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Healthcare Hub Pacific Ups the Ante on Healthcare Education
VOICES COMMUNITY spring 2011 11 The Power of Encouragement 28 Class Notes and Profiles ii
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MAY JUNE JULY AUG 5 –21 Senior 4 Dental Health Science 10 Alumni & Friends 1 Legends Golf Classic 3 Football Art Show Alumni Day* @ Portland Timbers* Golf Tournament vs. Simon Fraser Cawein Gallery Health Professions Campus The Reserve Vineyards & Lincoln Stadium Forest Grove campus 15 Oahu Boxer Golf Club, Aloha 15–19 Optometry ‘Ohana Reception* 5 Labor Day calendar 21 Commencement Class of ’89 Celebration 25 New Student No classes Forest Grove campus Salt Lake City 17 Concours d’Elegance Orientation begins Car Show (undergraduate) 10 Football 26–28 Music in May 16–26 MFA in Writing Forest Grove campus vs. Menlo Forest Grove campus Residence Convocation Lincoln Stadium events 26 Forest Grove campus 31 Legends Golf Classic Forest Grove Campus 30 Memorial Day Auction & Dinner No classes Nike World Headquarters 29 Fall semester begins Tiger Woods Center Forest Grove Campus pacificu.edu/magazine 1
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16 feature Healthcare Hub WITH A SECOND ‘GREEN’ BUILDING JUST COMPLETED and a third planned, the Pacific University Health Professions Campus is showing the way to the future of healthcare education and delivery.
26 feature Goldfish & Psychology ANNA ANTONIA GIEDWOYN ‘13, A DOCTORAL STUDENT IN PSYCHOLOGY, was in class one day listening to a talk about how young children sometimes use past tense words incorrectly. It inspired a song, then an entire CD of original songs and music.
FUTURE TEACHERS | Alyssa Gerg has her photo online features pacificu.edu/magazine taken by fiancé Greg Nestler after the College of Education commencement ceremony SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY Twelve veteran Pacific employees exercised in Eugene. More than 50 newly minted graduates retirement options this spring. We collected took part in the ceremony in late 2010. a few of their many stories. pacificu.edu/magazine | Eugene commencement CAMPUS LENS Health Professions Take a spin through the Health Professions Campus in Hillsboro with a video slideshow.
SEPT OCT departments PRINT online 3 Football 28–30 Homecoming 2 letters vs. Simon Fraser and Family Weekend* Lincoln Stadium (including Reunion) 5 news & notes Forest Grove campus 11 voices 5 Labor Day No classes 14 gallery *special alumni events 10 Football pacificu.edu/alumni 16 features vs. Menlo [email protected] 28 community | class notes Lincoln Stadium 503-352-2057 37 encore complete calendar multimedia pacificu.edu/calendar | 877-722-8648 pacificu.edu/magazine | Pacific magazine online 2
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LESLEY M. HALLICK, PH.D. My Healthcare Crystal Ball Whatever the for energy efficiency. It also includes extensive PRESIDENT outcome of the ongoing debate over healthcare common areas for study and gathering, a new reform, one thing is certain. Oregon and the anatomy lab and additional administrative space. nation will need the best healthcare practitioners I’m not putting my hard hat away just yet, though. our colleges and universities can provide. We are moving ahead on plans for a third Last August we opened our second building building at HPC that will house our nationally (HPC2) at the Health Professions Campus in known College of Optometry and bring all of our Hillsboro and formally dedicated the Health & healthcare programs together on one campus. Education District. This new district is a partnership This project will also support the creation of new with Tuality Healthcare, Virginia Garcia Memorial programs, such as audiology, which was just Health Center, Portland Community College (PCC) approved by the Board of Trustees. and the City of Hillsboro. The Health & Education In addition, plans are developing rapidly for the District builds on the strengths of all of these science and technology complex on the Forest community organizations, both in terms of new Grove campus that over time will allow us to space for classrooms and research, and as an expand capacity, to modernize our equipment and economic magnet for jobs and services. classrooms to keep pace with the cutting edge In addition, we joined with state and federal curriculum the faculty developed. It will also make governments and our district partners to build a it easier for faculty and students to integrate the new Intermodal Transportation Facility (ITF). This undergraduate science disciplines. Both of these is not just a fancy name for a parking structure, capital projects will require significant philanthropy. though that’s part of its function. The ITF includes When we dedicate those new facilities, the classrooms for PCC, charging stations for electric healthcare debate will likely still be raging. And cars, showers and lockers for bicycle commuters. we’ll still be doing what we do best: strengthening And, it is topped by large solar panels—all part of our educational programs in the liberal arts, a continued commitment to sustainability. teacher education and healthcare to best prepare The opening of HPC2 allowed us to bring our our graduates to succeed and to contribute to the growing School of Professional Psychology from rapidly changing world they will then encounter. Portland to Hillsboro to join with our other healthcare programs. Like Creighton Hall, the first building on campus, HPC2 is LEED Gold-certified Lesley Hallick, President—[email protected] pacificu.edu/magazine 3
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On Football’s Return dirt floor for the building’s first 25 neck. I’m sure the only people who I was really impressed with the years and for increasing the library still remember those seasons are his fall publication [covering] Pacific’s budget. team members. return of football. When I attended As Blake described, the situation A side story: Ben was in charge in 1951–52, football was a big deal. has changed radically both for of a dance at the Gamma Sigma Keep up that Boxer spirit! Pacific and for the Northwest house that night after the game. Barbara M. Sinclair ’52 Conference, and we all hope that I suggested he lie down and let Lopez Island, Wash. the hiatus from football has buried his friend Paul Warren ‘55, take the losing tradition from the 1980s, over, but he insisted on doing his I appreciated Blake Timm’s and we can now begin a new duty. His face wounds were severe winning tradition. comprehensive look at the history of and the shock evidently prevented Corrections & football at Pacific. I thought I could Thomas Beck him from realizing until the next Clarifications add a few details on the decision Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, morning that he’d also suffered Now that he is in a to drop football in 1992. Following 1991–2003 | Forest Grove, Ore. chest wounds. sharing mood, (Fall the dreadful 1991 season, which Not only did Ben and I meet at 2010, “Golden drew little fan interest, the dean of Congratulations! I love the Pacific, but so did my parents, Bill Memories”), Ron students, Meg O’Hara approached new format of the Pacific magazine. and Carna Peterson Campbell, ’29. Lindberg ’60 me as the dean of the College of I actually shed tears of joy upon Mom and I were both Theta Nu wanted to set the Arts & Sciences with the idea of reading that football has begun Alphas and Dad and Ben were both record straight on ending football. Her concern was the again after 19 years. The pictures Gamma Sigmas. the sheet he pilfered from a classmate impact of football on a college with of the team reminded me of a story Thank you again for football; I was a I would like to share when my late and then returned just 400 men. cheerleader and will be cheering for husband, Ben Tennant ’55, played 50 years later. The I had met with Coach Singler at the you always. Go Boxers! sheet actually was end of the season and requested a on the 1951 championship team Patricia Campbell Tennant ’56 stolen from the attic report on what it would take to have and through the next three seasons. Prineville, Ore. of McCormick Hall, a winning team. He reported back in He had received offers of football not the lobby, as we January 1992 that it would require and track scholarships from both Pacific and Linfield, choosing Pacific had reported. an investment of about $50,000, Cheers for WWII Vets because of its Boxer tradition. You guys are producing one of the which would have increased the football budget by 25 percent. most terrific magazines. It’s like a During the 1953 season, after a While Coach Singler’s request was mini-Life magazine. WWII stories: play, he picked himself up off reasonable, it was not possible You sure hit my soft spot. I’m a the ground with cleat wounds to given the college’s overall budget veteran. Good work. his face and chest. Coach Paul Ron Lindberg O.D. ’60 situation, especially after the faculty Stagg would not allow him to play Ladysmith, B.C. had voted to drop football two years the next game unless he wore a earlier. President Duvall had rejected helmet with a “beaky bar.” It was that advice partly based on alumni a single horizontal bar across his As an aging veteran, I was promises of increased financial nose attached to his helmet. His absolutely enthralled by your support that never appeared. nose had been broken and severed most recent e-issue (The Last Combining the need for a new from the cheek through to the Rich Year, Fall 2010, pacificu.edu/ stadium, the concerns from the dean oral cavity. The “beaky bar” was magazine). Your portraits and of students, the faculty opinion, the the first such gear ever used in our examination of Pacific students’ low attendance, but most of all the football conference. There were contributions to victory in WWII severe strain on the college budget, no rules regarding penalties for were marvelously researched, the decision to end football was the opposing team grabbing it at wonderfully written and genuinely taken quickly in February [1992]. In that time. It became a challenge contributed to continued the 1992–93 academic year we used and priority for Ben to keep the understanding of “the Greatest the football funds to put the floor opposing team from using it as a Generation.” The stories were in the field house after having a lever, which might have broken his literally “eye-watering” recounts 4
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I enjoyed your article in the Soccer and Immigration magazine (Fall 2010 “The Last Rich While I admire the sentiment, (Fall Year”). I suppose it was especially 2010, Voices, “The World Cup and meaningful to me since I was at Immigration”) I must admit that I fall Pacific from 1941 until January 1943, into the group of people he [author and knew Paul Ostrander ‘46 and Jules Boykoff] mentions—wanting the Clinton Gruber ‘47 very well. Paul players to simply ‘shut up and play.’ and I were both in Mac Hall and Sean Butler ’07 Clinton was such a friendly guy, Spokane, Wa. everyone knew him. As a matter of fact, there were so few of us at Kudos for New Magazine Pacific in those years that practically The new magazine and online Pacific everyone knew each other. IN MEMORIAM Clint Gruber ’47, passed away look super! Not that the “old” one March 12, 2011 at the age of 91. He was featured While I was at Pacific I wrote many looked bad. in the Fall 2010 Pacific article about World War II letters to my father, some of which veterans, “The Last Rich Year.” See page 36 Barney Lerten ‘77 have been reproduced in my book, for more details on his life. Assignment Mgr./Digital Content Director “Got to Go Now.” After leaving NewsChannel 21/KTVZ.COM Pacific for the Army, I continued Bend, Ore. of Pacific’s history and the marvelous writing to Dad and ended up people who have attended our writing some 300 letters to him. pacificu.edu/magazine | More unique school. Everyone associated I was in the Army 33 months and letters with this latest edition should be was a first scout in the 410th Infantry Honors for magazine online: justifiably proud. Most important was Regiment, 103rd Division. We went Pacific The new online magazine, which debuted your revelation of something a lot on the front line in November 1944 with the Fall 2010 edition, received of civilians don’t understand: most in the Vosges Mountains. a Bronze Award from the Council for military personnel, like Paul Ostrander About ten years ago, my ‘46, are pacifists at heart. They have Advancement and Support of Education son Paul Colvin, discovered that (CASE) District VIII communications volunteered to stand between their I had all 300 of those letters. My loved ones and the horror of war. competition recently. The award was for dad had saved every one of them. “Web Sub-Site or Section.” Military personnel are rarely war Paul and I then collaborated on lovers, and the very few who are, a book, which included those aren’t after the first battle! Military letters. We had the book published personnel understand the true and sold about 1,200 copies. I have moral goal of a national military is included my web page address to be strong enough to dissuade all http://tinyurl.com/46g9phv, which I Letters Policy attackers. Veterans know exactly how TELL US WHAT YOU THINK thought you might find interesting. degrading and horrible war is, and Pacific magazine welcomes letters and plead for more capabilities not so Edsel V. Colvin ‘42 commentary. Letters should be no more they can “have more high-tech toys,” Gold Beach, Ore. than 300 words, signed (if on paper) but because they know their job is to and include an email address and phone stand between this nation, their loved Remembering Fred number. Voices section opinions and ones and the horror that is war. Fred Scheller ‘43, MA ‘54 was the personal essays should be limited to 900 Congratulations to everyone who finest, most faithful friend since words. Submissions may be edited for contributed to this marvelous issue of [we were] WWII pen pals, and he style, length, clarity or civility. For longer the magazine! and my father were in the Navy. pieces, please contact the editor. Please continue your beautiful Colonel Daniel W. Pacific magazine | Pacific University Pacificmagazine! (Jake) Jacobowitz 2043 College Way USAF (Ret.) ’65 | Class of 65’s most loyal Lunette Erwin Forest Grove, OR 97116 non-graduate! Lorton, Va. Houston, Texas 503-352-2211 | [email protected] pacificu.edu/magazine 5
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Home Again BONFIRES AND PARADES, football and family. It was all there for the first fall Homecoming and Family Weekend in more than a decade. Homecoming and Family Weekend 2011 | October 28–30 —also the official alumni reunion.
