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On Your Marks, Get Set A pursuit of excellence made possible by philanthropy

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E10353_Inside Oregon Magazine.indd 1 5/18/2018 3:18:02 PM “ PathwayOregon is going to be a part of me for the rest of my life. So is the INSIDE OREGON university. I hope in a few years I’ll be able to give back to both.” —Cosme Velazquez, BA ’18 Major: Journalism Minor: Latin American studies PathwayOregon scholar

GOAL KEEPER For Cosme Velazquez, the ultimate career would be giving play-by-play commentary for soccer matches. But the journalism major is also considering graduate school. Thanks to PathwayOregon, either goal is possible. Or maybe both.

A first-generation college student, the recent UO graduate from Creswell, Oregon, doubts he would have attended the university without the PathwayOregon promise—a guarantee to qualified Pell Grant-eligible Oregonians that tuition and fees will be covered for four years.

The scholarship program also offers academic and career support, as well as peer assistance programs. As a mentor, Cosme helped fellow students navigate college life. “It’s just a small thing to give back to the program that’s given so much to me and other people,” he says. Dream Granted As a senior at Creswell High School, Cosme was student body president, captain of the soccer team, and cosalutatorian. But, as he puts it, “Going to college was just like a dream.”

Cosme’s best friend—the other salutatorian—also received a PathwayOregon scholarship. Neither of them, however, understood the magnitude of what that letter from the UO meant until their teacher explained, “You guys got a full ride.”

“We didn’t believe it,” recalls Cosme. “We didn’t think it was true.” The dream of a college degree is also coming true for Cosme’s sister, Elvia, currently a PathwayOregon junior. PHOTO BY CHRIS LARSEN CHRIS BY PHOTO

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 PHILANTHROPY FILES News about donors, gift announcements, and stories about the diff erence donors make.  BUSINESS CLASS As if being a full-time business student weren’t enough, Giustina Foundation Presidential Scholar Alyssa Smith crisscrosses the country for her job  START IT UP with Future Farmers of America. To Paul Anthony Troiano started date, the Giustina Foundation has Rumblefi sh—a venture that would Fundraising Factoid supported 193 UO scholarship students. become the world’s largest independent For the UO’s inaugural music publisher—from his dorm #DucksGive event in 2016,  INSPIRING MINDS room. UO faculty members gave 1,350 alumni, friends, faculty Invest in people, says journalism him crucial support. Now Troiano and staff members answered entrepreneur and UO benefactor is paying it forward through the the call to make a difference, Lorry I. Lokey. Thanks to philanthropic RainMaker Fund, the endowment he unlocking 16 challenge gifts investments from Lokey and other UO set up to help UO entrepreneurs. in the process. In 2017, the donors, the university is recruiting and number of donors increased by retaining top talent on the road to  CONSTANT PURSUIT more than 50 percent, helping faculty excellence. OF EXCELLENCE to unlock 40 challenge gifts. Slated to open in 2020, Hayward The tradition continued this Field will set a new standard for year on May 17. To learn more, sports venues, create world-class visit ducksgive.uoregon.edu. training and competition facilities for student athletes, and incorporate new laboratories and research Cover: The new, totally reconceived facilities to better understand the will be funded entirely by potential of human performance. private donations, and is slated for completion in TEN WAYS TO GIVE 2020. See story, page 16.  Highlighting opportunities for donors to help the UO and transform lives.

INSIDE OREGON Editor Inside Oregon is published by Mailing Address University Communications News for and about Ed Dorsch, BA ’94, MA ’99 1720 E. 13th Ave. Telephone: 541-346-3016 people supporting Writers Suite 312 Ed Dorsch Fax: 541-346-2574 the University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon George Evano Email: [email protected] 97403-2253 giving.uoregon.edu Melody Ward Leslie, BA ’79 twitter: UOGiving Jim Murez

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Raised to date as of April 30, 2018 $1.8 Billion $2 Billion

• Student support: $334 million • Capital construction and improvements: $298 million • Faculty and program support: $1.17 billion

Everyday Impact

ow is a great time to be part of the University of Oregon. Thanks to our donors, the future will be even better. As everyone recognizes, our N university is on a steep upward trajectory. In the next few years, our campus will be transformed as we open beautiful new buildings and facilities to serve students and the scores of new faculty members we expect to hire to teach them—all made possible by the generous gifts of loyal and devoted Ducks.

One of the most recent acts of generosity will fund the completely reimagined Hayward Field, which you can read about in this edition.

You will also read about how donors have stepped up to increase support for faculty members across campus. For example, Lorry Lokey has continued his philanthropy with $10 million earmarked for new faculty chairs in the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientifi c Impact; the Inman, Foo, and Robert families each have taken advantage of a unique challenge gift to establish the fi rst three of as many as 10 Faculty Excellence Chairs.

In addition to these headliners, there is another story: how tens of thousands of Ducks like you—nearly 90,000 at this point in our campaign—have done their part, by making gifts of all sizes, creating an impact that is felt every day on our campus: support for scholarships, internships, student employment in the library, and studying around the world; scholarly materials for classrooms and collections for our museums; facilities for athletics; and clinical services through the College of Education. Virtually every nook and corner of campus has benefi ted from the generosity of donors like you.

