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Featured Class Notables
Eric Florip
Class of 2008
ERIC FLORIP, BS '08 (magazine), public affairs coordinator for C-TRAN, a public transportation provider serving Clark County, Washington, was named to Vancouver-based Mass Transit Magazine's “40 Under 40” list for significant contributions to the public transit industry.
Lauren Tierney
Class of 2012
LAUREN TIERNEY, BA '12, MS '15 (geography), became graphics assignment editor for the Washington Post, which she joined in 2017.
Heather Lakey
Class of 2008
HEATHER LAKEY, MA '08 (philosophy), was named the inaugural McNally Family Chair in Philosophy and Human Ecology at the College of the Atlantic in Mount Desert Island, Maine.
Rachel Henderson
Class of 2008
RACHEL HENDERSON, BS '08 (communication disorders and sciences), owner of the Hazelnut Hill confectionery company in Junction City with her husband Ryan, was featured in the Salem Capital Press for a story about their online business.
Shelby Meyers
Class of 2016
SHELBY MEYERS, BLArch '16 (Clark Honors College), was hired as marketing and promotions manager for the Astoria Downtown Historic District Association and will also oversee the Astoria Sunday Market.
David Gracon
Class of 2010
DAVID GRACON, PhD '10 (communication and society), received a US Fulbright Specialist grant for his work as a professor of integrated media at Gonzaga University in Washington.
Daniel Wu
Class of 1997
DANIEL WU, BArch '97, was interviewed on MSNBC's “American Voices” program to discuss what needs to be done to address violence against Asians and Pacific Islanders nationwide since the start of the pandemic.
Joseph Ollis
Class of 1999
JOE OLLIS, BS '99 (computer and information science), was hired as principal, chairman of the board, and chief investment officer for the Peak Group, a Texas-based real estate investment company focused on single-family residential properties.
Eduardo Ponce
Class of 1998
EDUARDO PONCE, BArch '98, was hired as a senior project architect in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, office of St. Louis-based architecture firm KAI Enterprises.
David Constantine
Class of 2003
DAVID CONSTANTINE, BMus '03, MMus '05 (music performance), a percussionist gunnery sergeant with the United States Marine Band, performed at the January 20 inauguration of President Joe Biden at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.
Tasha McFarland
Class of 1999
TASHA McFARLAND, BA '99 (news editorial), became a board member with the Family Access Network Foundation and will work with staff to improve the lives of needy children in Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties.
Sean Andries
Class of 2006
SEAN ANDRIES, BS '06 (theater arts), was selected by Gov. Kate Brown to join the board of directors of the Oregon Cultural Trust, which funds more than 1,400 Oregon nonprofit organizations in the areas of arts, heritage, and humanities.
William Almquist
Class of 2006
BILL ALMQUIST, MCRP '06 (community and regional planning), was promoted to community development director for Salida, Colorado, where he has worked since 2018 as a planner.
Nicholas Hudson
Class of 2006
NICHOLAS HUDSON, BA '06 (political science), director of the Office of Student Orientation, Leadership and Engagement at Texas A&M International University, received the 2021 Doris Michiko Ching Award for Excellence as a Student Affairs Professional.
Scott Ordway
Class of 2008
SCOTT ORDWAY, MMus '08 (music composition), composed the 40-minute song cycle “Girl in the Snow,” a premiere recording available through Acis Productions for streaming, download, and CD.
Sara Goodrum
Class of 2015
SARA GOODRUM, BS ’15 (human physiology), who served as minor league hitting coordinator for the Milwaukee Brewers, became director of player development for the Houston Astros.
Christopher Brewer
Class of 2016
CHRIS BREWER, BS '16 (business administration), a former Ducks distance runner, finished 32nd in the 2020 World Series of Poker Online.
Janie Reed
Class of 2015
JANIE REED, BS '15 (journalism), a former UO softball player and cofounder of a ministry called Church on the Dirt, was selected for the 2020 Olympic team, which will compete in the summer 2021 games after being delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Joe Fischer
Class of 1960
JOE FISCHER, BS '60, MFA '63 (fine and applied arts), of Longview, Washington, gave $50,000 to the School of Art + Design to help students and faculty members deal with ongoing impacts of the pandemic.
Victoria Ford
Class of 1973
VICTORIA “VICKI” FORD, BS '73 (mathematics), retired after 43 years as a minister at Holy Family Parish in southeast Portland.