omecoming was one of the biggest and liveliest events on the Forest Grove campus in years, fueled by the return of football and the addition of Family Weekend to the festivities—the first such fall event in more than 10 years. Students, alumni and friends enjoyed tailgating, wine tasting, the Noise Parade, a roaring bonfire on Tom Reynolds field and a close football game, lost by the Boxers 24–12 to Whitworth. After the game, Boxer Nation gathered in the new covered Holce Tennis facility for live music and a barbeque. Homecoming and Family Weekend 2011 is Oct. 28–30 and will also be the official alumni reunion. Mark those calendars!
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transitions by the numbers aLUMNI Michel Hersen, dean of the School of Professional Psychology Oregon9,327 (SPP) and Randy Randolph, director of the University’s School of Physician Assistant Studies Washington2,400 (PA), have announced they will retire at the conclusion of California1,704 the current academic year. Under Hersen, dean since 1997, the school established a national presence, significantly increased enrollment, more than tripled core faculty and added a master of arts degree in counseling psychology. Randolph has Hawai’i1,138 directed the PA school since 1997. During his Idaho 400 tenure, PA also gained a national reputation with its evidence-based Although Pacific University is located on the curricula, numerous western fringe of the continent, alumni live in all 50 U.S. partnerships and states. Not surprisingly, most live in Oregon, followed by best practices input with healthcare agencies and organizations. Washington, California and Hawai’i. There are just five alumni Also retiring from their Pacific positions are in distant Delaware (greetings Blue Hens!), but besides Idaho longtime staff and faculty members: (in fifth at 400) there are pretty good contingents in Arizona Charlie Arvidson, construction manager (395), and over 200 each in Alaska, Minnesota, Montana, Ellen Hastay, service learning coordinator, Oklahoma and Texas—enough for a great Go Boxers party! Humanitarian Center Lynn Harstad, program associate, professional psychology George Harshbarger, professor of music Paul Kohl, professor of optometry Chuck O’Connor, professor of business brieflynoted Lee Ann Remington, professor of optometry Jan Shield, professor of art FOOTBALL FEVER Both kinds of football were the big sports stories on Mike Steele, distinguished university campus this fall. The men’s soccer team (football in the rest of professor of English the world) took its first Northwest Conference title since 1996, Alex Toth, associate professor/social sciences finishing with a 10-2-2 conference record, 14-3-3 overall. Highlights and special collections librarian included 11 shutouts, a national 11th place ranking and an invite to Paula Wilkes, associate professor of education, the NCAA National Tournament, where the team lost to No. 1 Trinity Talented and Gifted program coordinator 3-1. The squad was undefeated at home and beat defending champion pacificu.edu/magazine | More detail online Whitworth 2-1 en route to its championship season. THE BOXER pacificu.edu/magazine 7
huddle Ken Schumann Earns National Honor Schumann, the director of athletics, was selected as the College Division Fundraiser of the Year by the National Association of Athletic quickfact Development Directors (NAADD) for his significant fundraising work.
Sarah Ansboury Leads Women’s Tennis Ansboury takes over as coach of an upstart Pacific program that has advanced to the NWC Championship tournament each of the last two years. The former Oregon prep champion is also a professional at Club Green Meadows in Vancouver, Wash.
Jim Radcliffe Strengthens Oregon Football The 1980 Pacific graduate played a key role in the University of Oregon’s run to the BCS Football Championship in January. Radcliffe is in his 26th year as the Ducks’ head strength and conditioning coach. line up NICK IS A BOBBLEHEAD Nick Vorberg ’97 may be the first Pacific alumnus to be made into a bobblehead. The TC Campbell ’14 Jenny samantha Travis Andrew goalie for the Football novak ’11 lee ’11 Birrell ’11 Stevermer ’11 Milwaukee Wave Soccer Cross Country soccer soccer Campbell set indoor soccer team a single game Novak earned Lee just missed The starting For the second record for passing Pacific’s first All- a trip to the forward for the straight year, was honored with and tied a mark NWC First Team NCAA Division III NWC champion the goalkeeper the statue at a game for touchdown selection since Championships, men’s soccer was named on Jan. 14. Vorberg passes, throwing 2003, helping finishing 14th team was one the Northwest for 406 yards and lead the Boxers at the NCAA of three Pacific Conference’s was one of four 2010 four scores in the to their best West Region honorees named Defensive Player inductees into the Boxers’ season conference finish Championships to the Capital One of the Year. Pacific Athletic finale at Menlo on since 1984. Novak with a time of Academic All- Stevermer allowed Nov. 13. finished the 23:02.23. Lee District VIII Team just 14 goals in Hall of Fame. season with six finishes her as selected by the 20 matches as he Athletic Hall goals and Pacific career as College Sports led the Boxers to of Fame inductees 13 points and the school’s No. 4 Information their first NWC goboxers.com tied for fifth in fastest runner at Directors of championship the league in 6,000 meters. America. Joining since 1996 and a goals scored. Birrell were Avery berth in the NCAA Neal ‘11 and Mike Division III playoffs. Iacolucci ‘11.
FOOTBALL PLAYERS MEANWHILE, at Puget Sound with Pacific’s first Fukumoto ‘14 to tie the score early in though they went winless in their points in nearly two decades, kicking their matchup, the second longest play first season in 19 years, provided a 28-yard field goal with the ball in Pacific history. BERGLUND CENTER plenty of chills and spills. The team lying flat on the turf after a bad snap. FOR INTERNET STUDIES Fellowship played in front of several large Then, the Boxers shocked perennial Awards went to Jacob Fischer, a crowds, including 2,700 for the home national power Linfield with a 79-yard freshman with an interest in music and opener at Lincoln Park. Kicker Jon touchdown pass from quarterback P.J. the Internet, and Jamaica King, a senior Lee ‘11 got the highlight reel rolling Minaya ‘14 to wide receiver Jordan researchingvideo game communities. 8
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giving Dr. Kamelia Massih
quickfact Kamelia Massih O.D.’85 was always the smart one in the family, according to her brother Fariborz Maseeh. Born and raised in Tehran, Iran in a family that emphasized education and science acumen, she was encouraged to follow a medical career after her brother chose to pursue engineering. “She was very bright and always had better grades than I had,” said Maseeh, who added his Stoller Center parents often pointed to Kamelia as an example Dedicated of what could be accomplished. The Pacific Athletic Massih, who passed away in March 2010 after Center officially became battling breast cancer, did indeed accomplish the Stoller Center a lot. She and her brother came to the United Oct. 23 as part of States in 1977 to study at Portland State Pacific’s Homecoming University. She then finished her undergraduate celebration. The new degree at Oregon State University. After name recognizes Bill considering dental school, she found optometry and Cathy Stoller of closest to her interests and enrolled at Pacific Stoller Vineyards for University, graduating in 1985. of Optometry. The Kamelia Massih Endowment their financial support In 1989 she opened her own practice, Beaverton for Distinguished Graduates in Optometry will and many hours of Vision World, in a converted house. The business fund the Kamelia Massih Prize, the principal volunteer time. Bill ’74, grew and moved into a 3,000-square-foot honor recognizing optometry alumni who have is a current Board of building she and her father designed, followed made a significant impact on the profession. The Trustees member. He by a second clinic in downtown Portland. Massih first award will be announced at the University’s played basketball at was known not only for her expertise in glasses commencement ceremony May 21. Pacific, and chaired and contact lenses, but sports medicine and both the Board and the Fariborz Maseeh hopes the bequest will inspire children’s vision. She gave her time and resources last capital campaign, optometry alumni to contribute to the fund. to a wide range of local and national charities which raised a record “That would celebrate her life and help recognize and was fond of travel, the outdoors, fine arts, $51 million for Pacific University,” he said, adding that his sister music and dance. the University. “had a keen affinity toward Pacific University She also remembered her alma mater with a and was always very proud to be an alumna $50,000 bequest from her estate to the College of the University.” —Steve Dodge
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They join returning fellows Nicole PROFESSOR Cheleen Mahar recently from Mahar and University faculty Nowlin ‘13 interested in international published two books. “Reinventing members Lorely French, Chris Wilkes relations and Japanese Manga Practice in a Disenchanted World” and Jann Purdy. LIZARDS AND publications, and Jennifer Hernandez completes a 30-year study of a MALARIA Biology Professor David ‘11 who is researching the social squatter settlement in Oaxaca, Scholnick and Pacific students are effects of the Internet (http://bcis. Mexico. The second, “Cuisine and studying the impact of the common pacificu.edu/) for the center’s online Symbolic Capital: Food in Film and human disease on another animal journal Interface. ANTHROPOLOGY Literature,” also features essays species. Apparently lizards suffer pacificu.edu/magazine 9
honors & awards
Ashley Schalow Tiffany Boggis, Professor of History Jason Hooper ‘10 Candace Yonashiro ‘10 ‘09, won first associate professor Jeffrey Barlow was recently won is the 2011 recipient place in the Burien in the School of honored in October the Best College of the American (Wash.) Little Theatre Occupational by the Northwest Student Film Alliance for Health, playwriting contest Therapy, received China Council as award at the Wild Physical Education, for “Bold Grace: The the Grace Black a founding board Rose Independent Recreation and Dance’s Voyages of the Pirate Award, the highest member at its 30th Film Festival in Research Consortium’s O’Malley,” a true honor awarded by annual Reunion Iowa for his film, Undergraduate Student story about her family the Occupational Gala Banquet on “Dumbshow.” The Research Award. completed as part of Therapy Association Oct. 9. Barlow, film was part of Yonashiro, now a her senior capstone. of Oregon. The award director of the Hooper’s senior first-year physical Schalow is the recognizes long-term Berglund Center for capstone project therapy graduate youngest of the four contributions to the Internet Studies and for Media Arts. student at Pacific, was chosen winners. advancement of the a noted China scholar, It was screened honored for her senior The theater will occupational therapy gave the keynote publicly in December capstone research produce her work profession through address on the history as part of the Media with Exercise Science later this year. community and of Chinese and Arts Film and Video professors Rebecca legislative activities, American relations. program’s end-of- Concepcion and Brian practice, education pacificu.edu/news term student show. Jackson titled, “Influence and research. filmsrandom.com/ of Hawaiian Culture jason on Dietary Behaviors of College Students.” quickfact
GROVEY, MAN! Local authors Lisa Amato and Mary Jo Morelli, members of the Friends of Historic Forest Grove, have a new book out chronicling “The Grove’s” history. The book, available at the University bookstore or bn.com, is published by Images of America. It includes more than 200 old photographs and includes information on the founding of Pacific University.