And while your gift serves an immediate purpose, know that it is also an investment in a better future—for our students, and for our world.

Thank you for the impact you have made upon the UO, and for your steadfast belief in our university.

Michael H. Schill

President and Professor of Law [email protected]

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E10353_Inside Oregon Magazine.indd 4 5/18/2018 3:18:29 PM OREGON LEADERS Outstanding alumni bene t outstanding students

The UO honored three accomplished Ducks on Portland’s waterfront, including the tram with the prestigious Pioneer Award, but the linking its new and existing sites. He also real winners are students who benefi t from established connections with clinics around scholarships. the state to improve patient care at local hospitals. This year’s Pioneer awardees included Dr. Joseph E. Robertson Jr., MBA ’97 (general Prior to her retirement, Amy Kari was an business), Amy Kari, BA ’82 (art history), expert at teaching math to students in Amy and Ross Kari and Ross Kari, BS ’80 (mathematics), MBA schools with high percentages of children ’83 (fi nance), who were recognized during from low-income families. The art history the gala and scholarship fundraising event major and graduate of the Robert Donald at the Portland Art Museum on May 17. Clark Honors College has now dedicated her life to service with her community and While honoring the trio, those in the university. She sits on the boards of the attendance also contributed to the Clark Honors College and the College of Pioneer Award Presidential Scholarship Education, mentors student athletes, and Endowment, which has grown to more served on the UO Foundation Board of than $2 million. The highly competitive Trustees. scholarships go to incoming freshman students from Oregon with the goal of Ross Kari, who earned his bachelor’s degree keeping high-achieving students in-state in mathematics and his master’s degree in as Ducks. fi nance from the UO, spent nearly 20 years at Wells Fargo, advancing to executive vice The UO established the Pioneer Award in president and chief fi nancial offi cer. He has 1979 to recognize those who have had a Joseph E. Robertson also served in leadership roles at several positive impact in business, philanthropy, other fi nancial institutions, including the communication, politics, and the arts. This Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation year’s winners certainly fi t the bill. (Freddie Mac), Federal Home Loan Bank Robertson, who graduated from the UO’s of San Francisco, and Fifth Third Bank in executive MBA program as covaledictorian, Cincinnati. He currently serves on the began his residency at Oregon Health and board of Summit Bank and the UO Board Science University in 1979. In addition to of Trustees. being named president in 2006, he oversaw —Jim Murez construction of OHSU’s campus extension 3

E10353_Inside Oregon Magazine.indd 5 5/18/2018 3:18:38 PM Philanthropy Files DONORS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

#DUCKSGIVE AGAIN As a close friend of the UO, you’ve probably already heard about our third annual #DucksGive fundraising challenge on May 17. If you didn’t—or if you haven’t yet seen our video featuring the Duck and UO students—please visit ducksgive.uoregon.edu.

In what has become an annual tradition, a large fl ock of Ducks showed their Oregon pride during the university’s third annual giving day. Coinciding with University Day each year, the 24-hour event rallies Ducks via social media to unlock numerous challenge gifts by making pledges. The funds raised directly benefi t schools, colleges, scholarships, faculty members, and buildings throughout the university.

Students take part, too, by writing thank-you notes and providing stewardship for #DucksGive donors as part of the eff ort to promote a spirit of giving back to the university. Thank you to all the donors who participated.

On March 2, Michael H. Schill and Patrick Phillips kicked off the official start of construction for the $1 billion Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, slated for completion in early 2020.

The UO women’s team celebrates last March in after beating Stanford to win its first-ever Pac-12 tournament title. ALL-TIME HIGH First-ever back-to-back trips to the Elite Eight for the women’s of longtime donors Nancy and Dave Petrone, BS ’66 basketball team. A historic Triple Crown sweep of national (economics), MBA ’68 (business environment). titles for the women’s cross-country and track-and-fi eld programs. The women’s softball team contending for the Women In Flight supports the university’s 11 women’s sports national championships. programs by contributing to travel budgets and scholarships, along with off ering career-development opportunities and other There’s no question women’s teams at the UO have reached programming. new heights in recent years. Some of those gains can be traced back to programs such as Women In Flight, launched fi ve years For more information or to support Women In Flight, ago thanks to the generosity and forward-thinking visit www.uowomeninfl ight.com or contact Callie Wagner, 541-346-5371.

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E10353_Inside Oregon Magazine.indd 6 5/18/2018 3:18:46 PM The University of Oregon Chamber Choir throws their during a tour of Barcelona’s World Heritage– listed Palau de la Música, one of Europe’s most beautiful concert venues and home of the famous Catalan choir Orfeó Català.

DUCKS ON TOUR How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, yes, but it also takes money to get there. Thanks to donors, more student ensembles from the School of Music and Dance will have opportunities to perform and compete around the world—life-transforming experiences for young artists.

The Diane and Brad Foley International Travel Fund is creating a lasting legacy for Brad Foley, the longest serving dean the school has had in 50 years, as he steps down from his leadership role and returns to the faculty this summer. The fund also pays tribute to his wife, an accomplished musician and avid traveler, who passed away after a battle with cancer in 2015.

