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Featured Class Notables
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.
Israel Angeles
Class of 2018
ISRAEL ANGELES, MBA ’18 (general business), launched FleetNurse, addressing health care labor shortages by providing a tech-enabled, gig model-based approach to staffing.
Benjamin Lonergan
Class of 2019
BEN LONERGAN, BS ’19 (journalism), a multimedia journalist formerly with the East Oregonian, joined the Eugene Register-Guard.
Zaria Parvez
Class of 2020
ZARIA PARVEZ, BS ’20 (Clark Honors College, journalism: advertising), global social media manager for Pittsburgh-based Duolingo, an educational technology company, was recognized for a popular social-media account that earned the company the Social Marketer of the Year award from Ad Age.
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.
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.
Dayle Spitzer
Class of 2021
DAYLE SPITZER, DEd ’21 (educational leadership), became superintendent of the Oregon City School District.
Katrina Linde-Moriarty
Class of 2015
KATRINA LINDE-MORIARTY, BA ’15 (anthropology), previously director of the public library in Monticello, Wisconsin, became director of the Portage Lake District Library in Michigan.
Hailey Decker
Class of 2017
HAILEY DECKER, BA ’17 (psychology), was appointed head coach of the Philippine Blu Girls, the national softball team.
Hannah Garhofer
Class of 2019
HANNAH GARHOFER, BS ’19 (public relations), was crowned Miss Lane County and will mentor youth in the community and advocate for children’s rights.
Emily Darchuk
Class of 2018
EMILY DARCHUK, MBA '18 (general business), founder and CEO of Portland-based Wheyward Spirit, a maker of sustainable farm-to-flask spirits produced by repurposing excess whey, was featured by Thrive Global, an American company that provides behavior change technology and media to prevent stress and burnout.
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.
Matthew Depaolis
Class of 2021
MATT DePAOLIS, JD ’21, MS ’21 (biology), joined the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation of Florida as environmental policy director.
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.
Laura Buckmaster
Class of 2015
LAURA BUCKMASTER, BA ’16 (psychology), social media manager for Trout Unlimited, was featured in Reporter Newspapers of Atlanta as a member of "the next generation of green leaders."
Raymond Mcpadden
Class of 2013
RAY McPADDEN, MCRP ’13 (community and regional planning), a National Park Service employee serving as program manager for environmental quality at Yellowstone National Park, was selected as superintendent for Western Arctic National Parklands.
Benjamin Kalb
Class of 1969
Benjamin Kalb, 1969, completed a novel, I Belong On A Warning Label about a female serial killer. It's published by Brighton Publishing, and is available on-line from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and booksamillion.com. Amazon's first shipment sold out. The novel contains lot of interesting locations, including Eugene; lot of unusual methods of kill; lot of suspense as FBI closes in on the main character. One great not-to-be-missed chapter with the main character and the Duck Mascot.
Michael Fancher
Class of 1968
MICHAEL FANCHER, BA ’68 (journalism), published an article titled "The Ethics of Engaged Journalism" in the Fourth Estate, a multi-stakeholder public benefit cooperative that provides news and other information.
Paul Mouchakkaa
Class of 2000
PAUL MOUCHAKKAA, MBA ’00 (general business), was appointed senior managing director and head of real estate of Alberta Investment Management Corporation of Canada, leading a real estate investment team and responsible for $18 billion in domestic and foreign program assets.