from malaria also and are affected in giving them valuable field and lab Krasnoselsky ‘11 and alumna Amy Welch similar ways. Supported by the M.J. experience. Discovery Channel’s Daily D.P.T. ‘10, joined Assistant Professor Jason Murdock Charitable Trust’s College Planet, http://tinyurl.com/63ve7ey, Brumitt in a study of musculoskeletal pain Science Research Program for the Life featured the project with Scholnick, experienced by Latino vineyard workers. Sciences, the study began in exercise science major Nathan The group found that over half of the the spring of 2007, and has allowed Gilpin ‘11 and biology major Kristen workers experienced pain, primarily in Scholnick to work with two or more Dick ‘13. PHYSICAL THERAPY AND the back, and that older workers undergraduate students each year, THE VINEYARDS PT student Karla were more likely to experience pain. 10
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question & answer quickfact What interests you most about 3D TV, movies and games? BY Ashleigh Simons ’12 The University’s Vision Performance Institute in the College of Optometry studies an array of vision issues, including the challenges presented by 3D environments. Meanwhile we wonder what people think about 3D.
CALLING OUT THE DOGS The nationwide bed bug epidemic hit Pacific too, but the University has a “leg up” on the problem: Lynda Irons John Hayes Rebecca Lopez ’11 Alan Peters ’10 bed bug sniffing dogs When I wear the Nothing! I am curious to see how What interests me Molly and Cee Cee 3D-glasses—not the long this fad lasts. I most about 3D is that it from Pioneer Pest cardboard ones— don’t think interest in it redefines our perception I feel like I’m channeling will continue for more of certain media. It does Detection in Seattle, Roy Orbison. than a few years. this by breaking down Wash. If the dogs the barrier which inhibits smell the bugs, they us from actually believing lay their heads on Editor’s Note Lynda the experience we have the surface the bugs Irons is the reference of watching a movie or inhabit. With and information services playing a game as real. 98 percent accuracy, coordinator for the This will lead to new they let bug battlers Pacific University Library; technology, like virtual know which John W. Hayes is the reality or holograms, dean of the College residence hall that will complete the of Arts & Sciences; rooms need further immersive experience, Rebecca Lopez is a attention in the fully transforming it into student; Alan Peters is a Make your own 3D glasses something we perceive ongoing battle. recent graduate. http://tinyurl.com/62h9cv5 as truly real.
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The study, published in the Journal of be held in Portland. More than 600 Boxer Tales Debuts A new Agromedicine, January 2011, calls for people attended the October event, collection of multimedia stories more research into vineyard worker risk including Pacific alumni and avowed highlighting the individuals that factors in order to develop prevention “Janeites” Molly Morrow Sloan ’96, create our Pacific University community programs. AUSTEN SPOKEN HERE M.A.T. ’98, Sarah Shepherd ’09, is now online. Experience Boxer life Professor and English Department Chair Heather Young ‘05 and Breanne through the voices of students, faculty, Pauline Beard co-coordinated the first Grove ‘11, all of whom assisted alumni, staff and supporters. ever Jane Austen Society conference to Beard in preparing for the event. pacificu.edu/boxertales pacificu.edu/magazine 11
voices The Power of Encouragement BY Gene McInTyrE ’60 ToDAY HE MIGHT BE CALLED “AT RISK,” uninterested in school and unsure what to do with his young life. But Gene McIntyre ’60, found unexpected encouragement and used it to fuel a long and successful career in education.
storia, established in 1811 by the Astor Fur Trading Company 38 years before Pacific University was founded, is one of Oregon’s oldest and most beautiful cities. It’s also my birthplace. My family was among the ranks of that coastal city’s middle class. We lived in our own home, perched with a view of the Columbia River out to where it meets the Pacific Ocean, and enjoyed a desirable location. Continues
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My early years were rather conventional, undistinguished really. Much of the home neighborhood, including my family, was of Finnish descent. My mother’s father came to the U.S. from Finland in the late 1890s. Her mother was a Norwegian immigrant, but may have felt a little less out-of-place than my father did, he of Scots-Irish ancestry. His grandparents on both sides had come to the U.S. during the Irish Potato Famine of the mid-19th century and then crossed the prairie by wagon train to settle first in Portland and later in Clatsop County.
My family and I lived in a tight-knit society where the families were as close to something resembling a single unit as may be possible in the U.S., not unlike many other immigrant neighborhoods founded in the 19th and 20th centuries. In short, it was a place where everyone looked out for everyone else.
I characterize myself as a blithely happy kid during my early childhood as well my as grade school years. I enjoyed a lot of friends and participated in a load of school activities, including school sports, school plays, Cub Scouts and other school-kid interactions common at that time. My getting lost began when I entered high school. A major part of it, I’m sure, was due to my lack of maturity. So, for whatever reason or reasons, I became a disenchanted student,
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I did manage to get to school on a regular basis So, I enrolled that fall on a provisional basis, but was able but it was unheard of in Astoria to do anything to achieve a 3.5 GPA at the end of my very first semester. but attend in those days. Meanwhile, I did not take Part of that achievement was due to the fact that for the my studies seriously and cannot now recall having first time since elementary school, staff and professors, ever taken a textbook home or reading anything like Mr. Trombley, Dr. McVicker, and a whole host of except the “funnies” outside of class. others at Pacific, took an interest in me. That made a huge difference. “Indeed, it worked With a healthy economy in the mid-1950s that readily provided jobs without a college degree, Indeed, it worked almost like magic! almost like magic! I had decided by senior year that I’d find work By the end of my first year I had By the end of my first of some kind in the Astoria area. Back then, a developed a desire to learn, even young person could handily secure employment found learning fun, and achieved year I had developed a in the fishing industry, forest products, military an overall GPA close to 4.0. I never desire to learn and even service, retail operations or the transportation field. looked back after that; ultimately, I I was, after all, able to read and write at my age graduated with honors. I taught in a found learning fun.” level, and I had held part-time jobs since I was 14 public middle school for a few years years old so I knew how to work and harbored no after graduation and, with the foundation laid at Pacific, fear of it. I went on to earn an M.A. and Ph.D. and to work in education and training positions my entire work life. It was my mother who insisted I go to college. She believed then, and she was right about it, that In large measure, I owe what I achieved in academics before long a college education would be the path and my professional work to what was fostered and to securing a job with a future. Whenever she encouraged at Pacific University. My success is a brought the matter up, however, I’d ask what she testimony to what a group of dedicated teachers and thought I should study, given my less-than-stellar staff can bring about through a caring, supportive high school academic record. She didn’t know and learning environment. I didn’t either; hence, our conversations on the My experience at Pacific is an old story with a timeless subject always ended in impasse and inaction. moral: Young men and women are sometimes not However, something that seemed incidental at that mature enough in high school to recognize the time, but was quite auspicious as it turned out, importance of learning and don’t apply themselves. occurred on a Sunday morning in mid-March, 1956. Nevertheless, it’s important to remember that while it’s It happened at the Finnish Congregational Church rather easy to write someone off because their behavior we attended. At the service, there were two guests leads people to see them as a lost cause, that judgment from Pacific University. They were Mr. Charles is often premature and inaccurate.
Trombley, director of admissions and Dr. Meredith pacificu.edu/magazine | Gene McIntyre Boxer Tales video McVicker, dean of students. They sought recruits.
