(Portland, OR) May 4, 2000 – PSU will honor Tom, Diane (’82) and Barbara Mackenzie with the President’s Award for Outstanding Philanthropy tonight, Thursday, May 4, at PSU’s annual PSU Salutes ceremony. 

In its eleventh year, PSU Salutes is an event honoring outstanding PSU alumni, faculty and friends who have made major contributions to both the Portland State University community, and the greater metropolitan community.

The ceremony will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in PSU’s Hoffmann Hall (1833 SW 11th).

BIO (photo available at www.pdx.edu/newsreleases/may00.html)
In 1997 Tom, his wife Diane, and Tom’s mother, Barbara, established the Mackenzie Family Scholarship for returning women students. All three share a deep belief in the importance of access to higher education for women. Diane was a returning woman student herself, and Barbara was one of the rare women who attended college in the 1920s, earning a teaching certificate. Tom Mackenzie’s involvement with the University dates back to the early 1960s. The founder of the structural engineering firm Group Mackenzie, he has served as an instructor, committee chair, board member, and benefactor to the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Diane Mackenzie remains an active member of the PSU Foundation’s Diversity Scholarship Committee.