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Featured Class Notables
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.
Denali Porter
Class of 1951
DENALI PORTER, BS ’51 (speech), played music from George Frideric Handel and Denes Agay during a duo piano concert with Bev Owen at Reedwood Friends Church in Portland.
Kathleen Thorne
Class of 1992
KATHLEEN HEGARTY THORNE, MS ’92 (speech: theater arts), completed her eighth book, Boots on the Heather, chronicling events in County Mayo, western coastal Ireland, from 1920 to 1923.
Michael Pappalardo
Class of 1988
MIKE PAPPALARDO, BS ’88 (geological sciences), who has been involved with the permitting and development of large, utility-scale, renewable energy projects across North America since 2001, was named head of permitting and environmental studies for Enel Green Power NA, the North American branch of Enel, an Italian multinational manufacturer and distributor of electricity and gas.
John Schmidt
Class of 1992
JOHN SCHMIDT, BLArch ’92, an expert in three-dimensional modeling and simulations, was named a principal and partner at the Eugene firm Satre Group, where he serves as technology principal and oversees project design and management.
Peter Moshinsky
Class of 1989
PETE MOSHINKSY, BS ’89 (speech: telecommunication and film), an experienced educator who has held roles including alternative education teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal, was selected human resources director for the St. Helens (Oregon) School District.
Kevin Pitts
Class of 1989
348190 KEVIN PITTS, MS ’89, PhD ’94 (physics), chief research officer at Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory and professor of physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was named dean of the Virginia Tech College of Science in Virginia.
Mayuko Nakamura
Class of 1993
MAYUKO NAKAMURA, BA ’93 (linguistics), assistant director for assessment and equitable pedagogy at Illinois State University, received the 2022 David A. Strand Diversity Achievement Award for being instrumental in curricular or program activities that assist in the commitment to diversity.
Donald Bailey
Class of 1985
DON BAILEY, MS ’85 (art education), a Native American artist, was featured by Portland TV station KOIN for River Sisters, artwork that is part of Portland Streetcar’s Art on Board campaign to feature artists on streetcars.
Mark Jorgensen
Class of 1986
MARK JORGENSEN, BS ’86 (journalism: advertising), became marketing manager in the Beaverton headquarters of CTL, which has manufactured Chromebooks, laptops, desktop PCs, and high-end servers since 1989.
Raymond Yancey
Class of 1990
RAY YANCEY, BArch ’90, an architect experienced in all phases of project development, was promoted to principal at LRS Architects of Portland, where he has made significant contributions to senior living projects.
J. Marmion
Class of 1991
BRYAN MARMION, MS ’91 (physical education), who has served in Christian school athletic administration and as a head football coach for more than 20 years, was named athletic director and head football coach for Trinity Christian Academy in Weatherford, Texas.
Lee Kirner
Class of 1994
LEE KIRNER, BS ’94 (marketing), an attorney experienced in working with commercial financing lenders on unpaid foreclosure mortgages and other concerns, became a partner at McGinnis Lochridge LLP and will work in the Dallas office.