The endowed fund will support travel for student ensembles and their faculty advisors to compete and perform internationally.

Retired advertising ACCELERATING CONSTRUCTION executive and UO alumna and donor On the signal from UO president Michael H. Schill Colleen McCloud and Professor Patrick Phillips, workers began clearing shared tips about the future site of the $1 billion Phil and Penny Knight success with students Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact adjacent at the School of to Franklin Boulevard, marking the official start of the Journalism and Communication last largest construction project in university history. March. WORDS OF WISDOM Hundreds of state and local dignitaries, university officials, and faculty and staff members were on Colleen, BA ’67 (speech), and Joel, MBA ’67 (business environment), hand March 2 as President Schill and Phillips, acting McCloud have long been generous donors to the university, but this time executive director of the Knight Campus, presided Colleen, a UO ambassador, gave something valuable in other ways: her time. over the event and the next steps toward the first building’s opening in early 2020. McCloud sat in on David Koranda’s advertising class, J 449 Advanced Campaigns, and shared insight into the competitive industry that only The ambitious campus is made possible by a $500 an experienced professional could offer. McCloud worked her way up to million lead gift from Penny and Philip H. Knight, BBA executive vice president at global ad agency Foote, Cone & Belding at a time ’59, and supplemented by $70 million in state capital when her field was largely composed of men. She offered tips for success funding. and discussed lessons learned over her more than 25-year career. 5

E10353_Inside Oregon Magazine.indd 7 5/18/2018 3:18:59 PM BUSINESS CLASS As if being a full-time business student weren’t enough, Giustina Foundation Presidential Scholar Alyssa Smith crisscrosses the country for work

itting in the bustling , UO junior Alyssa Smith Sis surprisingly nonchalant about her grueling travel schedule. Last week, she was in Arkansas. The week before, she returned from New York at 1:00 a.m. In two weeks, she’s off to Nevada. It’s a demanding itinerary for anyone, let alone a presidential scholar and business administration honors student whose name frequents the dean’s list. Smith isn’t state-hopping for Pac-12 athletics, and home is just an hour away. She’s racking up all those miles for her job with Future Farmers of America (FFA)—an organization that is, she’s quick to point out, more aligned with business administration than you might assume. “We typically think of a kid taking an animal to the county fair,” says Smith. “But some of the biggest FFA chapters are in urban areas. I learned a lot about time management and preparation, which has really helped me manage my schoolwork and maintain good grades. Most of all, I’ve learned how to be a leader in different groups and be an effective public speaker, facilitator, and manager.” Every student in Smith’s high school is required to take an Introduction to Agriculture course taught by an FFA advisor. Agriculture is big in rural Elkton (population 205) and it’s certainly a big part of FFA, she says. But students also learn public speaking, parliamentary procedure, job interview skills, and—closest to her heart—service leadership. In high school, Smith gave horseback riding lessons to local youth, raised guide dogs for the blind, and tutored students in math.

Alyssa Smith competing with Quinn, her Friesian sport horse.

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E10353_Inside Oregon Magazine.indd 8 5/18/2018 3:19:14 PM To date, the Giustina Foundation has supported  UO scholarship students. “My lessons from FFA This funding removes  nancial barriers and helps students like Alyssa Smith make the partially led me to my most of their college careers. For many, that interest in the business means taking advantage of scholarly and school.” professional opportunities that prepare them for success after graduation.

“My lessons from FFA partially led me to my interest in the business school,” she says. “They have inspired me to pursue a career in consulting after I graduate. I want to help people improve their businesses. The more experience I get with the organization, the more I’m interested in the management of people and helping them develop themselves.” The Charles H. Lundquist College of Business’s strong reputation and a desire to try something diff erent from her classmates (many attend ) were both factors in Smith’s decision to become a Duck. But a Giustina Foundation Presidential Scholarship tipped the scales. Funded by donors, presidential scholarships are competitive, merit- based awards granted to only 50 or so Oregon freshmen each year. The Giustina Foundation endowed the largest single Presidential Scholarship fund in UO history. For Smith, the scholarship means graduating debt-free. More important to her, it was recognition for all she accomplished in high school: top grades, volunteer hours, and participating in a diverse array of extracurricular activities—FFA, volleyball, student body president, dressage (think horse ballet), and more. “The scholarship meant that all of those years I had worked really, really hard were actually paying off ,” she says. “Taking all that time and being a good kid was worth it. Thank you for investing in students who are working hard.” Smith’s FFA job started in high school, when she became a state offi cer. She took a gap year before college to serve as treasurer for the Oregon FFA, and later started working as a facilitator for the national organization, supervising students at the organization’s annual leadership conference in Washington, DC. This spring, she starts her new job as director, supervising other facilitators. It was a highly competitive application process. Achieving success—in both school and work—has meant some tough choices. Last year, Smith stopped competing in the hunter-jumper event with the UO Equestrian Team because of the demands of her FFA job. But she hopes to get back to it next year. She’s still involved with Alpha Kappa Psi, a business fraternity, and University Fellowship Church. And she still rides whenever she returns to the family farm in Elkton to visit mom, dad, and Quinn, a Friesian sport horse she’s had since she was 10. “I’ve grown a lot in realizing what I want to prioritize,” she says. “I’m spending more time on fewer things rather than doing a million things at once like I did in high school.

