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Have you been recently promoted or started a new job? Perhaps you are starting on a new educational journey. Maybe, you are newly married or recently added to your family. Let your fellow Ducks know what is happening in your life.
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Featured Class Notables
Jeremy Green
Class of 2003
JEREMY GREEN, JD ’03, an attorney and shareholder with the Bend real estate firm Bryant, Lovlien, and Jarvis, was named town attorney for Lakeview.
Brian Mason
Class of 2003
BRIAN MASON, BS ’03 (sociology), joined the San Diego office of Gomez Trial Attorneys, a firm that specializes in litigation related to accidents and injuries.
Susan O'Toole
Class of 2003
SUSAN O’TOOLE, JD ’03, an attorney and certified mediator with experience in divorce, child custody, child support, domestic violence, and adoption matters, joined Beresford Booth, a firm in Edmonds, Washington.
Amalia Mohr
Class of 2004
AMALIA MOHR, BArch ’04, was promoted to principal at LRS Architects, an architecture and interior design firm with offices in Portland and Bend.
Daniel Isaacson
Class of 2004
DAN ISAACSON, BS ’04 (political science), board president of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Lane County and a cochair of the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Lane County, was among the speakers for a mental health program presented by the City Club of Eugene.
Ronald Ransom
Class of 1954
RONALD RANSOM, BS ’54 (accounting) and Air Force ROTC, is enjoying retirement after 31 years at Continental Can Company, where he served as division controller, and 21 years as a lieutenant colonel and reservist Air Mobility pilot.
Katie McCue
Class of 2005
KATIE McCUE, BS ’05 (psychology), a teacher in Cody, Wyoming, was selected to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the highest national recognition that K-12 mathematics, science, or computer science teachers can receive.
Jordan Thierry
Class of 2005
JORDAN THIERRY, BA ’05 (electronic media production), who recently premiered Grandma’s Roses, a documentary inspired by the life of his grandmother, at the Portland Art Museum, received the Best Documentary award at the Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival.
Andrew Chamberlain
Class of 2006
ANDREW CHAMBERLAIN, BA ’06 (history), an associate attorney who focuses on mergers and acquisitions, was promoted to partner for Chicago-based firm Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle.
J. Birkey
Class of 2006
The BIRKEY family provided an update on siblings JAMES CODY, BA ’06 (international studies), BArch ’06, a Los Angeles-based vice president for JLL, a commercial real estate and property investment company; LYLE, BS ’07 (environmental studies), a customer success manager for DocuSign in Chicago; and CARLY, BS ’09 (human physiology), a registered nurse and program director for nursing education with Kaiser Permanente in Seattle.
Sharleen Nelson Bolkan
Class of 2006
SHARLEEN NELSON, BS ’06 (magazine/news-editorial), an editor and writer in University Communications at UO, published The Yesterday Girl, the second novel in her time travel series.
Julie Teune
Class of 2007
JULIE MORGAN TEUNE, BA ’07 (public relations), was named director of brand and channel marketing for New Seasons Market in Portland.
Chu-Jui Chen
Class of 2008
TZUREI CHEN, MS ’08, PhD ’12 (human physiology), a faculty member of Forest Grove-based Pacific University School of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training whose research includes biomechanics, motion analysis, and fall prevention, was promoted to associate professor and granted tenure.
Teresa Coronado
Class of 2008
TERESA CORONADO, PhD ’08 (English), program director for the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center, was appointed development and outreach director.
Rochelle Lubbers
Class of 2008
ROCHELLE LUBBERS, MPA ’08 (public policy and management), chief administrative officer for the Tulalip Tribes, was appointed a board member of Volunteers of America of Western Washington, which provides services including housing, hunger prevention, behavioral health, and more.
Wyatt Miller
Class of 2009
WYATT MILLER, MS ’09 (biology), was named 4-H youth educator for Illinois Extension and 4-H in Bond, Clinton, Washington, Jefferson, and Marion counties, Illinois, responsible for collaboration with communities to provide programming that equips youth with knowledge, skills, and abilities to thrive.
Rebecca Woolington
Class of 2009
REBECCA WOOLINGTON, BS ’09 (journalism: advertising), investigative editor at the Tampa Bay Times, was part of a team that won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for their investigation of toxic hazards inside Florida’s only battery recycling plant.
Nathaniel Earp
Class of 2014
The EARP siblings—NATHANIEL, BS ’14 (human physiology), and MARY, BS ’17 (biochemistry)—were featured by the Oregon Health & Science University news service as OHSU medical students who attended together and will soon begin internal medicine residencies.
Courtney Foley
Class of 2010
Courtney Foley, JD '10, has been appointed head winemaker at Sonoma County's Chalk Hill Estate vineyards and winery in Healdsburg, California.
Matthew Chan
Class of 1975
MATT CHAN, BS ’75 (speech: broadcast communications), an award-winning storyteller with decades of experience in the television industry, was featured in the South Seattle Emerald as a cocreator of the podcast Chino Y Chicano, which centers on the stories of people of color in Seattle.