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Featured Class Notables
Michael Wilkes
Class of 1971
University of Oregon Bachelor of Architecture 1971
UO Volleyball Team 1968-1970 (Lettered)
UO AA&A Board of Visitors 2002-2006
UO College of Design Dean's Advisory Council 2006-Present
UO Foundation Board 2008-2016
UO Arnold Bennett Hall Society
UO Adjunct Instructor 2012
National University Board Member 1998-2005
Fellow American Institute of Architects 1991
President California Architectural Foundation (2)
President San Diego Architectural Foundation
Principal and CEO Architect Delawie Wilkes Rodrigues 1971-2012 (Retired)
UO Volleyball Team 1968-1970 (Lettered)
UO AA&A Board of Visitors 2002-2006
UO College of Design Dean's Advisory Council 2006-Present
UO Foundation Board 2008-2016
UO Arnold Bennett Hall Society
UO Adjunct Instructor 2012
National University Board Member 1998-2005
Fellow American Institute of Architects 1991
President California Architectural Foundation (2)
President San Diego Architectural Foundation
Principal and CEO Architect Delawie Wilkes Rodrigues 1971-2012 (Retired)
Michael Wilkes
Class of 1971
MICHAEL WILKES FAIA, BArch ’71, practiced architecture from 1971 to 2012 retiring as the CEO at Delawie Wilkes Rodrigues Architects in San Diego. His designs received over 25 awards from the American Institute of Architects. In 1991 he was elevated to Fellow in the AIA and received a Presidential Citation for excellence from the AIA California. Since retiring he pursued a photographer career focused on architecture. His photographs have received over 40 awards in the American Institute of Architects National Photography Competition. Four of his photographs were honored with the Fuller Award, presented for the best photograph in the US. Galleries in Texas, California and Oregon have featured his work.
James Wren
Class of 2008
James Wren, BA '08 (history), was recently promoted to area manager at Amazon, where he has been employed since 2017.
Erica Rife
Class of 2022
MNM ’22 (nonprofit mgmt), joined the Architecture Foundation of Oregon as executive director.
Lawrence Kiharangwa
Class of 2021
BMus ’21 (music performance), took second place at the Shreveport Opera’s Mary Jacobs Smith Singer of the Year competition, performing "Una Furtiva Lagrima" from Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore and "Se all’impero, amici Dei" from Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito in the finals to win $5,000.
Emma Survis
Class of 2020
MS ’20 (historic preservation), joined the firm A&E Design as an architect and project manager based in Bozeman.
Jacob Moore
Class of 2022
BA ’22 (journalism), joined the Banks Post and Gales Creek Journal in Oregon as a freelancer.
Mary Holtz
Class of 2022
MLA ’22 (landscape architecture), joined the Portland office of the Herrera Environmental Consultants as an environmental designer.
Mason Carhart
Class of 2020
BS ’20, MS ’21 (economics), an independent financial planner in Medford, was featured in the Mail Tribune.
Kodi Whitfield
Class of 2018
MS ’18 (sports product design), was named cornerbacks coach for UCLA football.
Jeremy Bard
Class of 2021
PhD ’21 (chemistry), an assistant professor of chemistry at Washington College in Maryland, was featured recently in the Elm student newspaper.
Sommer Martin
Class of 2017
MS ’17 (multimedia journalism), was hired as communications director for the Black Business Association of Oregon.
Nick Taylor
Class of 2006
JD ’06, a longtime attorney with Stoel Rives LLP, joined the Boise, Idaho, office of Dorsey and Whitney LLP, an international law firm.
Kayla Carlile
Class of 2019
BA ’19 (Spanish), was featured by KEZI news as a muralist who is building an online following to pursue her career in painting.
Chloe Spencer
Class of 2017
BA ’17 (journalism), who recently published a queer sci-fi adventure titled Monstersona, was featured in the Nerd Daily.
Amanda Hansen
Class of 2015
MArch ’15, was named an associate at FFA Architecture and Interiors.
Lindsay Naylor
Class of 2014
PhD ’14 (geography), was named fellow for the American Association of Geographers.
Charity Woodrum
Class of 2018
BS ’18 (physics), was featured in the Source Weekly regarding a documentary about her life titled, Space, Hope and Charity
Carly Gough
Class of 2017
BS ’17 (journalism: advertising), lead producer for features and branded content for the Los Angeles Chargers, was featured recently in conjunction with National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
Alex Kenton
Class of 2014
BArch ’14, was promoted to associate at GGLO, a design practice for architecture, urban design, landscapes, and interiors.