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Featured Class Notables
Brett Campbell
Class of 1996
Brett Campbell, MS ’96, is coauthor with Bill Alves of “Lou Harrison: American Musical Maverick” (Indiana University Press, 2017), a biography of the Portland-born composer who became one of the pioneers of world music. Campbell is also a former School of Journalism and Communication instructor, "Flux" magazine faculty adviser, and”Oregon Quarterly” assistant editor.
Jason Lewis-Berry
Class of 1999
Jason Lewis-Berry, BA ’99, a former official at the US Department of State, was appointed as economic and jobs policy advisor to Oregon governor Kate Brown. Previously, he worked for a humanitarian relief organization and as a consultant on homeland security and disaster preparedness.
Lauren Strauss
Class of 2016
Quinn Evans Architects announced that Lauren Strauss, MArch ’16, has joined as staff designer in their Detroit, Michigan office. Strauss is a year-five Challenge Detroit Fellow focusing on community impact projects. Strauss is currently working on the renovation of the historic Crapo Building in Bay City, Michigan.
Catherine Such
Class of 1991
First Sterling has named Catherine Such, BA ’91, head of distribution and investor services for Regions Affordable Housing LLC.
Jesse Barton
Class of 1980
Jesse Barton, BA '80, recently presented, on behalf of the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, a Zoom-based webinar titled "#BlackLivesMatter: Reducing Racial Disparities in Oregon’s Criminal Justice System Via Sentencing and Jury Reform." Dr. Rosa Colquitt, co-chair of the Oregon delegation to the DNC Convention, served as webinar moderator.
Laura Bock
Class of 1967
Laura Bock, BA ’67, published a memoir, Red Diaper Daughter: Three Generations of Rebels and Revolutionaries. Her parents were committed left-wing radical activists, and their political involvement was the inspiration for her participation in the civil rights and antiwar movements at the UO in the 1960s, and in the feminist movement in the 1970s.
Clark Santee
Class of 1963
Clark Santee, BS ’63, retired after a 50-year career as an independent producer and director of performing arts programs for television. He continues his television activities as a volunteer, producing programs on Portland’s music scene and videos about the history of the UO track team.
David Lippoff
Class of 1971
David Lippoff, BS ’71, is coordinator for Solutions Journalism Network’s Portland-based community of journalists, who report rigorously on responses to social problems.
Ted Haley
Class of 2007
Ted Haley, BA ’07, of Portland, Oregon, was named one of Forbes’ Top 500 Next-Generation Wealth Advisors.
Tony Andersen
Class of 2007
Tony Andersen (BS, PPPM 2007) was recently appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom as Deputy Secretary for Communications at the California Natural Resources Agency, where he will lead communications and outreach for one of the country's largest natural resource government departments.
Kenneth Woody
Class of 1971
Ken Woody, BS ’71, a lettered football player for Oregon from 1966 to 1970, recently published After Further Review: A Fan’s Guide to What’s Really Happening on the Football Field. The book helps fans get more out of their experience viewing football games.
Erin Stutesman
Class of 2010
Pritchard Communications in Portland hired Erin Stutesman, BA ’10, as account manager.
Alice Olsen
Class of 1977
Alice Olsen, MMus ’77, celebrated the 30th anniversary of the founding of Alice Olsen Publishing Company in Vancouver, Washington. The company has expanded to include a record label and catalog of songs by various recording artists.
Susan Oram
Class of 1977
Susan Specht Oram, BS ’77, has published books on public relations, investor relations, and boating, as well as a whimsical series called Boating with Buddy, written from the viewpoint of the author’s beagle mix rescue dog.
Paul Feist
Class of 1982
After working for more than 20 years as a reporter and assignment editor at newspapers in Northern California, Paul Feist, BA ’82, now oversees communications and marketing for California Community Colleges.
Dane Claussen
Class of 1984
Dane Claussen, BS ’84, has been appointed editor of Newspaper Research Journal, the international scholarly journal published by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Luke Pingel
Class of 1993
Luke Pingel, BA ’93, has been named chief legal officer for Agricultural Cooperative Development International—Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (ACDI/VOCA), an international development nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC. He spent the 20 years prior helping provide legal guidance to organizations in developing international markets.
Niki Mendoza
Class of 1997
Niki Mendoza, BA ’97, JD ’97, has joined Seattle-based GCG as vice president of client strategy and development. She will identify development opportunities and design and execute a comprehensive proposal strategy to reinforce the company’s strong market position.
Sharif Attia
Class of 1996
Quinn Evans Architects has promoted Sharif Attia, BArch ’96, to associate in their Washington, DC, office. Attia’s projects include the modernization design of the city’s National Air and Space Museum.
Richard Fuhriman
Class of 1996
Richard Apollo Fuhriman, MS ’96, joined the Department of Commerce as a special assistant to the secretary. He was the head of the US delegation for the G20 ministerial commission on the digital economy meeting in Dusseldorf, Germany, where he negotiated a roadmap for joint policies for a digital future.