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Featured Class Notables
Christine Heinrichs
Class of 1976
The 5,000-word story Christine Heinrichs wrote on captive-raised condors being released to the wild after the species nearly became extinct, only to face lethal lead poisoning from hunters' ammunition, won second place in the Reported Narrative category at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. It will be published next year in Ten Spurs. Earth Island Journal published another of her stories on the subject.
Dennis Ziengs
Class of 1970
Dennis Ziengs, BBA '70 (marketing), MBA '71 (business), encountered four giraffes while visiting his friends on the Witkrans private reserve in South Africa, about 300 miles northeast of Cape Town.
Elizabeth Pedersen
Class of 2006
Liz Pedersen, BA ’06 (art history), has been hired as a designer for Carleton Hart Architecture in Portland.
Ryan Yoshida
Class of 2006
Ryan Yoshida, BArch ’06 (architecture), has been promoted to associate at Scott Edwards Architecture in Portland.
Jennifer Clemo
Class of 2009
Jenn Clemo, BA ’09 (English), has been named executive director for the Center for Nonprofit Stewardship in Corvallis.
Kim Stafford
Class of 1971
Governor Kate Brown has appointed Kim Stafford, BA '’71 (English), MA ’73 (English), PhD '’79, as Oregon’s new poet laureate. In his two-year appointment, Stafford will foster the art of poetry, encourage literacy and learning, address issues of humanities and heritage, and reflect on Oregon public life.
Craig Jurgensen
Class of 1980
Craig Jurgensen, MS ’80 (special education), will be the new superintendent for the Central Lincoln County school system in Maine.
Roberta Conner
Class of 1977
Roberta (Bobbie) Conner, BS ’77 (journalism), has been elected to a four-year term on the board of directors for the Oregon Community Foundation.
Carey Killen
Class of 1990
Carey Killen, BA ’90 (Spanish), BA ’90 (music), PhD '’13 (education), is the new principal for South Eugene High School.
Romy Mortensen
Class of 1989
Romy Mortensen, BA ’89 (public relations), has been elected to a four-year term on the board of directors for the Oregon Community Foundation.
Curtis Wilson
Class of 1991
Curtis Wilson Jr., BA ’91 (health education), was named 2018 Oregon Principal of the Year after unanimous nomination by all Portland public high school principals. Wilson, principal of Benson Polytechnic High School, heads to Washington, DC, as an Oregon candidate for national Principal of the Year.
Carly Dolan
Class of 1995
Carly Dolan, BA ’95 (English), was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to the California Superior Court Bench for Mendocino County.
Thomas Byrne
Class of 1996
Tom Byrne, BArch ’96 (architecture), has been promoted to senior associate at Scott Edwards Architecture in Portland.
Eric Winn
Class of 1997
Eric Winn, BS ’97 (business administration), has joined Baird, an international financial services firm, as managing editor for its global technology and services team.
Andrew Adams
Class of 2002
Andrew Adams, BA ’02 (journalism: news editorial), has been promoted to editor for Wines & Vines magazine.
Robin Moodie
Class of 1999
Robin Moodie, BA '’99 (art history), has been hired as a manager for Carleton Hart Architecture in Portland.
Reegan Rae
Class of 2003
Reegan Rae, BS '’03 (psychology), has been promoted to managing director of wealth management for Arnerich Massena Inc., an independent investment advisory firm in Portland.
Jane Teater
Class of 1980
Jane Teater, BS ’80 (elementary education), received the Distinguished Service Award at the Oregon State University Cascades commencement ceremony June 17.
Joanne Turner
Class of 1987
Joanne Wolfe, BA ’87 (journalism; English), has launched a publishing imprint, Eaglefeather Press, based in Nova Scotia, Canada, with US offices in Longmont, Colorado. She also has authored a book, In the Hollow of God’s Hand: The Life and Times of Edward Z. Yoder.
Paul Cooper
Class of 1993
Paul Cooper, BArch ’93 (architecture), has been promoted to principal for TEF, a San Francisco-based architecture and interior design practice.