with several years of aerobatic training. He was a trustee of Lewis & The editors apologizefor misspelling Charles A. Gassman*s 1*46-356] name in the Summer 1991 Beaver Fiji. Clark College, and a director of Portland Chamber of Commerce, Oregon Symphony, and MS Society of Oregon. He is survived by his wife, Maria, son, Nicholas, and daughter, Tina. \r\nWinter 1992 Page 3 THE BEAVER FIJI Fiji Fables children. He writes, "I'm living in a condo in Lake Oswego and am in charge of the clubhouse and swimming pool. Come on over for a dip in the best pool in the Northwest!" Joe is a member of the Portland Advertising Federation and is a retired ski school weekend director (1980). He enjoys skiing and swimming. William B. Johnson,'30-118, is retired. Bill and his wife, Edith (KA0, OSU '32), reside at 8150 SW Barnes Rd., '''1104, Portland, OR 97225. They are the parents of Marilyn (54), Susan (50), and Kathy (44). Bill writes, "Marilyn just left for Quito, E. Ronald Liggett, '54-487, and his wife, Janet (AXR, OSU), reside at 5914 SW Kruse Ridge Dr., Portland, OR 97219, and have two children and two grandchildren. Ron is a senior Ecuador, for two years in the Peace Corps. I'm getting closer and closer to the top of the list of oldsters." Robert H. Theis,'39-241, writes, "I'm very active in Summerfield golf events. We spent two months in Kauai this winter and have been on motor trips to national parks, including Rushmore, Yellowstone, Jackson Hole, Zion, and Bryce. I'm real vice president for Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. He recently returned to Oregon after 17 years in Seattle and 7 in Salt Lake City. Jeffrey L. Wissler,'69-778, writes, "I just got back from a ten-day scuba trip in Fiji (Matangi Island). The islands are beautiful — still very rural. I hiked into a village and drank 'kaua' with the chief. Bula!""Kong" works in real estate development. He resides at 4349 N. Talmadge Dr., San Diego, CA 92116. ly enjoying retirement." Bob and his wife, Wilma, reside at 15720 SW Alderbrook Cir., Tigard, OR 97224. They have three children and seven grandchildren (the oldest is 26 and the youngest is 2). Leslie W. KIncaid, '40-249, writes, "Hey! Bud Launtz's f39-232] name was left out of the group that went to Tucson." Leslie resides at 9850 SW Hawthorne Lane, Portland, OR 97225. Harold W. Logsdon, Jr.,'46-362, is a retired principal mar ried to Leone. They are the parents of six children and have six grandchildren. Hal and Leone reside at 1260 Searchlite Ct., Jeffrey L. Reno, NV 89503. Hal writes,"The classes of 1946-50 had a re union dinner the night before the Norris Pig Dinner. Chuck '69-778; posed Wissler, Gassman f46-356]and Jim Collins f46-353] organized the event. I had an open house for the 1946 brothers. Dr. Bill Blade with a native Fiji Islander on his recent trip to Matangi ["46-351] became ill on his way to the reunion." Richard A. Koch,'52-453, is a physician and rancher who is semi-retired. Rich is married to Mary (AT, U of OR), and the couple are the parents of Mary Ann Low and Susan Talbot. Rich is the director of Multnomah Greyhound Track. He writes,"We've got the best 'odds' in the state of Oregon!" Rich enjoys hunting birds and fly-fishing on the Deschutes River. He receives mail at PO Drawer CC, Pilot Rock, OR 97868. Rich also writes, "In land Empire Bank, based in northeastern Oregon, was recently selected as one of the top two banks in Oregon for safety and management. Upon his retirement from over 30 years with the Pendleton Grain Growers, John Amort f49-380]was appointed as a full vice president and serves as manager of all five branches Island. Kenneth F. St. Pierre,'70-797, is the recipient of United Way's John Stotsenberg Award for outstanding campaign volunteer. Ken and his wife, Linda (OSU), reside in Corvallis. Ken is president of the KO Association and receives mail at 2372 Main St., Philomath, OR 97370. Lon D. Haberlach,'76-905, is married to Marilyn (Rutgers '77), and the couple are the parents of Marissa (4) and Emma (4 mos.). "Habs" writes, "Spring brought a new addition to the family — another woman in my life and my wallet. If anyone has some spare time, please send it my way. I had another great 'Indy Weekend' with Tom Newman f77-931]racing and being with Fijis and friends." The Haberlach family resides at 14927 of the bank. John has been generally acknowledged as one of Umatilla County's leaders in politics, civic works, and