After the service, my mother, not so sneakily as Gene McIntyre ’60 earned a M.A. in history from the I knew what she was up to, invited them to our University of Oregon in 1965, followed by a Ph.D. in education from UO in 1969. He retired in 1999 after a career as a home for lunch. To my surprise, they appeared teacher, associate professor, staff development specialist and interested in me, telling me not to worry about administrator for Oregon colleges, public schools and the State declaring a major because most students took of Oregon. He writes a regular blog for the Salem Statesman the same courses their first year. They further told Journal (Statesmanjournal.com) and lives in Keizer, Ore. me that even though my academic record wasn’t To submit a personal essay or opinion piece (no more than strong, there would be plenty of help with studies. 900 words please), send to [email protected]. 14
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Mind Bender BY steve dodge A grandfather’s sharing of darkroom craft with his 8-year-old granddaughter and a photography professor’s encouragement lead to two majors—and a continuing interest in the art of the image.
isa Kjorstad Roche ’06 came to Pacific to study business, but it wasn’t long before she heard of Professor Jim Flory’s photography class. With fond childhood memories of helping in her grandfather’s darkroom, she signed up.
Flory, who takes students from pinhole photography through film photography and traditional darkroom techniques to modern digital, encouraged Roche. She mostly prefers landscapes, people in their natural environments and architecture. “I just like how you can capture a moment that you’re never going to see again.” Although she stuck with business studies, Roche added photography as a second major. She now works in the Pacific admissions office and remains an active photographer.
For this series, part of the Katherine Cawein Gallery’s Alumni Show, Roche was intrigued with Chicago’s huge chrome Cloud Gate sculpture by Amish Kapoor, known to locals as “The Bean.” None of the images here or online have been manipulated in any way: they simply represent what interested Roche in the polished folds, bends and reflections of the sculpture.
pacificu.edu/magazine/gallery | Lisa Roche photo gallery. Visit www.zurcher-roche.com to see works with fellow alumna Dana Zurcher ’07. pacificu.edu/magazine 15 lisa kjorstad roche 16
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“Our goal is to help our students become well-rounded health professionals who can treat the whole patient and the whole community.” —Dr. Lesley Hallick By Steve Dodge President, Pacific University 18 rom the top of the three-story most visible and successful programs. Its Intermodal Transit Facility (ITF) near the nationally prominent academics and research Health Professions Campus (HPC) produce graduates who run eye clinics and in Hillsboro you can’t quite see forever, but the conduct vision research across the United view is sweeping and panoramic. States and Canada.
To the west, stretching in a straight line, is However, according to alumna and dean Jenny downtown Hillsboro. To the south, literally a Smythe, (O.D. ’93) the college’s 1960’s-era home stone’s throw across Baseline Street, is Tuality in Jefferson Hall on the Forest Grove campus is Healthcare, the county hospital and medical outdated and overcrowded and has become a center. To the north and east, arrayed along competitive liability as other optometry schools Washington Street and the MAX light rail modernize and new schools pop up around line, are Pacific University’s Health Professions the country. “We want to meet and exceed the buildings—two extensive structures of brick, competition,” said Smythe. steel and glass rising three stories each. The same factors that drove the decision for In August 2010, the second building, HPC2, Pacific to relocate its healthcare programs to and the ITF joined Creighton Hall in the newly Hillsboro—Tuality Healthcare, light rail access dedicated Health & Education District. The University’s School of Professional Psychology and a larger patient base—are factors in the (SPP) is now housed in the new building, after desire to move optometry eight miles down moving from downtown Portland. A new public the road from Forest Grove. Like the first two mental health clinic administered by SPP also buildings at HPC, the new building will make joined the mix in HPC2, as did new spaces for the extensive use of natural materials, incorporate schools of Occupational Therapy amd Pharmacy. trees and natural areas where possible, and maximize light and energy efficiency. Importantly, If you stroll past the massive solar panels on the it will also include much more space for top floor of the transit facility and peek over optometry students and faculty to congregate, the edge to the ground below, you also can see a bit of the past along with a glimpse of the relax and study. Extensive new laboratories for future. Right now, there’s a parking lot between the growing Vision Performance Institute, which the transit building and the light rail line, edged is conducting studies of 3D, children’s vision and with bushes and overseen by five tall fir and computer vision issues, are also planned. Healthcare Hub cedar trees, remnants of the woodlands and The physical location and design of new spaces plains that once blanketed the area. Here, a is also a key to the interprofessional philosophy third building is planned, which will bring the that characterizes the healthcare campus. From College of Optometry to Hillsboro, creating day one, new students attend class and work synergy with the College of Health Professions. collaboratively across disciplines, mirroring the emerging model in healthcare practice. For When complete, building three is projected instance, these days a patient may work with an to be at least 75,000 square feet and cost a occupational therapist in tandem with a medical minimum of $35 million. HPC3 will unify all doctor, a pharmacist and an optometrist. of Pacific’s health professions programs within two city blocks in a modern green building The College of Optometry is a key participant complex. Quite a journey from 1945 when the with the rest of Pacific’s healthcare programs in North Pacific College of Optometry became the city-designated Health & Education District, Pacific’s first healthcare program and was which includes Tuality Healthcare, the Virginia housed in the basement of Marsh Hall. Today, Garcia Memorial Clinic, Portland Community the College of Optometry is one of Pacific’s College and the City of Hillsboro. Case in point: the Interprofessional Diabetes Clinic at HPC. The clinic, which sees low-income, mostly Latino clients, is a partnership with Virginia Garcia, Tuality Healthcare and the Essential Health Clinic, a free urgent care facility for low-income patients. The diabetes clinic involves students, faculty and staff from all of Pacific’s healthcare programs.
In addition to Diabetes Clinic Students, faculty and staff from participation, Smythe is working with optometry faculty on all of our healthcare programs possible curriculum enhancements that further embrace the participate at the Interprofessional integrated approach. Also, she said, University planners are Diabetes Clinic, which serves looking forward to optometry at HPC to help foster more of a mostly Latino clients from campus feel and to add critical mass to Pacific’s healthcare effort. low-income families. Not that things are sleepy now. In some parts of the campus, there is a studious quiet. In others, small groups meet in a side room, while a larger class takes place across the hall. On another floor, some students peer at their laptops in common areas while others grab a quick bite to eat and talk about assignments. On the ground floor of Creighton Hall, there’s a steady flow of people to and from the Virginia Garcia Clinic, the EyeClinic and EyeTrends and the 8th Avenue Bistro coffee shop. That activity is likely to increase. Ann Barr, vice provost and executive dean of the College of Health Professions, said a number of new programs and initiatives are on the way. By the fall of 2012, Pacific will have a doctoral program in audiology, pending regional and professional accreditation. The new program will tie closely with the College of Education and its new master’s degree program in speech- language pathology. Professional psychology is adding a new Ph.D. program that will focus on stress and anxiety disorders. In addition, the School of Occupational Therapy is in the midst of a top-to-bottom review that likely will result in retooled or new degree offerings.
Audiology will follow a modified block curriculum, currently used by most of Pacific’s graduate healthcare programs and some undergraduate science programs. The approach involves content areas taught in short blocks of time. Students must master one block before moving on to the next one. They work collaboratively through a block and get extra points for demonstrating group proficiency of the topic. “It’s a very powerful model for learning,” said Barr. It also helps graduates pass licensing tests, she said, with both Physician Assistant Studies and pharmacy classes recently recording 90 percent pass rates. Like many others, Barr is looking forward to building three. In addition to optometry, the new building will allow for expansion of other Pacific programs, more collaborative study spaces and common areas to add to the growing community synergy, she said. “It will really complete our interprofessional hub for healthcare education.” pacificu.edu/magazine | Health Professions Campus video tour Elizabeth Sosa, a Doctoral Student in Clinical Psychology, studies in the atrium at the Health Professions Campus.
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DEAN’S LIST Ann Barr, executive dean and vice provost for the College of Health Professions, is busy helping programs settle into the new HPC2 building, planning for expanded programs in the schools of Professional Psychology and Occupational Therapy and a new audiology program. The third building, which will bring the College of Optometry to the Hillsboro campus, “will really complete our interprofessional hub for healthcare education.”
“We’re really training our students in what is considered contemporary, patient-centered, team-based care…and they are having the opportunity to learn that from day one, which is innovative and cutting edge.” Ann Barr, executive dean and vice provost College of Health Professions
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BUILDING UP HPC2 (left) joined Creighton Hall just across the light rail tracks in 2010 as the second building on the Health Professions Campus in Hillsboro. A new anatomy lab, mailroom, the dean’s office and spaces for the Schools of Professional Psychology, Occupational Therapy and Pharmacy are also part of the 59,800-square-foot structure. “Our interprofessional approach is really maturing because of the new campus,” said Ann Barr.
BUILDING BLOCKS Pacific’s modified block curriculum, extensive clinical and patient care experience and study across disciplines characterize the University’s healthcare education. Pharmacy student, Ashley Kanda (back right), values the approach, “The program emphasizes teamwork and that’s what you hope to see in the health professions field.” pacificu.edu/magazine | Ashley Kanda Boxer Tales video
22 SPANISH SPOKEN HERE Katya Hall, coordinator of the medical Spanish program for the College of Health Professions, teaches Spanish to about 100 students and faculty each year. Required for Dental Hygiene students, and strongly encouraged for other programs, Hall focuses on functional healthcare vocabulary and grammar. “When I see students doing well with Spanish-speaking patients it’s very rewarding,” said Hall. “I really enjoy doing this because of the opportunity I have to bring health professions and Spanish together.”
“When I see students doing well with Spanish-speaking patients it’s very rewarding.” Katya Hall, coordinator Medical Spanish Program College of Health Professions
HERITAGE QUILT Occupational Therapy (OT) practitioners and students gather in June 2010 in front of a quilt created by the Class of 2000. Students were paired with pioneers of the profession in Oregon. They then crafted a square to symbolize and honor key moments, activities and achievements in the practitioner’s career. “It’s very interesting when you know the people and see the square–how much it represents them,” said Sue Nelson, a now retired OT who worked on the quilt project. “It was a historic and exciting project and represents a tremendous amount of leadership and development of the field.” pacificu.edu/magazine | Heritage Quilt photo gallery
NEW START The newest building at the Health Professions Campus, HPC2, is now home to the schools of Professional Psychology, Occupational Therapy and Pharmacy. “The flexibility of classrooms and available technology will allow our faculty to work with students in the most effective manner. In the long run, we can expect to see research teams prospering more than ever in this environment,” said Jay Thomas, assistant dean of Professional Psychology.
HELPING HANDS Dental Health Science students Aimee Elrod (center below) and Nicole Kelley (back left) work with volunteer dentist Dr. Larry Tidwell and dental assistant Jessica Guthrie at Give Kids a Smile Day, an annual free clinic for children from low-income families. “To be a part of a school that believes so highly in aiding our community is something I find very gratifying. I think it’s vital to extend a helping hand to those around us in hopes of bettering our community,” said Elrod. pacificu.edu/magazine | Give Kids a Smile video 24
Exterior view of the Health Professions Campus building three (HPC3) will be situated on the block across from Creighton Hall and HPC2.
