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Have you been recently promoted or started a new job? Perhaps you are starting on a new educational journey. Maybe, you are newly married or recently added to your family. Let your fellow Ducks know what is happening in your life.
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Featured Class Notables
Brian Amdur
Class of 2018
Wildland firefighter and photojournalist BRIAN AMDUR, BS '18 (environmental studies), has spent the last three summers fighting and photographing wildfires across the West.
Donald Clayton
Class of 2013
DONALD CLAYTON, MS '13, PhD '17 (chemistry), joined Colorado College, where he will teach general chemistry, chemistry research, and inorganic chemistry, and in his research focus on the electrical and chemical properties of solid-state materials.
Emily Darchuk
Class of 2018
EMILY DARCHUK, MBA ’18 (general business), founder and CEO of Portland-based Wheyward Spirit, collaborated with Ben & Jerry’s ice cream on the flavor Dublin Mudslide.
Jessica Hilbert
Class of 2014
JESSICA HILBERT, MBA '14 (general business), JD '14, KAREN BONNER, MBA '13 (general business), and SHANNON OLIVER, MBA '13 (general business), announced the acquisition of Red Duck Foods, their organic condiment company, by Beaverton-based BG Specialty Sales LLC.
Natalie Pattison
Class of 2020
NATALIE PATTISON, JD '20, joined Portland firm Barran Liebman LLP as an associate in the employment, labor relations, and benefits practices.
Crystal Brown
Class of 2016
CRYSTAL BROWN, MS '16, PhD '19 (political science), became an assistant professor in the Department of Social Science and Policy Studies at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, where she studies comparative politics, international relations, human rights, immigration policies, women's rights, race and ethnicity, and politics.
Minyon Moore
Class of 2020
MINYON MOORE, MS '20 (advertising and brand responsibility), a former point guard for UO women’s basketball, has launched Top 2, Not 2, a business and clothing line that includes oversized hoodies, sweatpants, and leggings.
Damian Guerrero
Class of 2020
DAMIAN GUERRERO, MArch '20, has joined Washington-based Access Architecture as a job captain, where he will focus on multifamily projects.
Eric Harris
Class of 2014
ERIC HARRIS, JD '14, a special advisor for strategic partnerships and community engagement at Disability Rights California, was appointed to the State Independent Living Council.
Wyatt TRUE
Class of 2014
WYATT TRUE, DMA '14 (music performance), and JANNIE WEI, DMA '13 (music performance), founders of the Delgani String Quartet, last fall participated with their group in a streaming concert for Cascadia Composers, an organization that engages communities in the creation, performance, and promotion of contemporary musical art.
Robert Dinapoli
Class of 2020
ROBERT DiNAPOLI, PhD '20 (anthropology), joined Binghamton University as a postdoctoral research associate, where he studies islands, the human migrations connected with them, and the interaction of humans and the environment.
Dominique Chapman
Class of 2019
DOMINIQUE CHAPMAN, BA '19 (dance), has started Crown City Dance, a dance school in Coronado, California, that offers lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced dancers of all ages in person and online.
Yaara Tal
Class of 2017
YAARA TAL, BA '17 (international studies), and DEEMA YUSUF, BA '18 (religious studies), were featured in Borgen Magazine for a story about Tomorrow's Women, a summer camp in Santa Fe, New Mexico, that annually hosts Israeli Jewish and Palestinian teens for leadership training and facilitated group dialogue about growing up with conflict.
Jordan Schwartz
Class of 2017
JORDAN FLORES SCHWARTZ, MA '17 (arts management), was selected interim producing director for the Fonseca Theatre company in Indianapolis, Indiana, and will manage the production of shows and a fundraising campaign to create a civic engagement center.
Emily Kaestner
Class of 2019
EMILY KAESTNER, BS '19 (planning, public policy and management), a graduate student in the Master of Science in Public Health program at North Carolina-based Campbell University, was featured in a story by the university about a move to enable students in the program to play collegiate sports.
Edward Regnier
Class of 2018
ED REGNIER, MBA '18 (general business), was promoted to chief financial officer of Eugene-based Springfield Creamery, serving as the second CFO in 60 years for the probiotic food innovators and maker of Nancy’s probiotic foods.
Madison Cullen
Class of 2019
MADISON "MADDIE" CULLEN, BS '19 (public relations), has joined Long Beach, California-based Amber Resources, a full-service petroleum distributor in Southern California started by her grandfather, Pat Cullen.
Max Buschini
Class of 2017
MAX BUSCHINI, BA '17 (cinema studies), was featured in Gripped: The Climbing Magazine for his work as a filmmaker, photographer, and climber at Yosemite National Park in California.
Bethany Howe
Class of 2019
BETHANY GRACE HOWE, PhD '19 (media studies), a teacher, journalist, and parent in Lincoln City, was named Olalla Center wildfire resource navigator and will act as point person to connect people affected by the Echo Mountain wildfire with the resources, agencies, and groups that can best serve their needs.
Nancy Rayl
Class of 1954
NANCY TONI BROOKS RAYL, BA '54 (English), reports she is traveling, taking classes, watching games, and staying socially involved within the confines of responsible behavior during these unprecedented times.