—Ed Dorsch, BA ’94, MA ’99 Alyssa Smith has had Quinn since age 10.

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E10353_Inside Oregon Magazine.indd 10 5/18/2018 3:19:20 PM Endowed faculty chairs lift up the entire university

you’re looking for advice on running an organization, UO benefactor Lorry I. Lokey is a safe bet. The journalism entrepreneur founded the IFBusiness Wire news service and built it into a fortune. He has since enjoyed a second career as a philanthropist, having given nearly $800 million to schools and colleges in the US and Israel. His investment advice for fellow University of Oregon donors? “I give where I can pour in dollars in a big way and make things happen,” Lokey says. “I invest in people.” True to his word, Lokey announced this March that $10 million will get the ball rolling to endow as many as five faculty positions for the upcoming Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, and he “Libraries affect every area of hopes to inspire others to make similar gifts. campus, and today libraries face “Faculty members are the lifeblood of a university,” Lokey says. “Buildings ever-increasing demands. are the body. If you don’t have great faculty members, then great buildings mean nothing. A university’s greatest asset is its faculty.” I cannot emphasize enough how Lokey’s investment is the latest milestone on the road to faculty much the endowment of my excellence—a journey that President Michael H. Schill started the day he position as Knight Chair helps us moved into Johnson Hall. We’re making some major progress, we have a long way to go, and donors are helping us reach our ambitious aspirations. improve the leadership capacity of “A university is only as good as its faculty,” says Schill. “One of the things our outstanding staff and faculty. I noted when I arrived at the University of Oregon was how few endowed The generous support associated chairs we have. An endowed chair is exceptionally helpful in building faculty excellence. It provides funding for salaries, support, research, and with my deanship allows me to summer support. But equally important, it provides special recognition to offer the training and development faculty members for their achievements and enables us to compete on an even playing field with schools that have an abundance of these positions.” opportunities that we need to Since Schill’s call to increase support for faculty chairs, donors such as realize our aspirations.” Lokey have risen to the challenge, helping create new endowed positions so that the university can recruit and retain professors who are among the Adriene Lim best in their respective fields. Many of them are also conducting research Dean of Libraries and Philip H. Knight that will improve human lives and create new products and businesses. Chair These influential individuals inspire students, collaborate with colleagues, and advance their academic disciplines.

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“An endowed faculty chair “In the next 10 years, is one of the most generous we are going to need gifts that a donor can ‘team science’ to make to the university. I answer big questions appreciate the recognition about how the brain for my work, as well as the works.” flexible funding for research. —David McCormick You can’t anticipate new Presidential Chair technologies or what Director, Institute of Neuroscience discoveries are going to be made around the world, so it’s important to have the resources to stay nimble and change your path. That’s the nature of discovery—there’s

serendipity and exciting MCDERMOTT STUDIO BY PHOTO new directions that you can’t anticipate. That’s what “I give where I can makes it fun.” pour in dollars in a big

—Karen Guillemin way and make things Philip H. Knight Chair happen. I invest in people.” —Lorry I. Lokey

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E10353_Inside Oregon Magazine.indd 12 5/18/2018 3:19:35 PM For example, recent faculty hire David McCormick is a neuroscience pioneer from Yale’s School of Medicine and one of two donor- funded UO Presidential Chairs. McCormick’s work explores brain mechanisms that underlie top performance, such as when musicians and athletes are said to be operating “in the zone.” An enthusiastic supporter of collaborative research, McCormick is heading the UO’s Institute of Neuroscience and serving as codirector of the Neurons to Minds Cluster of Excellence. He is a fellow of both the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. McCormick brought three PHOTO BY ERIN ZYSETT ERIN BY PHOTO LIU JACK BY PHOTO major federal grants to the UO. Attracting academic talent of that caliber requires prestigious “Being named a Philip H. “Abbott Keller has been a endowed faculty positions. In addition to Lokey’s chairs for the new Knight Campus, support has been growing for chairs across the Knight Professor is truly longtime supporter, and university. one of the highlights of we’re very grateful for his Thanks to a gift from anonymous donors, President Schill has my career. The additional financial gifts as well as dedicated $9 million in matching gifts for nine endowed chairs—one for each school and college, and one for each of the three areas in resources allow me the his time. He is committed the College of Arts and Sciences. Each chair will be established after freedom, as a composer to helping our students other donors match the $1 million. and a researcher, to do my become good investment Dedicated Ducks are stepping up to President Schill’s challenge, with three down and six to go. life’s work. But I consider managers and run ethical First, there was a $1 million gift from Suanne, BS ’64 (psychology), and myself a teacher before businesses, and I highly Grant Inman, BS ’64 (business economics), to establish a new chair anything else. A significant value his continued in the Charles H. Lundquist College of Business. Then Virginia and Tim Foo, MMus ’68, DMA ’73 (music education), established a faculty portion of the funding from support and connection to chair at the School of Music and Dance named in honor of Edmund the endowed chair is used the university.” Cykler, a longtime, revered music professor known as a bridge builder. for the purchase of tools Most recently, Carol Ezeir and Ned Robert, BA ’69 (biology), MD —John Chalmers ’73, endowed a chair in biology in gratitude for providing Robert and materials—for example, Abbott Keller Professor in Finance with a solid foundation for his success as a cardiologist. For Robert, recording gear—that will supporting a chair is a way to advance the College of Arts and Sciences faculty and promote excellence in the sciences. also support my student’s So far, so good, and President Schill—along with his colleagues on creative activities for years.” the UO faculty—hope the upward trajectory continues. In addition to recruiting a cadre of talented individuals who uplift our students, —Steve Owen inspire other faculty members, and benefit the entire university, Philip H. Knight Professor, endowed chairs create a perpetual funding source that frees School of Music and Dance, additional funds. Director of the University of Oregon’s award-winning jazz “It’s the greatest gift you can give,” said Schill. “Endowed chairs offer a studies program way to attract incredible talent, in a way that is enduring.”

