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Featured Class Notables
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.
Peter Wiedensmith
Class of 1990
PETER WIEDENSMITH, BA ’90 (speech: telecommunication and film), launched Portland-based Academy, a postproduction company that will work with creative agencies, directors, and up-and-coming editors.
Michael McCord
Class of 1996
MICHAEL McCORD, JD ’96, a senior foreign service officer with the US Agency for International Development, was assigned to the Pentagon as senior development advisor following 18 years of service in Ethiopia, Zambia, Afghanistan, South Sudan, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
C. Radford
Class of 1998
CJ RADFORD, BS ’98 (business administration), was appointed CEO of Sotero, a next-generation data encryption provider.
Christopher Brewer
Class of 2016
CHRIS BREWER, BS ’16 (business administration), was featured by PokerNews.com in a story about the ties between his success with cards and his background in track and field at the university.
Andrew Harmon
Class of 2011
ANDY HARMON, MArch ’11, was promoted to senior associate with Bend-based Steele Associates Architects.
Amanda Peacher
Class of 2011
AMANDA PEACHER, MS ’11 (environmental studies, journalism), a freelance audio reporter and editor whose work has been featured by NPR, US News & World Report, the Washington Times, and more, became a reporter at Marketplace, a news division of Minnesota Public Radio.
Marcus Harvey
Class of 2012
MARCUS HARVEY, BS ’12 (digital arts), owner of Portland apparel company Portland Gear, signed an agreement with the Portland Winterhawks, a junior hockey team, to create a new logo.
Adam Stephen
Class of 2012
Adam Stephen, BArch '12 (architecture), has been promoted to architect and member of the leadership team at Steele Associates Architects, Bend.
Allen Stewart
Class of 2012
AJ STEWART, MS '12, PhD ’14 (mathematics), an instructor in mathematics at Seattle University, was named the 2021’22 American Mathematical Society Congressional Fellow and will spend a year working on a congressional staff or committee, assisting in legislative and policy areas that require scientific and technical input.
Halla Hoffer
Class of 2012
MArch ’12, was promoted to associate principal at Portland-based Peter Meijer Architect, and is leading work on historic seismic upgrades of the Fountain Place Apartments in Portland.
Kelly Kenoyer
Class of 2017
KELLY KENOYER, BA ’17 (international studies, journalism), joined the newsroom of WHQR Public Media, Wilmington, North Carolina.
Samantha Bennett
Class of 2013
SAMANTHA BENNETT, BArch ’13, was promoted to associate at Portland-based Hennebery Eddy Architects, where she is project architect for the rehabilitation of two facilities in Yellowstone National Park.
Diego Atencio
Class of 2017
DIEGO ATENCIO, JD v17, joined San Francisco-based Clean Energy Counsel, a law firm for renewable-energy companies, and will focus on project development in the real estate sector, including site acquisition agreements, options, leases, and title and survey review.
Samantha Chiang
Class of 2018
SAMANTHA CHIANG, MBA ’18 (general business), a lieutenant commander with the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps, was featured by the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, which provides media organizations access to US military service members and commanders.
Nathan Harris
Class of 2014
The Sweetness of Water, written by NATHAN HARRIS, BA ’14 (English), has been selected for Oprah Winfrey's 2021 book club list, former president Barack Obama's summer 2021 reading list, and as a New York Times Book Review editors' choice.
Sawyer Hagen
Class of 2020
SAWYER ALCçZAR-HAGEN, BFA ’20 (product design), was covered in Bicycle Retailer and Industry News for a feature about Vvolt, a Portland e-mobility and electric cycling company.