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Featured Class Notables
Brandon Gatke
Class of 2008
BRANDON GATKE, MS '08 (applied information management), became chief information and security officer for Pacific University in Eugene, leading the information services department.
Holli Johnson
Class of 2009
HOLLI M. JOHNSON, BA '09 (sociology), coordinator for the African American/Black Student Success Plan through the Lane Education Service District, was featured in the Eugene Register-Guard for her work.
Rachel Adams
Class of 2010
RACHEL E. ADAMS, BA '10 (anthropology), founder and executive director of Assemblage Symposium, an annual event for women and diverse communities in the wine industry, was featured in the Salem StatesmanJournal for her work.
Claire Faust
Class of 2010
CLAIRE FAUST, BS '10 (biology), was hired as a physician assistant with Northern Nevada Medical Group.
Lauren Goss
Class of 2011
LAUREN GOSS, BA '11 (Clark Honors College, history), was hired as a special collections public services librarian with UO Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives.
Calvin Marcus
Class of 2010
CALVIN MARCUS, BA '10 (art), was featured in Flaunt magazine, which called him one of the most exciting young artists to emerge on the LA art scene in the past decade.
Dinesh Chandra Gunawardena
Class of 1973
DINESH GUNAWARDENA, BBA '73 (business environment), was appointed Sri Lanka Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Skills Development, Employment, and Labor Relations.
Timothy Forester
Class of 1977
TIMOTHY FORESTER, PhD '77 (counseling psychology), retired after 35 years practicing psychology in Eugene and now raises sheep and goats, participates in Rotary and environmental issues, and crafts bronze baptismal fonts for churches.
Norman Dowty
Class of 1979
NORM DOWTY, BArch '79, retired after 36 years as principal and vice president for Portland-based R&H Construction, having completed projects for Adidas, Wieden and Kennedy, Ziba Design, and Keen footwear, among others.
Eric Johansen
Class of 1981
Eric Johansen, BS '81 (geography), has been appointed chair of the Oregon Facilities Authority, a state agency that helps nonprofit organizations with financing. He recently retired after 36 years as a municipal bond advisor.
Michael Cole
Class of 1962
After retiring as assistant campus counsel at University of California, Berkeley, MICHAEL COLE, BS '62 (economics), self-published his first novel, Jury Verdicts.
Franklin Carbullido
Class of 1975
Associate Justice F. PHILIP CARBULLIDO, BS '75 (political science), was elected chief justice by the Supreme Court of Guam.
Janice Rubin
Class of 1977
JANICE D. RUBIN, BA '77 (English), MS '93 (public affairs), published her second book of poems, Tin Coyote, a full collection.
George Loscalzo
Class of 1966
GEORGE LOSCALZO, MS '66 (interdisciplinary: teaching), who taught math in Merced, California, celebrated 20 years entertaining residents of Park Merced Assisted Living as a pianist.
Nicole Apelian
Class of 1993
NICOLE APELIAN, MS ’93 (biology), coauthored The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies: The Healing Power of Plant Medicine, a collection of healing plants and natural remedies.
Kent Fischmann
Class of 1990
KENT FISCHMANN, JD '90, was hired as a partner at Denver-based law firm Davis, Graham, and Stubbs, where he will primarily work on intellectual property.
Nancy Hellerud
Class of 1985
NANCY HELLERUD, JD '85, was named vice president for academic affairs at Webster University in Webster Groves, Missouri.
Kirk Bachmann
Class of 1985
KIRK BACHMAN, BA '85 (international studies), was appointed president of the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts campus in Boulder, Colorado.
John Dimmer
Class of 1984
JOHN DIMMER, BS '84 (finance), a longtime Tacoma Athletic Commission supporter, was recognized as the 2019 Golden Gloves honoree during January's 2020 Golden Gloves event, billed as American's oldest boxing tournament west of the Mississippi.
Hadley Robbins
Class of 1991
South Sound Business named HADLEY ROBBINS, MBA '91 (general business), 2019 Leader of the Year for his work as CEO and president of Columbia Bank in Tacoma.