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Featured Class Notables
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.
Michael Harrison
Class of 1983
Composer MICHAEL HARRISON, BMus '83, released Just Constellations, an album performed by the award-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth and featuring Harrison's innovations in tuning.
Jeannine Parisi
Class of 1992
JEANNINE PARISI, BA '92 (planning, public policy and management), MCRP '97 (community and regional planning), customer relationship manager with the Eugene Water and Electric Board, spoke to the City Club of Eugene regarding the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire, rebuilding, and multiyear recovery timelines.
Coleen Clair
Class of 1987
COLEEN ST. CLAIR, JD '87, was appointed a prosecutor in the criminal division of the Office of the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Stephanie Stowell
Class of 1990
STEPHANIE STOWELL, BA '90 (Asian studies), was named director of the ABQ BioPark Zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Tilak Mandadi
Class of 1990
TILAK MANDADI, MS '90 (computer and information science), was chosen as a guest speaker for HT-NEXT 2020, an educational and networking experience for hoteliers and technology solution providers, to discuss the future of guest experiences at Disney Parks.
Lori Stephens
Class of 1990
LORI STEPHENS, BS '90 (general science), MArch '98, owner of Broadleaf Architecture in Corvallis, was featured in the Corvallis Gazette-Times regarding her architectural style in projects including the Beazell Forest Education Center in Kings Valley, the Monroe Community Library, and the Long Timber Brewing building, also in Monroe.
Bradley Tracy
Class of 1988
BRAD TRACY, BA '88 (finance), was appointed senior vice president of sales in North America for Maryland-based IT service management company Peak-Ryzex.
Ellen Shaw
Class of 1993
ELLEN SHAW, BA '93 (journalism: magazine), became acting forest supervisor for the San Bernardino National Forest in Southern California, where she has worked since 2015 following a career with the US Department of State.
Kemet Gatchell
Class of 1993
KEMET GATCHELL, BS '93 (leisure studies and services), MS '98 (exercise and movement science), became director of the Office of Alumni Affairs at Eastern New Mexico University, responsible for the supervision and implementation of events, programs, and communications while building a global network of alumni, family, and friends to support the university.
Chang-Rae Lee
Class of 1993
CHANG-RAE LEE, MFA '93 (creative writing), was profiled in the New York Times January 31 for My Year Abroad, his sixth novel, which the newspaper said is “about letting yourself plunge into the world, even when it hurts.”
Bobby Lee
Class of 1995
BOBBY LEE, BS '95 (sociology), MS '98 (public affairs), formerly director of Seattle's Office of Economic Development, was named chief of staff for Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler.
Sunil Shenoy
Class of 1996
Silicon Valley—based SiFive, a semiconductor company, has named Sunil Shenoy, MBA ’96 (general business), vice president of hardware engineering.