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Featured Class Notables
Dianda Parsons
Class of 1990
Dianda Stevens, BS '90 (public relations), has been named superintendent for the Gervais School District.
Patricia Beeson
Class of 1983
Patricia Beeson, PhD '83 (economics), was a 2019 commencement speaker for the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. She also received the Presidential Medal of Distinction, the school's highest honor.
Francisco Salgado
Class of 1991
Francisco Salgado, BFA '91 (visual design), MFA '93 (sculpture), placed third in the 2019 Big Art Exhibit in Hood River for his sculpture, Dual.
Douglas Fletcher
Class of 1988
Doug Fletcher, BS '88 (biology), retired from the Illinois-based Terlato Wine Group after 32 years in the winemaking industry.
Lise Youngblade
Class of 1984
Lise Youngblade, BS '84 (psychology), was named dean of the College of Health and Human Services at Colorado State University.
Amy Leimbach
Class of 1990
Amy Leimbach, BA '90 (journalism: advertising) has been named senior vice president of sales for iHeartMedia in Phoenix, Arizona.
Jeffrey Beaver
Class of 1985
Jeffrey Beaver, JD '85, received the 2019 Frohnmayer Award for Public Service from the University of Oregon School of Law Alumni Association.
John Taumoepeau
Class of 1993
John Taumoepeau, BS '93 (marketing), has been appointed chief operating officer at Power Digital Marketing in San Diego.
Thomas Muller
Class of 1994
Tom Muller Jr., BMus '94 (music education), was elected northwest division region president-elect for the National Association for Music Education.
S. Worden
Class of 1995
Scott Worden, BS '95 (marketing), was hired as business development manager for CallPotential, a self-storage technology firm.
Heidi Gavrilles
Class of 1996
Heidi Gavrilles, BA '96 (journalism: advertising), has been named principal at John Bohach Elementary School in Spanish Springs, Nevada.
Skye Fitzgerald
Class of 1997
MFA ’97 (speech: theater arts), director of Hunger Ward, was nominated in the short-subject documentary category.
Lizajane Gray
Class of 1997
Lizajane Gray, BA '97 (anthropology), was one of two 2019 All-American Academic Team winners chosen from Clackamas Community College for her academic achievement and community involvement.
Joan Demarest
Class of 1998
Joan Demarest, JD '98, has been appointed Benton County Circuit Court judge.
Ebony Clarke
Class of 1999
Ebony Clarke, BA '99 (education studies), has been named director of the Mental Health and Addiction Services division in Multnomah County.
Renee Wilkinson
Class of 2001
Renee Wilkinson, BA '01 (journalism: advertising), MArch '12 (landscape architecture), has been hired as associate for Portland architecture firm Shapiro Didway.
Patricia Fassett
Class of 1999
Patricia Fassett, BS '99 (religious studies), has been appointed to the Cowlitz County Supreme Court in Washington.
James Tuer
Class of 1999
James Tuer, MArch '99, received the Wood Design Awards in BC 2019 Architect Award from the British Columbia Society of Landscape Architects.
Dylan Chavez
Class of 2009
CB Two Architects of Salem has promoted Dylan Chavez, MArch '09, to associate.
Michele Flores
Class of 1985
Michele Matassa Flores, BS '85 (journalism), has been named executive editor at the Seattle Times.