LOOKING AHEAD Jenny Smythe O.D. ’93, dean of the College of Optometry, stands near the spot planned for a third building at the Health Professions Campus in Hillsboro (HPC3). The move from the Forest Grove campus to HPC3 will provide new facilities for optometry instruction and research. “We’re looking forward to a state of the art, warm, functional facility where students can congregate, study and learn to be an integral part of a healthcare team. Students from all of our health professional programs will have a greater understanding of each other’s role in the overall health and Architectural renderings of the 300 seat welfare of their patients.” auditorium and an atrium space proposed pacificu.edu/magazine | Fraser Horn O.D. for the new building. Boxer Tales video pacificu.edu/magazine 25
Exterior view of the Health Professions Campus building three (HPC3) will be situated on the block across from Creighton Hall and HPC2.
“A new state-of-the art facility will help us to continue to attract the best future optometric physicians. We are committed to diversity, sustainability and constantly improving the patient care experiences for our students.” Jenny Smythe, dean College of Optometry 2626
A musician, former television news writer and current doctoral psychology graduate student in the School of Professional Psychology at Pacific University, Anna Antonia Giedwoyn ’13, is a master of time management. Not only did she recently complete a master’s degree in psychology, she’s put together a children’s musical CD, full of 22 original tunes and lyrics. Goldfish Psychology Psychology By Wanda Laukkanen
Giedwoyn’s debut CD, “Goldfish Don’t Eat Pizza” contains one song inspired by Associate Professor Shawn Davis and a class called Lifespan Development. In it, Davis shared a story about how young children create past tense words that, grammatically, really aren’t correct. That sparked Giedwoyn’s creativity, resulting in a song called “Knowed, Growed & Goed.” Inspired, Giedwoyn spent the first two years of her doctoral program going to classes full time and writing all the lyrics and melodies for her songs. She then began arranging, rehearsing and recording the songs as well as designing and painting the album cover. This past year, Giedwoyn enrolled at Pacific “I’m not exactly sure what brought it on,” she University part time and concentrated on the said. “Before, song writing had been a slow distribution and promotion of her album. The process for me. Now, songs were jumping CD was professionally recorded at a Portland into my head quickly. It was exhilarating and studio and involved not only Giedwoyn, exhausting, because I was trying to balance but also several musician friends playing a so much at once.” number of different instruments. pacificu.edu/magazine 27
A Portland native, Giedwoyn has been singing, composing in psychology. She worked at Portland’s television station and writing lyrics since she was a young girl. At age 9, she KGW before applying to several colleges for graduate performed an original song on an afternoon television show work in psychology. at Portland’s KATU television station. “I chose Pacific in part because I really felt at home with As an undergraduate at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, the faculty,” she said. “I liked what the faculty’s research Giedwoyn majored in English, minored in studio art and as an interests were and I wanted a program with an emphasis accomplished vocal soloist, performed in numerous musical on strong clinical skills.” Ideally, she said, she hopes her productions. She also spent a semester in London studying degree in psychology can be combined with her musical music and theater. interests to help others. However, it wasn’t until her senior year that an introductory Giedwoyn is continuing to combine both interests and psychology class sparked Giedwoyn’s interest in that field. working to promote her CD. Created for 2 to 8-year- “I fell in love with psychology,” she said. So, after graduation, old children, the CD comes in two versions—one with she worked for KATU as a writer and also took classes at music only—the other with music, lyrics and photos of Portland State University to earn a second bachelor’s degree Giedwoyn as a child. pacificu.edu/magazine | Anna Antonia Giedwoyn's Portland performance video.
Anna Antonia Giedwoyn ’13 performs songs from her children’s album “Goldfish Don’t Eat Pizza” at the Posh Baby Boutique in Portland. The CD is available at www.AnnaAntoniaMusic.com. 28
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Back in the Day MAY DAY AT PACIFIC University began in an outdoor flurry of flowers, song and dance in 1914, then shifted indoors in the 1950s and became more like a formal dance.
pril showers may still bring May flowers, but one long-time tradition at Pacific has faded into the past. May Day, once one of the biggest campus events, began in May 1914, just before the outbreak of World War I. Lura Tamiesie, a junior, was crowned that year as the May Queen, and led a royal procession from Carnegie Hall to the west side of Marsh Hall. After more than 50 years of dancing, music and maypoles, the last queen, Karen Sato ’66, was crowned in 1967.
Pictured | Celebrants wind a May Pole in front of Marsh Hall on the first May Day, May 16, 1914. Source | "Splendid Audacity, The Story of Pacific University" by Gary Miranda and Rick Read. pacificu.edu/magazine 29
class notes & profilespacificu.edu/community BY Hailey Hawkins ’11 Class Notes Editor
1950 1963 1969 Convergence, and Bernard D. Brown O.D. Irv Zemrau O.D. has Diane Duvall Fixation Disparity,” was Bobbi Nickels ’70, was recently honored by joined the Covenant McReynolds M.A. ’70 published in 2009. former director of Pacific’s The American Optometric Health Community and Phillip McReynolds ’70 Upward Bound program, Association for his 60th year Board, a mental health welcomed a new grandson, 1976 has raised $25,000 for an of membership. He retired organization that oversees Coulter, last May. William “Bill” Romley endowed scholarship for is married to Gail Romley from practice in 2005, the Villa Caritas facility low-income Pacific students, and the couple has two passing his Salem Eye Clinic in Edmonton, Canada. 1970 in honor of her former children, Janeen and John. practice to his son, a fourth- He has also completed Karen Baldwin students. Many small Bill is a program specialist generation optometrist, his term as immediate Smith of Dana Point, Calif. donations, including all of for Centennial High School Dr. Jordon D. Brown. past chair of the Alberta and Marilyn Makii Morikawa the custodial staff, helped of Maui, Hawai’i, who in Bakersfield, Calif. Salem Statesman-Journal Schizophrenia Society. ‘70 build the fund, which is had been roommates 1978 still accepting donations. 1964 in Walter Hall, attended 1952 Duane Swanz O.D. Nickels hopes to see the first Edward Eliot Caine Robert E. Martin O.D. the reunion in June 2010 started the Billings Vision annual scholarship awarded and his wife Janet Lee Nye retired in August 2010 with Paul Johnson ’70 of and Contact Lens Clinic this fall. Caine currently reside in after 46 years of practicing Cornelius, Ore. and other in Billings, Mont. with his Sonoma, Calif. optometry in Fayetteville, classmates. The class planted twin brother Dennis in Ar. He and his wife Janeen, a dogwood tree on campus 1982. He retired Aug. 2009, 1955 who taught at Harvey in honor of their deceased moved to Arizona and Shirley Womsley Clarke Elementary from classmates, as suggested by plans to enjoy his condo in Nelson released a new 1961 to 1964, will travel Karen Scheller Johnson ’70 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. book about the Oregon and spend time visiting before she passed away coast titled “Port Orford their four children and in 2006. 1980 and North Curry County.” 12 grandchildren. John Randall O.D. 1971 Reese Moriyama ’10 1960 is teaching in a new 1965 A. Elaine Bianchi optometry program at has won a national award Rhea-Marie “Vroo” was Alan Moberg Grothmann’s husband the University of the West from the University and Vrooman Knudsen is featured in the Daily Dale Grothmann, just Indies on the St. Augustine College Designers Association married to Pacific alumnus Astorian on Aug. 20, 2010 published a book, “What campus on the island of (UCDA) for a series of Jerry B. Knudsen ’60 and for his lifetime affiliation Do I Do Now?” A lifelong Trinidad. The governments photographs of Pacific athletes serves as a reverend with sports, including his Taoist, he approached of the 16 English speaking he shot in 2010. His winning for Reminder Ministries high school and college a cancer diagnosis and Caribbean nations support entry was on display at in Sugar Hill, Ga. They experiences as well as his treatments from this point the university. have two children, Jerryl the annual UCDA Design career with the NBA. of view. His book offers Marie Butcher and Steven Conference in October. suggestions to others 1982 Bernold Knudsen. Frances Barnett More | fleetingcaptures. was featured facing similar issues. Doug Walters is a physical O’Brien blogspot.com Gene Harper McIntyre education instructor and in the book “Freedom Rodney Wayne Helm attended the 50th class Summer” by Bruce student management O.D. is planning a 40-year reunion in June and had Watson. The book tells specialist for Portland Public reunion for the optometry a wonderful day being the story of the summer Schools. He and his wife class of 1971. The reunion reacquainted with the other of 1964 when about Trish live in Portland, Ore. will be held in conjunction 41 alumni who also attended. 700 volunteers arrived in and have two daughters, with the Great Western He said his graduating class is Mississippi to agitate for Emily and Natalie. Council of Optometry, nicknamed “the Greatest Class civil rights and endured which takes place in 1986 on Worth,” and encourages harassment, intimidation Portland, Ore. The 2011 Holly Kosko all Pacific graduates to and persecution from racist Felicity Shoulders GWCO conference will be married Michael Cullen at attend their reunions. state and private forces. M.F.A. ’08 held Oct. 6 through 9. Timberline Lodge, Ore., 1962 1966 May 2, 2010. has been nominated to receive the 2010 Nebula Lyman West O.D. is still Ann Helmick is an 1974 Britt West Schorzman is enjoying retirement. He international travel David A. Goss O.D. is a a client relations manager Award for Short Stories. Her and his wife Charlene were consultant for Nob Hill professor of optometry at at Medac, Inc. He lives story, “Conditional Love” is looking forward to their Travel in Portland, Ore. Indiana University and the in Grants Pass, Ore. and one of seven finalists chosen first great-grandchild in third addition of his book, has two sons, Benjamin by the Science Fiction and February 2011. “Ocular Accommodation, and Byron. Fantasy Writers of America. 30
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Garrett Russell ’08 and Brittany App celebrate on the beach at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. at the end of their 3,000 mile journey.
