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Featured Class Notables
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.
Isaac Fellman
Class of 2009
ISAAC FELLMAN, MA ’09 (English), published Dead Collections, a novel about a Jewish, trans male archivist who is a vampire.
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.
Jeffrey Goldblatt
Class of 2009
JEFF GOLDBLATT, BArch ’09, was promoted to associate at Mahlum Architects, based in Portland and Seattle.
Ryanne Pilgeram
Class of 2007
RYANNE PILGERAM, MS ’07, PhD ’10 (sociology), published the book, Pushed Out: Contested Development and Rural Gentrification in the US West, detailing the transformation of Dover, Idaho, as an embodiment of challenges for rural communities.
Sarah Schaefer
Class of 2009
SARAH SCHAEFER, BA ’09 (history), was named executive director of Museum on Main in Pleasanton, California.
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.
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.
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.
Hailey Decker
Class of 2017
HAILEY DECKER, BA ’17 (psychology), was appointed head coach of the Philippine Blu Girls, the national softball team.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nolan Stolz
Class of 2007
NOLAN STOLZ, MMus ’07 (music composition), was featured in the Illinois Pontiac Daily Leader as a music composer seeking inspiration to write a piece about Route 66.
Elizabeth Teigland
Class of 2005
ELIZABETH TEIGLAND, MS ’05 (chemistry), became manufacturing director for Calyxt, a plant-based synthetic biotechnology company headquartered in Minnesota.
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.
Lawrence Cavasso
Class of 2004
LARRY CAVASSO, BS ’04 (economics), was promoted to associate vice president-controller with Portland-based Unitus Community Credit Union.
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.