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HE’S A FIRE DANCING FINANCIAL RAINMAKER EXTRAORDINAIRE AND A UO DONOR. NOTHING THRILLS MUSIC TECHNOLOGY PIONEER PAUL ANTHONY TROIANO MORE THAN LIGHTING THE WAY FOR STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS FROM HIS ALMA MATER.

ight me up,” says Paul Anthony Area nightclub. By the time he entered the UO as a Troiano, as he stands outside his freshman, he received commissions to write music “Lhome in Vancouver, Washington. for movies, TV shows, video games, and events. It With fi nesse honed from years as a professional was the mid-’90s, the Napster era, when people drummer, he swirls chains attached to burning started downloading songs en masse without poi—gas-soaked spheres the size of baseballs—and paying for them. That’s when Troiano dreamed up creates spinning paths of light in the darkness. a quick way to legally license songs. He dubbed his idea Rumblefi sh and set about building it in his Entrepreneur Paul Anthony Troiano fi rst learned fi re dancing as a surprise for dorm room. Troiano dances with fi re near his his bride at their wedding fi ve years ago. Now it’s a way to unwind after a day in his downtown Portland Realizing he knew little about intellectual property home in Vancouver, Washington. offi ce, where he delights in lighting the way for and less about starting a company, Troiano In addition to founding student entrepreneurs from the UO—ambitious convinced law and business professors to let him Rumblefi sh, he cofounded innovators who (like himself not so long ago) could audit courses. Philip Romero, then dean of the Spaceman, the cult classic use some practical advice and relatively little capital Charles H. Lundquist College of Business, was to ignite their business ventures. impressed by Troiano’s work ethic and his passion. guitar pedal company, and the He listened to the young composer’s wild idea, Troiano was an undergraduate music major at boutique experience agency 503, introduced him to industry leaders, and said yes the UO when he founded Rumblefi sh, the world’s which produces the regionally when Troiano asked if Rumblefi sh could be the largest independent music licensing company, with guinea pig for the UO’s fi rst student business acclaimed TEDxPortland, Polo help from professors in business and law—including incubator. Ultimately, Romero wrote a check for Noir, and WINGS. one who made a fi nancial investment. Now he’s $5,000 to help Troiano set up a real headquarters paying that forward through the RainMaker Fund, in downtown Portland. the endowment he set up to help UO students in any major become entrepreneurs. “I knew nothing about music publishing. But I invest in people, not businesses,” Romero says. “Paul had a Music—playing it and composing it—was Paul’s spirit and a vision that I wanted to encourage more life as a kid growing up in Fremont, California. He students to have. He meets all challenges cheerfully