A Positive Flow When Garrett Russell ‘08 got a phone just to obtain muddy, diseased water. While hazardous to call from an old friend telling him that she was going to health, the practice also limits the ability to attend school, cycle across the United States to raise awareness about particularly for women and children, who are usually water rights, he felt his future calling and responded, responsible for collecting water. “I think I’m supposed to do this with you.” App and Russell aim to raise $20,000 for WaterAid, The journey would take Russell and his companion, an international charity that works in Africa and Asia to Brittany App, from San Diego, Calif. to St. Augustine, Fla., a provide the world’s poorest people with access to safe water grand total of 3,259 miles, averaging 37 miles a day. Russell by digging sustainable, clean wells. said that there are few moments in one’s life that feel right “We as a species can guide and create a positive flow or just make sense, and for him, this was one of them. A in the future instead of mitigating disaster,” said Russell. Teaching people how to access clean water helps empower filmmaker based in Portland, Ore., Russell decided to use the native people and illustrates a message of equality by trip as an opportunity to film a documentary called “Water promoting self-sufficiency. Tension” about water usage and to raise funds to provide While bicycle projects like this one usually have support fresh water for people without access. vehicles, Russell and App carried all their own gear, including “This issue is happening under the radar,” referring to their cameras, tents and anything else they’d need for their what he calls the Global Water Crisis. “We talk about climate trip on their 1970s bicycles. They had no weatherproof gear change, but most people don’t realize that water rights and while facing hurricanes, rattlesnakes and repair of broken usage is the issue, the most pertinent issue on the planet. It will down bicycles on the side of the road. However, said Russell, affect everyone; it’s a resource we all have to have to survive.” “It’s by far the best thing I’ve ever done.” According to Russell, water rights and access are more More online | cyclingforwater.com; kickstarter.com, key words than a sanitation issue. He said the problem translates into “Water Tension;” vimeo.com/20860165 a human rights issue. In many countries with limited water By Hailey Hawkins ’11 | Hawkins is editor of The Pacific Index. access, people need to travel, sometimes great distances, She was the fall semester editorial intern for Pacific magazine. pacificu.edu/magazine 31
1987 1991 for 16 years. He lives in Gemma Kay, into the world Julie Holcomb received Sig Unander, Jr. has Andrea Johnston Hillsboro, Ore. with his on Aug. 26, 2010. her Ph.D. in transatlantic been elected to the board Meeuwsen M.A.T. ’08 wife and family. history from the University of the Washington County returned to Pacific in 2007 1997 of Texas at Arlington Tara Quinn Mather O.D. Public Affairs Forum. and graduated in 2008 1994 in August 2010. She is Jennifer Roberts Kelson is married to James Mather Founded in 1956, the with a master of arts in now a lecturer for Baylor welcomed her son Ethan and is the lead optometrist Forum is a neutral arena for special education. She University in Waco, Texas. into the world Feb. 8, 2010. for Kaiser Permanente in the education of members now serves as a special She has three other children, San Diego, Ca. and the public on public education teacher for 2000 Annika, 8, Parker, 6, Levi, 4, Denise Giesbers, policy in the county. the Northwest Regional and lives in Beaverton, Ore. 1998 director of Pacific’s Office Education Service District with fellow Pacific alumnus Clifton Arruda lives in Lihue, of Transfer Student Services, 1988 in Hillsboro, Ore. Hawai’i and is a manager Capt. Todd Perkins, U.S. and husband Stephen was featured in People for the Bank of Hawai’i. He’s Air Force, retired in 2009 1992 Kelson ’95. magazine recently in a married to Pacific alumna special issue about people after 20 years of service. Wendy Miyaji-Packard saw Stacy Renfro Daurice Arruda ’98. They who lost half their body He lives in Wichita, Kan. West lives in Mt. Angel, her household population have two children, Akoni, 6, size. Giesbers also appeared Ore. with her husband double on June 30, 2009 1989 and Aukai, 4. on several different Portland Randy West. with the arrival of triplets Angela Cerrito P.T. and Seattle television Lauren, Beatrice and Luke. Zachary Chown and ’91 will have her debut 1993 stations, CBS’ “The Insider” Husband Scott Andler and Rebecca Chown O.D. ’03, live novel “The End of the Bob Thomas P.T. is and a variety of newspapers son Wyatt, age four, are in Hood River, Ore. with Line” published by Holiday president of Infinity including The Oregonian adjusting well. “Yippee- their two children, Ainsley, House this spring. The story Rehab, a leading provider 1, and Kiernan, 5. Rebecca and her hometown paper, Kai-AY!! We are busy now,” The Argus Observer in follows a boy who is sent of physical therapy, is the owner optometrist of reports Stacey. Ontario, Ore. to a school for troubled occupational therapy and State Vision Clinic. Zachary youth. To get home, he speech language pathology Capt. John H. graduated from Alabama 2001 must follow the rules, face services. He was featured Stadick O.D., received State University in 2007 Lon Gillas M.A.T. is the past and tell the truth; in the Business Journal, the Indian Health Service’s with a doctorate of physical a teacher for Galena otherwise, the school could Portland, Ore., sharing his Medical Provider of the therapy and is a physical Interior Learning Academy be the end of the line. philosophies on business Year award in Phoenix, Ariz. therapist for Mid-Columbia and makes his home in and success. The U.S. Surgeon General, Medical Center. Galena, Ark. 1990 Dr. Regina Benjamin, Owen Combe and Maj. Vincent R. Littrell, was in attendance to Karli Kondo Amy Johnson Combe 1999 U.S. Air Force, was congratulate the award Garrett Calcaterra had Zearley M.A. ’04 and celebrated the birth of their promoted to lieutenant winners. Stadick is the his newest novel, “Umbral husband Sean proudly second daughter, Evelyn colonel. He is currently New Mexico Area Visions,” published by Gypsy welcomed Izabela Sage Grace, who was born deployed in Afghanistan Optometry Supervisor for Shadow Publishing. The Zearley, born July 19, 2010 June 15, 2010 and and is serving as an advisor the Indian Health Service book features two horror at 1:37 a.m. Izzi was welcomed by her 2-year- to Afghan police and army (IHS) in Santa Fe, N.M. novellas: “The Shadow” and seven pounds 13 ounces old sister, Eleanor Rose. forces. His wife, Annie, His wife, Kathryne, is a “The Key Ring,” winner of and 20 inches long at birth. and two children, Elizabeth, Mark Jun Hashem was dentist for IHS as well. the Best Horror Story Award Mother, father and baby 10, and Nikolas, 5, reside elected as a Democratic They have a 6-year-old son, in the 2009 “Preditors & are all happy and healthy! in Fairfax, Va. representative to the named Nicholas. Editors” reader’s poll. See Brian Schneider is a co- Jill White completed Hawai’i legislature in www.garrettcalcaterra.com. owner of Valley Insurance her master’s degree District 18. 1995 Calcaterra lives in California in Salem, Ore. He’s married John Schmitt, a professor in kinesiology with an Jeffrey Williams has where he writes and teaches to Lisa Schneider and has of biology at George Fox emphasis in physical been serving in the Coast at the Orange County High three children, Cassidy University, earned a grant education at Fresno Guard Reserve for 19 years School of the Arts and Penix, and Kayla and from the M.J. Murdock Pacific University in Fresno, and recently spent two Chapman University. Jared Schneider. Schneider Charitable Trust to study Calif. She completed the months on active duty wants to reconnect with the effects of Vitamin Sarah Klein Dyal program in September working in Washington, classmates via Facebook. D on breast cancer cells. graduated with a 2010 and flew to Fresno D.C. as a strategic planner The question he will try to bachelor’s degree in Sam Thompson M.A.T. from Guam in December to at the National Incident answer is whether applying nursing from Oregon Health has been hired by the receive her degree. White Command for the Vitamin D to cancer cells and Science University in Canby School District, comes from a long line of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill effects estrogen and stops Portland, Ore. She’s married Canby, Ore., as principal for Pacific alumni including Response. Williams is a or slows the spread of cancer. to Saul Dyal and the Carus Elementary School. her grandparents, the late former captain of the Forest couple has two children, Sam formerly served as Dorothy ‘32 and Robert Grove Police Department in 1996 Soren and Seth. Dyal’s the assistant principal at Main ’36, and her mother Forest Grove, Ore. where Pamela Nellis Morrison sister, Kari Klein Berens ’97 Ackerman Middle School. Kathleen R. White ’63. he had been a police officer welcomed her first child, is also a Pacific alumna. Canby Herald 32
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2002 was 20 inches long. Their Paige Marchus welcomed Serena Chidester Ore. Gazette-Times Sadie Bliss and husband first daughter, Allie, is Wyler Marchus Stewart Fryer was married Aug. (Heppner, Ore.) enjoying being a big sister. Laughlin Chanler born at 7:17 p.m. on 14, 2010 to James Fryer. Leslie Glasser M.F.A., welcomed baby Marvin in Hrisavgi Kondilis Nov. 30, 2010 via cesarean Her bridal party included who is known as the writer January 2011. Mangum gave birth to section. He was eight Krysten Melvin ’05, as Leslie What, presented pounds 12 ounces at birth. maid of honor; Colleen Gina Daggett published a son, Ethan Christopher her work at the Nye Dimmick ’06; Adam her new novel “Jukebox” Mangum, on May 21, Andrea Beach, Ore., Writer’s Trimble ’05; and Elisabeth in November 2010. The 2010 at 5:18 p.m. He Groetzinger Nicolayeff Series on Aug. 21, 2010. McClure ’05, O.T. ’10. Fryer book grew from her weighed seven pounds, and Nicolas Nicolayeff, Jr. of She specializes in science now teaches elementary Pacific senior project for five ounces and was Seattle, Wash. celebrated fiction and fantasy and school for the Forest Grove her creative writing major. 