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Featured Class Notables
Dayle Spitzer
Class of 2021
DAYLE SPITZER, DEd ’21 (educational leadership), became superintendent of the Oregon City School District.
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.
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.
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.
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.
M. Jackson
Class of 2017
M. Jackson, PhD '17 (geography), received an inaugural Grizzly of the Last Decade Award from the University of Montana for her work on climate change.
Hailey Decker
Class of 2017
HAILEY DECKER, BA ’17 (psychology), was appointed head coach of the Philippine Blu Girls, the national softball team.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Edniesha Curry
Class of 2002
EDNEISHA CURRY, BS ’02 (sociology), who completed her first season as an assistant coach with the Portland Trail Blazers during the 2021—22 season, was chosen as keynote speaker for the Oregon Girls Sports Leadership Summit.
Michael Kasahun
Class of 2002
MICHAEL KASAHUN, BA ’02 (sociology), organized a march in Eugene to raise awareness about civil war in Tigray, Ethiopia, his home country.
Steven Lent
Class of 1972
STEVE LENT, BS ’72 (history), retired after twenty years as historian of the Bowman Museum of Crook County.