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E10353_Inside Oregon Magazine.indd 16 5/18/2018 3:20:21 PM Romero’s modest stake put Troiano in the position to compete for UP AND RUNNINGRAINMAKER a $50,000 Angel Oregon grant. The night he won, he lingered in AWARDS HELPED JUMPSTART MAKE IT RAIN the parking lot trading war stories with the other young CEOs who THESE SUCCESSFUL STARTUPS. had just competed against him. As they talked, the idea of forming Rumble sh founder Paul an unoffi cial support group began to take shape. They named it Anthony Troiano remembers StarveUps, not dreaming that it would eventually become the what it’s like to be a student nation’s most successful startup accelerator. with a big idea, great timing, and NORTHWEST lis BRIDAL “It’s like a Jedi council of business friends who help each other zero capital. succeed,” Troiano says. A StarveUps member can call for a “hot seat” “My business could not have at any moment and a bunch of CEOs will show up to help. Years ago, a panicked Troiano called for a hot seat when a fi re destroyed his taken o without that initial building. , investment from UO nance professor Phil Romero, “We were homeless as a business, but a StarveUps member said, ‘I’ve got extra offi ce space,’ and another said, ‘I’ve got extra who was dean of the UO computers.’ They put us up for free for six months and we didn’t lose business school back then,” he a beat,” he says. “That’s the power of the group. That’s why it’s so says. “His investment made it important for young entrepreneurs to be surrounded by supportive possible for me to make the peers through those awkward fi rst years.” giant left turn that launched us Troiano’s awkward phase ended with the advent of YouTube. on the path to success.” Demand for legal music licenses soared overnight, and Rumblefi sh had the only platform capable of keeping pace. When Troiano sold Now Troiano is calling on fellow it to a private equity fi rm in 2014, Rumblefi sh was instantly issuing Ducks to join him in providing a one-time rights to any song in its catalogue for a dollar a pop, similar jump-start for future UO millions of times a day. entrepreneurs through gifts to Mindful of how he got his start, Troiano decided to use part of the the UO’s RainMaker Fund. The proceeds to launch the RainMaker Fund. Each year, it awards the endowment, which he set up same amount of money that Romero had invested in him to fi ve UO using proceeds from the sale of students with promising business ideas. his company, currently provides RainMaker grant winners also are welcomed into StarveUps, where ve UO students a year with they gain access to business leaders that money cannot buy. It’s as , awards and mentorship. if Troiano has translated his talent for composing music into the ability to orchestrate the conditions to support a new and intensely “It’s so exciting to see a student collaborative model for extreme entrepreneurial success—on an grow their idea into a successful endless loop. business that employs people, Now he’s hunting for other Ducks with a passion for helping student brings revenue into the state, entrepreneurs. and highlights innovation that’s “RainMaker is structured to make it easy for Oregon alumni to coming out of the UO,” he says. support the UO’s most innovative young people by contributing “Let’s light the path for as many any amount, large or small, to the fund,” he says. “Our goal is to students as we can.” raise another $500,000 to $1,000,000 for the endowment so we can light the way for as many students as possible. Let’s pool our For information resources and make a diff erence.” about supporting the RainMaker Fund, contact —Melody Ward Leslie, BA ’79 Matt Hutter, -- , [email protected]. Paul Anthony Troiano and his mentor, UO fi nance professor PHOTO BY STUDIO MCDERMOTT STUDIO BY PHOTO Philip Romero, at the grand staircase in Portland’s WeWork MNT.FUN Custom House. Several of Troiano’s ventures, including the StarveUps business accelerator he cofounded with a cadre of Ducks years ago, have offi ces in the building.

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E10353_Inside Oregon Magazine.indd 17 5/18/2018 3:20:47 PM CONSTANT PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE Hayward Field Will contain classroom and lab space for the Department of Human Physiology and the Bowerman Sports Science Clinic 24 inch fixed seats throughout 12,900 permanent capacity expandable to 30,000 State-of-the-art competition venue including new nine-lane track To be open for use by UO athletics and others 365 days a year Stadium is a symbolic representation of the state of Oregon: • Base made of stone echoes the Cascade mountain range • Timber beams in the roof represent Oregon’s lush fir forests • Transparent roof will provide expansive views of the hills surrounding Eugene

Bowerman Tower in the northeast corner of the stadium will house interpretive exhibits and will feature a 128-foot-high observation deck

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E10353_Inside Oregon Magazine.indd 18 5/18/2018 3:20:49 PM “My goal is to see an enduring monument to the ideals of perseverance, innovation, and achievement that my coach, mentor, and business partner instilled in all his athletes. We will honor ’s and Bill Bowerman’s legendary achievements by creating a magical venue that will remain the heart of the University of Oregon for generations to come.”

— Philip H. Knight, BBA ’59 CONSTANT PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE

Nearly a hundred years after the site fi rst by private donations, led by Phil and Penny hosted track-and-fi eld events, the University Knight and including gifts from more than 50 of Oregon’s new, entirely reconceived donors. It will open the same year as the fi rst Hayward Field will set a new standard for phase of the nearby Phil and Penny Knight sports venues, create world-class training and Campus for Accelerating Scientifi c Impact, a competition facilities for student athletes, and game-changing, 175,000-square-foot research incorporate new laboratories and research complex that expands the UO’s science and facilities to better understand the potential of innovation capabilities and is made possible human performance. by the Knights’ $500 million lead gift.

When complete in 2020, Hayward Field will “ has long believed the UO can be “nothing less than the fi nest track-and-fi eld rise to be one of the top universities in the facility in the world, emblematic of the risk- nation, that Oregonians deserve and need the takers and innovators who have made Oregon opportunity and benefi ts that come from a great,” said Michael H. Schill, University of world-class research institution,” Schill said. Oregon president and professor of law. “The “The best way to thank Phil and Penny is to new design for Hayward Field is awe-inspiring, make that dream a reality. Today is about so amazing, and completely in accord with the much more than announcing designs for a university’s relentless pursuit of excellence in new track-and-fi eld venue. We are celebrating everything that we do.” the latest milestone in the UO’s rapid ascent toward achieving our shared aspirations and Designs for the project were unveiled at a ambitions, and we celebrate a project that is ceremony in April, and immediately hailed particularly meaningful to the Knights, to the around the world as a bold, innovative step for university, and to the legions of worldwide the storied location. It will be funded entirely fans, volunteers, and athletes who declare their home to be Track Town, USA.” 17

