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Class Notes

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Featured Class Notables

 

Kanealii Ngosorio

Kāneali‘i Ng-Osorio earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the UO in 1998. He is now an enterprise business analyst for Kamehameha Schools, serves on the board of directors for the UO Alumni Association, and is the Hawaii Ducks regional UOAA chapter president. Kāne shares what motivates him to stay so involved supporting current and future Ducks, along with advice for current students and recent graduates.
 


 

A career committed to advocacy

Darrell Rico Doss, JD ’95, recently made the move from Capitol Hill to General Motors. He looks back on the last nearly three decades of advocacy work, including navigating the financial crisis of 2007–08, serving as Congressional Black Caucus policy director, and working in the Japanese government.

Notebook that says New Mindset New Results with coffee cup and succulent on a table

The Mindful Duck

March 13, 2023
People management leader Humberto Chacon, BA ’87 (psychology), shares how mindfulness can positively impact your productivity and relationships, both personally and professionally.

Chris Miller

Class of 1987
Former Ducks quarterback Chris Miller, a member of the class of 1987 (leisure studies and services), was hired as offensive coordinator for the Houston team in the XFL.

Kamala Shugar

Class of 1993
Kamala Shugar, BA '93 (political science, journalism: public relations), JD '96, was appointed a judge with the Lane County Circuit Court.

Robert Gerowe

Class of 1984
Rob Gerowe, BS '84 (political science), was hired as major gifts officer for the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut.

W. Jones

Class of 1985
W. Paul Jones, MBA '85 (marketing), became a member of the board of directors for J. C. Penney.

John Wellschlager

Class of 1985
John Wellschlager, BS '85 (sociology), received Bonneville Power Administration's 2019 Workplace or Technology Innovation Award.

Josephine Mooney

Class of 1988
Judge Josephine Mooney, JD '88, was appointed to the Oregon Court of Appeals.

Jeffrey Sluggett

Class of 1986
For his work in municipal law, Jeff Sluggett, JD '86, was named one of the "Best Lawyers in America 2020" by Best Lawyers, a peer-review group.

Barton Hill

Class of 1984
Barton Hill, BS '84 (biology), vice president and chief quality officer at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Idaho, joined the board of the American Red Cross of Greater Idaho.

Steven Reddy

Class of 1988
Steven Reddy, BFA '88 (visual design), published Everyday Sketching and Drawing: Five Steps to a Unique and Personal Sketchbook Habit.

Gerald Snyder

Class of 1986
Gerry Snyder, BFA '86 (painting), was hired as the first executive director of the University of Arkansas School of Art.

Richard Adams

Class of 1983
Richard Adams, BS '83 (biology), retired after 25 years as a pediatric dentist in Nevada.

Richard Lawrence

Class of 1992
The youngest son of Rich Lawrence, BA '92 (leisure studies and services), joined his older brother at the UO as fourth-generation Ducks—their great-grandfather was a track-and-field All-American in 1934 and their grandmother attended in the 1960s.

Rodney Underhill

Class of 1988
Rodney Underhill, JD '88, announced he will retire in 2020 after serving more than six years as Multnomah County District Attorney.

Charles Kanzig

Class of 1983
Charles Kanzig, BA '83 (English), a counselor at Sisters High School in Sisters, retired after nearly 35 years in education.

Todd Hamilton

Class of 1993
Todd Hamilton, BS '93 (psychology), was named superintendent of the Springfield School District.

Jeff Smith

Class of 1992
Jeff Smith, BS'92 (finance), a captain with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, completed training at the FBI National Academy in Virginia.

J. Gloria

Class of 1992
Eugene Gloria, MFA '92 (creative writing), published his fourth collection of poems, Sightseer in the Killing City, and was appointed the John Rabb Emison Professor of Creative and Performing Art at DePauw University in Indiana, through 2024.

Jan Hood

Class of 1984
Jan Hood, BA '84 (marketing), joined Southern California's Extensia Financial as a business development officer.

Brian Davis

Class of 1995
J. Brian Davis, BS '95 (biology), JD '99, was hired to lead the international tax team in the Washington, DC, office of law firm Baker Hostetler.

Matthew Binkerd

Class of 1995
Matt Binkerd, BS '95 (sociology), was hired as athletics director for Warsaw Community High School in Indiana.