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Wuo Stayed Behind," based on h i s experiences l iving i n C h i na for 35 years after the Revolu tion of 1 949. He is now widely consu l ted on U.S.-C h i na rela tions. (See srory page 20)
Famities increase collection at Scandinavian Center wo local fam ilies with longtime ties ro PLU en riched the Scandinavian Cultu ral Cenrer's artifact collection wi th their recent donations. Arne '4 1 and G loria (Rummer) '41 Pederson h ave been s u pportive o f the SCC ever since the in itial fund raising. This time, their contribution i ncluded Norwegian pewter p lates, Nordic dolls, a wooden Viking ship rep l ica, N orwegian rosemaled bowls, planers and spoons, a man's Norwegian cos fUme and a buner churn and wooden mold. Arne taught at PLU for 33 years in the School of Educatio n and Gloria owned G loria's Scandinavian Gifts near campus for years. Janice Baxter said she is pleased [0 h ave her mother's and aun t's collec tions in a p lace where they will be appreciared. She and her husband, Bill, donated 132 Danish porcelain p lates. The Baxrers have been involved with PLU for many years; Bill previously D a n i s h plates donated by J a n i c e a n d B i l l Baxter e n h a n c e the S c a n d i navian Cultural C e n ter's c o l l e cti o n .
served o n the Q-Club board, and the family contri b u ted to building both Mary Baker Russell Music Center and Rieke Science Center. Their daughter, Ann Baxter '90, received her master's i n education from PLU. "Thanks ro the generosity of folks l i ke these, the collection conti nues ro grow, which enhances our ab ility to p rovide compre hensive Scandi navian exhibits that accurately depict the Scandinavian i m migration experience," said Susan Young '92, d irecror o f the SCC. The collection consists of s trictly donated i tems and contains abo u t 2,500 p ieces, worth $250,000.
Regents welcome four new members to board and thank retirees h ree members of the Board of Regents have retired, and fou r n e w members have joined the board. New Regents for the 2002·2005
Term are:
Dale Benson, '63, representing the ELCA. Benson has served on both the Alumni Board ('76 - '79) and Parents Council ('86-'93). Three of his four children are also PLU alu ms. Dale owns Benson Associates, an investmcnt
management firm in Portland, O re. H e and h i s wife, Jolita '63, h ave made significant contributions to the Cam paign for Pacific Lutheran Un iversity: The Next Bold Step. Richard Hildahl, '65, representing the ELCA. H ildahl is retired from Ernst & Young, where he spent h is career work ing in international pctroleum. He now has his own consulting company and travels the world on behalf of his busi ness. Hildahl is also a member of the \'I:!ang Center for I nte.rnational Pmgrams Advisory Board. He and his wife, Connie '65, live in Longbranch, Wash. David Greenwood, '74, at-large member. G reenwood i s the senior vice president/chief financial o fficer of Geron Corp, a b iotech firm that spe cializes in stem cell research. He earned h i s MBA from Harvard an d spent sev eral years as an investment banker wi th JP Morgan. He's been at Gero n si nce 1 99 5 . He and his wife, Margaret '74, l ive in M on te Sereno, Cal i f. , and have two c h il d ren. Peter Wang, '60, at-large me mber. A native of Taiwan, Wang earned a Ph.D. i n probability theory at Wayn e State U n iversity, where he began his teaching career. Later he held professors h i ps in math ematics and statistics at M ichigan S tate, Iowa and Stanford un iversities. He is