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Q+A with screenwriter Douglas Soesbe (B.S '71, M.A '76)
Portland State Alumnus Douglas Soesbe is a story analyst and editor working for NBCUniversal. He recently wrote a feature film entitled “Boulevard.” It is being shot in May of this year with Robin Williams starring. It will be directed by Dito Montiel, whose film, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, is a previous Sundance winner.
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Thailand
Sasikarn Paankate
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from China
Tingting Wang
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from China
Tianjing He
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Mongolia
Yertai Tanai
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from South Korea
Dahyang Lee
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from China
Lingling Zhuge
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from India
Rahulkumar Koche
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Saudia Arabia
Fadak Alsaleh
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from South Korea
KeunYoung Jang
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from India
Bhuvana Krishnaswamy
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from United Arab Emirates
Ahmed Raeisi
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from South Korea
Eunhee Kim
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from South Korean
Saelin Ho
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from South Korea
SoHee Gu
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Vietnam
Nhi Vu
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Vietnam
Thai Bui
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Nepal
Anouksha Gardner
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Libya
Ashour S. Abdulaziz
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from China
Hanyang Zhang
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Austria
Fabian Wiederin
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Vietnam
Sang B Le
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Vietnam
Minh Ho
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Vietnam
Huy Cao Thai
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Vietnam
Hanh Nguyen
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Turkey
Efe Yildirim
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Saudi Arabia
Needa Lingga
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Saudi Arabia
Khadija Al Mousa
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Morocco
Soufiane El Moussi
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Libya
Abdussalam Alawini
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Japan
Azusa Ogawa
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Japan
Tomoko Shinohara
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Japan
Shimpei Tsurumaki
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from China
Yueer Yang
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from China
Yan Zhang
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from China
Danxi Li
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from India
Aditya Bhutada
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Saudi Arabia
Mazen Alobaid
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Nepal
Sudin Maharjan
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Mexico
Perla Orozco
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from France
Nicolas Hinsinger
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Syria
Nour Abboud
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from China
Min Cai
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from South Korea
Chang-Yu Hong
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Saudi Arabia
Fadil AlQatari
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Germany
Katharina de Biasi
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Kenya
Judith Waswa
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from China
Patrick Mok
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Qatar
Abdulrahman Yousuf Al-Homaid
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Saudi Arabia
Amani Aljamid
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Japan
Hiroshi Hada
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Saudi Arabia
Yaquob Aljumaan
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from India
Zahed Reza Khurasani
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Japan
Yuko Amano
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Saudi Arabia
Bader Alharthi
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Saudi Arabia
Bandar Alsaif
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Meet PSU Cultural Ambassador from Indonesia
Fraya Zanora Saquina
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Turning pro
Shannon Burley '00
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Dishing up tradition
Rosanna Bowles ’77
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Legacy of learning
Behzad Hosseini ’96, MBA ’97
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The fruits of his labor
Chad Honl MED '07
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Home show makeover pro
Kristin Wells '97
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Charter school champion
Adam Reid '03 helps keep a local public charter school running
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Helping companies turn it around
Businesses looking to stay afloat seek out Renee Fellman, MBA '85
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Dentist with a heart
Michaelangelo Aust pursues dental realties over Ferrari dreams.
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Bringing solutions off the hill
Kristin Rencher transforms scientific discoveries into beneficial products.
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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.
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Intel's 'Green Goddess'
Lorie Wigle MBA '89 oversees strategies for green prduct design and manufacturing as well as Intel's energy efficiency
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Green energy entrepreneur
Stephen Johnson hopes to produce fuel that is carbon neutral.
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In the company of sisters
Products made by women around the world are sold through KJ Lewis' company.
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Green on top
Who would have thought to grow edible plants on rooftops? Erin Altz did.
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A lawyer in the making
By age 19, Pakistani native Saba Ahmed had earned a double major at Portland State.
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Beyond the watercooler
Nova Newcomer has developed an efficient software program for employee communication.
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Making history
Bob Sutton MA '73 is now chief historian of the National Park Service.
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Making food her business
Tyson Foods convinced Oregon native Michelle Bond to move to its Arkansas offices.
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Raising the profile of Iraqi refugees
Based in Cairo, Abeer Etefa is a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
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A hospitalist with Kaiser
As a Portland State student, Sahra Vanderkin Rahimtoola, co-founded the Student Ambassador program.
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A Vanguard education
When John Wykoff, Jr., was editor of the Vanguard student newspaper, it was in boxes downtown.
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Capital relations
Erin Hulme '06 loves living and working in Washington, DC.
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A rose by her name
Leslie Goodlow-Baldwin is the youngest-ever president of the Portland Rose Festival.
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Being all that he can be
David Cowsert heads a new publishing group in Portland.
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Bamboo clothing with a message
Alum Ryan Christensen uses "eco-friendly" clothing as his "weapon of choice" to convey a social message.
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The cheering goes on
MaryLou Wendel Webb passes on the Homecoming Queen crown after 35 years.
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Serving the U.S. Senate for over a decade
Mark Prater is the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance's chief tax counsel.
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Belief in children rewarded
Oregon Teacher of the Year (2006-07) Jackie Cooke describes herself as an optimist.
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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.
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Making a difference in Africa
Elizabeth Bara runs a nonprofit that helps people in Africa become self-reliant.
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Sailing around the world
Tammy Kimball and her family lived onboard their boat, the Anjuli, for two years.
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Making it in New York City
Deirdre Lorenz lives a high-velocity lifestyle.
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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.
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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.
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Keeping the coffee and tea world abuzz
Julie Beals '96 keeps the coffee and tea world abuzz
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Successful entrepreneur starts young
Paresh Patel '96 gets an early start as a successful entrepreneur
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Revealing his life as a corporate spy
Revealing his life as a corporate spy
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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.
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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.
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Creating living history for a new museum
Teresa Neva Tate '94, MA '97 Creates Living History for a New Museum
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Helping tsunami victims in India
John Stephens MIM '03 Helps Tsunami Victims in India
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Delivering the mail at a profit in Qatar
Ali M. Al Ali '83 Delivering Mail at a Profit in Qatar
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Studying brain function at Columbia University
Joy Hirsch MS '71 Studying Brain Function at Columbia University
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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.
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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.
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Offering cost-conscious counseling
Vince Dimone's, MS '03, cost-conscious counseling benefits his clients and himself.
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