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Featured Class Notables
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.
Natalie Kessler
Class of 2012
Natalie Kessler, BA '12 (planning, public policy and management), has joined Southwest Strategies in California as an account executive.
Aaron Longo
Class of 2008
Aaron Longo, BS '08 (general science), has been hired as assistant principal and athletic director at Taft High School in Lincoln City.
Chloe Garcia-Roberts
Class of 2008
Chloe Garcia Roberts, MFA '08 (creative writing), has translated Li Shangyin, a second book of Chinese poet Li Shangyin's classic poems.
Emily McLain
Class of 2008
Emily McLain, BA '08 (political science), is the new executive director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon, the political advocacy arm of the organization's Oregon chapters.
Max Beeken
Class of 2009
Max Beeken, BS '09 (marine biology), has been named the new conservation director for Wild Rivers Land Trust in Port Orford.
Spencer Paysinger
Class of 2010
Professional football player Spencer Paysinger, BS '10 (economics), was a consulting producer on, and the inspiration for, the new CW drama, All American. Inspired by the life of Paysinger, the show tells the story of a talented high school football player from South Central Los Angeles who is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High School.
Matti Sjoblom-Chambers
Class of 2015
Matti Sjoblom-Chambers, BArch '15, has joined Bend-based Steele Associates Architects as a designer on technology, senior, industrial, and hospitality projects.
Courtney Foley
Class of 2010
COURTNEY FOLEY, JD ’10, executive vice president of Foley Family Wines of Oregon, announced the purchase of the Black Walnut Inn and Vineyard, a property in Dundee, by parent company, Foley Entertainment Group.