E10353_Inside Oregon Magazine.indd 19 5/18/2018 3:20:51 PM At a time when public support for higher education continues Oregon’s lush fi r forests, and a transparent roof providing to erode nationally, the UO is redefi ning what’s possible for expansive views of the emerald hills surrounding Eugene. public institutions. In addition to support from the Knights, the UO’s current $2 billion comprehensive campaign has The stadium will hold 12,900 fans—expandable to nearly received multimillion-dollar gifts from major donors for key 30,000 for the International Association of Athletics academic priorities, and across-the-board contributions from Federation World Outdoor Championships in 2021. With nearly 100,000 friends and alumni. every view unobstructed, and the front row seats virtually on top of the track, those fans will be part of the action, “The incredible momentum from these gifts points the way upholding a Hayward hallmark—the thunderous roar that toward the University of Oregon’s very bright future,” Schill spurs on the stars of track and fi eld to record-breaking said. “We are well-positioned to thrive and excel in a world of performances. uncertainty and change.” The design team initially sought to preserve Hayward Field’s “As I’ve said many times, my business life was born on landmark east grandstand. Because of numerous factors—a Hayward Field,” Phil Knight said, “so this is a deeply personal failing structure, noncompliance with the Americans with project for me. My goal is to see an enduring monument to Disabilities Act, tight seating, obstructed sightlines, and the ideals of perseverance, innovation, and achievement virtually no amenities—they asked, “What would Bowerman that my coach, mentor, and business partner Bill Bowerman do?” While no one can know that for sure, it was a instilled in all his athletes. We will honor Bill Hayward’s unanimous conclusion to look to the future and take a bold, and Bill Bowerman’s legendary achievements by creating a innovative approach. magical venue that will remain the heart of the University of Oregon for generations to come.” Plans call for elements of the grandstand to be incorporated into the new facility to preserve the rich heritage of the Designs for the Future original stadium through stories in exhibits and graphics. Rising above the stadium will be the nine-story Bowerman Seeds for the Hayward project began with the need to Tower: symbolizing the Olympic torch, the tower is an ode renovate a storied-but-aging facility that is the venue for an to the man whose last act as coach was leading Team USA ever-growing list of the sport’s most-prominent events—the in the 1972 Olympic Games. Interpretive exhibits in the US Olympic Team Trials, World Junior Championships, NCAA lobby will tell the story of a man who led his teams to four Championships, and Nike —but which NCAA Championships; the top will off er a 128-foot-high lacks the infrastructure and amenities increasingly needed to observation deck with panoramic views of the track, campus, host such events. and beyond. Architects set out to create the ultimate fan and athlete Designed to the exact specifi cations of world-class athletes experience: a theater for track and fi eld. and global competitions, from locker rooms to practice Hayward’s new stadium will visually represent Oregon, with areas and athletic medicine rooms, the new Hayward Field roomy chair-back seats atop a stone base representing the will provide UO student athletes with optimal facilities for majestic Cascade Range, timber beams overhead evoking training and competition, 365 days a year for generations to come.

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E10353_Inside Oregon Magazine.indd 20 5/18/2018 3:20:54 PM Oregon’s lush fi r forests, and a transparent roof providing “This facility will not only provide athletes with state-of-the- Knight and Bowerman helped elites and weekend warriors expansive views of the emerald hills surrounding Eugene. art amenities that are standard in the world’s best stadiums,” alike realize their athletic dreams. said Ellen Schmidt-Devlin, BS ’81, MBA ’12, and number six The stadium will hold 12,900 fans—expandable to nearly on the UO’s all-time women’s outdoor mile list. “It ensures The Knights’ pledge to lead the reconstruction of Hayward 30,000 for the International Association of Athletics Oregon’s outstanding women, who have won 13 of the UO’s Field is the latest act in an unprecedented track record Federation World Outdoor Championships in 2021. With 24 NCAA track-and-fi eld championships, will enjoy the same of philanthropy to the UO and the state of Oregon. every view unobstructed, and the front row seats virtually modern, spacious locker rooms, weight room, and treatment Three multimillion-dollar gifts from the family in the on top of the track, those fans will be part of the action, rooms as the men.” 1990s expanded and modernized the library, established upholding a Hayward hallmark—the thunderous roar that 30 endowed chairs and professorships, and funded the spurs on the stars of track and fi eld to record-breaking Robert Johnson, head coach of UO track and fi eld, said construction of the law school. performances. that the designs point to even more success for a program steeped in excellence. The Knights ensured unparalleled experiences for student The design team initially sought to preserve Hayward Field’s athletes by providing major support for , the landmark east grandstand. Because of numerous factors—a “The new Hayward Field stadium and facilities will now be Hatfi eld-Dowlin Complex, John E. Jaqua Academic Center failing structure, noncompliance with the Americans with a fi tting refl ection of that tradition,” Johnson said. “A place for Student Athletes, , and Marcus Disabilities Act, tight seating, obstructed sightlines, and where current and future student athletes can rest, recover, Mariota Sports Performance Center. virtually no amenities—they asked, “What would Bowerman and prepare to proudly carry on this rich legacy. A heartfelt do?” While no one can know that for sure, it was a thank-you to those who are investing in the next generation In 2016, the Knights’ commitment to academics took unanimous conclusion to look to the future and take a bold, of legendary moments at Hayward Field. And to all of the center stage with their lead gift for the Phil and Penny innovative approach. fans who make Eugene special, we can’t wait for you to bring Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientifi c Impact, where the knowledge and Hayward Field magic that is unparalleled researchers from various disciplines will strive to convert Plans call for elements of the grandstand to be incorporated in the sport of track and fi eld around the world.” scientifi c discovery into societal impact faster than ever into the new facility to preserve the rich heritage of the before. Hayward Field will also provide new quarters for the original stadium through stories in exhibits and graphics. Bowerman Sports Science Clinic and additional classroom Where It All Began and lab space for the human physiology department, home to Rising above the stadium will be the nine-story Bowerman In August 1955, Philip Hampson Knight walked onto the one of the UO’s fastest-growing undergraduate majors. Tower: symbolizing the Olympic torch, the tower is an ode Hayward Field oval, a skinny freshman with, as he put it, to the man whose last act as coach was leading Team USA “no self-confi dence, no real-world experience, and few in the 1972 Olympic Games. Interpretive exhibits in the demonstrable skills, other than the ability to run pretty fast.” lobby will tell the story of a man who led his teams to four By the time he graduated with a business degree, Knight had NCAA Championships; the top will off er a 128-foot-high Architects set out to create recorded 13 top-three fi nishes as a miler, under Bowerman’s observation deck with panoramic views of the track, campus, the ultimate fan and athlete tutelage. and beyond. experience: a theater for track Their relationship evolved from coach and athlete into Designed to the exact specifi cations of world-class athletes and field. mentor and student, inventor and guinea pig, and, fi nally, and global competitions, from locker rooms to practice business partners. They would cofound Nike, the world’s areas and athletic medicine rooms, the new Hayward Field leading designer, marketer, and distributor of athletic will provide UO student athletes with optimal facilities for footwear, apparel, and equipment. Bowerman once famously training and competition, 365 days a year for generations to noted, “If you have a body, you’re an athlete.” Together, come.

