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Featured Class Notables
Liz Nobis
Class of 2009
LIZ NOBIS, BS ’09 (general science), joined the Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Pennsylvania as its first athletics mental health professional, and will serve the needs of roughly one thousand varsity student-athletes.
Patrick Jones
Class of 2011
PATRICK JONES, MA ’11 (international studies), PhD ’21 (media studies), wrote an article for the Brookings Institution’s Tech Stream about India’s attempt to marry biometric and voter ID databases.
Cooper Teare
Class of 2021
COOPER TEARE, BS ’21 (general social science), a professional track-and-field athlete, was inducted into the 2022 Athletic Hall of Fame at St. Joseph Notre Dame High School in Alameda, California.
Anika Graack
Class of 2021
ANIKA GRAACK, BS ’21 (Clark Honors College, human physiology), a science teacher at Sunrise Mountain High School in Las Vegas, was named one of seven new educators of the year by the Clark County School District.
Jamie Weaver
Class of 2006
JAMIE WEAVER, PhD ’06 (music history), a musicologist at Stephen F. Austin University in Texas who lived in Spokane, Washington, was featured by Fox 28 Spokane for International Guide Dog Day to explain what her guide dog, Tag, has meant to her.
Sarah Dentel
Class of 2009
SARAH DENTEL, BEd ’09 (family and human services), a real estate agent with Rob Trost Real Estate, joined the board of directors of the Tillamook Chamber of Commerce.
Emily Farrell
Class of 2006
Emily Farrell, BA '06 (Spanish), JD '09, was hired as director of the senior and disability services division at Lane Council of Governments.
Thea VonGeldern
Class of 2003
THEA von GELDERN, BArch ’03, an associate principal and project manager with Allied Works Architecture of Portland, was interviewed by the Portland Business Journal regarding her life and the philosophy of architecture.
Jennifer Engelman
Class of 2009
JENNIFER ENGELMAN, BA ’09 (magazine), joined Boly:Welch, a boutique search and advisory firm headquartered in Portland, and will support the executive search division.
Oliver Bacharach
Class of 2016
OLIVER BACHARACH, BA ’16 (journalism), was featured in Closer Weekly, a source for celebrity news, describing his life as one of the children of composer Burt Bacharach.
Derek Schloss
Class of 2014
DEREK EDWARD SCHLOSS, JD ’14, MBA ’14 (general business), was featured in CoinDesk, a news and information service on cryptocurrency, digital assets, and the future of money, regarding the cryptocurrency art market.
Elizabeth Teigland
Class of 2005
ELIZABETH TEIGLAND, MS ’05 (chemistry), became manufacturing director for Calyxt, a plant-based synthetic biotechnology company headquartered in Minnesota.
Amanda Pflugrad
Class of 2010
AMANDA PFLUGRAD, BS ’10 (electronic media production), team reporter for the Boston Celtics, covered the NBA Finals for the first time.
Renata Geraldo
Class of 2020
RENATA GERALDO, BA ’20 (journalism), formerly a data reporter at the Sacramento Business Journal, joined the Seattle Times as a business reporter.
Kylee O'Connor
Class of 2018
KYLEE O’CONNOR, BS ’18 (journalism), MS ’22 (sports product management), was publicized as a running back, receiver, free safety, and placekicker for the Oregon Ravens, a female tackle football team in Portland.
Sarah Schaefer
Class of 2009
SARAH SCHAEFER, BA ’09 (history), was named executive director of Museum on Main in Pleasanton, California.
Jared Talbot
Class of 2011
JARED TALBOT, PhD ’11 (biology), an assistant professor in the School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine, was featured in the school’s news service for his work with zebrafish.
Rosie Clayburn
Class of 2008
ROSIE CLAYBURN, BS ’08 (anthropology), Yurok cultural resources department director and tribal heritage preservation officer, joined the board of directors of Parks California, becoming the first member of Indigenous heritage.
Alex Wagner
Class of 2013
ALEX WAGNER, BA ’13 (digital arts), founder of Grooving for Good, a nonprofit initiative that helps college students address mental health challenges, coordinated its staging at the University of Washington, including art, music, and panel discussions.
Shuangting Xiong
Class of 2015
SHUANGTING XIONG, MA ’15 (English), MA ’17 (Asian studies), became an assistant professor of Chinese at Bard College in New York.