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Featured Class Notables
Christopher Syrnyk
Class of 1991
CHRISTOPHER SYRNYK, BA ’91, MA '98 (Russian), associate professor of communication at Oregon Institute of Technology, was elected president of the Western Regional Honors Council, comprising approximately 300 honors colleges and programs at accredited institutions of higher learning in 13 states.
Tilak Mandadi
Class of 1990
TILAK MANDADI, MS ’90 (computer and information science), became chief strategy, innovation, and technology officer for MGM Resorts International.
Jason Daughn
Class of 1993
JASON DAUGHN, BA ’93 (English), a healthcare executive, became chief public affairs officer for Delta Dental Plans Association, an Oak Brook, Illinois-based nonprofit national association of 39 independent Delta Dental companies.
Douglas Koekkoek
Class of 1984
DOUG KOEKKOEK, BS ’84 (biology), joined PeaceHealth, a nonprofit healthcare system based in Vancouver, Washington, as chief physician executive, leading clinical care integration and expanding partnerships to improve quality of care and outcomes.
Wesley Cedros
Class of 1994
WESLEY CEDROS, BS v94 (psychology), became assistant superintendent of human resources for Tamalpais Union High School District, Marin County, California.
Michelle Light
Class of 1995
Michelle Light, BA '95 (history), was appointed director of special collections at the Library of Congress.
Gavin Lindberg
Class of 1996
GAVIN LINDBERG, BS ’95 (finance), was appointed chief financial officer of PDRVC, a consulting and engineering firm that develops artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions.
Paul Staples
Class of 1995
PAUL STAPLES, BS ’95 (economics), became director of commercial mortgage-backed securities sales and trading for Academy Securities, a disabled veteran-owned investment bank in capital markets, public finance, fixed income, and equity trading.
Lonnie Brist
Class of 1996
LONNIE BRIST, MS ’96, PhD ’96 (economics), joined the Silicon Valley office of Andersen Tax LLC, a national provider of tax, valuation, financial advisory, and related consulting services, serving as managing director of the US national tax practice.
Eli Kay
Class of 1996
ELI KAY, BS '96 (accounting), MBA ’12 (general business), was named chief financial officer of Unique Logistics International, a global logistics and freight forwarding company.
Bo Oswald
Class of 2000
BO OSWALD, BS ’00 (political science), was named president of Eugene-based Essex General Construction after serving as vice president of Portland operations.
Cody Weston
Class of 1998
CODY WESTON, JD v98, was appointed Clackamas County Circuit Court Judge.
Michael Callier
Class of 2001
MICHAEL CALLIER, BA ’01 (political science), JD '04, was hired as vice president and head of solutions and consulting for Factor, an international legal managed services company.
Schuyler Harrison
Class of 1998
SCHUYLER HARRISON, BS ’98 (business administration), and his wife, Auburn, became the owners of Joe Bike, a bike shop in southeast Portland.
Trux Dole
Class of 1999
TRUX DOLE, MBA ’99 (general business), joined RS21, a global data-science company that empowers organizations to make data-driven decisions, as director for program development, guiding initiatives to improve cancer treatments.
David Elkanich
Class of 1999
DAVID ELKANICH, JD ’99, a legal ethics litigator, joined the Portland office of Buchalter PC, where he will serve as a shareholder and chair of a new professional responsibility practice group.
Eric Diep
Class of 2011
ERIC DIEP, BA ’11 (journalism: magazine), wrote an essay for Medium, a digital publishing platform, about his personal growth and places that shaped it.
Brian De Soto
Class of 2001
MS ’02, PhD ’05 (economics), was appointed interim dean of the School of Business and Economics at California’s Sonoma State University.
Nicholas Lelack
Class of 2001
NICK LELACK, MCRP ’01 (community and regional planning), MPA '01 (public policy and management), was appointed Deschutes County administrator.
Julie Yamaka
Class of 1981
JULIE YAMAKA, BA ’81 (German), announced her retirement as editor of the Oregon Blue Book, the state fact book for city, county, and state governments in Oregon.