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Featured Class Notables
Nicole Apelian
Class of 1993
NICOLE M. APELIAN, MS '93 (biology), published The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies: The Healing Power of Plant Medicine, a compilation of herbs and natural remedies offered as an alternative to chemically produced medication.
Martina Kolb
Class of 1993
MARTINA KOLB, MA ’93 (German), Martina Kolb, associate professor of German studies at Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania, received the John C. Horn Award for Distinguished Scholarship and Creative Activity.
Kevin Pitts
Class of 1989
KEVIN PITTS, MS ’89, PhD ’94 (physics), chief research officer at Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory and a professor of physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was named dean of the Virginia Tech College of Science in Virginia.
Corey Schlosser-Hall
Class of 1992
COREY SCHLOSSER-HALL, BS ’92 (speech: rhetoric and communication), executive presbyter of Washington-based Northwest Coast Presbytery for 15 years, was named director of rebuilding and vision implementation for the Presbyterian Mission Agency, the ministry and mission agency of the Presbyterian Church.
Troy Jelinek
Class of 1992
TROY JELINEK, BS ’92 (planning, public policy and management), was named chief commercial officer for Minnesota-based Icario, a health care company.
Douglas Ramsthel
Class of 1986
DOUGLAS RAMSTHEL, BS ’86 (economics), coauthored the book, Access: Addressing the Obesity Crisis.
Aaron Walker
Class of 1991
AARON WALKER, BS ’91 (marketing), was hired as chief credit officer by Summit Bank of Eugene, central Oregon, and Portland.
Jon Wollmuth
Class of 1993
JON WOLLMUTH, BA ’93 (English), became principal at Island Park Elementary School in Washington state.
Brian Wright
Class of 1992
BRIAN WRIGHT, BS ’92 (speech: telecommunication and film, journalism: advertising), formerly the longtime chief merchandising officer for the Duck Store, became director of the VolShop at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, one of the top collegiate retailers in North America.
Laura Clarke
Class of 1996
LAURA CLARKE, MS ’96, PhD ’98 (physics), a physics professor in the College of Sciences at North Carolina State University, received the 2022 UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Yolanda Gibson
Class of 1996
YOLANDA SUAREZ, BA ’96 (speech: theater arts), played the title role in Alma, a play about a single mother and undocumented immigrant living in the US with her seventeen-year-old daughter, at ArtsWest in Seattle.
Joshua Gobel
Class of 1999
JOSH GOBEL, BS ’99 (environmental studies), a senior project manager with Olympia, Washington-based Thomas Architecture Studios, was promoted to associate principal.
Brian Imus
Class of 1996
BRIAN IMUS, BS ’96 (planning, public policy and management), executive director of the Illinois Green Alliance, a nonprofit that works to promote green buildings and sustainable communities, was recognized as a Notable Leader in Sustainability by Crain’s Chicago Business.
Scott White
Class of 1997
SCOTT WHITE, BA ’97 (history), a senior director with Alvarez and Marsal Taxand consulting firm, was named among the "People on the Move" by the San Francisco Business Times.
John Nuttbrock
Class of 1997
ANDY NUTTBROCK, BLArch ’97, was hired by Olson Engineering of Vancouver, Washington, and will provide land-use planning, project management, and landscape architecture design services.
Elizabeth Matteo
Class of 1998
ELIZABETH MATTEO, BS ’98 (psychology), was named the inaugural dean of the College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences at Alvernia University in Pennsylvania.
Daniel McGee
Class of 1998
DANIEL McGEE, JD ’98, joined Keller and Heckman, an international law firm with practice in food and food additives and industrial and specialty chemicals.
Jinoo Hwang
Class of 1998
JINOO HWANG, BS ’98 (sociology), JD ’07, managing partner of Northwest Legal in Eugene, was appointed to the State Professional Responsibility Board, which reviews and prosecutes cases involving licensed attorneys in Oregon.
Dan Moshavi
Class of 1998
DAN MOSHAVI, PhD ’98 (management), was selected as Thomas and Evelyn Page Dean of the Fowler College of Business at San Diego State University.
Tiana Tozer
Class of 1990
PEARL WOLFE, MS ’90 (sociology), a former Lane County supervisor and recipient of a City of Eugene Human Rights Recognition award for her work with the Hope and Safety Alliance (formerly Womenspace), coauthored Walk Out the Door, a novel about domestic violence, with Evelyn Anderton.