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Featured Class Notables
Susan Hale
Class of 1970
Susan Hale, BS '70 (general social science), snorkeled with blacktip sharks and stingrays during her trip to the French Polynesian island Bora Bora.
James Lund
Class of 1983
James Lund, BS '83 (journalism), showed off his UO pride while he was on Grand Cayman island last winter working on his forthcoming book.
Michael Kimball
Class of 1963
Sigma Nu brothers FRANK COX, BS ’63 (general science); BOB KELLY, BA ’63 (journalism); MIKE KIMBALL, BA ’63 (general science); CHRIS McKENZIE, BS ’63 (general social science); BRENT COLLINS, BS ’64 (general science); and JOHN COOPER, BS ’64 (general science), connected recently through a Zoom conference call.
John Harris
Class of 1980
John M. Harris, MS, Journalism, 1980: "Redemption in '64," his book on the 1964 NFL champion Cleveland Browns, was published in October by Kent State University Press.
Michael Norman
Class of 1967
Michael Norman, BS ’67 (general science), MD ’71, wears his Oregon cap daily while spending summers operating wildlife tours along the Katmai coast for Adventure Kodiak in Alaska.
Anita Yap
Class of 1989
Anita Keahilani Yap, Masters, Urban and Regional Planning 1989 was awarded the 2017 Oregon Women of Achievement Lifetime Award from Governor Kate Brown and the Oregon Commission for Women for her work promoting diverse, equitable and inclusive civic engagement models for communities and women of color through her community volunteer work and as the Founding Partner of the MultiCultural Collaborative.
Kelly Madonna
Class of 2012
Kelly Roberts, BA ’'12 (journalism), visited Scotland to celebrate her 28th birthday and her mom’s completion of chemotherapy. She learned about her grandmother’s homeland and her Scottish heritage, and came across family members’ names at the Scottish National War Memorial inside Edinburgh Castle.
Christopher Erickson
Class of 1998
Chris Erickson, BS ’'98 (journalism and communication), visited Joshua Tree National Park in California with his wife and children during spring break. Their favorite part of the trip was hiking Skull Rock and enjoying the sunshine.
Mark Wolfe
Class of 1982
Mark Wolfe, BS ’'82 (leisure studies and services), MS ’85 (IS: individualized program), and his wife, Jennifer VanSuetendael, BA ’'85 (sociology), celebrated his 60th birthday in Barcelona. They were pictured at a favorite restaurant in the marina, the perfect place to throw their O.
Jerry Jaques
Class of 1972
In April, Jerry Jaques, BS ’'72 (political science), JD ’'75 (law), and his wife, Deborah, traveled to the Mayan ruins at Tikal, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Guatemala.
Daniel Lilienfeld
Class of 1977
Searching for a warm place to vacation away from Chicago, Daniel Lilienfeld, BS '’77 (psychology), visited Punta del Este, Uruguay, with his girlfriend. They enjoyed the food and local vino of Punta, and Lilienfeld practiced the Spanish he learned at the UO.
John Kennedy
Class of 1963
John Kennedy, BS ’'63 (economics), and his wife Leanne Kennedy, BA ’'64 (history), visited Alice Springs in Australia, the last continent on their seven-continent journey. Their trek around the world began when the two met at the old campus post office in the Erb Memorial Union.
Clyde Taylor
Class of 1968
Clyde Taylor, BS ’'68 (political science), and his wife, Linda, celebrated his retirement with a cruise around South America. Taylor, who had only seen penguins at the zoo, enjoyed visiting the Falkland Islands, where he saw a colony of penguins up close.
Stephen Moore
Class of 1967
Steve Moore, BA ’'67 (history), visited the historic walled town of Haemi in South Korea, near the area where he served in the Peace Corps.
Rebecca Boyd
Class of 1994
Rebecca Boyd, BA '’94 (English), teaches English and language arts at Marist Catholic High School in Eugene. Over spring break, she led 32 students and parents to Berlin, the Czech Republic, and Poland, on an educational tour covering the Holocaust, World War II, and the Cold War. Boyd is pictured at Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow.
Adrienne Clifford
Class of 2009
Portland-based architecture firm Mackenzie has promoted Adrienne Clifford, BArch '09 (architecture), to associate.
Lisa Harlan
Class of 2006
Lisa Harlan, MEd '06 (educational leadership), was named assistant superintendent for Greater Albany Public Schools.
Dmitri Venkov
Class of 2006
Dmitri Venkov, MA '06 (Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies), was awarded the E-flux Prize at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen for Gimny Moskovii (The Hymns of Muscovy).
Lucas Miller
Class of 2011
Factors Southwest (dba FSW Funding), a Phoenix-based company that specializes in financing solutions for small- and mid-sized businesses, has hired Lucas Miller, BS '11 (business administration), as a portfolio analyst.
Tiffany Cruickshank
Class of 2008
TIFFANY CRUICKSHANK, BS ’08 (business administration), joined the sales team of Onions 52, a grower in Syracuse, Utah.