19 inches long. two years of marriage on has published more than School District and lives in Daggett is best known as Michelle Krieger Mason Oct. 10, 2010. Andrea is a 100 stories. “Lipstick” in the columnist Beaverton, Ore. gave birth to a son, Logan contract graphic designer, Tracy Doll Lee duo Lipstick & Dipstick, married David Mason on Sept. 24, having worked for such Kristin Fujioka O.D. and her husband and as an award-winning 2010 at 12:34 p.m. He companies as Fluke, Matt Migita Oct. 9, 2010. Kenny Lee O.D. ‘02 writer and successful weighed seven pounds, Eddie Bauer, and Cardiac James McGuire earned a welcomed Chloe Hanna blogger. “Jukebox” is her four ounces and was 19 Science. Nick is a structural Ph.D. in neuroscience from Oct. 23, 2010, 8:03 first novel; the book is and one half inches long. engineer at Boeing. the University of Kansas in p.m. Their new daughter also in pre-production as a and wife May 2010. He now works weighed in at six pounds, feature film. Adam Mohr Michelle Dean Taylor Katherine welcomed received a master’s of for the National Institute 13 ounces and measured Kristy Drafahl earned daughter Elian Katherine athletic training degree of Allergy and Infectious 19 inches long. She her Ph.D. from the Mohr on February 16. from Texas Tech University Disease in Hamilton, Mont. likes eating, cuddling, University of California, Elian weighed in at 7 of Health Sciences in 2006 her daddy’s voice and San Diego and is a medical Jeanne Marie Martin pounds, 9 ounces and and now works as an Smith received a grandma. She dislikes research and development measured 20 inches. athletic trainer for Platte diaper changes and being scientist for QuantRx doctorate of veterinary Ryanne Valley Medical Center in medicine from Oregon swaddled. Lee said she Biomedical in Portland, Brighton, Colo. misses her PUCO family Pilgeram and Russell State University. She is Ore. She and her husband, and will visit in the spring. Tommy Veazey ’01 live in Meeuf welcomed a son, Teresa L. Wutzke married to Pacific alumnus Beaverton, Ore. William Casey Meeuf, on was married to Anthony Jason Smith ’05. Stephanie Shideler Oct. 26, 2010 at 9:09 J. Brown on March 6, is married to Capt. 2003 p.m. He weighed exactly 2010 in Bend, Oregon. 2006 Benjamin Maher. Dave Avolio and wife seven pounds and was Bridesmaids included Laura Ryan Aiello M.A. and his band Ill Lucid Lauren welcomed Porter 20 inches long. Their first Andrew Prins ‘04, Megan ’06 2007 Onset have been ranked received David Avolio on April 28, son, Alden, is very excited Seney ‘04, Sarah Gregg ‘04 David Bednar #3 on the ReverbNation his master’s degree from 2010. He weighed 6.11 to have a new brother. and Amanda Moore ‘02. pounds and was 19.5 Both Pilegram and Meeuf Tony works as a middle Rock Charts for Portland, North Carolina State inches long. attended the University school math teacher in Ore. Their most recent EP, University and sends of Oregon, graduating “Authentication,” has been greetings to his friends and his Terrebonne, Ore. and David M. Barney with their Ph.D.s in 2010 receiving regional radio out west. He says that if wife had a son, Bennett Teresa works in accounts and 2009 respectfully. The play in the Northwest. In anyone is ever in North Stanley Kawika Barney, payable at Eagle Crest couple lives in Moscow, addition, the band will Carolina to look him up! born Nov. 16, 2010. He Resort in Redmond, Ore. Idaho. Pilegram serves as release a new set of five weighed seven pounds, Cathy Kabanuk M.A.T. an assistant professor of songs this May. Visit www. three ounces and was 2005 ’08 is the mother of sociology at the University IllLucidOnset.com Kelly Arbuckle lives another Pacific alumna, 20 inches long. of Idaho. in Tualatin, Ore. and is a Trista Berry is seeking daughter Kristina Kabanuk Emily M. Brown and Diana Shimazu married merchandise buyer for a master’s degree ’07, who earned a bachelor husband Mike welcomed Brian Pennington on Fred Meyer. in microbiology and of arts in creative writing. their second baby boy Sept. 5, 2010 in Oregon molecular genetics from Luke in fall 2010. Erin Dustrude William “Will” City, Ore. the University of Texas D.P.T. ’08 lives in Boise, Landon lives in Norman, Rebecca Tilman Health Science Center. 2004 Idaho and is a physical Okla. and is continuing his Claussen and her therapist for Saint She lives in Houston, Daniel “Dan” Richard education at the University husband Christopher Alphonsus Rehabilitation Texas with her husband Lumpkin M.A.T. ’07 is of Oklahoma. Claussen welcomed a new Management Associates. Adam and their 2-year-old a social studies teacher addition to their family on son Isaac. Julie McNee Bruce Oct. 6, 2010 at 1:23 a.m. and head girls basketball Megan Lim Edwards M.A. ’07 is married to joined Daughter Nicole Elisabeth coach for the Forest Grove lives in Hubbard, Ore. David Collins P.A. Erik Bruce; the couple the staff of Columbia Claussen weighed seven School District. He lives with her husband welcomed a son, Peter, in River Community Health pounds, five ounces and in Forest Grove with his Aaron Edwards and early July 2010. wife Christina. their son Jared. Services in Boardman, pacificu.edu/magazine 33
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Jordan Osborn M.A.T. Michelle Noelani L ee Paul Delibertis. She has two Kristi Bryant Poe O.D. Ore. and would like to ’10 is fulfilling his dream of lives in Honolulu, Hawai’i children, Angela Hodges, and her husband Nicholas be contacted by fellow being a teacher. He joined and began attending the 18, and Ryan Hodges, 14. welcomed their first child, classmates via Facebook. She is a teacher and lives in Oliver Bryant Poe Jan. 22, the staff of Mapleton High John A. Burns School of Celeste Goulding is Eugene, Ore. 2010. The new family School, Mapleton, Ore. Medicine in July 2010. working as an AmeriCorps lives in Longview, Wash. and holds positions as Danielle “Dani” Miles Linda Gent Jackson volunteer for the Sunnyside high school social studies where Poe works as an M.A. is a drug treatment M.A.T. is a teacher at the Community Center in teacher, assistant football optometrist for Longview specialist for the Federal Harrisburg Middle School Sunnyside, Wash. Her coach and head boy’s Eye and Vision. After Bureau of Prisons in in Harrisburg, Ore. She’s primary task is acting as the basketball coach. graduating from Pacific, Sheridan, Ore. She’s married to Ken Jackson center’s director and one of Poe did a residency in Cindy Matsubara D.P.T. married to Chris Miles; and has three children, her first goals is to establish primary care and geriatric ’10 is a physical therapist the couple lives in Samantha, Luke and Lilly. a youth advisory council. optometry from the VA for Action Rehab Hawai’i McMinnville, Ore. Daily News, Sunnyside, Robin Johnson, Medical Center in Walla and lives in Honolulu. Wash., Dec. 7, 2010 Callie Vandewiele is Americorps member at Walla, Wash. as well as Margaret Nuesca a program coordinator Pacific, was featured a residency in surgical Janet Jungwirth M.A.T. O.T ’10 lives in Hillsboro, for the Girl Scouts of in the Forest Grove co-management from is an autism specialist Ore. and would love to Oregon and Southwest News-Times for his Pacific Cataract and Laser for Willamette Education reconnect with you on Washington. She lives in work on the community Institute in Kennewick, Service District in Salem, Facebook! Portland, Ore. garden on University Wash. She has a special Ore. She lives in Woodburn, Avenue across from the Ore. with her husband Monica Brewer interest in geriatric vision, 2009 University’s tennis courts. Robert “Bob” Jungwirth Sandstrom is an diabetes management and Sara Allender is The garden project is an and has four children, admissions counselor for treatment of glaucoma. attending A.T. Still example of small-scale Emma, Blaine, and twins Jamestown College in Andrea Reyna M.A.T. University working permaculture and is a Anne and Alice. Jamestown, N.D. and is lives in Eugene, Ore. and on a master’s of form of agriculture and married to Sid Sandstrom. would love to connect Jennifer Keene M.A.T. is science degree in community building. a teacher for Sunset High Barbie Windsor M.A.T. occupational therapy. with you on Facebook! School in Beaverton, Ore. lives in McIntosh, Fla. with Sandy Maines M.A.T. Lilliana “Lily” Robles Nicole Brossard was is a teacher for the her husband Don Renfroe. lives in Greencastle, Ind. Karen Keese is an featured in the Forest Hillsboro School District, and is a residence life accountant for Opal Creek Grove News-Times for Hillsboro, Ore. 2008 hall coordinator for Capital in Keizer, Ore. Christina “Chris” her return to campus on Nov. 15, 2010 to share Shelly campus living and Bonilla Barboza is a Rhonda Sheen and her military experiences. Martindale and community development juvenile counselor for Korey Yost ’09 are Brossard was present Kevin Spangler ’08 were at Indiana University. Washington County married and live in during the Fort Hood married Aug. 28, 2010 Juvenile in Hillsboro, Ore. Kat Swanson M.A.T. Caldwell, Idaho. Sheen’s shooting rampage outside at the Pomeroy Farm in She lives with her husband, married her partner of sister, Rita Sheen ’07, is also Killeen, Texas in 2009 southwest Washington. Adam Barboza, and two four years, Jeff Bennett, a Pacific alumna. and served as an Army Shelly, who is a customer children, Anthony and on Aug. 7, 2010. Swanson Nathan Shipman mental health specialist in service specialist in the Adalyne, in Mt. Angel, Ore. is a teacher of Language Pharm.D. is a post- the heart of the Afghani Pacific Registrar’s Office, Arts at Churchill High graduate instructor/ Heather Douglas M.A.T. war zone. She narrowly played soccer while at School, Eugene, Ore. The academic fellow at Pacific’s is an ESL teacher for escaped gunfire at the Pacific; Kevin was a couple lives in Eugene with School of Pharmacy in Gwanyang Jecheol Middle Fort Hood shooting and wrestler. The couple lives their two cats, Gryphon Hillsboro and lives in School in Gwangyangshi, managed to provide first in Hillsboro, Ore. and Phoenix. Portland, Ore. South Korea. She’s married aid to two of more than is a Molly Nelson Dylan Taylor is now to Corey Harn and they 30 wounded soldiers. freelance videographer. Nazia Swartz M.A.T. attending Villanova have a child named Luka. Forestgrovenewstimes.com She lives in Portland, Ore. lives in Eugene, Ore. with University in Philadelphia, Stephanie Edgerton and would like you to her husband Adrian “A” Curtis “OG” Cole pursuing her master’s Swartz and their two lives with her husband Jeff serves as a certified reconnect with her on P.A. in biology, focusing children Emaan, 2, and Skewes in Logan, Utah. physician’s assistant for the Facebook! specifically on lizard their new baby Armon, U.S. Department of Justice. Craig Gutman Ph.D. lives Rose Peets O.T. married systematics. born Oct. 14, 2010. Jacob Lee Sept. 11, 2010. in Madison, Wis. and is Chelsea Cook M.A.T. is Jessica Marie Garcia Swartz looks forward to continuing his education at a second grade teacher Alex Prigge started can still be found on reconnecting with you on the University of Wisconsin. for the Beaverton School his master’s degree in campus—she works as a Facebook! District in Beaverton, Ore. sports pedagogy at the customer service specialist Ashley Witter is married University of Northern Kimberley M. Hodges for the Pacific registrar’s to Nate Clester and lives in Colorado in August 2010. Delibertis M.A.T. was office in Forest Grove. Portland, Ore. married Aug. 7, 2010 to She lives in Beaverton, pacificu.edu/magazine 35
