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Featured Class Notables
Patricia Dicks
Class of 1966
Sisters of Alpha Omicron Pi met for a tenth reunion in San Carlos, California, including NINA CORKINS CLINTON, BA ’66 (elementary education); PAT POWERS DICKS, BS ’66, MEd ’67 (elementary education); BARBARA EARL, BS ’66 (elementary education); SHELBY RISSER HOSFORD, BA ’66 (English); GAIL JOHNSON JERN, BS ’66 (general social science); SHARON DENSMORE POPP, BS ’66 (speech); and SUE WETMORE ROSADO, BS ’66 (sociology).
Renata Geraldo
Class of 2020
RENATA GERALDO, BA ’20 (journalism), formerly a data reporter at the Sacramento Business Journal, joined the Seattle Times as a business reporter.
Dayle Spitzer
Class of 2021
DAYLE SPITZER, DEd ’21 (educational leadership), became superintendent of the Oregon City School District.
Anika Graack
Class of 2021
ANIKA GRAACK, BS ’21 (Clark Honors College, human physiology), a science teacher at Sunrise Mountain High School in Las Vegas, was named one of seven new educators of the year by the Clark County School District.
Cooper Teare
Class of 2021
COOPER TEARE, BS ’21 (general social science), a professional track-and-field athlete, was inducted into the 2022 Athletic Hall of Fame at St. Joseph Notre Dame High School in Alameda, California.
Israel Angeles
Class of 2018
ISRAEL ANGELES, MBA ’18 (general business), launched FleetNurse, addressing health care labor shortages by providing a tech-enabled, gig model-based approach to staffing.
Matthew Depaolis
Class of 2021
MATT DePAOLIS, JD ’21, MS ’21 (biology), joined the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation of Florida as environmental policy director.
Hannah Garhofer
Class of 2019
HANNAH GARHOFER, BS ’19 (public relations), was crowned Miss Lane County and will mentor youth in the community and advocate for children’s rights.
Emily Darchuk
Class of 2018
EMILY DARCHUK, MBA '18 (general business), founder and CEO of Portland-based Wheyward Spirit, a maker of sustainable farm-to-flask spirits produced by repurposing excess whey, was featured by Thrive Global, an American company that provides behavior change technology and media to prevent stress and burnout.
Zaria Parvez
Class of 2020
ZARIA PARVEZ, BS ’20 (Clark Honors College, journalism: advertising), global social media manager for Pittsburgh-based Duolingo, an educational technology company, was recognized for a popular social-media account that earned the company the Social Marketer of the Year award from Ad Age.
Benjamin Lonergan
Class of 2019
BEN LONERGAN, BS ’19 (journalism), a multimedia journalist formerly with the East Oregonian, joined the Eugene Register-Guard.
Hailey Decker
Class of 2017
HAILEY DECKER, BA ’17 (psychology), was appointed head coach of the Philippine Blu Girls, the national softball team.
Kylee O'Connor
Class of 2018
KYLEE O’CONNOR, BS ’18 (journalism), MS ’22 (sports product management), was publicized as a running back, receiver, free safety, and placekicker for the Oregon Ravens, a female tackle football team in Portland.
M. Jackson
Class of 2017
M. Jackson, PhD '17 (geography), received an inaugural Grizzly of the Last Decade Award from the University of Montana for her work on climate change.
Shuangting Xiong
Class of 2015
SHUANGTING XIONG, MA ’15 (English), MA ’17 (Asian studies), became an assistant professor of Chinese at Bard College in New York.
Derek Schloss
Class of 2014
DEREK EDWARD SCHLOSS, JD ’14, MBA ’14 (general business), was featured in CoinDesk, a news and information service on cryptocurrency, digital assets, and the future of money, regarding the cryptocurrency art market.
Raymond Mcpadden
Class of 2013
RAY McPADDEN, MCRP ’13 (community and regional planning), a National Park Service employee serving as program manager for environmental quality at Yellowstone National Park, was selected as superintendent for Western Arctic National Parklands.
Katrina Linde-Moriarty
Class of 2015
KATRINA LINDE-MORIARTY, BA ’15 (anthropology), previously director of the public library in Monticello, Wisconsin, became director of the Portage Lake District Library in Michigan.
Laura Buckmaster
Class of 2015
LAURA BUCKMASTER, BA ’16 (psychology), social media manager for Trout Unlimited, was featured in Reporter Newspapers of Atlanta as a member of "the next generation of green leaders."
Oliver Bacharach
Class of 2016
OLIVER BACHARACH, BA ’16 (journalism), was featured in Closer Weekly, a source for celebrity news, describing his life as one of the children of composer Burt Bacharach.