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Travel through Time Help Ducks Soar Blow Your “O”    By looking to the past, undergraduates in Competitive Presidential Scholarships help The Oregon needs your medieval studies gain experience that will the UO recruit Oregon’s best students. help to replace our aging brass instruments help them with their future careers—how Thanks to the generous contributions of (many older than the students playing them). to think critically, communicate clearly, donors, we are able to o er approximately Though they are cleaned and maintained and act creatively, to name a few. In this  freshman students these highly selective annually, many have lost their lacquer, interdisciplinary program, they also have awards each year. Your gift enables the acquired dents, and built up residue, which opportunities to learn from an active and university to compete for top Ducks. makes them hard to play. Your gift helps the professional research faculty. Your gift to Contact Jen Parker, 541-346-8018, OMB stay in harmony. medieval studies helps undergraduates [email protected]. Contact Anna Frazer, 541-346-2138, with their time travels. To learn more about Giustina Foundation [email protected]. Contact the College of Arts and Sciences, Presidential Scholar Alyssa Smith, see page 6. 541-346-3950.  Send Ducks to Sea Scienti c work at sea is a vital part of Make It Rain the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology  experience, and research vessel Pluteus, Help the UO provide seed grants to support built in , has served us well. Your gift student entrepreneurs with ambitious plans helps us launch a new ship that’s speci cally for the future. Your gift to the RainMaker designed for Oregon’s coastal waters and program provides funding to help students o ers a better engine, new electronics, and transform their marketable ideas into new more room for students to come aboard. Oregon-based companies. Contact Caitlin Elwood, 541-346-6140, Contact Matt Hutter, 541-346-2837, [email protected]. [email protected]. To learn more about RainMaker and Paul Anthony Troiano—UO donor, entrepreneur, and Rumblefi sh founder—see page 12. PHOTO BY CHARLIE LITCHFIELD

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Go Global  The UO’s Asian Studies Program—one of the oldest interdisciplinary programs in the to focus on Asia—celebrates its th anniversary this year. Your gift helps our internationally recognized faculty and enthusiastic students conduct research and expand our knowledge of Asia’s diverse cultures, complex politics, and dynamic economies. Contact the College of Arts and Sciences, 541-346-3950. Product design student in the UO’s Innovation Lab at the White Stag Block in Portland  Match Students with  Launch New Ventures Mentors Your gift to the University Venture At the Charles H. Lundquist College of Development Fund helps transform today’s Business, students sharpen their career research into tomorrow’s businesses, focus, build a professional network, and increasing the likelihood that new and gain con dence through the college’s job nascent discoveries from UO laboratories shadow program. Students spend a day with will become commercially viable. Do you professionals—observing, asking questions, live in Oregon? You could also receive a and getting a true sense of what their state tax credit. career could be like. Your gift helps create Contact Jesse Visser, 541-346-6084, a day to remember. [email protected]. Contact Kurt Zimmerman, 541-346-5491,  Display Some Class [email protected]. If you haven’t seen the colorful and humorous caricatures of s Duck life by James Cloutier, BS ’ (art education), MFA ’ ( ne and applied arts), be sure to look for the original on the ground  oor of the . Or buy your own signed, limited-edition print and help the Class of  fundraise for scholarships. Visit uoduckstore.com/alumniprint.

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