KISS Guitarist Tommy Thayer Drums Up Support for Pacific University Athletes

KISS Guitarist Tommy Thayer Drums Up Support for Pacific University Athletes

by | Sep 7, 2013 | Events, Features, Uncategorized

Portland, August 25th, 2013. Pacific University supporters were rockin’ the night away at Waverley Country Club to raise money for student-athletes. The Pacific University Legends event was hosted by Beaverton native Tommy Thayer, the guitarist for the legendary rock band KISS. It drew 325 people and grossed nearly $340,000.The unique event features an auction and concert with proceeds benefiting Pacific’s 24-sport NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletics program.

Mariko Clark, Pacific trustee Patrick Clark, Pacific president Lesley Hallick, Tommy Thayer and Amber Thayer.

Mariko Clark, Pacific trustee Patrick Clark, Pacific president Lesley Hallick, Tommy Thayer and Amber Thayer.

Angie Wright, Gen. James Thayer (J. Thayer Company) and Amber Thayer.

Angie Wright, Gen. James Thayer (J. Thayer Company) and Amber Thayer.

The Cellar Door owner Karen Hinsdale with Sallie Dutton (Stimson-Miller Foundation) and Preisz Associates president Michael Preisz.

The Cellar Door owner Karen Hinsdale with Sallie Dutton (Stimson-Miller Foundation) and Preisz Associates president Michael Preisz.

Landscape architect Bennett Burns and Cain Petroleum president Ron Cain.
Landscape architect Bennett Burns and Cain Petroleum president Ron Cain.

Cristina Fillinger and Emmert International founder Terry Emmert

Cristina Fillinger and Emmert International founder Terry Emmert

Danny Seraphine co-founded Chicago as well as his current band, California Transit Authority.

Danny Seraphine co-founded Chicago as well as his current band, California Transit Authority.

Pacific University athletics director Ken Schumann and wife Linda join university trustee and alumna Nancy Phillips and husband Paul, a trustee emeritus and alumnus. Pac/West, a leading public affairs and communications firm founded by the Phillips sponsored the Legends reception and dinner.

Pacific University athletics director Ken Schumann and wife Linda join university trustee and alumna Nancy Phillips and husband Paul, a trustee emeritus and alumnus. Pac/West, a leading public affairs and communications firm founded by the Phillips sponsored the Legends reception and dinner.

Guests raised their paddles throughout the evening, making it the most successful Legends auctions ever. Bidders took home everything from a unique guitar signed by the members of KISS to vacation packages for Bali, Costa Rica and South Africa.

Proceeds of the auction and matching gift will help build a roof over the seating area in Lincoln Park Stadium in Forest Grove, where the Pacific University Boxers compete in football, soccer, lacrosse, and track and field.

At the end of the night, Thayer took to the stage, in a concert sponsored by Lease Crutcher Lewis. He was joined by such musical greats as Bill Champlin, former singer and keyboardist for Chicago; Danny Seraphine, original drummer of Chicago; Bobby Kimball, former lead singer of Toto; and Patrick Lamb, Oregon’s own jazz phenom.

Pacific University President’s Dinner Honors Donors

Pacific University President’s Dinner Honors Donors

by | Oct 16, 2012 | Events, Features, Uncategorized

Portland, September 27th. Pacific University’s annual President’s Dinner is a tradition to celebrate and thank Pacific University’s generous donors, and to induct the newest members into the university’s Heart of Oak Society and the President’s Circle (Lesley M. Hallick, Ph.D. is the President). Pacific University Board of Trustees chair Mindy Cameron ’65 and fellow trustee Ken McGill had a chance to visit with student and program speaker Marissa Muraoka ’15 and Bill Berg. (Photo credit, Parrish Evans  – Pacific University)

Pacific University trustee Tim Schauermann '61, trustee emeritus Ken Lewis and Nancy Schauermann visit at the university's annual President's Dinner, held Sept. 27 in The Atrium at Montgomery Park.

Pacific University trustee Tim Schauermann ’61, trustee emeritus Ken Lewis and Nancy Schauermann visit at the university’s annual President’s Dinner, held Sept. 27 in The Atrium at Montgomery Park.

From Pacific University:

Pacific University is a private undergraduate liberal arts institution with graduate and professional programs in education, optometry and the health professions. Located about 25 miles west of Portland, the college occupies 55 acres in downtown Forest Grove, Ore.

The school was founded in 1849 by Congregational pioneers as the Tualatin Academy and, in 1854, became Pacific University. In 1863, the first baccalaureate degree was presented to Harvey W. Scott, who later became editor of The Oregonian, the state’s largest newspaper.

Today, Pacific University enrolls 3,291 students, who represent all 50 states and 23 foreign countries. The University strives to provide an education of exceptional quality in liberal arts and sciences and selected professional programs, in preparing students for service to a changing community, nation, and world.