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Featured Class Notables
Will Murphy
Class of 2013
Former Ducks footballer Will Murphy, BS '13 (sociology), was inducted into the West Albany Sports Hall of Fame in Oregon.
Cassie Donish
Class of 2013
Cassie Donish, MA '13 (geography), published The Year of the Femme, which won the 2018 Iowa Poetry Prize.
Craig Wiroll
Class of 2016
Craig Wiroll, MPA '16, was named executive director of the Milwaukee Preservation Alliance Board of Directors for an award-winning portfolio of historic preservation research, inclusive public participation, outreach efforts, and social impact investment.
Andrew Milner
Class of 2018
Andrew Milner, MArch '18, joined Hennebery Eddy Architects of Portland as a design staff member.
Francisca Benitez
Class of 2018
Francisca Benitez, BA '18 (journalism), joined the Herald and News in Klamath Falls as the reporter for city government, health, and business.
Whitney Bradshaw
Class of 2016
Whitney Bradshaw, BA '16 (journalism), was the producer for American Beat: Cops and Refugees Join Forces in Boise, a documentary by Blue Chalk Media which won an award for public, current, and community affairs at the Northwest Regional Emmy Awards.
Christopher Boucher
Class of 2018
Chris Boucher, a member of the class of 2018 (sociology), won his second NBA championship in June with the Toronto Raptors, after taking a 2018 title with the Golden State Warriors.
Jon Lindstrom
Class of 1979
Jon Lindstrom, a member of the class of 1979 (theater arts), reprised the role of Ryan Chamberlain on ABC’s General Hospital.
Jesse Barton
Class of 1980
Jesse Barton, BA ’80, edited the practitioner’s manual Still at War: A Guide for Defenders, Prosecutors, and Judges Dealing with Oregon’s Veteran Defendant Crisis. The manual is dedicated to Walter W. Waters, an Oregonian and World War I veteran.
G. Barrett
Class of 1962
Harold Barrett, PhD '62 (speech), has written a book about the US involvement in Iraq, Cohesion and Collusion: Promoting the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.
Natasha O'Brien
Class of 2000
Former UO Women’s Basketball player Tash O’Brien, BS ’00 (business administration), MEd ’05 (educational leadership), was hired as girls’ basketball head coach at South Eugene High School.
Chael Sonnen
Class of 2001
Chael Sonnen, BS '01 (sociology), announced his retirement from mixed martial arts, with a 30-17-1 record over 22 years.
Fahad Al-Turki
Class of 2003
Fahad Al-Turki, MS '03, PhD '07 (economics), was named vice president of research at King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center in Saudi Arabia.
Tinker Hatfield
Class of 1976
Tinker Hatfield, BArch '77 (architecture), received a 2019 National Design Award for product design from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City.
Michael Osborne
Class of 1977
Michael Osborne, MLS '77 (librarianship), professor of the history of science at Oregon State University, received the 2019 Joseph H. Hazen Education Prize for excellence in education from the History of Science Society.
Marian Young
Class of 1973
After nearly 40 years in education, Marian Young, BS ’73 (mathematics), retired from her position as human resources director for the Washougal School District in Washington.
Bruce Wong
Class of 1975
Bruce Wong, BS '75 (political science), was named the Idaho Business Review's 2019 CEO of Influence. He is director of the Ada County Highway District.
Dennis Mohatt
Class of 1981
Dennis Mohatt, BS '81 (psychology), received the 2019 Distinguished Contributions to Practice in Community Psychology Award from the Society for Community Research and Action.
Michael Oths
Class of 1982
Michael Oths, JD '82, began serving as president of the Idaho State Bar in July.
Kevin Wilcock
Class of 1982
Kevin Wilcock, BArch '82, has been named associate principal in the Honolulu office of architecture firm WRNS Studio.