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UP receives $250,000 RISE Campaign gift from Safeway executive and Board of Regents member Larree M. Renda to help fund upgrades to the baseball stadium

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland has announced a RISE Campaign gift of $250,000 from Larree M. Renda, an executive with Safeway Inc., based in Pleasanton, Calif., and a member of the University’s Board of Regents.

The gift will help finance improvements of Joe Etzel Field, formerly Pilot Stadium, which was completed prior to the 1988 baseball season. The stadium was renamed in the summer of 2004 in honor of former Portland athletic director and long-time head baseball coach Joe Etzel.

The first phase of the baseball stadium upgrades include installing artificial turf, in place of the natural grass field, stadium lights and outfield/perimeter fencing, according to athletic director Scott Leykam. Fundraising is continuing with the goal of completing the first phase immediately after the conclusion of the 2014 baseball season, Leykam notes.

“The new playing surface will have a huge im

University of Portland receives $50,000 RISE Campaign donation from alumni Dr. Mario ?49 and Edith Campagna ?51

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland has announced a RISE Campaign donation of $50,000 from alumni and longtime University supporters Dr. Mario and Edith Campagna. The gift is divided equally for the Edith and Mario Campagna Endowed Scholarship in Nursing and for the Dr. and Mrs. Mario Campagna Endowed Scholarship for Pre-Med.

Edith Campagna, a 1951 graduate of the University’s School of Nursing, passed away in February in Medford, where she and her husband resided for more than 50 years. The Campagnas generously have supported the University over the years with lifetime giving to UP totaling nearly $360,000.

While attending the University of Portland, Mario concurrently pursued his M.D. at Oregon Health Sciences University. He graduated from the University of Portland in 1949 and from the OHSU School of Medicine in 1952.

The Campagnas established two scholarshi

University of Portland receives $56,000 RISE Campaign donation from Don V. Romanaggi, M.D. ?56

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland has announced a RISE Campaign donation of $56,000 from Dr. Don Romanaggi, an alumnus and longtime supporter of the University. His gift benefits student scholarships at the University and upgrades to Don V. Romanaggi M.D. Hall.

A dedication ceremony was held in 2010 to name the renovated hall, formerly Old Science Hall. Romanaggi graduated from the University of Portland in 1956 and then earned his medical degree in 1960 from Loyola University’s Stritch School of Medicine.

His medical practice in Portland specialized in treatment of allergy, asthma, and immunology. In 1997, he retired from active practice after 31 years. While practicing medicine, he also was an associate professor of the volunteer teaching faculty at Oregon Health Sciences University.

He and his late wife Agnes, a 1959 University of Portland graduate, have been generous to the University over the years, most recently making a major gift to Roman

University of Portland receives $200,000 RISE Campaign donation from Mucki Tan of Singapore

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland has announced a RISE Campaign donation of $200,000 from Mucki (Pei Ling) Tan, CEO and majority owner of PT Rodamas, a consumer distribution and real estate company based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Tan, a 1980 graduate of the University’s Pamplin School of Business, is a resident of Singapore, where he grew up.

Tan’s company started in the 1950s as an importer of goods. Since then, it has expanded activities worldwide and includes construction materials, basic chemicals, glass, metals, diamond-cutting tools industry as well as consumer goods, food and packaging.

In July, 1996, Mucki and his wife founded a private school, Sekolah Tiara Bangas (STB) in Cibubur, just outside Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2002, STB entered into a partnership with Anglo Chinese School (ACS) in Singapore. Today STB-ACS International offers a full pre-school through grade 12 academic curriculum (including the Internationa

University of Portland receives $150,000 RISE Campaign gift from Allen and Kathleen Lund to purchase Heritage Edition of Saint John?s Bible

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland has announced a RISE Campaign gift of $150,000 from Allen and Kathleen Lund, residents of Pasadena, Calif., and longtime supporters of the University. Their gift will purchase a Heritage Edition of the Saint John’s Bible, which will be on display on the main floor of the newly renovated Clark Library when construction is completed in August.

The Saint John’s Bible is the first completely handwritten and illuminated Bible to have been commissioned by a Benedictine Abbey since the invention of the printing press. Divided into seven volumes, the original Saint John’s Bible was commissioned by Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota in 1998 and completed in 2011. Written in English and fully illuminated, this large-format book is being created under the direction of master scribe and artist Donald Jackson. Jackson, one of t

University of Portland announces $100,000 RISE campaign gift from the late Mollie and Harold Bihn to establish an endowed scholarship in School of Nursing

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland has announced a RISE campaign gift of $100,000 from the Mollie Bihn Trust. The gift establishes an endowed scholarship for undergraduate and graduate students who are Oregon residents in the School of Nursing.

The late Mollie and Harold Bihn were longtime residents of northeast Portland, where they lived until they passed away, both at the age of 95. Harold passed away in June 2010, and Mollie in December 2011. The Bihns had no children, according to a longtime friend and neighbor Carol Larson, and believed that “sometimes people need help getting back on their feet, or getting started with their dreams.”

The Bihns ran a grocery store in southwest Portland for several years. Harold later sold real estate, worked in tax preparation and joined a company that sold primarily tax-free municipal bonds. Neither Harold nor Mollie attended University of Portland, according to Larson, but they wan