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Screenwriter,
Prozac co-inventor honored as Alumni Fellows
A
major motion picture screenwriter and a co-inventor
of Prozac will be honored as OSU Alumni Fellows
for 2003.
This
year’s fellows are Mike Rich, who wrote the
screenplay for the films "Finding Forrester"
and "The Rookie," and David T. Wong, a
research fellow at Eli Lilly and Company who did
ground-breaking work on the development of Prozac.
They have been invited back to campus for Homecoming
and will be honored at a special ceremony on Friday,
Oct. 31 at 3 p.m. in the Memorial Union. The event
is free and open to the public.
The
Alumni Fellows also will speak to Classes Without
Quizzes participants in the MU before the ceremony.
To register for Classes Without Quizzes, call (877)305-3759
or visit alumni.oregonstate.edu
The
December Oregon Stater will feature profiles of
the Alumni Fellows.
Barometer
again among country’s best
Proving last year was no fluke, the OSU student
newspaper has once again been chosen as a finalist
for the nation’s best college newspaper by
the Society of Professional Journalists.
Last year, the Daily Barometer was named the best
all-around daily student newspaper in the country
by the organization.
This
year, the Daily Barometer is in the running against
the Daily Collegian from Penn State University and
the Indiana Daily Student from Indiana University.
This year’s national winner will be announced
on Sept. 13 in Tampa, Fla.
Hilton
Garden Inn to open Sept. 3
A new Hilton Garden Inn is set to open Sept. 3 on
the southern edge of campus across Western Boulevard
from Reser Stadium. The construction of a "headquarter"
hotel near two major university meeting facilities
— La Sells Stewart Center and the CH2M HILL
Alumni Center — is seen as the final piece
of the puzzle that will help OSU attract major academic
and civic conferences. With the new hotel, OSU will
have one of the five largest on-campus conference
complexes in the country.
Vice
president for advancement retires
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| Orcillia
Zuniga-Forbes |
Orcillia
Zuniga-Forbes, vice president for university advancement,
has announced plans to retire in October.
As vice president for university advancement, Zuniga-Forbes
serves as the university’s senior administrative
officer for alumni relations, development, communications,
marketing, and community and government relations.
She also is the executive liaison to the Alumni
Association and OSU Foundation.
During
her tenure at OSU, Zuniga-Forbes said she tried
to bring greater visibility to the university.
"I
looked carefully at all vehicles advertising OSU
to make sure they were up to date and described
who we are. I worked hard at relations with different
constituencies," said Zuniga-Forbes.
She said she made special efforts to reconnect OSU
with the Portland metropolitan area, where she launched
new programming efforts.
She initiated the President’s Annual Report
as a way to capture what’s happening at OSU
and communicate it to the university’s constituents.
She also oversaw the updating of OSU’s Web
presence.
"I now feel there is a greater appreciation
of who we are," she said. "The fact that
enrollment grew, that we were successful in establishing
a Bend campus, and that athletics experienced success,
made my job easier," she said. "Successes
build on each other. I see nothing but a bright
future for OSU."
Zuniga-Forbes said she has enjoyed getting to know
the many loyal OSU alumni and friends of the university.
"It is rewarding to know we are touching people
throughout the state."
Zuniga-Forbes came to OSU in January of 1998 after
serving in a similar capacity at University of New
Mexico. Her career has included extensive experience
at Portland State University.
She
plans to spend more time with her children and grandchildren,
who live in the Portland area. She also intends
to travel and to devote more time to her work as
a member of the board of directors of the Meyer
Memorial Trust and the Providence Health System.
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