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Featured Class Notables
Jared Talbot
Class of 2011
JARED TALBOT, PhD ’11 (biology), an assistant professor in the School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine, was featured in the school’s news service for his work with zebrafish.
Cooper Teare
Class of 2021
COOPER TEARE, BS ’21 (general social science), a professional track-and-field athlete, was inducted into the 2022 Athletic Hall of Fame at St. Joseph Notre Dame High School in Alameda, California.
Dayle Spitzer
Class of 2021
DAYLE SPITZER, DEd ’21 (educational leadership), became superintendent of the Oregon City School District.
Joshua Jalbert
Class of 2007
OSH JALBERT, MFA ’07 (photography), a faculty member at Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia, presented work at Photo London, a photo fair that brings international photography to the British capital every year.
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.
Scott Bone
Class of 2009
SCOTT BONE, MS ’09 (chemistry), joined the California-based early product development center of CoreRX, a contract development and manufacturing company within the pharmaceutical industry that provides drug development and manufacturing.
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.
Gregory Klatt
Class of 2011
GREG KLATT, BS ’11 (business administration), joined North Carolina-based Pathalys Pharma, a private, late-stage biopharma company focused on chronic kidney disease, as vice president of finance.
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.
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.
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.
Lawrence Cavasso
Class of 2004
LARRY CAVASSO, BS ’04 (economics), was promoted to associate vice president-controller with Portland-based Unitus Community Credit Union.
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.
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.
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.
Amanda Pflugrad
Class of 2010
AMANDA PFLUGRAD, BS ’10 (electronic media production), team reporter for the Boston Celtics, covered the NBA Finals for the first time.
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.
Sarah Schaefer
Class of 2009
SARAH SCHAEFER, BA ’09 (history), was named executive director of Museum on Main in Pleasanton, California.
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.