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Featured Class Notables
Wei Chen
Class of 1984
WEI CHEN, MS ’84, PhD ’88 (physics), Stephenson Chair and professor in the Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, was elected to the College of Fellows by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
Amanda Peacher
Class of 2011
AMANDA PEACHER, MS ’11 (environmental studies, journalism), was hired as a reporter for Marketplace, a nonprofit news organization that covers business and the economy.
Craig Race
Class of 2011
CRAIG RACE, MArch ’11, was featured in the Globe and Mail, a Canadian newspaper, for his redesign of a single-family dwelling into a semi-detached house in the heart of Toronto’s Upper Beaches neighborhood.
Ian McGillivray
Class of 2011
IAN McGILLIVRAY, BS ’11 (general social science), a conference video coordinator who manages all video and technological aspects of the football video department at Oregon State University, was voted 2021 Pac-12 Video Coordinator of the Year for exemplary performance in the field of team video and surrounding technologies.
Lauren Plum
Class of 2015
LAUREN PLUM, BS ’15 (business administration), who coached volleyball at Villanova and played overseas for six years, joined the University of Arizona volleyball team as assistant coach.
Patricia Pierce
Class of 1953
PAT CHOAT PIERCE, BA ’53 (journalism), MS ’62 (interdisciplinary studies), a retired educator, community philanthropist, journalist, and local historian of North Bend, was recognized by the state legislature for service that included the establishment of a community scholarship for students, creation of a nonprofit dog obedience school, and the founding of an annual event to celebrate the birthday of the city.
Jon Meyer
Class of 1969
Jon Meyer, and his wife Pat attended the commissioning of the USS Oregon in Groton, CT on May 28, 2022. Oregon’s Governor Kate Brown gave the keynote address. The USS Oregon is the newest Virginia Class attack submarine in the fleet.
Luke Zak
Class of 2021
LUKE ZAK, MBA ’21 (general business), joined the Washington County Visitors Association as sports destination sales executive, charged with leading the destination group sales and service function for the sports and social, military, educational, religious, and fraternal group markets.
Morgan Thomas
Class of 2016
MORGAN THOMAS, MFA ’16 (creative writing), released Manywhere: Stories, a debut collection of stories that spotlight queer, trans, and genderqueer people.
Jessica Baker
Class of 2019
JESSICA RUTH BAKER, MNM ’19 (nonprofit management), who has been involved with the community-based Eugene theater company Very Little Theatre since 2017, was hired as interim executive director.
Carolyn Nguyen
Class of 2018
CAROLYN NGUYEN, BArch ’18, joined Portland-based FFA Architecture and Interiors, providing support for projects including Forest Grove City Hall.
Nathan Stein
Class of 2018
NATHAN STEIN, BA ’18 (history), who has worked in Montana state government and grassroots advocacy in Helena and Butte, was hired as a development assistant at Bridgercare, a nonprofit reproductive health care facility in Bozeman.
Michelle Fong
Class of 2014
MICHELLE FONG, MS ’14, PhD ’19 (psychology), a neuropsychologist, joined Samaritan Neuropsychology, a medical group in Albany, Oregon.
Mariana Dominguez Perez
Class of 2019
MARIANA DOMINGUEZ, BArch ’19, was hired by BCRA, a Washington-based design and architecture firm, and works in the Tacoma office, supporting the residential market.
Blake Stanton
Class of 2014
BLAKE STANTON, BA ’14 (general social science), was featured in AfroTech, a tech, investing, and wealth-building platform for the Black community, as the founder of the Quiktract app, which helps entrepreneurs and freelancers connect, develop contracts, and secure payments.
Jack Forrest
Class of 2021
JACK FORREST, BS ’21 (journalism, political science), was hired as an editorial intern at Politico, a political journalism company based in Virginia.
Lou Moulder
Class of 2013
LOU MOULDER, BA ’13 (dance), was featured by Eugene Weekly as founder of Rebelle Movement studio, which offers a dance experience with the adult student in mind.
Nathan Harris
Class of 2014
NATHAN HARRIS, BA ’14 (English), author of the debut novel The Sweetness of Water, was awarded the 2021 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, presented annually to an emerging African American fiction writer to honor Gaines, whose stories gave voice to African Americans in rural areas.
Harrison Kass
Class of 2020
HARRISON KASS, JD ’20, wrote an article that appeared on Fansided, a network of sports websites, about his experience as a hockey player in the Federal Prospects Hockey League.
Thomas Fiorelli
Class of 2015
THOMAS "TJ" FIORELLI, BS ’15 (planning, public policy and management), MPA ’17, Tillamook County housing coordinator, was featured in a story by the Tillamook County Pioneer.