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New
President Davies sets goals for Alumni Association
By
Ann Kinkley
Tad
Davies is the new president of the OSU Alumni
Association.
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You
can't miss the four bowls of candy when you walk
in the door. It's Tad Davies' way of
welcoming you to his accounting office ' and
making sure you come back! The new OSU Alumni Association
president for the year 2003-2004 is likewise planning
ahead and looking for ways to help OSU alumni and
the university.
Davies' CPA firm is located in Albany, where
he lives with his wife, Lynne DeTar Davies, '69.
His father, Al Davies, is a 1936 graduate, and his
son, Kevin, received his MBA from OSU in 1992. Davies
started at OSU in his father's (forestry)
footsteps in 1961, left to join the Army Special
Forces in Vietnam, Okinawa, and the Far East, and
then received his undergraduate and master's
degrees in accounting and management at Southern
Oregon State University in 1972. He then received
an MBA from OSU in 1978.
Davies has been on the association board since 1995
and has enjoyed the opportunity to help out his
alma mater. He is pleased with the OSUAA Board's
decision for the Alumni Association to conduct a
self-audit (initiated before the Enron scandal)
and to upgrade to a more sophisticated accounting
system that will help it manage the alumni center
and programs more effectively.
Davies' goals include pursuing the cooperation
of the university as an equal partner with the OSUAA
in promoting OSU, and he hopes to see the association
take a major part in managing campus conferences
' with the added benefit of the new Hilton
Garden Hotel located near the CH2M HILL Alumni Center.
His goals for the year are: cooperation - with all
campus partners, communication - through expanded
web and print exposure, and connection - to promote
the university, build up the alumni directory and
raise awareness of the association. This will include
enhancing the crossover between the Alumni Association
and the OSU Foundation, encouraging more connection
with LBCC students and OSU, and bridging the gap
between academics and business groups that are devoted
to making technology work.
All this will require a lot of energy, which is
why Davies encourages all alumni to grab another
handful of candy and come join him!
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Milosh
"Poppy" Popovich, emeritus vice-president
of administration for OSU, was honored with
the 2003 Dan W. Poling Alumni Service Award
in May
Popovich
honored for service to university.
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Named
for the longtime dean of men at Oregon State, the
award has been presented since 1989 to an Oregon
Stater who has given exemplary volunteer service
to the university.
Popovich received a bachelor's degree in chemical
engineering in 1939 and a master's degree in mechanical
engineering in 1941, both from Oregon State.
After highly decorated military service during World
War II, he retired from the Army Reserve as a lieutenant
colonel.
Popovich joined the faculty of Oregon State College
as assistant professor of mechanical engineering
in 1945. He was appointed department chair of mechanical
engineering in 1950 and assistant dean of engineering
in 1954. He became dean of administration in 1959
and vice president of administration in 1976.
While dean of administration, he oversaw more than
40 new campus construction projects, including the
building of eight residence halls, the Kerr Library,
Marine Science Center, Milne Computer Center, Peavy
Hall, Wilkinson Hall, Weniger Hall, Shepard Hall,
Nash Hall and the Administration Building. He also
was involved in the remodeling of numerous campus
buildings, including Parker Stadium.
After retiring in 1978, Popovich continued his service
to OSU. He became an OSU Foundation trustee and
is now an honorary trustee. In 1985, he was named
the OSU President's Club Most Honored Member.
Popovich was the foundation's construction supervisor
during the building of the LaSells Stewart Center
and also helped guide the construction of the CH2M
HILL Alumni Center for the Alumni Association.
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McKennon
presented E.B. Lemon Award
OSU
President Dale Clark (right) presents the
2003 E.B. Lemon Award to Keith McKennon.
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Keith McKennon, who has held top positions for both
the Dow Chemical Company and PacifiCorp, received
the 2003 E.B. Lemon Distinguished Alumni Award at
OSU in May.
Sponsored annually by the OSU Alumni Association,
the award is the highest honor given by the association
to OSU graduates who have contributed significantly
to society and whose accomplishments have brought
credit to the university.
McKennon worked for Dow Chemical Company for 30
years, serving in many positions, including as president
of Dow USA and as executive vice president for technology.
After his retirement from Dow Chemical, he worked
as chairman and chief executive officer of Dow Corning
Corporation from 1992 to 1994.
From 1994 to 1999, McKennon was chairman of the
board of directors of PacifiCorp and from 1998 to
1999 also served as CEO of PacifiCorp. From 1999
to 2001, he was deputy chairman of ScottishPower,
following its acquisition of PacifiCorp.
While McKennon was director of public affairs for
Dow USA, the company was named in one of the largest
product liability lawsuits in history, when 9,000
Vietnam veterans filed suit against the companies
that had sold Agent Orange to the United States
government. McKennon represented Dow in the case,
organizing a $184 million compensation fund, from
which some 39,000 veterans received money.
Also at Dow, McKennon worked to help draft a statement
of the Dow Core Values. While at Dow Corning, he
helped open the dialogue between the company and
public about controversies surrounding silicone
breast implants.
McKennon graduated from OSU in 1955 with a degree
in agricultural engineering technology. He has been
past president and chair of the OSU Foundation Board
of Trustees and co-chairman of the OSU Campaign
for the Library.
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Longtime
Beaver Believer joins association
By
Ann Kinkley
Erin
J. Haynes, '72, '79, who has been involved
in promoting OSU since his days as an undergraduate,
has joined the OSU Alumni Association as
an assistant director. Haynes came to OSU
from Puyallup, Wash., on a football scholarship
and has been associated with many campus
groups ever since.
He was recruited by Bud Riley ("his
little boy is our coach today") and
remains close to his teammates, as well
as his housemates and the subsequent generations
of pledges at Phi Delta Theta. He has recruited
football players for OSU athletics and has
raised funds for the OSU
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Foundation.
Haynes has been a fraternity adviser for 27 years
and has worked in the same capacity with five different
clubs on campus.
He has given campus tours since 1969 and has known
every OSU president since his days as senior class
president in 1971-1972. His wife, Cherie Foster
Haynes, is a 1973 and 1992 graduate of OSU; his
stepdaughter, Emily, is a student at the University
of Montana; and his son, Dan, is a future Beaver,
class of 2013.
Haynes' job at the association will continue his
nearly lifelong quest to help students, the institution
and alumni through networking programs, tailgaters,
raising funds for membership and supporting other
association programs. He looks forward to "friend
raising" and meeting alumni who want to work
with him to continue to make OSU an outstanding
university.
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