in memoriampacificu.edu/inmemoriam David Lowe ’63 and Sandy Lowe ’78, M.A.T. ’82 An auto accident Feb. 16 in South Carolina took retiring as associate vice president for the lives of Pacific Board of Trustees member development in 2004. His wife, Sandy, David Lowe and his wife, Sandra Spurling Lowe. age 66, earned a degree in English David Lowe, age 69, earned a bachelor’s degree and sociology at Pacific in 1978, and in political science at Pacific in 1963 and began a master’s in education in 1982. She his career in banking in California. He returned taught high school English in Oregon to Pacific in 1969 and served in several positions and was an adjunct professor of in university relations, community relations, business and professional writing at alumni relations and fundraising until 1986. He Florida Atlantic University. Contributions may be made to the then moved to Boca Raton, Fla. and worked as a Lowe-Spurling Endowed Scholarship for Business at Pacific. Sun development officer at Florida Atlantic University, Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Feb. 26, 2011
Alicia Denae Elfring ’12 John Howarth A memorial service was held in John Howarth Ph.D., husband of Eugene, Ore. March 21 for Alicia the late University President Faith Denae Elfring ’12, a Eugene campus Gablenick (left), passed away Feb. 21. College of Education student who Born near Bolton, England in 1924, passed away from injuries sustained in he was the first person in his village to an automobile accident. attend a university. He studied physics Alicia was born May 13, 1986 in at Cambridge University, earning a Eugene to Johnny and Tammy Elfring master’s degree, then completed a Phillips. She graduated from Summit High School in Bend, Ore. Ph.D. in 1963 at the University of and received an associate degree from Lane Community College. London. In 1964, he joined the physics department at the She was working on a bachelor’s degree in early childhood University of New Mexico and was appointed director of the education at Pacific. university’s general honors program in 1971. He moved to Said Mary Jo Simone, assistant professor, “Alicia’s recent and sudden the University of Maryland in 1978, continuing as a physics death has impacted…all of us…in a most profound way. [We will] professor and honors program director. remember her as a generous, bright and energetic young woman Howarth spoke of New Mexico as his spiritual home, but the who experienced life fully and gave unselfishly. Her kindness, career of his wife led the couple to Kalamazoo, Mich., Oakland, generosity and zest for life will be a constant inspiration to all of Calif. and finally Forest Grove, Ore. He contributed to academic us as we continue our work in the field of education which meant and local communities wherever he lived, pursuing his passions so much to her.” Eugene Register-Guard and Pacific staff for photography, painting and social justice. in memoriam Millie Miller, wife inquire if there was a room and artist. In her last years memorial celebration was during World War II and of Pacific President available. “Yes, President she knitted baby blankets held on March 28, 2011, participated in the invasion of Emeritus James Miller, Miller,” came the reply. “I for a neonatal clinic. She is which would have been Okinawa. He was an airframe who served as president asked how she knew me. survived by two daughters, his 100th birthday. financial analyst for Boeing, from 1970-1983, passed She replied ‘While my including alumna Kathleen Douglass Aircraft and North away Feb. 23. She was daughter was at Pacific I R. White ’63, one son; six 1949 American Rockwell, including born in Rushville, Ind. was a guest in your home grandchildren, including Norman Hallyburton work for five years with and graduated from the welcomed by your gracious Jill White ’90; and six great died Aug. 08, 2010 in the latter on the Apollo University of Indianapolis wife, Millie.’” grandchildren. Hillsboro Springfield, Ore. He was Space Program. He was a in 1943. She worked as a Argus, Hillsboro, Ore. 87. His granddaughter, long-time member of the high school teacher in Ohio, 1932 Chloe, continues the Los Altos United Methodist Indiana and Massachusetts. Dorothy Gillmore Main 1934 Pacific tradition and is Church. His wife of 64 years, The Millers were married passed away May 3, 2010. James William Bushong expected to graduate Zona, and a daughter Cheryl, for 67 years. Mrs. Miller She graduated from Pacific passed away July 25, 2010. in 2013. survive him. was known at Pacific as magna cum laude with a Bushong was a distinguished a friendly and welcoming bachelor of arts degree in educator and served in the 1950 Carley Straughan O.D. presence. In fact, her French. She married Robert Navy during World War II. Bruce Vern Ackley ’50 passed away Sept. 10, husband recalls a trip to F. Main ’36 in 1937. She After retiring from education, passed away in May 2010 2010 of a complication California 15 years after was a homemaker and a he worked as a stockbroker. in Long Beach, Calif. just from a broken back. She the couple retired when community volunteer, a He was the father of short of his 84th birthday. was 83. A native of they stopped at a hotel to talented needle worker four daughters. A family He served in the Navy Washington, she graduated 36
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in memoriam from Pacific and held the 1960 Leon “Squeak” title of May Queen.She James Silbernagel Meade ’70 was a subscription and O.D. passed away on A 2007 inductee of circulation manager for The Jan. 8, 2010. After American Scholar magazine the Pacific University earning his optometry from 1958 to 1993. After Athletic Hall of Fame, degree, he married retiring, she did volunteer Leon Stacey “Squeak” Nadeane Reif and they work for the Meals on Meade, age 63, died moved to Bismarck, N.D. Wheels program. She has Feb. 6. His wife Gail He started his practice no immediate survivors. Taylor-Meade ’70 in the Mid Dakota Lt. Colonel survives him. 1956 Clinic. Then in 1967, he Clinton A. Gruber ’47 Meade was born Nov. 11, 1947 in a Forest Rodney “Rod” Francis designed and built the Gruber, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) Grove hospital, later the Gamma Sigma Woita M.A.T. ’65 died Capitol Vision Clinic. passed away March 12, 2011 Fraternity house at Pacific. As part of a May 13, 2010 in his at the age of 91. Gruber was 1966 military family, he lived in many locations home in Beaverton, Ore. raised in Silver Lake, in the surrounded by his loving Barbara L. Fuiten- including bases in Italy and Germany. Oregon high desert. Entering family. He graduated Chritton died April 23, He was a U.S. Little League All-Star and Pacific on a scholarship in from Pacific with a degree 2010. After graduating member of the Babe Ruth European 1938, he enlisted in the Army in music education, from Pacific with a degree Championship team and played basketball, Air Corps at the outbreak of beginning his life-long in speech pathology, football and baseball at David Douglas High World War II. Assigned to a B-24 career as a music teacher Fuiten-Chritton moved School in Portland, Ore. and band director. After to Florida and was an “Liberator” heavy bomber crew At Pacific, Meade was a key member of earning his master’s executive director of the as a copilot, his plane was shot Coach Chuck Bafaro’s powerhouse baseball degree in education, he True Life Choice Women’s down over Germany in 1943. teams in the late 1960s. A four-year starter was a counselor and an Pregnancy Center in He spent the remainder of the administrator, Boy Scouts Orlando. Later she moved war in a German prison camp. at second base, he earned First Team of America volunteer and to Tennessee and began After the war, he resumed his All-Northwest Conference honors in 1967 a disc jockey for a radio a career as a realtor. Her studies at Pacific, graduating and 1968 and NAIA District II honors in station in Forest Grove. three children and six with a bachelor’s degree, then 1967 while batting .340. In 1968, his .320 grandchildren survive her. landed a job as an announcer average helped lead the Boxers to the 1957 NWC championship. Meade played the Margaret “Peggy” for what would become Oregon 1968 1969 and 1970 seasons despite suffering Shafer Jamieson passed Public Broadcasting. He later severe hamstring injuries. In the 1990s, the away April 10, along John Leslie worked for KOIN radio for many passed baseball team’s most inspirational player with her daughter and Middlebrook years, serving as its program son-in-law in Memphis, away July 18, 2010 due director, then became executive award was named in his honor. Tenn. Her husband and to complications from director of the Oregon Museum Remembrances can be sent to the Leon a 1999 car accident. He fellow alumnus Joe “Rusty” of Science and Industry and Meade Baseball Scholarship for student Jamieson, ’57 O.D. ’60 graduated from Pacific deputy director of the Oregon athletes, in care of Ken Schumann, Pacific with a bachelor’s degree preceded her in death. Department of Veterans Affairs. University, 2043 College Way, Forest Grove, in chemistry and earned Four grandsons and a pacificu.edu/magazine/ Ore. 97116. granddaughter survive her. his Ph.D. in pharmacology and toxicology from Duke fall2010 | Clint's war years, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Bill Preston O.D. ’58 A University in 1972. “Missing in Action Over Germany” Feb. 15, 2011 College of Optometry pacificu.edu/magazine professor emeritus, Dr. Preston passed away on Jan. 17 at 82. Germaine O.D. ’89; and music major for two Megan Sarah Snelson 1970 grandson John III O.D. ’02, years and, as a member passed away on Feb. 6. He served on the optometry John Thomas Cheslock faculty from 1976-96, and Son John II ’72, is also a of the National Thespian While at Pacific, Snelson O.D. died Jan. 22, 2010, was one of the University’s Pacific graduate. Society, gained praise for earned a Bachelor of surrounded by his family. few second-generation faculty pacificu.edu/magazine her acting roles in “Man Science degree in exercise He was the 1996 recipient emeriti, following his father of La Mancha” at Pacific science motor behavior of the Pacific University Daniel, who was a dean and 1973 in 1971, and “West Side and made the Dean’s professor of the School of Alumni Distinguished May Alice Westlund Story” in 1969, opposite List in the spring of 2009. Music in the 1950s and 60s. Service Award. He passed died Sept. 17, 2010 as a Patrick Swayze. Snelson also played pacificu.edu/magazine his love of optometry to result of severe pneumonia softball from 2006 to 2008 two sons, William O.D. ’80 at age 59. She was a 2009 and worked in alumni and Jim O.D. ’86; daughter relations. A service was held Feb. 12 in Bend, Ore. pacificu.edu/magazine iii
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