community support. The bank has a strong Kappa Omicron background with Walter Hulden f38-213] and myself among its directors and stockholders." Robert T. Bragg,'53-463, is a member of the Washington Athletic Club and is "still playing basketball." He is also a retired engineer (GE Corp.). Robert and his wife, Polly (KKF, OSU), are the parents of Lynn (34, KKF), Julie (32, KA0), and Steve (30, Fiji). The couple reside at 4646 Forest Ave. SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040. Joseph J. Cornell,'53-465, works in sales with Bridgetown Printing. He resides at 2019 SW Bonnie Brae Dr., Lake Oswego, OR 97034. He is divorced and is the father of Karen (38), Janice Magness (37), and Diane Childs (36). Joe also has three grand SE 64th, Bellevue, WA 98006. Habs is a salesman and engineer. Samuel C. Skillern III, '82-999, and his wife, Jennifer (Seattle Pacific U,'83), live at 1630 Lake Washington Blvd., Seat tle, WA 98122. They have two cats, "Flash"(10) and "Cincin nati Red"(1). Sam is a vice president for Arst Public Relations in Bellevue. "Skilldaddy" writes, "I have been enjoying yet another year — and counting our blessings! — at 'The Resort,' our rental house overlooking Lake Washington. Remember how we always used to name our Fiji live-out pads? 'The Exile,' D/11969970 Jeffrey Wissler, '69-778, sent the chapter this souvenir from his recent trip to the Fiji itti'-Nfii E IS 1 Ki.At, tr.vnemv nji mn imvTT' niriT'T.Aw OIVE DOL.1LAR D/11969970 f Islands. See his news note for the rest of his story and a great photo! \r\nPage 4 Winter 1992 THE BEAVER FIJI John C. Home,'84-1054, writes, "I got married on June 29, 1991, to Pamela Tye (Rhode Island School of Design '85). Great to see family friends, Mrs. T., and 28 brothers! Pam and I had a great time at our wedding — come on by for a visit if you're ever in the area. I flew down to San Diego on August 3 'Paradise,' The Estate,' The Sh—' — oops, ask John Cox r82-1025], Dave Stodd r84-1051], or Kevin Innes r83-1042] about that one. I ask all KO brothers to write in with stories of their live-out pads and nicknames. If memory serves. Bill Mur phy's r80-1005] pad was named The Gay Blade' — right? Robert W. Murphy,'81-1005, and his wife, Denise, are the parents of one daughter, Jordan (21 mos.). Bob is an internationl product marketing manager for Verifone. He writes,"We're living in Lafayette, California (695 Glenside Dr., Lafayette, CA 94549), by John Martin f83-1029]. We stay in close touch with Steven James f80-979]and Mark Harris f80-991]and their families. I just started a new job at Verifone. We hope to see Sam Skillern III [^82-999]and Don Broxon! Hope all is well with T. for Rob Barnes's f84-1052]marriage to Rachel Aungle. I spent some time sightseeing with Rob, Mike Hutchlnson [*84-1055], and Mike Newman f84-1057]and his wife. Sue (A4>, OSU '85). It was great seeing 'Ole Stork' get hitched to such a beautiful and successful gal. Congrats!" "The Fudge" is a geotechnical engineer for Dames & Moore (7 mos.). He and Pamela make their home at 6041 California Ave. SW,^402,Seattle, WA 98136. David E. Schwartz,'81-1014, is an engineer for KPFF Con sulting Engineers. David writes, "I have gotten into acting and have been performing in an improvisational acting show called 'Wheel of Improv.'It is great fun, but takes most of my weekends. Jeffrey J. Lindquist,'84-1056, says,"'Butterball' moved back from Chicago. The guys are happy, but the wives and girlfriends aren't too pumped. He only calls John Whitmore f84-1073]and me at two o'clock in the morning on a monthly basis now. He's calmed down considerably. He even beats the paperboy home five days a week.""Link" is married to Shannon I want to say hello to Brother Brad Hulquist f83-1031]." David (OSU), and the couple reside at 14970 SW Boones Way, Lake lives at 19532 7th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98155. Oswego, OR 97034, with their son, Stuart (2). O. B.!" 1991 Honor Roll of Contributors Through the end of the 1991 contribution year, gifts totaling $6,720 were received from 131 graduate brothers.'Thank you" to each and every Fiji who supported Kappa Omicron Chapter's efforts at graduate relations through the vehicle of the Beaver Fiji. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! We now enter the 1992 contribution year, and with the goal being to make the communications program self-supporting. Name we need your commitment in 1992. Send your