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Featured Class Notables
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.
John Whitty
Class of 1954
JOHN WHITTY, BS '54, BL '56 (law), retired from the practice of law following 64 years as a lawyer in Coos Bay, where he specialized in estate planning, business law, and real estate. He was twice selected Coos Bay Citizen of the Year, and served for the Oregon Transportation Committee and Bay Area Hospital Board.
Charles Sorenson
Class of 1973
PETE SORENSON, BA '73, MA '79 (geography), JD '82, a former state senator and chair of the Lane Community College board, retired after 24 years as a Lane County Commissioner, the longest service of a commissioner in county history, but continues his practice on the Freedom of Information Act.
Steven Alm
Class of 1976
STEVE ALM, BEd '76 (elementary education), MEd '79 (curriculum and instruction), a former US attorney and circuit court judge, was elected prosecuting attorney in Honolulu, Hawaii.
David Antonuccio
Class of 1980
Singer-songwriters DAVID ANTONUCCIO, MA ’79, PhD ’80 (psychology), and MICHAEL PIERCE, PhD ’82 (chemistry), formed the musical duo RainFall and are working on a third album, Cloudburst, available on Soundcloud.
Mark Bailey
Class of 1980
MARK BAILEY, BFA '79 (fine and applied arts), contributed to the permanent archive of UO Special Collections and University Archives more than 150 photographs from documentary projects in the 1970s and '80s on Eugene's Luckey's Club Cigar Store and the towns of Junction City and Valsetz.
Claudia Teitelbaum
Class of 1977
CLAUDIA BRUCKNER TEITELBAUM, BS '77 (general social science), retired after 43 years as a legal secretary in California, New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and plans to travel globally with her husband once it is safe given pandemic conditions.
Alan Levage
Class of 1977
AL LEVAGE, BArch '77, a principal with BBT Architects in Bend, retired after more than 40 years working as an architect, contractor, and developer in Central and Eastern Oregon.
Terry Shanley
Class of 1977
TERRY SHANLEY, a 1977 psychology alumnus, was hired as business development manager for Portland-based Deacon Construction.