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Featured Class Notables
Mai Amalie Bak
Class of 2018
Etana, a short film produced by MAI AMALIE BAK, BA ’18 (journalism), was accepted to the Cleveland International Film Festival, Female Voices Rock Film Festival, and Venice Shorts film festival.
Jada Allender
Class of 2018
BS ’18 (business administration), was featured as a notable graduate by the news service of Arizona State University, where she earned a dual juris doctor and master of sports law and business degree last spring.
Taylor Jones
Class of 2019
TAYLOR JONES, JD '19, BRYAN WILLIAMSON, JD '19, and SUZANNE DAIGLE, JD '20, were hired in US bankruptcy court for the Western District of Washington in Tacoma, serving in chambers and in reconfigured courtrooms.
George Kramb
Class of 2014
GEORGE KRAMB, BS '14 (economics), made the Forbes “30 Under 30” list for consumer technology as the cofounder of Rightdevice, which helps educate patients undergoing surgeries and guide medical decisions.
Brennan McLean
Class of 2018
The US Marine Corps announced that BRENNAN McLEAN, BS '18 (business administration), a law candidate with USMC Recruiting Station Orange County, will attend officer candidate school this summer.
Ken Mastrogiovanni
Class of 2017
KEN MASTROGIOVANNI, BA '17 (music, Japanese), MMus '19 (jazz studies), was named Eugene's “Best Rising Star Jazz Drummer” in the 2020 Best of Eugene Staff Picks by Eugene Weekly.
Gabriela Guaiumi
Class of 2015
GABRIELA GUAIUMI, BS '15 (biology), was hired as a public safety officer in Rohnert Park, California.
Crystal Brown
Class of 2016
Massachusetts-based Worcester Polytechnic Institute hired CRYSTAL BROWN, MS '16 (political science), as an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Social Science and Policy Studies.
Diego Cardiel
Class of 2020
DIEGO CARDIEL, MArch '20, joined the design staff of Bend-based BBT Architects, where he will focus on sustainability concepts and the space where science and community interact.
Latham Wood
Class of 2016
LATHAM WOOD, MA '16 (anthropology), was chosen to assist Four Rivers Cultural Center of Ontario with coordination of the annual Tradition Keepers folklife festivals in 2021 and 2022.
Eric Straubhar
Class of 2014
ERIC STRAUBHAR, BS '14 (journalism: advertising), joined the Idaho Conservation League's external relations team as marketing manager, with a focus on protecting wild places in the state.
Brantly Fulton
Class of 2019
BRANTLY FULTON, PhD '19 (chemistry), cofounder and CEO of LAMAR IoT, which provides logistics monitoring for Oregon dairies, joined Boston-based firm REMUS Capital as its first Black Entrepreneur in Residence.
DeForest Buckner
Class of 2015
DeFOREST BUCKNER, BA '15 (general social science), a defensive lineman with the Indianapolis Colts, was selected as the 2020 recipient of the Polynesian Pro Football Player of the Year Award by the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame.
Natalie Millar
Class of 2014
NATALIE MILLAR, BS '14 (accounting), was featured in the Enterprise Wallowa County Chieftain of Enterprise for her role as chief financial officer and general manager of Terminal Gravity Brewery and Pub.
Carly Gabrielson
Class of 2013
CARLY GABRIELSON, BS '13 (political science), campaign manager for US Rep. Peter DeFazio, worked door-to-door in Georgia to help Democrats win the US Senate during the January 5 election runoffs in that state.
Brianna Hayes
Class of 2018
BRIANNA HAYES, BA '18 (political science), was quoted in the Keystone, a Pennsylvania news website, for a story about the election of Vice President Kamala Harris who, like Hayes, is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first intercollegiate historically African American Greek-lettered sorority.
Jessica von Bargen
Class of 2015
MEGAN von BARGEN, BS '15 (planning, public policy and management), joined WGM Group's Bozeman, Montana, office as a planner, following stints for municipalities in Oregon and Montana.
Bryce Dole
Class of 2020
BRYCE DOLE, BS '20 (journalism), joined the Pendleton-based East Oregonian as a reporter on public safety, county government, and public health.
Laura Queen
Class of 2019
LAURA QUEEN, BS '19 (Clark Honors College, mathematics), a research assistant with the Oregon State University Oregon Climate Change Research Institute, was lead author for a study indicating that the Columbia River basin will see an increase in flooding over the next 50 years as a result of climate change
Michael Patton
Class of 2018
MICHAEL PATTON JR, BS '18 (business administration), attended a retreat for those considering priesthood in the Archdiocese of Portland.